[1. Meeting Opening]
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          >> PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. 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. >> WE RECOGNIZE OUR CLASS. 
          [2.  Academic Excellence Recognition]
          >> BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TONIGHT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT AND TO CELEBRATE A UNIQUE CTE PROGRAM AND SO WE ARE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. EARLY ON WE PUT TOGETHER OUR CTE VISION AS WE'VE HAD MORE DECISION AND IT'S WITH INTENTIONAL PURPOSE THAT WE IDENTIFIED THINGS WE THOUGHT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING. 
          AND THAT WAS WE WANT OUR EXPERIENCES TO BE MEANINGFUL AND WE WANT THEM TO REMAIN RELEVANT AND BE AUTHENTIC. 
          WHEN WE DID THAT, WE ALSO DID THAT WITH THE IMPORTANCE THAT THEY GET ALIGNED WITH OUR NETWORK MODELS AS WELL. 
          SO TONIGHT THE CTE EXPERIENCE WE ARE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT IS BUILT IN CONJUNCTION OR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF FISHER SO I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME KEY PLAYERS IN THE SUPPORT. OBVIOUSLY, THE MAYOR IS A BIG PART OF THAT. WE ALSO HAVE MELISSA DECKERT -- SORRY, MARISSA DICKERT. WE HAVE ERIN COLLINS AS WELL. 
          I THINK SOME OF THE TEAM IS HERE TONIGHT SO I WANT TO SPEND A MINUTE TO GIVE THEM PUBLIC THANKS AND KUDOS FOR THEIR EFFORTS. I ALSO KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF DETAILS ABOUT THE PROGRAM. RATHER THAN ME TRY TO EXPLAIN ALL OF THAT. I. KNOW THAT MISSUS ALBERTS HAS A REALLY COOL VIDEO. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND GIVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THAT. IF YOU CAN DO THAT NOW THAT 
          WOULD BE GREAT. >> AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL, STUDENTS IN MUSIC AND SOUND PRODUCTION ARE GAINING HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN AUDIO PRODUCTION, PODCASTING, RECORDING AND VIDEO 
          CREATION. >> IT'S A TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION COURSE SO WE SPEND ABOUT 60% OF THE TIME IN THE CLASSROOM WRITING, RECORDING AND MIXING MUSIC AND THE REST OF THE TIME MAKING OTHER AUDIO AND VIDEO TYPE PROJECTS. 
          >> STUDENTS WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT WITH DUAL 
          COLLEGE CREDIT. >> THE INDUSTRY IS EXPLODING. 
          THERE ARE TONS OF JOBS. >> I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT THE VERY TECHNICAL SIDE OF MUSIC. 
          ♪ ♪ WHAT GOES INTO MAKING A SONG. 
          ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. ALSO THIS CLASS REALLY TEACHES YOU HOW TO TALK TO PEOPLE, HOW TO COLLABORATE. 
          >> STUDENTS WILL TAKE THOSE SKILLS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM THROUGH A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH FISHERS PARKS SERVING AS THE LIVE AUDIO TEAM FOR THIS SUMMER'S FREE TUESDAYS CONCERT 
          SERIES. >> I FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE A CLASS LIKE THIS AT MY HIGH SCHOOL AND TO BE ABLE TO USE MY MORE ARTISTIC CREATIVE SIDE AND CHANNEL THE ENERGY INTO WORK. 
          >> REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE AND ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WARMING THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE A CHANCE FOR OUR DISTRICT WORKPLACE LEARNING MANAGERS, HIS KEY PUTTING PARTNERSHIPS TOGETHER WITH THE BUSINESSES, CONNECTING WITH THE INTERNSHIP COORDINATORS IN THE BUILDING AND GETTING THE KIDS IN THESE KIND OF PLACEMENTS. I WILL KICK IT OFF TO HIM AND THEN WE'VE GOT OUR CHAMPION TEACHER WHO CAN TALK ABOUT THE 
          PROGRAM MORE SPECIFICALLY. >> GOOD EVENING, WORKPLACE MANAGER AND THIS IS ONE THING WE ARE WORKING ON. 
          IT IS GETTING SO BIG BUT WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR BUSINESSES, OWNERS, WHOEVER IN THE COMMUNITY TO CONNECT WITH US. 
          YOU GUYS CAN REACH ME AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE, EMAIL ME OR 
          CALL ME. >> DO WE HAVE ANY CONNECTIONS OR DO WE COMMUNICATE WITH LET'S SAY ANY OF THE TV STATIONS OR RADIO ONE, WHICH IS LIKE THE RADIO STATIONS AND DO ANY WORK WITH 
          THEM IN THE CITY? >> IF THEY WANT TO REACH OUT WITH US, WE'LL GET THEM CONNECTED. 
          LIKE I SAID, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS BUT THE KING OF THE SHOW. 
          HE'S GOING TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT IT. 
          IT'S A GREAT AFTERNOON. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO GO OUT TO THE FIRST CONCERT. 
          THE WHOLE CITY OF FISHER WAS THERE AND OUR KIDS WERE RUNNING THE CONCERT. IT WAS PRETTY AWESOME. 
          I WILL KICK IT OFF HERE TO RAY. [APPLAUSE] 
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          >> GOT A FEW PREPARED REMARKS. A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MY STUDENTS. EACH TUESDAY AT THE FISHER PARKS FREE CONCERT SERIES, THESE KIDS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AUDIO ENGINEERING, STAGE MANAGEMENT, SET UP TEAR DOWN, LIGHTING, EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WE DRAW THOUSANDS OF MUSIC LOVERS DOWN TO THE AMPHITHEATER. COME AND SEE US IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY. NOT A WHOLE LOT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GET A CHANCE TO DO A EVENT LIKE THIS. 
          THIS SUMMER, THEY HAVE NINE CONCERTS AND SEVEN MORE SO COME SEE THEM. INSTRUMENTAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM. FROM FISHERS PARK VERY SIMILAR RIGHT THERE. MR. CLOUD AND STEVE IS HERE AS WELL. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SINCE NOVEMBER. THERE'S EIGHT STUDENTS PARTICIPATING. SOME ON VACATION. 
          AIDEN AUSTIN, AUSTIN JACKSON, JACQUELINE RILEY, JUDE LITTLE, AND ALSO VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OUR. 
          PHENOMENAL ROCK BANDS MADE UP ENTIRELY OF MY STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WHO WILL BE. DUCK AND COVER, THEY HELPED US RUN PROOF OF CONCEPT CONCERTS TO TEST THIS TO SEE IF IT'S GOING TO WORK BACK IN MAY. DUCK AND COVER AND TAKE COVER. 
          THIS PARTNERSHIP WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEM AND ON BEHALF OF MY STUDENTS I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR RECOGNIZING THEM AND THEIR WORK. ANY QUESTIONS? 
          >> I'M SURE MY STUDENTS WOULDN'T MIND ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS IF 
          YOU GUYS HAVE ANY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND EVERYBODY'S EFFORTS PUTTING THIS TOGETHER IN THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF FISHER. 
          WE ARE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW UNIQUE IT IS AND EXCEPTIONAL OF THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND HOW MUCH IT BENEFITS STUDENTS. THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE AND I HOPE TO ONLY SEE THIS GROW AND CONTINUE. 
          IF SOME OTHER SCHOOLS STEAL AN IDEA AND DO IT LOCALLY THAT'S GREAT TOO. I'M THANKFUL YOU GUYS ARE LEADING THE CHARGE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> I GOT A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS FOR THE STUDENTS. 
          FIRST CAN YOU SAY THREE THINGS? ONE, WHEN DID YOU START LOOKING INTO RADIO, SOUND, MIXING MUSIC. TWO, ANYBODY JUNIORS AND SENIORS AND THREE IF THAT'S THE CASE. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU 
          WANT TO DO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? >> MY NAME IS ADAM JACOBS I'M MAJORING IN SOMETHING CALLED AUDIO ENGINEERING. 
          IT'S A PROGRAM THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN INTO. 
          >> WHO YOU ARE, YOUR AGE, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO AFTER. 
          DO OTHER STUDENTS WANT TO COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE, IF YOU DON'T MIND? GO TO THE PODIUM. 
          SPEAKER MY NAME IS KYLEE, I'M 19. 
          I JUST GRADUATED FROM FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL. 
          I WAS IN FISHERS AUDIO AND MUSIC PRODUCTION THIS YEAR. 
          I DID NOT ACTUALLY PLAN TO DO IT BUT I'M ACTUALLY REALLY GLAD THAT I DID. I WAS IN A BAND BEFOREHAND AND THEY SAW US PLAY AT THE FISHERS TALENT SHOW AND REACHED OUT TO US. HE ASKED THAT WE'D COME TO THE CLASS AND LEARN A FEW THINGS ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING. 
          IT'S HONESTLY BEEN ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES EVER. 
          I DIDN'T JUST LEARN ABOUT THE FIELD ITSELF, I LEARNED HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND WORK WITH PEOPLE AND BASICALLY HAVE A GOOD WORK ENVIRONMENT IN SCHOOL WITH A BUNCH OF REALLY COOL PEOPLE MY 
          AGE. >> THAT IS EXCELLENT. 
          ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SHARE? ONLY IF YOU WANT TO SHARE. 
          >> RILEY EVANS LIKES TO TALK. >> HI, MY NAME IS RILEY EVANS. 
          I JUST GRADUATED FROM FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL AS A SENIOR. 
          I'M 18. I'M GOING TO GO TO A RECORD COMPANY DOWN IN BROAD RIPPLE THAT'S CALLED THE ROUNDTABLE AND I'M DOING THEIR MUSIC PRODUCTION PROGRAM THERE. 
          AND I HOPEFULLY WILL INTERN AS WELL. 
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SO YEAH, WITHOUT THIS CLASS I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT OPPORTUNITY. IT'S MY SECOND YEAR SO I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND MY BAND DUCK AND COVER. 
          I'M REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT AND IT REALLY OPENED ME UP TO ROCK. I DON'T KNOW, JUST BECOMING THE ARTIST I AM TODAY. SO THANK YOU. 
          >> I LOVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING. 
          A LITTLE PLUG TO SAY YOU GUYS ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE THESE EXPERIENCES WITH THESE GREAT LEADERS HERE. 
          MY SON WENT TO THE BLUE SCHOOL BUT STILL HE HAD GREAT EXPERIENCE -- THERE YOU GO. CURRENTLY WORKING AT WISH-TV AND AT WIBC AND YOU GUYS MIGHT HEAR HIM ON THE RADIO EVERY NOW AND THEN BECAUSE HE'S BEEN ASSOCIATE PRODUCING SOME OF THE SHOWS SO IT STEMS FROM THE WORK YOU GUYS HAVE HERE. 
          CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. >> DO WE HAVE A PICTURE, EMILY? 
          >> YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> I'VE GOT TO ASK ONE MORE THING BEFORE YOU GUYS GO. 
          WHO WAS IN THE BAND? YOU'VE GOT. 
          BANDS? YOU'VE GOT TO PROMOTE YOUR BAND. 
          YOU'VE GOT A MICROPHONE HERE AND THERE'S PEOPLE LISTENING. 
          WHEN CAN WE SEE YOU PLAY AND TELL US THE NAMES AGAIN. 
          YOU'VE GOT TO PROMOTE THE BAND. >> IS THIS THING ON? I'M THE DRUMMER AT DUCK AND COVER, I LOVE MY BAND MATES SO MUCH. THEY ARE SO AWESOME. 
          JUNE 26TH, WE ARE PLAYING IN THE PARKING LOT OPENING FOR DAVE MATTHEWS BAND. BE THERE OR BE SQUARE. 
          FROM 4-6:00 P.M. AND WE ARE DOING A POST TAILGATE AT 10:30. 
          >> OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU GUYS. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT WAS NICE MEETING ALL OF YOU. 
          >> TELL US ABOUT THE OTHER BAND. >> KYLEE DID NOT MENTION THIS WHEN SHE WAS UP A SECOND AGO BUT SHE'S THE BASSIST AND SINGER OF TAKE COVER. I'M ALSO THE DRUMMER. 
          WE HAVE A SHOW AUGUST 22ND. LIKE ALL DAY, HOLLAND PARK, EVERYBODY IS WELCOME. FREE ADMISSION. 
          >> THAT IS AWESOME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GUYS. 
          [APPLAUSE] >> NOW MOVING ON TO PUBLIC 
          [3.  Public Comment]
COMMENT STARTING OFF WITH 6.01 RESOLUTION REFERENDUM. 
          >> THE PROPOSED REFERENDUM IS PROBLEMATIC FOR THOSE WHO HOPE THE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTED BY THE BOARD WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT SIZE TO STAFFING AND FACILITIES BEFORE GOING BACK TO THE TAXPAYERS FOR A BAILOUT. THE FACTS ARE THAT IN 2021 PERIOD, THERE WERE 21,760 STUDENTS SERVED BY 1236 TEACHERS. IN 25-26, THERE WERE 20,633 STUDENTS AND 1292 TEACHERS. THE STUDENT POPULATION WENT DOWN BY 127 STUDENTS, BUT THE TEACHERS SERVING THEM WENT UP BY 26 TEACHERS. STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO IN 2021 WAS 17.6-1. HOSE WAS DOING WELL PRECOVID. 
          USING THAT RATIO IN A 25-26 STUDENT POPULATION, YOU WOULD ONLY NEED 1172 TEACHERS TO MAINTAIN A 17.6 RATIO. 
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WE MIGHT HAVE 120 TEACHERS ABOVE THE EQUIVALENT PRE-COVID STAFFING. FOR ADDED PERSPECTIVE, THE 120 7HS STUDENT LOSS IS MUCH LARGER THAN THE POPULATION FOR ANY ONE OF THE HC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. TOTAL COMPENSATION THAT SALARY, BENEFITS FOR A TEACHER WITH THE AVERAGE HSE SALARY IS APPROXIMATELY $90,000. THERE'S ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSOLIDATE SCHOOLS WITH REDISTRICTING BUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSOLIDATE WAS MISSED. 
          IN BUSINESS, A COMPANY MUST REACT TO MARKET CONDITIONS. 
          THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE TO THEIR SHAREHOLDERS TO RUN AT A PROFIT, NOT A LOSS. SO THEY DOWNSIZED THEIR EMPLOYEES AND CLOSED STORES TO BALANCE EXPENSES AGAINST INCOME. 
          IN THE SAME WAY, HSA SHOULD NOT BE GOING BACK TO THE TAXPAYERS WHEN THERE'S OPTIONS LEFT TO SAVE MONEY THROUGH RESIZING THE 
          DISTRICT. >> THANK YOU. 
          NEXT, 6.01 REFERENDUM RESO RESOLUTION. 
          >> HEY THERE, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LAURA. 
          AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF KIDS AT FISHERS ELEMENTARY, I CAN NOW SAY I'M THE PROUD MOM OF TURKO BOYS AT RIVERSIDE INTERMEDIATE AND JUNIOR HIGH. THREE YEARS AGO I STOOD ALONGSIDE HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS IN THIS COMMUNITY, NEIGHBORS WHO KNOCKED ON DOORS, WROTE POSTCARDS, AND WORK TABLES AT THE FARMERS' MARKET TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS THROUGH OUR REFERENDUM. OUR COMMUNITY ANSWERED. 
          70% OF VOTERS SAID YES. THAT WAS NOT A NARROW WIN, THAT WAS A COMMUNITY MAKING A CLEAR STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT IT VALUES. 
          WHEN WE PASSED THE REFERENDUM, WE BELIEVED WE WERE SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS. OUR SCHOOLS PLANNED RESPONSIBILITY AROUND THE COMMITMENT, OUR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES COUNTED ON IT. 
          LAST YEAR, THE STATE LEGISLATURE CHANGED THE FUNDING METHODOLOGY AND FRAMED IT AS A PROPERTY TAX CUT, BUT THE SAVINGS CAME AT THE EXPENSE OF MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 
          THE STATE MADE THE CUT AND OUR SCHOOLS WERE HANDED THE CONSEQUENCES. SO HERE WE ARE, NOT BECAUSE OUR DISTRICT MISMANAGED ANYTHING, NOT BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY CHANGED ITS MIND, BUT BECAUSE THE RULES CHANGED UNDERNEATH US. 
          THAT'S WHY TONIGHT'S MATTER SO MUCH, PLACING THE REFERENDUM ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT IS NOT ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO DO ANYTHING NEW. IT'S GIVING THE COMMUNITY A CHANCE TO PROTECT WHAT IT ALREADY CHOSE OVERWHELMINGLY TO INVEST IN. EXCELLENT TEACHERS COME A STRONG PROGRAMS, IN SCHOOLS THAT MAKE FAMILIES WANT TO PUT DOWN ROOTS HERE. I SEE WHAT THE INVESTMENT LOOKS LIKE EVERY DAY IN MY OWN KIDS. THE TEACHERS WHO KNOW THEM BY NAME AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE AND HOW EXCITED THEY ARE TO LEARN. THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENS BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY DECIDED OUR SCHOOLS ARE WORTH IT. 
          I WANT YOU TO KNOW THE VOLUNTEERS ARE READY. 
          THE SAME PEOPLE WHO WALK NEIGHBORHOODS AND WORKED PHONE BANKS THREE YEARS AGO ARE ORGANIZED, ENERGIZED AND PREPARED TO DO IT AGAIN. YOU WILL NOT BE PUTTING THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT ALONE. YOU'LL HAVE AN ARMY PARENTS, ADMINISTRATORS, GRANDPARENTS AND NEIGHBORS BEHIND YOU FROM DAY ONE. PLEASE VOTE YES TONIGHT TO PLACE A REFERENDUM ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT AND LET OUR COMMUNITY DO WHAT IT DOES BEST. SHOW UP FOR OUR KIDS. 
          THANK YOU. >> STEPHANIE HUNT, 6.01 
          REFERENDUM RESOLUTION. >> HELLO, SCHOOL BOARD. 
          I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT AGENDA ITEM 6.01 REFERENDUM RESOLUTION. 
          I'D LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST ALL SEVEN OF YOU VOTE YES TO ADDING THE REFERENDUM TO OUR BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER. 
          YOU'RE ENTITLED TO YOUR OWN OPINIONS BUT OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE WHETHER TO FULLY FUND OUR SCHOOLS AFTER THE DISASTROUS STATE BUDGET BILL FROM OUR STATE LEGISLATURE. AS WE LEARNED TWO YEARS AGO, ULTIMATELY THE DECISIONS UP TO THE VOTERS. 
          OUR STUDENT TEACHER AND STAFF DESERVE BETTER OF WHAT'S BEEN DONE TO OUR BUDGET TO. ASSERTING POWER TO BLOCK IT WILL BE DISASTROUS. SCHOOL BOARDS SHOULD NOT BE POLITICAL HOWEVER DEMOCRACY IS AND THERE'S REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, INDEPENDENTS SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FOR THE REFERENDUM. PLEASE DO NOT CAUSE MORE HARM TO OUR DISTRICT AND VOTE YES TO ADDING THE REFERENDUM TO OUR BALLOT IN NOVEMBER. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. TYLER, 6.01 REFERENDUM 
          RESOLUTION. >> GOOD EVENING A HAPPY SUMMER. 
