001All right. At this time, we'd be looking for a motion to approve the contract for Jim's nozzle that was reviewed in close session. >> I'll make a motion to approve Jim's contract. >> I'll second it. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Anyone opposed? Motion carries. All right. Next is student achievement. So for achievements, we have two of our tit staff member certified staff member here. So if you'd like to stand up and introduce yourself to the board, please go ahead. >> Hi. >> I'm Rodriguez. I'm gonna be the new teacher. >> Welcome. >> I'm Heather Walker. I'm going to be the new business education high school. >> Welcome. Hello and welcome back. >> And again, this is two of the 10 certified staff members um that we've had the opportunity to bring in
002for the new teacher orientation last week, Wednesday. They were here for a full day with their mentors. So again, we have to give a shout out to the mentors who are walking alongside our teachers uh to make sure that you know they understand how we do it here in Rice Town. And so their morning started off with Amy Bendis from CIS 6 who we contract with as our Epic for all of our educator effectiveness. So just kind of looking at what are some ways to kind of set your classroom up for success, set you up for success. What are the six um professional standards that we that we focus on as educators and then um we had lunch catered in from Lucky, which is always a highlight of the day. And then um during the
003working lunch, I have to give a huge thank you to Corey and his instructional team leaders for um providing two hours of pretty intensive technology uh PD to make sure that they could sign on to their Chromebook, that they could get into the class, that they literally had everything they needed to be able to access the technology within their classroom and um for just personal use that we need as teachers. So thank you to Cory and his team for that. And then the day ended with them uh just getting time to go into their classroom, be in their space, ask their mentor uh some questions, meet with building principles if needed, uh just to kind of digest everything that had been kind of thrown at them throughout the the morning and early afternoon. Uh we
004did do a survey to see what the feedback was as this was kind of the first time we have done a new teacher orientation this way and it came back with great reviews. uh they really found value in the entire day and so um knowing that there's three things that we're doing next year but uh overall it was a great success and again thank you to you two ladies for coming and um making your presence tonight uh and again thank you board for supporting um our new hires and the things that we look forward to continuing to do with them. So >> awesome. Welcome. >> You're more than welcome to stay. >> That's my mom's like Hi, welcome. >> All right, next on the agenda is open forum. Um, so this is the public's opportunity
005to bring concerns to the board. Board discussion and action on public forum items is prohibited per the open meeting law. Agenda posting requirements. Items may be taken under advisement, referred to proper channels, or basic general information may be provided. hearsay, personal tax and anonymous concerns will not be considered. These um wishing those wishing to speak will be given five minutes to speak. Uh board members will reflect only open forum general comments. At this time we have Jennifer Manning. been a while since I went up here. Okay, first of all, I just want to start with um take a moment to sincerely thank you our current school board for the hard work and dedication you've shown over the past four months. You've stepped into challenging circumstances, faced tough decisions, and took on the responsibility of cleaning
006up what was left behind from the previous board. That is not an easy task. Yet you have done it with commitment and kept the best interests of our kids at heart. Your efforts are being noticed and deeply appreciated by so many of us in the community. You've brought back a sense of stability and direction to our district and that matters. We can see that you are focused on the right priorities, our children, their education, and their future. I would also like to extend a very warm welcome to our new superintendent. Thank you for taking a chance on Ricetown. Stepping into a new district is never simple, but you've already given us confidence with your words and your vision. I especially appreciate in the newspaper it said, "You don't dwell on the past, but you need
007to learn from it." The message shows strength and wisdom. It also shows that you are about moving forward while never losing sight of the lessons that can make us better. And most importantly, it shows that you were all about putting kids first. Our community wants strong schools and strong schools and strong schools start with strong leaders. You've shown that you are are already a leader to listen and help make right son a very the very best it can be. We're excited to see what will happen with you at the helm. At the end of the day, right schools are about more than just test scores and buildings. They are about people. They are about our teachers, our staff, our parents, and most importantly, our students. With the dedication of this board and the guidance of
008the new superintendent and the support of the community, I believe we are building a foundation that will carry our children far into the future. Thank you for your service. Thank you for your leadership. And thank you for always keeping our kids at the center of your decisions. >> Thank you. All right. Next on agenda is Ronzan. Miss Ronzan, president of the district and first of all, welcome to the newly selected superintendent administrator. I'd like to address in the short time available three topics. board direction, closed meetings, and President Rner's stated transparency goals for the board. I'm going to begin by reading a bit from the August 6th Whittown spirit uh in which Mr. Warner read a joint public statement, portions of it. Speaking of Mr. staring. He held one-on-one meetings with over 50 staff and
