Feb 09, 2026 Board Meetings

[I. Call to Order]

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OKAY, HERE WE GO.

GOOD EVENING, IT'S FEBRUARY 9TH, 2026, AT 6 PM. I NOW CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC.

FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

JANICE, WILL YOU PLEASE, PLEASE CALL ROLL? MR. EHMCKE.

PRESENT.

MR. GEORGE.

HERE.

DR. HANSEN.

HERE.

MISS LEE.

HERE.

MR. MEYERS.

HERE.

MR. MICHAELSON.

HERE.

MR. MILLER.

HERE.

[IV. Approval of Agenda]

SECOND.

YEAH, FIRST, SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AGENDA IS APPROVED. WE'LL START

[V.A. Spalding Park Environmental Sciences Elementary]

SPAULDING PARK ELEMENTARY SCIENCESCIENCE ELEMENTARY.

WELL, WE'LL NOW SEE THE GOOD NEWS REPORT FROM SPAULDING PARK.

HELLO, I'M JODY VANDERLOO, THE PRINCIPAL AT SPAULDING PARK ELEMENTARY, AND I'M JADE MAKER, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT SPAULDING SPAULDING PARK IS LOCATED AT 4101 STONE AVENUE.

AT SPAULDING PARK, WE CURRENTLY SERVE 673 STUDENTS FROM PRESCHOOL TO GRADE 5. WE HAVE 3 PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND 28 GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS. SPAULDING PARK HAS 5 RESOURCE TEACHERS, 2 FOUNDATIONS CLASSROOMS, AND 1 COMPASS ACADEMY CLASSROOM THAT SERVE OVER 100 SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. WE ALSO SERVE APPROXIMATELY 170 ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. WE HAVE 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND 1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TUTOR. SPAULDING PARK HAS 3 TITLE TEACHERS. THIS TEAM SUPPORTS READING INTERVENTION AND WORKS TO PROVIDE PARENT EDUCATION THROUGH PANTHER PARTIES. AT PANTHER PARTIES, FAMILIES JOIN OUR TITLE TEAM TO LEARN READING STRATEGIES AND MATH GAMES THAT THEY CAN USE TO PROMOTE LEARNING AT HOME.

THEN THE STUDENTS JOIN THEIR PARENTS FOR SNACKS AND ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND PRACTICE THEIR NEW SKILLS WITH THEIR CHILDREN. WE HAVE HAD 2 PANTHER PARTIES THIS YEAR WITH 85 FAMILIES ATTENDING.

BALDWIN PARK STUDENTS RECEIVE ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT SO THAT THEY CAN GROW WITH CONFIDENCE. TIER 1 BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS ARE ACKNOWLEDGED WITH SPOT CARDS THAT REFLECT OUR SCHOOL'S SPOT PLEDGE: SHOW RESPECT FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS, CHOOSE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR MY ACTIONS, AND ALWAYS TRY TO DO MY BEST. EACH MONTH, CLASSROOMS COLLECT SPOT CARDS.

WE HAVE A SPOT CARD DUMP DAY WHEN ALL CLASSROOMS DUMP THEIR SPOT CARDS INTO A LARGE BUCKET. WHEN THE BUCKET IS FULL, BUILDING-WIDE CELEBRATIONS ARE EARNED. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN PIE THE PRINCIPAL AND DECORATING HOMEMADE COOKIES.

ONE OF OUR ACADEMIC ACTION STEPS THIS YEAR IS TO ENHANCE OUR SMALL GROUP MATH INTERVENTIONS TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS. OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH VICKI VAN DYKE, MATH CURRICULUM FACILITATOR, TO GROW OUR KNOWLEDGE OF BEST MATH PRACTICE AND DATA ANALYSIS. WE HAVE SEEN A POSITIVE GROWTH FROM FALL TO WINTER IN IREADY TESTING.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES SPAULDING PARK SO SPECIAL IS OUR DEDICATED STAFF THAT SERVE OUR STUDENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THAT WAS AWESOME.

[VI. Citizen Input]

CITIZEN INPUT ON ACTION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE TIME OF DISCUSSION OF EACH AGENDA ITEM. SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? YES, DAN GREENWELL. NOT ON CITIZEN INPUT.

ADDRESS, AND YOU'RE ON THE CLOCK.

GOOD EVENING, DAN GREENWELL, 11 WEST KINGS HIGHWAY HERE IN SIOUX CITY. A COUPLE OF TOPICS TONIGHT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, AND THAT'S ONE THAT WE ALL KNOW ABOUT AND, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, AND THAT'S TRUANCY, THE ABILITY FOR STUDENTS TO COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY AND DO THEIR JOB AND NOT CREATE BURDEN ON THE TEACHERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE OVERLOOK IS TRUANCY OF BOARD MEMBERS.

TRUANCY WHERE THEY DON'T ATTEND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, TRUANCY WHERE THEY DON'T PARTICIPATE IN LEADERSHIP MEETINGS AND THE LIKE. I ATTENDED LAST MONDAY'S FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE YEAR FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT. MOST OF THAT MATERIAL YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IT'S THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE YEAR. THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND MARCH ARE THE MOST

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DIRECTOR HANSON HAS MISSED 3 OUT OF THE 4 MEETINGS, I BELIEVE, SINCE SHE'S BEEN ON THE BOARD. SHE'S AWOL.

SHE'S TRUANT. MOST OF THE TIMES YOU TALK TO THE PARENTS, OR THEY CALL THE SHERIFF TO TALK TO THE PARENTS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO WITH MS. HANSON'S ABSENCE AND HER INABILITY. I ALSO UNDERSTAND SHE'S NEVER FOLLOWED UP WITH ANY, ANY COMMENTS AFTER MISSING THOSE MEETINGS.

SO QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S A DERELICTION OF DUTY.

THE OTHER THING IS MS. HANSON'S DONE IS MADE COMMENTS TO BRETT HAYWORTH, THE INTERVIEW, THAT WERE JUST NOT TRUE.

COMMENTS ON BOARD PRIORITIES VERSUS A STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH THEY WERE ALWAYS BOARD PRIORITIES. IT WAS NEVER STRATEGIC PLAN UNTIL IT WAS CHANGED IN ONE MEETING. COMMENTS ON WALKING QUORUMS WHEN IN FACT SHE'S PROBABLY BEEN INVOLVED IN ONE OF THOSE OR MORE OF THOSE HERSELF. COMMENTS ON ELL FOCUS WITH NO WORK ON THE BUDGET, NO UNDERSTANDING OF THE BUDGET, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT LATER TONIGHT.

THERE'S KEY ASPECTS RELATED TO A LEADER. HOWEVER, THIS IS FROM GOOGLE SEARCH. HR LEADERS SHOULD TREAT EMPLOYEES WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT, AND EMPATHY, VIEWING THEM AS WHOLE PEOPLE RATHER THAN JUST RESOURCES. CORE PRINCIPLES FOR HR LEADERS: PRACTICE EMPATHY AND RESPECT, FOSTER TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATIONS, PROMOTE FAIRNESS AND EQUITY, INVEST IN EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT, EMPOWER AND TRUST, RECOGNIZE AND REWARD, AND SUPPORT WELL-BEING AND BALANCE.

IT'S MY OPINION THAT DIRECTOR HANSON HASN'T EMPLOYED ANY OF THOSE ATTRIBUTES. AND I UNDERSTAND SHE'S A DIRECTOR OF HR AT BRIARCLIFF. SO, MS. HANSON, YOU SEE IN FOOTBALL THE COACH HAS A RED CHALLENGE FLAG WHEN SOMETHING DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT. YOU ALSO SEE IN SOCCER YOU GET A YELLOW CARD OR A RED CARD, AND I UNDERSTAND IN VOLLEYBALL YOU DO THE SAME.

SO, MS. HANSON, I'M ISSUING YOU A RED CARD FOR TRUANCY.

THANK YOU, SHANICE. ANY MORE CITIZEN INPUT? OKAY, THANK YOU.

[VII. Consent Action Item(s)]

SECOND.

WE HAVE FIRST, WE HAVE SECOND.

BOARD MEMBERS, ANY DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR HANSON.

I JUST HAVE ONE CLARIFYING QUESTION. IN REVIEWING THE FINANCE REPORT, I NOTICED THAT OUR PURCHASES FROM AMAZON FOR THAT PERIOD WERE ABOUT $27,000. ISAND I JUSTIT'S A PROCESS QUESTION FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS AS WELL.

AGAIN, I DON'T ASK GOTCHA QUESTIONS. I'M JUST ASKING, IS THERE A PROCESS THAT THOSE TYPES OF PURCHASES GO THROUGH TO SEE IF THERE'S A LOCAL RESOURCE THAT WE COULD BE USING RATHER THAN AMAZON? SO IF YOU CAN JUST EDUCATE ME ON THAT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

SO ALL OF THE AMAZON ORDERS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PURCHASING MANAGER. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WHOEVER'S THE INITIATOR OR THE PURCHASER SUBMITS THE REQUISITION AND THEN THE PURCHASING MANAGER APPROVES THOSE. BUT THAT'S AN ONLINE VENDOR THAT THEY'RE AUTHORIZED TO USE AND THEY, YOU KNOW, YOU, THERE'S NO, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO USE THE LOCAL VENDOR.

OKAY, THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I WAS LOOKING FOR WAS.

IF THERE'S HOW THAT WORKS.

THANK YOU, PATTY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? BOARD MEMBERSOR NOT BOARD MEMBERSSHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

NAY.

MOTION PASSES 6 TO 1. BOARD

[VIII. Board Committee Reports]

DIRECTOR MYERS.

I'LL TALK ABOUT A COUPLE ITEMS ON THE FINANCE AGENDA. ONE WAS THE BUDGET IN SOME DETAIL, AND YOU'LL BE SEEING IT AGAIN IN SOME DETAIL, SO THERE'S NO SENSE GOING THROUGH IT TWICE. THE SECOND WAS I PRESENTED SOME SUMMARIES OF RESEARCH THAT I HAD DONE ON OUR UPCOMING BUILDING FACILITIES STUDY AND DECISIONS.

THERE ARE TWO PIECES OF INFORMATION I PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE. ONE WAS A LISTING OF THE BUILDINGS THAT

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WE DIDN'T HAVE THE '25 AUDIT YET OUT. THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE DATA CAME FROM, THE AUDIT. AND WHAT'S INTERESTING IS AND SHANICE HAS THIS INFORMATION IN CASE ANY OF YOU WANT TO LOOKBUT IT HAS A NUMBER OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE OLDER THAN 50 YEARS OLD AND TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF ABOUT 2.7 MILLION SQUARE FEET. THAT'S A LOT OF BUILDINGS, A LOT OF SQUARE FEET, AND A LOT OF THEM AREWELL, NOT STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT IN ANY WAY, THEY'RE, AS THE ARCHITECT TOLD US LAST TIME, READY FOR QUITE A BIT OF WORK. THAT WAS THE FIRST.

AND THE SECOND IS I SORTED OUT THE PRESENTATION TO TO THE, THE BOARD BY BUILDING AND THE COST TO REHAB TODAY IF THERE WAS ACCESS TO THE BUILDING AND THE STUDENTS CLICKED THEIR HEELS AND CAME BACK IN A YEAR. THE SECOND WAS IF WE TAKE 4 YEARS AND MOVE THE STUDENTS AROUND.

AND THE THIRD WAS NO NEW CONSTRUCTION. SO YOU CAN SEE JUST THE DIFFERENCES IN COST BETWEEN THE 3 OPTIONS. THERE ARE A LOT MORE THINGS TO RESEARCH. PATTY HAS CONTACTED OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO PROVIDE AT A FUTURE MEETING ESTIMATES OF THE FUNDING THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX. AND THEN WE'LL BE MAKING SOME DECISIONS, PLUS OR MINUS WHETHER WE DECIDE TO COMBINE A COUPLE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH WOULD BE A FUTURE DECISION AS WELL, OR AT LEAST GET GET ESTIMATED COSTS AND LAND REQUIREMENTS. SO THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR MYERS.

JUST A LITTLEJUST TO ADD TO THAT, WE ARE HEARING OF $1.75 COMING OUT OF THE SENATE AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR SSA. I THINK THEY HAVE LIKE 6 DAYS OR 7 DAYS TO US THE NUMBERS. I THINK I SEE LEFT GET THE WHETHER OR NOT THEY ACTUALLY MAKE IT, THIS IS THE LEGISLATURE, YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND.

SO.

A LITTLE ADDED INFORMATION.

CLARIFICATION. POINT OF.

SO JOHN, THE INFORMATION THAT YOU WERE SHARING WITH US WAS IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE SAW A COUPLE WEEKS AGO? IT WAS BASEDIT WAS BASED TOTALLY ON THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SAW A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. I JUST PUT IT TOGETHER IN THE FINANCIAL PART OF IT IN A SUMMARY THAT I PERSONALLY FOUND MORE HELPFUL.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

AND I'M GETTING OLD AND I'M FORGETFUL. ON FRIDAY AT 7 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, PRESIDENT GEORGE AND MYSELF WERE AT THE CHAMBER, AND SPEAKING REMOTELY WAS PAT GRASSLEY. AND JUST TO SHORTEN THINGS UP, THETHERE'S AT LEAST A CHANCE THAT PRIOR TO VALENTINE'S DAY THERE WILL BE AN SSA. AS PRESIDENT GEORGE SAID, THE LEGISLATURE ACTS WHEN IT WANTS TO, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S SOME CHANCE FOR GETTING THAT NUMBER BY VALENTINE'S DAY. AND AS LONG AS I'M BEING LONG-WINDED, THE SENATEIOWA SENATE HAD A VERY UNPLEASANT PLAN FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE, AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THAT ONE IS AS CLOSE TO DEAD AS DEAD CAN BE.

ZOMBIES CAN ALWAYS SHOW UP, BUT THAT ONE IS DEAD. THE HOUSE HAS THEIR OWN PROPERTY TAX BILL, WHICH IS LESS BAD THAN THE

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AND.

THAT WOULD NOT BE AT ALL HELPFUL EITHER FOR US IN PERHAPS PURCHASING SOME ENERGY-SAVING EQUIPMENT, PROTECT THE GENERAL FUND OVER TIME THROUGH THAT MECHANISM. OR PUTTING MY FORMER HAT ON AS CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR, THERE ARE VERY FEW PEOPLE I'VE HEARD THAT HAVE SAID THAT WE'RE SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY ON OUR STREETS, ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THAT WOULD PUT EVERY BOND ISSUE FOR WHAT USED TO BE CALLED STREET, THE ESSENTIAL CORPORATE PURPOSE, NOW WHICH UP TO THIS TIME HAS NOT REQUIRED A REFERENDUM WOULD NOW REQUIRE IT. GOD HELP US ALL. AMEN.

ANY OTHER COMMUNITY REPORTS THAT YOU.

GUYS IF YOU WOULD, MR. PRESIDENT, ON BEHALF OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE, WE DIDN'T HAVE A MEETING THIS PAST WEEK, BUT BEFORE THAT WE DID. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE HAVING TO CONSIDER IS WHAT TO DO TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL DISRUPTIONS, ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY GRADES OF ELEMENTARY, THAT MAY BE PRESENTED HERE IN ANOTHER MEETING OR TWO. AND WITHOUT ALL OF THAT, IT'S JUSTYOU LOOK AT WHAT PARENTS NEED TO DO. IF YOU'RE GETTING READY TO HAVE YOUR CHILD COME TO KINDERGARTEN AND PRE-K, YOU ASK AROUND OF WHAT IT TAKES. YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS, GO TO THE BATHROOM ON YOUR OWN, DO A LOT OF THAT KIND OF STUFF. YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO SIT, YOU NEED TO BE BE ABLE TO VERBALIZE AND UNDERSTAND WORDS. THAT'S THE GROUP WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND I'LL SALUTE MR. MOSER FOR BEING REAL CLEAR WITH US ABOUT THAT. WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT 3 TO 4%, BUT 3 TO 4% IN OUR ELEMENTARY CLASSES CAN BE AN UNFORTUNATE DISRUPTION, PARTICULARLY AT THOSE AGES, BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE SUCH SPONGES. EVEN YOU CAN TEACH KIDS WHEN THEY'RE PRE-K AND K AND FIRST GRADE, YOU CAN GET A LOT DONE. AND IF THEY'RE NOT HAVING A CLASS, OR THEY'RE HAVING A CLASS THAT HAS ONE OR TWO DISRUPTIONS FREQUENTLYSO ANYWAY, THERE'S A PROGRAM WE'RE GOING TO BRING FORWARD UNDER OUR MTSS SYSTEM. THAT'S THE TIERED BEHAVIOR THAT WILL COST US SOME MONEY, AND WE'RE HANDLING IT BY MOVING POSITIONS AROUND SOME I ALWAYS HATE TO SEE TEACHERS IN FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM THAT HAVE TO SHIFT TO THIS, BUT WE SIMPLY MUST HAVE THAT BETTER ABLE TO SIT, LEARN, AND PARTICIPATE IN THOSE EARLY GRADES. AND SO YOU'LL SEE AT LEAST ME SUPPORTING THAT PROGRAM WHEN IT COMES FORWARD. I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE THAT THAT'S COMING.

THE OTHER THING IS THAT WE DID HAVE THE GOVERNOR VISIT US THIS PAST WEEK, I BELIEVE IT WAS, AND ALTHOUGH SHE WAS HERE MOSTLY TO SHOWCASE SCHOOLS THAT WERE OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, SHE DID VISIT OUR CAREER ACADEMY AND WAS QUITE IMPRESSED WITH THE HOME FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AS WELL AS THE CITY THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY OUR STUDENTS AT THE CAREER ACADEMY. WE MADE A VERY, VERY GOOD IMPRESSION. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO ALSO SHOWCASE, AFTER SHE HAD THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT IN DENISON, ABOUT SPECIAL BLOCK GRANT FUNDING FOR DUAL LANGUAGE, THAT WE HAVE A VERY EXCELLENT GROWING DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM, AND SHE FRANKLY ENCOURAGED US TO, TO PREPARE A GRANT REQUEST AND HAVE IT SUBMITTED. AND THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE IN THE MARCH TIME WINDOW TO BE COMPETITIVE. THAT'S STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THANK YOU.

