November 11, 2025 FPS School Board Meeting

001Good evening everyone and welcome to the uh Franklin Board of Education meeting for Tuesday, November 11th, 2025. Uh meeting has been properly posted. Could we have a roll call, please? >> Absolutely. Mrs. Yank >> here. >> Mrs. Wakowski >> here. Mrs. Seperski >> here. >> Mr. Sprag >> here. >> Dr. Khan >> here. >> And I'm present. And Mrs. Larson is excused. >> Thank you. And can we s stand for the pledge, please? 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. >> Right. Thank you. I'm looking for a motion to approve the agenda. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Motion was made by Mrs. Woodowski, seconded by Dr. Khan. All in

002favor? I >> I opposed. >> Motion carries. Thank you. Friends of Franklin recognition. Uh Vicky Cordani, please. >> Microphones. >> Um on behalf of the Franklin Educational Foundation, we would like to recognize uh Ryan and Ellie Soa from Urban Heating and Cooling. uh for the past couple of years they have been an amazing business partner and community partner uh for the entire community not just our school district all of Franklin um anywhere I look I feel see them uh supporting some nonprofit in this location or a student in this location and it really hit home uh when Ellie reaches out and asks like what can we do for the teachers how can we support the teachers even even more than we're already doing so this is just a little uh for urban and just thank

003you so much for your service and support of the community. [applause] >> Thank you. >> We come up for picture. >> Sure. Okay. >> If there was a furnace right here, [laughter] >> you only have an hour said, "Yes, >> guys. Thank you so much. >> Anything we can do to help, let us know. [clears throat] >> All right. Thank you very much. We'll move on to community comment. Um, I didn't see anybody sign up for community comment, but I see somebody does want to comment. >> Um, yes. Does anybody else wish to sign up or com um or comment? >> All right. Um, yeah. So, uh, three minutes, please. >> All right. >> Uh, please state your name for the record and, uh, your address. >> My name is Todd Agger, 7851 West Lake

004Drive. This is really cool. I've never been to a board meeting before. >> Very official. >> We don't fight. >> Um, is there someone that takes notes or minutes or something on record >> over here? >> The meeting is recorded as well. >> Oh, okay. Good. Um, I just want to go on record that uh my name is Todd Agger and I do not hate Disney World. It's an important fact. You'll see soon why. Um, I also like the Fourth of July. Good evening. This is when I start now. My good evening. Thank you for your time. I wanted to start with a tough two-part question for the board. One, have you been to Disney World? And two, how awesome was it? Pretty awesome, right? I assuming a lot of you have been there. They

005had princesses, haunted houses, ice cream, roller coasters. I mean, it's a kind of a perfect place for kids. I've taken my kids there twice and it was perfect. Perfect vacation. Um, well, the second time it wasn't perfect. There was a small hiccup. You You should definitely not have three hot dogs in a slushie before going on Space Mountain. It can end very badly and it did. But that really wasn't Disney's fault. Take responsibility there. Now, I know what you're wondering. One, where did he get his pink shirt? It's pretty cool. and two, why am I spending a minute and a half of my three minutes talking about Disney World? Well, this is where I can pull it all together for you. I came tonight to share a friendly recommendation to ask for a bit more

006formal guidance when it comes to how often our athletic teams head off to school sponsored out of state competitions and extensions to those trips that sometimes cause students to miss a week or more of in-class instruction. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all about competition. I was a competitive athlete as as as a kid and in college, and I appreciate the team bonding and the sense of pride that goes along with it. I totally am down with the occasional out of out of state trip to Florida or wherever they go. Um, and I also want to assure you that I'm not the fun police, although my children often say that I am. The reason that I'm here though is to say, look, we need to find a balance. One that can keep athletics to round

007out the student experience, but also without competing with academic time in the classroom. I would like to keep things consistent across all the programs and reduced missed in-class learning and make things a little easier for family budgets. So, what I'm what am I asking? I think it might make sense for the district to set a limit on the frequency for these big out of state competitions to either every two years or every four years. Now, the basketball team, I think, already does it about every four years, and I'm not sure about the other teams, but it that to me makes a lot of sense. The team goes to Florida, they don't miss any school at all. They do it over Christmas break. They seem to do it in a pretty smart way. So, in closing,

008as much as I love Disney World, it may make some smart sense to establish guidelines so that these sports trips focus on the athletic competition itself, A, and then B, do not extend into long vacations that take teams out of classrooms for longer than necessary. This compromise would keep the excitement and the fun of the competitions intact and yet keep te keep keep teams and kids in classroom in the classroom longer as long as they possibly can. If there's one thing I think we can agree on is that every single day of instruction time counts. Thank you for your time and attention. Go savers. >> Thank you. Does anybody else wish to speak? >> All right. I'm looking for a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> So move. >> Second. >> Motion was made

009by Mrs. Seperski, seconded by Mrs. Yank. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. School board calendar regular board of education meeting Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 at the ECC at 6. Uh CIRC building ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, December 4th at the ECC or the new ECC recreation center at at 10. Board policy committee meeting Tuesday, December 16th at 1. regular board of education meeting Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 at the ECC at 6 and uh on March 4th, the board meeting uh will be changed to a board retreat. >> Uh question. So, was there any discussion among board members regarding the change to the retreat? >> There was a discussion at our August retreat that we would like to have a retreat in the spring and then um discussion, you know, of how to

010do that. And we chose that date so that it would already be on your calendar. Given that we had such trouble finding a date in the summer to have our retreat in the summer, we chose a date that we already all had on our calendar. >> I don't think now is the proper time for me to to hopefully discuss that discuss that. But um thank you for the information. [snorts] All right. Uh, moving on. District administrator update. Uh, Dr. Bennett, please. >> All right. Good evening. Uh, welcome. We have seven students with us tonight. I've counted. We've had students with us throughout the last couple months. And I know there's been some board members asking like, are they just really that interested in board meetings? And yes, I'm sure they are. Um, like right cream,

011like you're really interested in board meetings. U but it's part of one of their courses at the high school to come see a board meeting and they've chose to come to school board meeting. So it's fun. I probably >> to the city council to the library but >> any type of board meeting right to see that. That's excellent. So we have had quite a few here. So thank you and welcome to all of our students back there. I saw you studiously taking notes. So I'm really excited to hear about how that comes out in the classroom. Keep it up. All right. couple um updates to items coming up this week and then we're really just going to spend a moment to pause and show gratitude for our veterans and the activities that took place today

012and this week throughout the district. But before that, um tomorrow is the groundbreaking at the high school for the construction work, uh demolition, renovation, addition that is coming from the referendum. So hopefully third time's a charm on this reschedule, but it's looking like nice sunny weather. Uh we did have to reschedule from Monday and earlier this year. So looking forward to that. It's at the high school 10 a.m. um on the north side of the property near the football field. And in addition, this weekend we open the school play which is called Front. Uh the opening night is Thursday evening. It runs through Sunday. We have about 50 students that are either in the show um helping with directing, lighting, sets, a variety of different experiences that they gain through that opportunity. Uh, so that

013starts Thursday night through the weekend. Then I'm going to ask Jess to hit play on the slide deck. Uh, it's just going to kind of play in the background. If you're a visual learner, there you go. Uh, but I'll talk a little bit too about what's been going on in the district. Obviously, today is Veterans Day. Um, as you look at this pictorial journey, it's going to show just a little bit of the recognitions or gratitude uh that our schools showed across the district. Uh, we said, let's think about how we could show some gratitude. and we let schools have the idea and and the power to do that however they wanted. And it's been really quite amazing to see that. Um so I'd like to first share my gratitude on behalf of the district

014for our staff that have been veterans, for our families uh who have members that are veterans or serving now or will serve. Um as President Eisenhower shared at the time when Veterans Day was officially created that it's to pay appropriate homage to the veterans of all its wars who have contributed so much to the preservation of this nation. On that day, let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all of those who fought so valiantly on the seas, in the air, and on foreign and domestic shores to preserve our heritage of freedom. And let us reconsecrate, I say that word, struggle, uh, ourselves to the task of promoting and enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain. Uh, this morning, Principal Vololo sent a message to his staff. I asked to borrow

