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Call the meeting to order for the fully public school board meeting on July 20th, 2026 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

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for all. >> Stephanie, the mission of Holy Public Schools is to bring together students, parents, staff, and community to provide a quality education with an emphasis on developing the full potential of the individual. Can I get a motion to

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approve the agenda for tonight? Motion to approve. >> Second. >> All board members in favor. >> I need an approval for routine business items um which include the consent agenda

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agenda, billboards or bills and approval of meeting. >> Motion to approve. >> Patrick second. Patrick was the first one. >> CDSO contracts. >> We should vote now.

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>> Oh, all members in favor. Sorry. >> I was looking ahead to Okay. C E SO contracts for 2026 and 27. Okay. Resolution for accepting gifts.

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This is an action item. We have one item on there. Eggs from the Holy American Legion for student breakfast. >> Motion to approve resolution. >> And a second on that one.

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>> Second. All members in favor >> I >> child nutrition happenings. This is a discussion item. We're going to ask Lori to come up and speak with us or if you want to stay there, whichever's easiest, whatever you prefer, you can come up.

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Some of you have been asking me what's been happening in the child nutrition department and so I thought I would put a little slideshow together and um so um can you so what I did is I kind of went through each school and did what

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the meals were um see what the meals were for the the year um for both breakfast and lunch um it breaks it down two and reduced and free and paid meals. Um so you can kind of see what the high

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school is. And then if you go to the next page, um it talks about the enrollment and the participation rate. So right now, um last year we were serving 77% of our students. And then it kind of goes across and says what the

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percentage is for paid meals. So 78% um for lunch um three for reduced and 70 or 76% and then 70% for free. So a total of 77% and then if you look at breakfast

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it's um 46. So one of our goals for next year would to be to try to up that percentage in both lunch and breakfast. Um our focus be more on breakfast. Um but when you look at the high school level, we did some changes last year um

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because of the difference um with the added sugars and the grains and everything and wanting um the nutrition department to go to more of the um the whole foods, the meats, um things like that. Um we we changed some things and

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so we were only allowing students to take one grain and then having them take a protein with that. Um, some of the high school students were rebelling um on that um because they wanted their they wanted their grains. They wanted to have two muffins and not a cheese stick

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and a muffin. So, we were having them take that. Um, so there was a little rebellion that way, but I think as we move forward and continue um from little on the kids will get used to more of that protein added into their um

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breakfast. um serve. So that's that's for high school. And then the next is the intermediate um what we've served in meals for intermediate school and then

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um for breakfast and lunch. Next slide. So this one a little bit higher. So 81% for lunch um students were eating. And then um we have the most um free and reduced at our

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intermediate school. Um and that's obviously going to be because we also have more students there. And so a lot of times when we get audited and things, it's usually the school that has the most free and reduced participation or free and reduced kiddos in that in that

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school. Um so breakfast is much lower. Um which we'd like to see that closer to 50%. Uh we do right now we are doing breakfast in the classroom for fourth and fifth grade. We go down to the pods um and serve breakfast down there for

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them and then at um and then we have the um older kids eating breakfast in the cafeteria. So we are getting out to them. Um so we do see most of our fourth and fifth grades a lot of them eating breakfast which is really important.

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Next slide, we have our meals for the elementary. Um, and then I'll have you go to the next slide, Kelly. So, there it's 68% and 45% which we're not too far off to that 50. Um, we do have our most

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of our students are eating at the elementary, a lot of them for breakfast. We have a good participation there. Um, and that's where we we do a lot of the we stopped doing chocolate milk for breakfast. Um, which I was a little

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nervous about that, but they did really well with that. Um, with the added sugars and things, we're trying to reduce some of that so we can give other things. So, by taking that milk away, I can offer something else versus um the

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sugary milks. So, so that has been >> a good job with milk or just at that meal >> just at breakfast unless something changes again. >> And we did add um halfway through the year. I don't know if all of you knew that there was a change with the milk.

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Uh we're still working through that obviously with USDA and and and MBE and all of them. Um there was a change that we can now serve whole milk and um 2% milk. However, there is still some um

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black and white with the whole milk. Um I was serving it to the preschool, then I got told I couldn't serve it to preschool. So, we're still working through those processes, but we are working on um at least giving um 2%, but when we when we were giving the 2%, kids

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were still taking the 1%. So, it it's kind of funny to me because I thought the kids would just go crazy over it and they were, you know, they're used to the 1% here and so um which, you know, I'm fine with, but they want us to start introducing more of that old stuff into

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their box. >> Or do you think it's just because of the color of the curtain? Are they little kids? Like they're so used to grabbing Yeah. >> the color of the curtain and that's that's what they're doing. Is it >> elementary did better with the 2%. It was our high school and intermediate. Oh,

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>> that was really I don't know what the deal was, but they they just I don't know. Yes, that is sometimes true. >> So, do you have any blue milk? >> Um, we have to offer two flavors at all times. Um, and so for breakfast, we have

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to offer them like a 1% and 2% or cinnamon and a 1%. So, we have to offer we have to have the two different kinds. Um and then for lunch we can have three. >> Is there a lot of difference in prices between the types of milk?

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>> Chocolate and corn >> chocolate but not like 2% 1%. >> I haven't noticed a big fluctuation in them yet. But however, you know, this is starting to be new for the um companies too that are producing this for us. Um

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and so I did get um my new statement and I haven't noticed a big change between them but chocolate is more >> question about students with lactose issues. What do they have then? >> Um yes there are certain kinds Good question. There are certain kinds of milk that we can serve only at school.

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Um we have a list that is approved. So if um if you wanted to bring almond milk in for your child you can do that but I can't count that. Um so there's certain notes. So like there's a lactosefree milk I can purchase. Um there a silk milk. Um there is a silk milk that I can

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purchase too. Um a ripple milk I can purchase. So there's different milks that are on on this sheet. And every year before school starts I check it to see if there's been any new additions. Um and so those milks qualify. So if you took your full tray and have that milk I

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can claim that meal because that milk would qualify with that milk. So, are those options then available for all students or is it just like little Billy needs it so we have it for Billy? >> Yep. So, you have to have a um dietary form. Um you do not have to have it

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signed by the doctor if you're lactosefree. Um but if you have a full glow allergy, then you need a doctor's note. Um, but if it's just um I have a lactose intolerance, I can give you milk, but the parents need to send it on

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for them. And I um we have little pictures and stuff up where kids can't see so they know that Patrick is getting this type of >> Thank you. >> So, yes, we do have those and we have to make sure that those are in our production when we're when we're doing

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those things, too. Are there any juices or anything that also that would count for this or not? >> Um juice will count as a fruit for um lunch or breakfast for lunch, but it does not count during lunch. Um they need to have a mouth of that. The only time it would count is if a child has

