[0:00] July 22nd or July.
[0:02] Board of education meeting.
[0:04] We always start our meeting with the Pledge
[0:07] of Allegiance of the.
[0:11] I pledge allegiance to the flag
[0:14] of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands.
[0:19] One nation under God, indivisible,
[0:22] with liberty and justice for.
[0:28] I want to start off by saying, as you can see,
[0:31] we only have four board members here today.
[0:33] I guess the summer has caught up on us too.
[0:36] We have one board member who joined virtually
[0:39] who can participate in discussions and in the meeting,
[0:42] but cannot vote on anything because she's not present.
[0:46] So we will go through our agenda.
[0:49] I just wanted to let it.
[0:52] All right.
[0:52] We do not have any recognitions
[0:57] and deletions.
[0:58] There are none.
[1:00] No public communication on agenda items.
[1:02] I see this one on non-agenda items, which we will go get through later.
[1:08] That brings us to item five in our agenda,
[1:11] which is the general consent agenda.
[1:15] Part of our general consent agenda today includes
[1:19] a meeting of the June 1st Board of Education workshop.
[1:23] Be minutes of the June 16th, 2026 Special Board of Education Meeting.
[1:29] C minutes of the June 16th,
[1:32] 2026 closed session meeting.
[1:35] D minutes of the June 16th, 2026 Regular Board of Education meeting,
[1:41] the Treasurer's Report of May 2026
[1:44] and F Boys Lacrosse Cooperative Agreement.
[1:49] May I have a resolution? Mr..
[1:52] Be it therefore resolved that the Troy Board of Education takes action
[1:55] to approve items A through F on the consent agenda or
[2:00] moved by Mr.
[2:01] hub supported by Doctor Melton mayor.
[2:04] Do you have any questions or comments on the items in this agenda?
[2:09] Do we have a timeline on when I
[2:12] will make a decision on that?
[2:13] Freeman.
[2:15] They've already indicated that it will.
[2:17] It's approved as long as the board approves it.
[2:20] Okay, great.
[2:21] And then by way of
[2:24] budgetary standpoint, we'll be going out
[2:26] from two teams to one and budget savings there.
[2:29] So we built that savings into our budget number as well.
[2:32] Okay.
[2:33] So but for the sake of the community, can you explain a little bit of what
[2:37] that is the the lacrosse cooperative agreement and what we're trying to do.
[2:42] So from time to time when numbers, from participation
[2:48] numbers at one building will go up and down.
[2:52] Lacrosse is one of those sports where ebbs and flows, participation
[2:56] numbers have been flow.
[2:57] We had been engaged in a cooperative agreement with other school districts.
[3:03] Typically speaking, when you have two larger high schools,
[3:07] mHSAA does not allow for cooperative agreements.
[3:11] There's a cap in terms of the number based
[3:13] and the numbers based upon the enrollment in the high school.
[3:16] So typically you won't see a cooperative agreement between Troy
[3:19] High and Athens because our numbers are just too high.
[3:23] And so they want to encourage you
[3:25] to cooperate, to have agreements with smaller schools
[3:30] like we had
[3:30] with Athens and Dale, like we would have with Athens and Avondale.
[3:34] We've had experience with Berkeley for ski and any number of
[3:40] gymnastics and so forth, from from time to time.
[3:43] MHSAA in this case did allow for a
[3:47] an exception given
[3:51] we just we couldn't find anyone to cooperate to agree with.
[3:55] So they went ahead and agreed that if the board approved that,
[3:58] they would approve this agreement.
[4:01] And we're likely to see more of these moving forward as
[4:04] as some sports continue to have and flow terms of participation.
[4:09] So this means that Troy Athens and Troy High would compete as once similar
[4:14] to hockey are united hockey team sports
[4:18] and that would save us about 50,000.
[4:21] Yeah, it's about 40 ish $40,000 right around.
[4:27] Okay.
[4:28] That would take that total savings in athletics over over 100,000 okay.
[4:33] So that would add to the right.
[4:35] All right. Thank you so much.
[4:37] Any other questions or comments on the items and the consent agenda.
[4:41] If not all those in favor of supporting the agenda, please say yes.
[4:45] Yes, those of us please say no.
[4:49] Okay. The resolution passes for zero.
[4:57] All right.
[4:58] The next item on our agenda is personnel.
[5:02] And we have several items. Yes.
[5:06] Mr. Pagels on vacation officer. Mr.
[5:07] Canfield, director of Employee services, is here to handle the
[5:13] items A and B, I think.
[5:17] Be abandoned and
[5:21] take care of that.
[5:21] You can't see.
[5:23] Thank you.
[5:25] Doctor.
[5:25] Members of the board, I have a few resolutions for your consideration.
[5:30] The first personnel consideration is extension extensions.
[5:34] Extension of administrative personnel contracts.
[5:37] The superintendent recommends that the administrative tracks
[5:41] of the administrators were listed extended through June 30th, 2028,
[5:46] without tenure in the administrative positions
[5:49] and subject to the layout provision in the Administrative Handbook, where
[5:53] applicable, as permitted by law.
[5:57] Thank you.
[6:00] This includes the.
[6:01] This is a resolution to extend the administrative contracts
[6:04] for all our principles and our assistant principals. No.
[6:09] Oh, yeah.
[6:10] And assistant principal for all our high schools, middle schools
[6:14] and elementary schools may have a resolution plus.
[6:22] Therefore,
[6:23] resolved, that the Troy Board approved the extension of the contracts
[6:26] that aforementioned administrators through June 30th, 2028
[6:30] or as otherwise indicated, in the individual contract
[6:34] without tenure in administrative positions and subject to the layoff provision
[6:40] of handbook, where applicable and as permitted
[6:42] by law.
[6:46] Resolution No.
[6:47] By Mr. Hub, supported by miss Parts.
[6:50] Any questions or comments regarding this resolution?
[6:55] Now I just wanted to ask a question.
[6:58] So it's customary to do a two year contract year
[7:03] every time the contract has expired June 30th of 2026.
[7:08] So they're working with that. Correct.
[7:11] And that's part of the administrative handbook.
[7:14] It's a two year old two year contract.
[7:16] So it's automatically yes okay.
[7:20] Assuming individuals are in good standing.
[7:22] It is. It rolls for an additional year okay.
[7:25] All right. Wonderful.
[7:27] If there are no comments or questions
[7:30] all those in favor of the resolution, please say yes.
[7:33] Yes, yes. Those who oppose say no.
[7:37] Resolution passes four. Oh.
[7:42] I believe
[7:43] for the next consideration is contract extensions for assistant superintendents,
[7:48] for business services, employee services, elementary
[7:51] and secondary discussion.
[7:54] Superintendent recommends that the Troy Board of Education approved
[7:58] contract extensions for Dan Trudel, John Pagel, Chris Briefer, and Christine.
[8:03] The current contracts for these administrators expire
[8:06] on June 30th, 2026.
[8:09] These two year successor contracts will commence on July 1st, 2026
[8:14] and terminate on June 30th, 2028, subject
[8:17] to the provisions contained there. Any
[8:21] thank you
[8:23] may have a resolution for extending the contracts for our one
[8:27] two, three four Assistant Superintendent and Business Services employees spots.
[8:33] Resolved, that the Troy Board of Education approved the extension of the contract
[8:36] of the aforementioned administrators through June 30th, 2028
[8:40] or, as otherwise indicated in administrator's individual contract
[8:44] without tenure, elite administrative positions, and subject to the layoff
[8:48] provision in the Administrative Handbook, where applicable and is permitted by law
[8:54] and have somebody to submit it.
[8:58] All right.
[8:58] Move by miss supported I'm
[9:02] Mr. Hart.
[9:03] Any questions or comments regarding business
[9:07] okay. None.
[9:08] All those in favor of the resolution, please say yes. Yes.
[9:12] Those who oppose say no.
[9:15] The resolution passes for.
[9:17] I haven't been asking.
[9:19] Stephanie, do you have any questions for any of those?
[9:21] Please do raise your hand if you do.
[9:23] Sorry, I don't have any questions. I'll raise my hand.
[9:26] Thank you. Appreciate that. Thank you.
[9:30] All right.
[9:31] The next item on the agenda is.
[9:33] Should I go first or you want to finish it? Okay. All right.
[9:36] That's item number C, which is superintendent X contract extension.
[9:41] The board has recently completed the superintendent doctor performance
[9:46] evaluation and would like to share the following assessment to the community.
[9:51] The board's evaluation reflects strong, consistent confidence in doctor
[9:56] leadership across all the six categories assessed.
[10:01] The board members praised his leadership in advancing the district strategic Plan,
[10:05] while prioritizing students inclusiveness and instructional quality.
[10:11] Even difficult budget negotiations, budget decisions.
[10:15] His policy and governance work was marked by transparency, compliance,
[10:20] and successful updates to key conduct codes in instructional leadership.
[10:26] He was recognized for advancing a new literacy curriculum, strong
[10:31] professional development, and sustained focus on core academic priorities.
[10:37] Communication and community engagement have shown significant improvements
[10:43] with the use of storytelling, media,
[10:46] and partnerships to build public trust and support.
[10:50] His organizational leadership stood out in navigating
[10:54] financial challenges, including budget reduction strategies, successful contract
[10:59] negotiations on time on budget bond project management.
[11:04] Finally, the board consistently affirmed his professionalism,
[11:09] integrity, and composure, describing him
[11:12] as a trustworthy, student centered leader.
[11:16] Foster strong relationship across the district and the community.
[11:20] Overall, the superintendent's evaluation reflects a high level of confidence
[11:25] in doctor leadership and supports the renewal of his contract.
[11:33] We have a resolution
[11:35] be it
[11:36] therefore resolved, the Detroit Board of Education
[11:38] extend the contract of the Superintendent of Schools.
[11:40] As mentioned above, this contract will be in effect from July 1st, 2026
[11:44] through June 30th, 2030, without turning in the administrative position
[11:49] and subject to provisions of the written agreement.
