001Heat. Heat. Heat. Hey, hey, hey. Heat. Hey, Heat. Hey. Hey. Hey. Heat. Heat. Heat. Very good. Let's go ahead and get started. The time is now 9:03 a.m. Welcome to this special school board meeting. It's open to the inerson participation available to the public via live stream on Central Consolidated School District's YouTube channel. Item one, routine matters. Call the meeting to order and verify quorum. Mr. Soap, Miss Hasky, Miss Aspus >> here. >> Miss Montoya >> present >> and myself. That's three. We do have a quorum. Jared, would you please let me know when either of the two get on, please? Thank you. Item two, reports a FY20 26, 2027 school district operating budget and form 901B-10 by Stacy Gallagher. Yours, please. Thank you. >> If you could pull up my presentation, please. Thank you.
002and then I had just sharing another set of slides if you can see if she's got those. I'd just like to go over our um preliminary budget presentation for 2627. So next slide. So the agenda of this is the mission and vision of the district, the purpose of the budget, some district facts, our staff counts, student counts, legislative mandates and new that are new for the school year 2627 and an overview of the 2526 expenses and the operational budget and expenses. So next slide. So, Central Consolidated School District mission and vision. The vision of the district is a community of learners dedicated to building lives. And the mission building a collaborative relationship within our collective community through continuous learning, open communication, and shared trust. The purpose of the budget, the purpose of a school's operating
003budget is to provide a statement expressed in financial terms as it serves the primary tool. It serves as a primary tool for planning and controlling operations. more than just numbers. It is a record of the district's decisions and spending plan for its future where we balance our expenditures and our revenues. Some district facts. We have four high schools, three middle schools, eight elementary schools. We currently have 850 employees and on the 120day count we had 4,064 students which is what our budget is set on. Some legislative mandates this year. There were two that really impact the budget the most. The first one being all employees insurance provided at an 8020 cost to the district. This is a change from the tiered approach used over the last couple of years. This was funded through an increase
004in the SEG unit per pupil at the state level. There is also a 1% salary increase for all employees. This was not funded through the SEG this year, but it wasn't but it is being funded on another side of the government that's not necessarily guaranteed next year. Our projected student enrollment um TW this is what our enrollment from 2526 looked like. If you take a look from to 2627 where our budget started, we are down 4 and I can't quite read that. It's not big enough. 493 students, I believe. >> That's correct. Yeah, 493 students from where we were at in 2324 to where we are at today are on our 120day count. So we have shown some significant drop in enrollment. um the uh elementary schools EBS and Nukem L showed an increase but
005that is because they inherited the sixth grade whereas our declining schools right now that showed the most were TBA and NMS because those sixth graders went to the elementary level. Um but even with the sixth grade leaving TBA has gone from 404 students to 218 and NAM mid from 164 to 83. Part of that being moving out the sixth graders, but not all of that decrease is the movement of the sixth grade. Okay, next slide. And this is just another visual of that showing that drop from 2324 to where our operating budget for 2627 will be based on. Okay. However, even with those drops in enrollment and the legislative mandates, we were able to take our ex our revenues that are projected for this next year and allocate them for an increase in instructional funding
006and support services for student funding. In 2526, we Jared, can you make that just a little bigger? We were able to fund instruction at 59.2%. In 2627, we'll be able to fund instruction at the 10,00 level at 61.19%. And one of the biggest accomplishments that our department feels like we've made and that we are really pretty proud of is our school budgets this last year were under impact aid. They were under the 151 budget and in this next year we are able to fund our schools individual budgets through the 11,000 budget. and that that's quite an accomplishment and that did not cost us any teaching staff or anything else. We have just been able to make that increase to our school levels. We've also been able to add to student support to 12.45%. Support services
007and instruction, we've increased that to 5%. General administration, we were actually able to allocate that at a less percentage of our budget at 79% down from 1%. School administration at the school site, we have also taken that budget down just a little bit to 9.17% from 9.86. Um, central services are about level from where they were. operations and maintenance really pretty level down just a little bit. Student transportation we have made an increase and that is trying to project possible um fuel costs and cost to travel with our students. We're also looking at new leagues for two of our high schools. So making sure that we're prepared for that extra travel there and so that we can cover costs. food services. This year we did supplement with um about a million dollars because our revenue
008in from state and federal sources was just not quite high enough to cover that entire budget. We're hoping that those revenues this next year will be enough. If needed, we will increase that budget throughout the year. We won't cut our food and food services, but we are hoping the revenues at the federal and state level will cover what's necessary in that budget. community services. We are still going to be putting good money there. Plus, we have some really good grants coming in. So, less of that will come out of SEG and more of it in grants. And so, a grand total, our grand total budget this year will be 77,223,434. And that is up from 76,758,317. Okay. Next slide. And then Jared, did you This is just a visual of how the money is being