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some severe allergy and it was in their IP or something from the doctor, then I could serve that. But otherwise, it needs to be part of those options. There's five different opt or five different groups the ch children can sum choose from and then um they have to

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have three of those different options on the plate. So you can't just have four servings of carrots or three servings of carrots and say I have mine. It has to be three different groups. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Okay. So our next one

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um so do we Yeah. Okay. Okay. So, the next one is the adult meals. And I wanted to do this one because I wanted to show the revenue that is brought in from our adult meals that are served um as you can see breakfast is $2.50 right

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now or was um and then 525 um for a lunch for adults. And you can see that our adults are um it's any adult that comes into our district or that works in our district that can get meals from us. So those are just that and then we do

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have what is called allocart. So those are items that are purchased um away from the meals. So kids get a free breakfast and lunch but if they choose to have an extra breakfast sandwich um that is considered an allocart item or a beverage or whatever we have at our high

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school. We do have um the beverage station that children can or the students can um purchase from. We have a malt machine which is yogurt. Um Then we have some different snacks and then we have our after school snack shop too that kids can come and purchase before they go to their um different activities

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that they're involved in. So um so when you're looking at that total that's that's a nice chunk of change that's extra for our um for our program. And we do not get um any money from the state when it comes for any adult meals. So

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that's why the the prices are set by the state. They're not set by us. um they're set by the state and those are the prices we have to go either that price or above. So um last year the meal was 505 and I refused to charge 505. So I

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went 525 hoping that it would be 505 or 510 this year and then I don't have to raise it again. So um so yes. So but I am raising the breakfast to $3 this year for for um adults. And your goal that way is

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to not have to adjust prices every year, >> right? And then it also the the thing is too is you try to weigh like when you look at your price what it is price point per meal um we try to make sure that we're well that's that's what they want us to do. They want to make sure

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that we're not losing money on that meal. So when our most expensive breakfast is a breakfast sandwich and it cost me over $2 to make that. So, so it's, you know, so we try to weigh it throughout the week so that we, you know, one's a little more expensive, but

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other ones might be less expensive. Um, and so that's why we we look at that. Okay. And then this I just wanted to give you a little update. So, we did um for um the 25 through 28, we did um

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receive a grant um of $10,000, which is a matching grant. So, we received So, it' be the $21,847.70. We purchased a dough rounding machine. So, we had an old one that was not working right. It was really hard to use. We couldn't get parts for it

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anymore. So, I wrote a grant for the state um and asked them if we could purchase this machine and they said yes. And so, we have Wall-E. So, if anybody ever wants to meet Wall-E um we have Wall-E and he we make our dough and then

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we put um four and a half pounds on a sheet and put slip it into Wall-E and push some buttons and he's all automatic and he rolls the buns for us. So, so that we don't have to do them by hand. So, yeah. So, we do make the fresh bread, too. And I'm trying to figure out

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if I can make other things with with wall, but we'll see. So, that's I received that grant. So, from Kelly, so then we also received a full trade grant, um, which they do, it's the

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50/50, again, a onetoone match. So, I asked for I said I was going to spend $40,000 on farm to school products and then they um gave me 20,000 and we had to do the other 20,000. So, I'm still working on that one. I believe I have it

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all spent now. I um I have to um put all the paperwork together and I keep I send it in as I get um stuff. So I usually do a lump sum and then once we get so much then they pay the school and then they keep track of how much money I have left and then at the end of this grant then

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they they help me write a story on what we did with the money and how it helped our district. So and we purchase anything from um fruits and vegetables to um whole um beef um pork um we do

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asparagus um rhubarb all sorts of things. So our kids get a lot a good range of different farm to school and then all local. So okay and then this is our brand new grant that I'll be working on for this

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school year. Um we I asked so we have 27,000 from the state and then we will have to spend so be 54,000 that we'll have um to buy products with. So this will be our new grant that I will start working on and I have till 2029 to spend

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all that money. But and then as I'm as I'm working on spending down this grant, then if there's funds available, then I will write another grant to continue on with RI. And every time you write a grant, they're looking for something

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specific. Um when I wrote the other grant, they were looking for migrant different like um women farmers, things like that. So they're always looking for something different when you're writing these grants. Um and so they're always looking who are you going to get new. So

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this year we are introducing fresh pears from a farmer that's um towards Royaltton and then there is we're also introducing uh fresh wild rice this year. So that's two new products that we're introducing to our kids. Can I can

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I just ask a question? And this is a lot for the audience because I I think one of the most common things they'll say, "Well, have you tried writing grants?" What about writing a grant? Could you could you talk a little bit about what that involves to write a grant and um like how much time you think it takes and things like that process or how it's

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like >> um it it does take a lot of extra time um just because you want it to um to be really good and you want um the first time I wrote a grant I wrote like all these like detailed things and then um

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the past director gave it back to me and she said now brag and I'm like what am I good at that. And so it really is about selling your program and telling all about your program and why this is going to benefit your program and what it's going to do. And so it does take a lot of extra work to write grants. Um, but

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it's well worth it. I mean, we wouldn't fully would not be able to do a nutrition what we're doing without it is it is a lot of money when you look at the money that's going out and then that extra money can be spent on other things for that kids. We can then look at do we

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need extra equipment? Do we do we need something for the district that food service can purchase? So, it's really important for us to continue writing these grants and yes, it is it is time consuming. Um, I've spent hours on the weekend writing them and reading them to

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my husband. Does this make sense? You know, so it it does take a lot, but it's it's very well worth the time. >> How about how much would you say ballpark? I would apologize. >> Oh, jeez. But like when you say the grants being a sub a significant part of our program percentage wise what do you

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think like 50% 40% 30? Well the food bill is astronomical right now. So I would say at least 35 to 40% probably is mind thinking about the the money.

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>> It's considerable. >> Yes. >> You would miss it. >> Yes for sure. And there's always little things that pop up. So, sometimes some of the money isn't spent or some of the money

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isn't uh wasn't used. People didn't apply for it. So, then they'll send out like little teasers to you like, "Oh, hey, would you like to write another little grant and get another $1,500?" I sure would. you know, so those things come up a lot and I think it's important

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to get those and the state sees that and they um they've been to our school several times um to come and see our farm to school program um during farm to school month in October, November. So, it's important for them to see and we do invite them in um whenever they ask. I

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always say yes. So, and I very rarely say no because it's important for them to see. Um, and they recognize that and they they then look for those schools to to uh kind of take help others with that. I I've been on both sides for

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grants, both on the on the board reviewing grants and writing grants. And I want to say thank you because I know it's a significant amount and I wanted to make sure like that got into the record or whatever you want to call it with this, but that's a very important part of what you do. So, I want to say thank you.

