001Thank you everyone for coming and wait uh and let's start this meeting. Call this meeting to order and please join me in rising to do the pledge of allegiance. communication to the board. Freeman. >> Yeah. Well, I just want to welcome everybody to tonight's board meeting. Um just uh sidebar a little bit. Uh really feel like the school year is off to a great start. care of my report later on tonight some highlights but kids are showing up very happy athletic programs are rolling staff we're fully staffed I don't know one should still with that uh we do have a change to the agenda uh tonight we are blessed to have Austin and Olympia give reports on the entire district tonight so all of that is on their shoulders Oops. Okay. Well, Austin and Olivia,
002it sounds like we're waiting to hear the whole district news. I'm my partner Austin Nicole. Good evening. My name is Miguel and my partner is here at DS have 147 students participating in fall sports. E sports include volleyball, software, and flag football. Additionally, eight sixth graders are competing in the middle school football and cross country. Today, September 17th, marks Constitution Day, a special occasion where our elementary school joins schools across the nation in celebrating the signing of our founding document in 1787. Throughout our school, students are engaging in exciting Constitution themed activities, including dramatic readers theater performances that bring historical moments to life and interactive lessons exploring the principles of American government. In our classroom, students are reviewing key portions of the Constitution's presentations, watching engaging Constitutions for Kids videos that make this important document
003accessible and fun for a young learners. Some teachers are challenging students to memorize the preamble over the next two weeks, helping them connect with the powerful words that began our constitution. Other classes participated in art project and and art projects ensuring our students remember this important day through both meaningful learning and hands-on therapy. On September 4th, we had our first sorting assembly for students in third through sixth grade. In the gym, we sorted 25 new students during the assembly. The Glide High School cheerleaders kicked off our assembly with an awesome 5-minute performance. They even created a house cheer just for us. We love having them them join us for the second year in a row. Beyond house ordering, the students leaders held their first fundraising event at the school uh school year. Last Friday after
004home uh football game, 13 leaders showed up in their house color for a 50/50 drawing. The crowd was generous and were able to raise $350 for our program. These funds will go toward house activities throughout throughout the year and our summer of leadership retreat. Thank you for Mr. Smith and Mr. Smith White for allowing us this opportunity. Our next event will take at the home varsity volleyball game against Douglas uh Doubles High on September 25th where we will host a big sale. The annual Glide JBC color run is scheduled for Thursday, September 18th, 2025 with registration taking place from 5 to 6:00 p.m. and the run itself from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Students planning to participate should bring their signed commission slips and pledge forms. Though pledges are not required for participation to protect vehicles
005from colored powder, participants are advised to bring towels to cover park seat for their ride hub. Dinner will be available for purchase at the event. For any questions about the color run, students and families can contact Mickey Candy. We would love to see you there. Before we go, we would like to share a quick video of our house sorting sub. Do you have any questions for us tonight? >> That sounds that look amazing. So that >> Thank you for your time. See you next month. We're stopping for Claire tonight cuz she's gone at breakfast. GHS uh leadership is a busy planning this year. Homecoming events. Homecoming this year will be September 28th, October 4th. There will be dress up days and assemblies each school day as well as after school events. Key man volleyball volleyball
006will be on Monday at 700 p.m. Powerpuff football will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. The homecoming senior night pink out football game will be on Friday at 7 p.m. with a bonfire to uh to follow in the homecoming dance at on Saturday. A leadership is planning an an assembly next week to introduce the dress up days. Vote for homecoming court and sign up for after school events. This new format will streamline communication to students body generate school spirit to give students a greater opportunity to sign up and participate in all the fun homecoming events. 111 student athletes are out for Glide High School fall sports this year. High school cross country has already competed in four runs this season. They ran in Ashland High School's Grizzly Invitational today and will host this run's remain nerd
007on 24th of this month. The GES volleyball team has an outstanding 26 athletes on three teams this season and is in the hunt for its very first varsity win. Our girls soccer team played its third game of the season yesterday and earned a hard fought tie against Southerntherland. We have 13 athletes on our sideline cheer squad. You can see the amazing work they are doing at our next home varsity football game on October 3rd. Glide has 44 athletes between the JV and varsity football teams. The varsity team has a phenomenal season scoring more than 50 points in each of their three wins so far. We look forward to seeing what the season brings. The wide middle school athletics are off to a great start. Middle school volleyball had their first regular game of the season
