[0:01] Please join me in the five-year group meeting. Please join me in the five-year

[0:32] group meeting.

[0:41] No, then.

[0:42] Here.

[0:43] Jan Adams.

[0:45] Here.

[0:48] Here.

[0:49] Here.

[0:50] Here.

[0:52] Lee.

[0:53] Here.

[1:00] Here.

[1:01] We have microphone.

[1:02] Clara.

[1:03] Here we go.

[1:09] There we go.

[1:12] All right.

[1:13] Welcome everybody.

[1:14] Thanks for joining us today.

[1:15] We're going to pick off our meeting today.

[1:18] The very special ceremony we do each year.

[1:20] But we recognize the new staff in Lamar,

[1:23] or new license staff in Lamar.

[1:25] And so, as we welcome them to the webinar, we're going to hear a little bit about their background.

[1:29] And I'm going to hand it over to our APIs, our system principles for instruction in each building.

[1:33] We'll introduce each of our new license staff.

[1:36] They're going to ask them to share a little bit about themselves.

[1:39] They're going to talk about their name, their role, where they have their degree from,

[1:43] and what they are teaching or what their role is doing.

[1:46] And so we're looking toward hearing more about them.

[1:47] First off, I'm going to introduce Miranda Moses, our also very new API at the parties,

[1:52] but she's been with us for many years and so we're going to figure it out.

[1:56] Thank you for having us here. These are our new staff members from Levart East.

[2:02] First, we have Tonja Killingham and she is one of our new deans.

[2:07] I'm Tonja Killingham, one of the deans. I graduated, I did my undergraduate and graduate work at Western Machine University.

[2:17] I'm happy to be a part of the Mardis to end those kinds of matters.

[2:24] Oh, my former, I didn't want to say that.

[2:27] I was at York Community High School for six years as a dean this year.

[2:35] Justin Stringer, I attended the N.I.U. I got my master's degree at Concordia University,

[2:41] I'm a Dean of Students at Columbia Artists and I was at Morton District Tool on Coviors

[2:48] for this.

[2:50] Great evening, Mike Zarko, Dean of Students at Columbia Artists High School.

[2:55] I went to Western Illinois for my undergraduates, National Lewis for the administrative and

[3:01] a Royal University for my EDS.

[3:04] I'm coming from a variety of alternative settings from a charter and also from secured

[3:11] settings to the Eleanor Department of Jippin on Justice and Corrections.

[3:16] I get a

[3:17] pattern on teaching science, or sorry engineering and technology part of the science

[3:22] department at my parties specifically woods and metals and electronics. Went to

[3:28] University of Illinois, then had a career as a cabinet maker, then attended

[3:32] University of Wisconsin style and this is my eighth year teaching coming from

[3:37] I'll ask you to go. All right, let's give them a round of applause, and then come

[3:42] ladies and gentlemen, can I use more of these for you?

[3:45] You don't want me to take you to New Zealand, so I'll see if you're here.

[3:48] Yeah, I mean, that's how you got to be.

[3:50] Yeah, thank you.

[3:51] Thank you.

[3:52] All right.

[3:56] All right.

[4:01] All right.

[4:01] Thank you.

[4:03] All right.

[4:03] All right, next we're going to welcome our new staff from Leverd's North and our assistant

[4:09] principal for Instruction and Shell call.

[4:10] Hi, everybody.

[4:12] Good evening.

[4:13] I'm excited to introduce you to our three new staff members.

[4:16] We do have four.

[4:17] Tony Sylvester is our newest assistant principal for athletics, who wasn't able to be here tonight.

[4:22] Just a little bit about 20 years at 2002, North grad, because we love that.

[4:27] We did go to Notre Dame, worked at Elmer Park before here, but we are lucky to have him back

[4:30] at North.

[4:31] Next is Michael Linton.

[4:32] who's since that. Hello, my name is Michael Inson. I am working at North as the

[4:39] inquire director and teach class piano. I have my bachelor's degree from

[4:43] Milliken University and my master's from Bowling Green State University. I

[4:49] recently taught for nine years at F&HM, a beautiful school district, and very

[4:55] set speaker. Hi, I'm Steve Lantigan. I'm a part-time special education teacher at Blambar North

[5:03] and I came right from Loyola University, Chicago, first year teaching.

[5:10] Next for class, I attended the Megan University. I graduated with my bachelor's from Eastern and I got

[5:16] my master's in educational leadership at American College of Education. I'm coming from working

[5:23] in quite a few years of coaching, ad-lag part,

[5:26] and the assistant there for a couple of years,

[5:29] I'm going to go over to that middle school

[5:31] for the last 11 years for evidence to it's there.

[5:34] And I'm starting to get north,

[5:35] and I'm loving it, and happy to be here.

[5:38] All right, I'm going to have my new feature.

[5:41] I'm going to do some work on it.

[5:46] That's okay, but you can do that.

[5:48] I'm going to do that.

[5:49] I'm going to do that.

[5:50] You can do that.

[5:51] Welcome.

[5:52] All right, next up, we have Kim Jolanski,

[5:54] or is this a different goal for instruction and glimmering self.

[5:58] Hi, very excited to be here tonight.

[5:59] We have five new staff members that glimmered self this year

[6:02] and happy to have them here to introduce themselves to you tonight.

[6:06] Hi, my name is Antonio Arons.

[6:08] I'm a special education teacher at glimmering self.

[6:12] You take Algebra 2.

[6:14] I graduated from DePaul University

[6:18] and the last district that I was at was District 69.

[6:22] I was working in a behavior program.

[6:28] As much as my name is Angel Wagonia.

[6:32] I teach at Love Ourself.

[6:35] I teach English at AP Summoner and English to students.

[6:39] Got my bachelor's at USC and I just got my master's this summer at Dominican.

[6:47] Aside from that, I was running the eSports club just wanted to throw that in there too.

[6:53] Yeah, prior to this, I taught at Morton District 201.

[6:59] Hi, my name is Kutia.

[7:01] I teach at one verse up, and I am a special education teacher.

[7:05] I teach English and world history.

[7:08] I got my bachelor's from Roosevelt University, and my master's from WGU.

[7:14] and through that in there I am at Lamar U's for it so I'm coming on.

[7:21] Hi, nice to meet you. I'm

[7:24] Alex Fores. I'm an ESL teacher here at Sound and I graduated. I went to COD first and then I graduated from

[7:32] Algros University and then I also taught for two years at West Chicago. I did not need

[7:38] English there as well.

[7:41] Hello, my name is Anna Pregnery.

[7:43] I am an English teacher at Glenberg South.

[7:45] I have honors freshman one and English three.

[7:49] I'm also the assistant coach for J.B.

[7:50] volleyball.

[7:52] I went to Clemson University studying secondary education

[7:55] in English.

[7:56] This is my second year teaching.

[7:58] And last year, I got to do a long-term guest teaching

[8:01] position and being more of those south.

[8:03] And then a long-term guest teaching position at Glenberg South.

[8:06] And now I'm here to start.

[8:08] All right, Brian, I'm glad that you're doing great.

[8:11] Thank

[8:22] you.

[8:22] All right.

[8:23] And last but not least, we have our new health offers here.

[8:27] Welcome and Rachel, Lisa, and actually,

[8:28] awesome news.

[8:29] Social introduced herself as being a news.

[8:31] This is a rental for instruction.

[8:33] And that's a lot.

[8:34] I think we've got the biggest group this year.

[8:36] We've got seven newbies.

[8:37] I am one of them.

[8:39] So my background.

[8:41] I did my pre-farmacy work at Northern.

[8:44] I went to pharmacy school at USC, hated it, and then went back to get my education degree,

[8:52] my masters, and I had leadership at Aurora University, and my most recent master's

[8:58] work was at WashU, and San Luis, I'm recently from Yes, York.

[9:05] I've been told that I upgraded my green color, so go hold on for us.

[9:10] Our next step is one of our duties.

[9:14] Hi, good evening, everyone. Johnny Sanchez, it's my 15th year in education. Now I did my

[9:20] undergrad in one of my master's degrees at National Loads University. I did a second

[9:26] master's degree at ACE American College of Education Online for Educational Leadership.

[9:32] It's, as I said before, 15 years in, fourth year in administration. I'm the Dean of Students

[9:37] and I'm coming to you from Jacob's High School, where I also serve as the Dean of Students.

[9:47] This is my 10th year in education.

[9:51] I'm undergrad from Illinois State University with a master's degree from the University of Illinois, as well as the Royal University.

[9:59] And I'm coming from Donald Trump or high school.

[10:03] Hi everyone, I'm Sarah Austin.

[10:04] I'm a new music teacher at Glenvard West High School.

[10:09] I'm teaching orchestra band piano guitar.

[10:12] and I'm coming from I went to Butler University and then I'm coming from

[10:17] three years of experience from West Chicago Community High School District 94.

[10:22] Hello, my name is Gabrielle Gleece. My building is

[10:25] Glow Barred West High School, where I teach

[10:26] quantum biology and biology. I've previously graduated from New York and Illinois

[10:31] University and my previous school that I taught as a first-year teacher was a

[10:36] Gonsi Valley High School for District 2, thank you.

[10:41] All right, hello, I am Kiana Dope.

[10:43] I am a new math teacher at Goldberg West.

[10:46] I teach all of the algebraists,

[10:47] algebra one, algebra two is trig and algebra three.

[10:50] I am a career changer, this is my first year in education.

[10:53] I have my bachelor's degree from DePaul University

[10:58] and my master's from the University of Washington,

[11:00] both in applied math.

[11:01] I was working in business analytics for a while,

[11:04] decided it wasn't for me anymore.

[11:05] So I went back to school at National University University to get my certification.

[11:13] Hello everyone, my name is Albert El Cabaro.

[11:15] I am a Columbia West. I'm a special education teacher.

[11:19] I teach world history and bio. This is my first year teaching.

[11:24] I graduated from Columbia North High School, Go Panthers.

[11:28] I've been a TA at Columbia West for 20 years with Go Hill toppers.

[11:33] I'm coach, girls rustling here at the moment.

[11:38] My final class, you're all on the table.

[11:42] Thank

[11:46] you.

[11:47] Thank you.

[11:47] It's you.

[11:49] Thank you.

[11:50] Thank you.

[11:51] Thank you.

[11:52] Thank you.

[11:52] Well, thanks.

[11:53] Thank you.

[11:53] So we actually do not have reception plans tonight.

[11:55] We're moving forward.

[11:56] But we're going to go ahead and start at this point.

[11:58] Just one more round of applause to think of them.

[11:59] We're joining on.

[12:00] I'll go to the city.

[12:02] I'm going to take all that fun.

[12:03] We hear the names.

[12:04] We need to see.

[12:05] We're going to take a picture though.

[12:07] Yes, we should take a picture.

[12:08] All right, we're going to do it as the last.

[12:09] That's it.

[12:10] You want that?

[12:11] That's what you're standing for nicely.

[12:12] You're going to get the wall waiting.

[12:13] Come on back up with everybody at one time

[12:16] and we'll take a picture.

[12:17] Yeah, we can do two rows.

[12:20] Three rows of folks.

[12:22] Maybe I stay a great child.

[12:23] And then you can call me, guys, let's do a spot better.

[12:26] Thank you, Tim.

[12:33] Yeah, if we can put, uh, yeah, if we can put heads between shoulders so we can see everybody's.

[12:41] Oh, both of them.

[12:42] Yeah.

[12:43] What we want to do is hand it out.

[12:46] And the way we want to do it.

[12:48] Alright, so long as I can see everybody.

[12:50] Go.

[12:52] Alright, I can see everyone.

[12:53] Here we go.

[12:54] It's a nice looking group.

[12:55] Do you have a retreat?

[12:57] Did I check in that range and say anything?

[12:59] All right.

[13:00] Here we go.

[13:01] On three.

[13:02] One, two, three.

[13:04] And again,

[13:05] one, two, three.

[13:07] All right.

[13:08] Thanks for watching.

[13:13] You're on the tip of the line.

[13:14] Thanks, you know.

[13:15] Farrowly.

[13:16] You're on the tip of the line.

[13:17] That's good.

[13:18] Yeah, be nice.

[13:20] Good.

[13:20] Perfect.

[13:28] Good.

[13:48] public hearing for 2026, 2027, tentative budget. Call to order public hearing. I call

[13:55] the public hearing to order set to present. Yes. Good evening for education. Really

[14:01] pleased to come to you tonight to present our 2627 budget. This is a valid public display

[14:08] and we've not all the requirements necessary to move forward in process standing for public hearing.

[14:14] The presentation about the presentation, it shouldn't be too much of a surprise.

[14:18] It's basically exactly the same as when we talked about sport being,

[14:23] was taking things up right in the presentation, please.

[14:29] We'll go to the next slide.

[14:33] So we always like to just talk about the purpose of our budget.

[14:36] it's really supportive to my students who exist here, we've had the history of our balance

[14:40] budgets, so I would see a position of recognition status in that as well.

[14:45] We continue to have highest line rates in the state and we do not rely on a short-term

[14:50] borrow.

[14:51] We go to the next slide, just talking more a little bit about the feeding of this past year,

[14:55] you're well aware, transportation and emergency transportation services.

[14:59] This is it, so.

[15:00] Really impacted the fiscal state of the district. Original safely contracted 8.172 million. We were forced to go into emergency contract services over a six-month period across the 8.97 million. We finished on all the numbers at 17.168 million dollars, which was just over $6 million. I had done a bunch of anticipated amount. So what does that mean for this next year? That pressure continues on the transportation

[15:29] side of the 12-month service for $2.3 million and if the emergency service is in the total

[15:39] budget, of course, a little bit higher than that with other categories in there at $14.25

[15:43] million.

[15:44] So the emergency contract portion that is about $4.8 million ahead of the emergency contract

[15:52] service.

[15:54] So as we go to the next slide, always going to kind of take a big picture, look at our finances

[16:00] is over the past decade, and we've had a history of learning very close expenditures and revenues

[16:05] on our budgets.

[16:06] You can see the one exception in the 2020, where we're a little bit higher in expenditures

[16:10] than the revenues that year.

[16:13] As you go to the next slide, we've broken out the dollars in each of those years, and it's

[16:18] really just important to kind of know what the history was, what they were pursuing at

[16:25] the time.

[16:25] In 2016, there were no dollars transferred into capital projects at the time because there

[16:31] was a referendum passed and that was where they were going to say, try and reusing those

[16:36] referendum dollars.

[16:38] From those capital projects, it was lean but it was sufficient to continue to work on some

[16:43] of those things to keep the buildings up to speed and operate.

[16:47] During that period of time, there were surpluses ran, we got into the COVID period, I came

[16:54] and in 21, so that's kind of mid-COVID area as well.

