001[Music] Uh, anyone wishing to address the board this evening, we do have speaker forms on the table right there uh to the left of the doors. You want to fill that out and you'll hand it to our board secretary over here, our other board secretary. Let the record show all members are in attendance with the exception of Scott George, Lynette Childress, and Chase Bradley. Is everyone okay with the agenda tonight? You have any communications? Okay, moving on to item seven, board committee update, building and facility committee. Mrs. Rocky, >> thank you, Madam President. Our buildings and facility committee met this evening in attendance were myself um Jimmy Picassio, Mr. Fiser, Mr. Wiznooki, and Jesse Emans. Um we discussed our scing fund project updates um lather's roof is complete. We're just waiting on the inspection for
002our warranty. Um we have some more field work to do um with the fence line at our middle school athletic field, but it is being used regularly by our soccer club and uh we're getting a lot of great feedback. They're thrilled to have the middle school as another option for their soccer fields. Um let's see. Uh we've um had company come in and we've completely um gutted and redone the courtyards at our middle school. They look very nice. They're decorated for fall. So, if there's any middle schoolers, take a look. Uh, new stage curtains went up at the middle school. Um, we are ready for winter. We are, um, our first salt delivery will be coming this week. And, um, transportation, we have two new drivers, so that's exciting. Welcome. And, uh, that's it. Thank
003you. Our curriculum committee meeting. Does anyone in the meeting want to speak? Okay. I will speak on behalf of the curriculum committee. So, uh, tonight we met, um, it was Margie Sanders, myself, Stacy Williamson, and Kevin English. Uh, tonight we met to go over our ELLL program, which is our early language learner program. Um, and one of the big highlights of it, we went over a bunch of different stats um, of the program. And we actually learned quite a bit about the funding pieces of it. Um, how many you know, different language learners we have in our district. Um, and it was it was actually quite um interesting to hear how diverse we actually are as a district and and all of the the things that we put into place um on a daily basis
004to make sure that all of our kids are included. Um, one of the biggest highlights is so after a certain point and our our students are proficient and pass a certain uh point, they get to exit out of the program. And we're really excited to announce that from last year we had four the last the last year we had four people exiting. This year we're up to 15 exiting the program which is significant increase in exits. and uh they are going to be or have already been invited to come to our next board meeting and be recognized for that great achievement. Um that was pretty much it we talked about. >> Thank you. Moving on to our shining star above and beyond certificates. Mr. Fisher. >> Madam President, thank you. It's nice to have such
005a great turnout uh from our community this evening as we celebrate our shining star students and above and beyond staff members. Uh we've got a great evening. We're happy to be here at Memorial. We want to thank the memorial team and just give a quick shout out to Dr. Jill Lurkins for hosting this evening. Uh sadly she is under the weather weather uh but she sends her regards and I believe Miss Rafie we have you leading us off this evening with Burgger program awards and Lather's awards. Good evening. We're gonna start tonight. We have the pleasure of giving out the awards for Burgger. And our first shining star student is from Burger Baylor and Kaylee. I'm tell her teacher Brianna Ro. Kaylee has had an amazing start to the school year. Kaylee has been working
006in the classroom doing her daily jobs and walking her new apps with a little help from staff in the classroom. She enjoys being back at school with her teachers and classmates. She returned to working in the PBIS store this year and has a new job in the Burgger Cafe where she's getting new job experiences. We are very proud of Kaylee and all the hard work she has been putting in. Keep up the awesome working. [Applause] And our staff above and beyond is Charlie Baress. [Applause] Let me tell you about Charlie. She was nominated also by Ro teacher. I want to nominate Charlie because she has been working extremely hard at the beginning of the year to help create the new PBIS store and your cafe. She has been dedicated to helping make visuals, banners, posters,
007and more to help decorate the new areas. Charlie has put a lot of hours into creating a welcoming and fun environment for our students. Thank you for your help. >> Thank you. All right. Now we have the student shining star for Burgger Transition Center and that's Ali. [Applause] Come on. Smile. So, let me tell you about Ali. Uh, he was nominated. Ali was nominated by Jessica Perry, Parro, and Maria Taylor. They said we would like to recognize Ali as BTC's shining star student. Ali is a pleasure to work with and really has been doing well this school year getting back into the swing. In the hallway, he has safe hands and loves to wave and sing hello to anyone he passes. All is enthusiastic about being at school. He loves to sing and gets the
