001Okay, we're going to get started. Um, we are joined here tonight by some members of PAC Cub Scout Pack 245. These are the Weeblows. You boys are all in fourth grade, correct? >> Yes. >> They are here um under the direction of their uh den leader, Chad Kovatch. So, we will start. They're going to do the scout the pledge of allegiance and the scout honor and the scout oath. So, everybody, please rise. >> Go ahead. >> To the flag. the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay, go ahead, Hunter. >> Speak up so everybody can hear you. >> [applause] [applause] >> You want to do the >> honor to do my duty to God. >> [applause] >>
002I want to thank you guys on behalf of all the school board for coming here and doing that for us. Uh we're proud of the leaders that you guys are becoming and the hard work that you're putting in uh to scout. So keep up the good work and thanks again for being here. You have any uh anything you want us Why don't you guys go and say say your names real quick. Elliot, you want to start with you? >> You just said it. [laughter] >> Okay. >> Just say your name. >> Nicholas >> Honor. >> Okay. Thank you guys. >> Thanks. >> [applause] [laughter] >> I guess I I could have asked him if I had any complaints. They listen [laughter] good audience. >> Okay. Um just uh a reminder uh all or a portion
003of the meeting may be livereamed, recorded, and posted on the district's YouTube channel for the purpose of public broadcast and according to board policy. The district disclaims any responsibility or liability for any defamatory or slanderous statements expressed by any member of the public. Any unauthorized recording or rebroadcasting of any video, audio, and or still image of this meeting is strictly forbidden without the written permission of the board or superintendent. Um, do we have anybody signed up for public comment? >> We do not. >> Nobody. Okay. Uh, student board report. We have basketball games tonight, district courts, lots of things happening. So, we were unable to have any of the kiddos come here tonight, but >> great. Thank you. >> Y [snorts] >> uh we have a presentation from the uh DECA student group. [clears throat]
004>> Good evening. My name is Isabella Bardawa and I serve as the vice president for Punky Deca. DECA is an international career and technical student organization that prepares emerging leaders from entrepreneurs to careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. Throughout DECA, students participate in competitive events that combine academic knowledge, real world business scenarios, and professional profession or presentation skills. Competition begins at the district level where students complete role plays, case studies, or written projects judged by business professionals. Students who qualify then advance to the state level where they compete against top students from across Pennsylvania. Success at states can lead to advancement in international competition. At this time, I'd like to introduce our vice president of finance, Gemma Farcus, who earned the highest overall score among all competitors at the District 1 competition. Gemma will
005now recognize our uh following. >> Good evening. First, I want to start off by giving a little background on my personal DECA experience so far. In November, Mr. Mr. Bador mentioned to me that we would be starting a new program that involves leadership, professionalism, speaking skills, and knowledge in business areas. I'm passionate about all of these things, and I excitedly said yes, not knowing what was ahead. Now, two months later, I serve as a DECA officer, had a great showing at my first competition in December, and even qualified for states. This organization has already made an impact, at least I know it has on me, by preparing me for the future. I participate in a finance category because that is something I'm interested in pursuing in the future. I feel that especially in the roleplay
006scenarios, I have gained confidence in speaking and gained knowledge about my chosen category. Now, I'd like to recognize the following inaugural members of Punksy DECA as well as their events and achievements. Isabella Bartleha, business finance, placed first at districts and qualified for states. Brooke Bodenhorn, apparel and accessories marketing series. Bren Bodenhorn, travel and tourism team decision-making. Alexis Kovatch, entrepreneurship series. Stevie Doberpike, business law and ethics team decision-making, placed second at districts and qualified for states. Christopher Drum, principles of hospitality, placed first at districts and qualified for states. Lydia Gilbert, human resources management series. Coloulston Gold, food marketing services. Idella Hawk, sports and entertainment marketing series. Reagan Hulk, marketing communication series. Alli Manners, sports and entertainment marketing team decision-making, placed second at districts and qualified for states. Abigail Martin, hotel and lodging management series, placed second
007at districts and qualified for states. Cole Miller, hospitality services team decisionmaking. Brady Moore, travel and tourism team decision-making. Brooklyn Neely, sports and entertainment marketing team decision-making, placed second at districts and qualified for states. Revy Parin, hospitality services team decision-making. Abe Santos, principles of business management and administration, placed first at districts and qualified for states. Bo Thomas, personal financial literacy, placed first at districts and qualified for states. Bo also had the second highest score in the overall competition. Elizabeth Valley's quicks serve restaurant management placed first at districts and qualified for states. Amaya Young, principles of marketing. Emma Young, business law and ethics team decision-making, placed second at districts and qualified for states. Gage Young, principles of entrepreneurship. Thank you. I also want to thank my fellow students for their partnership in launching Punky Deca. And I'd
008like to congratulate all of you who are advancing to the state competition in Hershey. Of our 23 members, 11 qualified for states by taking first or second place in their categories. Now, Isabella would like to say a few final words. Thank you. We would like to thank the school board, administration, teachers, and our families for their continued support of DECA. We appreciate everyone who is able to make this possible for us. As we prepare for the state competition in February, there are significant costs associated with participation. Like many academic competition terms, we rely heavily on fundraising to make these opportunities possible. We are currently planning a mestick fundraiser to offset expenses related to these competitions. We are grateful for the board's consideration of support for travel and advisor costs which plays an important role in
009ensuring the students can participate. Experience like this allow us to apply our learning beyond the classroom, develop prof professional skills, and represent P20 with pride. Once again, congratulations to all of my fellow members and helping make Punky Duck an instant success. And thank you for all of you guys for your support. >> Thank you. [applause] >> Thank you, uh, Isabella and Gemma and everybody else who who was here tonight. Um, it's always great to see uh young professionals dressed up and uh congratulations to you on your achievements. Um, this club has just started and it's it looks like it's off to the moon. So, we're we're proud of you. We wish you luck and if there's anything we can do to support you, please let us know. >> Thank you. [laughter] >> Hilarious. >> Okay.
010Um, under unfinished business, um, we have the purchase order for, uh, some books for the bingo for books program. Any questions on that? Okay. Uh, under minutes, we are going to be approving the, uh, December 2nd reorganization and the December 2nd voting meeting minutes on Tuesday. >> Can I ask to go back? Do you want that purchase order moved to a voting item? >> Yes. >> All right. >> So, we'll do a revised agenda. Okay. Um, moving on to our reports first with athletics. Uh, Mr. Gold. Um, we're I'll I'll run through these and then we'll have you speak on a few things. Uh, we have a resignation of a softball coach. We're going to be hiring a couple individuals for a uh volunteer positions for softball and indoor track. Um, we are going to
011be, and I know this is one of the things I think you're going to be discussing. >> I'm going to address number three and four. So, you could probably skip past. >> Okay. Skip past them. And number five is a donation from McDonald's High School uh from McDonald's for high school digital sports fundraising day. Uh items for discussion. >> Well, how about we start with this? Um items number three and four. Um I would like to [clears throat] revise the agenda with your permission for next week. Um the um elementary in particular elementary basketball and elementary wrestling um is uh going to continue uh seemingly as it has um and we would like to just clarify that it's going to be um run under the direction of our high school program and our athletic director.
012So those coaches who are going to be coaching, instructing, and doing skills work are already are either paid coaches or or on staff volunteer coaches that have been previously approved. Okay? So there's no reason to do that the second time. Um and that being said, just for clarity purposes, that also means that there it's not necessary for them to um uh do the uh facilities request and rent the gym or have insurance. It's just for clarity purposes though those coaches need to be um approved coaches uh with their clearances as we have with others and um we just need to ensure that those are punksatony students. So, I would recommend that we remove three and four, replace it with the statement that would read, elementary athletics will be recognized as an extension over high school
013programs for PASD students with oversight from our uh approved coaches and athletic department. And that would apply to all of our sports programs should they want to, whether it's swimming, tennis, football, basketball, and such. So, will they have to seek board approval before they start practicing each year? >> They do not. It would just be an extension just similar to camps and the other things that they already do. >> And we will not have to approve um the volunteers. We would have to approve if they're not already approved under the sport. >> Currently, they're already approved. If that should change next year, then yes, we'll get them on the volunteer list. >> Okay. >> So, is this like elementary basketball? Is this the what we do every year for fourth, fifth and sixth grade or
014whatever that is. >> There are two separate things going on. So one is a um travel private where it's a separate entity coached by non uh district coaches um they do a facility request. They have submitted their insurance waiver um and they go travel and they have oversight of their own program. The other one is open to all of our kids and it's run by our coaching staff. >> Okay. And then with wrestling, Math Hogs is different than this, >> correct? >> Okay. All right. Just >> And these programs are open to all Punksatonyi area students. Not just students of our district. They're open to SSC and students of the Christian school, too. >> No, just students. Our school students. Similar to if it was a high school program. Um, high school football is only
015amongst the county students. >> Okay. Students of our school, >> correct? Or e Academy. >> What about homeschool students? Aren't they allowed to >> home school? Yes. Yeah. >> So, this county school district students are not included like it was in the past because SSE and the Christian school was included before. I thought >> yeah don't uh the Christian school and SD is just up to like I don't know what they're up to 8th grade but um Christian school usually has [clears throat] has always had kids that played either soccer or >> let me research that one for you and come back on uh next week with that clarified. [snorts] I just want to make sure we have that right. I mean, I know that there were there were Christian school kids that played basketball.