THAT'S A LOT. OKAY, I JUST WANT TOI KNOW IT'S NOT A COMMITTEE REPORT, BUT I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE LADIES OF SIOUX CITY THAT QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE WOMEN'S STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT DOWN IN CORALVILLE. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL THE ATHLETES OF SIOUX CITY THAT MADE IT DOWN THERE. SPECIAL.

AND JUST ANNOUNCED, I BELIEVE THEY ARE STARTING A STATE DUAL TOURNAMENT NEXT YEAR FOR THE LADIES.IT'S ONE

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[IX. Future Meetings]

ESC BOARDROOM. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 5:15, FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM. CORETTA SCOTT KING: HER STORY AND SONG CONCERT, 7 PM, FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026, EPLEY AUDITORIUM, MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY, 3625 GARRISON AVENUE. BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, 12 PM, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM. BOARD WORK SESSION REGARDING DISTRICT FACILITIES, 4 PM, FEBRUARY 23RD, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM.

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 6 PM, FEBRUARY 23RD, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM. EDUCATION LEGISLATIVE FORUM, 8:30 AM, FEBRUARY 28TH, ESC BOARDROOM.

LET'S PACK THE HOUSE THERE.

THERE'S SOME BILLS THAT I KNOW THAT ARE VERY I HOPE THEY DIE ON THE DEAL. AND ONE WOULD BE THE NO VACCINES DEAL. I MEAN, THAT BILL JUST GOES AWAY. THAT BEING SAID, LET'S, LET'S PACK THAT SO WETHAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM.

BOARD FINANCE FACILITY COMMITTEE MEETING, 3 PM, MARCH 2ND, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM.

BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, 12 PM, MARCH 4TH, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM.

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 06:00 PM, MARCH 9TH, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM. WE ARE

[X.A. GR Recruiting Contract – Guarantee – President George]

SO MOVED.

WE HAVE A FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES, IWHEN WE WERE IN OUR WORK SESSION, YOU STARTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE INFORMATION THAT YOU AND DIRECTOR IMKE FOUND. SO WOULD YOU BE SO KIND TO SHARE THAT? YOU BET. THIS WAS SPURRED ON BY A QUESTION FROM A BOARD MEMBER, I WANT TO SAY DECEMBER 8TH.

I DON'T KNOW, I'M SURE I'VE ASKED IT MULTIPLE TIMES, SO GO WITH THAT ONE.

SO I CHECKED, YOU KNOW, I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT, SO I WENT BACK TO THE CONTRACT WHICH HAS A 2-YEAR GUARANTEE, AND OF COURSE, UH, OUR SUPERINTENDENT LEFT BEFORE THE 2-YEAR WAS UP, SO I DID CHECK BACK INTO, UH, I CALLED GR RECRUITING. I CALLED THE OWNER, GARY RAY, AND TALKED WITH HIM. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE TELLING ME THEY'RE NOT IN BUSINESS, BUT THERE STILL IS A CONTRACT GUARANTEE. AND TALKING SO THEN I BROUGHT LANCE IN ON THIS DISCUSSION, AND HE REMEMBERS ONE OF THE RECRUITERS SAYING THAT THEY WERE MERGING WITH ANOTHER COMPANY. AND IF IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, YOU TELL ME IF I'M WRONG, MR. EMKE, IN A MERGER, MOST OF THE GUARANTEES OR THE LIABILITIES WOULD GO INTO THE NEW FIRM. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS LETTER IS ABOUT, JUST TO LET GI RECOVERY KNOW THAT WE'REDOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO GO WITH THAT FIRM, BUT IT MEANS WE ARE EXERCISING OUR RIGHT TO CONSIDER IT. IS THAT THE WAY TO KIND OF SAY IT? IF I MAY AMPLIFY A LITTLE.

WHEN WE HAD THE CONVERSATION, THAT THERE'S PRETTY CLEAR CONTRACT GUARANTEE TO HAVE A SEARCH DONE AT NO COST TO US. AND SO THEN THE QUESTION BECOMES, IF GR CONSULTING IS WINDING UP ITS AFFAIRSAND IN TALKING WITH OUR ATTORNEY DAN MOORE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONCLUDE, BECAUSE THERE'S NO INDICATION THAT THEY WERE FORMED IN ANY OTHER FASHION, THAT THEY'RE A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, AND THE GENERAL PARTNERS ARE INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE TO ANSWER TO THAT GUARANTEE IF NEEDED.

SO THAT'S THE SETUP. YOU HAVE ONE OR TWO THINGS. YOU SEND A NOTICE THAT YOU'RE ELECTING THE GUARANTEE AND THEN THEY NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO ADDRESS IT. SO WHAT DO I ANTICIPATE WOULD HAPPEN? TYPICALLY THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL, AS YOU HAVE A CLAIM WE'LL CALL IT, THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD BE.AND THIS IS BEFORE THERE'D BE ANY LAWSUITS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT FILEDEVERYBODY TRIES TO SEE HOW IT WOULD BECOULD BE HANDLED IN ANOTHER WAY. SO IF CRAIG, THE OWNER, OR OTHERS SAY, YEAH, WE UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY GET IT, THEN THE QUESTION WOULD BE WE COULD NEGOTIATE AN ARRANGEMENT

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FILING INITIATING A CLAIM BEGINS THE PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN GET TO THE POINT WE HAVE WITH THEIRIN AN ATTEMPT TO SETTLE A GUARANTEE WITH THEM THAT WE EITHER HAVE THEY OR ANOTHER CONSULTING FIRM THAT THEY'RE FUNDING GO FORWARD AND THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE THE CONTACTS THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE. OUR IDEA IS NOT TO MAKE A CLAIM AND MAKE MONEY.

OUR IDEA IS TO GET GOOD HELP ON THE SEARCH THE NEXT TIME AROUND. SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE MOTION, IS THIS WOULD START IT. I WOULD TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND SAY I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE THEN ASK OUR ATTORNEY, MR. MOORE, TO HANDLE THAT PROCESS WITH THEIR FOLKS, AND LIKE YOU WOULD ANY OTHER CLAIM, LIKE WE DO WHEN WE HAVE ACCIDENTS IN THE SCHOOL AND THE LIKE, AND THAT HE COULD BE MOVING THAT PROCESS FORWARD. WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR MEETINGS TO MAKE EVERY DECISION. THAT'S MY ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? DIRECTOR MYERS? I'M NOT PARTICULARLY CONFIDENT IN GR RECRUITING, AND PEOPLE THAT CAME TO ME, COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE REALLY INDICATED THAT WE SHOULD FIND A DIFFERENT FIRM THAN THE ONE WE HAD LAST TIME. SO I'M FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO SUPPORT IT, BUT IF THERE'S 4 VOTES, THERE'S 4 VOTES.

WELL, IF I COULD JUST ANSWER DIRECTOR MEYER.

DIRECTOR EHMCKE, GO AHEAD.

GR CONSULTING DOING IT BECAUSE, AS PRESIDENT GEORGE AND I WERE TOLD, THEY'RE WINDING UP THEIR AFFAIRS AND THEY'RE DONE.

THEY'RE ALL DONE. SO IT WOULD BE SOMEONE WHO ESSENTIALLY WOULD GET IN AND DO THE JOB AND WELL ENOUGH THAT IT WOULD SATISFY SETTLING WITH US ON THE GUARANTEE. SO IT WOULDN'T BE THEM. IT WOULD BE ANOTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT'S FUNDED BY THE FORMER PARTNERS.

AT LEAST I MAY BE THE ONLY ONE, BUT I HAD SOME CONCERNS ON THEIR METHODOLOGY AND WOULD AT LEAST LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT WITH THEM.

IF I MAY, JOHN, THIS ONLY PROVIDESIT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO GO WITH THIS GROUP, AND AS I SAID BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THESE GENTLEMEN ARE WINDING UP THE BUSINESS AS DIRECTOR EHMCKE WAS SAYING. SO THAT MEANS THAT IF THEY DID MERGE WITH ANOTHER COMPANY, THAT COMPANY MIGHT BE IN A BETTER STATE, BETTER SHAPE THAN WHAT GR IS.

AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WE CAN DECIDE DO WE WANT TO EXERCISE IT WITH THAT COMPANY OR DO WE WANT TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO DO IT. IT JUST GIVES US THAT OPTION.

THANK YOU.

ANY FURTHER ON THAT? OKAY, JUST ONE. DIRECTOR MICHAELS, CAN WE JUST ASK THEM FOR A REFUND? I DID, AND, UH, THEY BASICALLY SAID NO. THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO THE SERVICE.

THEIR GUARANTEE DOES NOT, GUARANTEE YOU MONEY BACK.

SOMETHINGTHE GUARANTEE IS THAT THEY WOULD DO THE NEXT SEARCH FREE MINUS I WOULD CALL THEM INCIDENTALS, LIKE THEIR TRAVEL TO AND FROM SIOUX CITY.

AND FOR DIRECTOR MICHAELSON, THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE TO EXERCISE IT, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW TIME IS PASSING AND THEY'RE WAITING FOR US TO DO SOMETHING LIKE START AN INTERIM OR WHATEVER THAT THEY COULD CLAIM WE WAIVED ANY RIGHTS WE HAVE UNDER IT. SO THE POINT OF DOING THIS STEP IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT OUROUR RIGHTS ARE EXERCISED, AND THEN WE SEE HOW IT UNFOLDS.

IF WE DON'T DO THIS STEP, THEN ZERO IS WHAT THE ANSWER WOULD BE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SHANICE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION

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AND DO YOU THINK, PRESIDENT GEORGE, THAT WE NEED A MOTION THAT WOULD ASK OUR ATTORNEY DAN MOORE TO HANDLE IT GOING FORWARD, OR HOW WOULD YOU.

I THOUGHT THE MOTION WASIT SAYS THE MOTION, IT SAYS TO APPROVE SENDING A NOTICE TO GR THE RECRUITING, EXERCISING DISTRICT'S RIGHT.

AND THEN WHEN THEY ANSWER, SO THAT WE DON'T JUST SIT ON IT, THAT. VERY GOOD.

[X.B. Interim Superintendent - President George]

MEMBERS.

I WILL SAY I MOVE TO INITIATE A PROCESS TO APPOINT AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT ON CONTRACT THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026, WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND IF WE SO SO. DEEM IS THERE...

I SECOND THAT.

FIRST, AND WE HAVE OUR SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES.

YES.

ATSO IF I'M, IF I'M, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING RIGHT, WHAT WE, WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE, IT READS TO ME THAT WHOEVER THE INTERIM IS, WANT I IS ALSO ABLE TO BECOME THE SUPERINTENDENT? THAT IT'S OPEN? THAT IT'S OPEN.

THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING.

OKAY, SO IF WE HAVE AN INTERIF WE HAVE AN INTERIM, TO MAKE IT REALLY CLEAR FOR ME, IF WE HAVE AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB THEY ARE NOT CLOSED OFF FROM THE POSITION. IS THAT CORRECT? MY UNDERSTANDING COMING OUT OF THE WORK SESSION WAS, AND AGAIN, MY UNDER THE PREFERENCE WAS THAT IT WOULD REMAIN OPEN.

SO THAT'S HOW IT READS TO ME.

IS THAT HOW IT IS THAT WHAT.

WE'RE AGREEING ON HERE? OKAY, THEN I'M GOOD.

PRESIDENT GEORGE.

SINCE THIS IS THE TIME FOR IT.

DURING THE WORK SESSION YOU GAVE ME DIRECTION TO PUT OUT A STATEMENT FOR THIS, AND JUST FOR MORE CLARIFICATION, IS THERE ANYTHING WITHIN THAT STATEMENT SPECIFICALLY THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE WANTING ME TO INCLUDE? IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S OPEN TO INTERNAL, EXTERNAL. IS THERE A CERTAIN LENGTH OF TIME.

THAT YOU WANT THIS OUT THERE AS FAR AS ONCE WE START RECEIVING APPLICATIONS? PERSONALLY, I WOULD SAY 7 DAYS.

OKAY, SO THAT WE CAN MOVE QUICKLY ON CONTACTING THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND SETTING UP TIME TO BRING WHOEVER, YOU KNOW, WE THINK EVER WOULD BE THE...

YES, OKAY.

JUST INDIVIDUALS IN JUST TO VISIT WITH.

AND HAVE TO HAVE CLOSED SESSIONS WITH THOSE GUYS.

OKAY, SO FROM THE TIME WE POST WHICH THE STATEMENT IS ESSENTIALLY THE JOB POSTING, RIGHT? OKAY.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

7 DAYS FROM THE TIME WE POST AND THEN, OKAY. YEAH. OKAY.

THOSE, THOSE BIG THINGS.

THE RECOMMENDATION OR WOULD COME TO YOU, SHAWNICE, OR, AND, OR WOULD THEY COME? WOULD THEY COME TO YOU, BARB? I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.

ASK THE MICROPHONE. ASK THE MICROPHONE. CAN WE LIKE DROP DOWN MICS? THAT'D BE JUST SO COOL. WE COULD BORROW SOME OF THE CHANNEL 4 AND CHANNEL 9 STUFF.

I WOULD BE.

HAPPY TO, BUT I.

WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD LIKELY COME.

JUST TO YOU GUYS.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, JUST WANT TO HAVE IT, UH, COME TO YOU AND THEN YOU PASS IT TO, TO ME.

OKAY.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE GOT THE DAYS, WE'VE GOT THE SCHOOL OFFICER POSITION. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? YES, DAN GREENWELL.

DAN GREENWELL, 11 WEST KINGS HIGHWAY HERE IN SIOUX CITY. I WAS LISTENING TO THE WORK SESSION AND SUGGESTIONS GETTING SOMEONE WITH 3 MONTHS FROM THE OUTSIDE, OPTION TO RENEW, SEEM TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE, PARTICULARLY A RETIRED PERSON.

YOU'RE BASICALLY GOING TO ASK SOMEONE TO COME OFF THEIR I-PERS FOR 3 MONTHS, SO THEY GOT TO UNDO ALL THAT PAPERWORK.

THEN MAYBE THEY'LL GET THE OPTION TO RENEW IT, OR MAYBE NOT. THAT JUST SEEMS EXTREMELY COMPLICATED TO SAY,

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I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S VERY COMPLICATED. SO I NEVER HEARD ANY DISCUSSION OF THAT, AND I THINK THAT'S A POINT. IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO THE OUTSIDE FOR A RETIRED PERSON, THAT IS A VERY COMPLICATED THING. I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH DIRECTOR EHMCKE'S IMPLYING THAT WE CAN JUST GO DOWN TO THE AEA AND PICK SOMEONE UP AND BRING THEM IN HERE AND SLAP THEM FOR THE POSITION. COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH THAT. I THINK IT'S FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG.

FIRST OF ALL, UNLESS THEY'VE WORKED AS A SUPERINTENDENT IN A LARGE URBAN DISTRICT, THE LEARNING CURVE IS IMMENSE, WAY TOO BIG FOR A SHORT-TERM APPOINTMENT, WAY TOO BIG FOR, QUITE FRANKLY, A, A 16-MONTH APPOINTMENT. WE HAD DR. EARLY ONE COMING HERE FROM SARGEANT BLUFF, LOCAL COMMUNITY, WELL-KNOWN SUPERINTENDENT. HIS LEARNING CURVE, HE TOLD TOLD ME IT WAS OVER A YEAR TO REALLY UNDERSTAND ALL THAT HE NEEDED TO LEARN. SO BRINGING IN A SUPERINTENDENT FROM A SMALL, A SMALL DISTRICT, UH, ALBEIT THEY'VE BEEN A SUPERINTENDENT, HERE'S SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

NEGOTIATE UNION CONTRACT. IF THEY DON'T HAVE EXPERIENCE DOING MULTIPLE UNION CONTRACTS, IF THEY DON'T HAVE EXPERIENCE DOING THAT, WE'LL TALK ABOUT BUDGET A LITTLE BIT LATER TONIGHT, BUT YOU GOT TO CUT $10 MILLION FROM YOUR BUDGET OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS. WE'LL GO OVER THAT TONIGHT AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT A CHALLENGE YOU HAVE TO DO THAT. UM, THAT'S ONE THING. SO IF THEY AREN'T AN URBAN SUPERINTENDENT USED TO DEALING WITH COMPLICATED UNION NEGOTIATIONS, A VERY DIVERSE SCHOOL DISTRICT POPULATION, IF THEY'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE RULES AND ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPED AND IT'S ELL, AS HEAVY AS OURS ARE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT EXPERIENCED AND THEY'RE GOING TO JUST SIT AROUND AND COLLECT A PAYCHECK AND THEY'RE GOING TO ASK ALL OF OUR STAFF, CAN I BORROW YOUR WATCH AND CAN I TELL YOU WHAT TIME IT IS? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT TIME IT IS AFTER I BORROW YOUR WATCH.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. THEY WON'T KNOW ANYTHING. THAT'S JUST FUNDAMENTALLY THE CASE AND YOU'VE SEEN IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SO THAT'S REALLY THE ONE COUPLE OF THINGS I THINK THE BOARD OUGHT TO CONSIDER IS AN INTERNAL CANDIDATE FOR THE FULL PERIOD, 16 MONTHS, NOT 3-MONTH OPTION. IT'S THE SAME THING. IT'S THE SAME ISSUE. YOU JUST LEARN SOME OF THE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO UNWIND THEM AFTER 3 MONTHS.

MAYBE IT WILL GO LONGER, MAYBE IT WON'T. SO I THINK THE 3-MONTH THING IS FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG. I THINK THE FULL PERIOD THROUGH JUNE OF '27 WOULD BE THE RIGHT THING TO GO. 16 MONTHS, 3 OR 4 MONTHS IS NOTHING. IN AND YOU WON'T EVEN FIND THE RESTROOM IN 3 MONTHS. I MEAN, QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S JUSTIT'S NOT WORTH THE EFFORT. YOU'RE PAYING A BUNCH OF MONEY TO DO NOTHING AND THE STAFF WILL CARRY THE LOAD AGAIN AS THEY'VE BEEN DOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SO THAT'S MY INPUT ON THAT. I THINK ALLOWING THEM TO BE OPEN POSITION IS THE RIGHT DECISION DESPITE THE EFFORTS TO TRY TO CLOSE IT OFF EARLIER BY A FEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR OWN POLITICAL PURPOSES. I THINK THAT'S MOVED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE THE FULL PULL, PERIOD, AND IT SHOULD BE AN INTERIM POSITION UNLESS YOU CAN FIND AN EXPERIENCED UEN URBAN DISTRICT WITH ALL THE COMPLICATIONS SIMILAR TO OURS AND SOMEONE WHO'S VERY GOOD FINANCIALLY BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT EXPENSES.