009spent. Um where we had fund shifts into instruction, transportation, away from as much administration. And where our revenue sources come from, our top investment areas are in instruction, student support, and transportation. And our slightly increased budget. So that's just a visual of that. Next slide. Okay, that's just a contact information. Jared, were you able to get those slides I had just sent to Miss Ray this morning? So, I wanted to show you some accomplishments we've made with our money this year and how it has supported across the district at all levels. Okay, I'm letting Sharon take over. So, we received some data yesterday on our BOI and EOI gains. And that's one of the things I wanted to show because it's pretty impressive what we've been able to do as a district with support from
010upper administration all the way through teachers and EAS and making our buildings a comfortable place to work where kids can learn. And I was pretty impressed with some of these numbers. So across the district third grade we showed and these are students who move to proficient not nearing not almost these are students who move to proficient from the EOI from the BOI to the EOI from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. In third grade reading we had a plus 16 jump in language usage a plus 22 jump and in math a plus 24. Fourth grade, we also had a plus 18 in reading, a plus 13 in language arts, and a plus 24 in math. In fifth grade, we showed plus eight in reading, 12 in language usage, 25 in
011math. Sixth grade, plus nine in reading, plus 19 in language usage, and plus 31 in mathematics. And in seventh grade, plus 11 in reading, 11 in language usage, plus 13 in math, and in eighth grade plus 17 in reading, plus 10 in language usage, and plus 14 in math. To have complete gains across the year is really good. And some of those gains are pretty substantial. So that shows how, you know, utilizing the budget the way we have and supporting the people that we do has really started to pay off this year. Um, next slide. And these are just a couple of things because I started trying to put some of this together. Some of the things we've used other money for is we've put up marketing billboards. This is an example of one to
012try to draw students to Central Consolidated. So, I think we have a three of those. >> We'll have six total. We've also started some big projects. Not only are we painting buildings, paving um facilities. We're doing a lot of things. We also have two big lighting projects, one at Kirtland, one at Nukem. we're able to start really making some improvements in our building and are looking forward to getting started again and working with NUA to start moving our building projects forward in Nukem. So those are some of our accomplishments throughout the year working across the board and I stand for any questions. >> Questions from the board. Miss Hasky, >> Mr. So, >> um, sorry I I didn't I couldn't unmute myself. >> Okay. >> But I appreciate all the I appreciate the information. It's
013really good to see that um we had so much growth. Um just a couple of weeks ago while we were at gov togov we were we were approached um Mr. So, and I were approached by um someone from from um another organization and they had mentioned our the school district and >> in a different light. They were they um had mentioned that we were >> not doing as well. and to see the the gains that we've made across the board. I I feel very confident we'll continue this this um this pro this progress that we've been doing. Thank you, >> Mr. So, >> yeah, I I just want to say thank you for the information presentation that's been been data that's been been provided. Uh with that said, I think we need to do our
014district needs to do a better job of of trying to tell our story and a lot of the the successes that have happened because to me what's alarming is that even though the the six sixth graders have moved from the junior high to the elementary schools, that's still a huge loss. Even if you assume that that all they did is moved from this school to this school, 493 is a huge number. That's almost like a whole school. >> Yep. >> Gone. So maybe this requires like another examination of what exactly is going on in our school in terms of school culture, climate, all these factors that make school a welcoming place. Where the where are the kids going? Has the district examined where these students are going? Where are they transferring to? Um because I
015think that information will give us more details, more information about what what exactly is going on because that that number is alarming. >> Yes. >> And if this continues to trend that way, it's it's not sustainable. >> Correct. and h having to make some really tough decisions and no one's going to like those decisions. >> Yes. And we have started looking at, you know, reasons why we're losing students and especially in the Shiprock area and the Nukem area. A lot of it has to do with jobs and housing and people moving away for jobs and of course they take their students with them when they move whether it's to Farmington or to Gallup or to Phoenix. And so a lot of it that we are finding is loss in jobs, loss in housing. We do
016show one area growth in our district and that's OHO and that brand new housing area. We have picked up students over the last two months at OHO. >> Okay. All right. Okay. Well, thank you. Thank you. I thank you. >> You answered a lot a lot of my questions. >> Miss Aspus, any questions? >> Yes. Um I was just wondering about the lighting that you showed at the last part of your presentation. Um especially Kirtland, would weren't those um fairly new? >> No. Where they're putting these lights up are in areas that weren't lit before. So they are putting up lights so that they have lights in all areas. This is new lighting. >> Okay, that's that's that's better. Thank you. >> Montoya, any questions? >> No questions. I appreciate the information in your presentation.