009community stakeholders to identify the district's strengths and opportunities for growth. Mr. Sari also assisted the district through several transitions, including the recruitment and hiring of three new principles. Mr. Sorry also led a board book study focused on effective roles and responsibilities in school leadership supported the board's governance work by facilitating the com development of common commitments and formalizing the district-wide chain of command. Pretty good list of things that were accomplished in the very short tenure of Mr. Sari. I could add some things to that list but we'll leave it there. But I do wonder why would you dismiss someone with those accomplishments? But then it's in the next paragraph. The board has decided to pursue a new direction. But the board apparently has also decided to not tell us what the new direction is. He
010held one-on-one meetings with over 50 staff and community stakeholders. So, Mr. Sari did according to the reading. So, what's the new direction? That the new superintendent should not meet with staff and community stakeholders. We're left guessing. Mr. Sar, a board's book style. Interesting thing for a board of education to study a book. What's the new direction to avoid books like a plague? We're left to guess. He supported the board's governance work by facilitating the development of common commitments which by the way I didn't share this evening. your good commitments may be brought about with a lack of full enthusiasm from everybody but nonetheless adopted by the entire board. So if we're going in a new direction, instead of those common commitments, are we going to look for common divisive activities and statements? Maybe in return
011to the old practice that I witnessed so often, rolling of eyes when someone on the board said something we didn't want to hear. or maybe the incessant rude interrupting of a speaker when the speaker was again presenting something we didn't want to hear. Regarding this new direction, I think it would be good rather than leave us guessing, I would urge the board to inform the community promptly and clearly and directly what is your new direction. Then regarding closed meetings, a Tom Kame might have pronounced his name wrong. Don't know the gentleman, president and founder of the Wisconsin Transparency Project says it has become common practice for public governing bodies such as this board to abuse the permitted exception to open meetings law. He says that while closed sessions are permissible, that provision has been quote
012used to conceal everything about a potential deal or development, keeping the public in the dark until it's too late for their input. Board members, he claims after studying the matter, need to cast an informed vote to go into close session. There needs to be a public explanation why secrecy is necessary. Simply reading a formulaic statement of a vague agenda item followed by a vote to go into close session with no explanation or discussion may not comport with a recent judicial ruling, says Tom. You might want to urge your legal counsel to look into that court case and see what it has to say about our closed secreted sessions. And finally, regarding transparency goals, I've tried my best to make a list of all the evidence I could find over the past three or so months
013of the board actually working faithfully toward and accomplishing a sense of transparency. So, I'll spend the rest of my time, whatever it might be, rereading from several pages of such transparency and obvious things because I think the public should hear this. All right, time. >> Thank you. The list continues, but I'll stop here. >> All right. this time. Next on the agenda is the board of education minutes on discussion and possible approval of the June 25th uh special meeting minutes. >> Motion for approval. >> I'll make a motion to approve minutes. I'll second. >> This time I'll open up conversation. Um questions or concerns with the minutes as presented. >> All those in favor? >> Anyone opposed? >> Next on the agenda is discussion and possible approval of the July 23rd meeting minutes. Uh look
014for a motion to approve. >> I'll make a motion. I'll second the motion. >> All right. This time open it up for conversation, questions, and concerns with the minutes as presented. All right. All those in favor? >> Anyone opposed? All right. Discussion and possible approval of the July 30th special meeting minutes. Looking for a motion to approve. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second. >> At this time, open up for conversation, discussion, any questions. Right. All those in favor? >> Anyone opposed? Next on the agenda is discussion and possible approval of the August 6 workshop meeting minutes for a motion to approve. >> I'll make a motion to approve. >> I second motion. >> Okay. At this time, opening up for conversation, questions, any concerns with it as presented. >> I just have a
015question. Um, this meeting Tiffany was absent for, but it has her as the notes like at the bottom. So, is that a mistake or is it just going through the notes? Typically, Tiffany would submit the minutes as the clerk. She wasn't happy, but So, I guess shouldn't we have who took the minutes? >> I would think so. And then we can table it and then adjust it. >> Okay. That was my only question. >> We'll table it until um the next month's meeting. All right. Next on the agenda is discussion and possible approval of the August 8th special meeting minutes. >> I'll make a motion to approve. >> I'll second. >> All right. Open it up for conversation, discussion. Any questions as presented? All right. All those in favor? >> Anyone opposed? >> All right.