008on Monday at Elton with 29 seventh and eighth graders makes for an intimidating opponent. GMS football played their first regular game of the season on Tuesday at Oakland. Sixth graders are playing GMS football for the first time and the 18man team is working hard and we're expecting them to have quite a bit of success. The GMS cross country team is made up of 21 six sixth through eighth graders. They already have completed two runs and are excited to run at home on Wednesday, September 24th and glide this run for May. That's it. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you both so much. Okay, I believe that wraps up all of the school reports and we're moving now to approval of the consent agenda. So, I would entertain a motion to approve the revised consent
009agenda of food institute. I need to Oh, second. >> Okay. Any discussion questions? Thank you for chilling out with us. Anything else? Find Okay. Any other questions or discussion? Okay. All in favor of approving the revised consent agenda as presented. I motion passes. Okay. Um no yellow cards. Okay. So, um, some of you may or may not know that, um, the Oregon School Board Assoc Association usually has like a district rep for every region and then also has an LPC, legislative policy committee meeting rep. Um, right now there is not one for district 9. And so, um, I would like to put forth to nominate, um, Janet Holland to represent Douglas County. Um, and we need board approval to be able to send that nomination to OSBA where then our everyone every district in that
010region gets to vote on that. So, um, I would entertain a motion to nominate Janet. >> I move to nominate Janet Holland as the ODBA legislative policy representative for district 9 position as presented. I'll second that. >> All right. Any questions or discussion? I'm all for granted of doing all that getting all that taken. Yeah, >> I will be there with you every step because I'm also on the LPC. So, >> Tracy also gets all that big. >> That's right. Big. You're getting the big time now. >> Thank you. >> Yes. I am so grateful. >> Okay. All those in favor? >> I motion passes. Why? >> Okay. Well, it doesn't matter. Pass your vote for him. You would be able to vote for yourself and in that I'll have to look that up. I
011think when it's things for our board, maybe not. But I don't know for, you know, like when you go to vote, if you were running for president, you get to still vote for yourself. You know what I mean? So, I'll look into that. I'm curious. Okay. But motion passes. Yay. Um, and then we will send that information to OSBA and then later this fall that will be um on the ballot for all boards in in all districts in our region to vote on. Uh, Yeah, >> you have to go for I can't I don't write that. >> Okay. Uh Mr. Freeman. >> Yeah. Um so this could be the quickest report ever, but it's not going >> Oh. Uh so so we had zero restraints last year but I want to qualify that uh I
012think it's worth um mentioning why we have zero restraints. So if you'll recall my first year as a superintendent um we had several restraints at the elementary school and principal beard was not she wasn't happy with that. She didn't like the way discipline was taken care of in her building and the way we were supporting kids behavior and she made a conscious effort to change that. We changed the model of her assistant principal to a student support specialist. We hired the right person um that had that same fangle line of not touching kids but uh working with kids to understand that their behavior is not acceptable and teaching them the why and giving them the tools to act differently next time and practicing those in in real life situations. That culture that change was the
013number one change to culture at the elementary school. that we are two years in a row now, but zero restraints and seclusions. That doesn't mean there are zero problems at the elementary school. Um I notice Principal Beard has her tennis shoes on and um Mr. Odell has his pair of tennis shoes. They're constantly moving and chasing the kids, but we it's not where we're chasing and grabbing chasing people safe. It doesn't just stop there. We work with kids and their families to help support positive. So if there's no problems then you need to come help me with my grandson. >> Um can I just say I'm super grateful to hear that as a mental health specialist. Um I it makes me happy to hear that folks are just getting kind of the core issues and
014helping folks get skills to manage that. Um also just from a mom perspective um with a daughter with special needs that was put in restraints along the way when she was little and it was very traumatizing for her. Um and yeah so thank you that I makes me so happy to hear that. and super thankful for principal beard for thanking that church. Uh, you know, it's it's um it's stressful for adults, too. Yeah. Traumatizing for adults all the way around. There's a time and a place to do that and they've been close uh with the high with the road right out in front. We've had students go right up to the edge of that road. Had they taken a couple more steps, >> grab them for their own CP. uh so far listen to our
015goals and and that's why I wanted it could have been a real quick report but there's so much positive behind it >> but we want to hear that stuff >> absolutely >> thank you >> I want to share those things all right uh my next report is a uh state requirement that I give a report um to the board and to the on our integrated programs and this is called our integrated programs annual report. Um there's three questions that we had to a answer and those are the three questions that I'm going to share with you. I want you to know that this is a um team project. So principal Dwight, Principal Beard, uh we had support from the ESD. Carolyn was involved in that process and uh we were able to review our data
016and come up with these statements that I'm going to share with you. It's not an action item, but certainly want to leave it open for questions. Um Tammy and Carrie are experts on this and if you have questions, they'll be able to answer that for you. So our first question was is as you res review your progress and markers um reflect on the implementation. How do you see your progress contributing to the outcomes and strategies um in your point and longitude performance growth goals? And so our response is uh this year we are proud to highlight progress and closing the achievement gap by 2.7% for students experiencing poverty and students with disability and our five-year cohort. uh remember and drive that uh our um students that are furthest away from uh what am I trying
