001[Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Hey. Hey. Hey. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Hey. Hey. Hey. [Music] Heat. Excuse [Music] me. Call to order the Centennial School District School Board work session regular meeting for Tuesday, October 14th, 2025. Mrs. Roo, could you do a roll call, please? Mrs. Brancado, >> here. >> Mrs. Crossen, present. Mr. Ghart, >> Mr. Godson, >> present. >> Mr. Hartline, >> present. >> Uh, Mrs. Lynch, >> present. Dr. Maguire here. Mr. Martin, >> Mr. Saddowski here. >> We have nine members present. Thank you. >> Thank you. Can we stand for the pledge of allegiance, please? Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands.
002One nation under God, indivisible, with justice for all. God bless America. Thank you. announcements. Um, pursuant to the school code and reiterated in board policy 006 section 4P, the vote on the September 30th agenda on item 3.9 related to an increase in hourly rate for CDL drivers did not have the affirmative votes of the full membership of the board. Therefore, the vote was nullified and did not count. The increase in the hourly rate for CDL drivers is being presented on tonight's agenda under 7.1. Thank you. [Music] Melissa McDonald or Alexis Crawley Cwley. Alexis is our William Tenant representative and she is going to read the updates for both Middle Books and William Tenant. Thank you. Hello. I'm very excited to be back with you all this month. Um to start at William Tennant, we had
003a very successful homecoming game and dance. The homecoming king and queen were announced during the football game at October 3rd at halftime. And the nominees for the homecoming queen were Lindsay Katon, Alexis Collie, Natalie Dale, Alexa Depalo, Kayn George, and Angelina Zukaro. The homecoming king nominees were Peter Kleman's, Derek Gunther, Samuel Lee, Julio Matoss, Trey Null, and Jojo Uer. And the winners were Lindsay Katon, and Julio Matoss. Um, while the homecoming game dance is usually held in the high school cafeteria, this year it was held on October 4th and was moved into the school lobby which is much bigger. So, our usual attendance of 600 students was now increased to over 800. And overall, this dance was a big success. Additionally, powderpuff applications have begun and the teams this year will be senior storm versus
004the junior jackpot. The powderpuff game will be held on November 12th at 700 p.m. In athletics, senior nights are being held for each sport to celebrate the 12th graders who have put much dedication into their sport. In addition, our school hosted the annual William Tennant cross country invitational on October 4th, and there were over a thousand runners at the meet and more than 60 teams in attendance. On October 7th, senior Christina Benova won her volleyball career 500 kills against Ben Salem. Our boys soccer team is currently complete competing in the playoffs and is having a very successful season with 10 wins, five losses, and one tied game. Their next game is senior night um tomorrow, Wednesday, October 15th. Um, our school introduced touchcreens outside the gym and auditorium where you can find teams, clubs, activity
005records, and will include all Hall of Fame inductees. In addition, inductions for various honor societies are being held within the next month to commemorate the hard work and dedications that many of our students have put into their academics. In addition, the William Tennant Key Club will be holding the bianual blood drive on November 5th and 6th and hope hopes to get many donations. Our school's music department is in the process of preparing for the winter concert and select choir concert with the Warminster Symphony Orchestra. And furthermore, William Tennant's fall play, Bad Auditions by Bad Actors, is starting its rehearsals for its shows on November 7th and 8th, and it is progressing well. The department cannot wait for the show to be shown to the public. [Applause] in the Middlebucks Institute of Technology. This month, MBIT
006is proud to announce the launch of the fall dual enrollment program, Intro to Business, in partnership with Bucks County Community College, which provides students with the opportunity to earn college credits while completing high school. Next, our adult education programs also continue to grow, serving community members who are looking to develop new skills and advance their careers. We are preparing for our annual open house on Thursday, November 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. where families can tour our programs, meet instructors, and connect with current students. Next, on October 30th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., MBIT will host its occupational advisory committee meeting, bringing together industry professionals and teachers to ensure our programs stay aligned with workforce needs. In addition, October is a month filled with recognition with Dental Hygiene Month, Careers and Construction Month, Physical Therapy
007Month, and National First Responders Day, all honoring vital fields that directly connect to the skills and training offered at MBIT. We're also excited to share that MBIT hosted the MBIT Alumni Association kickoff event on Wednesday, October 8th. This very successful event marks the beginning of a new tradition to connect past graduates with our current students, teachers, and programs. Alumni will have the chance to share their career journeys, network with each other, and give back by supporting the next generation of MBIT students. Building a strong alumni committee will not only celebrate the accomplishments of our graduates, but also inspire current students with real world success stories. Um, thank you for taking the time to stay updated on all the exciting happenings at William Tennet and MBIT. And be sure to follow MBIT on social media to
008keep up with the latest news, achievements, and events. >> Thank you. >> Okay, Dr. Thank you, Mrs. is Bran Cado and good evening everyone. So, it's been a really busy fall season of sports and activities across the district and it is especially so for one of our hardest working groups and that is our high school marching band. If you've ever been a band parent or had a child in band or been affiliated with it, it is a labor of love and it is intense. There's a lot of time, a lot of practices, tremendous amount of work behind the scenes. And this coming Saturday, the Centennial Marching Band is hosting a very special event. And so here to tell us a little bit more this evening is Mr. Sepalo. He is the president of the William
009Attened Music Boosters Association. And he's going to give us a preview of what you can expect on Saturday. So Mr. Talo, welcome and thank you for being here. >> Thank you. >> Good evening, Dr. Lucall, President Benado, and the school board members. Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you tonight. My name is Salo and while some of you may know me as the president of Ivy Lamber, it is my distinct privilege to appear before you tonight as the president of the William Tennant Music Boosters Association. It's still hard to say. The association is a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is the promotion and support of the musical arts at the high school through the program support of the marching band and the jazz band. The William Tennant Music Boosters are proud to share
010with you all the exciting news that we will be hosting our 29th annual celebration of bands at William Tenno High School this Saturday, October 18th. The gates open at 4 p.m. with the first band performing at 5:00 p.m. We will be hosting five other bands and providing hospitality meals to all of their music directors, bus drivers, and the judges for the event. The celebration of bands is our opportunity to showcase our high school and its thriving marching band community. We will be hosting a number of local area high school bands as well as competitors from New Jersey and Delaware. The association has been planning this event since the beginning of band camp in early August. The association at this time would like to present the superintendent and the members of the board with complimentary entrance
011tickets for two people to the event and a copy of our ad book for the event provided by my lovely wife. The adbook is a great testament to the support of our business communities who sponsor our mission to promote the musical arts. We are expecting it to be a great evening of musical performances and look forward to your attendance. On a personal note, I am the parent of a fourth year participating senior of the marching unit. My daughter Lex is serving as captain of the color guard this year. And I would be remiss if I did not take the time to applaud the tireless efforts and commitment of our band director, >> Mr. Nicholas Ciphford and his wonderful staff who continue to teach musicianship and performance discipline, but also repeatedly teach the importance of working