[11:53] Support
[11:54] the resolution moved by Miss Potts, supported by Mr.
[11:59] Hart. All those in favor of the.
[12:01] Does anyone have a common questions on this resolution?
[12:06] Okay. Seeing none.
[12:07] Those in favor of the resolution, please say yes. Yes.
[12:11] Those who oppose say no.
[12:14] Thank.
[12:14] The resolution passes for congratulations to all of you.
[12:18] You guys have new contracts.
[12:19] And thank you
[12:22] for the last consideration for administrative appointment.
[12:25] Finance director and pleased to recommend the appointment of Mr.
[12:30] Kyle Anderson to the position of Finance Director.
[12:34] Mr. Anderson has an accomplished 30 year career in school business
[12:38] administration, financial management and organizational leadership.
[12:43] He earned an Education Specialist degree in administration from Oakland University
[12:47] in 2006, a master of Science and Administration
[12:51] with a concentration in Human Resource Management from Central Michigan
[12:55] University in 2002, and a Bachelor of Business Administration
[12:59] in Accounting from Western Michigan University in 1995.
[13:04] Mr. Anderson served as a financial manager
[13:07] and project accountant with Barton Mallow Builders, providing
[13:10] financial consulting services to Michigan K-12 school districts
[13:15] and supporting major district bond programs.
[13:19] He recently assisted Choice District in an interim role in our business department.
[13:25] Previously, he held
[13:26] senior leadership roles, including Assistant Superintendent
[13:30] of Business and Operations for both West Bloomfield
[13:33] School District and Anchor Baseball District,
[13:36] where he oversaw business services,
[13:39] transportation, food services, maintenance facilities,
[13:43] budgeting, and long range financial planning.
[13:47] Is also an active member in Michigan school business officials.
[13:52] With your approval, Mr.
[13:54] Anderson will begin as duties as finance director.
[13:57] As of July 1st, 2026.
[14:01] Thank you, Mr. Penfield.
[14:03] We are as to
[14:07] vote on a resolution considering the appointment of the finance director, Mr.
[14:11] Henderson.
[14:12] May have a resolution, please, Mr. Hough.
[14:15] If there were resolved that the Board of Education
[14:18] issues a two year probationary administrative contract about ten years
[14:21] in the administrative position to Mr.
[14:23] Kyle Anderson, who will be in the duties as finance director as of July 1st, 2026.
[14:30] Oh, there is a move by Mr.
[14:32] Hoff, supported by Doctor Melton.
[14:35] Any questions or comments regarding.
[14:42] Graduation?
[14:44] Yeah, yeah, we haven't voted on it.
[14:49] I just wanted to return to the audience
[14:52] that this is actually a replacement position, not a new position.
[14:55] We had our previous finance director, Lee was recently.
[14:59] Right. Okay. All right.
[15:01] All those in favor of the resolution, please say yes. Yes.
[15:04] Those who are both say no.
[15:06] All right.
[15:07] The resolution passes for.
[15:09] And. Oh.
[15:09] Welcome, person.
[15:12] Thank you.
[15:13] Thank you sir.
[15:17] Okay.
[15:17] That finishes our personnel.
[15:20] Any curriculum items today?
[15:23] Oh there's nothing. All right.
[15:25] Thank you.
[15:26] And that brings us to the four business items that we have on our agenda.
[15:31] First being Poland Park middle school security.
[15:46] Stephanie, you should be able to see this.
[15:48] Hopefully.
[15:51] Thank you.
[15:53] So we have four items under business for today's meeting,
[15:57] two of which are related to Bowling Park Middle School.
[15:59] So these are bond expenditures.
[16:02] So as part of all of our projects across the district were upgrading
[16:05] the access control security, the aging systems as well.
[16:09] So Bowling and Larson and Athens are all getting epic
[16:13] as they progress through their renovation.
[16:15] So now that we are into the demolition phase and construction
[16:19] phase of Bowling Park Middle School, we want to get this ordered ahead of time.
[16:22] That way we have those pieces of equipment in time for
[16:27] the opening in August of 2027.
[16:29] So this bid was split into two parts.
[16:31] So people driven technology has the access control and the video surveillance.
[16:36] So camera upgrades to that building.
[16:38] So their bid was $217,634.
[16:41] And then VSC, who was also the same contractor
[16:45] installing the Epic emergency and paging systems
[16:48] that the other buildings also won this bid for $323,919,
[16:54] so the total would be 541,005, 53 and $0.20.
[16:58] And then this would be funded out of 2023,
[17:02] right?
[17:03] Wonderful.
[17:06] May have a resolution for the paging security and paging system.
[17:10] Doctor Melton therefore resolved that the bid for security,
[17:13] paging and access controls be awarded as follows.
[17:16] That this amount be approved as an expenditure of the 2023
[17:20] Capital Projects Fund people driven
[17:23] technology for access control
[17:26] and amount of $217,634.20
[17:30] back incorporated for the Emergency Notification of Aging Systems
[17:34] and the amount of 323,919,
[17:37] for a total of $541,553.20.
[17:42] They have some budgets.
[17:45] All right.
[17:46] Resolution moved by Doctor Melton, supported by miss parts.
[17:49] Any questions or comments regarding this?
[17:52] Assume we're gonna have to do this for a large sum to actually
[17:56] do this next year.
[17:58] And we've done this for Smith. Yeah.
[18:00] So the new Smith was on the last June package.
[18:04] And then the ultimate we actually got this last summer as well.
[18:07] So Bolan and Larson are both going
[18:09] to be utilizing this system, the epic system in the old Smith.
[18:12] That way they can train and learn that way
[18:14] when they go into their new building, it's going to be the exact same system.
[18:17] Is this the same system that was used for visitors?
[18:21] You show your driver's license.
[18:23] So that's that's that's a good thing.
[18:25] Visitor management.
[18:26] So what this one is, is it's a big display in the main office
[18:30] with a map of the building.
[18:31] And then it pages, and you can intercom with each classroom individually.
[18:35] Every teacher in that classroom has a lanyard with a device on it.
[18:38] And then in an instance of an emergency that can push one button directly,
[18:42] communicate with the front office, or that can probably appropriate authorities
[18:46] if needed. But then it also can trace that.
[18:49] Once you trigger that panic button, essentially you can actually trace
[18:54] that through the building on that display right inside of the office.
[18:57] So it's just more for emergency situation.
[19:00] Does that also notify the Troy police and stuff like that?
[19:03] The classroom has to notify the main office,
[19:05] and then the main office would prompt that communication to the
[19:08] that's not part of this system.
[19:09] Yeah, that's that's the emergency page.
[19:11] Oh that is also part of the story.
[19:13] Okay. All right.
[19:15] Right.
[19:15] Good. Thank you.
[19:17] And does it have enough safeguards in place from like, hacking and other stuff
[19:21] like that? Yeah.
[19:24] Systems and systems.
[19:26] That's my concern when it comes to video surveillance.
[19:29] And if there is any kind of.
[19:31] Yeah, we have here that we connected to obtain the life.
[19:36] Okay.
[19:38] Sounds good.
[19:39] Okay.
[19:41] Stephanie, did you have any questions?
[19:43] She's gone.
[19:44] She's there.
[19:45] Oh. She's here.
[19:47] Yeah. I don't have any questions. Thank you.
[19:49] Any questions? Okay. All right.
[19:51] If no questions, then we can vote on it.
[19:54] All those in favor of this resolution, please say yes. Yes.
[19:59] Those who oppose say no.
[20:01] Resolution passes for. Oh.
[20:04] Thank you. Right.
[20:05] The next is our bowling park, middle school classroom and specialty
[20:11] ave symptoms. So this bid pack went out.
[20:14] And this one primarily covers all of the classroom audio visual technology.
[20:19] So this is going to be the screens and the speakers.
[20:21] Everything within that.
[20:22] And then also covering the larger spaces, larger spaces
[20:26] such as gyms, music classrooms, the commons areas.
[20:30] So this is going to cover all of the technology
[20:32] inside of that building as well.
[20:33] So for this project in particular, we had an account doing the AB.
[20:38] So they've done all of the AV over at the new school as well.
[20:43] So their bid came in at $135,850.
[20:47] And then specialty AB is digital
[20:48] H technology, who's very prominent in the school world for specialty.
[20:52] So we've worked with them quite a bit in this district as well.
[20:55] So that came in at $315,001.
[20:59] We do like a small contingency with this.
[21:01] Just as we get into different spaces in a new building.
[21:03] There's often ads requested by that building.
[21:06] So we typically reserve about 10%.
[21:09] The goal is obviously not to use all of that,
[21:10] but it provides us with some flexibility to work with the building directly,
[21:14] especially if they get into that space and start using it for the first time.
[21:17] So grand total of $495,937.18.
[21:22] And this is funded through our 2023 bond fund.
[21:26] Okay. Yeah.
[21:27] Stupid on the classroom and specialty resistance.
[21:30] May have a resolution, please.
[21:35] Be there for resolve that the big classroom
[21:37] audio visual and specialty audio visual will be awarded
[21:40] as follows and at this amount, be approved as expenditure of the 2023
[21:44] Capital Projects Fund classroom Ave and account
[21:47] TSG for $135,850.98.
[21:52] Specialty or specialty AV Digital Age technologies
[21:56] for $315,000 and $1
[22:01] contingency of 10%, $45,000,
[22:05] $45,085.20, for a total of 49
[22:09] 4959, three, seven and 18.
[22:14] All right.
[22:16] Resolution moved by Mr.
[22:17] Hubbard, supported by miss.
[22:20] Any questions or comments regarding this?
[22:22] I just have one question with this particular contingency.
[22:28] The way you phrased it is,
[22:30] is it set aside so that once the teachers move in
[22:34] or staff move in, if they find that they need something?
[22:38] So this is not something that's going in up front.
[22:41] It's like held kind of bad.
