001Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Nobody signed up. [Music] Patricia, >> this is uh the time of year when we do our annual report to the public and uh Tammy is going to go first with the report on England Elementary School. >> So this is the elementary report to the public. Our mission at England Elementary School is to provide every student with the skills and knowledge necessary to become a successful, responsible citizen. This is something that our kids hear over the intercom so that they're familiar with our mission and they know what our mission is. Our vision a little bit longer. We don't do this one on the intercom, but the vision
002of England Elementary School in pursuit of educational excellence is to empower, challenge, and inspire all students and staff members in a safe and nurturing environment. Our belief is that an improved quality of life and work can be achieved with creative and innovative thinkers that have their focus on being prepared for the future. Um, current enrollment is at 336 students. We talked last time about that's down from 350. Last year we had that big sixth grade group that moved up um to seventh grade and that small kindergarten group that came in this year. So we have 15 prek students, 43 kindergarten, 58 first grade, 42 second grade, 37 third grade, and then 47 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade. This is our current uh staff and faculty picture that we took at the beginning of the year.
003We have 32 certified staff, counting two that serve both campuses, and 19 classified, counting five who serve both campuses for a total of 51 staff members. These are our Atlas scores for this past school year. Um, we did proficient and advanced on our growth charts that you're going to see. We did all grade levels. We did literacy, math, and science. And you'll see that we have some losses and we have some gains. We hate to see the losses and we're going to work to improve those. Um in third grade our proficient students I don't know if you could see the little arrow there. Um back students who were proficient dropped or students that were advanced dropped. So we've definitely got to look at third grade. Fourth grade, our students who were proficient dropped, but our
004advanced students grew. Fifth grade, proficient students stayed the same. Advanced students grew. Sixth grade, our students who were proficient dropped a little bit, but our students who were advanced grew quite a bit. Those are literacy. In math, in third grade, our proficiency dropped. Our advanced stayed the same. In fourth grade math, our proficiency grew and our advanced grew. In fifth grade math, our proficiency grew, our advanced dropped. And in sixth grade, our proficiency dropped, and our advanced dropped. So, we know we've got to do some work in sixth grade math. In science, our third grade proficiency dropped. Our advance stayed the same. Our fourth grade proficiency grew. Our fourth grade advanced grew. Our fifth grade proficiency grew and advanced grew. Our sixth grade proficiency dropped, but our sixth grade advanced grew in science. And then
005overall for our building, all grade levels combined. In science, our proficiency dropped, but our advanced grew. Sorry about that. It's very touchy. There it is. Um, in literacy, our proficiency dropped, but our advanced grew. And then in math, our proficiency dropped and our advance drop. Again, we're seeing that we need to work on math. Last year, we had strong focus on literacy and so we're seeing this year we need to add in a bigger focus on math. This is how we track our data using our Atlas scores. These aren't actual student names. We just used a sample sheet on here, but you can see that we um are going to put in or have put in last year's scores and this year's scores. And then um the system automatically colorcodes it. So our students who
006are in green grew, red drops, and yellow stay the same. And then we're breaking it down to like reading fundamentals, vocabulary,formational text, writing into the subcategories. And we'll do that for literacy, math, and science. Our K2 students are currently using the Atlas. They take the literacy screener within the first 30 days of school. They also take the Atlas math screener within the first 30 days of school. K2 takes one interim in the winter and one summitive in the spring for math and reading and then they have atlas tests which are used just to monitor student progress. Those are individual. The students can work with teachers one-on-one or small group for those testes. They also use I station math and Lexia uh for remediation and acceleration. Those are both two online programs. Three through sixth grade
007students are using Atlas. Students will take one interim for literacy, one for math and one for science in the fall and one summitive for literacy, math and science in the spring. 3 through six also use station math and Lexia. And third grade literacy also uses as um the Atlas tests. This is um our RTI system. This is coming from the state to us. These percents are not our percents. These are recommended percents. So you should have a copy of this. When I go to our percentages, I want you to compare the recommended percentages to what our percentages off are. Tier three, it's recommended that we have 5 to 10%. Those are our special ed services. Tier two, it's recommended that we have 10 to 15% of our students. Those are students that for tier 2
008probably get pulled back for small group in the classroom with the teacher or may be pulled out for some tier 2. And in tier one, 80 to 85% of our students and that's just regular grade instruction in the classroom. These are our percentages and I'm going to tell y'all these are last years because we're only in week two of school. We have not identified students individually yet. Like we know who our EL kids are already. We know who our special a kids and our 504 kids are, but we don't know what kids are going to be pulled for tier 2 interventions yet. We'll look at our test data for that. So looking at this, 46 students last year at the end of the year were receiving tier one pullouts for acceleration. Trying to take those
009high students and push them even higher. So that's acceleration. 13% of our students received acceleration. 119 students were receiving tier 2 intensive interventions during RTI. That's by their classroom teachers pulling them to small groups. So that's 34% of our students. 35 students were receiving acceleration or being pushed through East and GT 10% of our students. 49 students were receiving tier three interventions. Those are with Tammy Roberts and Crystal Kinsey. Some of those had characteristics of dyslexia, but notice our tier three students were 14%. If you want to compare that back to the little red triangle on the first page, 20 students are receiving ELLL interventions, that's 6% of our students. 54 students are receiving special education services. That could be um SPE classes or speech. 22 students are being served with 504s. So that little
