001Oh, she's here. Perfect. Okay. >> So, once she's in, then we will turn it over to Dr. Newton. >> Hey, Dr. All right, Dr. Newton. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. This evening, I'd like to call our chief financial officer, Jed Cigarelli, to come up to the table uh for his presentation. It's all yours, Mr. Cigarelli. Thank you, Madam Chair, Dr. Newton. Um, tonight I'm here to give you a brief overview of the district's early uh retirement incentive option. Real quickly, I'll go through how it works, how it applies, excuse me, who it applies to, and what the financial impact of that program looks like. Um, it's not an action item for the board yet. Um, later this month, uh, the board will decide and take action on if the program will be open for the
002upcoming year. Uh Dr. Non gives me a very specific a lotment of PowerPoint slides every year. I didn't want to waste them on tonight. So uh rather than those PowerPoint slides, um I've uh opted for just a one page one pager uh really a two-pager when you count the back side of it that gives a quick overview of the program um and a little bit of a sort of perspective of how it works. Um so a couple of things maybe starting from an overview. Um the early retirement health incentive program provides up to 10 years um of benefit to district employees through district paid health insurance and that's done through a subsidy um to those individuals. Uh the current district contribution or subsidy is about $789 per month towards a retirees single health appearance premium.
003Um and I'll get into a little bit about how that works, but uh a quick very important note is that that's a fixed subsidy. um as employees separate with the district and opt into this program when they qualify that amount stays static. It doesn't increase as health insurance goes up or if the board takes action to change that subsidy um it doesn't um act retroactively to the individuals who already so um there's quite a bit of history. I know a number of our board members were here um in 2020 when we uh took a very in-depth uh review of the program um and made some some pretty significant changes in an effort to control some costs of the health insurance program. Um but the kind of the effect of that work was that there were
004three different tiers that were created um of the program based on an employes years of service with the district and their age. And I'll give you a quick overview of what those look like. So tier three um is the eligibility criteria for anybody that was hired before July 1st of 2021. That was kind of that Ebok where it splits um where people can qualify for the program. Um if they had at least 15 years of service at that date um they could meet what we call kind of the old um legacy program. Um if they were 55 and met the the WRS rule of 85 uh they could receive the full subsidy for up to 10 years. uh there was a second tier created um for those individuals who were hired before before July 1st
005of 2021 um but had less than 15 years of service. Uh what that essentially did was split that um maximum benefit in half. So an individual must be at least age 60 and meet the role of 85 um and they can only have up to those five years of uh benefit from the program. Uh the last one, tier one, is anybody who was hired after July 1st, 2021. Now, they're not eligible for a direct district subsidy. Um so you might say, well, how is that a tier? Um but there is a very distinct cost for individuals to stay on the district's um retirement or excuse me, health insurance plan even after retirement. As a matter of fact, that cost for individuals without a subsidy uh is roughly $20 million liability for the district every year.
006So that is a separate tier. There still is a benefit. there's just no direct payment provided by the district for those individuals. Um, one put another way, that's how the sunset provision is working on the program as a whole. Um, years and years from now, there will no longer be anybody who who qualifies for that subsidy and then the program will be resolved at that time. Um, so a quick couple notes on the the program status. Um, as of now, there's 124 retired staff members that are receiving um active payments under this program. uh that kind of cash basis outlay uh is expected to be about $3.1 million based on their age and years before they've completed all of their benefit payments with the district. Um now if an employee a brand new employee was
007to qualify for the full 10 years kind of back to that tier three option uh the total cost for the district on cash basis is $94,680. So that would be that $789 a month for those 10 years. So just shy of $100,000 for the full cost um of an employee. Granted, it takes into account a lesser amount if um the individual is um older than 55 um chooses to opt into the program at a later date um or uh the payments cease um due to um maybe an employee passes away or something to that effect. Um now the fiscal management um has been a a strong focus of the district um since before 2020. Um but during that year when we looked at the program as a whole and made some of those those significant
008changes, we also set up separate trust funds. Um and that's how we handled those payments. Um before it was a pay as you go basis. So the district had to um estimate if you will what we expected for new employees to enter the program. We did not set aside that money for the full year 10ear term. We just hope that next year we have the resources available in our budget to cover that cost. So um we have structured it in a way that um helps with long-term financial sustainability with the program. Now those funds are restricted that are set aside into that trust fund. Uh that means they can't be used for other costs. Um we can't dip into it to to cover budget shortfalls. They are in a sense restricted and locked into those
009trust funds once they're they're converted over. Um right now the the trust funds net position um suggests that it is financially sustainable. We've um structured in a way that the program at least as it's designed today has that kind of long-term outlook on that financial perspective that takes into account um a desire uh of our trust fund board which we will have our actuary funded later this winter and um with the the board where we are with our financials on our actuarial report um we're in a pretty good position. We're roughly 75% funded. We had set a goal to be fully funded in 20 years and six years into it, we're doing pretty good. Uh so a couple of things for policy consideration. Um you as the board have full discretion um to modify uh
010suspend the program at any time. Um I will tell you that one of the main challenges uh that we're seeing is probably no surprise to you is that health premiums are rising faster than other inflationary factors. um that $789 subsidy right now covers about 67% of that single premium. Um last year when um that premium or that subsidy was set, it was intended to cover 75% of the total premium and we've eroded some of that just because of the increase in our health insurance. Um uh that usually comes as of July 1st and obviously we don't have that information as of yet. Um but I think uh suffice it to say that we are anticipating that that we will see some level of increase in our health insurance. We just don't know what those figures
011are. Um so if we were to maintain that same 75% coverage uh that subsidy would need to increase to $884 a month. So uh a difference there that would have cost for roughly $11,400 per retiree more. So um earlier I said we were just shy of that $100,000 mark. Um, if there was an increase to that 884 per month subsidy, uh, that total maximum, uh, benefit cost would be 106, $80. Um, now there are roughly 62 current employees for this year um, that would be eligible to participate in the program. Uh, there's a a very important disclaimer I put out here first is that's based on our data, our records. Um it's not uncommon that uh that we will communicate with those individuals and that there'll be somebody who says, "Hey, I have time from
012the state of Wyoming or another school district. We just don't have those records." Um so it is incumbent on the the employee that if they think they might qualify to reach out to the human resources department um and then there'll be a review done that to to verify that they are eligible. Um but back to that um that cost structure that's um in place that increase uh if we were to move to that from that $789 to the $8.84 uh would be just shy of $400,000 total outlay increase. So um there is a again a financial impact but it's not the only financial impact from a kind of just a payout on cash basis. Also the impact as I mentioned u from an actuarial evaluation they look at it and say okay well if the
013premium increases and we have this many people that um will kind of be in the pipeline to qualify the time value money um speaking with our actuary that increase in that premium would add about $1.3 million just to our financial statements for liability as well. So there are some major cost implications there um to discuss with the board for sure. Now, um, as we kind of move forward, um, there's in my mind about, um, three different paths, um, that we could, um, move forward on. The first would be, um, to not authorize the health insurance incentive for the 2025 26 school year. As you recall, some of our board members recall, we did have one year where we had a suspension on it for one year um, in an effort to control costs. Um, we
014could continue the incentive at the current subsidy level of $789. And then thirdly, uh we could adjust the subsidy um likely to $884 uh to maintain that same level of support relative to the increasing insurance cost. So there are a few of those um pieces to consider as we move forward. So um a couple of things here just as I kind of wrap up my prepared comments. I'm happy to address any questions anybody may have, but um it's been an important tool uh for our employees as they plan for retirement. It certainly has been. Um and uh when used correctly in situations where we need to rightsize our staffing uh this can be a valuable school or tool for us. Um I would tell you that um the conversations we've had about decreasing enrollment. We
015are definitely facing that that staffing readjustment. Um this upcoming year we will have to take steps um and this can be one of the tools in our tool belt to address that. Um, the other point I made is that the trust fund is good shape. Um, but those rising healthcare costs might be a factor that we need to to discuss if we want to increase that subsidy to maintain that current level. Uh, so again, I'm happy to to get into details and perhaps just a little bit of a uh thoughts on direction as we move to prepare that board motion for your consideration um at the last meeting. So happy to address questions. >> Yeah. Um, thanks. So, tier one, they just pay the entire thousand of whatever it is for their health insurance >>
016because they know that's that's correct. They cover their >> Okay. And then are they able to put family members on there that they pay for? >> They have to pay um the additional cost. I believe they can um put on a spouse and and have that coverage as well, the full cost. And as you can imagine, we have that blended premium and that's where the increase comes. And then um my accounting information is not or knowledge is not wonderful. So we we have this trust account and we're putting money into that to help cover the cost of this. Right. >> That's correct. >> And so we're how much? Yeah, we're about 75% funding >> and we still have that's six years of 20 year. >> That's interesting. Um it's it's more of a a total
017outlay basis. Um we carry roughly $11 million in liability just for the subsidy portion and we have about $9 million set aside for that. And now, um, I will clarify one point is that, um, that implicit cost, the the cost that you just mentioned of having people on our plan, um, we don't fund. We do not put money towards. It's it's it's it's a hard one to kind of tease out. Um, so it's just part of our our total overall cost. >> Okay. And where does the money going into that? >> So, that comes from specific appropriations in our budget to cover those costs. Um, one of the reasons that we've been able to close the gap on that, we went from zero% funded to 77 in those six years, uh, was really, it was
018twofold. We had, um, investment earnings that exceeded our projections that were going right back into the fund. Um, and years where we had vacancy savings or payroll budgets that were below the total amount, we were able to redirect that surplus into those trust funds, basically pay down our debt um before just leaving it into the general fund to revert. >> Okay. And so it says here that if we do the vote to do the increase, we that whole system would still be sustained. >> That's correct. Yes, we we um if we don't divert any more resources, we'd slide back a little bit on that fully funded status, but we're still well. >> And how does would that still be the case if the costs continue to go up at this current percentage that it continues
019to go up? >> Um the I think the main factor would be if we have kept the subsidy at the level it's at. Um that would be the main factor on if we start to increase that liability. Um the other piece of it too is that we are benefiting from uh a higher interest rate than we have in the past. Um when our actuaries look at our our liability and how we fund it, they take into account the municipal bond rate which is higher than it has been in the past. So they say, "Okay, well your money that's in that account is going to grow faster so you can meet that liability quicker." Um if we start to see a trailing off, we'll start to see a negative impact of our pipes. >> The year
020that we paused didn't do it. That was just for we basically said we won't pay the premiums for the people that retired that year. Is that correct? >> Continue to pay for the people that were already in the program. >> That's correct. Yes. Um the the individuals who already qualified on the program, there was no lapse in their subsidies. They just continued for Okay. It was just new. >> So anybody that retired that year didn't get it for that year. Did could they come back on when we picked the program back up the next year? >> Um Trusty asked me not if they separated from the district. Um what it did um was uh push some of those individuals to retire earlier the year that we have the program still available. Um rather than waiting
021a year to see if they may or may not have the program and then after the the year that we had the suspension, we did see kind of an uptick of people kind of held out and waited for that year. And Jeff, did you say there is some financial liability for us if they if they're on tier one? Did you >> It's >> what was that? >> Yeah, ma'am. So, that's that um that uh implicit cost. So, um candidly, the the retirees that opt to pay their own premiums into their plan, they're still assessed as part of our our pool, our insurance pool, and so they're going to be higher cost. So what that does is it brings the cost up for all our other employees. And so that's where that that >> because of
022our age and naturally. >> And and madam chair I might just mentioned um last year um we had roughly the same number of uh staff that qualified. I think last year was 59 staff. This year it's 62. Um last year we had 13 certified staff members take the option and one classified. So only 14 out of the 15, excuse me, 14 of the 59 opted into the program next year and >> they have to let you know by February for retirement. Is that correct? >> Madam Chair, that's correct. we have a a timeline and then we come back to the board um to kind of um formalize those those questions and we'll be revisiting this L. >> U Madam Chair, we intend to have a motion for your consideration at the end of the month.
