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THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUDGET APPROVAL MEETING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE AND ONLINE. WILL YOU JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEASE?
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>>> OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO MAKE ADDITIONS, MAKE AMENDMENTS OR TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED BUDGET?
>> I MOVE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET. I MEAN ADOPT THE AGENDA AS
>> ITS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED AGENDA AS IT STANDS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY IN THAT CASE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NO, ABSTAINED. OKAY.
WE HAVE A -- ADOPTED BUDGET. -- AGENDA.
>>> GOOD EVENING. THOSE WHO ARE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING AND THOSE WHO ARE ATTENDING BY LIVE STREAM. I'M PROUD TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND HOPEFUL APPROVAL. BEFORE I START I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PRINCIPALS AND BUDGET MANAGERS AND EVERY MEMBER OF SENIOR STAFF WHO HAD BEEN ALONGSIDE ME SINCE OCTOBER AS WE HAVE BEEN REALLY WORKING HARD TO COME UP WITH A PRODUCT THAT I WILL PRESENT HERE THIS EVENING. A BALANCED BUDGET. IT'S GOOD TO REAND THE RECONNECT TO THE PURPOSE. THESE ARE OUR CORE VALUES FOR THE GOOCHLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL. THEY ARE VALUES OF COURAGE, HONOR AND OPTIMISM. ALIGNED TO MAXIMIZE EACH STUDENT'S ACADEMIC POTENTIAL, AND TO IMPROVE THE CLIMATE OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE VISION IT IS TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION AND THAT'S FOSTERED BY HOUR MISSION TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF EVERY SINGLE LEARNER. TONIGHT I WILL BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT BUDGET, I WILL SHARE A FEW VISION SUCCESSIONS SINCE LAST YEAR AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT OUR NEEDS RELATIVE TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE THREE GOALS. AND TALK ABOUT PROJECTED FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SHARED THIS SLIDE. OUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION WHICH IS FOSTERED BY THE MISSION AND VALUES THAT I JUST CONVEYED. OUR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSE TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIFE, TO GIVE THEM DEEPER LEARNING EXPERIENCES DURING THE TIMES THAT WE HAVE THEM WITH US. TO ADVANCE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND CAREER READINESS AND NATURALLY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT REQUIRES TRAINING TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS.
GOING BEHIND YOU. ONE OF MY SCREENS HAS GONE OUT. UNDER BUSINESS OPERATIONS OUR MISSION CONTINUES TO BE TO PROVIDE SAFE FIELDS WITH EFFECTIVE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT. FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT IN THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS ON THE
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SCHOOL BUSES. WHEN I STARTED TEACHING IN 1996 I WROTE ON THE BACK OF A BUSINESS CARD THAT WAS HANDED TO ME BY THE PERSON WHO INTERVIEWED ME AND HIRED ME HOW WILL THIS DECISION AFFECT STUDENTS? IT WAS IN HANDWRITING. I EVENTUALLY GOT IT LAMINATED BECAUSE IT GOT DIRTY IF MY WALLET. UP TO SIX OR SEVEN YEARS AGO I KNEW WHERE IT WAS. I HAVE SINCE LOST THE CARD BUT NOT THE SENTIMENT. WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ENROLLMENT. THE GRAPH THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU GIVES YOU OUR SEPTEMBER 30TH ENROLLMENT FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS. I'M SORRY. THIS SHOWS THE LAST FIVE YEARS.THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT AND WE KNOW WHY THAT IS BUT I WANT TO EXPLAIN TO THOSE WHO MAY BE WATCHING WHY THAT HAPPENED.
ENROLLMENT GREW AS WE PULLED STUDENTS THROUGH A REDISTRICTING PROCESS FROM RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY AND BIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. YOU WILL NOTE THERE IS A DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT OR SEEMING DECLINE IN THOSE SCHOOLS BUT IT'S BECAUSE THEY PULLED TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE COUNTY AND ARE NOW AT GOOCHLAND. ONE MORE THING, THEY REPRESENT OUR ENROLLMENT AS A SEPTEMBER THE 30TH AND NOT OUR ENROLLMENT AS OF TODAY. I HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 518 STUDENT FROM THE 509 HERE. THAT'S THE ENROLLMENT NUMBER OR AT LEAST IT WAS LAST MONTH FOR GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I DO WANT TO MAKE A CONTRAST HERE BETWEEN A SEPTEMBER 30TH ENROLLMENT NUMBER AND ADM. WHAT YOU WILL HEAR ME TALK ABOUT. OUR ADM IS A NUMBER THAT'S EQUATED AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH AND THAT REFLECTS THE ENROLLMENT BY WHICH WE ARE FUNDED BY THE STATE F YOU LOOK AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS YOU WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UP TICK AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THE HIGH SCHOOL IS PRETTY MUCH BEEN LEVELED OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO YEARS. NOW THESE NUMBERS COULD REFLECT ANY NUMBER OF SITUATIONS. THEY COULD BE LARGE COHO RT SIZES, LET'S SAY A LARGE 6TH GRADE COHO RT MOVED NOW THEY ARE ALL MADE A LARGER ONE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THAT COULD HAVE DRIVEN UP THE NUMBERS OR IT COULD BE PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN WITH SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN I DON'T KNOW. I CAN JUST ACCOUNT FOR THE GROWTH. THIS IS A LOOK AT OVERALL DIVISION ALLEN ROLLMENT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THAT SAME PERIOD OF TIME.
IF YOU JUDGE US BASED ON THE SEPTEMBER 30 COUNT LAST ACADEMIC YEAR AND OUR SEPTEMBER 30 COUNT LAST SEPTEMBER YOU WILL SEE THAT IT REPRESENTS A GROWTH OF 71 STUDENTS. FOR OUR SCHOOL DIVISION THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT ENROLL HELICOPTER GROWTH. DURING ONE OF OUR FIRST BUDGET MEETINGS THIS SESSION I SHARED THESE DATA THAT INDICATE THAT THE COUNTY'S POPULATION HAS GROWN BY 11% IN FOUR YEARS. THAT IS THE SECOND FASTEST RATE OF GROWTH IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. NOW I'M PROUD TO TALK ABOUT SUCCESSES OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION. A YEAR AGO I STOOD BEFORE YOU AND TOUTED THE FACT THAT GOOCHLAND HAD FIVE APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS. 5 OF 450 ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND 5 OF 479 ACROSS THE WORLD. EVERY TIME YOU ROOK WE GET BETTER ON THAT FRONT. I'M PROUD TODAY TO REPORT THAT GOOCHLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS ONE OF 18 APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL DIVISIONS AND FOLKS MARVEL AT US. WE ARE A MODEL. JUST THIS PAST FALL WE HAD SCHOOL DIVISIONS FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE TO COME AND TAKE PART AND BARE WITNESS TO WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON ALONG THE LINES OF INSTRUCTIONAL INTERVENTION AND TECHNOLOGY. I'M PROUD THAT FOR SEVEN YEARS GOOCHLAND HAS BEEN RATED AS THE TOP SCHOOL IN THE RICHMOND AREA. NOW SOME MAY QUESTION THE METRICS BUT I COUNTER THAT BY SAYING THE METRICS ARE THE METRICS TO US AND ALL THOSE WE ARE BEING MEASURED AGAINST. IT'S NOT LIKE THERE IS A SET FOR OTHERS AND FOR US. THE METRICS ARE THE METRICS. SEVEN STRAIGHT YEARS TOP RATED SCHOOL DIVISION IN THE AREA. THIS PAST YEAR WE RATED 12TH IN THE STATE AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY THAT THAT'S THE HIGHEST WE HAVE BEEN RANKED BY THIS PARTICULAR MEASURE. IT DOES INDICATE OUT OF 130 THERE ARE 131 SCHOOL DIVISIONS BUT I'M SURE THAT'S
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SOMETHING THAT NICE HAS. WE ARE A CHAMPION SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS. I WAS PROUD TO ATTEND THE GAME WHERE WE PLACE PLAYED AT THE GYM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY. ALWAYS A FUN EVENT WHEN I CAN GET TO IT. FOR SEVERAL YEARS RUNNING WE HAVE RECEIVED THE BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THIS.GOOCHLAND IS ONE OF TEN SCHOOL DIVISIONS ACROSS THE STATE WITH 100% OF SCHOOLS ACRREDITED FOR OVER A DECADE GOING. THERE ARE TEN OF THOSE. WE ARE ONE. WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT GROWTH I CAN SHARE WU THAT WHILE I WASN'T HERE DURING THAT TIME GOOCHLAND HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE STATE AND QUITE POSSIBLY THE COUNTY INIA SESSION STUDENT GROWTH AND THEN USING THOSE DATA IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. WE ARE NOW IN OUR 12TH YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSESSING GROWTH AND READING IN MATH FOR KIDS IN GRADES 2 THROUGH 8ST AND THE 6TH YEAR FOR READING AND MATH GRADES 9 THROUGH 11. THIS IS WHAT THE DATA TELLS US. THAT PINK LINE IS A NATIONAL NORM LINE AT 50%. MOST OF OUR GROUPS -- LET ME BE CLEAR, THESE REPRESENT LAST YEAR'S COHO RT S. IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT 3RD GRADE THEY ARE NOW THE 4TH GRADERS AND SO ON. THEY INDICATE OUR STUDENTS IN MANY CASES WELL OUT PACE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IN GROWTH AND MEETING THEIR -- AND EXCEEDING THEIR INDIVIDUAL GROWTH GOALS. FOR THE TWO BANDS THAT DID NOT MEET THE MARK THEY ARE RIGHT THERE AT IT. THAT WAS FOR READING. FOR MATH IT'S EVEN A STRONGER PICTURE. NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR GREATER OUTPUT FROM OUR CURRENT 7TH GRADERS AND OUR 8TH GRADERS BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE NATIONAL NORM IN TERMS OF STUDENTS MEETING THEIR TARGETED INDIVIDUAL GROWTH GOALS. THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERYWHERE. REGARDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ON STATE TESTS, WE SHARED LAST FALL THAT IN READING ENGLISH WE HAVE AN 82% PASS RATE WHICH RANKS FIRST IN THE GEOGRAHHIC AND 14TH IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. IN MATH THAT'S 83% WHICH IS SECOND IN THE REGION AND 8TH IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
CONVERSELY ENGLISH IS 14TH IN THE STATE, MATH IS 8TH. WHEN WE ASSESS OUR PER PUPIL INVESTMENT WE RANK 72ND OUT OF 131 SCHOOL DIVISIONS. I WANTED TO INCLUDE THIS NOT NECESSARILY TO TALK ABOUT IT A LOT BUT THIS SHOWS YOU OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 12 YEARS WHERE GOOCHLAND HAS STOOD VERSES THE REST OF THE STATE. THERE'S ALL GREEN ON THAT CHART WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ONE YEAR WE DIDN'T ASSESS, HISTORY. THAT MEANS WE ARE OUT PREFORMING IN SOME CASES THE DARKER THE SHADE OF GREEN, THE HIGHER THE PERFORMANCE AND NEAR -- NEAR NORTH OF 10% BETTER THAN THE REST OF THE STATE. WHAT'S THE TRUE MARK HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU TAKE FROM KINDERGARTEN TO CROSS THE STAGE HAVING EARNED AN ADVANCED STUDIES OR REGULAR, GENERAL STUDIES DIPLOMA. LAST YEAR REPRESENTED A GRADUATION RATE OF 98% WHICH IS REMARKABLE.