016Motion carries. Uh, next on the agenda is 7A, consideration to approve the monthly bills listing and receipts. >> I will make a motion. I'll second it. >> All right. Any questions on the bills listings as presented? >> Uh so one of the questions I had along the the billings with the legal fees. I know in the past um I I didn't see specific invoices around like that or get much detail on them. There was a complaint put on brie. It's a similar matter. It's just general matters, employment matters. Um, do we have a breakdown of those or no? >> Um, those so the bon brief, if you want to speak to it, go ahead. >> Not the brief running list. >> Oh, we haven't shared the invoices. >> Okay. anything with welcome to see them
017want just a listing of all payments that were >> okay I think I'm okay >> anything else charges we do we didn't actually incur those charges in that or we did. >> Those were the previous invoices that the board approved at previous partial payment. >> Yeah, that's according to what the board. >> Okay. >> So, those are from Do you remember the the month off the top of your head? The actual month the the recent bills were incurred. >> Yeah. I think they were May and June potentially. Um, I think it's Yeah. >> So, May and June of this year, >> other questions? >> I'm good. I just wanted just clarification. I'm good. >> All right. All those in favor of approving as presented. I >> Anyone opposed? Motion carries. Um 7B, consideration to approve
018the remaining outstanding von legal invoices. This is the amount of $7,052 and some change. I'll >> make a motion. >> Second. >> Any questions, concerns? >> Yes. My only thing was anything to share after being point person. Um, you know, I do think there was obviously some emails that did seem a little concerning as to um possible um interaction or communication with the past board, past. Um, but then again, we have to ask ourselves, is this worth digging into any further or are we going to be fiscally responsible as a district? >> Um, I feel like we just need to go ahead and pay them. And I feel like we have the right board. Everybody's respectful. It's positive. We're doing the right things and I think we just need to keep going forward with that.
019>> I would agree. I think it's um good point to put the rearview mirror up and start looking through the windshield. So, anything else? All those in favor? >> Anyone opposed? Motion carries. Um, next is 7C, consideration to approve the staffing updates for August 20th as presented. Be looking for a motion to approve. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second it. >> All right. Questions on uh staff members presented. >> Uh, I know it's one of the teacher contracts. I think it was the Leah's Leah Sisters. didn't have the like home address and phone number information filled out or all the other ones did. >> She was very recent hire so she hasn't quite returned that yet. So, okay, >> we'll have the board sign that and then she'll counter sign. >> Anything else?
020>> Can I just ask a question like why isn't that attached to our boards? >> This is attached. >> Yeah. There's a resignations and then the new hires and there's five documents under the new hire section. >> I'm logged in. >> Yeah, mine isn't there. >> I'll relog in >> because that I know that was happening at home too and I thought that was >> Yeah. there. >> Do you have to in order to think >> something must happen because it wasn't there on mine like two seconds ago. >> Yeah. Kelly just asked me >> I don't have it. >> She doesn't have it. >> Did you I had to relog in again. I did, but I don't I still don't like I asked him if you before before the game. What is wrong with
021my brain before the meeting? Um to basic and I I So yeah, I got to talk to Cory because the only exact >> No, there's a lot I was missing. So I'm not sure what's going on with >> I don't know if it's changed from anyone else. The only thing I can think of, Corey, is that perhaps my email listing is now like my they have taken my risk email from and made it my work email in my Skyward like how things are coming. I've even been seeing things coming in weird. So I don't know if it's affecting my login but anyway you talk about that after >> isn't really connected to anything. Okay. >> It's completely separated not connected to any like internal system. There's no automation doc no single sign up like that.
