Tuesday, August 12th, 2025. This meeting is now called to order. Dr. Bl, can we have a roll call, please? >> Yes. Uh, Miss Hinrich, >> here. >> Mr. Hall, >> present. >> Mr. Rosento, >> present.
>> I am present. And, uh, President Williams here, present. We have. Thank you so much. We will now stand for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. We will now move to item C of our agenda, which is the oath of office for um Mr. Ronald Rento. I want to
welcome Mr. Rinto to the board. Thank you for joining us. I think I speak for everyone on the board when we say we are so incredibly pleased to have you join us with your skill set. Uh we appreciate your background and your family and we
also thank your family for uh loaning you to us for this this time period because it is a large commitment. We appreciate you for taking on that commitment. We know that um it's a big deal to serve your community in this way and so we want to thank you now and in advance for all to come.
>> Thank you. Look forward to it. >> Thank you. >> Ron, if you'd like to come up. >> I look forward to working with you. So, if you'll raise your right hand, we're going to do your oath of office. Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will support the Constitution of the United
States and the Constitution of the State of Michigan and the and that you will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of member of the board of education of Farmington Public Schools according to the best of your ability.
>> Wonderful. Welcome aboard. Thank you. Congratulations. Awesome. We will now uh entertain a motion to approve the agenda. I move to amend the August 12th, 2025
regular meeting agenda to include the June 17th, 2025 special meeting and close session meeting minutes under the consent agenda. Second >> motion to amend the regular meeting agenda to include the uh June 17th
special meeting and close session meeting minutes made by Mrs. Heinrich supported by Mr. Hall. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? That motion carries. Is there now a motion to
approve the agenda? Yes, Mrs. Hinrich. I move that the board of education approve the August 12th, 2025 regular meeting agenda as amended. >> Second >> motion to approve the agenda as amended made by Mrs. Heinrich, supported by Mr.
Hall. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? That motion passes. Thank you very much. We will now move to announcements. Uh I first want to again welcome Ron Rinto to
the board. Uh if as a reminder, we had uh an appointment process this summer or late in the um school year where we appointed uh Mr. Rinto unanimously. I want to again congratulate him and thank him for joining us. Uh I want to welcome
everybody back to the school year. I know that school activities will be starting very soon. I look forward to opening day and all of the festivities. Um, I also want to make mention that uh many of us have been really busy over the summer, although there's been a little bit of a break. I know our
administration is really hard at work doing a lot of things and I know that board members are also pretty uh busy meeting with folks and also having committee members so meetings. So, I also want to thank uh my board members. I attended um a legal update last week
or I watched the reccast of it and I wanted to just share with my board members that there was a lot of really great information uh that I'm I'll be happy to share with you. Some of the slides were shared with us. Um but a lot of good information on several of the
latest um executive orders were discussed. uh information related to the um letters to the board uh letters to um school districts regarding DEI were discussed and legality legalities
surrounding that. Lots of good topics and uh court rulings on um uh transgender uh activities. So things for us to be considering um information regarding court rulings on parents
rights as it relates to opting out of curriculum, opting out of certain activities. And so I'm going to summarize some of that and give it to our policy committee so that our policy committee can start reviewing those things and make some recommendations uh on whether we feel like there are some
updates needed to our policy in recognition of some of those more recent court rulings. Uh there was also a lot of information presented on furpa and um uh information that uh parents should
have access to um either proactively or be made aware of. Um there was some information on OS retirement lawsuit an update there which was also very uh helpful. And then there was information
related to uh students speech and the first amendment and in particular some court rulings on um students who had materials on their t-shirts and what could be or could not be constituted as a disruption to the classroom and whether uh the administration has the
right to sort of make that determination. Really, really good information and again I think something that we should be sharing with our policy committee which I sit on. So I'll be happy to share that with uh the chair of the policy committee. When it comes to committees, uh we are a little late in the year in in terms of having our
first retreat uh which isn't scheduled for uh sometime after the school year starts and so we'll start having conversations. I've already engaged with you about committee assignments and lays on assignments. We'll probably wait until that first retreat to get a better sense of what our plans are for the year
so we can make a determination as to what committees we think we need to retain, add, delete, and and then figure out uh whether we need to have some additional uh representation as leaison, all of that sort of thing. I think that'll be a good topic for us. So, we'll wait on those assignments for now
and keep the current assignments in place. Does that sound good? >> Okay. Uh with that that ends my announcements. We can now move to public comment. So uh anyone interested in public comment please submit your card
to the uh in the ceramic box next to Mr. Scripture. During the public comment portion of our board meeting, members of the community are welcome to address the board. Each member will have three minutes to speak. There will be a timer on the screen. Please address your comments to the board and speak directly
into the microphone on the podium. If your comment is related to a student or a staff member, please use caution in stating names of individuals where protection of privacy would be more appropriate. The board will respectfully listen to comments, but generally the
board does not respond to public comment. In some cases, it might be appropriate for someone to follow up with you to address address a specific concern. With that, we will start with Mr. Levelway. You are our first public commentor. Uh good afternoon, sir. You
have three minutes and you will be followed by uh Henrietta Forche. >> It's better I start then Bill makes >> I just call them in the order that they're received. So we we're going to
call Mr. Leway up first. >> Go ahead. Uh, okay. Uh, I'm talking about closing the reading gap starting now, not next year. Now, uh, Farmington
Public Schools, and you have a handout in front of you. Farmington Public Schools has the cash to close its reading gap. Farmington Public Schools has a chronic reading gap affecting 1,884 of its middle and high school children.
A persistent issue that threatens our academic success. As usual, I put my calculations. They're on page two. We can begin to close this gap this year by investing $5,660,000 to improve these children's future
prospects. Parents and teachers will welcome this opportunity to advance the reading skills of black and poor children. Page three has Dr. Coffin's presentation from May of
this year. And I've circled what's relevant, which is there is a 21% gap between black and uh poor kids and white students. Uh
let's not send our graduates into the work a day world with one hand tied behind their backs. No excuses. We have the cash to act now. Where will Farmington come up with $5,660,000?
Well, and this is on the fourth page. Uh the 2526 budget shows a fund balance at the end of June next year amounting to 36,712,000. Of that
$9,584,000 is pure cash cushion in excess excess of the district's stated 15% target. No problem. Should we worry because Farmington
budgeted a $4.6 million loss this year. Recognize that's already taken off the fund balance. Last year, the original 2024 25 budgeted loss with $4 million. Now, the district has revised it to a $2
million profit. I think that we'll see another $6 million swing next year. That is, I don't believe the budget. I propose that we schedule a meeting within the next month to review the budget together and identify actionable
strategies for allocating funds to meet our needs in the reading programs. Thank you, Mr. Loveway. Next is Henrietta Forche and then Eugene Greenstein.
