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You're watching a FACT TV presentation of the Rockingham School District

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school board meeting.

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So we will project in the direction of the computer.

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The next thing we have on the agenda is adjustments to the agenda. Hi, Christine.

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Any adjustments to the agenda?

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You want to sit up there.

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Oh, sorry. That way you won't-

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I don't have any

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I was going to suggest that we talk about the

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collective bargaining agreement, but some of that may be

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We can do that anytime.

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Thank you.

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Probably not projecting very well.

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We will consider executive session for the CBA discussion.

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Any other adjustments?

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All right. Next up is communications and public comment.

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Don't see anyone in the room.

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Good luck finding us. And online.

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They're wandering downstairs.

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Okay, so seeing none, I'll move on to review and approval of the minutes from July

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21st. I was not able to be in that meeting.

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I took a look. Has everybody had a chance to take a look?

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I make a motion we accept the minutes of the special

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Okay. All right.

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Great. All those in favor signify by saying aye.

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Okay. So the meeting minutes are approved.

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And next up we have new business for discussion and action, starting with boiler

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repair at CES.

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Yeah, and Kate, if you

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can help me out here. Shawn had a-

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I know we need a boiler repair.

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Well, yeah. So, Shawn had emailed me,

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and I'm going to try and pull up my notes here a little bit as we go along.

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pull it up. I apologize here. Just as I get here.

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one of the boilers is down completely.

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so Shawn had gone out and looked and gotten some quotes

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to have them repaired. And,

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so, he had gotten

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just two quotes, one from Alliance and then one from Control

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Technologies.

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his recommendation is that we go with the one

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what this would allow us to do is to bring both

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boilers into working order.

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the gaskets

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are completely shot on it and need to be

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the other one is, there's a burner issue with it that needs to

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be fixed. But

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my understanding is last year, they were basically just running on

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one boiler.

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for redundancy purposes.

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given the sense of if one boiler goes down, we do need to keep the school

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heated for the students,

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be able to maintain school.

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like it would be smart to get the two repaired.

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it's having the second one fixed. The second one

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needed just a few minor repairs. It sounded like now is the time to do

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it while the guy's there. It's summertime, get it done, as

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opposed to just fixing one and then wait

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for the other one to go down and have to pull the guy back in.

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the reason why I suggested that we put it on

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for your consideration is it will be

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$15,750 for

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repair. It isn't something that we budgeted.

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It is something we need to do. We could just take it right out of the

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suggest it's something that we could run right out of our regular

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budget, make you aware of, and then we could

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go over and then pull it out of capital

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if we need extra monies as we go along in the future.

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authorize us to pull it out of capital now.

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The only thing I can add to that is that we have no hot water as a result of this,

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so that's a problem too.

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And so all the controls are through CTI,

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right? For the building systems. Do you have any

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building management system there

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that this is connected to, or is it all-

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I do not believe that it's controlled through that

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Well, I'll make a motion that we accept the boiler repair

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quote from Alliance and that the monies are

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taken out of the capital reserve fund.

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The only question I'd have is if there's any

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overlap between what's happening with the boiler, and then I know we had that

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I'm sorry that I'm forgetting-

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... every person and plan name. The guy who came to talk to us-

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... about the efficiency plans for the schools overall.

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I don't know if considering the boiler systems-

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... was it. Thank you.

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EEI.

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Yes. A part of that, and if it would be putting 15,000 in, but then reconsider

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the whole system at some point in the future near.

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Can I speak to that?

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It's my meeting, Rick. No, yes, please.

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I don't think that we can afford to not do that-

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be putting off stuff. If they don't have hot water now-

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Right, we have to do something

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... they may not have heat this winter.

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a great fix to what they have there, but

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if we don't do it, it could be worse.

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We could be sitting here in December, January saying, "Okay, we

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have to rent a bunch of space heaters-

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... and thermal stuff." To me, this sounds like a

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borderline emergency repair that we should not put off.

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It's a small portion of whatever the investment would be

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of what the next steps could be.

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might be replacing and putting in wood chip or wood-

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... pellet kind of thing. It'd be like a whole energy efficiency.

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emergency fix now. It's almost-

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... it's an expensive band-aid.

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Not a band-aid, but it's a... Because this will get it and last for a long time.

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going to improve the efficiency of it, but you have a good boiler system-

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The work, that efficiency work, could take a year and a

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half or two years before we'd really even know what we're going to

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do. So I would not be a fan of trying to wait

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fix this.

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Yeah. That makes sense then. All right, so we have a motion on the floor to accept

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the boiler repair quote and have the money taken out of the capital reserve.

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Any further questions or discussion?

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All right. All those in favor, signify by saying aye.

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great. Thank you.

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Okay. Next up, we have replacement locks at the middle

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locks here at the middle school, and Henry,

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jump in here also.

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all of the doors here,

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and they found that there's quite a few lock issues.

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some of the work early on, as Sean came on, I'd asked him to kind of look

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the quote that

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he has here is really the kind of the worst case scenario.

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but this is if we can't find parts or if

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certain things don't exist,

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like if the whole locking system has to be taken apart.

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$12,440.80.

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it's really to get the locks fixed so that

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we have operating locks on doors, so that we can

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secure the building.

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again, Sean feels like it is a safety issue.

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Henry, if there's more.

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They're a mess, to the point where the side doors, I know they don't

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lock shut

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if you don't turn the key completely all the way back around.

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meaning staff,

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it doesn't lock. It's the same with the west side.

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where, yeah, the locks in and out of the building.

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a problem. Also,

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the building, the keys, well, which we're going keyless down in front, but some of

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the downstairs, like the bathroom doors and stuff like that, aren't locking

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properly. We have classroom doors that don't lock.

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So he had somebody come and just...

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He's been great as far as that goes.

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He's like, "Security's your number one thing here." I was like, "Yep, 100%." So

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just kind of went and made a list of all these things that he felt like needed

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is it going to be like a

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series? You'll have a master key that fits everything, and

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then there'll be maintenance team will have keys to different things?

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Yeah, very similarly to the way that we have that now.

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It'd be the same kind of thing. It's from what I understand from Sean when we spoke

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about it before last week,

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we have it in the budget or should we take it-

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Yeah, this is not budgeted.

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knew we had a meeting coming up.

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We're going to need-

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Knowing that we're in that sweet spot right before school starts,

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and wanting to get the building in order,

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I thought we had an opportunity here to bring it before you as opposed to just

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moving forward with the work. But

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use capital reserves and

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I'll make a motion that we approve the

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lock replacement for up to

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$15,000

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to come out of capital reserve.

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All right. Any further discussion?

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All right. All those in favor signify by saying aye.

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Aye.

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Okay.

280
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And once it's done, can we get

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some feedback on like-

282
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Yeah

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... what it actually did cost?

284
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Yeah. For sure. And also, I appreciate that in advance because that'd be

285
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one of my routines in the morning. I'd check the doors after

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8:00 to make sure that they're-

287
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Okay

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... pulled shut, yeah, and locked.

289
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Don't stop doing that.

290
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No, yeah.

291
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Okay. The next item-

292
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I know the tax payer paid it-

293
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Yeah

294
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... but I'm a big fan of spending money to do it right, that's why.

295
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Yeah.

296
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Okay. The next item on our agenda is appointment of a board rep to the merger

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committee. We actually have one more meeting, I think, before the deadline for

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this, but I wanted to at least put it on the agenda

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so that we could start to talk about it because we need to have

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one representative from our board on the merger committee

301
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for our assigned study group,

302
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which

303
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I've lost track of where our assigned study group is.

304
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Group six.

305
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Group six. Thank you, Andy.

306
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So I linked the Vermont School Board Association overview of the time-sensitive

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decisions for SU and district boards.

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I think we are all set as far as the

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CESA board representative, because I think that is at the SU

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level.

311
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Yeah.

312
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And we had appointed you, I believe, Andy, to serve as-

313
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Correct

314
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... our rep. Okay, great.

315
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But I thought this could be a good opportunity to talk about what would be required

316
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and if anybody is interested in volunteering for

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this.

318
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This is me stepping backwards.

319
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I was going to throw my commentary in-

320
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Yes, please

321
00:14:33,534 --> 00:14:37,484
... that Chris has been through this before and-- But no.

322
00:14:38,224 --> 00:14:41,864
I would be the epitome of the bad faith

323
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member, and aren't we supposed to be doing this in good

324
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faith?

325
00:14:46,684 --> 00:14:47,264
We are supposed to be doing a good thing.

326
00:14:47,404 --> 00:14:48,004
Yes, you are.

327
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I just want to say I am in bad faith.

328
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I will ask Chris just a clarifying question here.

329
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Because Dave Yons,

330
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as we were out there talking with Grafton, asked if I had been appointed by

331
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boards. And I said, "I don't

332
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think I can be,

333
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nor do I know if I want to be."

334
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But-

335
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It says current board member.

336
00:15:16,064 --> 00:15:17,224
That's what I thought it did.

337
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Yeah.

338
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And so I-

339
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It said it's the BS-

340
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That's what I had thought it was too.

341
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Yeah.

342
00:15:21,434 --> 00:15:22,863
So, okay. So I just wanted to...

343
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Yeah.

344
00:15:28,084 --> 00:15:30,704
Well, it's a real educational experience for someone.

345
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I'm sure I'm going to have to accompany people, but that's-

346
00:15:34,384 --> 00:15:34,634
I know

347
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Would you like to share any of your prior experience, Chris,

348
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of what it's been like to go through this-

349
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Well-

350
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... 46?

351
00:15:42,584 --> 00:15:45,304
... what you do, I presume it's the same,

352
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it's a rerun of that 46, which we

353
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did

354
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2016 or so. I don't remember when that was.

355
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The group

356
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meets, they,

357
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just like it says, examine the educational, financial, operational,

358
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and governance implications of

359
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district mergers. And in this case, it would be a merger

360
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of group six, which I guess is

361
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somewhat in flux because it looks to me like

362
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Wardsboro and

363
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what's Dover are thinking about going else where.

364
00:16:31,124 --> 00:16:31,824
Yeah. So each-

365
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Maybe Marlboro

366
00:16:32,414 --> 00:16:36,364
... each district can basically put a letter in and

367
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ask to join a different group. So-

368
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An adjacent group.

369
00:16:40,464 --> 00:16:43,754
Right. So you all could

370
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decide if you want to join...

371
00:16:48,944 --> 00:16:51,044
I'm making something-

372
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I think only the Springfield, Chester group is the only

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adjacent one.

374
00:16:56,344 --> 00:16:59,144
Could you join Windham Southeast, that group?

375
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Because aren't they adjacent?

376
00:17:00,984 --> 00:17:02,134
Well, Windsor is between us and them, so.

377
00:17:02,204 --> 00:17:05,184
Ah, yes, you're right. You're right. So yeah.

378
00:17:05,344 --> 00:17:07,024
So you could join group four.

379
00:17:09,604 --> 00:17:11,805
Well, we can have that discussion.

380
00:17:11,864 --> 00:17:11,984
Yeah.

381
00:17:12,204 --> 00:17:13,274
I'm opposed to that, but-

382
00:17:13,344 --> 00:17:15,994
So, no, I was just trying to think. So that would be the adjacent one.

383
00:17:16,014 --> 00:17:16,545
Anyway, to go back to what's going to happen.

384
00:17:16,604 --> 00:17:16,684
Yeah.

385
00:17:17,373 --> 00:17:17,373
Yeah.

386
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They

387
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look at all the facilities you have.

388
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They look at the grade configurations.

389
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They look at

390
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how they could save money or not,

391
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doing what they're doing by having

392
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a single district.

393
00:17:38,364 --> 00:17:42,144
There's pros and cons and they all get

394
00:17:42,184 --> 00:17:45,524
listed out in a report and-- I'm sorry.

395
00:17:45,994 --> 00:17:46,494
I haven't put away my notes.

396
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And

397
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in the end,

398
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the electorate is going to vote on

399
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this

400
00:18:02,404 --> 00:18:02,744
study,

401
00:18:04,204 --> 00:18:05,344
the recommendation.

402
00:18:10,032 --> 00:18:13,172
And I'm not completely clear, Andy,

403
00:18:13,272 --> 00:18:16,532
can the board

404
00:18:16,592 --> 00:18:18,572
recommend not

405
00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:23,172
merging? I'm not completely clear on that.

406
00:18:25,492 --> 00:18:25,502
I

407
00:18:26,492 --> 00:18:29,232
would really want to go back and reread it before I-

408
00:18:29,272 --> 00:18:29,332
Yeah

409
00:18:29,372 --> 00:18:30,622
... answered that question. And,

410
00:18:32,812 --> 00:18:36,632
I think that the other difference between 46 and

411
00:18:36,792 --> 00:18:40,312
170 is there's a facilitator this time.

412
00:18:40,352 --> 00:18:41,452
I don't think there was-

413
00:18:41,512 --> 00:18:41,882
There was last time.

414
00:18:41,932 --> 00:18:43,752
Oh, there was in 46? I'm sorry.

415
00:18:43,972 --> 00:18:43,981
Yeah.

416
00:18:44,032 --> 00:18:44,352
Okay.

417
00:18:46,112 --> 00:18:46,212
No,

418
00:18:47,172 --> 00:18:47,672
we had one.

419
00:18:48,292 --> 00:18:49,271
Okay. I apologize.

420
00:18:49,332 --> 00:18:52,412
And that person kind of drafted the report

421
00:18:53,352 --> 00:18:56,232
along with me because it was just our district

422
00:18:57,052 --> 00:18:58,152
during that term.

423
00:19:00,652 --> 00:19:04,452
But the electorate votes on it in a

424
00:19:04,512 --> 00:19:05,472
couple of years,

425
00:19:06,592 --> 00:19:07,032
who knows.

426
00:19:08,792 --> 00:19:12,652
So voters should be kind of paying attention to

427
00:19:12,692 --> 00:19:16,592
what's going on because ultimately they're going to have to vote yea

428
00:19:16,712 --> 00:19:17,232
or nay.