016So, >> yeah. >> Um, >> I thought that they lived in the >> I don't have a problem. I don't have a problem with that. I don't have a problem with them coming in. But >> is there a res that would have to be worded >> um differently? Okay, let me research that and I'll come forward next week with the >> because there are a few students that go to Dubo Catholic in their residence of time school district and they wanted to play sports here and they were turned down and that was upsetting. So I thought that they were supposed to be included. >> But would they have been turned down because they go to a different school? That's a different >> I'm talking strictly about the elementary programs and are you talking about high
017school? >> There's there was elementary other school offers the sport. >> Right. Right. >> Then that's where that hinge point is. >> Yes, that's what I respected too. >> I mean, well, >> we'll see what you come up with and we'll we'll go from there. >> Um, >> and so we're to now unless there's any further questions on that, we'll turn to BJ for his discussion items. >> Okay, [clears throat] guys. Welcome back. Hope everybody had a good holiday and everything. And um want to talk a couple things coming up. the uh Christmas tournament. Like to get that back going um run by the school if possible. Had some people reach out um that said they were willing to put their time in also. Um but um like to get it through the school um
018take care of things. I know in the past uh Mr. Nickel can address some of that also, but you know, I'll take care of getting the teams and I need I need to do it early though. That's that's one of the early things really within the next couple weeks or next week. I need really need to get out there. Um say, "Hey, who's interested?" Um four four boys teams and four girls teams including ours. So, three and three. Um you know, we can work out some more. >> Why can't we Why can't we do this um as a school sponsored um basketball tournament? Why do we have to have somebody on the outside sponsor this? Well, that's the that's the proposal. >> Yeah, we're going to do it as a school. Yes, >> we will
019run it. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I just There are some people that would that said they would help us out, volunteer some time and so forth. >> Um so it' be, you know, four teams total like we were doing uh two days. I'd have to look at the dates exactly. Um it's always between Christmas and New Year's. >> Yeah, it's always traditionally been uh depending on what day of the week it is. It's never been the day after Christmas, but it's been those two next days >> between the 27th and 30th. >> You know, you can change that. I mean, that's >> something that could be, you know, there's always that time. But, uh, yeah. So, initially, I want to let you know we we're going to move forward with the with the
020holiday tournament again. So, um, I'll keep you [clears throat] guys posted on details and what exactly and what we're going to call it and all that. uh you know, I want to start getting the teams going and if we're all good with that so I can at least try to branch out to some people with some teams and see what I can come up with on that. So >> yeah, thank you for I know some of us well most I think a lot of us were caught off guard. We didn't realize that wasn't happening and we had heard from some community members that had looked forward to it every year. So >> I was caught off guard and you were caught off guard [laughter] that. So >> So well we appreciate your efforts and in
021trying to bring this back. So, so other than that, um my next thing I'd like to talk about is Huddle. And I will say I did not put this together. I had my son Zayen do this cuz um this is more him. Um if you're not familiar with Huddle, Huddle is what we have [clears throat] three teams on that right now. And what Huddle is is basically the new version. It's been around a while, but how teams get film, how teams uh give film to other teams and so forth. And they have really probably just in the last couple two or three years, Huddle has really advanced in what they're doing. Um, currently, um, let's go to the next. Currently, we pay $4,800 for Huddle. We have football and we have both basketballs on it
022right now. uh football and girls basketball and and those are in their budgets, separate team budgets [clears throat] for this um football and girls basketball also have included in their is called huddle assist and I'll get to that here in a little bit but so it's a little bit more costly than what um boys basketball is paying. So, if you look up, that's our current package. Huddle subscriptions, the three football, uh, boys, girls basketball, the huddle assist that I was talking about, and we have nothing on the specialized products. That's what we're getting for the $4,800. The package that I'm proposing and that I've talked numerous times with the Huddle folks about is the athletic department package where you see all these sports included. Um the huddle assist program is included in football, all of
023our soccer, basketball, and volleyball and wrestling. And then the other sports [clears throat] are involves excuse me also with huddle with baseball, softball, swimming, all the sports that we carry could be utilizing this with this new package. Um what this package comes along. So there's the huddle subscriptions. That's who would be getting Huddle Assist, which I'll talk, like I said, a little bit sooner on that a little bit later. And then there's also some other things with the specialized products and services. If you look down below, you'll see uh band and education. That's something that's also important as I go along. That's that's a possibility with this program. Cameras with this package. I'm going to give you two different scenarios. There are cameras that get mounted into the gyms or the stadium. They are state-of-the-art.
024They focus. They follow the ball. I don't know how that happens, but it follows the ball. It keys in on things. Um, if anybody has ever seen those, they're they're incredible. Um, I talked to a person this afternoon. I said, "Hey, how's the mounting of these?" It's like putting a TV the bars up. He said very soon. >> Can I pause you? So this is essentially like it's it would live stream our games. >> Yes. >> All of our games. >> Yes. >> So we would not have the expense of paying [snorts] staff to do this anymore. >> Yes. This is all self selfrun. >> Yes. Yep. >> So there's mounted cameras are probably the most popular. Um I would u definitely want one in the gym because that's a lot of our things. >>
025Sure. >> If we're able to do that, I'd like to have one in the stadium and I and I will get on to that a little further. I've talked to a few schools in the area that have that and um and like you were saying, Chad, it's hands-free. Basically, it's through the phone of the coach. They will put the game in, start, and it starts recording. It records the game, and if we're live streaming, there's a Huddle fan page, which is a couple slides down where that's where you all for free, anybody can get on Punatony's fan page. There's the game. Click on it. You watch the game. Okay. So, for the fan part, for the parents, it's it's a great tool because and the clarity I don't know, like I said, a few of
026you may have looked at the clarity of these cameras are incredible. They really are. >> So, is there a database of these games? So, you go back look at historic >> games. And they save all those games for the coaches. Yes. And and the fans, too. You can go back and it saves I wouldn't say a real long time, Doug. You know, maybe a couple months, maybe probably a season worth that you could actually go back and coaches really find that valuable because they can go back to other teams that played each other and find their games. So, yeah, it does save that as well. >> The opponents can actually get on there and look at our tapes, too, huh? >> Oh, yes. Yeah. And that's that's the whole key kind of huddle. It kind
027of saves when back in the day where you here's my tape. I gotta drive somewhere, meet this coach for this tape and give me your tape and and now it's all just, you know, it's a lot easier. >> I mean, you know, we used to back in the old days have two groups of coach in football, you see, because of the nature of the game, most leagues have the rule, you have to exchange two game two games. So we'd go, you know, this was back in 1984. We have Friday night the junior high coaches, one would go one state college, one would go to do boys and scout scout the teams. Well, this, you know, it's much safer just to have this. Also, of course, this has been going on in professional [laughter] and college
028levels. And when college coaches, the first thing they want to see of a player is highlights, which maybe I'm taking away your thunder, but students can make their own highlights. And then if they see the highlights and they're interested, then they'll they'll say, "I need to can I see a game?" And the coach will, you know, send them a game of >> So now scouts can just get right into our system, look at the game. without that highlight film, unless they unless you happen to be someone that everybody knows about. Uh they're they're they're going to they want to see highlight film first. And so that's helps our athletes. So this slide here is kind of showing just how easy kind of it says the event the game. If you see those um two arrows,
029what that is showing that that is saying that that game is automatically exchanged, which means both teams have this um package. So, for example, our boys are at Dub Boys tonight. Dub Boys has this package. If we were on this package, there's we have to do no filming. That game is going right to coach Weaver's huddle, his basketball. There's no, you don't have to take somebody um you every punky fan page would have that game live. It would be through Dub Boys, but you're going to see that game. So, um currently I can stop. Currently, we have several uh I talked to Brockway, Brookville, Dub Boys, and Elk County today. And all four of those ads, I respect them very much. And they were like, it was a no-brainer. We were all kind of like,
030no, what what do we want to do? But they have these. And >> they have them. >> Yes. Yes. They have this package with the cameras. Their coaches um use them. They said it's it's [snorts] a great tool. It really is. So, this is your this is what we're talking like with the assist part. It breaks down the game in no time. Stats, player stats, your rebound percentage, your three-point everything. Um I know I was talking to um Coach White a couple days ago at in the office and with the girls basketball having the assist, you know, he can take his daughter and she had five three-pointers. He can hit her and it will show all the three-pointers she made. it would how does she you know and it it breaks it down. It's just
031incredible. And coach Nichols can probably say more in the football side how much it it just breaks everything down so quickly. It saves so much time for the coaches that put a lot of time in trying to break things down and so forth. So it's it's it's a very good tool. >> AI is replacing you, buddy. [laughter] >> This is some more of the stuff like you can actually highlight one player and things like that and it'll give their stats and things. It it's just a it's a very the assist part is to me that's what makes this package that really does and this is what coach was talking about the students the players and I will take this as a uh personally can tell you my son was able to get on the football
032huddle make his own highlight reel and every coach or every school that he filled out questionnaire for questionnaire for what's your huddle what's your huddle site what's your huddle that they want to know it's very important um so it was really a cool tool he goes in I mean they make the arrows for them and it it was really cool to watch him I don't think I could do it but what he was doing um but I will say this kids that we have and we have a lot of athletes in this school in the next upcoming years they're going to have people looking at them there is no question in my And this is an opportunity where they can make these take some uh personal uh responsibility for themselves to do these things. And
033the schools will see their highlights. They put it on Twitter. I mean, it's on Twitter. They can put this stuff wherever they want. And again, coaches see this. Oh, I like his highlights. Well, you always put your highlights on. >> Let's go. Let's see that game. and they can go they can get in find that game and well highlights were good but you know things happen but I think this is one of the best things the kids the I don't want to say the kids the athletes have the opportunity to really make a statement for themselves and this is just some more about the recruiting part of it with colleges and stuff and how they help and break down and things like that so this is the huddle TV this would be where you [clears
034throat] get on um our school has a fan page. You can actually get on huddled.com right now and you can search Punksatonyi and we have we have our page and right now you'll just see football basketball. Well, >> so we don't have the equipment now. It's just we loading it, uploading it off of our >> They're using iPads. They're going through the huddle app >> going through iPads and that's how they're breaking their stuff up. >> Is there a cost to all this equipment or is that included? It's going to be included with this. Yes. Yep. >> One thing they they just started not too long ago and I just wanted to mention this is they have a ticketing program. This is where I was saying that [snorts] band and the education part comes into
035play. They will do digital ticketing. You can do it through Huddle. You set up what you want to do. We want $5, $2, whatever. And we can get digital. People can go on your huddle page, buy tickets. The cool thing about this, it's not just for the sports. And the uh huddle rep was talking to me. Perfect example he's made is prom. The kids go on huddle, they buy their tickets digitally for prom with this or homecoming, the plays. You can do it that way. You don't need to either, you know, you don't need to. It's just one of the the cool things on here that is available to you. that you can do. I know it's it's very difficult to get people on digital ticketing, but it's an opportunity that comes with this package.
036So, it's kind of cool that you can use it schoolwide. Anything in school, you make you set up um my understanding, you set up what you want, the price, they go on your page, buy tickets, and they can do it right there digitally. It's just >> they get a fee of it, a portion of the fee. Yes, they get a little bit, but honestly, I can't tell you the percentage. >> Is that an overage charge? >> Yeah, it's not it's not what some of the other ones are. I'll just leave it at that. Um, so again, there's there's what we're paying right now. >> Is that a year? >> Yes, that's a it is a year, but it's broke down about five or six. And Susan can test this different invoices and things and it
037it's just crazy because everybody started at a different time. So, it's an invoice op. Um, >> what about I'm sorry. >> What about playoff games or does PIAAA have >> if So, we're in a So, if we're at a district game, okay, the districts you're allowed once you turn into a state game, PI PIA has a contract with NHFS. If NHFS is going to stream the game, we cannot. If they're not, we can. But um that's just a contract. And NHFS is a subscription. I'm sure most people know that. Um where this you could make this a subscription. You really could. Um there's a whole list. You could do sponsors and stuff with this, but really we would want a free people can go on watch the games and, you know, really see good quality
038and and uh then all that backside with the assist part with helping the coaches out with helping the players out with their own highlights and things like that. That's all the perks to it. But really just getting the a hands-free, nothing against Mike or anything, but you know, you're able to go up there and just watch the games and they don't have to be a part of it. So the that's the that's the athletic department. This package that we just talked about. It's 8,500 a year. That's everything that comes with it that I was talking about. The huddle uh assist all the huddle on every team. The one camera uh which I would put in the gym. I think that'd be our main spark. Now uh the different tools, the ticketing and all that with
039your huddle TV and so forth. So, you want to have a tip a camera in the stadium? >> I'm going to come with that next stuff. >> So, that's our This is what Now, what I like about them is they prorrate everything. So, we have already paid um and with the days that have already been used up, we have another 2664 that we are already passed. We really only owe$1,574 to finish out through June. So $1,50074 $1,574 would start us to June. Then the packages then that would be basically our first year. Then [snorts] the they send us a invoice or a um signature. It's an invoice for the 8500 in June payable in July. That's your one invoice. It's done. It takes it's all year. Now, I know on here it says three-year agreement.
