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All right. Good evening everyone. I'd

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like to welcome you to the Oregon School

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District. This is um our annual meeting.

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So, we are here at the Oregon High

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School Innovation Center, uh, located at

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5456 North Perry Parkway in Oregon,

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Wisconsin, 53575, Monday, September

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28th, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. So, great to see

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so many um, Oregon School District

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residents here joining us to uh, hear a

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state of the district. So, for tonight,

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we're going to start our meeting with

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the budget hearing. So, I will call this

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meeting to order. Uh, my name is Troy

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Pankratz. the president of the Oregon

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Board of Education.

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And with that, I will um

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so I've called this meeting to order and

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pursuant to our Wisconsin statute

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section 120.08. This is our annual

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meeting. This meeting is prescribed by

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state law and our electors are invited

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to attend. As electors, we have special

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powers reserved to us as a body and

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these powers are outlined in state

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statute. This meeting will be conducted

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according to the rules of parliamentary

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procedure. We have an agenda for the

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meeting that will be our guide. There

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are sample motions in the annual meeting

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this evening and those sample uh motions

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I think it's the green sheet purple purple sheet. So

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those are uh sample motions that you may

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use. And um now I would like to

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introduce the members of the Oregon

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School District. So again, my name is

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Troy Pankratz, president. And um I will

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introduce our members and uh just ask

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that you stand. Um starting with Mary

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Luda. Mary is our vice president.

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Mary's here. Uh Leslie Wright is our

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schoolboard clerk.

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Uh Mr. Nathan Hensel is not here this

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evening, but he serves as our treasurer.

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And then we have Dr. Kayla Bush here in

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the audience

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and Matt Ledbet here in the audience.

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And we also have Heather Garrison uh

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board member who um I I do expect her to

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join us uh later on this evening.

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So with that, we will move to the budget

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hearing and we're going to begin this

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pursuant to Wisconsin state statutes

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6590.

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You have copies of the preliminary

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budget that were on the table in the

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packet. And at this point, I'll turn it

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over to our executive de director of

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business operations, Dr. Nick Reichoff.

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And uh Dr. Reichoff will present the

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preliminary budget that was approved by

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our board on September 14th, 2026.

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Welcome, Dr. Reichoff.

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>> Thank you.

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» All right. Uh welcome everybody. Thanks

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for being here tonight to hear about the

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school district budget. Um for our

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budget hearing tonight, um I will be

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presenting. I am the executive director

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of operations. So I work with the seven

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departments that are kind of on the

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non-eing and learning non-personnel part

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of the district. So that includes

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aquatics, buildings and grounds, the

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budget and finance, which is why I'm

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here tonight. Um community ed, the PAC,

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school nutrition, and transportation.

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So, those are the operations departments

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that I work with at our school district

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office. And um when we think about what

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we're doing here tonight, we're really

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focusing in on the board of education

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strategic priority in ensuring the

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future financial health of the school

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district. And so, of course, uh the

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budget uh touches every part of our

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school district, right? The the school

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district's budget is really our beliefs

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and priorities in dollar form. And so

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they impact everything that we do across

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the district. But um what we really are

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doing tonight and what we're doing with

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all of the electors being invited

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tonight is ensuring that our community

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has an understanding of the school

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district's financial health and where

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we're heading into this coming school

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year. So there'll be three parts to my

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presentation tonight. The first part

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will be actually looking backwards uh to

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the 2526

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uh budget that we just completed. Um so

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I'll give a brief financial report. Uh I

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always will take every opportunity I can

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uh when we're in front of people to just

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uh start breaking down Wisconsin school

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finance. So we'll do a little bit of

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Wisconsin school finance 101 and then

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we'll look forward or actually maybe

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look to the present because we've

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already started the 26 27 uh fiscal

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year. Uh but we'll uh talk more about

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what that uh preliminary budget that

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we'll be talking about tonight and that

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the board will do a final approval of in

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October. So looking backward to 2526 um

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there's some highlights that I want to

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make sure that we we talk about um Andy

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Wland the person uh who preceded me in

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this role as well as our finance

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director Cara Newton have done a a

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fantastic job really ensuring that the

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school district is operating in a

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healthy way. So when we look at our

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revenues and expenditures for 2526 we

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were almost spot on right. So if we look

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at being off.27%

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um that's really close in a 7080 million

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budget and so that's like expecting us

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to get $100 and we got $10027,

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right? So our revenues were almost spot

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on to what was predicted last year at

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this time. Our expenditures were

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slightly below budget. Again though,

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when you think about being off by $2

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million out of 80 million, that's 2.7%.

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on a $100 budget. So we were pretty

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close, right? And of course, we'd be

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rather have our expenses be below budget

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than have a year where we're spending

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more than we intended to. And so, uh,

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all of that is is really, uh, working in

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our favors as we look back at 2526.

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about almost $80 million of revenue. We

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had about $74 million of expenses, but

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then we also have to support other

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district operations from the general

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fund. So for example, we have to

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transfer money into the special

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education fund 27 to cover any expenses

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that are not reimbursed by the state. We

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also are supporting um our school

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nutrition budget through the general

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fund um supporting uh wages and benefits

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to ensure that our uh food service

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workers are being compensated

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appropriately. And then we also will

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sometimes transfer money out of the

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general fund into a savings account for

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maintenance and for facility work or

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perhaps to fund debt service to pay the

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mortgages on the buildings and building

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projects that have taken place. So uh

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overall we did see a slight decrease in

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the fund balance um through this process

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of this last year but that was

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anticipated. Actually, we budgeted for a

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bigger decrease. Um, but we are carrying

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over funds um that were intended to be

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spent last year that building principles

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and department heads are planning to

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spend in the in the next school year.

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that moving forward.

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So we have about uh 230,000 in building

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carryover, about half a million in

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department level carryover, and then

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some money in some other places that we

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are holding for uh to be spent in this

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current year that we're already in. That

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ends up being just shy of $2 million

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that we're essentially taking from last

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year's budget and casting forward. We

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have a great history in Oregon of not

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forcing people to spend their budgets by

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what could be seen as a somewhat

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arbitrary deadline of June 30th. And

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sometimes if you don't allow that, what

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happens is everybody scrambles to spend

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every last dollar that they have

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budgeted. And what in a system where we

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allow carryover, we're empowering our

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building principles and our directors to

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be uh thoughtful and strategic in

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carrying small amounts of funds over

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from year to year to then spend on

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perhaps something bigger that they

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couldn't afford out of a regular budget

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year. And so this process has allowed us

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to um tackle some of those bigger

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projects that departments and schools

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want to do. uh but it does mean that we

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have to earmark those funds going into

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going out of one fiscal year and into

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the next.

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This slide talks about our cash flow.

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is really important although

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we talk about fund balance um a lot of

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times in these budget presentations.

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amount of money in the bank. And that's

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because money comes in and out of the

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school district on different schedules.

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twice a month on payroll uh when we have

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check runs after board meetings, but we

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don't get our income that way. The state

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likes to sit on our income and they earn

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interest on it and they only pay us a

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few times a year. And so we have times

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as you can see from the variance in

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these uh graphs that we have times where

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we sink relatively low and then we have

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other months where we're sitting

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relatively high. And that's because the

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revenue is coming in on a schedule that

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doesn't really match how we're paying it

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out. The good thing here in Oregon is

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that even in the in the months where

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we're relatively low, we can afford to

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make payroll and pay our bills without

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going to the bank and drawing out a line

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of credit or borrowing. There are a lot

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of school districts in Wisconsin that

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actually have to go out and do

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short-term borrowing. It means they have

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to spend money on interest just to make

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their bills. It's not a great practice,

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right? Because it means that we're

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borrowing money, paying interest on that

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money just to pay our monthly bills. We

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have enough built up in our fund balance

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that even in in months where our income,

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our revenue is lower, we can still

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afford to make all of our scheduled

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payments and we don't have to incur

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those uh interest costs.

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budgeting, we budget in funds. And so

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funds 10 and 27 are operating funds.

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Fund 10 is our general fund. Fund 27

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funds special education. But we also

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have a wide variety of other funds. I'm

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going to do just a quick run over of

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some of them for 2526.

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So when we ended the 2526 school year in

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fund 39, we have obligations to pay off

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essentially our mortgages. And so this

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is paying off renovations. It's paying

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off the construction of Forest Edge. And

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so we want to make sure that as we're

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ending one fiscal year, we're going into

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the next with funds to pay off the

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mortgage payments that'll be due this

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fall. And we are sitting in a great

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place with that. Uh we have uh a cash uh

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balance in uh fund 49. and that's going

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to help us defease or defer some of the

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um payments related to debt and

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structure it out in this coming year a

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little more effectively. And so um we

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have plenty to make sure we can pay our

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mortgage in fund 39. Then in fund 46,

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this is a fund that we use to pay um for

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either planned or sometimes unforeseen

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building maintenance projects. And

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having money in fund 46 allows us

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somewhat of a rainy day fund to ensure

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that if a boiler goes down or another

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big ticket item that we have funds

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available to address that without all of

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a sudden eliminating building and

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department budgets, right? Because an

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unforeseen uh circumstance comes up. So,

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we have about a million dollars uh in uh

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fund balance at the end of the year to

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go towards any sort of miscellaneous

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project that might come up. As we build

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this up over the coming years, it could

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allow us to do some capital maintenance

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and improvements without going to

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referendum, which is also beneficial.

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Fund 49 is the state fund where we

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account for all of our referendum

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spending. Um, so fund 39

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is where we pay off the debt for

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referendums. Fund 49 is where we

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actually pay for things using the money

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we got from a referendum. So, at the end

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of the last school year, there was

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$19,000 left from the Forest Edge uh

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referendum that also went to safety

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improvements and uh acquisition of land.

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We're going to actually we already have

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um liquidated this um in the months

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since June um and now we'll we'll wipe

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that out and that way um we don't really

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want referendum money kind of hanging

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around for multiple years and so we were

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down to the last 20,000 and now uh with

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security and safety upgrades that our

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building and grounds department did over

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the summer we've now uh spent this all

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down.

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Fund 50 is our food service fund and

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fund 50 is intended to be uh

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self-sufficient. So we what we would

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love is all of the money coming in

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through the federal school lunch uh

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program and through families paying for

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breakfast and lunch that then we we'd

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break even. Right now our uh fund 50 is

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not breaking even. And actually that's

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similar to a lot of other districts in

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Wisconsin and across the nation right

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now. Unfortunately, labor prices, food

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prices, and other costs are going up

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higher than the federal um school lunch

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program is reimbursing, and it's causing

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us to decrease. So, if you look at our

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fund balance, at the beginning of last

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school year, we were at 128,000. We're

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down to 61,000. So, that is something

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that Mandy Binland and I are talking

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about and working on to make sure that

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we're maintaining the level of service,

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but also um balancing the budget. And

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board members will remember that we did

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have to increase uh lunch and breakfast

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prices um to help address that going

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into this current school year.

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And then lastly, fund 80 is our

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community service fund. Uh fund 80 uh is

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also doing fine. We ended it with a

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positive fund balance there. Also,

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uh funds 73 and 74 are our employee uh

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postemployment benefit funds. So, when

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we have employees who retire from the

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school district and they're owed some

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sort of retirement benefit, the state

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wants us to make sure that we're

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budgeting for that and setting that

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money aside. And that goes into the fund

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70s, 73 and 74. And also uh Andy and

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Cara have done a great job of setting

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that up and putting us in a good spot so

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that we can preund those liabilities and

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if we have a large number of people

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suddenly retire in one year, we won't

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hit a cliff where then we have to make

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up for that money somewhere else. So

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they've done a great job of building

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that balance up in the fund 700s to

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ensure that we have the money we need

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when people decide to retire.

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So if I had to summarize the 25266

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fiscal year, I'd say that we ended the

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year in excellent fiscal health. So the

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revenues exceeded the original budget.

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The expenditures were below what we

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originally budgeted. Cash flow was

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sufficient to avoid short-term

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borrowing. We can make our fall debt

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payments. Referendum funds are about

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used up and our other funds are

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operating effectively. So, if I had to

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give a message to the community or to

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anybody watching on the video,

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um I would say everybody should feel

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really good about where we're sitting as

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a school district looking at 25 26.

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So, um we do go through a process where

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we go through an audit and um Nathan,

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you have uh uh Troy, sorry, that's

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right, Nathan's not here. Um Troy has um

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a message from the board of ed just um

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certifying that we are in the audit

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process.

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>> Yep. So I'm speaking on behalf of Nathan

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tonight. Nathan's our treasurer, but um

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both Nathan and I and the rest of the

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board have been involved with reviewing

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the fiscal audit and I'm just going to

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read a statement here. The 2025 2026

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fiscal audit is being completed by the

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accounting firm of Johnson and Black

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Company CPA. The fieldwork was completed

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in August. The board of education will

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review the audit in December or January

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once the final audit report has been

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released. Uh complete copies of the

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audited financial statements will be

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available at the district office and on

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the excuse me and on the district's

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website at that time. All information

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required by the DPI DPI was completed in

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a timely manner.

