001Byron Byron Independent School District number 531 on August 4th, 2025 at 6 p.m. Uh, attendance roll call, please. >> Kelly here. >> Alicia here. David >> here. >> Jeremy >> Here. Lisa >> here. Nia. >> Vision. Byron Public Schools. Community of learners committed to making the world a better place. Mission: learn, share, innovate, inspire. Priorities: personalize learning in the pursuit of academic excellence. Inspire students and staff to develop their character, share their talents, and apply their learning and maintain excellence in resource management. Are there any questions or discussion on the agenda items? >> If not, would entertain a motion to approve the agenda as presented. >> Second. >> Motion and a second. All in favor say I. I. >> I. All opposed. >> Motion carries. Agenda is approved. We'll move on to reviewing the annual
002district notifications. >> Um I will talk through this. This is um the well I don't want I don't need to title it anything different. These are the annual notifications that every district is required to put forth um regarding things such as um animals in schools, your asbestous notices, uh bullying prohibition, etc. So on so forth. So um anyway, it's more of a information that we're required to push out and share with the public. So >> there's a one question on that. Why is the title N called out right underneath it? >> Let's see. Give me one second here. >> Just under the link for annual notifications. >> Oh, sorry. >> To the other page, right? Is it linked? >> It is not linked. >> That's why I broke the link. I had to get the
003link when we changed the website. right now. >> I was repeated. >> Yeah, the link is on annual notifications, but then right underneath that it says title 9. >> Yeah, because last year when we had the website being built, it wasn't on the annual notification area yet. So, >> yeah. So, >> uh any other questions on the notifications or review before our next meeting? Okay. Uh, take action on the notice of change in polling place location. Just for information's sake, um, as we are ramping up for later in the agenda to vote on the um, the language and the resolution uh, for the battle. Um, it was also recommended that we um, adopt this language. Um, generally speaking, most districts do this in like the January, February time period. Um, but it was recommended that
004we um we take this action right now um just as a way of confirming for the Secretary of State's office that our election processes for November. >> Any questions or discussion on this as presented? >> Hasn't this always been the poll in place though? >> That's what I was thinking. 24 we had adopted a resolution that had listed the city hall because they were holding >> and so to avoid confusion for our voters. >> Okay. >> We're adopting this again. >> Okay. >> So made a motion to >> um a motion to change the polling place location for the November referendum election to the Byron Middle School. >> Second. >> Motion second. All in favor say I. >> I. All oppose. Motion carries. I will look at determining the necessity of approving a ref revenue
005authorization and capital project levy authorization and calling a special election. To summarize, >> um the lengthy document that's linked is um has been prepared by our legal team in reaction to the work that the district has been engaged with over the past couple of months, which was namely um interest in seeking a referendum and then working together to decide on um the types of questions we should ask and the amounts that we should ask for. And so all of that work um that you have put in into making those decisions um it now thus appears in a 13page legal document about the this is the official ballot language as it will appear and then as we will advertise it um to the public. I don't know Ann if you have anything else randomly to add
006to that. a tough read. Can we read it word by word? >> And the if you scroll down to page seven, the combined polling, please, I believe that's the city hall address and not the middle school address because it's main court northeast. >> Oh, it's page six of the document, page seven of my screen. I'm sorry. >> Have the email I can pull that page off. >> So that's what struck me is with this. How much of the resolution do we read into the record as what's the go to the question? >> Well, no. I think what they're going to do, I think they put this resolution through and then I think because we're doing this notice of change and they'll change it, but we can email people >> because normally we would say be
007it resolved. Yeah. >> And then >> I think um I do think technically it is page we should read aloud. Let's see which page number are we at? >> Eight and nine. >> When we get there on this list, >> I think we should be reading page two and page three because those are the pages where we talk where we go through this is what we're asking for. and when it will happen. And then the next page is the sample is the is the sample um ballot language on both questions >> and then the rest of that are the the text and backs questions. So I would advise reading page one, having somebody pick read page one and page two >> starting from the certification certification documents or from the be resolved >> on page
