School Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER 2. READING OF THE DISTRICT'S VISION - Vice-Chair Spray 3. INVOCATION 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 1. Approval of the Agenda Amendments - added after publishing 6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of the Minutes of the August 26, 2025 School Board Meeting, August 29, 2025 School Board Workshop, September 9, 2025 Final Budget Meeting, September 9, 2025 Regular Meeting and Swearing in the New Superintendent, September 16, 2025, School Board Workshop, and September 16, 2025 Meeting and Meeting of the Leasing Corporation 7. STUDENT CELEBRATIONS 1. Hispanic Heritage Month 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS (UP TO 30 MINUTES) Public comment is not an open forum to discuss matters unrelated to education, to support or oppose candidates for public office, or to engage in commercial speech attempting to sell a service or product to the School Board or public. Also, public comment is not a forum to attack individual school system employees or Board Members. Any such complaints should be submitted in writing to the Superintendent for appropriate handling. Finally, this is not a forum for addressing issues involving individual students. Because of privacy concerns, such issues should be submitted in writing to the Superintendent for appropriate handling. Each speaker is allowed three minutes to address the Board. Speakers must stand at the podium and not approach the dais. This is a business meeting of the School Board and the public expects that we conduct it in an orderly, efficient, effective and dignified manner. We request that speakers keep this in mind when Agenda updated 10.3.2025 October 7, 2025 School Board of Manatee County Regular Board Meeting - 10:00 AM Walter Miller School Support Center Board Room Times Indicated are Approximate 1

making your comments. We also request that the audience keep that in mind and not demonstrate approval or disapproval of what a speaker has said by clapping or booing. The Board appreciates the public's input and will listen attentively, consider each comment, and usually will not respond, enter into debate, or answer questions during comments on agenda items or during the public comments section. PUBLIC INPUT INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Before you begin speaking, please provide any handouts to the Agency Clerk. 2. Please identify yourself only by your full name for the record. 3. You have no more than three minutes to speak. Please stop speaking when the bell rings. 4. Florida Law requires all citizens to conduct themselves in an orderly fashion at public meetings. 5 . WARNING: Any individual who interferes with the expeditious or orderly process of a School Board meeting, will be subject to removal from the meeting pursuant to Section 1001.372(3) Florida Statutes at the discretion of the Chair. Orderly fashion is deemed as, at a minimum (1) no profanity (2) no vulgar language (3) no discourteous, disrespectful, or disparaging conduct. 9. REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS 1. Audit Committee Quarterly Report to the School Board 2. Purvis Gray Presentation of the School Internal Accounts Audit Report 3. 2025-2026 FAST Progress Monitoring 1 (PM1) Assessment Results - updated 10.3.2025 10. CONSENT ITEMS All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired by a Board Member, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered later in the agenda. 1. Approval of the Appointments, Change of Assignments, Promotions, Reappointments, Reassignments, Resignations, Retirements, Suspensions, Terminations, and Transfers (No Financial Impact) - updated 10/3/2025 2. Approval of the Report of Teachers' Out-of-Field Content, Reading, and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) (No Financial Impact) 3. Approval of the Waiver(s) of the Manatee Education Association (MEA) Collective Bargaining Agreement (No Financial Impact) 4. Approval of Request to Declare Surplus and Dispose of District Tangible Personal Property Greater than $5,000.00 (Possible Incoming Funds to General Fund) 5. Approval to Submit Pre-Apprenticeship Standards Allowing the School District of Manatee County to Become a Registered Agency for Pre-Apprenticeship Programs (No Financial Impact) 6. Approval to Accept and Expend 2025-26 Florida Appropriation for Aviation Maintenance Technician School at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) in the Amount of $1,000,000.00 (Incoming Grant Funds) 7. Approval to Amend the Previously Accepted Student Driver Education Program Grant, and Approve the Interlocal Agreement with Manatee County Government from the amount of $180,708.00 to the Amount of $168,539.00 (Incoming State Grant Funds) 8. Approval to Apply, Accept and Expend the Title III Immigrant Children and Youth Grant for the 2025-2026 School Year in the amount of $162,782.00 (Incoming Federal Grant Funds) 9. Approval to Apply, Accept, and Expend Tribal State Match Grant (Federal E-Rate Program) in the Amount of $308,517.62 (Incoming Grant Funds) 2