023Um, and so, uh, as I mentioned, just a a little bit of an indication of of where the board might like to see that that motion structured, but we can certainly entertain that. >> Any thoughts? >> So, that would be a motion that we continue with the 789 or we would move to some other amount of contribution. >> Yeah. One of the three options. >> Okay. You repeat the three options then. >> Yeah. So, choose not to authorize it for the coming school year. >> Okay. No, for the current school year. >> Yeah. Strange. Open the window this year for people to take advantage of it before next year. >> Okay. Maintain it at 7.89 per month or increase it up to 88. Yeah. I'm sorry. I'll just mention for history that when I was
024on the um they didn't offer it and I can't remember how it was rolled out but it was rolled out kind of as a surprise and people all got letters and they were kind of freaked out about it. Um Madam Chair, um yes, I think uh a lot of it had to do with um the program had been in place since the 1980s and people have just come so accustomed to it. Even though your board policies um do not require this program, it just it's permissive. It allows us to hold open the program. Um, I think it was just a a a nuance to the some employees that they they were just so used to seeing it every year that it was an adjustment period. >> And and what was the reasoning for pausing it
025for a year? >> Um, go was uh financial um well it and the financial reasons were both short-term and long-term. Um we had some significant budget um adjustments that we had to do. We were facing about an 8% overall cut in revenue. Um so that savings that one year um deferred cost of about threequarters of a million dollars for us as a district as a whole. Um but also um these programs are becoming more and more um unique. Um they're kind of a carryover from a a previous compensation plan that you don't see a lot anymore. And so this was an an effort to start over the long-term sunset program as well. >> Can can I throw in one thought? Um, I might ask you to consider um if you're entertaining the thought of suspending
026the program. Suspending the program in a time of student enrollment decline is different than suspending a program when we're not in decline. Because if our staff is rightsized and we were to discontinue this, then perhaps some people stay employed and they don't retire and we don't post new jobs. Um if we're in a state where we need to um rightsize our staff and people choose not to retire because this is suspended, then our attempt to um to rightsize staff will come at um some of our people in positions will no longer be in those positions next year. And and Madam Chair, maybe just to add a little bit to that, um Tracy Clawson, I'm sure you remember, um I did a pretty in-depth analysis of the positions that we vacated a few of those years,
027how they were filled. Um so there's really two levels of savings. Um you can have the positions that we don't fill, uh that we close, collapse, whatever terminology you want to use, but we also have u cost savings when uh most of these people that take advantage of this program are higher cost employees. Um, so we replace them in lower class authorities as they go through their career. So there's kind of a first level of cost savings and a second level. Um, and when we have, as as Dr. N mentioned, those years where we have to adjust, um, that's a lot better tool than those years that, um, maybe we're we're growing students or that way. So what's the difference between a 22 23 year old straight out of college bachelor's degree just a straight
028bachelor's degree in K versus 30 you know with a master's degree I'm assuming it's significantly more than $885 bond >> um yeah Trusty Burn you're correct um if if you could kind of envision the the salary schedule that we've talked a lot about before where you have a a first year teacher that's starting at the bottom of the summer schedule that might be making $52,000 a year compared to the teacher that maybe it's advanced their education and their years of service and they're maybe closer to 80 or 90,000. There's definitely a cost savings there as well as kind of the fringe benefit costs and those type of things. But um it's not just our our certified staff. They make up the bigger portion. Um if you look um you'll see on the the second page
029of the memo um roughly half of the 62 individuals who qualify this year are certified. Um but there are some cost savings in administrative staff. Um certainly not to the same effect that you see with the the certified staff but there are also some in classified and the other units as well. >> Thank you. So, at the current contribution rate, if we put a pause on this for a year, am I reading this right that we would save about $3.3 million? >> Um, Madam Chair, no. Um, what it would do is, uh, >> no, that's over, >> right? So, um, it would those six I'm trying to think of how to how to phrase it. Those those 62 staff members um represent a total cost of $3.2 million. it's it's highly unlikely that those 62
030staff members would take the program anyway. Um so it would be a lesser number. It's kind of difficult to quantify, but whatever number of staff that would have taken the option that don't, that's where the cost savings is. Um and that's why it's significantly less than that 3.3. I use that 750,000 um as an example for the year that we did suspend the program. That was when we were seeing um 20 30 40 people a year take it to action. But you're not requesting that we do that. You're not requesting that we positive. >> Um, that's correct, Trusty Nickel. I um I think it's it's more of an opportunity to examine the program as whole. Again, I think we um we have the the resources allocated specifically for this program. We've saved those resources. Um
031we do have uh the flexibility to do some rate changes. Um there's a second trust fund that granted is maybe straying a little bit from topic, but um we're nearly fully funded in that program. So we're doing good when it comes to funding these these trusts. >> What you're saying, Jed, is that if we increase the amount we pay as districts that the resources we save will have to be well surrendered. So, we'll have to save more in our trust to be able to pay the costs long term. >> Long term. >> That's correct. >> I I'd be not in favor of suspending. And I think in this day and age when health care is going up and if we would suspend that some of those people who might have a spouse on some other
032insurance and that insurance stays up for really putting that spot. So personally I would be for keeping at least not suspending. >> Yeah support for >> and costs are just going to keep going up. So going up to the next current level, it's not I mean they're still going to be paying more money um on their own. So and it's a huge incentive or disincentive to retiring. >> Um yeah, >> I think if we're financially viable, I would recommend that we continue to increase it as as the cost increase. What would you recommend? >> Well, um, madam chair, it's or trusty cook, it's definitely been a policy choice. Um, early on the program, um, fully covered the cost of the single premium. So, at one point in time, that subsidy covered the entire cost. Um,
033so the district was incurring. Then it started to erode a little bit um, as financial constraints impacted that decision. Um, for a good long while it was targeted um, to the 92%. I think there were a few years from just from the dis that amount was amended. Um so I I don't know that I'm formally recommending that we increase it but I do think that there's some some consideration of these these costs and uh again I think we have a pretty strong indication that we're going to see some increases in our health program coming up. Um so that 67% if it's not um increased is going to probably fall back to even a lower level. So we'll we'll we'll road the program benefits. So I I think that you'll be back though next year with
034another another analysis if the premiums go up you'll give us more information. Isn't that right? >> That's mad that that's correct. Um each year as kind of a standard practice um we have this opportunity to kind of explain the program. >> So so where I am is I think we should maintain our current subsidy. >> Um I want to be careful though. So the sub or the rate is going to change in the middle of this. It'll impact these this group. >> I think I just I think that there's a lot of factors why I'm there, but I mean this is as Jud just said a few minutes ago, this is a a hold over Cadillac benefit we give and it's great and I don't think we should take it away. That's start saving money
035to be able to keep it viable. But I think that we also as a district are looking to save money and we need to think about that too. So while it's not great that health insurance premiums are skyrocketing um 67% coverage by us is pretty good deal but by the time they get it that's what she said by the time they actually get it it's not going to be 67%. We don't know >> but it'll be right but I can tell you that insurance insurance premiums are not going down so it will be less estimated average going up this year is about 20% right >> yeah go ahead and share them and that that will help guide Is this for our next meeting then it's correct >> okay Yeah. >> So, in in my opinion,
036I feel like if the district could not feasibly and responsibly do this increase, it probably wouldn't have been suggested. Is that correct? Like, do you do you if we were to as a board have a consensus that we we would like to offer higher amounts of subsidy? Um, do you have peace about that being the CFO? Yeah, Trusty Humphrey, absolutely. If if I felt there was a concern that we couldn't afford the subsidy, um I would caution the board. Um I I think had we not taken those steps over the last six years, we'd have a very different conversation. We were able to navigate the increase, you'll notice I I did footnote and we'll continue to kind of keep track of those subsidy increases. Um last year we increased that subsidy from $565 to that
037$789. That was a bigger jump because there were a number of years of non action no adjustments on those. But um I put plainly I I do think we can afford it. Um I I would probably share a little bit more concern if we exceeded that 75% threshold. I think that's kind of been the target the last few years. Um and I fully expect we'll have the same conversation next year about that gap >> widening. So, Madam Chair, with what Jed just said and knowing where we're at financially in that trust and that we are that it's it's funded more than you had it projected. Correct. >> At this point, >> yeah, I would be in favor of um increasing while I understand and and respect wanting to save some dollars in the district. Um,
038I also don't want to hose those that may take advantage of this program in the next year by saying, "Oh, yeah, right now it's 67% covered, but this time next year it could be maybe only 50 or 40% covered." And how much of a handshake is that? So, Jed, to clarify, the money for those premiums comes out of that trust >> fund manager. It's not coming out of our normal operating budget for the district because we're looking at some pretty significant cuts probably in the coming months. So saying we'll pay, you know, an extra almost $100 per person and it's not coming out of our eventually. >> It does. Yeah. >> Pay for the trust. >> So it just feels in my mind I'm thinking we're looking at significant cuts. We're looking at I mean
039potentially changes in staffing numbers. We're looking at I mean I don't know what we're looking at yet because we haven't had those hard conversations but I think we've got some hard conversations. >> But with this if we if we vote to increase the district's contribution then we're saying we'll commit to this 14,000. >> Um madam chair if I might take a stab at this kind of from an analogy. um we took a 20-year mortgage out on this program um and we've paid additional principle towards that mortgage. So, you're correct in the sense that the payments for these individuals will come out of that trust fund um out of that mortgage if you will, but we still have to make the mortgage payment and that mortgage payment will probably increase a little bit as a result.
