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Good evening everyone.

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I will now call this meeting

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of the Dairy School Board to order.

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Please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance,

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All the United States of America

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to Republic, which stands, one Nation.

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This will liberty Justice.

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Thank you everyone. We will start with the roll call.

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If everyone could introduce

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themselves, starting from my right.

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Christina Zi, child Nutrition Director,

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Joe Crawford, assistant Superintendent

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Jane Ard, business administrator,

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Michael Flynn, superintendent Brenda Willis,

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School Board.

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Michael Thiel, school Board Chair.

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Jen Thoreau, school Board, vice Chair.

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Jenna Paradise, school Board Secretary,

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Jamie Caru, school Board.

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Karen Rand, school Board. David K Clap School Board.

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Thank you everybody. Our first order

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of business tonight will be the consent agenda.

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We have the public meeting minutes of June 9th, 2026,

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the non-public meeting minutes of June 9th, 2026.

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The manifests in the amount of $6,716,461

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and 52 cents, of which

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$4,923,659 and 4 cents is general payroll

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and $1,792,802

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and 48 cents is general expense approval of the following,

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professional staff nominations.

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Melissa Carley, special education teacher,

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Grinnell Elementary School, Ellen McGonal,

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special education teacher, Grinnell Elementary School.

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Melissa Stevens, special education teacher,

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Gilbert H should middle school

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and Hillary Woods Elementary teacher,

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Ernest p Barka Elementary School.

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We're also putting forward permission for the superintendent

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to hire professional staff through the end of August

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with the board adjourning until August 11th.

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After tonight, this would grant the superintendent

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permission to continue hiring to ensure the district is able

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to lock up qualified staff over the summer.

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Hires made under this authorization would be brought

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to the board for election at

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the next scheduled board meeting.

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Do you wanna add anything there, Mike?

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Nope. Alright.

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Do I have a motion to accept the consent agenda?

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I moved First by Jenna second. Second by Jamie.

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Any further discussion? Hearing none. All in favor? Aye.

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Aye. All opposed. Motion carries seven zero. I changed

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My mind.

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I just wanna reiterate that this is standard practice,

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that you are not granting me some magical thing

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that none others districts do, which just allows us

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to move candidates forward

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and then you confirm them in August.

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So thank you.

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No presentations tonight.

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So we'll move on to delegations in individuals at this time.

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Residents of Derry, parents of currently enrolled dairy

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students and employees of the district may address the

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school board and matters that pertain only to school

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and district business for a period of time.

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Not to exceed three minutes per person.

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As a reminder, the board welcomes input,

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however questions are not entertained during the comment.

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If you would like to speak, please come up

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to the microphone at this time and state your

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name and address for the record.

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Not seeing anyone come to the microphone, we'll move on

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to the meeting, but the public comment period will remain

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open until 7:03 PM if you wish to speak prior to

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that time, approach the microphone.

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And I will recognize you with the next break in the agenda.

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No student members with us tonight,

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so we'll move on to deliberations.

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We have four items to consider tonight.

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The first item is a proposed increase

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to the cost of student meals.

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So I'll turn it over to Mike

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as see we also have Christina LaBelle to

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Yeah, Christina and Jane did an

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evaluation of our current meal prices.

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So they're here to kind of walk through with you

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and ask you for recommendations.

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So Christina, are you taking the lead? Jane?

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I believe Jane ARD is going to. Okay,

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Thank you.

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Okay, so we are bringing forward a proposed meal increase

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for 26 27,

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and we wanted to bring it at this last meeting so

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that Christina can get all the paperwork

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and notifications out to families.

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So as we go through the presentation,

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it is a 10 cent increase on meals.

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And as we go through the slides,

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Christina's gonna talk about why we're bringing it forward.

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This is not just something that's a dairy initiative, it's

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through the USDA.

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There's a whole price calculation

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of why we would be bringing forward the price increase.

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So we're going to move along

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and I'm gonna have Christina talk about the purpose

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of why we're doing this.

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Thank you, Jane. So for the purpose of the proposal,

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we're looking to maintain a financially

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sustainable food service program.

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We continue to offer nutritious, high quality meals

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to our students based on the bids we receive

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from our distributors.

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But over the course of the past two years,

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there has been a huge increase in cost, you know,

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through these bids.

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And even though we get locked in rates, we end up with

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surcharges such as gas charges and things like that.

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Everything that just, you know, helps increase the cost,

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you know, more so than what we had anticipated.

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So we're looking to, you know, move up the,

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the cost an additional 10 cents, which is not a huge amount,

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but it's just enough to kind of, you know, move us along

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to hopefully, you know, work through some of these costs

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that we're currently getting.

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So we're looking to preserve the district's ability

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to meet the federal nutritional requirements.

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And we're also looking to meet the USDA recommended

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requirements for pricing increased

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in the price calculator chart,

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which we have on the next slide, I believe.

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Oh, nope. We asked some facts about the program First,

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let's talk about the child nutrition program first.

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So overall, we have nine employees of the, including myself,

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that are considered full-time employees in our department.

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You know, one of the main focuses

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of our program is obviously labor costs

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and it looks to be about 60% of our program budget.

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The last price increase that we did have was after COVID,

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after everyone had been free

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for a year and a half, two years.

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And we did raise that price 10 cents.

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And as I stated before, a lot of these operational costs,

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you know, have increased dramatically

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over the past few years.

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So for a, a snapshot, look at it, you know,

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right now we're looking at an additional $18 a year

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for a student for 180 days, you know, to have a lunch.

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of the 10 month period, it's not a lot.

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It would not include any increases in the reduced students

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which pay currently 40 cents for lunch

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or obviously free students, which would be free.

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which remain at 50 cents for the students.

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So what the USDA has us work with

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as far as figuring out costs,

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it's called the paid lunch Equity tool.

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of making sure the schools gradually charge

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enough for paid lunches.

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So the federal funds intended for free

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and reduced price meals are not subsidizing the paid meals.

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The USDA compares what we charge students for paid lunches

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to what it actually costs to provide those meals.

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The paid lunch equity tool calculates whether our paid lunch

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price is high enough

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and if it isn't, the USDA requires us

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to either increase prices

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or contribute non-federal funds to make up the difference.

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The calculator below was used in May of 2026,

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about two months ago at a Department

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of Education Child Nutrition meeting, where a lot

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of the directors in the state of New Hampshire,

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we come together quarterly and and speak with the DOE and,

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and we work together as a group to see

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where we fall as a district.

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So these are the numbers that we came up with,

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provided that we're using the numbers from October of 2025.

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As you can see, we input the number of lunches

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and what the costs were

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for the lunches to look at our revenue.

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that we did have a shortfall of 48 cents,

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which ultimately means we could definitely raise

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prices more than 10 cents.

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So if you look at the number of paid lunches broken down,

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you might see seven, seven schools listed.

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Just for the record, the 1 1 78, the bottom is

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for next charter school.

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So technically they count as a school for us.

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This is just a quick comparison that I had done reaching out

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with a few of the local districts where we fall as far as

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breakfast and lunch and what we're looking to propose.

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And towards the bottom we do have the averages,

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which you can see we'd fall between, for breakfast one 90,

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we would be moving up 10 cents to a dollar 80, still

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below the average of a lot

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of the local districts in our area.

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Lunch, again, we're at $3 for elementary

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proposing to move up to three 10.

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Three 10 is the average.

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So we'd be right in aligned with the average.

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And as far as the middle school, intermediate schools,

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we're looking to bump up 10 additional cents.

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Average comes to 3 29, we'd be at three 30.

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So proposing

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to do the Tencent increase would put us right in alignment

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with all the other districts.

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So we also just wanna talk about some of the food costs.

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Just a few things to show you what the cost increase was.

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a hot dog bun was $22 72 cents per case.

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And in 2026 it's 36 59.

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A four ounce yogurt cup in 2023 was 25 cents,

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and now they're 30 cents.

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Individually wrapped. Bagels were 27 and now they're 45.

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The chicken patties used to be 36 cents,

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now they're 54 cents.

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And they also serve a pork barbecue.

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Pork RT was 52 cents and now it's 98 cents.

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Also cheese pizza quesadillas were 48 cents

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and now they're 74 cents.

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that we're serving across the board has

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increased their cost, if not doubled their cost.

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not only do the additional 10 cents,

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but we're doing it following the USDA's

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calculator and guideline.

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And what Christina's saying is when you look at

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that shortfall or credit, the 48 cents, they would like us

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to go to the 48 cents.

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But we're trying to grow, just go incrementally

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and just ask for a 10 cent increase for 26 27

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to make up for some of those increased costs.

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All right, well thank you Jane and Christina.

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I mean, this is an unfortunate

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thing that we have to consider.

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You know, in a perfect world we'd be feeding students

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as part of their education,

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but you know, this is the reality.

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It's one of the more difficult decisions we have to make.

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But I think when you consider the rising costs impacting

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everything, the requirements from the USDA,

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you look at the average meal prices in other districts,

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and I think this is a fair increase that you're asking for.

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I'll turn it over to the board if anyone

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has any other questions or comments.

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I know you said that it doesn't affect anyone on free

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lunch right now, but will it

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increase on numbers for free lunch?

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Will more people be eligible

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because it's gone up 10 cents? Not at all.

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No. The increase, the change in whether someone qualifies

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or not are federal guidelines,

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which doesn't have anything to do with.

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Okay. Yep. And just a side note, we also noted that

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eighth grade students who just graduated

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still owe $1,992 in

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unpaid lunch debt.

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And total outstanding

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unpaid bills are $24,369 and 65 cents.

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No, it was high.

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So I know this seems like an obvious thing,

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but so if the price increases

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and we have X amount

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of people still basically defaulting not paying,

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then the amount owed is going to then increase.

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When does it level out or does it ever level out?

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How does that deficit ever get paid?

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And if it doesn't, where who, who takes the hit?

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The district deficit, the district is

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obligated to take that debt.

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I, every district I've worked in all the way back

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to Milford, it, there's always a, a negative lunch balance.

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And I told you, I think a couple weeks ago,

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this actually is not a bad number.

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And the challenge is

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we're working on it in policy right now.

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It's, it's how do you, how do you collect, when is it

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with a struggling family

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that is never gonna be able to pay it?

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Right? What's the relief program that look like?

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Or is it people that are just

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being ignorant and not paying it?

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So we're trying to navigate that.

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But this, you're right, this number,

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the unpaid is always a hit to us.

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And in most districts, the reason why a lot of

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that is unpaid is

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because we don't have enough staff

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to put somebody in the beginning

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of the line to check your account.

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So when a child goes through the line, we're not shutting.

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We'll never not feed a child.

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So the children are continuing to go through the line

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and incurring debt,

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but we don't have the staff

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to have someone sitting at the front of the line to say,

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Hey, you have no money in your account. So,

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So I know this seems like a silly question,

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but if you ever go to a restaurant

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or any other type of canteen, you can go through

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and ask for what you're gonna get first and pay

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and then go in line.

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Is that not something that we could ever do?

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Is it because the direction comes in from two different

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directions and there's only one register at the end?

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Right. So as part of the National School Lunch program,

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the technically the cashier, the register really has

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to be the final eyes on the tray

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to make sure the child has a full

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complete reimbursable meal.

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So if we were to staff

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and have, as Jane had said, someone at the front

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of the line servers, two people at, at the registers,

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I mean, our elementary schools now run pretty smooth

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with three staff members.

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You'd be looking at five staff members

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and increase even more in labor costs, things like that.

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So it's, it's, it's definitely a tough, you know, a a tough

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problem to face, I guess, in the sense

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that we wanna do everything we possibly can to

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get these families on free and reduced meals.

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We want to communicate with them, we reach out,

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we are constantly sending home emails, letters.

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I think sometimes it's almost overkill to the point

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where we're trying to do everything we possibly can.

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It, it's, it's communication. It really boils down.

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If a family is struggling,

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we do everything we absolutely can to work with them,

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payment plans, you know, help them figure out, hey,

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you know, this is what, what the cost is.

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You know, what are you looking at as far as

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when you fill out your application?

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Did you fill it out correctly?

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Did you maybe, you know, put a wrong number down there?

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Or how many family, you know,

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how many members are in your household.

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There's so many, you know, working pieces to an application.

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Unfortunately, I think that it really, it really boils down

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to communicating with these families.

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And when they are negative, they don't respond back to us.

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So it just, it snowballs

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and it gets worse and worse and worse.

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And it's, it's hard.

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That's, that's the business part of it, right?

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We see the kids every day, we look at a child,

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it's clearly not, you know, their fault.

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It's not their responsibility to pay their meal accounts.

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So it's hard, you know, it, it's a double-edged sword.

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So we do everything we possibly can to get these families,

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you know, the information,

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the knowledge, how to do applications.

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I have families in my office, I'll sit with them,

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they'll come to the front office.

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We have online services, multiple languages.

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We do everything we can.

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I don't know if maybe moving forward it's,

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it's just a requirement.

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I mean, we're not catching some of these families

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because they don't feel like they want the

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assistance. I don't know. It's tough.

365
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Yeah. Well, let's

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compartmentalize the two different issues, right?

