[A. Meeting Opening]
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I'D LIKE TO CALL THE FEBRUARY 22ND, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER.
TONIGHT WE HAVE MS. BAILEY WITH INVOCATION AND THEN MS. HEFFRON WITH FLAG SALUTE.
THANK YOU. LOVING AND GRACIOUS GOD, YOU ARE INDEED THE GIVER OF ALL GOOD GIFTS, AND WE THANK YOU TODAY FOR ALL YOUR BLESSINGS AND FOR THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES OF OUR SCHOOL EVENTS AND FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, BOTH THE TEACHING AND SUPPORT MEMBERS.
WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THEM ABUNDANTLY AND WE CONTINUE TO SEEK YOUR WISDOM, GUIDANCE, COURAGE AND STRENGTH.
BE WITH US IN OUR DELIBERATIONS AND HELP US TO BE WISE IN THE DECISIONS WE MAKE FOR THE GOOD OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE PLACED THEIR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN OUR LEADERSHIP.
GIVE US INSIGHT TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY THAT OUR DECISIONS MAY REFLECT WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD. DEAR LORD, GRANT, US THE HUMILITY TO ALWAYS SEEK YOUR WILL IN ALL THAT WE DO AND SAY. ALL GLORY TO YOU BE TO YOU LOVING GOD NOW AND ALL WAYS, AMEN.
BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS EVENING'S AGENDA AS DRAFTED.
[B. Agenda Adoption]
SO MOVED.MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE ON THE MOTION? MRS. BAILEY.
AYE. FOR THIS MEETING, CITIZENS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS ONLINE OR IN PERSON COMMENTS SUBMITTED.
SORRY, THE AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
[C. Public Comment on Agenda Items]
NEXT WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. FOR THIS MEETING CITIZENS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING THEIR COMMENTS ONLINE OR IN PERSON. COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM WERE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE START OF TONIGHT'S MEETING AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN FULL AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE MEETING MINUTES.MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN-PERSON SPEAKERS ON AGENDA ITEMS? MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER FOR AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.
I'LL CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND BE READY TO SPEAK IN THE ORDER THAT YOU ARE CALLED. MAY WE HAVE MICHAEL KIRBY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS MUST BE RELATED TO SPECIFIC ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
THERE'S A TIMER SET UP ON TOP OF THE PODIUM THAT WILL TURN GREEN WHEN YOU WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING YELLOW, WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING AND RED WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
AS A REMINDER, NO PERSONAL BELONGINGS OTHER THAN A CELL PHONE AND SPEAKERS NOTES ARE ALLOWED AT THE PODIUM.
WE ALSO ASK THAT SPEAKERS REFRAIN FROM TOUCHING THE MICROPHONES.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO GIVE YOUR NAME AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR COMMENTS, AND PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS EQUIVALENT TO CAMPAIGNING FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE ARE IN VIOLATION OF SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 11 10 AND ARE PROHIBITED.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY I TOOK A LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION ON THE BUDGET TODAY.
AND THERE'S VERY LITTLE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.
I AM VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE INCREASE OF PAY FOR THE TEACHERS REMAINS INTACT.
GOD KNOWS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS WITH WHAT THEY'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH AND THE PAST FEW MONTHS WITH THE PERSONAL ATTACKS MADE BY PEOPLE WITH AGENDAS, THEY DESERVE SOME RECOGNITION AND I ACTUALLY WISH THAT THAT WAS MORE.
SO ALL I'D LIKE TO DO IS TAKE A MOMENT AS A PARENT IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY TO THANK PUBLIC EDUCATION, THANK THE TEACHERS AND THANK THIS BOARD FOR WEATHERING SUCH A HORRIBLE STORM.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S OVERDUE THAT ALL OF YOU.
FACULTY AND STAFF RECEIVED SOME KIND OF KUDOS FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE.
AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY AS A CHALLENGE TO ANYBODY WATCHING THIS.
OUT THERE IN THE PARENTAL COMMUNITY.
I HAVE NEVER FELT THAT I DID NOT HAVE A VOICE IN THIS COUNTY.
BECAUSE I SHOWED UP, I VOLUNTEERED BE A WATCHDOG COPY, DO PHOTOCOPIES IN THE OFFICE, BE
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IN THE SCHOOL AND YOU BE PART OF THE SCHOOL.AND IT IS MY HOPE THAT AS A COMMUNITY, WE TREAT OUR PUBLIC EDUCATORS BETTER THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE], MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT, DR.
[D. Superintendent's Report]
DAUGHERTY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD I'M GOING TO ASK SEAN SMITH TO COME UP, JUST GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND MANDATES.MADAM CHAIRMAN, BOARD MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE.
AS YOU RECALL, WE'VE SUSTAINED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT UPDATES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS IN PARTICULAR AS A HIGHLIGHT.
OBVIOUSLY, OUR CONTINUED EFFORTS FOCUS ON THE DAILY SELF ASSESSMENTS FOR OUR STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. THE CONTINUED USE OF HVAC SYSTEMS. VENTILATION. THE CONSISTENT USE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING WHERE POSSIBLE MASKS WERE AVAILABLE, OBVIOUSLY ALLOWING THOSE FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO MAY NEED THOSE, AS WELL AS HAVING AVAILABLE TO TAKE HOME COVID TEST, AS WELL AS VH CLINICS, WHICH ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE VDH AND [INAUDIBLE] HEALTH DISTRICTS WE HAD MOST RECENTLY THIS PAST SATURDAY.
THE RECENT CHANGES WE'VE SEEN HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE OR THE GOVERNOR, AS WELL AS A LAW THAT'S BEEN PASSED, WHICH ESTABLISH ESSENTIALLY THAT PARENTAL CHOICE IS AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS TO MAKE THE DECISION, WHETHER OR NOT THEIR CHILD WILL WEAR A MASK TO SCHOOL.