429
00:19:20,152 --> 00:19:22,612
That's their votes.

430
00:19:24,572 --> 00:19:24,912
All right.

431
00:19:29,112 --> 00:19:32,172
I am willing to serve if nobody else is.

432
00:19:34,692 --> 00:19:36,322
I just don't think I can take on-

433
00:19:36,392 --> 00:19:36,712
Yeah.

434
00:19:39,892 --> 00:19:43,532
I am also a little unclear as to what the commitment is as far as

435
00:19:43,632 --> 00:19:44,832
frequency and

436
00:19:46,592 --> 00:19:47,772
timing of meetings.

437
00:19:50,112 --> 00:19:54,052
I think because Theresa isn't here, maybe we can put this off until our

438
00:19:54,112 --> 00:19:58,002
last-minute meeting before, but then I will be happy

439
00:19:58,032 --> 00:19:59,862
to step in if we need someone to-

440
00:19:59,862 --> 00:20:02,872
Well, it says in the CSBA thing, so it's at least one.

441
00:20:04,252 --> 00:20:04,512
So you-

442
00:20:05,712 --> 00:20:06,942
It could be you and Theresa.

443
00:20:07,092 --> 00:20:08,392
You could have two people.

444
00:20:09,212 --> 00:20:09,592
Yeah.

445
00:20:10,852 --> 00:20:12,632
And that way if somebody couldn't make it-

446
00:20:13,052 --> 00:20:13,872
Could make it

447
00:20:13,882 --> 00:20:14,022
... you're tagged in.

448
00:20:14,172 --> 00:20:14,182
And they tag you in.

449
00:20:14,232 --> 00:20:14,432
Yeah.

450
00:20:14,652 --> 00:20:15,102
That's true.

451
00:20:16,112 --> 00:20:16,352
Okay.

452
00:20:17,952 --> 00:20:19,242
But we could put it off till,

453
00:20:20,212 --> 00:20:20,931
when do we have to do it?

454
00:20:20,952 --> 00:20:21,262
September 15th.

455
00:20:21,272 --> 00:20:22,632
September 15th. Yep.

456
00:20:22,912 --> 00:20:24,672
We could do our next board meeting.

457
00:20:24,912 --> 00:20:25,052
Yeah.

458
00:20:25,532 --> 00:20:27,652
September 15th. Yeah, so we'll meet again.

459
00:20:27,692 --> 00:20:28,012
Okay.

460
00:20:28,492 --> 00:20:32,412
Yeah. And also, if we got more information about the time commitment too-

461
00:20:32,812 --> 00:20:33,232
Yeah

462
00:20:33,242 --> 00:20:34,732
... it'd help me be more informed about it.

463
00:20:34,832 --> 00:20:35,192
Yeah.

464
00:20:35,212 --> 00:20:38,372
Because it's hard to commit to something when you don't know

465
00:20:38,872 --> 00:20:39,732
what it is.

466
00:20:39,872 --> 00:20:40,312
Yes.

467
00:20:41,172 --> 00:20:41,592
It was

468
00:20:43,692 --> 00:20:44,192
rigorous-

469
00:20:44,372 --> 00:20:44,661
It was rigorous

470
00:20:44,661 --> 00:20:45,912
... the first time around.

471
00:20:46,172 --> 00:20:46,432
Okay.

472
00:20:47,112 --> 00:20:47,572
But it was

473
00:20:48,812 --> 00:20:51,772
different because it was just our district, it was

474
00:20:52,632 --> 00:20:55,032
just Westminster, Athens, Grafton, and Rocky.

475
00:20:57,772 --> 00:20:58,852
I don't know how-

476
00:20:59,452 --> 00:20:59,902
It was just going to be one

477
00:20:59,972 --> 00:21:03,692
... you do it with whatever they're what, eight towns or something.

478
00:21:04,632 --> 00:21:05,892
Possibly.

479
00:21:05,932 --> 00:21:06,292
Yeah.

480
00:21:08,832 --> 00:21:09,132
Okay.

481
00:21:10,112 --> 00:21:12,052
We will hold on making an official vote.

482
00:21:12,072 --> 00:21:14,752
We will see if we can find out more information about what the shape of this looks

483
00:21:14,792 --> 00:21:18,632
like. I could not, in a cursory preparation for this, find anything that was like,

484
00:21:18,642 --> 00:21:22,472
"You can expect eight to 10 hours over the next however many months or

485
00:21:22,512 --> 00:21:23,052
years."

486
00:21:23,872 --> 00:21:27,032
So we will look to find some more information about that.

487
00:21:29,312 --> 00:21:32,932
I had had adopting school continuous improvement plans on here, but I don't know if

488
00:21:32,992 --> 00:21:36,032
we have those ready for

489
00:21:37,192 --> 00:21:40,992
board review. Okay. I think that was on maybe an older version of our work

490
00:21:41,092 --> 00:21:44,672
plan, so we can take a look at those and move those to our next

491
00:21:44,712 --> 00:21:45,112
meeting.

492
00:21:46,652 --> 00:21:50,572
I also have developing our annual board goals, so I think this can be a discussion,

493
00:21:50,632 --> 00:21:52,732
and especially since I know we had talked about the

494
00:21:53,772 --> 00:21:57,232
summer programming being one of the goals that we wanted to focus on, and that was

495
00:21:57,292 --> 00:21:58,732
a piece that Theresa is going to lead.

496
00:21:58,812 --> 00:22:02,732
I think maybe we think about the other components of what that could look like

497
00:22:02,792 --> 00:22:04,632
for us here tonight, and then,

498
00:22:05,712 --> 00:22:09,702
make a vote to approve them in our next meeting, if that sounds all

499
00:22:09,752 --> 00:22:10,552
right to everybody.

500
00:22:10,872 --> 00:22:11,012
Mm-hmm.

501
00:22:11,272 --> 00:22:11,852
Okay.

502
00:22:13,752 --> 00:22:14,432
And

503
00:22:15,892 --> 00:22:18,712
I will pull up the most recent version of our board goals.

504
00:22:29,692 --> 00:22:33,352
I think also, just while I'm doing this, we had talked about

505
00:22:33,392 --> 00:22:36,312
updating our work plan at the SU level.

506
00:22:36,392 --> 00:22:39,392
So I think that we have Theresa and Teen,

507
00:22:40,552 --> 00:22:44,072
and maybe others who are working on what that looks like.

508
00:22:44,122 --> 00:22:47,752
And I think that'll help us as we refresh what we're hoping to do each month,

509
00:22:47,812 --> 00:22:51,652
and think about what actually makes sense now that we are closer to the

510
00:22:51,672 --> 00:22:55,312
month, because I think it was initially developed last year around this time,

511
00:22:55,472 --> 00:22:56,292
Andy, maybe. And

512
00:22:57,212 --> 00:23:00,611
now that we are facing reality, we may have some adjustments to that.

513
00:23:09,832 --> 00:23:12,192
Okay, so our most recent goals

514
00:23:13,552 --> 00:23:17,432
were around student outcomes. The last time we

515
00:23:17,472 --> 00:23:20,572
talked about this was in April of this year.

516
00:23:21,472 --> 00:23:25,152
So we talked about student outcomes and supporting the Rockingham School's

517
00:23:25,172 --> 00:23:26,712
continuous improvement plans,

518
00:23:27,712 --> 00:23:31,052
in line with the continuous improvement plan overall.

519
00:23:32,572 --> 00:23:35,272
We talked about supporting expanded learning opportunities,

520
00:23:36,652 --> 00:23:39,692
and I think this is where we could think about what expanded learning opportunities

521
00:23:39,732 --> 00:23:43,632
look like after school and in the summer, as well

522
00:23:43,672 --> 00:23:45,112
as if there are any options here.

523
00:23:46,632 --> 00:23:49,932
Maintenance of school property, we had talked about this being around

524
00:23:51,512 --> 00:23:54,992
getting together a multi-year plan for building maintenance, and then

525
00:23:55,032 --> 00:23:58,892
understanding where we've been drawing down in the capital

526
00:23:58,952 --> 00:24:02,432
reserves, where things stand, and kind of having a running tally of our

527
00:24:02,472 --> 00:24:02,972
balance.

528
00:24:03,864 --> 00:24:06,924
Um, community engagement, which I think we've been doing

529
00:24:07,824 --> 00:24:10,384
a little bit more of as far as putting information out there.

530
00:24:10,504 --> 00:24:11,184
But I know

531
00:24:12,004 --> 00:24:15,904
Jerusa especially has been talking about the opportunities that we

532
00:24:15,964 --> 00:24:19,704
might have for having more actual dialogue and conversation with community

533
00:24:19,784 --> 00:24:20,284
members.

534
00:24:21,144 --> 00:24:24,904
And now we have a PTO member on the board, which is exciting

535
00:24:24,984 --> 00:24:27,664
too, so we can think about ways that we can make

536
00:24:28,544 --> 00:24:32,354
more connections there. And then the last piece was on our

537
00:24:32,364 --> 00:24:35,384
financial management goal and making sure that we're trying to maximize

538
00:24:35,424 --> 00:24:36,704
efficiencies in the budget,

539
00:24:37,804 --> 00:24:41,684
and allow for the consideration of funding for programs that support the

540
00:24:41,804 --> 00:24:43,504
vision of Rockingham schools.

541
00:24:45,404 --> 00:24:46,414
Are there any big

542
00:24:47,224 --> 00:24:51,074
areas that we feel like we're missing or anything that

543
00:24:51,104 --> 00:24:53,424
feels urgent in any of those areas that we should

544
00:24:54,944 --> 00:24:57,644
bring to the surface as we think about this coming year?

545
00:25:03,364 --> 00:25:05,424
They're all pretty ongoing.

546
00:25:05,604 --> 00:25:05,884
Yeah.

547
00:25:05,964 --> 00:25:06,444
Yeah, that's true.

548
00:25:06,504 --> 00:25:09,104
I think that covers most of the work of the board. So...

549
00:25:09,114 --> 00:25:10,104
Yeah. That's what we're doing.

550
00:25:12,384 --> 00:25:12,684
Okay.

551
00:25:12,844 --> 00:25:14,924
I guess the after school-

552
00:25:15,784 --> 00:25:16,134
Yeah, that would be the only other thing

553
00:25:16,134 --> 00:25:18,264
... program is a new piece-

554
00:25:18,294 --> 00:25:18,294
Yeah

555
00:25:18,294 --> 00:25:22,214
... that we need to focus on a little bit, especially as

556
00:25:22,284 --> 00:25:23,544
we move into budgeting-

557
00:25:24,244 --> 00:25:24,584
Yeah

558
00:25:26,464 --> 00:25:26,464
...

559
00:25:27,844 --> 00:25:31,004
this cycle. And kind of figure out if we're going to be involved, then how do we do

560
00:25:31,104 --> 00:25:32,864
that and in what way? So,

561
00:25:35,004 --> 00:25:35,204
or-

562
00:25:35,644 --> 00:25:35,734
Mm-hmm

563
00:25:35,904 --> 00:25:37,704
... are we going to go incrementally?

564
00:25:38,404 --> 00:25:40,164
Mm-hmm.

565
00:25:43,044 --> 00:25:46,984
Is there the greatest need at the middle school for

566
00:25:47,484 --> 00:25:49,724
programming and start there?

567
00:25:51,484 --> 00:25:51,764
Yeah.

568
00:25:53,504 --> 00:25:56,784
It's going to need to be a topic at that meeting-

569
00:25:57,064 --> 00:25:57,284
Yeah

570
00:25:57,504 --> 00:25:57,804
... probably.

571
00:25:59,704 --> 00:26:03,344
I think one other thing that-- I feel like these areas are all

572
00:26:04,284 --> 00:26:06,704
right because they do cover pretty much anything the board could do.

573
00:26:06,884 --> 00:26:08,304
So great job for us.

574
00:26:09,204 --> 00:26:12,924
But I do think that getting more specific milestones for this year would be

575
00:26:12,964 --> 00:26:16,924
helpful in thinking about what is one or two things that we would like to

576
00:26:16,984 --> 00:26:19,184
accomplish in the coming year in each of these areas.

577
00:26:19,324 --> 00:26:23,293
I think for the maintenance of school property, we've talked

578
00:26:23,344 --> 00:26:27,304
about having that multi-year plan and being able to speak to

579
00:26:27,364 --> 00:26:29,644
the use of the capital reserve fund at town meetings.

580
00:26:29,684 --> 00:26:33,364
So I think being able to have those pieces in place would be helpful.

581
00:26:34,604 --> 00:26:37,984
And if we think about community engagement, having a forum or an

582
00:26:38,064 --> 00:26:41,984
opportunity for community dialogue would be helpful, and we could

583
00:26:42,024 --> 00:26:45,864
think about how to time that with town meetings so that we're able to

584
00:26:45,904 --> 00:26:49,724
maybe answer questions in advance or think about where it makes the most

585
00:26:49,744 --> 00:26:53,604
sense to share what we are doing and what we're seeing in our

586
00:26:53,644 --> 00:26:53,904
work.

587
00:26:55,224 --> 00:26:58,964
There's definitely going to-- I think we're going to need to keep people apprised

588
00:26:59,044 --> 00:27:01,994
of this new consolidation-

589
00:27:02,604 --> 00:27:02,924
Yeah

590
00:27:04,204 --> 00:27:07,324
... thing as well,

591
00:27:08,524 --> 00:27:09,784
and use that as a-

592
00:27:10,804 --> 00:27:11,084
Yeah

593
00:27:11,704 --> 00:27:11,704
...

594
00:27:13,084 --> 00:27:14,144
reason to meet.

595
00:27:16,384 --> 00:27:20,064
Should we start doing a quarterly-- I don't know how we would get people there, but

596
00:27:20,544 --> 00:27:22,124
doing it in the auditorium.

597
00:27:23,824 --> 00:27:23,944
Yeah.