[16:58] And at that time, once those proceeds from bonds

[17:02] were no longer used, became district practice

[17:05] to make transfers into the capital projects funds

[17:08] in order to fund capital projects.

[17:10] And so that's what was done over that period

[17:12] at time, $24.75 million was transferred in the capital projects.

[17:16] Again, it continued to pursue warm safe drive projects.

[17:20] On the column on the far right,

[17:22] What you'll see is during hyperinflation, we talked about this a lot at the board table

[17:27] looking at how we could try to soften the global on an annual basis by debating the debt

[17:33] service portion of the levy, and that was done the $4.25.

[17:40] So as we get into the budget itself, the budget process is ultimately by year-round process.

[17:47] So I actually just started this past week to look at the tax level for next year as we

[17:52] as we prepare those documents and we'll see in November we then very quickly get into our

[17:59] five projections and then we look at our at the allocation which is how we generate our projections

[18:04] for the majority of our budget which is staffing. Once we have those set we develop those budgets

[18:10] with our bill you administration work through all those details in the budget and then we eventually

[18:17] as we get into this frame sort of reviewing budget draft one and then we go through the board

[18:21] review process. So we've been undergoing that. So a little bit later this year, we've been

[18:25] negotiating stake in place in a few weeks behind General Artificial Schedule over a rare kind of

[18:31] on track to make that approval by the end of September, which is a required sketch growth.

[18:38] So to look at our key budget themes, we've seen declines over the past three years of about

[18:43] one percent. Our budget is around $30 per month, so you know, one percent's a pretty significant amount

[18:49] budget that size. We continue to see special education and help place costs, far outgasing

[18:56] costs inflation. This district has a great relationship with our health insurance committee.

[19:02] Mr. Rowan's been sitting in some of those meetings. It's really important that we work together

[19:07] on our plan design because we are self-assured and we've been able to contain those costs

[19:12] working together. This past year has been a little bit more challenging

[19:16] the most and that's going to impact our budget a little bit more than it has to pass.

[19:21] Salaries, while they continue to rise, have been offset by retiring teachers and staff.

[19:28] So it's good to have some long-term agreements in place because that makes forecasting the

[19:32] future much easier.

[19:34] And then lastly, we talked a lot about the facility improvements that you can see that are capital

[19:39] projects fund.

[19:41] We also this year will have solar-revates that help offset the version of our expenses.

[19:47] So the board answered the administration, the folks behind me, and the bill, the administrator,

[19:54] administrators, had worked very hard to find and identify some cost reduction measures as

[19:59] we came out of the negotiations, knowing that we were facing a potential deficit.

[20:05] And so, we prioritized some of those wanting to make cuts, and we made cuts in our technology,

[20:11] with our conversation, but they, NIS team, we looked at our events having looked at how we can better prepare based on historical trends.

[20:21] We looked at our contingency accounts and opportunities to turn to those areas.

[20:27] Our team did a wonderful job negotiating discounts to existing contracts.

[20:31] We have great relationships with vendors, people who want to work with District 87.

[20:35] and when we call them asking them to sharpen their pencils, even though they're not required

[20:40] to do that or in contract, they do work with us the best that they can and you're able

[20:44] to see some discounts provided in that, and then also looking at just right sizing some

[20:49] of these budget accounts to make sure that over time as you add inflationary costs, sometimes

[20:54] those are not necessary, so those are functions as well.

[20:58] We continue to take a very conservative approach on our revenue side because there's a lot

[21:03] certainly, and even in the last few weeks, we've seen different inflationary trends and we've

[21:08] seen different news from this view about where our projections are going to come out. So the

[21:12] budget that you're about to review and eventually approved the thing of the month will have very

[21:16] conservative projections as you do.

[21:20] Under our budget summary, this really kind of gives it a

[21:24] breakdown of our operating funds. Again, our fund balances in the left, it's going to vary based

[21:28] on our audit or final audit, which you'll see in about a month and a half to two months.

[21:34] And what you're going to see is an operating fund surplus prior to the required transfers

[21:41] that we make for our ass funds.

[21:42] So we call that kind of the above the lines at surplus, but when we have to make those transfers

[21:47] into the air response, it will put us into about a two and a half million dollar budgeted

[21:52] deficit.

[21:53] And it's important to say that that's budgeted because we're well aware of opportunities

[21:57] And we're going to pursue opportunities to bring that in mind throughout the year.

[22:01] The top is our operating funds, the bottom is our restricted funds.

[22:05] So we look at all funds, we're at a deficit of about 39 and a half million dollars.

[22:11] But that is to plan deficit as we went through our referendum projects.

[22:16] We issue bonds.

[22:17] And so we have surplus this past year that will finish with all funds.

[22:21] And now it's just a timing issue when we're actually going to have those construction bills

[22:24] hit.

[22:25] are any fund malls projected about $167 million.

[22:34] So in the state of Illinois, things are always done a little bit differently.

[22:37] And so CPI is actually, it's sort of price index is the largest area

[22:42] that impacts the revenue side.

[22:44] What we can capture in terms of our tax levies.

[22:48] And it's split over two years.

[22:50] So the 25-bloody at 2.9% and the 26-bloody at 2.7%

[22:54] are blended together, which in this case is actually pretty tightly correlated.

[22:59] Some years we get a lot of variation in those two seed guys.

[23:02] But the total levy revenue is a combination of those about half of the 25 and 26 levies.

[23:08] And so for our budget, that reflects about 172 and a half million dollars.

[23:12] On the

[23:16] next slide is just the pie chart and the breakdown.

[23:19] And as you'd expect, 172 and a half has got a large portion of our budget.

[23:23] It's actually from a percentage basis a little bit smaller this year because we are intending

[23:27] to issue the final third and final round of our friend of odds at about $48,000,000, so

[23:34] that's taking a larger slice of the pie, so I'm coming here.

[23:40] So some of these categories we've been faced with are challenges when we look at our revenue

[23:46] sources.

[23:47] The L line is our other local sources and included in that is our consumer corporate property

[23:52] replacement tax, which is a measure kind of the health of local economy. We have

[23:57] seen some drops in that area. I did mention the last board meeting when the

[24:01] projections came out, they were above what we had anticipated. I think every

[24:05] district who's a bit surprised by that bounce back, but in reality, it's still

[24:11] down from our eye, back in 2023. When you look at the federal side,

[24:16] coming out of the ESR funds in the COVID area, there will be continued to see three

[24:21] decreases on the federal side. And today, pretty stable on the state side. The other

[24:29] space funding formula has provided a lost ability. We've seen a moderate increase to those

[24:34] allocations in that way, keeping up with the consumer price index and inflation, but still

[24:40] positive. We're starting to see a lot more proliferation on the categories at the top of that.

[24:46] So are you saying in other, I'm just going to ask the question, are you saying in other

[24:52] as a reflective of the CPPRG?

[24:55] Yes, that's okay.

[25:01] So looking at our budget highlights on the review side, we talked about the property tax

[25:06] levy.

[25:07] When you take into account the new construction, they get an increase of, I just over 5%, our

[25:13] collection rate is very strong, care as it is in most of the page county to pay at 1%,

[25:19] estimate sometimes when you get as high as 99.8%.

[25:23] We have forecasted a decrease in CB parity and talked about that.

[25:27] They get the last meeting where, in reality, those estimates are higher, but we're going to stay conservative on those numbers.

[25:36] School income, we've seen a vast improvement to our flashings.

[25:40] We talked about this at a committee meeting.

[25:42] A couple folks in my department came.

[25:44] Leo is a fantastic child.

[25:45] the building, the APS and the APOs, it's a fantastic shout out of working to capture the collections,

[25:52] use those areas, and that's especially paid off. On the interesting side, we're seeing stability

[25:57] to rates. In fact, they continue to grow in some areas over the last six months. So we do

[26:06] see a decrease, but that's not necessarily due to the rates. It's due to the effective

[26:10] of balances are going to get spent down as we look at the construction project.

[26:16] That is based funding again, again, very stable. We are at tier three district, which means we're

[26:21] above 90% adequacy and below 100% adequacy. So our slice of the pie is very small, about 21%

[26:28] of the money. So that's, you know, about 150, $70,000 typically annually. We are on a

[26:37] and categorical growth side, seeing the increased correlation, the estimates from the state

[26:41] or most recent estimates are somewhere between about 55% and 65% proliferation of our transportation

[26:46] claim or especially the private facility claim, so that is a larger proliferation that we've

[26:54] seen in fact downward of the correlation.

[26:57] And on the federal side, we've actually stabilized a bit there because Medicaid has gone up.

[27:02] So we look at our revenue variants pretty much everything on here.

[27:08] I'm like last time we've talked about as you go down the bottom of this,

[27:12] you'll see that certificate's were shown a decrease in 32 minutes because

[27:17] we had the violations of 80 prior year, everything else.

[27:21] I think we touch on, so

[27:26] we'll keep them on on the expenditure side of things.

[27:29] Once again, salaries, benefits, and versus services are all kind of the largest group of

[27:35] them.

[27:35] You could put those collectively.

[27:36] We do have a significant amount of services in the district because we have so much

[27:41] transportation, we have so much food service, we have so much potential service, and also

[27:46] our physical services, so those are large areas that are in that category.

[27:52] Again, percentage-wise can be misleading because we have $90 million of construction to capital

[27:57] products plan.

[27:58] So, you would see that's about a third of our budget, which will be the highest we'll

[28:02] have.

[28:03] So, through, for us, the time for this kind of an attempt last year.

[28:10] Next slide.

[28:11] So, our highlights here are salaries and savings after accounting for our staffing plan and accounting

[28:18] for tirements for around 4% in police.

[28:22] Our health insurance benefits, we moved this up last time at about 6.8% but the kids didn't

[28:30] We will, the next meeting we thought about our renewal, just a reminder that our increases

[28:38] come on January 1, so it's halfway through the fiscal year, so our increase will actually

[28:42] be above that 6.8% of the count for the entire year.

[28:48] On the supply side, that's mostly the 7.9% is mostly related to transportation fuel, which

[28:55] been increasing is, you know, purchase services or their transportation contract, but also

[29:01] under contract.

[29:02] So, it's settling in an average of about 18 to 2 percent, and we talked about our special

[29:07] private tuition report being significantly higher this year.

[29:16] The next one on our expenditures is kind of the things that fall outside of our operating

[29:20] expenses are capital outweighed, $13.5 million increase from the prior year, which is roughly

[29:26] roughly 20% of those are both ARS and referendum bonds and 10 million is recommended from fund

[29:35] 20 to crop or any census. And on the death side again, it increased around 20%. Death

[29:42] side has those bonds essentially a portion to be paid off, so that increases the rate.

[29:51] On the various analysis, again, I pretty much get on all these things. You can see the

[29:57] Good.

[29:58] The arm.

[30:00] Benefits area, again, what I think we would really want to keep monitoring of everything else, who, with

[30:05] festive honor, totally increase to an interest side of just under 10%. Our

[30:14] next step, so this is the last formal presentation.

[30:18] After the public hearing tonight, there is no action tonight. We will come back on 28th. It's going to look for approval.

[30:25] We are statutorily required to approve by September 30th. Any questions?

[30:31] I

[30:38] have a quick question. So clearly the impact of having to provide emergency transportation

[30:48] as had a negative impact on us, which we anticipated, but we also realized that we have to provide

[30:55] transportation to students. So it's not like, you know, I know there's been some discussion

[31:01] of whether or not the change in the school day forces to do that. But in fact, we chose

[31:06] a vendor who came with a reference background who simply was crushed by I think the size

[31:16] of our contract or the difficulties in our contract but it had no impact of the change

[31:22] of the school day except when we changed vendors.

[31:26] So you know we are in this predicament of emergency service which is costing us a lot of money

[31:33] but we still have to get kids to school and that's going exceedingly well, but we're paying the price.

[31:43] So the question is how do we kind of knowing that pull back on some of this.

[31:50] I also know we're a little bit of a flux right because we're going to have some timing differences with construction.

[31:57] Before we get our next slow money from referendum, but we're still okay because we do have contingency,

[32:06] meaning we still have reserve balances that will support these kind of higher or more volatile conditions.

[32:18] Until we can get to that point where three quarters through our construction and things kind of smooth out again.

[32:25] Yeah, that's absolutely accurate, and I think that this is to your last point about

[32:30] preserves, right?

[32:31] Like we'll be talking in November 2nd about kind of our financial targets and things

[32:37] of that nature.

[32:38] It's really important as we look ahead next year, next five or projections that we're all

[32:43] understanding some of the financial pressures that we have understanding where those targets

[32:48] need to be, because to your point, we actually have reserves to allow the storm, but we all

[32:53] also to be mindful that we can't continue that path of having recurring costs that continue

[32:58] to help pace.

[33:00] Oh, absolutely.

[33:01] Yeah.

[33:02] I think knowing that, I mean, I'm actually thinking maybe our projections need to go

[33:06] up the end five years, just so we can see that smoothness and maybe it will reveal kind

[33:12] of where we need to go.

[33:14] You know, we're in this predicament.

[33:16] We have to provide transportation, unfortunately we had a vendor who wasn't up to fulfill

[33:21] the land and contract, and we couldn't continue.

[33:25] I think we set out the directive to you

[33:29] that we had to get kids to school

[33:32] and we had done that since last January.

[33:36] So no matter what we would have done

[33:40] from a scheduling standpoint,

[33:41] that would have really had no impact on this.

[33:45] I so I want the public to understand that

[33:47] and I want the public to understand where we are

[33:49] And that we're, you know, we're looking out those five years and beyond as we get beyond this, you know, has a lot of little time.

[34:00] You know, you talked about the CPP RT and it going down, but the reality is the CPP RT was inflated during COVID.

[34:08] And so we're probably really seeing it more normalize.

[34:12] Yeah, that is fair.

[34:13] Yeah, and now we do have some things in here that we're going to we're making up for last year like some timing on transportation or transportation reimbursement, right?

[34:22] So we've got some things that we know we're going to come and soften what's going to happen here, and I know we're usually pretty conservative and even on our expense side.

[34:32] I am curious though, because we do have now more flexibility in our insurance, in our

[34:40] insurance plans, our research-desert expenditures that we're seeing, or we have seen over

[34:46] the last few months that have made this a little bit more elevated, because we do have

[34:52] more flexibility than we ever had.

[34:54] Yeah, we have a large number of high cost payments that have had, right?

[34:59] And so, in those cases, you know, because we're self-insured, those are hard to forecast.

[35:04] Right.

[35:04] And when we get those really high-possed claimants, it makes a significant impact to our

[35:08] opinion.

[35:08] So that's the primary reason for it.

[35:10] Okay.

[35:11] But in those cases, our stock gap, we do have stock gap.

[35:15] So our stock losses is...

[35:16] So our stock loss, yeah.

[35:18] It helps.

[35:19] But still, by the time you get to that point, we start tracking those, there were 50,000

[35:26] or kind of stock losses, or 75,000.

