And then we've got some vacancies that we're posting. We've got our district librarian that we are asking for a certified librarian. We've got our summer IT workers as we've done before, five summer adult custodians, four summer student custodians, and three summer painters. That's pretty much what we had last summer and it's allowing us to get our buildings back into where they need to be. We also need to post for a high school scholar bowl coach. Um, we are also, thank you, Mrs. Schumacher, for pointing it out to me. I failed to have listed here the financial secretary, the bus driver, and the cook that will be leaving us because we're going to need to fill those positions. Um, it's the assistant scholar coach. You're right. Assistant because Doogie is the scholar bowl coach. Yeah. So, it it is the assistant. That Thank you for that clarification.
Um, and a lot of that stuff is is differences in culture. But the big thing that I that I learned is um that real focus on students and their self-reliance and um you know, how do we uh help our kids um be more self-reliant leaders? Um I'm not saying we need to send them through the streets of Indianapolis. That's not going to work. Or the streets of Greenwood. Um walk to our library to get to Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um but yeah, so and I think that's that's it. Um all I brought to share. There's so many things that I saw, so many things I could get into in more detail.
Michelle, really wasn't any updates. I think they said there's going to be a few updates at the May uh meeting. Okay. And then Pine Hill, Kim, uh Kim's not here. And then Camry County School Boards. I don't think there's much to that. Um anybody have anything for new business? All right. So, now we're going to open the meeting to the public uh for the discussion of non-aggenda items. Can I have a motion to second? Motion. Second. All those in favor? I Maybe you want to decide public. No. Oh, no. But thank you for having me back. I'm excited to be back. We're excited. We're excited to have you join. Excited to have you back. Um All right.
Oh, okay. So here's science. Um we will be piloting two science programs next year. So next year is our last year. Um we're contracted with Amplify. Um teachers are not happy with Amplify. Um they don't feel like it's rigorous enough. Um they feel like they need to reach out and grab additional materials to teach the standards. So we are going to pilot new programs next year in hopes that we find a better program that better matches the state standards and teachers and our students better than their current program does. The community engagement for the district, we're always looking to engage our our parents um in more academic things. So, coming to board meetings is one, but al it's outside of the fun things like the carnivals and those things. We would we want to get our parents involved in some of the kind of thing so they know how to support students at home.
And then we also um based on our student needs need another speech language pathologist. We're adding uh another position for that for the next school year. Given all of that information, the administration recommends the board approve the consent agenda as presented. Perfect. Any comments, concerns, suggestions? Have we already approved Mrs. Haven for the STEM position? I thought that was that was suggested and we put it That is not on here, is it? We haven't done it. It doesn't mean we're because it's a transfer, correct? So, okay. Yeah, but thank you for catching that. You are going to be officially the STEM person. It's because they posted the position and you've already been hired. Okay. Well, I it's no different if she was third grade to fourth grade. It's treat them the same manner. Okay. Which when you said it this morning to me, I kind of gave you that look like, yeah.
Um but uh happy to take any questions or anything. How big were the schools? Yeah. Um their class sizes were about 14. um 14 usually. Uh their schools um the biggest high school that we saw was about the size of Middle School North. Um and uh but most of them were very small schools, very small classes. Um the picture right there is of a sixth grade classroom. Um there's only like 14 or 16 desks in there. Um, and when the kids were in there, I think 12 desks had kids sitting in them. Um, the other thing on hanging on those desks, uh, are their laptops. Um, they don't allow kids to use any technology until sixth grade. And there culturally, it's almost um, it's almost offensive to see a young kid with a phone or an iPad or something like that. So very different um cultures.
So, hearing none. Can I have a motion and second to close the public portion of the meeting? Motion. Second. All those in favor? I oppose or All right. At this point, we do need an executive session. Just a brief one for to discuss conduct, policy, and procedure. Uh, so can I have a motion, a second to No, we're going to wait. We're going to let everybody go. I'll tell um Jacob and then we'll go ahead and put that. Thank you. Talk to you soon. It's taking me forever to write this email. Once he comes in here, we can I'll make the motion. Once he has a shut down, we'll make the motion to go in. You should be coming. Thanks, Jacob. We shouldn't be too long. So, I'll just let you know when we're ready to go live to be able to just turn it back on so we can essentially close it We're good to go.
