WCA School Board Meeting 5/7/2025

001You are live. All right, we'll call the meeting to order. It's 7:37. 5:37. I don't know why I always like to say that, but anyways, 5:37 in the secondary school media center. And we will start with the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Roll call. Uh, Mr. Gross is not with us. Porter here. Sandstead here. Mr. Ser is not with us. Josh here. And Claire, yes. [Music] channel. I'll look for a motion to approve. So move. Second. All in favor say I. I. Motion carried. That brings us to our committee reports and we'll start with recognition of the girls basketball team. All of you'd like to come

002up, tell us your names, what position you play, and how many points you scored in the last seven games. Seniors first. Come on up. This is for you. This is about you girls. Perfect. Go ahead. Tell us who you are. I'm Madison. Um I'm a guard slash tun guard, I guess. And you're how old? What grade? I'm a junior. Okay. Um I'm Brley Olrich. I'm a sophomore and I'm a guard shooting guard. I'm Isabelle Strong and I'm a post. Oh, sorry. I'm a junior. I'm Jaden Sta. I'm a senior and I'm a center. Um I'm Addison. I am a senior and I am also a center. I'm Abby. I'm a junior and I'm a guard. All right. Coaches, Luke Bar, JB coach assistant. Everyone see squad. I'm an assistant. Awesome. Well, congratulations. We wanted to

003show our appreciation for all the hard work. You girls did a great job down state in the state tournament. Represented WCA very well for great considered a great sportsmanship. And I know that our head coach, Becca Holland, is actually receiving another award down in Lewick today, as well as two other athletes, Maya Fleming and Macy Gross. And so that's why they're not here. And we know we have others on the team as well. But we also have uh Mr. Bryce and Coach Holland are also class A coaches of the year. So very exciting. And so we're very proud of you and and just wanted to show our appreciation that you represented WCA well not only on the court but off the court with everything that you did. So congratulations and thanks for your hard work

004cupcakes. You saw I got them ready. We got your new banner for the uh gym. That's nice. Looks good. All right. Well done, buddy. Thank you, guys. Very good work. So, tomorrow all of you come in here and take a picture of that before it goes down. Well, it's going to go out on the wall, but you could all come in here and get around it when it's down. [Music] I'll leave it on leave. Yeah, they're not here. So maybe do at 8:13 or something. 8:27. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Great work. Now I got to go 70. All right. That brings us to the senior camp out. Come on up. Have a chair or you can stand. introduce yourself so everybody knows who you are and tell us why you're here.

005Well, there wasn't going to be other seniors, but uh my name is Tyler Gerard. I am a senior here and we are trying to have a senior camp out. Okay, tell us more. What is that in my notes? All right. What do you want to know? I want to know what what is a senior camp? I've never heard of one before. So, tell me about it. Well, due to last year's mishaps, we were by the like kind of start of this year, we were like kind of trying to think of like what we could do instead of a senior break. So, I brought up uh like a senior camp out slash as tradition or whatnot, a senior barbecue. So, we combine them. Um, we kind of we're going to we planned it right away here

006and then we were going to go off, but that got turned on. So, we're going to do it here. Um, we plan to do it um Tuesday the 20th to the to Wednesday the 21st. any we have um 36 known people that are already said yes, but obviously people can show up if they want to. It's an open game. Um we plan to have it here in the Mighty Nights football field and the little practice field in the back. Um, we plan to have four chaffrons at four or five shaper rooms. My mom cuz we're bringing our fish house to like store food and drinks so nothing goes bad or whatnot. And we have Sandy Kaiser, Emma's Kaiser's mom. Uh, we have either one of the McGee parents that hasn't been decided. And we have

007Grace Hogley's mom married bird train. Okay. There's going to be a signed permission form and it's not necessarily kids have to be here. It's not open to anybody. It's our seniors who have signed the permission form. Yeah. Anyone who signed that permission form. We kind of talked about they could have some music and stuff like that, but we got to be careful cuz we have neighbors in the back. So, we're going to we'll have the speakers, but I think I'm going to turn that down around 11:00. I did talk to Miss Jenny Westerm today. She said, "Yep, just let her know and we can call dispatch, right? If we're going to know," she said, "Long as we're in a 3-FFT ring." She said, "You can have two or three rings, but that would be an

008allowable bonfire." She said anything bigger than that would not be allowed currently under the put it back there. Yep. So, we'll figure something out back that way. I've also talked to law enforcement this morning and they'll have a deputy stop by a couple times throughout the evening just to make sure again we want them to enjoy their themselves but we also want it to be a safe spot so parents know that and things like that. So there will be a permission form that does say if there's any illegal activity there would be some consequences that would be associated or attributed to that. So we're looking for them to have a a good time to connect one last time with seniors but to do it in a healthy way and and things like that. I think

009we're still figuring out some of the logistics in the morning if students would be showering here because they'll have to school that next morning. So, they would have to be my question. Yeah. So, they're going to be here for school that next day after cleaning in here. We got to have bonfire all through the school, but is there a staff member coming? Um, I'm plan on being there. I don't know if I'm saying the whole night. Okay. Yeah. How? How? Maybe I'm just being puty, but No, that's a good question. They come in to use the restroom and kind of like a dance. You can't leave. You come, you stay. That kind of deal. I was We were talking and I don't know if you did get it uh approved or whatnot to get a

010porta potty. That's on my uh to-do list to text Chase and see if we could get a porta potty set up place of having this. Right. It's a whole another layer if you're do I guess but the other thing is is you have you have the softball for potties right here. It's just right off the corner. So it's not that far but yeah another set and a clean one might be nice to just for that event. So those are they yeah those are good. Any other questions that you think that we need? uh and we'll continue to work through those pieces there. But we appreciate them taking the proper steps to come forward and ask if that would be allowed. And so I think just making sure we have a safety plan in place as

011well and chapters do need to be here the entire time. So I know I talked to Tyler's mom a little bit and making sure my mom will be there the whole time. So make sure that it's good to go and and just kind of monitor things that way. Yeah, there's other additional questions or I'm sure you've had maybe some of these things before in your in your history as an administrator. So, if there's other things you can think of, um I think they're more than willing to take care of those things. We have a kind of sense we just I don't want it to be an open thing. We're also we have kids coming from other schools and things like that up with 300 kids cuz the principal really busy that night and I think

012they're monitoring that. We'll make sure that that's all put in that um in that permission slip. And then I think Jab, what would be an appropriate time where we could open the building in the morning for them if they wanted to shower? We have somebody here at 6:30 in the morning or they can I'm here by 5:30. So I mean if I I don't I don't see why that would be an issue. I mean okay I can make the announcement to the seniors but some people live in Hoffman, some people live in Elwoods. It's not a crazy drive, but they could get up 6:00 in the morning, go home, get do their business, however they want to do that. No, that sounds good. Just want to make sure that people are well rested, they're driving

013safe as well. Obviously, we assume you'd clean up after yourself and look like you weren't there when you're done. I'll make sure that's all done. I I think it really says a lot about the senior class that you thought about what happened last year and really were reflective and came up with something that's pretty fun and positive. Nice job. Has there been anything teacher-wise? Have Have you talked with any staff members about this plan? Yes. And is favorably? Yes. Okay. visit with five or six staff maybe were impacted more last year and just said they appreciate the idea of coming forth to ask person for permission and taking care of it that way and as long as all these pieces are followed they're okay with that. Any other questions take a little further down agenda

014if there's anything you have to stay for the rest of the meeting if you want to. And Tyler's put in a lot of work into this and making it happen. So, okay. All right. Anything else you'd like to tell us before we decide your fate later on here? Uh, well, we'll give a time to spend with everyone that shows up. Why don't you take some good pictures and maybe we'll get them in the paper. Positive scene. I was thinking about take saying we take phones for a while due to if people are just going to stay on their phones, but I think some other cell policy some other seniors were not not with that. So I think we're we're not going to do that. And that morning of the 20th prior to this, we are

015doing a pass the torch activity where we are busing the kindergarteners from north and south here to the football field and the seniors are on one end and they're on the other and they're going to meet in the middle and we're going to have some kind of school spirit trinkets to give to the kindergarters as kind of a passing the torch. I like that activity. You need a picture of that, too. Yes. Good work, Tyler. We got a plenty of cupcakes. Thank you. Thank you. All right, that brings us to good news. I know they kind of have it in their reports a little bit. So, if you want maybe if you just want to start with that now and we'll get you a report a little bit with your good news pieces if you

016want to just reflect on that. And I think really again just talking about the senior class coming in to to share their thoughts or ideas, our girls basketball team doing a wonderful thing and I think just their sportsmanship that was exhibited throughout the entire tournament and having our coaches being identified as the class A coaches of the year. That's a remarkable accomplishment there as well. I know that Miss Nye said that uh in the choir I think solo ensemble every group that went to solo ensemble contest all receive superiors. That's I think that's now happened two years in a row. So congratulations to them. Um I know from the music side we had an excellent concert on Monday nights with Mr. Wallace who's come in middle of the year and just taken off and done

017a wonderful job. So I know our fine arts side is doing really well. We had popcorn and beverages today today for our teachers. They seem to really appreciate that. And Addy Stark was one of those teachers that we were supposed to be recognizing and yet she's the one getting all the popcorn popped and things like that thankfully. Otherwise, I still might be in there trying to popcorn and we went to the cupcakes ready to go. So, we've a lot of great people doing lots of great things um making sure that our school is a great place for our kids and our staff. Yeah, I can do I on my report. My first two were um just some positive things I wanted to recognize. At North Elementary, we had a team that went to Math Masters,

018a group of fourth graders, and they did great. They placed fifth out of 16 teams, which is a great success. And then three students had some individual successes as well. Roman um stu a student placed fourth in facts and fourth in his individual math. another um Robbie placed ninth in FAX and then um Enella placed 10th in the individual math competi competition. So some fun academic success with our math masters and then I also wanted to just like Paul was saying just take a moment to recognize our teachers. It's teacher appreciation week and um I just you know being new to the district I just am so proud of our staff. They go above and beyond every day and it makes me just like I said super proud to work here and be a part

019of this this school community. So, um they go above and beyond to make a difference in students lives. Um and just can't say enough of great things and to thank them for everything that they do um each and every day. And then kind of a fun little um extra shout out for Mrs. Lingren. She was nominated by a a a parent in her group and was recognized on Kick FM for a a weekly staff shout out. Yeah. And got a um couple certificates. So she was chosen on um Kick FM does something that you can nominate teachers and she was chosen for that and recognized I think last week or the week before. So um congratulations to her. And do you want me to finish the rest of mine or do you want to go?

