I have read this like five or six and eight times kind of you know because yeah kind of but I wish in a way we could take a part of this and do some more research. So every 30 hours that an employee work the way I read it maybe they get one that's for people that were are like on a contract or work agree for a teacher. Yeah. Yep. Somewhere in here though I think I read something about like every 30 hours. Yes. It's on the first page the employees without a contract work the leave allowance will be one hour per 30 hours. So that's so um several years ago um under the Obama administration um leave and benefits were changed. So if an employee averages 30 hours a week for 20 weeks a year then they're entitled to benefits. So like let's say somebody was a um substitute paraprofessional for example then if they average 30 hours a week for 20 weeks a year under federal law they're entitled to benefits and so which would mean health insurance and access to leave.
Yes, but we we already have those crossing guards in place in the areas that we're identifying as hazardous. We just need to um the board to approve them so that we can get them claimed with the state, but there won't be any additional um areas that we're asking for hazardous currently. We treat those areas or intersection as hazardous. We're just making it official. So, they were already currently hazardous. Yeah. With with um transportation. Transportation and with crossing guards wherever there may have been. They just had never been officially approved by the board to ensure that the board then we can submit it to the state for reimbursement. Correct. So we're now just taking we're now ensuring that we can now go officially to the state and get those reimbursements. Makes sense. Okay. Good question. And just to be clear, um the transportation uh infrastructure operation in the district has been financially challenging.
Nothing could highlight that more. I'm going to you guys can um release a hug. [Applause] Thank you. Lisa, so that book. So that's a copy donated to the school. So that's here for anybody to check out. Yes, absolutely. And after Mr. Autograph that as well, too. Yep. Yeah. So I I I did want to make sure that Mr. Pico got the first read. It says to hunt to teachers and students past and present. No stats with deep with deep appreciation. How great is that? That's awesome. Great. Nice job. No, that's we talked one of the first things we talked about was celebrating things like this. Exactly. Thank you very much. Thank you for coming tonight. Thank you. Appreciate Thanks everybody. Thank you guys. I think Thanks for taking us out on that. Yeah. All right. Who wants to go next? That um I think we're on mute now.
Um I can tell you that what they cover in these courses surpasses the um like it is like a a focused or like a hyperfocused I guess piece of biology. So um where Mr. Mr. Gonzalez teaches, you know, a a wide range of that. The the animal science is going to hyperfocus on just the animal piece, animal science piece. Um, this would be really good for our students who are wanting to pursue degrees in those specific fields um to be able to take courses that are more aligned to their goals. Um, I have no concerns that there that this this is not an easier thing by any means. Um, this is just another option for students to be able to take take credits to satisfy their graduation requirements that is more aligned to what their goals are.
So that that's what that refers to. Yeah, we're we're using the word employee that's not they're not classified under employees in the desk. So there we have several classifications of employees. So we have like that kind like the classified substitutes or temporary employees. Sometimes it could be like temporary like someone that does temporary summer custodial work for example. We have our I'm just saying it doesn't really spell it out. It just says for employees. So just reading this the way it's written it's Yes. It's it does without a contract or work agreement. So it's temporary. So it's employees without a contract or work agreement. So not a pair not a classified employee who has a work agreement, not a certified employee who has a contract. So it's it's all the other people from when the law changed under the Obama administration. Like substitutes, not substitute teachers because we contract through a third party.
It hasn't paid for itself for a long time. is actually at um a deficit. So a consistent persistent deficit. So by doing this, this is some of the operational efficiencies that we're looking at to rightsize it. And one of them the the prior board approved which is the acquisition of buses. Uh keeping buses longer. That would be that'll be one. negotiating better lease price for those uh for those buses that we acquire. This is another step in a way. We've had some of these routes considered hazardous, but there's a process that we have to go through in order for the state to be able to reimburse us for those. We designate them as hazardous route. I mean, we did that, but it does it didn't it didn't help us financially. So in order for us to be able to maximize the amount of money that we get from the state, the board has to approve it.