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>> Thank you, Troy.

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We know that that is a concern uh for

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the community. We want to make sure

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everyone knows we've seen some school

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districts not filing their uh reports on

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time with DPI and not going through a

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thorough audit process and we just want

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to assure everybody that we are engaging

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in those best practices for financial

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health and uh we're all set to present

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that audit report with the um accounting

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firm uh towards the end of the calendar

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year.

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So

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let's dive into school finance.

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Um, so, uh, people may not realize that

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Wisconsin school finance is really

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highly regulated by the state. There's

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not a lot of choices at the local level

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about how to finance your schools. And

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that starts with the state imposed

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revenue limits. So, school districts

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aren't the only local municipalities

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that have revenue limits. Towns, cities,

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villages, counties also do. And we have

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to be really uh careful to think about

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what we're able to spend each year

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because it's driven by a formula

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provided by the state. And that

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essentially is your resident membership

440
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which is you can think of as enrollment

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but is not exactly enrollment because 4K

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kids count as point6 and early childhood

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kids count as 0.5 right so not all

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students count as a full student in that

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formula but you can kind of think about

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it as enrollment and then that's

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multiplied by the revenue limit per

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pupil which the state tells us what it

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is. Now, that number is indexed to a

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number that we used here in Oregon in

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1993.

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In fact, every school district's per

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pupil revenue limit is indexed to

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whatever it was in 1993.

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There's never been a wholesale

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re-evaluation of everyone's revenue

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limits. And so, we have a school

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district in northeastern Wisconsin on a

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prominent peninsula that raises $25,000

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per student.

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And we have a school district, several

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school districts that were low spending

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in 1993 and kind of frozen at that low

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spending number and are at the lowest

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possible amount you can raise, which is

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just over $11,000 per student. So, this

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system has perpetuated a lot of

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disparities across our state because

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obviously you can do a lot of different

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things if you're raising $25,000 per

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pupil versus $11,000 per pupil.

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So, um, that has never been equalized

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across the state. And once you multiply

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those two things, that gives you what

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you're totally able to raise, uh, for

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your school district. And so here we can

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say our, uh, membership, our headcount

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converted into full-time numbers is

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about 3,884.

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So, that's the number of students that

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we have when we convert it to full-time

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equivalency.

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We multiply that by what we're allowed

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to uh raise per student, which is just

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over 16,000. So, we're kind of in the

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middleish, maybe towards a little bit

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towards lower.

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And that does include $325 per student

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that Governor Ivers put into the last

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budget. Probably remember that. It's

491
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like the 400year veto that may or may

492
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not actually last 400 years. And then

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when we multiply that together, we get

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about $63 million.

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So the state is telling us this number.

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The state then tells us this number. And

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this is the maximum amount of money that

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we can raise through state aid and

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property taxes.

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Okay.

501
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So then we take that revenue limit and

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we subtract out the equalization aid or

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the aid that the state gives us. Okay?

504
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And we can raise about 63 million. We

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believe we'll get about 22.2 million in

506
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equalization aid. Um that's a little bit

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more than we did last year, but a little

508
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bit less than we thought we were going

509
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to get in June. Um, we actually won't

510
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know this final number until October

511
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15th, which if you were here for the

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last budget presentation, I went through

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a list of a bunch of things that are

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crazy about school funding that just

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don't make sense. And one of them is

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that we're several months into the

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fiscal year and we still actually don't

518
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know the state aid we're going to get.

519
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And so we can't figure out how much to

520
00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,640
charge people in taxes yet because we

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don't know the numbers, which just

522
00:22:01,679 --> 00:22:03,200
doesn't seem right. but it is the way

523
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this works. And so, uh, that leaves us

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about 41 million to collect from our

525
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local taxpayers.

526
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Okay? So, 63 million comes from our

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students times what we're allowed to

528
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raise per student and then we subtract

529
00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,840
out what the state gives us and then

530
00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,159
that leaves what then we distribute and

531
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levy out to our taxpayers.

532
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So that's not all though because that 41

533
00:22:32,799 --> 00:22:35,520
million just funds our general fund and

534
00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,240
through a transfer to fund 27 it funds

535
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our special education.

536
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But that's not does not include um what

537
00:22:43,120 --> 00:22:45,840
we need to pay the mortgage and it

538
00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,240
doesn't include what we need to support

539
00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,480
community ed and other community

540
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programs which are located in fund 80.

541
00:22:53,679 --> 00:22:56,400
So we have about 7.3 million more that

542
00:22:56,400 --> 00:23:00,799
we'll need to levy. So altogether we're

543
00:23:00,799 --> 00:23:04,559
looking at about 48.6 million in the tax

544
00:23:04,559 --> 00:23:08,080
levy all in

545
00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:10,159
that gets prorated out to our

546
00:23:10,159 --> 00:23:13,760
municipalities. We have nine 10

547
00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:17,760
municipalities 10 um right some

548
00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:19,520
municipalities that have very little

549
00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,559
property value and other municipalities

550
00:23:22,559 --> 00:23:24,080
like the village of Oregon and the city

551
00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:25,679
of Fitchburg that have a lot of property

552
00:23:25,679 --> 00:23:30,480
value. So municipalities absorb the

553
00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,280
proportion of our tax levy that are

554
00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:36,960
represented in their property value.

555
00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,520
So it's proportional. So the smaller

556
00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,200
municipalities that don't have a lot of

557
00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,200
property value get a smaller chunk

558
00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,520
they're responsible for paying and the

559
00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:47,120
bigger municipalities that have lots of

560
00:23:47,120 --> 00:23:50,559
property value then um are prorated out

561
00:23:50,559 --> 00:23:52,880
more of the tax levy. And that goes for

562
00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:54,400
school districts, but it also goes for

563
00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,039
the county, for the tech college, and

564
00:23:57,039 --> 00:23:59,120
for the local

565
00:23:59,120 --> 00:24:01,280
uh government like the village, the

566
00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,679
city, the township.

567
00:24:03,679 --> 00:24:06,240
So, people usually want to think about

568
00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:09,360
what does this tax levy mean for me on

569
00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:12,159
my tax bill? So the way that we uh

570
00:24:12,159 --> 00:24:13,600
figure that out is we take the

571
00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:16,799
schoolbased tax levy, we divide it by

572
00:24:16,799 --> 00:24:18,720
all the property value in the whole

573
00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:21,039
school district, multiply it by a

574
00:24:21,039 --> 00:24:22,640
th00and because you get a really small

575
00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:24,240
decimal. So multiplying by a th00and

576
00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:26,559
just makes it easier to understand. And

577
00:24:26,559 --> 00:24:30,559
then that's the tax mill rate. Mill

578
00:24:30,559 --> 00:24:32,400
sounds like million, but it's really per

579
00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:33,919
thousand.

580
00:24:33,919 --> 00:24:35,840
And so that gives you an idea about how

581
00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:37,919
much money you would be paying to to

582
00:24:37,919 --> 00:24:40,559
support the schools on your tax bill.

583
00:24:40,559 --> 00:24:43,200
And so we take our 48 million, which is

584
00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,520
our revenue limit

585
00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:49,600
tax levy plus community uh ad plus our

586
00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:53,360
mortgage. We got that 48 million. As

587
00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:55,840
hard as it is to believe, we have about

588
00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:59,039
$5 billion worth of property value in

589
00:24:59,039 --> 00:25:01,440
the Oregon school district.

590
00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,840
So that is then divided out. You

591
00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:06,000
multiply it by a thousand, we get a tax

592
00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,159
rate of 9.25.

593
00:25:08,159 --> 00:25:10,559
It's actually going down. Our tax rate

594
00:25:10,559 --> 00:25:12,400
for this current fiscal year will be

595
00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:16,880
less than it was last year. Okay.

596
00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:18,480
So, if you're wondering what you'll be

597
00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:20,400
paying on your tax bill to support the

598
00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:24,159
Oregon school district, roughly, again,

599
00:25:24,159 --> 00:25:25,679
this is a little more complex than I'm

600
00:25:25,679 --> 00:25:28,000
making it sound, but roughly you take

601
00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,320
the value of your house, you multiply it

602
00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:34,240
by that mill rate, 9.25 per thousand or

603
00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:36,960
0.00925, 00925.

604
00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,760
And then the state actually has a

605
00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:43,919
separate totally separate way of uh

606
00:25:43,919 --> 00:25:46,320
funding schools through rebating it to

607
00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:49,279
the taxpayer. And you have a school levy

608
00:25:49,279 --> 00:25:52,559
tax credit on your tax bill. And so you

609
00:25:52,559 --> 00:25:54,559
really need to think about that coming

610
00:25:54,559 --> 00:25:56,640
off of what's on your tax bill for the

611
00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,720
school because that's the way the

612
00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:02,159
legislature has put it together

613
00:26:02,159 --> 00:26:04,720
right now. That's, you know, on a

614
00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,919
$500,000 house about $860.

615
00:26:07,919 --> 00:26:10,000
Um, so

616
00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,400
residents who own about a half a million

617
00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:14,559
dollar home are going to pay about

618
00:26:14,559 --> 00:26:16,480
$3,700

619
00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:20,480
in school taxes. Now again,

620
00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,440
this isn't as simple as it looks because

621
00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,679
we have municipalities in our school

622
00:26:25,679 --> 00:26:28,559
district that might see rising uh

623
00:26:28,559 --> 00:26:32,480
assessment values and we might have other municipalities with

624
00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:35,919
lower assessed values. And so it's it

625
00:26:35,919 --> 00:26:37,520
doesn't work out exactly this way

626
00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,240
because remember I said earlier it's

627
00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:41,760
prrated

628
00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:46,880
by the amount the proportion of that municipality's tax levy. So we

629
00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,200
actually just don't divide by everybody.

630
00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,600
We divide by the mun municipality and

631
00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,840
then we tell the town of Dunn this is

632
00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,400
how much your taxpayers need to pay and

633
00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,320
it gets prorated out to theirs and then

634
00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,559
we say village of Oregon residents this

635
00:27:00,559 --> 00:27:03,520
is how much of the tax levy you shoulder

636
00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,760
and then it gets divided out. So I'm

637
00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,080
making it seem a little simpler but

638
00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:11,039
that's essentially how it works. So you

639
00:27:11,039 --> 00:27:14,000
can see a lot of these factors we don't

640
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,480
really have a lot of control over. The

641
00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:18,080
state tells us what our revenue limit

642
00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,559
per student is. The state tells us what

643
00:27:20,559 --> 00:27:23,520
our state aid is. The state tells us

644
00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,080
what the equalized values are.

645
00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:28,400
Essentially, it's just a lot of formulas

646
00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:30,799
that then we're trying to balance a

647
00:27:30,799 --> 00:27:33,200
budget on. So I think it's really

648
00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,760
important for people to understand

649
00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:37,760
when people might have concerns about

650
00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:41,039
their tax bill. This process is highly

651
00:27:41,039 --> 00:27:44,159
regulated and we understand as a school

652
00:27:44,159 --> 00:27:47,520
district that the residents and the

653
00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:48,960
electors, many of whom are in the

654
00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:51,200
audience tonight, are putting a lot of

655
00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:52,880
faith in the school district to manage

656
00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:55,679
our finances well. And we're doing

657
00:27:55,679 --> 00:27:57,679
everything we can, and I hope you saw in

658
00:27:57,679 --> 00:28:00,159
the recap from last year to ensure that

659
00:28:00,159 --> 00:28:02,159
we're using the money wisely and setting

660
00:28:02,159 --> 00:28:05,520
up the district for financial health.

661
00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,200
So

662
00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:10,240
let's look forward or into the present,

663
00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,399
however you want to go go about it,

664
00:28:12,399 --> 00:28:13,679
because we've already started this

665
00:28:13,679 --> 00:28:16,559
fiscal year. And so in the budget

666
00:28:16,559 --> 00:28:18,640
planning process, we are here. We're at

667
00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,000
the annual meeting in the budget

668
00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,240
hearing. So this is the opportunity in

669
00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:24,240
the budget process for the community to

670
00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,039
engage about the budget, but it's not

671
00:28:27,039 --> 00:28:30,000
the final act in the budget formation.

672
00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:31,760
the school board will come back together

673
00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:34,159
in October once we actually know all of

674
00:28:34,159 --> 00:28:36,720
those unknown numbers and have to do a

675
00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:40,559
formal final vote on what becomes the

676
00:28:40,559 --> 00:28:42,640
original budget.

677
00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:44,880
So even though it'll be October and we

678
00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:46,559
started spending money in this fiscal

679
00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:48,880
year on July 1st,

680
00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:51,520
we will actually get a final original

681
00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:53,840
budget in October. That's just the way

682
00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,159
this works.

