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Good afternoon everyone. Good afternoon. We're going to go ahead and call our meeting to order. I don't know where the gabble is, so I'll don't have that to knock today. Uh but good afternoon. Welcome everybody. It is 5:02 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12th, 2025. We'll go
ahead and call our meeting to order. Good afternoon. Um to all my board colleagues, welcome Dr. Stubblefield, Mr. Gohane, to all of our staff um that are present with us, any guests that are with us in person or online, welcome. Thank you for being with us. Before I
continue, just a reminder, if you do need interpretation for tonight's meeting, we do have interpreters available in Spanish and in other languages. Please let someone know, uh, one of our staff members know, and we'll make sure to get an interpreter for you for tonight's meeting.
So again, thank you so much for joining us everybody. We're going to go ahead and jump right into our meeting um, as we have lots to cover. So, as we do at every board meeting, we agree, we'll read our board norms and protocols, we agree to respect differences of opinions in making decisions for the district, to follow best practices in managing the
superintendent and the management of the board itself, stay on task when conducting business for the district, including while at board meetings, to never surprise the superintendent or each other when conducting official business of the district. to read these norms at the beginning of each board meeting and at board workshops as a
reminder of how to conduct our meetings and to continually selfch check to determine if we are following our norms when conducting district business. Again, um thank you all for joining. And with that, Miss Smith, would you please do a roll call? Yolanda Clark, Randy Lopez,
Randy Lopez, present. Robert Milin Jr. Robert Milin Jr. present. Wanda Brownley Page. Wanda Brownley Page, present. Rachel Russell, Dr. W. Dr. when present. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve today's agenda? So move.
Second. Moved and seconded. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. Miss Smith. Roll call. Yolanda Clark. Randy Lopez. Randy Lopez. Yes. Robert Milin Jr. Robert Milin Jr. Yes. Wanda Brownley Page. Wanda Brownley Page. Yes.
Rachel Russell. Rachel Russell. Yes. Dr. Win. Win. Yes. Thank you board. All right. First on our agenda is our organization of the board board. Remember uh we were um we tabled the vote for the vice president. Uh we will do that take one vote today um and
see if we have um an election of a vice president. If not then we will table into until the next meeting um for another vote. So Miss Smith, if you could please share the ballots with the board members. Thank you. board. I know your sheet says for
president, but it should be election for vice president. Um on the but Okay. Miss Paige has voted for herself. Randy Lopez has voted for Rachel Russell.
Robert Miner Jr. has voted for Wanda Brownley Page. Dr. Win has voted for Wanda Brownley Page. Rachel Russell has voted for herself.
Okay. So, we do not have uh enough for a vice president vote. So, as we had discussed, we will table this vote until the next meeting. Thank you, board. Thank you, Miss Smith. Okay, we will continue with our agenda. Next on
the agenda item two, our committee comment. Again, everyone is welcome to give comment. Please sign up with Miss Smith the Monday at noon before the board meeting to make sure that you are on the agenda. Um, as you come forward, um, please remember to state your name. Um, and, uh, you will have three minutes
once your time starts. Um, you'll have three minutes to speak. I will let you know when you have around 30 seconds to go. I'll try not to interrupt you, but I'll let you know when you have about 30 seconds left in your time. And then I'll let you know when you are at time. Um we'll let you finish your thought um or
your sentence, but then we'll ask you to um complete and stop at time. Um as a reminder, this is not a dialogue between the board and um folks that come up for comment. Um you may give your comment and the board does not interact. A member of our leadership team will
follow up with everyone who comes to present for committee comment um for any additional action items or information or any next steps. So you'll you should hear back from a member of our team after today. So with that, I would ask I
believe we have Representative Melissa Orpeasa. She is present. I don't know if she's joining us online. Representative Orpeza, are you with us? Yes, I'm here. I'm online. Good afternoon, Representative. How are you today? I'm good. Thank you for having me. Let
me know when my time starts. Okay, I believe you can go ahead started. Yes, go right ahead. Thank you for joining us, Representative. Okay, thank you again. Thank you for having me. Um I wanted to bring something to the attention of um the USD500. Um there is a Cobantaorld who is
um asking for a special permit. They did have that meeting last night with urban and planning um commission. It was tabled for 30 days and will be revisited next in 30 days to see if they can get that special waste and hazard um permit. Um I am in strong objection. I've been
working with Rice for Justice um for the last about three years. Changed the name just recently, but um this type of plant or this company in fact has had several um issues in other states. Um we as you
know we do county is 104 out of 105 um in health statistics here in the state of Kansas. I'm very concerned that these um this has not been appropriately investigated nor vetted. Um as well as I'm worried about the increase in traffic. Um they estimated about 30 more
semi-truckss down in Armadale. As everybody knows here the majority of those kids that go to John Fisk do walk. There's no busing services. So that's at great risk of great um concern for me as well as well as the environmental impacts and the health of our children and our next generation. How can we
honestly ask them to live in we do county when we are continuing to put kind of environmental harms on them. Um I just wanted to make sure that I am open for anybody who'd like to come and talk with me and speak about this in further depth. Um provide them with education. I also wanted to let
everybody know that, you know, cuts are coming from the federal level for Medicaid and Medicare. Um, having these types of industries in our um in our county is not good overall. Um, I think there is a way for um for corporations to work with the with the um with
communities like ours in Armadel. Um, however, I just don't believe this is the one. They've had several complaints. There's a city over in um Missouri that's had noise complaints and this is about a year year and a half after they've um done their waste management there. Um it's one of those things once the horse is out of the gate, it's hard
to get um anything done after that. Um unfortunately not neighbor good neighborhood partners. Um and a lot of misinformation um going around and misstatements. Um so I just wanted to make sure to put that on people's um radar. And like I said, I'm more than
willing to talk with people in more depth. I know there's only three 30 minutes here and um willing to meet with community and hoping that I could lean on um parents um community organizers to get this um hopefully stopped to where
we don't have this um in our neighborhood and especially in Armadale. Thank you. Thank you very much, Representative Orasa. Uh and you beat your three minutes, so great job. Um, and you are always welcome at our board meetings. Thank you for joining us today.
Next on our agenda, Miss Carmen Ortea And then just make sure you speak into the microphone. You can adjust it if you need to just so folks online and in the room can hear you clearly. Okay. Good afternoon. Hi. Good afternoon to all of you and thank you very much for allowing me to
speak. And first and foremost, last night's meeting that we are all that those of us concerned about the problem that Melissa has just discussed for already initially given you the ground information which I appreciate because three minutes is not much time.
So I want to thank the gentleman that was there with us last night. I apologize I didn't get his name but there was a man there with us last night. Doug, he just walked in. Sorry. And we truly truly do appreciate him being there to support us and to support the neighborhood and those of us that live
in Armdale. Um you have what you have in front of you the document that I presented last night and um but the part that this is what I gave to that to the commissioner the commission last night the planning and zoning commission people. But the
part when I did my research in order to give my part of last night's presentation which was the public concerns and and resident of Armadell concerns I was really surprised as to the amount
the lack of markings on the streets for safety for this children for our children in Armadel that walk to John Fisk. I'm gonna you have the document so you could read the part to get kind of an idea because we also are asking that as the gentleman knows um and came last
night to to say we're trying to keep this company out of Armadill and I'm going to read you the part that really concerns the kids because um I want I want people to realize that the um
that almost half of the households in Armadel. Armadill is cut up into three sections, three strips of of resident area, and we're only divided by Kansas Avenue and Osage into the three parts. And Kansas Avenue and Osage are the two
of the bus are the two busiest business streets in order for the kids to get to school. Students that live south of Osage Avenue must cross Osage Avenue with no crossing guards, no push button crossing lights, no stop lightss at only one large fiveway stop intersection has
been painted. Crosswalk lines on the asph asphalt, which is very dangerous. The students that live north of Kansas Avenue do have some push button uh crossing lights, but no crossing guards and very few crosswalk lines to help
maneuver maneuver through the constant traffic of Osage and Kansas Avenue. Coana, like Melissa said, plans to put 30 additional trucks on Kansas Avenue and Oage. And we're really very concerned about the safety of the kids
because they're going to be working and running those trucks the exact same hours that the kids are going to be walking to and from school. And then we also have the buses that come for the middle school kids, the buses that come for the high school kids, and the buses that go in and out of Armadell, constantly bringing kids to the
preschool, which is Morris um early childhood center. So, I'm I'm asking for you to continue supporting us and please um help us get some crossing lines and c push button.
Push button. Could you go from Seventh Street all the way to almost to 11th, almost 12 with no stopping. There's no stop signs even. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Ora. We'll make sure that Miss Clark receives a copy of this as well, the other board
member that's not present. Next, I'll invite uh Mr. Beto Lugo Martinez to the podium. Good evening board members. My name is Beth Lugo Martinez. I am the policy and research director of Rise for Environmental Health, a community- based
organization and public health organization, environmental and public health organization. I'm here to ask for much broader support from the district, teachers, and parents to oppose a Coventry world chemical recycling facility. Our team is made up of local residents uh primarily from Armdale and
Argentine uh occupational exposure and pediatric medicine and also uh others in urban planning. And so we really will appreciate uh Doug showing up yesterday, the facilities um director to also oppose this facility. So I just want to
give a little background of the overview of this facility. Uh multiple analysis uh have find that chemical recycling facilities such as the one being proposed pose both immediate acute and longterm health risk to communities. Immediate acute means fires, explosions,
chemical spills and releases. Increased heavy duty truck traffic and noise can poise can pose risk of injury and death. Um long-term breathing, eating, drinking and absorbing harmful pollutants inside and outside facilities facilities can
increase risk of serious diseases like cancer, asthma, heart disease, infertility, uh allergies, neurological toxicity, birth defects, and others. Some of these diseases may not manifest for years or decades later. While everyone who is near these facilities is
threatened by these harms, some people are made more susceptible by their biology, social factors, and social inequities. as is very evident in communities of Armdale that lack the infrastructure also workers are also impacted right and when we think about workers that also live in the same
communities potentially can bring those contaminants home to those children uh there the students are being um educated at at John Fisk or Morris Elementary and others across KCK um I wanted to add that pollution from truck or train
traffic also carries it own set of hazardous air pollutants and also emissions and toxics um that that have serious health hazards. But I wanted to emphasize u yes we we we heard loud and clear there's 30 trucks
but the intent is that 1,226 trips a day from this facility would pose significant harm on our community. So it's not just the 30 trucks we need to look at it from how many trips. So those 30 trucks, you know, we did a
truck count back in 2022 and we had 415 trucks off of um off Kansas Avenue. So this is pretty much quadrupling the amount of trucks in the community. So please continue to to um
oppose this. And also just wanted to briefly say, you know, some of the projects that we lead that would love to continue continue those conversations are public health and leadership development. Um also uh other other projects that I I'll follow up with you all to to provide that information. Um
and also one of our pediatrics uh medical directors is also available uh for whenever you have any questions from the pace that's in that letter we submitted. Thank you. Thank you Mr. Lugo Martinez Russell.
Yeah. Um, I know that we still have a few more community comments, but if it is the will of the board, I would like to recommend providing um our three commenters tonight, including uh Miss
Orasa to um pretend potentially give us as a board in open session um a more maybe 10 minutes detailed um account. Um, I know that it was mentioned that we opposed. I think we inquired and said
that we had additional questions and needed to gather more information around this development. Um, a couple of the questions that I have, uh, based on comments shared today and as well as what we've received, um, is the total
number of harms that have occurred in the Armdale area over the last 5 years, including, um, the other manufacturers or those others that do similar business. I know there was a huge fire at a auto shop um that added uh
pollutants as well as there was another one on the one side of Kansas Avenue. And so Beto, I believe that you probably have access to that information and can inform us. But I think from a district standpoint, what I also heard was um getting more
data around the number of students who are considered walkers in Armdale. um a better understanding of the unintentional health risks involved and that may be something Bato um that you uh just talked a little bit about. And
then um the underlying issue that has become present because of this is um that we do not have guided um walking paths or stop lightss. Some of that I think is within our district. So, making
sure the sidewalks around Morse childhood and John Fisk um we could ask our team if the board is willing to do an assessment and and figure out what um those needs are and then maybe we could if the board is in agreement again, we
can also engage um the unified government who is responsible a lot who is responsible for um the markings and the things on the streets around uh while this issue has come up that there are other needs related to ensuring that
our kids can walk properly to school. So um I am putting that out there um as a request to the board to have that followup and if there are any additional things that the board would like to see um to share as well. Thank you, Miss Russell. Um and I I just
want to again thank Miss uh Dr. Representative Melissa Orteza for joining us and to bring this to the board's attention. Um we're before we continue with the um the community comment section, there were a couple of requests from Miss Russell um on
additional information to gather and potentially having additional information presented to the full board. Um if the board is interested in that, we can direct administrative leadership to pull that information together. Um there any questions or comments on that?
Dr. Wyn clarify for me again. Thank you. Um this was tabled and there's 30 days um until before come back. Is that correct? That's correct. Okay. So we then have time to have those
questions itemized and presented to us for full clarification and then we may have more questions. So what was your motion? Did she make it? Did you make a motion? I didn't make a motion. I was just
making a request. I was just I don't know what other folks's schedules look like and so I would like for them to come back but I don't want to say make a motion. So I think if the board doesn't have any opposition to it the sta staff and the
individuals who provided comment tonight would work together to identify a time that they could come back. I guess what I'm saying is that we need to have I think you the rest of the board members need to be engaged enough to add to
those questions. uh because I was listening but I don't remember yeah all the things and and then um the lights and those type of issues may
or may not be within our realm that cause more so but I want to be able so what I'm saying is to give direction or to give approval for the for us to we advocate like at the at the capital, we could go advocate
on our behalf and the welfare of our students that we need more. It's similar. No, no, I'm not disagreeing with you. I'm just saying it needs to be broadened. Needs to be broadened so that we all have have at least take at least a week to expand for more information.