WHEN YOU THINK THAT WE ARE USUALLY AROUND # HUNDRED, # 20 KIDS THE 2% THAT IS UNACCOUNTED FOR COMES DOWN TO FOUR CHILDREN ROUGHLY. ITS BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE GOOCHLAND COUNTY HAS HAD A GRADUATION RATE BELOW 95%. WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF THAT. I AM.
SO ON THE BACK OF THAT SUCCESS, THAT LEADS ME TO TALKING ABOUT OUR NEEDS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. NONE OF THIS WILL BE NEW.
OUR FIRST STRATEGIC GOAL TO MAXIMIZE EACH STUDENT'S POTENTIAL IN PREPARATION FOR SUCCESSFUL LIFE. SUBSET TO THAT GOAL ALL STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH LEVELS OF GROWTH, ENGAGEMENT AND WILL GRADUATE PREPARED TO MEET THEIR FUTURE LIFE GOALS. THAT'S GOAL ONE. A COUPLE WEEKS BACK WE
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TALKED ABOUT TOTAL INVESTMENTS OF $95,424 FOR GOAL ONE. TO ACCOUNT FOR CHANGES THAT WE HAVE MADE TO ADDRESS OUR NEED FOR EXTRA ADMINISTRATIVE HEALTH AND GOOCHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TO ADDRESS THE INCREASE IN FTE, TO A FULL FTE HAVE FROM A HALF FTE.THAT WAS A .75 FOR ESL AND TO INCREASE THE NFE BY A .5. IN ADDITION E PENCES RELATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION. THIS NUMBER ALSO INCLUDES RIGHTFULLY SO OUR TEXT BOOK ADOPTION MONEY WHICH WE WILL BE ADOPTING FOR HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES UNDER THE NEW STANDARDS. CLASSROOM INVESTMENTS AND I TALKED ABOUT ABOUT THAT -- BEING CARRIED OVER OF TITLE ONE FUNDS OF CLASSROOM EXPENSES. THE ADDITIONAL COST OF TUITIONS AT OUR REGIONAL PROGRAMS LIKE A CA. AT JUST OVER $78,000. THE ONLY OFF SET OR DEFICIT IN THIS CATEGORY WILL BE MONEY LOST TO TUITIONS FOR ACA AS THOSE COURSE ALSO NOW BE FUNDED BY THE STATE.
THESE REPRESENT A NET TOTAL INVESTMENT UNDER GOAL ONE OF $95,424. STRATEGY TWO. INCLUSIVE AND ENGAGING CULTURE. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE AN ENGAGING AND RESPONSIVE EXPERIENCE WHERE EVERYBODY FEELS INFORMED, INCLUDED, VALUED AND EMPOWERED.
SUBSET TO EMPLOY A DIVERSE, DYNAMIC AND EXPERT WORKFORCE, TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND STAFF AND TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE ONGOING WORK OF OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. WE ARE BROAD THAT THIS BUDGET INCLUDES A 3% COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVE SATISFACTORY EVALUATION RATINGS. I WISH WE COULD DO MORE BUT WE ARE PROUD FOR THIS 3%. THAT 3% INCREASE INCLUDING THOSE FUNDED THROUGH FEDERAL DOLLARS COMES AT AN EXPENCE ORRIN VESTMENT OF $995,839. IT'LL BE OFF SET A LITTLE BIT BY SALARY AND POSITION CHANGES THAT WILL HAVE FROM THIS FISCAL INTO NEXT.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEFT THE SCHOOL DIVISION THAT WE WILL EITHER NOT REPLACE AT ALL OR WON'T REPLACE AT THE SAME PAY GRADE. THAT REPRESENTS SAVINGS ON PAPER OF $244,273. THEN WE HAVE FOLK THAT WILL RETIRE AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR. THIS IS THE IMPACT OF THOSE ANTICIPATED RETIREMENTS AT JUST UNDER -- A LITTLE OVER $87,000. WE HAVE SOME INCREASED INSTRUCTIONAL STIPENDS THAT WE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT AND THEN A LITTLE BIT TO TALK ABOUT THE MARKET EQUITY POOL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNS AT A SCHOOL THAT WILL NEED SOME ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT DUE TO THE CHANGE TO HELP GOOCHLAND. THESE UNDERGO TO A $713,534.
GOAL THREE. THE FACILITIES RESOURCES AND TECH NO, MA'AM GUILTY. IT IS OUR AIM TO ENHANCE AND SUPPORT THE INSTRUCTIONAL AND LEARNING NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF, TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ARE INVITING, INCLUSIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE. TO PROVIDE STUDENT, STAFF AND VISITORS WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AT ALL TIMES AND ENSURE THAT STUDENTS AND STAFF USE THE APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AND NETWORK SERVICES SO WE REMAIN CUTTING EDGE.
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS REPRESENT 746,000, $581. IT'S PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED A LOT OF THIS IS DUE TO INFLATION INCREASES AND SERVICES AND GOODS. RELATED TO -- RELATED TO ENERGY AND UTILITY COSTS, RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY.
THEN THERE'S THIS MONEY MOVED TO THE OPERATING BUDGET. THAT NUMBER REPRESENT $500,000. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A LITTLE BIT. THERE IS THE RESTORATION OF CONTRACTS THAT WE PROCURED IN
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FISCAL YEAR 24 THAT WE ARE LEFT TO SETTLE AT THE ACCOUNT OF $270,000. THEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF RAISING THE WAGE OF COW CAFETERIA EMPLOYEES TO MEET THE RISING COST OF INFLATION. I WILL REMIND YOU THAT PROGRAM IS REALLY A SELF SUSTAINING PROGRAM. AT $75,536. TOTAL INVESTMENT, 746,000A $81.STRATEGIC ABANDONMENT. BEFORE I SHOW THE NUMBERS I WILL SAY WHAT I HAVE SAID FOUR TIMES PREVIOUSLY. IF WE HAVE FEDERAL DOLLARS THAT HAVE EXPIRED THAT IS ANNA BAN DONMENT. THOSE RESOURCES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO US. THE THINGS WE USE THOSE RESOURCES TO ADVANCE ARE STILL VERY REAL PART OF OUR DAY TODAY. WE HAVE HAD TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO KEEP THAT MOMENTUM.
TOTALS OVER $660,000. RANGING FROM REDUCED -- REDUCTIONS IN TECHNOLOGY. CAFETERIA, POTENTIAL SAVINGS IN HEATING DISEASE EL FUEL COSTS. CLASSROOM AND INDIRECT COSTS AND PLANS FROM FEDERAL GRANTS. AGAIN THAT NUMBER IS INCLUSIVE OF THOSE GRANTS AT -- MANY OF THEM WERE COVID ERA RELATED THEY HAVE EXPIRED.
THE NUMBERS REPRESENT A 2% INCREASE. THE NEW ONES ARE NEW SCHOOL, BOARD BUDGET, SUPERINTENDENT BUDGET RIGHT NOW.
45,467,000, $414 I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FISCAL OUTLAY BY STATE CATEGORY. THE STATE IDENTITIES FIVE CATEGORIES, INSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND HELICOPTER, TRANSPORTATION, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND TECH FOLLOW GUILTY. I'M PROUD TO STAND HERE AND SAY TRUTHFULLY THAT OVER 77% OF OUR BUDGET IS DESIGNATED TO INSTRUCTAL EXPERIENCES THAT KID'S HAVE IN CLASSROOMS AND THAT THEY USE TO ADVANCE THE INITIATIVES. 77%.
6.7% IS FOR TRANSPORTATION. 9.2% OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. 6.6 WAS INCLUDED IN WHAT I MENTIONED IN INSTRUCTION. BUT WE HAVE ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH COUNTING FOR 6.4% OF THE BUNT.