022So it's a totally separate entity. However, they were acquired by a new company >> and so I've heard some reports here and there some kinds of things that have been a little bit challenging at times just because of the acquisition to a new company with the new security platform. So >> okay, >> just to check them all listed as >> do they have like a help desk ticket or something? Because like I've logged in and logged out numerous times and I was like I have to ask about this and then >> I relogged in here. >> So otherwise you know at a different time see you can open a window there's no cache there there's no history there's not anything often times that will if there's an actual browsing issue especially if you reach the
023same place over and over again but the backend platform has changed it caches sometimes the wrong information >> and then once you clear that out that's usually good. So you have the ability to use that to be able to see if you can get through there three dots in the upper right corner that could be an option. I don't want to get too much. >> All right. So with that currently we have a motion for approval of staff. Um, are you comfortable? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, any other questions on it? >> All those in favor? >> Anyone opposed. All right. 7D. Consideration to approve Neola policy update 33-2. Um, you looking for a motion to approve? >> I'll make a motion. >> A second. >> All right. So, open up for discussion. >> Maybe
024we just had a couple left of some questions and >> Yeah. So, I I think I would prefer us to um vote down this and amend it to u make a motion to approve without 2340. Um I think that there deserves a little more thought or time to look through that. does the activities summer activities and transportation >> transportation but at least we could probably get um the bulk through that we went through in the >> last workshop >> we bring that one back to workshop meeting and probably correct for all the questions you had around what constitutes like these >> unless there's anything you want to add on it now um after one was I think the hiring of um coaches or staffing for athletics. I think there was some question are you comfortable
025with where we landed on it? Yeah, you know, there special income that have like middle school coaches and then five years. I don't think there's a need to have like two administrators in um interview, you know, but yeah, >> you took that language out, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So as the motion presented like to vote it down because it was presented with everything. >> You could amend the motion um to approve but pull out 2340 >> or any other policy. You can say I'd like to amend my motion to pull out 2340. Okay. >> Then I'd like to amend my motion and pull out 2340 from the yellow policy updates 33-2. And who made the motion to begin with? >> Tiffany, if they're okay with you, >> who second? >> You okay with that?
026>> Yes. >> Okay. All those in favor? >> Anyone opposed? Motion carries. Um, administrative updates for the board. >> Okay. Do I go first? Do I do I go last? >> Wherever you want >> in the middle. >> No, I'll start out and then we'll uh we'll we'll then we'll go to Corey and down the road. But um I just wanted to say that everybody has been very welcoming and it's been uh fantastic start to the first three days. I give the people sitting along along the back row there uh the administrative team a huge amount of credit um for being ready to start today or excuse me on Monday and they have done a fantastic job. The open houses have gone really well and people u have smiles on their face and seem very
027excited about the start of the school year. So, it's it's it's wonderful to see um and it's uh I guess I would say that coming in from the outside um it was a breath of fresh air to see these people really loving what they do and I'm sure when the kids get here they're going to put a lot of energy into educating these kids and so um It's my job is going to be easy as far as that's concerned. Maybe not in some other areas, but that one it'll be easier, right? Um so I just wanted to start out with that. The only other thing I would say is that um I want to remind the board that I did say in the interview process that I would like to uh contact each one of
028you individually um and set up you know coffee uh lunch whatever it is or just 45 minutes of your time outside of this school um in whatever setting you'd like your home setting a coffee shop whatever and uh go through some of the things that uh um have been mentioned mentioned already as far as getting to know you, finding out why you ran for the board, um what do you think the idea or the issues are and what you want me to work on. So, I would like to do that with each one of you and I will uh contact you all and it' be lovely if we could do that in the next two weeks. Um so, we're ready to uh get back at it at the board retreat on the third and 17th
029with the new meeting. So, thank you for that and I'll turn it over to Corey. >> Thank you. Um, I would echo that. It's been a really good week. I think um a lot of hard work over the summer, the whole administration team and a lot of staff members, too. But, um, I'll say that I think the new staff orientation went pretty well from a technology perspective. I wasn't here for all of it. I think that side went well. I would like to to give a shout out to Shannon Squadsky and Joe Bailey and um um goodelie. >> Kelsey, sorry. Geez. Okay, so Kelsey too because those two those three have helped me a lot over the course of the summer um to build up some professional development resources that we haven't had in the
