001Um it is 1:30 so we will call this meeting. Um all board members are present. We'll start with elementary school. Yes. So um first of all I just want to say this is one of the the two most favorite board meetings that I think all of us get to attend. And so uh Cassie where are you? Uh Mrs. Akerson, come on up and uh tell us what we've got going on at the elementary school and uh some exciting stuff. You'll notice I have some special guests joining me today. I have Elbert Einstein, Derek Jeter, and Dolly Parton. And we are excited uh to be here today uh to talk about one of our favorite traditions at Kesville Area Elementary School, which is our wax museum. And so these three students have worked hard um to
002get ready for the wax museum and they have prepared um a little presentation for you all and to describe all of the work that goes into the wax museum. Um our the public is invited to the wax museum and so they get to see the finished product, but there is a lot of work that goes into uh before the performance. And so they're going to share with you all the steps they took to get down to number seven, which is the performance and then they will perform their speech about the person that they chose to do their wax museum project on. And then I will let them introduce themselves at the end. But for right now, we have Albert Einstein, Derek Jeter, and Dolly Parton with us. All right. So help us describe the wax
003museum. What are the steps that you took? The person had to read the book and learn about the person. And so our library is filled with these books. If you want to hold those up so they can see, they're the who was chapter books. And so they read the chapter books as part of their research. Um, so our library has collected um a lot of these books over the last few years as our wax museum continues to grow. We fill out the packet and do our research and if something isn't in the book, what is another resource that you use? The web. The internet. Yep. The web. Number four. And we wrote a speech on a piece of paper. Five. And we had to practice our speeches a lot. Then we picked out our costume
004and seven and then we performed. So, a lot goes into um all of these steps to get to number seven like they mentioned and then a little bit about who our characters are and about what they enjoyed about the wax museum project. Want to introduce yourself? My name's Hley and my character is Sully Pardon and my favorite part was picking out the book and the reason I picked this character is my teacher's favorite singer. My name is Ellen Leer and the character I picked was Derek Jeter. My favorite part was performing and why I picked him was because I like baseball. My name is Miles. I'm Albert Einstein. My favorite part was writing the speech. The reason why I chose him was because he's smart. And for those of you that have never been to
005our wax museum, it is a full house. Uh students spread out throughout the gym at the elementary school, the hallways, that common area, and um people can go up and press their button and our characters come to life and they give their speech uh for you all to learn about. um the person that they chose. And so if you haven't been, we invite you to next year's Wax Museum as our third graders just performed a couple weeks ago. We had a great great turnout. Again, one of our favorite uh traditions at the elementary school. So with that being said, we will have Albert Einstein share. Hello, my name is Albert Einstein. I was born in Alm Germany in 1879. When I was a child, I did not do well in school. In fact, I got
006kicked out. I like to play the violin. I am famous for creating the atomic bomb and creating the equation E= MC². I changed the world by creating the atomic bomb to end World War II. An obstacle I overcame was being accused and declared as a spy, so people tried to kill me. Fun fact, I became very famous, but I did not like all the attention. An inspiring quote of mine was for any idea that does not first seem a sane there is no hope. I died in Princeton, New Jersey in 1955. This is your local library to learn more about me. Thank you. Hello, my name is Derek Teter. I was born in Pquinach, New Jersey, 1974. When I was a child, I joked around and got in trouble a lot. I'm famous because I
007am the 28th prayer 3,000 tits. I changed the world by inspiring players to follow the rules of baseball. An obstacle I overcame was diving for a grounder and I broke my ankle. A fun fact about me is that I would eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich before every game. An inspiring quote of mine was, "You're going to fail more than you'll succeed. Today I am 50 years old. Please visit your local library to learn more about me." Hi, my name's Court. I'm born on January 19th, 1946, Pman Center, Tennessee. When I was a child, my mom made me quinst and my dad made me wood choice. I'm famous for winning 10 Grammy awards in 10 country associates. I changed a role by opening an imagination library for kids in need. An obstacle I have
008was poor and boys. A fun fact about me, I started playing music in church at age six. I began writing songs at age seven. famous quote of mine the way I see it. If you want the RAM book, you got to put up the ring. Today I am 79 years old. Please visit your local library to learn more about next year's wax museum at the elementary. Questions for our guest speakers today? Did very well. And I've been to the wax museums and they are a wonder. You just you have to make one of you have it. Thank you. Great. Thank you. All right. We'll move on to school presentation. Uh so we have had lots of students engaged in uh CTE classes and and make some pretty incredible products over their time this year and
009I wanted to invite a group of students to come forward and and to talk a little bit about uh about the things that they have been working on and the things that they've accomplished this year. So I'm going to invite them up. Mr. P is also here to help kind of orchestrate and organize. So they're going to come forward here and show you some of the awesome stuff that they've been working on. groggy. All right. One of the things we build in with my class and CT is we build a lot of duck and boots calls. I I'd make a sound on them right now, but I don't do them justice. I can't bulge over news. But the ones we do, they're fabulous. So, Auggie was the first one. When did we start this? We
010figured out just before CO like right at the start of CO um end of 2019, beginning of 2020 school year there. On the Fridays, they could come in and work for a day. And so, him and we had these cheap little old ladies and we upgraded those and then we just moved on and stuff like that. But they'd come in every Friday and they'd do this and it was just a lot of fun. I mean, they were good at it. So if you if you look at them, so Auggie didn't make all these. In fact, I don't think Auggie made any of these at all. And that's one of the problems when we when we were asked to send get some people here, it's like we still got a project here and we did, you
011know, they've all taken them home and stuff like that. So it's like dig them out, bring them from home. We did get some brought from home, but Auggie, so they started started doing the duck and goose calls. And on this, a lot of times we'll we'll take the the wood, we'll add some acrylic to it, and then they lay them down on there. And this one over here, this is a goose. It's a short read goose. And if you've ever if you have a hunter in the family or something like that, they're worth big bucks. I mean, they actually are. So we start them out when they start first they're going to make a wooden one and they don't like me. And so then they add some acrylic on there and it turns out good.