598
00:27:24,184 --> 00:27:27,494
Somehow having some sort of presentation,

599
00:27:27,684 --> 00:27:30,544
even if it's just in regards to this.

600
00:27:30,984 --> 00:27:31,304
Mm-hmm.

601
00:27:32,024 --> 00:27:33,544
Once there's something to present.

602
00:27:33,624 --> 00:27:33,764
Yeah.

603
00:27:33,894 --> 00:27:34,204
Yeah.

604
00:27:35,764 --> 00:27:37,544
The other thing is that,

605
00:27:38,984 --> 00:27:42,804
and you kind of brought that up, that there was a consultant last time, and

606
00:27:43,344 --> 00:27:46,864
the consultants kind of have a template that they

607
00:27:47,024 --> 00:27:50,064
use when they're working with the districts, we hope,

608
00:27:50,424 --> 00:27:52,324
that they've agreed upon.

609
00:27:53,824 --> 00:27:57,364
So everyone's sort of template looks the same,

610
00:27:57,504 --> 00:27:59,924
and hopefully they will do that again.

611
00:27:59,964 --> 00:28:02,494
But they haven't even appointed who these people-

612
00:28:02,504 --> 00:28:04,364
They're down to two finalists right now.

613
00:28:05,664 --> 00:28:06,904
For our area, or?

614
00:28:10,144 --> 00:28:13,904
So I can't recall. I think there's two lead finalists, so it's

615
00:28:14,044 --> 00:28:16,144
Dave Yonce and some other

616
00:28:17,204 --> 00:28:19,344
person I can't recall right now.

617
00:28:20,444 --> 00:28:20,884
And the

618
00:28:21,924 --> 00:28:24,924
Vermont Learning Collaborative is

619
00:28:26,144 --> 00:28:29,404
working to get that one person, and then that person will be training the

620
00:28:29,484 --> 00:28:31,064
other

621
00:28:33,884 --> 00:28:35,484
facilitators, I believe.

622
00:28:37,324 --> 00:28:38,463
That is, I believe-

623
00:28:38,524 --> 00:28:41,704
So somebody else entirely would be our facilitator, or this-

624
00:28:41,804 --> 00:28:42,284
Could be.

625
00:28:42,524 --> 00:28:42,674
Could be.

626
00:28:42,704 --> 00:28:43,744
Yes, I believe.

627
00:28:45,364 --> 00:28:45,544
So.

628
00:28:45,724 --> 00:28:46,144
Or maybe

629
00:28:47,384 --> 00:28:50,664
could be Dave or the other person.

630
00:28:50,684 --> 00:28:52,484
But then they could be training other people to-

631
00:28:52,584 --> 00:28:52,713
Yeah

632
00:28:52,804 --> 00:28:55,034
... be the facilitators. Because, I mean, you have

633
00:28:55,564 --> 00:28:59,544
what, like 10

634
00:28:59,584 --> 00:29:00,924
groups, so I don't think that

635
00:29:03,364 --> 00:29:05,684
one person can do that many groups, so.

636
00:29:07,234 --> 00:29:07,234
Mm-hmm.

637
00:29:07,264 --> 00:29:17,344
Yeah,

638
00:29:17,844 --> 00:29:17,854
so.

639
00:29:17,894 --> 00:29:21,424
Okay. Okay. So maybe what I will do then is ahead of our next meeting, I'll send

640
00:29:21,444 --> 00:29:25,044
out an email to the board just asking for any milestones that you would want to

641
00:29:25,104 --> 00:29:28,724
see or actions you'd want to see, and then we can bring those to a

642
00:29:28,764 --> 00:29:32,664
discussion and do sort of our final approval in the September meeting.

643
00:29:33,264 --> 00:29:36,904
We can also-- I think that's maybe when we've looked at the school improvement

644
00:29:36,964 --> 00:29:40,664
plans. I don't know if that's right for the timing that you all are-- or the

645
00:29:40,724 --> 00:29:43,634
continuous improvement plans for the timing you all are working with.

646
00:29:43,724 --> 00:29:45,324
The timeline is different this year-

647
00:29:45,624 --> 00:29:45,924
Yeah

648
00:29:46,024 --> 00:29:46,504
... than it has been.

649
00:29:47,364 --> 00:29:51,084
So we don't need to submit to the state until the end of September.

650
00:29:51,254 --> 00:29:51,254
September.

651
00:29:51,324 --> 00:29:53,524
Oh, okay. So it might be more of an October.

652
00:29:54,184 --> 00:29:54,364
Yeah.

653
00:29:54,764 --> 00:29:56,224
September 30th is the deadline.

654
00:29:56,244 --> 00:29:56,544
Yeah.

655
00:29:56,604 --> 00:29:59,284
See, so when we first put that work plan together, we

656
00:30:00,644 --> 00:30:02,444
were going off of old information-

657
00:30:02,474 --> 00:30:02,474
Yeah

658
00:30:02,484 --> 00:30:06,464
... and stuff like that, and then the state in its- Great wisdom

659
00:30:06,524 --> 00:30:10,364
has changed things, and so some of the work we're going to do

660
00:30:10,404 --> 00:30:13,494
tomorrow with principals and everything is refine some of

661
00:30:13,564 --> 00:30:17,404
that work plan to bring back to the board so that we

662
00:30:17,464 --> 00:30:17,664
can

663
00:30:19,324 --> 00:30:23,044
try and bring things in order. Because we're looking at

664
00:30:23,404 --> 00:30:24,384
potentially moving

665
00:30:25,344 --> 00:30:27,644
when we do panorama survey, right?

666
00:30:27,724 --> 00:30:31,254
Because we've always done it in the spring, and then we've realized that then it

667
00:30:31,284 --> 00:30:34,004
only gives us one bite at the apple with that information.

668
00:30:34,024 --> 00:30:37,824
And so is it better maybe to give it in the fall and then give it in the spring so

669
00:30:37,864 --> 00:30:40,364
we have a pre and a post, right? So we get more data.

670
00:30:40,384 --> 00:30:40,504
And

671
00:30:41,404 --> 00:30:45,324
so we talked a little bit about that today, but we're going to dive a little deeper

672
00:30:45,384 --> 00:30:46,164
into that. So,

673
00:30:47,884 --> 00:30:49,264
that might inform some of the

674
00:30:50,204 --> 00:30:53,684
information that we can provide back to the boards and stuff like that.

675
00:30:53,724 --> 00:30:55,164
So we're trying to get

676
00:30:57,104 --> 00:31:00,183
things fixed on our end so we can give the board better information.

677
00:31:00,484 --> 00:31:01,494
Yeah. Okay.

678
00:31:01,504 --> 00:31:02,824
Hopefully the community, so.

679
00:31:03,224 --> 00:31:06,444
Well, that's helpful. So maybe then we'll plan for October for the

680
00:31:07,364 --> 00:31:11,344
CIPs, and then for board goals, we can still talk about ours

681
00:31:11,364 --> 00:31:14,724
because, again, the broad goal is that we are supporting the CIPs.

682
00:31:14,784 --> 00:31:18,524
I don't think that changes, but maybe the actions that we take are

683
00:31:18,544 --> 00:31:20,624
informed by what we hear are the priorities.

684
00:31:21,784 --> 00:31:23,264
Is October soon enough?

685
00:31:24,164 --> 00:31:24,364
For?

686
00:31:24,374 --> 00:31:25,314
For a board-

687
00:31:25,704 --> 00:31:26,424
That's, yeah.

688
00:31:26,524 --> 00:31:29,044
Oh, or do they need to be approved before they get submitted?

689
00:31:29,084 --> 00:31:31,424
I think they need to be approved before they're submitted, yeah.

690
00:31:32,404 --> 00:31:32,724
So we'll-

691
00:31:32,784 --> 00:31:32,914
The next meeting

692
00:31:33,004 --> 00:31:35,944
... we'll probably, so at the September meeting-

693
00:31:37,464 --> 00:31:37,474
Okay

694
00:31:37,474 --> 00:31:38,464
... we will have to

695
00:31:39,364 --> 00:31:43,184
present the CIPs to you all for your

696
00:31:43,324 --> 00:31:43,884
approval,

697
00:31:44,964 --> 00:31:45,364
so that we

698
00:31:46,384 --> 00:31:47,084
can get them,

699
00:31:48,864 --> 00:31:50,524
because we do have to present them by,

700
00:31:52,004 --> 00:31:54,354
or submit them to the state by the end of the month, so.

701
00:31:54,384 --> 00:31:55,894
We could have a special meeting in September.

702
00:31:55,904 --> 00:31:58,254
We could, yeah. If we need to, so.

703
00:31:58,264 --> 00:32:02,204
Give them some more, because the start of school is the

704
00:32:02,264 --> 00:32:03,204
worst time to-

705
00:32:04,484 --> 00:32:06,244
Quick turnaround. Not a big deal, yeah.

706
00:32:06,404 --> 00:32:07,304
Mine's almost done.

707
00:32:07,664 --> 00:32:09,444
Mine's done because I had to submit it to Martin.

708
00:32:09,804 --> 00:32:10,644
Mine's almost done, too.

709
00:32:11,284 --> 00:32:13,424
We're pretty close already. I think it's-

710
00:32:13,924 --> 00:32:16,404
Whatever

711
00:32:16,424 --> 00:32:16,844
... but we

712
00:32:18,244 --> 00:32:21,924
have some tweaking to do on the SU one, which doesn't need to be submitted, but

713
00:32:22,524 --> 00:32:26,504
we were working on that today. We got a little bit of work tomorrow, and I think

714
00:32:26,544 --> 00:32:30,484
we'll take a straw poll where we are with all

715
00:32:30,504 --> 00:32:32,124
the schools and...

716
00:32:33,714 --> 00:32:34,464
But I appreciate

717
00:32:36,384 --> 00:32:37,894
the flexibility on the board's

718
00:32:39,084 --> 00:32:39,284
behalf, so.

719
00:32:39,864 --> 00:32:43,244
All right. So we'll plan on September, and then we'll just check in as we get that

720
00:32:43,304 --> 00:32:46,864
agenda ready to go. And we'll do a special meeting if needed to

721
00:32:46,924 --> 00:32:49,164
approve before they are required to be submitted.

722
00:32:50,084 --> 00:32:52,164
Board goals we'll revisit in September.

723
00:32:53,584 --> 00:32:57,564
The next item I have is discussing the budget process, so thinking

724
00:32:57,624 --> 00:33:01,584
about our timeline. And Andy, I don't know if this works based on

725
00:33:01,624 --> 00:33:05,484
what we were thinking for the SU timeline, but I took what we

726
00:33:05,564 --> 00:33:07,524
had last year,

727
00:33:08,504 --> 00:33:12,404
and updated it with what I think are the dates for our

728
00:33:12,564 --> 00:33:15,264
special meetings and regular meetings this year.

729
00:33:15,744 --> 00:33:19,504
Some of these pieces will be moved, like adopting the CIPs and setting the board

730
00:33:19,544 --> 00:33:20,024
goals.

731
00:33:22,124 --> 00:33:22,584
But

732
00:33:23,544 --> 00:33:27,504
I think that if it works for you all, what we did last year was to have the

733
00:33:27,584 --> 00:33:31,464
second meeting of the month be our budget-focused meeting to the degree possible,

734
00:33:31,544 --> 00:33:34,964
and that way we can kind of make sure that we get through those pieces.

735
00:33:35,154 --> 00:33:35,244
Mm-hmm.

736
00:33:36,284 --> 00:33:40,164
So it would be finalizing the budget timeline in September, and I had

737
00:33:40,364 --> 00:33:43,564
this from the prior work plan, so Andy, let me know if this is not in alignment

738
00:33:43,604 --> 00:33:47,264
with what we're thinking now, but presenting a proposed budget in

739
00:33:47,304 --> 00:33:49,444
September and then reviewing it in October.

740
00:33:50,964 --> 00:33:52,384
Does that sound feasible,

741
00:33:53,644 --> 00:33:53,734
or is that-

742
00:33:54,764 --> 00:33:56,484
Ed and I are scheduled to meet here

743
00:33:57,964 --> 00:34:01,784
later this week, so could I get you an email out after-

744
00:34:01,904 --> 00:34:02,004
Yeah

745
00:34:02,044 --> 00:34:03,804
... we've met just to kind of look at that?

746
00:34:11,185 --> 00:34:11,464
Yeah.

747
00:34:13,725 --> 00:34:15,904
That would be ambitious.

748
00:34:16,604 --> 00:34:19,495
Yeah. I'm thinking October is probably-

749
00:34:20,225 --> 00:34:20,265
Yeah

750
00:34:20,274 --> 00:34:21,364
... more realistic.

751
00:34:21,984 --> 00:34:22,364
Mm-hmm.

752
00:34:22,383 --> 00:34:25,544
Because he's in the middle of audit right now.

753
00:34:25,644 --> 00:34:25,745
Yeah.

754
00:34:26,165 --> 00:34:26,725
And if we--

755
00:34:28,544 --> 00:34:32,484
The goal is to get the board's finalized audits by the end of

756
00:34:32,524 --> 00:34:33,084
September,

757
00:34:35,685 --> 00:34:37,725
which I think we're on track actually for this year.

758
00:34:40,304 --> 00:34:41,304
That might disrupt it.

759
00:34:43,104 --> 00:34:45,044
So let me just check with him, and then I will

760
00:34:48,304 --> 00:34:48,784
put you down.

761
00:34:49,144 --> 00:34:51,745
Okay. That sounds good. I think we also had a lot of

762
00:34:53,104 --> 00:34:56,324
cushion in this timeline to be able to review proposed budgets.

763
00:34:56,404 --> 00:34:56,604
So

764
00:34:57,424 --> 00:35:00,484
I think if we are also looking at the

765
00:35:01,124 --> 00:35:04,784
CIPs in September, it might make sense to identify the budget priorities

766
00:35:04,864 --> 00:35:05,144
then,

767
00:35:06,544 --> 00:35:09,744
because we'll have a better idea of what the school priorities are.