[22:42] So we reserve those dollars as more pre-approved by the board.
[22:46] That way we have the flexibility
[22:48] if they enter that building in August and they say we need a TV in this space.
[22:52] Then we're in charge to that contingency.
[22:54] Right.
[22:55] Thank you. Yeah. I also have a question.
[22:58] Can you elaborate a little bit on the classroom audio visual.
[23:01] So other than the TV, what other kind of equipment are they talking about?
[23:04] So every classroom has a clock.
[23:06] So it's not here in the hallways now.
[23:09] But so they're digital clocks that integrates in then with the epic system.
[23:14] So you can actually display things on those box.
[23:16] And then you also have the speaker mounted above.
[23:19] If a teacher wants to project
[23:20] to the TV in that classroom, we have the big screens in each classroom.
[23:25] And then from there, the individual microphone as well,
[23:28] that is part of the FM system, can serve as microphone to the classroom speaker.
[23:33] So if it's a larger class
[23:34] and the teacher wants to amplify is or her voice, than they can do so okay.
[23:38] And these are in every single classroom are also in the open areas,
[23:42] some in common areas as well.
[23:44] It just depends like we don't have screens necessarily in every comments area,
[23:47] but we're going to have the speakers in the commons areas, the clocks
[23:50] with the digital signage on it and then in the classrooms as well.
[23:54] Just curious, what are we doing with our old TVs that are in the old park?
[23:58] They went to Troy. Had they went to Troy High?
[24:00] Yeah, they were less than two years old. So okay.
[24:03] We were kind of reserving them that we do.
[24:04] We have to pay for storage and then move them back.
[24:07] We just said they're new enough.
[24:08] We'll ship them over and throughout the district.
[24:10] And the Troy High stuff. Old, much older.
[24:16] Very good.
[24:16] Thank you.
[24:17] All right.
[24:17] Any other questions?
[24:21] All right. If we don't have any.
[24:22] All those in favor of the resolution, please say yes. Yes.
[24:26] Those who oppose say no.
[24:28] Resolution passes for.
[24:31] Thank you.
[24:33] All right.
[24:34] Next on our agenda is Troy Robotics Center lease.
[24:39] So we are.
[24:53] So we are in the process.
[24:54] We've been working with an outside realtor.
[24:58] Our robotics team kind of go through different options in the market locally
[25:02] in terms of potential space for them to house some of their programing.
[25:06] So we've looked at about 6 or 7 different spaces at this point.
[25:10] We've honed in on one in particular.
[25:13] It's stalled a little bit there because the owner was actually selling it
[25:17] to another owner
[25:18] at the same time we were making an offer, so we had to wait for some of the closing
[25:21] to take place.
[25:22] But we've kind of gone back and forth with some offers and counter
[25:25] offers to stick within a bunch of figure that we're looking for.
[25:29] And so at this point, we're still hashing out some of those
[25:32] finer details before we can sign a final agreement.
[25:35] But what the resolution does.
[25:37] We worked with our attorney
[25:39] who's handling some of the review on these lease agreements,
[25:41] and we had asked if there was a way that we could bring forth a resolution
[25:44] to this board that would essentially grant
[25:47] the final authority to sign the final lease agreement,
[25:51] obviously pending further legal review once we finalize that.
[25:54] But we wanted to make sure that we had this ability as we continue
[25:58] to progress through this process with the landlord,
[26:01] in order to get that in place before the start of the school year.
[26:04] So we did identify a space over.
[26:08] It's at the south end of the district.
[26:10] It's technically Royal Oak, it's on Maya Drive,
[26:13] but it's a fairly large facility that has ample
[26:17] electrical connections and large spaces for a lot of the the robotic programing.
[26:22] And then it's got a loading dock.
[26:24] It's got a front office area with some conference rooms and bathrooms,
[26:26] and it's really kind of like that perfect spot for them.
[26:31] So we want to make sure that obviously we're sticking to
[26:34] what we have budgeted for
[26:35] in terms of this lease, but our commitment was to try to find
[26:38] something that we could lease for about a five year period, with the hopes
[26:41] that we could find or build something internally in that five year frame.
[26:45] So we do, like I said, have a final lease agreement in place.
[26:49] We're just kind of going through all the other add ons.
[26:52] You got to think of real estate taxes and utilities and all of that.
[26:55] So those things will negotiate.
[26:57] And then pending that, we will then bring it back to our journey
[27:00] for final review.
[27:01] And then doctor would,
[27:04] with this resolution, have the authority to sign off on that.
[27:07] Then obviously at that point
[27:08] we would share the final details with the board as well.
[27:10] I don't want you to reveal any numbers, but what's the range of the cost?
[27:14] Approximately.
[27:15] So they base everything on a per square foot basis, and that's just for the lease.
[27:20] And then you typically get a share of that building.
[27:23] You know, in this case it's like a 30% share of the property taxes,
[27:27] which we have to pay as a district and then some utility costs.
[27:29] And then there's some other things in there
[27:31] that we got to go back and forth with the landlord on that
[27:35] we'll push back a little bit just to try to repay the property taxes.
[27:38] So public schools, typically we don't pay state of Michigan.
[27:42] I was going to say I was tax, but in this case for at least we were
[27:45] we have to pay because being a nonprofit and a public institution,
[27:49] we still have to pay.
[27:50] So maybe it'd be easier.
[27:51] So what's the going rate right now for space.
[27:53] So this one is going to come in around the $90,000 year mark.
[27:58] And then there's some additional.
[27:59] And that's where we want to get some firmer numbers of
[28:01] like what would the property taxes be for us.
[28:03] That way we can get a total number, but it's in line with what
[28:07] we were budgeting for.
[28:09] We're going to use some of the capital maintenance
[28:11] funding for the next full year to pay for the first year
[28:14] releases, transitioning through the buyout and everything too.
[28:16] So but we're we're comfortable as a team with that figure.
[28:21] And the place is conducive enough for younger miners students.
[28:26] Yes, it's just under 80 200ft².
[28:28] So I mean, it's a fairly large facility.
[28:30] It's about 20ft ceilings.
[28:32] It's very open.
[28:32] It was actually a bounce house is what was in there previously.
[28:35] So it's it's it's a good spot that happened just on the market
[28:40] but also switching owners
[28:41] to which put a little wrinkle in there but nothing we can work for.
[28:45] Okay okay
[28:48] robotics team taking a look at it.
[28:49] Have they seen they locked the facility too.
[28:52] Yeah. You guys get a thumbs up for it?
[28:55] Yeah, they're on here.
[28:58] Would it be for all the robotics teams in Troy?
[29:01] That's the goal.
[29:01] My understanding is a lot of the equipment would remain in the buildings.
[29:04] We don't want to get rid of those spaces, but this would just provide
[29:07] a more unified spot for them to gather as a larger team if they wanted to.
[29:11] Okay.
[29:13] All right.
[29:13] So okay, we are asked to consider a resolution
[29:18] for leasing a space for the robotics program.
[29:21] Have a resolution please.
[29:23] Doctor Melton other for me it resolved number one the school district
[29:29] or arises the lease of real property to house the program.
[29:32] Consistent subject number two the superintendent of the school district
[29:36] or has designee is hereby authorized to negotiate the terms and conditions
[29:40] of the lease and enter into a lease agreement, as well as any
[29:44] and all other documents necessary and incidental
[29:47] to the lease of the property for the program on behalf of the school
[29:50] district, on terms and conditions that are acceptable to the superintendent
[29:54] after consultation with legal counsel and consistent with the budget.
[30:00] And I have someone to support it.
[30:01] Support
[30:03] moved by Doctor Melton supported by Mr..
[30:09] Little bit more about this be there for me.
[30:12] It further resolved that the full frontal resolution shall be included
[30:16] in its entirety in the official minutes of this board meeting.
[30:20] All right, I got it.
[30:22] Any questions or comments? Now okay.
[30:25] So what would this be available to our robotics team
[30:29] really once we finalize the actual agreement.
[30:32] And then at that point, once we get the go ahead from the landlord
[30:35] as to when they could occupy that building, there are there is some language
[30:39] in the lease agreement because it's a new owner.
[30:42] The owner has plans.
[30:43] We had requested some flooring upgrades.
[30:46] They're going to paint a little bit.
[30:47] They're going to paint the exterior of the building. So my scaping work as well.
[30:50] So some of that may happen after occupancy if we come to a final agreement.
[30:54] So our goal is hopefully within the next 30 days okay.
[30:58] So within for the school year at the school year that's the goal. Yes.
[31:02] So I have a general question.
[31:05] I know this is a lease and rooted.
[31:10] How would the finances or numbers worked out
[31:12] if he had owned the property or have or property that could be used, I wonder.
[31:18] So in essence, what would a property like that cost
[31:21] or not that, but build something among our in our own buildings?
[31:25] Yeah, I mean, it really just depends on the size of what you're going to build.
[31:29] You know, going rate of new build or even a renovation is probably $350
[31:33] square foot.
[31:34] So something like this will be $350 per square foot times 8000.
[31:40] And there'll be a three sizable number to build, which as we look
[31:44] at Athens and other spaces around the district and, you know,
[31:47] we're constantly assessing every year, but that's what we want to look into
[31:51] and get this lease, get in the space to operate for now.
[31:54] And then let us kind of go through the entire district and on your side.
[31:58] What might be the most appropriate out there internally.
[32:02] And as we are building
[32:03] Athens, would there be a possibility to have a location for us?
[32:08] Yeah.
[32:08] So Athens, that first project off in the spring,
[32:11] that's going to be primarily the addition piece.
[32:14] And then as we look at the renovation of the rest of the building,
[32:17] that's where we could assess whether or not we could fit something in there.
[32:20] At that point,
[32:21] though, you're talking 3 or 4 years down the road before that starts.
[32:24] So that's why we're looking at a five year
[32:25] lease right now just to give us that good time.
[32:28] Yeah.