Not sure you can see me. You can be above it. Okay. Good evening, members of the Farmington High School Board. My name is Henrietta Forche. I'm here today to urge a serious
re-evaluation of the rigid college for all track that continues to dominate our high school curriculum. After watching the thought-provoking video titled, I don't know if you can see this or not, the dirty truth about college featuring
Charlie Kirk and Mike Row. It's available on YouTube or you know wherever you view uh the social media. I believe um that we are doing our students a disservice by failing to provide equal prestige, access and
guidance to skilled trades and alternative career paths. Micro points out that we've created a culture where we're working with our hands is looked down upon, where a four-year degree is seen as the only respectable route to success. Yet millions of college
students are now drowning in student debt. Many working in jobs that won't require a degree. Meanwhile, high-paying, meaningful work in the trades, electricians, mechanics, welders, and healthc care techs um goes unfilled. Charlie Kirk highlights how
the rising cost of college combined with ideological bias in academia often leads students unprepared for realworld challenges. College should be one option, not the only option. I urge this
board to consider the following. One, introduce or expand partnerships with trade schools, apprenticeships, and certifications. Two, encourage counselors to equally promote trade careers, and entrepreneurialship.
Three, celebrate signing days for students entering trades, the military, or starting a business. Just as we do for collegebound students, by broadening our vision of success, we can empower students to pursue fulfilling debt-free
futures tailored to their strengths. Let's be honest with our students. College isn't the only path, and for many, it's not the best one. Thank you for your time and consideration, and I don't know if you can see this or not, but this is uh where you would find them. And it's a it's very good, very
thoughtprovoking. Yeah. So, thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Next, we have uh Eugene Greenstein, followed by Mark Forche. >> Good evening, everybody. Maybe it's afternoon. Uh welcome to the board, Mr.
Rinto. We look forward to your help in making a difference for our kids. I believe it's important to start the year with a focus on the important issues. As you know, literacy has been my top issue for a number of years. Moving phonics over the past year, two years in grades K to five was a signi significant step
in our efforts to improve our literacy performance. I look forward to hearing the results of last spring's testing in regards to overall performance, year-over-year performance, and performance by school and student demographics. The data will help us on the road of continuous improvement.
While we've begun to address K5, when are we going to do the same for our middle and high school students? Can we be satisfied knowing that these not fully literate children are not going to fulfill their life potential? Will they be able to be lifelong learners? Will
they be condemned to low-wage jobs because they can't meet the demands of the job market in the new AI world? Will their failure in society cause them to turn to crime? As I have stated on numerous occasion, graduating less than literate students is a crime against
humanity. Speaking in round numbers based on last year's data, there are around 1,800 6th through 12th grade students that need to be brought up to grade level reading. It's been shown that one-on-one tutoring 5 days a week for an hour for 10 weeks can make a significant difference. The economics of
remediation, assuming about $3,000 per student, is $5.4 million. Maybe this coming year we can address half at a cost of 2.7 million. Mr. Loveway just spoke to that issue and I believe we have the funds to do this and uh from my
perspective worst case we'll have to raid the rainy day fund. Benefits outweigh the risk. They're basically one-time expenses such as such that in year three we should be able to start building back a cushion. On one other point, there is data that says
Farmington should be able to be in the top 10 in literacy in Michigan. Why would I believe that? To the note that I sent you by the email last yesterday, Stubenville, Ohio with all its social and economic problems due to the loss of the steel industry is
leading the nation in literacy. And you've got the reference. At the very best, we should understand what they did and see what makes sense to apply in our situation. There are other school systems that have gotten good results that we should also benchmark. We need
to learn and copy with pride from the best that which is appropriate. We need to be among the best and we certainly can. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next, we have Mark Forche followed by Sha Black.
Hello. As you can see, this is from BridgeMan or bridgemi.com. Frustrated by declining academic performance in state schools, education leaders in 2015 announced an audacious goal. Make Michigan a top 10 education
state by 2025. If 10 years from now we're not a top 10 performing state, then shame on all of us, said then state superintendent Bryant Wis Wiston. During the next decade, Michigan beefed up staffed uh
increased free early childhood education and opened its cafeteria for free breakfast and lunch efforts predicted to improve learning. By the end of 10 years, Michigan boosted classroom funding by an inflation adjusted two
million two billion100 million, the ninth largest hike among all states. And Michigan students fell further behind. One thing we can do is that the people responsible for education uh Michigan ch
educating mission children in public schools simply do not know how to do the job. One solution is electing a new governor, new legislature and state school board that specifically commits to fixing education. And the teachers union must also be
recognized as fundamental fundamental in this failure. And they along with subperforming districts should face consequences. And John Adams said, "I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and
philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, history, architecture, navigation, uh, commerce n agriculture in order that their children have a right to study
painting, poetry, music, architecture, etc. John Adams was reflecting on the sacrifices he and his generation had to make, focusing on war and governance so that future generations could enjoy freedom, peace, and the ability to
pursue arts, beauty, and knowledge. What you do here is all about knowledge, preparing children for all sorts of things. Um, but as I showed you in the Bridge, Michigan quote, it's not happening at all the way it should. and
we're spending an absolute fortune and we're not getting the results in a lot of times we're going backwards. So my own personal view is I I hope voters will learn about what goes on in the school board, what goes on in the school district. It's not all just nice smiles.
There are problems and vast expenses and questionable things that are taught. And for instance, last November we had a millillage and we can't vote on that millillage again until 2034. 10 years.
>> Perfect timing. >> Sean Black and then I believe this is Ivan. I apologize if it's Iva uh Padilla. >> Good evening. You will be after this gentleman. I apologize. I was just calling in order. Thank you. >> Can you restart it? She was talking over
me. >> Whoever started it, can you restart it? >> We'll give him back two seconds. >> Thank you. First, I'd like to start off on a positive note. I'd like to thank publicly acknowledge my sons and daughters teacher at Steam and at Forest Elementary. Miss Gendrich and Miss
Felchure did absolutely amazing job with my children this year. We had a phenomenal experience. Uh even though we had two pickups, um it was still worth uh the experience that my kids had. Uh once again, my kids like to read. They like to do stuff. Uh
even though they're playing with devices right now, that's typically not what they do. So, I want to thank the teachers publicly for everything they did this school year. It was a fine school year. I'd like to welcome Ron to the board. Uh hopefully you'll be a differencemaker and you'll be a voice for change.
And I do have a couple I have one academic question I sent to Miss Henry. She responded, but um the response was uh in my opinion um vague. I would like clarity. And the stat that I'm coming from is from uh MSTEP.
