001here. Emily's not with us tonight, so bear with me because I'm going to be doing paper notes while we're talking. >> So, I'll do my best. >> It's okay because I'm always I'm already really familiar with it. >> We're just calling to order. >> All right. So, I'm here. >> Yes. >> Emily cannot be with us tonight. Chris, >> yes. >> And April here. All right, Kyle, Marcus, yes. Aaron, >> yes. >> Yay. >> All right. Um, hopefully board members have had a chance to review the agenda as it was posted. If there are no changes, if I can get a motion to approve. >> Thank you. All in favor? Any opposed? All right. Our motion is approved. All right. First up, we have our student council report. Come on up. Hi guys, my name
002is Oliver Slather and I'm here as a student council treasure. Here is what the Frederick students did in February and March so far and what's coming up in April. First of all, we are hosting a March Madness competition for all interested students and staff. This week the bracket will be made giving everyone a first week buy. Last month we ran winter wellness in which students and staff were broken into countries and had multitude of activities, dress up days and trivia contests surrounding both mental and physical weaknesses. Wellnesses students participated in mindful Monday where we learned about mindfulness as a practice and were encouraged to spend time thinking about our own future goals and wants. Students participated in Mental Thursday where we were able to show gratitude to anyone in our lives within them. Students also
003contested their knowledge at the Olympics questions during lunch. Students practiced physical fitness wellness in an assorted activities during winter wellness. Some of those activities included Olympic port relays, paper plate skating, ultimate triathlon, plunger bobsled, and dodgeball. My team, Italy, was the winner of it. Finally, we will host a state testing competition party on April 10th during Viking time to celebrate all the hard work and dedication students have put in state testing. This year, we will have another student council assembly on April 24th to continue our competition for February. Thank you guys. That's all we have. >> Thank you so much. All right. And next we have a presentation from our >> Where do you want to be? Where do you want >> Yeah. >> It's been an exciting year for speech. I'm Prud and Flatty.
004Most of you know me, but I'm the speech coach for both high school and middle school. Kerry is also assisting me with the high school, and Kelly Hopkins is assisting with the middle school, which is a change for this year, but it's working out really well. What we're most excited about is the growth we've seen primarily in the high school with our numbers. in part or largely I think that's due to the the addition of the middle school program which is something Aaron and I started four years ago. So it postco our numbers in the high school often were just below 20 you know maybe 15 to 18 students each year. Last year we had 16 high schoolers. This year we have 35. Most of them are freshman, which has been really fun, but also
005nice in that all of those freshmen already have some experience with speech. So, it's been a smoother transition for them because they've had some experience in middle school. So, the group I brought um tonight, they're eighth graders. They've been doing this for a few years and so they are a good example of what middle school speech can do and how it can prepare students for high school. Um I'm trying to think what I wanted to explain. They they're in a category called a reader theater which is similar to what some of you have seen in the high school level which is called a group interpretive reading. So what they're going to do is present a piece of literature. They are going to use their voice, expression, gestures to do more than just read it to
006you, but to breathe some life into it for you. So with that, I have Tegan, Amy, and Josephine. And they need a little bit of space. So I don't know if we can. >> Okay. So maybe we can just kind of put you guys over here. >> And and this is intended to be amusing. So if it strikes you funny, don't hold back. Just laugh. This is intended to be >> enjoyable. Dracula, >> Hannibal, >> Frankenstein. >> These villains are famous, >> timeless, >> and we all know exactly who they are. >> But how exactly did they get their start? >> In How to be a villain, the author provides step-by-step instructions on how you can get started on becoming a super villain. >> How to be a villain by Neil Zawaki. Step one, choosing
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015of Mount Rushmore. >> This will all be done from your headquarters of doom, >> a mysterious place of unrivaled dark glory. >> Upon seeing this, the world will just give up. >> All while countless hordes of ninjas haste at your every bedding. >> Stage three. >> Finally, you must unleash your secret blowup clown, >> bringing about the return of co 19. Your name shall become senous with shenanigans and no man will ever dare call you names ever again. >> Everyone will bow before your superior nasal power and the world will have no choice but to give you control of the entire planet. >> Awesome. Very good. That was that was delightful. Very good ladies. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you so very much. You guys are of course welcome to stay for the
016meeting, but you definitely >> It's not going to be as exciting as that. >> Yeah, it's not nearly as as I can't I can't match you. >> Thank you so much. That was so great. >> Well, that's impossible. >> Close the meeting and move on. That was fabulous. All right, back to other business. It's a lot less fun than that. Um, do we have any person requesting an audience with the board tonight? Going once. Going twice. Going three times. All right. We are on to our consent agenda. Um, there are minutes there for review for board members. And Kyle, do you want to point anything out from invoices and receipts? >> Invoices and receipts. Uh, you'll see 0299 to Associated Bank for $372,125. That's the building referendum that's always doing marks has been paid. Uh
017they overcharge us by 25,000. And you'll see on the seats number 242305. We got the money back for one. So good could catch on part. Um the legacy solar, you'll see a bill for $30. You might say, "Well, gee, what's that? We already got the the solar panels and stuff, but that was for a community ed class they taught. >> And then check 29464 Frederick Area Scholarship Foundation. We got someone donated $4,000 towards the scholarships. They sent it to the school rather than the foundation. So we got the check, balanced it out, and sent them their check on. So it's just money in, money out. That's about it for those bills in receipts coming in. We did receive the payment from the 10 municipalities for February property taxes and one from the January. Those are
018all in all are in now. So that's good for January, February. That's the first half the taxes. The rest will come after July 1. So that's good. And then if you look at your summary sheet, we're a little over halfway through the school year in our fund 10. Our expected expenditures are at 47%. So we're doing well in that area. And then if you check the fuel, electricity, and natural gas, they're up this year from last year because all cost. >> Any questions for Kyle about invoices and receipts or the current um budget summary? All right. Um there's a list there of sort of new hires. Kyle or Miss Aaron, do you want to talk about those or Jada? >> Any of them? >> We can each take theirs. >> Sure. We hired a 4K
019teacher with lots of experience from Siren. Um actually the wife of a current employee in Flanigan, his wife Katie. She's very excited to us. She actually told me she regretted not she was going to apply for the open position last fall and she was kicking herself for not doing it but she was happy that there was another opening >> and we um hired two positions in the special education department but one of them was a speech and language pathologist Paula Zillinsky um she's a Frederick graduate but she has um currently contracted through CISA but works at Siren um and so she comes with a vast amount of experience in Webster for 15 years. So, we are very very fortunate and lucky to snag her. And then, um, Nick Seager, um, this is a position that
020is we added on. So, um, now a special education teacher that we currently have is leading. It was an addedon position. Um, he currently is in Chicago Lakes and he's working at an autism learning center, but he worked in Grantsburg before and comes with a lot of experience, too. So, we're very fortunate for those two hires. So, >> a lot Paula. >> Exactly. >> There you go. >> Once again, like super exciting that like everybody's coming with >> with experience. >> That's wonderful. And finding a speech pathologist. I thought this would be like a hack. Yeah. >> We thought we were going to have to maybe do virtual or contract through CISA. And so doesn't have right now themselves. So we're very fortunate. >> Well done. Um and then we have a variety of coaching
021um positions and volunteers with softball and high school track and then middle school track as well. So um and no retirements or resations to talk about at this time. And then we do have some recognition of donations from this past month. So youth sports donated $400 to the high school softball team, $750 toward track hoodies, and towards softball pullovers so our teams can be outfitted properly which is great. Um the Snow's organization donated $320 toward negative lunch balances and um our parent teacher organization donated $1,000 toward the end of the year valley fair trip for grades 8 through 11. So again, thank you to all of our wonderful organizations that are creating for us. Um, if there are no other questions, can I get a motion to approve the consent agenda? I'll make that motion.
