[00:00:03] >> -- GO BY. COME ON. >> THERE WE GO. [ 1. Meeting Opening] >> CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THAT EVENING AND WELCOME TO [2. Public Comment] TONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING. FIRST WILL BE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON POSTED AGENDA ITEMS. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. THE FIRST IS ABBY WINTERS, WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THE BUDGET HEARING. SO YOU MAY SPEAK NOW, OR YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL WE GET TO THE HEARING ON THE BUDGET. IT IS YOUR CHOICE. OKAY. >> AWESOME. GREAT, THANKS. HELLO, SCHOOLBOARD, AND MR. MAPES. I'M HERE AS BOTH A TAXPAYER AND A SCHOOL PARENT. READING BETWEEN THE LINES FROM A COUPLE REPORTS FROM OUR CFO RECENTLY, I FEAR MAPES AND THE ADMINISTRATION SEEM TO BE SETTING THE STAGE TO NOT GIVE OUR TEACHERS THE RACES THEY DESERVED IT TO IMPENDING FINANCIAL ISSUES. HOWEVER, I WANT TO CALL YOUR AND THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING. THE CFO PRESENTATION REGARDING OUR UPCOMING FINANCIAL WOES IS MISSING IMPORTANT DETAILS BUT AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN IN THE FINANCE PROFESSION FOR 20 OR SO YEARS, MY VIEWPOINT IS THAT HE NEGLECTED TO PROVIDE YOU THE TRUE REGIONS FOR THE COST INCREASES. TYPICALLY, FINANCE PROFESSIONALS DO AN ACTIVITY CALLED A BRIDGE, OR A WALK, QUANTIFY THE MAJOR COST CATEGORY INCREASES BETWEEN THE TWO YEARS UNDER SCRUTINY, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT GAPS IN FUNDS. I'M TALKING ABOUT SPECIFIC COST INCREASES. FOR EXAMPLE, SAY WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN THE OPERATIONS FUND FOR THE EDUCATION FUND ISN'T ENOUGH. TELL US WHY. I KNOW HE KNOWS IT. YOU SHOULD ASK FOR IT. I SUSPECT THE ONE MAIN REASON WE ARE IN THE HOLE FOR 25 TO 26 IS THE HIRING IN OUR CENTRAL OFFICE HAS NOT BEEN MONITORED CLOSELY ENOUGH, AND IT'S OUT OF CONTROL, AND THEY DON'T WANT THE BOARD OR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT. ANY PERSON PAYING JUST A LITTLE ATTENTION CAN SEE OUR ADMIN STAFF HAS GROWN IMMENSELY SINCE OUR SUPERINTENDENT TOOK THE HELM, YET WE KEEP ON ADDING TO IT, EVEN JUST THIS WEEK. SO HOW MUCH MORE DOLLARS IN CENTRAL OFFICE COSTS DO WE HAVE? I HEARD IT'S UPWARDS OF 3 MILLION EXTRA ADMIN COSTS. WE SHOULD ALSO SEE AN ANALYSIS OF OUR LEGAL FEE INCREASES. THE PUBLIC DESERVES THAT INFORMATION. ANOTHER BEST PRACTICE IN FINANCE IS WHEN YOU APPEAR TO BE IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE, YOU STOP SPENDING. YOU GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER. THAT MEANS HIRING FREEZES FOR NONCRITICAL ROLES, THAT MEANS NO EXPLORATORY COSTS LIKE CHARTER SCHOOLS, THAT NEEDS ALL HANDS ON DECK TO KEEP COSTS TO A MINIMUM. BUT YOU CONTINUE TO PAY AND SUPPORT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THE LIFELINE, IN THIS CASE, THE TEACHERS. AS A REMINDER, HSE PASSED A REFERENDUM TO PAY OUR TEACHERS FAIR WAGES AND KEEP CLASS SIZES ARE SMALL, NOT TO PAY FOR MORE ADMIN COSTS, NOT TO PAY LEGAL FEES FOR POOR ADMIN DECISIONS, NOT TO WASTE RESOURCES ON A CHARTER SCHOOL. USE THE MONEY FOR WHAT WE SAID YES TO THE REFERENDUM FOR, AND GIVE OUR TEACHERS THE RACES THEY DESERVE, AND STOP WITH THE OUT-OF-CONTROL SPENDING AND THE POOR FINANCIAL CHOICES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. LET'S FINALLY DEMONSTRATE THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY THAT HAS BEEN PROMISED. YOUR ACTIONS, OR LACK THEREOF, SHOULD NOT BE THE REASON THE TEACHERS DON'T GET RAISES. THANK YOU. >> >> NEXT IS RILEY GRIMM, SPEAKING ON CLAIMS, PAYROLLS 43B AND 457 SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS RILEY GRIMM, AND I'M A JUNIOR AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE HSE SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE KINDERGARTEN, AND WILL BE GRADUATING FROM HSE NEXT YEAR. OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF LEARNING FROM INCREDIBLE TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS, WHO HAVE SHAPED MY EDUCATIONAL AND PERSONAL JOURNEY. IT IS DISHEARTENING TO LEARN THAT THE SAME TEACHERS WHO HAVE HELPED ME GET TO WHERE I AM TODAY ARE UNDERPAID AND OVERLOOKED. EVERY DAY, I WALKING TO SCHOOL WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND GROW, A PRIVILEGE THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT DEDICATED TEACHERS. AS WE TALK ABOUT BARGAINING FOR THE 2025 BUDGET, I ASK US ALL TO REMEMBER THAT WE'RE TALKING NOT JUST ABOUT PAY FOR TEACHERS, BUT FOR PARENTS, COACHES, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. THESE SALARIES SUPPORT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO SHAPING THE FUTURE. NELSON MANDELA ONCE SAID, EDUCATION IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON WHICH YOU CAN USE TO CHANGE THE WORLD. EDUCATION, LIKE ANY OTHER WEAPON, HOLDS IMMENSE POWER, BUT ONLY WHEN USED BY SKILLED HANDS. JUST AS A WEAPON REQUIRES PRECISION, CARE, AND KNOWLEDGE TO BE EFFICIENT, EDUCATION RELIES ON DEDICATED EDUCATORS TO UNLOCK ITS TRUE POTENTIAL AND CREATE LASTING CHANGE. TO ME, TEACHERS HAVE [00:05:04] ALWAYS BEEN MORE THAN JUST A PERSON WHO SHOWS ME HOW TO SOLVE FOR X OR HOW TO WRITE A THESIS STATEMENT. THEY TEACH LESSONS FAR MORE VALUABLE. KINDNESS, COMPASSION, ARTWORK, FRIENDSHIPS, AND MANY OTHER SKILLS THAT WILL SERVE ME REGARDLESS OF MY FUTURE CAREER. MY TEACHERS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO STAND UP AND SPEAK FOR WHAT IS RIGHT. AS A 16-YEAR-OLD, IT IS NERVE-RACKING TO STAND IN FRONT OF MY SCHOOL BOARD AND ADDRESS MY CONCERNS. I FIND THE COURAGE TO SPEAK TODAY KNOWING THAT MY TEACHERS DESERVE BETTER COMPENSATION FOR ALL THEY DO. MY TEACHERS ARE LISTENERS. WHETHER MY STRUGGLES ARE ACADEMIC OR PERSONAL, THEY LISTEN. THEY ALSO ALLOW ME TO EAT LUNCH IN THEIR ROOM WHEN I HAVE NO ONE TO SIT WITH. THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THEIR CONTRACTED DUTIES TO ENSURE I HAVE THE BEST EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE. SO I ASK YOU THIS. WHY WOULD YOU CARE FOR THE, WHY WON'T YOU TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE CARE OF ME? THANK YOU. >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 3, [3. Consent Agenda] THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> >> THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF FOUR ITEMS. 3.01, BOARD MINUTES. 3.02, PERSONNEL REPORTS. 3.03, CLAIMS, PAYROLLS, 403B, AND 457 SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS. AND 3.04, COPY PRINT MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. >> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? HEARING NONE, I WILL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA, THEY AYE. >> AYE. >> EDDIE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. PASSES 7-0. I REMEMBERED. DR. -- >> THANK YOU, DR. ALBRIGHT. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING, WE HAVE THREE NEW APPOINTMENTS THAT WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FIRST IS OUR NEW ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, MR. JASON URBAN. MR. URBAN CAME, HAS BEEN THE PRINCIPAL AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL SINCE 2007, AND I KNOW THAT HE PROUDLY BOASTS THAT HIS GRADUATED EVERY CLASS FROM FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL SINCE THEY RECONSTITUTED AS A SCHOOL. IN HIS TIME, TENURE AS PRINCIPAL, HE HAS ACHIEVED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES, INCLUDING A NATIONAL MODEL SCHOOL BEST HIGH SCHOOLS BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, NEWSWEEK AND WASHINGTON POST , AND IS A FORMER PRINCIPAL COLLEAGUE, I ALWAYS COULD WORK VERY WELL WITH JASON, AND KNEW THAT HE WAS GOING TO CREATE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIS STUDENTS, INCREASE THE ACADEMIC RIGOR IN HIS BUILDING, AND DEVELOP STRONG INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS IN THE CLASSROOM. SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO HAVE JASON A PART OF OUR TEAM NOW, OVER HERE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND INTRODUCE MR. JASON URBAN. >> THERE IS. ALL RIGHT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT MAPES, DR. -- THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY. SUPER EXCITED TO KIND OF HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. IT'S AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WITH ALL THE CHANGES THAT ARE GOING ON, AND HOPE THAT I CAN SERVE AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THE STUDENTS, THE TEACHERS, AND THE ADMINISTRATORS IN THOSE SCHOOLS. I DON'T KNOW THE TIME, AND I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME, BUT I'VE BEEN, HAVE BEEN MORE EXCITED FOR THE VISION OF THE DISTRICT AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE, AND, OF COURSE, THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. AND, YOU KNOW, I, IT'S HARD TO LEAVE FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE INVESTED QUITE A BIT THERE. MY FAMILY HAS INVESTED QUITE A BIT THERE. IN OUR DISTRICT HAS ALSO GIVEN QUITE A BIT TO MY FAMILY AND TO MYSELF, AND REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE, THE POTENTIAL THIS, THIS PARTICULAR ROLE, TO GIVE BACK TO THE DISTRICT, HAS GIVEN SO MUCH TO ME. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WELCOME. >> WITH MR. URBAN'S DEPARTURE FROM FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL, AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR, WE HAVE CHOSE TO FILL HIS POSITION, AND IN THE POSITION OF THE PERSON FILLING HIS, WITH INTERIM POSITIONS, SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. KYLE GOODWIN, WHO HAS BEEN APPROVED THIS EVENING AT THE INTERIM PRINCIPAL AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. KYLE IS NOW IN HIS 15TH YEAR AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. BEGAN AS AN ENGLISH AND BUSINESS TEACHER, WENT INTO ADMINISTRATION, AND HAS WORKED HIS WAY UP THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL RANKS IN THE BUILDING. AND MISSES CHRISSY STARGELL, WHO WILL NOW BE THE [00:10:04] INTERIM ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL. MISSES STARGELL HAS OVER 21 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL, AND SHE WORKED THERE AS AN EXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS TEACHER, AND AS DEPARTMENT CHAIR, ACADEMIC DEAN, AND, MOST RECENTLY, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. SO WE KNOW THAT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL IS IN GREAT HANDS WITH THOSE TWO IN THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS. I INTRODUCED KYLE GOODWIN AND CHRISSIE STURGILL. >> KEGLEY, SCHOOL BOARD, JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME TO LEAVE THE TIGER NATION THROUGH ITS NEXT CHAPTER. YOU KNOW, JASON URBAN IS A LEGENDARY FIGURE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT'S BECAUSE HE'S BUILT SOMETHING PRETTY SPECIAL AT FISHERS. A SCHOOL CULTURE AND A STUDENT EXPERIENCE LIKE NONE OTHER. AND CHRISSIE AND I HAVE, HAVE LONG SINCE JOKED THAT WE FEEL SORRY FOR THE POOR SAP WHO HAS TO FILL IN AFTER JASON, AND HERE WE ARE. BUT, BUT REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK JASON, WANT TO THANK SYBIL, HIS WIFE, AND THEIR FAMILY FOR ALL THEY'VE SACRIFICED OVER 20 YEARS TO GET TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND FOR ME, YOU KNOW, JUST, ALL, AND WAYS, IT'S, IT'S BEEN A GREAT PLACE. FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL'S BEEN GOOD TO ME. IT'S BEEN A GREAT PLACE TO BUILD A CAREER. AND IN MY 15 YEARS, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I'VE LEARNED IS THAT EVERYBODY BENEFITS FROM OUR SERVICE. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY SCHOOLS EXIST AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I'M PRETTY DARN PROUD OF THE SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE OUR, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. AND FOR OUR TEACHING STAFF, WE KNOW THE WORK CAN BE TIRING, BUT THIS PROFESSION GIVES SO MUCH BACK TO US. A SENSE OF PURPOSE, A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION, A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND WE STAY STUDENTS ACHIEVE THINGS. AND SO THAT'S WHY I CALL IT THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME, BECAUSE I'M REALLY PROUD TO CONTINUE SERVING, JUST IN A NEW REALM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I DO WANT TO REITERATE WHAT KYLE IS SAYING. WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO FOLLOW JASON URBAN ON THIS TASK, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE GUIDANCE, ALL THE LEADERSHIP THAT HE HAS GIVEN US, AND HELPED GROW US INTO THE LEADERS THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE'VE BECOME. THOUGH I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN FILL THOSE SHOES, AND I, I KNOW KYLE IS GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, AND I KNOW THAT THE STAFF IS JUST ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO HAVE YOU IN THIS ROLE. SO WE'RE PRETTY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL SAY, I'VE, BECAUSE MY SON'S IN CROSS COUNTRY, AND I THINK MR. GOODWIN, THAT'S HIS, ONE OF HIS ACTIVITIES TO COVER, AND MY SON SAID TO ME ONE NIGHT, AFTER HE HAD RUN, HE SAID, I SAID MR. GOODWIN WAS THERE, AND HE SAID, HE'S ALWAYS THERE, AND HE ALWAYS TELLS US THAT WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, AND I'VE, THAT MEANS A LOT TO HIM, AND IT MEANT A LOT TO ME. AND I THINK YOU WILL DO A GREAT JOB, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MR. URBAN MOVE UP TO THIS BUILDING, AND JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE BOTH DONE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> RIGHT NOW, THE FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE RAISING MONEY CURRENTLY, AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL RAP ON FRIDAY NIGHT DURING THE FOOTBALL GAME, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK A FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HOW