012as a team, building a collaboration, and being a contributing member of a community as well as a soulless when appropriate. And as a fourth year parent of the music Boosters Association and a secondyear member of the executive board, I would like to take a moment to thank all the parent members of the Boosters Association whose tireless efforts week after week make this event and others a possibility for our kids. I hope to see you all on Saturday. Go Marching Panthers. Thank you. >> Thank you. We appreciate all the work going into the event. Look forward to being there. Um 29 proud years. So, thank you so much. So, all right. Next up, um on October 2nd of 2025, Centennial received some positive news regarding the refinancing of a bond. And at this time, I'd like
013to invite our chief financial officer, Mr. Tom Greenwood to the podium to share an overview of that. Mr. Greenwood. >> All right. Thank you very much, Dr. Lukaba. Uh board members should have the presentation uh at your seat uh along with a one-pager uh sort of overview of of what we're going to go over. Um as Dr. Lucab pointed out, it's been a busy fall. uh and that certainly uh been busy in the finance and business office. Um beginning uh in September um we began working on the refinancing preparing for our our phone calls with Moody's and and to establish our rating uh as well as working on the supporting documents and plans for the refinancing. Um, a couple of points. Uh, on the September 16th, Moody's had announced our ratings. We had a a
014call on the 16th. They announced our rating on September 25th. The district is proud to was very happy to see an an AA2 rating, which is sort of the second highest uh among uh among the rating profile for Moody's. Um they Moody's issued that press release. Factors contributing to that rating uh included a healthy financial position, strong fund balance, positive enrollment trends which are different. You know, many schools are losing enrollment uh as the uh as the lady at Moody shared with us, right? We are one of the districts uh that is it has been positive uh over that window that they reviewed uh and a stable tax base. Um they go on to talk about uh factors that lead that could lead to an upgrade in our rating uh as well as factors that
015could lead to a downgrade in our rating. Uh but all of that produced very positive energy around our refinancing and as I worked with a team at PFM to begin marketing uh our sale of bonds. Uh all of that made up part of that. on October 2nd um we had this our bond sale uh which was fantastic uh that it will generate uh savings of $1.3 million you know almost 1.3 uh1351621,000 which is outstanding news. It is really a testament to the district. It's a testament to the work that we're doing um and is more than double the savings originally anticipated when we met with the finance committee in May uh to talk about it. That number we were anticipating was $582,000. So this dwarfed uh in in all all ways the the savings that
016was going to be generated. Uh so we were very excited. Uh I was in on the 2nd that day. You can watch it sort of live. Um you can see the screen. You can see people placing bids uh and and securing the bond. So it was very exciting. Um it started out a little slow. I was to be honest. It was a little worried. Uh it was you school was closed that day, but I'm in my office, screens up, ready to rock and roll. And uh it didn't nothing was happening. So I was like banging on the screen a little bit. Uh but it turned around and um and the sale progressed. Uh and when it was all said and done, it was a very positive event. A broad group of buyers including Northern Trust,
017Black Rockck, Breen Ridge, New uh to name a few. So it was a good group of buyers. And that strong demand really pushed up our savings uh sort of in the final hours by upwards of over $200,000 which was uh exciting and really a testament to uh PFM and PNC's team that we were working with through that event. So they really helped uh maximize our sale and uh and total refinancing. um you know in in consultation with the PFM team um you know the stronger than expected results certainly attributed to market timing uh sometimes it's better to be be lucky than good I think we were lucky on our timing uh as news sort of fell through in September uh the bond market began to take a lift uh certainly within weeks of that window
018we really got some positive news uh which was outstanding and the fact that uh our rating is so strong. That rating is worth uh between a half a million dollars and a full million dollars depending on where you landed. Right? If you were if you were to drop a grade uh to an A3 rating, you know, that could cost us uh a half a million dollars, right? If you were to drop two spots to an A2, uh that would or yeah, an A2, that would cost us A1, I'm sorry, that would cost us almost a million dollars in savings. we would have lost a million dollars of that savings, but we didn't. It's good. All good news. Um, compared to our budget, we're going to save over $111,000 this year compared to the 2526 budget.
019and happily reporting that between the uh refinancing that took place last September and this most recent one on October 2nd, we will have saved the district 5,483,624, which is a significant savings. That savings is over time. Uh so it's not tomorrow and it's not a one foul swoop, but it is savings uh that the district will realize. We've talked about our debt uh balance and our you know expense ratio to that. Uh Centennial is one of the higher uh where our debt uh debt service is upwards of 12%. We talked about that last year when we did this first refinancing. We're ticking away and we're working that number down a little bit. So that's all very positive uh news and we're very excited to share it. So thank you very much. >> Mr. Um, you
020said over time, how long how long of a time frame till we see the savings? >> The savings you'll see immediately. So, right, but the 5 point the $100,000 for instance, right, will be over the term uh between then over the next probably 13 years. That's as far out as our debt goes. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> For for this series, the other series was I think 12 years. >> Yes. >> Yeah. So the last one, so we're one year in 12 year from last year's debt service and then this year it's basic math tells you it's about another 12 years. Right. Okay. Any other questions? Fantastic. Thank you very much. [Music] >> And thank you again, Mr. Greenwood, for your your work and and the work of the team to to bring
021this savings to us. Um just uh two more quick things. Um, I have started uh a series of parent and community engagement meetings. I'm meeting with the community at each of our six schools and I'll be doing so several times throughout the course of the year. So, those meetings are underway. Our next meeting is scheduled for Log College Middle School next Monday at 6:30. So, looking forward to engaging those and appreciate everybody who's come out for those as well. And um I am six meetings in to our student focus groups across the district. Um we have six down and I think Mrs. Roo 40 42 to go or so. So we have about 48 of those meetings set up with the goal of speaking with approximately 1,200 students in small group uh capacity. And I
022will say that just sitting and talking with our students, we really truly have insightful, mature, incredibly engaging, just wonderful, wonderful students. And I get a cross-section of of the student population in every one of these meetings, and every one of these focus groups, and we talk about their learning in class. We talk about school culture, we talk about how Centennial has helped them to prepare for the next level of success. We speak about a number of different things and it's been really really wonderful and I look forward to putting together a comprehensive report for the board and also for our faculty and staff and that will be shared later in the spring and then we will use that in tandem with our strategic plan and also with our goals and district initiatives moving forward so