008whole room to with him which is something the other students in their home have loved and benefited from as well. Ali has come a long way over the past couple of years. Congratulations. [Music] And our transition center above and beyond staff member is Maria Taylor. [Music] Let me tell you about Maria was nominated by Jessica pair professional. She said, "I would like to recognize Maria Taylor for above and beyond staff member. She's an amazing one-on-one with Ally and goes above and beyond to make sure he is successful in school and in the classroom. She is great with helping the other students in her room and in other classrooms when she goes to them. Thank you for all you [Applause] shining star fors is Liam Balmer kindergarten. [Applause] Come on. Come here. Come on. You got
009to come here and smile. [Applause] Says Liam. Liam was nominated by a Wasama, kindergarten teacher. And it says, "Liam is such a sweet and caring boy. Every day he comes to school with much Liam allowed to help his classmates. When he welcomed a new student in our class, Liam helped her get settled in. He showed her where we put our water bottles and he helped her make her lunch choice, too. For all this for all these reasons, I'm nominating Liam for the shining star. >> And we have another shining star. Student Lucy is a kindergarten. >> All right. Lucy was nominated by Michael Buckley, kindergarten teacher. Said, "I'm so excited to nominate Lucy for the Shining Star Award. Lucy truly exemplifies what it means to be a conscientious, empathetic, and resilient student. She constantly goes
010above and beyond expectations both academically and socially. Lucy's strength lies in remarkable perseverance and She approaches challenges with a determined attitude and always looks for opportunities to lift up her fears. For example, offering her groupmate the chance to present through encouragement and kindness. Lucy is an asset to our school family. for these reasons. [Applause] >> And our above and beyond staff member for LS is Lena Suan Suan. You're right about her. She was nominated by Alicia Donald, kindergarten teacher, and Julie Rutherford, the literacy coach. And Selena goes the extra mile to help other staff members. She's always willing to be a listening ear. Shares her ideas and materials. Furthermore, she supports students individual needs and learning styles. She's doing a fantastic job in her leadership role in our district. We love to see her smiling.
011She is hardworking and persistent. She supports staff members and is giving of her own She puts a smile on others and makes them feel nominating our awesome colle. [Applause] Our shining star student for memorial is Cameron [Applause] superhero. I love it. Cameron was nominated by Miss Boss. I am nominating Cameron who shining star award. Ever since the very first day of school, Cameron has shown an amazing work work ethic as well as great leadership quality. He's been coming to school with a positive attitude every day. He always completes his assignments and chooses to help others if they need it. He has trusted his task that require responsibility is enthusiastic about helping the teacher and other students out. Cameron is amazing first grader. He's a hard worker and a great listener. He always follows directions even
012when no one is watching. He has integrity, is kind, helpful, and a good friend to everyone. He always tries his very takes work seriously. Cameron is always very respectful to everyone in class and a great number of our [Applause] going above and beyond is memorials for Emily Bowen. Emily was nominated by Jenna Pink. Emily Bell, a first grade teacher at Memorial and co-chair of the PBIS committee, kicked off the school year with a burst of energy and creativity. While the start of school is always a busy busy time for teacher behavior expectations, Mrs. Bowen took it to the next level by designing unforgettable interactive experience for our students. This year, instead of the usual assembly, she organized five high energy sessions in Memorial PBIS Jeopardy, a fun fast-paced game show where students buzzed in with
013the answers about how to be responsible, be respectful, and be safe. Thanks to her cover format, more students were able to actively participate, cheer each other on, and fully engage with material. Points were earned in the winning class and earn the ultimate prize recess. Mrs. Bowen's innovative approach not only made learning fun and live by them every day. She's a great member for the memorial team. Now I have the shining star student for Douglas, Miss Kay Turner. [Applause] Kayie was nominated by Mrs. Stander and Mr. Rogers. It's truly a pleasure to recognize Kayie for the wonderful student person that she is. Kayie is one of the most polite, kind, and respectful individuals who had a field of teaching. She enters the classroom each day prepared, focused, and ready to learn. She listens attentively, follows directions,
014and consistently puts forth the best effort in everything she does. In addition to being an outstanding student, Haley also serves as a student council representative at a school of safety. These roles speak to her leadership, trustworthiness, trustworthiness, and dedication to her school community. She takes her responsibilities seriously and always sets a strong example for her peers through her actions and positive attitudes. Kay is a kind of student who makes the classroom a better place. Not just because of her academic strength, but because of her character. She is thoughtful, helpful, and always willing to lend a hand when music. I'm truly fortunate to have her in my elected classes and look forward to the rest of the school year with her. Keep shining daily. Our going above and beyond staff member for Douglas is Kendra Gorski.
