Watson an email file. And I said, "Sorry, Dr. Watson. Long story short, there it's happening all over. It's really It's kind of sad. Sorry. Uh my report just a lot of different uh legislative information uh goals from the K from KB as well as from KSDE and just be in tune with legislative type comingings and goings, things that are happening so on so forth. Again, a lot of different things, some different uh just reminder about some different bills that have been, you know, kind of discussed and kicked around. You know, the cell phone bill in terms of what's going to happen in school districts, you know, talking starting school after Labor Day and ending before Memorial Day. That's happening as well for some discussions requiring children to be toilet trained to enroll in kindergarten to attend kindergarten. Um, another bill that's popped out is requiring 30 minutes of recess, daily recess for Kansas student or schools in Kansas school districts K through five.
>> I think the gray will be easier to see than like a white. >> Well, poison tins is gray. >> That's why we went with the dark. >> Okay. >> You think the dark gray is still not dark enough? If it was me, I would run over to Hoisington. I mean, theirs is not light light gray, but it's not a like a dark gray gray. >> I know it's really hard to see on those. >> Yeah, >> those. But the dark gray is as dark as the green. It's just >> we thought the green might be a lot of green. So, we thought the gray might >> and and if it is a darker gray, almost as dark as the green, you know, >> I see. >> I just I think we we could be all right with it. >> It just worries me where the inside might be stained and the gray comes across there.
Any questions? >> Any questions from the board? >> Miss Leonard survived her first retreat. Let's give her a shout out for Miss Leonard. She was here on Sunday and survived her retreat. Good job. That's number seven is the uh public unified school district chronic absence procedure. members of the board um and community. Um this is a work in progress and this is what we have so far in an effort um to make an attendance a priority and in an effort to bring the community as part of the plan um we've been engaging with HRDC um in in this process and based on a couple of recommendations uh our principles also had the opportunity to review it and we have put together these uh uh procedures um that we want to bring to your attention um what what it entails. It is um um making sure that everyone knows that we want to be able to have four steps and in each step not only some um interventions but some supports but and and a way that we can document what is it that we're doing in each way to support the students and also to try to include the parents as part of the solution.
And um as Leah told you, we'll be dressing up to look like we're 100 years old. And um the kids are going to I we they talked about this more this morning dressing up looking a little nerdier because they're 100 days smarter. And so anyway, I'm really looking forward to that. We'll be serving cake at lunch um for it's our hundth day celebration and we're hoping that kids will want to be there and and they'll have fun. Like I told my teachers, have fun. I want the kids to have fun and I want you to have fun doing 100 day activities with the kids. we need to celebrate it. Um I'm just looking at my notes. We have a great team of teachers and staff. Um I'm very proud of their dedication of my staff to our students. Our I believe that relationships have grown this year and they have really taken time to build those relationships with students.
And then confidence. So each time student overcomes their challenge, their confidence grows and so does their willingness to keep trying and then that confidence feeds back into that cycle again. So together with the mindset pillar um student agency and our focus on student competence. This kind of brings our vision of a portrait of a grad graduate to life. And in practice, this shows up in our classrooms as level up, which is a series of practices to help student take ownership of their growth. And >> okay, so to to help guide us with uh this work and this endeavor, what we did is we looked at some of the student voice data survey. And there's about four questions we'd like to share with you. The first one being, how often does your this teacher give you feedback that helps you learn? And what we see here is a nice growth from the spring of 25 to the to this year's fall data.
Um, at Access, we've been doing relationship mapping and we took a climate survey last week and I just love that. Um, our school leadership is taking the opportunity to collect that data and really making sure that each student feels like they have somebody that they can rely on. Um, other than that, um, stronger expectations are being held throughout the building and higher student ownership is happening. Um, overall students feel supported but also understand accountability matters. So, thank you, >> Ryan. on on student ownership. I mean, and I mean, where do you place the causation of the increase in student ownership? >> I would say just like what causes like what's causing that? >> Yeah. What's led to the increase? >> I would say the biggest increase holding a good response here. Um, I would say the biggest increase is people taking responsibility for their own actions.
