Wayne Brown >> [applause] >> Wayne is most proud of making the honor roll. Delaney Buckland >> [applause] >> Delaney was on the high honor roll, and will receive an academic letter. Delaney is most proud of how she has matured throughout middle school, and finding self-confidence within herself. Myla Carlson >> [screaming] >> Myla was on the high honor roll, and will receive an academic letter. Myla is most proud of her improvements in volleyball. Shayla Church >> [applause] >> Shayla is most proud of her grades and working hard. Nathan Clark >> [applause] >> Nathan is most proud of how much he has changed and grown throughout middle school. David Cotney >> [applause] >> David was on the high honor roll, and will receive an academic letter. David is most proud of being on the high honor roll all four years. Jemma Cole >> [applause] >> Jemma had all A's, and will receive an academic letter.
What we were basically doing regardless was a revamp of the MTSS, and the board hopefully with their support tonight of different issues uh different programs like Parthenon, etc., um basically is tying in all of those needs, okay, in a one-stop-shop kind of atmosphere. Um basically IEPs, um any type of interventions, etc. We don't have that now. Um I'm not saying that our teachers aren't doing an incredible job, but I think it was time to look at some of that. This is not COVID days anymore. There's basic skills doesn't I said this I said this to the administrative team. Basic skills does not exist alone anymore in the space. Basic skills is infused in every classroom that's called tier one, right? 95% of your students are getting basic skills in classrooms. All right? Sometimes it's happening, sometimes it's not here. Um that's going to change. Um so, again, one of the restructurings of the MTSS component is to bring those interventionist spots back into classroom spots.
So, class of 2026, you being here tonight already proves that you know how to do that. So, graduates, start your engines. [applause] And now I would like to call the senior class speaker to the stage, Izzy Castillo. [screaming] [applause and cheering] Good evening. I'm Isidoro Castillo, your senior class speaker, and we're here to celebrate 13 years of hard work, and I'm thrilled to be crossing this finish line with you all tonight. The 2026 Daytona 500 winner was 30-year-old Tyler Reic. In the course of the race, Redd crossed the finish line 200 times, but only after lap 200 did he see the checkered flag. In our 13 years of schooling, we have seen a multitude of finish lines. Completing elementary school, eighth grade promotions, and driving tests each came with their fair share of challenges. Some of them may seem silly now, but at the time, they were each the most difficult thing we are yet to encounter.
>> I will say um, so the the incident was something that happened at YMCA after school with a BPA two BTA students and Shiloh, my daughter, was actually the one who told me about it. So I approached the mother She reached out to Dr. Dear and 24 hours later the school had sent home uh documentation about race racism and um how to treat each other with respect. So I thought it was handled very very well. >> Okay, perfect. >> Yeah. Um determine guidance on law enforcement uh contact involvement and mandatory reporting. Okay, that's actually also that's an old one because they updated the mand mandatory reporting requirements and there was a new training that everyone had to take. So, we don't need to keep that one in there. Um, and we updated the um the form the like DCS and the police officer forms and then also like when they're um interviewing the kids.
As part of the Board of Education, I shall accept the responsibility for my role in the equitable and quality education of every student in the school district. I shall foster with the board extensive participation of the community, formulate goals, define outcomes, and set the course for Community Consolidated School District 62. I shall foster with the board extensive participation of the community, formulate goals, define outcomes, and set the course for Community Consolidated School District 62. I shall assist in establishing a structure and an environment designed to ensure all students have an opportunity to attain their maximum potential through a sound organizational framework. I shall assist in establishing a structure and an environment designed to ensure all students have an opportunity to attain their maximum potential through a sound organizational framework. I shall strive to ensure continuous assessment of student achievement and all conditions affecting the education of our children in compliance with state law.
And then we actually find no correlation, um, between the number of relationships and students on free or reduced status. Um, and so that was it's an interesting data point for us to look at. Um, that's often where we find that there is some, um, correlation, but not in this particular instance. So, you can keep going. And then, again, um, Arwen's going to talk about the students and at the end we'll just kind of talk about some of the things that we're doing with the students. So, as Courtney said, last year was the first year that we engaged in relationship mapping. We started by asking our staff. One thing I'm really proud of is that many districts that do relationship mapping, and I will say, not that many districts do it, but the ones who do, um, often don't ever get to the point where they're asking students to identify relationships with staff because they can't quite get to that spot where their staff are trusting of how the data will be used.