OBVIOUSLY, THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE HEALTH DISTRICT, WE CONTINUE TO EVALUATE NEW CHANGES THAT COME ABOUT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE TONIGHT IS THAT WE DO STILL HAVE THE EXISTING STANDARDS THROUGH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE WORKPLACE STANDARDS THAT REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO WEAR A MASK.
JUST LAST WEEK, THE THAT BOARD MET.
THEY ESTABLISHED A STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO RESCIND THAT ORDER THEY'VE NOW ALLOWED FOR 30 DAYS OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
THAT BOARD WILL COME BACK AND THEN TAKE UP THAT MOTION, ESSENTIALLY TO VOTE UPON RESCINDING THE MASK REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYEES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
OBVIOUSLY, IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE IT WOULD OCCUR AT THAT TIME, WE WOULD WORK, OBVIOUSLY TO MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS, MAKE THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THEN OBVIOUSLY MAKE THE CHANGES TO THE SIGNAGE WE HAVE ON OUR SCHOOL PROPERTY.
AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY THE MOST IMPORTANT CRITICAL PART TO ALL THIS REALLY GOES BACK TO THAT DAILY SELF-ASSESSMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS TO ENSURE THAT THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC AND DEMIC THAT WE COME TO SCHOOL AND TO THE WORKPLACE ONLY WHEN WE WERE WELL WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I WOULD JUST. MADAM CHAIR, TAKE A SECOND TO SAY THAT BASICALLY, UNDERSTANDING THE TIME FRAME ON THAT THAT MEANS ABOUT MARCH 16 WOULD BE WHEN DOLLY WILL COME BACK IN OR VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WILL COME BACK AND.
TO YOUR POINT, THEY WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE 30 DAYS AND THEN ESTABLISH THAT BOARD MEETING.
THEY HAVE NOT SET THAT OFFICIAL MEETING DATE.
WE ANTICIPATE IT WILL COME QUICKLY THEREAFTER.
BUT THEIR VOTE OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 16.
RIGHT, TO ALLOW 30 DAYS PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT THEY'VE GOT TO SCHEDULE A TIME TO COME BACK IN TO VOTE UPON THAT, THAT'S ALL.
SO I WOULD JUST ASK OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF, I GUESS, TO HANG IN THERE AND BEAR WITH THE BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE AND WAIT FOR IT TO UNRAVEL ITSELF SO THAT WE CAN THEN UNMASK OUR EMPLOYEES, AND WE DO ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CDC, POSSIBLY EVEN TOMORROW.
CERTAINLY WITH THAT, THOUGH, THESE WORKPLACE STANDARDS WOULD BE OF THE UTMOST CONCERN FIRST AND FOREMOST. I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, SO VISITORS COMING INTO OUR SCHOOLS, THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY STILL REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK ONCE THE THE CHANGE, WHAT HAPPENED FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, WOULD THAT BE A MOMENT WE WOULD CHANGE THE VISITOR ASPECT AS WELL? THAT WOULD BE.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE PIECES THAT WE'VE HAD THROUGHOUT WE'VE ASKED OUR PARENTS AND OBVIOUSLY OUR VISITORS TO WEAR THEIR MASK, ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE OUR STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO DO SO. IF THAT WERE TO CHANGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THEN WE ANTICIPATE THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS UPON VISITORS AND PARENTS WOULD CHANGE AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. NEXT, WE HAVE MEMO NUMBER 024-22 MR.
[1. Memo #024-22: Approval of the School Board's FY2023 Financial Plan]
MEISTER.MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR THE TIME TODAY TO TALK ABOUT YOUR FY23 OPERATING BUDGET AND CIP.
WE'RE HERE FOR BOTH ITEMS. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE OPERATING PLAN FIRST.
YOUR APPROVED BUDGET WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION
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DURING THE COUNTY'S BUDGET PROCESS THAT IS SET TO BEGIN THIS WEEK AND ULTIMATELY CONCLUDE WITH A BOARD OF SUPERVISOR VOTE ON APRIL 6TH JUST TO LET THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC KNOW THE TIMELINE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH HERE.BUT BEFORE I BEGIN MY REVIEW OF THE DECK, I WANT TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT AND THANK SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY STAFF AND THE OTHER CCPS LEADERS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT, AS WELL AS OUR CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY THE CITIZENS BUDGET ADVISORY GROUP AND OUR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THIS AGE GROUP THAT CAME HERE AND DISCUSSED WITH YOU.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNTY STAFF FOR WORKING WITH US THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
DR. TYLUS AND DR. DOUGHERTY, OF COURSE, FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION THROUGHOUT, AND ALSO YOURSELVES, THE SCHOOL BOARD, FOR YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS BUDGET PROCESS, THE SUPERINTENDENT MADE IT CLEAR THAT THIS YEAR'S BUDGET REQUEST WOULD BE FIRST AND FOREMOST A NEEDS BASED BUDGET FOCUSED ONLY ON THOSE ITEMS OF HIGHEST PRIORITY.
AND I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT A VIEW TODAY THAT STAYS TRUE TO THOSE PRIORITIES THAT HE LAID OUT AT THE BEGINNING, INCLUDING INVESTING IN OUR WORKFORCE, INCLUDING BOTH TEACHER AND OTHER STAFF COMPENSATION ISSUES.
INVESTING IN OUR STUDENT NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE CONTINUED GROWTH WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND INVESTING IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND THIS PLAN, AS MENTIONED, WILL ALSO INCLUDE A PRETTY ROBUST IP THAT WE'LL TALK WITH AFTER THIS PARTICULAR DISCUSSION.