023that we really are addressing the needs in real time that students are sharing. So, it's been a pleasure and more to come moving forward. And at our next meeting, we are excited because we are going to show you a wonderful video in celebration of uh principal month, which is the month of October. And that is all. Mrs. Branado, back to you. >> Thank you. Um Mr. Godson, it's your turn. >> Thank you so much. Turning the mic on here. Um, approval of the agenda for tonight. Be it resolved that the Centennial School District Board of School Directors 4.1 approves the October 14th, 2025 board agenda as per attached. Are there any corrections that are need to be made that are allowed by PA law? >> Second by Mrs. Crossen. All in favor? I. >> Any
024opposed? Any abstensions? Passes. 9 nothing. community comments. So, nice. When you get up to the podium, please just state your name, what township you live in, and you have 3 minutes. Thank you. Mr. William Brandenburgger. Hello. William Brandenburgger, 1319 West County Line Road. I'm uh obviously a Centennial School uh bus driver. I'm here actually to start with the most important part of the increase that has been spoken about voted for pass but there was some I don't know what you would call it but some reason technically that it was not but the most important part of that is the fact that the $30 an our pay will allow us to recruit. We don't have enough school bus drivers. We have mechanics driving school buses. We have office personnel driving school buses. and the [Music] other
025school systems that we compete with may or may not be paying more. I know Mike had said that they all pay over 30. I don't know what they pay, but if they're paying 30, we're paying 27. How are we going to recruit? So, that is the most important part of this. I would like to get $30 an hour. That's fine. I've been there 7 years. I make $27 an hour. Again, though, we're at a situation where we're behind the eightball. Every day, every day, we're hunting, figuring out, and adjusting things to service the students. This won't solve the recruiting problem, but it will certainly help the recruiting problem. Uh during the last vote there was three comments I guess that [Music] against the fact of going to the $30. One was the fact was that
026there was a $4 million um I shortfall or whatever it is $4 million deficit and I'm not sure that that should be put back on the bus drivers. was kind of like asking us to clean up for a party we didn't go to. The um [Music] the other piece of that was I think someone over here um wanted to make sure or to research before they voted whether or not the cafeteria workers, the other people that work in the um school system but we >> only have about 30 seconds left. >> Okay. that they that they wouldn't get something that's I would like them to get something. The final thing is that that $270,000 this would cost compared to the $4 million would be less than 7%. Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Mr. Godson.
027>> Thank you for your comments. Um, moving on to the consent agenda. We have 12 items. Can we move them all together? Seeing no objections, we'll do so. It resolved that the Centennial School District Board of School Directors 6.1 approves the minutes from the September 9th, 2025 work session regular school board meeting. 6.1B approves the minutes from the September 30th, 2025 committee of the whole meeting. 6.2 Personnel 6.2A Terminations 6.2B resignations 6.2 C Authorization to employ 6.2D leaves of absence 6.2E change of status 6.2F 2F mentor teachers and 6.2G co-curricular clubs and activities. Exceptions to policy we have none. Appointments we have none. Waivers we have none. Uh 6.6 conferences and travel we have none. 6.7 bids and votes none. 6.8 A 8 assemblies, speakers, and programs. We have none. 6.9 contracts, licenses, and services.
0286.9A approves the renewal of the memorandum of understanding with the Bucks County Children and Youth for the District to provide transportation for foster students that are best determined to to remain in the in the district for schooling. cost to be determined based on upon need. 6.9 approves the renewal of the memorandum of understanding with the W Institute of Graduate Studies to provide services to the district employees as at a reduced rate, no cost to the district. 6.10 textbooks, we have none. 6.11 Acceptance of donations, grants, and requests. 6.11a accepts a the generous donation in the amount of 4,000 to be added to the social workers fund to be used for students in need. 6.12 Changes of academic programs, positions, and stipens. None. Second by Mr. Hardline. Any discussion? Seeing none. All in favor? >> I.
029>> Any opposed? Any abstensions? >> I will be abstaining on >> 6.1 >> A and B >> as I was absent. >> So all except for one item passes by 9 nothing and one 801. Moving on to new business. We only have one item. Be it be it resolved that the Centennial School District Board of School Directors 7.1 approves an increase in the hourly rate of $3.70 per hour for current CDL drivers and an and increase in the hourly rate for newly hired drivers from $26.30 per hour to $30 per hour. effective October 4th, 2025 to increase recruitment and retention. The estimated cost to the district is 275 $275,000 which can be reduced as overtime cost are minimized along with the reduct reduction of outside transportation contractors and the bus patrol proceeds. >> second by
030Mr. Ginhard, any discussion? >> Yes, >> this is Lynch. >> Thank you. >> What I'd like to discuss is uh or have a discussion on the bus patrol. Uh I know that this was brought up at the last meeting, but I don't recall what school districts had bus patrol and what was their income from it. I know the bus patrol per se is for the township, for the school district and the company. I would also like to know bus patrol when they would install the equipment into our buses. This is a fantastic safety feature, but I'd just like a little bit more information on it. So, Mr. Greenwood, would you be so kind? Just to point out this was approved at the last board meeting. >> Yes, I understand that. Y >> but it's also
031incorporated as a measure into this agenda. So it's open for discussion. >> So uh so bus patrol has a growing uh list of schools that are participating. It is as Mrs. Lynch said and Mr. Godson an exceptional safety uh opportunity uh for our buses. Uh the township I live in, they're implementing it now. There's signs all over alerting everyone to be ready and be prepared for bus patrol. Uh not only is there the safety, but there's additional technology that goes into the buses, uh additional cameras, uh and the like that will uh really enhance our overall bus safety uh which is fantastic. Um I did uh seek and and have a a uh a small survey of uh users in uh in Bucks County. So I reached out to uh my fellow business administrators and
032chief financial officers to get some insight. Uh Penidge, Central, Bucks, Namy, Ben Salem, Quakertown, and Nisham all have bus patrol. They're all using it. Uh a number of them are just recently getting underway. Uh Nisham just started in September. So they're just getting getting started. Um and uh Nish Yeah, Nisham started in September. I'm sorry. Um Horscham uh Horscham outside of our county. Horscham and um I guess it was just Upper Morwind I think are also invol using it. Uh, Horscham started in the early summer. I think they've received a check for $4,400 so far. Um, uh, Ben Salem has been receiving, uh, between 60 and $80,000 a year for the past 3 years they've been using it. Um, so there's a a lot of numbers moving around. Um, and you know, a lot of
033early starts. Um there's a number of schools that uh have have used it and are getting citations but haven't collected any money yet either. So uh our anticipated start date is um is being finalized. Jim, so as of now the update on bus patrol is we've got our agreement back from Ivy Lambbor. Uh, Upper Southampton has it on their agenda for approval tonight and Worster, I believe, cancelled their last meeting. It was supposed to be on, so it's on their next meeting. So, by the end of the month, I hope to have both those agreements back and signed. Bus patrol has told me that it'll take somewhere between probably a month and a half to two and a half months depending on the use of our buses obviously because they're going to have to do
034it in times that we're not using them. So, they'll start a phase in and install on buses when we're not using them. So it'll probably take a month and a half to two and a half months to install in every bus and be complete and fully up and operational. >> Question in regards to this, will we install them ourselves or is an outsider coming in? >> That's uh they own the technology and all the equipment that's that's their property. So they install it fully and make sure it's fully operational. when um they install it will be during school hours and would have a bus or a couple buses out of commission for the day or >> it really depends on if we have if we need all of our buses they won't be installing them