[32:29] The intention would be to have space, adequate space built
[32:32] into our facilities as we complete renovations moving forward.
[32:36] Athens moving into the renovation at the end of the bond at Troy
[32:39] High, work that we're doing at Bolton and Large and so forth.
[32:43] But in the short term, we recognize,
[32:46] in cooperation with the Robotics Foundation,
[32:49] that we need to have a space immediately so that they can continue their good work.
[32:56] The money's coming from the bond fund.
[32:58] So we have a finance fund right now that had just over $600,000
[33:04] reserved prior to our bond.
[33:06] So fortunately, the voters supported that bond,
[33:09] and that allowed us to just reserve those values in a separate form.
[33:12] So the thought was, for this upcoming school year, in light of the large scale
[33:16] reductions, we would find the first year of the lease out of that money,
[33:20] and then each year kind of assess how we want to phase in legally.
[33:24] That's allowed us to use the it was a general fund, dollars
[33:27] that were just shifted
[33:28] into a reserved capital fund for repairs across the district.
[33:32] So there's no restriction on me.
[33:33] Okay.
[33:34] So it's not a separate fund funded by a different it's a separate fund.
[33:38] But the money was transferred out of the general fund,
[33:40] which is where repairs normally came from.
[33:42] But they wanted to build up some money to pay for larger scale repairs.
[33:45] But with the bond passage, we have not used any of those dollars at this place.
[33:49] Okay.
[33:50] So the first year we're going to use that money. Correct.
[33:52] And then we can circle back as a board in the spring and assess
[33:55] if we want to do that for another year, depending on our finances at that point.
[34:00] So this is what I ask is because general fund money is super important right now.
[34:05] So we're trying to see how to best use other funds for this.
[34:08] So this felt like an appropriate use of those dollars.
[34:11] Just it's not often you have to find a robotic space.
[34:13] So given that those dollars are sitting there, it helps by some time,
[34:18] you know, by not having to charge
[34:19] into the general fund next year, but then also longer term at internally,
[34:23] do we have bond dollars that could support some type of project?
[34:26] Okay. Thank you.
[34:30] Definitely have any questions.
[34:32] I could not I'm good.
[34:35] Thank you. Thank you. Stephanie.
[34:37] All right then we're going to vote on this resolution.
[34:42] All those in favor of the resolution, please say yes. Yes.
[34:45] Those who oppose say no.
[34:48] Hay resolution passes for row
[34:51] has a new date.
[34:59] Yes. Your persistent.
[35:02] Thank you.
[35:06] Okay, so the final item in our business
[35:10] agenda is budget update.
[35:14] So we have as
[35:15] we shared with the board, we have been watching.
[35:18] And we appreciate your patience as we've worked
[35:21] towards a.
[35:25] More deep conversation
[35:26] around the budget and reductions and so forth.
[35:31] There were some important
[35:34] things that needed to take place, not the least of
[35:36] which was the finalization of the state budget, which we have now.
[35:41] So in conversation
[35:44] as a as a team and working with Mr.
[35:47] Trudel with thought would be good to highlight kind of where we are now
[35:52] with from a budget standpoint
[35:55] with factoring in the actual numbers from the outcome of the budget,
[36:01] the state budget, and then as a board is acutely aware
[36:07] as as many of our community, there is a a ballot initiative
[36:12] in August 4th that could have significant impact on our budget.
[36:16] That is the county wide enhancement village.
[36:19] And although we don't know the outcome of that today,
[36:22] we'll know the outcome of that within the next couple of weeks.
[36:25] And so asked Mr.
[36:28] Trudeau to kind of factor in what is our budget look like currently,
[36:32] what would that look like? And, and
[36:35] keeping in mind
[36:37] the $12 million reduction that the board
[36:40] charge administration or finding, and then
[36:43] what would it look like without passage of the enhancement millage moving forward?
[36:48] As we think about reductions, the necessary reductions
[36:51] we would need to make in the 27, 28 and then ensuing 2829 school year?
[36:57] And then what about if it passed?
[36:59] What might that look like?
[37:00] So it can provide the board and the community and idea
[37:04] of where we are short term,
[37:07] and then where we might be more long term.
[37:10] So we thought that was a nice place to start,
[37:14] to give us a basis for conversation and then
[37:18] an opportunity to to get some input from
[37:20] the board, as was asked regarding some of the proposed reductions.
[37:24] And then
[37:27] we'll take it from there.
[37:30] So you have a friend out of this here.
[37:32] This is on board docs.
[37:33] We're also sharing it obviously, so I can see it as well.
[37:37] So recent areas at play will kind of go through each one here pretty quickly.
[37:42] But at the top you'll see kind of our projected student FTE for each year.
[37:48] So the current year, 2526 that we just wrapped up, we were at 12,069.
[37:53] We're targeting around that 1187 funded mark
[37:57] for the upcoming school year, and then thereafter about 200 FTE losses.
[38:01] What we've been seeing each year over the last couple of years.
[38:04] And then that's in line with the real one projections as well.
[38:08] So that's the basis for what those projected FTE
[38:13] foundation allowance.
[38:15] We had our 10,836 for the current year.
[38:18] And then the state of Michigan did bump that up.
[38:20] So all of the numbers here do reflect the revenue piece.
[38:25] Nothing has officially been sent to us, but based on the estimates
[38:29] that are being provided by the state of Michigan,
[38:31] those have been included in the 26 and 27 numbers as well.
[38:35] That way, we have the most up to date information from the budget side.
[38:39] We did come a little bit head from where we were from an original budget,
[38:43] which is good.
[38:44] The state of Michigan does provide some enrollment stabilization
[38:49] funding for districts that are losing FTE each year.
[38:53] Historically, that has been just looking back to the prior year.
[38:57] And then you get a blend of the prior year in your current year,
[39:00] and then you get an additional pot of money.
[39:02] We've been getting around the $600,000
[39:04] mark per year towards the climbing enrollment the Senate pushed,
[39:08] and it went through into the final bill, a three year average of that now.
[39:12] So they're actually going back
[39:13] through more years and then they're blending that rate. So
[39:16] we went from 600,000 up to about 2 million in enrollment stabilization funding.
[39:21] So it's about a 400,000 or $1.4 million increase there.
[39:26] And then there was a pretty large increase to 31 at risk.
[39:30] And our section 41 bilingual funding as well for students.
[39:35] So that was another $600,000 that was added.
[39:38] So what the state did there
[39:39] is they now have a weighted formula for at risk and L funding
[39:45] to kind of want to get it to where they believed it should be.
[39:48] And then going forward,
[39:49] it is supposed to get the same increase that the foundation gets them thereafter.
[39:53] So it was a pretty big jump this year coming up.
[39:56] And then after that,
[39:57] it should be a pretty modest increase in line with the foundation as well.
[40:01] So a student would get 120%
[40:05] of what a full time regular FTE is that it depends on the tier.
[40:10] There's different.
[40:10] We did hear that they get and that's how they dictate the funding based
[40:13] on the students that we report in the years.
[40:17] So there's just a specific weight added to that category.
[40:21] And then based on the enrollment it would then apply those dollars.
[40:24] So that was codified into law now.
[40:26] So every year going forward the foundation went up 2.5% this year.
[40:30] That will be applied to that categorical in the future years as well.
[40:34] Okay.
[40:35] So all that to say that we're about $2.1 million higher than original budget
[40:39] on the revenue side.
[40:40] So that has been factored into the revenue piece here in scenario one
[40:44] for the 2627 school year.
[40:46] So we were at about 191 million.
[40:49] So now we're at 193 million mark for budgeted revenue.
[40:53] So that brought up our fund balance slightly.
[40:56] Yeah it was around that 13.6% mark.
[40:59] So we're just over 14 now which is good.
[41:02] So what was the
[41:05] and I don't know where this might be in here,
[41:06] but the total savings we had of the severance incentive plan.
[41:13] So that would just it's integrated into that $12 million number.
[41:16] Yeah.
[41:17] So you'll see in this scenario one, this assumes
[41:20] this is what we've been using all along where there's no enhancement village.
[41:23] And let's look out three years to see how how do we have to restructure
[41:28] our expenditures.
[41:28] So you'll see nothing for the enhancement knowledge.
[41:31] And then under reductions that 12 million is the number
[41:34] that was just embedded into the original budget.
[41:36] So that that is based off of our original budget there.
[41:41] And then in 27, 28 and then 2829, internally,
[41:46] we have been looking at around $7 million of reductions
[41:50] over each year over the next two years after the school year.
[41:53] So that that number is really largely driven by that fund balance percentage
[41:57] you see there on the bottom.
[41:58] So trying to slowly work our way back up to that 15%
[42:02] mark, obviously, the only way to do that is to add back to fund balance.
[42:06] So we could put more than that, but we wanted to find a number
[42:10] that we felt like would still be a sustainable number
[42:13] to actually hit in terms of that 7 million.
[42:17] But again, obviously without an enhancement,
[42:19] you're looking at another $14 million over two years after this
[42:22] upcoming school year.
[42:26] So scenario two looks at
[42:29] if we were to sustain that same reduction model over the next three years.
[42:34] So the 12 million this year coming up and then 7 million each of the two years
[42:38] thereafter, but factoring in an enhancement.
[42:42] So if the enhancement millage passes
[42:45] for next year, it's approximately $8.1 million in the first year.
[42:48] And then that would go up typically by the rate of inflation each year.
[42:52] So that's factoring in a 2.9% increase for 27, 28 and then 2829.
[42:58] So I try to highlight those in green just so you can see it broken out
[43:02] above our general revenue that we're currently getting.
[43:04] And then the reduction.
[43:06] So you can see there
[43:07] if the enhancement millage passed, even with cutting $7 million
[43:11] in those last two years, you're going to be hovering around that 18% mark.
[43:15] Okay.
[43:16] So scenario three I said, okay, let's look at if we could reduce
[43:20] those future cuts from 7 million down to 3 million each year,
[43:25] assuming the enhancement millage passes, this is what your fund balance
[43:28] would look like then thereafter.