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One is we're trying to raise the price 10 cents.

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And then the other is the outstanding balance

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in which we're working on that.

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You know, even if we had someone at the front of line,

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I mean, I hate to break it, like,

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we're not gonna tell the kid no anyways, right?

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We're still sending him through the line anyways.

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So it's, it's, it's, it's this challenge.

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'cause I like your line the most.

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The kid's not the one paying the bill,

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but they're the ones that are coming through the line.

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So I think it really is driven at the policy level

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on what we can institute.

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Right. You know, several things that we,

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I instituted in other districts where a la carte, you know,

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no, a la carte charges if you're

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Over Yeah.

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They don't, they don't get a la carte no. Right?

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So those are things that are already in place.

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So this really is the meal itself.

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And, and that's, it's a, it's, it's a challenging topic

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because kids need to eat most times it's not their fault,

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if not always, not their fault.

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So we really,

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So is that 10 cents really though, logistically enough?

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Because you were just listing off the amount of

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what the price increase has been?

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I mean, I know going food shopping,

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I've seen the price increase.

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I don't wanna see a higher price go to parents,

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because like Mike said, in a perfect world,

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we would feed our kids for free.

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We required 'em to be there, they should be fed,

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but we don't go that route.

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So if you're saying, you know,

402
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a yogurt cup went from 25 cents to 45 cents, I mean

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that right there we're asking for 10 cents more.

404
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That doesn't even cover the d the price difference

405
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between the yogurt cup.

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And you're saying the state, the government is asking

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is requesting 40 something cents saying that,

408
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Well, that's just their recommendation.

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They're not mandating

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Anything.

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So, right. So it's 10 cents enough for us to

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Increase, you know, maybe it's not, and maybe we revisit

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it again next year and, you know, I just don't know.

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Approaching, coming up with a 20,

415
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25 cent increase is gonna go over well. Yeah,

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We try.

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How much is that gonna put us more in a deficit though,

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if we don't meet that difference in price? Well,

419
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Obviously we have a lot

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of government commodities we utilize.

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So these are just broken down items

422
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that we order off of our bid.

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Not all of our meals come off of the bid.

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We, we get numerous items from the government

425
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that we're able to use, say such as,

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say like a shepherd's pie.

427
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You know, we, we get the, the commodities beef.

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So that right there helps to alleviate some of the cost.

429
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Okay. Because we get that at such a reduced rate.

430
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And I've, you know, since I've been on board

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for a few years, I've really tried to focus

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and have a good balance of like, items we order

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through our bid and our suppliers versus

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commodity items too.

435
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So I try to balance it out at least a 50 50

436
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mix moving forward.

437
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If we have to go, you know,

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45, 55, 40, 60, we can do what we want.

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But I mean, we, we like to get the things

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that we know the kids really enjoy.

441
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So we like to have that good balance too.

442
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That keeps our numbers up.

443
00:19:08,915 --> 00:19:10,925
Yeah. I think the Tencent is, is, is the,

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is the appropriate first step

445
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and then next year, like we say, if, you know, let's do some

446
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of the policy work and see what we can do in reclaiming some

447
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of the money and then we can take that evaluation.

448
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I think that, honestly, I think it should be a yearly

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board topic that we should evaluate all of that.

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The revenue, the what you're purchasing, the meal counts

451
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or people, are they eating the cheese quesadillas or not?

452
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So I think that would help us too.

453
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But this, this at least creates that first step of we need,

454
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we need to start getting in that balance

455
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of the 48 cent recommendation.

456
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I'm just concerned because if we're continuously seeing

457
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the price of things go up, I mean,

458
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it has been a marked increase.

459
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We had a huge jump. I just don't wanna end up

460
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falling even further behind.

461
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And then one year, like next year coming back

462
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and asking for 15 more cents.

463
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Like is there, I'm just wondering if there was a

464
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10 cents is a lot, but I don't know. Sorry. Yeah,

465
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Yeah.

466
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It's tough because we can't control what we can't control.

467
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Right. Yeah. So I think, you know, coming out of this,

468
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you know, was a, a big part of it came outta COD you know,

469
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when we had a couple years where, you know,

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everyone was free and our numbers were huge,

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we were getting huge reimbursements

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and then suddenly people had to start paying and,

473
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and people were just, what do you mean we have to pay?

474
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I thought it was free. So you, you just, it's hard.

475
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So then to try to increase right

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after that on top of trying to collect

477
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that was definitely a tough, we're in a tough,

478
00:20:33,595 --> 00:20:35,945
tough dynamic right now, the past few years.

479
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I think we wanna be reasonable and gradual with increases.

480
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You know, 10 cents is a reasonable increase, you know,

481
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to hit families with a 40,

482
00:20:43,155 --> 00:20:45,305
50 cent increase in one year on lunches.

483
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Well, you also, the opposite effect.

484
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You, you people won't buy it as much. Right.

485
00:20:50,505 --> 00:20:52,445
You, you'll actually drive your customer away

486
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'cause they're customers and then they'll end

487
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up packing lunches.

488
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And then honestly we've seen the, the other result too.

489
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So you'll, you'll have less lunches, which is a revenue

490
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that helps support the, the labor. Yep.

491
00:21:05,865 --> 00:21:10,665
The department. So if,

492
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if someone's behind on their payments

493
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and they get all of a sudden are eligible for free

494
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and reduced lunch, does it go back for the whole year?

495
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That's, that's a great question.

496
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No, unfortunately it's not retroactive.

497
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So that's why we really try

498
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to get a jump at the beginning of the year.

499
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So they will have a 30 day grace period coming from

500
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the prior school year.

501
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So anyone who, you know, was free

502
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or reduced this year will have 30 days.

503
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And usually it's right around October 9th, 10th, 11th,

504
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depending on when we start,

505
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before they have to submit an updated application with us

506
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for the 26th, 27 year.

507
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And even if that status changes, so say they were free

508
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and then they filled out a new application,

509
00:21:52,125 --> 00:21:54,545
now they were reduced, it won't affect

510
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their prior purchases.

511
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Right. They'll stay free for those 30 days

512
00:21:57,945 --> 00:21:59,585
or until we filled out the new application,

513
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then it'll go to reduced.

514
00:22:02,485 --> 00:22:04,585
But yeah, that's why we run a lot

515
00:22:04,585 --> 00:22:08,345
of reports usually the second week in September showing the

516
00:22:08,635 --> 00:22:11,705
households who qualified the prior year

517
00:22:11,885 --> 00:22:13,905
and if they'd submitted a new application yet.

518
00:22:14,085 --> 00:22:16,465
And from there, my admin assistant

519
00:22:16,465 --> 00:22:19,785
and I, it's just blast of communications, phone calls,

520
00:22:20,295 --> 00:22:22,625
sending, you know, free and reduced applications home.

521
00:22:22,625 --> 00:22:24,745
Like I said, sometimes I feel it's almost overkill

522
00:22:24,745 --> 00:22:26,465
and people are sick of hearing from me,

523
00:22:26,565 --> 00:22:28,865
but we just try to get the word out there

524
00:22:28,925 --> 00:22:30,865
to get these families to know, Hey, you got two weeks.

525
00:22:30,925 --> 00:22:32,625
Hey, you got a week. Hey you got three days

526
00:22:32,965 --> 00:22:34,585
and then you're gonna lapse and go paid.

527
00:22:34,925 --> 00:22:36,825
And then what families need to understand too is when

528
00:22:36,825 --> 00:22:39,265
that happens, say they just say, oh,

529
00:22:39,265 --> 00:22:40,905
it's only been a week or two, I'll fill it out.

530
00:22:40,945 --> 00:22:42,185
I know it, it expired.

531
00:22:42,255 --> 00:22:45,065
Well now you're being charged the paid rate despite the fact

532
00:22:45,065 --> 00:22:48,785
that you might've been free and that is not retroactive.

533
00:22:49,245 --> 00:22:52,225
So you, you are now responsible for those

534
00:22:52,745 --> 00:22:53,865
expenses you just incurred.

535
00:22:53,865 --> 00:22:57,065
So that's, that's a tough, a tough debt to try

536
00:22:57,065 --> 00:22:59,305
to collect also because they're like, well we're free.

537
00:22:59,575 --> 00:23:01,425
Well we just, you know, we didn't get an application

538
00:23:01,525 --> 00:23:02,585
or we didn't, whatever.

539
00:23:02,725 --> 00:23:06,265
So it's, it's like I said, it's communication. It really is.

540
00:23:06,265 --> 00:23:07,825
We just ask the families to communicate

541
00:23:07,825 --> 00:23:08,905
as best as they can with us.

542
00:23:08,955 --> 00:23:10,425
We're always there to answer any questions,

543
00:23:10,425 --> 00:23:11,465
always there to help out.

544
00:23:11,845 --> 00:23:13,985
No, no questions. A dumb question. You know.

545
00:23:14,925 --> 00:23:16,665
And what's the best way for the families

546
00:23:16,665 --> 00:23:17,745
to get in touch with you?

547
00:23:18,675 --> 00:23:20,345
Email. I have a direct line right

548
00:23:20,345 --> 00:23:21,625
to my office at West Running Brook.

549
00:23:22,285 --> 00:23:25,705
But you know, we send blast notices out

550
00:23:25,845 --> 00:23:28,265
for the applications beginning of the year.

551
00:23:28,265 --> 00:23:29,465
We send home the parent letters,

552
00:23:29,465 --> 00:23:31,145
like kinda like the welcome letter with the,

553
00:23:31,285 --> 00:23:33,985
the paper application that has all my information on it

554
00:23:34,005 --> 00:23:35,785
and my administrative assistance

555
00:23:36,175 --> 00:23:37,305
name and number on it. Also,

556
00:23:37,845 --> 00:23:38,865
We did the video this year

557
00:23:39,165 --> 00:23:41,505
and we did, we did a lot of digital pushing this year

558
00:23:41,505 --> 00:23:42,505
Too.

559
00:23:42,505 --> 00:23:44,305
Yeah, that was a great video. We're gonna continue to keep,

560
00:23:44,445 --> 00:23:46,245
that's still on the website, I believe, right?

561
00:23:46,385 --> 00:23:47,385
So

562
00:23:48,585 --> 00:23:49,645
You can apply online?

563
00:23:49,985 --> 00:23:51,325
Yep, absolutely.

564
00:23:51,885 --> 00:23:54,285
Absolutely. Yep. Yep. The my school apps.com. Yep.

565
00:23:54,765 --> 00:23:55,965
Absolutely. And even if you literally,

566
00:23:55,965 --> 00:23:57,845
it takes minutes for me to process it.

567
00:23:58,265 --> 00:24:00,325
And even if someone isn't sure if they're eligible,

568
00:24:00,425 --> 00:24:01,765
you know, maybe they're right on the cusp,

569
00:24:02,425 --> 00:24:03,605
buy all the application,

570
00:24:04,305 --> 00:24:05,725
You might be reduced, you know,

571
00:24:06,065 --> 00:24:07,205
and then you get free breakfast

572
00:24:07,225 --> 00:24:10,205
and 40 cent lunch, which is, that's huge.

573
00:24:11,995 --> 00:24:14,325
Jane, at what point do we write the debt

574
00:24:14,345 --> 00:24:15,365
off or sell the debt?

575
00:24:15,395 --> 00:24:17,405
When does, how do, when should that decision be made?

576
00:24:17,405 --> 00:24:20,285
Because we, you, I think we started like 35,000 if

577
00:24:20,285 --> 00:24:21,405
I remember several years ago.

578
00:24:22,085 --> 00:24:23,565
I could be wrong with the number. Yeah.

579
00:24:23,565 --> 00:24:25,165
That was coming outta COVID. Yeah.

580
00:24:25,385 --> 00:24:27,165
What's the process? 'cause we

581
00:24:27,165 --> 00:24:28,205
can't keep carrying it on the books.

582
00:24:28,225 --> 00:24:29,725
We can have you guys being debt collectors.

583
00:24:29,725 --> 00:24:32,125
That's just not realistic or a good use of your time.

584
00:24:33,005 --> 00:24:35,645
I guess my question is when, how should we make

585
00:24:35,645 --> 00:24:37,645
that decision and maybe just sell the debt

586
00:24:37,645 --> 00:24:38,685
and have somebody else collect it?

587
00:24:39,395 --> 00:24:41,445
Yeah, and I don't think that we don't have a formal policy

588
00:24:41,585 --> 00:24:42,845
on when we sell the debt.

589
00:24:43,045 --> 00:24:45,605
I know there is, there are collection

590
00:24:46,095 --> 00:24:47,245
rules that you have to follow.

591
00:24:47,305 --> 00:24:50,685
And I think it was, it was three years, you can't go back.

592
00:24:51,545 --> 00:24:53,685
So we try to stay up on it as much as we can,

593
00:24:54,825 --> 00:24:59,055
but we've never had a collection agency to turn it over to.

594
00:24:59,275 --> 00:25:01,375
No one's ever wanted to take on school lunch.

595
00:25:02,395 --> 00:25:03,815
And, but we do, we have one now.

