001All right. Call the regular school board anymore. October 13th. Uh roll call. All members are present including uh Aaron and all admin are here. Rise for the pledge. To the flag of the United States of America and to the stands nationy and justice for all. All right. On to public comment. Anyone from the public that come up and speak on any items? Seeing no movement. Moving on to the consent agenda. Is there any items I would like to be pulled? Hearing none. Is there a motion approve the consent agenda? So move. Motion by Mossman. >> Second by Homestead. All in favor say I. >> I. to cast student highlights. Hi. >> Hi. Um, good evening everyone. Oh, >> yeah. Introduce us to you. >> Yes. I'm Ava or um I'm a current senior at Hutchinson
002and I don't know, I'm involved in a bunch of different stuff at school. I'm in tennis, golf, student council, NHS, HOSA, bunch of different things. So, yeah, I'm excited to be here to share student perspectives. Um, we recently wrapped up a really fun and eventful homecoming week which included a mix of new and familiar activities. This year we moved the dance to Saturday night instead of holding out on Friday right after the game. We also had tailgating before the football with food trucks set up in the parking lot. There's also parade and coordination on Wednesday instead of Friday this year due to the shorten week. We also kept some of our favorite traditions too like dress up days, the bean bag tournament, and a variety of sporting events throughout the week. It was super fun.
003In sports news, our football team had a big win against Totino Grace on Friday night with a final score of 48 to7. They're wrapping up the regular season with a game against West Tonka on the 15th and section quarterfinals start on the 21st. Girls tennis made it to final four in sections for the first time in a really long time, but they fell to St. Peter last Friday with a final score of 1 to6. Individual sections began today. And finally, our marching band wrapped up their season this past Saturday at the youth and music competition. Thank you. Thank you. All right, take your time. >> Hi everyone. >> Hi. >> So, for the past two years, the high school has been um just really trying to focus on just components of Tiger Path. um just
004different um things that are in action I guess at the high school. Um several years ago we used to do all of Tiger Path and it just got to be really lengthy and so I'm just kind of focusing on um three different areas. So student programming in relation to I think three of the different Tiger Paths uh community partnerships which I thought would be a good idea especially with our strategic planning going on and then a little bit of data. So, first off, I think I shared this with you this last couple of years, and these bulleted points are what we offer students at HHS as they are kind of um getting ready for life after high school. And so, these are all the different areas. And so, if you um you're going to be
005seeing a few of those today. Um the first area where it says college credits AP I do want to point out you know for the students who are on the four-year track we do have 14 AP courses that are offered and um what's really exciting is these last two years and we've always has have pretty decent scores but the last two years they've just been really amazing and so you'll see that this year 73% of our kids taking the tests are earning a three or better which is what's going to get them the college credit. Um some individual wants to point out um AP chemistry, government and calculus. They recorded their highest passing rate. And then even I think even better the um the AP calculus taught by Chris Doatraz and AP Lit um taught
006by Miss Sandos on Cassandos. They had all students get a three or higher. So I think you know that's pretty amazing for um that particular group. This is for the kids who are on our four-year pathways. Um during the uh legislative 2023 legislative session, a graduation requirement for personal finance was put in place. And this law requires all students and it's actually starting this year's 10th graders to be taking personal finance. Thought it was important to point out so that this is getting started pretty much this year with our 10th graders. We currently have two courses that would meet these requirements. One of them is independent living through our family and consumer science class and the other one is our personal finance financial literacy that is being met through our math course. Um I'm putting
007this lovely picture up there if Becky Bull doesn't see it but she's in the picture. Um and this is we have a community partner the South Point Financial Credit Union. Um specifically Megan Car. um she has been coming to the high school for the last couple of years um with just the kids who are in personal finance class. So maybe about 75 kids out of the building. And this year, because it's going to be required for all kids, we're going to have all 11th graders do this. So this year, I think it's November 6th, we're going to have all 11th graders participate. Um Megan Car usually brings us about four to six volunteers. Um so Andrea, I guess, has is going to be securing the other I believe she needs 18. You may or may
008not have received an email today. Yes. Okay. Asking if you'd want to help out with this budgeting simulation. So, I'll call it world real world experiences through a simulation is what I would call that. Um you may have seen this on the um on social media. We're trying to have a little bit more of a um social media presence with being able to see what we're actually doing at the high school because we do so many great things. So, we're trying to put that out there a little bit more and so wanting to highlight the young ladies who are taking our welding courses. So, those kids are all in welding and um we have a partnership with the city of Hutchinson specifically um Miles Settled with the economic development dire who's the economic development director.