[43:29] So getting us closer to that 15% mark.
[43:33] So yes, the enhancement helps drastically,
[43:37] but we still have some restructuring to do that even in those final two years.
[43:41] If we want to get that number back to that 15% mark.
[43:46] And then our goal
[43:47] is we do our audit typically in the month of August.
[43:50] So once we get our final numbers, we can plug those into the 2526 column.
[43:55] And then that would then just update this model into the future
[43:59] years.
[44:02] Is there any more insight into that 12 million?
[44:05] And where are we stand to what sections we're looking
[44:09] at in terms of like,
[44:13] yeah, so now that we have our teacher retirements
[44:16] finalized and we have those numbers and
[44:21] there are a lot of things that were moving parts in that 12 million reduction.
[44:25] Right.
[44:25] So do we have a little more solidification on that that you can share.
[44:29] Yeah.
[44:29] So we we had budgeted as part of that 12 million.
[44:33] We said there would be a million, five in savings from the buyout
[44:37] if we rehired everybody.
[44:39] So that number, because that number was based off of
[44:42] around 50 being fully replaced and taking it.
[44:46] Our number came in just over 100.
[44:49] Okay.
[44:49] Well, from from the teacher teachers, we had 67 teachers, seven action 64
[44:54] I did a couple of but grand total across all groups was just over 100.
[45:00] So that number is likely going to be closer to 2.5 million
[45:03] from the 1.5 million.
[45:05] So that's where we as a team have to look at
[45:09] that.
[45:10] 2.5 million just kind of shifts up to where the 1.5 million was.
[45:13] And then that leaves about a million remaining that week.
[45:16] And look at that pot of money in terms of whether or not we can sustain certain
[45:21] positions or knowing we still have to cut $14 million in future years,
[45:26] we could just leave it as is as well.
[45:30] I mean, I guess
[45:31] the thinking is you don't want to hire somebody who you need to let go time.
[45:35] So you want to be very strategic and higher back, right? Yes.
[45:39] Because this the between the buyout and the 12 million we have a lot of
[45:42] it was just simply through attrition as vacancies worker
[45:47] and we just didn't.
[45:53] Taking into consideration also.
[45:58] That even if enhancements were to pass,
[46:02] we're still looking at some significant costs.
[46:06] So that's I'm sure part of your thoughts in terms of contracting as well.
[46:10] Right?
[46:12] I mean,
[46:12] the reality that we're working with is and this is what happens after the after
[46:18] you do a time, any type of separate file,
[46:24] as you should expect.
[46:27] And the company told us that you should
[46:28] expect for the next at minimum the next two years.
[46:32] You're not you're not going to have a neutral.
[46:34] You're going to have mostly told us next year we should expect for 333 ish
[46:39] and then maybe five the next year.
[46:40] So very, very minimal.
[46:42] So any reductions
[46:48] moving forward
[46:50] are likely done through layoff.
[46:55] And we have been successful in
[46:59] the sake of the ordinance.
[46:59] We've been in successful this this go round through the severance
[47:05] to not have to lay any anyone off in any group.
[47:09] And so we were able to do that through moving, moving some folks around
[47:13] and so forth.
[47:14] So not everyone is where they may necessarily want to be,
[47:17] but everyone has a position and we've not had to lay anyone off.
[47:22] And that would certainly be my recommendation.
[47:24] Moving forward.
[47:25] We not put ourselves in a position where we would have to lay someone off,
[47:30] that that would
[47:31] be the worst thing that we could do
[47:34] while also recognizing and we see the other side of that,
[47:38] while also recognizing that we we don't want
[47:41] we don't want to cut ourselves to thin to the point
[47:44] where we can't provide services, we can't provide the supports necessary
[47:49] for students in our in our community moving forward.
[47:53] So there's that, that needle, if you will, that we have to thread there
[47:58] to put ourselves in a position to do to do what's right for programing,
[48:02] to do what's right for.
[48:06] The wellness and safety, security and all of those things that we
[48:08] that we value, whilst also
[48:12] keeping in mind being fiscally prudent
[48:15] and not putting ourselves in a position where where we're going to
[48:20] have to lay someone off moving forward.
[48:21] So that's the
[48:22] that's the delicate dance that we're trying to maneuver through right now.
[48:27] We do know that there's some additional savings that we that
[48:30] we have to dance point with the with the, the severance.
[48:35] The question then remains is do we do we push that forward
[48:40] knowing that there are potentially other reductions
[48:44] or we wanted feedback from the board in terms of
[48:49] if we were to look at.
[48:54] Undoing, if you will, or slowing down
[48:57] some reduction, what might that look like from the board's perspective?
[49:01] And what we recognize that this
[49:05] the timing on this was such that,
[49:08] you know, we had to work through this severance process
[49:10] and it did not allow board members a lot of opportunity to to provide input.
[49:14] So we recognize that and value that input
[49:17] and want to be able to utilize that input moving forward.
[49:21] And also acknowledging that we've got a couple of weeks here,
[49:25] the ballot initiative on August 4th, you know, that that
[49:28] potentially changes a significant amount of this conversation, right?
[49:32] It changes this conversation one way or the other fairly significantly. And
[49:39] we certainly want to give ourselves
[49:40] the time to, to be able to to see the outcome of that and factor that
[49:45] into the decisions that we make that impact us
[49:48] at the start of the school year.
[49:53] Any comments from you?
[49:55] So I think
[49:57] what I'm hearing
[49:59] is that for for now, we have to assume that we have to go on the budget as is,
[50:05] like we can't we can't make decisions that money we don't have.
[50:09] Right.
[50:12] And 7 million is a lot
[50:14] to cut in for years without laying off anybody.
[50:17] Well, I don't tell me if this is incorrect,
[50:21] but in an organization where there's people are your main thing.
[50:26] I don't see a way in which you can reduce 7 million
[50:30] without affecting first about am I wrong?
[50:35] No, I don't know.
[50:37] I mean we can we will continue to be strategic
[50:40] in terms of.
[50:45] Cutting around the edges
[50:47] and reducing tightening.
[50:50] And that's where I think
[50:51] that we're important for folks to understand this go round.
[50:53] We really we really tighten.
[50:55] So we tightened ratios where we could
[50:58] we we were able to work
[51:02] within current.
[51:07] Contractual agreements
[51:09] and so forth in order to, in order
[51:12] to kind of constrict.
[51:16] But yes, it would
[51:17] likely we're likely talking about programing cuts,
[51:21] which leads to people.
[51:25] It's hard, if that is to say.
[51:29] I have a general question,
[51:30] this reduction here, the last table that you guys have shared
[51:35] with us had a whole lot of list of items in which the
[51:42] teacher voluntary retirement
[51:46] was accounted for, 1.5 million.
[51:48] But now that has increased to 2.5 million
[51:51] approximately, assuming you're replacing everybody.
[51:54] But if you don't, that would be a tiny bit more.
[51:57] Possibly. Right? Right.
[51:58] And then those fall in the rest of the list, then of the don't replace
[52:02] because we're removing. Oh you're removing. Okay.
[52:05] So on the rest we don't double counting.
[52:06] So okay.
[52:08] So the potentially if we keep that list the same,
[52:13] are we saying that would come to 13 million in savings.
[52:17] And that potentially could reduce next year by a couple of million.
[52:22] That would make that $7 million moving forward.
[52:24] Right. Exactly.
[52:27] Yeah.
[52:27] 7 million moving forward. Yeah. Correct.
[52:31] And then whatever additional savings we find comes off of that
[52:35] makes that reduction even less impactful.
[52:39] It's the compounding effect that really that really gets us.
[52:43] And I think that's the piece that our,
[52:46] our community and that's the piece that most folks just don't, don't understand.
[52:51] It's it's the compounding from year to year that creates the challenge for us.
[52:56] And yeah, that was also why it was important for us to, to
[53:01] to know what our contractual agreements were moving forward
[53:05] so that we could have a budget for those
[53:09] and so forth, more long term.
[53:16] I do have a
[53:17] I asked a question regarding special ad budget,
[53:21] because this was a topic that we've talked about a little bit
[53:25] and the fact that we're cutting a decent amount, or at least
[53:28] that proposal was cutting a decent amount in respect as a percentage.
[53:33] Sounds like correct. Okay.
[53:35] But I did want to get a historical perspective.
[53:38] If there's you can go over that.
[53:40] And we were able to share some information with the with the board prior.
[53:45] And we had shared that necessarily publicly.
[53:50] But, but
[53:52] so the question was where were we pre-pandemic in terms
[53:55] of some of the staffing levels versus where are we now post-pandemic?
[54:00] So special from a special education standpoint in
[54:04] in between 18 2018
[54:07] and today or where we ended the year,
[54:10] we increased our costs, increased about $12 million.
[54:14] Expenditures increased over that period of time, about $12 million.
[54:18] And during that same period of time, we
[54:21] the number of students identified with IEPs went up by 34 students.
[54:26] So the number of IPS went up by 3 to 4.
[54:31] The expenditure itself
[54:32] went up to 12,000 or 12 million, just a little over 12 million.
[54:36] So a lot of that had to do with the fact that during the pandemic,
[54:40] we had those SRS monies and we were directed
[54:43] to to spend those monies to support students.
[54:46] And that's exactly what we did.
[54:48] We directed those monies to help support students,
[54:51] and we added staff during that period of time.
[54:54] We we just didn't right size that staff
[55:00] over that same period.
[55:01] So when the monies were gone, we didn't immediately right size staff.
[55:05] Our goal at that point was to spend that
[55:08] 23, 24, 24, 25 and then 25 into 26 through attrition.
[55:13] We would start reducing staff during that period of time.
[55:17] And we attempted to do that.
[55:19] We just didn't get the attrition savings over that period of time
[55:22] that we that we wanted.