[35:28] So anybody over 50s considered the high cost claimant and we're at somewhere around 34x and typical year. Right. OK.

[35:37] The other thing I want to think we should kind of think about and I know we're going to take a little bit deeper dive on this.

[35:43] You know, the one thing we can do to some degree is hold off on some of the capital, but,

[35:52] you know, we know when we did these ARS bonds, that was going to be part of our operations.

[35:59] You know, it's real.

[36:01] So that and those nervousness.

[36:05] But, you know, how do we begin to look at this more closely, but obviously keeping

[36:14] I don't want to say cuts because people want to interpret that in a different way, but keeping

[36:19] those expenses as close as we can to the budget so that we can end timing, right?

[36:27] We want to make sure things are timed in the right period.

[36:30] I think it's looking at it and looking at how liars come into play, like that bus thing hit

[36:35] all of us at no idea, and we weathered the storm and got through it, but we learned a lot

[36:41] We are going to talk quite a little later on in how we're looking at it moving forward what options we have with the current assets of the own compared to our agreements with Durham and first.

[36:52] Even for student so I think to add to that you know what mechanisms can be put in place to be more predictive.

[36:58] Or just unless it's learned or one thing but something else can completely happen and I feel like a lot happened this year that was not anticipated for what steps can we take going into the future that we can weather this

[37:10] I'm a bit more.

[37:12] Yeah, that's a great point.

[37:14] I mean, you just, just by going out to bid, which will be both will have the,

[37:18] the biz out sometime in that program.

[37:21] We'll have that approved by the end of January.

[37:25] So we're looking for a long term contract.

[37:28] That's a cost that we're at now in emergency contract services.

[37:31] I don't, I don't see exponential increases, right?

[37:34] Then that will stabilize.

[37:36] Just been enough to sell because of the process to what extent?

[37:40] And we'll see where the market's at.

[37:41] I know the bidding market is tough.

[37:43] We don't have a ton of competitors that can take on

[37:45] a district of our size.

[37:48] If you think bigger is better, but in this case,

[37:50] and the state of the world will fight,

[37:52] there aren't a lot of vendors that can take on the size,

[37:55] but we are gonna have a competitive bid process,

[37:57] and they think that we'll see some good value back.

[37:59] I thought there was one new competitor,

[38:01] Wassera, who came into Illinois,

[38:03] or it's coming into Illinois.

[38:05] Well, I'm sure this is the one you're talking about,

[38:07] I don't want to mess, is considering it, I have not heard if they're actually going to

[38:12] ...

[38:12] I got to.

[38:13] ...

[38:14] Right now we know that the three companies that are large and, you know, are interested

[38:19] in our services, we're still in the dirt and stuff.

[38:34] Any more questions on the board?

[38:35] Well, I'm getting 2% from the federal government, too, but I think I'm going to go lower.

[38:39] Do we see any improvement in that?

[38:42] It can go a while lower.

[38:43] I think that just ...

[38:44] I mean, it's a great question.

[38:46] I mean, I think we're in a pretty good spot right now.

[38:49] I mean, it's just hard to predict the federal side of things.

[38:52] But I think that's probably about where we'll stay.

[38:55] I don't see it really.

[38:58] So how long those lines?

[39:02] There was just, I thought I'd just start an announcement today.

[39:06] We are members of the Department of Education

[39:10] that were focused on special education,

[39:12] are moving over to HHS.

[39:17] And so there's been some, I think that's something we're going to have to watch.

[39:25] It was said that, you know, kids would get, you know, special ed children would still

[39:29] receive the services according to, you know, the, as the American disabilities, I don't know,

[39:36] Janet, but now this, but we're, you know, you put in a least restrictive situation to, you know,

[39:41] to be educated, but I don't know. The person who was head of special education with the Department of Education just resigned.

[39:51] So I'm a little alarmed, and as you speak, she'll come back.

[39:56] Yeah, and I'm a little also alarmed about Medicaid as well, because we know that those Medicaid cuts are coming.

[40:04] So there's two things in there. One was the statement about funding that currently hits

[40:10] the schools for students with disabilities moving over to each of your tests. That is our

[40:17] Department of Rehab funding and we do have a sizable grant with them. We're working directly

[40:22] with the State Director as she is working with the governor and then they with the Fed.

[40:28] I see optimistic signs but they haven't released everything yet. It doesn't look like that

[40:33] something that's getting cut that's really not on their radar. As a matter of fact, they

[40:37] re-did their website, HHS said, and there's pages you can find that talk optimistically

[40:43] about the impact these dollars have on young people attaining employment goals, having

[40:50] those secondary goals, all of those pieces, and that's the work of directing thoughts.

[40:55] So I think that's an optimistic signal. But of course, whatever goes change, right?

[41:00] you need to keep close eye on it and I understand that, but I think those are optimistic signals around

[41:05] that shift that it's under each of us, but it doesn't look like it's going away at this point

[41:10] with signals like that. The second thing that you were mentioning was, I'm, I'm forgetting,

[41:17] Medicaid. Medicaid at every time that there is an election and somewhere to change, Medicaid's

[41:25] going to go and it hasn't. It is sustained. I think that is a signal of wheat. We've done

[41:34] this before and it stands right now. We've received no direction and are medicated claiming to change,

[41:41] no warning that it may be on a block, nothing like that. Again, in that area, I'm not as concerned.

[41:50] right, because at every time there is a change at the federal level that comes to the topic

[41:57] and then it says, that's good news. I think that's your feeling, you can't, but we can

[42:03] leave you on those two, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, that makes me feel better. But it sounds

[42:07] like our placements are up, that we're 23% on, 23% change in expenditure. Yes.

[42:22] We only have the ability to see so much, right?

[42:25] So it's unpredictable.

[42:28] And you do the best you can to estimate every year.

[42:33] I made a reduction back based on prior history of having some surplus there.

[42:39] And then we got a lot more.

[42:42] I didn't know what Jennifer did and then some so some of this year looks to be similar.

[42:48] So we experienced last year, so we're raising that back up.

[42:52] So that's 23.9% and give a little bit to see.

[42:55] That that number is kind of budget to budget as opposed to like, right?

[42:59] We're going just trending off the actuals.

[43:01] But yeah, it's a huge problem.

[43:02] And we're not doing once our peers are seeing very smart.

[43:11] And then they have to deal with all of the inflation issues that any other organization needs to deal with, and then it is case by case, what do we need to be, you know, layering and for this young person's individual needs?

[43:27] Yes, the numbers, the severity of need, all drives that up.

[43:39] Thank you, thank you.

[43:42] I would like to open the floor for public comments.

[43:47] Would anybody like to address the board regarding the 2026, 2027 tentative bodies?

[43:53] Please use the yellow participation form.

[43:58] Let's see this.

[44:05] Before you begin, I'm just going to read our policy on the participation.

[44:11] Okay, we just asked that you keep your comments limited to three minutes.

[44:14] It is not the requisite for management team to respond your comments and questions during this meeting.

[44:20] to be good with personal staff and students or other members of the

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[44:29] district representative. We have speakers to address the people at one at a time.

[44:35] Individuals may not extend their treatment and allotment by using another individual

[44:39] frequency as we listen to the public input. We ask that the audience to read a rainfall cladding,

[44:45] making remarks or to strike or being in a distraction in any way.

[44:49] Profounding interruption and or other interference would work.

[44:55] No, no, the meeting are not permitted.

[44:58] Thank you.

[45:00] I am ready, boy. I wanted to talk a little bit about this net operating deficit that was identified in the memo as well as in the budget presentation. When I see a net operation deficit, I don't really think that's a balanced budget that maybe perhaps you do. I'd like clarification on that at some point to see if we align or what we don't align. I will start with some questions, just so I don't run out of time.

[45:28] I'd like to know,

[45:33] will the board pass a budget with this negative, not being aligned?

[45:39] The book about not being aligned and balanced.

[45:42] Did the teacher contract cause any of this budgetary issues?

[45:49] I think that the teacher's contract was recently negotiated.

[45:52] It said how a hand in this wasn't mentioned, but I think it should be addressed.

[45:58] What cuts, if any, were made to get to the $2.5 million deficit, and can this be identified

[46:07] with the actual values amounts totaled?

[46:11] I think that would help the public understand the predictor we're in with this budget.

[46:19] I

[46:23] would say, this is a different way of running a budget from my experience of doing the

[46:32] same with similar types of dollars, never considered going before client with an unbalanced

[46:39] budget.

[46:43] I just, I think that, I think the end, I'm not sure, I guess we should say this, I see a pattern

[46:50] that's being developed with budgets.

[46:54] Search was the referendum that was approved at $312 million.

[47:00] And we know that was the original budget,

[47:03] but the original budget is really just a column on a sheet of paper.

[47:07] And the actual costs are very up to $373 million, $341 million,

[47:14] and perhaps coming down, but nonetheless,

[47:15] Why can't we just honor the three hundred and twelve million dollar budget, same goes with today's budget?

[47:24] I mean, it just is unbalanced.

[47:28] That's why I see it as unbalanced.

[47:29] And so why would the board not request or demand that the administration balance the budget?

[47:38] Why would you approve an unbalanced budget?

[47:40] It just makes no sense to me at all, but there is a pattern on how the finance group handles

[47:49] the money.

[47:50] And I think you should, if you are unaware of that, we haven't looked at it in a big

[47:55] picture.

[47:56] I think it would be worth your time to do that.

[47:59] Thank you.

[48:06] Do you have any other comments?

[48:14] Okay.

[48:15] So you know, for the comments, do I have a motion of close public hearing in the next

[48:18] in the regular session.

[48:26] Yes.

[48:28] Yes.

[48:33] Do

[48:36] I have a motion to approve the minutes of the April 24th, 2026 regular meeting and a

[48:41] host such a meeting as presented?

[48:44] So are there any corrections?

[48:45] Bye, no questions.

[48:46] Bye,

[48:55] the satany.

[48:56] Sure.

[48:57] Oh, was it?

[49:00] It looks like a bad motion.

[49:02] By everything is called wrong.

[49:03] No, Andy.

[49:04] Yes?

[49:05] Yes.

[49:06] Out the words.

[49:07] Yes.

[49:07] Bastien, De La Rosa.

[49:09] Yes, sweet.

[49:11] Yes.

[49:12] Okay.

[49:13] Or committee or supports and actions.

[49:15] Finance and Facilities Committee Chamber.

[49:19] All right.

[49:20] That was an action act hour and 32 minutes.

[49:23] So I apologize to the body for a certain two minutes late.

[49:27] As you'll see soon, we have higher than regular invoices,

[49:33] or that is due to ongoing capital projects.

[49:36] Another part was happy payment for the technology center of DuPage

[49:40] that came out of this one.

[49:43] We also discussed our construction updates,

[49:46] which we'll hear more about in upcoming bids,

[49:48] which I just wanted to focus a couple things on,

[49:50] or from south, or getting new secure insurance and so on.

[49:53] And Jeremy's team will come into more details on that one.

[49:56] South, of course, we talked about how it's going to cause a little bit of a change in

[50:00] where they enter school next year.

[50:02] We heard the update on the West construction and the delay because of the soil, we got

[50:10] a great update on how they've been able to move forward and Jeremy, I won't speak on it

[50:16] so I don't ruin it, but touched on the timeline and when they will know better about how they're

[50:21] progressing on that because it's still early in the stage.

[50:25] We received an overview on how the business department is tracking the spending on each

[50:29] bid release to ensure everything is staying on track.

[50:33] And back to it in case we missed it, we started the busing bid conversation again.

[50:41] It was the first part of the meeting.

[50:44] We will continue on that.

[50:45] The next meeting we got the timeline where we will be hearing about this.

[50:49] They were October through November through December, as we talked about in the budget.

[50:54] Our emergency contract played a key role in a gross surplus and net deficit.

[51:03] So as Seth talked about, you know, they're looking at ways that might change the new long-term

[51:11] contract.

[51:12] Martha talked some detail.

[51:14] We'll hear this.

[51:15] I believe it's the next meeting in the board, correct, about the bossing.

[51:20] Some of the ways are going about the bidding and hopes to gain a very competitive bid for

[51:27] the students.

[51:29] And with that, I do have some bills to pay.

[51:32] So I have a resolution improving this September 14th, 2026, it invoices for payment in an amount

[51:37] of $13,522,814.47.

[51:44] The second is needed, Clara.

[51:48] Yes, yes.

[51:49] No, Lan.

[51:49] Yes.

[51:50] Genome.

[51:51] Yes.

[51:51] Al Dumber.

[51:52] Yes.

[51:53] Yes.

[51:56] And at a resolution of between August 5, 2026 and August 2026, gross payrolls in another 9, 162,042.

[52:04] It's in thin and accents.

[52:06] Coming from a standing committee, no second is needed, Clara.

[52:09] No Lan.

[52:10] Yes.

[52:11] Genome.

[52:11] Yes.

[52:11] Yes, yes, yes, yes. Thank you, Jane. Communication's legislation and

[52:22] participation of a partnership committee, Todd.

[52:26] It's a few. No, it works night, but we are meeting Wednesday night six o'clock later.

[52:34] You know, Jim has been posted. We're all advanced, so I reward next meeting.

[52:39] That was good. Thank you. Thank policy committee. We met tonight and we have two policies that

[52:46] we'll discuss tonight for. Oh, I'm sorry.

[52:50] Yeah, we met tonight and we don't have

[52:53] policies that we discussed tonight that we presented at our 928 meeting. But also tonight

[53:00] on the item of discussion, we will have some policies that we'll be presented tonight.

[53:05] Thank you everyone. I believe student performance and achievement for me has not met so we'll get

[53:16] an update from Martha after the next meeting. Do I, are there any board member reports?

[53:23] I have one. So coming up on this Wednesday, Wednesday to be busy,

[53:28] We spend a lot of time morning and afternoon in the evening.

[53:36] Super tonight's aunties will speak at the Long Barter Edge

[53:39] chamber, a bunch of 1132, it says 1115.

[53:43] I'll teach you a bit about that one, but anyway,

[53:46] it's at the Weston in Long Barter.

[53:50] We're excited and I'm on the committee line.

[53:53] I might have heard of speak and we're looking forward to it.

[53:56] So I want to be sure.

[53:57] everyone knew that, and if you are the attorney,

[54:00] let me know if I can get your answer.

[54:03] Correct.

[54:04] Exactly.

[54:05] Very cool.

[54:09] I have a little tip to share.

[54:11] Actually, this is too a challenge.

[54:13] I had in my other life had the opportunity

[54:18] to tour a Soaring Eagle Academy, which I have long seen

[54:24] on our on our list of all places and I just want to share with you the

[54:34] intensive work that the therapeutic school does with students to bring meaning

[54:42] and purpose to children's lives. It was an incredible place to tour and it made

[54:51] May we realize why we do what we do?