Right. And I wouldn't expect that publicly saying yes or no, we agree or disagree. Yes. And I think we could do that in executive in executive session. we can hear the information out loud. But then
whether we make a decision I believe is also so if I could make a suggestion just um I I think and I think we're kind folks are saying a little bit of the same thing. Um but there might be some additional information requested or additional questions that folks might
have. They just want to sit on on this a little bit, think about it and think about additional questions. So, um, board members, what I would suggest, um, is after tonight, if there's additional information, additional, um, data that you're wanting to see or information specific to what was brought forward, if
you could email that to Dr. Stubblefield, we can gather that information, but also identify what has already been said. So, we want to add to each of those components. Correct. And some of the data, I think, and that's I think that's within some of the data or information that Miss
Russell shared um, was sharing. So I would say if to your point today's Tuesday I would put a deadline on it so that it gives you all time to get the additional information to get it back to us. If then what is the I mean we're not disagreeing on that but what
is the um I don't so I can prov I can tonight while we're in here I can write my comments and send BCC everyone and then say if you have additional comments or questions please
follow up with Dr. Stubblefield by Friday. Um, and then the next time we would have that potential presentation would be the August 26th meeting. Yeah. What's the date? I believe it's like September. It's right after Labor Day.
Okay. So, it's the week after Labor Day. So, which will still occur one day before our next meeting. Okay. After the 26th. I would like to know what's the criteria for having a crossing guard because you
would think it should have been one there considering all the things that are going on. I just I just want to know what's the criteria. So if folks could they definitely need one as well as the markings for the streets. So Miss Russell if you could send that
um BCC the board copy Dr. Doublefield and board if if you have additional thoughts or questions send those um at the dead before on or before the deadline identified. Thank you. Um we're going to continue with community comment. Next on our
agenda is Mr. Dom. Rosa. Good evening members of the Kansas City Kansas board of public education. My name Let's stop for a second. My name is Dom D. Roza and I want to thank you for the opportunity to speak again tonight. I'm here because of the
questions from that was asked a few weeks ago have not been answered. The upcoming vote on whether to exceed the revenue neutral rate will have direct consequences for our classrooms, our students, and our staff. And the public deserves to know exactly what those consequences will be. We've heard
general warnings about a financial risks if the board does not exceed the rate. But the community needs some specifics. If this board is seriously considering not exceeding the revenue neutral rate, we need to know what are the effects of this. What specific services for our
students is the board willing to eliminate? What student opportunities are the board willing to take away from our students? What jobs held by the people who educate and support our children are you prepared to cut? This is not just about
numbers on a spreadsheet. The cost is not of not exceeding revenue neutral is measured in lost opportunities, weakened programs, and the long-term harm done to our children's future. The cut that cost is a human cost and it will be paid by
our students, families, and our staff. I urge the board to vote to exceed the revenue neutral rate. Anything else would be a choice to weaken our schools, reduce the opportunities for our students, and jeopardize the future of public education in Kansas City, Kansas.
Short-term polit political or fiscal pressure cannot be allowed to dictate decisions that will affect the entire generation. Our students cannot wait. They need you to act in their best interest. And I thank you for your time.
Thank you. Next on our agenda, Miss Courtney Irish. Courtney here or online. She written Oh, she submitted written. Okay. Or you should have that in your email. Thank
you, Miss Smith. Um, thank you. So, you should have that email in front of you. It's on the agenda as well. Uh, let's see. GS
That's right. That's right. Question. Yeah. Historically, we've if somebody submits something in writing, we've had it read out loud. Okay. Thank you. Um, okay.
Sure. Miss Russell will read the letter. All right. Good evening, board members and superintendent. I am asking you tonight to vote to exceed the revenue neutral rate. Doing so is not about raising taxes. It's about protecting flexibility
for our budget and ensuring we can meet the needs of our students without rushing into cuts that will harm our schools and community. By voting to exceed the revenue neutral rate, you keep your options open. You will still have the ability to lower the mill levy
before the final budget if that proves to be the right decision. If you vote to stay at revenue neutral now, that option is gone. With the uncertainty of federal funds, this is the responsible thing to do. It's also important to consider the
loss in matching state funds that can be impacted as well. If we go revenue neutral, the consequence the consequences will be felt immediately. Sorry. We can't take in the same amount of money as last year and still provide
the same level of services. The costs have gone up for everything. Lowering lower funding means that cuts will be made, jobs will be lost, and that impacts our education support professionals the hardest. The employees
that work and live right here in weak county, our kids deserve a high quality education. If we go revenue neutral, what happens next year? The costs will continue to rise and you will be faced with the same decision again. At some
point, you will have to raise the mill levy to meet the bare minimum. It costs more to recruit and replace quality employees than the short-term savings gained from staff cuts. Please look at the bigger picture. These aren't just employees. They're our neighbors, our
friends, and the backbone of our local economy. When their jobs are cut, it doesn't just hurt them. It ripples through our small businesses, our neighborhoods, and the stability of our community. Our schools are more than classrooms. They are community hubs, economic drivers, and the foundation of
the future of we do county. Reducing our funding now will lead to larger class sizes, fewer programs, and less support for students who need it most. Those are not just school problems. Those are community problems. Voting to exceed the revenue neutral rate simply gives you
the breathing room to make a thoughtful, informed decision about what is truly necessary to serve our students well. It costs nothing to preserve that flexibility, but it cost us everything if we give it away too soon. I urge you, vote to exceed the revenue neutral rate,
keep your options open, protect the jobs of our incredible employees and county residents, and ensure our schools have resources they need to prepare every student for success. Thank you, Courtney E. Thank you. Um, and again a reminder, um,
someone from our leadership team will reach out to everyone who signed up and spoke tonight or submitted a community comment and we'll have a report back to the board um, once our leadership team reaches out and connects with them. Thank you, Mr. Lopez. Yes,
I apologize. Um, I have not seen the item on the agenda yet, but um, we did provide direction during meeting prep. Is there a document that's publicly available right now that shows that
dollar amount and the the buckets? I apologize. In the presentation, it does show the dollar amount. There is not a document that shows the buckets, but after your discussion tonight, like we have a total dollar amount. We will be able to attach
it um based off of that. But it does show the amount in the within the presentation not a separate. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Uh moving on to the next item
consent agenda. Um board just um and Miss Russell or Miss Smith just want to make sure board I've asked Miss Smith there were a couple of things I noticed late uh in today this afternoon on some of the minutes that I've asked Miss Smith to pull. Uh the minutes from July
15th and August 1st special board meeting, uh Miss Smith, the August 1st meeting are still showing up on mine. It might might just might be slow. I just want to make sure that we're pulling both of those um minutes from both of those dates and asking to table um
approval of minutes from July 15th and August 1st to the next meeting. Dr. W. I forget which p which order we set aside before the motion or not but I'd like to set aside well I have cor set aside E G and P
E G H J and J and P and I'm going to make sure that they're the right ones because I think once before we had the wrong letter and item. So um letter E, approve payments for Carnegie Learning. Correct. Um letter G or approve renewal of LEAP.
Correct. Okay. H, the bright arrow. Correct. Okay. J, the Zello contract. Correct. E, P. District grants. Okay. Okay. Grants. Yes. Okay. Sorry. I just wanted
to verify before we do it one more time, please. So, letters E, G, H, J, and P. We're pulling from consent. And then, um, we'll table the minutes. um to the next meeting.
Is there are there any other items for consent? If not, I'd entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda. So moved. Oh, I'm sorry. Moved. There a second. Second. Seconded. Any questions or further
discussion? Why are we pulling the minutes? there were some um errors and I didn't catch them until late this afternoon. Um so I emailed Miss Smith at about 4, a little after 4 um and just didn't have enough
time to review and correct those. So I've asked her to in order to have the correct minutes on the agenda. Thank you. And apologize. You said the minutes for
81. Yeah. And July 15th, correct? Um, August 1. Yes. Special meeting and the July 15th meeting. Yes. Okay. I don't see the July 15th, but Gotcha. She was able to pull the July 15th before. Um, but I think the August 1st
are on there. So, Miss Smith, we can just pull the August 1. That was my clarifying question. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Any other questions or discussion? Hearing none, Miss Smith. Roll call. We have Landa Clark. Brandy Lopez. Randy. Yes.
Robert Milin Jr. Min Jr. Yes. Wanda Brownley Page. Wanda Brownley Page. Yes. Rachel Russell. Rachel Russell. Yes. Dr. Dwin. Dr. Dwin. Yes. Thank you. Um, and just to make it clean, I I would make a motion to table the minutes for August 1st and the
minutes for July 15th. Is there a second? So moved. Moved and seconded. Thank you. Uh, any further discussion, Miss Smith? Just a moment. Yolanda Clark. Brandy Lopez.
Randy. Yes. Robert Milin Jr. Milin Jr. Yes. Wanda Brownley Page. Wanda Brownley Page. Yes. Rachel Russell. Rachel Russell. Yes. Dr. Win. Dr. Win. Yes. Thank you, board. Okay. Okay. Um, so we'll take item E first. Um, Dr. W. Okay. Um, I'm looking at the agenda item
summary and it this is a second payment, correct? Yes. Okay. So, it hasn't it will it says on March 25th we just approved the purchase. Correct.
So, we haven't used it yet. No, it's being implemented this school year for the first time. Okay. Then what kind of um what kind of tool what kind of uh I
don't know what word I want to ask except for what kind of if if then after the first year we want analysis of um impact is what kind of tool is would
that require and is it embedded in the in the platform. The platform will ha has a resource that tracks improvement of learning. Okay. And we are implementing a tool, a walkthrough tool that monitors
our implementation of the resource. We should have that tool for Carnegie learning specifically by semester. Right now we're going semester meaning second semester January. January. Okay. We are going to deploy
the walkthrough tool that monitors instruction by September. Sepmber. So we'll have two things. Yes. Okay. We'll have two things. We will have our tool of observing us using the resource and how we're using it to ensure that
we're using it in the manner prescribed by the routines of the resource. and we'll have academic um scores for students within the tool as well. And we are going to have our
district benchmark assessments. Okay, give me the dates one more time. We should have the walkthrough tool by this January of 26 for Carnegie specifically but for instruction in
general September this September. Hold tight for a second. So you won't have any documentation of your use first semester. Yes, we will. We will have documentation of highquality instruction which
includes using the resource starting at September. But we are designing a walkthrough tool that pulls specific things about that resource that we will monitor and the specifics will be
deployed in January. But we will be monitoring starting September. Okay. And we will have our benchmark assessments. They take them every quarter. Correct. Yes. So at the end of um when we report on first quarter data, the benchmark
assessments in math um for the subject areas that have current carne learning will provide the initial progress of the how students are performing. That would be November. Um I think we're scheduled for December
because there's only one meeting in November. Okay. And what kind what format is is that in to then present it just shows the benchmark assessments are are aligned with the state assessments and it just shows like how
students are doing like I don't know the language but um Dr. Conroy probably can tell you but it's like if they are on track or basic or that sort of thing. Is it grade level or is it not not on track for grade level but for algebra one for
this is just high school. This is just high school. Algebra 1, geometry and algebra 2. So all students enrolled in algebra 1. Yes. Yes. All students who are in algebra 1, all students who are in any of the
content area, it'll show math and that sort of thing. So yes. Okay. Thank you. Um, I just have a couple of follow-up questions. I just want to This is the tool that's replacing Digi Coach the walkth through component.
Walk through. The walk through. Yes, the math. No. Okay. Um, the next question may not be for you. My question is, but maybe you do know. So, this in on March 25th, we
signed a three-year purchase agreement. And my math might be off, but the total for the 3 years is 1.138. This is the second payment.
So we're paying for all three years right now. So for the next three years, we won't have this item specifically within Diploma Plus's budget because you are purchasing it all in less than a year's
time. You're paying the entire full contract in one year's time. I will go back and check my notes. Um, the person leading this was the director that's left our our system. So, I need
to go check. I need some clarity on I've never seen us pay a three-year contract completely out. And I appreciate Dr. Wyn for catching it for the reasons that she asked because as I'm reading and maybe
my math is off, this means in 2025 we've paid for the entire three years of this contract. So, we had added documents that showed what we paid and the contract and what we were going to pay and it I was surprised when I opened up diligent and
I didn't see them. So, that's why I'm hesitant to answer that without going back to our resources. So, I would ask this that we table this item until we can figure that out. Right. So you can table it, but we've
signed a contract and this is what's due. Well, I would like to see the what the payment schedule is. I've never seen us do this before. So it looks like we are paying Yeah. for the three years in one in one school year. So they got a
payment from us in March when we agreed to it and they're getting a payment from us in August. And so we wouldn't owe them any anything else until 2028. It is a stat, but there is no
it's two different fiscal years. Um well, I understand that, but I'm saying you're paying a one point one threeyear contract in one year. And that's historically we break it up year by year. That's what that's that is not my words. That is that is somebody else's
words. Yeah. and and I think when it was presented they said that we were paying it like this because of the savings because yes it you don't and so that when it was presented in March the that's how uh and I don't mean to argue with you but I
remember us having this conversation because we had a whole conversation about why we're replacing Digi Coach and we just inherited Digi Coach because that was the purpose of you building out something of your own because it costs cheaper if I understand the context. of
the conversation we had at that time. The savings came from us creating our own system to track versus using another service. But I it is 545 and I won't quote myself but I will follow up with you. This does not replace
point of clarification. This is so she shared that digi coach was being tracked. That's completely separate from this payment. This is actually the math resource. So I just I mean and I think we can wrap back around it but when she was sharing we're building out Digi
Coach that's not directly related related to Carnegie learning. Carnegie learning is like algebra 1 geometry and algebra 2 and I don't remember what math we had previously. Big ideas. Which one? Big ideas.
