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Good evening and welcome

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to the August 11th, 2026 meeting of the Dairy School Board.

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I now call this meeting to order.

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Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Allegiance to flag United States of America.

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Call it course stands, one Nation under God, inadmissible

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with Liberty Justice for All.

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Thank you. A note

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before we begin this evening that Chairman Thiel is out

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for the nights, but we will proceed as usual, beginning

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with the roll call, if everyone could introduce themselves,

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starting on my right name and title.

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I turn. Yep. No, no, no.

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Just introduce yourself, my man. Oh, sorry.

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Jeremy La Moth, facilities director, Carrie Sandon,

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assistant superintendent,

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Jane Simard, business administrator.

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Michael Flynn, superintendent School Board.

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Jen Thoreau, school Board, vice Chair.

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David Clap, school board.

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Jenna Paradise, school Board Secretary,

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Jamie Crew School Board.

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Karen Rand School Board.

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Our first order of business.

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Tonight is the consent agenda for tonight.

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We have the public meeting, minutes of June 23rd, 2026,

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the meeting minutes for the school board goal setting

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workshop of June 23rd, 2026, the non-public meeting, minutes

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of June 23rd, 2026, approval of the manifest

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and the amount of 12,077,000.

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$74 and 24 cents

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of which $4,190,012 and 66 cents is general payroll

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and 7,887,000.

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$61 and 58 cents is general expense approval

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of the following, professional staff nominations.

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Brittany Bergstrom, elementary school teacher at

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Grinnell Elementary School.

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Emily Engler, special education teacher,

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east Area Memorial Elementary School.

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Phony Joyce, art Teacher,

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east Area Memorial Elementary School.

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Tricia Kent, reading Specialist East Area

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Memorial Elementary School.

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Madison Rowe, teacher Gilbert h Hood Middle School.

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Candace St. Ange.

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Pace Language Arts teacher, west Brook Intermediate School.

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Approval of the following retirements.

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Christie Nolan, pace Language Arts teacher.

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West Brook Intermediate School.

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Do I have a motion to approve the consent agenda?

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It's so moved. First by Jamie. Second. Second by David.

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Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor?

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Oh, It's okay. It's okay. I'll add it after. Go ahead.

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All in favor? Aye. All opposed. Motion carries.

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Six zero. Brenda,

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I just wanted to say thank you to Christie for all

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that she's done for our district over the

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many years that she's worked here.

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Just wanted to recognize that.

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Thank you. Second order of business.

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Tonight is appointment presentations.

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Tonight we have director of facilities,

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Jerry Jeremy La Moth here to update us on the summer work

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that has been happening throughout the district.

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Now it's my turn. So I have a report that I presented

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to the facilities committee at our meeting this week

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with some more updates on top of that.

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So at West Running Brook this year we did the gym floor.

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We did flooring throughout the building.

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We're gonna be paving the Courtyard Guard rail,

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repl replacement and folding wall for the stage.

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As of now, the, the gym floor is completed.

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It's been refinished, sanded new lines painted

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with the new logo on the floor.

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We did about 16,000 feet

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of carpet replacement within the building.

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And that is complete

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and the custodial staff is currently sealing it.

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Waxing it, and getting it ready for furniture

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to be moved back in for the start of school.

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The Courtyard paving has been all demoed

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and prepped for paving,

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and we heard today that Thursday they'll be paving that lot.

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So guard rail replacement is ongoing with scheduling

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and same with the folding wall.

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Due to lead times, we have material won't be there

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until September, but that's stuff

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that can be done while the kids are in school.

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At Gilbert H Hood, we did flooring

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and flood repairs from the flood that we had last year.

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We did two classrooms, which also included an abatement

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and we did the library.

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So the library got all new carpeting.

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The classrooms got vinyl tile

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and that is all complete flood repairs.

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Hallway flooring is complete.

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The drywallers and plumbers are still on site repairing

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those bathrooms and the walls

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and it's on schedule to be completed

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before the students come back.

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Barca, we have bleacher seat replacements.

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That was ongoing as of this report and that is now complete.

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We have two tactile strips on some ramps in the concrete

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that are scheduled to be done

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before school starts this year.

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East area, we did flooring and a roof replacement.

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The roofing is complete.

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We're just waiting on the manufacturer

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to be out in the next couple weeks

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for their final sign off and inspection.

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But as far as the project itself goes,

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it's complete flooring.

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We did about 8 8600 square feet of carpet tile

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and all the hallways and the remaining classrooms

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that had carpet in them.

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We replaced that with VCT and that is complete

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and that school is in great shape, ready to go.

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SAU slash Dairy Village.

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We started moving some

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of the staff in there on conditional inspections

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that were completed by the town and the fire department.

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We were still working on mechanical items.

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Those are complete.

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We just have to wait on the manufacturer again to come in

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and do programming and start up

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final inspection from the town.

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And fire is scheduled for Thursday

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of this week at Grinnell.

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We did flooring

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and we are scheduling the loading dock still.

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That will have to be done when the students come back

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working around that schedule.

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The flooring, we did an abatement in five classrooms.

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We replaced the carpet in the library

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and the music room with carpet.

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The rest of the classroom's got the vinyl tile.

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They're completing that today

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and the custodians are currently waxing it

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and putting it back together as this week

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at South Range, we have the brick facade and roofing

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and HVAC work.

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The brick facade work is complete on the ground level

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and it is 95% complete

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or 90% complete on the second level up by the gym,

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which we didn't think that that was going to be something

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that was done until the students get back.

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So that's moving along very quickly.

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The window installation is following close behind.

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If you look at the front of the building today,

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it looks done other than the roof,

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but the, the windows are in, the bricks are up.

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There's a few windows still to be installed in the back

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of the building on the right hand side.

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If you're facing it, then that should

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be done in the next couple days.

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They're following right behind with the caulking

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and they are putting in the new ceiling grid, new lighting.

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That's all being worked on as we speak.

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And that should be good to go

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by the time the kids come back to school.

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I think that's, you know,

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they'll be wiping down the last window sills as

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staff walks in, but it, that's their promise.

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So roofing,

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during the demolition of the roof,

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we had some lead paint issues where we needed to weld.

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It's a couple things. Pushed us back.

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We found some asbestos in the roof where, you know,

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we did a bunch of test cuts

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and so there was a couple surprises with that.

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So getting people there to take care of

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that took a little bit extra time.

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It slowed the process down.

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But the weather's been good to us as much

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as we've had a couple downpours

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and it will be done by the time school starts.

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They're about 85% now with the permanent roofing system.

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So boiler room was demoed.

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We demoed a chimney, demoed some walls.

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The new boilers are installed.

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They're working on piping

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and putting the finishing touches on that, that portion

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of it is going to go into the, when the kids return,

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but we'll be in, in time for heating season.

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So the hot water system will be up

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and running for staff.

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So district wide

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re-keying was underway when I did this report.

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That is complete. We'll be distributing keys this week,

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starting tomorrow at the secretary's meeting.

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There is a couple doors that they couldn't do here

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and there, so we're working on that.

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But all in all, that project is complete

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and we've, we've got a secure key system for the district.

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That's it. Any questions?

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Can you just briefly talk about the asbestos mitigation,

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because I'm getting a lot of questions from people

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who are concerned about how it's done.

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I have told people that I watched it done at Hood

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and how safe it was, but your

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words are much better than mine.

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So could you just explain it sort of to people?

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Yeah. So it's done by licensed contractors

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and the whole process is monitored with the state.

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There's rules that they have to follow.

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There's paperwork that we need to file as far

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as south range goes,

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we had a couple different abatement contractors there taking

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care of it because of what we found and the timing

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and availability of contractors.

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So that's all closely monitored.

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They do it according to the standards

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that are required of them.

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And then when we do it inside of the building,

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there's a different process,

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but they build a containment within the building

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and they have a negative air pressure so that, so

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that it doesn't go throughout the building.

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And you know, they use all the proper equipment,

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HEPA vacuums and a showering system

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and then they dispose of it properly.

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And again, we get that paperwork right down to every guy

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that's on site has to sign in

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and we need that paperwork to file within our HA books so

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that we can show that it was done properly.

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And they're all responsible for that. So thanks. Yep.

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Any other questions for Jeremy?

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Well done. Sounds like it's been a busy summer.

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Yeah, I'd just like to take a moment. Yeah.

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You know, absolutely. You can talk about project management.

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I, if you want to go down the list and do the check boxes,

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but the amount of flooring that was replaced, the amount

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of buildings all had work on it.

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The coordination he had to do with the admin team, Lynn

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and Michelle still not really back in the building yet.

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They've been all over. But Jeremy's been

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so communicative towards all of us.

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But then really going back to the project at South Range

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and how he's managed that group.

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I want to compliment that group from all

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of our project managers.

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Yeah, they had their weekly meeting I joined, they're on top

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of it down to when the cleaning's coming in.

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When the, when the teachers are going out, they,

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they continue to uncover stuff the entire time.

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I think I've shared several pictures

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with you guys along the way

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and they haven't, they didn't blink.

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They've had to pivot. They've had to change.

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But school's opening, teachers are gonna be coming back.

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Right, right. As they left. Same thing.

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It's like they're passing a baton.

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So, nice work, Jeremy, and thank you.

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And, and especially all our partners that are helping us

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with all of these projects.

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Thank you Jeremy.

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Our next order of business tonight is delegations

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and individuals at this time, residents of dairy, parents

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of currently enrolled dairy students

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and employees of the district may address the school board

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on 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 that are

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entertained during the comment period.

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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

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your name and address for the record.

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Anybody?

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I'll do the time. I can do it. Got it. You got it? Okay.

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Oh, you don't have a, no one's pressing

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the button, huh? Oh, I'm

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Instructed now.

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Okay. I get to talk forever River.

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Let me know when I can start. Go. All right, thank you.

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Hello everybody. My name's Brian Ello, six Rollin Street.

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I have a quick question.

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I've been waiting for the last couple of months.

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As you know, I've come up before in the past to find out

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what the school board will be doing with,

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and I think it's probably roughly a million dollars of money

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that was unspent from the previous budget.

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I do know that you spent $200,000 on five

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or six projects, which I, I did witness,

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but I I thought there was gonna be discussion on the million

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dollars that was left over.

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So, did I miss any meetings

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or No, that was not discussed at all yet

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because I I, I was told it was coming up on August, so

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Yeah, Brian, We have it on our agenda

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I think at the end of August.

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Okay. Alright. So it's a, that's a future budget. Okay.

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That's fine. What I would recommend as,

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as a citizen of dairy, is that you use that million dollars

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of unreserved fund balance

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and you use it to offset the, the tax rate for next year.

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As we know, come December

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is a $10 million increase from the schools 10 million.

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So if you put 1 million towards it,

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it'll put a small bent in it.

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And I think the citizens would appreciate that they,

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they understand that the 10 million was voted on,

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but as a gesture, a goodwill gesture from the school board,

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I think it would be great if you guys voted

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to put the million dollars towards the, the tax rate.

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Just to let you know, the town is done is doing a full

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val, town wide, Val, that is at the end of August.

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We'll all get mailed new numbers of assessed value.

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Now I'm just telling you, because I spent 18 years on a town

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council, so this is what's gonna happen.

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It happens every single time.

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So you're gonna get your assessed value.

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Right now it's currently at 90% of the market value,

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so it's gonna probably go up to a hundred.

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So figure 10% increase, people are gonna look at it

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and they're gonna apply the old tax rate

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and they're going to be screaming.

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So just be prepared.

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So at the end of August, people are gonna be upset

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because they, they, they don't know how it works.

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Okay? The issue is, is

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that the tax rate doesn't get set till November.

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So you're gonna have a couple of months of people

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buzzing about what's going on.

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You know, they're gonna say my taxes went sky high.

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Now I did calculate between the school,

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the town, and the county, a increase

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of $2 and 20 cents per thousand

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of assessed value increase.

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Okay? So I've heard different numbers bouncing around.

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And I know this because, you know, I,

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I'm in the real estate world, the,

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the average house in dairy is 580,000.

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It's not 300,000, it's not 400,000, it's 580,000. Mr said

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Ello, would you like to extend your time by 30

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Seconds?

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Only if you guys allow me to

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Do, I have a motion to extend Mr. Church

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Outside, so I'm almost done.

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I appreciate that. All

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In favor.

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Aye. Thank you. I appreciate that.

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So at $580,002 and 20 cents.

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Now this is not an exact number

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because there's different things that are gonna play, right?

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If you pull the million dollars in, that will offset it.

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There's also additional value that the town ha has created.

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So that's gonna help it. I'm just, I'm just using numbers

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that I can't, I, I don't know the unknowns yet,

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so we're just roughing it.

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So that's $1,160 increase on

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that $580,000 house.

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They're currently paying $10,500. So now you add the 1160.

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I'm not telling you guys anything you don't know, you,

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you know that people are gonna be upset.

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It's not anybody's fault.

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I mean, everything's been voted on,

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but it's, it is what it is.

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So you're gonna get a lot of questions.

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The town council's gonna get pestered

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and you know, a lot

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of times in the town council we would say, don't look at us,

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we're under a tax gap.

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Right. Okay. That's just the conversation.

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So I just wanted, I just wanted to kind of set that out

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because a lot of people just don't know the ALS coming.

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So thank you very much. Appreciate it.

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Thank you.

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Anybody else?

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Well, good evening, Richard. Trip 44 Windham Road.

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I wanna thank Jeremy.