022I'll second that. >> All in favor? Any opposed? All right. Consent agenda is approved. We are on to our administrative report. Who wants to go first? Anyone want to volunteer? Okay. Okay. Um, okay. So, the biggest thing I wanted to highlight is that we um that joint federal notification packet um came out and it comes out every February and reflects the year prior and we've been in a category called needs improvement the last two years and that's specifically related to our ELA and math proficiencies. It is targeted towards special education students, but it also allows districts to reflect on universal practices. So, we've been doing a lot of work about that for the last two years. We got our notification packet for this year and we passed which is huge which means we're no longer
023needs improvement and that has a lot to do and a lot to say to our teachers who have been working diligently on their lesson plans always reflecting on our essential standards making sure that we're differentiating for not just special education students all students in general. And we pass by a lot of points and our ELA and math proficiency scores went up a lot in special ed and we love that. So that's a huge celebration for everybody that has been super helpful with that. So that's the biggest thing. Um and then the inter uh kind of working through those scheduling pieces still and then Kelly Fischer and I were also able to present to CISA DAC meeting um which was exciting. That's the second presentation now CISA's asked Kelly Fischer and I to do because they're
024impressed with certain things we have in place here in Frederick. So >> yes. question. >> Yes. >> Is that for elementary and high school? >> For which one? >> The JFN packet that I was saying? >> Yeah. >> Yes. Yep. So, it's 4K 12 Well, not 4K 12, but it's um 3 through 12 because those are the or those are the state testings. >> That's great. >> It is really good. So, we've been doing a lot of work with that because we've been identified and we've had to meet with DPI and stuff. So, it means we're doing the right stuff. >> Excellent. >> I like that. Congratulations. That's wonderful. >> I was excited. >> As you should be, as you and your whole team. >> Part of it too to give Jana some credit is
025the nature of our size. And so, >> you know, you get dinged a little bit if you have too much pull out for special ed. But >> if we don't have a remedial math class or like a pre-alggebra, >> you can't just throw a student into algebra. And so, we direct instruction pull out. Well, that then you get dates for that. So I think a lot of it is like good intentions but then we're small so that sometimes it looks bad. >> Rachel at DPI that I've been working with for two years has heard my transparent thoughts on some of the process. >> She is wonderful and will listen to me and she'll be like that this is the way but I just need you to know. So >> yeah, it's good to have that
026feedback for them because not everything they put in place is super helpful. >> Um that's excellent. Any other questions for Jada? All right, who's next? >> All right, Marcus. >> Um, and I might need to start going before the student council presenter because I steal some of my So, just throwing that out there. Middle school speech wrapped up. Um, I had Miss Lah send me a u a little synopsis of what happened there, but they had 34 middle school students participating, which is really great numbers. They had almost a third of the middle school. Um they had two speech competitions in St. Croy Falls and one at Unity and 13 out of 15 groups earned high level excellence ratings which is really great. I was actually at the Unity uh meet some the the uh
027rooms and it went really well and was well behaved and um having a good time. So it's really it's really not surprising how successful the high school numbers we have here. Our middle school program it's really done well. Miss really did great job with it. So, it's really awesome. And so, that was great. Middle school had dance uh and they had like 50 to 60 kids attend >> which was like that was great. Um was under the sea theme. I don't know if that was it. Um Mr. Dip Rener, if you don't know him, he was dancing at the at the or what his version of dancing is from what I'm told. um was there dancing. Um so, but it was a good time. Everyone that was there seemed to enjoy it. Um winter wellness
028went I think really well u for us being on site and I think uh we had a good a good thing for that. Uh all the teachers really pitched in and put a lot of work into the activities and the student council as well. Um we had our trimester 2 awards assembly today. Um, middle school had 26 on the A honor roll and 29 on the B honor roll. And high school had 43 on the A honor roll and 23 of the Bon roll. And we had five academic letters which is three consecutive 3.0 um trimesters and that was Fred Bartlett, Freddy Nelson, Hannah Bren, and Maggie Wooten. So they all had a recognized date. Um that was pretty that was pretty good. We got two powerliffters going to nationals um in a couple weeks
029uh which is pretty exciting. Anukica and Hunter Root. >> Where is Nationals at again? >> Uh it's in it's outside of Austin. >> Austin, Texas. >> Awesome. >> Yes, Texas. Sorry. >> Not as my aunt was in a feminism. Um, but yeah, so they're super excited really well. And if you ask them though, they had the worst meat of their life at state. I've checked in with both of them and they're just they're just not happy at all. I'm like, you're going to nationals, but they're just not content, which is great. I mean, that's how you want to be as a competitor. So, they're super pumped and uh and we'll have a send off for them next week. Um, spring sports are starting. It's there's a lot of energy in the building. I don't know
030if you got here early enough, but tracks in the building from outside to practice. So, they're all meeting up here and it's it's pretty nice to see them collect and and reconnect with each other and the kids are coming over. Um, and it's just good that the coaches are in there and everyone's smiling and it's uh it's really fun to see and the softball girls are um in the performance room not where they want to be, but um but they're they're making it work for now. Uh and it's it's really good though. They're all have high high attitude uh towards being successful this season. And then my last thing is uh spring testing is on the way. We got preacct and ACT next week and forward testing tomorrow and then next two weeks. Um and
031uh we're all set up for that and uh hopefully it goes really well. And our March Madness uh brackets uh we had students fill those out. We've got a really nice looking bracket on the wall. Um You have you go down high school. You see on the wall there did that as well. It looks really nice and kids are excited. They're all Everyone's cheering for Duke. I think Duke's gonna going to win. That might just be me. >> Excellent. >> High school. >> That's a lot going on. >> Question. >> Like we talked about um like with all the honor roll I mean it sounds amazing like we're picking up scores. Is there going to be like an honoral like wall or place that we >> posting it like we had talked about maybe like
032a wall or like in the newspaper or something because that sounds great. Like it's a lot of students. >> We've got we've got M's going to send uh information to >> Okay. I'm just saying like bringing attention to that. >> That sounds like a lot of students. >> I like that. Any other questions for Marcus? >> All right, Miss >> Yep. Right before uh spring break was Read Across America Week highlighting Dr. Seuss's birthday, which we just make sure kids still know about Dr. Seuss. >> Um we had all kinds of guest readers. Uh I know Cornelius came down. >> Um the kids are like, "Who's that guy?" >> Big school. Yeah, there's lots of guest readers, parents, people from the community, so that was fun. Um, yeah, and they had, you know, Elizabeth Weiss