YOU CAN DONATE TO THEIR DAY OF SERVICE, AND TO THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE RAISING MONEY FOR NOW, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD BE A FANTASTIC INTRODUCTION TO THE COMMUNITY, AND YOU, IN YOUR NEW ROLE. >> DO WE KNOW HOW CLOSE WE ARE? >> I THINK WE RAISE $8000 SO FAR. >> OH WOW. SO $2000 MORE, AND YOU'LL BE OUT THERE. >> THE THINGS WE DO FOR KIDS. >> IS THAT A -- DO WELL WITH CHRISSIE, OR? OH, I'M THINKING THAT SHOULD HAPPEN! >> $3000 AND YOU'RE OUT THERE. ANYHOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [4. Information Items] MOVING ON TO INFORMATION ITEMS, AND BOTH OF THESE WILL BE PRESENTED BY TIM BROWN. BUDGET HEARING, AND IN THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION. >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. JUST A QUICK RECAP OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY. LET ME -- [00:15:08] IT'S ON. THIS IS MY STANDARD. IT'S ON, AND THAT IT DOES -- ALL RIGHT. YOU JUST WANT TO CLICK? ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. BUDGET TIMELINE. WHAT I, WHAT WE'RE HERE MAC FOR TODAY IS THE BUDGET HEARING, AND I'M TAKING THE PRESENTATION THAT I SHARED BEFORE, UPDATING A COUPLE CRITICAL PIECES OF INFORMATION, AND ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING ELSE STAYS THE SAME. SO ON THE CALENDAR THAT WE'RE ON RIGHT NOW, TONIGHT IS OCTOBER 9TH. WE'RE ON THE BUDGET HEARING PORTION. WE WILL COME BACK AND ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE 2025 BUDGET, CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND REPLACEMENT PLAN, AND BUS REPLACEMENT PLANS AS WELL. GO AHEAD. THIS IS ONE OF THE CRITICAL PIECES THAT I DO WANT TO UPDATE TODAY. WE, WE TALKED LAST TIME THAT OUR OFFICIAL COUNT DATE IS OCTOBER 1ST. WE BELIEVE THIS IS OUR OCTOBER 1ST COUNT. I PUT THE WORDS ON OFFICIAL IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT-HAND CORNER. THE DEPARTMENT OF ED HAS TO ULTIMATELY GIVEN ITS BLESSING, BUT WE LANDED ON 20,702 STUDENTS. SO IT DID GO UP A LITTLE BIT FROM WHEN WE TALKED LAST TIME, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS. THIS IS DOWN YEAR-OVER-YEAR 211 STUDENTS. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THOSE DISPARITIES FALL IN THE ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, JUNIOR HIGH, AND HIGH SCHOOL SPACE. IN TERMS OF FUNDING, I WILL JUST THROW THIS OUT. ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER IS 20,702, WE WILL BE FUNDED FOR 20,695 AND 6/10, AND YOU MAY SAY, HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? WE DO HAVE SOME DUAL ENROLLED STUDENTS, SO WE ONLY GET A PORTION OF THAT, AND WE DO HAVE A SMALL, SMALL POPULATION OF VIRTUAL STUDENTS, WHICH WILL CUT THAT FUNDING BACK JUST A LITTLE BIT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO WHEN WE TALKED LAST TIME, I, I SHARED THAT OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT, WE WERE LOOKING AT AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $336,000, SO A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD NEWS HERE. BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED ENROLLMENT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A LITTLE BIT OF A LARGER POT OF $450,000, ALTHOUGH NOT SUBSTANTIAL, WE'LL PICK AN INCREASE THAT WE CAN GET. AND REMEMBER, THIS IS BASED ON THE SECOND YEAR OF THE BIENNIUM, AND ONLY SEEING A 1.3% INCREASE. EVERYTHING ON THE REST OF THE SLIDE WAS HERE BEFORE. JUST A FEW QUICK REMINDERS. TEACHER RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS, AGAIN, ANY CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE IS GOING UP A HALF PERCENT ON JANUARY 1ST. WE HAVE A GREAT TO MEDICAL INCREASE PREMIUMS OF 8.5%, WHICH IS AN OVERALL COST AS IT STANDS TODAY OF $2 MILLION TO THE DISTRICT. AND THEN WE ARE LIMITED DUE TO THE MLG Q OF HOW MUCH WE CAN RAISE IN OUR OPERATIONS FUN, EVEN THOUGH OUR AV HAS INCREASED BY 8.4%. SO NOTHING ELSE THERE OTHER THAN THE IMPORTANT NUMBER YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE. THE BUDGET STORY. AGAIN, NOTHING NEW HERE FROM THE LAST TIME WE TALKED. WE ARE LOOKING TO BRING THAT PENNY BACK TO THE REFERENDUM, WHICH WILL INCREASE THE REFERENDUM LEVY BY $3.5 MILLION. EVEN DESPITE THAT, THE EDUCATION FUND IS LOOKING AT A $1.8 MILLION DEFICIT, REFERENDUM $800,000, AND OPERATION FUND $3 MILLION, EXCUSE ME, IN DEFICITS. WE DO BELIEVE THE REFERENDUM WILL WRITE SIZE ITSELF IF AV CONTINUES TO GROW. EDUCATION AND OPERATIONS WILL NOT NECESSARILY DO THAT WITHOUT MAKING SOME SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT A DETAIL HERE. THIS IS PRIOR TO ANY RAISES TO ANY STAFF MEMBERS, BUT IT DOES INCORPORATE THE