July 22, 2025 - School Board Meeting

001All right. Good evening everyone. Welcome to this Brown School Board meeting. Like I call this meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Clarification of public notice. Meeting has been publicly noticed. Verification of the quorum. We have six members in We have all seven members, six members in attendance and one virtually. So we have all seven members. Uh approval of the agenda. Would someone like to make a motion to approve the agenda as uh presented? >> So moved. >> Thank you, M. Ashley. Motion has been made. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Think for spacing. All right. Any discussion? Hearing seen. All in favor raise hand andor. I >> Any opposed? Hear see motion carly 7 to zero. In a reading of our mission and vision statement, uh our mission is through the lens of

002excellence, equity, and engagement. We are dedicated to empowering every student with the essential skills to build a foundation for lifelong learning and our vision is to provide a rigorous education that empowers our students to confidently navigate in our everchanging world. All right, let's go on to wait again. I wanted to be able to say this right now because usually Miss Robinson uh watches the chat, but today is our public meeting to where uh individuals uh in the community that would like to be heard, you say your name and your address and you will have three minutes and again any comment that you make and again it is a comment not a question. So, anything dealing with the uh an agenda item only. Okay. So, when we get to that when we get to that part,

003I will turn around and I will uh say those instructions again. All right. All right. So, with that being said, Dr. Scott, go ahead and start with our uh district administrator's report. >> Thank you so much, Dr. Vita. Good evening, board. This evening, I wanted to share with you a survey that we conducted at the end of the school year with staff. It was brought to my attention that someone wanted to provide um was questioning whether or not they had an opportunity to just provide an opportunity of feedback in regards to the district. And so when we did our all staff meeting, when we recognized uh those that were retiring and and years of service, I promised them that I would go ahead and create a survey. I wanted to publicly thank Miss Ramos for

004um coming up with the survey for you that we were using. And so I just wanted to share with you the results of such. Cara, I think the better >> There you are. I'm sorry. Did I take it away from me? There you are. You're good. I just I I thought I had hit a button. >> Did I do that? Yes. Okay. So, thank you. I'll go ahead and if you just look upward, you'll see the um the PowerPoint, but you do have an actual copy of the survey and all of its results in front of you. So, as Dr. Beetle already shared, here's our mission and vision. And I want you to notice that every PowerPoint starts out with the same two slides all the time. This is about branding us as a district.

005So, the mission as well as the vision. And then it always goes into it always I don't think you might have to advance it for me because I'm not seeing the I'm not seeing the green light on my There we go. It also starts out with the four pillars of success always reminding us of what we say as a district we um find important for our students. So it's the four pillars managing finances and facilities and operations providing safe and healthy environments. fostering academic accountability and connecting schools, families, and communities. Those are our four pillars for success. Next up is our response demographics. I wanted to show you this. We had 67 respondents. And while that's not the the 238 that we taught as a staff, I want you to remember the time of the

006year that I gave this at, it was the very last day, but promising them that to check their email that this was going to be there. And you'll see the response rate. It's broken down by the three buildings. BDE with a response rate of approximately 40, middle school with approximately 20 responders, and high school with another 41%. You'll see the roles that are broken down with the largest being that of teachers and then years of experience. It was it's quite refreshing to know that our um novice folks those that have only been in the district from zero to three years about 22% of them did go ahead and gave a response but also a lot of our veterans at 19% and those 11 to 20 19% and then four to 10. So we had a

007wide array of responders um across the district that responded to the survey. Yeah Karen I think this one's dead. So the survey information itself the purpose was to learn more about how we were performing as a district. I asked all staff members to complete it. So that was everyone from you know engineering staff all the way to teachers all the way to uh ASC members could um respond. The questions fell into four different categories. We'll say culture, professional development, communication and staff support itself. And then people from one, meaning they strongly disagreed all the way to five, strongly disagreed, and three was neutral. In responses that I'm about to present to you next, I strongly agree and disagree. Strongly agro was another category that I did not put in either one of those categories. So,

008um you'll be able to see it off of your u the survey itself where they count best. Cara. >> Yeah, it's every time I admit somebody it gets confused. Okay, >> it's not it's not advancing for me. It's it's here. So, the first area was culture and my I divided it up trying to synthesize this big report that is before you um in areas of strengths and opportunities for improvement. So, 80% either agree or strongly agree they're proud to work at their schools and that's a good thing. And then 59% of them feel Brownier is a great place to work. I guarantee you when I that number rises almost in comparison to being proud to work at their school only when I add neutral in. But I remember for the purposes of this I left

009neutral by itself. But in any of them you will be able to see the actual number of respondents there. And we would say a quarter of them feel safe working in brown air. That's a very big thing that they feel >> three4 I'm sorry three4s of them feel safe when they come here to us. All right. And then the next little area just testimonials because they're comments that everybody gave in certain areas and I just picked out a couple. You're able to read them all for yourself. I love the diversity of our school. I enjoy our job and never dread coming to work. That's fabulous. That's beautiful, right? My colleagues are supportive and professional, working with my team, continuing to build supportive and effective relationships with students, staff, and families. But then we also have

010opportunities for improvement. Some of the lower areas that we were rated in were creating a positive and respectful culture and then caring for employees as a person. And I think one of the ways that that can be addressed is that we give more incentives, recognizing employees for the work that they do, right? And so some of the comments there were, I wish we had more opportunities for us as staff to bond and have fun, right? Everybody wants to, you know, you enjoy. I'm glad they love coming to work, but they want to have fun with their colleagues while they're here as well. And a stronger sense of community in the district, especially being as small as we are. And I think that really lends itself to our smallalness, us being more closer. And this might

011um improve naturally if we had that men's net that stay and build up a school community and help it to be more collaborative and cohesive. And I really think that this is a middle school comment because I've always heard about the turnover at the middle school. And I think when you read this here, you will see comments in regards to middle school administration that will make you pleased in regards to the individual that we selected. Next is professional development. Yep. Professional development. And so the areas of strength, 61% either fell into the agree and strongly agree feel that they had access to coaching and mentoring when needed. And that's so they had a they felt like they had a needed support system if they wanted to have somebody help them along with their thinking. There

012was a person that was available to them. And 62% of them felt encouraged to grow as a professional educator. So they really felt like they could grow in this profession. So instructional coaches and many classroom teachers were very kind and supportive and helpful. Having a strong and dedicated team to collaborate with. The staff around me helps and supports me when needed and having a coach available when I needed advice was great. So those are some of the positive comments in regards to professional development. Here again we have opportunities for improvement, professional learning that's relevant to their work. and I've been a very big advocate and I think we're doing a really great job of this um with Dr. Glass. You'll see behind you, you see all this paperwork over here. This is really us trying

013to dig into how we're going to tackle this professional development and what we've given. We've already created our welcome back week and we met as a team to decide like what's the most important stuff for staff to know coming out. How do we address their needs? I've been very intentional. We do a new teachers week here as well as a welcome back week. There should be different things that are happening for each one of those groups, right? So that we're not repeating. And now new teachers are going to get a lot of the that information when we're talking about middle school math and digging into the data. They'll get that right alongside their veteran staff, right? So it's an opportunity for them there. And professional development needs are supported. and hear some of the comments.