040Not the full cost of the program. Um but we will have to recognize that additional liability increase um to some level those transfers into that fund. it won't be the full cost but um we'll have to spread that out over the next 13 years >> but manager also what um Dr. afternoon was saying is that if we have to decrease the number of employees that we have, one of one of the ways to do that is to encourage people to take the early retirement. And if we were to make that subsidy less attractive, they may not be willing to do that. And so that's where overall cost savings comes from. >> People look at that and say, "Well, I'll retire this." >> No, I I understand that. I just think when we are potentially looking
041at lower staff numbers and we're looking at decreased budgets for things across the district. Um I'm not this this feels very generous to me. $789 a month for 10 years is I mean that that's that's quite a benefit as I think Christy uses the term I mean it's a sort of a catillac programs. Um, I'm not at all suggesting we even pause it, but I'm I when we're cutting back in so many areas, um, I don't know about increasing in one and maybe staying status quo, but I don't know. I'm not I'm not convinced. In fact, at a certain point, and it may not be this year, but at a certain point, >> it will become less of a benefit to incentivize people to retire a little bit earlier to make that cost savings on
042the back end with another employee. That's what they were talking about. >> Um, >> I understand that, but I don't think we are looking at this program and these cost potential cost increases now as an early retirement incentive. >> I think we are. Do you think that's that's that's the reason for the conversation or because we need to make a decision? >> Um, manager, there is the incentive also benefits the district. Um, we do um end up replacing those staff members with the lower paid staff. Um, now it doesn't always provide a total cost savings is the the three years I did the deep dive into it. We had a year where the district saved money. We had a year where the district lost money and we had a year the district broke in. I
043wish I made that up, but I didn't. Um, so it really depends on the climate, but I do think that um in a a situation like this where we have to have a decrease in staff, this might be a very valuable tool for us. We've seen it enhanced in in prior years. Um there was a time where the district had the program, then they added additional incentives on top of it just to get people to separate. Um so I I do think there is a human resource benefit and a financial benefit to the program to incentivize staff. who I've been on I mean in in a school where people were actually looking are they going to continue to offer you know are they going to continue to offer this insurance and if they are they're
044ready to go and with that one year that was paused I've heard from many people well that board didn't you know and so there are people out there that don't have insurance because of that one I think it's a little bit misrepresentative to say that if we don't keep the 75% in for the district that we won't get incentivized still or we use this as an incentive to get people to retire early and need to. So I think we need to be careful not to make a direct connection there. I think that um having the planet in and of itself is really great and that's why I'm not in favor of skipping the year 2025 26 but there's a point where we should well you know my there's a point where I feel like suing
045the state you say you don't have any money but give money more let's put out more money to something doesn't matter what it is, right? It's just Mormon. So, anyway, just I just wanted to clarify that it's still an incentive regardless of what level we pay in. It's great. It's awesome. I wish I had this in my job, >> but a lot of people don't, but we we get that. And I think a lot of districts don't have this. >> So, it's great that we can work to do it. J, great job creating trust for it, faith for it. It's really nice. >> Hey guys, I don't want to cut this conversation short, but we actually are going to go into executive session before our meeting and um I think we need to do that.
046Yeah. So, um >> thank you very much, Mr. Um I'll call us out of our work session and um we'll call Good evening. It's 6:01 and I would like to call this meeting of the Laram County School District number one board of trustees to order. We'll start tonight with a pledge of allegiance. Please join us. Good evening. My name is Sean Gorman. I'm the principal at Anderson Elementary School and I'm very proud to introduce you to one of our best teachers. >> Hi, I'm Bryce Ramsey, fourth grade teacher at Anderson and here's our class reciting the pledge of allegiance. to the United States of America and to the for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Well, thank you Anderson Hawk for leading that. Um, Dr. Newton, do
047we have any adjustments to tonight's agenda? Madam Chair, there are no adjustments to this evening's agenda. >> Madam Chair, I move to adopt the agenda. >> And I second. >> We have a motion and a second to adopt the agenda. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. We have adopted that. And we are going to move right into recognition of uh student of the week uh tonight. So, we have um two that we were going to be recognizing and that you might have seen on the agenda if you were to should have looked earlier, but one was not able to be with us this evening. Uh so, at this time, I would like to I'm so sorry. invite Laya Rose, an eighth grader from McCormack Junior High forward along with principal Jeff Hackwood
048and favorite teacher Karen. Say your name. >> M. Thank you. >> Sorry. >> So, um, good evening trustes. My name is Jeff Hackwell, principal of McCormack Junior High, and is my privilege to introduce Laya Rose as an eighth grader at McCormick who was selected for this award because she is a kind, respectful, and patient student. Um, I won't say too much because I know Miss McMe has a lot to say about her. Um, but Laya is really one of those students that embodies what we try to preach. Turn. Yeah, sorry. Got you. Um Laya is one of those students that we really um she preaches what we believe at McCormack, you know, showing that warrior pride and doing all those things that um we ask of our students. Miss McMe, do you have a few
049words? Oh, and sorry, I want to introduce um parents, please stand to be recognized. >> Thank you. >> Good evening. I'm Aaron McName. I'm an eighth grade English teacher at McCormack. It's my pleasure to recognize Laya Rose, our student of the week. McCormack is filled with a lot of awesome kids, but when our core got the chance to nominate someone outstanding who shines even above excellence, our clear choice was Laya. Even though it's still early in the year, Laya has already made such a strong impression on all of her teachers. She is kind, respectful, and smart. She pays attention in class, participates, and always gives her best effort. She's one of those students who truly enjoys learning and one who makes being a teacher rewarding. Laya is sometimes quiet, but she's also a natural leader.