51% of students in grades 3 through 7 on average, and I've shared this with the board before, in reading are below grade level, 54% in math. African-American students, 70% are below grade level in reading. 74% are below grade level in
math. I think that's unacceptable. Maybe I have higher expectations of what can happen in a classroom. Maybe that's just something that But my question is what's being done differently? The data trend has been the
same. has been either this or that, not this. So my question is, what's going to be different? What's going to be different for them? What's going to be different so I can keep them in this district? I won't have a Felure and Gindrich every
year. Now, why I'm really here, something was sent to me on June 30th that was deeply offensive. And you need to see my face, my expression, and know it. I don't know if
you proof read it, if you're okay with it. It caused a lot of anguish in my family over his birthday weekend. That's unacceptable. No way in the world should someone with
a law degree question the intelligence of someone else. If I have an interaction with a district staff member, it's my right to say it was acceptable or unacceptable, especially when I have emails to prove
it. With that being said, I have a suggestion. I I believe that you're a writer by trade or something like that. I I think it' be a good suggestion for you to write emails to parents. They might come off a little bit better. The runs I'm getting right now are very harsh and they feel
personal when I'm the one going through something. I have kids in the district. Thank you. >> Next is Ivan Fidila followed by Chris Jagala. And I apologize if I am mispronouncing.
>> No, that's perfect. >> Oh, you can say Ivan. >> Ivan. >> Um well um welcome uh Mr. uh Rousinto. I think it's a new member. Uh thank you. Uh my first time here. So um my son and some of you are aware of my situation.
My son is attending North Farmington public school and my son uh has been uh reprimanded disciplined for reacting to uh uh to another students uh verbal abuse and mental abuse. Uh uh the school
report you know shows that uh there was acknowledgement of the situation uh from last year. Uh also the school was aware that the two students my son and the other students have disabilities. However there's what they ignored the
problem they delay the action or they were ineffectively inefficiently interpreting the procedures because things escalated that my son was repeatedly called you are an AI and you are not Catholic. So this is a case of discrimination based on religion and based on disabilities. My son has ASD.
Uh the investigation shows or doesn't show root cause, doesn't show who initiated the conflict and doesn't show the participation of the resource teacher who is instrumental in the investigation because that resource teacher is the one that told me who initiated the contact the conflict the
other student and what exactly the student said. So it was repeated. So until the point that my son reacted then was he immediately disciplined. So now the investigation only shows corrective actions towards my son which includes
um a stayaway agreement which includes changing his routine. I don't know how a student with ASD I don't know if you know the school knows the ramifications you know a student with ASD uh change the routine you know what the consequences are. So
um doesn't show anything why the school failed to identify the potential conflict when they heard the first time my son reacted he was disciplined the first time the other student called my son you are an AI I
don't know what happened but that's that's that is mental abuse to the highest level is target is not calling him dumb or any other stuff that perhaps school students may call it normal but In this case, it was target. You are not
Catholic. That is big. Then my son reacted and then he was disciplined. Right? Knowing that the other student also has disabilities. I don't know if the other student is in the uh special education program anyways. But regardless, knowing those facts, why the
student delay effective actions? So now only they provide is accountability for my son and corrective actions. I didn't see any effort to identifi identify gaps in the farm and
public school policies because if you read the anti-bullying policy it shows up sorry >> thank you for your comments. >> He has a lot of flawless there. So thank you. Uh, next is Chris Jagala, followed by Randolph Hull.
>> Hi there. Good evening. Um, my name is Chris Jagala. I am the father of two students who are going to be at Wood Creek Elementary this fall. My one daughter uh is going into second grade. She has been there two years. Our experience has been great there. Um, I'm concerned about the retention of staff
at Wood Creek and the hiring practices at Wood Creek uh for a couple of reasons. her teachers for kindergarten and first grade both left the school uh in the summer this year. Uh that's concerning to me that it seems like Wood Creek is not desirable. They left for
other positions within the district. Um also u last year uh we were friends with uh people in our neighborhood. Their son was in a fifth grade class there. There was not a permanent teacher hired until two months into the school year. So, I
know that there's an open kindergarten position for this year. I hope not to see the same results as last year. I also know that for Wood Creek last year, um the there was not a full-time gym teacher hired for the entire year. There
was a substitute and then a long-term substitute for that position. Uh so my request to the board is that the situation at Wood Creek be monitored and made sure that you know candidates are being filled and also looked into as to
why teachers are leaving the school. Um and that's a concern to me long term with my kids being you know at there for the next several years. So thank you. >> Thank you. Next we have Randolph Hull. After Mr. Hull we have no further public
comments. So, if you're interested in making a public comment, please fill out the public comment form at the back of the room and bring it to the ceramic bowl uh by Mrs. Scripture. >> Welcome. >> Thank you. I always think I'm going to talk too loud when I re talking to
these, but uh I'm going to start off briefly by something that was wrote out that I wrote. Uh I sent an email to the board earlier this year regarding hiring practices specifically for administration. Um, I started as I'm writing to
respectfully inquire about the recent hiring process for principles, assistant principles in the district. Some people emailed me back on this board, very respectful, but one did not.
Although I do not want to come up here and talk about my resume, but I am an education representative of a university. I work with University of Michigan with alternative route certifications. I have two master's degrees and I'm a doctoral candidate.
I have had the opportunity when applying here not called not given a screener interview for three open positions that I've never received any call from.
And in that process of that time, I was hired at Ann Arbor, Plymouth, Canton, and had offers in DPS and even Leavonia. Some may say, "What are you still trying
to follow Farmington?" It's simple. I have three beautiful young daughters in elementary age that attend private school. And in the process of us needing a bigger home because it's just not enough baths, my wife said, "Well, let's talk about schools and what schools would you like
to go to?" And I've always felt that Farmington had a community that was diverse that my daughters could grow up in enjoy and still keep us close to the areas in which we frequent.
The message that received that I received by Angie Smith that is not here unfortunately was very assaultive in nature and tone and it started off as I'm I'm watching the correspondence
and have you made this same inquiry to any other place that has not hired you? She accused me of saying you were racist, which I never used any of those words. I merely talked about me being a board
member of anti-hate organization nationally as well as being a community member of black educators associations and merely just provided that information to say as a black educator I
bring value but I never received a call. Her response to me was we hire the best. I said, "How do you know if you've never given me an opportunity to show?" My time is up. Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Is there any further public comment? Any further public comment? Seeing no further com public comment, the public comment period uh for this period in the agenda is closed and we will move to
items from the secretary. Dr. Blau. >> Yes. Uh, the board received communications regarding Office of Head Start notifications. July edition of the FPS IB Castle News. The website link shared with the board
uh regarding Bridge Michigan. Article link shared with the board from Bridge Michigan and uh talent and education. A video clip shared with the board. The dirty truth about college. The uh board of education correspondence list and correspondence regarding attendance
policies. The board acknowledges all communications and responds as appropriate. A list of correspondents is included in the board packet which is available on the farm and public schools website. Thank you. Um is there a legislative update?
