001Get the signal so that we can put this on our YouTube channel. All right, now we are going to move on to our presentation this evening from Stonegate Elementary. Yes, tonight we have Mrs. Kylie Brown, principal at Stonegate Elementary School, here to share an update, and I can't wait to see what we have in store for us tonight, Mrs. Brown, so thank you for being here. Do you have a clicker? Oh, thank you. Okay. All right, good morning, everybody. I'm Kylie Brown. I'm the principal at Stonegate, and I brought some very special VIP Stonegate members as well. But I just, I want to kick off when we thought about it was going to be our turn to come and do this and share the great things at Stonegate. One thing immediately popped up in my
002mind is just what we come to work every day to do. So our vision and our mission is very clear at Ray Peck. We want to prepare students for a successful and meaningful life. And at Stonegate, we just asked ourselves then, what does that actually look like for us, right? So each year, our staff works together on what does that sound like, look like, feel like? What are students going to feel like when they walk in our door and walk out our door? What does our community feel? What is our parents? And so... Each year we do craft and change and finesse this a little bit, but this is what our team came up with this year. So at Stonegate, our vision is to cultivate a nurturing and inclusive community where every student feels deeply
003valued, loved, and supported. We are dedicated to creating a safe and engaging learning environment that sparks curiosity and encourages personal growth. By building strong meaningful relationships we empower each individual to embrace their unique potential and become compassionate confident leaders. Together we foster a culture of respect and collaboration celebrating every achievement and inspiring lifelong learning. Our goal is to be a place where every child feels at home, inspired to excel, and equipped to make a positive impact on the world. And so we do ask ourselves every day, are we living and breathing by this vision? And so I brought a couple. There's a great team here with me. I have some teachers who are just going to speak to why is Stonegate a special place to be. And then our students are going to take the
004floor on why being a Stonegate stingray is special. So I'll have my staff come up, and then I'll go to the next one real quick. Hi, I'm Melissa Borges, and I teach kindergarten at Stonegate, and I'm new to the district this year. So I was very honored that Kylie asked me to do this. What makes being a Stingray special to me is that sense of community and caring that everyone has for each other, and whether it's the students and the teachers, I feel like as a new staff member, I've been... sort of wrapped around and everyone there helps everybody all the time with everything all of the students are all of our kids and all the staff is so collaborative and helpful and I love that part of being at Stonegate because everyone is there
005for everyone all the time Hi, my name is Simon Shoup. I teach second grade at Stonegate, and ditto to what she said, but I have more. The best thing I love about Stonegate is the collaborative environment. There is a whole lot that goes on behind the scenes that, of course, the kids don't see. I mean, they think I live there, but I'm really getting a lot of help from a lot of other staff in the building, between our administrators, our interventionists. other teachers, we make sure nobody's falling through the cracks and we really track the data. There's a really well laid out plan for what do we do if this student isn't growing and then how can we intervene even more to help them grow and that's just been really impressive the growth we've had
006with that. Hello, my name is Helena Nunn and I'm a fourth grade teacher at Stonegate and what makes being a stingray special to me is it feels like family and not only do I treat my fourth graders as family but all the kids in the building it's just a big welcoming environment including just like piggybacking off of what my colleague said everyone is invested in everyone else in that building so no matter what you might be struggling with, you always have somebody that you can lean on. And kudos to an amazing administration, because I wouldn't be able to do what I'm doing without them. So being a stingray, being at Stonegate is the place where I want to be, because it's very, very welcoming. And we all love each other so much there. Okay, and
007because I love a theme, every year we have a new theme on our shirts at convocation. It's a big deal, your shirt. And so we've been learning a lot about explicit instruction, but one thing Anita Archer says is, so I didn't make this up, but learning is really not a spectator sport. Like everyone is doing, thinking, writing, collaborating, talking, every student, every time, achieving at high levels. Ms. Barr was going to introduce our students here, but our true MVPs are here, and they're just going to share a tiny bit about something that they've learned, something that they've done that they think is special and important to them. Okay, so I get the fun job here. So first up, we have Everly Brown. Everly, do you want to come? Do you want the microphone? You think
