Tonight, we're bringing them forward to your for your approval. >> I need a motion to the text recommendation. Any questions? >> You please Ros. >> Hi. >> And Ysef. >> Hi. >> S. >> Hi. >> Tyer. >> Hi. >> Hy. >> Hi. >> No. >> Hi. >> Okay. Uh, next item is a first reading of 2728 curriculum letters of intent. And I apologize for the redundancy, but every year I remind you that um that the process for new courses or change to existing courses um changes to existing courses begins almost a year and a halfish ahead of time. So, uh, and they begin with letters of intent, which are simply, um, our administrative team and directors suggesting to you that these may be course proposals that they want to bring to you in the fall. Um, and what we are presenting to you tonight is a first reading, but in May, we will ask you for an approval, which doesn't mean you're approving the course changes yet.
>> So one thing that we are recommending the board to consider is the per day meal. It used to have you know an amount for breakfast and amount for lunch and amount for dinner and knowing that people's uh choices or eating habits or maybe um if you are bal or kosher needs you would be at an event where you might not be able to have that met. You might have to make an alternate choice. We are saying and we've also looked at some of our neighboring districts that a per meal traditional meal doesn't make sense. We think a daily amount not to exceed 125 which is in many of our neighboring districts per board member um would be an acceptable recommendation >> and that's also changing for employees too, right? It's for everybody for >> Well, it's just our standard question. >> Yeah. Yeah. It's not for board members.
>> Correct. It's a one-year. It's a one bid. So we we gather what are our what are our needs for this upcoming school year. Right. So each building says here's how much paper we need and we we have a form that they fill out. How much regular just your copy paper, right? And then we have all the slew of different colors of 90 pound paper of 20 pound paper of all of the different things that are are needed. And then we put that in our bid packet and we do a we do a a sealed bid every year off of that. We try to if you remember last year we were trying to look and to see are are there savings if we were to go with a a cooperative purchasing agreement such as Sourcewell. Um and it didn't pan out. it it was we were getting better prices this way.
So, this gives you a kind of a vision of what we want our teachers um thinking about and learning about in the next uh 5 years. So, earlier I mentioned our student focus groups which we were really excited to engage in. I got to sit in on the middle school ones and to hear our kiddos talking about social studies and how it impacts their daily life was really exciting, but it was exciting for everyone um grades 2 through 12. These were some of the some fun little takeaways that we took directly from our kids. My favorite one is, "We think every day in social studies." That really stood out and that was an honest This was a genuine uh you know, we were we were posing big questions about their daily experiences in social studies classrooms and that came directly out of um one of our ours.
All it means is that you're giving permission to the departments to explore this further. Um, and you will have a chance to say yes or no again in the fall, Mark. Um, usually September at the latest, uh, where we would bring these back to you. So, tonight we're presenting a number of first readings and Mark, do you want to just do like a quick overview? >> Yeah, for applied arts, we're looking at um, bringing in a new course AP business, personal finance. Um, and then there's a few changes by title in the applied arts division. And then in um computer science, we're excited about integrating an AP cyber security course as a new course. And then spending a little bit of time revising other courses with the computer science um and changing credit to dual credit computer programming one. So we made a relationship with college lake county and our students would be able to get uh that credit for computer programming in fine arts.
This is just our policy in general. >> It would be effective on on this policy for for board members here, but it would be the same expectation for anybody that would travel for the district. >> And it's pretty it's pretty rigorous. So, works for the superintendent, it works for everybody else in the district. Receipt's missing. There's a process for accounting for that, which is a rare occurrence. >> So, Miss Garrett, did you have any other changes that were missing? Yeah. So we so we still have to update this a lot because even Beth, this is what I'm going to miss. One of the most things about Beth is she found a error below on 3B. So we kind of just ran through some different ideas and looked at the cost of triple I and um different things. So we have some ideas we want to throw around.
Uh so and we even checked them. Um I Asbo had a another uh avenue that that I signed it. I created an account to go through and I checked the prices. Our prices and our sealed bid were better than the prices that were in that and it's basically a state contract uh when it looks at that. So um so it it is an annual thing. >> It's an annual thing. So really the decision is just do we want to pay more for the recycled paper this year >> versus not. Okay. >> It's the same amount of paper. >> Yep. >> Right. It's a different type and obviously a different price. >> Do we have a board policy on on this as far as Okay. >> Yep. And that's >> was that state? >> It it states that we're economically feasible. Right. So in in line with that where um the the school code it lines up with the policy and it is uh to use a district is to use recycled paper where economically feasible.