10. Approval to Apply, Accept and Expend the 2025-26 Perkins V Career and Technical Education Equipment Upgrade and Modernization Grant in the Amount of $126,285.00 (Incoming Grant Funds) 11. Approval of Amendment #1 to the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grant for 2025-2026 School Year, Reflecting Revised Recruitment Goals as Requested by the Farmworker Career Development Program State Office (No Financial Impact) 12. Approval to Apply, Accept and Expend the Allocation of the 2025-2026 Multiagency Network for Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disabilities (SEDNET) Grant Fund, in the Amount of $117,761.00 (Incoming State Grant Funds) 13. Approval of the New Agreement Between the School District of Manatee County and Sun RX LLC d/b/a Sunrise Pharmacy for Clinical Experience for Manatee Technical College (MTC) Pharmacy Technician Students for the 2025-2028 School Years (No Financial Impact) 14. Approval to Purchase Cambridge AICE Program Registration, Program Materials, and Assessments, SDMC No. 26-0077-BS, Estimated in the Amount of $700,000.00 (AICE Funding) 15. Approval to Purchase Theater Stage Lighting and Controls, SDMC No. 26-0051-MR, Estimated in the Amount of $600,000.00 (Capital Funds) 16. Approval of Sole Source to Purchase Floor Resurfacing Materials Dex-O-Tex and Related Services, SDMC No. 26-0055-MR, Estimated in the Amount of $200,000.00 (Local Capital Improvements) 17. Approval of Elementary School in Artisan Lakes, Permanent Florida Power and Light Utility Easement 10 ' (No Financial Impact) 18. Approval to Advertise a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Architect and Engineering (AE) Services and Construction Management (CM) at Risk Services for Moody Elementary Campus Renovations (Capital Funds) 19. Approval of Parrish Community High School Football Field Synthetic Turf Upgrades, Substantial Completion, Agreement Between Owner and P.J. Hayes, Inc., dba Tandem Construction (No Financial Impact) 20. Approval of Blackburn Elementary School, Classroom Addition and Renovation, Substantial Completion and Certificate of Completion, Buildings 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (No Financial Impact) 21. Approval of Blackburn Elementary School, Classroom Addition and Renovation, Substantial Completion and Certificate of Occupancy, Building 1 (No Financial Impact) 22. Approval of Blackburn Elementary School, Classroom Addition and Renovation, Substantial Completion, Sitework (No Financial Impact) 23. Approval of Oneco Elementary School, Addition and Renovation, Substantial Completion and Certificate of Occupancy, Building 1 (No Financial Impact) 24. Approval of Oneco Elementary School - Addition and Renovation, Substantial Completion and Certificate of Completion, Building 6 (No Financial Impact) 25. Approval of Haile Middle School, Classroom Addition and Renovation, Substantial Completion and Certificate of Completion, Buildings 3 & 7 (No Financial Impact) 26. Approval of Miller and Lincoln Administrative Office Enhancements, Agreement Between Owner and Tandem Construction, Pre-Construction in the Amount of $4,550.00 (Capital Funds and Grant Funds) 3

27. Approval of Lake Manatee K-8 Agreement Between Owner and NDC Construction Company, Amendment 3 Guaranteed Maximum Price, in the Amount of $14,510,530.39 for a Total Guaranteed Maximum Price of $123,109,281.00 (Capital Funds) 28. Approval of the 2025-2026 Florida Safe School Assessment Tool (FSSAT) District Report (No Financial Impact) 29. Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding Between The Willie Taggart Family Foundation, Inc. and the School Board of Manatee County (No Financial Impact) 30. Approval for the Manatee High School Chorus and Orchestra Students to Attend and Perform in the Southern Star Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia on April 22-26, 2026 (School Internal Accounts) 31. Approval for the Bayshore High School AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) Students to Visit Florida State University, Florida A & M University, Valdosta State University, Albany State University, and Fort Valley State University on February 16-20, 2026 (No Financial Impact) 11. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR NEW BUSINESS ITEMS 12. NEW BUSINESS (DISCUSSION ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT) 13. NEW BUSINESS (NON-CONSENT ITEMS) 1. Approval of Advertising a Notice of Intent to Amend School Board Policies and Setting a Public Hearing at the Board Meeting on December 2, 2025 (General Fund) 2. Approval of the District's School Internal Accounts Audit Report as of and for the Year Ended June 30, 2025 (No Financial Impact) 3. Approval of Use of the Duval County Public Schools Contract No. 08-24/DB for Substitute Teaching Employment Services, SDMC 26-0070-TG, Estimated in the Amount of $5,225,000.00 Annually (Multiple Funding Sources) - moved to New Business Non-Consent 10/3/2025 14. OLD BUSINESS (No Superintendent Recommendation) 1. Approval of Travel Expense Associated with the School Board Member Choate and Spray's attendance at the 2025 Designation of Senator Jim Boyd as President of the Senate, located in Tallahassee, Florida, Not to Exceed $1700.00 (General Fund) 15. NEW BUSINESS (NO SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION) 1. Approval of Proposed Revisions to the New Audit Committee Charter 2. Approval of the 2026 School Board of Manatee County Legislative Priorities 16. INFORMATION ONLY (No Board Action Required) 17. CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMENT (IF NECESSARY) 18. UPDATES A. INSTRUCTION UPDATE B. OPERATIONS UPDATE C. LEGAL UPDATE 19. SUPERINTENDENT REMARKS 4

20. BOARD COMMENTS 21. ADJOURNMENT 5

of Independence. Being bothered by past drafting one of the most important documents, Western civilization. Story of my >> Good morning, everybody. Welcome to the 10/7/2025 school Board of Manatee County regular board meeting. I want to officially call this meeting to order. We're going to start with our reading of the district's vision by the vice chair and then also introduction for the indication this morning. Spent. >> Good morning, everyone. Morning. The school district of Manatee County will be an exemplary student, focused school system that develops lifelong learners to be globally competitive. And I invited Hispanic Men Ministry pastor. >> From West Bradenton Baptist Church, pastor as Zeus Ramos to come and do invocation in honor of our Hispanic Heritage Month. Everybody >> Stanley law, so do the pledge. Leading pet. >> And he will be vacation both in English and Spanish. >> Well, one of the U.S. When a local morning. My This goody, though, but it isn't yet. Do you have any farther? Let's get a sketchbook busters been dc on us. We thank you for all your Blasey. And it's the momentum. Nothing the morning or to But up disobedient in this moment. We join him a year to asking for We >> the this in this Ethan also be couple. They must >> The Bible sace. If we need. We don't. We can ask you. Deals. It wasn't that missus see that the Dixie on we come to you need in the ditch. So the most get on the nose five-thirty Dixie on. I think this over. We way. We lot beautician. You have. Deals. Said it's a your own. The study was going out of it gone the moment at the dot these giving we stone and the ditch on to the mine at the county. School district. You little s# # them. I want us to see shown us and them make good decision. Got a young, but that assist to the ntc for me. Yes. The seashore. Backed student and funny whereas most the sec on us. He said his quickness and the whole camino you see or this season. And, you know, these debates deduction, Senor, Thumb don't But is role? We need to? And you never it started working. What I'm most in a number that his tools. I mean, we pray and then a esas a And then thank you, On the front foot. >> I pledge to flag of the United States of America. And for which it stands, one nation under indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. MAY be >> I board that moves to. Approval of the agenda. The chairs on good cause to manage and include all items listed under agenda amendments on 10/7/2025, agenda update OCTOBER 3rd, 2025 posted to the district website. Meet the schools dot net. Those agenda items were some hr issues. Some items pulled I consent on presentation stuff that we will be doing for the meeting as well. So looking for approval, a motion to approve the agenda so moved. Second. Any other comments on the agenda? It's going vote on approval. This morning's agenda. Respect. I mean, that's all All passes 5 to Europe. Alright, approval of our minutes. Superintendent resident. Thank you, >> The superintendent recommends approval of the minutes of the AUGUST. 26 2025 school board meeting AUGUST 29th 2025 school Board workshop 9/9/2025. Final budget meeting 9/9/2025, regular meeting and swearing in the new Superintendent SEPTEMBER 16 2025 School Board Workshop and SEPTEMBER 16, 2025. >> Meeting and meeting of the leasing Corporation. So moved. >> Any discussion on approval of minutes. >> And >> All right. Good vote on the approval of the state in minutes by the superintendent. And that passes 5 to 0. Moving on to students, celebrations. >> Could be a good morning. Chair school board members, PRESIDENT And PRESIDENT. I want to welcome Deb Estes, who's our director of he Saul and language programs up to speak about Hispanic Heritage Month and state of Florida and the school district Manatee County recognizes and engaging engages in programming around it. >> Good morning. Good morning, MISTER Chair. This is vice chair board members of press on and Steph, thanks for having me this morning. I think I get the best part of the meeting to be quite honest