050She leads by example. She shares thoughtful ideas. She works well with others. She's always willing to lend a hand. Last year, she was a dedicated member of the yearbook club, often taking on jobs when no one else wanted, like typing names for the sports page. She would even work outside of school hours to make sure her pages were just right. She serves as an office assistant this year, running passes all over the school and completing tasks with a smile no matter how busy the day gets. Outside of school, Laya is active and involved in the community. She participates in track, volleyball, competitive sting, soccer, and choir. If you've never heard this girl sing, you're missing out. Her voice is stunning. She also enjoys spending time with her friends, going on bike rides, and skiing with
051her family. And on top of all that, she maintains straight A's in her classes, most of them at the honors level. All of this reflects on her strong work ethic and positive attitude. Laya truly exemplifies what it means to be a McCormick Warrior. She's dependable, hardworking, and just an overall great person. She makes our school a better place simply by being a part of it. And we're so proud to recognize her as our student this week. Miss McName is my favorite teacher because she makes her class fun and interactive, but I am also learning so much. She's a super bright and funny person with so much grace and kindness. She came to she came to one of my voice recital that I sang at and she made me happy after all the kind things she
052shared. I love having Miss Mcne as a teacher and when I first met her as a yearbook sponsor last school year. Thank you for being my teacher. >> If you'll wait just a second. Um, congratulations Laya and Miss and um, Western Vista Federal Credit Union sponsors awards for our student of the week program. So, at this time, I'd like to invite Ruby Torres from the Credit Union to say a few words. Thank you. if you're just Yeah, just >> Good evening. My name is Rudy Torres and I'm facilities manager at Western District Credit Union. We're honored to support the school district's student of the week program once again this year. Each week, we're delighted to learn about the amazing kids we have in Larmy County. In recognition of the efforts put forth by the student
053of the week, we're proud to present Laya a certificate of achievement and a Visa gift card. We'd also like to present a certificate of appreciation and a a visa gift card to her teacher. We congratulate you on this honor and wish you nothing but success in the future. Congratulations. >> Thank you so much. >> Congratulations. Congratulations. Thank you so much. Thank you. >> I apologize. I just realized my microphone was turned off. So, if you couldn't hear me before, I do apologize. Um Oh, I think So Laya would or Laya's would would you have your parents stand so we >> they are not >> did you already did okay that's okay congratulations parents >> okay we will now move into the public comment portion of our agenda the purpose of the board meeting is to
054conduct the business of the district publicly the board sincerely values community input and feedback on school operations and welcomes public comment on both agenda and non-aggenda items. Individuals wishing to comment during a board meeting must sign up by 5:45 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Sign up for public comment can be done electronically by accessing the form available on board docs under the public comment section of the meeting agenda. Alternatively, individuals may also contact Darlene Davis to be added to the electronic signup sheet. We will begin by hearing public comment on agenda items, followed by public comment on non-aggenda items. Please keep in mind this is a time for board members to listen and consider, but not to comment or to debate. The board asks that all speakers first state your first and last
055name. Second, keep your comments to three minutes or less. And third, please note that if you wish to discuss matters pertaining to the employment of a district staff member, such as the appointment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, investigation, discipline, or dismissal of an employee, that this will not be done during the public comment portion of the meeting. Such comment should be directed to the executive director of human resources or you may request to meet with the board during executive session. So, we will start our public comment portion of the time with public comments regarding agenda items. And the first individual that I would like to call forward or perhaps she's online um is Miss Patricia McCoy. >> Madam Chair, she's online. >> Hello. Can you hear me? Yes. >> All right. Good evening, trustees. My name is
056Patricia McCoy, and I am here once again to follow up regarding the district's seclusion and restraint policy. Although the current draft is consistent with Wyoming statutes and chapter 42 of the Wyoming Department of Education rules, my concerns remain about its lack of clarity and transparency, particularly relating to who is authorized to perform restraints, what qualifies those individuals, and which training program is being used. To reiterate, the policy references district employees as the responsible for restraining students, but it still fails to specify which roles this includes. Are these responsibilities assigned to teachers, aids, or specialized staff? Without clear distinctions, parents cannot be certain that only trained, qualified individuals are involved in these interventions. Chapter 42 requires a mix of trained, classified, and non-classified staff. Yet, this detail is missing from the policy. Will every school have
057a set number of certified staff available? How will parents access information about the pres presence of qualified personnel in their child's school? I urge the board to address these points. Please clarify which positions are designed for this training. Define the required staffing ratios for each school and communicate this information publicly. Additionally, the policy's reference to an evidence-based training program remains vague. What does this program entail? Does it include deescalation techniques, a progression from least to most restrictive interventions, and a safe reintegration practices as mandated by chapter 42? Without outlining these components, parents and staff cannot be confident the proper procedures are being followed. I ask the board to provide a detailed description of the required training to ensure compliance and foster trust with families. Finally, the policy still does not specify the name of the
058evidence-based training program used. Is it crisis prevention institute, safety care or another program? Transparency here is crucial and chapter 42 suggest suggests this information should be easily accessible. Please consider naming the training program in the policy or making it available in the district handbook or on the website for parent reference. I recognize that the policy must comply with Wyoming law and I understand the intent to avoid frequent revisions when training programs change. Nevertheless, parents deserve assurance that board members, not just administrators, are responsible for setting standards in crisis situations and that there is a clear and reliable way to verify this information. In summary, I respectfully urge the board to revisit this policy to clearly specify staff roles, training components, and the identity of the training program. Greater transparency will promote accountability and build the
059trust that is so vital when it comes to our children's safety. and I thank you for allowing me to speak this evening. >> The next public comment speaker um is Jennifer Pasqua. There she is short and I have a really bad voice so I apologize. That's what being a teacher gets you, right? >> Um, my name is Jennifer Pasco and I would just like to recognize a friend of mine who's also happens to be my son's Spanish teacher at East High School. Um, Mason Magna received the Travelers Insurance Award for Teaching Excellence for the NEA Foundation. Um, and something that honores are recognized for is their excellence in the classroom, leadership in the teaching profession, community engagement, and commitment to expanding opportunities for all through public education. Mr. Muno will be traveling to Washington DC
060to represent us in our state. Um, something I did want to just add, and he's not currently here. He was double booked. Um, but I wanted to still recognize him for his excellent teaching. I did ask my son if he wanted to be here to do this and as you know a 17-year-old said I think you can handle it. So um I just wanted to recognize that he's he's actually really um encouraged my son to speak a foreign language and actually make it something that he enjoys and looks forward to attending his class every day. So I just wanted to recognize him for his excellent teaching. So thank you. >> Thank you very much. The next individual signed up to speak is Amber Webb. >> Good evening, Superintendent Newton, Chairwoman Smith, and members of the
061board. My name is Amber Webb and I would like to address the fees proposed in August specifically for CCA's use of district facilities. It has been represented that these fees are in line with other districts, but the facts simply don't support that claim. I believe CCA provided you with a summary of key county policies across Wyoming, many of which you already had in your possession that clearly show this is not the case. Nrona County, for example, cited as a district most similar in size and scope to ours, charges just $10 per month per swimmer, totaling around $3,600 annually. And I believe confirmation of this was also sent to you today. In contrast, this district has proposed charging CCA more than $55,000, a sum that's 18 times higher than Nronis fees. Like Albany County, CCA has
062historically been exempt from these fees, which has been a fair and sensible policy. Charging us such excessive fees now would have a significant negative impact on our families and the children in this community. Excuse me, children who are students in your district. Our public facilities were built with taxpayer money for the benefit of students and youth clubs like CCA help maximize that investment. This collaborative approach has previously worked well for all involved. For years, Laramie Countyy's policy has aligned with other districts in Wyoming, recognizing the critical partnership between the district and youth organizations. I respectfully urge you to grant us a hearing. It's not only a fair step, but the right one to ensure that decisions regarding these public facilities reflect both their intended purpose and the spirit of collaboration. Thank you for your time.
063Next person signed up is Jeffrey Webb. >> Good evening, Dr. Newton, members of the board, Chairwoman Smith. My name is Jeffrey Webb. I was born and raised here in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It means I'm a product of LCSD1. I attended Henderson Elementary School. I went on to Kerry Junior High School and I graduated from East High School. After which I studied at LC and then went on over the hill to University of Wyoming. As you can see, I'm a Wyoming boy. Moreover, I'm a Cheyenne boy. Cheyenne and LCSD1 have provided me opportunities my whole life. Opportunities that shaped and created who I am. opportunities that made me decide to raise my own family here. Both of my children are student athletes within LCSD1. We've reviewed the cost information provided to CCA by the district and the
064estimated cost of CCA's incremental use is about $2,000 per year. This includes the cost of a custodian on Sunday for our swim meets. During your work session on August 18th, one of the trustees confirmed with administration that CCA would not be charged for custodians or pool technicians during the week because they were already working for the district and were not an incremental cost. Yet, 3 days after you implemented these new fees, CCA received a bill charging us at least one hour for each service for a daily total of $98 per day for your high school student practice at South at the South High pool. I strongly suspect that LCSD1 had every intention of charging CCA the same daily $98 for the East High pool which is used for the younger district kids in the evening.