009Um he has a woman to workforce intern. The picture far to the right is Lauren. Lauren served as the intern last year >> and they just posted the position and hired I don't know I know who it is but I don't know if it's been released so I'm not going to say who next year's this year's person is but we have hired the next person and they work with with myself but also mostly Miles and then the city and maybe they've spent some time with some of you too. Next area I'm going to talk about, I know you guys all know that we have CNA in our high school and this is a certification program too. And the partners that we have are Harmony River, that's where the kids do their clinicals, but also um
010Jacob Work from um the Woodsto Senior Living. He's one of our proctors and does a really nice job with that. Um, but the reason I wanted to talk about this is it is such an amazing class and an opportunity for our kids and actually for our community to get these kids um, certified, but it costs a lot of money and each year we are basically scrging to find a grant or something that will help with that. And so I just am putting this out here because I'm a little bit concerned for the future of this program just because it is expensive. Um but we had um this last year we had 22 kids who ended up being certified and I think since um we started we've had 69 kids who have now been licensed um
011as a CNA. So just wanted to kind of point this out to you. Last year when I was talking I think Sarah at the end asked me well didn't you just have a career fair? And so I figured I'd at least throw this out there but um our 10th graders just went to the Ignite career fair. I don't know if Mike's going to talk about this too. So, I'll just be brief, but basically this is supposed to be sparking the interest for um kids, 10th graders, and it's hosted by Ridgewater College, but there's a lot of organizing partners. And basically, these 10th grade students, they get to access a lot. It's about 70 handson really fun exploration of exploration activities that deal with a lot of different careers. When kids come back, there's about 10
012minutes before they have to go to their next class and they're excited. They tell us all about it and so it was really fun and I believe you maybe your son came home excited and that's why you remembered it. I'm not sure. Not trying to out him or anything here, but it is a really fun day for um sophomores. Um I think probably about the second week of school um Dr. Scott had emailed me an uh an article and the article was about high schoolers not being prepared for the workforce. And um I you know take a little offense to it because I think we do a lot of work in our in our school to help with that. And one of the quotes that is um an overwhelming majority of those surveyed, this was
013the um US Chamber of Commerce, 97% said there should be more high school courses that teach pro professional career skills like communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. And I just really think that at our high school, we emphasize that a lot in the courses um the nth grade careers classes um with the mentoring opportunities that we have too. But um this phrase that I've got up here is this for students by students. I use it all the time and I use it especially when um we're talking about any large event and we're talking about assemblies, graduations. You if you ever come to well you've all been to graduation but if you've ever been to an assembly you will not see an adult up front. They're off to the sides. um we have our students speaking and
014they're learning to speak in front of large groups of people. So then opportunities like this maybe aren't so um scary when you've already spoke in front of, you know, an 800 student assembly or 1,400 at a graduation. And so the students in the middle there, they are our um student council leadership. So you'll see them at graduation and they'll be reading the names of all the students and possibly speaking. Um I'm going to point out the one in the right corner there. She is an FFA member and I want to say that the FFA students are probably the best speakers we have because they have those opportunities but we try to have as many as possible for students. So I just want to point out that some of those you know the communication skills are
015taught throughout maybe not always in a class but in other opportunities. And the last thing um I always like to have the tiger path data for you. So, each of these numbers actually are up. And so, the internships we have 128. I'm just going to point out a few partners. We have so many, but I just want to name off a few that have been really great. Um, MITGI, um, Hutchinson Health and Babes Blossoms for some internships. Um, the Job Shadows, Lifelong Veterinary, they are really great about taking all of our kids who want to go there. Um, Prince of Peace, um, Hutchinson Elementary Schools, Mloud County Courthouse, um, 3M, that was kind of that was a newer one this last year for us. Um, GDM Seeds, which is also a newer company, too. Um,
016for the I think I already talked about the certifications, the student panel, we're trying to get more people to come in as a panel. Um, one example is when we had um, different members of Hutchinson Health at different levels. So, someone who maybe just got a not just but had a certification versus someone who has a two-year degree versus someone who has a four-year degree versus someone who has um you know advanced degree and so that kids can hear um all about different careers at different levels. Um and then of course our community mentors um very glad that they continue to come um be with our 9th grade students. And this last summer, the exploratory camps, um, Simonson Lumber, they did a really nice job with our students this summer along with Hudson Health Lab
