001Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Heat. N. Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat. Yeah. Heat. Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Hey, Heat. Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Heat. Good evening everyone. Welcome to our January board meeting. 25 flew by. It'll be Christmas again before you know it. Before I begin, I was thinking Paul and I were talking a few minutes ago and he made a comment about what a wonderful place we live and what wonderful people we get to associate with. And I thought that was worth saying before we get going here, how much we appreciate all of you. I'll call this meeting to order. We'll have a pledge of allegiance offered by Mr. Wyatt and then we'll have a moment of silence to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One
002nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> We'll have a moment of silence, please. Thank you very much. >> I'll now entertain a motion to approve the agenda. >> So moved. >> I'll second. >> I have a motion and second. All in favor? I >> I >> Thank you. Um item 3.1, board reorganization. will now entertain nominations for president. >> I'd like to nominate John Larson. I think he's done a fantastic job the uh last couple of years. >> I'll second the motion. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I >> Okay, I'll now entertain uh a nomination for vice president. And uh I would like to nominate Paul if he's willing to serve. >> Sure. >> I'll second that. >> I have a second. All in
003favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. And finally, we need to appoint a clerk. >> I nominate Stacy Anderson. >> Can I do that in her absence? >> Well, she's not here. It's her fault. I'll second that. >> And Kelly second. >> Okay. Motion second. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. >> I'm going to get a phone call tonight. >> Jokes on Stacy. >> Okay. Item 4.1, approval of December revised budget hearing and regular meeting minutes. Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. Financials 5.1 ratification of expenses and payroll vouchers, tax credits, and activity accounts. Miss Davis, >> I just wanted to point out that on the payroll vouchers, uh voucher 15 was the 301 performance pay for the teachers. So
004that's why there was additional uh payroll this month or this yeah in December. >> I have a question um on voucher batch number 2627 and at the top of the page the PO number is 261035. Okay, hold on. 2627 2627. Yes. >> Okay. >> My question is the first two items listed are they not covered by insurance? >> Okay. So, where what's who's the vendor? Uh it's >> compass behavior intervention and compass services and support. >> Sorry to throw a left field on you. Who's the vendor again? >> Can I hand you the paper? >> Sure. >> Might be easier. This is software. >> This is curriculum software. >> The second one is right. >> They're both software. >> Okay. >> So, that's behavioral software. And >> so nothing is in in is paid by
005insurance unless there's an insurance claim. >> Okay. >> So this is software for behavioral intervention for students. >> Okay. And this then would also fall under what we approved um recently with the new program. I want to say sunrise but I don't think it's sunrise. >> I think that behavior software is for our positive behavior intervention support for our student um initiative. >> Okay. So it helps our ad administrators and teachers when they're looking at our PBIS initiative, which stands for positive behavior intervention support, >> kind of track behaviors and >> work with our students. >> So this isn't new. It's actually >> the PBIS is not new. And there's different software programs that we use to catch kids being good. You know, different campuses, they have cougar credits or different incentives. Yes. Yes. Then
006they then there's some kind of reward assembly associated with that. >> Okay. Sorry, I just never seen it before. This new to me, so I thought maybe that was a whole new Okay, >> we can move forward. >> Okay. So, I'll entertain a motion to approve 5.1. >> I'll move to approve the financial agenda items as presented. >> I'll second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? I >> I >> motion passes. Thank you. 6.1 favorite part of the meeting. >> Oh yes. >> Student staff recognition. >> So would Miss Dering come up and her staff of the month and her students of the month? We're good. How's everybody tonight? >> Great. >> Good. Okay, this is also my favorite part of the meeting. So, this is Kyla. Even though she's
007embarrassed, I'm going to say a lot of great things about her. So, Kyla is a fourth grade student who I I have had the pleasure of getting to know and truly watch grow. Her peers describe her as athletic, hardworking, creative, funny, kind, and determined. They see her as someone who never stops trying, and who takes her time to do things well. Kyla's teacher, Mrs. Farader shared that through hard work, diligence, and self-determination, Kyla has made significant academic growth and developed a strong focus on learning. Kyla tracks her assignments, checks her grades regularly, and ask thoughtful questions about how she can improve. She shows up on Fridays to attend retach lessons and retake assignments, demonstrating ownership of her learning and a commitment to doing her best. Kyla has always been a talented dancer and gymnast with