[54:54] So, there you go.

[54:56] Thank you.

[54:57] Thanks for sharing that.

[55:00] Okay.

[55:01] This is an opportunity for public importance for the agenda related items only.

[55:06] Would anyone like to address the board regarding any of the seemings agenda items?

[55:15] Okay.

[55:15] Seeing no one I will close public participation and move on to action items.

[55:22] All right.

[55:23] So first up in the Arkansas report here is our personal report and so I'd like to take

[55:28] a minute.

[55:28] We actually have one of our approvals in attendance here.

[55:31] So I would like to invite Jim Pearson to come on up here.

[55:34] You don't mind because I have a second to read by his experiences.

[55:38] So if you just kind of stand by and vice that there, whatever that area is, and welcome, Jim

[55:43] Pearson.

[55:44] Our report signed for approval for our new director of communications.

[55:47] So I just wanted to give him a chance to meet the board and also share a little bit about

[55:52] his background.

[55:52] cyber-prepared statements, so I don't pass up all the amazing things that he's done,

[55:55] so I will go ahead and just read for him here. So Jim's going to be joining us on October 1st,

[56:00] the product approval of his professional journey actually started as an aspiring muralist

[56:04] before the starting artist's work in a little too real. That led him into advertising,

[56:10] marketing, and communications where he built his career as some of the world's largest

[56:14] agencies that's working with brands including practice gambles, Kimberly Clark, and Coca-Cola.

[56:19] Over the years, Jim has worked through dramatic changes in how organizations connect with people

[56:24] from the rise, be, commerce, and social media to the impact of AI.

[56:29] Through all of it, the things that made the work successful really didn't change.

[56:33] Have a firmness, tell good stories, understand people, build connections, and create something of value.

[56:41] That belief eventually brought Jim to public education, where he saw an opportunity to apply those same skills

[56:47] to make a more direct impact on students, families and communities.

[56:52] More recently, he has led communications at Rockford Public Schools, a district of 41 schools, nearly 28,000 students, and approximately 4,000 staff members.

[57:03] During his time there, Jim worked to move communications beyond simply pushing out information and toward building relationships by establishing a district brand, simplifying systems, improving storytelling, and creating more opportunities to listen to.

[57:17] and connect with the community. He is proud of what the team accomplished but even more grateful

[57:22] for what the experience taught him. Jim is excited to bring those lessons to Limbard and I believe

[57:27] that the first responsibility of any communicator entering a new community isn't to start talking

[57:33] is to listen. So, from Jim himself. So, let's give him an round of applause.

[57:46] Also on the sends agenda tonight, you see acceptance of donations. We have two donations here

[57:52] For the Frick family, generously donated $9,850 for a Yamaha baby grand piano at West

[57:58] and David and Jamie Mercurno donated generously $500 towards the voice soccer program at North.

[58:07] So those are my consent items.

[58:09] The administration recommends approved consent items 1 and 2. Is there an item to be pulled from the consent

[58:16] agenda.

[58:18] Do you have a motion to approve the items one and two other consent agenda? So moved.

[58:25] Sorry. Sorry. No one. Yes. Yes. I've been worked. Yes.

[58:30] Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

[58:36] Superintendent's recommendation. We have Margaret and Seth here. In case there's any questions,

[58:40] but you did see this in the last meeting as well. You can find the information there, but

[58:44] but I'm not ready to do a quick little summary of what I'm going to do.

[58:48] So last time when we discussed purchasing of two new vehicles,

[58:53] two new car new vehicles, dedicated to our agency, the city district and

[58:59] police, we did a similar exercise a year ago.

[59:04] We did not trigger 10 vehicles at that time,

[59:07] as we did not know what truly is needed. So we're going to want to just purchase

[59:10] for the same purchasing. We allowed a year to learn how our

[59:14] system, Marxists, we transition to the engineers being the district employees. And now this

[59:20] is a budgeted purchase of two vans trimming in its three vehicles. And then the only difference

[59:28] is one of the 25s, if the one we're available, hence there is a sheet and then there's one

[59:34] I'm 225 and I'm 226 and I should list the lower cost.

[59:39] So yes, I figured that we don't mind that.

[59:48] Any questions?

[59:50] I just like quick questions.

[59:53] Do we have a framework for decision making

[59:58] in terms of when we were visiting?

[1:00:06] We have a detailed file that lists, and then we keep a close track on the mileage, the usage, the maintenance, how much we're investing in the vehicle, not always to replace the oldest vehicle we replace the vehicle that needs to be replacing. For example, one of the vehicles that we're currently trading in, we're scheduled to invest in large vehicles.

[1:00:29] some money that is just not in our benefit to do. We're getting a very good

[1:00:35] trading value before that vehicle, so we chose to do that instead. We're investigating what the

[1:00:40] current market is and what would it look like instead of trading it, if we went out and simply sold

[1:00:46] the vehicles, would we get more money that way for the vehicles? But then coming back to just keeping

[1:00:53] a track, how we're making the vehicles to be carried on and that report will follow after

[1:01:00] this purchase and it will outline, we call it post-things report, and that's our primary

[1:01:06] physician for our vehicles. Okay, so a couple things, this is just things we should keep in mind.

[1:01:13] I really think we should make, especially on these kinds of vehicles, make them move to an electric

[1:01:18] vehicle, a couple of reasons, one, lower emissions, right? And I know you could say, well, we need to install

[1:01:24] the apparatus for charging, not really, because on two ends of town you, at least in the district

[1:01:30] here in Guadalu, and we have ample ways in which to charge a vehicle, which we wouldn't have to do an

[1:01:37] investment in. I think it's the right thing to do, and I think we need to move in that direction,

[1:01:43] and you can easily get a Ford 150 that is electric.

[1:01:47] I think we should do a cost analysis on that.

[1:01:50] I hope that's not the only electric.

[1:01:52] So I think because of some of the infrastructure issues that we have,

[1:01:55] but I think it's worth having that investigation.

[1:01:58] Yeah, I think we just, you know, we're about the future of young people

[1:02:06] and climate change is on us. So it purchase to

[1:02:12] shoppers and it's right at North at North.

[1:02:18] And maybe you could use that to piggyback what impact it was

[1:02:22] to cost compared to the same types of vehicles.

[1:02:24] You know, there's a school that receives a

[1:02:28] little bit different. But you know, in terms of you

[1:02:32] You have to, you have to fuel a vehicle, you go to a gas station.

[1:02:36] The same thing, you know, you charge your vehicle, but there are two, the shell station on

[1:02:43] Roosevelt, the shell station on Main Street, and we both have six charging stations, takes

[1:02:48] 20 minutes, maybe 20 minutes, 15 minutes, charging on it.

[1:02:54] So I definitely think it should be something we look at and move towards that, and I would

[1:03:00] imagine we can definitely investigate it, right?

[1:03:02] Yeah, I think it's, I just think we, you know, it's, you know, we have these solar arrays.

[1:03:09] They go back 300 miles, unless they've been charged. Right.

[1:03:14] Batteries.

[1:03:17] Okay, any other comments?

[1:03:20] They have emotional proof of maintenance, vehicle purchase and

[1:03:22] present it. Absolutely. Sorry. Any discussions?

[1:03:28] Sure. Yes. How did it work? Yes.

[1:03:31] Yes.

[1:03:31] Last year?

[1:03:32] Yes.

[1:03:32] Do that also?

[1:03:33] Yes.

[1:03:34] Yes.

[1:03:37] All right.

[1:03:38] Next in our super-transfer recommendation, we have approval revised finance committee meeting

[1:03:42] schedule.

[1:03:43] So that's going to talk a little bit about this.

[1:03:45] But we wanted to bring this to the attention and formalize this.

[1:03:49] Yeah.

[1:03:50] And I think there's two generators.

[1:03:52] We're not going to meet on October 13th for finance committee.

[1:03:56] I can get to my conference, I'm presenting that following Wednesday and some of the things

[1:04:05] so that's one of the reasons.

[1:04:07] And then the other reason is the addition of the second network workshop on our financial

[1:04:15] objectives and strategic objectives.

[1:04:17] And so in the process right now, developing that presentation, we do, we will have with

[1:04:22] us at the meeting of Auditor, Bigger Tilly, it will also have a PTA there to provide some

[1:04:31] market analysis and to give you guys kind of some context around other things that districts

[1:04:35] are doing. But ultimately the goal coming out of that meeting will be to contemplate any

[1:04:41] fun policy changes and then also to consider the targets and the measures that we've been

[1:04:47] using in the past. Still the ones that we want to continue to use or do want to modify our

[1:04:51] adjust those. And that's extremely important before we get into the fire projections because we

[1:04:56] want to make sure that whatever we're doing is aligned with those priorities. So that's the

[1:05:01] intention at night. Obviously a very, very important one and hopefully everybody can attend.

[1:05:07] Yeah, I was just going to echo that last evening. I said that while we made the decision to make

[1:05:11] a finance committee meeting and a special meeting, it is one that if you think it's important that

[1:05:15] all board members attend as reminding all of our committee meetings are open to the public.

[1:05:20] And so just as a reminder, that's why we wouldn't officially make sure that it was ever more

[1:05:26] countered. Okay. And to almost you to approve the revised 2026, 2027 finance to any meeting scheduled

[1:05:34] as presented. Sorry. Sorry. Any discussions? Sure. A number? Yes. Last year? Yes.

[1:05:41] Yes.

[1:05:42] Yes.

[1:05:43] Nolan.

[1:05:44] Yes.

[1:05:44] Shannon.

[1:05:46] Lee.

[1:05:47] Yes.

[1:05:53] Next.

[1:05:54] We have corrected emergency contract for general education transportation services.

[1:05:59] We have an amendment to this.

[1:06:01] And so, again, I said that might have been self comfortable up here.

[1:06:04] There is enough.

[1:06:05] This is the next level to that.

[1:06:06] Yeah.

[1:06:07] Thank you.

[1:06:08] Thank you so much.

[1:06:10] So always a connect with something that we have proved.

[1:06:14] As we looked at the contract, we were closely realized that money that we thought had not been paid on prior bills

[1:06:23] was, in fact, paid, so that the amount of the total amount of over $900,000 that was listed in there was inaccurate.

[1:06:32] So we get that number which provided by the room to us.

[1:06:35] I know from myself, I was looking at the daily rate, I wasn't even paying attention to the number that's on me to be able to confirm those numbers.

[1:06:43] make sure that we hadn't paid those legally. We could have just gone ahead and moved forward,

[1:06:49] we didn't consult an attorney, but we performed in his emergency to bring this back.

[1:06:53] Make sure that you could approve it at the actual amount.

[1:06:56] Chooses a $1,000.

[1:06:59] I think that you said. I think that you said $1,000, okay.

[1:07:01] Thank you.

[1:07:01] Yeah. So that's the reason for this. And that's the, I don't know, there's some questions about what,

[1:07:08] What is that? So just to remind everybody that's for two additional drivers, two buses,

[1:07:13] the contract did contemplate if we needed additional capacity to have service and be on our

[1:07:21] A&K rounds, then maybe additional drivers. And so that's in fact what we need went through a

[1:07:28] pretty lengthy process because there are made a assumption that they needed for. And in fact,

[1:07:32] we disagreed with that. I'm back for it, then we settled that two is the appropriate number,

[1:07:37] and so the amount in the contract is reported with that daily rate for two drivers for the

[1:07:43] remainder of the school year, which I think is around the six or eight seven days. So that's how we

[1:07:48] came up with that number of under-dress yourself. Yeah, I think both of us have a similar question,

[1:07:53] so yeah, it's fine. Sorry about that. That was not there. No, it's okay. There were some, like you said,

[1:08:01] last time when we were talking by him, we came up with the nine and then we saw that other,

[1:08:05] I think that's how I reached out and said, I, so the daily rate and the numbers weren't adding,

[1:08:08] which is a safe hash in the West. Yeah. Yeah, and I seriously thought that it was because we're adding

[1:08:13] in other bills. Yeah, yeah. Again, that's that was the issue, but well, we'll have a break. Yeah.

[1:08:17] Okay, perfect. Thank you. Okay, Jeb, a motion to approve the amendment to the Durham contract

[1:08:23] for emergency transportation services for the 2026, 2027, the school year, inclusive of summer school.

[1:08:29] So, we'll move.

[1:08:31] Sorry.

[1:08:31] Any discussions?

[1:08:32] Yeah.

[1:08:33] I do have one question.

[1:08:34] So, well, a couple of things.

[1:08:36] One, I'm just going to say this is a comment of process.

[1:08:41] That is massively different in numbers.

[1:08:45] And as we approach our school, let's put a checklist together of looking at all the numbers

[1:08:54] before they come to the board because that's massively changed.

[1:08:57] Yeah, and so and that that's just different. So I so the first that Durham thought there was four how it got in the contract. I don't know, but again, maybe a checklist item as we're closing contracts.

[1:09:10] Um, and now we got to two.

[1:09:12] And if we're going to have those available every day, I was thinking it was 180 because 180 school days, right?

[1:09:20] That still doesn't add up to the number. I don't know how we ever got to the 900.

[1:09:24] I am either that was from that was from Durham. Okay, so but but then it changed. So my question is what did we pay in the prior fiscal year?

[1:09:34] And what did we pay and what and so does this is the balance that didn't get paid or is this reflective of 136, 132? I guess the difference is $773,000.

[1:09:50] So I want to know if that's a deal or did we pay that yes in the prior year correct it didn't

[1:10:00] carry over I think that was your question was a time we paid it what was it based because even yet

[1:10:06] even if you took the bill it wasn't for that okay it was seven bills okay yes yes yes yes

[1:10:12] yes it gave us a total like outstanding at that moment oh okay this was their outstanding at that

[1:10:18] moment in the way. Okay, I was thinking it was only reflective of these extra buses and extra drivers

[1:10:25] that we have every day and what so really what this is costing us if we used 180 days would be

[1:10:31] $141,000 for the year.

[1:10:36] Yes, per day per day. Well, no, but there's two of those. So the

[1:10:41] So it's really $1,500 a day, but yeah, because it's $7.89 per person per day. Oh, it's per person per day. So, okay, so that's $282,000. That's right. That's right. Okay. And on that, I guess I'm trying to understand where the weather is. We're slowly below. We don't quite have half the days. We have a little less than half the days remaining this semester. And so, right. The semester's not balanced for the days.

[1:11:10] That's right.

[1:11:11] That's right.

[1:11:12] Those are going to take you to January and May of what we were active as a school when

[1:11:19] that you were transporting our students.

[1:11:24] So we did pay this other amount in fiscal correct.

[1:11:30] That's a significant.

[1:11:34] I just want to be clear.