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO -- COMPARE THAT TO THE INVESTMENTS EXPENSE. THIS IS A BUDGET THAT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY DESIGNED TO PAY OUR EMPLOYEES.
THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OVER 3%. 4% FOR MISC CHARGES AND UTILITIES.
SO, I MENTIONED OUR AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION. I WANT TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THAT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE NEXT LEG OF THE CONVERSATION. SCHOOL DIVISIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUDGET CONSERVATIVELY ON THEIR PROJECTED ENROLLMENT.
WE KNOW THAT AIR ENROLLMENT WILL EXCEED THAT NUMBER IN THE UM ASKING FISCAL. THE REASON IS THAT IF WE BUDGETED FOR 2800 AND COME TIME FOR DISPERSEMENT ONLY HAD 2650 THAT IS A SITUATION THAT I WOULD HATE TO TRY TO EXPLAIN TO YOU ALL AND I'M SURE THAT'S THE SITUATION THAT YOU WOULD HATE TO HAVE ME EXPLAIN TO
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OUR PUBLIC. STATE FUNDING REFLECTS THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET AS PROPOSED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR AND IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THOSE HOUSE AND SENATE PROPOSED BUDGET CHANGES OF WHICH THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL THAT COULD BE IMPACTFUL. MANY OF THEM POSITIVELY IMPACTFUL. THE WAY THAT OUR CALENDARS ALIGN WE PUT FORTH THIS BUDGET THIS EVENING, ABSENT OF CONCRETE NUMBERS ON THAT SIDE. IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASANT SURPRISE WHEN THINGS LIKE SAY THE VIRGINIA PRESCHOOL INITIATIVE WHICH IS WORKED OUT AS .8, 80% BURDEN TO THE LOCATION ACTUALLY COMES IN AT A .5 WHERE THEN IT'S A 50/50 SHARE BETWEEN THE LOCATION AND THE STATE. A SMALL CHANGE LIKE THAT COULD MEAN 145, $147,000 BACK IN THE BUDGET. FEDERAL FUNDING, THE SAME AS OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. PLUS ANTICIPATED CARRY OVER OF $124,000 IN TITLE AND IDEA FUNDS. OUR SALES TAX WE WORK OUT AGAIN AT 97.5% TO ALLOW THAT LITTLE BIT OF ROOM FOR ERROR AND HERE WE HAVE A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARE SOP OF THOSE FUNDS AS APPROPRIATED WITH THE ADM OF 24-8O FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND HOW THEY COMPARE WITH OUR PROJECTED ADM OF 20 -- 24-80. THAT SHOULD BE 25-20. WE HAVE A 5.8% INCREASE IN SALES TAX REVENUE PROJECTED BETWEEN THE TWO FISCAL YEARS. THAT'S THE ONLY INCREASE THIS REPRESENTED HERE. ALL OTHER STATE DOLLARS REALIZE A MALL DECREASE OF .2% AND WE OUTLINED THAT IN THE WEEKS PRIOR. WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AWARDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 AND FISCAL YEAR 26 REPRESENTING THE DECREASE OF ABOUT 11% IN FEDERAL RAID. THIS SAY PROMISING GRAPH AND I LIKE TO INCLUDE IT BECAUSE OF ITS PROMISE. IT SHOWS ITS STATE REVENUE HISTORY OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. KEEP IN MIND THAT FISCAL YEAR 25 AND 26 ARE AS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED. THIS SHOWS THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED AS A LOCATION DUE TO STATE SALES TAX REVENUE AND OTHER STATE REVENUE OF THE LAST NINE TO TEN YEARS.ONE WOULD LOOK AT THIS GRAPH AND GO, WOW, BRAVO VIRGINIA. LOOK AT HOW MUCH THOSE -- LOOK AT HOW MUCH THEY ARE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THAT GRAPH. I WOULD CAUTION AGAINST THAT LEVEL OF CELEBRATION BECAUSE THERE IS STILL MUCH, MUCH WORK THAT THE COMMONWEALTH CAN DO AT THE STATE LEVEL WITH REGARDS TO FUNDING PUBLIC EDUCATION. THAT IS NOT MICHAEL'S OPINION THAT. IS A COMMONLY HELD ASSESSMENT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK FURTHER THAN THE REPORT FROM LAST WINTER TO SHOW THAT WITH DATA. THIS SATURDAY REPRESENTS OUR PROJECTED REVENUE FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. THE COUNTY HAS RECOMMENDED THE INCREASE OF ABOUT $1.4 MILLION OVER THE AMOUNT GRANTED IN THE CURRENT FISCAL. THAT REPRESENTS THE INCREASE OF ABOUT 4.7%. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS GRAPH THE COUNTY TRANSFER FUNDS 71% OF OUR EDUCATION. I ALWAYS FEEL THE NEED TO AND I WILL AGAIN AT THE TOWN HALLS GIVE A REASON FOR WHY THAT IS. THAT NUMBER IS BASED ON LOCAL ABILITY TO PAY WHICH IS BASED ON A LOCAL COMPOSITE INDEX. THAT IS THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LOCAL COMPOSITE INDEX.
THE STATE SEES US, OUR COUNTY AS HAVING THE ABILITY TO FUND 80% OF EDUCATIONAL COSTS. STATE GRANTS WILL ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY 15%. OUR SALES TAX NEARLY 10%. OTHER LOCAL REVENUE WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT COME AND PAY TUITION HERE AND WE HAVE FACILITIES RENTALS THAT FOLKS MAY USE THE AUDITORIUM AND THEN PAY A RENTAL FEE FOR THAT. THAT ACCOUNTS FOR 1.3% OF THE REVENUE. THEN AGAIN OUR FEDERAL GRANTS, THIS COMING FISCAL ACCOUNT FOR 3.4%. THIS STORY TELLS A PICTURE OF A TEN YEAR TREND OF ALL REVENUE SOURCES WITH THE LOCAL, BEING UNTIL AT THE TOP. THE FEDERAL IN ORANGE RIGHT BENEATH. THE STATE IN
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GREEN AND THE RED REPRESENTING THE COUNTY TRANSFER.AS ALL NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH COSTS TREND UPWARDS YEAR AFTER YEAR. I DARE TO SAY THAT IF I HAD A GRAPH THAT SHOWED THE COST OF CARS OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS WE WOULD SEE A SIMILAR TREND.
THE COST OF HOMES OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS WE WOULD SEE A SIMILAR TREND. I WILL NOTE THAT 17 THROUGH 24 REPRESENTS ACTUAL REVENUE.
WE DID BUDGET FOR 2480 AND HAVE REALIZED GREATER ENROLLMENT AND THE 26 YEAR BUDGET. SO, WHEN THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE MATCHES THE ADDITION ALEX PENCES, YOU HAVE ARRIVE AT A BALANCED BUDGET. I SHOW OUR TOTAL NEW INVESTMENTS AT $892,981. WE HAVE ADDITIONAL COUNTY TRANSFER AT $1,384,146 AND ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING 222 HOW AND LESS FEDERAL REVENUE $179,099. OUR CAFETERIA FROM ALL SOURCES, $56,186. WHEN YOU ADD THE POSITIVES AND DEDUCT THE NEGATIVES WE ARRIVE AT $892,981 A BALANCED BUDGET FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THESE INDICATE WE WILL GROW OVER THE PAST FISCAL.
WE WILL REVISIT OUR UNFUNDED NEEDS. WE HAVE PUT THEM IN TIERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR INTERVENTION AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY AND MAYBE THE PROBABILITY THAT ESL SUPPORT MAY BE MANDATED. WE HAVE CREATIVELY FOUND A WAY TO OFFER ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AT OUR LARGEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I CAN'T IMAGE ANY SCHOOL WITHOUT AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
WE WILL HAVE THAT ONE. THAT BUDGET PRESENTS WE HAVE ONE AT THAT SCHOOL. TIER2 PRIORITY UNFUNDED NEEDS. A WORK BASED LEARNING COORDINATOR. IN CASE THERE'S SOMETHING WATCHING TONIGHT WHO HADN'T BEEN WATCHING PREVIOUSLY THIS WAS GOING TO BE A JOINT VENTURE WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTY. I MET WITH OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COLLEAGUES BACK IN THE SPRING AND PITCHED THE IDEA OF SHARING THIS POSITION WITH ADDED BENEFITS FOR BOTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE SCHOOL DIVISION AS WELL AS POSSIBLE EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS IN THE COUNTY AND THERE WAS -- A LOT OF SYNERGY AROUND PARTNER THAT WAY. THE COMMITMENT WAS TO FUND IT FROM THE COUNTY LEVEL AT A .33 AND WE WERE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT FUNDING THE OTHER .67.
AS I HAVE SAID WEEKLY THAT IS NOT TO THROW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OR THE COUNTY UNDER THE BUS. FRANKLY IF THOSE DOLLARS HAD STILL BEEN EARMARKED AND INCLUDED IN THEIR BUDGET THIS WOULD STILL BE ON TIER2 AS AN UNFUNDED NEED AS WE WOULD HAVE FOUND DIFFICULTY PRIORITY RISING THE .67 OVER THES ON TIER ONE.
A ROBOTICS COACH. AGRICULTURAL TEACHER AS WE LOOK TO BUILD INCREASED OFFERINGS.