014I would like more training on the uh the curriculum that I was teaching and I think that there was there was a lot this is an elementary comment because there were a lot of that leads into the next one. There was a lot of new initiatives and if you're new to teaching and then we've got all these new initiatives there could be some of that like I don't know what to expect. How do I how do I navigate through this? I feel extremely overwhelmed and not having enough time to plan for my students here. Again, that's probably one of those zero three teachers, a novice person, and limited support for the new reading curriculum. It's good for us to know this because now we can go and intentionally plan for how we're going to correct

015some of these feelings in the um for the upcoming school year. Karen, the next one, communication. >> Oh my gosh, >> communication. Now, this I will just tell you this is just an area that I feel like we did not do well in even though we tried to put in some new parameters in place. We got a new communication director trying to be very intentional about um how we post on Facebook um sharing information with families, but we this this is still an area for improvement um that we need. 44% disagreed or strongly disagreed felt that they did not receive um timely and useful feedback on their performance. 39% felt communication from school leadership was not clear and consistent and then 44% feel feel informed about important decisions that impacted their work. So we just

016know that we have work to do. We may think that we're communicating things clearly and effectively to others but there are people evidently that did not feel that way and that um is one of the things that's in your packet that you can see the actual breakdown of how the question was asked. Right? So timely communication from administration and that includes me because I'm part of the administration. Communication was often a challenge. I feel we learned about things at the last minute. We'll have to work on that. More timely, thorough and collaborative communication and overall we believe clear communication, better planning and more corrective uh support from leadership will greatly improve teacher morale and instructional readiness. That's something that we got to take in. And how do we address that? So I wanted to give

017you the opportunity here. I think that I was putting in targeted opportunities for improvement effective communication expect during welcome back week. We're having Katie come in and talk about how we communicate. That's something that when I get up in front of the staff, I can talk about the communication, how they want to receive it. Um because one of my things is are we we always provide things through email. Are there other communications modes that we should be tapping into to provide communications to to our staff? providing information to leaders and staff um on family communication tools. Parent Square is something that's new. We're going to be learning about that as a staff and we've got a we're going to do a roll out to parents. So, that's a new communication way that we can possibly

018target um improvement, finding ways to ensure staff reads weekly updates provided by all leaders. Um is this the best way to receive information? I can tell you that each one of our leaders, elementary, middle, and high school, they have a weekly update that they provide to staff that lists at the top. It's the most recent stuff they want staff to know. Do we have staff that are just not reading? So then they feel like they're not being informed and that decisions are made at the last minute, but technically, yeah, read it. And I can tell you, I know that they're happening because I am copied on elementary, middle, and high school's communications to their total staff, right? Um, and Mr. Griffin, who's back there, he always uh signs his off with, we are fantastic. So,

019I know that's how I know that they're happy. So, they do they do receive that, but are they is that the best mode? And are they reading it? and how do we ensure that they are so that they stay up to date and enhancing communication with uh district staff and what does that look like? We're bringing in all of these new things, but we just got to make sure we're going to be paying a lot of money for it, but is this going to be the most effective way to ensure that everybody feels um they are knowledgeable about the goings of the district? Right. And then the last one is staff support here. Staff support staff support. And this was an area of strength with us with 91% feel their work contributes to the success

020of our school and our students. So they feel prideful in the work that they do. They really feel like they're helping our students grow and learn every day. And that's really good. Three4s of them feel that they have the materials and equipment needed to do their jobs effectively and then 58% feel their opinion seems to count at work and comments that go with that. The middle school has a lot of great new teachers this year. We continue to collaborate well together. I feel I was able to make a huge impact on the overall care of students. I feel my professional input is heard by my principal and assistant principal. new leadership, less anxiety, and this was a good year. So, all of those are very positive comments, but we also have an opportunity for improvement

021because 49% um need to feel appreciated and recognized for the work that they do and they don't. And that goes into what are we doing? What are those compensation? What are those morale posters that we're doing as an overall district for people to feel like they're valued here, right? Um, first one, I don't think this is a surprise to any of us, but better compensation. It was just plainly put out there, better compensation. I hope uh the schedule returns to the original 70 7:45 a.m. start time, and it will. Remember, we had to make the adjustment because of the calendar last year. It will go back to 7:45 a.m. Getting there half an hour earlier is not an easy task with children and families on my schedule, right? and we knew that that was going

022to be that was going to be a little bit of a a wrinkle um when we had to adjust it to 7:30, but it is moving back to 7:45. Our administrators are awesome, but they are often stretched with a variety of responsibilities and that's a good one for me to right and are there things that I can be doing to help lessen the load not only the building administrator but our district administrators as well. >> Okay, >> about you. >> Okay. And then lastly, I wanted to share with you just next steps. I want to provide this information to the staff and address those some of the concerns that you'll see. I didn't lift all of them up. Um there are a lot of concerns about attendance entireities of and and so those are the

023things that lifting this survey up where staff are making comments and making sure that we're addressing them. Providing information in a timely manner to staff, students, and families is always the goal. um provide opportunities for professional growth. We do have some people that are um changing positions, moving up. And so, you know, I'm one of those homegrown folks, and I I really want um I think that some of the best work comes from those people that already know Round Deere and and work here and really tapping into their professional growth and give them other opportunities for leadership within the district. address concerns of attendance and tardies in school and then create opportunities to build a more positive workplace culture. And so that really kind of speaks to again incentives and what do we do so

024that people overall are happy here, how do we keep them here. You know, we understand when people have to relocate because spouse or other job opportunities, but um I feel like we have a really great staff and it it behooves us to try to keep them within the district. And so that is my district administrator's report for approved. >> All right. Excellent. Board members, I know there's a couple. Anybody have any comments or questions? >> Okay. A couple things. Thank you so much for um a polling of your staff and getting feedback. Um because a I think it lets um staff know that you are interested in what they have to say to improve the district overall. Secondly, um something popped in my head when you were talking about um believe the staff support and

025we having to u tack on additional time to make up the time, right? I'm wondering if there's something really really small, not that expensive where we can acknowledge a that we showed up. Y'all showed up and thank you so much. we were at a point where we really needed to uh kind of pivot and pivot quickly and just a a token of some thanks or appreciation maybe the favor soda or I don't know I don't know what that is but it would just the sole purpose is to thank them for their flexibility >> they showed up and showed out right I think you guys and um I think it that took that was a heavy lift >> that was a really heavy lift and push in a >> in a very short amount of time.

026And they did it, you know, and um the the kids >> the kids too in this because the seniors they they were upset for a minute, but they did show up. They did the hours that they needed to that the senior seminar, they did the hours that they needed to um you know, without >> without a lot of bravo. to your right and that that is a that's something for me to think about and I'm >> and I think as a board I think we should show up too to the extent that you know you got flexibility your staff because I am appreciative >> that you know they they >> and just the number of staff too because we worried about after we tried to come up with activities that they could do but we

027have the staff to support being able to support those hours and we did we had a a nice number that that stepped up and were willing to do it you you know, >> and so that was it is greatly appreciated and thank you for giving me something else to think about with with that >> because I you know Yeah, because I I don't mind the acknowledgement because I think people do when they do a good job, you should acknowledge. >> Yeah. >> Right. And so, yeah, I'll be thinking of something kind of fun for maybe that welcome back week that will help to address that. >> Yep. And that was I was going to say that part right there. Um, anybody else before I got ready to make my quick comments? Um, number one, like

028I said before, great presentation. Glad that we were able to see that as a board to kind of also help us understand some of the things that we may need to look at and we may need to address. >> Um, I'd love to be able to have copies of this right here because you know what, this information right here is probably real helpful for us as well too for certain decisions that we know that we're getting ready to try to make or upcoming things that potentially we do need to look at. Uh I also think that um under the one for uh communication, do you think that some of this like with some of the things that people said about um you know not being happy not being finding out stuff at the last minute

029and stuff that I wanted to say communication do you think some of that had to do with the skeleton change at for the end of the school year and this survey came out at the end of the school year and stuff. So, I was wondering, you know, what I'm thinking to myself potentially that that could be something that kind of skews the numbers a little bit or whatever and everything, but again, it's true or whatever and stuff, but a lot of times it's timing. And then my last thing is is when you were talking about uh staff saying that they didn't receive something or they not informed. Is there a way that we can find out like when we send out those things, who read it and who didn't read it? I know for my

030job or whatever have you there's a thing there's this thing that says you know you receive that and you read this or you read that is there a possible way for us to be able to do that because then that way that takes out that guesswork part you got it now whether or not you decided to open it up and read it that's another thing but again if you at least acknowledge that you opened it then you can't say that we didn't that that the administrative team did not try to communicate anything or or everything with them. Yes, Miss Baker. >> You know, thanks. You kind of um made me think about something else as well. In the beginning of the semester, maybe even if we had a short survey with three questions on it,

031you know, um how do you feel starting this semester? Um what are your expectations for the year and how do you think that you could be supported in the year? something like that, you know, three or four questions kind of doing this backwards um um coming up with the expectations and then seeing it because it's we don't ever ask them what are their expectations at the beginning. So that kind of spawned that. Thank you. Thank you for that. >> Yep. And then also I also know that you know what and and board members I know Dr. K is going to get this get it out there to us and stuff but I know a lot of us actually do attend when the teachers come back to school. I know I usually always come when the

032teachers come back or whatever for the hype me up uh piece in the uh in the fieldhouse and everything like that with the teachers and everything else like that. You know, board members, a a lot of our teachers like seeing us there because they also feel as though that you know what, we're in this thing with them and and I want teachers I want all of the staff to know that, you know, being a board member or whatever. Hey, we put a lot of time and effort into what we do as well too or whatever and stuff. So, we're in this thing with them. That's why I always say it's always family business because we all in this thing together, right? So, again, so board members, if you're able to, I know we got we