012Augie. Okay. Plug your ears if you have to because Augie is gonna hit just how good they sound on there. Pressure's on. This is perfect. Honestly, I mean they Augie is really good too. I mean we used to in fact there's people that have bought lace and stuff like that and they do their own business and stuff like this. Bert turkey call. So you can see he made one. Do you want the whole story on the turkey calls or not? So he was supposed to have two of them here today. All of a sudden I gave him a like five days to get the other one in here. St. Rosa. So then there was a big argument today. How are we going to get that here? P I got this one. So in turn he
013should sing the natural panel. Yeah. But you can show them that. You can walk. Send those babies around so they can see them and stuff. And send that one around. So if you look at it, he's got first make the click on it. He's nervous. And so this one is all out of acrylic. So he had some other project that was left over and he poured it in a form. Those are mine. All right. Whatever. And but he made a wooden one that it was wood that we made from like this stuff that's from the the sawmill when we get it here. And he glued it together. Beautiful. So he started this what grade? Last year last year was it last year's birthday. Yeah. And he made them. He's used to sell them and stuff
014like that, but they're fabulous. I have a video of him taking it apart and he made one for me. He goes, "Peter, I want to do it with you." No, you're not. Because I like showing how much it was milled and stuff like that. So the reason that started so I asked an old guy that was in charge of a business one of his classes that we had a long time ago he goes or I asked why what do you look for in a worker and the guy goes he sat back and guys I had five time he had about 100 people in the workforce he goes I want someone with a machinist frame of mind and that's what these folks are doing all right so we got Auggie Sam start your stuff around this
015some okay names going right down the line here ready go grace Grace Thomas Hannah. Almost forgot that. All right. All the way around. All right. So, just start your stuff around. Yep. So, this is a cedar wand with deer antler handle. And then these are all tap handles. These four are not mine, but this one is for the new brewery. Beer handles. And then these two are lay bowls. And this is wood from the saw. There were supposed to be other people here today, too. Some of them are down at the It's a busy spring right now. There's uh stuff going on down at the uh elementary school. Mr. the bowl I made from the wood from the sawmill top. And then this is the other bowl. There's some acrylic in the middle of it.
016Tell you what, take one minute. Come to the center here so you're on the camera. This pretty amazing for anybody that isn't here. Exactly. Can we Can we set the table? You set them on the table. You're all right. I want to buy new table. All right. So the person with that was Olivia Mass M. All right. When did you start that? So she started this one. And if you look at it, you almost got to come up here and take a look at it. So this is the first one we ever made at school that I know of. And so she had to make the frame on it. She has to use the tape on there and stuff like that. And then the other day we're talking. She says, "Oh, I make them at
017sell. Why didn't you tell me?" So she's How many of you sold these books? Big five. All right. So, and she shows me all the pictures and stuff. So, the one on the right she made completely at home. This one was the first one. It was you and Chloe cold that they Here they are just little buttons and they're going like crazy. It was just fun. Like you wouldn't believe, but they just stayed on it. Stayed on it. Stay on it. And so that's black walnut and stuff. So you look at the signs and stuff down there. So, one of the things about getting the sawmill in and the re when we got that in, one of the good things about it, you know, it used to be where we would be afraid a little
018bit to ask on something like this. But you ask and the easy thing to say no as a schoolboard member. It's easy to say no. So, so might whatever. But the the tough thing to do is to say yes. And then that, you know, opens up a whole lot of stuff for them. All right, girls. Right up here. Show them some of the stuff. This one is supposed to go to me at one time. Oh, Pete, you can have this. And all then they claim it for themselves. Look at that. I just go ahead and Well, show them. This is a plant. Where'd you get the plant? Treasure supplies. You got it in a blooms and some it's a succulent and stuff like that. But just cute little stuff. These are actually out of branches.
019So, we cut down a tree. Anything that's as big around at your elbow or bigger, we save it and it gets we have a battle at my place and whatever is about where it's going to be stored and and whatever. And so I bring it in now and again and we use all this stuff. But it's just cute little stuff that they build all kinds of stuff on this. Okay. I just take it out there and show everybody. Take it around. Start it around. Right. All right. Payton, you got something. So, one of the problems with all this from the from the industrial tech right now is we don't have an industrial tech class going on right now. There's one for the house building that they also had this past spring. Payton will talk talk
020on that. I think Owen, were you in were you in on this one also? All right. So, we have a class where basically we'll do a few worksheets, make sure we can measure and do all that, but then most of it is just you're building a model house out of basically popsicle stick size boards and you'll get a blueprint and you'll have a group of four people. Me and EMTT were in a group and we finished this in half a quarter, I think. It's a ton of work. Go in there and watch them. It's a ton of work. They're battling back and forth. Well, you got there. No, you did not. There we did that. And it's I don't say it's humorous, but it's like easy now. Easy. Settle. Go ahead. Caps down and stuff.