596
00:25:04,035 --> 00:25:06,495
So we found a company that's local

597
00:25:07,155 --> 00:25:10,295
and they actually do the debt collection for Timber Lane

598
00:25:10,435 --> 00:25:11,535
and a couple of other places.

599
00:25:12,725 --> 00:25:14,495
Yeah. And we approach it, we're trying to approach it,

600
00:25:15,775 --> 00:25:19,015
targeted approach with families that we, that we know.

601
00:25:19,345 --> 00:25:22,055
Right. But it's, we're gonna try

602
00:25:22,055 --> 00:25:23,615
and incorporate it into policy so

603
00:25:23,615 --> 00:25:26,015
that we have some clear levers of of what stuff.

604
00:25:29,165 --> 00:25:30,615
There's no further questions.

605
00:25:30,855 --> 00:25:33,055
I would take a motion on the issue at hand

606
00:25:33,195 --> 00:25:36,815
to prove a Tencent increase to the cost of student meals.

607
00:25:38,475 --> 00:25:40,255
So moved Verse by Jenna

608
00:25:41,195 --> 00:25:42,195
Second.

609
00:25:42,195 --> 00:25:45,455
Second by Jen. Any further discussion?

610
00:25:46,725 --> 00:25:49,815
Hearing none. All in favor? Aye. Aye. All opposed.

611
00:25:50,635 --> 00:25:52,135
Motion carries. Seven zero.

612
00:25:54,115 --> 00:25:55,815
Thanks for coming, Christina. Thank

613
00:25:55,815 --> 00:25:56,815
You very much.

614
00:25:56,815 --> 00:25:57,175
Thanks Christina.

615
00:25:59,635 --> 00:26:01,335
All right. The next item is gonna be year

616
00:26:01,355 --> 00:26:02,415
end fund balance project.

617
00:26:03,015 --> 00:26:04,455
We had this discussion and approved

618
00:26:04,475 --> 00:26:05,935
for projects at our last meeting.

619
00:26:06,635 --> 00:26:07,695
We discussed coming back

620
00:26:07,695 --> 00:26:09,735
to the guardrail replacement of West Running Brook at this meeting.

621
00:26:09,795 --> 00:26:11,655
And I think we also had the replacement

622
00:26:11,655 --> 00:26:14,135
of the tactile pads at Barca still on the table.

623
00:26:15,395 --> 00:26:17,575
So there's another factor at play here coming from the

624
00:26:17,575 --> 00:26:19,975
legislature concerning the contingency fund.

625
00:26:20,795 --> 00:26:23,055
We would normally be looking ahead to retaining some

626
00:26:23,055 --> 00:26:24,975
of the year-end fund balance in a contingency fund.

627
00:26:24,995 --> 00:26:26,055
But there's the possibility

628
00:26:26,055 --> 00:26:27,215
that won't be an option this year.

629
00:26:27,685 --> 00:26:31,335
There's a bill HB 1610 that's cleared the legislature.

630
00:26:31,335 --> 00:26:32,735
It's awaiting the governor's signature.

631
00:26:33,235 --> 00:26:34,295
If it becomes law,

632
00:26:34,315 --> 00:26:36,855
it would rescind any prior authorization from the voters

633
00:26:36,915 --> 00:26:38,055
for a contingency fund

634
00:26:38,075 --> 00:26:39,335
and would require districts

635
00:26:39,335 --> 00:26:41,295
to vote annually at the district meeting on whether

636
00:26:41,295 --> 00:26:42,815
or not retainage of year end

637
00:26:42,815 --> 00:26:45,405
as unassigned funds would be allowed for the upcoming year.

638
00:26:46,265 --> 00:26:48,965
The rescinding of prior authorization would be effective

639
00:26:48,965 --> 00:26:50,765
immediately upon the bill becoming law.

640
00:26:51,505 --> 00:26:54,245
So as the FY 27 meeting is already passed,

641
00:26:54,725 --> 00:26:55,845
districts would not have the opportunity

642
00:26:55,865 --> 00:26:58,365
to retain funds in a contingency fund for FY 27.

643
00:26:59,425 --> 00:27:01,525
So that might change some of the calculus

644
00:27:01,785 --> 00:27:04,845
for our decision on completing one

645
00:27:04,845 --> 00:27:07,965
or more of these projects. So Mike, did you have

646
00:27:08,165 --> 00:27:09,485
Yeah, just briefly in front of you

647
00:27:11,145 --> 00:27:13,005
is the updated unassigned fund balance

648
00:27:13,525 --> 00:27:15,445
two weeks ago when you guys were making a decision?

649
00:27:15,665 --> 00:27:20,005
It was at 1.756

650
00:27:21,355 --> 00:27:23,485
this week because of those approved jobs

651
00:27:23,825 --> 00:27:27,765
and the purchase orders that Jane has been trying her dandy

652
00:27:27,905 --> 00:27:31,645
to close that number is now down to 1.45.

653
00:27:33,345 --> 00:27:35,205
We have a lot of special ed, which is,

654
00:27:35,205 --> 00:27:36,965
which is pretty typical open at the end

655
00:27:36,965 --> 00:27:40,165
of the year in regards to purchase orders, trying

656
00:27:40,165 --> 00:27:41,205
to finalize those bills.

657
00:27:41,265 --> 00:27:43,205
So what Jane's done here is given you a number

658
00:27:43,205 --> 00:27:44,605
that she's protecting the house.

659
00:27:45,145 --> 00:27:47,005
So if those purchase orders sway one way

660
00:27:47,005 --> 00:27:48,245
or the other, there's kind of a delta,

661
00:27:48,295 --> 00:27:51,765
which you'll get again in August on your final decisions.

662
00:27:51,765 --> 00:27:53,285
But this gives you an idea of what's re

663
00:27:53,285 --> 00:27:54,445
remaining as of today.

664
00:27:58,185 --> 00:28:00,005
Any questions or comments from the board?

665
00:28:03,545 --> 00:28:07,965
So if we approve the year end fund balance projects

666
00:28:08,745 --> 00:28:12,565
and then the bill passes,

667
00:28:13,985 --> 00:28:17,525
we don't have, we won't have any of this.

668
00:28:17,545 --> 00:28:19,645
1.4 left. Is that my,

669
00:28:20,025 --> 00:28:21,205
The bill is signed into law.

670
00:28:21,905 --> 00:28:25,085
The entirety of the unassigned fund balance is gonna roll

671
00:28:25,155 --> 00:28:27,965
into your next year's budget as a revenue source.

672
00:28:28,025 --> 00:28:31,005
Yep. To offset taxes, there would be no option

673
00:28:31,025 --> 00:28:33,005
to retain in a contingency fund.

674
00:28:34,025 --> 00:28:37,485
So if we vote that we want all this and then

675
00:28:37,485 --> 00:28:39,405
Well, it's just the two projects that we didn't

676
00:28:39,405 --> 00:28:40,405
Approve last week.

677
00:28:40,405 --> 00:28:41,645
Yeah. We're not voting on contingency tonight.

678
00:28:42,695 --> 00:28:45,405
Sorry, We're not voting on Yeah. Contingency tonight.

679
00:28:45,635 --> 00:28:47,765
Okay. So we, we, we determined two weeks ago

680
00:28:47,765 --> 00:28:49,245
that I would come back with an updated number

681
00:28:49,545 --> 00:28:51,365
and you guys could say yay, nay

682
00:28:51,365 --> 00:28:53,485
or nothing on those remaining projects.

683
00:28:53,985 --> 00:28:55,925
And then what's come a little bit hotter is

684
00:28:55,925 --> 00:28:56,965
what Mike was describing,

685
00:28:57,065 --> 00:28:58,645
is the new bill. Yeah, that is, yeah.

686
00:28:58,755 --> 00:28:59,845
That is a possibility.

687
00:28:59,845 --> 00:29:04,765
That might impact how you think about approving either one

688
00:29:04,765 --> 00:29:06,365
or both of these remaining projects

689
00:29:08,175 --> 00:29:09,175
Or neither.

690
00:29:09,175 --> 00:29:13,155
So if that, if, if the governor signs that bill

691
00:29:14,065 --> 00:29:18,195
that 1.45 automatically next year without a

692
00:29:18,195 --> 00:29:19,355
vote goes right back.

693
00:29:19,485 --> 00:29:21,915
Right. So I'm saying if we say yes, that we want

694
00:29:21,915 --> 00:29:23,595
to do the, the two projects Yep.

695
00:29:23,735 --> 00:29:26,195
And this gets removed, then can,

696
00:29:27,175 --> 00:29:29,355
You've already approved the project so that okay.

697
00:29:29,375 --> 00:29:31,555
Yes. That's what I'm asking is do we have

698
00:29:31,555 --> 00:29:35,235
to find another source of income for these projects?

699
00:29:35,345 --> 00:29:37,395
They would get put it back into the CIP

700
00:29:37,395 --> 00:29:38,915
for further discussion, further down the road

701
00:29:38,915 --> 00:29:39,915
Discussion.

702
00:29:39,915 --> 00:29:40,675
Yeah. We're talking about if you approve these

703
00:29:41,685 --> 00:29:43,885
projects tonight, they get encumbered under this

704
00:29:43,885 --> 00:29:45,245
current year's budget.

705
00:29:45,345 --> 00:29:48,645
Yes. So next year contingency fund

706
00:29:48,705 --> 00:29:49,885
is not a thought about that.

707
00:29:51,425 --> 00:29:52,885
So Mr. Chad, I'd like make, so I'd like to

708
00:29:53,825 --> 00:29:54,845
if Well, no, Mr.

709
00:29:54,845 --> 00:29:56,165
Clap, you can go ahead. No,

710
00:29:57,465 --> 00:29:58,465
We can talk.

711
00:29:59,185 --> 00:30:01,125
Go ahead. I wasn't aware that we took out,

712
00:30:01,225 --> 00:30:03,965
or we were not considering the tactile

713
00:30:04,275 --> 00:30:05,365
pads at Barca. I made the motion.

714
00:30:05,365 --> 00:30:07,565
Brenda, what? You made the motion last

715
00:30:07,565 --> 00:30:08,965
Week to take out the tactile pads?

716
00:30:08,985 --> 00:30:10,325
You made the motion. They weren't included.

717
00:30:10,705 --> 00:30:12,885
We only approved the four projects at the top of the list.

718
00:30:13,395 --> 00:30:14,605
Okay, then I didn't understand that.

719
00:30:14,605 --> 00:30:17,445
But I'm, can you not roll your eyes?

720
00:30:19,225 --> 00:30:20,365
I'm just telling you who passed out.

721
00:30:20,395 --> 00:30:22,965
Okay. I'm just going to, just gonna say this clear.

722
00:30:26,475 --> 00:30:28,005
Okay. If you, how were

723
00:30:28,005 --> 00:30:29,725
You gonna say if you've been to Barca

724
00:30:30,625 --> 00:30:32,805
and see where those pads are?

725
00:30:33,155 --> 00:30:34,445
They're at the end of the ramp.

726
00:30:34,565 --> 00:30:36,085
I have pictures on my phone if you'd like to see them.

727
00:30:36,205 --> 00:30:37,285
'cause I was there today with

728
00:30:37,285 --> 00:30:38,525
my grandkids on the playground.

729
00:30:38,875 --> 00:30:40,005
They're at the end of the ramp.

730
00:30:40,105 --> 00:30:43,045
The ramp people that come down there with a wheelchair.

731
00:30:44,595 --> 00:30:48,885
It's not, it's absolutely not safe. So they should be fixed.

732
00:30:49,955 --> 00:30:51,815
And I did not realize that they were not part

733
00:30:51,815 --> 00:30:53,335
of the original request.

734
00:30:53,755 --> 00:30:55,855
So I made that mistake.

735
00:30:57,235 --> 00:31:00,335
$6,000 is short money to make sure people are safe.

736
00:31:01,695 --> 00:31:04,295
I thought Mike, I thought last meeting.

737
00:31:04,355 --> 00:31:07,655
Didn't you say that you found like the money in house

738
00:31:07,715 --> 00:31:09,055
or something to take care of that?

739
00:31:09,055 --> 00:31:11,015
No, I was talking about how we were trying to reduce stuff

740
00:31:11,015 --> 00:31:14,415
to be cognizant of putting all the requests forward.

741
00:31:16,045 --> 00:31:18,295
This the 6,000 we did not internally.

742
00:31:18,475 --> 00:31:20,095
We said we'd move that to the next year

743
00:31:20,235 --> 00:31:21,495
and then that's when that would,

744
00:31:21,725 --> 00:31:24,095
that 6,000 if we were talking about would be

745
00:31:24,095 --> 00:31:25,255
incorporated. Okay.

746
00:31:25,455 --> 00:31:26,655
I can't remember. Mr. Chair. I'd like

747
00:31:26,655 --> 00:31:28,655
to put forth a motion to include the guardrail

748
00:31:28,655 --> 00:31:30,095
and tactile pads as per

749
00:31:30,095 --> 00:31:32,615
of the projects under the unassigned fund balance.

750
00:31:34,275 --> 00:31:39,135
All right. So we have a motion on the table to

751
00:31:40,215 --> 00:31:42,015
recommend the administration complete the remaining two

752
00:31:42,015 --> 00:31:43,815
projects that's $35,000

753
00:31:43,875 --> 00:31:45,775
for the guardrail replacement at West Running Brook.