008a bubbly personality and a contagious smile. I've seen her do some flips on the football field. Uh what is especially powerful is that she is now applying that same perseverance and work ethic to her academics. And when Kylo was told she earned this recognition, she said, "I didn't know I could be smart." What I want Kyla to know is that she has always been incredibly smart and talented. And through her resilience and hard work, she is now seeing herself as a successful successful learner. I see Kyla developing grit and becoming a positive example for her peers through her persistence and determination. Just like her back handsprings, Kyla continues to push herself forward. And I cannot wait to watch her continue to soar. >> That is awesome. Here's Gavin. Stay up here. Okay. Okay. Now, we
009have Gavin, who also is my son's friend. He talks about him all the time. This is Gavin, who's also in fourth grade. And his peers describe him as funny, respectful, trustworthy, determined, hardworking, and a good listener and a peacemaker. They see him as someone who who is reliable, helpful, and a good friend. Gavin's teacher, Mrs. Farader shared that Gavin is an excellent student in all areas. He excels academically, is very athletic, and approaches every task with integrity, diligence, and kindness. She shared that she can rely on him to help with anything in the classroom and beyond. Most importantly, Mrs. Farader describes Gavin as a thoughtful, caring, and respectful young man, a top scholar with a heart of gold. As his principal, I see those same qualities every day. Gavin always has a smile on his
010face and is consistently kind to others. He naturally supports his peers and leads by example. It is no surprise that he was nominated for this recognition as Gavin truly exemplifies what it means to be a Lyndon student by being respectful, responsible, safe, and kind, and by doing the right thing even when no one is watching. Congratulations, Gavin. And this amazing person is Mrs. Ryder. And we just call her Ryder. Sorry, I just came from work. It comes as no surprise that Ryder was nominated for this recognition. Her colleagues describe her as dedicated, creative, caring, talented, resourceful, and someone who brings energy, joy, and color into our school community. Mrs. Ryder exemplifies excellence and equity in her work with students. She believes deeply in students ability to do hard things and holds them to high expectations
011while creating a fun, engaging and welcoming learning environment. She consistently uses rich vocabulary and pushes students towards higher level thinking, helping them take ownership of their learning. Mrs. Ryder goes above above and beyond in everything she does. She leads our Christmas program each year, and it never ceases to amaze me how she not only creates an incredible performance, but also intentionally involve students in the planning process so they develop confidence, responsibility, and pride in their work. She models innovation, creativity, and collaboration in ways that elevate both students and staff. When I ask Mrs. Ryder for help, her response is never if, but how. I can always count on her support. In addition to serving as our music, band, PE, and art teacher, she also teaches karate, reflecting her commitment to continuous growth for herself and
012for her students. Mrs. Ryder truly lives our vision that every Cougar deserves a crown, and Lyndon is a better place because of her passion, her creativity, and her heart for kids. Thank you, Ryder. >> Sounds like it. If there's a picture, >> you get a picture with everyone with the >> Okay, so we're going to come up in here, guys. You guys want to get closer to >> One, two, three. Guys, >> so essential for everything you do. >> So cute. Are Kyla's mom and dad here? Stand up. Thank you guys. Appreciate you so much. We know without you, she can't be as successful as she can. So that's awesome. Gavin's mom and dad. And thank you guys. Appreciate you guys so much. Gavin, tell your grandpa I said hi. >> Thank you, Miss Ryder.
013Appreciate all you do. Moving on to 6.2, principal reports. Dr. Farnsworth. So, we had a quick turnaround. >> This is the worst part of the meeting. Everybody leaves. >> Be safe. >> We had a quick turnaround with this month's board meeting compared to last month's. And so, some of the principal reports may be a little bit shorter, but uh I just appreciate the principles getting them in on such a quick turnaround. >> Anybody have any comments or anything on the reports? would like to report to us. >> Yeah, this is something that we have done relatively recently and it's really great for us. We appreciate you guys being willing to do that. >> Yes. >> So, a little insight on the ongoings within each school and there's always something positive, so many positive things listed.