015his words because I thought he wrote it very well. But he said the theme around Veterans Day this year is service to our nation. United under one flag, each one of the estimated 18 million veterans living among us sacrifice something in order to serve. Their service allows us to all enjoy the freedoms that we have. We simply would not be able to exercise the freedoms we have if not for those who have dedicated themselves to serving our country. Thank you to those who served, are serving, or will serve. and we are here today to be able to honor your service and in every day. So, as you see through some of our pictures, uh the high school did a wonderful breakfast this morning for veterans invited through the local legions and and Lions in addition

016to any family members that students invited. George Linsky, one of our students, really wanted to take a lead in this and did a wonderful job leading this event. At Forest Park, seventh grade really focused on learning about Veterans Day and writing letters to veterans uh in the VA hospital in Wawaossa. At Ben Franklin, if you drove by or stopped by, they did a honored veterans flag display. So any family members uh that students submitted that were in the military or currently serving or will serve, they have a flag with their name. It leads the walkway into Ben Franklin. um Countrydale, PV, [clears throat] I'm Pleasant View, sorry, and Robinwood all were similar in that they reached out to families to learn about veterans that are in their school family. Uh put together bulletin boards in

017the hallway, recognizing those held assemblies, most of those at the end of the day today, uh inviting in veterans, learning more about the holiday, listening to those veterans. at Pleasant View. Throughout the week, uh they have a variety of veterans coming in and reading to students, sharing their story, really interacting. So, it's been a great live learning experience um from veterans in our area. And Southwood Glenn created crafts and wrote letters that will also be distributed to local veterans. So excited to I don't know if excited is the right word, honored to be able to show that there's been so much student and staff involvement in creating a way to show gratitude and especially recognize families in our community and other community members. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Uh school board uh

018liaison reports. Um Matu, please. So I went to the Southwood Glenn uh PTA meeting which was very informative. They had a very good um presentation about the budget transparency uh about each and every how each and every dollar is spent and they had a few requests from the um PTA. The students were doing a presentation about some playground, some small toys. But um [snorts] uh it was very informative and a very uh beautiful experience to see how the school and the PTA the parents together are coming together as a community as such. >> Thank you. Anybody else? >> Excuse [clears throat] me. Um I attended virtually the S SWSA um meeting today. Again, like most months, very heavily um legislative focused um just on how we can best work together to, you know, meet some

019legislative kind of goals. And once I get those um minutes, I'll send those out to the whole board. It just happened this morning. So, >> thank you. Anyone else? I did attend the um the resolutions um meeting for the delegate assembly in which we um the committee um which I impart this year um statewide committee brought forth or will be bringing forth 12 resolutions uh for vote at the delegate assembly. Um and the next day on Saturday was the fall legislative conference. Um uh and um I was part of a panel at that as well to talk about uh legislative advocacy. um uh Representative Kitchens and uh Senator PA um also spoke and um many superintendent. Um so uh we talked a lot about um the budget and government advocacy um and uh how we

020can how we can help move the state forward in education. Anybody else? All right. School and community engagement reports. All right. Reports, presentations, and other board business, uh, new courses. Dr. Bennon, please. >> Sure. So, Miss Pound was with us, um, and Miss Juwel last meeting to talk through the new courses, which are the first agenda item and then also the second agenda item, which is the social studies pathway update. Um, so just taking any additional questions you may have tonight. Otherwise, the recommended action is set in the agenda. move that we approve the accounting 3, calculus 3, ceramics 3, modern band, photography 3, and video game design courses for the 2627 school year. And I will Should we do the pathway separately? >> You can do pathway separately. Yeah. >> So I move we

021approve the courses as presented by Mrs. Brown. >> Second. >> All right. Motion was made by Dr. Beer, seconded by Mrs. Seperski. Any discussion? >> All in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. Social studies pathway. >> I would say first I would do the second motion. First item >> I also recommend or move that we approve the updated English computer science and music department pathways reflecting the addition of those courses. >> I'll second. >> All right. Motion was made by Dr. Beer, seconded by Mrs. Yank. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Motion carries. Thank you. Uh, and social studies pathway. Um, >> I move that we approve the social studies department scope and sequence pathway reflecting the additions of the preap world history, AP world history modern introduction to law, early

022empires and myths, movies and museums beginning in uh, the 26 27 school year as presented last week. >> I'll second. All right. Motion was made by Dr. Beer, seconded by Mrs. Seperski. Any discussion? >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. 2627 and 2728 school calendar. >> Dr. Brenon, please. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Uh, Miss Lancor was going to be with us tonight, but unfortunately she's feeling ill, so we excused her. Um, so I'm here to represent the calendar item that's in the agenda. Uh, as you've probably been waiting on the edge of your seat, we've talked a few times about how they're going to look a little bit different uh because of the construction work taking place at the high school, maximizing the amount of time uh that CD Smith and

023its team has on the property to safely work without our staff and students present. Um, and we also are in this packet bringing two years of calendar. I would suggest we keep doing that. it helps to just have two calendars out there. Um, so you're looking at the 2627 and 2728 calendars to kind of summarize the differences you're seeing from years prior. 2627 we're looking at starting Monday, August 24th with students. Um, and which is obviously earlier. It's before Labor Day, which we had to apply to start before September 1st. Uh, with DPI that was approved. Um, so it's moving that up. It also gives us then our last day of school being Friday, May 28th, which is the Friday before Memorial Day with that half day. So, really just kind of shifts the whole

024year about a week and a half when you look at the PD days. We still have six professional development days. Uh those have been well utilized, great feedback within the district. So, those also shifted up about a week or a week and a half when you look at the calendar because we always align those with when do we have assessment results or when do quarters end. So that's why those shifted um shifted with the calendar in that year. Our spring break in both calendars you'll see aligns with an agreement upon like our CISA one school districts to always be running that full last week um of March and then kind of dependent on where Easter falls within that uh 2728. Uh you will see that we are trying to kind of pull along summer that

025summer too. So we're looking at um starting on a Friday the 3rd with sixth and nth grade. So we've started with sixth and nth grade this year already. Um so that's not new. What would be different in this year is that we've been looking at and studying great start conferences. So what we'd be looking at in the 27 28 year is that K5 wouldn't come on that Friday the 3 either. It would just be sixth and nth grade. And then we'll work over the next year and a half to look at what a great start conferences look like for elementary level. It's usually just ability to bring families in to meet teachers ahead of time. U so we will have we'll work through that in time. But that's what's a little bit different about the

0262728 school year. Um that year ends on June 9th uh with a full day for students and then teachers back for a workday on Monday to meet the contractual days. So both calendars meet the instructional minutes required by DPI meet our contractual days uh that we have that you approve as a board with our teachers. I think that's the high level summaries that are a little bit different in these calendars. >> All right, questions. Angie, please. This is more of a a comment that I've you know I've heard from the students in my life the there's much unhappiness about the fact that school will start a year a week earlier um at the end of this coming summer and so so I just want to reiterate that school will also let out a week earlier

027at the back end. It doesn't it won't feel good at that moment in time. Um but can you just again reiterate what the the significance and the importance of having full three months of work, safety, and project. >> Absolutely. Thank you. >> Yeah. So, I think I would agree, right, it's going to feel a little different to come back in August. Um, but it'll probably be feel pretty exhilarating also at the end of May when friends and neighboring districts are probably still going to school into June. Uh, the reason for those dates is it's giving us in the summer of 27, we've talked for probably the last eight months about how it's our really busy summer. Um so 27 that gives us June, July, August without students or staff or very limited presence at the

028high school in in particular so that we can be doing the construction that's going on uh to the north side of the building. We'll be finishing up but then also be working towards that middle aspect of what's being uh um renovated within the existing high school. So, some of that in the next presentation or our next part on the Franklin Forward update, we'll really start to see what are those timelines. Um, Phil's here with CD Smith. He'll be able to talk to us about the heavy work that will be going on that summer that really necessitates needing more time and why it's safer, right, to not have students site. I just think after like yesterday when having students in school at the same time as construction is a tricky thing at baseline even when you're