033always does a phenomenal job of dressing up as the Cat in the Hat and she plays out the whole >> thing. She was born to be Mary Poppins >> and we make sure we like cover her so she can get to all the rooms. So, that that is always a very big deal. And then there's, >> you know, Dr. Seuss cupcakes at lunch and, you know, so Joanna did a ton of work to making sure everybody had those books and and she had a reading challenge and so that was great. Um, and that's been going on for many many many years. So that's nothing new, but they get excited about it every year. >> Um, right out the gate coming back from a break, we started the Ames web screeners for reading and math and
034these are the screeners that we do three times a year. Um, and you really got to do that because then you jump right into state testing. So getting going allowed us to now we have a week off before we jump into the forward exams. Um so it's just this big old puzzle of getting all the testing scheduled and organized between third grade and senior well 11th grade. So that's going in both buildings and that tends to be a little chaotic for Brandon once in a while when we start up and we think we're all ready and then there's error messages and the passwords don't work and somebody's password's 87 characters long and you know calling customer service. I think we're okay now. >> I called I called J and I was like I can't even
035help him. I'm locked out of my account. It was a little bit of a rough start, but we kind of expect that I think every year >> every year. So, it is the season for all the testing. Um, in the background, curriculum orders and renewals are those requests are coming in from companies right now and um getting ready for next fall. This year, the focus will be on math. Um, and I know that that'll be that's probably in your docs that we looked at. So, Um all of that that planning for next year. Uh what I didn't put on here is summer school. That um link for registrations will go out this week to families. So we got a good jump ahead of them on summer school. So give them a deadline. You know that
036we got to be registered by April 17th. And that gives us the office lots of time and the teachers lots of time to prepare for the numbers that we're going to have. So um it's always a little weird to start planning next year this early. That's what happens. It's just busy. So, any questions for Aaron? >> All right. >> Okay. Uh, financial literacy on our lesson service day. We had our team get together and they're going to work with the instructor from Loyal. I saw her at schoolboard convention and so we have a couple days with her in August. She's going to review our curriculum ahead of time. Good. This is some of what we use, they use. So, there's some overlap there. So, that's good. And then we're just going to make sure we
037have a K12 program in place for that. >> Nice. >> And I put down 50 respondents for a staff survey, but now we have 72 out of a possible 94. So, that's good. Next month, we'll present that information to you. So, the survey is so far the numbers look good. And then I'm reading a book because Chuck Holl suggested it to me and it's a good read. It's kind of scary. Um, >> it's about the anxious generation and how much screen time they get and >> how their world's so instant, you know. So, yeah. >> Yeah. >> You got it. >> Okay. >> Excellent. Any questions for Kyle? >> All right. Thank you. >> I said, "Yeah, you're right. It's not necessarily a good book. I think it's good to help understand um which I
038think is some of the momentum of even you know like the I mean you know part of that talks about >> being in conjunction with lawmakers and stuff like that too and so that's been helpful having them you know what I mean pass legislation that schools not that a lot of schools weren't already starting to do that but um it's just nice knowing that it's whole societal we need to we need to like be aware of that stuff. So >> like does it talk about AI too? >> Um not really a few years mainly just >> like how it's all changing so fast. >> Yeah. >> And it I think that that's part of the challenge is that and like that that book is excellent and rapidly getting even out of date >> because because
039of that. Yeah. >> Which is part of it. >> But the part about the >> That's really good. >> Children's time. >> Yep. >> It's amazing how young the data has to catch up too, you know. So, you have a certain amount with that book. >> And if you really want to go down a rabbit hole, there's an entire companion website with all of the data supporting everything in the book. And it's I mean, you can spend the only one locked out on that. >> You can spend hours on. >> It's not just me. It was part of job >> part of Yeah. Yeah. So, >> well, it makes me feel like a bad mom. >> No, I think but it helps I think it helps you reflect on um >> because I'm like here
040here's baby shark and I'm annoying >> and they talk about balance and stuff like that too. So, you know, it's like that. >> No, I'm interested in it. It sounds interesting. The shift now is to talk about instead of talking about numbers of minutes to talk about the action and purpose. >> Okay. So that like all screen time is not the same. And he talks about that in that book. And actually now that's there's a shift in the conversation because it used to be just a specific number of minutes regardless of what you were doing. But minutes spent in something that's purposeful and educational and co-watched with a parent is different than minutes spent not doing those things. >> So yeah. So there's a there's a there's a recognition that there's a difference in the
041kind of activity that you can do as opposed to just the number of minutes. And so there's a shift in the conversation which is I think help and that's no different than when you watch TV, what you're watching. >> Yep. >> PBS or is it junk? You know what you watching? And it's same thing with what music you listen to and >> what books you read, you know. Are you reading comic books? You reading something that's got some teeth to it, you know. >> But it's a great it is a it is a really I'm glad you >> all right. Um, so now we're on to board member reports and governments um committee reports. We don't have any action here, but just some updates from committees. There were, if you saw in your extras, there
042are documents from um a couple of the committees. And then of course later we'll be looking at the um curriculum cycle or we can talk about it. now, I suppose, and vote on it later. Either way, um, so we can talk about the education committee. Do you guys want to wanna >> to say anything about that? >> I mean, >> a lot happened since then, so I think you're not wrong. >> It's a while ago. >> Oh, yeah. Well, because we had had that committee meeting, was it over in December or January? And then this was a follow to that one. >> Um the first thing was well and you'll see that later but Erin provided the committee with curriculum cycle documents so that it doesn't kill our budget or everything in one year. It's
043spaced out on a rotation. It also helps the staff because they don't have to take it all in at one time. They can >> especially at the lower levels where a teacher teaches science, social science, math, English. Okay. Well, if you've got it all coming in the same year, then all of a sudden you got to learn it all. If we can space it out, it's better for finances and it's better for sanity. >> So, that was big. >> And then go ahead. Should we talk about math and science? >> Oh, yeah. And so, well, I think this was, you know, Emily brought this up too that sometimes when students reach their senior year, they've met a lot of their core requirements and so then it's hard, you know, sometimes to encourage them to to