SO SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY AND WHERE I THINK MOST OF THE CONVERSATION WILL BE.
THE COUNTY HAS PROVIDED SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THIS ITERATION OF THE BUDGET.
THIS SUPPORT COMES FROM TWO SOURCES FIRST THROUGH OUR CONVERSATIONS AND WORKING WITH THE COUNTY. THEY HAVE OFFERED TO INCREASE THE COUNTY TRANSFER FROM 15 MILLION TO 18 MILLION.
THAT'S A $3 MILLION INCREASE FROM WHERE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS WERE.
AND SECOND, THEY'VE ALSO PROPOSED A DIRECT INCREASE IN FUNDING OF $5 MILLION TO OUR CIP THAT WILL ENABLE A REDUCTION IN OUR OPERATING TRANSFER OF A PROPOSED $3 MILLION.
THIS WILL RESULT IN FREEING UP OPERATING DOLLARS TO DO OTHER THINGS, AS WELL AS INCREASE OUR MAJOR MAINTENANCE SPEND BY TWO MILLION THIS YEAR.
ALSO, WE HAVE BEEN CLOSELY MONITORING THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE STATE LEVEL RIGHT NOW, THIS PLAN THAT I HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY ASSUMES AN ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION IN STATE FUNDS.
THE HOUSE AND SENATE PROPOSALS THAT WERE RELEASED THIS SUNDAY INCLUDE SOME MATERIAL DIFFERENCES IN RESPECT TO THE IMPACT ON CCPS FUNDING.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE HOUSE PROPOSAL APPEARS TO BE FLAT TO SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE TO US, GIVEN SOME OF THE REDUCTIONS IN REVENUE THAT THIS HOUSE IS PUTTING FORWARD.
WHILE THE SENATE PROPOSAL SUGGESTS THAT APPROXIMATELY A $6 MILLION INCREASE IN FUNDING TO CCPS, THESE TWO HOUSES WILL EVENTUALLY NEED TO REACH A COMPROMISE AND ULTIMATELY WORK WITH THE GOVERNOR ON THE FINAL BUDGET.
AND AT THAT POINT, WE WILL NEED TO REASSESS THIS LINE ITEM AND ITS IMPACT ON US.
AT THIS POINT, HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE THAT A $3 MILLION INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS SUPERINTENDENTS PROPOSED BUDGET IS A FAIR WAY ESTIMATE FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, WITH A BIG ASTERISK THAT WILL NEED TO COME BACK AND REVISIT THAT AS THOSE STATE PROCEEDINGS CONTINUE. LASTLY, THE SCHOOL BOARD BOARD CHAIR OTHERS HAVE WORKED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF ON A SERIES OF ADJUSTMENTS TO THIS PLAN, SPECIFICALLY SOME REDUCTIONS AND CHOICES TO FUND SOME ITEMS THROUGH OTHER MEANS.
WE'LL WORK THROUGH THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE AS WE WALK THROUGH THIS PLAN.
WOULDN'T BE A FINANCE PRESENTATION WITHOUT THIS SLIDE OF NUMBERS.
OUR CURRENT VIEW OF REVENUE SUGGESTS ABOUT A 67.7 MILLION DOLLARS INCREASE FROM OUR FY 22 BUDGET LEVELS, AND THIS REPRESENTS A SIX PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET. THE COUNTY TRANSFER, AS YOU NOTICE HERE, HAS BEEN INCREASED TO $18 MILLION, OR A $3 MILLION INCREASE.
THIS IS A FIVE AND A HALF PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S TRANSFER.
THE STATE FUNDING, YOU'LL NOTICE, HAS BEEN INCREASED BY THREE MILLION TO JUST OVER $50 MILLION. PLEASE RECALL, AS I JUST MENTIONED, THIS IS VERY MUCH A WORK IN PROCESS AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
BUT THIS WOULD PUT THE ESTIMATED STATE INCREASE AT JUST OVER 12 PERCENT, 12 AND A HALF PERCENT. SO THE STATE REALLY CAME THROUGH AND HELPED THE SCHOOLS THIS TIME WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT LANDS WITH THE COMPETING PROPOSALS IN THE HOUSE.
SO WITH THAT, SIXTY SEVEN MILLION AND CHANGE INCREASE IN REVENUE AND THE PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO AN EXPENSES THAT I'LL EXPLAIN IN SUBSEQUENT SLIDES, THE OPERATING BUDGET THAT I'M PRESENTING TO YOU TODAY INCLUDES A GAP OF ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. IF YOU RECALL, THE SUPERINTENDENTS PROPOSED BUDGET WAS CLOSE TO $24 MILLION GAP.
SO THIS PROPOSAL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THAT STRETCH THROUGH BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE CHANGES. BUT WE ARE STILL IN A POSITION OF HAVING AN OPERATING STRETCH OR A NET DEFICIT IN OUR BUDGET A THIS POINT.
IN THIS PARTICULAR PLAN, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE LINE INVEST IN WORKFORCE, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH OUR COMPENSATION PLANS, HAS BEEN HELD CONSISTENT WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET, REFLECTING A $60 MILLION INCREASE.
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THE INVEST IN STUDENTS LINE HAS DECREASED A BIT ABOUT $3 MILLION, PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY A DECISION TO SHIFT THE $3 MILLION INVESTMENT IN HARD TO STAFF STIPENDS FROM THE OPERATING PLAN INTO OTHER FUNDING SOURCES, LIKELY ESSER FUNDING FOR THE TIME BEING AS WE EXPLORE THE PILOT OF THAT PROGRAM.THE MAJORITY OF THE REMAINING REDUCTIONS ARE IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE LINE AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF THEM, SO I WON'T WALK THROUGH THOSE HERE, BUT I'LL DETAIL THEM IN SUBSEQUENT PAGES. THE LARGEST INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS IS AN INCREASE IN COUNTY FUNDING INTO THE CIP. AS I MENTIONED, THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DECREASE OUR OPERATING TRANSFER FROM THIS LINE ITEM. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE CLEAR AS I GO THROUGH.