008she can do it? Well, it's on. I think it. Let's. Yes. I'll put it on the table. Why would I be a Stonegate stingray? It's because when I grow up, I want to be an author. And Ms. Huffman told me how to write. And I have this book. She wrote a book. Next up, we have Gabby. My name's Gabby, and what I want to be when I grow up, me as a baby, kindergarten, a teacher, a Stonegate Stingray teacher. Next we have Tamia. Second grade. Being a Stonegate Stingray is... Special because reading was hard at the beginning, but then I got used to it. I kept getting higher and higher. My mom, my dad, Ms. Schoenhorn, and Mr. Shoup helped me meet my goal. In the future, being a confident reader will help me do
009my job. I want to be a builder when I grow up because I love building with Legos. At school, I always feel supported and know my teachers will help me and my friends. Okay, next we have Valor, a third grader, and she's going to share her art. Hello, my name is Valor. I'm in third grade. We can earn swim tickets. I was a swim ticket winner this month and I chose art. Helper job. I focus deeply on art and I love it. I want to be an artist when I grow up. When I draw, I look deeply into the first picture. Then I flip the page and make it better. My name is Grace and I am in fourth grade. Being a Stonegate Stingray is special because I got to learn how to play the
010keyboard this year. I had lots of fun learning about it. I loved it so much I wrote my own song. I've always wanted to learn how to play an instrument and I'm looking forward to playing the guitar. When I found out that I was going to learn how, I was thrilled and I'm excited to play my song for you. My name is Samuel Toline and I'm in fourth grade. Being a Stonegate Steingrade is special because I got to participate in the science fair. The science fair helped me to to ideas I learned in science class. I had to collect data from my project and share it to judges, which really made me think about what I had to say. I was thrilled to learn that I won first place overall in the whole school. I
011hope to one day become an astronaut or a scientist or work for NASA, and stuff like this helps me get ready for that. Hello, my name is Archer Fenton and I'm in fifth grade and I think Stonegate is very special because of the LEAP program. And in the LEAP program, I get to do cool things like this. It's a hydroelectric lift that is powered by syringes and tubes. Stuff like this is what makes LEAP special and this is very fun for me. These types of projects will help me in the future to help my creativity and critical thinking. Hi, my name is Lauren. I'm in fifth grade, and I go to Stonegate Elementary. And being a Stingray is special to me because I get to meet new people and teachers every year, and hear why
012they love being a Stonegate Senior as well. I also love to interact with other students and teachers, and I believe Stonegate has definitely helped me to become a better leader, and Stonegate has helped me boost my confidence to be amazing. I wish that everybody were a Stonegate Stingray so they could get the amazing experience that I got as well. Great job, guys. My cheeks are in. It's so sweet. Always so proud of them. And teachers did reach out. I asked, you know, we could have just highlighted 350 students here, but asked just for some really amazing kiddos to be here with me to describe why they think being a stingray is special. So thank you for your time, guys. You can get a picture. Come on. Come on. Go up there. Absolutely. Let's go up
013here. Come on. You're good. You got to take the picture opportunity. Dr. Volker, if we might, I'd like to get the board in a picture with them too. Why don't we have just the kids. Kids, you want to step over there a little bit? We'll put the board behind you. Perfect. Perfect. Yep. All right. Everyone look right here. Yes. Ready? Three, two, big smile. All right. Hair time. Thank you. Thank you all for joining us. You know, it's hard to follow you guys. I think we should all just go home now. Good job. Thank you. I know it's hard to follow that, isn't it? You definitely don't have to. She's been having fun. All right, Dr. Slagle. Yes, we move on to our information items with our consent. All right, is there a motion to
014approve consent? So moved. Is there a second? Second. Any other discussion? All in favor? Motion passes unanimously. Now on to informational items. Yes, thank you, Madam President. Our library media program review is next, and I've heard a lot of great things about Dr. McKinney in the past. This is going to be a trial for him to follow what just happened here. We're going to see leadership in action, so let's see how you transition here, Dr. McKinney. Let's go. No pressure. Well, thank you, Dr. Slagle, President Johnson, members of the board. It is a pleasure to be here with you tonight and to highlight the incredible work happening in our RAPEC libraries. Before we begin, I'd just like to take a moment to recognize that April is School Library Month, a time to celebrate the impact