065I want to encourage you to give this a proper hearing. There needs to be accountability with what is being told to the board. Please work with us for your district's student athletes instead of against them. We want to work with you to improve your district's students. We don't want to work against you. LCSD1 school board should do all it can for its students, not price them out of opportunities. Opportunities like I had growing up here in Cheyenne. Please vote to hear CCA so we can work together for the LCSD1 student athletes and continue providing them opportunities. Thank you. The next individual signed up indicated that they are a student. Um, so I will only use initials. Um, I'm wondering if perhaps it's an adult that maybe checked that wrong. So if you're an adult, feel
066free to share your name or please do when you come up to start public comment. But the initials for this uh person are KH. We have Stephen. >> I'm K. But >> did you sign up to speak tonight? >> I did. Okay. >> I did. I put my name in. I tried to do it. >> Are you Mr. Harris? >> I am. >> Okay. Yeah. You had indicated you were a student. Um, so if you were a student, I didn't want to share your name, but please come forward, Mr. Harris. We'd love to hear from you. >> What's that? >> Not agenda items. >> Uh, you're signed up under agenda items. >> My first time speaking in school. >> Come on up. We're really nice. Well, thank you board and uh thanks for your patience
067with my with my uh signing up. Uh it's my first time, but this is uh this is a very important one. So, uh good evening. My name is Kevin Harris. Uh I live and work here in Cheyenne. I want to start by saying that I don't have a dog in this fight. I have two daughters, one who graduated from East High and another who's a sophomore there now. So, what I'm bringing to you doesn't have to do this isn't anything about my kids or their school. I came across something uh as a parent that I haven't been able to stop thinking about. A few weeks ago, I asked my younger daughter how her volleyball game went and she said, "We played South." Then she added, "Of course we won." She then went on to say
068their football team hasn't won a game since 2018. I told her that was not a nice thing to say. It's not fair to talk about other kids that way. But later I looked it up and she wasn't wrong. Across football, basketball, and volleyball, South has averaged roughly one win per season in recent years. They're graphed here. When I started digging deeper, I found that South's graduation rate is 74.9% as of 2024. still about seven points below the state average of 81.6%. At the same time, about half of South students qualify for free or reduced lunch, nearly double East High and triple that of Central. When you look at these numbers side by side, a pattern emerges and it rocked me to my core. where there are financial barriers, where there where the financial barriers are
069the highest, both athletic and academic outcomes are the lowest. Here's the same graph overlaid with graduation rates, and they're nearly identical. I don't believe that it's because South has less talent or less effort, and I'm talking faculty or students. Uh the principal there has been amazing and welcoming. Um as I just knocked on her door and said, "What can I do?" I think some of their most capable kids never even make it to the field or to the court. And it's not because they want to don't want to, but it's because they can't afford to. A $25 sports physical, a $100 pair of shoes, or an activity fee can be the difference between playing and sitting out. The good news is this is something that we can fix. Other districts have tied fee wavers to
070academic effort, created equipment banks, or built sponsorship partnerships that quietly remove those barriers. This isn't about charity. It's about opportunity. Giving every student a fair shot to participate, belong, and stay engaged in school. I'm not here asking for funding tonight. I'm asking that we recognize the connection between AC access, athletics, and academics, and start a conversation about how to make sports participation equitable across this district. I'm also prepared to be part of the solution. Thank you for your time and for your continued commitment to our students, and I welcome a continued conversation should the board desire. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh, next is Amy Tutto. >> Hello, my name is Amy Tortoich. Thank you, Dr. Newton and board of trustees for pausing the facility use wave facility use fees. My kids are in the
071water tonight and I thank you. I hope you will approve our request for a public hearing. The policy in question has been in place since the early 90s. The policy promotes the use of our facilities by the children we built the facilities for. It does this by providing use of the to the groups without usage fees. And I hope that in your deliberations you will consider the wisdom of such a longstanding policy. There needs to be a compelling reason to make this change. It is worth noting that in the last four decades this policy has been in place that local swim clubs and facility management staff that have come before us managed to work this all out on their own. It seems that all of these issues could be resolved with a simple discussion and
072compromise. What accounts for this breakdown in communication? Cheyenne is still small. That's a good thing. Casual conversations are how many things are discussed and decided, not with a three-minute clock and without a question and answer portion. Additionally, this is now the fourth schoolboard meeting that I have been to, and I'm surprised at how quickly you all are called to write such large checks. If I'm not mistaken, we spent nearly $800,000 last year on a door security um system. The irony is that we can't seem to ever having functional access to the pool that we utilize on a regular basis. This raises the issue this we have raised this issue numerous times and it is still not being addressed. We should not have to come running to you as a board every time we need to
073have an issue resolved. Please help us restore um the partnership between club sports and LCSD1. please grant us this hearing and we can take decisive action on how to resolve these issues without all of this time consuming um disagreements. I thank you all. And the last individual signed up for public comment regarding agenda items is Sarah Delay. My name is Sarah Delay, Madame Chair, Superintendent Newton, board trustees. I'm here to talk about uh facility fee access and stuff. And again, I just want to thank you for pausing those at this time. We seek your collaboration for a fair process. The USA swimming club or any USA any club organizations are not an outside organization. We're a regular long-term user of district facilities as many athletic clubs or even even just regular clubs are. The role
074of the USA swimming is found throughout Wyoming and enhances these opportunities for high school swimmers. Every one of our swimmers is a student in the school district. Uh the work we do directly benefits LCSD1 athletics by giving these students a chance to train and compete year round. Not just in the high not just in their high school season. Our season starts this weekend in Fort Collins, Colorado. Those kids through that and through their high school season will be shooting for times to go to Carmel, Indiana, which is already scheduled. Uh Seattle and California in the summer. If you ask the high school coaches, they'll tell you the consistency and skill the swimmers develop through our program are what make the high school team stronger and more competitive statewide. To be clear, this we help enhance
075the hard work that these coaches put in. The amount of work these swimmers put in is shown through their high school all-state honors and it is shown through countless student athletes that continue on to college sports. We asked the board to grant the request requested public hearing to foster open dialogue. This hearing would let us share information, address concerns, and find solutions for equitable facility access. It is the next logical step to ensure transparency and trust aligning with LCSD1's commitment to community engagement. Post hearing, we propose anou with community groups like ours. Anou would clarify facility access costs and communication ensuring a sustainable partnership that supports LCSD1's mission. We aim to ensure taxpayer funded facilities benefit benefit all district youth at a low cost. That was the whole point of this. We don't want to
076raise fees for kids. Club sports foster skills, discipline, and leadership aligning with LCSD1's vision. Granting this hearing paves the way for our plan like anou and helps strengthen our community. Thank you for considering our hearing request. Please grant this to help build transparent partnership that empowers LCSD1 students. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh we'll now move into public comments regarding non-aggenda items. And the first individual signed up on that is Marian Yodar. Good evening. I think uh you all know me, but my name is Marian Yoder. I live here in Cheyenne and I thank the board for the opportunity to speak briefly to you tonight about Lynn Simons. She died August 30th here in Cheyenne at the age of 91. She was raised in Hammer, Montana, Flint, Michigan, and Golden, Colorado, and she received higher
077education at CU Boulder and at the University of Wyoming. In 1971, Governor Stan Hathway appointed Lynn to a six-year term on the Wyoming State Board of Education. She served as vice chair and then as chair of that board. Lynn is perhaps best known as Wyoming's long-erving superintendent of public instruction, opposed to which she was first elected in 1978, beating the incumbent. She was reelected in 1982 and again in 1986. In 1985, she co-led a cultural exchange delegation to China. In 1993, President Clinton appointed her to be a six-state regional representative of the US Secretary of Education. She was based in Denver to do that and held that position until 2001. Before all of this, she was a high school English and American history teacher, beginning her teaching career in Sandy, Utah. She later taught at
078UW School of Education and was a stay-at-home mother to sons Clay and Bill before she became active in the League of Women Voters and other community building and public education activities in Casper, where she and her late husband John lived before moving to Cheyenne. As Wyoming's superintendent of public instruction, Lynn sought to ease dissension among school administrators, local boards of education, teachers, and the public. She said Ben Franklin said we will all hang together or we will hang separately. She thinks she thought that that was an important concept for educators in an era of declining resources. She said we must join in the battle together for declining funds because there are many demands on what's available. She also worked to foster ways for educators to share best practices with one another. Contemporaries remember that Lynn's
079first loyalty was always to the students and to the institution of public education itself. So Lynn's funeral service will be here in Cheyenne at First Christian Church, 219 West 27th Street at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 18th. And I hope that some of you will be able to join us there. She'll have many friends and people there remembering her fondly and particularly for her commitment to public education. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Next is Mr. Dylan Fort. Uh, madam chair, members of the board, uh, my name is Dylan Ford. I'm speaking on behalf of CTA uh, by direct as directed by our president. Um, I'm here to speak about time. So, in a reality where educators are asked to do more and more and wear more and more hats, uh, there are
080very few things more important to the retention and the morale of our staff than just respecting their time uh, both personal and planning time. So, this speech is really just a thank you to our upper admin team uh who when presented with a scheduling issue that was taking away time from our educators at a handful of our elementary schools gave a clear directive to restore our educators time. So, thank you again uh and please keep taking steps that show that you honor our educators time. Doing so will have an outsized impact on retaining our staff, the majority of whom spend way more than the 40 hours uh required by the contract in pursuit of better outcomes for our students. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> And last is Christine Fitzgerald. >> I know Dylan's so
081tall and I'm so short. Good evening, Madame Chair, members of the board. My name is Christine Fitzgerald and I'm speaking as an individual. I wanted to take a moment this evening to talk about a group of educators who work tirelessly in our schools. Pared educators. This group of people often work behind the scenes. Their dedication and impact are felt in every corner of every school building. I wanted to highlight them because many times the amazing work that they do can go unnoticed. Parent educators can be the heart of the classroom. While teachers lead the curriculum, it is often the parent educators who work one-on-one with a struggling student, providing that personalized attention that can really help a student understand a concept. Pared educators are a second set of eyes in a busy classroom. They are
082quiet encouragement during a challenging time and they can help guide a student toward success. Many time par educators offer crucial social and emotional support. They patiently listen to students when they are worried. They can help calm students down when they're feeling stress and anxiety and they celebrate their accomplishments when they are successful. Parent educators that work with students with special needs are often the link that ensures all students are able to fully participate not only in academics but also in special activities that are taking place. Parent educators possess skills that are remarkable. They are patient. They have empathy and they are able to adapt in any situation at a moment's notice. They are creative problem solvers. Many times they come up with ideas not only to help the students that they work with but also
083their f fellow staff members. These education professionals deserve our thanks, our respect and our recognition and they are v vital part of our education community. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. >> That concludes our public comment from visitors. wanted to share with the board and with our public just information on some upcoming meetings on October 14th from noon to 1, we'll have our next board planning session and we have Trusty Hinkle and Trustee Burden signed up for that. So that's the 14th from 12 to 1. October 20th will be our next regular board meeting at 6 PM. And then on Tuesday, October 28th from 12 to 1:30 p.m., we will have a meeting of the executive executive team with the superintendent. And now we'll move into individual board communications and reports. Does anyone
