001This week is a lot Go ahead. And tonight we're going to have our uh library media specialist of the year lead us in the pledge. >> If we could stand for that, Mrs. Steiner. I pledge algiance 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. >> Public comment opportunity. Mr. Knight, nobody signed up this evening. >> No, sir. Just >> No. Oh, >> Miss didn't. Okay. Uh, approval of the agenda and the minutes. >> I make a motion we approve the agenda and minutes of the May 21st, 2026 meeting. >> I'll second. >> Motion and second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Unanimous. Moving on to reports. Miss Lawrence, academic report this evening.
002>> We have very special guests here. Good evening. >> Good evening. >> Um, as district library um, lead librarian, I wanted to bring to you guys um, our AIM librarian year of the year that we went to our AIM conference last year. Um, I mean last week and um, it's our it's our big conference that is specifically for librarians. Um it we look forward to it every year going um because we get to collaborate with librarians all across the state um and learn a lot of good things and see what all the different programs are doing and hear and talk with others and get ideas to bring back. And every year we sit in a lunchon and we watch everybody get awards. And so I was tired of other districts getting awards and we always
003we always joke back and forth, hey, I'm going to nominate you this year. Hey, I'm going to put you in. And so this year I'm like, well, I'm doing it. So, um, I filled out the application and I was hoping it was going to be a big surprise. We got to AIM and then I'm like, surprise, you won. But they, I mean, of course, they wanted more information from her and she texted. She was like, did you really? And I'm like, I did. So, um, I just I I'm just so impressed. Like, when I grow up, I want to be Miss Steiner. She's been such a great mentor for me um in the district and she's done such great things and I wanted the rest of the state to know what a great librarian she
004is and celebrate her. So she is our AIM 2026 school library media. Um, you know, I'm never going to give up a chance to speak a few words. Um, but truly when I I mean, when I when she nominated me, I was like, you know, we all work really hard. We, our whole group works really hard. And, you know, if I had to thank anybody. I mean, this is this is everybody. This is not Melissa Steiner. I mean, this should say, you know, everybody's names, but it's not very big. So, I mean, from the top to my administration in my building, I mean, when I came in this year, um, you know, I changed a lot of things. There there are more things that I changed than I kept the same. And never at any
005time did Mrs. Major say, "What are we doing here?" Um, I mean, just whatever you need to do, whatever you need to do. Um, and all the people in my building, I mean, welcomed me with open arms and helped me move stuff and find stuff that was theirs that had been misplaced for years. And my family, my husband who helped me drain a 40-gallon fish tank, like really late one night, and rehomed fish that you wouldn't believe how hard it is to rehome fish. And um but but really most of all the other librarians I starting with Melissa who encouraged me to take the job and I was like I don't think I can do junior high and she said yes she can and who has guided me through the whole way and listen to
006me cry and sit in piles of old stuff and I mean it's just it's been an incredible learning year but our program our library program has been through the ringer in the last five to six years. I mean, we have been under a microscope and there were days that both of us were like done, like we're not going to do this anymore. And I'm so glad we held out because we are better for it. Our libraries are better for it. And we truly have every single one of our libraries in this district is topnotch. It this is not me. This is all of us because we are really doing a great job. And as I sat there, because every year, you know, like Melissa said, we say we're going to nominate each other. And this
007year they said, you know, they they said mine and and I'm super proud. But then they said um the whole school district of the year and I was like like that's what we should be. So we really hope that hopefully next year, but in the next few years we're going to bring this back and it's going to say program of the year. It's going to say district of the year because Little Rock, Arkansas is no better than us. We are as good if not better. So, we are going to continue to do our best and we are going to continue to do amazing things. And if you ever want to come see us, all of us are doing amazing things out there. So, thank you and thank you for your for YOUR foundation grant. It's
008going to make me even better this might do even better. Will you tell us a little bit about your collaboration as a team, your PLC time? >> Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Do you want to talk about that? >> Absolutely. Um we we are really unique. I will say our district has been very unique in the fact that um we are we have been allowed to meet. Obviously, the push from the state is PLC's getting together, but when you have and and Marshall will understand, when when you're on an island in your building and you're the only librarian or you're the only GT teacher, um it's really hard to coordinate different schedules in buildings um to come together and Mrs. Dudy and Mrs. Lawrence have have truly made that happen for us. Um, and being