Big ideas. So it replaced big ideas. Digi coach in the building out when she was explaining we'll have it built out specifically for Carnegie Learning in the savings is a has nothing to do with that total amount. I just want to clarify that in case people were
connecting the two. Okay, that's helpful. Thank you. Thank you. No questions on item E. Now we'll take item G. So I'm sorry
back. I'm still processing. So those documents that she said we will see them in a version or Yeah. I'm not sure why they're not showing because they were uploaded. We can try to figure that out. No, I can't get it to open. Thank you. Yeah, we'll make sure that we
get those. Nope, you're good. We'll make sure we get those documents available, make them available to the full board. any um item G the lead counseling Dr. Wyn. Okay. Um my question is let me find G
is the the um the contract is from July to July. Yes. They also serve students during summer learning. So it runs from July 1 to June 30th. Okay. That was my question. What do they do in June and July? They do to like July 1 to June 30th.
Yeah. So our year she said what did they do on during and during I apologize. Yeah. So no they don't serve during July but we do get a bill they we get their June bill in July and because it's grant funded it comes to us in July.
So go ahead. I was just going to say it's paying for services in the previous month from Yeah. from the previous month. Yes. Thank you. That's the only question I had. Okay. Any other questions on G? That was G. All right. Um let's go to
item H. Dr. again the the last just how is this uh contract um um I can't understand the amount the old invoice said it was a dollar
something$135 per student and then this invoice has 350 crossed out uh 21,000 times $3.50 50 cents. It says after 42,000 discounts. So, is is there a cost
per student? Is it just a a blanket cost? What's what is what's the cost of Bright Arrow moving to 2526 and how is the 315? So they do offer us a discount and
that's why it's crossed out there. And so it would just it's the 315 that is for the school year. They did not break it down like they did previously, right? Uh with the cost per student and it would have been without the
discount 42,000 at $3.50 50 cents per student because when the contract was signed previously that was the rate of it and now what they charge just like lots of things it's gone up but to
um because we're a returning customer they give us a discount and and I I'll accept that but the 2425 said the cost was 135 per student that's what it was then so for 256
26 it their new price is 350. Oh, that's what you mean. So, I'm saying it went up and they gave us the discount so that it was in the same close to the same amount we were paying previously. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Additional questions on this
item? If not, we'll go to item J is the cello contract. Okay. So, we had this in 2324, right? Yes, we've had it since either 22 or 23
24. Yes. Did Did um the assessment team I can't think of Kissa did did we get a um an an item and for lack of a better word deemed because of lack of the uh individual plans of
study? So, so my memory is that we did. So, my question is if we had this, what was what was the disconnect if you can remember? I don't recall the feedback we got from KISSA two years ago.
A year two years ago, but since then, last year we received the copper award for being on track on implementing the IPS with Zello and this year we've received the bronze. So we've increased our
grade in that rubric. So we recovered. But is is so are we saying we didn't have it when we got the So if we when he when I came we had a we had Naviance and then there was a
transition to Zello. Um and I don't think it had anything to do with the product that we were using. it was the actual completion of the information in the um individual plans of study that got deemed. So it's not necessarily
Zello or Navvian if we move to something else. It was more about the information that was in there. And since we got the dean, there's been more intentionality and systems in place to meet those standards
of what they're asking for for the uh individual plans of study. So we we had a product just were not using it. We were using it but not consistently across the grade levels that they
reached. Yes. Okay. Thank you. I was just gonna she uh took the words out of my mouth the consistency and I think there was building level differences in that transition and just the user friendliness was what I recall from that
conversation when we went to Zello was Naviance was more difficult. So thank you. Thank you. Additional questions on that item? If not, um, item P, the district grants updates. Okay, here is a just a question
not to go back to the PACE uh which would have been I don't remember what um um letter that was but the
narrative said that we would that the state also provided a um grant for uh the mental health
and I didn't see the MH I'll call M hit grant in the list of of um grants. Are we not going to apply for it? Are we is it come under a different I'll I'll need to check with the grant
writer to see the tracking on that. It may not be in yet. It might have a date coming up. Okay. I don't know what that cycle is. We we apply based on the window when they open them or when they let us know. So, I'll just need to get that information, but we do have a partnering grant. You're
correct with that. Um, and we did receive it and I some stuff came through like a a week or so ago for me to sign. So, right, it will probably show in the next month, but he says I I didn't. Yes, correct. So, I didn't Okay. Thank you.
You're welcome. Thank you. Any any other questions on this item on the district grants updates? Okay, hearing none. Um what motion to accept E? Um I'll I'll
say E with reference to your preference. I mean, I'm just noting that historically we haven't done it, but we've signed a contract. I yeah I will move forward with it but I I will have followup when I'm able to see the
documents and the motion is to move forward E Ghjp. There's a motion to approve those items EGHJP by Dr. W. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Mr. Milin. Any questions or
further discussion? Hearing none. Miss Smith. Randy Lopez. Randy. Yes. Robert Milin Jr. Milin Jr. Yes. Wanda Brownley Page. Wanda Brownley Page. Yes, Rachel Russell. Rachel Russell. Yes, Dr. W. Dr. W. Yes. Thank you. Motion carries. Um, next
we'll hear from our library or we have our Turner quarterly library report on the agenda. Um, board, are there any questions on this item? Not. Is there a motion to accept uh and approve the Turner Library quarterly report?
So move. Second. Moved and seconded. Questions or discussion? Miss Smith? Yep. Randy Lopez. Randy. Yes. Robert Milin Jr. Milin Jr. Yes. Wanda Brownley Page. Wanda Brownley Page. Yes. Rachel Russell. Rachel Russell. Yes. Dr. W. Dr. W. Yes.
Motion carries. Thank you. Okay. Um, next board, we are under item five, board updates and approvals. Board. Um, we are being asked if there if it is the will of the board to take action on these items. First on the agenda,
it is recommended that the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education approve the purchase of professional services from Cooperative Educational Services Agency 6 in the amount of $28,000 funded by the Diploma Plus Instructional Programs as
submitted by Dr. Fernandez Flores, executive director of Diploma Plus and as recommended by Dr. Stubblefield. So move. But I also want to clarify when we get to the second that this is the thing. Have a second. Is there a second?
I'll second. Seconded, Miss Russell. This is the thing that is replacing Digi Coach, but also No. No. So, are we replacing Digi Coach or not? I'm needing clarity because I'm
So, this this is not the thing. And if somebody can come, this is the thing that creates the dashboards. This is the thing that will help them to develop it. But I just want to be clear. It's in Qualrex is replacing Digi Coach. Correct. It's not
this. This is the way that it will happen. So I I that's what the only reason I'm saying no is something else is replacing, but we need this in order to get to that is correct. Yes. Correct. Okay. Please explain.
So how many agreements do we actually have that we need in order to create the thing we're trying to not use Digi Coach for? So we only need one partner and that's CISA 6. That's the document. We're also purchasing Qualrex.
We we've already have Qualrex. It is a tool we've been using for several years to track student exit surveys the seniors which is a is a requirement for us which is different than Zello. Correct.
But also has requirements in order to graduate. Yeah. Yeah. We're making this system thing work so well. Yeah. Well, we we're trying to get to one tool. Okay. that will do um all of those surveys and other departments are also
using Qualrix as a platform for surveys and we're using them to be able to display data in a usable way, a dashboard. So what we are creating with Qualrix is a survey that allows us to
gather data things we see in classrooms rate how we're doing it the instruction and then immediately uploads to a live dashboard in which we'll see numerical values of an implementation level.
We will have access to that. Principals will have access to their building dashboard and teachers will have access to their dashboards. When we or building principles visit, do a walk, fill in the survey to give teachers feedback, they'll be able to see their dashboard
and the feedback they're receiving. Principles then will also be able to see across their building how the implementation of the resource and instruction is going live. Okay. And so now I'm going to come back
to the educational things. So the one dashboard that we currently have that tracks chronic absenteeism, that's another dashboard that's separate than these two dashboards. That's a different dashboard. Yes.
What is that dashboard's name? Panorama. and where she's saying we're trying to get to one tool. We have to build these things out before you can have them all in one. But the requirement to do it in
the interim is why we are um you have the multiple ones, but ultimately we would we are trying to get there. It just I heard I heard that part and I I hear that part and I heard that part before, but I'm also like on this journey. This
is also a journey for us to understand. If it's confusing for me, how confusing is it for our parents, for our teachers? Because we're using all of these words as though we're I knew Digi Coach. Now it's not Digi Coach. It's three
different things. And so that that's where I'm thinking from an educational standpoint. And then so that's the educational piece. So the student piece because we also are tracking an infinite campus. So for students we have infinite campus zello and this qualrix
no part but I thought that's where the data from the educational data from the parent from the student is available for the classroom. I thought that's what you just said. I thought you said it's building level it's district level and it's classroom level.
Right. But the students don't access Qualrex. They can see the data dashboards if it's public, but it's not a platform for them to na navigate. So, it's not a platform for students, okay? Or parents, okay,
or anybody that's not an actual educator in the classroom. Ultimately, we would like for all of it to be on one platform and we hear you. But so we did have Digi Coach and now we're putting Digi Coach and what it did in Qualrex to take one
away. Educators or anybody with that won't have to do anything with CISA nor did they have to do anything with the classroom teacher didn't have anything to do with the um Digi Coach unless they were doing a internal walkthrough with their building principal or
instructional coach. But I thought every Digi coach that was a visit from a administrator to the classroom and then that data based on what they saw was then shared with the staff as professional de development. And I'm I'm
not doing this as a gotcha. I'm trying to make sure that I understand because I'm also very confused because I hear a lot of common terms that you guys put in the documents and but I'm confused and take back the student part for
quantrix whatever that thing's called. But we can insert Canva. So we can insert Canvas or whatever that what that thing is where they upload and you see grades Canvas, Infinite Campus and
Zello. Those are the three interfaces facing students. I would agree. Okay. Thank you. I appreciate it. And I just want to clarify there's not a platform um necessarily. They do three different
things and we are always looking for somebody that does the one thing and when we find a company that does that we will explore it but they all do something different. Yes. So I remember us also having a conversation about on a tablet or a iPad
they could do a one button something and it single sign in. Yes. Yes. And it and that's an option. So with these three things that's an option. Okay. Okay. Thank you. It's all in class link. Yes. Yes. Okay. Thank you.
Additional questions on item this item. Yes. Dr. W. So just help me understand when you say you have there will they will design and build 24 custom dashboards. Explain those are the views from the
building level, views for teacher levels, views for district levels. So that everyone has their own view. we wouldn't want um a teacher in room A to have access to the data from teacher in room B and so we have to customize
different dashboards to serve the the stakeholder that will receive the information. We also are developing the walkth through tool for each of our highquality instructional materials. So
when I go into a math classroom, I will be able to select math classroom. So that the walkthrough tool that is zeroing in on the math routines we should be observing, we will be able to evaluate the implementation of those
routines. When I walk into a science classroom, I will be able to select the science classroom that I'm walking into so that I can provide feedback on the routines that are specific to that science classroom. So, as we are uh
personalizing the feedback to the course that we're observing, we increase the number of platforms that we can visualize. So as a principal I can look at implementation for the aggregate all of the courses or I can filter to just
see my math courses. I can filter to see only my science courses. I can filter to see my English language arts. Okay. So within each device depending upon the
operator be it a teacher, a principal or administrator. The program is then going to to uh let's say the program is is built so that the operator is the the person that can access either
the discipline or the individual the operator. So you say the teacher can only see her uh performance feedback feedback feedback for the instruction and the principal can see either the
discipline all the teachers that they are the c the dashboards the feedback so we work with instruction not discipline what we are looking for is teaching I'm sorry so I I a math is a discipline but you're saying it's an instruction
it it's instruction we're looking for instruction. And what will happen is the principal will be able to choose from the list what course they're walking in on so that they have the tools they need to evaluate what they need to evaluate that course within the 24
um body of of of something. I don't have the word. Okay, that explains. Thank you. Thank you. Additional questions on this item board? Not there's a motion, a second on the floor, Miss Smith. Roll call. Randy Lopez. Randy. Yes. Robert Milin Jr.
Milin Jr. Yes. Wanda Brownley Page. Wanda Brownley Page. Yes. Rachel Russell. Rachel Russell. Yes. Dr. Win. Dr. Win. Yes. Thank you, board. Next item. Board. It's recommended Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education approve the bid from Flynn Group DBA Pizza Hut for delivered pizza
for nutritional for the nutritional services department for use at the at secondary schools snack bars as submitted by Mr. Wayne Carell, Dr. Steve Piggram and recommended by Dr. Anna Stubblefield. So moved. Second.