035obviously. So we're going to have to work a comprehensive plan out with them and a timeline whether they're doing it after hours or they're doing it on weekends even or when they do it. We're going to have to work through that plan and see what it looks like once we're all up and up and ready to go. But we imagine that they they're you know this isn't the first rodeo for them so to speak. So uh I'm sure all bus all all transportation centers have a similar similar use of buses with some backup buses and then buses that would be going out. Right. So >> did we ever get an answer to who is storing the data for the internal video images? A constituent had come up and asked that question >> and if we
036could put on the record what is going to happen. to the public. >> So that data is stored into a cloud. They do not have access to viewing the data. They just get a positive and it's sent to the police department. So we but we have access to the internal video which we have now obviously but it's in a cloud and we can view it you know instead of download taking a chip out we we have it and log into a cloud and can view it. >> Okay. So it is under our control. So it follows under our guidance, our our internet policies and our, you know, in intellectual property policies. So good. Thank you. >> So are we looking around February of 2026, January, February of 2026 that maybe we'll be seeing funds from
037that or that will the program will start and maybe June we'll see funds. When when will we get some money out of this? >> I would hope in the first be beginning of the first of the year. somewhere in that time frame, we we'd be when we that'll be a great time we can phase a lot of it in is maybe let them allow them to have buses over break, you know, whether it's uh Thanksgiving or the holiday break. So, as soon as I figure out whenever I get all the agreements back, that's when we can start phasing in the, you know, and we'll have buses running with it probably in a few weeks. Just I'm talking full implementation of every bus that we're going to operate. It's going to take a little time. >>
038Thank you. Any other questions in regards to the salary increase? >> Oh yes. >> Thank you. >> Let me go to Mrs. Carson first because Mrs. Lyn already had the podium. >> I can yield to you. I can yield to you Mrs. Lynch. >> Mrs. Thank you, >> Mr. Greenwood. It doesn't seem like you have, not through your own fault because this is a new program, enough financial information to tell us and the public that this could pay for these increases. You the one that you cited was in the lower end 80,000 for three years. >> I believe it's per year. Yep. So the thing with it is the other information you have given us are school districts that are starting this school districts that don't have the money's coming in yet. >> Yep. >>
039So we really don't have a clear picture of how much we in Centennial will receive until we go through the program and it's working for a while. >> That that is that is correct. Right. I would agree with that statement. I do think, right, I mean, it would be wonderful if if we didn't have anyone running through the the the stops at buses, right? And that we weren't issuing anyone citations. Unfortunately, that's not true. Uh so, we expect to be issuing citations. Everyone seems to be doing that of all the districts I've spoken to. Um and and I don't think we brought bus patrol up or implemented it as a tool to uh to afford uh the change in rate for drivers, right? I think the change in rate for drivers is based on uh
040on demand, right? It is based on uh where we are today and the savings is is also incorporated in uh in the uh the motion right is is a reduction in overtime costs >> correct >> that our that our mechanics and office staff who are being called out and are working 60 hours a week. Right. It's it's costs and reduction in cost for outside services whether that is the intermediate unit which provides transportation to the district at a fairly high rate or organizations like bus patrol that we're bringing in trying to reduce the overall IU cost. So I think those costs, those opportunities are are much more valuable in our effort to offset uh the amount of money that the rate the change in rate will cause. Right? So I wouldn't I'm I'm not standing
041here in front of you saying I'm hanging my hat on on bus patrol. Right? I think bus patrol is a great thing to have. I think it provides safety for our students. Um, but I think the other areas in that, uh, the reduction of outside transportation contractors and the reduction in overtime costs are areas that would much more quickly resolve that that difference. Well, I I will say that this bus patrol thing sounds fantastic because people I'm not a bus driver, but I will tell you the way people drive in this township is insane and they don't care if it's a bus, a limousine, a hearse, they don't care. We're in a hurry. But I will also state that uh you have mentioned this as a funding base and it is in the motion. But
042I also want to say to the bus drivers from the time little kids, grandchildren in my case, so excited to get on that bus, you know, and you people know that cuz they're standing there with their parents hopefully and they're cheering. Here comes the bus. Here comes a bus. That's a warm career that you have. Thank you. >> The the whole purpose with this new uh proposal is to increase recruit recruitment of bus drivers, minimize overtime, get the mechanics back to working on the buses where they belong instead of driving buses. Anybody else? Yes, >> Mrs. Crossson. >> Um, I have a I have a couple questions. The first one, maybe some I'm not familiar. If a bus route requires a bus aid um for that trip and you don't have one available, will the
043trip still occur or do you have to find someone? Does how does that work? >> A bus driver would go, >> but someone has to be in that bus, right? is that >> special needs class where it's required to have a fee and there is no available then it will go down to the plus >> last year we were informed that um a parent was told she couldn't bring her child to school because there wasn't any aid the child had to stay home if you remember that in the beginning of last year the parent or the end of um the year before um so I'm glad you're saying this because she she was told that her child couldn't come to school cuz there was no aid on the bus for that day. >> So last
044week we got an an email from a bus from a family of a bus aid distraught that only the bus drivers were getting the 15% increase. So then I thought to myself, well could we do like split it? Could we split it between people in the bus garage that please? I don't know if that's possible but >> where the question is I'm sorry. Well, I'm just wondering is there something else we can do for the bus aids or the rest of the individuals? >> Yeah. So, I just instead of giving 15% to one, could we break it down between everyone and and put us in the middle instead at the top? Because we did get that email that said the top was $30 um was I think it was um I don't know who sent
045the email was the weekly report. It was $30 an hour at Happer Horscham. Could we break it down so everybody gets something? >> This is not on the agenda. We have >> Right. I know I'm speaking as a board director trying to figure out a concern. >> This can be those things can be addressed, but this specific item was put in place for reason. >> I am well aware of what I'm reading and what's right in front of me. I'm just making a suggestion representing region two. Making a suggestion. Can I can I address this? >> Well, Mr. Friedman still >> I'm done when you're done. >> So, we don't have a shortage of bus aids. >> As you recall, as you may recall, right, last November, we increased rates uh for the five hard
046to hard to fill positions, right, at that time, right? We've tried numerous different ways to address this issue and this shortage. This isn't shortage isn't a shortage that came about today. Uh it's not this year's problem. It's a problem that's sort of nationwide shortage uh that goes back to to COVID days. Um we have tried very hard to come up with different scenarios, different ways to recruit. We created a vanto driver uh van to CDL driver program that we brought individuals in. We trained them while they were you while they were actively employed with us and got used to the transportation uh world and they were uh training and we we they graduated, right? We had a number graduate. We have some that are still with us. We've had some that have left because they
