001Really? Oh yeah. I'd like to go ahead and call this meeting to order. We do have a quorum and present. Meeting has been duly called. Appropriate notice has been given. Like to welcome everybody here tonight. We'll go ahead and stand for the pledge. >> We have some students. I aliance 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. >> Thank you for that >> public comment opportunity. We didn't have anybody that signed up this evening. So, moving on, we'll move on to the approval of the agenda and the minutes. >> I make a motion we approve the agenda and minutes of the February 19th and the March 2nd, 2026 meetings. >> I'll second that. >> Motion
002and second. Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? Unanimous. Next item is election of board officers with superintendent preiding. >> So, as you know, according to policy 1.2, 2. The board shall elect the following positions: president, vice president, secretary, and legislative liaison. Officers shall be elected at the regular monthly meeting following the latter of the certification of the results of the annual school election or the results of a runoff. When there is a runoff election, officers shall serve until the board's reorganization following the district's next annual election and perform those duties as described by policy of the board. So, first of all, congratulations to those of you who are re newly elected, but uh Miss Horton, Mr. Knight, Miss Booth, Mr. Booth, that election has been certified. So, you do need to according to
003policy um consider the um election of board officers. So, we'll start with the election of board president. Does anybody have a nomination? >> I'm like a motion, Jason. Or I nominate Jason. Thanks, >> Jason. You're welcome. >> I second that motion. So we have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Okay. All those in favor? Okay. It is unanimous. So Mr. Snapsky, you now take back over. >> Okay. Here we go. Entertain a nomination for board vice president. >> I'll nominate Scott, Mr. Scott Booth to continue vice president. >> I'll second. >> Second. >> Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor? Welcome back. >> Thank you. >> Entertain a motion or a nomination for board secretary. >> I'll make a motion for Molly. >> I'll second. Okay. All those in favor? You're stuck with
004us, Molly. >> Um, election of legislative liaison. entertain them. >> Right now, currently it's Miss Partney. >> Miss Partney has been serving in that role. >> I'll make a motion for Miss Partney to continue serving in that role if she's willing. >> I'll second motion in second. >> Hasn't been a session. [laughter] You'll get >> just wait to start. >> All those [clears throat] in favor? Board members appointed at committees. Is everybody okay with serving on the committee that they're on at this point? >> I am. >> Okay. Anybody need a change? >> I do. TAC. >> TAC. >> Okay. So, currently, Mr. Butler, you are on TAC. >> I'm willing to let Miss Horton take over the duties of TAC. >> Okay. And then, um, Mr. Butler, the committee that's open is classified personnel
005>> CPC committee. >> So, I'm What did I say? Did I say certified? Classified. >> Classified. >> Yes, sir. It's CPPC. That's Miss Wharton. Unless y'all want to [clears throat] switch things around. I'm fine with that. >> Okay. >> So, we'll just swap those two and leave everybody else alone. Okay. >> Go ahead and start now. >> Okay. Now, we're back onto our reports and presentations, Miss Lawrence. >> Our academic report this evening. >> We have some very We're going to start with our guest tonight. We have lots of special features. This is our fine arts month. Um, one of our most special months we get to celebrate. We're actually going to start with Mr. Wise. Would you like to come on up? >> I have a student speak for us. >> Okay. >> Um,
006hello. My name is Andrea McInnness. I'm currently president of the Mountain. [laughter] >> I am currently president of the Mountain Home Bomber Theater Program, also known as TRIM 6560. Um, we currently have around 45 thespians inducted into international thespian society. Um, recently we went to festival Arkansas Thespian Festival and at festival we performed very very well. We got um best one act in show competing against >> 42 other one acts. So that was pretty cool. Um we also had around 10 groups or students receive superiors on their individual competition events. Um we had three showcase events events which means our students beat all the other students in the state and we had those in group acting um Jade and Corali and then our group dance got runner up and got to perform at showcase. Um
007upcoming we have our spring musical Wonderland which will be running the 8th and 9th of May and after and that has a cast of 35 ranging from 8th grade students to seniors. And um upcoming we have junior bomber theater camp where we will invite students from third to 8th grade to our school and basically we camp with them for the week and teach them the basics of performance and technical theater and at the end of that we have a showcase and parents get to come watch. [cough] Um yeah thank you for inviting us here today and thank you for supporting our program. >> Thank you for coming. [applause] >> [cough and clears throat] >> Got to move this out of the way. Okay. [clears throat] Hello. Good evening everybody. As you heard, we'll be performing
008our statewinning duet, musical theater, SES. Um, I'm going to say a little bit about it, how we've been working. We started this last year in theater class. It was just for like an assignment, duet, whatever. And we performed it and it was fun. It was good. We had so much fun. And our director here, our teacher was like, "Y'all should do that for your thesy." And we were like, "Oh, okay." We were just like, "Oh, this is fun. This is new." Because this is our first year ever doing this. We've never done anything like this. And we recorded it in the fall of this year and we sent it in and you get judged on a paper. It's from poor to superior and the highest you can get is a 20 and there was three
009judges and we got 20s from every single judge. Then we were that makes us eligible to go to state festival and we got sat in front of two judges kind of like how you guys are right there and we performed it again and we were picked out of what 40 >> 40 people at um festival and we got first place in the state for theater. >> CONGRATULATIONS. [applause] OKAY. >> HELLO. My name is Jade Taylor. I'm a sophomore. >> I'm Cory Lawrence and I'm a junior. >> And we proudly represent Troop >> 6560. >> Today we will be performing a musical theater piece, Stepsisters Lament, >> from Roger and Hammerstein's Cinderella. [music] Why would a fellow want to like her? A frail and fluffy [music] beauty. Why can't a fellow ever once prefer a solid
010girl like me? She's a froy little bubble [music and singing] with a headed in a very little tr. [music] Why would a fellow want a girl like her? So obviously useful. [music] WHY IS A FELLOW EVER want a usual girl like [music] me? Her cheeks are a pretty shade of pink. Not any fingers and a roses. [singing] Her skin [music] may be delicate and soft. Her neck is a [music] she's only as easy as a baby. She's only as [music] a bird. SO WHY GOING CRAZY? OH, WHY WOULD A FELLOW WANT a girl like her? A girl who's [music and singing] lovely. Why scraper? A girl who's merely. [singing] [music] What's the matter with a man? What's the matter with the man? What's the matter with the man? [music] >> Yes, he's lazy. >> And
011I [singing] really like the way he >> clever. [music] Ever charming. >> How do I make him special? Oh, [music] it's a [singing] pity. It's a pity. I'm as pretty. >> I'm as pretty. Plus, I've [music] got the patience of a [singing] perfect saint. So, I'm waiting. Always waiting. Nevertheless, [music] I'm in a mess within my [singing] Why would a fellow [music] want to feel like her? A girl who [singing] is dizzy. Why can't a mellow ever strong girl [music] like me? Her cheeks are a pretty shade of pink. [singing] Her skin [music] may be delicious [music] and daisy. She's only as [singing] a bird. So why is a fellow going crazy? Oh. Oh. Why would a fellow want a girl like her? A girl who's merely lovely. Why can't a fellow ever once reaper?
