Uh so we kept it at 70. uh in the fall they rated a 70% and then uh this spring they rose 3% we're up to 73%. So that was a nice that was a nice thing to see. So some of our action steps that help us get here for our um our literacy goal uh our weekly uh grade level team meetings. Each one was attended by an instructional coach and they centered around um the ICP and also around collaboration. um they learned um we worked on the ICLP core practice throughout our staff uh throughout our staff meetings and we embedded it into our daily uh ELA instruction and then did you want to speak about that? >> Sure. Um I I just want to talk about our sense of belonging and our SEAL at our school because our school has worked so hard on this for years and we are just so happy even though it was a 3% uh growth it was amazing.
I know this stuff that's already complete before we even vote on it. So, um again, thank you for the working relationship that we have and and your ability to work with us and work out will. So, thank you. >> I appreciate anything else before we vote. Let's vote on the motion. That motion passes 6. We move on to H2 review pickup lane project proposal and terms and conditions. Mr. >> Thank you. Uh this one is a little bit different. So this is out of the 2026 capital funds and what's different is this includes the the cost for the land survey work that was done the underground utility locates that were done as well as the architectural engineering fees. That's why it's not based on percentage because we have those additional costs in there and that project drawings we should have drawings this week so that we can share them with a few contractors see we're in good shape but that is where >> board for your uh information on this one I want to thank a large group Terry um I want to thank Mr.
We just focus on it on a daily basis uh through morning announcements which you help with that um and read alouds, portrait of a graduate lessons and our morning meetings. Um one Wednesday a month we have our fabulous social workers send us a slide deck um to use at our morning meeting and we focus on mindfulness, self-esteem, perseverance, inclusiveness, self-control, handling big emotions, just to name a few. And I feel just as a second grade teacher and I've been in our district for quite a while. Um and happily so uh I just see a huge improvement just over the years in SEAL and I see happy kids and I see kids that feel like they belong and I feel really proud of our school for how hard we work on that and I I just think it's an amazing place to be. So >> I'll bet you later.
Carl, he has put in an awful lot of time helping us. Um, we're trying to design an effective way to keep the backup of traffic off waterworks and very efficient manner in terms of monetarily where we came from. I want to thank Mr. Hurdle, Vanessa, and Jamie Wapus, etc. And Tanya for being a part of those meetings. But Mr. Carl in particular, thank you for I know you're a busy guy, but thank you for your time and expertise during this process. I'll entertain a motion reference his request. >> Motion to approve the Riverview pickup lane proposal terms and conditions as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Meltchure. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Carl. Uh I'll just further say that uh this is got to be huge news for about a hundred different cars um because I'm one of them every once in a while.
>> Okay. Thanks. >> Um >> I am poor. So to go along with that belonging those belonging action steps that we were just talking about, a lot of the things I did this year were were things that were lower level in my ability to to put out but high level in reach and engagement with the kids. So kind of the things we're talked about uh we created uh we digitized a lot of the stuff we did. So our how's heroes those are awards that the kids earned. We also made them digital so then they were able to be sent to parents so the parents were involved in them. um our care sheets and our hawk checks. We also digitize which help us be able to better target and use data to see where where do we need to support um teachers and staff members throughout the building.
And uh it is they've rudded up the side of that road something terrible trying to get off the road. Um so I appreciate Mr. Carlson. He's I've probably wore him out a few times uh asking about it. So I'm glad it's kind of come around now. Think it's still going to be able to be done before before we go back to school. >> That's our hope to have it. I will say that I've had a child at Riverview for almost every so you have motivation elsewhere. I understand. Any further questions or comments before we vote?
Um also I created drops. a note. It's a note uh digital um Google form that our third through fifth graders have access to that they can send me messages throughout the day or after school wanting to to tell me things going on good in their lives or also things that they want support with that they maybe they don't see me in the hallway or they don't want other kids to hear about it. And I would get a lot of kids sending me messages through this about just things going on at school with other kids or problems they were having. And then I would talk with them, but I'd also forward it on to their home room teacher or to our social workers and be like, "Hey, like I know you see this kid or I know this kid's in your class. Like this is something I want you to be aware of while I'm talking to them about it." So that was um that was something that kids really took advantage of.
