00150 that was too big and BPI was requiring us to underspend or to spend it down. Um that wasn't accurate. Um so basically for the last three years we have spent in the red now that those numbers have been audited and our fund balance is zero. uh we ended up not doing the tables. We ended up not doing the graphics and the only thing we did was the flooring which we had to spend another 16,000 because the moisture barrier was not uh where it needed to be. With that said, uh we have to come up with ways to turn fund 50, which is food service, into a positive. Um so there's two um I would say focal areas. Number one is the summer school program that we instituted. Not only is that great for our
002kids, which was the driving force, but $5 reimbursement. It's going to be a huge help. The second part is is that we need to raise and next month we will have that in front of you where we need to raise prices. And I don't want to do that, but it's it's going to be a need. um some local districts um even Richmond just added 20 to 30 cents per launch um which again I don't want to go that high but we're still running numbers because we need it to fully spend out to see where we we um but I will say that unfortunately we're going to have to raise lunch prices to make we cannot continue to get in the red 15 and transfer from 150 So more information to come on that. Any questions?
003Um if you look on the uh supporting data here um I uploaded the document that talks about um where is it that Deb and I met um for next year. And I'll talk more about that, but it it's been um interesting to try and get this budget to where it is right now. Um but I think we're we every day we have a better handle on where it needs to be coding wise. Um Deb has been a godsend. Um and thank goodness she's planning to stick around. All right, going back to the document. Um here when we look at the projection of 2526 we're looking at the updated bar model um unfortunately and it hasn't been final or approved but at the state level but by any budget uh the best way um according to
004bar and is my opinion also uh we got about the worst can worst scenario um possible which is not good Um, what does that mean? Uh, the state budget projection of changes for the new banial budget, open enrollment cost is going to be going up and I talked to that 1.2 um that we're going to have to send out. And again, our goal is to change and flip that number. Um, and again, whether it's the Spanish, whether it's the e campus, whether it's just the facilities that we offer, the experience that the kids have, the families here, we're just trying to turn all those pieces into our favor. Uh, we do have two voucher students in our district, sped reimbursement. I want to make it very clear to this that um, and I actually talked
005with Rob Stafold. Um, he was texting me. It was 10:30 at night and he was in negotiations with the JFC and he asked me the question, would I rather have the high cost or would I rather have an increase in sped reimbursement? And I said, I'd rather have sped reimbursement. Uh well, they now are saying we're giving tons of money to high cost. Not every district even has high cost students. Do we have any? Um Aaron any high cost I don't not when you look at the that percentage the percentage you know we're talking about students that maybe they're trapped or they're I don't Jody would know something completely made or they're you know it cost 100,000 to educate them because we're transporting them to 916 on the Twin Cities or whatever the case. Um,
006but the JFC wants you to make it think that they're given a bunch of money to spend when in fact they're not. It actually equates to $14 million spread throughout the entire state. Um, and again, that's directly from Barrett. That is not my terms. Um, in terms of reimbursement, I outlined those. So, yes, there's an increase, but it's certainly not to the tune of what it needs to be. Equalization aid is also um this was a little alarming but uh in typical bar figures this out in January of each year at roughly and again the use inflation of 3%. Uh they projected to be 4.3 based on the JFC. Um they went backwards and we think it's going to be a a negotiation tool with equalization aid for us but um we'll see. Um there's
007a lot of political games that are going on especially because of uh you know the two parties within the governor's office and um the control of the house and senate. Um with that here are some of the f the facts. Um second Friday count came in at 684 and the May 15 property certification has not changed and we were actually one of the few that hasn't changed. So what does that mean? That means like if you get your assessment and you disagree with it and then you contact the county and say, "Hey, this my house isn't worth 500,000, they may adjust it." We didn't have any of that around here. So, this is where our property value is, which is a huge driving force to where the mill rate is typically at. So, again, there's
008a lot to be uh had. Uh will they have the budget done by July 1? Most likely not. um which is why we held off on compensation because there's just too many unknown factors at this point. That's a lot of information I get. Um but if you click on some of those attachments that will help you I uh saw something about referendums. Yes. Nonrecurring. No more recurring. Recurring. Can you explain that? Yes. Um, so when you go to referendum, you have the choice between recurring or nonrecurring. Recurring means that when the community passes it, it's forever, like forever. Most schools don't do that because they think it's going to be a typical failure. So nonrecurring means we put a number on three years, four years, 5 years, etc. Well, the legislature is saying no, you
009can't the the public is just saying that because then it's it's forever. You can't stop it. Um the part that's disappointing for me is that you have how many schools on a election basis go to referendum? The system's broken. We need to fix the system. and that's the part that they're not seeing right now. So, um yeah, recurring I I expect that to be in the budget. So, um we won't even have a choice. We'll have a you'll just have to choose is it a operating is it a two-year, three year, four year. Typical it's a three or four year. Any other questions? 684 count for May is good. We had a budget of 662 in September for this service to stay. So it's above we and we actually uh we started to take a