010bit in the parentheses, I don't know if you remember me saying this last year, 115 students or 33% of our students are either um limited English, they show characteristics of dyslexia, they receive special services, or they're 504 students. That's a huge percent of our population. A huge percent. I just want you to keep that in mind when the previous um pages you know I showed you the scores like this plays a big role in that >> also poverty rate we don't have the poverty rate% compared to state >> other areas compared to the state average >> um we track um our students through literacy data tables this does not have student names on it but it just shows you the testing that we use that K3 literacy screener, the K2 literacy screener, um DSA, Dibbles,
011the STAR test, Lexia, those are all um either computer programs, individual test teachers give or schoolwide or statewide tests that our students take and we just track that data. Our hope is to see growth. When we don't see growth, we need to ask ourselves why. Same thing for math. Um there's less to track in math, but we do track math. Also, the K2 math screener, um the K2 math interum, and then our I station, that's for all grade levels. Current school report cards. I just put a snapshot of what's available on my school info. We do not have current report cards yet. I think last I heard maybe September um before they come out. So, we don't have that yet. At England Elementary School, we promote a positive school climate. We have 50 minutes of
012recess a day. We have student leader of the month that's teacher nominated. We use Sanford Harmony, which is built into the teacher schedule this year for anti-bullying. And then Miss Teresa, our counselor, uses second step. We um do AR incentives, the popcorn, movies, prizes, field trips. We have a book vending machine. Um, every student on their birthday gets a coin to go spend at the book vending machine. And then we also have extra coins for caught with good behavior or caught being kind. The student can receive a coin to use for the vending machine. We do brag tags. We have a good behavior and academic awards ceremony each nine weeks. We have a title one parent night, literacy night, and math night. We do grade level rise and shine family breakfast. We have a goodie
013park for students and faculty. We do games and activities schoolwide to help promote positive school climate. Our path to success. All teachers are trained in the science of reading and rise through the department of education. We have a strong phonics based instruction with a focus on phmic awareness and decodable readers. We have an interventionist for our e tutoring. Our AR goal requirements and added added incentives are strong at the elementary school. Our state approved curriculums. For phonics, we use foundations. For reading, we do Whitten Wisdom. For math, we use Envision. For RTI, we use Fly Leaf and Geodess and small groups. And then our computer programs are eye station, Lexia, and Reading X. This is how you can um contact the elementary school through the app, through Facebook, Facebook, sorry, our website. And here's our
014phone number and address. And then ending, I put our power statement on here. Our kids say this every morning. Um on the intercom, I say it and then the kids repeat it with me. Um just so that they know that they are leaders and they can achieve and they can do great things. So, we're proud of this power statement that our students use it. And that's the elementary report. I'm going to switch over to the principal's report, which I put a copy on there. I'm not going to do enrollment again since I said that already, but I did update the class size on there. I just think um that's something that's important to you guys to see how big or small our classes are. So you can see that on 7:29 through the 30th and
01585 through the 6, teachers completed professional development at the elementary school. They received PD and curriculum planning and mapping, ethics, title 9, cyber security, human trafficking, mental health awareness, dyslexia, and principal updates. On the 7th, we had open house and we had a great turnout. teachers had 80 to 90% of their students and parents show up. So, we were really proud of our community for that. Um, thank you to County Line and First Baptist for providing lunch and breakfast for our district on the 5th and 7th. Both were delicious. On the 14th, we had our first day of school and the last three days have gone really well. On the 26th through 30th, K through three will be taking that Atlas screener. And then on the 29th we have a fire drill. Any questions for
016the elementary school? >> Well, thank you so much, Jan. >> Thank you. >> Coach Morgan is going to do the report to the public for the high school. Uh Miss Robinson is at the tennis match at Burns Park. All right. Report to the public for the high school. Um our mission statement, England High School is dedicated um to the development of best practices for curriculum, instruction, assessment, and supervision that creates success for all learners. Our vision statement, preparing our students for a brighter future through the development of the best curriculum with the best teachers and leaders. Our numbers for the high school, we have 51 in the seventh grade, uh 35 in the eighth grade, 45 in the ninth, 51 in the 10th grade, the 11th graders are 37, and we have our big class
017of 56 um 12th graders this year for a total of 275. >> Is that an increase or decrease this year total? >> I'm not sure. We'll have to compare. I don't have to compare >> just cuz you lost a big class when the seventh grade moved down. The elementary went down. >> Our staff, we have a total number of 43 at the high school. We have 29 certified employees and we have 15 classified employees. And there's also our picture of the first day back. our five-year trend um average ACT scores at the high school. Um the data for state testing has not been released yet. Once available, we'll provide that for you guys. Our atlas performance um just a few bullet points. Our seventh grade had more students reached advance with fewer stay proficient. And
018jumping to ninth and tth grade, we saw a big jump in students at the lowest level and fewer at the higher levels in math. Jumping to science, um, our eighth grade had more students shifted to limited understanding, but the advanced group grew a lot. The basic and proficient groups went down a little bit. 10th grade biology. We need to move more students into proficient and advanced ELA. Uh 8th grade had slightly more students and limited understanding. Uh we had a big drop in advance and a little change in other groups. 10th grade we had no students that reached advance. more ended up um being basic and er again like Miss Tammy said we don't have our current report card I think we talked about in our leadership meeting this morning it should be available September