008two. um should start with resolution relating to determining the necessity of >> okay >> before we get there. >> Okay. >> Are there any questions, discussion, anything that has come up on this information before we go through the resolution voting process? >> Um did dealers look at this? Do we should we have them? Um, no. Daylor doesn't really look at this, but Ellers and our legal team, okay, >> constructed this and look through it. >> So, Ellers, Ellers helps us connect the dots with the legal team and then Ellers also produced the tax impact chart. Oh, sorry, I'm dancing on my screen. I thought it was up on that screen. Um, but then the legal team constructs the language um and puts it in there. So, um, Ellers will help us, Ders, excuse me, will
009help us put, um, sample ballot language into our, um, pamphlet that we'll send out to all of the registered voters in the district. Um, and also, we'll help put those questions up on our websites and the mailers that we send out, okay? >> Just to familiarize people with that, what it looks like so they know what to check when they walk into the voting place. If I recall correctly, um, question two cannot pass unless question one passes. Correct. >> Correct. >> And then is that something that we make sure the public understands and knows before they vote or is that something that can be identified when they go vote as well? >> I imagine that's part of >> usually the ballot says Question two cannot or you know basically without if one doesn't pass two
010automatically fails. I feel like >> I think it was like that on the building reference. >> Yeah. Because so far on this it doesn't say it >> doesn't say that language. >> Yeah. But that's that's part of the challenge that now faces us that now that we've decided this is what we want to ask for. >> Now the rest of the time between now and November is helping people understand this is what these questions are asking. This is why the school board has moved in this direction. Here are the consequences of approving and dis and not approving it. Um, but then also teaching people when you go to the ballot box, here's what you can expect to see. Here's what this question looks like. Here's what it actually means in real person language. So, >>
011yeah, I just don't my worry is if it's not well known, which that's comes on us. We need to make sure that everybody's known. I don't want it to be that they think, okay, well, I don't really like put no. But in the alternative, I'm going to say yes to two without fully knowing or understanding that >> two can't pass. >> Yeah, >> there will be people who we've communicated with who received less info that they they will they will do that. I have questions written down and I just can't figure out where they are on the actual document now. It's not making sense to me. So, let me just bear with me. It's >> Yeah, I think I found it. >> Okay. So in a so this is on page two >> one a
012increase in school district's general education revenue by $700 per pupil subject to an annual increase blah blah blah. Uh the proposed the proposed referendum revenue authorization would be applicable for 10 years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. But can't we also um as a board do we have to disclose that we can also vote on this for another 10 years? Right. We can if the terms don't change we as a board can reap this for 10 years. >> Yeah. >> Doesn't that need to be stated in there? >> No. No. >> Okay. >> That can be that will undoubtedly be one of the frequently asked questions once we once we start talking to the public. >> Okay. Um, but yeah, that that is not that that does not necessarily need to I
013shouldn't say necessarily that does not need to be in the ballot language. >> Okay. And theoretically that could change every legislative session >> also >> if you know >> because I know last time that was you know somebody said okay so you can actually we can be paying taxes for 20 years and we don't get a say after the 10 years. That was a kind of opportunity at this point. Okay. Um that question then >> exactly the same any >> capital project 11 says 10 years and at the bottom it says five years. >> Yes. authorized for 10 months. >> The projects have to be finished. So the levy is for 10 years, but the projects that we use have to be >> improvements have to be started within five years. >> Okay. >> From
0142030, excuse me. Um >> before 2030, >> they'll be they'll actually Oh yeah. project will be commenced prior to >> so we have five years to start the projects but we'll be collecting the tax revenue for 10 years. >> Okay. All right. >> No more questions. Well, we'll start. You could just tell me what the uh resolution relating to determining the ne necessity of approving a referendum revenue authorization and capital project levy authorization and calling a special election thereon. Be it resolved by the school board of um I guess 531 should be in there. Independent school district 531 Minnesota as follows. It is hereby found, determined, and declared as follows. Number one, the board has investigated the facts and does hereby find determine and declare that it is necessary and expedient to a increase the