040It does not have to be three. Um, it can be two. You know, we can do the rest of this year and then the next two, next one. This is just holding the price for us for that length of time. And then, as Doug was saying, it's 99,00 cameras. Okay. So that would be mounting one at the stadium, mounting one at the gym. Um the stadium, when I talked to the schools today, the ads today, they all have well Elk County doesn't, but they only have the they don't have state, but they all of them have the stadium for football and all their soccer. Um, another trick to that is band practice. band happens to practice on the field. Mr. Cessna has huddle because it's on part of the band play. He can record his
041band practice, >> go back and see what's going on. >> There's a lot of tools with this. >> Yes. K. >> What about um baseball and softball and tennis? >> Yes. So, [clears throat] baseball. So, you can still record this with an iPad. Okay. So, you can but you'd mainly have somebody doing that. And I as I actually one of the questions I asked today about can we still live stream say we're down say we're down you know watching a baseball game set the iPad up in the uh press box somebody's there running it as long as we have a hot spot we can live stream it has to have some type of Wi-Fi or something and it could be live streamed even if we didn't have a hotspot it's recording that game to be
042uploaded later but you have to have a hot spot of some sort to run at which I'm sure we could come up with or have from COVID and all that. So, you could actually that is the one thing that's nice about it. You could be down to baseball fields, softball fields, a tennis match, you know, if you set it up the right way, you could have a tennis match going on. So, it's very versatile >> for for for all those sports. Um, >> so if another school doesn't have huddle, we could still >> Mhm. Yeah. We're still doing our we we're good. Yeah, we would go like say, you know, somewhere doesn't have huddle. >> We're going to go film the game. We'll we'll do the game, you know, and a lot of times most
043schools have Wi-Fi or >> and if not, they're usually streaming on something else, but our coaches may have to go, they may have to film. Football's never an issue. Football foot football is the one sport PIAA you have to have huddle. You have to have huddle for football. The other ones is optional but so many other schools basketball is usually the next sport that's getting huddled but it's getting to be you know >> wrestling too it'd be beneficial for wrestling too. >> Yeah wrestling they actually just put wrestling on last year. Um he was telling me about that but I was like yeah you watch a wrestling match you're able to break down all the >> slow things down and all that stuff. So, it's important. >> But, yes. >> Um, is it going to
044when you're doing the football game, is it going to is it going to >> stream the halftime show, too? >> Yes. Oh, yeah. Cuz the camera is >> It won't turn off. >> It would be on the game. Game game on. Boom. >> And it just stays on till the game's over. >> Yep. Until you I I would have to get some training on it and that's what will come off. They would do some training with coaches, but I'm pretty sure it's on and then you say off, you turn it off and that's it's on from the time you say on and till you say off. So, yeah, you're going to get again >> like we do now. You can get the whole >> Yeah. >> does the whole thing. >> Yeah, it's going to
045do everything. Um, there is I talked to I believe I'm pretty sure it was D boys today. He was telling me there is an option there is a way that they have their you can have your radio into this also. So it it can do similar what we were doing. He said it's a little bit there's a step or two and he's like I'm not really sure but there is a way that you can actually >> get the play by play like the football the same way as it kind of comes now. Not that that's overly, you know, I think they seeing the game, but I know just watching and if you you you have a chance, get on our huddle p and just kind of how that how it just moves and finds the
046ball. Like that's just amazing to me. And the score will be down usually in the bottom left. So somehow that camera has one eye that stays on the scoreboard and the other one's moving around. I mean, it's it's it's pretty cool. So that's with two cameras. That's the package there. It comes with the same thing. It's just the two cameras. Now, I did ask um so it would be the rest of the year be 2272 and then it' be 9900 for the next year or two. However we want to do the agreement. Here's the timeline. Basically talk to you folks, see what you think, you know, vote on it. If you're And it's basically me emailing them said, "Hey, can you send me the uh copy of the contract?" It comes, I send it to
047the business office, they sign it. As soon as it gets emailed back, all of our teams are on it without we have 30 days to pay. Our teams are on it within an hour. He said we will be on it. Then um they will send me actually they said they can send me anytime. They'll send me a little sheet basically to kind of measure the the gym and it's not a sign, you know, it's more like step it off and just kind of give us a ballpark so they can have the camera built kind of what they need. Within a week or two, the camera comes. Um, we just have to get it mounted. They kind of tell you to put it in the center. You know, they'll kind of show us where to put
048it in. They then have a remote area that will get everything lined up for you and get everything set to go. They're actually out of Nebraska, but they'll remotely get the camera ready so it's good to go. And then from there, we're good. It's >> Who creates all these player pages? Do the players create them for themselves? >> Yeah. Well, when the roster's in there, so the coaches are putting the rosters in and everything. So then it's that's their So once like >> the player can create their own >> can go to his boom, there was his name, his on and then he starts his thing. Yes. >> So is that is that it? >> Yes. >> Okay. I guess my next question would be to um Susan. Um I don't know where this falls
049in our budget. Is this something? >> Well, it'll have to come out of the athletic budget. >> Yeah. And I would honestly I would like to if if possible and we could work on that. I would just like to see it maybe a single line where it's huddled and it's paid or something like that. Is that something possible to do it that way? >> Yeah. >> Or general athletics we just you know figure it out somehow. >> Put under the services whatever. First, I would need to know if the board wants this moved to a voting item for Tuesday and how many year agreement they want to >> I would like to see it put on for voting. >> One other before we do that. So, it looks like it's cheaper the first year. >>
050Yeah. >> Is is it >> because we're prating? >> Oh, that's what that's why that's >> we've already been three quarters of the year. So, they actually give you that. They count that for you. I I got >> and these and and I will say >> I know maybe sometimes they give you a first year discount but yeah I was going to say if is it better to wait till >> No really beginning of next school year >> and I was going to say to you J this is really was by the end of the year and I've asked them to kind of hold on for and they've been they are very good to work with um the one question I asked today what happens when if something happens to the camera these cameras are
051covered the whole you're they're covered there's no extra Um, what they do is they said if someone say something would happen to camp, the first thing they do is they they try to remotely fix it. Maybe it's something just a glitch, they'll try if it's not, they will send a packing slip, we'll take the camera, pack, send it away. The same time they're sending us another one. Um, I asked a couple of the schools about that. They said it's not they have not had an issue. They I think uh one of the schools might have had an issue. They went remotely and it was fixed. They have not had to change a camera out, but it's that easy if if something happens. >> Mike, do you have any concerns about this? >> No. >> So,
052I guess we just need to decide if we want to do this. Go ahead, Jess. >> I just have a question for track and field. Can you upload like the videos there because I know a lot of our kids go to college on track and field scholarships? >> I would assume. I mean, track's one of the sports on here. I mean, it would just be up in the stadium and, you know, it would it would show the whole event. >> If the camera came there, it wouldn't matter what the sport is, right? >> Yeah. >> Well, like for javelin or like some of the jumpers, if somebody could video it, >> we could have iPads going over and knows, you know, that's something um you know, there's a there's just such a wide range like
053uh as far as the training real quick, too. um when I with the timeline if we go with this they call me and we'll set up a coach's zoom get as many head coaches on it as possible I know some are busy but I'll have probably a little bit more extensive training on it uh we get Mike involved just to kind of how you know the IT part of it but I think um I think it's very beneficial that's just uh I really do and that comes from me as a coach and having players and and seeing these kids and seeing what's going to happen down the road. More and more schools are greeting us. So that price is just gonna, you know, we're kind of probably coming in at a pretty good time. >>
054I'm always impressed to hear how many grandparents from out of town appreciate the live stream. So do you want >> DJ, do you is there more of a discount if we do like a two-year? Is there a discount like it's the same? It's either 85 or 99 for Yeah. Whatever. He went up to three. So, I think three is the max. >> Probably probably because at some point they're going to >> they're going to change the price. That's was my question. If you buy a one-year subscription, the next year could cost more money. >> It very could be, Doug. And that's kind of where and I said, "Hey, the three-year and you know, of course, they're going to put out the three-year." And he's like that you do not have to do three, you can
055do two, but just knowing that at the end of the two, >> it's that same price. >> Yeah. The price >> it's at total contract value for three years. And if if this doesn't meet your expectations, you're not held to that. It's just a pricing formula, >> right? Yes. Yeah. They're they're they're inflating that price and then giving you such a big discount. So, it's a very I appreciate you guys listening me on that and don't want to take up too much more time, but I hope that >> So, we just got to give Susan some direction on what we want for Tuesday. Do do we want to see this sort of voting meeting? Is that what you want? >> I need to know that. How many year agreement you want us to present >>
056and whether we want one camera or two cameras? >> So that'd be the other one too then. >> I would like the twoyear or the two cameras and the threeyear. >> I agree with Jeff. >> I Yeah. >> Yeah. I concur. >> Two camera threeyear. We'll have it on there. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you, DJ. >> Is that Is that it? >> Well, I did want to mention one more thing real quick. Our our cheer group, our competitive spirit group leaves tomorrow morning for states. Um, we're actually going to have a little send off uh start of third period, so right around 9:00. Um, so >> send send them our best wishes. >> Yes, I will. And um they're down in Johntown this year, so I'm going to actually head down. They don't
057they actually don't cheer till 7:00 tomorrow night. So, I'm going to head down >> watch that. And if they do uh think they get the top half, they make it to Saturday. So, but uh it's good to see another team of ours Yep. >> advancing. So, >> thank you guys. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Okay, [clears throat] moving on to transportation. Um, we have approval for some new drivers and monitors and um two new bus stops. Any other questions or points under transportation? Okay. Uh, buildings and maintenance. Um, we have a um the first item would be a proposal from HHSDR for services for two projects. Uh the first one is for a high school roof replacement and the second is for a um partial stadium walkway replacement. We'll start with the roof replacement.