019or no later than October few goals here our literacy goals few uh nuggets here um to gather vocabulary knowledge using academic and content specific words like uh develop a topic to use narrative techniques in writing effectively. Some math goals. Uh we want to use tables, graphs and equations to solve real world problems. In science, we understand cause and effect, analyze and interpret data, plan and carry out investigations. >> Okay, go back. Go back one slide. You don't know what the the income the low income. You don't know what the state [Music] RTI at the high school. We use a digital RTI form here. Uh this system allows us to collect data efficiently, monitor student progress, and make data-driven decisions. Um our literacy interventionist, Miss Melissa Kase, who serves students in tier 2 and three, and
020Coach Jackson here is our math interventionist serving students in tier two and three as well. student services at the high school. Uh we offer acceleration and GT which we have about 38 students. Um we offer dyslexia services as well. We have three students receiving those interventions. We have 14 in ELLL. Our special ed students, we have about 42 and we currently serve about 17 students with 504 plans. and our steps to academic success. Um, of course, we use our AR in sales. Um, we have family engagement, which we tried something new. Um, this summer. Um, on Tuesday nights, we had several events for, um, our parents and students to come and try to get engaged and bridge that gap. Um, of course, our communication is through Facebook and our school website. Um, we have data
021talks, PD, tutoring, and PLC's. accelerated learning at the high school. Of course, we offer AP courses. Students are provided with the opportunity to take AP courses on campus or through virtual Arkansas. Um, we have anou with Phillips Community College and students are able to take concurrent courses to earn high school credit and college credit at the same time. And we have advanced opportunities for our seventh and eighth grade students um which they can take um ninth grade courses in English, math and science. And currently we have around 20 students. We have a monthly newsletter which is posted and sent out via thrillshare. And here is our contact information or website of notifications, Facebook and handbook. Here is the high school report to the public. Jump right into the principal report. Again, we have 275 students
022at the high school. Um on August the 5th, our counselor held 7th grade orientation. Also on August the 5th, we had a breakfast um provided by First Baptist Church and Dr. Hog led our ethics training that morning. On Wednesday, August the 6th, we had PD with the Bailey group and the National Guard um fed us lunch that day. On August the 7th, County Lion Baptist Church fed the entire district a wonderful lunch at the elementary school. We also had open house that night from 4:00 to 6:00 and we had meet the lions at 6:00 p.m. that night as well. Uh, a few new things that we wanted to add uh to you guys this year. Um, Dr. Hubble allowed us to purchase smart pass which is a um digital hall pass system that increases student
023safety, accountability, consistency by tracking real time real time student movement. This system reduces classroom disruptions, supports data-driven decisions, and helps maintain a focused and orderly learning environment. So, we're really excited about Smart Pass this year. And our athletic update, um, tennis is playing today at Burns Park. Volleyball had a match today as well. Football has their first benefit game on Thursday. And also, we attached um, copies of each sports schedule for you. And a quick update about football. I know Coach Jackson is here. Um, just wanted to give a brag tag on him. Um, he has around, I think we talked today, coach, we have around 67 kids out from grades 7 through 12 and that's a drastic improvement, including a lot of my basketball players decided they wanted to play football this year and
024I'm like, let's go get a state title in both. So, I'm excited that we got a new coach, new culture, and things are really looking good for our football program. Thank you. >> Thank you. Coach Morgan put the tag it just goes on your the tracking. >> Smart pads. >> Would you tell them how that works? >> Yeah. So smart pass works is um the teachers will have an iPad or they can download the app on their phone and so every time a student needs to leave a classroom they sign a digital pass out. like we can limit students like if me and Miss uh Miss Patricia don't get along, we shouldn't be in the hallway at the same time. If we both try to tag a pass out, it'll block it. So, we can
025set parameters on it. And I just believe Dr. Hog's been on us about student achievement and her biggest focus is if teachers are teaching and students are behaving, our scores can go up. So we really believe smart pass is going to help with our teachers teaching and our students being in the classroom so we can be able to track. >> Okay. Thank you coach Morgan. >> Yes ma'am. >> We close this meeting out. >> We got under pledge and all that. >> Yes. >> I move into executive session. >> Okay. >> Yes. For personel executive session for personnel reasons. [Music] here. >> Yeah. Get my stuff back here together. That must [Music] What has happened to my agenda? >> This is fine. >> That scared me. How about you? >> I was [Music] >> Okay.
026So, do you want me to move next? >> Okay. We don't have any public comments tonight. Nobody signed up. Uh recommendation to accept the consent agenda. >> Moneywise, what we're doing fairly well. >> Angie's going to talk to you a little bit about that. Um about how what you think we're going to finish with and everything. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. We did end the year with more than I had anticipated, which is a good thing. Does it mean that we can go out on a spending spree? We still need to be cautious. Um, I ran payroll and when I looked today, we had a little under $500,000 in the bank, but we still have our foundation funding to come in this month and the Learns Act money this month. The learn act money is almost
027500,000 and then the >> so we got about a million. >> So we should finish this month with about a million once all that other money comes in. So >> we're things are looking up and like I said I was pleasantly surprised after I've done most of the closing for last year. Still some tidying up to do, but um it's looking a lot better with what it did look. >> Oh, that 500,000. How much of it was federal funds? Just ballpark. >> Oh, I don't know. We're probably owed maybe 75 to 100,000 that we don't have at the bank yet that we're owed. >> No, I mean federal funds. How much? >> Oh, that's not that's all state money. That doesn't include any federal funds. >> So, at one time we were scared it was
028going to be 200 or so. Yes. And our net legal balance was a little over $400,000, which is about $200,000 more than what we had anticipated. So to me, that's okay. >> Yeah, we're cutting out any kind of out ofstate travel. I don't Nobody needs to come to me with something from out of state. That's we we just can't do that. And we're, you know, we're still having school and we're still spending money where we need to spend money, but we're we're tightening up on some things also. Branson. >> No, can't go Branson. Okay. Make a motion to approve the consent and financial second. Second by Mr. Hannibal. F say I >> Okay. You want me to do the superintendent update? >> Okay. Well, I believe we had an excellent start to the school year.