INSURANCE INCREASE IN THAT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID INCORPORATE IN LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS. AND AGAIN, OPERATIONS WERE HELD TO THAT FEELING OF 4%. AGAIN, REMINDERS. TIMELINES ARE REPORTED. WE'RE ALMOST THROUGH THAT PROCESS. WE ADVERTISE OUR TAX RATES AND BUDGETS HIGH SO THAT WE CAN, IF THAT THE LGF NEEDS TO, CAN CUT THOSE DOWN BUT WE NEVER CAN RAISE OUR, OUR BUDGETS ONCE WE SUBMIT THAT. HERE IS THAT 2025 ADVERTISE VERSUS PREDICTED BUDGET AGAIN. SLIDE IS DEMONSTRATING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE'RE ADVERTISING IN TERMS OF RATES AND WHAT WE BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE, AND WE WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE WE HIT THAT RATE. I THINK THE KEY THING I WANT TO POINT OUT HERE, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IS NOT LEVEL TAX RATE. SO DESPITE ALL THESE CHANGES AND, AND CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE TAKING ON, WE STILL ARE MAINTAINING A 100% LEVEL TAX RATE AT A LITTLE OVER $1.14, EXACTLY WHAT THE TAX RATE ROSE IN 2024. JUST A QUICK LITTLE COMPARISON OF THE TWO BUDGETS. THIS IS THE 2024 BUDGET ORDER COMPARED TO THE PREDICTED BUDGET IN 2025. AND REMEMBER, THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT GO INTO THE INCREASE THERE. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY NEEDING MORE CASH IS IN INFLUX. THAT IS MEETING MORE PERMISSION TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS, THINGS THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THAT, JUST AS A REMINDER IN EDUCATION, WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO ASK FOR $5 MILLION MORE IN PERMISSION TO SPEND, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS APPROPRIATIONS, BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, SO WE HAD TO FACTOR THAT INTO THE '25 BUDGET. WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ENCUMBRANCE, IF YOU WILL, OF TEXTBOOK DOLLARS, CURRICULUM MATERIALS DOLLARS, THAT USED TO LIVE IN THEIR OWN FUND AT THE END OF THIS YEAR THEY HAVE TO GO AND EDUCATION. THAT IN THE TUNE OF $3.1 MILLION. WE KNOW THERE'S A $2 MILLION INCREASE TO INSURANCE, AND WE KNOW THERE'S ROUGHLY A [00:20:01] $1 MILLION INCREASE TO TEACHER RETIREMENTS. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIG PLAYERS IN THE INCREASE IN THE BUDGET. THAT SERVICE EXEMPT, I'LL JUST JUMP RIGHT DOWN TO THAT. ACTUALLY, I'LL GO BACK UP TO REFERENDUM. REFERENDUM, REMEMBER, WE TALKED ABOUT $3.5 MILLION COMING INTO THAT WITH THE INCREASE PENNY, AND THEN WE ALSO NEED TO POINT MILLION DOLLARS -- SO WE PUT THOSE TOGETHER, THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE THE INCREASE. THAT SERVICE, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE SOME ADDITIONAL DEBT COSTS TO DO THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE'RE GETTING READY TO TALK ABOUT ONE TONIGHT. BUT STILL MAINTAINING A LEVEL TAX RATE. I THINK THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT. THAT SERVICE EXEMPT, THERE WAS A REFUNDING, REFINANCING, IF YOU WILL, WHICH WAS ABLE TO DROP THE BUDGET A LITTLE BIT, WHICH DROPPED THE RATE. AND IN OPERATIONS, AGAIN, WERE CAPS TO THAT FOR PRESENT. THERE IS NO RIGHT FOR RAINY DAY, THERE IS NO RATE FOR SELF-INSURANCE. I JUST PUT THOSE ON THERE AS NOTES. COUPLE ASSUMPTIONS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAW LAST TIME. WE'RE DECREASING THE TRANSFER FROM EDGE TO OPS, AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE COST OF BUSES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY IN THE OPERATIONS FUND THAT ARE NOW IN GEO BONDS. WE CONTINUE TO DEPOSIT ALL OF OUR INTERESTS INTO THE EDUCATION FUND, MINUS ANYTHING THAT WE GET FROM BOND PROCEEDS UNDER LAW. AND IN CURRICULAR MATERIALS, AGAIN, I JUST MENTIONED THAT $3.1 MILLION MOVING INTO THE EDUCATION FUND. SO IT LOOKS LIKE AN INFLUX OF CASH. IN REALITY, IT IS, BUT IT HAS TO BE SPENT ON CURRICULAR MATERIALS. AND IN THE NEW SLIDE FOR TONIGHT, THINGS THAT WILL BE UP FOR YOUR APPROVAL AT THE NEXT MEETING FOR THE BUDGET APPROVAL, THERE WILL BE FIVE RESOLUTIONS. THE ACTUAL APPROPRIATIONS AND TAX RATE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS BUDGET FORM FOUR. SUBMIT THAT TO THE LGF. WE DO HAVE A RESOLUTION TO DOCUMENT THAT ALL INTEREST DOLLARS, BEYOND PROCEEDS, GOING TO THE EDUCATION FUND. AND I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT, THAT, THAT THERE ARE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE THOSE INTEREST DOLLARS INTO OPERATIONS OR OTHER ACCOUNTS THAT WE DO NOT DO THAT HERE. WE PUT IT ALL INTO EDUCATION. WE'LL ASK YOU TO ADOPT THE CAPITAL PROJECTS PLAN, THE BUS PLACEMENT PLAN, AND