Here you will see that we have added in a new score for interim benchmark 2 which shows that our students we have um students 70% of our students are in that range that um again has a correlation coefficient of a.7 which is a high effect size. When we look here minimally proficient rates for sixth grade students it's five points higher than the pre-EST and one point higher than that interim benchmark one. Um when we did a deep dive um with our math coordinator Mariss and our coaches, we noticed that 15 of the sixth grade standards are assessed on this benchmark, 10 of the standards had been taught and sixth grade curriculum maps were not adjusted this year and we wanted to make um reference to that because you know we've spoken with you about how we have made some shifts in our curriculum maps and we are noticing um a potential impact with the um decision to not make any changes this year.
There appear to be important upcoming deadlines. One in March for proposing programs and another in August for conference participation. Parents and students are unclear on the process. We're asking for transparency and communication about the district's plan. This is about opportunity growth and leadership for our girls. At similar schools, particip participation has been strong. 80 girls joined Wheaten North's first team for flag football. Betavia families are ready to support this and we will do what we need to to help. What students need now is certainty. If you build it, they will come. Thank you. [applause] >> Our final speaker is Mary Bruno. [applause] >> Good evening. My name is Mary Bruno. I'm a proud parent of three students. Mia, Bella, and Tori here in the district and a Routollo girls flag football parent coach. Sports unite people. They teach leadership, confidence, collaboration, and resilience. They give students skills they carry beyond their time here in Betavia.
>> Any discussion or questions? >> Roll call, please. >> Ma, >> yes. >> Papis, >> yes. >> Ward, >> yes. >> Dogen, >> yes. >> Gorman, >> first, >> yes. >> Watson, >> yes. >> Motion passes. >> Next is the approval of the bid for the CHS track replacement. Motion and second, please. So moved. >> Second.
That's what I saw. >> Yeah. And it just came through on my feet to just today. So, all right. We'll make the adjustments uh for next month. Thank you for that. >> I apologize for my tight schedule. >> That's okay. You know, >> it's better just land it and get it done and set right now. Okay, that was old business. >> That was new business. Any other new business? >> I think executive secretary Cheryl as a new business. It was kind of You put it out about a week or so ago from our same attorney that put it out. He put it out or their firm put it out about one school district lost their fight against I think it was a >> tiff. >> They challenged a tiff and they lost and they kind of gave some reasons why they lost. They they they really didn't have enough meat in their defense.
That came from taking different surveys and talking to staff. We hear a lot about soft skills and so it was like what methods are getting year as they go into the forefront from that. The next step in this process is going to be taking these out and making them grade level expectations. So, okay, work ethic. What does that look like for a kindergartener versus what does that look like for a senior? And so, that'll be a continuing part of the project that we have. But then also, we've passed student of the month, but we're now tying that in. So you'll have your Viking value. So the month of February growth is the Viking value. So whenever teachers teachers are looking to nominate the student of the month, they're not always just looking at the to nominate them from. They're looking at this one demonstrated, reflecting on your actions, setting goals, and using feedback to keep improving.
>> Yes. So moved for the creation of the issuance of the second. >> Motion by Mr. Shetzel, second Mr. Richardson to approve the uh the issuance of the $2 million bond.
Um, we're excited to announce a tremendous gift made in the memory of Rex Burkhoff, who passed away in 2004. Rex's widow, Chris Gardner, has graciously offered to provide full financial support for the purchase and installation of a new soccer scoreboard totaling $24,925. Just tremendous. Uh, the family has a long and meaningful connection to Decal Central Schools and Decal [clears throat] athletics. Their daughters were active in Decal activities and today the next generation of their family continues that tradition participating in DAB soccer amongst other activities as well. The donation reflects not only the tribute to Rex's memory but also the family's enduring love and support for DAB soccer and our student athletes. So, I put a uh picture of what the scoreboard will look like, and we'll we'll continue to work with Chris [cough] and keep [clears throat] her involved in other updates that we're planning on uh putting in place across the 612 campus because she has indicated that she would like to uh get involved in in more than just maybe this contribution and maybe there's some other things that she can help and support us with.