020I'm going to go to Mr. to share his and then Chad, you're on the hook next. Um, so I think echo what everyone's saying, we have a ton of awesome things going on. Some highlights um at the secondary. We the um our high five Friday has really been super fun. I think that um it's a weirded the kids out a little bit to start, but now they kind of enjoy it. You have the few that are trying to skirt away, but for the most part, the kids have really embraced it. It's been great having some of local organizations in. Um we had, you know, um Barrett Hag was our first one and it was almost all West Central grads that were back here helping out with that. That was um pretty fun. And then after

021the one Friday we had staff do it and then some sixth graders were lined up to give their teacher a high five when she got to her classroom. So that was that was pretty neat. Um we did had our DC trip um earlier this month and I think half of you have been on this trip so you're kind of aware of what both the marathon and how amazing the trip is. Um we had 51 students that participated. So we actually were split into two buses on this trip. Um and the so the um bus driver of the senior group posted on his social media um just they wanted to take a moment to highlight his amazing crew from Barrett, Minnesota. It's a pleasure to drive such good people. These seniors have made an impact and

022I'm grateful um for having the chance to explore the rich history of BC with them. Your enthusiasm and spirit made this journey unforgettable. I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations on your graduation and until we meet again, I know I'll miss each and every one of you. keep shining bright. And it was it was so that's very nice post. The um tour guides um that were with us and they may say this to everyone, but they said that you know their company now services about 11,000 students a year now and that this was one of the best trips that they've been on and they've both been on approximately 30ome DC trips as staff members. So, and our kids were fantastic and they represented us as a school and a state really well in DC. And

023then as um everyone has mentioned, it's teacher appreciation week. We have um we're our theme is wicked here at the secondary. So we've had a wickedly awesome teacher appreciation week with some different activities um tying into the Land of Oz and the musical Wicked. And as Mr. Brown said, um a lot of the people that were supposed to be appreciating are the ones that are stepping up and helping make things um run very smoothly. So you know, Ms. N has really stepped up and and gone above and beyond and helping provide some things to make it a fun week for S. So, it's been good. Chad, would you at the bottom of your report for achievements and accomplishments? We're all still standing. Um, no, I just Yeah, my my staff also has has stepped up

024very much with us being significantly short since January and short for the whole year actually. Um, and also with all the rest of the staff in the buildings being um, very accommodating and accepting and and trying to help out, understanding that we are so short. Um, I've got staff moving all over buildings and things like that. So, um, I'm just we're we're pulling along and hopefully through the summer we can get some other people. Um, and I guess it's also in my report, but it's probably going to be an accomplishment. We're going to try something different this year and we're going to clean north and get that started and then move all the people down here and work on this and um just because of the short numbers that I do have that we'll see

025if we can't get that school whipped out because there is no AC or anything like that. So, we can at least get the waxing and stuff done um and save our drying times and then we'll come down here. Um I'll load up equipment from here and we'll take it up there. So, I'm I'm hoping to have enough that we can get actually two groups of people done. Um, and just really knock through things and try something different. Um, other sidelight of that is just to get some of this and that to mix together and a chance to work with each other more so than just saying hi at our annual summer meeting for bud pathogens and OSHA. So yeah, very good and and and appreciative of what they do. They are helping significantly. Perfect. Then

026Mr. Fos, his report just said congratulations to Becca Holland for her female coach of the year award that was being given tonight at the KMGK banquet. And they're also recognizing Macy Gross and Maya Fosley for their co-female athlete of the year awards at the KMGK banquet tonight as well. So lots of positive things going on. lots of honors and recognition and I know we have our seniors being recognized as we come up here with dollars for scholars and pieces like that. So, and you gave my whole reporter. All right. Well, that good news. It's going to be tough to go on with the report after all that good stuff, but let's let's give it a shot. Keep going. All right. Let's Let's do it. So, we had our final letters training today. In my up

027my report from last month, it was supposed to be April 2nd, but with the snow day, it was moved to today. So, Jod just did a great job facilitating. Um, that's more good news, I guess. And she just has been very flexible, hence even the change in moving letters to today. We already have our letters dates set for the summer and next school year. So teachers were giving given choices as to multiple dates over the summer that they could pick. So they'll go twice over the summer to a session one and two. And then there are six sessions um I just pulled it up. There are six sessions throughout the school year. November, December, January, two in March, and one in April to round out our year two of letters training. Um we are also

028starting to Paul Jod and I think about paras. So there's um we're going to do letters training for paras. And so that will be starting next school year. We're working on the schedule with Jod to um to implement that. We have finished MCA testing. So that was a great accomplishment, too. And um look forward to looking at those results. And then we have fast testing coming up the week of May 12th. So that is something additionally. I know I shared some fast test data in January, February maybe, but um at the end of the year in June, I could share some additional data. And the the neat part about that is we could really look at the growth then throughout the school year. So um those are some pieces that we could look at some

029additional data once fastesting is done. And we do that. Um there's certain tests K3 and then um fourth grade does some a math and a reading as well. And then we just have a lot going on. The um I know all all schools are busy and it's so fun. The end of year is just a great a great time in the elementary school. You can see a ton of happenings. Yesterday we had our track and field day at North. Um and a shout out to Mr. W. He just it's phenomenal. I walked outside and it was um not only was it a beautiful day, but everything is ran so smoothly. PTO puts a lot into into the track and field day at North. So, it was um super fun to see the students have try

030various activities and just be successful in different ways. Three-legged race to a medicine ball throw to running events. So, um there's something for everyone. And south we have their track and field day coming up the end of or May 21st. Um just a lot of field trip experiences which really just supports um just enriching opportunities, getting kids out in the community, different experiences they may or may not have otherwise. So, we have a lot of field trips coming up. And then our spring concerts are the 13th for South and the 15th for North. Um, Otter Cove out of Fergus Falls came last this week Monday to South and um did some engineering and some science like steam projects with our students. It is a free program. They had a grant. So, that was great that

031we got to bring them into both buildings and they'll be at North on Monday. And we have been doing uh school assemblies throughout the year. I've talked about those at our reports um or my reports before focusing on our responsibility, respect, safe, and kind being kind. And our final assembly um to celebrate students, we're going to look at growth. So it could be students who have made great academic growth over the year or maybe have, you know, socially grown or behaviorally had some some great growth. So, um, from each class, a teacher nominates a student to be recognized. And, um, the the final one, we're excited to just recognize the growth that kids have made. Any questions? Okay, great. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Wood. All right. Yes. As Caitlyn said, um, May is crazy

032as we know. I think possibly we repress a little bit how crazy it is every year, but there is a lot going on and every week seems busier and busier. Um, but lots of good things. Prom was April 26th was a success. Um, I unfortunately missed one of my only proms in 10 years cuz I was sleeping in the barracks at Camp Ripley. Um, but the same pretty much but prom went very well. A big thank you to Miss Stark for all the work she puts in and to the junior parents for the postp prom experience and providing a safe positive um environment for our students to celebrate. Um also excellent band concert as Mr. Brown said on Monday um fifth sixth concert will be tomorrow and then we have the choir concert coming up

033not this upcoming Monday but the following Monday. Um, Friday, May 16th, we'll be welcoming our fifth grade stu incoming fifth grade students to the secondary. Um, so current fourth graders, and they'll receive their orientation to the building. There's a safety day and green greenhouse activities um in the a department as well. And as we mentioned, teacher appreciation week. Um, you know, we really teachers are incredible people in general, but we really have some people that go above and beyond and are are coming here every day and, you know, doing the best they can to make a difference. And it really does show. Um, we completed the ACT and MCA testing. U, Mr. McNamera, Miss Rolloloff, Miss McGaffy, and Miss Sabalic, and Miss Lampy all did a great job in um, trying some new things with

034how we did testing, and it sounded like it went quite well. Um, always nice to get that wrapped up. Um, as I mentioned, we had our DC trip. Um, looking ahead, Dollars for Scholars Awards Night is Sunday, May 18th. Um, where we'll recognize our seniors and present the dollars for scholars awards. They also seniors that have earned honor courts, we'll have those presented. Um, and some other scholarship activities will take place at that. Um, and that is pretty much everything I have. Any questions for me? Thank you, Mr. Wood. Um Jake's not with us tonight. Did you want to highlight anything on his report? Well, as he still says that uh continue to have a dire need for umpires. Thank you to the people who have stepped up and are willing to work some games.