>> Uh yes. I just wanted to share one piece of information uh and that is that there is still um no state budget breakthrough at this point and that is problematic for us as as the school district.
>> Thank you. We will now move to district updates. Dr. Coffin. >> Thank you, President Williams. Uh I too want to welcome you, Mr. Rinto, to the board. for joining a great group of people and we're really thrilled to have you, your talents, and your expertise
here with us. I'm so excited to welcome everyone back for the start of the 2526 school year. It feels great to get again have our buildings uh full of activity. This time of year always brings a sense of renewed energy and fresh
possibilities. Each new school year is a chance for a new beginning, an opportunity to continue to lo learn, grow, and develop. Here we are ready to get started. And as always, we know that success starts here at Farmington.
During the month of July, I had the opportunity to attend conferences focused on district level leadership. These experience allowed me to learn about new strategies and create meaningful learning experiences for our students. Our dedicated staff have
already been back hard at work getting ready for our students. This week, we welcomed our new teachers and staff during our new staff induction. It was wonderful just to see the enthusiasm and excitement of them joining our team and
we are thrilled that they will now be part of our FPS family. This Thursday, our leadership team will hold its annual retreat. will be focused on preparing for the year ahead and ensuring we uh that we are aligned in our efforts to support our students, our
staff, and our families. Next week is our launching learning week. It'll kick off with our back to school celebration on Tuesday uh and followed by our opening day on Wednesday. During this time, all staff will be back in the buildings getting classrooms ready,
participating in professional learning sessions, and ensuring that again we're prepared to welcome our learners. Our first day for students is right around the corner. We can't wait to see their smiling faces back in our hallways and classrooms, and we're really looking
forward to a fantastic year of learning and growth. That's all I have. Thank you, President. >> Thank you, Dr. Coughlin. We will now move to reports from board committees. First um and second are the finance and facilities meeting. Mrs. Hinrich.
>> Yes. Hold on a second. Okay. So, while everyone was on summer break, the finance committee was busy working. So, we actually had two meetings. The first meeting was on June 24th and that was attended by myself, uh Mr. Thomas Hall,
and board president Terry Williams along with various district personnel. Um, the first thing we talked about was a potential bond line bond timeline. And so, the district is in the process of beginning early preparations for a
potential bond proposal targeting the November 2026 election. Um there's an initial discovery steps that are already underway and they include um meeting with representatives from plant manor man realpoint
and they're assessing building utilization enrollment projections and facility conditions and the goal is to gather all the necessary data in order to make an informed decision. Um the second thing we talked about um
was the June 25th, 2025 budget to actual update. Um uh Jennifer Kaminsky and her business office started presenting um budget to actuals on a quarterly basis and it's really helpful for the board
and the business office also to see um where we were and where we are and comparing with the previous years. And so she um shared a year-to-ate budget update through May and she showed that spending is generally on track.
Um the other thing that we talked about was an update on the plan for a multi-use space at Farmington High School. And in June, Dr. Coffin shared that an update on the collaborative design process um at Farmington High School said that
there's a preliminary design has been agreed upon for a space that's going to be used during the day as needed in the evenings by the robotics team and used by um students and classes during the day. And uh that was all that we talked
about on the June 24th um finance committee meeting. And then August 4th, we met again and myself was president, Thomas Hall, and President Williams was on vacation, but she felt it was important and fitted into her
vacation to attend the the committee meeting. So, thank you for that. Um the first thing we talked about was a buck bus purchase recommendation. Um and this is part of our um bus um process that we have. Luke Kado
presented a recommendation to approve the purchase of three buses. Um and this is going to be uh up for discussion at this board meeting. So we'll have more information at that time. Um the second thing was a filter first grant
recommendation and this is really great. Um the facilities department is implementing a Michigan filter first initiative to ensure safe drinking waters in all the schools through the installation of filtered fountains and bottle fill stations. So basically all
the buildings in the district are going to have not only um water stations that fill drinking water or um water bottles but they're um filtered. And this is actually funded by a state grant of
$771,849. Um, and so the initiative really supports health, safety, and compliance goals. Uh, the early childhood center installation is already completed and there's an October deadline in order to um have that. So, this is up for
discussion at this meeting today. Um the next thing was uh uh talking about was the high school musical or the high school music program um choir dresses at North Farmington High School. Um for
some reason there was a human error um welcome to the human race. And so we um needed they needed an additional 120 addresses. Um and so this is going to be up for a
discussion. item today um in order to um supplement the um dresses at North Farmington High School. And there's also a recommendation for the fitness center. Um Mrs. Hendrickson presented a recommendation to approve the purchase
of new physical education equipment for the fitness centers at both Farmington and North Farmington High School. And um the purchase is being made for the replacement of current equipment which is close to 25 years old. and um the equipment that's going to be
replaced that is still in good enough condition to be used will be sent down to the middle schools to be used. And they also noted that this equipment is a much more durable equipment and much higher quality than what homeowners
purchase for their home use because um this equipment is designed for continuous use all day and the the equipment that we have has been um being used for 25 years. So there's pretty good life for that. So that again is a discussion item at this meeting. And the
last nope, the second to the last thing we talked about, this was a really busy meeting and we got it all done in less than an hour. In an hour um the facilities department is recommending replacing an aging Caterpillar 420E back
hole um with a Bobcat skid steer. And so, um, I really want to compliment, um, Luke Kado and, um, Mr. John Bar and the facilities department for recognizing that this Bobcat is a much better design. And so, it's going to save the
district money in terms of repairs and it's going to um, be um, offer greater durability and efficiency. Um we are getting a tradein credit in deal pricing um for this and this is a discussion
item also and although it's like 90° right now and it's really hot it's just nice to know that really the that's a big responsibility of the district during the winter to make sure that all the parking lots are cleared and everything. So this is an essential piece of equipment. And the last thing
was again the Fingington High School multi-use room update. Um and so Bill Winerin, an architect, and Matt Felbuch were a designer. Um they updated the committee on the 5,400
square foot multi-purpose space plan for the school's northeast corner. And so we were able to look at the schematic design. And there's going to be two sections divided by a folding partition um for flexible use. And so there's going to be including classroom space
and robotics space. Um and so this is uh the bidding on this is going to be in November or December. And then the construction timeline I asked about is probably projected to be about 16
months. And so this project is being funded by the 2020 bond. So we want to really thank everybody for their work on that. It's been a long time coming. And although we want instant results, um all of this bond work and all of these
things take a long time as far as planning and bidding and construction. And um all the right parties were involved in making the good decisions. And the last thing is um Jennifer Kaminsky provided an update on the employee health benefits and the
associated cost and that information is going to be shared after the upcoming audit. And that was it for the finance and facilities committee meeting. >> Thank you very much Mrs. Hinrich. Uh we will now move on to discussion items. Uh
Dr. Coffin. >> Yes. Thank you, President Williams. I'd like to welcome Miss Rhonda Henry, our assistant superintendent for innovation and strategic initiatives, uh, to the podium to share information on the emergency 15 plan. Good evening and
welcome, Mr. Rento. Tonight, we are requesting the board's approval for the emergency 15 plan, a state allowable plan designed to provide flexibility in the event of unforeseen emergencies or special circum circumstances. This plan
is similar to the one that we implemented last year and is included in your board packet for your review. Our experience last year with the Wood Creek Emergency highlighted the need for having this plan approved before the school year begins. Having the
pre-approved plan allows us to maintain continuity of instruction in case of an emergency beyond our control or special circumstance, ensuring our students education isn't disrupted. Thank you. Any questions from board members?