We're working with the school to make sure that we can do this effectively to keep all students safe and we're not here to riot. We're here just to peacefully get our voices heard as students as we're not able to vote. We're not able to vote. Sorry. Um but we want to still get our voices heard. Thank you very much. And um so many students around the school have been trying to just help support this even if their parents are saying no. I had students coming up to me um making pins even just today, making signs at home and trying to get the word out even by putting on their social media stories or making videos about it. Even the social media Tik Tok that we made for this already reached over 450 followers. And I think that really just shows what the student body wants.
Um just want to give a quick overview about what is a behavior academy um adjustments we've made with improvement and alignments and then looking ahead. Um I had the chance to talk with you guys about behaviormies a little bit last year, but I think it's important that you guys know that we are always striving to do better. We are never going to rest on what we think is good enough. It will never be good enough. And so we've got everybody moving in the right direction, safe, healthy, um, and positive. Um, so just a brief recap on what a behavior academy is because we do have new board members here with us. A behavior academy is a short-term intervention for students who are demonstrating repeat behaviors that impact the learning environment. Um, behaviormies will happen twice a week, the last three to six weeks depending on if you're elementary, middle school, or high school.
>> I'll make a motion to consider staff report and other personal items. Consider normal staff report items. >> I'll second a motion and a second. Is there discussion questions? >> I had a question about the one of the ECA, but it it was clarified because it's not not effective till next year. So, thank you for clarifying that. >> Uh, one question I had was how many uh permanent subs are we utilizing now? >> I've seen them come and go and I've not really kept track. >> We should have two at one. >> There's one at each. >> One at each one. >> So, they are they building specific or do they bounce around? know they're building >> and that building has the they ability to put them where they need to. They >> sometimes they have transition into a different position that leaves that position open.
Any questions for the board? >> THANK YOU. [applause] ALL RIGHT, thank you everyone for the reports. Uh definitely a way to keep us up to date on all the happening things uh here at Deli. Um moving forward to new business. Um let's get a motion to discuss 8A uh steeple the underwriter placement agent engagement. Previously we have worked with support us with pursuing that and so with that change that we may introduce that we also need to replace them as an underwriter. So I would of course propose that since we're working with that we also serve as our underwriter. [clears throat] Uh all in favor of 8A supporting steeple for the underwrite replacement agent [laughter] say I opposed. Motion carries. Uh 8B. I'd like to get a motion to discuss the end momentum as so this would be the company that supports our new online option at work online.
So the state is really pushing for these capstone experiences to actually experiences. >> A motion for that motion. >> Okay. Have a motion for that. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> A motion to second. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. Oppos the same. That carries. I will also say that as you guys uh may remember back in the fall you approved the construction pathway and we we're getting ready to post that position and see if we can get somebody and and try to start that pathway. So, we're excited about that. >> Okay. Uh this evening you have your personnel recommendations there for your consideration. I'll let you look over those and then I'll entertain a motion for them. I need a motion for that. >> I'll make a motion to approve the personnel recommendations. >> Okay, I have a motion to approve that.
Be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> Questions or comments. Okay, that moves us to 7.02 consideration to award the contract for Lincoln School Roofing Project. Mr. Sheller, >> Lincoln School Roofing Project 2026. Notice to bid was advertised on December 5th and December 12th, 2025. A pre-bid meeting was held on December 16th, 2025. Bids were received on January 8th, 2026. The board has received a bid tabulation sheet for this project and I will recommend awarding this project to BNS roofing at the next scheduled schoolboard meeting.
I mean, it depends on the student, obviously, and where they're at. Um, but for some of our students that are have more severe disabilities, I mean, blinking is is one of their reaction to stimuli is something that they have a goal for. So, a good day is honestly um being able to participate. For some kids, it's being calm and not screaming the entire day. For some kids, it's not feeling like you have to run out of the room. And um for some kids, it's speaking um verbally and saying words. For some, it's being able to write their name um or just identify letters. So, for some of our more physically handicapped students, um some that are recovering from significant injuries, it's usually just reacting to stimuli and being present. And honestly, uh any day we have them there is a good day. >> So, does staff go into a day with certain goals in mind for for certain students?