I KNOW THE CLOCK'S TICKING. I'M OKAY. I STILL HAVE TIME.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT A LOT OF EXPENSES IN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, WHICH WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. $10 MILLION IN THE NEXT 2 YEARS. SEE IT TONIGHT, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

SPENDING AUTHORITY IS GREAT, BUT WE'RE BURNING CASH AND WE'RE BURNING FUND BALANCE BECAUSE OF THE UNDERFUNDING OF THE ELL ON THE SPED.

SIGNIFICANT UNDERFUNDING.

UNLESS THE STATE STEPS UP TO THAT, YOU'LL CONTINUE TO BURN AT A CLIP AND YOU'LL DEPLETE YOUR RESERVES IN A MATTER OF 3 YEARS. SO WE ARE BALANCE. AND THAT'S WHERE WITH THE FUND.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

DIRECTOR GEORGE.

DIRECTOR MILLER.

DAN GREENWALD, COULD YOU TELL US WHAT THOSE POLITICAL ADVANTAGES OR WHATEVER YOU JUST SAID WAS? HAPPY TALK THEM AFTER I'D BE TO ABOUT.

THE MEETING. NO, YOU ALLOCATED IT UP I HERE. MAKE.

ALL KINDS OF ALLOCATIONS.

YOU DO ALL THE TIME.

LET'S STAY FOCUSED, PEOPLE. WE NEED TO MOVE ON. SO ANY FURTHER CITIZEN MILLER ME BE THINK BE BENEFICIAL THIS TIME, THIS PARTICULAR WE INPUT? MR. WANTS TO ANSWER. I'D HAPPY TO.

I DON'T IT WOULD AT WAY. VOTING? NO MORE CITIZEN INPUT, CORRECT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE

[X.C. Human Resources Report(s) – Barb Caskey]

HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT.

QUESTIONS IF THERE IS ANY? BOARD MEMBERS, THERE IS IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT? I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION.

[00:40:02]

I'VE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS ABOUT HOW PAY RAISES HAPPEN.

OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT INDIVIDUALS, BUT IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE ME A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW FOR THOSE LISTENING, AND THEN THAT HELPS ME TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS THEY COME AS WELL, WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE.

I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN THROUGH IT ONCE WITH.

THE DISTRICT SO FAR, SO I CAN TELL YOU WHAT MY EXPERIENCE IS WITH IT.

BUT WE DO, WITH NEGOTIATIONS, NEGOTIATION DATES.

ARE SCHEDULED, AND SO ALL OF THOSE ARE ON THE CALENDAR FOR FOR THIS YEAR. THEY BEGIN FEBRUARY 25TH AND GO THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT LAST DATE, BUT WE'LL MEET WITH EACH ONE OF THOSE UNION GROUPS. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE WHAT WE.

CALL THE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR ANYONE.

WHO'S NOT WITHIN A UNION GROUP, AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME. WE TALK THROUGH THINGS THAT ARE ON THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, BUT THAT WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE SALARY AND WHATNOT AS WELL TOO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, BOARD MEMBERS? CITIZEN INPUT? UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION

[X.D. FY27 Budgets: Student Activity Fund, Management Fund & Debt Service Fund – Patty Blankenship]

DIANE BLANKENSHIP IS COMING TO THE PODIUM AND SHE'LL PRESENT, AND THEN WE'LL DO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AFTER.

OKAY, SO, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND, THE MANAGEMENT FUND, AND THE DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGETS FOR FY27. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF, BACKGROUND ON THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND AND KIND OF HOW IT OPERATES. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND IS TO ACCOUNT FOR,THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

THESE ARE PROGRAMS, PART OF THE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS. THE STUDENT ACTIVITY, THEIR CASH, IT IS PUBLIC FUNDS. THE SOURCES OF REVENUE ARE GENERALLY ADMISSIONS, YOU KNOW, GATE RECEIPTS, STUDENT FUNDRAISING, AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS. THOSE ARE REALLY THE ONLY SOURCES OF REVENUE THAT THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUNDS HAVE. THE TYPES OF EXPENDITURES, THESE ARE ONLY FOR THE ORDINARY AND NECESSARY OPERATING EXPENSES OF THOSE CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

FOR THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUNDS, WE KEEP SUBSIDIARY RECORDS.

FOR ALL OF THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUNDS.

WE HAVE ONE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND, BUT WITHIN THERE, THERE ARE SUBSIDIARIES FOR WHETHER IT'S SHOW CHOIR, THEATER, TRACK, SWIMMING. THEY ALL HAVE SUBSIDIARY LEDGERS.

GENERALLY, A STUDENT ACTIVITY ACCOUNT, THOSE SUBSIDIARIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CARRY OVER ANY NEGATIVE BALANCE. SO BY JUNE 30, WHICH IS YEAR-END, ALL OF THOSE ACTIVITY COUNTS HAVE TO BE YOU EITHER, KNOW, ZEROED OR POSITIVE. ANY TYPE OF A RESTRICTED DONATION OR PROCEEDS FROM FUNDRAISERS FOR A SPECIFIC ACTIVITY MUST STAY WITHIN THAT SUBSIDIARY. SO IF YOU HAVE A FUNDRAISER FOR FOOTBALL, THOSE FUNDRAISING DOLLARS HAVE TO STAY WITHIN FOOTBALL. OTHER GATE RECEIPT OTHER REVENUES SUCH AS ADMISSIONS AND GATE RECEIPTS, THEY HAVE TO STAY WITHIN THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND, BUT THEY CAN MOVE AROUND BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT RESTRICTED BY A DONOR. OKAY, SO THEN THIS IS THE PROPOSED FY '27 BUDGET.

THE VERY FIRST COLUMN IS THE FY '25 ACTUAL REVENUES AND EXPENSES. EXPENDITURES. I'M SHOWING THAT JUST SO THAT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE REFERENCE, BECAUSE REALLY THAT'S KIND OF THE STARTING PLACE FOR THE '27 BUDGET. I LOOK AT WHAT WAS '25'S ACTUAL RESULTS, AND THEN I LOOK AT WHAT WAS THE '26 BUDGET THAT WE ADOPTED, AND THEN I KIND OF RE-ESTIMATE IT BASED ON THE ACTUAL RESULTS AND, YOU KNOW, CURRENT ACTIVITY. SO THEN THE LAST COLUMN IS THEN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, AND THESE ARE VERY, YOU BASICALLY THE BUDGET IS, YOU KNOW, THE SAME AS WHAT THE FY26 PROPOSED BUDGET IS.

SO IN TOTAL, THROUGH THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUNDS, THE PROPOSED REVENUE IS ABOUT $1.6 MILLION. MOST OF THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ABOUT $1 MILLION IN STUDENT FUNDRAISERS THAT GO THROUGH THOSE ACTIVITY ACCOUNTS

[00:45:03]

IT SHOWS THE TOP SHOWS THE SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES.

THESE ARE STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND IT SHOWS BY THE 3 HIGH SCHOOLS WHAT THEIR ACTUAL EXPENDITURES WERE FOR '25. IT'S JUST SO THAT YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, WELL, HOW MUCHWHAT ARE THE EXPENDITURES OF A CERTAIN ACTIVITY. NOW YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THE COST OF FUNDRAISERS ARE EMBEDDED IN THOSE NUMBERS TOO, SO DEPENDING UPON WHAT TYPE OF FUNDRAISERS ARE DONE, THE COST OF THE FUNDRAISER, YOU KNOW, COULD BE MORE OR LESS DEPENDING UPON THE ACTIVITY AND COULD ALSO CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. AND THEN THE NEXT SECTION SHOWS THE SCHOOL-SPONSORED ATHLETICS, AND SO IT SHOWSAND THOSE ARE COMBINEDTHAT MOST OF THOSE ATHLETIC ACCOUNTS HAVE UNRESTRICTED PART OF THEM, AND THEN THEIR FUNDRAISING ACCOUNTS ARE ARE KEPT SEPARATE BECAUSE THE FUNDRAISING DOLLARS CAN'T, CAN'T MOVE OUT OF THOSE. SO THAT'S JUST INFORMATIONAL SO THAT YOU CAN KIND OF JUST GET A FEEL FOR WHATHOW MANY DOLLARS OF EXPENDITURES ARE GOING THROUGH THERE. THIS IS SHOWING THE JUNE 30, '25 FUND BALANCE, AND, YOU KNOW, THE TOTAL FUND BALANCE WAS $846,000, BUT I THINK IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF INTERESTING TO BREAK IT DOWN BETWEEN ACTIVITIES, ATHLETICS, ATHLETIC FUNDRAISERS, AND THEN BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THE HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL, JUST INFORMATIONAL. SO THAT'S STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND, THE PROPOSED BUDGET. THE NEXT FUND THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IS THE MANAGEMENT FUND. THE PURPOSE OF THE MANAGEMENT FUND IS TO PAY THE COST OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, EARLY RETIREMENT BENEFITS, INSURANCE AGREEMENTS, AND COST OF, YOU KNOW, LIABILITY INSURANCE AND ANY TYPE OF JUDGMENT AGAINST THE DISTRICT. THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF REVENUE IS PROPERTY TAXES.

THE TYPES OF EXPENDITURES, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE UNEMPLOYMENT, EARLY RETIREMENT LIABILITY INSURANCE. WHAT I'M SHOWING HERE IS A 5-YEAR HISTORY, IS 3 PRIOR YEARS, THE FY26 RE-ESTIMATED, AND THEN THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FOR '27. THE TOTAL REVENUES THAT I'M PROPOSING FOR '27 IS ABOUT $7.4 MILLION. THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTYTHE $7.3 IS WHAT THE PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT WOULD BE. THAT'S A MILLION-DOLLAR INCREASE FROM FY '26. THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES, THESE ARE BASEDTHESE ARE ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES USING A 10% INCREASE ON ON THE INSURANCE AND THE NATURAL GAS CONTRACTS.

BUT SO EVEN WITH THE INCREASE SO WITH THE INCREASE IN REVENUES, MOVING THE REVENUES UP TO THE $7.3 MILLION AND THEN THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES, WE WOULD BE INCREASING OUR FUND BALANCE BY $630,000. I THINK THAT THAT'SIT NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE OUR FUND BALANCE IS DOWN. OUR THAT WOULD LEAVE OUR FUND BALANCE STILL AT ONLY $5.6 MILLION. SO $5.6 MILLION IS LESS THAN ONE YEAR'S EXPENDITURES. SO I'M ONLY POINTING THAT OUT TO SHOW THAT WE'RE THIS ISN'T A STOCKPILING OF MANAGEMENT FUNDS. WE, WE ARE TRYING TO GET THAT FUND BALANCE UP TO, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY ONE YEAR'S WORTH OF EXPENDITURES. AND MOST OF THOSE PAYMENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT FUND, THEY'RE MADE IN IN JULY AND AUGUST BEFORE WE'VE RECEIVED ANY PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS. SO YOU, YOU NEED TO HAVE THE CASH THERE SO THAT YOU CAN PAY THE EXPENSES THAT ARE ALL PAID UP FRONT. SO THAT WOULD INCREASETHAT WOULD THAT PROPOSED LEVY RATE IS $2.05. THAT IS AN INCREASE OF 14 CENTS TO THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY. THIS JUST DETAILS WHAT THOSE THAT SOME DETAIL OF WHAT THE EXPENDITURES ARE. I USE 10% INCREASES. I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S TOO AGGRESSIVE. AS WE

[00:50:03]

THERE'S NO INTEREST INCOME BUDGETED BECAUSE THAT THE INTEREST THAT WE WERE EARNING WAS ON A A DEBT SERVICE SINKING FUND THAT WE'VETHAT MONEY HAS BEEN USED TO PAY OFF REQUIRED DEBT PAYMENT IN '26. SO THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE ANY INTEREST THERE. BUT TOTAL PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST DUE IN '27 IS $14.3 MILLION.

SO THEN THE BUDGETED TRANSFER IN IS ABOUT $14.3 MILLION, ENDING THE YEAR WITH ABOUT A $200,000 FUND BALANCE. SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACKNOWLEDGES THE INFORMATION PRESENTED REGARDING THE FY '27 BUDGETS FOR THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND, MANAGEMENT FUND, AND DEBT SERVICE.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? QUESTION. I HAVE A DIRECTOR EHMCKE.

THIS IS REALLY A TIMING QUESTION. WHEN IS IT THAT WE HAVE TO PUBLISH THE PROPOSED LEVY RATE? YOU'RE COMING UP PRETTY QUICK.

YES, IT IS. SO THE MARCH 5TH IS THE DEADLINE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THE INFORMATION TO THE COUNTY AUDITORS. AND SO ONCE YOUAND IT'LL PROBABLY BE MARCH 5TH THAT I SUBMIT THAT INFORMATION TO THEM. ONCE WE SUBMIT SUBMIT THAT. YOU CAN INCREASE THE RATE, BUT YOU, YOU COULD, YOU COULD DECREASE.

SO AFTER LIKE NEXT BOARD MEETING, WE'LL DECIDE THAT.

OK, YEP. SO, SO AT THIS BOARD MEETING AND HERE WHERE THIS, THIS PRESENTATION WE JUST SAW HAD THE MANAGEMENT FUND LEVY IN IT, AND THEN NOW WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE GENERAL FUND IN THE NEXT ONE. AND SO THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT IS ON FEBRUARY 23RD, WE'LL KIND OF REVIEW THIS ALL AGAIN.

ALL BECAUSE AT THAT POINT WE'LL HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL OF THE BUDGETS ONCE. SO AT THE 20FEBRUARY 23RD, WE WILL LOOK AT THEM ALL ONE MORE TIME WITH THE IDEA BEING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE READY TO PUBLISH FOR THAT MARCH 5TH. AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE KNOW SSA, THEN WE WOULD BE COMFORTABLE.

WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY, YOU KNOW, THERE WOULD BE NO GUESSWORK.

WE WOULD KNOW WHAT WE NEEDED TO PUBLISH. IF WE DON'T KNOW SSA, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT, WELL, OKAY, WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THIS, BUT WE MIGHT HAVE TO PUBLISH SOMETHING ELSE.

BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING.

THANK YOU.

MR. LEE.

PATTY, I HAVE A QUESTION, AND I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS FOR YOU.

OR.

MR. VANDERLOO, BUT I GOT AN EMAIL ASKING ABOUT FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT TIES INTO STUDENT ACTIVITY FUNDS BECAUSE IT'S THE COST OF STUDENTS GOING TO ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL.

SO I THINK IT DEFINITELY DIRECTLY WOULD TIE INTO THAT.

BUT THE PARENT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ATTENDANCE AT STUDENT ACTIVITIES WAS DOWN, AND PART OF THAT WAS THE AFFORDABILITY TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE GAMES AND PAYING THOSE, THE FEES THAT FOR A FAMILY OF 5 OR SO. SO THAT DECREASE WOULD ALSO IMPACT THE STUDENT ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION IS MY END.

WELL, IT WOULD IMPACT THE REVENUES.

REVENUE, YEAH, THE REVENUE THAT WOULD GO INTO THAT, JUST FOR CLARITY. OKAY, AND SO, AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE, THERE WAS A TIME WHERE I THINK STUDENTS WENT TO GAMES FREE. I'M NOT GOING TO DISCLOSE HOW OLD I AM, BUT I DO THINK THERE WAS A TIME. AND SO WAS THAT CHANGE TO HELP INCREASE REVENUE FOR OUR I MEAN, WHY DID WE DO THAT? JIM STILL MIGHT HAVE BEEN PLAYING BASKETBALL AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

SO WE'VE NEVER HAD A POLICY WHERE STUDENTS WERE ALLOWED FREE. THERE ARE CERTAIN TIMES WHERE MAYBE ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS DECIDED TO LET THEM IN FOR FREE JUST TO INCREASE, YOU KNOW, FAN BASE AND STUDENT PARTICIPATION.

BUT WE, WE AS A DISTRICT HAVE.

NEVER SAID THAT STUDENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN FOR FREE. WE DO OFFER STUDENT DISCOUNT CARDS.

WE ALSO OFFER SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT CARDS.

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YES, BUT THERE ARE SOME SCHOOLS.

THAT MAYBE THE BASKETBALL SEASON STRUGGLING AND THEY LET STUDENTS IN FOR A COUPLE FRIDAY NIGHTS IN A ROW OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THERE'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, THOSE TYPES.

OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN.

BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, MOST ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES, THE STUDENTS PAY A FEE TO.

GET IN UNLESS THERE'S SOME SPECIAL SOMETHING GOING ON.

AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT DOES CONTRIBUTE TO THE BOTTOM LINE, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT FAMILIES ARE HURTING, AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES GOING TO SEE BIG BROTHER, BIG SISTER, OR WHOMEVER PLAY BASKETBALL OR ACTIVITY, IT, IT INFRINGES ON FAMILY TIME. AND THAT CAMARADERIE. BUT THAT WAS MY QUESTION AROUND. CAN YOU REMIND ME, PATTY, AND I SHOULD KNOW THIS BEING THROUGH THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES, WHY ARE SOME ACCOUNTS ZEROED OUT AND OTHERS ARE NOT? WELL, THEY'RE NOT ZEROED. IT'S JUST IF YOU HAD A NEGATIVE BALANCE. SO SAY THE TRAC ACCOUNT HADTHEY HAD SOME TRAVEL EXPENSES AND THEIR BALANCE BALANCE WAS NEGATIVE, THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH REVENUES TO COVER IT, THEYTHEN THE GENERAL ATHLETIC ACCOUNT, WHICH IS WHERE A LOT OF THE GATE RECEIPTS AND THINGS WOULD GO TO, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO TRANSFER MONEY DOWN TO THAT TRACK ACCOUNT TO CLOSE THEM.