683
00:28:56,159 --> 00:28:59,279
So, a couple of things that um I'll note

684
00:28:59,279 --> 00:29:02,080
as we get into this current year budget.

685
00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,000
Uh first of all, we do have that

686
00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,960
carryover that 1.9 million that

687
00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:09,679
principles and department heads are

688
00:29:09,679 --> 00:29:14,000
holding um for projects this year. We're

689
00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,080
moving forward as if all of that will be

690
00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:19,360
spent this year. It may or may not, but

691
00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,600
we don't want to have a situation where

692
00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,679
every principal and department head

693
00:29:23,679 --> 00:29:25,440
decides that it's the right time to

694
00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:27,279
spend all that money and we didn't have

695
00:29:27,279 --> 00:29:30,399
it budgeted. So, we've got that 1.9

696
00:29:30,399 --> 00:29:33,600
million worked into the expenses.

697
00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:35,840
Another thing to know is that the

698
00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:37,760
state's promise in the last bianial

699
00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:39,360
budget of how the state would be

700
00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,480
reimbursing special education costs has

701
00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:46,640
not come to fruition. So last year it

702
00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:48,240
was supposed to be a reimbursement rate

703
00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:52,320
of 42%. So the state was going to pay us

704
00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:54,880
uh back for 42 cents on every dollar

705
00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,120
spent for special education fund uh

706
00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,760
costs. That turned out to be closer to

707
00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:02,640
38 or 39%.

708
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:04,320
This current school year we're already

709
00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:06,880
in, it was supposed to rise to 45% and

710
00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:08,880
the state was supposed to pick up 45

711
00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,120
cents out of every dollar we're spending

712
00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:13,200
on students uh servicing students with

713
00:30:13,200 --> 00:30:15,120
disabilities.

714
00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:16,480
We're not betting that's going to

715
00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:19,120
happen. And so in our budget, we're

716
00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,600
being super conservative by basically

717
00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,720
holding it steady at 39%

718
00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:26,720
even though the state had originally

719
00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:28,320
said that that reimbursement rate would

720
00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:31,520
be closer to 45. If it does come in that

721
00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,320
way, great, right? But we don't want to

722
00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:35,919
be in a position where we get less

723
00:30:35,919 --> 00:30:38,320
revenue than we intended.

724
00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:40,880
And then the last one, um something to

725
00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,120
note in our assumptions here is that

726
00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:45,039
when the state does release in the next

727
00:30:45,039 --> 00:30:47,919
few weeks the equalized values, um we're

728
00:30:47,919 --> 00:30:50,320
assuming that uh property values will

729
00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:53,039
increase 5.46%. That's the estimate

730
00:30:53,039 --> 00:30:55,919
that's out there right now. Um that is

731
00:30:55,919 --> 00:30:59,840
the lowest in 10 years. Uh it's also um

732
00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:02,480
lower than the state average, but it is

733
00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:04,399
coming after really unprecedented

734
00:31:04,399 --> 00:31:06,880
property value growth in Dayne County.

735
00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,520
And so there are quite a few years where

736
00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:11,200
property growth in Oregon was double

737
00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:14,720
digits. And so I I think it's maybe okay

738
00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:17,520
if we level out a little bit um and stop

739
00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:19,760
the double digit increases. Um that just

740
00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:21,840
creates a lot of uncertainty for people.

741
00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:23,840
So that's what's built into the

742
00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:28,799
assumptions for the 2627 budget. So,

743
00:31:28,799 --> 00:31:30,720
we're expecting when we look at our

744
00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:32,480
operating funds, again, that's general

745
00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:35,279
fund and fund 27. So, that's our general

746
00:31:35,279 --> 00:31:37,760
fund and special education fund. Um,

747
00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:42,559
we're um budgeting for a 1.8% increase

748
00:31:42,559 --> 00:31:45,200
in revenue, which is lower than

749
00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:47,360
inflation, right? Because inflation is

750
00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:49,360
about 2.63%.

751
00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:51,519
So, we're holding our revenues down

752
00:31:51,519 --> 00:31:54,240
below inflation.

753
00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:57,120
You can see um where the revenue really

754
00:31:57,120 --> 00:31:59,519
comes from. You can see most of it comes

755
00:31:59,519 --> 00:32:01,519
from the fund levy, which is the tax

756
00:32:01,519 --> 00:32:04,799
levy and equalized aid.

757
00:32:04,799 --> 00:32:06,720
There's been a lot of discussion about

758
00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:09,760
federal funding of schools. You can see

759
00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:12,960
way down there what proportion of our

760
00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:16,000
budget federal funding really makes up.

761
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,399
Of course, any loss of funding means we

762
00:32:18,399 --> 00:32:20,080
have to take dollars from somewhere else

763
00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:22,640
to make up for it. But you can see the

764
00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:25,279
federal government is not um

765
00:32:25,279 --> 00:32:26,960
substantially supporting our school

766
00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:30,549
district operations.

767
00:32:30,559 --> 00:32:32,640
When we look think about our revenues,

768
00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:35,600
about 80% comes from those two places,

769
00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:38,880
either our tax levy or our state aid. Um

770
00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:41,279
we're estimating we'll hold about steady

771
00:32:41,279 --> 00:32:44,000
in uh enrollment. We are in the middle

772
00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:45,679
of our third Friday count and kind of

773
00:32:45,679 --> 00:32:47,919
certifying that. So, in the in the next

774
00:32:47,919 --> 00:32:49,440
couple weeks, by the time the board

775
00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,320
votes on the actual budget, um we will

776
00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:54,320
have a much better idea of where exactly

777
00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:57,919
we will sit. And then, um you can see

778
00:32:57,919 --> 00:32:59,679
some of the other assumptions that we've

779
00:32:59,679 --> 00:33:02,320
made in the budget here. um we will see

780
00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:05,120
that slight increase in state aid, but

781
00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:06,799
because the state didn't put any more

782
00:33:06,799 --> 00:33:09,279
dollars into the state aid bucket, it

783
00:33:09,279 --> 00:33:11,279
unfortunately means that our increase is

784
00:33:11,279 --> 00:33:14,159
someone else's decrease, which doesn't

785
00:33:14,159 --> 00:33:16,799
feel great, but I'd rather that than

786
00:33:16,799 --> 00:33:19,919
have us see a decrease in uh general aid

787
00:33:19,919 --> 00:33:21,519
from the state because that means we'd

788
00:33:21,519 --> 00:33:24,880
be putting more on our local taxpayers.

789
00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:26,720
There are also no increases to the per

790
00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:28,720
pupil categorical aid. And something to

791
00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:30,640
note is that the state did increase the

792
00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:32,720
funding for open enrollment. And since

793
00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:35,840
we're a net open enrollment in district,

794
00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:38,720
that will uh positively impact us. So

795
00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:40,000
we'll see a little bit of additional

796
00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,880
revenue um in what we're getting paid

797
00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:44,320
from other school districts who are

798
00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:46,399
sending whose parents are sending their

799
00:33:46,399 --> 00:33:49,600
kids to Oregon.

800
00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,279
This slide we've talked about at board

801
00:33:51,279 --> 00:33:53,360
meetings before represents the costs

802
00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:55,360
associated with the Wisconsin parental

803
00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:57,840
choice program and the special needs

804
00:33:57,840 --> 00:33:59,679
scholarship program in independent

805
00:33:59,679 --> 00:34:01,600
charter schools.

806
00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:05,039
The dollar amounts here are not the real

807
00:34:05,039 --> 00:34:07,360
story that I'm sharing this for tonight.

808
00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:09,280
Although obviously spending about

809
00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:11,119
$600,000

810
00:34:11,119 --> 00:34:12,879
um does have an impact to our local

811
00:34:12,879 --> 00:34:15,760
property taxpayers because our property

812
00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:19,839
taxpayers are bearing that $600,000.

813
00:34:19,839 --> 00:34:22,399
It's to me the story is more in the

814
00:34:22,399 --> 00:34:24,800
increase. You see how fast that's

815
00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:26,399
increasing?

816
00:34:26,399 --> 00:34:30,240
We're going just five years ago to less

817
00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:32,960
than a mill uh $100,000

818
00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:37,040
to now almost $600,000.

819
00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:40,000
So that's easily

820
00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:41,760
what word did I use the other day?

821
00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:43,679
Octupine.

822
00:34:43,679 --> 00:34:46,800
Um so it's it's about eight times bigger

823
00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:50,159
than it was five or six years ago. And

824
00:34:50,159 --> 00:34:53,280
um no other expense associated with our

825
00:34:53,280 --> 00:34:55,359
school district has been able to

826
00:34:55,359 --> 00:34:57,520
increase 800%.

827
00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:59,200
Right? Teacher salaries have not

828
00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:01,599
increased 800%.

829
00:35:01,599 --> 00:35:03,280
What we're paying our bus drivers has

830
00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:06,160
not increased 800%.

831
00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:08,880
Even what we're paying for food in

832
00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:12,960
school nutrition or for um supplies,

833
00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:17,040
none of that's increasing 800%. So, it's

834
00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:19,040
perplexing

835
00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:21,760
that this budget item or this item would

836
00:35:21,760 --> 00:35:24,480
be able to grow so rapidly without a lot

837
00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:27,280
of checks when, as I shared earlier, so

838
00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:30,000
many of what we of what we spend here in

839
00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:32,720
the school district has multiple checks

840
00:35:32,720 --> 00:35:34,960
on it to keep it from growing too

841
00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,440
rapidly. And yet, these programs have

842
00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:40,240
grown very rapidly. So, it's just

843
00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:41,599
something that's really good for our

844
00:35:41,599 --> 00:35:45,680
local uh community to be aware of.

845
00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:48,240
Uh this slide shows that breakdown

846
00:35:48,240 --> 00:35:50,480
between what we're getting in support

847
00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:52,000
from the state and what our local

848
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,560
property taxpayers are bearing. So you

849
00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:57,359
can see we're actually almost a 2/3

850
00:35:57,359 --> 00:36:00,480
one-third school district. The state is

851
00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:02,160
actually only supporting the school

852
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,400
district at about just over a third of

853
00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:07,040
the costs and our property taxpayers are

854
00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:09,599
bearing about twothirds of the cost. You

855
00:36:09,599 --> 00:36:12,320
can see that wasn't always the case. So

856
00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:16,320
back in 201617 we were about 5050

857
00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:18,400
but a lot of things have happened. One

858
00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:20,640
of them has been the property growth and

859
00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:25,119
the value growth in Oregon. Um the

860
00:36:25,119 --> 00:36:27,359
201920 school year is highlighted

861
00:36:27,359 --> 00:36:28,960
because that's the year that we became

862
00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,839
negative tertiary. Which means that in

863
00:36:31,839 --> 00:36:35,200
that third uh tier of state funding, the

864
00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:39,119
state says we're spending more um than

865
00:36:39,119 --> 00:36:42,320
we would given our property wealth. And

866
00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:44,880
so for every dollar we spend more, the

867
00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:48,160
state actually penalizes us. And so they

868
00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:52,240
take away aid based on us spending more.

869
00:36:52,240 --> 00:36:55,359
And so that then starts flipping it. You

870
00:36:55,359 --> 00:36:58,960
can see pretty much since 1920, our

871
00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:01,040
percentages have gone down just about

872
00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:03,280
every year.

873
00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:04,960
So that's something that's important

874
00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:07,520
that uh Cara and I will keep an eye on

875
00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:09,839
and manage is that as we increase

876
00:37:09,839 --> 00:37:11,920
spending, our state aid actually has the

877
00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:14,720
potential to go down. Um and so we want

878
00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:17,599
to keep that uh in mind as we look at

879
00:37:17,599 --> 00:37:19,520
balancing the budget from uh how many

880
00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:21,200
students do we have enrolled and how

881
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:25,200
much are we spending on each one.

882
00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:27,440
Uh when we look at the expenditure side

883
00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:30,240
we are budgeting for what looks like a

884
00:37:30,240 --> 00:37:34,880
4.2% increase but remember that includes

885
00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:37,520
almost $2 million in carryover funds. If

886
00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:39,599
we factor that out we're actually only

887
00:37:39,599 --> 00:37:42,400
increasing our expenses at about 1.7%.

888
00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:45,760
Remember the revenues were up 1.8%.

