I don't want to be saddled with $100,000 worth of debt. How can I make a good decision? >> Absolutely. I think that you know our primary focus has been uh college first and so uh we've really been focusing on uh obtaining scholarships to go directly into college but you're right in that we have brought in uh the deaconist ascension HR department to actually have it scheduled for our juniors here in three weeks where they will come in and and also explore those opportunities with students that are you know this is your option if you come work for us we will help pay for your schooling as well. So that's >> that's excellent. Thank you. Any board questions at this time? I would ask you to keep us updated, please, in regards not only to your progress, but any needs that you may have through Dr.
Most can't zip their coats or tie their shoes. Many are working on potty training and require diaper changes throughout the day. Most can't navigate the building on their own, and some need assistance feeding themselves. Some of the students in these classes have physical disabilities that limit them as well. Some are in wheelchairs, and many can't manage symptoms of illness on their own. So, they need to to learn how to wipe their nose, when to wipe their nose, blow their nose, cover their coughs. And because they're limited verbally, our staff has to learn while their students are feeling sick by monitoring and tuning into changes in their behavior because they can't tell us how they're feeling. So, our teachers in their IAS, Kaylee Rivers, Ashley Burrus, Kimro, and Valyriia Cortez assists with academic goals, like we said, but they spend quite a bit of time keeping students safe in the classroom.
So for example in kindergarten Mrs. Condan shared um ways that she's teaching her students how to effectively use fidgets in the classroom um understand the purpose that will carry them through through the uh through the grades. And then Missina in fifth grade shared what she does for um just to help her class stay um focused and organized. She takes pictures of what she wants her students desk to look like, what the class look like. sharing that as a visual really was a a model for her students and found that to be super effective. So, just some brief examples of what we are doing as a staff to um best meet our kids where they're at and it's great for our staff to listen in on that. And then PBIS, we meet monthly and this year we have been talking a lot about functional communication. So, we know our elementary curriculum is rigorous, has high standards, um, and requires a high level of critical thinking.
And for the most part, you know, the PLC's and I mentioned this before in another meeting, the PLC's was a is a big is a big issue and what those are are professional learning communities where teachers can meet during the day to collaborate around student data and to push push on that work. And to do that, you need um subs or uh extra special area teachers to do that work. And so that would equate to, you know, five, six, uh, seven additional, you know, FTEES in the budget or five or six or seven roving staff uh, substitutes that go from building to building to building on a rotating basis to release the teachers so that they can do some of that work. Um, so that was that would have been a very very big ask. So we're kind of just holding on to that. It's something that we want to get to.
Again, we're not going to know that till June. So I don't know how that impacts budgeting for the next year but it is something to be thinking about. >> So ballpark figure if we have to fund it >> what my worth this year the way they do the grants like every year so like this year like we might get the first year 120,000 and then they start tearing it down. So this year I want to say we're down to like 80 something maybe. >> I think you're at 67,000. >> Don't quote us on an exact number because this is >> I mean I would have to get out my book but like this year our funding is basically >> we need about 80,000. >> This year our funding only covers staffing like there's nothing else. >> We need to go higher. >> Yeah. I wouldn't go less than 80.
We would just try to work with them together on whether they would move their game back. I would rather if we had to we would want our kids to play on the best bill possible. So if it was some more we had to work with him to move their game back a couple hours so we could play and then they could turn around and play. We we would I think they'd be more than more than happy to be able to work with us if that happened. Um that'd be really short notice, but I think they would be more than more than willing to. >> Now are they going to get drafts too or >> Yeah, they'll get drafts. We we don't have to pay for the rest. >> So if you guys don't have any concerns, I would recommend moving forward with that facility usage for the next few years.
Okay. Thank you. He was tired of everyone laughing at him. Heat. Heat. So it's 12 / by 10 set. So it's supposed to be multiplication. >> So So 12 * 7 12 * 7. So 12 * 7. >> They really tried their best. And after our DFA result um this week, they saw that like half of the pie was all blue. They're like they're all celebrating. He's like, "Yes, that's a that's a win for our class." >> I didn't know about this. >> Tell me, what are these called? Look at my hands. >> Even like this. >> Yes. Like this? >> Like this? >> Yes. >> How about this? >> Like this? >> Do not even a little bit. getting better. What about you? >> Active listening and don't go to sleep and make sure you listen to all the lessons that that teaches first.