Moved and seconded. Questions or discussion? So is is this for lack is this Pizza Hut? Yes. Okay. So, was it I know we don't have to bid a lot of
things, but was this was there bid on this out to um different um am I looking at it? Was it bided out? Yes. Yes, there there was a bid. There was a public solicitation for it. Um we received interest from a couple of them,
but the only bid we received was Pizza Hut. Okay. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Additional questions. Is there any question about the nutritional value? It's okay. It's approved to like that's why it's
very few who bid. There are some strict requirements that they have to meet, right? We bid based on federal regulations on it. So it it's it's compliant with those and just I think I know the answer. This
item will have to go very similar to the produce and the milk will have to go on an annual bid process. Yes. Okay. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Let me just ask one more thing. So, will this um it may not have been an issue in
consideration, but will this um counter the um um Door Dash the the the popularity of Door Dash at these schools? Yeah. That's that's you know I'm asking
consideration you know uh the director of nutritional services came to me with this I'm sorry I can't hear you snack bars. Can you speak into the mic? I'm sorry. Uh director of nutritional services came to me with this uh for use in snack bars. Snacks. It it could
counter Door Dash. Uh it's it's an option for students for snacks at cafeter at lunchtime um during the day I believe if they go if they can go to a snack bar and purchase a beverage or a or any other
snack uh it's not part of the lunch program but the whatever we have to sell in the schools whether it be in a machine um it has to be compliant with the smart snacks um or the smart
um rules required by the Department of Education. Okay. Thank you. Uh and I will ask one more question. Is was the bid specific to pepperoni a pork option or can it also pepperoni
have hamburger? Yeah. Hold on a second. I'm sorry. It's okay. I've got it right here. These are important questions to kids because I see cheese and specified for each location. Pepperoni as one choice. Uh cheese as another
choice and other which is combination pizzas uh for the schools. It's just depends on what the schools want to sell. But there is an option to have a nonpork option that isn't just cheese only.
Um, yes. But it has to fall in that 43 category number. The 43 category number. So it says it's specific. The requirements is nine pepperonis and cheese other four. So you can only order. Yes. You know th those were the
estimates. Okay. But the cost value changes on each of them. Right. Right. Okay. And so we have the, you know, the bid sets forth the rates. uh the need per delivery was based on estimates which can go up and down depending on
fluctuate amongst that thing. Okay. And I now my question is for Dr. Stubblefield. I believe when this item first came to the board you mentioned that this is a starting point and that there were going to be other options because I don't to Dr. wins question. I everyone doesn't want pizza every time
and if pizza is the only option, Door Dash OP offers a variety of options and so but this was just to start and that we were going to explore other options and there are very few restaurant chains that do it at a scale for district a
district this size. So this is the starting nutritional services will continue to explore and put out bids for things that meet the nutritional guidelines because that part still has to be there. Pizza is one of the common ones
and then um they'll continue to research and see what other options. Pizza is also a common option that we always feed people when we're bringing them together. So, I'm just thinking of the different ways that we can think about options. So, thank you.
A question. When is it going to this is going to effect? This school year. This school year. Yes. And for clarity, secondary schools. This is middle school and high schools. Middle schools and high schools. Correct. Thank you. Thank you. Additional questions, discussion. Not Miss Smith. Roll call.
Randy Lopez. Randy. Yes. Robert Marlin Jr. Marlin Jr. Yes. Wanda Brownley Page. Wanda Brownley Page. Yes, Rachel Russell. Rachel Russell. Yes, Dr. W. Dr. W. Yes. Thank you, board. Next item 5C. Um, this
item is being brought forward. Um, it did not, uh, have an, um, this is the first time you're seeing this on the agenda board. Um, just wanted to make sure you were aware, but this is an opportunity that came forward that had some time sensitivity if we did want to move forward on this item. That's why
it's being brought on today's agenda. Um, but it is recommended that the board of education uh of Kansas City Kansas public schools approve the purchase of 24 metal detectors from Sporting Kansas City in the amount of $24,000 as recommended by Mr. Wayne Carell and
uh Dr. Steve Pagram and Dr. Hannah Stubblefield. Um Dr. Stubblefield, is there any other context you would add to this item? Uh no, we did provide um some additional background in the um end of the week and if there are questions um
uh uh Deputy Koso is here and probably has most of the answers. Um Sporting bought a new security system and they had just recently purchased these 24 and they did offer them up to all of the
districts in um we do county. um if they wanted to purchase them at um a discount. Is there a motion to approve this item? Moved. Moved. Is there a second? Second.
Moved and seconded. Any questions or discussion? Yeah, I have a question. Miss Brownley Page it early. What's the longevity? How long? It's used material, but how long do we expect it to last? Um, I would defer to one of the
officers, but I I think in the He can tell you how old some of the ones we currently have in our schools. Yeah, they're newer than the ones that are in our school. That's a really hard question to answer because they get everyday wear and tear.
kids pushing against them, backpacks rubbing against them. We even have some schools where they get flipped over. And so, um, like the superintendent said, these were purchased at a very significant discount. The reason why is because, uh, Sporting Kansas City is
having to upgrade everything from cameras to their detectors and whatnot, uh, in preparation for the World Cup. Uh, so I I unfortunately can't give you a longevity date. We would like for them to last, you know, five to 10 years. Um
the reality is is um we'll be lucky if we get them to get 10 years out of them, but um we're hoping that we have about 15 that are scheduled for replacement. And so this is going to give us a significant boost without spending close
to $100,000 to replace all. So, I just Googled and it says um the frequency of use heavy daily use is 5 to seven years is what's Google tells you. So, um I think most I don't
know what the warranty is on them for that kind of thing, but it's about a 5 to sevenyear stand. And how long had they had Yeah, two years. They have a how long? Two years. Two year. Okay, that was my question.
additional question. That's two years of not everyday use, whereas we will be using them every single day once our staff gets properly trained on them. Thank you. So, I shared this in board prep and I
will share it now. Um, based on the needs, I don't know that we need all 40 units based on what you all shared. I I feel comfortable with 30. We're saying we need to replace
15 right away. We're saying in the next two years we'll need to replace 11 more. That's 27. So it says we're getting maybe I misunderstood what the document what how many we're getting.
Yeah. I apologize. 24. It's 24 units. 40. Yeah, I believe it's 20. That's just a typo. 24. It said 24. No. Well, in the end of the week
document, that was a typo. No, the end of the week says we have 40 throughout our system. Is that correct? I don't I don't have it in front of me, but it's 24 that we're current inventory. So, when you're saying metal detectors, current inventory, you're saying what we
currently have is 40. Yes. If that's what was in the end of the week. Yeah. We're purchasing 24. That makes sense. Any additional questions? Yes, Miss Brownley Page. And if you were to re how long does it if something went wrong,
how long would it take to get, you know, before we were missing some parts? If we were missing some parts and it took a while to get the parts that we needed. So that's again that's another difficult
question to to answer. Um these are a little bit more rugged units than what we have right now. Um, part of what we've worked out with Sporting KC is they have a technician who is going to train our in-house technician on how to service these machines. So, that will
save us a little bit of money in the long run as far as ordering parts as needed. I honestly can't answer that question for you because I don't know how long it'll take to get. Looks like Mr. Carell has an answer. Sorry. Uh we'll keep a supply of parts,
spare parts for those machines at the store room so we can have quick access to them and as we use them we replenish them. Same with the X-ray machines. We do the same thing with the X-ray machines, but our staff will work on them. Yes. And if I understand correctly what
you two are saying and now understanding what the end of the week said, um we'll replace 15. So we'll have nine on hand. So, in the event we don't have parts, we could trade out a machine while we're waiting on parts if that's my understanding. Okay.
Yes, ma'am. Yep. Thank you. Thank you for doing the research. Thank you for bringing back the information. Additional discussion. Good. Miss Smith, roll call, please. Randy Lopez. Randy, yes. Robin Marlin Jr. Marin Jr. Yes.
Wanda Brownley Page. Wanda Brownley Page. Yes. Rachel Russell. Rachel Russell. Yes. Dr. W. Dr. W. Yes. Thank you. Uh, next item, board item D. Um, it's recommended the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education approve the
resolution for the disposal of Central Middle School. So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. Miss Smith. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Dr. W. going to say if Greg I was going to request that Greg
just for the general public in understanding what this document is just giving that because I this was added to the agenda and wasn't a part of board prep and I just want people to have a good understanding of what we're what is happening right now
and I would add that if it's possible you also explain the full um implication of of disposal of school property. Yeah. So, um the reason for the
resolution is that uh Kansas has a statute that was passed a couple years ago that requires anytime the school district's going to get rid of or potentially get rid of a U piece of land that has a school building on it or potentially other buildings depending on
how they how you read the statute. that that uh property has to be first submitted to the state legislature. I think it's to the legislative council under the statute for them to review and determine whether the state would like to acquire that property before it's
disposed of in some other manner. And so in order to submit it to the uh legislature, the statute requires a resolution adopted by the board for that potential disposal of the property. In
this particular case, um we have uh the potential for a situation where uh with the construction of a new middle school that there will not be a need for the central middle school building facility. Um in order to make that work, uh we
need to have a uh commitment in place for the disposal of the property through um a essentially a land swap. But but ultimately what we would end up doing is uh disposing of Central Middle School in order to acquire that other piece of
property to place uh the new facility on. In order to do that, we have to get through the legislative process. So this is just the starting point. Um and and depending upon what the legislature does, if this resolution is passed, uh that um defines how we would move
forward. And the time frame from the state is um so I believe the time frame is 90 days but I think it depends on whether the legislaturator's in session or not. We are not in session. Therefore it goes LCC. Correct.
And how much time do they have? Uh I think yeah I'll look real quick. Okay. Make sure I've got it right. So we will not know until for 45 days or before. That's correct. Yeah. It's it's it's over a month. I know that for sure. I just don't know the exact number of
days. I can check real quick. And while you're checking, if they say yes, if they say no, what is what is a yes mean? What does a no mean? Um if the legislature just indicates that they would they want the property
then um if the district moves forward to dispose of the property the legislature would acquire the property from the school district. If they say no they don't want it uh then the district is free to dispose of the property however the board sees fit. Okay.
Looks like 45 days. Thank you. Thank you for that question, Miss Russell and Dr. Wyn. Um, thank you for that information, Mr. Gohane. Additional questions or discussion on this item. I can't remember if it's or not.
Believe. So, did we do we have a motion and a second on the floor, Miss Smith? Yes. Okay. Hearing no other discussion, Miss Smith. Roll call, please. Randy Lopez. Randy, yes. Marvin Milin Jr. Milin Jr. Yes. Wanda Brownley Page. Wanda Brownley Page. Yes.
Rachel Russell. Rachel Russell. Yes. Dr. Win. Dr. Win. Yes. Grace. Thank you. Our next item, item six on the agenda. These items are up for um information purposes tonight. No action is being requested of the board. They're here for any questions you may
have on them. If not, please review submit questions to Dr. Stubblefield. And these may or may not be brought back forward at a future board meeting for um action if it is the will of the board. Are there any questions on item A, light speeded system service agreement?
Seeing none, any questions on item B? Okay. Item C, mobile light towers. Okay. Item D. All right. And slow down a little bit. Yes.
Item D is on the mobile billboard high school. Wat High School. Thank you. And then item E and you can go back if there is a question but item E isformational item
on the light towers. Um is there is there attachment any I see a blank page I don't know I'm not sure if that was accidentally like uploaded. There's no item there. So
you can approve A B C D and not E because there's nothing there for E. Well, we're not approving anything tonight. These are just information. Yeah, but item it looks and I apologize. These items have already come to us or did they just go
out for solicitation? I'm not sure. I remember this I remember this grant and this lighting thing. Yeah, there's a couple things I'd like to uh uh correct on this. This was brought to you before. It's been several
months ago now, but uh frankly, just to the uh the loss of the previous uh that makes it sound kind of bad, the departure of the previous uh police chief uh and the previous COO, we need to re-engage with the process to
get going on again. So, we wanted to bring it back to you again and we'll come back with the action item uh in the near future. Okay. So, yeah, you have actually seen this before, but it's been several months, so we thought it was too far. And E is my fault. I think I doubled the submitt
on that one. So, okay. It was so nice I did it twice. And you already bid these items out, too. These items are being purchased through uh the co-op agree. Okay. Okay. That I did see this before. Okay. Thank you. Thank
you for that clarification. There are no questions at this time. Thank you, Mr. Clemens. Um, again, please submit any additional information or questions um to Dr. Stubblefield. These will come back before the board at a future board meeting.
Okay. Next item on our agenda, item seven, board. Um we're going to take some time to um have a conversation around the budget. Um I know the board budget is the first item on there. Um the board of education's budget, we did review that
um discussed um made some adjustments, but that's there for um forformational purposes or if there's additional questions, we can revisit that as well. Um Dr. Stubblefield, was there anything that we wanted to that you and the team were going to share around the presentation?