768
00:35:10,224 --> 00:35:13,604
And then we could take a look at a proposed budget potentially

769
00:35:14,264 --> 00:35:17,664
in the first meeting in October, or in the second meeting.

770
00:35:18,324 --> 00:35:20,424
Depending on where we're at, we can do

771
00:35:21,764 --> 00:35:25,304
an overview of anything that might be coming up in terms of finance or

772
00:35:25,344 --> 00:35:28,824
components. I think it might be helpful to have a refresh on what

773
00:35:29,164 --> 00:35:32,844
those pieces are, although I don't think I need to go into

774
00:35:33,044 --> 00:35:36,004
as much depth. You know I love a PowerPoint presentation, and I'm always happy to

775
00:35:36,024 --> 00:35:39,864
trot that one out But I think just making sure, especially for folks who

776
00:35:39,904 --> 00:35:43,744
might be watching school board meetings, what the tax rate

777
00:35:44,424 --> 00:35:48,284
calculation is, and sort of how the school funding features

778
00:35:48,504 --> 00:35:49,044
into that.

779
00:35:49,964 --> 00:35:53,384
And then I think this was based on the timeline from last year.

780
00:35:53,444 --> 00:35:55,604
We looked at the SU budget in October.

781
00:35:56,804 --> 00:35:57,674
But we can

782
00:35:58,584 --> 00:36:01,964
always update that if we need to as we get a sense from the

783
00:36:02,124 --> 00:36:03,624
SU meetings.

784
00:36:06,184 --> 00:36:09,924
We would be hopefully looking at any revisions to the initially

785
00:36:10,144 --> 00:36:11,964
proposed budget in November.

786
00:36:12,884 --> 00:36:16,764
Um, and then we would get some information that would help us finalize the budget

787
00:36:16,864 --> 00:36:18,404
with the final

788
00:36:19,244 --> 00:36:23,224
SU budget and the tax letter from the AOE happening in November and

789
00:36:23,264 --> 00:36:23,784
December,

790
00:36:24,644 --> 00:36:28,244
and then be able to vote on the Rockingham budget in the

791
00:36:28,264 --> 00:36:31,664
beginning of December, but hold the second meeting if we needed

792
00:36:31,724 --> 00:36:34,144
to have any further discussion.

793
00:36:35,114 --> 00:36:37,424
Good luck.

794
00:36:40,004 --> 00:36:41,154
It's ambitious, but I think it's-

795
00:36:41,154 --> 00:36:45,064
The state doesn't even provide the numbers to us that we

796
00:36:45,184 --> 00:36:45,444
need

797
00:36:46,704 --> 00:36:50,664
to know about the tax rate

798
00:36:50,724 --> 00:36:54,204
until the middle of December, right, Andy?

799
00:36:57,084 --> 00:36:59,504
Oh, like the pupil count?

800
00:37:00,384 --> 00:37:00,804
Yeah.

801
00:37:02,944 --> 00:37:05,484
Some other stuff.

802
00:37:06,404 --> 00:37:06,604
Yeah.

803
00:37:06,624 --> 00:37:10,844
If

804
00:37:10,904 --> 00:37:11,204
we just--

805
00:37:11,484 --> 00:37:17,364
Ideally,

806
00:37:17,404 --> 00:37:20,484
it'd be great to have-- I try to

807
00:37:22,244 --> 00:37:22,544
look to,

808
00:37:24,744 --> 00:37:28,624
as we get back from January, we're kind of finalizing budgets

809
00:37:28,704 --> 00:37:31,744
as we're coming back from winter break, just because then you got to get your

810
00:37:32,164 --> 00:37:34,384
articles and everything, because we've got to post them

811
00:37:35,384 --> 00:37:37,204
early in February kind of thing.

812
00:37:37,264 --> 00:37:37,294
Mm-hmm.

813
00:37:37,294 --> 00:37:39,144
Because we've got 40 days with that stuff.

814
00:37:39,244 --> 00:37:39,504
So

815
00:37:41,264 --> 00:37:41,524
if we

816
00:37:42,784 --> 00:37:45,824
cushion that and say, "Hey, it'd be great right before we go on break that we've

817
00:37:45,864 --> 00:37:46,084
got

818
00:37:47,204 --> 00:37:48,844
budgets done," that'd be

819
00:37:49,704 --> 00:37:52,404
ideal. But it's really waiting for the state.

820
00:37:52,864 --> 00:37:56,664
That's the hard part. But trying to have them done before we go on

821
00:37:56,724 --> 00:37:57,604
break, like at least

822
00:37:59,744 --> 00:38:03,684
that pudding, that semi-firm kind of

823
00:38:03,724 --> 00:38:03,964
thing-

824
00:38:04,044 --> 00:38:04,054
Mm-hmm

825
00:38:04,054 --> 00:38:06,204
... that's ideal because

826
00:38:08,244 --> 00:38:12,164
if we're still kind of real liquidy going into break, I think

827
00:38:12,244 --> 00:38:12,924
that

828
00:38:16,304 --> 00:38:19,284
we're having a lot more weekly meetings at that point.

829
00:38:19,324 --> 00:38:19,844
So that's

830
00:38:22,724 --> 00:38:25,244
what I'm trying to avoid because I think a couple of years

831
00:38:26,924 --> 00:38:26,924
--

832
00:38:26,984 --> 00:38:30,364
A few years back, we were having meetings almost every week

833
00:38:30,464 --> 00:38:32,304
in January.

834
00:38:32,484 --> 00:38:32,604
Yeah.

835
00:38:32,664 --> 00:38:33,584
Not with you all.

836
00:38:33,784 --> 00:38:35,124
Yeah.

837
00:38:35,324 --> 00:38:36,304
But with a previous board.

838
00:38:36,644 --> 00:38:38,294
I'd rather stay a little ambitious and-

839
00:38:39,044 --> 00:38:39,364
So-

840
00:38:39,464 --> 00:38:40,364
So the hearing later.

841
00:38:40,384 --> 00:38:41,724
Well, you told me I had till...

842
00:38:42,544 --> 00:38:43,244
Yeah. So.

843
00:38:45,224 --> 00:38:48,584
All right. So we will aim for December as an approval of the budget, but then know

844
00:38:48,604 --> 00:38:52,544
that we have January as well. That's also when we want to have our articles

845
00:38:53,164 --> 00:38:57,084
reviewed and approved. Um, and then whenever we have the

846
00:38:57,144 --> 00:39:00,504
deadlines that we know we need, I know, Andy, I think last year you had

847
00:39:01,204 --> 00:39:05,004
a goal for a deadline for all of the budgets to be adopted and the deadline for

848
00:39:05,044 --> 00:39:08,004
article approval based on when it needs to be submitted.

849
00:39:08,553 --> 00:39:12,124
We can add those in and add when we will present the budget at town meeting and

850
00:39:12,164 --> 00:39:14,324
when it will be voted on. Um,

851
00:39:16,004 --> 00:39:16,524
but we will

852
00:39:18,404 --> 00:39:21,784
keep to our special meeting budget focus,

853
00:39:22,264 --> 00:39:25,404
and we will aim for December to the best of our ability.

854
00:39:26,244 --> 00:39:26,834
Question.

855
00:39:26,834 --> 00:39:27,064
Yes.

856
00:39:27,184 --> 00:39:30,944
So, uh, the budgeting priorities, would that be the

857
00:39:31,044 --> 00:39:32,604
second meeting in September?

858
00:39:33,804 --> 00:39:36,844
Ooh, that's a great question. Should we start our special

859
00:39:37,324 --> 00:39:39,424
meetings in September

860
00:39:40,224 --> 00:39:41,144
and have two a month?

861
00:39:45,844 --> 00:39:49,384
It gives the principals some time to get their starting school up.

862
00:39:50,264 --> 00:39:50,504
Yeah.

863
00:39:52,644 --> 00:39:55,144
Starting school is kind of crazy.

864
00:39:55,154 --> 00:39:55,154
It's crazy.

865
00:39:55,204 --> 00:39:56,804
Principals sometimes.

866
00:39:58,844 --> 00:39:59,284
Sometimes.

867
00:39:59,484 --> 00:39:59,984
Sometimes.

868
00:40:01,884 --> 00:40:05,784
Um, if that would work and another meeting would

869
00:40:05,824 --> 00:40:09,764
make it easier to space things out rather than tougher with adding another meeting

870
00:40:09,824 --> 00:40:11,364
into a busy September,

871
00:40:12,224 --> 00:40:15,204
then I think we can definitely start those meetings in September,

872
00:40:15,904 --> 00:40:17,724
um, with the budget priorities.

873
00:40:19,224 --> 00:40:23,104
And then we would plan on doing the present and review the proposed budget in

874
00:40:23,144 --> 00:40:23,644
October.

875
00:40:24,664 --> 00:40:28,084
It seems like we have enough things that have to happen in September that-

876
00:40:28,524 --> 00:40:28,794
It's worth doing another

877
00:40:28,794 --> 00:40:32,004
... having that at least as a cleanup meeting, even if it's not for the budget-

878
00:40:32,064 --> 00:40:32,074
Yeah

879
00:40:32,074 --> 00:40:34,284
... like if the SIPs or something else.

880
00:40:34,524 --> 00:40:34,724
Mm-hmm.

881
00:40:34,744 --> 00:40:34,834
Mm-hmm.

882
00:40:36,904 --> 00:40:38,124
So rather than a blockbuster

883
00:40:39,404 --> 00:40:41,724
post Labor Day weekend.

884
00:40:41,844 --> 00:40:43,604
When would our first meeting be in September?

885
00:40:43,664 --> 00:40:45,694
Because Labor Day is not till the second this year.

886
00:40:45,704 --> 00:40:47,484
Ah. That's-- Yeah. Well-

887
00:40:48,464 --> 00:40:49,784
We're close to Labor Day.

888
00:40:50,604 --> 00:40:51,484
No. So-

889
00:40:51,684 --> 00:40:54,913
Usually we'll do the Tuesday after. Is that?

890
00:40:55,264 --> 00:40:58,384
Yeah. So your all meeting is the eighth.

891
00:41:01,544 --> 00:41:01,554
Okay.

892
00:41:01,584 --> 00:41:02,844
And, um...

893
00:41:05,524 --> 00:41:08,524
So that means the next meeting would be 21st.

894
00:41:11,284 --> 00:41:12,884
Excellent. I'll be away on vacation.

895
00:41:15,324 --> 00:41:16,634
Hold on. This is-

896
00:41:16,704 --> 00:41:19,224
Submit all your budget priorities in writing.

897
00:41:19,684 --> 00:41:22,404
So are we meeting September 7th? Because that is-

898
00:41:22,984 --> 00:41:24,464
No, we'd meet on the eighth.

899
00:41:24,824 --> 00:41:26,024
Oh, the eighth. Can you-

900
00:41:26,664 --> 00:41:26,944
Yeah.

901
00:41:26,954 --> 00:41:27,004
Yes.

902
00:41:27,044 --> 00:41:27,454
So we've-

903
00:41:27,624 --> 00:41:28,304
Oh, you did already.

904
00:41:28,624 --> 00:41:28,924
I did.

905
00:41:28,934 --> 00:41:29,934
Oh, it doesn't show up on mine yet.

906
00:41:29,944 --> 00:41:32,944
Oh, do you know why? Because I didn't check. I tracked changes on it instead of...

907
00:41:37,904 --> 00:41:38,324
Actually, no.

908
00:41:39,624 --> 00:41:39,974
Maybe it's the one before.

909
00:41:39,974 --> 00:41:41,924
We'll put that in my calendar right now.

910
00:41:43,424 --> 00:41:43,744
Okay.

911
00:41:43,924 --> 00:41:43,954
September 2nd.

912
00:41:43,954 --> 00:41:45,464
Okay. So September 8th, uh,

913
00:41:46,484 --> 00:41:49,204
will be our regular September meeting.

914
00:41:49,274 --> 00:41:53,064
September 21st will be our, uh, cleanup

915
00:41:53,104 --> 00:41:55,864
meeting/budget priorities.

916
00:42:04,764 --> 00:42:04,984
Okay.

917
00:42:05,094 --> 00:42:06,264
Okay. And I will, uh-

918
00:42:07,528 --> 00:42:08,528
Clean this up,

919
00:42:09,768 --> 00:42:10,308
and then

920
00:42:11,208 --> 00:42:15,048
we'll have this to operate off of and make adjustments as we go.

921
00:42:16,628 --> 00:42:16,948
Okay.

922
00:42:19,148 --> 00:42:21,928
Anything else we should discuss with the budget process?

923
00:42:26,788 --> 00:42:30,748
Okay. We will skip over the budget priorities, since as discussed, we will

924
00:42:31,048 --> 00:42:31,888
be doing those later.

925
00:42:32,948 --> 00:42:34,208
But I did link the

926
00:42:35,048 --> 00:42:38,768
collaborative budgeting resource from the BSBA, which I thought was a helpful

927
00:42:38,778 --> 00:42:42,728
example of ways that you could consider setting budget priorities, just as we

928
00:42:42,768 --> 00:42:44,848
think about what kind of guidance might be useful.

929
00:42:44,928 --> 00:42:45,868
But for

930
00:42:46,768 --> 00:42:50,608
principals and Andy, let us know what kind of guidance is useful as well,

931
00:42:50,688 --> 00:42:54,148
and that way we can make sure that we're giving priorities that make sense and are

932
00:42:54,168 --> 00:42:54,648
helpful.

933
00:42:59,108 --> 00:43:03,017
Okay. And then I think this was also a work plan item that I

934
00:43:03,028 --> 00:43:06,108
don't know if we are ready for, the baseline enrollment and staffing.

935
00:43:10,108 --> 00:43:11,667
Yeah. No, we're...

936
00:43:17,248 --> 00:43:18,508
Do you on dial-up there, Andy?

937
00:43:19,508 --> 00:43:19,848
I'm sorry?

