001big crab. >> That's it till the end. >> I'd like to call our September 3rd, 2025 Valer City School Board meeting to order. >> Uh, Madam Treasur, will you please call the role? >> Mr. Sigin, >> here. >> Miss Chrisarfin, >> here. >> Mr. Gart, >> here. >> Mr. Hower, >> here. >> Mr. Parker >> here. Okay. Uh, if we all rise for our 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. >> All right, I'll introduce our board. We have Mr. Brent Parker >> to the far right, Mr. Mike Gart to my immediate right, Mrs. is Annie Carstarfin, our vice president, Mr. Lenhauser, board member, Miss Ann Slash, our
002superintendent, and Miss Collehen Ahold, our treasurer, and I'm Elaine Sequin. All right, no presentations, no visitors. >> Nope. >> No visitors. So, moving along to meeting minutes. The August 20th meeting minutes have been posted. Do we have a motion to approve the meeting minutes? >> So, move. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Um, do we have any questions or I'll call the role? I don't I never always get that mixed up. So, moving along. >> Mr. Gart, >> I >> Miss Garfin, >> I. >> Mr. Hower, >> I. >> Mr. Parker, >> I. >> Mr. Suin, >> I. Motion carries. Uh, board of education items. I don't believe we have any uh treasurer action items. I have a few. Yes, thank you. To approve the student activity purpose statements for the district as
003detailed below. To approve the startup cash for $125 for the PAC and $300 for the treasures office for fiscal year 26. And to acknowledge and express appreciation for the following donations from the House of Healing, the Nordson Foundation, Community Faith, Ridge Tools, and Gregory Trucking. Thank you for those donations. And I think that's it. Yes. >> Oh, they installed the plague. Okay, >> that's fantastic. >> Wow, that's a lot. >> Yeah, that was nice, too. >> Yeah. Um, so do we have a motion to approve the items recommended by the treasurer? >> So moved. >> Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Do we have any um comments or discussion revolving anything? If not, please call the role. Mr. Parker, >> I. >> Mr. Hower, >> I. >> Miss Christophin, >> I. >> Mr.
004Gart, >> I. >> Mr. Sein, >> I. Motion carries. We have treasurer other. >> No treasurer and a short report. Um on September 17, so the next board meeting, I will be presenting the five-year forecast and putting it on for approval because it is now due October for this um calendar year from the new um budget that the governor came out. And then anformational shout out that Ayria received its issue number and we're issue 17 for the levy. >> Okay. And that's it. Okay. Um, superintendent action items. >> Thank you. First of all, to declare the impracticality of providing transportation to the following families, the respective schools. Also to approve the amended contract for ombbudsman K through three. You may see that on reoccurring as new students um have contracts for that service. Also to
005approve the payment for certified staff that attended CPI training to approve the contract for Special Olympics secretary treasurer for the 25 26 school year as detailed in enclosure J4. And that concludes my action items. >> Okay. Do we have a motion to approve the superintendent action items? >> So moved. >> Second. >> U. Madam treasure, please call the role. >> Miss Garfin. I >> Mr. Gabart >> I >> Mr. Hower >> I >> Mr. Parker >> I >> Mr. Siguin >> uh I and then personnel action items. >> Yes. Uh to approve the appointment of the following staff below. As you can see we're still filling tutors um some long-term subs daily subs. Uh HR is on top of it. also to approve the supplemental contracts for all our new RESSA mentor teachers. Um to
006approve the following OSAA tournament game workers for athletics in 2526. to approve the following district and non-district workers for the athletic events. To approve the following for a payment to work rental events in 2526 um for administration at the hourly rate that's paid by the rental group, not us. Also to approve the following athletic supplemental contracts as detailed below. to approve the following classified substitute compensation rates as detailed below and the to approve the appointment of classified staff as described below. Can see some um new hires as we're still trying to fill every job. Um and then to approve the resignation of the following classified staff member um members as listed below and to approve the unpaid leave of absence for the following classified staff member. I do want to send out um Tara Harris
007has been here a long time and uh I think um she has found a new job and is leaving but I do want to wish her well. Um she's been a great employee. So, that concludes my personnel action items. >> All right. Thank you. Do we have a motion to approve the uh superintendent? >> I'll make the motion. >> Second. >> Okay. Um, please call the role. Mr. Gart, >> I. >> Mr. Parker. >> I. >> Mr. Surfin. >> I. >> Mr. Hower. >> I. >> Mrs. Siguin. >> I. Motion carries. Do we have a superintendent report? >> Yeah, just a short one. I wanted to start by saying I think uh many of our parents um received and community members received our uh email texts. Uh we're going to be doing ROOC calls and