754
00:31:45,775 --> 00:31:48,695
And $6,000 for the replacement of the tactile pads at Barca

755
00:31:49,205 --> 00:31:52,615
from the fund balance for an amount not to exceed $41,000.

756
00:31:54,075 --> 00:31:57,455
So we have a first by Jen on that second. Second by Jenna.

757
00:31:57,795 --> 00:31:59,295
Is there any further discussion of this?

758
00:31:59,835 --> 00:32:02,335
Yes, I'd, I'd, I'd like to say something. Sure.

759
00:32:02,515 --> 00:32:06,135
So I went to West to see the guard rail.

760
00:32:06,415 --> 00:32:08,535
'cause it's not an emergency.

761
00:32:09,045 --> 00:32:12,415
It's not a ha a safety hazard, anything like that.

762
00:32:12,965 --> 00:32:15,095
It's actually a wooden guardrail that's there.

763
00:32:15,195 --> 00:32:17,255
So aside from aesthetics,

764
00:32:17,775 --> 00:32:20,215
I can't imagine why we would replace that right now.

765
00:32:20,525 --> 00:32:23,815
It's very easy to repair the wood.

766
00:32:24,005 --> 00:32:26,135
That, and it's short money to repair wood.

767
00:32:27,035 --> 00:32:29,455
And I know 35,000 show up money.

768
00:32:29,575 --> 00:32:31,255
I know we talked about that last meeting,

769
00:32:31,835 --> 00:32:34,455
but I don't know, I'm not crazy about

770
00:32:35,125 --> 00:32:36,815
just throwing everything on right now.

771
00:32:37,245 --> 00:32:38,895
Just quickly. It

772
00:32:39,865 --> 00:32:42,005
It is, it, it will be a safety hazard.

773
00:32:42,245 --> 00:32:43,885
I said last it was an imminent danger.

774
00:32:44,065 --> 00:32:47,925
But if we have in the winter, that is a close area to

775
00:32:47,925 --> 00:32:50,085
where cars pass and buses stop and cars pass.

776
00:32:50,145 --> 00:32:53,365
So it is, Jeremy is recommending it as a safety replacement.

777
00:32:53,365 --> 00:32:55,045
So I just want to say like, so it

778
00:32:55,045 --> 00:32:56,205
Is a safety issue Issue.

779
00:32:56,205 --> 00:32:57,605
It is. It's not an aesthetic thing.

780
00:32:57,675 --> 00:33:00,205
It's, it's, it, it will become a fail safe

781
00:33:00,225 --> 00:33:01,325
on some of those poles.

782
00:33:01,345 --> 00:33:03,765
Yes. They've had to re I dunno how to explain.

783
00:33:03,765 --> 00:33:07,685
They had to re pull them up because of bumps.

784
00:33:08,025 --> 00:33:09,925
So it's just like the, again, what was it?

785
00:33:10,085 --> 00:33:11,805
I forgive, gimme where did we just replace one?

786
00:33:12,475 --> 00:33:13,965
What was that? We just Replaced Grinnell.

787
00:33:13,975 --> 00:33:15,005
Thank you Grinnell. Yeah.

788
00:33:15,625 --> 00:33:18,045
And Mr. Flynn, my understanding of all these projects is

789
00:33:18,045 --> 00:33:19,685
that they're going to be on the needs list.

790
00:33:19,685 --> 00:33:21,445
They will, and they'll continue to be on the needs list.

791
00:33:21,445 --> 00:33:23,645
And we'll have the same discussion continually about

792
00:33:24,265 --> 00:33:25,645
all the projects that are here, whether

793
00:33:25,645 --> 00:33:27,805
or not we decide to do them now or later.

794
00:33:28,235 --> 00:33:29,645
Yeah. And this is the habit I'm just trying

795
00:33:29,645 --> 00:33:30,725
to get the board into talking about.

796
00:33:30,725 --> 00:33:33,365
Right. So it's, it's, you guys are the seven that get

797
00:33:33,365 --> 00:33:35,445
to decide on, on the, on the remaining funds.

798
00:33:36,305 --> 00:33:37,845
If, if it's accepted or not.

799
00:33:39,085 --> 00:33:40,685
Tactile pads would become a priority

800
00:33:41,025 --> 00:33:43,045
and we would, we would, we would try

801
00:33:43,045 --> 00:33:45,085
and service those immediately in the, in the fall

802
00:33:45,385 --> 00:33:47,725
and if the guardrail would come back through the CIP plan.

803
00:33:47,785 --> 00:33:48,785
So,

804
00:33:50,905 --> 00:33:51,905
All right.

805
00:33:51,905 --> 00:33:52,245
So we have a motion on the table.

806
00:33:52,245 --> 00:33:54,565
If there's no further discussion, I'll call for a vote.

807
00:33:56,905 --> 00:33:59,845
All right. All in favor? Aye. All opposed.

808
00:34:01,985 --> 00:34:03,565
Motion passes. Seven zero.

809
00:34:06,465 --> 00:34:07,845
The next item will be appointments

810
00:34:07,845 --> 00:34:09,085
to the fiscal advisory committee.

811
00:34:09,945 --> 00:34:12,565
As I've stated the last two meetings, the application period

812
00:34:12,625 --> 00:34:14,245
for this advisory committee has been open

813
00:34:14,265 --> 00:34:15,565
and policy calls for the board

814
00:34:15,565 --> 00:34:17,285
to make appointments prior to June 30th.

815
00:34:17,985 --> 00:34:19,285
The advisory group is made up

816
00:34:19,285 --> 00:34:21,645
of nine members from the community and up to two alternates.

817
00:34:22,345 --> 00:34:24,485
We had a full contingent of members

818
00:34:24,505 --> 00:34:25,525
and alternates last year.

819
00:34:25,525 --> 00:34:27,285
However, we've had two members voluntarily

820
00:34:27,355 --> 00:34:28,365
step down from the committee.

821
00:34:29,025 --> 00:34:30,845
So thank you to Elizabeth Corcoran

822
00:34:30,845 --> 00:34:32,005
and Jody Nelson for their service

823
00:34:32,005 --> 00:34:33,045
over the last couple of years.

824
00:34:33,635 --> 00:34:36,645
Returning for the FY 28 budget process on their existing

825
00:34:36,645 --> 00:34:39,405
terms will be Michael Allen, Derek Anderson, Steve Barry,

826
00:34:39,665 --> 00:34:41,725
Tom Cardin, Anthony Henry, and Richard Trip.

827
00:34:42,745 --> 00:34:43,965
For our consideration tonight,

828
00:34:43,965 --> 00:34:46,005
we've received an application from Marissa

829
00:34:46,015 --> 00:34:47,245
Russo Stitt for another term.

830
00:34:47,615 --> 00:34:49,765
She's an incumbent whose term is expiring.

831
00:34:50,185 --> 00:34:52,485
And applications for full membership from two people

832
00:34:52,485 --> 00:34:53,725
who have been serving as alternates.

833
00:34:53,905 --> 00:34:55,245
Ben Con and Jim Dietzel.

834
00:34:55,875 --> 00:34:58,085
That would give us a full contingent of nine members,

835
00:34:58,265 --> 00:35:00,445
but it would still leave the two alternate seats open.

836
00:35:00,545 --> 00:35:01,645
So if you are out there

837
00:35:01,645 --> 00:35:03,605
and you're inst interested in serving as an alternate,

838
00:35:03,675 --> 00:35:06,445
we'd continue to accept applications at the district office.

839
00:35:08,565 --> 00:35:12,305
So I would accept a motion to appoint Ben Cohn, Jim Dietzel

840
00:35:12,305 --> 00:35:13,705
and Marissa Russo Stitt

841
00:35:14,165 --> 00:35:16,225
to three year terms on the fiscal advisory committee.

842
00:35:16,885 --> 00:35:18,705
So moved First by Jen.

843
00:35:19,725 --> 00:35:22,625
Second. Second by Jenna. Any further discussion?

844
00:35:24,095 --> 00:35:27,305
Hearing none. All in favor? Aye. All opposed.

845
00:35:28,005 --> 00:35:32,305
Motion carries. Seven zero. So welcome back to Ms.

846
00:35:32,545 --> 00:35:35,505
Rousso Stitt and welcome Ms. Full members Mr. Cohen and Mr.

847
00:35:35,575 --> 00:35:39,485
Dietzel. The last item we have

848
00:35:39,485 --> 00:35:41,845
to consider is appointment of the school district clerk

849
00:35:42,865 --> 00:35:44,325
in a cooperative school district.

850
00:35:44,345 --> 00:35:46,245
As we are the clerk is appointed by the board

851
00:35:47,005 --> 00:35:49,725
RSA 1 95 section five paragraph one.

852
00:35:49,725 --> 00:35:51,885
Calls for cooperative boards to appoint annually

853
00:35:51,905 --> 00:35:53,885
and fixed salary of the district clerk

854
00:35:54,945 --> 00:35:56,685
to eliminate any confusion moving forward.

855
00:35:56,735 --> 00:35:58,325
We're gonna level set the clerk's term

856
00:35:58,345 --> 00:36:00,845
as running from July 1st to June 30th.

857
00:36:01,425 --> 00:36:03,725
The clerk would be appointed annually at our last meeting

858
00:36:03,735 --> 00:36:04,885
prior to June 30th.

859
00:36:04,985 --> 00:36:06,685
And in the case of a mid-year resignation,

860
00:36:06,705 --> 00:36:08,725
we would appoint a replacement to fill the remainder

861
00:36:08,725 --> 00:36:10,045
of the term through June 30th.

862
00:36:11,305 --> 00:36:15,005
The current annual stipend for the clerk is $300 per year.

863
00:36:15,025 --> 00:36:16,845
And the current clerk, Tina Guilford, wishes

864
00:36:16,905 --> 00:36:18,365
to continue serving in the position.

865
00:36:18,945 --> 00:36:21,285
So I would accept a motion to appoint Tina Guilford

866
00:36:21,285 --> 00:36:22,365
as the school district clerk

867
00:36:22,385 --> 00:36:25,205
for a one year term ending on June 30th, 2027

868
00:36:25,305 --> 00:36:28,045
and to set the salary for the clerk at $300 for the year.

869
00:36:28,785 --> 00:36:30,565
So moved First by Karen

870
00:36:31,305 --> 00:36:32,305
Second.

871
00:36:32,305 --> 00:36:35,085
Second by Jen. Any further discussion? Yeah, I just

872
00:36:35,085 --> 00:36:36,085
Have a quick thing.

873
00:36:36,085 --> 00:36:37,405
I am not saying tonight or anything like that,

874
00:36:37,405 --> 00:36:39,805
but when we get to the budget process, we should, these,

875
00:36:40,095 --> 00:36:42,005
these stipends have probably been on

876
00:36:42,005 --> 00:36:43,045
the books for like 20 years.

877
00:36:43,305 --> 00:36:46,925
We should probably talk about, I dunno,

878
00:36:47,075 --> 00:36:49,525
something more appropriate to the position

879
00:36:49,525 --> 00:36:51,685
that's being asked of people in the community.

880
00:36:51,845 --> 00:36:53,245
I absolutely agree. I mean, you know,

881
00:36:53,335 --> 00:36:55,125
right now the treasurer position is open.

882
00:36:55,225 --> 00:36:57,005
You know, we're gonna have to try to find somebody to serve

883
00:36:57,065 --> 00:37:00,485
as treasurer and it is hard to find people

884
00:37:00,585 --> 00:37:03,005
to do these positions for what the stipends currently are.

885
00:37:03,825 --> 00:37:07,375
Agreed. So, alright,

886
00:37:07,435 --> 00:37:09,375
so we have a motion on the table

887
00:37:09,515 --> 00:37:12,655
so if there's no further discussion we will vote.

888
00:37:13,075 --> 00:37:17,615
All in favor? Aye. Aye. All opposed. Motion carries.

889
00:37:17,615 --> 00:37:21,135
Seven zero. Alright, thank you everyone.

890
00:37:21,135 --> 00:37:22,775
We'll move on to administration reports.

891
00:37:22,825 --> 00:37:24,975
First step is Jane with her business administrators update.

892
00:37:28,605 --> 00:37:30,895
Okay. Kind of quick.

893
00:37:30,895 --> 00:37:32,695
For the end of the year, we're really just trying

894
00:37:32,695 --> 00:37:33,975
to close out our financials

895
00:37:33,975 --> 00:37:36,895
for 25, 26 closing out purchase orders

896
00:37:37,315 --> 00:37:40,335
and we're actually rolling over our system

897
00:37:40,515 --> 00:37:42,775
and starting work in 26, 27.

898
00:37:42,995 --> 00:37:44,895
So that's what we're working on right now.

899
00:37:44,975 --> 00:37:46,735
I think I mentioned the last time we have our audit

900
00:37:46,735 --> 00:37:47,775
scheduled for August.

901
00:37:49,295 --> 00:37:54,015
We've also been doing training on the software

902
00:37:54,015 --> 00:37:55,375
that we're transitioning to.