[1:11:36] what you say the other amount is really what we paid Durham and what we paid for because,

[1:11:47] you know, as I look at this and we have a dispute on, you know, what was that in the

[1:11:52] contract?

[1:11:55] It just cost us a ton of money.

[1:11:58] So, I think what you're trying to ask is what I'm thinking right now, from the start of

[1:12:04] the emergency contract and now did we pay for four drivers, did we pay for two drivers,

[1:12:08] right? Is that what you're trying to do?

[1:12:09] Yes, and, well, again, because it's just one big number, I didn't know, I thought that was

[1:12:16] just the driver, extra driver and buses, extra drivers and buses. So, I'm going to ask the

[1:12:24] question is how often do we need it?

[1:12:28] Regularly, I think pretty much every day, is that, is that, is that, is that, oh yeah.

[1:12:32] We, we went back and forth on the right number and what we explained to Darryl is that

[1:12:38] we were not going to staff this with access.

[1:12:41] Okay, so give me a scenario in which that exists in you, yeah.

[1:12:50] We have on their own side 50 routes that divide the school to take students home but at the

[1:12:59] same time we have up to 34 filters that are those three schools that depart for athletic

[1:13:05] needs or whatever at the same time.

[1:13:09] So because we don't know and it's not a steady number that every day we have three athletics

[1:13:16] and whatever, it's their months or weeks that it's higher or lower.

[1:13:20] It was then that we negotiated that we will send Kate to our like guaranteed numbers that you will always have.

[1:13:26] And I would dispose of the rest of you to figure it out.

[1:13:29] Okay, so we don't always know.

[1:13:31] Is that something that the need can build to say these are, you know,

[1:13:36] I mean, you're going to reserve a bus for a field trip.

[1:13:38] Oh, no, no, we do that. We already have that.

[1:13:41] Okay, there are weeks that we have, let's say, only 10 trips in a week, and then there are

[1:13:47] some days we have 34 weeks, sometimes curbing.

[1:13:51] So we can't ever guarantee that, you know, always be 20 per week.

[1:13:57] So while we always need extra drivers, we couldn't say, yes, 10 is a great number, we will

[1:14:03] always have 10, we will pay for 10 because it's simply not sustainable for us.

[1:14:11] I'm just worried that we have drivers and buses that we're paying for that we're not

[1:14:18] using.

[1:14:19] That's my concern.

[1:14:20] Oh, we're definitely losing the amount of flights that it needs.

[1:14:26] It's definitely the opposite.

[1:14:29] Okay.

[1:14:30] We're not 100 percent.

[1:14:32] Okay.

[1:14:32] But we're not also at 80 percent.

[1:14:35] We're not far from 100 percent.

[1:14:37] We're going to open in a low 90% of the organization on this.

[1:14:41] Is this amount reflective of an emergency situation?

[1:14:47] Can we expect to see this go down substantially?

[1:14:51] I think we're going to start from this contract differently, so there's not any misunderstandings

[1:14:57] and we're going to make sure that it is part of the arrangement.

[1:15:00] No contract. There's no. It doesn't show as an additional. In fact, no addition turns. Okay. Well, I don't, I don't have an issue with additional charge. I have to issue an issue with, you know, are we sure that we're, I just don't want to have people in the wings waiting, where we're paying for it, but we're not really using them for certain that situation. And, you know, in the bigger scheme of things when we're trying to cut our expenses, I think we have to be, you know, really careful.

[1:15:32] And having something come back at, you know, coming first in nearly a million dollars,

[1:15:37] and then OPs now is only 136.

[1:15:39] It doesn't give a lot of confidence.

[1:15:42] So maybe we can utilize, I mean, we've got the record on, oh, I'm sorry, RP coming out

[1:15:47] in October.

[1:15:49] Right?

[1:15:51] We're releasing.

[1:15:52] So, I don't know if it's between now or if it makes sense and look at last semester or

[1:15:56] And last semester was kind of okay.

[1:15:58] So I don't know how accurate that would be to go pick.

[1:16:00] Yeah, to see how much of that we actually utilize.

[1:16:03] If it is 90, 95% that's a compelling story.

[1:16:07] How many drivers and how many filters are there?

[1:16:10] Is that what you're going to see?

[1:16:10] Well, that or they go to here and see how much we're there.

[1:16:15] What they use.

[1:16:15] Yeah.

[1:16:16] We get it.

[1:16:17] And I think you're going to notice that it's really important

[1:16:22] to look at any of our variable costs related to the transmission.

[1:16:27] Right?

[1:16:27] Yes.

[1:16:28] We know we've got the A&P.

[1:16:30] That's sort of the thing that has to happen, but any under variable costs, we should be

[1:16:35] examined.

[1:16:36] Yep.

[1:16:37] That's fine.

[1:16:39] And I just want to have been here and say, and we've had multiple conversations about this

[1:16:42] as just like we're here to talk about this because we're owning the fact that this was very

[1:16:46] convoluted.

[1:16:47] It was, it was, it was messy.

[1:16:49] it was not clear the numbers were there coming from Durham but also what was

[1:16:54] included in that number and the number was presented to say this is the

[1:16:57] cost of the extra and then to come back right after so your comments are

[1:17:02] very valid they're very fair that that trust is of the utmost importance right

[1:17:07] now as we go through the emergency contract and making sure those numbers are

[1:17:10] clear of exactly what we're getting and what we're getting it and that's that's why

[1:17:13] I thought that doing a great job trying to explain where we went wrong and we're

[1:17:16] you know, how we're going to make sure that's remedied. So, please, no, we, we,

[1:17:19] of course, Dan, you also want to know exactly what are we paying for, right?

[1:17:23] I think all those things are very fair. And, and again, that's, that's why we've made the

[1:17:28] choice to really bring this forward, because there's no reason to think it cost more than it did.

[1:17:33] And so we wanted to be sure that it's already as expensive as, you know, we would ever want it to be.

[1:17:37] And now, here, we want to make sure that that's right there, what those extra two drivers cost.

[1:17:41] Yeah, I mean, ultimately, our most important objective, which is kids are getting to school

[1:17:46] all the time in a safe environment, right, and we knew it was going to be expensive.

[1:17:53] So I'm just trying to take as much of the any creep away from that as possible.

[1:17:59] Yeah, I don't know if you want any, you're going to.

[1:18:03] No, I appreciate it, you know, I think if your concerns are valid in her and, yeah,

[1:18:09] We're not going to have this happening.

[1:18:11] Okay. Thank you.

[1:18:13] Okay.

[1:18:14] Okay.

[1:18:17] Yes.

[1:18:18] Yes.

[1:18:19] Yes.

[1:18:20] Yes.

[1:18:21] Yes.

[1:18:25] All right.

[1:18:25] Next up, yes.

[1:18:27] Yes.

[1:18:48] All right.

[1:18:49] to allow some $250,000 that we didn't realize there and move it into the self-construction,

[1:18:55] which is their package PR-4S. So just taking it from one contract to the other, we'll close

[1:19:01] out the cell somewhere.

[1:19:05] Any questions? I will just say, I'll be talking to the C committee.

[1:19:07] This will happen again as we close out. The packages will be transferring any leftover money

[1:19:14] So this won't be the first time you'll see this.

[1:19:17] Or last time I'll just say.

[1:19:21] And we did not have any ODA for the self-instructions list.

[1:19:26] I hope in that we'll help that out.

[1:19:33] Okay.

[1:19:34] Yeah.

[1:19:35] There's other side.

[1:19:36] I thought of the other side.

[1:19:38] I've been trying to do the motion to approve the two PSI contracts amendments as presented.

[1:19:43] So I'm sorry.

[1:19:45] Any discussions?

[1:19:49] Yes.

[1:19:50] No?

[1:19:51] Yes.

[1:19:52] No?

[1:19:52] Yes.

[1:19:53] No?

[1:19:53] Yes.

[1:19:56] Thank you.

[1:19:58] All right.

[1:20:01] Superintendent's report.

[1:20:02] That's exciting things to share.

[1:20:04] So this week, September 17th of the 23rd is Constitution Week.

[1:20:08] It marks the 239th anniversary of drafting the U.S. Constitution.

[1:20:13] Our schools are Illinois democracy schools, which are recognized for providing high quality

[1:20:17] civic learning opportunities for all of our students.

[1:20:20] I'm going to do some congratulations to some individual students.

[1:20:23] We have six member students who have been named semi-finalists and national merit scholarship

[1:20:26] competition.

[1:20:28] Carl Robbrook from East Simon Kubik and as a manure from South, Judah Cabral, Steven Hockett,

[1:20:34] and Martin Miller from West.

[1:20:36] So semi-finalists as a reminder, advanced to the final standing in the competition by meeting

[1:20:40] high academic standards. We see recommendations in their principal and earning SAT scores that

[1:20:46] confirm the earlier qualifying test performance. Also, if you more congratulations to six students

[1:20:52] in Glenbart, who've earned a perfect 36 on the ACT. So Samantha Gutierrez from North, Steven

[1:20:59] Hackett, Cole Lusuke, Nicholas Mulan, Martin Miller, and Alexander Sorenson from West.

[1:21:05] Typically less than one tenth of one percent of high school students receive a perfect

[1:21:09] come out of the sport 36 and exceptional sport 36 on the ACT provides colleges with evidence

[1:21:15] of study readiness and academic rigor that lies ahead. Also excited to share in our post-secondary

[1:21:22] passion and purpose area dual enrollment cohorts are underway for the 26th to 27th school year as

[1:21:28] a reminder we have dual credit and dual enrollment. So our new dual enrollment welding cohort includes

[1:21:34] 12 students and we currently have 24 students enrolled in our dual enrollment health care program.

[1:21:41] So those are courses and programs that they actually take at COD in the evening and still have

[1:21:45] a full schedule here. We also launched a new blue credit American politics and AP US government

[1:21:51] and politics course this year. I mean for a little bit about this already but the specific course has

[1:21:56] 256 students enrolled this year providing students to have an opportunity to earn both college credit

[1:22:02] and AP credit. We've received another donation here to mention and are much

[1:22:08] appreciated to the Glenbart family dental for $250 towards the football team at

[1:22:12] Glenbart East. And then when it celebrates some community events that we have had

[1:22:16] and are upcoming. So upcoming here will be hosting community facility tours over

[1:22:22] the next several weeks for two of our four buildings that are a little further

[1:22:25] along in their bigger projects, particularly Glenbart South and Glenbart East. So

[1:22:30] So the purpose of these are to welcome our families

[1:22:32] and anyone within our landmark community as it is now,

[1:22:36] but also the community members, the greater community members

[1:22:39] that might not visit the school,

[1:22:41] get us any opportunities to come inside the buildings

[1:22:42] with their students or open house or other events,

[1:22:45] but to come in for that tour.

[1:22:47] Also invited a large number of government stakeholders,

[1:22:50] community members, business owners, chambers,

[1:22:53] rotaries, really tried to give outreach preschool directors

[1:22:55] like basically really a way to connect with the communities.

[1:22:58] So, you know, this is a big deal for everybody.

[1:23:01] So, LEMART South Facility Tour will occur

[1:23:03] on September 23rd, starting at 5 p.m.

[1:23:06] And then that night is very convenient

[1:23:08] because after that tour,

[1:23:09] the guests are invited to stay

[1:23:10] and experience Raider Pride

[1:23:11] by attending the Homecoming Pepp Rally,

[1:23:13] which is a community event each year at 6.30 p.m.

[1:23:16] So, you could kind of be a Raider all night

[1:23:17] that night if you'd like and be able to take a tour.

[1:23:20] And LEMART East Facility Tour will start

[1:23:23] at 5 p.m. as well on October 6th.

[1:23:25] So, we hope the board will join us there.

[1:23:27] and some of the non-immunities we won't discuss business,

[1:23:29] but we'll tour like the community does,

[1:23:31] and we hope you'll join us.

[1:23:33] We also want to give a shout out.

[1:23:35] The Merred West served as the host site on September 6th

[1:23:38] for Glenn Allen's rescheduled for the July fireworks

[1:23:40] at Lake Ellen.

[1:23:42] Alongside the spectacular fireworks display,

[1:23:44] there was a drone live show that lit up the ninth sky

[1:23:47] and also featured the Merred West and the Merred South

[1:23:49] logos over Lake Ellen.

[1:23:52] So fantastic evening and glad to continue that partnership.

[1:23:55] Also, as always, please remember to access and attend GPS parent series.

[1:24:00] All the details are on the website, upcoming September 15th, tomorrow, noon, and 7 p.m.

[1:24:06] situated.

[1:24:06] Find the people in places that bring out your best.

[1:24:09] And then September 17th at 7 p.m. we have our BPAC event in Spanish.

[1:24:14] Parents under pressure, practical tools for navigating life's challenges, and obviously

[1:24:18] there's more link up in the following weeks and so on.

[1:24:20] So that is my information report, as well as our FOIA report, this part of my report.

[1:24:25] I have 13 FOIAs to report on, all that have been responded to in no prior.

[1:24:33] That can get in that. So I think next we're going to go to our sketch fans, right?

[1:24:39] It's on my budget update, great quarterly construction of updates.

[1:24:44] We're going to welcome Dr. Chapman back up,

[1:24:49] Wholes turning the role of Bill Bank.

[1:25:00] Yeah.

[1:25:06] I just met her in the back of the

[1:25:10] top.

[1:25:12] Evans Cali Anderson Andrews.

[1:25:14] I work with Brighton eight.

[1:25:18] Kevin spider ray.

[1:25:23] his retirement here at the end of the calendar year and as such in the in the last few years,

[1:25:29] I have been transitioning into the role of our regional lead for K12 business group here in Illinois.

[1:25:36] So as he is transitioning out, I wanted to come make an introduction of myself to you all

[1:25:42] just as sort of a another leader of full of our text and engineers and some of that is available

[1:25:49] to support Jocelyn and the team and the work that they continue to do here.

[1:25:53] I know they've been very dedicated to collaborative work here with the

[1:25:57] district and have been delivering a high quality experience and

[1:26:01] successful projects, which I will have them jump into with the status update of all of those.

[1:26:07] Thank you.

[1:26:16] Well,

[1:26:20] get the leg.

[1:26:21] Yeah, so we started the introduction here. We'll have the design schedule status update.

[1:26:27] We'll talk a little bit about budget and track budget, cash flow, construction progress

[1:26:33] and community communications.

[1:26:35] So, picking it off on this slide here, the two red boxes are really where we're at in

[1:26:41] the design phase and getting out to getting ready to go out into the bidding.

[1:26:46] So bid release seven with the North and East Tennis Quarter replacement that's kind of all

[1:26:51] to bid later on in October to come here to the board for award in December.