010little bit of a chunk out of that open enrollment piece. Um so yeah, there's some good things happening but um I will have final numbers for you in July. Um and then the resolution would put that all that is 46 most likely. So we get aided on it and then we can use it for these um main projects that we just talked about. I know there are firms or whatever will help you uh try and budget and you see how many students you're going to have. You know bear does that. Bear will do that as well. It's on that document that you can click on. Okay. Yep. So again, um I haven't it's already, you know, 9:25, but you know, from a work session standpoint when we talk budget, I'm going to take you through
011the bare model. Okay. Um Derek and I went through it and uh again, it's it's a whole different ballgame. Um but we can project enrollment. I can tell you, you know, when we need to go to referendum, um quite honestly, 75 80% of the schools use it in the state. I don't know how or why has not used the very model. I I don't know how you were making decisions because um it's it's too good of a tool um to to not use. So all right, GCSD priority funding summary. So basically if you look at who's the occupant I need based on everything you heard tonight. Um, so Chuck, you talked about, well, is there a a a facilities plan? Yep. Here it is. Um, these are all the things that we've been able to
012do. Um, here's other things. So, um, I don't have printouts for you, but based on what you heard, is there any type of uh opinion um or direction that you have as far as a priority? I don't have a total amount of what we will able to spend and we can spend it throughout next year, but I will tell you that a couple things um stick out from the work session tonight. Number one, we have to do the computers. Number two, um in in order to get ahead of our parking lots, we need to invest to seal. Otherwise, we're going to fall into the same situation like the high school and instead of spending 30,000 to seal, we're going to have to spend three times that amount in ter. And then the final one that
013I would and this is based on um our uh meetings from a technology standpoint um our main public address system is basically on its well it's past life and we need to replace it. Um, when you look at the radios, when you look at some of those other things, those, yeah, those will be on the docket in future years. But the PA system, whether we have a tornado warning, whether we have an active shooter, Miss Bur uses it every day for the bell system. Um, we can't go without the PA system. So, if you look at the quotes there, this is the guts. Now, meeting with Frank, we are able to keep our current speaker system because that technology has not changed. We can keep the current wiring because that hasn't changed. What we do
014need is the new guts of our PA system. So, if you were to ask me my top three, it's those. Now, the bigger items, do we have the money? um you know it just in my first year and a half we were able to replace quite a few roofs based on warranty and so on. But this side of the building um we've spent probably 16,000 on just um calling CNA to come and fix holes the windows. So again, um I'm looking for direction right now. You don't have to decide, but I really want you to look at this stuff because these expenditures will come out of 46, which is not alienated by year. Our fiscal year ends in seven days. We don't we're not m I'm asking you for a decision because I can't even
015give you an amount. But I want you to prioritize this because next meeting so we can pull the trigger unless you know already. But I might next meeting I might say, "Okay, we got 600,000 that we're going to put in 46. What do you want to pull the trigger on?" Well, we know Windows 10 has to be done. Yeah. Yeah. And I feel like the ceiling of the parking lot needs to be done, too. is going to spend more money. So, and that's the part where you know if you tell me right now say Patrick you got to do this now get it on the books you know Windows 10. Yeah, that's a done deal. Parking lots um the guts of the um PA system. Yeah. So, is there anything on that list that you
016guys saw that really stuck out to you? Um, that would and that's why I put over on the left hand side your range. You know, the overall cost is in all the other documents. Well, one one thing about the the piping underneath the gym, I don't know how intense it is, but to prevent further issues, you know, going down forward, you know. Well, to that point, Chuck, um the reason that I recommended that we do the facility audit with CISA 10 was to do that. So, the numbers that you're seeing actually were from W. Um, and I wanted to try and do two birds with one stone. So, I'm waiting on the CISA 10 audit to tell us what we can do with that instead of spending money with W. Um, it was built into
017the package with CISA 10. I feel like um a lot of this will this building in the ground stuff when we do our our dive into it will give us more clarity on that and help us prioritize. Um but I I would agree with the computers and the the the ceiling of the parking lots and the public address systems. That's something that we talk about that's a safety thing too. I mean that's so what Chuck just went through is what I need from the entire board right now is so that I can get planning properly. So is there anything does anybody disagree with with Chuck's order? I don't disagree with Chuck's order. It all makes sense. But I did have a question about the boilers. Yes. I haven't seen anything written down about that. And
018I know you had mentioned in an earlier meeting that boilers are an issue. Uh they were an issue, but they're not anymore. They're not anymore. Um there was two out of the four were working. We now have been certified. Uh we have them all working through masters and then cool air. Um now this was a hiccup, Scott. This backflow pretor um was a hiccup. Um, and it was an expensive hiccup with a 11,000, but we feel like we we're fixing the problem. As far as the boilers themselves now, no, we uh we feel confident that they can last quite a few years. Long as we have enough money left to replace that bus that my wife probably rode when she was in school and uh the Eureka math book. Yeah. the re you the next