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He did a pretty good job on, say again?

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It's, it's Phyllis. She's talking.

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Might have time. Oh, speaking to the mic.

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We can hear you. Is the microphone on?

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All right, well thank you for reminding me of that.

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The, anyhow, I, I did have some,

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some things that I wish that Jeremy had talked about.

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I know that this is, I I believe the second year

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that the schools have been worked on

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and the, the, the idea

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that was gonna take about four years to do all the work.

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The, it would be nice if at one of the meetings

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that the school board would do an update as to

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how much work has been done, how much work is remaining,

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and how much the, of the, the

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estimated cost has been expended.

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The,

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I, one of the things that, one of the other things is I,

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I try and keep up with what the school board meetings

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consisted of and I don't always make it

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to the school board meetings,

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but I always figured that I can just watch the video.

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Unfortunately, I believe

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that the video from your last meeting

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still hasn't been posted, which makes it hard

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for people to look at it, you know, I think the only thing

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that has been posted so far was the,

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the last agenda. Yeah, Mr.

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Trip. It's up on the dairy cam website.

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Oh yeah. Oh, so June 25th.

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So you don't have to go to the,

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the school board site to see what has, what has been posted.

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Go to Dairy cam, it's up under the government meetings.

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Alright,

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Well thank you.

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The other thing that I'd like to talk about today is that

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Phyllis and I were out to lunch the day and were coming back

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and we saw where T-Mobile

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has a program going on where they,

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if the schools sign up that they,

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they will be awarded anywhere from 500, no, from $5,000

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to $25,000

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to $100,000 to $1 million. You want me

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To make A motion?

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Mr. Trip? Do you wanna continue

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with 30 seconds, seconds? I'll,

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I'll try and be quick.

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I'll make a motion to extend Richard's time. Second.

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All in favor? Aye. Aye.

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Now, one of the

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wrinkles in this is that the only, the only

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schools that can sign up for this program, this contest

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is high schools.

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And I asked him, well who all has signed up?

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And there was, you know, several schools

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that have signed up, but Pinkerton hasn't signed up,

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you know, and I suspect that,

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I know there are some board members that always complain

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that there's, there's no way to,

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to get a little extra revenue.

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You know,

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I would suggest emailing the director over at Tim Powers

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over at Pinkerton to see if

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I was getting to that.

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Ah, gotcha. Mr. And, and I realized that since

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Mr.

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Tripp, can you tie it up?

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Did I what? Can you finish up please? Alright.

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Anyhow, if you're interested in possibly

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getting some of this free money, I would hope that you would

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talk to Pinkerton, you know,

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and see if they're even aware of this so that you know,

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you can work with them and maybe win some of this money.

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That, that school that won a million dollars last year

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was a school in, I believe it was Oklahoma.

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It was 900 pop, a population of 900.

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So anyhow, thank you very much.

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Thank you Mr. Tripp.

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Would anyone else like to speak this evening?

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All right, see no one approaching the microphone.

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If no one else wishes to

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speak, we'll move on with the meeting.

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However, the public comment will remain open

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until 7:12 PM If you wish to speak prior to

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that time, approach the microphone.

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I'll recognize you in the next break in the agenda.

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Our next order of business is student representatives.

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We have nobody tonight,

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although we do look forward to welcoming two new

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student reps in the fall.

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So we will move on to deliberations.

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One order of business to Deliberate tonight.

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For several years, the district has been holding funds

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that have been donated for a specific project

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that never came to fruition.

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And we have a proposal on the table

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for an alternate use of those funds.

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Jane is going to provide some background on the item.

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And we also have Barbara DuPonts, one of the teachers

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who spearheaded the original fundraiser as well

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as the other fundraisers here this

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evening to speak to the proposal.

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Jane, would you mind giving a little bit of background?

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Sure. This proposal came to the school board

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and a committee of the school board from, we talked

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to both Barbara Ubon, Audrey Allen,

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and the intent of the project was

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to have an outdoor learning classroom in the memory of two

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young ladies who had been students at West Brook

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Middle School at the time.

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And we brought the project forward, the board

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approved that we would accept.

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The donated money.

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Funds were raised in a variety of areas.

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They did, they did an auction over the Boys and Girls Club,

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and that was in October of 2022.

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They were doing additional fundraising just

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on their own, on the side.

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I believe the PTA may have donated some money to the funds.

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And the total funds

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that were raised were $75,423

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and 88 cents.

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And the attend again, was

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to have an outdoor learning classroom.

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Over the last number of years, we've just had roadblocks.

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It was right after COVID the location

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where they originally thought that we would do it

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was not going to work, it was gonna be

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in the back of West Running Brook.

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And then looked to try to put it in the front

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of the building and again, had difficulties finding

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a structure or a outdoor learning classroom

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that would fit the budget.

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And the district was doing the paving, so that was fine.

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But just being able to work that in.

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So I believe that Audrey

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and Barbara have requested that the 75,000

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would be donated instead of

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keeping it at the school district

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and instead of having an outdoor classroom.

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So I think, I don't know if they're gonna

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come up and speak to it.

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Yep.

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Is this on? Thank you Jane.

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You encapsulated that pretty well.

518
00:26:25,265 --> 00:26:27,845
It just so everybody knows we want the

519
00:26:27,845 --> 00:26:29,205
funds redirected to St.

520
00:26:29,305 --> 00:26:31,685
Jude's. Both, both girls were treated there

521
00:26:32,225 --> 00:26:35,365
and I think West re brook is no longer a middle school.

522
00:26:35,785 --> 00:26:40,245
So the whole idea, it it, it's not there. It's not there.

523
00:26:40,465 --> 00:26:43,525
And when we originally wanted the classroom in the back

524
00:26:43,525 --> 00:26:44,885
of the school, there were a lot

525
00:26:44,885 --> 00:26:46,205
of roadblocks on that as well.

526
00:26:46,745 --> 00:26:49,085
As far as, you know, you gotta build a wall for safety

527
00:26:49,505 --> 00:26:52,045
and then front of the school that's even worse.

528
00:26:52,665 --> 00:26:55,125
So I think at this point in time, you know,

529
00:26:55,225 --> 00:26:56,445
the money's been there a while

530
00:26:56,625 --> 00:27:01,125
and both families of these girls are on board as,

531
00:27:01,945 --> 00:27:04,165
as is all of our major donors

532
00:27:04,905 --> 00:27:06,965
to release this money to go to St.

533
00:27:06,985 --> 00:27:09,925
Jude's Children's Research Hospital to do some good.

534
00:27:13,345 --> 00:27:17,125
So can I just add that the money was raised purposely

535
00:27:17,705 --> 00:27:19,685
by private donors Correct.

536
00:27:19,705 --> 00:27:22,085
For this purpose. So it's not coming from,

537
00:27:22,085 --> 00:27:25,885
the school district isn't giving away money, we're

538
00:27:26,445 --> 00:27:28,285
honoring your donors wishes.

539
00:27:28,645 --> 00:27:30,165
I just want that to be perfectly clear.

540
00:27:30,435 --> 00:27:33,285
Yeah. Not one it was from the district at all. Thank you.

541
00:27:33,285 --> 00:27:37,845
Thank you. Does anybody have any

542
00:27:38,045 --> 00:27:39,165
questions or No,

543
00:27:39,165 --> 00:27:40,325
I'm, I'm really sorry.

544
00:27:40,355 --> 00:27:42,565
Like I, I wasn't on the board at that time,

545
00:27:42,585 --> 00:27:43,725
but I remember hearing about it

546
00:27:43,785 --> 00:27:44,965
and the concept

547
00:27:45,065 --> 00:27:47,605
of having this outdoor learning center was amazing

548
00:27:47,785 --> 00:27:49,405
and beautiful and I'm really sorry

549
00:27:49,475 --> 00:27:51,965
that it didn't work out the way that it's planned.

550
00:27:52,025 --> 00:27:55,325
It would've been lovely, but I'm very happy to see,

551
00:27:55,505 --> 00:27:58,765
and you know, that you have a place to direct it.

552
00:27:58,945 --> 00:28:00,525
And I'm sure that obviously St.

553
00:28:00,525 --> 00:28:03,605
Jude would be more than happy to get that donation.

554
00:28:04,405 --> 00:28:06,445
I just wonder if there's any way that we can

555
00:28:07,615 --> 00:28:11,805
still honor this with, you know, some type of,

556
00:28:12,565 --> 00:28:15,445
I don't know, I don't know if ceremony is

557
00:28:15,445 --> 00:28:16,485
the right way word.

558
00:28:16,885 --> 00:28:18,485
'cause we did all these fundraisers

559
00:28:18,505 --> 00:28:21,805
and the point was to be able to do like a ribbon cutting

560
00:28:21,985 --> 00:28:25,205
to do something to this grand gesture to say this is

561
00:28:25,265 --> 00:28:26,485
for these girls.

562
00:28:26,705 --> 00:28:30,005
And I'm wondering if there's any way to do that instead

563
00:28:30,005 --> 00:28:31,565
of just, you know, quietly writing a check in

564
00:28:31,565 --> 00:28:34,285
and then it goes away that we can still make it

565
00:28:35,265 --> 00:28:36,565
an event and known.

566
00:28:36,705 --> 00:28:38,005
And if you have any ideas,

567
00:28:38,805 --> 00:28:41,405
Audrey and I will make sure that anybody

568
00:28:41,405 --> 00:28:43,365
that was connected to that will know Okay.

569
00:28:43,365 --> 00:28:45,045
That we'll make this public. Yes.

570
00:28:45,945 --> 00:28:48,445
And Bobby Marquardt,

571
00:28:48,445 --> 00:28:50,445
who's in attendance tonight, Alana's dad.

572
00:28:51,115 --> 00:28:53,685
He's done amazing things for St. Jude's. And St.

573
00:28:53,685 --> 00:28:56,165
Jude's has done amazing things with all the funds raised

574
00:28:56,785 --> 00:28:59,085
and IIII think the ship sailed.

575
00:28:59,395 --> 00:29:01,325
Yeah, I think the ship ship is on the port.

576
00:29:01,515 --> 00:29:04,485
Yeah. I just, like I said, I I'm glad that it's happening

577
00:29:04,505 --> 00:29:07,925
and I, I would very much love it to just be publicly known

578
00:29:07,925 --> 00:29:11,005
that, you know, we're, we're trying to pull together

579
00:29:11,025 --> 00:29:12,165
to do the right thing and,

580
00:29:12,165 --> 00:29:14,085
and make sure it gets to where it needs to go.

581
00:29:15,185 --> 00:29:16,245
Not for our recognition.

582
00:29:16,325 --> 00:29:17,005
I hope you don't understand,

583
00:29:17,265 --> 00:29:18,245
you know what I'm saying? Understand.

584
00:29:18,705 --> 00:29:19,925
We don't, People involved

585
00:29:20,035 --> 00:29:21,035
Recognition at all.

586
00:29:21,195 --> 00:29:22,365
This is all about just doing

587
00:29:22,365 --> 00:29:23,565
the right thing with the monies.

588
00:29:23,565 --> 00:29:25,645
Right. So, and just to be clear, all along

589
00:29:25,645 --> 00:29:26,645
with their fundraising,

590
00:29:26,975 --> 00:29:30,205
there was celebrations every time they hit a milestone,

591
00:29:30,205 --> 00:29:32,485
there was a celebration, the school was part of that.

592
00:29:32,985 --> 00:29:34,725
The Boys and Girls Club was part of that,

593
00:29:35,425 --> 00:29:36,725
the donors were part of that.

594
00:29:37,465 --> 00:29:39,925
It was on channel nine, it was on in the dairy news.

595
00:29:39,925 --> 00:29:41,525
Like there was definitely a lot

596
00:29:41,525 --> 00:29:42,925
of press and a lot of celebrate.

597
00:29:42,985 --> 00:29:44,245
And I don't wanna take away anything

598
00:29:44,245 --> 00:29:47,205
because you deserve a lot of celebration, as does Bobby.

599
00:29:49,625 --> 00:29:50,925
But I, I don't, I don't think

600
00:29:50,925 --> 00:29:52,845
that we didn't, you weren't celebrated.

601
00:29:53,065 --> 00:29:54,885
All the work that you put in, you celebrated

602
00:29:54,905 --> 00:29:56,565
and you made sure everybody celebrated with you.

603
00:29:56,625 --> 00:29:58,245
So as much appreciated.

604
00:30:00,745 --> 00:30:02,325
Are we ready to move? 'cause I'll make a motion.

605
00:30:02,625 --> 00:30:06,525
No, I'll accept the motion to transfer $75,423

606
00:30:06,525 --> 00:30:09,445
and 88 cents and donated funds held by the district to St.

607
00:30:09,445 --> 00:30:11,445
Jude's Children's Resource Hospital. So

608
00:30:11,445 --> 00:30:13,365
Moved First by Brenda.

609
00:30:13,385 --> 00:30:16,525
Second. Second, second by Jenna. All in favor? Aye. Aye.

610
00:30:16,585 --> 00:30:18,405
Aye. Thank you Carrie doing the thing.

611
00:30:19,015 --> 00:30:20,205
Thank you very thank you very much for all

612
00:30:20,205 --> 00:30:21,285
of your efforts. Thank

613
00:30:21,285 --> 00:30:22,285
You.

614
00:30:22,285 --> 00:30:24,045
I will reach out to you to get the address and names

615
00:30:24,045 --> 00:30:25,885
and so that we can put a letter in with it

616
00:30:26,025 --> 00:30:27,885
for the, so it's on your behalf.