017and again, Lifelong Veterinary Clinic. Um, the Oh, the field trip count that is just always so amazing to me. And I'm hoping um, Andrea send some pictures for Mr. Scott, Dr. Scott's um, highlights for next week be or next month because she told me there's a field trip going on tomorrow. There are 22 students going to the Mississippi River barge on a classroom barge and it is funded through a land and water grant. So that'll be really cool to see. So it's one of the opportunities that um Tiger Path has for us. So that's all I have for you. Any questions? >> I know I asked you last year about the AP courses. this year. I'd like to ask Anga, not Angela, Ava, what your what your take is on the classes that you take
018for AP. >> Um, I guess I've had really positive experiences with AP. It's been super helpful for me to have like that extra push in my academics and I know it'll help me as I go on to college because they really like to see that rigor when you're applying. I know that it's challenged me to think more critically and also made me better at studying for um classes and it'll help me a lot in college. Um, the teachers are fantastic. They're all really dedicated to what they do. Um, I feel it's prepared me really well for my future. >> Thank you. All right. On to uh sponsorship agreement. Mr. Diaz, you want to speak to that one? >> I can. And Mike and Danny were part of this as well. Uh, >> perfect. So, we
019have um Mayor Lutheran is a private school over in the Watertown area and uh they have some swimmers that would like to swim, but they do not have enough. And they had asked Hutchinson if we'd be willing to have their three swimmers come over and join ours. And uh then there's a process that you have to go through to make sure that it's going to work. you have to go to the high school league, get a form, uh, and then I'm part of their subcommittee for the high school league right now. Um, Jen has done that before and then it goes to them and they vote on it and it finally gets back to us and I and then we have to decide. Um, they've already decided over there that they want to do it
020and then we would decide. I don't know if Mike or Danny have anything to add. >> Um, I'll just add a few things just if members of the community are curious. Um, first of all, this isn't a cost to the district. Uh, we take that activity, we break it down by the number of students, and they will pay their share for those three students that are coming here. Um, they're responsible for transportation. Uh, this actually supports our swim program. Um, I was surprised to hear that our program isn't very robust anymore. Um, and so this helps us be competitive. And we didn't do any changes to our schedules. these students will adjust their um academic day and then make it to our swim practice. So, I think that's it. D. >> All right. Is there
021a motion to approve the agreement as presented? >> So, moved. >> Motion by Mossman. Is there a second? >> Second by Danny Olmstead. Any more discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. I. >> Same sign. Um agreement passed on to the readac. Mr. Scott, do you need to talk to this or I can it needs to be available if there's any questions on the memorandum of understanding? Um worked with the union leadership on this and they voted and approved it. So it's here for your consideration and uh for tonight to approve. Can you tell us what the teachers are receiving and what the district is doing to make sure they can get through their reduct training? >> Yep. So, this is an agreement from for this school year 2526 for any of our new
022uh teaching staff that have yet to complete this. So, all of our staff last year that were that were here employed um completed their redact training. So, this is covering all staff that are that are newly employed. Uh some staff are coming in that um started another district. So, the Minnesota Department of Education uh has recommended they continue if they were under a program there that they need to finish on the on the timeline that they had established there. Um and then our any of our other new staff will be will be starting new um and following that timeline to be completed by the end of the year. The compensation is a $500 stipend. We're providing um up to 10 hours of time during the school year as well. As you know, last year we
023used pretty much all of our professional development days devoted to um teachers to complete the redact training and u to try to balance all of that this year with staff that have already completed it along with our new staff. uh providing um a little bit of time then during the workday um professional development days up to 10 hours like I said in addition to then that that stipend and then uh receiving some local board credits like their uh teacher colleagues did last year as well based on um which training that they that they complete. So that is um I think the major components of it. Um any information that I get I've set up a Google classroom for um our staff to be informed from the companies. Uh so communication has gone out there. Um
024I have also met with all of the new teachers um individually or in groups by building to update them on um what the expectations are for the year. So I think everybody's been informed of where they need to go and what what needs to happen. >> How many teachers are there? Uh there are um approximately 14 I think that have to have to finish that. >> Uh last year in order to get the majority of our staff through their read training, >> there was a cost to the district, but there was also a cost to student academics. We had to take two school days away from them. Is there anything like that happening this year? >> There's not any school days that are that are going to be taken away to to complete this. No.