058I know we've talked about this uh on and off. Does Carmen, do you want to take this or Sue? >> I'm not seeing a dollar amount on that one. >> Uh the the dollar amount on the proposal, >> right? Thanks. >> They gave the I know for the stadium walkway they did it as just a per hour rate because their intention is to do it at the same time they're here for the roof so that it would save us money. Okay. >> Um instead of them doing like a flat rate for that. >> Yeah. They see 165 on that one. But for the other the other piece >> for the the stadium >> for the walkway. >> The stadium has proposed a lump sum fee of 165 to complete this work. Does that include both
059copy? >> This is just to give us how much work we need done and how much it's going to cost. >> That was my understanding that they were looking both of those together. >> So 165 to do both. >> It would just be one bid. will bid at one both projects one time. >> Okay. >> To save the district money. >> Okay. So both those bids together is 165. >> Really? >> Whatever whatever that I don't remember. >> We we would still be subject to engineering fees of the overall total cost of the project. Right. >> That was in here. >> Okay. The the roof overlay [snorts] and partial roof replacement. That one is at 6% of the construction cost based on the awarded low base bid >> which is >> and any you know
060alternate bid >> which is a $3 million >> roof. >> Correct. But they're going to go through the entire process though, not just the bidding. They're going to do the contract administration and the project oversight. Well, they'll be here to go up and check and make sure that the right thickness of whatever we're buying is and that um they almost come weekly, don't they, Carmen? Correct me if I'm wrong. Um the other proposal reads for the pvious walk replacement and it says 165 for it and that's to do everything through the whole process of it but it was lower because they were going to do the same construction meetings and that while they're here and do the big processes is one. >> When are we planning on doing this work? >> Sorry. When are you
061planning on doing the work? >> The walkway. It needs replaced. It's deteriorating pretty bad. >> Summertime though, right? >> Rubber walkway around the stadium there. >> Is it out of warranty or I mean that's not been there that long. >> It's was it 15? >> Okay. >> It's 11 years. >> Oh wow. >> Yeah. It's been that long. Okay. But what about the roof? When are we planning on doing the roof? >> When are we planning on doing it? >> Yeah. is whenever you guys approve. >> So, one of the things that [laughter] >> I would like there's >> is there a timeline that we're looking at because we keep talking about it, but we never put dates to it. >> So, yeah, we've been having we have part of our fund balance committed for
062future projects like the roof as well as our capital reserve because we've talked about it for some time. My understanding is it's getting to the point where if we want to do some sort of overlay, we have to do that now because otherwise it's going to deteriorate to a point where we have to take the entire thing off and it will be substantially almost >> a partial overlay. What's the lifespan of the overlay? >> The overlay gives you a 20-year warranty. >> Okay. >> The other over gym B is still the ballasted type like the elementary ed. Mhm. >> So that will be a total we'll take it down to the decking and bring it back up with rubber. >> Okay. >> So then the other thing we discussed today and I'll I'll turn it
063over to Dr. Krabalker is the the grant that's available to bottom and they give you a two or three year. >> Okay. I'm sorry Susan. >> So the good news is there is a grant that was just released to us today. Um there's a fairly quick turnaround on this and I'd like to add this to our agenda for Tuesday as well to um there is um part of the grant requires us having board approval of the um uh what are we referring it to? The resolution to approve the grant. So they kind of already have that in there, but it's a cash matching grant. So it would be a 25% our responsibility up to 75% grant responsibility of the project and it falls within the um uh guidelines of the grant. So it's it's applicable.
064So um >> that's general terms if it's a $3 million project we would probably pay about a million and the grant would cover the rest. >> Well if you get the full >> if we get the full grant. Yes. It's up to that possibility. >> Yeah, we like to add that resolution to Tuesday so that we can get moving forward with applying for the grant. >> So, one um just I I look back I I'd had some conversations with Matt before he left at the um PS he he attended the PSBA uh conference. There were some uh vendors there uh some engineers there, some vendors there. What I mean, a roof project is and and I'm going to be looking for your feedback on this a little bit, Carmen, but a roof project is different
065than a con a major construction project. Um, my understanding from from what Matt was saying in his notes is, you know, it look 6% of $3 million is $180,000 in fees that we would be paying for this for something that um a lot of these manufacturers of this material could spec out and give us an estimate. What we have to do now and and Susan certainly made her case of, you know, there are benefits of going with an engineer. If you have problems, if you had issues, um, you know, you can rely on them to to push the issue. So it's not like we are relying with them. The problem with um you know we we had heard from some local vendors or u local installers last time they put for the last roof project
066they put a specification on there that you had to use a certain manufacturer of a material. Well, some of our local vendors who install roofs had, you know, we're disappointed there's only two places in Western Pa or in Pennsylvania that install this uh manu this >> uh brand of roofing. So, um, you know, one of the things Matt had had wrote in his notes is you could forego the engineering costs for this and deal with a, you know, couple different manufacturers directly and have them give you the specs for this of what you need and then you can bid it out through co-stars. Am I talking about all this right, Susan? >> Yes. >> Maybe you didn't see Matt's notes. I don't know. >> No, I I I did. Okay. So, it's, you know, I
067I don't know if you have an opinion on this, uh, Carmen, you'd like to go through HHSDR. >> Um, or >> only only I did ask the question today. I spoke with John if we if we're going to be able to bring in local companies and he said absolutely. We ask him that every time. I will say that we had a couple other projects lately that we did not go with an engineer and those projects did not go. I That's why I'm bald. [laughter] I still have problems and I can't get people to come back. I can't get them to fix it. I can't get where HHSDR we had a kitchen project just this last week over Christmas. that counter was messed up. They held them accountable >> and they ended up giving us more
068counter than what was spec. >> They gave us waller to wall brand new countertop and that would that only happened because of HHSR. >> Sure. >> And there's also >> I'm just saying like the other projects that we had and we did not have them. We could not hold the the contractor re you know >> accountable right >> to the fire. So, I I appreciate your perspective on this cuz it weighs >> They're on site with me all the time. Like, there's so much I can do, but I email them or I give them a call and they're they're there. I would >> if I call him this time of night, he's there. >> Okay. I appreciate that. I would just like to make sure when we ask them to put this together that we
069get the specifications for the M, you know, recommendations for the material and the thickness, not a specific >> manufacturer. company makes it. >> He realizes what this project is and and the amount. That's why he's trying to help the district with the walkway by doing it and giving us a break. >> Okay. >> So, before we get to the walkway, any other questions about the roofs or points anyone wants to >> No. >> Then we can add that resolution then as well. >> So, >> one other question. [snorts] So, is this out of this year's budget, next year's budget? Where's the money coming from? >> It's our construction budget. It's already budgeted for you. >> Well, it's we have part of the fund balance committed, so it'll actually be out of next year's budget. We'll
070do the timing so that the project will start after July 1st. So, it'll be part of next year's budget. And I think Carmen already looked at whether or not it could be done during the school year with the exception of the Brocks and that being taken off that one section. The rest of it could be done while students are here after the end of the school day like we've we've done other things. Um, so to be part of next year's budget, um, we have committed fund balance that we can pull back to use and then we also have our capital reserve. So depending on where the the cost of it would land, how much of which of those funding sources we would use, >> we should have enough to cover it to Yes. >> Okay.
071>> And hopefully we'll get the grant and >> Right. And then we have even less to pay. >> Okay. Thank you. Any other questions about the roof? Okay. The sidewalk. This is the This sidewalk is in this in the stadium. At the stadium when it goes around the track, that rubber walkway like in front of the concession stand and around that area. >> Okay. It's not concrete. >> That rubber surface. >> Rubber surface. >> Okay. >> How long has that been there? >> I think it was 15 that we did it. >> So, a 10 year lifespan. >> Yeah. And that's that's about what you get. The same as your track material. >> I hope our playground lasts longer than that. >> That's what you get out of your rubber material. >> Uh ballpark what
072that's going to cost this that project. >> I I can't price on that. >> Um we'll know more if you guys decide to move forward. [clears throat] >> Okay. talk with us. >> Is is is budgeting a concern on this or is this something >> to see where we're going to land on that? But again, I think we should be with having our capital reserve that we've been saving for that. I think we should be fine because these are really kind of the last two bigger projects that we have for a little while. >> I didn't know if it was concrete. I was hoping maybe we could throw a piece of concrete in that. Yeah. >> Do you know what I'm going to tell you? up at the elementary school that there is a between
073you know where the on the guardrails there where the people visitors park and stuff a lot of parents that park there >> for if we could put in I mean it wouldn't be much is that not an option at all >> it's like a 15 >> on the weekend or at [laughter] night >> I can't put anything on there [clears throat] I tried to see if we could do cement around the stadium >> but because of The water I can't >> it has to be pvious or impervious store water. >> Okay. >> We are and I don't know how we did the playground. We got it though. [laughter] >> This is being videoed. You realize that right? >> I don't know if uh Okay. >> Are there is like a a decking an option? >>
074I I look at that all the time and if I can do it, I'll find it. >> Okay. I appreciate it because >> yeah, that won't be anything. >> It's It's not a problem when there's not snow, but in the winter when everyone has to walk the whole way around that there's a lot of >> uh >> questions asked about that. So, okay. Any other questions for Carmen? >> Do you want to address the pilot the drop off now in this section or do you want to do that elementary? >> We can. Um I I was just uh going to share that um we have uh um worked with with the um elementary building in terms of the drop off and pickup. Um this is kind of part of Mr. Gills uh [snorts] u part
075of the program, but uh we did a pilot for drop off um opening doors 15 minutes early. It's been very successful and we're going to continue on with that for the remainder of the year in the foreseeable future. Um, we have a proposal that we're going to continue to review together for for pickup. Um, it's a little bit more involved. So, we'll we'll report back out on that next time and it it's going to take a little bit more planning to and shifting. So, but for now, the morning's been addressed. >> Great. Um, okay. Any other questions under building reports? We'll move on to cafeteria. Um, okay. Mrs. Phillips, we have uh two things on here. Uh, award bids for cafeteria equipment. Uh, culinary depot. It's for a region refrigerator and a cook and holdover.