021So, a pretty darn cool, that's for sure. Put that out in the middle so it's on camera. All right. So, we're a couple of girls were sent by Mrs. Butch's class. Ladies. Yeah. Um, so we like did a few worksheets on like what type of flowers they are and like where they should be set up in like an arrangement. So we learned about like where it should be set up in our arrangement. And then we start doing arrangements and it's sometimes it's nice cuz like like we start doing arrangements right around like Eastern Mother's Day. So we got to give it away to like family members and everything. So I just like the flowers. They normally don't get really that much about it. But I guess I don't know. Um, we we have like four
022more arrangements and they're like bigger arrangements, but we've done small little ones like this and maybe one or two worksheets about like pricing and how to sell the flowers and how to like upsell them and whatever in like the right legal way. So, very good. Yes. Can they pass that around? Yeah. And then there are some people from art. There's dual purpose people here down here and over there Mrs. Wher recruited us to talk about how we made some of our art projects in the innovation center. This one's probably one of my favorites because it's useful and it took a lot of work to make it, but they always turn out really good. So basically we just had to prime a cloth and then we hydro dipped it with some spray paint and some primer
023and then after that we were able to go down to the innovation center and use our new engraving machine and engrave whatever we want. I just engrave CNA and my name on it and then after that we put acrylic print and wait a few days for the acrylic to dry but it turns out really good and it's really nice. Another thing that we did was we got these shirts and we went down to the innovation center and use the Cricut sticker machine and you printed out or you cut out just your design and then you went back into the art room and then you used bleach and you put a board in between the shirt and you sprayed it with bleach outside and then you left it for a few minutes and then you wash
024it off and then it looks really cool. And we have a few different ones. I make that one. We have farmers on one and a cool match. And then this one is mushroom. Really cool. This is another one of my favorite projects we made in innovative art. So, we basically just got piece of wood shaped like Minnesota and then we had to stain it or paint it, whatever you want, and we took it down to the Glow Forge and we scored it. So, we could put our design on there and then we just put our nails as we wanted to around the design and it just put your string and whatever colors you'd like. I actually made a cool one for my dad. He's a lineman so it would look like a guy climbing a
025power line. Stuff like that. Um and then another one we did was low forge scene. So you went down to the innovation center and you had to um use the computer and it was actually really difficult to get these all the right size and shape and a lot of people did hunting. I did Star Wars because I really like Star Wars. Um and then it just it's like a 3D model thing. and then you painted it afterwards with either watercolor or acrylic. This is one of our more simpler projects that we did. So, this is actually for the eighth grade classes, but we had to engrave. I think Anita actually took the sink forge and did all this for us. And then I just used paints to do all that. And then we just kind
026of used the wood grain and made designs. So, something a little simpler for the younger kids to start working with those types of things. And then another thing we did was we went down to the innovation center and we made a of a pond that has three different levels to it and then you use a hot glue gun to make the waterfall for it. And then you would resin the inside. And I actually, I'll be honest, my resin I didn't measure it correctly. So I just had to use a lot of super glue to get it to look nice. But this one they did the resin right and it looks really good. So, um then you um back in the art room made four different animals out of clay and then you hot you could
027hot glue like moss to it like or sand or rocks or or different things. So, both and I also really enjoyed this one, but we just did some resin in a picture frame and then we took a picture that's like a different point of view. So, she obviously made the leaf look really big. And you could use whatever objects you wanted and that would you could do whatever you want. Have some creative freedom with that. And then for this one, it's a sea shell where you put resin in the middle and you This time when I did the shell, my resin worked. So, you put color in it and make it like a sea color. And then you mix glue with sand and you made it look really nice. Then you could put different seashells
028and different things and then you had to make one object that fit in with the project. So in here they did sandals and then they beaded the line itself which is really cool. in trouble for this. Before you guys all leave, I think you should all come down and look into the camera there before we There's a couple more things that that um but that they made in the um jewelry class also mostly in the innovation center using the glow for um they made little hat tags um lasering engraved on leather. Um, some make tags for a baseball hat. That's a bigger project where they um make an actual wallet also out of leather with the glow forge and then they do this by hand. We make stamps as they make um jewelry throughout the
029quarter. We try to have a nice little display for the jewelry. So, everybody kind of creates their own little brand and then we actually make stamps that they can just brand all their projects with. Great little keychains. Keychains are a big thing. Um, little earrings. And then they also had to come up with a little uh good cause project um where they make a a jewelry set for whatever their cause is. So as you see all these projects are pretty advanced. Once they get um up to high school they get into more inventing things and designing things on their own. The sixth graders, they learn how to use the machines. But we have one sixth grader who she really got into the designing part and spent quite a few blocks on making a design for
030a basketball shirt. So Grace show and she made a sticker out of it too. So it's not just a shirt. So we have projects that we have to do in the innovation center. And one of the projects was that we had to design a sticker. And what um started off as was the sticker when it was done and I asked Anita for help on how to print it and she said, "Oh yeah, well that's really cool." And she asked me if I wanted to make it on a shirt. So this is the back of the shirt. That's the front. But those are just some of the cool projects we get to make in the innovation center um for sixth grade. And yeah, there's like no copyright on there. That's like per design 100%. Perfect. Are