Yes. and we'll provide a userfriendly um document, but um just pulling some of this um information together um between board prep and today and like going back and forth, we don't have it um to share publicly, but the question was asked
about what is the number um if you were if we were not if the board chooses not to move forward with exceeding revenue neutral and that is in the presentation. And let me pull that up. I think it's like slide um
I don't know. So this presentation's last update was 77 and I have not been able to find that slide. So was So it's slide number
16. So on slide number 16 it says scenario one revenue neutral state a increase only up to um if if we go revenue neutral it is up to or approximately 7.74
million that we would have to reduce in the budget. Um one portion is the meal and the other is the state aid and the match aid. Um, scenario two, if the board was to exceed and then assu choose to reduce the mill
by one, it's about 4.2 million and it same breakdown 65% state aid that we would lose and 34% of local taxes which is the mill. And scenario three is the board voting to
exceed revenue neutral means that there's no um decrease in the budget as a result of the the vote. So that that's where those um total numbers are. And on slide 14, and it's kind of in the
corner and a little dark, but slide 14, it shows you that a mill is approximately 1 um $3 million, $1,391, $111.
Um, and the state aid is like $2.6 six million that we get um as um not matching but to supplemental supplemental um and that's a part of what they try to do to provide equity um
for districts based off of um demographics and such. So can you help me understand scenario three because it only has a percentage? It is 5.3% of what of that is what the um assessed
evaluation of the homes or businesses this year it was that went up about 5.3%. Brad, if I'm mixing, please correct me, but that that is about what the taxes on um a home went up this year. Is that
correct, Brad, or am I misspeaking? Scenario three is what is this what is the cost to the district? There's no cost. Scenario three is exceeding revenue neutral, but the mill levy remains flat, which is what we've done in the past. We exceed revenue neutral with a flat mill.
So, we're not increasing the mill or decreasing the mill. Um, but we're exceeding and pulling in that additional revenue. So, this scenario was replaced with that two mill reduction scenario is essentially what I'm seeing the difference in the slide. I'm trying to
understand what I saw before and what I'm seeing. We've made changes to the presentation just a few times since you saw it the first time based on board feedback as you've requested different scenarios and a sorry and as we continue to get updated information. So, as we said at the very
beginning, way back in probably December, we really kind of started conversations around this. We learn more and more the closer we get to when the actual budget document is submitted to the state. So based on the best information that we have now, which is
estimated property valuations from the county, scenario three would be keeping the middle levy flat, which would represent about a 5.3% increase to just the local property tax uh collection.
Okay. And so scenario three also all of these scenarios already include on the previous slides where we made the reductions. And so all of those reductions and please correct me if I'm wrong. All of those reductions in the
current cost of goods and services have been evaporated because of those reductions. And so that is the this is option three is the way in which we can continue to operate with the given reductions and with the current eval
valuations that were appraisals that were given. Is that my is that an interpretation? That's correct. So through again the various stages of this we have brought to you the earlier in the presentation it shows it again. So, the increases in
costs or new items that we needed to budget for at the beginning of this year that we know are outside of our control and that we're going to need to put on there out of the new base state aid that we expect kind of right off the top. So, we we marked those for you so that you
knew kind of what we had left to allocate after that. largely this year, the additional state aid funding was already spoken for, and that was before any pay increases for staff, which have in the meantime been approved by the
board. So yes, in in my judgment, the way to continue based on what we've already cut um without additional cuts that would be pretty significant uh would be scenario three, which would be
remaining at the flat mill levy rate. Okay. And so going back to what you said, based on our conversation and also the requests that have been asked from the community, the board will get a detailed document
that says if we were to go revenue neutral, this is where that 7.74. If we did the 1 mil reduction, this would be the 4.2, too, but the community because of there are people attached to it will
get a more general bucket scenario of this is the different programs or the adjustments the district would have to make with these revenue neutral or mill reductions. Is that correct? Is that a Yeah. I just want to make sure we're all on
the same page around what what we can expect. Correct. So, one of the things that HR did and then I think there needs to be a break. Just one of the things that HR did was pull together the total amount of all of our openings. We have 257
openings if we weren't to fill any of those, which that's not completely accurate because we would have to back out the number of proximity teachers, subs, agency workers, and all those because all of those jobs are still posted because ultimately we want to
hire them. um all of those salaries and benefits and such equate to about $15 million. We now would need to back out of that with all of those things to get to what that is. Knowing that all of
those things will have an impact on delivery of services. if you were just trying to go with what don't we have hired and not impact current staff having employment but maybe moving them
around to fill some of those gaps. Some of the a lot of the things that are posted around special education and those sorts of things are we can't not do that. So, um it would be like um
nurses, teachers, ESL. Well, ESL I'm not really sure about. So, there are certain things that now that we have all of those things we need to back out of. And so, we didn't want to put that out there without double-checking on what's required and not, but I think we need a break.
Uh so, sorry, we're going to pause there, take a quick um seven minute break, and come back to the conversation. ask you Brett to clarify again scenario number three current estimate 5.3% is what of what that was the increase that we have been
given from the county um that is the increase to the property valuation so that's across all property commercial and real estate um but that's the estimate that they've given us right now it's an estimate until the county and
the state gets through the entire appeals process so That number most often would go down, not up, as people appeal and may get their property evaluations lower. Okay. Now, take another layer off of that and translate it one more level.
Does that What does that mean to then the the local LOB? What does that mean to the LB? What's the relationship? So, if you keep your mill rate flat, so the number of mills that you're levying
on property, we got that. I'm talking about your 5.3 then your property valuation going up would it be a total increase then to the local collection of the 5.3%. Okay. So with everything flat like you like you said because of the assessed
values have increased they may come down but they may go up that local option budget amount am I correct would increase by 5.3 not the overall amount so just the local collection the amount local option budget
correct so you're saying not the total local option budget of our entire local option budget over 70% % of it is the state aid portion. So that's why it's important to differentiate between back out the the state aid part just the
part you get from the local taxpayer just the local collection would be increased by the 5.3% thing then okay say that one more time because of the increased assessed value the increase from just the local taxpayer
we didn't we didn't increase we didn't we we were not responsible for the 5.3 correct correct that's the it would increase by 5.3%. Okay, thank you. Okay, we're going to take a quick 7 minute break um recess and we'll be back
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so um just to add context and we'll have this um updated for the positions if you were not to include the ones that either have uh contract services agencies or a sub in them. Then that total of the
remaining open positions and we'll have this we'll put this on a document and give it to the board and the public. The total amount if you did not um fill those would be about $9.2
million but um they spanned across every area um every department um in every um level. Can you clarify that the 9.2 is the total of all 257 but you need to wean
back? No, the 9.2 two is 145. Those are the ones who are not filled by either a contract service or any contracted service. Yep. So you will you give us options to choose from or you'll just make one
recommendation? I'm not making any recommendations. We're going to give you the numbers of what the those positions that are left open. um if we were not to fill those positions and um the impact of them like
not necessarily the impact but like it's 72 teacher openings some of them include sped we have to back out of the sped and you'll have categories yes you'll have specific positions we'll just say certified teachers okay
50 positions if you don't fill them is this amount knowing and understanding that means class sizes go up. Um yes. So or um nurses like we'll just give you the total number of open positions that
if you don't fill them this is the dollar amount that it equates to. Okay. I think what would be helpful too is the impact like you said um if we're not filling those teacher positions, does that impact certain buildings to increase class sizes potentially? If
we're not hiring those nurses that are have open positions, does that mean that we're not going to have nurses at those buildings? Um so the impact for me, aside from just the number, the impact really would be helpful. Break it down by building. I didn't hear
her say that. No, just over I mean I guess overall the impact for those some buildings are fully staffed, some are not. If you say right now we're not going to fill these remaining teaching positions though those buildings that are fully staffed won't necessarily be
impacted unless we decided to try to balance it out. But if I'm a building and I have three openings, my class size is wherever those openings are, those class sizes are going up. Okay. Okay. So, I didn't understand you saying you would break it down by building. I didn't say that.
Okay. So, no, I What? You won't know. If you don't break it down, we won't know. But you can say the openings are at the openings are on. We can attach it with Well, I mean, we can pair it with the vacancy report. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah. And I just want to be clear because I heard you say or to figure out. So then the highest scenario I also need to backtrack too. So the highest scenario is 7.74. The number you
just mentioned is 9.2. You're doing the document for 9.2 and not making any recommendations for how to get to the 7.74. That's what correct. Now I will say looking at the
document I have the 9.2 includes sped. I know we will have to back sped out. Oh, I thought you just said it was only the 145. Well, that was currently that we have a contracted service for. So, some of
these have short-term subs or might have short-term subs or that kind of thing. So, they when they pulled it is still there. So, I'm saying we still need to back out. Okay, like sped and other things that may be required by federal. But I this was just
to give you a high level understanding of the number of unfilled positions we have which and the what that dollar equates to. But knowing and understanding or majority of these especially
classroom positions, nurses, and all of those services, we then would contract until we can fill it um with 257 is the total, and I'm just reading back so I can understand. 257 is the current vacancies.
145 is just initially where we think we could get to with 9.2, too, but we need to cross reference that with any sped or required services to figure out what additional may need to be required to be
filled. Correct. Okay. And then I want to go back to Brad because I want to make sure that I understand scenario three. So I understand the 5.3 but can you clarify if this is an average number and there may be some outliers for some
individuals on the commercial or residential and then is this 5.3 just for one jurisdiction or is it 5.3 across the board? So if I look at my
last year and this year's I only see a 5.3 increase total or is it each taxing jurisdiction has a 5.3 additional added? Great questions. So
I'll take the last part first. Sorry. And if I need to go back, let me know. We might get there. So the 5.3% it does a that is the property valuation increase for all of the service area of USD500.
So if you look at countywide, so what the UG may be levying on, it's a different rate because they've got different property values out west that are included that we don't have. to your first question. I think you asked about is it an average across
commercial and personal real estate. That is a yes. So it includes commercial real estate in there. So um you may not have everyone didn't get an even 5.3%. the house down the street might have
gotten a reduction because their property in and that area, that neighborhood, their value went down based on sales and comparables in the area. A town or a house a few blocks away might have gone up a little bit
more than that. Maybe they made improvements. So, that's the average across everything. And you have new construction in there as well. and new businesses that have come to the area that are getting their valuation added to the overall total. So all of that
factors in. Okay. Thank you. Which brings me to the same question again. The 5.3 I got that for all of our three levels. I mean we
have three assessments from USC 500. Where is that 5.3 on each or all? The 5.3% is on the property valuation, which is the base figure that each of those three valuations then is factored
onto. So you start with the total value of the property. That's what went up an average of 5.3%. Then for your general fund, you've got a deduction based on what the state says. We take the bottom I think it's 60,000
now off of the valuation. So homes that are below 60,000 in value wouldn't have any valuation added to the total. That's for general fund. Then you have the local option budget or uh supplemental general also called and
all other funds that are included in that valuation are subject to any of the tiff districts or different um subsidies that the the county government has given um to attract growth. So those
valuations are typically higher or excuse me lower because of the projects that don't have to pay property tax or have some sort of rebate. Then last, you've got the capital outlay fund, which is not subject to any of the
general fund exemptions or any of those um tax incentives. So, that's usually your highest valuation. But in each of the three ways that those are calculated, it's all based on the base total property value for our
service area that went up the 5.3%. So a short answer, if I'm correct, and correct me if I'm not correct, short answer would be the 5.3 is reflected in each of those somehow unless you're less than 60,000 the property.
Yes, that's true. Okay. Thank you. Keeping in mind though that the 5.3% again doesn't necessarily mean everyone's property went up that it also includes new construction, new businesses that have come to the area. You have to evaluate your own.
It's the total valuation has gone up that much. Okay, got it. Thank you. Additional questions on the scenario recap or additional information that could be helpful on this. I you know and I I appreciate the conversation. And I I still um
would lean and I know we don't have a vote and for another couple of meetings, but really for me it's understanding the impact if we were to go revenue neutral or even decrease by a mill and have to look for for cuts um to decrease funding, the impact that that has on our
end user, which is our students and our families. And so for me, um, I still am of the belief that, um, I would be voting to exceed revenue neutral, um, because I believe that that's what's in the best interest of our students, um,
and what we need to do for our students. And I don't think cutting 145 positions is the best thing to do for our students. Um, but that's just my opinion. I know there's a lot that goes into this. Um but but I still strongly believe that what's if I'm going to do
what's best for our students and our families and our community and our district um revenue neutral or even decreasing a mill or any type of decrease would be a detriment um for our for our community. A question Mr. Milin Mr. Lopez since you said you brought
that up. So if if if board if we vote not to go revenue neutral, you just mentioned you gave a number 145 positions, correct me if I'm wrong, will no longer exist, will have to be cut.
I took that number from the the current vacancies that potentially I think Dr. Stubblefield and the team are going to go back and verify that, but that's the the initial number. Yes. Okay. And the B part or another question on page on pa well slide 12 not page
slide 12 I guess it's a page of 22 the district reduction already completed so these these have already happened we've already completed these uh reductions the ones that are in the presentation runs in in the presentation yes slide 11
12 and 13 11 and okay that's with us not doing anything up to this point any voting or the change of funding. So everything that's in this slide of positions, those were already reduced or
eliminated in order to bring us not in the red based off of just increased cost um staff raises and that. So it's a combination of the state aid and the increased cost of things and that sort of thing. So yes, that that was just to
bring us Okay. Okay. Well, that gave me a segue to this my next question. So, if we do exceed revenue neutral, these I lost my slide. Those positions can be we can reverse what has been already No. No.