A LIBRARY ASSISTANT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. WHICH WOULD REALLY GIVE US ONE AT EVERY SCHOOL. WE HAVE FOUR. WE HAVE -- ENOUGH TO COVER FOUR SCHOOLS. IF WE HAD ANOTHER ONE THAT WOULD BE FIVE. INCREASED BAND FULL -- INCREASED -- WE ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING OUR SECONDARY BAND PROGRAM WITH 1.5FTE. THE ONE BEING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL THE .5 AT THE HIGH. GO SCHOOL BUS
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DRIVERS AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ADVANCE OUR SECURITY FOR OUR EMAIL SERVICES. THESE ARE PRIORITIES THAT ARE UNFUNDED AND RANKED TI, R3. THEN THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE COME TO TERMS THAT WE ARE JUST NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD IN OUR CURRENT REALITY. ONE OF THEM IS A 65 PASSENGER SCHOOL BUS VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $147,000. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR TWO REPLACEMENT MAINTENANCE VEHICLES TOTALING $108,000 AND WE HAVE SOME CTE EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS THAT TOTAL $93,000. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBER OF THE BOARDS, THOSE HERE TONIGHT AND THOSE LISTENING IN OUR COMMUNITY, THIS IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.>> THANK YOU. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS JUST CLARITY. IF WE COULD GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING, BECAUSE MINE ARE IN ORDER OF THE
>> TO THE APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS.
>> OKAY. PROBABLY IS A FAST EVERY WAY TO DO THIS.
>> JUST HIT THAT. >> JUST KEEP IT DOWN.
>> I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO MINIMIZE AND THEN MAXIMIZE.
WE'LL GET THERE. IF YOU WANT TO START YOUR QUESTION THAT'S
FINE. >> YOU HAVE TO GO BACK THERE ANY WAY. ANY WAY. I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN -- APPLE DISTINGUISHED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHAT IS THE -- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> YOU KNOW I HAVE THE LOCAL EXPERT ON THAT RIGHT HERE WITH US AND HE CAN COME UP AND GIVE US ALL OF THE SPECS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO ME AN APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL.
>> GOOD EVENING. SO, DO YOU REMEMBER THE PRESENTATION THAT I GAVE -- I GUESS A YEAR AGO ALMOST? I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT APPLE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS DIFFERENT TO US. WE GET A TEAM DEDICATED TO US AND FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PURPOSES. BOTH MR. MARTIN AND I HAVE SOMEONE THAT WE CAN GO TO WITH QUESTIONS OR NEEDS OR IDEAS OR DREAMS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE ALSO GET TO COLLABORATE WITH ALL OF THOSE SCHOOLS LISTED ON THAT SLIDE. WE GET TO PARTICIPATE IN VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCE THAT ARE FREE WHICH IS GREAT. WE GET TO VISIT OTHER SCHOOLS THAT ARE DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS, VISITED US. IT'S REALLY BENEFICIAL. IT GIVES US LIKE -- IT GIVES US A TEAM THAT HE WITH WORK WITH THAT
GEESE BEYOND GOOCHLAND. >> WHAT MAKES -- APPLE
DISTINGUISHED SCHOOL. >> ONE TO ONE IS PART OF IT. HOW YOU USE THE TECHNOLOGY. YOU CAN'T SAY WE HAVE THE DEVICES.
WE ARE GOOD TO GO. WE HAVE TO USE IT IN I WAY THAT'S CREATIVE AND PUSHES INSTRUCTION IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS STUDENTS. STUDENT THAT ARE -- THAT'S -- WELL ROUNDED LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT.
JUST HAVING ONE TO ONE ISN'T THE ONLY THING.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU. IT'S NEVER EASY TO BE CALLED UPON ON
A WHIM AND THEN TO COME UP.. >> HE EXPECTS IT.
>> I WILL SAY THIS. I CAN TELL YOU WHAT IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT THAT WE BOY A LOT OF APPLE PRODUCTS. YOU CAN'T BUY YOUR WAY INTO THIS DISTINCTION. IF -- THERE WOULD BE A LOT MORE THAN 457 SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY. A LOT OF SCHOOLS ARE APPLE SUBSCRIBERS. I KNOW THAT WASN'T THE POINT OF YOUR QUESTION BUT I WANTED TO THAT OUT. IF WAS -- PART OF IT. I'M GLAD TO CLARIFY FOR THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC. THIS IS NOT AN ACCOLADE THAT YOU BUY. WE HAVE A VOLUME. WE ARE A SMALL PLAYER IN THE TOLLAL EDUCATIONAL SALES. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING YOU PAY FOR.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IF YOU GO TO A FEW MORE SLIDES. THERE WERE SOMETHING PER PUPIL FUNDING RATE.
>> IT WAS THE RATING. WE'RE 72ND IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
>> OKAY. JUST MISSED THAT PART OF IT. OKAY. WITH THE -- AND
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I'M -- WITH THE AS WELL AS WE ARE DOING STATEWIDE, SINCE WE ARE DOING SO WELL WHY DO WE NEED THREE MORE INTERVENTIONISTS IN.>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE ARE DOING WELL AND AS YOU SEE THOSE ARE OUR YIELDS. EDUCATORS DON'T FOCUS ON THE 82%. WE START THINKING ABOUT THE 18. WE DON'T FOCUS ON THE 83% MATH.
THOSE ARE GREAT YIELDS TO HAVE. WE WOULDN'T BE DOING OUR DUE DEL AGAINST AND HOLDING OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN IF WE DIDN'T OVER FOCUS ON THE REMAINING KID WHOSE ARE NOT MEETING PROFICIENCY. WE ARE TALK ABOUT NOTE -- WHO ASSIST THE 18% OF KIDS. THE 17% OF KIDS WHO DIDN'T MEET TARGET IN THE LAST ROUND WITH THE PROJECTED NUMBER OF KIDS WHO DID BE THEY WEREN'T GETTING THE IS INTERVENTION THEY WERE GETTING LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE OVER FOCUS IN LITERACY.
THAT'S DUE NOT ENTIRELY BUT IN LARGE PART TO US IDENTIFYING MORE KIDS WHO NEED TARGETED ASSISTANCE WHICH IS A GOOD THING
AND THAT'S UNDER VLA. >> OKAY AND -- IT JUST -- JUST HIT ME HERE. HOW MANY OF THESE MATH STUDENTS ARE IN PREALGABRA?
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT YOUNGSTER. >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT YOUNGER.
WE ASSESS MATH AT ALL THE ELEMENTARY GRADES STARTING IN GRADE THREE. IN FACT WE ASSESS MATH THROUGHOUT MIDDLE SCHOOL AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. THEN WE DO EOC FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL COURSES USUALLY INCLUSIVE OF ALGABRA, THOSE COURSES.
>> JUST FROM MY OWN KNOWLEDGE. HOW DID THE -- I GUESS IT'S 8TH
GRADERS ARE IN PREALGABRA? >> WE HAVE 8TH GRADERS AS HIGH
AS GEOMETRY. >> IF THEY GO INTO.
>> AND MAYBE ALGABRA2. >> IF THEY GO INTO PREALGABRA, TWO YEARS BEFORE THAT WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T MAKE IT? SOME KIDS JUST AREN'T READY FOR IT. THEY AREN'T READY FOR THAT
SORT OF THINKING. >> OUR NUMBERS INDICATE THAT THE KIDS WHO TAKE MATH ON AN ADVANCED TRACK ACTUALLY DO WELL F YOU LOOK AT OUR -- IF YOU LOOK AT THE ADVANCED PACT. THE COURSES THAT WERE NORMALLY BE TAKEN IN THE HIGH SCHOOL BUT KIDS TAKE THEM IN MIDDLE THE NUMBERS OF PASS RATE ARE ALMOST ALWAYS IN THE UPPER 80S, 9O%. THEY DO REALLY WELL.
>> DO THEY HAVE TO BE OKAY FOR TAKING PREALGABRA WHEN THEY
SHOULD TAKE ALGABRA7? >> I UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE PREREQUIREMENTS. YOU CAN'T JUST
LAND IN IT. >> I JUST WONDER IF WE ARE STARTING THEM TO EARLY. IF THEY ARE DOING GREAT.
>> THE DATA SUGGESTS THEY ARE DOING WELL AND IN MANY CASES OVERALL SUCCESS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH CAN BE BECAUSE OF THOSE NUMBERS. KNOCKING IT OUT OF THE PARK.
>> ON THE ONE OF OUR SLIDES YOU RIPPED ABOUT THE ACA TUITION NOT HAVING -- YES. THAT IS OFFICIAL. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE ASSISTANT OR THE TUITION ASSISTANT AS WAS DESCRIBED.
THERE WAS A BILL IN THE SENATE THAT -- WAS SET TO DELAY IT BY ONE YEAR. I REACHED OUT TO BOTH OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE IN THE SENATE AND EDUCATOR WOULD SERVED ON THAT COMMITTEE AND WE LEARNED LAST WEEK THAT DIED IN COMMITTEE.
>> WHY WAS THE STATE REVENUE UP IN 2023? IT TOOK A HIGH JUMP
THERE. >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE
GRAPH? >> THE ONE WITH THE -- THE BAR
>> WAS THAT DUE TO COVID? >> NO. COVID DOLLARS WERE MAINLY FEDERAL DOLLARS. OKAY. CONSTRUCTION GRANTS. WHICH I WOULD IMAGINE RELATED TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.
>> SO WE CAN'T COUNT ON THAT THIS YEAR? SO THAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE -- THAT -- THE END OF 6.5.