ANY CITIZEN INPUT ON THIS? DAN GREENWELL.

THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE INFORMATION PRESENTED REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR '27 BUDGET FOR THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND, MANAGEMENT FUND, AND

[X.E. FY27 General Fund Revenues and Expenditures Review and Property Tax Rate Discussion – Patty Blankenship]

YOU'RE DONE WITH THE.

ACTUALLY, I'M OKAY WITH QUESTIONS AS THEY COME.

THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION, AND THERE'S KIND OF ALMOST TWO PIECES TO THIS.

THERE'S KIND OF THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES BUDGET AND THEN A PROPERTY TAX PIECE. SO I'M REALLY OKAY WITH QUESTIONS AS WE GO BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND IT.

I'M JUST GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO THE BOARD. IF THERE'S PEOPLE TALKING OVER EACH OTHER, I'LL PLAY REFEREE AND POINT ONE OUT.

OKAY, SO PAGE 2 JUST SHOWS OURTHE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT, YOU KNOW, WE JUST KEEP IN MIND AS WE'RE PROCEEDING THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS.

THIS IS THIS IS THE SCHOOL AID FORMULA, IS, IS WHAT GENERATES, YOU KNOW, THE MAJORITY OF OUR REVENUES.

AND THERE'S JUST A COUPLE THINGS THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT ABOUT THAT. THE SCHOOL AID FORMULA GENERATES MOST OF OUR SPENDING AUTHORITY AND MOST OF OUR REVENUE. THE BASIC FORMULA IS STUDENT ENROLLMENT TIMES COST PER STUDENT. AND SO THEN THE NEXT THING IS, OKAY, HOW IS THAT SCHOOL AID FORMULA, AND YOU KNOW WHO COMES UP WITH THE SCHOOL AID FORMULA? IT'S THE STATE, RIGHT? SO THEN HOW IS THAT SCHOOL AID FORMULA FUNDED? IT'S FUNDED BY 3 THINGS: THE UNIFORM LEVY, THE STATE FOUNDATION AID COMPONENT, AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL LEVY.

THE UNIFORM LEVY IS THE $5.40 PER THOUSAND OF TAXABLE VALUE THAT FILLS THE BUCKET THE SCHOOL FORMULA PORTION UP TOTHAT'S THE FIRST PART IS THE UNIFORM LEVY. OKAY, AND THEN THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENS IS THE STATE AID. SO STATE AID COMES IN AND THEN IT FUNDS UP TO 87.5% OF WHAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO GENERATE, WHICH IS AGAIN BASED ON STUDENT ENROLLMENT TIMES COST PER STUDENT. SO THE UNIFORM LEVY COMES IN, THEN THE STATE AID COMES IN, AND IT FILLS UP 87.5% OF YOUR BUCKET, ASSUMING YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, WHICH THIS DISTRICT DOES, BUT THIS IS JUST THE FORMULA.

AND THEN THE STATE AID ALSO COMES IN AND FUNDS THE STATE CATEGORICAL SUPPLEMENTS. SO THOSE ARE LIKE THE TSSTSS IS TEACHER SUPPLEMENTAL PAY. IT FUNDS SOME AT-RISK DOLLARS, ARE IN THERE THE STATE CATEGORICALS, AND THEN THE STATE FOUNDATION AID THEN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL TAX RELIEF.

SO THEN THE NEXT THING IS THE ADDITIONAL LEVY. SO THE ADDITIONAL LEVY HAS TO FUND THE REMAINDER OF THE BUCKET, THE REMAINDER OFIN THE WHOLE BUCKET, STUDENT ENROLLMENT TIMES COST PER STUDENT. SO THEN WHAT I'M SHOWING YOU I'M SHOWING YOU HERE IS TWO DIFFERENT BUCKETS. AND THE FIRST ONE IS A PROPERTY-RICH

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IN PROPERTY-POOR DISTRICTS, THE UNIFORM LEVY DOESN'TIN THIS EXAMPLE, IS ONLY FUNDING 10% OF THE BUCKET, AND THEN THE STATE AID HAS TO COME IN AND FILL UP A HUGE PORTION OF IT, AND THEN ADDITIONAL LEVY KICKS IN. THE SIOUX CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT LOOKS A LOT MORE LIKE THAT PROPERTY POOR EXAMPLE. NOW, YOU CAN HAVE THERE ARE PROPERTY TAX REPLACEMENT PAYMENTS THAT CAN REDUCE THAT ADDITIONAL LEVY, SO EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS THE ADDITIONAL LEVY FILLS 12.5%, IF THERE'S PROPERTY TAX REPLACEMENT DOLLARS, THEN THE ADDITIONAL LEVY IS NOT EVEN FUNDING THE 12.5%. SO THAT'S JUST SOME BACKGROUND ON HOW THE FUNDING WORKS. SO WHAT ARE THE REST OF THE GENERAL FUNDS? SO WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE STATE AID FORMULA THE ONLY OTHER FUNDS THAT WE HAVE ARE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS AND THEN MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES. SO ON THE DISCRETIONARY REVENUES, THERE'S REALLY KIND OF 3 OF THEM. THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM AND THE INSTRUCTIONALWE'RE ALREADY AT THE MAX, SO IT'S NOTYOU CAN'T JUST RAISE HOWEVER MUCH YOU WANT THERE. THERE IS A FORMULA. WE'RE AT THE MAX. THE ONLY THING THAT YOU CAN DECIDE IS, OKAY, HOW MUCH OF THAT MAXIMUM IS GOING TO BE FUNDED BY FUNDED BY PROPERTY TAX OR HOW MUCH OF IT IS GOING TO BE FUNDED BY INCOME SURTAX. RIGHT NOW IN FY26, WE HAD A 4% INCOME SURTAX RATE, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M PROPOSING FOR '27. WELL, THERE IS A STATE AID COMPONENT OF THE INCOMEOF THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT LEVY, BUT THEY HAVE NOT FUNDED THEIR PIECE SINCE 2011. AND THEN ALSO IS THE DROPTHE AT-RISK LEVY, WHICH WE'VE ALREADYTHAT PRESENTATION WAS DONE EARLIER IN JANUARY, AND SO YOU'VE ALREADY KIND OF APPROVED THAT PIECE. AND THEN THE OTHER DISCRETIONARY REVENUE WOULD BE THE CASH RESERVE LEVY. CASH RESERVE LEVY GIVES YOU CASH, GIVES YOU NO SPENDING AUTHORITY. THE DISTRICT IS NOT IN A POSITION TO LEVY CASH RESERVE, SO THAT'S OFF THE TABLE.

JUST A QUESTION, DO WE KNOW WHY THE STATE'S NOT FUNDING? I WOULD SPECULATE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STATUS OF THE STATE BUDGET.

AND IT'S ABOUTIF WE GOT OUR FULL FUNDING, IT'S ABOUT 700OVER $700,000 IF THEY WERE FUNDING THEIR PIECE.

THAT'S HOW MUCHTHAT'S WHAT IT WOULD BE. AND THEN THERE'S MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES SUCH AS STATE GRANTS, FEDERAL GRANTS, AND LOCAL REVENUE AND, YOU KNOW, TUITION IN FROM, FROM OTHER DISTRICTS. SO THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR REVENUE IS JUST UP THERE IN THAT SCHOOL AID FORMULA.

OKAY, SO THEN THAT'S ALL JUST BACKGROUND INFORMATION, AND THEN WE GET TO PAGE 5, AND IT'S THE FY27 GENERAL FUND ESTIMATED REVENUES. I'M SHOWING YOU THE FY25 ACTUAL FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES, AND AND THEN THERE'S THE FY26 RE-ESTIMATED. I'M REALLY PRETTY CONFIDENT IN THOSE NUMBERS.

AND THEN I'M SHOWING THE FY27.

SO THE PROPERTY TAX COMPONENT FOR FY27, THIS IS ALL BASED ON A 1.75% SSA. SO IF THE SSA IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THEN THE MIX BETWEEN PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS AND STATE FOUNDATION AID WOULD CHANGE.

THE GENERAL FUND LEVY, WOULD GENERATE ABOUT $36.9 MILLION IN REVENUE, AND THAT'S AN INCREASE OF $3.1 MILLION FROM, FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. THAT WHY THAT INCREASE? IT'S ALL IN THE UNIFORM LEVY, BECAUSE THE UNIFORM LEVY IS BASED ON ASSESSED VALUE, AND OUR ASSESSED VALUES WENT UP JUST UNDER 8%. AND WHEN YOUR ASSESSED VALUES GO UP, THEN THAT SHIFTS BURDEN FROM THE STATE TO THE LOCAL TAXPAYER. AND THEN THE OTHER PART IS BECAUSE WE'RE IN A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT SITUATION, WHICH MEANS WHEN YOU HAVE DECLINING ENROLLMENT, YOU'RE ALLOWED A ONE-TIME, A ONE-YEAR WHERE YOU CAN ASSESS PROPERTY TAXPROPERTY TAXES TO MAKE UP FOR BASICALLY THAT DECREASE IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT. THE STATE FOUNDATION AID WOULD BE ABOUT $144.9 $1.9 MILLION. THE TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES ARE ABOUT $17.3 MILLION FOR A TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE BUDGET OF $202.4 MILLION. THIS WOULD BE A GENERAL FUND LEVY OF $10.28. THAT'S A 14-CENT

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HERE'S, HERE'S IN THE MIDDLE, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE BREAKDOWN BETWEEN THE UNIFORM LEVY PRIOR YEAR TO CURRENT YEAR. INCREASED FROM $17.8 TO $19.2. THAT'S $1.4 MILLION. THAT'S ALL BECAUSE OF ASSESSED VALUES.

AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL LEVY INCREASED BY ABOUT $1.6 MILLION. THAT'S BECAUSE OF THAT BUDGET ADJUSTMENT.

PATTY.

HOW MUCH REVENUE DOES THEJUST THE ONE-YEAR BUDGET GUARANTEE GENERATE IN THIS MODEL? 1.6 MILLION.

THANK YOU.

SO, SO THAT'S GONE IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR. WE GET THAT FOR '27, BUT NOT FOR '28. AND, YOU KNOW, THE REASON IS SO THAT DISTRICTS HAVE TIME TO ADJUST, TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR DECLINING ENROLLMENT. OK, SO THEN THIS IS JUST A VISUAL SO THAT WE CAN, WE CAN SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE DISTRICTS THIS OF REVENUE IS GENERATED, YOU KNOW, BY THE FORMULA.

EVERYTHING IN THE BLUE IS STATE FOUNDATION AID AND EVERYTHING IN THE ORANGE IS THE GENERAL FUND LEVY. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, ALMOST ALL OF OUR REVENUE.

THIS IS JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVENUES. THE THING I'D POINT OUT HERE AT THE BOTTOM IS THE REGULAR PROGRAM BUDGET ADJUSTMENT, WHICH WAS WHAT JOHN WAS JUST ASKING ABOUT. THAT'S THAT $1.6 MILLION. THAT THE ADJUSTMENT ENSURES THAT DISTRICTS RECEIVE 101% OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S REGULAR PROGRAM DISTRICT COSTS.

OKAY, AND OKAY, WELL, WHAT'S THE REGULAR PROGRAM DISTRICT COST? IT'S BASICALLY THAT STUDENT ENROLLMENT TIMES THE STATE'S COST PER STUDENT, AND IT'S INTENDED TOIT NEUTRALIZES A DECREASE IN ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT, BUT ONLY FOR 1 YEAR, AND IT'S 100% FUNDED BY PROPERTY TAX. OKAY. SO THAT SECTION WAS ALL ABOUT REVENUES. NOW THIS PART IS ABOUT TARGETED EXPENDITURES.

A LOT OF OUR EXPENDITURE DETAIL WE'VE ADDRESSED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. THIS IS REALLY ABOUT BUDGET ADDITIONS. SO OUR FY26 RE-ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES ARE OF THAT $209 MILLION, ASSUMING A 1.75 INCREASE IN BASE EXPENDITURES, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ADD ABOUT $3.6 MILLION TO OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET, NOT INCLUDING THE AEA PORTION.

BUT SO ABOUT $3.6 MILLION IS WHAT WE COULD ADD. I USED 1.75 INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES, TYING IT EXACTLY WITH SSA, KEEPING THOSE TWO THE SAME.

IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE MAYBE BEEN ABLE TO GO EXPENDITURES A PERCENTAGE BEYOND WHAT SSA WAS. THIS IS ALL PRESENTING AS IF THEY'RE THE SAME. OKAY, SO THIS IS PAGE 8. PAGE 9 THEN KIND OF DETAILS WHAT ARE ARE THEWHAT THE ADDITIONS TO THE BUDGET.

WELL, THE MAIN ADDITION OPTIONS ARE JUST THE INCREASE IN SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR ALL GROUPS. THAT'S THAT TOP NUMBER, AND THAT'S AN ESTIMATE. AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, YOU KNOW, HOW ALL OF THAT WILL GO, BUT THAT'S KIND OF MY PLACEHOLDER. IT'S BASICALLY A PLACEHOLDER FOR INCREASES IN SALARIES, WHICH ARE ALL, YOU KNOW, EITHER DONE THROUGH THE UNION CONTRACTS AND ANY OTHER SALARY INCREASES FOR ANY OTHER GROUPS COMES TO THE BOARD FOR FOR APPROVAL ALONG WITH THE, YOU KNOW, LISTS, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE CONTRACTS AREALL THAT'S IN THE BOARD PACKET. SO THEN AS FAR AS ADDITIONS, THE TOTAL ESTIMATED ADDITIONS ARE $535,700, AND THOSE ARETHIS IS ALL PRESENTED BY FUNCTION BECAUSE WHEN WE HAVE TOOUR LEGAL LEVEL OF CONTROL IS BY FUNCTION. THAT'S HOW WE SUBMIT IT TO THE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT. SO THE FUNCTION IS BUILDING ADMINISTRATION TO ADD 4 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND THEN SOME STIPENDS FOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS. SO THOSE ARE THE ADDITIONS AND THEN THE ESTIMATED REDUCTION.

I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE COMMITTEE MEETING ON MONDAY DUE TO A FAMILY EMERGENCY.

HOWEVER, I JUST WANT TO VERIFY WHAT'S PRESENTED HERE IS JUST A PROPOSAL AND AN ESTIMATE OF THE BUDGET. WE'RE NOT ADOPTING THE BUDGET UNTIL NEXT BOARD MEETING, IS THAT CORRECT? NO, YOU'RE NOT ADOPTING IT.

YOU'RE NOT ADOPTING THE BUDGET, BUT YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO BE ABLE TOWHEN WE PROPOSE A BUDGET, THESE ARE THE DOLLARS THAT I'M GOING TO BE PUTTING INTO THE PUBLICATION, SO THAT IF THERE'S IF THERE'S,

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AND YEAH, SO, OKAY.

I HAVE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF CONSTITUENTS WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE STIPENDS PORTION. I DID REVIEW THE INFORMATION FROM THE COMMITTEE AND GOT A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND THERE, BUT I KNOW EVERYONE IN THIS DISTRICT WORKS HARD. I KNOW ADMINISTRATORS WORK HARD AS WELL. I DO, I DO HAVE TO SAY I CAN UNDERSTAND THE EXPRESSIONS THAT I'M GETTING, ESPECIALLY FROM FAMILIES AND LOWER-PAID STAFF MEMBERS AT OUR DISTRICT, THAT IT'S HARD TO SEE ADDITIONAL MONEY IS GOING TO MORE HIGHLY PAID ADMINISTRATORS. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE HARD PART ABOUT BEING IN THATWEMOST PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND ENERGY THAT IT TAKES. BUT IT'S HARD TO SEE THAT WHEN WE HAVE FRONTLINE FOLKS THAT ARE MAKING LESS THAN PEOPLE IN FAST FOOD MAKE. AND SO I DO HAVE A CONCERN WITH THAT. AND YEAH, THATI'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THAT WHEN I SEE WHAT ARE SOME OF OUR FRONTLINE FOLKS ARE MAKING.

PATTY, I HAVE A QUESTION, AND I'M NOT SURE IF YOU OR DIRECTOR MOSER CAN ANSWER THIS, BUT HOW DID WEI'M EXCITED ABOUT THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, BUT HOW DID WE IDENTIFY THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE LISTED HERE? YEAH, SO I'M GONNAI'M JUST PRESENTING THIS THESE AREN'T INFORMATION. MY ADD, RIGHT? WE ADDED TO EVERY BUILDING, AND IN THE PRESCHOOL'S CASE, CONGLOMERATE, I GUESS, IF YOU WILL, OVER 400 STUDENTS. SO EVERY BUILDING OVER 400 WOULD HAVE ONE.

SO THEN WHAT WOULD THAT RATIO BE THEN? I HAVE ALL OF THOSE. I CAN SHARE THEM WITH YOU.

AND THEN TELL ME ABOUT THE PRESCHOOL CONGLOMERATE.

IT'S ABOUT 21 SITES, OVER 700 AND 90 STUDENTS. COMMUNITY SITES, THAT'S ACTUALLY PROBABLY THE HIGHEST NEED OUT OF ALL 4 OF THOSE TO ADD. YEP, BUT I HAVE ALL THOSE NUMBERS. I CAN GLADLY SHARE THEM WITH EVERYBODY SO YOU HAVE THEM BEFORE THE NEXT ONE.

I PERSONALLY THINK THERE'S A NEED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ONE PRINCIPAL AND RATIOS, SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT IN THE BUDGET. YEAH, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD HOW WE GOT THERE.

YEP, I SAID I HAVE A DATA SHEET THAT HAS ALL IT ON. I WILLI'LL SHARE THAT WITH EVERYBODY.

EVERYBODY.

SO IF YOU TAKE THE ESTIMATED INCREASES PLUS THE ESTIMATED ADDITIONS, IT WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $4.9 MILLION TO, TO THE BUDGET. BUT THEN WE HAVE ESTIMATED REDUCTIONS OF $683,000, SO THEN WE'D BE AT A NET OF THE $4.2 MILLION, WHICH, YOU KNOW, AT THEMY TOP NUMBERS ARE PLACEHOLDERS, BUT THAT GETS US WITHIN HOW MUCH THE 1.75% INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES.