BEFORE I GO THERE, SORRY, WE'RE SUBMITTING A BUDGET THAT STILL INCLUDES A GAP IS REALLY INDICATIVE OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS RIGHT NOW, INCLUDING THE UNKNOWNS AT THE STATE LEVEL. THE FACT THAT THE THIRD PARTY CONSULTANTS WORK ON THE SECOND SALARY STUDY IS STILL IN PROCESS, AS WELL AS ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY.
WE FEEL THIS IS A PRUDENT BUDGET TO SUBMIT AT THIS TIME, EVEN WITH A WITH A GAP.
A REMINDER OF WHERE WE STARTED THIS PROCESS, OUR FOCAL POINTS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET ARE OUTLINED HERE.
THIS IS THE SAME SLIDE YOU'VE SEEN IN SEVERAL WORK SESSIONS TO DATE, BUT OUR FOCAL POINTS WERE FIRST AND FOREMOST, INVEST IN THE WORKFORCE.
YOU WON'T SEE ANY CHANGE TO THIS.
THIS REALLY IS CONTINUING THAT TEACHER STUDY.
THE STUDY ONE, WHICH IS PHASE TWO, AS WELL AS BEGINNING THAT SECOND STUDY IN PHASE ONE OF THE OTHER ITEMS. INVEST IN STUDENTS. THIS WAS PRIMARILY TARGETED TOWARD STUDENT GROWTH AND SOME OF THOSE OTHER POPULATIONS IN NEED.
INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDED THE INVESTMENT IN BOTH MAJOR MAINTENANCE HVAC INVESTMENTS, AS WELL AS THE DEBT SERVICE ON THOSE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT WE RECEIVE FUNDING FOR VIA THE SRP REDUCTION OVER THE SUMMER, ABOUT THREE MILLION INCREASE FROM RISING COST OF SERVICES.
AND I MENTIONED THE SAVINGS FROM THE SRP CONTRIBUTION OF ABOUT 11 MILLION THAT REALLY ENABLED US TO JUMPSTART THOSE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECTS.
SO WHERE ARE WE NOW? I'M HAPPY TO REPORT ON THIS PAGE THAT THIS PLAN MAINTAINS THE INTEGRITY OF THE SALARY STUDIES AND HOLDS CONSISTENT WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
YOU CAN SEE A $36 MILLION INCREASE HERE IN THE STUDY ONE PHASE TWO, WHICH IS THE TEACHER PLAN, WHICH IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY ABOUT AN EIGHT PERCENT INCREASE IN THE TEACHER SALARY SCALES STUDY TO PHASE ONE HERE IS LISTED AS 23.6, AGAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES A MOVE TO $12 PER HOUR MINIMUM FOR OUR LOWEST PAID EMPLOYEES AND ADDRESSING MARKET COMPETITIVENESS AND COMPRESSION WITH OTHER STAFF. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE STUDY IS STILL NOT YET CONCLUDED, AND THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THIS MAY CHANGE AS THAT STUDY DOES COME TO COMPLETION.
IN THE NEXT AREA, INVEST IN STUDENT ASKED WHAT I SHOW HERE IS THE LIST THAT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE WITH RED LINES THROUGH A COUPLE OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE.
THE FIRST AND FOREMOST, MOSELEY ELEMENTARY, YOU SEE, WE'VE REDUCED THIS BY 200000.
THAT 200000 WAS PRIMARILY FOR THE ONE TIME INFLUX OF SUPPLIES, ET CETERA, INTO A NEW BUILDING. WE BELIEVE WE CAN LOOK AT OPPORTUNITY IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET THIS YEAR AND POTENTIALLY YEAR IN FUNDS TO FILL THAT GAP.
SO DON'T READ THIS TO SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO PROVIDE MOSELEY WITH THE SUPPLIES THEY NEED.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK TO FUND THEM FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.
THE OTHER ITEM I'VE MENTIONED ALREADY, WHICH IS A HARD TO STAFF SCHOOL STIPEND, WHICH WAS PROPOSED AT THREE MILLION.
WE'RE GOING TO PULL THAT OUT OF THE OPERATING BUDGET IN THIS PROPOSAL AND CHOOSE TO FUND THAT AS A PILOT IN ESSER AND EVALUATE IT AS WE GO FORWARD.
THAT TAKES THIS CATEGORY FROM ABOUT 21.4 DOWN TO ABOUT 18.2 MILLION.
INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE, THIS IS WHERE MOST OF THE MOST OF THE CHANGES HAVE OCCURRED.
AGAIN, THE PLANS HERE ARE NOT TO NOT FUND THESE ITEMS, IT IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE GAP WAS LARGE AND THAT WERE ITEMS THAT WE NEEDED TO LOOK AT OTHER SOURCES FOR.
AND PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THESE ITEMS WILL ACTIVELY LOOK AT THINGS LIKE OUR YEAR END FUNDS THIS YEAR, ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM COUNTY AND POTENTIALLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE JUSTIFIABLE THROUGH ESSER OR OTHER FORMS TO ENSURE THAT THE OPERATIONAL IMPACTS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE PROJECTS ARE ULTIMATELY MET.
THE TRAILER EXPENSE OF ABOUT THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND WILL COVER ABOUT ONE YEAR OF THE TRAILER EXPENSES THAT DAVIS WILL LOOK TO FUND THOSE OUT OF.