029doing relatively light construction as evidenced by the whole gas leak. So to have students away from heavy construction um to accomplish this construction project in the safest way possible. It makes sense what you presented. >> What I'll just reiterate for our students that it's the same am it's the same amount of time in the classroom has just shifted. So, I know it'll feel different, but it hasn't extended the amount of days that we're all present during the school year and participating. It just shifts it. So, it'll feel different. I agree. But I think for safety wise, it'll be good. The one other thing I want to make sure I really pointed out was that on the 2728 calendar, June 9th, that last day, cross out where it says half day, we'll have that corrected for

030December 3rd when you take action. That's a actually a full day on the last day of school that year uh to work through the calendar. Yep. We're not gonna bring students back for a half day on Monday, June, but we'll have staff. >> So, it does make for a short summer construction wise also this year, but that must fit with your >> Yeah, we'll see a lot of how that phases together in the Franklin Forward update tonight. >> Rather be consistent to just kind of depending on how it came together. >> We put short time now, longer time, >> how the construction pieces together. Yeah, we've talked a lot about the complexity of that. Like I said, we'll get to it in the next agenda item. Um, but working north to south is a complex

031project at the high school. So, the items taking place now, as you can see, can take place with students here because it's on open property. >> Yep. And then it phases us to get to that point for the summer 27. >> And then this this new element for the start of the school year in the next school year, this what you call it >> great start. We'll hear more about that. It's >> we'll work on talking about that with staff and developing it. It's it's an idea to be talked about and looked at and gives us potential in that year to do it. So, we didn't want to not speak of it, but we'll be studying that internally to see what that can look like and how that could work. >> So, and there's proposing

032these two-year approvals. So, we won't see another calendar till like a year out or how do you see that? >> We can I would say two years out, but we could do it a year out and just keep adding a year. the new one we saw then add so we will see a calendar every year >> if that's what we want as a board we can definitely do that >> okay >> then it kind of keeps it a two-year rolling >> right as opposed to just in between >> I think it's appreciated by families because we already have a few people reaching out asking for next year's calendar >> right okay thank you >> thank you anyone else >> all right uh Franklin forward update Dr. Bennon Mr. Hacker, Mr. Kent, >> Mr. Kr. >>

033So, as everybody gets settled in, um, and Jess will get the slideshow up for us. It's a really exciting opportunity to be here tonight. Obviously, it's number six since the passing of the referendum just over a year ago. Um, so there's going to be some things that may sound repetitive of what you've heard before or slight adjustments to it. Uh but I think that shows the hard work of the team to continue to build on the progress of the work and continue to build on what we know in the design. We've definitely spent a lot of time at the design table. Um a lot right we we've iterated and iterated again to make sure that we're best producing space for staff and students. We've been able and we'll talk more through the slideshow to bring

034items of this back to staff to get feedback along the way to bring back into the design process to talk about the how and why of what's taking place. So, it's it's really been I feel a very collaborative experience and we hope you get that talking to people also. Uh, but tonight's exciting because we're here and we have images and a walkthrough of what Franklin High School will be with the addition and the renovation. Um, and it's a first time to see that. So, this is the official video. Uh, all of our team is here to talk about it, kind of narrate over what we're watching. So, we'll have a lot of video to watch while we listen. um ask any questions we have and then from here we're going to roll this out obviously

035to our staff through the Franklin find that goes out this week on Thursday um and then start to get it up on our website and have regular updates on that Franklin forward site that we created >> I don't know probably two years ago when we started talking at this table about where are we at what's our plan and what are our stages of work ahead of us um so I think we know everybody at the table but if everybody wants to do introductions for anybody new in the room especially our students learning about who you are and what you do. >> Start my side. Uh Philowski, uh senior project manager with CD Smith. >> I'm Michael Hacker with Cadence Consulting. I'm the district's owner rep. >> My name is Devin Kak, uh partner and designer

036at P. And I am Nick Kent, also a partner at P and architect. >> So, thank you all for being here tonight. I know he's been here quite often. Uh we'll all add voice a little bit throughout uh the update this evening. I think we'll get through it and then take any questions at the end might be the easiest. Uh because otherwise we might start repeating ourselves. But if something's [snorts] burning, we can obviously pause and and adjust. Uh so I'm going to try to use the quicker. >> Yes. All right. [snorts] We saw this slide bouncing around green for a long time. Yeah. >> So we added two arrows to blue because it was really exciting and that's how you animate excitement in PowerPoint. Uh but basically we're saying that because you have the

037video tonight means we got through the design process and we've adjusted it and we can come and bring forward a celebration of that this evening. So it is exciting even though it's just a graphic. Um means that we've started some of the putting together the bid packages uh starting to look at how all those pieces are coming together. Obviously you see some of that the high school taking place and we'll see it tomorrow. We did introduction so nobody's a stranger in the room this evening. Uh, so our agenda for the night, I know it's small writing, but it's really just we are going to walk through the space, and then we're going to look at the construction timeline, talk about any adjustments, answer any questions about the long summer of 27, uh, how some of

038this plays out with students in session, students out of session, and then Andy will give us a budget update, where we're at. So, a couple of the images, and anybody at the table can jump in at any point. Um, but we are going to have a video in a minute. As I stated, the images are helpful in that it kind of gives us the lay of the land of what is the finished project going to look like. So, right now we're looking at the far kind of top of the screen. Obviously, the existing high school, everything what I would say closest to us, right by field is the newest additions and renovations that are taking place. So, we're kind of looking aerial above the concession stand um at uh Sullivan Field. So, what you're seeing,

039uh, we're going to go through a few stills and then, as Dr. Bennett mentioned, we'll get to the the animation, and I'm sure I'll be briefed in the 13 minutes that we'll take to watch it. Um, but, uh, as mentioned before, now we're on the the far south side of the site. So, we're seeing our tennis courts, our tennis pavilion, um, our our additional parking lot um, to accommodate those functions that are happening here on the site. In the foreground, we're seeing our our treeline buffer as well as our retention area to make sure that we're treating the site appropriately and according to codes with storm water retention. Um, off in the distance on the right hand side, uh the tan box, that's uh the the gym. That's our uh gymnasium features there as well

040as adjacent to that just to the left is our autos bay. So, we're really excited to show you an interior shot of that. And then um in the middle uh we're going to walk through that east corridor. We're going to see some uh the the CNA lab um come finally on site here at the high school uh and some of our other improvements there. So, in this slide, we jump back. Uh this is Sullivan Stadium. So, just think if this was the backdrop uh to one of our our recent uh playoff games. Uh you're seeing the pool or the natiatorum envelope on the right hand side. Um and then uh truly really a um a big statement piece um to the physical [clears throat] education athletics that are that are here on site with multi-purpose

041uh and dance room with the our gymnasium beyond. >> It's kind of neat to add a face to another side of our building, too. So, I think that's a neat part of this project that's taking place at the high schools. We have our main entrance that remains. You're going to see, as Devin said, some of the other entrances on the front side, but now you have this north side drop and then on the back where the autos is, right? you're starting to activate more space uh to the building. Main main drop offs and things right stay the same, but we're just activating other spaces for for our students throughout the day. >> Um now we're stepping over to the the front of the building. So this is um the view as it will look from

04251st Street. So really um everybody that can join us for the groundbreaking tomorrow, we're going to be right here on the lefthand side. That's where Phil and the CD Smith team have us assembled. um on on the the right hand side of this image, that's our main um entrance for the Saber Innovation and Athletics addition to the building. Um welcoming everybody in to this uh generous victory plaza as we've kind of been calling it. Um and on the left hand side was the the Natiatorum entry >> [snorts] >> um also to be celebrated with a walking track that can be used by community members up above. Go ahead and go to the next image and let's jump into this this video. So again, it's it's 13 minutes. The the the there's no narration to the

043actual video, at least not not currently planned. Um but there is a nice nice tunes that go with it. Um so so walking walking in from 51st Street, right? We've just been dropped off. Uh maybe maybe we're a student, we're a grandparent coming in to uh see our our son or daughter's um projects in teched or maybe an athletic event. Um secure entry. Security is important no matter where we are on the campus. Um, walking in, we immediately greeted with a community room space for um, meetings with students and business leaders, perhaps like some of the ones that were just recognized here tonight. Stepping into the innovation commons, we are lined with um, new and supported opportunities on two floors. Here on the right, you're seeing brand new culinary arts lab. Right. Moving on from