012A girl who's merely What's the matter with the man? What's the matter with the man? What's the matter with the matter? LET ME [music] [applause] WOW, what a treat. >> Wow. Was an understatement. >> Awesome. [clears throat] >> Okay, Miss Lawrence. [laughter] >> Come on. I would love for them at least and wave our teachers that are here. Thank you for being here. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Take it away. >> Hello everyone. My name is Cara Jackson and I'm with the Mountain Home High School Art Club. And I just wanted to start off by saying thank you for allowing me to uh share what's happening in our district's visual arts program as we celebrate youth art month. So each March, art students are selected from 1st through 12th grade uh to have their artwork printed
013on the cover of greeting cards which are given to board members, administration, um art teachers, and the students families. Um as I introduce each student, I just ask if the student is here tonight, if they can please stand. Um if you can say a few words or >> if you want to, This is [laughter] awesome from fourth grade from Miss Jackson's class with his oil work titled Bob the >> Be [applause] Next, we have a piece from our fifth grader for the grade in Miss Morris's class. This is titled Georgia O'Keeffe inspired flower the oil pastel drawing. [applause] And next we have Matthew Cober's pen and color pencil. >> I just read the book on the screen. >> Work titled Jellyfish was completed in Miss Ferguson's nth grade art. [clears throat] >> [applause] >> And
014the first piece from Mountain Home High School is a graphite pencil drawing by sophomore Abigail Thomas titled Bark Drawing in Miss Lawrence's art one class. >> Can we back up? Do you care? >> I think we skipped one. >> That's okay. Oh, I'm so sorry. >> Um, from Pink Sim Middle School, we also have an oil pastel drawing titled Running Out of Time by Llaya Adair, who is in Miss Posy's >> in Miss Posy's seventh grade art class. [applause] >> All right. And from the last artwork is from the Mountain Home High School senior Katie Martin who is in Mr. Har's art for class. Katie's acrylic uh painting is untitled [applause] and thank you to all the art students and parents and art teachers who could attend tonight. Now, uh several large events have taken
015place and will continue to take place in this school year. On March 3rd, Miss Jackson and Miss Morcross hosted Hackler Fine Arts family night titled Art in Bloom. Um, this had hundreds of flower related student artwork which was displayed and several interactive activities took place. Um, at this moment, Miss Posie is at the Pinson Middle School overseeing an art making activity open to families who are visiting. Uh, the artwork is in the link on the slide will be displayed on the big screen. The cafeteria. So, um, a big thank you to Mountain Home Education Foundation and the Lloyd Foundation for making this event possible. Uh, the Mountain Home High School Art Students have had a number of activities, events, and competitions already this year with more to come. Because one of the because of the
016grant through Crystal Bridges Museum of Fine Arts, the the High School Art Club members were able to explore Crystal Bridges and um actually take time to create sketch sketches of their own observed in their sketchbooks. Um the high school has hosted its 12 or its 12th annual empty bowls to feed the hungry dinner last month. All high schools or all high school art students created ceramic bowls to be given out during this event with purchase of a ticket. The proceeds of this dinner were donated to the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas with uh which amounted to over $53,000. Wow. And the art students from the high school dedicated time last fall to create beautiful colorful paintings in the cross on the crosswalks around the town square. The Mountain Home High School Art Club is
017thankful to local businesses who offer opportunities to encourage the work and creativity of our art students around town, including painting windows at Christmas time. And art club is so thankful for the generous donations of these community members. And last April, several high school art students toured the newly renovated art department of the University of Central Arkansas campus in Conway. And next month, our art students will be touring the art department of the University of Arkansas Little Rock. >> Uh the Mountain Home High School is proud of all of our students who have representative art or represented our annual Northeast Region art competition two weeks ago. And several of our art students placed in this competition with the first place going to Olivia McCoy having her work sent to the state show. And then on April
01810th, the largest high school art competition in the country takes place in Hot Springs every year. And Mountain Home supports art students in the Arkansas Young Artist Association competition and convention where around 1,600 Arkansas High School students will be bringing artwork to compete. And at this event, students are awarded scholarships and have the opportunity to visit with the college and art design school representatives. This year, Mountain Home will be or will have 24 students participating thanks to the the valuable support of the Lloyd Foundation. And finally, two dates to remember are the 8th through the 12th grade fine arts festival in the Mountain Home High School gym taking place on April 28th from 4 to 7. Uh the admission is free and the community is invited to attend. And this year the fest will be
019judged by a professional artist who will also be a guest speaker for our art students thanks to the Lloyd Foundation. On April 30th the fine arts concentration ceremony will take place in Dumbar. Um so those students will be recognized and the seniors who have dedicated four course credits for a specific area in the fine arts. Um the visual the visual arts will be recognizing the largest number of students this year with 20 students receiving special honor cords and certificates. And again, thank you so much for allowing me to for this opportunity to share with you the great things that are going on in our district visual arts program. And have a good evening. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. [applause] I will say I was at Hackler for the musical >> and it was
020a flower garden. It was beautiful. >> Would any of our artists have anything else they want to share? >> Thank you. That was did a great job. >> Any plans for art in the future or a couple Anybody else? >> Very good. H enjoyed that. >> Gave us a little energy. >> I'm just so proud of the students who showed up tonight. The support of our district, our community, the board, our administration really makes a difference. We have some very talented students in all areas of art. Anything else about family? Um, are we ready to move on to Are you ready? >> [clears throat] >> Good evening. >> West. >> So, I'm Christy Lawrence. I am the French instructor at the high school and senior >> Rodriguez and teacher high school. >> So, just wanted
021to share a few minutes to to let you know uh what's going on in the foreign language program um at the high school. We have a lot of amazing things that have happened this last year. Um we have two other colleagues that couldn't be here tonight. One's at her son's baseball game and the other one is preparing for a big day tomorrow. So um we have hair Francis and Senora West Coat who are big part of these programs. So as you see French, German and Spanish we offer all three levels and uh this is something that we have just started in the last two years and we see growth in these programs. Our third level classes are getting bigger and bigger and hopefully we'll see that continue. As you're probably aware, we did start the
022foreign language programs of study just a few years ago. And so we recognize those students who are seated on our campus in three levels of one language. And so they receive an honor cord and a certificate and they're recognized at a ceremony in April and that'll be April 30th. I will send you an invitation. So these are our students. Of course, this took place after our presentation last year. So, I wanted wanted you to see these are our students from last year in German, French, and Spanish who completed the three levels. And we have 28 this year. So, we're really excited about that. Um, total we have 28 in all three of our programs. So just a week and a half ago, we took a group of 20 students to Harding University for our state