008another email tomorrow, but also making announcements at buildings about behavior at the stadium. Um, it's such a large area that I think sometimes students don't realize running around and having fun with their friends, which we want them to do, have fun, but we can't do it at the expense of safety. So, this is just the first layer of asking them to stay seated unless you're using the restroom or getting a snack. That's totally acceptable. um we just can't have the large group roaming in that uh area that gets very congested. We've had people getting knocked over and hurt and we're just trying to uh ask for parents help having conversations with their child before they come to the game. And obviously um there will be uh our safety associates uh placed around like we always
009have and and um uh consequences if if we can't behave. But we are sending lots of communications out. Um I think timeliness. Uh Madina just did the same thing and um uh there are some districts that require require parents to be with the the students. Mhm. >> So, we're we're trying the first layer. We'll see how that goes and uh we hope that we can make it happen. I feel good about it. Um and then if we can't, we may have to add layers, but I'm hoping this will work. So, just want to make mention of that. >> Also remind people we do have a big game against Brunswick on Friday. Um on Saturday is the Save Our Children Gala. We have three tables going. There's 28 of us, something like that. Um, the following
010weekend is the golf outing. I am golfing, but I wouldn't call it golf. I'm more of a putt putt. Um, so that's on the 13th. Uh, a lot of the student services department works during that, Miss Blatt and do a lot of great work for the Special Olympics. It's a lot It's a very fun and worthy event. Um, this past week our JV football team beat Lorraine and our boys and girls soccer team um beat Lorraine. So that was that was great. Um, also our cross country team, uh, we're at the Birisirus Invitational and the boys came in first and the girls came in second. So great stuff >> and had fun doing it. Um, I know Amy's daughter, where's Amy? Laya, freshman High as a new cross country runner. So, >> way to go.
011But we're we're excited. Everyone's rolling and uh into a we had a great start and I think everyone's starting to get into the groove. Um you also saw that with the help of the EPD in the city of Valyria, we've put out things for traffic patterns at some of our schools. Um, I think, you know, I've had some calls and I don't think many realize because it's so long ago since we remember these buildings, but the new Ele has more what we call ring road potential than the old Ele did. >> But what we're finding is we have more car riders than we had precoid. Um, a lot of parents want to drop their students off, which that's great, but understand you're going to have to go around the block a few times. Um, if
012there's no room in the ring road, um, just understand that because, um, we can't have people sitting still on Golf or Ohio Street. It's very dangerous. Um, also remember all the school zones. I talked to Chief Welsh and they're helping by being in strategic places at strategic times. They've been very gracious and um we're doing well off off and running. Good. >> How's the uh how's the new phone policy feel? You know, I have to uh I have to tell a story. Um uh without mentioning names, but at the high school, uh Miss Johnson got a um email from one of the teachers saying she's seen so much more engagement from her students and um it's still a challenge, but it's coming along. Um, middle school has been easier because they've been doing it differently
013for several years. The high school, I think the we decided to allow them to have the time. I The lunchroom is so quiet now when I've been over there because they're all trying to catch up on all their messages. Um, I think that was the right call to give them a designated time. Um, a little freedom, but um, I'm hearing positives, but I'm sure as everything is, it's a work in progress. And they als they implemented that in the new tardy policy at the same time with the same consequences so everyone would understand them. So, so far so good. >> What What do they do? Oh, if you have your phone, I guess I >> There's uh progressive discipline uh consequences. The first few weeks they just reminded did reminders. Um and then there's a
014list, >> right? >> Yeah. >> Block Tik Tok. >> Block. Yeah. But yeah, there's different I I can send that to you, but um yeah, there's just different consequences. >> Any other questions? No. Okay, that is the end of my report. >> Um, board of education, does anyone have anything? >> No. >> Besides, Annie wonders why we're all in red and she we didn't tell her. >> I don't care. >> There's got to be a roast somewhere. >> I know, right? >> Something's happening here. >> We do not have an executive session, correct? >> Correct. >> All right. Well, this was a short and sweet meeting. Then >> we will start to have some presentations coming up, but we had to get school underway. >> Um, but we'll have some things coming up. >> All
015right. Do we have any forecast September 17th? >> Bring popcorn. >> Some interesting things, right? >> Thank you. >> We have a motion to adjourn. >> So move. >> Fiveyear forecast. >> So move. >> Second. >> U. Please call the RO. >> U. Mr. Sarfin. >> I. >> Mr. Hower. >> I. >> Mr. Gart. >> I. >> Mr. Mr. Parker. >> Hi, >> Mrs. Sein. >> I motion carries. Gavl, >> there you go.