Reduction. You cannot. No. Th So, my understanding Mr. Milin, correct me if I'm wrong, Brad or Dr. Steelfield. Yep. Yeah. So, if you look at um page 11 or slide 11, those are things that the board has already committed to to supporting or paying for
in this upcoming year, including faces, including our dual language expansion, all of these things, right? That's $6.6 million roughly. Yes. The district has already in order to help find those 6.6 6 million and other costs. The district has already
eliminated the positions that are on slide 12 and slide 13, which added up to a total of almost $3 million. So, there's still a $3 million gap that the district that we've had to find in our budgets um to be able to pay for those
things that we have already committed to doing for this upcoming year. that was done through part of the we've asked all the departments all of the the the departments in in the district to look at reducing their budgets to help find and so the leadership team reduced
whether it was travel or other things in their budgets to help find the $3 million gap. So right now, I understand it, if we exceed revenue neutral, we would be able to pay for those things we've committed to the salary increases.
We wouldn't necessarily go back and rehire any of those positions that have been eliminated. Um, but then we'd still be able to hire those vacant positions, those 145 or the 200 whatever positions, the nurses, the custodians, the teachers, all of that.
Kind of saw answer my question. Mhm. Because when the funding is there, it's there to take advantage of to do what we need to you need to do in the hiring. Am I correct? Cost of increased. We I think one thing that's important to remember is and
hopefully the right slide is up for everybody here, but this 6.6 million of the the funding already committed that mostly speaks for everything that we expect to get of new base state aid money. That's just your general fund that got an increase. You didn't get an increase
to sped. You didn't get an increase to your title one dollars. You didn't get an increase to your nutritional services revenue. So there's these same increases of costs are affecting every fund that we manage, not just our general fund. And that's
where it's important that we have flexibility when it comes to the local option budget to address some of those things. what we've cut in the already um reduced positions is what was necessary to bring you a balanced budget with the
flat mill levy in mind. So things that are not on your list of funding already committed is things like the cost of utilities that has gone up, just inflation for things like the parts we need to repair our buses, the things we
need to buy to repair our buildings that aren't part of the bond project. All of those things add up. So that's really where the difference is and why these choices had to be made. Difficult choices of course, but this is what was
already done to be able to bring you something that was more workable. Okay. Yeah. Miss Miss Russell then Oh, Mr. Milin, then Mr. Last year when we voted, did we have these scenarios? Were they in place like they are now? scenario one, two, and
three because it was approved to exceed revenue neutral. Am I correct? Were these scenarios in place to us last year like they are now? I believe last year there was two scenarios to exceed or not exceed. We there wasn't the middle one and that was
brought as a request by the board. So it was either to exceed or not to exceed. Yeah. Thank you. I that's for clarity. I thought that's how it was. I'm just making sure not to see. Now we have scenarios. Thanks Russell. Yes. Um I don't want to play the word
smithing game but I do just want to make one one statement based on a comment that was made. So page 12 and 13 the district reductions. Um that list was created by
people either leaving decision positions or direct or some this was not a board decision for these reductions. This was a uh administrative which is appropriately so but there are differences of opinions and so I want to
be clear that the board didn't recommend these reductions. these were reductions that were made that don't solicit or need our feedback. And so I just wanted to make that statement because there are differences of opinions. Um and that was just my comment. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Russell. Dr. W. Uh yes. Um to not to counter what you said, but to supplement what you said. It's also important for for the public, the taxpayer to understand
how we're coming to these conclusions and will Dr. Stufffield you said if we don't exceed revenue neutral there was with theund 45
47 45 that's 9.2 million that's 9.2 million. And that would be my recommendation um where we look to start at so that we're not displacing staff because any staff member that is under a
certified contract you can't do anything with. So any staff member that does not have a certified contract and that's all of our majority of our classified hourly employees that's where you would have to
make reductions. So my recommendation would be for us to look at openings um and on the operational side and you all have looked at the budget and there were recommendations around um reducing the operational budgets but
if you recall last year we reduced all of our operational costs and then even with the recommendation um from some of you all this year when we totaled what those recommendations were it was about $100,000 But you're not going to get to
a million dollars um on the operational side just because some of those things are things that we have to do. Now, could you reduce more on like smaller things, but it's not going to get you there? Um it would be
the greater amounts to get to even one mill. My real question be a million dollars. You had the same thing for scenario two one mill reduction. We it was still be the same bucket of money. We would look at open positions. Okay. So, and and
try to come with what is the least impactful around that. But yes. All right. So, just want to make that clear as well. So, the 1 mil is the $4 million. 4.2 million. Yeah. Thank you.
Thank you. So, um additional questions on this or discussion? I do um you know won't be cognizant of time. We've have a few more things to cover today board um regarding there was a question just so everyone has the same information. There was a question on whether the department
budgets that are in um diligent tonight reflect the salary increases that the board approved at a previous meeting. I think the last board meeting or special meeting um they do not. So the the budgets that you have in diligent do not reflect the salary increases to the pool
for um that were approved by the board. Um we'll get that information um updated for the board um so that we can have the most up-to-date information. Um so can we ask I mean I still have some questions about the department budget. You want to wait till we do this again?
No. So, um, my my goal, my intention was for us to end, um, not be here until 10 p.m. tonight. So, I do want to allow I do want to make sure if we have questions, thoughts, if there are questions, we can ask them. We do have a few executive sessions, but um, I know a lot of questions were submitted ahead of
time, responses were sent. If there are questions, we can entertain those questions. Now, questions, I'm asking to for us to make reductions in some of the the items that I asked questions about. So when when are we going to able to be able to do that? When we get the real numbers I
mean when we get the the updated if we're going to get the update then it's best. So here I mean you can do that today because the updated will not impact any part of the budget but the salary component right so we would not be reducing anyone's salary to make the
reduction. So that conversation could actually start today. And that the number that we got the the recommendations that we got around reductions, we did share that back out. It was a little over $100,000 if we were if the board were to do all of those
things. But there were there was information provided back like specifically in the ops budgets and some other budgets that you already have a very narrow margin for when something unpredictable happens. And so it was
said that certain ones that while here is the amount you would be not we wouldn't be setting ourselves up for emergency situations. Okay. So, can I translate that as
because well, can I translate that to mean you would not see any room to reduce any line item that you're that you're saying you're at the bone now? Correct. From our perspective.
Okay. However, if if the board felt that let's say I'll just for example your budget of dues and fees $10,000 if it could go back to $9,000 or something
that wouldn't break break you. It would not break me but most of those contracts I've entered into already. So like um for the memberships that uh they may we may be invoiced already or it may be coming um just the timing of
everything which I know we talk about this every year for us and contracts and those things. That's why I'm always like we need to decide this in March so that we won't make commitments to those kind of things. Right. But yes, so I would
have to go back and check with um Miss Downing to see which ones there are certain memberships that um I mean that was just an example. I'm saying so yes and no. I each of these budgets of which there are I don't know
what 30 or 40 correct. Tell you what, Mr. Mr. Lopez um I will submit to the board then specific so that um and and Dr. Phil so that perhaps
we can we can narrow the discussion um because I mean I just use example dues and fees if you know I'll go back to the board budget although they were because they were invoiced certain things were invoiced
and we hadn't paid we had to pay but if certain memberships Dr. have not been um contracted and you know you can't can't break a contract then then it it kind of ties our hands you
know what I'm saying that as a board to say we we don't accept this budget as is we want to make a change in a line item what I hear you say is you can't do it And it just it's it has to be specifics.
Yeah. Because that's not that's not Well, and I'm saying, right? I'm saying abs I'm just to say absolutely we can or can't do it. I really we would actually really have to go back and look and say, well, this membership is due in January.
So technically, yes, I can do that. But some I know for a fact we just paid because they are due July 1. Um and and any and and just for clarity, it does go back to timing on decisions because once
you get past March, you start to roll into the following year for the next fiscal year. So once again, it goes back to if with us getting always in this time frame, then the board does not perform the
budgetary um you can sit down. I don't have any more questions for you. uh does not perform its its responsible budgetary process. It doesn't do it. I mean just so I mean that's not a question. No I I and I get that. I mean I think
two things can be true. I think the way that schools in their fiscal years occur July 1 to June 30th and when the budget is due from the state they don't align. So it puts boards in positions to make
very early decisions. Correct. And those decisions have to be made early. However, it doesn't mean that the board is not doing their uh their diligence from the sense that if the
board all were on the same page and and I think um this is where most boards fall. if they're going to not exceed revenue neutral staff knows that by February, March, if the board is like,
we need to reduce the budget overall by so like last year is a great example. The board charged us to reduce our budget by 3%. We knew that early enough to do that across the board so that you all like when it's those kind of clear
things, staff can do it early on and it doesn't put the board in this position uh uh that we're in right now. So I think so I think two things are true. If if the board's the collective board's desire was to reduce department budgets
further right now, it puts you in a precarious position. And that's what I'm seeing. Yes, that where we could if if if we had had this discussion earlier then we could justify some line item being reduced
that it did not impact class size. I put it like that. But because now we're getting it here and this has nothing to do with revenue neutral. This has something to do with just a way a department is spending its money. Yeah. And so so I still will say to you
uh Mr. Lopez um we there are some items within department budgets that could be reduced if and we need to have that discussion. So thank you very much. Thank you Mr. Russell and Mr. Yeah, I was just going to say that I
also think um we are doing mult we have been doing multiple things and I think where maybe we need to maybe do some scheduling realignment is that part of the issue with the department
budgets is is that we had all those school building budget meetings department budgets didn't get done until June. soon or like completed to a place where we could. But back in March, I
remember asking at a meeting, hey, like what are what what is our charge? What is our initiative? And we were told we didn't have all the information. And so I'm not putting it back on staff or anyone. I'm just saying something about our process.
If we're trying not to impact building budgets and we're trying to have a conversation about having more flexibility in our department budgets for whatever purposes whether it's reducing the mill or it's getting needs set aside after July 1 because also in
June I asked a question so what happens if we don't review or talk about these budgets the response was as of July 1 they will start doing whatever they are doing and so paying bills such as the bills we also have to pay started to get
paid and so then it is it is going to be cumbersome to say oh let's think about reducing this without going back to every department lead at this process but we didn't get the information till June so I don't have a clever idea about
the timing of department budgets and how we have it we've in we've created the document which I think has been helpful I I think the document needs to be revised because it doesn't have um you saw the the
the response is the same response not individually this is really going to impact this department but that if I don't go travel with no professional it that that it's still needs to be worked on and that's and that is feedback that we
can work on in our budget things but I'm but I'm saying I also just don't want to get to this place where we're always moving the mark either. So, and I I feel like just and we're always my perspect, but I also want to say in order to
systematically move things the way that we are hoping for, we can't always move the market. And and I I respect your opinion and I respect it, but we created the form. We looked at the form five times like and I'm not opposed to
changing it, but I'm just saying now. Yeah. So, I've lost my train of thought, but it's okay. That's okay. It does. Well, after listening to Dr. Wyn and and Dr. Stufferfield, my question, you know, this is kind of cloudy with me. It seems like if we the info, Miss
Russell used a great word that be not a great word, but a word that's is sticking with me. Process. If the information is processed earlier or when informed earlier before we get squeezed to September 9th and whenever we vote to do this to seed or not to seed. It seems
like that that will have a bearing on slide 12 of the amount of people we have to reduce uh individuals that we have to we have to reduce or the cuts we have to make. And it seems like we're we're we're
squeezed in a in a in a in a in a period that we've got to make this decision. And if we know it earlier, am I making sense? If we know it earlier, then we wouldn't be squeezed and wouldn't be a problem at well, we got to uh with these cuts and folks
would know earlier and we would know earlier. But you just stated, Dr. Supperville, that and the rare that page 12 cannot be changed. you know, we lost we we we've uh reduced four nurses. We no APS uh well, not no
APS, what is there? Uh uh middle school principles. So it can't change if we do it earlier. So here, that's my question. So here I just want to offer a point of clarification. So if we go back to the
conversation in March and I asked the board like what is your overall goal and then the departments can move forward but what the board requested was the final department budgets whether you have well what the board requested was that
document and we didn't even get the document when we got the budget. So okay I and whatever the request may be I think that's where there may be a disconnect because we if we are charged to reduce it on the front end without
all of the detail we can produce that and that's what you did last year you said reduce the o overall budget by 3% for whatever reason or there were multiple percentages that but we had a clear charge if you so because I'm going
to just say the way the year works and the fact that this is one com this a huge important part of our job but it's one component of our job it unless there is clarity on the front end the timing of when things are due by the state when
things are happening at district office you'll continue in this cycle and I think to your point Dr. when this is what has happened before me, every superintendent before me, you get the information at this time. In those cases
where there is like a clear charge like, hey, we have a $5 million gap in our budget. We got to figure it out. Or we want to reduce the overall operations budget of non-buildings by this amount to do this. Or just because we want to
reduce it and have the discretionary funds to put them where we want. You can tell us that prior to like without all and then if you get the detail you can plug in like okay so we reduced it but I want to add
more money to athletics and activities or I want to add more money or I want this to go in a pot to potentially exceed not to exceed revenue neutral. Those things can be done without our budgets being finalized. our budgets will actually be more accurate if we
knew those things in more March and those sorts of things. So, so I I also just want to be clear that also in March we were provided and this is where we all have difference of perspective. So in March we're also provided this rough
number based on the September 20 count and how much estimated money we think we're going to give. Again, I know for a fact that at that March meeting, this list didn't look like this. The funding
committed did not look like this. And so from a budget perspective, when we talk about raises and we talk about the things that the board has said we want to prioritize, in my mind, we had the money to give the raise amount that we
wanted. But we were told that those are rough numbers and not to do it. By the time we got deeper, it March went by, we canceled a meeting, and then we got to May, it was a busy time. People had a thousand things going on. I understand all of those pieces. The numbers then
came back with this list and all of the money had disappeared. We still hadn't give raises and and so like it is a systematic like the things that I thought I would be able to accomplish in March changed by the time I got to May
and June because this entire list was like, well, if we want to keep doing this, we got to do this. We already committed to this. We got to do this. And so I think that is to the point of like we all want to do great things but we get we also get in this place where
it's well we don't want to move this direction because it'll impact this and so we are needing more clarity before we gungho just make decisions and I think that's where we've as a district have to find the balance because I wanted more.