015that school libraries and our library media specialists have on student learning, literacy, and lifelong success. It's also fitting that today, April 23rd, we recognize both the birth and the passing of William Shakespeare, a reminder of the enduring power of literature and storytelling that continues to shape learning today. Our library program truly reflects that legacy. As you'll see in tonight's presentation, our libraries are not just places to check out books, they are dynamic learning hubs that support inquiry, collaboration, and student engagement across all grade levels. From family reading events and book clubs to partnerships with teachers and community organizations, our library media specialists play a critical role in supporting both the academic achievement and the love of reading of our students. I'm especially proud to share that 100% of our teachers report that our librarians collaborate
016with them on inquiry-based learning opportunities, which speaks to the strength of this program and the people leading it. Tonight I'm joined by an outstanding team of professionals who bring their work to life every day in our schools. Heather Poland with Eagle Glen Elementary, Kat Pogocznik with Raymoor Elementary, and Nikki Brewer with East Middle School. You'll hear directly from them as they walk you through the impact of our library program, provide some key data, and our goals moving forward. And at this time I'll turn it over to Kat to begin our presentation. Thank you. As you said, my name is Kat Pogacnik and I'm the elementary librarian at Raymoor Elementary. So program impact. The purpose of the Library Media Center program is to guide the students. readers and researchers so they can access, evaluate and choose
017the best materials to meet their needs. The needs of our students are determined by the curriculum, current reading trends and the interest of the kids. The library media center program impacts students, faculty and the community. And now I know we didn't bring actual kids, but we do have a video to show you. Why do I love my school library? Because it has books that I like and books that help me research, which makes it so I want to come here more often. What's one thing you love about the library? That you get to read books and not love books. Well, I love that there are so many books, like even really popular books that I would not expect a school library to have. Like they have it, they have it all. And every time like
018I can't find a book or I don't want to buy a book at a bookstore or at my local library, I go here because there's such like a wide variety. My favorite part of being a librarian is to see an actual illustrator and I want to be one. What I really like about this library is it's very sweet and kind and that's what you definitely want places to be and one of my favorite things to do was we made bookmarks for people at a senior center and I just thought that was really sweet. I love the library because I get to come in and see Ms. Brewer every day and get books anytime I need them. I like checking out books and singing songs and doing. fun stuff on papers. What I like about the
019East Middle School Library is how open it is for anybody to come here. If they're having a hard day, they can come here and they know they can be chillin'. I love just like how like how diverse our library is. Like we have a spot for like we have all the books and then we also have like a spot to like sit and read books. It's just like a very flexible setting. The things they like most about the library are I feel that the library is not only for books, there are also challenges that make me my best and push me to be my best. I like how calm and comfortable it is. Because I love reading and I just love my librarian. All right, my name is Heather Poland and I am the librarian
020at Eagle Glen Elementary. We have included an addendum tonight which goes along with our program to show the impactful work of our libraries. I'm here to talk about our program highlights. We adhere to American Association of School Libraries beliefs that provide a vision and purpose that guide our decision making process. So we deliver consistent and high quality library services while maintaining a strong professional identity. School libraries are space for learning between class and home that provides on-site, personalized, and self-directed learning. We partner with teachers to help students discover that love of reading, develop information literacy skills, and explore ideas through inquiry and creativity. That is why maintaining a flexible schedule is important because it allows us as librarians to teach, collaborate, and meet students at the moment of learning to maximize impact. It also allows
021us to run programs tailored to meet our population's needs and interests. We work to maintain a robust, diverse collection that supports curriculum and choice reading that is in multiple formats, up-to-date, and relevant. And lastly, we work to create an engaging, enriching environment that inspires lifelong learning and curiosity beyond school. Hi, I'm Nikki Brewer. I'm a librarian at East Middle School. So what you're seeing here, I'm not going to read this to you. These are our previous goals that we set for the end of... this school year. So when we were last here, we set two goals for our libraries. First of all, we aimed to keep our collections average copyright age at 14 years or newer. And I'm pleased to report that we surpassed this by achieving an average age of 13 years district wide.