SO, PATTY, I HAVE THE SAME QUESTION IN REVERSE. HOW DID WE DECIDE THAT WE HAVE 7 ELEMENTARY OR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY CLASSROOM TEACHERS THAT WE CAN REMOVE WITHOUT NEGATIVELY IMPACTING OUR CLASS SIZES? SO I'LL HAVE JIM AND JARED TALK ABOUT ABOUT THAT. I DO KNOW THAT THEHOW I CAME UP WITH THE DOLLARS WAS OUR AVERAGE, OUR AVERAGE TEACHER TOTAL PACKAGE IS $97,700. SO THAT'S WHERE THE DOLLARS CAME FROM, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE, YOU KNOW.

THAT THAT'S THE AVERAGE.

SO I CAN SPEAK TO THE SECONDARY, THE LOSS OF 3 TEACHERS AT THE SECONDARY. 2 YEARS AGO, WE HAD TO MOVE AMERICAN HISTORY TO THE FRESHMAN LEVEL, BUT WE ALSO STILL HAD IT AT THE JUNIOR LEVEL, SO WE HAD DOUBLE NUMBER OF AMERICAN HISTORY TEACHERS FOR 2 YEARS. NEXT YEAR WILL BE THE CYCLE THAT ALL OF OUR GOING-TO-BE JUNIORS WILL HAVE TAKEN AMERICAN HISTORY THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR. SO WE HAVE ONE, ONE AMERICAN HISTORY TEACHER AT EACH SCHOOL THAT THOSE STUDENTS NO LONGER NEED THOSE COURSES.

SO THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS TAKING AMERICAN HISTORY WOULD REDUCE BY 350 TO 400 STUDENTS. SO A GRADUAL REDUCTION THROUGH ATTRITION, AND NOBODY'S LOSING THEIR POSITION, WOULD MAKE SENSE WITH OUR WITH OUR STAFFING. IF WE LEFT THE STAFFING THE SAME, OUR CLASS SIZES WOULD ACTUALLY GO WAY DOWN IN THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT.

SO IT WOULDTHE CLASS SIZES WILL STAY THE SAME GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.

WITH THE LOSS OF 3 AMERICAN HISTORY TEACHERS, ONE AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL. AND JIM, DID YOU ACCOMMODATE FOR A POSSIBLE 5TH GRADE, 6TH GRADE TEACHER FOR SPANISH TO START THAT PRIORITY MAYBE FOR NEXT YEAR,

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YES, THAT POSITION IS, IS ON THE.

ROLLS AND IT IS READY TO BE FILLED IF WE NEED IT.

YES, IT HAS, IT HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED.

THANK YOU.

UM, SO AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, THE, THE 4 SECTIONS THAT WE'RE DECREASING, IT, IT'S REALLY BECAUSE OF OUR DECLINING ENROLLMENT.

SO THE 2 5TH GRADE SECTIONS, THE AVERAGE CLASS SIZE IN THE TEACH WHERE WE'RE DISPLACING WOULD BE 21 STUDENTS AND 24.

UH, THE BOARD GUIDELINES ARE 28. THERE'S 5 OTHER 5TH GRADE SECTIONS IN THE DISTRICT THAT ARE BIGGER IN OTHER BUILDINGS. A 3RD GRADE ONE THAT WE'RE DECREASING, THE AVERAGE CLASS SIZE WOULD BE 22.3, BOARD GUIDELINES ARE 26.

AND THEN THE 2ND GRADE CLASSROOM, WE WOULD HAVE 24, AGAIN THE GUIDELINES ARE 26.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE BELOW, WELL BELOW GUIDELINES IN ALL THOSE ROOMS. IT'S SIMPLY DUE TO DECREASE IN ENROLLMENT. WE HAVE SOME REALLY, REALLY ACTUALLY AND I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS A BAD THING, BUT WE HAVE SOME REALLY, REALLY SMALL CLASS SIZES RIGHT NOW ACROSS OUR ELEMENTARIES. SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T REVERSE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS, WE'LL REALLY WANT TO MONITOR THAT. SO THANKS.

OKAY, SO THEN THIS NEXTCAN ASK A FOLLOW-UP ON THAT? AS YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT AND THEN LOOKING AT OUR PROPOSAL TO ADD ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS INTO THAT? AS SINCE WE'RE MONITORING THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT, HOW ISCAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THAT FOR ME? YEAH, IT KIND OF GOES HAND IN.

HAND WITH OUR SPED NUMBERS. SO IN SPED, OUR OVERALL NUMBER OF SPECIAL ED STUDENTS IS DOWN, BUT OUR WEIGHTED AVERAGE IS UP.

SO THE INTENSITY OF NEEDS THAT WE'RE SEEING FROM STUDENTS IS HIGHER, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO WITH A DECREASE IN NUMBERS, WE'RE NOT SEEING THE DECREASE IN NEEDS. WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE IN OUR NEEDS. I THINK OUR SPED NUMBERS HAVE DROPPED THE LASTBUT OUR WEIGHTED AVERAGE IS UP, SO WE'RE SEEING A HIGHER NEED.

AND WE TYPICALLY, LIKE DIRECTOR IMKE WAS SAYING EARLIER, WE TYPICALLY SEE THAT AT OUR KINDERGARTEN, OUR FIRST GRADE CLASSROOMS, DUE TO LACK OF EXPOSURE.

SO THANK YOU.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO THEN THIS NEXT PAGE IS JUST SUMMARIZE IT. IT SHOWS THE FY '26 RE-ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES AT THE TOP AND THEN SHOWS THE ADDITIONS AND REDUCTIONS. IT'S KIND OF IN A SUMMARIZED FORM AND SHOWS THAT WE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, CERTIFYING THE BUDGET WITHIN THE 1.75% INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES. AND THEN THIS SHOWS THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE BUDGET BY FUNCTION, WHICH IS HOW, YOU KNOW, WE SUBMIT THE BUDGET.

THE ASTERISKS BY THE INSTRUCTION FUNCTION, THE TOTAL SUPPORT SERVICES, AEA FLOW-THROUGH, OR THE TOTAL OTHER EXPENDITURES, THOSE ARE THE LEGAL LEVEL OF CONTROL. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE INSTRUCTION BUDGET AT $141.3 MILLION, THE LEGAL LEVEL OF CONTROL IS AT THAT HIGH LEVEL VERSUS, YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH OUR LINE ITEM BUDGETS ARE MUCH MORE DETAILED THAN THAT HIGH LEVEL.

BUT IT IS JUST KIND OF INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THESETHE PERCENTAGE, YOU KNOW, 66% OF OUR COSTS ARE IN THAT INSTRUCTION FUNCTION, AND THEN THERE'S 30% THAT ARE IN THE SUPPORT SERVICES.

OKAY, SO THEN NOW WE'RE LOOKING ATTHIS IS KIND OF A 10-YEAR HISTORY, THE LAST 10-YEAR HISTORY OF FUND BALANCE, UNSPENT AUTHORIZED BUDGET, AND THEN OUR EXPENDITURES. SO WE ENDED JUNE '25, 30TH, '25, WE HAD A GENERAL FUND BALANCE OF $87 $101.6 MILLION. WE HAD AN UNSPENT AUTHORIZED BUDGET OF $99.9 MILLION, AND OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES WERE $198.9 MILLION. SO YOU CAN SEE ALREADY IN 2005 THE DIFFERENCE, THE SPREAD BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE AND THE UNSPENT BALANCE IS STARTING TO SEPARATE. YOU NEED BOTH.

YOU DON'T WANTYOU CAN'T THEY'RE BOTH IMPORTANT.

GENERAL FUND AND SPENDING AUTHORITY ARE BOTH IMPORTANT.

YOU CAN'TYOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO BOTH OF THEM. WE HAVE TO MANAGE BOTH OF THEM. SO FOR FY '26, I'M PROJECTING THAT WE'LL HAVE ABOUT A $7.7 MILLION DEFICIT.

THAT DOES INCLUDE UNFILLED POSITIONS, BUT AS LONG AS THOSE POSITIONS ARE WE'RE ACTIVELY TRYINGAS LONG AS WE'RE ACTIVELY TRYING TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS, I HAVE TO HAVE THE DOLLARS IN THE BUDGET. SO WE MAY NOT HAVE A $7.7 MILLION DEFICIT.

IF WE DON'T, IT'S ONLY BECAUSE OF THE OPEN POSITIONS, WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE ABOUT 2.5 OF THAT NUMBER. SO THEN

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IN THAT $10.9 MILLION DEFICIT, THAT INCLUDES THAT $1.6 $1 MILLION ONE-YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT.

THE POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE VACANT, ARE THOSE HARD-TO-FILL POSITIONS? MOST OF THE VACANT POSITIONS ARE INTHEY'RE SPED TEACHERS, EL TEACHERS, AND THEN THE AND THE SPECIALTHE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS ON SPED. YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE AT THE END OF THE HR BOARD REPORT, YOU CAN SEE THOSE POSITIONS DETAILED.

PATTY, WHEN I LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS, IT SEEMS LIKE OURTHE DEFICIT IS LARGELY DUE TO THE SPED COST BEING IN EXCESS OF FEDERAL AND STATE REIMBURSEMENTS. AND THAT WOULD BE WHAT, ABOUT $8 OR $9 MILLION SPED DEFICIT? WELL, IN THESE ASSUMPTIONS, I'M USING ABOUT A $6.1 OR $6.2 MILLION SPED DEFICIT, AND THAT DOES HAVE THAT OPEN POSITION NUMBER IN THERE BECAUSE IF I HAVE IT IN THE EXPENSES, I HAVE TO HAVE IT IN THEYOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR THE SPED DEFICIT. SO ON THE SPENDING AUTHORITY SIDE, ON THEIT'S NOT REVENUE, BUT ON THE INCREASE THE SPENDING AUTHORITY, I AM ESTIMATING THE SPED DEFICIT INCLUDING ALL THOSE VACANT POSITIONS, BUT IT'S ABOUT $6.2 MILLION. I THINK OUR ACTUAL SPED DEFICIT FOR '25 WAS $4.8 MILLION, $4.8, AND I THINK WE HAD AN EL DEFICIT JUST UNDER $800,000. I THINK THAT WILL BE MORE IN '26 BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE WERE IMPLEMENTING THAT EL TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THERE WAS MORE. WE HAD SOME VACANT POSITIONS IN '25 THAT WERE FILLED IN '26, PLUS I THINK WE ADDED SOME ACCORDING TO THAT TASK FORCE WORK. THERE WAS POSITIONS ADDED. IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A 3 OR 4-YEAR PHASE-IN.

SO ON JUST AN OVERVIEW ON THE NON-SPED PART OF THE BUDGET, WHICH IS SPENDING AUTHORITY, WE'RE DOING JUST FINE.

THERE'S, ISN'T REALLY ANY PROBLEMS THERE. IT'S, ON THE GENERAL FUND, THE BALANCE IS DROPPING LARGELY DUE TO INCREASED, EXPENDITURES AND A LACK OF REIMBURSEMENTS IN GENERAL.

YES. OKAY, SO THEN...

CAN I JUST ADD THAT'S THAT WEIGHTED AVERAGE AGAIN OF OUR SPED KIDS, AND THE NEED IS UP, AND THAT JUST FURTHERSORRY, I WAS GETTING YOUR PLUG IN FOR YOU THERE. IT IS THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE, AND THE NEEDS OF THE SPED STUDENTS IS INCREASING, AND THAT'S THE INCREASE IN THE BUDGET.

WELL, I THINK THERE WAS A SPECIAL TASK FORCE THAT DETERMINED DIFFERENT THINGS, RIGHT? AND THATAND SO THAT'S WHERE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF HIRING, I BELIEVE, WERE COMING OUT OF THAT TASK FORCE. OKAY, SO THEN THE NEXT PAGE IS A REVISED SPENDING AUTHORITY PROJECTION.

IT'S REVISED BECAUSE IN PREVIOUS, YOU KNOW, IT'S REVISED BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW IN JANUARY, I KNOW MORE NOW, AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S REVISED.

BUT I'M USING 1.75 ON SSA AND TARGETED EXPENDITURES OF 1.75.

IN THE PREVIOUS ONES, WE WERE SHOWING I THINK 0.5 IN SSA AND 1.5 IN EXPENDITURE INCREASE. SO, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THE GOOD NEWS IS WE THINK SSA IS GOING TO BE HIGHER THAN THAT, SO WE'RE USING 1.75, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A 1 PERCENTAGE SPREAD ON THE EXPENDITURES. SO I PROPOSE THOSE AT THE 1.75. SO IF YOU LOOK AT SPENDING AUTHORITY, OKAY, DOWN AT THE BOTTOM IN '27, YES, WE'RE USING SPENDING AUTHORITY, RIGHT, $2.5 MILLION. YOU GET OUT TO YEAR '31 AND YOU'RE USING $4.1 MILLION IN SPENDING AUTHORITY.

BUT THEN LOOK AT THE UNSPENT BALANCE RATIO AND ALL THE WAY AT THE END THERE, IT'S STILL 27%. SO SPENDING AUTHORITY-WISE, IT STILL LOOKS GOOD. IT'S

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SO THEN BUT THEN I ALSO DID A FUND BALANCE PROJECTION. AND I USED THE SAME ASSUMPTIONS AS I DID IN THE SPENDING AUTHORITY PROJECTION. AND AND I'M POINTING OUT THAT THIS IS FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY.

THE DEFICIT SPENT SO THIS IS JUST ASSUMING WE DO NOTHING, RIGHT? WE JUST KEEP THIS $10 MILLION DEFICIT GOING. SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, WANT TO BE ON RECORD THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. BUT IF YOU JUST KEPT KEPT THAT DEFICIT SPENDING, KEPT IN, YOU KNOW, REVENUE INCREASING BY 1.75, EXPENDITURES INCREASING BY 1.75, DID NOTHING WITH THAT DEFICIT, BY FY31 YOU'D BE DOWN TO A 9% FUND BALANCE RATIO AND $21.3 MILLION IN CASH. SO THEN, THEN I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SHOW WHAT WELL, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHY DOES SPENDING AUTHORITY LOOK GOOD AND FUND BALANCE DOESN'T LOOK AS GOOD? SO THEN AT THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE ANNUAL SPENDING AUTHORITY DEFICIT WAS AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FUND BALANCE DEFICIT SPENDING. SO IN FY '27, $10.9 MILLION DEFICIT SPENDING, ANNUAL SPENDING AUTHORITY DEFICIT OF $2.4 MILLION, THE DIFFERENCE IS MILLION.

$8.5 $8.5 MILLION. WHAT IS THAT $8.5 MILLION? AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM, WHERE YOU SEE THE EL DEFICIT, THE EL BEYOND 5 YEARS, AND THE SPED DEFICIT. WELL, YEAH, IT WAS $6.2 MILLION. AND SO THAT'STHAT IS WHAT MAKES UP THAT DIFFERENCE. SO YOU'RE GETTING SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR THOSE THINGS, BUT THE CASH IS GOING OUT THE DOOR. YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANY CASH REPLACEMENT FOR NOW, AND IN MY PROJECTIONS, I DON'T SEE WHERE A CASH RESERVE LEVY COULD KICK IN UNTIL FY '31. SO IF WE DID NOTHING IN FY '31, WE WOULD NEEDYOU KNOW, WE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR TO LEVY FOR CASH RESERVE TO HELP THIS CASH BALANCE. YOU COULD ONLY LEVY A CASH RESERVE, YOU CANIT HAS TO BE 20%. THE FORMULA IS 20% OF PRIOR YEAR EXPENDITURES LESS THAT SAME YEAR'S FUND BALANCE. SO WE WOULDN'T BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CASH RESERVE LEVY UNTIL FY '31. AND EVEN IF WE WERE SOONER, I DON'T THINK THE CASH RESERVE LEVY IS 100 IT'S NOT 100% OF THE ANSWER HERE.

IT CAN HELP, BUT IT'S NOT 100% OF THE PROBLEM. SO I'VE GOT FY29, THAT $45.9 MILLION THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN RED, AND THE FUND BALANCE RATIO IS 21%. SO WHEN YOU GET I MEAN, WE HAVE TO TAKE SOME ACTION, I BELIEVE, STARTING IN FY28. I DON'T THINK YOU COULD WAIT UNTIL '29. I WOULD NEVER, NEVER BE RECOMMENDING THAT.

AND THEN THIS IS JUST ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF A VISUAL. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY BOTH MATTER. YOU NEED BOTH OF THEM. YOU CAN HAVE SPENDING AUTHORITY, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CASH, IT'S A PROBLEM. AND IF YOU HAVE FUNDINGFUND BALANCE BUT YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SPENDING AUTHORITY, IT'S A PROBLEM. SO WE'VE GOT TWO THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MANAGE. THE BLUE LINE SHOWS THE SPENDING AUTHORITY AND THE ORANGE LINE SHOWS THE FUND BALANCE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY'RE BOTH DECREASING, BUT CASH IS DECREASING AT A MUCH FASTER RATE. NOW, THIS IS NOT NECESSARILYTHIS ISN'T REALLY A SURPRISE. OUR FUND BALANCE INCREASED OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS FOR MULTIPLE REASONS, MAINLY DUE TO ESSER FUNDING.