025>> Okay. Thanks, Michael. I have a question uh Dr. got about the future um educators are coming out of college but they don't get the read act training is the expectation that from now and for decades that we will have to provide that >> yeah I I'm part of monthly um leadership meetings or uh literacy meetings with our co-op where the people that are overseeing in their districts meet with our cooperative there is uh discussions kind of on the redact act 2.0 um legislation to keep moving in that direction for colleges to build to making sure that when students are um exiting colleges being becoming teacher candidates that they are going to be having this training. So that stuff's in the works. I don't have any specifics on that. I haven't read any specifics on
026it other than what I'm hearing in those in those meetings because we're all asking some of those same questions about how how long will this um these trainings continue uh for any new new staff coming into the into the districts because we're all going to have to ensure that they are completed and then how that even is tying to teacher lure. So there's more to come on some of those things but I don't have any specifics right now. I know it's being talked about though >> and my I know one of the issues is you know we can have this is a Minnesota readact is a Minnesota legislative um item but we have people coming from particularly surrounding states >> and um are we seeing the like a shift around at least the Midwest >>
027that science other states I mean yes it definitely is out out there in in the country. But in in terms of having a credential that they might come from South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, another even, you know, another state somewhere farther away. Um I haven't seen a um structured plan for that. Um and what they would have to do in order to eventually um will there be a PELB licensing where they won't be able to get a Minnesota license? I don't know any I mean we're all kind of speculating at that at that point about what that might look like but in order to secure a Minnesota license what might people have to have in order to do that but that means that MDE and the licensing board they need to they need to talk about
028those things >> those are all big questions thank you for giving us the information you are speculating >> I can't remember did we mention that we have a fund balance in the readact yeah and so we aren't taking it out of you know the unreserved. So, all right. There's >> he's ready to make a second. Make a first. >> Is there a motion to approve of the memorandum as presented? >> So moved. >> Second. Miss Pullman made the motion. Second by Mr. Mossman. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. >> I. I. and Mar passed on to the fund balance. Miss B, do you need to speak to this or >> real quick? Um, this is a part of our fiscal year end process and our fund balance policy um states that
029if we want to commit funds for severance, we can set them aside, carve them out from the general fund. So, the total you're seeing here is for those eligible um and based on their daily rates of pay as of June 30. So, 50,8785 is recommended. And Becky, for younger teachers or members of the community who don't know what this fund is for, what does this fund cover, how many staff are on it, and does it sunset? >> Yes, so it does sunset. There are two collective bargaining agreements that it still applies to. Um the severance is available to two employees in the custodial contract and nine in HESP. Um, in both contracts to be eligible they need to have 20 years of service and 55 years of age. Um, and yes, you're remembering correctly that
030it is sun setting. So, the commitment from this school district continues to fall each year as people retire. >> Thanks, Becky. >> All right. Is there a motion to approve the fund balance? >> Moved. >> Motion by Danny Homestead. Is there a second? >> Second by Diane. Any further discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Passed. Thank you guys. Superintendent. >> All right. Good evening again. Uh, a draft of the weather handbook has been completed. It's being reviewed by the principles and directors and I expect that it will be to the November meeting at the very latest and we'll have it in place before any snowfalls. Right. We're not going to have anything before then, but um hopefully we expect that to be here and then we'll ask for your approval of that.