044the original uh FCS room that we have today, properly supporting um instruction for students in uh potential culinary exploration. On the lefth hand side, we'll go into some of the spaces for metals and construction. Um but we also have our um standard our FCS or more residential style area on the on the right. Um and rounding out here, we're looking at a business classroom. And then we begin to look at some of our differentiated learning environments um for all individuals but also for those that are neurodeiverse. So we have smaller rooms that can be utilized uh for students to provide additional support for small groups um or or some one-on-one instruction. Stepping into the construction lab, we just went by the courtyard immediately behind us. We have direct tie and connection. Um, what's great about

045these spaces and how they link, how they're adaptable, how they're flexible, right? We just went from autos to construction. The reason for that layout was because of direct conversations with those staff members in the same room at the same time. What if we moved a garage door here? What if we repositioned a wall over here? How can we make this better utilized for both programs? This is that east corridor. This is now um we're stepping into the existing woods classroom. You're seeing enhanced um access and visibility out to our courtyard space where we have our brand new greenhouse. And now stepping into the existing classroom spaces between woods and metals to see our hydroponic um lab. We have support spaces for the greenhouse immediately on the right hand side of this. And then we're partnered

046up with our our second uh environmental sciences lab. So now we've just stepped upstairs. We're on the first floor, the same floor as the main entrance. This is that east corridor. So we're walking by the CNA lab where language is on the left. Those classroom spaces that currently support math have been transformed to in include a breakout space with small group um or conference rooms uh to best support all learners within the building. Again, conversations that we had. How do we how do we gain and attain more collaborative space? How do we have those small groupoup instruction spaces? How do I as a teacher also have a window to the exterior? So, these are all things that we heard and we're able to um through an iterative process be able to include and incorporate into

047the into the design. Right now, we're walking through math. You're seeing um similar concepts to what's in the building right now as well as what's at Forest Park Middle School. Um again, additional opportunities creating um those collaborative areas in passive and active supervision of them with uh visibility out here. you're getting a little overlook um to the greenhouse beyond and perhaps to some construction projects below. So, existing building is all to the left and what we're in right now is all new construction. This space right here past these doors was really exciting actually for a number of the different staff that we met with. Um a nice breakout space. Kids want to get up and move around. How do we get them to a different space to engage in small group? So again, now we're

048on the second floor of the um innovation commons. Walking by our interior design class. Great conversation uh with this staff member. She pushed us how can it be more flexible? How can it be even more creative? And that was a amazing conversation to increase the mobility adaptability of that space. again additional um opportunities uh for students with our the small group or conference rooms that dot um create ideate design um different words that we've used throughout our process. Uh ample daylight uh through clear story elements which allow natural daylight to also u penetrate down to the the lower level. Tech innovation is here on the left hand side across from computer science um and other business classrooms. Here we get a look down into our our Woods lab. Again, a big point of this project

049is to ensure that students get to see and experience um whether they're in the class or not, all of the amazing CTE spaces and opportunities uh for hands-on uh project-based learning that are available at Franklin High School and throughout the district. [snorts] Here we're stepping downstairs. Um >> this is kind of that hallway you entered through too. You've done a loop if you've kind of followed it. Get back into our way finding. Stepping into the the Woods lab, um you can see the connection out to the innovation commons. We see that innovation commons as an area for um community events, uh for for for dedications and for um other other opportunities, uh for students to collaborate, for projects to be on display, for new and emerging technologies to be um discussed and and thought through.

050So here, who knows, maybe this is a car or a high mileage vehicle that some students here at the high school um have built. So all of this was made possible by the the conversations that we had with world language, special ed, child development, science, math, interior design, business, computer science, environmental science, face, autos, woods, construction, pool, um from a fied standpoint as well. uh tech innovation, food service, the ad, biomedical, engineering, police, fire, many, many, many [clears throat] more. Um we've just stepped into the the main student commons. So when we come in those front doors, instead of going straight ahead, if you move immediately to your left, um this is the the prominade um that would welcome you to uh all of the physical education spaces. Here we've just stepped into um the

051fitness room. cardio is above us. Actually, we want to make sure that this is a very inclusive environment for anybody, no matter what their fitness level might be. So, there's different opportunities for students um to engage in in that type of environment. Right here, we're going by a a servery and a distributed dining. We're making sure that we're honoring um the past with our wall of fame, our plaques and trophies, and now we're stepping into our competition um gymnasium. you'll see it's set up for um coincidentally both basketball and volleyball at the same time just so you can see the opportunities. Um but other other opportunities included there as well. We have the spotlight above for wrestling to come down so that we can we can truly honor all of the um different activities and

052athletics. That's the that's the competition or that's the the fieldhouse with um 100 meter 160 meter track. Um we've spent a lot of time discussing what are the opportunities, what can we do different with um the locker room areas. Uh so still providing private changing areas, but um just the level of storage that's actually needed within a high school of today's um today's size and time off to the left. um not only the the training room, but this will also be used as a classroom space um directly connecting off to the wait room as we think about how our um students might participate in that activity or who might need support in the background of the weight room. Uh above us, that's the walking track. So, we're going to go there in a little bit

053here. Um but just after we go into the multi-purpose and wrestling space. So, two um generously sized overhead garage doors link these two spaces to lead to the adaptability of them. Um we've just stepped into the the pool lobby or an auditorium lobby, that secondary entrance. Again, you'll see some um display and stuff like that on the right hand side. Some other um more casual areas for parents uh maybe to sit and wait outside of the uh humid pool environment. Off to the right hand side, we have uh paired up classrooms that again are are adaptable uh for different uses during the school day or after. So, sorry, we're kind of we're running back and forth between some spaces. Um we're now approaching um the multi-purpose uh and and dance area. So, our uh our

054gymnasium is off to the right hand side, and now you're on the the inside of that saber graphic that uh u makes a punctuation on Sullivan uh field and stadium. Now, we've just stepped into one of the pool locker rooms, and we're about to step out into the new niatorum. So looking directly west, um we're real sensitive to daylight in in this area, um while still creating visual interest. So um I I think we knocked this one right a home run right away on the on the pool here. Um after after many iterations um and uh and conversation to make sure that we get this right for for your community. Um here we're seating uh seating for over 450 I think even maybe closer a little closer to 500. Um we've got a kind of

055a front row seat for for parents and community members that might be here for perhaps a swim lesson um when right not in use for for competition or physical education. Again we're on the first floor. So again, the the main floor where the main high school is and we are just stepping off to the left hand side. Um following along with the theme of uh flexible spaces, we've got the potential to topload our bleachers. So who knows what the future might hold or how we're using the spaces differently. If we have the opportunity to plan for these things, why don't we go ahead and grasp that opportunity? Daylight is provided to each of the gym spaces and to as many spaces as absolutely possible. full daylight is a crucial element um for for teaching and

056learning and and also for student success through studies. We are on the walking track right now which um is an organizing wayfinding element around um the weight room and um the cardio as well as our wellness studio. And it also provides um some pre and post function for uh concessions for the natiatorum as well as for our nerver students with um different offshoot areas where um small activities can occur with a little more privacy. So again, cardio overlooking the fitness. Uh very intentional. And again, you're actually seeing all the way through outside. So um the idea of uh daylight coming into the building, right? It won't actually, but um the just the ability to see the treetops and see the sunset will will really assist with everybody that's in the building from uh sun up

057to sun down in our winter months where we're at right now. So, we've kind of just done a whole a whole uh 360 again just immediately to the right. That's our niatorum entrance and the natatorium lobby below. So, we are now walking on that track. Here's one of those little offshoot areas um that can be utilized. And now we're looking out um on 51st Street in the background with Victory Plaza down below, multi-purpose and um wrestling to our left. >> A lot of this space will be good too for our students with special needs to have area to get out and walk and be in general population. And that wellness studio that we walked through also will be used for some of the OT needs of our students or be a more private studio for