015school's district's general education revenue by $700 per pupil subject to an annual increase at the rate of inflation beginning with taxes payable in 2027. The proposed referendum revenue authorization would be applicable for 10 years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. The question on the approval of this referendum revenue authorization shall be school district question one on the school district ballot at the special election held and approved set authorization B. Authorize a capital project levy authorization of the maximum amount of 1.47 how do you say that? 1.47. >> Yep. >> Okay. Times the net tax capacity of the school district. The proposed capital project levy authorization will raise approximately $250,000 for taxes oops first levied in 2025 payable in 2026 and it will be authorized for 10 years. The estimated total cost of
016the projects to be funded over that time period is approximately $2.5 million. The additional revenue from the proposed authorization will be used to provide funds for school district technology including technology systems related to safety and security, classroom and building technology, digital curriculum support and maintenance of software, software licenses, computer technology infrastructure and network improvements, device replacement and to pay the cost of technology related personal and training personnel and training. The projects will be commenced prior to November November 4th, 2030, which is the date not more than five years from the date of the special election approving the capital project levy authorization. The question of the approval on the approval of this capital project levy authorization shall be school district question number two on the school district ballot and the special election held to approve said
017authorization. Number two, the questions on the approval of the referendum re uh revenue authorization and capital project levy authorization of the school district shall be shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the school district at a special election which is hereby called and directed to be held on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Three, the school district's combined polling place and precinct served by the polling place as established and designed by resolution of the board pursuant to Minnesota statute section 205-8-11 is hereby designated for the special election. Four, the clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause written notice of the special election to be a provided to each county auditor at least 84 days before the date of special election. B. Provided to the commissioner of
018education at least 74 days before the date of special election. C. Mailed to every taxpayer in the school district at least 15 days but not more than 45 days prior to the date of the special election. D posted at the administrative office of the school district for public inspection at least 10 days before the date of the special election. and e published in the official newspaper of the school district once each week for at least two consecutive weeks with the last publication being at least one week before the date of the special election. The notice of special election shall be prepared and in substantially the following forum >> do we uh have a motion to approve the resolution as presented or is there further discussion or questions on it? I just have one question. Do
019we have an established publication now that the >> touching newspaper is >> okay? Okay. Thank you. >> I would make a motion to approve the resolution as presented. >> Second motion and a second. We'll have a roll call vote. So, >> hi. >> David, >> Hi, >> Alicia. >> Hi, Jeremy. >> Hi, >> Kelly. >> Hi. >> So, that moves on to the next step, right? >> Yeah. >> Now, we just wait for the next word. >> Okay. Action on authorized access the safety deposit box. So, we've got a safety deposit box at the bank. Um, >> full of dead, please. >> Nobody. >> No, because we can't look. >> We can't look because nobody that is currently with the district has access to it. >> Okay. >> We don't even know where the key
020is. >> Okay, cool. >> So, in order to get access to it, obviously, we need to be put on there to have that access. And then somebody that has the access has to be present when they drill through the lock. >> Okay. >> To get us access to it. >> Okay. >> What's that? >> It's full of cash. >> Probably not. >> Dust. >> All right. >> Or it's a note that says you're the sucker that broke. >> The key is inside. >> Okay. Uh well, that's good. Um, a it's good to know we have a safety deposit box because thinking new, but um something we could look at if it's that common. >> I think it's quite odd because I don't know what you would store in there. >> Once upon a time it
021used to be common to like you know once a week you would back up your entire data set off of your server and you put it in. Um, I'm actually kind of hoping now I'm thinking about it's like the beginning of like a national treasure thing >> time cap more likely going to be like um eats the buildings. >> Yeah, that makes sense. >> Yeah, that's a good place. >> Okay. Well, do we have any questions or would entertain a motion? I'd like to make a motion to authorize Nate Walbert, David Warmmont, and Sean Ellbury to be the approved signers for the deposit box at First Security Bank. And remove anyone else that is listed besides the named individuals. >> Second. >> All right. Motion and a second. All in favor say I. >> I.