617
00:30:27,885 --> 00:30:28,885
Thank you.

618
00:30:33,605 --> 00:30:35,415
Just, I don't even know

619
00:30:36,275 --> 00:30:40,175
We can, I just request that we work with our direct St.

620
00:30:40,175 --> 00:30:43,215
Jude's representative to make sure that it's appropriated

621
00:30:43,275 --> 00:30:44,815
to our kids' names and stuff.

622
00:30:45,695 --> 00:30:46,975
Absolutely. Yeah, that's It. Thank

623
00:30:46,975 --> 00:30:47,975
You. Thank you. Appreciate,

624
00:30:47,975 --> 00:30:48,975
Thank you very much.

625
00:31:04,155 --> 00:31:05,855
The next item on the agenda tonight

626
00:31:05,855 --> 00:31:07,055
is administration report.

627
00:31:07,055 --> 00:31:08,935
So I'm gonna turn it over to Jane once again

628
00:31:08,955 --> 00:31:10,535
for her business administrator's update.

629
00:31:17,205 --> 00:31:18,935
Okay. The first document,

630
00:31:20,035 --> 00:31:21,775
I'm sorry, the first attachment

631
00:31:21,775 --> 00:31:22,895
that I had put in your board packet.

632
00:31:24,245 --> 00:31:27,215
Very large 57 page financial report.

633
00:31:28,155 --> 00:31:30,095
We had our first fiscal

634
00:31:32,705 --> 00:31:34,735
board finance committee last week

635
00:31:35,475 --> 00:31:38,695
and we talked about reviewing the finances

636
00:31:38,955 --> 00:31:41,015
and expenditures for bonds.

637
00:31:41,015 --> 00:31:42,775
And I'll go over that spreadsheet as well.

638
00:31:43,515 --> 00:31:45,615
But since we are transitioning to,

639
00:31:45,755 --> 00:31:47,095
and I've mentioned it a couple board meetings,

640
00:31:47,095 --> 00:31:49,895
we're transitioning from a desktop portion of our

641
00:31:50,615 --> 00:31:51,855
software to the cloud.

642
00:31:52,315 --> 00:31:55,055
The reporting is very different in the cloud version

643
00:31:55,795 --> 00:31:58,055
and the software has a lot of

644
00:31:59,635 --> 00:32:02,015
pre-designated reports that are automatic

645
00:32:02,015 --> 00:32:03,175
that you can choose from.

646
00:32:03,555 --> 00:32:06,055
And their formatting is different than the

647
00:32:06,055 --> 00:32:07,735
format on the desktop.

648
00:32:08,235 --> 00:32:10,735
So these are a little bit different.

649
00:32:12,275 --> 00:32:14,975
And so until we get the hang of exactly what we want

650
00:32:14,975 --> 00:32:19,735
for reporting, we, I just figured I'd give you everything.

651
00:32:20,035 --> 00:32:23,015
And it's the new fiscal year, so it's July 1st, 2026

652
00:32:23,325 --> 00:32:24,855
through last week.

653
00:32:25,235 --> 00:32:26,695
And it's just whatever expenses

654
00:32:26,755 --> 00:32:30,255
and encumbrances we have in that two month or month

655
00:32:30,255 --> 00:32:32,495
and a half time period, I wouldn't normally

656
00:32:32,605 --> 00:32:33,735
send you all of this.

657
00:32:34,055 --> 00:32:37,735
Detailedness the finance committee decides that that's

658
00:32:37,735 --> 00:32:40,045
what we think is a good format to bring forward

659
00:32:40,045 --> 00:32:41,885
to the board at each meeting.

660
00:32:42,505 --> 00:32:44,765
But if you, you know, look through the reports,

661
00:32:44,935 --> 00:32:47,645
there aren't gonna be any salary expenses

662
00:32:47,905 --> 00:32:52,165
or encumbrances other than year, the year-round staff.

663
00:32:52,265 --> 00:32:54,885
So staff like ourselves, custodians,

664
00:32:55,225 --> 00:32:57,685
office staff in the SAU principals

665
00:32:57,915 --> 00:33:00,445
because they're getting paid year round

666
00:33:00,465 --> 00:33:02,165
so their money is already coming out

667
00:33:02,165 --> 00:33:04,045
and it's already been allocated,

668
00:33:04,465 --> 00:33:07,685
but the teachers haven't been set up in our system yet.

669
00:33:07,705 --> 00:33:10,565
So that's why you're not seeing any encumbrances

670
00:33:10,705 --> 00:33:12,565
or expenditures under those line items.

671
00:33:12,785 --> 00:33:14,485
So look through that.

672
00:33:14,485 --> 00:33:17,325
If you have any questions and you wanna call me

673
00:33:17,325 --> 00:33:19,125
and ask for any of them, just let me know.

674
00:33:20,185 --> 00:33:23,925
And for the second board meeting in August,

675
00:33:24,925 --> 00:33:28,605
I will bring you a financial report from last year,

676
00:33:28,765 --> 00:33:29,805
a finalized one and then we're,

677
00:33:29,805 --> 00:33:33,565
I know we'll be talking about unspent funds as the end

678
00:33:33,565 --> 00:33:35,285
of the year, at the end of that meeting as well.

679
00:33:36,085 --> 00:33:40,965
I also included in that packet an update of the

680
00:33:41,475 --> 00:33:46,325
bond And what we've spent to date.

681
00:33:48,555 --> 00:33:51,255
Now as you know, some of the projects had been done already.

682
00:33:51,365 --> 00:33:53,615
Some of them, the, the big projects

683
00:33:53,895 --> 00:33:56,135
that we're working on this summer, a lot

684
00:33:56,135 --> 00:33:57,375
of the money hadn't been expended

685
00:33:57,375 --> 00:33:59,575
because they had to wait until school got out.

686
00:33:59,715 --> 00:34:04,375
So, but you can see that there are, you know,

687
00:34:04,375 --> 00:34:07,535
we've made I think two payments to Honeywell

688
00:34:07,535 --> 00:34:09,615
and those are, Jane, is it possible to put

689
00:34:09,615 --> 00:34:12,815
that sheet up to show?

690
00:34:13,375 --> 00:34:14,615
I don't know if that's something

691
00:34:15,455 --> 00:34:18,335
I, The, the Bond don't know how

692
00:34:18,335 --> 00:34:19,375
to do that right now, but

693
00:34:20,365 --> 00:34:22,455
Okay. They just changed the

694
00:34:22,455 --> 00:34:23,455
Whole system.

695
00:34:23,455 --> 00:34:24,455
Yeah, they just told us they changed it,

696
00:34:24,635 --> 00:34:25,855
so I'm probably not.

697
00:34:26,005 --> 00:34:27,575
Okay. So I'm gonna say that's no

698
00:34:27,595 --> 00:34:29,415
but it's, it will, it is under the,

699
00:34:30,915 --> 00:34:32,655
it should be on our website on the board packet.

700
00:34:32,885 --> 00:34:34,935
Okay. If people wanna wanna look at that. Okay.

701
00:34:34,935 --> 00:34:37,455
I did wanna, was it you Brian that was asking about that

702
00:34:38,275 --> 00:34:39,615
or it was you?

703
00:34:39,615 --> 00:34:41,975
Sorry, you were asking about the bond

704
00:34:41,975 --> 00:34:43,135
expenditure up to date.

705
00:34:43,395 --> 00:34:48,255
So there is a, a paper, a packet out there that shows line

706
00:34:48,255 --> 00:34:50,495
by line item of what we spent and what's still there.

707
00:34:51,115 --> 00:34:52,255
Yes. Under tonight's meeting,

708
00:34:52,545 --> 00:34:54,615
under tonight's meeting should be posted on the website.

709
00:34:55,595 --> 00:34:57,375
Yes. Thank you. Sorry about that. Sure.

710
00:34:57,515 --> 00:34:59,935
So we've, you know, we've made payments to Honeywell

711
00:35:01,375 --> 00:35:05,335
payments for the brick replacement over at South Range.

712
00:35:06,285 --> 00:35:09,775
Many of the projects that Jeremy updated today completed

713
00:35:09,795 --> 00:35:12,375
or not completed, we have either made payments in full

714
00:35:12,475 --> 00:35:16,575
or partial payments for basically progress payments.

715
00:35:17,115 --> 00:35:20,695
So right now we've expended

716
00:35:21,115 --> 00:35:22,015
or paid out

717
00:35:26,405 --> 00:35:29,415
year to date would be 7,000,400, 4,000.

718
00:35:34,445 --> 00:35:36,625
And when I say year to date, it's really project to date.

719
00:35:36,725 --> 00:35:38,525
So since the beginning of the project,

720
00:35:41,355 --> 00:35:44,855
So over the course of the summer we have paid, you know, all

721
00:35:44,855 --> 00:35:47,695
of our contractors have been paying job mark job

722
00:35:47,915 --> 00:35:49,095
to be managing the project.

723
00:35:49,935 --> 00:35:51,695
Ekman Construction, who's been doing a lot

724
00:35:51,695 --> 00:35:54,615
of the facade work, the roofing company, Honeywell.

725
00:35:56,235 --> 00:35:58,055
So all of those projects have been going on.

726
00:35:58,245 --> 00:36:02,095
East area roof was replaced, that's been paid already.

727
00:36:02,635 --> 00:36:05,655
So a lot of those projects, they're all moving.

728
00:36:05,845 --> 00:36:06,855
Some of them as you know,

729
00:36:06,855 --> 00:36:08,735
when the bids came in came in under budget.

730
00:36:08,995 --> 00:36:10,135
So obviously we're tracking that.

731
00:36:10,385 --> 00:36:12,015
We're tracking some savings.

732
00:36:12,275 --> 00:36:14,335
So all of those have been posted

733
00:36:15,075 --> 00:36:16,935
checks again were issued today.

734
00:36:16,995 --> 00:36:19,015
So these are not reflective of even payments

735
00:36:19,015 --> 00:36:20,575
that we made today that you've signed

736
00:36:20,575 --> 00:36:21,695
off on on the manifest.

737
00:36:24,115 --> 00:36:26,695
But considering how much work is getting done over the

738
00:36:26,695 --> 00:36:30,295
summer, I can run this report for each board meeting if,

739
00:36:30,595 --> 00:36:32,335
if the board would like that.

740
00:36:33,845 --> 00:36:37,255
Alright, we'll go over that during the finance committee

741
00:36:37,395 --> 00:36:39,135
and see if that's what they wanna bring forward.

742
00:36:41,695 --> 00:36:42,975
I have a question. Sure.

743
00:36:43,915 --> 00:36:45,975
So the column that says over under budget,

744
00:36:47,905 --> 00:36:48,935
which one is over

745
00:36:48,935 --> 00:36:51,735
and which is under the ones with the The negatives.

746
00:36:51,975 --> 00:36:53,335
Are those under, I mean over

747
00:36:54,795 --> 00:36:55,795
They'd be over.

748
00:36:55,795 --> 00:36:58,215
They would be over. Okay. Just making sure. Thank you.

749
00:36:58,755 --> 00:37:02,375
Yes. Any other questions on those two reports?

750
00:37:03,455 --> 00:37:05,375
I was just wondering in connection to that, how

751
00:37:05,375 --> 00:37:08,255
that PIP account is doing with the money that we have

752
00:37:09,315 --> 00:37:11,535
had in there.

753
00:37:11,915 --> 00:37:14,055
Is it, because I know we're obviously pulling

754
00:37:14,205 --> 00:37:15,455
more money out to spend it.

755
00:37:15,475 --> 00:37:17,695
Are we still Actually David probably is gonna,

756
00:37:17,915 --> 00:37:19,055
oh sorry, go ahead.

757
00:37:19,125 --> 00:37:20,175
I'll No, it's okay. Didn't know

758
00:37:20,175 --> 00:37:21,615
that was your thing or his fine.

759
00:37:21,615 --> 00:37:22,975
We're working together on it. Fine. Yeah,

760
00:37:23,195 --> 00:37:25,495
So we did the $700,000 at the end of June.

761
00:37:26,015 --> 00:37:27,375
I think we were what, seven 40?

762
00:37:27,915 --> 00:37:29,615
The, the total number at the end of June.

763
00:37:29,715 --> 00:37:32,335
So we get about 60,000 a month in interest.

764
00:37:33,005 --> 00:37:36,255
Currently the interest rate hasn't changed in the last year

765
00:37:36,465 --> 00:37:38,815
we've we're at around three and a half I think.

766
00:37:39,875 --> 00:37:41,095
So everything stayed flat

767
00:37:41,395 --> 00:37:44,135
and obviously as we expend funds the interest will

768
00:37:44,135 --> 00:37:45,335
start tailing down.

769
00:37:46,355 --> 00:37:49,975
But yeah, we're about 60,000 to 65,000 a month right now.

770
00:37:50,085 --> 00:37:51,815
Okay, awesome. In interest still,

771
00:37:54,965 --> 00:37:56,615
Last two things I just

772
00:37:56,615 --> 00:37:57,735
wanna talk to you about Food service.

773
00:37:58,155 --> 00:38:00,375
The free and reduced applications are

774
00:38:00,595 --> 00:38:01,895
active online right now.