017to say? Furthest away from something uh our our groups that we focus on so our focus groups are students in poverty and our students with disabilities. Our other areas we don't have enough students to qualify. So those are the targeted areas at the elementary and middle school. Our focus on students uh belonging continues to be center to this work. The house system paired with sources of strength curriculum and house meetings has created a strong sense of connection and accountability for students. These investments are directly supported supporting our student belonging outcome moving us closer to meeting our goals and operating within our board strategic plan. Uh so that's question number one. Um why don't I read all of them and then we'll go back if you guys have questions. Question number two is uh where have
018you experienced barriers, challenges or impediments to progress towards your outcomes and strategies? Um in this one um we identified that um while our 9th grade ontrack rate was over 95% in 23 24 we experienced a setback last year at 24 and 25. we were able to drill down and we concluded that this was um a reflection of not having consistent staffing um in our um in one of our classes and we were unable to maintain our previous growth. So looking ahead to this year 2526, we return to full staffing and are encouraged by the addition of a freshman orientation course to support a strong transition into high school. These steps will help us strengthen nth grade outcomes and keep students on a positive trajectory towards graduation. We fully expect to get to that um number.
019So anything over 95% they don't even give you a number because So you want to get that we're on track to the last one is uh 2425 only review actual metric rates compared to previous created um growth goals and share reflection on profits. So we chose to uh publicly talk about our 23 24 data showed a 7% decrease in third grade reading but this year we've reached the state average in re to early literacy investments and targeted staff development. If you'll remember last spring I think when we talked about the different budgets that we spent on and those were two areas that we invest in. Uh, attendance also continues to improve districtwide. We are particularly proud of the 15% gap closure in attendance for students experiencing poverty of students with disabilities. That was our greatest
020key. These gains reflect the impact of our strategies and reinforce our commitment to maintaining momentum. Going forward, we will continue to invest in early literacy and attendance supports as key drivers of long-term success. The growth we are experiencing in attendance is a positive representation of all three focus areas of the board strategic. With that, I will open it up to questions. Very good. have one or two drop off. That's a dramatic. So, So students on the experiences >> yes and it's uh I can't explain the formula because I don't agree with it to be um our percentage of families that meet that criteria is low compared to where I experienced students coming to school. I've asked a question at the state level to kind of explain how they get that number and they really has
021to do with property taxes and the value of why has a lot of u assessed value. Um so they uh correlate that with u high income rates and so that lowers our percentage of kids that are in poverty. But all you have to do is drive around and walk see our kids walk into our hallways to see that I think we're at 35%. I would enter the gas in the 60s or 70s. Oh, there's I don't know where to that it comes it comes from out of the blue. It doesn't it doesn't correlate with what we're seeing anymore. But part of it also comes with like our direct searchs people that they qualify for the state. So that actually part of that number it used to be when uh families would fill out free and
022reduced lunch. Yeah, that's what I was >> we don't do that are we every kid gets >> got. >> So now they use this other formula just famili when I get to my bond report you're going to see it actually impacted how much we get for our awesome matching things. So, if I'm understanding that correctly, that the few ginormous housing property that just happen to be in our district is impacting that prices of housing. It's very expensive to live and glide. >> No, I mean, it is, but Wow. Just go for a drive. Interesting. Yes, I have a question. I think it relates to it that maybe are are there any programs or strategies targeting regarding sleep. We did have our back to school night and parents who were able to go in and be
023a teacher so that they could go over classroom expectations, talk about homework, give them strategies, how to support the child at home. We do have a family literacy night and um parents are always able to reach out to either their classroom teacher or Mrs. O' Conor is our reading coach this year. She great and public support I know. Thank you for your work. Some of the numbers come from um which they a lot of those numbers come from what's called state. It's a census bureau small area and from the poverty estimates. So however there's a those numbers and I can do some more research then go back to And is that just a decision that Department of Human Services is going to make or is that like a legislative piece? >> Well, so great. You're
024probably going to be on the LPC. >> That's really encouraging to hear. I can give you example after example. One quick one, a family we've been doing where just this week, they live on the family property, but they live in a camp trailer. Six of them in a camp trailer and no that family doesn't show up on our census because the property that they live on is big piece of property show good value. But that family are very low in doesn't register. It was a capture like it's called Alice Alice. >> I had to look at it. Um and so basically it's what we take outside household survey survival budget and it looks at housing childare and so I might have a I I Yeah, because uh the brand supports on her. That's encouraging, right?