035So, sounds like if you're interested in doing that, he's more than willing to have you as an absolutely umpire. And he's got playoffs coming up already here the end of May. Softball playoffs begin May 20th with the high seat tab section track subsection May 22nd. Uh baseball playoff begins May 27th and golf sections are May 28th and 29th. And Mr. Wood already talked about all of the concerts. Of course, graduation May 30th at 6:30 p.m. So we'll make sure we get that information out several times so people know that that's the time change. I think we haven't had any surveyed and see a positive response there. So, we'll just well waiting for the results of this um camp out um discussion, but senior parents will be getting a letter tomorrow um kind of outlining all

036the events going on, the times, the the things that are happening for the senior class as well. All right, any questions for Mr. Fosene? We'll move on. Any highlights from from Miss Dots? I think just the biggest thing summer registrations are in full force. Uh some have all been open for a few weeks and that will close next week to allow time to get the coaches and team set. Swimming lessons. Uh registration opens has opened May 2nd at noon. So remember those. We're able to do at our links again, not having to travel too far away. So hope that'll be accommodating for our families. There's lots of things again planned this summer, but do remember there is no summer care and no summer meal program uh this year and we did start the rotating open

037gym schedule at all three buildings and she said the process will be on Saturdays in June and it was donors that were made that possible so we have supervisor supervise that and she just a huge thank you to all the donors that we do receive. donations come in key to help us provide those excellent programs for our students. Any questions there? That will bring us to our technology report. Good evening. Um to people listening at home, I want to apologize. I know that the audio is coming through clear. One of my cables disappeared, so I tried something different. It just has some kind of white noise along with it. However, it's still audible. So, I'm just not super enjoyable to listen to like it normally is. I'm sure most people would have that same sense

038of how enjoyable we are to listen to. That was very genuine comment. Um, so I learned a lot this spring. Um, we did MCA testing in all three buildings and ACT all at the same time. That was a really bad idea. So, um, reflect, learn, and do better next time. We had scheduled ACT for the early spring, which is going to be in March. So, in Januaryish, we have to select which two weeks, the first two weeks or the second two weeks that we're going to test in March. Um, but that will allow a little bit more separation from our state testing. Um, knowing that ahead of time, we just bump all of our ACT prep up a little bit um to fit those pieces. We selected that time because that will be the time

039between winter sports ending and before the spring sport competition start. So it's kind of our window of opportunity right there. Um we do so MCA is almost done. We actually have MCA science that is finishing up this week. Um we're down to about four students in the district that aren't quite done yet. We're hoping to get them done tomorrow. So we have until Friday afternoon to get them done and then just the the finish up work, but overall everything has gone smoothly. Um so we get our embargo data right away. So we get scores that are unofficial. Um the state does a lot of their scoring based on how the rest of the students traditionally have done in that grade level. So, I've never seen scores change significantly, but it's always possible. The scores are

040made available to us right away for educational purposes. So, we get more instant feedback cuz the official scores aren't released. Last year, it wasn't until late August, early September that they officially released the scores. Um, so it's at that point it's too late to do anything with. So, we have our unofficial data. Um really the only limitation is we can't present that at a school board meeting public meeting. Um I do have one piece of good news today. I was I say you have you have the scores but you can't tell us what they are saying keeping me asking myself. Um so uh long story short my dad's heart transplant was about a year ago. During that time, I had missed a deadline with our -ate um form for some of our reimbursement and then

041I put it in and for the last 12 months I've been arguing with the with USAC about reimbursement and I finally got notice today that our re our reimbursement for current fiscal year that was applied for last February is finally active and in review again. So, um hopefully within the next week or so, we'll get that information. We'll be able to apply for a bare reimbursement. So, we'll be able to take all of our bills from Runstone for internet service and data transportation and uh submit them to USA for 70% reimbursement, which will be very significant. Um so, that is that is always a great news when money's coming back. I'm not very good want to come back. I'm usually the other way around. So, I'm going to stick to this. Good one. Anything else

042that people have questions, concerns? Uh, we will be streaming the fifth and sixth grade concert tomorrow and I plan to stream the um choir concert that'll be coming up as well. We're going to try and get to the elementarymentaries. Um, worst case scenario, we record and we put up online that night. Um, but we are trying our best to make it accessible for parents because I know as soon as kids get home, they want their the parents being able to know exactly how it went is important. Any questions, comments? Thank you. Absolutely. That brings us to Mr. Nornberg. Um I don't know if you want me to talk about it now. Got all the stuff on the list that I sent in. Uh stuff we're trying to do. Kind of explain some of those accolades

043and stuff about my staff and uh um the great job they're doing. Uh the work that we're trying to line up for the summer and get taken care of at the two at all three facilities. Um floors, uh stairs, uh some safety issue things. Um and then just get our cleaning done. Uh we do have one new staff member uh that I was able to get in and hopefully it'll approve for her. Um she's been very well this last week. Um has some good experience. Um so hasn't done a whole lot of training and is really eager to be here and grateful to be here which is very nice. Um I do not have any other applications or anything that have come in. Um, I know Maggie caught me and uh, somebody had gotten a

044hold of her. I think it was the Alec place that was inquiring if we had gotten how many how many applications we had gotten. I told her I said none. So, she was sending back that data work to them. So, I don't know, maybe because of our good fortune, we'll get an extra couple weeks out of them for no more or something. I don't know. Um, and then yeah, our other big piece that has popped up. Are we going to talk about that now or you want to talk about it later? We talk about the capital. Yeah, I'll save that then. So, yeah, I don't have anything on that. We're just getting wound up and trying to figure out those logistics just so we can get everything clean and be ready for school next fall.

045All right, any questions? May I reopen the technology? All right. I forgot to say. So, she is literally the reason that we made it through testing and that I am still here. So, I just want to say thank you. She has done an absolutely amazing job and I would be super super wrong to not praise her for the work that she does. Thank you. All right, that brings us to business manager. Can you hear us, Todd? covered. [Music] All right. So, should I share my screen? Yeah, if you could, that would be great. I mean, I did forward it to them in their packets, but yeah, if you could share your screen, that would be awesome. Okay. So, looking at posted now through April 30th, 2025, um we'll start with revenues. So, the state we're

046at 5.9 million collected. Last year, we're at 7.8 8 million. So that's due to an accounting entry where we reversed a receivable of about 700,000 earlier in this fiscal year than we did last year. So don't let that alarm you only concern. But as long as we hit over 714 adm students, we will come in at 9,85,000. So I believe we're still tracking in that area. Might be still a little shy of that this last report that I received, but it'll be weighted over the course of the year. So it shouldn't be tuned in. Okay. And the other thing that that might be a pleasant surprise, too, is we were conservative on our special ed uh revenue estimate for FY25. Right now, the state is showing an entitlement of 1,620,000. We budgeted 1.4 4 million

047just for the jump from 1.3 to 1.6 and we just want to be conservative about that. That number move a bit before the final final. So um hopefully um that stands true and we actually finish a little better than that revised budget number. So the other revenues are coming in on track. Property taxes again because of a a different accounting process last year versus this year. last year pretty much 90% of the revenue was already recognized by now. Um we're recognizing the revenue as we receive it. So that's fine. So no concerns about revenue. Um I think at the end of the day if I had to stick my neck out, I think we're going to finish slightly better than the revised budget. So on the expenditure side, um mostly good news there as well.

048Salaries and wages were tracking at 69.7% of our revised budget. Last year at this time we were at 71.4 and the year before at 72.4. So right now we are roughly 200,000 under budget in salaries. Um we only have six payrolls in June and um a couple payrolls in May left here. So we'll see how that finalizes. Um benefits are also tracking um better than budget. Right now we're at 68.6% of budget. Last year we were at 70% of where we ended up year before had 73. Um projection we say we're going to finish roughly 80,000 under budget in benefits and for services. That's going the other way a little bit. At the time we revised the budget. Um transportation appeared to be lower. So we was tracking quite a bit lower than the prior

049two years. So we adjusted that down. Since then activities picked up a bit. So if we miss a budget on the wrong side, it's going to be transportation. Could be roughly 125,000, but we're making up for it in salaries and benefits. So um overall we're at 73.2% of the budget expended. uh very similar to last year as far as percent of final at this point within 04% and we're tracking better than two years ago. So, um all in all, I think good news. Any questions on the budget? So Todd, if that special ed money comes $200,000 or $150,000 better um than what we were anticipating, is that something that we would consider then to do a fund transfer just out of our general fund? We know that fund for is the fund that really has

050the biggest negative for us. Could we do a a$1500 to $200,000 transfer there potentially to help address that that negative? We certainly uh could have that discussion. I mean, having that pleasant surprise at the end of the year and we have fun for um definitely use that transfer. We're not required by statute to do that, but um just look at the numbers here. As of right now, we're looking at a deficit of about 530,000 at the end of this year across all the the funds or fund balances. So yeah, that would be a very good use of those dollars. Okay, that's all I had. Did you have anything else you want me to talk about? No, I don't think there's other concern. There's nothing that stuck out to you. It sounds like everything seems to

051be trending the way that we uh wanted to and we'll just kind of we need to revisit those committed funds. We'll talk a little bit about a finance committee meeting. I know that we had thought that we would wait until after the legislature ends hopefully on May 19th. That's soundly to be a little bit less likely, but I think we really think maybe the 20th if we could possibly meet there. Uh just so then we could have some information for maybe a close session for negotiations on the 21st of May. Yep. That sounds good. All right. No other questions? Thank you, Todd. Yep. Thank you. And that will bring us to our superintendent report. Okay. So, student enrollment, if you are able to click on that uh link there, you're going to show that we

052are down a few students here in May. It looks to be a few in the secondary school and a couple at North Elementary there as well. So, just a little decline there continuing. So now our K12 total is uh 694 students. Uh for K12, uh for our district total, counting our preschool learners, our three or four year olds, we'd be at 775 students. So again, we just want to closely monitor. As you heard Todd say, you know, as long as our numbers are there, we'll show our revenues that way. But that decline there can have a little bit of an impact. The nice part is it is weighted. So, it just will be that last month that we would have to to really kind of account for there. Um, in regards to the legislative update,

053they've got a lot of work here to do before the May 19th constitutional deadline. Um, sounds like they may have to go to one of the things that came out from MA is that they may have to look at a special session. If they don't, uh, they're not able to finish by that point. The one of the major sticking points is the unemployment insurance for our hourly employees or non-certified staff. Remember that started a couple years ago and right now um they allocated 135 million to start with uh and then when the money was out they really didn't have a followup plan there and so we're at 102 million's been used already. So that leaves about 33 million. And so there is some talk about trying to replace another, you know, just over 30 million

054to get that to take care of, but they project that this year would be roughly 63 to 65 million uh to take care of this year. And then talking about sunsetting that program out potentially. There's been a lot of lobing against doing that. So we'll have to wait and see on that. um because of the all the um delay going on in the House, the Senate is kind of waiting to see what they're going to do before they continue their budget work. Uh but they are looking one of the things that's being talked about is the two and two. My understanding is that's kind of guaranteed moving forward. We used to always have to wait and see if that was going to be there. But there was an inflationary index that was added to that