023competition that is sponsored by the Arkansas Foreign Language Teachers Association. Um this is the the biggest foreign language competition in the state and in our in our region. Um so you can see these are all the areas that are listed on the slide that these students can choose to participate in and we had a really really great turnout. We um with the 20 students, you can see the different places that they have earned and Spanish. We took four students and we came back with six medals. Um we competed uh Spanish being the largest foreign language group in the competition. We had about 150 to 200 students there and we came with first place in almost every category including our heritage students you know and our heritage students went against students who have actually been uh
024through very amazing programs. So we were very very proud not only that Spanish but then French also had three medals four medals >> uh we had >> and French >> well when you count our students we have five >> so you will see the overall music and overall drama that is all languages all languages compete so uh they have to perform a piece that is somehow related to the the language that they are um presenting and so our overall music went to Alan Wararez um which is no surprise if you know him and his trumpet um but he is a Spanish speaker and uh that was pretty incredible. He got first place. And then we do have um one of two young ladies here tonight that won the drama and so again you you got
025to see one of those. So we have um is Isabelle Kaylor back here and Corley Lawrence and then Sophia Davis. They won first place in overall drama against all other languages playing a scene from Simon de Belac. So it's pretty pretty entertaining. And then you can see the other levels that we have placed in. I'm very very proud of these students because that it was a large number that they were competing against >> especially in the Spanish uh level and it was just blew our [clears throat] minds you know and so we're very proud of our >> absolutely and and we do want to say that it was because of um our college and career coaches that we were able to attend this event. They helped us find the grant and the money to help
026us fund this this trip. So I really want to say I appreciate them. So, these are just some photos from the competition. Um, you can see the drama and the music. Um, we had another young lady that performed on the piano, a French piece. And then you see the photograph of all of our students with a lot of medals. You can tell all those little red ribbons around their neck. So, I think what we're most excited about tonight is the seal of biiteracy. Um, this was something that is new to our district, our our teachers. Just this last year, um, as a foreign language department, we've been doing some research. We've been talking to people from the state. Um, we are all members of the Arkansas Foreign Language [cough] Teachers Association and proud to say
027that here Chris Francis is now our president and I am a member of the board. Um, so we have a strong voice in the state of Arkansas. So the seal of biiteracy recognizes a really special group of students. So you you know that our tests throughout the district really focus on English proficiency and that is a goal that is a goal we want them to be proficient or beyond. Um the syllabi literacy is showing proficiency [clears throat] in English as well at least of one other language. So this is incredible. Um you can see uh this is some information from the website about what the seal of bi literacy is and you can see how many high schools and how many students have participated in this. Um there are now 46 languages that you can
028test in the seal of bi literacy. Um I'm finishing the testing hopefully tomorrow um on our group for this spring um because it is in four parts. These students have to show proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. So when they're taking this exam, when they're speaking, they're actually speaking to a microphone and being recorded. Um, so it is it is very intimidating, but I am so proud of our students and even the students who did not score proficient, we are celebrating those students who show they are at the level or above the level that the state says they should be at in our level languages. So, I'm very proud of these students. Um, if you go to the next slide, um, you will see that now that we have the pathways uh, program in
029the state of Arkansas, you may know, you may have seen to receive a diploma with merit, there are several things that students can choose from. And as you see, seal of biiteracy is one of those. And right now, we have several students that are getting the diploma with merit because of the seal of biiteracy. And what an accomplishment for these students. Um so on the next slide you'll also see our numbers. Um the first time we gave this exam, this was a big learning process for all of our teachers and our school. Um the exams that we proctor and getting the students prepared. So in the spring of 2025, we had seven students. Three of those students are seniors this year and so they will have this on their diploma. In the fall we had
030a small group that tested and out of those students who applied we already have three students that earn the syllabi literacy. Right now we have 20 students who have qualified to apply. So I have to say qualify to apply because the application it ends the submissions end on April 10th and it's not till after the applications are submitted that we know that they have earned the syllabi literacy but these students have already passed the test and have already done everything that they need to do and so we are just beyond proud of these students and really want to brag on them. So with this number of at least 20 students, not only do they use this uh seal of literacy as a merit for our school district, um they get to show on paper both
031in their diploma and as a certificate that they're proficient in the language they chose. You know, that's something they can put in their resumes, applications in college situations. So it is it's a level of uh honor for them as well, you know, say not just that I learn Spanish They speak at home now, but they can show that level of proficiency and they can have in their careers of course as they go on. So, we're pretty proud about that. >> Do we have students taking more than one foreign language? >> Yes, >> we do. [clears throat] We actually have uh one student that has received her seal by literacy in two languages last fall and that was French and German. >> Wow. Um and what right now we have um three students. >> Yes. >>
032We have Yes, we have a student in French and Spanish this semester. And then we have uh two students that um speak Spanish. They actually speak Portuguese, but they've also learned Spanish and they have tested in both and have applied. They have applied for we're applying for them. So it is is it incredible and we we have several students and more and more that are trying to take all three languages. They they really >> it's not only our heritage students you know or exchange students. These are students who actually have taken our courses growing up here. So uh and and that number is still maybe not a proportion but it's good to see a to see you know that it's not just the fact that they learn at home but they learn it through our
033classes as well. That's great. >> There are careers for linguistics. >> Yes. >> Military careers. >> Yes. So when we when we start the seal of literacy process, we meet with the students in the fall and we go through all of the things that this can benefit them for. And we have a whole list of associations of all kinds of careers that are looking for people like them. and how this looks on their resume whether they are applying for a scholarship or for an actual position in a company. And so that is something that we we remind the students of that they are giving themsel a great item to put on their resume for their future. Yes. Well, we at the competition, one of our students did so well on Spanish 2 level and he
034even heard one of the judges come talk to me and praise word and afterwards he said, "Well, I didn't realize how much Spanish I did know." And he's rethinking his his career choices because both of the seal and also the the competition. So, you know, it's it's we're seeing influence I'm a student for this. >> Confidence has been a big deal. Yeah. >> Fact that it's listed on that that big list from the state level with all of the others that we may be more familiar with. >> Yes. >> Speaks volumes. >> Yes. >> Very incredible for our district. >> A big deal. >> Yes. And I just wanted to let you know that we are um having our our travel groups. We have two leaving in June. So, Senor will be leading a group