044like want to um you know some kids will automatically push but some don't. And so like we were talking about even um adding another credit of math and science. Then we kind of came back to like maybe math or science so that that um state requires three of three math, three science for graduation. We were talking about that um the students having them take um one at least one more um math or science just to so continue to uh push that that part of their brain I guess >> and yeah and then some schools their egg some agricultural classes can come as a science credit that that all depends on your teacher's lensure system so I contacted Mr. Dip runner's license does not allow it to count as a science credit. Even though he's an
045egg teacher and he's teaching the same course, it just doesn't count in the science world under the licensing because that would give us some flexibility with >> kids maybe not want to take a chemistry but they could take an animal science class something like that or horiculture class where learn botney and plants will give them the science requirement but that's not possible with what his lensure is. >> How would that could that change or no? He >> he would have to go back for more schooling. So it's probably not >> or real >> not not realistic for his life at this point in time, right? His career. >> Yeah. >> There's multiple ways you can get a teaching license. And he went the non-traditional route. It wasn't his first career. So then he's not allowed
046to offer his egg classes, his science classes compared to someone who just came out of college as an egg teacher. certified through a four-year degree in that matter. Yeah. you want to talk about? >> Well, basically we talked about it before and we're just diving deeper into it and kind of having to do the ground work to really establish um a good um list of acceptable I guess be the word of volunteer places and activities. And so that's that's something to be done. And um and as it says up there, just more more idea of of what are the hours? How are we going to approach the hours? What if somebody does 40 hours in one week? Does that work for four years? And we just kind of hashed out all those things yet to
047be um set in stone. So lots of conversations about it though. I think I think it was really good in talking about volunteerism in the sense of community service in the community sense. So >> and part of this was to come back to senior seminar, >> right? And so senior seminar has continuously been evolving, changing >> like the there um but to maybe not necessarily have the senior seminar class because it most recently if I correct if I'm correct has kind of been for students to like do that civic engagement part during that time but maybe we go back to volunteerism and then necessarily have that half credit there. Right. >> Correct. Because as senior business department to social studies to English, it's been bounced around. So it doesn't it's evolved but not like >>
048it's bouncing. It's ever changing but already evolving, right? >> Yeah. But now with semester it makes it even more challenging kind of stealing a placeholder to to run senior seminar. they really can't afford to steal a placeholder >> for electives. >> The one thing I would wonder is if we could get maybe some student input when we're having this conversation about because because that all makes sense to me and then we're talking about taking something that a student can currently do within the school day and making them do it outside of the school day and they already have a lot of commitments in sports and clubs and jobs. And so I know that was part of what was not great about it before. So if we can have that conversation of how like I'd be
049curious what students think about that or how that could be made more manageable for them because part of the concern that I would have is that we're asking a lot of our students to participate in a number of different things and now we're adding something to that >> with that student conversation. And we talked about how there are students probably already doing community service things for their own. There might be location. So having that conversation say well I already do the same thing for the legion or I already do this for you know blah blah blah and that those things could certainly be part of a requirement and since they're already doing it then they get credit for it. So that was that was part of it too to be engaged in their own community.
050>> And we did talk about working with like um some of the local like the library or um uh is it angel hands. >> Um you know like maybe even something like during a school day that you know a student if they had a study hall or during lunch hour they could go and you know what I mean like still >> like every Wednesday they go and do that during that. So like having some opportunities, but I mean I I agree that it would necessarily be a bad idea to have some student voice in it and maybe that's something a student council kids could you know talk about. Um but that was we did discuss that concern too that that was part of why it >> came into senior seminar. Um part of it I
051think co pushed it that way and then >> um also due to the fact and then also making sure that there was opportunities throughout the district. So everywhere from India Creek Sweden to you know not just all happening here in the village of Frederick because like we said the big Easter egg hunt is happening and maybe that's something that you know students who live way out there you know I shouldn't say way out there but you know what I mean out in then if they can um or I mean anybody could go out there but an opportunity that's close to home so they don't have to travel. >> I think part of the conversation too was what what is more academically appropriate and maybe the financial literacy part was like instead of taking that time
052to talk about community service or volunteerism to actually put it into something that is more like financial literacy and that goes back to what you're saying the team that went to um you know explore that curriculum further. So taking that academic time and using it for something that's more academic so to speak >> rather than hands-on. >> You have something >> I mean a lot more people they know curriculum. So I'm like what is student seminar? >> Oh senior seminar. >> Senior seminar. >> Senior sorry >> because you're saying it bounces around. So it's in >> senior seminar was a class. It was in the business. Then I went to social studies next and English or whatever it was false three times. >> Different teachers with different content leners taught it. >> Okay. >> But
053if it's like space in class, is there a way to take that time and being like, okay, you can volunteer here and we like transportation or something. No, >> no, we've taken it out now. >> Okay. So, it's gone. No, because it was balancing and it wasn't serving its original purpose. >> Okay. It was Yeah, it didn't have the It didn't have what we when we originally designed it or thought about it, it didn't really turn out that way. And so it was like, no, this isn't working the way we needed to. So, we need to pull back and try and sort of reimagine this or >> so part of a different of a different class, but it was different content area teachers teaching it. So, if the social studies teacher most recently had the
054extra space in their schedule to have that, so they were the teacher of that senior seminar, but it started out the business department >> and so um and every obviously every um content area teacher has a different view of what's important you know what I mean so yeah >> I just didn't know if it was like a dedicated space timewise that like it could be okay that's >> why with the volunteerism we we like to have some sort of graduation requirement but we want to make sure we frame it before we say hey you got to put in x number of hours over the next four And then what is that? We want it well framed and defined so that kids can >> know what they're supposed to accomplish and then accomplish it. >> Yeah.