with you. The fun stuff before them before the meeting during the month of from SEPTEMBER 15th OCTOBER 15th nationally, Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated across the United States. But in Florida, it is part of our required instruction. The state, the section 1, 0, 0, 3.4 to the state statute outlines topics that have to be taught in our public schools and Hispanic Heritage Month is one of them earlier, right before the kickoff of Hispanic Heritage Month. The commissioner of Education sent out a memo and put it on Florida Department Education's website with 3 contests that are available for our students and our families to participate in one of the reasons Hispanic heritage is so important in Manor county is that nearly nearly 40% of our student body. Our Hispanic students. So it is wonderful opportunity for us to celebrate our students and our families in our district. So there are 3 main activities that are sponsored by the governor and the first lady of Florida. The student essay contest, which is available 4 students 4th 12th grade. And then as a student art contest for students in grades k through 3 and then there's also an excellent excellence and Edge Haitian Award where teachers can be nominated for their hard work in support of their students and their schools in their classrooms. All of these are advertised. This is wall who is the curriculum coordinator for social studies for the district shares. All of these opportunities with all of our teachers. My staff also shares them with all the east, all teachers and districts. And they're also posted on the school g pages so that all teachers have access to these opportunities. We have some wonderful things going on in our district. Some schools hold hair Hispanic Heritage Month decorating contests. Some of our teachers are teaching violin lessons because we have a strong dual language program in our district and we have students that are just very involved. We have several schools have off events at their school site, Moody Elementary stun one Braden River Elementary had an afternoon of celebrating Hispanic heritage in their dual language courses. And we've got a couple of other schools that have some coming up a elementary has one coming up. Lincoln Middle School has an event coming up Lee Middle School has a huge event coming up where they have student performers and they bring in people from the community help celebrate with their school family. The big thing I think that's important to talk about our Hispanic heritage celebrations is that they are a celebration of the entire school community, not just a specific segment of our students. First certain members of our family our schools and our school administrators do a beautiful job in bringing the entire school community together to celebrate. So here's the fun part. The first one is a video of our second grade dual language students. This young lady and an inquest speaker. But she is learning Spanish. She's in second grade and this is from the Hispanic heritage celebration from Braden River Elementary. Let's make sure get to work. >> mean, on case and making and the taste, happened in a game Perth. In Wilson got see what had those who fond of the asthma and by the end my moving in love. >> Well, guess don't for months. >> I look at Miles. >> like add that there was no There was look good. >> It We'll >> guy mean, the >> timeless half. >> Hey, that guy that is pretty him. >> we should that and more with also white I see that was the view. That's what was >> her. >> I don't apply to I was going >> We're being played >> that doesn't get us on this that, those in U.S. On this. So main in >> We be and think that smile says it all to be quite honest with you. And that's pretty impressive for a second grader. She says definitely very talented. And I would like to say that normally if this meeting were held in the evening, we would bring students to you to perform to showcase their their academics. >> But we're not gonna pull learning. >> Students out of last time. So we thought with the best thing we do is bring some videos for And then our second video is very, very short is I just want to show you how this teacher. She's one of our teachers from Spain. >> And what she does is she uses a Spanish song to draw attention back to the >> class. And it's sorry, it's pretty amazing how impressive the kids come to attention when they listen to their teacher. Start singing with them. Now it's all >> think so. Not me. It us look >> the school and and if missed know The >> then. >> So I did get the best part. I get to bring beautiful children doing extraordinary things in our schools, but I think it would be remiss if I didn't say that all of our teachers are doing incredible things every single day. Our children are extraordinary. Our school administrators are extraordinary. And most importantly, our children are extraordinary. So thank you so much for the time this morning. I