775
00:38:02,075 --> 00:38:05,695
So if parents wanna start going on to

776
00:38:07,195 --> 00:38:09,535
the district website, go under food service

777
00:38:09,715 --> 00:38:10,855
or child nutrition

778
00:38:11,395 --> 00:38:14,935
and you can fill out an electronic application if you are

779
00:38:14,935 --> 00:38:18,255
interested in free and reduced or think you may qualify

780
00:38:20,985 --> 00:38:21,985
While we're on that note.

781
00:38:21,985 --> 00:38:24,895
Oh sure. While we're on that note,

782
00:38:24,895 --> 00:38:26,215
we'll be sending out the same video

783
00:38:26,245 --> 00:38:28,095
that we did last year and had some success.

784
00:38:28,395 --> 00:38:30,455
So that'll be coming once the students return.

785
00:38:31,765 --> 00:38:34,615
Yeah, so paper applications will be available.

786
00:38:34,835 --> 00:38:39,725
The online applications, Christina Belgar, director

787
00:38:39,725 --> 00:38:41,285
of Child Nutrition, she's,

788
00:38:41,775 --> 00:38:43,925
she's in the district if people have questions

789
00:38:44,685 --> 00:38:47,725
and they can also ask their kitchen managers

790
00:38:47,825 --> 00:38:48,925
at each individual school.

791
00:38:48,925 --> 00:38:52,165
If they have questions on their application, she's happy

792
00:38:52,165 --> 00:38:54,205
to walk anybody through through one of them.

793
00:38:54,915 --> 00:38:56,925
Just a reminder to parents, they,

794
00:38:57,145 --> 00:39:00,205
if they were approved last year and they are on free

795
00:39:00,205 --> 00:39:03,245
and reduced, they will have to reapply

796
00:39:03,705 --> 00:39:06,085
before their status holds them until October

797
00:39:07,105 --> 00:39:09,045
and they will have to reapply in October

798
00:39:09,265 --> 00:39:11,165
or their status goes back to paid.

799
00:39:11,225 --> 00:39:12,885
So we just wanna make sure to remind

800
00:39:13,685 --> 00:39:15,285
families they don't have to do that right now if they were

801
00:39:15,285 --> 00:39:16,485
already on a free reduce,

802
00:39:16,485 --> 00:39:17,885
but make sure they do that by October.

803
00:39:19,315 --> 00:39:23,045
Okay. And lastly,

804
00:39:23,245 --> 00:39:24,485
I talked about the audit.

805
00:39:24,745 --> 00:39:28,165
We had the auditors here last Wednesday.

806
00:39:28,185 --> 00:39:29,285
We had 'em on August 5th

807
00:39:29,465 --> 00:39:31,845
and we had four auditors with us for the day.

808
00:39:32,555 --> 00:39:37,005
They pulled a variety of information, they will send us

809
00:39:38,565 --> 00:39:42,085
questions and requested documents a couple weeks beforehand.

810
00:39:42,705 --> 00:39:44,445
We submit it in the online portal.

811
00:39:44,755 --> 00:39:47,205
From that they then dig deeper,

812
00:39:47,875 --> 00:39:49,285
request additional information.

813
00:39:49,505 --> 00:39:50,765
All of that was provided to them.

814
00:39:50,765 --> 00:39:52,165
They were pretty happy when they left.

815
00:39:52,745 --> 00:39:56,885
And they will be back on September 8th for the week.

816
00:39:57,305 --> 00:40:01,085
And at that meeting they will do student activities,

817
00:40:01,155 --> 00:40:05,645
they will do general fund, they will do the capital fund,

818
00:40:05,755 --> 00:40:08,725
food service, federal projects.

819
00:40:10,075 --> 00:40:13,045
They will look at payroll even more in depth.

820
00:40:13,185 --> 00:40:14,525
All the accounts payables.

821
00:40:14,955 --> 00:40:17,085
It's quite an extensive process

822
00:40:17,625 --> 00:40:20,445
and the majority of it has already all the information,

823
00:40:20,445 --> 00:40:22,245
the majority of it's already been uploaded into the portal.

824
00:40:22,345 --> 00:40:24,445
So I feel like we're very prepared for that.

825
00:40:25,225 --> 00:40:27,725
But that will be happening at that date.

826
00:40:29,295 --> 00:40:30,295
Any other questions?

827
00:40:34,255 --> 00:40:35,315
So the only thing I would say

828
00:40:35,345 --> 00:40:37,355
regarding PIP accountant, regarding Mr.

829
00:40:37,385 --> 00:40:39,995
Tripp's idea of T-Mobile, which is a good idea.

830
00:40:41,255 --> 00:40:43,475
So one of the things on Jane's recommendation back in

831
00:40:43,675 --> 00:40:47,195
November we had moved our investment funds out of citizen I,

832
00:40:47,275 --> 00:40:51,635
I mean TD Bank citizens, excuse me, over to the pip.

833
00:40:52,015 --> 00:40:54,995
So we were earning about $20,000 a month

834
00:40:55,825 --> 00:40:56,915
with our citizen account,

835
00:40:56,935 --> 00:41:00,555
but in the PIP we doubled our, we doubled our growth

836
00:41:00,935 --> 00:41:02,235
to about 40,000 a month.

837
00:41:02,655 --> 00:41:04,955
So we picking up about a quarter million dollars this

838
00:41:04,955 --> 00:41:06,475
year starting in November.

839
00:41:07,495 --> 00:41:08,755
So just to give you a heads up, when,

840
00:41:08,755 --> 00:41:11,155
when we do get roadblocks from other areas of

841
00:41:11,625 --> 00:41:14,555
what happens in the nature of the business, we try

842
00:41:14,555 --> 00:41:18,075
to find areas where we can make, make opportunities happen.

843
00:41:18,095 --> 00:41:21,115
And on, like I said, Jane's recommendation, we did

844
00:41:21,115 --> 00:41:22,115
that back in November

845
00:41:22,615 --> 00:41:24,435
and it's about an extra 20,000 a month

846
00:41:24,435 --> 00:41:26,315
that we get on the money

847
00:41:26,315 --> 00:41:28,275
that just sits there while we pay our bills.

848
00:41:29,055 --> 00:41:30,055
So, heads up.

849
00:41:33,865 --> 00:41:35,165
Any final questions for Jane?

850
00:41:37,233 --> 00:41:41,645
No, thank you Jane. You're welcome. You're up Mr. Flynn.

851
00:41:41,785 --> 00:41:43,285
All right, thank you Superintendent update.

852
00:41:43,475 --> 00:41:44,565
It's our favorite time of the year.

853
00:41:44,635 --> 00:41:46,725
Well, so welcome to the 26 27 school year.

854
00:41:46,725 --> 00:41:50,165
As Jane mentioned, we officially transitioned.

855
00:41:50,325 --> 00:41:52,245
I missed you guys. I hope you enjoyed your

856
00:41:53,235 --> 00:41:54,405
five and a half weeks off.

857
00:41:55,905 --> 00:41:59,405
So exciting times for us teachers,

858
00:41:59,905 --> 00:42:04,045
new teachers come on the 19th staff report back on the 20th,

859
00:42:04,605 --> 00:42:06,005
students come back the following week on the 25th

860
00:42:07,345 --> 00:42:10,765
and we are in full fledge, get ready

861
00:42:10,785 --> 00:42:12,005
for everyone to show up mode.

862
00:42:12,065 --> 00:42:16,045
So been a lot of excitement around the hiring.

863
00:42:16,385 --> 00:42:18,845
As you can see, we had quite a few summer

864
00:42:19,015 --> 00:42:20,565
hires at the same time.

865
00:42:20,725 --> 00:42:22,805
I think it's the most, I I, I said it at the end,

866
00:42:22,835 --> 00:42:25,045
it's the most staffed we've been since pre COVID

867
00:42:25,115 --> 00:42:26,205
from what people have told me.

868
00:42:26,225 --> 00:42:30,765
So not a whole lot of positions open there with

869
00:42:30,765 --> 00:42:33,925
that retirement that came pretty late.

870
00:42:34,105 --> 00:42:35,725
We got lucky and were able to

871
00:42:36,355 --> 00:42:38,605
gain a teacher in the hiring process.

872
00:42:38,845 --> 00:42:41,325
I just, I just wanna reiterate some of our practices so

873
00:42:41,325 --> 00:42:43,725
that the community's aware, you know, one of the goals

874
00:42:43,725 --> 00:42:46,685
to restrain salary is in the hiring process.

875
00:42:47,065 --> 00:42:51,125
So at some point in the fall I'm gonna show you some data on

876
00:42:51,125 --> 00:42:53,125
the salaries that went out, whether it's retirement,

877
00:42:53,125 --> 00:42:55,645
resignation moves, and then the hire, the hiring we did,

878
00:42:55,905 --> 00:42:57,365
we really, we really wanna show

879
00:42:57,365 --> 00:42:59,885
that we are regaining some salary back.

880
00:43:00,365 --> 00:43:01,725
We're still gonna hire the best candidates.

881
00:43:01,725 --> 00:43:04,165
We're not, we're not hiring the cheapest,

882
00:43:04,905 --> 00:43:07,365
but we're trying to be articulate in, in which areas

883
00:43:07,435 --> 00:43:09,285
that we replaced and how we replace them.

884
00:43:09,425 --> 00:43:11,845
So I look forward to showing that detail

885
00:43:12,045 --> 00:43:13,885
'cause that's a way to show the community the restraint

886
00:43:13,885 --> 00:43:14,885
that we're trying to predict over

887
00:43:14,885 --> 00:43:15,925
the next three to five years.

888
00:43:16,025 --> 00:43:18,045
So hiring's been outstanding.

889
00:43:18,735 --> 00:43:21,565
Enrollment numbers are in your packet if you take some time

890
00:43:21,565 --> 00:43:24,725
that came in hot, that was this morning when we were at our

891
00:43:24,725 --> 00:43:27,205
leadership retreat and I'll, I'll discuss that in a second.

892
00:43:27,665 --> 00:43:31,085
You'll see that we relocated kindergarten over to East area

893
00:43:31,985 --> 00:43:35,125
and our numbers are still in the areas of which the,

894
00:43:35,155 --> 00:43:38,125
that we recommend take a look at West Running Brook,

895
00:43:38,125 --> 00:43:39,685
you're gonna see that we have a bubble coming up there.

896
00:43:41,105 --> 00:43:43,045
As Bill was saying this morning,

897
00:43:43,795 --> 00:43:46,125
it's the highest they've been in the short time they've been

898
00:43:46,125 --> 00:43:49,845
there, but they're at 6 75.

899
00:43:50,185 --> 00:43:53,645
So it's gonna be interesting to watch that this year as we,

900
00:43:53,645 --> 00:43:55,645
we had quite a few move-ins in that school.

901
00:43:55,745 --> 00:43:56,965
So enrollments in there.

902
00:43:56,965 --> 00:43:59,445
If you have any questions in regards

903
00:43:59,505 --> 00:44:01,845
to some summer decisions we've made,

904
00:44:03,225 --> 00:44:08,165
we posted a one year position for a nurse at Gilbert h Hood.

905
00:44:08,945 --> 00:44:10,805
We did some analysis with Mitch and,

906
00:44:10,805 --> 00:44:13,485
and working with Jane on some salary stuff.

907
00:44:14,105 --> 00:44:17,965
We have some high need students moving up into Hood and,

908
00:44:18,065 --> 00:44:20,405
and with deep there we thought it was,

909
00:44:21,105 --> 00:44:23,445
we thought it was the right opportunity to, with,

910
00:44:23,515 --> 00:44:25,365
with the savings we have in some of the positions

911
00:44:25,365 --> 00:44:27,525
that aren't gonna be filled this year to see how

912
00:44:27,525 --> 00:44:29,245
that efficiency works out.

913
00:44:29,715 --> 00:44:31,750
Good news, we've already had three applicants so

914
00:44:32,405 --> 00:44:35,085
I think we're gonna see some better, better support

915
00:44:35,085 --> 00:44:36,685
for our students in the caseloads there.

916
00:44:36,985 --> 00:44:38,765
If you can imagine one nurse for 600 kids,

917
00:44:38,785 --> 00:44:41,205
now we're gonna have two nurses that are able to split

918
00:44:41,205 --> 00:44:43,565
that load in in regards to helping out with deep two.

919
00:44:45,835 --> 00:44:49,045
Next update is, we've met several times this summer on five

920
00:44:49,465 --> 00:44:52,405
six sports and if you are in that building,

921
00:44:52,465 --> 00:44:55,885
you would've received kind of a, a dipstick feeling

922
00:44:56,425 --> 00:44:57,685
of if any of the interest.

923
00:44:57,685 --> 00:45:00,805
So we're gonna be able to run four sports in the fall, boys

924
00:45:00,805 --> 00:45:03,525
and girls soccer field, hockey girls, field hockey,

925
00:45:03,665 --> 00:45:05,565
and cross country.

926
00:45:05,825 --> 00:45:07,485
So the details are still to come

927
00:45:07,485 --> 00:45:10,085
because it's really gonna be a numbers based system.

928
00:45:10,585 --> 00:45:14,285
We posted positions for coaches, number one.

929
00:45:14,745 --> 00:45:16,365
And then once we get our numbers

930
00:45:16,705 --> 00:45:19,805
and have rosters, that's really where the next detail comes.

931
00:45:19,865 --> 00:45:22,445
So we've been working closely with Tri-County

932
00:45:22,675 --> 00:45:25,165
that still exists right now for fall and winter.