014So, thank you for keeping us in the loop. >> Item 6.3, vehicle inventory and bus rotation. So, last board meeting, uh, Mrs. uh, Boyer asked for some more information about the the bus rotation. And so, Carrie Somerville, our bus supervisor, is here, transportation supervisor, and so he has a presentation. Um, let me So you're as soon as you have access to the PowerPoint, you may start. >> Thank you. Um appreciate being here. Um real quick just for agenda, uh we're going to just quickly go over kind of where we were and where we are now. Um talk a little bit about long range plans for the yellow fleet. Um you do have information about the white fleet as well. certainly willing to entertain questions about any of that. Uh but really want to focus kind
015of on our our yellow fleet and where we're at. Um so if we back up to fiscal year 23 24 um our fleet management costs uh were not tracked adequately. Uh preventive maintenance, oil, fuel parts. um the maintenance costs in terms of personnel spending time on maintenance. Um we did have inaccurate or incomplete records uh on a lot of the vehicles and maintenance equipment that had been purchased in the past had not been maintained. I you'll note bus lift for example, we have very expensive bus lift that had not been maintained properly. uh and DPS inspections. So, Department of Public Safety uh inspections were highlighting the lack of proper oversight in terms of maintaining the buses. So, our current fleet status um I'm happy to report that uh there's been significant improvements. We really uh
016have a to be very honest, we have a very nice fleet uh in good condition. A lot of that is due to um that gentleman, Mr. Conrad. Um he was a great addition to uh our transportation department. All of our fuel costs are now tracked. Um yellow fleet login in the fuel system used to be kind of the same login for everybody. Uh we now have key fobs for every vehicle and we track the fuel for every vehicle. We can tell you exactly how much fuel every vehicle uses. Um we have a parts and inventory tracking system that tracks every part. Uh the hours associated with those parts in terms of how long it took to install them, how much they cost, what vehicle they went into. Um all of the fleet uh vehicles have
017been accounted for. Um we have created service plans for all of them. Uh and our maintenance hours are now being tracked. Uh the bus lift has been repaired and it's operational in addition to adding a white fleet service lift so that we can properly service the white fleet vehicles. and very happy to report that our DPS inspection for 2025, we had 22 of 22 vehicles passed. Um, and then last note there, all of the camera systems have been upgraded in all of our buses, which has made a world of difference, right? Has been. It's fabulous. Um, so long-distance fleet recommendations. Um, I just want to note uh that this this plan that we're we have is based on best practices for vehicle replacement um nationwide. Um, but because mileage and maintenance costs fluctuate over time,
018um, some of those timelines can fluctuate. Okay. uh we we make our best effort at estimating them, but uh sometimes the the maintenance costs change and mileage changes. Um in the past, the fleet's been uh as I noted, kind of poorly maintained. Um it's resulted in vehicles that were in disrepair. Um but substantial progress in 2025 has been made. As I noted, all of our buses passed the DPS inspection. Um, but some of this refers to white fleet as well. So, so just general criteria for yellow fleet replacement. I kind of want to go over that just a little bit. Why and when do we replace a bus? Um, typically uh 10 to 15 years of service is what we would expect to get out of a a yellow fleet bus. um mileage wise about
019150 to 200,000 miles on those vehicles. It depends a little bit on the routes that they drive. Um you know, if we have some buses that are going over dirt roads, they're really bumpy and shaky. Uh that can have an effect on the vehicle and and its condition. Um safety and compliance is a actually a really big one in terms of why do we replace a vehicle. Um over the years uh you know DPS laws or uh federal motor carrier laws will change and sometimes that actually makes a bus go out of compliance because it doesn't have the proper safety equipment. Um, so that's that's one of the things. Uh, failure to meet current safety standards or or pass inspections without major repairs. Um, maintenance costs uh is a big reason for replacing a vehicle.
