Jun 23, 2026 Board Work Session

[1.01 Call Meeting to Order/Members Present 1:30 p.m.]

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LET US BEGIN WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I'LL SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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

[1.03. Approval of Agenda]

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. SO. CARRIED. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE ABOUT 4 OR 5

[2.01 FY27 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Caroline County Board of Education and the Administrators and Supervisors Association of Caroline County (ASACC).]

FIRST ONE IS THE FY 27 MOU BETWEEN THE CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION OF CAROLINE COUNTY.

AND WE HAVE MRS. [INAUDIBLE] WITH US AS WELL, WHO IS THE `RESIDENT OF THE ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION OF CAROLINE COUNTY.

DOCTOR WILLOUGHBY, PRESIDENT WAYMAN. DOCTOR SIMMONS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD EACH YEAR CCPS THROUGH OUR NEGOTIATING TEAM AND THE MEET AND CONFER TEAM OF ESAC MEETS TO GO OVER OUR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND MAKE CHANGES TO THAT FOR THE FORTHCOMING YEAR.

THIS YEAR, THE CHANGES REALLY WERE VERY LIMITED.

LAST YEAR WE ENTERED INTO A 2 YEAR PHASE IN OF A NEW SALARY SCALE.

SO THE BOARD'S HONORING ITS COMMITMENT MADE LAST YEAR TO HAVE PHASE 2 OF THAT HAPPEN, WHICH IS ONE STEP FOR ALL ADMIN.

AND THEN THERE ARE SOME PAYOUTS THAT ARE IN THIS FOR VACATION LEAVE AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR OUR TEACHERS.

WHEN THEY RECEIVE A PAYOUT FOR [INAUDIBLE], THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DECIDE WHETHER THEY WOULD LIKE THAT PAID DIRECTLY TO THEM, PUT INTO A 403B OR DEFERRED FOR FUTURE HEALTH CARE.

THAT PROVISION WASN'T IN ASACC THIS ALLOWS ASACC MEMBERS IN RECEIVING THOSE PAYOUTS TO ALSO HAVE THOSE 3 OPTIONS.

SO THOSE REALLY ARE THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE.

I BELIEVE IT WAS UNANIMOUS. YES, YES. UNANIMOUSLY RATIFIED BY THE ASACC MEMBERSHIP.

I'LL BRING IT TO YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL. I HAVE JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.

WHAT'S THE PAPERCLIP ON YOUR 4 AT THE END OF THE.

OH, THAT JUST MEANS THAT THERE'S AN ATTACHMENT TO THAT ITEM IN THE ELECTRONIC VERSION.

AND WHAT'S ATTACHED IS THE TABLE AGREEMENT THAT WE CAME UP WITH.

OKAY. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO.

NOPE. OKAY. MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, THEN I NEED A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE FISCAL YEAR 27 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ED AND BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ACCEPT THE PRESENTED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. SO CARRY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR WILLOUGHBY.

[2.02 FY27 Amendments to the Negotiated Agreement between the Caroline County Board of Education and the Caroline County Educators’ Association (Teachers)]

THE UNION REPRESENTING TEACHERS. THIS HAS A SALARY INCREASE FOR ALL STAFF, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO ONE STEP PLUS 3%.

IT SETS THE MINIMUM STARTING SALARY NEXT YEAR FOR TEACHERS TO $61,050, WHICH IS ABOVE THE $60,000 MANDATE IN THE BLUEPRINT.

WE ALSO MADE SOME CHANGES. THE BOARD OPENED ARTICLE 22, WHICH IS EXTRA PAY FOR EXTRA DUTY.

AND WE REDID THAT SECTION AND ACTUALLY MOVED IT TO ARTICLE 20 SO THAT IT'LL BE OPEN IN PERPETUITY EACH YEAR IF WE NEED TO MAKE FUTURE REVISIONS TO IT. AND THEN THE ASSOCIATION BROUGHT SOME CHANGES TO ARTICLE 6, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH WORKING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AROUND PLANNING TIME FEW TWEAKS FOR NEXT YEAR TO BE ABLE TO GET A FEW MORE HOURS OF PLANNING TIME, BUT ALSO FOR US TO ENTER INTO A COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSION AROUND ELEMENTARY PLANNING TIME AND SCHEDULING.

