001like to go ahead and call the meeting to order. Uh meeting has been duly called. Appropriate notice has been given. Like to welcome everybody here tonight. Before we start the pledge, we have our choir students. Mrs. Proctor, could you >> This is Symphony Fox. >> Come on in. >> Symphony. >> Would would you lead us in the pledge this evening? >> Yes, sir. Absolutely. >> Great. >> 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 for that. >> Give us just a couple minutes here. Um if at this point in the meeting, we got a public comment section. Um I did have two sign up, but I did have one
002that said he'd happy you're good. Correct. Perfect. And then so the the next person would be uh Nicole Hobs. Thank you for coming in tonight. >> Oh, of course. How you guys doing? >> Doing great. >> So I'm not going to take up too much of your time. I'm here because I'm part of the PTO and we started a new type of fundraising event this year. It was we allowed the seniors to sign up and paint their parking spot. They are all finished with it and our parking spot looks beautiful and I'm just here to invite all of you board members to come and check out our very artistic seniors because they did an amazing job. I I actually I pulled into the parking lot at well this yesterday morning and at 4:30 in the
003morning because I was running on the track and I was like this is fantastic. >> Oh my gosh. We've had kids do um what is it? Mini golf. Um there was one that's a bunch of different shoes. He's on the football team. One's like Spongebob Squarepants where it says four years later there. It's pretty cool. We're very excited about this and we really feel like it's going to grow and It's going to be a good time. >> Look great out there. Come check it out. >> Did your art students were your art students involved in doing the stuff on the square? >> I'm not sure. So, these weren't even art students. These were just seniors. >> Oh, yeah. These were just our seniors, the ones who wanted to. I think we had about 13 of
004them this time sign up. So, >> So, do you feel like it's going to be a fundraiser that grows end up? >> I feel like it. I think especially because we're hearing the juniors are getting excited, but it's that sophomore class that's really starting to Oh, yeah. They're the ones who are just like, "Yeah, >> great. >> So, thank you." >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Motion to approve the agenda and the minutes. >> I'll make a motion to approve the agenda and minutes. >> Second. >> Motion and second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Unanimous. >> Now on to our choir students. >> Miss Proctor. >> Mrs. Proctor. Thank you for coming in tonight. >> Good evening. Thank you for having us tonight. Uh so today I have uh our Mountain Home
005High School Chamber choir here. Uh my name is Tory Proctor and I'm the director for the junior high and high school choirs here at Mountain Home. We serve about 130 students over six choirs between the junior high and the high school. And this group here is our most advanced ensemble and they showcase the highest level of musicianship that you can achieve in our program. Uh this group is made up of all region members, all state members. We have some national honor choir members as well from last year. And this group has really just made me proud every step of the way. Uh Miss Russell and Miss Die came to our concert recently and we were very happy to see them. And so we will be singing one of our contest pieces for you for you
006this evening which is The Road Home by Steven Pace. We'll use this to go to our competition later this year in February and hopefully to state as well this year. Thank you so much for having us. >> Thank you. >> [music] [music] >> Tell me where is the I [singing and music] can go that I lost so [singing] long [music] ago. All these years [singing and music] I have wondered oh [music] will [singing] I know there's a way [music] that [singing] will lead me home. [music] >> [music] [music] >> after [singing] wind [music] after rain [music and singing] as I wake [music] from [singing] a dream. In the [music] [singing] day through the air [music] [singing] there's a call from [music] [singing] there's a voice [singing] I can hear that will [music] lead me >>
007[music] [music] >> Rise up [music] [singing] follow [music] the love [singing] in [music] your heart as the only song. [singing] There is no such [singing] beauty as you belong. [music] [singing] I will [singing] lead you [music] home. >> [music] [music] [applause] >> So many beautiful. Wow. Would they introduce themselves? >> Absolutely. Uh, Jasper. >> Hi, I'm Jasper Taylor. I phase two. >> And you're a senior? Yes. >> And I'm a senior. >> Hi, I'm Melissa Campbell. I'm a senior and I'm out to work. >> Hi, I'm Symphony Fox. I'm a senior and I'm soprano. >> My name is Andrea McInness. I'm a junior and I sing. >> I'm Brandon Mson. I'm a senior and I sing. >> I'm Satlock. I'm a junior and I sing. >> I'm I'm Haley Simmons. I'm a junior and I
008sang Alto one. >> I'm James Michael. I'm a sophomore and I sing one. >> My name is Jade Taylor. I'm a sophomore and I say two. >> Uh my name is Aiden Burns. I'm a junior and I sing bass one. >> My name is Piper Bone and I sing. >> My name is Madison. I'm a junior and I sing. >> My name is Aiden Lane. Uh, I sing bass one and I'm a junior. >> My name is Kayley Brown. I'm a junior and I sing one. >> Wow. Wow. >> That's amazing. Thank you for that. That was >> incredible. You guys ever sing the national anthem? >> So really, I mean this group, a lot of these, a lot of these I've had since like ninth grade. Symphony I've had since nth grade. She's a
009senior now. Alyssa, like a good number of my seniors in here I've had. So, I mean, it really is it builds up over the years and our program. Um, I mean, especially when we get to magical time, there are countless outside hours. Uh, we have our community uh dinner theater, which is like a Renaissance inspired, [clears throat] medieval inspired uh dinner feast that we do in the end of December. So, we're get also preparing for that. So, these guys have got about 20 songsish that they're learning right at the moment. Um, so Yeah, hours after school they show up for volleyball games to sing the national anthem. Um really I mean the dedication and the hard work that this group has shown and the leadership um because even they showed up without me at a
010game one time and led it on their own. So um it is truly remarkable to get to work with this group every single day and every year our program grows and gets a little bit better. And >> it was the largest choir concert. And I know it was a sampling from so many different groups, but I I drove up and I was like, wonder what's going on here. And >> guys, it was packed. >> This is the biggest it's been in. >> It was packed. >> Quite a few years. >> 130 for this specific group. Do y'all had try out? Do you have to try out to be in this group? I'm sure >> this group is our top auditions ensemble. So, they do have to learn a prepared piece, which is our national anthem
011that we sing every year. Um, and they also have to be able to sight read as well. So, they do that all by themselves and that's preparing them for things like all state auditions where they also have to sight read. Um, national honor choir auditions, regional choir auditions. Um, so really this group is fantastic and a lot of these I tell them probably go on to college and sing as well. Um, because you don't have to be a music major in order to get scholarships just to sing. >> So, after you audition for this and you're selected, >> then is it scheduling or is Do you practice after hours? Is this during is there a chamber choir hour at school in your class schedule? >> We have one that's scheduled during the day. Okay. We
012will have some after school rehearsals for national anthem commitments. This group sings volleyball games. They sing at um different community events. So we have a Christmas tree lighting ceremony as well that's coming up right before the Christmas parade this year. We're going to be singing Merry did for that. So, if you want to come out and see them, that'll be right before the Christmas parade at the for Christmas tree lighting center. >> Um, so yes, we do have some outside rehearsals and this group definitely does have to do the most of it out of all of our choirs. Um, because this really is kind of our flagship ensemble that we take out into the community as as much as we possibly can. So, >> so next year for the Mountain Home Education Foundation Night of