I want more out of this budget, but what I hear is I have nothing else to give. And so then I am nitpicking from one place to the other to try to figure out how to give something I wanted to commit to and I put on my priority list, but I
keep getting told there's no money. So I I don't know what systematically we do, but that is the angle in which I see the work. Yeah. So, and that's where I'm saying if we know now what you want to do, you can put because the things we don't have control over, we still don't know if
it's 5.3%, 5%, we know it'll go down from here. We in March when we provided it, we were basing it off of last year, which was in the double digits, correct? Um, last year it was higher. So, those are things that are out of our control.
But a prime example is when you said we want more faces in the schools, we adjusted the budget to do that and make it happen. where I'm saying if there is clarity to us on here are the things and
if it's just we want a million dollars so that we can have options and whatever you choose to do with that million dollars once this is finalized we can make that happen and just say if that you do this here's what you we are giving up so I I hear you but there are
certain things that are out of our control when the state finally finalized the amount for the base state aid Like all of those things are rough estimates and all of those things are things that we don't control. We get it when we get it from the state and
sometimes is sooner and sometimes is later like it all of those things are out of our control. So we do present you with estimates but the state doesn't change their deadlines. They expect you to operate off the the the estimates and make decisions from there. I'm saying
for your part regarding whether we're reducing the budget or not if we are clear on that no later than March, you're not put in this quandry because then we would come back similar to last year and said this is what we reduced in
every budget. The decisions that um administration made around the uh reductions were based off of us looking at it and what would have the least impact on the uh buildings in the
classrooms. While we can also continue to provide the services that we've heard from um our constituents including you that you want to um continue. And so we tried to balance that and we are
constantly looking at like we just full transparency had a couple people to resign late and what I said to staff we're not backfilling that we're going we'll see what happens and how can we restructure in order to do that and then
when we that would be reflected in the budget moving forward and either to cover for something that we didn't know was going to increase or to say to the board as we're presenting in the first uh budget meeting this year, we didn't
backfill this. Here's where we're putting it. If there's another area that the board would want us to look at, we would have that opportunity. But we share all the information that we have at the time and that I mean that's
the realistic component about it. And there are certain things that are just out of our control unfortunately. um around everything from federal dollars to state dollars because we get that information and it's finalized when it's finalized. Thank you. Um and then I'll also just
say I think you know and again I know we're at the mercy of certain different timelines with the state what information is available. We do start our budget meetings every third Friday of the month um starting in September um where we get to review budgets. we get to talk about the budget process, the timeline when when and where we have
decision and inflection points. So, and I know there are some months where we don't get to meet or we have to reschedu and we don't have all the information that we, you know, are wanting at that time um for various reasons. Um, so but I but we do start
meeting in September around the budget and I think that for this coming fiscal year would be important for us to get on the same page and be able to give direction on what we want staff to do. We're going to have to make decisions early. And that's what I'm saying is I think
we've got to make some decisions. both parties, we'll do our part and then if we tell administration X Y and Z then and and I'm I'm not saying this to start blow up anything, but if you're going to reorganize again,
then we need to know we don't need to get those changes in June or March or April, whatever. So, there has to also be consensus around here, right? And there has to be consensus from the board uh to have to give direction one way or another. Um and I
think part of the issue is there hasn't always been consensus from us as leadership to say that we want Exactly. So we haven't given administration the direction that they need to make certain decisions and that's been part of the issue and that's that's on us as a board and I think to your point we've got to come together
early and figure out what we want decisions early as well. Thank you. And that's what I'm saying, right? I'm not putting that out there for another discussion, but the board cannot get information in April or May. That's
going to impact the budget, right? And some some information can be shared. Some information is out of our control of what can and and and can't be shared. So at at certain times, so I think there to your point decision, right? So I think so I I think we've we've covered that part about what
information if there are certain changes that are being made when and how to share that with the board. So I think there's an understanding to your point of what what to share um and when to share it. But I I I just I want to just clarify like the process begins in September. Um well now the process has
continues throughout the the year early. We don't wait until March to start having meeting Friday because it's the beginning of school. That's the third fri Friday 15th, right? And our board handbook says that we start in September with our budget meetings. Um, so it's the third Friday
in September when we start our budget meetings, but we'll have opportunities to review this, have conversations, figure out what we want to do for the next year around budgets. And if there's direction from the board to say, "Hey, we want to cut a million dollars." Or maybe there's not direction. There must be, she's just asking for. What I'm saying is if there's direction
one way or another, whatever there is, but if there's not consensus, staff has to continue to operate the district and make decisions to make sure that they're doing what's needed for our our district. So, yes, we have to give them direction if we're asking them to
cut 3%, 5%, 10%, whatever that is, or hey, no, we're we don't want you to cut if that's the decision or the guidance. Right? So, I think that comes from the board to say here's your direction, but that's on us to do that. But then I would also say some things
were made and we didn't get to vote on. I'm not here to debate that cuz that's a fact. And then the second problem we have when we have a meeting, we say it's budget. Next thing you know, we got 20 other things on and we never get to it.
So, if we're going to talk budget, then we need to leave that other stuff off. in this meeting is strictly the budget cuz when we come together oh we ran out of time can't do that and I don't want to say that was done on purpose but somehow the co-enccyinks keep happening
so if it's budget it's budget only and let's get on it so I will I understand what you're saying I do say that but I also think what I hear the most is that we have got
to provide direction. And so um very similar to last year, I wonder if the board direction of the board is that we based we do the priority survey again or have at the first meeting we're
reviewing the priorities for this year that we set and if we want those priorities to shift in the next school year like that's one of the things we talk about. So 26 27. So our priorities staying the same. And then the other
thing is I would like and similar to priorities thing budget consider like something where folks budget consideration. So that will impact the 2627 budget. So then we all can in
September we can these are the budget considerations we all said rank them and then we can figure out how we get to consensus around the direction we will provide. So if we say this is what we like teacher pay we want to increase
that this is are we all on the same page are we not and let's figure out where we're comfortable and that provides direction that here on the back end I feel like we crunched all these numbers and then we got then we got to those
things and so how do we the things off the gate so reducing your 4.7 million to reduce a meal or the teacher pay like if we get to those things to say these are our non-negotiables by 2627
they have the direction that they need to find I'm not saying 1 million because I think it's more than that they need to find 7 million that we can reduce across the board for whatever purpose to reduce the mill to provide teacher pay to
increase whatever programming Um, and so that is the suggestion I would like to provide to be able to get to that clarity because I think we all come into it with different things that we want to advocate for, but we never actually get the clear direction.
I want to clarify, but we never had a meeting too to work on that. We have not consistently and a fulltime. We had the budget meeting starting in September. But every time we get to a budget meeting, something else comes up. And you know, you have to be truthful. We've
had meetings and we never really got to talk about the budget. The third Friday meeting, we always talked about budget and Dr. W. We need more time than that. So, Dr. Wyn had a question. Dr. Wyn, but it goes back to my statement that
when we talked about it, but then we always move the needle. So, it's we want this, then it's we want that. And I know that I also play a role in that. So, I'm not saying it. I'm not othering but there was always additional information that we asked after the fact
whether it was for clarifying or it was for that and so part of that and comes back on us as well and not giving clear direction Mr. Mil just like today as Miss Paige said when we something else this is me
something else comes up even like today as as mo as important as financing and budget and resources is we're having a deep quality discussion on budget and money and financing and people's jobs at
7:35 on this evening. As as important as this is, this this discussion of of uh information that for us to process should be earlier on our schedule in our agenda. This is
me speaking because it is that important. We getting deep in the evening. We discussing something that's very important that we've got to vote on here next month. And I don't disagree with these discussions that we having. Something else comes up. If it's this important,
show that it's important and have it higher on our agenda and our scale of reasoning and and and and propriety. And I don't disagree with you, but we also have to balance when we have earlier meetings. There was a whole conversation a year and a half ago about
people can't come and give input people. And so we have to balance whether which is why our board schedule this year has multiple options because we are having to balance both the flexibility of wanting the community to be involved and
be engaged in this budget process but also the timing of the meetings because when we have meetings at 9:00 people are like nobody can come to those meetings. So, if we're having budget meetings earlier and we want the community to be engaged, like we're constantly playing
this balancing act on this board, which goes back to the clarity. If the clarity is we want to have our budget meetings early in the morning, then let's do it and schedule it. But then we get met with the community can't be involved. And so
that is my perspect that is my perspective, which is why two and a half hours in we're we have to do the business. we have to pay the bills and this is where we are. So, um I'm going to move us forward. I will say our budget meetings are during
the day from 1 to three on Fridays. So, um again that will those will begin in September. Um and they will happen every third Friday unless there's Thanksgiving or some something that we need to adjust for, but typically we meet during the
day for those. So, okay board. Um, we're going to continue to move forward with our budget conversation. There was some great conversation, great discussion. Sounded like there's some additional information that's going to be shared with the board uh from board members and from staff. Um, so we'll get
that information and bring that back forward to um to the entire board um at a later date for further discussion. So, we're going to move continue to move on with our agenda. Next on our agenda, um
before we do that, you needed to update the board about the board budget. Oh, thank you, Miss Russell. Um board, and I want to make sure this is the right item under the board of education budget. There was one item that uh Miss
Brownley Page and Miss Russell and Miss Smith uh that Miss Smith pointed out to us uh the three of us during our weekly meeting. um under general supplies and materials. So, it's under the um if you pull up the board budget, there was
there was no there were no funds allocated for supplies and materials, which is what the board clerk, Miss Smith, uses to purchase supplies for the board as needed. Um so, last year when I looked, uh Miss Smith shared the actual
ending balance or uh amount that we used in the last fiscal year and it was a little over $500, um I believe. So, Miss Paige, Miss Russell, and I um included that $500 line item for 2526
board budget for general supplies and materials for Miss Smith to use. So, that was one adjustment that was made uh since the last conversation. Um and it's in front of you today. Obviously, this is not a final budget. We're not voting on it until September,
but if there was any input or feedback on that, but there were some supplies that uh Miss Smith was getting short on, and she just wanted to verify if there was some money she could use in our budget, and so the three of us agreed to include that. This document also has all of the
updates and the edits. So that final 7729 number um at a later meeting we will have to decide whether or not to give that back to the administration and allow them to use their discretion or if there were targeted places that we
wanted to then reallocate those dollars. So correct. And is student cafe and world cafe the same? No, they're separate. Uh student cafes are are geared towards the student. They happen during the day typically with the students. Um the world cafe are more of
the listening sessions for the community. Um that typically happen in the evening. U we invite community which youth and students obviously you're invited to but so the board has student cafes. Last year um there were two um Dr.
Selenas will um organized them and we actually paid for the um cost of out of that particular budget but it was in the board it's been in the board's budget for um so the two different things again you said students cafe and world cafe are two different things.
Yes. Okay. We did have two during the day, one for high school, one for middle school. And um just because of the timing and organization, we did invite board members to be a part of it. Um and from last year, the
decision from the board was just to leverage that as the student cafes. Um and we're still we do it um for our culture and climate and student feedback component regardless. And if the board was going to have additional ones, they
have the right to. Yeah. So I just also wanted to say that we talked about this and um so uh thank you Lesie for making it clear. So the commu the committee is the coom one and
she now put the definition of that the two while it says student world cafe and listening I believe that that is just the two for um
for the community and it's not actually in this budget it's not it's not the student one because we're going to remove it from our budget because I think they use dollars from Dr. Kinesis's budget to pay for those.
And so those actually those line items we actually might need to look at the math on the numbers because that might be incorrect now or we need to get rid of the student one and you have it in other food costs because it says listening and learning
up there. But if we're shifting it to Dr. for Kinesis's budget in a upcoming policy. It would need to not be in our budget. So, we'll take a look at that section of the
budget. Okay. Thank you, board. All right. Next, uh we will hear from our superintendent of schools, Dr. Anna Steelfield. Hey, good evening. Um, and I will first start by um introducing the
new chief. Did he have to leave? Chief Whiteitman was here um earlier, but if you didn't Oh, she's going to grab him. I'll come back to that. Um, but I just want to say welcome back to our students there. Um, I had a chance to be in a few
buildings today and there were lots of students and families there for FA day, but their first official day uh for preK through six and nine is tomorrow. So, all of um our preK through nine students, six and nine. Um, we look
forward to seeing you tomorrow and um all students will be back on Thursday. Um, so we're excited about the new year starting. I will backtrack. Chief Whiteitman, I was just going to introduce you um to the board. He joined us officially on yesterday. So, welcome.