889
00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:50,640
So we're about even. So um we have a

890
00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:52,000
couple different ways we can look at

891
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:55,520
expenses in the budget. One of them is

892
00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:58,160
by looking at the six-digit code that

893
00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:00,160
goes with all of our spending. It's the

894
00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:02,560
function code. It tells why are we

895
00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:05,680
spending the money. And as you can see,

896
00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:07,920
most of what we spend is on instruction,

897
00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:11,839
which makes sense. Um and then the next

898
00:38:11,839 --> 00:38:13,680
investment would be maintenance and

899
00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:15,359
operations. Right? We have a huge

900
00:38:15,359 --> 00:38:17,520
responsibility as a school district to

901
00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:19,760
protect and steward this resources that

902
00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:21,839
have been given to us including this

903
00:38:21,839 --> 00:38:24,240
room and this facility that we're in. So

904
00:38:24,240 --> 00:38:27,520
that does take um take quite a bit of

905
00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:29,839
funds to sustain. And then you can see

906
00:38:29,839 --> 00:38:31,760
as we as we look through the rest they

907
00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:33,680
get smaller and smaller but by and large

908
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:35,040
we're spending most of our money on

909
00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:37,359
classroom instruction which makes sense.

910
00:38:37,359 --> 00:38:39,280
We can also look at expenses based on

911
00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:42,400
the three-digit object code or the what

912
00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:46,320
are we spending money on? And salaries,

913
00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:47,920
as you can imagine, we're a people

914
00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:50,640
organization, make up most of that. And

915
00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:53,520
so salaries and benefits are clearly the

916
00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:55,599
top two. That's going to represent a

917
00:38:55,599 --> 00:38:58,079
huge portion of our budget. Services

918
00:38:58,079 --> 00:39:00,480
would be the the 300s. It's like

919
00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:02,960
professional services and contracts that

920
00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:05,440
we have with outside entities. Um that

921
00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:07,599
would include for example like our bus

922
00:39:07,599 --> 00:39:10,160
companies are is a professional service

923
00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:13,359
that we contract for and so that would

924
00:39:13,359 --> 00:39:16,480
that's why that one would be next. Um so

925
00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:18,960
you can see salaries and benefits again

926
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:21,359
we're putting almost all of our funds

927
00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:23,440
available towards the things that matter

928
00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:28,069
most and changing the outcomes for kids.

929
00:39:28,079 --> 00:39:30,000
When we reconcile all of this, we have

930
00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,240
about $80 million in operational

931
00:39:32,240 --> 00:39:35,200
revenue, about 78 million in

932
00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:37,839
expenditures, but then some transfers to

933
00:39:37,839 --> 00:39:40,400
other funds. If you look at it on paper,

934
00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:41,680
it's going to look like we're running a

935
00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:44,079
deficit budget. And it's really

936
00:39:44,079 --> 00:39:45,440
important for the community and the

937
00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:48,320
board to understand that that deficit,

938
00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:51,520
that 1.9 million is because we saved

939
00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:54,160
money this year, put it into fund

940
00:39:54,160 --> 00:39:56,880
balance and then are carrying it over

941
00:39:56,880 --> 00:39:58,640
into the expenses for this current

942
00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:00,720
school year. So it will look like a

943
00:40:00,720 --> 00:40:03,200
deficit, but if you factor that out,

944
00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:05,760
we're balanced. So on the operational

945
00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:08,320
revenue and the operational expenses,

946
00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:11,200
we'll we balanced budget. We're just

947
00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,119
counting on principles and department

948
00:40:13,119 --> 00:40:19,910
heads spending that carry over.

949
00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:21,599
Uh the next couple slides just go

950
00:40:21,599 --> 00:40:23,280
through the rest of those funds. So we

951
00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:25,839
have again fund 39. We have our debt

952
00:40:25,839 --> 00:40:32,880
payment structure. We are uh levying and making about $6 million in uh

953
00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:34,880
principal and interest payments a year.

954
00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:36,720
That's all sketched out. It's budgeted

955
00:40:36,720 --> 00:40:41,119
for in funds 46 and 49. Again, uh this

956
00:40:41,119 --> 00:40:43,839
is capital improvements. And so fund 46,

957
00:40:43,839 --> 00:40:46,800
we're growing a fund balance there. Um

958
00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:49,280
for fund 49, we're going to wipe that

959
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:50,560
out. We're going to spend the rest of

960
00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:52,960
the referendum money.

961
00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:55,520
In fund 50, um we're looking to hold

962
00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:57,440
that fund balance steady. So, we're

963
00:40:57,440 --> 00:40:58,960
hoping that this year we can get the

964
00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:01,119
revenues and the expenses to about even

965
00:41:01,119 --> 00:41:03,040
out. And we'll be working to do that

966
00:41:03,040 --> 00:41:06,400
over the coming uh school year.

967
00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:08,880
And we have a solid budget plan for

968
00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:10,480
those post-employment benefits,

969
00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:12,240
retirement benefits for our employees

970
00:41:12,240 --> 00:41:16,400
and fund 73 and 74.

971
00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:18,640
Finally, in fund 80, this is where we

972
00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:21,119
fund our community pool, community ed,

973
00:41:21,119 --> 00:41:24,000
the performing arts center, and uh this

974
00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:25,839
is also where the splash pad will be

975
00:41:25,839 --> 00:41:28,480
funded from. So, as we know, the the

976
00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:31,040
board approved the use of the funds,

977
00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:33,920
donated funds, and some fund 80 funds to

978
00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:35,200
go towards the construction of the

979
00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:37,119
splash pad, and that will all be run

980
00:41:37,119 --> 00:41:40,950
through the fund 80.

981
00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:43,920
So, again, we have our fund 10 levy, our

982
00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:47,440
rev our levy for um paying the mortgage,

983
00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:49,599
our levy for community services. We get

984
00:41:49,599 --> 00:41:54,720
that 48 million. Uh we get that 9.25.

985
00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:56,880
can't see my cursor on the screen. Uh

986
00:41:56,880 --> 00:42:00,800
mill rate and about $5 billion in

987
00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:02,960
equalized value.

988
00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:04,400
That's where we're sitting for this

989
00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:08,000
fall. We'll have more um solid figures

990
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:09,680
when the board reviews this again in

991
00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:12,079
October, but we're looking for elector

992
00:42:12,079 --> 00:42:13,920
support tonight as a part of the annual

993
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:17,280
meeting for this budget as presented.

994
00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:20,240
This shows every single fund we have,

995
00:42:20,240 --> 00:42:22,079
the beginning balance, what we're

996
00:42:22,079 --> 00:42:24,160
projecting for revenue, expenditures,

997
00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:26,720
any transfers, and then the ending fund

998
00:42:26,720 --> 00:42:31,119
balance at the end of June 2027, which

999
00:42:31,119 --> 00:42:32,640
is where we're thinking already with

1000
00:42:32,640 --> 00:42:35,839
this this budget.

1001
00:42:35,839 --> 00:42:38,319
So again, we're sitting in a great uh

1002
00:42:38,319 --> 00:42:40,880
space, very healthy space. Um our

1003
00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:42,560
operating funds are balanced and

1004
00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:44,720
carryover funds are budgeted. We're

1005
00:42:44,720 --> 00:42:47,200
looking at being funded at about 35%

1006
00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:50,000
from the state and about 65% from our

1007
00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:52,400
local taxpayers and we're looking at a

1008
00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:54,560
tax rate decrease for this current

1009
00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:56,000
school year, which I think is great

1010
00:42:56,000 --> 00:43:00,560
news. So, all said, um I believe that

1011
00:43:00,560 --> 00:43:02,560
this shows that we're making good use of

1012
00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:05,760
our funds and I hope that um people who

1013
00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:08,720
are watching consider um the work that's

1014
00:43:08,720 --> 00:43:10,800
gone into this both by my predecessor

1015
00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:13,280
Andy Wland, Cara Newton, our finance

1016
00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:17,680
director, to set the district up into a great space. And um we look forward to

1017
00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:19,359
bringing final numbers to the board in

1018
00:43:19,359 --> 00:43:22,400
October um and uh go from there with the

1019
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:26,400
issuing of tax bills later this uh fall.

1020
00:43:26,400 --> 00:43:28,160
So,

1021
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:30,880
we'll be happy I'll be happy to answer

1022
00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:33,280
questions people here may have. And uh

1023
00:43:33,280 --> 00:43:34,960
for the people watching at home, you can

1024
00:43:34,960 --> 00:43:36,480
always reach out to the district office

1025
00:43:36,480 --> 00:43:37,920
if you have any questions about our

1026
00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:40,800
school finances. Thank you.

1027
00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:42,240
>> Thank you, Dr. Reichov. So, at this

1028
00:43:42,240 --> 00:43:43,760
point, we'll take any questions or

1029
00:43:43,760 --> 00:43:47,920
comments from district electors on our

1030
00:43:47,920 --> 00:43:57,589
budget hearing.

1031
00:43:57,599 --> 00:44:00,400
All right, well done. Um, and just to

1032
00:44:00,400 --> 00:44:02,400
note, there is no motion to approve the

1033
00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:04,400
budget tonight. That uh this is still a

1034
00:44:04,400 --> 00:44:07,359
preliminary budget. The the the board

1035
00:44:07,359 --> 00:44:09,520
will actually approve this final budget

1036
00:44:09,520 --> 00:44:11,359
at the second meeting in in October.

1037
00:44:11,359 --> 00:44:12,960
That needs to be completed before

1038
00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:16,079
November 1. So, um, a little bit more

1039
00:44:16,079 --> 00:44:17,839
work for the board to do on this budget

1040
00:44:17,839 --> 00:44:19,680
that it seems like we have been working

1041
00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:22,000
on for, well, we have been working on it

1042
00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:24,960
for about nine months, I think. So, all

1043
00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:27,920
right. Thank you, Nick.

1044
00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:30,880
Okay. So, next up,

1045
00:44:30,880 --> 00:44:32,560
we are going to move into our annual

1046
00:44:32,560 --> 00:44:34,640
meeting. So,

1047
00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:36,800
uh, I will call our annual meeting to

1048
00:44:36,800 --> 00:44:38,480
order.

1049
00:44:38,480 --> 00:44:41,280
And um Miss Katie Heights has shared

1050
00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:45,200
with me the proof of notice to to um

1051
00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:46,800
approve that this meeting has been

1052
00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:48,800
appropriately noticed with our

1053
00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:51,359
community.

1054
00:44:51,359 --> 00:44:55,829
So this is um

1055
00:44:55,839 --> 00:44:57,760
so our annual meeting. So just I want to

1056
00:44:57,760 --> 00:44:59,520
note on our voting procedures because we

1057
00:44:59,520 --> 00:45:05,359
are going to go through some um some votes here. So only qualified

1058
00:45:05,359 --> 00:45:07,280
electors who reside in the Oregon school

1059
00:45:07,280 --> 00:45:09,680
district may vote at the annual meeting

1060
00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:12,319
and that is uh every US citizen age 18

1061
00:45:12,319 --> 00:45:15,680
or older who has resided in the district

1062
00:45:15,680 --> 00:45:18,720
or ward for uh 28 consecutive days

1063
00:45:18,720 --> 00:45:24,160
before the election um where where you would be able to vote here. So

1064
00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:26,319
note that uh our first our first action

1065
00:45:26,319 --> 00:45:28,240
item is to elect a chairperson of the

1066
00:45:28,240 --> 00:45:31,920
meeting. So it's now time to um to make

1067
00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:33,359
that election. And it's important to

1068
00:45:33,359 --> 00:45:35,760
note that the chairperson is not to take

1069
00:45:35,760 --> 00:45:37,760
part in any discussion unless they take

1070
00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:40,480
leave from the chair to do so. So may I

1071
00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:42,160
have a motion to nominate someone for

1072
00:45:42,160 --> 00:46:03,109
chair?

1073
00:46:03,119 --> 00:46:04,640
All right, we have one motion on the

1074
00:46:04,640 --> 00:46:06,319
table. Are there any other motions to

1075
00:46:06,319 --> 00:46:10,240
nominate someone for chair?

1076
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Are there any other motions to nominate

1077
00:46:12,240 --> 00:46:14,319
someone for chair?

1078
00:46:14,319 --> 00:46:16,000
I'll ask that a third time. Any other

1079
00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:19,760
motions to nominate someone for chair?

1080
00:46:19,760 --> 00:46:22,560
All right. The nominations are not are

1081
00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:25,680
now closed. Uh so I will ask all those

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00:46:25,680 --> 00:46:28,240
in favor say yes.

1083
00:46:28,240 --> 00:46:28,720
>> Yes.

1084
00:46:28,720 --> 00:46:31,280
>> All those opposed say no. Any

1085
00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:32,960
abstensions?

1086
00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:35,359
All right. Motion carries. I will serve

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00:46:35,359 --> 00:46:38,240
as the chair.

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00:46:38,240 --> 00:46:39,920
Um

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00:46:39,920 --> 00:46:41,760
next up is our appointment of the par

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00:46:41,760 --> 00:46:44,560
parliamentarian. So, I will appoint uh

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00:46:44,560 --> 00:46:47,520
Miss Gina Joon, our in-house council, to

1092
00:46:47,520 --> 00:46:49,200
serve as the parliamentarian for this

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00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:51,920
meeting. Thank you, Gina.