I'm here for you. I'm not here against you. >> Right. And and that to me is is probably one of the most valuable pieces um is not being adversarial, but but showing them that we're really there for them. So, I appreciate that. >> And while they respect you, I think and they realize that you are law enforcement, I think that some of them don't put two and two together, which isn't a bad thing. So, I'm dropping my granddaughter off one day at school and I'm like, "Oh, look, there's Officer Groic." And she looks at me and she goes, "That's Matt and cheese." >> Right. So they they respect that they >> Right. Matt and cheese. >> Well, it you know, again, then that's that being more of a person to them than just a uniform. >> So, >> thank you. They appreciate all. >> Okay.
Thank you for your time and I hope you consider my request for Club America to be allowed to me in the mornings. That's it. Thank you guys. Anyone else? >> Hi, my name is Heidi Bloomer. I am Addie's mom. I live in Lincolnshire. Um, I have a son in eighth grade as well. So, just in an effort to not repeat, but as a parent perspective, it would be great as well to have this club be able to meet in the morning and actually maybe even check in with all the clubs and make sure that those clubs that are meeting don't have um restrictions to when the students want to want to meet with them. I know we looked online um there's probably 75% of clubs that meet in the afternoons but still 25% that meet in the morning and I know with athletes specifically that's the major issue.
[laughter] Uh, yeah, congratulations to Tyler. He bowled a perfect game. I'm very proud of him because he's gotten very, very close. Uh Tyler, me and Matt, we all won all conference honors, which basically means that out of all the bowlers who bowled uh and within our conference more than 18 games, top 22 gets chosen for uh just getting recognized for having that achievement and having the highest overall average. Um [clears throat] uh also a chance to recognize our seniors, Allan, Aiden, Mason, uh Michael, and Xavier. Uh I'm very I'm very sad that I have to see them leave. Our team is very, very young. I'm like one of few juniors that are on the bowling team. So, I'm also excited to see how we build up with our freshman and sophomore groups. Uh, I bet in the future we're going to have even more success, and I'm very excited to see where that kind of goes.
>> Sure. >> [clears throat] >> So, good evening board. Um, I would like to first um thank everyone. Um, just for the support this evening with our students for from the Black Student Association. That was really special and it fit right in with my comments. Um, as I think about this month as we lean into Black History Month, um, this is a period of reflection. All of our months throughout the year are opportunities to reflect on our history um our collective history and to provide those windows and mirrors into our lives and into our work and what brings um importance to our work. Uh for me, I was born in West Africa growing up there many thousands of miles away. It was a time um for me when my mother um she was born here in the states when even though I was born far away, she brought to me the history of Black History Month in Togo, West Africa.
That is awesome. Keep it up. Not only, as my fellow board members have stated, such wonderful skills for you, but you're also being models for the other students. So, keep it up. I hope it's contagious and they run with it as well. And yes, thank you to our teachers that are the sponsors. We know there are not enough hours in the day for everything you do. So, thank you very much. All right. Um, next up we have um a accommodation for Mr. Powell. I'm going to turn it over to you, Dr. Windom. >> Thank you, Mrs. Parent. So, uh, students, thanks so much for being here. if you need to head back to head back to class. Uh Mr. Pal, if you want to come forward here. Uh Mr. Joel Pal has had a busy month. Um he went through the uh process of uh being interviewed and and grilled by all of us.
So if we can get regulation in place, we can really it can have such an impact on learning outcomes. So still working on that. Uh assessments are we're right in the thick of it. We're heading into checkpoint three with iLearn and then we will have the summitive uh the end of April. So we're having some good conversations um especially conversations with writing. There's no math performance task this year. In the past, they've had this math performance task where the third through eighth graders have to it'll be a question like you are um forming a garden, you know, you're going to buy things, you're going to plot it out. And so they had to do this performance task in math. Well, they've cut that. So now we're just really focusing on the performance task in ELA, which is read two sources. um like one for the sixth graders we were looking at was on their Eerie Canal.