933
00:45:25,465 --> 00:45:29,005
And then in the spring we will be switching to N-H-I-A-A,

934
00:45:29,295 --> 00:45:31,965
which all rules are a five eight model.

935
00:45:32,065 --> 00:45:33,485
So we'll be fine. We have

936
00:45:33,485 --> 00:45:35,085
to do some dancing in the fall, in the winter.

937
00:45:35,675 --> 00:45:39,125
I've already talked to Dr. Crawford interestingly on,

938
00:45:39,185 --> 00:45:41,405
on playing Hamstead 'cause they have a five six model too.

939
00:45:41,465 --> 00:45:42,605
So we're gonna try

940
00:45:42,605 --> 00:45:45,005
and play locally in that five six as much as we can.

941
00:45:45,225 --> 00:45:46,645
But if it turns into a five eight,

942
00:45:46,665 --> 00:45:48,165
we have some set setups there.

943
00:45:48,225 --> 00:45:52,045
But Bill, Melanie and Danielle have been outstanding and,

944
00:45:52,265 --> 00:45:56,205
and proactive in their approach from busing

945
00:45:56,205 --> 00:45:57,485
to communication to hiring.

946
00:45:57,705 --> 00:46:00,765
So I'm excited to see what we can put together in the fall.

947
00:46:04,195 --> 00:46:06,885
Jane already did free and reduced, so we can cross that off.

948
00:46:08,425 --> 00:46:10,725
We, at the end of July, and Dr.

949
00:46:10,985 --> 00:46:12,005
Sandia had worked closely

950
00:46:12,005 --> 00:46:15,045
with Laura Powers in sending out a special education survey

951
00:46:15,445 --> 00:46:17,165
that Jamie had, had, had mentioned several times.

952
00:46:17,265 --> 00:46:19,205
So if you are a family in

953
00:46:19,805 --> 00:46:22,045
and housed an identified student, you received a survey.

954
00:46:22,895 --> 00:46:27,685
We've had, oh, it's right, yeah, it's purple. Sorry.

955
00:46:28,095 --> 00:46:30,365
We've had 92 responses, which is,

956
00:46:31,025 --> 00:46:33,365
I'd say pretty good honestly in, in, in the outreach.

957
00:46:33,745 --> 00:46:35,165
And I can't wait to share these results

958
00:46:35,165 --> 00:46:37,805
because they are very positive in what we're doing

959
00:46:37,805 --> 00:46:38,405
and how we've

960
00:46:38,405 --> 00:46:40,125
accommodated families and how we work with them.

961
00:46:40,225 --> 00:46:42,205
So I look forward to showing that data.

962
00:46:42,755 --> 00:46:45,165
Once we close that out, I'll bring it to a board report

963
00:46:45,785 --> 00:46:47,965
and you'll get to check out what some of the comments were

964
00:46:47,985 --> 00:46:49,405
and then really the, the scale of

965
00:46:49,405 --> 00:46:50,605
what people have been rating us.

966
00:46:50,625 --> 00:46:51,645
So I look forward to that.

967
00:46:53,395 --> 00:46:56,325
Yesterday, our administrative team, all 30 of us roughly

968
00:46:57,045 --> 00:46:59,925
received an eight hour legal training session with Drummond

969
00:46:59,925 --> 00:47:03,525
and Woodson from collective bargaining.

970
00:47:03,525 --> 00:47:05,205
What our contract is and what it means.

971
00:47:05,915 --> 00:47:08,605
5 0 4 IEP

972
00:47:10,845 --> 00:47:12,685
investigation, supervision, evaluation.

973
00:47:14,715 --> 00:47:16,045
It's everything pretty much close.

974
00:47:16,825 --> 00:47:18,205
It was, it was great training.

975
00:47:18,605 --> 00:47:20,125
Several people from the law firm were there.

976
00:47:20,725 --> 00:47:22,245
It's always good for us to get refreshed.

977
00:47:22,245 --> 00:47:24,725
There's a new bullying policy that I'll be talking about

978
00:47:24,725 --> 00:47:27,365
that we need to bring forward, a couple new updates,

979
00:47:27,465 --> 00:47:30,045
but it's always good to get the,

980
00:47:30,155 --> 00:47:31,765
I'll say the dust blown off the folders

981
00:47:31,765 --> 00:47:32,965
and make sure that we're doing all the

982
00:47:32,965 --> 00:47:34,085
right things administratively.

983
00:47:34,825 --> 00:47:36,445
So thank you to Drummond Woodson for that.

984
00:47:37,545 --> 00:47:41,005
And then last is a legislative update.

985
00:47:41,545 --> 00:47:42,965
So if you've been paying attention

986
00:47:43,065 --> 00:47:46,005
or maybe you haven't, a couple things have gone on

987
00:47:46,065 --> 00:47:48,685
and I just wanted to, I'm gonna give a, an overview

988
00:47:48,685 --> 00:47:50,965
because they're kind of hot off the wire,

989
00:47:51,065 --> 00:47:53,765
but specifically House Bill 1300, which is

990
00:47:54,485 --> 00:47:55,765
a mandate statewide

991
00:47:56,275 --> 00:47:58,445
that there's gonna be a ballot question on the November

992
00:47:58,765 --> 00:48:02,565
election in, in regards to talking about a local tax cap.

993
00:48:03,475 --> 00:48:05,405
It's a three-fifths majority vote.

994
00:48:06,305 --> 00:48:08,925
And what's odd is we received training on this yesterday.

995
00:48:08,925 --> 00:48:11,325
There's still a lot of murky details

996
00:48:11,505 --> 00:48:12,565
in the way it was written.

997
00:48:13,785 --> 00:48:17,645
No one really knows the actual math in regards to

998
00:48:17,645 --> 00:48:19,565
what they were saying or what, how they wrote it.

999
00:48:19,665 --> 00:48:24,325
So we have a legal seminar on August 25th I think it is.

1000
00:48:25,025 --> 00:48:27,685
So it's, it'll be interesting to see how it goes.

1001
00:48:28,525 --> 00:48:30,125
I know there's actually a couple districts out there

1002
00:48:30,125 --> 00:48:32,245
that are already trying to get together in regards to

1003
00:48:32,925 --> 00:48:35,085
possibly challenging the law itself and how it was written

1004
00:48:35,105 --> 00:48:36,245
and how it's being presented.

1005
00:48:36,945 --> 00:48:38,125
Jim had mentioned that the other day,

1006
00:48:38,145 --> 00:48:40,725
so I'll say it's still going through the ringer.

1007
00:48:40,745 --> 00:48:44,365
Brenda had reached out to us and Jane trying to be prepared.

1008
00:48:44,465 --> 00:48:46,645
It was, we're gonna have a lot of this information

1009
00:48:46,665 --> 00:48:48,565
as we move into the fall here so

1010
00:48:48,565 --> 00:48:51,045
that the board feels comfortable with how they stand

1011
00:48:51,045 --> 00:48:52,045
and what their stitches and,

1012
00:48:52,065 --> 00:48:54,765
and what the community is in, in regards to those impacts.

1013
00:48:56,685 --> 00:48:58,645
I don't, I don't really feel comfortable speaking

1014
00:48:58,645 --> 00:49:00,445
to the detail because we're still all

1015
00:49:00,445 --> 00:49:02,045
uncovering it as we're moving along.

1016
00:49:02,065 --> 00:49:03,285
So that's 1300.

1017
00:49:03,825 --> 00:49:07,325
And then there's also 1331, which is specific to dairy.

1018
00:49:07,785 --> 00:49:10,685
And I've already been in touch

1019
00:49:10,685 --> 00:49:15,365
with Mike from the town in regards to that one in regards

1020
00:49:15,365 --> 00:49:16,445
to that legal mechanisms.

1021
00:49:16,785 --> 00:49:20,285
And that has to be petitions

1022
00:49:21,345 --> 00:49:22,605
by the voters to get on the ballot,

1023
00:49:22,765 --> 00:49:25,445
a voter petition under RSA 39 3

1024
00:49:25,705 --> 00:49:26,965
or action by the town council.

1025
00:49:27,105 --> 00:49:29,365
So there's a lot of stuff still in the air on that one,

1026
00:49:30,265 --> 00:49:32,485
but that's another tax cap relative thing.

1027
00:49:33,985 --> 00:49:36,205
I'd say thirteen hundred and thirteen thirty one are gonna

1028
00:49:36,205 --> 00:49:37,205
be a discussion for the board.

1029
00:49:37,345 --> 00:49:39,725
And I think I'll bring it up more importantly

1030
00:49:39,725 --> 00:49:41,725
through our committee work on

1031
00:49:41,945 --> 00:49:44,205
how it's gonna impact obviously our finance committee,

1032
00:49:44,265 --> 00:49:47,285
how it may impact our curriculum, all those things so

1033
00:49:47,285 --> 00:49:50,325
that we have a comprehensive packet when we get

1034
00:49:50,325 --> 00:49:51,365
to those, those parts.

1035
00:49:52,365 --> 00:49:54,725
I think August 25th is probably the next date for us

1036
00:49:54,755 --> 00:49:56,405
that we'll be more prepared to speak to.

1037
00:49:56,425 --> 00:49:58,125
So not the next board meeting,

1038
00:49:58,185 --> 00:50:00,405
but probably that one in that first meeting in September.

1039
00:50:00,405 --> 00:50:02,085
We'll be ready to, to really discuss it.

1040
00:50:02,145 --> 00:50:06,695
So that is the update. Any questions?

1041
00:50:06,695 --> 00:50:11,095
Is there a third bill? 1610, I think it was got vetoed

1042
00:50:11,095 --> 00:50:13,375
by the governor so that that next meeting in August,

1043
00:50:13,375 --> 00:50:15,535
which you'll be able to discuss the fund balance.

1044
00:50:16,395 --> 00:50:18,015
You guys still have control of that.

1045
00:50:19,915 --> 00:50:22,815
So Mike, if I heard you correctly, you had a meeting

1046
00:50:22,815 --> 00:50:24,735
with the law firm that handles all

1047
00:50:24,735 --> 00:50:26,015
our business in dairy, right?

1048
00:50:26,015 --> 00:50:30,405
Yeah. And they couldn't articulate the ins and outs of 1300

1049
00:50:30,435 --> 00:50:32,325
because it's just not there.

1050
00:50:32,355 --> 00:50:33,685
Yeah, there's some, there's some real

1051
00:50:33,685 --> 00:50:35,005
discussion around the math.

1052
00:50:36,665 --> 00:50:39,165
I'm trying to, trying to read.

1053
00:50:39,385 --> 00:50:40,565
No, you don't have to get, we can talk offline.

1054
00:50:40,565 --> 00:50:41,925
Yeah, no, there's, because it's, it has to do

1055
00:50:41,925 --> 00:50:45,165
with inflation, but then there's a 6%,

1056
00:50:45,425 --> 00:50:47,885
but then they're saying that it doesn't impact the,

1057
00:50:48,625 --> 00:50:49,925
the students, but it does

1058
00:50:49,925 --> 00:50:51,485
because that's where the money would come from.

1059
00:50:51,695 --> 00:50:56,085
We're in a real interesting spot

1060
00:50:56,145 --> 00:50:57,285
as a sending town.

1061
00:50:58,625 --> 00:51:01,205
We have a sending town meeting in the first week

1062
00:51:01,205 --> 00:51:04,405
of September because when we calculate our costs

1063
00:51:04,425 --> 00:51:06,045
or how this math would happen,

1064
00:51:06,435 --> 00:51:08,925
O'Shaughnessy specifically was saying the sending town

1065
00:51:08,925 --> 00:51:11,085
schools are gonna be different because there is no

1066
00:51:11,105 --> 00:51:12,245
cap for Pinkerton, right?

1067
00:51:12,265 --> 00:51:16,325
So if Pinkerton goes up 2, 3, 4, whatever it, it doesn't,

1068
00:51:16,675 --> 00:51:17,805
they can do whatever they need to.

1069
00:51:18,035 --> 00:51:19,765
Then it impacts sending schools

1070
00:51:19,765 --> 00:51:22,085
because we have to then figure out

1071
00:51:22,085 --> 00:51:24,125
how we're gonna handle the, our budget.

1072
00:51:25,555 --> 00:51:29,005
There's interesting discussion around obviously healthcare

1073
00:51:29,825 --> 00:51:31,965
and then more collective bargaining profession.

1074
00:51:32,025 --> 00:51:33,925
So it it's gonna be,

1075
00:51:34,085 --> 00:51:35,005
I I'll just say the next

1076
00:51:35,005 --> 00:51:36,125
couple weeks are gonna be interesting.

1077
00:51:36,125 --> 00:51:39,125
There's a lot of work going on at, at our level in regards

1078
00:51:39,125 --> 00:51:41,005
to who's doing what.

1079
00:51:42,105 --> 00:51:44,685
And I, it's clear as mud, that's where we are right now

1080
00:51:45,705 --> 00:51:47,125
and everyone just wants to do the right thing.

1081
00:51:47,195 --> 00:51:48,285
Sure. I don't think anything,

1082
00:51:48,365 --> 00:51:49,405
I don't think anyone's worried.

1083
00:51:49,565 --> 00:51:51,445
I think it's more about making sure we're communicating the

1084
00:51:51,445 --> 00:51:54,125
appropriate message and make the math is important, right?

1085
00:51:54,225 --> 00:51:57,405
So that, that we're calculating appropriately

1086
00:51:58,505 --> 00:52:00,445
to show the community how it'll be an impact.