035to Puerto Rico and I will also be leading a group to Quebec and here Francis will be beginning the gap process for GAP 2027 this fall. So, we have a lot of travel opportunities for our students. >> We've had opportunity to talk to you as as the board before about our trips. So, if you have any questions, please please let us know and we are very very excited. Both our trips this year, our numbers are smaller. Um, we have about eight going to Quebec and I have five uh going to Puerto Rico and we're both traveling in June this year. >> Do you all have any fundraisers you want the public to know about for those trips like we've done in the past? >> Uh, we at this point >> we have one more. We
036have one more. Um, we are having a bake sale and I will send out some information. It's in April on a Saturday and um those have been really successful for us. Um at this point it's it's helping the kids with some of the uh travel expenses like their everyday um expenses there or things they need to pack um because by this time you know we've we've pretty much paid for their trip but those always are helpful. Yes, ma'am. >> To help cover this extra cost. Do y'all have any questions about the seal by literacy? About our program, the travel groups that we have going? >> You said the groups are a little smaller. >> Yes. And it varies from from time to time. I mean, we we've had as large a group as a group
037of 27. Uh, and it varies from every other year. And with the cost of everything going up, I think that's really hurt the traveling. But, but we're going to stay optimistic. keep doing the good work. >> Thank you. And we thank you for your support. We appreciate everything and letting us come to you tonight. Appreciate that. >> Thank you for coming. Thank you for sharing. Good >> job, GUYS. [applause] >> And thank y'all for the cards. >> Oh gosh. Yes. >> Yeah. These are great. >> And then the slideshow. I do know the slideshows are available to the student. Thank you for all that. Thank you for being here. We'll try to do that. Lots of fun stuff. Okay. Um I only have one slide. I promise this is very brief, but I do have
038one um academic update to share. We had our um EOCC, which means end of course classes complete their middle of the year um assessments, which well it's really their winter assessment as well as 10th grade ELA. So I just wanted um to add these have been updated in the slide deck that was shared last month. Um you'll see our 10th grade ELA scores went from 34% proficiency at beginning of year to 40% proficiency on the winter. Um you'll see looking [cough] at that EOCC [clears throat] geometry um they started their beginning of year was at 10% in the school was proficient. We've moved to 21 and you can see the state comparisons are are right beside that. For algebra they started with 8% proficient. They've moved up to 26%. Our biology um beginning of year
039proficiency number was 49% and now they're at 53. I do want to say the other part of this we talked about was how we're moving our students out of level one um into level two or higher. So for ELA they moved um they had 20% at level one at the beginning of the year. Now they're down to 16% so they've moved 4% out of level one. Geometry this is um a crazy number. They started with 64% at level one. They took that um very early in the school year. They've moved 23% of those students out of level one down to 41%. Algebra started with 53% of their students in level one. Again, they took it very early. They've moved 24% of their students out of level one down to 29%. And biology didn't have as
040as big of a move because they only had 13% of their students in level one at the beginning of the year and they've moved that down to 11%. So what we're seeing the trend even though we do want our proficiency numbers to keep going up, we are seeing a huge shift of students out of level one into level two or higher. So we're really excited about that. That's a lot of hard work our teachers are doing. And then we are still working really hard to maintain and grow our students that have already been on um level three or four. So there's just been a lot of work um going on in our buildings to support our students in that testing season. Um we're down to about five weeks. Um we have spring break and then
041they'll have three to four weeks depending on their testing dates to do their final push for some of the testing. So >> any questions? >> Okay. >> Thank you to all of our guests that are here tonight. Wonderful. Thank you. [clears throat] Want to stick around for financial report? Cotter, are you going to sing or dance or >> both? >> You name it. [laughter] >> Numbers numbers. >> I do have a lot of skills. [laughter] >> Does anybody remember Solid Gold? >> [laughter] >> She said spicy >> before you got there. >> What? [laughter] >> We'll start with the statement of changes in fund balance for the month ending [laughter] February 28th of 2026. We ended the month of February with 17 million782,2240. there. We did uh slow down on the spending in February. So,
042there's really not anything new or exciting that went on in February, but I'll answer any questions if you have them. >> Any questions? >> Moving on. >> Okay, moving on to the statement of revenues and expenditures and changes in fund balance. We ended February with 1,65,12.13. and in revenues. And then in total expenditures, we had 3,75,7967. I will point out on this page about the outstanding encumbrances and we had asked in February that everybody get as much of their expenditures in that they anticipate. So, these are uh things that are going to be coming up before the end of the year, but this is so that Donna and I could get some good projections of how we're going to end the school year and our operating funds. >> Any questions? >> Our monthly operating fund
043tracking balance is 11,47,15.88. still holding. >> Then our statement of changes in activity funds. We ended the month with $657,687.93. The following pages are your pie chart or your yes your pie chart with the budget and then your following that is your year to date or actual and then we have system reports following that that support this. Also, I want to point out on the check register, I told I reported last month that you would see some changes in how that looks this month. And so, it's the same [cough] information. The format looks a little bit different and the check numbers have been removed as suggested to us with that's being dealt with across the state and schools. >> Any questions from Miss Con? >> Thank you. Yeah. >> Enrollment report. >> Okay. So, we
044are sitting at 3644 students. Um those are those are the students that are in seats. Um I did look at some numbers today that still had our um graduates, our early graduates in seats. So, I thought that was interesting. Um but coming to school right now, 3644 students. That is down 120 from this time last year. Um we are only down three students from last month. So that is that's a positive. Um but some of the decisions and things as far as positions and and where we go, we are going to have to continue to watch. April 11th is kindergarten enrollment. That date is something we're going to be able to make a lot of decisions on as far as staffing after that date. >> Do we need to put Mr. Roach on the corner
045waving a sign or >> April 10th. I'm sorry. >> Friday. >> Yeah, probably not Saturday. >> Saturday. >> Well, Saturday. April 10th. >> We'll be kindergarten registration. So, we'll >> we'll be watching that day. And Mr. Roach said he would wear a sign. >> Clown suit. Something. >> What's that? >> A clown suit. Wave a sign on the corner. You know, >> find as many as we [laughter] can. >> I will say I will say Mr. track last year preschools where we send out registrations. We sent out 181 last year. We've already sent 217 this year. >> Keep sending. >> That's good. >> Keep sending forward to that. >> Good deal. >> That's good. >> That's great. >> Student transfers update. >> Zero in, zero out. >> That's what we like to hear. We're retaining
046safety and security update. Mr. Helner, >> good evening. So with Miss Kelly, I would like to share with you guys uh first of all, I want to say thank you for uh supporting our K9 program. Uh that means a lot. I think we started that in 2012 somewhere in there. So it's been 14 15 years since we've had that. And I appreciate the board for supporting and wanting to keep that program because it it does mean a lot. So I want to introduce you to this is uh >> Leo Okay. >> Leo is a a Springer Spananiel. It's a male 14mon. Uh Robert will be the handler and that dog will be stationed at the uh at the junior high which I think is a great spot >> uh for him. Uh he is excited.