055to help us keep up with inflation. and they're saying that they're looking to sunset that in the fiscal 2829 uh school years or bienium. And so that would really cost districts about 600 million across the state would be a $600 million hit there. Uh so something else that we'll want to watch closely there, but they also added some flexibility to using LTFA levy funding for road projects that's not been allowed in the past. So they would allow that piece again with all their other pieces of the bill in the past. And then at the federal level, um right now there's talk that we may not receive title one funding is intact. It's the title two and the title four funding and for our district that would equate to about $35,000 for the school district for

056next school year. So we'll have to wait and kind of see. We use title two to really help with our classroom size reduction at South Elementary. It's only $25,000 and allows us to keep those small smaller class sizes there. And then our title 4 will be used for robotics and then some of our mental health services there as well. So that's roughly $10,000. So not significant, but $35,000 in the grand scheme of things. It doesn't help your budget when you see declining enrollment and other funding sources being restricted. health insurance. We will have an open enrollment meeting next Monday, the 12th, and so a representative from National Insurance Services will be here to present all that information. One additional change is we will be utilizing that representative to help us with our Delta dental plans

057as well. And so what they'll do is we've had for some reason a November renewal that's now going to go to uh July. So that will match all of our other health insurance plans. and that rate locks in for the next 12 months. So that's the beauty that Tooth will be able to be locked in at the same rate that we're currently at. There wasn't a guarantee if we went to November that that would be the same. So no negative impacts to our staff. I know there was one thought that was shared that maybe we would have to renew our um deductibles and stuff like that would renew then in July, but that's a calendar year deductible plan. So we don't have to worry about that. They'll be here 3:50 in the afternoon next Monday

058and then open will start on the 12th and open it'll open the 30th for people to make any changes. We are going to a plan through source 12 smart plan. So that is back to blue cross blue shield that does have 9.5 2% increase for the first year and then the second year there's a cap. Hopefully we go backwards but that doesn't ever seem to happen unfortunately but the cap is at 15%. So if it's above that, they'll go cap 15. If it's 9.2, it'll be 9.2. So we'll see how that goes. Community task force, we've kind of been in a holding pattern here just a little bit. There's been some suggestions and ideas that were proposed and then we were hoping to have a meeting in May. Um then you start you start to

059look at all the different activities that are going on, the uh folks in the field and things like that. So just put an email out today to the committee saying it looks like June 18th is the meeting date we that had the best response. 14 people said they could attend that meeting. There's five who cannot out of the 19 respondents that we had. I think our uh committees by the time we had administrators is probably 25 folks. So that'll be our plan though would be the 18th, Wednesday the 18th at 6:00. So, we'll have to we'll have a couple more meetings before that time so we can determine which board members will attend there, but really it's kind of now hopefully getting to a point of consensus. Um, several ideas were suggested uh to WSF

060and that's what they've reviewed. I think one of the things that was kind of mentioned last meeting is, hey, there's not enough pop to some of our buildings. We need to have improvements in the elementary. Hey, if we looked at taking the tennis court at South and maybe adding uh a gym there or doing a remodel to the gym, you know, what would those pieces cost? So, they've kind of done they put together a menu option to say if gym space was another thing that was mentioned, hey, we need to have enough gym space. So, hey, if we had one gym at the secondary, what does that cost? And so, they kind of put that together. So, hopefully we can measure those against our guiding pinnacles. We have three of those pinnacles. um and just

061kind of student uh forward focused learning operational sustainability into one WCA community. We'll measure against those pieces there to hopefully come with a consensus back to the board as a recommendation. We've done a little bit of talk about if we can't get to that consensus, what does that look like? What do we do? Um do we need to take it to the broader community to see where the broader community is with that? But no final decisions have been made there. But uh appreciate the task force work. I think some people said we thought we were going to be done probably by April and I said yeah there's been a couple hiccups here and there mainly with scheduling and things like that but really wanting to do the project right any project that we do do

062uh to make sure what we roll out there is the right project um and I think then the other important piece to note is the fact that we won't be able to look at anything on November I'll actually just that timeline gets too tight by the time we comment in one of the presentations that I had heard a couple weeks ago was one you talk about investing in students futures but the other one is to give yourself months to really put something out if you're requesting an operating levy, capital project levy, a bond, you want to give yourself 9 months there. I think the other key piece that was kind of hit on a little bit there is they're projecting in the state of Minnesota a loss of 40,000 students over the next 15 years.

063And that's not kid that's just kids in general. We're not and that's not just um isolated Minnesota that's across the country and I've heard some people even say across the world but I think it's India and Africa two countries that still have growth otherwise many other countries are just seeing a decline you know in in population so that will also be something that will need to be looked at as an operational sustain sustainability model that we move forward there um negotiations had two meetings with our teachers of course I've already talked about the one meeting that we have with our custodian staff uh but with the two meetings with the teachers we've talked language which I don't believe there's anything that seems to be a real sticking point there. So hopefully we can continue to

064move forward um with our teacher group and our custodial group. Uh but really I think it comes to our meeting on the 21st. Hopefully the legislature will have finished and we have enough information that Todd can roll that into our budget to say here's the dollars that would be available and then um that would be our negotiations group there. And I think that's Maya, Josh, and Nathan that are on the teacher group just to meet with them and hopefully get that taken care of much sooner this year if we can uh to get that rolling forward there with negotiations. Minnesota student survey, there was uh a notification sent out, believe it was last Wednesday or Friday, um about our Minnesota student survey and then there was another one that was just sent out this afternoon.

065And again, that's for fifth, 8th, 9th, and 11th grade students. They or students or their parents can opt out at any point from now up until they're taking the survey or they get to questions and say, "I'm not going to answer." They can do that. And so that piece has been out there. We will send out one additional um again instant message to families and I know Mr. Wood has started to collect some of those optout forms. And so again, if you go on to our school website and you go to the parent link at the very bottom, it has the Minnesota student survey information which does include the survey questions that would be asked. So that's all available there. But if anybody has questions, they can feel free to give Mr. Wood or myself

066a call on that. The tests have been ordered and ready to go with the state. Um the Jos's Renaissance Global Conference, we ended up having seven people that are going to be able to go to the conference. So we do have a building uh leader from um south Allen from north. We have Jesse Simon and from the secondary school we have Miss Sny in the high school. And then we have April Richards in the middle school. And so looking forward to meeting with those folks there. And then it's our three administrators. So both building principles and myself that'll be going out. I think I'm looking forward to the ideas that they'll have to really impact culture and climate as well as some of our student achievement pieces and our student character pieces that we look

067at. I think the most exciting piece for me is what does that give us as a tool to bring back as measured to our board to say, "Hey, we're looking at student attendance. We're looking at staff attendance. We're looking at these different pieces here to say that we're seeing gains or we still have work to do." I think the other positive piece is we're going to survey all of our students in community. I think we're still working with the person who will kind of collect that data and tell us how to address it. Um somebody out of I believe and has written a book that way. So, we'll we'll look to do that if we can and um get that all addressed and really say how do we how do we look at these different

068key components, report back to the board, but more importantly, report back to our stakeholders and our students and our staff to say here's the areas that have been identified as need. Here's what we're doing to address those needs and here's how we're going to measure um those needs that way. So, that's what I have there. already kind of talks about our different enrollment meetings and things like that, but yeah, if we can talk about finance committee meeting after this meeting, that would be helpful there. Uh, one thing I think just from the last task force meeting, the board as a whole probably needs to start thinking about is, you know, if if this task force doesn't come to a consensus. If they don't get to a I think I think they kind of came to

069the idea that it needs to be a little bit better than 70% of the task force that comes with a you know an idea or a plan that comes forward for them to say this is a consensus of this group. We know that it's probably never going to be 100%. Um, but if they don't get to that mark, then what is the board going to do with that information? How are we going to process that? Um, they put a lot of time and effort into this task force and and I I think even if they don't come with a consensus, they they're going to come with a couple of probably options to us. Um, you know, what are we going to do with that next? Are we going to send that out as a survey?

070you know, to the community, do they do they look at option A and B and just vote, do we like option A or B better? You know, how does that look? Um, you know, so as a board member now, um, you know, idea in a perfect world, they would come and say 100% of the task force says this is the option you should go with and and we put that on the ballot and it passes and everybody's happy. if that's not what happens, what does the board want to do with that or what what is some ideas of how we move forward from that information because they have put a lot of time and effort in there. Um, and we and we value that and and I hope that we'll get if if we don't

071get one good product, I hope we get two good products and then it's kind of up to us to say how do we decipher because we can't put two products on the ballot, but we can do different things with those as an option. So, as you as a board member sit here and think about and our board members that are not here, you know, what do we do if if we get a 60/40 split on a on an option or we get a 50/50, we like A or B, you know, what do what do we want to do as a board with that information and how can we use it uh to our, you know, to the district's benefit when it's all said and done. So, um I don't necessarily need a you know, it's

072not an agenda item. I don't need an answer today, but just something that you guys should be thinking about as we start to move forward is what are we going to do? You know, again, I I hope it comes back with a 95% this is where we're going and we just we move forward with that and everybody's happy. But if it doesn't, you know, that was one question. And I think that's what spurred a lot of the conversation after the last meeting and different ideas and and things like that was was that it, you know, maybe looked like it might be a a split, you know, maybe not a not a good consensus. And then some of those questions came up to say what are we going to do if there is no consensus here?