IN THE TRANSFER FROM IT TO OPS. SO JUST A QUICK RECAP, I THINK THE NEW NEWS IS, LITTLE BIT HIGHER ENROLLMENT, WHICH MEANS A LITTLE BIT MORE REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT. >> GO AHEAD. >> I HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S MORE DIRECTED TO YOU OR TO MR. MAPES, BUT THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS TONIGHT, AND WE HAD SIMILAR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHERE OUR DEFICIT HAS COME FROM REGARDING CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION, ALL THAT KIND OF THING. AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND, THERE'S BEEN A NET NO GAIN, AT LEAST AT THE TOP LEVEL. WE'RE DOWN ONE POSITION AND UP ONE POSITION. SO AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND, THAT'S, THAT'S CORRECT. SO NOT SURE WHERE ANY OTHER DOLLARS COME FROM. BUT IF WE COULD, PERHAPS WE COULD GET THAT CHARTED OUT OR LOOKED AT SOMEHOW TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST, BECAUSE I, I BELIEVE, AGAIN, WE'VE, WE'VE ELIMINATED ONE POSITION, AND WE'VE ADDED ONE POSITION. SO WE'RE OVERALL NET EVEN. THAT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT RAISES OR THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT AS FAR AS POSITIONS, WE'RE EVEN. >> THAT, THAT IS BASED ON TONIGHT. I DO BELIEVE THERE WERE A FEW ADMIN POSITIONS THAT WERE ADDED FROM JUNE 30TH. I WAS ASKED LAST TIME ABOUT WHAT THE JUNE 30TH COMPARISON LOOKED LIKE. I TALKED ABOUT $11 MILLION IN NEW RAISES. SO THE LINE IN THE SAND WOULD'VE BEEN THE END OF THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR. $9.7 MILLION OF THAT $11 MILLION RAISE WENT TO TEACHER RAISES. ADMIN, CERTIFIED ADMIN, IT WAS ACTUALLY A DROP AT THE END OF JUNE 30TH. >> OF THIS YEAR. >> AT THE END OF JUNE 30TH, 2024. AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 540, $514,000 IN NONSEARCH ADMIN. MY POINT TO THAT IS, OF THE $11 MILLION IN NEW MONEY, MOST OF IT WENT WHERE WE WANTED TO GO, TO THE CLASSROOM AT $9.7 MILLION AT THE END OF THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR, ALL DONE BEFORE I GOT HERE. JUST REPORTING THE DATA. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> AND THEN I, I DO WANT TO JUST POINT OUT SOMETHING TOO, AND, AND YES, OUR NUMBERS ARE SHOWING THAT THEY ARE LOWER FROM GRADE TO GRADE, BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT -- STILL SEE IT. EXCUSE ME? >> I WAS JUST ASKING TO GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE. >> OH YES, ON PAGE TWO. YOU KNOW, I KNOW SEVERAL PARENTS THAT DON'T ALWAYS SEND THEIR KIDS TO KINDERGARTEN IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, RIGHT? I'D LIKE TO, WHICH THEY ALL DID, BUT NOT EVERYBODY COMES TO KINDERGARTEN AT HSE SCHOOLS. SO IF YOU LOOK AT FIRST GRADE, AND THEN YOU WENT DOWN THAT WHOLE ENTIRE WAY, FROM FIRST GRADE TO 12TH GRADE, AND YOU GO UP EACH GRADE, EVERY GRADE IN HERE HAS INCREASED WHEN THEY COME TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO IF I LOOKED AT SEVENTH GRADE, THEY'RE ONLY DOWN 26 STUDENTS. 11TH IS ONLY DOWN 13. AND THEN YOU GET TO 12TH GRADE, WE'RE ONLY DOWN 12 STUDENTS. SO OVER TIME, I THINK, AS WE ARE COMING OUT OF COBIT AND KIDS ARE COMING BACK TO OUR DISTRICT, AND I KNOW WITH REAL ESTATE AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR AREA, YOU SEE THAT THESE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW. BUT I KNOW WE HAD TO, WE HAVE THE BUDGET. -- IN SEATS RIGHT NOW, AND WHEREVER ETIENNE IS. BUT I'M JUST HOPING PEOPLE KEEP THAT I THERE, THAT OUR EACH AND EVERY [00:25:02] GRADE HAS GONE UP. IF YOU LOOK FROM SECOND GRADE TO THE CLASS THAT WENT TO THIRD GRADE IS HIGHER. THE KIDS THAT WERE IN SIXTH GRADE GOING INTO SEVENTH GRADE, THAT IS HIGHER THAN IT WAS THE YEAR BEFORE. SO JUST POINTING THAT OUT. >> AND WE'RE ENGAGING OUR DEMOGRAPHER TO DO A DEEP DIVE IN WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THE OTHER COMMENT I WOULD MAKE TO THAT IS WE ARE APPROACHING THOSE COVID KIDS NOW, RIGHT? >> RIGHT. >> WHAT, WHAT DID EARTH RATES LOOK LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC? DID THEY INCREASE, DID THEY DECREASE? TO BE DETERMINED BY OUR DEMOGRAPHER. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT, YOU MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM. OKAY. HEARING ON, WE WILL CLOSE THE HEARING. AND THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET WILL BE BROUGHT AS AN ACTION ITEM AT THE OCTOBER 23RD BOARD MEETING. WE'LL NOW TURN IT BACK OVER TO TIM BROWN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, AS A PART OF OUR 10 YEAR PLAN, FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL IS UP FOR A BUILDING REFRESH, MUCH TO THE SAME THAT WE DID WITH LENNAR AND ROAD, SO A VERY SIMILAR PROCESS THERE. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT WITH MATT AND STIFEL AGAIN IS THE IDEA OF A, THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION HEARING. THIS PARTICULAR BOND IS LOOKING AT A MAX COST OF $35.5 MILLION, FOR A TOTAL NEXT PROJECT COST OF $39.5 MILLION. THE DIFFERENCE IN THE $4 MILLION IS THAT $4 MILLION IS ALREADY EMBEDDED IN THE 2024 AGL BONDS, FOR ALL THOSE PRELIMINARY WORK ITEMS THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE, EARLY ORDERS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AGAIN, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE DONE WITHOUT RAISING THE OVERALL TAX RATE, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO PAY THIS OVER 20 YEARS. SO I'LL HAND IT TO MATT, AND HE'LL TAKE US THROUGH THE OF THE FINANCES. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. LIKE TIM SAID, MATT SHUMAKER WITH STIFEL. VERY SIMILAR PRESENTATION THAT HE WALLENSTEIN FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. I WILL WALK THROUGH IT, AND THEN, OF COURSE, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE DOES HAVE. SO YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS PAGE SEVERAL MEETINGS IN A ROW NOW. THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF YOUR CURRENT DEBT. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WITH THIS TIME IS WE HAVE INCLUDED THE 2024 B BONDS IN THE 2024 TAXABLE BONDS. THOSE TECHNICALLY HAVEN'T BEEN ISSUED. THEY WILL BE ISSUED IN THE COMING WEEKS, BUT WE THOUGHT THIS GAVE A, A MUCH CLEARER PICTURE OF WHAT YOUR OUTSTANDING DEBT LOOKED LIKE. SO INCLUDES EVERYTHING THAT HAS CURRENTLY BEEN ISSUED, AND THEN ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED YET TODAY. YOU CAN SEE THE PAYMENTS FROM 24 TO 25 WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY, BUT AS WE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT, THE AV IS COVERING ANY INCREASE TO THE, THE TAX RATE THERE, THE, THE TAX RATE -- WELL, EXCUSE ME, STAY NEUTRAL. BIG DROP IN '26. AGAIN, IN '27, YOU'RE PAYING OFF THE MAJORITY OF YOUR DEBT IN A VERY, VERY QUICK MANNER, WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO STAY FLEXIBLE MOVING FORWARD TO CONTINUE DOING THE GO BONDS THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. MOVING ONTO THE NEXT PAGE, THIS LOOKS AT YOUR SAME PAYMENTS, YOUR CURRENT DEBT SERVICE, AND THEN IT ADDS IN THE PROPOSED BOND ISSUE FOR FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE. THESE BONDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED IN 2025. YOU CAN HAVE A LEVY ON BONDS UNTIL THE FOLLOWING BUDGET HERE, SO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ISSUING THAT IN 2025, YOU WON'T SEE IT HIT THE TAX RATE OR THE TAX LEVY UNTIL 2026. AS TIM MENTIONED, THESE ARE EXPECTED TO BE PAID BACK OVER 20 YEARS. YOU CAN SEE THE PORTION OF YOUR TAX RATE THAT WILL BE TAKEN UP FROM THE, THE BLUE PORTION OF THAT, WHICH REPRESENTS FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE. AS WE TALKED ABOUT, THE PROJECTED TOTAL TAX RATE FROM 2024 TO 2025 WON'T BE IMPACTED BY THESE BONDS. IT WILL BY THE OTHER BONDS THAT WE'RE SELLING, BUT THE EXPECTATION, THE GOAL IS TO STAY AT THE DOLLAR 14 MOVING FORWARD. YOU CAN SEE FROM 25 TO 26, EVEN WITH THESE BONDS, THERE STILL A BIG DROP. THAT REPRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO DO THE GO BONDS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE EACH AND EVERY YEAR. SO WE'RE NOT TAKING AWAY ANY ABILITY TO DO FUTURE PRODUCTS. WE'RE SIMPLY LAYERING THIS ON, LAYERING IT OUT ANYWAY TO REMAIN FLEXIBLE IN THE FUTURE. THE LAST PAGE IS THE NUMBERS. I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THOSE ON THE OTHER PRODUCTS, BUT I WILL WALK THROUGH THIS QUICKLY. MAXIMUM PART OF THE BONDS, AS MENTIONED, $35.5 MILLION. MAXIMUM TERM IS 20 YEARS. WE'RE ESTIMATING THE INTEREST RATE AT 6%. AGAIN, THAT IS A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER. IF YOU WERE ISSUING THAT TODAY, YOU'RE PROBABLY 3.5%. WE'RE NOT ISSUING THIS TODAY, SO WE NEED TO BE CONSERVATIVE. TOTAL INTEREST COSTS, $35.5 MILLION AT 6% COMES OUT TO $26,592,500. IF AND WHEN THESE BONDS ARE ISSUED, HOPEFULLY AT A MUCH LOWER INTEREST RATE, THAT INTEREST COST IS GOING TO COME DOWN HOPEFULLY SIGNIFICANTLY. THE MAXIMUM ANNUAL PRINCIPAL, PLUS INTEREST/LEASE PAYMENT, IS $15 MILLION. THAT'S THE HIGHEST PAYMENT THAT YOU CAN HAVE IN ANY ONE YEAR BASED ON [00:30:01] THESE BOND ISSUES. WE DON'T EXPECT IT TO APPROACH THAT, BUT THIS GIVES YOU THE FLEXIBLE DO THAT IF YOU WANT TO PAY THESE BONDS BACK A LITTLE BIT QUICKER FOR WHATEVER REASON NEXT YEAR, YOU WOULD