Hearing none, let's vote. That motion passes 6. Moving on to H3 HCCS secure vestibules proposal and terms and conditions. Mr. Thodsbury. >> All right. Uh this one comes out of the 2025 GEO bond and this covers Andrews Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Flint Springs Elementary, and South the triplets need to do the same way. So, um all of these projects have already bid and they like most start today. Today was the the marathon that starts for me. So, we have 27 active projects with you guys. So, so it was a good day so far. >> Thank you, Mr. Thornsberry. We apologize for keeping you late then today. I'll entertain a motion to reference his request. >> Recommend the approval of the HCS secure vest bill proposal in terms and conditions as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Wall. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr.
Uh and then next year we're going to be implementing hawks nests. That's the colonies idea. Um it's something I did in my previous school. Um, and it was one of the one of the bigger undertakings we did at my previous school, but I also think it was the most beneficial to the school. It was the most empowering. Um, once you have that up and running and you have your colonies or hawks nest or we had cougar dens going, it really allows you to spread out and do so many more initiatives because so many students now know different staff members. so many students know other students that you're allowed to organically create other events and other activities and other initiatives throughout through through the use of the Hawks Nest. So, I'm really excited to to bring that next year, but that is more of a higher level task that I didn't want to implement in year one.
Carl. Any further questions or comments before we vote? >> I know we talked about this at the time that we we did the design and stuff back in 2025, but this will then get all our elementaryaries to have a secure vest now. Correct. Once this is complete, Thank you. >> So, are there any any of our locations that aren't secure after this? >> No, I think this will make all >> those >> fairly equal. >> Right. Right. Okay. Anything else? >> Let's put on the motion. [snorts] That motion passes 6. Moving on to H4 Solomony HVAC replacement change order number two. >> So this one is similar to one that I presented last month. So this is out of the 2023 bond which was specific for Salomon's HVAC replace. So we had we bid the project and we used the majority of the funds [snorts] out of that bond for that project, but there were some additional funds that we didn't use for anything.
So, then our reflections um our ongoing collaboration um actively engaging students in their learning by helping them build teamwork and critical thinking skills. I do going back to the work of our instructional coach with our um grade level teams and really focusing on that collaboration. That was something that was started the year before I got to Hooverwood was a collaboration was a big push um for the teachers. So that's something we carried over into this year for them to continue with and um seeing the different collaboration going on um between the students in the classrooms was really was really organic and really awesome to see. >> Yeah, I just want to add on collaboration. We did start it last year before he got Sean got with us but we hadn't really focused on it in a way that we saw any results or saw much going on.
So um we decided to see what else we could do to clean up the boiler room and a few other things include the project and also in the process found that there was an old fuel oil storage tank underneath the chiller that was being removed. So uh so that This cost covers the mechanical contractor's cost for the additional work that we're doing of $180,000. So seeing that this wasn't originally in their contract, we're asking for approval to move that money into their contract in order to >> Thank you, Mr. Trent Thornsbury. I'll entertain a motion reference request. Motion to approve the salimony HVAC replacement change order number two as presented. >> Thank you, Mr. Meltchure. And is there a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Carl. Any further questions for Mr. Thornsberry? You mean we just couldn't keep that HVAC that that that tank underneath there?
But this year our teams all met with our uh instructional coach weekly like you said and we planned collaboration lessons and what we found surprisingly easy techniques that we could use crosscurricular. I mean it was just so easy to just find one thing and then just use it all throughout all kinds of other things. The kids talk about engagement, loved it. Any chance they had to work together was just so exciting. Um, my favorite faculty meeting, just so you know, and I've not told you, was when we all came together and we all brought different techniques that we had tried, different collaboration techniques, and then we shared those with each other. And it was so powerful because we talked about how it worked, and then we could go over and say, "Oh my gosh, tell me more about that. I want to try that." And it just was a wonderful meeting and I felt so inspired and invigorated by it and I think everyone did.