So, yeah, that's good, you know. So, just just my note, right, that we want to keep up the sanitation, you know. >> Um, so Stacy, thank you for that update. Seems like we're making progress there. Um, if if maybe if you could just if you notice anything happening or having issues with getting into tenants apartments, maybe if you just um email us in Raj so we know and that maybe we can offer you some assistance there. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Great.
So it they can be volunteers, but um what's been encompassed as far as we've reviewed is any volunteer that falls under the precipitate of the DOE or a school, they do fall under that. But there is like athletic associations that are nonprofits such as HHSAA or OIA. they're technically not attached to um the Department of Education. So that would broaden it beyond just state uh employees. >> Okay. So the Senate it's Senate Bill safety of um what was that? Um education workers. Yeah. So would would this bill cover the question? I'm guessing this bill cover referees and coaches find it. I think if they are employees of the DOE or DOE schools, this this language in this bill um is much broader when it speaks about sports officials. It also speaks to like um volunteer referees, timekeepers. So if we were to amend further because that bill goes to ways and means uh 3179 to to definition of the referees coaches and so forth to be fall under the um safety of employees as this bill speaks out with assistance for TTRO and so forth.
We are currently >> we did for eighth grade but not sixth grade. >> Correct. >> We are um below target to reach our interim benchmark 1.1. This here is the seni graph that you have seen before. Again this is a graph that represents the fluidity throughout um student achievement and their performance on our assessments. Again this is a tool that can be utilized um in real time. It can highlight specifically who the students are within those bands for some real-time adjustments that teachers can make. But we did want to share with you that as illustrated here, 70 students did increase in proficiency. We're proud of that. Specific to this goal, we see 46 minimally proficient students increasing their proficiency on this assessment. Um, this graph also shows that 275 students stayed with stayed within that same performance band and 84 students decreased in the performance band.
In our district, we proudly say one town, one team. What does that truly mean? And does it mean all students? Not long ago, one of our Routolo girls in 8th grade asked me a question. Coach Bruno, will I be able to play flag football at the high school? [clears throat] She wasn't trying to start a movement or create conflict. She was asking because she found something she loved, [clears throat] something that gave her confidence, a sense of belonging, and pride. In fact, during the season, one of her teachers reached out to coach Annie FCO to share how impactful being part of the girls flag football club had been for this student. academically, socially, and emotionally. That question, that impact is why we're here tonight. Student interest is strong and documented. At Routollo alone, we've seen strong pos participation, averaging 37 girls at each practice, leadership development, and a clear pipeline of athletes who want to play in high school.
>> Any questions or discussion? >> I ju I just wanted to mention I'll I'll give a um facilities committee update um later on in the meeting, but did receive bids um ca came in very close to budget and staff is recommending approval so that the work can get done this summer and not impact activities. >> Thank you. >> Roll call, please. >> Papis, >> yes. >> Ward, >> yes. >> Dogen, >> yes. Gorman >> Hurst. >> Yes. >> Murva, >> yes. >> Wasson, >> yes. >> Motion passes. >> All right. Next is our approval of the bus bid. A motion in a second, please. >> So moved. >> Second.
Well, not defense. I guess they they're not the defenders, but in in their case, they didn't have enough ammunition to justify that that tiff that tiff wasn't warranted. So, I just gave a heads up. >> Extended it. >> H >> So, they extended it. >> They extended it. Yeah. So, they basically the school board I'm just paraphrasing the school board that was in question basically saying, "Hey, we don't approve that tiff." and didn't didn't have a good reason, you know, at least fight to say that that's really not a plighted area or something like that. They just didn't have enough meat there. And the judge say, "You know what? That's the reason why you lost. You didn't have enough." So, this heads up if it ever comes to us again about that. We just got to do due diligence and put as much as we could.
So again, it's just a way to reward our kids for for learning those skills as they go forward. For mentorships, this is one that especially Mr. Yoder has been very passionate about getting a way to connect our older kids with our younger kids. And so they've done some training. They have high school kids who have signed up and they younger and then our students in the elementary they have the like to meet with a mentor or maybe a teacher might say hey it would be good for this kiddo to get connected with an older student and we've just been seeing that work in a lot of different ways across the district even in some of discipline or the administrator sitting and talking to them. It might be a kid who and we bring them in and we sit and talk together with them. So they kind of get to hear it from a peer.