I have one. So, fully appreciate that um we were able to leverage that um clause, if you will, last year in response to the Wood Creek fire. And I also am aware that in order to invoke
that clause, we need to as a board approve this plan prior to the start of the school year. Uh appreciate again that we used it for the Wood Creek fire and that was an emergency situation. I'm
also aware that we used it once to uh introduce a virtual day. I think it was at the high school level. um high school only one day. And so I want to uh I think I think I've received a lot of feedback on that um both positive and
not positive. And I want to understand what plans if any we have to consider that again for this year as part of this plan. >> I I can answer that Rhonda just here. So yes, that was that's one of the areas we can do it is for some professional
learning opportunities for our staff. We I I got the same kind type of feedback. One of the things I heard loud and clear from our families is they needed more uh of a notice if that was going to happen. So, that's certainly not our intent this year. We've worked uh all year thinking of different ways to get that
flexibility when kids are with us during the school day. So, we heard our parents on that. Uh this can als beyond our control. So, not snow days. We can't use it for that. And then um testing days and that that's can be an option and we do hear feedback from
that. But one thing we are committed to if we have to use it is that we would give our parents plenty of notice so they could plan. Um but we we did hear that feedback. So that's not in the intended purpose right now. >> That's helpful to know for me is that that's not the intended purpose. Any
other thoughts, questions? >> No. and just to you know because this is an emergency plan then it's good to be prepared and I thank the district for having that but you know sometimes you can't plan emergencies and so even
though we want to know everything in advance if a true emergency does arise then the district really has the the process in place and we'll be able to act more quickly and efficiently rather than trying to come up with a plan
without having that in place. So, thank you for for taking care of that. >> Thank you, Mr. Hall. >> Just to clarify the um emergency 15 if the E15, what does that entail? Like, is it a an alternative learning um or or
how how's that so we can make this more clear terms? >> So, the plan allows us for for us to have a virtual day and count as a day. So what what if what happens if there is something out of our control and we have to take our act of god days we don't get
additional days. So we would if absent of this and we didn't do the virtual days we may have to extend the school year >> and and this will only last for like 15 days at a time. Correct. Or >> it's only 15 days for the entire district for the entire year. It's truly
only for an emergency or from days where we you know what's allowable. But yes, >> and it would also utilize our current um learning management system which is Canvas as the avenue for the virtual learning. >> Okay. >> So again, just to clarify, this was used
last year when we had the Wood Creek fire. It allowed students to start the school year on time and uh participate virtually um without having to extend the school year beyond June 12th or whatever the last day of school was. If we had uh
well, let me start over. Um we are allowed so many days to miss school for snow or unforeseen circumstances or whatever the case is, but if we miss too many days and this has happened to me in one year, uh we had to extend the school
year because in addition to snow days, it was a horrible snow year. We had lots of snow days and in addition to that I lived in a subdivision or adjacent to a subdivision which had frequent power outages and so that combined with the
snow days resulted in us missing too much school. So we were faced with adding days to the school year which was very unpopular. >> No children wanted to stay in school for
longer. Um, how we we we were unique that year though in rather than adding days to the school year, we added minutes to the school day. >> And that allowed us to meet the requirements for the school year. But
ordinarily, if you're not that creative and not able to do that, you would have to add minutes to the you would have to add days to the school day. And in particular for the Wood Creek fire last year where we needed more than a few days to, you know, address that situation, we would have had to extend
the school year for the Wood Creek students. And so, um, again, this allows us to have flexibility in offering virtual programming in lie of a present day for an emergency. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> Thank you.
>> All right. Thank you. >> Uh, next I'd like to call uh Mr. Lucidau to the podium as well as Mr. Bar. Um they're going to talk about the next three. So the review of the filter first grant. They will stay up there then for
the bus purchase and then also the backup. >> Uh good evening board members and Dr. Coffin. Um as mentioned and Claudia did a great job as usual explaining what we talked about the last meeting. Um so I have little to talk about or Luke does. So with that said, we do have three items that are very very important to
facilities management. Uh Luke Kadoo that you've met before is the new assistant director of the department. Um he's been integral with this whole process with these three items. So um he's going to present to you and I'll be sort of the side to answer any other questions that you might have. Um so take it away, Luke. >> All right. Thank you. Um I just want to
give everyone a quick rundown of the filter first program. So per the state um filter first we have to incorporate filtered water bottle fill and drinking
uh fountains in all of our buildings. Um there we go. This is just talking about the the act that was passed and everything. There was funding. We got a grant through the state of Michigan. Our grant was 700
$771,000849 um that we were rewarded from that 50 million. Sorry, this is not the PowerPoint that I had, but it's fine. So, I'm just going to go off of it. So, basically, um it covers all the drinking fountains.
They're being installed by Guardian Plumbing, um, which is our contract plumbing company that we use. And then we're also using Best Plumbing, which is through the consortium to get all the parts. So, we're getting them at a good cost for the district and for the grant.