009able that we can meet once a month in an afternoon and we come together and we're able to learn from each other. You know, we bring questions. Hey, what's going on here? Um, what are you doing special in yours? Oh, I want to do that, too. Let's like we come together every month and are able to learn from each other. Miss Johnson who just left and retired. She said that this was the one place that she's been that she learned the most at the end of her career because of the PLC and us being able to have that time to come together and learn and encourage one another. Um so truly when we've talked to other districts, other districts don't are not are not doing that. Um and you know I've even I even had
010told Mr. for um they have one librarian, Jerene. She's K through 12. You know, there's in Biola they're so tiny. And I'm like, "Hey, if we put it on a Monday, can Jerene come to ours?" Like, we have other people that are around in our areas that would even love to join in. And we've talked about um we met with um we met the Yelville librarian because they're in a different co-op than we are. and we talked with her at AIM and we've talked about like we would like to get like Yellow, Carter, Flipping, even the other districts that aren't in our co-op, but we don't even know to come together and and and talk and learn from one another and do an even community PLC with those. So, we have been blessed and we
011thank our administration and our building administrations allow us to do that as well because it's not it's a lot of um scheduling and figuring out like who can we slip into where for to allow us to do that and we really do appreciate it. >> And we had to have had some amazing substitutes in Mrs. Dwey and Mrs. Lawrence. They have gotten to to literally walk the walk. >> I've only had to call Miss Concaid once. >> But we do thank you. That has made all the difference. That is that is what's making us really strong right now. >> Yes. And it's been very great for our new librarians that are coming in to that they're not just thrown into a library. You know, hopefully we're going to be voting in a one for Nelson
012books tonight possibly. And so knowing that we have that once a month, then that person, whoever it is, can can build a relationship with us and not feel so isolated in their building because it does get lonely when you feel like you're the only one in there. So >> yeah, when a principal tells you no, you know, you're going to be kind of on an island. >> Yes. >> Before they offer you the position. >> Yes. It's very different than the classroom where you have a group of people you can go to um when you're in the special areas. >> I hope that you can get those school districts to participate because that would be a winning program kind of thing to get launched. Yes. >> Plus beneficial for students. >> Yes. Well, we just
013think it's weird that the closest schools we have, we don't even know their librarians because they're in a different co-op. We're in the Melbourne one and they're in Harrison's. So that's that's our goal this year is to connect with them and and build a a community pel >> as far as Okay, we'll stop there as far as >> you can do. >> Yes. But we do thank you for that. >> Well, I just thought they would join here and support. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Thank y'all. Congratulations. >> Congratulations. Okay, we are going to celebrate some success with our K2 summitive scores. That's our academic report tonight. Um, I want to let you know that Miss Rebecca Camp has um put the slides together for us. She's been at histy some training with her tech
014team. Um, Mr. Steve rolled in right in time for board meeting, but that's where she is tonight. I'm going to be presenting the information that she and I decided y'all might most want to see from the vast amount of information we get from our our um Atlas portal now. But starting uh Miss Kelly, here we are with kindergarten. And I do want to just let you bask for a second and that 83% um proficiency for our kindergarten students in ELA. And that is a number that we just really get excited about. And um we want to just make sure we acknowledge how hard those kindergarten teachers have worked starting from from the ground up to get there. So you'll see their proficiency increase from 65% and 2425 to 83% in 2526. And I do like
015the way these graphs are because you really can kind of compare the levels um easily. And you can see that the yellow bars and that graph are 2425 and then the blue is 2526. So you can see obviously what you're wanting to see is less level ones, more level fours. So that is what you're seeing in these graphs. When you look at the breakdown in the domains there um of the categories they tested, you'll see that decoding saw the largest percentage of growth from interim to summitive showing a 28% gain in the at or near or above mastery category. So you can see that they have um shown some growth in each each domain between those um from interim to summitative. So just to kind of help you see that that was what they took