055But is there like time in a day to for kid or does it depend some kid might take a full schedule then no he doesn't have time just and that that's why I'm saying I think I think that's an important part of the conversation to have is that that there definitely I'm sure there are students who have things that they're doing naturally in their lives that would fit that volunteer list. there are also probably a lot that don't >> and and I know just watching students go through the process and sort of you know kind of the conversation that's out there right now around um sports participation numbers and club participation numbers those things are dwindling and when you look at the research the research says the reason those things are dwindling is because we're
056asking so much of our kids and not and they don't have the space and time and brain power to execute it all and so more ask is just that it's more asked and are like that's that's the question that I would like us to really wrestle with is we find that valuable as adults who have a lot of agency over how our time is spent. Kids don't always have that same amount of agency. So will they find it? And part of why part of why the volunteerism requirement went away before is because kids weren't finding the value we wanted them to find out of it because there was one more thing on their plate that a list they had to check off, a thing they had to do, and it it didn't end up having
057the benefit that we were hoping for. >> And volunteerism is on volunteering. >> They're being volunte, you got to do 10 hours. Well, now it's not volunteerism. Now it's work. Right. Right. >> You have to do it, you know? So that's the spirit. No one's against volunteerism, but we want to promote it the right way and you got to do it because >> you tell me I could do five hours, I'm telling you at five hours I'm walking out, you know, I'm not stay at six, >> right? Because I did my five, you know, >> and that goes back to the reason we're having more conversation about it is, you know, what exactly would this volunteer look like, >> right? >> And can it be in the school? Can it be, you know, on the
058playground? Can it be, you know, reading to younger kids? I mean, what >> there's a lot of things we can look at and until we figure that out. >> Yeah. >> Right. >> It's still going to be a conversation. >> I keep going. It is cuz when I was in a high school it was a.5 credit >> but they would like so I did it like people could choose like different things and one was like different woman shelter and one was like working at the humane society but they would provide the transportation like it was like >> that was your class >> and like you could it was like more of an elective than like a forced So I I kind of >> right that's why as you know what I mean that's where I'm
059like hearing where it's like >> no you chose that elective and it is because you want to do that >> right >> you know like I love animals so it was like enjoyable for my five you know >> right that sounds more like an elective or graduation requirement >> right >> that's why the conversations keep No. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Y for sure. >> All right. Any other thing? Do we want to talk at all about the curriculum cycle or do we want to do that later? Okay. Sounds good. >> Um so then we also have get back to my notes here. I follow along. Um the ad hoc committee met that's Emily and I. We met with Kyle and our representative from school perceptions to design the staff survey. Obviously that's out and and
060being um completed by staff. Um again, working with school perceptions, it's easy. They know what they're doing. Um so, we'll look forward to getting those results. And then the facility committee, there were notes in the extras as well from the facility committee. Um >> well, I think it's just talking about the infrastructure that we have and then like how like it is and it has to be repaired >> and plus with like you know we're co-oping with I guess you know luck and whatever so it has to be repaired >> for the track right and then how do we have the discussion about like the football field and everything that's going on so we were talking about doing another comm community survey of like if we can allocate how do we fix like what upgrades
061can we do? And so if we did a survey instead of being like this is a bulk plan, we could have option A, B, C, D kind of thing and have like contractors come out and kind of tell us where we can go and what the community response would be of like how we should go about this because it has to be done. Like the track, what what were you saying? It's like 27 years old or something. >> The track the First off, it has to be resurfaced, but you can only put a resurface on the track so many times and the base is probably at a little beyond end of life. So, >> right. So, it has to >> way say >> like it's bubbling. >> So, tomorrow Carl Iron, we're going to meet
062with Marc Johnson and start talking about, okay, what kind of phases could we do here? Break it down into segments and then before we do anything, we're not going out for tomorrow and ripping up the football field and putting it all in. We will survey the community and say okay because the survey from the community survey in Nevada told us to research it. So we are researching it and we will send it all out because when people see dollar signs and what scope and sequence could be they'll have better opinions to say yes I can fully get behind that or no I can't. >> So that's our goal. So >> we'll start with Mark and Johnson tomorrow. But I also think like too with the survey maybe being like with inflation this what is what
063it could cost later, >> right? >> Oh yeah. They got they >> like do you know what I mean? I I feel like right now this is what it cost but if we wait >> five or 10 years from now it's not going to be cheaper if I had to take a guess. >> I don't know much about it but that's about it. >> Right. I don't know how much resurfing track in 2030 is going to be, but it's probably going to be less than 2035, >> right? But I feel like the surveys that we've been getting in have been like so helpful. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Yeah. So, we'll listen to the public with what they're telling us. So, >> that sounds great. >> Any questions for the facility committee? >> All right. And
064then we have the policy committee. Looks like we do have some policy updates tonight. Sorry, it's hard for me to bounce back and forth between the two things. Looks like um policy update on school support organizations and act 57. >> Yeah, pretty much. Anything you guys want to say about either of those or >> I mean they're pretty straightforward like the other updates. >> Yeah. Like one we're rescending but then they put a new policy in for right >> district support organizations school support organizations because like our PTO and our booster club they're a part of our community but they're not part of the district. >> Got it. So they said, "Okay, don't call them district support organizations, call them school supported organizations because we don't really govern them because they're a side step away
065from us." >> And you know, we had some fundraising ones. And of course, the updating on if a child is suspect there's a case of abuse or neglect, how we're going to report it has to be updated because of act 57. So >> excellent. And then um there is a joint pack board meeting coming up on April 1st at CISA 11. Um I think the registration deadline for this is March 23rd. So if anyone is interested in attending that, you need to let Kyle or Jessica know so that they can get you registered. I'm not available to go that day. It's a it's hosted at CISA and there's a trivia dinner and there's a presenter. >> Um April 1. >> April 1st. It's like >> it's a Wednesday night. >> Yeah. Like 8:30 or 9
066or something. It's a full >> 6 p.m. dinner. >> Yeah. >> The role of AI preparing for possibilities is this topic. >> Yeah. I looked at I wish I was available but I'm not available that day. So, >> but if anyone is and wants to go let Kyle or Jessica know before the deadline which is the 23rd and then we have staff appreciation week is coming up May 4th through the 8th. Um, so I think we were talking about um maybe one of the upcoming meetings could be a meeting of that employee recognition committee to set up some options for that. >> Yeah, Jessica's got some has some ideas and she's developing some if she wants if we want to order something, she'd appreciate we can meet next week so that she has lead time