1087
00:52:00,935 --> 00:52:04,725
Thank you. Thank you Mike.

1088
00:52:04,785 --> 00:52:09,125
Any other questions for Mike? That's a lot.

1089
00:52:09,465 --> 00:52:12,325
That's a lot. All right. No other questions.

1090
00:52:12,325 --> 00:52:14,445
We'll move on to committee and liaison reports.

1091
00:52:15,285 --> 00:52:16,485
We're gonna turn over to Karen

1092
00:52:16,533 --> 00:52:18,325
for an update from the finance committee

1093
00:52:19,505 --> 00:52:21,085
And Jane did a great job

1094
00:52:22,075 --> 00:52:24,085
with the update on the finance committee.

1095
00:52:24,565 --> 00:52:26,365
I just wanna reiterate one thing that

1096
00:52:26,715 --> 00:52:28,205
because of the transition

1097
00:52:28,205 --> 00:52:29,725
and the new software they're having

1098
00:52:30,345 --> 00:52:32,165
at our next finance committee meeting,

1099
00:52:32,335 --> 00:52:34,325
she's gonna bring us all the different reports

1100
00:52:34,555 --> 00:52:36,085
that we're able to see.

1101
00:52:36,635 --> 00:52:40,965
Instead of getting one report of a hundred pages

1102
00:52:41,235 --> 00:52:43,885
with you have to go through line by line with,

1103
00:52:43,995 --> 00:52:45,765
they'll be specifically targeted.

1104
00:52:46,465 --> 00:52:48,725
So that'll be a big help at the next

1105
00:52:49,155 --> 00:52:50,365
finance committee meeting.

1106
00:52:51,025 --> 00:52:52,025
And that's it.

1107
00:52:53,015 --> 00:52:54,885
Thank you. Karen, any questions for Karen?

1108
00:52:56,605 --> 00:53:00,005
I know Jane and Jeremy kind of took a big butt out

1109
00:53:00,066 --> 00:53:01,765
of this one, but we'll turn it over to David

1110
00:53:01,985 --> 00:53:03,525
for the facilities committee update.

1111
00:53:04,595 --> 00:53:07,725
Yeah, no, I mean Jeremy pretty much discussed

1112
00:53:07,725 --> 00:53:08,925
everything we went through the meeting.

1113
00:53:09,045 --> 00:53:10,045
I, I think the one thing we talked about,

1114
00:53:10,045 --> 00:53:12,005
and I don't know if this is a tonight discussion or not

1115
00:53:12,025 --> 00:53:15,525
or an offline, but both walk,

1116
00:53:15,525 --> 00:53:17,445
do you wanna a walkthrough over south range

1117
00:53:17,825 --> 00:53:18,845
at some point in the near future?

1118
00:53:19,625 --> 00:53:20,405
You know, there's a whole,

1119
00:53:21,135 --> 00:53:22,485
we'll figure that part out, but yeah,

1120
00:53:22,785 --> 00:53:24,405
And actually several people have reached

1121
00:53:24,405 --> 00:53:25,440
out to talk about, about that.

1122
00:53:25,605 --> 00:53:28,565
'cause in, in facilities we talked about options, right?

1123
00:53:29,805 --> 00:53:34,005
I think after doing some looking back, we, I think we're, I,

1124
00:53:34,345 --> 00:53:36,205
my suggestion to the board is just post it

1125
00:53:36,205 --> 00:53:37,365
as a facilities walkthrough

1126
00:53:37,665 --> 00:53:39,445
and that way we can do it in one fell swoop.

1127
00:53:39,525 --> 00:53:41,765
I, I don't think we need, Jeremy taken two

1128
00:53:41,905 --> 00:53:44,965
or three walkthroughs so we'll post it.

1129
00:53:44,965 --> 00:53:47,125
Anyone that wants to come walk around, there's nothing.

1130
00:53:47,435 --> 00:53:48,485
It's everything to show the work

1131
00:53:48,485 --> 00:53:50,085
that we've done or what we've uncovered.

1132
00:53:50,145 --> 00:53:51,365
So what we'll have

1133
00:53:51,365 --> 00:53:53,165
to do though is obviously agree upon a date.

1134
00:53:53,265 --> 00:53:55,525
So I will work with Michael when he returns

1135
00:53:55,545 --> 00:53:56,445
and we can do a calendar

1136
00:53:56,445 --> 00:53:57,565
thing and then we'll get something posted.

1137
00:53:58,325 --> 00:54:00,645
Might be during the day, maybe between 12

1138
00:54:00,645 --> 00:54:02,005
and three, something along those lines.

1139
00:54:02,785 --> 00:54:04,845
But we also have to make sure everything's clear and safe.

1140
00:54:04,905 --> 00:54:06,205
So. That sounds right.

1141
00:54:06,335 --> 00:54:08,245
Thank you. And one thing, you know,

1142
00:54:08,245 --> 00:54:10,685
just getting feedback from a couple people in the community

1143
00:54:10,755 --> 00:54:13,365
over at South Range is those guys are out there at six in

1144
00:54:13,365 --> 00:54:16,245
the morning and they're working their butts off on the

1145
00:54:16,245 --> 00:54:18,245
weekends to get everything to where it needs to be,

1146
00:54:18,245 --> 00:54:20,725
which is great and very appreciative,

1147
00:54:22,145 --> 00:54:23,605
but it sounds like it's looking really good

1148
00:54:23,795 --> 00:54:25,165
with the new bricks and everything else.

1149
00:54:25,265 --> 00:54:26,845
So I'm looking forward to, to seeing what,

1150
00:54:26,865 --> 00:54:28,645
what's coming up. Yeah.

1151
00:54:28,645 --> 00:54:31,325
While we're on facilities, I'm gonna throw the SAU update

1152
00:54:31,325 --> 00:54:33,005
in real quickly 'cause several of you reached out this

1153
00:54:33,005 --> 00:54:35,285
summer In regards to that, Jeremy kind of touched upon it.

1154
00:54:37,195 --> 00:54:40,245
Jane fully moved out, your office moved in two weeks ago.

1155
00:54:40,515 --> 00:54:42,285
Special education's moving in this week.

1156
00:54:43,125 --> 00:54:46,885
Curriculum's 80% in Dr.

1157
00:54:47,185 --> 00:54:48,805
Sand's office will be open as of tomorrow.

1158
00:54:49,345 --> 00:54:50,765
So it's kind of been this slow move.

1159
00:54:50,865 --> 00:54:53,885
The the goal is to be out by August 26th or seventh.

1160
00:54:54,305 --> 00:54:56,285
And then in one of those first meetings in September,

1161
00:54:56,515 --> 00:54:59,445
I'll bring the next steps for the board in regards to

1162
00:54:59,835 --> 00:55:01,445
what you need to do in regards

1163
00:55:01,505 --> 00:55:03,125
to selling the current property.

1164
00:55:03,385 --> 00:55:05,405
So I have all the rules and regulations that you need

1165
00:55:05,425 --> 00:55:08,605
and are required and then you guys can take that discussion

1166
00:55:08,605 --> 00:55:10,165
and those action steps and see what's next.

1167
00:55:10,185 --> 00:55:11,765
So that'll be one of those meetings in September.

1168
00:55:13,655 --> 00:55:16,325
Great. Any questions for David?

1169
00:55:17,755 --> 00:55:19,125
Yeah, I just have one question.

1170
00:55:19,705 --> 00:55:23,165
So I appreciate what Jeremy did when he gave us

1171
00:55:23,985 --> 00:55:26,685
the whole outline of what's been going on there.

1172
00:55:27,305 --> 00:55:31,525
Is there any way, I went to the facilities meeting as

1173
00:55:31,705 --> 00:55:33,445
as a citizen and just sat in there.

1174
00:55:34,285 --> 00:55:36,645
I went out to the website

1175
00:55:36,705 --> 00:55:38,645
and I pulled the facilities information,

1176
00:55:38,645 --> 00:55:40,805
that whole spreadsheet that Jeremy had done.

1177
00:55:41,265 --> 00:55:43,525
Is there any way for the school board to get that first?

1178
00:55:43,885 --> 00:55:45,245
I mean, this,

1179
00:55:45,445 --> 00:55:48,565
I had some questions on some things just like the public had

1180
00:55:48,945 --> 00:55:52,205
and I felt kind of uninformed to discuss it

1181
00:55:52,205 --> 00:55:55,565
with the public when I got it at the same time they got it.

1182
00:55:55,985 --> 00:55:57,605
You know what I mean? Is there any way

1183
00:55:57,985 --> 00:56:02,605
You talking regarding the committee meeting, getting

1184
00:56:02,605 --> 00:56:03,645
before the committee meetings,

1185
00:56:04,425 --> 00:56:06,005
His update on all the projects?

1186
00:56:06,265 --> 00:56:07,265
Oh, before tonight's meeting?

1187
00:56:07,945 --> 00:56:10,445
No, it came, it came out on the, I see

1188
00:56:10,445 --> 00:56:11,565
what you're saying on the website,

1189
00:56:11,625 --> 00:56:12,885
but I got it at the same time

1190
00:56:12,885 --> 00:56:14,125
times to me. Everybody got it?

1191
00:56:14,195 --> 00:56:16,485
Yeah, I mean that's a, that's a Mike

1192
00:56:16,585 --> 00:56:18,245
and Mike question. Well,

1193
00:56:18,245 --> 00:56:20,685
Usually it's just, I'll use finance as an example.

1194
00:56:20,785 --> 00:56:23,285
The, those finance documents go to the committee first

1195
00:56:23,285 --> 00:56:25,365
for review and discussion before they go to the board.

1196
00:56:25,865 --> 00:56:28,045
So you guys can tell us what to do.

1197
00:56:28,105 --> 00:56:30,525
But that's typically the process because all, all the work

1198
00:56:30,625 --> 00:56:32,205
and the review is done at the committee

1199
00:56:32,205 --> 00:56:33,405
level and then brought to the board.

1200
00:56:34,065 --> 00:56:35,965
If, I'm trying to think of the timing.

1201
00:56:36,105 --> 00:56:38,365
So how would you, if we gave it to you earlier,

1202
00:56:39,345 --> 00:56:41,045
how your questions still would have

1203
00:56:41,045 --> 00:56:42,325
to come to this meeting, right?

1204
00:56:43,355 --> 00:56:44,725
Correct. Yeah.

1205
00:56:45,705 --> 00:56:49,965
So it, it's again the, this is up to you guys, honestly,

1206
00:56:49,965 --> 00:56:51,925
it's not, this is not my decision, it's up to you.

1207
00:56:52,065 --> 00:56:53,845
But that's typically the process.

1208
00:56:54,075 --> 00:56:56,325
Like policy, all policy goes to committee

1209
00:56:56,385 --> 00:56:57,845
before it comes to board.

1210
00:57:00,505 --> 00:57:02,125
That's typically where the work is done.

1211
00:57:03,655 --> 00:57:07,325
Maybe it's more on like a need to know, like if you know

1212
00:57:07,325 --> 00:57:09,725
that you're gonna go to a facilities meeting,

1213
00:57:10,105 --> 00:57:13,365
if there's something specifically that you are interested

1214
00:57:13,385 --> 00:57:16,645
and wanna ask for, you can hit up the committee chair

1215
00:57:16,785 --> 00:57:18,725
or something and be like, Hey, I'm going to the meeting.

1216
00:57:18,745 --> 00:57:20,685
Do you have any information before I walk into it?

1217
00:57:21,125 --> 00:57:22,365
I don't know if that's rather than

1218
00:57:22,585 --> 00:57:24,885
spread it out to everybody. I'm not, I don't know. I'm

1219
00:57:24,885 --> 00:57:27,165
Not, again, this is not a my decision, this is

1220
00:57:28,045 --> 00:57:29,685
I trying To solve our problem or

1221
00:57:29,965 --> 00:57:30,965
Question.

1222
00:57:30,965 --> 00:57:31,405
Is this always the way it's been done

1223
00:57:33,105 --> 00:57:34,165
is my question? I guess

1224
00:57:35,025 --> 00:57:37,005
So I think what you're asking is

1225
00:57:37,655 --> 00:57:39,245
could we have updates on the work

1226
00:57:39,245 --> 00:57:40,925
that's being done? Is that the question?

1227
00:57:40,925 --> 00:57:42,725
Which I didn't, I did ask for those updates,

1228
00:57:43,145 --> 00:57:44,965
but they came to me

1229
00:57:45,105 --> 00:57:48,485
and the entire public, so I had no updates all summer

1230
00:57:49,065 --> 00:57:50,065
On.

1231
00:57:50,065 --> 00:57:52,165
Right. So that, but, and if I'm wrong, tell me. Okay.

1232
00:57:52,185 --> 00:57:53,925
But it's, to me, I think you're asking

1233
00:57:54,945 --> 00:57:56,485
can the board have updates?

1234
00:57:57,195 --> 00:57:59,325
What, and of course now school's gonna start,

1235
00:57:59,325 --> 00:58:00,445
so we probably don't really need them.

1236
00:58:00,465 --> 00:58:02,525
But during the summer it would've been good

1237
00:58:02,525 --> 00:58:04,205
to have some updates to the board.

1238
00:58:04,275 --> 00:58:05,525
Like, this is what's happened.

1239
00:58:05,785 --> 00:58:09,645
You know, biweekly or even every I don't,

1240
00:58:09,645 --> 00:58:10,525
biweekly would've been great

1241
00:58:10,925 --> 00:58:12,005
just to know what what's happening.