022All opposed. Motion carries. as long as they tell us what was in it. >> Yeah, >> that was part. >> All right, let's uh talk about some possible referendum photos. >> Excellent. So, um uh let's see. I have to close this one down here. So, I shared with you um these these two possible logos. Um my hope is that you've taken an opportunity to to look through the logos and kind of the rationale behind it. And so, uh tonight I wanted to take us through, if you remember, our iRod model of making decisions together. I wanted us um to walk through that quickly. My intent is that it doesn't take as much time as we did with the levy one, but if you wanted to, it's it's fine. Um, so, uh, and then at the
023end of the night, my hope is that just like what we did with the levy amount that we arrive at a recommendation as a board. Um, I am going to walk through the same idea with the leadership group when I meet with them on Wednesday as well. So once we kind of get at once I get everybody's perspectives then I'll I'll share the direction the decision and away we go. So the first thing is do you feel like beyond the logos and the text or narrative that have been shared with you, do you feel like you need additional information um in order to make a decision about which which logo? >> Everyone good? >> Okay. All right. What are folks reactions? And remember the reaction part. This is where you get uh opine about your
024opinions. And if you need to get emotional about them, that's okay to do that here at second base. I don't maybe I don't know. Logos do things to people and that's okay. Um and so now is a time where we can collect our perspectives and our thoughts before we round second to move on to third base. So what are some reaction that you have and I'll um take note of them as we talk about them together. We put a theme song and it's already written for us. >> The bare necessities. >> No, I I uh >> I that's what I thought of first when I saw >> I showed them to my wife. My wife instantly fell in love with the second one and just looked at it and it's a cute catchphrase is what
025she said. So, >> was this the middle school newsletter at one time in 70s. I feel like it was >> something I don't Yeah, >> but it doesn't matter, right? If it was >> I like the simplicity of the bare necessities. Although I do feel like our bear looks really mean and and on the top one, he still looks mean, but it it's less intimidating. I don't know. I think the top one's kind of busy, but >> I agree. I think it's hard to read. I um yeah, I I don't I'm not loving the first option for that and miss factor. >> Yeah, I don't know. I like both of them, but yeah, it the top one is a little bit busier. Says the same thing. I like the arrows. I like the the rationale
026about the arrows and the houses. >> I pretty cool. But I mean, >> when I read, >> is anyone else going to know that? >> Oh, I didn't notice the houses. Thank you for pointing it out. When I read invest in the best, to me that feels like we're asking for the best of everything. And I liked that the necessities feel like no, we're >> we need to keep the lights on. We need to pay our people. Um that feels more accurate of a situation to me. I mean, it's the best of people for sure and you know, but invest in the best. I don't want to give the impression that we're asking for new science labs and new either. >> Yeah. We have to have biggest and best of everything, right? >> I think
027invest on the best has a place, but the message we're trying to deliver and the people we're delivering it to. It's the bare necessities. >> Yeah. >> It's clean,able for all demographics, all ages. Nobody can say, "I didn't >> I didn't really understand what that was. I mean, when I look at that, I look at you could put that on a billboard, you could put it on a piece of paper, you could put it on letterhead. It's so universal. >> Yeah. And actually, the first the first time I looked at the first one, invest in the best, I didn't even look at our students, our teachers, our classrooms. Right. >> And that's what we're trying to focus on, >> right? And of course, invest is a very um money provoking word. >> So, I mean,
028we're it's nice to just keep that out of it, too, because I mean, we are essentially we need money, right? But we I I feel like it's kind of they just um I think that like if we're talking about investing in our students like that's helpful, but I feel like that's too long and not catchy. Now I have that dang song in my head. >> You're welcome. >> Like honestly I could see that being one side of a 4x6 postcard, the other side being >> it's two colors. >> Yeah, that's a good point, Jeremy, because if you set something busy out like that, it goes in the garbage. It really often does. Like things are it's too much to read. But if the if it's grabbing right kind of bare. It's got the bare necessities
029on it literally and figuratively. >> And then you flip it over. >> Kind of a business card. >> Mhm. >> That could be the backside of everybody's business cards from school. >> Business cards. We got enough money for them. >> No. At everybody's own expense. Of course. Our own. everyone. >> I don't know how you all feel, but I would highly personally highly defer to the states administrators about what their preference is. If they strongly feel that the first one is the best, like I feel like they are more in touch with everything and with the community. Um, so if they feel strongly that the first one works, I would happily defer to them. The other thing about the first one though for me, I didn't recognize houses. I thought of invest and I saw
030money going up and I saw that skyrocketing and it was it was thoughtprovoking to me about >> it made me think about my taxes. >> It did. It it really did. So I'm like >> that's kind of where I was at with that, too. >> What do you think, Ann? Any other reactions? >> What do you think? >> Um, >> it's okay if you don't want to answer that. It's okay. >> No, I uh I'm going to admit I'm not much of a design guy. Okay. Um, but my initial reactions, I did like the first one a little bit more, but hearing some of your rational it uh uh it's only coming out in Spanish, it it resonates with me. That's the word. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Like the second one. >> There's I think
031there's a time and place for busy and going. Okay. Okay. Any other reactions? >> I feel like we all agree. >> Okay. >> Um, the other thing that Daylor definitely wanted me to make um make open to you is that if you didn't if you liked, for example, it sounds like many of you love option two. Would there be anything that you would consider changing on it? you know, is there something that you think is really missing from it that you wish would be there? And I know it's kind of hard because it's kind of asking you to create something out of nothing and and you didn't really create this in the first instance. Um, but would would there be any changes that you might suggest on that one? >> The bear doesn't sell anything.