067to make an order of any sort. We got the campfire chairs, we call them the folding chairs. If we want to get something like that for staff, we've got to get on it though because first week of be here quick. >> So, we thought we would maybe because it's not the kind of thing we can really decide during a regular board meeting, but we thought from a committee standpoint, the committee can work directly with Kyle and Jessica to to make some choices there for staff appreciation week so that Jessica could do those orders. So, later when we get to discussing and establishing future dates, that's probably committee. >> I mean, I can do it or I volunteer. >> Yeah, that's great. >> Um, okay. So, that's it for board member reports and governance. Now, we're
068on to we do have um the policies to approve. So, the first one is the special policy update for the school support organizations as Kyle was just explaining um that changed. Can I get a motion to approve that update? >> I'll second. All in favor? >> Any opposed? All right. And then the other one is the update um that goes along with act 57, the update to those reporting requirements. Can I get a motion to approve that update to that policy? Motion. >> A second. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? All right. policies are approved. On to our action items. Um the first one is um the regarding the 2627 C1 shared services contract. I will let you say about this >> based on this the contract there's a little bit of inflation of
069course with all the prices and they show you everything's available of course and then it's what you want to renew what you want to drop and my recommendation is keeping with exactly what we had this last year knowing that like I reaching out to CISA but at this point the same contract as last Any questions for Kyle about the contract? It's one of those things that we >> see is the devil's workshop. They take a administrative cut off the top, but they're necessary because there's no other game in town. So, >> title one >> because we'll be next year will be the year that we're in compliance review. So, we get your support. >> That's when we can. You can always add on things later. >> Yeah. >> I'd rather not add it until I
070know we need it. >> Yeah. You know, like I don't want to do it. I know we might need it, but I'd rather do Okay. >> I'm gonna go, >> whatever we have to do to keep her from doing that. >> Sounds good. Any questions for Kyle? If not, can I get a motion to approve that contract? >> And I should say CIS 11's good to work with. >> I bet seven and three and 11's decent. Yeah. >> Not that seven and three aren't decent. >> That's where we went. >> Is that the same? >> Yep. Same place. That building that's where that's where they operate. They're like >> WSB just happen to use their facility at night. That's how WSB is out of out of Madison. >> So if the Wisconsin School Board Association
071that we're members of comes to town to do something, they use CISA's building. Okay. >> But all of these things that we're talking about, they're they're run out of that, but they're not >> necessarily. No, they're buddies. >> They're buddies, but they're not okay. >> Different government officials. >> All the acronyms I'm trying here. >> It's okay. >> Trying All right, I will make a motion to approve that contract. Can I get a second? >> I'll second it. >> All in favor? >> I posted. All right, on to um the 2627 start college now and early college credit applications. Um >> we have quite we have quite a few students that are I looked them over. I can't students, but it's all >> it's classes we don't offer that they can take through universities. Most
072of them are >> from there. >> Um, I'll make a motion to approve those applications. >> All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Oh, I'll make a note. >> Oh, yes. She's abstaining because her daughter's enrolling one of the classes and she can't have financial ge in her own house by voting on it. >> Oh, I get it. >> Right. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Okay, >> that is true. >> I forgot all about >> um All right. Um let's see. The next one on my list here, 10 C, is consideration of possible action regarding an increase in compensation for all staff for the 2627 school year. >> These are hot presses this morning. >> Okay, so the uh CPI for July 1 is 2.63%. Libby and I have been running numbers and we're recommening going
0733% raise. If you go to page three of your booklet, you'll see the U pay scale for the teachers. A1 is blank because that was base pay last year. And how we figure out the numbers is a staff member who was at A1 this year will be at A2 next year. So we took last year's A1 amount, multiplied it times 1.03, and A2 is now 46638. So they're actually getting a 3% raise on their dollars from last year. Hey, >> the step is included in the 3%. It's not 3% plus a step. So maybe get greater than 3%. We're not giving out more than 3%. the numbers at the bottom where it says master's specialist degree, national board certified. Anyone who has one of those receives that statement as well and those we increase by
0743% as well because sometimes items like that sit still and then they fall lag behind $100. Um the third page is just more additional forms of pay uh curriculum pay you know homework bound instruction if we have that need uh if you internally sub for giving up your prep and those were all increased by 3% as well and then you come to the support staff compensation on page five and we have a through L plus then the last one was cents, but we moved up to 41 cents because that's what 3% is. It's a penny on 40 cents. Um, a staff member will move over again, but we determined B by multiplying A times 1.03 to move it over. And then we made a new level A in case we hire someone at that spot.
075That's 1 and a half% greater than last year's because we want to keep moving that start pay up in case we hire a secretary, food service, custodian, maintenance person. We have it support on here, but that's not Brandon Olsen. That's in case we ever get him an assistant, but I don't see that happening, but we kept the line alive. One column we did get rid of, if you look at last year's book, is there was a maximum in each one of these. So, I couldn't see having someone here for a dozen years and then freezing their and saying, "No, you're never getting higher than that because they got to make their feed at their household, too." So, we eliminated that. So, and then page seven, this is only for support staff. So, that's cooks, custodians,
076secretaries, aids, not certified staff, not administration, and not teachers. We have a longevity clause in there. Um, it's the second paragraph. So, if you've been here 10 years, you receive a one time stipen of $1,000. If you've been here 20 years, you get $2,000. And 30 years, you receive $3,000. That's nice. But that 1,000, 2,000, and 3,000 was established about 5 years ago. So, they remain the same in time has passed. And then folks don't stick around for 30 years anymore. Um five is the new 10, 10 is the new 20. So my recommendation, and you guys can take it or leave it, um would be to go with a 5year, 10 year, 15, 20, 25, 30, and have it be $600 increments. Uh 600 for five years, 1,200 for 10, 1,800. Um right now
077we have 29 support staff. So you divide that out by five years and you got five or six per year. In our most expensive year, if we went to the new system, >> it would be >> Is this a This is just a stipend. >> It's a one year one year bonus for sticking with us for five years, sticking with us for 10 years. >> Yeah. It's not adding on your salary because you don't want to add it on to the base because >> then it'd be significant every year and it's ongoing. We only want to say, "Hey, thank you for sticking with us for 10 years to 20 years." But right now, >> yeah. No, I just was I was pretty sure that's what I just was >> No, that's good. No, please ask.