031Uh on the first Friday of each month, I am meeting with Superior Transportation. It's a set date and uh this is just a good opportunity for us to reflect on how things are going in our transportation and what things might need to be adjusted. Uh over the past uh few weeks um Julie who's from Teamworks has been meeting with different groups of people to find out what their daily experiences are or what they want their daily experiences to be. They have met with high school students, middle school students, staff, parents, and communities all in separate sessions and had an opportunity to do these in-person meetings. It was a great time for these groups to share their thoughts and experiences. I do wish we could have gotten some more people out to these meetings. I know
032it's hard to get people to come out to them. Uh but the people that came out, she said, did a nice job and they gave her a lot of good ideas. So that's that's good to hear that. Uh she'll be compiling all this information now and then sharing them with the strategic planning team on October 21st, which is not the schoolboard yet, but you will be seeing this information later down the way. And uh there's also going to be several surveys that are going to be shared out over the next few weeks for um the strategic planning process. So it's going very well and we're we're happy to continue to work work our way through it. Over the next five weeks, I will be doing some all day visits to buildings. I'll be getting those
033emails out to them to tell them when I'm coming. It all it gives me a great opportunity to visit classrooms, connect with staff and students. I will be having uh my first teacher focus group um on October 20th and I'm also this year able to meet with um HESP once a month um mostly it's been their president uh and also local 284 their president. So we have set dates for that into the calendar. So that's good. And I also look forward to hopefully it won't be too cold, but getting out to the spooky sprint and helping with water like I've done the last couple years. That's on October 25th. As far as negotiations go, um for HS, the school district and the administration have met jointly with HS five times since July. Uh HSP has
034brought over 30 proposals forward along with some salary and benefit proposals. The district and HESP has have exchanged counter proposals and the upcoming the next upcoming meetings are scheduled for October 23rd, November 13th, and December 1st. Uh looking at local 284, it's kind of similar that we haven't met quite as many times as HP. We started a little later with them but we've met three times and they also brought um kind of one big package at one time to get uh salary benefits and language proposals to us which then we have given them counter proposals and they will be coming back again to respond to those. Our meetings with them are in October 21st, November 14th and November 25th. Any questions? Thanks. Thanks, Dan. Dr. Scott. >> Okay, a couple um building highlights. Um our
035students um that are in theater and partaking in the musical had a opportunity uh to have lead Broadway actress Caroline Ingerbreaker um to I think she's on Broadway. She's been um to Chanhassen, Nordway. So, this was um thanks to the Henipin Theater Spotlight program. So, um, grateful for her to be coming and working with students and to have an experience from a talented, um, actress. So, thank you for for being here. Um, Jenna talked about the students in grade 10 participated in the Ridgewater College Ignite, uh, career fair on Friday. This has been an annual thing where our sophomores go out. Dan and I stopped out there. It was an active uh, day. Uh, just about every room, I think, was filled and outside and students having a lot of hands-on experiences. I think there
036were um over a dozen school districts that also participated. So, thank you to all of our local um businesses and experts that were giving our students a hands-on experience and uh figuring out uh we didn't get any job offers, did we? When we're out there, nobody wanted to hire us. So, we just kind of were looking. We didn't get our hands into anything. So, we're we'll stick we'll stick around. Uh but there were some very interesting jobs. I think that's always a big thing. we talk about Tiger Path, when you talk about businesses and um people might think of some of those, you know, if you go work at a at a hospital, they think of doctors, nurses. What are the other jobs that are out there that people maybe don't think about or um
037so when we talk at our Tiger Path um oversight meetings? What are some of those jobs that people don't know exist out at your businesses and to continue to highlight those that students might not might not know about? Uh the last one that's up here is just a recognition again of our ISD 423 grant recipients. There were um over $10,000 um received this year and since 20145 school year over $70,000 um provided to our our staff for innovative projects and uh things that they're coming up with in the classroom. So thank you to all of our uh sponsors. a lot of them are um and donors are our own staff contributing back to to the district through payroll deductions and donations to to give back to the the students. So, thank you. Um just a
038couple other um items. Um when you asked how many of our staff, I said 14, it's actually 12. Um there are some new staff that are going to be under that phase two uh that we won't have. We'll have to do anotherou next year for all of our phase 2 staff um which is our basically our secondary language arts teachers that that is still supposed to be coming out in October um for registering in the spring. I know I've talked about this probably a lot um for next year. So um again there were 12 uh we had 26 support staff do the October 1st um early release training. Um, so Jodie Kleinel, our reading um, and math interventionist at West Elementary, uh, hosted that first one. Um, and she did an excellent job. So, thank