022Our second goal was that we wanted at least 54% of our nonfiction books to be published within the last 12 years. We started at 47% in 2024, and this year that number declined to 42%, and while we didn't reach our target, we're setting new, more realistic goals regarding this particular target to improve in the future. Okay. So this is our data that we collected and I love data. So here we go this year rapech libraries made strong progress We improved the average age of our fiction and nonfiction collections by removing outdated books and adding new relevant titles This weeding process means that our collections are newer but it also reduced the total number number of nonfiction books that we had available Teacher collaboration, which Dr. McKinney said, reached 100% positive feedback and student use of
023digital resources like e-books and audio books increased. We're also planning to address challenges with Lexile data for new nonfiction titles as we continue updating our collections. Okay. Okay. The goals and, oh, sorry, these are our goals that we're setting for the 27-28 school year, so our next review in two years. The goals and improvement opportunities can be found on the addendum that we provided. Our first goal is to begin documenting data next school year on the collaboration activities that we participate in with our staff. Because we are also busy. we are aiming to document 80% of all collaboration activities. This will provide a baseline of data and that will include frequency and type of collaboration that we can then report at our next program review. Our second goal is to be able to add to
024our collections 60% of requested nonfiction titles in order to support both curriculum and student interest. Let me explain. We continually remove old outdated materials from the nonfiction collection We then create lists of titles to replace the removed titles with current time relevant titles Our lists also include nonfiction titles that need to be added based on curriculum needs and student interest All of this keeps our nonfiction collections fresh and up-to-date Our goal is to be able to purchase 60% of titles on the lists that we create. Currently, only 42% of our collections are considered current, meaning less than 12 years old. In addition to this, Missouri House Bill 2061 requires students in grades six through eight to learn about the Holocaust. This has created a need for our middle schools to purchase additional updated nonfiction related
025to the Holocaust and World War II. We will share data with district leadership in order to celebrate improvement and to help guide future resource planning This is Poland's gonna take over all right so opportunities to improve We hope to continue to run a successful library program. We have identified several opportunities for ways we can improve Number one we hope to maintain improve partnership with teachers to support inquiry based learning Real-world learning and project based learning opportunities for students and our classrooms and our libraries and schools Secondly, we hope to collaborate with others to provide teacher professional learning on topics related to research and AI. And that was based on a survey that we gave teachers. Number three, we'd like to continue to collaborate K-12 in our library group to better prepare students for their next
026school transition. Fourth thing we'd like to do is create a building and district library collection vision plan to share with our district and building admin and the next year That connects with our district and our school goals. So I'm really lining everything out for that Number five, we would like to add more ebooks and audiobook access to the elementary level. We could see an increase in use of electronic resources. So the goal is that we want to give students access to audiobooks where they can read the physical book with the audio to get both of the benefits. And this would also give students 24-7 access, which is really important, to resources outside of the school hours. Just want to personally thank Kat and Heather and Nikki they were very very helpful and instrumental in putting
027this presentation together Just so appreciate their work and all of our library media specialists hard work on behalf of our students and our district and now we'll stand by for questions I appreciate the updating but has anything changed from the Holocaust in the last 50 years I mean there's a lot of history That I think you know our students really need to know to understand you know things of the time I Will address this and then if either of you want to add So when we talk about our books being outdated that specifically saying like the content may be correct but it is from 1980 where they have now added things in like we have a new we have the Washington Memorial Museum for the Holocaust like that's something that might be not not be
028mentioned in an outdated book we have continued learning about our survivors from the Holocaust and getting additional stories and resources online so those are the kinds of things that when we say we have to apply it to the House bill for our six through eight kids, that's what we are saying is we will need more updated and current things because I have many things in my middle school library about the Holocaust, about World War II, but some of those things are so outdated and those books are so worn because it is such a popular topic with middle schoolers. Would answer your question and say no nothing has really changed as far as what's in those books, but things have developed There's more information and more up-to-date things to share Do you have anything to add