031are there any questions for any of our um CT students here today? Very good. So, if y'all wouldn't mind kind of walk through, give a little wave to the camera on your way around so that everybody can see the because this really is very cool opportunity. So, thank you. Come on around. Give a little wave. Thank you so much. Thank you for sharing your talents and your time. Have a good day, guys. Thank you. Um, do you need a My fingers are sticky as well, so we take just a 30 seconds. I don't want to get my mini sticky. Could you please I got all my phone when they get older. to get something like that. I'm just thoroughly jealous they didn't have anything like that when I was in Carol. There's always time to
032go back. That's true. How young do I have to be here? I was surprised. Okay, can you grab the door? Sorry, guys. All right. So then I just want to express a huge thank you to everybody that presented. That was amazing, amazing work. Um so we'll move on to communication items. So we're going to mix it up a little bit. So we're going to go elementary and then actually um Mr. Awesome York is chauffeuring the elementary students back to school. So we're gonna um have our buildings and ground right after elementary. But uh Cassie, do you want to come and share what's going on at the elementary? in addition to what we've already had an opportunity to. Thank you. Um cutting in the last month or so and the last um 11 days of school
033and um my cheeks hurt from smiling from all of the presentations um from the elementary students to the secondary students and I think it's very timely that I start off with the recognition and appreciation. Um, we just celebrated teacher appreciation week last week, uh, school lunch hero day and our school nurse and I think of all of the adults, you know, within our school system that helped these things come to fruition. And so very neat um to have that opportunity and I just wanted to call out those special groups as we recognized them uh most recently. Um, we have our fifth grade music program and graduation coming up um, as we get ready to send our fifth graders over here to the secondary. Um, I'd like to thank Mr. Rasmmanson and and his group of
034students for hosting our fifth grade orientation last week um, where our students came over and met various uh, student groups and got to know the building and some staff and had a little Q&A session as well. Um I know that was um well received by our our fifth graders. Um our fifth graders also got to participate in Math Masters. Um that is another strong tradition at the elementary school sending um some of our fifth grade students. Uh they went to Alexandria where we had a couple students placed. Um so that information is out there. But a huge congratulations to our two teams that represented our elementary school at the math masters. um contest. So very neat. Um also our bulldog spotlight students for the month of April um showing that they are mindful, connected, and
035respectful. You can see all the smiles in that picture. Um again, super excited as they come down to the office to get their certificate and we have a mini celebration in the hallway and um honor honor the work that they do um each and every day. And then with um springtime comes our spring benchmarking um which gives us the opportunity to look at our growth from fall to winter to spring in the areas of math and reading. And so we use that data to help um guide our instruction and decision- making um for the remainder of this year, but also looking ahead uh to next year. So we're wrapping that up as well. Um, a big shout out to our MTSS staff um who um administer the onetoone assessments where they pull students and um
036administer those those tests. It's a lot of work and it's a big time commitment um but it's great data that we get to use. And then um with that, I just want to make sure to call out uh personal learning plans will be shared with families uh the last couple days of school. will send those home with students so families can know kind of where we ended um with our power halfhour efforts and also provide some summer reading um opportunities and strategies for families to work on um to promote reading over the summer that will be included in there as well. May is a busy month um at the elementary and I just want to remind families that um our special activities, our field trips and different unique opportunities is all because of our fundraising
037efforts that took place in the fall. Um transportation is a big piece and also uh tickets, you know, that get us into the special places. Um our fundraising efforts are able to give those opportunities to our students. Looking ahead, our last day of school is Wednesday, May 28th. And then shortly after that, um we will be submitting the School of Excellence application. Um you've heard me talk about that um at previous board meetings, I think back in February. And so we're wrapping up our application process, um which again really focuses on the journey, um of excellence and that continuous improvement at the elementary level. Uh so looking forward to submitting that field day today and tomorrow for our elementary students. And again, thank you to secondary students who are over there helping facilitate those small
038groups. If um hopefully families can come join us and see their kiddos in action. Any questions or things for me? Thank you. All right. So, just bypassing a little bit. Ken, come on up and let us know what's happening with buildings and grounds. I'm sure there's a lot of dust under your feet right about now. That's kind of the standing joke of the year, I think. Yeah. Everybody in administration been talking about that. So, I had a little weird one the other just a couple weeks ago. We had a broken wire under the cement that ran on the dishwasher in the kitchen. Um, so it actually just fried it right off. Luckily, there was an extra one in the conduit when they built it. So, we uh were able to just do that. But with
039that, it did take the dishwasher with it. So, when Dennis told me that, he said, "Well, that phased out. It did run when we hooked it up correctly, but it only lasted about a week." And he's like, "Yeah, it's not going to last in my mind." So, we'll be putting a new dishwasher. Yeah, garbage disposal garbage disposal. Sorry. So, um, we were able to get that air testing done for that oil leal at the elementary over spring break. So, I I haven't heard anything if I don't know. So, waiting for them results. Hopefully, they come back and just hopefully done. It' be nice to take that off the plate. Um, sprinkler system over here has been a bear this year. I had to do uh some trenching of my own and with a shovel and
040dig up some lines and replace and so on. But uh the good news is that actually after I got the first half all running, the second half went smooth. So that's going to go on. So after like, oh my god, I'm going to tear this thing out. I'm whatever. No, everything came around and running real good now. So, um, and then from a long time back here, I had an air handler choked way down because the shaft of the bearing out in the middle and the shaft was wore out. And we actually got that pulled, welded up, new bearings in it, and it's close. I got to put the pulley on, align them, tighten everything up. And, uh, we should be able to run that one without any. So, that should be all done, taken
