001All right. So, it is April 8th. We're here for our regularly scheduled board meeting. We're going to start with the pledge of allegiance followed by a moment of silence. I pledge allegiance 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. [Music] Amen. All right, Mr. Martin, I'll turn it over to you. All right. And again, welcome to our April board meeting. First on the agenda is our consent agenda. Are there any questions on the consent agenda? Um, with that, I'd like to make the recommendation that the consent agenda, financial report, and board minutes of the regular board meeting held on March 11, 2024 be approved as submitted. All right. So, we have a recommendation. Do we
002have a motion? Motion by Jessica. Second. Second by John. Any further discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? Okay. All right. Up next, we have the best part of the evening. Um, that's recognizing our students. You know, in April, we're doing our performing arts. I don't know if you if you were able to attend on Friday through Sunday, but um sense of sensibility was outstanding um and everything. It's hard to make a 200year-old play relevant, but they did and exciting for the kids and everything. And I guess what I'm most proud of over the past year is um our three directors working together providing better opportunities for our students and it shows in the quality of of programs that they're that they're offering and everything. So we have changed the order. So miss they told me
003to start with theater and Miss Elmore. I'm Elmore. I teach theater 7 through 12. Um a couple amazing things that we've done this year. So we started our season off with the Lion the Witch in the Wardrobe. Our goal was to sell 800 tickets. We sold 801. Um that was a great show. We brought in theater squared. They helped with stage combat. They also helped with our makeup. Um, our costume designing was really crazy for that. So, we used a lot of material that we had in our stock and just tried to put together things that made us look like animals. Um, then we went on to thespian festival in February. So, last year in April, we inducted thespians, which is a international thespian society, which is an honor society for theater students. and we
004went all the way down to Jones jonesboro with all the other Thespian troops in the state. Um, students went to workshops, they competed, we had four students compete and they all walked away with excellent ratings for their scenes, which was a big deal. And I've brought my theines today so you can stand for me. I'll be back. Um, and the other we had Sense and Sensibility. It was such a hard show, but they did amazing. We had a lot of good feedback. Um, we had 37 students in that show. If you are also in sense of sensibility, could you stand for me, please? Come on. So, they did amazing with that. This year we have our last event which is our Blackhawk Tony's. We will be inducting nine more students into our society. Um there
005we will also be giving out awards that um students and those who have seen our shows have voted on. So best supporting actress, actor, best lead actor, actress and things like that. So we've had a really great season and I'm really excited for your Oh, there you go. [Music] Everybody, how about we shoot up together? Too [Music] many on two. One more. One, two, three. One more. Better angle. One, two. I know. I totally could have There you go. All right. So, I'm also going to be covering choir at the end. However, I'm going to start with um our youngest classes and we're going up. So, 7th grade this year, we had the largest class that we've ever had with 140th graders. Um that's bigger than our 9th through 12th grade right now. So that's
006super impressive and a lot of them are coming back next year. Um eighth grade band received uh superior ratings at their very first concert assessment in March. Um they played some really tough music and it was very tough this year competitively with our judges. They chose some really outstanding judges and college professors. Um but they did come perform and receive superior ratings. Now high school. So we started with our marching season um one of our more successful marching seasons. We earned fifth place at contest and at at marching assessment we re we received words are hard. We received superior ratings. Um and then this spring we had our concert season, our concert assessment which we chose some really hard repertoire. um practiced and practiced and practiced, played it very well, took it to concert assessment,
007and also received superior ratings as well as the eighth grade band. So that makes our high school band a sweep stakes band, making all ones both in marching and concert season, making them a well-rounded. Um a couple of our upcoming events. So, the high school will be traveling to Kansas City in May to compete against local schools um around this part of the country. Um and again, that's in Kansas City. It's at a music festival, a really big music festival hosted at Worlds of Fun. Um we're also going to be hosting our very first night of percussion and jazz. This is on April 26th. It's going to be really exciting. There's lots of um students performing in both of these all from 7th through 12th grade. Uh lastly, I would like to recognize a special
008group of our students. Our winter guard, which is our color guard in the winter season, um had an incredible show this year. It was based off of Coraline. And they worked with two coaches, coach Haley Hook and Coach Adam who took them to championships this past weekend and earned third place overall. So, color guard, I would like to invite you guys to come up here and please a little bit. One, two, three. One more. One, two, three. Thanks. Perfect. Sweet. Um, I'm going to stall for 30 seconds because Miss Eubank is actually walking in. Perfect. Hello everyone. I apologize for my tardiness. I've been taking care of a family member who's not feeling well and I uh underestimated the traffic. So anyhow, um I am here to talk about the choir and share all of