047can now they have their CDL, right? they can make $30 down the street. Uh so we have attempted to do that, right? We did raise uh the starting rates uh for uh bus drivers, for bus aids, for IAS, PCAS, for um PCAS uh cooks. I think that was it. >> Cooks and leads, right? Cooks and leads. >> Yes. >> So >> um last year. So, I mean, I think it is something we've done. And I think as we move forward um going forward, we're going to need to evaluate everyone, but I don't think it's a matter of um changing that. Right. >> The $30 an hour rate is just above the median for the most recent uh salary survey, salary study, excuse me. So, can I can I Okay, so the idea is to increase
048recruitment and cut down on overtime because a large number of bus drivers are working 50 to 55 hours a week. That's time and a half after 40. The mechanics are working 50 to 60 hours a week. Also, time and a half after 40. The office staff is working overtime. That's time and a half over 40. That's a lot of overtime. >> And don't they all deserve something? You're telling me all these people are working time and a half, but we're only going to recognize one group. That is that is not That's what you just said. >> You were quite concerned at the last board meeting about a $4 million deficit. >> So I'm saying instead of 15% to one, Mr. Godson, we break that up to all of them. >> That is not on the
049agenda tonight. So we could make it. No, we're not. Well, that's not what's worth what's on here to vote on. >> I absolutely understand that. >> Okay. >> Related. However, I just would like to make a few brief comments if I might. Madame President, >> is that all right on this issue? >> Sure. >> Okay. Thank you very much. >> I'm just I'm just saying, Mr. Let me just I'll be done in two seconds. >> So, we are having such a difficult time recruiting bus drivers. So kids aren't getting picked up. We have to make ourselves more >> competitive. >> Excuse me. >> Yes. More competitive. And we're not doing that. Do we? In a perfect world, I would love to give everybody a raise, but I'm sure you'd have something to say about that
050too, Mrs. Mrs. Crossen. So, we can't do that. We don't have the money, but we do have to make sure these kids get to school on time. And I did suggest that you start driving a bus. And you didn't really like that that suggestion. >> Mr. Martin has to >> really uncalled for. I I obviously I'm not going to suggest you mix IVs for patients. >> Mr. Martin, >> well, you don't know how to do that either. So >> that's exactly what I No, you're you don't even want me to start. >> So I >> Mr. Martin, go ahead. looking to argue with anybody about this. I just have a few comments and concerns. That's my only issues of the evening. Number one, I understand the idea of recruiting and the shortage of drivers and
051I understand how hard the current ones have been working and certainly appreciate it. I don't think however that this presentation as we currently have it is a complete uh program of how we're going to address things. If we're going to talk about recruitment, then I don't know why we're backdating the effective date of the resolution because that can have absolutely no effect on recruitment whatsoever when you backdate something before you could even implement it. So that that's that's one point. uh two I I think in uh it doesn't pay to try to solve things peacemeal sometimes and in dealing with one issue you kind of create two more which is the rest of our employees who think based on some of the comments that I've received and I understand the folks here what they believe
052that they are kind of not being considered here in the whole totality of things and three I think we also also need to see some actual numbers. It's good to say this is going to be this or this is going to be that. The numbers we were given, which may or may not be accurate, but we were given them just two weeks ago. We're in the middle of salaries for for bus drivers were not the lowest. We're certainly not the highest. I understand that. And whether or not there could be a phase in of this program, whether or not there could be a bonus system of some type initiated, I don't know. I've never we've never had a total board discussion to try to come up with the best way to address the two issues.
053One is recruitment and the other is the current folks that are doing the job. So for those reasons, I I'm not opposed to doing things in both areas, but I don't think that the way it's currently being handled is exactly uh the best way and the most complete way uh to do it. And if we're going to increase a budget by a certain amount and the revenue and the expenditure side, we then have to increase the budget and the revenue side by a like amount of money in order to keep the budget where it is. And I haven't seen the numbers to make I've seen the ideas and the commentary. I haven't seen the numbers other than we got a list of what other districts are paying their uh their bus drivers. So, I think
054I I still have some concerns and I'm not opposed to people getting a a due increase and trying to do something to recruit more uh drivers because we can't compete in the long run. My final comment if we raise the salaries fine and then we we t we're the highest in wherever. we won't be the highest alum and we can't in the long run compete with Council Rock um New Hope Central Bucks. We just don't have the salary base in our communities that they have in theirs and I think we need to go back and come up with a more complete better plan to help the folks that are here as well as recruit new bus drivers. But thank you very much. >> Um I'm going to let the community comments go. Uh, Gino Hara,
055please. You have three minutes. If you could just state your name, um, what street you live on, Gino Harro, Toll House Road. I just like to address that we have taken off and are not allowed to take off in September, October, November. It's coming. I'm supposed to be in the hospital. I have worked 41 hours just to help you folks out. So, not by us not taking off at all, we're keeping your behinds from flo from drowning. We go, we give every every effort we can and work and work and work and we're saving your jobs. We're making you look better, us bus drivers. So I think it's a disgrace that you will not even for one iota of a second especially you Patty consider us giving us some more money. I I'm supposed to
056pay again in a hospital but I came here. It's that important to me. I have pneumonia. I worked 12 hours yesterday. That's all I really have to say. I would really consider giving us and everybody that deserved it some more money. And what about the $4 million? Mr. Greenwood, you said we have money coming in. Why can't we use that money? Anybody? >> They're not going to We They can't go back and forth with you. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> Thank you for your comment. I We hear you, Mr. Spudo. God, I hope she doesn't. >> I'm going to try to be a little calmer than my coworker cuz she does get excited. But, um, all due respect, Mr. Martin, this topic's been up for a month and you said you don't know
057what the other districts are getting paid. Well, how about looking around, finding out? >> I have a list that we were given, Mr. Spudo. I'm >> assuming the list. >> That's my turn to talk. It's my turn to talk. >> Okay. Okay. I sent you an email too asking you on another topic and never got an answer from Matt because I guess you know the constituents don't meet anything we do. >> So anyway, >> every day there's up on our board tells us the days that we're not allowed to take off. There's not a single day there that you can't take off. We're not we're not What you're doing is you're saving the district from failure by voting yes to give us the increase. voting no is definitely going to start sending drivers to other
058districts looking for a job and Warster Centennial the Centennial School District is going to go under. I promise you that. And I don't it's not a threat. It's reality. So the 370 that we're asking for that you're you're giving us is welld deserved. It's not a handout. Uh, as Jean mentioned, and I can give you 30 other more drivers are doing the same thing that she's doing. Why? To keep our district afloat and not go into failure because that's the people that we are. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Spudo. >> Mr. Hardline. All right. And then after that, we'll take the vote. >> I think Mr. Ginhard had his hand up as well. Oh, did you? I was just going to call for the vote because this is going on. >> So, the savings
