[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.

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