[1:26:55] I've been released eight over at north. Yeah, north is the secure entrance and learning

[1:27:02] commons edition as well as the 2027 to 2028 renovations scope. That's actually going

[1:27:08] out to bid next week. That'll come here in November for award. I've been released nine

[1:27:13] is over at south. That's their entrance edition and they're 2027 and 2028 renovation piece that

[1:27:21] again we'll come here for award in December and similarly on the same on the same timeline

[1:27:27] has been released 12 which is Miss Lannes and Campbell upgrades throughout a couple of buildings

[1:27:33] around that PSI that will run on the same track has been released nine compared for bid award in

[1:27:39] December 12 so we're back into the fall we've come out of the busy summer construction and we're

[1:27:45] had into big season. So, what's on the horizon? Turning next to the updates here, just a couple

[1:27:53] of final photos from the work over the summer itself, the culinary lab on the left, the

[1:28:00] childhood development classroom on the right. On the next slide, you'll see some of the

[1:28:05] repressed classrooms. Again, that's the 100 level of the tower wisdom this summer. In the new

[1:28:11] windows wrapped up on all three levels of tower. As many windows as can be put in the tower and

[1:28:17] then put in the tower. So that wraps up that portion of the project.

[1:28:24] So I'll try to keep it brief. I know this is a very familiar plan to everyone, but this is just

[1:28:30] showing everything highlighted in a color is what is being included in the bed release nine scope of work

[1:28:37] plus the parking lot reconstruction.

[1:28:39] So understanding that the subgrade needs a little bit of work.

[1:28:42] They're doing that full depth parking lots, repair and replacement.

[1:28:46] But as Jeremy mentioned, the accessible and secure main entrance being kind of at the forefront

[1:28:51] and then the resulting cafeteria, commons and student services renovations

[1:28:56] to bring it in line with all of the other schools that we're making these upgrades to.

[1:29:02] So like Jeremy said, we're issuing a key milestone for estimates here at the

[1:29:09] end of this week. So I'll have a good idea on numbers and tracking where we are

[1:29:13] in scope by mid-October before we go out to bed. Make sure that we're in alignment

[1:29:20] there. We want to go to the next slide. Just a couple of images and highlights for

[1:29:25] what the design is shaping up to look like. We are kind of in the final stages, so

[1:29:30] This school has seen a lot of these images,

[1:29:33] which was some final tweaks and adjustments.

[1:29:37] But really carrying through this tower,

[1:29:39] first one of the tower renovations

[1:29:40] to other areas in building,

[1:29:41] bringing in some of the warmth in the wood,

[1:29:44] bringing in some of the kind of interest

[1:29:46] at the ceiling and the angles

[1:29:47] and playing with strategic branding,

[1:29:50] making sure that those colors are highlighted

[1:29:53] by not overpowering any of the spaces.

[1:29:56] So a couple of key areas that entrance

[1:29:59] inside.

[1:30:00] So the main building has actually a small slope to the floor. So we're avoiding lift, but we do have an accessible entrance then for ourselves. Instead of hiking up the deceptively steep hill, you're able to get there at that more of a gradual incline inside and outside. And then a couple of images of the cafeteria comments show how much we're able to open up on either side of the hallway, taking away the hallway between the cafeteria and the office space now.

[1:30:27] getting opened up and having a couple more flexible areas in there to bridge

[1:30:32] student services and then just a little bit of a view of the reception area

[1:30:36] people are walking in and having their welcome to. It's an alignment with a lot

[1:30:41] of the other receptions at each of the other buildings and then the staff lounge

[1:30:46] being important because it is being currently displaced and a department offices

[1:30:50] are becoming satelliteed into smaller groupings so just reinforcing some of

[1:30:55] that stack cooperation so it's as well.

[1:31:00] So then shifting to the exterior,

[1:31:02] we are still working through some of the signage,

[1:31:04] but it's kind of our last phase of detail exploration,

[1:31:09] but really making sure that we're highlighting

[1:31:10] the entrance from both the road and bringing it to visible

[1:31:14] from the practice as much as possible.

[1:31:16] Some of the shapes that you see on the exterior

[1:31:18] highlight some of the changes that we made

[1:31:21] with the windows and the tower itself.

[1:31:24] adding those in and kind of bringing those forward and then bringing some

[1:31:28] interest and some daylight into that best of fuel as well. So the big

[1:31:33] architectural features there but the big goal is making sure that it's

[1:31:36] visible as an inside the courtyard bringing it as far forward so that you can

[1:31:40] see it from our field and from the parking lot as well.

[1:31:46] Right, but just more landscaping. Yeah, I know those are potential renderings and they

[1:31:53] They want to show the structures, but I really think the softening of our campuses is so important to social, emotional health.

[1:32:04] Absolutely. And there's light keeping included in all of that, but it's not accurately.

[1:32:09] It's it. We might be, I saw when you do the entrance of a fighter field, is that can it be still there?

[1:32:17] because Boston can be will be gone. So it's still there right now, but as soon as that entrance is complete, the bus can't do we don't.

[1:32:27] Just being right, you should be able to pull up and get it right. It gets ready pretty fast. Yeah. Yeah, it can't be. It's good for it's good.

[1:32:36] All right, transitioning over to North, then a couple of progress photos from the work that finished up over the summer again, complete science labs on the left.

[1:32:46] We did three science labs there this summer. They have the last three science labs to be renovated, which will happen next summer.

[1:32:53] I'm just going to touch on that in a minute. And then on the right, they re-finished dimple and all new bleachers and sold.

[1:33:03] And those will be the last three in the district science labs.

[1:33:09] Next slide here shows some of the progress that we're continuing working on throughout

[1:33:14] school year.

[1:33:15] So this is the music edition on the right hand top of the on the left photo right half

[1:33:21] is the new edition music edition.

[1:33:23] We top that structure out on August 25th.

[1:33:27] We are also working inside of that existing what used to be our rooms and will be music space

[1:33:33] coming to start next school year.

[1:33:35] So inside we've done all the underground plumbing and electrical work.

[1:33:39] We've poured the slab back.

[1:33:41] We've framed walls.

[1:33:42] We're drywalling where we can prepping for exterior windows to go in and really just trying

[1:33:47] to get ahead in that space.

[1:33:49] Well on the addition piece we're underground plumbing and electrical is done.

[1:33:54] We're prepping for the slab in that area and prepping for next week to start framing the exterior

[1:33:59] walls and pushing towards the closure.

[1:34:01] So the overall goal on this project really is,

[1:34:05] and before we get to the next summer,

[1:34:07] that this edition is primarily wrapped up.

[1:34:09] So we can turn on our focus so they have your renovations.

[1:34:12] We're not so.

[1:34:13] We were able to reply the teachers parking.

[1:34:16] That was taking up from the student spots.

[1:34:19] How did that go?

[1:34:21] Um, so.

[1:34:22] That was staff spots.

[1:34:23] Yeah.

[1:34:23] It's like the student spots move the staff.

[1:34:26] I'm sick of it.

[1:34:27] The staff spots were gone.

[1:34:28] What did they.

[1:34:29] I don't believe so.

[1:34:30] I think they're able to keep their same number from all the more.

[1:34:33] We don't have a lot of access to our input.

[1:34:36] Oh, that's an access set for you.

[1:34:38] Okay.

[1:34:38] Thank you.

[1:34:41] So again, this plan should be pretty familiar to everyone.

[1:34:44] It stayed pretty stable.

[1:34:46] So anything colored is happening in bid release eight.

[1:34:50] As far as renovations, additions.

[1:34:52] We are focusing on that secure main engines and kind of flipping the main office function

[1:34:58] with that addition, as well as raising the heights of that learning commons, so your existing maintenance

[1:35:03] bay, we are raising the height of that structure. And that's kind of the big portion of the addition

[1:35:08] there, but the rest of the building is getting those renovations for student services,

[1:35:13] for cafeteria commons, and then for the art spaces. And then shifting to the second floor,

[1:35:19] that is the last three science labs, and then a couple of creating the right locations for functions

[1:35:26] co-related to departments. And then we are also looking at adding all of those remaining

[1:35:31] windows along at Eastern North Faces. So then again, every room at North that can have

[1:35:38] an exterior window of will by the end of this bit released.

[1:35:43] Just to the next view, just a couple of quick views of the entry,

[1:35:48] massive fuel and reception, again, really bringing in like it's often like it's the other

[1:35:53] buildings, bringing in that big welcome, making sure that it has the clarity that it is

[1:36:01] the entrance, and not just another door in the belief. And then bringing in some of the

[1:36:05] warmth and materials, some of the refined branding into the reception spaces. And then

[1:36:11] as you look down at the comments on the lower right is really what happens when you walk right

[1:36:15] inside the door. So that casual learning stair or collaboration space ties into the coffee

[1:36:23] So it's that I was slightly higher platform. There's still accessible access to that through kind of a processional way of

[1:36:30] Creating really a by nice experience through that first holding and a landing zone for students waiting before our after school.

[1:36:38] And then looking at the comments to the lower left.

[1:36:41] You can see how open it is taking away those those doorways limiting the structure wherever possible to keep it is open and free flowing is possible between kind of those two anchors of the

[1:36:53] the auditorium and the gym being kind of your high profile space for the building before

[1:36:59] an agrar school involved.

[1:37:02] Then just giving a quick highlight of the parking lots.

[1:37:08] So I'll see your point having the parking lot kind of at the north there above the finance

[1:37:14] edition.

[1:37:15] That will be complete this summer and then turns back over so that any of the additional

[1:37:20] contract or parking is kind of taking away some of the supplement, not your

[1:37:25] base parking, but any of the areas outlined in orange, just kind of in parking spaces,

[1:37:30] still is determining staff and students with Eric and John, but making sure that

[1:37:36] we're outlining kind of the travel path for any of the car queuing. You've got

[1:37:42] the ability to to fan along the side and peel out around someone just to make

[1:37:47] show that we're going to be back to the parking. That occurs deeply there. We are so within the

[1:37:53] village requirements for parking. So we do, we are showing a net loss, but as staff mentioned,

[1:38:00] the school had a surplus of staff spaces. So the school is comfortable with losing that,

[1:38:07] less than interested.

[1:38:11] And then this should also be familiar, again, finalizing some of the signage,

[1:38:15] and some of the way finding into the space, but carrying the curve over in some of those

[1:38:20] in the forms on the canopies and the forms in the glazing, you can see kind of in the far back,

[1:38:27] the the addition for fine arts and how that ties back into the main entrance edition.

[1:38:34] And then just starting to make sure that we've got visibility from the street for the the

[1:38:38] school name and then for the main entrance itself. So carrying through a lot of the themes that we've

[1:38:43] been talking about, just kind of doing final refinements.

[1:38:47] But you can also see it kind of behind the upper left image

[1:38:51] that strip of windows.

[1:38:53] That is the raised structure that we're adding

[1:38:55] for your learning comments.

[1:38:57] So that sits right about those stairs.

[1:39:02] OK.

[1:39:03] Transitioning over to less than a couple of photos

[1:39:05] of progress today.

[1:39:07] We did the last two signs left here and less over the summer.

[1:39:11] That's the photo on the left, one of those.

[1:39:14] renovations complete on the right-hand side of the

[1:39:17] surround aggregate peers fully installed for both the classroom and the learning

[1:39:21] commons additions. So those were completed at the end of July or early August and

[1:39:27] really faked the way it brought us to their continued forum with footings and

[1:39:31] combination walls. The quote on the left here on this slide is the Earth's retention

[1:39:37] system that we've talked so much about and have worked on for the past several months

[1:39:43] and finalizing the design and then the sequencing of the installation.

[1:39:47] I'm very happy to say that that's fully installed and we're fully excavated along that existing building at this point in time.

[1:39:53] And the photo on the right shows the footings that toward the classroom addition being excavated out those footings at this point are about half of the footings for the classroom addition are formed.

[1:40:06] We are forming our first sections of wall as we speak or not as we speak, but currently

[1:40:13] this week.

[1:40:14] And we are, we are endeavoring to pour our first section of wall next Monday, this is the

[1:40:21] tournament.

[1:40:22] So there's approximately four wall pours on the classroom edition.

[1:40:27] In the meantime, we're also starting on the learning count.

[1:40:30] We dug out a few of the footings at the end of last week.

[1:40:33] we're going to be pouring those later this week or early next. I'm trying to kind of consolidate

[1:40:39] the schedule with the classroom and the learning comms together pulling the learning comms forward

[1:40:45] in our overall goal of trying to have the two and three hundred levels ready for the start of next

[1:40:52] later. With the earth retention system that added what was the overall? I know you gave us estimates

[1:41:00] of some delays. What when is you guys experience actual on the secret that's in there?

[1:41:05] Yeah, I'm sorry.

[1:41:07] I'm sorry.

[1:41:09] You're not putting in a full foundation.

[1:41:12] The footing is kind of the base.

[1:41:14] The base of what.

[1:41:15] Yeah.

[1:41:15] So the footing of the.

[1:41:17] That's the right thing.

[1:41:18] What's the width of the wall?

[1:41:20] Hopefully.

[1:41:21] And so we have on this building.

[1:41:23] Some very large footing.

[1:41:25] Some more.

[1:41:26] Yeah.

[1:41:26] a few item spots. And so yeah, we've poured 100 and it goes 105 yards of concrete just

[1:41:33] before Labor Day for the first quarter. So and that was like I said about, well less

[1:41:40] than half of foundation footings or classroom addition.

[1:41:46] So if you drive around the back,

[1:41:48] you'll start to see the 100 up to 200 level walls being framed and getting ready for

[1:41:57] Just as this slide's just the renderings for the exterior on the left, and some of those

[1:42:02] renderings on the interior, learning commons, classrooms, small group areas, all the work

[1:42:08] that's being worked on within, they really sucks, certainly.

[1:42:13] This next slide here kind of highlights all of the work with the addition and the renovations

[1:42:20] planned here at West and this is just a snapshot of the 200 level but really

[1:42:27] anything on the West half of the building starting with that learning how

[1:42:32] many of the orange area of the blue guidance counselors sweep everything to the

[1:42:39] left of that or the West was bit out and bit really six and that's for all four

[1:42:45] levels everything on the right half of the building or the East half the building

[1:42:49] is slated to be bid in design with bid release 10, which will start kickoff in 2027 or 2028 construction.

[1:43:01] So some of the milestones on the addition, we are aiming to complete foundations in October.

[1:43:08] Structure, structural steel will follow behind that, completing by the end of the year here.

[1:43:13] We're aiming to be construction, whether tight February finishes to follow that in final

[1:43:20] site work and landscaping per spring slash summer of 2027.

[1:43:25] Some of the current projections or the current targets, they should say level two and 300.

[1:43:31] We are endeavoring to complete by August 20th, but it's just in time for the start of school.

[1:43:38] Teachers in turn on August 23rd.

[1:43:40] The level 400 in black box is one as a reminder to show me one classroom on the 400 level

[1:43:46] and the black box theater would trail behind that in October.