I think it was a seventh graders um student shared that with us. "Social studies gives me a chance to understand other people's points of view." And you know, Kristen talked about that's really at the heart of so much of what's happening in our social studies classrooms and they get that. They understand that. Um "Social studies is fun, especially when we do group activities and get to listen to classmates and when we are thinking in social studies, we are discussing and using analogies to connect thinking." These These are our kids were thinking deeply about what social studies means to them um and what that experience is like and how that it is helping how our program is helping them to learn. So, other um things that our kids shared with us just over over all some positives and from those discussions with our students, we we sort of gathered as well some direction for where we're going to go.
Mainly we just have some name changes um and some prerequisite changes. And then um we're looking at um changing the title for Hebrew 1 2 3 and four to beginning Hebrew, intermediate Hebrew, and advanced Hebrew. Then we're looking at building hybrid options for our AP micro and macroeconomics courses. >> This might be a premature question. No, it's >> um is the AP business with personal finance going to satisfy that graduation requirement that's that's currently either or. >> Yes. >> And is that a one semester or is that a year long course? >> That's one semester course. Again, not asking for approval um tonight, but we will ask you in May.
We've been meeting like almost weekly, it seems like the last few weeks, kind of going through the policies. So this one's a first reading. I'll shoot you guys um just some of the different things that we kind of talked about and then we can talk before we actually vote on this one. So, this was just roughly after I did go to the hotel when I went to state or went down to Springfield and um I did end up having to pay. It was it was I went there and they're like, "Oh, it wasn't paid for so I paid for it." So, I will when I do it, I'll fill out this form and then we could use that as the sample to kind of run over it. >> Yeah. So, we'll have a real life example of it. And then that is this policy. Do you have any more on this policy you want to talk about?
>> Okay. >> Is basically the word. >> But you're also saying we haven't always asked for both correct sources. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> So if the board deems that the additional cost is not economically feasible, we're within our rights to approve the virgin. >> Correct. And that's and and by structuring the bid that way and reporting it out and showing the difference, right? Um that's where that yes, we're we would have covered all of our bases. >> Should we have a discussion now to gain consensus before we ask for the motion? >> You could do it at either one. You could ask for the motion later. You could just straw poll and find out where people are and make it smoother. Either either way, it's up to you as a board. Uh, can I get a a show of hands as to the board members who are in favor of the recycled paper version?
Um they they like to think deeply. They've they told us that um time and time again through these focus groups. They like to collaborate. They enjoy discussion um and engaging meaningfully with real-world learning. So, those are the types of tasks that we need to ensure that we are providing them. Um again, through some of the strategies of building thinking classrooms, we do that uh through our vertical whiteboard group up through lots of collaboration in the classroom. They also made clear that we can continue to grow in some areas as well. So, for example, consistency in instructional instructional design. They want some consistency from like classroom to classroom. More authentic learning experiences. They want increased choice and a manageable workload. That came right from them as well. Um which which we paused and thought about that and have talked a lot about that and will continue to focus on um because we heard that from a variety of our students.
But between now and then, if you have any questions, comments, wonderments, concerns, feel free to call Wendy. She'll be happy to me or me. >> I have a >> I'll take the call. >> One question. >> Yes, please. >> AP cyber security. Awesome. Love that. Seems like it's a really good area. Um, as I saw that I just went to then AP AI or LLM. But how do you guys think about that as a potential future course? >> Yeah, not AP but AI LLM. >> Yeah. >> Fair. >> I think we have to >> I'm not sure we yet have the expertise. Yeah. Um uh and the difference with the AP cyber course of course courses of course is that the college board kind of gives you the okay in many ways kind of gives you the curriculum and a lot of the assessment ideas and things like that.