076Uh, and the second is for try stainless. I'm guessing that's stainless steel camp. Uh, a couple cabinets and well, a bunch of cabinets. Any questions on that? Anything for Lindsay? >> Okay. >> So, is this what you have here? The you have the spreadsheet you attached. So, this this is off the spreadsheet that you have posted on here. This is your choice. Is that what I understand? >> Yeah. The um bid tally sheet that I provided here. Is this what you're doing with? >> Yes. >> Yeah. So, um the items highlighted in yellow >> with green font. >> Yeah. Those are the items that met the specifications and had the lowest price. Okay. In that category, so that's where I pulled out um culinary depot and truck. >> Perfect. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >>
077Any other questions? >> Is your kitchen's going to be done here pretty soon? >> Yeah. Um we just got thankfully they came in and fixed our countertop and um I mean the equipment's in. It's functioning, you know. Um, but we've just had a few things that they've had to we've had to keep warning them about. So, you know, >> the uh in the elementary cafeteria, there was problems with that one piece of equipment there with it. The finish was coming off it kind of. Is that right? >> Yeah. So, we've um gone through a new like cleaning procedure for it um lamming them more often. >> Yeah. um [clears throat] with the hardness of our water and I guess the material of the those particular wells being new wells um we just had to get
078into a different routine than we were previously used to. Um so um more often like deep cleaning uh with the delimer and things which has helped a lot and it has pretty much reversed the the problem. Um, so my staff has been really good about that. They have been um making sure once a week they're getting that done as the manufacturer has told us to do. And we've just been monitoring it. You know, if we find anything wrong, we take pictures. You know, Carmen and I communicate. We talk to um, you know, the contractor about it. Um, but they've given us some additional training at this point and we've kind of got that. >> Okay. >> Figured out at this point. >> Thank you, ma'am. I appreciate you. >> Thank you. Thank you, Lindsay. >>
079All right, moving on to federal programs and curriculum with Dr. Gaston. Uh there's one item on there. It's for a workshop agreement with the Pennsylvania Principles Association. I I'll take this one because I I uh planned it. Um with your uh approval, um we have a date reserved. It's actually next Friday um with the presenter. His name is Dr. Michael Snell. He's um excellent and he is uh he does a workshop on instructional leadership and instructional supervision. Um I've uh participated in this before. It's outstanding and I'd like our leadership team to um participate in it as well. And we have title 2 money um uh carryover funds actually that we can use for this that's already funded. So that is the purpose of that. Any questions on that? >> Okay. Uh moving on to
080the superintendence report. Um asking for approval at the voting meeting for conferences and field trips. Uh second thing is the e Academy Consortium agreement with the West Morland Intermediate Unit. And the third is some board policy revisions. Um I I asked Dr. K to go through these a little bit. Explain any any how it's going to affect anybody changes. >> Sure. Um uh starting with the E Academy Consortium. This is a um it's a um renewal of the current uh package that we have. Uh just to remind all that our kids that go to the E Academy can do it in its complete form or by certain course if in certain cases they need to like we have some taking French for example. um and they would get a funy diploma upon completion at the
081end of that. So that's the the benefit of that particular program and it's certainly less expensive than outside cyber options. Um and then uh uh with our policies just to remind all that um uh we have a um uh a uh contract with PSBA for their policy um department over there. So they have um uh quarterly um uh policy bulletins that come out that um highlight where uh school code has changed, where other laws have changed, case study and so forth. And they make recommendations to current policies to keep them current as well as other recommend recommended policies as well. So this is kind of going back from the fall, [clears throat] but each month I'm going to try to keep us up to date and catch back up to some that weren't um that
082have become outdated. And so that's really why these are here. There's there's no emergency associated with any of them. So um you have um A through D are current um policies that we have that are I'm sorry uh B is a new one. Mhm. >> Um there's revisions to current ones that we have and then there are a couple that are new that um reflect um uh some curriculum changes and and so forth. All of those are red lines so you can see what is a change. If it's a brand new one, we didn't make the whole page red. It's they're in bold black for your review on there. Um there's nothing in any of those that are I I I think are you know um uh really a departure from anything that's a current
083practice that we're already doing. It just keeps us current. >> Well, I have questions about the the new policy 102 academic standards because um as I read this I was expecting to see what this those standards are >> or so is themselves are published on our on the department of ed the SAS page. What this is really reflected and this is kind of one that's a little bit older but it was it's reflecting largely our steel standards the science environment ecology technology engineering so that that had that shift has occurred >> um it's talking about um >> um the the ELA standards and how that's changing and the structural literacy component of it. So, >> okay. >> Yeah, it doesn't for the specifics of it by grade level, that's where those would be held, but
084that mandates those changes on that page. >> Okay. >> If you'd like the link to that, I can send it to you. >> Yeah, please. Yeah. >> I wasn't sure where to to find those. >> Okay. >> And question 102. That won't affect student advancement. That's just saying that we're we're going to be teaching them these standards. >> Correct. >> Okay. Um and then uh theformational piece on there the AR stands for um administrative regulations. So those are components that we don't necessar we don't vote on those. I provide those as information but those are the directions on how you execute the policy. So, it's kind of the user-friendly component and those can change as flexibly as we need them to to uh you know uh more nimly navigate what needs to be applied to
085make sure that those policies happen. So, um with the new policies there's an associated AR and that's what you see on there. Um, and then I would uh just indicate the last two on there, attachment 918, uh, district and school. Those are two of our federal program um, administrative regulations. You'll notice on there that it says 2022. We're not recommending changing it, but it's required of the um, federal programs to um, have it in our minutes that they've been reviewed. So unless you have a change that you would like to see in there, those reflect the um parent involvement component at the um district level and at the school level. >> I have two questions. >> Sure. >> Um one [clears throat] on the conferences and field trips, Bible club is going to Sight and
086Sound. Why are they going on a school day where we're going to have to pay a sub where they could Why couldn't they go on a weekend? I'm just curious. I don't have a problem. I'm just like why would >> cheaper to go on a weekday? >> Well, but like the choir is going to see Wicked and they're going on a weekend. We're not supplying a sub for Aaron to take the choir to the play zone at 28 and see Wicked. So, and the choir trip is from the club treasury and they're going to Hershey Park and the national anthem on non-school day. So, I was just curious why >> I can talk to Mr. Tiger and see why. >> I mean, maybe they don't take groups on the weekends there. I don't know. But
087I just thought it was odd that >> I don't know if it's that thing usually sells out pretty good. So, they may only have an option. But I do think it's a valid point that needs to be considered when they are schedul when any group is scheduling this thing if they if they can avoid having to pay a sub for the day. >> Now, question on that too then. Are those kids count absent that day or are they in attendance because >> their school? >> It's as a field trip. >> Yeah, >> they're not considered absent. >> Okay. >> No, it's a field trip. >> All right. >> I'll get you an answer to your first question. >> Okay. >> I mean, [snorts] you know, and then I had a question on the extracurricular activities.
088uh 10 122 um on page two where it's all in red there about eligibility requirements. >> How do we know that homeschool students who my understanding is they are allowed to participate in that that in extracurricular how do we know that that they're academically eligible? I mean, >> they have a plan that they turn in um that is uh before the uh before the beginning of the school year uh that is in accordance with the PTE guidelines. And so as long as they are following their plan of study that's submitted, they're going to be considered in standing to be able to participate. >> Okay. We we don't have any way to really measure that. We just have to take their word for Okay. Yeah. I have the ability to ask them for evidence of their
089their progress. Um, but that's going to vary from student to student in terms of what the plan looks like. >> Okay. I I know some folks who had done participated in there used to be conflict with band and choir because they're curricular here, not extracurricular. Um, but I know some homes like some kids would come in for art club and things because that's extracurricular. >> Correct. >> Okay, that's all. Thank you. >> Sure. two things under discussion items. The first one is that uh looking ahead towards uh the 202627 school calendar. Um I talked to Dr. Kay and asked about putting this on there. I know in years past we've had some back and forth discussions and it's the only time we get a little bit chaotic is the calendar. So I think what he's
090looking for here is some feedback on I you're going to try to do three plans like that's what we've done in the past. We've had three proposals and we sort of pick them out, but what he's looking for is feedback to put in those. >> Sure. I I have a um a model that we have begun working on. Um but I'm looking for any um specific directives um on start time, end time. Um you know, if you just want to give me the flexibility to work with what I think is reasonable and present that, I can just simply do that. Um, but we were we were generally looking at, I believe, a um a start time around August 27th, I believe it is. Um, with three inservice days to lead us into um our first
091day of school. We'd have a two-day Thursday, Friday student day, 5day week, holiday, which would be a 4 day week. um we just need to look at um building of snow days and those types of things in there to get us to a graduation date that's where everyone would like it. So any any particular >> one thing we talked about before was additional snow building snow days. >> Yeah. >> So we had two this year and [clears throat] >> Yeah. I would like to see >> them already just because >> five or four had five. >> Yeah. I don't think we ever had that many. Did we? >> I think it's normally four. >> I think the original from last year was four. There were four and then we went flexible and then we decided
092we're not flexible, but we're stuck with two because nobody wants calendar again. I could build you a few models that would reflect what it would do to your calendar to build in more or less um and and see how that how that looks. >> So, traditionally, >> would we want to consider would we want to consider the FID days if we go over >> no >> the amount? I mean, even if we put four snow days in, would we want to consider doing FID days so that we would have a solid time of, you know, when the last day of school's going to be? >> What I was going to bring that >> this year, right now, this year, right now, we've already used our two days. So anything that any other days that we
093use are going to be added on to the end of the year unless we have our hours in cuz we could use hours, you know, how many hours we have. But um I I I just think that if we if we go with four snow days and we have six or seven, you know, I think that we should [laughter] consider the FID days for um after we use all of those snow days. >> What I think would be wise is for us to apply for the FID days. We don't need to use them. we if we're approved for them, we can see what unfolds as next year's weather situation unfolds and um you know, we we can have conversation about whether or not we would want to deploy those or not if we absolutely needed
094it. >> Is it time to reapply again already? >> It'll be coming soon. >> Okay. >> Yeah, there's no cost to >> Well, that Yeah, that would be that would be that would be great. Yeah, just as long as we apply for them and if we want to use them, we can use them. >> You know, it takes into account, you know, we know that we're going to have certainly have snow um obviously, but you know, the things that are unforeseen is, you know, flood situations or tornado or something that may cause a >> other things that we weren't necessarily expecting. So, at least if we have them, we can decide collectively at another time if that's something that we want to do and what that would look like. I'm I was going to ask
095>> I have to go back to the policies again. But first on this topic, traditionally we have like if we made Easter break Thursday half day, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, we never take Monday back as a snow day. Is there a reason we I mean I know people make plans >> don't >> and they're going to go away but >> those were the kind of that's what I was asking is that if you you can email that to me or open discussion whatever but certain days like um >> ground well yeah there are certain days that are [laughter] >> no so make sure it's marked off >> I got that one uh >> run you out of town if you don't >> we just have to check the contracts because some of the holidays are
096specified in the contracts before contracting this we >> and I don't know if anybody told you but like quite often if groundhog day we do the day before because people are already coming in town and you can't get the buses out of schools I don't know if Tom left you that information or anyone >> I was advised >> clued you in on that one [laughter] um >> the first thing we're told >> back to the the policies >> so they're not hyper these aren't hyperlin like when the public looks at this And I've been asked multiple times how can is there a way they can access look at these before we approve them because as we all got an email this week and about the fact that we approved of something and then after the
097fact the guidance department is like wait this isn't you know perhaps we could avoid some of but I don't know where the people could access these other I mean they could access the policy but they wouldn't be able to see what changes we were making. Okay. >> And I I've had teachers and and other people ask me about is there a way we can make that available to them because it might avoid some of this backtracking if you know guidance had looked at that they might have said wait a minute this is some red flags it not that we're going to change it but at least we'd have that ahead of time. >> I know prior to you being here Dr. Lozneski had asked our legal people about that and there was no I I
098think they agreed it was okay to put that stuff out there for public you know transparency. So if it could yeah the proposed changes and I think that only benefits us truthfully. >> Um >> let me check and then I'll find out how we can >> if they could do a hyperlink like we have that would be >> but that was all we got. >> Okay. >> I was asked about that again today. >> Thank you Cindy. >> You're welcome. Um, so about the calendar, I guess just be thinking about it in the next week or so if you have any more feedback or specific days or, you know, things for Dr. K to consider as as he he starts to put this together. Um, just let him know um and then we'll go from
099there. >> The intention is to have the models for your re uh review for the February meeting. Okay. comprehensive plan. >> Um comprehensive plan. We um prior to our Christmas break, we rounded out that process. Um we held four group meetings in here um with our stakeholder group. Lots of really good discussion. Um the document is linked there. A number of our board members joined us on that and um we're at the point now that it uh following um this meeting will uh have it linked with a short abstract for public view. It needs to remain out for public view for 28 days. And so um it'll be on the agenda in February for your vote of approval. Um and then it'll be submitted to PTE. So that's uh the uh just the the quick
100summary of it. The quickest way to kind of get to the heart of it is uh scrolling the way to the end where you'll see the goals and the measures. And u the uh stakeholder group really isolated four focus areas. We were looking at academic growth and math and ELA. Um a focus on early literacy and kindergarten readiness, a focus on attendance, and a focus on career readiness. So those were the the four main buckets that we have our goals um surrounding. >> So I just um want to thank uh Dr. K and Dr. Gaston for their leadership on this. Um it was something that needed done and it actually I think benefited us waiting until they came. Um we got to take a comprehensive look at our strengths and weaknesses and sort of what
101makes our district tick. Um, I want to thank um all of our administrators, uh, all of the teachers. Jody, if you could please communicate that to them. Um, we had we had the the parents, the students, the board members. We had some great discussions. We had a I thought a wonderful turnout um, and participation. So, thank you to everybody involved in that. I think that's going to put us on the right track for the next four years. There was there was a lot of thought went into that document and it was it was it was not checking the box by any stretch of the imagination. It was a lot of thought and um a lot of work from you guys that went into that. We do appreciate it. But I was glad to see that
102that document was taken very seriously. >> Yeah. I I would add that I've done this multiple times with different administrators and this had to be the most meaningful one I've ever done. And I I said that at the meeting, but the public should know that too that >> um the way Dr. Kbacher led that was definitely um felt like you really you really I think even the parents they all everyone felt like they had a real stake in it. It wasn't just as you said Doug check the boxes >> right >> to get it done. It was greatly appreciated the way you did that. >> We all looked at first like what are we doing? Everybody [laughter] was like why is this the way it is? But it turned out to be something really good.