033all got day jobs and everything else like that, it may be a little difficult, but if you can, you know, >> yeah, if you want to come back for welcome back week, um, where all the teachers come together, I can give you that, but I definitely want you here for our kickoff day, which is September 2nd. And just like we did it down at the elementary last year, we're moving it up the hill. We'll do it at the middle high school. Um we've already we'll be sending out the letters to village dignitaries and so I'll be looking for that like that first week of August because that's about the time we did right last year we sent it out and so we'll have the dignitaries will have opening band I sent them an email today

034the band and the cheerleaders can be here and just really make it fun festive for the opening day up the hill. Yeah, we're probably I I kind of was guessing between 7:15 and 7:30 um guest arrival and then we'd have that entrance of them at about 7:40 to 7:45. That's what we're kind of planning and it's just a nice time. We'll have clackers and pompoms and noise makers for us to just make it really joyous and festival. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. All right. Oh, let's go on to our next item, which is our public comments. Our public comments is for anyone uh that would like to make a comment. Would you give your name, your browner address? You have three minutes uh to be able to to make your comment. Again, it

035needs to be something that is part of the agenda. All right. So, is there anyone wishing to be heard? >> No one online so far. Uh, okay. Thank you very much. See one, everybody else is staff. All right. We'll give it another uh 10 seconds. All right. Well, thank you very much. All right. So, let's go on to our next item, our consent agenda. Would someone like to make a >> Dr. I'd like to make a motion to approve the consent agenda, including the minutes of the June 24th, 2025 regular board meeting, the schedule of vouchure payments via check, AC, and wire transfers in the amount of $2,124,32861 and the general checking account and the food service account, including funds 10, 21, 27, 39. 9 46 50 73 and 80 and the July 22nd 2025

036school paper drill updated as presented tonight. >> All right. Thank you very much, Mr. Ashley. Motion has been made. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Thank you, Miss M. Motion made a second. Any discussion? Hearing see none. All in favor raise hand and or I >> I. >> Any oppose? Hearing see none. Motion carries unanimously. 720. All right, let's go on to our next item is uh um approval of new hires. Is that Miss Jackson? >> All right, approval of new hires, Miss Jackson. >> All right, good morning. >> Morning. >> Hey, don't start. I've already had a long day. Sorry. >> All right. Um July 22nd, 2025. First up is Bethany Williamson, Elementary School School Psychologist. Her start date will be August 18th of 2025, replacing Diana Penna Alosta. Second, Daniel Chadfield,

037High School Counselor, start date August 25, 25th, 2025, replacing Katie Allen. Next new hire, Stephanie Janon, Middle School, Music and Band. Start date August 25th, 2025, replacing Chandler Snner Garrett. Next new hire, Alyssa Martinez, elementary school ELLL teacher. Approximate date, August 25th, 2025, replacing PY for next new hire, Raven Wilson Ray, elementary school, gifted and talented teacher. Uh, start date August 25th, 2025. That is an internal hire. Next new hire is Mon'nique Tun Elementary School, special education teacher, August 25th, 2025, replacing Desandria Bagot. Next new hire is Jessica Wasniki, elementary school assistant principal, starting August 25th, 2025. Not a replacement, it is an underfill for Jason Love. Next new hire, Sha Gartman, elementary school, fifth grade. Start date August 25th, 2025 replacing Raven Wily Wilson Ray. That completes the list of new hires. >> All

038right. Thank you very much. Would someone like to make a motion to approve the hires of the 82525 uh staff? >> Make a motion to approve the hiring of Alysa Martinez as elementary school ELLL. Raven Wilson Reggie as an elementary school gift and talented teacher. Monique Jones as an elementary school special education teacher. Jessica Wniki as an elementary school assistant principal underfill. Sean Gartman as an elementary school fifth grade teacher. Stephanie Janon as a middle school band teacher. And Daniel Chatfield as a high school counselor. Those are effective August 25th, 2025 for the 2526 school year. >> All right. All right. So, we had it be two separate. All right. So, motion has been made. Do we have a second? >> All right. Thank you. More motion. Second. Any discussion? Can see none. All in

039favor will raise hand and or I >> I any opposed see motion carries seven to zero. So, we welcome these uh our new teachers or or continuing teachers uh to the team and to the family again. All right. And our next motion is for Bethany Williams. >> I'd like to make a motion to approve the hiring of Bethany Williamson as an elementary school psychologist effective August 18th, 2025 for the 2526 school year. >> Okay. All right. Okay. All right. Thank you very much. All right. A motion has been made. Do we have a second? Second. >> All right. Thank. All right. Uh any discussion? Hearing see none. All in favor raise hand and or I any opposed see none. Motion carries. N 720ification. >> Yes ma'am. >> Show back for that first motion that >>

040wait the first motion for 5A >> for 5A for the new hires. There was a second and I did not get the first one. >> Oh, all right. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, she seconded the first the first motion and she seconded the second motion. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yes, ma'am. >> May I just wanted to um comment about um the human resources and leadership for doing all of these hires. They've been working really hard. Just want the board to know that they've been grinding it out. um ASC with u the psychologist too. So I just wanted to thank the team for all their work. I think we're in a great position. There just a couple few more little um vacancies that we need to address but we are better posed this year than

041the start of last year and I just wanted to recognize the team for their efforts and getting it all done. >> Excellent. Thanks. So we know that uh Miss Jackson and our our principles and everyone else and our director of teacher learning all of all of our administrative team um Miss Bumble all everybody congratulations. Thank you so much for all of that hard work and being able to do this because it's always so important for us to be able to start the school year off with majority of all our positions filled. >> So then that way all of the training and all of the teaching and all the rest of those different things are in place. So when our babies, our young people come, when they come that we're prepared and we're ready and enthusiastic

042and they are going to be show that same enthusiasm. So thank you so much. All right, let's go on to our next item, resignations. >> All right, resignation here. First resignation comes from Shanto's elementary school K4 special education teacher um which was approved uh board approved on May 27th of 2025. Um resignation was submitted on July 9th, 2025. Last day being July 9, 2025. Um liquidated damages have been collected. >> All right. I would someone like to make a motion. >> Yes. I would like to motion to approve the resignation of Khloe Santos as an elementary school free for special education teacher effective July 9th, 2025. >> All right. Thank you very much. Motion has been made. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Blue. Motion made and seconded.

043Any discussion? Hearing seeing none. All in favor raise hand and or I. >> I. I. Any opposed? Hearing seeing none. Motion carries ny 7 to zero. We wish Khloe uh the best in future endeavors and once a falcon always a falcon. All right. And next >> All right. Next resignation comes from Bradley Brad Nus Middle School sixth grade sixth grade English resignation submitted July July 11th 2025. Last day was June 11th of 2025. Okay, that don't seem right. Somehow that's >> I'll explain. So, he originally signed his contract for the 2526 school year and then later resigned from it. And so, officially with his contract, his last day would have been June 11th of 2025. >> Okay. All right. And now make sense. All right. So, with that being said, would someone like to make

044a motion? >> Yes. I would like to make a motion to approve the resignation of Brad Nes as a sixth grade English teacher effective June 11th, 2025. >> All right, we have a motion. We have a second. >> Thank you, Miss Wil. Motion made second. Any discussion? >> Just out of curiosity, how many years was he in the district? This seemed like he was a long time and he was, but I don't have that name. Oh, >> I was going to say for Mr. US, you know what? I had the pleasure of actually working with him because he was also a representative um for the teachers union and being able to work with him and his passion in relationship to that and uh being fair and equitable and everything else like that or whatever and

045stuff. I think he generally cared all about our students as well as the well-being of the rest of our teaching, staff and everything else like that. So, he'll be missed. All right. And so with that being said, uh, all in favor will raise hand and or I for the resignation. >> I, >> any opposed? See none. Motion carries nally. 7 to zero. And the same thing for Brad. Once a falcon, always a falcon. Good luck on your future endeavors. All right, let's go on to our uh next item uh is our treasuries report. Mr. Paul, >> good evening board. to our June Treasury report. Um everything has been trending expected. Uh you'll notice that everything uh as far as percentage wise matches today. I met with our business office staff to start going over year