EXCUSE ME. PROBABLY YEAR END FUNDS, TRANSPORTATION, OVERTIME, THIS IS ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS REDUCTION THIS WE'RE MAKING A BIT OF A BET THAT GIVEN THE HIGHER COST OF THE BUS DRIVER OR THE HIGHER WAGES FOR THE BUS DRIVERS WILL HAVE LESS VACANCY AND THEREFORE LESS NEED FOR OVERTIME THAN OUR CURRENT PLAN SUGGESTS.
THIS ONE WILL HAVE TO MONITOR CLOSELY TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY REALIZE THAT SAVINGS . VEHICLE REPLACEMENT FURNITURE, REPLACEMENT PAINTING, ANN FLOOR PROGRAM AND PM SERVICES ALL FALL UNDER THE SAME BUCKET.
THESE ARE REALLY SERVICES THAT THE SCHOOL DIVISION NEEDS AND WILL LOOK CLOSELY FIRST AND
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FOREMOST AT YEAR END FUNDS TO ENSURE THAT THOSE PROGRAMS ARE PROPPED UP.THE LAST ITEM ON HERE, WHICH IS THE NEGATIVE THREE MILLION THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT, AND IT IS. BUT PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE COMMENT THAT I MADE EARLIER THAT THIS THREE MILLION IS OFFSET AND THEN SOME BY A $5 MILLION CONTRIBUTION FROM THE COUNTY DIRECTLY INTO THE CIP MAJOR MAINTENANCE ON OUR BEHALF, LEADING TO ACTUALLY A NET INCREASE IN MAJOR MAINTENANCE FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR, DESPITE THIS LOOKING LIKE A $3 MILLION DECREASE IN OUR OPERATING FUNDS. THE OTHER AREAS, THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER STORY, THE ONLY ADJUSTMENT HERE IS ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND OR TWO, I'M SORRY, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND EASY FOR ME TO DO MATH. $300000 REDUCTION TO OUR OUR LINE LABELED PRICE INFLATION.
LARGELY SMALL INCREASES ACROSS MANY OF THE AREAS.
THE WAY YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT THIS IS A COST STRETCH.
THE ULTIMATELY WE'RE GOING TO TASK CHIEFS SUCH AS MYSELF AND OTHERS TO IDENTIFY SAVINGS, IDENTIFY OTHER EFFICIENCIES TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T INCREASE IN AREAS WHERE WE HAD PLANNED TO INCREASE.
THAT'S ABOUT THE 300000 REDUCTION YOU SEE IN THIS CATEGORY, AND YOU'LL ALSO SEE NO SAVINGS TO THE SRP AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
LASTLY, THIS IS THE SUMMARY FOR THE TOTAL FUNDS, AS PRESENTED HERE, INDICATING ABOUT A $76 MILLION INCREASE IN OUR OPERATING FUNDS WHERE YOU SPENT MOST OF OUR TIME TALKING THAT WOULD REFLECT ABOUT A 10 PERCENT INCREASE OVERALL.
I WILL REMIND THE BOARD AT THIS POINT THAT THIS PLAN DOES REFLECT A GAP OF ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS, AND THAT GAP WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AS BOTH THE STATE AND COUNTY BUDGET PROCESSES CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT MONTH.
IT IS COMMON TO REVISE THE SCHOOL BUDGET AFTER YOUR APPROVAL TODAY, AND WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT THAT WILL BE THE CASE THIS YEAR AS WELL.
IN ADDITION TO THE REVENUE UNCERTAINTY, I WILL ALSO REMIND THE BOARD THAT WE ARE ALSO AWAITING THE FINAL REPORT OF THE SALARY STUDY TO FROM THE CONSULTANT, WHICH COULD CHANGE THIS ANSWER AS WELL.
WITH ALL THAT SAID, I WILL NOW ASK FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION OF THE MEMOS IN FRONT OF YOU FOR THE FY 23 FINANCIAL PLAN, AS DISCUSSED HERE IN THE ACCOMPANYING MEMO AND RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD, AS WELL AS WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS FROM YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MEISTER BOARD MEMBERS.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 024-22 AS PRESENTED.
SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MADAM CHAIR. MS. BAILEY, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS BUDGET, AND ESPECIALLY WITH CONSTANT FLUX IN THE NUMBERS AND HAVING TO CHANGE THINGS AND SCRIMP.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE REALLY HAD TO SCRIMP, TO BE HONEST, TO TRY TO SCRAP SOME THINGS.
YOU WENT THROUGH SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATE INCREASE AND THE COUNTY, INCREASE OVER TIME. CAN YOU REITERATE THAT JUST FOR MY OWN KNOWLEDGE, HOW MUCH HAS THE INCREASE IN REVENUE FROM THE STATE BEEN FROM YEAR TO YEAR? AND HOW MUCH HAS IT INCREASED FROM OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT BEEN? THE STATE INCREASE, ASSUMING THE $3 MILLION INCREASE THAT WE'RE ASSUMING TODAY IS JUST OVER 12 PERCENT, 12.3 PERCENT IS THE YEAR OVER YEAR INCREASE FROM THE STATE.
ON THE COUNTY SIDE, THAT IS WITH THE THREE MILLION INCREASE, NOT INCLUDING ANY OF THE CIP ITEMS. IT'S ABOUT FIVE AND A HALF PERCENT.
AND I ALSO I'M A BIT NERVOUS, BUT I TRUST THAT THE HARD TO STAFF SCHOOLS, THAT THREE MILLION LINE ITEM AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT BEING FUNDED FROM OTHER FUNDS OR OTHER MEANS, AND THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I FELT VERY STRONGLY THAT WE NEEDED TO TRY AND PILOT HERE. I THINK WE HAVE EXAMPLES WITH OUR BUS DRIVERS AND WITH OUR SUBSTITUTES THAT WHEN YOU INCREASE PAY, YOU GET POSITIVE RESULTS.