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MY NAME IS TYLER AND AS THE HSC PRESIDENT I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON TONIGHT'S REFERENDUM RESOLUTION. ON BEHALF OF EVERY TEACHER, BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR, CLASSIFIED STAFF, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY EVERY STUDENT WHO WALKS OUR BUILDINGS HALLWAYS SITS IN OUR CLASSROOMS, AND GROWS IN OUR SCHOOLS COMMUNITY, I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE BOARD TO UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE REFERENDUM RESOLUTION THIS EVENING WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO RESOUNDINGLY VOTE YES TO PASS THE REFERENDUM IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR. I AM SURE THAT I DO NOT NEED TO RECOUNT HOW SEVERE THE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE SHOULD THE BOARD NOT PASS THE REFERENDUM RESOLUTION AND THE PUBLIC NOT VOTE FOR ITS APPROVAL IN NOVEMBER. 
          OUR FINANCIAL DEFICIT WILL GROW EVEN LARGER, MORE TEACHING POSITIONS WOULD BE CUT. PROGRAMS WOULD BE DISSOLVED AND HSC WOULD CONTINUE FURTHER DOWN A PATH THAT BECOMES UNSUSTAINABLE FOR THE STUDENT SUCCESS, INSTRUCTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND THE COMMUNITY. 
          HOWEVER, WHAT I BELIEVE IS MOST IMPORTANT IN VOTING A REFERENDUM TO CONTINUE TO FUND OUR SCHOOL IS THE BELIEF THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS NOT DEAD. BY VOTING YES, NOT ONLY ARE YOU VOTING TO HELP SUSTAIN THE FINANCIAL AND OVERALL SUCCESS OF HSC AND THE COMMUNITY, YOU'RE INVESTING IN EVERY STUDENT, REGARDLESS OF IDENTITY, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, REGARDLESS OF WEALTH, STATUS, OR PRIVILEGE. 
          EVERY ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO A HIGH QUALITY FULLY FUNDED PUBLIC EDUCATION. THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE BELIEVE AT OUR CORE THAT ALL CHILDREN DESERVE TO BE EDUCATED. THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY IS DERIVED FROM THE STRENGTH OF OUR SCHOOLS. 
          IF WE WANT STRONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THEY MUST BE FULLY FUNDED. HCA AND TEACHERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT ARE READY ALONG WITH DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND WITH TONIGHT'S VOTE THE SCHOOL BOARD. TO DO THE WORK NECESSARY TO PASS THIS REFERENDUM. OUR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS FUTURES DEPEND UPON IT. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. 6.05 STUDENT HANDBOOK. 
          >> HEY, I'M ROSS, HSC DAD. WE LOVE THE SCHOOLS AND OUR TEACHERS AND WE MADE COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE RULE BOOKS. ON THE DEVICE POLICY. 
          ESPECIALLY MY KIDS WANTED TO CALL OUT THEIR CERTAIN DEVICES THEY FOUND REALLY HELPFUL TO STAY IN CONTACT THAT ARE MORE LIKE FITBITS THAT THEY CAN MESSAGE US BACK AND FORTH, THEY'D BE PROHIBITED BY THE NEW RULE. 
          I AGREE THAT CELL PHONES IN THE CLASSROOM ARE A DISTRACTION, THE NUANCES MISSED AND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THEM TO STILL HAVE. 
          I BELIEVE THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DISTRACTION AS A HS DAD. 
          THE IPADS THAT WE GIVE THEM ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNGER GRADES. I HEAR STORIES FROM THEM ABOUT PEOPLE PLAYING GAMES IN CLASS ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND THEN THEY COME HOME AND THERE'S HUGE BATTLES TO GET THEM OFF OF THEM. 
          I BELIEVE WE ARE MISSING A LITTLE BIT IN THAT POLICY. 
          ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS AND THAT WOULD BE LIKE LET'S REIN IN THE USE OF IPADS IN SCHOOL. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF YOUNGER GRADES REALLY I SEE A HUGE BENEFIT IN THEM HAVING IT. 
          THAT'S A BIG DISTRACTION I THINK ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO TOUCH ON IS THERE'S THE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. 
          THERE'S A CLAUSE ADDED LIKE ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN SCHOOL AND I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE CLAUSE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S CONCERNING. 
          THAT WE ARE AT ALL SAYING KIDS CAN'T RIDE THEIR BIKES TO THEIR SCHOOL BECAUSE KIDS HAVE A RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO GET AROUND IN THE COMMUNITY LIKE ANY OF US. THE LAST THING THEY NEED IS THEIR SCHOOL THROWING ANOTHER BARRIER IN THEIR WAY TO SAY NO, YOU'RE PROHIBITED FROM RIDING OR WALKING TO SCHOOL. 
          INSTEAD WE HAVE TO BE PUSHING THIS CITY TO MAKE IT SAFER SO THAT THEY CAN GET THERE IF SAFETY IS A CONCERN. 
          SO THAT THEY CAN SAFELY GET TO SCHOOL AND MOVE AROUND THE COMMUNITY. THAT THAT'S TO DEFINITELY 
          [4.  Consent Agenda]
          SUPPORT THE REFERENDUM AS WELL. >> MOVING ON. 
          THERE ARE SIX ITEMS PRESENTED, 4.01 BOARD MINUTES, CLAIMS, PAYROLLS, AND SALARY AGREEMENTS, 4.04 AUTHORITY TO HIRE, 4.05, RETIRED EIGHTMAC COMMUNITIES, 4.06, PUBLIC OFFICIAL BOND, AND POSITION ON RENEWAL. DO I HAVE APPROVAL? DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING 
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          SAY I. >> I. 
          [Additional Item]
PASSING 7-0. MOVING ON TO RIVERSIDE 
          INTERMEDIATE. >> YES, BOARD, WITH THE PASSAGE THIS EVENING, LAST MONTH WE RECOGNIZED AND HIRED A NEW PRINCIPAL WHO IS A LONGTIME ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND NOW HE'S FOUND A REPLACEMENT FOR HIMSELF. I'LL TURN IT OVER FOR THE 
          INTRODUCTION. >> THAT'S CORRECT. 
          GOOD EVENING MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE NEW PRINCIPAL THIS EVENING. 
          AS PRINCIPAL OF THE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE SARA ZACK AS OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT OUR SCHOOL. SHE BRINGS OVER 25 YEARS OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, SPANNING FROM SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM TEACHING, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING, AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. MOST RECENTLY, SHE HAS SERVED AS THE ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AT WESTFIELD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WHERE SHE PLAYED A KEY LEADERSHIP ROLE SUPPORTING STUDENTS, STAFF, IN A RAPIDLY GROWING SCHOOL COMMUNITY WITH THE SHAMROCKS AND WE ARE GLAD THAT YOU CAME. 
          THE COMMITMENT TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, TEACHER DEVELOPMENT, AND CREATING POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURES. 
          SHE SERVED BOTH AS PRINCIPAL AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS AND HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE LEADING INITIATIVES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, A MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM SUPPORT, SCHOOL SAFETY, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WHAT STOOD OUT TO US AS WE WENT THROUGH THE SELECTION PROCESS WAS SARA'S GENUINE PASSION FOR STUDENTS AND THE BELIEF THAT EVERY CHILD CAN SUCCEED. 
          HER LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY CENTERS ON BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, SUPPORTING TEACHERS, FOSTERING COLLABORATION, AND CREATING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENTS FEEL KNOWN, CHALLENGED, AND EMPOWERED. 
          THE VALUES ALIGNED CLOSELY WITH OUR CULTURE AND VISION AT RIVERSIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. SARA ALSO BRINGS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE WITH LEADER IN ME AND ALIGNS WITH OUR NIT CLUSTER PROCESS WITH DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE ENERGY AND EXPERIENCE IN LEADERSHIP THAT SARA WILL BRING. 
          I AM PLEASED TO WELCOME HER AND THIS RECOMMENDATION. 
          THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS. 
          [5.  Library Report/Update]
CONGRATULATIONS. MOVING ON TO A LIBRARY UPDATE 
          REPORT BY MICHAEL. >> GOOD EVENING, DR. KEGLEY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A FEW MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING I'M EXCITED ABOUT. 
          APPOINTEE TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD. 
          THERE WE GO. LOTS OF EXCITING THINGS GOING ON. AT THE LIBRARY RIGHT NOW. 
          THERE WE GO. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AS KIND OF A REVIEW TAKES IN FOUR DIFFERENT TOWNSHIPS. 
          THE TOTAL POPULATION THE AREA HAS ROUGHLY RUN AS 180000 PEOPLE. IT'S INTERESTING THE CARDHOLDERS IS ALMOST 96000 PEOPLE. HUGE PARTICIPATION THAT REALLY SUPPORTS THAT. YOU CAN ALSO SEE ON THE GRAFT THE LIBRARY TRAFFIC OVER THE YEARS. 
          YOU CAN SEE WE HAD A DIP IN 2024 BUT IT'S BACK UP. 
          SOME OF THAT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH RENOVATION. 
          BUT IN GENERAL, GREAT TRAFFIC. IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURES, ABOUT 60% OF IT MUCH LIKE THE SCHOOL PREPARATION IT GOES TO PEOPLE. 
          THINGS LIKE THAT AND INSURANCE. 60%. 
          AT 25% IS SERVICES AND CHARGES. BUT ALSO PART OF THAT IS THE ELECTRONIC LIBRARY AND THAT'S A RISING PART OF THE BUDGET BUT THAT'S ALSO PART OF THAT. AND THE THIRD PART OF THE BUDGET IS THE CAPITAL OUTLAYS WHICH WOULD BE RENOVATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON INCLUDING THE YOUTH SECTION AT THE FISHERS BREACH. 
          AND THEN YOU CAN SEE ON THE TOP LEFT THERE, THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED BROKEN UP BY AGE GROUP. 
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THAT'S BY FAR THE LARGEST PROGRAM THAT GOES ON AND TAKING KIDS TO SOME KIND OF A BOOK READ OR EVENT, EXTREMELY POPULAR AND RISING. THAT HAS CONTINUED TO RISE OVER THE YEARS. TEENS IS ALWAYS A DIFFICULT PART BECAUSE OF TRANSPORTATION. MANY DON'T DRIVE YET BUT PARTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE INVOLVED IN SO MANY OTHER THINGS. 
          TALKING TO PARENTS TODAY AND THEIR JUNIOR HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL AGED KIDS AND HOW MANY OTHER THINGS. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION. THE ADULT PROGRAMS, 597 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THIS YEAR AND GROWING FOR THAT. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER TAKING PART IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES IN THE LIBRARY SYSTEM AND JUST AMAZED ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THERE. ON THE RIGHT HAND, YOU CAN SEE IT AGAIN. THAT'S THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE GOING IN. WE HAVE A STRONG OUTREACH PROGRAM. YOU MAY SEE US AT THE FARMERS' MARKET, THE DIRECTOR WAS KIND ENOUGH TO COME BUT SHE LOVES THE CHRISTMAS PARADE. WE ARE OUT AT THE EVENTS TO REMIND PEOPLE WHAT THE LIBRARY DOES. 
          THAT'S A GROWING SECTION THAT CONTINUES TO HELP US. 
          CIRCULATION. 72% IS A HARD PHYSICAL THING. 
          AND THEN YOU CAN SEE 27, LESS THAN A THIRD OF IT IS ELECTRONIC AND THAT'S WHAT THE GREEN SECTION IS. 
          GROWING SECTION VERY POPULAR. THE HARD PART ABOUT THAT IS IT'S EXPENSIVE. A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE TO SHARE ELECTRONICALLY. BUT IT'S POPULAR. 
          AND THE 1% BEING -- THAT'S THE BOOKS OF THINGS. 
          THAT WAS NEW TO ME. YOU CAN GO IN AND SAY YOU NEED A SPECIAL SHOVEL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE. 
          YOU CAN BORROW THE SPECIAL SHOVEL FROM THE LIBRARY. 
          THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHER DEVICES IN THERE FOR ONE TIME USAGE. A DEVICE FOR SIMPLE CODES FOR CARS. THAT'S PART OF IT ALSO. 
          A LIST OF BOOKS THAT ARE UP THERE AND THERE'S POPULAR ONES BUT GREAT CIRCULATION. THIS IS LONG TERM SURVEY THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE GET A TERRIFIC RESPONSE HIGHER THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT. YOU CAN SEE IF YOU LOOK AT CUSTOMER SERVICE LAST YEAR 3.8 WE WERE UP FROM A YEAR BEFORE. 
          INTERIOR SPACE STAYED ABOUT THE SAME BUT THE LIBRARY MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE. PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT WAS SLIGHTLY IMPROVED AND TECHNOLOGY WENT UP A LITTLE BIT. 
          THE COMMUNITY SEEMS PLEASED. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THE STEPS OF OPENING A THIRD BRANCH. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF GROWTH IN THE NORTHEAST PART. 
          JUST A LITTLE BIT SOUTH OF 156TH STREET THERE IS A LIBRARY STATION UP THERE CURRENTLY BUT THERE'S LAND THE LIBRARY OWNS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT BUILDING A THIRD BRANCH OUT THERE. 
          WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCEDURES FOR THAT. 
          WE NEED TO GET APPROVAL FROM THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND LEARN SOMETHING NEW. THE LIBRARY BOARD CANNOT ISSUE BONDS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT AN ELECTED BOARD SO THE COUNTY COUNCIL IS THE ONE THAT APPROVES THE BOND ISSUE FOR THE THIRD LIBRARY BRANCH. IT WOULD INITIALLY BE ABOUT A THIRD OF THE SIZE OF THE LIBRARY SO SMALLER BUT THERE IS ROOM TO EXPAND. WE ARE THINKING AHEAD ABOUT THAT. NOT JUST WHAT'S AVAILABLE NOW BUT WHAT MIGHT FUTURE GROWTH LOOK LIKE. 
          THE BUDGET WOULD BE IN THE $20 MILLION RANGE. 
          WE HAVE SOME CURRENT GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS THAT ARE FALLING OFF IN 2028 AND THAT'S WHEN NEW BONDS TO FUND THIS WOULD COME ON SO IT WOULD NOT AFFECT OUR BUDGET IN TERMS OF SERVICING THE DEBT OR AFFECT TAX RATE. 
          AND WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE 
          TONIGHT. >> JUST REAL QUICK IN THE LAST TOPIC YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME YOU GUYS 
          ARE LOOKING AT? >> YEAH, HOPEFULLY WE'D LIKE TO BREAK DOWN CONSTRUCTION IN THE SPRING OF 2027. 
          WORKING THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS OF THAT AND APPROVAL 
          FOR THE COUNTY COUNCIL. >> , I KEEP HITTING THAT, I'M SO SORRY. I WANT TO COMPLIMENT MELISSA. 
          THIS IS THE FIFTH YEAR ON THE BOARD AND THE LAST 18 MONTHS 
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WE'D BEEN GETTING THE UPDATES FROM YOU MONTHLY. 
          I READ THEM EVERY TIME AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE SENDING OF MINUTES AND UPDATES OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE LIBRARY. 
          WE HAD NOT HAD TO EMAIL BACK QUESTIONS BECAUSE YOU'RE THOROUGH IN THE INFORMATION THAT WE GET SO THANK YOU FOR SENDING 
          THAT. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE. THIS WILL BE ABOUT THREE AND A HALF YEARS NOW. A SPECIFIC UPDATE ON THE LIBRARY 
          SO IT'S FANTASTIC. >> THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. 
          IT'S FANTASTIC TO SEE THE BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF. 
          I'M A LIBRARY USER WITH MY KIDS AND I RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF THE BOOKS UP THERE FROM WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER. 
          THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING AND THE LIBRARY IS A FANTASTIC 
          PLACE SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          COULD YOU EXPAND UPON -- I. WAS A AT A LIBRARY BOARD MEETING. 
          THERE'S A DIFFERENT MAKERSPACE. THINGS YOU CAN LEARN TO LOOM AND ITEMS. CAN YOU SHARE THOSE 
          OPPORTUNITIES? >> WE EXPANDED, IT HAS MORE OF AN EVENT TOWARDS ENTREPRENEURS. COMMERCIAL GRADE MACHINES THEY CAN USE TO DO THINGS. I AM SPACING. 
          >> PLEASE COME UP COME ON UP. >> WE ADDED A HIGHER END 3D PRINTER. THERE'S A DIRECT FABRIC PRINTER SO YOU CAN BRING IN A. T-SHIRT AND PRINT ON THE T-SHIRT OR BRING IN A TRANSFER. THERE'S A QUILTING MACHINE THAT'S EXCITING. WE HAVE A BOOK BINDER THAT WE'VE ADDED SO IF YOU'RE WORKING ON A PROJECT, IF YOU HAVE A CLASS THAT'S PUTTING TOGETHER A CLASS PROJECT THE TEACHER CAN COME IN AND BIND THE BOOKS. WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO COME IN WITH BIRTHDAY PARTIES. YEAH, IT'S SMALLER THAN WHAT WE HAVE BUT IT IS SLIGHTLY -- IT'S DIFFERENT. 
          >> IS IT SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE RANKING OUT? 
          OR AS A MEMBER -- >> YOU CAN COME IN AND USE IT AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A LIBRARY CARD TO USE IT. 
          MOST OF THE PEOPLE HAVE LIBRARY CARDS. 
          YOU CAN SIGN UP AND GO IN OR SIGN UP TO USE THE EQUIPMENT. 
          >> IT'S COMPLIMENTARY TO USE THE EQUIPMENT IS WHAT YOU ARE 
          SAYING. >> THERE ARE TRAINERS FOR THAT. 
          YOU GO THROUGH A TRAINING SESSION BEFORE YOU DO THAT. 
          THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS THE CHARGE, WE CHARGE FOR MATERIALS. 
          WHICH MAKES SENSE. IT SAVES ON THE COST OF HAVING A HUGE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT THEY PAY THEIR OWN WAY. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. >> THERE'S ALSO TRANSPORTATION THE LIBRARY HAS. CAN YOU SPEAK ON HOW THAT IS 
          UTILIZED? >> WE HAVE VANS THAT WE RUN THE MATERIALS BACK AND FORTH SO THAT IF YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT'S IN THE LIBRARY, WE WILL TRANSPORT IT BACK TO THE FISHERIES LIBRARY. THEN WE HAVE A VAN FOR STAFF THAT GO OUT TO EVENTS. WE HAVE TWO VANS. 
          A SPECIALIZED VAN THAT WE USED FOR THE OUTREACH TEAM AND THEN A MINIVAN THAT USED TO GO OUT TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          >> I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. 
          NOT MANY LIBRARIES HAVE THEIR OWN VEHICLE ASSETS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. 
          >> YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS BUT I. KNOW MAYBE LAST YEAR YOU REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRONIC THINGS THAT CAN BE CHECKED OUT AT A TIME. DID IT DECREASE COSTS AT ALL? 
          >> IT DID AND I WILL APOLOGIZE. THE ENTIRE LIBRARY. 
          WE HAD -- HOOPLA IS A VERY POPULAR SERVICE AND WE PAY PER ITEM ON THAT AND EACH ITEM THAT'S CHECKED OUT IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $1.04 AN ITEM. IT WAS GROWING IN USAGE AND WE WERE LOOKING WHEN WE CUT IT BACK -- ORIGINALLY CUT IT BACK WE WERE SPENDING $50,000 A MONTH AND GROWING EVERY MONTH. 
          THE AMOUNT THAT WE WERE SPENDING. 
          WE HAD TO PUT A CAP ON THAT AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HIT LIMITS EACH DAY. IT'LL SAY YOUR DAILY COUNT HAS BEEN HIT. WE HAD TO REDUCE IT DRASTICALLY TO STAY WITHIN OUR BUDGET WHICH WE DID NOT DO A VERY GOOD JOB COMMUNICATING OR EXPLAINING TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          IT WAS SHOCKING TO PEOPLE AND IT WAS A VERY FAST LEARNING CURVE OF MAKING SURE YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING. 