046end closed journal entry so we can close the books and uh I would anticipate that being ready by the time we have our audit from the last August. Good. Anybody got any questions though, Mr. Paul? I mean, I love it. Nice, short, sweet to the thing or whatever have you, >> my man. But with that being said, uh questions uh Miss Bon, anything from you? Anything? Any questions from >> I just look forward to, you know, um working with him next year. >> Right. Right. >> I just had a quick question in terms of the audit again. He said that audit is gonna be planned conducted. >> The audit is scheduled for the last week of August. >> Last week of August. And when do you um anticipate it included? >> Um depending on how

047close our first year was CLA, so they may have a lot of follow-ups with us. Okay. >> Um but I plan to have it done by the end of this year so that we're on track. >> Awesome. And that that's what we present at the annual meeting, correct? >> Yeah. >> Okay. A lot of them we turn around and we do that >> work through the whole timing of this and just wondering if the everything is going to be in time done in time enough for the annual meeting. >> We should be good because you know what CLA are actually really really good. I I work I work with them on some other organizations >> and stuff like that. They're generally really really really good. Responds quickly. Gets the work done. Gets right in there

048and stuff. And then if they do find if they do have questions or some things or whatever have you, they have no problem talking to whomever they need to get that info from, which is a great which is a great thing or whatever stuff because they're really open for that communication piece. All right. Anything else, Mr. Paul? >> All right. Thank you, my friend. All right. Let's go on to our our next item, facilities and ground report. I Hey, wait a minute. I I saw Matt with with with hoods raised and doors open on the vans. I started to bring my car over and be like, "Man, you wash it today, too? What? What's happening?" >> I did wash one of the vans. >> Okay, sir. Um, can we have the facilities and ground report?

049>> I'm going to make this really short and sweet. Um, I'm going to give props to my myio staff and grounds department. If you guys haven't driven around the grounds, um you can see that we're redoing some of the areas in which we're a little rough around the edges, so to speak, from all the salt and plowing and everything else. Um so, I want to give props to our grounds department for doing a great job of reeding and uh putting down some new soils and getting the grounds beautiful just like always for our great school district. and uh to our to my custodial staff uh who've been just doing a fantastic job of getting our uh school ready for this upcoming 2526 season. Uh I had the pleasure of walking doing a a a preemptive

050uh walk through with Dr. Cotton just this week um and and to show her some of the processes that we've been going through uh how great it's starting to look and everything else. So, I they're they're they're they're doing a great job. I just want to give them props right now. We're looking forward to being done by the first by the first week of teacher week. So, >> yay us. >> Thank you. Yeah. >> All right. Hey, uh question for you. How are we looking for the the football fields and stuff? So, we get ready for that that first game with a brown deer victory. >> You still practicing out there today? >> Yeah. Yeah. I was just saying. So we going to look nice and green and lush or whatever for that first home

051game. >> That W >> watching a couple of kids playing playing football right now. >> Oh yeah, we gonna get that W that first home game. So yeah. All right. >> Yes, ma'am. >> I do want to can say thank you to Mr. Russ and his staff. When we did walk, one of the places he knows that I was fussing about a lot was that pool area. And on our walk that we did together of all the floors and looking at different things that they promised me that they're going to get done, we ended in the pool. You got to take a look at the pool. >> It was just it it is so clean. They took their time. I knew that they were over there and doing a lot of scrubbing, but when he

052took me in there, all I kept saying was, "Wow. Wow." I couldn't believe it. There was writing on the wall. There was just stuff like everywhere. Um, and they really cleaned it up and they really took their time. And I really just want to say publicly to him and the team, I appreciate it. And all of this with the little grass. These are little things that I've been complaining about saying that this campus is so beautiful. It has to match it all the time. Making sure the outside matches the inside matt. Hears me say that all the time. And I really appreciate that they're coming along and getting it done. So, >> all right. So, >> kudos to the >> So, we're the pool party. >> Yeah. get the lifeguard. We can >> There it

053is. >> All right. >> Oh, yeah. Okay. We're good. >> All right. All right. Thank you very much, sir. All right. So, now can we go on to our next item? Approval of the amended administrative employment agreements. Now, would that be Miss Jackson or would that be Miss Dr. K? >> No, I'm I'm going to take that one. So, this is nothing more than anformational item for you because you've already approved this before. Now we just have technical changes that include the amount of compensation. This item was previously presented to the board in February and at that time the of the approval the three administrative contracts contain their 2425 compensation. If you remember Mr. Clement put an aster next to their compensation because we had not changed it. You had not voted at that time

054for raises for staff. So, they went forward with the old compensation and now the ones that we're bringing forward to you now include the 4% increase um that you um approved for all members of the community 2526 school year and those contracts have been amended and they just include the new amounts for the three administrators. >> Um Dr. K, a quick I know we kind of had a conversation about this but is there anything that we can do within those contracts? Okay. So, we generally have the contracts. We tell people they're going to get a contract in January, then we sign off, but then we never know exactly what the raises are going to be for everyone. So is there a way for us to be able to put in the contracts to be like

055when we especially when they come to us and we approving them that there's some kind of them to be like you know what this is what this is the base salary and the 4% or 3% or 2% or whatever the raise may be is not included in that and that will change the the rate so that way we don't have to bring it back >> okay >> all the time I mean again because what'll end up happening then is every year we'll approve then We don't know exactly what the raise is going to be because when we go through everything and then all of a sudden we'll turn back around and we'll have the same problem again. >> So there's something that we can do to talk to our uh labor attorney or whatever have

056you for us to be able to do that. So then that way it doesn't have to come back to us again because what we'll do is they'll approve the initial one and then give you be able to have the authority to be like if it's the 3% raise this is what it is. So it'll be anformational item for us but not an item that we need to vote on board members. Does that make sense? >> Yeah. I think if I got this right, I think we did when we discussed this in February did vote on it. >> Yeah, we voted on it. We we approved everything or whatever, but again, these people now with the new raise. >> Yeah. Now we have to do it all over, >> right? So, if we can do that

057and have some verbiage maybe potentially down on the bottom of the uh uh the contracts or whatever have you to where the >> the the the raise or what however whatever language we want whatever language the lawyers use to be a let's say the compensation potentially can change based upon the you know the the rate change or whatever have you and then it just comes back to us as anformational item and not a uh motion. um between myself and Mr. Paul and Miss Jackson, we can get somewhere get it together, talk to lawyers and figure out what we can add to those contracts so that you're not having to do this year after year. Okay. >> Anybody else have any other questions in relationship to to this before we get ready to start going to

058the motion for the votes? >> Okay. All right. So, uh, would someone like to start to make motions for, uh, for Donna Ross? Then the next one will be for Gerald McGregory, and then the last one will be for this term. I would like to make a motion to approve the amended employment agreement for Donna Ross as an executive assistance, the superintendent, and Board of Education for the 2025 through 27 school years. >> You know what though? Actually, shouldn't we be able to put all of these together? Yes, >> we should be able to put all three of these together or what? They're all starting. They're all for the 2527 school year. >> All right. >> So, I'm just going to continue. I would like to make a motion to approve the amended employment agreement

059for Gerald McGregory as a K12 athletic and activities director and Cara Turner as the director of library and instructional technology for the 2025 through 2027 school years. Right. >> Thank you very much, Miss Ferington. Motion has been made. Do we have a second? >> I'll second. Okay, Miss Ashley. Motion made second. Any discussion? Hearing see all in favor raise hand and or I >> I see clear. Okay. All right. Any opposed? Hear to say that. All in favor raise hand and or I say that. I'm sorry. All right. Sorry. Why don't you carry seven to zero? I'm sorry. Hey, you know, because I turned around, I looked and I'm catching a glare trying to see Miss Robinson and I can't see anything. So, I'm sorry. All right. I get one mug, guys. I get one.