THERE'LL BE A WORK GROUP CHAIRED BY DOCTOR VANDENBOSCH WITH ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP, AS WELL AS FOLKS FROM THE, THE BOARD TO REALLY PUT OUT ALL THE DIFFERENT MANDATES THAT ARE COMING DOWN FROM MSD AND LOOK AT HOW OUR SCHEDULING IS DONE AND TRY TO, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING ELEMENTARY PLANNING TIME, THAT THAT'S ALWAYS A THING THAT COMES BACK UP.

AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM IN A NEGOTIATING SESSION.

WE'RE GOING TO SOLVE IT BY WORKING LONG TERM TOGETHER.

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AND BASICALLY HOW THAT TAC IS HOW YOU GET ON IT.

WHAT IS THE SELECTION PROCESS OF, OF THE TAC, WHICH WAS VERY, VERY, VERY VAGUE IN OUR CURRENT AGREEMENT.

WE DID COME TO A TABLE AGREEMENT. THIS WAS PUT OUT FOR RATIFICATION.

IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY RATIFIED BY THE MEMBERSHIP.

AND NOW IT IS BROUGHT TO YOU FOR FINAL APPROVAL.

I HAVE A QUESTION. WHEN DOES THAT DISCUSSION GROUP GET STARTED? IT'S GOING TO START, I WOULD THINK LIKE EARLY, EARLY IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER, SO THAT BY FEBRUARY WE SHOULD BE HAVING A.

WELL, YEAH. BECAUSE WHAT WE WANT OUR GOAL. SO AGAIN, EVERY YEAR ARTICLE 20, WHICH IS SALARY IS OPEN.

AND THEN THE BOARD CAN OPEN 2 ARTICLES AND THE ASSOCIATION CAN OPEN 2 ARTICLES.

OUR GOAL IS THAT THAT WORK GROUP WILL COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF RECOMMENDATION AND ARTICLES.

ARTICLE SIX WILL ALSO BE OPEN NEXT YEAR, BUT IT WON'T COUNT AS THE BOARD'S OPENER OR THE ASSOCIATION'S.

IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN ALMOST AS A CONTINUATION OF THIS YEAR, TO BE ABLE TO HOPEFULLY INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME OUT OF THE WORK GROUP.

AGAIN, TRYING TO WE WANT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO TAKE TIME.

SO IN GOOD FAITH, THE SOLUTION CAN BE NEGOTIATED INTO THE AGREEMENT WITHOUT EITHER SIDE HAVING TO GIVE UP AN ARTICLE THAT THEY'D LIKE TO OPEN. SO NOW, DID I UNDERSTAND YOU TO SAY THAT INCLUDES A BOARD MEMBER ON THAT.

WOULD BE FOLKS FROM THE CENTRAL OFFICE, THE SUPERVISOR.

YEAH. OKAY. SO REPRESENTING THE BOARD. I'M SORRY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. YES. ANY QUESTIONS? CAN WE HAVE A MOTION, THEN, TO ACCEPT THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT WITH CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF ED AND THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

GO AHEAD, STEPHANIE, AND I'LL MAKE THE 2 OF YOU, PLEASE SECOND.

ASSOCIATION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SO CARRIED.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN THE THIRD ACTION ITEM IS WITH OUR NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT WITH CAROLINE COUNTY EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION,

[2.03 FY27 Negotiated Agreement between the Caroline County Board of Education and the Caroline County Educators’ Association (Educational Support Personnel)]

UNIT 1 IS OUR 12 MONTH EMPLOYEES. UNIT 2 IS OUR LESS THAN 12 MONTH EMPLOYEES.

THE CHANGES REALLY AGAIN WERE WERE FAIRLY MINIMAL IN SALARY.

IT IS A STEP PLUS 3% JUST LIKE WITH THE TEACHERS.

IN UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2, THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE AROUND THE USE OF PERSONAL LEAVE IN MAKING SURE THAT AS A SUPERVISORS ARE APPROVING PERSONAL LEAVE, THAT THEY'RE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT IF THERE'S A SPECIAL SITUATION OR AN EMERGENCY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHICH WE ARE DOING.

BUT AGAIN, DOING IT IN PRACTICE VERSUS PUTTING IT IN THE AGREEMENT, ALWAYS A DIFFERENT.

SO WE WROTE IT INTO THE AGREEMENT FOR THE 12 MONTH FOLKS OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATORS ARE MOVING FROM THE PARTIAL YEAR TO THE 12 MONTH COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATOR COORDINATING POSITION HAS REALLY GROWN AND IS A 12 MONTH POSITION.