          WE'VE HIT A GOOD SPOT. NOW WE ARE SPENDING ABOUT $35,000 AND STAYING STEADY ON THAT. 
          WE ALSO USE OVERDRIVE WHICH IS A MORE COST EFFECTIVE FOR US AND STILL VERY EXPENSIVE. IF YOU GO ON AMAZON AND YOU 
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BUYMAC SOMETHING FOR YOUR KINDLE, IT MIGHT BE THE SAME COST FOR THE BOOK BUT AT THE LIBRARY IT'S INSTEAD OF $15 IT'S $80 OR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THE DIGITAL VERSION FOR THE LIBRARY. BUT THAT'S WHAT THE PUBLISHERS CHARGE AND IT'S VERY POPULAR WITH THE COMMUNITY. 
          WE TRIED TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE. >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THE GREAT THINGS YOU DO. YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF ROOMS FOR PODCASTERS AND YOU DISPLAY LOCAL ART. 
          THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 
          >> I HAVE THE TEACHERS INFORMATION AND I'LL BE CONTACTING. WE HAVE TO CONNECT WITH THE 
          BROADCASTING. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] 
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          >> MOVING ON TO ACTION ITEM 6.01. 
          REFERENDUM RESOLUTION BY DR. KEGLEY. 
          >> ALL OF A SUDDEN I FEEL VERY BAD FOR CHECKING OUT BOOKS DIGITALLY AND NOT READING THEM EVAND NOT RETURNING THEM. 
          BOARD, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE REFERENDUM. I BELIEVE YOU ALL HAVE A PRESENTATION AT YOUR SEAT. WE'LL GO ALONG THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU WRITE DOWN AND HOLD YOUR QUESTIONS UNTIL WE GET TO THE END. 
          THEN MYSELF OR OUR TEAM WILL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THOSE. 
          TONIGHT I COME BEFORE THE BOARD TO ASK FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION THAT'LL PLACE A REFERENDUM ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT THAT IF APPROVED WOULD REPLACE OUR CURRENT REFERENDUM WHICH WAS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER 2023. 
          WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS AS A POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THE BOARD HAS BEEN PRESENTED WITH INFORMATION IN THAT TIME FOR CONSIDERATION. AS WE ALL KNEW, HS IS A DISTRICT. BEING STRONG ACADEMICALLY IS NOT COMPLETELY UNIQUE TO OTHERS IN OUR AREA. 
          HOWEVER WHAT I BELIEVE IS UNIQUE IS THE MULTITUDE OF PROGRAMMATIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT QUITE SIMPLY ARE NOT FOUND MANY DIFFERENT PLACES AND AN EXAMPLE IS ONE OF THOSE. 
          ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS GUARANTEED EXPERIENCES, MULTIPLE GRADE LEVELS, NETWORKS PROGRAM THAT WAS BORN OUT OF THE JOURNEY OF A STUDENT ARE ALL EXAMPLES. IN SHORT, WE SERVE A COMMUNITY WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS, NOT ONLY FOR STRONG ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, BUT FOR THE PROGRAMING IN WHICH HSC RECEIVE AS WELL. 
          AND IMPORTANTLY WE EMPLOY HIGHLY COMPETENT AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO TEACH AND LEAD OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. 
          HEART OF THE CITY RECENTLY NAMED AS THE NUMBER TWO BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES. WE SHARE THE PRIDE AND RECOGNITION WITH THIS CITY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT AS A DISTRICT, WE ARE A BIG REASON WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN HERE AND WHY IN RECENT YEARS OTHERS WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OUR DISTRICT HAVE CHOSEN TO SEND THEIR STUDENTS HERE. 
          OUR STUDENTS MAKE UP NEARLY 20% OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF FISHER. AND HSE IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE CITY OF FISHER. OUTCOMES ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR RESIDENTS, FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD TO GRADUATION, OUR STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IS TOP OF MIND. OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS CONTINUED TO PERFORM AT HIGH LEVELS ON STATE MANDATED EXAMS. RECENTLY OUR GRADUATING CLASS OF 2026 FROM BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS AS EVIDENCED BY THE STATISTICS ON THE SCREEN HAVE DEMONSTRATED CONTINUED OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS. 
          THIS DEMONSTRATES WHILE OUR STUDENTS ARE WITH US, THEY ARE CHALLENGED BY OUR TEACHERS AND RESPOND BY MEETING THE CHALLENGE WITH THE CONFIDENCE TO FACE WHAT'S UNKNOWN. 
          WE SOUGHT A RENEWAL OF THE PREVIOUS REFERENDUM AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL AT A RATE OF 70%. I DO NOT STAND BEFORE YOU TAKING THIS REQUEST FOR A NEW REFERENDUM LIGHTLY ESPECIALLY SINCE WE JUST RECENTLY RENEWED ONE. 
          WHILE THERE'S UNKNOWNS WITH THE REFERENDUM THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM ONES WE'VE RUN PREVIOUSLY, WITHOUT THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THE LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE OF THE COMMUNITY HAS COME TO EXPECT FROM ITS PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAY BE IN JEOPARDY. 
          WHILE ORIGINALLY REFERENDUM SUPPORT WAS SOUGHT TO FUND 
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INNOVATIVE PRACTICES, OUR CURRENT REFERENDUM WORKS TO SUPPLEMENT TUITION SUPPORT FROM THE STATE. 
          CURRENTLY HSE RANKS 170TH OUT OL DISTRICTS WHICH INCLUDES CHARTER SCHOOLS AND TUITION SUPPORT PER STUDENT. 
          BASED ON OUR FALL 2025 ADM COUNT, IF WE RECEIVE THE AVERAGE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT, IT WOULD GENERATE ANOTHER $7.4 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR OUR DISTRICT. 
          THE SAME ALSO APPLIES FOR OUR OPERATINS FUND. 
          WE ARE IN THE 38TH PERCENTILE PER STUDENT WITH THAT FUND AND AGAIN APPLYING THE FALL 2025 ADM IF WE RECEIVE THE AVERAGE AMOUNT WE GENERATE ANOTHER $1.6 MILLION OF REVENUE TO THE DISTRICT. 
          I COULD NOT IN GOOD FAITH MAKE THE ASK WE ARE SEEKING TONIGHT WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE FINANCIAL ISSUES THAT ARE PREDOMINANTLY AT THE PRODUCT OF LOWER ENROLLMENT. IN RECENT YEARS WE'VE WORKED TO ADDRESS THIS ATTRITION. IT ALSO MAY MEAN WHEN WE HAVE RETIREMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS WHERE WE HAVE TO INCREASE OUR STAFF SUCH AS SPECIAL EDUCATION. THIS YEAR WE HAD TO MAKE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO REDUCE STAFF IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE SAVINGS FOR THE DISTRICT'S. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT ALL OF THOSE TEACHERS THAT WERE ON A REDUCTION IN FORCED LIST HAVE BEEN WELCOMED BACK TO THE DISTRICT AND WILL HAVE A PLACE TO TEACH IN THE FALL. THE ENROLLMENT ISSUE, THERE IS DECLINING ENROLLMENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 
          A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING IN THIS REGARD. 
          HOWEVER, IN NEARLY ALL CASES, WE ARE AS EVIDENCED BY THIS SLIDE MAINTAINING OR GROWING OUR GRADE LEVELS FROM YEAR TO YEAR. 
          YOU'LL SEE THAT WITH KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENTS ARE GENERALLY LOW, BUT THERE IS CONSISTENCY IN THE MIDDLE GR GRADES. BUT GRADUATING NEARLY 1800 STUDENTS EVERY YEAR AND MAY BE BRINGING IN 1200 RESULTS IN THE OVERALL DECLINE OF 1500 STUDENTS OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS. 
          IN OTHER WORDS, WE ARE DOING WELL IN THE MIDDLE GRADES BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE UP FOR WHAT WE ARE LOSING FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS AND THE LOWER CLASSES COMING IN. 
          THROUGH THE WORK OF OUR BUDGET TASK FORCE AND THE CRITICAL EVALUATION OF ALL DEPARTMENTS, WE'VE ALSO WORKED TO IDENTIFY SAVINGS, AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. 
          THE FIRST AND FOREMOST WOULD BE THAT NO EMPLOYEE LAST YEAR TOOK A RAISE, THAT'S NO EMPLOYEE IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. 
          WE HAD NON-CLASSROOM PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS OUT OF THE BUDGET SAVINGS OPERATIONAL SAVINGS AND AS YOU WILL SEE LATER THIS EVENING THE LATER RECOMMENDATION OF FEES. 
          ALL OF THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE POTENTIAL OF $7.8 MILLION FOR THE DISTRICT. WHEN OUR TAXPAYERS IMPROVE THE RENEWAL OF THE REFERENDUM IN 2023, THEY DID SO AT THE LOWER RATE FROM THE PREVIOUS REFERENDUM. 
          THE DECISION THEN COULD NOT HAVE WE COULD NOT HAVE FORESEEN THE FINANCIAL SITUATION WE SEE ON THE HORIZON AS A RESULT. 
          BUT THE FACTS ARE THIS. WE SIMPLY WOULD NOT BE HERE STANDING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ASKING FOR A DIFFERENT RATE OR REPLACEMENT REFERENDUM HAD S IT NOT TAKEN PLACE. 
          TO TELL THE IMPACT OF SEE A ONE, WE HAVE TO LOOK FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE. THE MAIN REASON IN 2023 THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ASK FOR A REDUCED RATE WAS BECAUSE OF RELATIVELY CONSISTENT GROWTH AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE GROWTH A V LINE. 
          IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR AV HAS CONTINUED TO GROW AND IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE TO GROW IN OUR SEA-1 AND THE PRODUCTIONS HAVE CAUSED A BIG SHIFT IN THE NET ASSESSED VALUE WHICH IS ULTIMATELY THE VALUES USED FOR TAX CALCULATIONS ON ALL PROPERTIES. YOU CAN SEE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2026, NET AVE IS PROJECTED TO DECLINE OVER THE NEXT FIVE THAT WOULD BE RIGHT HERE WHERE WE START TO SEE A SPLIT. 
          DRAMATICALLY THE IMPACT OF SEA-1 ON REVENUE. 
          THERE IS SOME IMPACT IN 2026 AT THE TOP IN LIGHT GREEN. 
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BUT IT TAKES EFFECT IN EARNEST NEXT TO CALENDAR YEAR 2027 WITH A TOTAL IMPACT BETWEEN NOW AND 2031 WHEN THE CURRENT REFERENDUM WOULD BE SET TO EXPIRE WHEN IT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF $45.3 MILLION OF IMPACT LOST TO REVENUE. 
          IN ADDITION TO THE IMPACT ON NET AV AND ULTIMATELY REFERENDUM LEVY, REFERENDUM ONE INTRODUCED A HOMESTEAD CREDIT FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WHICH IS 10% FOR THE TAXPAYER LIABILITY OR $300. FOR HSE, THE NEW CREDIT IS ESTIMATED TO REDUCE REVENUE BY MORE THAN $4.5 MILLION. 
          AS NOTED ON THE GRAPH, SCHOOLS EXPERIENCED A $4.7 MILLION IMPACT DUE TO TRADITIONAL CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN 2025 WHICH IS ON THE FAR LEFT. IN 2026 AND 2027 WHEN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER IMPACT IS COMBINED WITH THE HOMESTEAD CREDIT, THE IMPACT INCREASES TO OVER 6.6 AND THEN $6.8 MILLION RESPECTIVELY. THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION PER YEAR BEFORE SLOWLY LEVELING OUT YEAR 2030. 
          2026 WE'VE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY AND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE IMPACT AMONG THE OPERATION FUND AS WELL AS THE DEBT SERVICE FUND BEFORE ENTIRELY SHIFTING THIS TO THE OPERATION FUND IN 2027. IN 2023, THE DISTRICT DEMONSTRATED A VERY PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO OUR REFERENDUM RENEWAL BECAUSE WE CAN GENERATE SEVERAL REVENUES OVER THE EIGHT YEARS W. WE WANT TO TAKE A SIMILAR APPROACH TO THIS REFERENDUM AS WELL. 
          NOT BY TRYING TO RECOUP ALL OF THE DOLLARS LOST TO SEA-1 BUT A PORTION THUS ALLOWING THE TAXPAYER TO REAP SOME BENEFIT FROM THE LEGISLATION. THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE ALREADY VOTED TO RAISE TAXES TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF EXPECTATION IN OUR SCHOOLS. 
          THE GRAPH ON THE SCREEN IS ONE YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE, MAYBE A FEW TIMES. BUT THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THAT WE ARE PROPOSING IN THE 2027 YEAR THAT WE START WITH A RATE OF 2.275 WHICH IS COINCIDENTALLY THE RATE OF TWO REFERENDUMS AGO THAN THE ONE WE LOWERED WHEN WE WENT OUT IN 2023. THAT MARK OF 2.275 WOULD ALLOW US TO REGAIN A PORTION OF THE IMPACT WE FELT THIS YEAR IN 2026 AND WILL FEEL INTO GREATER DEPTH IN 2027. 
          THAT WOULD SUPPORT CURRENT EXPENDITURES IN THE REFERENDUM AS WELL AS THE ADDITION OF BEHAVIOR HEALTH FOR STUDENTS AND SECURITY. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT YOU AS A BOARD WILL ANNUALLY VOTE AND APPROVE THE YEARLY REFERENDUM RATE AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS JUST AS YOU HAVE DONE IN THE TIME YOU'VE BEEN SITTING ON THE BOARD AND ALL BOARDS BEFORE YOU DURING TIMES WE'VE HAD A REFERENDUM. 
          AND ADDITIONALLY, WHAT'S NEW FOR US AND NEW TO THIS CYCLE, THE ANNUAL REFERENDUM SPENDING PLAN WILL BE PUBLISHED AND REVIEWED AS PART OF THE PUBLICATION PROCESS. 
          THIS SHOWS THAT THE GRAPH IN 2027 AS I MENTIONED ASSUMES A 6% REFERENDUM LEVY GROWTH IN FUTURE YEARS. 
          WHICH IS SLIGHTLY BELOW OUR 10-YEAR AVERAGE OF NET AV WHICH IS MORE LIKE 7.1%. WHILE THE PROJECTIONS FROM OUR PARTNERS AND POLICY ANALYTICS FACTOR IN NUMEROUS VARIABLES, THE MORE WE GO OUT INTO THE FUTURE, THE HARDER IT IS TO PREDICT NET AV BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT TWO GRAPHS OF THIS GRAPH AND THEN THIS ONE. 
          WHERE THEY MAY LAND EACH YEAR BUT IT'LL HELP US TO SEND A. MAX RATE AND MAX LEVY. THIS IS THE RATE AND THIS IS THE CORRESPONDING LEVY FOR THAT RATE OVER THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE THE CURRENT RATE OF 1.95 AND HOW IT TAILS OFF DRAMATICALLY IN ORANGE AND WE ASSUME A 6% GROWTH WITH THE .2.275 MOVING FORWARD. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OR THIS WOULD BE OUR SPENDING PLAN FOR THE REFERENDUM. 
          THIS SPENDING PLAN MAINTAINS THE CURRENT FOCUS ON TEACHING 
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POSITIONS WHICH FOR US IS THE EQUIVALENT OF WHAT AMOUNTS TO FIVE OF TEACHING STAFF. SHARED SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WHILE ADDING TO THE REFERENDUM OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AND TRAFFIC SECURITY. 
          THIS GRAPH TAKES IN AND ACCOUNT FOR THE MEDIAN HOMESTEAD TAXPAYER. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT I'LL TRY TO DO IT OVER HERE SO PEOPLE CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE. 
          PRESEA-1 IMPACT IS THE DOTTED LINE ABOVE. 
          THE MIDDLE LINE IS THE .2275 WITH A 6% GROWTH FIGURED IN AND THEN OF COURSE OUR CURRENT RATE IS THE ORANGE AT THE BOTTOM. 
          SO YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THE AVERAGE -- THE MEDIAN HOMESTEAD TAXPAYER, THIS IS THE IMPACT THEY WOULD FEEL ANNUALLY BEGINNING IN 2027 AT A .2.275 AND IF WE CONTINUED ON THIS 6% TRAJECTORY MOVING FORWARD. 
          THIS SLIDE JUST MERELY SHOWS TOTAL LIABILITY FOR THE SAME MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD ESTIMATING ALL THE OVERLAPPING TAXES COUNTY, CITY, LIBRARY, TOWNSHIP, ET CETERA. 
          THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE BALLOT LANGUAGE. 
          AND WHAT AS PART OF THE RESOLUTION YOU WOULD ULTIMATELY BE APPROVING TO PLACE ON THE BALLOT ON NOVEMBER 3RD. 
          THREE THINGS THAT ARE IN BOLD ON ALL OF THIS LANGUAGE, BUT THIS TALKS ABOUT BASICALLY OUR SPENDING PLAN IS INCLUDED BUT I WOULD HIGHLIGHT THE MAX RATE THAT'S IDENTIFIED AT 0.36 OR $0.36. THE MAX LEVY THAT COULD BE COLLECTED WITH THIS REFERENDUM AT 47.5. 
          AND THE 700 INCREASE OF 700 PER YEAR. 
          WE ARE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT BEFORE I END. WE FOCUSED ON SELECTING A RATE AND LEVY THAT MODELED OUR PLAN, BUT PROVIDES US A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY GIVEN FUTURE LEGISLATIVE ACTION. 
          SUCH AS THINGS LIKE SEA-1. ANOTHER ACTION THAT WE COULD NOT HAVE PREDICTED A YEAR AGO WAS THE INCREASE OF 1% IN FUNDS. 
          THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD IN A LITTLE BIT OF SAFEGUARD FOR. WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE BEST APPROACH WITH THE INFORMATION WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US RIGHT NOW. 
          IF YOU TAKE THE INFORMATION FROM ALL THE WORDS AND BOIL IT DOWN, THE CERTIFIED MEDIAN AV IN HSE SCHOOLS IS 370,400 THAT'S REQUIRED TO ROUND UP 50,000. FOR US, ON THE BALLOT WOULD BE 400,000 WHAT IS THE INDEX TO. YOU CAN SEE THE MAXIMUM FINANCIALS THAT ARE ON THE RIGHT. 
          THE $700 IMPACT LISTED FOR THE MEDIAN HOME VALUE, THAT'S AT THE RATE OF 36, THE MAX RATE. IF IT WERE APPLIED IN YEAR ONE. 
          THAT'S HOW YOU GET THE 700. THAT'S NOT HOW WE INTEND TO HOPEFULLY NEVER NEED TO GET TO THE $0.36, CERTAINLY NOT IN YEAR ONE, BUT THAT'S HOW THE LANGUAGE IS WRITTEN AND THAT IS HOW IT'S APPLIED IN THE LANGUAGE IS WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. 
          IF WE APPLIED THE 0.2275 IN YEAR ONE IN 2027, THEN THE IMPACT FOR THE MEDIAN HOME OWNER IS ABOUT $458. 
          A COUPLE POINTS TO NOTE IN THE LANGUAGE. 
          THIS REFERENDUM REPLACES EXISTING SUPPORT. 
          IT IS NOT AND CONTINUES THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY VOTERS IN 2023. IT IS NOT A NEW REFERENDUM, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S THE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THE BALLOT LANGUAGE. 