060All right. Let's go on to our next item, our discussion and approval of the district organizational chart. in front of you, you should have a copy of what I'm proposing as an organizational chart that would begin with the U 25 26 school year. And I'll just walk them through it. And of course, this is part of an ongoing commitment for transparency, efficiency, and students uh student centered leadership. I'm excited to share this new updated work chart for our district. Um, so you'll see it starts with the board of education and then it runs through board president, vice president, treasurer, and Miss Min. I promise you we will have your name corrected with the correct spelling tomorrow. Um, and board clerk and then our members, Miss Fington, um, Miss Hallmark and Miss Welch. that you see

061the through line that comes down to me and then it presents the rest of the team starting off with athletics. You'll see it's uh Gerald and then who reports to him and uh to be determined wherever you see the little falcon either I don't have a picture of those individuals Mr. Ross um that we need to fill out um but I really um Mr. McGregory and I um I've already had conversations with Kim about um hiring even if this is a part-time position. The incumbent for this one was Miss Shimons and she has just shared with me, I had her actually on the charter and she shared with me that um I think she's going to enjoy a little bit more of her retirement and um which is which is okay and she's um gained

062the right to do that. And so we're we're thinking about um hiring someone that would help us with not only the activities portions and getting volunteers, but also creating opportunities where we're able to get more parents into the district. Um I'll just say here again because he's here. Um I've had conversations with um like with Mr. Griffin about, you know, we we've heard about that muffins with mom, donuts with dad, those kind of opportunities to get more folks into the district, have an opportunity to have conversation with him, with me, with members of the team. Um, so that would be the role of that parent coordinator. I'm still seeing as it right now as a part-time position. That's my half of it. Mr. McGregor is going to give me his thoughts and we'll meld together

063in order to create this position. But that's what it it's really going to be about getting um more of infinity and parents into our bedrooms um on you know weekly daily monthly basis. Then next up is business services. Um you'll see Quint Paul is has been added there. That's the change for Mr. Clinic. Um Miss Cluck is the accountant. Tony Fina is our benefit specialist. I've added Tate Fawn because the um one of the responsibilities um Mr. Paul's uh role works very closely with food service. So I just he doesn't he won't evaluate them, but he is the one that will help navigate him through anything here during the district. And I just wanted to add that on to the organization chart as one of his responsibilities. And then um Miss Lone Banks with payroll.

064Next up is facilities and ground. We have Mr. Russ there. his admin uh administrative assistance for facilities and ground was target um HBC HVAC manager Mr. McIntyre listing of his safety team members as well as his custodial leads. He has one for the first shift and then to be determined we're posting for that a second shift lead. Then there's the superintendent office with my executive assistant Miss Ross and then also having the responsibilities of our communication coordinator Miss Brandstatter and our three um building leaders Mr. Griffin, Miss Washington, and Miss Brown. Next up, I have, you'll notice that I've moved um human resources out, and it's it's a standalone, but will report to me. Moved it away from the business uh business services and HR. So, Miss uh Jackson and I will be working um

065directly together. So, she's a standalone at this time. Um and she will be reporting directly to me. Next up is in um instructional technologies. Miss Cara Turner is leading that. Her librarians and support personnel support staff. And we'll car decide we were going to list them. We said we were going to list your people. >> We can. Yes. Their names. >> Yes. So we'll list all of the names for those individuals. There's multiple. So that's why we can't have a picture. And then um our data specialist is Mr. Andy Hayes. Constantin Hoppy is the new hire that you approve during the course of the school year. She's our system information uh system specialist and she just joined the team right at toward the end of the school year, but a great addition. Eric Jeff is

066our network administrator and Matthew Gler is our works in our tech department. Next up is pupil services led by Miss Erica Ramos. You'll see that her administrative assistant is Mary Cast Constance D which is our new district registar work is within pupil services and then she has a district nurse miss um Miss Titfeld who is our psychologist for the middle school high school our new who you approve this evening Bethany Williams as the BDE support in psychology and then she has all of our social emotional people so when you hear Mr. Oliver, Mr. uh Tucker as well as Miss Oglesby, they fall into that category. The social workers with Miss Nelson and Miss Prefer and all the school psychologists uh under her trival services and all the four of them there. Right. Last but not

067least is teaching and learning under um the guise of of Dr. Glass and Dana Rosman is under uh is one of Miss Dr. glasses direct reports. Um, and she is over assessment and math coordinator. Raven Reag, our new gifted and talented coordinator that you approved this evening. The four instructional coaches, the two that are at the elementary plus the one at middle and one at high school, Dr. Jennifer Tracy, who is our district reading specialist. And then finally, just like with uh business services, food uh services, uh Dr. glass also helps to oversee CTE with um Mr. Strozix. So she he does she will not do his evaluation but she is also the person that's helping you know guide and provide whatever assistance that he needs here within the district. So I place it as

068one of the additional responsibilities under her and so I'm seeking your approval for what I created as a verb charge able to answer question. Uh only question I have I have one is I know that we outsource third because here has second shift custodial. I know we So are we still outsourcing third shift? Are we doing third? What what's going on with that? Are we are we doing a Thursday or are we just doing the second shift? But I thought one we were outsourcing something. outsource the daytime for the elementary that is and that's one of the things that you're going to be approving this evening is the custodial workers that do the BDE during the course of the day. Okay. >> We only have two shifts, first and second shift. Now, we've gone back

069and forth for some reason. Uh Mr. Russ and I feel like that uh second shift lead is must be the hardest gig we have here in the district because we can't every time we hire someone. It just doesn't work out. So that's why it's still listed as to be determined. We will be posting for that. He has a new little wrinkle that he wants to try out. Um and we'll see if how long that works. But I shared with him that we have to get to a point where we are hiring someone for that position per >> I guess the reason I was asking this because I know we're going to go into a custodial process manual um next but I was just wondering and stuff you know if we got this manual we going

070to do this why would we continue to outsource rather than just hire a person >> yeah well Matt you want to share why that you feel that that's important because that is one of your agenda items with that you're asking the board to approve >> correct And and the reason why um it's it's intuitive to have this out this company come in and help us out is because our staff um we we do have a hard time keeping our staff here. uh just it's been kind of a lot of things where where we we always have a temp service of some sort whether we have a tent service through WFA which we currently have and right now I three of them here currently because we do have two open positions right now and they're fulfilling

071the needs that we have um but most is that we also have times where we are having hard times episode of that being able to be around for events. >> Okay. >> And that's where uh our outsource company helps us and because they have multiple people that they can call on and and it helps us keep our staff um from having to work basically 24 hours a day, seven days a week. >> All right, cool. I was just I was just kind of wondering or whatever have you. So because I know when reading through the process manual or whatever I was like okay I think I potentially could even I might even be able to follow that one or whatever and stuff to be able to get the job done. So I was just kind

072of wondering yes that's what's making >> I have a question about um their consistency. The research actually said that you have um hired custodial workers that have relationships with those students. I'm kind of concerned about the um the consistencies, you know, are these um people from the outside that are coming in and out, are they pretty stationary? Are they, you know, what is their um they here like you have a staff of people that are here all the time, >> correct? the staff that um does the BDE is pretty regularly the staff that we get we have an event or something like that as well. Um we the the staff that is at the BDD one week and this is something I can talk about when we have contract but they have they have five

073people that are constantly there and then they have people who can help us that know our school district for events. Thank you. >> on on what's in the manual. >> They they have they have their own training from their from their company that they questions. I don't know. Miss Bar you had a question. >> I did I I just had a question about um human resources. Um Trina doesn't have anybody that works. Um I Trina and I have had some conversation in regards to that and I have just have not had the opportunity for the person that I will potentially move under her to have that conversation to tell them that I'm moving her potential this individual under her um then lets me do that because you see she's still listed as a manager paid

074over two or three once we do that but it's on me right now I have to have that convers conversation to make sure that this will I want it to be a good fit. I think it will be. It's just a matter of me having a conversation. I haven't had it just yet. >> Okay. So, any other discussion in relationship to the new org chart? All right. With that being said, would someone like to make a motion? >> Dr. Kabito, I'd like to make a motion to approve school district of Brown Deer um organizational chart for the 2025 2026 school year as presented. >> Thank you very much, Miss Min. Motion made second. >> Thank you, Miss Fington. Motion made a second. Any further discussion? Um I think good job of putting this together, Dr.