047He's looking forward to it. I think there's a video of him working. Do you want to show that one? happy dog. [clears throat] >> So they say that he that he is doing awesome. So Leo, they I think the dog's name is Harry and they like Harry. So they changed it to Leo, which stands for law enforcement officer. So >> they're excited. I think Robert leaves uh in the middle of April for two weeks of training in Jonesboro at Blue Street Kennel. And once he gets back, both of them will be 108 uh somewhere in the beginning middle of of May. >> So thank you guys for supporting that program. >> What will be what will the K9 be trained for? uh marijuana, cocaine, meth, uh gunpowder. >> Okay. >> So, kind of all the
048>> And tennis balls. That's the only thing that thing's working for. [laughter] It's all he cares about. So, anyway, I wanted a special thank you guys for for supporting that. I do appreciate it because y'all know I started that program many years ago with Bomber and I just had to put her down not too long ago and it's nice to see this thing thriving and still going because it's just more than just drugs. It's, you know, it's the connection it makes with kids and taking it to kindergarten to, you know, I know Kevin can tell you that kids love when you bring a doggy over there. So, it's it's special. So, thank you guys. I have an endless supply of tennis balls. >> Well, you might you might want to bring them. Tell Robert. >>
049Yes. >> Tell Robert. Uh the other thing I want to share with you guys is uh we have uh I'm in the process still going with our lockdown drills uh this this semester are are the ones that are unannounced. Now when I say unannounced, we do tell them that this is a drill. Uh but we the teachers don't know when it's coming. Okay? and they are going we are improving in our lockdown drills tremendously and the one thing that I noticed and that some feedback that I've gotten is our lockdown shades that we installed. So when you go into lockdown you pull a shade down and it covers your window and it's made big difference. So it's going well. I think our kids are getting used to it, our staff, administration, everybody's getting used to
050it. So we can continue it. it just keeps getting better. >> So we, you know, things we need to do is different times. Maybe do one when everybody's outside during recess or, you know, during when classes are, you know, changing. So that that's kind of where we're headed. So >> everybody getting, I guess, used to the doors being locked all the time. >> Yes. Yeah. and and you know there there are some that keep their doors open and we're we're working on that you know but yeah you can walk down a hallway and all you know if the door is shut that it's locked >> and that's nice you know it's not that they can't unlock it. So you know if the door is closed it's locked. So that's nice to have. >> Y'all have
051any questions or anything? >> All right. Thank you guys. Board action items. Request request to approve salary schedule. Mr. Engel, what happened over there? >> I'm a little offended. [laughter] Uh the salary schedule pretty light work. The only change is that cohort that we started postarns moving them down. I think we're the only person in the state doing this and I still stand by it being the right choice. I think it's a good way of at least making sure everyone moves a step each year. We still continue to acknowledge our veteran teachers. Um and the ROC schedule has changed as well, but I think that's a direction. So, but really that's it. There's that cohort moving down. One day we hope to bust them up maybe, but we'll get there. So with that, I ask
052you to approve the salary schedules for next year. >> Make a motion to approve the salary schedules as presented. >> I'll second a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor unanimous. Thanks, Mr. Engles. Miss Carter, request to approve salary schedule adjustment. Because our NJOTC program is funded, the Navy does contribute 50% of the salaries for our two instructors. And usually some once the school year has begun, we will be notified of an increase to the salary. And so this is just to make an adjustment to the 26G-1 and that is the um NJOTC Naval Science Instructor amount and previously it was $67,160 and we need to change that to $70,627 and we will um catch the naval instructor up on their pay from the month of October to
053date and through the remainder of the year. >> Heard the recommendation. Do we have a motion? >> I make a motion to approve salary schedule adjustment to 26G-1 as presented. I'll second motion and second. Any discussion? >> To be clear, the Navy sets these rates. It's not the district. the Navy says, "Hey, if you want to do this, this is what you're going to pay them." So, >> Yes, sir. >> and then we just pay 50% of that and it goes back to the their fiscal year starts October 1st. >> So, that's why it doesn't match up to our school year. That's why it goes back to October 1st. Okay. Any other discussion? All those in favor? Guess you're up. >> Budget adjustments. We have received some of our final budget adjustments for some of
054our state and federal funds. And so tonight, I'm bringing the adjustments that we're aware of at this time. And I will answer any questions that you might have regarding those adjustments. heard the recommendation. We have a motion. >> I'll make a motion to request or to approve the substitute services as presented by Miss. >> We're on the fiscal year 26 budget adjustments. >> We're on number C. >> Yeah. >> Okay. the fiscal year 26 budget adjustments presented by Miss Cado. I'll make a motion to approve. I'll >> second that. >> Motion to second. Any discussion? >> So, this is a net negative and it's mostly title one funds federal. Yes, that a lot that that is determined by our red lunch campus and it does have gone down, but for the next fiscal year they're
055up. So that's encouraging that we may get a little more funding. >> Any other discussion? All those in favor unanimous cart every >> dime [laughter] I might as well keep her up. >> Okay. Upon request of our auditor and this occurred a couple of years ago. Um, we were told to request sealed bid proposals for our substitute teaching services. And in the last the last time, and it was the first time that we had conducted it that way, we did not receive any proposals except for the bidder or except for the vendor that we were already you using. This time though, I'm happy to say that we've received three proposals uh by our bid opening deadline. Each bidder honored all the district's requests and submitted competitive bids. [cough] These [clears throat] were sealed bids. While
056the lowest bidder submitted a cost proposal that was financially favorable, the evaluation process considered additional factors beyond price, including vendor qualifications, experience operating within the state, ability to comply with Arkansas employment and education regulations, and capacity to provide reliable service to the district. The lowest bidder we could not find currently operating anywhere in the state of Arkansas. So, that was a little bit of a concern to us. And so I'm asking that the board approve bidder number two at the percentage rate of 26.5% which is 1% lower than our current vendor rate. I have attached um a spreadsheet for you so you could see a little bit of a breakdown and then following that is just a little summary for your viewing pleasure. >> Heard the recommendation. Do we have a motion? >> I will
057make a motion to approve the substitute services. >> I'll second. motion and a second. Any discussion? >> Did our current vendor provide a bid? I don't need to know who that was. Okay. >> Um, what difference does a software make? Right? Because all three of them do use different softwares and I'm sure you all have discussed this. It's just my curiosity whether it's Red Rover, Slate, or will sub. I mean, >> they all what we were able to find is that they all function very similarly. >> Sure. >> I can't give you any necessarily any specifics, but they pretty much all do the same thing. >> Okay, so we could be changing vendors, could not possibly. Uh, and this for a three-year contract. Um, and bidder number two, we've talked to Valley Springs, they they're
058they're happy if that's the recommendation for bidder number, >> we called three different districts that were in close proximity to us. one was an Arkansas school and there was not one negative >> comment about it. They bragged upon how they come into the district and do their training. They help with the onboarding of the subs. Um it's my understanding they'll like >> when we have them come they will be here to help with fingerprinting or whatever it is that we need help with. >> Okay. We do have a the bid was for us to continue like we have with our on staff person that helps uh organize and monitor our substitute situation that started several years ago because our people, our subs wanted an in-person personal touch, somebody that they knew that they could go
059to. And so when we put this bid out, we used we kept that part. Um I we did do some questioning of this bidder number two [cough and clears throat] and asked, you know, had we bid with you providing the person, what would that percent look like? And they told us it would have gone up a half a percent to 27%. Even at that, we're still under our current rate. >> And you know, possibly maybe that's something we can look at down the road. >> It's still pretty minor in differences. So you spend what just for round numbers, you spend half a million in substitute services, 1% is $5,000. So half percent is 2500. Like we're talking minimal really differences here between these. So if Yeah. Bitters too. We've got I mean sounds like it's
060if they've got good recommendations and >> especially with the similarities in the two that seems to be >> the price differential is not that much between the three different bids. >> I mean we have given a lot of thought to this because we know it's going to be you know this is a contracted service. So any of our subs working for another company are going to have to on board into this company if they want to continue to sub for our district. And so we've given a lot of thought to what that would look like. We have a timeline and we want to try to accomplish all that by July 1st. Um, a suggestion that I have and it might eat up the sa some of the savings would be if we already have active
061current substitutes that may need a new background check because when they go to a new company, they may require it if their background check is less than a year is more than a year old. And so thinking ahead, I think it would be good if the district could do a one-time pay for their them to have that uh background check done to get them into our new system so that it's not they're not feeling punitive. And that's just for a one time for our current active setups, not anybody new coming on because they would have to pay their background check anyway, you know, if they were coming on to a new new employer. So that's just a thought I have. Um, not sure how you as a board feel about that, but I feel like
062if we could make it as helpful as possible through that transition that we could keep our our good subs. >> As hard as it is to get subs and keep subs, we need to How much is a the background check? >> It's about $50 >> for both. And we currently have we have a hundred on our list, but we really have 50 that are very active. So >> are they are they background checks annually or just date of employment or >> every five years? >> Five years. >> And that's our teachers internal. >> But if it's over if it's over a year old, I think they would make a >> company. >> Yeah. That's why it if we paid for them to be background checked, it wouldn't be all of them. >> Yeah. >> Time
063expense. >> So, are you are you talking about paying for all hundred or just the ones who are active? >> Just the ones that are active. >> Because we have some that they're on the list, but they may never sub. They may never turn, you know, pick up a job if we call them. Then we have some that sub seasonally, like maybe they're in college and they can only sub a couple of weeks a year, but they want that experience. So it we have just a, you know, some different situations >> if we're switching providers. Yeah. It's it almost unfair to then go tag them all with. We're [clears throat] making this change and now you have to pay the $50. >> Absolutely. It seems like a no-brainer. >> That's the right thing to do.