073Um, you know, how can we move forward with that information that they've kind of put a lot of work into it and how can we use it to our benefit? So, um, just as a food for thought as you're thinking about these things, what, uh, what as a board member would you want to see out of that if we don't get a, you know, a really good solid, you know, if it's two options and not one option, what are we going to do with that? So, any other questions or comments for Mr. Brown? Hearing none, we'll move into our consent agenda. Uh we got a few items here. Under number five, we have some resignations to attend to. We have the resignation and rolloff as a secondary school counselor. Uh Megan Dots as our assistant

074elementary principal and community education director. And also uh Chris Ray as the one act play director. Um, we also have retirement of Natalie Schomower as our FCS teacher. Um, and then we have the hires of uh Quinn Christensen, English language arts teacher. Madison Duvier, Duvier as the egg teacher. Now that'll be second semester. And then Daniel passer as a custodian. Um, any comments on those, Mr. Brown. Well, I just want to give thanks to those staff. We're happy for them to find something uh different, but uh you know, just kind of checking with them. I know Chris doing one play for many years is going to be some big issues to go there and and Megan's done a nice job in an administrative role for the district and coming in just being here for a

075couple years has really come in and done a nice job there. So, we wish them well in their in their future endeavors. And of course, Natalie Scholar, I would say probably a team player in any direction, right? I think she's really licensed in elementary, but she did have some unique licensing with family consumer science or the old home, I think she says, down from the U of M. And so was able to step in and do that for us. And she's been also very helpful in trying to help us find every placement. She's sent Mr. Wood and I the six different colleges the contact information so we can reach out to them and make sure we can find a suitable candidate there. So she's done a great job there. Her passions in a consumer science

076I think especially that young childhood piece you know that parent did trying to help figure things out um in there. So she's done a great job that way. And then as you'll see with our hires Christian we're excited to have a a English teacher ready to go and so he's going to be fresh out of college there. Madison. Um, Mr. Satski. I know that we had kind of a little hiccup in that piece there, but he's just so excited. He goes a real team player. I think has some family ties in the district here. U, but, uh, already went on the we did the background check. We didn't pay anything, but she went on the state FFA piece there and she's looking forward to doing some summer work as well and just can't wait to

077be started. And so, he said he's excited about just the team work that she's going to bring to the position. And so we'll really get to be able to see that expand. Of course, just bringing to your attention that both of those positions, you remember, we pushed back to full-time just so we could get qualified, you know, candidates there. And then Chad's got a new person in the custodial department there. So, we're hopefully making some headway in that direction. All right. Yeah, just echo a big thank you to all those people. I don't know how many years Chris Ray has done, but I know it's probably been a lot. I believe over 20 and I think the email that he sent said was well over 20 and he's willing to help during the transition and

078yeah things like that was just really we'll get him back for a couple [Music] extra I kept seeing Natalie I said when she got me the food for the punch bowl I said are you sure I said it's not official until tonight she goes yeah I'm pretty certain that she said I'll get you the punch bowl but the other parts Yeah, big thank you to all those people. So, um, any other questions, comments on the consent agenda? And so, I should just clarify, sorry, one last piece there on Madison's pieces said team player, she has to complete her student teaching. So, that's what she's doing this fall. And so, it's one of those unique situations where we're hiring somebody, you know, contingent on the fact that she has a successful student teaching experience, background knowledge

079check, all those things have to pass. we can start her in advance. We've done that with other teachers here. We pay them as a pair of professional um you know once they finish their student teaching until they get that license. So sometimes there's some delay and fortunately for her she's in a Minnesota state or Minnesota's college program. Sometimes if it's out of state there seems to be a lag and a delay there. But we're really hoping second semester things are off and running. But we would pay her before that. She can't be in class quite yet by herself at that point. We're we're going to be ready to go on that. Mr. Mo will have letters going in to tells me to say we really need this to move forward. Typically licensing again. December is

080not going to be as busy as it would be this time of year. All right. And I would look for a motion to approve the consent agenda. So move and a second. Second. All in favor say I. I. I. Motion carries. That brings us to new business. The first reading of the following policies with statutory recommended changes from SBA. Policy 506 student discipline. Policy 517 student recruiting. Policy 518 DNR DNI orders. Uh policy 519 interviews of students by outside agencies. And policy 520 student survey and form. Uh any comments on those? I think we probably need to work heavy on policy 517. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, there wasn't much change there. But yeah, that's the one piece. So that again is just the first reading of those policies. So no action on those yet. Um

081any questions or comments on those policies? And we'll move down to item 6.2. to consider and improve the senior camp out. Any comments or questions or concerns at this point with that? I'd like to see a copy of the letter the form the permission for permission form. Okay. Dressed. I don't have that taken care of yet. I think that's I'm not trying to open a can of worms and I think I see a correlation where it wouldn't be necessary. I worry about us we're sanctioning this as a board but not having a staff member there which is a burden for a staff member. But we don't we don't have a staff member when we do the senior night, right? When the prom's over and the parents take over. So there's precedent for that. So maybe

082that isn't an issue. I was concerned about that at first. But really there isn't, right? No, not post and parents run it. So this would be similar to that. Okay. They're just not going to get quite as stressed out with this one, right? Or maybe they will. Yeah. Maybe it'll be 20° if it rains. You shut your mouth inside or I think we cancel it. And I I would lean towards we keep the building out of it as much as possible so that you know I don't think we allow showering here or anything. I person this is my opinion. I think that we're providing the space out there providing the opportunity but when it's you wake up you go and you shower and you come back and that would be my opinion. I like it.

083That's a good idea. Yeah. So we'll just probably have to wake up call 6:30 or something like that. Sure. Chad won't mind doing that. The generator. I was going to say I think I'm going to run the generator that morning tool through there out there and everything. That cleans that up right perfectly. Mhm. Other questions, comments, concerns? There be any What did Nathan wanted to see? The letter. Is that what he said? Yeah, I I mean I would assume the final details are finalized, we should get all of that information as far as what the the final number of K. I mean, we still don't know exactly how many are going to come. Um, you know, start time, stop time. I would assume we'll get all that information. Uh, copy of that, but for some

084students, there's a sports there's some sports activities, right? So I think we were coming after their hunts but not whatever sport activity they have that may have some some things there just information. Well, I think we there's a little bit more that needs to get like fleshed out as far as all right, how are you how are they providing food, right? What's that look like? Are students paying a certain amount of money? Someone's buying groceries. Are they all bringing stuff? And just kind of some of those logistical pieces need to get ironed out too. I think I guess one of the questions for the board, I would assume any illegal activity has been pretty clear. just letting them know that law enforcement's going to be there with alcohol or drugs or anything like that. To

085me, it has the possibility to get back to graduation for them. They're not going to be able, you know, to walk at that point, but they're going to sign off on that. And the parents are going to sign off on them, too. We're just trying to create a safe space and and so it's pretty clear that if you bring any of those things, you probably don't plan to walk through graduation. So, we're going to make sure that we have that clearly laid out so parents understand that and it's very clear that there's no surprises that I really like the effort the kids made to think about. I mean, I want to honor this in any way possible. We just want to make sure it's right. Well, hopefully, like you said, I mean, it' be great

086to get some some pictures. It's a positive thing. You know, kids enjoyed their last, you know, and probably only sleepover at the school. I hope so. That's right. I want to make sure that those weather closings are closed. So we don't have that. Well, and I think you know because I think one of the questions that when I reached out to a couple board members beforehand was to say why the school and so they did. I know when he had mentioned that they did check offsite and for a family that they checked with just said was a huge responsibility for them too. You know I think they might have been on a link or something like that. It's like now you're now you're asking us to manage all that and I can see why people

087would say that. So I think I think really what their plan is because the other students that they had mentioned are also great kids and just said we want to have something we know it's going to be controlled and managed not that we're just going to go to a campground someplace turn up there. So they're trying to do that piece the best that they can and want to make sure that they have some opportunity at the end of the year. Well, and I think like you mentioned, Claire, there's something to be said for going about things the right way and and trying to use the appropriate channels, be thoughtful, be considerate of of the past, and just do something positive as a class. And I think that's pretty commendable for the seniors. Is there a

088motion to approve the senior campaign? All right. Have a motion and a second. Is there any further discussion? All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. We'll move on to the 2025 capital outlay request. Okay. So, that should be in your packet there. Um, we did kind of limit it based on student uh enrollment there. There's one piece that I didn't send out to the buildings and grounds committee, but thought maybe there needs to be more discussion uh before we do approve this. Chad got information on our water to water in the auditorium. So that's part of our heat pump system. So that does take care of the heating and the cooling. I think our biggest thing would be our cooling in the summertime. Unfortunately, the cost just for the equipment is $265,000 just to

089replace the equipment. Then you add the labor on top of that and the and we don't have to go out and get quotes because of the cost, but he's telling us it could be north of $300,000 and we could be at $325,000 for the repair. Now, it does take care of the cooling in the auditorium and my first thought was I don't really need to worry about cooling in the auditorium because it's really going to be the months of May and September. But then I also get concerned if we don't do anything to that, does that impact the geothermal heat pumps where else? And they say, "Well, because you didn't take care of this now, you've got other issues and now you got to add another 250 to 300 or whatever is dollar amount there."