039you to her for that. She'll do another one in January. So, we're going to kind of have that rotating schedule. We have another 15 support staff currently unless we keep continue to hire some more that'll do that first session in January, but again, we've got them spaced out all the way out throughout the year. So, I like I I mentioned before, I did meet with all the new teachers to walk through the expectations. Um I I did address last meeting that we had that September 26 PD session on trustbased relation intervention with Megan Galberry. Um had a 4-hour session. She was here a couple years ago. I know it was a refresher for a lot of people and new for a lot of our new staff and we continually hire in the last few years
040probably over a hundred new staff members. I kind of a guesstimate but um receiving that as well. a lot of good information about how, you know, how our brain works, how we develop those um childhood experiences or that may affect um how we're coming to school prepared and then how we're um being able to um interact and react and and foster those trusting, safe relationships with our with our students. Um just reminder, we have parent teacher conferences this week for K12 tomorrow night. Um and then K8 on Wednesday. And good luck to all of our activities as they continue their fall seasons. Um, some other big things that we're doing is, um, working with the new language arts, social studies departments this year. I've talked about that a lot. And then the the new health
041standards. I just saw an update that that's probably not going to be implemented to the 2829 school year, which is quite a ways out yet. I know I talked about that one of the last schoolboard meetings, but um, just implementing some more of those new standards. I do have the science scores. I I don't have a handout for that. I know probably November I can talk a little more specifically about that. I I have a I'm not sure how to um explain all of the scores because as a state the the state average um was 26%. 26.2%. Our our district proficiency was 30.73. So we're above the state average. I I will say that um that in fifth grade we were at uh 45.9% and the state was at 26. So, our fifth graders are
042a little over 19% above the state average. Our fifth grade um cohort was the top 12 in the state out of 482 public schools, fifth grade cohorts. You know, 482 public schools reporting and having enough students to test. Um our fifth grade was was top 12. And I think that has a lot to do with our very, you know, we have a K5 um stream program that goes all the way all the way through where all of our students are having that every other day. in a in focus fifth grade as well. I think it's a testament to all of that work um all the way through. So our fifth grade was in the top top 2%. Um eighth grade proficiency was was 14.4%. The state was 16.7. So we're a little little below that.
043However, we were in the top 34% in the state um in 8th grade even though we're we're saying 14% proficiency. Um our high school is 33.3. The state was 36.6. So, we're a little below the state average. And we were in the top 47%. Um, it's a new test. We can't compare it to anything before. So, we can't look at MCA3s. It wouldn't be an accurate um comparison at all. Um, met with um a few of the departments and shared the data out. Um I I don't I if you there's any questions about where these where where these numbers are. I don't I don't have an answer for for these things other than um asking the wise moving forward. Where where do we need to look at the the percentages it's when you look at
044the states it's it's hard to say where you know we're not we're highly above in fifth grade. We're around that in high school middle school. and we're um still in the top half or top third of the state with the scores they are. I we just have to ask questions about where the what the percentages mean. So I don't have any other thoughts and if anybody else has questions or other thoughts about it, but wanted to share that data. It's not embargoed any further and um I don't take any questions or anything else that you would have questions you want me to try to find answers to. >> Um do you know last year's MCAs what we were at in eighth grade? >> I do. I can pull it up right now. Last year's eighth
045grade was uh 35.8 and it was 5 a.5% above state average. >> How long have we been teaching to the MCA test or science? Um, in terms of how long we've had an MCA science test, um, I guess I'd have to look back at how long we've had an MCA science test. It's probably been >> 2012 time frame. >> 15 years. >> When was the district able a able to pivot and teach to the new standards? uh we've been well we've been implementing gradually over the past uh three especi specifically I guess in the middle school because that was a major change in where they where the focus was in terms of life physical and earth science flipping those things around so it's been a I would say um two three year preparation >> I
046just when I hear 85.6% 6% of eighth graders don't meet the standard. That's a pretty shocking number. Obviously, the rest of the state saw similar trends. Just >> makes me curious. >> Anything else? >> Thank you, M. Bull. >> Um, good evening. The audit fieldwork was held for the annual financial audit September 29th to October 3rd. Um, it progressed well. We're working on scheduling that presentation for the board of education to accept during the month of November. Um, one of the key metrics that stakeholders look at for kind of a gauge of financial health or stability is the unassigned general fund balance excluding operating capital. Um, ours maintained relatively flat at 11.5 million. Um, we did report a stable year. we were within 340,000 of the budget and for all intents and purposes that's um