016in the fall and then that was where they ended at the end of the year. So >> that is incredible growth. >> I know >> from one year to the next >> and they have really um they've really worked hard in honing in on exactly what those students need to be focusing on uh with their math and literacy. So really a big shout out to to all those teachers and Mr. Roach because they've had a lot of collaboration around that. So, um and then moving on to our next we have some other um kindergarten information here for math. You'll see that the proficiency increased from 54% in 2526 to 73% um in 2526. So, that's going to be um I think yeah from 64 to 73. And then you'll see their summitive scores exceed the
017state average by an overall percentage of 14%. Um each performance area was above state average of an 8.6 scale score point. And that's just the basic overall skill score they're looking at to see where they land. So that second graph is in room to sumitive and then that first graph is uh 2425 to 2526 and I think that should say 2425 up there. So anyway, but that's how you can see the bars moving. Um, and you can see how they scored there. And then moving to first grade, also see some great growth. If you look at that drop in level ones, um, from 2425 to 2526, that's a huge celebration. And look at their level three. Um, huge gains in that level three category. You'll see that the below proficiency students, which is the level
018one and two, drop 16% overall from one year to the next. So from the 2425 summitive to the 2526 summitive and then you'll see down at the next graph that overall ELA from interim to summitive the lowest area growth from interim to summitive was still an 11% gain overall in proficiency decoding saw the highest gain at 20% increase. So you can see that broken down in the categories. So every they grew in every category which is also a huge celebration. Um the first grade standards are intense and vast and those teachers um I want to say the same thing. They have done a lot of collaboration around their standards to try to align with what the students are being tested on. So, um, for first grade math, you'll see, um, on that next slide that
019they the first grade standards mastery continues to improve each year. And first grade students saw at least a 15% increase in each assess category from interim to summitive this year. So, you'll see that um, see that growth there. And then our final focus is second grade. second grade teachers had the highest gain of students moving from level one to another level when comparing mastery of standards. And so you'll see that breakdown that 2425 comparison to the 2526 you'll see um that a huge drop in level ones high growth level fours which is exactly what you would be hoping to see. Um there also a little bit of a gain there in level three. Second grade ELA um students continue the trend of improvement in each assess area and that's the breakdown of their domains decoding
020and coding reading comprehension. And then their last slide is math level one and level two mastery of standards decreased by 7% while level three and level four mastery increased by 7%. So you're seeing the drop in the level ones and the gains in the threes and fours. Students grew in all assessment areas by at least 11% which exceeds state average for growth. And so we are measuring ourselves against what the state is obviously but that's not where we're trying to land. We're trying to be well above that marker. So lots of celebrations for both kindergarten and Nelson Wilks. Um, I attribute a lot of it just to the collaboration among the teams and the buildings and just really looking at their standards and seeing um, how they just kind of streamline some of their time
021during the day and then also paying attention to their performance or achievement level descriptors. That's really helped teachers understand the mark they're shooting for when they're grading student work during the day. So, um, any questions about that? I have just a couple of quick updates, but any questions about ballast data? Anything? Is that an easier way to see it presented? >> Becca and I are trying to figure out there's so much information. Like, do you like seeing it presented that way and not just lists of numbers? >> Does it help seeing the bar graphs and the colors? Okay. >> Pictures were good for us. >> I know. Well, for us to like them, too. Um, an update on um third grade promotion. I will tell you that we did have 54 students in third grade
022at the on the initial test scored level one. So at that point we were assessing who qualified for good cause exemption who needed to be a candidate for retention. So um the third grade teachers along with Miss Goodwin worked on student portfolios for all students in that category. So we could really look at their documentation over two years of intervention, student work, writing samples, different things like that. Um we also held a summer intervention for um 11 students. They were allowed to retest if they attended at the end of the three weeks and of the 11, six scored a level two when they retested. So six moved on, did not need a good cause exemption at that point. So we were really excited about that. Um so 48 remained on the list but with student