          FURTHERMORE, IT'S NOT AN ADDITIONAL $700 ON TOP OF WHAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THE EXISTING REFERENDUM, THE IMPORTANT KEY THAT COMES OUT OF THE LANGUAGE. 
          FOR THE MEDIAN HOMEOWNER IF YOU GO BACK THREE SLIDES, WHICH I CAN DO. HERE. 
          SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THE 2027, YOU CAN SEE THE FULL 58 AND 73 
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RIGHT HERE. THE MEDIAN HOME OWNERS APPROXIMATELY GOING TO PLAY $3 MORE A MONTH OR $37 IN 2027 COMPARED TO THEIR CURRENT RATE OR SAID DIFFERENTLY. 
          IS ABOUT $18 LESS THAN PRESEA-1 PROJECTIONS. 
          OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE. WE'D LIKE TO SECURE FUNDING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2023 WHILE STILL STAYING BELOW PRESEA-1 PROJECTED HOME OWNER IMPACTS. 
          A LITTLE TIMELINE FOR YOU TO TELL YOU WHAT IS BEHIND US AND WHAT IS AHEAD. WE'VE OBVIOUSLY HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS IN MAY ABOUT THE BUDGET TASK FORCE, THE RESULT OF THAT IN DEPTH FINANCE PRESENTATION. 
          WE'VE HAD BOARD WORK SESSIONS AND TONIGHT WE LOOK FOR A BOARD ACTION REFERENDUM. IF THAT IS APPROVED, WE'D MOVE FORWARD ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL NOVEMBER 3RD WITH INFORMATION SESSIONS, COMMUNITY, MEETINGS, ALL THAT WE CAN DO TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THINGS LIKE BALLOT LANGUAGE THAT WE FEEL IS INACCURATE IN THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THE FUNDS WOULD GO FOR. BOARD ACTION ON OCTOBER 28TH, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DAY BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY FALLS BEFORE ELECTION DAY. THE BOARD WILL ACT ON THE 2027 BUDGET AND YOU'LL APPROVE THE 2027 REFERENDUM RATE AND THAT'LL BE THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY AS A BOARD FOR US TO SHOW GOOD FAITH TO OUR TAXPAYERS THAT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ASKING FOR A MUCH HIGHER RATE, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE INTEND TO DO BUT NOT PARTICULARLY IN YEAR ONE. ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 3RD. 
          WE WILL HAVE A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE IMPACT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2027. SO IN SUMMARY, WE WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF DISTRICT FINANCES, BUT WE ALSO FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT TO CARRY ON PROMOTE THE STRONG STUDENT SUCCESS AND THE PROGRAMS THAT'S GREAT TEACHERS AND GREAT PROGRAMS AND GREAT OUTCOMES. COST CUTTING MEASURES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THOSE. 
          THE SHORT STORY THERE IS IF THERE'S NO SEA-1, WE STILL WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL OF THE BUDGET CUTS AND REDUCTIONS THAT WE MADE THIS SPRING SIMPLY TO RESPOND TO OUR DECLINING ENROLLMENT. THE PROPOSAL REPLACES EXISTING VOTER APPROVED FUNDING TO SUPPORT TEACHING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AND SECURITY. WE WANT TO PRESERVE OUR EXCELLENCE AS A DISTRICT WHILE ALSO BEING MINDFUL OF THE IMPACT ON TAXPAYERS. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER - -- I. HAVE MR. BROWN WITH ME AS BACKUP. 
          AND JEFF IS WITH US TONIGHT AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY 
          QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 
          THE REFERENDUM AS PRESENTED? >> MOTION TO APPROVE AS 
          PRESENTED. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? >> SUZANNE. 
          >> GOING BACK TO THE SHEET THAT SAYS REFERENDUM PLANNING AND YOU HAVE IT GOES UP 26, 27, 28, AND IT SAYS 456, 458, THAT SLIDE THERE. IF I'M CALCULATING THIS CORRECTLY AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE PRESUMPTUOUS TO THE HOMEOWNERS THAT IT'S JUST $38 ADDITIONAL, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE CALCULATION IS CORRECT? THAT ROUGHLY ESTIMATED. 
          >> LOOKING AT 2027, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 473 AND THE 458. THE 473 IS PRESEA-1 IMPACT. 
          IF I WERE A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD OWNER, WHEN I WENT TO THE BALLOT BOX IN 2023 AND IF I VOTED YES, I VOTED FOR THAT RATE. 
          >> CORRECT. >> RIGHT? 
          >> THE NEW RATE WOULD BE 458. >> CORRECT. 
          >> I WOULD SAY THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT IF YOU CALCULATE IT BY 12 MONTHS IS APPROXIMATELY $38 A MONTH. 
          THAT WOULD BE IN A PERSON'S TAX BILL. 
          SO IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THE 473. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT HOMEOWNER IS PAYING $421 
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NOW AND THAT HOMEOWNER WOULD PAY $458. 
          THAT'S $37 ANNUALLY IN YEAR ONE SAID DIFFERENTLY $3 MORE A MONTH 
          IS THE DIFFERENCE. >> THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO. $38 WAS THE ANNUAL. 
          THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO CLARIFY. 
          >> WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT HERE IS THE BALLOT QUESTION WILL SAY THAT THE NEW REFERENDUM FOR THE MEDIAN HOMEOWNER. 
          PEEL THE CURTAIN AWAY, THE FACT THAT THE HOMEOWNER NOW IS PAYING $421 AND IF 2275 IS THE APPROVED RATE, THE HOMEOWNER WILL PAY APPROXIMATELY $458. I SAY APPROXIMATELY, AV CAN CHANGE A LITTLE BIT ON THE METRICS BUT IT'LL BE PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT. A QUESTION THAT SAYS GOSH, NEW TAX OF $700 REALLY IS WHEN YOU PULL THE CURTAIN AWAY OF $37. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARITY THERE. 
          >> DR. KEGLEY, AS MUCH AS WE LOVE OUR TEACHERS AND VERY POSITIVE ABOUT ALL THE SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHERS. 
          WHEN SOMEBODY HEARS THAT THEY ALL CAME BACK SO WE DID NOT SAVE ANY MONEY. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THE TEACHERS BACK WHAT HAPPENED THAT ALLOWED THE 
          TEACHERS TO COME BACK? >> THE SHORT STORY IS ATTRITION HAPPENED. SO WE CONTINUED TO HAVE RESIGNATIONS. WE CONTINUED TO HAVE RETIREMENTS TO THE POINT THAT ALLOWS US TO BRING THOSE PEOPLE OFF OF THE LIST. WE DIDN'T BRING THEM BACK IN ADDITION TO PEOPLE ALREADY BEING -- ALREADY PLANNING TO COME AND 
          TEACH FOR US IN THE FALL. >> I JUST WANTED YOU TO SHARE IT FOR EVERYBODY WHO IS LISTENING. ONE MORE QUESTION BUT WE CAN GO 
          ON AND I'LL FIND IT IN A MINUTE. >> SARAH. 
          >> I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EITHER BUT I HAVE A QUESTION THAT I ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO TOO THAT HOPEFULLY YOU CAN JUST EXPLAIN AND REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT HSE IS NOT THE ONE FINANCING THE FIELDS THAT WE ARE BUILDING CURRENTLY. 
          >> NO, WE'RE NOT, AND -- BUT WE DO HAVE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE. DIFFERENT BUCKETS OR POTS OF MONEY AT PLAY AND THEY DO NOT IMPACT EACH OTHER. 
          SO THE IMPACT FOR SEA-1 AND THE IMPACT I SHOWED THIS EVENING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BONDS THAT WERE APPROVED BY YOU ALL FOR EXAMPLE TO PUT A NEW BUS LOT IN AT HSE HIGH SCHOOL. 
          OF COURSE THE FIELDS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT, THE CITY IS 
          PUTTING IN ON OUR PROPERTY. >> THANK YOU. 
          DOCTOR ALBRIGHT. >> CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT THIS IS 
          STRICTLY FOR OPERATIONS. >> IT'S A OPERATING REFERENDUM. 
          WE WILL USE THAT MONEY IN OUR REFERENDUM FUND SO YES, IT IS NOT -- IT'S WIDE OPEN IF YOU WILL ON WHAT WE CAN SPEND IT ON. 
          BUT THE SPENDING PLAN, THE IMPORTANT TIE BACK HERE IS THIS YEAR AND EVERY YEAR WE WILL ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE A SPENDING PLAN FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S NEW RATE AND LEVY THEM AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE AGREEING TO USE THAT MONEY TOWARDS. 
          >> BEN ORR. >> AS YOU KNOW, WE JUST WENT THROUGH SOMETHING VERY, VERY SIMILAR A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. 
          I LEARNED A LOT DURING THAT PROCESS. 
          I GUESS AS FAR AS COMMENTS BECAUSE WE ARE ALSO IN DISCUSSION NOW. I THINK THE BIG THING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO REALIZE TONIGHT IS ALL WE ARE VOTING ON IS PUTTING THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT. WE ARE NOT EVEN APPROVING A RATE THAT WILL COME IN THE FALL. WE ARE APPROVING LANGUAGE AND WE ARE PUTTING ON THE BALLOT AND AS I SAID DURING THE LAST MEETING OR THE TIME BEFORE. I REALLY HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT BECAUSE ALL WE ARE DOING IS GIVING THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE THE DECISION. I DO WANT TO BE CAREFUL AND MISS THOMAS ALLUDED TO IT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BEING PRESUMPTUOUS WITH SOMEBODYS MONEY AND MAKING COMPARISONS, GOING WITHOUT A CUP OF COFFEE A DAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          IT'S A PERSONAL DECISION AND I WANT TO SAY THAT TO THE COMMUNITY YOU'RE NOT A GOOD PERSON OR A BAD PERSON IF YOU VOTE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. EVERYBODY'S FINANCES AND IMPACT IS DIFFERENT. WE ARE GOING TO LAY OUT WHAT 
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THIS MEANS TO OUR SCHOOL, OUR STUDENTS, THOSE FAMILIES, AND AS YOU SAW, WE'LL REPORT TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY BEYOND THE WHOLE OF JUST FAMILIES. WE HOPE EVERYBODY MAKES THE DECISION BUT IT'LL BE A PERSONAL DECISION AND IT GETS REALLY INTENSE. IT'S A TAX CONVERSATION BUT WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO DO THE BEST WE CAN AT LEAST IN THE FIRST YEAR, WE'LL HAVE CONTROL OVER THE RATE AND THEN LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE THERE WILL BE ELECTIONS AND WHOEVER COMES ON WILL CONTINUE EACH YEAR YEAR BY YEAR. 
          BUT MOSTLY I JUST WANT TO TELL THE COMMUNITY THAT THIS IS NOT A QUESTION OF DO YOU SUPPORT STUDENTS OR NOT LIKE TEACHERS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. LISTEN TO THE INFORMATION AND TRY TO GET ACCURATE INFORMATION. I THOUGHT ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS MADE OUTSTANDING POINTS. REALLY KIND OF LAID OUT THE NEED. THIS IS REALLY A QUESTION ABOUT MATH. IT'S A NUMBERS CALCULATION IS ISSUE. I'D ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO COME TO WHAT'S ONCE AGAIN GOING TO BE DOZENS OF TOWN HALLS, BOARD MEETINGS, GET THE INFORMATION DIRECTLY. 
          A LOT WILL START TO TAKE PLACE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND AS USUAL MOST OF IT IS INACCURATE. SO TRY TO COME TO THE SOURCE. 
          WE ARE ALL AVAILABLE, DR. KEGLEY IS AVAILABLE, TIM IS AVAILABLE, WE'LL HAVE AN ENTIRE REFERENDUM TEAM THAT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. 
          JUST TRY TO GET ACCURATE INFORMATION AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISION. 
          >> TO THAT POINT IF I COULD, AS PART OF IF THE BOARD TAKES ACTION TONIGHT AND WE MOVE TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT PART OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE WILL SEND OUT WILL INCLUDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CLICK ON A FORUM TO REQUEST WHAT WILL PROBABLY TIM AND I COMING TO MANY ENGAGEMENTS TO TALK ABOUT IN DEPTH DETAILS ABOUT THIS AND ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OF OUR 
          PATRONS. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANT TO MAKE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. 
          YOU HAD SAID WE ARE NOT VOTING ON A RATE BUT WE ARE VOTING ON THE MAX RATE JUST NOT THE RATE FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE VOTING ON THE LANGUAGE WHICH INCLUDES THE MAX RATE AND MAX LEVY AND THE TERM. 
          >> DON, DO YOU HAVE ANY? >> I DO. 
          I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND I. KNOW I HAVE FUNNELED INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS TO YOU EARLIER AND COPIED THE BOARD SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE A DIALOG ABOUT WHAT WE DISCUSSED AND THE INFORMATION SHARED BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. 
          I'M CONSISTENTLY HEARING FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS BOTH PARENTS AND NON PARENTS ABOUT DISTRICT EXPENSE REDUCTIONS IN LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLANNING. WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY VOTING ON THE SUCCESS SPECIFIC RATE. AGREEING TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT SHOULD IT PASS IN NOVEMBER WE ARE OBLIGATING THE DISTRICT FOR A EIGHT YEAR REFERENDUM. I WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT. 
          WE'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF FINANCIALLY SHOWING THE IMPACT ON THE INCOME SIDE. ALL THE IMPACT FROM STATE LEGISLATURE AND SO ON BUT THERE IS A GAP EXPLAINING TO THE PUBLIC ON THE EXPENSE SIDE SHOWING YEAR ONE AND THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR THE CHANGES AND THE STEPS WE ARE TAKING BUT I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB LAYING OUT THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS THEREAFTER TO GIVE VOTERS IN THE COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE THAT WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A GAME PLAN AND STRUCTURE AND FRAMEWORKS IN PLACE THAT WE ARE MINDFUL AND REMAIN FISCALLY SOUND AND HOW WE ARE APPROACHING IT. I TRULY UNDERSTAND THE NUMBERS WILL SHIFT AND CHANGE. THE A DM DATA WILL AFFECT THAT. 
          ANY OTHER CHANGES IN THE LEGISLATURE AND SO ON. 
          THE ANNUAL SHIFTS AND ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE WITH THE REFERENDUM RATE AS A BOARD. 
          IF WE HAVE A DIALOG AROUND THAT TO GIVE CONFIDENCE TO THE COMMUNITY, THERE IS A STRUCTURE IN PLACE AND KIND OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE NOT WINGING IT YEAR OVER YEAR. THE ADMINISTRATION PRESENTS AT THAT TIME WE WILL REMEMBER AND STAMP AND APPROVE. 
          THAT WILL BE HELPFUL TO HAVE PERSPECTIVE. 
          >> WE APPRECIATE THE QUESTION AND MR. BROWN WILL COME UP AND ADDRESS MOST OF THAT BUT IT'LL CERTAINLY BE A PART OF OUR CONVERSATION THAT'S IN MORE DEPTH AS WE GO AROUND TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITY GROUPS AND TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WHILE IT'S SHOWING THE IMPACT OF SEA-1 TO YOUR POINT IT WOULD SHOW 
          LONG TERM APPROACH AS WELL. >> IN RESPONSE TO THAT, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION, THANK YOU. 
          TO SAY WE ARE EATING, LIVING, BREATHING THE REFERENDUM EVERY 
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DAY IS REALITY, YOU ATTENDED A SESSION WHERE DR. KEGLEY TALKED ABOUT THE NIGHTMARES THEY WERE HAVING. 
          I HAD A LOT OF DREAMS OF THE REFERENDUM, FOR, FIVE, SIX MONTHS OUT. WE ARE LIVING AND BREATHING IT EVERY DAY. TO THAT POINT, MR. HARRISON, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PUT UP THE PDF THAT WE SENT. 
          THIS IS A GLANCE TO DAN'S QUESTION ABOUT THE IDEA OF WHAT DOES A SPENDING PLAN LOOK LIKE? I WANT TO PUT SEVERAL QUALIFIERS ON IT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT. EVERYTHING BEYOND 2027 IS PURPOSELY GRAYED OUT AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THERE'S A LOT OF VARIABILITY, A LOT OF UNKNOWNS, EVERY YEAR YOU GO OUT TO. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ENTITIES AND BUSINESSES THINKING EIGHT YEARS OUT INTO THEIR PLANNING. 
          OBVIOUSLY. YOU'RE PLANNING TO SOME DEGREE BUT THAT'S A LONG WAY OUT. WHAT YOU HAD BEFORE YOU HERE IS TAKING THE 2027 SPENDING PLAN ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE WITH EACH OF THE AREAS LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT AND I WANT TO CALL ATTENTION. 
          FIRST OF ALL THE SPENDING PLAN DOES SPEND MORE THAN THE LEVIES PROJECTED TO BRING IN IN 2027. THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S CASH BALANCE IN THE REFERENDUM. YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM WE GET TO THE ENDING CASH BALANCE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE CALCULATION OF WHAT PERCENT OF THE REMAINING CASH BALANCES OF THE BUDGET. 
          YOU SEE 19.2 AND IT IS GREEN BECAUSE A GOOD RULE OF THUMB AND TARGETS ABOUT TWO MONTHS. BUT REAL QUICK USING THE ANALYSIS THAT'S ABOVE US AND I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE. WE START DIPPING BELOW THAT AND START DIPPING BELOW THE DESIRED RESERVES. 
          WHAT WE'VE DONE IS TAKE THE 2027 NUMBERS AND INDEX THE INSTRUCTION PORTION 4% EVERY YEAR. 
          I WANT TO CAUTION EVERYBODY NOT TO ASSUME IT MEANS 4% SALARY INCREASE FOR A COUPLE. 2027, EVERY SINGLE CERTIFIED STAFF MEMBER THAT'S A MEMBER OF TURF WILL SEE A 1% INCREASE IN DISTRICT COSTS. THAT'S ME, DR. KEGLEY AND ALL OUR TEACHERS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. 
          THAT'S A FACTOR. HEALTH INSURANCE IS NOT SLOWING DOWN. THOSE COSTS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS AS WELL. TO BE HONEST 4% IS CONSERVATIVE AND THAT'S WHY I'M A LITTLE UNEASY PUTTING PROJECTIONS OUT THERE. AS WE STAND HERE TODAY, THIS IS WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE. THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMPONENTS, TRAFFIC COMPONENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WE'VE INDEXED IT 3% AND I THINK IT'S A PRETTY CONSERVATIVE NUMBER AS WELL. 
          YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS 28 AND 29. 
          WE DIP INTO THE RESERVES PRETTY QUICKLY EVEN THOUGH WE ARE INCREASING THE LEVY EVERY YEAR. ONE NUANCE IN PLAY THAT'S WORTH MENTIONING AND I THINK MAYBE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD MENTIONED THIS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO OR A MONTH AGO WHEN WE HAD THE WORK SESSION. THE REFERENDUM FUND HISTORICALLY RECEIVES EXCISE TAX AS WELL. STARTING IN 2027, THE EXCISE TAX IS NOT ABLE TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE REFERENDUM FUND. 
          IT'S A STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS DIRECTIVE. 
          I WOULD SAY IT'S A DIRECTIVE THAT CAUGHT EVEN THE MOST IN TOUCH FINANCIAL EXPERTS OFF GUARD. 
          THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THAT IS WE CANNOT PUT PUT ANY INDEX TAX DOLLARS INTO THE REFERENDUM. THAT'S NOT COMING INTO THE REFERENDUM FUND NOW. WE ARE NOT LOSING THE DOLLARS. 