020If your maintenance cost on a yellow fleet vehicle exceeds 10 to 15% of the cost of a new bus, then that's something that should be looked at in terms of, you know, maybe getting rid of that vehicle and replacing it just because the cost of maintaining it is higher than, you know, what you would want. Um, and then fuel efficiency and environmental impact. And this actually is a pretty big one. Um next year uh they are enacting a lot more stricter uh rules, regulations on environmental impact. So uh that's something that we're going to have to watch and be careful of. Uh and then the final one down there, um availability of parts, uh and technology upgrades. Um, I will tell you and as we get to the next slide, you'll be able to see
021we have four buses right now that uh although actually the buses they're they're good running buses today. I will tell you that. But they are getting very difficult to obtain parts for and the parts costs are rising significantly just because they're older and we can't get parts for them. >> Terry, before you move on, just real quick. >> Sure. Um, can you give us an idea? I mean, I'm assuming when you say the parts are becoming more expensive, if you can find them on some of them. So, what's typical, you say 10 to 15% of the cost of a new yellow bus, what's the cost of a new yellow bus nowadays? Ballpark. I know you probably you might have it dialed down. U depending on options and so on anywhere from 180,000 to 230,000. >>
022So 180 and 230. So let's just go two 200,000 right? You're saying $200,000. So in a year if it's costing us 10 to 15%. I'm not a great ma mathematician here, but we're talking >> 20,000 >> dollars in repairs in a year and we start thinking about we ought to be replacing that. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Kind of out of my budget. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Curious. >> So, it's and and I will tell you I we don't have anything in that range currently. Um it's not the cost of repairs that we have currently, it's more the availability of the parts. >> Um if you look at uh on this next slide here, you'll note that we have two buses that are 2014, so 1401402. Uh those buses are now 12 years old. And
023uh just getting parts for them is getting more difficult. So, 12 years out, 12-ish years out, you're having a hard time finding parts and >> Yeah. replacement. >> Um, the same same thing with the 1501 and 1502. So, those two vehicles, um, we can still find parts, but it's we're having to call around to some different warehouses to find it. So those are just things to >> man hours to find the parts in the first place and then shipping and the cost of the parts and >> correct. Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So one of the things that uh that I noted here on this is that we have 11 2019 buses. Those buses were obtained on a a a grant and it's great that we have them. They're great buses. they're in good repair.
024Um the the challenge will come in the future because if all of those 11 buses age out at the same time >> Mhm. >> uh there's going to be a really big chunk of money that's going to have to be spent. So what I have done in the long range plan and you'll note uh planned replacement dates on here as well uh is I've tried to build a sustainable plan that allows us to replace buses on a schedule um that is workable and not you know encumbrous >> affordable right? >> Yeah. you know, eight years from now when we have to come up with $15 million or whatever that number is. So, that's the way the the plan that I've created uh works out is to be a sustainable plan that is more affordable and
025doesn't leave us, you know, five, six years down the road leave us in a big problem. >> So, one more question while we're we're talking about the age of these buses. You said you had a DPS inspection. Is that like a DOT inspection you say APS? >> Yes. Correct. >> And the DPS does it, not the DOT. >> Correct. Department of Public Safety. >> Even our older buses passed. >> Yes, that is correct. >> Any foreseeable problems because of their age or are they all pretty good? >> I would tell you they're pretty good. Uh and again, you know, not to belabor this, but the addition of uh our mechanics, we have the white fleet mechanic, now we have Ken who is taking care of the yellow fleet has made an immense different. >> Cool.