Any questions? No questions. All in favor? I >> I uh none opposed. There's no readings tonight for first reading. Um hoping maybe get back to that uh next month. Um there were no uh I said nobody signed up for general public comment tonight. It's going to be a short meeting tonight, folks. Um administrative reports. Uh Vicki, you got anything extra for us or >> I do not unless anybody has questions >> out of the ordinary? >> No.
All right. So, a day. This is a great day to be a fourth grader in Carol County. And uh I would be remiss if I did not um say publicly thank you to Mrs. Ronda Hicks. And she um has been doing this for as long as I've been teaching fourth grade. So, a long time. But what we have uh various presenters and [snorts] they get right into all aspects of agriculture in Carol County. And so you you can see from the pictures there that they get to do that. And then another uh benefit from this is that we have our own egg students from our high school are presenting at least two of the um formal presentations. I want to say soils and maybe water conservation and then they also bring animals and the students just you can imagine you know if you're a fourth grader you just love getting a you know old bunny and things like that but sometimes we'll have a calf they'll have goats and different things like that and and is uh as a teacher then there's a lot of pride in seeing former students who are now presenting in a public forum of something like that, you know, our our egg students.
It can be anything. But the system will be activated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. >> I know that's only that's school hours only. >> Okay. That's why Well, you know, like sometimes you have events during school hours like maybe And people come in, you know, I'm just saying >> you might want to say it's hypothetical. Sometimes people got mean way. >> So the system actually >> the system actually allows for that. So like we have grandparents day. So for grandparents day we can actually create a QR code that we would push out on the invitation and all the grandparents can register ahead of time so that when they report we have a sticker for them and if they don't have a sticker they don't get in. So it's it's pretty slick and so but that's an example of what we can do.
Hoover, because this is, like I said, a blue ribbon program, and we want it to succeed, and it has succeeded, but we can't imagine it not getting better. >> Thank you. One of the things I wanted to add is just the integration of the program I think is something that makes it unique and we all want our medical practitioners to be very smart in the science right so they can tell us what are what's wrong with us but also equally important is the ability to communicate with empathy and to explain to people so I think hearing you it's not easy to come before a school board and and talk about what a program looks like and so I can see that in you when you're talking like you're you're able to communicate great in that way. So kudos to you. >> I do have one more question because this is so good what you're doing.
Before learning can occur, students have to be able to feel safe and be safe in their actions. So these ladies are skilled, very skilled I might add, in handling elopers, climbers, throwers, screamers. They have to adapt in real time to student needs like knowing how to spot and predict seizures in our epileptic students. And for real, they know how to handle emergencies like champs. We've dealt with it many times this year. But for example, they have to they have been able to share minute-by-minute breakdowns of seizure progression, oxygen levels, and recovery activity with emergency professionals. So, they pay very close attention and they know their kids very well. They've learned triggers for behaviors and they've coached students through regulation, even when it means dealing with physical and verbal aggression. In return, they realize that their students have disabilities, but they choose to focus more on their abilities and their potential.
And not only that, our curriculum is also language heavy and requires our students to attend for lengthy amounts of time. So hearing from the committee, hearing from the teachers, you know, we see our kiddos while during instruction, getting up from out of their seats, maybe getting a drink of water, using the bathroom, [snorts] we're also seeing our students really trying to sit and focus. Um, but are they really attending? You know, are they are they getting the sort of that little glaze look? And that really brought us to that functional communication. what are our students trying to tell us? So, our PBS committee has um developed a student survey. Um right now it's grades one through five. We'll focus on K with more pictures and visuals and we are asking specific questions where you know we we the information we get from the students are going to help drive our instruction and help drive what we need to do to best support them.
Um, but we need to kind of get through this budget budget cycle as part of the reset. um we have a difficult time getting subs in our district. So add again adding that into the budget and not being able to fund that. We had that happen this year. I've had cadre subs in our alliance grant for for almost three years in a row and haven't been able to fund it because I can't get the right staff members. So we're going to hold for a little bit on that even though it's needed and and desired. Um that's a big thing. Um the additional request on everybody's minds of course is coaching. Um the coaching is important because it helps uh you know increase uh pet increase instructional improvement right at the classroom level uh at the you know delivery to students where we need it most.