064>> Well, thank you, Lord. >> We just didn't want to do that without your blessing. >> Sure. >> You know, more money. >> So, does that need a motion to go with this? >> We already have. >> Well, but to add the >> That's not even a telling us. >> I just It's just information to consider those people. >> Yeah, >> because sometimes the information questions come to you. So, >> that's good. Okay. I'm I'm totally in favor of doing that for the ones who are active, but the ones who are just on the list are not taking any jobs or not. Any other discussion? All those in favor? Number two. >> Thank you. >> And you're going to drive the bus. >> And you got to drive the bus. [laughter] At least buy it.
065>> At least buy it. >> Did I say tamper? [laughter] >> Okay. Last month I uh gave you information about our bus being totaled and that we were going to get back $35,000 for that bus. And so, um, Mr. Rose could not be here tonight, so I told him I would do this for him. Um, but they are asking for you to preapprove the purchase of a used bus again. And, um, they would like to ask to use the insurance amount to supplement the purchase of another bus to add to the fleet. And I you've seen this information before about the distance that are best travel each run. And I'll just let you peruse through that. The recommendation is to ask for your approval to purchase a used 77 passenger gasoline route bus that has
066less than 30,000 miles on it and to pay no more than 125,000 for it. >> Heard the recommendation. Do we have a motion? >> Make a motion that we approve the bus purchase as written. >> Second. Got a motion and a second. Any discussion? >> How old was that bus that got towed? >> It was old. It was older. Was a diesel. It's older. Um I can't tell you exactly how old, but it was not a new activity bus. Um I can find out though and get it to you. >> No, I was just wondering the value of the house. >> They actually were going to give us 29,000. So we usually a little got 6,000 more. >> A little more. >> Negotiated. I negotiated a little. [laughter] I caught it as I left my
067mouth. I negotiated and we I didn't negotiate. >> I'm throwing you out. >> Sorry, I didn't mean to throw you off. [laughter] >> Paul worked really hard to get us a little bit more for that bus. >> So, I was very pleased with getting a little bit more. And Mr. Schmezky was very he reminded me multiple times to make sure we >> fight for every penny. >> Fought for a little extra. >> Yeah. >> So, this is like buying a dealer demo type of >> this is how we bought probably the last >> six buses. >> Okay. >> Like a lease and happy. >> They they are >> even though they're used, they come back. They go through an inspection process. like if there's a seat torn or piece damage like components are like you
068really looking at it you would wear it's a brand new bus other than looking at the odometer because they really do make sure everything is right >> and if there's equipment some of some of the buses we've gotten like certain states didn't require this equ safety equipment and certain states do so they make sure it's got the safety equipment in place before we pick it up so >> I will tell you Paul does think he's found a bus so this will probably happen sooner rather than later once if you all approve tonight. >> I was going to say this is a little different than the six we've done because we've been finding a specific bus and then they come to ask approval and that bus may or may not be there four or five weeks
069after they found it to bring it to us. So this is this is a better way. Yes, sir. >> Hey, let's find a bus and as soon as they find it, they can they can move >> because we have missed some. >> Sure. Y'all have heard me say it again. Say it before. I say it again, right? We have to keep swapping buses. We have 30 52 buses. If you do two a year, our oldest buses are going to be 26 years old when you swap them out. That was made in 2000 running these routes every day. We really need to be buying three buses a year. That makes them 17 years. We're swapping. We keep a bus for 17 years. If you buy three a year, and we're still getting behind a little bit
070on that. So, while this may not be the oldest bus, may not have been the number one on the swap list. It's being an older bus. This doesn't hurt us that bad um to to swap it out. So yes, we need to do this. We need to keep doing it. >> Okay. Any other discussion? All those in favor? Unanimous. Thanks, Miss Carter. >> Thank you, >> Mr. Helmer. Approve the handheld radio system. >> All right. So, uh, I'm here to request and for you guys to approve a handheld radio system. Not I brought this is kind of what we are dealing with. Um, you know, that are very, very old, 15, 20 years old. So, uh, so over the past several years, the district has been working to create a layered approach to school safety.