Um, installation, everything has to be installed by the year, school year 2025, 2026, except for early childhood. that had to be installed by October 24th, 2025. So, our crew actually went in, they um did a
retrofit on all the bottle fill stations, best plumbing, showed them how to do it, and they went in and knocked it out. So, FECC is completed. So, we met that timeline. Um
whole point of the whole point of it is is to help with the health of our students, our staff, being fiscally responsible, improving the quality of the drinking water. Every 3 years, the water must be tested, sent
to the state and everything to make sure that we're compliant. All the bottle fill and drinking stations must have the light indicator. So anybody from the street can walk in be like, "Oh, this water's tested. It's reading that it's
half percent or whatnot." So, and then each bottle fill station must remove certain amount of contaminants per the state of Michigan. So, go ahead. Couple things to add to that just so the board is aware. This whole initiative came out of the Flint water crisis particularly
with in terms of lead and removing lead from from pipes which I won't say if it has any buried underneath but you know most most jurisdictions do. So it was really a a a state initiative that was again put forward because of Flint but on our part we're doing 140 drinking
fountains. That's a lot to retrofit in that short amount of time and document all this through the process. I do want to give a lot of kudos to both Lisa Boyce who our custodial services uh supervisor, assistant supervisor, and to Chris O'Brien who put that grant through. When you think about the award that we got at $771,000 out of 50
million, that's quite a bit. I mean, we we got awarded a a great bit of that money that would have gone somewhere else. So, a lot of kudos to Chris and to Lisa to get that funding. Um, as Luke mentioned, this is going to be a year-long process, but it'll be less invasive than we think it would be. I mean, you might think would be. Um but
in the end um students will be safer, staff will be safer. We're guaranteeing clear water. All of the all of the fountains that are not used for potable water will have signed it above them to not to drink it. So um it was a good initiative to do. However, I do feel sorry for other districts that can't
afford this type of retrofit. There are numerous. So Farmington was blessed in the grant that we got and so we're going to put this forward and get it done as quickly as possible. >> Uh thank you for that. I I do have a couple clarifying questions. Can you describe what it is we're doing? So
there's are we replacing the water stations themselves? >> So some of them have to get completely replaced. Some of them there's a retrofit kit. So if it's just a drinking fountain, they can go in put the kit on. So it's filtering the drinking fountain,
but it also has the bottle fill option. But the one some of them like the old porcelain ones we have to completely remove and put a whole new bottle fill and drinking fountain in. >> So you're saying that there are about 40 drinking fountains across our
>> 140 >> 140 across and this covers the cost of all 140. >> It covers the cost and guardian plumbing to install them. >> And are we doing anything with pipes or this is just for the water? No fountains themselves?
>> Nothing with pipes. just the water fountains itself and then like the little bubblers like in some of the classrooms, they're being removed and capped so they don't they can't drink out of the sink in the classroom. >> And why do we need to do this? Is there something wrong with the fountains that
we have right now? >> No, there is not. And I mean, we are blessed in a district that has, you know, pipes, underground pipes that are that are tested by the city. We're in good shape. However, the state can't pick favorites or not tell other districts not to do it. And they're telling everybody to do it. I just want to let you know that um the state
mandate says we have to have one drinking fountain filtered for every hundred staff or students. So when you think about that at North Farmington that could be 14 or 15 of these things that have to be retrofitted. Some of them we have already in place. Remember we have some of the LK filters um already but there's quite a few that we
have to retrofit or take out of service like in the classrooms like Ruth mentioned. >> That's helpful. Thank you. Anybody else have questions? >> No. I I just want to thank you for doing this because I I think it's long overdue. Um so I'm glad that we're finally doing it and thank you for
getting the grant and covering the cost. So I think it's a win-win for our students in our district. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next is um the bus purchases. So um we're looking to purchase two
special ed uh school buses, 21 passenger um with a wheelchair lift. And then we're looking at one general ed bus seats about 71 passengers. This purchase would be through with money used from
the 2024 MSBO bus purchasing program. Um I know you guys got a memo. We are sticking with Hopstra. It is a little bit more money compared to Bluebird, but we're trying to keep all the buses unformed for repairs. Drivers know how to operate a Thomas
versus a Bluebird. Believe it or not, there is a significant difference. So that's why we're sticking with Hulra. We're looking at $392,885 for the three buses. Um again we're get looking at the two
specialed 21 passengers with a lift and then a 71 passenger uh general ed bus which the addition at transportation to make the bays longer will be able to fit these new 71 passenger buses.
>> Any questions? >> I'm sorry. I do have questions. I feel like I'm on a roll, so why not? >> Um, what's our plan with respect to our fleet? I appreciate all of the work that we've done over the past few years and the fact that we're now at about 99%
uh complete with the replacement of our entire fleet. I feel like our kids are going to be safe with new buses and that's great. I am wondering what our long-term plans are with respect to transportation and whether there's been any consideration. And I think we've talked about this a little bit around um
either electric or um hydrogen or pardon >> propane >> propane. Um just trying to understand from an environmental perspective and uh savings on gas. What what is our thought process you know going forward and when
would we start that process? >> So I can answer part of that question. Um Aaron Hill has been Aaron Hill is respected throughout the state. He does training focused schools. Everybody in the state knows him. He's highly regarded in terms of what he knows, watching out what's best for not only the district but for other districts as
well. So that being said, we did look at we are continually looking at electric buses. I will say there are very few that were purchased that are actually running right now throughout the state. They still have issues out there. So we're hesitant to do anything and commit the district's money to that yet. I mean, not that we would in the future. We've looked at propane there safety
issues with propane as well. Um, so again, we took the route that we have to complete our fleet, right? And so we built out the transportation garage to accommodate the 71 passenger buses, which will reduce routes, which is great. We're also adding the smaller transit buses for the afternoon runs.