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>> Yeah, very well. It's important. The kids deserve every bit of it. And you know, and really when you think about this, and the reason I think why I'm so passionate about about this is because when you think about it, how many kids get to try these things at home? There

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are children that that don't even know what aspar asparagus is, you know, and we're giving that to them or rhubarb for that matter or maybe they haven't ever had fresh beef at their house that comes from a farm, you know. So, it's just different things like that that it lets

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children students have that um time to taste and to to really see what they like and and you know and we bring in different types of of foods as well. Very passionate about that. And this is just some of our photos of

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um our staff preparing things that we get um fresh potatoes. Um we have a local um person who does fresh lettuce and we do squash and carrots and all different things. So those are just some photos

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that we I threw there for you. And then cereals. Um I'll make this really quick. So people I many times people have come to me and said why are you serving cereal at your school? Why why you do that? That for one thing kids like it.

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But you can go to the next slide Helen. So, this is what you're going to find in the store, okay? And you know how here you have like oh, jumbo marshmallows and all the different things, you know, the great packaging. And this is what this is what we serve.

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Okay. So, the difference with this is it has less sugars. This one is going to be made with refined refined sugars and um enriched grains. This one is whole brands. So, the first ingredient on here is whole

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grains. And I brought some samples. So, if anybody wants to take some home and give it a try and see what we're serving our kids, it actually is really good. You know, it Yes, it it's going to be different. So, you can even take some of this and try both both of them. But I

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just wanted um parents. So, all of our stuff is all of the our cereals are snack snack um compliant. So, what that means is we have to put our any of our snacks that we serve our kids, we have to put it into this calculator to make sure it's compliant. And one of the

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things it will ask you, is it whole grain rich? Is it is it 100% juice? It'll ask you all these questions and if it's not, it's going to say nope, you can't serve that. You can't serve that product. So, we have to go through all those things. So, all these different formulas that they make for us. So, our

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manufacturers, you can't get this in the store. But if someone really wants a case of it, I can surely get you some. But they they do it's just made for schools. So, when people ask me, "How can you serve Syria?" This is why this

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is what you're going to get. This is what I'm going to serve your children. So, it's whole grain. It's um less way less sugars. Um, and the other big thing that is now happening is dyes. Um, it's die free.

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Right on this package, it says dyes. There's red, whatever, yellow, all the different things on there. So, sorry, but um, yes. So, this is this is why we can serve cereal. So,

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all of our cereals are approved um through the state, through USDA. Um yes things are changing with all the different sodium sugars and all that but um our um companies are changing with us

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offering cereals other than stuff like that like >> yes um the only thing we don't offer is anything with like nuts. So like the honey nut Cheerios and stuff, we there is one now that is nut-free. Um a Honey

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Nut Cheerio is nutree now. So we we could offer that one. But yes, we do check cereal and we have all those too because we have children who can't have certain things um like the rice checks. A child with a gluten allergy could have that um that product. So there are

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certain ones and actually this one is gluten-free. So yeah. All right. Any questions for me? >> I just want to thank you because occasionally I go down there and help when when um Lori can't find anybody

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else. She'll give me a call. And these people are so committed to those to our our little people. I I'm usually in elementary, very seldom any place else. They're so committed fit them to having first of all a positive experience

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eating and all the different things open to them and the questions they answer and I know without a doubt that we have the best program in the state and many people know they ask us and it's just

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something to really be proud of. >> It was awesome. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for your time. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> And if anyone wants >> Okay. Athletic and activity fees for

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202627 school year. This is a discussion item. Um I can bring this up. We had a uh finance committee meeting last week

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and discussion was had in regards to the >> Sure. Um, and we had a uh discussion about the activities fees and uh just so that everyone is aware we do have a new activities director and that is right

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over there and so he was I don't want to throw him under this new increase because this was happening uh before he arrived as discussions were being had about it. Um but the proposal

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came to be that we wanted to we we felt it was necessary to raise revenue for our sports and activities and the um the finance committee is recommending these increases. As you'll see on the second

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uh on the second line the high school athletics would go from $110 to $150. High school activ high school uh athletics would go from 110 to 150. High school activities would go from 90 to 105.

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There are no changes to middle school. Football would go from 120 to 170. Play target would go from 120 to 170. No change to marching band and no change to knowledgeable math.

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>> So question on this note. display of the $35 BP. Does that include the $35 or is that on top of their 17? >> Uh, this was discussed to be

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in as well as the $35. Now, I do believe um that our district also I don't know if it's a policy or a practice. So, that'd be my question about if a student cannot afford an activity, we don't exclude anyone. You

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know, little Billy and his family. >> Absolutely. We have uh we do offer um as Lori was talking about with free and reduced um lunch fees. Although all lunch and breakfast are free, there

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still is the form for free reduced lunch that can be filled out and submitted to Lori for that um qualification. If this parent would like to share that qualification with the um athletic department, activities department, they

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can also if they are um if they qualify for free reduce then they can also get reduced costs for their uh activities and athletic charges. So, for instance, if they if they if a family

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um was to uh be able to get their lunch at a reduced cost and these are using old terms because we're not charging, but that would have then our costs for activities and sports would be 60% of

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these numbers. If they re if they were able to qualify for free lunch, then it would be 40% of the original costs. >> And if if somebody's truly did was not able to afford it, there are athletic Easter clubs that would help with those

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expenses also in the district. So, >> um I guess I I I always I bring this up just because um I I was talking to some students um like, "Hey, you should be in blah blah blah cuz you're so good." And they're like, "Oh, no. I can't afford

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it." And um I'm like, "Well, no, you know, we, you know, we have all these things." And families don't always know that that there are ways that if a student um wants to be an activity, we don't turn them away. like you said the

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booster clubs if if all else fails and whatnot. Um and and so I do want to take this moment at least in the video and whatnot to to say there is no reason ever a student shouldn't participate if a student has an interest and wants to

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it it is the adult's job to find a way and that is what we're very happy to do. Um, and so I I just want to say that so it's it's heard again. So I think that needs to be reminded every once in a while. >> This might be something that would be a good article for our newsletter for

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families to to just something in there. >> Lauri will be speaking about it in this >> Saturday's article on maybe the activity side of it too. Maybe >> she mentions that. >> Okay, perfect. Yeah, sounds great. And

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with the the free and reduced that comes that money comes back to the school, right? So that's the state or the that difference. >> So all lunch and in regards to lunch and breakfast, all school lunches and

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breakfast are free. And so we get that money back. Yes. Uh we the free reduced lunches uh are go into effect to help the state to get their federal percentage back. And then we also use

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this to help determine um other sports issues and activities costs and so forth. So >> we don't get a reimbursement from the state for costs of sports or anything like that. I just I don't want anyone to

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look at these numbers and get like scared off like, "Oh, okay. I guess I'm not going to be in cross country this year. I'm not going to vote for the football team." You know, I want I want families to always know if your if your child wants to do things, we'll make it happen. So, we The other side of it is

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though, if they can afford these, this is a very important uh bit of revenue for the district. Um if anyone's been paying attention the past few years we've talked quite a bit about budget. So and this is part of that discussion

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and um my my one question would be then how we compare with similar districts >> and we did review all of that and felt that we compared with these new funds with these new charges um pretty well

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with them. Um, higher than some, lower than lower than most. >> Nice little shot. >> So, I will take a motion to approve the new activity fees for 2026 27 school year. >> I'll make a motion to approve. Second.

