So, um it's important to know these things. People are being we need to watch who's with their children whether it's in school or after school programs or wherever. >> And these are claims that were filed they opened the statute of limitations up to people up to age 40. So, it's claims from incidents that happened you know, many many years ago. But I do think that's an important thing. Yeah, and we have not had any claims in our district. That's I don't want to Exactly. Okay, any other questions or comments on the warrants? Okay. >> [clears throat] >> We'll follow up. I. I. I. I. [clears throat] I. All right. Moving on number eight, information items. 8A, academic achievement. No report tonight on that. 8B, mission, vision, goals. I'm hearing it up. On my screen up there. Okay, so I wanted to do a short presentation on what myself and the board have been working on for almost it feels like a while.
Or why not? Do you understand what I'm saying at certain schools? There seems to be an inequity there, an inconsistency. Um, for even for friends getting together, girls getting together talking about it and one said, "Yeah, we learned that at school." The other one said, "Well, I haven't learned it cuz they never get to that grade yet because their school decided they're going to do it one year later. So, how do we how do we mend that? How do we fix that?" Yeah, we we can look at that. I think we're going to revisit um, our information to schools around puberty and sexual health education. That's one of our um, projects for this spring semester going into summer. So, that is on the slate to to look at. I understand and it's it's sort of a um common common response that oh, it's up to the school to decide how they want to do financial literacy.
Brener has been working really hard in getting funding for that as well with a parent engagement guide uh how can students not only be exposed to it in our summer program but take it with them home. Um we have a team of coaches from our curriculum department too that are working in making sure all these classes have uh the curriculum the scoping sequence everything they have been re revising making sure that is meeting the needs of our students. Now before it was only open for students that maybe were at risk. Now, uh, we open this program to all students who are attending any of our schools receiving title one funding. So, that's another piece that changed. Um, and so the best part is we want to give a field trip experience for the students. We know that's always something they look for during the school year and summers are hot.
There's more than 175 printable texts and the only ones that were restricted were 11. So that shouldn't be too narrow of a scope to allow for creativity for the teachers to be able to utilize novels should they so choose. >> Um under ARS15-341 and 15-721 the board determines both the materials and their role in instructions uh instruction not the state standards. The state standards don't dictate um what we're able to decide at a local level. when HMH into literature was approved um in what appears to be a a fairly um what I would call novel rich program with their uh access to and as part of the lessons many novels available. Um it was my understanding at the time of that motion that novels would remain a part of not secondary to um other curriculum. And while state standards may not require novels, they also do not disallow them.
>> I mean, I absolutely think he should be on the announcements tomorrow to celebrate. >> Ah, yeah. >> What just happened? Great team. We don't take away from the team. The team definitely not the team. The team Jordan is moving on to stage. What a fantastic individual effort. That is the whole reason they were able to go to this to state in the first place. That that was the whole reason. It's the camaraderie of the team, not the sum of its individual parts. But when they work together and strategize, that is where true victory lies. Absolutely amazing. But before but before we uh wrap this up, I did want to also mention the other people that are going to >> Let's go through the whole the whole roster of the team here, Jordan. >> Of course. All right. So, so we have our rock uh we have people from Rocket League going to state.
>> No fine. It's fine. >> Thought when we have a human >> that's fine. >> Just throwing curve balls at whatever. >> She only got one more to go. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Try again next time. Here we go. >> Why not? >> All right. I'm going to open our next public hearing and that one is on the FY2027 school budget. >> Okay. >> You're almost tired of >> almost um >> superintendent shift too. >> Exactly. Uh so as you know uh we've had numerous conversations about the budget and in our last school committee meeting uh the proposal was on the table uh with regard to >> talk or turn it on um >> thanks uh we had a conversation with regard to uh two two budgets that that we've prepared and those two budgets include uh the $2.75 million override and a 3.25% increase uh with the use of significant uh funds um including stabilization funding and revolving accounts from the schools.
when I visit um I visited the elementary schools a few weeks ago. I just kind of stopped in and when I see the kiddos that have been at AAL and what they are doing it I mean it I want to give every one of these guys the chance to take a day off and go see that because it is powerful and you can see the foundation that has been laid and how it how they are able to grow from that. So, thank you so much for listening. >> Great. Thank you all. So, appreciate hearing about the wonderful work that's happening in each of your buildings. Um, committee members, questions, comments. I got member Goodwin and then member Dman. >> I think I have two questions and one is a comment that goes back to public comment about unfunded mandates. through my career with prek and all the lovely unfunded mandates as a NYAK administrator, as somebody who has suffered.