We couldn't just put something else over it. >> I app No, I'm joking. >> Thank you for finding it. Thank you for getting it out of there. Thank you for getting that school where it needed to be. And also, thank you for cleaning up that bother. So, >> one of my surprises today was to find that there was two concrete pads over top of that, not just one. >> Well, they probably thought the same thing we were thinking just now. >> They were really trying to >> anything further and let's put on the motion. That motion passes 6. Thank you, Mr. Thornsberry. >> I appreciate it. >> We'll move on to item I1, items of discussion board members. Anybody got something they'd like to share? >> I just wanted to I know Dr. Doug was here and I know I told him Sunday. Uh but I just want to publicly thank he and his team for another great graduation.
So hopefully we'll do more of that next year. >> We will. >> Yeah. >> Um and then I would just say for the collaboration and engagement, one thing that we've really been pushing towards the second half of this year and then moving into next year with CKLA is the idea that something that's collaborative that something is collaborative or engaging isn't a one shouldn't be something that's one off that's specific to a certain lesson or a certain curriculum. If you're doing it the correct way, it should be something like like Lori was saying that can be used across all curriculums, across all grade levels. That's how you know something's truly collaborative or engaging is the fact that you can pick it up and take it and put it somewhere else and it can do the same thing. Um, and then the last thing I just want to mention on this uh this slide is uh the video announcements.
Um I've seen tons of pictures online of those students and um there is nothing better as a schoolboard member than to to stand there and hand the diplomas to those students. It's the best part of my job and the the look on their faces as they come across is is is what is so great. Um and and listening to parents afterwards and talking to the parents and the students. It's a great time. Uh I commend Dr. Dickets and everyone involved in that process. It was great. Uh I thanked Green Bear for being there and taking photos of that day. Th those have shown started showing up online as well. Um everything involved in that we do a 100% class act and I think um I've not been associated with any other ones, but I think we do a really good job at it and I just wanted to thank everyone for doing that.
Uh going back to the sense of belonging, I think the video announcements this year have been um a big hit with the staff and the students. Uh they're every morning. They range from one to five minutes in length. They have every anyone whose birthday is that day or the weekend, their their uh their pictures up there with their grade. Uh anytime um a student makes the impossible shot in gym class, their pictures up there with that. Teachers send video like if the cross that cross town track meet, you know, pictures of the kids that participate in that are in there. We put incl videos daily into there that connect with portrait of a graduate for that month. So each each day there's either a full video or if it's a longer video I I chop it up over a couple days. But each video in there every day or throughout the week and then throughout the month aligns with that month's portrait of a graduate.
It was a great day. >> Well said. I agree. First class for sure. Anything else? >> Do you know when board docs is switching? >> Will we have a heads up? >> He's having some problems already, I guess. >> No, I have not. >> Oh, you're not. Okay. >> I was just curious. I just didn't want to like all of a sudden log in try and log in or like >> we are actually in that process. They were migrating our data. Uh we have a call coming up with them with Russ. They've actually mapped out steps that we'll go through and there will be some training that will actually take place at different levels. So you won't be on you'll have some probably closer to August. >> Perfect. Anything else? Then we'll move on to J1. I'll take a motion to adjurnn. So moved. >> Thank you, Mr.
And it's there to help the home room teachers around portrait of graduate and around community their uh their community meetings in the morning to give them things to talk about and springboard conversations in their classrooms. And then again the video announcements they become as the years go on and becomes an organic way of getting more kids involved in the announcements. We had kids doing videos and put them announcements. I would I mean in my old school I would start to get kids sending me things like hey I won this karate uh this karate tournament. Can you put this in the announcements? Parents sending me stuff and then it just kind of organically grows from there. So that's been a big uh a big plus this year too. >> We had a Friday joke of the day. >> Oh yeah. Friday joke of the day from Mr.