>> NO. >> IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE
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BUDGET. >> I RELY ON -- CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT THOSE NUMBERS AREN'T REFLECTED IN THAT CURRENT BUDGET PROJECTION. NO, THOSE WERE -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> MADAM CHAIR. SO THOSE FOUR YEARS THAT WERE THE STATE REVENUE WENT UP IS THAT ALSO -- YOU ARE JUST SAYING THAT FOR THOSE FOUR YEAR ITSELF WAS FROM A CONSTRUCTION OR IS WHEN THE GOVERNOR -- OKAY.
I WAS GOING TO SAY I THINK THE GOVERNOR WAS PUTTING MONEY TOWARD ALSO RECOVERY FROM COVID LIKE GIVING SCHOOLS MONEY AND FUNDS TO HELP KIDS CATCH UP CORRECT? OKAY. I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE -- ALL LONG I HAD STATED AS WELL AS JUST MOSES MENTIONED ABOUT THE INTERVENTIONISTS IN THE SCHOOLS REFLECTING THAT WE ARE DOING REALLY WELL AND WE HAVE SUPPORT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY SUPPORTS. WE HAVE SUPPORTS. THAT GROUP OF STUDENTS. I DO NOTE THAT ON THE ENROLLMENT COMPARISON THAT GOOCHLAND HAS -- IS IT -- MY SCREEN IS REALLY SMALL. 509 IS
IT? >> THAT WAS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30.
IT'S MOST RECENTLY CHECKED THE 519, 519.
>> SO IT IS IT POSSIBLE TO -- JUST BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS. I WANT WANT TO -- WHAT WE HAD ON PER SCHOOL. I KNOW BIRD HAS A LOT MORE SUPPORT BECAUSE OF TITLE ONE FUNDS. RANDOLPH. THEIR POPULATION AND ENROLLMENT IS 387.
>> THESE WERE -- THE TIER1 UNFUNDED NEEDS. IS IT POSSIBLE TO -- I KNOW THOSE ARE -- THAT WHOLE LIST THAT YOU PUT INTO TIERS ARE WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT -- IS WHAT YOU
WANT AND YOUR PRIORITY. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AND THE BOARD HAS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT OUR TIERS WOULD BE TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION.
>> LET ME MAKE A POINT FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. THE BUDGET DOESN'T REFLECT FUNDING FOR INTERVENTIONISTS PERIOD. IT'S 1, 2, OR 3. THAT ACKNOWLEDGED IS EXPLAINED BEFORE. IF WE DO IT AT GES LET'S JUST SAY WE TO SUPPLEMENT WITH THAT SAME INITIATIVE. THAT'S A TITLE ONE SCHOOL. WE CAN'T DO FOR -- WE CAN'T DO FOR RANDOLPH OR BIRD WHAT WE ARE NOT WILLING TO DO -- RAN FIRST OF ALL OR GOOCHLAND WHAT WE ARE -- BIRD'S TITLE ONE DISTINCTION. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE MORE RESOURCES. BY DESIGN
OF A TITLE ONE SCHOOL. >> MY QUESTION IS, COMING FROM TITLE ONE SCHOOLS. I TAUGHT PRETTY MUCH MY WHOLE CAREER.
>> VERY WELL. >> THOSE FUNDS ARE DEPENDING ON THE FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH NUMBERS. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> DO THEY NEED SUPPORT ON NUMBERS AND DATA?
>> THAT'S ONE THING. >> THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S ONE DETERMINATION. IT'S BASED ON SOCIO ECONOMICS. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO -- SO THAT WE CAN MEET THE SAME NUMBER BEING THAT OUR POPULATION AT CGES IS A LOT MORE. THIS -- THIS IS OUTSIDE THE BUDGET. I JUST THINK FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR THE CONVERSATION AS TO WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH THESE UNFUNDED ITEMS.
>> YOU HAVE OUTLINED THAT'S POSSIBLE. I'M GOING WHAT'S ALLOWABLE UNDER THE RULES OF TITLE ONE.
>> I WAS ASKED JUST -- COUPLE WEEKS AGO ABOUT -- YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. TWO INTERVENTIONISTS IN ONE -- CTE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. I EXPLAINED THAT WE HAVE TO PUT ONE AT BIRD BECAUSE OF TITLE ONE. WHY CAN'T WE USE JUST TWO AND PUT THEM AT THE OTHER TWO ELEMENTARIES AS NEEDED BACK AND FORTH? THAT IS
-- IS THAT A CONSIDERATION? >> THAT CAN BE A CONSIDERATION IF THAT IS -- THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. AGAIN I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT RIGHT NOW ZERO INTERVENTIONISTS ARE INCLUDED IN
>> THAT WAS A PRIORITIZED NEED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND OUR TEAM BUT IT'S NOT REFLECTED IN THE NUMBERS THAT I JUST GAVE YOU
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SO, LET ME BE CLEAR. I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO THINK THAT THE NUMBERS I JUST REPRESENTED INCLUDE INTERVENTIONISTS AT ANYQUANTITY. THEY DO NOT. >> AND THAT -- THAT BEING BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME THINGS WE NEED TO GO -- GO HEAD AND PUT IN THE PROCESS. THAT'S WHY WE ARE DOING THIS AHEAD OF OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FINALIZED. ONE QUESTION I DID HAVE AND THIS -- IS JUST FOR DISCUSSION. I KNOW IT'S NOT A PART OF THE BUDGET. THE TIER2 WORK BASE LEARNING -- CAN YOU DO MORE ABOUT IN THE PUBLIC. GIVE ME INFORMATION ABOUT THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THAT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WHAT IT WOULD ENTAIL? WE ENGAGE IN THE LOCAL AND SURROUNDING AREAS TO TALK TO US AND IN THAT PROCESS WHAT WE GAINED IS A CONVERSATION, A COLLECTIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT THE DESIRABLES ARE IN POSSIBLE EMPLOYEES. WHAT SOFT SKILLS. WHAT GENERAL SKILLS WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR FOLKS TO HAVE ON DAY ONE OF EMPLOYMENT THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY FIBBING THAT THEY EITHER HAVE IN LOW QUANTITY OR NO QUANTITY. EVERY YEAR THEY IDENTITY THOSE THINGS FOR US. WE NEED FOLK WHO ARE REALLY READY TO ENGAGE PEOPLE. A SOFT SKILL. WE HAVE COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN SCHOOL BUT SOMETIMES STUDENTS PERSONALITIES DON'T YIELD THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND A FIRM HAND AND LOOK SOMEONE IN THE EYE OR CONVOY A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE WHEN ANSWERING THE TELEPHONE. THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTS GO -- A ONE OF MANY IS TO ATTRACT BUSINESSES TO OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY CAN THEN EMPLOY CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THE THINKING WAS IF IT REMAINS OUR PRIORITY THROUGH NOT ONLY OUR CURRENT AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS BUT THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHO -- WHO ARE EMPLOYABLE DAY ONE SHOULD THEY DECIDE TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. WE NEED TO PARTNER TO DETERMINE WHAT THE SKILLS LOOK LIKE. THEN COLLABORATE AND STAND CLOSE COMMUNICATION LOOK THE WAY TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MEETING THAT CHALLENGE. THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE TASK OF A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR. THAT WOULD BE THE CONDUIT BETWEEN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUR OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY OF BUSINESS OWNERS.
>> THAT'S 120,000 FOR THAT POSITION AND THAT'S MORE OF AN ADMINISTRATION TYPE ROLL. THAT'S NOT -- NOT WORKING
DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS. >> IT'S WORKING DIRECTLY FOR STUDENTS AND IT'S $120,000 SALARY AND BENEFITS. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE THE CONVERSATION THAT PERSON WOULD BE EARNING $120,000.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE THREE SMALL CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. I THINK YOU STARTED TO ADDRESS IT. ON THE CHANGE FROM THE STATE WITH REGARDS TO ACA FUNDING IS THAT FOLLOWING THE LCI MODEL OR THE STATE COVERING ALL -- YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
>> BECAUSE THE TUITION IS THE TUITION. REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED, MY INITIAL STAB AT THAT'S NOT LCI
>> GREAT GREAT THE LCI OUT OF THE EQUATION.
>> THAT'S GOOD NEWS. WE WILL TAKE ANYTHING. I DON'T CARE WHAT PLOT IT WAS ON. WE HAD -- A LINE ITEM DEALING WITH -- MOVEMENT MONEY FROM CIP FOR VEHICLES, $247,718. IN OUR UNFUNDED PRIORITIES WE MENTIONED WE ARE NOT BUYING A BUS OR THE MAINTENANCE VEHICLES. I'M JUST CURIOUS. CAN YOU REFRESH MY MEMORANDUM ROY ABOUT WHAT COM PRICE THAT $247,000?
>> LET ME GET THE SLIDE OUT. IT'S THE REFERENCE. CAPITOL PROJECTS AND VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS MOVE FROM CIP.
>> SO, THE TASK WAS AND YOU TELL ME IF THIS IS ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION. THE TASK WAS TO ROLL A TOTAL OF $500,000 TOTAL FROM OUR CAPITOL HIM ROVEMENT PLAN TO OUR OPERATING BUDGET. THE NUMBER
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THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT THERE REFLECTS THE BALANCE OF THAT. WE DIDN'T DO THE ENTIRE 500,000 BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT OFF SET WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT WITH PROCUREMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION ASKING WHY DID THE VEHICLE SHOW UP AS THINGS WE WON'T FUND BUT THEN THEY ARE ITEMIZED HERE.>> THERE ARE $500,000 WORTH OF PROJECTS.
>> WE HAVE ONE CONSIDER. >> WAS IT?