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>> All members in favor? >> I >> Okay. Due to the fact that I did not um make a resolution correct last week or last month, we're going to do it again. Try it one more time. So resolution

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um establishing dates for filing affidavits for candid. So this is a discussion item. We discussed it last time. We're going to make I need a motion for it first. >> I need a motion. >> I'll second.

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>> It's for our school board. >> What? What did we do wrong last time? >> I did not make a motion. I just did a roll call. So we are doing it right this time. >> So I will take a roll call. Yes. >> Patrick, >> Wayne, Stephanie, >> yes. >> Sharon, >> yes. >> Melissa,

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>> yes. >> Nathan, >> yes. >> And myself, yes. >> We have a motion in the second. >> All members in favor. >> Okay. We had a motion in the second. >> Okay. >> Thank you. So

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resolution relating to general obligation facilities maintenance bonds series um 2026A authorizing insurance award sale prescribing the form and details and providing for payment. Therefore

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this is a discussion and we are going to invite Ellers Shelby from Ellers. >> Thank you everyone. All right. I'm gonna just So, the resolution is um and you don't have to open that one up. >> Okay.

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>> Um the resolution is relating to the um 2026 A form. So, I'm just kind of going to step back a little bit on how we got here today and then we'll talk about a little bit of the path forward. So, um it really originated with the IAP project that was the 13.8 million that

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was issued in 2024. There was some project overages on that. However, you were earning quite a bit of interest on those project funds as well. So, um the the plan to kind of get through the full project was really to identify what we

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needed in additional funds as you were starting to generate all those additional proceeds and what we had available. So, we get to last March um and we identified that the district should probably get um generate about an additional $240,000.

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Um and so we authorized the issuance at that time and then um in July the district solicited proposals from financing companies for that additional 240,000. you um did receive some proposals uh

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that could be um uh we could go into an extensive detail about those. However, the recommendation would be to reject those proposals and then authorize the additional um uh solicitation of additional proposals and negotiate directly um with a financing

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institution. There's um some really good interest rates out there and we think you could achieve um some significant relative to the proposal. Um, and it get you obviously the best situation for your taxpayers in that regard. Um,

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having said the word taxes, the entire scenario here with the 240,000 is to set this up and take advantage of a drop that you're coming up on and make sure that there's no increase to taxes relative to this issuance of the

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240,000. So, um, Madam Chair, if I could just slightly restate, um, and you're ready for it, but I'm happy to answer any questions before that. >> So, I'm just going to summarize, make sure I understand correctly.

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Uh, in March, we were discussing the AP project shortfall being we were going to be coming, we discussed options which included changing scope of project, is that correct? And then more funding and finding another funding source, right? That's where this comes from.

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>> Yeah. And I think it was a blend of all of those. >> Okay. >> Yeah. We had we had discussed it last fall and then um we talked about in December to move forward with a plan that would be no tax impact. We used

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some one-day bond sales that were old. There was money there. Some LTFM money that was available and then future LTFM. Um, but we have to do bond sales on the projected LTFM coming in. So, we won't

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be actually increasing any tax burden. It'll just be waiting for that money to come in and get it done now to add those air handlers now into the project rather than some sometime in the future when

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we're not over construction and we'd have to start over and it would cost more. >> Can So that's where where this discussion started. Is this like the last bit of this discussion? Where are we in this process as of today with this? So, uh, this resolution tonight

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will authorize, um, we'll give Ellers's authorization to continue to negotiate on the financing and then we'll take advantage of a meeting maybe that you'll have coming up in the next week to actually just finalize that and sign it if you have a formality at that point.

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>> And and anytime the board meets, that is an open meeting. So, that is that would be at an open meeting that we a special meeting we would schedule. We are looking at having a special meeting for next week and I've emailed all the board members. I'm just waiting for response. >> Okay. And so after that then is this

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funding process over then for our on our end or where what happens? >> So then you'll receive the funds in um about August. Okay. >> For that we have those in the bank and to either replenish what has already

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been spent or just sort of wrap that. >> All right. Thank you. >> Sure. >> So, um you'll have a motion. You'll motion relating to general obligation facilities maintenance funds 2026A

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rejecting proposals received and authorizing the solicitation of additional proposals. That resolution also authorizes others to negotiate on. So, I'll make a motion. Did I get this

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right? I'll make a motion for the general obligation facilities maintenance bond series 20 26A on rejecting the proposal of the um current offers and allowing

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further solicitation for the bond sale. >> And I will second that long sentence. >> Okay. And this will be a roll call. So, we have a first and a second. Patrick, >> yes. >> Wayne,

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>> yes. >> Stephanie, >> yes. >> Sharon, >> yes. >> Alyssa, >> yes. >> Nathan, >> yes. >> And myself, yes. >> Okay. >> Thank you so very much. >> 2025

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2027 bus um driver terms of agreement contract. a discussion and action. So, >> so we went with our bus drivers and uh negotiated a contract with them an

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increase of 6.5% over two years and we approve the motion. >> So, I'll take a motion to approve. So um I just want a moment of clarity on this. We say contract but is this they are

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>> is this like a contract or is this >> okay? And is there a difference really between those two? >> Is there a difference between terms of agreement and contract? We kind of do the same contract and terms of agreement interchangeably for like bus drivers for instance. >> Well the terms of the agreement the agreement is the contract.

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>> Okay. So the terms would be the changes that were made. >> Oh, thank you. >> I'll take a motion to motion approve. >> Second. Second. All members in favor. >> I >> Okay. Um at will confidential contracts

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2025 through 2027. Um we'll go down the list and we'll take a motion to approve each one individually. the activities director contract that was from 2025 to 2026. I'll take a motion to approve. >> Motion to approve.

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>> Second. >> All members in favor? >> I. >> Community education director 25 to 327. I'll take a motion to approve. >> Motion to approve. >> All members in favor? >> I.