030past. So we spent quite a few hours together, many meetings in that new role, new position recently um and it's been really fairly well exceeded. um we've missed a lot of connection between the technical side and the instructional side of technology and I think that's starting to come together quite a lot. Um with that being said, we also got a chance to put together what's called the WCSD staff hub. That's not really a technology resource. Technology is a part of it. The whole purpose of that though is to be able to try to have a place that staff members can go to click one link and when they get there there's information about curriculum instruction and assessment that they need. There's information about technology that they need. information, business services, HR that they need, special
031education and student services and library services and all of the following things that teachers sometimes have to be able to understand. It's very difficult to find all of that and who's all involved in it, especially when they had all the changes. So, this was the first to try to put that together and and start to build it up. I think that's been going pretty well. That was a kind of an idea of the ITL team. Sarah and I met with them as well and just started to move it together. instead of us making separate ones. The administrative team is to try to build one together and just kind of get it off there. So, I think that's worked pretty well. Um, the one of the things I'd like to highlight, I guess, is the middle
032school. The middle school has had considerably new changes. It's sort of a model of what I'd like to see happening in the schools in the future. So, a middle school has had all of their devices replaced, brand new inventory system installed in that case, brand new student handbook that's been approved, and also is available to to families, and families are signing off on that for registration. There's a lot in there that is connected to policy. It's also a sustainable model for making sure that these devices are functional and equitable for a longer period of time. So, Matt and I spent a lot of time in the course of the summer. In fact, our widest came in and helped us on many weekends as well trying to get this finished and making sure they were in
033good in good shape. Uh brand new cases, brand new IDs, and just a lot of the ideas that we collected from the meeting with the teams last year to say what do you need for this? Uh small things like that doesn't seem like a big deal that you know students for example never remember their passwords when they come in. So it takes them two weeks or whatever and asked to be able to go into a lab and be able to change all of those. We're going to cut that down to about 12 minutes through a script and the entire school will be ready to go by the end of the first day, which is really the ideal model that some get some classroom instruction time back and be able to utilize things time. So, a
034lot of good processes that way. Um, and staff have been really receptive to some of these changes and I think it's because we've tried to be pretty collaborative with those changes and and just listen and see if they can uh kind of move them along on the right path. That being said, there's still some challenges uh or I shouldn't say I've already written down the word opportunities. I shouldn't say that challenge. So, there's still some opportunities that exist because you kind of have to make these models go. So, um we spent some time with that. At the high school level, we're we're trying very hard to make sure that students are bringing devices that are provided by the school district rather than bring your own device. Not that I'm against families providing them with their
035own devices, but what happens is it's a lot harder to be compliant. It's a lot harder to be absolutely certain that everything's working effectively. With two people that support thousands of devices and thousands of accounts and all kinds of things, it's not super easy for us to know and understand everybody's type of device that they've got from every other place and location. Also, all the the testing and all that kind of thing is a problem with those particular devices. So, we're really trying to urge families to say, "We provide a device for you. You provide the support for us as a school district so that we can provide that device to your child. let's make sure that we actually use those ones when we're within the school boundaries and and uh and we have a
036much more predictable experience for students and teachers all the way. So, uh those are good opportunities and and I think everybody had a really good discussion today at the high school level that Eric was there for too. Really nice to be able to be collaborative in that. Um and it seemed like the staff were very much on the same side. We're, you know, trying to work together as a community to make it to make it function. So, overall it seems like things are going pretty well. Awesome. >> So, at the high school, there's a lot going on. I always think of this time of the year as kind of two phases where we uh spend part of our summer getting ready for staff and now we're getting now we're getting ready for for students. So,
037we're at a point right now where um we're welcoming students into the building. Staff are going through inservice week. We had a great open house last night. Uh again, a lot of smiles, a lot of fun. We had our co-curricular groups uh set up some great displays in the commons area uh to welcome our students and to showcase all the great things that we do in the building. Um so they put a lot of work into that behind the scenes. Uh and so that that was fantastic. I think we probably had 20 20 or so different stations um in the comments last night. Um so last night's open house went a little different. We didn't run through a schedule. Um but we did spend a lot of time uh students spent a lot of time