          THEY'RE GOING TO THE OPERATIONS FUND BUT IT COMPLEMENTS THE ALREADY COMPLICATED PUZZLE OF DISTRICT FINANCES IN THAT REGARD. THE ONLY SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE REFERENDUM FUND IS TRULY THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY. 
          WE PROJECTED THIS ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE EIGHT YEAR LIFE OF THE REFERENDUM. A COUPLE THINGS I'D POINT OUT AGAIN THERE'S A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS HERE. 
          THE POLICY ANALYTICS HAS GOTTEN THE AV EXACTLY RIGHT AND I WILL SAY THEY'VE BEEN SPOT ON TO THIS POINT BUT EVEN WITH EXPERTISE EIGHT YEARS OUT IS REALLY DIFFICULT. 
          THIS EIGHTH YEAR IS NOT USING THE FULL $0.36 AND IF ALL THINGS STAY THIS WAY, WE MAY NOT NEED THE FULL $0.33 IN 2034. 
          I WOULD BET A DECENT AMOUNT OF MONEY THINGS WILL NOT STAY THE SAME IN THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS AND WE WILL SEE CHANGES IN LEGISLATION AND IMPACTS FOR ALL THE INFLATIONARY ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES THAT WE KNOW ARE IN PLAY. BUT THIS MODEL WOULD SUGGEST THAT MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE FULL RATE. 
          IN REALITY WE HAVE TO TAKE IT ON A YEAR BY YEAR BASIS AND ULTIMATELY MAKE THE DECISION THAT PARTICULAR YEAR FOR ONE YEAR AT A TIME IF IT IS SUCCESSFUL IN WHAT IS BEST FOR 
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THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT THAT POINT. 
          >> I APPRECIATE THE LEVEL OF DETAIL BECAUSE IT SHOWS AT LEAST WE HAVE FRAMEWORKS AND YOU HAVE A WICKED MATH METHODOLOGY BEHIND THIS. SOMETHING THAT'S ALSO HELPFUL IS THAT WE LOOK AT THE 10-YEAR PLAN ON FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE IN THE PROJECTS WE HAVE FOR THE DISTRICT. 
          HOW IS THAT FACTORING INTO THIS AS WELL AND HOW ARE WE REPRIORITIZING? SOMETIMES WHAT IS VISIBLE AND CURRENTLY THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE A DIFFERENT PERCEPTION. 
          HOW ARE YOU SPENDING THE FUNDS WHEN IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT A COST WE ARE ASSUMING. HAVING THE UNDERSTANDING TOO IS HELPFUL BECAUSE THERE'S A COMMUNICATING AND MESSAGING ASPECT TO THAT BECAUSE OTHERWISE THOSE THAT ARE NOT ENGAGED IN COMING TO THE MEETINGS AND LISTENING 24 OVER SEVEN ARE ONLY GOING TO WAKE UP WHEN IT HITS THE BALLOT OR THEY HEAR THAT TAX RATE MAY GO UP IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE SUDDENLY NOW QUESTIONING. I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP ENGAGE 
          IN THAT DIALOG. >> I WILL TAKE THE FIRST STAB AT IT IF YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. WHEN IT COMES TO PROJECTS IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL YOU SEE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAVE SHIFTED OUR MODEL PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY. 
          WHAT WAS ONCE A FULL GUT RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS HAS BECOME MORE OF THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN A LOT OF PLACES. I.E. REDUCING THE IMPACT OF COSTS. DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE REFERENDUM WHILE FUNDS ARE RELATED IN SOME DEGREE, TO YOUR POINT IT DOES NOT LIVE IN THIS SPACE. 
          THE SPENDING PLAN DICTATES IS ALMOST ALL GOING TO FUNDS AND SALARIES OF OUR EDUCATORS WITH THE SECURITY PORTION OUTSIDE OF THAT. THIS WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF THE HOME MORTGAGE IN THAT REGARD THAT WE ARE TAKING OUT DEBT TO DO THE PROJECTS BUT WE ARE LIVING IN THE DAY-TO-DAY. 
          THROUGH OUR CHECKING ACCOUNT. DAILY OR WEEKLY. 
          ALTHOUGH WE ARE EXPANDING IN CREATING A SAFER PLACE, THAT HAS NO IMPACT ON THE REFERENDUM AT ALL. 
          THAT'S MANAGED THROUGH THE DEBT PROCESS WHICH IS PRETTY RIGID IN TERMS OF FLEXIBILITY TO MOVE FUNDS IN AND OUT OF. 
          >> THAT IS HELPFUL TO HAVE BECAUSE THOSE QUESTIONS WILL COME UP. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THERE IS A 6% REFERENDUM LEVY GROWTH ASSUMPTION. 
          CAN YOU TALK ABOUT EXPENSES THAT ARE DRIVING IT OR IS IT LOOKING AT REPLACING REVENUE LOST LIKE TALKING ABOUT WHY WE'VE HONED IN 
          ON THE 6%? >> ARE WE GOOD ON THIS IF WE GO BACK TO THE OTHER DECK? IS THAT OKAY? 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS -- THAT WILL WORK. HISTORICALLY, AT HSE OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS AND DR. KEGLEY MENTIONED THIS, THE AV GROWTH HAS BEEN 7.1% IN THE REFERENDUM. WE WERE VERY STRATEGIC TRYING TO CAPTURE A PORTION OF WHAT WE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED PRESEA-1 BUT ALSO TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE COMMUNITY AND TAXPAYERS TO SAY, HEY, WE ARE NOT GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO WHAT WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN. IN OUR MIND WE WERE STRATEGIC ABOUT THE 6% CONCEPT OF SAYING THE LAST TEN YEARS IT'S BEEN 7.1. WE WILL BACK THAT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT BUT WE NEED TO RECOUP A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THE INFLATIONARY COMPONENTS. AS WE DEALT WITH THE DIFFICULT ELEMENTS AND EVERY ONE SALARY STAYED COMPLETELY FLAT, WE DEALT WITH THE INCREASE IN TURF OF SIXTEENTHS OF A PERCENT. 
          WE DEALT WITH A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HEALTH INSURANCE. 
          THOSE ARE INFLATIONARY COSTS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ON A DAILY BASIS. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGREEMENT WHICH WE ARE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH ASCENSION EFFECTIVE JUNE 1ST, THOSE COSTS ARE EVER INCREASING. 
          IT'S A TOUGH MARKET. THERE IS A REASON THE PREVIOUS PROVIDERS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE BEFORE. 
          THOSE FOLKS ARE HARD TO COME BY AND VERY SKILLED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE. THERE WILL BE INCREASES THERE. 
          THE AMAZING PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE FISHERS PD TO SUPPLY THE SAFETY IN OUR SCHOOLS. THAT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR. THIS IS THE INFLATIONARY COMPONENTS OF FRANKLY THE MOST IMPORTANT BUT ALSO THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF WHAT WE DO IS OUR PEOPLE. 
          >> LASTLY, THE ONE PIECE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT ANCHORS ITSELF IN THE BALLOT LANGUAGE EVERY YEAR GETS INTO THE FOUR KEY AREAS. SALARY AND BENEFITS OF STAFF. 
          AS A BOARD THEY'LL APPROVE THAT. SALARY BENEFITS, CERTIFIED STAFF 
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VENDORS COME ON THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF THE SCHOOL AND DIRECTOR OF SAFETY. THE KEY ELEMENTS, THE QUANTIFICATION OF EACH OF THE ELEMENTS WILL SHIFT YEAR OVER YEAR. WHAT I'M GETTING AT WHICH WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL YEAR OVER YEAR SHOULD IT BE APPROVED GOING FORWARD. CERTIFIED STAFF MEMBERS, THE AMOUNT, THE RESOLUTION THE BOARD WOULD APPROVE. 
          >> I THINK DR. KEGLEY MENTIONED THIS. 
          WHAT'S NEW IN THE PROCESS OF WHAT WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE IS ANNUALLY WE'LL BRING A PLAN TO YOU. 
          MUCH LIKE THE BUS REPLACEMENT PLAN COMES BEFORE YOU GOES ON PUBLIC GATEWAY SITE AND THE WEBSITE, THERE WILL BE A SPENDING PLAN. THERE WAS NOT A SPENDING PLAN FOR THE EIGHT YEAR MODEL. NOW WE PRESENT IN THE PUBLIC 
          PROCESS. >> THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING FORMAL THAT'LL COME YEAR OVER YEAR IN FRONT OF THE BOARD THAT ADMINISTRATION WILL BRING FORWARD AND APPROVED FOR 
          RESOLUTION. >> I HAVE TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT QUICK AND THE SAME COMMENT. 275 POSITIONS, SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT AND WHAT MISS LANG JUST SAID, THIS IS THE SUSTAINED AND MAINTAINING THE POSITIONS AND EXISTING INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT SUPPORT AND STAFFING. IT'S NOT TO CREATE NEW POSITIONS CORRECT? I WANT TO JUST CLARIFY THAT SO WHEN PEOPLE SEE THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE FUNDS, WE ARE LOOKING TO SUSTAIN AND MAINTAIN WHAT MISS LANG WAS TALKING ABOUT 
          CORRECT? >> YES, YOU ARE CORRECT. 
          IT'S NOT A CREATION OF NEW BUT IT IS FOR THE PURPOSES OF I THINK THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS. 
          WE KNOW THAT CONCEPTUALLY THAT FIVE SCHOOLS. 
          FIVE OF OUR SCHOOLS, WE FUND THE TEACHERS IN FIVE OF OUR SCHOOLS. 
          I THINK THAT HELPS CONCEPTUALLY EVERYONE REALIZE THE IMPACT OF THE DOLLARS. WHAT WE ARE SPENDING ON AND HOW WE ARE SPENDING THE MONEY AND NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS BECAUSE AS I SAID DURING THE PRESENTATION, IF WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE MOMENT DROP THAT WE ARE SEEING, WE ARE CONTINUALLY GOING TO COME BACK BECAUSE THAT'S THE ULTIMATE DRIVER AND FOLLOWING THE CHILDREN AND THE CHILDREN AREN'T HERE. WE HAVE TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING FROM A STAFFING PERSPECTIVE. 
          THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE COMING FORWARD AND SAY WE ARE GOING TO SPEND A BIG CHUNK OF THE REFERENDUM DOLLARS ON SALARIES BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL GOING TO BE THERE. 
          DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> TWO MORE QUICK THINGS. 
          >> CAN I MAKE ONE POINT. >> TO MAKE IT MORE MEANINGFUL. 
          EVERY ONE IN FIVE OF THE TEACHERS COMES OUT OF THE REFERENDUM FUND. YOU THINK ABOUT NEARLY 20%, THAT'S HOW THEY HAVE AN IMPACT FOR THE FUND AND THE FUNDING OF 
          THE CRITICAL TEACHERS. >> SAYING THAT, WHAT'S THE LARGEST RISK THAT AFFECTS THIS EACH AND EVERY YEAR? 
          >> RISKS. >> RISKS FOR IMPACT ON THOSE PROJECTIONS EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR YOU ARE BRINGING THIS TOWARDS US. WHAT'S GOING TO BE OUR LARGEST RISKS IN APPROACHING IT EVERY YEAR. 
          >> BY FAR THE LARGEST RISK IS FEATURE LEGISLATIVE ACTION. 
          NOT CLOSELY BUT FOLLOWED BEHIND THINGS LIKE HEALTH CARE COSTS AND RISING INFLATION IN THOSE SPACES. 
          BUT BY FAR LEGISLATIVE ACTION. >> AND PENDING WHAT WE DO HERE AS A BOARD, THAT THIS IS APPROVED IN OUR COMMUNITY GOING FORWARD, WE IN TANDEM ARE WORKING ON A PLAN B KNOWING WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF BY CHANCE IT DOES NOT? 
          >> BECAUSE IT'S A REPLACEMENT, IT WOULD NOT PASS, WE WOULD REVERT BACK TO OUR CURRENT RATE BECAUSE WE ARE STILL ONLY TWO FULL YEARS INTO A CURRENT RATE OF 0.1995 AND THAT WOULD CONTINUE AND THE EARLIEST IF WE MADE THE DECISION TO GO BACK OUT AGAIN, THE EARLIEST WE CAN DO THAT WOULD BE IN 2028. 
          IN THE TIME PERIOD, THE TIME PERIOD BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WE WOULD SEE ABOUT A $10 MILLION LOSS IN REVENUE. 
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THAT WOULD BE THE EARLIEST BECAUSE THAT WAS ALSO LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED PREVIOUSLY THAT CONFINES US TO 
          EVEN YEARS. >> JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT. THANK YOU. 
          >> ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? >> I WANT TO MAKE CLARIFICATION ABOUT THE CONTROVERSIAL CUP OF COFFEE ON THE DAIS. 
          WE HAD PROBLEMS TO EXPLAIN DIFFERENT THINGS OF MATH AND WHAT I DID WAS USE IMAGERY TO EXPLAIN THE COST OF THE CUP OF COFFEE AND I HAD MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY HAPPY THAT I TOLD THEM IT WOULD BE LESS THAN A CUP OF COFFEE. 
          SORRY IF ANYONE WAS CONFUSED BY THAT OR OFFENDED BY THAT BUT IT WAS NEVER ME TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO BUY A CUP OF COFFEE. 
          IT WAS SIMPLE IMAGERY THING, SIMPLE $3, THAT'S WHAT IT IS. 
          IN CASE ANYONE ELSE HAS QUESTIONS COME UP PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TALK TO ME AFTERWARDS. THANK YOU. 
          >> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AS WELL. 
          SOME OF US HAVE ADDRESSED THESE ARE REPEATING COMMUNITY QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME FORTH. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS IT ON THE RECORD. THE REFERENDUM'S NOT PASSED. 
          IS THERE A LEGAL PROCESS? >> THE NEXT WHAT? 
          >> THE NEXT REF. >> THE WHOLE PROCESS IF NEEDED WOULD NOT HAPPEN UNTIL THE SPRING OF NEXT YEAR. 
          >> THANK YOU. CAN YOU PUT A CEILING ON WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE REFERENDUM DOLLARS CAN GO TOWARDS 
          MARKETING? >> NO. 
          >> THANK YOU. YOU DISCUSSED THE REFS AND THE RECALL LIST HOW WE ADDRESSED. THEY ARE BACK ON STAFF. 
          THANK YOU. ANOTHER QUESTION I KEEP GETTING IS HOW CAN YOU GUARANTEE HOW THE REFERENDUM DOLLARS WILL SPEND OVER GIVEN THAT THERE WILL BE A WHOLE NEW BOARD AND POSSIBLE NEW ADMINISTRATION? IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN PRESENT A. MAX NOW IN THE EIGHT YEARS OR DO IT ONE AT A TIME TO 
          SHOW GOOD STANDING AND FAITH? >> OUR MECHANISM FOR THAT IS OUR YEARLY SPENDING PLAN THAT YOU WOULD PRODUCE OUR YEARLY RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU WOULD VOTE ON ON WHAT THE RATE SHOULD BE THAT NEXT YEAR. THAT CAN GO UP OR DOWN DEPENDING ON HOW AV TRENDS. WHICH IS IF YOU THINK BACK WAS THE INITIAL REASON WHY WE DROPPED A PENNY AFTER THE CURRENT REFERENDUM WAS APPROVED BECAUSE WE RESPONDED, WE CAN BRING THAT BACK THE FOLLOWING YEAR. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING THE BOARD WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO WHOEVER IS SITTING ON THE BOARD. 
          AT THAT TIME. I BELIEVE THERE ARE SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE AS MUCH AS THERE CAN BE IN THE PROCESS FOR WHOMEVER THE SEVEN PEOPLE ARE SITTING AT YOUR TABLES TO TAKE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND FOLLOW THEM OR NOT FOLLOW THEM BUT HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AS WE 
          PROCEED MOVING FORWARD. >> THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> I HAD ONE ENDED JOGGED MY MEMORY, I UNDERSTAND BASICALLY THE CATEGORIES WILL NOT CHANGE BUT THE NUMBERS CAN. THEY CAN FLUCTUATE. 
          AS YOU WORKED TO TRYING TO GET THE RATES ON THOSE THINGS, HAS THERE BEEN DISCUSSION WITH THE ASSOCIATION ON ANY PART OF THAT AS FAR AS I ASK ONLY BECAUSE OUR LAST COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND EVERYONE UP HERE WISHED WE COULD HAVE DONE MORE. THE MATH DID NOT ALLOW IT BUT THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT PUSH TO USE MORE OF OUR CASH RESERVES. 
          THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING THAT GIVES ME PAUSE LIKE MISS THOMAS SAID WE'LL APPROVE A MAXIMUM RATE AND I THINK WE ARE ALL NERVOUS IT WILL KIND OF JUST BE TRUST US, WE ARE GOING TO SET IT AT THESE LEVELS EACH TIME. HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION 
          WITH THE ASSOCIATION? >> I'VE HAD NO DISCUSSION WITH 
          THE ASSOCIATION. >> AS FAR AS TRYING TO CONTINUE 
          ALONG THE TAX RATE. >> TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE RATE MODEL WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE PUT OUT WHAT THE 0.2275 AGAIN BASED ON WORKING TO RECOUP SOME DOLLARS IN 2026 AND KNOWING WHAT'S AHEAD OF US IN '27. THAT'S HOW WE STARTED WITH THAT AND THEN WE APPLIED THE 6% LEVY GROWTH TO THAT. 
          ALL OF THE FIGURES ALONG THE PATH ARE INFLUENCED BY THE STARTING POINT AND THEN THE 6% TRAJECTORY, NOTHING ELSE. 
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          >> OKAY. I WISH I COULD SAY THERE'S MORE OF A SAFEGUARD THERE. I LIKE THIS MODEL A. 
          I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE WHICH IS SIMPLY TRYING TO REPLACE THE REVENUE THAT'S BEING LOST YEAR OVER YEAR. 
          I THINK WE DO NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS THAT AN EXPERT COULD RAISE THAT THING ALL THE WAY UP. IF ANY OF US CAN THINK OF WAYS TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST THAT, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO DO THAT BUT AGAIN, EVERYONE SHOULD STAY INFORMED, UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO, THE EXPECTATION AND HOPEFULLY THE ENTIRE DISTRICT WILL BE ON BOARD WITH TRYING TO HOLD THAT RATE TO THOSE NUMBERS THAT YOU ARE PROJECTING. 
          THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE HARD WORK. 
          >> I THINK TOO, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AS WE HAVE BUT WE'VE TRIED TO DEMONSTRATE THE WORK BEING INVESTED INTO THESE DOLLARS AS WELL. YOU WILL SEE RELEASED RATES OUT AND ABOUT THAT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN WHAT WE ARE PROJECTING. YES, THE NUMBER WE ARE PUTTING OUT THERE IS HIGH BUT IN REALITY WHEN ALL THE COMPARISONS FALL, YOU WILL SEE WE ARE VERY STRATEGIC IN TRYING TO BE A GOOD STEWARD TO THIS. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A PIE IN THE SKY NUMBER HERE. THE OTHER THING I WOULD MENTION AS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AS THIS IS, IT WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC IF IT WENT AWAY. THIS IS NOT THE SILVER BULLET AND IT DOESN'T SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY TO DO ALL THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR 2-3 YEARS OF MAKING CRITICAL CUTS WHERE WE CAN MAKE THEM AND BE STRATEGIC WITH OUR CONTRACTS AND THINGS WE ARE DOING. IT IS SO IMPORTANT BUT IT DOES NOT SOLVE EVERY SINGLE PROBLEM. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO STILL 
          DO. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU ALL FOR THE INFORMATION. WE'VE THROWN A LOT AT YOU WITH QUESTIONS AND YOU THROWN A LOT AT US. 
          THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MORE DISCUSSION BUT I APPRECIATE ALL 
          THE WORK YOU'VE DONE. >> THANK YOU, I AGREE. 
          ONE MORE COMMENT. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WHAT YOU GUYS JUST SAID IS THIS WILL COME TO THE BOARD ANNUALLY EVERY YEAR AND EVERY YEAR I HAVE FAITH AND ELECTING FOUR MEMBERS IN NOVEMBER THAT ARE ALSO SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND OUR DISTRICT THAT I THINK I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL GOING FORWARD. 
          WE JUST HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER AND YOU GUYS CONTINUE PRESENTING THE DATA AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD IN THAT REGARD. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. >> CLOSING DISCUSSION AND CALL IN DISCUSSION BY ROLL CALL. SUZANNE THOMAS. 
          >> YES. >> YES. 
          >> DOCTOR ALBRIGHT. >> YES. 
          >> LATRICA SCHOOLEY. >> BEN ORR. 
          >> YES. >> DARLING. 
          >> YES. >> I HAVE A QUICK COMMENT I WANT TO MAKE. ON THE LAST REFERENDUM THAT CAME ON THE BOARD I ABSTAINED BY PRINCIPAL. 
          THAT LED ME TO VOTE AGAINST THE INHERITED BUDGET. 
          I BELIEVE THEN AS I DO NOW TAXPAYERS SHOULD HAVE THE FINAL SAY IN HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT. I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION IN CFO BUT FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP NOW PRESENT GIVES ME THE TRUST IN TODAY'S LEADERSHIP. 
          HOWEVER THE REFERENDUM SPANS EIGHT YEARS AND I CANNOT SPEAK TO WHO WILL BE LEADING THE DISTRICT SITTING IN THE BOARD AT THAT TIME. THE UNCERTAINTY IS NOT A CRITICISM OF TODAY'S LEADERSHIP BUT HONEST ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF WHAT NONE OF US CAN PROMISE. I ALSO MADE A PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO MY CONSTITUENTS NOT TO INCREASE TAXES AND I AM INTENDING TO HONOR THAT. FOR THOSE REASONS I WILL BE ABSTAINING AGAIN NOT IN OPPOSITION B. 
          I WILL ABSTAIN. >> PASSES 6-0. 
          MOVING ON TO 6.02 SPECIAL PURCHASE PARENT SQUARE 
          RESOLUTION BY JEFF HARRISON. >> GOOD EVENING, YOU HAVE A FOUR YEAR CONTRACT TO CONTINUE OUR MASS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. 
          COMMUNICATING WITH OUR FAMILIES WHETHER IT BE TEACHER TO THEIR CLASSES OR THE DISTRICT TO ALL FAMILIES. 
          ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, EVEN OUR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARE NOW USING IT TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR PARENTS AS WELL FROM COACHES TO STUDENTS. FOR THIS YEAR'S USAGE, AS OF JUNE 1ST, WE'VE SENT 50,000 POSTS TO FAMILIES, SHARED OVER 4000 FILES, 62,000 VIDEOS AND PICTURES, SENT 67,000 SECURED DOCUMENTS AND OVER 700,000 DIRECT MESSAGES. 
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WE'VE SEEN INCREDIBLE INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AND DEFINITELY A TOOL THAT WE ARE USING AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS EMBRACING AS FAR AS COMMUNICATION. 
          THE COU CONTRACT WE HAVE IS A TE YEAR CONTRACT. 
          IT WAS NEGOTIATED THROUGH OUR CENTRAL INDIANA SERVICE CENTER AS WELL AS PUTS CAPS ON INCREASES IN YEARS 2 AND 3 AT 
          MAX VALUE AT 5%. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL PURCHASE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? 
          >> I MOVE TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. 
          >> SECOND. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS 
          FROM THE BOARD? >> I WANT TO POINT OUT WE DID GO OVER THIS IN FINANCE COMMITTEE AS WELL. 
          MISS THOMAS ATTENDED WITH ME AND WE WENT INTO FURTHER DETAIL, THE NOTES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THAT BUT AS ALWAYS WE'D LOVE TO SEE MORE PEOPLE THERE. THOSE ARE PUBLIC MEETINGS SO PLEASE COME DOWN AND JOIN US. WE'LL GO MUCH MORE IN DEPTH IN 
          THERE. >> ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR 
          QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? >> CLOSING DISCUSSION CALLED INTO QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE SPECIAL PURCHASE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. 
          PASSES 7-0. >> GOOD EVENING. 
          MEMBERS OF THE BOARD COME ON DR. KEGLEY. 
          THIS EVENING I'M HERE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL ON SECURITY SERVICES WITH LIGHT SPEED SYSTEMS. THAT'S A COUPLE OF QUICK POINTS ABOUT LIGHT SPEED. 
          IT'S THE SECURITY COMPONENT WE USE IN THE SIMPLEST TERMS TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS CAN GO TO THE RIGHT WEBSITES BUT NOT THE WRONG ONES. TO CLARIFY THE INTERNET FILTERING IS A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT AS PART OF THE CHILDREN'S PROTECTION ACT. WE'D POTENTIALLY LOSE ALL OF OUR E-RATE FUNDING. INTERNET FILTERING IS AWESOME. 
          REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF INDIAN MOST RECENTLY REFERENCED IN A HOUSE BILL 10104. I PARENTS IF THEY WANT TO RESTRICE STUDENTS FROM ACCESSING THE SITE. THERE'S ALSO SCREEN TIME FEATURES BUILT IN FOR EVENTS. THEY CAN CREATE SCHEDULES, RESTRICT INTERNET AFTER 9:00 P.M. TO 5:00 A.M. THEY CAN URESTRICT IT USING THE FUTURE. OR PAUSE INTERNET ACTIVITY ON THE SPOT THEY CAN DO THAT AS WELL. 
          IT FEATURES ALSO BEING PART OF THE HOUSE BILL 1004, K-12 DISTRICTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE CONTROLS STARTING JANUARY 2027. IN TERMS OF PRICING, WE WORK WITH LIGHTSPEED DIRECTLY AS WELL AS BORDERLAND SECURITY, BORDERLAND IN THE PAST, THE PREFERRED RESELLER OF LIGHTSPEED SERVICES. WE ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE VOLUME PURCHASING AGREEMENT. IF IT FULFILLS THE BID REQUIREMENT. I CAN SHARE THE ORIGINAL PRICING FOR LIGHTSPEED WOULD COST THE DISTRICT $409,500. 
          THAT'S A PRETTY HEFTY LIFT FOR SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE PRICING DOWN BY 61%. 
          THE RENEWAL PRICE WILL BE $159,600. 
          THAT COST IS BUILT IN AND ALREADY ALLOCATED FOR AS PART OF OUR TECHNOLOGY BUDGET. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY 
          QUESTIONS. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR THE LIGHT SPEED WEB FILTERING SERVICE? 
          >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE REQUEST TO RENEW LIGHTSPEED. 
          >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU. 
          ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? 
          >> JUST A COMMENT. THE DETAILED PRESENTATION AND I WILL TELL YOU THE NICE THING ABOUT IT IS WE ARE NOT JUST GETTING THE GENERIC PORTION OF THIS. 
          IT'S A GREAT ADDITION. WE'VE ALREADY HAD IT AND WE ADDED SOME AS MR. BROWN SAID TO ME WE ADDED THE HEATED SEATS TO 
          OUR CAR IF YOU WILL. >> SECURITY ADVISEMENTS FOR 
          SURE. >> ADDING THE EXTRA SECURITY THINGS TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAD WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR DISTRICT. FOR OUR STUDENTS PROTECTION. 
          THANK YOU. >> DO WE HAVE OR CAN WE CREATE A INFORMATION SHEET ABOUT HOW TO SIGN UP THOSE PARENTAL CONTROLS 
          YOU MENTIONED? >> I BELIEVE IT WAS SENT OUT. 
          YEAH. >> I THOUGHT I REMEMBERED IT BUT WE HAD A SPEAKER ALLUDING TO THAT. 
          WE WILL SEND IT OUT AGAIN THIS FALL. 
          THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? CLOSING DISCUSSION AND CALLED 
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INTO QUESTION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE LIGHTSPEED WEB FILTERING AND SECURITY SERVICE. PASSES 7-0. 
          MOVING ON TO 6.04, FUEL PURCHASING AGREEMENT BY BRIAN 
          RAASCH. >> GOOD EVENING. 
          THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW WE WORK WITH THE CITY SO I'M SIMPLY GOING TO ASK TO PURCHASE FUEL WITH THE CITY. 
          I WANT TO ENTER INTO A FUEL PURCHASING AGREEMENT BASED ON PREVAILING MARKET RATES TO NOT EXCEED SIX MONTHS. 
          PURCHASING FUEL AT MARKET RATES WILL PROVIDE A GREATER PER GALLON COST SAVINGS. ALLOWING BOTH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF FISHER TO BENEFIT FROM FAVORABLE MARKET PRICING AND IMPROVED BUDGET PREDICTABILITY. 
          THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING LEVERAGES COMBINED FUEL NEEDS OF THE ENTITIES TO MAXIMIZE COST EFFICIENCIES WHILE MAINTAINING FLEXIBILITY IN THE LIMITED SIX MONTH AGREEMENT. 
          >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FUEL PURCHASING AGREEMENT AS 
          PRESENTED? >> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FUEL PURCHASING AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED. 
          >> SECOND. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS 
          FROM THE BOARD? >> RIGHT NOW WE KNOW THE STATE FUEL TAXES ARE SUSPENDED. DOES THAT PLAY INTO EFFECT HERE? 
          >> IT DOESN'T FOR US. THIS IS SIMPLY ALLOWING ME TO LOOK AT THE MARKET EACH DAY AND DECIDE WHEN GAS GOES DOWN THE EXPERTS WILL SAY IT'S TIME TO PURCHASE. 
          THEN WE WILL PURCHASE. I'M NERVOUS TO PICK A TIME. 
          OUR BIDS ARE GOOD FOR 45 MINUTES ONLY SO WE NEED TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR. 
          >> IF I CAN ADD CLARITY, IT'S A INTEREST RATE WITH LENDERS LOOKING AT THE INTEREST RATES GOING UP AND DOWN. 
          WHEN IT'S GOING UP AND DOWN THEY SAY  BUYMAC OR SAL THEN YOU'RE GOING TO CHOOSE IT. WE ARE GIVING YOU THE PERMISSION TO DO THAT WITH THE COMPANIES, CORRECT? 
          >> YOU'RE CORRECT. WE'LL DO THAT EVERY DAY. 
          WE HAVE TO BUY SOME BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS BUT THIS WILL BE ABOUT SIX WEEKS BEFORE WE FIND THE BEST TIME TO PURCHASE. 
          >> ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS FROM THE BOARD? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE FUEL PURCHASING AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED. OPPOSED. 
          PASSES 7-0. MOVING ON TO 6.05 STUDENT 
          HANDBOOKS BY CHRISTIE THOMAS. >> GOOD EVENING, DR. KEGLEY, BOARD MEMBERS. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE HANDBOOK REVISIONS FOR ACTION. I PRESENTED THE PROPOSED CHANGES FOR THE HANDBOOK IN MAY AND THEN FOLLOWED UP WITH THE POLICY COMMITTEE IN JUNE AND AT THAT TIME THERE WERE NO RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS. REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE REVISIONS IN THE HANDBOOK AS PRESENTED. 
          >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2026-2027 STUDENT HANDBOOKS 
          AS PRESENTED. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE STUDENT 
          HANDBOOKS AS PRESENTED. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? 
          >> SECOND. >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM 
          THE BOARD? >> JUST TO CLARIFY, SITTING IN A POLICY MEETING AND HEARING IT THERE AND THEN MAKING COMMENTS HERE. THE ADJUSTMENTS WE MADE IN 99% OF THIS WAS EITHER BECAUSE OF LAW CHANGES OR THE GRAMMAR AND TECHNICAL REASONS IN THE STUDENT AGENDA. 
          THERE WAS NOTHING DRASTIC WE HAD CHANGED. 
          WE CHANGED THINGS AND REVISED IT DUE TO CHANGIG THE LAWS THAT WE 
          HAD. >> YES, I WOULD SAY IT'S RELATED TO LEGISLATION AND IT IS AS LISTED TO WHAT WE FEEL IS BEST FOR STUDENTS AND SERVING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR 
          COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? >> YES. 
          >> THE LAW AND INTEREST OF POLICY IF APPROVED LATER ON ALLOW THE PHONE TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL DEVICES LIKE INSULIN 
          PUMPS OR FOR IEPS AND 504S. >> I THINK IT DOES. 
          >> THE HANDBOOK LANGUAGE I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S AVAILABLE. 
          >> IT'S NOTED IN THE POLICY SPECIFICALLY BACK TO THE POLICY. 
          I'M TAKING A LOOK IN SPECIFICALLY TO WHAT IT SAYS. 
          >> ARE YOU ABLE TO BRING THAT UP? YEAH, YOU CAN CLICK ON EITHER OF THOSE. 
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AM I KEEP THEM YEAH, KEEP THEM. OKAY, I CAN TELL YOU WHAT PAGE IT'S ON. I'M GETTING INTO THE STAGE OF 
          LIFE WHERE I NEED GLASSES. >> JUST TO CLARIFY IN THE PROPOSED CHANGES. WE DON'T HAVE IT IN THERE BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BUT THERE'S A PORTION AND HIGHLIGHTED IF YOU LOOK AT IT WHERE WE ARE MAKING A WIRELESS EXCLUSION POLICY. THAT WOULD EXPLICITLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. 
          >> THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT THERE YET BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN 
          APPROVED? >> IF YOU LOOK UNDER THERE IT SAYS LINKED BUT THERE IS NOTHING TO LINK TO THERE. 
          >> THAT'S RIGHT. I WAS PRETTY SURE LIKE I'M LOOKING AT IT. I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          LAST YEAR WE ARE TRYING TO LINK THINGS RIGHT BACK TO POLICY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE APPROVED AND WE WANT IT LINKED TO POLICY. ONCE WE GET IT TAKEN CARE OF 
          TONIGHT WE'LL GO FROM THERE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR 
          COMMENTS? >> SIMILAR COMMENT TO SARAH. 
          THE PART THAT MADE IT WORK FOR ME IT STARTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH INDIANA LAW AND REFERS TO POLICY AND POLICY GOES BACK AND FORTH TOGETHER. IF THE LAW CHANGES, WE CHANGE WITH IT. ASIDE FROM THAT AND THE COMMENTS FROM THE SPEAKER AND WE ARE SENSITIVE TO THE SAFETY AND THE WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS AT ALL TIMES. 
          SOMETHING THAT HELPED ME WITH THIS AND I'VE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR LESS PHONES AND DEVICES AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING. 
          THE WHOLE TIME BUT AS FAR AS EMERGENCIES, I SAT THROUGH MANY OF THE PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AND WENT TO ONE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I TALKED ABOUT IN A CRISIS WHAT WORKS BEST? I'M VERY PROUD OUR SCHOOLS ARE EQUIPPED WITH RADIO SYSTEMS THAT WE PUT IN JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO THAT I BELIEVE STILL LINK EVERYBODY TOGETHER, THEY ARE LINKED TO THE FRONT OFFICES, THE CLASSROOMS, POLICE DEPARTMENT SO WE HAVE THAT KIND OF WHEN THE CHIEF TALKED ABOUT IT, HE SAID IN A CRISIS IT ALMOST BECOMES LIKE A MILITARY OPERATION. 
          YOU DO NOT WANT 26 KIDS MAKING 26 PHONE CALLS, APPEARANCE ALL DECIDING WHERE THEY WANT TO GO. YOU NEED A CLEAR CHAIN OF COMMAND. THAT HELPED ME BE MORE REASSURED ABOUT MY KID NOT HAVING A PHONE IN A CRISIS. 
          ONE PART IS WE HAVE TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THE LAW BUT THE OTHER PART IS FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE BEST THING FOR SAFETY. I WANT TO POINT OUT AGAIN EVERY SINGLE STUDENT CAN PROBABLY BE BE CONTACTED FASTER BY OUR STAFF IN OFFICE AND THE OFFICE I KNOW FOR MY KID IS PHONES ON SILENT ANYWAY EVEN WHEN HE'S NOT IN SCHOOL HE RARELY ANSWERS ME. 
          IF WE NEED TO GET AHOLD OF A KID FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WE HAVE WAYS OF DOING THAT QUICKLY, OFFICIALLY. 
          >> YOU'RE RIGHT, INCIDENT COMMAND WOULD BE SET UP ON BOTH LOCATIONS BUT ALSO ON SITE. THE LAW ADDRESSES EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION DURING WITH THE CELL PHONE AND THAT'S IN THE POLICY AS WELL SO WHICH WILL BE AS SARAH HAD REFERRED TO WILL BE 
          LINKED BACK TO THAT IN POLICY. >> I WANTED TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE STREAMLINING OF ALL OF THIS BECAUSE I THINK A COUPLE YEARS AGO IT WAS VERY DETAILED AND EVERYTHING WAS STREAMLINED AND LINKED TO EVERYTHING ELSE AND IT'S CONSISTENT ACROSS ALL OF BASICALLY THE GRADE LEVELS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A GREAT TEAM SO I 
          APPRECIATE THAT. >> SHE HIT ON IT RIGHT. 
          WE WERE DILIGENT IN THE STUDENT HANDBOOK  A COUPLE YEARS AGO. 
          KEEPING IT UP TO DATE AND EFFICIENT, SO THANK YOU FOR THE 
          HARD WORK. >> CLOSING DISCUSSION AND CALLING IN INTO QUESTION. AS PRESENTED SAY I. 
          ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. PASSES UNOPPOSED 7-0. 
          >> ALL RIGHT WE'D HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS SO BEFORE YOU HAVE THREE ITEMS THAT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT. 
          MR. HARRISON IF YOU'RE ABLE TO CLICK ON OR BRING EACH OF THOSE UP THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE CONSUMABLE FEE RECOMMENDATION. WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING IDEAS OF BRINGING CONSUMABLE FEES BACK FOR SOME TIMES AND THIS IS A PRODUCT OF THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BUDGET TASK FORCE. 
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THE PURPOSE OF THESE FEES IS FOR THE DISTRICT TO RECOUP SOME OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE BEING SPENT EACH YEAR FOR CONSUMABLE MATERIALS. THE SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS SO CRITICAL TO THE CORE CURRICULUM AND USED UP IN A GIVEN YEAR. 
          THIS RECOMMENDATION ALIGNS WITH THE COUNTY SCHOOLS ALREADY AND IN SOME CASES NOT STOPPED IMPLEMENTING THESE FEES. 
          I'D LIKE TO TAKE A HIGH LEVEL LOOK AT EACH GRADE LEVEL AND GO THROUGH EACH OF THEM AND RECOGNIZE WE AGAIN TRIED TO BE AS GOOD A STEWARD AS POSSIBLE IN WHAT WE'RE ULTIMATELY RECOMMENDING FOR FEES. ONE OF THOSE IS THESE FEES WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO ALL STUDENTS AND A WAY FOR ANY FAMILY APPROVED FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH. THOSE WOULD BE $0 FEES TO FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH. YOU'LL SEE SOME DIFFERENCES IN THOSE COSTS. WHEN IT APPLIES TO A GRADE LEVEL BAND WE ROLL BACK TO THE MAX COST IN THAT PARTICULAR GRADE LEVEL. K-4 IS PRETTY SIMILAR. 