Um we did receive some questions uh from the board table, so um Kim is going to stand up here and if anyone has any questions on the discussion, feel free. >> Um so, most of you guys know, well, maybe you do or maybe you don't, we changed the elementary report card for this year. Um so, I kind of did started doing some digging um and I found that in um 22 and 23, those are the years, um Shane started looking at changing the report card. And then um I couldn't find any more information on that and then this fall it was implemented. I'm sure it's there, I just wasn't good at da- data digging um in this. So, um one of the things that when I first took this position in July, the teachers started asking questions about the report card. We'd moved to trimesters and we also moved to having some standards-based grade and then a hybrid for our third through fifth grade.
He was also never afraid to add ice cream as a treat to any meal. So, I guess we needed ice cream here tonight, right? Uh Jeff, we are so thankful for your work getting our students to and from school safely every day. You'll be missed in the shop, and you'll be missed on our buses, but we wish you the best in a well-deserved retirement. Congratulations. >> [applause] >> And with that, I will turn it over to Mrs. Parent as I know the board I'm sure will want to make some comments. Mr. Yoder, do you want to start? I can't um I usually try to have a thought in my head or a phrase that I'm going to turn um and and I'm just stuck on something as simple as thank you. Um it can't be said it stated enough. Uh you know, from the we we it we throw out the phrase like the a bus driver's the first person a student sees and the last person they see.
>> [applause] [applause] >> I'll put the rabbit ears on you. Middle school appropriate. >> [applause] >> Big thank you to everyone who's joined us for the celebrations and recognition that we had this evening. We appreciate your attendance. This time, item number four on the agenda, Dr. Stallbaum, we'll call on you again. Yes, thank you. Thank you, President Stinner. I am honored to recommend Dr. Ashley Collins as the assistant superintendent for human resources beginning on July 1, 2026. I ask that you please approve this recommendation to hire after Dr. Phillips shares additional information. Thank you, Dr. Stallbaum. Has to be a little bit surreal to recommend your own replacement. I'm honored to do so. Congratulations again, Dr. Stallbaum. Wait for these noisy retirees to get out of the room back here. Troublemakers back there. They've earned it. We had a incredible incredibly deep pool of applicants for this position, um probably in no small part of the fact that Aaron and Gina before her were incredibly successful.
So, thank you for funding that. Uh, we've got lots of kids coming out with certifications. One of our best certified kids is sitting in the room right now, Vaughn. He's the only one that's passed them all. Um, 3ds Max, Revit, and 3ds Max is still a monster. Uh, we teach that in our 3D animation class. We had one pass this year, but it's just a mean and terrible test. Um, that's all the great news I have to share. Uh, I think next on the agenda is these guys telling me a little bit about what they're doing. Um, this was their capstone project. So, this is a representative group from the EEDD class, the engineering design and development capstone course. Um, a couple students couldn't be here tonight because of work commitments and uh, baseball commitments. But, they're going to give you a just the names still.
Um we will we are ready to go the second students walk out on Friday. So Debbie, anything over at EEC that Oh gosh. I mean it's coming along. Finishing work is cabinets are going in and drywall's all up and floors are done and Yeah, we have a punch list walk through. I think it's scheduled for the middle of May, but we'll see. So That was last Friday. So next Oh, I'm sorry. Tuesday. Okay. >> [laughter] >> Yeah. So They're on schedule Yeah. Oh, good. Yeah. And when does that When do you think you'll be using that just at at the beginning of next school year or will you be able to use it this summer? >> just a lot to do before then. Um we have to get licensed and hire people and Okay. get me all set up. So you know, we'll keep moving forward.
Not to mention our government teacher is out um with a severe medical, you know, leave. And so, he wasn't here even, you know, prepare them. So, he's, you know, messaging me saying, "Please tell people our kids know government and we just had nothing to do." So, um some of the things this year that we'll be, you know, getting a grade on, we just want to see how we were, see what it looked like so that we can put things in place, but but the following year um then we'll be more prepared for what's coming. So. I want to thank uh all the administrators um Matt Nepper as well. We've had several meetings. This is certainly been uh the state has known about it for a couple years. They've been working on it, but they really just released it. Um and it's been >> [clears throat] >> again, I I don't necessarily think it's a bad system.
Any discussion? All those in favor say I. I. >> I. Opposed and abstain. Great. >> Motion passes 42. >> All right, >> Mr. Y budget report. >> Y so you guys have the budget report in your packets with additional uh attachments in there, but um on the screen is fund balances and ratios um for the month ending April. uh appropriation should be right around 33.33% um basically we're at that you know 8% a month um category. So everything's looking pretty good. Um in in regards to the appropriation um our operations budget um obviously we we'll go down again one more month until we get our our midyear settlement. Um it it is like when you look at it it's low but it's actually better than it was last year. So uh we're in a good spot there. Um, and then debt service, obviously that that fund balance is typically pretty low this time of year and it has been all year until we get our June settlement.