038dividing classes and fighting their lockers. So we found that that seems to be the biggest rugby boom ever is the lockers. Um and so we found out there were some some glitches as to you know within the the system as far as which lock which combinations. Lisa worked through that. I think we have things cleaned up there and I know Corey was working behind the scenes this summer to get that up. So we're in a good spot for parents the most important thing is the kids get to their classes and get into their lockers and I think we were successful in that last night. Uh students are also able to make some changes to their schedules. We met uh with new student parents and talked a little bit about scheduling because um strangely enough as
039soon as this as the school year starts we already start thinking about scheduling for next year which is which is very scary sometimes for new parents or parents at the high school that we have to start thinking October, November when we just got started. So we talked about that process a little bit with our new parents. We also offered them some some tips and suggestions. Uh we talked about helicopter parenting and lawnmower parenting. Um sure it's been my experience as a helicopter and lawn mower parent. Um and about letting go and trusting the adults in the building to to do right by their kids because we have some incredible adults in our building. Um talk to students about getting involved um as well. And then uh coming up this Tuesday um we have new student
040orientations. We kind of took the new student orientation out of open house and we moved that that to this Tuesday. It's my understanding that we have about a 100 students per class. So, I was really surprised when I looked at our list. We have about 110 students that have signed up. So, we do have other students, transfer students in there, but we have a huge um a huge list of students that are going to be showing up on Tuesday, which is awesome. And so, our NHS students have worked really hard to put together programming uh with our adviserss. We have some ice breakers set up. There's an uh there's a scavenger hunt. Um, so I always hide during that because for some reason they want to come see Darth Vader. >> So, um, yeah, so
041there's the scavenger hunt. We'll walk through the A schedule and the B schedule with them. Uh, and probably the best part of that day, um, I've seen this in other places, is that they get a chance to meet some friendly faces. They connect with each staff member for a few minutes. So when they come in that first day, there's an awful lot of people that are there to support them. Uh this week we're working through inservice week in our Stanford at the high school. They've been awesome. We had a great session this afternoon. Uh their energy has been great. Pop Sarah and I think the leadership team before I got here put together a really great week of learning for our staff. Uh we talked about John Hannity and his effect size. Um and uh
042all those things in in education, the the the educational practices that really give us the most bang for the buck. Um, and so one of the most important things that we learned was that boredom um, actually has kids go backwards. And so rather than just say, "Hey, make sure kids aren't bored," you need to engage kids. We had a session this afternoon with a representative from CIS 7 who came in, showed us dozens of ways to engage kids in different ways. And staff were awesome. So they were involved in those those different activities. There's a lot of laughter, a lot of fun. Um and so we learned who had artistic skills and who did not uh today and so um but they all walked away. It was great to listen at the end. We kind
043of reflected at the end that everyone walked away with a handful of things that they could put in the toolbox and start using on day one. So one of our goals this year is to say um what are the things that we can do a little bit better every day? Um and how can we implement that right away? What's slow hanging fruits throughout the year and how can we start to change for kids make things better. So, uh, it was a great week. Uh, we're going to catch our breath over the next few days and then we're going to welcome students back in about a week. >> Um, I've already mentioned the success of our new teacher orientation last Wednesday. Um, I guess I'm going to echo the first three days of inservice has been
044with brush thresh. Um, I think admin is we're sitting in these buildings during the summer and it gets a little lonely. um to the point where I was talking to chat GPT. I need people like I need people to move. Um and it has been amazing to see the engagement and the enthusiasm of our teachers. Um and the smiles have been contagious and I just I'm so I'm positive that that is going to translate into the teaching in their classrooms and benefit our students. Um tomorrow we'll be rolling out our year-long resource audit to all staff members. Um, and I have to thank um, a couple members of the crippling cult who are going to be brave enough to stand up on stage and present with me in front of all of their colleagues. So,
045I'm looking forward to just kind of kicking off the yearlong plan with the whole staff tomorrow. Um, Corey and I have been busy um, trying to roster students for all the different um, technology platforms and assessment tools that we have. Um, I know way more about technology than I ever cared to know, um, thanks to Corey. But this would not be possible without Cy. So, I have to truly give him a a shout out. He has put in endless hours um to get everything right and ready for this week, but then also the long hours that he's putting in his wife here. Um, just trying to get it so that our students will have zero payments when they come, their phone books will work, um, and they'll be able to hit the ground ready to