032It's our logo, but it doesn't sell anything. It can be ghosted into the background. Byron school's referendum should be big and bold across the bottom. And the vote November 4th should go right on top of the bear's face >> because vote November 4th is the one thing we want everybody to know. >> Wow. >> Yes. >> So, you haven't thought about this at all. >> That's my reaction. Well, I I like your idea of like putting the bear in the back a little bit because for me, he's just a little >> Isn't it in the back? >> That's me. >> Can't be screaming. Yes. Yes. Yes. >> No. Well, Ken, if the mailer comes from the guest committee, >> maybe they >> No, maybe they could um if it's not too much work for them,
033give us a couple options like workshop this couple different ways. >> I'm wondering if we could send this to the yes committee and put vote yes November 4th. >> Oh, yeah. Let them do that part of it. Well, I think um from the yes committee standpoint, I I do think they can take our logo and contort it and twist it and we would leave that between them and >> and their folks, but yeah. >> Are there other things you think you'd like to see on the logo? >> Would you like this one better if it's round just because you said it looked like a business card? Would they do it? Um I don't know. I like how it's simple. I did ask a few people between the two. Um, and I got the reaction of
034option one is more eye-catching, >> but I didn't get much further than it's eye-catching and it kind of might defeat the purpose. >> I do agree with you though. Like when I if you just look at them, you know, without like reading them, the first one looks >> feels professional. >> Yeah. It just And I think I actually think the circle makes it for some reason. I don't know. Maybe that >> I agree that it does because I think like I said, the bear looks just meaner on the second one then and although it's the same on the top, he just looks a little >> Well, it could be the black. >> Yeah, too. >> It could be. >> I mean, what if we took Yeah. a circle and it >> same but >> depends
035on the size. >> Smaller. It depends on the size because you're going to have people look at this >> that maybe don't have the best vision >> and >> may miss like I'm not saying you have it but I did the same thing you did with that first one. I was like my eyes went to the top half >> and didn't even regard this the bottom half that says important stuff. >> I have a feeling they will workshop this in a few different formats anyway, right? We'll probably see it in to give us different ways to use it like for social media or whatever. >> It reminds me of those hello tags >> easily prints them out just everywhere you go. >> Yeah. >> Make people ask you about it. >> And I also trust
036to like this is their wheelhouse, right? So if they think this >> like formatted like this works then I trust them too. >> I also agree with Jeremy where it feels like okay we're starting off big and then the smallest font is the schools referendum. I think that needs to be bigger. I think you need to check on the coloring. It looks a little off. >> The yellow quite color before they printed it, but it just doesn't look like it's the right >> Yeah, I think you're right. >> But that's a good point. Okay. Anything else for other options to consider? All right. So, what I heard was you like Sorry for you like the second one and that you could explore some options about perhaps making it rounder, getting the ing schools referendum vote
037November 4th more pronounced or in more prominent position. Um and yeah perhaps moving the bear a little bit back more into the background. >> Ghost is what they'll look for. That's the >> whatever the function is on. >> Okay. Okay. All right. Anything else? >> Perfect. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> And thank them. >> Both really good options. >> Yeah. Agree. Agree. >> All right. Let's take a look at our e-learning days. >> I know. It's so depressing to think about days being so cold and snowy that people can't drive into school. But um now is the time to adopt this. And just so you're aware, um we do this at this time of year as a part of the expectations from the Department of Education that if you wanted to take advantage of
038e-learning days, you have to construct an e-learning plan that ends up being approved by the board in August. Uh, and so we wouldn't be able to, like, let's say we didn't do this now, we wouldn't be able in January of 2026 after we've had seven snow days, we wouldn't be able to change course and be like, "Oo, now we'll do some e-learning days." So, we do this well in advance to try and come up with a plan. Um, frankly, this is the same plan that Byron has had um in place. Um, and just so you know that when you do when we do e-learning days, those do count as student instructional days and that's how we're that's how we're measured um by the expected number of of student contact days. Um, >> so is this