026>> Um previous years, uh we could not pass that inspection. There were always vehicles that failed. This year, we had 100% of those yellow fleet buses pass that inspection. Good job. >> Okay. >> Can I just add a note um for the board and for the public that we our buses are inspected every year. So that I just want to make sure those we have to meet stringent safety requirements and DPS comes out. They they do that every year. Um and our and our drivers get trained I think every year making sure they're up to code. And uh I know you're going to Ken's going to get tired of hearing this, but he's he's been a game changer. Um our previous mechanic was was good. Ken is awesome and he is helping us do a
027better job maintaining and repairing and doing things that normally we would send down to the valley to get fixed. He's able to fix it and save us a truckload of money. >> Yeah, >> I would have used bus load, but whatever. >> That's a good one. should have used that. >> Yeah. And and maintaining and tracking the costs has been I would to use Dr. Farnsworth words a game changer as well. Um every single bus uh we can tell you the exact dollar amount that goes into it. We can tell you uh what the fuel efficiency is. We can tell you I mean we have all of that. And um when you maintain a bus properly, yes, they last longer, they perform better, and um they get kids to school on time. So, >> we
028weren't keeping those records. >> Not in the past. No. >> I think it's kind of like a law. When the DPS comes into inspection, they pull your files and look at what you've been doing. And we didn't have those. >> No. Have we still passed some? >> Uh, some, not all. >> Okay. >> As I said, this this year, 2025, is the first year that 100% of the vehicles passed. >> Gotcha. Thank you, Mr. Wyatt. It was kind of kind of scary when I first got here. Just to give you some examples, we were using retread bus tires. >> That is going to be >> for some reason. >> Um, >> they're cheaper. >> Cuz they are cheaper. >> That's why. Um when we would fill up the the gas tank in the busy yard,
029it'd be like, "Oh, it's about a half empty, so let's do a half full." I mean, there was really no real metrics of of filling up, maintaining accurate accounting. Um, and so this crew, Frank, Carrie, have really put in a lot of systems and procedures and processes and accounting that just were not there before. It's it huge accomplishments. >> Yeah. A couple years ago there was a lot more scary than just that. So, >> okay. >> Yeah. >> Were they just curious for the normal guy who changes his own oil? How were they keeping track? I mean, were they keeping track of that? >> No, sir. >> How do we know when we were changing oil? >> Well, you came in. >> We didn't. >> Okay, never mind. >> That was part of the problem.
030our >> entire white fleet like buses and or our minis and and vans and and school vehicles >> grossly negligent. There was no record. >> Yeah. I I one small example. Okay. Uh tires on on buses are required even if they've got great tread on them are required to be changed uh within a certain amount of time. They can only be so old. Uh this past summer, uh we had to change 22 was 24 tires simply because they were out of date. They had not been maintained or changed. >> So most folks don't know a tire has a date. >> Yes. >> Expiration date on it. >> So um but uh again, you know, we we want to keep the buses in repair. Um we do uh the plan is based on uh rotating buses
031out and not leaving future future board members, future transportation folks, future children uh with a massive bill that how are we ever going to cover this? Okay, so that's the idea behind it. Um so those are there dates, mileages. Um just real quick, uh white fleet. So I do have here a retirement criteria for the white fleet as well. Um it's a little bit different obviously. So district vehicles and and the way they're maintained and used. Uh so that is there. I will tell you just kind of moving on to the next slide that we do have a fleet of mini buses, the white mini buses that we have. Um those are all in good condition. Uh good repair. Uh none of them need to be replaced. Uh they're actually I think good to go
032for quite a few years. Uh so that's a a bright spot in uh the the financial aspects of it, if you will. Um those white mini buses are well used for the smaller field trips. Um they're driven by coaches and and teachers and and folks that uh really really takes a big burden off of the transportation department in terms of those field trips. Uh the the district white fleet. Uh this is slide 10. Uh there are quite a few vehicles that just in terms of um mileage and years and that that could be replaced. Uh but again I will say that uh those vehicles um are much much better maintained. Uh we have our white fleet technician now. uh they never had that before and that again has been a gamecher. Um we're changing the
033oil in the vehicles, they're getting tuneups, uh the tires are being replaced and kept up in repair. Uh so while I know that that might uh uh in some of that uh there's some high mileage vehicles, but I will tell you they're being maintained to the best of our ability. Um, we do have in these slides again the mileages, years of all of those vehicles. Um, certainly for your review. Um, happy to answer any questions about any of this. Um but kind of in conclusion um again I just want to say long range plan is uh it's to put the the district on a plan of replacement that will be sustainable long-term sustainable um reduce the maintenance costs and avoid years where there's an undue burden on the board in the district itself. Uh we
034are planning on adding a special needs route. Uh soon we have to hire more drivers, but soon uh not not aotted drivers. I mean we just have to fill spaces that are already allotted. Um but a lot of our sped routes, we have five sped routes that are uh over an hour long. So, it's not a matter of space in the vehicles, it's a matter of the distance we're traveling for special needs. Uh, and uh hope to add for the fall uh this fall 2026 an additional regular ed route to serve uh out in the Koncho and Vernon area. We've picked up a lot of kids this year and our writership has increased to the point where we need to split that route. So, um the plan does just it focuses on existing vehicles, not