SO THEY ARE MAKING THAT TRANSITION FROM 11 MONTHS TO 12 FOR OUR PARTIAL YEAR EMPLOYEES.

ALSO, THERE IS SOME EXPANDED LANGUAGE IN HERE ABOUT TOILETING AND MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THE MATERIALS THEY NEED FOR TOILETING AND DIAPERING AS WELL AS TRAINING AS WELL AS DELINEATING AN AGREEMENT WE MADE LAST YEAR, GIVING A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICITY ABOUT FOOD SERVICE STAFF WHO COME IN WHEN THERE'S FOG DELAYS. SO IF YOU LOOK AT A SCHOOL SCHEDULE ON A FOG DELAY, LUNCHTIME IS NOT TYPICALLY 90 MINUTES DELAYED.

IT'S ALMOST PROBABLY THE SAME TIME YOU WERE GOING TO EAT LUNCH ON A REGULAR DAY. SO THOSE FOLKS ARE COMING IN EVEN WITH THE FOG DELAY. AND SO WE OFFER SOME TIME AND A HALF PAY.

BUT THEY ALSO IN FOOD SERVICE HAVE VERY STAGGERED REPORT TIMES.

AND SO IT WAS UP TO 90 MINUTES. AND SO WE WROTE IN THE, IF IT'S THIS MANY HOURS, YOU GET THIS AND IF IT'S THIS MANY, YOU GET THAT. SO JUST TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY IN THAT.

SO THOSE ARE THE 2 AGREEMENTS AGAIN, 12 MONTH AND PARTIAL YEAR, AGAIN, PUT OUT TO THE TO THE ASSOCIATION OVERWHELMINGLY RATIFIED AND NOW BROUGHT TO YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE ONE.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE THE DIAPERING AND THE TOILET AND ALL THAT, IS THAT TRAINING SOMETHING THAT THE STATE HANDS DOWN TO US TO DO? NO, THE STATE HAS SOME GUIDELINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY FOR PRE-K,

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BUT THERE IS NOT LIKE A STATE TRAINING MODULE OR LIKE SOMETHING WE COULD PUT IN THE SAFE SCHOOLS LIKE THAT THAT DOESN'T EXIST.

IT'LL BE A TRAINING THAT WE CREATE BECAUSE THAT IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY FOR. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE NEED A MOTION, PLEASE AT THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF ED AND THE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL BE ACCEPTED.

I WAS LIKE, WAITING. I'M LIKE, IS HE GOING TO DO IT? GO AHEAD. I'M GOOD.

YOU'RE GOOD. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ED AND THE ESP.

YOU GOT LEFT OUT. THAT'S GOOD. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT THE BOARD ACCEPTED A NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT BETWEEN CAROLINE COUNTY BOARD OF ED AND THE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. SO CARRIED. THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR WILLOUGHBY, FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE WITH THAT.

THANK YOU. MISS WAYMAN, YOU MAY KEEP ROLLING FOR THE ACTION ITEMS AND THEN WE CAN SIGN AFTER.

OKAY. SO THE 4TH ACTION ITEM THAT WE HAVE FOR THE BOARD IS ACTUALLY BUILT OFF OF OUR JUNE MEETING,

[2.04 Bid Approval for CRMS entranceway canopy replacement – Proposal# 25-MD260639.pdf]

IN THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS BEFORE THE BOARD THAT NIGHT, THERE WAS A FLAGGED PURCHASE FOR REPLACING THE AWNING AT COLONEL RICHARDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEIR ENTRANCE WAY, AND WE HAD TO LET THE BOARD KNOW WE NEEDED TO REFRESH OUR BID AGREEMENT.

IT WAS IT HAD EXPIRED. SO MR. MENGEL WAS HERE WITH THE UPDATED BID INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD AND WHERE THAT STANDS.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M NOT JUST SAYING GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DOCTOR SIMMONS DO YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THE SCOPE OF THE BIDS THAT THE COLONEL RICHARDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL CANOPY REPLACEMENT PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED DURING THE JUNE 2ND BOARD MEETING, HAD A BUDGETED AMOUNT OF $225,000.