938
00:43:19,968 --> 00:43:20,528
Sound like it.

939
00:43:21,328 --> 00:43:21,728
No.

940
00:43:22,368 --> 00:43:23,488
I thought it was doing a good ribbit.

941
00:43:25,608 --> 00:43:28,028
Not on dial-up.

942
00:43:32,628 --> 00:43:34,748
Baseline enrollment staffing.

943
00:43:36,788 --> 00:43:38,668
Did you want principals to report on-

944
00:43:38,688 --> 00:43:41,788
We can give you, yeah, we can give you what we have for numbers and staffings.

945
00:43:42,968 --> 00:43:44,568
This is from the work plan.

946
00:43:44,668 --> 00:43:44,928
Oh.

947
00:43:45,008 --> 00:43:45,448
So I'll...

948
00:43:49,108 --> 00:43:50,518
Do you know what you meant by that, Andy, when you-

949
00:43:50,608 --> 00:43:50,948
I don't

950
00:43:51,068 --> 00:43:51,218
... wrote it down?

951
00:43:51,248 --> 00:43:52,848
Off the top of my head, I apologize.

952
00:43:57,228 --> 00:43:58,388
Yeah, I do apologize.

953
00:44:00,268 --> 00:44:04,188
But I did ask principals to at least just have verbal, some just

954
00:44:04,748 --> 00:44:05,528
information about

955
00:44:06,648 --> 00:44:10,348
where they are staffing-wise and things that are going on with

956
00:44:10,388 --> 00:44:13,568
school just for opening. So, if they could give...

957
00:44:13,828 --> 00:44:15,988
I'd ask them not to do it just a written report, but just-

958
00:44:16,407 --> 00:44:16,568
Yeah

959
00:44:16,588 --> 00:44:17,488
... things, just so

960
00:44:18,428 --> 00:44:20,768
if you want to, real quick, they could use this time for that.

961
00:44:20,848 --> 00:44:21,088
Just-

962
00:44:21,168 --> 00:44:21,668
Yeah

963
00:44:21,688 --> 00:44:22,748
... if you guys are okay with that.

964
00:44:22,808 --> 00:44:23,048
Yeah.

965
00:44:23,888 --> 00:44:27,688
Okay. Take your across from me so I make eye contact with you guys.

966
00:44:28,828 --> 00:44:30,228
So we are

967
00:44:31,048 --> 00:44:34,628
pretty well set for staffing. We have one paraposition that we're

968
00:44:34,908 --> 00:44:35,648
still working on.

969
00:44:36,468 --> 00:44:39,748
We have two new custodians this summer, and they are doing an amazing job,

970
00:44:40,628 --> 00:44:42,808
working really hard, and it's been great.

971
00:44:43,788 --> 00:44:45,968
Sean has been fantastic to work with.

972
00:44:47,588 --> 00:44:51,208
We did have a water leak in one of our main pipes into the

973
00:44:51,268 --> 00:44:54,788
building, and it started out like a

974
00:44:54,848 --> 00:44:58,668
drip, drip, drip, and then it became like it filled a

975
00:44:58,788 --> 00:44:59,068
gallon,

976
00:45:00,588 --> 00:45:04,488
I mean, not a gallon, a garbage pail in eight hours, and then it filled a garbage

977
00:45:04,548 --> 00:45:08,048
pail in 40 seconds. So we ended up having to shut it completely off.

978
00:45:08,068 --> 00:45:09,848
We were without water for a week while

979
00:45:11,648 --> 00:45:13,228
the repair

980
00:45:14,408 --> 00:45:17,668
part was purchased. And so the repair's been made.

981
00:45:17,748 --> 00:45:21,088
The water's back on. Everything's fine, except we don't have any hot water, that

982
00:45:21,168 --> 00:45:21,648
sort of thing.

983
00:45:22,868 --> 00:45:26,068
A lot of retiling is happening this year in the gym floor.

984
00:45:26,108 --> 00:45:26,368
Not

985
00:45:27,268 --> 00:45:31,188
the whole thing, but a lot of sections that have been starting to crack up.

986
00:45:32,768 --> 00:45:35,508
And Tyler is there today. I think he's been at your building, too.

987
00:45:35,568 --> 00:45:37,048
It's pretty impressive what he does.

988
00:45:38,288 --> 00:45:40,608
And the other thing on my list was the boiler repair.

989
00:45:41,158 --> 00:45:44,368
And other than that, it's a lot of the normal summer,

990
00:45:44,828 --> 00:45:48,578
get the rooms looking spiffy, get the floors all waxed, and

991
00:45:50,568 --> 00:45:54,378
we have a couple of staff members returning to us who we're really excited about,

992
00:45:54,568 --> 00:45:56,208
Jim Burgess, and well, you guys all know that.

993
00:45:56,248 --> 00:45:57,048
You approved her, so

994
00:45:57,868 --> 00:45:58,648
yeah.

995
00:45:59,608 --> 00:46:00,568
Great. Thank you.

996
00:46:00,628 --> 00:46:00,708
Mm-hmm.

997
00:46:01,197 --> 00:46:02,148
Any questions for Kate?

998
00:46:04,368 --> 00:46:05,728
How big was the garbage bucket?

999
00:46:06,828 --> 00:46:07,118
Oh.

1000
00:46:07,168 --> 00:46:08,088
It was a 50 gallon.

1001
00:46:08,508 --> 00:46:09,558
Yeah, it was like a-

1002
00:46:09,558 --> 00:46:09,558
Oh, like a-

1003
00:46:09,558 --> 00:46:09,558
Yeah.

1004
00:46:09,648 --> 00:46:10,588
How many seconds? That's a-

1005
00:46:11,168 --> 00:46:11,928
I was thinking like a little trash can.

1006
00:46:12,028 --> 00:46:13,908
It was a lot of water.

1007
00:46:15,108 --> 00:46:17,528
It ended up being a Visbest claim, so

1008
00:46:18,588 --> 00:46:20,388
we paid our deductible. But

1009
00:46:23,168 --> 00:46:25,188
insurance did cover the remainder of it.

1010
00:46:25,248 --> 00:46:26,308
I don't know if we

1011
00:46:27,268 --> 00:46:30,428
found out if it was... There was a water main break-

1012
00:46:30,598 --> 00:46:30,598
Yeah

1013
00:46:30,598 --> 00:46:32,768
... that happened outside that was

1014
00:46:33,648 --> 00:46:36,888
something with the town that contributed to

1015
00:46:38,028 --> 00:46:39,188
probably a pressure spike.

1016
00:46:39,368 --> 00:46:40,548
It happened right after-

1017
00:46:40,608 --> 00:46:40,638
Drop in spike, yeah

1018
00:46:40,638 --> 00:46:42,318
... they repaired the main, so-

1019
00:46:42,348 --> 00:46:43,508
Yeah. So,

1020
00:46:45,748 --> 00:46:45,948
but

1021
00:46:47,288 --> 00:46:50,748
yeah, because at first, it was like Kate said.

1022
00:46:50,788 --> 00:46:53,268
It wasn't a big deal. Then it became...

1023
00:46:53,788 --> 00:46:55,288
And then it was like continual.

1024
00:46:55,538 --> 00:46:55,538
Weekend.

1025
00:46:55,628 --> 00:46:58,648
It didn't matter what we did, it was just happening, so yeah.

1026
00:47:01,008 --> 00:47:02,888
All is well in that regard now, so

1027
00:47:03,698 --> 00:47:03,698
Good.

1028
00:47:04,308 --> 00:47:06,448
And then I think the only other thing is-

1029
00:47:07,188 --> 00:47:07,288
Oh

1030
00:47:07,368 --> 00:47:08,308
... the rotary-

1031
00:47:08,848 --> 00:47:10,238
Oh. Okay. Sorry, go ahead. You can tell.

1032
00:47:10,238 --> 00:47:10,527
No, go ahead.

1033
00:47:10,788 --> 00:47:11,018
You can tell.

1034
00:47:11,028 --> 00:47:11,548
No, you.

1035
00:47:12,408 --> 00:47:14,628
Yes. You know this. You were there.

1036
00:47:15,508 --> 00:47:19,248
Yes, the rotary came on July 12th, and in short

1037
00:47:19,368 --> 00:47:21,928
order, took out all of the

1038
00:47:23,388 --> 00:47:26,768
garden beds that were right next to the building in the courtyard side.

1039
00:47:26,938 --> 00:47:27,488
And

1040
00:47:29,108 --> 00:47:32,728
we thought it was going to be a massive task and with a bucket loader and a dump

1041
00:47:32,788 --> 00:47:36,488
truck, it was a couple of hours. So our plan now is

1042
00:47:36,568 --> 00:47:36,868
to

1043
00:47:38,368 --> 00:47:38,788
put-

1044
00:47:41,608 --> 00:47:42,208
Raised beds

1045
00:47:42,248 --> 00:47:46,028
... raised beds there, containers for raised beds along those

1046
00:47:46,048 --> 00:47:49,468
windows and have them connect in ways with the curriculum.

1047
00:47:49,528 --> 00:47:52,498
So there'll be a pollinator garden outside the second grade and

1048
00:47:54,428 --> 00:47:57,768
bird plants along the first grade and things like that. So yeah.

1049
00:48:01,708 --> 00:48:03,408
Oh, I see. And Laurie, would you like that?

1050
00:48:03,668 --> 00:48:04,088
Sure.

1051
00:48:05,128 --> 00:48:08,528
We are anticipating 70 students as of today, which is

1052
00:48:09,348 --> 00:48:11,468
no change from where we ended.

1053
00:48:12,928 --> 00:48:16,568
As far as staffing goes, in the process of

1054
00:48:16,908 --> 00:48:17,298
interviewing

1055
00:48:19,524 --> 00:48:20,444
Paraprofessional.

1056
00:48:21,684 --> 00:48:23,964
Facilities updates.

1057
00:48:25,004 --> 00:48:28,784
Work that's been completed so far is the 1915 building

1058
00:48:28,844 --> 00:48:32,404
front step repair, waterproofing the exterior basement wall,

1059
00:48:32,864 --> 00:48:36,544
drainage outside of the first-grade classroom, and fixing the sidewalk cracks.

1060
00:48:37,924 --> 00:48:41,704
Things that are in progress, the paving project, which is going to begin August

1061
00:48:41,844 --> 00:48:43,184
5th. Thank you for approving that

1062
00:48:44,064 --> 00:48:44,964
this summer.

1063
00:48:46,004 --> 00:48:49,704
Quotes have been obtained for the third and fourth-grade split

1064
00:48:49,884 --> 00:48:50,544
heat pumps

1065
00:48:51,384 --> 00:48:52,744
for cooling purposes,

1066
00:48:54,384 --> 00:48:55,064
but no

1067
00:48:56,104 --> 00:48:59,664
action on that. And then the LED

1068
00:48:59,764 --> 00:49:03,504
lighting, Sean had Hamlet come and take a look about

1069
00:49:03,544 --> 00:49:07,123
replacing the kitchen and the gym, but no

1070
00:49:07,204 --> 00:49:08,304
action on that either.

1071
00:49:10,024 --> 00:49:13,964
Other things that are in the works but no action as of today,

1072
00:49:14,664 --> 00:49:17,964
wood chips for the playground, removing the propane tank

1073
00:49:19,224 --> 00:49:23,084
and replacing it, installing a new well pump, which

1074
00:49:23,124 --> 00:49:25,944
is working fine, but it's at the 10-year mark where it

1075
00:49:27,164 --> 00:49:29,064
ended its life 10 years ago.

1076
00:49:31,184 --> 00:49:33,084
So we're anticipating it's going to do the same thing.

1077
00:49:33,804 --> 00:49:35,944
And cleaning the chimney flue.

1078
00:49:37,284 --> 00:49:40,804
One thing that wasn't, and maybe Andy, it should have been at the top when we were

1079
00:49:40,844 --> 00:49:44,394
talking about CES in the middle school, but Ricky

1080
00:49:44,604 --> 00:49:48,444
had wondered if anyone wanted additional keyless access

1081
00:49:48,524 --> 00:49:52,004
points, and I talked with him about

1082
00:49:52,724 --> 00:49:56,604
the door by the kindergarten hallway to access

1083
00:49:56,684 --> 00:50:00,424
our garden area, putting one in there because right now

1084
00:50:00,584 --> 00:50:03,744
students go outside. They either have to walk all the way around the front, we

1085
00:50:03,804 --> 00:50:07,524
can't leave the doors propped open, or walk around the back

1086
00:50:07,624 --> 00:50:09,424
and enter through the gym.

1087
00:50:10,684 --> 00:50:14,364
So, he did provide a quote from Green Mountain

1088
00:50:14,424 --> 00:50:15,064
Security.

1089
00:50:16,484 --> 00:50:17,744
I'll just quickly share it with you.

1090
00:50:17,864 --> 00:50:20,864
Not that I'm expecting you to do anything with it, but if you did, it would be

1091
00:50:20,884 --> 00:50:21,304
wonderful.

1092
00:50:24,224 --> 00:50:28,084
For the one keyless, so staff can use their badge to go in and out,

1093
00:50:28,224 --> 00:50:31,604
it's $4,674.57.

1094
00:50:33,044 --> 00:50:35,824
And that is, as I said, from Green Mountain Security.

1095
00:50:36,424 --> 00:50:38,084
That would be on the playground side?

1096
00:50:38,444 --> 00:50:38,704
No.

1097
00:50:41,244 --> 00:50:43,804
You know the hallway that leads to kindergarten?

1098
00:50:44,984 --> 00:50:45,184
Yeah.

1099
00:50:46,404 --> 00:50:50,364
Yeah, right across from the administrative offices, there's that

1100
00:50:50,404 --> 00:50:51,664
exterior door.

1101
00:50:51,744 --> 00:50:51,904
Oh.