025Okay. Um, we're gonna hear from financial report. Wait. Nope. Yes. Strategic plan. Sorry. We getting close. My apologies. Okay. Strategic plan. Oh. Okay. The board has requested that strategic plan with three focus areas be revisited to ensure that the district is on track with following the guidelines and adjust areas if necessary. So, folks recall um and Carrie, you weren't here when we did this, but we really made a big effort to um kind of pull together um our goals and our mission and things like that that that Glide had had for a long time. And we invited OSBA to come facilitate. Um and we invited the community and um we had staff and the board and we all kind of got together and collectively worked on making this happen which was pretty amazing but we
026also left it that it needs to be a organic process that sort of develops and we adjust as it needs. Uh so um our focus area so parent family engagement and communication um our vision statement for that is the Glide School District will encourage parents, families and the community who participate and engage in school activities and academics to promote positive interactions with the Glide School District. And our aspirations were to strengthen all channels of communication, which I feel like we're doing a pretty good job of making that happen. Um, expand community and family activities. That job's also happening. Um, identify barriers that prevent parent participation. Create alumni events and sporting event gatherings. Educate parents on their crucial role that their engagement plays in their child uh children's success. Tammy was talking about make parent volunteer
027opportunities more accessible. Support parents in filling out the volunteer applications and requirements and keep families well informed through multiple media outlets and tasks. All school registration August 12th, 2024. We did that. HR coordinator helps volunteers with application. So, we got to kind of update. >> Yeah. I didn't realize we were going to go over those and this meeting. I would have that up to date. This is all from last year. >> Yeah. So, we don't have to go through every single >> Yeah. So, I can certainly do that for the next meeting. >> That'd be great. So, we're Yeah. Point is, we're going to um take a look at all of our areas, right? Um just to say, so um I will just say the focus areas. So, there was still student engagement and welcoming
028and inclusive district culture. And um I don't know if y'all have ever seen the the map sort of thing that we've created off Fighting Rivers of where all those things sort of come together very appropriate uh to kind of pull together what we're trying to do. So, that is something that we are going to be working on. Yeah, I really appreciate you bringing us to the forefront. Um, strategic plans usually have a life cycle of about three years of this life cycle and um it's always good to revisit to make sure that the direction we're going is the direction of board and a community wants us to go. >> Yeah, >> definitely would encourage us to venture into another process. >> That would be great. probably doesn't need I don't know maybe it does but
029it probably doesn't need to be quite as elaborate as it was last time but yeah we definitely need to seek feedback from all those different groups uh to help guide our teaching >> yeah that sounds like a wonderful idea um it would be nice to get some feedback on do parents community and staff feel like we are meeting those >> I would personally and professional probably more personally. I would love to get feedback from the community now versus the feedback we got when they originally give us I have a strong sense that things are much different now than they were when information um to to develop this. So I'd love to get that feedback ensure that we're moving the right direction and then maybe we need to pivot a little bit to even make it
030better. I'm excited about going through that process. Absolutely. And this should be I think a living doctor follow you arrive after going to different No, >> I'm not I'm not saying you're not you have I I value your certain aspect. We're all weak in the weeds in the bank and so sometimes can't see the forest through the until God comes and cut them all down. Great. So, you're going to have a different perspective than everybody else. That would be very interesting. Yeah, we want to continue play. We want to continue to play with and in tune with the community by operating a period. I don't know if you're aware last year before last year there wasn't a plan zero not enough. So, well, thank you >> everybody who worked your butt off on others on
031on getting it to conver with that. Yeah. To get it to I do want to remind the board um when we get the high school principal hiring process, we base that entire process on this particular point. So, um, for caring to say, I'm kind of in line with this. Well, there's there's a method behind our maths, right? >> He bit he kind of checked those boxes off. That's why >> you were product. >> Oh, there you go. There. That's even said better. Yes. Is a product of this. >> Okay. That sounds like something we have to um start working on and talk about and schedule what we're going to do. I will say when we get to my reporting here to talk about the bond, we run a bond campaign. It literally occupies majority of