013Honors, this would absolutely elevate it to another level. I'll get the date to you real soon. That's what I love about these guys. They love to go out and perform and just showcase their music for people and it just brings all of us such joy. So, >> we appreciate you having us here today. >> Thank you. >> Thanks for coming. >> Amazing. >> Wow. >> What a treat. did not >> I will say this we had our leadership meeting right after Miss Dwey and Miss Russell heard her adult number and Mary Beth I don't want to speak for you if you want to say what you told us at leadership >> well I'm I'm texting her I'm not going to lie during the performance [laughter] >> because I'm there sobbing >> so I don't cry
014like me too >> something like drift on my hand and I like looked [laughter] up and it was y which I hear them all the time so like >> to see him on stage >> I do but it's just it was and this is just n really nine weeks of y'all this group particular group together so this isn't you know a lot of them haven't seen in a while but this combination there's just something different this particular combination was just magical >> incredible Well, thank you. [applause] Any other questions for our >> Come back anytime. >> We were just talking about maybe Christmas time we'll see. >> Wow. >> I have one of my students from my mentoring class up there. I'm so proud. [laughter] >> A couple of these kiddos were mine from elementary
015school. So, I'm proud of them. >> Some are mine as well. >> It's fun to see them and they're all here. Well, thank you. I appreciate you having us tonight. Thank you. >> Thank y'all. >> Good evening. >> Oh, I had all >> Dang, Miss Lawrence. You got to top that. >> [laughter] >> Not sure the dad quite as much. >> Dad gonna move us to tears. >> I like that. >> That was incredible. Our kids are doing some amazing things. So that's and our teachers like just what they >> are able to do out of our students like that is amazing. So, um, okay. I have a pretty short on a little kind of a shorter report tonight. Um, we're going to focus on some math tonight. We're going to do a little take
016a look at our I Ready beginning of the year diagnostic and, um, we've talked a lot about what things. So, tonight we're going to switch a little bit. Our all students grades K7 are doing our I Ready Math curriculum. And we've had this um This will be this is our I think our eighth year to have this adoption for our district and it was a pretty easy decision to continue with it when it was time at the end of the six years to to make a decision. So um what we do is we do our diagnostic at the beginning of the year. Um and what I showed you tonight is just building by building what that piece looks like at the beginning of the year. So, this is not going to be a growth comparison
017quite yet, but I will tell you that we do look at like I can tell you the numbers that come in per building are within 4% on every measure of how we did on the beginning of the year placement last year. So, that is kind of a good piece to look at. Um, so our students take this, this is um a diagnostic on the current school year. So, that's why you're going to see not a lot of green. So, what this shows you in kindergarten is we do have a small population of students that came in ahead of the readiness level for kindergarten math, but most of our students are are are yellow and they can't be two grade levels behind them in kindergarten. So, you're not going to see any red, but you if
018you go on to Nelson Wils, you'll see that changes a little bit. You'll see the spread there. Um, the other piece the slide shows you is the the placement by domain. So you can see the the four categories that they're testing in and you can kind of see how the numbers play there. But we show at Nelson Wils, we still have that small population that are showing a little bit of um beyond readiness. And then we have a lot right there. Um if they're one grade level behind in second grade, they're testing second grade diagnostic. So they're right where you would want them to be. They're right at that prime place to take off. And then we're shown that two grade levels behind 100 or more. That's where we know we have a little bit
019of work to do to try to keep them on grade level readiness projection for the year. So, looking at Hackler, you'll see again the numbers are broken down for you there. Um, by the time they get up into the older grades, you're going to see a little bit more red, but we also do have a lot of intervention pieces happening um for those students. And then our last building um to do already is Kingston. And so you'll see their beginning of year piece there. So what the what the teachers do obviously their tier one is starting on grade level and then the students do my path within I already and that is that is based on the diagnostic data. So that they have like an individual pathway that is designed for them and they work
020through that pathway throughout the year while also doing uh tier one instruction. on grade level. Um they also have um RTI pieces. Um every building is doing that a little bit differently. Um in the older grades a lot of times they do priority weeks. We talked about that a little bit with you guys before. Hackler is doing Thursdays and Fridays as math intervention. Um Nelson Wils is building it in more into their math blocks. So they're still we're still working out the schedules with some of that. So, and then kindergarten is doing a lot of point in time because kindergarten is trying to kind of decide what their needs are. So, our next slide, I did want to show you something new that RD is doing. So, I think this is really cool. Um, they
021are we did we actually participated in the in a correlation study last year. We were one of the schools they asked to participate. So the TOSS and I compilated and submitted a lot of of data to turn into I already um no names of students. It was just numbers. But what they did is by collecting lots of different pieces from lots of different schools, they were able to do a projected proficiency piece now. And so what they're doing is showing you what a projected proficiency marker will be for that student on Atlas, which that's our that's our super that's what the is measuring us by. So the state isn't asking how did your students do on I Ready. They're asking how did your students do on Atlas. So what we're needing to know is is
022the curriculum we're using preparing our students appropriately for their end [clears throat] ofear assessment. So this is a pretty neat example. If you see how this is coded on the on the key, you can see the colors level one, two, three, and four. If you remember, any student that scores at level three or four on that list is considered proficient in that content area for that grade. So, we're trying to get all students to level three and four. And if you look on the right side, it explains the projected proficiency. And that typical growth means if you didn't really do anything above and beyond, that's going to be your typical growth projection for that student by the end of the year. So what you'll see with this particular student is if they do typical growth,
023they're going to be up in the category of a level two, but it's a high level two. So what does that tell us as a as an educator with that student? We are very very close to to getting that student to proficiency. So if you look at that gray dotted line, what I already is showing you is if we do what's called stretch growth with that student, then look where that student ends up. end up at a level three and it is it doesn't take a whole lot extra to push them to that next level. And so that's what our our teachers are doing within their collaborative teams. Um we actually had a rep come and spend the [clears throat] day with all our math teachers recently and the the rep is just making sure
024that their questions are answered about how to use the program. Um anything new within the program like this that the rep can kind of just coach them and how to use the new reports and pieces. Um And then just make sure our new teachers are aware of how to adjust those pathways. If the individual pathways are too easy or too hard for the student, maybe they're making 100s on everything and it's just super easy. Well, that means they didn't try as hard as they probably should have on the diagnostic, so it has them too low. So, they need to be adjusted. So, they have a challenge in the pathway. vice versa. If it's too hard, they're not passing anything, we need to adjust that so their pathway is working within their deficit area at the