know it's a different kind of celebration for us. But again, we don't want to pull children from learning. There's too much learning to happen and we don't want to interrupt that. So thank you for your time today. It's the big just real quick. If you haven't seen MISS Estes and MR. Jensen were on abc, 7. >> Being interviewed by Linda Carson on SEPTEMBER, 17th, talking about our dual language program. So if you haven't seen it, they did an excellent job. And I just want commend you on that. Thank you so much. It's really easy to talk about the great things going on in our district. It really is. So thank you as long as we're on the topic just so folks understand the students who are into program spent half a day. >> In a Spanish speaking environment and a half and half English-speaking environments are absolutely do. >> Done to fidelity, which were mostly doing is you have a mix of native Spanish speakers and native English speakers. You are should be about half and half. Absolutely correct. We are. We get 4, 5 schools account. >> Last for schools entry. Elementary Palmetto Elementary and Braden River Elementary riveria all very successful programs. Thanks to their incredible school leaders. >> thank you for that. And that data when you look at doing programs historically, when these students get into high school, their data is just off the I really appreciate the commitment of of our current superintendent staff in previous superintendent and staff who and boards who really supported this work looked at looked at the look at the data and make it happen. So it's really it's really great program for kids the schools. It really is. We're very fortunate to have the support of everybody in this room. >> I think I said on that interview, it takes a village on our village is strong. And that's just Thank you, Dan. Thank Thank you. Do have a great day it >> All right. Moving on to public comments for today. We've got 4 schedule public comment. Just reminder. >> Above you at at the podium will be your time. 3 minutes to speak it is board policy that we don't interact with public speakers as are there. So it's not that we're not listening we're going to talk. You would just we won't respond. It's not part of policy. So first up, Martha Jacobs followed by Martin Hide. Martha Jacobs. >> Good morning, everyone. My name is Martha Jacobson. I'm a full-time resident of Manatee County. I first want to take a moment to thank you all for everything you do for the public school students and teachers of Manatee County. I'm here this morning to speak on all business agenda item. 14 point won approval of travel expenses associated with board MR. Chote MISS Praise attendance at the 2025 designation. Of Senator Jim Boyd as PRESIDENT Of the Senate in Tallahassee. I'm grateful to Colonel Tatum for flagging this up. The last board meeting and I'm in full agreement with his opinion that this is a purely partisan political event. As a taxpayer, I can see no direct or even in direct correlation between this particular event in education school policies or the duty of school board members. Furthermore, I see approving this expenditure is setting a very poor precedent for the future. The reasoning that this doesn't. Can't shouldn't be looked at as it as a partisan event because the board asked the Legislature for money all the time could also be extended in the future to include trips to Tallahassee for gubernatorial inaugurations or even dc for presidential inaugurations. Both of those offices also help to fund education in the county. But attendance for the inaugurations would be political in nature, regardless personal invitations to all members. Additionally, I'm struggling to understand how this item aligns with the district's strategic plan goals are stated it as developing. To develop effective professional development and high-quality instructional coaching for teachers to support rigorous literacy instruction across all grades. And I pulled that from here. I appreciate Ms Felton, suggesting given Mr, Die Time to look into legality of the matter. I also appreciate the board voted postpone the action boating on the section today. I ask a board members to vote now on agenda item. 14.1 is presented. I agree. Also with the League of Women, Voters of Manatee County board members wish to attend. They can pay their own way. I thank you all for your time and consideration. Thank you. Martin. High. >> Kevin Wright felt like it right. >> Well, good morning. Money is Mountain High the most important issue for Is school safety. Loco per into this is a sacred undertaking. Assuming you'll get at. This is school system a substitute teacher who was arrested just 4 months ago in Brevard County. The climbing not less school friends and attempting to into through lot goals without alter isolation. Okay. Actually, I'll go for that and give a If that case and provide hasn't been adjudicated the wood and same pair. It. How is it possible? That an individual is hide and subsequently arrested again for inappropriate behaviors towards children. Sir can only be. Of accountability and proper process. It is out rage us and unacceptable for children to be put at risk for any reason. This is the single most critical role that this board has. You must make you superintendent She is accountable and she must make has staff accountable. 