903
00:37:55,485 --> 00:37:59,495
It's the same company, same platform,

904
00:37:59,495 --> 00:38:01,255
but we've been using a desktop version which

905
00:38:01,915 --> 00:38:03,855
is significantly different than the cloud version.

906
00:38:04,035 --> 00:38:08,175
So we're actively in training for that to be prepared so

907
00:38:08,175 --> 00:38:10,295
that we are a hundred percent on the cloud version

908
00:38:10,595 --> 00:38:11,735
by the end of September.

909
00:38:12,195 --> 00:38:15,055
And that's finance and human resources.

910
00:38:15,055 --> 00:38:17,735
We'll all be on that. And that's,

911
00:38:17,735 --> 00:38:19,695
it sounds like it's not a lot, but we have a lot going on.

912
00:38:21,825 --> 00:38:22,895
Short and sweet. Any

913
00:38:23,205 --> 00:38:24,205
Jane?

914
00:38:24,205 --> 00:38:25,415
I have a quick thing for you. And this kind of relates

915
00:38:25,415 --> 00:38:26,975
to our food service discussion.

916
00:38:27,835 --> 00:38:30,895
So my school bucks can,

917
00:38:31,265 --> 00:38:34,575
sorry, my school bucks.

918
00:38:36,185 --> 00:38:38,405
Can you check when they can raise their,

919
00:38:38,435 --> 00:38:40,165
what their fee schedule looks like

920
00:38:40,185 --> 00:38:42,085
and what intervals they can raise their fees?

921
00:38:42,365 --> 00:38:45,965
'cause if people are uncomfortable

922
00:38:46,485 --> 00:38:48,445
charging 10 cents on a meal, you should see

923
00:38:48,445 --> 00:38:51,085
what they charge you to load the card to pay for the meal.

924
00:38:52,065 --> 00:38:54,085
And if you don't do a hundred dollars at a time

925
00:38:54,105 --> 00:38:56,965
or something, I, I'm, I'm lazy, I do like 30 for each kid.

926
00:38:57,245 --> 00:39:01,805
I get charged $3 a whack for each kid, for each transaction.

927
00:39:01,825 --> 00:39:03,885
So I'm paying 10% per transaction.

928
00:39:04,145 --> 00:39:07,365
So I would, I would argue that those fees are

929
00:39:08,945 --> 00:39:11,155
much more pressing than, you know,

930
00:39:11,155 --> 00:39:12,875
if you're worried about a 10 cent fee on

931
00:39:12,875 --> 00:39:13,995
your, on your increased meal.

932
00:39:14,055 --> 00:39:16,635
So just kinda curious what the in, if they, what they're,

933
00:39:16,745 --> 00:39:18,315
what they can do to us

934
00:39:18,335 --> 00:39:20,035
and what they can't do to us as regard

935
00:39:20,035 --> 00:39:21,035
to an increase in fees.

936
00:39:21,425 --> 00:39:22,475
Sure. Moving forward,

937
00:39:22,775 --> 00:39:25,275
We actually just received an email from them last

938
00:39:25,275 --> 00:39:28,435
Wednesday and effective

939
00:39:28,585 --> 00:39:30,875
July 31st, 2026,

940
00:39:32,815 --> 00:39:35,355
the card, if you're gonna use a credit

941
00:39:35,455 --> 00:39:38,555
or debit card payment, it's going to increase to $3

942
00:39:38,615 --> 00:39:41,115
and 75 cents for each.

943
00:39:43,215 --> 00:39:46,075
If you do an eCheck payment that has a discounted rate

944
00:39:47,055 --> 00:39:50,675
and obviously people can pay cash

945
00:39:50,895 --> 00:39:54,155
or they can write a check to have no fees in the district.

946
00:39:54,255 --> 00:39:55,715
But I understand your point

947
00:39:55,895 --> 00:39:56,995
and you know,

948
00:39:56,995 --> 00:39:59,035
there's several other companies that do the same thing.

949
00:39:59,035 --> 00:40:01,115
You have to find one that works with our software.

950
00:40:02,815 --> 00:40:04,955
But I think that they're all similar in price.

951
00:40:05,135 --> 00:40:06,435
But we can definitely go out

952
00:40:06,435 --> 00:40:07,915
to see if there's any other companies.

953
00:40:08,055 --> 00:40:09,515
No, I get it. That may have a lower rate.

954
00:40:09,835 --> 00:40:11,435
I get, it just bugs me a lot.

955
00:40:11,465 --> 00:40:13,435
It's a lot like it, it's a lot.

956
00:40:13,775 --> 00:40:15,475
10% on $30 would, I mean,

957
00:40:15,955 --> 00:40:18,435
I guess 37 point half percent on $30, whatever,

958
00:40:18,495 --> 00:40:20,595
not whatever the number is, but it just, it,

959
00:40:20,855 --> 00:40:21,915
it bugs the hell outta me.

960
00:40:22,415 --> 00:40:24,035
It just does. Always has.

961
00:40:24,055 --> 00:40:26,755
So, so it seems on that the best way to do it is

962
00:40:26,755 --> 00:40:28,835
to write a check and send it to the school.

963
00:40:29,495 --> 00:40:30,915
Now that's an accounting nightmare

964
00:40:30,915 --> 00:40:32,635
for them, you know what I mean?

965
00:40:32,635 --> 00:40:33,755
So I don't, and so many

966
00:40:33,755 --> 00:40:35,755
People just don't Do checks anymore.

967
00:40:35,815 --> 00:40:37,955
Checks anymore. Anymore. That's true too.

968
00:40:37,955 --> 00:40:39,275
The, is there any other way,

969
00:40:39,335 --> 00:40:41,115
is there anything else you guys have looked into?

970
00:40:42,155 --> 00:40:44,355
Well they can, again, they can pay cash,

971
00:40:44,545 --> 00:40:48,155
they can write a check, they can do it through my school box

972
00:40:48,705 --> 00:40:50,355
that connects directly to our

973
00:40:51,265 --> 00:40:52,675
food service accounting software.

974
00:40:53,545 --> 00:40:55,115
They can call our office.

975
00:40:55,295 --> 00:40:58,715
We charge, we don't want this to be a habit for people,

976
00:40:58,735 --> 00:41:01,715
but we do check credit card payments in our office.

977
00:41:02,095 --> 00:41:04,675
We charge two 50, but that's normal.

978
00:41:04,815 --> 00:41:06,035
Not for people to pay every month.

979
00:41:06,055 --> 00:41:07,435
That's if people are,

980
00:41:07,725 --> 00:41:10,195
we're negotiating a payment plan with them.

981
00:41:10,845 --> 00:41:12,915
We'll run, we'll do credit cards through us,

982
00:41:13,215 --> 00:41:15,995
but my school box is the preferred way.

983
00:41:16,495 --> 00:41:21,235
We would prefer to eliminate as much cash in our schools.

984
00:41:21,775 --> 00:41:25,395
So do we have Venmo and PayPal? Is that an option?

985
00:41:25,575 --> 00:41:27,235
We don't. Is that an

986
00:41:27,235 --> 00:41:28,235
Option?

987
00:41:28,235 --> 00:41:31,115
It's auditing. It's a huge auditing. No, no. Yeah, yeah.

988
00:41:31,655 --> 00:41:33,075
We can look in, I, I mean I'm taking notes.

989
00:41:33,265 --> 00:41:34,265
We can look at other vendors.

990
00:41:35,955 --> 00:41:37,325
There's always gonna be a fee though.

991
00:41:38,345 --> 00:41:39,525
You know, you're paying that company

992
00:41:39,585 --> 00:41:40,685
for the service they have

993
00:41:40,685 --> 00:41:42,645
to cover the credit card fees that they're incurring.

994
00:41:42,755 --> 00:41:44,925
Yeah, and you know, I mean there is a, a fee free option.

995
00:41:44,955 --> 00:41:46,925
It's not ideal, you know, to pay in cash

996
00:41:46,945 --> 00:41:48,645
or check at your school's office.

997
00:41:50,315 --> 00:41:54,605
Michael, the goal is to be convenient and $3

998
00:41:54,605 --> 00:41:57,765
and 75 cents on any amount you deposit is usy.

999
00:41:58,065 --> 00:42:02,525
And it's quite frankly, it's, I don't even know the word.

1000
00:42:02,765 --> 00:42:04,165
I can't think off the top of my head, but it's

1001
00:42:04,275 --> 00:42:06,205
excessive in my opinion.

1002
00:42:06,585 --> 00:42:08,485
But, you know, it is what it is. I get it.

1003
00:42:08,625 --> 00:42:10,645
And I'm not asking for you guys to do additional work.

1004
00:42:10,795 --> 00:42:12,885
It's, this is my yearly complaint when we,

1005
00:42:12,885 --> 00:42:16,405
when we discuss this and I just want be known that,

1006
00:42:17,665 --> 00:42:21,405
you know, when we talk about 2 cents on the tax rate, I mean

1007
00:42:22,055 --> 00:42:23,485
stuff like this adds up too.

1008
00:42:23,485 --> 00:42:25,925
Like, and nobody says anything about it.

1009
00:42:26,225 --> 00:42:29,005
So, you know, it's just one of those things that I find

1010
00:42:29,025 --> 00:42:30,285
to be utterly ridiculous.

1011
00:42:30,285 --> 00:42:32,165
And it's not anyone's fault sitting in this room,

1012
00:42:32,905 --> 00:42:36,285
but I just find it to be excessive. That's all

1013
00:42:37,105 --> 00:42:38,285
For, for curiosity.

1014
00:42:38,445 --> 00:42:42,325
I looked up what my, my kids and it's mine's a $2

1015
00:42:42,325 --> 00:42:43,605
and 60 cents fee.

1016
00:42:43,905 --> 00:42:45,605
So there's other vendors out there that are lower.

1017
00:42:45,665 --> 00:42:48,685
So we can certainly look into that. That's fine.

1018
00:42:48,915 --> 00:42:51,925
Yeah, I mean there's a reason why there's competition in the

1019
00:42:51,925 --> 00:42:53,325
world, so, you know what I mean,

1020
00:42:53,345 --> 00:42:55,205
if even if we do reach outs, that's fine.

1021
00:42:56,955 --> 00:42:59,055
Thanks Jane. Any, I'm sorry. Anything else for Jane? Yeah,

1022
00:42:59,055 --> 00:42:59,935
There's no more questions for

1023
00:42:59,935 --> 00:43:00,935
Jane. I'll turn it over to Mike.

1024
00:43:01,285 --> 00:43:04,535
Alright, I'm, I'm sorry, I have a quick thing I want,

1025
00:43:04,595 --> 00:43:06,535
can I go backwards just a minute

1026
00:43:06,915 --> 00:43:08,735
to the unassigned fund balance

1027
00:43:08,735 --> 00:43:12,215
because I just looked over at the notes at the minutes from

1028
00:43:12,215 --> 00:43:14,815
the last meeting and I'm a little confused on something

1029
00:43:14,815 --> 00:43:15,935
and need some clarification

1030
00:43:16,245 --> 00:43:21,215
because it said that the recommended projects

1031
00:43:21,975 --> 00:43:23,415
that, you know, Brenda made the motion,

1032
00:43:23,515 --> 00:43:26,735
the recommended projects were going to be dock replacement,

1033
00:43:26,975 --> 00:43:30,175
bleacher seat music, music room, wall courtyard paving.

1034
00:43:30,395 --> 00:43:33,775
And it said in there that tactile pads were going

1035
00:43:33,775 --> 00:43:35,135
to be moved to the regular budget.

1036
00:43:36,035 --> 00:43:40,535
So that was supposed to be approved into the regular budget.

1037
00:43:41,965 --> 00:43:44,655
Hold on. And that what's running Brook was going

1038
00:43:44,655 --> 00:43:45,895
to come to a later vote.

1039
00:43:46,725 --> 00:43:48,255
This is what's in the minute meeting. Sure.

1040
00:43:48,255 --> 00:43:51,615
So what should have come back to us was the four

1041
00:43:51,805 --> 00:43:54,175
that when Brenda made the motion, the four there

1042
00:43:55,125 --> 00:43:57,335
that we approved and the next to come

1043
00:43:57,335 --> 00:43:59,455
to the next meeting would only have been the guardrail,

1044
00:43:59,595 --> 00:44:02,055
the tactile pads were supposed to go to the regular budget.

1045
00:44:02,355 --> 00:44:04,975
So I, as I said a little bit earlier, I said at that time

1046
00:44:05,675 --> 00:44:08,375
we would move it to next year's fall budget.

1047
00:44:08,875 --> 00:44:10,495
So that, that was the discussion.

1048
00:44:10,495 --> 00:44:12,375
It wasn't like I had it now.

1049
00:44:12,495 --> 00:44:13,975
I didn't have the money available now.

1050
00:44:14,595 --> 00:44:17,095
So when the, when the projects were just brought forward

1051
00:44:17,095 --> 00:44:18,255
again, they were in the list, that's all.

1052
00:44:18,365 --> 00:44:20,895
Yeah. There was no approval of the tactile pads.

1053
00:44:20,895 --> 00:44:21,975
They just got punted.