025right level. So that's what the teachers are constantly doing. They're trying to adjust the pathways and adjust their tier one teaching to meet projected proficiency at the end of the year. Um, two other cool things. Um, if you want to go to that one more slide. Um they I just wanted to show you a couple things that are readily available to our teachers. Look how many options I already sent this. These are pieces built in. Our teachers can use this any any way they choose within their own classroom. And then we won't play it. But the second link on there is an elevate lesson. They have a new I Ready Pro for our middle middle school students. And that might be something interesting um to watch. It's like a minute and a half, but it
026just shows how they're adding some um some extension within the program for middle school students. And I did talking to some teachers ask what are you liking about it this year? What what are you using the most? A couple things I've been told they love. They're using the comprehension checks um that are now built in after every lesson. And so what they can do is pause. There's like a five five question quiz they can get. They don't have to do it every time. they don't have to do it every day, but if they sense their class might be stuck, they can offer this quick little by five question check. It grades it for the teacher. They can see immediately how their classes did on that skill that they taught that day. Um, the other piece
027they're really liking is they have a digital practice piece now built in and they can pick that based on the lesson they're teaching. And those digital practice models are looking very similar to what they're doing in Atlas. They're even doing like digital graphing and some things like that in there. So, our teachers are starting to to pull some of that in and it's just kind of a some cool new features for our students. >> So, is my path utilized to accelerate those students? >> It can. So, if they're above grade level, their path is still moving them, >> but the teacher sets it or is it >> theu the program sets it? It doesn't placements like if a teacher doesn't do anything with it, that student's just going to track based on what that BI
028diagnostic is. The reason we ask and why our teams are looking at that along the way is just to make sure, you know, you don't need to do 20 lessons you don't need to do to my path. They they do keep an eye on that and our teachers check it throughout the year, not just at the beginning, to make sure their students are performing at the right But the stretch growth, is that actually a set? >> They there's a way to kind of analyze their stretch growth within here. And they recommend if you can move the research shows if you can move a student through to their stretch goals, then they are going to grow in the end of their after I can't remember what year already, but it's two grade levels. And so they
029can it really does make a difference. So instead of just being typical growth, they're gonna if they're, let's say they're behind six months, they're, you know, second grade halfway through the year, they need to be at third grade, a stretch growth goal instead of just giving them, >> but they can go in and set a a a pathway for that child something. >> I don't know if it's they're setting a pathway, but they are setting the growth goal. That would be a stretch goal. >> That would be a stretch goal. So they're going to talk to students about what that will be. Like they can show them if they want individual student report on there and say, "Hey, look how close you are and then [clears throat] they can talk to that student about what
030it would take to get them to that next that depend on the age of the student, what they're trying to do. But yeah, they the stretch goal piece the when that when we've had training with the reps, they're very um excited about talking to the teachers about Any other questions about my regimen? >> Thank you for sharing. >> You're welcome. >> Moving on to financial reports, Miss Con. [clears throat] >> Good evening. We'll start with the statement of changes in fund balance for the month ending September 30th of 2025. We ended the month of September with 13,321,02124. Um, as compared to September of this time last year, this balance is down $443,768. I wanted to point out uh a couple of items. Fund 2281 or 2218, I'm sorry, is our declining enrollment. We receive our
031allocation at the beginning of the year and we have utilized some of that allocation. It reimburses, but typically it's not going to reimburse till spring. So, you're going to see that hanging out there >> till about February or March. Um then we at fund 2260. We have a negative balance of $72,92.70. Typically, we get this in one lump sum and we would have already gotten it by now, but they have changed how that they they give that and they now give it in installments monthly. So, we're going to see that running in negative until it catches up. Any questions? Okay, moving on to the next page. We have the statement of changes, our statement of revenues and expenditures and changes in fund balance. We had total revenues for September of 3,42,288.96 with total expenditures of
0323,949,56010. >> Any questions? >> Okay, moving on to the next one. This is our operating fund balance tracking for funds one, two, and four all combined. We ended September with a balance of 6,558,57863. This looks considerably different. And I wanted to point out that we did go ahead and pay for the Gary roof out of the operating fund and that was 396,000 out of that with the intention of trying not to bother our building fund and looking at the towards the end of the year to see if we needed to adjust where we have that expenditure. So, it did do a number on that balance, but I wanted you to be sure and know what what part of that cause is. Another thing is uh the fund two, all the fund twos combined, if you
033looked at the first statement of changes, um all of those two funds would come up to about the rest of the difference. So that I wanted you to know where that 700,000 is. >> Thank you for that. >> Well, yes, because it's a little bit startling when you look [clears throat] at that. >> Y >> um but it is something we plan to reevaluate at the end of the year. It makes it a little bit difficult for you to watch the trend on this sheet the way that we did look at it. But with things as tight as they are, we wanted to you know, not touch that building fund if we can work it out in other ways. That is certainly something we can look at at the end of the year and make
034adjustments at that point. >> Sure. >> Mer, this is for September. So, all the federal monies are here. Does with the ongoing shutdown, does that affect us getting the federal monies during like month of October or not >> or do we know? they have feel like our title one is safe and also our um Perkins dollars. I'm not sure. I haven't talked to Glen much. I haven't had a chance to talk to her, but I think we are good. >> We're good on her. >> I have no doubt we'll get it. I should know if it's >> it's coming >> if they still get it during the month or if it holds up. >> No, we can get that they were very last minute notifying us that we were going to get it. So, we
035were kind of wondering >> and hoping that it all came through, but so far so good. >> Thank you. >> Last, we have the changes of statements and activity funds for the month of September. And we ended the month with $561,91246. And And then you have the system reports to follow that support these documents. >> Okay. Any questions? >> Thanks. >> Enrollment. >> Yes. Um your total enrollment was is 3,659 students and that is down as expected. um following trends as we have over the past couple of years as far as from September to October by losing a few students, three I think. Um we net we lost three. So, but um that's actually fewer than we lost this time last year by a couple. So, we'll take that. We're It's definitely concerning and definitely
036something that as we move through the year, we'll continue to watch. We'll continue to look at prechooling preschools and kindergarten enrollment. And we'll be making some staffing decisions just based on those numbers because we know that's that's what we'll have to do if um as far as just moving folks around or possibly teaching something that they're not used to. But looking at retirements, things like that. just attrition >> through normal attrition. >> Just attirements and and plans for the future for some folks. And so that helps us think about where where we could not refill positions. >> Any questions on enrollment report student transfer? >> So this is I'm going to try to say it exactly like our student transfer guru Jennifer told me. It's five in and five out. However, we're actually positive two.