009these kids. So you're going to see multiple kids come up several times. Um so some of the things that we've done this year, we attended the region 6 all region honored choir for auditions. Uh if you auditioned, if you audition, you stand up. We had several kids audition here. Very very hard to do that. So it takes a lot of courage. Um go ahead and sit back down. Uh then we had some people who attended the region. Um sorry I'm distracted. The uh region clinic and performance. Um, if you are one of those people, stand up. Yes. So, these people were in the top 15. And then, uh, if you went to state, go ahead and remain standing. So, we're missing a few of our people, but these people qualified to audition. And then, and
010stand up, baby. Uh, these folks qualified and auditioned for all state honor choir. Reese, you're over there in the back. Um, so we traveled to uh Conway uh you not Yes, Hot Springs. I'm thinking about state next week. We went to Hot Springs. Um, we got to go uh work with Dr. Labar who is a very well-known uh composer within the coral ground. So, it was really cool. We had a lot of fun. Super proud of these kids. Um, they are among the top 50 singers in their voice department state. So, um, very impressive and they will get called me for that. So, go ahead and sit down. Good job, guys. Um, so we also had, let's see, I'm going through my notes. In March, we took six choirs to um all region, not all
011region, to region coral performance assessment. Um we took uh two junior high choirs and four senior high ensembles. All of those choirs scored a superior score um for their onstage performance. And then uh four of them received superior scores for their uh site reading which is their music literacy um score. So I'm super proud of them. I'm going to say the name of your choir and if you'll just stand up whenever I say the name of your choir. Um so we had again these all of these choirs received superior ratings for their onstage performance. So, we have the Peridge Junior High Chorus, the Peridge Junior High Select Choir, uh Pidge High School Treble Choir, Pidge High School Seniors, uh Pidge High School Musical Theater Ensemble, and our Pidge High School chamber choir. So, back. So,
012congratulations. And all four of those students or students, all four of those high school choirs are going next week. uh on the 17th to compete in the state coral performance assessment. So we are very busy. Um after that the next day on the 18th and this is also an invitation. Did y'all talk about thing in the spring? Not yet. Uh did you want me to leave? Go for it. Okay. We're having our second annual fine arts thing in the spring and this is our K through 12 fine arts students. We we want to display their talents for the community. So, um we're gonna have uh theater students performing in the pack. We're I'm not percussion ensemble. Percussion ensemble will also be performing in the pack. Uh there'll be choir students and high school choir students
013singing solos and ensembles um throughout the high school in different areas. They're also going to be rated on those. um ceramics. Ceramics will be showing their art and we're going to have slideshows of the younger students showing their art. We'll have um our uh kindergarteners, I'm not sure, but we're going to have students from u primary, intermediate, middle school, and middle school performing at some point in the evening. So, like I said, this is kind of like a festival, so you can come and walk around and just see the schedule and choose where you want to go and check it out. We would love to have you. What day is that again? That's going to be on Thursday the 18th. April. Yes, ma'am. Okay. Mhm. And it starts at what time? Lady with the plan.
014I think it I believe we're starting at 5 and then we'll probably end around 7:00. Okay. Thank you. And we'll be getting a schedule out probably on our Facebook pages soon. I'm trying to think what else do we have. Um May 2nd uh is our choir concert. We're doing Disney this year. They're very very excited for that. We would love to have you. It'll be very entertaining. Lots of costumes and props and villains and princesses and all of those things. Um on May 4th, the entire performing arts department um from the district will be performing at the Naturals uh baseball game. So um LONA's bringing a group. We've got our band playing. We've got our intermediate will be there. Middle school will be there. Um band and choir. Yes. So, we'll have lots of kids
015there. Um Yeah. And I heard on the live stream that you already talked about going to the Kansas City competition. So, those are the things that we have left this year. And u once again, we'd love to have you. And I have a choir here. You guys are good to sing. Yeah. Do we have enough people to do it? Okay. So, come on up. Just while they're transitioning, we talk about the competition that the band's hosting. Absolutely. Um, so on April 19th, we're going to be um hosting uh what's called solo and ensemble where all schools in our region and plus a couple of extras will bring their band students and orchestral students and they will um play solos and ensembles. Um, and this is our first time hosting it at the high school, at
016the new high school. I believe we held it at the junior high several years back. Um, but we'll have a ton of schools on April 19th, uh, coming to per former judges. So, I think that that's a piece that sometimes we forget the build high schools not only great athletic opportunities to host regional art events and things like that. [Music] So, while they're warming up, we'll let these smart shared services. Perfect. Sounds good. So, um we've had some scheduling conflicts, but I did have a group of um a team from student services that had wanted to come share with you. Um I think sometimes we don't talk about student services and everything that's going going on there. Uh I want to just highlight that student services starts with registration and ends all the way through