039something we reup this every year because we're not changing anything, right? >> Correct. If you >> if you wanted to re-up this or excuse me, if you wanted to make some changes, now is the time to make them. But then what ends up happening is the approved plan gets um we hold that on our own and then um you know is there a submission to MDE on the plan too? >> You would have to look back. >> I can't recall this till the next meeting >> till the next one. Okay. Sorry. Thank you. review and then if there's changes >> announcing and facilitating it says we'll receive an automated phone call which we did but we also got a text do we want to include will >> well that's only if people opt into texting
040>> gotcha okay >> some of our families didn't opt in Okay. >> I don't have any concerns about it. >> Questions? All right. Any other questions or discussion or we'll move on with superintendent goals. All right. Um, one of the things I consistently heard when I was talking to you indiv as individuals and then also the leadership team was having an evaluation structure for leadership. And so, um, to that end, uh, if you recall, I think it was maybe at the last board meeting, I was definitely at a couple of the reports that I've sent out your way. um is that I I have a procedure or process that that I have used that I think works to good effect to um to hold me accountable for pro progress and and things happening in the
041district. Um in a perfect situation, we would have a strategic plan in place and then I would be tying my professional goals on the yearly to a specific strategic plan and you would be able to see that line up. um we don't yet have an agreed upon strategic plan and so on this form you'll see that line says NA just because we don't have one. Um but the other three I think are as I have been looking at stuff that we anticipate working on during the year and things that I would like to get accomplished. I think that these timelines, action steps, and goals um I do think these uh are attainable. Um I also think that they help um provide leadership and guidance for the next step and the next direction or directions um
042the district should go in. So um that being said, I'm super open to feedback if if you think there's something missing or if you think this is way off course. Um I'm I'm happy to discuss it here together and um I can workshop the language or we can work on it together here tonight as well. So that's my diddy on the goals. Uh what ends up happening is over uh it'll probably be like January, February. I'd have to double check my my timeline on this, but January, February, I would give you an update on where I'm at at the goals. Um, and then naturally, as we are meeting individually, um, or if you ever want to know the update on the goals, um, I could absolutely provide an oral report at the drop of a
043hat. Um, but if you wanted a more in-depth, uh, comprehensive one, if you gave me some advanced notice, I I could put it together, too. Um, starting Wednesday, um, I'll be working with the leadership team and all of them will follow a very similar structure to this. Namely, they will have goals, um, that they'll be held accountable to that. I'll check in and meet with them on a monthly basis. Um, I will be sharing with them provided you all are fine with these goals, I'll be sharing with them on Wednesday what my goals are so that they know what what I'm working on. So, >> okay. a question because our strategic plan, you know, we've got mission, vision, and priorities under that on our website. So, isn't that our strategic plan? I look at this
044incorrectly. the um it could be the part that I would challenge on the strategic plan is um is what was the process used to arrive at those for being the priorities and we're uh what I would like to see out of a strategic plan is that we're using what the community wants to see the school accomplish and that that becomes the impetus of what our priorities end up being and that um when we work with the community to establish those priorities. Um, then we we are providing transparency and accountability to what they want to see their school become. Um, and so when I talk when I've talked at least with leadership about, hey, what what do you and this isn't like an official set of questions where I ask Sean, hey, what's the strategic plan?