023portfolios and the documentation surrounding those students we have two to four on the retention list currently and Miss Goodwin is having talks with those families making final decisions and that is where we've landed so far with our great promotion. So any questions about our great promotion on that? Okay, good work. Good one. She's sitting back there. And then my last thing is quick, just a PD update. I thought you might um professional development. Since we last saw you guys, we've had um solution tree has been here. We had a day with teachers with um Amy Cockrooft and a day with our leadership team as part of our leadership retreat. Um our K1 and two teachers did their CKA skills training. Um that we had a full house for two full days with the trainer. That
024that's already happened. Um we've had two days of mental health um and wellness training with Miss Hatman and Dr. Sutton. Um we've had several CT teams meeting around the district. Our nurses have had professional development. You heard that our media specialists had special develop um professional development. So there's lots of things going on um already in the month of June helping us get ready for next year. I know I left some out. We we've got a lot of groups doing some special trainings, but um just wanted to let you know a little update on that. So, >> thank you. >> Anything else? Any questions? Okay. >> Thanks for sharing. >> Thank you. >> Financial reports, Miss Connor. >> She's smiling. >> I can hear you. >> Good evening. >> Don't smile too much. >> So,
025are you you're going to drag this out like this is the last time, right? This is >> this is the last time. >> Y it's been an honor to serve. >> We'll begin with the statement of changes in fund balance ending for the month ending May 31st of 2026. We ended the month of May with 17 million251,461.88. Just to draw your attention to a couple of areas in fund 2265 for the special ed catastrophic funds. We'll get that payment in June. And then also the 6409 fund for the DOJ public safety grant that we received. Um we have requested that reimbursement. So we're hoping that comes in by the 30th. Any questions? Okay, moving on to the statement of changes in revenue and expenditures. We had total revenues in the month of May of 4,794,42923
026with total expenditures of $4,152,59621. questions. >> Okay. All right. Moving on to the monthly operating fund balance tracking for funds Z one, two, and four combined. We ended the month of May with 10,213,8383. We have made our summer payroll. So, next month, you'll see the the little nose there as usual. questions. >> All right, moving on to the statement of changes in activity funds. We ended the month of May with all funds combined $655,18.31. Then you have the pie chart showing the FY26 budget and then current. Following that, you have the board report that supports the spreadsheets you just saw and the check register for May. >> Thank you, Leah. >> You're welcome. >> Thank you for everything. >> You're welcome. It really has been good pleasure. Congratulations on your retirement. >> Thank you. >>
027Glasses on here. We go to enrollment report. >> So enrollment is at 3,596 students. You'll see a big drop in that junior those 11th graders. I did talk to Miss Russell about that. We had 20 plus early grads and so those come out. And then also had a few exchange students were in that junior class. Um this it does not have what we call rollover. So after July 1 that senior class will move out and we will have a new number of kindergarters and currently we are right about where we left about 2125 and that office has been closed for the past couple weeks. So I assume we're still right there. hoping to grab a few more before school starts. >> Student transfers. >> We did have three out um this month. Keep watching that.
028I have a feeling that we'll have some more to talk about in the next month or two. >> As we usually do. >> Moving on to action items. Student handbooks, Miss Lawrence. >> Okay. >> And principles. >> Yes. Lots of people worked on this. >> Lots of people. Um, our handbook revisions occur annually in order to update procedures and reflect any district changes in policy. Revisions are based on policies which have been presented and adopted by the school board. Procedures are revised based on committee discussion and decisions. This is the third read of the handbooks. The rationale is to provide updated information to stakeholders concerning policies and procedural changes or revisions to district handbooks and procedures. The recommendation is to approve the 2627 handbooks as presented and they are all linked on your report. >>
029Heard the recommendation. Do we have a motion? >> Make a motion. We accept the handbook. >> I'll second. >> Got a motion in a second. Is there any discussion? I will say thank you for getting the handbooks out early and updates out. I mean, it's a lot of work, but it's really nice being able to read this months in advance so that when we come here tonight, we're prepared that that So, the work that's gone in has been fantastic. So, thank you. >> And we do have a couple of our handbook um people sitting out here. So, thank y'all and Miss Kelly always helps us get that coordinated as well. So, >> any other discussion hearing? None. All those in favor? Yeah. request to approve >> chemistry materials. You're up. This is my last thing.