071Uh, one of the next layers of our plan is to provide a district-wide radio system. Uh, we did receive a cops grant that will cover 75% of this purchase. However, the district must make the initial purchase. U, but will receive reimbursement. U, the district received a total of six bids. However, the one that's the lowest bid did not meet the requirements of our RFP. Uh, so I'm here that we recommend that the board approve the purchase of a handheld radio system from bidder number six in the amount of $128,225 plus tax. The district will be responsible for the initial initial purchase but will receive reimbursement in the amount of $96,168.75 [cough] plus tax. So the actual cost to the district for this system would be 32 $56.25 plus tax. Yeah. So with that, I want
072to show youall our coverage that we will be receiving with this system. Uh thank you. So the yellow uh those you can kind of see where our schools are at. If you can see it, it's kind of blurry, but the yellow is a 99% uh coverage. Like I mean, so it's where our school's at. It's going to cover ASU. So, and this is this is something that we haven't had. So, what we've had is kind of a talk about radios just inside the building. So, we've never had a system that's been districtwide uh with repeaters. Uh we there there will be repeaters at Nelson Wilks and at Gyberry. And I didn't know this, but Gyberry is the highest point of our buildings. >> Really? >> Yeah. I didn't know that. Not >> surprising. So >>
073what's the life expectancy of the new radios? >> So I I asked that and you know they'll last for a long time as long as they're treated correctly. you know, the battery might go down, you know, charging all the time, but you know, 5 10 years is is be awesome to get out of that if and the ones that I that I am that I selected. I wish I didn't the guy came I I I had two of them that I tested uh before I made my decision, but uh that I tested. But they do not have antennas like this. You cannot break the antenna. That's not something I wanted because what they do with these is they carry them by the antenna. >> It's big time. >> Yeah. So, I didn't want something I
074want something more durable. Uh so, it is it's not um it's more thinner. It's more lightweight. Uh they do come with the you know the holder for them if uh you know for administration to have to carry them all the time. Uh so, you know, it could be more than 10 years. >> How many radio you talking about? >> 160. So, you mentioned ASU Mountain Home that it could cover and we have students that go there. Would there be any would there be a radio on ASU Mountain Homes campus? >> Well, I mean, I haven't really thought of that, but that's a good idea. I mean, because it will be covered and I wanted that coverage for, you know, in case of a crisis, that's where we go. So, I definitely wanted that to be
075part of our coverage. >> Thinking you got the technical campus plus the main campus and our students are there. >> Yeah. Before we get before we move into >> deep into the discussion. Yeah. I'll make a motion to approve the handheld radio system as presented. >> Second. >> Okay. >> Motion second. >> Any more discussion? >> Yeah. >> So, and I know some of the concerns are how long these last and I look at it like what Mr. Booth was talking about like the buses. So, you kind of, you know, over the years you replace a few, you buy them and you replace them as they kind of go out. uh you know so you don't get behind where they're all no good. So you kind of got to keep on top of that you
076know where you can replace those as needed. >> And right now if there were to be a crisis we're operating >> cell phone essentially right from school. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. There's no way that that here at central office I could communicate with Nelson Woods without calling him. >> So now with this it's a radio. >> Yeah. quality of the radio. Is it comparable to what our police department or law? >> They are they are good qu it's a Motorola. >> Okay. >> Uh good quality. Uh and there is there is things for future growth with this system. We can add our buses to it. >> Uh once we want to upgrade our buses if we ever want to do that. Uh there is that for growth for this system right here. you know, same
077[clears throat] kind of thing. I said maybe when we got the simulators, right, and our community partners, you know, help us out with a a ball field or something. They they may provide the initial funding for it, but then it's on the district to maintain it. So, it's just something to be aware of. >> Yes. Hey, these radios are going to get dropped. They will get broken. It will fall on the sink or something. Just life's going to happen to them. So, it's something we have to to know that, hey, we do need to to plan to maintain these things going forward, and that's just going to be an expense. Is there any room in this in this to to buy extra parts um or >> extra radios that we set aside for when we
078need them in the future, or is 100% of that grant being used as >> I mean, we could set some aside. We might not sign them all, Scott. So, we do have we we do have some extra money. I mean, I know it's a three years grant, right, to use all of it. Or is it once we do this, it's >> you can I think we can add I mean, there's some more money. We'd still be required to do 25%. >> Yeah. >> As we purchase, so we may want to add some more radio next year. >> So, you know, so the radios uh >> you know, of course, you know, man, everything the cost of everything's gone up. >> Sure. you know, and so >> that's almost why if you can buy some extra
079some spare parts now for >> I think that's imperative going forward. If you can add early on extra radios, it's going to save you a lot of money long term. So the more we can add, especially on a safety issue like that, >> yeah, >> the more beneficial it's going to be long term, >> you know. So I looked at we kind of looked at the number of 160. Uh, you know, some schools are need more than others. You know, the kindergarten might not need as much. Guy Barry don't need as many, >> but Hackler is going to need >> Hackler needs they they kind of told me what how many they wanted already. >> So, and the channels that you can put on these are are kind of unlimited. You can put a lot
080of channels on these. >> So, do you envision each admin administrator, obviously each resource officer will have one, but then each administrator at each building. Was there anybody outside of that? >> The crisis team uh you know for duty there'll be one for duty uh and all that. So like Hackler wanted 25 radios, you know, they requested 25. I mean, they use them. They >> they could probably take 50. I mean, being honest, >> different recesses, different areas. And >> we when I start there, we shared and and [clears throat] we knew who had the radio and who who shared that particular. But right now, uh, Brad, it's not even like if if Hackler had an emergency outside, they don't have radios that communicate that like from the office or ask for the nurse or
081need help. >> Uh, there's no way to communicate. We we don't have that communication right now >> because the radios that we have just can't they're they're old. >> Just the technology has grown so much that they've improved. >> And it's even a problem building to building with the older radios, I would assume. Yeah. building. >> No, it's not going with this. You can go building to building. You can change channels. You can >> they can be on the same channel at the same location. >> There's going to be emergency channel where everybody can be on the same channel where if Alice need to communicate in the time of a crisis, that can happen. >> I was going to ask about channels. So, >> we won't hear every campus thing. So plenty of channels to
082split all of that up because that problem with some of our radios. We have two different kinds of radio and >> the master kind of radio. >> Yeah. >> Is are these going to be encrypted? >> They can be >> because if not we're going to have people on scanners reporting everything that they hear but >> they did say they can be encrypted. >> Okay. I think that's probably important for >> student privacy and absolutely >> I would check your grant requirements because few years back we tried to make some technology purchases and bought some spares. >> Yes, we did and I did think of that. So we should make sure we make sure playing by the rules. >> We should be okay with this seeing as it's >> well and this is >> don't
083need an audit finding. >> Yes, sir. We will change that. >> For $32,000 you're getting a lot. Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. Definitely. >> You know, [snorts] uh, and I know that everybody's kind of excited for it. Some aren't, you know, hearing the radio, but this is going to be utilized. >> They're going to get a pouch. Why can they got to be excited? >> That's right. [laughter] >> Okay. Any other discussion? >> Hearing none. All those in favor? unanimous. Thanks, Mr. >> Thank you, guys. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Okay, the next one is >> request to approve scholarship committee. >> Good evening. >> As you know, spring is scholarship season. Um, and so we have several scholarships that do require like a committee and some of them are um they're very specific about