THIS PROJECT ENCOMPASSES THE FULL ENTRANCEWAY CANOPY REPLACEMENT, TRANSITIONING FROM THE WHITE OPAQUE CANOPY TO A RED METAL CANOPY, AND FY 25 NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL HAS ITS EXACT ENTRANCEWAY CANOPY REPLACEMENT DONE TO BOTH FRONT BUILDING ENTRANCES THAT MATCH THE DETAILED ROOF TRIM AND THE AUXILIARY GYM'S ROOF. THIS PROJECT WOULD COMPLEMENT AND MATCH THE EXTERIOR BUILDING COLOR SCHEMES OF COLONEL RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS PROJECT WOULD TAKE PLACE DURING THE SUMMER AND WOULD BE SCHEDULED AROUND I RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD TO AWARD JBK CONTRACTING A SUBCONTRACTOR OF GARLAND.

THIS PROJECT. JBK SUBMITTED THE LOWEST BID OF $222,960.

2 OTHER COMPANIES ALSO SUBMITTED BIDS. 1 WAS FOR $249,887.

ANOTHER1 WAS FOR $266,152. THE AWARD PROVIDES FOR ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO INSTALL STRUCTURAL FRAMING TO ACCEPT THE NEW ROOF PANELS AND SOFFIT PANELS, INSTALL ARMOR SHIELD ROOF PANELS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE, AND INSTALL EMBER SULFATE SULFATE, AND THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE.

TRIM WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STRUCTURE IS WATERTIGHT AND ESTHETICALLY ACCURATE WITH THE INSTALLATION.

GARLAND, AS YOU KNOW, IS AN FOR ANY QUESTIONS. DID THEY DO COLONEL BY CHANCE? THEY DID NOT. NO, THEY DID NOT. JUST CURIOUS.

NO. I KNOW THERE'S AWARENESS, BUT JUST AS A REMINDER, WE HAVE KIDS ON CAMPUS AT COLONEL FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMING IN JULY.

EXACTLY. YEAH. SO THIS PROBABLY WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL MIDDLE OF AUGUST.

REAL CLOSE TO WHEN TEACHERS COME BACK, JUST BECAUSE OF THE TIMING OF THE SECOND HALF OF THAT PAVING PROJECT.

BUT BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF GETTING A LATE START GETTING THIS INFORMATION TO THEM, THEY'RE KIND OF PUSHED BACK AS WELL.

THEY'LL BE DONE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS, BUT THERE'LL BE I DON'T THINK THERE'LL BE ANY STUDENTS INVOLVED. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BID FOR THE CRM ENTRYWAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE ACCEPT THE BID FOR JDK.

JBK. JBK FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AWNING AND COLONEL RICHARDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. SO CARRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.

[2.05 FY27 Operating Budget]

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I'M BRINGING TO YOU THE FY 27 OPERATING BUDGET FOR APPROVAL.

YOU CAN GO DOWN TO PAGE 6. THIS IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE BUDGET SUMMARY THAT I'VE BEEN PRESENTING TO YOU AT THE BOARD MEETINGS FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THERE'S ONLY A SLIGHT CHANGE ON THIS VERSION OF THE BUDGET SUMMARY.

AS WE HAVE GOTTEN CLOSER TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN SCHOOL ENDING, WE HAVE HAD MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT STAFFING FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO THE SALARY LAPSE ITEM HAS ACTUALLY INCREASED OR THE REDUCTION HAS INCREASED.

SO THAT GIVE US MORE ROOM AVAILABLE TO INCREASE CONTRACTED SERVICES LINE ITEMS TO ALLOW FOR INCREASED COSTS THAT WILL BE EXPECTING IN THE NEXT YEAR. SO THAT INCREASE THE CONTRACTED SERVICES LINE ITEM ABOUT $140,000.

AND THAT IS SPLIT BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION CATEGORY INSTRUCTIONAL CONTRACTED SERVICES AND PUPIL PUPIL SERVICES CATEGORIES. AND THEN JUST TO GO OVER THE BUDGET WITHOUT GOING THROUGH EVERY LINE ITEM BECAUSE THAT WOULD TAKE THE REST OF THE DAY. IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT PAGE JUST TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW.

SO THIS PAGE IS OUR UNRESTRICTED OPERATING REVENUES.

IT'S SPLIT OUT BETWEEN LOCAL AND STATE REVENUE BY BLUEPRINT PROGRAM.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THE TRANSITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM IS NOW $0.