[55:23] So we couldn't bring down that staffing number over
[55:26] that period of time as quickly as we would have liked to have.
[55:30] So I would like in this to this is a right sizing
[55:34] from from my perspective, in terms
[55:37] of the number of students were serving
[55:40] in, in relation to the amount of resource that we have to serve students.
[55:46] So we're just we're more rightsizing based upon the revenue
[55:49] that's no longer available to us through the essence.
[55:53] And the key here is recognizing that any student that has an
[55:57] IEP will be serviced accordingly according to their IP.
[56:01] So we're obligated to do and will absolutely do so.
[56:05] Any student that needs that will be serviced
[56:08] based on the staffing models that we put forward.
[56:12] So during that period of time, where did we add staffing?
[56:14] Well, we had we had social work staff during that period of time.
[56:18] We had some counseling staff during that period in time
[56:21] that that that went to help support students.
[56:26] We had an increase
[56:26] in the number of student support aides during that period of time.
[56:31] And quite frankly, we could we could afford it.
[56:33] That was an allowable expense through those dollars.
[56:36] So that's really rationalized utilizing that.
[56:41] Again, as those dollars are no longer there, you'll see that
[56:44] those are some of the areas that we, you know, recommended
[56:48] some reductions in
[56:51] or again, for the community.
[56:53] And although we we didn't we did not eliminate any
[56:57] in any we did not eliminate any program or any service.
[57:01] We simply are reducing in
[57:05] some of those areas tightening ratios
[57:09] and so forth, in an effort to just bring our staffing more in line.
[57:14] In a handful of districts that I've worked with over the last couple of years,
[57:18] very common team discussions are going on in those districts.
[57:22] Same idea of the right size to the pandemic level.
[57:26] If it's any consolation, Dan, I did want
[57:28] if you go to the table back again, the one that you're showing before,
[57:32] where do our 2627 budget come in that same table?
[57:37] The numbers.
[57:38] So which one do you want to see?
[57:41] The one where you showed special based cost
[57:45] for 2018 to 20 9 to 2019.
[57:48] And then yeah, that one.
[57:51] So if you had to put in our new budget 2627 budget,
[57:57] where would that special ed costs fall within?
[58:03] 3.3 million of total special ed costs.
[58:05] That's both instructional and non instructional.
[58:09] We have a couple of classrooms that are so 3.3 reduction.
[58:12] So that would be 26 million there.
[58:16] So we will bring it back down to 26 million for our 2627 budget.
[58:20] Yeah the 2526 numbers probably 31 million.
[58:25] So we might be around that. That's last.
[58:27] That was the state reported number from last year.
[58:30] That was the final number when we reported again in September.
[58:34] Will probably be around 31 million.
[58:37] Okay.
[58:38] Keeping in mind this special ed reporting is always a year in behind.
[58:42] Yeah I see okay.
[58:43] So so this school year
[58:45] that number for special ed cost would be around 31 million.
[58:49] Yeah.
[58:49] Then we'll go back down and our proposed reductions would come down to 28 million.
[58:56] Okay.
[58:57] So it's about 12 million higher H and 19.
[59:01] There still be 70% more than we were 1819.
[59:06] And the other screen I had was the
[59:09] I know that there was a question about counselors.
[59:12] Yes I did,
[59:14] I was able to pull that.
[59:18] I just want to share the full screen.
[59:20] But you can see so this was I just looked at the payroll system
[59:25] and total about the number of guidance counselors
[59:28] in 1819, and then the total number of social workers.
[59:32] I believe we have two reduction for counselors to attrition.
[59:36] So that would get us back to 22,
[59:40] 1890. Correct.
[59:42] And then social workers, I believe, was three.
[59:44] Right.
[59:45] So we'd go back down to about 22 to slightly higher.
[59:50] But we've also seen a slight increase on the social work site.
[59:53] That's why you're going to see a little bit more than 1819.
[59:59] And largely these two categories.
[1:00:01] We have been able to sustain those levels
[1:00:04] over the last couple of years with 31 money.
[1:00:09] Yeah.
[1:00:09] You want to go one more in depth on the 31 sake of the audience and where
[1:00:14] how we're, we're we're assuring that we're utilizing those dollars appropriately.
[1:00:19] Yeah.
[1:00:19] So a lot of our grants have particularly our title
[1:00:23] grants have supported conferences and professional development.
[1:00:27] Our focus going into this school year is to take a lot of those conferences
[1:00:31] and just put them on the back burner for a little while, and then put in
[1:00:34] staffing into those grants in order to sustain the positions that we do have.
[1:00:39] So something like guidance counselors, we can utilize
[1:00:43] 31 Double-A money as well as 31
[1:00:47] a at risk funding for a portion of those guidance counselors.
[1:00:51] So we're already we've been doing that for the last number of years,
[1:00:54] as there's been budget pressure on the general fund.
[1:00:56] We've tried to shift it over.
[1:00:58] And then likewise with social workers are 31 Double-A.
[1:01:01] Grant has really helped support those.
[1:01:03] We do have some carry over into the upcoming school year
[1:01:06] that's been factored in, but we have been told that don't
[1:01:09] expect those dollars after this upcoming school year.
[1:01:13] So it seems like the state is going to start to pair back on those.
[1:01:16] A lot of those 31 AA monies were funded by Esser funds that the state had.
[1:01:21] So those funds were essentially set aside, and then they would pull on them over
[1:01:25] each year. And then that part is starting to dry up on their
[1:01:29] with the new weighted formula.
[1:01:30] Isn't that kind of like replacing in a way more or less?
[1:01:33] Yeah.
[1:01:34] So basically you have we probably have $2 million of 31 Double-A expenditures.
[1:01:38] They gave us a $600,000 increase to at risk funding.
[1:01:42] Right.
[1:01:42] So we'll be able to keep some of those 31 AA positions, but not all of them.
[1:01:46] Yeah.
[1:01:49] And from time to time
[1:01:50] I hear I'm here and it's appropriate.
[1:01:54] Some question why, why why would you consider
[1:01:57] making a reduction here or it maintaining this and not that.
[1:02:02] And it goes directly to what what Dan is mentioning right now
[1:02:06] because the state provides categorical.
[1:02:09] They also have clear guardrails around
[1:02:12] how what can be spent within that categorical.
[1:02:16] So as the state provides categorical it required it.
[1:02:20] If we want to take advantage of that money, it requires us that we spend
[1:02:23] or that we're spending our resources within those areas.
[1:02:26] And so that's why in some cases, we have to make choices why we're
[1:02:31] why we're we're maintaining it in this particular group.
[1:02:35] It's because there's a categorical that supports that and doesn't
[1:02:38] allow us to insert a different group into into that.
[1:02:42] And so it's another bit of the dance that we have to do
[1:02:46] with the state in terms of how they provide funding.
[1:02:49] And they're telling us they want us to
[1:02:53] they want us to prioritize funding in certain ways.
[1:02:56] Correct. And we're required to do that.
[1:02:57] And so that's why
[1:03:00] what are we going to get more than one doubling funding this year?
[1:03:03] Because a lot of schools didn't take advantage of it.
[1:03:06] That's a possibility. I would anticipate more will take it.
[1:03:09] About half of last year we budgeted as if everyone took it.
[1:03:13] And then obviously, once you are required to submit that, typically
[1:03:16] in October, we'll get the final number and then we'll amend it thereafter.
[1:03:19] But so there may be some money coming from 31.
[1:03:23] Correct. Yeah. Okay.
[1:03:24] And then on the transportation side we have section 22
[1:03:28] L funding, which is for general ed student transportation.
[1:03:32] Historically about four years ago, this started to provide
[1:03:36] money with the districts for general and transportation.
[1:03:39] We only would get special education prior to that.
[1:03:42] That was like a four year
[1:03:43] pot of money that this upcoming year was the last year of that pot of money.
[1:03:47] So if the state chooses
[1:03:48] not to renew any of those funds for us, that's about 700 grand a year.
[1:03:53] That's been getting as an offset.
[1:03:55] So just other things we're keeping tabs on
[1:03:58] because there's a lot of games involved, some of these categorical.
[1:04:01] So but that's our job to track okay.
[1:04:09] Any other questions on the budget.
[1:04:13] Nope I think there more to come.
[1:04:15] I might take away please. Yes.
[1:04:19] For for the community would be please pay attention to the information
[1:04:22] that has been provided by the district
[1:04:26] around the ballot initiative on August 4th.
[1:04:30] Pay close attention to it
[1:04:31] because it will have significant impact on not just the district,
[1:04:35] but all the districts across Oakland County moving forward.
[1:04:38] Because we're not we're not the only district in this in this position.
[1:04:43] Every every one of my colleagues is sitting at this at a table like this
[1:04:47] right about now, having some real challenging conversations around
[1:04:51] what they're privatizing for the coming school year and the school year after.
[1:04:55] And also, I think really important to note is that these are
[1:04:59] these are difficult decisions to make.
[1:05:00] And it's it's not about it's not a
[1:05:04] we're not placing a value on any and any one over another.
[1:05:09] It's it's just in an effort to do the work that we need to do.
[1:05:12] There are some areas that need to be prioritized and others
[1:05:16] that that will will be looked at for reductions as we move forward.
[1:05:22] Yeah, the hard decisions to make.
[1:05:26] Just a comment that I wanted to make,
[1:05:29] just kind of reading through different concerns
[1:05:33] on social media.
[1:05:36] One of the comments was,
[1:05:38] you know, that money coming back and supporting teacher staff and students,
[1:05:43] you know, obviously if we have more, more money coming in
[1:05:47] for pupil, we can look at some of these
[1:05:51] proposed reductions and make some decisions around that.
[1:05:55] But I think people aren't aware also that are
[1:05:59] are three contracts with the t test and also include clauses.
[1:06:05] That would be the bus
[1:06:09] there's there.
[1:06:11] Okay.
[1:06:12] So that is a solid in contract commitment
[1:06:16] that those monies that they would see a benefit from that.