029The thing I had feared the most was the cell phone policy, but we only had one incident. And u I think we made a believer out of that person. And one of the kids, I forget which principal they told, they thought they were going to like the cell phone thing because it was quieter and they were reading more. So that's, you know, literacy going up there. So, I was I was glad of that. Uh, it seems like everything's going pretty smoothly. Now, we've got the board election updates. I've got you some papers in here. I've got you three different papers in your packet for you to look at. Really, we don't have to be in a hurry to vote on any of this. I would like for you to take these documents I gave you,
030take them home, study them over, and we'll we have several months to do something here. And I don't want to do anything hastily. So, uh, somebody go back there and turn that off. I'm sorry I didn't silence my phone. Uh, [Music] it's probably Walgreens. They call me about 15 times a day. Uh, I'd like to just table A and B. I would like for you to just read on this stuff and it's kind of some heavy reading. Uh, I don't mind telling you. It has confused the heck out of us. We've had to call ASBA and Brad Horn and everybody else. It's like when we get it figured out, they change it. But take a look at that. Um, now we have a resolution in the packet that we need to approve for the millillage
031and the November election. Of course, everybody thinks we're got a new millage. It It's not. Of course. I know all of you have dealt with that before. So, we need to adopt that resolution. >> Is it in there? >> Yes, it is. >> Yeah. Ray Beards, we sent it. It's in your packet there. [Music] All my stuff. Hey, you remember which one was which? She went oh resolution. >> Okay, let me get to that. >> Yeah. Brave. Um I think it would be this one right here, wouldn't it? for uh the millillage. >> Yes. >> Budget expenditure. >> Yes. The tax [Music] read. Make a motion. Adopt the tax proposal budget expendure for the tax levy fiscal year beginning July 1st 2026 to included June 30th 2027 and to approve the latest sample ballot have
032a motion second by Mr. Trish Lew. Now, we have another motion. If you'll go on through there, we have to pick one of you as a qualified elector. >> Dr. Mhm. >> That's it. >> Yeah, that's it. To adopt the attached resolution designating a qualified elector and requesting the 2025 election be conducted by vote of qualified elector. Which one of you would like to do that? >> I nominate Ty. >> Oh, no. Why don't you do this to me? >> What is Can you explain it to the folks that are not very educated in here? It's myself >> before I sign my life. >> Angie, what's the easiest way to explain this? >> This is a new thing and it's only I believe this is the one that is for this year only because of
033the change in the elections. Um, one of the board members has to go vote and approve the >> millage, >> but y'all have to appoint somebody to vote. >> But it, from my understanding, this is only going to be done this year. >> That's what I thought because of the change in the election process. >> I I that's what I thought as well. >> Well, you don't vote. >> You'll go in November with the regular election. just go to the county >> where you >> I believe you do it at your at the polling station. >> You're going to vote that way forward but >> you do it. That's what I'm saying. I don't make a motion. [Music] >> Say it. Joey say it Joey adopt a tax resolution designating a qualified electorate 2025 election
034be conducted by the vote of a qualified elector Joey Adam [Music] all the favor say I want >> okay and I don't know how y'all feel about me. It's not a deal breaker or anything, but I would like for you to allow me to approve student legal transfers. I think it'd be easier for y'all >> and it would move things along quicker. >> And I was reading into that it the only time you're really going to bring it to us is if there's like some >> expulsion type things like if it's just a student. >> Yeah. I full motion motion by Mr. Adam. Second >> second by Mr. T. Say I >> oppos. >> Thank you. >> Good job there. >> Now on the next page, you have some schoolboard training that you can get
035at the co-op if you'd like in October and November. How do you all normally do that? >> Email us and tell us and we can show up. >> Okay. cuz they got good fish. >> Okay. All right. >> Email us and tell us. Y'all don't let me forget that. >> Yeah. >> Tell us kind of give us a week ahead of when it's going to happen and we tell you if we can go or not. We'll sign up and we'll run over and catch fish. >> All right. October 6th and November 3rd. >> Tell the district. >> Same thing. There's two choices. >> Yeah, I think so. I think it's the same training you just >> That's at where in Little Rock. >> No, it's at BB. That's a good start. >> Usually a couple
036weeks out. >> Okay. Our unitary status update. I actually have some good news on that. Uh we had our retention and recruitment meeting with Phil Brick of BB and K. Uh we had a little lunchon in here and he he's very optimistic that we're going to achieve unitary status by 26. We've been in this for 55 years. So, and I want to tell you, Coach Morgan, you can take a bow on this. He has gotten two of the historically black universities to agree to partnerships with us. And that seems to have been a key in this from what I have have seen. He's gotten Shorter College to sign up and he's gotten Arkansas Baptist to sign up. So, we're delighted with that and we think that will help us to achieve unitary status. >> Coach