046go. So, it has been a great a great three days and looking forward to the children not being back. >> All right. For student services, um we are fortunate to be able to continue our partnership with Amplified Health. Um we have a new community health worker. Um his name is Jerel Perowski. So, welcome. We want to welcome Jerel um to the district and thank Melissa Visty for her service. um family services, schoolbased mental health will also be continuing. Um we have a therapist um from the community who comes in once a week um to meet with students um who have barriers to accessing services. So um those things are set up for the 25 26 school year. Um as a part of act 25 we are required to report to the board our incidents of
047seclusion and restraint from last school year. So um last year across the district and including all of our alternate placements um we had 14 incidents of seclusion and seven incidents of restraint. Um and this there was a significant decrease in the use of restrict which is awesome. Um so uh but compared to the previous school year so um related to that by the end of inservice week all of our special ed teachers and all of our parents will be trained in nonviolent crisis intervention that is happening tomorrow. Um and I just want to give a shout out to Ben Schulz um for his willingness to become a trainer and to provide the training to all our staff. Um, all three buildings over the last few days received their required annual health training this week during
048inservice. Um, and I want to have a another shout out to our health team for coordinating those training sessions. Um, I met with Eric at the high school and um, actually all of the principles and the health team and we determined that we want to establish some um, emergency response teams in each building. So we have um we currently don't have that. Um so we have an email out to staff um trying to find people who are CPR certified and who want to be on those teams in the building and then um our district nurse will provide some drills and things like that to prepare the teams. Um we are also going to have our crisis response team meeting next week. Um the team will be to just do our annual review of our plan.
049Um and then last May, sources of strength teacher training took place this week at the middle school and the high school. Um and I want to thank Angela Eer, Kayla Moss, Jenny Barn, Lisa Brown. Um Jessica Penber, and James McDonald. Um so strength is awesome. Um, I mean, it's just a part of the culture of our buildings and I'm glad that there are people who want to continue to do that. So, thanks for the elementary. Um, we have also been very busy. Um, currently we have all our positions filled at the elementary level, which is always exciting. um because it just seems it gets tougher and tougher to fill spots um in education and and I'm excited to start with a full stack. Last evening we had our open house. It was a wonderful way
050to kick off the school year. We're so grateful that for everyone who attended several classrooms even had a 100% family participation. I remember when I was here previously that that was always a well attended event and it's great to see that that has still continued through the course of time. Um, a special thank you to Amber Deer for ensuring medical forms were reviewed. Um, so she set up a table and made sure to contact families who had not updated their medical information. Of course, those are things that help us as um, teachers, administrators on those first days um, to make sure that we have everything in place for kids who may have medical need. Um, so we are really prepared for that for the first day. I'd like to also thank um, Penny Barton for
051her help and her guidance and assisting me as I get settled in in this new role. Um and also um Bonnie Westman for helping set up and take down the open house tables and all the chairs and stuff that go along with that. Sometimes we can forget because things just happen and it's important to recognize those people. I want also want to give um a shout out to um all the other people who were there. Um there were opportunities for families to sign up first house both for the boys and girls, a dental clinic, a dance. Um uh we even had our our RTI team there and they had a signal going that to help families understand their role in supporting student success um and um staff and students were also able to get their
052pictures um taken. So you know both productive and positive nights. Next week we have our kindergarten kickstart and our 4K here at home summer school sessions which will be held from um 9 to 11 Monday through Thursday. And this helps our little tigers get acclimated to school um without everybody being all at at on campus at one time and it kind of learn the ropes and helps parents who um you know are sending their student off the first time. Um that's a big step. So um we like to help them with that and these programs have um truly made that easier for both side parent and student. Um we've uh been hard at work in uh core team core and team meetings uh preparing for the school year ahead. And I'll echo what everyone else