037And here's why. Two have never been ours. They were homeschooled students already and they're going to go to another school now. So, we never had them on our enrollment. And then one of them is a student who they moved into town, but they had already been a student at Cotter. So, they went back to Cotter. So, we're actually ahead by a couple because we had never had those kids. >> That's good. >> Yeah, >> any questions on the transfer update? Okay, Mr. Knight, facilities report. >> So, uh the roof at Guyberry is finished. Last Tuesday, the architect came in the final walkroughs got on top of it. Made sure that they had done everything that [clears throat] they were supposed to do. Um he then uh sent me the pictures that I attached here. You
038guys want to go through it? Um and uh basically just an email saying that he has verified that um it's all good and we can give them the final payment. So that total of that roof came out to $687,165.39. uh 19,000 was when we talked about uh we added some of the the plywood up on the roof and then there was two around $2,000 of just little tiny damages that we ran into. So um >> overall that project came in significantly lower than what we >> Yeah. So remember we had budgeted and the state has given us a little over a million for that. So, we're going to take that price. The state will come do a walk through. They haven't been scheduled yet. They'll verify that we did it. Um, and then we'll take
039all the architect costs, engineering costs, these costs, send them the bills, and they're going to give us the roughly half. So, you're going to be gi. >> It's beautiful. >> It is so pretty. Oh, that's just those pictures. >> It looks pretty good. Now, we got to fix the steps because the steps look They did fix some concrete and somebody fixed the concrete in front of it. >> We did they did run over a piece of concrete. Um >> so it looks but it was already kind of >> crumbling. It cracked with machinery but it was on us. There was a leak underneath it so it was our fault. So we just >> It looks really good. >> You have any questions on that? >> So nice. >> Thanks Chris. Next technology update. Mr. Amanda,
040>> hi Steve. >> Hi. >> There's Steve. >> Glad you can make it, Steve. >> Thanks. Um, so Steve and I are kind of splitting up the tech update. He does all the really important stuff and I just do all the teacher stuff. Um, but I wanted to update you all. I know, right? Like he does like like I don't climb on the ladders or anything like that. He does all that. But wanted to update you on student Chromebook usage because that was something that we had talked about last year. Um, so there will be a monthly report um that will um we'll be able to share with you all, but I wanted to just share a little bit about September and specifically highlight Hackler. Um Kristen or Miss Goodwin took this to heart last
041year and really embraced what was going on and and how do we ensure our students are utilizing technology correctly and flipped over the coin. So Hackler went from teachers um and students being able to go to websites that are appropriate, you know, they can to we're locking it down and they can only go to websites that we have allowed as academic websites. And so the usage for the students has dramatically um shifted and super proud of those teachers and those kids for working through the kinks because of course you get to your lesson and you're ready to do something and your kids go to the site and it's blocked. Um so super fun, but we've um I've almost gotten really good at unblocking things on GoG Guardian. I just forget a couple of the things.
042Another really neat feature that I was able to find out as I was poking around in GoG Guardian. So, we can also look for the top YouTube searches that kids are doing. Um, so from that, we've now um layered in another block that they can no longer watch YouTube shorts. Um, it's kind of like Tik Tok on YouTube. Didn't know that was a thing, but that's now blocked. Um, so it is an ever evolving process that we keep learning. Um, but really excited about the changes that we're seeing. And if you go all the way through the grade levels, the top websites are all academic websites. um which is super exciting. So, wanted to share some good news with you all and then let you know that the tech committee is still alive. Um and
043we have scheduled our first semester meeting for this year. And one of the things that we're going to ask the tech committee to help us address is looking at our our curriculum adoptions and not the big curriculums like I Ready and things, but it's something that maybe a teacher would see. Um, for example, there's one called Gizmos that is a science-based curriculum. Um, since the beginning of the school year this year, Keith and I have done nine of those. Um, and it's like the difference in a Hyundai and a Ford. They're all very different. A good auto reference, right? Um, it is super time consuming to go in and make sure all of these things work. So, asking our teachers, um, how can we get this process so that you have what you need? Um,
044so that it is streamlined and that we are ensuring that we are giving our kids the most appropriate opportunities to be successful. Um, continuing our AI discussions, we actually met with the English department at the high school last week. One of our sites that has been used for a long time is called Grammarly. I don't know if you've heard of Grammarly, but basically it is a writing checker. So, if you were to write an email, Grammarly would go in and say, "Oh, you've got three or four run-on sentences. You spelled this word incorrectly, blah blah blah." It's now added an AI into Grammarly that will write it for them. So the English teachers were like, "Hello." So um we were able to meet with them. They came back with some different ideas. Hey, let's look
045at this site. So now Grammarly is blocked. So it's just a constant communication and evolving practice of ensuring we're teaching our kids how to use these tools correctly. Um, and then just continuing that screen time discussion and what does it look like for all of our kids and our students and how can we make this process better than it is today. >> Have you noticed a change in the screen time usage? >> Yes, in every building there is a dramatic change. Um, and I will say I have talked with Katie. Katie is the counselor at Nelson Wilts. Um, and she has taken this on very seriously as part of her role. And she said, Becca, it is absolutely amazing to walk down the halls and see what we're seeing. Um, even with our first graders
046who are on iPads, so we can't we don't have the ability to track that as much as we do a Chromebook. She said, "It's just remarkable just bringing it to their attention and and and showing awareness of, hey, let's let's see if we can shift this a little bit." I would say, building. We're looking at major improvements. >> So, I do have a question on the AI thing. Miss Dwey would be disappointed if I didn't ask. >> Okay. >> Um, what are we doing proactively to teach students how to ethically, morally be prepared to use AI as they enter the workplace? If we're going to make them workplace ready, >> right, >> they're going to graduate in May. in June they make it hard for a job and they can use AI. >> So we
047have a couple of restrictions just because of the company chat GPT is not allowed for anyone under 18 nor is Gemini. >> Okay. >> Google has said 18year-old and under cannot use this. So, at the beginning of the year and with the tech committee's input last year, we came up with five different platforms and sent those to teachers that said, "Here are the things that this one does where students can get in there and work and it's appropriate for students." Um, I met with a high school teacher this week. He said, "Hey, I want my students to be able to take my notes and use AI to create a quiz. What platform do I need to use?" So, we walk through it together. Um, our English teachers are using it um some of the editing