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>> Community education coordinator um contract 2025 to 2027. I'll take a motion to approve. >> Second. >> All members in favor. >> I

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>> coordinator of um school age care and programming support 2025 through 2027. I'll take a motion to approve. >> Second. >> Okay. All members are in favor. I

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>> um community ed wraparound care supervisor um 2025 to through 2027 contract. Motion to approve. All in favor? >> All members in favor? >> I.

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>> Director of technology um contract 2025 to 2027. Motion to approve. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. I'll second >> way make a motion and pass second.

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>> All members approve. >> I >> technology coordinator academic focus 2025 to 2027 contract motion to approve. >> Second. >> I

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I'll make a motion. I'll second it. All members in favor >> I >> director of buildings and grounds 2025 to 2027 contract. >> Motion to approve. >> Motion to approve. >> Second.

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>> Okay. All members in favor >> I. >> Okay. Director of child nutrition 2025 to 2027 contract. >> I'll take a motion to approve. Okay. And second. >> Second. Okay,

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>> I think seconded first >> and then all members approve. >> I >> Okay, director of transportation 2025 to 2027 contract. I need a motion to approve. >> Motion to approve. >> Second.

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Second. Okay. All members in favor. >> I. No. >> Okay. Administrative assistant HR Mars coordinator 2025207 contract. Motion to approve. >> Motion to approve.

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>> Second. >> All members in favor? >> I. >> Apr um 2025 2027 contract. Motion to approve. >> Motion to approve. >> And a second.

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Second. All members in favor. >> I >> benefits coordinator 2025 to 2027 contract. Motion to approve. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> All members in favor? >> I.

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>> Stephanie. >> Okay. Um, communication specialist 2025 to 2027 contract. Motion to approve. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. Second. >> All members in favor? I >> reserved uh teacher float 2025 2027

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contract. Motion to approve. >> Motion to approve. >> All members in favor. >> I I >> Okay. LTMF or LTFM tenure plan discussion and action.

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>> Thank you very much. So tonight we have one of our annual responsibilities before the board which is to approve the LTFM plan and pass uh assuming that the board is comfortable

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with the plan or resolution. Uh so we have a president worksheet and an expenditure worksheet and a board resolution for consideration. you want to. >> So, I'm going So, we have uh or I have

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worked with uh Paul and and the members of the uh leadership to identify what the priorities are for LTFM, but this is a 10-year plan that we do every year. The most important years are what did we

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do in fiscal 26? what do we plan to do in fiscal 27 which is really what the meeting was that the district had to determine the need uh for this coming year and what this plan is actually doing is approving fiscal year 28 so a

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year out of what we think we're going to do everything beyond that I know this is small but this has 10 years on it going up to fiscal year 2036 I believe uh but uh everything out in the future really

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doesn't mean a whole lot. So it was 26, 27, uh, and 28. And so just as a recap, uh, LTFM, you know, provides the aid and levy authority for health and safety improvements. It stands for long-term

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facilities maintenance. It's a very highly regulated uh, revenue stream for all school districts. So again, uh, levy authority for health and safety improvements, deferred maintenance. So those are items that we just haven't been able to get to. Uh this is a revenue source for those and eligible

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facility related debt which we heard tonight gar the representative from the final piece of that uh of that plan. Uh the district updates the plan annually as I said and submits the board materials to MDE. Fiscal year 26

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reflects what we've completed. fiscal year 27 what we're going to do for this year um as identified with the leadership as I mentioned uh and this includes the remaining indoor air quality and fire safety work that we issued the bonds for that Shelby talked

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about uh both sets of bonds uh fiscal year 28 as I said again these are anticipated costs some annual recurring costs so working with uh our buildings and facilities uh director to identify what those are that's what this whole

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plan uh represents uh in again in addition the uh plan accounts were the financing we talked about the bonds sold last week. Um but we are going to work with Ellers uh to

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determine and negotiate the final uh interest rate on that. So let's go ahead. So this is hard to see. What I wanted to show is if we could go to that PowerPoint breakdown. So, it's a 10-year plan, but what I

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wanted to show is that with this plan, so we're starting, we began fiscal year 27 or excuse me, 26, excuse me, with the asterisks up there with a balance in the LTFM fund. the portion of the general

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fund is restricted fund balance of approximately $485,000. So we're anticipating or we did receive regular LTFM revenue up there at the top of $721,000. Our expenditures from the LTFM is split

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between two items. The part that we've already issue bonds and are paying bonds, that's already accounted for. We're only talking about the parts that we can actually the general fund portion that we can spend annually and that's what I'm showing you here. That's what fund one means is general fund. Okay,

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this is the part that we have discretion of now. So, uh 721,000 of revenue, 774,000 of expenditures. So, we spent down a little bit of that fund balance, just a little bit. We have 432,136

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uh anticipated ending fund balance. uh for fiscal 26 for our fiscal 27 expenditures. Working with the directors, um we're anticipating $714,000 of expenditures and we're anticipating $718,000

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of uh revenue. But in addition, part of the funding for that indoor air quality and fire safety project, we do require a $64,000 transfer from LTFM, help finish that financing to answer Patrick's question

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of all the board approvals are done. This is part of uh completing and financing that project. So, we're looking at an ending balance of roughly 372,000. Then further out and what this plan is actually looking at uh approving is fiscal year

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28. So we have we're anticipating $751,000 approximately of revenue. We are always looking ahead and we'll monitor as we go out what our needs are.

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But we're able to uh spend 400 $541,000. We have spent more right now because we have needs for this project, but moving forward we're anticipating spending less. And as we move over in the next decade, each year we're growing that

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balance uh of fund of fund balance based on increased revenue that we're anticipating, but the further years don't really matter as much because they're estimates so far out in the future. So each year we will redo the plan and look at our needs and maintain

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that positive fund balance. >> Why is there an increase uh estimated in 28 of that of that much for the revenue? >> So the revenue worksheet had it's a very

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complex um you're going to you hear me say this all the time. School school finance is complex. uh but there's certain assumptions made on the number there's projections um LTF revenue is based on enrollment and the number of um

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also the building age so there's different factors in there so it goes up and down accordingly but we also have LTFM revenue going to debt service that debt service will mature at some point and when that

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debt matures if the district does not choose to renew debt debt that would be uh paid out of LTFM that would come back and increase our revenue here. So it's a multi- variable multiaceted reason why

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that's the way it is. >> And then um what can we do then with uh when we increase that balance? What does the increased balance do for our district? It's a good thing, but you explain why. So, it's it's a u it's like

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h you know, we don't want to be living paycheck to paycheck. It allows us to spend down those balances. We're not a bank. We're not looking to build and build and build, but it helps us uh from having to issue bonds potentially. So

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keeping that balance allows us to make those determinations when we're building the plan and we're looking and sitting down as the district to determine what our priorities for the next year are, what we can afford, >> and what kind of things then come out of

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that fund because you said there's lots of rules and restrictions. So what kinds of things would that be? So there's all sorts of health and so it's it's highly specialized, highly specific, but there's health and safety um like what we're doing now, indoor air quality

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projects, there's maintenance, electrical work, plumbing, everything that Mr. Jacobs brings in on his jolly cart of of the engine, you know, of mysteries. uh all those things often can be paid out of um including part of his

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salary can be paid out of that just because of the nature of what he does would qualify under LTFM revenue. So the so as we see this going hopefully up in your estimate for the future basically that means that should something at the

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school meeting you know for whatever reason this is uh we would have to be doing like um like we did with the indoor air quality project where we had to go and borrow or something like that. >> Well, let's not go that far. >> I say like it helps with that.