015Kendra was nominated by Stella King who's a parent of one of our students. My daughter resumed school this year and very nervous not knowing anyone. The system is completely different than what we are used to. Miss Gorski has made the transition a wonderful experience for my daughter so far. She comes home happy from school and tells me how much she likes the teacher all the time. That speaks volumes to a parent. Mrs. Gorski handled a personal situation the first week of school with care. She called me personally to discuss the issue. She also found a way to help the situation that helped both sides, not just one, which I found admirable. She addressed the issue in a way my daughter would not look like she told on the other student and turn the situation into
016a positive. My daughter said that the other girl has changed immensely. I'm not sure what measures Mrs. G took. She did mention the school has really great resources for kids that benefit from a little positive diet. Whatever it was worked. We want to thank her for caring enough to intervene with caring kindness because people often label kids bad and never care enough to help them. Kids thrive with positive reinforcement and we are really glad to have [Applause] you have the honor of presenting the awards night tonight for Farmington. Our shining star student is Kendra. [Applause] Kendra was nominated by Sherry Park teacher. I am proud to recognize Kendra as our fifth grade shining start. From day one, she has displayed a positive attitude and a willingness to learn. Kendra has demonstrated her commitment to learning
017in many ways. She is always on task and participates in class discussions. In addition, she shows quality work as she completes assignments on time with great care and effort. Her grades are reflected this work effort both at Douglas where she's also inducted into the national women honor society and so far this year at Kendra was a member of student council as a student at Douglas and will continue that service. As a member of our classroom community, Kendra is a kind and respectful student and such a great vehicle for others. Her positive attitude, focus on learning, and willingness to help others make our class a better place every day. I'm so pleased and excited to be your teacher this year. Congratulations. And our staff member going above and beyond is [Applause] Jerry was nominated by Bobby
018Robinson. We are proud to recognize Sherry as the Farmington staff member of the month. A long time educator in Garden City, she has earned a trust and admiration of her students, family, and colleagues alike. Known for her kindness, dedication, and commitment to excellence. She continues to make a lasting impact in both in and out of the classroom. Her students know that they can always count on her and always appreciate not only the professionalism but the warmth and joy she brings to our school. And of course she stands for her cookies. the best chocolate chip cookies around which she staff on as a sweet reminder of her generosity and grateful to have her as part of our school community and celebrate her well. [Applause] Okay. And then I also have the middle school today. So today's
019shining star student is David Congratulations. >> Well, David was nominated by Natal Natalie. I am nominating David for shining star. David is a hardwork student whose dedication is evident in his sixes. The transition to middle school can be challenging and David is excelling. Mrs. Kennedy reports that he is an excellent student and does well to participate in class discussions. He doesn't hesitate to ask questions or engage positively to other students. He has been a wonderful student to sh [Applause] [Music] And our staff member going above and beyond is Sarah. She is not here tonight. She was nominated by Megan principal. I want to recognize Sarah for many ways. shows up for the many ways she shows up for our students and staff each day. She's always willing to help and truly goes above and beyond.