084have anything they'd like to share? Trusty Ashby. Madam Chair, um I wanted to do actually a shout out to South Eyes, uh marching band. Uh I got to go over and watch all three bands compete in the um Troopers Invitational in Laram. Uh and Laram band uh came in second behind Kelly Walsh, who we will not talk about. they are something to behold. >> But um they did a really nice job and they um uh were awarded that and I they did a great job. And then just a shout out to the bands in general um who also did their own sort of uh internal LCSD1 invitational last weekend and we got to see all three bands compete um and get feedback last weekend. >> Awesome. Thank you. Anybody else? Trusty Cook. >> Um thank
085you, Madam Chair. Um, I've been to a couple things. One today with uh the chairperson and I'll let you maybe talk about that. Um, on Friday night I went to East High's football game and um it was uh they honored senior band people before the football game and then cross country kids during the halftime. But what I wanted to talk about was the halftime. The East High band performed along with Kerry Junior High along with Metoark, Bags, Alta Vista and Henderson kids and that was so cool. So the high school sat down and then these younger kids sat behind them and then they got to go down in the football field and play and I was standing next to my granddaughter who's a third grader and she said I want to be in the band
086and I thought that's the whole goal. So it was way cool and so thank you to those teachers, the band leaders that gave up their time Friday night to go and uh it was really fun to see. So that's all. >> Anybody else? >> I had just a couple of things that I wanted to share about just so many cool things going on in our district. Um really across the spectrum in terms of things, but as Trusty Cook referenced, she and I both attended the Purple Star School ceremony um at East High School today. Um and what an honor. We actually have a number of schools in our district. I think eighth maybe 8th or maybe this is seventh or eighth school that have been recognized um as a purple star school. Um if you're
087not familiar with that, I I might not do a great job giving a synopsis of it, but it's a school that has um really gone to great lengths and great measures to support um dependence of our military professionals and the community. So um east had done an extensive application and and really jumped through some hoops with the state department of education to receive this recognition. So today the governor and uh state superintendent of education Megan Deanfelder were there and spoke and they really just had a wonderful se um ceremony celebrating um all the supports and the things that are happening at East High School for military kids. Um and that was that was um really awesome. And then on um Saturday, we had a a great event in this community. I believe actually I saw
088Trusty Hinkle there. Um but the Cheyenne All City Children's Chorus is celebrating 50 years um this year and they had a huge concert at the Civic Center um and had alumni from the the chorus dating back. I don't I don't know that they had anybody from 50 years ago, but I saw some singers up there that were my age, so they've been they're they're in their 40s, but Trusty Cook or Trusty Trusty Smith, I will speak to that if you want. So, there were kids from 1976. So, okay. Um and our own um prior um head of music department, John, was actually one of those students. And so, he came as well. That's right. who was >> um and so there were students from 1976 all the way up through last year that graduated as
089eighth graders. So um and my daughter was there. She uh was there was part of it when she was um in school and it was a great event and um honored all of the directors that they had um as well as Maryanne Fritz who is still currently the um administrative uh director of the group and it has been an amazing group and um Dr. Rose, who was here with his daughter earlier, was also um a part of it um growing up. So, it's a an incredible organization and thank you for reminding me. >> So, no, that was great. Thank you. Anyway, a fantastic event. They normally do four concerts a year. So, if you have a chance this year to get out, they won't all be quite as big um of a celebration as this
090last one with all the alumni and the past directors back, but um just a a neat school district organization um to get out and and support. So, and that was all I had. Anybody else? Okay, then I will turn it over to Dr. Newton for rep reports from superintendent and staff. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, we have a a presentation coming up here in a minute. I'd like to speak just for a minute though on some upcoming recognition days. October seems to be a month where a lot of very important causes are highlighted. We um I would remind the district that we will not have u school on October 13th in celebration of Columbus Day. October is also National Bullying Prevention Month, National Learning Disabilities and Dyslexia Awareness Month. N um next week before we
091meet again, um National School Lunch Program Week and October is also National Principal Month. We recognize these days because they're important and I want to express my thanks for all of the people dedicating their professional lives to the work behind these causes. While the recognition is public, the hard work is often quietly and diligently done day in and day out without much fanfare. So little in fact, we may easily forget that these people have devoted their lives work to this these causes and to our kids. So um October there's a whole lot to celebrate and recognize and um on behalf of the district, I'd like to express my appreciation to all of those uh folks who are working hard for all of those causes. At this time, I'd like to um invite up our workforce
092partnership facilitator, Mr. Adam Kaiser, in keeping with our theme of um contributing to the solutions in our community around um the needs especially in our trades for building the workforce in the years to come in Cheyenne. Um Mr. Kaiser has some very exciting updates in work that he has put together in what we are calling the trades academy. So with that, Mr. Kaiser, it's all yours. >> Thank you, sir. I appreciate it. Madam Chair, trustees, Adam Kaiser, workforce partnership facilitator and uh today I get to give you a quick update on our trades academy. This is probably the most exciting work that I've partaken in my career. So, I appreciate the time for a few minutes to tell you a little bit about it. So to give you a little bit of background on the
093trades academy, uh our industry folks have uh done a pretty amazing job for us. Uh in the past it's been the biggest problem was that each individual industry wanted to tell you their story and tell our students about their particular job. uh in the past I would say three years they've come together they've formed coalitions they've come as kind of one voice for our students and it makes a huge difference for us to come for our partners to come in and say here's the opportunity in the industry in general not just for your business so it's really I want to give them a lot of credit we have uh the association of general contractors the wing contractors coalition young contractors association um nextgen construction they've all come together to have a single voice So, uh,
094that's something that's, uh, been a big catalyst for us in the trades academy. We're also in the middle of a giant trades boom. Uh, as you know, nationally, we have a massive shortage of trades people. Uh, it's it's exaggerated here in Laramie County because we have a missile project coming in. We have two data centers. We have six more on the docket for um, within the next decade. And at the same time, we have trades partners that own small businesses that are just trying to get enough people to help us maintain our homes, right? So, uh, they're they're the opportunity is there for our students. For the first time, I could say I could talk to students and say, you can go directly out of high school, get a fantastic paying job that has a
095very long-term trajectory, um, and you're going to have a very comfortable life for you and your family. So those are kind of two catalysts that uh have helped us in the formation of the trades academy. I would say the biggest uh catalyst and the thing that people are most excited about was the um I'd say the I I don't even know how to put it. I would say the way that Dr. Newton has uh involved our trades. So I work with people from across the state and a lot of our partners get stonewalled from school districts even to meet with like a career counselor. So the fact that they have the superintendent that's willing to not only come to events to talk to them, but he's actually at the the association meetings. Um it's kind
096of a weird deal. We have one meeting where all the business partners are in the middle and all the educators and nonprofit members have to stay on the outside and they can't talk. So if you could imagine having Dr. afternoon in a meeting and him being on the outside not being able to talk. It's a pretty fantastic thing. But he's come and he's taken his lumps. Um I think it's pretty fantastic. I don't know. Uh he's taken his lumps. He's taken uh he's taken a lot of compliments. He's taken what we need to do better. And finally, he just said, "You know what? Enough is enough. We have we have trade partners that want to work with our students. We have students that want to work for our trades partners. Let's figure this out." So,
097uh Dr. afternoon gave me a goal of uh to create illuminated pathway straight to the workforce that is just as clear and effective as the pathway to college. So again, we hear we hear all the time why why do we push every student toward college? Uh it's a pretty audacious goal if you think about what we have in place to help students get into college. If we were to even uh mirror a fraction of that of helping students get into uh the trades, we're we're pretty excited about that goal. So it's a big it's a scary goal. Um it's something that I love uh coming to work for. So um personally the the core focus of the trades academy uh that I have to keep in in mind is to educate students and parents about
098the lucrative employment opportunities in the trades. So again uh parents are our biggest influencers. Uh we think that and again our trade partners are always saying it's not dark and dirty anymore. It's it's a pretty fantastic industry. And so our job is to educate students and parents. And our second uh main focus is to provide a space for trades partners to teach and mentor our Larry County one students. We we know that if our students spend time with people that they trust and people they build a relationship, we'll have a lot better uh chance to retain those students within our community to to help out our trade partners. So those are our two main focuses. Uh what I really love about uh this district is that every school uh always does what's best for their
099students and they they know their students well and and they stand by that. So I'm going to tell you a little bit about what each school is doing within the trades academy. Uh South High School has identified 40 students that have said that they want to go straight into the trades after they graduate. And so we have a captive audience, a small cohort, and now instead of bison time where they usually go to meet with a uh school organization, they'll be part of the trades academy. And we'll have an opportunity for every other week we'll have 45 minutes for our partners to come into the school, explain their opportunities, um explain what kind of pay you can you can expect with it, explain the progression of education, um and then teach them a skill that's
100unique to their uh this is something that we've heard of a lot. We wish I can't explain people's opportunities as well as they can. So, let's just have them directly in the school. Let's have the kids that really want to do it there. Um, we're pretty excited about the classroom presentation. So, please thank South for it's a massive amount of work they put in to not only identify the kids but create the time. Uh, East has been uh really adamant about co-eing. So, it's the trades partners' opportunity to enhance CTE curriculum with cutting edge industry practice. Again, we're we're CTE teachers. We're teachers first. We won't be able to keep up with um everything that's happening in the industry. So, why not uh Dr. Afternoon has always said why not have the people to come
101in and teach um take the burden off our our teachers. So uh Mr. Eldridge at East um and Mr. Kushner have been working with Pinnacle Cabinets. So they're going to come in at least once a week to work with the entire woods class on machinery that we have that we may not know the full capabilities of and and teach students uh what's happening in the industry. So, it's something that's I'm extremely excited for. It's something that we'd like to spread out throughout the district. Uh, Central has been focusing on industry experiences. So, our second semester seniors, oftentimes, as most of you know, uh, they have one or two classes they may need to graduate. They have a lot of free time. Uh, Central has really taken the the leadership on having on-site internships, uh, employment
102opportunities, and job shadows. So actually being able to schedule out a student for either um afternoons off, mornings off, a good chunk of time where they can actually go on to um the job site, go into the industry and learn from the people that they want to work for. Uh so Central's done a fantastic job. Please thank them for me. And then one that's near and dear to my heart is events. Uh both Triumph and Carrie have uh really stepped up in this. Next week we have our Triumph Trades Day. So we take over the entire parking lot. We take over the gym and all of our trades partners come and they they talk to our Triumph students about the opportunities that they have after they graduate. Uh data center day was an idea that
103was brought to us by Microsoft. Uh they in other places they've came in they've told students about uh what's happening in their community. Right? Data centers are a pretty big deal for our community. So during one of the half days the second semester uh principal Schlaggel offered to have uh Microsoft Meta and our industry partners come and and teach students everything about data center from fiber optics to the IT section to the construction piece of it. It's going to be a pretty exciting day. We have a half day. So we're very excited about that. Uh so that's what we have going currently. I would love to tell you really quickly about a few future projects that we're excited about. Uh the first being the learn to earn signing bonus. So often I'm told and I'm
104sure Dr. Newton's told that we would love if our students knew this. We'd love if our students knew how to uh precise measuring. We'd love if they knew how to do sheet metal work. And so this is our opportunity to say I I would love that too, but what what is it to a student to learn that skill? And uh if they do learn that skill, do they make does that make them a better employee or potential employee in your eyes? And so if that if they're going to be a more skilled employee, um I would like you to pony up and say, you know, that's worth this amount of money to me. So a student will continually learn skills. A great example is the University of Wyoming has a pre-construction program that that's online.