090And I don't know if it's ever a good position to delay repairs or not take care of those things. Um, we do have money left in long range capital improvement, but this would more or less diminish most of the funds that we would have. We would not be able to have two of these types of issues in because we wouldn't have enough money to cover both of those. So, I think we're roughly $475,000 left in long range capital improvements. We do have some money in capital outlay. Remember Todd said it would be advantageous to have money in case we had an emergency. we don't have the 200 or the 315 $325,000. So the curriculum I mean that's more or less we we've delayed on that as well. So I don't know if we want to

091you know you'll see some of these things are are contributions to committed funds to hold off the school vehicle contribution the curriculum contribution hard services at North Playground. that way. Excuse me. So, if we want to delay, I'm a little concerned about delaying the the ELA curriculum because that delays on when we can get it and things like that, but just wanted to bring it to your attention that you know, we just we got the email I believe yesterday was the email. So, just wanted to bring it to your attention to say, do we want to review capital? You're going to see for our staff pieces there, it's $89.98. So, it came in much less than the 14,000 that we were kind of projecting there. Um, so I think people watch fairly closely. That still

092does include some classroom furniture for a couple classrooms here at the secondary school. I think five chairs and south and things like that. But just wanted to really kind of get your guidance of what you think we should do on that if we I mean, I think we know as well the entry stairs up north. I think there's some concerns about that. The roofs, I mean, some of these pieces are just things that I'm not sure we can really hold off on to either, which it seems like it's probably something that's not an urgent need, but it is because you need to have enough depth in case somebody falls. So, I I wish I had a clear answer to say here's what I would recommend. Um Chad, I guess if you have anything to add

093if we delay and wait a year. I I didn't get that tone or sense from you yesterday. The waters the waters. Do you anybody have an idea? I mean, I'm not fully versed in it either, but is there three of them? Is that is it is like there's four. There's four of them. Um, I feel like this has got to be the last part of the heat pump system that hasn't been touched because because that's that's what these do. Um, these are machines that temper the air, fresh air coming in and that's why we can have these HVAC units. Um the HVAC units work if things are tempered okay in the winter time but in the or in the summertime but in the winter time you can't use them once it gets below about zero

094they don't work but the reason they work in this building is because we have that geothermal loop that can preheat the air going into them to make them work. These have been out since about December um fully out. We have two functioning, but with the mild weather um and some discussions, we we've been able to hold off. The other part of this is is these are Yeah, I think the last four units that were not originally done with the HVAC system. Um, so they are 31 years old and if they were in storage in somebody's building for 8 n years or 5 years prior to, we have no clue. Um, the reason I was not able to get numbers any sooner than this is because the company that has those units has been having trouble

095and they've had to re-engineer them. Um, lots of lots of concerns. the the guys that I talked to said, "If if you're going to put these units back in, we probably will not contract with you anymore because we've had so much problems with them in a couple other facilities." He said, "But they re-engineered them." Um, he said, "This is what they're going to cost to get them to your building." Um, I do know that I was not in charge at the time, but the two water to water units that are over the gymnasium that do the same thing, when we got all of the heat pumps in here for the next 8 months, they fought with those and ended up replacing those two completely at that time. Are there any other options besides bracelet? I

096mean, there's other companies we can go with. Um, but like Jared said from G&R Controls, they're they're the company that we have contracted to do services with and do all of our computer. They do all of our computer work and everything. Um, to have all of these up and online. Um, there are Yeah, I mean, we we're going to have to go out just because of the cost of money. There are different brand name units um that can go in here. Um but from what he says then you have to start working with electricity and pressure in the system. You have to start doing some changes with that because these units are adjusted to everything that's here. How significant that is or how much more or less that cost, I'm not sure. But like I

097said, I've been waiting for these numbers since about December. And as soon as I got the phone call, I went in and let Mr. ground low not so we could get it to you guys because I knew this was not going to be cheap. So I want to make sure I understood if we had a boiler go out at one of the elementaryaries and we did this we would have funds to address that. I mean, that's the big worry we've talked about for years, you know. So, if we spent this money, we would still have money to attend to a significant heating issue at one of the elementary. Well, we have our fund balance still in our general fund that continues to, you know, I was just thinking if we could transfer that extra money

098over to fund four, that would be helpful. But if we need to use So, we could look at our our um maybe don't transfer that money. We've got I think it's about $200,000 maybe in the special ed money. So, we could put that towards this as well. um you know that we do have is just under five $475,000 of our long range capital improvement money that was set aside I think years ago when we started on the board I think they had some excess and they were committing to that so we have about 475,000 there and our fund balance is at 1.5 million I think but this is where the auditor said we need to start finding ways to stop continuing to spend you know So, but we have money there if we wanted to

099do that. Of course, remember that our um LTF maintenance funds our last bond payment is next January. So, not this upcoming fiscal year, but the following fiscal year, then we would have that lock. We can't then transfer from there, right? Back to back from our at least we have some dollars there. But I would say if we had a half a million dollar boiler cost, I'm not sure what boilers at the elementaryaries would be, but that would put us in some concern. Yeah, I I you know, I I would bet that a boiler issue at one of those elementary is yeah, probably going to be two, three. Um, and and at that point, as old as those systems are, I I don't even know if they would put a new one in and continue to

100use the same pipes and everything we have. So then you're talking about revamping the whole system. I know everything that goes in now is is what they call hot water. It's not steam anymore, and you cannot use existing steam pipes and change over to water. So, you would have to retrofit a whole building. Um, I know that's why it's a $4 million project or a $2 million project because you have to revamp the entire system. Yeah, I think that's it. Was it 2 years ago? I think Kevin sent me an email in January of a couple schools out in North Dakota that they were 85y old buildings and and they had heat issues right before Christmas and they were they were one was 2.6 and one was 3.2 two million and that that was going

101into an 80y old building. Some of this data may be helpful for the task force. Well, and I think the water waters the part that surprised me is they used cranes right in so you could tell the last time. Well, and we and we did when we when they did the HVAC system, we had a crane back there and they loaded they loaded three of them up on the roof and then they had to figure out how to dolly him across and they had Yeah. cut all the block work because they won't fit through the doors. So, they had to cut the block and everything out of the wall and it's it's a major undertaking. What What's wrong with the current? I mean, what happens to them? Why do they quit? Do you can you

102explain that to us? Um, I don't fully know. There's two issues going on and and the biggest thing is is it's it's the the computer boards in them go um and then it starts messing with the the uh opening and closing of the valves to allow cooling or heating to take place to help adjust in the coils in the air going to all of our HVAC system. that tempers that down. Um they've they tried in when we started having some issues when they caught it in was in December when they came for one of their things and I'd been having some heat differences and stuff in the auditorium and things like that. They started to look at trending and stuff through the computer programming and then we had somebody come in and look at it

103and that's when they started to try and mess with them and they said that they're they're gone. We've got four of them, but two of them are gone. Um, as we looked at temperatures and trends that it was, you know, mild at that point, we figured we could make it through. Um, but to go through another season, he said you'd really start to notice it again like in he said in the summer cuz you're not going to be able to temper that air enough prior to reaching your HAC system. [Music] That's something that maybe a second opinion from another group with the buildings and grounds committee just to see I guess Ison I think they do that work but again G&R controls has been the and I mean I mean like you know like you

104guys said I mean it's out of our hands the amount of money that is being asked we still are going to have to go get for the auditors I'm still going to have to go out and find a couple other people Um, but I still think it's going to be a significant amount of money that's going to have to be thought about. I mean, you know, $30,000 difference or something, but we're still over that $300,000 range. And I'll see the email up there from Jared's kind of showing that that was the email that we received and I'll I'll get a hold of them and and find out exactly what's wrong just so I can pass that on to to be more specific for you. Well, the reason I asked was if we, you know, if

105we set this aside for a year, this repair here, you know, the air handlers, the water to water, if we have to wait a year, I want the question to them is, are we hurting our system, the rest of the system? If we're not, I mean, that's an important thing, too. Yeah. To know I that I I pose that question to them. and and through the tail end of the winter when it's more mild, it it's it's okay. But he says through the summer when it gets really hot, you're going to really stress the system to not have enough of that tempered. And then again, come going into next year, if you hit those really cold temperatures of 20, 30, 40 below, that's that's the other that's the other area that is really affected damage.

106Then you then you really start stressing other things. Yeah. So, like we said, there's four units right now. Um, the newer units, I don't know what, but when I originally talked to him a month and a half ago, um, he came, we looked at them, went through it. You know, we might be able to downsize, but there's two of four running right now. And that was enough temperance, but he says, "You're going to notice it when you start hitting those hot, humid days." And we did notice it when it got really hot and humid there. What a week and a half ago or two weeks ago we had that one day. Um it was just really nasty um that auditorium and over into the band area um was was not pleasant. It wasn't able to

107keep up. I guess I'm I want comfort for all of our people, but I also know that we have two elementary schools that don't have comfort to build no. So I would say if it doesn't damage the equipment I guess my concern would be is that you start talking about stressing and then what is the stressing do you know that's the other piece is now we've got pretty much everything else is five or six years old only right is it eight already I don't remember what so so anyway now you start extra stress on those things and and now 14 years right what we due to that and then that's a bigger project obviously we know that much so it gets to be a tough cell as well but hates it to delay those things

108when you know what you have in there but yep so getting back to our capital outlay here for 26 there's not a lot we can cut out of there other And you know, we can not do the hard surface at North Playground. And uh I see, you know, there's a note in here for use bus committed funds for the school vehicle contribution. We could switch that over. Yep. But otherwise, you know, the things we there's so many other things that we should be doing, we almost have to stay committed to this, I feel like. Okay. Well, and the other thing remember too now the board committed those dollars years ago transportation that would be something that could be uncommitted by the board if you wanted to look at that too and say we'll back bill

109but we're never going to be able to buy buses again you know if that so that would be another maybe that's something for the finance committee to look at with Todd just to say let's review all of our committed funds do we want to re uncommitted some of those to take care of the of the one school vehicle purchase, but maybe there's some pieces there that we identify as well to to look at too. But I agree with you, neighbor. Yeah, as soon as we just put those off, it just snowballs and also next year we have something else that comes up and we go, well, now we can't do it again. I think as far as curriculum is maybe ended up just a little bit down the road and so I don't think we

110want to. This is a modest amount compared to that, right? Absolutely. Yeah. I think we need to continue. Chad needs I mean we need to get more bids. We need to look at other options, you know, when we have time. But I feel like we this capital outlay that we've looked at and put together, we need to stick with. Any other questions, comments, ideas on capital outlay? Are we talking about amending it and not including some of the things Nathan mentioned the north playground hard surface or I don't know you would mention a couple of those. I think that's got to be a I mean if you're going to I understand every dollar counts but I I feel like that's a pretty small amount. I mean we're not going to gain 300,000 you know right

111by cutting 7500 you know. So, I guess in in my view, if you're going to start looking, I mean, we I I feel like we have that discussion every single year about that playground and how how beat up things get because of the money, you know. So, I feel like at some point that, you know, again, that's not going to cover the cost we're talking about here, you know. So, I don't know. That's my opinion that it's not like the the place to shave your, you know. Mhm. Yeah. We could go back and how much do we put into red redoing floors every year because the mud that gets tracked, you know, like there's all sorts of things you can start tying together. Anyway, um I guess I I guess I'm with you, Nathan. I