017>> The only comment I have is um I appreciate uh Mr. So's comments and questions regarding the student loss. And yesterday we had a uh conversation with state representative Hernandez and that was really one of the points that I stressed to him was one the loss of students out of this district and the talent that we're losing out of this district and it was really regarding what you touched on the economic situation here within the community and even down south more so than not because we don't have a lot of control over that kind of development in this area. And so, um, we pressed them on that and working with the state to bring in more development. There's some things that are occurring, but what did you say 29 2029? And he was stunned with
018the loss of students >> over the past couple years. And so therefore, it it's incumbent upon the area and the region hopefully to get some growth that will keep these kids here. Housing is one thing, but jobs completely totally another. And I made the comment uh referencing I said it's service industry jobs are good. However, you're looking at what we need are 20, $30 an hour jobs, $100,000, six figure jobs to suffice for the families here, especially professionals to keep their kids here. >> Correct. >> And we know we're losing them because of that. That's a good portion of it. So we did impress that upon him and hopefully um you know along with the uh chapter and the tribe and the state work together to do some kind of development here to keep that
019here in this community. So with that I I really appreciate it and you know I was looking at a little earlier the increases in the IMEA beginning of the year end of year and again as Mr. said, "We need to to our own horn." >> Mhm. >> Because I'll be very blunt. The word that I heard um with respect to what Miss Hass was saying was CCSD is at the bottom of the bucket in the state. It's exactly what was said to me. And so I understand what they were hearing. And obviously these numbers uh don't express that, but that's okay. It gives us a lot of room to grow. >> Yes, sir. >> And to do what we can to get them out of that damn bucket because that's our job and our responsibility
020as a board to again create the environment for the superintendent to do that. I I've been telling people around the state we're moving in the right direction and we need to keep that momentum going and this has proved positive of that. So, thank you very much. I appreciate it. There's nothing further at this time. >> They're present. >> Go ahead, Missy. Um, I just wanted to also maybe um maybe recommend that we do like a PR PR um >> put out the information about the games >> because what we're we're inundated with is the the negative aspects, >> the wherever they're getting this information, it's not accurate. So maybe we need to do a better job also with providing more of the the positives also for um recruitment purposes. >> I I agree. I believe
021the superintendent heard that and our media gentleman back there Jared heard that as well too. So I think we certainly need to do that. Um somebody else had a comment or a question. I believe >> I have a comment. >> Yes ma'am. Hold on. I finished coughing. Um, you know, just hearing hearing that about, you know, being the at the bottom, uh, really really makes me angry. Um, I would have shot back with other things and mainly if this was a state official or from ped. Look who has the reigns. Um they're the one that that that put you know with their um their standards their is their laws and has it put us in that in that area. And um the other the other thing I wanted to say was the the um other
022day during the meeting it was said that some some parents are taking their children you know to Farmington other places other you know so that they can go to work and pick up their child. Um, I was wondering maybe we can um see how we can help in those areas and so we can bring those students back and you know there's just a thought and um I don't know what the numbers are in those cases but Yeah, I I agree. Um I think the obvious is that you know we we started seeing these numbers after CO and after the shuttering. So I think it's it's safe to say that this is this is um no longer speculated. It's reality now. And and I think the responses from whoever these people are, if they're from PED
023or legislatures or whoever, um it's reality and and I think it's time for them to wake up and and see this and and know know that this is what their outcome this they were responsible for this. >> Thank you. If there's nothing further, we can move on to the second item on the agenda, which is B, proposal of one-time retention stipen presentation by Miss Amry. Thank you, Miss Galver. Good morning. Good morning. Um, didn't realize I was presenting. So, yay. Can I see the slides, please? I might need Stacy's. >> Yep. Okay. Okay. Okay. All right. So, at the end of the year, our schools were and our district, we were frugal with our funds. We have some extra impact aid at the end of the year. And that is why we would like to