084who has to be on the committee. Some require a math teacher. All of them require a principal. Um some require a counselor and etc. We have two in particular that do require that the board approves the committee. So I have brought you that list um this evening to approve and this will be brought to you each year because it will change the counselors will change. Um the math teacher may change or science teachers you know as we switch out here has more relationships with with each group of seniors. So, it is my recommendation that you approve the list as presented. >> You've heard the recommendation. Do we have a motion? >> I make a motion we approve the scholarship committee um as presented. >> A second. >> Motion to second. Any discussion? >> Did we
085have a committee to select the committee >> to be approved? Here's the >> We sort of did. [laughter] >> You had the Miss Russell committee. >> And I did ask these teachers if they'd be willing to serve. How many years have our kids been receiving the Hornline scholarship? >> They gave it when I was there. >> And that was a long time ago. >> Long time ago. >> So I'm So I'm not They gave it when you were there. You're older than me. Do you remember Horn Line? >> I wasn't born. >> You [laughter] might take it. >> Take it. [laughter] >> Just split right over that page. >> A long time. Sandy RV would be the one who could take >> I mean it's he was at the athletic banquet. It was I mean
08630 plus years and it's probably longer than that. >> So our kids have benefited from that for a long for a long time. >> Haley got it. You were before Chris. >> I was 95. >> It's been a long time. >> I mean this has blessed a lot of kids. >> Yeah it has. >> Any other discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor. Thanks, Mayor. >> Board discussion. >> I would like to see us come up with a policy on heating and cooling and what the thermostats can be set at and what they cannot be set at. Uh we have gymnasiums with no air conditioning and we have gymnasiums with air conditioning. And I think we had a basketball practice over there last August on a Saturday at Hackler and it was 69°. >> I
087mean, you could have hung me. >> We used to have it set in the morning and then after everyone left it. >> So, those are set. >> Yeah, they're cool. >> Those are set now. Well, and now says >> when you leave, move it to 72. >> Well, I think Mr. Knight, we did go ahead and >> they had the the highs and lows locked, but we don't set them on the timer, >> but the highs and lows are locked. >> Okay. Drop it to 60. >> The gyms are not on, >> but it's not going to be like the teachers that automatically bump it up after. >> I think the teachers like if they want it to go colder, they can go knock it down a couple, then after a few hours, it goes
088back. the gins and bar. >> They have a high and low in the camp. >> Okay. >> So, they are set. So, and and the request was maintenance gets a lot of calls on the weekends for those and so instead of putting them on a timer, they're set high and set low or you cannot go below that where the teacher can. Well, and from an energy standpoint, a thermostat that's left alone at a certain temperature actually is more efficient than it turning a unit off and then turning it on for the event and letting it burn itself up and then turning it off when you're done. So, >> but setting one at 69 over the weekend when nobody's using the place >> or it shouldn't even been at 69 during a week. I think with
089the number of kids in and out. I did talk to them about that particular gym >> and with the number of students, it's the weekends that I think you noticed it because it's not it's it's a little different. Miss Goodwin can speak to that particular gym. >> There's no air conditioning in there's no air conditioning at the junior high. >> In fact, >> and they have a lot of kids going through there, too. >> Yeah. I think it was the number of kids as in >> warm bodies. >> Sure. And there are >> bodies give off. >> But we did we set those bus loading is still in there. I can vouch >> how hot it can get with that many students at one time. >> Couple hundred. >> Yeah. Keeping them cool might keep
090them calm, too. >> But it is set to where it can't go below a certain temperature. ours were. I I know our classrooms were for sure. >> You have a little more flexibility in the classroom. >> Well, I wanted to mention I've opened up Facebook all week and there's just wins and >> uh we had a junior high track girls track team that broke a school record. I mean, all kinds of good things. Mountain home education foundation. >> Scholarships. That that was fun. >> I do want to add on that and I want to compliment some students and and I know this this year I think's been a banner year for students to email board members and I even got a board member about this the drawings for the scholar or email from a student.
091That's fantastic. That is absolutely the greatest thing a student can do. And what a great um opportunity to learn what to do in the future when you want to talk to your legislators and your I we see chatter on Facebook and it goes down a wrong path and then the rumors start and people get angry. But when I opened up an email from a student Tuesday night and they were very concerned, is this how the education foundation is going to change its its methods? and I was able to respond back with clarity and with kindness and that this was extra money given on top of all the other money. This is just an opportunity. It wouldn't have happened. And the passionate donors, [cough] we follow that. So I I hope if there's some parents and
092students listening right now, email any one that's sitting around this table and we'll give you the right answers and the truth. And maybe we need to have a different perspective from parents and students. And that's that's that's governance. That's that's us doing our job. That's parents doing their job. And way to go students for being bold enough and respectful enough to send emails. Uh, I'd like to uh uh recognize Dale Leonard and Mitch Husky for the job they did this this year in basketball. [applause] It's tough. Razerback's won 26 years of non SEC championship >> and we was what 31 years since we went to the finals and my niece Heather was lucky enough to go >> two times back to back. But it it's it's it's an amazing thing. It takes an amazing group
093of kids and uh I know a lot of those girls on that team we call the top flight basketball. Uh and that's just a great bunch of girls and uh uh applaud them for the job they did. They just Farmington is just a step unfortunately. But our girls played their hearts out all year long. >> And we got a trophy, so we got to be proud of that. >> Yeah, >> congratulations, Mitch. >> Thank you. >> Any other discussion? It's good stuff. >> All happy stuff. >> Yeah. Yeah. What do we steal of yours? >> Nothing. >> Okay. >> Nothing. So fast month. Um, hard to believe that spring break is next week. Welldeserved break for our folks and our kids are ready too. So, I think it's going to be a a great week
094ahead for folks to recharge and get ready to push forward to the end, which is just around the corner. >> It's kind of a good time with all the illness that's going on, right? And there have been some some sick kids um and adults. >> So, we're we're glad for the break. So, I did want to announce that starting Monday, March 30th, we'll have our board members at lunch events. And I want to thank each of you for agreeing to dates. Um, during these events, a board member will be at a building and will be available during teachers lunches to visit and and just just be there to listen and to talk. So, uh hopefully this will give our staff an easy way to communicate with board members and then I'll be there as well.
095We plan on bringing some fun treats to just say thank you for the work that our adults in the building are doing. Um we're going to start Monday, March 30th, Miss Horton, your first so we'll be at Guyberry. >> Uh that email got sent out to the staff today. Wednesday, Mr. Schmezky, April the 1st, going to kindergarten. This is right after spring break. >> That's funny. April Fool's Day. >> April Fool's Day. [laughter] No telling what they'll do. Um, Friday, April the 3rd, Miss Partney at Kingston, Mr. Butler the 7th, Nelson Wilks. 15th, Mr. Booth at Junior High. Miss Partney, you agreed to go to high school again on the 22nd. Then Miss Morgan, um, 27th at Hackler. And Mr. Knight, if you want to trade out some with Miss Partney, she did take two,
096so you're welcome to do that. Um, we have >> You're [clears throat] my bestest. [laughter] >> It came to me twice. Any any >> any takers? Um, so buildings will all get emails reminding them that you all are coming and where they can find the board members. So, generally it'll be in the lounge or the cafeteria. And um, it's something different and I'm excited and thankful that y'all are willing to do that for our folks. Another new event will be on May 12th at 700 a.m. This will be our first coffee and conversation event in the high school library. So, it will be a work session, special board meeting. Um, as far as on paper, um, it's an informal opportunity for our staff to be able to talk to board members on their own campuses,
097share qu share questions, concerns, all of you will be there at once. Um, if this before school morning activity or event goes well, we'll continue those next year throughout the district. Um, nobody has to memorize the dates because I'll remind everybody, we'll make sure get those dates out to folks. >> Thank you. Thank you. And you didn't have to memorize them. I'll I'll remind you. But I do want to say also um a special thank you to Miss Crawford. She spent a lot of time in this room with you all and um we're really going to miss her as she goes on to her next endeavor and just thank you for what you've done for us. >> Thanks, Jennifer. >> Sorely missed. >> So that's all I have. >> Okay. Go into executive session for
098personnel, employment, retirements, and transfers.