030I'll get to see someone else. Okay, here's our background. Schools adopt textbooks and other instructional materials to ensure that all students have access to coherent standards aligned curriculum that supports consistent teaching and learning across classrooms and grade levels. Textbook adoption provides educators with high quality resources that are aligned to state academic standards, incorporate research-based instructional practices, and offer structured learning progressions that build students knowledge and skills over time. The rationale is that during the 2526 cycle, the high school science department and district administrators reviewed instructional resources for chemistry, honors chemistry, and zoolology. An updated textbook in line with Arkansas State standards was chosen by the department for each of these courses. The recommendation is to approve the purchase of new chemistry, honors chemistry, and zoolology textbooks as chosen by the science department and district administrators
031for the 2627 school year. >> Heard the recommendation. Do we have a motion? I'd like to make a motion to approve the chemistry honors and chemist and honors chemistry and zoolology textbooks as presented by the science department. Second >> motion second. Any discussion? >> Um I I have a question. This >> okay >> it seems pretty obvious. I don't think much has changed in chemistry at least high school level chemistry since I went through or recent much changes. Um what's changed? because I'm saying, hey, in line with the Arkansas state standards, has been >> changes from the state that's pushing um >> why we're changing our curriculum. >> So, a little bit I would say it's a little bit more about the learning progression they're wanting to have in their classroom. Um, and I do
032have some notes if it's okay from the teachers so that I can represent them correctly at the meeting. Um, so and I if is it okay if I read some of the course please? >> Okay. So, the goal of the science department next year is to move away from relying so much on Canvas and online resources and return to textbook heavy classes. And they are, if y'all are seeing, there's a ton of reports and research being released. Just trying to encourage educators to go back to paper pencil when possible. So, you're going to see a little bit more of a movement in that direction. Um, when they started researching this, they did want a more studentfriendly book is probably the best way to say it. Um, our current teachers have not had a new book
033since they've been here. They've been using the same book for um, I'm not sure exactly how many years, but >> it was 2012. >> So, 2012. Um, so they just there has been a little bit of an emphasis now. They have honors chemistry and chemistry or they're able to be served by the same textbook. Um they have additional two chapters that are foundational math and science that review which is essential to success in chemistry and that is something that has been missing in the current textbooks they have been using. Um it does take out some of the material that just really isn't necessary to to learning the mastery of what they want. So that's why they keep going back to studentfriendly. It is taking out a little bit of the verbiage the students are having
034trouble really decoding some of the material. um the workflow and they do like the questioning strategies that are part of this new textbook adoption. So that is kind of where all this came from. Um we are trying to slow we have done a little bit of a slow movement through so social studies to try to do some updates there. So we're not doing one large thing because map and literacy with HQIM pieces are taking a lot of a lot of our budget. So, we're trying to to kind of work our way through some of the other departments if that helps that theory at all. So, I took his request to Miss Carter. We looked at the budget and I talked to Miss Stevie. So, we did proceed with with bringing forward a quote on the
035textbooks. You'll notice a difference in the numbers. There's a class set on the on the quote for zoolology and there's an individual student number for chemistry. because of the homework they're going to have, they really need to be able to take their textbooks home in that class. And so that was they actually the request was for a class set and one to one textbooks which is wonderful and we understand that but we did >> we used to do that >> in the district a long time ago trying to be >> well and I will add one more thing when we are looking at these every um representative for these companies also wants you to buy a digital license for every student. So what we are doing in these cases is not purchasing anything that has
036to be renewed every year. They sometimes throw those in for free when we don't purchase. They might let them have a pilot, but we have been clear with the teachers that this is a textbook purchase only. We are not doing site licenses for those subjects. >> Okay. You had me at less reliant on Canvas and more textbook heavy. I'm like so much of it. But I didn't want you to hear there's a lot of theory behind it. >> Joking aside, that sounds great. All right. >> Was a lot of I'm sorry. >> Go. No, go ahead. You go ahead. Go ahead. >> Was a lot of the curriculum online prior to this still? >> No, but they >> he I think he I think he talked about >> he has a lot of practice and