[1:43:54] The next slide will talk a little bit about the recovery strategy and where we're at,

[1:43:59] what we're doing today that we try and better the schedule the best we can.

[1:44:03] So obviously we're impacted pretty heavily by the soil conditions and the redesign there

[1:44:09] In reality, we were we were set back about three months. We are trying to recover that through a number of things, but also putting together a plan for a contingency plan if things don't go our way and we're not as the recover as we hope we are.

[1:44:25] So we continue to be regularly talking about this with both this administration and the

[1:44:31] less administration and talking about the plans specifically revolving around the renovation

[1:44:38] piece of 2027 summer, the 2,300 and 300 level renovations are pretty extensive but they

[1:44:46] make a lot of places are very dependent on the additional portions of the additional peak

[1:44:51] complete. So working through strategies there, what could possibly wait with the

[1:44:56] animations, whether it weights sort of ball of 2027.

[1:45:00] That happens, those areas are ready to be at during the school year, or if they have to wait all the way until the summer on 20th. There's a couple of different scenarios there that we continue to monitor. And as I said in the finance committee meeting, we really are going to have to monitor this hard between now and the end of the years. We get concrete foundations moving along structural skills started and push towards our enclosure traits. That's really our critical time in getting this building on.

[1:45:29] often running and hopefully the weather will cooperate with us this fall and into the

[1:45:34] winter. Some of the things we're doing now is working instead in work days and work weeks

[1:45:39] with our concrete contractor and our steel contractor specifically. We bought six day work week.

[1:45:46] We bought eight hour days. We are complaining 10 hour work days. Monday through Friday to try and

[1:45:52] basically pick up one extra day a week with those crews. So some of that here we're projecting out

[1:45:59] and overtime expenditure to work additional hours.

[1:46:03] And what the district would be paying

[1:46:04] there's just a premium time portion.

[1:46:07] So the overtime portion of the, of the hour of the race.

[1:46:11] So first and foremost is with the concrete contractor

[1:46:14] of trying to get a few days over there,

[1:46:17] roughly six week duration in here on the foundations.

[1:46:20] And then I'll, that'll move on to the masonry contractor

[1:46:23] with the structure for the stairs and the elevator.

[1:46:25] because we're required prior to the start of snow.

[1:46:31] And then Masonry, Facebook, Facebook installation.

[1:46:34] So we can get the Lindo's going center,

[1:46:36] get it closed, and the exterior frame contractor.

[1:46:39] They are on board for six, they work weeks already.

[1:46:43] And when we will look to do with them,

[1:46:44] we'll work the 10 hour work days,

[1:46:46] where it's possible to gain again,

[1:46:49] basically let it one day a week.

[1:46:51] I hope that was true.

[1:46:52] So we continue on going discussions,

[1:46:54] meetings with our time directors often about the schedule. What our manpower of needs are going to be so that they can best prepare and help us to

[1:47:02] expedite the schedule where they can as well.

[1:47:05] The other cost that we know is going to be or the other impacted cost we know we're going to have is a lot of our concrete work for slabs.

[1:47:14] For building slabs has pushed from the fall into the winter months, and so there's

[1:47:19] upcharge with the common herd for admixtures and blank big picture that's a factory

[1:47:23] crop that was cures.

[1:47:25] We anticipate that to be somewhere in the $50,000 range, and that is something that would

[1:47:30] come out of the contingency bucket, which started at $1.3 million, it was about $1 million

[1:47:36] remaining today.

[1:47:37] The majority of that decrease there has been regarding the search retention system, and as

[1:47:43] as a reminder, both the allowances and the contingency

[1:47:46] were built into the original contract,

[1:47:49] when bit of these six was built, brought forward.

[1:47:51] So it's not additional funds going into the project

[1:47:55] and they are things.

[1:47:56] A lot of times the allowances are kind of built in.

[1:48:00] We build those in four things like this,

[1:48:02] you know, we're going to need to apply over time

[1:48:03] at certain points of the job.

[1:48:06] Just don't know exactly where.

[1:48:08] And so that over the allowances allows

[1:48:11] to make our best judgment calls when we're going to buy that.

[1:48:17] Let me see.

[1:48:19] I think I hit on the rest of the consideration set,

[1:48:22] anything to add on this one.

[1:48:25] No, I think any covered really well.

[1:48:27] I went just kind of echo and reiterate,

[1:48:30] but I appreciate the foresight from the team to put this stuff in the contract.

[1:48:34] We knew this project had a lot of variables,

[1:48:36] so we're not, we're not behind the involved with these costs right now.

[1:48:41] I think we've got a great opportunity to get back on track.

[1:48:45] You've displayed some of the challenges that we've had.

[1:48:48] The only thing I guess I would add is just the fact that we've talked a lot about making sure

[1:48:52] that we don't get work or burnout.

[1:48:54] And so a lot of these extra hours we're going to have are going to be targeted.

[1:48:58] We're not going to try to get one trade too much so that we can issue that.

[1:49:01] We're proficient with the use of that additional retirement.

[1:49:06] So is there an opportunity there instead of over time to just add more income?

[1:49:14] That would be the area.

[1:49:15] Yes.

[1:49:15] So like exterior framing, we've already had the conversation with our friend and contractor

[1:49:20] and said it went to one level at a time.

[1:49:23] Our original plan was in close to 100 level and close to 200 level.

[1:49:27] We'll work our way around and up.

[1:49:29] Right.

[1:49:29] We've already had the conversation with a man.

[1:49:32] and power will be available based on some projections to do two floors, two levels at a time

[1:49:38] as soon as the concrete slats are in place and ready for a lot available for them to work.

[1:49:44] So yes, and there are times like that.

[1:49:46] We're also in conversations currently with our concrete contractor about adding a second

[1:49:52] crew to start for any comments or to read about the learning comments while we focus heavily

[1:49:58] of classroom populations.

[1:50:00] Okay.

[1:50:01] So, yes.

[1:50:03] No, thank you.

[1:50:03] Mm-hmm.

[1:50:07] We would actually prefer to do that rather than work.

[1:50:11] So if I was thinking of the same thing,

[1:50:13] but eventually you have a good diminishing returns.

[1:50:16] Yeah.

[1:50:17] And it's a really valid point.

[1:50:19] I've appreciated the discussion with the group on that.

[1:50:22] And the acceptance of that.

[1:50:24] I think we see it going through the summer heavy schedules

[1:50:28] and people come out of, we get to August and everybody's just, wow, and you have to recharge

[1:50:34] your green color. So we don't want to get that over in 12 months.

[1:50:42] Next slide here, transitions

[1:50:44] over to East couple of progress photos. The greenhouse on the left is wrapping up. We're slated

[1:50:50] to turn over to the greenhouse to the school at the end of September. So we finished up landscaping

[1:50:57] the brick on the outside and dialing in the systems on the inside of that, so it starts

[1:51:04] to join the new greenhouse space on the right, a couple of images of the cafeteria space

[1:51:10] as they're different. That's one image of the cafeteria space here that finished up over

[1:51:18] the summer and that's been released three. I should point out on this that we are looking

[1:51:25] and close out those contracts before the end of point 26 as well. So that will wrap up in

[1:51:30] release three and full. It punchless and close out documents complete before we transition,

[1:51:35] or as we transition in the three more bid releases.

[1:51:40] You guys, I shared it at finance and my conversations at and when I'm knocking doors is

[1:51:49] He's been really positive around these and just things that people see happening there.

[1:51:56] Such an appreciation like community.

[1:51:59] So I've been hurting people to make a step in, you know, on those days so that they can

[1:52:06] really see the insight but they've really enjoyed the outside.

[1:52:10] So on

[1:52:14] the left hand side here is the curtain wall, the section curtain wall that was replaced

[1:52:18] in full over this summer. We are still wrapping up the red exterior fins. They're on a little bit

[1:52:25] of a delayed order in arriving here in October, so I've still put the hop on the badge of what was

[1:52:31] done last year. But on the right hand side is the learning comments. It doesn't look like much

[1:52:38] in this picture. In this photo, the foundations were poured. As we sit today, we are actually topping

[1:52:46] off the structural steel tomorrow. So that structure is fully erected or will be by the end of

[1:52:52] the day tomorrow. So that's the last beam tomorrow and move on to endeavoring for the slab under

[1:52:59] starter exterior wall framing, temporary roofing, and get that building enclosed prior to winter.

[1:53:05] So underground plumbing is done, underground electrical is mostly done in this space as well. So a lot of

[1:53:13] progress happening on the learning comes edition.

[1:53:22] First of all, I'm going to apologize to the board.

[1:53:23] This version is not the one you saw in committee.

[1:53:26] It looks like it's a different version.

[1:53:29] There's Makiko on the big up the rust here.

[1:53:32] So this is the cost analysis that we're looking at

[1:53:35] and kind of the review of how we have structured

[1:53:38] a part is by Bill and so on the left hand side,

[1:53:43] you'll kind of see where we're at,

[1:53:45] the budget for the referendum and the percentages

[1:53:48] and we're at three or $12 million is the budget.

[1:53:52] But as after we went through school review

[1:53:53] and looked at the projects, we were at three or $41 million.

[1:53:56] As we talked about a year ago,

[1:53:58] we have a lot of escalation, contingency,

[1:54:01] and other costs in there that were very conservative.

[1:54:04] We fully anticipated to work ourselves down.

[1:54:07] And as you can see, we have currently,

[1:54:08] as at the end of August, we're at $32.7 million,

[1:54:12] even as recent as April, we're at $328 million.

[1:54:15] dollars. And so on the bottom, on the left side, you can see where our escalation

[1:54:21] contingencies are at. We're just over 16 million right now. So that's about $3.7 million

[1:54:26] drop from the April summer. And so we're confident that we're going to continue to work on that

[1:54:35] and see hopefully some good results on bid day. Also want to point out that when we look at this,

[1:54:42] We fully understand it by the time we get through this 10-year commitment that those percentages need to be in line with what we talked about with the community.

[1:54:51] So we've got a couple of school, they're all higher, a couple of lower.

[1:54:54] But as we go through these upcoming bid packages, there's a lot of estimates that are still in there and those will come into actual numbers and then we'll adjust and work our scope from there.

[1:55:03] We still have over $70 million of on-aligator projects.

[1:55:07] I mean, they haven't put it into a bid yet,

[1:55:09] so that gives us a flexibility to kind of work through

[1:55:12] the timing of those projects,

[1:55:14] work might fall into the 10-year and work with the buildings

[1:55:17] to make sure that their priorities are on it.

[1:55:24] So this slide just kind of gives you

[1:55:26] a little bit of a summary of kind of by building

[1:55:28] in my bid release at the very bottom.

[1:55:30] You'll see the on-aligator numbers I was talking about.

[1:55:33] Anything ingrained or things that were bit out

[1:55:36] and awarded already.

[1:55:38] So those are real hard numbers,

[1:55:40] and then we get into the balloon numbers.

[1:55:42] Those are numbers that were an estimating rate-prior gift.

[1:55:46] So if everything below that are a lot less confident numbers,

[1:55:50] that we have that we're working off of.

[1:55:52] And we compare that to our variance for our 10-year projections

[1:55:55] as well.

[1:56:01] Please take that, please.

[1:56:03] On the last slide, all those costs

[1:56:05] that you saw in the current total column,

[1:56:09] We're told what we call total project costs.

[1:56:11] And so we want to take not to finish the spend a minute

[1:56:14] talking about how do we get to those total costs?

[1:56:17] What are all the discussions and conversations

[1:56:20] that are had around getting to the total cost

[1:56:22] of a project and what are all the components?

[1:56:25] So it starts with obviously getting

[1:56:28] the design documents from Waldo and PSI,

[1:56:32] the band and PSI both concurrently do our takeoffs

[1:56:36] and our pricing, our estimating

[1:56:38] on the various phases of those, we determine where our trade package, bid package

[1:56:43] allowances should be based on the nature of the work, the complexity of the work, as

[1:56:47] well as the overall schedule for the work, renovations naturally come with more surprises.

[1:56:54] We try to account for that in our allowances, as well as our contingencies, as we get further

[1:57:02] along in the more ports than 95% CD estimate, which is what you're seeing a snapshot up here

[1:57:09] for bid release eight. We start to determine our bid-packed strategy, right? How does it make sense

[1:57:15] that we can, how can we track the most bidders and get the both the best results? How does breaking

[1:57:22] up the work yield for the best results? So we determine that and then we go out to bid.

[1:57:30] The escalation continues, escalation and contingencies are built into these from the

[1:57:37] start of the estimates all the way through.

[1:57:40] The escalation drops off when we take bids.

[1:57:43] The design estimated contingency drops off when we take the bids.

[1:57:47] The construction contingency remains.

[1:57:51] on the kind of the, once we get all of the, the top half is, is Gilvain hard-cost estimates.

[1:58:00] Then we've got the Gilvain fees and insurances in that kind of little section on this page.

[1:58:06] Then we have the PSI costs and their estimates for this particular bid package.

[1:58:12] And then on top of all of that, we have the owner, owner and other costs.

[1:58:16] And so the first is three line items under there.

[1:58:20] The first one is the bid release eight estimated owner cost.

[1:58:24] We've been tracking that at 18%.

[1:58:27] Ballistically across all projects that accounts for things.

[1:58:31] The the world architect and engineers fees furniture,

[1:58:35] abatement, soil testing and material sampling.

[1:58:42] And a few other owner items.

[1:58:45] We track that budget, we discuss the low voltage or IT needs for the particular project to see if that will fit within the 18%.

[1:58:59] Or if it's a major cabling project or moving an IT closet, is there additional funds that need to be allocated for that project?

[1:59:08] So you'll see in some cases this low voltage cabling work by owner having an additional balance

[1:59:15] and then last but certainly not least determining what the right size construction continues to

[1:59:20] see carry on the owner's side is with a big red bit package. So those are kind of all the categories.

[1:59:26] A lot of discussion goes into that. We review the estimate multiples phases along the way and determine

[1:59:32] And, you know, are the loans as appropriated?

[1:59:35] Are the contingencies appropriate from not just to go

[1:59:39] vain or DSI side of things,

[1:59:40] does everybody agree with those numbers?

[1:59:43] And that brings us to what we come up with

[1:59:45] as a total cost projection.

[1:59:48] In this case, for Ben, we say it's 30,

[1:59:50] it's currently 35.49.

[1:59:52] You'll see how that stacks up against the bench,

[1:59:54] but this allows us to have that big package

[1:59:57] by big package comparison.

[1:59:58] Let me know where it's actually.

[2:00:07] So, so this chart is part of our casual projections. Tournament is team work on this. We also, that if you're not seeing work with PTMA, and they provide kind of our projections based on bonds. And so we actually take our actuals, provide that back to PTMA. And then we get a very good understanding of where we're at in the project. Um, surely not to worry, but we do. We actually look at this by each fund issuance, and there are spend down.