058their physical education classes when it's not maybe optimal to be in a larger gymnasium or bigger space. >> Our activities and athletics um office is prominently featured um as another kind of administrative position here in the the new addition and make sure that there's coverage on that end of the building. Um and then you also saw some elements of uh reclaimed wood gym floor. So, we're bringing some of the history that um has been so uh thoughtfully celebrated over the years along with us for the the new addition. So, >> um if you'll click to the next slide. So, there's there right there's there's still a couple spaces that we we didn't we didn't actually see um that we'll we're going to see how we incorporate these into with um some some kind of splice

059outs to make sure that we are including um all the spaces that community supported. Right. Our special education is one of those. As I mentioned, those neurodiverse spaces as we were walking through um but we don't want to lose sight of um our life skills classrooms. We actually have two of them. This one features um a little kitchenet and the next one features uh washer and dryer, some more home amenities. There's going to be perhaps a bed in the foreground. Let's make sure that students understand um and can manage themselves as they're growing and and becoming uh uh >> life skills. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, um, next slide is then, um, again just another space, the health CNA lab where we're real excited to bring this back to, um, back to the or to the

060high school for the first time, excuse me. It's never been here, so very excited. >> We can pause there if there's any questions from the video. 13 minutes seem long till you have to try to narrow through. >> That was a lot. >> I'm [laughter] trying to add things. I was like, >> it felt really fast. I can't watch moving things, so I got a little sick, but In regards to the project, >> um I I do think >> in regards to the project, I couldn't take my eyes away even though I was getting sick to my stomach. [laughter] >> I I do think uh right, it's a long video, but we'll be able to break it up into different chunks so people could see, okay, I want to see FIAD athletics. I want to

061see um CTE spaces. I want to see what our core um academic areas perhaps can also be chopped up. So, I think it'll be great. >> Yeah. I'm really unclear on where that walking track is. Is it in one gym space or is it taking you through all of them or >> It's outside looping around the weight room, the cardio space. So, it's it's looping around that whole first floor area. So, above the weight room, above the wrestling room, >> not like around the fieldhouse like >> No, you you can completely compartmentalize it outside of um the the core academic areas. So, all of CTE could be closed down and it could be utilized. >> There there is also a track in the fieldhouse though. >> Are there Oh, that's to track. >> So, what

062what we're doing is while we call it a walking track, it's really it's a corridor, but we've put some lines on the bottom so it can be multi-purpose. Yeah. And then we can have it as a community asset to give them a a proper place and then we know where all of our community friends are in the building. >> Okay. And then how do the what's the access? How do they get back to that space? >> Um so they would uh they would actually come around the building um so around the Saber Center um and then descend a hill that's there right now. So, if you know where the greenhouse is in the back right now, basically, yeah, currently that that will basically become a um a sloped driveway to the back of the fieldhouse,

063um it provides access to autos um and all their their garage spaces, but also for uh fire and emergency personnel um as a requirement for code. >> And I'm not real clear on that that green space with the um the greenhouse. I mean, you kind of you saw it, but what what do you see how that's utilized and changes from what's there now? >> That's I'll speak to that because it's to me it's like one of the most exciting spaces because it was in our vision. We were able to do it in the work. So, that's the existing courtyard, but it's actually activated. So, that courtyard, I think when it was originally put in, great idea to have windows and get natural light in those classrooms, which is really important, but now we're taking the

064existing courtyard and we're activating it. So, when you saw the hydroponics lab and those science rooms that are going to be in what is now the woods um and metals lab, there's going [clears throat] to be a door where you can walk out there. So, you can go right to grabbing your coat and walk out to the greenhouse um and do your work in there to tie to your learning. And then also where Devon had talked about the overhead doors coming out of the woods lab um that's crossing that hallway and there's another overhead door out into the courtyard. So the hope is that we're also building spaces out there, practice building peras or practice putting a wall up, uh different projects that construction be doing outside [clears throat] in that space. So really activating

065activating it and making a learning space, but it's the existing courtyard now where you saw the math classrooms. Uh there's windows put in there instead of a solid wall so that it's bringing in more natural light. But there was a lot of purposefulness to this study and our work too of creating ability to not only get the natural light in but for students to look in and see what other peers are doing and to learn a little bit about the CTE class that might be taking place place or there's a greenhouse like what class gets me into that greenhouse. Uh so activating a lot of that to be able to just see what our peers are doing and learn more about what's what's offered. >> And we're adding math classes to that area of the

066school. I guess I wasn't >> um we're really relocating and there's areas that were part of the um renovation scope um that were included. So world language is is now being unified. Um and to do that we have to uh displace the math that's there existing >> and that space we didn't see in this >> uh we did walk through math um and then world language that was the east corridor. So when we got to see biomemed on the right hand side and then um the healthca lab on the right side as well and then child development on the left hand side, we didn't actually go into a world language classroom because they're they look fairly standard. There's there's not as many different things in them. Um so we didn't go in them. Um but

067yeah, we just we walked down that corridor. So that east corridor really of the existing building while it's existing and it will stay, it's going to be transformed into a collaborative learning environment to match the other areas of the building. Part of it was right sizing classrooms as well for that area. >> And are you going to show us like a floor? So see I mean walk through is one thing but to see the map see a map here yet today. >> We had that the last update. So that hasn't changed. This was more the walk through to see what it's like. You should have that in your binders from last meeting. >> Last update I should say. >> I I don't know if I can find it. You may have showed it in PowerPoint,

068but appreciate >> um just congratulations to you all. It's this is a challenge to it's been a challenge for any number of reasons, but it's been a challenge to think about how are we going to tick off all of the boxes of what needs to be accomplished um to bring Franklin High School, you know, forward and to meet the needs of our huge population of students with their diverse interests. And you did it and it looks amazing and I couldn't be more proud. >> That's all. >> Well, kudos to the district, right? We don't do this by any means alone. Um, >> you know, as Dr. Bennon said earlier, we've been meeting a lot for a long time and it's a lot of really really rich good productive conversation and the multiple touches and input

069points from the staff truly form this this work, right? So, it's the old it takes a village to create something. This this is truly truly it. So, this is a reflection of Franklin. >> Yeah. And, you know, we don't want to lose sight of the effort. Um there were surveys that went out to the community. We had students do videos and give audio. A number of you gave feedback and I know we presented on that a few months back on kind of your aspirations and feedback we [clears throat] got and again those were all filters that the design team went through budgeting we were going through using as feedback. We had talked about what is the value of that right? A lot of it felt soft and kind of big picturey. What you see on

070the screen is it right? when we talk about transparency and a sense of community, having pride in the building and seeing the reuse of that gym floor in ways and that was all tied back to the feedback that was gathered throughout that process. So, it's very exciting to see that and see it come together. >> Mary, please. >> So, um I know a hospital is not a school and I'm on the sign committee at our hospital, our wayfinding and I just I don't know if the signs are commensurate with what it's really going to look like, but as who has wandered through various buildings like where's this >> is it going to be so crystal clear as it seemed on the video about like how do you get here and what's this and I love

071it if it's that's how it's going to be and saber pride you know >> we've uh we've had uh one branding and wayfinding meeting um so far and there will be many more to make sure that everybody has a clear and uh enjoyable experience whether it's their their first or their hundth um through the building. Yeah. So, we had a lot of graphics as placeholders and stuff like that and something that you you don't see right when I'm walking through. I I don't have Google glasses, so it doesn't tell me where I'm at. And that'd be maybe wonderful one day, but that's that's not today. Uh we need to make sure that there's uh signage that's clearly visible um and and accessible for people to see, to understand, and then to follow. So, I think

072one of the things to build on that is, you know, this project really allowed the district the opportunity to reassess the entire building, even the portions that we're not touching and get everything reorganized again, right? Over time, things push and pull and it gets a little confusing to move through the building. It's very well organized now. It's very intuitive. That's been the goal. You see a lot of the glass and transparency as you're moving through the building. You're have a kind of a feel on where you're at and why you're there. But as Devon noted, uh, some continued work to come around how are we branding, what are we calling these areas, right? Um, uh, what's permanent and what changes over time, right? Um, all the way down to the placards next to the room,