041care of. Um, and then they get started on the roof. Uh Friday they brought it in, sold it off on Friday, but they got a really good start yesterday and they do not waste any time up there. They are moving right along. So that's basically what I got. Any questions? So the air handler where you fixed it, what would that cost? That bearing or Well, the bearings alone are 200 bucks. The unit is that a $50 $100,000 unit? Yes. See, I like this idea of fixing it. when it's just a bearing, it doesn't mean it all has to be replaced. I appreciate that a lot because able to spend money on the kids instead of stuff like that. It it Yeah, the shaft too. Even the shaft. So, I I usually took that stuff to
042stay and when I brought him that shaft, it was 8 ft long, two and a half inches around. It was heavy. And he's like, "Uh, yeah." He says, "I'm sorry, Kim, but I can't. I'm so cloth with my own work." He goes, "I can't do So I ended up having to run it to Teal and machine in Eden Valley and they did a nice job on it too. They welded it all up, laid it down, looked awesome, went together smooth. So well now I got an air handler back that's going to run for a lot of years. And again, we've kept the money with the kids rather than throwing away trying to replace whole thing. And that's not including getting them down and getting them back up again probably. Right. Yeah. Yeah. Good job. Anything
043else? All right, kiddos. You're in a roll. Thank you. Comment. Thank you guys for all you do. All right, we'll go up to uh secondary principal and hear what's happening at the with Jesse at the secondary. Well, good afternoon everybody. Um, things uh some things happened in the last month here. So, uh we celebrated teacher appreciation week, uh school lunch hero day and school nurse day. Just uh incredibly thankful for our our wonderful, caring staff and and what they do for kids every day. You know, um uh they move mountains around here and I'm I'm very thankful for them. So, uh, we had, Cassie mentioned it, but we had fifth grade orientation last Friday. Uh, so what that looks like is fifth graders come over here. We have a track and field day where they,
044uh, go out and participate in track and field day with our sixth graders. And then they come into the building. They eat lunch with the sixth graders so that they get to know how the lunchroom works. So, they get to know our lunch lines and our milk machines. And then they get to our SAD students take them around on a tour of the building. They go to different places where people talk to them. Jen talks to them about attendance stuff and and things like that. And then they get to a chance to try out some locker combinations so they're not so nervous coming over. That's a big fear about moving over here to the secondary building is those locker combinations. And then afterwards we all go to the auditorium in which we have students from
045every grade level and the sixth graders get a chance to ask some questions and they um our sad students are the ones that put that on and organized that and just really thankful to them for all they did for organizing just a really incredible event for our fifth graders. So um thanks for the sad group for putting that on. So nice to have the fifth graders here and it'll be exciting to have them over here full-time next year. Um we didn't have prom last weekend. I do want to say a big thanks to Gina Pong who is our prom advisor and so she puts in countless hours to prepare this uh event for students uh for creating memorable experiences and so also a big thank prom is not a small move and so it takes
046a lot of people and so there are people parking cars, there are people chaperoning, there are people running the c the all night uh after prom and so just thanks to everybody who helped out with that as well. Um, looking forward, we have after today, we have 10 days of school left and we have a lot packed into those 10 days of school here. And I I just wanted to touch on a little bit. So, tomorrow we have our uh fun in the Sunday. In the afternoon, students uh eat lunch and then they go outside and we get to do yearbook signings and just a kind of a place to celebrate. The high school students get to celebrate together as a as a high school. We have on Friday morning we have our dollars for
047scholars breakfast where we recognize our uh scholarship recipient recipients. Uh then on Sunday we have our senior honors banquet. Uh then next week on Tuesday we have graduation practice and that's where we uh officially say goodbye to the seniors. That's their last day. Uh then we have middle school update on May 22nd, graduation on May 23rd and then the last day of the 2425 school year, May 28th. So just a lot of things packed in here to the end of the school year, but uh it'll be a exciting and fun time here at the secondary. So any questions for Mr. Rasmson? I'll say again, as you say, thanks for the sad everybody else, but I'm in fifth grade. My son fifth grade coming over to sixth year next year and I know him and a
048whole bunch of his friends were extremely nervous. Yeah, there just the anxiety has gone through the roof and I after Friday I almost sensed a level of calmness, a little bit more calmness. Of course, there's going to be some anxiety still next year, but it was well put together. They they kind of really relaxed after all right. Thank you. Thank you. All right. And um Chris, let's hear what's happening in community. another uh sure dust under the feet type of a I know you're coming into the busy season so let's hear what's happening at good afternoon well we are getting ready for summer so we're busy with just preparing for everything that's just coming up and someone just asked me oh are you all ready and I'm like I always think I am and then
049that first week hits and I'm like oh we forgot this or we're just running around but trying to get as prepared as possible posible. Um most of our softball and baseball uh traveling programs have started. So they're get they're trying to get out in between the activities trying to get on the field and start doing some practicing and then they'll start their kind of travel competitions in June and July. Um, we, like I said, we're getting ready for summer and I'm noticing that, um, we are getting a a little bit more people are coming and registering and I think they are realizing that there's only two weeks of school left and they haven't signed their kids up for stuff and they're like, ah. So, we're seeing a little surge on registrations during these last two
050weeks. Um, so hopefully they won't wait too much longer and they can get get things done. We added a play in a week uh great theater. It's going to be The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. So, uh unfortunately, this did not make it in our catalog. They didn't get back to me. Our catalog had already went out. So, we're trying to promote this, you know, through social media, through newsletters that the that the principles put out and um target marketing. So, I've been kind of grabbing emails of people that have been in our prior programs and just saying, "Did you know? Would you be interested? So, we need to get I'd like to have 20 kints. We're We have about five right now. So, we have a ways to go, but it isn't until