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>> Well, it it certainly does. But what you did, what the district was uh good about doing was you le so each year you can see that there under the regular LTF revenue that amount's fixed. Okay, that's the amount you're going to get that year. If you're issuing a bond as

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the district did for the huge project they did, it allows you to have more money at one time to take care of all of those projects. And what we're doing is leveraging this not to pay for this project, but to pay for the principal

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and the interest on that amortization schedule of the bond. >> Okay? >> So, you're able to do more in a shorter time or at once than trying to peace meal every year and say, "We've got $700,000. What are we going to do this year?"

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>> Well, we had a $15 million project. That's kind of hard to get $15. Yeah. >> So that's what so that's why a portion we really receive about 1.4 millionish in um LTFM revenue and half of that

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roughly is going to pay the debt service. Okay, which means principal and interest on that debt and the other we'll call it half my ballparking here is coming to us for discretionary purposes. So we look what we do and and being thoughtful about planning this is

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we work with the district um leadership um including uh Paul Jacobs and we say okay here's what we think we need. He tells us what the you know we get uh quotes and uh feasibility studies from engineers who tell us what useful lives

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are of projects and what we want to do is when we have the debt service because taxpayers don't want to have their tax rate bouncing up and down. the big ticket items we try to put together in a bond and try and keep that tax rate smooth and then so we know and have drop

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offs and can fill that debt in when we're a school. We have 1,800 kids, right? So there's constant need to um repair and this is what why that's important.

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>> Thank you. >> Anybody else have any questions? So our recommendation tonight would be to if the board is agreeable to approve the resolution approving our expendenture

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motion to approve a second >> second and this will be a roll call also. Patrick, >> yes. >> Wayne, >> Stephanie, >> yes. >> Sharon, >> yes. >> Melissa, >> yes. >> Nathan, >> yes.

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>> Yes. Policies requiring review, discussion, first reading, and call for public comment of the following policies. Policy 208, development, adoption, and implementation of policies. Policy 402, disability

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non-discrimination policy. Policy 507.5, school resource officer. Policy 509, enrollment of non resident um students. Policy 624, online instruction. Policy

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722, public data, any data subject requests. Policy committee has Have you guys met on this yet on these ones? >> We did have one meeting and went through. We didn't have a lot of uh changes to go through. We were mostly

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legal aids and changes in definitions of words and >> any other questions or comments in regards to the first reading. >> Um policies requiring discussion and action. Third and final u reading and

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call for public comment on the following policies. Policy 305, policy implementation. Policy 40 404, employee employment background checks. Policy 506, student discipline. Policy 515, protection and

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privacy of pupil records. Policy 610, field trip. Policy 707, transportation of school of public school students. Take a motion to approve these policies. Unless the policy committee has anything

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to add on these. No. >> Motion to approve >> and a second. >> Members in favor. >> I policy requiring review discussion. Third reading and a call at the public comment on the following policy. Due to

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the update from MSBA on 612, we'll move this policy to a fourth reading. um policy 709 student transportation safety policy policy reviewed on 518 and 626. So there was a update

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>> we were in we were planning to have this approved at this uh board meeting as well. However uh during the month of June after our second reading it was it was changed again by the school board as

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a model policy. The changes that it received were in the definition of a bus and in uh definition of um >> okay >> those cleanup kits and first aid kits

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and so it's important but it's not a dramatic change to the policy. So I recommend we have one more uh and we reviewed it with MSDA. They said, "So, you've already had two. You could approve it at your third, but you could

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do a fourth and have it out there one more time." So, I'd recommend that we have it just read one more time and approve at the August board meeting gives the board so that having it one more document will approve it. >> I think it's a good choice, especially

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since we are doing policies as a rolling uh review and approval anyway. >> Okay. Anybody else have any questions or concerns in regards to that? Okay. Budget enrollment report. Ryan, you're up.

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>> Thank you very much. Well, the easy report is enrollment. >> So, uh we will at least continue that in a couple of months, probably a couple of months. Um so but uh this is a fairly

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straightforward fairly quick review because there's a lot of work to be done. We're a year in close. So uh with regard to the June 26 financial update, this is a preliminary snapshot and shouldn't be viewed as district's final

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fiscal year 20 uh six result. There's considerable amount of work that needs to be done in the next several weeks as we complete year end closing. So this happens every year. Uh while school's out of session, students are gone. This is the busiest time for the business

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office. So, um, so my thanks will be to business office staff as, uh, not only for the year that we've had, but for the numerous activities that we're going to have for the remainder of the next couple of

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months. We're also going to start the audit here pretty soon as well. So, we've got to jump on that this year. But back to general fund. The general fund recorded approximately uh 24.37 million of revenue dollars of revenue uh or

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91.7% of the revised budget. Uh it's not unusual for Minnesota district to have revenue remaining at this stage under the state's 9010 aid payment schedule. So a portion of fiscal year 26 state aid will be received next year and recorded

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as receivable. uh federal reimbursements, property taxes and other revenues also uh remain to be recorded and reconciled. So general fund expenditures total approximately 26.57 million which is within about 1.4%

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revised budget. uh spending has therefore tracked reasonably close to plan and because significant revenue and closing entries remain uh the current difference between revenue and expenditures should not be considered uh district's final results. I just want to

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emphasize that because we've got a lot of work to do uh the next several weeks. So each the next couple meetings you're going to be hearing me giving updates on this as we finalize. Uh the other operating funds are also generally tracking close to budget. Uh

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the construction fund expenditures primarily reflect that indoor air quality fire safety project that we've been talking about which has largely been funded with the bond proceeds. Um, and then we'll continue recording receivables and payables, allocating

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collections, uh, to the corporate funds, and reconciling accounts. So, as I mentioned, we're also working, we've done the pre- audit work, uh, and I believe they're coming on July 27th. Well, I don't know if they're coming. We're going to be working with them

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probably virtually. And so, very busy time for us in the office as uh, we're going to be answering, spending several weeks providing information preparing reports, answering questions, and just getting everything buttoned down for

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fiscal 26. Um, and I'm happy to answer questions on that. >> Does anybody have any questions for Ryan at this time? >> Thanks. >> Thank you very much. >> Okay.