048software and like improving writing. >> Um so it is just it's really chasing a rabbit is kind of a hard thing for us to understand, but it's just taking the ones we know that are okay and that are safe and teaching them how to harness the capabilities of what's within each of those platforms. >> Okay. >> Anything else for me? >> No, that's a good question. >> Okay, thanks guys. I didn't I try >> I didn't know those sites were >> having knowledge and the teacher background in the technology department. It's probably the best thing that's happened to technology anywhere in decades because you know she understands how to work with teachers and stuff a lot better than you know technically. [laughter] um some tech updates. Um one of our big drate projects for this
049year was um some fiber projects. So we ran new fiber to the bus barn. Um that was a really old one. I don't know if you remember it went through the old preschool building to the old maintenance department and back up and that had failed years ago. And so we've got transportation on the on a new fiber. Um, we're able to do the MLAN Park baseball fields and the high school press box as an annex because they connect to the high school property. So, we were able to run fiber to those. Um, MLAN Park was on a wireless bridge across from Hackler and then the press box was also a wireless bridge and both of those sites that equipment was aging out where we were going to have to replace it anyway. So, we were
050able to rate fiber very affordably and just have those on fiber. Um, the indoor baseball complex on Wade Street never had anything. There was no internet over there or anything. So, we were able to get an internet circuit put in there that connects it to our network. So, we were able to put new cameras in there, put that building on the access control so that you know all the custodians, anyone who uses it, we now have online access to update that. Um, if a new volunteer needs access, we can do it from our desk and it's and they're good to go. Before it was drive over there, get in the closet, climb up and manually put stuff in for that to work. Um, we also put Wi-Fi over there and we have a phone over
051there now, too. So, um, having that facility, you know, online buildings is is great. So, we can see what's going on over there remotely and everything. So, um, the security camera projects that we did last year with the state security money, those are all complete. Our new camera totals are about 416 cameras in the district and about 38 recorders. So, and we maintain all of those issues and stuff in house. So, um, saves saves a lot of money. and uh um but several of the buildings have the new camera systems in in place and they're great. So um since we haven't met since summer or haven't had updates since summer, all the classroom phones have been completed in all the buildings. Um so I'd say 99.9% of all classrooms have a phone in them that
052um teachers can use to call out office can call into and then as as the intercom systems fail or die at buildings we can switch over the bell system and intercom system right to the phones. So that's kind of all in place for down the road. So, um, we got the Chromebook employee back this year and that has just, you don't realize how much work that one person does with all of our Chromebooks. Um, Martin has logged over 400 repairs this year. Um, which is awesome. It's about 200 over where we were last year. Um, but a lot of them weren't getting logged last year because we were all doing promo repairs everywhere for the last year and a half. So, just that it's consistent and you know, we can really see some good numbers.
053We can see repeat offenders, you know, and deal with those appropriately. Um, it's it's been great. So, um, what has also helped that is we've put the Chromebooks at Pinkstone back into the classrooms. The kids do not carry them around anymore. So if they need them during the class, they go to the cart and they get them kind of like it was before co. So that has been a game changer for screen time too because the kids aren't on them in the hallways, you know, they're not sneaking them home at night. Uh so it's been repairs also have been very minimal there. And they are new Chromebooks, so that helps also. But um that's I think the teachers really like that too. They're not having to track down the lost Chromebooks all the time. all
054that. So, um, we also have we're doing the ACT digital option now for all the ACT tests throughout the school year. So, this really isn't like a our school thing, but we host that test. Um, so we are providing devices that are all set up for the digital test on that and then there has to be a technical person there each Saturday for those tests also. So, it's been a great option. We had one test last month and there was a little rough to get started, but we figured out what needed to be done and um I think there's well this Saturday is the next test. So we've got 46 slots actually um for the online session. So it's a kind of a nice option to have. So that's it. >> Questions >> to even
055add to the importance of this. Mysteria arranged for our um Hall of Honor people to go into the schools this year. And um our alumnist uh Clifton Rutled, he's been CEO of several companies. He's now CEO of Shipley board of directors. And he spoke to the marketing class. And we were talking Thursday night after he had been to that marketing class. He said kind of unbelievable. What their marketing class looks like was nothing compared to what my high school marketing class was. and he was just commenting on the changes and how we're working to stay caught up with what the the workforce needs right now. So, I thought that was a pretty big um stamp of positive um work that you do. >> Great. Yeah, it's a I feel like we're always behind it just
056a little bit, but we're not >> not as far back behind as you think. Ahead ahead of education's just changed. It has just changed. action items facilities plan. Mr. Knight back again. [clears throat] >> So, um this is not something new. Um the schools always has to have a a master plan uh that is roughly or six years in the future. Um we add to it and move from it every single year. Um, if you guys have looked through it, I don't want you to freak out, especially if you're new. Just because it's on there doesn't mean you're going to do it. It's a wish list. If you want to get it funded or allowed to do it, we have to add to it and subtract from it and put those on there. Well, every
057two years, um, it is required, uh, to have board approval, um, of the master plan and also have an hour for the public to come in if they would like to do a little Q&A session with it. That's why we did the five o'clock today. So, um, I think that's about it. It's pretty much exactly the same one we have had every year. Um, and there the couple things that I can think of that we might add to it later on this year is um the junior high gym air conditioning. >> And I know you may not want it, but I've kind of been told that they're they are funding those pretty heavy and I've already paid for the engineering stuff to be done with that during co. So >> So this plan helps with
058the I say the partnership funding process. >> Yes. But also there's a lot of stuff on there that facilities wants to know about. It's not you're not going to get funding for anything that's not educational. If there's an athletics in there at all, it's not happening. You know, when this group gets replaced, we may have to put it in there. You're not going to get fun for it because it's not academic. But it has to go in there. They want to know the square footage. They want to know about our buildings. So, have any questions? >> There discussions. I make a motion we approve the master plan as presented. >> Second. >> Motion and second. Any discussion? >> You just to your point of, hey, this is a wish list. If it's not here, remember