032so if we decide to go out that may take I just want to throw that. >> Absolutely. Okay, >> thanks for that discussion. >> Yeah, >> that leads actually right into my report. Uh, so I want to start off by um reminding the board that uh we made a conscious effort this year to change our food service program. And just want to I'm going to give you periodic updates on how that's going. You recall we made the decision to part ways with Sedexo. were our food service provider and um Carolyn and I were just um our eyes were just huge every time we signed off on a bunch of money to Sedexo and looking at our return on our invest wasn't bad. So we both said we can do this better inhouse like a lot
033of things I better inhouse so we made that effort. I did um charge Tracy Pal with leading that um process. I appreciate you still working for us, Tracy. That was a huge lift. Still is a huge lift, but I have some numbers for you that's shown that we're fresh. Uh, so last year at the elementary, we averaged about 80 breakfastes served. Uh, today we serve 250. Wow. Um, lunch at the elementary, we serve around 240 every day. Um, middle school breakfastes are up. A lot of that's due to principal Dwight's changing of the schedule and how we serve breakfast. We we actually start class first now instead of later in the morning. Uh, high school lunch counselor up and um this one's really Tracy told me a little fact about the high school lunches. So,
034you know, we opened campus up or seniors and of course they love that. they're taking advantage of that. But it is cyclical and you kind of see um like towards the end of the month um our juniors and seniors aren't leaving as often and so they're getting lunch. But at the beginning of the of the month, a unique thing is happening. Um they're going wherever they're going, but then they come back and they get our lunch. So our numbers are up. I talked to about elementary. Uh, one of the coolest things that I heard from Tracy before I turn it over to her is that food department um did a student survey. They're used they use that information to drive their so the kids are seeing that they were able to give input on what
035they wanted to do and they're actually see uh a product of that was they asked for smoothies and in front of you today tasted that uh Tracy was able to secure a blender for high school and middle school and that blender um was used to create the smoothie that's in front of me today that was very taco looks when you find out what's inside of it is actually very health and smooth. So we can kind of trick with how it's got as it tastes. So Tracy, you want to add to that some stuff about food service? been off the train for two months. I'm probably going to do another survey about five. It's still burger and I got to find a balance there. um with the same practice after the battle. That's all. So, uh
036with the change in our budget, it allowed for us to h Great. There are a lot of food service. Robert has for 37 page items make kids healthy. So today was our very first news day. inspiration. ounces. >> Um, so did the were the smoothies a hit? Did it Did the kids see any? >> Yeah. Six left. Wow, that's awesome. They've got big plans here. Yes, >> without >> Thank you. Yeah, it's Tim. What are we gonna do? I wanted was almost $1,300 and it's the one you see the one I got $592. I guess I'm surprised. all of the other things in the different services if it's donated. I can do I love that. Well, >> how much was the one that you wanted? That sounds The one I wanted was 12. I do
037like to spend what what are you allowed to spend? Um what does the rest of it supposed to go to? So the farmer school that was That's the head. Yeah, last year sounds delivered to personal. Wow. at [Music] So when she's out of town, we serve and then some Thursdays there are middle high school. I know, right? >> Yeah. >> Lunch is by all. >> Thanks, Tracy. >> Yeah, thank you. Uh, and like a lot of these things we're going to talk about that that actually fits under all three of our focus areas, but it really does fit under focus area three, our inclusive district culture because we're asking kids for feedback and other >> and I I want to say that um so a couple of years back I got lots of complaints from
038parents about our food program that's going on. So, um, I love it when I hear crickets out there. So, thank you all for doing the awesome work you're doing. >> All right. Uh, my next update is, um, I just alluded to it a minute ago is about the bonds. I just want to let you know where we're at with that. Um, uh, I took a little break apparently and kind of forgot all about that process, but we're still in great shape. Our facilities assessments are going well. Uh those will be done in plenty of time to qualify for Austin grant. I'll get back to that in just a minute. Um Carolyn and I did a Zoom conference with Sandler Piper, a bond experts at the state of Oregon and David Williams is our consultant. He
039said we're still right on track. We talked about different uh first of all our bond our current bond matures in 27 2027. I thought it matured at 2026. So um we asked them should we wait postpone when we go after the bond and he actually advised us not to wait. Um when we told him about the culture of the district right now and the things that we can kind of lean into is being positive. just feels like going out in May. 6, so this coming May is still very doable and um it's probably our best opportunity to pass a bond. Uh he does advise us to keep the bond flat funded and what that means is uh just go for what what the current rate is there. So the taxpayer wouldn't experience taxes. Um the