1242
00:58:12,005 --> 00:58:15,275
Instead of constantly calling Mike or

1243
00:58:15,735 --> 00:58:17,275
or Jeremy's taking up their time.

1244
00:58:17,295 --> 00:58:20,035
If they just had a quick email, this is what's been done.

1245
00:58:20,405 --> 00:58:21,755
Right? Great job. Thank you

1246
00:58:21,755 --> 00:58:22,755
So much.

1247
00:58:22,755 --> 00:58:24,635
And when I did, and when I did ask, it was, oh,

1248
00:58:24,635 --> 00:58:25,755
everything's according to schedule.

1249
00:58:25,985 --> 00:58:27,475
Well that would've been great to know too.

1250
00:58:28,195 --> 00:58:29,555
A quick, an email a week ago.

1251
00:58:29,555 --> 00:58:32,115
Everything's according to schedule. Thank you.

1252
00:58:32,415 --> 00:58:36,115
You know, just stuff like that instead of having, you know,

1253
00:58:36,115 --> 00:58:38,275
because I'm on other committees, so now I have to go

1254
00:58:38,275 --> 00:58:40,795
to the facilities to hear what's going on.

1255
00:58:40,935 --> 00:58:42,195
You know what I mean? It's just,

1256
00:58:42,475 --> 00:58:44,315
I think this, this particular summer presented

1257
00:58:44,315 --> 00:58:45,475
some unique challenges because it's,

1258
00:58:45,475 --> 00:58:46,875
It's, it did, it's A large bond.

1259
00:58:47,015 --> 00:58:48,555
Yes it did. That we have. And that we're,

1260
00:58:48,555 --> 00:58:51,755
we're really taking a, a lot of work towards that.

1261
00:58:52,575 --> 00:58:54,835
As far as like the work that's been accomplished

1262
00:58:55,175 --> 00:58:57,195
or is being accomplished across the district.

1263
00:58:57,755 --> 00:59:00,075
I know like people who are on facilities,

1264
00:59:00,475 --> 00:59:02,195
I have not been concerned about it.

1265
00:59:02,355 --> 00:59:04,155
'cause I've been going, like, I'm an active member of

1266
00:59:04,155 --> 00:59:05,235
that committee and I get updates

1267
00:59:05,295 --> 00:59:08,795
and talk to, talk to them all the time about it.

1268
00:59:08,975 --> 00:59:11,075
So that, I'm not sure.

1269
00:59:11,985 --> 00:59:13,635
It's also the first time you guys haven't had

1270
00:59:13,635 --> 00:59:14,755
a July meeting, so.

1271
00:59:14,805 --> 00:59:17,115
Right. You know, we had one July meeting last year

1272
00:59:19,175 --> 00:59:21,490
and as, as I said to you when we were leaving, that if, if

1273
00:59:21,490 --> 00:59:23,370
that's something the board wants next summer, that's

1274
00:59:23,370 --> 00:59:24,885
that's more than happy.

1275
00:59:24,885 --> 00:59:27,365
It's up to you guys. It's,

1276
00:59:27,675 --> 00:59:31,085
it's, this is your decision.

1277
00:59:31,325 --> 00:59:32,725
I mean, you guys tell me what to do, that's

1278
00:59:32,725 --> 00:59:33,725
Your job.

1279
00:59:33,725 --> 00:59:35,285
No, I mean, I can say I appre, you know,

1280
00:59:35,285 --> 00:59:37,405
if I can appreciate having July off, you know,

1281
00:59:37,705 --> 00:59:39,485
but I guess Cameron, what I would say is,

1282
00:59:39,485 --> 00:59:42,045
if you're uncomfortable, it doesn't solve the problem.

1283
00:59:42,045 --> 00:59:44,845
But if you're uncomfortable answering a resident's question,

1284
00:59:44,845 --> 00:59:46,725
you can direct 'em to Mike or Jeremy

1285
00:59:47,225 --> 00:59:49,525
and they're, they're probably better off given

1286
00:59:49,585 --> 00:59:50,605
the answer than we are.

1287
00:59:50,605 --> 00:59:52,045
Right. That's what I would do.

1288
00:59:52,185 --> 00:59:53,925
If you don't, if you don't, if if there's a specific

1289
00:59:54,085 --> 00:59:55,285
question you can't answer, I'm sure.

1290
00:59:55,305 --> 00:59:57,165
And then there's all of us, like if someone comes to me,

1291
00:59:57,165 --> 00:59:58,485
a curriculum in the community, be like, Hey,

1292
00:59:58,485 --> 00:59:59,885
listen, you want to talk to Kim?

1293
00:59:59,905 --> 01:00:01,725
You wanna talk to whoever? Whoever in the,

1294
01:00:01,785 --> 01:00:03,445
on the administration, I'm not gonna be able

1295
01:00:03,445 --> 01:00:05,285
to give you a coherent answer on that.

1296
01:00:05,515 --> 01:00:08,165
That would be acceptable to them. But I hear your point.

1297
01:00:08,345 --> 01:00:10,245
And to Mike's point, typically, yeah,

1298
01:00:10,245 --> 01:00:11,485
committee meetings are usually

1299
01:00:11,485 --> 01:00:12,845
where the word the sausage is made

1300
01:00:12,845 --> 01:00:14,885
and it's brought, brought to this body.

1301
01:00:15,525 --> 01:00:18,085
I think that the best, one of the best things

1302
01:00:18,085 --> 01:00:20,085
that Mike implemented and you guys implemented

1303
01:00:20,085 --> 01:00:22,285
as a group two years ago, well last year,

1304
01:00:22,665 --> 01:00:23,685
is these co-chairs.

1305
01:00:23,685 --> 01:00:26,245
You made 'em more consistent where every Thursday

1306
01:00:26,245 --> 01:00:28,365
of the month, every, every Tuesday of the month

1307
01:00:28,365 --> 01:00:30,005
through our meetings and you got people

1308
01:00:30,005 --> 01:00:32,445
that are setting the agenda, you have people that come in

1309
01:00:32,445 --> 01:00:34,685
that are responsible for the update.

1310
01:00:35,105 --> 01:00:36,205
Before it'd be like, Hey,

1311
01:00:36,205 --> 01:00:37,965
can you give an update on transportation kind of thing.

1312
01:00:38,065 --> 01:00:39,205
And it just wasn't organized.

1313
01:00:39,305 --> 01:00:40,725
You guys did a good job last year

1314
01:00:40,725 --> 01:00:42,845
of organizing the way committees are run

1315
01:00:42,845 --> 01:00:46,005
and the way it's handled and it's supposed to be a,

1316
01:00:46,065 --> 01:00:48,005
you know, do a bad job communicating.

1317
01:00:48,005 --> 01:00:51,325
Right? Oh, in theory, if it's not, I, I don't know how

1318
01:00:51,325 --> 01:00:54,165
to fix that, except that if you want more frequent updates,

1319
01:00:54,275 --> 01:00:56,405
then I think it's more of a, Mike

1320
01:00:56,425 --> 01:00:58,685
and Jeremy kind of pick up the phone

1321
01:00:58,685 --> 01:00:59,925
and call and say, Hey guys, what?

1322
01:00:59,925 --> 01:01:03,405
What's going on? You know? And I, I dunno.

1323
01:01:03,425 --> 01:01:05,525
That's just how I see the problem getting fixed.

1324
01:01:05,605 --> 01:01:06,605
I don't think it does. 'cause we only

1325
01:01:06,605 --> 01:01:07,605
meet once a month for committees right?

1326
01:01:08,305 --> 01:01:10,765
Before, I mean when last time I was on facilities,

1327
01:01:10,765 --> 01:01:12,805
we were meeting like every other week because it was

1328
01:01:12,805 --> 01:01:14,685
so hot button, right?

1329
01:01:14,695 --> 01:01:16,565
Stuff going on Now it's once a month

1330
01:01:17,305 --> 01:01:19,325
and it takes a certain level of trust for these guys too,

1331
01:01:19,355 --> 01:01:20,725
that they're doing what they're supposed to be doing.

1332
01:01:20,725 --> 01:01:24,285
Right. And if there's something that doesn't appear to be

1333
01:01:24,435 --> 01:01:25,365
what you think it should be,

1334
01:01:25,365 --> 01:01:26,285
then just pick up the phone call.

1335
01:01:26,285 --> 01:01:28,405
That's what I would do right here. Your point though.

1336
01:01:29,265 --> 01:01:32,485
But that's kind of way I always viewed it, I guess.

1337
01:01:33,105 --> 01:01:34,125
And my experience.

1338
01:01:34,485 --> 01:01:36,325
I think I'm calling this a summer problem honestly.

1339
01:01:36,525 --> 01:01:38,045
'cause now we're meeting every other week from now

1340
01:01:38,055 --> 01:01:41,325
until June we experienced something new

1341
01:01:41,785 --> 01:01:43,125
you my last summer.

1342
01:01:43,255 --> 01:01:45,285
Again, I'll go back to, I think that was the gap, Karen.

1343
01:01:45,325 --> 01:01:46,325
I think we didn't meet in July,

1344
01:01:46,985 --> 01:01:49,205
so you hadn't heard from me that was intended.

1345
01:01:49,235 --> 01:01:51,605
Like I was trying to give everyone time off and a breather.

1346
01:01:52,345 --> 01:01:54,165
But next summer we'll do a,

1347
01:01:54,165 --> 01:01:55,845
we'll do a July facilities update

1348
01:01:55,865 --> 01:01:57,885
or maybe we'll meet in July as a facilities team.

1349
01:01:57,885 --> 01:01:59,325
That's fine. No problem with that.

1350
01:02:01,395 --> 01:02:02,645
Yeah, that's fair. Yeah.

1351
01:02:04,915 --> 01:02:07,605
Alright. Final order

1352
01:02:07,600 --> 01:02:09,445
of business member updates and other business.

1353
01:02:09,565 --> 01:02:10,565
I have a few updates here.

1354
01:02:11,385 --> 01:02:12,885
We continue to actively look

1355
01:02:12,885 --> 01:02:14,165
for a school district treasurer.

1356
01:02:14,345 --> 01:02:17,165
Please reach out to the SAU office if you are interested

1357
01:02:17,165 --> 01:02:18,245
in filling that position.

1358
01:02:19,325 --> 01:02:20,605
A reminder to school board members

1359
01:02:20,605 --> 01:02:22,845
that we'll be finalizing our board goals

1360
01:02:22,905 --> 01:02:25,325
for the 20 26, 27 year.

1361
01:02:25,385 --> 01:02:28,085
At the next meeting, I'd encourage you

1362
01:02:28,145 --> 01:02:30,725
to continue thinking about the goals you wanna put forth.

1363
01:02:31,455 --> 01:02:33,325
Reach out to Mike, the superintendent,

1364
01:02:33,545 --> 01:02:35,125
and Mike, the school board chair

1365
01:02:35,875 --> 01:02:37,285
with anything you'd like to add.

1366
01:02:38,265 --> 01:02:40,245
And we are working on scheduling a joint meeting

1367
01:02:40,245 --> 01:02:41,805
with the town council in September

1368
01:02:42,585 --> 01:02:45,965
and it will be, I think a great opportunity to discuss some

1369
01:02:45,965 --> 01:02:48,165
of the legislations that's come down the pike

1370
01:02:48,165 --> 01:02:50,485
that Mike's mentioned in his superintendent update.

1371
01:02:51,025 --> 01:02:53,365
HB 1300, which may affect the November vote

1372
01:02:53,585 --> 01:02:55,965
and HB 1331 in March.

1373
01:02:58,225 --> 01:02:59,885
Anyone else have any other updates?

1374
01:03:00,085 --> 01:03:00,925
I just have a question. So

1375
01:03:01,235 --> 01:03:02,405
this is great that you're doing that.

1376
01:03:02,605 --> 01:03:04,365
I watched the one back in February,

1377
01:03:05,265 --> 01:03:07,405
you guys did whatever it was before the election.

1378
01:03:07,405 --> 01:03:08,885
You guys met with the town? Yeah.

1379
01:03:09,585 --> 01:03:12,565
The one thing I would, I would request,

1380
01:03:12,865 --> 01:03:17,565
I'm not gonna say please do, is have some action items

1381
01:03:17,715 --> 01:03:20,005
that like if we're going to, if you're gonna meet, say,

1382
01:03:20,005 --> 01:03:23,845
Hey guys, town council, this is, you know what I mean?

1383
01:03:23,845 --> 01:03:25,725
Greg agree on some action items when leaving the meeting.

1384
01:03:25,795 --> 01:03:27,405
It's nice to sit there and shoot the crap and,

1385
01:03:27,665 --> 01:03:30,005
and talk about everything and, and be, yeah, yeah, we met

1386
01:03:30,025 --> 01:03:32,525
and all that, but have some actionable items

1387
01:03:32,595 --> 01:03:35,565
that we might actually make a difference would be helpful.

1388
01:03:35,985 --> 01:03:37,045
And I That sounds bad.

1389
01:03:37,205 --> 01:03:38,245
I don't mean to sound the way it does.

1390
01:03:38,325 --> 01:03:39,685
I just think we need to have more direction.

1391
01:03:39,685 --> 01:03:40,805
I know you guys are just meeting with them

1392
01:03:40,865 --> 01:03:42,245
and it was kind of a first time.

1393
01:03:42,305 --> 01:03:44,605
That's great. I think the second meeting we just had more

1394
01:03:44,605 --> 01:03:48,885
meat in the bone and have more progress and more to-dos.