1054
00:44:22,045 --> 00:44:24,095
Yeah, so you know, the reason

1055
00:44:24,095 --> 00:44:26,695
for reconsidering them tonight is, you know,

1056
00:44:26,695 --> 00:44:30,655
you do have this additional factor of possibly

1057
00:44:31,185 --> 00:44:33,365
not having contingency fund as an option

1058
00:44:34,065 --> 00:44:35,845
to utilize sheer unassigned fund

1059
00:44:35,845 --> 00:44:36,925
balance at the end of the year.

1060
00:44:37,305 --> 00:44:38,305
So

1061
00:44:38,595 --> 00:44:41,005
Yeah, I was gonna move it towards the general budget in

1062
00:44:41,005 --> 00:44:42,845
the fall so that when we start that process,

1063
00:44:43,405 --> 00:44:44,685
tactile pads would've been on there.

1064
00:44:49,035 --> 00:44:50,125
Okay. Sorry. Thank you.

1065
00:44:53,435 --> 00:44:54,525
Back to me. Back to you.

1066
00:44:54,635 --> 00:44:58,325
Okay, so speaking of facilities, I just want

1067
00:44:58,325 --> 00:45:00,205
to credit Jeremy again.

1068
00:45:02,685 --> 00:45:04,565
I don't know if anyone was at the last day

1069
00:45:04,565 --> 00:45:05,965
of school over at South Range.

1070
00:45:06,275 --> 00:45:09,165
Literally when the buses pulled out, the trucks

1071
00:45:09,305 --> 00:45:10,325
and the dumpsters closing.

1072
00:45:10,625 --> 00:45:12,125
I'm not, I'm not kidding.

1073
00:45:13,945 --> 00:45:16,805
And the first wall was torn down within the first hour.

1074
00:45:17,025 --> 00:45:19,405
So that campus is closed.

1075
00:45:19,405 --> 00:45:22,285
There are signs everywhere, but if you are driving by

1076
00:45:22,285 --> 00:45:24,325
or anything, you'll see that the whole backside

1077
00:45:24,325 --> 00:45:25,765
of the building has no brick right now.

1078
00:45:27,075 --> 00:45:30,845
They are moving nothing like having no rain for six weeks

1079
00:45:30,905 --> 00:45:32,645
and then rain on the first two days

1080
00:45:32,645 --> 00:45:33,725
you're trying to replace a roof.

1081
00:45:34,485 --> 00:45:36,365
But they've done a good job of working internally

1082
00:45:36,465 --> 00:45:38,085
to keep the progress moving along so

1083
00:45:38,085 --> 00:45:39,085
that we're not missing any steps.

1084
00:45:39,145 --> 00:45:41,605
So I know Jeremy and Michelle

1085
00:45:41,605 --> 00:45:43,005
and all those have done a lot of coordinating,

1086
00:45:43,005 --> 00:45:44,485
but the, the comp, the companies

1087
00:45:44,485 --> 00:45:46,925
that you guys have selected are just outstanding

1088
00:45:47,645 --> 00:45:49,165
and they're ready and they're moving along.

1089
00:45:49,225 --> 00:45:52,925
So thank you for that. House bill 1610 is something I wanted

1090
00:45:52,925 --> 00:45:54,245
to bring up, but Mike brought up earlier.

1091
00:45:54,555 --> 00:45:55,765
It's, it's gonna be intriguing.

1092
00:45:55,965 --> 00:45:57,285
I mean, Jane, it came up in

1093
00:45:57,285 --> 00:45:59,245
her business administrator meeting.

1094
00:46:01,265 --> 00:46:03,565
You know, I would say that we're actually in a very good

1095
00:46:03,595 --> 00:46:05,685
spot comparative to other districts who,

1096
00:46:05,745 --> 00:46:07,725
who do carry over 5% a year

1097
00:46:08,365 --> 00:46:11,045
and that 5% could be wiped out by, you know,

1098
00:46:11,065 --> 00:46:12,085
the governor signing that.

1099
00:46:12,145 --> 00:46:16,245
So if, if we have to return now 1.4, that's

1100
00:46:16,245 --> 00:46:17,805
where we are gonna probably be anyways, right?

1101
00:46:17,805 --> 00:46:18,845
So when we are gonna carry over,

1102
00:46:18,905 --> 00:46:20,565
so we're in a good spot in dairy.

1103
00:46:20,565 --> 00:46:22,405
It's not like we need to have an emergency meeting

1104
00:46:22,425 --> 00:46:23,925
and all of a sudden we need to spend down,

1105
00:46:24,455 --> 00:46:27,085
we've done a very good job of falling in that 2% range of

1106
00:46:27,085 --> 00:46:28,565
what you try and do municipality wise.

1107
00:46:28,585 --> 00:46:30,005
So thank you for that.

1108
00:46:31,225 --> 00:46:34,085
And then I, sorry, I have to say it one more time.

1109
00:46:34,175 --> 00:46:36,725
Joe's last meeting. So I, I know we've kind of had this,

1110
00:46:36,725 --> 00:46:37,725
I've, I've made a joke today.

1111
00:46:37,725 --> 00:46:39,565
We've kind of had this fair parade for Joe,

1112
00:46:40,465 --> 00:46:42,765
but there's no one that's really deserved it more 26 years

1113
00:46:42,765 --> 00:46:43,885
you said today at lunch, right?

1114
00:46:44,635 --> 00:46:47,285
He's, what he said is he's keeping all his emotions at bay.

1115
00:46:47,545 --> 00:46:50,565
So you used a different word if you wanna say that,

1116
00:46:51,155 --> 00:46:52,205
what your wife said you are.

1117
00:46:52,635 --> 00:46:54,685
Well my wife says I'm dead inside, but that's just

1118
00:46:55,285 --> 00:46:56,645
'cause I don't cry at sad movies.

1119
00:46:56,945 --> 00:47:01,045
But I said that, you know, the first day that I'd come

1120
00:47:01,045 --> 00:47:02,485
to the end of Faith Drive

1121
00:47:02,485 --> 00:47:03,885
and I turned right instead of left,

1122
00:47:03,945 --> 00:47:05,245
that's probably when it'll get me.

1123
00:47:05,305 --> 00:47:06,765
But that hasn't happened yet.

1124
00:47:06,905 --> 00:47:08,525
So that's a, that's a problem for July.

1125
00:47:08,795 --> 00:47:10,165
Yeah, there's not enough things that any

1126
00:47:10,165 --> 00:47:11,205
of us can say about Joe.

1127
00:47:12,185 --> 00:47:15,525
And like I said, I've said it before, me taking this job

1128
00:47:15,545 --> 00:47:18,485
and Joe being nothing than better than a right hand man

1129
00:47:19,155 --> 00:47:23,525
several times with, just to give you an example, you know,

1130
00:47:23,655 --> 00:47:26,245
Joe's job this year was supervision of the principals and,

1131
00:47:26,425 --> 00:47:28,885
and I supervised the directors and Joe's like, I got it.

1132
00:47:29,015 --> 00:47:31,205
Don't need any help. So you don't, as you're transitioning

1133
00:47:31,205 --> 00:47:32,685
as a new superintendent, you don't have to think about it

1134
00:47:32,785 --> 00:47:35,885
or you know, me trying to figure out what this next thing is

1135
00:47:36,145 --> 00:47:37,365
and Joe's like, it's mine.

1136
00:47:37,605 --> 00:47:39,525
I got it. I'll go to the events, I'll meet with Emily.

1137
00:47:39,545 --> 00:47:42,925
You don't have to think about it. Joe did a lot of work

1138
00:47:42,925 --> 00:47:44,645
that I never had to think about as a first year

1139
00:47:44,645 --> 00:47:45,845
and I can never thank you enough.

1140
00:47:45,925 --> 00:47:50,085
I know it sounds cheesy, but first class is,

1141
00:47:50,085 --> 00:47:51,605
is is the word that always comes to mind.

1142
00:47:51,865 --> 00:47:53,925
And I you're gonna be so good in Hamstead,

1143
00:47:53,925 --> 00:47:55,005
it's not even gonna be funny.

1144
00:47:55,145 --> 00:47:56,525
So good luck.

1145
00:47:56,955 --> 00:47:58,085
It's gonna be amazing to watch

1146
00:47:58,085 --> 00:48:00,005
and I still see you every three weeks, so it won't matter.

1147
00:48:00,145 --> 00:48:02,485
Sounds good. So thank you for that.

1148
00:48:03,825 --> 00:48:05,725
And then, you know, you know,

1149
00:48:05,845 --> 00:48:07,365
this superintendent's report's been new

1150
00:48:07,365 --> 00:48:08,725
for me in this community as well.

1151
00:48:09,155 --> 00:48:10,645
I've really tried to emphasize in

1152
00:48:10,645 --> 00:48:11,725
the focus being on the board.

1153
00:48:11,755 --> 00:48:12,885
This is your meeting, right?

1154
00:48:12,895 --> 00:48:14,645
Let's, let's remember that it's the board's meeting.

1155
00:48:14,645 --> 00:48:16,325
It's not Mike's meeting, it's not our meeting,

1156
00:48:16,595 --> 00:48:17,845
it's a meeting of the board in public.

1157
00:48:18,425 --> 00:48:20,685
And so at the superintendent's updates, I've kind

1158
00:48:20,685 --> 00:48:21,925
of just tried to keep a business

1159
00:48:22,465 --> 00:48:25,085
and so as we've seen the principals come through

1160
00:48:25,145 --> 00:48:26,365
and the directors come through

1161
00:48:26,985 --> 00:48:28,125
and kind of give their year end

1162
00:48:28,125 --> 00:48:30,445
report, I just said, why not me?

1163
00:48:30,745 --> 00:48:32,885
So I'm gonna stand on my soapbox a little bit here

1164
00:48:32,885 --> 00:48:35,005
and kind of just review a little bit of what I've done.

1165
00:48:35,385 --> 00:48:37,765
And Jenna, I didn't use ai, so it's all over the place.

1166
00:48:37,865 --> 00:48:40,645
So be be prepared as I scatterbrain

1167
00:48:40,865 --> 00:48:43,645
as you can see my computer, it's literally one liner.

1168
00:48:43,865 --> 00:48:45,725
So I just wanna take some time

1169
00:48:45,725 --> 00:48:46,965
and reflect on my first year here.

1170
00:48:46,965 --> 00:48:49,525
I've said it repeatedly when people are like, how's dairy?

1171
00:48:49,545 --> 00:48:50,805
And, and I and I stand by it.

1172
00:48:50,805 --> 00:48:52,925
It's the best move I've ever had in my life.

1173
00:48:52,925 --> 00:48:56,045
Professionally, it's come with a lot of challenges,

1174
00:48:56,045 --> 00:48:59,525
like a lot of excitement, but I haven't been mourn happy,

1175
00:48:59,655 --> 00:49:01,725
going to work in some time

1176
00:49:01,805 --> 00:49:03,885
and that's not a negative of where I've been, right?

1177
00:49:03,955 --> 00:49:06,565
It's just like there's some things that I'm like, oh,

1178
00:49:06,565 --> 00:49:08,205
this is my wheelhouse or this is my wheelhouse.

1179
00:49:08,205 --> 00:49:10,965
So it's kind of, it's kind of reignited some of my fire.

1180
00:49:11,065 --> 00:49:12,805
But going back to July,

1181
00:49:12,965 --> 00:49:14,525
I talked about in my interview process

1182
00:49:14,665 --> 00:49:16,445
and in the community is structure accountability.

1183
00:49:17,705 --> 00:49:20,725
And it's important to me that I think that's

1184
00:49:20,725 --> 00:49:22,965
how I drove a lot of my first year here.

1185
00:49:23,465 --> 00:49:25,085
I'm not gonna sit here and say I'm not a

1186
00:49:25,085 --> 00:49:26,245
rainbows and unicorns guy.

1187
00:49:26,485 --> 00:49:27,525
I am not gonna say everything's perfect,

1188
00:49:27,585 --> 00:49:29,005
but I think we've made some strides.

1189
00:49:29,865 --> 00:49:33,285
And I had Kathleen do some nerdy data diving for me.

1190
00:49:33,385 --> 00:49:36,925
So she said that I had over 400 meetings, which is,

1191
00:49:36,925 --> 00:49:38,045
which is awesome to hear.

1192
00:49:38,625 --> 00:49:40,005
And then some of the things

1193
00:49:40,005 --> 00:49:42,285
that she put into a list is obviously easy stuff.

1194
00:49:42,285 --> 00:49:45,045
Parents, individual students, employee groups,

1195
00:49:45,265 --> 00:49:46,725
the DEA support staff.

1196
00:49:47,785 --> 00:49:49,965
But there's been the school board building administration,

1197
00:49:50,895 --> 00:49:53,845
principals, assistant principals, town manager,

1198
00:49:53,845 --> 00:49:55,685
police department, fire department, planning board,

1199
00:49:55,685 --> 00:49:59,005
Pinkerton Academy, YMCA, rotary community organizations,

1200
00:49:59,025 --> 00:50:02,925
parent groups, PTOs, retiring teachers, athletic groups,

1201
00:50:03,155 --> 00:50:05,605
special education families, individual students.