045But as I've talked with leadership about what is the strategic direction of the district and as I've talked with a few of the staff members who come to visit me, it doesn't come up in every one of the conversations. Um but everybody has a different answer which to me means it isn't a strategic direction even if it had at one point in time been arrived at regardless of the process. And maybe once we start really talking about this is what whatever we need for a strategic direction, we might end up with every single one of those words. Um, but a I do think it's worth investing some time and energy and effort in working with our community, with our staff, with some students to say, what do you want this school district to do and
046focus on over the next couple years? So, um, to me, the biggest tell was just as I talked to people, no, some people point to the profile of a graduate and say, "That's our strategic plan." And some people said, "Well, we did a strategic plan three or four years ago, but I don't remember what it was." And other people say, "We don't have one." And the fact that there's just this diversity of answers. That shouldn't be the case when it's what's our strategic plan like most people associated with the school should be able to say here are the three things the district's working on. So, >> yes, I'm hearing you say we it would probably be best to do a more comprehensive, robust deep dive into what the community wants that to look like and
047then make sure we write something that reflects that. >> Exactly. And and in some cases, you know, community members want to know like where's the district at and where has it been, right? Right. And that's the that's the part that we sometimes can get a little too deep into the weeds at about worrying where we're at and then you know here's where our MCA proficiency rates have been over the past x number of years and here's where they're going to be um or here's where we want them to be. We spend too much time worrying about the history. >> And what I'd like to point this board in the direction of is quit thinking about the history. We got to think about like 5 and 10 years in the future cuz there's a lot of
048weird stuff coming up and if if the eight of us aren't looking at it, nobody else in the district is. Right. >> Right. And that's and that's the big that's the big um uh dividend that's paid on an investment in a strategic plan. The robust part is there's lots of talking and conversing with the community and asking them, >> remember how we asked you to spend all this money on your schools through referendums and bonds and and levies? >> What do you want that money to be doing? What do you want that money to be pointed at? >> I think that's great. >> Yeah, I thought I thought your goals looked great and the action steps I thought were really good. My only question was how does this tie in? And this is just me
049not knowing what we usually do. How does this tie into our superintendent evaluation process? Is this in lie of that or is this kind of a supplement to that? >> We would evaluate on these >> based on this. Perfect. Okay, great. >> And MSBA has a superintendent evaluation plan. Um to be totally candid and honest, I stole part of this is from that MSBA process. The other part of the MSB pro MSBA process gets very granular where you're taking gobs of surveys and you're working with focus groups to well survey people in a different way basically is what it ends up being and we can absolutely explore that process if you want. It's very it's very data heavy and it's very time inensive. Um, what I have found to be most helpful, at least for
050me and for the district that I serve, is let's set some goals that are aligned to the strategic direction that we're trying to head. >> And then, um, you hold me accountable for those goals. Um, and then in turn, the leadership team that I work with, I'm pointing them in the same direction as my goals so that we're all rowing in the same direction. >> Great. Thanks for putting that together. >> Yeah. >> Any other questions or discussion? >> Move on to reviewing policies. Start 508. >> Do you need a red? >> No. All right. No questions or discussion on 508. >> Yeah, because this is basically talking about the IEP students with IEPs and if they need an extended school year, they work with that happen. changes. >> On 416 is drug and alcohol
051testing, lays out, but also discusses the federally mandated testing for bus drivers. the testing requirements and really there's no changes from MSBA on this, right? Correct. And then 801 equal access to the vicinities questions. >> And this one does have procedures in it. That's something that when I was on the policy committee, we did discuss difference of policy versus procedures. But, uh, I think it is good to have procedures in some of these, too. Here's how the direction. All right. Post issuance debt compliance. Sean, I'm gonna ask if you've looked at this. I guess it's pretty standard. Anytime you get that, you can have followup rules. >> So I don't have any questions there. Looks like it has been revised. So it's the same as when it came in. And then the last would be
052905 advertising and the guidelines as such. very straightforward recommended changes. >> Okay. Any questions or discussion on any of the policies? >> A recap of our listening session. >> Nobody showed up. >> All right. brings us to our final item on the agenda. Agend >> motion and a second. All in favor say I. >> I need your signature efficient.