1395
01:03:48,995 --> 01:03:50,845
Sure. And the only thing to say is,

1396
01:03:50,855 --> 01:03:52,285
Kathy Kennedy's doing a great job

1397
01:03:52,345 --> 01:03:53,885
as interim district treasurer.

1398
01:03:53,925 --> 01:03:56,205
I suggest we all pop an email and say, Hey,

1399
01:03:57,345 --> 01:03:59,565
Job You're doing, please do it full time.

1400
01:04:00,025 --> 01:04:01,485
Get a promoter if you will. Yeah.

1401
01:04:01,945 --> 01:04:03,245
And I hear you about, yeah,

1402
01:04:03,245 --> 01:04:05,245
having action items is a great, great thing.

1403
01:04:05,285 --> 01:04:08,445
I think with Mike, certainly we're just trying

1404
01:04:08,445 --> 01:04:10,805
to develop a new relationship that hasn't existed before

1405
01:04:10,985 --> 01:04:12,525
and we're trying to feel our way through that.

1406
01:04:12,545 --> 01:04:14,365
But I hear you David. It's always nice

1407
01:04:14,365 --> 01:04:16,125
to leave a meeting feeling like everyone has a next

1408
01:04:16,125 --> 01:04:17,925
step to go towards.

1409
01:04:19,235 --> 01:04:20,525
Anybody else, Jenna?

1410
01:04:20,525 --> 01:04:23,365
Yeah, can can we just get a reminder on the upcoming dates

1411
01:04:23,625 --> 01:04:25,045
of the start for school?

1412
01:04:27,795 --> 01:04:29,765
Yeah. First day of school for, I just thought,

1413
01:04:29,945 --> 01:04:31,245
Oh, I said that did, Yeah.

1414
01:04:31,385 --> 01:04:33,125
Did I miss it? I'm sorry. 8 25.

1415
01:04:33,305 --> 01:04:34,305
Are you talking about the, the time

1416
01:04:34,895 --> 01:04:35,895
Start?

1417
01:04:36,205 --> 01:04:37,365
'cause the start times have changed.

1418
01:04:37,835 --> 01:04:40,325
That one would be helpful too. Sorry, I Wow.

1419
01:04:40,485 --> 01:04:42,285
I was asleep at the wheel. Sorry. Yeah,

1420
01:04:42,465 --> 01:04:45,325
So August 25th students, new teachers, the 19th.

1421
01:04:46,235 --> 01:04:47,405
Your quizzing me. I'm waiting.

1422
01:04:47,435 --> 01:04:48,645
What time is school start Mike?

1423
01:04:48,905 --> 01:04:50,325
I'm gonna, you'll get communication from the

1424
01:04:50,325 --> 01:04:51,565
principals as reminders.

1425
01:04:52,715 --> 01:04:55,285
Yeah. Okay. Anybody else? Any other updates?

1426
01:04:57,345 --> 01:04:58,565
So I have three things actually.

1427
01:04:58,605 --> 01:05:01,045
I had people asking the names of the young ladies that

1428
01:05:01,645 --> 01:05:05,005
they raised the funds for to in memory.

1429
01:05:05,145 --> 01:05:09,285
So that one is Lauren Rela and the other one is Alana Ott.

1430
01:05:09,285 --> 01:05:11,485
There is a planter at West Running Brook

1431
01:05:11,515 --> 01:05:12,765
that is named for Lauren.

1432
01:05:13,325 --> 01:05:15,685
I don't know if there's anything else named for Alana,

1433
01:05:15,685 --> 01:05:16,845
but I wanted to make that clear

1434
01:05:17,125 --> 01:05:18,165
'cause people were questioning about that.

1435
01:05:19,285 --> 01:05:20,365
I also wanna make it clear

1436
01:05:20,795 --> 01:05:23,485
that I never said I didn't want the tactile

1437
01:05:23,585 --> 01:05:25,365
pla pads at Barca.

1438
01:05:25,365 --> 01:05:26,925
I've been getting a lot of calls about that.

1439
01:05:27,425 --> 01:05:30,805
My motion was made by what was said at the meeting.

1440
01:05:31,665 --> 01:05:35,525
We were told that the money for the tactile pads,

1441
01:05:35,645 --> 01:05:37,205
$6,000 would come out of the budget.

1442
01:05:37,865 --> 01:05:41,925
And at that point we didn't need, the

1443
01:05:42,555 --> 01:05:44,685
guardrail wasn't an emergency.

1444
01:05:45,425 --> 01:05:48,805
Things changed. Never once did I think

1445
01:05:48,805 --> 01:05:50,325
that we shouldn't do the tactile pads

1446
01:05:50,325 --> 01:05:52,045
because if I thought we weren't going to take them out

1447
01:05:52,045 --> 01:05:53,885
of the budget, I would've included them

1448
01:05:53,885 --> 01:05:54,965
in my motion that night.

1449
01:05:55,825 --> 01:05:58,045
End of story. I don't wanna talk about it anymore,

1450
01:05:58,065 --> 01:05:59,325
but I, people have been very upset

1451
01:05:59,325 --> 01:06:00,565
with me, so I wanted to make that clear.

1452
01:06:01,145 --> 01:06:03,365
The other thing I wanna ask about is the strategic plan.

1453
01:06:03,455 --> 01:06:05,045
Where are we with the strategic plan?

1454
01:06:06,395 --> 01:06:08,445
Yeah. So the strategic plan was implemented

1455
01:06:08,815 --> 01:06:10,125
right before my hire.

1456
01:06:10,465 --> 01:06:13,965
And then last year we did several things with g

1457
01:06:13,965 --> 01:06:15,685
and d, more specifically our mentoring

1458
01:06:15,685 --> 01:06:17,445
program, our learning walks.

1459
01:06:17,545 --> 01:06:20,445
We did some curb to classroom, so we still employed them.

1460
01:06:20,665 --> 01:06:24,285
And then this year we have several other actions with them,

1461
01:06:24,725 --> 01:06:26,005
specifically to the strategic plan.

1462
01:06:26,405 --> 01:06:28,405
I had mentioned it recently at our superintendent's

1463
01:06:28,405 --> 01:06:30,125
leadership team on how we can incorporate it.

1464
01:06:30,555 --> 01:06:31,565
What they're doing

1465
01:06:31,565 --> 01:06:34,885
for us right now is they made a massive plan, right?

1466
01:06:35,955 --> 01:06:39,045
Massive. And so what we're really trying to do is tailor

1467
01:06:39,075 --> 01:06:41,405
that down specifically in the curriculum world.

1468
01:06:41,505 --> 01:06:42,845
So they're working more on

1469
01:06:43,485 --> 01:06:45,525
breaking it down into a curriculum strategic

1470
01:06:45,995 --> 01:06:47,805
plan, because that's what we figured.

1471
01:06:47,805 --> 01:06:52,085
It was a better way to target if you guys wanted

1472
01:06:52,095 --> 01:06:53,245
there to be an agenda item.

1473
01:06:53,265 --> 01:06:55,045
And we can come back and, and discuss it more.

1474
01:06:55,045 --> 01:06:57,245
But that's kind of how we've worked with them on really more

1475
01:06:57,245 --> 01:06:59,205
of a targeted approach rather than this massive,

1476
01:07:00,825 --> 01:07:02,165
that's why you kind of hired me, right?

1477
01:07:02,165 --> 01:07:04,685
So I'm doing some of the massive stuff on the organization,

1478
01:07:04,685 --> 01:07:06,645
the structure and, and the communication side.

1479
01:07:06,645 --> 01:07:08,605
And now we're really having them a targeted approach

1480
01:07:08,605 --> 01:07:10,085
with our curriculum and they're doing our

1481
01:07:10,085 --> 01:07:11,125
mentor program again with Dr.

1482
01:07:11,365 --> 01:07:13,765
Sed. So we're, we're still engaged, still working hard.

1483
01:07:13,875 --> 01:07:15,965
It's just a little bit of a different feel. That's

1484
01:07:15,965 --> 01:07:16,965
Good.

1485
01:07:16,965 --> 01:07:17,325
No, I, we paid a lot of money for it,

1486
01:07:17,325 --> 01:07:18,805
so I just wanted to know where we

1487
01:07:18,805 --> 01:07:19,925
Stood. Thank you. Yeah, absolutely.

1488
01:07:20,505 --> 01:07:21,845
So the one thing I would say about that night

1489
01:07:21,845 --> 01:07:24,725
that we voted everything on that we voted

1490
01:07:24,785 --> 01:07:26,565
for was coming out of the current year budget.

1491
01:07:26,795 --> 01:07:28,685
Just so people know that it's not like you,

1492
01:07:29,615 --> 01:07:31,485
everything was coming outta the current year budget.

1493
01:07:31,485 --> 01:07:34,125
So I don't understand the, the need to direct deal

1494
01:07:34,265 --> 01:07:35,605
And that  people thought

1495
01:07:35,605 --> 01:07:37,445
that I took it out and I didn't. You

1496
01:07:37,445 --> 01:07:39,125
Just didn't add it to your thing. That's all. No,

1497
01:07:39,395 --> 01:07:40,395
Stop for one minute.

1498
01:07:40,665 --> 01:07:43,165
The night that the motion that I made was for four items.

1499
01:07:43,275 --> 01:07:44,565
Yeah. That Mike asked for.

1500
01:07:45,145 --> 01:07:47,765
He said that night that the $6,000

1501
01:07:47,785 --> 01:07:49,765
to the tactile pads would come out of this budget.

1502
01:07:49,965 --> 01:07:51,645
I understand it's all coming outta the same place,

1503
01:07:52,385 --> 01:07:54,205
but people thought it

1504
01:07:54,255 --> 01:07:57,205
after the me meeting following They thought I removed them.

1505
01:07:57,565 --> 01:07:58,885
I did not. I've said over

1506
01:07:58,885 --> 01:08:00,005
and over again that we didn't need that.

1507
01:08:00,395 --> 01:08:01,605
They're dangerous. Didn't,

1508
01:08:01,605 --> 01:08:02,845
It's just, I I just wanna clarify.

1509
01:08:02,845 --> 01:08:05,605
Everything we voted for comes out of that current budget.

1510
01:08:05,745 --> 01:08:07,485
So there'll be no need to leave it out

1511
01:08:07,595 --> 01:08:09,045
because he said it was in the budget.

1512
01:08:09,635 --> 01:08:11,485
It's all one budget.

1513
01:08:13,505 --> 01:08:14,845
All well. All

1514
01:08:14,845 --> 01:08:15,845
Right.

1515
01:08:15,845 --> 01:08:16,095
Sorry.

1516
01:08:17,635 --> 01:08:18,765
Anybody else? I

1517
01:08:18,765 --> 01:08:21,605
Would like to welcome Carrie Sand to the full. Hi. I

1518
01:08:21,605 --> 01:08:22,605
Forgot about That.

1519
01:08:22,605 --> 01:08:23,445
I just like it.

1520
01:08:23,515 --> 01:08:25,245
It's looking down and we're seeing a new face

1521
01:08:25,265 --> 01:08:27,725
and you've been very quiet, so take it all in.

1522
01:08:28,035 --> 01:08:29,365
Welcome. Thank you.

1523
01:08:29,545 --> 01:08:32,085
And yeah, welcome to the crew. Thank you very

1524
01:08:33,795 --> 01:08:35,085
Talk about missing the boat, right?

1525
01:08:35,145 --> 01:08:37,805
You, you forgot the first day. I forgot to introduce Dr.

1526
01:08:39,035 --> 01:08:40,005
It's like she, she's

1527
01:08:40,005 --> 01:08:41,085
been here for a month now. It's almost like

1528
01:08:41,085 --> 01:08:41,805
She didn't leave. It's

1529
01:08:41,805 --> 01:08:42,805
True.

1530
01:08:42,965 --> 01:08:45,645
I call it, I'd call it more of a reorientation than

1531
01:08:45,645 --> 01:08:46,645
An orientation.

1532
01:08:48,133 --> 01:08:51,645
Alright. Okay. Our future meetings.

1533
01:08:51,695 --> 01:08:53,605
We're back on a regular cadence following our

1534
01:08:53,675 --> 01:08:54,725
July break this summer.

1535
01:08:55,345 --> 01:08:57,965
We have a net meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 25th.

1536
01:08:57,965 --> 01:08:59,645
That happens to be the first day of school

1537
01:09:00,200 --> 01:09:03,525
and Tuesday, September 8th, which is also primary day.

1538
01:09:04,285 --> 01:09:06,125
The board meeting. Wanna think about discussing that

1539
01:09:06,125 --> 01:09:08,045
during our next meeting, if that's a meeting

1540
01:09:08,045 --> 01:09:09,325
that we wanna have.

1541
01:09:10,995 --> 01:09:12,085
Both of them are scheduled at

1542
01:09:12,085 --> 01:09:13,645
6:30 PM at the municipal center.

1543
01:09:14,433 --> 01:09:17,605
And we have no public session, non-public session tonight,

1544
01:09:17,634 --> 01:09:19,325
so I will accept the motion to adjourn.

1545
01:09:19,385 --> 01:09:22,605
So moved first by . Second. Second by Jenna.

1546
01:09:22,665 --> 01:09:25,045
All in favor? Aye. Motion carries six zero.

1547
01:09:25,045 --> 01:09:26,365
Goodnight everybody. Thank you.