[2:00:34] so it's not like we spent the first part of the $60 million and that got all

[2:00:38] spent and we moved to $75 million and we actually stagger that so we can take advantage

[2:00:42] of our version positive, our version positive interest rates evolving beyond what we are

[2:00:47] paying on the on response. So you see the dates down below when we issue those

[2:00:53] we're targeting an issuance of somewhere between March and June for the

[2:00:57] third, it's $48 million and we've got some flexibility in that timing and we're

[2:01:03] going to wait to see if the market is ready for it from the early side of that or the late

[2:01:07] side of that. You'll know these projections are calendar year quarter, so we're in the

[2:01:12] middle of quarter three. So those are all projections of blue bars above where the in the

[2:01:17] black is where we're at. And we're actually training a little bit ahead of us then after

[2:01:21] a very busy summer. So as we get through the remainder accused me three we should kind

[2:01:26] of level out to the projections. Probably still be able to be a little above it but nothing

[2:01:30] not too crazy. And we're trending to the right there towards, you know, if you have a projection

[2:01:36] of about 220, 4.7 million, and our target at the end of 28 is to be in around 230 million

[2:01:41] or less. So all that is this contract in terms of where we're headed. We're monitoring this

[2:01:49] more than quarterly, more likely monthly, trying to track and see how we're headed.

[2:01:54] So,

[2:01:59] this sheet is a sheet that myself and more actively is data and even our constable

[2:02:06] team is we actually are inputting every invoice that we paid and we're coding it specifically

[2:02:11] back to the right vendor connected to the right bid release.

[2:02:14] And so, there's ever a question about what we paid it.

[2:02:19] We have a detailed tracking of each and every expenditure related to the construction project.

[2:02:23] and so we gave you a case of sample of eight, which is that kind of bullish color.

[2:02:31] You can see nothing has been spent anywhere except for wolf and some other other costs.

[2:02:37] No, I'm sorry, not no one. And so we only will have design expenses at this point because

[2:02:43] we haven't started yet. So it's important as we go across, that we're checking kind of our total

[2:02:48] spend we're about $8.6 million dollars in the end of August and then our contracts right now are

[2:02:54] lining up to about $176 million. So again we're tracking this on a very regular basis and if you

[2:03:00] better reservoir that question on a specific project or what was the invoice we know exactly where

[2:03:06] that's at and can get the information to you.

[2:03:14] As we well let's just as supposed to be the last slide

[2:03:18] do you mind anything go to the next two slides we'll come back to this one. I'll go back there.

[2:03:22] Thank you.

[2:03:24] We'll go back.

[2:03:26] We're going to finish the table.

[2:03:27] There we go.

[2:03:29] I'll work in reverse quarter.

[2:03:31] So I'll start with this on the memo backwards.

[2:03:33] But it's time to give you a highlight on some of the initiatives,

[2:03:36] kind of from the previous 10-year school,

[2:03:39] or that warm safe draft priority.

[2:03:41] As previously mentioned,

[2:03:43] at the end of 2027,

[2:03:45] we will be 100% complete with the original science renovations.

[2:03:50] At the end of 2027,

[2:03:51] and we will also be 98% complete with re-roofing.

[2:03:55] But every roof will be under 20 years

[2:03:57] and with an active warranty.

[2:03:59] And I think there's a plan by 2028

[2:04:01] that that remaining two percent is resolved

[2:04:04] and he's over here at Meester Fieldhouse.

[2:04:06] And then the student classrooms

[2:04:08] were chipping away at those by the end of 2027.

[2:04:11] There's a handful left.

[2:04:13] And really, that's just finishes.

[2:04:15] Everything in high-profile areas

[2:04:17] is being renovated by the end of 2027.

[2:04:21] I'm really just wanting to highlight those long-term standing commitments, getting results

[2:04:26] in your completion, and then just highlighting some of the accessibility improvements throughout

[2:04:32] the district.

[2:04:33] So we know that there are a lot of challenges to some of your older buildings who are resolving

[2:04:38] ADA challenges anywhere and everywhere that we can.

[2:04:42] You know, I highlighted it at sound, for example, the entrance becoming accessible, but also

[2:04:48] accessible, and it means without a mechanical solution, wherever possible. Obviously,

[2:04:54] for traversing full floors, that has its own solution. But you can see that all schools

[2:05:01] completed and in progress could mean either actively paid or being paid in the next couple

[2:05:06] of weeks here. ADA stations and all science rooms, pleasure replacement does have the ability

[2:05:13] to pull up and push for accessible seating requirements at the court side, and then all the classrooms,

[2:05:20] door elbows at the court, or have the maneuverability requirements for push and pull,

[2:05:25] for anyone with mobility devices, or aids. And then all new renovated restrooms will have

[2:05:34] compliant accessible entries, and the way that my kids' school has their own individual and unique

[2:05:41] challenges, where we're resolving as they come up. And like I said, wherever possible,

[2:05:46] there are some that are proving a little bit more tricky than others, but we're looking into all

[2:05:52] of those options.

[2:05:56] No.

[2:05:58] We have our time-lapse cameras on our website, so there's plenty of information,

[2:06:04] instruction, all of our website will continue to add quarterly updates with our communities and our

[2:06:10] buildings and it's not on here, but the Sandy Drugs

[2:06:13] about the open houses against South is on September 23rd,

[2:06:16] 5 o'clock, East is on October 6th, the 5 o'clock,

[2:06:19] and then we'll soon enough get to North and West

[2:06:22] as we get to progress under those abilities

[2:06:24] in the coming of bid specs.

[2:06:27] Continue to have great relationships

[2:06:28] with our government, all of speed.

[2:06:30] That got through permitting.

[2:06:31] It doesn't stop there, you know,

[2:06:33] work with them regularly and make sure

[2:06:34] that we're on the same page with our trending

[2:06:36] and any concerns that we have with it,

[2:06:38] whether it be traffic flow or otherwise.

[2:06:43] And then lastly, we'll continue these correlates.

[2:06:45] Our next goal is to get through for the next report.

[2:06:49] What questions do we have to put in?

[2:06:55] Any questions?

[2:06:56] It's amazing.

[2:06:57] I thank you for doing those slides

[2:06:58] with the percentage of restrooms and science labs.

[2:07:04] I mean, that's really, I'm thinking about our beginning slides.

[2:07:08] It is incredible.

[2:07:10] it really is. I think it's incredible progress and a tie back to what our

[2:07:15] regional commitment was. There was a comment about referendum for $314 million.

[2:07:22] $180,000. So I just wanted to... I think she's looking at that slide

[2:07:27] but had to pre referendum budget and post referendum budget. Yeah, maybe that's it. I don't know.

[2:07:33] For the title. For the title. I just like to say that. I like to say that.

[2:07:40] he said a good thing. Yeah, and obviously he definitely had fidelity to the plan.

[2:07:47] So thank you for that. Thank you for the work, Phil. Yeah, you know, cracking all of it.

[2:07:54] But a roof's under 20 years is really good. Great job. It's a big milestone.

[2:08:01] So, I think that a live real area is that it walks a lot of them personally.

[2:08:07] It's remarkable. I toured East this summer and just to look at it now, it's like a different building.

[2:08:13] So, Kudos to you guys getting that. I've been getting students.

[2:08:16] I was really questioning that it would not happen.

[2:08:19] But if you did so.

[2:08:20] Oh, I was repushing. I was sure.

[2:08:22] Yeah.

[2:08:25] But we might be next year only West is going to have the late start.

[2:08:31] We have an extended, we have an extended summer for the entire district, I'm going to count

[2:08:35] there as much.

[2:08:38] Yeah.

[2:08:39] Different.

[2:08:40] A lot of work.

[2:08:41] A lot of work.

[2:08:43] So.

[2:08:45] And we had the other comments come through and see any emails or anything from board members.

[2:08:50] And you talked a lot more people.

[2:08:52] I just those are things that I you know as I'm out I can do that and so I take advantage of it just to get you know it's my anecdotal you know survey but

[2:09:03] I suppose you'll campaign just just you know just getting a check in because I think people are willing to talk and so I think it's always good to have those check ins with people.

[2:09:14] And I just know that Lombard is very pleased and that I think they I think of I think of their

[2:09:20] perspective. They were always the step child. And I'm thinking, no, you just didn't see all the

[2:09:25] bathrooms inside in the past. You just didn't see all the things. Now you can actually see that

[2:09:31] Kurt Mwell has been on our list for quite a long time. Right. So I take advantage of it because I think

[2:09:38] it's really important to a community. And just getting around west and you guys had a lot of

[2:09:42] challenges with the Hill and construction and the equipment has we had any hiccups there

[2:09:47] or had been no disruptions to flow. Yeah, no, it's been working really well actually

[2:09:53] the traffic plans, the plossing, stacking, it's been working really well in conjunction

[2:10:01] with construction traffic.

[2:10:05] Perfect. Yeah, I'm going to stay now there. I'm going to be

[2:10:13] I think I'll just kind of close with just adding, I think you see this in a lot of the

[2:10:19] updates as you get it, but just there's a concept pulse on the work and this team basically

[2:10:24] lives here and lives here with us on a regular basis and we're going to all four buildings

[2:10:30] every day.

[2:10:31] Seth and Craig, huge thank you to you and your team as all the work, this is an additional

[2:10:37] 20 hours of meetings some weeks sometimes only 10 but sometimes 20 on top of every all the other great work that you hear here and it's fun to see the results come through and everybody in the team is very much at the building level working very hard to add all those meetings to and still leading the building and leading instruction so you know thank you for the board support and also are all the work that it's taking to make this happen and super exciting because we really take it seriously.

[2:11:07] because these are generational genius

[2:11:08] for the next 100 years of families and students,

[2:11:12] and it's really a privilege,

[2:11:13] and we're really thankful to the community

[2:11:15] for supporting it to allow us to make these progress.

[2:11:20] So thank you.

[2:11:21] Yeah, thank you.

[2:11:22] Thank you.

[2:11:23] Good work.

[2:11:36] Yeah, this is an important process, though,

[2:11:47] because this is what it ensures

[2:11:48] that the transfer would be to cover the debt payment,

[2:11:52] but these are not covered by the tax payers

[2:11:54] and we're actually covering these out of them.

[2:11:56] So this, we just twice a year, this is the interest payments,

[2:12:00] and then come back to the principal later in here.

[2:12:03] Any questions?

[2:12:05] Yeah.

[2:12:06] Just a quarter of them?

[2:12:09] No.

[2:12:10] It's a line.

[2:12:11] How is that?

[2:12:12] Yeah.

[2:12:13] Okay.

[2:12:20] Thanks.

[2:12:21] Thanks.

[2:12:21] Thank you.

[2:12:25] Josh.

[2:12:26] Next up are policies and procedures for first reading discussion.

[2:12:32] All right, so I know everybody got distracted from all the construction and you guys all read the policy.

[2:12:39] And you'll probably notice there was a trend in all the policies that really purpose was if we had some title changes that we had to add.

[2:12:47] We are required to actually list the name title of the people that are our

[2:12:53] complaint managers, so we hadn't go through and I'll see. So that's what the

[2:12:58] majority of things are. I realize it was just this again. I

[2:13:08] have a quick

[2:13:09] question. I'm 710 and the attribution that was made on 710, I never looked. That

[2:13:23] I didn't, I didn't know the purpose of that was other than was maybe part of your meeting.

[2:13:29] So, so 710, if there's policy and then there's two procedures and we consider both of those procedures in community and one of those we had some numbers of the public and spoke to us, that's not the one that was decided to it fall.

[2:13:43] Okay. I just, that's why I was confused that it was in the back.

[2:13:46] Okay.

[2:13:46] All right.

[2:13:47] Well, it's 7 times 8 key 2.

[2:13:49] Okay.

[2:13:50] Yeah.

[2:13:50] Was there 7 times 8 key 1?

[2:13:52] Should not.

[2:13:52] Okay.

[2:13:53] So that's in the back there.

[2:13:56] Was I on that?

[2:13:57] It was.

[2:13:57] I think it's AP 2.

[2:13:58] It's AP 2.

[2:13:59] Okay.

[2:14:01] I just saw that.

[2:14:02] I saw it at the end.

[2:14:06] It's just the second.

[2:14:07] It was a second.

[2:14:08] Yeah.

[2:14:08] The second part was in 1.

[2:14:10] I think in a second.

[2:14:14] Okay.

[2:14:16] So we are.

[2:14:17] We are.

[2:14:18] I don't know.

[2:14:21] changing. There's no proposal to change the to, you know, to reflect anything on what was

[2:14:33] proposed by the community member proposal. Okay. I know we had one, so that. Well, so yeah,

[2:14:43] okay. It's just the contact information. Yeah. What was the discussion and I appreciate

[2:14:49] Yeah, no, I appreciate the work that they did. I really do, but I feel like the policy that we...

[2:15:00] Yeah, you know, we're within the framework of IASB and the throngs of attorneys that do that. So, okay. That was my, that was my only question. Thank you. Okay. Oh, Guardian, Guardian was taken out of one of those and I thought that was one. Maybe it wasn't. There was so much red. It was hard to see. There was a lot. There was a lot of red. I'm like, there's another part. And a lot of the, but don't see it changed as well, which then don't hear in the car.

[2:15:31] Yeah, I just want to note to myself, there was some parent guardian, guardian was struck and I was thought that was funny.

[2:15:38] Maybe it was a miss.

[2:15:40] This generally we have guardian accommodated in there.

[2:15:47] That was my only question on this.

[2:15:50] All right, I will let you know before next time.

[2:15:54] It is in there.

[2:15:54] Thank you.

[2:15:55] All right.

[2:15:56] Okay. Thank you very much.

[2:16:01] Is there any new business? A board member requests I actually have one and it just came up from something that sets at the very beginning from the budget.

[2:16:12] Something just to keep in mind and maybe from the back of your on the agenda for the 2028 budget.

[2:16:21] We do a lot of outsourcing in certain areas.

[2:16:23] Certain makes sense.

[2:16:25] Can we maybe look at any places to self-perform or work?

[2:16:29] And does it make sense financially?

[2:16:32] Maybe moving forward?

[2:16:34] Just need to look at it again.

[2:16:42] And we have a few questions.

[2:16:46] Hey, this time I will open the floor

[2:16:49] for public participation and we'd like to address the board.

[2:16:54] So you know when I will close public participation,

[2:16:57] may get a motion to adjourn, so moved.

[2:17:00] Sorry.

[2:17:01] Clara?

[2:17:03] Nolan?

[2:17:04] Yes.

[2:17:05] Sandra?

[2:17:05] Yes.

[2:17:06] I'm the Lord.

[2:17:06] Yes.

[2:17:07] That's Dan.

[2:17:07] Yes.

[2:17:08] Yes.

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