001All right, it is six o'clock. We'll call the meeting to order. All members are present except for Brutus, including our student representatives. Um, no additions to the agenda. So, we will move on to approval of the agenda. >> Make a motion to approve. >> Second. Motion by Darl, second by Cheryl. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Hearing none. Motion passes. Uh, no public comment that I'm aware of. Move on to the consent agenda. Cheryl, would you like to review bills? This is Dan checked on the bills and the page here. Um, I did notice that uh the playground expenses are coming in. The playground is going well and I think port and place is coming in tomorrow. Fingers crossed. So that's exciting. >> Sweet. Getting it done. >> And we purchased a dump
002truck, a used one. >> Yep. To help us and we won't have to hire out some of the work that the dump truck will help with. No, primarily it was to address the sanding and the icing in our parking lot um because that we have our snow removal contract, but we um we were having to contract for um sanding and and it would come in. So, and um we've not had beyond a pickup a capacity to haul. So, so it's Ken did a lot of research and found >> I talked to Ken and he found a found a decent one for a really decent price. It's like a full size snowplow truck. >> It's like a one ton, >> isn't it? A >> Yeah, it's a one ton. Yeah. >> Okay. >> It's an older
003one, a 96, but in good shape. >> Researched it. >> I think it was a a buyback from a a city or a county, so it was on the on their fleet. >> It's a 354. So, it's a decent sized truck. >> And that's really all that stood out. Oh, the um wrestling mats. >> Oh, yeah. >> There was a post on Facebook and I saw the one on Facebook and it looks wonderful. >> So, this has been in the works for a while and it's going to be great. That was about it. Great. Um, taking a look at the other consent agenda items. Um, this is kind of the time of year where we get our ECF sessions. we get our last our last um contract hires that were uh right after the start
004of the school year. Um and so you'll see uh you'll see those contracts identified. We we did have a resignation and we had a a hire back. So we are we are staffed with our nurse pair professional. Um but beyond that they're pretty typical hires at this time of year. So um I would stand for any questions otherwise that's the consent agenda. Make motion to approve Senate agenda. >> Motion by Thomas. >> Second by Jacob. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Hearing none. Motion passes. Moving on to the communication item. >> Uh so today does wrap up our homecoming week. Um I based on the fact that Cheryl is here, I'm guessing we must be pretty close to be done. Uh >> it's finished just before we >> All right. I was hoping
005you might be able to get out there and uh notice >> I said trotted over, didn't run. >> That's fair. That's fair. Um but you know, we we did have uh tonight was our our home cross country meet. We we get to have one of those a year and so it was nice that it was close enough to homecoming so we could extend our homecoming festivities. Um and uh just a thank you to our community and our parents. Um I I believe that we had a a nice turnout on Friday and uh it was a good a good showing. So um thank you to our community and our families for for coming out and supporting our our activities. Um uh secondly, uh the Payneesville Community Foundation Gayla is coming up this weekend. Uh there is
006a full uh ticket list, so it's weight listed if there would be any interest, but the silent auction uh does open on Wednesday. Um the reason I bring that to uh I guess to light is because I do want to just share that um the district does receive funds annually from the community foundation. And uh um last year Tim Wher uh applied for a grant in addition grant in addition to uh what the community foundation provided so that he could update all of our flight simulator equipment. And um and that relationship with the community foundation has been so um so significant to continue to replace um machines and keep operations going in our career and technical education programming. So if you feel so moved to check out the silent auction, the money from the the
007um community foundation gayla does go back into our community. Um that's one of the granting things that they do. And so, um, again, we get to experience that firsthand through some of our programming. So, I just wanted to, uh, shout it out and and say if you're interested to check it out, check it out. Um, and, uh, this month is schoolboard appreciation month. So, um, uh, I just want to say thank you. I do know especially as we come into a negotiation season and we have every other year there's a lot of there's a lot of time commitment and um um I don't know that our community members always recognize how much time you put in um reading the contracts getting ready paying attention to what's been happening and so um thank you for that
008and it's uh um I appreciate the work that you that you put in for our students so thank you for serving on the board And with that, that's what I have for um my administrative report. Uh the finances have been updated in our revenues and expenditures. Um I'll just uh grab the revenues to kind of show you the change from July to August. So if you remember back in July, we when you kind of look at what our our revenues were, you know, our state revenue, we had essentially nothing at the end of the month. um you come into August and and now we're we're starting to see um you know we've got some revenues coming in. You know 6% of our our budget has been received. So it's just a nice way to kind