020As one of our dedicated volleyball coaches, Sarah builds strong relationships with students and the wider community. She consistently steps in to support around the school. Whether it's encouraging positive relationships and behavior in the cafeteria during lunch or opening her classroom during period to assist students who need extra support. Sarah's positive presence in our hallway, always engaging with students and modeling teamwork and kindness. I genuinely appreciate her dedication, kindness and positive effect. [Applause] Tonight I have the honor of presenting for our great school, Austin Nas. [Applause] Austin was nominated by Mr. Herman, vice principal. We have a collection of teachers that long writes Austin is a very kind, intelligent, talented young man who always puts forth a little extra effort each day. Mr. writes, "Austin book that he has brought to class and picked up a
021new writing out of the box." Austin is the first city high school student to score a perfect score on any SAT such as [Applause] a perfect 1440 on the PF9 last [Applause] deserving of being our shining star. Our [Applause] neon staff member for the high school is Deon Smith [Applause] and she was nominated by Sharon Fer, principal of the high school. Miss Smith has been a special education teacher study public school since 2006. Deon works hard every single day to help her students be successful. Currently, Deon is our studies math teacher at city high school where she works to ensure that her case students are supported in the math curriculum. The past several years had Mr. Jeff Viola profession sadly just two weeks ago Mr. passed away with the timing of the casting. sad news
022at the beginning of the school. When asked by the high school administration if she'd like to take some time for herself that she said I need to be here for the kids going to be my support and listen [Music] to all she does put no matter [Applause] Next we have Cambridge High School and our shining star is Rose. [Applause] nominated by Mark. Principal Rose joined Cambridge High School at the beginning of the 2024 2025 school year and quickly made a wonderful impression from the start. She committed herself to her studies, passing multiple classes and showing steady growth and attendance each. Her dedication and enthusiasm for learning continued to shine as we begin the 25 26 school year is more engaged in her education than ever. With her motivation and determination, your confidence will proudly walk
023across the stage to receive her diploma at the end of [Applause] for our above and beyond staff members. We have a few [Applause] Donna and Lauren Rice. During the summer, several of our bus drivers take on a role of peers within the district. Cambridge had the privilege of having six of these staff members in our building all summer long taking the hallways and lobby and all I can say is wow. Cambridge is looking better than ever and both staff, students and families have mentioned how great the new paint job is and how it makes Cambridge High School look like a school that we can all be proud of. Several of these painters have worked at Cambridge throughout the last couple of years while painting the offices as well. Congratulations [Applause] Let's get another round of
024applause for all of our award winners tonight. I just want to say congratulations to our award winners, but I also want to thank all of you folks for coming out to celebrate and and recognize the award recipients. And then again, a special thanks to all of you who took time to nominate someone. It's a very worthy cause and uh I'm great grateful that you're giving recognition where recognition is so so deserved. So, thank you very much, Madam President. Thank you. [Applause] >> Moving on to item nine, our presentation for memorial, we have Miss Wilhoy and Mrs. Magcguire. Good to see you. >> This is very official. Okay. Can you hear me? Yes. Good evening everyone. Oh, it does move. Okay, thank you. >> Good evening everyone. First, I want to say go Lions. Even though
025we lost last night, just a little setback, we'll get it back this week. No worries, right? Yes. Speak it into existence. Um, as uh was announced earlier, we do unfortunately we are missing Dr. Lens this evening. She is at home sick, but Megan and I are here. My name is Shannon Magcguire. I am the 23 literacy coach and I have the pleasure of presenting all the wonderful things happening here at Memorial. To start out, um just a reminder of our vision and our mission. Our vision is all students will learn and succeed at grade level or higher. And our mission is um a safe and caring community dedicated to providing all students with an education focused on individual growth and love of learning. Together, our community will achieve academic and educational ex excellence. Um, a
026little bit about Memorial. We do have 410 students enrolled. 2019 are first graders, 201 are second graders. We have 10 first grade classrooms, eight second grade classrooms, an ACT 18 classroom, four specials including music, art, PE, healthy choices, and technology. three amazing title teachers and two amazing literacy coaches, one amazing math coach, two speech pathologists, two resource room teachers, two and a half social workers, six pareducators, I mentioned our math coach, and one behavior coach. And here's a picture of our wonderful staff on the first day of school. Um, speaking to the amazing things that are happening with our academics here at Memorial, um, as some of you may remember, we implemented a new curriculum last year, our benchmark curriculum. We've seen some really wonderful things happening around the district and reading. So, we are