[1:06:20] So I wanted to just bring that up because there was a concern that
[1:06:24] that our staff would not receive a benefit from, from that.
[1:06:27] And, and, and those, those projected increases,
[1:06:30] if it passes, are baked into the model that you saw.
[1:06:36] Okay.
[1:06:38] Thank you for saying that.
[1:06:40] Thank you.
[1:06:46] Are they.
[1:06:49] Because I see the expenditure remain the same between
[1:06:53] enhancement passing or not.
[1:07:00] So each year
[1:07:01] when we look at so the expenditure line item
[1:07:05] goes it's going down because of reductions.
[1:07:08] There's a lot at play with like monies okay.
[1:07:12] You know that it's pretty heavily each year.
[1:07:15] But when we look at the actual increases to expenditures each year,
[1:07:20] we've factored in the percentages for the contracts that were approved.
[1:07:23] Okay.
[1:07:24] This table, maybe they're behind it.
[1:07:27] Yeah.
[1:07:28] There may be other details, but okay.
[1:07:32] Thank you.
[1:07:34] All right.
[1:07:35] Any other questions or comments
[1:07:38] that pretty much finishes our business items.
[1:07:42] We do have a public communication in a non agenda item.
[1:07:47] So we have Mr.
[1:07:51] Jeffrey Sweetland.
[1:07:56] You want me to send you.
[1:07:59] Okay so I got the three minute time limit I'll try to go fast this time.
[1:08:02] This is the second time I've come before you guys.
[1:08:06] Same same topic I remember
[1:08:08] remember last time I said I wouldn't bring it back up, and I'm not.
[1:08:10] I do want to make one small comment, though, which is that
[1:08:14] I took the money that I had to charge and I bought.
[1:08:18] I invested it into the class
[1:08:19] to give away as freebies, and it really made the class a lot better.
[1:08:23] And so with all these young people in the room,
[1:08:25] I wanted to share with them that even when you don't get your way
[1:08:29] and you think you've lost, if you keep an open mind
[1:08:31] and a positive attitude, you can turn it into a win,
[1:08:34] because that's kind of how it happened with that situation.
[1:08:37] When I speak before the board, I do want to be clear, though.
[1:08:39] I'm speaking as a parent.
[1:08:40] Vendor is very much a small side thing for me.
[1:08:42] I think of it as being a coach.
[1:08:44] I'm not making any money on my class, and I don't plan on doing it after my son
[1:08:48] moves on to middle school.
[1:08:53] If you guys have ever been in a situation where you feel like
[1:08:56] somebody is telling you that they don't want you to do something, and
[1:09:01] you keep hearing a lot of nose, and you keep getting your T's
[1:09:04] and crossing your eyes and thoroughly reading through the policies.
[1:09:07] But the vibe that you keep getting is go away.
[1:09:10] That is, to an extent, how I've sort of feel about our enrichment program.
[1:09:16] In June, an email was sent out to all the vendors, about 90 in total,
[1:09:20] informing them in bold red at the top that
[1:09:24] the policies were going to change.
[1:09:27] The policy review was conducted closed door.
[1:09:29] I don't I can't quite understand why that decision was made.
[1:09:35] I've spoken to Matt Jensen about it.
[1:09:36] I find him to be a person of integrity and honesty,
[1:09:40] but I just don't
[1:09:42] quite agree with that decision to conduct the policy.
[1:09:45] The policy review closed doors.
[1:09:47] It affects 90 vendors and lots and lots of students.
[1:09:49] So I thought that parents and vendors should have an input into what
[1:09:53] those policies would be.
[1:09:56] I submitted my class stuff in late July.
[1:09:59] I received an email back saying that the days that I want to enroll and
[1:10:03] and to hold my class are not available.
[1:10:05] They're doing it on a first come, first serve basis.
[1:10:07] That's a fair policy.
[1:10:09] It's unfair is that policy was not documented.
[1:10:12] It was not shared with anybody in the original email.
[1:10:14] I couldn't find it anywhere.
[1:10:20] I wrote some things down.
[1:10:23] When my class first started, there was a enrichment
[1:10:26] flier sent out to all Hamilton families listing off all the classes.
[1:10:30] Mine wasn't included, just got missed.
[1:10:34] I want to believe that that was an honest mistake.
[1:10:36] And I try really hard to believe that's an honest mistake.
[1:10:40] My current situation is this I.
[1:10:42] You know, I gladly readjusted my classes to
[1:10:46] pick for certain dates for dates in November and said, okay,
[1:10:49] I'll do those dates and I'll adjust.
[1:10:51] That seems like a fair policy I can adjust.
[1:10:54] I am currently being told that I cannot use those four dates
[1:10:58] unless I rearrange my class or offer it at 6 p.m.,
[1:11:02] and I cannot figure out the rationale for that.
[1:11:05] I've been going over it in my head for 3 or 4 straight days.
[1:11:09] Doctor did offer a meeting for me and I appreciate you for that,
[1:11:13] and I'll be meeting with him tomorrow. Discuss it further.
[1:11:15] But if I've got those days, they say you've got 4 p.m.
[1:11:18] Hamilton every Monday in November,
[1:11:22] but you can't teach it as a one day class.
[1:11:25] You have to restructure your class or to be 16 students four days.
[1:11:31] You can't do 16 students total of 64 students on four separate dates,
[1:11:36] unless you switch your class to 6 p.m.
[1:11:39] three minutes is up.
[1:11:40] But if we can talk outside.
[1:11:42] Thank you, thank you, thank you.
[1:11:44] I look forward to talking to you tomorrow.
[1:11:45] Mr. speaker, thank you.
[1:11:49] Thank you.
[1:11:51] All right.
[1:11:51] That concludes the public communications section of our agenda.
[1:11:56] Brings us to other, other items.
[1:11:59] We can go around the table as parts.
[1:12:03] Nope.
[1:12:05] Oh, I did want to ask Mr.
[1:12:08] Steve, just to give a brief update where we are
[1:12:10] with bond projects, specifically Smith.
[1:12:16] Is typical of the finish.
[1:12:18] So I have some great updates for you.
[1:12:22] I think it's important and I'll frame it a little bit with
[1:12:24] there's more than just Smith going on in our bus.
[1:12:26] So our community, you know, invest made it quite a significant investment
[1:12:30] and been working very hard to, to fulfill the commitments that have been made.
[1:12:36] So I will share just briefly some of the other things that are going on
[1:12:39] and then dive a little bit into Smith.
[1:12:40] So we are underway with looking at some window replacement across the district.
[1:12:45] I think that's an important piece because our facilities review Committee,
[1:12:48] which did go into all of our schools,
[1:12:50] talked about ensuring that we have safe infrastructures for our students.
[1:12:54] So specifically, right now we're looking at Troy High School,
[1:12:56] which we all know is quite, a quite a bit of square footage to look at.
[1:13:00] So Troy High School and the inventory of needs
[1:13:03] that are going on there, as well as Troy Union and waddles in specific spaces.
[1:13:07] So for window replacements that are coming up.
[1:13:10] We've completed soffit work at four of our elementary schools.
[1:13:14] So Wasp, Venus, Hamilton and Barnard.
[1:13:16] So Bemis is finishing touches are coming on this week.
[1:13:19] So that's really brightened the entrance for all of those elementary schools.
[1:13:23] Baker secure entrance is that work is underway
[1:13:26] and will be complete and functional by August 10th.
[1:13:29] So that does secure the right side of the entrance when you walk into Baker
[1:13:33] Middle School.
[1:13:33] So there's a nice secure vestibule for our families as they come into Baker
[1:13:38] at Troy High School.
[1:13:39] And Barnard and Bemis were installing operable walls in between some spaces,
[1:13:43] so that work is underway at four of our elementary schools.
[1:13:47] We've had toilet rooms being updated.
[1:13:50] So very exciting work that's at Martell, Costello, Schroeder and Troy Union.
[1:13:56] We are learning quite a bit during that process as we track for phase two.
[1:14:00] So phase two is in the summer of 27, so this is summer work that will be going on
[1:14:03] across our elementary schools at Troy High School this summer.
[1:14:07] We stripped and updated the auxiliary gym floor.
[1:14:10] And so that is fully functional.
[1:14:12] That was happened at the beginning of the summer,
[1:14:14] so we're really happy to have that space for our students when they come back.
[1:14:18] We've put in place a system at high with some new badges
[1:14:23] that will be used by our teachers to be able to access that building.
[1:14:26] So Troy High was one of our only buildings that didn't have access.
[1:14:30] And so that will be very helpful as we think about safety and security
[1:14:33] across the district.
[1:14:34] Those badges are also badges that we're using here at Central Office.
[1:14:38] We'll be using at services, and we will be rolling out across the district.
[1:14:42] So that links really to
[1:14:43] a lot of our safety and security work that we've been taking on this summer.
[1:14:47] Also at Troy High, the Troy High track is underway.
[1:14:50] So that began even before the end of the school year
[1:14:54] and will continue all the way through and probably past tryouts.
[1:14:58] So as we hit mid mid-August.
[1:15:01] So we do
[1:15:02] anticipate a little bit of a disruption as we hit the beginning of tryouts.
[1:15:05] But we do know that by the week of August 24th,
[1:15:09] we'll be ready to go with the Troy track.
[1:15:11] So before we start with all season,
[1:15:13] that's the track around the football field, correct?
[1:15:15] Okay, sure.
[1:15:16] We didn't replace that when we did the football.
[1:15:18] No, we did Athens a couple of years ago.
[1:15:20] So try was up last year, maybe two years ago
[1:15:24] at Athens this summer we have taken on the Athens gym.
[1:15:28] So I do believe that our students and community will be
[1:15:31] pleasantly surprised when they are welcomed back into Athens.
[1:15:34] It's been updated and paint moving to new shades of red and gold and gray.
[1:15:40] We've also replaced the railing.
[1:15:42] The gym floor has been stripped
[1:15:43] and they're working through that process of painting the gym floor.