>> SERVANT -- THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. HEY. LET'S KEEP STRETCHING OUR DOLLARS. THAT'S REALLY GOOD. WE KNOW THAT 147,000 OF THAT IS A BUST. THAT MEANS ALL THOSE OTHER PROJECTS BEING DONE
FOR 100,000 SOLUTIONS. >> AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTION ABOUT THE BUS BECAUSE I DID SHOW THAT WE
SACRIFICED THE BUS. WE DID. >> WE WANTED TWO OR THREE.
>> WE SHOULD BE PURCHASING THREE SCHOOL BUSES A YEAR.
>> THAT'S THE CLARITY I NEEDED. THANK YOU.
>> DOESN'T INCLUDE THE BUS. >> SO BUDGET. [INAUDIBLE].
SO LET ME FOLLOW UP ON THAT. DOES THE BUDGET THAT THE DOCTOR IS PRESENTING INCLUDE MONEY FOR THREE BUSES THIS YEAR?
WAS THE MONEY FOR THE BUS AND THE TWO BUSES?
>> YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT. >> IT'S A SHELL GAME OF THE
MONEY. >> PRECISELY. THE BUS YOU ARE
ASKING ABOUT IS IN THE CIP. >> WE ARE GETTING TWO BUSES.
>> WITH REGETTING TWO BUSES. >> WE ARE GETTING TWO BUSES.
>> TWO OUT OF THREE. >> LET ME MAKE -- LET ME MAKE A DISTINCTION HERE. THERE ARE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT AND FUNDING STREAMS AND I KNOW THE WATERS GET MUDDY BECAUSE WHICH WERE ASKED TO MOVE A HALF MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE CIP TO THE OPERATIONAL. BECAUSE WE DID THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERYTHING ELSE WE MAY HAVE HAD IN THE CIP IS GONE. THE CIP STILL VERY MUCH
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT FOR THE PUBLIC MANY. IT'S A VERY
>> OKAY. NOW WE WILL HAVE FUN WITH NUMBERS. SAYING TO THE ENGLISH EXPERT. LET'S DO IT. LET'S DO IT.
>> AND THIS IS NOT TO BE CUTE. THIS IS FOR THE BENEFITST PUBLIC. I THINK THERE IS A NA RRATIVE THAT I WANT TO -- BE PRECISE ABOUT. IF WE TAKE THE COLA3% INCREASE FOR ALL
EMPLOYEES AT $995,839,000. >> WE TAKE THIS 247, 718. THIS MAGIC PROJECT. HOLD TIGHT WITH ME. WE TAKE THE 270,000. THE BRIDGE FOR PREVIOUS YEAR NEGOTIATIONS. SO THOSE AREN'T REALLY NETTING YOU -- STAY WITH ME. ALL OF THAT TOTALS UP TO 1.53, $557 MILLION. THE COUNTY HAS PROPOSED AND I KNOW THIS IS AN ONGOING PROCESS, A 1.384146 TO THE SCHOOLS. THAT LEAVES ONLY
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129,000. >> YEAH. THE COUNTY PROPOSED TRANSFER BASICALLY COVERS THE 3% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT AND THE $500,000 TRANSFER FROM CIP. IT DOES NOT -- IF I'M SAYING OUT LOUD I CAN -- IT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S NOT AN INVESTMENT. IT'S A STATUS QUO. THAT'S NOT A CRITICISM OF ANYONE. IT IS A FACTUAL STATEMENT. IT DOES NOT GIVE US RESOURCES TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN
GOOCHLAND. >> I'M NOT INCLINED TO DISGROW WITH THAT. I'M JUST TRYING TO BRING SOME CLARITY AROUND A LOT OF NUMBERS FOR FOLKS THAT AREN'T DEEP IN THE WEEDS WITH US. WE ARE ABOUT GRATEFUL TO OUR CITIZENS OR THE SUPERVISORS FOR THE $1.3 MILLION. HOWEVER, THAT'S JUST KIND OF KEEPING US
WHOLE FROM CURRENT YEAR. >> WITHOUT A DOUBT.
>> THAT GOES TO THE IDEA OF THIS -- CONCEPT OF A FLAT FUNDED
BUDGET. >> THANK YOU FOR -- MAKING -- CHECKING ME ON ANY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS. DO YOU HAVE HEARTBURN
OVER HOW I GOT THERE? >> I THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ADD TO THIS. THIS IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. WE ARE GIVING A 3% COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. WE KNOW ABOUT INFLATION PRESSURES. THE SCHOOL DIVISION CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE GROWTH IN TERMS OF STUDENT, YOU SPOKE TO THAT. WE ALSO HAVE INCREASED KOSTA CROSS THE BOARD. FOOD, FUEL, WHATEVER THANKFULLY NOT HEALTH INSURANCE. THANKFULLY NOT. WE ARE GOING TO STILL HAVE TO MEET THE NET NEW PRICE POINTS FOR THE OPERATING EXPENSES IF YOU WILL OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION AND AGAIN WE
HAVEN'T ADVANCED. >> I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE GROWTH PART BECAUSE YOU JOGGED MY MEMORY ON SOMETHING THAT I INTENDED TO ADL IB AND FORGOT WHEN IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO DO SO. I WAS ASKED IF -- THE SCHOOL DIVISION COULD HANDLE PROJECTED GROWTH. THE PERSON WHO I WAS SPEAKING TO I SAID -- THAT IS A -- I WILL ANSWER YOU IN TWO WAYS. IF I ANSWER YOU WE MAY FIND OUT THAT'S ANSWER THAT I'M GIVING YOU WON'T HUNT. SO I TALKED ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITY CAPACITY. WHEN WE LOOK AT FACILITY CAPACITY WE HAVE GOT THE ROOM. ESPECIALLY AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. WE HAVE THE ROOM TO ABSORB SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN OUR CURRENT FACILITIES. THAT STANDARDS TO REASON BECAUSE WE JUST BUILT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT'S GOT A CAPACITY OF AROUND 700 STUDENTS AND HAS AROUND 520 STUDENTS.
THERE'S 180 OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH RIGHT THERE IN THAT ONE FACILITY. THEN YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE MOVE FROM RANDOLPH AND BIRD AND THAT CREATES CAPACITY OPPORTUNITIES IN THESE PLACES AS WELL. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BELIEVE THAT THE SKY IS FALLING IF WE GET ALL THE KIDS. IF THEY ARE AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, WE HAVE ROOM FOR GROWTH THERE. FROM A FACILITIES, AND CAPACITY STANDPOINT. NOW KEEPING WITH THAT SAME EXAMPLE. IF WE SEE A LARGE COHO RT AT A PARTICULAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND OUR NUMBERS WE ARE GETTING FROM ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS RIGHT NOW SUGGEST THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME OF THESE POCKETS. MORE BODIES EQUATE TO MORE FTE'S AND THAT'S WHERE THE IMPACT COMES. IT'S NOT A FACILITIES ISSUE.
SOME MAY SAY WAIT A MINUTE. DO YOU HAVE THE CLASSROOMS? WE DO.
WE HAVE CLASSROOM AT OUR NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT ARE NOT ASSIGNED. WITH VERY CLASSROOMS IN THE OTHER TWO SCHOOL THAT BECAUSE THE ENROLLMENTS HAVE GONE DOWN THEY HAVE BEEN REPURPOSED USED FOR OTHER MEANINGFUL THINGS BUT IF WE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAD TO USE THE SPACE AS CLASSROOMS WE COULD PITCH THE TO DO THAT. THE COSTS WILL COME AND THE INCREASED FULL TIME TEACHER EQUIVALENT THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO TEACH LARGER NUMBERS OF STUDENTS. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT
PEACE TO ADD. >> YOU CAN ASK FOR CLARITY ON
THIS? >> SO, IF YOU -- YOU ONLY HAVE SO MANY CLASSROOMS WOULD YOU PUT TWO TEACHERS IN ONE ROOM?
>> NO. MY CLAIM WAS THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH CLASSROOM SPACE. WE HAVE REPURPOSED SPACE AND -- AT THE SCHOOLS THAT LOST KIDS. WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE THE SPACES -- IN ENROLLMENT DICTATES WE DO SO.
>> REZONING. >> I WILL DIFFERENT YOU AN
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EXAMPLE. THE PTA AT RANDOLPH DID A WONDERFUL TEACHER'S LOUNGE FOR STAFF AT THAT SCHOOL. IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND IT REALLY HAS WORKED TO BUILD MORALE AND THE TEACHER'S LOVE IT. I LOVE IT.IF WE NEEDED A CLASSROOM THAT WOULD NO LONGER BE A TEACHER'S LOUNGE. WE WOULD RECLAIM THAT CLASSROOM FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING STUDENTS IN THAT SPACE. THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.
>> THAT WOULD INVOLVE FURNITURE, BOARDS.
>> PERHAPS. WE HAVE STORAGE FURNITURE. WE WOULD -- THIS IS ALL HYPOTHETICAL. IF WE HAD THE ENROLLMENT BUST IN THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE COUNTY THAT CALLS FOR US TO BUILD A NEW CLASSROOM SO TO SPEAK AT RANDOLPH WE HAVE THE FURNITURE TO OUTFIT THE CLASSROOM ON HAND. THEY LIKELY HAVE IT IN THAT BUILDING.