1102
00:50:52,144 --> 00:50:53,564
So that's the closest,

1103
00:50:54,584 --> 00:50:58,364
because we could put one outside of second grade, but then if another

1104
00:50:58,404 --> 00:51:01,804
class wanted to use it, then they'd have to go through the second-grade classroom

1105
00:51:02,624 --> 00:51:03,904
to access the garden. So,

1106
00:51:06,064 --> 00:51:07,014
that's

1107
00:51:08,544 --> 00:51:10,864
where ideally it would be located, just for

1108
00:51:11,784 --> 00:51:12,784
ease of access.

1109
00:51:14,364 --> 00:51:17,804
Is it a wired one or a wireless one? Do you know?

1110
00:51:18,724 --> 00:51:19,664
Um...

1111
00:51:20,864 --> 00:51:23,404
It's wireless, isn't it? Similar to the ones we have out-

1112
00:51:23,524 --> 00:51:23,884
Yeah.

1113
00:51:23,934 --> 00:51:23,934
Yeah.

1114
00:51:23,984 --> 00:51:25,524
It's similar.

1115
00:51:26,504 --> 00:51:28,284
They would all be wireless. Yeah.

1116
00:51:30,193 --> 00:51:30,193
Yeah.

1117
00:51:31,344 --> 00:51:35,124
There's just the details on this about how much they

1118
00:51:35,224 --> 00:51:36,244
want reader-wise.

1119
00:51:36,544 --> 00:51:37,144
Yeah. No.

1120
00:51:38,384 --> 00:51:38,504
Yeah.

1121
00:51:40,024 --> 00:51:43,044
I'm a big fan of the card readers, so it is.

1122
00:51:45,384 --> 00:51:45,834
And then-

1123
00:51:45,834 --> 00:51:49,464
It's also good for saying, "No, you weren't here that day because you never..."

1124
00:51:51,524 --> 00:51:55,184
Yeah. And then, as I was telling Chris prior to the start of the meeting,

1125
00:51:55,264 --> 00:51:59,114
Burt and Brian, our custodians, are just fantastic,

1126
00:51:59,344 --> 00:52:02,724
and so efficient, and the building looks beautiful,

1127
00:52:03,764 --> 00:52:04,444
and they do great work.

1128
00:52:05,664 --> 00:52:08,104
So you have new custodians, too, or?

1129
00:52:08,784 --> 00:52:11,674
No, Brian joined us this

1130
00:52:11,844 --> 00:52:14,614
November, maybe. October,

1131
00:52:14,664 --> 00:52:15,924
maybe.

1132
00:52:17,044 --> 00:52:17,204
Late

1133
00:52:19,124 --> 00:52:19,584
25.

1134
00:52:20,784 --> 00:52:20,884
Yeah.

1135
00:52:21,033 --> 00:52:21,864
Oh, so it's his first summer.

1136
00:52:22,264 --> 00:52:22,464
Yeah.

1137
00:52:24,664 --> 00:52:26,184
Well, he's been with us about a year.

1138
00:52:26,744 --> 00:52:28,244
I thought you might answer that.

1139
00:52:28,304 --> 00:52:30,544
Yeah. He hasn't been with us like-

1140
00:52:30,744 --> 00:52:31,604
There was mail today. I was like...

1141
00:52:33,784 --> 00:52:34,024
But he

1142
00:52:35,344 --> 00:52:37,383
hasn't been with us like Burt has been with us, but...

1143
00:52:38,323 --> 00:52:38,453
I think-

1144
00:52:38,464 --> 00:52:40,383
Burt built the school in 1915, right?

1145
00:52:41,574 --> 00:52:42,064
Well...

1146
00:52:43,424 --> 00:52:45,024
1916, he came along.

1147
00:52:46,654 --> 00:52:47,504
Put the final brick in.

1148
00:52:48,764 --> 00:52:52,404
Well, is there any reason for not to go right ahead with the door

1149
00:52:52,504 --> 00:52:54,904
lock? Well, technically,

1150
00:52:55,904 --> 00:52:57,124
there is actually another

1151
00:52:58,084 --> 00:52:59,804
keyless entry that should be dropped in there-

1152
00:52:59,924 --> 00:52:59,994
Yeah

1153
00:52:59,994 --> 00:53:00,794
... which is the

1154
00:53:02,064 --> 00:53:03,864
inside the, um-

1155
00:53:05,884 --> 00:53:06,893
It's the opposite of downstairs.

1156
00:53:06,984 --> 00:53:07,284
I know.

1157
00:53:07,904 --> 00:53:11,604
I know. So, as you're saying, inside where

1158
00:53:13,584 --> 00:53:17,524
after students come in and you've got that alternative entrance where Sarah is,

1159
00:53:17,944 --> 00:53:21,004
there's a second entry. That second door,

1160
00:53:21,304 --> 00:53:25,024
it's supposed to be locked at all

1161
00:53:25,044 --> 00:53:26,984
times. It's not locked.

1162
00:53:27,084 --> 00:53:27,444
Yeah.

1163
00:53:27,464 --> 00:53:29,204
And it's supposed to be a keyless entry.

1164
00:53:29,904 --> 00:53:31,674
I don't know how that got overlooked

1165
00:53:32,624 --> 00:53:35,504
when the ESSER project was being done, but that's supposed to actually...

1166
00:53:35,584 --> 00:53:38,384
So when you go to Westminster, it's a double entry.

1167
00:53:38,864 --> 00:53:42,704
So you key less entry to get in, you're caught in that little

1168
00:53:42,804 --> 00:53:45,564
area, and then you keyless entry to get back in.

1169
00:53:46,024 --> 00:53:49,644
But that actually, we would have to find out what the cost of that is because

1170
00:53:49,664 --> 00:53:50,544
that's a buzzer

1171
00:53:51,564 --> 00:53:52,304
let in too.

1172
00:53:53,124 --> 00:53:56,624
So Sarah would buzz people in to come in through that door,

1173
00:53:57,784 --> 00:53:59,224
but then staff could also-

1174
00:53:59,584 --> 00:54:00,634
So once you go out into the exterior-

1175
00:54:00,744 --> 00:54:01,144
Yeah

1176
00:54:01,364 --> 00:54:01,364
...

1177
00:54:02,164 --> 00:54:03,354
that's a much better spot than six plus.

1178
00:54:03,464 --> 00:54:06,424
But it should all be done at the same time to have the guy come out one time.

1179
00:54:06,544 --> 00:54:10,184
Right. So that would be my only- Well, that's a security

1180
00:54:10,424 --> 00:54:11,494
concern. Right. So-

1181
00:54:11,494 --> 00:54:12,684
Shouldn't cost that much more.

1182
00:54:13,344 --> 00:54:13,484
Well,

1183
00:54:14,304 --> 00:54:16,964
and I do have a bid as well that we have

1184
00:54:17,884 --> 00:54:21,704
for a keyless entry, a second secure door

1185
00:54:21,744 --> 00:54:22,004
there.

1186
00:54:22,184 --> 00:54:22,284
So-

1187
00:54:22,334 --> 00:54:22,734
So if you're

1188
00:54:23,544 --> 00:54:24,854
going to consider it, I'd like to throw that in as well.

1189
00:54:24,864 --> 00:54:28,604
So maybe let me talk with Ricky. Sure. I don't know. Let me talk with Ricky.

1190
00:54:28,924 --> 00:54:29,804
I have two as well.

1191
00:54:31,464 --> 00:54:35,424
But mine go against the Sean thing because Sean was looking to fix the keys on the

1192
00:54:35,484 --> 00:54:39,024
door, where Ricky gave us a quote to just make them keyless.

1193
00:54:39,924 --> 00:54:41,144
Let me talk with Ricky.

1194
00:54:41,564 --> 00:54:41,784
I do.

1195
00:54:41,904 --> 00:54:45,704
And maybe I can ask if you all might entertain a special

1196
00:54:45,784 --> 00:54:47,564
meeting, because that might be a-

1197
00:54:48,884 --> 00:54:52,804
You know, then we could get one, because it's easier to do one contract with

1198
00:54:52,824 --> 00:54:55,394
a vendor as opposed to boop, boop, boops.

1199
00:54:55,524 --> 00:54:57,304
Right, and we could pay for it out of the capital reserves.

1200
00:54:57,364 --> 00:54:59,184
Yeah, because then it would make sense.

1201
00:54:59,604 --> 00:54:59,614
It would all-

1202
00:54:59,624 --> 00:54:59,724
Yeah.

1203
00:55:00,024 --> 00:55:00,974
It's all the same vendor, so.

1204
00:55:01,044 --> 00:55:02,824
It's all the same vendor, and it would be one

1205
00:55:03,944 --> 00:55:05,104
invoice as opposed to-

1206
00:55:06,364 --> 00:55:06,764
I agree

1207
00:55:06,844 --> 00:55:07,784
... three separate invoices.

1208
00:55:07,804 --> 00:55:07,964
Yeah.

1209
00:55:08,404 --> 00:55:09,464
Yeah. So.

1210
00:55:09,504 --> 00:55:09,664
Yeah.

1211
00:55:10,234 --> 00:55:12,463
All right, so for a special meeting for that.

1212
00:55:13,544 --> 00:55:13,554
Yeah.

1213
00:55:13,564 --> 00:55:13,594
Along with Sean's.

1214
00:55:13,594 --> 00:55:14,314
And we could probably get that-

1215
00:55:14,444 --> 00:55:15,124
So it's a treat to-

1216
00:55:16,304 --> 00:55:16,344
Can we send this to him?

1217
00:55:16,384 --> 00:55:16,754
Yes, please.

1218
00:55:16,754 --> 00:55:19,044
Yeah. Along with the interior.

1219
00:55:20,254 --> 00:55:21,364
Okay. Can do.

1220
00:55:21,524 --> 00:55:22,074
Yeah, especially at the beginning of the school year.

1221
00:55:22,124 --> 00:55:22,344
Yes.

1222
00:55:22,664 --> 00:55:23,924
Oh, sorry, Laura, were you all set?

1223
00:55:24,044 --> 00:55:24,364
I am.

1224
00:55:24,444 --> 00:55:24,844
Okay.

1225
00:55:26,684 --> 00:55:30,344
So as of today, we're at 205 students, which is

1226
00:55:31,764 --> 00:55:34,424
about 18 students lower than we were at the end of last year.

1227
00:55:34,624 --> 00:55:37,484
Not projected, but where we ended last year.

1228
00:55:37,764 --> 00:55:40,804
We had that huge eighth grade group that was 84 students-

1229
00:55:41,064 --> 00:55:41,184
Okay

1230
00:55:41,364 --> 00:55:45,344
... that we just passed on to the high school. So, 205 right now.

1231
00:55:45,764 --> 00:55:49,064
However, I do know that there's a couple of registering families

1232
00:55:49,124 --> 00:55:52,774
from out of district that are coming in and have filled out

1233
00:55:52,864 --> 00:55:54,224
paperwork, and I don't know if that show...

1234
00:55:54,364 --> 00:55:56,044
That's probably not showing yet in Powerschool.

1235
00:55:57,524 --> 00:55:59,484
Just like Kate said, our building looks amazing.

1236
00:55:59,604 --> 00:56:01,744
I only have one custodian here who

1237
00:56:02,844 --> 00:56:06,084
has a summer under his belt, and last summer was his first summer.

1238
00:56:06,564 --> 00:56:10,184
The other two custodians that are working with him, it's their very first summer.

1239
00:56:10,884 --> 00:56:13,304
As you know, without Rick and Ralph here,

1240
00:56:14,344 --> 00:56:17,784
there's been some turnover. The guys have done a great job.

1241
00:56:17,824 --> 00:56:21,684
The floors look like glass, and I actually think that they

1242
00:56:22,244 --> 00:56:25,144
are ahead of even where the guys were last summer.

1243
00:56:25,444 --> 00:56:25,854
Mm-hmm.

1244
00:56:26,324 --> 00:56:29,764
You know, not knowing that that was something that would be a thing, so I want to

1245
00:56:29,784 --> 00:56:33,664
commend them on that work. Obviously, there's stuff out in the hallway, so it looks

1246
00:56:33,684 --> 00:56:36,364
a little bit messy, but when you come in and you see the floors as beautiful as

1247
00:56:36,404 --> 00:56:40,004
they are, we've had some veteran staff who have already been in the building, in

1248
00:56:40,044 --> 00:56:42,884
the rooms, and they couldn't believe the rooms have been finished and how good they

1249
00:56:42,924 --> 00:56:46,664
look. So definitely a shout-out to Justin, Cody, and

1250
00:56:46,964 --> 00:56:48,884
Dave. So they did some good work there.

1251
00:56:49,624 --> 00:56:53,444
Like Kate said as well, Sean's been great, I know the short time that he's been

1252
00:56:53,464 --> 00:56:57,364
here, but he's had some pretty good ideas about ways to improve the building,

1253
00:56:57,824 --> 00:56:59,924
like the locks and stuff like that.

1254
00:57:00,384 --> 00:57:03,424
Tiling, Reverend, some of the tile guys were here at the end of last week,

1255
00:57:04,324 --> 00:57:07,044
kind of spot tiling, doing some replacement.

1256
00:57:07,964 --> 00:57:11,904
It is really cool to see. I wasn't here last week, but David sent me

1257
00:57:11,924 --> 00:57:13,584
a video of the guys doing the work, and

1258
00:57:14,444 --> 00:57:16,784
it's pretty efficient, so it was kind of cool to see that.

1259
00:57:16,824 --> 00:57:20,784
And some of it was the cracks and the chips, getting to be a safety issue for

1260
00:57:20,824 --> 00:57:22,534
kids walking through the hallways and stuff, so it's good to

1261
00:57:23,364 --> 00:57:26,844
have those fixed. You may have seen some of the masonry work that's been happening.

1262
00:57:27,444 --> 00:57:28,914
There have been tarps over the stairs.

1263
00:57:28,984 --> 00:57:32,644
Last week they were working on the stairs that go up to the grand

1264
00:57:32,664 --> 00:57:36,524
staircase to the building there. Currently, the whole side over

1265
00:57:36,564 --> 00:57:39,864
here, the side entry is caution taped off.