HAVE THAT OPTION AS WELL. THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL, SO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PRINCIPAL PLUS INTEREST, $62,092,500. THE CURRENT DEBT SERVICE FUND LEVY, THE 23 PAGE 24, THAT OUR CURRENT BUDGET HERE, THE $3,363,498. THAT REPRESENTS A TAX RATE IN YOUR DEBT SERVICE FUND OF .5833, OR 58.33 CENTS. WE'RE ESTIMATING THE PAY 2026, SO NOT NEXT YEAR, BUT THE YEAR AFTER, WHEN THESE BONDS WOULD HIT , WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT THAT SERVICE FROM THE LEVY AT 777,927,000 IN THE LIVES OF THE -- THAT WOULD EQUATE TO A PROTECTED THAT SERVICE FUND TAX RATE OF 61.38 CENTS. THAT IS A HIGHER DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE THAN WHAT THE SCHOOL CORPORATION CURRENTLY HAS. WE EXPECT THE OPERATIONS FUND TAX RATE EXEMPT DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE TO BE A LITTLE BIT LESS. WE'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL TAX RATE HERE, SO SOME OF THOSE COMPONENTS WILL CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. THE OVERALL TAX RATE -- $1.14. THE ESTIMATED NET INCREASE IN TAX RATE, WE'VE SAID THIS MANY, MANY TIMES, IS GOING TO BE ZERO, AND THE $1.14 IS THE GOAL. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HITTING EACH AND EVERY YEAR. PERCENT OF MAXIMUM -- IS .68%. IN THE LAST NUMBER IS THE PERCENT OF OUTSTANDING AND OVERLAPPING DEBT AS A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR AV. THAT'S 5.16%. THAT'S EVERYTHING I HAVE, BUT, OF COURSE, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE HAS. >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ISSUE MAY COME TO THE PODIUM. HEARING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE HEARING, AND WE WILL CONDUCT A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ACTION ON THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION AT OUR NEXT MORNING MEETING ON OCTOBER 23RD. WE WILL NOW MOVE [5. Board Members] ON TO BOARD MEMBER REPORTS, AND WE'LL JUST GO DOWN THE LINE. BEEN? >> WE HAD FINANCE COMMITTEE YESTERDAY. YOU ALL ESSENTIALLY JUST HEARD THE SAME THING THAT WE DID YESTERDAY, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN JUST DISCUSSING THE BUDGET, SO MR. BROWN DID THE REPORT, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> HI. THANK YOU. FACILITY AND MAINTENANCE. WE MOVE OUR MEETING FOR THE MONTH BECAUSE OF FALL BREAK, SO WE'LL BE MOVING, HAVING OUR MEETING ON THE 23RD THIS MONTH, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR US RIGHT NOW. >> JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY, THOSE WHO ARE TRAVELING, OR ANYBODY ELSE ON FALL BREAK, A SAFE TRAVEL, AND EITHER TO ENJOY THE TIME OFF, OR THINK YOU FOR OUR TEACHERS FOR ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> OUR NEXT POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE NOVEMBER 6TH, AND, ALSO, THANKS TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE DOING CONFERENCES TONIGHT. LAST WEEK, I KNOW, OUR K-6 TEACHERS, THAT'S TIME THAT YOU GUYS SPENT AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH PARENTS AND KIDS TO GIVE UPDATES ON HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING, AND I KNOW THAT THAT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED BY OUR COMMUNITY, SO THANKS. >> THE NEXT -- REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEETING IS NEXT THURSDAY THE 17TH. >> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO [6. Superintendent's Report] REITERATE THANKING OUR TEACHERS FOR THE PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THAT IS A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF EFFORT THAT'S GIVEN TO UPDATE OUR PARENTS AND THEIR STUDENTS PROGRESS. LIKE TO THANK OUR ADMINISTRATOR, STAFF, AND TEACHERS FOR A VERY GOOD START TO THE SCHOOL YEAR, AS TWO MORE DAYS, WE WILL HAVE FALL BREAK, AND DURING THAT TIME, WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE GOING ON AS OUR BUILDINGS ARE EMPTY, AND WE'LL THE BOARD AN UPDATE ON THOSE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE, AND JUST SAY THAT WE'VE HAD A, A VERY GOOD START, AND THINGS GET FAST NOW, RIGHT? WE COME BACK FROM FALL BREAK, AND IT'S FIVE WEEKS AND IT'S THANKSGIVING, AND WE COME BACK, AND IT'S THREE WEEKS, AND, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT'S CHRISTMAS BREAK. SO IT'S A TIME THAT WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND JUST WISH THAT EVERYBODY PLEASE ATTEND THOSE ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AS WE DO SOME GREAT PROGRAMS IN OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS CONTINUE OUR ATHLETICS. THANK YOU. >> AND I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.