035vehicles that we would need for future growth. So, happy to answer any questions if you have them. >> Kelly, do you have any questions? U well, I think you answered my question that you're developing um a program so that we can be proactive in replacing buses rather than being reactive when those 2019 buses need to be replaced. I I hope that we're going to be looking at maybe buying one or two a year for the next few years, maybe. Is that kind of what you're thinking along those lines? >> Um that's my thoughts. Yes. Um I realize that my plan is based on a perfect world and a you know all of that. Uh and sometimes those things change but uh yes that would be that would be the idea is that that rather than
036have to buy a whole bunch of vehicles at once that we have a yearly replacement plan where we can you know sustain that as opposed to having to do a big purchase all at once. Yes, I agree and I love that. And I want to thank you guys for putting this together for us because it does give us a visual of where we're at and where we'll need to be and next year and in following years and ensuing years. So, I appreciate the fact that we're um being proactive rather than reactive. And thank you so much for developing the schedules and um staying on top of the fleet like we need to be doing. I'm I'm really excited about that. So, I thank you very much. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I would like to piggy
037back off of Kelly and say thank you to you and your team, everyone who uh puts effort into keeping our vehicles safe. I was waiting to ask my girl question, but you all kind of covered it, which was about the tires. I didn't see anywhere in this report about um the maintenance of the cost of and so I'm sure you're adding that to the budget and and therefore um have a scheduled date of tire rotation or as needed. >> Yes, >> the weather changes here as we're experiencing today. So um >> they are all in compliance now. >> That's wonderful to hear. And and I just I do one last comment that I want to make. Uh as you know, uh I've been here just over a year now and uh all of this that
038we've talked about and the improvements we've made, we could not have done without Dr. Farnsworth and Mr. Rail's support. So I really appreciate that. >> Yes. Thank you. and Shaye who helps us with the >> she just makes faces normally. >> When uh when our older vehicles does that mean they're less cost for insurance? >> No. >> We have to pay the same for old ones as we do new ones. >> What's up with that? >> It's not like your personal >> vehicles, right? >> No, I got other things that are not personal. Some of my old ones are cheaper. >> Ridiculous. they are. I I'm not the brightest bulb in the box. I'm I'm certainly not a financial guy, but in my mind, this throws like tons of warning signs to me that um
039between the two of you and the two of you, got to be some money plans coming up. And that's, you know, always a difficult thing considering our state doesn't value uh education like we all value education. And so the funding part of it, it's got to be really super important, >> right? >> So you have a charge. >> You highlighted this. It's a we're in a good situation, we're in a bad situation, right? Yeah. >> Because of ESER funds that came in during CO, they were able to upgrade a lot of the buses. That's why we have so many new buses because the co money which was from the feds and I don't anticipate that's going to happen again. And so we're sitting really really good. Um the problem is we have 11 buses that
040are going to all expire at the same time which is really really bad. So we will be talking about this in the future for sure. Good. Thank you very much for putting that together and thanks for all your efforts, guys. You guys are kind of behind the scenes. Nobody really thinks about it and we're grateful. 6.4 Superintendent Report. Dr. Farnsworth. >> Just just a few highlighted items. Um we conducted our IT director interviews on December the 17th and that's going to be an action item later. Um, if you remember, the the Xolo City manager showed up and he gave a presentation to the school board about the Xolo Promise. >> Mhm. >> And uh, so I had another meeting with him with Matt Weber, the Navitt superintendent with also a um, a NPC representative and
041we had a meeting to kind of talk about our our high school to college to work pipeline. And so that was very a very productive conversation. Um I also want to report that Mr. Larson went to a banquet for the Chamber of Com commerce and and suggested that I reach out to the Chamber of Commerce which I did and uh I was able to attend the first meeting of the of the year yesterday and that was that was a great experience and I plan on getting an an application. So, we're going to be we're going to be joined with the Chamber of Commerce for the next foreseeable future. I think it's a good good investment of time to bridge those relationships. So, I just want to thank the board president for that. Um, I'm in
042the middle of doing uh midyear reviews with all the directors and all the campus principles and uh we've just started those conversations and we're just doing a lot of things. over over December, I had a really good conversation with Representative Walt Blackman, who's our state Arizona representative in Snowflake. Um, I was there with the other superintendent, and it was just a very, very productive conversation, and uh, I'm planning on doing a a sitewalk with him down at the capital here in the next month with another superintendent. We're just going to shadow Mr. Blackman and we have some ideas about possible legislation uh to help rural schools and public schools in general. >> Perfect. >> End of report. >> Yeah. Any questions? >> I do not. Thank you. >> I'm glad you're on our side, Dr.