1266
00:57:39,904 --> 00:57:43,614
They're working on those steps. They've done some masonry work up on

1267
00:57:43,664 --> 00:57:43,984
the

1268
00:57:44,784 --> 00:57:46,654
back entry or side of the building here.

1269
00:57:47,624 --> 00:57:50,124
So they've been all over the place with that. It looks great.

1270
00:57:50,504 --> 00:57:52,964
The stairs walking up to the main

1271
00:57:53,844 --> 00:57:57,664
grand staircase entry were pretty beat up, so it's good to see some of those

1272
00:57:57,764 --> 00:57:58,144
fixed.

1273
00:58:00,004 --> 00:58:00,984
Hiring needs.

1274
00:58:01,984 --> 00:58:05,464
We're looking still officially, haven't technically hired a fifth grade special

1275
00:58:05,504 --> 00:58:05,864
educator,

1276
00:58:06,784 --> 00:58:10,524
but we have one in the queue potentially, but we got some more

1277
00:58:10,544 --> 00:58:13,684
investigation to go there and reference checks and stuff like that.

1278
00:58:14,344 --> 00:58:18,204
We're also looking for two special ed paras, one for

1279
00:58:18,284 --> 00:58:20,144
seventh and one for eighth grade so far.

1280
00:58:20,504 --> 00:58:22,644
Not one-on-ones, just small group paras.

1281
00:58:24,024 --> 00:58:24,164
And

1282
00:58:25,024 --> 00:58:25,344
that's it.

1283
00:58:27,284 --> 00:58:27,293
Okay.

1284
00:58:27,324 --> 00:58:30,844
The tile you both referred to, I assume is the VCT tile, not

1285
00:58:31,224 --> 00:58:31,984
ceramic or-

1286
00:58:32,224 --> 00:58:34,384
Yeah, correct. It's what's out there right now.

1287
00:58:34,544 --> 00:58:34,704
Yeah.

1288
00:58:41,904 --> 00:58:45,644
Okay. So thank you, principals, for impromptu reports.

1289
00:58:46,024 --> 00:58:47,484
It's great to hear what's going on.

1290
00:58:48,784 --> 00:58:52,064
The next items we have are revisiting the CBA,

1291
00:58:53,324 --> 00:58:56,084
which I think is linked in our agenda.

1292
00:58:56,924 --> 00:58:59,284
And just as a reminder, this was a way for

1293
00:59:00,104 --> 00:59:03,944
everyone on the board to feel like they had a basic understanding of the components

1294
00:59:03,984 --> 00:59:04,784
of the CBA

1295
00:59:06,064 --> 00:59:09,914
as we are going into negotiations again.

1296
00:59:09,964 --> 00:59:10,784
This year, yeah.

1297
00:59:10,794 --> 00:59:10,794
Okay.

1298
00:59:10,824 --> 00:59:11,414
This year,

1299
00:59:13,944 --> 00:59:15,904
we should begin negotiations in the fall.

1300
00:59:16,104 --> 00:59:19,904
So I think the CBA

1301
00:59:19,984 --> 00:59:21,684
ends in June, so

1302
00:59:23,984 --> 00:59:24,324
I think-

1303
00:59:24,424 --> 00:59:25,084
This is teachers?

1304
00:59:25,134 --> 00:59:26,964
Teachers. Yeah. I can't remember-

1305
00:59:27,094 --> 00:59:27,384
Teachers or staff.

1306
00:59:27,824 --> 00:59:28,644
This is teachers.

1307
00:59:29,444 --> 00:59:29,724
Which was-

1308
00:59:29,764 --> 00:59:30,764
This is certified, yeah.

1309
00:59:30,844 --> 00:59:30,944
Yeah.

1310
00:59:31,144 --> 00:59:31,704
Staff would be.

1311
00:59:31,904 --> 00:59:33,684
I'm trying to think. Is it Rick who...

1312
00:59:33,714 --> 00:59:34,124
I can't remember who-

1313
00:59:34,164 --> 00:59:34,944
It could be Chris.

1314
00:59:38,224 --> 00:59:39,544
Oh, who is our board representative?

1315
00:59:39,624 --> 00:59:39,844
Yeah.

1316
00:59:39,944 --> 00:59:40,514
That's right, yeah.

1317
00:59:40,544 --> 00:59:41,164
But I think it's...

1318
00:59:42,764 --> 00:59:43,934
Because there's only

1319
00:59:45,444 --> 00:59:49,264
three exchanges that can happen with-- Usually there's ground

1320
00:59:49,304 --> 00:59:52,464
rules that get set up, and there's three exchanges of

1321
00:59:53,784 --> 00:59:54,724
requests or

1322
00:59:56,304 --> 00:59:58,204
ideas that want to get put into the

1323
01:00:00,664 --> 01:00:03,864
changes in the CBA and whatnot. And so,

1324
01:00:05,184 --> 01:00:08,624
as many ideas or things that can come

1325
01:00:09,064 --> 01:00:10,264
early or it's a lot,

1326
01:00:11,744 --> 01:00:14,164
just makes it go smoother. And so,

1327
01:00:15,844 --> 01:00:19,344
one of my goals this year is to try and get as much

1328
01:00:19,484 --> 01:00:23,384
language cleaned up as possible because I think many years have gone

1329
01:00:23,444 --> 01:00:25,804
by, we haven't cleaned up the language.

1330
01:00:26,504 --> 01:00:27,594
Mm-hmm.

1331
01:00:27,664 --> 01:00:30,904
Yeah. But you get focused on dollars, which I understand.

1332
01:00:32,124 --> 01:00:32,344
But

1333
01:00:33,284 --> 01:00:36,524
we've worked on language back when Kate was on the

1334
01:00:39,204 --> 01:00:39,804
teacher

1335
01:00:41,544 --> 01:00:43,824
lead negotiator and whatnot, but

1336
01:00:44,664 --> 01:00:48,584
there's some outdated stuff now that as laws have changed and stuff and so-

1337
01:00:49,368 --> 01:00:51,408
We want to make sure those get taken off.

1338
01:00:51,628 --> 01:00:55,388
But Michelle Gould, who's our HR person, has been going through it

1339
01:00:55,448 --> 01:00:57,548
and just catching things that are no longer...

1340
01:00:59,068 --> 01:01:02,768
Things have just changed that I don't think any of us really know, but

1341
01:01:03,048 --> 01:01:03,328
as a

1342
01:01:04,168 --> 01:01:08,038
human resource person, she knows that those things shouldn't even be in

1343
01:01:08,088 --> 01:01:09,728
there. They're just changed and stuff.

1344
01:01:09,808 --> 01:01:10,008
So

1345
01:01:11,428 --> 01:01:11,948
things like that.

1346
01:01:16,708 --> 01:01:17,808
So I

1347
01:01:19,228 --> 01:01:21,528
suggest we go into executive session.

1348
01:01:22,148 --> 01:01:23,768
To discuss any specifics of the-

1349
01:01:23,848 --> 01:01:24,908
To discuss the

1350
01:01:26,468 --> 01:01:30,128
collective bargaining agreement in which we're acknowledged, of which

1351
01:01:31,248 --> 01:01:31,888
might put

1352
01:01:32,948 --> 01:01:33,308
us

1353
01:01:34,788 --> 01:01:34,938
or

1354
01:01:36,248 --> 01:01:39,348
any teachers at a disadvantage.

1355
01:01:41,768 --> 01:01:45,408
I guess I would say I would invite the principals too

1356
01:01:45,548 --> 01:01:47,588
for this meeting.

1357
01:01:52,328 --> 01:01:53,028
That was a save.

1358
01:01:53,088 --> 01:01:53,947
So was.

1359
01:02:00,388 --> 01:02:03,368
All right. So we have a motion to go into executive session.

1360
01:02:03,628 --> 01:02:05,568
All those in favor signify by saying aye.

1361
01:02:06,188 --> 01:02:06,388
Aye.

1362
01:02:06,448 --> 01:02:06,568
Aye.

1363
01:02:06,578 --> 01:02:07,428
Aye. Okay.

1364
01:02:08,388 --> 01:02:10,687
We're out of executive session with no action taken.

1365
01:02:11,188 --> 01:02:13,788
The next item on the agenda is the five-year capital plan.

1366
01:02:13,888 --> 01:02:16,668
And so Andy, I think I put this on here as a follow-up from

1367
01:02:18,208 --> 01:02:19,988
another meeting I was not able to be at.

1368
01:02:20,808 --> 01:02:24,348
I don't know if we have a capital plan ready, but I think our next plan,

1369
01:02:24,868 --> 01:02:28,668
the next time we talk about this, is to have the sheet of what's our five-year

1370
01:02:28,728 --> 01:02:31,788
plan, where are we at with the balance, and what would it be?

1371
01:02:31,868 --> 01:02:33,368
Yeah, I think with

1372
01:02:36,608 --> 01:02:37,948
optimistically, with

1373
01:02:39,608 --> 01:02:42,028
Shawn here, that was the goal, was to have something there.

1374
01:02:42,268 --> 01:02:45,728
With Shawn now leaving us at the end of the month,

1375
01:02:46,328 --> 01:02:47,648
I don't know if we can

1376
01:02:49,948 --> 01:02:53,568
be there. I can work with him to see if we can get something together

1377
01:02:54,288 --> 01:02:55,468
prior to him leaving.

1378
01:02:56,268 --> 01:03:00,148
So that would be hopeful that we can have something in place prior to him,

1379
01:03:01,248 --> 01:03:02,308
because that would be ideal.

1380
01:03:03,668 --> 01:03:07,428
And then for whomever's coming in, that would be a good sounding board.

1381
01:03:07,498 --> 01:03:07,498
Yeah.

1382
01:03:09,928 --> 01:03:11,788
But we're at also at the same point where we're trying to get

1383
01:03:13,568 --> 01:03:15,668
school open. A

1384
01:03:18,208 --> 01:03:22,088
lot of the work he's been working on is working on what Rick had had

1385
01:03:22,128 --> 01:03:24,188
in place and what he was seeing and

1386
01:03:25,948 --> 01:03:29,368
responding to. So some of it's a lot of just sit down and

1387
01:03:29,408 --> 01:03:31,848
just plugging away and putting things in.

1388
01:03:31,928 --> 01:03:33,878
So, at the same time,

1389
01:03:34,828 --> 01:03:38,648
the state has actually developed

1390
01:03:38,708 --> 01:03:40,328
and supposedly launching

1391
01:03:42,028 --> 01:03:42,448
shortly,

1392
01:03:43,328 --> 01:03:45,068
but shortly was a while ago,

1393
01:03:46,828 --> 01:03:48,048
a whole dashboard

1394
01:03:51,008 --> 01:03:54,578
on capital improvement plans for every single

1395
01:03:54,608 --> 01:03:55,028
district.

1396
01:03:57,148 --> 01:03:57,928
And so

1397
01:03:59,168 --> 01:04:03,128
we had to submit a whole bunch of stuff, and then we

1398
01:04:03,148 --> 01:04:06,788
had to go through and actually review a bunch of

1399
01:04:06,928 --> 01:04:10,568
stuff. I think that was just before we left in June,

1400
01:04:12,428 --> 01:04:14,868
because they were supposed to have something out very shortly.

1401
01:04:15,828 --> 01:04:16,408
And so

1402
01:04:20,868 --> 01:04:24,708
trying to balance out those two of do you want to replicate

1403
01:04:24,828 --> 01:04:27,688
work if they're already going to have something that's out there?

1404
01:04:29,968 --> 01:04:32,408
But I'll work with Shawn, and we can have something

1405
01:04:33,768 --> 01:04:35,588
at least put together for you all.

1406
01:04:36,328 --> 01:04:40,268
Yeah. I think baseline, we wanted to understand what our current level is in any

1407
01:04:40,308 --> 01:04:43,628
of the projects that we had approved for that would be taking out, and then I think

1408
01:04:43,668 --> 01:04:43,998
the next-

1409
01:04:44,068 --> 01:04:44,168
Yep

1410
01:04:44,248 --> 01:04:46,988
... step would be the five-year, where's the rest of it?

1411
01:04:47,048 --> 01:04:47,528
Yep.

1412
01:04:48,088 --> 01:04:49,008
Okay, great.

1413
01:04:49,168 --> 01:04:52,288
And I'd continue to be more than happy

1414
01:04:52,328 --> 01:04:56,148
to help out and participate, and even with the new person, meeting with

1415
01:04:56,548 --> 01:04:58,408
them, you, the principals, to start

1416
01:05:00,688 --> 01:05:01,988
working on some of that stuff.

1417
01:05:03,848 --> 01:05:04,588
All right. Thank you.

1418
01:05:05,048 --> 01:05:05,848
It's what I like to do.

1419
01:05:06,328 --> 01:05:09,388
I know. It's so great to have a rep on this board because every time we talk about

1420
01:05:09,408 --> 01:05:12,288
capital improvement, you throw out an acronym I've never heard of.

1421
01:05:13,748 --> 01:05:16,508
I feel very reassured by your knowledge of...

1422
01:05:19,188 --> 01:05:23,108
Okay. And then the last item that I had for old

1423
01:05:23,248 --> 01:05:27,198
business is building tours, and when it might make sense to set those

1424
01:05:27,328 --> 01:05:29,258
up. I know we've got a lot of work going on,

1425
01:05:30,108 --> 01:05:33,208
and don't want to add anything to your plates as you are getting ready for the

1426
01:05:33,248 --> 01:05:35,988
start of the school year. But also, I know we've talked about wanting to get in and

1427
01:05:36,048 --> 01:05:37,808
see some of the projects that have been happening.

1428
01:05:39,848 --> 01:05:40,608
I think November.

1429
01:05:41,348 --> 01:05:41,728
November?

1430
01:05:42,548 --> 01:05:43,268
Early November,

1431
01:05:44,108 --> 01:05:45,278
especially if we're going to work on this,

1432
01:05:46,848 --> 01:05:48,568
come up with some idea of this five-year plan.