Um, in these classes, students learn to explore the different fields in medicine. Um, some of the different sets that they'll walk away with. Uh besides project based learning that they're getting exposed to, they're going to learn a higher level of advanced skills with critical thinking, collaboration, communication, um analyzing data, lab techniques, using micro pipets, and becoming pretty efficient with using gel electrofpharesis and some of the other tools that you see uh behind the scenes in the medical field. Um so each one of these girls have completed all four years, and that's that's kudos. It's a it's a very small percentage. So, it's awesome. Um, with the BI class, which is the fourth year class, allows for teachers to have a little bit of creative freedom and really student driven. And so, they have a curriculum provided for you or if there's a student that wants to do research with professor or work in a medical lab, they have that opportunity.
Any questions or comments? Hearing none, roll. >> Secretary De Reese? >> Aye. >> President Duckworth? >> Aye. >> Trustee Keeper? >> Aye. >> Trustee Helmen Porter? >> Aye. >> Trustee Ragland? >> Aye. >> And Trustee Gamble? >> Aye. >> That passes. Thank you. Um now, we move to information items, 7.01, monthly review of financials, Dr. Underwood. >> Good evening, President Duckworth. I do have monthly financials for you this evening. Um as of April 30th, the Education Fund reflects total expenditures of $13,643,605.01, representing 30.36% of the budgeted expenditures, uh with an ending cash balance of $41,354,313.67. Operations Fund reflects total expenditures of $6,336,789.94, representing 28.78% of the expenditures, uh with an ending cash balance of $12,553,070.41. Summary of cash balances by fund represent current cash balances as of April 30th for all major funds, including the debt service, education, exempt debt service, and operations funds. The expenditure ledger summary uh report uh by function and object provides detailed analysis of expenditures categorized by both function and object code for the ending period of April 30th.
>> Any discussion? None. All those in favor. 26 2027 employee handbooks. >> Yeah. So as is customary again another of those routine endear items preparing for next school year school year period beginning uh July one. So we met directors and reviewed our handbooks and uh brought them for first reading last month and no changes in between. So, this would be a second reading uh and adoption so that we have those in place and can have employees sign off on when they return or continue to uh show up for work July one or yearround people. All right.
And at the high school, man, it's wrapping up the year. And we had Today, we had our eighth graders come over for the first part of step up day, which is phenomenal. Being with our upper classmen, kind of taking a tour of the building, which is great. This week, we had our last week, we had our awards for each class. A great opportunity just to highlight the academic successes that all of those students had for the year. We had prom uh couple of last weekend and absolutely phenomenal. I would love to say that I think the highlight for me was when they crowd surfed me at the end. And I do have video and it was It was a lot of fun. And then this week, we have scholarship night on Wednesday for our seniors. And then next week, the end of this week is the last week for our seniors.
Um and PFAS is that's one of the chemicals that's not metabolized out. We We pee out uh BPA, we and and the phthalates, but the forever chemicals are forever in us. So, um and we don't have an EPA a functional EPA right now, so uh it has to happen at the city uh and state levels. Yeah, I'm piggybacking on that, you know, talk to people. Tell them what you have learned, you know, and and going to pass along the the link to the movie. Um and then continue to put pressure on if you have favorite products that are packaged in plastic, write to the companies, you know, try to get on social media and and give them the bad, you know, bad marketing basically. Um and and put pressure on them by not not purchasing it and then asking them to to switch. Um and, you know, gathering again friends and family to to help with that initiative, passing legislation, you know, talk to your representatives, um and put pressure on them to to try to pass some laws.
Um in most cases it should be. Um this this site has a long history of analysis um and we have a good idea of where the contaminants are. Um and again, Mr. Anglers brought in Callan Construction and McPhail early in the process here because of the sensitive nature of the site. So, you actually have the contractor here now, not later. So, you we know exactly that means we can be discussing means and methods and how things are going to be done here. So, the commission has additional assurances. Most cases, you wouldn't be talking then to construction and they might change the means and methods. We're not doing that here. We're doing it now with you. Um, so, the the summary, which again, this is all in supplement three. So, the details in there, I'm just going to give a bit more of a high-level overview.
Just really a lot of projectbased learning um at the culmination or the beginning of units um to really help engage the students in the learning. So what you can see on this first slide is kindergarten and their first unit was US symbols and presidents. So you can see um we have some of our students wearing uh various headgear. Um they're uh they wore headgear to um represent Abraham Lincoln and also George Washington. And then they also did a free draw of George Washington as well too as part of one of their units. The first grade um there's examples from two units here. So the first unit that they did was our world and homes of animals and habitats. Um, so what they did is they learned about animals, the habitats they live in, and then each student got to pick an animal and create their habitat in a shoe box diarama.