073right, that you're walking into. And so, a lot more conversations to come around that, but it starts with the architecture you see tonight. >> Maybe on your phone, >> maybe not. >> That would be very cool. Why not, right? And and the kids might be able to develop it. >> Yeah. I just have one other. So, as somebody who has spent a lot of hours squinting in the Saber Center as the sun just pours in. I love sunlight. I love this idea, but is there going [clears throat] to be, >> you know, ways to mitigate when the sun is just blasting in? >> You answer that. >> Build in blinds. Please tell [laughter] us. >> Uh, yes. Blinds are part of the solution. And uh we've spent quite a bit of time particularly on the

074west face of the building which we do have large areas of glass very much like the Saber Center. The architecture is intended to be complimentary to the Saber Center. So we're not just adding yet another thing to this building. We're trying to unify it. So we're actually trying to we will be employing some maybe more subtle and sophisticated ways as well to control uh the solar gain in the building. some fairly advanced uh glazing techniques that we're using that um you won't necessarily notice, but it does help control how much sun actually enters the building, reduce the glare, and actually reduce the heating or cooling load on the building over time. >> I would just echo everything said. So, yay. I I just appreciate um you know, we've we've seen Nick and Devin and Mike

075um here for a long time um ever since I've been on the board. Um you know, you guys uh were involved in the in the middle school build. Um and um and I've really appreciated um speaking with you your ideas um how you [clears throat] how you really care about this project and the and the kids that are involved in Franklin um and uh and Phil um CD Smith has been a great partner so far. So we look forward to continuing that. Um, uh, you know, I've heard a lot of good ideas around how kids will get involved, um, um, how kids will be involved in the build, um, and even some possible internship opportunities for former Franklin um, students. You know, having students involved in the building. Um, I've appreciated I've gotten to be

076on a few of the trips, one to Marquette where we saw different things. I just appreciate how different people look at this differently and have different questions, but everybody's thinking um about moving forward and making this the best it can be. Um so um so thank you everybody um who's been involved in this um Jess and Andy and Annalie um and everybody at this table um and all the teachers. So thank you very much. All right. Little budget overview that Andy put together. >> Yep. So, this [clears throat] will get uploaded um into board doc. So, we were just holding it [clears throat] through tonight. So, this is through October. Um on the left, we have our revenues. That principle of 145 million will not change. That's our principal bond from um the interest earnings

077to date are about $2.85 million. Um, again, we're estimating somewhere around 8.5 to9 million dollars that we will get to keep. Um, I've mentioned before we'll enter into an arbitrage situation. Arbitrage several terms saying you've earned as much money as you possibly can. You have to pay the rest back to federal government, which um means we have to do some paperwork, but again, we've earned every red cent that we possibly can. We've also talked about earmarking um an additional six million of that interest. Again, of that about 8.5 um to be used towards the project. So right now um on the right hand side our expenses we're holding $151 million for the budget. Um we see each of the schools Ben Franklinale Pleasant View Robinwood Southwood Glenn at the elementary level. Um those are capital

078improvement projects. Those will be uh run by Andy Daniels. Um, Franklin High School is really a mix of a couple of CIP projects, most of it coming from CD Smith, um, as part of the whole large, uh, addition and renovation. And then we'll have some soft costs that will go there. Soft costs are going to be furniture and fitness center equipment and, um, soil testing and doing those types of things where we're going to hold the contract specifically. Um what will end up happening as we go through this project is the Franklin High School $126 million the soft cost of 8.6 million that will have some fluctuation. Um in terms of which bucket actually everything will officially land in when it's all said and done. So for instance um Andy Daniels has some CIP money

079earmarked for flooring. CD Smith is also carrying money for flooring in the project. If it makes sense for CD Smith to manage the whole project because the price will be cheaper because of scale or something like that, we'll slide those dollars out of the CIP bucket, slide them into CD Smith's bucket. So, that will have some fluctuation right up until everything is entirely done. So, we've done three of n is it nine total bids we're doing >> or bid package? Something like that. >> I guess we're six now, but then there's probably going to be additional for some of the CIP work that we're doing. So, >> okay. So, we've done three of those so far. So, we bid out um at least half of the project in terms of total bid packs, but we're

080probably 70% of the total project in terms of dollars. But again, some of those projects will slide just depending on where it's best use of the dollars for us to fit. Um in the bottom portion, you'll see it broken out by CIP. Franklin High School meeting CD Smith is managing that. And then again, our soft cost um our budget. And you'll notice the FHS CD Smith managing doesn't match the Franklin High School up top. Again, that's because the top part comingles capital improvement projects and the Franklin High School project where the bottom really separates that out between what is Andy Daniels managing and then what is being managed at um CD's level. And then again, that soft cost is really that's between Mike and I. And we're holding those contracts and managing those particular dollars

081that all um makes sense. So, we are clearly on track to earn the minimum of $6 million to again cover what we're saying we're going to use in interest to make up the 145 to 151 gap. So, not worried about that whatsoever. >> Yes, Linda. >> Um, are you holding contingency funds? >> We are holding contingency funds. So, we had contingency in terms of >> um project procurement because of the tariffs that were going on. So, we were holding money for that and we certainly have project or um contingency funds for things like soil. So, we haven't dug into the soil. Um and anytime you tear open an existing building, there is lots of potential issues. What will be really nice is outside of soil, there shouldn't be a whole lot of contingency need for

082the fieldhouse area, the weight room that uh beginning innovation because you're building brand new. So, you're you're designing and building the whole thing without touching. But once we start gutting the building that has potential to have some hiccups. So um we're holding anywhere from five to 7% depending on what the particular portion of the project is um for contingency. >> What's the dollar value of that? >> Uh it's probably somewhere around 7 to9 million in total of contingency. >> So that could I mean best case scenario that's not needed. >> Best case scenario is it is not needed 100%. >> Okay. Yeah, we're trying to be strategic, right? Different, as I think Andy was noting, different phases of the project carry more risk. And we think about contingency. It's really a tool to manage the

083risks, the surprises that come up. And certainly more risk uh in the soil, but as soon as we come out of the ground, a lot of that risk goes away. More risk renovating an old messy existing high school, right, than there is in building new right next to it, right? So, as Andy was noting, we're trying to be strategic about um not just what total dollar amount we have, but you know, for a project of this duration, we need to kind of stretch those resources a long time, and we're going to attempt to kind of as we phase through different parts of the project, be able to release that contingency uh if applicable. So to your point, like if we get through the first phase one, which is a big chunk of the project, and

084we didn't use a significant portion of that, the district has some decisions to make on on what to how best to reallocate those if if at all. So trying to be strategic about the management of that as we go along. >> But at this point in time, I'm hearing 8.5 million >> somewhere in that region, >> which will be modified as we go through the phases. >> Correct. And do we have additional building phases? Is there another timeline that shows different building phases >> through the high school? Yeah, we're going to go into that next. >> Andrew, >> I don't know if this is the right time, but I was just thinking, Phil, since how has um safety been going thus far um in from CB Smith's perspective in terms of being able to keep

085your work and your workers separate from student? How has traffic been on site? Can you give me a >> So, we're we're we're setting up the site right now. Um, so I think that has been the focus of the last month is actually establishing the site and and kind of decoupling us from the school, which is kind of how we want to separate where there's a clear construction site and there's a school. Um, so there's a lot of coordination just as we obviously we need to install fences, the students are there. Um, just working with the school to make sure we're communicating what's happening and we kind of know where those lines are. Um, so I think we're right now we're starting to kind of settle into that initial mobilization where we're decoupled and we're

086able to separate ourselves. Okay. >> Um, over the last month. >> Yeah, we had a a large safety meeting today to talk through communication strategies and plans phasing. Um, some of the soft start as we've seen with some of the demo also overlaid with closing out the football season and a lot of the movement into the site. So now that's concluded so we can kind of fully secure that zone as construction only. Um, but we went through a significant dialogue today on just how best to manage that and and continue the communication appropriately as we go forward. >> And you said we've been through um several bids um already. Um how have those bids come in in terms of what we thought they might look like? >> Um yep. So we've had um in bid