1433
01:05:48,628 --> 01:05:50,708
I think it would be a good idea if the

1434
01:05:51,648 --> 01:05:55,548
principals and whoever had that list, and then the school

1435
01:05:55,628 --> 01:05:59,508
board was able to go to the schools and then see what they want

1436
01:05:59,548 --> 01:06:02,988
and need and why, and be able to actually visualize that.

1437
01:06:03,348 --> 01:06:05,348
Like when we hear the tile is chipping.

1438
01:06:05,688 --> 01:06:05,868
Yeah.

1439
01:06:06,168 --> 01:06:06,388
You know?

1440
01:06:06,528 --> 01:06:06,738
Mm-hmm.

1441
01:06:08,728 --> 01:06:09,668
Yeah, that would be great.

1442
01:06:11,528 --> 01:06:13,108
Okay. So we will aim for November.

1443
01:06:17,568 --> 01:06:19,988
Yeah, I was wondering if

1444
01:06:22,968 --> 01:06:26,628
we had tried to even think about what budget priorities and as we're

1445
01:06:26,848 --> 01:06:27,668
doing the budget, we

1446
01:06:28,868 --> 01:06:30,608
try in November. You know what I mean?

1447
01:06:31,948 --> 01:06:33,048
How we flow it all together.

1448
01:06:33,368 --> 01:06:35,718
Yeah. I was trying to make sure-

1449
01:06:36,428 --> 01:06:36,798
No, I know exactly

1450
01:06:36,807 --> 01:06:38,788
... we didn't do it in September or October.

1451
01:06:38,798 --> 01:06:38,798
Yeah.

1452
01:06:38,828 --> 01:06:40,408
No, I know exactly what you're trying to do.

1453
01:06:42,668 --> 01:06:44,898
This might be the time to do it. This month might be the time to do it before

1454
01:06:44,928 --> 01:06:45,328
school.

1455
01:06:47,368 --> 01:06:49,348
So you're saying August before school starts?

1456
01:06:50,408 --> 01:06:52,148
I was almost thinking Thanksgiving break time.

1457
01:06:58,700 --> 01:07:00,030
I guess it depends on how-

1458
01:07:01,440 --> 01:07:02,840
Depends on what we want to really see.

1459
01:07:02,880 --> 01:07:02,980
Yeah.

1460
01:07:03,000 --> 01:07:05,200
What do you really want to get out of it?

1461
01:07:05,220 --> 01:07:05,330
Yeah.

1462
01:07:05,420 --> 01:07:09,400
Are you going to talk about budget priorities, or are you just going

1463
01:07:09,440 --> 01:07:09,920
to say,

1464
01:07:11,540 --> 01:07:13,490
"Yeah, that should be in the plan," or-

1465
01:07:14,040 --> 01:07:14,120
Yeah

1466
01:07:14,180 --> 01:07:15,470
... that's all set, or what?

1467
01:07:17,300 --> 01:07:18,680
Little bit of both, I would think.

1468
01:07:21,220 --> 01:07:23,100
Probably go away for a budget meeting.

1469
01:07:23,520 --> 01:07:23,700
Yeah.

1470
01:07:25,700 --> 01:07:29,580
Could we, the four of us, talk about it tomorrow, and

1471
01:07:29,680 --> 01:07:30,640
I could get back to you all?

1472
01:07:31,460 --> 01:07:31,600
Just-

1473
01:07:31,740 --> 01:07:32,550
Sounds great. Yeah.

1474
01:07:32,560 --> 01:07:34,020
Because we're meeting tomorrow, so.

1475
01:07:37,120 --> 01:07:39,300
We're meeting. Okay, great. And then,

1476
01:07:40,520 --> 01:07:44,510
I know our next item is future agenda items,

1477
01:07:44,660 --> 01:07:48,580
and Nicole mentioned that there was a follow-up on the net solar.

1478
01:07:48,880 --> 01:07:51,000
And you have any other information on that?

1479
01:07:51,580 --> 01:07:52,960
I just know that

1480
01:07:54,760 --> 01:07:55,460
the gentleman

1481
01:07:56,540 --> 01:07:56,980
from the

1482
01:07:58,740 --> 01:08:02,540
net meter solar had requested to follow up with

1483
01:08:02,599 --> 01:08:05,940
some additional information and asked, and he'd asked

1484
01:08:06,000 --> 01:08:09,800
if he could come here today, and we just

1485
01:08:09,840 --> 01:08:13,360
felt that there was other priorities pushing, and

1486
01:08:14,340 --> 01:08:16,021
so we had pushed him off. But

1487
01:08:17,120 --> 01:08:21,061
I know that he'd had a couple of email exchanges with Chris, so

1488
01:08:21,141 --> 01:08:21,960
I don't know if they're...

1489
01:08:23,440 --> 01:08:27,181
I'll be really honest with you. He's tried to

1490
01:08:27,240 --> 01:08:29,760
contact me, and I'm very uncomfortable with it.

1491
01:08:29,780 --> 01:08:30,120
Yeah.

1492
01:08:30,440 --> 01:08:31,710
I'm just a board member.

1493
01:08:32,860 --> 01:08:34,061
Yeah. No, I understand. Yeah.

1494
01:08:34,160 --> 01:08:37,561
And I still feel

1495
01:08:39,400 --> 01:08:43,240
that if and when we go into a net metering

1496
01:08:44,300 --> 01:08:47,460
arrangement, we want to do it after we've addressed

1497
01:08:48,320 --> 01:08:51,920
or gotten our electric bill down as low as it can be through

1498
01:08:52,061 --> 01:08:53,200
other improvements, so.

1499
01:08:54,101 --> 01:08:56,141
I'd like to get Eric back here and-

1500
01:08:56,601 --> 01:08:56,700
Yeah.

1501
01:08:56,710 --> 01:08:56,710
Yeah.

1502
01:08:56,721 --> 01:08:57,400
I want to talk to Eric.

1503
01:08:59,061 --> 01:08:59,240
So.

1504
01:08:59,540 --> 01:09:03,080
My personal view is that this guy should be told

1505
01:09:03,420 --> 01:09:04,540
not now.

1506
01:09:05,860 --> 01:09:06,110
Well, I think-

1507
01:09:06,110 --> 01:09:07,769
We'll call you. Don't call us.

1508
01:09:07,960 --> 01:09:09,880
We have the perfect opportunity right now.

1509
01:09:11,400 --> 01:09:15,221
Our long-term facilities manager director just left.

1510
01:09:15,561 --> 01:09:19,200
The replacement didn't last very long. We need to find a new replacement.

1511
01:09:19,260 --> 01:09:21,101
We need to get them settled, and

1512
01:09:22,561 --> 01:09:26,540
it's not within the reality of scope of work for us right

1513
01:09:26,601 --> 01:09:26,900
now.

1514
01:09:29,141 --> 01:09:31,900
Yeah. I think that makes sense to me too. It sounds fair.

1515
01:09:33,420 --> 01:09:33,660
Okay.

1516
01:09:34,540 --> 01:09:38,489
The other things that I have on our agenda from the work plan that I

1517
01:09:38,500 --> 01:09:42,380
don't think we've yet covered are, we were at some point going to look at the

1518
01:09:42,641 --> 01:09:43,120
spring

1519
01:09:43,940 --> 01:09:44,660
MAP data.

1520
01:09:45,620 --> 01:09:47,360
I don't think we've done that yet. Have we?

1521
01:09:48,181 --> 01:09:49,601
I shared mine in the-

1522
01:09:49,740 --> 01:09:49,931
Yeah.

1523
01:09:49,931 --> 01:09:50,181
Yeah.

1524
01:09:50,880 --> 01:09:52,141
Shared ours in the June-

1525
01:09:52,200 --> 01:09:52,530
Okay. I'm so sorry

1526
01:09:52,530 --> 01:09:52,931
... our June board reports.

1527
01:09:53,260 --> 01:09:54,290
It was in-

1528
01:09:56,140 --> 01:09:56,580
Yeah.

1529
01:09:57,240 --> 01:09:57,250
Yeah.

1530
01:09:57,250 --> 01:09:57,250
Yeah.

1531
01:09:57,320 --> 01:09:59,900
And then, so maybe I'm looking at

1532
01:10:00,920 --> 01:10:01,960
a different one.

1533
01:10:04,200 --> 01:10:04,210
Okay.

1534
01:10:04,320 --> 01:10:05,000
I think that's where

1535
01:10:06,660 --> 01:10:06,940
we had

1536
01:10:07,780 --> 01:10:11,650
put on the work plan early certain dates and-

1537
01:10:11,780 --> 01:10:11,880
Yeah

1538
01:10:12,240 --> 01:10:16,220
... things are kind of like when things are available, and we have to go back

1539
01:10:16,240 --> 01:10:20,060
and massage it because VCAP is been

1540
01:10:20,080 --> 01:10:22,800
released to us, but it's still embargoed at this point.

1541
01:10:22,850 --> 01:10:22,850
Yeah.

1542
01:10:22,850 --> 01:10:26,609
And so it's like some people know it's released, but it's

1543
01:10:27,200 --> 01:10:30,980
only been released to districts, and so we're only just starting to even have

1544
01:10:31,000 --> 01:10:32,460
ability to look at it.

1545
01:10:32,920 --> 01:10:33,079
Okay.

1546
01:10:33,120 --> 01:10:33,860
And so

1547
01:10:35,880 --> 01:10:36,280
we have to--

1548
01:10:37,100 --> 01:10:38,940
We want to be able to give it out, but it's like

1549
01:10:40,000 --> 01:10:41,420
we don't even know when they're going to release it.

1550
01:10:41,440 --> 01:10:43,100
And

1551
01:10:44,360 --> 01:10:45,160
so you put it on a

1552
01:10:46,140 --> 01:10:48,080
work plan saying, "Look at VCAP data," but

1553
01:10:50,560 --> 01:10:54,220
it might be we think it's available one month, but it might not be

1554
01:10:54,260 --> 01:10:55,880
available for two more months.

1555
01:10:57,060 --> 01:10:57,380
So

1556
01:10:59,560 --> 01:11:06,480
that

1557
01:11:06,500 --> 01:11:10,300
was some of the work, as I say we were going to do, is go back and as an admin team

1558
01:11:10,340 --> 01:11:11,940
look at how do we

1559
01:11:13,100 --> 01:11:15,079
realign some of that work plan

1560
01:11:16,540 --> 01:11:20,519
to get it just more realistic as the curriculum committee's done some

1561
01:11:20,560 --> 01:11:24,159
work, as the schools have done some work with their SIPs, and realign

1562
01:11:25,400 --> 01:11:26,660
what's more realistic and

1563
01:11:27,940 --> 01:11:30,480
when DIBELS is, all of that stuff. So

1564
01:11:31,300 --> 01:11:31,860
it

1565
01:11:32,880 --> 01:11:36,430
reflects more of what's happening in the buildings so that you're getting it in a

1566
01:11:36,480 --> 01:11:37,760
more timely manner, so.

1567
01:11:38,120 --> 01:11:41,580
Okay. So maybe what I'll do then is, Andy, the next time we meet before

1568
01:11:41,660 --> 01:11:45,560
our next meeting, we can just take a look at what we have in the upcoming

1569
01:11:45,600 --> 01:11:48,180
months and make sure that those items still feel like they're in the right

1570
01:11:48,200 --> 01:11:50,780
timelines, but we also have the ones that we've talked about throughout this

1571
01:11:50,840 --> 01:11:54,400
meeting. So talking about the SIPs for the

1572
01:11:54,440 --> 01:11:58,200
September meeting and having a special meeting if needed, the annual

1573
01:11:58,240 --> 01:12:02,000
board goals, and thinking about finalizing those milestones.

1574
01:12:04,100 --> 01:12:07,900
And I will send an email out because I feel like there's a lot of different threads

1575
01:12:07,920 --> 01:12:10,700
that we've talked about in this meeting, but that way we can make sure we've got

1576
01:12:10,740 --> 01:12:14,620
anything that we talked about here, plus any other ideas that have come

1577
01:12:14,720 --> 01:12:14,920
up.

1578
01:12:15,810 --> 01:12:18,260
And with that, I think we are at

1579
01:12:19,320 --> 01:12:20,190
director's comments,

1580
01:12:21,020 --> 01:12:23,000
so I'll start with you,

1581
01:12:24,040 --> 01:12:24,050
Chris.

1582
01:12:24,140 --> 01:12:24,720
I'm all set.

1583
01:12:25,060 --> 01:12:25,360
Okay.

1584
01:12:26,380 --> 01:12:26,540
Sue?

1585
01:12:26,740 --> 01:12:27,020
Nothing.

1586
01:12:27,260 --> 01:12:27,830
Okay. Great.

1587
01:12:29,340 --> 01:12:30,280
It's very warm in here.

1588
01:12:30,680 --> 01:12:31,100
Yeah.

1589
01:12:33,780 --> 01:12:35,100
All right. Thank you all.

1590
01:12:36,520 --> 01:12:40,250
Our next meeting will be September 8th, Tuesday at

1591
01:12:40,440 --> 01:12:41,220
5:00 here.

1592
01:12:41,960 --> 01:12:43,650
All boards will be having a special meeting at large.

1593
01:12:43,650 --> 01:12:47,220
Unless-- Oh, there is an all-board meeting, but do we have that scheduled yet?

1594
01:12:47,860 --> 01:12:49,260
August 19th.

1595
01:12:49,500 --> 01:12:50,620
August 19th. Okay.

1596
01:12:51,220 --> 01:12:52,180
Where is that?

1597
01:12:52,220 --> 01:12:52,880
Be at the high school.

1598
01:12:53,260 --> 01:12:53,430
Thank you.

1599
01:12:53,820 --> 01:12:57,540
Okay. All right. Great. And with that, we are

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adjourned at 7:08. Thank you, everyone.

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01:13:11,800 --> 01:13:15,580
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