AND I THINK OUR HARD TO STAFF SCHOOLS, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT EXPERIMENT TO SEE THAT IT MAY MAKE A HUGE IMPACT IN THEIR SCHOOLS.
SO I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT WE REALLY WORK HARD TO FIND THAT $3 MILLION, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS COME OUT OF THE OPERATING COST.
AND I KNOW THAT WE THAT WE WILL.
DR. DAUGHTERY HAS PROMISED ME THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK HARD.
YOU HAVEN'T PROMISED. MAYBE YOU HAVE MENTIONED THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK HARD TO FUND THAT. I WON'T SAY PROMISE.
OK. BUT I TOOK IT TO HEART MERV I TOOK IT TO HEART, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I HOPE THAT WE IT JUST MAKES ME NERVOUS COMING OUT OF THE OPERATING BUDGET THAT IT DOESN'T GET FUNDED.
AND SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING I WANT TO STATE HERE THAT THAT IS STILL A PRIORITY OF MINE, THAT THAT GETS FUNDED.
I UNDERSTAND AND I WILL REITERATE, ALTHOUGH I THINK I'VE MENTIONED IT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS REALLY WAS A NEEDS BASED BUDGET AT THE START.
SO ALL OF THESE CUTS COME WITH CERTAIN DEGREES OF PAIN, WHICH IS WHY WE LOOK AT EACH OF THESE VERY CAREFULLY, WE BELIEVE THAT WE WILL FIND FUNDING TO CONTINUE THIS AND RUN THE PILOT AND TEST IT.
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THAT BEING SAID, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER ITEMS ON HERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME.MS. HAINES. A COUPLE QUESTIONS THAT WELL THE SAME A COUPLE OF PEOPLE REACH OUT TO TO ASK.
THEY WERE HOPING TO GET A BALANCED BUDGET AND IT'S PROBABLY MORE A QUESTION FOR SHAWN SMITH. BUT YOU KNOW, I EXPLAINED BECAUSE OF THE COUNTY CHARTER HAVING TO SUBMIT THE BUDGET BY MARCH 1ST THAT WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO GET THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEFORE THEN.
BUT MAYBE SHAWN SMITH CAN COMMENT ON THAT SINCE HE'S IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY EVERY DAY.
WHETHER OR NOT IT'S REALISTIC TO GET THAT INFORMATION BEFORE MARCH 1ST, WHICH IS WHEN WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT PER CHARTER COUNTY CHARTER.
YEAH, I MEAN, I'LL OFFER THE MIC TO SHAWN, BUT I THINK IT'S SAFE.
THE INFORMATION THAT WE GOT THIS PAST SUNDAY, WHICH PROVIDED THE VERY DIFFERENT ANSWERS FROM THE HOUSE AND SENATE, WE COULD SEE NEW INFORMATION, QUITE FRANKLY, AT ANY TIME.
BUT THE PROCESS ITSELF WILL BOTH NEED TO WORK THROUGH THE COMPROMISE OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE, AS WELL AS THE GOVERNOR AND WHATEVER AMENDMENTS HE MAY HAVE.
SO THE ODDS OF US HAVING A THAT PROCESS COMPLETE BY MARCH 1ST IS ROUGHLY ZERO.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF SHAWN HAS OTHER COMMENTS TO ADD TO THAT.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, IF WE COULD PULL THOSE NUMBERS OUT OF THE SKY, WE WOULD, BUT WE CAN'T.
SO I GUESS I JUST ALSO WANTED TO REALLY COMMEND YOU.
I ATTENDED CITIZEN'S BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS BEFORE I EVER EVEN DREAMED OF BEING ON THIS BOARD OR THOUGHT I WOULD RUN, AND CITIZENS WOULD OFTEN CALL FOR A NEEDS BASED BUDGET. AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
SO I REALLY COMMEND YOUR WORK AND IT'S HARD BECAUSE AS EDUCATORS, RIGHT, THERE'S SO MUCH WE WANT TO DO, BUT YOU REELED IT IN AND STUCK WITH THE NEEDS.
SO, YEAH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY HARD WORK.
MR. HARTER. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU, MR. MEISTER AND ALL OF THE STAFF FOR YOUR HARD WORK EVERY YEAR, THIS EXERCISE THAT STARTS AND REALLY LIKE THE NOVEMBER TIME FRAME, ALMOST.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS START RUNNING WITH IT AND WE START WORKING THROUGH THIS AND I DO NOTICE CHALLENGE EVERY YEAR. AND AS MS. HAINES HAS SAID, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE FINAL NUMBERS YET FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS DO TRY TO GET OUR BEST TELL ON WHERE WE THINK IT'S GOING TO LAND, BUT WE DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT.
ONE QUESTION I DID HAVE IT WAS FROM A SALARY STUDY ONE PHASE TWO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAS UP THERE, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS THIRTY SIX MILLION.
DOES THAT INCLUDE THE PROJECTED PAY RAISE FROM THE STATE? YEAH, THIS WOULD REFLECT A IT SAYS EIGHT PERCENT HERE, IT'S A LITTLE NORTH OF THAT EIGHT AND A HALF OR SO.
THE STATE IS FUNDING A PORTION OF THE FIVE PERCENT INCREASE THAT THE GOVERNOR NORTHAM HAS PROPOSED. THERE ARE COMPETING VERSIONS OF THAT IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS EIGHT PERCENT IS MEETING THE REQUIREMENT OF AT LEAST FIVE PERCENT FROM QUOTE THE STATE PROMISE, WHICH WOULD FUND ROUGHLY 13 OF THIS THIRTY SIX MILLION THE ADDITIONAL THREE AND CHANGE PERCENT ABOVE THAT FIVE PERCENT LEVEL.