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00:46:51,920 --> 00:46:55,760
Next up is the adoption of ground rules.

1095
00:46:55,760 --> 00:47:00,710
So,

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00:47:00,720 --> 00:47:03,839
you have those ground rules in green.

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00:47:03,839 --> 00:47:05,599
The board is proposing these ground

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00:47:05,599 --> 00:47:08,400
rules for tonight's meeting

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00:47:08,400 --> 00:47:10,960
and I would entertain a motion to adopt

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00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:27,829
those ground rules.

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00:47:27,839 --> 00:47:32,079
Second by Dr. Tanner. All right, we'll

1102
00:47:32,079 --> 00:47:35,280
take a voice vote. All those in favor of

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00:47:35,280 --> 00:47:38,400
adopting the ground rules say yes.

1104
00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:39,440
>> Yes.

1105
00:47:39,440 --> 00:47:43,359
>> Anyone opposed? Say no. Any abstensions?

1106
00:47:43,359 --> 00:47:44,720
All right, motion carries. We have

1107
00:47:44,720 --> 00:47:46,720
ground rules. Uh next up, we have

1108
00:47:46,720 --> 00:47:48,319
minutes of the last annual meeting.

1109
00:47:48,319 --> 00:47:51,119
Those minutes are in orange and uh were

1110
00:47:51,119 --> 00:47:53,520
in the packet if you'd like to review

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00:47:53,520 --> 00:47:55,760
them. Uh we will not be approving those

1112
00:47:55,760 --> 00:47:57,280
meeting minutes tonight as we have

1113
00:47:57,280 --> 00:47:59,359
different people in attendance in this

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00:47:59,359 --> 00:48:01,359
room today than we did last year. So

1115
00:48:01,359 --> 00:48:03,839
those are there for information

1116
00:48:03,839 --> 00:48:07,280
and then we will move to our

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00:48:07,280 --> 00:48:09,200
superintendent state of the district and

1118
00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:11,839
I welcome Dr. Shannon Anderson up to the

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00:48:11,839 --> 00:48:19,589
podium to give this report.

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00:48:19,599 --> 00:48:22,079
Thank you.

1121
00:48:22,079 --> 00:48:24,160
>> All right. Good evening everyone. I'm

1122
00:48:24,160 --> 00:48:26,240
very excited to be with you here tonight

1123
00:48:26,240 --> 00:48:28,000
to provide you with a high-level

1124
00:48:28,000 --> 00:48:31,119
overview of who we are as a district and

1125
00:48:31,119 --> 00:48:33,760
what we believe.

1126
00:48:33,760 --> 00:48:36,319
Before I do that though, I want to give

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00:48:36,319 --> 00:48:38,640
a word of gratitude. You met our school

1128
00:48:38,640 --> 00:48:41,280
board members earlier tonight. Uh they

1129
00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:44,079
are very focused on our mission and our

1130
00:48:44,079 --> 00:48:46,960
vision. Their leadership is student

1131
00:48:46,960 --> 00:48:49,680
centered and they are fully committed to

1132
00:48:49,680 --> 00:48:51,680
doing everything they can to support our

1133
00:48:51,680 --> 00:48:53,599
staff, to support our kids in our

1134
00:48:53,599 --> 00:48:55,839
community. So grateful for their

1135
00:48:55,839 --> 00:48:59,109
leadership.

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00:48:59,119 --> 00:49:02,079
So our district all begins with our why,

1137
00:49:02,079 --> 00:49:04,240
which is our mission for being here, and

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00:49:04,240 --> 00:49:07,280
that is to help our students acquire the

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00:49:07,280 --> 00:49:09,440
skills, knowledge, and attitudes to

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00:49:09,440 --> 00:49:12,400
achieve their individual potential. You

1141
00:49:12,400 --> 00:49:14,319
see here a picture of some of our

1142
00:49:14,319 --> 00:49:16,400
graduates in June. We're going to be

1143
00:49:16,400 --> 00:49:18,400
coming back to our portrait of a

1144
00:49:18,400 --> 00:49:20,160
graduate in a minute, but this is always

1145
00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:22,400
a a very important culminating event for

1146
00:49:22,400 --> 00:49:24,960
our students.

1147
00:49:24,960 --> 00:49:27,440
Our mission is led out through our

1148
00:49:27,440 --> 00:49:30,800
values. Our district has five values. In

1149
00:49:30,800 --> 00:49:33,760
the summer of 2015, over a 100 community

1150
00:49:33,760 --> 00:49:36,000
members came together at Rome Corner's

1151
00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:39,359
cafeteria. Uh we had students, we had

1152
00:49:39,359 --> 00:49:41,280
staff, we had community members,

1153
00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:42,960
politicians, local business owners,

1154
00:49:42,960 --> 00:49:44,880
local leaders. They all came together

1155
00:49:44,880 --> 00:49:48,480
for two days. Um and we really dove into

1156
00:49:48,480 --> 00:49:50,559
who are we? What do we believe as a

1157
00:49:50,559 --> 00:49:53,440
community? And some of the pictures up

1158
00:49:53,440 --> 00:49:56,559
here today capture that. We believe

1159
00:49:56,559 --> 00:49:59,599
strongly in our educators because they

1160
00:49:59,599 --> 00:50:02,400
care about our students and we want them

1161
00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:04,880
to have meaningful work in our district.

1162
00:50:04,880 --> 00:50:06,640
The center of the apple is the whole

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00:50:06,640 --> 00:50:08,960
child. And in our district, we believe

1164
00:50:08,960 --> 00:50:11,040
in the whole child, their mental health,

1165
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:14,720
their wellness. Um, we also believe in

1166
00:50:14,720 --> 00:50:16,640
relevant and empowering learning

1167
00:50:16,640 --> 00:50:19,040
experiences, that learning is engaging

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00:50:19,040 --> 00:50:22,319
and exciting for our kids. We believe in

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00:50:22,319 --> 00:50:24,319
strong family and community

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00:50:24,319 --> 00:50:25,920
partnerships. We're going to be talking

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00:50:25,920 --> 00:50:27,599
a little bit more about some examples of

1172
00:50:27,599 --> 00:50:29,599
that in a minute. And we also believe in

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00:50:29,599 --> 00:50:32,160
educational equity that every child gets

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00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:34,400
what they need to be successful in our

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00:50:34,400 --> 00:50:36,960
district. And these values will weave

1176
00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:41,359
into everything that we do.

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One of the things I love about the

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00:50:42,720 --> 00:50:44,240
Oregon School District is how we've

1179
00:50:44,240 --> 00:50:46,559
intentionally included the voices of our

1180
00:50:46,559 --> 00:50:49,040
community to help guide what we do. So

1181
00:50:49,040 --> 00:50:52,480
again, in 2021, we came together again.

1182
00:50:52,480 --> 00:50:55,040
Uh we were in the cafeteria here at the

1183
00:50:55,040 --> 00:50:57,599
high school. Again, we brought in all

1184
00:50:57,599 --> 00:50:59,599
kinds of people, invited multiple people

1185
00:50:59,599 --> 00:51:02,000
to come in to give perspective on what

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00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:04,240
do we want our graduates to know and be

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00:51:04,240 --> 00:51:07,119
able to do. And we came up with four

1188
00:51:07,119 --> 00:51:09,440
themes. And again, I want to provide you

1189
00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:12,480
with a really highlevel view of what

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00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:15,119
we're talking about.

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00:51:15,119 --> 00:51:18,160
The first is competency. Now, a lot of

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00:51:18,160 --> 00:51:19,200
times when people might think of

1193
00:51:19,200 --> 00:51:20,720
portrait of a graduate, you're thinking

1194
00:51:20,720 --> 00:51:22,240
about that picture I just showed you of

1195
00:51:22,240 --> 00:51:24,319
the people in cap and gowns. But this

1196
00:51:24,319 --> 00:51:26,000
example, this is a kindergarten

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00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:27,760
classroom because the journey begins

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00:51:27,760 --> 00:51:30,400
with our youngest learners. We have

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00:51:30,400 --> 00:51:33,599
board policy 4101 that talks about the

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00:51:33,599 --> 00:51:36,400
standards and academic uh beliefs of

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00:51:36,400 --> 00:51:38,319
what we want every graduate to know and

1202
00:51:38,319 --> 00:51:40,880
be able to do.

1203
00:51:40,880 --> 00:51:44,160
And we are rooted in our work. Every

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00:51:44,160 --> 00:51:46,880
school has a school leadership team that

1205
00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:49,839
work on 100 day cycles and goals to

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00:51:49,839 --> 00:51:52,160
achieve our district and building goals

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00:51:52,160 --> 00:51:54,000
with intentionality.

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00:51:54,000 --> 00:51:55,760
We've also implemented professional

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00:51:55,760 --> 00:51:57,440
learning communities that are very

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00:51:57,440 --> 00:52:00,480
focused on looking at student data and

1211
00:52:00,480 --> 00:52:03,119
information. I was in a PLC this morning

1212
00:52:03,119 --> 00:52:04,960
uh at one of our schools and they were

1213
00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:07,520
looking at student results from the fall

1214
00:52:07,520 --> 00:52:09,200
that they've already taken and they're

1215
00:52:09,200 --> 00:52:10,960
making plans on how are we going to make

1216
00:52:10,960 --> 00:52:13,760
sure every child becomes competent in

1217
00:52:13,760 --> 00:52:15,200
this area through our collaborative

1218
00:52:15,200 --> 00:52:16,800
work. So it's through great

1219
00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:19,040
intentionality to make sure that all

1220
00:52:19,040 --> 00:52:21,599
students leave here with the academic

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00:52:21,599 --> 00:52:23,760
skills to be successful for whatever is

1222
00:52:23,760 --> 00:52:27,829
next for them on their journey.

1223
00:52:27,839 --> 00:52:30,160
Another area that we identified is

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00:52:30,160 --> 00:52:32,960
character and culture. How do we want

1225
00:52:32,960 --> 00:52:35,440
students to act with integrity? How do

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00:52:35,440 --> 00:52:37,760
they get along with each other? How do

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00:52:37,760 --> 00:52:40,160
they make the right decisions? This

1228
00:52:40,160 --> 00:52:42,400
example is from a class at our high

1229
00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:44,400
school called unified physical

1230
00:52:44,400 --> 00:52:46,400
education. And it provides an

1231
00:52:46,400 --> 00:52:48,400
opportunity for students to serve as

1232
00:52:48,400 --> 00:52:51,920
mentors for other students in physical

1233
00:52:51,920 --> 00:52:54,480
education. And it's a great leadership

1234
00:52:54,480 --> 00:52:56,800
opportunity for our students to learn

1235
00:52:56,800 --> 00:53:02,230
with and from each other.

1236
00:53:02,240 --> 00:53:04,960
Critical and creative thinking. We want

1237
00:53:04,960 --> 00:53:08,480
our students to be critical learners to

1238
00:53:08,480 --> 00:53:11,359
take the time to think deeply to engage

1239
00:53:11,359 --> 00:53:14,559
in the design process. This example from

1240
00:53:14,559 --> 00:53:17,200
last year is from our robotics team at

1241
00:53:17,200 --> 00:53:19,839
the high school. a new group that they

1242
00:53:19,839 --> 00:53:23,760
formed, found an advisor, won and went

1243
00:53:23,760 --> 00:53:25,680
to the world championships. And I think

1244
00:53:25,680 --> 00:53:27,920
this is a really impressive example of

1245
00:53:27,920 --> 00:53:31,200
how our kids are able uh to lead their

1246
00:53:31,200 --> 00:53:33,280
own learning in really creative and

1247
00:53:33,280 --> 00:53:36,950
unique ways.

1248
00:53:36,960 --> 00:53:39,680
And lastly, community. Um you might

1249
00:53:39,680 --> 00:53:41,520
remember this is also one of our values

1250
00:53:41,520 --> 00:53:44,240
that community partnerships. Um, this is

1251
00:53:44,240 --> 00:53:47,359
an example from our eighth graders who

1252
00:53:47,359 --> 00:53:50,000
do a partnership uh with our local

1253
00:53:50,000 --> 00:53:52,160
Rotary at a park here in town called

1254
00:53:52,160 --> 00:53:54,240
Learner Park. They have been doing this

1255
00:53:54,240 --> 00:53:56,720
for decades. Uh, students remove

1256
00:53:56,720 --> 00:53:59,760
invasive species. They plant native

1257
00:53:59,760 --> 00:54:01,440
prairie plants that they grow in the

1258
00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:04,000
middle school greenhouse and they also

1259
00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:07,200
develop trails for the community to use.