103>> I think we have some really good goals um not just for our district but that'll benefit our community as a whole. So, >> okay, moving on to building principal reports. We'll start with um Mr. Gil. Can >> I go back for one second? >> Yes. I'm sorry, Doug. >> One document you have on here, the E Academy Consortium. >> Yes. >> Renewal agreement. That is an old document. >> It is. It's on a um auto renew. So that's that's >> I think it's in the last paragraph of it that it's um it will be renewed unless we tell them that we don't want to do it. >> Okay. >> So that's >> cuz it's still still addressed to >> we can refresh but that's >> Manny and the dates are different. >> Thank you
104Doug. Uh Mr. Gil if you'd like to give us a report at the elementary school. Welcome. Um, thank you. Hope you had everybody had a great break. Um, just wanted to go over I'm asking for approval for clubs within the elementary. There's a list of clubs that are there. We'd like more information on them. I will I will provide that for you. Um, I'd ask everybody to send me a proposal of what they wanted to do. Um, I would say most clubs, with the exception of tutoring, they want 15 to 20 kids. Um, they're all clubs that are uh advantageous to our students learning, having a little fun in there. Um, some of those are promoting our school inside our school, promoting our own students inside out of school, and promoting our school outside of
105school. Um, which I think is important for us as a community. [clears throat] Um, so I'm going to be asking for uh approval of those clubs and those teachers. Um, I would like to add one thing and I apologize I missed this on my paper. Um, for the tutoring club for KK K and it should be K1. I'd like to add Katie James to that. She would also like to to to join that also. Um you you had asked for a discipline report and I think you received discipline report uh our our I'll entertain any questions that I can possibly ask. I can tell you that that our main hits right now are bus discipline. I'm going to tell you that um we are going to we we're in the process of addressing that. Um
106Mrs. Sakala u Dr. K had given this idea. We're getting a couple bus seats from the bus company. We're going to Karma's going to help me put them together so we can we're going to have grade level meetings. We're going to have grade level meetings and we're going to set the expectation for our kids and this is how we act on the bus and this is what we do on the bus. Um bring the seats in and if we have to model it, we'll model it. Um, we'll let the kids model it uh just so they understand because that that is one of our heavy hitters uh this year. Um, not a big heavy hitter, but something that was up a little bit this year was the threats. And we knew that because uh we
107did have conversations with our with our students each grade level, each each room. Um, and then it it kind of some things just kind of happened after we had those discussions. is I I call it testing the waters, which I think some of it was. Um, but we've we've cal I would say we've calmed down since that time, but it's something we did have to do uh within the building um in light of what life is like, unfortunately. Does anybody I hope I can answer. I don't have any historical data to to kind of go back and reference. Um so I apologize for that. I just don't have that historical knowledge. But if you have any questions, uh, I know if I can't answer it, Mrs. Richardson or Mr. Donn, >> didn't we get a
108report from this on this last year? >> We did from the elementary school. >> We have there's there's a report there tonight from 8:25 to 12:23. And then there's this colored one that was in our board packet that has year-over-year. It's got >> that's high school. That's high school. And I will tell you that Mr. Gordon has shared that with me and I'm going to give my information. He has done a fantastic job of putting a document together and I want it to be the same for you. Um so on once I he has given me that once I can get that information up and loaded in the same document you will receiving a document that is exactly the same just of course different numbers. Thank you. Any questions for Mr. Gil on the discipline
109report? >> No, sir. >> Okay. Yeah. The only comment I make is I I'm very passionate about these clubs. I know I've been a pest to some of you guys about this, but uh this is important. Um I know the kids who did it last year when this was first brought up was uh had loved it and I I think it's a key thing that we an a good thing that we should offer to our students. So, thank you and your team for putting this together. Anything else for Mr. Gil. Okay. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you very much. Moving on to the high school report. Uh, Dr. SMCO. >> Hello, everybody. Um, we have a request to accept a donation for the ad club. um a few budget transfers and then also a
110donation from McDonald's. Um the varsity club would like to start having halftime competitions during basketball games and make a half court shot. You get a McDonald's card, um things like that. McDonald's has graciously offered to donate some coupons for the kids that participate in these activities. Any questions? >> We actually received another donation that I'd like permission to add to the revised agenda for Tuesday for the DECA group that was here. So, I'll be adding that as well. >> Yes. >> Nice. >> Um, just to do a quick recap before we get into our discipline report on things that have happened are happening at the high school. Um, our holiday in the halls um was last month. Uh it was a huge success. We had over 150 um individuals attend that was students, parents, brother,
111sisters, family members that came with them. Um which attributed to about 40 families as you know at the high school that parent family engagement is sometimes a little bit more difficult than um it is at the elementary school to get our kiddos to come back. and we had a lot of students that came back that evening and participated in the activities. We also had over 20 organizations set up in the cafeteria which provided that community outreach component for the families and the kids to be able to walk around and and talk to different groups. We had justice works there. Um Slair [cough] mental health agencies across the area. >> Yeah, we're all there as well. So a huge success. Um I have to give Mr. Gordon a huge shout out for that. He was the
112lead on on a lot of that planning and organizing, coordinating. So, it was a great a great event for me. Definitely look forward. >> Glad I showed it off. [laughter] >> Um, we got a good team. >> Yes. Yeah, it was fantastic. There were so many such a variety and the cookies, the whole thing, the egame, like what a great display for parents to get to see all of that. the yearbooks at the end. It's where I got sucked in. But man, it was it was fantastic and everybody looked to be having a great time. >> Yeah. It gave a lot of our especially our related arts teachers a chance to show off. >> Yeah. >> You know, because it invited the families. I mean, I love seeing, you know, families were in Mrs. Pack
113and Mrs. Snider's classroom making gingerbread houses together, >> you know, and just to see in the esports lab to see them engage with that and learn what, you know, what we have to offer our kids. even the backdrop that we had in the photo booth and you know everybody getting to get pictures and take pictures together. Um your three favorite high school principles may have snuck in there a few times too and did some goofy pictures just for fun. But it was it was a lot of fun. It was a great night. Definitely is something that we look forward to continuing next year and for many years to come. Um our board reps, like I said, our very very busy seniors are doing all sorts of things this evening. So, I'm going to kind of
114just fill in some of the things that they may have um told you about if they had been here tonight. Um we have our Groundhog Day assembly coming up at the end of this month on the 30th. Um that is going to be leading into a very very busy week because after Groundhog Day, we go right into Queen's Court. So, we have uh six young ladies that have been named to our queen's court and that uh the queen will be announced on Friday, February 6th with the dance to follow on the 7th. Um the theme, I believe, is Great Gatsby, so it's like a 1920s themed dance. Um all of the fun and exciting things that go around that are happening right now at the school. Um, we have our five variety show directors selected
115and they are doing NC interviews on Monday the 19th. So, as much as I hate to admit we're at that point in the year being that I have a senior this year, we're in that that second half of things that we're going to get very busy at the high school. So, when the kids are back next month, we'll have a lot of things to talk to you about as as we gear up for all of those activities coming up in the high school. Um, in addition to that, I do have a copy of the discipline report. Um, similar to what Mr. Gil had mentioned, if you have any specific questions for me, um, his shout out to Mr. Gordon was very much appreciated because we have um some of our historical data. You have data
116that not only includes the three years that Mr. Gordon and I have been administrators within the building, but also the year prior to to give you a little bit of a comparison. Um this year we have seen our highest number of referrals in disrupting the educational process. um which would be what I would consider general misconduct in classrooms that would warrant a write up from a teacher. Um our second two largest areas, misconduct with cell phones and misconduct in the cafeteria. Um again, the cell phone misconduct would be in relation to the policy and making sure that the kids are following that, doing what they're supposed to. And the cafeteria is the cafeteria. So >> it is full for junior high. >> Oh my gosh. Yes. um launches. >> Yes, >> we have a very
117large seventh grade and a very large eighth grade. So, >> we have probably about 300 kids >> end of the year. We have to >> set some expectations. >> Yes. Um, and I think it'd be interesting to see if we could um once we have a little bit more data once those changes were implemented implemented in the cafeteria for seventh and eighth grade if we've seen any, you know, decrease in in some of those behaviors because unfortunately most of our cafeteria misconduct is at the junior high level rather than the high school level. they're a little bit more chill when they go to lunch and >> not um moving around quite as much. And >> so you have double the amount of incidents this year than you've had the past three years and we're only
118halfway through the year. >> All of this data um from the 2022 2023 school year until now is up until December 18th only. So this is not full year data. This is beginning of the year until the 18th of December. Um, >> and are you seeing this because we're having more problems or is it because we're >> going after them more? I mean, that that is a sometimes a reflection of >> Yes, I think um we went into this year and also about halfway through the first semester here had a reminder of expectations. Um, I think holding the kids to those expectations and setting very clear expectations of what will and will not be tolerated in terms of behavior is attributing to that and and holding the kids accountable um for the things that are
119happening whether it be in the classroom, cafeteria, hallway, um some of our higher level, higher profile incidents. Of course, >> I would point out to our repeated offenders is the lowest it's ever been. >> Yeah, >> that was my next question. So, while there are an increase in the number of referrals, the number of repeat offenders has been at its lowest point over the last four years. >> That's good. Have we gotten to the point of suspending kids for the cell phone policy or or is it is that a repeater repeat? >> I believe. And it shows you how often I I reached that point. I think that's the fourth offense for a cell phone violation if I'm not mistaken. >> So, I I don't believe we've reached >> So, we haven't. >> Yeah. I
120mean it's >> if so it's very it's a very small number. >> Okay. >> I would say >> there's actually there should be within your report um an ISS tab that lists the reasons for that and if there was >> a suspension for cell phone it should be listed on there for the >> Okay. And >> the other thing I would point out is late kids coming in late. That seems to be way up. >> And again, we we've taken a look at not only our late policy, but just attendance in general. I feel like this year um and started very early in the year with wanting to be having the kids accountable for what those expectations were in coming in on time. Um and making sure that you know our attendance monitor is watching
121that as well. We get those referrals, they're processed and and we make sure that we're holding the kids accountable for that expectation as well. They need to be at school on time. First period is an important period to be there. >> Any other questions for Sheena? >> We're good. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um, where am I at here? Financial report, Mrs. Roberts. Uh, we have the financial summaries and board reports. We have the occupation tax exoneration request. We have the uh receipt of the financial statements and the report of the uh independent certified public accountants for the fiscal year ending June 30th. And we have a resolution stating that the district does not intend on raising real estate taxes above the adjusted index. Um anything you want to discuss there, Susan? >> I
122did want to walk through a couple pieces of the audit. [clears throat] You should all have them at your at your um table there tonight. Mhm. >> Um, and it's across the top there'll be some tabs for pages so that I can just kind of highlight a couple of them for you quickly. Your first tab should say MDNA. That's the management's discussion and analysis. This kind of just pulls the the audit all together into kind of one document that you can just read through. Um, you know, so when you're bored this weekend and you want something good to read, you can you can jump on there. Uh, the next one will be page 11. Um, that's the one that's going to show you the different district funds. Um, the general fund, the capital project fund.