029okay? What is your biggest? Your biggest trend maybe is the word for what your students are asking for and that may be relevant to what grade level they are to Okay, they keep making me talk. So the big thing for our students right now is graphic novels and I would want to reiterate that people say graphic novels are not like, that's not real reading. I'm telling you as an adult, I cannot read them because it takes a picture and it puts words and I don't like that. I want to make my own picture up here but we have so many students that don't see the picture when they read. If you ask a kid, do you see the movie in your head when you're reading this book, you would be surprised in a classroom of
030students who will say no. And so graphic novels, that's a big one. They like anything, I would say anything sports, anything animals. Survival, they love survival. Anything that is about fiction or nonfiction survival where they are seeing or they get to make the choice. They love the I Choose books, which they're not called Choose Your Own Adventure anymore, but they love the I Choose. Are the two animals battling against each other? Who would win? Well, I know I had a student, had it not been for graphic novels, he wouldn't have ever read, period. Yes. A lot of times it's a gateway to longer content, we find. And some kids kind of stay in that and enjoy that, and that's fine, too. And I think to Paul's question earlier, I think it just goes to show
031another unfunded mandate that was passed down to you all that you have to address, too. Yes. So thank you for that. Thank you. Thank you guys for being here. Thank you so much All right teacher pressure teacher appreciation week. Yeah. Thank you madam president. I'll take that I want to take a moment to highlight teacher appreciation week, which is May 4th through the 8th This year the board and administration are supporting each building by providing either a breakfast or a lunch depending on the building's preference We'll share a schedule with you so you know when those breakfasts and lunches are if you can stop by more than welcome Enjoying those celebrations if your schedule allows this is a small but meaningful way for us to recognize and thank our teachers and staff for the work
032They do every day We've reached out to our buildings to coordinate this and we're very pleased to be able to participate in this way So we look forward to celebrating our team during that week excellent all right on to our action items budget update mrs. Banks Good evening So tonight I will walk you all through a brief update on the district's financial position through the end of March Year today total revenues are approximately ninety six point two million which is about five point four five million dollars higher than this same time last year This increase is primarily driven by strong current tax collections Reflecting both assessed valuation growth and the positive impact of the board approved levy transfer We are also seeing increases in state formula funding, early childhood programs, and Missouri quality pre-K revenue
033as those programs continue to expand. These gains are partially offset by a few expected declines. Prop C revenues continue to show some volatility. Investment earnings are lower compared to this time last year as interest rates and cash balances have moderated. Classroom trust fund revenues are also down slightly due to statewide factors. Overall, the revenue performance remains strong and ahead of prior year trends. On the expenditure side, total spending through March is approximately $77.9 million, which is about $1.94 million higher than last year. As expected, the primary drivers of this increase are from salary and benefits reflecting board-approved compensation adjustments, step and column movement, and staffing changes. We are also seeing an increase in supplies as buildings and departments continue normal operations. These increases are being partially offset by lower spending and purchase services and capital
034outlay, largely due to the timing of projects that occurred earlier in the prior year. Debt-related expenditures are slightly higher, which aligns with our scheduled payments on outstanding bond obligations. Overall, expenditures remain in line with expectations and reflect typical timing differences as we move through the fiscal year. In summary, the district remains in a strong financial position. Revenues are trending ahead of last year. Expenditures are aligned with our budget, and there is no concerns to note at this time. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. Just one quick question. Have we heard if they're going to extend to next year the early childhood grant? Not formally yet. Okay. And typically, it's very last minute. Oh, okay. Thank you. So we don't know that for sure yet. As you know, the Senate. Had its markup