087pack one we had some good success. Bid pack two, good [snorts] success. Bid pack three um came in over where we expected it. So, right now we're about $1.5 million um in the red, but what we do then is take a look at all of the things that we're trying to do in there. Um and are there it's called value engineering, but are there places to change certain um specifications? So, I would like to talk way more in depth about the value engineering, but some of them um Phil brings in right away. This aluminum thing I can >> aluminum feeders for electrical is >> aluminum feeder for electrical is like copper aluminum. It's it's quite a bit of savings. So there's a there's a lot of those topics that we call it value engineering, but

088I think we look at it more as design refinement that we have the design and we can actually work with it of really what's the intent. How can we provide what's intended for the mechanical system specifically is where we see a lot of that um I don't see that those co I don't even want to say cost overruns, but just where everything's shaken out that we can refine it and kind of ultimately have a path to where we need to get from a budget perspective. So >> while still maintaining >> like the purpose of what we're trying to do with each particular space >> and making sure that gets so some of it comes to like light design. So like >> are these the exact lights we'd want in this room or do we change

089that a little bit to make that work because name whatever for whatever reason some of it to Phil's point is like behind the scenes no one would ever see it in a wall connecting something that again still or keeps the total function of what we're trying to accomplish in that particular case >> and what percent does that represent of the I don't know how big the big pack >> oh 1.5 um >> 6 yeah >> 6% % 7% of our total project. If we think about just the high school, um it's like 1.2 or something like that of the whole piece. So again, CD Smith and P have significantly more experience than us and tell us at this point in time like we're right on par with where we should be as we start to

090work through these. Um we've also hit the two most volatile um bid packs. So meaning they have the widest range of all the things that they go out and bid the highest and lowest variations. Um so those are already in bid pack one, two and three. The two highest the um next three have significantly greater I control is probably the wrong word but come in much tighter when you do go out and bid those in their experience. And so we have a much greater um shot of nailing those spot on with where we want to be. And are the packages by building phase or by the um trades area? I mean I don't it's by the discipline. So we group there's largely a civil group, a structure group, um mechanical, electrical, employment. Yeah. So it's

091it's broken that as opposed to phasing. So there's not separate contractors on each phase. >> I I would say we even take it a little bit further. So mechanical might be broken down into rooftop units and then HVAC running um like the duct works and things like so it is broken down into a lot of different phases even though that's all grouped to make sure that >> um we have the best chance of having contractors come in with their specialty and doing this particular work rather than saying we're going to group this all together and we're going to >> outsource the electrical component. We're going to outsource the HVAC component even though we're going to put it all under our label. So Phil and his team have worked with P to break that out so

092that it's harder for groups to hide things in. So if someone were to build the entire building, it's a little bit easier to do that. But when you break it out, people really have to focus on that particular discipline and what that what that discipline costs and materials and labor. >> And then [clears throat] we will throw it over to CD Smith. But looking at the milestone schedule. Um, Phil, I don't know if you put some language to anything that's maybe slightly adjusted with a little bit of the push back on time we had. Um, and yeah, sounds like some interest in the 2027. We also have the phasing video, so it doesn't have music with it. If it's easier to talk over that, >> I'll try I'll try to do as good as David.

093>> It's not promising for you. >> Deon timed his out perfectly. >> No pressure. >> All right. Here's So, here's the existing. There we go. There we go. Um so existing actually not as we stand since the pool is demoed. So um let's say pre-art. So demo pool building obviously we mobilize there. Demolition is nearing [clears throat] completion for the pool um and the classrooms. Um so once we get permits in hand from the city, we'll clear out the woods. Um work on the site site prep. So establish hall roads um establish site delivery roads. really get ourselves established over the rest of this year um once those permits are hand. Um we have a graphic showing construction traffic routing. So all deliveries are coming in to the farthest of south and that's an effort

094to keep ourselves separated from the students and traffic um and buses on a daily basis so that we're decoupling ourselves from the students like we had hit on before. Um there's the fieldhouse construction. So this is what we're calling phase one. So that's starting November once we have permits in hand through um June of 27. Um, that speaks to the busy >> um, >> yeah, I gotta go a little quicker. Science labs in 26 >> um, fieldhouse. >> You probably pause it because this is probably good. This speaks to 2027. >> Um, it's you can't keep up because 2027, it's gonna be so busy. >> So, I think 2027 um, Fieldhouse that phase one addition will be turning over. Um, so we'll be moving into that addition. uh moving people out of the next phase

095and in addition we'll be doing demolition which is some of the higher risk activities that we have. So that speaks to wanting to extend that summer so we have as much enough time as possible with no students in the building as we perform those high-risisk activities. Um so that would be demolishing essentially everything to the courtyard so that we can start building um phase two from there. There you go. We're completely decoupled. Um and then June of 27th through May of 28 would be that uh phase two addition. So CTE spaces that we walk through um family and consumer sciences. Um and then that last summer of 28 we would be essentially moving out and then finishing um all the site work. So, the tennis courts, um, putting permanent roads in, um, and really getting

096the site, um, switching it over from kind of that construction to, um, kind of the permanent, um, construction from there. >> Um, so when we paused and then we started again, [clears throat] so at the end of the summer 2027, >> that middle hunk of the building has been demolished >> and now you're building there. How will students get from one end of the building to the other when there's a major construction site in the middle? >> So, we will have I think we've talked about some sort of a tunnel access that would be outside the site. Obviously, we can't have students moving within the site because we'll be building, but there would be some sort of access that would allow that um movement from kind of the south half to the north half while

097we build. Um I think a little bit there's some refinement with the school of exactly what that looks like to provide the students what they need. Um, but we know it's it's something that needs to be completely developed so that you know we have that good student experience. >> It would be like a designated hallway like >> outdoor hall. >> Yeah, it be like an outdoor hall essentially a sidewalks like you >> picturing like when you do construction downtown Chicago and you end up like walking underneath the construction like something along >> something similar to that. Yep. >> That was my question. questions. >> Questions phasing. >> So we think that >> bid already. You're bidding it all right now. So even though that middle piece isn't coming up till >> that's all being bid

098right now. >> Yep. So it's phase but it's looked at as kind of all one project. >> Yeah. There are multiple bid packages just to be clear. Uh, I think the last planned bid packages right now are scheduled for right after the new year. >> So, the team's still finalizing the the last of the interior design components that go into the the full set of drawings and those last bid packages are are just being finished up on the P and engineering side and the team's prepping to to get those on the street. >> But is it safe to say that some of the final phases of construction have components that have been already bid out? >> Yes. Do do we think we're going to we do we think even though we didn't start when we

099wanted to originally that we're going to roughly finish when we >> Yeah. I mean the biggest impact to kind of everything that's transpired is our our intent was to mobilize obviously in summer essentially set up the site prior to students being back which would have been essentially a clean break. Site set up students come back it's basically ready to start construction. that didn't happen. So, we're just having to manage it a little closer as we get fencing out there, we mobilize, work starts. Um, it's a little more mixed, full disclosure. So, that's the biggest impact. As an overall duration, we're we're generally in the same spot that um in terms of additions and production work where it it was initially planned. >> Yeah. the the timeline we had up with the yellow bar or the

100gold bar across the top. Um phase 1A which was demo pool has always been sitting on October. It was really uh kind of a two or three month stretch over the summer. We're hoping to be able to enable work that didn't occur because of the approval process. So that has overlapped to Phil's point, but the demo pool phase and everything subsequently after has stayed as originally was intended. So fortunately we've been able to maintain that. [snorts] >> Is your mobilization will depend upon permits, you said. >> So, we can demolish the buildings right now. There's still a soil disturbance permit that we need from the city before we're actually excavating um and removing soils. So, there's still another step among a number of other permits that we're managing through. Um so, it' be a step

101process before we actually have every everything in hand as we get um >> I mean, talk about the site >> behind the high school that's all good to go. No, not waiting anything. We can only demol right now. We can only demolish buildings >> because we're waiting on >> a soil disturbance >> connect at all to our >> litigation. No, it's not connected to that. We're waiting on a soil permit. >> And this litigation, where is that potentially impacting this time at all? Or >> the litigation that's out there is for access on the road that'll be put in. As Phil said at the end, they'll finalize that road. So, it doesn't change any scope of the project. It just changes potentially in the end who can or cannot use that road. But if the

102road is already approved to be in there as part of the site plan. >> Is it fair to say that we're something to change in terms of who's able to use the road? The one thing in what you've shown us that could potentially change is the traffic pattern that you outlined for us. Is that accurate? >> Most of our traffic pattern should remain the same. Oh, >> really? I think our intent would eventually for um personal vehicles for construction traffic to enter through High View once it's able I think we're able to manage it entering from 51st Street um with the thought of just reducing total traffic load on the west side. So I I think it's it's beneficial for that but it's not something that we can't manage our way through. >> Thank you.