075Cy kind of gives us a nice clear lines of delineation of who reports to who and responsive the roles. So, thank you. I appreciate that. question the rest of the board does as well too. So with that being said, all in favor raise hand and or I any oppose. >> All right, hear it said motion carries unanimously. 720. All right, let's go on to our next item. Let's go um discussion of the 2526 community learning center. >> So that would be me again. And so um we received and I think I >> here we should have I don't sure if you guys have this. Yes, >> a copy of an article because um as fast as things change, then they change again. So, we gota we got to try to uh catch up. But I

076sent to you board um an email because I was concerned um when we heard that uh president was not going to possibly fund um our CLC after school programs. I just wanted to share with you um that that was a possibility. Um Dr. Glass had uh shared with me a letter that we could send to families at that time. I just asked for us to hold off just because of the new information that sits before you. So I sent that to you on the 30th and since then things have changed. I shared with you that we get roughly $131 uh,000 um for to make CLC happen here in the district. And you'll see as of July 18th what was looking very bleak now those funds will be released. And I just wanted to share with

077you, we had already made a pivot change. I had uh talked to Mr. Paul. I had conversations with Mr. um Griffin as well. If they weren't going to be be released, what we were going to have to do, we're still going to um keep a hold of our plan should something else change. But right now, I think the crisis has been aborted of of we don't have to worry about it because some the funds are going to be released. The only thing that we do not know in full transparency is how much we will receive, >> right? >> But it is appears as if funds will be released, our CLC's will be saved. Uh those families that take advantage of um of that opportunity will still be made whole and we'll still be able to

078offer it. We plan to do it um irregardless. Um but now knowing that we get a little financial relief because the president has changed his mind. >> So this is just nothing more than anformational item and just letting you know that we'll stay um a breast of any changes that may come. Yet again, um we should be able to we should be well prepared to pivot if we need to. >> Thank you. >> And I just want to turn around and I just want to say to Dr. C, Dr. you know, giving us that information and getting it out to us timely in order for us to be potentially be able to ask questions because we know how important that after school program is for our parents. You know, uh, you know, when we start

079talking about federal funding, you know, sometime it may be here, it might not be here. You know, as you can see, things change in a heartbeat, but the thing for us is is to make sure that we are being able to provide for our for our families and being able to do that and stuff. So, this is one of the things that makes us brown here strong. We'll always try to figure out a way to be able to help our families out. All right, next item uh is Okay, let's go on to our custodial comprehension program uh process man. >> Good evening. Um, I I have wanted to present to you guys this manual and my custodial staff. I spent the better half of the year and a half getting this prepared for them. This

080will give my entire staff the basis that they need to do their job set and not set performance. Um it it kind of it kind of gets them a basis of what to do, what to do, and at the end of the day, having the capability of everyone on the same page helps everyone out at the end of the day because we can all be on all have the same cleaning abilities. even though that we might do a little differently, don't we all have the same basis? >> Only thing I'm going to say, I need to I think we might need to make a couple changes. Uh because on page 11, uh it says that the um to our new org chart is is that the I think it's page. It was like basically the

081director of of facilities and grounds reports to the business manager. Oh. Uh, where did where did it go? Positive attitude means page 11. I think I saw page 11. >> Uh, page 10. >> Yep. Director of facilities brown report to the director of business services. All right. So again, that was one of the things that caught that was one of the things that kind of caught my eye or whatever. And then because because now with our new org chart, it's different or whatever and stuff. So, uh, if you can go ahead and you can make that change. And then there was one other thing. I just can't remember what page was, but at on page 11 actually really or page 10, I'm sorry, kind of caught my attention. >> Yes, >> because with the process

082manual, you're going to have to read you're update. >> It's going to be a living. >> It will. Okay. But we're approving it as a living document. >> Correct. Yeah. Yeah. >> With that said, I'm wondering if you could throw a date on there. >> Yeah. for them that 25 26 uh school year on it and if you can make that other change or whatever where it was something that was really really small I don't think it's something that I need we need to go digging for right now or whatever and stuff because I would say 99% of this is uh is good or whatever and stuff and if I do find it again or whatever I'll let you know yeah or whatever but it'll just be something that'll be changed or whatever because we

083like said before this is a living document So, any other uh anything else you'd like to be able to add to this document that you'd like to share with the board or board? Do you have any questions? >> Yeah, I just want I mean I don't you know sometimes when you print the format kind of gets wonky. So, I don't know if that's what this is those pages where the numbers it changed when you printed it. It started to give a whole bunch of light dots. >> If you go to like that's like the second page, right? >> Four. >> Yeah. at the bottom. See how >> man >> All right. So, with that being said, with these minor changes that that need to happen, um would someone like to make a motion? >> Like

084to make a motion to approve the custodial comprehensive process manual for the 20252 school year as presented tonight. >> Thank you, M. Ashley. Motion made. Second. >> Okay. We're going to um do it um with the with the suggested changes >> instead as presented. Let's go back to >> She said it was a living. So maybe it needs to be said that it's a document that could constantly be updated as necessary or something because >> so you know what it could just be motion to approve the comprehens the custodial comprehensive process made for 2520 say school year um >> with with flexibility >> with flexibility or with changes or with amendments >> about that with flexibility. >> Yeah. So we don't he never has to bring it back here to >> every for this year.

085Now the following year he will have to be able to because remember improving this manual for 2526. >> Yeah that's two different things to like there there's things that we suggested right now that need to be updated but understanding that as it goes it will change as need be. So to me at this point it just needs to be as amended. Pretty much everything I can pretty much. >> All right. So, we just want to do school year as amended. >> Amended. >> Okay. All right. So, we'll use the word amended. All right. So, I think we probably need to write uh say the motion again. >> We definitely will. >> Thank you so much. >> So, um I'd like to make a motion to approve the custodial comprehensive process manual for the 20 25

08626 school year as amended. >> All right. Thank you very much. Motion has been made. Uh, can we have a second? Oh, >> wait. We just going to continue. Miss Hallmar. All right. Motion made a second. Any further discussion? Hearing see none. All in favor with raise hand and or I. >> I. >> Any opposed? See none. Motion carries un 720. All right. Let's go on to our next item. Uh, item I, approval of the 25 to 27 commercial cleaning facilities. Would that be Mr. Russ Gable? >> Would be. >> All right, sir. >> Um, good evening, board. Um, our I wanted to get your approval to have the elementary school once again be um clean through CCS um as they have been doing for the last 18 months. Um and they've been doing a

087fantastic job of making sure that our elementary school is ready for our students and staff in the mornings. Um they are asking for a two-year contract with them and they have not raised the price. Oh, am I reading this right? 21,181 per month. >> Yes. Yes. spend at right that's probably >> yeah so with that that was the question I had how many custodians does this cover >> it covers they have anywhere between five and six custodians there >> okay because it came out to be 250 two 254,172 >> correct >> okay >> and not only is it the daytime planning but any events that we have >> they they provide 12. >> Is it is this 12 months or is this 10 months? >> Eight. >> 12. >> No, no, no, no. What I'm

088saying what I'm saying is for the for the physical year are they is this is 2118 per month or whatever have you. So again, is it going >> for 10 months for the 25 26 and then another continuing on or is it this is period >> cleaning? >> Okay. So this is this is all year round. >> Yes. >> All year round. >> This says 18 months. Is that a air? >> They were previously giving an 18year contract. >> No, it's it's a it's a a 24month contract and they've been doing that. >> Oh, so 24 months. >> 18 months. >> So there's an error here. >> Oh, there it is. I apologize. >> Yeah. >> And then probably a comma after the 254,172. >> All right. But I did that. I did that based

089on I did that based on 12. So >> 2181 time 24 now, right? Not 18. >> What do you get? >> Uh I come up with $58,344. >> That matches what? Right. >> So Matt, were you saying that they when they started in 2024 with a 18-month contract, but now going forward, it's going to be a two-year contract. >> That's Thank you for that. Sorry, I thought I I must have worded that a little sign. >> Yeah, it's there. >> They gave us an additional six months for the same price. >> Correct. >> Okay. All right. Any other questions relationship before we go for a motion? So the uh only other clarifying point is do we require as much service during the summer as we do during the school year. So could that 21 potentially

090be lower in the summer months? >> Uh we we require because they do all the cleaning. They do basically what my custodians do for the high school during the summer and they do summer school and everything else. So they they take care of it all. >> Okay. >> School ends. They just take care of the elementary school um during the summer for everything. So they do the same thing. They're doing the same thing that my custodians at the high middle high school. >> So do you have do your people work at the like do they I don't understand what's happening to be honest with you. So there's regular people that work through the district. Right. >> Correct. >> And how many do you have? Right. So, are they supporting like this cleaning service, but then

091also the folks that are important in the district are all working in conjunction to do this? Is that what you're saying? >> So, the elementary school CCS takes over during the summer to do all the cleanings and all that other stuff. Ron Harmon is the gentleman and Mr. D take who do this daytime cleaning during the school year venture back over to the high middle high school to assist the full-time custodian of the so basically the two individuals who are at the elementary school during the regular school year come up to the high school during the middle high school during uh summer times. >> So you have a separate cleaning company that takes services only the elementary school >> and then the employees of the district all are up here at taking care of all

092of the middle and high school. So, all of that remove, like right now, I know the question was asked, they remove all of the furniture, all of the stripping, all of the waxing, all of the um painting. I'm making them look at ceiling tiles, all of that stuff. Um our crew is doing that up here at the middle and high school, but this company is doing that exact same thing down at the elementary school. >> All right. Now it makes a little it makes more perfect sense because it kind of goes back to where I was talking about first shift, second shift, who's doing what or whatever. All right. Okay. So, I said, like I said, I might be in the wrong starting. Tell you got this manual. I told you, man. I was like,

093I figured I can do it step by step. You only got to give me half of that >> day. Every day. >> Every day. >> Okay. With that being said, um would anybody like to make a motion to approve? >> Um I would like to make a motion to approve the 2527 commercial cleaning and facilities services contract for the Verome Elementary School as presented. >> Thank you very much, Miss Welch. Motion made. Do we have a second? >> I'll second. >> Thank you, Mr. Ashley. Motion made and seconded. Any other discussion? I guess the only other thing I wanted to turn around and say is Matt apparently if you bring this to us they're doing an excellent job. >> Yes, it's they really are they assisted in every little bit and it's it's really phenomenal.