017taking care of our families and students like the holistic um serving them with all the programs that are needed from special education which I think we highlight. English language learners we've heard about that that this year students with 504 plans and just students as they're new to the community as they come in. It really starts with Miss Becky. Come on in. Constantine at our registration. She's moved here. And um the services that wrap around. So I'm going to pause and let them go. And then after you guys perform, can everybody come up and just introduce themselves so that way we can hear who you are and say what grade you're in. Do you want all choir? Everybody. Everybody from the performing arts so that way your parents can hear that you were here and what
018grade and all that good stuff. So, they need to stand up. Not yet. After you guys perform. Yep. Should I move? I think they're going to take the potato. We're just going to help. No, you guys. Go that way, Nancy. Scoot down that way. Scoot. Keep scooting that way. Y'all are in there. Behind my little more petite humans. All right. Here we go. Do you need your pictures again or you good pressing? Here we go. My child. My child. Let the wind blow [Music] up. [Music] Lean rest break. Be brave, my shot, when the wave, but you will never bend alone. No one should ever bend alone. You will never [Music] I with You too. And I know the windisees. And I know it. And I know [Applause] it. You shall. You shall roise. [Music]
019For [Music] now, my [Music] But [Music] now flow. rows. Oh, I'm so sorry. I know it's one of those guys. One more time. One more time. All right. So, which one of you gentlemen was the deep face? That was Hey, start with your names and your brain real quick. [Music] I'm Simpson and I'm Kylie G. I'm in 12th grade. I'm Jacob Turner and I'm in 10th grade. I'm Michael. I'm in 12th grade. I'm in 10th grade. I'm in fourth grade. I'm in ninth grade. I'm in nth grade. I'm in 10th grade. I'm Eden Merkelson. I'm in 10th grade. I'm Brigum and I'm in 11th grade. I'm Natal and I'm in 12th grade. I'm Jasine G and I'm in 12th grade. I'm L and I'm in 12th grade. I'm Mary Christensen and I'm in 12th grade.
020I'm Joan Williams. I'm in grade. I'm Arnold and I'm in 11th grade. I'm Paige TW and I'm in 12th grade. I'm Avery Wilson and I'm in 12th grade. I'm H and I'm in 12th grade. I'm Eve and I'm in 10th grade. I'm Cara Pesley. I'm in 11th grade. This season I have played Alen and and Elanor in sentence sensibility and I am our despian troop president. My name is Na Woods. I'm in 10th grade and this year I have played the unicorn in malign wardrobe and Marian dashwood in sense and sensibility. My name is Kyra Casper. I'm in 10th grade. This is the dwarf and Narnia and Sir John Middleton in Sensibility and I'm also our vice president. Uh, I'm Lillian Dunn and I'm in 10th grade and I run in all the mics for
021both shows. I'm Avery Peele. I'm in 12th grade. This year I was the Christmas elf in Narnia and Betsy in Sensibility. [Music] Stop. I'm in seventh grade. I'm Laura. I'm in seventh grade. I'm in seventh grade. I'm in eighth grade. I'm What's going on in eighth grade? I'm Avery Golden. I'm in ninth grade. I better be I better be in eighth grade. Thank you so much. What about Lexi back there though? Uh Lexi Dunn. Yes, Lexi Dunn is back there. She's also Williams. I saw her too. So guys, so you guys did fabulous. Thank you very much. Merry Christmas. Yeah, it was of course ladies. It was fabulous. [Music] You know, compared to like four years ago, this was amazing. Oh, absolutely. And the smart open it offering opportunity. Absolutely. That's that's a testament to
022our community and the willingness they are to support kids. Yeah, that was awesome. All right. So student services um as I was talking about from registration to support through service um I want to highlight a few people that sometimes our students when they start the registration they start at our office but Miss Orimma um Constantine she is connected to student services the launch process for all our family starts in our office she's the one in charge of collecting all the paperwork all the things and getting that information through student services to look for any specific needs of students and then it farms out to the school campuses. So that way our families aren't having to make five stops to register their students. It's one centralized registration. Um I know you see across other districts that
023um are doing their kindergarten registration. We've been doing our kindergarten registration. It's been going on for a couple of months now. Um we did our prek registration um right before spring break. We have two spots available in prek um for that. So that's very exciting. Um, I also want to talk about um the work of our our social workers, our family support specialists, um, our virtual team, Miss Cook with 504. So, it's Laura Jones, Amanda Shackleford, Casey Conor, Amanda Cook, and the work that they do to serve families, which you may not realize, they sit on almost every intervention team across all campuses. So, they're not just sitting there serving students when they come to them. They are actually going out. they sit on most intervention teams as well as they're um a big part
024of our mediation team. So that's this team that wraps around students students at the high school before or really anywhere but really concentrating with our juniors and seniors to keep them from dropping out, finding them and doing that last ditch effort before we're filing um you know friends or family needs support documentation with the state. So I just want to really highlight the work of that team. Not only does that fall under them, but um Miss Jones is assuming and has been this year all the with the support of that team, Miss Shackleberg, Miss Conor, Miss Cook, um the pantry. She's already in her first week as owning the pantry got us a brand new freezer. So, she's writing grants keeping up our United Way. So, that's a big piece that launched from a Walton