Any questions? All those in favor say I. >> The blank at the bottom like I was on page three. >> There's a blank there. or is that not that hard? Page nine. >> Where you at? >> Page nine of the first. >> I'm looking at the very first page. >> Okay. I'm looking at page where it says in the total is it on first page as well? not exceed $2 million. >> Yeah, >> this is the one, two, the third wear. >> That gives us the ability to issue less than three million if we decide to. >> Then those blanks can't be filled in until the bond sale because we don't know what type of premium we might get. >> Okay, thank you. Again, a motion made by Mr. Shzel, second Mr. Richardson's to approve the U issuing the bonds. Any other discussion? All those in favor say I.
So, we're just extremely grateful for for people like Chris and um that are able to give back um to the district uh that has provided for their family over the years. So, hopefully the board will approve of this donation. >> Thank you. And with that, I'll ask the board for a motion. >> I'll make a motion. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second.
Thank Thank you, Stacy. Appreciate you coming tonight. >> Welcome. Okay. Thank you. >> All right. >> Bye. >> All right. Uh, next thing on the agenda is an exterior grease trap for New York pizza at one Western West Union West Union Street. Do we have anybody here for that hearing? >> I'm here. >> Okay. Um, do you want to introduce yourself? My name is Khaled Adam and I'm the owner of New York Pizza on West Union Street. >> Okay. Uh Raj, you want to >> So chief uh again you know this is a change of ownership. Uh we have previously had a external lease trap waiver at this place. You know what I have found out the neighboring two businesses uh is is attached to to the grease tab. They do have external grease tap on the property but this particular uh one Bella pizza was uh now New York pizza is not attached to it you know given uh given uh it's a change of ownership you know it'll be heavy burden uh at this point asking them to to hook up to the external three-step or I don't know if it is it's even feasible you know that um I am in support of uh the external three-step waiver for for the New York visa you Only thing I want to mention that uh they need to maintain and properly you know uh get the internal grease tap serviced on a regular basis you know uh to to make sure that none of the grease is going to our waters.
>> I believe it would. Yes. Um, Senator Kim, I think another thing that um, the department also they wanted an even broader definition of sports officials and which we have no objection to that included athletic directors specifically that that name title. But I think when you look at sports official generally that would still fall under it. But just for clarity to make sure that um sports officials included athletic directors and an amendment to that bill to add that language I believe would strengthen and and cover uh Senator Wai's concerns >> because it's not the intention to elevate uh these sports officials above all the other categories. Right. >> Absolutely. So that's why we wanted to be suggested as a model so it can be taken by other departments um to use if if they were dealing with that same uh same type of crisis that we've seen recently.
And again, um, this gives us nice talking points, um, for leaders to have with their teachers, for coaches to have with teachers as well when thinking about what can we do to tweak instruction to benefit our learners. This slide here represents interim measure 1.2. The percentage of sixth grade students who will score high risk on FastBr a math will decrease from 50% in May of 2025 to 40% on FastBridge A math in May of 2026. And you will see here in some of the analyses that we were able to complete, fall and winter a math screening remained consistent. That this is an adaptive test that will assess um broad math skills. And it does cover the critical domains within sixth grade including as you can see ratios and proportions, the number systems, expressions and equations, geometry and statistics. And you can see here that the score that students are demonstrating um in 25 26 spring is a score of 40.
Betavia is currently the only school in Dukane Conference without a girls flag football team slated for the 2627th school year. We understand that adding a sport is complex. We understand the challenges around space, staffing, and finances that have been shared with us. What has been challenging for families and students is simply understanding the process. It becomes difficult for students to know what to expect, and that's hard for kids who are showing up and asking pretty respectfully to be heard. Mr. Kim, when you came to our district, you said you wanted to be a champion for all kids. Well, one way to be a champion for kids is to recognize where opportunities are emerging. Girls flag football is no longer just growing locally. Colleges across the country are beginning to recruit female athletes and offer scholarship opportunities to play at the next level. Those opportunities are new and programs are developing.