Um, he's doing everything he can to keep buses rolling and yet transport all the special needs and athletics and that kind of thing. He is also looking at, like you say, the alternative methods of transportation. However, he's not ready to commit to anything. He talks to people constantly. either bombarding
them with information as yet they have not convinced them that's the way to go because again these buses sit they also we don't have mechanics that can service them that's another issue um so we're sort of staying the course right now but we're sort of watching as things progress >> thank you
>> right next to the backho replacement so our backho is a 2007 Caterpillar 420E um We purchased it in 2010 for $64,000 used and unfortunately within the last
year, three years, we've put $76,000 into it. So, it's it's not worth putting more money into this aging unit when it's a critical part of our operation in the winter to remove salt and load the
trucks and everything so we can get all the drives cleared for the students. So, with that being said, I've been in talk with Bobcat, my deal contract. They can get us a new wheeled loader for around $95,000. Um, I did send over the quote and
everything. Also, they're going to give us tradein for our Caterpillar to put towards that. So, the price will go down also with our trucks. I talked to Jennifer about when we auction them off to use that money also to help offset
the cost in that aspect. Um, like Claudia said, the unit we're looking at is more efficient, but it also the enginees in the rear, so we won't keep running into these problems where like the Caterpillar, we've replaced, I want to say four times the
radiator due to the salt falling back into it and eating it alive. It spends most of its life in a salt barn. And we all know what salt does to everyone's vehicles. So, >> one thing to add to that too, Luke didn't mention is that we >> not only do we have a washbay now trans
we will have shortly this week a transportation to drive vehicles through which is going to be great because it don't carry sprays. But we also added one in facilities in our wash bay that is a heavy metal strip that's what 19 ft long with three 2,000 lb per square inch sprays underneath. So our vehicles kind
of run back and forth across that. We've never had that before. Um, very inexpensive. Well, $1,300, but it's well worth it because that's going to extend the life of these vehicles, including the new trucks that that the board allowed us to purchase. So, that being said, we don't see salt being as much of a detriment as what before. And this new
skid steer will will have the benefit of having that that wash bay as well. So, um, and also Aaron was polite enough to invite us over anytime we need to get our cars washed over there. We can take our vehicles over to be washed in the new washbay. So, it's all very positive. I agree with Luke. It's it's sorely needed. It does a lot more than even the
CAT did, which is bigger but more imprusive to do things. So, this will help the department out immensely. >> Yeah. Did you say that it's will be delivered >> so the winter? >> He said um it normally it's probably going to come from North Dakota and they
have them on the lot. He said max 30 days. So, we should hopefully have it by November. So, it'd be perfect. And then does the quote include destination charges and all that? >> The quote includes everything except for what we would get for our old
Caterpillar. So, which we're still waiting on. So, >> the the only other question I had here was I noticed that we're purchasing new um and the one that we purchased I don't know 18 years ago was purchased slightly used. Was it there any thought um given
to that? I spoke to when I was speaking to the dealer. The only reason why we didn't go used is just because you don't know what you're getting. Kind of like what we got. I only went back 3 years and we put 76,000 into it. I we went
back and forth on buying used versus new. You get used, you're going to get somebody else's problem. So, that's the only reason why we didn't go the used route. >> Does this come with a warranty then? >> It does. comes with I can't remember if it was two year or
threeear manufacturer warranty. We can also purchase a longer warranty as well. So, >> thank you. Any further questions? >> Yeah. Is that something that we normally do? Purchase extended warranties on our vehicles? >> Normally, we don't. Since I've been
here, we haven't. So, it's something to talk about. >> Okay. >> Okay. Thank you very much. All right. I would like to now uh welcome Miss Margaret Hendrickson, our director of curriculum instruction and assessment to the podium. And she will
be sharing information on the ne the last two items, the high school music attire and PE fitness purchase recommendations. >> Uh good evening, Board of Education. Welcome. And uh Dr. Kelly C. Um so good
to be with you today. This will probably be my first of a number of presentations to you. Um so I appreciate starting off the year strong. So um one of the pieces that have been important to us is really ensuring that we're not only moving resource purchases forward in terms of
core instruction but also in our elective areas where we have really strong programming in the arts fizzed etc. So last year I came for a music purchase of dresses um for North Farmington and Farmington High.
Unfortunately, between the quotes going back and forth between the company and our music department, there was a misrepresentation of the numbers in the final quote that was proposed. And so this came to light when we submitted our
purchase orders um in the spring uh that you approved. Uh so we are coming to you to do an additional set of dresses specifically for North Farmington High School from the same company in the same specs. um this increased number would
increase the purchase by another $6,000. Um and so that's why we are here today and spoke to facilities and finance uh recently and we wanted to bring it back to you um since it was in close proximity the time of the initial purchase. >> Any questions on this one?
>> All right. Thank you. >> And they'll bring up the second presentation. We'll move forward on the physical fitness presentation next. It's two separate DI slide decks. So, we're coming to you today because um
we have fitness centers at both of our high schools, North Farmington and Farmington High School. Um the equipment that are in those physical fitness areas were purchased 25 years ago. They are commercial grade uh physical fitness. So, you're talking cardio when we're
thinking about things like treadmills. Um, these treadmills, these different pieces of equipment that I'll show you here in a moment. Thank you very much for the bringing up the presentation. Um, these uh pieces of equipment are used throughout the school day for our
active lifestyle classes, personal fitness. We also have an athletic conditioning class as well as advanced athletic conditioning. We use this for our IB program as well and our sports uh teams use it before and after school. So it gets pretty heavy usage um each day
all year. Um it also is open to staff outside of school hours. So we are recommen making making a recommendation to purchase new physical equipment that is commercial grade that because our current equipment is of this
age. We did reach out to a consortium company um and went with direct fitness solutions which is a specific uh distributor for Corbin Ward. This is an example of the actual
equipment that we're purchasing u from treadmills to ellipticals to upright cycles to something that was new to me called an airrunner treadmill. Um, and so what it breaks down and thinking of the physical space at each building and what each building needs. Farmington
High's total is about $49,000, which includes shipping and installation. and North Farmington High School is 33,000 um including shipping and installation, which means we have to take the old machines out, repurpose those that we
can, recycle those that we cannot, and they need to come in and be professionally installed to ensure warranty and obviously safety. We want to make sure they're put together um properly. So, the board of education does have um
quotes for each of the buildings which again include shipping, 5-year warranty, um and installation. What questions might you have? >> Um I have a question on the timeline because school's starting in a couple
weeks. So, when do you anticipate actually putting this in place? >> So, once we put the purchase order in place, they will give us an estimated time of delivery. um they didn't expect in our initial conversations we had with them last spring that it would be any more than like eight weeks. What is nice
is that we can get school started. We can get students in classrooms and then we'll strategically transition kind of in this overnight 24hour is what what I'm hearing is a two to maybe a two-day um experience where they get them removed and get them installed. And so
we'll know better once we have the PO u once we get board approval in September and we have the purchase order. Okay. >> Do these come with warranties? >> Yes, five-year warranties on parts. >> I don't have a question at this time because I asked it during the finance
committee meeting. The these um units seem really expensive to me. Um and so that was one of my questions just so that the public um is aware. Uh you know, I I came to appreciate that these are not the treadmills that I have in my
home. uh that they need to be uh a different grade to support the athletes, multiple athletes that will be using them over a period of you know hopefully the next 15 years. So I get that and I you know felt the need to go and look on