009of track year-over-year and you have a point of reference of of the finances that are um coming in and going out. So, I don't have a ton to to share that's um explicit or different or unique, but um I just wanted to kind of draw to attention those that have been updated for uh the end of um for the end of August. >> Moving on to the committee reports, additional reports. You >> want me to just highlight negotiations? >> Yeah. Okay. Um for negotiations, we've had um every unit uh has met at least once, some multiple times uh with the exception of administration and the at will individuals. Um so uh nearing uh completion of language for most of them and ready to start talking financials. So um those will be those will be progressing
010as well. >> Anything else? district staff development met two weeks ago. >> Two weeks ago, right? Yeah. >> Um I don't say standard meeting, but just really covering bases on how you school year's going, what we're looking at for uh upcoming tour starts and kind of business as usual with the planning of the school year and and staff development things that take place outside of instructional hours. The way to put it. >> Yep. And uh yeah, thanks. Thanks, Thomas. Just a real quick thing, you know, as far as the folks that uh are going to watch this, but um I just very impressed at at the professionalism that this group, which flows up into the rest of the staff, but as far as the folks that are on this, the uh uh certified staff members
011that are on this development committees for staff development leadership that they have with Janelle there and the principles. But uh how they they really look at the students and everything they do is focused towards the education of the students and work for our school district. So it's a great great group of people that we have here. I guess we did have a facilities meeting also. And uh it was pretty much just updating on what needed to be fixed and um how much our grounds keeper is running around trying to keep up with things. And we had a big discussion on the upcoming softball project that has not been ignored. It's still in the works. It's just been gathering information and um putting plans together and that's it's ongoing. It's not stopped. I want to reiterate
012that. Was there anything more to know? >> Um no. I think the science room update the science room is is progressing as well. Um I think you know one of the things that we've been able to do with the science room is uh really compartmentalize the things that uh we're able to do inhouse. And because we are um we have the space and the time it gives us some flexibility to have our staff do some of the work um whether it be um you know doing the grinding of the cement floors and kind of creating some opportunities that we'll be able to expand into other spaces later. So, um it's been a nice project for for them to kind of take on and tackle, but um Ken did say he's really grateful for the patience
013that our science department and the um secondary has given him. So, um but it is it is also ongoing. And and I think a reason that came out to me for everything taking so long is we're being really really careful with our monies. And if there's an alternate plan that will cost that less, even if it doesn't work out, we at least check into it. And it it's made a big time difference on things that aren't imminent, things that we don't have to rush to do. I just wanted to reiterate that to our community that we are being careful with our funds. We we don't spend them >> without thinking and without talking it out. >> Um continuing, I also had a meeting um our first continuing education meeting. uh that's a required committee uh
014and it and it it works through the relic licensure of our certified staff. So um that committee met last week as well Wednesday I think that's Wednesday. >> Same day. >> Oh that's we go. >> Great. All right. Um hearing nothing further. We'll move on to student representatives. um our student council. We had the homecoming dance which was a huge success and we got a lot of compliments on the petfest. We went to the elementary school and the nursing home which that was very nice. And coronation was a huge success. It was very successful. Um for FFA, we're getting ready for the new school year this year. We're having a big we have a huge group of like seventh and eighth graders. Uh we had a very successful plot day and we would like to
015thank you the for the presenters and the alumni and supporters and the people who helped serve and make the food and in October we have that is when dues need to be paid and when fruit sales start um for students against destructive decisions they'll be painting um Mrs. Raspersonson's new teaching classroom. I don't know what color they're painting it, but I know they're painting it. And that's just about all they've had time for this year. And then for National Honor Society, we have been in charge of doing all the football concessions. We've also been selling hot chocolate. So, make sure to buy that up. Um, and then we'll also be revamping the seminar room in November, so we'll be scraping all the gum off the bottom of the chairs and tables, repainting the room, and