123It also has some of the cafeteria information on there. So, just a little bit of information there. Page 18. Um, that's our balance sheet. And again, that shows you um where we have our committed fund balance that we've talked about. We have [clears throat] 3.75 million committed for future repairs or um big major project capital projects. We have um another 2.8 of that is committed for balancing this um current year's budget. And then the assigned amount you see there, that's the athletic portion of the students accounts. We have to show that on our financial statements, though the students have full control of that money um and take care of that through their their clubs and their meetings and minutes. Um the next page would be like page 44. I just pulled I show that to
124you because that shows you where we are with with our debt. Um our last debt payment out of all of that is going to be in the year 2035. And in addition to what's shown there, we currently owe um $810,530 of the Jefftech debt as well. That's not carried on our financial statements. It's carried on theirs, but I do like to point that out. We have that liability. Um, page 60. I just pulled that one out because that goes through and it does explain a little more to you about the committed and assigned fund balances, though we talk about it quite a bit. Um, it's something that you can read through if you have questions about that. And page 76, of course, is the page I love to show to you because at the very
125bottom, it will show you that there were no current findings. And in addition, there were no findings noted in prior year audits. And I just want to say a shout out to all of the folks in the business office and even the secretaries and that that work on purchase orders and invoices, everything. It it truly does take an entire team for us to have that kind of result year after year. So those are the highlights. >> Do we appreciate that last highlight? >> Great job. >> Thank you. >> Yes. Thank you very much. >> We'll look this over. If we have any questions, we will bring them up. >> Okay. >> Uh, okay. Personnel. Dr. Crane Walker has uh additions and deletions to the substitute list. Um, we have a couple resignations, um, and permission
126to advertise RFPs for, uh, substitute employee services, supplemental cafeteria employee services, and number four is to hire an individual as the speech and language pathologist. Want to talk about uh, I think number three here? >> Yeah, sure. Um, the [clears throat] notion behind substitute employee services. Um there are um a few companies that are out there um who run subservices um and this is an exploration to see um if we're able to cast a net and and enhance our um substitute pool. So um how this would be a little bit different than what we're doing is right now we manage our substitute teachers if they were part of a substitute service. Um, anybody who is on our sublist here would still have access to continue doing what they're doing. And our board also has the
127ability to set the sub rate too. So that none of that changes. Um, but they would effectively be an employee of that service company. Um, they would be maintaining their certifications, their clearances, all the other things that are necessary to be a teacher in good standing. Um, one of the benefits to this, um, that that could potentially be there is, um, when you're looking for, um, uh, teachers with difficult certification [cough] areas. [clears throat] Um, might be, for example, like physics or something or, um, some other, uh, challenging ones. Um, you know, we are we have to try to get them to apply to our positions. There's no one else to really reach out to. Um for these companies that might be somebody uh we have would have access to all of their employees that
128I could call and say hey I need a I need a physics teacher who do you have um and we could have a list of people to reach to. So that's one advantage that we have. Um but again this is an exploration. It's not um something that we have to do. It's just a possibility for us to um access additional employees. Um and then the sub uh supplemental cafeteria employee one. This is really a um a contingency plan. Uh we've run into Lindsay [cough] some situations where we are running um we're unable to fill the positions that we have. Uh and we are running dangerously close to not being able to serve food. And um she could speak to that if you had questions specifically around that. and she um has been um out of
129her office and running the floor and getting the meals prepared herself. Um and so this was an um really to have a like I said a contingency plan if we get to a point where >> [snorts] >> um people are out on on medical leaves or other situations and we can't replace them and we're we're dangerously close to not being able to serve lunch. We have an option to retreat to it. >> Is that going to require anou with the union? [clears throat] >> Okay. >> I know they've been hesitant to have us use other organizations before. >> It didn't go well with the cleaning aspect. >> They they they're [clears throat] not in favor. But this this is a daytime thing where cleaning is other time too. So that makes a big difference sometimes.
130Okay. So, with regards to the substitute services here, this would be a a secondary option. We we would still um have internal people on our substitute list that we would be able to pull from. This is if we needed an additional person or would all of our substitutes run through this? Uh the recommendation is if the proposal was what we see to be fit would be that they would all run through that. >> Okay. >> And um cost additional I'm assuming there's an additional cost to use this service, >> correct? >> What what are we looking at? >> Well, that's what we'll find in our proposal. I would tell you that what I've experienced before is that it might be um $30 per sub per day type of fee that would be added on to
131it. Um so it it varies based on what your sub fee is, but again the the board gets to decide what your what you're paying your subs and then they tack their fee on top of that. >> And have you used this up [clears throat] similar like in your previous experiences and had success with it? >> Um yes. Um, and I and I would still have some questions for that that you know, we there were some cases where we struggled to find subs. You still did. There's still a sub shortage. And so, um, you know, I would want to see that there's going to be some benefit to our district for finding additional people. If that's not going to be the case, and I don't think it would be to our advantage to do it.
132Um, if we still have to go find our own people, I'm not paying a service fee, Frank, for the substance. >> Sorry. So, we've um I've used this in previous settings as well. And one of the benefits is that they provide training for the substitutes. They keep on top of their clearances. They keep all of that tracked so that the subs have professional support that we can't always provide because we're not they don't have that constant um employer connection that that service does provide. So it's it's helpful in a way that um they have someone solely devoted to their work which is is important >> and what you're saying you may have somebody that they're I don't want to say their specialty is physics or but they that's what they gravitate towards and and they
133may be these people come from all over like you may have somebody from Duboce now coming or or Brookville and they may be okay >> would these people be getting paid [clears throat] more than our our people that we have working for us now at a current rate. >> No, it would be the rate. >> The rate that everyone's getting. >> You're still talking about the subs, right? >> What about the cafeteria? >> Um, this would be just teaching staff. >> Um, for the subservice, you mean? >> Yeah, for the cafeteria worker staff and services. >> Would they be getting paid? >> This Well, the the RFP was would be just for teachers. I'm not aware of the correct me if I'm wrong, Susan. Well, I I think maybe you're asking about B. >> Yeah,
134he's talking about different. >> This was just a conversation on the the substitute employee services and some of the ones that I've looked at proposals [snorts] from, we might have savings on the uh frontline system that we use now because if we go to using a professional service like that, there can be savings other places for the uh supplemental outside. We can't control what they pay. >> We can only control what we pay, you know, pay them. We can't control. >> That's where we ran into trouble before is we had >> big problem >> people from a temp service coming in that were making more money than our >> people that have been here working in the cafeteria >> and had no allegiance or loyalty to the district at all. >> You know, it would
135be further had to just pay the people more. So when I go about the sub thing, um we I understand that we pick the rate, but so this is an organization that has substitute people that work essentially for them and get sent out to us, right? >> Yes. >> So that where how do we still competing now with let's just say Dboy, you know, if I'm a sub, punsy pays this and D boys pays that. Hey, don't call me for punksy when I can go to do boys and work. Is it going to help us get more subs in the building? >> I think it's worth exploring it. I don't know. There there's some driving involved in this. So, I think the people are going to select where they want to be, what's maybe more
136appropriate for their situation. But yes, that is a factor that's in that. I I you know, we'll get that just asked for the um sub rate comparison. I think that we're competitive. Um but I'll check that. So, I don't know that it's >> I the argument I've got from subs in terms of money isn't that we're not competitive. Is that Subp pay stinks everywhere. I mean, we just don't pay them enough money to come in [snorts] to to do the work. That's the the complaint that I get. I mean, from nursing staff to teachers, you know what I mean? I think nursing staff subs get 15 bucks an hour, I think. Something like that. [snorts] >> I would have to check. Yeah. I'm not sure what it currently is. I still think we should explore
137an avenue for our retired teachers that because of their service to the district, we could pay them a, you know, that I I know they they have no incentive right now to be a substitute teacher, but if we could come up with a proposal or a a [clears throat] policy that that if you retired from here, we pay you a different rate uh to try to incentivize some of these people. We can't use them until we've assured that we've used every other sub that's available. They have to be the very last ones called the very last ones used because they're receiving a pension. >> Okay. >> So, we can't pay them more and have them take the jobs if we have other subs. We have to use the other subs first. Making sense? >> They
138have to be the very last ones called the very last ones used. We have to be able to prove to piecers that we have exhausted allers. Yes. because they're receiving a pension payment. >> They're retired. >> I I would >> hope it was the opposite that they would be our first to have >> unfortunately. No, we have to sign off every year [clears throat] >> that we have followed that we have to show that our sub calling system puts them last. I'm okay with the um employee or the teacher substitute teaching, but I'm not okay with the cafeteria employees getting paid less here and then having a sub committee getting paid $5 more an hour. I don't think that's fair. That's the only thing I wouldn't want. >> It was a big rub last year.
139It was a big problem. Yeah. >> Well, this was just to do the RFP to see where the bids came back in at. >> So, those would come to you for approval first. We just want to be prepared so that if she does have the shortage, we have something to fall back on. >> We've been steady advertising those positions, right? With no luck whatsoever. >> Well, you filled some or you filled some. >> Um I think in December was was my last new hire, but it's kind of like a revolving door unfortunately. If like I gain someone and lose someone, it seems to be a pattern. I don't know why, but um >> Well, I know you have a couple falling out. >> Yeah. >> The high school, right? Two two surgeries at the high
140school or something like that. You have a couple people going out for medical now, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. And those positions are considered open, you know, as part of the district. They're offering things to use, but um that just leaves those spots vacant. Um, and then we just have to try to supplement them with, you know, um, thankfully our staff at both buildings are more than willing to take on extra hours and they really put the extra time in and work um, to get the job done. Um, so thank goodness for them. Um, but that's pretty much what we do to handle the the time that is or the the positions that are vacant. So, >> you know, we have open positions that are, you know, advertised to be hired for, but then we also
141have daily calloffs and people out for different types of reasons. >> Um, and that's what starts to make the dayto-day harder, you know, the open positions plus the additional call. >> We were going to um look into Jeff Tech possibly helping out with this. Did we hear anything back? right now. They haven't had anyone who um has met the qualifications to to start that, but I have stayed in contact and reminded them on occasion that when they have someone ready um to go out to give us a call. >> What about our own students on work release helping in the cafeteria and paying them? >> They have to have service certifications and multiple steps before they can. So that's where that the rub comes in often for Can we >> get them to do that?