YOU CAN THINK ABOUT REALLY AS THE EXECUTING THE PHASE TWO OF THAT FIRST SALARY STUDY WHERE WE NEEDED TO MOVE QUITE FRANKLY, CLOSER TO MARKET.
SO IF THE WHOLE MARKET GOES UP BY THE GOVERNORS OR THE PREVIOUS GOVERNORS, FIVE PERCENT, THE THREE PERCENT WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY PHASE TWO OF THE SALARY STUDY.
IT WAS ALL I HAD. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, I DO HAVE A FEW REMARKS HERE, BUT FIRST JUST TO SAY THANK YOU TO DR.
DAUGHERTY, TO MR., MEISTER AND YOUR TEAM FOR THE LONG HOURS OF WORKING ON THIS BUDGET OVER THESE LAST FEW MONTHS.
I KNOW YOU'VE PUT IN A LOT OF EXTRA TIME ON WEEKENDS AND ANSWERING A LOT OF QUESTIONS, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
YOU KNOW, OUR MAIN FOCUS IS AS A BOARD HAS BEEN COMPENSATION AND STUDENT GROWTH, AND WE MUST FULLY FUND THESE ITEMS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM REMAINS A TOP NOTCH AND ENCOURAGES FAMILIES TO MOVE TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
WE HAVE TO REWARD AND VALUE OUR TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF SO THAT THEY WILL REMAIN COMMITTED TO CCPS WHILE ALSO PERSUADING NEW TEACHERS AND STAFF TO JOIN CCPS.
WE'RE CONTINUING OUR STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY INTO 2022, AND WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THEIR CONVERSATIONS AND FOR THE INVESTMENT THAT THEY HAVE MADE IN SCHOOLS AND TO OUR STUDENTS.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS BEST WHEN SCHOOL BOARDS AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ARE ACTIVELY COLLABORATING TOGETHER, AND THAT IS WHAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN CHESTERFIELD.
BUT WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE A FEW UNKNOWNS REMAINING THAT NEED TO BE SOLVED BEFORE
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WE CAN FULLY COMPLETE OUR BUDGET PROCESS, AS IT'S BEEN STATED, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE STATE WILL LAND AS THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE STILL NEGOTIATING STATE FUNDING.AND WE NEED THE FINAL REPORT OF OUR SALARY STUDY TO TO BE COMPLETED.
WE OWE IT TO OUR COMMUNITY STAFF AND STUDENTS TO HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE OF ALL FUNDING AMOUNTS AND EXPENDITURES, AND THERE SHOULD BE CLEARER OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR VERY HARD WORK.
THAT'S IT. THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION. MRS. BAILEY. AYE.
AYE. MEMO NUMBER 024-22 IS APPROVED.
NEXT, WE HAVE MEMO NUMBER 025-22 MR.
[2. Memo #025-22: Approval of the School Board's FY2023-27 Capital Improvement Plan]
MEISTER. THANK YOU AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR.OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THIS DISCUSSION, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE CIP SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT THE CIP IS REALLY CONSISTING OF THREE MAIN ITEMS TWO RELATIVELY SMALL MAJOR MAINTENANCE AND FOOD SERVICE PROJECTS, AND LASTLY, OUR REBUILD AND RENOVATION PROGRAM FOR OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
THE LATTER IS BY FAR THE LARGEST PORTION AND IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THIS YEAR AS WE PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY ON OUR REFERENDUM PLAN FOR THE PUBLIC TO CONSIDER THIS FALL.
BEFORE I GET TO THAT, I WILL START WITH MAJOR MAINTENANCE.
THIS YEAR'S PLAN REFLECTS A TOTAL INVESTMENT IN MAJOR MAINTENANCE OF ABOUT 11 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. THIS IS MADE UP OF THE SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR TRANSFER FROM OPERATIONS THAT I SPOKE OF JUST A MOMENT AGO, AND THE REMAINING FIVE IS ENABLED BY AN INFLUX OF FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY OF ABOUT $5 MILLION DIRECTLY INTO THE CIP PLAN.
THE NET RESULT OF THIS IS AN INCREASE TO OUR MAJOR MAINTENANCE PLAN OF ABOUT $2 MILLION FROM LAST YEAR'S PLAN.
FOOD SERVICE IS ALSO LOOKING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
KEEP IN MIND THAT THEIR FUNDING COMES FROM THE FOOD SERVICE GENERAL FUND AND IS NOT A TRANSFER FROM OPERATIONS OR COUNTY MONIES AT ALL.
THEY HAVE TWO PROJECTS AT ABOUT 200000 EACH RELATING TO A WALK IN FREEZER AND A WALK IN REFRIGERATOR AT CHALKLEY AND HENNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, RESPECTIVELY.
AND NOW ON TO THE INTERESTING STUFF, WHICH IS THE THE NEW BUILDING NEW AND REBUILD BUILDING PROGRAM. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP THIS EVENING WITH THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PLAN.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, AND AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, THIS PLAN INCLUDES FIVE NEW OR REBUILT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, FOUR NEW OR REBUILT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ONE NEW HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS IN ADDITION TO A HIGH SCHOOL.
THE COUNTY IS PLANNING ON A BOND REFERENDUM TO FINANCE THE BULK OF THIS SHOULD THE PUBLIC VOTE ON IT FAVORABLY THIS NOVEMBER.