>> I THINK THAT'S -- ANOTHER WAY. WE HAVE -- PHYSICAL SPACE YOU BUT EXPANSION IN THE SCHOOL POPULATION WILL ACQUIRE MORE
HUMAN CAPITOL INVESTMENT. >> I WAS VERY CLEAR WITH THE PERSON WHO ASKED ME THAT QUESTION. I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT
TONIGHT. >> WE GOT ANOTHER KINDERGARTEN
RIGHT? >> YEAH. AND -- THAT'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT TO MAKE SEARCH TONIGHT. LAST YEAR WE HAD THIS SAME CHALLENGE. WE WERE POST BUDGET. WE HAD GONE THROUGH SEVERAL MONTHS OF ACRON," MY OF GUESSING THE INITIATIVE ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. I DIDN'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE COUNTY AFTER THAT HAT IN HAND AND SAY OUR PROJECTIONS INDICATE THAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED TWO ADDITIONAL KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS ACROSS THE SCHOOL DIVISION. WE FOUND WAYS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. WE BUILT THOSE CLASSROOMS FROM -- NOW THAT'S PART OF OUR BOTTOM LINE BASELINE. WE CAN'T CUT THEM NOW. THEY ARE GOING TO GO TO FIRST GRADE AND THEY MAY WARRANT THAT THE ADDITIONAL FTE GOES WITH THEM. I PERHAPS LAST YEAR REFERRED TO THIS YEAR'S KINDERGARTEN GROUP AS BEING THE COHOR FROM THE COVID YOU BREAK THAT. MATH DOESN'T MATH THAT. WOULD BE THIS YEAR'S COHO RT.
IF WE REALIZE 58 MORE LAST YEAR THAN WE PROJECTED IT COULD BE 80 THIS YEAR. WHO KNOWS. THAT'S ME STANDING HERE GIVING THAT AS AN EXAMPLE. THAT'S NOT A PREDICTION BUT IT STANDS TO REASON WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER BOOM AT KINDERGARTEN WHICH WILL REQUIRE US TO REASSESS THE NUMBER OF FTE WE HAVE ACCOMMODATING THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN SCHOOL. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON COUNTY OF HAVING COMFORTABLE CLASS SIZES.
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 6TH GRADE. I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE THE SUPERINTENDENT IF A DECISION IS EVER MADE TO INCREASE THAT. I THINK THAT ALL OF THE SUCCESSES THAT I SHARED DURING THIS PRESENTATION ARE -- OF A LOT OF THINGS I THINK CLASS SIZES IS ONE OF THEM. THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO -- SINCE THE -- SINCE THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES -- 1.4 MILLION, ROUGHLY 1.4 MILLION BUT 500 -- THOUSAND
OF THAT IS FROM THE CIP. >> ROLL OVER.
>> THAT'S REALLY NOT COMING FROM THE -- THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. >> IT'S THE INCREASED IN FUNDING TO THE GENERAL BUDGET. OTHERWISE THE ITEMS WOULD HAVE REMAINED IN THE CIP. IT'S -- REALLY CATEGORICAL. I'M NOT
TRYING TO GLOSS IT OVER. >> I SEE IT AS -- IT'S A 4.7% INCREASE IN COUNTY TRANSFER. IT'S A 2.2% OR 2% INCREASE IN OVERALL REVENUE FOR THE FISCAL. WE CAN DEBATE THAT POINT. WE DID TRANSFER $500,000 FROM THIS CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PART OF MONEY AND MADE IT A REALITY IN OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET. IN FACT IT DID GROW BY $500,000. NOW WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THAT $500,000 FOR THE CAPITOL PROJECTS THAT IT WAS EARMARKED TO ADVANCE BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND MAKE OURSELVES WHOLE FROM PRIOR COMMITMENTS. THAT'S OUR JOB. THAT'S OUR WORK AND -- I'M BEING VERY FORTHCOMING THAT
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THAT'S -- IT IS IN FACT THE REVENUE INCREASE. IT WAS TAKEN FROM THE CIP. $500,000 AND SET ASIDE FOR OPERATION. IT IS IN FACT THE INCREASE.BY DEFINITION. >> I BELIEVE SOMEONE MENTIONED SHELL GAME. SO, OKAY. LET'S AGREE TO DISAGREE.
>> WE AREN'T DISAGREEING ON. I'M WELL IN AGREEMENT WITH YOU THERE.
>> THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU.
>> ON THE AGENDA THERE WERE A LOT OF SLIDES. THERE ARE -- COUPLE OF -- THERE ARE THINGS THAT WILL REQUIRE -- THING THAT WILL REQUIRE ACTION. THE 3%. AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE BUDGET THAT I PRESENTED TONIGHT. SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT REQUIRE ACTION SHOULD THE BUDGET PASS AT THIS LEVEL AND EVEN IF IT PASSES AT A GREATER LEVEL OUR SALARY SCALES HAVE BEEN RESET TO REFLECT THE 3% COST OF LIVING.
>> SO, WE ARE GOING TO BE -- MOTIONING, SECONDING ON EACH OF
>> UNLESS YOU OPT THE TABLE. >> OKAY. OKAY.
>> THERE'S ONE THAT CANNOT BE TABLED. THE APPLE SOUL SOURCE AGREEMENT. THAT ONE REALLY REQUIRES A VOTE TODAY.
>> THE THING THAT'S CONFUSING ME IS THEY WEREN'T ON THE AGENDA LAST ELM TIME I LOOKED. IT WAS JUST AT PROVAL OF THE
SALARY SCALES. >> I CAN COUNT. IT WAS JUST AT PROVAL OF THE BUDGET AND THE SOUL SOURCE. STEPHANIE ASKED IF I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THE ITEMS NOW THAT WE HAD THEM AND I SUGGESTED THAT WE INCLUDE THOSE ITEMS FOR THE CONSIDERATION NOW.
THAT BEING SAID IF YOU FEEL THERE'S BEEN NOT ENOUGH TIME TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENTSOR JUST NOT A WILLINGNESS TO VOTE FORETHEM FOR WHATEVER REASON WE CAN CERTAINLY TABLE THEM. I ASK THAT
WE PUT FORTH A VOTE FOR D. >> OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO FOR THAT.
>> WHAT WE HAVE TO DO A. WE SHOULD DO A. WE SHOULD DO D AND E IS ALSO IN THERE BECAUSE IT'S A -- OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIP BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN MANY MARCH. I WOULD SAY THE THREE.
>> I RECOMMEND WE TAKE THESE INDIVIDUALLY AND TO ROLE CALL
VOTES. >> BY INDIVIDUALLY YOU MEAN BY
A, B, C OR BY FILE? >> A, B, C.
>> OKAY. >> THEN IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE SECOND, THIRD, 4TH AND 5TH OF A THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE
REVENUE SUMMARY. >> I THINK THAT DATA INCLUDED IN EACH OF THOSE FILES WAS INCLUDED IN THE PRESENTATION.
>> PERFECT. PERFECT. I DIDN'T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING.
>> I UNDERSTAND. >> [INAUDIBLE].
>> THAT IS THE ONE THAT -- I WILL SEND -- I WILL SIGN TO -- IF -- IF THE BUDGET IS A PROVED I WILL SIGN IT AND IT'LL GO TO
>> YES. >> THAT LETTER WILL BE -- I
DIDN'T KNOW IT WOULD. >> I DIDN'T -- I DIDN'T KNOW THAT EITHER. THE LETTER IS SIGNED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AFTER THE BOARD APPROVED --A PSALMING THE BOARD APPROVES THE BUDGET.
THAT WILL BE HAND DELIVERED TO THE COUNTY STRAIGHT EAR. YES
MA'AM. >> THAT IS THE SAME ONE THAT WAS -- IT HADN'T BEEN CHANGED TODAY.
>> NO. >> OKAY IN THAT CASE -- CAN I GET A -- A MOTION TOA SECONDS A.
SO MOVED. >> MOVED BY -- SECONDED BY MAXWELL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
>> YES MADAM CHAIR. PENDING VOTE OF APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE KNOWN TO OUR SUPERVISORS AND PUBLIC THAT THE BUDGET WE ARE APPROVING IS ONE THAT IS A
>> IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE OPEN AND COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATION WITH OUR SUPERVISORS TO HELP MEET SOME OF THE UNFUNDED PRIORITIES THAT HAVE BEEN OUTLINED HERE
TONIGHT. >> YES MA'AM. AND -- THERE IS A
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MEETING THAT'S BEING ORGANIZED NOW FOR US TO HAVE MORE EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION ON THAT DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH. LET ME ADD THAT IT'S NOT OTHER WORLDLY FOR A BUDGET TO BE AMENDED AFTER IT'S APPROVED. WE DID THAT LAST YEAR. THE GOAL TONIGHT WAS TO PRESENT A BALANCED BUDGET BASED ON THE REVENUE THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD WE CAN ANTICIPATE KNOWING WE CAN HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATION OF NEEDS ALONG THE WAY. MADAMCHAIR. >> JUST FOR CLARITY, FOR APPROVING -- THE BUDGET, THE BALANCED BUDGET WE ARE NOT DOING
THE UNFUNDED. OKAY. >> CORRECT. BECAUSE THE UNFUNDED IS NOT IN -- IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
>> AGAIN. THOSE -- THOSE NONE OF THOSE ITEMS RATHER THEY BE TIER1, 2, OR 3 BE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET.