AND WHEN WE HAD ESSER FUNDING, WE WERE ALLOWED TO SUPPLANT MONEY, SO WE USED OUR ESSER MONEY FOR OUR REGULAR GENERAL FUND PURPOSE, WHICH MEANT WE THENALL OUR EXTRA MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT THAT ALLOWED US TO SAVE UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND MONEY. AND THEN ALSO WE'VE HAD VACANT POSITIONS A LOT DURING THE THOSE FIRST YEARS IN COVID, WE HAD A LOT OF VACANT POSITIONS. WE STILL HAVE VACANT POSITIONS. IT'S THOSE TWO THINGS ARE THE MAIN REASON WHY THAT FUND BALANCE WAS BUILT. WHEN WE HADTEACHING POSITIONS WERE ADDED WHEN WE HAD THE ESSER FUNDING, AND THAT WAS ALWAYS WITH THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD MAINTAIN

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THAT'S ALL NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT. IT'S ALL FORMULA-DRIVEN. IT'S BECAUSE OF THE ASSESSED VALUES. THE NEXT PIECE OF IT IS $1.6 MILLION FOR THAT BUDGET GUARANTEE AND THEN $1 MILLION IN THE MANAGEMENT FUND INCREASING THAT LEVY. SO AS I LOOK THROUGH THESE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALL JUST FORMULA CALCULATIONS. THIS IS COMING RIGHT OFF OF THE AID AND LEVY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTED ONES, THE REGULAR PROGRAM BUDGET ADJUSTMENT, THAT'S THAT $1.6 MILLION FORBECAUSE OF THAT DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT. THAT'S IN YELLOW BECAUSE THAT'S A BOARD DECISION, AND THE BOARD COULD, YOU KNOW, THAT'S IN YOUR CONTROL. NOW, COULD IT BE MORE THAN $1.5 OR $1.6? NO. IT'S IN YOUR CONTROL IN THAT IF YOU WANT THE BUDGET GUARANTEE, YES OR NO, BUT YOU COULDN'T INCREASE IT TO, SAY, $3 MILLION TO SOLVE SOME OF THESE CASH PROBLEMS. SO IT'S A BOARD DECISION, BUT IT'S STILL THERE'S STILL A FORMULA ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU CAN GENERATE FROM THAT. THE NEXT ONE IN YELLOW IS THE DROPOUT.

DROPOUT PREVENTION. THAT'S THE AT-RISK LEVY. YOU ALREADY APPROVED THE $4,261,000.

THERE'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.

THAT CREATES A LEVY OF ABOUT $1.20, DOWN JUST SLIGHTLY, ABOUT 5 CENTS FROM, FROM PRIOR YEAR. AND AGAIN, THAT'S A FORMULA. YOU CAN DECIDE WHETHER YOU DO IT OR NOT, BUT YOU CAN'T GENERATE MORE.

WE ARE GENERATING THE MAXIMUM THAT'S ALLOWED. SO THEN YOU COME DOWN TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT LEVY, GENERATES ABOUT $3.2 MILLION, AND THAT INCREASED DECREASED FROM 82 CENTS TO 79 CENTS. AND WE'RE AT A 10% MAX, SO WE CAN'T GENERATE ANY MORE DOLLARS FROM THE INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT LEVY.

YOU COULD CHANGE THE MIX. YOU COULD SAY WE'RE GOING TO LEVY WE'RE GOING TO GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT DOLLARS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH SOME OVER TO INCOME SURTAX INSTEAD OF PROPERTY TAX. BUT IT'S STILL THE SAME TOTAL DOLLARS. YOU CAN'T GET ANY MORE MONEY. SO THE ONE THAT'S AT MORE DISCRETION WOULD THEN BE THE MANAGEMENT FUND LEVY. THAT'S WHERE I HAVE $7.3 MILLION, WHICH I THINK IS YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION. IT IS A 14-CENT INCREASE. SO OF THE TOTAL PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS, JUST ON THE GENERAL FUND, THE GENERAL FUND PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS ARE $36.9 MILLION, AND THE BOARD HAS CONTROL OF ABOUT $9 MILLION OF THOSE DOLLARS, AND $27.9 MILLION, IT'S FORMULA-DRIVEN.

OKAY, SO THEN HERE'S THE BUDGET CALENDAR. YOU CAN SEE ON FEBRUARY 23RD, THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY WILL BE WANTING TO TIE DOWN THE REVENUES ON THE BUDGET,

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SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACKNOWLEDGES THE INFORMATION PROVIDED RELATED TO THE FY27 GENERAL FUND BUDGETED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, AND THEN, THE PROPERTY TAX RATES.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO I JUST TO WANT THANK AND CONGRATULATE THE STAFF FOR PUTTING TOGETHER, PATTY, ANOTHER AMAZING PRESENTATION.

ANGELA, THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS, AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW IT'S APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU.

SO THIS IS AN INPUT REGARDING THIS.

OH, SORRY, NO QUESTIONS, NO QUESTIONS, BECAUSE WETHIS IS THE TIME. SO THE WORK THAT WE DO, AND SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THOSE PROPERTY TAX RATE, WHAT THE BOARD IS YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IN RAISING THOSE TAX RATES, YOU'RE YOU'RE SAYING THAT THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO, WE JUST NEED TO KNOW THAT.

WELL, WE'RE NOT VOTING ON IT, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE SAYING THAT.

WELL, THE NEXTTHAT'S WHY IT MATTERS TO DISCUSS IT, BECAUSE THE NEXT MEETING, WELL, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE READY FOR THE COUNTY. I MEAN, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT UP TO US, SO WEIF THOSE AREN'T WHAT YOU AGREE TO OR WANT TO DO, THEN WE HAVE TO ADJUST, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE IT ADJUSTED BY THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

YEAH, SO, YOU KNOW, THE FEBRUARY 23RD, IF YOU KNOW THATWELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, NO, I, I THINK YOUR MANAGEMENT LEVY IS TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW, I WOULD LIKE THAT INFORMATION SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN PUT TOGETHER.

NEW NUMBERS FOR THE 23RD MEETING, SO THEN WE'RE READY TO GO. OR IF YOU SAY WE THINK THE INCOME SURTAX SHOULD BE 10% AND GO UP FROM 4% TO 10%, YOU KNOW, WOULDIT IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT. AND THEN IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE TOTAL DOLLARS, BUT IT SHIFTS THE BURDEN FROM PROPERTY TAX TO, YOU KNOW, INCOME TAX.

SO PULL IT BACK TO PAGE THAT YOU HAD KIND OF IT SO EVERYONE CAN KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT THAT WITH THE YELLOW, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, THE DROPOUT ONE IS A DONE DEAL ALREADY. THAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED.

BUT THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD SAY NO, WE DON'T WANT THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. IT'S $1.6 MILLION. YOU COULD SAY YOU DON'TYOU THINK THAT WETHERE IS A WAY THAT YOU COULD GET THE SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR IT. AND NOT GET THE CASH. I DON'T THINK WE'RE IN A POSITION TO SAY THAT WE DON'T WANT THE CASH, BUT I'M JUST THAT'S NOT MY RECOMMENDATION, BUT I'M JUSTTHESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD THINK ABOUT.

WELL, I GUESS MY CONCERN IS THERE'S I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBER WAS$700,000 IN ADS.

AND, AND YES, THERE WERE SOME DEDUCTIONS, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOT FIXING THINGS UNTIL FISCAL YEAR '28, AND I'M THINKING, WHY DO WE NEED TO DO THESE ADS NOW? AND, AND SHOULDN'T WE BE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS NOW THAT ARE INCREMENTAL IN REVERSE SO WE DON'T HAVE A HUGE HIT IN 2 YEARS? YEAH, SO WE WEREIT WAS A REQUEST TO BRING THOSE ADS FOR THE ELEMENTARY ASSISTANTS.

SO THAT WAS A REQUEST THAT MR. MOSER WAS REQUESTED TO BRING THOSE FORWARD, I THINK, BY DIRECTOR LEE. THE STIPENDS, THAT IS A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF THE $90,000, BUT THAT WAS FOR THE ADDITIONAL 1,031 HOURS THEY CLOCK FROM DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER PRINCIPALS PER YEAR.

SO IN NIGHT DUTIES AND WEEKEND DUTIES. SO BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT, WE BROUGHT IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME. IT'S YOUR DECISION WHETHER WE BRING IT, YOU DECIDE. IT IS IMPORTANT.

YOU KNOW, PATTY'S GIVING YOU

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YOU CAN'T.

AND SO THIS BOARD IS GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME BIG DECISIONS BECAUSE WE ARE WE AVERAGE $100,000 PER STAFF MEMBER. THAT'S ABOUT 30 STAFF A YEAR.

DIRECTOR MILLER, I WILL SAY, TO YOUR POINT, I DIDIN VISITING THESE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND LOOKING AT THE NEEDS, THERE IS NO WAY THAT THERE SHOULD BE ONE PRINCIPAL TO 400 KIDS.

IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, WE'VE GOT—.

ABOUT 1 TO 400 IN HIGH SCHOOL.

YEAH, BUT WE HAVE LIKE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND WE HAVE AN ASSISTANT 2 ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND THEN WE HAVE ALL THESE SPECIAL RESOURCES IN OUR HIGH SCHOOLS WHEN THOSE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE GETTING READY TO LEAVE HIGH SCHOOL TO GO ON, AND WE'VE GOT OUR LITTLES THAT JUST THEY NEED, THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE CARE AND ATTENTION. I JUST SO THAT WAS MY POSITION ON LOOKING AT ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND ADDING THOSE.

AND I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR MOSER AND TEAM FOR GETTING THAT IN HERE SO THAT WE COULD LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE WE NEEDOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS NEED SOME HELP.

AND IF I MAY, DIRECTOR EHMCKE, WOULD AMPLIFY WHAT DIRECTOR LEE SAYS. AND IT IS YOU ARE RIGHT, DIRECTOR MILLER, THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS IN A BROAD SENSE. AND WOULDN'T IT BE ABLE WE COULD DO IT MORE BUT THE I HATE TO CALL IT A CRISIS, BUT IN MY HEAD IT IS A CRISIS. WE HAVE GOT TO GET THE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR IN ORDER SO THAT TEACHERS CAN ACCOMPLISH THE TEACHING THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR THEM TO DO.

AND I APPRECIATE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 4%, 5% OF THE ELEMENTARY STUDENT BODY THAT PRESENTS A PROBLEM, BUT WE HAVE TO GET INTO A PATTERN WHERE WHERE WE ARE INSISTING THAT THE BEHAVIOR LEVEL BE BETTER AND THAT PARENTS GET THEIR STUDENTS BETTER PREPARED THE BEST THAT THEY CAN SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS THAT TOO. AND THAT'S WHY I ENDORSE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND SPOKE ABOUT IT EARLIER.

THIS I LOOK AT THIS PROPOSAL THAT YOU PUT TOGETHER, PATTY, AND IT'S IT'S A PLAN THAT WE CAN DO AND THAT WILL WORK IN THE LONG TERM. IT DOESN'T ELIMINATE THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE FOR FUNDING GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS THAT POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD BE DOING BETTER WITH STUDENT NUMBERS, PARTICULARLY IF WE ARE ABLE TO CLEARLY INDICATE OUR STRONG BOARD POSITION AND AND BACK IT UP SO THAT OUR PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS CAN DELIVER ON THE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR THAT EVERY SINGLE PARENT IN OUR DISTRICT IS EXPECTING WHEN THEY SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL. SO HAVE I A LITTLE PASSION THERE, BUT I THINK THIS PLAN IS A GOOD PLAN.

THANK YOU, PATTY. THAT WILL WORK WELL. AND FOR OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, I THINK THAT I APPRECIATE THAT WE WILL ALWAYS BE LOOKING AT THIS THIS AND SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO.

BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO BE READY BECAUSE COME THE 23RD NOW, BECAUSE THE 23RD OF FEBRUARY COMES AND WE REALLY HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD AT THAT POINT. SO I LIKE DIRECTOR MILLER SAYS, WE ARE NOT VOTING ON IT NOW, BUT I AGREE WITH YOU THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS AS IS THIS A COMPLETE PLAN THAT WE CAN LIVE WITH? AND I THINK THAT IT IS.

I WANTED TO GIVE ONE MORE, JUST WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE UNSPENT BALANCE, DO KNOW THAT ABOUT 20%, NO LESS SHOULD WE REALLY HAVE THROUGH, YOU KNOW, IOWA SCHOOL FINANCE STATES THAT WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE LESS THAN 20% UNSPENT BALANCE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE GET TO 20%. WELL, FOR OUR SPENDING AUTHORITY, WE STAY RIGHT EVEN INTO '31 TO 27%. BUT IN '31, WE'RE AT 9%. TRULY, OUR UNSPENT BALANCE IN FY '29 IS AT 21%.

AND TO HAVE JUST AN EVEN NOT OVERLY HEALTHY, JUST WHAT THEY RECOMMEND THE MINIMUM IS 20% OF YOUR BUDGET BE AN UNSPENT

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SO ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, UH, MS. BEMIS, DO YOU SUPPORT THIS BUDGET? DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS BUDGET? THIS IS A CUMULATIVE EFFORT.

PATTY PUTS ALL THIS WORK INTO PUTTING IT TOGETHER.

BUT THE TEAM WORKS TO WE GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE THING.

AND I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT JUST THAT YOU AREWHAT ISN'T GOING TO BE GOOD FOR ANYBODY IS AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING TO CHANGE YOUR MIND BECAUSE WE HAVE DEADLINES THAT HAVE TO BE REPORTED.

FOR ME, I THINK YOU GUYS DID A GREAT EXPLAIN JOB. IT TO US.

IT'S A LOT OF, A LOT OF NUMBERS IN MY HEAD.

BUT IF WE TRULY WANT TO BE THAT DESTINATION DISTRICT, WE HAVE TO DO STUFF. WE HAVE TO PUT ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IN ELEMENTARY. WE HAVE TO DO THAT. I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT. AND I KNOW YOU GUYS WILL HELP US WHEN IT COMES TIME TO START WHITTLING THAT, THAT FUND DOWN. AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE TIME TO CHANGE OURCHANGE THE DIRECTION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.

I SUPPORT THIS PLAN.

I SUPPORT IT. I DO THINK THAT IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WE NEED TO START FOLLOWING THAT $3 MILLION A YEAR, $5 MILLION, WHATEVER NUMBER THE STAFF AND FINANCE AND RECOMMEND.

BUT WE DO NEED TO START WITH THE THE NEXT BUDGET WITH FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN SUCH A WAY AS NOBODY LOSES THEIR JOB.

YEAH, SO I MEAN, MY THOUGHT PROCESS IS THAT WHEN WE GET THIS '27 BUDGET DONE, THAT THIS, YOU KNOW, THAT THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP, OUR NEXT ASSIGNMENT, FINANCIAL ASSIGNMENT, WOULD BE TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY, WHAT'S OUR PLAN FOR '28, '29, AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 30. HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS? BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IT. SO I THINK OUR JOB IS TO COME UP WITH HOW ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS IT, AND THEN WE WOULD BRING SOMETHING FORWARD AND THEN, YOU KNOW, TAKE INPUT FROM THE BOARD. YOU KNOW, HERE'S OUR FIRST LOOK AT THIS, WHAT DO YOU THINK? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE REFINE FROM THERE. BUT WE HAVE TO START MAKING MOVEMENT. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS IN, YOU KNOW, IN '28 AND IN '29, MAYBE INTO '30. IF WE DON'T, IT'SIF WE DO IT EARLY ENOUGH, I THINK WE CAN STILL DO IT THROUGH ATTRITION. IF WE DON'T START ADDRESSING IT, WE WILL BE IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU CAN'T DO IT THROUGH ATTRITION.

AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SOME THINGS ON THIS, AND TRULY, IF WE DON'T START. I WANT YOU TO THINK THAT IN, SAY, NOVEMBER OF NEXT YEAR, WE'RE WORKING ON FY28 BUDGET.

OKAY, SO IN A YEAR WE'RE WORKING ON THAT BUDGET.

AND I WAS TOGOING LESS THAN.

A YEAR, YOU SHOULD EXPECT US TO HAVE A PLAN AND BRING IT FORWARD. AND THAT ISIT'S GOING TO BE A BIG SHIFT, AND IT SHOULD BE A 2 TO 3 YEAR PLAN ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. SO THAT SHOULD BE AN EXPECTATION OF YOU FOR US TO BRING THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT FORWARD FOR YOU TO DECIDE HOW TOHOW WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.

SO WE PROBABLY REALLY NEED TO START LOOKING ATI MEAN, I KNOW WE HAVE TO VOTE. I MEAN, WHEN IT COMES TIME TO VOTE AND ACCEPT WHAT YOU RECOMMENDED, THAT'S ONE THING.

BUT WE REALLY NEED TO START LOOKING AT WHAT'S TO COME. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO WAIT TILL 2028. I KNOW THAT WAS THETHAT YOU HAD TALKED ABOUT, LIKE, REALLY STARTING TO LOOK AT IT AT 28 BECAUSE WE'LL BE AT 27%.

NO, THAT'S RIGHT.

BUT FOR ME, ONCE THIS BUDGET'S PASSED IN APRIL, I'M ON TO 28 ALREADY.

SO YOU'RE ALREADY WORKING.

OUR BRAIN ISWE'RE ALREADY ON 28.

YEAH, I MEAN, AT THAT POINT I'M ON 3 YEARS, RIGHT? OKAY, SO IT'SYEAH, I MEAN, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS FORECASTED, OBVIOUSLY IT'S.

FORECASTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS FORECASTED WITH THOSE VACANT POSITIONS BEING FILLED, RIGHT? SO, YOU KNOW, THAT, WE STILL HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT, BUT SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE AREN'T HERE.

BUT OUR, OUR GOAL IS TO NEVER HAVE TO LET ANYONE GO GO BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A JOB FOR THEM, AND TO GIVE A RAISE EVERY YEAR THAT IS A, YOU KNOW, A DECENT RAISE REGARDLESS OF WHAT OUR SSA AND, AND OUR FUND BALANCES. THOSE

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ANY FURTHER SO, DIRECTOR DISCUSSION? MULLIN. SO PATTY CAN SLEEP AND NOT WORRY ABOUT ANY SURPRISES LIKE YOU SAID NEXT WEEK, IS EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW GOOD WITH WHAT SHE'S GOT GOING? DIRECTOR MULLIN. I AM.

SO IT WILL PROBABLY BE A 6 TO 1 VOTE BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ARE ASKING OUR TEACHERS AND OUR FRONTLINE PEOPLE TO DO MORE WITH LESS. AND WE JUST HEARD MS. BEEMUS SAY THAT WE WILL HAVE TO DO STAFF REDUCTIONS TO CUT 2 TO 3 MILLION PEOPLE OUT OF THE BUDGET. WE HEARD JOHN SAY THAT NO, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

THAT WOULDN'T BE THE GOAL.