IT WAS ELIMINATED FOR FY 27. SO WE'VE HAD IT, I BELIEVE THROUGH FY 22, IT BECAME UNRESTRICTED, BUT PRIOR TO THAT IT HAD BEEN NOT.

2224 IT WAS RESTRICTED LIKE A GRANT AND THEN IT BECAME PART OF OUR UNRESTRICTED REVENUE, BUT NOW IT IS NO LONGER PART OF THE REVENUE STRUCTURE. ALL OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS, THE AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY FORMULA USING OUR ENROLLMENT NUMBERS FROM THIS YEAR. AND THEY ARE DETERMINED BY THE STATE. SO YOU'LL SEE THE TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET, INCLUDING ALL OF OUR RESTRICTED REVENUE, WHICH WOULD BE GRANT FUNDING IS GOING TO BE $130 MILLION THIS YEAR.

BUT THE BULK OF THAT IS COMING FROM OUR UNRESTRICTED STATE REVENUE AND THEN GOING TO THE NEXT PAGE.

THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN OF OUR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND REVENUES.

NEXT YEAR, THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND IS JUST GOING TO BE THE LOCKERMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILD.

AND I THINK FOR THE NEXT FEW FISCAL YEARS, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE ONLY PROJECT WE HAVE GOING ON IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND.

ALL OF THESE FIGURES, THE STATE AND LOCAL AMOUNTS WERE FROM MR. MINGLES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT HE BROUGHT TO YOU LAST SEPTEMBER.

SO THAT BREAKDOWN IS ALSO DETERMINED BY THE STATE AND.

COMES TO ABOUT $6.8 MILLION. AND THE NEXT PAGE IS THE FOOD SERVICE FUND.

FOOD SERVICE FUND IS REVENUE RECEIVED MAINLY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WE HAVE INCREASED IT ABOUT $1.4 MILLION THIS YEAR BASED ON OUR ACTUAL EXPENSES OR ESTIMATED REVENUE IS BASED ON THE ACTUAL THAT WE SPENT IN FY 25 PLUS 3%, ALONG WITH THE INCREASES FROM THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS FOR THE FOOD SERVICE STAFF. WE'RE EXPECTING ENROLLMENT TO STAY THE SAME, SO WE'LL BE RECEIVING ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF FUNDING IN THE COMING YEAR, BUT WE WANTED OUR BUDGETED AMOUNTS TO REFLECT WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING TO SPEND.

SO THE NEXT PAGE IS JUST A SUMMARY OF ALL OF THE REVENUES THAT WE ARE BUDGETING FOR FY 27.

OVERALL, WE'RE LOOKING AT A ABOUT A $12 MILLION INCREASE OVER ALL OF THE FUNDS WITH 130 MILLION OF THAT BEING FROM OUR CURRENT EXPENSE FUND. SO OVERALL, WITH CURRENT EXPENSE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND FOOD SERVICE FUNDS,

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I CAN'T TURN IT. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TURN YOUR HEAD. CAN YOU DO THE LITTLE. YEAH.

IT'S NOT IT'S NOT HIGHLIGHTED. SO. NO NO NO, THE ONE RIGHT ABOVE YOUR RIGHT THERE.

THAT ONE. YEAH. THAT ONE DOES IT. OH THERE WE GO.

THERE YOU GO. SAVE YOUR NECK TODAY. YEAH. SO THIS BREAKS DOWN HOW WE HAVE BUDGETED ACROSS ALL OF THE CATEGORIES AND OBJECTS. THE CATEGORIES AND OBJECTS YOU SEE ARE FROM MSDES ACCOUNT STRUCTURE.

ONE THING I DID WANT TO POINT OUT AND THIS REMAINS THE SAME FROM LAST YEAR, BUT IF YOU GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SALARIES AND WAGES COLUMN, YOU'LL SEE 60% OF OUR BUDGET IS SALARIES AND WAGES.

AND THEN GOING OVER FROM FIXED CHARGES ROW ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, 24.78% OF OUR BUDGET IS FIXED CHARGES.

SO THAT PUTS US ABOUT 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS SPENT ON OUR EMPLOYEES.

I WENT BACK THIS MORNING AND KIND OF WATCHED THE WORK SESSION FROM LAST YEAR WHEN THE BUDGET WAS APPROVED, JUST TO SEE EVERYTHING I TOUCHED ON. AND I SAID THE SAME EXACT THING.