040problem with that is well not the problem what that would do is it would generate just he's running the numbers again because these numbers were from about seven months ago eight months ago and he's running them again for us and I'll get that update to you. Uh but the first run showed us um being able to generate just under $20 million and then legislation uh approved more money for the Austin batches. If you remember, the Austin grant is when a district successfully passes a bond, then the state matches some money with that and they bump that up to $9 million, which I assumed falsely that would qualify for the entire $9 million. When David looked that up, we qualified for $6.1 million, which was about what the cap was previous. And the reason we qualified
041for that amount, not the 9 million, was based on social status. So I was like, dang, that's not the word I uh but u it's still so it's it's hard to look a gift horse in the mouth, right? It's still $6 million on top of whatever we generate. And so if we were to go out for the full amount and the matching grant, we'd be right around $25 million. I only say that because I know that there's a huge push from some of you guys to really look at relocating the middle school back to its own facility. $25 million is not anywhere close to uh we can certainly talk about going out seeing what that would cost to build a SP look at that figure and test the tolerance of the community. We can certainly
042do that. But that that's about the figure we can generate. With that $25 million, I think there's some really good projects for district that the community would really positive about and it would really support not only our school district but also just throwing it out there was set in stone, but such project would be an additional electricity. This area like a lot of areas is lacks gem space. So we just had a conversation with director Holland about wrestling a wrestling club has to go all over the state the different places that had to go to a wrestling competition. Wouldn't it be nice if we had a facility here where we could have people from around the state come to us to participate not only wrestling but basketball cheer or dance there's so many other projects
043out there that would benefit. So that's just one one thought but we'll have a process where test the tolerance of different ideas. Uh we'll survey our community. Uh we surveyed our staff already. We get back so it feels like we're really on track to go out and say that's really probably our best chance for the success. The bond fits under again under all three but it really focuses on that. promote positive question about having gone through uh several barns. It is incredibly tight lot of lot of capacity with going through all the steps built in the past. When we get closer, we will need you guys to help this go out public. capacity. Say that for every no vote, you can count that as a government. One person says no, that probably someone else takes
044out the why. >> So when you say um now in May, so I know that we vote on stuff in May. So, are you talking about we're introducing this around May or does this want to vote on in May? >> So, you have a you have a vote uh an election in May, an election in November, >> right? >> Um he feels like with the political um political climate right now that the November election generally brings out a lot of no votes. Uh the key the key though is it may if you get the word out and you you don't sell what product you're going to get a lot of no votes too because people are going to catch wind of that and their no voters are going to vote. But what we need to
045do is make sure we have a good plan a good brand new plan. I will hire organization to help lead us in that make sure that we go to the fouryear voters voters and say yes tell this is what behind it >> nice >> I think we can I um later on here, but lots of examples of just positive things that are going on, right? People recognize that they go out of their way to share how they've noticed that, you know, it's not it's not just our school people either 138 million. So, but we really do have a lot of synergy going right now. feels like a good time. >> Yeah, >> I think the wonderful part is it's not an increase just keeping it safe. I think that gives us significant odds of my
046program. So, we're ready to help. >> Excellent. Okay. Uh last week I talked to you uh you guys had asked about student enrollment those numbers for you. Um uh so today was our actually 10day drop state of Oregon we have to keep students on the books uh until they are absent 10 days. So we were able to um actually do that today. So these are real numbers. Uh today in the glide school district we have 7 60 students. We compare that to we ended last year with 745 students. So we have 11 more students in our district. Um historically in all school districts and nobody can explain why this is but school districts generally start out with higher numbers and by the end of year they have lower. The unique thing about ride is the
047drop off really is a vast advent especially compared to other districts that I've been in. So that's that's a credit to our the culture. U I put attendance as uh focus area two. I really think it's all three of them. focus area too is student engagement by providing a requirement that motivates and challenges all students. I would hope that's the reason what's breakdown like hey school what what our class we uh we have an anomaly in our sixth grade it's by far our largest class 70 yeah other than that they're they're generally around 60 15 to 60 students students per class. Uh the elementary has 407 students. The middle school, remember it's uh it's two grade levels, so it's 121 students. And the high school is 232 students. Uh we um dang it, I was