037Morgan, thank you for your leadership through that. >> Appreciate it. >> And with that, I'm going to let Micah do the child nutrition update. Get your stuff together, girl. [Music] Okay. So, we got our new memo on how much will be reimbursed per meal per student. We are on the severe needs. So, is this in y'all's way? >> Yes. So, we will be getting reimbursed what it says here for breakfast, lunch, and snack. We will actually get reimbured some for paid kids as well. Just not a whole lot, but it will help out. Um, all the kids at the high school are taking a breakfast because I have breakfast cost down to like a dollar, $110 and we're going to be getting reimbursed like $2.90. So, that money will help offset our lunch numbers as
038well. I will say this, um, the first day of school, we've never had a big turnout in the cafeteria with kids will wanting to eat a tray at the elementary school this year. We had 187 kids that ate lunch a tray in the cafeteria. That's never happened. Usually first day of school, parents want to fix lunch boxes. Kids want to eat what their parents fix. But the kids are really enjoying the menus. Um I've gotten a lot of compliments on the food, how it looks, how it tastes. Um at the high school, we've served more for breakfast and lunch than we've ever served in general. So I'm very pleased with how things are being done at the high school as well. And I'll add I ate a chef salad over there on the first day
039and I'll put that chef salad up against anybody's. That was the best lunchroom salad I've ever had and I have had many. Thank you. >> What about them boozy dish plates? Well, thank you for >> Okay, I will tell you this because um the one that y'all voted on, it was going to take 7 to 12 weeks to get it in. Well, they sent me another a different one and it's a lot cheaper, half the price, and it'll be here in like seven days. >> So, come look at that. >> I'm saving money where I can. So, just so you know, we're not getting the >> Are they only they reimbured for everybody or just the ones that eat? How does that work? >> Um, so right now, everyone is eating breakfast that is here
040at both campuses. So, we'll get reimbured for every breakfast that is served. Now, are we still in that program where they pay us so much for >> We're not C. We're the P2. Remember, we went to that last year. >> But we're still not charging people. >> No, because we're still going to get reimbursed partly for our paid kids. >> The reason why we did P2 this year is to be able to get that base so we can go back to C. >> We had not had verification on income in so many years that we could not continue to stay C. That is the reason why I did the P2 this year. having everybody fill out the forms this year just so we ahead of the curve for next year. >> We worked on that
041at open house. >> Yes, >> I've gotten tons of good, right? >> Oh, I'm making sure the kids are loving the snacks. Um, they're loving the meals. >> Today we had walking tacos for lunch. >> Did you have a ice cream machine? >> No. >> That would that would help the blockers break, wouldn't it? for the students. >> It would help me. Any questions? >> We're good. Thank you. >> Okay. Ares Electric out of Stuck Guart is going to clean all of our vents for us and Energy is going to pay for it. So, we were delighted about that. That will probably cut down on our utility bills because, you know, when those things get dirty, it it cost >> sick kids from allergies. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. You can get a sick building very
042quickly that way. We've got some dark spots on this campus. I would like for you all to allow me to do some research on what it would cost to put some night watchers out. This parking lot is dark. >> Yes, it is >> out here. And also, we've got a place over by the gym that's a really dark place. I think maybe we could get by with two night watchers. If you all wouldn't mind, I'd like to explore what that would cost. >> I think if you look around some of these buildings, they have those old these have to be changed out. There's already there. They're running the regular old lighted what do they call them? >> Flood light. >> Yeah, the flood light. Kind of like that. But it's the back. They need to
043go to LED kind of like what on the safe room cuz it lights the world up over there. >> We've got a lot of them that are old that need to be replaced and they're probably $300 or $400 a piece. Yeah, >> but I mean in the long run you don't have to change the bulbs in them and they provide a whole lot of light. >> Yeah. Well, I would like to look into that and of course, you know, I'll keep you posted on it. But >> we looked at one time putting a big pole >> kind of in between the the gravel parking lot and the other one get it up high and have them all over the park. But it was >> very expensive. >> Well, you know, we're five girls in this
044building, so we don't like to go out when it's real dark. >> A lot of these packets though, they're not too I mean $300, but it'll light up the whole front of this building. to it. >> Yeah, those LED lights are amazing. >> Uh I've replaced our stadium lights at Ford with LED and you would not believe the difference. >> Okay, we're on page two. We've got a bunch of personnel. Sorry. >> Well, I The lights would dance, too, Jim. It was, you know, it was big and it was big stuff. Uh had a good athletic director. >> They did. They had an excellent athletic director. >> First female they had ever had. Uh >> you won two state championships back to back, too. >> Guess that rings over there. >> All right. Personnel policies.
045We've got a whole bunch of them. And I hope you read through them at home. The the red is the part we would change it to. So, uh, I would ask that you would approve these policy changes. >> You're all the stand. They're the standard policy say. >> Yes, sir. Mhm. >> Everybody good or go on it? Is that >> it? It looks like more than it actually is. >> Oh, yeah. It's just a little thing. >> Yeah. >> Their standards are approved by the state attorneys. Yeah, Lucas Harter at ASBA. It's airtight, I tell you, when he does it. Oh, >> yeah. >> That man is something. >> We good to go. >> So, we'll make a motion approve the first Mr. Ed motion second. All first oppos. >> Okay. The maternity leave policy.