BUT OUR BUDGET, IT WAS 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS SPENT ON OUR EMPLOYEES.

SO WITH ALL OF THE CHANGES COMING IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WE'VE MADE A POINT TO NOT ADD A TON OF POSITIONS.

WE'RE REALLY JUST SPENDING THE MONEY IN ANY INCREASES ON THE EMPLOYEES WE ALREADY HAVE TRYING TO GET TO THE $60,000 THAT WE WERE REQUIRED TO MEET BY THIS YEAR AND THEN COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS, BUT REALLY JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING SMART WITH THE MONEY THAT WE DO HAVE AND NOT ADDING A TON OF POSITIONS THAT WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP ON. BUT YOU'LL SEE OVER IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF OUR CURRENT EXPENSE, UNRESTRICTED BUDGET IS GOING TO BE $104 MILLION THIS YEAR, AND THEN THE NEXT 2 PAGES WILL SHOW YOU HAVE TO TURN IT BACK IN.

SO THIS SHOWS THE INCREASE THIS YEAR BY CATEGORY.

AND IT ALSO SHOWS THE ACTUAL WE SPENT IN FY 25, WHAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR AND WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING FOR FY 27.

SO YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH THINGS HAVE CHANGED AND HOW MUCH THEY'RE INCREASING EACH YEAR WITH JUST THE COST OF LIVING AND THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS WE'VE HAD TO MAKE. SO OUR OVERALL INCREASE THIS YEAR TO OUR UNRESTRICTED OPERATING BUDGET WILL BE ABOUT $4 MILLION, WHICH IS A 4.25% INCREASE. AND IT'S PRETTY SPREAD OUT AMONG ALL OF THE CATEGORIES BECAUSE WITH OUR LARGEST PORTION OF OUR BUDGET BEING SALARIES, SALARIES ARE TOUCHING ALMOST EVERY SINGLE CATEGORY IN OUR BUDGET OTHER THAN TEXTBOOKS AND SUPPLIES AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS WHICH ARE MAINLY CONTRACTED SERVICES.

SO EVERY SINGLE OTHER CATEGORY HAS STAFF IN IT.

SO YOU'LL SEE THOSE INCREASES PRETTY SPREAD OUT.

AND THEN THE NEXT PAGE IS A SIMILAR BREAKDOWN BUT IT IS BY OBJECT.

SO YOU CAN SEE SALARIES AND WAGES WERE INCREASING BY $2.4 MILLION, CONTRACTED SERVICES IS INCREASING.

OTHER CHARGES INCLUDES OUR FIXED CHARGES WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE LARGE HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASE WE HAD THIS YEAR.

SO THAT'S WHY THAT IS SO HIGH IS ABOUT $1.5 MILLION.

AND THEN THE DECREASE IN LAND, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT IS TIED TO THAT BUS LEASE THAT WE HAD PAID OFF.

AND THE INCREASE IN TRANSFERS IS FROM THE BUDGET SUMMARY.

YOU'LL SEE THE. WHAT IS IT MID-SHORE SPECIAL ED CONSORTIUM INCREASE.

SO THOSE NUMBERS COME DIRECTLY FROM THE BUDGET SUMMARY. AND THEN YOU GO ALL THE WAY TO PAGE 94. JUST GOING TO TOUCH ON THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND AND FOOD SERVICE FUND REALLY QUICKLY.

SO AS I SAID EARLIER, THE ONLY CAPITAL PROJECT WE WERE PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR IS THE REPLACEMENT SCHOOL FOR LOCKERMAN.

AND IT'LL BE $6.8 MILLION. BETWEEN THE STATE AND LOCAL COSTS.

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AND THEN THE LAST PAGE JUST SHOWS A BREAKDOWN OF ALL OF THE EXPENDITURES BETWEEN THE UNRESTRICTED STATE AND LOCAL EXPENDITURES, RESTRICTED STATE AND FEDERAL EXPENDITURES, WHICH ARE OUR GRANTS, AND THEN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUND AND FOOD SERVICE FUND.

WHICH BRINGS US TO ABOUT $143 MILLION FOR OUR FY 27 OPERATING BUDGET AS A WHOLE.

BUT WITH THE UNRESTRICTED OPERATING BUDGET ABOUT ONE OF $104 MILLION.

YES. YES. YES. YES. BOARD MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS? ONE THING WAS LIKE SAID LIKE MEALS THAT MEALS THAT WERE SOLD.