048going to bring this number to you also. We are more than double um kids that are transferring into our district and enter district agreement numbers. were very positive and most of them coming from the state. We do have a significant number coming from Southernland and West have one from what's our capacity if you ask Carolyn and I it's much different than if you ask the principal but uh I don't know if we've ever ran a number there should be a at our facility. Tammy will tell you we're capacity in sixth grade. school this year. some of our students very one of the things that we're trying to work upon is trying to figure out how to relocate the office department that would free up two modules in there between I can see dropping lots of
049thoughts about that. >> Lots of ideas. Wait, you say river views? >> Okay, my last update has to do with extracurricular. You guys are probably even tired of me talking about extra particular, but I'll tell you that it's one of the brightest spots about this organization. Um, I actually spoke on the radio on Monday. That was a question asked me. It was so fun talking about he wanted to actually know about sports, but and glad it's bigger than just sports. So, I subject to extracurricular and it's so fun talking about that. You heard our report today. I didn't realize we had that many student athletes out this fall. That doesn't surprise me. But along with our athletics, um we have a lot of other particular activities essentially FFA. We have our outdoor club that is
050broken into. This is what just blows me away. So, we have trail cats. Um they're doing a project at the elementary school right now. have a science club. Their set to go rock hunting, rock founding. Um, their mission is to find crystals. Begging really hard. Volunteer with Mr. Shaw on that trip. That sounds like a lot of fun. Uh, we have our fire science group. Um, we have a fishing club. We have a lit club, hiking club, backpacking. Um, our kids go caving. Uh back to hiking. Remember last year we had our kids this summit of Mount Bailey. Um we were scheduled to do a backpacking overnight camping trip. They got snowed out in springtime. A little bummed about that, but hopefully we get that back calendar again. Every year the club tries to go
051to the Bobs National Monument. I think we have a report that trip too. Um they go rock climbing and we used to do archery done archery in a while but not I say all that because that's a lot right there a lot for a small school district that doesn't happen unless you have the staff and I know you guys do a really good job recognizing how much extra time our staff put in talked about that during negotiations and every board meeting that but I want to call that out we would not have all these different activities if it weren't for staff there. So, just really appreciate that. Uh oh, I have some results from our county fair and our state fair for our FFA students. Um and this is let's just close the deal. So,
052um our advisor said overall we're very proud of the bride FFA members for a successful fair. Here are some specifics on placing. So Abby Zervok um she was supreme female sheep and master showman most prestigious of the show awards. Naomi W was first placed in the novice poultry showman. Always wonder chicken but I guess I need to talk to the only about that. Uh again Sam Moyer was first place in intermediate rabbit showmanship. I've actually watched a rabbit show that that was actually skilled at showing a rabbit. Um, Aubrey Murphy was supreme female chef. In a mechanics, we got a first place in the utility trailer class and reserve champion in the trailer division. Several students were involved. Uh, just a note from our adviserss, thank you very much for attending the fair and supporting
053light FFA. Um, so Abby and Aubrey to the state. We're little white, Oregon, this is the whole state of Oregon. Abby was the grand FFA chief showman. She was a reserve FFA master showman. She was supreme. She had the supreme FFAU. She was had the grand champion market lamb. She was a premier sheep exhibitor. Supreme Champion FFAU. What the difference between supreme and grand? Oh, no. I already said that. That's red. Grand champion market. Oh, she said that. That's redundant, too. Anyway, pretty cool. Wow. >> All right. Aubrey was champion advanced FFA showman. She was the champion overall FFA showman. So, she and Aubrey switch places. Uh, reserve British junior Heer. Reserve overall British Heer. reserve main Heer. I'm I'm sure I butchered that name. Sorry. Auburn and then reserve overall Continental Health. So very
054well represented. >> Wow. >> Two of our students at the state. >> That's awesome. >> Uh and extracurricular definitely fits under focus area to student with that. That's my report. Okay. Now the financial report. I think I need for a while for now on his his stuff is so good. You know I'm a boring numbers person but um so we are off to a nice strong start of this year report. And then um to piggy back on Robert talking about our enrollment um being up right now. I'll watch it for a while, but if it continues to stay up, we likely go out at 7:45, which is what I reported to the state of the last year. And so if we continue to say I'll be your son, which um then also this week I
055go my mind to go off somewhere because I'll have the auditors here this week. So I'm always in numbers, but I'm extra in numbers this week. and only this that after I already presented I have a long list of items. So I I almost have to apologize to John because he came to ask me something this afternoon but I don't think I can answer them right now. So but and it feels good this year because I feel like I was more prepared ahead of time because I knew what to expect and I do expend this week. So that's all I have. Awesome. Thank you. I did have one more thing. Yeah, also could piggy backing on what Robert was talking about. So, one of the auditors came with my office today. You know, they look