043Farnsworth to speak up, be a part of the rural areas and uh help get us recognized. >> I'm I'm I'm trying um and thank you for reminding me of something, Angela. So, I recently was just approved as the Northern Region Representative for the Arizona Rural Schools Association. So, not not only am I working with with ASA as a legislative representative for our community, but also the Arizona Rural School Association. And so, I'm going to be acting in that capacity and just trying to represent Xolo and represent rural schools. >> Thank you. >> Appreciate that. I appreciate the fact that you've come here to Xolo and you jumped in with both feet and trying to help us make better and or help us to become better and I appreciate that a lot a lot. Um, moving
044on to 7.1 administrative personnel employment. Dr. Fernsworth, >> I am I am beyond excited to introduce um our IT director that we would propose that you hire um Mr. Clug. I keep getting his name wrong. He's here in the audience. Um you can see his bio. For about the last 10 years, he's been working with a technology company and and they specialized in helping school districts implement technology. and he would go in as a engineer and work with superintendents, principles and help them execute their technology vision. Um, and that's a variety of topics. And so he's local. He has kids in he has a child in Whipple Elementary School. Um, I am just thrilled that he wanted to come join our team and um, I recommend that you approve his hiring and he's here if
045you have any questions. Mr. Clue, do you want to stand up? >> I was just going to say if nobody knows who he is, it's the only other perfect head in the room. >> Shiny for this. >> Welcome and thank you. >> Um, you know, sometimes I wonder how, you know, I don't know the word fate or whatever. I'm not I'm not a super smart guy, so I often use, you know, you fall into poop and you come out smelling like a rose. And this may be one of those times. And so I'm super excited about this. Um, so I will entertain a motion to approve this hiring. I'll make a motion to approve the administrative personnel/ employment as presented. And thank you. >> I'll second. >> I have a motion in a second. Kelly,
046do you have anything to say? >> Um, no. Welcome uh board. And for those who may not know, his mother used to work in the district office back in the day for Mr. Seaman in the business office. >> Grandmother. >> So, yeah. So, I'm I'm excited to welcome him aboard. Kelly, I hate to do this to you because it's going to date, but he said his grandmother. >> Grandmother. Oh my goodness. Well, okay. I stand corrected. Well, welcome. Anyway, >> we're we're really we're either really old or he's really young or both. >> I'm really old. I get it. I'm I'm there. So, that's funny. >> Okay. So, a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. Thank you. And can I say I appreciate you being here. Vast majority
047of the time, 99.9% of the time, people who we're hiring don't come and see us, you know, so we don't get to put a face to a name or anything. So, I appreciate you being here. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> 7.2 classified personnel employment. Dr. Farnsworth. So, we have a couple of new uh employments and I just want to thank the board again because we did come to the board a while ago and ask for a new position, a dispatch position and uh the transportation department, as good as they are now, they are very excited for this individual to come on board and he's got a great background. He's going to have a lot of assets to help us in a variety of areas. Um >> this is another one we lucked out in.