1260
00:54:07,200 --> 00:54:09,280
But this learning experience would not

1261
00:54:09,280 --> 00:54:11,040
be possible without the partnership of

1262
00:54:11,040 --> 00:54:14,000
our local Rotary. Our eighth graders

1263
00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:16,640
also do a community leaf raking. So, if

1264
00:54:16,640 --> 00:54:18,400
you need your leaves your leaf your lawn

1265
00:54:18,400 --> 00:54:20,319
ra um near the middle school, let us

1266
00:54:20,319 --> 00:54:22,559
know. We can help you out. Um and even

1267
00:54:22,559 --> 00:54:24,800
last week for homecoming, our high

1268
00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:27,599
schoolers coordinated a food drive that

1269
00:54:27,599 --> 00:54:30,720
gathered over 1,500 pounds of food for

1270
00:54:30,720 --> 00:54:33,440
the Oregon area food pantry. So, our

1271
00:54:33,440 --> 00:54:35,680
students are finding opportunities to

1272
00:54:35,680 --> 00:54:38,800
serve the community

1273
00:54:38,800 --> 00:54:41,280
and our community is collaborating with

1274
00:54:41,280 --> 00:54:42,720
our kids for really powerful

1275
00:54:42,720 --> 00:54:44,960
experiences. I had to throw in some

1276
00:54:44,960 --> 00:54:47,200
pictures from homecoming. Uh we just

1277
00:54:47,200 --> 00:54:50,160
wrapped that up last week and I think

1278
00:54:50,160 --> 00:54:52,720
this event is a really great example of

1279
00:54:52,720 --> 00:54:54,640
how we partner and comm you know

1280
00:54:54,640 --> 00:54:56,480
collaborate with our community. Our

1281
00:54:56,480 --> 00:54:58,960
community showed up. We had a record

1282
00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:02,559
number of float entries in our parade.

1283
00:55:02,559 --> 00:55:06,240
We had over 2100 people come to the

1284
00:55:06,240 --> 00:55:10,079
game. It was packed. Um, and as you can

1285
00:55:10,079 --> 00:55:12,000
see, our elementary students were in the

1286
00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:13,839
parade. We had community members in the

1287
00:55:13,839 --> 00:55:16,400
parade. Uh, and a lot of our staff too

1288
00:55:16,400 --> 00:55:18,319
contribute to make this a really

1289
00:55:18,319 --> 00:55:20,319
important event. And one example up here

1290
00:55:20,319 --> 00:55:22,559
is Ron Dinska, who's retiring in

1291
00:55:22,559 --> 00:55:24,800
December, who is our buildings and

1292
00:55:24,800 --> 00:55:26,800
grounds. And he takes such pride in

1293
00:55:26,800 --> 00:55:28,640
having a beautiful field for our

1294
00:55:28,640 --> 00:55:31,280
athletes. um that really shows that they

1295
00:55:31,280 --> 00:55:34,800
matter and so our kids are such a strong

1296
00:55:34,800 --> 00:55:36,880
part of our community

1297
00:55:36,880 --> 00:55:39,920
and our community shows up for us. Could

1298
00:55:39,920 --> 00:55:42,400
not be in a better place.

1299
00:55:42,400 --> 00:55:46,160
So hopefully you saw in this very quick

1300
00:55:46,160 --> 00:55:49,920
highlevel tour our vision, what we are

1301
00:55:49,920 --> 00:55:52,559
with our values, what we want to see in

1302
00:55:52,559 --> 00:55:54,720
all of our graduates. And we are really

1303
00:55:54,720 --> 00:55:57,280
excited um in the next coming months,

1304
00:55:57,280 --> 00:55:59,359
beginning at our next meeting, you will

1305
00:55:59,359 --> 00:56:01,440
start to hear kind of a deeper dive.

1306
00:56:01,440 --> 00:56:03,520
Each of our schools and departments will

1307
00:56:03,520 --> 00:56:05,839
be doing a presentation so you can get a

1308
00:56:05,839 --> 00:56:07,440
sense of well, what does this look like

1309
00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:09,040
at Prairie View or what does this look

1310
00:56:09,040 --> 00:56:11,040
like more at the middle school? But I

1311
00:56:11,040 --> 00:56:12,720
think you will see a very strong

1312
00:56:12,720 --> 00:56:15,280
alignment with both our values, our

1313
00:56:15,280 --> 00:56:17,520
mission, as well as our portrait of a

1314
00:56:17,520 --> 00:56:22,069
graduate. Thank you.

1315
00:56:22,079 --> 00:56:25,200
» Thank you, Dr. Anderson. Well done.

1316
00:56:25,200 --> 00:56:26,720
Uh, all right. We're going to move on.

1317
00:56:26,720 --> 00:56:29,680
So, we have old business and none no

1318
00:56:29,680 --> 00:56:31,680
items under old business. Moving taking

1319
00:56:31,680 --> 00:56:33,760
us to new business. So, we have a

1320
00:56:33,760 --> 00:56:40,240
resolution A, which is the adoption of a tax levy. Uh, so may I have a

1321
00:56:40,240 --> 00:56:43,680
motion? That would be item number 8A in

1322
00:56:43,680 --> 00:56:48,230
the sample resolutions.

1323
00:56:48,240 --> 00:56:51,520
Thanks for doing the slides for me, Dr.

1324
00:56:51,520 --> 00:56:54,789
Anderson.

1325
00:56:54,799 --> 00:57:02,390
Uh, I believe so. Yep.

1326
00:57:02,400 --> 00:57:04,559
So again, any elector that is a resident

1327
00:57:04,559 --> 00:57:06,880
of the school district may make a

1328
00:57:06,880 --> 00:57:08,960
motion. And you have sample motions in

1329
00:57:08,960 --> 00:57:37,430
purple in front of you.

1330
00:57:37,440 --> 00:57:40,319
All right. Thank you, Mr. Det. We have a

1331
00:57:40,319 --> 00:57:45,190
motion on the table. Is there a second?

1332
00:57:45,200 --> 00:57:49,599
by Heidi Walter. Any discussion?

1333
00:57:49,599 --> 00:57:52,160
All right. All those in favor, please

1334
00:57:52,160 --> 00:57:57,119
say yes. Yes. Uh any opposition, please

1335
00:57:57,119 --> 00:58:00,400
say no. Any abstensions.

1336
00:58:00,400 --> 00:58:03,680
All right. Motion carries.

1337
00:58:03,680 --> 00:58:06,000
Uh next up, we have resolution B, which

1338
00:58:06,000 --> 00:58:08,000
is the adoption of school board salaries

1339
00:58:08,000 --> 00:58:13,280
for the school year of 2026 2027.

1340
00:58:13,280 --> 00:58:16,880
And that motion is in on on in the

1341
00:58:16,880 --> 00:58:20,319
purple and also on the screen. Um just

1342
00:58:20,319 --> 00:58:24,079
an advisement that uh board members are

1343
00:58:24,079 --> 00:58:26,319
recommended to abstain from this as a

1344
00:58:26,319 --> 00:58:29,520
conflict of interest.

1345
00:58:29,520 --> 00:58:58,470
>> Is there a motion to approve school board salaries?

1346
00:58:58,480 --> 00:59:00,400
Good. I'm getting a head nod by our

1347
00:59:00,400 --> 00:59:03,520
parliamentarian. That is a proper

1348
00:59:03,520 --> 00:59:05,920
motion. Thank you, Miss Irman.

1349
00:59:05,920 --> 00:59:08,240
Uh, and then looking for a second to

1350
00:59:08,240 --> 00:59:15,430
that motion.

1351
00:59:15,440 --> 00:59:19,599
Thank you. Any discussion?

1352
00:59:19,599 --> 00:59:23,119
All those in favor say yes.

1353
00:59:23,119 --> 00:59:26,640
Uh anyone opposed say no.

1354
00:59:26,640 --> 00:59:30,079
And any abstensions, please say abstain.

1355
00:59:30,079 --> 00:59:32,160
I abstain. And noting that all of our

1356
00:59:32,160 --> 00:59:33,760
board members are abstaining from that

1357
00:59:33,760 --> 00:59:37,359
vote. Uh motion carries.

1358
00:59:37,359 --> 00:59:39,280
Next up, we have resolution C, which is

1359
00:59:39,280 --> 00:59:40,720
the reimbursement of board members

1360
00:59:40,720 --> 00:59:44,559
expenses for school business.

1361
00:59:44,559 --> 00:59:46,720
And

1362
00:59:46,720 --> 00:59:50,240
that motion is

1363
00:59:50,240 --> 00:59:55,520
Dr. Anderson, can you flip the screen?

1364
00:59:55,520 --> 00:59:57,839
Oh, not there. Okay, that's fine. That's

1365
00:59:57,839 --> 01:00:01,680
in your It's on the purple. Uh 8 C.

1366
01:00:01,680 --> 01:00:15,270
Looking for a motion.

1367
01:00:15,280 --> 01:00:17,040
All right. Thank you, Mr. Ashmore, for

1368
01:00:17,040 --> 01:00:22,710
that motion. Is there a second?

1369
01:00:22,720 --> 01:00:24,319
Miss Anglehart with the second. Any

1370
01:00:24,319 --> 01:00:26,000
discussion?

1371
01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:28,960
All those in favor say yes.

1372
01:00:28,960 --> 01:00:31,839
Any opposed say no.

1373
01:00:31,839 --> 01:00:35,920
and abstensions. I abstain. Uh all board

1374
01:00:35,920 --> 01:00:38,960
members are abstaining. Motion carries.

1375
01:00:38,960 --> 01:00:42,000
Thank you for that. And now we're on to

1376
01:00:42,000 --> 01:00:43,520
resolution D, which is setting the date

1377
01:00:43,520 --> 01:00:46,640
and hour for the 2027 annual meeting. We

1378
01:00:46,640 --> 01:00:49,040
recommend uh historical practices that

1379
01:00:49,040 --> 01:00:50,960
we do this meeting on the 4th Monday in

1380
01:00:50,960 --> 01:00:54,160
September. So that will be September

1381
01:00:54,160 --> 01:00:58,319
27th, 2027 at 6:30 p.m. May I have a

1382
01:00:58,319 --> 01:01:08,549
motion?

1383
01:01:08,559 --> 01:01:10,400
Thank you, Miss Goldz. Is there a

1384
01:01:10,400 --> 01:01:19,829
second? Oh,

1385
01:01:19,839 --> 01:01:23,030
» all right.

1386
01:01:23,040 --> 01:01:28,230
Uh, is there a second?

1387
01:01:28,240 --> 01:01:31,119
Mr. Zur Wick with the second. Katie can

1388
01:01:31,119 --> 01:01:36,390
get your address. Uh, any discussion.

1389
01:01:36,400 --> 01:01:40,400
All those in favor say yes. Yes. Any

1390
01:01:40,400 --> 01:01:44,400
opposed say no. Any abstensions?

1391
01:01:44,400 --> 01:01:47,440
Motion carries. All right, that takes us

1392
01:01:47,440 --> 01:01:50,880
to the end of our annual meeting

1393
01:01:50,880 --> 01:01:53,760
and there is no other new business

1394
01:01:53,760 --> 01:01:55,680
tonight.

1395
01:01:55,680 --> 01:01:57,440
So with that, uh, we can go to

1396
01:01:57,440 --> 01:01:58,720
adjournment. I'll take a motion to

1397
01:01:58,720 --> 01:02:02,150
adjurnn.

1398
01:02:02,160 --> 01:02:03,839
A motion by Dr. Tanner. Is there a

1399
01:02:03,839 --> 01:02:05,760
second?

1400
01:02:05,760 --> 01:02:08,640
by Miss Irman. All those in favor

1401
01:02:08,640 --> 01:02:13,359
say yes. Yes. Any nos? Motion carries.

1402
01:02:13,359 --> 01:02:15,359
We're now adjourned. Uh all right. Well,

1403
01:02:15,359 --> 01:02:16,480
thank you all for attending. Great

1404
01:02:16,480 --> 01:02:18,400
turnout tonight. Um the board is now

1405
01:02:18,400 --> 01:02:20,480
going to move to our regular meeting. Uh

1406
01:02:20,480 --> 01:02:22,480
we have a brief meeting scheduled for

1407
01:02:22,480 --> 01:02:25,920
tonight uh which really is uh approving

1408
01:02:25,920 --> 01:02:28,880
our consent calendar and we will have

1409
01:02:28,880 --> 01:02:31,280
time for public comment and then we will

1410
01:02:31,280 --> 01:02:33,599
be moving into a closed session. But

1411
01:02:33,599 --> 01:02:36,240
we'll take um just a couple of minute um

1412
01:02:36,240 --> 01:02:38,240
recess while the board sets up over here

1413
01:02:38,240 --> 01:02:40,319
and you're all welcome to stay for this

1414
01:02:40,319 --> 01:05:27,029
brief meeting.

1415
01:05:27,039 --> 01:05:28,480
All right. Good evening everyone. I'm

1416
01:05:28,480 --> 01:05:30,240
calling this meeting to order. This is

1417
01:05:30,240 --> 01:05:32,400
the uh regular school board meeting

1418
01:05:32,400 --> 01:05:35,119
September 28th, 2026. We're here in the

1419
01:05:35,119 --> 01:05:38,160
Oregon High School Innovation Center.