my own to see like is that really uh the type of expense associated with these units and it was for me. So I satisfied myself there. I just wanted to make sure that people understood that um those were the kinds of questions that we kind of asked at the finance and facilities committee meeting because this is was
pretty expensive. >> Yeah. And we appreciate being part of being able to purchase from the consortium because we are getting consortium pricing and not retail pricing um from them. And we also were very specific in who we were purchasing from in terms of brand of equipment. We
want to make sure we have a brand that has been long-standing so that we can get repair and support as opposed to some companies that might come in and out of the industry every five or 10 years. So, Precore is a pretty longstanding uh commercial product and that was uh
part of our decision making. >> Thank you. Thank you. Seeing no further questions, we can move on to um the next agenda item which is public comment. This is our second opportunity
for public comment. If you have not had an opportunity to uh make public comment as part of the first round, you're invited to do so now. >> Good afternoon. Welcome. All right. Uh, good evening board members. Good seeing you all. And Mr. Vinto, welcome. Uh,
excited to see you here and, uh, hope you do a lot of great things with this district. Uh, kind of to get to the meat and potatoes of why I'm here. Um, obviously I've been coming in week after week uh to advocate on behalf of
robotics and getting that new addition added to Farmington as soon as possible. I was really excited to hear Mrs. Heinrich talk about some of the things that have been discussed over the summer with when the addition will be actually voted on and the rough timeline. I heard
I think 16 months which is um great. It's what I'm hoping for. Uh but again, I just want to kind of make it clear that we are hoping to get that done as soon as possible just so that way uh the people who are currently on the robotics
team, while not all of them will get to experience it, some will. Uh and you know, just making sure that we aren't losing out on space. Uh we did end up having to move all of our items out of
the staff lounge at Farmington because it is no longer going to be uh purposed for the staff and it is I believe they said going to be a counseling and testing room which I'm a little unclear
on exactly what that definition means but uh it's just another spot where we have to remove all of our items and we're um you know looking for that extra space. So, you know,
we're we're just hoping that it comes sooner rather than later and that uh we aren't having to sacrifice more and more just to get uh this step in the right direction. Um it in my mind it shouldn't have to be two steps forward, one step
back. It should always be two steps forward for the district as a whole. Um, and that's that's the goal. Uh, thank you. >> Thank you. Is there any further public comment? Any further public comment? Seeing no further public comment, we
will move on to action items. Is there a motion for the first action item relative to the emergency 15 plan? Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs. time. >> I move that the board of education approve the emergency 15 E15 plan 26 for
the 2025 2026 school year as presented. >> Support motion to approve the um emergency 15 E15 plan 20 for the plan 26 school year as presented was made by
Mrs. Hinrich supported by Mr. Hall. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor? >> I >> I. >> Any opposed? Seeing no abstensions, that motion passes. Is there a recommendation for the approval of the Farmington
Education Association contract? >> Mrs. Hinrich, >> I move that the board of education approve the 2025 2027 tenative bargaining agreement between the Farmington Board of Education and the Farmington Education Association, FEA,
as presented. support >> motion made by Mrs. Hierrick, supported by Mr. Hull to approve the 25 through 27 tenative bargaining agreement between the Farmington Board of Education and the FEA is presented. Any discussion? I just go ahead.
>> I just wanted to say thank you to all the parties involved for working together so collaboratively to come to agreement on this contract. I echo that and I just wanted to also thank the district and the FEA for um you know um
uh negotiating good faith. Uh I am happy with the outcome. I am obviously happy whenever we are supporting our teachers especially at the lower level. We know the teachers are not uh paid well at the lower level and so anytime we're able to address that I think this board is uh
pleased. Uh I think that um it's all of our desire to make sure that we are attracting and retaining good talent and I think this uh contract puts us in that position and retains us as a premier district in that respect. So thank you to all involved. Mr. Hull
>> also with the the new contract that for the schedule now that is now we can now put the word tentively right and actually put >> for the next two. >> Yeah. So I'm I was getting so many questions about that. >> Yes. Yes. >> So
>> we can move on now. >> Well, uh if this board >> um any other further discussion seeing none, can we have a roll call vote for this one? >> Yes. >> Mr. Rinto, >> I.
>> Miss Hinrich, >> yes. >> Mr. Hall, >> yes. >> I myself am a yes. And President Williams, >> I agree. Um the the motion passes. Thank you very much. Next is items from the treasurer. >> Okay.
Items from the treasurer. I move that the board of education approve the expenditures as outlined in the expenditure expenditure printout dated August 12th 2025 as follows. General fund 22,318,117.
General fund athletics $157,357. Debt fund $2,38. Um capital projects 2020 bond fund $811,81. Capital projects 2023 bond fund, million639,693.
Nutrition Services Fund $276,684 Benefit Stabilization Fund 2,943,978 for a total of $29,148,948. >> Support. >> Motion made by Mrs. Hinri, supported by Mr. Hall to approve the expenditures as outlined in the expenditure report. Is
there any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? That motion passes. We will now move to the consent agenda. Mrs. Hinrich, >> I move to approve the consent agenda.
Um, a, approval of minutes. Number one, June 17th, 2025 special meeting. Number two, June 17, 2025 close session. Number three, June 17, 2025 regular meeting.
Number four, June 24th, 2025 finance facilities committee meeting. Number five, August 4th, 2025 finance facility committee meeting. And B, personnel items >> support.
>> Motion made by Mrs. Hinrich, supported by Mr. Hull to approve the consent agenda. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Uh, are there any reports from board representatives? Mrs. Mrs. Doc Dr. Blau.
>> Yes. I just wanted to uh make sure everyone has on their calendars November 7th is the toast to education by our Farmington Farming Hills Education Foundation. That's a Friday, November 7th, 2025 at the Meridian 7 to 9:30 with
a special VIP reception from 6:00 to 7:00 preceding the the event. >> Very good. one of my favorites. Um, before we move on, I wanted to acknowledge that Mr. Rinto's family is in the audience and I want to thank them
for coming and showing their support. Uh, earlier today, we had the opportunity to swear Mr. Rinto in and uh we mentioned that uh this is a tremendous um act of service and we
really appreciate your uh your your family attending for your family supporting him here. Um, I I can't say enough about the role of being a board member and the uh appreciation I have
for my fellow board members and I really appreciate families who are supporting um their family in this, you know, act of service. So again, thank you for that. We mentioned that earlier that we appreciate not only you, Mr. Rinto, but
your entire family who are on board with you, you know, engaging in this service and sacrificing your time. uh to be with us and to make a difference here. So again, thank you for your uh for coming. We appreciate you. >> Terry, can I get a comment? >> Yes.
>> Okay. So, um first I I again want to acknowledge uh the significance of the agreement and really appreciate the board's support throughout this process. Um I I don't know. I know the the people at the table recognize that this is the first time in more than a decade that uh
we've been able to negotiate a full set of subjects and that hasn't um that's now allowed and requires a tremendous amount of time, care, and collaboration. I want to thank the board again for your leadership and support throughout this process. Your willingness to think
differently, to stretch, and to prioritize what's best for our students and staff alike really does make a difference. I'm especially grateful for the work behind the scenes to align our values with a responsible, sustainable offer, one that's both fair and
forwardinking. To our internal team, thank you. This work is complex and often demanding, and you showed up every step of the way. Your professionalism, your preparation and clarity allowed for us to lead with respect and integrity.
Uh and also to Mr. Paddock, your leadership with was central in keeping us focused and grounded. And to everyone across all the departments, including business, HR, instruction, uh this was truly a team effort. So I just want to recognize the partnership with the
district and the board of education and our partners in the FBA. Thank you. >> Thank you, Dr. Coffman. Any further comments before we adjourn? All right, this meeting is now adjourned.