when I visit um I visited the elementary schools a few weeks ago. I just kind of stopped in and when I see the kiddos that have been at AAL and what they are doing it I mean it I want to give every one of these guys the chance to take a day off and go see that because it is powerful and you can see the foundation that has been laid and how it how they are able to grow from that. So, thank you so much for listening. >> Great. Thank you all. >> So, appreciate hearing about the wonderful work that's happening in each of your buildings. Um, committee members, questions, comments. I got member Goodwin and then member Dman. >> I think I have two questions and one is a comment that goes back to public comment about unfunded mandates. through my career with prek and all the lovely unfunded mandates as a NYAK administrator, as somebody who has suffered.
Well, you don't know till parents are saying it's not functional. It's part of like the original we're like, "Oh, okay, cool playground equipment. You're the expert." But is it in the preschool section? Um just a a few more items uh in this area of school climate. I just always want to share where we are when we're looking into things. Um administration and our student uh data management professionals, we've uh met and we've been looking actively and reviewing and identifying record keeping processes and protocols uh to ensure that we have accurate account of information in our systems. Uh that's really important to us. So we're reviewing that right now and making sure that we do and looking at the protocols for that work. Uh we have made steady progress in this area and and we'll keep working to improve and align practices K to 12. So um yeah, so I want to thank uh my administrative team that's here and our data management uh professionals in in those efforts.
Like since the school year. Most of the school year, yeah. So, um we've been working on a new mission statement. So, what is a mission statement? A mission statement acts as the district's North Star. It defines why an organization exists, whom it serves, and the specific promises it makes to its students and families every single day. A shared commitment to students. It acts as a formal pledge. It tells parents and the community exactly what kind of environment and outcomes they can expect for their children, whether that is academic excellence, emotional safety, or preparation for the future. Next slide. So, why a new mission statement? The district's mission statement had not been reviewed in quite a while, so the school board and superintendent determined an update [clears throat] was necessary. So, we started looking at that. The current mission statement for Bass Lake School District is every child a promise.
It's up to the school on the bell schedule. It's up to the school on the teacher waiver days. Up to the school to decide what which grade you're going to teach sexual education. Some of these things I think should be systematized across and coordinated across all of the schools. I mean, yeah, we want to empower the schools, but at the same time there's certain things that should be common and and predictable so that no matter what school I put my child in, I'm going to know that at the fourth grade they're going to have this education or the fifth grade they're going to have, right? So, And just to clarify what the importance of that is because Hawaii has a lot of military families Mhm. and if they taught it in the the fourth grade, but in mainland they don't teach it to the to the fifth grade or whatever, that student that it transfers here never never hears it.
So, and also bus uh transportation So like why don't we bring it to the school? So that's what we're doing this year. We're bringing that experience for the students to the site so they still even though it's three weeks we are it is like a mini mini school year. So we're bringing all the experiences that we can so our students continue to to learn and also have fun. Um then one change we made this year so we used to use the same platform as community edio sometimes our families had um many challenges that's feedback from our families that we receive in our principles as well that sometimes when they got to the platform it was challenging for them to register so this year we we tried to change that and used cold tricks as our platform for registration so it's easier for families I won't lie to you it is a lot of work on the back But we can do that like if if it's easier for our families and also this translates to whatever language they want to use.
And that was a miscommunication um that that some took. Um their value is undeniable. Building vocabulary, comprehension, writing, verbal skills. So much can be learned from reading. Uh students who read more achieve more. Uh reliance on excerpts alone diminishes context, character development, and deeper analysis. Under Joo Comb Unified School District policy, IG curriculum guides and course in accordance with requirements of the state of Arizona, the district will develop its own curriculum guides to reflect local needs. The guide shall be designed to assist users in implementing the district philosophy regarding the teaching of a subject and will when possible suggest a variety of possibilities for instruction patterns of individualization variations of approaches and materials. So they are intended to support not limit the teachers uh their effectiveness by allowing flexibility in the materials and instructional approaches. Um to be very direct and clear here because I I know there's been some confusion the use of Hunger Games or McBTH and other previously approved Combmes literature which is separate from the approval of the curriculum.