046I hate that the very first recommendation the personnel policy committee made to me. I've got to disagree with them on. They wanted the 12week maternity leave as opposed to the 8th week. I'm opposed to 12 weeks for two reasons. We're a DNC school and that's going to take the teacher out of the classroom. another month and it's going to cost us another month of long-term sub. So, economics and student achievement, I think the 8week one would be better than the 12week one. But I will say the PPC vote was close. You had about as many in favor of eight as for 12. >> And I think the new state law or federal law, whatever, they get 12 weeks paid. We don't state the state don't have to go by that. It's up to 12 weeks
047for >> it's up to 12 week two. >> And that that I gave you last board meeting, you get to choose eight or 12. >> And my recommendation is that we do eight for those two >> 12. But that's based on 12 months. I mean, we're not we don't go to school for the whole >> year. You have a whole summer off. It's different. >> We have to think about student achievement. And when you take the teacher out of the classroom that long, it's going to hurt. >> Big difference. >> I understand maternity leave. And I know that's important, but I think 8 weeks is pretty generous. >> Big difference. >> Superintendent recommend 8 weeks. Anybody want to make a motion? >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by Patricia Carl Lewis. Need a second.
048>> Second by Linda Tucker. All in favor say I. I. >> We have some transfers. the beverage container >> or unless you just want me to go ahead and handle those >> or did I leave? Yes, the beverage container policy. We need to adopt that. Uh it's in your packet if you want to look at it for just a moment. >> Yeah, it's just to try to keep them from having something in that mug that they shouldn't have in it. Kids will do that. Make a motion to approve. Motion time. Is that a motion? Second by Scott say. [Music] >> Okay. We have four legal transfers. Uh I make the recommendation that we release a first grader to the Carile School District. She lives in the England school district but has attended the Lone Oak
049School District. So she >> they're going to Carile. So I would recommend that we cut her loose. We'll >> make a motion by second. Mr. Jones say I [Music] >> Okay. I recommend that we accept a 10th grader from the Pineluff School District. They've already signed off on it. He lives in Cheryl and he wants to come to school here. >> Make a motion. Make motion pres. >> Okay. Recommendation to release a kindergarten student who lives in England to go to the Bryant school district. I think her parents worked in Bryant. Make a motion. Motion by second. >> Patricia say I [Music] Okay, one more. Cammy brought this to me at the end of the day and she and I had never had this particular set of circumstances. We have a child who lives at
050Scott who has Down syndrome and she has never been to school, but they want to bring her to school here. Is that correct, Tammy? >> Yes, ma'am. She went >> her siblings go here. >> Yes, ma'am. >> We pick them up at the county line. Okay. The child's never been to school, but I think probably Palaski County is going to have to sign off on this first. That's what I'm thinking. I've just never had this particular set of circumstances. >> Would the mother sign off? >> Yeah, they we got the siblings. I think they'll do it. >> They live in the post in Flask. >> They live at Scott. Scott is >> well they are they are >> they are you want to run this by the plastic county and then you make that decision.
051>> Yeah we can do that later. Yeah that' be fine. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Insurance. >> Yeah. Well, that's a lot of money, but I make the recommendation that we approve for property insurance renewal for $62,524.68. >> I'll make that motion. >> Who's that? >> Even the one over there. >> Yeah. everything we have anything that's ours >> and we honestly have no choice in this because the state is holding us captive in this. They've taken over our property. >> Yeah. Insurance has gone up. >> The state mandates it and the state control be >> second. Mr. Joe first of all >> okay now number 10 there's some confusion here Angie and I have determined that this has not been approved and this happened before I got here bottom line is we owe these people
052this money whether it's been approved or not >> where where did they work on this only thing has to be the annex because all their other units are under warranty, right? It's got to be a hippie building. >> This was the old hippie building. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And you kind of questioned it that time last time cuz I think what happened is when it was brought up, it was brought up as the sheriff's department, but you qu you questioned it when it was being done cuz you were like it was confusing. >> Yeah. >> But it was actually getting the company to do the work because y'all approved both like at the same time. the sheriff's office to do the work and then this company to do work, but it wasn't approved for
053this amount. And that was the amount because he didn't have this company didn't have a quote for that amount. >> It wasn't the original amount like 10,000 or something >> 10 or 13 12 something like that. >> Yeah. >> And and the quotes were more than 30 days old. So >> is there running on there? >> Uh from what I understand it's running only into that office. >> Yes. They're supposed to do the work to do that. Is it that's how is it running now or is that is that like that's the work that's done? >> I know he did I know he did the work. >> No, but my thing is if you only got room in that one office, the rest of the building's going to be hot >> and it doesn't run