112think the capital outlay should sit as it is and and we should unfortunately figure this out in a different avenue like you said, whether it be uh commit some funds from somewhere else or or I hate to rub here Paul but know that's kind of what we're talking about keep coming well maybe at that finance committee meeting that can be part of the conversation earlier review of all those committed funds see where the money by then we find a little better answer too of what this year budget should end on and see if Todd also has some suggestions that way as well then I would look for a motion to approve the 25 capital. So move. Second. All in favor say I. I. Motion carries. If you guys need me, I'll be at Wildcats practice

113and All right. Be careful. Um the summer project list any I mean part of this is what we just talked about, right? lot lot of it is I should just mention that the stage curtain probably say oh you didn't even include that other remember that was and so we've received a few donations to help cover you know we kind of we're hoping to get a $30,000 match a little bit to help get the the staging for our concerts at the elementary schools as well as graduation right now we're $3500 that $30,000 mash that we're hoping to get the stage curtains that was really allocated last year. So, we're hoping 30,000 might come in and take care of the the staging piece, which we also realize is a is a concern for our staff as well,

114but that's already been allocated from last year. The the stage, we can't wait any longer. The fire marshall said he's back here with August 15th. And if they're not there, they're dollars. Yeah. Did he say they're they are not up? They're out of there or the new ones are up. That was the options that he gave. It wasn't that curtain. New curtains, he said. Yeah, more or less. It's Yeah. I mean, even even if the new ones or or nothing is done yet, by the 16th, those have to be out of the building. He wants a picture dated to the 16th. Sounds like Well, he didn't say what school. So, I mean, you could probably squeeze on the 15th or something. If you give a little Yeah. Okay. Any questions or comments on these summer

115projects? And look for a motion to approve the 2025 summer projects. So, and a second. Second. All in favor say I. Motion carries. Uh, approve the Better Health Collective membership agreement. You have any tidbits on that? That was a real long packet. Um it is included there for you if you do have a health signature from you Kayla. So this is what the health insurance plan is. So if you need a paper copy it's here but several pages and this is really kind of just the health insurance plan through source well their legal document that just obligates us for those that time frame that way. Any questions or comments on that? I'll look for a motion to approve the Better Health Collective membership agreement. So and a second. Second. All those in favor say I.

116I. All right. Motion carries. That brings us to our discussion items. Um assistant principal community education vacancy. Where would you like to start? Well, um, and I did do a little bit of checking with, uh, the former staff who served in that role a little bit, and I know the biggest thing is making sure sometimes the things that take more time are the the daycare. We do have the daycare supervisor. However, she's busy attending to children, so we may need to find some time to release her so she can get the staff and the coverage. I know that I I saw um Miss Bori sent an email here just while we were in our other meeting and and just noted that uh she said the daycare for her was a big as a big piece

117that took her away from some of the other areas of student management and things there. I know that Miss Dots had noted that we had not had a secretary in the front office and uh that really um has been hard on her trying to get all those things organized and put together and things like that. So I think there are some options that we can look at. We just need to make sure that we don't spread ourselves. So then we can't do it appropriately either. So one would be to keep our current model going back to a de or go back to a dean of students community education director candidate. Um I think that because remember we did do some adjustment to the assistant principal. So we could potentially see a savings there, you know,

118anywhere from 10 to $15,000 if we did that by going back to a students. Um, so that's one idea. The second idea is, and I think also doing some of that forward thinking of where we're going to be as we we're declining enrollment, we've got to write in certain areas of our buildings. Is this the time to look at that? it's always easier to do it during transition transition rather than having to let people go and say, you know what, we just don't have the numbers or the dollars to cover that. Uh so one idea would be replacing the dean with lead teachers in each building. And so we would talk to some of our current staff to say, "Hey, are you, you know, interested when Caitlyn's at North, you're the lead teacher at South?"

119There would have to be some flexibility there. So, it can't be everybody. It's going to be difficult to be the lead teacher if you're teaching reading. So, we have to have a backup plan to say, "Okay, yeah, you got to go cover the classroom with 20 students there." So, you can be released there. I think there's a few teachers that would have some flexibility there potentially to be able to do that. And then you would be looking at a stipen there for a teacher at South and a teacher at North to be that lead teacher. Um, then we would look at replacing community education with a a part-time person or a stipen to say, "Here's the key components." I know that Miss Dots emailed me today. Should I give you all the things that I

120take care of so there's no missing components? I said, "That would be awesome. We call that succession planning so there's no surprises that way." And that, oh yeah, we're supposed to have a bus here. We didn't need any transportation lined up. Now we got 30 students waiting to go someplace. But that would be looking for the community education in a part-time position. Maybe a secretary clerical position to have that ready to go. Again, it's got to be the right person, right? It can't it can't be a clerical person that excels in. I think it'll be some some person a person with some initiatives and take charge of some ideas to say these would be some great community ed programs there. Um build the preschool component that she takes care of as well with the DPK

121and those things. um taking care of the registration enrollment with our current staff probably with an additional stipen there. We do have some flexibility I think at South. So there might be some opportunity there as well. Um and then that daycare supervisor just assuming those roles that Megan kind of did, but then we had to free up some of that time for our supervisor to be able to take care of that staffing piece. They're always taking care of, you know, six to eight little ones in there. It's going to be difficult to try to make phone calls if something's happening over here to allow that piece there. And in visiting with Caitlyn earlier today, I think was just please make sure that we have coverage. So, we just can't add more things to current staff

122members plates probably too much. We're also starting to see increased behaviors I think in our elementary school. And so, I think that's the other concern a little bit probably from our staff as well. How we look at that. I think we do believe there's some benefit in having one goto person for communication and things like that, but I think that's kind of where where we're at. Is there anything, Caitlyn, that you wanted to add to that piece at all? Awesome. I think you covered everything we talked about. So, and we may have internal candidates in our building right now that might be willing to apply. Perfect world. What would you I should have prepped for this. Um that's a dangerous question. I know I, you know, I've been thinking a lot about it cuz Paul

123and I talked have talked a couple times and I'm I'm just I don't know. I'm trying to think about we want to do what's best for students, staff, and families ultimately. So, I think there's going to be pros and cons of of each model. Um and getting the right person in there is really going to make a difference, too. depending upon whether it's a dean or a lead teacher at each building, the the person for each of those models could really make a difference. I guess um being able to communicate the communication was a big one. I know that one of the the former deans put out was it's they got to be a good communicator cuz there's going to be certain points of Caitlyn's at North and we have a student issue at South.

124They still need to be able to make that call. That's why they're getting the additional dollars to say, "Hey, we've got an issue. here's how we're addressing it. Maybe they're going to need the family to come up and help with that piece or something like that. But I think that's been I think really what we found over the last this current year is just that both you and Megan's time has been consumed a lot by student behavior, especially with my sight. just that's what concerns me about the you know the lead teacher that I feel like that person may never get to be in a class you know like we just pulled two teachers out of the classroom and now we have to back fill that there's a sort of that tricky piece and see

125like the way the you know the behaviors have been you know you know I'm not saying we have to do the old model I just feel like if we're going to do that now hold two teachers potentially out of a class. You know, obviously you're going to be at one building or the other, but it's still I'm assuming there's days where you're both doing something. So that all of a sudden Yeah. And we I mean the amount of times we communicate in a day across what's going on in each building is a lot, right? somehow that takes it and there again that's something that if you're teaching a classroom you're not on the phone you know you're you know so I don't that I'm not saying I'm just saying it's a it's seems like a

126tricky spot for any teacher with especially though you know it's not it's one thing to have some high school kids sitting over in the corner working on you know something but if you're teaching elementary you know it's let's be honest there's constant supervision I mean you can't just say hey finish up your reading for today and I'll feed back in a few minutes if you need it. Right. I'm just guessing. I'm not a teacher and so that's not my right. But that's a real valid point cuz I would get a concern right now all of a sudden cuz some days that consumes, you know, either building that student management or a particular student or another student could consume 70% of your day. Yeah, I'd be really concerned if you didn't have somebody Well, what I

127would say is out of ratio, right? That you're not teaching and you have to get called down and and there's great distance between these two schools. I I think you've got to go with a you don't have to be assistant principal, but a dean and it's a familiar person for the children and it's predictable and there's you know, you're right. then who's going to be the sub for the teacher who you already had were short of subs and and I I just think we have a lot of un unexpected things that would be problematic and our staff may not feel support with that either concern right we need to confer a little bit today right was that conversation if I'm on my prep hour and I want to go talk to the lead teacher now

128I need to go you know I got to take them away from their class so you know, like I don't I don't know. Anyway, um I know one question that has come up previous to this in and in multiple cases when we've hired for this position is is this the right combination? Is community ed, Dina students, is this the right combination? Should it be community ed, you know, PR, you know, like, you know, office person, you know, is that a better combination? Is there enough you know is the being a student is something that should be by itself you know how does that is this the right combination I guess that would be my question to you both is or you know Claire you've kind of been in this realm before is this the right

129combination I mean you're right if the right person is there it's a good combination if you know if somebody wants to just be a de students you know community ed probably you know isn't there you know they maybe don't want to be in that position So, I guess that would be the other question is is should this be two people and should they be just allocated a little bit differently and how what does that look like? I guess it's just again it's a question. Yeah. And I I can't speak to all the pieces that Megan does for community yet cuz I really I really don't know. So, um I know she does a lot and and that part I I don't feel like I have a good just myself being new too, I just don't

130have a good handle on all of those those pieces that she does. Um but within you know the Dina students she takes care of like the transportation and all those like there's a lot of other stuff aside from just the daily management pieces that she that she takes care of too. So you know that's going to that's going to have to go someplace um whether it's me or the dean or whatever model we go to. So, as Paul said, just being conscientious of how that's allocated to make sure we're serving best serving kids and staff and families maybe. Is that a you know, we talked about the administrative assistant position that, you know, is still, you know, we have not hired anyone there. is that a administrative assistant slash daycare coordinate, you know, assist, you