>> I HAVE -- I HAVE -- SOME COMMENTS HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO -- I'M SORRY. I'M READING BECAUSE I WOULD GET CONFUSED OTHERWISE. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE BUDGET PRESENTED TONIGHT. I UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THAT BASED ON CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN MR. CARPENTER AND -- THE FUTURE -- PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS ASKED TO PREPARE A BUDGET THAT WILL INCREASE THE BUDGET BY $1.4 MILLION FROM LAST YEAR. THIS INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY $500,000 WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN TRANSFER FROM THE CIP TO THE SCHOOL OPERATING FUND TO MAKE A TOTAL OF $1.4 MILLION. THE INCREASE OF THAT WILLENNABLE A PAY RAISE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES TO HELP WITHIN NATION, FROM .5FTE TO 1.0FTE AS WELL AS OTHER ITEMS, TECHNOLOGY, TRANSPORTATION, THERE ARE MANY ITEMS IN THE UNFUNDED LIST. THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL BUT ARE NOT -- THEY ARE NOT FUNDS AVAILABLE AT THIS POINT IN TIME THOUGH -- MAY BE IN THE FUTURE. IT SEEM THAT THE FIRST BUDGET PROPOSE IS THE BUILT ON WHAT FUNDS -- MAY BE AVAILABLE BUT NOT ON THE PROMISE OF ANY OTHER FUNDS. HOPEFULLY THE BUDGET WILL NOT BE THE FINAL BUDGET WHICH WILL BECOME THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 SCHOOL BUDGET. OF COURSE THERE ARE NO PROMISES THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THE NEEDS OF FIRE RESCUE AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK THAT I -- AND I WAS SPEAKING AS AN INDIVIDUAL, NOT A BOARD, AM HAPPY WITH THIS PROPOSED BUDGET BUT I'M WILLING TO VOTE TO ACCEPT IT AS IS -- SO THAT IT'LL ENABLE THE COUNTY TO GRANT THE FUNDS TO BE INCORPORATED IN TO THE CURRENT PROPOSED BUDGET AND WORK ON EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS. MY HOPE IS THAT WHEN OTHER FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THE SCHOOL BOARD CAN LOOK AT THE UNFUNDED PRIORITIES TO DETERMINE IF WE CAN INCORPORATE MORE OF THEM IN TO THE FUNERAL BUDGET. LY LOOK AT THE -- AND THE SCHOOL BOARD. I BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE A WORK -- WORK -- JOINT WORK SESSION DURING MARCH. I THINK SHE IS TRYING TO DO THAT NOW. TO COMMUNICATE FURTHER NEEDS AND FUNDING AND -- ACTUALLY I THINK IT IS -- SET FOR -- I'M SORRY.
IF APPROVED TONIGHT THE SCHOOL BOARD'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET WILL BE -- THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
>> OKAY. AT THE 2:30 MEETING ON MARCH 4TH IN THIS ROOM. THANK
YOU. >> LET ME SAY AS A MATTER OF RECORD THAT PRESENTATION NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE SAME ONE AS I
HAVE JUST MADE HERE TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
>> I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND. WE ARE APPROVING THIS BUT IS THERE ANOTHER MOTION THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE DISCUSSION? IT IS ALL HERE? IS THAT CORRECT? THIS IS ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AS
PRESENTED TONIGHT. >> UNDERSTAND.
>> NONE OF THE TI, R1, 2, 3. >> IS THERE ANY OTHER
DISCUSSION? >> OKAY. AND ENTHAT CASE WE WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MRS. HARRIS. YOU CAN JUST GO IN LINE.
>> YES. HI. SORRY. HI. AYE. >> AYE.
>> AYE. AYE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AT THIS POINT IT IS NOW THE SCHOOL BOARD PROPOSED BUDGET AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE ENGAGEMENT WITH YOU AND THE COUNTY OFFICIALS TO GET US WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. THANK YOU.
>> NOW SALARY SCALES. DO WE NEED SOME -- JUST -- SOME EXPLANATION OF THIS --
I HAVEN'T SEEN THESE. >> [INAUDIBLE].
>> SO WHAT WE HAVE INCLUDED HERE ON THE AGENDA ARE THE FISCAL
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YEAR 26 SALARY SCALES FOR BOTH OUR TEACHERS, AND OUR UNIFIED STAFF, OR UNIDENTIFIED SCALE FOR OUR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. SO, THE FIRST ATTACHMENT IS THE TEACHER SCALE WITH A 3% INCREASE. IT SHOWS YOU A COMPARATIVE OF LAST YEAR OR -- THE CURRENT YEAR SCALE COMPARED TO WHAT IT'LL BE FOR NEXT YEAR.YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A 3% INCREASE. IT IS -- ALSO REFLECTING THAT THE -- THE STEPPED UP -- OF THE COMPRESSION HAS EXPENDED ON STEPS ONE THROUGH 12.
MOVE ALONG FROM YEAR TO YEAR. THEN YOU WILL SEE IN THE NEXT ONE IS OUR COACHING -- UNIFIED SCALES ARE SEPARATED BY ALL OF THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES EXCEPT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS.
THEY ARE IN A SEPARATE SCALE. THIS IS -- STEPPING GRADE AND EACH OF OUR JOB CLASSES ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH LEVEL.
>> AND THERE'S A 3%. >> YEAH. THEY ALL REPRESENT JUST A FLAT 3% INCREASE. I WILL NOTE IF YOU WANT TO BRING UP THE TRANSPORTATION SCALES WE DID CHANGE THE NUMBER OF CONTRACT DAYS FOR BUS DRIVERS DUE TO THE CHANGE IN INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR. SO GOING FROM 170 STAYS TO 175 DAYS, THEY HAVE ALWAYS HAD THREE EXTRA DAYS CONTRACTED AND SO, WE BASICALLY CHANGED THEIR HOURLY RATES SO THAT THE PAY WOULD STILL HAVE A 3% INCREASE. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE LOSING A CONTRACT DAY THEY WILL STILL RECOGNIZE A FULL 3% INCREASE. THEN THE LAST TWO SCALES JUST REFLECT THE HIGH SCHOOL COACHING STIPENDS WHICH ARE JUST A PERCENT AGE OFF THE BASE AND THEN THE LAST ATTACHMENT ARE THE STIPEND,A AS A LUMP SUM AMOUNT. WE PRESENT THOSE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD EVERY YEAR FOR THE APPROVAL AND -- SO, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD. WE DON'T HAVE ANY MAJOR CHANGES LIKE WE DID LAST
>> YEP. >> ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND? >> MADAM CHAIR I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FIRSTAL CANCER 26 SALARY SCALES AS SHOWN.
>> I THINK -- SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
HEARING NONE. SORRY. ROLL CALL. >> AYE. AYE.
OKAY. AND NOW FOR PART CA PREVIOUSAL OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEDULE. YOU SAY THERE IS NO INCREASE.
>> YES MA'AM. THERE'S NO PROPOSED INCREASE FOR HEALTH
CARE. >> AND WE HAVEN'T LOST ANY
>> . >> JUST LIKE BEFORE. STILL A
>> OKAY. IN THAT CASE MAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPROVAL OF THE -- THE FISCAL YEAR 26 HEALTH INSURANCE
SCHEDULE? >> MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 26 HEALTH INSURANCE.
>> OKAY. IT HAS BEEN 34067ED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY
DISCUSSION? >> HEARING NONE, CAN WE GET A
>> THAT'S THREE THINGS APPROVED.
>> GOOD. >> OKAY. LET'S TRY FOR THE 4TH.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE APPLE SOLE SOURCE?
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>> I WILL ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS. THAT IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF THE SERVICES THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO SECURE. WE CAN'T GET THEM FROM
ANYWHERE ELSE. >> RIGHT. RIGHT.
>> IF WE COULD JUST -- PULL UP THAT FILE. NOT YOU'RE WHO IS DOING THAT.
>> OKAY. IF I COULD GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SOLE SOURCE.
>> MADAM CHAIR I MOVE TO APPROVE THE SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT OF
APPLE MAC BOOK AIRS AND I-PADS. >> SECOND.
>> SECOND BY MAXWELL. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
OKAY. THE 5TH ONE. THE OVERNIGHT FIELD TRIP. I THINK THAT WE
TABLED. >> NO. THIS IS A -- THIS IS A NEW FIELD TRIP THAT'S COME UP SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING AND I JUST WANTED TO GET IT BEFORE THE BOARD. IT'LL HAVE HAPPENED
PRIOR TO THE MARCH 11TH MEETING. >> OKAY YOU KNOW THAT'S TO
SMALL. >> YEAH. I'M LOOKING AT THAT FROM HERE TO. I HAVE SEEN THE -- THAT HELPS. IT'S GOOD.
>> THIS IS FOR -- WRESTLING. >> YES.
>> THE LAST ONE WAS ROBOTICS. >> ALL RIGHT. AND -- OKAY. IS
THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? >> MADAM CHAIR I MOVE TO APPROVE THE OVERNIGHT TRIP FOR THE WRESTLING.
>> IS THERE A SECOND? >> THANK YOU.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY
>> OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED NO.
LOOKS GOOD. >> THE WRESTLING TEAM THANK YOU.
>> WE THANK THEM. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE FIND SOMEPLACE FOR
THEM TO BE. >> THAT'S QUITE THE CHALLENGE.
>> WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT. OKAY.
>> YES. THIS IS PUBLIC FACING AND DILIGENT COMMUNITY.
>> THE FILES? >> THEY WERE JUST PUT ON.
>> THEY WERE AND I WILL OWN THAT. THEY WERE READY AND RATHER THAN PIECE MEAL IT I WANTED TO -- THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S REFLECTED IN THOSE FILES THAT'S NOT INCLUSIVE IN THE BUDGET PRESENTED. YES MA'AM. I UNDERSTAND.
>> ALL RIGHT. IN THAT CASE IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
>> OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? IN THAT CASE WE ARE ADJOURNED UNTIL -- OUR NEXT REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING IN THIS ROOM ON TUESDAY MARCH 11TH, 2025, THE CLOSED SESSION STARTS AT 5:30, THE
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