>> No. Um >> does anybody have questions? >> Yeah. No, there's one part two uh part one of the forms that's not policy but the attachment for reimbursement. Mr. Burlo's team up regularly updates in January the mileage reimbursement amount. That's really it. We didn't think that was something that needed for approval. Uh unless the board gives direction. It's just we're going to pull whatever the state is recommending for the mileage reimbursement. So >> So it'll update each year and then we delete it on there. Does it say that somewhere? Sorry. >> Yeah, >> it should just >> for Yeah, it says that. >> Yes. Yes. >> But on the old form that we had, it was indicating that the board would be approving this at a certain >> meeting in the year and I didn't know that um I didn't know that we had to have the board's approval to follow >> states.
>> Two, three, four, five, six. >> I think you have a straw pull. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> I did not try to make that more complicated than it needed to be, right? But just looking at that, we didn't know what the difference was going to be, right? And so again to the taxpayers, everyone just trying to be as as fiscally responsible as. >> Thank you. >> Welcome. >> Okay. Custodial supplies a little less confusing on this one. >> This is my this is my last one for the night. So we have uh custodial supplies. So again, we went out to bid if you remember we made a change in our approach last year where our custodial supply bid used to be uh we used to have a lot more supplies on there. Um, and I will tell you that uh this past year uh not this bid but the bid before we went down to kind of the basics of that we know more of right when you think of hand towels, paper towel, uh um toilet paper, uh bags, we use a lot of bags, uh trash bags in our in our buildings.
Overall, their feedback affirmed um our direction, you know, where we are going next. Um and we do together with our parent feedback and the teacher feedback have a good sense in the of course the deep review of all of these areas of social studies gave us a a deep sense of where to go next and we have our [clears throat] our 5-year goals that we will continue to work on together as a committee and as a as a district and continue to polish the stone. I did add a slide. I don't know when you put this up. It's right now in front of me. for our 5-year goals. So, you can you know, get a sense of what the direction is of where we're going, but we have goals for curriculum, assessment, and instructional strategies, for professional development, and our tech resources and technology. Our problem of practice that we shared with the committee was around AI.
It's not plugandplay, but it's a little bit more baked than I think what >> in a course on AI or LLM would be right now. >> In that format >> as an as a college board AP course, it does not exist, right? So, we'd have to make our own and that just >> Yep. And it's changing so fast >> and it's changing. >> College board would love to make some money. So, my guess I'm >> sure it's in the works. >> That class is going to show up in so sure. I haven't seen the um kind of the topics or the skills on this, but I'm sure there's things on AI and all those pieces embedded into this curriculum, too. >> Okay. So, we'll bring that back to you. >> No. >> Okay. We'll bring that back to you in May.
>> That's what I'm saying. It should say that we will follow the states. Oh, I got >> reimburse. >> Yeah. >> So that when we approve it, it'll all be >> just there. Yeah. >> So we'll I see Mary taking it. So we'll we'll make that addition change down for me. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Sorry, we're just making some changes over here. Okay. Um yeah, so that's that policy. And then our second draft for our next policy is Our second reading is >> Oh, sorry. >> What about the title one? >> That's what we're gonna We're going to bring up the title one, >> but that's a first reading. >> Sorry about title one. >> You want me to go? >> Yeah, you have to first read. >> Mal and I have she has a title, you know, responsibilities for title one funding and part of that was to to submit to the state our plan.
Um those types of things, hand soap, right? We know that we're going to go through those. So those are the bigger items that are uh that are on that. And another thing that I said that we would do is is monitor and see, you know, what are our custodial supplies when we look at that. So through April, I can tell you in the custodial supplies for each building. At North 68.48% of the supply budget, and at South they're at 66.31% of the supply budget. So part of the concern was, well, maybe we're not going to stay within budget. when we look at if we just order those, it actually we're we're staying within our our budget. Granted, there's still two months left. They're going to need to order some things, especially as we get ready for the uh for summer and cleaning and doing all of those different things.
Um I I do think that there is some work to be done with that and we do have some work cut out um for us in in that particular area. Um but you will see here that we have we have a lot of work ahead of us, but good, meaningful, rich work uh again that this um this examination really gave us a lot to think about and to do for next steps. Thank you. Excellent. Questions? Yeah, so um Tim, you gave us a beautiful example of the inquiry arc from what I can only assume is a high school level. And I'm wondering what that looks like at grade 2-3. So, grades 2-3 uh in its revision process right now. So, at this moment in time, I wouldn't say it's done consistently. So, there's a lot of teacher choice and one of the pieces of feedback we heard is that they want a continuous alignment and they want those examples listed.