016putting the lead acronym as a mural in the room. >> Nice. >> Cool. Thank you for that. >> Moving on to old business. The second reading of the policies. >> Uh the policies have been in the office for review and I've not received any questions or comments about the policies. >> Looking for a motion. >> Make a motion to approve uh the policies as listed. A second. >> Second by Thomas. All in favor? Any opposed? Hearing none. Motion passes. Moving on to new business, the preliminary 2526 levy. Uh so this is the time of year where uh school districts have to uh set their preliminary levy. Um just by history, uh typically the recommendation is to certify the maximum levy amount. Um what I will what I will call to attention if you take a
017look at the document that's uh attached in here the levit the levy limitations and certifications pay report you'll see a date on the top corner. This one was I think was run um I'm going to just do a quick it's like the 17th of September. Um in the the week prior this could have been run every day and it changed almost every day. So the intention behind setting your preliminary levy um at the highest level is that does allow time so that if something changes between now and December, the board has the capacity and the opportunity to certify your final levy in December um when there are no changes. So, um I do want to just kind of call out that if you look at that information, somebody might look at it on the 10th
018of September and the numbers are different and we acknowledge that that is true that that does happen as the department is finalizing all of the data that comes into school district levies. So, uh, the recommendation would be to, uh, review the the general community ad debt service and total, um, table that's presented and, uh, approve the maximum allowable. >> Make motion to approve the maximum allowable uh, pay 2026 levy. >> Motion by Thomas, >> second by Jacob. >> Um, can I pause for just one second? Miranda, can you change the 2.5 to the 3.97? Um, when I started the agenda, it was 2.5 and it ended in 3.97. So, if you can uh take a look at that. Thank you. I missed that when I published the agenda. Sorry. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
019You were right. It was right. I was wrong. I'm sorry. >> I just looked at that. Sorry. Okay, carry on. Second. Okay, second by Jacob. All in favor? >> Any opposed? Hearing? None. Motion passes. Moving on to the troops and taxation meeting. So, this is also the time of year that we set our hearing. And the hearing is where we um we will have our formal presentation of all of the components that feed into our levy. Um, uh, traditionally that has, uh, been, uh, presented by Steve Pumper. Uh, he is available on December 9th, um, for a truth and taxation hearing, um, if the board would like to set it for that date and time. >> So, I make a motion that we set truth and taxation for December 9th. >> Motion by Gerald. >>
020I second. >> Second by Thomas. All in favor? I. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, motion passes. lane changes. >> Uh so twice a year we have the capacity to approve lane changes. Um so you'll see one individual who has two and that's because there was uh a program completed in the spring um and not an opportunity for lane change until this fall and then completed uh additional uh credits over the summer. So that's why you'll see some individuals that have two because uh the next opportunity would not be until winter. So that's presented lane changes and the documentation is attached. >> Make a motion to approve the lane changes as presented. Ron >> Second by Gerald. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Hearing none. Motion passes. Snow removal bids. >> Uh so we
021did uh open up for bids this year for snow removal. In years past we had been working with boss. um year just had been a standing um relationship. They opted to not I think they discontinued that service model. Uh so we opened up for bids. We did receive two bids and through analysis um in a traditional typical winter um without excessive snowfall based on the billing model. Uh Josh Camson's bid came in the most uh the most competitive and so the recommendation would be to approve Josh Josh Camson construction for this. I introduce a motion to award the snow removal bid to Josh Gamson by >> construction for 2026 school year. >> I'll second. >> Second by Jacob. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Hearing none. Motion passes. Moving on to the revised
0222526 fee schedule. >> Uh the only change on the fee schedule is setting the adult meal lunches. Uh if you recall when the day we approved the initial fee schedule, the email came out like hours before and so this just sets the meal lunches. Um the meal lunches have been published and charged. So it is it is retroactive but um it just makes it official to be uh charging the required federal rates. >> Move to accept the revised fee schedule. Motion by Cheryl. >> Second by Gerald. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Hearing? None. Motion passes. Recognition days. So, uh I do want to just call out in addition to school board uh appreciation month, uh September 16th was National IT Professionals Day. Uh we certainly uh Caleb Freeler is new to our uh
023technology department and uh Leah Mis has done just a great job with our our district as well. So, just a special thank you to them. If you see him out and about, um, tell them thank you. But just a formal recognition of those of the school board and our IT professionals there, review of upcoming meetings. There are a number of them. We tried to uh finalize them prior to publishing, but uh, take a look and if there's anything that appears to be missing, please let us know. Hearing >> that I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion by Thomas, second by Cheryl. All in favor? I >> any opposed? Hearing none, we are returned.