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Administrator information and reports. Alyssa, you want to go first? >> Uh, yes. I know. Um, just a shout out to all of the staff who are working this summer from custodians to district office to administration and all of our coaches because extra time over the

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summer busy. It's been a hot summer and all of the projects. Everyone's been able to move and kind of transition as needed. And then also to all the parents, volunteers, and cultives in this community for supporting all their students in their summer programs. things are starting to wind up for

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summer and um we're switching over for the start of the school year. So building programs, working on all of the start of school year from um SKC to preschool to math care and all our programs. So August, I mean end of July

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is really summer kind of ends. August is your your kick out of school year already. So to get that bill started as well. Matt, you want to introduce yourself and maybe give us a little update on what's going on in your department? >> Yeah, so Matt Beckers. I'm the new

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activities director. Um, been meeting a lot of people, uh, learning about the district, learning about the programs that we offer, and just excited to be here and serve our community. Um, we obviously have some new technology pieces that we're working through. So,

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uh, found is our new activity scheduler, registration, ease, ticketing. Um so really diving into that and getting that ready. Um we did open up registration uh last week and then found out that we were not ready to open up registration.

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So we had to close that and now we're working through um those pieces and I think we're we're on track to be able to open by the end of the week. Um and then just excited to be here. Excited to learn how I can best serve the community and get to know everyone.

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>> Welcome. you already got to give your presentation and we thank you for that. Mr. Coover, how are you going? What's going on in the elementary? >> Um, well, this year since the elementary was cleaned first by the custodians, um,

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which is great. Um, that's something we should continue if I have on that. Um, the nice thing about it is that, uh, staff teachers are starting to come in already. So, um, it's rare now that there isn't a teacher to in the building already working and getting their room

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ready for the school year. So, that's always great. And it's a little more activity in the building as well. So, we know the school year is coming quickly. >> Do you know how many kids we have registered for kindergarten this coming up? >> Just under 100. >> Okay. >> Mr. Whitmer, what do you got going on

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over here? >> Oh, I've just got uh it's in my board report, but I do want to add this. I just want to just a very big public thank you to all of our uh construction workers that are at the high school or working on other buildings. Um our custodial staff and all of our our um our student help that come every day. Um

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there's a lot obviously if you came in here you saw all the things in in the hallways, the desk, the chairs, all those um items. It takes a lot to get our buildings ready for kids and our families to come in. So I just want to say thank you to all of them. It uh it is very much noticed.

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>> Mr. boss. >> My building is not clean. It is completely torn apart. Um had a chance to be in it. You know, all the ceilings are down, everything. So, all the custodians that have their building is clean are going to have to focus on

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my building in a very short amount of time. Um starting in August. Um and we look forward to that. Teachers are already messaging me, are we on track? Are we on schedule? Are we just relax people? We'll get there. So,

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>> it will happen, but >> we appreciate their willingness to want to come back and get their stuff ready for the kids this fall or this fall. >> They just don't want to have to do it on, you know, over Labor Day or something. You know, we remember a few years ago when we barely got in for some openings in schools when there were

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construction. So, certainly hoping that the timeline stays on track. >> Mr. >> Um, well, you know, starting a lot of my reports with indoor air quality projects because it it's a lot of what's going on around our school

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at this time. Uh students are able to use the gym and the pool. Um the pool is getting some work done this week, too. So, there's a little bit of a scheduling changes we have to make, but they are having access. Uh high school gym is

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available. Um we are know it's it's a big project and so there we're do we're doing everything we can to make sure that our uh that our construction companies can stay on track

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and and make sure that we're providing them every opportunity to be here and so forth. So at this point we're looking pretty good. So there's uh about four weeks until we start getting pieces back. So, we're we're excited about that. Um, thank you to uh all of our

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contract negotiators. Uh, we are still working with principles, but beyond that, we have now completed all of our contracts. Um, next up, I wanted to talk just a couple of minutes in regards to stop it solutions. Stop it solutions is

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a new program that we're going to be um rolling out this year for it's a it's an anonymous um call in, email in, text in program that we'll be able to implement for our

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students and community to be able to report concerns or issues that are happening at school. uh whether it's a um a threat or u uh students that were not getting along and they didn't they

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want to report it anonymously something that happened in the class or on the bus those things will all be able to be reported um through this anonymous reporting system um I use this in my last district um one of the best parts

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of this program is that it's monitored 24/7 7. So this program um is then also tied to law enforcement and the um

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for for our city and county so that if there is a report that is had for instance in the middle of the night and it is noticed by the stop solutions u monitors they can contact our dispatch

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right away and we'll find out about it as soon as we can, but they um it doesn't rely on any one person in the district always being able to uh monitor 247 because

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it's just not possible. So, this is a a program that we're going to purchase for this coming year. You'll be receiving more information about it. Uh parents and students and faculty and u it'll be a it'll be a positive for us to be able

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to make sure that all community members have an opportunity to report a concern uh especially in cases of emergency. And then also uh student activity fees.

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We talked about um my only concern is we did have some students that did fought that did um sign up already and those that on one day that we opened prior to having it shut down and now that we've

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changed the cost. Um the concern the question for them is do we move forward with charging them the increased amount that we had decided for the school year or do we um

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allow those students to be able to continue to um just be registered as they were already. we the cost would there is a cost to this if we don't we don't receive additional funds um but it is something

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that is up for discussion in my opinion madam chair >> I think it's a good thing to discuss I my one question or my one um I guess concern concern or comment would be if

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they just um signed up for fall sports some people and Tori might say yes or But sometimes I go in and I sign up for all my whole school year. I think the fall sports, like if they signed up for a fall sports, then we allow them. But

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if they signed up for, you know, three sports and they have two kids, that I mean that's quite a big difference depending. So I think we have to truly look at a case by case. I think for fall sports, yes, we we let it go and they've signed up for their football or their

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volleyball or whatever sport their kids are in. But I think if it's for basketball and wrestling and, you know, winter sports and and spring sports for the year, is is all sports up and

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available? Do you know, Matt? >> Yes. >> Okay. for >> I think that we'd have to just limit it to the fall sports. >> Is it a significant percentage? I mean, every dollar is significant, but I mean, is it like are we talking like

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>> five, six or we talking >> We have 26 high school athletes um register and one high school activities registrant. uh 27 middle school student registrants, but the middle school

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didn't change their fees. >> So, it's just 26. >> So, it' be 27 different uh 27 different students. >> And how many students do usually have registered uh at the high school for fall? you know, like what I'm saying

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like if it's 27 out of, you know, a lot 27 out of out of 50 is different than 27 out of >> I don't have a breakdown in my head per per uh season. We have about a thousand students over the year, but I don't know

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in my head the approximation of each. >> I think that would be the question we're talking 26 out of, you know, 150 that's a different percentage obviously. >> Sure. >> Different.