019item um we definitely have curriculum funds to do that is there so I'm hearing computers seal coding and PA knowing the radios the phones um you know when we talk about roof we're going to have to just continue to itch um and take little chunks of that um the same thing goes with the windows that's more of a it's a big ticket item Um, I'm I'm trying. We got so many items and you just gota you got to pick and choose and so I like I said that's not my I can recommend what I think. Um, but I wanted to make sure that you guys feel the same way. The windows would be interesting. It seemed like that was on the survey from people asking for stuff to do. So from a work from a
020life work uh enjoyment standpoint or they're bad. Yeah. Yeah, I mean we've we've uh nailed or screwed in plenty of them. So appropriate. Okay. So, what I'm going to do is uh put this all together, but I'm I'm going to work now to get these on the books. The only thing we can't do, I'm sorry, is the high school parking lot. That's beyond fixable repair. However, I did tell one of the uh cons uh contractors that I want to take the chunk right out of the main lobby and just lipstick on a pig and just try to do something with it. That huge rut that basically is in between. Um it's almost a hazard. Um, so we're going to try to do something with that, but the high school parking lot will have to be
021a next year summer thing um to make because we got to basically dig the entire thing up and then report. Okay. All right. Move on to uh I approval of GCE Eureka Math workbooks. I'll let Jamie take this. Okay. Um so yeah, so you'll see um right there is a quote. Um one thing that pre um me arriving here this year, the teachers were using an outdated website um wasn't called Eureka Squared. It was like it was based off the Eureka Squared math curriculum. Um website hadn't been updated in about 15 years. Was no longer used. It was created by a consortium that supported this Eureka math. So what I did when I first came is I bought um talked to Patrick and we purchased teacher manuals based off of this curriculum because it was
022what they were most familiar with. So instead of me coming day one and give them a brand new curriculum, at least kind of followed with what they were using. So they all got teacher manuals. What I was not able to get with them for the last year's budget was workbooks. So student workbooks. So teachers have to go online and print worksheets um different materials based on the lessons. So what this quote gets us is at least gets workbooks in the hands of students um for math curriculum. This is a one-year contract um and gets the students not only the math workbooks but also the math digital access along with the teacher digital access which um would be that too. Um, it's kind of embarrassing the fact that not all teachers had a teachers manual. Um,
023that's just not acceptable. Um, and then this this is a no-brainer. When you think about math and you think about as an elementary teacher, you know, do do a problem and you need to write it out. and and you're just asking your staff, you're to do three times extra of what they they should do on a daily basis. Um, and then for students not to actually work on that process because as a former math teacher myself, process, process, process, where do they do that? That's what a reproducible that that's one of the investments that you need to do. So, um I really commend uh Jamie for recognizing these things and and yeah, from a financial standpoint, absolutely. Let's get a let's get ahead of it. Yeah. And like literally in my in my math classrooms,
024um my our students have a spiral notebook and they're having to then write the problem, you know, from the board down to their notebook, which is a whole another task for students to even copy a problem. we get numbers, you know, it's just it's transfer issues. There's just extra steps for where we can even begin to start to do the math. So again, I feel that this is just getting us up to par of bare minimum of what we need. So this motion we need to have any more discussion. I just want to know is this a is this going to be built into the yearly budget? This will be built in then to our yearly budget. Yes. But just so you guys know, this is a yearly fee that we're going to have to,
025you know, pay whether it's this or something else. But yes, this is a yearly thing. Is there notebooks? Okay. Notebooks for them to write in. Yeah. Our options, right? Okay. So, I heard a motion by Jody. Anybody want second? Derek Seconds. All those in favor say I. I. Opposed? Motion is carried. All right. We do have some thank you cards school board. I am writing to sincerely thank you for awarding me the Russell Miner Scholarship. Truly honored to have been selected as a recipient of this generous award. Thank you again for your generosity and support. Means a great deal to me and dear DC school board. I'm so honored to be chosen as the recipient of the Patricia Lever class of 1947 scholarship. Support will help me achieve my goal of becoming a teacher and
026making a positive impact in children lives. Thank you, Kelly Moo. Thank you so much for selecting me as a recipient of the Russell Meer scholarship. Very meaningful to me. Helps me achieve my goal become a teacher again. Kyloop. Dear Patrick in the school district of city, thank you for the gift for the gift certificate, delicious cake and retirement recognition and celebration. Really appreciate it along with all the support over the years. will always have a special place in my heart for my GC family. Formerly Shelley Rapen. Dear GC school board, I'm writing to express my appreciation for being selected for the Russell Meer scholarship. Your support will greatly assist me in the future and as I pursue my educational goals. Sincerely, Cole Wley and GC schoolboard. Thank you for selecting me as the recipient of
027the Topper Partnership Foundation scholarship. I'm very honored to be selected for this award. I will be attending Winona State in the fall pursuing a degree in radiography. This scholarship encourages me to continue working hard towards my goals. Thank you, Morgan. Okay. Schedule of meetings July 28th. Any other meetings? No. No, we're good. Okay. I will entertain a motion for motion by Derek. Can I get a second? Second. Second. Scott quickly. All those in favor say I. I. Opposed. We are. Thank you.