051July. So, hopefully we'll get a few more registrations. Um, pause program starts June 2nd, goes through August 15th on May 29th. So, we're starting right away. So, we have to turn over the rooms in two days. So, on the 29th and 30th, we are organizing rooms, cleaning up. We have to move rooms because they need to clean our rooms first. So, we have to move it all out and get it into different rooms and then they'll clean our rooms and then we'll move back. So, little bit crazy at first, but um you know, we'll be going through that. We also have all of our staff um doing training, so everyone's being required to take CPR and first aid. Okay. Um and then we will also have some in-person and online training around PBIS. Um Mike
052is going to come in and do a that's geared for our daycare or geared to child uh school age care. He's going to talk about positive behavior interventions that we can use as tools. And then we'll also have we'll be talking about policies, procedures, uh safety, mandatory reporting. All of those things will be in our training um over those two days. Um early childhood, we have big truck night. I think I reported last time that's from 5:00 to 7:00. Really hoping we don't get rained out. So, we'll see. It's more to come on that, but the trucks are lined up. Uh staff will be there. Uh Gerald is helping me out this this that evening. So, we'll have lots of people at the at the playground. Um playground projects, we have raised uh $140,000. Um,
053and we are waiting for uh just our our sales rep to get back to us about uh port and place trails to see what how much and how big those trails can be um with the money that we have. So, we're we're waiting to hear about that. We still have the tenative date of June 23rd for our community build. Um, and I just wanted to, you know, uh, just extend my gratitude to the playground committee, past and present. You know, someone had to have the dream and then and then the others that helped brought it to fruition. Um, and I also thank the National Honor Society, their uh efforts when they went and asked all the local organizations, they got the word out on that uh end of the um spectrum and they did a
054fantastic job. Um I think their uh they had a matching um uh donation from the uh Legion and I think we figured that they were raised close to $10,000 by just asking um asking uh or or going out to the local organizations. So a and going out and making those presentations also led to other others going on and making their own efforts to come in and donate. So we're we're grateful to the National Honor Society. So it's certainly been a team effort. It is, you know, that to get us here. So I'm looking forward to get the build and and uh you know have a playground in the fall. So I'm excited the everybody's excited for that. So, we're So, that's the status. Um, preschool coming to the end and much like all the what
055everyone was talking about, it's just fun to see the kids as they started from the beginning of the school year. Lots of crying and, you know, not sure about being here to now almost go to we're going to kindergarten or go ready. You know, like I just went over there today for about half an hour and they I I don't see them as often. I'm going to have to get over there a little more because they all have to tell me everything. I'm like, "Okay, just take first." So, um, but there it's just fun to see them uh change throughout the year. So, and then for the um 2526 preschool, we're still, you know, we still have some spots available. It's starting to fill out. We will be back to what we were two years
056ago with, uh, morning sections of three year olds. Um, and that would be two sections and then three sections of four-year-olds. So, we're we're um filling those out and you know, but there's room if there's others that have, you know, forgotten or slept at the last minute. Pack is busy as you've heard. We had prom after prom. We have upcoming graduation ceremony that will all be in the fieldhouse. Um, so it's nice to see that the fieldhouse is used in multiple ways. Other things that are coming up over the summer, we will have camps and clinics, uh, our sport clinics. We'll have a couple of breakdown tournaments that for volleyball and one for uh, basketball and the car and craft show, the chaper that on in August. Um, and as I was walking down here,
057I'll have to add it to the notes, but um we have one of our uh alumni uh newly alumni uh Jasmine Renall will be uh directing a community play, Pride and Prejudice. Uh there is uh triyouts next week. Um and we are partnering with the community theater. So um so that is uh coming up for the summer. So the auditorium the auditorium is going to be busy. We not only will the that play be their great theater camp. Um I part we partnered with the library um and they have a number of events they bring into the community. So they're uh bringing um uh a couple of shows and we are bringing a couple of shows. So we have like five different items that you can for free that you can come to the auditorium
058and come participate in. So it's uh it's busy and a lot going on here. So any questions? All right. I know. And I didn't even talk about the cowards of the park. Those are all said to you. Thank you. Moving on to budget review. Okay. Well, this is not nearly as exciting talk budget. However, um it's ah it's a necessity. Let me get this. Um there we go. Uh so, a couple of things. Um I just included. So, this is the a document that we've seen over the course of years and it's kind of the preliminary driving force um that the business manager uses and and so Carrie has been working over been working with Amanda as as Carrie's transitioning out and um Amanda's transitioning in. So, again, really just kind of tracking year-over-year our
059revenue expenditures um and our fund balance. Um the data that's on here is data that you've seen um in my previous presentations, but this is our general aid allocation. Um you you do see that. Oh, let me cast this. Sorry. So that people, as I'm saying, as you see this, I can highlight where I'm talking about. Um so this first section right here is talking about the general ed formula. This is the area that's indexed. And when I so when I talk about the general ed formula, this is what the the $7,248.50 that's how much we get per student in base aid. Okay. Um and that is going that is with a 2.74% increase. When I talk about its index for inflation, that was a big uh big win for us last legislative session. Um,
060not going to lie, it's under some scrutiny uh for future um for future years and it's a a huge concern because it was a cushion for school districts so that we would be guaranteed um no less than two and a guarantee for the state that it would be no greater than three. So, um you you see that for uh this upcoming fiscal year, it's 2.74% based on the inflationary index. Uh we'll see where it ends up um in future years, but that's what we are counting on for uh the next year. Um you're going to see that we are not uh transferring money into the designated for operating capital. Uh we've done that the last couple years to be able to um tackle some of the larger projects that we've had going ongoing. Um and