027excited to talk about all of the wonderful things this evening. Um, as a reminder, there is a heavy emphasis on phonics and word study, a systematic phonics approach. Um, we no longer are pulling guided reading groups. We're doing far more intentional skills-based individualized instruction in our small groups and we use the assessment outcomes to determine the individual needs of our students and that's what we base our instruction on. Um, benchmark has a high quality vocabulary and rich and engaging texts which vocabulary will be evident here in a couple minutes when we talk about the growth that we saw on NWA in the last year. Um, and there are multiple opportunities for collaboration and rich conversation. Um, I do want to note that I was just at the Douglas SI meeting this afternoon and got to
028present um, super high achievement on the spring assessments at um, Douglas. And also to note students coming into third grade in um, 2024 2025 entered at the 45th percentile on NWA. This year they're entering at the 53rd percentile which is huge. Um and usually we see vocabulary as a weakness when they're entering third grade. This year it's our strength. So second grade kudos for sure this year um as they are really digging into this benchmark curriculum. And here are some pictures of some cuteness here happening in the first and second grade. lots of collaboration, um different engaging lessons. We've got students doing the leading in the classrooms. So, just wonderful, wonderful things happening. Um here's a review of our spring scores on NWA back in 20 in the spring of 2025. Um this is just
029a quick overview, but I wanted to point out the number of students that are performing above that for 41st percentile, which is our average range and higher. Um, you can see just the quick breakdown, and I don't want to go through every single number, but you can see some really great things here. I do want to point out, noting that vocabulary is typically a low area. Down at the bottom in the in both reading sections, you can see that 70% of our students are performing above that average range in first grade and 72% are performing above in second grade. So, that's something huge and we definitely see growth based on our benchmark um curriculum. Thank you for that. Um, here's our overview of our fall um, scores for reading data. First grade, we have students
030coming in at the 34th percentile and second grade coming in at the 45th percentile at the beginning of this school year. So, that feels a little bit low, but noting that we saw the same type of scores in the fall last year and we had that awesome growth in the spring. So, we're not worried. We know we have amazing teachers here and we're going to get them exactly where they need to be. Here's a more specific breakdown. This is the information that we use when we're looking at our SIP goals and um determining our coaching cycles, determining inter interventions. You can see that in first grade, our lowest area is in foundational skills. Not surprising coming into first grade. Those are things that they're learning, learning letters and letter sounds, things like that. So that's
031always our focus. Um similarly in second grade foundational skills are a little bit lower. So we will be focusing on foundational skills and uh literature and informational in second grade. Um we use several data sets to determine the students who need intervention services here at Memorial. Um specifically we're looking in first grade at a quick phonics assessment that's part of our benchmark assessment or benchmark tool. Um, so starting at the beginning of first grade, all students are assessed on their knowledge of letter names, letter sounds, and their ability to read CBC words. Um, and then they also this year took an oral reading fluency assessment. So you can see that average students came in reading 24 word or 24 letters out of 26, 22 sounds out of 26, and they were able to read 16
032of the consonant vowel consonant words. And um we're averaging about 19 words per minute. So um typically first graders don't take the oral reading fluency, but um in the fall, but in the winter when we take it, the expectation is that they're reading 25 words a minute. So we feel pretty confident that they'll get there with that 19 as our starting point. Um second grade, we're looking at 26 out of 26 letter names. So that's great. Our students came in knowing all of their letters in second grade. 25 out of 26 on average for sounds, 27 out of 30. So that's great progression looking at where they started in first grade, 27 out of 30 for second, 16 consonant diagraphs, 17 um blends, and 14 um of those silent ewords and 57 words per minute
033on average for oral reading fluency with a norm of 50. So our students are reading at a faster pace than the national norm. and I'm gonna pass it off to Megan. So, for our math NWA this year, our first graders are coming in at the 40th percentile and second graders are coming in at the 45th percentile. This is our first grade math data broken up by the standards. Um, currently they're only four points away from the norm. Uh, operation algebraic thingy is the area that we need to focus on, which is that's hard, right? It's hard to think and read those word problems and dissect them to solve them. The area that they are their area of strength is um geometry which 36% of our second graders are at or above the 61st percentile. Second