024offer stipens instead of putting we've been putting a lot of money back into savings for our building projects and we're afraid we're going to start getting some push back on that. So, we would like to invest this in our community here and in our staff across the district for the wonderful things they're doing as could be seen with our um instructional increases. So, yes. Okay, the slides. So, while we're waiting on the slides, I just want to reiterate that this is a one-time funding opportunity. It will be for this school year. Um, so no assumptions that it will be continued in the future. And we're keeping Steve superintendence, right? Cuz he still owes the district. >> Yes. He needs to stay forever and ever. >> I'm just kidding. >> Are there slides? Yeah, maybe Sharon
025has them, please. Yes. >> Um Mhm. I She's got him too, but yes. Hold on. >> Yeah, Jared, go ahead and just five minutes. Thank you. Heat. Hey, Heat. He's seen them. Okay. >> Continue please. >> Okay. Thank you. All right. Good morning again. So here is our proposal for retention stipens. Next slide please. Uh the purpose we mainly want to just recognize uh our staff who are returning for the next school year. Um so retaining high quality staff is about more than just filling seats. It's about maintaining the institutional memory and emotional heart of the district. Uh so looking at three different areas. Academic stability which will impact the students, cultural vitality which impacts the staff and fiscal efficiency which will impact the budget. So uh minimizing the churns just meaning that uh if
026we recognize the current staff and incentivize them to return next year, we're not starting over. cost of starting over with a new employee is uh substantial. We have to retach pretty much everything. Um and it will also help us self safeguard against the hard to fill positions. We have several positions throughout the district that we struggle to fill every year and once we get them filled, we want to ensure that those people stay. Um it will help mentor our new staff so the experienced staff are incentivized to stay and to mentor the new folks coming into the district. um this consistency that we will have will help us build long-term relationships throughout the district and within the community. And uh just recognizing the value of the returning staff. Um I spoke to the return on
027investment. If we're keeping our current staff, then the dollars that we've invested in those staff go further and stay within the district. and uh just admin um reducing the administrative burden on leadership by having to constantly rehire staff. Next slide. Okay. Eligibility. So, who who gets it? That's the big question. Staff that are returning for the next school year. So, the staff that are employed this year that will be returning in the 2627 school year. That's all staff, certified, classified, and administrative staff. and the staff must be in good standing. Uh the distribution, what we're proposing is a a one-time payment which will be June 17. That's going to fall between the regular pay periods within June. So, it'll be a completely separate check and that will minimize the um concerns related to the taxes
028and then also lessen uh the administrative burden to payroll. Payroll has a lot of checks that they have to get out in June with the summer lumpsum checks. So, there'll be the June 10 check, the June 17 onetime stipen check, and then the June 25 check to finish out school year. Next slide. All right. Now, for the money. So, here's what we're looking at. Roughly 890 staff returning, 49 administrators, 406 certified, 436 non-certified staff. We have three options. Option A being a $1,000 stipend. Option B, a $1,500 stipen, and option C, a $2,000 stipen. So, you can see if we went with option B, let's look at that one. It would be 1.3 million. If we add in the benefits, 1.8 million. If we go with a $2,000 stipen, without benefits, we're looking at 1.7.
029And then with benefits, 2.4. I believe that's the last slide. Yep. All right. Do you have any questions from the board. Miss Haski, >> um I don't have any questions at this time. Thank you, >> Mr. So, >> I don't have any questions. Thank you, >> Miss Aspus. >> Yes. Um definition of good standing. >> Um staff that aren't currently in an administrative process. Uh maybe, you know, we've do have throughout the year staff that are on administrative leave or maybe pending an investigation, something employee related. >> And if they're found um not guilty, then they get a a bonus after or what? >> Yes. >> Stipen. Yes. >> A stipen. Yes, most um employee related matters are are finalized this time of year. We have two I believe that are outstanding. Um so it's
030not like it's a large number of folks, just a couple of instances. >> How long does that wait? >> Um >> it will be finalized before the end of uh school year contracts, employment contracts for the school year. No, I mean the person on admin leave and you're waiting for the outcome. >> It really just depends on the individual situation that >> are we waiting on that person or that the the um final um whether they're going to be let go or not. Are we >> point of order? Uh, Miss Aspus, >> those are uh administrative questions and decisions that are being made. I understand your point of asking the question, however, we can't be getting too deep into the conversation. Thank you. >> Okay. I'm just wondering um what uh uh if we're waiting