          YOU SEE THE LA CONSUMABLE, JUNIOR GRADE BOOK, SCIENCE CONSUMABLE, REPLACING KIDS IN THE CLASSROOM ART AND PAPER PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN K-3 AND FOURTH GRADE ARE THE RECORDERS AND WE DO NOT WANT TO SHARE THOSE YEAR TO YEAR. $25 IS THE FLAT FEE FOR THE K-3 STUDENTS $30 IS THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS. 
          EVERY STUDENT PAYS THE SAME FEE. THE SAME THING APPLIES TO FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE BUT WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS ADDITIONAL TOOLS IMPORTANT FOR THE CURRICULUM AND ONE OF THOSE BEING IXL. 
          YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE TOTAL UP TO A NUMBER HIGHER THAN WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING SO AGAIN ALL STUDENTS TAKE THE SAME CORE CLASSES. TOTALING THEM UP THERE AROUND $73 OR 78TH AND SIXTH GRADE BUT WE'VE KEPT THEM AT $45.50. 
          RECOGNIZING THERE'S MORE CONSUMABLE FEES ON THE TABLE BUT WE ARE CHOOSING TO PURPOSELY LOWER THIS DOWN AS WE ROLL IT OUT TO FAMILIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A FEW YEARS. 
          GOING TO PAGE 2, NOW WE START DIFFERENTIATING CURRICULUM I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT, WE ARE ALWAYS DIFFERENTIATING CURRICULUM. NOW WE START DIFFERENTIATING COURSE SELECTION. WHEN WE DIFFERENTIATE COURSE SELECTION THERE'S DIFFERENT FEES THAT GO ALONG WITH IT. 
          STUDENT A WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT CORE SEQUENCE THAN STUDENT B WILL. THERE ARE SOME VARIETIES IN SEVENTH GRADE BUT THERE'S A SET OF CORE CLASSES. 
          YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT PAGE AND WE DON'T NEED TO GO TO THAT NOW THERE'S A LISTING OF THE JUNIOR HIGH CLASSES. 
          IT'S POSSIBLE A STUDENT COULD GET OVER THE $75 MARK BUT WE'LL CAP THEM AT $75. IT'S ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE THAT SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS CORE SELECTION MIGHT BE $52.47 IS WHAT THEY WOULD PAY. THEY'LL PAY THE ACTUAL AMOUNT IF THIS IS APPROVED UP TO $75. ALL THE COURSES ARE LISTED IN THE PACKET. THEN WHEN YOU GET TO THE HIGH SCHOOL OBVIOUSLY THEN THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENTIATED SELECTION AND THE CHARGE CAN VARY GREATLY FOR A STUDENT. 
          SAME CONCEPT, THE FULL FEE WILL BE CHARGED UP TO A. MAX NOT TO EXCEED $125. THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL I WANT TO APPLAUD OUR TEAMS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MR. URBAN TO TRY TO BRING THESE ALIGNED AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO OUR TWO HIGH SCHOOLS. SO MANY NUANCES WITH THE VAST AMOUNT OF COURSES THAT WE OFFER AND I THINK WE'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF ALIGNING OUR HIGH SCHOOLS TO THE BEST THAT WE COULD AND REALLY BEING VERY CAREFUL OF THE CONSUMABLE FEES THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING. ULTIMATELY, WHAT WE HAVE IS A SCENARIO WHERE ABSOLUTELY A STUDENT'S FEES CAN BE $190 BUT WE'LL CAP $125. WE RAN ABOUT FIVE STUDENT SELECTIONS AND THERE WERE STUDENTS THAT WERE IN THE $80 AND AGAIN SOME AT $140.150. YOU'LL PAY THE FULL AMOUNT UP TO $125 NOT TO EXCEED. BELOW THAT YOU SEE THE EXCEPTIONAL LEARNER CLASSES AGAIN WE'D ROLL BACK. 
          GOING TO ROLL BACK TO WHAT I WILL CALL CAP AT THE K-3 LEVEL OF $25 AND YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL THE WAY GOING DOWN. 
          MAYBE THE ONE EXCEPTION IS THE $60 SORT OF RESOURCE FEE FOR A WHILE NOW. THAT MAY BE SORT OF ONE OF THE EXCEPTIONS TO THAT BUT IT'S THE CRITICAL CONSUMABLE RESOURCES THAT THE GROUP OF STUDENT NEEDS FOR THE CLASSROOM. 
          AGAIN THIS WILL APPLY TO ALL STUDENTS BUT WAIVED TO OUR FREE AND REDUCED FAMILIES SO WE WOULD NOT LOOK TO PASS THIS ON OR CHARGE OR BUILD FAMILIES THROUGH THE INVOICE UNTIL MIDDLE SEPTEMBER AS THE 30 DAY TRANSITION PERIOD FROM THIS YEAR'S FREE AND REDUCED STATUS IS CONFIRMED FOR THE '26-'27 
          SCHOOL YEAR. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 
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          AS PRESENTED? >> MOTION TO APPROVE AS 
          PRESENTED. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD. 
          >> YES, CAN YOU CLARIFY COMMENT MR. BROWN THE TIMING AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS MOST OF OUR COUNSELORS OUR STUDENT ADVISORS WORKING IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY PLAN THE SCHEDULES FOR THE NEXT YEAR. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT YEAR COMING UP NOW. ARE WE PUTTING THIS IN PLACE FOR 
          27-28? >> 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR. 
          >> NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. >> LIKE MORE LIKE SEPTEMBER 
          OCTOBER. >> PARENTS WILL KNOW IT'LL BE BUILT FOR THOSE CLASSES. JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE LISTS AND SOME TYPE OF BOOKLET OR WHATEVER WHETHER CHOOSING CLASSES WITH STUDENTS AND THE ADVISOR TO KNOW IN ADVANCE WHAT THE BILLING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. 
          CORRECT? >> UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S NOT CORRECT. WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THIS YEAR'S FEES AND WHAT I MEAN BY THIS YEAR 26-27 AND HAVE A GENERAL IDEA OF WHAT THEY MIGHT BE BUT OUR TEAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR WHERE THERE ARE SO MANY CLASSES THEY'RE LITERALLY GOING VENDOR BY VENDOR NEGOTIATING, DECIDING, EVALUATING THE COST OF EVERY SINGLE CONSUMABLE. 
          A CONSUMABLE IN 26-27 MIGHT BE $3.58 THE NEXT YEAR IT MIGHT BE $5 SO WE HAVE TO EVALUATE WILL WE KEEP IT OR NOT? THEY WILL NOT STAY STATIC. THEY'LL BE EVOLVING A YEARLY BASIS AND THIS WILL BECOME THE NEW CADENCE LIKE IT WAS A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WITH TRADITIONAL TEXTBOOK RENTAL. 
          WE DID ALL THE WORK TO GET IT TO THIS POINT AND IT WAS I. KNOW WE KEEP SAYING IT BUT IT WAS A TON OF WORK TO GET IT TO HERE IN JUNE FROM THE TEAMS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. 
          I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN GET ANY EARLIER IN JUNE. 
          >> THEY'RE EVALUATING. >> WE ARE CONSUMING PRICES. 
          >> PARENTS AND COUNSELORS OR ADVISORS ARE WORKING TO PREPARE CLASSES JANUARY AND FEBRUARY BUT PARENTS WILL NOT NECESSARILY KNOW EXACTLY IF THEY CAN GO OFF THE YEAR BEFORE. 
          ONCE WE PUT IT IN PLACE WE CAN REFER BACK TO EACH YEAR. 
          >> AS A ESTIMATE. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> OKAY, SO. SPECIFICALLY FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT I EXCEL I THINK. 
          I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THOSE CONSUMABLES. OR ANY OF THE LOWER GRADES. 
          >> HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IT. K-3, ELA, THESE ARE SUPPLEMENTAL BOOKS THAT'LL SUPPORT THE CURRICULUM. 
          SCIENCE AND CONSUMABLES ARE LITERALLY JUST THE MATERIALS TO REPLACE SCIENCE KITS. AS WE HAVE PART OF OUR CORE CURRICULUM KITS AND YOU NEED STRAWS AND YOU NEED I DON'T KNOW, RUBBER BANDS AND ALL THE THINGS IT TAKES TO CONDUCT A LOT OF SCIENCE ACTIVITIES. PAPER, CRAYONS, MARKERS, PAPER, THE MOST EXPENSIVE COMMODITY THAT WE HAVE. 
          IN TERMS OF SUPPLIES. THAT IS K-3. 
          FOURTH GRADE WE ADDED THE RECORDER. 
          FIFTH GRADE, LA CONSUMABLE IS AGAIN JUNIOR GRADE BOOKS. 
          ELAN MATH CONSUMABLE IS IXL. ELA AND SOCIAL STUDIES. 
          AND SCIENCE CONSUMABLE EXACT SAME THING EXCEPT MORE EXPENSIVE. R CONSUMABLE SAME WAY, SAME THING WITH SIXTH GRADE. A PROGRAM WE'VE HAD IN PLACE FOR 
          A NUMBER OF YEARS. >> CREATING POSITIVE 
          RELATIONSHIPS. >> CAN WE EXPLAIN FURTHER WHY THESE ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED CURRICULAR MATERIALS AND HOW IT 
          FALLS OUT OF THE LEGISLATION? >> , THESE ARE NOT THE CORE MATERIALS FOR THE CLASS, THESE ARE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS THAT EITHER HAVE A SHELF LIFE OF A SUBSCRIPTION LIKE EXCEL OR USE IT AND SORT OF LOSE IT MENTALITY. 
          RECORDERS THE EASIEST EXAMPLE WHERE WE ARE GIVING IT TO THE STUDENT AND THE PARENT IN THIS CASE ARE FUNDING THAT AND THEY WALK AWAY WITH THE RECORDER AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. 
          THE PAPER GETS USED UP AND ART SUPPLIES GET USED UP, THAT IS MORE OF THE DEFINITION IN THIS SPACE. 
          >> I KNOW THERE IS SOME GUIDANCE OUT THERE. 
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HAS ANYONE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ED REVIEWED IT? 
          HAVE THEY CHECKED IN WITH THEM? >> WE FOLLOWED THEIR GUIDANCE AND IF ANYTHING WE ERRED EXTREMELY ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE. IF IT FIT INTO A GRAY AREA, IT'S A CONSUMABLE BUT WE ARE HOLDING OUR TOES OVER THE CORE MATERIALS, WE CHOSE NOT TO INCLUDE THAT. 
          THESE ARE VETTED CONSUMABLE MATERIALS SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE CURRICULUM. I FEEL CONFIDENT IN THAT. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD. 
          >> I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM EVERY YEAR THERE WILL BE A MAXIMUM THRESHOLD. THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW? 
          >> EVERY YEAR WE'LL HAVE A PROPOSAL TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD OF THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT PARTICULAR YEAR. 
          OUR RECOMMENDATION IS ABSOLUTELY AT MAXIMUM. 
          >> IF THERE'S A KEY TAKEAWAY FOR THE PARENTS THE MAXIMUM CHARGE IS FOCUSING THE DOLLAR BECAUSE IT CAN EXCEED THAT BUT THAT'S 
          THE THRESHOLD. >> I LOOKED AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT OTHER PLANS AND I DID NOT NECESSARILY SEE OTHERS AROUND THE CAPS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. 
          WE CHOSE TO DO THAT. WE THOUGHT IT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP AS WE ROLL THIS OUT. A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH IN THE WAY THAT WE ARE ADDING A FEE WHICH IS A SERIOUS REQUEST TO 
          FAMILIES. >> ALSO YOU MAY HAVE IDEAS BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE TOTAL AMOUNT DOLLAR AMOUNT THE DISTRICT ABSORBED WHEN WE TOOK THE FEES AWAY AND WE ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITIES AS A DISTRICT. HOW MUCH OF THIS ARE WE GOING TO 
          GET BACK SO TO SPEAK? >> MY PROJECTION AND WE SAW THAT ON THE REFERENDUM PRESENTATIONS ABOUT $825,000. 
          THERE'S VARIABLES IN THERE THAT ARE CHALLENGING EVEN AS WE MENTIONED FREE AND REDUCED FOR FAMILIES, 100% COLLECTIONS VERY DIFFICULT. I TRIED TO PUT SOME VARIOUS 
          PROJECTIONS ON THAT NUMBER. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> A COUPLE QUESTIONS. ON THE EXCEPTIONAL LEARNER FEES, IS THIS IN ADDITION TO OR IN LIEU OF THE CONSUMABLE FEES? 
          >> NO, THAT IS THE FEE. GREAT POINT. 
          THE CFL CLASS, NO OTHER FEES. I DID MENTION THIS. 
          YOU GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY A LITTLE BIT. 
          THINGS LIVE OUTSIDE OF THIS, DAMAGED MATERIALS. 
          OBVIOUSLY IF THERE'S A WHOLE OTHER SET OF ISSUES RELATED TO DAMAGED TECHNOLOGY AND THINGS. IF I RENT A BAND INSTRUMENT. 
          THESE THINGS WILL LIVE OUTSIDE BUT THE FEES FOR THE CLASS TO YOUR POINT EXACTLY IS THE FEE AND THAT IS IT. 
          >> THEN ON THE ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION FEES WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE USING IT WITH THE NUMBER? IS IT FOR TRANSPORTATION? THEY BUYMAC THEIR GEAR AND STUFF. 
          >> I'M HAPPY TO COME TO THAT ONE IF IT'S OKAY TO GET TO THAT OR I CAN ANSWER IT NOW. OKAY ALL RIGHT. 
          >> I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION. I THINK THERE IS SOME GUIDANCE ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO WITHHOLD A DIPLOMA IF THESE CONSUMABLE FEES ARE NOT PAID. IS THAT TRUE, OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IN OUR -- 
          >> GREAT LEGAL QUESTION. I'VE ALWAYS SUBSCRIBED TO THAT 
          MYSELF. >> WE'VE WITHHELD DIPLOMAS FOR 
          NOT PAYING FEES. >> THAT WOULD STAY THE SAME? 
          >> THANK YOU. >> CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE PROCESS FOR A FAMILY TO GET FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH? THE COSTS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DECIDING WE WANT TO BE FREE AND REDUCED STUDENT AND ABSORB THOSE COSTS OBVIOUSLY. 
          CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE PROCESS? >> THERE'S A COUPLE AVENUES NOT GETTING TOO FAR IN THE WEEDS. IS HAVING THE FAMILY IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE VARIOUS CHANNELS THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFYING. BUT FOR A MAJORITY OF FOLKS THEY NEED TO COMPLETE A FREE AND REDUCED APPLICATION. 
          WE PUSHED IT OUT ONCE THEY STARTED BECOMING AVAILABLE. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF SENSITIVITY AROUND IT. 
          I'M NOT UNDERESTIMATING IT. NO HARM IN COMPLETING IT BUT IT'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND IF IT MEETS THE CRITERIA IT'S APPROVED AND FOLKS WILL HAVE THE STATUS AVAILABLE TO THEM WHICH IMPACTS SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND SCHOOL LUNCH. 
          >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? 
          SUZANNE THOMAS? >> I WANT TO MAKE OTHER COMMENTS IN THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
          VERY THOROUGH EXPLAINING AGAIN SO I APPRECIATE THAT. 
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WHAT WE GATHERED FROM THERE AND WE TALKED ABOUT IS JUST TO REITERATE THAT THERE WILL BE STUDENTS THAT WILL HAVE A LOW AMOUNT THEY ARE TAKING IN THE CLASS AND SOME THAT MIGHT HAVE A HIGH AMOUNT BUT BECAUSE OF THE CAP WE ARE NOT GOING ANY HIGHER 
          SO WE CAN COUNT ON THAT AMOUNT. >> THE FULL LISTING OF EVERY HIGH SCHOOL COURSES IN THERE SO LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE AND WE RAN SOME SAMPLES. THEY VARY FROM $80 TO $450. 
          >> WE ARE ALSO VERY COMPETITIVE WITH WHAT'S BEING DONE IN THE OTHER DISTRICTS AND HEARING THE OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING IT AS 
          WELL SO THANK YOU. >> CLOSING DISCUSSION AND CALL INTO QUESTION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSUMABLE FEES AND ATHLETIC FEES AND PRESCHOOL FEES SAY I. 
          THOSE OPPOSED DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? 
          >> HE WANTED TO GO OVER THE ATHLETIC FEES SO THAT'S WHAT I'M 
          WAITING FOR -- >> I'M SORRY. 
          >> SHE ASKED A QUESTION AND I TOOK IT BACK TO IT. 
          >> IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN WE HAVEN'T MADE A MOTION FOR THAT 
          ONE YET. >> WE DID. 
          >> I APOLOGIZE. >> I DIDN'T REALIZE WE WERE SEPARATING THE MOTIONS. THAT'S MY FAULT I'M SO SORRY. 
          IF WE CAN BRING UP THE ATHLETIC FEE SLASHH THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. HARRISON, I APPRECIATE IT. ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION OF THE BUDGET TASK FORCE WAS TO BRING ABOUT ATHLETIC PARTICIPATIONS. 
          IT COMES ABOUT FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT REASONS. 
          TRYING TO FIND VARIOUS REVENUE SOURCES. 
          SUPPORTING THE CRITICAL PROGRMS. AT THE END OF THE PROCESS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING WHICH IS A $50 PER STUDENT FEE FOR SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS, AND A $75 PER STUDENT FEE FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 
          THIS IS REALLY DESIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT THE WORK AND THE COST THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE RELATED TO THESE ACTIVITIES WHETHER IT IS PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, THERE'S A LOT OF EXPENSE THAT GOES INTO THESE PROGRAMS FOR OUR STUDENTS. 
          WE ARE JUST TRYING TO RECOUP A SMALL PORTION OF THAT. 
          UNLIKE THE CONSUMABLE MATERIAL FEES, THIS FEE WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO ALL STUDENTS BUT I WILL SAY AGAIN WHAT I SAID IN THE TASK FORCE MEETING THAT NO STUDENT WILL BE WITHHELD FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY SPORT FOR ANY FINANCIAL REASON WHATSOEVER. 
          THAT WILL NOT BE A CRITERIA. I UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT BEFORE. FOR QUITE A BIT OF OUR CONVERSATION PERFORMING ARTS FEES WERE UP FOR DISCUSSION AS WELL. WHAT THAT CAME DOWN TO IS MANY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES ARE CO-CURRICULAR IN NATURE SO THERE MIGHT ALREADY BE A CONSUMABLE FEE ASSIGNED TO THAT AND TRYING TO DRAW A CLEAR DELINEATION BETWEEN CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AREA. IT'S NOT A PERFECT DELINEATION. 
          WE FELT LIKE IN THE FIRST YEAR OF ROLLING THIS OUT IT'S STARTING WITH ATHLETIC FEES FIRST. 
          IT'S A PRETTY CLEAR DELINEATION THAT I'M ON THE BASKETBALL TEAM THAT I DON'T TAKE BASKETBALL DURING THE SCHOOL DAY OR THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN MANY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS. 
          THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE FOCUS ON ATHLETICS. 
          AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR QUESTION. 