1202
00:50:06,225 --> 00:50:07,565
You know, it's kind of crazy to think,

1203
00:50:07,845 --> 00:50:09,685
'cause in our lives you're like,

1204
00:50:09,685 --> 00:50:10,765
oh, what's my calendar today?

1205
00:50:10,765 --> 00:50:12,085
What's my calendar today? And then you just

1206
00:50:12,085 --> 00:50:13,125
kind of go through some of those things.

1207
00:50:13,985 --> 00:50:15,725
You know, some of those conversations were easy

1208
00:50:15,865 --> 00:50:17,485
and enjoyable, but some of them were hard

1209
00:50:17,505 --> 00:50:20,365
and difficult as we try and establish some new practices.

1210
00:50:21,185 --> 00:50:23,325
But it's reinforced what I already knew is that I've come

1211
00:50:23,325 --> 00:50:26,685
to a strong district, and particularly I'm proud

1212
00:50:26,685 --> 00:50:28,765
of the work we've done to strengthen the relationships

1213
00:50:28,785 --> 00:50:32,525
of both the bargaining units, which has shown, you know,

1214
00:50:32,525 --> 00:50:35,805
anecdotal evidence where previously if you're talking,

1215
00:50:36,175 --> 00:50:38,325
let's say grievances like the past couple years,

1216
00:50:38,325 --> 00:50:39,565
there's been an average of 10.

1217
00:50:39,865 --> 00:50:41,405
And this year we've had a whole one.

1218
00:50:42,705 --> 00:50:44,525
So that shows that we've developed,

1219
00:50:44,965 --> 00:50:46,325
we've had tough discussions.

1220
00:50:46,425 --> 00:50:49,525
So staffing concerns, curriculum implementation,

1221
00:50:49,795 --> 00:50:52,605
evaluations, professional development, scheduling,

1222
00:50:52,845 --> 00:50:54,805
planning time, special education supports,

1223
00:50:55,075 --> 00:50:56,365
this is the nerdy stuff, right?

1224
00:50:56,365 --> 00:50:58,445
So you guys are getting a little bit of, of, of a glimpse of

1225
00:50:58,445 --> 00:50:59,805
what we talk about every day in our world.

1226
00:51:00,305 --> 00:51:02,125
But it's resulted in, in improvement

1227
00:51:02,125 --> 00:51:05,285
of labor management relationships, the dynamics between

1228
00:51:06,195 --> 00:51:09,365
both partners and both groups on what we're trying to do.

1229
00:51:11,025 --> 00:51:13,165
I'm also proud of the governments of the board

1230
00:51:13,185 --> 00:51:14,885
and what you guys have done to strengthen it.

1231
00:51:15,005 --> 00:51:17,005
I, you know, I, I kind of went nerdy this morning,

1232
00:51:17,005 --> 00:51:18,605
but if you see the newsletter that you guys sent out,

1233
00:51:19,075 --> 00:51:21,085
it's pretty cool what you guys have done, right?

1234
00:51:21,145 --> 00:51:22,165
That's your work

1235
00:51:22,165 --> 00:51:24,925
that you've helped drive the administration to complete.

1236
00:51:25,365 --> 00:51:26,405
I mean, Joe putting it together

1237
00:51:26,405 --> 00:51:28,245
and starting to see those list of things, that's a,

1238
00:51:28,245 --> 00:51:30,245
that's a real body of evidence of what we've done.

1239
00:51:31,965 --> 00:51:34,685
Communications committee, improved transparency facilities.

1240
00:51:34,785 --> 00:51:36,885
We created a long-term plan that you'll see in the fall

1241
00:51:36,885 --> 00:51:38,285
for seven years policy.

1242
00:51:38,785 --> 00:51:40,245
We didn't reach our goal of 70,

1243
00:51:40,825 --> 00:51:43,165
but we got halfway, like around 30, 35.

1244
00:51:43,165 --> 00:51:44,485
That's pretty good in the first year.

1245
00:51:46,175 --> 00:51:47,445
We've also talked about creating

1246
00:51:47,555 --> 00:51:48,925
consistency in this district.

1247
00:51:48,985 --> 00:51:50,005
So for the first time,

1248
00:51:50,015 --> 00:51:52,685
we've established a district-wide pre-K

1249
00:51:52,685 --> 00:51:54,005
through eight behavior framework.

1250
00:51:54,005 --> 00:51:56,365
That what I did with the assistant principals, so that now

1251
00:51:57,005 --> 00:51:59,565
students have common experiences no matter

1252
00:51:59,565 --> 00:52:01,005
what school you're in or where your grade,

1253
00:52:01,025 --> 00:52:02,405
the progression is there for parents

1254
00:52:02,425 --> 00:52:03,565
and families to understand.

1255
00:52:04,385 --> 00:52:06,845
We expanded our transitional activities between schools

1256
00:52:06,905 --> 00:52:08,765
to really have a deeper transitional process

1257
00:52:08,915 --> 00:52:10,365
that students aren't just showing up

1258
00:52:10,365 --> 00:52:12,325
to a new school saying, where's a lunchroom?

1259
00:52:12,325 --> 00:52:14,845
What do I doing? We had multiple activities to strengthen

1260
00:52:14,845 --> 00:52:17,165
that transitioning so that behavior should be improved.

1261
00:52:18,095 --> 00:52:20,765
We've made significant progress in cr in creating our

1262
00:52:20,765 --> 00:52:22,965
systems of support, which has been important.

1263
00:52:25,245 --> 00:52:27,045
Starting at the administrative level,

1264
00:52:27,145 --> 00:52:28,965
we implemented a new evaluation process.

1265
00:52:29,225 --> 00:52:30,845
So every administrator in this district,

1266
00:52:30,845 --> 00:52:32,805
from me all the way down was evaluated,

1267
00:52:33,225 --> 00:52:36,405
was the first time in several years, which include

1268
00:52:37,005 --> 00:52:39,605
structured evaluations, goal setting, mid-year review, end

1269
00:52:39,605 --> 00:52:42,365
of year reviews, ongoing coaching discussions.

1270
00:52:43,015 --> 00:52:45,765
We've also launching a new redesign teacher

1271
00:52:45,815 --> 00:52:47,285
evaluation system in the fall.

1272
00:52:47,705 --> 00:52:50,045
So the teachers will have valuable feedback,

1273
00:52:50,485 --> 00:52:53,605
valuable evaluation, clear operations, clear expectations,

1274
00:52:54,235 --> 00:52:55,845
goal setting, professional growth.

1275
00:52:56,905 --> 00:52:59,525
We worked with the DEA, the ame, we worked

1276
00:52:59,525 --> 00:53:02,725
with administration to come to, to this, this plan

1277
00:53:02,725 --> 00:53:03,845
that we're, we're kicking off

1278
00:53:03,845 --> 00:53:04,845
and we're gonna see how it goes.

1279
00:53:04,865 --> 00:53:07,685
But everyone on both sides were, were excited about it.

1280
00:53:08,785 --> 00:53:11,205
In the HR department, we really tried to focus on

1281
00:53:12,065 --> 00:53:14,565
timely feedback, individualized feedback,

1282
00:53:14,625 --> 00:53:15,725
and supportive feedback.

1283
00:53:16,405 --> 00:53:18,005
And that's a really lot of work of Paula

1284
00:53:18,025 --> 00:53:21,085
and her team, as she mentioned with Mary Ellen and Kim.

1285
00:53:22,785 --> 00:53:25,540
We did a, an evaluation system, I'll call it an audit,

1286
00:53:25,540 --> 00:53:28,060
but more of an valuation system of our curriculum department

1287
00:53:28,185 --> 00:53:29,485
and our special ed department.

1288
00:53:29,485 --> 00:53:31,365
Our special ed department took almost two and a half months.

1289
00:53:31,985 --> 00:53:33,125
Our curriculum department took

1290
00:53:33,125 --> 00:53:34,325
about a month and a half, two months.

1291
00:53:34,345 --> 00:53:37,045
So now we have clearly articulated flowcharts for

1292
00:53:37,045 --> 00:53:40,165
who contacts who in charge of what, how do I get an answer

1293
00:53:40,225 --> 00:53:42,565
so that it just doesn't go off into the abyss.

1294
00:53:42,565 --> 00:53:44,125
So I'm proud of it for that department.

1295
00:53:46,215 --> 00:53:48,445
We've transitioned the majority of our processes

1296
00:53:48,445 --> 00:53:51,285
to Panda Doc, reducing paperwork, streamlining workflows,

1297
00:53:51,285 --> 00:53:52,365
improving accountability.

1298
00:53:54,095 --> 00:53:55,765
We've continued to reduce ways

1299
00:53:55,785 --> 00:53:57,565
of unnecessary administrative burdens.

1300
00:53:57,765 --> 00:53:59,405
I know I, I used the simple word as paper.

1301
00:53:59,415 --> 00:54:00,765
We're trying to get rid of some paper.

1302
00:54:02,225 --> 00:54:04,645
So another thing, like we've mentioned several times,

1303
00:54:05,505 --> 00:54:07,925
I'm very proud of our, our hiring this year.

1304
00:54:08,105 --> 00:54:11,445
So like many districts in New Hampshire, we're continuing

1305
00:54:11,445 --> 00:54:12,885
to face challenges in recruiting

1306
00:54:12,885 --> 00:54:14,445
and retaining high quality employees.

1307
00:54:14,445 --> 00:54:17,245
However, this year we made a conscious decision to be,

1308
00:54:18,665 --> 00:54:20,365
to go from reactive hiring, wait

1309
00:54:20,365 --> 00:54:21,965
and see, to really being proactive

1310
00:54:21,965 --> 00:54:23,005
in our recruiting strategy.

1311
00:54:23,465 --> 00:54:25,365
So with Paula and the human resource team,

1312
00:54:25,735 --> 00:54:27,125
we've updated job descriptions.

1313
00:54:27,125 --> 00:54:28,685
We've improved our employee website,

1314
00:54:28,705 --> 00:54:30,405
we strengthened our vacancy postings,

1315
00:54:30,405 --> 00:54:31,605
we expanded to LinkedIn.

1316
00:54:32,605 --> 00:54:33,685
I know she'll be happy about that.

1317
00:54:34,565 --> 00:54:39,285
LinkedIn for our custodial, we, we branched out to indeed.

1318
00:54:39,905 --> 00:54:42,285
So what we've done is, rather than waiting, we've recruited

1319
00:54:42,285 --> 00:54:44,285
and we successfully hired 19 positions.

1320
00:54:44,285 --> 00:54:46,525
And I, and I know we have three more

1321
00:54:46,525 --> 00:54:47,565
on the docket that are coming.

1322
00:54:48,065 --> 00:54:49,205
So we will have the most,

1323
00:54:49,305 --> 00:54:51,885
we will be the most fully staffed since 2000 and dairy.

1324
00:54:52,585 --> 00:54:55,325
And that helps us in regards to contracted services, having

1325
00:54:55,325 --> 00:54:57,525
to go out, having people that are not a part of us.

1326
00:54:57,585 --> 00:55:00,445
So it's gonna be pretty cool to watch.

1327
00:55:00,955 --> 00:55:02,245
Alright, this is where I get really

1328
00:55:02,245 --> 00:55:03,285
scattered, so hang in there.

1329
00:55:03,705 --> 00:55:07,725
So for throughout all of that, you know, we've talked about

1330
00:55:08,315 --> 00:55:11,885
transitions, we've invested in our facilities.

1331
00:55:11,885 --> 00:55:13,045
We're continuing to build systems.

1332
00:55:13,145 --> 00:55:15,205
So that, what I continue

1333
00:55:15,205 --> 00:55:17,405
to say is we're not just managing the district anymore.

1334
00:55:17,405 --> 00:55:18,605
We're building an organization.

1335
00:55:18,605 --> 00:55:21,365
And that organization, I made a joke earlier when we were

1336
00:55:21,365 --> 00:55:22,485
doing the roles, whether it's me

1337
00:55:22,485 --> 00:55:24,725
or whether it's the next person, that organization should be

1338
00:55:24,725 --> 00:55:26,445
able to row in the right direction.

1339
00:55:26,545 --> 00:55:28,205
And that's what I really believe that we've,

1340
00:55:28,205 --> 00:55:29,525
we've really worked on towards going.

1341
00:55:29,625 --> 00:55:33,205
So we've moved from individual practices

1342
00:55:33,205 --> 00:55:34,325
to district-wide systems.

1343
00:55:34,575 --> 00:55:38,165
We've moved from reacting. Instead, we're now planning.

1344
00:55:39,135 --> 00:55:40,565
We've moved from isolated efforts.

1345
00:55:40,585 --> 00:55:43,245
So as I said, we had like, felt like we had six buildings,

1346
00:55:43,545 --> 00:55:45,085
but now I feel like we have one district

1347
00:55:45,145 --> 00:55:47,445
and that we're operating a little bit more together.

1348
00:55:47,745 --> 00:55:48,965
Our principals talk more often,

1349
00:55:48,965 --> 00:55:51,125
they're making joint decisions.

1350
00:55:51,125 --> 00:55:52,965
Our assistant principals work together stronger

1351
00:55:53,925 --> 00:55:55,525
and we continue to build relationships.