059we used to have tennis courts on here. I noticed tennis courts aren't on here. tennis courts cuz I don't think anyone's telling that's ever going to happen. I know you like tennis. >> Yeah, I do. But >> and here's the other thing and I don't know why we have this. I think this is mainly they want us to do this so that the public is reminded that we do have this >> tennis courts if that comes back up in six months >> the way it was before. Sad. >> Yeah. And it's just the point of hey it's a wish list. We probably never have gotten to the tennis courts but it's on there. >> We used to have a bridge down there. >> We figured out that Yeah, >> when Lisa was on the board,
060her thing was that down there the extra parking. So that's down there on the on the baseball field. >> Um we talked about changing the rusty old fence around the football field for >> 10 years now, eight years now. >> So it's it's on there, but >> sure >> we'll get to it when it's important. There's a good narrative there about the district for if anybody else wants to kind of read how many students where what so it's good to have it out. Thank you. >> Yeah, I thought that was really good. >> And we're up a few students from September 24th when I gave her these numbers. >> That's positive. >> It's only a few, but it's a few. So like all those renovations like the installation of the stand pipes the new are
061those considered academic or are those non those are being >> where are those that's academic that's academic >> it's going to be really doubt you're going to get funed on that because that's those are the things that we're going to so they okay so they fund almost everything that they fund off what they call it warm safe and dry if you need a roof you need some air conditioning you're probably going to get it. Um, something that they may fund would be if we build a new building. I really doubt you're going to get stand pipes and lights and things like that right there. >> Okay. >> We're always going to try. I was just trying to understand the difference the difference in the spaces because that roof covers >> it's still but it's not
062really under that warm safe and dry because we're adding >> basically fire safety. >> Okay. >> Lights and walkways. >> So like these playgrounds things like that that's considered non-academic even though it's good. >> But it's on there. >> Interesting. And we started, you know, we had had a plan that we wanted to do um and I have them. I've got the drawings and the renderings of them already. We did hack there. We're going to do kindergarten. We were going to do Nelson Wells and they are getting older. Our playgrounds are getting older and it is they're starting to fall apart and it's >> it's looking bad. >> We almost did kindergarten, but the city made a new rule that I had like one square foot of concrete or pavement we had to put water
063retention in. In order to do that, I had to do water retention for the bus barn, which is huge. And you ended up like tripling the cost of that project to put that in. And it just was a nightmare. So we got >> but they're still integ [laughter] the the check has not been cut and I thought well this will be the weekend to see if uh see if it works. >> Not supposed to leak. >> They do have facilities requires a 20 year warranty on this. So, >> but we need a good rain to see if it's really good. >> We need a good rain period. >> Except all the other. >> Yeah, we can just make it rain. >> Well, actually did that once. That's why the roof wasn't very got a little
064wet, didn't it? >> Okay, you got a motion. Second. Any more discussion on this? >> Mr. President. >> Yes, sir. >> Um, is it possible for the since there was very little discussion about the master plan from the board members, is it possible to take just a brief comment from the citizen? >> Yeah. Um, I'll give you three minutes. >> Three minutes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That way we can get it recorded. That way it's in the minutes. >> And again, thanks for visiting with me earlier today and and and I was happy to be here today and listen to the discussion about the facilities plan. Since there wasn't much, I just want to reiterate my concern. As funding from the state dwindles, as I understand it, the burden for any facilities project, the big top,
065the high school, or anything, will ultimately be passed on to the taxpayers. And and I just want to reiterate my concerns that as this process goes on over six years, I understand [clears throat] it that that by the time we get to where the rubber meets the road and and a decision has to be made h how to fund the new high school and the big top and on and on that the ultimate burden is going to fall on the taxpayers. >> It always does. >> Pardon me. It always does. >> That's our job. >> Well, I I I just want to make sure that's that that's that's loudly heard >> and and I appreciate it, Jason. Thanks. >> Thanks. >> Best I know, the money the state hands out is not their money, it's
066our money. Tax money. So, it always comes back to the tax. that a lot of what this document helps us do is exhaust every avenue possible before going to our taxpayers. You know, that's where the that's where that partnership money comes in. So, this this is just one step in a direction so that we can grasp at anything to get some of these projects taken. >> I appreciate that, Jason. Thank you. I'd like to kind of add to that when you go through and you look at this facilities plan and you go to the different buildings in our district and um just reading through the narrative how all of our buildings have evolved and how um yeah how mistakes are made sometimes in the heat of the moment and what you have provided boards in
067the past have have made some mistakes. All of our buildings are aging. I mean, they're just aging and and [clears throat] I'm I'm telling you, I don't want to be um taken care of by students who are uneducated or by health professionals that are uneducated. And unless we have safe facilities, and what I've seen out of all the planning that's been taking place is that we are um we're looking at a very practical approach. no fluff. But we as a society have to take care of our future kids because they're they're going to be the ones who take care of us. Not just for that. That sounded real selfish, but our kids are our responsibility, not someone else's. So, let me reiterate that we have to take care of our children. That is our responsibility
068first and foremost. Do we have to buy them, you know, a a Corvette? No. But we've got to provide them with a way to make a living and with a way to take care of us in the future. And I personally don't want to put them in facilities that are I don't want to throw bad money into old facilities that cannot take care of the educational needs or the educational safety of our students. Boy, you heard that choir a little bit earlier. Those kids are able to do that because of what previous boards have been doing. Those kids are able to do that because of our taxpayer funds. We can't do that solo. I can't provide for th that choir by myself. But with a a growing good community that has lots of good things
069going, we can provide the utmost the optimum education for all of our students. And I my philosophy is we are as good a district as our least educated child. That's what we are. So let's look each other in the eye and are we going to take care of our least educated child? That's a big deal. >> It is. Somebody else could talk now. >> Our job is to take care of every child. >> That's right. >> We do. >> That's right. So, >> yeah. Okay. Any other discussion? Okay. Hearing none. All those in favor? Thanks, Chris. Miss, we have a related party disclosure. Tonight, I bring to you a related party disclosure with a resolution for Miranda Carter. Miranda Carter is an employee of our district and she has written a book, The Boy with