[1:15:46] There are new bleachers in that space as well.
[1:15:48] It'll be ready for the start of school, so we're very excited about that.
[1:15:51] There'll be some dugout work underway at baseball.
[1:15:54] We have to replace some dugout issues, so we'll see some construction continuing
[1:15:58] outside of Athens over there, probably just
[1:16:00] through the month of September into early October.
[1:16:04] And then we have furniture being installed across the district.
[1:16:07] So Smith Furniture is in progress.
[1:16:09] Troy High has some new furniture.
[1:16:11] And then the Troy Center for transition has new furniture games all this summer.
[1:16:15] So we've taken on spaces that haven't yet been touched.
[1:16:18] And then Smith, we arrive at Smith.
[1:16:21] So Smith construction is hot underway.
[1:16:23] The building every day looks a little bit different.
[1:16:26] We are fully on track to have students in that building
[1:16:29] so that we can begin the school year at Smith.
[1:16:32] Our completion of that front entrance will likely be the week of August 17th.
[1:16:37] So as we are thinking about how close are we coming?
[1:16:39] We're coming close.
[1:16:41] But they're they're working hard.
[1:16:43] The other place where we're going to see
[1:16:44] a lot of work over the next few weeks is the road coming in from Liberty.
[1:16:48] So right now, as you drive by, you'll see that's not quite ready.
[1:16:51] They're working very hard with the Road Commission and the city of Troy to be able
[1:16:54] to ensure that that pathway is ready when we start school.
[1:16:58] We do have a complete parking lot off the back of Smith.
[1:17:01] So off of Donaldson Road, that will eventually be our staff parking.
[1:17:05] That will likely be where we're welcoming folks for the next few weeks.
[1:17:08] As people get into the building, that is a nice space for them to be.
[1:17:11] Well, we wait for the formalization of that drive, and the Jim Smith
[1:17:15] is one of the last spaces to be finished that is underway in a minute.
[1:17:18] Here, I'm going to show you some pictures of where that is.
[1:17:21] But we anticipate almost all of the significant
[1:17:24] components of Smith being complete that week of August 17th.
[1:17:27] As we welcome students
[1:17:29] right now, our learning communities, our classroom spaces are complete.
[1:17:33] They're beautiful.
[1:17:35] The the furniture is being delivered.
[1:17:37] They're cleaning their way out of those spaces.
[1:17:39] Our bathrooms are fully functional so we can host people over there.
[1:17:42] We just don't have full occupancy of that building yet,
[1:17:45] and we are trying to
[1:17:46] stay out of everyone's way so that they can go
[1:17:48] as fast as they can in order to get us right.
[1:17:51] We're working through all the safety and security in that building as well,
[1:17:54] building out maps, working with lease department, making sure that the
[1:17:58] partnerships with all of our different agencies are included as we get ready
[1:18:03] to have students in that building and that we at Bolen.
[1:18:07] Bolen Park Middle School is a shell of a building.
[1:18:09] And I knew that in the kindness way possible
[1:18:11] for anyone who's been over there, you can see right through it.
[1:18:14] We are very excited as they begin that work at Bolen over the next 14 months
[1:18:18] to to build out a new school of learning communities
[1:18:21] for our middle, for our middle students, for our middle school students.
[1:18:25] Larson is in the finalization process.
[1:18:28] Larson will be very similar to Bolen.
[1:18:30] There will be a few tweaks because we have a few
[1:18:32] programmatic differences between those two buildings,
[1:18:34] specifically in our categorical programs and special education.
[1:18:37] But we're also working on what might be enhancements on the outside
[1:18:41] and the outside spaces at Larson and at Bolen.
[1:18:43] So those are underway.
[1:18:44] And then finally,
[1:18:45] our bid for Athens and the new Athens build will go out at the end of September.
[1:18:49] And that is for the three story
[1:18:51] academic addition that will be built in that lab on the map.
[1:18:55] So lots of work going on with bond.
[1:18:58] It's been a very successful summer.
[1:19:00] I will show you some images just because I think it's always fun to see.
[1:19:15] 7166.
[1:19:30] So this is this morning.
[1:19:32] This is Smith's new gym.
[1:19:34] So it was just stained this morning.
[1:19:37] None of the lining is on.
[1:19:38] Only the shading that you can see for the the three point circle.
[1:19:42] But this is Smith's gym coming along.
[1:19:45] These are images inside of Smith.
[1:19:47] So you can see how how far along we are in our learning community spaces.
[1:19:52] So our classrooms are ready to go with furniture in them.
[1:19:55] Carpet paint.
[1:19:56] So we're in pretty good space as we move forward at Smith.
[1:20:00] These are images of Boulogne Park.
[1:20:02] We shared even a video of Boulogne Park that the demolition
[1:20:04] just cleared that building right out.
[1:20:06] So really moving along, these are our bathrooms
[1:20:10] so we can see Martel Costello.
[1:20:14] Schroeder is well underway.
[1:20:15] So great updates going on across the district in our elementary bathrooms.
[1:20:20] And then this is Troy
[1:20:21] High School and some of the new furniture that's living in Detroit High.
[1:20:23] And you'll remember that we're taking on Troy High Wing by Wing.
[1:20:26] So we're working through that building just kind of piece by piece.
[1:20:29] So those are just some of our pictures that I thought
[1:20:32] would be helpful if you guys start to see the fastest.
[1:20:35] So thank you.
[1:20:37] Thank you.
[1:20:38] Quick question about the elementary school
[1:20:42] playgrounds, the additional equipment that we're going to go in.
[1:20:46] And you update on that one.
[1:20:47] Sure I can.
[1:20:48] I'm going to look this way to my team okay.
[1:20:53] I've been working together with Rob Carson.
[1:20:56] Kind of we talked to the board lessons about students and feedback,
[1:21:01] as also worked out kind of a timeline
[1:21:04] and the case in which the project base
[1:21:08] and it worked out to be about $15,000 per building.
[1:21:11] And they're working with Dan to talk about
[1:21:15] when and put into the timeline.
[1:21:18] Oh, okay.
[1:21:19] So we haven't started on them at all.
[1:21:20] Just planning still.
[1:21:24] So we'll have to catapult.
[1:21:27] Number one, we want our operations team was going to have a primarily
[1:21:30] the install process to get Smith open okay.
[1:21:34] So they were busy.
[1:21:36] So it's important.
[1:21:39] In September
[1:21:40] as a team kind of finalizing a list of what we would like to add
[1:21:44] at that point in a similar manner, like if it is equipment
[1:21:47] like we ordered last night.
[1:21:48] So the recommendation to the board for
[1:21:51] we will order the equipment and then we install it in the spring.
[1:21:54] So it won't it'll happen in spring of 2027.
[1:21:58] We've been related depending on if it's something
[1:22:00] where it's just loose equipment, like they want a little storage
[1:22:04] shed that can hold some balls and jump ropes and whatever it might be.
[1:22:07] We can do all of that now, so we'll work with the principals
[1:22:10] once they return in September on those pieces.
[1:22:13] But anything larger scale, if it is like an actual equipment,
[1:22:16] will likely involve, but it's ready to start.
[1:22:21] Wonderful.
[1:22:22] Thank you. Great.
[1:22:23] Just two things to share.
[1:22:24] One, I think probably just to let the community no.
[1:22:28] Smith will be open to students and for pictures and scheduling pickup.
[1:22:33] And that is going to be on August 13th.
[1:22:34] And that is when all of our middle schools are going to be hosting students.
[1:22:37] So we'll have an opportunity for students to be in the building at that time.
[1:22:41] Throughout that week, we will have the following week,
[1:22:44] we will have an open space
[1:22:45] at all of our mills for students to be able to walk the building.
[1:22:48] So we know that Bowland Park will be in Old Smith,
[1:22:50] so there will probably be some interest for some of our families
[1:22:53] to spend a little time in that new space, as well as the new Smith being open.
[1:22:56] But Larsen and Larsen and Baker follow that same process.
[1:23:01] We are going to be inviting our board for a little bit of a sneak peek
[1:23:05] into Smith on August 10th in the evening.
[1:23:08] And then when we start school, we'll have our regularly scheduled
[1:23:13] curriculum night for our students and our parents to be in that building.
[1:23:17] And then once we've gotten the school year open and going, our plan is in October
[1:23:21] to have a full community ribbon cutting and invite everyone into that grand
[1:23:26] opening of Smith Middle School to be able to see it.
[1:23:27] So that's our pace to be able to have everyone.
[1:23:33] Wonderful.
[1:23:34] Thank you.
[1:23:37] My only other other
[1:23:38] is this book that you guys all got today.
[1:23:42] We were going to give you some time to read, whether you have time
[1:23:47] to review it next month as part of our read or the month after.
[1:23:51] It's up to us, we can decide.
[1:23:53] There's no seeing that, so we can either do it in August or September.
[1:23:59] Workshop.
[1:24:02] And that's something we need to look at
[1:24:03] when these are our next week.
[1:24:07] I guess it's
[1:24:10] it is a workshop by
[1:24:12] we do not have workshop.
[1:24:14] Oh, it's just a meeting. Okay.
[1:24:17] So the six of 18 two day 6 p.m.
[1:24:21] is our next meeting. Okay.
[1:24:24] Yeah, we'll probably do it in September then, because it's just one meeting.
[1:24:27] Okay. All right.
[1:24:30] The next meeting, it's the same data.
[1:24:31] So welcome back. Oh.
[1:24:33] So if you're
[1:24:36] able I'm going to be at to welcome back.
[1:24:38] We think you're more involved.
[1:24:40] The teacher orientation new teacher orientation
[1:24:44] with the weekly starts the 10th 10th.
[1:24:48] Yeah.
[1:24:50] All right.
[1:24:51] There is nothing else we can join the meeting.
[1:24:54] Meeting at June and I don't have a clock. Two
[1:24:59] 2226. Thank.