061then you're going to see that uh just some other uh in the revenue, we've got an increase in compensatory revenue slightly. um that is an anomaly for our school district. You're going to hear across the state of Minnesota, there are many school districts who are losing compensatory revenue. So, it's it's an area that I continue to watch really closely to make sure that as formula as formulas change, we don't end up on a losing end of of a change in that um compensatory formula. When you look at expenditures, couple of things that um we have not um taken into account a whole lot besides just the steps for our staff. Um because this is a negotiating year, we don't know what our contracts are going to be. Um so what you when you see that
0624% that really is is kind of an average of the steps on our teacher salary schedule which is the largest um bargaining unit within uh within our organization. Um you know it's uh something to be aware of is when you take a look up at the uh general ed of 2.74 and you know that uh it's about 4%. We're going to have some conversations in in negotiations between each of the units um and the board. So, that's yet to come. You're also going to see that uh one of the areas that and I think today's presentation was a really nice reminder of um what we have for our students. Um and what we have for our students takes tools and it takes equipment and it's not um cheap equipment. And so we are making plans
063for a replacement cycle and making sure that we're able to use some of our funds to replace the equipment, not just to support the staff. So we're making some strategic movements to make sure that we are able to replace the machinery, the equipment, the supplies, um, and and make sure that those things these opportunities remain for our kids. Um so some of the assumptions and we've talked a little bit about these um and and they're going to be on the next document as well. So salary increase is not adding new money right now. It's just for the the steps. Um there is an increase built in for the paid family leave. Uh now again for us as a school district, we're counting on that for half of the school year um because it takes effect
064as of January of 2026. So that's that's built in. Um it should be noted that that is a cost not only for us as a district, it is going to be a cost for employees as well. It'll be a shared cost and um that's u a negotiated item at this point in time. Uh you're going to see um this is anticipating um an adsis approval for we've talked about um adding a math focus. We've done a lot of emphasis on our reading. So we've talked about bringing in some focus on math. I have still not heard from the uh Department of Education regarding our application, but as soon as I do, I'll bring that information forward to the board. Um, the other thing that I I want to just um draw some attention to is
065um one of the things that and it's not it's it's an assumption that we need to be cognizant of and and continue to be aware of is uh with the read act and we've talked a lot about how prepared we have been for the read act. um in the last couple of weeks um I was uh some information came to uh me and our our principles that was not um we weren't aware of and um I can I can safely say my colleagues weren't either. So um there's a a requirement for us to uh do a level of screening for all students in grades 4 through 12. Now, you'll hear we've done a lot in grades 4 through 10 and 4 through nine, but this is 4 through 12 that are not reading at grade
066level. And there's a very specific uh tool that we have to use. Um, and we're working through what that means for us. But when we looked at the pure data of um of what our numbers say, that's a lot of individualized assessment. And you heard Cassie talk a little bit about how um that um multi-tered systems of support, the MTSS team does this at the elementary. This is an addition too. Um so we're we're I'm not going to lie, I had a little bit of a fall off my chair moment because it kind of came out it where did this come from? Right? So the reason I bring that forward with the literacy specialist is because that's a requirement that we've known about. We've known that in 2526 we do have to have somebody who
067is designated as our literacy specialist and it's really about implementing the read act, right? Um and uh one of the things that we're we're contemplating is how are we going to do both? How are we going to implement the redact and do this additional assessment piece? Well, we have a number of of moving parts throughout the district that have come into play. We've been talking about our professional learning communities which are part of our teacher development and evaluation process. We've been talking about QMP and you'll see that uh Q comp is um that's an assumption as well. Um Q comp is uh is a group of teacher leaders who help to uh really facilitate um some of the uh the flex hours that our our profession our staff have. um they work on um some
068teacher leadership opportunities with mentorship um but there's a leader within that Q comp and so could we were taking a look administratively is is there a way that we could recommend combining some of these positions and I don't have an answer or a solid recommendation at this point in time but I just want you to know those are some of the assumptions that we're paying attention to as we're developing the budget to look at what the best way is to try to meet th the needs of the mandates and continue the movement forward that our district has been talking about. So, more to come on that. All right. So, um so I'm going to stop presenting this document and then I'm going to go to the one that is going to be familiar because we've
069looked at it um in previous uh board meetings and it is just the budget assumptions. Um, and really there's not a lot that has changed on this except I just wanted to kind of um, update you on where things are at um, because some of these moving parts have to happen before you know we actually get an approved budget as of by June 30th. So, as a for instance, the reduction of the fourth grade section that has happened that happened at our last board meeting. Um, we've talked about um the high needs with our special education preschool and our uh our bubble of students that are are in our upper elementary. That position is posted. Um, we've got uh the consideration of the U math MTSS, the multi-tered systems of support. It's not yet approved.
070So, that one has not nothing has been happening there. um the realignment of as I talked about um transitioning Amanda into business manager that position is post those pos that position is posted along with the technology assistant who we um when you think back to Mr. Wolf who was the um who was the uh tech integrationist. The the buildings have been talking with their teams working with Leah Michaelas to find out what is necessary, what's the best level of support. So her the assistant to support the technology department is posted. So those are just some updates that you see are posted and where those are at. Um this is the new information that is really about um that I just referenced. Uh that's going to be the the newest bit of information on this document.