037review that's online that they still will be relying on. >> But they were using a textbook, just an outdated textbook. they they will be more textbook heavy with a textbook that the students can work with easier. >> Good deal. >> Which again like like Scott I think that's fantastic. I think especially in the sciences it was going too much online to begin with. So I think that's great that they're going back to that. But >> but that kind of process like you chemistry hadn't changed probably since I was in school which predates you but >> the way students >> process that information >> much predates you but the fact that students have changed since then you've got to put material out where students think today they have been presented with mods. So that's how I
038kind of came to a rational no the material hadn't changed but students have. That's a big >> and you know the way the credit has changed >> everything's changed. >> Yes. >> I get it. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Any other questions? >> Any other discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? It's unanimous. >> You're done for the evening. >> Thank you. >> Request to approve of bus purchase. Mr. Rose. Good evening. >> Good evening. How are you guys? >> Great. doing well. >> Back again, >> sir. >> Mr. Booth. >> So, uh you guys know we are constantly trying to rebuild that fleet as we've talked about multiple times. It's uh kind of got depleted there for a little bit. We've got some really old buses, high mileage, lots of costly expenses to try
039to fix them and not really worth it on some of them as me and Miss Stewie have talked. But, uh so we're coming to you tonight. The goal of the department, of course, is try to get as many up-to-date school buses as we can and try to replace as many as we can each year. And like we've talked about in the past, and I know you brought up that point, we need to start adding a few more when we can. So, um, we're looking 26 27 budget would include the purchase of the buses if this could go through. So, as you guys have known in the past, we've talked about how we run about 2,000 miles each each run our bus week travels. um these new buses with the low mileage would replace the high
040mileage things we have. It's costing us much money to try to maintain upkeep and get towed out here and there. So, uh we're looking at the gasoline power buses and they've been working well for us and and the maintenance is a lot easier not necessarily easier but cheaper um comes to filters and all that. I guess there's you probably know this Jason there's been a big change in the filter market apparently according to what Paul's telling us. All that's going up too with the diesels especially. So >> and base oil. >> So we're going to continue to like we've talked about over the last year or so and year and a half I guess now we've been doing this. Uh we uh continue to work to try to locate the used buses, but we're looking
041to get this approval so that we can be ready when we do find those like we have been looking at in the past. So, uh, the recommendation is to approve the purchase of five used buses, at least a 71 passenger bus, gasoline ride buses less than 30,000 miles, uh, in the amount of no more than $125,000 per bus, five of those. Heard the recommendation. Now, I make a motion to approve the bud bus purchases as presented. Second >> motion and discussion. Any motion in a second. Any discussion? I >> think we've all kind of been clear on how important it is to keep the fleet up to par with the amount of travel and stuff we have. I know Mr. Boo made several points in the past and I think we all agree on the
042importance of continuing to feed in better buses and and over time would actually save the district money long term by keeping the fleet up to date and the safety of the students. So, I think it's a necessary thing to continue adding to the fleet. >> And just so any of our stakeholders don't understand, like as we let that every year that we're not adding two or three buses, >> the cumulative age of our fleet gets older and we're pushing that problem onto a future district, future board. >> Essentially, we're spending the futures district's money now by not buying buses and spending that money for something else and giving them a bigger problem in the future. So, if we can get caught up and get what we need, get our five buses, awesome. Um, I'll just,
043you know, we'll obviously if it fits in the budget, and I know we have some other things that we're that big dollar things that you go looking at, facilities, whatever, like if that, you know, five is the number that we feel like we can do in budgets. Um, then yes, >> we'd like permission to do five. Of course, we'll be watching. Um, we'll have a better picture July, August, September of what next year looks like. I'm confident at this point. I'm looking at Miss Donna. I'm confident at this point to tell you that I do think we'll be able to do this next year because of how we anticipate finishing this year. >> Okay? And this is to be clear, this is up to five, right? We don't we don't have to buy five if