THAT IS GOING TO BE OUR REALITY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT. WE ARE DOWN 500 STUDENTS, OR A ROUND NUMBER, OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, WHICH MEANS LESS STUDENTS, LESS MONEY. WE SHOULD HAVE LESS TEACHERS. WE SHOULD HAVE LESS ADMIN. THERE, THERE NEEDS TO BE A BIGGER PLAN. AND SO INCREASING FUNDS FOR ADMIN AND THE CONCEPT THAT WE ARE GOING TO REDUCE TEACHERS AND OTHER FRONTLINE STAFF DOESN'T WORK FOR ME. I MEAN, IT WILL BE THE TEACHERS AND IT WILL BE THE FOOD STAFF AND IT WILL BE ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE REACHING OUT TO SAY, HOW CAN YOU DO THIS? AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO NEGOTIATIONS IN A COUPLE WEEKS AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHY WE CAN'T GET BIGGER INCREASES.

AND I THINK YOU HAVE A GOOD POINT THERE. I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THOSE STAFF ARE THE ONES WHO ARE CONSTANTLY BEGGING FOR ANOTHER PRINCIPAL. SO THE STAFF AT THOSE BUILDINGS, IF YOU GO TO THOSE BUILDINGS, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO THOSE BUILDINGS AND TALK TO THE STAFF BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES BEGGING US TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER ADMINISTRATOR. WE PURPOSEFULLY KNEW WITH OUR DECLINING ENROLLMENT, AND WE ADDED THOSE SOCIAL STUDIES POSITIONS 3 YEARS AGO, WE KNEW NOW THAT WE WOULD BE BRINGING THIS FORWARD WHEN THOSE POSITIONSWE WERE GOING TO ABSORB THOSE. SO I JUST WANT THATI UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES, BUT I WILL SAY THE STAFF AT THOSE BUILDINGS, I WOULD WOULD I FIND A HARD PRESS TO FIND ONE OF THOSE BUILDINGS NOT SAY THEY ABSOLUTELY NEED ANOTHER PRINCIPAL.

I WANT TO SAY YOU ALL DID A WONDERFUL JOB OF PUTTING TOGETHER AND MAKING IT UNDERSTANDABLE. PATTY, I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB IN THE PRESENTATION. I TEND TO AGREE WITH DIRECTOR MILLER THAT WE'RE PROBABLY LATER ALONG THAN WE NEED TO BE.

ENROLLMENT DECREASING AND YET OUR EXPENDITURES CONTINUING TO INCREASE, THAT DOESN'T ADD UP FOR ME.

AND SO THAT'S ONE AREA THAT I WOULDI GUESS I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO CUT ANYTHING IN FISCAL '27, KNOWING THAT WE'RE PROJECTING A 300-STUDENT DECREASE. THERE HAS TO BE A WAY TO DECREASE, OR AT LEAST NOT INCREASE AS MUCH.

AND.

I GUESS THAT'S WHERE MY CONCERN IS. IF WE'RE SEEING DECREASING ENROLLMENT AND YET OUR EXPENDITURES CONTINUE TO INCREASE, IT JUST DOESN'T ADD UP TO ME.

I THINK DID YOU HAVE A 300 STUDENT? YOU DIDN'T HAVE THAT FOR NEXT YEAR PREDICTION? NO, SHE HAS NEUTRAL. SHE HAS ZERO.

BUT THIS YEAR, YES, THIS YEAR WAS 300.

IT TALKSIT HAS A PROJECTION OF 300.

YEAH, 300 FOR THIS YEAR.

UM, THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.

SORRY.

OKAY.

I THOUGHT YOU MEANT 27.

FOR '27.

OKAY, YEAH, I THINK, ONE THING TO KNOW IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 50, YOU KNOW, 14,000 STUDENTS, THE 300 AREN'T JUST LIKE IN ONE AREA.

SO IT IS THROUGHIT'S NOT LIKE, OH, YOU'RE SHORT 300 STUDENTS, SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TONO, YOU NEED JUST AS MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE. IT'S JUST AS THROUGH TIME. SO WE'VE NOW BEEN DOWN ABOUT 800 STUDENTS, HONESTLY, IN ABOUT 4 YEARS, AND WE'RE JUST NOW BEING ABLE TO TRICKLE A FEW OF THOSE POSITIONS OUT. SO I JUSTIT DOESN'TTHE MATH ISN'T HOW IT WORKS.

AND I GUESS THAT IS MY POINT, IS THAT AS THOSE STUDENT NUMBERS DECREASE, THAT DECREASES YOUR SUPPLEMENTAL AID AS WELL. AND SO THAT INCREASES THE PRESSURE THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR UNSPENT BALANCE AND YOUR CASH RESERVES. AND SO, YEAH, I THINK WE'VE GOT TO START. I THINK WAITING UNTIL THIS CONVERSATION NEXT YEAR IS PROBABLY TOO LATE. I REALIZE IT'S REALLY LATE RIGHT NOW. SO THE VOTE WILL BE WHAT IT WILL

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NUMBER ONE, THIS ONE'S NOT A VOTE. THIS IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS YOU GUYS ARE ADVOCATING NOT TO ADD THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS OR, OR CUTTING STAFF.

NO, I'M ADVOCATING FOR RIGHT-SIZING OUR BUDGET, AND IT MAY STILL HAVE A MORE THAN $0, RIGHT? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOSS IN THIS COMING YEAR, BUT LET'S BE A LITTLE BIT SMARTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE BEEN. AND I THINK THAT WE BUDGETED, AND IT COULD BE ME WRONG, PATTY, BUT $4.5 MILLION LOSS THIS YEAR, ORAND I THINK THAT WE ENDED UP WITH A BIGGER LOSS THAN THAT, RIGHT? NO, LESS BECAUSE OF OUR EARNED INTEREST INCOME.

WELL, I'M SHOWING $7.7 HERE.

AND IT WAS $4.4, $4.6 OR SOMETHING THAT WAS OUR ESTIMATED A YEAR AGO. AND SO ALMOST DOUBLE WHAT WE HAD PLANNED ON.

WELL, YES, BUT WE, YOU KNOW, APPROVED, YOU KNOW, THAT HAD A IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, THAT HAD 2.5% INCREASE ON SALARIES WAS WHAT WAS IN THE BUDGET, AND IT ENDED UP BEING 3 WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH BOARD APPROVAL. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE ADDED THE $3 TO THE, TO THE CSIPA GROUP.

SO, YOU KNOW, SO YES, IT IS.

I'M NOT.

CHANGING.

SAYING THAT YOU SPENT $3 MILLION THAT WE DIDN'T TELL YOU YOU COULD SPEND. I'M JUST TELLING YOU THAT THINGS HAPPEN AND WE NEED TO PLAN FOR THEM.

I, I DO. SO THE 7.7, NOW IF WE HAVE ABOUT 30 VACANT TEACHING POSITIONS RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO ACHIEVE, YOU KNOW, WE, OUR ACTUAL RESULTS WON'T BE THE 7.7, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT MAKES ANYBODY FEEL ANY BETTER.

SMARTER DECISION FROM DIRECTOR MILLER. I GUESS THAT BURNS ME A LITTLE.

BIT, OKAY, BECAUSE.

WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IN ELEMENTARY BUILDINGS AND I KNOW THOSE ELEMENTARY BUILDINGS.

THEY.

NEED HELP SO I'M WILLING TO SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY THIS YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.

BECAUSE THOSE KIDS ARE WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR ULTIMATELY. IF THAT MEANS WE BURN A LITTLE MORE CASH TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE MORE SUPPORT SO THAT THEY HAVE MORE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND BEHAVIOR SUCCESS, I'M WILLING TO DO THAT.

THAT TO ME, THAT, THAT IS THE SMART DECISION.

SO WHERE ARE YOU WILLING TO CUT AT? THAT'S WHERE WELL, OF COURSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PLACES WE CAN CUT. THAT'S WHY WE GIVE THEM TIME TO COME UP AND GIVE US THE SUGGESTIONS WHERE THEY CUT. TO ME, THIS IS A SPRING SURPRISE.

AND I DON'T MEAN TO PROLONG THIS, BUT PART OF THE REASON WHY I SAID THIS IS A COMPLETE PLAN THAT WE CAN LIVE WITH IS BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE SOME HOPES AND DREAMS THAT THE GOOD WORK OF OUR STAFF AND OUR FACULTY MIGHT BE ABLE TO DELIVER AND ONE IS WHEN WE ADDRESS THE SITUATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THAT PARENTS' PERCEPTION OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GO TO OUR SCHOOL BEGINS TO MATCH WHAT IT REALLY IS, WHERE WE HAVE THE VERY BEST ELEMENTARY MATERIALS IN THIS CITY OR ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT AROUND US. WE HAVE THE BEST TALENTED FACULTY DELIVERING THE LEARNING TO TO THE STUDENTS.

AND WHEN YOU APPRECIATE THAT, IT'S REALLY HARD TO JUSTIFY NOT SELECTING SIOUX CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR FOR YOUR, YOUR STUDENT.

BUT IF THERE'S A PERCEPTION OUT THERE THAT WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING THE DISRUPTION IN THE CLASSROOM, THAT IS, IN ANY CONVERSATION WITH ANY PARENT, THAT BEGINS TO BE A DEFENSIVE MANEUVER FOR WHY ANYWAY. AND I SEE THE LANDSCAPE. I KNOW THAT WE ARE IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT. I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THIS PLAN FOR THIS YEAR IS A COMPLETE PACKAGE WE CAN LIVE WITH, WILL BEAR SOME FRUIT THAT MIGHT MAKE US A DIFFERENCE.

AND THE GETTING TO LESS OF A DECLINE OR PERHAPS AN INCREASE IN OUR STUDENT BODY WOULD BE THE BEST GOD SEND THAT COULD HAPPEN TO US. I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS AN EFFORT TO TRY TO DO THAT. IT'S MORE THAN JUST DOLLARS AND CENTS AND MATH. IT'S ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO WITH WHAT OUR PLAN IS. AND THAT IS AND I'M NOT ARGUING WITH WITH THE, THE WISDOM OF MY COLLEAGUE BOARD MEMBERS WHO SAY, BUT YOU'RE MOVING CLOSER TO THE CLIFF, AND IT'S LIKE A DIVE IN YOUR PLANE.

YOU'RE HOPING THAT IT'S GOING TO COME OUT OF THE DIVE.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING FOR. BECAUSE I THINK THE IDEAS THAT ARE ADVANCED WITH THIS PLAN HAVE SOME REAL POTENTIAL

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SO I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, WE BRING OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT REALLY WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE CUTS, RIGHT? SO IF YOU, IF WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT, IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE US TO LEAD IN THE DIRECTION DIRECTION OF REDUCING ADMINISTRATION DISTRICT-WIDE BEFORE WE LOOK AT REDUCING TEACHERS. WE JUST NEED TO KNOW THAT IF THAT'S THEYOU KNOW, WEGIVE US THAT GUIDANCE BECAUSE WE WILL YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION, BUT YOU WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK AND YOU GIVE US THE DIRECTION INTO WHICH WAY TO GO. SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT DECREASING ADMINISTRATION ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND NOT LOOKING AT WHERE WE COULD CUT FAT WITH, WITH STAFF. WE NEED TO KNOW THAT.

BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW IT FOR OUR FUTURE.

THIS BUT IT WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT, RIGHT? BUT WE WOULDN'T ADD 4 POSITIONS IF WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND CUT THEM.

THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING, LIKE, THAT WOULDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT I'M NOT ADVOCATING WHAT ITEMS TO CUT. I'M SAYING I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SEEN A LESSER INCREASE IN OUR EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR. IF THAT'S POSSIBLE BEFORE THE 23RD, THAT'S FINE. IF IT'S NOT, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD SUPPORTS THE PROPOSAL THAT'S THERE NOW. I'M EXPRESSING MY DESIRE THAT WE START WORKING ON THIS REDUCTION SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, AND SOONER INCLUDES THE COMING YEAR.

SO I WILL SAY THAT OF OUR ESTIMATED INCREASES, $3.7 MILLION IS JUST IN PAY FOR OUR CURRENT STAFF. WE'RE ONLY LOOKING ATTHERE'S AT $4.4 MILLION TOTAL, THAT'S THE $1.75 AND 3.7 OF IT. SO FOR US TO DECREASE MORE IS GOING TO BE STAFF. I MEAN, THAT THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER, BECAUSE WE ARE ALREADY, LIKE WE SAID, AT A NEGATIVE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOTWE ALREADY ARE BUDGETING NEGATIVE. WE HAVEAND TO KNOW FROM THE PAST THAT WE USUALLY ARE 1 IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE BEEN UP TO, I BELIEVE, 3% OVER WHAT SSA WAS. AND SO WE ARE JUST BUDGETING NEUTRAL RIGHT NOW FOR THIS YEAR.

BUT IF THE DIRECTION IS TO GO LESS, WE WILL. WE JUST WANT THAT WE, IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO CUT STAFF, IT'S GOING TO GO INTO SALARY INCREASE.

THEN WE HAVE SEVERAL OPEN POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN THAT WE HAVE HAD A HARD TIME FILLING? WHAT ARE THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE THAT HAVE MAYBE, LET'S SAY, 100 DAYS OR MORE THAT HAVE BEEN OPEN? BECAUSE INSTEAD OF IMPACTING PEOPLE, MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE FOR OPEN POSITIONS AND, A, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ACTIVELY RECRUIT FOR THOSE POSITIONS. AND IF WE AREN'T DOING ANYTHING TO ACTIVELY RECRUIT FOR THOSE HARD-TO-FILL POSITIONS, I KNOW WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT INCREASING PAY TO ENTICE PEOPLE TO APPLY, BUT HAS THAT WORKED? BECAUSE I AM, I'M NOT AN ADVOCATE OF PEOPLE LOSING THEIR JOBS, BUT IF WE HAVE VACANCIES AND WEAND THOSE VACANCIES HAVE BEEN OPEN FOR DAYS OR 150 DAYS OR WHATEVER, THEN WE NEED TO MAYBE LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS. SO MY QUESTION IS, HOW MANY VACANCIES DO WE HAVE OPEN? AND OUT OF THOSE VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE OPEN, WHAT IS THE AVERAGE DAYS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN OPEN? I DO NOT HAVE THE DAYS NOW.

THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I COULD PROVIDE TOMORROW.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE HR.

BOARD REPORT, THE LAST PAGE HAS ALL.

THE OPEN OPENINGS ON THEM.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY IN CERTIFIED OPENINGS 15 IN ELEMENTARY, 18 IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND 6 IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SO I MEAN, THOSE HAVE MOST LIKELY BEEN OPEN MOST OF THE YEAR, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY'RE TEACHING POSITIONS. SO I MEAN, MAYBE A FEW OF THEM HAVE TURNED OVER, BUT MOSTLY THEY'VE BEEN OPEN ALL YEAR.

ALL TEACHING POSITIONS? YES, CERTIFIED MEANS TEACHING.

OH, SIR, OKAY, THANK YOU FOR CLARIFICATION.

I WOULD JUST COMMENT ON THE NON-CERTIFIED, SO ESSENTIALLY OUR PARAPROFESSIONAL POSITIONS.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT AN AVERAGE DAY ON THOSE BECAUSE THE POSITION THAT'S OPEN MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE THE SAME ONE. WELL, I THINK IF YOU

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IT'S THE IN AND OUT IS ABOUT THE THE SAME EVERY MONTH.

ON ANY GIVEN DAY, THERE'S THAT MANY POSITIONS, BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE IN THE SAME PLACE.

BUT HOW MANY IS IT? IIT'S ABOUT 30, ISN'T IT? ABOUT 30.

30. I KNOW THIS YEAR, DUE TO IEP REQUIREMENTS, I'VE HAD TOI'VE APPROVED 19 IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED. I'VE HAD APPROVE 19 PARA POSITIONS BECAUSE OF IEP.JUST NOT THOSE ARE THOSE, REMEMBER, THOSE ARE THE ONLY POSITIONS WE ADD THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO COME WE, WE JUST PUT THEM ON THE BOARD REPORT BECAUSE IF A STUDENT MOVES IN OR HAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT WRITTEN IN THEIR IEP, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE IT. WORD-WISE, LIKE, WOULD YOU DO YOU WANT TO GIVE US A NUMBER OF DECREASE, LIKE A DOLLAR AMOUNT TO LOOK AT FOR DECREASING, AND WE CAN BRING A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FORWARD? I'M NOT COMFORTABLE DOING THAT BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE PAYI MEAN, I DON'T I DON'TIF, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT, WHAT MS. NAIL SAID IF YOU HAVE VARIOUS POSITIONS AND THE PAY IS VARIED, I MEAN, I, I COULDN'T QUANTIFY THAT. I COULDN'T QUANTIFY THEM.

WE DON'T MEAN THE AMOUNT OF POSITIONS. I MEAN THE AMOUNT OF TOTAL DOLLARS YOU WOULD LIKE TO REDUCE.

BUT I COULDN'T EVENI WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO QUANTIFY WHAT THAT DOLLAR WOULD LOOK LIKE BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S SO MANY VARIATIONS IN THE OPEN POSITIONS THAT COULD EQUATE TO A DIFFERENT NUMBER. AND IF I SAID 45, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I JUST, I WOULDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE.

YEAH, AND THAT'S WHY WE BRING, YOU KNOW, OUR TEAM WORKS TOGETHER ON THIS AND WE BRING OUR BEST RECOMMENDATION FORWARD. SO WE, WE DIDN'T SAVE OUR BEST, WE BROUGHT IT. AND SO WE NEED TO KNOW FROM YOU WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO, HOW YOU WOULD LIKE US TO BRING IT BACK TO YOU.

I THINK, I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE ARGUMENT FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THIS BUDGET TO DO THAT, TO DO THAT, AND THEN COME STARTING AFTER MARCH 5TH, WE START, UH, WHERE WE WANT TO SET THAT.

NUMBER OF WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

MARCH OR NOVEMBER, WHEN THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO GET TOGETHER AND PUT THEIRPUT TOGETHER THEIR PLAN FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. I, I JUST ASSUME GIVE THE, YOU KNOW, THE STAFF TO PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING THOUGHTFUL AND FOR THE FOLLOWING '28 BUDGET.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? YES, LISA BANKS.