047a break even point for the school district. Um in other business we are looking at our bonds and seeing if we can generate any interest expense savings for the taxpayers. We do have one potential that we're looking further into. Um during the work session, the school board will hear from the financial adviser about a partial refunding on the 2016 bond which relates to the high school. Um so we'll talk more about those details um at that time. Um project work um negotiations were mentioned. The HR committee is also working on paid family leave so that we can make sure we have all of the items we need to have in place for the roll out of that which the state indicates is January 1. um in other areas we'll be working on truth and taxation
048uh budget revisions. We are completing a ninth um review for the Minnesota Department of Education. So we spent some time at finance committee last week talking about the many requests that the state has had in the last 15 months. Um I don't think I have any other priority items to mention, but I can definitely take any questions. Nope, you're good. Thank you. All right, moving on. Resolution supporting a form application for Minnesota High School League Foundation. Does Dan, do you want to just give a little narrative to it? >> Yeah, this is every year and it's a good thing. They look at unduplicated counts of reintroduced lunch students who are in activities and then that gets reported to the high school league and they send us a check back for whatever amount it is going
049to be that year that can then be put towards helping with activities uh fees or whatever we need to help kids participate. >> Thank you. >> Okay, >> there's no questions. I'm going to call a motion to support the or for the resolution as presented on the screen. So moved. >> Motion by Danny Homestead. Is there a second? >> Second by Michael Mossman. This will be a roll call vote. Is Miss Bowman >> I. >> Mossman >> I. >> Jenowski >> I. >> Luan's eye. Homestead >> I. >> All right. Resolution passed. Thank you. On to committee reports. Technology. >> Mr. Madison. uh technology met. Uh it was kind of a startup meeting, if you will. Um coming off of the summer um catching back up with uh teachers and their their just inevitable technical
050issues. Um there was a change to phone services and if there's staff still having issues with that, um please reach out to Nick and his team. Um couple of software purchasers were talked about and then just um a brief discussion about um availability of Chromebooks in the right grade levels with the right students um and and issues they've been seeing with rentals not coming back or rentals being broken. So otherwise it was a fairly brief meeting. >> Thank you. Facilities Jasia. >> Uh yes, facilities Matt. There was a lot to go over. Um, starting with uh Tiger and Park infills for the windows. Um, we've had some issues. Most of them are being worked through. There's still a little bit to work through on the back side of u one of the buildings. Uh, still
051having issues and it's still a it's still a work in progress. We're still going to have to keep working on that one. Um, and then we went through the rental waiver for the facilities rental. So, uh we have a waiver where as a member of the school can um you know kind of be there and make sure everything goes well and then the people renting the facility won't have to pay a fee for the uh the custodians to be there to make sure everything goes well. So that's that's in process because it's with legal. So, we have to make sure that the waiver is all legal and that'll be ready for our next meeting. The bus garage, there was a remodel done and it's done well. There's a little bit to work on for roof
052anchors and so we want to keep that, you know, going well so we don't have any leaks going. Uh, let's see. And uh we're still looking for safety committee meeting safety committee members. So that's something that uh the different schools will have to get with and try to get somebody from each group to come to the safety committee. Um there's a little bit of staffing. They added one custodian at park. They've got some more um people that they're working on for more staffing for custodians. Let's see. Um we're doing a little bit more on security. Uh but that's with um we'll leave that go cuz it's not decided yet. So, um, and then there's some concerns on on playground safety, but that's still in the, uh, decision making process. And that's about it. So, that's
053it. >> Thank you. >> Finance, Miss Bullman. >> So, our revenues are at uh 14% of the budget or 6.6 6 million which is a little bit behind but that is due to the receipts of levies. Um for expenses we're at 13% of the budget which is on track. Um we already discussed that the audit went very well. um the levy that we were talking about were ready for a truth in taxation and then um I don't think that's got mentioned with facilities but I know both the facilities committee and the finance committee um reviewed the remaining uh fund balance that's left for um from the projects for the district office the tap building um and the middle school and uh we've been able to find places to spend those leftover funds. So, we're very
054we're very much looking forward to attacking those projects. That's it. >> Thank you. Parks and wreck. Is there anyone from admin that can speak to it or All right, moving forward. Meetings are up on the screen and is there a motion for German? >> So moved. Motion by Mike Mossman, second by Danny Olmstead. All in favor say I. >> I.