031on things like that and then and then on top of that uh is um the non Uh who do you call >> the foreign teachers? Are they a part of all of this too? >> Yes, all staff regardless of race. >> And you you were what about the temp? not full-time but temporary part-time I mean >> um we don't consider any of our our regular employees part-time. We consider all of our employees full-time and that number the 891 is all um CCSD current employees returning. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> You're welcome. Miss >> Montoy, any questions? No questions. >> Uh just a point of clarity. Um you were talking about specifically every employee with a contract with CCSD not to include ESS because I think that's the point she was trying to make
032and those are employees of ESS and not CCSD, >> right? So yes, none of the substitutes that are under ESS. Um and also another great point, none of the contract staff that that uh maybe our departments contract with. So only regular CCSD employees. >> All righty. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> With that, thank you for the presentation. I appreciate it. >> You're welcome. >> We can move on to um item three, executive session. A convening executive session discuss limited personnel matters regarding the board's goals and expectation of the superintendent and discussion of the superintendent evaluation of contract renewal as permitted under NMSA 1978 section 10-15-1H2 of New Mexico open meetings acts discussion on collective bargaining regarding potential collective bargaining agreement as permitted under NMSA 1978 section 10-15-1H5 of Mexico open meetings act. Someone would
033like to make a motion to convene into executive session. >> I make a motion. >> I will second. >> Thank you, Miss Hasky. >> Thank you, Mr. Roll. >> Roll call. Miss Hasky. >> Yes. >> Mr. So, >> yes. >> Miss Aspus. >> Yes. >> Miss Montoya. >> Yes. >> And myself. That is 5. The time is now 9:45. will convene into executive session. Did you get that, Miss Ray? >> All right. Well, I wrote it down. We're good. Hey, be Time is now 11:23 said from session B reconvene an open session as stated at board has discussed in the executive session only subject identified agenda as the reason close discuss personnel matters regarding board goals and expectations of the superintendent and discussion of the superintendent's evaluation of contract renewal as permitted under NMSA 1978
034section 10-51H2 of the Mexico open meetings act discussion of collective bargaining regarding potential bargain agreement as permitted under NMS SA 1978 section 10-15185 special meeting like make a motion to reconvene at the start. >> I would make a motion to reconvene in open session. >> Second. >> A second vote. Um Mr. So >> I vote yes. Miss Let's ask Mr. Bo to reconvene. >> Yes. Matoyo. >> Yes. >> And myself. Yes. It's 4. Time is 11:24. Moving on to possible board action. AFY 2026 2027 school district operating budget and form 901B-10. Motion to accept the budget. >> Mr. President, I will make >> uh Mr. President, I will make a motion to approve the uh fiscal year 2026 2027 school district operating budget and form 901B 10. >> Second. >> I second. Vote roll call.
035Mr. So, >> yes. >> Miss Aspus, >> yes. >> Matoya, >> yes. >> Myself, yes. Budget is approved. Moving on to item B, proposal onetime retention stipen. Is there a motion to accept either A, B, or C on the stipen um recommendations? >> Uh, Mr. President, I will make a motion to approve the onetime retention stipen option C in the amount of $2,000. >> Is there a second on option C? >> I second. >> Okay, it has been motioned and accepted for option C. Vote a roll call on that exception. Um, Mr. Soap. >> Yes. Miss Montoya. Oops. I'm sorry, Miss Aspus. >> No, >> Miss Monatoya. >> Yes. >> And myself. That's yes. Uh, three to the affirmative and one for the no. Um, on to item five. >> Yes, ma'am. Go ahead. >>
036Okay. I may have missed a chance, but I wanted to motion for option B mainly because I see that there's light at the end of the tunnel where we have this extra money and um and I do realize that, you know, our staff and and our district um personnel need um the the extra and I'm I'm I'm sure they're going to be grateful. But at the same time, I'm also thinking of other areas where we could um spend and um regarding um parts, supplies, um even the arts, um instruments, things like that. So, um, but I don't know. I may have missed that chance, but that was the reason why I wanted option B. >> All right. Thank you for your response, Miss Aspus. It's been noted. On to item five, adjournment. Someone like a
037mo like make a motion to adjurnn. >> Mr. President, I make a motion to adjurnn. >> Second. Go to roll call. Mr. So, >> yes. >> Miss Aspus, your vote on adjournment. >> Yes. >> Miss Montoya. >> Yes. >> And myself? Yes. The time is now 11:28. I want to thank everybody for their attendance for the board and just uh remind everybody that the reason for Miss Haskins's not attendance at this point in time is she is in route to Washington DC. So I thank everybody for being here and have a wonderful day. Thank you.