054the walls all the way. >> They were supposed to put a roof on top of >> they that's what y'all approved that also that night was for them to build that wall up to close that off. >> Mr. The sheriff's office. >> Well, the work's been done. We got >> done. We got to pay for it. >> Which there is a brand new freaking outside unit sitting inside the indoor facility over there. I don't know what that is. >> Just sitting in a box. >> You know what? I don't know anything about it. >> I know it's over there. Mr. Cole doesn't know what it's for. >> Well, this guy >> before my time. So, I I do not know. And I I as I say, the bottom line is we owe you money. >>
055Yeah. >> Well, we approved it before they did it. >> Yeah. But I don't think it was that much. Remember, we did the cheaper option to keep it alive. But I think that was actually proving the work for the sheriff's office that they were going to do the materials for the sheriff's office to close that room off. Yeah, >> I think was what that was actually being approved and it kind of got mixed up with >> all in the indoor facility. Not at the hippie building. In the indoor facility, that little door that goes out to the garage area, there's a unit sitting in a box. >> Oh, in a box. in it's on a pallet box right now. >> Right now you think I hate to prove this if we don't if it's not
056done. I mean I don't know none of these were >> air conditioner has been there >> that that nothing to do with the work that was done. >> Well, why are we not installing it in something? Was it indoors? >> I did this. I mean 15,000 that's a lot. I mean you that's probably what >> if I remember right >> five ton unit a lot of dut >> no remember they got four different units out there that only like two >> I thought they were only going to run I thought they only going to run run one unit I thought was going to hire get like a four ton unit have one central blast in the room just chill it down somebody else make a motion to approve 15,000 >> are we going to buy
057this and have keep spending I just >> I think he's already done it. That's the thing. They already did the work. It's done. We just pay [Music] you Mr. Williams over here and give us a little bit. >> I will. I sure will. >> Make a motion. Motion by Scott. Neither. >> Oppos. And I I apologize for not being knowledgeable about that, but >> this was before my time. So, >> okay. Uh recommendation to approve payment to Blue Path Finance, Inc. for the solar $15,1326. >> What's that? >> That's the solar panels. It has to do with our offset of our energy cost. It's part of the lease agreement that was signed years ago. >> Are they hooked up? I mean, I know they're generating power out there right now, but that's harder than I'll
058get out. We need to get an attorney. We still need an attorney to look at our agreements. >> Well, it's just like if you got solar panels on your house, you still have to pay for those solar panels. We're basically paying for those solar panels. >> And but wasn't this other part? They were supposed to be cutting a check back to us, but our other but the new school elementary wasn't on. >> Actually, we were not supposed to pay anything. And they're supposed to offset our our bill by the by the what it produced. >> They've supposed to have added the new elementary building. >> Well, we need to look at our agreement and make sure that they're meeting that agreement. I don't know if attorney has to look at whoever look at but we
059just make sure I I was here when that was approved. >> Do that. >> Whoever is supposed to look into that just make sure whatever they're whatever obligation they're supposed to be meeting we're getting the first. I don't >> Well, I will run that. Just >> want to make sure. >> Yeah, that's more than our electric bill run. >> Well, >> cuz the last time I remember they they brought us something. It didn't have the >> other campus on it. >> And so that would be money back to us anyways, too. >> Well, really, when we put it in, we either could we could have bought it and put it in or we could have let them put it in and it offsets our bill and that's what we went with. So, I don't understand
060what >> I don't understand. I want to see it offset a return, not a >> Yeah. Not the not the bill. >> What are we getting back is the question. That's my big question. What do we get back? >> Well, again, this was made before my time, but I will say we make this payment. It's not paying. They come dig it up. It's not bad. >> Well, I I will uh have somebody look at that contract for default on it. >> Someone make a motion to approve the 15,1326. >> Huh? did that. >> I don't think nobody wants to >> I think we got too many questions linger [Music] this. We have a contract >> unless they want to come talk. [Music] >> We table it and have them show up next next meeting. You're
061already overdue 30 the 30-day period. >> Supposed to save you money. >> Well, these big companies will ride you for months and months so they can >> supposed to be saving us money. >> Okay. Moving on to uh I make the recommendation that we approve the payment to Huddle $13,184.26. >> Make a motion. That's over coaches for doing your >> Yeah. I like >> Yes, sir. It is basketball, volleyball, baseball, and softball. All of us are all using it all. >> You like it? >> Yes, sir. It um it helps us. It's got our live stream capabilities. We don't have to have a student that films anymore. It does it by itself. And number one thing is it's it's it's a recruiting app. Like it's used by all colleges. So, our athletes can just immediately
062put a highlight of film together in probably a couple minutes, two minutes or so. >> Well, it's like if he's got clearing next week and clearing play briefly, they can send it to huddle. He don't have to drive. They get it that soon as the game's over, they get >> you can scout right here. >> Motion by Mr. Adam. Second, >> second tile say I >> Okay. I recommend that you approve payment to the emergency ambulance service for $6,572. >> Was that just a bid bill? >> Uh, >> this was for last year >> last year's. Yes. >> So, we we used that service for that much money >> for every home game. >> Okay. Okay. We're just there. Okay. We'll make a motion approve 6572 for amate service by Mr. Adams, second by Mr.