094>> Okay. All right. All right. With that being said, all in favor raise hand and or I >> any opposed and it see motion carries unially 720. So Matt, you got contract for your cleaning company. So let them know. >> Thank you very much. >> All right, let's go on to our item number J, approval of annual notice of academic standards. Would that be Dr. Glass or would that be Dr. >> K? And members of the board tonight be um presenting to you and seek seeking approval for the 2025 26 annual notice of academic statutes. You have all received a paper copy of um this annual notice. There are no updates this year. Um we're simply fulfilling our statutory obligations to make sure that is annually noticed and that we are um walking in transparency,

095equity, and academ academic excellence for our students. Are there any questions? Just want to just thank you for including the link to the master. >> Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. >> All right. >> I do have a good question. This includes that um information as well. >> No, this is written um by the state where they update different standards across the court content. >> Um and they do it ever so often. Okay. And this was not a year where we had any update in any of those no changes or Thank you. >> All right. Any other questions before we go to bring us to vote? >> Bring us in though. Would someone like to make a motion? >> Yes. I would like to motion to approve the 2526 annual notice of academic standards as presented. >>

096Thank you very much, Miss Hallmar. Motion made. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> All right. Thank you, Miss Bacon. Motion made a second. Any other discussion? Hearing seen none. All in favor raise hand and or I >> I. >> Any opposed? Hearing see motion carries 720 unanimously. All right, let's go on to our next item is discussion of the 2420 2425 student crime stats. >> No, you skipped K. >> Oh, approval >> the educ >> Oh, I'm sorry. You know what they almost look to say? Approval of the annual notice of educational opportunities. I'm sorry. >> In addition to the previous annual notice, I am seeking approval of the 2526 annual notice of educational options for children who reside in the school district of Brown Deere. Um, as required by the Wisconsin state

097statute, you have all received a paper copy um of this item. Additionally, there are no updates or any additional budget implications at this time. We are simply again fulfilling the statutory requirements. Are there any questions? >> Board members questions. >> All right. Hear see that. Okay. Would someone like to make a motion to approve? >> Um I would like to make a motion to approve the 202526 annual noticeational opportunities as presented. >> Thank you very much, Mr. Barington. Motion made. Do we have a second? Thank you, Mr. M. Motion made a second. Any further discussion hearing you can see none. All in favor will raise hand and or I >> I. >> Any opposed? Is that a oppose of Miss Robinson with the I or is that? >> No, that was a that was approval.

098Oppose would have been an A. >> Oh, no. I'm just saying I said that and I looked up and then you were rubbing your eye. I was like, "Okay." All right. So, cool. So unanimous says seven to zero. Appreciate it. Thank you. All right, let's go on to our next item is now we can go on discussion of the student crime stats and that would be all right. Let's hear that voice there. Let's go. >> This year DPI is requiring um price stat information in regards to that were ticketed in eight categories. we must report it to DTI and it must be reported to the board as well just as I do with our seclusion adverse rate report in September. Um this is brand new this school year and it's for high schools 9 through

09912. Um they are asking us to report in eight different categories. Uh the categories are listed in the report. To be counted into this reporting, the incident must have occurred at school at a school sanctioned event, transportation to and from school, um, and a charge or a citation was issued. I have included the crime statistics for Browner High School for the 2425 school year this year. I have also included the guidance that DPI provided for us to report I also provided to you the statute and also a sample of what it looks like. Are there any questions? >> Um I guess my question in relationship to this is is when I look at the one for the uh alcohol substance abuse, there's 15 and you had 18 for disorderly conduct. Did the two coincide with

100each other potentially? I only aggregated the data. So I don't know if there was a disorderly conduct apart from the control substance or alcohol. >> I was just wondering because sometimes what happens is >> two separate. >> Okay. All right. Cuz like sometimes what happens is is if they get that then they potentially also could get a disorderly conduct as well too. So, I didn't I didn't know if it was, you know, if it was just one, you know, each one of those were separate or potentially it could have been uh one person with this with two different things. >> And it likely could have been. I just don't get that information. I don't get specific information. >> I just get number of citations issued each domain. >> Yes, Mr. And I think that too

101they're like we don't know like based on that poll like we would have to aggregate the name but I think that they are identified very separately. So disorderly could be uh could be a fight or you know fate or other control substance. >> See but then you also got the three with the battery and generally battery always goes with disorderly. So again I was just kind of wondering I just wanted to just make sure we're doing apples to apples or whatever and stuff like that. I wish that the numbers were all zero like homicide and everything else like wish all our numbers were zeros but again so now we know that there something that we need to be able to work on or whatever have you stuff and and being able to do that. So

102I appreciate it because we this information is always helpful for us as a board because I'm wondering you know when we end up with the um expulsion hearings and stuff is any of those actually come from this information come from this as well too. So, all right. >> Yeah. And I I want to say thank you for the information because this is kind of information that I've actually requested a few times. Um, so I'm happy to be able to see the numbers. Um, I think if we were to dig a little deeper, one of the questions I would have is, do students have a difficult time paying those tickets particularly for disorderly conduct? because I believe that's a pretty pricey offense. And so I guess that would be my only other thing is if they're

103getting deeper into the criminal justice system if they're not able to pay those tickets. But it doesn't sound like we get that detailed of information. >> Well, I do know that when they go to court in regards to their tickets, um sometimes their amounts are reduced. um if they are doing some community service because they have asked the administrators of the building um is there something that they can do that would count towards OAWA. >> So a lot of them do go to court um and it is either lowered or waved depending on what they what agreement they come up with. >> Yep. As long as they go to court. >> Okay, good to know. Thank you. Uh >> any other questions for Miss Ramos? Thank you very much. Oh, so sorry. >> I just

104want to thank Miss Brown. She was on just in case you may have had a question or anything. So, I just want to thank her for being present. >> Hey, what's up, Miss Brown? >> Good evening, everyone. Thank you. >> All right. Okay, let's go on to because that was a information item. All right, let's go on to our next item is our season one contracted services. >> That's me again. >> All right, let's go. two in a row. >> There it is. >> Um I am seeking approval for our CISA contract which we do annually. We are a member of CISA one so that is included in the contract. Um they also provide services that we don't employ someone for full-time and you'll see that in the contractor bill. And we also have two

105seats, two alternative seats um that they contract with us as well. So I am seeking approval for the projected contracts um in the amount of 148303900. All right board members uh questions in relationship to our title uh into our CIA one membership and the services that are provided with this membership >> the waypoint program. Can you say more about that? >> Sure. So CISA started a what they call a wave waypoint program where they have a one-to-one teacher. We did use that service last year with one of our students where they went out to Piwalki. They will go out to a different site. If they could come here, they would have u but we have conferred that they did it offsite. So they provide services for students onetoone. Um and then they also tried to

106include that has um a high school as well. It's not sticked or anything. It's not a traditional high school. And so when they can, they will take that student to speak with other students and do work. Um I know a question last year was if we don't use the the money, will it get refunded? Um we do try to sell it back if we don't use it, but I do know for sure in Ozaki, we already have students there. We will use it. If I don't use the one I want, I'll try to return it. So another district will purchase it. >> Do you have to sell it at a discount or >> um it depends. They do it by semester. So if I don't have anyone first semester, we do pay it. But I

107did sell a semester seat back last year. >> Do we have any blind or visually impaired students? >> Yes, we do. >> And death as well. >> All right. Uh any other questions? All right. With that being said, would someone like to make a motion? >> Dr. Vito, >> I'd like to make a motion um to approve the 202526 CISA number one uh CISA 1 contracted services agreement as presented. >> Thank you very much, Miss Bacon. Motion made. Do we have a second? >> All right, Miss Fington. Any other further discussion here? See that? All in favor will raise hand and or I. >> All right. >> No problem. You going to hit me with the I >> did. Sorry. All right. >> Oh, no. I was like this. All right. All right. Motion carries.