142I >> mean, can they like do the dishes, things like that? They don't eat. >> That's I'm going to refer to >> hiring our our work release kids. Is that's not the term we use anymore, but whatever the term is we use for our work release kids now, hiring them in the kitchen. >> Um, honestly, I don't have a lot of information on that. Um, I've never done something like that before. Um, >> my head is 18 years old to use the slicer. At least I know that >> like clearing plates and loading the dishwasher. >> Put an 18-year-old on a machine gun. Put my slicer. >> Honestly, I don't have very >> I think that's an idea. >> I don't know if I could work with Dr. G. Maybe >> we can research and
143see if it's >> Yeah. I'm just not I'm not sure >> because they get on to work they get on to do that in restaurants around town, >> right? >> Different places. It would be no different. I mean, they would be in the school setting. >> Basically, you steal steal employees from from Katie from Lasa's Pizza to work in our kitchen. >> I I do know in the past we've talked about this that generally they have to have graduated in order to work at the school. I know that is the case for aids. It maybe is different for cafeteria. Susan in order to be employee they can do the summer work but in order to be an employee they would have to >> right >> our support staff would have to have a diploma or
144you know G >> you know if you remember we discussed also we thought one of the drawbacks to like cafeteria that's because it's only a nine-month job so people that want to work um I did explore trying to make some sort of combo position with Carmen's department which would give the employees to Lindsay during the school year and then Carmen in the summer, but Carmen said that's really not when he needs the help in the summer. So to have that extra those extra bodies in the summer really wouldn't help him. So >> trying to look at some other options. >> Okay. Well, I mean we've had a good discussion on ideas for to have these guys look at. If you can think of any more, I mean just brainstorm outside the box things. Uh send
145it to Dr. K. Um and We'll certainly explore it. >> At what point are we just going to open the contract for renegotiation so we can pay them more money? >> I mean, to the the bottom line is we can't get people to work because we don't pay them enough money. That's not going to change within these band-aid fixes. It's not going to change. >> I mean, >> yeah. I mean, I don't know if you want to. >> Well, we've had that discussion. The question is >> what's enough money? >> Mhm. >> Um so you know obviously we have to bring all the folks that we already have employed up to those rates as well as whatever the new rate is. When we did the last negotiations um I did both a statewide uh rate
146search to see what across the state was being paid as well as the PASBO group and that that I belong to all of the districts in that group saying what do you pay for cafeteria? what do you pay for? And we we ran right at either the average or a little bit higher than what most all the other school districts across the state and that were paying. So that was part of how we um did our negotiations. There were a couple options we put out during negotiations to give more money in exchange for other things and those weren't accepted by the association. So we did I don't know if anybody here was on that. I was on that >> and I I don't do you remember we had a couple different things we tried to
147>> I was on that >> you know to to do more money in exchange for some other things and um it it just was >> I think the problem is we can't compete with the private sector. That's my I mean, when you were talking about what other school [clears throat] districts were paying, I have no idea what they're paying, but the number that pops into my head is like 15 bucks an hour. If I can go to Sheets, Walmart, the cafeteria, the hospital, you know, places like that, make that kind of money, that's who you're competing with. >> But we pay 34% piecers contribution rate, >> right? >> That's what, you know, just hurts school districts. You mean we it would be $15 an hour plus all the other >> plus the taxes plus the
148I mean that was >> and they have no option. >> When's that contract up Susan? >> It's two more years. >> They have no option to opt out of that. >> 627 27 28 >> 28. Okay. There's a there's a way you have to do it directly with piecers and it has to be when you're first hired and you have to prove that you have some other type of pension. So if you meet eligibility for piecers, [snorts] you um have to have it withheld or you have to go through their steps of proving that you have and you have to do that annually. Very few pe people get a waiver. Very few. Like I think I've only seen one or two ever. Is that >> okay? So that's specific to pers >> because I don't
149think ser is that way. >> No, it's specific to I mean I don't know about sers but >> I think you can opt out of it. I mean doesn't necessarily get you more but that that >> it's just a reality. People don't value pensions and benefits the way, you know, unless you have a family and you have a, you know, >> but the, you know, especially if you're younger, you know, you're 18 to 25 years old, you don't value >> Okay. Well, >> for sure. And you're staying on your parents insurance till you're 26, >> right? Yeah. >> So, you don't need your own yet. >> The concern is I mean, it's a big concern. At some point, we can't feed the kids in the in the kitchen. >> I mean, that's a problem. you
150your school's closed >> and I think that's I mean you know we don't want to have to close school because we don't have >> right >> cafeteria workers I mean that that's >> no >> that would be terrible I mean >> no me and you are going to be up there [laughter] dishing out a job and keep the school open that's the way it's going to be >> I mean if you can't find someone is there [clears throat] any food service available I mean I hate to suggest it because I can't imagine what it would cost but >> a lot of school districts use outside. >> Yeah. Yeah, they do. But I don't know what that costs. And do we have it available here? We would I mean I'm sure it could be available, but
151>> do boys use as an outside service, don't they? >> Yeah. Do boys I believe in >> Yeah. >> When you say define an outside service like outside staffing, >> you get a you get a box truck and it drops your lunches off in heated containers and you just set them out and away they [snorts] go. >> Uh same with breakfast, that kind of thing. Um, I don't know. You know, a lot of people outsource their food service. >> A lot of districts use companies to do that. Like Mets is one of the companies that do that. Again, they can pay people more because they don't have the piecers and all those other >> um >> so this is like in a college setting. They have Aramark or Chartwells or they they they >> you
152hire an outside >> the people work for them, >> right? >> They're a contractor. college. I know a lot of colleges and universities do that. >> That's an option. Yes, >> I know. We that was I think one of the things we even talked about like we've we used to have van aids in our contract and through attrition we moved those over to the bus company that was you know we moved that we've talked about that in the past when we were doing negotiations for the support contract if there were like I'll just use cafeteria because um like that department if we see we had a weakness where through attrition we could move that over to an outside service or we could contract with an outside service and require require that they hire all our
153people first. I mean, there's a lot of different ways you can structure those contracts. >> Mhm. >> But yes, there's outside services that will do everything. >> They'll do cleaning custodial. They'll do >> who you Yeah. I mean, what >> I'm sure they're not happy to hear this, you know, but >> it's just where where we're headed. You know, it's it's if we can't get people, we these are the options. Okay. Well, anything else on that? Okay, we'll move on. Um, did did I I talk about hiring an individual for a speech and language pathologist? Um, okay. Uh, reports of special committees. Uh, Jeff Tech report. Doug, do you want to >> I I don't have I have a budget meeting um Monday at noon, so I'll have something after that. >> Okay. Thank you.
154IU6 report. Heather. >> Um, we met virtually because the weather conditions on the 10th of December. Um, they are interviewing for a new director. That new director will get to pick an assistant director. Um, they are having a visual the visually impaired teacher is stepping down, but they have someone inhouse that works at 50% and they're going to go up to 100%. So, they'll still be able to cover that service of visual impairment. um special edibels for them. I'm sorry. I'm [snorts] sorry. I didn't mean that. Otto bells are up 50% for them. Um and they were just explaining the time for each intake for those OT's are 3 hours. So they are um trying to increase the supports there. Uh the the bulk of the meeting was on the fact that they had gotten
155their contract settled within eight months and how they're trying to build in value um for school districts just by tweaking some of the things that existed as far as mileage, salary base, um limiting um CE um reimbursements kinds of things. health insurance [snorts] cutbacks and um or changes I shouldn't say cutbacks and um the the other thing was that in the past schools were asking for teacher assignment and going forward it's my understanding that the IU will um do the assignments. So I guess if you liked someone you would ask if they could be your person. Um all of this was kind of new. I did ask um the I asked the IU, do you have three to five focus points that you would like me to highlight things you've done for our district? And
156you know they they just gave me the minutes which I was there for the minutes. I was there for the whole meeting. So I asked for a point of contact. Who would I speak with? You know, I think stakeholders would really like to know what what is your shining what have you done like what I mean? you know, they support us in PD and training, special ed, tech integration, curriculum. Um, they do our data, early intervention, gifted, and safety. So, what what did we do in December? I just I would just like them to give their interpretation because um because it's important. >> So, anyway, I'll work on that. they've got someone new coming in and um I'm going to work on a contact person that can kind of help me highlight for you all
157really what's truly valuable. I took a ton of notes and I tried to bring it in. We meet again on the 28th. Um does anyone have any questions or concerns about any of the topics that you would like for me to inquire about or do more information get more information on? No, that was a very very good job. [laughter] Um, >> too much. You didn't say too much. >> That's great. >> What I would say is I know when I first got on the board, we had kind of questioned like what what does the IU offer? What do they do for us? Their executive director, I believe, zoomed in and, uh, gave us a rundown of all the services that they provided. So, um, it would probably be helpful. I'm sure that new uh when
158when they hire a new executive director um they they will [snorts] uh reach out to our district and probably set up meetings with you and maybe that's something we could have them do again is um >> yeah I mean we know a refresher on >> it's possible >> because I didn't even know what all they've offered >> and I still don't know what all they offer. >> Well and the other thing >> but I know it's a lot. Yes, it's a lot and that's why I said choose three to five success stories you'd like me or you know suggestions or whatever. So, I'll keep down that path. I would like to also get on their email mailing list now to see what they're offering our schools as far as PD, etc. and then I'll dig
159around and get on the mailing list for the other IUs in the area because it's nice to see how they're servicing their districts and and they're usually great about doing that. You're they're great like to share their information. They're proud of what they're putting out there. So, I'll keep working. It was my first meeting. >> I know most recently they've been working with Dr. Gaston on our kindergarten stuff. So, >> yes, that that was fantastic. And something like that I would have thought would have been great to shine a light on. I offered it to them, but I'm new to them. They're new to me, >> and they're on their way out. >> And yeah, they're like they're like, "You're a little too over over anxious here." So, >> well, we appreciate your enthusiasm. [laughter]
160>> Okay. Uh, moving on to payment of the bills. We have the general fund and the cafeteria fund. Um, construction projects. We have our final payment for the uh playground. Um, we have Holstrom Clark Electric. Uh this is a final uh payment for that and Fred Burns pay application number six. Uh we have uh three items under the general fund and one item under the cafeteria fund. Any questions on that for Susan? Seeing none, do we have any new business? >> I have one question of still on the IU6. Susan, do you know what we pay IU6? >> It's in the 30ome thousand range. 34 35,000 is what they deduct from RV after have to give to the IU. Then we pay additionally for whatever the other services are that we get. So that's just
161our >> our co-ay if you will. And then we got me our membership dues or Yeah. >> Yeah. And then we pay different things depending on what services we we have for them. >> Okay. Thank you. >> If you'd like a report on what we pay a year, I can get that for you. >> Okay. Great. Thank you. Anyone else? Good to of the order. Okay. Seeing none, uh we'll adjourn this meeting and reconvene on Tuesday 6:00. >> All right. All right.