Do we want to do the You want to go me first? I was going to say Cindy, you want Can we do the principles and just have that piece be done? Completely out of work. Sorry about that. I'm up. Go ahead. Thanks. All right. Um so just a couple things happening at BES. Well, there's a lot of things happening at BES. It's the end of the year. Um, I want to highlight Nature's Classroom first. Um, fifth grade students and four of our staff members chaperones left this morning a little late, but they left. Um, check out the Facebook page. Those those the students were ecstatic. They were singing as they left. We had some great pictures on there. Um, beautiful day today, too, right? Yeah, it's going to be a beautiful I'm glad it wasn't last week because they would have gotten they wouldn't have minded it.
Do you have any questions as to what that would look like? Um, I one other thing real quick, the um the way that Courtney has the pathways designed is all students have to take an aggra science class, which is an overview of everything. So animals um animal science, plant soil science, horiculture, welding, everything that she teaches, it's like an overview so that they can get a taste of all of it and they have to take that before they can take any other course. So this, like I said, this is not by any means like an easier path for students because they have to do extra work to get there um and be dedicated to it. I just think it would help some of our students that maybe, you know, are wanting to go that path. So, the board has the board has the authority to um give Miss Murphy the right to use those credits as science credits for graduation.
So classified subs or temporary employees and this is not an approval item and that's federal law too. But yeah, we'd be happy to answer any questions. This is the first reading so we'll have if you want to pull it out and keep it up. So you can give Heidi and Shelley a call and HR Larry a call any of them. Larry chair the committee they would be half they would be happy. calling you guys and I appreciate Superintendent Daniels for a lot, you know, we always have to make sure that she's supported this and and these are some of these changes we've been trying to make for a few years and and was very glad that she was uh willing to talk about this. We were able to to cook this. And Larry, is it safe to say that the change that you guys are recommending in the buyback is to encourage people not to use their leave and to encourage them to stay with the district because we have people who our average term of employment is under three years and they tend to either burn all their leave or have a leave payout even though there's no longevity.
Then it has to go to IDA and then IDA has to send it to his speed. So that will help us too with some additional revenue. So we taking steps to try to rightsize the uh the operational inefficiencies that we've been battling in the district for a while. Dr. So, is it accurate to say that we have no official hazardous intersections with the state? So, we haven't been getting any reimbursement for those. We haven't followed the process that we're supposed to to follow to get the reimbursement. Yes. Okay. Dr. Zam Mosley, could we use more bus drivers? Absolutely. Could we use more bus monitors? Absolutely. Could we use more crossing guard? Yes, we can. Okay. Always a great opportunity when we're talking to transportation for an opportunity for recruitment to work with Ms. Mosley. Miss Mosley, how would they get in touch with you? Uh, I can be reached at l Mosley at 308.org or our transportation number 630-6362999.
They don't mind the rain, but um, very good trip. The kids were really happy. the a couple parents cried um because it might be the first time the children are leaving for a few days, but they're really excited. I do have a note in there that next year we do not want them in the encast window. This is the unccast window and we we have all this month until the the 29th I believe it closes. So, they're gone this week. We have um third and fourth grade taking math this week and when they come back we have makeup week. So, we kind of don't want that trip in there. So, that's in there. Yeah, that's in there for a reason. Um it's a time of um assessment right now at the end of the year for everybody. So Ames as web is going on. Um so we're in the middle of that.
If if the board deems fit, this could help us in the CTE realm with some funding as well down the line, too, because those some of those classes fall into that realm as well. But it also opens up a kid's schedule. What I mean by that is maybe if things don't fit perfectly in their schedule with things, allowing this as a science credit that still fulfills that requirement and the the the piece is there where it's still a you know a tough class to fulfill that requirement, it could open up what their schedule what they would like their schedule to be down the line. I would also um while we were advising students um as to their course makeup and and their end result um I would also not recommend that they wouldn't take the physical science the chemistry to if they're collegebound they need to take those courses as well.