059here is going to come with overtime and deletion of routes that we are basically outsourcing to the IU. Their rate is considerably higher than ours. All right. Um, it's go back and look for videos. The bus drivers have the utmost respect of this board. Okay. I mean, we have said time and time again in many instances, you are the first smiling face that a child may see in the morning and you're the last smiling face that a child may see when they get off the bus. I would not want your drive job. I would be a nervous wreck driving students around like that. That would just I'd be in the hospital with an ulcer. All right. If we have drivers driving 50 55 hours a week, CDL drivers, I know like truck drivers have a
060maximum number of hours that they're allowed to drive for safety of individuals. You know, it then also in my mind brings up a concern of safety of our students that you have drivers that are tired, sick, and it's very admirable, but if you have pneumonia, you need to be in the hospital. You need to you need to be getting well because that's the primary your primary need is to take care of yourself so that you can take care of our children. All right. So I am sorry to hear that. All right. That that is not okay. Um, as far as additional raises to other positions that are out there, those s that group of and I'm not calling it a collective bargaining unit because it is not, but that that group of individuals, their salary
061is up this year for review. Correct, Mr. Greenwood? >> Yes. So, that process for them is going to be starting as well. Um and we have within the last year in at least one occasion I believe twice given raises in those categories because we had spent some money and did some offsetting um investigations. I think we had a hay report that that we had processed or or a hay group or somebody similar to that that maybe we want to dig up as well for the coming budget discussions. I know that Mr. Greenwood, myself and Dr. Labal are going to be starting the budgeting conversation this week for next year already. Um, so that's certainly something that is going to be playing in mind with it. Uh, you know, the retroactive for 2 weeks, I understand
062that, Mr. Martin. I get I get it. But I don't know that the two weeks is, you know, we're going to be looking at that significant of amount of money. I think the the big savings here is going to come from elimination of overtime. If you are paying somebody 55 hours a week at time and a half, one employee offsets 40 hours of overtime from two employees. So it pays that that just pays for itself. And if this helps with recruiting and retention, that much the better. I mean, you know, being a a family community only gets you so far when you have bills that you have to pay. And we understand that and I understand that. I mean, I'm self-employed. Don't work, don't eat. It's an interesting concept. Okay. Um, so that's, you know,
063that's my two cents on this. >> All right. Thank you so much. Uh, Mr. Hardline, Mrs. Rouge, can we do a roll call on this matter? >> Now, we just briefly, Mr. Hartline, what is the amount of overtime the uh the total amount of overtime for bus drivers? >> Mr. Greenwood, do you have that number? Can can we take care of the vote now? >> Can we Well, let me pause for one second. Can you provide that information in the next few days to the board? The amount of overtime that is being paid out in transportation. >> Thank you. It'll be in the Friday weekly update. >> Yeah. Rouge. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Hartley. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Brancado. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Lynch. I abstain primarily because I believe that the aids should
064also be incorporated in increase even though we have a deficit which I will address later on. You do a wonderful job >> but it has to be fair in my mind. Thank you >> Mr. Ghart. >> Yes, >> Dr. Maguire. Thank you. Bus drivers and AIDS. Yes, Mrs. Crossen. I abstain for the previous reason I provide it. >> What is the previous reason? Cuz you have to have a reason to abstain. You can't just abs. >> Yes, I'm aware of that. And the discussion that we had before when I spoke about the bus aids. >> Do you remember that? That's why because it's not going to everyone in the bus garage. It's just going the 15% is going to one group each different. That is my explanation. >> We only need to vote for now.
065Thank you, >> Mr. Sidowski. >> Yes, >> Mr. Godson. >> Yes, >> Mr. Martin. >> I will abstain for the reasons that I did state about 9 minutes ago. >> Okay. Motion passes 63. [Music] >> I'ming I want to say something. Okay. >> Mrs. Bronardo has a comment. Thank you for coming, bus drivers. Um, I we we if we in a perfect world, we would be able to give everybody a raise, which would be wonderful. And absolutely, the bus aids deserve more money, but there the agreement is coming soon and they will be taken care of. Um, nobody's looking to leave anybody out like others are trying to insinuate. Nobody's trying to do that. And the one particular bus aid whose husband sent a letter. She is somebody that I love dearly cuz I've known
066her since I was 14 years old. I would never do anything to hurt her. But we have to get more bus drivers in here because we cannot have kids not getting a bus in the morning because there's just not enough of you to go around. So, thank you and um let's move forward. >> So, actually Mrs. >> I'm sorry. >> Thank you. I just I wanted to give everybody an opportunity to speak and didn't want to interrupt. But the other thing I will say and I I I made mention of this at the very beginning of the year at our convocation that one of the most powerful things about our district is that is our interdependence and that everyone's role fits seamlessly together around one of our most important misses which is student learning. And
067one of the reasons that this proposal came forward is because we're trying to address a very pressing need in the district and that is learning loss. And everyone in their roles and we talk about this as a cabinet all the time plays a role in causing learning to happen in our district. When students are not getting to school on time, it impacts learning. When teachers are not able to instruct students because of them arriving late, it impacts learning. It also impacts our families. We have families in our district, many of whom, as in many districts, rely on transportation to pick up their children, to transport them safely. And I thank our drivers and I thank all of our employees, everyone who works to keep our children safe in whatever capacity you serve our district and
068our children. But we have to address the issue of kids arriving to school late. We have to address the issue of our children coming home late or not getting a bus at all and having to sometimes miss school because of that. And we do have an obligation to address that. And sometimes those obligations run counter to what is convenient or what is necessarily budgeted for. But I thank the board for its consideration of this. I thank our drivers. I thank all of our employees. There's a lot of things that we do have to address and I respect what the board has brought up tonight and I appreciate that dialogue and I think that dialogue is what helps us to make good decisions as a govern or you as a governing board. But tonight with this
069vote is the first step in addressing learning loss. And that is one of our most important missions as a district. And so I just wanted to mention that point that we are trying to make sure that we're doing everything in our power to make kids successful academically. Thank you. Going on to policies. Mr. Ginhard. >> Yep. This will be mercifully short. We just have five policies that are presented for initial distribution and nothing for adoption. That's it. >> Moving. Okay. >> All right. Um we have on the agenda um the treasures report. Couple highlights from that. Um, despite the fact that we've still yet to receive any funds from the state, we have managed to amass $434,000 in investment income so far this year. So, we are actually trending a little bit above schedule. Um,