YES. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS A LARGE INCREASE BETWEEN THE, LIKE HOW MANY MEALS WERE SOLD LAST YEAR AND WHAT WAS PROJECTED FOR LIKE THIS YEAR IS THERE. SO WE FOR THAT, WE HAVE NOT CHANGED THE BUDGETED AMOUNT.

IT'S ON PAGE NINE. SO THE ACTUAL WE, WE RECEIVED AND SALE OF MEALS FOR FY 25, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN LAST FISCAL YEAR WAS $427,000. WE BUDGETED AT $700,000. AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION, WE JUST HAVEN'T DECREASED IT.

BUT THE AMOUNT WE RECEIVE FROM FEDERAL ASSISTANCE COVERS ANY DISCREPANCY BETWEEN WHAT WE ACTUALLY SELL.

BUT I THINK A BIG REASON THAT IT IS LOWER IS BECAUSE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS GET FREE MEALS.

YEAH. SO IF THERE WAS A YEAH, LIKE IF WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE SELLING.

NO, WE JUST HAVEN'T DECREASED THAT OF THE MEALS.

AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION WAS ON THE PAGE THAT HAD ALL THE ITEMIZED.

PAY INCREASE OR NOT PAY INCREASES, BUT BUDGET INCREASES, THE PERCENTAGE WAS LIKE.

BY CATEGORY OR. BY CATEGORY. OKAY. IT'S PAGE 12 AND IT WAS THE PERCENTAGES LIKE IT SHOWED THAT INSTRUCTIONAL INCREASED 1.8%. AND THEN LIKE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT WAS 4 AND ADMINISTRATION WAS 0.97.

IS THERE A REASON? LIKE, I KNOW THERE ARE SMALLER NUMBERS, SO I JUST YEAH, REASON THAT THEY'RE HIGHER PERCENTAGE THAN LIKE THE INSTRUCTIONAL SALARY INCREASE. IT'S JUST BECAUSE THE INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES IS SUCH A LARGE NUMBER ALREADY, IT WOULD TAKE A VERY SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE TO MAKE IT BE A BIGGER PERCENTAGE, SINCE THE OTHER CATEGORIES ARE SMALLER AMOUNTS ALREADY.

WHEN WE INCREASE THEM, IT'S JUST A BIGGER PERCENTAGE OF THAT CATEGORY AS A WHOLE.

IT'S ALSO A PART. MR. JONES WHEN [INAUDIBLE] AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WHEN SHE BUDGETED FOR SALARY LAPSE COMING OUT OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES LINE.

SO HISTORICALLY WE IF SOMEBODY LEAVES AT STEP 30, WE DON'T.

WE HAVE WE DON'T HISTORICALLY BRING THAT BUDGET NUMBER BACK DOWN TO AN ENTRY LEVEL PERSON.

WE'VE KEPT IT THE SAME. SO THAT INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES LINE GETS BIGGER, THE GAP GETS BIGGER YEAR OVER YEAR OVER WHAT WE SPEND VERSUS WHERE WE BUDGET AT.

SO WHEN SHE PULLS THE SALARY LAPSE PIECE OUT, IT'S COMING OUT OF THIS ONE TO TRY TO BRING IT BACK DOWN TO WHERE THE ACTUAL IS.

SO THE, THE SALARY INCREASE, WE PULLED LIKE A HALF MIL, I THINK OUT OF INSTRUCTIONAL SALARIES AND THE SALARY LAPSE.

YES. IT'S 419,000. YEAH. SO 419 WOULD BE ADDED INTO THAT IF WE DIDN'T BUDGET FOR SALARY LAPSE ON THAT ONE.

THAT'S WHERE IF YOU LOOK AT THE IF YOU LOOK AT THE PARAGRAPH BELOW IT, I THINK THAT SHOWS IT IN RELATION TO THE BUDGET AS OPPOSED TO BECAUSE THERE'S LIKE 38%. YEAH. SO THAT, THAT MADE MORE SENSE TO ME THEN.

YEAH. BOTH GOOD QUESTIONS. YEAH. YEAH. I JUST DID THE, THE MAIN THING WAS THE ADMINISTRATION, IT WAS 177,000. AND I DIDN'T THINK WE ADDED PEOPLE.