It's something that we had in the plan for this current year and we didn't do the best for reasons. So we had not excuses it just didn't happen. We had plans to do summer school training um and have a list for things we were going to do something quarterly and it just it fell through. So, um, make sure that we do that next year. Any comments, ideas, questions, suggestions, anything you'd like to see that isn't on there? When you say uh the district will engage 20% of our parents, does does that mean actually having 20% in attendance or is that meaning reaching out to 20%. That means over the course of the school year having 20% of our parent population attending at least one of our events. So based on attendance, thank you. So in other words, you're saying about 400 parents will have attended an event throughout the year.
Uhhuh. is I'll see you tonight when you said that and I didn't I I because you weren't on my list but that's because you're been hired with us. We're just moving you into a different position. But Amber Haven will be our new STEM teacher at the middle school because as I said we've hired someone to replace her as the fifth grade teacher. So um with all those clarifications I still recommend that you approve the list as presented. Yes. Any other questions comments? Now we'd like to approve the consent agenda with the only change is the scholar boilers assistant coach and those three additions of financial secretary bus drivers and cooks. Correct. I'll make the motion with a minute. Thank you. I hear a second. I'll second. Thank you, Lisa. Roll call, please. Free. Yes. Adam Hin, yes. Andre Corey, yes. Kelly Moyer, yes. Greg Meyer, yes.
I noticed also said 178 day school year. Yeah. Yeah. Very I mean ours is 180, right? So very similar. Is that in talking to others is that kind of a worldwide trend? Is that a European American thing? Do you know? Yeah. One one of the things that I I took away from that and then not only do they have fewer days, but they have shorter days. Um, and then they have all those breaks within their days, right? So, uh, in Sweden, it's like, okay, if I have a glass, if the glass of water represents our student and they're learning, right? And I got this picture in Sweden, I'm gonna I'm gonna pour until that glass is almost full, right? And I'm gonna stop. I'm going to let that kid uh go back, sit down, take a drink, right? And when that kid's ready, they'll come back up and I'll I'll pour a good appropriate glass for them.
All right. Perfect. All right. So, um, no action was taken in our executive. It wasformational only. Um, can I have a motion, a second then to adjourn the meeting? Motion. Second. All those in favor? Opposed or abstain? All right, guys. Have a wonderful Easter. Happy Easter. I'm just happy to not have to get all my kids ready in the morning. It's huge.
A minimum of this. So then parent involvement procedures, it's not really a policy. You can't really call it a policy, but we do have and that's you have here in the back. Um this is um kind of a compact that the school puts out for parents. It also explains the things procedures that um the district will do to try to engage parents. Um schools also do one um and they meet with their site councils about their plan. But one thing we are noticing is that I don't I don't know if either we're not providing the type of parents want or if there's additional supports that we can provide for parents so that they can attend. Um, and so we would that's kind of we're looking for we do surveys and so I know in looking at our survey which just closed so you should have that data at our next board meeting but in looking at some of the results some of it is you know lack of child care so it's hard for them to attend some of them because they don't have child care for their little ones or they don't want to bring their students with them.
Mrs. Schumacher, yes. Is it? Yes. Perfect. And we'll move on to our communications report and presentations. Enrollment report is in your packet report. We have Mr. Reeves join us this evening. Hi. Uh some of our pictures up here. We recently had our spring play musical Battle of Boat. Some pictures from some of our actors from that. has done did an outstanding job running that for us. Next to them is the our ACES team who competed at state this week at Eastern. Uh we did not win any medals. We came away with some pretty good pretty good experience to hopefully come back the following year. Miss Kish is uh our sponsor for that. And on the next slide we have our students of the month from left to right. Connor Glover, Addison Murren, Abigail Velker, and Jameson Gatki. And then just some additional obviously we're spring sports and we're in we're in full swing.