IS IT ON? YEAH.

LISA BANKS, 600 4TH STREET, SUITE 202, NUMBER 7, SPEAKING FOR SEA. I WOULD DO WANT TOI WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS, BUT SINCE THE DEBATE WAS UP THERE ON THE PRINCIPALS IN THE ELEMENTARY, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I DO HEAR FROM UNITY AND HUNT AT A REGULAR BASIS ON THE NEED FOR HAVING ANOTHER PRINCIPAL. I DO NOT HEAR MUCH FROM NODLAND AND SUNNYSIDE, OR I SHOULDN'T SAY AS MUCH, BUT I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO HAVE A PRINCIPAL IN ONE BUILDING WHEN SOMETHING ARISES IN ANOTHER BUILDING.

AND I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM PRESCHOOL, SO I'M NOT SAYING THERE'S NOT A NEED DOWN THERE AND WITH THE PRESCHOOL OR NOT, BUT, BUT THOSE WERE THE THE THREE, THREE AREAS THAT I DO HEAR A LOT FROM NEEDING AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL. BUT I DO WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE STIPENDS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER NOT MOVING THAT FORWARD AT THIS TIME, NOT BECAUSE LEADERSHIP ISN'T IMPORTANT, BUT BECAUSE FAIRNESS, MORALE, AND PRIORITIES MATTER IN A SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT IS ALREADY STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT. RIGHT NOW, EVERY GROUP IN OUR SCHOOL IS OVERWORKED.

TEACHERS ARE MANAGING INCREASED WORKLOADS, BEHAVIORAL NEEDS, GROWING ACADEMIC GAPS. STAFF ARE COVERING MULTIPLE ROLES, OFTEN WITHOUT ADEQUATE PAY, PLANNING TIME, OR BACKUP.

APPROVING THIS STIPEND FOR ADMINISTRATORS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL WHILE THE REST OF THE STAFF CONTINUES TO SHOULDER OVERWHELMING WORKLOADS SEEMS TO SEND A MESSAGE, WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR OR NOT, THAT SOME PEOPLE'S EXHAUSTION

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THAT KIND OF MESSAGE IS DAMAGING TO MORALE, ERODES TRUST, AND DEEPENS THE DIVIDE BETWEEN LEADERSHIP AND THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP SCHOOLS RUNNING EVERY SINGLE DAY. THIS IS NOT ABOUT PITTING GROUPS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. IT'S ABOUT EQUITY. WHEN A SYSTEM IS UNDER STRAIN, LEADERSHIP SHOULD SHARE THAT STRAIN, NOT RISE ABOVE IT FINANCIALLY WHILE OTHERS FALL FURTHER BEHIND. IF THE $90,000 IS AVAILABLE, IMAGINE WHAT IMPACT WE COULD HAVE IF WE PUT THAT TOWARDS SOME OTHER INVESTMENT FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. STRONG LEADERSHIP IS NOT DEFINED BY STIPENDS. IT'S DEFINED BY SOLIDARITY, BY RECOGNIZING THE REALITY ALL STAFF ARE OVERWORKED AND CHOOSING TO PRIORITIZE COLLECTIVE SUPPORT.

THIS BOARD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE VALUES THAT TRULY ALIGN WITH THE PUBLIC EDUCATION FAIRNESS, RESPONSIBILITY, AND SHARED COMMITMENT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO DELAY THIS STIPEND OR DENY IT INSTEAD OFAND FOCUS THAT ON SOMETHING THAT UPLIFTS EVERYONE. AND I, I HAVE SPOKEN TO MOST OF THIS BOARD OTHER TIMES ABOUT THE HOW I FEEL ABOUT STIPENDS. SO THIS HAS GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH WHO GETS STIPEND, I WOULD BE UP HERE TALKING ABOUTI TALKED ABOUT IT LAST YEAR AGAINST MY, UM, WHEN IT WOULD HAVE BENEFITED ME. SO I, I DO NOT, THINK THAT STIPENDS ARE A GOOD PROCESS TO DO IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? YES, DAN GREENWELL.

FIRST OF ALL, I, I THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GLOOM AND DOOMTHIS SOUNDS LIKE A GLOOM AND DOOM MEETING.

WE NEED YOUR ADDRESS AGAIN.

I'VE GIVEN IT TWICE. DAN GREENWELL, 11 WEST KINGS HIGHWAY,HERE IN SIOUX CITY.

I WAS JUST MAKING SURE YOU REMEMBER.

YEAH, I HAVEN'T MOVED. I HAVEN'T MOVED. IT SOUNDS LIKE DOOM AND GLOOM. 90% OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF IOWA WOULD LOVE TO BE IN THE POSITION THAT WE'RE IN.

WE HAVE SUFFICIENTWE'RE ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN SPENDING AUTHORITY AND WE HAVE A FUND BALANCE THAT'S ONE OF THE HIGHEST FUND BALANCES.

THE DIFFERENCE THAT I'M HEARING IS WE HAVE A BOARD THAT'S RECOGNIZING AND NOT WAITING TILL NEXT YEAR TO SAY WE HAVE A CALAMITY ON OUR HANDS. WE'RE ADDRESSING IT EARLY AND MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS NOW. AND SO THAT'SI THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING. I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS YOU NEED TO CONSIDER, MAKING MORE ROBUST CUTS. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE A NICE GLIDE SLOPE OF 3%, STANDARD GLIDE SLOPE FOR LANDING. IT DOESN'T LOOK TO BE THAT FOR SEVERAL REASONS. STUDENT REDUCTION, STATE SUPPLEMENTAL REDUCTION, AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS. ELL, ADDITIONAL ELL COSTS THAT ARE NOT BEING FUNDED, AND OUR SPED COMPLEXITY IS GOING UP SIGNIFICANTLY AND EATING A TON OF DOLLARS. AND WHAT PATTY, IS IT, $8.4 MILLION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW EVERY YEAR.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY THE DRIVER OF OUR, QUOTE, DEFICIT IS THAT. SOME OF THE THINGS WE OUGHT TO CONSIDER IS DOING IT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER IS FEDERAL TITLE FUNDS ARE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO CONTINUE AT THE SAME LEVELS AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST. THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GO DOWN, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE TO FUND MORE OF IT OR THE STATE HAS TO FUND MORE OF IT SOMEWHERE.

STATE FUNDING IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GO UP. IF YOU LOOK AT THE STATE BUDGET DEFICITS, IT'S NOT GOING TO GO UP FOR SEVERAL YEARS. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE SAYING THERE'S NO IMPACT ON PROPERTY TAX REFORM, BUT TYPICALLY IF THEY START ADJUSTING THE RATES, THE STATE-SET RATES, THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO ADJUST THEM SO THAT 80% OF THE SCHOOLS ARE SATISFIED.

WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE TOP 10% THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WORRY ABOUT, THE BOTTOM 10% THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WORRY ABOUT. WE'RE IN THE BOTTOM 10%. WE HAVE VERY LOWONE OF THE LOWEST PROPERTY TAXES PER STUDENT THERE IS. SO ANYTHING TO DO THAT JUST OUR REVENUE.

WE NEED TO BE TALKING TO OUR LEGISLATORS. WHAT IMPACT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO US ON OUR DISTRICT? SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WE NEED TO CONSIDER. AND I THINK DIRECTOR LEE'S POINT IS AN EXCELLENT ONE. OUR OPEN POSITIONS, I MEAN, THAT'S $2.7 MILLION OF OUR DEFICIT. WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO FILL THOSE. IF WE DON'T FILL THAT, OUR DEFICIT IS NOT, YOU KNOW, $7.7 MILLION OR $7.9 MILLION.

IT'S LESS.

AND THEN LOOK LOOKING AT THAT, THEY'RE BUILT INTO NEXT YEAR'S AS WELL. SO THAT'S A BIG PIECE OF IT. THE REAL BUDGET DEFICIT FOR NEXT YEAR, WE SAY $10.9 MILLION ON OUR SHEET. THE REAL HARD NUMBER NOW IS $7.5 MILLION BECAUSE THOSE POSITIONS ARE FILLED. WE STILL HAVE $2.5 MILLION, $2.6 MILLION THAT ARE NOT FILLED IN THAT $10.9 MILLION. SO WE HAVE A REAL HARD DEFICIT FOR NEXT YEAR. AND, YOU KNOW, WE DID IT SEVERAL 2 YEARS AGO, WE LOOKED AT A HARD LOOK AT THE NON-CLASSROOM TEACHER POSITIONS AND PEOPLE THREW A BLOODY FIT THAT WE ELIMINATED CONSULTING TEACHERS. AND THERE WERE 70 OF THEM OR SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE. THEY WERE UP HERE, 20 OF THEM SPOKE, YOU KNOW, THEY CALLED US ALL KINDS OF BAD NAMES. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE NON-CLASSROOM TEACHERSFUNNY THING IS OUR SCORES HAVE IMPROVED. OUR

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THAT IS AN AREA I THINK WE.

OUGHT TO LOOK AT SERIOUSLY, IS NON-CLASSROOM TEACHERS. AND I THINK THE OTHER THING THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IS JUST SO THE PUBLIC IS FULLY AWARE, WITH THE PROPERTY TAX VALUATION INCREASES OF 7.8% COUPLED WITH A 4% INCREASE INCREASE IN THE RATE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 11.8% INCREASE IN SCHOOL PROPERTY TAXES. THE NET RESULT IS 11.8%. WE'VE HELD IT DOWN FOR YEARS. IT'S BEEN GOING DOWN EVERY YEAR. WE DON'T CONTROLWE DON'T CONTROL APPRAISED OR TAXABLE VALUES, BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE'RE GOING TO BE UP 11.8% IN YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL. SO THAT'S THE FIRST INCREASE THE DISTRICT IS HAVING IN PROBABLY 10, 15 YEARS. AND SO THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT. I THINK WE SHOULDI THINK YOUR PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT ISOR YOUR PROPERTY TAX SUGGESTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GOOD ONES AND WOULD FULLY SUPPORT THAT. I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING. I JUST THINK WE'VE GOT TO GET AHEAD OF THIS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. WE DON'T WANT TO BE A CEDAR RAPIDS. WE DON'T WANT TO BE A DUBUQUE. WE DON'T WANT TO BE AT THE LAST HOUR MAKING THESE TOUGH ADJUSTMENTS. SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. I THINK THIS BUDGET IS GOOD, AND I THINK YOU'RE LUCKY TO HAVE PATTY BLANKENSHIP AS YOUR CFO.

THANK YOU.

THERE ARE NO MORE.

NO MORE.

OKAY.

THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE INFORMATION PROVIDED RELATED TO THE FISCAL YEAR '27 GENERAL FUND BUDGETED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A 4-MINUTE, 5-MINUTE BREAK HERE.

[X.F. Apptegy Beta Program – Community Experience – Leslie Heying]

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR.

MILLER. LESLIE, WHAT IS THE COST IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROGRAM AFTER THE 3-MONTH TRIAL? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU, DIRECTOR MILLER, BECAUSE WE HAVE NO INTENT.

INTENTION OF CONTINUING IT AFTER THIS BETA TESTING PROGRAM.

AND YOU MIGHT ASK WHY, RIGHT? WHY WOULD WE DO THIS? IT'S BECAUSE WE CAN GATHER DATA FROM IT. SO WE CAN GATHER SOME INFORMATION ON.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SEARCHING FOR ON OUR.

WEBSITE, AND THEN OUR TEAM CAN GO.

AND MAKE THOSE ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE.

SO THERE IS SOMETHING IN IT FOR US.

IT'S JUST THAT WE HAVE NO.

PLANS TO CONTINUE IT AFTER THE BETA PROGRAM'S DONE.

THANK YOU.

AND I'LL ADD A LITTLE BIT TO IT. SOME OF IT IS ALSO ENHANCEMENTS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SOFTWARE SIDE, WHICH I FULLY ANTICIPATE WOULD BE JUST PART OF THE PACKAGE GOING FORWARD.

AND LESLIE AND HER TEAM ARE VOLUNTEERING TO TEST THAT OUT FOR THEM. SO IT'S TO HELP THEIR SEARCH ENGINE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, BOARD? DENISE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT?

[X.G. Contracts for Board Approval – Jim Vanderloo/ Jarod Mozer]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION IS APPROVED 7-0.

CONTRACTS FOR BOARD APPROVAL.

JIM VANDERLOOF AND JARED MOSHER, THEY'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACT TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING AND ACTIVITIES? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHOULD WE SAY

[X.H. Facility Rental Agreement – Jim Vanderloo/ Jarod Mozer]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION PASSES 7-0. A FACILITY RENTAL AGREEMENT. MR. VANLAND, MR. MOSER ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF NEED BE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE FACILITY RENTAL CONTRACTS? I MOVED.

SECOND.

WE HAVE A FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? JANICE, ANYIS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

[X.I. Second & Final Reading of Board Policies]

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

NAY.

MOTION PASSES 6-1. SECOND AND FINAL READING OF BOARD POLICIES. 205.1, REIMBURSEMENTS OF EXPENSES.

502.8, REASONABLE FORCE, PHYSICAL RESTRAINT, AND SECLUSION. 504.10, STUDENT INJURY AND ILLNESS AT SCHOOL.

709, TRANSPORTING STUDENTS IN PRIVATE VEHICLES. 7.09.6, ELECTED STUDENT TRANSPORTATION.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LISTED BOARD POLICIES FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING? SO MOVED.

SECOND. WE HAVE A FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES 7-0. ADJOURNMENT. IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT, GEORGE, BEFORE.

WE ADJOURN, I DO WANT TOI DO WANT TO SAY THIS. I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET THAT WAS PROPOSED, OK? AND I DON'T WANT TO OPEN UP THE LABOR OF THE EVENING, BUT AFTER HEARING CITIZEN INPUT AND JUST THINKING ABOUT WHAT WAS PROPOSED, I WOULD ASK THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT THAT, THAT $90,000 STIPEND.

AND AND I, I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT THOSE VACANT POSITIONS. AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A VARIATION OF VACANT POSITIONS, BUT, AND I'M JUST USING THIS AS A HYPOTHETICAL, AND IT DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT IF WE HAVE A VACANCY IF WE HAVE 5 OR 10 VACANCIES FOR TEACHERS, OKAY, AND WE REDUCE THAT TO 5, I MEAN, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TEACHERS AND PEOPLE AND PEOPLE AND STAFF AND WHOMEVER ARE OVERWORKED AND THEY'RE DOING THE WORK, BUT WE STILL DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE THERE AND OUR PEOPLE ARE STILL TAKING THAT ON. AND SO TO ME, IF WE HAVE 10 VACANCIES AND WE CUT THAT INTO 5, THEN THERE'S SOME SAVINGS. AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POSITION. SO I WOULD, I WOULD ASK THAT WE LOOK AT THAT BUDGET A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL. I FULLY SUPPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND HAVING THAT ASSISTANT AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BUT THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO CUT SOMEWHERE. SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT THE BOARD WOULD CONSIDER GIVING THAT SUGGESTION SO THAT PATTY AND THE TEAM CAN LOOK AT WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE FOR US.

AND ARE YOU SPEAKING ABOUT THAT FOR THE ONE THAT WILL BE APPROVING FOR PUBLICATION? YES. AND I WILL SAY THIS ALSO.

YEAH, WE MIGHT BE GOOD TODAY., RIGHT? AND WE HAVE TOMORROW TO LOOK AT WHAT'S THE NEXT YEAR TO COME PER SE. BUT DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL TOMORROW TO LOOK AT THAT? WHY CAN'T WEWE'RE IN A POSITION RIGHT NOW WHERE WE COULD BE PROACTIVE AND LOOK AT THOSE THINGS TODAY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHERE WE COULD HAVE SAVINGS.

SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

CAN I GET JUST ONE CLARIFYING QUESTION ON THAT? SO IF WE LOOK ATJUST SO YOU UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE THAT MAKES SENSE, RIGHT? BUT SO WE COULD LOOK AT THAT AMOUNT OF POSITIONS BECAUSE LET'SI WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE STAFFING WORKS. SO SAY FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE 2 POSITIONS POSTED THAT THERE'S ANOTHER DEPARTMENT WHERE IT WOULD BE MOREMAKE MORE SENSE TO REDUCE THERE. I MEAN, WE COULD IN ESSENCE BE REALLY RAMPING UP SECTION SIZES IN ONE AREA WHERE ANOTHER AREA IS REALLY LOW. SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO JUST LIKE CUT THE LIMB. YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE SYSTEM AND THEN IDENTIFY WHERE YOU CAN MAKE REDUCTIONS.

AND THAT'S JUST WHAT YOU'D UNDERSTAND, AND.

THAT'S WHAT I WOULD WANT YOU GUYS TO DO.

SO WE CAN, BUT THAT DOES INVOLVE TEACHERS MOVING AND TEACHERS BEING DISPLACED.

WELL, I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO LOOK AT IT.

THAT'S FINE.

WE WILL. WE DO THIS WORK ALL THE TIME. I WANT THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT JUST US COMING UP WITH SAYING, OH, WE'RE GOING TO CUT THESE 5 POSITIONS. NO, IT'S MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.

OKAY, WELL, AND IT'S I'M JUST ONE PERSON.

THAT'S JUST MY MY CONSCIENCE TELLING ME THAT THAT'S HOW I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT THINGS. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.

MR. MOORE, CAN WE REOPEN THIS EVEN THOUGH I'VE ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED IT, THIS I MEAN, I DON'T THINK WE CAN JUST COME DISCUSSION? IN.

IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE VOTE, SO YOU.

SHOULD BE ABLE TO. I'M IN FAVOR OF WHAT WAS PRESENTED.

WE'LL DO THAT IN 2 WEEKS. AND I THINK THE PUBLICATION BASICALLY, WE CAN SPEND LESS THAN WE PUBLISH BUT NOT MORE. WE CAN I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DISCUSSION THAT WE ALSO WANT TO REDUCE THE

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IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? DID WE GET THAT IN? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

OKAY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE AYE ALL THOSE SAY OPPOSED SAY NAY.

WE ARE ADJOURN.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.