044we say, "Hey, we need to buy three." >> Right. >> Okay. >> Right. We'll be very careful and make sure that we're not making hasty purchases that are not appropriate with the money that we have coming in the revenue. >> Okay. They would be very similar to the last couple we've purchased with the really nice camera systems. The floor, the bluebirds, all the works. They're decked out. They're nice. >> We did just get one. We just signed signed for one this week. >> Not one of these. >> One that you had previously, one that you all had previously approved as purchasing. >> Um, it's the one we paid for this week. >> Yeah. And that wasn't the new bus purchase. That was just a one for one exchange for the one we lost. >> Y'all
045approved for that. Y'all approved that a couple months. >> Right. What's What's the difference in the cost between a 30,000 milei truck and a bus and a zero? >> 50 to 60 to 60. >> They're running depending on what all you get on them. Um just the base the base with only an air conditioner, I think. And the the lowest version you can get with an air conditioner is somewhere between 150 and 160. >> And there'd be no camera, >> right? No camera. >> Yeah. So then you go adding camera systems and some of them, you know, we've got some in the past have the under storage things like that. But yeah, you're looking at probably some of them >> all it says the ones like we've gotten the last couple probably in that 170
046range if they were new >> and then you have to add all the specs for Arkansas >> cameras and stuff. >> Any other discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor unanimous. >> Thank you. >> Request to approve policy sections four, five, and seven updates. >> Yes. So, I'm bringing you some revisions to policies that are these are annual revisions. These are some just some new policies, new procedures, and updates. The majority of which are updated according to Arkansas Code. So, um I recommend that the board approve the attached policies as presented. Uh not all. It does say note all these are updates from Arkansas Schoolboard Association model policy, but you will see some of those are MH. 517 is an MH policy. Graduation requirements 44 54.45 is an MH policy as well. Okay, heard the
047recommendation. Do we have a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve the attached policies as presented. >> A second. Motion second. Any discussion? >> Our stakeholders, students, whatever. They need to understand that there's a lot of changes coming in here with certainly with these honor honor graduates, honor courses. um and how that's going to flush out over the course of a >> I I expect we will have another change in the upcoming year. Um we're seeing some things Miss Partney and I discussed Miss Russell and I talked about a new waiting a new um weighted grading procedure that I do believe is on tap unless something changes to start in fall of 28 for incoming freshmen. >> Is that something for Mountain Home or are you talking statewide? statewide state. >> So, some of
048the changes you see here are because of state um the honors policy and honor ro and honor grad policy, the MH policy that I've presented here is a straight copy from our handbook. That's why we did not go with the ASBA policy just to make it easier for families. >> Any other discussion? None. All those in favor? >> Thank you. >> Oh, Mr. Knight. Fun stuff. >> Playground equipment. >> Expensive playground equipment. So, um, a lot of our playground equipment across the district has now gotten very old. And at Nelson, we've already removed a few pieces and we were looking at replacing those pieces. And I called um the company that we used for Hackler, same company that did the one um over City Park um that we really like using and said, "Well, instead
049of designing, instead of us getting three pieces, can you design us a set um to go up that we can put them all together in one spot and also make sure that our students with um disabilities can also use." Um so they designed this for us. Um now, normally we would do um the sealed bids. We didn't this time. So, I don't always bring you guys tips tax contracts. And the reason I didn't is because um there was a discount of $16,000 if we got it this one. >> So, I could not seal bid that out. Um so, I'm asking you to approve this on the on the state tips tax contract um so that we can get that discount. Um this is um the equipment 6352254. The site prep is different than Hackler. It's
050actually cheaper. Um, in Hackler, we poured a concrete pad. We poured the pour in place rubber on it. Um, this is now a compact rock and it's going to be turf. So, you can still go over it. The warranty is 10 years on it. Like warranty on the rubber is like two. Um, it doesn't hold up as well. So, um, that's the um, reason we're going to do that. So, um, I'm asking you all to approve $13,43.90 for a new um playground at Nestle Oaks. >> Heard the recommendation. Do we have a motion? >> I'll make a motion that we approve the Nelmouth hair and playground equipment as presented. >> Second. >> Motion and second. Any discussion? >> Well, if you've ever been to dinner on the dirt, >> yeah, >> it's pretty rough. Yeah,