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>> My would be though if it is a small amount of students percentage wise that they get grandfathered in because oops it was on us. >> I agree with that. Um it's certainly not the parents fault. They were being responsible doing it right away. Exactly

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what we uh we work to teach our students. Um, so I don't see dinging the parents. It's not part of the budget yet because it hasn't been collected. Um, it's a small amount and I don't think

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that sending them a second bill uh will generate any positive PR. I just strongly feel that I don't know how how it happened, but I know that the parents that paid, they

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were not the reason. >> This kind of gives me the idea that maybe we should be thinking next year about an early bird discount or something like that too where we build it in, you know, on the the first day or something. that kind, you know, that at our if we ever raise or something might

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be kind of a neat thing. >> Any other discussion in regards to this? I think >> I think it's really tricky when you say like fall because I think yeah, people got on there registered last

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month. I don't know. I had a hard time one sport or three score. So it was this and that was that. It's hard for me to ask them. Do you know if there was anybody that did all three? Five of them. >> Five total. >> Okay. So 27.

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>> So five out of the 27. >> And how much extra money is it really? I mean so I mean >> five times 15. >> Yeah. >> I'm just saying it's $1,000. >> It's $1,000. Is it $1,000 worth?

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>> Yeah. February 27. >> And the hard part is this conversation started with budget time $30,000 that had a bunch of activities and rather than heading coaches, this is the step we took. Um it came too late. I think transition to a new activity had a

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lot to do with that. Um but ultimately this is where we're at. You know, it's not time to do a match or anything like that. something that said he's going to take care of before he left and this is where we are. So >> I I guess I just I I think about

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I agree with Sharon about PR and things and more and more I'm thinking about it now. I think it's hey you know what it's it's we just kind to suck suck it up. It was a mistake made you know like a monopoly bank error in your favor.

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Well that's kind of what happened I think for for those people maybe this time. Well, it's not really a mistake. I mean, essentially like we're approving it tonight. So, we're not saying, "Hey, it was approved when you signed up your kids for free sports." No, it wasn't. We paid what was said to be paid. So, it's

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nobody. So, we can't go back and say more money. Like, that doesn't feel right. >> Yeah. You don't go to Target and uh you know, they said, "Oh, yeah, that thing you bought from us last week, we increased the price, so you have to pay us again for it." >> So, Wayne, do you have any concerns?

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Sharing already Melissa. >> Okay, we'll just go ahead and reopen it or when we can reopen it and paid >> hopefully later this week they all reopen. >> We'll leave it we'll leave those registered

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>> as they are. Committee reports. Um, Dax has not met. The wellness group has not met. Benton Sterns. Well, Ben, yeah, Ben Stern's uh special ed cooperative had been working very uh

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very hard to find a new facility and they had a facility chosen and had gone through the preliminary uh looks at the facility and had some votes by the board

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and we were moving forward. And then the um the company that owns the property decided that they no longer uh they didn't have the funding to renovate the the building for us to for the for the

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uh cooperative to lease. So they pulled back from the from the proposed idea and offer and so they are now looking for property again. Any other updates?

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>> Okay. Building and grounds. Did they just have a meeting on that? >> No. Okay. >> Finance committee. >> We met last week. >> Most everything that we discussed is at

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the table and taken care of shared. Health and safety will not meet until school's back in session. insurance will not meet again until later. >> Um MSBA has not met. Um Minnesota State

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High School League um that has not policy committee met and gave their updates and then tenure and contracts and negotiations. We're almost closer. >> Yeah, we're getting closer. Okay.

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Opportunity for board members comments. Sharon, we'll start with you. I want to welcome our new ad and um I want to thank our wonderful growth community for adhering to the no parking

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signs pertaining to the ball fields. Um for the first two days it was kind of scary. It didn't look like it was going to happen, but now it looks like it like it's a norm. Um I want to thank the negotiation committee for whittling it

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down to one group now. Um but um we'll remind people that we are going to be back at the negotiating table all too soon. Um I want to invite you to get your gas at Coburn's pumps. I

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think it's pump number five. And um we'll donate three cents per gallon to our school. Thank you, Coburns. And it's pretty pretty well marked um that you can see it. And um this is just my time

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of year in Joy. >> Uh just a friendly reminder that um if you're interested in running for school board or you know someone that is um the deadline is July 28th at 5:00 p.m. >> Wayne, >> I have no comment. Thank you. >> Patrick,

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>> I want to piggy back on Stephanie about the uh the school board uh candidacies. Um and and just uh if you're thinking of writing, fantastic, you know, and and um like and I I said this before and I'll say it again there. It's a bit of a

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learning curve. So if you are interested in writing, you're on the balance of grab one of us and say, "Hey, you know what? What am I kind of getting myself in for?" and things like that. You know, what are these committees I mentioned? and ask, you know, ask some questions and stuff because I think we'd all be

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happy to to welcome uh welcome you and uh help out with any questions you have as a candidate. Um so then I want to say that this uh coming Saturday is your second to last chance to see this year's Foley Falcon marching band show. The

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last chance will be at homecoming because they always come back to that, but it'll be at the Gilman parade, the giant city of Gilman, of course. Wonderful parade. So, hope to see you out there. And I was sharing I love it hot and I'm hoping for hit 100.

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>> You guys might be sitting by yourself today. >> Well, I like too. >> I know you do. >> I want to welcome the new ad. I'm happy you're here. So, welcome. >> As he's sitting in his sweatshirt, so we know warm too,

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>> Nate. Okay. The only thing I have is um the weekend was the school was packed full. There were more cars in the parking lot than I've seen in since school was in session. And the baseball fields and softball fields were there was a lot of

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kids here. There was a lot of kids. A lot of work put into making sure that there was a good performance from our school this weekend. So, I appreciate that. Welcome, Matt. As I said, um appreciate all the work. Actually, I was in the office with uh Bed the other day

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and I appreciate her help, her willingness to help and get everything I needed. Um, so I do appreciate that very much and the hours that both Ryan, Dan, and Kelly have been putting in um for negotiations. It's been a lot. So, um I

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do appreciate that. So, okay, meeting events and notices. Um this does not include um scheduled events. Um we have our next board meeting scheduled regular board meeting on August 17th, 2026 in

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right here at the same place we are today at 5:30 p.m. Please join us if you can. I'll take a motion to adjourn. >> Motion to adjourn. >> I have a second. All members in favor >> Yes.