035version of the House's budget bill, threw it back to the House. There'll be a conference committee that goes into that. Items such as that, as well as overall budget position for next year, is what's currently being debated at the committee level between the Senate and the House committee. All right. I will entertain a motion to approve the budget update as presented. So moved. Is there a second? Any other discussion, comments, questions? All in favor? Motion passes unanimously. Thank you summer school application Good evening. I'm filling in for dr. Barr tonight and Just as a reminder dr. Barr gave you the the summer school information in a previous board meeting This really is just the formal application. In fact, I hesitate to put this information out as someone tried to look at it and discern what
036it means. I would challenge them not to do that, go to another piece of information. So this is required by our Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to complete each year and approved by the board so we're able to have our summer school program. It really includes the location, the estimated enrollment, grade spans, opens, close dates, days in session, total number. and then our service provider that we partner with as Launch Online as well. So with that information presented, I'll be happy to answer any questions, but really this is information that was shared in a previous board meeting, and this is just the formal approval process. All right. I'll entertain a motion to approve the summer school application as presented. So moved. Is there a second? Second. Any other discussion? All in favor? Motion passes
037unanimously. Thank you. Has summer school opened for registration? Yes, yes. Do we know how the numbers are looking? We're about on track. You know, it trends, and as it gets closer to where we ask people to really, hey, it's really time to commit, then the numbers grow pretty substantially. And then our high school students are always fairly confident they're going to pass every course. That doesn't always happen, so our numbers increase at that time as well. Thank you. Yep. Alright, on to the South Middle School Delta pod renovation. Well, I am happy to present this for Scott Dobson tonight. This is a continuation of a project, but it's a new piece of a project. So you've seen and we've talked about furniture and we've talked about things, other purchases that we need to make. for
038our Delta Pod renovation at South Middle School, and that's the continuation of this project. This project reflects the district's ongoing commitment to modernizing learning spaces and supporting instructional practices that prioritize flexibility, collaboration, and student engagement. The Rainbow Cure School District is proceeding with the renovation of the Delta Pod to better support collaborative and flexible learning environments. Previous discussions have focused on furniture and curriculum. This phase represents the construction portion of the project. The scope of the work includes the full interior refresh of the pod consisting of new flooring throughout the inner pod area, complete interior painting, upgraded lighting to improve visibility, efficiency, and overall learning environment improvements. A significant enhancement in this project is the installation of three glass garage style doors. which will allow spaces to be opened, combined, and then closed. So this
039creates greater opportunities for student collaboration and instructional flexibility. This is exciting. We've seen that in other spaces and seen it used really effectively. And you can have smaller spaces, larger spaces, as the students and the teachers need. So that's pretty exciting. To ensure an efficient procurement process... process and best overall value, the district is utilizing the TIPS cooperative purchasing through a job order contract method. Administration recommends awarding the project to Heron Company, an approved contractor within the TIPS program. The total cost of the project is $629,583 with a 2% contingency included to address any unforeseen construction related conditions and our funding source is Capital Projects with this. Has the district used Heron companies before? I believe we have. I will check with Scott Dobson on that, but I am familiar with Heron, which makes me
040seem like we have. But I will check and make sure, and if that's not accurate, I'll let you know. Dr. Volker, is this something that as we move forward and try to be innovative in other of our schools that this is about what it would be to renovate those spaces? Or is there something about South that... Would cause this to be more or less. Oh, I think renovation projects in general just construction projects in general are fairly expensive right now So if you're looking at this, I'd say this is typical for one space in a building This is truly one pod and if you've been through South middle school and gone down what we call the Crescent Hall This is one of those spaces if you're talking about larger spaces. It's going to be considerably
041more Just its scope and size. We are trying some things in there that are a little bit innovative in the flexibility and that will drive cost a little bit higher than just standard construction bill, but not much. I really think this is, we're doing what's best for the program in this. I think it's difficult to say this cost is transferable to other spaces. Are we going to possibly use this space to see how it works and then? That is a great question. I am excited about this as a choice-based opportunity for our kids. And if this program is successful and we see the outcomes and our families and our students and our staff see this as an opportunity for our kids to really grow and expand, I think this is an opportunity to look at.