And so I believe that this was constructed to and Jenny could tell you that to really to be beneficial for people who are loyal to the district and who don't use their cell phone numbers. This is not a action item. Very good. Thank you. Okay, moving along. Our last um madame present I would like to move to table this agenda item okay to our till our June 16th agenda. Okay. All right. So can somebody please right we agree to table this item to our meeting. Right. With that said that's it. [Music]
Excellent opportunity to work in transportation. Thank you. Nice. Nice across the board, right? Yeah. Um, does anybody else have any other Okay. You know, the only I just I had a communications just uh call out. You know, the the the families that are currently having their kids uh bust outside of their home school. Um I don't know, we want to make sure that they're ready. Um so, in particular, I would imagine that they get the, you know, daycare lined up. So, I don't know. I'm I'm assuming you could probably pull those names, right? Yeah, it's a priority. We we are definitely we're aware of who they are and we will definitely we are definitely prioritizing. So, it's not a last minute thing. Yeah. Right. So, that is definitely not for parent. Yes, of course. We do have some kind um some uh daycarees that's on our routes daily in those areas and so that that shouldn't be a huge impact.
I would have liked to have shown you some of the results. We're we're not done yet. So AmCast takes the cake right now and then we're doing Ames Webb as well. Um so a couple things that were going on. This was the year math and we've really seen some nice growth in math. I'm really looking forward to seeing even though I will not be here, I'm looking forward to seeing the math scores next year. I will be looking. Um, so we've been monitoring, you know, the AS web since the, you know, all year, but really the winter there was a couple dips in our scores. One of which was math in one grade, which we, you know, the teachers did a great job of attacking why. And we, we really assessed that data. One of the reasons why that particular grade did not start the wind block until December of then, so where everyone else started it and they noticed a dip.
So, um, these would still just be for the kids. Like, for example, we had a senior who is going into a career in animal science. If he would have been able to take this as a science credit, I think it would have been beneficial for him to be able to have that option.
Okay. want to thank you and your team and also to the leadership who've worked together with you. So, thank you again, Miss Mosley. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Uh, next we want to uh I want to invite Dr. King presentation on our consolidated district plan 10.2. All righty. So, our consolidated district plan is really the kickoff to all of our federal grants. So the purpose of our consolidated district plan is really to coordinate between multiple grants that we're going to talk about tonight. All of the grants that we will refer to have separate applications plans. So each of the individual federal grants go much more in depth than just the consolidated district plan. This is really just the integration of our federal grants. So our team that came together to start to discuss really spans um the leadership of the grants. So members of learning innovation and equity and engagement and the schools team came and talked about title one, title 2, title 4.
So they really jumped into that. Um, we do not have their scores yet to show you their growth, but give it another couple weeks. Um, and another area that we noticed a dip in winter was the KLA. Um, and this happened last year, too. So, they're really looking into the why. And there's a couple things they're talking about is when we take those little five, they're five and six years old. We take them out of the room and BMS and Bees, their team assesses these kids. They don't know some of these test, the testers. We take them out of the room. We walk them down the hall and we give we're testing them on these things and we're wondering why. Um that could be a part of it. It's not everything. But then we've been progress monitoring them and when we progress monitoring them they're doing great and then we take them out and we do a benchmark and they're a little low.
Any questions, further questions from Murphy? If not, I would entertain a motion to approve those a science classes to be counted towards graduation. So move. Motion by Chad. Second. Second by Allison. Any further questions, comments, discussion. Do we need to actually list those classes or just as what he has just egg science classes is good enough? I would be a little more specific. I think we need specifically say um horiculture. Okay. animal science. Okay. And um plant and soil science. We don't offer that currently, but um if she would ever offer that. So horiculture, animal science, and plant and soil science. Okay. Thank you. Thank you guys. I'm just going to put that in there. So there's a motion by Chad and a second by Austin. All those in favor say I. I.
Members of our multilingual team came and discussed title three. Members of our special ed department came and discussed IDA. members of our early childhood team for our prek IDA and then members of our student services team um regarding our foster care and MKV coordination um of course also from our finance team um members of our grants. So the whole purpose of this is really to focus on coordination. So, not only across the grants, but within our professional learning, our supports to students, and our services to families and our students. So, what we're required to do is a needs assessment of our staff. Every year, we put out a professional learning survey um to really seek information related to what does our staff want to learn for the following year. and that's what will help to shape our planning throughout the 2526 school year. In addition to that, um we look at data that we've collected throughout the year from assessment data to in this case uh we had thousands of pieces of data for our strategic plan.