Like Thomas Edison, he messed up the light bulbs over 99 times. I think that's what motivated us. [laughter] Like Phoenix learned that invention breeds invention by Jack Kusto. He he wanted to see underwater. So he made a lung. So then he so he can deep go swim deep down underwater and see the ocean. But he couldn't really see well. So then so that so he made an underwater camera so we can see. And while we're talking about Jacques Kustoau, we also made inventor cards and one about him. Some of the questions were birth date, birthplace, inventions, and a challenge or disappointment that he um faced. I think one of the cards the Jax Kustoau I think why I made it so intriguing was because he was in such a big car accident and he and when he was rehabbing he was rehabbing underwater and that's how he learned to walk again and he realized can I make an invention that would help the world underwater more and so he made the aqualong and the underwater camera which I think is really inspiring.
TNTP is another group that's similar that will help us do that. Um, K12 and so they're it's a technical support group. It's education based. >> So that's not in next year's budget. That's coming out of this year's budget >> right now. It's in this year's budget. Yep. And so that work is starting now and it's um it's it'll run through the summer. Uh but that is that's out of this year's budget. >> Okay. Y Okay. And I think that's is that the last slide, Ken? Oh, this was the last one. This is an important one. So, um, Ken, you don't have to click on it, but the FY27 is the presentation that everybody already received. So, I have it I do have it in here and I can share this with you. But, um, the question was about, you know, how are we how are we planning for like what does this look like after this year, you know?
So again, um there's a lot of different things that are happening and and some of them are good and some of them are infringing in my opinion on local control and what we should be doing. So like for example in Burlington Middle School, we have kids have PE every day. There are some districts that don't have kids that have PE every day. So is 30 minutes a day for you know recess for one district the same as others? Maybe yes, maybe no. Just depends on the situation. So anyways, um there's a lot of different bills around and uh we'll see what happens. Information from what I understand and from what we're gathering from different people, different colleagues, they would like to shut down the uh session on time this year because they've got some campaigning to do. All representatives are up for election as well as there's a governor race.
I think I I tend to kind of agree with you a little bit on those areas. And I can ask him about that. You know, I feel like the more he gave me different options, the darker the or the less contrast it was. I think when he I saw the original staining, it was quite it's it's darker, but it's not >> I don't know how to explain it. It's darker, but it's not >> painted. It's just stained darker. So, I still think you'll be able to see the But I can ask him. That's a good question. I can ask him. What >> did Lisa have concerns with the color of the wine? Do you agree? >> No, her we we were both good with She preferred the darker gray um rather than the green because the green was just a it was very busy um with all the green.
Um those efforts include having a meeting with them, uh having a contract, conducting some home visits and at the end is um also part of this collaboration included at the Hono Police Department in which they will be glad to allocate um SRO officers during a week. um so we can then do um visits with SRO off officers and but they want all of the documentation in place. Um some of the guidelines um this is where people may get confused. It is student is chronically absent once they're out 10%. Um but that is based on the days that they've been enrolled. Um, for example, if a student is here for the 180 days, that equates to 4.5 absences. After 4.5 absences in the first quarter, the students will be chronically absent. By the end of the first semester, more than nine will be chronically absent. By the end of the third quarter, um, having 13.5 will be chronically absent.
Um right now it's um I believe our students are happy to be at school and I'm really proud of that. So every day um at CBHS we're just proud to be out there. You know the days I go home and I haven't spent any time with the students is when I feel empty. And so um it's really important to me that we're out there during passing period which we are as much as we can and at lunches and when I don't or I like being at the gate in the morning welcoming them to school and thanking them for being there. And when I don't have that time with the kids I feel empty. And so, um, if I'm feeling down and just tired of it all, I make sure I go out and interact with the kids because I have a lot of fun with them.
And these are different data sets of people. But what this showed us is that we've done a really nice job in our competence in providing quality feedback to our students. And also that the students were recognizing that the feedback that we're giving them is meaningful to the learning. Okay. Go. Second question is, how comfortable are you asking this teacher questions about what you're learning in this class? Um, and we again we saw a nice little growth there for the teen data that showed us that uh the students are aware that they don't know something. Um, and they want to ask us questions. They're determined to um to ask us those questions so that they could fill in any of gaps of their learning. Um, and it also boosts their academic resilience because they recognize that there are things they need help with. um and rather than staying in an area where they're um a little their knowledge is a little ambiguous, they'll go ahead and tackle those challenges and ask us for help.