1352
00:55:57,305 --> 00:55:58,605
And last but not least, none

1353
00:55:58,605 --> 00:56:00,365
of this is really about me in this moment.

1354
00:56:00,595 --> 00:56:02,045
It's really about us as a group.

1355
00:56:02,545 --> 00:56:05,205
But more importantly, it's about the work of our teachers,

1356
00:56:05,205 --> 00:56:06,725
the work of our support staff, the work

1357
00:56:06,725 --> 00:56:08,245
of our custodians, our administrators.

1358
00:56:08,965 --> 00:56:11,725
They're really buying into my, my some

1359
00:56:11,725 --> 00:56:12,765
of my things that I'm doing.

1360
00:56:12,765 --> 00:56:14,725
And it's fun to watch it come to fruition.

1361
00:56:15,795 --> 00:56:17,925
I'll still sit here and say we have a lot of work ahead.

1362
00:56:18,065 --> 00:56:19,365
I'm in incred, incredibly proud of

1363
00:56:19,365 --> 00:56:20,885
what we've accomplished in, in a short time.

1364
00:56:21,305 --> 00:56:23,165
But I really think that we're more organized,

1365
00:56:23,350 --> 00:56:25,310
we're more aligned, we're more accountable to each other.

1366
00:56:25,310 --> 00:56:27,725
We've had a lot of difficult conversations and,

1367
00:56:27,745 --> 00:56:29,685
and we know that some of those difficult conversations

1368
00:56:29,715 --> 00:56:30,845
make us better in the long run.

1369
00:56:30,905 --> 00:56:32,565
So I just wanna thank the board

1370
00:56:32,705 --> 00:56:34,325
for allowing me this opportunity.

1371
00:56:34,645 --> 00:56:35,645
I mean, you know, some

1372
00:56:35,645 --> 00:56:37,125
of you weren't even here through the interview process.

1373
00:56:38,125 --> 00:56:40,005
I wanna thank the staff for hanging in there.

1374
00:56:40,005 --> 00:56:41,645
Some of the decisions weren't always popular,

1375
00:56:41,905 --> 00:56:43,805
but I think as we work through these things,

1376
00:56:43,805 --> 00:56:45,405
we're gonna see some of the fruition of, of

1377
00:56:45,405 --> 00:56:48,005
what we've instilled and what we've positioned ourselves in.

1378
00:56:48,025 --> 00:56:49,805
So, thank you to the town of Derry.

1379
00:56:49,805 --> 00:56:50,885
Thank you to the community.

1380
00:56:51,905 --> 00:56:54,405
If I haven't met with Ette yet, please reach out.

1381
00:56:54,985 --> 00:56:56,485
You know, i, I, those are some of my favorite

1382
00:56:56,485 --> 00:56:58,165
meetings that we work with.

1383
00:56:58,265 --> 00:56:59,645
So thank you to everyone.

1384
00:56:59,905 --> 00:57:04,445
And that's it for the 2020 5 26 school year.

1385
00:57:06,215 --> 00:57:08,045
Thank you, Mike. Yeah. Congratulations on

1386
00:57:08,045 --> 00:57:09,085
your first year in Derry.

1387
00:57:09,145 --> 00:57:11,605
You know, we, you know, we'll be presenting you

1388
00:57:11,605 --> 00:57:13,845
with your end of year evaluation pretty soon.

1389
00:57:13,905 --> 00:57:16,085
And I mean, being for myself, I'm very happy

1390
00:57:16,085 --> 00:57:18,045
with the work you've done over the last year.

1391
00:57:18,045 --> 00:57:21,205
Thanks. And I won't harp on this too much

1392
00:57:21,405 --> 00:57:22,725
'cause I know Joe hates it and would

1393
00:57:22,725 --> 00:57:23,925
rather we all just keep quiet.

1394
00:57:25,025 --> 00:57:27,245
But I can't express enough how much you've meant

1395
00:57:27,245 --> 00:57:29,325
to this district, you know, into next charter school

1396
00:57:29,345 --> 00:57:31,525
and as a lifelong resident, just Derry as a whole.

1397
00:57:32,065 --> 00:57:34,525
You know, on a personal note, I've worked with you for,

1398
00:57:34,585 --> 00:57:35,845
you know, three plus years now.

1399
00:57:35,845 --> 00:57:37,605
It's been an absolute pleasure working

1400
00:57:37,605 --> 00:57:38,805
with you on this board.

1401
00:57:39,665 --> 00:57:40,925
And yeah, we're gonna miss you.

1402
00:57:41,505 --> 00:57:43,005
But I wish you the best in Hamstead

1403
00:57:43,025 --> 00:57:44,205
and I know this isn't goodbye.

1404
00:57:44,205 --> 00:57:46,605
We'll be seeing you around. He,

1405
00:57:46,865 --> 00:57:48,965
He can now actually run for school board if you wanted to

1406
00:57:49,635 --> 00:57:52,485
Pass, if he wanted to, is the

1407
00:57:52,485 --> 00:57:53,485
Key.

1408
00:57:54,825 --> 00:57:55,965
You guys are doing a great job.

1409
00:57:55,965 --> 00:57:57,005
You don't need me on this board,

1410
00:57:57,025 --> 00:57:58,805
but I'll, I'll watch the,

1411
00:57:59,165 --> 00:58:00,165
I don't know if I'll watch the meetings,

1412
00:58:00,985 --> 00:58:02,485
not gonna watch our meetings at the same time

1413
00:58:02,545 --> 00:58:04,725
and day as yours, so I probably won't watch your meetings,

1414
00:58:04,745 --> 00:58:06,125
but I'll check 'em out on the website.

1415
00:58:07,945 --> 00:58:10,925
All right, move on to committee and liaison reports.

1416
00:58:10,975 --> 00:58:13,205
We've had one committee that has met since our last meeting,

1417
00:58:13,225 --> 00:58:14,485
so I'll turn it over to Jamie

1418
00:58:14,485 --> 00:58:16,245
with an update from the communications committee.

1419
00:58:16,755 --> 00:58:20,805
Alright, so we met Communications met on the 11th.

1420
00:58:20,905 --> 00:58:23,965
It was Joe's last meeting with us, unfortunately,

1421
00:58:24,225 --> 00:58:27,165
but Carrie is gonna be taking over as co-chair.

1422
00:58:27,185 --> 00:58:30,285
She was able to attend remotely. It was a good meeting.

1423
00:58:30,345 --> 00:58:35,125
It was very productive. We basically discussed the contents

1424
00:58:35,125 --> 00:58:37,125
of the final newsletter for the school year,

1425
00:58:37,135 --> 00:58:39,925
which was released on the last day of school, the 17th.

1426
00:58:40,985 --> 00:58:42,565
And it's available in Parents Square,

1427
00:58:43,225 --> 00:58:44,805
the district website and Facebook.

1428
00:58:45,825 --> 00:58:46,925
It just provides a brief summary

1429
00:58:46,945 --> 00:58:49,405
of all the work the board committees have been doing over

1430
00:58:49,405 --> 00:58:50,805
the last quarter and also has

1431
00:58:51,565 --> 00:58:53,285
a brief message from the chair.

1432
00:58:53,345 --> 00:58:54,345
So check it out.

1433
00:58:56,385 --> 00:58:58,245
All right, thank you, Jamie. Any questions?

1434
00:59:00,845 --> 00:59:02,505
All right, our next item is member

1435
00:59:02,505 --> 00:59:03,825
updates and any other business.

1436
00:59:04,605 --> 00:59:06,065
So I have a few things I'll mention.

1437
00:59:06,505 --> 00:59:07,825
The school year is officially over.

1438
00:59:08,145 --> 00:59:10,785
Everyone's on summer break and we've obviously had a busy

1439
00:59:10,785 --> 00:59:12,985
couple of weeks of activities close out the year.

1440
00:59:14,165 --> 00:59:15,585
One thing I'll highlight, we had a,

1441
00:59:15,785 --> 00:59:18,545
you'll notice we did not have a retiree celebration at one

1442
00:59:18,545 --> 00:59:19,625
of our board meetings this year.

1443
00:59:19,645 --> 00:59:21,225
We actually had a wonderful retiree

1444
00:59:21,325 --> 00:59:22,725
celebration a couple of years ago.

1445
00:59:22,965 --> 00:59:25,365
A couple of weeks ago, a new tradition

1446
00:59:25,365 --> 00:59:27,645
for the district separated out from a board meeting.

1447
00:59:27,865 --> 00:59:30,085
And we invite people who are special

1448
00:59:30,105 --> 00:59:31,845
to each retiree to speak on their behalf.

1449
00:59:32,665 --> 00:59:34,245
So I thought it was a really touching night.

1450
00:59:34,245 --> 00:59:35,805
It's a great new tradition. I'm sure we'll

1451
00:59:35,805 --> 00:59:37,005
be building on that in the coming years.

1452
00:59:39,045 --> 00:59:40,845
We've also had a slew of graduations.

1453
00:59:40,915 --> 00:59:43,445
Next charter school held their graduation on June 11th.

1454
00:59:44,205 --> 00:59:46,565
If you've never attended a next graduation, that's a,

1455
00:59:46,565 --> 00:59:48,365
you know, really cool intimate graduation.

1456
00:59:48,395 --> 00:59:49,645
Each student is celebrated

1457
00:59:50,305 --> 00:59:52,085
and the positive relationships they've

1458
00:59:52,085 --> 00:59:53,245
developed in next are really evident.

1459
00:59:53,865 --> 00:59:56,765
So congratulations to all of our Dairy Next graduates.

1460
00:59:57,345 --> 01:00:00,005
We also had Pinkerton hold their graduation the next night.

1461
01:00:00,145 --> 01:00:01,805
So other than a brief weather delay,

1462
01:00:01,825 --> 01:00:02,925
it was a beautiful night.

1463
01:00:02,985 --> 01:00:04,565
And congratulations to all

1464
01:00:04,565 --> 01:00:07,645
of our Dairy Pinkerton graduates last Tuesday.

1465
01:00:07,785 --> 01:00:09,285
We also had the promotion ceremony

1466
01:00:09,345 --> 01:00:10,885
for our Gilbert H Chu students moving

1467
01:00:10,885 --> 01:00:11,925
up to high school next year.

1468
01:00:12,355 --> 01:00:13,765
Another wonderful ceremony.

1469
01:00:13,865 --> 01:00:15,685
So congratulations to those graduates

1470
01:00:15,685 --> 01:00:17,965
and good luck with wherever life takes you next year,

1471
01:00:17,965 --> 01:00:19,805
whether that's Pinkerton next or somewhere else.

1472
01:00:22,155 --> 01:00:24,765
Also, as we break for the summer, I just want to thank all

1473
01:00:24,765 --> 01:00:27,005
of our staff and all of the schools in the district,

1474
01:00:27,845 --> 01:00:30,525
teachers assistants, staff administrators, food service,

1475
01:00:30,965 --> 01:00:32,685
custodians, you know, everyone that plays a role in

1476
01:00:32,685 --> 01:00:34,245
providing an education for our children.

1477
01:00:35,405 --> 01:00:37,005
I know the school year's an absolute grind

1478
01:00:37,105 --> 01:00:38,965
and you all deserve every moment of rest

1479
01:00:38,965 --> 01:00:40,965
and relaxation you get over the next couple of months.

1480
01:00:41,505 --> 01:00:42,645
So please enjoy it

1481
01:00:42,645 --> 01:00:45,165
and we'll see you all back rested and refreshed in the fall.

1482
01:00:46,705 --> 01:00:47,925
Did anyone else have any updates

1483
01:00:47,945 --> 01:00:51,965
or other business hearing none

1484
01:00:52,025 --> 01:00:53,325
or upcoming meeting schedule?

1485
01:00:53,505 --> 01:00:55,485
As we've noted, we are off for July

1486
01:00:55,485 --> 01:00:57,805
and we will reconvene for our next meeting on Tuesday,

1487
01:00:57,905 --> 01:01:01,085
August 11th, followed by Tuesday, August 25th,

1488
01:01:01,115 --> 01:01:03,805
both meetings at 6:30 PM here at the Municipal Center.

1489
01:01:05,185 --> 01:01:07,245
The board will be meeting in non-public session tonight.

1490
01:01:07,245 --> 01:01:09,565
So I would accept a motion to enter non-public session under

1491
01:01:09,765 --> 01:01:13,525
RSA 91 a Section three, paragraph two, subparagraph A.

1492
01:01:14,345 --> 01:01:17,765
So moved first by Jen, second by Jamie.

1493
01:01:19,305 --> 01:01:23,605
The statute requires we take a roll call. Vote. Brenda. Jen.

1494
01:01:23,905 --> 01:01:27,925
Yes. Jenna? Yes. Jamie? Yes. Karen? Yes. David? Yes.

1495
01:01:28,175 --> 01:01:30,325
Chair votes? Yes. Motion carries. Seven zero.

1496
01:01:31,225 --> 01:01:33,365
The board will now move into non-public session.

1497
01:01:33,435 --> 01:01:35,045
Goodnight everyone and have a good summer.