070despite the fact that there's probably a rough estimate of about $100,000 we have lost so far from investment income from not receiving any funds from the state. So, um, we are trending in the right direction for those numbers. Uh, keeping in mind that last meeting we approved, the board approved a half a million dollars in additional special ed funding for students that needed to be placed in in specific services. Special education costs are continuing to us. Um, last year we overestimated our special education funding by $2.5 million, which was the amount that we were originally anticipating the budget being over. So essentially, it was a dollar neutral budget by the time the those services were not needed. I know our special education department is doing a herculean job addressing what is 25% of our population
071having special needs or requiring IEPs or or some type of services. So that is a a major cost driver that we are looking at. Um hopefully something from the state will break at some point in time. They're working on other legislation. The budget does not seem to be moving anywhere at this time. So, um that's an important note. So, for approval tonight, we have um the approved bill list and the um pending bill list if anybody would like either of them pulled. If not, I will read them for approval. Seeing none, be it resolved that the Centennial School District Board of School Directors 9.2 2 approves the pending bill list as per the attached. 9.3 accepts the pre-approved bill list as per the attached. Second >> seconded by Mr. Godson. All in favor? >> I
072>> opposed. Abstension. Motion passes 900. Thank you very much. >> Board discussion and comments. >> Yes, Mr. Martin. >> Thank you. Uh, M. Marcado, I just have a question. >> Sure. I I just heard I think I heard if I'm paying attention the superintendent say we're experiencing a learning loss. Every presentation if I recall that I've heard from Mr. Rutz and the others that used to do that, Mr. Gabriel and everyone since CO ended for the last three years have had positive test results as far as our learning in various categories that they present where we've seen that presentation many times. Is that changed or is that continuing? I don't know what learning loss we are experiencing. Never heard about one. >> No, I I could I could address that. Thank you, Mr. Barton. No,
073just just to clarify, no, to the contrary, in fact, we're very excited because in in subsequent meetings, um, as a little sneak preview, Mr. Rutz will be providing not only an ed committee, but then also for the entirety of the board. Um, to the contrary, we are seeing uh not only that growth that that the district has talked about, but we're starting to see the achievement as well, and I believe that that will continue. My comment that I made uh at the at the end of the vote was that when a child is not transported to school on time and misses 30 or 40 minutes of a class, that's that's a loss of seat time. That's a loss of that opportunity to learn in that moment. Um we're not seeing declines in our achievement. To
074the contrary, we're not experiencing learning loss across the board comprehensively. But anytime a child is not in a seat receiving instruction is a missed opportunity and that that was the point that I was trying to make and if I if I wasn't clear on that um that was my error but to the contrary we are continuing to see that growth and achievement. You're welcome. >> Is there anybody else? >> Mrs. Lynch please keep it brief. Thank you. Yes, a reminder. I should have done it at the beginning of the meeting. October is breast cancer awareness month. So, ladies in the audience, ladies at home, please go have your mamogram. You don't know how important this is until it affects your family. Thank you, >> Mrs. Lynch. May I tag something on to that as well?
075I actually um know a male that passed away from breast cancer. >> Yes. >> So it is something that um plays both sides. >> Thank you. >> And Mr. Hartman. Thank you. Uh second thing I have is actually directed to Mr. Greenwood. What was the ending balance at the conclusion of a budgetary period? I I thought, but I could be in our It was 6.4 million deficit. >> I think the the deficit was I think $4 million for and change. >> I'm having trouble hearing you. What? >> Four in change. I can. >> So now I keep hearing 4 million. So would you please explain to me in elementary verbiage the change? >> I'm not sure there is a change, but I will I will look it up for you. >> Well, if the ch
076if the past two meetings that it could be more, I keep hearing 4 million as a deficit and previous to that it was higher. Yeah, >> I would think there's a change >> and and if the board is amendable, I I would just ask you I know Mr. Greenwood doesn't always have this information at at the ready. We can certainly provide that information to the board. >> Okay. Excuse me if I'm putting you on the spot. >> The budget defic $4.5 million. $4.5 million. 4,542696 >> was the deficit. Thank you, Mr. Ringwood. >> Would you be kind enough to give me a detailed report, not thousands of pages, just a little explanation in writing to my home, please? I would appreciate it. >> Sure. I The presentations are are live. So, I will send you
077what we shared. Yes. Uh at the board meetings. >> Correct. You're right. >> Correct. Correct. what I was saying I'm sorry sir Mrs. Lynch that what you're asking for and and Mr. agreement just said that um it we have already talked about some of this at board meetings you might so if you go back to um all the other agendas etc within the last I guess 6 months you'll find those documents you're asking for so it might be just easier just to do that just look at there >> I think if we just embed them in um the Friday update as well as providing the direct links for Mrs. Lynch that would probably be the method to go by >> Mr. And I'm not looking for a um >> you're not looking for >> montage
078of information. >> Back to last board meeting. Mrs. Crossins was so kind to bring that number up for us. >> So that's the end of my questions and for anybody who has additional information. Thank you. >> Mr. Gard, would you like to do 11.1 district policy report? >> Sure, why not? We last met on September 16th and the uh policies that were distributed tonight for initial reading were talked about and gone over. Like to remind everyone that uh we still have openings on citizens policy committee. So if anybody wants to be involved in that, you can email Mrs. Roost. to hook you up. And for anybody who wants to see our policies, they are available on the website in board docs. You go to our website, schoolboard, and under school board is board docs and
079you can see all the policies and the administrative regulations, if you have any questions on how things are run in the district. Our next meeting was moved. It was October 21st. There's a conflict because of uh interviews for an HR director. It has been moved to the next day uh is the 22nd at 4:00 in the afternoon and I'm done. >> Thank you, Mr. Ginhart. Mr. Godson, please. >> All right. I'm The last Box County IU board meeting took place September 16th. Uh it was um held at the Lower South Early Learning Center uh down in Feastville. It is a nice, beautiful facility that is serving close to 400 students, including our students that um were placed in at Davis Elementary School uh in the past, but because we running out of space, even though
080they have, you know, sorry, I appre I will go back and start all over again. Um the last Box County IU meeting took uh place on September 16th. uh at the Lower South Early Learning Center. It is a facility that is beautiful and serving uh close to 400 students. Um our former Davis Elementary early childhood program has now been moved down to that location because we were running out of space here in Centennial. Um we also the uh you also provided service for the uh leadership program uh and are now offering um a new session um where two to three stu uh teachers and staff members from the district you know will be uh uh offered you this u leadership uh cohort program at the IU. uh their first program, you know, took place back
081in 2017 and they have until now had 229 alumni go through that program. Uh they also continue to work on enhancing security and safety within the IU which is you know placed throughout the county and not just within a school district. Um they have also uh created a new uh or rented a new space at the Pearl Sbuck Elementary School in Nisham School District. So they are now able to um group them more age appropriate with elementary school students at the Ples Buck School and the secondary students at the Samuel Ever U school. And on top of that uh they are providing support and services for the district act uh districts act u 13 educator effectiveness training and other new uh teacher learning modules. That's it. Our next meeting is uh October 21st. >> Mrs.