I know several of the board members have u introduced themselves or seen him at other events, but I did want to formally introduce him um to everyone. Um okay. Um, I just want to again say thank you everyone who worked behind the
scenes, in front of the scenes, and who attended convocation um, last week. Um, we tried a little different approach this year and we've gotten lots of great feedback and also um, suggestions how we can continue to make it better. Um, but
I do want to just acknowledge a few um, departments that we inadvertently left out in our celebrations. The first one being our nursing team. They conducted over 23,000 statemandated hearing and vision screenings last year along with all of the other things they do
daytoday. Our uh amazing police department who keep our building safe and secure and at all of those events they make sure that traffic is controlled and we all enter and leave safely along with just their daily duties. And last but certainly not least
um our bridges program. They celebrated the graduation of three seniors who earned a standard diploma by um completing all 21 credits. A true testament to their persistence and the program success. So, thank you for the dedication for everyone and we did um
try to recognize all the schools and all the departments when we were there. Um yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a brief check presentation um hosted by MBKC Bank in partnership with 3DE and Junior Achievement. NBC Kasec
Bank is supporting our 3D uh programs at both for a case challenge at JC Harmon High School and FL Slgo High School. and we're excited that they are um investing in our students while also providing them with real world um experiences
through these 3D projects. Students are engaged in deeper um critical thinking skills, use evidence to validate solutions and they work directly for um businesses like in uh BKC but bank to solve real problems. Um and a lot of
times you get to see those. So, um, we'll make sure we invite you to the 3D showcase. Um, we do have that program at Harmon and Slaggo. Um, speaking of Harmon, JC Harmon High School teacher Bailey Bacon kicked off the new school
year on a high note. She was named the grand prize winner of a $750 back to school grant um provided by um Hollison Miller. So, congratulations to Miss Bacon over at Harmon. Um, and then I
also want to also think on Saturday we the we do county back to school and health fair occurred. Um, and our staff here plays a huge part in making that successful. So, I just want to say thank you to our staff and all of our partners um, in Wok County. The event the event
brought out a great crowd. Approximately 5,527 people came through the doors and over 2,500 backpacks along with headphones, pencil pouches, and socks were distributed to families in we do county.
Um so just thank you to everybody who supported that, volunteered or told people about it or just came by um to see. Finally, I also want to thank Dr. um Australa and the welcome uh center for hosting several school registration events for our families and our
returning families. I will say each year this process has improved and gotten better and we have also gotten lots of feedback uh positive feedback from our families. We know we have some hiccups but we are still try striving to be better. So thank you and everyone have a great start of the school year.
Thank you Dr. Stubblefield. Um, and I meant to do this at the beginning of the meeting, but um, and I know I mentioned it at our last special board meeting. Um, but I I also, uh, tonight just wanted to acknowledge um, Deputy Ming um, and his family um, you know, fallen
uh, hero here in Wok County. And, uh, we continue to lift up his entire family uh, in prayer and in solidarity with our law enforcement family um, and the entire family of officer of Deputy Ming, I'm sorry, Deputy Ming. um yesterday's
um events and and funeral and everything that was a part of that was a beautiful um testament to his dedication, commitment and the love of his community here in Wak County. Um and so um we continue to lift up uh Deputy Ming and
his entire family um in our prayers and thoughts um and our entire community. So um we continue to pray for you. Um, a few other um, items just to share. Again, similar. Thank you to everyone who helped with convocation last week. It was an amazing experience and great
to feel the energy that was there. Thank you to everybody who participated, who was there, to all of the students who participated for coming in. It was a great show. To the band who was out there, all the cheerleaders, the uh, singers from Schlago. You all did amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us. Um, just a
reminder, I know there was a community meeting for the future of the main library that took place on August 11th this week already. There's another one happening tomorrow. If you didn't get to join that one, tomorrow, August 13th, from 10:00 to 11:30 at the main library branch. So, if you haven't had an opportunity to attend um and give
feedback or thoughts on the the main library, you have a chance tomorrow. And if for whatever reason you can't make it tomorrow, there is a survey that you can fill out. Um, it's on we'll make sure that that we get that sent out on our social media. I believe it's been on social media on our website, the libraries website. Um, it is in
different languages. So, we'd love to get as much feedback as we can on the future of the main branch library. So, if you could fill out that survey if you can't if or join tomorrow's meeting at 10 a.m. Um, I think that's all I wanted to share um today. So, I'll open it up
to everyone else. I'll go. Um, I was able to attend the meeting last evening at the library and so it's quite interesting. Um, put on your mark your calendars, save the date for September 3rd, 11:30 a.m. the uh,
our district has the 2025 regional legislative listening tour at Blue Valley and then at 6 p.m. it's at Shauny Mission. So, mark your calendar. Thank you, Dr. W. Brownley Page and then M. Russell. I I
want to first give condolence to Dr. Mosella Dyer's family. We lost her and we just want to make sure her family knows that we're praying for them. Uh also like Dr. Wyn, I attended the library meeting yesterday also and also
had a chance to go to convocation and it was excellent. I thought we did a good job and the job is to continue to get better and everyone did a phenomenal job. uh the school supply giveaway that was to see all the happy faces and and I
wish we can get more people out because they need help and we just got to figure out what we did was phenomenal but how can we still continue to help more if they couldn't get there because we don't have a mass transit system. So if
there's another way to move it in town a little closer so that people can get there. So just throwing that out. I thought it was good, but how do we get even more people involved? And also went to uh Mr. Ming's services, which were be
which was beautiful and they did a phenomenal job. And on August 22nd uh for we're having a rally to get people to see that we got to get people out to vote and to understand what the
issues are. Our democracy is at stake and I I got to find out exactly where. We thought it was one place, but I need to talk to uh Melissa Orasa to I know it's at 6:00, August 21st.
Oh, I'm sorry. August 21st. So, if you want to come out, we're not asking you to march a long way, but just come and conversate and let's brainstorm and see what we can do to make things better for people. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Bradley Page. Mr. Russell.
Yeah. Um, just a few quick updates. So, um, the boundary committee has been working. We have had a good room full of people um, the past I think we're on session number four. Um, but, uh, board,
I just wanted to quickly update you that we have received some revised numbers even since the numbers that were provided to the board. Um because of the change in numbers um we are
adding an additional meeting on August 28th. Um and so if you would like to attend um there the documents that have been shared for every meeting both for the public and for the board are available on diligent out attached to
the meeting um agenda. And so if you have any questions please let me know. Um it's taken us a little more time than we expected, but that's okay because um something so as important as this is important to be diligent but to also uh
be um thorough. So um if you have any questions, let me know. Um, and then also wanted to mention the library openhouse for tomorrow, but also wanted to mention that at the August 26th meeting um that SAP will be providing um
an uh presentation, a quick presentation to uh the public as well directly to the board. And so, um, we will get an update on the feedback and all of the process thus far, um, as a primer to, uh, the next, uh, final presentation that they
will give to us in a couple months. Again, just wanted to welcome, uh, folks back and then, uh, I'm going to still, I believe, um, attend to Achieve's quote or their statement that, um, just wanted to remind our parents and families that
you are better when you are here. And so the importance of intendance and showing up um but also know that the current climate um may um withhold people from wanting to be present. But um I as Mr. Lopez mentioned last meeting wanted to
remind folks that um you we you belong here and that um we are committed to creating welcoming and inclusive environments for all. And so, um, if you have any questions, please reach out to the student services. But, um, wanted to
reiterate the importance of, um, how badly we want our students to be present regardless of anything that the world is telling you differently. Um, and then, um, I also got to attend the funeral of,
uh, Deputy Ming. And I will say um I have a different perspective um both on um the uh career itself but I also
needed the hope and the love that the community showed up. I had the privilege to be a part of the last lap and the last slap went from Village West all the way to Seventh Street all the way up State Avenue and to see our community
come out and I'm going to try not to get emotional about it. um from people from different walks of life, different demographics, different zip codes and area codes to pay their respect was one of the most powerful things I've ever
experienced in my life. Um and just so much respect for the profession and the work that um law enforcement does. And um so I just wanted to share that because it was so moving and if you ever have the opportunity to go on that trip,
from every bridge we crossed to every street light we passed, folks were showing their respects and um for a career that doesn't always get a good rap, I just am proud that Casey K um showed up yesterday to show our
respects. Um I also want to mention the passing of um Mr. Paul Beasley um and Ann Callahan who have also departed this earth. Um all Schlaggel stallions um and just a reminder that mental health
matters. Um and that when people say they are going through something that you believe them um and so that looks different for everyone, but I commend the work that our departments do around that. Um and it's unfortunate. Um but
just yeah, mental health matters. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Russell. Mil, I just be brief. Much has already been said about uh Deputy uh Ming. And I just I'm I'm as proud I'm really proud of Kansas City, Kansas, Wai County. Uh and
like the pastor who did the eulogy said oftent times uh not to repreach what he did. I'm not doing that. Takes something like the things I some a mishap like that to bring people together. Uh that's
the way life is and uh I'm really proud how Kansas City Kansas responded. It was a wonderful homegoing celebration was anointed. It was special and uh Kansas City can should be proud and that shows what's in Kansas City, Kansas in WA
County. Uh you look at it and folks look at it on record as a poorest county or third poorest county in the state. It might be the poorest, but you know, the people aren't poor spiritually. And I just want to say that I was very proud to see W County show up and uh give
honor to a great person. But saying all that, that shows we we are as a school system and so forth that we're we're not what folks say we are. We can believe that, but we we're better than than what's on paper and what the uh what's all what's printed. saying that I want
to give kudos and I'm going to give a good shout out a a great shout out to our our president and uh Mr. Lopez and our superintendent uh because you all did a great job. The energy level at the convocation the energy level was high,
the expectation high and how we present ourselves to the community as a school board is so very important. It wasn't it wasn't lacadasical. It was a positive attitude and was high level and I want to just commend you. You all can commend yourself but I just want to do it as a
board member to be part of what you all did. I was very proud how you all handled you all yourself slideshow and all that was involved and you all just did a great job and I am just proud how you all handled yourself at the convocation and I just want to just say keep it up. We have a lot of positive
here to look forward to and I'm just going to stay right there. Thank you Mr. from island and it's definitely a team effort and a reflection of everyone in this room and behind the scenes who aren't here. So, thank you to everybody who helped make convocation a great event for all of our staff. Um, just one quick additional I
wanted to share. There's a free health clinic um back to for back to school physicals and other things happening on August 23rd at Vibrant Health, the J dot clinic. Um if if anyone any students or families need those services, I know um
we're looking at at making sure folks have their physicals and whatnot before um school starts or um so just if there there's an opportunity on August 23rd at 340 Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas. Um but there are several opportunities out there to get that completed um during the school year
before the school year starts. So um with that, thank you board um for all that you continue to do. um now would to entertain a motion to recess to executive session for consultation which with the attorney on matters which would be deemed privileged in the attorney client relationship under the Kansas
open meeting act to include Dr. Stubblefield, Mr. Gohane, Dr. Prim, Dr. Jones um for 5 minutes going in at 802. So moved. Second. Moved and seconded. Miss Smith. Randy Lopez.
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Randy Lopez Randy. Yes. Robert Milin Jr. Jun Wanda Brownley Page Rachel Russell Russell Dr. Win. Thank you. Motion to recess to executive session for consultation with the
attorney on matters which we deem privilege in the attorney client relationship under coma to include Dr. Stubblefield, Mr. Gohane, Dr. Jones, and Dr. Prim for five minutes going in um at whatever time is it? 8:18
motion. Motion moved by Miss Russell, seconded by Miss Paige, Miss Smith. Randy Lopez, Randy. Yes. Robert Milin Jr. Jun. Yes. Wanda Brownley Page. Rachel Russell.
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Milin. Miss Smith. Randy Lopez. Randy. Yes. Robert Milin Jr. Junior. Yes. Wanda Brownley. Page. Rachel Russ. Excuse me. Rachel Russell. Dr. Win.
Thank Thank you. A motion to recess the executive session for the following exemptions to the Kansas Open Meetings Act. Non-elected personnel to protect the privacy interest of an identifi identifiable individual and a cler attorney client privilege to protect
attorney client privilege and the public interest to go in at 8:27 for seven minutes to include Dr. Stubblefield, Mr. Gohane, Dr. Jones, and Dr. Prim. So move second. I mean so
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Yes. Wanda Brownley Page. Rachel Russell. Dr. W. Thank you. Motion to recess to executive session for the following exemptions to the Kansas Open Meetings Act. Non-elected personnel to protect the
privacy interests of an of an identifiable individual and attorney client privilege to protect attorney client privilege and the public interest to include Mr. Gohane and Dr. Jones for 10 minutes going in at 8:35. Is there a motion to do so?
Moved by Miss Paige. Miss Brownley Page. Seconded by Dr. W. Miss Smith. Randy Lopez. Randy. Yes. Robert Mil Jr. Wanda Brownley P. Excuse me. Rachel Russell. Thank you.
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Rachel Russell. Yes. Dr. W. Thank you. Motion to extend for five minutes. So moved. Moved by Miss Russell. Seconded by Miss Brownley Page. Miss Smith. Randy Lopez. Randy. Yes. Robert Milin Jr.
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there? Okay. Moved and seconded. Miss Smith. Randy Lopez. Randy. Yes. Robert Milin Jr. Jr. Yes. Wanda Brownley Page. Wanda Brownley Page. Yes. Rachel Russell. Rachel Russell. Yes. Dr. Yes. Thank you. Thank you board. Thank you staff. Have a great first week of school, first day of school tomorrow for
some. This meeting is adjourned. Have a great night.
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