053has said that our team and our staff are really energized and positive and eager and um just excited in their collaboration. Um and it and it's really filling my cup and helps to um see the positive that has happened here and that continues to happen here. Um, I also want to send a shout out to I believe it was Craig and Sarah who got our speaker. That was absolutely phenomenal and amazing and really pumped up everyone and just about having that vision of um, you know, heading into the storm um, and and facing things headon. I think that was truly impactful and I'm truly grateful for that. Lots of smiles and laughter as well. And then a big huge thank you also to Corey and to Matt. Um, uh, Matt and his wife were walking
054out tonight as I was coming back from Vicks, um, get getting a bite to eat. Um, and I got to introduce myself to her. But, I mean, it just says a lot, right, about the people that we have when their wives are willing to come in and help them with a with a project that they're working on. Um, and I know, um, you know, you can't thank people enough, but people are truly sitting here at the back of this table. I mean, I couldn't be today where I am without the help of each and every one of them. Um, I feel like our principal team is really strong. we both are already going to one another and um I know Dan has had a lot on his plate and I've just been super thankful for
055everyone here. So, thank you all. Um and I just wanted to get that out out there and let you all know that we're we're ready to welcome students back. >> All right. Uh just a couple things uh from me. First of all, uh welcome to Mr. Smasle. Um it's been uh a few short days, but really great to collaborate uh with him and and uh I think it's going to be a really exciting year. Um it's great to see staff back in the buildings. Uh district office is working really hard to get all of our new people on board and ready to go because I'm sure they'd like to get paid. Um our auditors were here for two days on August 4th and 5th. The fieldwork went very well. I think there's one journal entry
056that they they have to make. So, I was kind of surprised giving everything else that's going on, but uh I'll take it, right? Um and now we switched gears into uh the annual meeting coming up 20 September 24th. Um we got a lot of work to do to prepare all that documentation and and make sure everyone's ready to go. >> Last but not least, all right, I want to give a couple shoutouts as well. Uh Chris Nap and his crew uh get the outside and inside facilities looking great and especially for fall season. They were uh they were personnel all summer because we couldn't find a middle school uh custodian, but now we have it. So they're personal, but they still went through. Chris is one of the most positive, upbeat people that you have,
057especially with all of us annoying him all the time asking for things. He does a pretty good job. Um want to give a shout out to Corey as well too for all his effort, his energy, and his direction. definitely been here so long for 20 years. Definitely we're we're going in another dimension I should say. Usually kind of Star Wars down there for our three principles are are off and running. They're doing great. I think they're going to do great things for Right Sound and going to keep us moving forward like we have and keep the tradition going. All right. So very uh fortunate and thankful, all right, for all of them be part of on our team. Uh our Tigers are going to get back at it and competing pretty soon. Uh we are
058our golf girls golf team has been uh off in a couple meets and uh they're almost playing every single day. We try to get as many as we can before school starts so they don't have to lose as much days during school. We're going to host Waka for the first football game of the season this Friday. All right. So the Tiger Tiger Stadium be rocking. Our volleyball team will open up next Tuesday. They're going to travel to the barn in Manasha for a tough 18 tournament hosted by Xavier. And on the same night, our boys soccer team is gonna we're host Amro for the first game of the season. And then finally, our cross country team will open up next Thursday at the Jibralter Invitational. Kind of cool. We get to go run up in
059Door County. Uh so hopefully get a chance. A lot of opportunities to see our Tigers uh compete. I know they put in a lot of hard work and effort. Uh they're definitely falling in love with the process. All right, so we have that. Uh as uh Mr. board said before, uh, our, uh, activity groups were out as vultures in the cafeteria last night, trying to scoop up as many students as we can for that. Uh, they'll have some moreformational meetings and start their groups this month. So, that's always fun. And then lastly, just encourage all the families again, uh, pretty much everything that's going on in the district is on the right, our school calendar that they can find on the website. All right. And with that, all of our events from Tiger Stadium and
060inside the fieldhouse are streamed on Huddle TV like the past few. And then if you have smart devices on your phone and TV, you can find on the Huddle Fan app or the T1 Sports app. And go Tigers. >> Awesome. Lot going on. Welcome back for everyone or or welcome in general. So um a lot of great things happening. So, um before we adjourn, um just want to welcome Jim. Um looking forward to the 10 months, right? I think we've heard it loud and clear. So, um again, thank you for coming on board. So, otherwise, I'd be looking for a motion to adjurnn. >> Do we have to discuss September's meeting schedule that's on the agenda? >> It just kind of highlights >> September meeting schedule. So September 3rd workshop meeting and then September 17th
061will be a regular board meeting and then the September 24th will be the annual meeting. Now for C based on the calendar from what I'm recalling anything that's on date. So any future agenda items? All right. There >> a motion to adjurnn. Motion to second. >> All those in favor was last time it's not carried.