034graders are less than two points away from the norm. Way to go second grade. Um geometry is the area that they are um going to need to focus on. Their numbers and operations is the area that of their strength. They have 37% above at or above the 61st percentile. We use everyday mathematics. Um some key features for everyday mathematics is we use real world connections. It's a spiraling curriculum. So standards aren't taught in isolation. They're revisited over time to deepen the understanding. Um we are focused on multiple strategies. So instead of just answering it one way, show us lots of different ways you can solve the same problem. Uh and communication. Can you talk to your neighbor? Can you explain your thinking? And games daily. Here are some games that are used within the curriculum
035for first and second grade. So we beat the calculator. This is just a few. Um behavior for Memorial. Moving into behavior. the ODRs by month, year to date, we're at 47, which is a big drop from last year. Last year at this time, we were at 67. So, we've dropped 20 ODRs. This about this time. Um, we can see over last year that it started off high, dropped down, and then towards the end of the year it started to escalate again. ODRs by infractions, the majority of them are physical aggression. ODRs by gender. So um and grade. So first grade we have seven female ODRs, 14 male. Second grade, six female, 20 male. So um the majority of our ODRs are with our male population in second grade. Um, so we can see that their
036times that we're getting the most ODRs is during that lunchtime and at the end of the day. And I will bring it back to Shannon. And um, we're going to just wrap it up with a few pictures of the great things that are happening here at Memorial. Um, we started a new committee this year called parent engagement. We really wanted to boost the involvement of the families and bring in our community. Um, so the first week of school we had popsicles on the playground and these are some of the events that we are hosting on a monthly basis based on our parent involvement committee. So they've put together some really fun things. We have haunted hallways coming up on October 22nd. So if you're looking for something fun to do, come on over. Um, and
037you can see all the other wonderful things that are coming up this year. Each week we select students who are caught being good. So they get their tickets um put into a drawing and at the end of the week everybody has the chance of coming down and winning a special prize for great behavior. This is um Miss Bowen's wonderful presentation that we talked about her PBIS Jeopardy assembly. That was super fun. So you can just see them presenting that at the beginning of the school year. This is our open house. Lots of engagement there. We had lot a huge turnout. We had our book fair. Um it was great to see everybody. Um we had a book blast where staff were on a secret mission to help kids earn books. So you can see some
038of those pictures there. And the prizes were very cool with this program. Um we are connecting with the community. We received some donate a donation of school supplies from Amazon which was awesome. And um we are leaning into the experts in our building and asking that they present at our staff meetings. So this is an example of our first staff meeting. We had Jodie Hamilton, our special ed social worker, come in to share some best practices about behavior management strategies. And we have our book swap that the PTA comes around and the kids are able to to bring in books that they can trade out. So, here's a couple pictures of that and some of the amazing work that the kids are doing in class that's posted around our building. Here's an example of the
039kids having fun in some specials classes. And we had the firefighters out last week and this week. Um, second grade went to Debucks uh two weeks ago and first grade's going on Friday. So, prayers for good weather there. More firefighter. And then um finally we had the traveling opera come to the school and that was a really cool experience for the kids. They did a really nice job. And that concludes our portion of the presentation. Thank you so much. Thank you ladies. Moving on to item 10. comments from the audience focused on today's agenda. And we have none. Item 11, approval of the general consent agend agenda items. A, regular meeting minutes of September 22nd, 2025. B, finance committee minutes of September 202nd, 2025. C, policy committee minutes of September 22nd, 2025. And D, bills
040payable. A motion is in order. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? Motion passes. Item 12, new business, a human resource report. Stacy Williamson. >> Thank you, Madame President. Since our last meeting, the district has welcomed four new employees who have joined our team in various roles. We've also received notice uh from two employees of their resignation. We also received one retirement notice from Mr. Jim Bonewagner, who will conclude his service to the district at the end of January of 2026. And it is with deep regret that I also share the passing of one of our employees who has touched the lives of so many in the district. And barring any questions, it is my recommendation to accept the report as presented. Motion is in order. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> Any opposed?