042how this could fit in other spaces and across our district. Okay, thank you. And were we able to do any of this work in-house or are we having it all done by this one company? There are pieces of it that we're going to work with them on. They are doing the large majority of it. We'll always look for opportunities. That's always a great question because we'll always look for opportunities to tie our kids, our lead center students, and even if they're not doing the work, observations, step-by-step, all of those things, we use these opportunities to make sure that they learn from them. Well, and I know Mr. Dobson has done a good job of hiring people within his department that can do a lot of these kind of subspecialties. Absolutely. And we'll continue to look
043for those, but I like to think our staff and our students. What can we do for the work, and then what can we show our students if they can't get in there so they can learn from it? I want to remind the board that the last time we looked at this back in October when we kind of presented you with the plan, the idea, the concept, how it all fit together, we had a price tag of about $850 as kind of a ballpark. So I think Al and Scott have done a really good job of really honing into what we need and work with academic services to bring it into the $600 range. All right, I'll entertain a motion to approve the bid utilizing the tips cooperative purchasing for the South Middle School Delta and
044renovation for Heron Companies in the amount of $629,583.66 with a 2% contingency for unforeseen construction-related conditions. So moved. Is there a second? Second. Any other discussion? All in favor? Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. We're excited about this project. Thank you. Alright, on to Interactive Flat Panel Displays bid. I can't talk too fast. I don't say that fast, so, okay. We're requesting your approval to purchase 44 new ClearTouch Interactive Flat Panel Displays for use at the high school for the 26-27 school year. These 44 panels will replace aging units and maintain consistent functionality across all buildings. We issued a competitive bid for the ClearTouch model, which our staff already knows and uses daily. After reviewing bids from four vendors, we selected KCAV as the best overall choice. KCAV currently provides service and support for our district-wide
045fleet of more than 400 clear touch screens. We did explore the lower bid from Data Center Warehouse, but their support team is based in Nixa, so we had some concerns about their ability to reliably meet the service and response time requirements outlined in our RFP. So staying with KCAV ensures continuity of support and minimizes any disruptions for our teachers or students. So tonight I recommend that the board approves the purchase of 44 clear touch interactive flat panel displays from KCAV for $226,982.36. And I'd be happy to answer any questions. How long do these usually last for? Weird thinking. Probably our support with them is five years, but typically you're talking seven to ten years. And the teachers are happy with them? Teachers are very happy with the clear touch panels that better sound. Not all
046of the calibration issues that we had with a lot of our projectors and... panels that we had before so it's a it's a pretty big upgrade from the technology they had in their classroom before that. Is this replacing all of them? Are we in a? No, so actually these are the last 44 in the district. So the high school these are the last 44 in the high school and that's the will be the last classrooms that we actually are doing. Do we have a schedule like a rotating schedule of how often? Like we do it like on the tablets that we have we rotate those through do we have this so for things like displays We know average lifetime and life cycle on them is going to be around eight to ten years But for
047me to tell you what we're gonna what we're gonna look for what we're gonna go with the process that we went through to select these five or six years ago when we when we did that was was Had a lot of teacher input lots of Academic service input technology input brought lots brought lots of people together to decide what we were going to do So we know that at some point we're gonna have to replace them Do we know exactly what we'll be putting on the wall at that point? No, not yet All right I'll entertain a motion to approve the bid for clear touch interactive flat panel designs from KC a B in the amount of two hundred twenty six thousand nine hundred eighty two dollars and thirty six cents so moves there second