105The industry got together, they put together a pre-apprenticeship in construction um online class. It's about 15 hours and it's something that uh we we're going to offer to our trades academy students if they're willing to do that on their own time. Our trade partners say, you know, that's to us that's a huge sign that they're willing and they're dedicated to working in the trades. So, we're going to put $200 in their their uh learn to earn signing bonus account. And so, by the time they graduate, the more things that they do, the more opportunities they take, they add to that signing bonus. And then if they sign on with one of our partners that's part of this program, they work for six months for that partner, that partner, that business partner and that student will
106come back to the trades academy and they'll receive their check for their signing bonus to reinforce to our students that you know what what I'm learning here is working and and I got paid accordingly. >> So that's something we're very excited about. Another piece that we're really working on is that second semester uh trainings that we've been talking about when students have extra time. Uh Lar County Community College received a grant from Metallica Scholars. So Metallica band, which I'm pretty excited about. Like there's not many times where you're like, "Man, this is really cool work that I'm doing." Like my 16-year-old self would be really proud of me right now. This is funny. Like most of the stuff isn't very cool. Um so they received and Metallica is really passionate about the trades and so
107they received a grant to train students to be prepared to go into the trades. Uh LC our business partners are going to use the the Metallica scholarship program to train our students here then the second part of their semester. So it's uh a lot of things are happening a lot of really big things and we're really excited and we appreciate all your support in both events and um in your thought process through this. So, you have any questions? >> Trusty Burton. >> Madam Chair, um what day and time is your trade stay at Tri Pie next week? >> Uh Madam Chair, it's on I don't know why I'm just leaning for that. It's uh it's on Wednesday. I'll I'll send you a calendar if I that'll be okay. >> Morning or afternoon? >> Afternoon. Two
108o'clock. >> Thank you, >> Trusty CL. Okay. >> Thank you, Mr. Kaiser. It's so nice to hear all this great stuff. I know we've talked before about this. I just have some specific questions related to details. Um, you said that one of the goals is to educate students and parents on the opportunities that will be made available through this academy. What age group are you targeting? I noticed a lot of these things that are are launching are are targeted toward seniors, but um I know I've been thinking a lot about just the idea of reaching students at a younger age, like maybe sophomore and junior. So, I was just curious what your focus or your target audiences at this point to get this message out to families in our community about these opportunities. >> Mr.
109chair to you. Uh the reason why we focus mostly on seniors this year is that we want to make sure that we show our partners some movement, right? Uh there there's partners that really care about the idea of getting students loving it from a young age to their and we also are in the middle of a a crisis with with the trades, right? So, uh my goal and the the reason why this essentially started would be to start an elementary school with our students. So we do our trades day for our south triads uh fifth and sixth graders. Uh ideally they well this year they're going to be able to sign up for the trades academy at that point. So if you you can imagine that students will start to be able to to take
110those opportunities from fifth grade on to their graduation. Uh we also have uh a lot of activities exclusively for our elementary schools. So, we're partnering with LC to do a um college and career day. And at that event, we're going to have our our large trade partners there to do a mini career fair for our South Triad parents. So, they might be uh looking they might be undermployed currently and looking for something different. That'll be our opportunity to not only get the kids to understand what's happening with um opportunities in the trades, but some of the parents might say maybe I'll switch over to something a little bit more lucrative. So, the goal would be elementary on >> I have a couple more. Madam Chair, thank you. Um, the South High students, the 40 you
111mentioned that have signed up to be in the academy, uh, are those are those separate from the LC Accelerate program that they're doing to try to to get students into the CT programs or is that one and the same? >> Uh, they will be different. uh especially so our accelerate program is focused on sophomores now so that they can have their full amount of time to um take advantage of that program before they graduate and get those credits. Uh I would say it'd be interesting to see what the overlap will be when we get both programs fully going. But I think I I imagine that most of the students that we're talking to currently say college may not be the best fit for me. Um or I'll do it after I make some money, right?
112for whatever reason, whether it be family or or personal reasons, but uh I I don't imagine there'll be much of an overlap between those two. >> And then my last question was about what you said about Central High School's opportunities for um work-based learning in the internships and the employment opportunities to shadow. Um are those things that you are are drumming up or how are you identifying those internships? Are you working with Department of Workforce Services? Are you working with some other entity? Or is it just the trade partners that you have in this in this group? >> I would say both. Um, and all the above. We've had a lot of success with the student learner agreement um that that's put forward by the workforce services. And so they've been absolutely anybody of our
113partners that work with students that are under 18 go through that process. So, it's been really amazing to have our partners understand that they can have liability through the state, the student learner agreement. Um, so they've been a huge source of that. Our trades partners have been a really big source of that. Um, it's it's more of a they've seen it for the first time and I want that too type thing with our trades partners. So, you have a few outstanding uh interns that came through, they're doing awesome, they get hired and then more partners get on board. Well, congratulations on on getting this going. I think this work is really exciting. Thank you. >> Appreciate. Okay, Trusty Burden. >> Um, I just want to say thank you for all of your hard work and
114dedication to um expanding the knowledge to our students about the opportunities in the trades. um I'm a little more seasoned and um you know one of my frustrations even like when I I um interviewed for my position on the board was you know we've been lying to young people for over 40 years that you have to go to college in order to get a good job. Um, I bought that lie in 1980 something. Um, but not everyone is college material and um, you know, these trades are absolutely um, fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And um, I just think it's amazing and I really wanted to learn more um, about this trades academy. And so I'm very grateful that you came to um educate us on all the stuff that's going on and the opportunities for our students.