We have people from Tetrio going to state, Overwatch, and our entire Smash Bros. varsity team that you just saw tonight. >> Let's give the names of those Smash Bros. the rest of the Smash. We only had to see two of them, three of them in action tonight. We saw three of them. Let's let's give the whole roster of the squad as they uh as we send things off here. Yep. We got Captain Jaden, we got Izzy, we got Camora, we got Deacon, Eli, and Ash are all playing amazing today. I think they might be coming in for after game interviews to see what their thoughts are about going to >> They're not, Jordan. They are not coming in for interviews. They've had us on screen for way too long. >> I guess that's true. Congratulations, Rocket League, Tetrio, Overwatch, Super Smash, and if I may, Jordan, if I may, >> Coach Morgan >> organizing this esports team to to go from a program that didn't exist >> five years ago >> to one to one >> to one that's won multiple state championships really is a credit to to the work that that Coach Morgan has put in as well as to all the esports kids here at Bluff >> organ.
So what you're about to see is is nothing new and nothing the community hasn't seen uh in my last really three presentations. Um, so I think it's it's important that to reiterate every chance we get that the budget I'm presenting with the uh override is not a budget that we're looking at adding staff here. Right? We our our focus here is to lessen our reliance on our one-time revolving accounts, our school choice fund in particular um to to fund operations. It's just poor accounting practice and it's it we are significantly uh going to reduce those funds should we not pass an override. Um and the two paths before us uh one sets us on a course correction if you will right to allow us to work towards uh the structural deficit that's inherent within the budgeting process for all of us not just uh the schools but the town itself.
Um, I had joy in my heart when I took oh, I can't even remember what it was called, but Joan Shell was all about it. And I took it and I threw it in the trash and it was a joy cuz it was a prek cake thing. And we realized that it took more time to collect data than to actually teach. So I guess never feel afraid to again remember the joy um not just the um they are heroes. Um they do everything from teaching children how to um not bite, not hit um to laughter. Um, I think of all of the things that, um, without preK wouldn't happen. Um, so again, I go back to those unfunded mandates and people who make decisions about our little children who probably shouldn't be. So find joy in that. And then I have a a question. We were very proud to be a responsive classroom district.
Um, I had joy in my heart when I took oh, I can't even remember what it was called, but Joan Shell was all about it. And I took it and I threw it in the trash and it was a joy cuz it was a prek cake thing. And we realized that it took more time to collect data than to actually teach. So I guess never feel afraid to again remember the joy. Um not just the um they are heroes. Um they do everything from teaching children how to um not bite, not hit um to laughter. Um, I think of all of the things that, um, without preK wouldn't happen. Um, so again, I go back to those unfunded mandates and people who make decisions about our little children who probably shouldn't be. So find joy in that. And then I have a a question. We were very proud to be a responsive classroom district.
Um I continue to join the teachers union leadership team meeting toward the end of it uh every time they meet now and we discuss matters uh that the association brings to my attention. And uh and so we've been working on the same three matters over the past couple months and uh we're making great progress in all three of them. So it's uh the indoor uh environment uh specific to HVAC systems and air quality at CLES uh that we talked about a little earlier and I've talked about extensively at facilities. Um sub two coverage concerns at CLES and we're making some great headway there uh in articulation and implementation of the pre K to 12 uh disciplinary system and we'll keep working on that. So all three areas are are great ones. I'm thankful for the teachers for bringing those to my attention, but it's things that administration are already aware of, which is great, too, and um we'll continue to work in those areas and uh and are making great progress.
We will provide an education that emphasizes reading, mathematics, science, technology, communication skills, and a broad-based exposure to cultural, fine arts, and other academic disciplines. This education will be achieved in an environment which enhances integrity, respect, responsibility, and compassion for others. We recognize that these values are best learned when model modeled by all adults and children. So, that's the current mission statement. So, the new mission statement that is in progress achieving excellence together. We will collaborate to empower a diverse school community that is student-centered and academically focused. We believe that every child is destined to succeed along with building strong moral moral character and critical thinking skills. Our highly trained staff will honor every identity and achieve excellence together. So, that's the work in progress. Uh a little bit of information on that process. So, we looked at LCAP goals, we looked at academic achievement data.
So, Yeah, they missed it on the on their incoming and one year and they missed it here, they never get it, right? Um so, what we're asking in this resolution is it already embedded in what you folks teach? Um it's part of the puberty and sexual health. So, what's what's what is new that you're going to add in based on this resolution? Well, so we've been talking about it and we're considering um doing um some instructional materials that we can provide for schools and have um I guess um spotlight some of the um key concepts that we want teachers to be able to easily uh relate to our students. So, what why does it take a resolution? Why isn't it this this automatic or something that the schools have initiated on their own knowing this there's a lack of whatever. Uh puberty education and sexual health education is a expectation for all of our schools.