051>> it's in need of a big >> also say it's a this cannot we do not have time to put this in the summer >> but because that playground is so large as soon as it comes in and we're able we will put it in during school. We can just so we're not going to wait all the way till next summer. >> I got more community comments about this playground than anything else we were going to discuss tonight. >> Yeah, it's pretty it's in pretty rough shape. Um reminded me when I was in school there. >> I mean, I don't know it's changed a whole lot since I >> play. >> How long do I mean, how long does that stuff typically last? Have we seen >> Do we I mean, >> the warranty on
052the You want the turf or the >> No, the playground equipment itself. >> The playground equipment's I think it's a 20-year warranty. It's at least 15 to 20. I haven't seen anything wrong with Hackler. And um we've had the rocker piece break a couple times. They've always come and fixed it, no cost. Um I'm never putting another one of those in. The rest of it has been fine. >> And there's not one of those on this. >> No, we're not putting that in. I did One thing that's not there is we did put a um I've got a a wheelchair swing. It's going to go in the corner. >> Um and then that slide um is made so that a student with a with a wheelchair can go up. >> Um but yeah, about 20
053I would say if anything in Hackler, the the tarp, you know, the umbrella faded, >> everything else has been great. Um the tariff warranty is 10. Um that's supposed to last somewhere between 10 and 15 years. >> Okay. >> Based on I guess obviously how many kids are playing with them. >> So it won't be the spongy one. >> It's kind of >> So instead of like it's not going to be like the football field with the pellets, they'll actually put down foam pads underneath them and they'll change the thickness of it based on the requirements for the fall. So you'll have seven or eight inches of thickness like around the slides and things. And then it's some that might just be almost none or >> Miss Concaid looks pretty happy back there. >> No
054pressure. >> And if anyone if anyone doesn't track how expensive playground equipment is, it is eye wateringly expensive. So this is actually >> not a bad bit. >> This is actually a good deal with that with the discount that we're creating on it. So >> any other discussion hearing? That all those in favor let's do it. >> Yeah. Thanks, Mr. Knight. >> We spent a lot of money to that. >> But the duty teachers will thank us on that as well. >> They have more to do. >> And it's about less remembering getting cut off. >> That's about as dilapitated of a playground. >> Any other I don't know if you've seen it. >> Makes a big deal. >> We're adding this. >> Any other board discussion? >> Why are you looking at me? >>
055Oh, yeah. There's two sexes. Yeah, I think it's some place. >> I'd just like to >> some existing structure >> mentioned Don Web. >> He was he was he was more than just a coach or a teacher. He was a friend. If you ever knew Don, he knew you. I mean, he had a memory. >> Somebody come in the gym, I'd be sitting there next to him. Oh, yeah. That's so and so and so and so and his sister or that I can't remember somebody walk out the door but Don web was one of a kind very unique and this community will miss >> it >> tremendously >> well said Tommy >> okay what do you got for us boss >> well happy summer um camps are in full swing if you drive by the
056school you'll buses from other places, even coming cheer camp or football camp, um cheer, dance, theater. I did have the opportunity to go visit an art camp that was sponsored by the Lloyd Foundation at Kingston uh through the Mountain Home Education Foundation. So, that was a really neat opportunity for some of our students. And anytime you see a community sponsored school event, that's that's pretty neat. And I know um I know the kids enjoyed it and they were doing some pretty cool projects. >> I love to see other school buses from other towns. >> So like Miss um Lawrence mentioned, professional development underway with our teachers, tech department, transportation department, they all had their annual training this week. Our leadership team team had our annual retreat, worked with solution tree, and then had a team
057building day two weeks ago. So that was really a lot of fun. and a good learning opportunity for all of us. As a reminder, your August meeting August 6th, so it will be early per policy. We need to have that meeting and you approve a budget. Of course, that budget will undergo revision as we get final numbers, but um you do need to approve at least a first draft of a budget so that we can start school. And that is per policy. And I just want to thank our sweet Leah. Um, Leah has meant a lot to all of us. >> Yes. >> So, we will miss her to say the least. >> We will miss her. >> That's all I have. >> Okay. And the employee hearing is not necessary this evening. So, we
058can go ahead and move into executive session for personnel, employment, retirements, and transfers. Cookies.