078>> Um, so the most cost us in one year would be $5,250 and that's we have one year where of the 29 people, 13 had an anniversary year if they all would stay with us at least three more years. But I think it's nice and >> waiting 10 years to get a bonus is >> It's a long time. Yeah. >> But it's not for teachers. It's not for administration. It's all just for support staff. And >> those for those folks work hard around here. >> Yeah. >> Curious when we're talking about like raise because I don't know what other schools do or whatever. So is 3% a Yesterday I was at the late one conference and one district I won't say who they are because I don't know if they have permission to say it
079was giving a 5% raise for next year. The rest were between two and a half and three. >> Okay. >> Um a couple districts don't give a percentage. They're giving straight dollar amounts. One was $1,200 and one was $2,000. So, that's hard to figure percentages because if you have one staff member making $45,000 and one making 70, $2,000 or $1,200 is a different percentage for each of those two folks. So, I feel really good about 3% and because it's it's almost a half point better than what the cost of living is. And last year went three and a half when the CPI was 3.3.0. And I know at some point in the future the cost of living will be like interest rates be like eight or 9%. Well, that year we will not be able
080to afford that. So then we tell the folks, okay, you're going to get 4% or 5%, whatever it is, it's going to lag behind the cost of living. But they can know that in a decent year, we gave you half a point more. And if you compound interest and you're building off of each year, that's better for them in the long run. So that when we get one of those years like that, they can weather it and they can say, "Okay, I didn't get quite as much." However, in the past, I got a little bit better. So, >> you're hedging on it. So, >> because the state formula is not going to change in our lifetime, >> right? No, >> I'm just trying to understand like what that percent whatever like I don't know >>
081and it's it is really it does vary greatly by district but in general there there is a ballpark that you get to know about when you talk with other districts what they're put together conversation is like we talk about we want quality staff we want teachers to want to stay so it's like >> but you can't break the bank either so >> no I was wondering, you know, like >> Yeah. >> And I think that's >> you want to be at least fair, >> right? And in my mind, I think that's the reason to not just say we're going to stick with CPI. We're going to stick with the what the cost of living >> number is. We're going to try to stay ahead of that in the years when we can >> because we
082want to do that. That's the reason to do that. >> Yeah. The day will come when we can't. We won't be able to. >> Yep. So if we're going to make a motion to approve this, we would be making that motion to approve it with the alteration that you described for the longevity recognition for support staff. >> Correct. Yeah. >> Um question too with that. Is there going to be staff that like back pay? No, because they're getting paid this year at this year's rate. And this these rates will take effect for the 26 27th school year, which is July 1. And our teaching staff, they're getting paid through August for this year teaching the the new numbers. So, so your custodians who work year round, that would kick in for them in July one
083and the admin team would kick in on July one, but the other the teaching staff and the aids that report when the kids come in August, they'll when they start then >> I think are you asking if I'm a support staff and I've been here for six years and in the old model I wouldn't get this stipen until I've been here 10 years but now the new model is 5 years it yeah >> is a person who's been here six going to get that bonus now or do they wait until they hit the next mark which is at 10 >> I believe they hit the next mark it's hard to go back >> and they'll be thankful because they for the 10 years going up to 12. So, they're going to be thankful that they're
084going to get more when they get there. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Right. >> Yeah, that was my question. >> You can't like I got you. Okay. >> Yeah. I didn't know. >> All right. Can I get a motion to approve the compens the increase in compensation for all staff for the 2627 school year with the alteration to the longevity recognition for support staff that Kyle outlined? >> I'll second that. Give me one second with my notes. I can do the minutes properly later. All in favor? >> I Any oppose? >> All right. Approve. April. And I guess that maybe is a good question too, but A B C D because are the one, two, three, four, five. Those are years of service, right? And ABC just out of curiosity, not that it changes. >> At
085some point after act 10, the The old ladder had steps and lanes and you moved over so many credits in so many years and at some point after act 10 that went out the window and Frederick came up with this A1 through D5 system and I don't know how they chose to place who where because I'll tell you why I don't understand it because the master's degree is sitting on the bottom which gives you a stipen and if you were three or four columns over in the old way. You would have been getting credit for your masters when you got placed on the ABCD, but that must have been to give them a bump at certain milestone years. And I think at the same time, you had to have glowing reviews or positive reviews in
086order to move a step, but I've been told no one's ever not moved a step around here. So, I don't think that was occurring. So to me it doesn't matter if it says B1 or A6 that doesn't matter. >> So it says education level it's really non >> right because you got the down the bottom you have the specialist degree you got the national certified all those licenses. like a a 2005 salary schedule and then that would help you like really it used to be kind of like your your years of service were this way 1 2 3 4 5 and then you had like your bachelor's bachelor's plus 15 bachelor's plus 30 and then you get all the way to like a master's but if you did a master's program that was you know
08754 credits you never got there >> okay >> and then you have your years of service so your first year teacher be at zero And there'd be a dollar amount in there and then it'd stop. And then this one would go down a couple steps further and then it would stop because it was forcing you to go this way. But you also had to go over anyways because in order to keep your license for teaching alive every five years you had to get six credits. So you might as well get more credits and get paid more for doing the same job. But then lifetime licenses came in. Act 10 folded it and the whole world got shook upside down. But if you go to Minnesota or Illinois or Iowa, they're still under that system there.
