001This meeting is a meeting of the board of education and public for the purpose of conducting the school district's business and it's not to be considered a public community meeting. The agenda reserves two periods for public participation and those wishing to receive a personal response from the board or superintendent must complete a public comment form available at the meeting entrance and on our website. Upon request to the superintendent, the district shall make reasonable accommodation for a personal with person with disabilities to be able to participate in this meeting. Hope, can you please call the role? >> Mr. Mr. Oliver >> here. >> Mr. Arnold >> Mrs. Brerley >> here. >> Mr. Zapola >> here. >> Miss Kangas >> here. Rer >> here. >> Mrs. Aera >> here. >> Miss Benito >> here. Mr. Brand >>
002here. >> Hey, we have meeting minutes from our August 11th meeting included in our packet. >> I'll move that the board of education approve the meeting minutes for August 11th, 2025 as presented. >> I'll second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All those in favor of approving the minutes as presented, please say I. I. >> Any opposed? We have an agenda. I'll move that the board of education approve the agenda with an amendment by striking action item H4, the surveying service bid approval. I believe that did not come in at time. So, we need to remove that from the agenda. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Uh, all those in favor of approving the agenda as amended, please say I. I. Any opposed? >> Okay,
003we do not have any school presentations tonight. So, we are moving on to public participation. Is there anyone who would like to address the board? Seeing no one, we will move on to our administrative and board updates. Starting with superintendent. >> Teachers reported it today starting PD building meetings, etc. Um, PD All week Mr. Brutder and his team have organized so starting curriculum mapping 3.0 which is aligning our curriculum stronger both horizontally and vertically. So across grade levels up um sports are in full swing kids are back on Tuesday we are in full swing. What's the uh last question? >> What's the the thing your assess your assessment of the success of kids getting classes properly before? >> They're still working through that. >> We had there were a bunch of every year it's a
004new problem, right? >> So this year there was an issue countywide with the way power school took the consortium classes and it just it either didn't show up or it wiped kids out of stuff. it with a bunch of goofy things. So, they're fixing as fast as they could fix and they're going to get it right. I think when I go to fix it. Yeah, >> there were a bunch of things. There were classes that just disappeared. >> It's so >> That's what I thought I was. Yeah. >> Yeah. They were there in June and then we rolled it over. They just disappeared. >> Yeah. Several of the IB students have, you know, >> Yeah. been affected that way. Yep. >> More than just them. >> Yeah. Strange. Someone clicked the wrong button. >> Okay.
005I do not have anything. So, turn it over to our students. >> Um, so there's some senior stuff happening. If you guys haven't seen the parking lot, I really suggest you kind of just drive over and walk around because it's actually really cool. Most of the spots are finished now. And like basically all of them are very different and it's like seeing all the different personalities and stuff. I think a lot of effort went into all of them. So it's definitely worth taking a think. Hopefully someone can get like a drone over there because I think like a big um overview picture would be really cool. Um first day of school seniors are getting there at 6:45 for senior sunrise. Um hopefully they don't wake up. But um we're determined to have a nice senior
006year and starting it off with a nice early bang. Um, as well for sports on Instagram, you can go to the DHS student section 26 um, Instagram and they're posting some of the different schedules. So, they have the football schedule, golf schedule up right now, but that's an easy way to find some of the sport schedules. And then freshman orientation was Friday. The link crew students did a lot with that. a ton of students basically they came like one of the days do a ton of hours of prep for it and then they really helped out the freshman and did super long orientation with them um so they really did a lot and then yeah but everyone should have their schedule by now I hopefully will have a full schedule by the end of the
007week but yeah some people are still working through things but hopefully everything will go up >> yeah I also don't have full schedule yet working on that um for my side of things NHS is rambling for a new adviser. I believe applications closed tonight for that for teachers at the high school. The NHS officers had a meeting with Miss Han and Miss Hervy at the high school last week, I believe, about that. Um, just discussing what we want. We also talked about the future of the advisory program at Dexter High School, what it's going to look like this year and most more specifically second semester this year, how much it happens and all that. I know we're away at Brighton this week for this week for football. I'm pretty sure >> Thursday. Thursday. >> Was
008there an advisor last year? >> Yeah. >> And this was March. It was the advisor last year. >> Advisory or advisor? >> That and then there's a student council. Both of them kind of concerned about >> issues that no teachers want to Yeah. >> Yeah. They had applications. They're working through them. They were due today. We have to wait till they come back to fill them. That's part of the problem. It's an extra duty thing. away from kind of all just enrollments. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Is it like time involved? Like do they get an extra stipen or something if they >> Okay. >> We have to uh they they just come back today. >> We'll get it all sorted out. I think few days or go in the kitchen. >> The only other thing
009I think clubs are starting back up. I know we've had debate practices the past week or so and drama club is continuing their buying events. They're starting to introduce their 3D program, the student le plays which will be after our first show that I think. So if you want to come up with your schedules before you leave just >> gota be the debate post. And then actually uh for student council forward and cricket have been taking cover. So there's actually homecoming should be okay. We're in the process. We have a DJ. We should have a photo booth. So hopefully we that transition will be okay. >> What did you say? >> Uh horns. >> Good updates. Thank you. All right. We have some we have a resignation and a budget report and our consent items.