And here in America, what we do is is we put, you know, our culture is work harder, do more, work harder, do more. Um, we'll put that glass in front of a kid and we'll take a five gallallon bucket and we'll pour that water and it keeps pouring and that water just overflows uh in that glass. And here's what's happening. that glass isn't accepting everything that we're pouring into it, right? And so their philosophy is look, what can we reasonably expect a kid to learn and know and be able to do in amount of time that that their um attention span will allow biologically, right? and and then let's let's then take our break and that's how they focus on mental health and wellness. So very differentiz that that collecting teacher efficacy that professional development is very much part of Absolutely. Yeah. So, um they don't take standardized tests uh every year like we do.
Um, transportation seems to be another barrier for a lot of our parents. I'm just thinking Thank you. Thank you very much. Item 1.7, adjourning the workshop. Do I have a motion to adjourn the workshop? I'll make a motion that we adjourn the workshop. Is there a second? I I second the motion. All those in favor? I, Melinda Subraki. I Charlene Diaz. I Fred Rushton. I Barb Zarziki. Hi, Judy Reed.
Track's been going for a while. We've got softball and baseball, girls soccer. Uh it is official. We will have a change in the conference. All the other boards approved them moving conferences. So this will be for the start of 2026 2027 school year. So, one more year as is. And that following year, Salem will leave to go to a new conference. And Civic Memorial, Jersey, and Waterlue will come in to join the conference. It's going to be a little bit of a shakeup in our division. Those teams are coming in. Salem's leaving from that division. Those teams are coming in and we'll have eight teams in football in the Mississippi. But then for all other sports, Roxanna and East Altonwood River are going to move to the Illinois Middle Division and compete there. So for all their sports, we'll have six and they'll have the eight.
They'll take a a benchmark assessment like in third grade and maybe another benchmark assessment in sixth grade. Um any tests that they do are formative. They're focused on formative. So the tests are about figuring out what a kid knows now. Okay, now let's teach him the next thing. What's the kid know now? Now let's teach them the next thing. Um ultimately in ninth grade is is when their big national test occurs. And those are their uh scores then that they used uh along with their grades in ninth grade only um to get into the high schools if they want. Are are the athletic programs funded through the school or is it all That's a great question. Um, so the schools don't have athletics. It's all outside and they think it's really strange that we do. Yeah, they do. They think it's very strange. Um, they do have um some music courses.
Okay, we have about three minutes before we go into a full meeting. [Music] Heat. Hey. Hey. [Music] Hey. Mhm. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Inhal. [Music] Number one. [Music] Hey, hey, hey. [Music] I call to order the regular meeting of Bullhead City School Board on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM. Roll call. President Melinda Sabrasi. Charlene Diaz here, Fred Rushton here, Barbar Ziki here, Judy Reed here. Would you guys please stand and say the pledge with me? I aliance 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. Okay. I hope citizens present. No calls. So, go ahead. I'm sorry. Everybody signed in, right? Did everybody out there sign in? We don't have any of that stuff. So, we're on item 2.6 six and this is donations.
So it's not a solid set, but it is based on competition. They felt it was better to compete in the middle. So uh some changes was conference reports coming up. One more year as is what I've got. Perfect. Thank you very much. Move on to our assistant superintendent report. Okay, Dr. Yi. So we're going to start with some district shoutouts. I am going to start on the right hand side of the screen with high school. We have Mrs. Mary Adams. She stepped up in many ways throughout this whole ACT process. ACT is over. Um, one down check. Asking all of the good questions and getting answers for everyone, organizing and adding ACT materials, proctoring the ACT. Um, she believed the juniors as a whole are going to do well on the ELA related assessments. Um, and I can speak to her involvement with ACT. um she was involving me in those conversations as well as her department.
Um the level that we do music is uh it's like a specific high school choice, but they'll have music classes and things, but um what I've noticed though is they are more focused on the breakup of the of the academic day and and you know, and so music and crafts and um theater, things like that are part of some of those other classes that will help break up some of those heavier courses. The way their club sports have been described to me is they said one, we can't believe it's an emphasis in your schools and then two, we can't believe it ends for most people after their 12th year because their clubs since they're independent, they don't track the school 20s, 30s, what have you. The clubs continue on. It's kind of a a social club more than it is. So, it's just a different focus.