063Chris Lewis. All in favor say I 70. >> Okay, got Brian Maine here for this next one. Uh we've got an estimate from Central Arkansas Truck and Trailer for a bus repair that's $768242. [Music] Brian, you want to tell the members about that? >> Uh, last year's about this time had a one of the buses transmission line broke on it. Uh, didn't know it till it was too late. Uh, we've run it for about 8 months up until this point. And, uh, transmission's out on all the clutches on the inside. It's a Allison transmission. >> Now, this is the same company you used before, right? When we went did all the quotes. This is the guy that we had a good reputation with. >> Yes. >> Not much more transmission. We charge you 165 to
064hook it up and just run a diagnostic. >> So we'll make a motion to approve the 7,68242. Make a motion. Mr. Time second I 070. >> Okay, we've got to replace some Chromebooks and I'm going to have Erica tell you uh why she wants to go with the Bloom Company. Erica got three sets of quotes in there. They're from three companies. Um these are for teachers. We have not replaced teacher devices since July of 2020. And so five years is a lot of time on a teacher Chromebook. I mean on teacher device. They've had laptops up until now. But with the new cyber security policy that's come out. It's better if they have Chromebooks because everything they do is online pretty much anyway. We don't have we don't have any programs we download on computers
065for them. And so um this will just make it better. They're going to look exactly like a laptop. They're going to still be big and have the numeric keypad so they can enter their grades easily. And these actually have computer processors on there. It's really the number one teaching tool they have in their classrooms because they use this all day, every day, take it home to do their planning. So, it's to me it's important. I would I promise I wouldn't ask for these if it wasn't important. And the ones that they have, the laptops they have right now are literally physically falling apart. We're having to replace hinges and things like that because they just use these a whole lot. Um, I did ask for a recommendation on brand and we have not bought Acer
066before, but I've been told by these three different companies that that's that's the teacher that's what they're recommend for teacher Chromebooks. And so I gave y'all some options. There's about um a $7,000 difference in price in these the two quotes that are from Bloom. And the reason I would like to go with Bloom, they they do have the cheapest price by a dollar per machine. But what they are giving us for free is um they have a white glove service and what that is is they will take all of these teacher devices and enroll them into our Google admin console. So when they come to us, they are pretty much ready to take out of the box and hand to a teacher, which saves Bryson and I a whole lot of time of sitting there
067and enroll in every one of these. and there's 52 devices. So, it saves us a lot of time. They'll already be set up and ready to go when we get them. Um, the difference in the price is just on the the processing speed and the RAM. And the more RAM they have, I mean, if you have a million tabs open when you're on Chrome, RAM is what's, you know, running your machine and making it fast that way. So, I would really like to get them the nicest machines because we do only replace these every 5 years. and um the money that we're using to buy this. We saved from last year, but we've left it alone in case we needed it for something else. So, it comes from a fund called declining enrollment because normally
068we can't pay for teacher devices out of anything other than district money. But this the declining enrollment money they give to us and we have to spend it or we don't get it every year. So, it's like a spend it or we're not going to get any more of it. >> Do you have enough? >> Yes, ma'am. We saved about $40,000. And this this quote is the the best ones are $39,312. And we don't have to pay taxes on teacher machines because they're instructional. So that saves us a big lot of money. Yes. So that's why there's no there's no taxes and there's no shipping. And then um we have to buy for Chromebooks. You have to buy a $31 license, which is what we use to manage them in our console. But it makes
069our life a little bit easier with Chromebooks. Like we have for students, we'll have the same with teachers. will have their policies and things um already set up on there and it I think it's going to make our life better. And I did get um some teacher input on these because I didn't want teachers to be upset not getting a laptop and so everything they do is online. So they're all fine with that as long as they were getting the same size and getting that numeric keypad so they can enter grades. >> You said you we said 40,000 so this this would cover it. >> Yes. >> Better machine. You said mach. Better machines are 39 312. >> It's twice the gig. >> It's twice the processing speed basically. And you run them from a
070core to keep it five years. >> Right. So we need them to last 5 years for sure. These ones we've got I mean they are they have lasted five years but they are on their last legion. >> I'll make [Music] one 392. >> All right. Motion by Scotty second. >> Second off say I oppos. >> Thank you and thank you from my teachers benefit because I know they will appreciate y'all. >> Tank rental agreement. Uh this is a great deal. Now this invoice is muddy on the back. You I can't really tell how much it is. But the good thing is this turf tank is the thing that we paint the stripes on the football field and the rent on it is pretty high, but the Bank of England has agreed to pay the rent
071in exchange for their logo on the 40 yard line. So I ask that you would approve the turf tank rental agreement. Um >> we can put it on each for you if they want to. >> That's what I thought. Right. They spill across the field if they want to motion by Mr. Ch. Second by Mr. Adam say I >> post is this going now we keep this one by oursel you know last year one. We keep this one here. This is ours. >> Have you utilized one of these before? >> Yes sir. We um he came and um G gave us a little demo for Meet the Rabs and we saw that and then coach uh Love Lady at Dumis actually let me use >> one. >> Yeah, he let me He let me borrow
072it to do it for Me the Lions. >> Yeah, you better get that one right. >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I apologize. >> Thank you, coach. Thank you. start. >> Uh, I ask you I recommend that you accept the resignations for Katherine Buckner who was cafeteria worker and Britney Hicks who was appar 7. >> Okay. Do we want to do the hires one at a time or one? >> All right. Uh, I recommend that you uh hire Cassandra Rubio as a special ed teacher and I think she just has a provisional license. Is that correct? She's in an MAT program. >> Make a motion. Scott second by Mr. Adams. All in favor say I. >> I. O. She's a wonderful hireer, too. >> Yeah. Uh, I recommend that you hire Britney Apple to be a
073pair of professional. >> Motion, Mr. Jones. >> Second by Mr. Tai. All in favor say I. >> Oppos. 7. >> And I recommend that you hire Anthony Hayes as a 210day custodian. Make a motion. >> I wish Mr. Adam second. >> Second. I got Scott say I >> oppos 70 >> and I recommend that you hire Sherry Lance as a custodian on a 240day contract. >> We'll make that motion. >> Motion by Patricia Carlos. Ne second. Second by Mr. Allen. All in favor say I. >> I know. I got 60. Mr. >> Okay. Uh I recommend that you hire Leonda Proctor as a custodian on a 210day contract. I'll make a motion. >> Motion by M. Patricia Carter Lewis. Drink a second. >> Second by Scott Ch. All in favor say I. I. >> Oppos.
074>> We're good. >> We good. >> So make a motion to motion. Scott, second by all say I play this a little bit.