010>> I'll move that the board approve the consent items and second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All those in favor of approving the consent items involved, please say I. >> Any opposed? >> Moving on to our action items. The first one is that the Dexter District Library Board of Trustees appointment. Um, teacher Cassie Corn has served as the DCS representative for many years. She's willing to continue after her current term expires on September 30th, 2025. I hope that the board of education appoint serve as DCS representative the Dexter District Library Board of Trustees through September 30th, 2029. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? This is I go ahead. >> Oh, it's part of the when so there's a couple of nuances in the law
011that allow you to set up entities around school district boundaries. The district library is set up that way and part of their original organization was the school district who always have it read. >> Okay. Is this open to other applicants on a every four years or how how do we Cassie's been doing it for a while since she to continue to open it up to get it filled to I didn't even know got an email saying it was expiring. >> Yeah. Maybe just in the future we would open it up to if if there's other people who want to participate or not. That'd be nice. Any other questions? >> All right. Um, since it's an action item, let's do a roll call vote. >> Mr. Honor, >> hi. >> Mr. Arnold, >> hi. >> Mrs.
012Bugley. >> Hi, >> Mr. Sakola. >> Hi, Mr. Sangus. >> Hi, Mr. >> Hi, Mera. >> Hi. >> All right. Next up is adding IB environmental systems and societies, ESS HL2. Our packet includes a recommendation from assistant superintendent Ryan Rutder regarding a proposal to expand IB environmental systems and societies ESS to IB environmental systems and societies ESS higher level HL. Mr. Rutder will explain the reasoning and answer any questions. >> Yeah, we have one student who will be taking the exam to do that. We need to get each book so that student can take but it'll be class not to dislation approve the addition of the IB environmental studies ESS higher level two to the course catalog starting fall 2025. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Any other questions? Hold on.
013Let's do a roll call vote. >> Mr. Arnold. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Brutderly. >> Hi. >> Mr. Safola. >> Hi. >> Miss Kangas. >> Hi. >> Riser. >> Hi. >> Mr. Zera. >> Hi. >> Mr. Albre. >> Hi. >> All right. Number three, geotechnical and materials testing services bid approval. Our packet includes a FID summary and recommendation letter from Granger regarding the RFP for geotechnical and material testing services. I'll move that to the board of education award the geotechnical and materials testing professional services contract to G2 Consulting for a base bid of 130,241 with alternates of up to 30,000 for a total amount not to exceed $160,241 with funds from the 2025 bond and assign it to Granger Granger management Ranger core management, excuse me. >> I'll second. We have a motion and a second.
014Any discussion? >> Is this for all the new construction going on? >> This will be for all of series one. Right now, we'd likely use the same for for series 2 through four, but this is specifically for series one. Okay. >> Would we specifically put the action items that are the tongue twisters in this evening's packet? >> You're the one that read it. I >> Well, nobody else was stepping up, so yes. >> You just jumped in. Um, we do have I will just say we do have the bid um information in our packet for those who >> wanted to reference it. >> Um, any other questions or discussion? >> All right, let's do a roll vote. >> Mrs. Bley, >> I >> Mr. Sepola. >> Hi, Angus. >> Hi, Ms. Riser. Hi, >> Mrs.
015Hi, >> Mr. Alre. Hi, >> Mr. Arnold. >> Hi, soon. >> All right, guys. We're bowling. >> There are no discussion items tonight. Is there anyone else who would like to speak to the board this evening for our second public participation? And we'll move on to board comments. I got to go to the summer institute weekends ago. Yes, two weekends ago. Right in Lancing. And that was it was nice nice to touch base with different districts and also to see how great our board really is. I mean I it makes me appreciate you folks so much more when I hear some of the stories. So we have a strong district, we have a strong board, we have great leadership and we really are very lucky in Dexter to have so much continuity stories about people.
016>> Not bad. >> Yeah. I mean board meeting that went into like midnight with public comment and all of that and it was Yeah. >> I really love when you guys come No. >> There's a lot of dysfunction. >> Yeah. >> Thank you for not being dysfunctional. >> Oh, we are. It just again makes me appreciate people. >> You can also just doom scroll on YouTube and watch really wild board meetings too. You'll appreciate our >> There are channels dedicated to this. >> I'm going to the October one sign up for that. So, if anyone, please let me know. Yeah, >> so the hotel rooms are going fast for that one. The main hotels aren't booked. So if you're thinking about going, >> let's get you a room. >> Yeah, >> I want I can't
017go. We family trip, but I hope you have a fun time. >> If you're not sure, I can still book a Rome and I can't. >> Yeah, that's what you should do. Yeah, it's a good way to confirm any of those. >> All right. Anyone else? Wait, what's the date again? See, >> October 23rd, 24th. Yeah. >> Yeah. Not that. >> Yeah. >> Um I would like to go, but I I don't know if I can commit to the date just yet. So, >> get a hotel room anyway. Just cancel anyways and then just cancel. >> Well, I have time to cancel it. >> Yeah, I'll just get a second room in case somebody else wants to. >> Yeah, you should. You don't want to drive a far distance. I do have family up there
018if you guys get really strapped. >> It's in city. >> I just have to check my like the new job schedule and my own kids sport schedule, >> but I um attended the um land flight cross country invitational. It was in the bone meal last Friday and that was really really cool like just to see the kids run at night and stuff and and Dexter did well. the women and the men's student did well. >> Anyone else? Um, I did attend the opening day this morning and I did say hello and thanks for coming back to all the teachers on behalf of the board. So, >> thank you for >> Yes. >> All right. Um, we have information items. We have our facility committee minutes and we have the back to school wayfinder. and I
019say it every year, but it gets better every year. Thank you to our communications team for putting all of the information in one um packet. And I would just say I think you should put a link to that packet on the Dreadstro like Facebook page so people can just click into it. And we do not have a close session tonight. So we can adjourn as well with a new record. You know that is just