082Crossson, please. PSBI. >> Certainly. Um very exciting news. Public education in Pennsylvania is evolving and the Keystone Education Report is where the conversation begins. PSBA's PSBA's new halfhour television program features indepth interviews with superintendent, schoolboard directors, legislators, and other influential direct other influential voices. Episodes air on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, 7 pm on Pennsylvania cable network. Members can also view a recording of each episode at PSBA's YouTube channel the Friday after it. So anything you have missed from PSBA, you can now watch on TV >> channel 9. >> All right. So, um, Centennial Education Foundation, um, upcoming events. There is still time to register for the, um, October 25th puzzle competition. You have until the deadline is this coming, uh, Thursday, October, Make sure, I'm sorry, this coming Friday, October 15th.
083So, um, a lot of fun. And even if you don't want to participate, um, for a minimal entrance fee, $10 per spectator, you can come in and watch these people put puzzles together in lightning fast speed. Um, and there was raffle baskets, 50/50s, a snack bar, etc. All goes to a good cause towards the Centennial Education Foundation. Um we did um introduce our new superintendent at our last meeting and our next meeting is next Tuesday the 21st rolling into legislative um council. I already kind of touched on it. Um not much is getting done in Harrisburg as far as um the budget's concerned. Uh the latest it's gone has been, believe it or not, Christmas. So, we'll see if we have one prior to that. School districts are really starting to feel the pinch throughout
084the uh the Commonwealth. We are still fortunate. As of right now, we have approximately $99 million in our coffers, but that is because our taxpayers pay their dollars, their tax bills on time. and we have brought in so far this year in tax revenue $85 million. Uh the remaining balance is uh fund balance less the money that we've already spent going out. But, you know, we should be receiving about I want to say about $700,000 a week from the state on average money that would be invested that we are not earning any investment income on. And to date, I estimate that we're probably down about $100,000. And keeping in mind that that money is going to the state coffers, not to the local school districts. So hopefully something will happen um in the near future.
085>> All right, >> Mr. Dor. >> Yeah, a couple of things for MBIT. These can all be found at the MBIT website, which is mbit.org. If any students who have completed 8th grade, want to see what techn is all about, you can shadow all 21 programs that we have there, reach out at mbit.org. Sign up. you can you can look at the trade, see what their programs are about and see if it's for you and if it's something you want to do. Also letting people know that uh MBIT has a uh salon that is staffed by uh senior students. It's called Salon Extreme. They do a great job and uh prices are really reasonable and uh that will be opening soon. I don't know have the exact date yet, but keep an eye on the
086website for when that is opening. Also to let families know that uh Little Bucks is the daycare center that is operated at MBIT. Uh currently enrolling 18 months old to 5 years old. You can again get that at mbit.org if you're looking for quality daycare. And uh two shout outs to one to the uh um assistant director of MBIT Lauren Doerty. She presented at the national career technical leadership association conference at the women in leadership section of the conference. Uh she did an outstanding job. She was one of I think only three presenting I think. Um and that is nationwide. So this is our Bucks County um local um technical school presenting at a nationwide conference. So that's very impressive especially when you consider the size of some technical schools that attend that thing. and
087also um the director uh Dr. Kovll, he uh is quite the podcaster and he did several podcasts from that event. So if you want to get any updates on what's going on, go to nbbit.org and you can find those podcasts. And one final thing to tag on to what uh Mr. Hardline was uh talking about with the budget. Um school districts are hurting considerably because of a budget impass. Career and technical schools feel it even more acutely because they are not funded the same way that a local school district is funded. They don't have reserve accounts like we do to keep things going on a daily basis until the state gets their act together. Um sending school districts pay money to NBIT to send students. But it's it's basically it's a handle of mouth kind
088of setup. So they don't have the reserve. they're going to feel it much faster than a school district is trying to keep the lights on and keep classes in session. So, um you know, just ask people if you want to get involved with this, contact your legislators. Um people that are going to career and technical schools are going to feel this first and they're going to feel it worse if this doesn't get worked out. >> Thank you. >> If I could just a second here, you know, tag on a little bit uh on Mr. Hartline. um our 13 school district superintendent and three technical school board uh directors or directors did via DIU send a letter to all the state legislators in the county to encourage movement on the budget. >> Thank you. Thank you.
089Um communications I think we've done that. Um additional community comments. There are none. Schedule of schoolboard meetings. Calendar of events. Mr. Ginhardt. >> Okay. The education and student services committee meeting will be held Wednesday, October 15th at 12:00 p.m. here in the boardroom. Finance committee will meet Thursday, October 16th at 1 p.m. in the boardroom. Operations committee will meet Friday, October 17th at 11:00 a.m. in the boardroom. On Friday, October 17th, it will be early dismissal, grades K12 for an inservice day. The BCIU will have its board meeting on Tuesday, October 21st at 7 p.m. at BCIU. MBIT will hold its executive council committee meeting of the whole. Monday, October 27th at 5:30 at NBIT. We will hold our committee of the whole meeting here Thursday, October 28th at 7 p.m. Monday, November 3rd, early
090dismissal, grades 6 to 12. NBIT will hold its executive council meeting. Monday, November 3rd at 5:30 at MBIT. Tuesday, November 4, all schools are closed. It's an inservice day for elections. and we will meet again Tuesday, November 11th at 7:00 p.m. here in the boardroom for the work regular meeting. That's it. >> Thank you. >> Motion to adjurnn.j So move >> your baby.