088Wisconsin's unique because of 2010. >> So, >> it was exciting. >> Yeah, it does. >> We don't feel the same way about that. >> It was really a messy year. It shifted because I had no way to move up on the pay scale because I had to take credits to get relicensed, but the pay scale changed. >> Yeah. >> And I went, where do I go? >> Yeah. So I went and got a master's because if I if I had to take credits then I might as well >> I got a masters and it kept me from going backwards after >> but some of the staff were not happy about that because then I jumped ahead of a bunch of people with less years of service >> and that still happens when we hire someone
089from >> like speech pathologist comes in and we hire x amount of dollars and they leaprog over someone else and says we'll but it's just >> we're all free agents these days >> supply and demand. >> Yeah. >> All right. I'm going to move us on to our next um our next action item is the um regarding dual enrollment with W Whitewater for the 2627 school year. So I assume we have >> Yeah. In order to keep using white water next year, we accept the memorandum of understanding with them. >> All right. I'll make a motion to approve that. Can I get a second? >> It's a little different. >> Yeah. We're going to go with the same system that we here at the school pay for the same number of credits. Yeah. >> Just
090It's down over here. >> Oh, yeah. >> I spent the six best years of my life there. It was fantastic. >> I could get one of my kids to go there. I'd be so thrilled. >> Would you say that this isn't currently the best years of your life? >> I >> That couldn't possibly be. I could go back to Whitewater. I live on a campus. >> All right. I'm making a motion to approve that dual enrollment with W Whitewater for 26 2017. Thank you. >> All in favor? >> I. Any oppos? >> All right. And then we're on to the curriculum uh rotation that was presented. >> Yeah. >> Yes. All right. >> So, there's a there's a lot more on here. I just gave the actual document to Jessica. Um, so what you are
091going to want to look at as the year that we're in. Um, so going into next year, um, what we really need to reorder is our math curriculum. Um, and what we're trying to do is space this out so that we're buying in a fiveyear cycle. We purchase five years of one content area. um so that we're not purchasing all you know ELA, math, science, social studies, and electives all in the same year. So some of this extra stuff are the things that we have to purchase annually. I'm trying to keep a spreadsheet of everything so that that helps Libby otherwise it's not always what's that. She doesn't know what all these things are all the time. So this is our working document. But math is what we're going to have to this spring purchase
092five years of. Okay. Okay. So then if you go down next year, >> but I'll show the dollar signs too. >> Okay. >> So So you got the cost of what it's going to cost in 2026. And then you go down. >> Go ahead. >> Yep. And we got to fill in. So my you know once I we have the quotes, we'll link the quotes in here for Libby. Um next year we have to do a little bit of staggering in order to get everything else into a five-year rotation. So next year we need to purchase three years of reading, two years of science, and only one year of social studies. to set up the rotation >> to set up the rotation. So then in 2028 we will order five years of social studies, 2029
093five years of science, right? 2030 we'll focus on um reading and then in 2030 math >> then we're back to math, right? Um then we'll get an elective year in there as well eventually. So >> we got out of whack because during COVID we got extra funds from the feds and it was spent on some curriculum and we bought a lot of curriculum in the same year. When you do that that's fine if you have found money but now we don't have phone money so you got to stagger it out. So the dollars make sense. >> So the game we'll have to play it was a little trickier because you really could have picked any of them to stagger, right? But what I did was try to look at when the state is going to
094review the the curriculum standards for each subject area. And you don't want to start researching textbooks the year that they're going to change the standards, right? So, you want them to change the standards and give the curriculum companies a couple of years to shore up before you decide to purchase a new resource. So, trying to figure that out at the same time as what we're doing was a little messy. Um, but this at least gives us a start. >> And so, we're asking you to approve it. However, no, it's a working document and we may come back a year from now or two years from now and say, "No, we're tweaking it because >> yeah, >> it's >> Yeah, I mean, it for sure is going to have to live in real time because what
095if the state what if the state doesn't do exactly what they said they were going to do? >> I mean, I know that never happens, but >> health standards were supposed to be renewed in 2011 and they're still not. >> Well, because this goes all the way to 2036. So what we're asking you to do is to prove it but things will change and then >> one of these resources like Amplify Science may not be there by that point >> right they have to purchase somebody else or completely change >> companies merge or they drop a product or something. I think the idea was to have a working document with the correct links that we can add the quotes so that Libby has an idea of what the heck's going on. >> Yeah. >> Because
096otherwise she gets an invoice and goes, "What's Hagerty?" Right. >> She has no idea what that means, right? It's the name of a company. >> So, >> well, and it's really important as I mean the budget process isn't going to get easier. So, this is important in my mind to lay out because there's a lot of work to do to manage what's coming from a budget standpoint. And so, It's it's important to have just keep >> to have as much of a map as you can >> for now. >> Yeah. I mean, and we, you know, keep updating it. I mean, I get inundated with quotes and offers and solicitations all the time. When I get that information, I have a place to put it. >> Yeah. >> So, >> any questions about the cycle
097that's being proposed? >> If not, like the books, >> the textbook. Okay. >> And then there's supplemental material too. >> Okay. >> Online subscriptions that go with it. >> Okay. >> Um we currently pay for our as web um math and ELA screener which at at the lower grades is required by the state. Right. So there's some things on there that we just have to purchase annually. >> Okay. Yeah. I was just curious because textbooks change. I get it. >> So it's like you have to Okay. You got to you got to get yourself into a cycle where you're looking at that and reviewing them so that um the first time we updated curriculum, we had resources from the 80s, >> right? >> We don't want to get into that, >> right? >> Type of
098a situation again. >> Yeah. >> No, it's great that you've been able to figure it out. It's kind of like >> this is kind of Yeah, >> I'm presenting it as figured it out. >> Okay. Like >> it'll keep shifting, but this at least gets us into what looks like a cycle. >> It's a good plan. >> Absolutely. >> No, that's great. Yeah. >> Okay. >> All right. Can I get a motion to approve that? >> I'll second that. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? All right. Thank you for your work on this. I know that was not. >> Yeah, I that's not >> It looks more simple than it was to put it together and I want you. >> So, thank you for that presentation. >> Beautifully. >> It's clear very organized. >>
099It might have been >> that trial number five. Honestly, I haven't really I took a break to do summer school, so now I got to come back to it. >> Yeah, I know that. All right. um discussion of establishing dates for future board meetings and any committee meetings. So I think the only well I know the committee we want to have the the employee recognition committee meet right you guys are open to meet next week >> and the facility should wait until Carl and I meet with Mark and Johnson to see because Mark and Johnson will hear us tomorrow and then they may need some time to prepare some numbers and some ideas for us. But when that comes I'll get a hold of facility committee. >> Sure. >> But the employee recognition >> next
100week would be great. Who else is on? >> I did. I was part of >> I mean next week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. I think it was Tuesday. >> Tuesday. No, >> I mean >> Monday's better. >> Monday or Thursday was better, but I could do Monday. So just the time. >> What time? Yeah. What time? Wait, we can go later because you need a little >> like Tuesdays would I could do during the day. >> Mhm. >> But um Monday like I like the 5:30 if that's okay. Or is that too late for you guys? >> Not too late for me, but Jessica usually is done at 4. >> Okay. >> Thursday. I >> We could meet with her. She missed her. You said Thursday. Thursday would also >> because Thursday I >> No, >>
101I have child care. >> Thursday don't work for me though. But let's >> let's do Monday at 5:30 and Jessica either can come back for the meeting or give me some ideas. >> Okay. Is that >> Yeah, Monday at 5:30 works for me. I just was saying like >> I can go as early as 4 >> cuz like Tuesdays Tuesdays and Thursday I can do it during the day but >> Yeah. No, that >> it doesn't work for you guys. Okay. So, Monday at 5:30. >> All right. And then we have our April regular meeting is on the 15th, right? Is that right? >> All right. >> We are going to take a short break before convening on close session. April that was >> April 15. >> Oh, okay. Got you. >> Sorry, I was
102too busy making sure I had this in my calendar. I'm like, I'll ask that question. >> Okay. Yes.