048Any other discussion? All in favor? Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. Now to MacBook Air bids. All right. So we're also recommending the purchase of 100 MacBook Air computers with three years of AppleCare warranty, and we purchased those directly from Apple. Apple is the sole source provider for this product, so we're receiving educational pricing, and that discount isn't available through any other vendors. As usual with this, every year, teachers, the technology staff, academic services, we evaluate classroom devices, and we're still of the opinion that the MacBook Air remains the most effective and reliable tool for instruction in our one-to-one environment. They support effective teaching and student learning across all classrooms while maintaining the performance and consistency our staff depends on. So this is our standard yearly refresh cycle and requires no additional budget beyond what was
049planned. So we're recommending the board approve the purchase of 100 MacBook Air computers with three years of AppleCare warranty from the Apple Computer Company for $113,800. And the life cycle for these computers is typically about four to five years. So we try to get five years out of them, but some of them we see us replacing after four. But these get used a ton by our teachers. But typically it's about five years. All right. I'll entertain a motion to approve the purchase of 100 MacBook Air computers with three years of AppleCare from Apple Computer Company for $113,800. So moved. Is there a second? Any other discussion? All in favor? Motion passes unanimously. Thank you. On to committee reports. In case that you haven't heard yet, the Taste of Repec is this Saturday night, and we're
050throwing it back to the 90s. It's at the RAC at 5 p.m., 530, and it's going to be the bomb. So I want to see everyone there. The bomb diggity. I saw the email that it was required to dress up or highly recommended. It's highly recommended. There we go. And so everybody on the board is dressing up? I plead the fifth. Okay. I'll be dressed. So, I mean, I'm just going to address that. We're still having, well, we're down to just when needed, our weekly legislative reports from Dr. Slagle. It's been a really good group. A lot of good discussion is had on those meetings. So, I'm thankful to all the community members and staff that have been a part of that. Any other committee reports? All right, on to superintendent's comments. Thank you, Madam
051President. You have my written update that I give to you every Friday as part of the agenda, which is also available to the public on our website. I do want to highlight one thing that I'm really excited about that's not a part of what you've seen so far. This is late breaking news for you. On May 11th, we're going to begin a new tradition in our school district. Our graduating seniors will return to the elementary school that they once attended and walk the halls in celebration of their graduation, but also in celebration of the students who are currently at the elementary school. It's a chance to celebrate their journey and connect our youngest students, as we saw tonight, the Stonegate Stingrays, with what's ahead for them. And I'm really looking forward to seeing that in
052action. I think we all are. There won't be anybody at ASC that day. We'll all be out enjoying that special event. Between now and our next meeting, we will have a full stretch ahead. We will celebrate our retirees. We'll hold senior awards nights. Three weeks from tomorrow is graduation. Just a week after that on May the 21st is our last day of school. So there's a whole host of activities over the course of the next several weeks. So our teachers, our staff members throughout the district are hanging in there. We're finishing strong. This has been a very intensive couple weeks of testing. across the district. We need emphasis on our map, our EOCs, as well as the NWA. So there's lots of stuff going on right now. And also Teacher Appreciation Week and Staff Appreciation
053Week coming up May 4th through the 8th. So lots going on between now and the next time we get together, and I'm sure we'll be seeing lots of each other. So thank you. For the senior walkthroughs, we have a schedule, 930? Yes, 930, May 11th, each individual building. Are we allowed to do that as well? Yes, we'll figure it out. If you tell us where you want to go, we'll make sure you get in, and we'll have an administrator probably stationed at every building to make sure that happens. All right. Thank you, Dr. Slagle. Any Board of Education comments? All right. On to calendar of events. May 15th, graduation at 7.30 on the football field, and May 28th is our next regular meeting, 6 p.m. closed, 7 p.m. open, and we are recessed to closed.
054for legal Thank you