070a Flower Eye. It addresses social and emotional needs, which is a common topic in the K12 environment. And we believe that we will have some teachers that would like to use their $600 to purchase a copy or multiple copies of this book. And so for transparency, we wanted to bring this before you for approval. So the request is that you approve a resolution for I make a motion to approve the related party disclosure as discussed by Miss Cotter. >> I'll second it. >> A motion and second. Any discussion? >> I think it's fantastic that we have teachers that are writing books that are being published and being used in our classrooms. >> Anxiously looking forward to to reading it. I wonder if we can get an autograph to come. [laughter] >> We can make it
071happen. >> As soon as you approve this, we can buy one. >> You can also buy it on Amazon right now, too. >> Amazon. Walmart. >> Walmart. Yeah. >> Thank you for your >> No problem. >> Any other discussion? >> I was trying to go to >> any hearing none. All those in favor? >> Thanks, Miss. >> Thank you for your >> I'll send it. I'll write it down for you. >> Next item on the agenda, Miss Lawrence, contracted services. >> I know this is similar to what you've heard before. Um I'm bringing this um based on our Arkansas State Board of Education um that gave final approval to the Arkansas Department of Education rules governing how to meet the needs of children with dyslexia since the 201617 school year. Um public school board of
072education has invested in many opportunities to develop further training and strategies for teachers and staff. Some of these include Apple Connection, Susan Barton, and district RTI guidelines. For the 2526 school year, we would like to continue intervention support for grades K12 and efforts to increase student comprehension and reading skills. The interventionist will provide direct instruction for students in need of additional academic support. And the recommendation is to approve the academic service agreement with Patty Bell as presented. Miss Bell is a retired Mountain Home Public School certified teacher. So we brought other names before you um earlier, but I think it was at the end of the summer and we actually have asked for this um approval so she can share the load at the hospital with Miss Rita Williams. And the way the schedule works
073is one would be with students in the morning and one would be with students in the afternoon. Not sure of the need at that time. >> Heard the recommendation. >> Make a motion. We approve the recommendation. >> Second. Got a motion and a second. Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? >> Thank you. >> Yep. Thanks, M. Board discussion. Anybody got anything they want to share? >> Question. >> Okay. >> And I asked Allison this. Can we still naming rights to the football field >> to to the football field? It's already named. >> The football field. The stadium is Bomber Stadium. >> Football field has a name, too. It is. You ask me. >> Am I dreaming? >> What good is a name if nobody can remember it? [laughter] >> When it was over
074high, it used to be called BB. >> Sorry. Sorry. That's what I thought it was still. Sorry. >> But when they moved it, they didn't bring BB Foster with >> Okay. Sad. >> I don't know who Foster is. >> You've been a while. I Yeah, I would like to see 62 service or uh old guy service out there logo on the football field paying big sums of money >> with advertising. Other schools are Harrison's doing it right now with Garrison >> on their field >> like on the turf or >> on the turf. >> So it's like a sponsorship. >> Yeah, >> I'd like to see it on science labs. I think it's a great practice [clears throat] >> to that point and to to the topic Mr. app uh was talking about about how
075do we fund this right so step one is hey let's figure out the footprint step two is you know how are we going to fund this how are we going to ask what's the ask there's a lot lot of planning still >> but when I've been talking to people and I was like yeah it's not just necessarily millillage right there's a lot of options out there and I tend to explore all of those options whether it's you looking at ASU mountain home and every one of the buildings has a name on it and you go in those buildings and every classroom has a name on in the classroom. Why can't we do that here, right? >> Why can't we sell bricks for alumni with their names on it that I see at our college? >>
076What the point is whatever it is >> the class of 73. >> So, so what I've been telling constituents is no, I'm not thinking, hey, we're going to put it all on you, let's before we ever go to an ask, we're going to explore all the ways that we can possibly fund this to minimize the ask to our community to actually fund what we need to here as well. So along that note of yeah, can we name the football field? Can we name the stadiums? What what can we name? Can we name that wing of the high school? Can we name this? I'm I'm in favor of it. But I mean, these are discussions that are going to come, but >> with those naming rights, you got to be real cautious because buildings cannot be
077run down and you lose the name. >> I think you add endowments, but you're talking about a major major project. >> Sure. >> And there is a certain amount. I I agree and we all know I mean that's I'm I'd rather do teaching grants right now than student scholarships and then nobody get their hair on fire. Those are still those are endowed. A whole lot of the foundation scholarships are endowed. But um then you're going to have to have some dedicated money going into a group of people that are in charge of raising those funds. And then you better make sure that you can keep those buildings up to a certain level. There's a lot that goes into that and and folks I want to go back to we have one of the lowest millages
078in the state and that's great and we need to keep that and that's what attracts people here but we also have a responsibility as taxpaying citizens to take care of our buildings. I kind of view the fundraising aspect as that's the um icing on the basic plan. I personally think we as a taxpaying community need to take care of our students and then we find donors who add the icing, who add the extras. It's a lot. It's a lot. >> Well, what my thinking was on the turf was Mitch, how long does turf normally last? 10 years. >> 8 to 10. So, as long as like if we we're gonna have to return to football field and you sign them up for eight years [clears throat] and then at the end of that eight years,
079somebody else can come in and uh you know, classrooms be great. You know, >> I've thought that with classrooms for quite some time. I'd love to name classrooms. >> We've set a precedent with the aviation classroom, right? It's it's named and there was donations made to name that classroom. There's a precedent here. >> Yeah. >> Even in our district and >> and there are people out there who will put their name on football field. >> They're putting their name up on them high dollar signs. >> And that's what it is. Instead of putting the names on the field, they put them on the signs because that's what sponsorship people wanted. They rather see it up there than be on the turf. >> Yeah. And of course once that was paid off, baseball, softball, that was