048This is another one that we are just like, wow. And they're they're coming to Xolo and um great hire. >> Great way to start off the new year. >> I'll entertain a motion >> without a >> go ahead. >> I move to approve the classified personnel and employment actions as presented. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. Thank you. 7.3 classified transfers, resignations, terminations. Dr. Farnsworth, >> uh you can see I mean we transportation has a little bit of a revolving door and that's been been the case before Carrie and before Frank and before me and it's just one of those things where we're just trying to maintain and keep good drivers um which has been a struggle and so just recommend that
049you approve the the transfers and resignations as listed. I'll move to approve the classified transfers resignations as presented. >> Second. >> I have a motion, a second. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes 7.4 certified transfers, resignations, and terminations. Dr. Farnsworth, >> we have a teacher that's that has reached their their magic number and they're ready to retire. We just want to thank thank Angela for her diligent work. Um, Alex, how do you pronounce it? Shahan. Sha. Thank you. >> And just want to publicly recognize her then and thank her for her dedication for all these many years with the Xolo School District. >> She is simply the best and I will just wish her the best after this school year. And with that, I move to approve her retirement as presented. Second
050>> motion, a second. All in favor? >> I I >> opposed. Motion passes. 7.5 spring athletics personnel employment. Dr. Farnsworth. >> As you can see, uh we're just bringing to the board all of our spring coaches and you can see their position and stipened amount. And um we'd entertain any questions. >> No questions. >> I don't have a question. >> Okay. I move to approve the spring coaching employment actions as presented. >> Second. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I I >> opposed. I'm sorry, Kelly. I didn't wait for you. >> I'm sorry. I said I >> Okay, thank you. opposed. And I would be opposed as this is listed. Uh motion passes. 7.6. Soul source vendor, Miss Davis. >> So, this is our soul soul source vendor for our
051radio and repeater service. This is the only one up in this valley that can do our radios. Um, the ones in the valley don't give us good enough reception, so we have to use the CNM communications. And we do this one every year. So, I ask that you approve the CNM communication as a sole source vendor. >> That was going to be my question. Is this a yearly contract? >> Yes. >> Okay. And then so every bus and >> every school that has radios. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> It makes a compelling argument. Follow-up paperwork. >> Why, why, how, and where. So, I'll move to approve the soul vendor as presented. >> I'll second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor? I >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. 7.7 gifts and
052donations. Dr. Farnsworth. >> So, we have four donations. We're asking the board to accept. Uh Jackson Fillingham, who donated $25 to the Junior High 7th grade science lab, the American Legion Post 76 to NHE for cold and flu supplies for $92.80. Casey and Paula Williams to NH for gift card for birthdays and Christmas books in the amount of $3,000. And George and Patty McCulla for NH for student dictionaries for third grade in the amount of $1,78.65. And we just want to thank them and the larger community for all their support. I too want to thank uh all of the donations given, but a special thank you to Jackson. His being a student and his giving his personal $25 amount to the science is just commendable. So, thank you and kudos to him. >> I'll make
053a motion to approve all gifts and donations as presented. >> I'll second I have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes with great gratitude. Thank you all so much. Item 7.8, future agenda items. >> Anybody have anything? >> No. >> Would this be a good time? >> It might be. Yeah. >> Okay. I was going to ask if we could invite our SRO's uh maybe to come and be recognized so that we can personally thank them for all they do and the uh companionship with the students that they've implemented. The students have really learned to trust them and they're important part of the education system. So we could get that on the calendar. Thank you. >> Absolutely. Great idea. If there's other nothing further, uh we'll go to
0548.1. I didn't get anything, so there's no um comment to the board. Uh 9.1, we are going to move into executive session to review the superintendent evaluation, after which we'll come back and adjourn. If you all want to wait for us, that would be great. Um, if not, that would be smart. >> You don't have to. >> We'll wave by now and wish you all well. And I'll entertain a motion to move into executive session. >> So moved. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second to all in favor. >> I opposed. >> Motion passes. See y'all later. Thank you. Be safe. Heat. Heat.