1420
01:05:38,160 --> 01:05:40,319
Um,

1421
01:05:40,319 --> 01:05:43,520
and we uh just wrapped up our annual

1422
01:05:43,520 --> 01:05:46,240
meeting and now we have a uh regular

1423
01:05:46,240 --> 01:05:48,880
school board meeting tonight. So, uh

1424
01:05:48,880 --> 01:05:50,880
call this meeting to order. Katie has

1425
01:05:50,880 --> 01:05:53,039
provided me with the proof of notice.

1426
01:05:53,039 --> 01:05:55,119
So, that uh proves that our meeting has

1427
01:05:55,119 --> 01:05:57,359
been properly noticed. Uh Katie, could

1428
01:05:57,359 --> 01:05:59,680
you please call the role?

1429
01:05:59,680 --> 01:06:00,880
>> Dr. Bush,

1430
01:06:00,880 --> 01:06:01,440
>> yes.

1431
01:06:01,440 --> 01:06:02,240
>> Miss Garrison,

1432
01:06:02,240 --> 01:06:02,640
>> yes.

1433
01:06:02,640 --> 01:06:04,640
>> Mr. Hunel, Mr. Lebet,

1434
01:06:04,640 --> 01:06:04,960
>> yes.

1435
01:06:04,960 --> 01:06:06,160
>> Dr. Lakuda, yes.

1436
01:06:06,160 --> 01:06:08,240
>> Miss Wright, Mr. Pinkets.

1437
01:06:08,240 --> 01:06:11,359
>> Yes. Uh we have a quorum of six people

1438
01:06:11,359 --> 01:06:14,000
tonight and um Mr. Hensel did let me

1439
01:06:14,000 --> 01:06:15,839
know that he was out of town and unable

1440
01:06:15,839 --> 01:06:19,920
to attend. Um so tonight's agenda, a

1441
01:06:19,920 --> 01:06:21,760
very brief meeting. We have a consent

1442
01:06:21,760 --> 01:06:24,400
calendar to consider. Uh we will have

1443
01:06:24,400 --> 01:06:26,400
public comment and then we will

1444
01:06:26,400 --> 01:06:29,359
entertain um a motion to go into close

1445
01:06:29,359 --> 01:06:31,359
session. I'm going to read um read that

1446
01:06:31,359 --> 01:06:33,760
statute. So consideration of adjourning

1447
01:06:33,760 --> 01:06:35,839
to close session on item G1 as provided

1448
01:06:35,839 --> 01:06:39,039
under Wisconsin statutes 19.851E

1449
01:06:39,039 --> 01:06:43,039
and on item G2 as provided under

1450
01:06:43,039 --> 01:06:45,599
Wisconsin statutes 19.851E

1451
01:06:45,599 --> 01:06:48,160
and 19.851G.

1452
01:06:48,160 --> 01:06:49,760
Um I'm going to correct myself. That's

1453
01:06:49,760 --> 01:06:52,640
C2. Uh and that purpose is for

1454
01:06:52,640 --> 01:06:54,559
discussions regarding negotiating the

1455
01:06:54,559 --> 01:06:57,520
SRO agreement for the 2026 2027 school

1456
01:06:57,520 --> 01:06:59,440
year pursuant to Wisconsin statutes

1457
01:06:59,440 --> 01:07:01,760
19.851E. 851E.

1458
01:07:01,760 --> 01:07:05,039
And item number C2 is to discussion

1459
01:07:05,039 --> 01:07:07,839
regarding negotiating the 2026 2027

1460
01:07:07,839 --> 01:07:09,440
collective bargaining agreement with the

1461
01:07:09,440 --> 01:07:12,640
Oregon Education Association pursuant to

1462
01:07:12,640 --> 01:07:15,680
Wisconsin statutes 19.851E

1463
01:07:15,680 --> 01:07:17,520
and conferring with legal counsel about

1464
01:07:17,520 --> 01:07:21,760
the negotiations pursuant to 19.851G.

1465
01:07:21,760 --> 01:07:23,760
And I do not expect the board will

1466
01:07:23,760 --> 01:07:25,760
reconvene in open session tonight. We

1467
01:07:25,760 --> 01:07:29,280
will adjourn out of closed. So, uh, with

1468
01:07:29,280 --> 01:07:30,880
that, I would consider a motion to

1469
01:07:30,880 --> 01:07:33,920
approve the agenda as posted.

1470
01:07:33,920 --> 01:07:35,599
>> Motion by Miss Garrison. Is there a

1471
01:07:35,599 --> 01:07:36,319
second?

1472
01:07:36,319 --> 01:07:37,200
>> A second.

1473
01:07:37,200 --> 01:07:40,799
>> Second by Dr. Lakuda. Any discussion?

1474
01:07:40,799 --> 01:07:42,480
Uh, Katie, please call the role for the

1475
01:07:42,480 --> 01:07:43,440
agenda.

1476
01:07:43,440 --> 01:07:44,319
>> Miss Garrison,

1477
01:07:44,319 --> 01:07:44,640
>> yes.

1478
01:07:44,640 --> 01:07:45,520
>> Dr. Lakuda,

1479
01:07:45,520 --> 01:07:45,839
>> yes.

1480
01:07:45,839 --> 01:07:46,720
>> Dr. Bush,

1481
01:07:46,720 --> 01:07:47,039
>> yes.

1482
01:07:47,039 --> 01:07:48,079
>> Mr. Lad Better.

1483
01:07:48,079 --> 01:07:48,400
>> Yes.

1484
01:07:48,400 --> 01:07:49,039
>> Miss Wright,

1485
01:07:49,039 --> 01:07:49,280
>> yes.

1486
01:07:49,280 --> 01:07:50,480
>> Mr. Pinkrretz,

1487
01:07:50,480 --> 01:07:52,559
>> yes. Motion carries 6. We have an

1488
01:07:52,559 --> 01:07:54,799
agenda. All right. Uh, first item of

1489
01:07:54,799 --> 01:07:56,720
business is our consent calendar. a

1490
01:07:56,720 --> 01:07:58,240
typical consent calendar. I will draw

1491
01:07:58,240 --> 01:08:00,079
your attention to a field trip request

1492
01:08:00,079 --> 01:08:02,240
that's for a national FFA convention for

1493
01:08:02,240 --> 01:08:05,039
a trip to Indianapolis.

1494
01:08:05,039 --> 01:08:08,319
And uh let's get a motion on the table

1495
01:08:08,319 --> 01:08:12,309
for the consent calendar.

1496
01:08:12,319 --> 01:08:14,559
Motion by Dr. Bush. Is there a second?

1497
01:08:14,559 --> 01:08:15,280
>> Second.

1498
01:08:15,280 --> 01:08:18,080
by Mr. Leb better. Uh any

1499
01:08:18,080 --> 01:08:20,719
discussion from the board?

1500
01:08:20,719 --> 01:08:22,640
I will take an opport this opportunity

1501
01:08:22,640 --> 01:08:24,719
to recognize our generous community

1502
01:08:24,719 --> 01:08:27,600
donations. We have six families who've

1503
01:08:27,600 --> 01:08:30,799
donated a total of $80 for the Shusters

1504
01:08:30,799 --> 01:08:34,480
Farm field trip. We have a donation by

1505
01:08:34,480 --> 01:08:38,000
Nancy Johnson and Deb Moyer and the BFF

1506
01:08:38,000 --> 01:08:40,799
book club. That's a $320 donation to

1507
01:08:40,799 --> 01:08:42,719
Chris Beern's kindergarten class for

1508
01:08:42,719 --> 01:08:46,000
books for each student in the classroom.

1509
01:08:46,000 --> 01:08:48,159
Uh, Oregon Youth Youth Basketball has

1510
01:08:48,159 --> 01:08:52,080
donated shirts for um, homecoming week

1511
01:08:52,080 --> 01:08:54,719
for those students who were looking for

1512
01:08:54,719 --> 01:08:57,279
attire. Uh, we have a donation from

1513
01:08:57,279 --> 01:08:59,839
Corey Burmeister of a of a Trump

1514
01:08:59,839 --> 01:09:03,759
trombone for the MS band. Uh, Cara

1515
01:09:03,759 --> 01:09:06,080
Schwarz has donated football gear and

1516
01:09:06,080 --> 01:09:09,759
soccer shoes. The Oregon PTO has donated

1517
01:09:09,759 --> 01:09:13,600
$1,700 to PVE for building needs. Uh P

1518
01:09:13,600 --> 01:09:16,880
the Oregon PTO has also donated $3,900

1519
01:09:16,880 --> 01:09:20,239
to PBE for teacher needs. We have Brian

1520
01:09:20,239 --> 01:09:24,960
and Angelica an Angel Angelica Vetc $500

1521
01:09:24,960 --> 01:09:28,719
for Parker Debru's classroom and also

1522
01:09:28,719 --> 01:09:32,719
$500 to Adrien Cox's classroom.

1523
01:09:32,719 --> 01:09:34,880
Uh Holy of Holy Mother of Consolation

1524
01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:37,279
Church in Oregon has donated $80 for

1525
01:09:37,279 --> 01:09:40,239
school supplies. Margaret Broadda uh has

1526
01:09:40,239 --> 01:09:43,759
donated um $300 value to the band

1527
01:09:43,759 --> 01:09:46,640
program. We have a donation by Culver's

1528
01:09:46,640 --> 01:09:50,239
of $582 for girls soccer

1529
01:09:50,239 --> 01:09:51,839
for the girls soccer share night

1530
01:09:51,839 --> 01:09:55,600
proceeds. Uh Wisconsin First Robotics uh

1531
01:09:55,600 --> 01:09:57,120
$3,000

1532
01:09:57,120 --> 01:09:59,920
robotics club donation. And then we have

1533
01:09:59,920 --> 01:10:02,640
Craig and Amy Thompson who have donated

1534
01:10:02,640 --> 01:10:05,120
a dollhouse and Mega Bloks to Netherwood

1535
01:10:05,120 --> 01:10:07,120
Null. So, as always, we greatly

1536
01:10:07,120 --> 01:10:09,120
appreciate those generous donations by

1537
01:10:09,120 --> 01:10:12,400
our community members. And Katie, could

1538
01:10:12,400 --> 01:10:14,159
you please call the role for the consent

1539
01:10:14,159 --> 01:10:15,040
calendar?

1540
01:10:15,040 --> 01:10:16,480
>> Dr. Bush,

1541
01:10:16,480 --> 01:10:17,040
>> yes.

1542
01:10:17,040 --> 01:10:18,159
>> Mr. Le Better,

1543
01:10:18,159 --> 01:10:18,560
>> yes.

1544
01:10:18,560 --> 01:10:19,520
>> Miss Garrison,

1545
01:10:19,520 --> 01:10:20,000
>> yes.

1546
01:10:20,000 --> 01:10:20,960
>> Dr. Lakuda,

1547
01:10:20,960 --> 01:10:21,280
>> yes.

1548
01:10:21,280 --> 01:10:22,000
>> Miss Wright,

1549
01:10:22,000 --> 01:10:22,320
>> yes.

1550
01:10:22,320 --> 01:10:23,520
>> Mr. Pinkets,

1551
01:10:23,520 --> 01:10:25,600
>> yes. Motion carries 6. We have an

1552
01:10:25,600 --> 01:10:28,560
approved consent calendar. Next up, we

1553
01:10:28,560 --> 01:10:30,400
have public comment. We have one person

1554
01:10:30,400 --> 01:10:32,800
registered and of course, anyone else um

1555
01:10:32,800 --> 01:10:36,239
is free to come and speak to us. Um, so

1556
01:10:36,239 --> 01:10:39,440
Ellie Alberto, we welcome you up to the

1557
01:10:39,440 --> 01:10:44,159
podium and um,

1558
01:10:44,159 --> 01:10:46,239
Miss Alert, I am going to read our

1559
01:10:46,239 --> 01:10:48,080
district policy, just setting the

1560
01:10:48,080 --> 01:10:50,320
guidelines for public comment. So,

1561
01:10:50,320 --> 01:10:52,960
district policy 180.05 provides an

1562
01:10:52,960 --> 01:10:54,719
opportunity for the public to address

1563
01:10:54,719 --> 01:10:57,840
the board. We value the public comment

1564
01:10:57,840 --> 01:10:59,199
period and feedback from our

1565
01:10:59,199 --> 01:11:01,360
stakeholders. To comply with open

1566
01:11:01,360 --> 01:11:03,440
meetings law and to ensure consistency,

1567
01:11:03,440 --> 01:11:04,960
public comment will have the following

1568
01:11:04,960 --> 01:11:07,920
parameters. Uh we have a total of 15

1569
01:11:07,920 --> 01:11:10,400
minutes allocated. Uh each speaker has

1570
01:11:10,400 --> 01:11:12,000
up to three minutes in which to make

1571
01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:13,840
their comments. Uh Miss Katie Heights

1572
01:11:13,840 --> 01:11:15,840
will signal uh the speaker when their

1573
01:11:15,840 --> 01:11:18,400
time is up and the board will not

1574
01:11:18,400 --> 01:11:20,800
comment after each speaker but will

1575
01:11:20,800 --> 01:11:22,880
reserve discussion to any items on the

1576
01:11:22,880 --> 01:11:25,040
agenda. Um all speakers are always

1577
01:11:25,040 --> 01:11:27,360
welcome to stay for the entire meeting.