3 things to do. First thing you need to do immediately is a full and complete background check on every single member your staff, including while you're at it, they legal right to work in the United States. The second is to consider terminating the contract with the agency who sent this guy and the is to review. You substitute teacher policy with a view to hiring a number of full-time floating teaches equivalent to the median number of substitutes. Casually hiring anyone from a faceless agency to be in close proximity to children has no justification whatsoever. No amount of cost savings justify risking home to your kids. You could say the 1700 bucks to go to Tallahassee for a stop. If any of you don't agree that this is a serious matter, it just as much of a danger to act kids as the guy you hot do better. Do it. Now. And Jesus Ramos. Good morning. School board members, superintendent Brazil >> I'm Kevin right. For the record. I blogged about 6 or more as lifetime member or is a perpetual member. Veteran service organizations. One thing that every single one of have has in common is that one of pillars is youth and student services. It has been for the 10 plus years since I've retired from the military has been that. Specifically here. Yeah. It just says Halloween is coming up so many might refer to as a costume. But this is by veterans of Foreign Wars uniform. All of you should be given hand out for specific address. But next month, what we saw the start pitching it. All the schools, the oratorical contest for American Legion. And then soon after that, the American Legion, we'll be talking about boys and girls state. These are all several programs that far more of our students talk to take advantage of. I will tell you in the 10 years I've been doing this 5 years and Georgia, 5 years here every year I've had to work harder and harder to get fewer and fewer students to apply that set that set if the ledge been for is your principles. Superintendent, they're the ones that drive the train with all the faculty members. Well, tell you, this is what we've done. The veterans that we have 2 programs ongoing right now with the vfw. What is the voice Democracy, which is for high school students, which in which a record something the other one is for middle school students, which is called the Patriot's Pen where they write something. The theme for both is the same. How are you showing patriotism and support for our country? The suspense for this is the 31st of OCTOBER Halloween, but I'm not starting now. I'll tell you that one of my committee members Tammer Fitzgerald, know it's already talked. I think she'd talk to you. Kevin family. I believe that Kevin Chapman and then she talking me, Kevin writes, Oh, she's talking to a package about promoting this. And she said, you guys very, very supportive of it and you put it. I think you referred pick up each. Where parents students. Peach truck and got to go online and they like this. It. Thank you very much. I haven't done that in the past as one step up. This is something you have done in past remote. It. But starting about a month ago, I generally have been a One. Now got the blessing. I got for other people working with me and we've got about 5 middle schools, 5 mills, high schools within our purview or vfw post. We've also hit up to private schools and I went to to homeschool cooperators just 2 years ago. It was a few years ago. It was. Thank Richard knows do years ago. It was a homeschool student. That won't best about of money and accolades and all kinds of things to put on her college resume as rude and to homeschool student her parents and all the special trade trip. Orlando. All right. In order because she wanted every level of think that's fantastic. I'd like to see more public school students complaining with a home school or private funds to do that. Everything else that you need is in the package that you have. If your time and support in this endeavor. Thank you. Thank Jesus from us. You not sign up your did come? Don't know. I think it that public comment. So thank you very much for all those I'm There is other people who apparently tried to sign up but did not. >> We're not able to do so. It was after the start of the meeting, their policies not. Before today's meeting. Yeah. All right. All right. Let's move on to item number 9 reports. Will there's a good discussion there? By the way, we'll have some discussion what they were just talking about here that are item. Number 9 reports of presentations. First one audit committee quarterly report to the school