080built. So that's what majority not the majority that's what the money went to. Once that's done, you can do that, I think, and use those signs to be able to help. Not really help, I think. >> Yeah. I talked to Gary Pittz about it last night and and he's on the Mer Foundation and he wasn't anti against putting logos on the field >> and that's again instead of putting it on the field >> they put them >> people wanted the signs. >> Sure. >> That's why they did the signs. >> But but if you wanted it named you know Donald W. stadium, Razerback Stadium for a certain amount of years. I I you know, >> so are you going to change the names after a certain amount of years? That I struggle with. >> Oh,
081you got to change. >> What do you think Ra back stadium's name mean now? >> You have I don't know. >> Not there. Time ran out. It's only years. I just know when you talk about endowing buildings, every building over on ASU Mountain Homes campus, that name stays >> and they're endowed, >> but then you're but then you're going inside and you're naming >> and those names are still named and they don't go away. >> Yeah. >> It's it's named one time, one payment, >> but with the turf wearing out, you could come back and >> Well, that's a different story. >> Look at the Super Bowl in New Orleans. That's the Caesar Super Bowl and there's Mercedes Super Bowl. >> I'm more concerned about our buildings right now. >> Buildings about $350,000 for some
082turf and then you might reconsider. >> Yeah. And uh I've been talking to different groups about kicking in to help replace the church. And I've got some pretty positive response. Some smaller groups. Some were $5,000. $500, but every dollar helps take the burden off the taxpayer, >> you know. Uh but I will say this. No, I won't show. I think I think that uh uh that there's a lot of people out there who would be willing to step up and help in groups to to help do that. turf. >> Sure. I've absolutely heard the same thing. People say, "Hey, I can't afford much, but I could put my name on the back of a chair in a classroom, right?" Yeah, there's a there's a area down there in the football field now with names on
083it in the >> Mitch Pride was there and then the steps they did for me. >> Yeah, because I remember Janet called me and hit me up for 500 bucks with my name up there. I don't remember if I paid it or not, but I don't know if she put it up there. But, you know, there's lots of things that we can do that other schools and other districts are doing that we're not doing. And I don't want to become a banner of advertising by any means, but when there's people who have the means to donate money and want to step up forward to do things like that, I think we should entertain the situation. >> I'm pretty sure that the the last times that stadium, that field was turfed to, you know, there was
084a lot of community support behind that at both of those times. Correct. >> Yeah. I will I talked to a lot of other schools with their fundraising stuff facilities with what the foundation raises to pay, you know, for the baseball softball, they're raising much schools I know. >> Yeah. Yeah. 22 signs that $5,000 a year is a pretty good chunk of change. >> So when that's paid for there may be >> How much longer is that out? >> We're done. >> About a year ago and >> we have one more. The district has one more payment. So you're coming up on like this year. Think that's what it is. They used to try. >> This is course we we we can't control the foundation on their own actually. Aren't they Mitch? I mean we >>
085Well that's and and I've left some messages for other groups but you know the youth [clears throat] football league. I've talked to them. had talked to Brad Coleman yet with the great arm club. The band also uses the football field. It would be a nice goodwill gesture for all those groups that use the football field to come up and say, "Hey, we're going to be able to hit X amount of dollars." That's my thing. And and and you know, we got to get it somewhere. It wasn't on this master plan. sports. >> It was >> Oh, was it? I thought it was sports. It would be >> No, there that's still on the plan. Just won't be funded. >> Oh, okay. Any other discussion? >> Moving on. Superintendent update. >> The first thing is we
086need a voting delegate for the ASBA conference in Little Rock, December 10th through the 12th. >> Okay. >> If I remember generally as the president I'm not sure if the president's attending or if you all want to nominate the president. >> I'll be there. >> Okay. So, is that >> sounds good to me. >> Congratulations, Jason. >> Miss Kelly, it's Jason. >> Got it. >> He's done it several times. >> You did it last year. >> I did. >> I think you did it last. Our president couldn't be there on time for the voting. >> So, we had a great week last week celebrating homecoming. Um, lots of folks. It takes a lot to pull off everything that went on last week. And I was just thinking of a few of the things. They dressed
087up. There was parade. There was a pep rally, football game. Um there was a dance, powderpuff, Mountain Home Education Foundation and Hall of Honor and athletic hall of honor. I think there were a couple of reunions possibly that happened. So there was a lot going on and that takes a lot of people to make that happen. Um we started second quarter yesterday which means we are 25% done with the 2526 school year. So you can look at we have 75% more left or that we have finished 25% of this year. U this week is conference week. So we'll have conferences parent teacher conferences on Thursday. That means our kiddos go home at one o'clock. There'll be conferences until 7 and then no school for students on Friday and PD flex for teachers on Friday. annual
088report to the public is five o'clock in Dunar Thursday evening if you want to [clears throat] very exciting evening of report um but we will post that report on the website it is required to be there so it is a Google slideshow that'll be available uh Monday October 20th so this is the upcoming Monday at 5:30 ASBA region 2 meeting in Yaleville right now I have Scott Molly and Marsha registered. There's anybody else that wants to attend. >> Miss Kelly, we'll get you registered. >> Yeah, I'll go. >> I may. >> Okay. >> Tomorrow we go visit West. >> It'll be Mr. Henderson's place. [laughter] Um, so Monday, November 3rd, lunch board meeting at Hackler, Miss Goodwin, are we good with 11:30? 11:30. So there's our time. And then that night at 5:30, um, Kevin
089will be here from Stevens for some finance training that you will get credit for as well. ASBA conference December 10th through the 12th. I cannot believe it's already here. Um, Miss Kelly once again will help us with arrangements for that right now. She's got rooms for everybody, but if you can't go, just let her know and she'll we'll go the opposite direction as far as cancelling. And I have some really, really big news. >> Yay. Um this week, I think Monday, um was that into last week? It's all running together. Homecoming was big for all of us. Um we were we received $135,000 cops grant and that is going to help us fund a new handheld radio system. So those of you that have worked in any of our well, the two I've worked in
090mainly, Hackler and Pinkston, when you're at Kingston with the concrete, our handheld radios don't work from one end to the other. Same thing at Hackler. They don't work from one end of the building to the other. And this is not only going to correct that, we're going to be able to use them across campuses. >> So in case of emergency when cell phones are down, >> we're going to have a very upto-date handheld radio system. >> So super excited about that. I jokingly said, I'm not sure how we were awarded a grant from the Department of Justice when the government shut down, but we were. [laughter] So, we're going with it. We're going with it. Must have been an automated email of some kind that they had ready to send. So, I am very, very
091excited about that. >> That's it. That's it. Okay. Go into executive session for personnel, retirements, and transfers.