1578
01:11:27,360 --> 01:11:31,840
Um, next steps after public comment may include referral to the appropriate

1579
01:11:31,840 --> 01:11:34,480
administrator for followup or placement

1580
01:11:34,480 --> 01:11:36,960
of the matter on a future board agenda.

1581
01:11:36,960 --> 01:11:40,000
So, welcome and uh the floor is yours.

1582
01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:42,640
>> Good evening. Um, so my name is Ellie

1583
01:11:42,640 --> 01:11:44,960
Uberto. Uh, I'm a parent here in the

1584
01:11:44,960 --> 01:11:47,280
Oregon School District. Um, and I'm

1585
01:11:47,280 --> 01:11:48,880
speaking tonight because I want to urge

1586
01:11:48,880 --> 01:11:51,520
the board to stand completely firm on

1587
01:11:51,520 --> 01:11:53,440
every safeguard outlined in your

1588
01:11:53,440 --> 01:11:55,199
September 18th letter to the village

1589
01:11:55,199 --> 01:11:57,440
regarding the school resource officer

1590
01:11:57,440 --> 01:11:59,920
agreement. I'm not here speaking in

1591
01:11:59,920 --> 01:12:01,760
abstract theories. My family has

1592
01:12:01,760 --> 01:12:04,159
actually experienced firsthand the

1593
01:12:04,159 --> 01:12:06,880
reasons why the safeguards that you have

1594
01:12:06,880 --> 01:12:08,560
outlined in that letter are

1595
01:12:08,560 --> 01:12:11,440
non-negotiable.

1596
01:12:11,440 --> 01:12:13,840
Try to get through this without crying.

1597
01:12:13,840 --> 01:12:16,719
So, following um

1598
01:12:16,719 --> 01:12:19,440
an inschool incident last year involving

1599
01:12:19,440 --> 01:12:22,719
my 8-year-old son.

1600
01:12:22,719 --> 01:12:25,840
The SRO bypassed the administrative

1601
01:12:25,840 --> 01:12:28,159
resolution and referred my child

1602
01:12:28,159 --> 01:12:30,400
directly to the district attorney for

1603
01:12:30,400 --> 01:12:35,040
disorderly conduct, my 8-year-old son.

1604
01:12:35,040 --> 01:12:37,120
That case has since been completely

1605
01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:40,000
dismissed. And while the legal outcome

1606
01:12:40,000 --> 01:12:42,400
validated that it was an administrative

1607
01:12:42,400 --> 01:12:45,360
matter and not a criminal one, the

1608
01:12:45,360 --> 01:12:48,480
process was eyeopening and deeply deeply

1609
01:12:48,480 --> 01:12:50,000
troubling.

1610
01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:52,159
Navigating a criminal referral requires

1611
01:12:52,159 --> 01:12:54,400
a lot of resources, financial

1612
01:12:54,400 --> 01:12:56,960
flexibility,

1613
01:12:56,960 --> 01:12:59,440
legal literacy, the ability for parents

1614
01:12:59,440 --> 01:13:02,640
to take off of work, uh, and social

1615
01:13:02,640 --> 01:13:05,199
capital. Our family had the privilege to

1616
01:13:05,199 --> 01:13:07,840
fight this unnecessary legal battle and

1617
01:13:07,840 --> 01:13:10,320
to clear our child's record. But a

1618
01:13:10,320 --> 01:13:12,560
family with less privilege or fewer

1619
01:13:12,560 --> 01:13:14,880
resources could not have done so and

1620
01:13:14,880 --> 01:13:18,159
receive the same outcome. Unnecessary

1621
01:13:18,159 --> 01:13:20,080
criminalization of standard school

1622
01:13:20,080 --> 01:13:22,560
incidents creates a pipeline that

1623
01:13:22,560 --> 01:13:25,280
permanently alters young lives. It

1624
01:13:25,280 --> 01:13:27,520
disproportionately harms vulnerable

1625
01:13:27,520 --> 01:13:30,560
families who cannot afford the privilege

1626
01:13:30,560 --> 01:13:34,480
of private legal services. Should you

1627
01:13:34,480 --> 01:13:35,840
continue the relationship with the

1628
01:13:35,840 --> 01:13:38,719
village? Elements of your proposal of

1629
01:13:38,719 --> 01:13:42,000
your proposed SRO agreement are vital. I

1630
01:13:42,000 --> 01:13:43,920
read through paragraph 8. You have to

1631
01:13:43,920 --> 01:13:46,560
stand firm on that. The agreement must

1632
01:13:46,560 --> 01:13:49,040
mandate clear objective procedures that

1633
01:13:49,040 --> 01:13:51,199
make parental communication mandatory

1634
01:13:51,199 --> 01:13:53,360
before law enforcement escalates any

1635
01:13:53,360 --> 01:13:55,360
school incident. Something that my

1636
01:13:55,360 --> 01:13:58,640
family was denied. You must also stand

1637
01:13:58,640 --> 01:14:01,280
firm on paragraph 5. Tracking law

1638
01:14:01,280 --> 01:14:03,280
enforcement actions and qualifying

1639
01:14:03,280 --> 01:14:06,320
citations is essential for equity and

1640
01:14:06,320 --> 01:14:08,640
transparency. If the district doesn't

1641
01:14:08,640 --> 01:14:11,120
track these referrals, you cannot

1642
01:14:11,120 --> 01:14:12,800
protect vulnerable students from

1643
01:14:12,800 --> 01:14:16,000
implicit bias or excessive discipline.

1644
01:14:16,000 --> 01:14:18,000
You must also hold the line on the

1645
01:14:18,000 --> 01:14:20,560
one-year agreement. Locking into a

1646
01:14:20,560 --> 01:14:22,239
long-term contract without strict

1647
01:14:22,239 --> 01:14:23,840
accountability creates a massive

1648
01:14:23,840 --> 01:14:26,080
liability for the district and it

1649
01:14:26,080 --> 01:14:29,920
directly harms our children. When an SRO

1650
01:14:29,920 --> 01:14:32,880
can unilaterally file criminal charges

1651
01:14:32,880 --> 01:14:35,040
over nonviolent

1652
01:14:35,040 --> 01:14:36,960
school incidents, the district

1653
01:14:36,960 --> 01:14:39,520
surrenders its fundamental mission to

1654
01:14:39,520 --> 01:14:43,120
teach, discipline, and support its own

1655
01:14:43,120 --> 01:14:45,920
students. Educational discipline belongs

1656
01:14:45,920 --> 01:14:48,159
in the hands of educators, counselors,

1657
01:14:48,159 --> 01:14:50,960
and administrators, not in the criminal

1658
01:14:50,960 --> 01:14:53,600
justice system.

1659
01:14:53,600 --> 01:14:56,000
So, I just I know you're going to close

1660
01:14:56,000 --> 01:14:57,600
session about this afterwards, but like

1661
01:14:57,600 --> 01:14:59,679
please continue fighting for an

1662
01:14:59,679 --> 01:15:01,840
agreement that protects all Oregon

1663
01:15:01,840 --> 01:15:04,640
students regardless of our the family's

1664
01:15:04,640 --> 01:15:08,470
resources.

1665
01:15:08,480 --> 01:15:12,630
» Thank you for your comments.

1666
01:15:12,640 --> 01:15:14,480
Uh, is there one anyone else here for

1667
01:15:14,480 --> 01:15:17,840
public comment this evening?

1668
01:15:17,840 --> 01:15:20,640
Anyone else for public comment? One last

1669
01:15:20,640 --> 01:15:24,719
time, anyone for public comment.

1670
01:15:24,719 --> 01:15:27,120
All right. Uh, we will move to our

1671
01:15:27,120 --> 01:15:30,400
agenda item C and I would entertain a

1672
01:15:30,400 --> 01:15:35,189
motion for close session.

1673
01:15:35,199 --> 01:15:35,920
» I'll make the motion.

1674
01:15:35,920 --> 01:15:40,239
>> Hold on. I'm being signaled here.

1675
01:15:40,239 --> 01:15:42,719
Oh, you want me to read it again?

1676
01:15:42,719 --> 01:15:43,600
>> Okay,

1677
01:15:43,600 --> 01:15:46,320
>> that's all right. Um, I will read it and

1678
01:15:46,320 --> 01:15:49,040
then I will entertain a motion. So, uh,

1679
01:15:49,040 --> 01:15:50,960
we are considering adjourning to close

1680
01:15:50,960 --> 01:15:53,679
session on item G1, I'm sorry, item C1

1681
01:15:53,679 --> 01:15:55,440
as provided under Wisconsin statutes

1682
01:15:55,440 --> 01:15:57,360
19.851E

1683
01:15:57,360 --> 01:15:59,520
and on item C2 as provided under

1684
01:15:59,520 --> 01:16:02,719
Wisconsin statutes 19.851E

1685
01:16:02,719 --> 01:16:05,280
and 19.851G.

1686
01:16:05,280 --> 01:16:08,239
Uh C1 is discussions regarding

1687
01:16:08,239 --> 01:16:10,159
negotiating the SRO agreement for the

1688
01:16:10,159 --> 01:16:13,199
2026 2027 school year pursuant to

1689
01:16:13,199 --> 01:16:16,560
Wisconsin statutes 19.851E

1690
01:16:16,560 --> 01:16:19,840
and uh C2 is discussion regarding

1691
01:16:19,840 --> 01:16:22,560
negotiating the 2026 2027 collective

1692
01:16:22,560 --> 01:16:24,800
bargaining agreement with the Oregon

1693
01:16:24,800 --> 01:16:26,800
Education Association pursuant to

1694
01:16:26,800 --> 01:16:29,600
Wisconsin statutes 19.851E

1695
01:16:29,600 --> 01:16:31,679
and conferring with legal counsel about

1696
01:16:31,679 --> 01:16:35,440
negotiations pursuant to 19.851G. 851G.

1697
01:16:35,440 --> 01:16:37,199
Thank you, Gina, for that. And I would

1698
01:16:37,199 --> 01:16:41,040
now entertain a motion as I just read.

1699
01:16:41,040 --> 01:16:44,960
>> I will make the easier motion. Um, as

1700
01:16:44,960 --> 01:16:47,199
Troy just read into the record

1701
01:16:47,199 --> 01:16:48,080
>> to move into session.

1702
01:16:48,080 --> 01:16:51,199
>> Thank you for the motion, Dr. Luda. And

1703
01:16:51,199 --> 01:16:52,239
is there a second?

1704
01:16:52,239 --> 01:16:53,040
>> Second.

1705
01:16:53,040 --> 01:16:55,520
by Miss Garrison. Any discussion

1706
01:16:55,520 --> 01:16:58,239
on moving into close session?

1707
01:16:58,239 --> 01:17:00,080
>> All right, Katie, please call the role.

1708
01:17:00,080 --> 01:17:01,040
>> Dr. Luda,

1709
01:17:01,040 --> 01:17:01,280
>> yes.

1710
01:17:01,280 --> 01:17:02,560
>> Miss Garrison,

1711
01:17:02,560 --> 01:17:02,960
>> yes.

1712
01:17:02,960 --> 01:17:03,920
>> Dr. Mr. Bush.

1713
01:17:03,920 --> 01:17:04,560
>> Yes.

1714
01:17:04,560 --> 01:17:05,600
>> Mr. Lebetter.

1715
01:17:05,600 --> 01:17:05,840
>> Yes.

1716
01:17:05,840 --> 01:17:06,400
>> Miss Wright.

1717
01:17:06,400 --> 01:17:06,640
>> Yes.

1718
01:17:06,640 --> 01:17:07,600
>> Mr. Pinkrretz.

1719
01:17:07,600 --> 01:17:10,480
>> Yes. Motion carries 6. We will take a

1720
01:17:10,480 --> 01:17:12,239
fivem minute recess and then reconvene

1721
01:17:12,239 --> 01:17:14,400
in the meeting room next door. And

1722
01:17:14,400 --> 01:17:17,120
again, I do not uh we will not re we

1723
01:17:17,120 --> 01:17:18,800
will not reconvene in open session this

1724
01:17:18,800 --> 01:17:28,070
evening.

1725
01:17:28,080 --> 01:17:31,080
forward.