056at all kinds of data. They look at those students present. They look at staff potential and she came just to compliment our district because, you know, she audits a lot of different schools and she school um has much better attendance and staff retention than a lot of schools. So, So that was >> Wow, that's makes me so happy to hear that. Oh, okay. Individual board member reports. >> Um, I I got it by Well, there's a different that's amazing. So that is that football and it was um but I long enough to I mean just every I I just love I will not Oh my goodness. I also understand I I I think sometimes we don't think about small questions. So That is against uh it's kind of serious from the community I've been I
057talked to a number of times like hey I talked to you for so but this is from parents and and just general community members and they've been flooding me with accolades uh to the football coach. I was just I mean it's coming out of the woodwork. So uh and then both principal group and uh yep and and uh >> and and the elementary teachers. I got crickets for high school to be honest. But I I can't tell you how much positive feedback I haven't got one negative feedback yet. And for me having gone through that orange transition since 198. So I have to say thank you for everybody for that. So, I'm starting to get my I'm sure I hold back like I talk to or the board and and I I don't think I
058have to do that all the hard work. So, I appreciate that. But you need to know that too over the community. Yeah, run over quite a bit about this stuff. Thank you, >> Mr. Clevy. >> Okay. Um, I'm super bummed. I love golf so much and um I've been involved with the OSVA thing. So um was at a meeting with them all last weekend. Um they called it the retreat. That's not what it is. That's how they pull you in. Um so um and then we had a u a meeting last night with the rural caucus. So I know I said I was acting before. I'm officially the president of the rural caucus. Um, yay. It's comes with a whole bunch more work um that I was just thrown into and scrambling around trying to
059figure out what our um I had to come up with a project for our um for the annual conference, right? Facilitating a workshop and a roundt thing and like oh so anywh who it is going to be good. Um, our whole purpose is to kind of collect the voice of what's working, what's not working through rural districts, which is the majority of the districts in Oregon, and be present and reach out and advocate for us at the legislative level, which is also what Miss Janet is going to be doing as well. So, that's good stuff. So, just want to say that. Um, and that I caught an amazing view. So before it started raining last weekend, um the retreat was up at Timberline Lodge. Wow. Amazing view of Mount Hood and the whole Wow. Mount
060was Yeah, I felt blessed. That was sort of the pre-treat part. So I felt a little spoiled there, but the rest was good. Anyh who, things are good and uh I appreciate everything everybody's doing and just the fact that you're here. I appreciate that, too. So, thank you. All right. Anybody else? Otherwise, I think we're going to adjourn and then move into an executive session. So, um, yeah, we're going to gabble out of this. Do a little recess. Can you hear me now? >> Okay. Um, welcome back to the regular session of the five school district board meeting for September 17th, 2025. Okay. So, >> Madam Chair, I like to offer a motion. >> Okay. Motion is to offer a new three-year contract with no structural changes to the parameters in his current contract. Um,
061which stand from July 1st, 2026 to 2021. >> I'll second. >> Okay. Any discussion or questions about that? Okay. All those in favor of renewing, I'll renew >> I. >> Okay. Motion passes unanimously. Um, and I would just like to say um, regarding Superintendent Freeman's new three-year contract that following a thorough evaluation during the final year of the superintendent's current three-year contract, the Glide School Board is pleased to announce the unanimous approval of a new three-year contract for Mr. Freeman. This evaluation process included feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, wide school board, district staff, students, community members, and Mr. Freeman Freeman himself. The board greatly appreciates Mr. Freeman's steadfast commitment to the district's adopted strategic plan with particular recognition for his leadership and fostering a positive and inclusive school culture. By extending this new
062contract, the board is ensuring continuity for our staff, students, and the broader Glide community as we continue forward together. Hey That's >> make a comment. Y >> uh so super grateful to the board. Uh >> I'm really honored to be your superintendent and uh honored to lead this organization. Uh, I've I've made this comment um several times publicly, but I just want to reiterate I'm so excited that my career found Glide and um and just really appreciative of um everything you guys have done for me and um supported uh my leadership and getting to where we are. This isn't um this doesn't happen by just one person. It's a collective group of people that are growing the same direction with the same intent and the same northstar. And our northstar is our students. And I
063just really appreciate working for a district that continues to focus that way. So, thank you all very much. >> Thank you. Okay. And with that, I think we bring this meeting to a close. So meeting adjourned. Thank you. >> Thanks everyone.