SOME OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE GOTTEN A JUMPSTART ON THEM ALREADY WITH THE RECENT VPC BOND ISSUANCE. I'LL SPEND THE BULK OF THE TIME ON THIS PAGE WHERE IT DETAILS THOSE PROPOSED PROJECTS, AS WELL AS THE LIKELY FUNDING SOURCE STARTING WITH THE FIRST TWO.
YOU'VE SEEN THESE BEFORE. THIS IS THE FALLING CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL IN WEST AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL REBUILDS LOOKING FOR COMPLETION IN THE AUGUST 24 AND AUGUST 25 TIMELINES, RESPECTIVELY. THIS WOULD BE FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH THE VPSA SAVINGS, SOME ADDITIONAL STATE DOLLARS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.
WE'LL HOPE THEY STICK AROUND IN THE FINAL COMPROMISE BUDGET, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL SAVINGS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE COUNTY TO COMPLETE THOSE PROJECTS.
THE NEXT BATCH, THE ROUGHLY THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE MILLION IN THE MIDDLE, IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTY'S OFFER FOR THE REFERENDUM FUNDING, AND YOU CAN SEE THESE INCLUDE SEVEN PROJECTS, INCLUDING THREE BUILDS OF REBUILDS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A REBUILD OF MIDLO MIDDLE, A NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND THE ADDITION OF THE THOMAS DALE COMPLEX.
YOU PUT ALL THOSE TOGETHER, THEY AMOUNT TO THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE MILLION.
YOU'LL NOTICE MIDLO IN THE MIDDLE HAS A SLASH IN THERE.
ABOUT HALF OF THE FUNDING FOR MIDLO IS EXPECTED TO COME FROM THIS REFERENDUM AND THE OTHER HALF FROM OTHER SOURCES FROM THE FROM THE COUNTY.
THE OTHER TWO ITEMS AT THE BOTTOM HERE WERE OTHER PRIORITIES, INCLUDING OLD HUNDRED NUMBER TWO AND MATOACA MIDDLE THAT WE WILL LOOK TO COMPLETE AS FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE PROJECTS.
THE REMAINDER OF THIS PRESENTATION SPEAKS TO THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS THEMSELVES.
I'VE WALK THROUGH THAT WITH THIS BOARD BEFORE, SO I WON'T SPEND THE TIME HERE TODAY TO DO THAT, BUT I WILL ASK THE BOARD TO CONSIDER MEMO 25-22, WHICH REFLECTS THE FY 23 THROUGH 27 FUNDING NEEDS FOR THESE PROJECTS, WHICH ARE REALLY FOUNDATIONAL BASED ON THIS LONGER TERM PLAN. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
BOARD MEMBERS MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO NUMBER 025-22 AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MS.
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HAINES. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT BECAUSE I SAW THE THE SLIDES FOR THE COUNTY'S WORK SESSION TOMORROW, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TUNING INTO THAT.BUT THEY MENTIONED THAT OLD HUNDRED WILL BE AT 128 PERCENT CAPACITY BY 2026.
AND SO I KNOW WHEN THEY WHEN THEY HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, IF PEOPLE SEE OUR SLIDES, THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, WHY IS OLD HUNDRED DOWN WHEN THE COUNTY IS ACKNOWLEDGING? AND SO I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO TO POINT OUT, MAYBE YOU CAN COMMENT ON THE FACT THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE AT THE VERY BOTTOM DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY THAT'S WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO I THINK THE TBD IS ON HERE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT TO THAT POINT MRS. HAINES. THE ORDER IS JUST THAT TO BE DETERMINED TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT NEED AT OLD HUNDRED, WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY TO MEET THAT WHEN THAT CAPACITY IS REALIZED. I THINK THERE ARE NUMBER WAS 2026, SO WE WILL MONITOR THAT CLOSELY AND WORK WITH THE COUNTY ON ENSURING THAT THE RIGHT PRIORITY OF THESE EXIST.
THANK YOU. AND THEN ANOTHER ALONG THE SAME LINES IS, I KNOW, KNITTED IN THE COUNTY PRESENTATION THAT THEY MENTION NOT JUST THE NEED TO RELIEVE THE OVERCROWDING AT COSBY, BUT ALSO THE OVERCROWDING AT MEADOWBROOK.
SO I WILL BE TUNING IN TO SEE IN TERMS OF WHERE A PLACEMENT OF THAT NEW HIGH SCHOOL MIGHT BE. YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE WILL GET SOME SOME TIPS FROM OR THOUGHTS FROM THE COUNTY IN THE FUTURE. THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.
AYE. MR. HARTER. AYE. MRS. HAINES. AYE.
MEMO NUMBER 025-22 IS APPROVED.
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS?
[F. Announcements, Communications, and School Board Comments]
MS. BAILEY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.I WOULD JUST LIKE TO COMMEND MR. [INAUDIBLE] FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND SPEAKING AND SHOWING HIS CIVIC DUTY.
I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT PEOPLE FLOCK TO SOME OF OUR MEETINGS AND THEN THE ONES THAT ARE ACTUALLY WHAT I CONSIDER CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THE BUDGET.
THEY DON'T COME WITH ANYTHING TO SAY.
AND YET, MR. [INAUDIBLE] FULFILLED HIS CIVIC DUTY AND MADE SOME NICE COMMENTS, AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR SHOWING UP TONIGHT AND DOING THAT.
MS. HAINES. WELL, I GUESS, BECAUSE I JUST GOT IT THAT I HOPE EVERYBODY READS THIS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO READ IT, SO THANKS FOR PUTTING A SECOND COPY UP.
CCPS ON THE GO. THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL HOLD A WORK SESSION ON TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022 AT 3:30 P.M.
HERE IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM.
IT'LL BE FOLLOWED BY A BUSINESS MEETING AT 6:30 P.M..
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
THE FEBRUARY 22ND, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD SPECIAL MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.