103>> As far as the litigation since I've asked the city has agreed to come to the table and try discussing it again. So we are meeting with them at noon on Thursday the 13th this week. >> Is there a court date or is it still to be >> still to be determined timelines for all of that? >> But we're meeting with them outside that court date as you talked about the last meeting to try to >> but there's not a date to that broke. >> No. >> Great. I I just wanted to say um thank you to the school board uh for having us here and being able to share um the progress on this with you. Um also thanks to the administrative team uh their leadership, their poise and their vision um have really

104helped us organize this immense project. Mr. hacker, you coming in and also helping organize and have us all rowing rowing the boat in the same direction um has really been invaluable to this overall process. I thank you, Phil, and your your team's um leadership on the construction side and walking us through um this stuff. But again, back to the the leadership, just the we've had tough conversations uh over the last year. We've had a lot of conversations. We've had a lot of iterations. we have involved the right people coming into our conversations at the right time uh from various different avenues and areas within the high school or uh really throughout the district. And I just want to say thank you. I I really have appreciated this um the project so far and it's going

105to be amazing to see this thing grow from the ground up and uh I can't wait to see staff and students utilizing these spaces for generations. So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Steve. tomorrow. >> Thanks, guys. >> Thanks, fellas. See you tomorrow. >> Yep. >> All right, we'll move forward. Uh, board policies, students, 5000s. Uh, Mrs. Spurski, please. >> Okay, we had yet another exciting policy meeting. Good discussion around all of these. I'm sure you've read them in detail and um, we are bringing them for preliminary approval tonight. So, I'm just for a motion for preliminary approval or I'm making motion preliminary approval of student 5000s of the policy. Second >> all right motion was made by Mrs. Seperski seconded by Dr. Beer. Any discussion? >> All right. All in favor? >> I

106opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. Tuition waiver. Dr. Bennett, please. >> Right. Uh all the information is in there. This is a family looking at an extension of a nineweek waiver. They're moving in in the next couple weeks just beyond that first nine week. >> Move to extend the attached tuition waiver for the 2526 school year as presented. >> Second. >> Motion was made by Dr. Beer, seconded by Mrs. Serski. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. Uh treasures report is available in board docs library. Uh future agenda items pleasant view school presentation uh friends of Franklin coherence plan midyear report and assessment report Dr. Mo uh sorry board clerk's report uh election notice open enrollment seats uh 2627 and 2728 school calendar financial audit report board review of meeting feedback

107and action steps Ben Franklin school presentation review and discussion of WB proposed resolutions 2526 preliminary budget at a glance board policies, property and technology 7,000s and operations 8000s and district administrator self-evaluation of goals midyear um discussion of administrative contracts close session. Uh and I am looking for a >> I have a couple questions on future agenda items. >> Sure. >> There was a correspondence with Mrs. Williamser about potentially discussing what happened at graduation. She suggested that the the board should talk about it. I'm also wondering about that correspondence with her. I'm not sure. I know there there was somewhat of a hacked email. You had a hacked email address that came to a couple of us. I don't know if you were aware of that or >> I did hear about that. Yeah. I don't

108know what that has to do with the calendar future. It has to do with the um her her correspondence that you responded to in a very personal way and I had asked so well does that mean that we can all respond to her and the qu and it came back yes I wasn't sure if that was you really saying that or if that was the hack email saying that >> again this doesn't seem related to the calendar but do you want to answer could we have this conversation outside of the meeting >> well I tried to have it outside the meeting but I never got an answer and are all at the board table right now. So, I just I would ask it right now. >> All right. Well, so the question the question as

109I understand it is should we discuss um should we put an agenda item forward um to talk about um something that happened at graduation? I don't think it's >> I'm not sure. >> I haven't heard I haven't heard a lot about that. Um I don't know if there's anything else to discuss. >> I think I would call that below the line. >> Well, did occur and I guess how do we know it's not going to happen again >> and then we have policy on this this is a policy question regarding that of what students can do if graduation yes there's policy on that >> so then at that point it is not >> it's up to the district to >> enforce it and it wasn't enforced so >> well you don't know what hap if

110there were any consequences again this was a situation where we received one email and have you investigated whether >> yes I've asked >> I see >> I mean I um Mike responded on behalf of the board but I don't think it answered any questions and and he said we could all respond to her individually. I believe that was your response to me. Is that can I clarify that that it's okay for all of us to respond individually to her statement because you did say yes to me but I'm not sure if that was a hacked email or what? That's why I'm asking you. >> Okay. Um I don't Yeah, I don't I think this is I I think we're getting into something that's that's that's not on the agenda. So I I don't think we

111can >> and it's not a future agenda item. Well, I haven't heard anybody else that wants to that wants to bring this up as an agenda item, but perhaps somebody else perhaps somebody else does. >> No. >> Well, I do want an answer though on if it's okay for board members to respond individually to the email from Mrs. Wamser. I want to answer that. >> I did answer that question to you. >> So, it's okay. >> Yes. >> Even though we have a policy that says we should not be responding individually to We have a policy on that. >> You do realize that the policies we've been preliminarily approving are not actually in effect yet. So we have approved a preliminary policy that when we review the full policy packet in February as we've been

112discussing then it will be >> it is right now a policy that we don't respond. >> It is not >> it's not it's not policy. Maybe maybe you're seeing a policy that I don't see but no it's not policy. It will be in policy when that they've been approved, but they're not in >> Well, I'm I I'll look it up. I believe it is a policy that we're not supposed to be responding individually to citizens email. You respond on behalf of us. >> Okay. Well, if if there's a policy if there is a policy, please. >> Anybody else? Can anybody else recall that? >> It's something we preliminarily approved in our new policy packet that is not currently in effect as we've discussed. >> I I'll look it up. >> I'll look it up. >>

113Thank you. And I can respond then to Mrs. Wer >> please >> on my own. And I also have to bring up the fourth goal that I thought we had approved that had asked Annalie to add to her session. >> That's something we're talking about in closed session. It is not that's not appropriate. >> Not part of our calendar discussion right now. >> Well, how can I resolve then? How would you where where would you direct me to ask on what happened to this goal that was discussed? What is my my pathway here to ask what happened to that? >> I think it's been asked and answered via email. >> I agree. >> So there is no there is no >> part of this discussion right now. >> So I'm just clear. So there's no

114fourth pole. >> This is not part of this discussion. >> That question was not answered in the email. >> [clears throat] >> This is not an appropriate time to have that. >> Then please direct me to where I can get that question answered. >> You asked it in an email >> and it was not answered. >> Okay, >> Linda, I answered your question about where that goal was added specifically. I emailed you back on that. This is not on the agenda, so it shouldn't be discussed right now, but because this is a board meeting and you're accusing me of not responding to you. We did respond. I'm not talking about you. >> I also respond, >> but I responded to it and it's been You said that it wasn't responded to. So, I'm speaking on

115behalf of what I responded to and I did respond to you and tell you where it's changed in there. I even suggested looking at the printed copy you had from the meeting compared to what I updated with you and sent on Friday because it has changed. >> And Mary, you pointed out to me and I respond to her to you specifically saying there are only three goals in your plan. There only three goals. >> This is this is beyond >> and you I asked for a fork. >> I move to adj. >> Motion was made by Mrs. Yank seconded by Dr. Beer. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Motion carries. We are adjourned at 7:27 p.m. >> Okay.