108Nancy 720. >> All right. Let's go on to our next item, which is our staff retention report. Is that Miss Jackson? >> Yes. >> All right. April is that participation rates continue to be low. The human resource department will implement a strategy to increase participation by offering the option for separating in place and complete a pre survey interview in person. Once the meeting has been saying completed, a followup via email for completing the exit survey interview will be initiated. So the information the data that you have in front of you there um the employment survey was sent to uh student former employees only 50% of them responded for. So with that being said that you know offering up for in the new school year I will um implement um a strategy for former employees or

109separating employees to conduct an inperson interview um you know upon their departure to increase participation in the exit and survey. >> Right. And it just seemed kind of telling that the the the five that did answer they actually only been teachers from one to three years. Uh now is that teacher being a teacher one in three years or one to three years within the district? >> One to three years within the district. >> Okay. >> Any questions about the that you see? >> I just want to thank you for your consistency and providing this information. You never know the um data points are small but I say it's still worth it, right? what people are thinking. >> Hold on one second. Wait. Were you finished, Miss Ashley? >> Yeah, I was just waiting for her

110to finish her comment. >> Yeah. So the kind of things that I think there's probably a bit more future vision, you know, for the 25 26 school year with the option being that they conducted in person um so that they're able to absorb and feel our genuine appreciation and and share their same concerns and be grateful for the feedback. to ensure that feedback would be shared with the intention to um you know continue to do great things within the district and also capitalize on opportunities to do better. Just one other question. Um, so people know that this is donely or confident in right so that you know when they get the the link. >> Okay. >> And we'll share share with you. >> All right. M you had a question. >> Um, question number four.

111Primary reason for leaving a district right is this is other, right? Is there a U am I missing where they spell out what the other is? Question number four. >> Reason why they left and then it says uh the reason for was other. So it wasn't one of the ones that was listed. So I think she's asking is there anything else >> way to drill down into find out what it actually >> to uh del deeper in what other means. um they can share that information but they just choose other um for whatever reason. >> So if they do share it though you can see it right you can drill down individual responses absolutely >> but so they're you're not specific. Did they provide any specific examples in in this case >> when they mentioned

112the other? Nothing. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> So I think uh board member when you and administrative team I think when you look at these five >> kind of coincides with uh the the presentation that the district administrator gave us and potentially some of the things that they thought were strong things and things that needed improvement. And I think there's a direct correlation between this data here >> and the data that was given right there or whatever and stuff. So again, it seems though it's something that's really really consistent. So it makes it a little bit I'm not going to say easier to delve into certain areas or whatever have you. But I think that we kind of have our touch points where we need potentially need to look at. All right. Uh any other

113any other questions? Thank you very much. All right, let's go on to our next item, our board reports, SWSA and legislative update. >> Hey, um I got the same letter. Um, but the things that I wanted to kind of bring out that that I picked up from the meeting um on July 15th is there the possibility that property taxes will increase. So, that was one thing that was pretty um that was kind of um mentioned. Um they talked about putting $1.1 billion into state aid to help with education. However, the joint finance committee is put in zero dollars. Um, you know, they're really wanting us to have conversations with our legislators, you know, to try to boost to get um participation or just to get folks to really really um be concerned about the children.

114And um there's a letter that was written by Whitefish Bay. So they're asking us to kind of look at that letter and um you know draft something that's similar just to go to the legislators to kind of help with um you know really rallying for um more money. It appears that most of the money um again there's no general aid which is going to affect us locally. Um there was $40 million that was given to mental health. it's going to drop to 10 million. So, we're going to lose quite a bit of money for that. Um the $1,000 per pupil um expenditures are going to choice charter and open enrollment. So, we may think need to to rethink our position on open enrollment in the future because if more money is taken away from our

115district, then we may need to try to assist um our budgets. Um, one thing that I kind of noticed with this 1.3 billion that um is going to be released and again um like Dr. Cotton said, "We don't know how much money we're going to get out of that money that's being released, but there's another $5 billion that's not being released, and that includes migrant workers. that includes um our students with special needs, >> you know, or that need special. >> I don't know if that's going to hit title one because they're really talking about um but it's so while we have funding for kids after school programs, our daytime programs are going to be hit if they address anything that has to do with minority children. bottom line. >> Yeah. So there it is.

116All right. Uh thank you very much. >> Uh WSby update just say super briefly you know just uh I know that regional conferences are coming up and so the regional our regional date is October 2nd. Um it's going to be at this year in Brookfield. It's $42 registration fee, but it is an important meeting. They're going to be voting on the regional director. >> Yeah. Submitting resolutions. Um that'll go to the 2026 delegate assembly. So that deadline is the 15th of June. >> And that's really the highlights. Those are the highlights. >> All right. Thank you very much. I was actually I was mouthing in Miss Hallark because she's going to u she'll do park and wreck but Ed foundation >> I don't think she heard >> Miss Robinson Ed Foundation. >> Oh we we

117haven't had a meeting since our last session. >> All right. Thank you very much. >> No meeting until October. >> Yeah for parks and breaks not meeting until October. All right. Cool. Excellent. All right. And that that concludes our board reports, our board planning calendar. The 8th is our retreat. Uh be there at 8:30. may get a little breakfast in or whatever have you and get yourself together because it is going to be a 4hour packed agenda with a lot of important things that we've got to be able to get done and uh digest and think about or whatever because it's going to uh dictate the remainder of our 25 26 school year and moving forward. So again, so let's be ready get something to eat in and so we be ready to talk. August

11812th is our special board meeting. Um the 20th through the 22nd is new teacher week. All right. The 25th is the the the welcome back kickoff. So board members remember if you can on August 25th, let's go ahead and come for the kickoff as well as if you want to be a for new teacher week. I usually end up going to new teacher week and meeting our brand new teachers and everything like that's always a blast. All right. >> It's 7:15. the um welcome back kickoff. >> That's eight. That's >> that's eight school. Yeah. >> Then you're thinking about >> you're thinking about um first day. You're thinking about September the September kickoff. That'll be about 7:15 or 7:30. I'll send more information. >> What time is this going to be? 8:00. >> All right.

119Then we have >> get calendar invites for those. That'll be great. >> Perfect. >> Yep. There you go. All right. And then uh the 26th is our regular meeting. The 27th is the open house from 2 to 4. Uh September 1st is Labor Day. Uh the 2nd is our first day of school. Oh yeah, I'll be excited. I'll be ready. All right. Um the 9th is our special board meeting. The 23rd is our regular board meeting. And the 25th is the budget hearing. >> I'm sorry. So it the 2nd is the first day. >> First day of school. >> Okay. I had the wrong date for that. Thank you. >> Yep. All right. >> Um, we don't do we vote on it >> being out. >> Oh, if we're at community, we got to put

120something out there and stuff just because they think we potentially could have a forum. >> Uh, generally we do. We will say something. We'll put it out there potentially. when when we August >> uh for the community vibes and stuff because think about if we're all if we're more than uh four of us are together or whatever they could call that a walking forum or something like that. So it could seem as though that we're meeting about board visits or whatever. So >> post for that. >> Yeah. So just post it, you know, post that community vibes. That's just that's just to keep us safe because you know all we all it would take is somebody to be like four or five of us together and we talk all of a sudden they be like

121oh no they were colluded. So yeah. So with that being said uh let's go on to item number eight. >> Oh Miss Ashley, thank you so much. All right. There's been a motion. Do we have a second? Everybody >> You know what? We'll give it to Miss Welch to start. All right. All right. >> Oh, yeah. That's happy belated birthday present. All right. And with that being said, I call this meeting adjourned at Oh, I'm sorry. All in favor raise hand or I >> I oppose. See 7 to zero. And I call this meeting adjourned at 7:42. >> We're getting out of here. Happy birthday. >> Happy birthday. All right, we're done. Hold on. And good night everyone. >> Thanks everyone. Good night. >> We're still on. way.