          I'M SORRY. YEAH. 
          WE BOUNCED IT BACK AND FORTH FOR A WHILE. 
          WE ULTIMATELY DECIDED NOT TO ASSIGN A MAXIMUM FEE. 
          THERE'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT LOGISTICS INVOLVED IN HAVING KIDS IN THE JUNIOR HIGH AND HAVING KIDS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND APPLYING THAT CONSISTENTLY IN OUR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 
          WE FELT LIKE BASED ON THE WORK OF OUR CONFERENCE, I WAS A BIT SURPRISED AS WE WERE DOING THE RESEARCH THAT EVERY CONFERENCE SCHOOL IS CHARGING IN THE SPACE LITERALLY THE ONLY ONE AND THE FEES RANGE FROM 50-$100 AND SO I FELT LIKE WE WERE ALIGNED PRETTY WELL IN THAT WORK. WE CHOSE NOT TO ASSIGN A CAP IN 
          THIS CASE. >> JUST TO ADD CONTEXT TOO. 
          YEARS AGO HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOLS, IT WAS $180. 
          SEEING THIS AT $75 PER STUDENT PER SPORT IS NOT GOING TO SAY GENEROUS BUT SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN $180. 
          IT DOES NOT INCLUDE SUPPORT OR TRANSPORTATION, CORRECT? THAT'S SOMETHING WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT I RECALL DOING BECAUSE THE 180 WENT TOWARDS BUS TRANSPORTATION. 
          THIS FEE HERE IS JUST FOR ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION. 
          >> IT'S ABSOLUTELY TRYING TO RECOUP SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, 
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COSTS OF RUNNING THE PROGRAM. THE FOCUS IS NOT ON TRANSPORTATION. THAT'S WHAT THE FOCUS WAS BEFORE. THAT'S NOT THE GOAL HERE. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. WHAT ABOUT THE SPORTS THAT ARE CLUB SPORTS? LIKE LACROSSE THEY DO THEIR OWN FUND-RAISING, THEY ARE NOT A SANCTIONED I A SPORTS. 
          >> I THINK WE'LL KEEP ALL SPORTS CONSISTENT. 
          >> THEY HAVE TO SPECIFICALLY FUNDRAISE FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO 
          AS A TEAM. >> WE PROBABLY NEED TO FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE. I BELIEVE THEY ARE UNDER THE UMBRELLA IN THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT. 
          THEY'LL BE CHARGED A FEE AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW. 
          >> TO YOUR POINT, THANK YOU. WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S CRYSTAL 
          CLEAR. >> THERE'S SPORTS IN THAT AS WELL. THEY'LL HAVE TO RELOOK AT ALL THE DIFFERENT SPORTS IN THE CLUB THAT ARE CONSIDERED. 
          >> ONE MORE. THE LAST ONE IS OUR PRESCHOOL FEE IS. AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF, STUDENTS THAT HAVE IP STARTING AT AGE THREE BUT THE CAPACITY EXISTS FOR STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM THAT DO NOT HAVE AN IEP. 
          THE FIRST LINE ITEM IS THE MONTHLY PARTICIPATION FEE, THIS IS NOT CHARGED TO ANY OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS BUT CHARGED TO THOSE THAT ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE OPEN SEATS TO ALLOW THE CHILDREN TO ATTEND. I TRIED TO GO BACK QUITE A WHILE AND I THINK THE TERM DECADE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE HERE THAT WE HAVE NOT ADJUSTED THAT FEE AND THAT'S A MONTHLY FEE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY $300. THE RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO MOVE IT TO $350 EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST. 
          MANY FAMILIES MADE THE DOWN PAYMENT OF THE FIRST MONTH AND WE DO NOT WANT TO CHANGE THAT SO THAT'S WHY WE CHANGED IT TO SEPTEMBER 1ST. THE ONE TIME MATERIAL FEE HAS BEEN IN PLACE AS WELL FOR A DECADE I BELIEVE. 
          THAT'S UNCHANGED IN THIS RECOMMENDATION $90 FOR ALL STUDENTS BUT AS A CONSUMABLE MATERIAL FUND FOR PRESCHOOL. 
          ALL THREE OF THE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU. 
          >> I WANT TO POINT OUT I HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH TIM ABOUT THE COST OF THE PRESCHOOL AND HOW MUCH SUPPORT WE RECEIVED FROM THE STATE AND ALL THOSE THINGS. 
          THIS IS NOT A MONEY MAKING VENTURE FOR US. 
          SAFE TO SAY. CHARGING TO FILL THE OPEN SEATS WHERE WE HAVE CAPACITY HELPS CLOSE THE GAP SLIGHTLY. 
          THIS IS WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MANY TIMES THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THIS BUT THE MONEY THAT WE GET FROM THE STATE TO FUND IT DOES NOT COME CLOSE TO THE CALLS PER STUDENT TO PUT 
          THIS IN EFFECT. >> THAT'S CORRECT. 
          >> WE GET SOME FEDERAL DOLLARS AND STATE DOLLARS BUT IT CERTAINLY DOES NOT COVER THE COST OF THE PROGRAM. 
          I. KNOW YOU'RE NOT SAYING THIS, CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND NEED TO BE OFFERED, THIS IS A STEP IN THE DIRECTION OF KIND OF COMING IN THE TIMES. THOSE OF US HAVE YOUNG KIDS WILL GET DAY CARE FOR A MONTH AT $350 WOULD BE A STEAL ESPECIALLY AT A 
          GREAT EDUCATION PROGRAM. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? MADAM PRESIDENT CAN YOU DO A 
          ROLL CALL? >> OFFICIALLY CLOSING DISCUSSION AND CALLING INTO QUESTION. SUZANNE THOMAS. 
          >> FOR ALL THREE OF THEM, YES. >> APPROVING THE 2026 AS 
          PRESENTED SAY I. >> YES. 
          >> SARAH PARKS-REESE. >> ABSTAIN. 
          >> DOCTOR ALBRIGHT. >> YES. 
          >> LATRICA SCHOOLEY. >> NAY. 
          >> DON LING. >> YES. 
          >> 5-0 AND ONE ABSTAIN. >> THANK YOU. 
          5-1 AND ABSTAIN. SORRY. 
          >> 5-1 AND ABSTAIN. 6.7 POLICY BY JASON URBAN. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. KEGLEY. 
          THE POLICIES LISTED WERE PRESENTED TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW LAST WEEK. I PRESENT THESE POLICIES TO THE BOARD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THERE'S CONCERNS WITH POLICY 05.05 AND THE POLICY SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE. I WILL PRESENT THE REMAINING POLICIES LISTED FOR SECOND READ J 05.06, J 05.09, J05, .11. 
          AND J 13.00. THESE ARE ALL PRESENTED TO THE 
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COMMITTEE WITHOUT SUGGESTED EDITS AND I PRESENT THE POLICIES 
          TO THE BOARD NOW FOR APPROVAL. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING 5.06, 5.09, 5.11, AND J13 AS PRESENTED? 
          >> MOTION TO APPROVE. THE THREE THAT YOU SAID AS 
          PRESENTED. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? 
          >> SECOND. >> QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD. SEEING THAT NONE, CLOSING DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. 
          [7.  Information Items]
OPPOSED SAY NAY. PASSES 7-0. 
          MOVING ON TO INFORMATION ITEMS. 7.1. 
          7.01 POLICY FIRST READING BY JASON URBAN. 
          >> FOLLOWING POLICIES PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST READING WE WILL START WITH BULLYING J 05.01.01. THE POLICY IS REQUIRED BY INDIANA CODE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE POLICY TO PROHIBIT BULLYING. THE POLICY DIRECTS THE SUPERINTENDENT TO DEVELOP RULES TO ADDRESS BULLYING. 
          THE ONLY MAJOR CHANGE OPPOSED TO THE POLICY IS UPDATING THE LOCATION OF THE STUDENT HANDBOOKS ON THE WEBSITE. 
          >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? SEEING THAT THERE'S NONE, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT. 
          7.02 HSE FIELDS BY BRIAN RAUSCH. >> THERE'S POLICIES. 
          >> SORRY. THERE'S ONLY ONE IN HERE. 
          THANK YOU. >> NEXT POLICIES REGARDING STUDENT CONFERENCES J 05.08. THIS GIVES THE DISTRICT THE AUTHORITY TO AUDIO OR VIDEO MEETINGS OR APPEALS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD. THIS IS RARE BUT TEN BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO DO THIS. NEXT POLICY, STUDENT GROUP AND CLUBS. J 06.00. 
          THIS POLICY SETS THE FRAMEWORK FOR STUDENT CLUBS, AND REQUIRES THE GROUPS TO BE ORGANIZED BY A SCHOOL SPONSOR, HOLD A MAJORITY OF THE MEETINGS AT SCHOOL, HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE, AND ADDITIONALLY REQUIRES ACCESS TO CLUBS FOR RELIGIOUS, PHILOSOPHICAL, PURPOSES AND THE CLUBS MUST MEET THE PARAMETERS OF THE OTHER STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND MEET DURING NON-INSTRUCTIONAL TIME. REQUESTING NO CHANGES TO THE 
          POLICY. >> DOES NOT INSTRUCTIONAL TIME INCLUDE DURING THE LUNCH HOUR? WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO SET UP A BOOTH AND PASS OUT MATERIALS OR TALK ABOUT THE CLUB DURING LUNCH 
          TIME? >> WE'D CALL INSTRUCTIONAL DAY BELL TO BELL. SO THE PRINCIPAL WOULD NEED TO 
          APPROVE THAT TO HAPPEN. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> POLICY FUND-RAISING AND SOLICITATION, J 06.02. 
          THAT ONE IS A CONDITION FOR SCHOOL BASED FUND-RAISERS. 
          FUND-RAISERS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION FIRST. 
          NO ONE UNDER 18 MAY PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO GAMING LAWS, WE'VE UPDATED THE CODE IN THAT BECAUSE THE CODE WAS INCORRECT. STUDENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN FUND-RAISING OR PENALIZED FOR NONPARTICIPATION. 
          AND FUND-RAISING CANNOT INTERFERE WITH THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. THE BOARD ENCOURAGES THE MAJORITY TEAM IN A FUND-RAISER TO GO TO THE SCHOOL AND THE ORGANIZATION. THE ONLY SUGGESTED CHANGE IN THE POLICY IS UPDATING THE CODE FOR THE LAWS. 
          MOVING ON TO J 06.07, ACCELERATION, PROMOTION, RETENTION, REDSHIRTING. AUTHORITIES AND STAFF TO RECOMMEND REPEATING OF A GRADE THAT PROHIBITS THE RETENTION OF STUDENTS FOR ATHLETIC PURPOSES AND DISCOURAGES BUT NOT PROHIBITS THE SKIPPING OF GRADES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. 
          THE POLICY HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY TEACHING AND LEARNING AND BOTH THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVEL AND NO RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THAT POLICY. LAST POLICY, J06 .08. 
          IT GIVES THE BOARD THE AUTHORITY TO SET AN ACADEMIC STANDARD FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. THE WORDING WAS PRETTY CONFUSING AND UNCLEAR SO WE REWRITTEN THE POLICY TO CLARIFY THAT THE BOARD EXPECTS ACADEMIC STANDARDS TO BE APPLIED AND ENFORCED FAIRLY INCONSISTENTLY WITH THE GOAL OF USING ATHLETICS AS A MOTIVATOR 
          FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. >> THANK YOU. 
          QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? NO, HE JUST SAID THE LAST ONE. THAT'S OKAY. 
          DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? THANK YOU. 
          MOVING ON TO 7.02 HSE FIELDS BY BRIAN ROUSH. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE SOCCER AND 
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ATHLETIC FIELDS BEING PUT IN AT FISHERS HIGH SCHOOL AND HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL. SARA HAS MENTIONED MOST OF IT. 
          THEY'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND MOVING ON PAID FOR BY THE CITY. 
          I WANT TO ADD BOTH FACILITIES AND A PARKING LOT ON ROYALTY DRIVE INSTEAD OF THE PARALLEL PARKING CLOSE TO WHERE THE BAND PRACTICES WILL BE ANGLED PARKING ALL PAID FOR BY THE CITY. 
          QUESTIONS? >> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM 
          THE BOARD? >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT'S VERY NECESSARY. 
          EVERYBODY USES THAT DRIVE OFTEN. >> THE CITY CONTINUES TO BE A GREAT PARTNER IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. 
          >> THEY USUALLY ARE. I THINK THE ANSWER IS YES BUT I'LL SAY IT OUT LOUD, IT'LL BE ADA COMPLIANT WITH HAVING SIDEWALKS AND FOR PEOPLE TO GET AROUND? IT WILL NOT BE PARKING LOT AND GRASS AND THEN -- 
          >> EVERYTHING WILL BE ADA COMPLIAT, YES. 
          >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          MOVING ON TO 7.03, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING INFORMATION BY TIM 
          BROWN. >> REAL QUICK HERE, HAPPY TO SHARE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SCHEDULE FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR. 
          THIS IS STRATEGICALLY DESIGNED TO HAVE A GREAT TIME FOR COLLABORATION BUT WRAPPING UP IN TIME TO ENSURE ONE OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE WHICH IS A BIG DEAL. 
          YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU THE PROCESS HAS TO START OUT FORMALLY WITH A FORMAL BARGAINING HEARING TAKING PLACE OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL BOARD MEETING. 
          THAT'LL BE SEPTEMBER 2ND AT 6:00 P.M. AND THEN THREE FORMAL BARGAINING DATES TENTATIVE AGREEMENT DATES AND TENTATIVE RATIFICATION DATES WITH INFORMAL BARGAINING TAKING PLACE AS WELL. 
          HAPPY TO PARTNER WITH THEM AND GET STARTED IN THIS IMPORTANT 
          PROCESS FOR OUR SCHOOL. >> THANK YOU, QUESTIONS OR 
          COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS DICTATED BY INDIANA CODE. THERE'S KEY TIMELINES IN PLACE FOR SPECIFIC REASONS. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? 
          >> ONE OF THE TIMELINES IS YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PREFORMAL BARGAINING HEARING BEFORE YOU HOLD ANY FORMAL BARGAINING SO CHECK ONE. CHECK. 
          IS YOU CANNOT START FORMAL BARGAINING UNTIL AFTER SEPTEMBE. 
          YOU CAN DO AS MUCH INFORMAL BARGAINING AS YOU WANT. 
          THE DATES BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15TH AND SOME AFTER AND THEN YOU NEED TO WRAP IT UP BY NOVEMBER 15TH TO COMPLETELY GET RAPID AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. THE DOWNSIDE IS IF WE GO THAT LATE INTO NOVEMBER WE ULTIMATELY HAVE A SECOND OPEN FOR HEALTH INSURANCE WHICH EVERYBODY AGREES WE WANT TO TRY TO AVOID. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? 
          >> JUST TO CLARIFY IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE HSE AND 
          THEY'RE EXCITED AND ON BOARD. >> 100%, IT'S A MUTUALLY 
          [8.  Superintendent's Report]
DEVELOPED CALENDAR LOCKSTEP ALL THE WAY. 
          >> CLOSING DISCUSSION AND MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. 
          >> I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES WE HAD LAST WEEK, BOTH GREAT EVENTS AT THE FISHER EVENT CENTER. I THINK WE HAD TWO PERFECT NIGHTS WEATHER WISE WHICH WAS AN ADDED PLUS FOR THOSE INVOLVED WITH THE LOGISTICS OF GETTING THE KIDS IN THE BUILDING AND IN LINE AND WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. I REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR GRADUATION COORDINATORS AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS. 
          THE HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND ALL THE FOLKS REALLY WHO MADE THOSE TWO PROGRAMS AS SPECIAL AS THEY WERE. 
          I THINK THE ADDED PLUS FOR US ALL IS THAT WE HAVE A SHORTER DRIVE BACK HOME WHEN THEY ARE DONE WHICH IS REALLY NICE AND I THINK OUR FAMILIES CERTAINLY ENJOYED THE CONVENIENCE OF BEING ABLE TO GRADUATE SO CLOSE TO WHERE WE ARE. 
          BIG SHOUT OUT TO ZACH MCKINNEY AND HIS CREW. 
          FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW, THERE IS NO STAGING AREA AT THE EVENT CENTER SO WE TREAT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE STUDENTS GET IN LINE AND THEY SIT DOWN AS THEY'RE GOING TO SIT IN THE EVENT CENTER AND GET ON THE BUS. ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN THAT CLASS ARE BUSED TO THE EVENT CENTER AND THEN UNLOADED IN THE BACK. ONE BUS AT A TIME IN ORDER AND THEN THEY PROCESS INTO THE BUILDING. 
          IT COMES OFF WITHOUT A HITCH AND ALL MAKES SENSE AT THE END. 
          WITHOUT THE FOLKS WHO ARE WILLING TO DO THE EXTRA TIME THERE TO GET OUR KIDS FROM THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS INTO THE EVENT CENTER, IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. 
          [9.  Board Members]
BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE CREW. THANK YOU. 
          >> MOVING ON TO BOARD MEMBER REPORTS. 
          SUZANNE THOMAS. JUST A COUPLE THINGS TO PIGGYBACK ON. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATES. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS, TO SEE THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS. 
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ALSO WANT TO SAY FOR FACILITY AND FINANCE, OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON AUGUST 6TH, AND JUST TO REITERATE, THAT THEY PUT, THE SAME WITH POLICY, THE SAME WITH THE MINUTES, IT IS MORE OF AN UPDATE FOR FINANCE FACILITY. THEY PUT THAT ON DILIGENT FOR PEOPLE TO SEE. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT, CUMBERLAND ROAD ELEMENTARY, FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED THOSE, THEY ARE OPEN JUNE 1ST TO JUNE 26TH, AND CLOSE JUNE 19TH, PEOPLE WHO NEED BREAKFAST AND LUNCH, THEY CAN GO TO CUMBERLAND ROAD FOR THAT. 
          I ALSO WANT TO COMMEND EMMA THERE WAS A LOT OF RETIREE TEACHERS THIS YEAR, AND SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR A LONG TIME, AND MY KIDS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF THOSE TEACHERS HAVE JUST RETIRED AND I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THE DISTINGUISHED HONOR AWARD FROM THE GOVERNOR. 
          SO I THINK THE TEACHERS THAT HAVE MOVED ON FROM OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, COMMEND THEM FOR SUCH GREAT WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE IN OUR DISTRICT OVER THE YEARS. SOMO ANY MORE TEACHERS TO MENTION BUT JUST A SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE RETIRED THIS YEAR AND ALL OF THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE THIS 
          YEAR. >> I WILL LET PATRICIA GIVE THE 
          FOUNDATION. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> DOCTOR? >> SO THE CLASS OF 2026 GRADUATE FROM BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS. THEY ALSO ARE ENCOURAGING THEM AS ALUMNI TO REGISTER FOR THEIR ALUMNI NETWORK AT TIGERSANDROYALS.ORG . NOW TO HAVE AWARDED 96 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS TO THE CLASS OF 2026, A RECORD AMOUNT OF MORE THAN $128,000. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 
          RECIPIENTS. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> I THINK WE COVERED FACILITIES IN FINANCE SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR AMAZING GRADUATES AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
          >> I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADUATES, BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR NEXT STEPS AND FUTURE. 
          THE NEXT POLICY COMMITTEE IS AT A 8:00 A.M. IN THIS BUILDING. 
          >> COMMENTS MADE BY THE DOCTOR, SUZANNE THOMAS, AND SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.