SO I WAS WONDERING WHY THAT NUMBER WAS. SO THE ALSO THE NEGOTIATED INCREASE FOR SALARY FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND AND FOR ESP ARE SPLIT.

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SO IF YOU SCROLL BACK, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, JILL.

BUT YEAH, IF YOU LIKE TRANSPORTATION, THAT INCLUDES YOUR SALARIES FOR YOUR BUS DRIVERS AND YOUR BUS AIDES, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO THAT'S, THAT'S GOING TO BE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO AVERAGE THEM ALL UP TO GET ABOUT A 5%.

IT'S JUST THAT INSTRUCTIONAL IS LITERALLY JUST THE INSTRUCTION, LIKE HEALTH SERVICES IS GOING TO INCLUDE YOUR NURSES AND YOUR HEALTH SYSTEMS. SO THE SALARIES ARE SPLIT AMONG ALL THOSE OTHER CATEGORIES TOO, NOT JUST THAT ONE.

AND THE OTHER CATEGORIES INCLUDE EXPENSES OTHER THAN SALARIES.

SO THE INSTRUCTIONAL SALARY CATEGORY IS JUST SALARIES.

SO THE ADMINISTRATION INCREASE INCLUDES CONTRACTED SERVICES INCREASES.

AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS SOME MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES INCREASES TO REFLECT WHAT WE HAVE IN THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS.

AND THEN SPECIAL ED HAS A 500. $234,000 INCREASE.

THAT INCLUDES THEIR SALARIES THERE. THE CONSORTIUM INCREASE OTHER SUPPLIES INCREASES, I BELIEVE CONTRACTED SERVICES INCREASES. SO THAT KIND OF SO IT'S NOT $175,000 OF SALARY INCREASES.

IN ITS OF THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION. YEAH.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. ARE WE READY FOR THE VOTE? CAN WE GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27? A MOTION TO APPROVE.

PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE APPROVE THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE 26-27 ACADEMIC YEAR.

ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. SO CARRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SANDY DID A GREAT JOB WITH ALL OF THE PAGES IN THE BEGINNING.

AND HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR I'LL BE ABLE TO USE ALL OF YOU AND IT'LL LOOK EVEN PRETTIER.

SHE DOES ALL OF THAT IN EXCEL. YES. YEAH. YEAH.

[3.01. Upcoming Meetings and Events]

JULY 7TH. JULY 7TH. YEAH. 2 WEEKS. YOU'RE RIGHT.

YEAH. I'M JUST ANXIOUS, THAT'S ALL. YEP. THAT'S ALRIGHT.

DON'T, DON'T DON'T WISH YOUR SUMMER AWAY. AND WE DO NOT.

WE DO NOT. IN JULY. WE DO NOT HAVE A WORK SESSION IN JULY.

AND AUGUST 4TH WOULD BE THE AUGUST 4TH. YES. YES, MA'AM.

AND AUGUST 10TH IS OUR NEW TEACHER BRUNCH BREAKFAST.

WHATEVER. BREAKFAST. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. I HAVE NOT COMMITTED THOSE.

AUGUST 10TH. 10TH. YES. YEAH, I REMEMBER BECAUSE THAT'S MY BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST.

YEAH. YES. IT'S ALL STAFF KICK OFF AND WE WE WILL HAVE.

WE HAVE A RETREAT. WE DO A RETREAT. RETREAT. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY.

HAVE WE LOOKED AT ANY DATES FOR THAT? WE HAVE, I HAVE IT NOTED SOMEWHERE SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT IN A LITTLE BIT.

OKAY. I'LL FIND THE DATE. YOU CAN SEND THE DATES OUT TO US.

YES. YES. TO SEE IF IT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY. OKAY.

[4.01 Closed Session]

WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT ASSIGNMENT, PROMOTION, DISCIPLINE, DEMOTION, COMPENSATION REMOVAL, RESIGNATION, RESIGNATION OR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF APPOINTEES, EMPLOYEES OR OFFICIALS OVER WHOM THIS PUBLIC BODY HAS JURISDICTION. ANY OTHER PERSONNEL MATTER THAT AFFECTS ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS? TO DISCUSS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNUAL EVALUATION.

I MAKE A MOTION. WE CLOSE THE MEETING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

SECOND. MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE CLOSE THE OPEN MEETING AND GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. SO CARRIED. THANKS FOR THE ADJUSTMENT CALENDAR [INAUDIBLE]

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.