131know, and this is just community, you know, they're separate, you know, to where that piece is off the plate. Obviously, you know, that I know the daycare piece has been a lot. Also, what I was reading here, just so you know, I'm not checking personal text. This is just what I do. I was going to pull it up. I probably should have pulled up there, but uh one of the one person, one of our former deans just said, "While I was in the position, childc care was by far the most challenging portion of the job. Finding staff, worrying about getting everybody trained, finding subscribing to be open or not, was extremely stressful. Community was difficult to find people willing to put on activities that were reliable and responsible. Checking in on all the activities was

132a lot of leg work. So, as you can see, this is anything to do with the dean. And this person wasn't in the dean when we had the student student pieces there. Now, um the other person just says there's not enough time to I'm doing all the community ad and other things outside of the regular day in the evening. So, yeah, maybe will just be more of a focus of that dean and maybe some other type of a piece there. Maybe like you said, maybe that clerical person is somebody that can really hone in on that and and do that. I know Caitlyn doesn't have more time. We kind of talked about the the curriculum director and things like that that are also added and if you do it right, it takes time to get

133it done. So yeah, at the same time we got to talk budget. So all those those quantities that were in and things like that and I and both said it needs to be the right person and one of those actually said and somebody who and I think we've heard this forever, right? Sustainability and long-term um learn longevity is going to be key there. We've always got a revolving door and that's not helping and I think that's that's unfortunately in that role that's been the students is a known as a stepping stone. It's a stepping stone. Yep. So that's going to be the the piece there. So it' be nice to have a dean of students that was here for 15 years. That's concern of some of our staff members as we talked about um doing

134the jobs. We have some reluctance because there seems to be so much trouble administration is just going to be one more idea that gets floated out. we get it going, we get great things going and then all a sudden great leaves are back to square down square one idea. So, so yeah, I don't know if it's a matter of like I said, we both gave some great feedback. Um, that role has really changed over this last couple years from student management piece. I think our teachers today kind of mentioned that I think if we said we would have less support like they would say that nobody was listening that we'll be in trouble. Is that turnover because maybe we're trying to push one person to do more than one person's job. You know what I

135mean? Like if if you have a dean of students and you have, you know, your community ed piece, is that too much for one person to handle over the long term? Like is that a job that somebody wants to take on for, you know, an extended period of time or is it we just had awesome people that could handle it for the time period that they did? I think the jobs evolved a little bit from what it was just a few years ago. But yeah, I think it's there's definitely more work to it than when they had to do the daycare, community and de students. And now I think it's there's still some daycare weeks, but I think that's even I think we've had that taken care of a little bit more than we have

136in the past, but it's now just the the student management piece has become increasingly timeconuming. I think looking back at the people that we've had in that position, every one of them has gone up. I shouldn't say everyone. I had one that went back to a former principal, but otherwise the rest of them went on to be, you know, become principal somewhere or superintendent or principal and then, you know, like they've they've moved up in the administration roles. Um, it hasn't necessarily been they didn't, you know, want that job. They just went to, you know, they want to be a principal, they want to be a principal. So, and that's, you know, we knew when we started that that for the most part, that's what we're going to get there was people that are working

137towards an administrative license or or are interested in that piece and maybe aren't there yet and then once they get that part now they want to go look, you know, it's very everybody wants somebody. What if you guys kind of made, you know, a list? What are the dean duties? What are the community ed duties? was this daycare duty and maybe put some times with it and kind of looked at cuz maybe there is a way to like I always thought community ed was kind of a kind of a match with Dean because you could be flexible about when you were putting together a you know something for community ed but things are different now kids have higher needs so maybe it isn't a good fit anymore and maybe to just see if you lay

138all that out maybe it'll start to look like a proposal that you could share cuz I don't think it's tricky Okay. I'm sure you're worried, right? You want it to go well and Yeah. And I mean, everybody said that just to make sure that we um have the right person in there to do the best by everyone in the school. So, um yeah. So, one thing I would ask then, you mentioned that, you know, potentially we have some internal candidates that would be interested in this. Is this something where, you know, we put some dealers out to see what the interest is and and maybe there's one person that really fits this role, but not that, you know, like do we look at what we have internally first and then decide what those two, you

139know, those three or four, you know, it's probably three or four positions, right? I mean, do, you know, is there one person that fits this bill better than that bill? Um, you know, I don't know that. Just a question as as far as if you know I really like to go within idea. The the one piece would be is like you said maybe somebody really hates the dean of student part but they love the community part or maybe then that tailor us to we'd really like this dean of students to be you know this piece and this piece fits that role. I I don't know. That's just a question. Can we can we go backwards on it? see what we have for interest and then tailor our position to wholes you know I I don't

140know if that works maybe it's a terrible idea and we should do it that way and we should just pick what we want this to be and then hire for that but a lot of I like Claire's idea of just maybe clearly laying out here's what we need for today's dean students here's what we need for community ed help with that and then maybe at that point then we do put those feelings out and say hey here's what we're for we're going to it's going to be kind of a position that we're going to meld together that probably just strictly can't be de students we don't have the resources to just handle that but where do you feel a good fit maybe they come in and say I'd like to interview for the de of

141students and in this position or something like that cuz we lay those biggest key is that the job description so people know what they're getting into but they know what's expected and I know Megan and I when when we started the year started a list of like principal and assistant principal um laying out those job descriptions and I don't think we ever fully landed I mean when the year started and you know we're in May May 7th already so we would have a start of that it could go back to some of um the Dina student pieces too cuz I know as she took on the assistant principal she also we got into evaluation cycle and was able to add her in on some of those staff pieces too which would probably look different than

142when there's a dean and that's going to change you right now all that and not sharing that. So that's a, you know, another dynamic that has to be also factored in is that, you know, there's probably some other things you were doing that now you can't do that fall back to this and and our staff are hungry, we heard again earlier tonight for evaluations, dropins to classrooms. So if we don't have enough resources for that, we're back to their office issues that were happening too many or things like that. Are we at a point as a board that we could say we're really focused on a dean model as opposed to a lead teacher models? I I I'm just thinking the teach the teachers have kind of signal that we don't know about the teacher

143just because of the continuity piece. I think that makes sense. I think so. I have anybody else have anything different? But I I feel like this has to be one one if not two people, right? I mean, it can't be half a teacher or part of a teacher. It can't be the teacher's got to get coverage so they can talk to a parent who's distressed. We We've got to have That's got to be the flexibility cuz that's just hurting our kids, right? Yeah. And our staff and just makes Yeah. everything heightened. Okay. So then they do we look at it and so we'll focus on the dean model kind of come up with those expectations or job duties and so we can get a few eyes on that probably talk to Jake about that a

144little bit at the secondary level and then put that together and then do we bring that back to the May 21st meeting or do we want to how soon do we want to post I guess is my only I think we'd have to see what that piece all those pieces get the job description updated sort of like we you know want to I know we haven't we haven't discussed this other you know this administrative assistant a ton right right yeah but I mean well he's here so that's why there's a few mistakes in the the board pack um I guess my thought just just because we're talking about changing how things work you know is that a position that can handle say taking the billing portion of it up, you know, like can that be

145a portion of that to make that a full-time position versus a 30 up, you know, like so that we're we're getting somebody that wants to be here for a full time, but maybe they take that some of that heavy lifting off of the dean/ community. So flesh out what community ed responsibilities are with marketing with you know all those buses to the simplify a little bit of that so that deemed community ed is a little bit more streamlined and some of those other tasks can be handled in a different spot and maybe that works better and maybe we keep somebody in that position that wants to stick around a little Okay, one last question that I have unless we're not done with the dean conversation is we're still struggling to find somebody to do the

14643 for music itself. I have been approached by another district. I think I mentioned that already. Are you okay with me putting together a proposal to share with them? There's going to be some increased cost. Um, we'll still keep the 43, but if we go to a full-time position, health insurance is included there. So, it cost the district another $3,400. And mileage every day, right? Well, I think the mileage everybody pushed to say, "Hey, we're doing this. Can you see?" That would be kind of a full-time teacher. We'll sell to you. we think you need to pay the mileage, but we have to pick up an additional cost of health insurance that we would have to pay and just to see. I mean, they make an impact and say, uh, no, we need to can

147we do a little bit better split or something, but if we start here, I believe, and then go to the neighboring district. So, I guess that was it's already I don't know if we're going to find anybody. We've got one one applicant, but there we seem to see a lot of international applicants now. So when a position is posted, I guess I'm not sure if really 43 and that doesn't provide insurance or it's really got to be a somebody looking to maybe you know I know I've heard some people say hey I would be interested um if but I only want to work Monday, Wednesday, Friday and that seems ideal. It seems like that'd be an easy fix. However, it doesn't because you've got prep time is what we're really needing to address in the

148elementary. So, it doesn't work that way um there. But I think there may be a a couple candidates if we post it that way as a full-time and for us it would be elementary. For this other district, it would be really an entire program. So, there be some options that way to do that. Like I said, middle school will probably be a $3,400 increase. Um if we have to look at some of my other pieces, it could be a little bit more, but I'm really hoping to say we know that you're not going to get somebody either. So, it's right cost you a little bit. Just show us a full-time teacher and we're going to upgrade cover part of the benefits and stuff like that. So, if you're okay with that, I will reach out

149to that person and see if we can um I think there might be a candidate already that might be potentially interested. Okay, great. Okay, sounds good. Okay. All right. Well, then we just again would want to reiterate the teacher appreciation week that our principal brought up and thank our teachers for all the great things that they do and uh wish we could just dump a pile of money on the desk and let them come in and take what they want, but it's not here today. So, but we do appreciate everything they do. So, with that, we bring to make a motion to adjourn and a second. Open some [Music] carries. Hey