board. MISTER Details come on. >> CHAIRMAN Vice chair members council MADAM Superintendent. Good morning. I'm Jim Daniel, share of your. >> On a committee to will be renamed later in the meeting. >> Things that we did. In the last meeting was we welcome Susan Herrick and is a member coming off of the Financial Oversight Committee into our group, Shia. Going to be a great addition. Want you to know see our eyes finish their reports. They issued the last contract compliance report that went to you for approval. They've taken their open items on the post audit review and providing that are assume for follow-up. There's relatively minor items left. Curtis Gray's finished their audit of the internal accounts and they'll be following. We present that to you recommend that you except that on it. Then with some different. Strategies and the audit looking at things a different way it's nice to new. Blood looking at things that way. When the meeting, we also sat down with the rsm staff, the new internal auditors and discussed. It's the way we work with the committee liaison. Have these projects we get and get approved by you to do that in each one of them. We have one of us from the committee assigned as a liaison with them specifically to that examples of sales tax report mileage tax report completion of the assessments. We've had 3 of the siege assigned to one of those tasks. Communicating with them looking at their scope, trying to make sure that. When they get done there. Going to make the audit committee happy with what they've done procedure wasn't everything else. Want to talk about potential before I introduce the rsm staff which I want to do here. We got a request just in the last couple of days from the superintendent. To look at the new high school. Going on my understanding some of even getting some phone calls. There's been some question, some issues. Met with staff and the sellers. They met yesterday to look at that scope of work going to be presenting it to I'm going to be introducing them right? As I finished, let them get into more detail. But that does too. Let's look at the purchasing procedures the way we've done things, schools, very expensive. Lot of money being spent. And the superintendent wants to know that she's walking in with things working correctly. If it's in the press and the questions and you're getting calls, it's probably something that you do so I'm asking that you love prove that other projects I just mentioned have been approved by you. But I'm going to be asking for you, too, approve us to go forward. That post haste. We did have look at the changes in the citizens. Citizens, Financial Oversight Committee Charter and I brought forth that item. I know you're voting on that later. I'm hoping all amend it the way it's written in the mission statement for the mill mileage. It says it's to 90 days and you'll financial report. That's the one that is prepared by staff. And given to you early in the year, the way it was in the original ordinance in the way we would like to see it is that they have 90 days after you accept the annual comprehensive financial report that comes from the auditor. To do otherwise to do it the way it's written in there right now. That means they're working with a nod to information. We want them to make sure that when they issued that report, it's the latest the greatest any changes. Anything else came up with the auditor or consider again, the original ordinance had that our changing and moving that left out the word comprehensive. It says on Page 508, of your packet. It says that you certify that audit where you would certify or approve something coming from you and like reports we do. They're your report. You the issuing body so you to approve the issuance of that with the comprehensive annual financial report. I guess it's I'm getting old number plate. Your b# # you're accepting that because as presented to you by the auditor this year, the auditor general giving it to you and that starts the clock for the millage report. Coming to you. The sales tax report. We do have been doing a lot of the work ahead of time, but also don't issue until after we get that half Act actors right way. Now to make sure that we again have audited information in there. So. We'd like ask that you would approve, MR. CHAIRMAN, if it's possible that we do authorize rsm to do this work that coming up with a scope of work for it as far cost. Are amateurs. I received a very detailed email yesterday from sellers with a lot of the background in detail. The Tenet I have not had an opportunity to talk about this with my other audit committee members, but I felt like. The timing of it was such that we wanted to move forward. Now. All right, MR. CHAIRMAN, stop there in the tube. See what you want to do. That. Okay. Thank Present your that. Your whole report on those or if you got me to finish and just couldn't be eglin we can finish. Last thing is this that we? >> win over the