115Um I I know this much about um the electric electrician apprenticeship program only because my husband went through it after serving in the Air Force for 20 years. and it's a paid apprenticeship program and you know four years and you get paid all the way through is different than four years of college and being you know 30 to $50,000 in debt and so um thank you for all the hard work that you're doing and everybody on your team and everybody in the district. >> Thank you. >> Anybody else? >> Mr. Kaiser, I just wanted to thank you. I you know great things come with just real small big beginnings and this maybe is a small beginning but it it feels so big. I mean you're already doing so so much and so I am just
116um thrilled for the opportunities and the potential for the kids in our district and and what this will lead to. So thank you for spearheading it. >> Thank you. Thank you for the support too. I appreciate it. >> Thank you, Mr. Kaiser. Couple other quick housekeeping bits if I may. Um, as I often do, there's um, one particular consent agenda item that I'd like to provide some um, clarification on. D1.5, it is the purchase for a, uh, new truck. And, um, I just wanted to share that um, unfortunately the engine blew out of the old truck which necessitates the need for this purchase. So if there was uh perhaps any confusion on uh what the reason why reason was why we needed that truck that's what explains that. Um I also sent you the school
117improvement plans for our schools that have been marked in u need of improvement. Um and um I would urge you to take a look at that. We will be voting as we are required to each year on a motion to approve those plans. But uh I would also like to to say in advance of that that the schools we're talking about are doing wonderful things, great things, making great gains. Uh the state still has given them that designation for um perhaps um one or more subgroups or um where they still need to make some more progress. But, um, when you read those plans, I think you'll see in a big hurry that, uh, there's a lot of great things going on in those schools. And, um, and the last thing that I'd like to share
118with the board is in addition to all the wonderful community members who are sitting here tonight and those who are watching online, we have 18 very special guests who promised they would be tuning in this evening. And um I had a first in my three decades in this business of all places to come and do a field trip. U Miss Cassidy Hager and her helper, Miss Sydney, uh brought the second grade class from bags to come do a field trip up here at the district office. And I've got to tell you, it was um wonderful experience. They they put me through the ringer on all the questions to ask. um they actually jumped into a meeting from the division of student services to make sure that they were making good hard decisions in there and
119in fact they even I hope you don't mind they all took turns sitting in your chair because they wanted to think about what would it be like to make some of the most important decisions in Cheyenne. So, um it it was my um very much my pleasure to to host um those 18 um very very great students. And so if you'll indulge me, I would like to give a special shout out to Harley and Remington and Lucius and Vinnie and Aika and Anduin and Olivia and Katon and E Ezekiel and Reagan and Penelopey in Brooklyn, Jace, Collapy, Austin, Anthony, David, and Kimberlin. Um, thank you for coming to see us. Thank you for being so interested in the work, as they said it, to make great hard decisions that make kids days better. And so
120I I wanted to offer a special shout out to my friends in Miss Hager's second grade class at BAGS. Thank you for coming to see us. And with that, Madam Chair, that is the end of my reports. >> Thank you, Dr. Newton. The next section on our agenda is the consent agenda. All items, all agenda items listed with the designation of CA are considered to be routine items by the governing body and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items. Any item removed from the consent agenda will be considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. Does any board member request to remove a motion from the consent agenda? Okay. Madam Chair, I move to approve all motions listed as consent agenda. >> And I second. >> Have
121a motion and a second to approve all motions listed as consent agenda. All in favor say I. >> Opposed. >> Those have been approved. We'll now move into new business. Do we have a motion? Madam Chair, I move to adopt the proposed amendments to board policy chapter 8, section 12, seclusion, restraint, forcible physical contact, and corporal punishment. The proposed amendments bring board policy up to date with Wyoming statute 21-3-110 and Wyoming chapter 42 rule seclusion and restraint in schools. >> I second. >> So, we have a motion, a second. Do we have um discussion or questions on this motion? Trusty Ashby. >> Madam Chair, uh we did get some very good feedback on this particular uh policy. Can um yeah, Miss Pauly speak to some of that. >> Molly, do you mind if you give
122an overview or share anything from that? Um, >> Madame Chair, Trustee Ashby, uh, the board received about 16, I think, public comments on this, and I'm going to turn it over to Dr. Stacy Kerna, um, who is the director of special services, and she can speak more eloquently than I can on um, the incorporation of those comments into administrative regulation. >> Thank you, Madam Chair, board of trustees. Um I I do want to thank the uh individuals who took time to provide public comment. I think it's really important to see the engagement uh around this topic. So thank you everyone who who provided public comment. Um the very good I mean the the feedback that we got was absolutely um considered and uh what I wanted to really highlight most of the comments that uh
123you know with regarding questions around uh definitions or further clarifying the seclusion and restraint policy. Most of that is addressed in our administrative regulations which are also going through an update and um we did incorporate some of the the feedback into those regulations. So um we we listened and we definitely are addressing a lot of the the um recommendations in the administrative regulations. some of the comments. Um I I do want to point out that this is this isn't a policy that we love to have, but it's a policy that we are required to have um based on state statute. And so um it we we have to have the policy and we want to make sure that it takes care of kids, it takes care of staff. Um but it is it is a
124necessary part of of what we do in in the schools unfortunately. So um uh yeah most of most of the feedback that is readily um addressed in our administrative regulations and what we could what we could incorporate into the policy we did um a lot of our policy and our administrative regulations we took the language directly from Wyoming chapter 42. We didn't deviate um much from the language that that is in uh the the state statutes in our policy. >> Trusty Hank. >> Thanks, Chairman uh Smith. Um I just have a question just so it's a clarifying um thing because the majority of the comments were about things as you said that will be addressed in the administrative regulations. things about which trainings, you know, which training company we're going to be using, which will
125change. And so, we didn't want to put that in a policy um about who will be trained again because that may change over time. So, we didn't want to have that in the actual policy. Um is there a way for people who are interested that may have made some of those comments to be able to read the administrative policy? >> Abs. Yes. Um Chairman, uh Chairman Smith, Trusty Hingle. Yes. I'm not exactly sure the time they are. I believe the admin rags are ready to to be posted. We wanted to see um what direction the policy went before we posted the administrative regulations. Um I don't think that there's any conflict between the two but we just wanted to make sure that >> but those will be posted and be read >> thank you ma'am.
126>> Okay. Anybody else? Okay. We have a motion and a second to adopt a proposed amendments to board policy chapter 8 section 12. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. That has been that approved or adopted. Okay. Do we have another motion? Madam chair, I move to grant permission for FFA and agricultural students from Central High School to travel outside of the United States to Ireland on June 21st, 2027 through to June 30th, 2027. >> Can I second? >> Is that right? >> 26. >> I think it's actually 27. >> Okay. >> 27 or 26. We have a motion and a second to grant permission for the FFA and ACT students from Central High School to travel outside the United States um next summer. Do we have any questions or discussion on it?
127Is not next summer. >> It's in two summers. >> Well, 27. >> Oh, okay. In two years, >> but is there a question of the year? >> Hope it's correct. Okay. Just clear it. Do we have any discussion or questions on that motion? Do they need a shop room? Humphrey would like to volunteer. >> Okay. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> That's been approved. Do we have another motion? Madam Chair, I move to authorize the amendment of the contract with TDSI, the Design Studio Incorporated, in the amount of $71,7737 for the renovation of the administration building's restrooms. These fees will cover the redesign and contract administration of the project. >> I second. So, we have a motion and a second to authorize uh the amendment of the contract uh for the
128renovation of the admin building restrooms. Do we have any questions or discussion on this motion? >> Trusty Ashby. >> Madam Chair, um I think we did something with bathrooms once upon a time not terribly long ago. >> Mr. Dab, would you >> can we please talk about how this is different? Yeah, Madam Chair, Trusty Ashby, in 2019, we designed a remodel um for the restrooms as well as the interior windows and that and bid it out um right after we everything reopened from COVID and the price was quite a bit outside of the parameters we'd set um anticipating that bid. So, um we're revitalizing that a little bit. Um going and we've reduced the scope of work and we're going to also phase it out into probably two summers um to try and get that
129down to where we can remodel some of those restrooms. they are uh most of the fixtures in them if not all are original with the building. Um and so they need they definitely need some attention and none of the restrooms are ADA compliant or have any type of ventilation or exhaust systems in them. So that's where we're at on that. >> Okay. Thank you. Okay. >> Yeah. Thank you, Madam Chair. How many back rooms are we talking about? >> Um well on each side. So there's some spread out throughout there, but on each side they're stacked. So there's three levels on the front. So there's six total there, and we're going to start with that. Um those are the main ones that get used and for the concerts and um >> most of the training
130and everything we have. And then we also have some bathrooms that are wrapped around on each side um that are over near, if you're familiar with the building, the planning, construction side of the offices and special ed and DOT offices. And then there's three more over there as well. >> So there's about a dozen total. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you, ma'am. >> Mr. Nap, just to clarify, what we're approving is um amendment of that contract just for the design and the administration of the project, not actually the the funding for the the work itself. Correct. >> Yes, Madam Chair. That's um continuing service contract. We have the designer um who also designed it the first time and so we're five years later into that, almost six probably. Um and that's just to get a
131design so we can put that out for bid. >> Okay. Okay, thank you. Anybody else? Okay, we have a motion and a second. Um, all in favor say I. >> I >> oppose. Okay, that's been approved. And we have one more motion. >> Madam chair, I move to grant the petition for a hearing and the other relief request in the petition submitted on September 5th, 2025. >> I second. >> Right. We have a motion and a second to grant the petition for a hearing. Um, do we have any questions or discussion on this item? Trusty Ashby, apparently I get to speak tonight. Um, so I just wanted to speak to this. Um, you know, I voted no on the fees originally. Um, I do think, you know, we put them on hold. Um, we've gotten
132feedback um from CCA that they're not charging fees. Um, and while I think we can continue to have conversation, I logistically and legally, I'm not sure this is the right answer. So, I won't be voting yes on this this evening. >> Okay. Thank you, Trusty Hen. >> Um, thank you. Um, and I'll just address that a little bit. It's hard to sit up here and hear um people say things that um I think may be a little bit um not quite portrayed in um the same manner that we get the information. Um, this request for the hearing was made after we received a letter stating that CCA is no longer requiring dues and so they had had not been being charged um those fees because then they fit in the nonprofit program that wasn't charging
133dues. Um, and then we got this request. Um, and so I I'm not quite sure I understand where all of this is coming from. Um it it is quite difficult to have uh conversations, casual conversations as was mentioned today um when the attorneys are involved and we're not able to do that on a basis without attorneys present. So um I I think there are some misunderstandings along the way. Um but I agree with um Trusty Ashby that this is not necessarily the right way to get the information out there. Thank you. Anybody else? All right. So, all in favor of granting the petition for a hearing, please say I. >> Opposed. >> No, >> that petition is not granted. The next regular board meeting will be held on Monday, October 20th, 2025 at 6 PM.
134The district or the business of the district is done. >> Do we have a motion now? >> Madam Chair, I move to go into executive session prior to adjournment for the purpose of possible student long-term suspensions, expulsions, personnel, and legal advice. >> I second. >> All in favor of going into executive session at this time, please say I. >> I. opposed.