041Motion passes. Item 13, comments from the audience. And again, we have none. Item 14, review and recommendations. Superintendent other central office admins. >> Madam President, thank you. I just want to give a shout out to our memorial team for their uh thoughtful uh and engaging presentation. Ladies, great job. Uh I know you work uh on the school improvement team and you're very invested in student growth here at Memorial. So, thank you to uh Miss Magcguire and Miss Will for their good work presenting tonight. Well done. Very well done. Thank you. Um strategic plan update. uh board members as you know the the surveys are completed the engagement sessions are completed we've got a lot of feedback uh Dr. Dr. Julie Kaminsky, our assigned um consultant from MASB, will be working with us again this coming
042Saturday, October 18th, from 8:30 to 4:30. We've got our uh strategic plan retreat day. Got a number of administrators participating. Uh a great many folks from the community, including parents, uh community leaders, and some staff members will be participating. So, we're looking forward to getting that work and and getting out a quality product. um ultimately to bring a new strategic plan before the board on December 8th. Uh just a shout out uh just a bit of awareness, our own Garden City Police Department, Sergeant Lewis and Officer Pavlov, they will be out and about in the community on Wednesday in case you see them in front of schools. They are working on Operation Safe Stop. They're um creating some uh community community educational videos on uh what is appropriate and legal uh for drivers and how
043they should be mindful of our our school buses and how they should respect the flashers. So, they will be out in front of our mares and our bus loops uh shooting some video. Most of this will happen after school, but if you happen to see them out and about during school, uh rest assured this is what they're working on this coming Wednesday. Also want to give thanks and appreciation to our Garden City Fire Department. Uh as we saw in our video, we've had a number of uh firefighters out with their apparatus and uh the the ambulance uh educating our students on fire safety month. So, it's always a big hit and always exciting to have the uh fire department in town and around buildings. Uh upcoming event board members, take note. We do have our
044sponsored event from the Garden City Community Coalition, our trunk or treat event at Radcliffe. That is Thursday, October 23rd from 5:30 to 8. I know Miss Williamson and I will be happily uh manning a trunk in a in some themed apparel, some themed costumeuming. If you want to know what it is, get out the trunk or treat. It's gonna be really cool. I want to give a shout out of thanks uh to both Mr. Emmens and Mr. Wnooki for their good work. uh on one of our project well two of our projects uh stage curtains on the Gay Middle School stage which in my 25 years they never looked better because there wasn't much up there but they look great. It's a job well done and also on just the great curtains that are now
045up kind of completing that remodel. Well done. Great color choice and just really pops and brings some elegance uh to so thank you for the good work there. uh Garden City Soccer Club. We want to thank them for getting out and really getting invested in using the new athletic field. They've been out on Sundays uh with their older kids in the full-size field. And then we'll look forward to our Garden City track team this spring getting out there and using that facility. Certainly, it'll be open for field days uh for buildings on this side of town as well. So, another great resource. Got a lot of families using our pickle ball courts over at Garden City Middle School in the evenings and certainly using our tennis courts at the high school in the evenings. So,
046it's just great to see the community out uh not on phones, not on laptops or devices, but doing something healthy and getting engaged with one another physically. So, we're happy to provide those resources. Uh with that, oh yeah, I got one more thing, one more good thing. I skipped over it, but I'm excited. We are happy. We're going to host our facility dogs that are in training with TBI with our TDI, Therapy Dog International. We're going to have them over at central office with potential host and handlers tomorrow afternoon. So, we'll introduce the dogs. We'll go over some of the rules that and that'll eventually be new board policy that we've worked with Miller Johnson on. Um kind of go over the expectations and then have some opportunity for potential host and handlers to interact
047with the two dogs. who will be happy to on board in January. Onyx, which is a standard poodle, great dog, and also Zade, which is a short, he is a shortcoated collie and very, very laidback dog after my own heart. He's so relaxed. But no, we're happy to bring this and we're happy to have another resource for our kids to promote wellness uh and just good student mental health. Another good opportunity for our kids and our staff to have a resource here in Garden City Public Schools. And with that, I know I've said a few things, but cabinet team, any commentary or anything you want to bring to the table at all? All right. Uh, board members, just be mindful this was our first away game. Again, thanks to memorial team. You guys have the
048board high with your presentation. Well done. I applause for that presentation. Great things happening here at Memorial and just you really showcased all the positive things very well. So, thank you for your attention to detail. It's much appreciated. And I will share our next regular board meeting is Monday, October 27th. That's at 7 PM and central office will be our venue. Madam President, thank you. >> Thank you. Item 15 view and recommendations. Members of the board, anyone have anything? >> I too would like to thank uh the staff at Memorial. Your presentation tonight was great and it shows how hard everybody's working and your commitment and dedication to our kids is not unnoticed. Thank you for everything you guys do. Please share that. Anyone else? Okay. Item 16 adjournment. Madam President, Mrs. Rocky, I move
049that we journ. >> Any discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? So quiet. Only four of us tonight. Motion passes. >> Thank you everyone for coming this evening.