071But it really is about how we are going to work through um the the CAPD assessment for students who are um performing below grade level in reading in grades 4 through 12. Some of the unanswered questions that are coming along with that are if we screen nth graders and then they pass, we have to do it every year. We don't know the answer to that yet. Um, we don't know exactly what happens if what if we do the CAPD. And really, and I apologize. I I know I don't like using acronyms, but I don't honestly remember what CAPD. So, I'm going to have to look it up because it's what it was was told to me was CAP. So, I got to look it up. But, um, but I don't know exactly what it is.
072It's a dyslexia screener and and that's really the intent behind it. But the now what has not been clear to us. So we're working on that again. So what that does for me as a superintendent is it it pushes a little bit of a panic button because I don't know how to respond it with information that I don't have. Right. So I feel like I'm being a little bit ambiguous to you as a board to say just a heads up, but that's really where I am right now is just a heads up that this is a moving a moving part that we just don't we don't have the definitives for right now. Okay. And as soon as I get that information, I'll push that information along. I am hopeful that we'll have that by our
073June 10th work session so that I can be a little bit more uh concise in the budget implication. Um but if not, um that would be one of those things that we would we would have to carry into next year and we would talk about through the revised budget process. Okay. So those are just a few of the things that are that are on the radar. Um, I'm going to just stop and if there are any questions on that, those are really the budget updates that I have for you. Again, not a lot of changes. Um, the one piece I do want to maybe just kind of uh call out is um the uh lack of movement within the legislative process. Um, right now the house is pretty stalled. Um and to be frank, uh
074one of the reasons that it has stalled is around the unemployment insurance for um summer school employees. Um I really what it comes down to is the funding to support that. Um I think the there's a lot of um question around making the mandate, removing the the funding and then just having that fall back to school districts. Um so it is a sticking point between um members within the house and so it's it's not the education omnibus bill is not moving right now. Um so we're keeping an eye on that. Um I I wish I could optimistically say by Monday the 19th or the 19th at is it midnight on the 19th they have to adjourn. Um I'm I'm pretty certain that that's not going to happen at this point in the game but we'll
075find out. Right. Um couple of other things that's just to be have on the radar. One thing that would be really good for us as a school district is um in the Senate bill there's a um there's uh a proposal to um have some additional revenue come from seasonal properties to apply toward our operating referendum. Um as you know we have a lot of seasonal properties um property on Lake Coronis. So that and I frankly when we were going out for an operating room referendum a lot of the homeowners that I would speak to would say I will support this rule but they can't right. So um that would be a statutory change and and it's in the Senate bill. It's not in the House bill. Um but there are some there are some advocates
076that have um have some connections that they're hoping they can get into the tax bill. Um so some some positive structures happening there. Um, couple other things just to um uh just to uh kind of keep an eye on is um so we we've talked a little bit about you know the um the index for inflation and then you also had per uh we had um media letter uh media aid and we had um support personnel aid and we had a couple of these other little pots of money. Some of those are on the block to take back um because of the 2.74 guaranteed index. So, and and I know we've talked a little bit in the past about how it kind of becomes a give with one hand and you take away with the
077other. Um uh but uh we're watching that. I I'm watching that. And so, as those things continue to um move forward, um I'll let you know what when I know. Um I I try to give you updates and you all watch or and connected as well. But um that's that's what I know at this moment in time for the budget. So that's what I have. Any followup questions? Any comments? Okay, moving on to requests for information around table. uh yesterday in the uh West Central District uh we had our uh meeting and moving forward with with a lot of great things. uh the sale house. Uh we approved the signing of the lease uh for another year which is going to be very beneficial for at least our community here and the uh uh the
078young adults that are in the sale program and what they've been doing throughout the this year the first year that that kicked this off within the community, the places that they work at. Um and uh so that uh that is good news. Uh there will be two of them uh completing the sale program this year, but they also have two others coming in for the 2526 school year. So still keep uh the sale program as far as the students that are falling that at 10. And uh right now that is about the most they can handle with the house that they have. Um so so good on that. uh sale did uh the students did have u a uh garage sale last week as part of the community garage sale. So they were very excited
079about that. Uh and then they also were able to get out and do garage selling themselves. So it was passed on to us that they were out buying gifts for other people especially for Mother's Day. Uh as far as the the rest of uh the W uh uh C u central ed district WC uh they have a graduation for the ALC on 519 of a Melrose and so there'll be stu two students leaving uh there be graduating and uh we did sign the uh the budget for the 2526 uh school year and approved it and we approved the calendar for uh next year's uh the 25 26 school year. So, lots of things happen as last night up at Melrose. So, my I like the budget stuff that you had today. Um I like the
080other part where you're giving us an idea what's coming forward, but it was like four years. We're kind of planning after the fact and I hate that stuff and I think we have accomplished things in this school now because we're planning ahead. We're doing our best to budget ahead with an unknown. Obviously, we don't know what the state's going to do, but you're keeping us nicely informed with estimates sometimes where it looks like we may lose funding, some of that because we have to keep it all in mind. Yeah. Uh, so we know where we're going, but um all all seems to be good to me. Has there been any any movement on the daycare situation? Uh, tomorrow is the next uh meeting um for kind of the next steps planning. Um, I think the
081first, uh, one of the first things that's going to be determined are kind of the, um, the, uh, pockets of groups to, uh, distribute surveys to find out what community information is is necessary. Um, so there's a there's a 4hour meeting, not tomorrow, Thursday, Thursday. Thursday. Yep. Four hour meeting. So, um, more to come on that, but, uh, there hasn't been anything since the initial. Um, but I I do know that it has certainly increased conversation. So, thank you. All right, we are doing your