025family foundation grant, but truly has that spirit of they launch you with a grant for ideas and then they want to see you take it over and implement it. and they've been able to do that with the food bank um and the work of the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank um the United Way and some different organizations. So, I just really want to shout out to that group that does a lot of behind the scenes service and um give them the recognition. They've been trying to come to present to you some of their ideas, but we're going to think move them to June so they can be able to do a year review. Okay. So, it's a a big piece of our work that sometimes is those hidden workers behind the scenes that you don't see,
026but I know the principles could really attest to the impact they feel on their buildings and the shared resources. Any questions? No, it just sounds like they're doing an amazing job. Hardworking people. I think too that sometimes when we look at and people can go, what are those positions and that they're not directly tied to students in the classroom. So that can have a little bit more mystery, but the work of those team with mental health and I want to add Miss Michelle Hutchkins who's come on board um last two years with mental health professions like just that combination of that support is just what makes people keep coming to Bridge for that kind of service. So you're looking at the June meeting for like a deeper come and do a year review of their
027services. Awesome. Thank you, Miss Mark. Um up next, our um assessment our set assessments are changing this year and this paper is going to talk about that a little bit. So we are um assessment season has already uh but this graphic came from uh department education. They provided us an overview of what's called atlas. of the Arkansas teaching and learning assessment system. Um, and many most of these components are new for us this year. Um, so you'll hear a lot about a new assessment, new test, and it's hitting in in all of our areas. Um, but it's a whole system. So, it starts with K2. Um, we've been using MAP growth assessment for K2. Um, we'll pilot the new state assessment in May, the primary, um, that we will begin using next school year. So,
028there's going to be a lot of assessment happening in the spring at the primary starting in May. Um, in grades 3 through 10, we have been taking in the past uh ACT Aspire. The last year for that test was last school year. Um, and so we'll begin taking it's the Atlas end of course or end of year summit of assessment from grade 3 through 10. We took uh the writing portion of that in March. We had a two-eek window. Um and then in beginning the last week of April um our first campus kicks off their testing week and then the others follow uh we'll do a test in reading um a test in math and a test in science. It's a little different especially at the secondary level um in that not all 9th and
029tth graders will test in all areas. They move to an end of course assessment. So it'll be tied to when they take alpha 1 when they take geometry when they take biology. um instead of all ninth graders taking the science test, just those that are taking biology rule test. So, it'll be a little different for us this season. Um that also means that with a new assessment, we will not get our results back until possibly October. Uh and so this assessment system helps us make instructional plans and decisions about what to do next for our kids. Um, so we're going to be a little delayed in getting that summit of test results, those summitive test results. But that's why it's really important for us to have that math growth assessment because that's the one continuous
030piece of data we have since 2020 on our kids. Um, the alternate assessment is in full swing. That's for our students who um are not taking the atlas or the um end of course exam, but they're taking that dynamic learning maps for some of our it's 1% of our student population taking that test. Uh, we took the ACT at the high school the last week of March. They kicked that off. Um, that was for all juniors. We had great attendance. The PSAT was in the fall. Um, we just finished our second round of ACT work keys, which we do here for all of our seniors. Um, so all of our seniors have the opportunity to take that test. Alpa 21 is wrapping up with uh makeups this week. So that's all of our English language
031learners taking their state assessment. Uh we took the National Assessment of Educational Progress at grades four and eight uh in January and February. And then all of our juniors will have taken the civics assessment by the end of the school year. We did one round, we'll do another round this spring. Um and so that is the whole assessment system in the state. Uh but it gets really busy April, May. Um and then here's AP exams, which at our high school we have about uh 200 kids taking AP exams the first two weeks of May. Um but all that information is really important to us. Um on the second page it talks about the purpose of state assessments and really this idea that it checks our system. Um and so that again is going back to
032that system check will happen a little later. The final assessment uh check will happen a little later this next school year. Um but at at each grade level that that is important to us. And then finally I gave you an overview of the calendar of all the assessment that takes place in the district. um just in case you're interested in what we did in the fall, what we've got going on in the spring. Um but our campuses do a great job of making sure our students have a good testing experience. Um so that data that we get back is is valid data that we can make decisions with. That's our overview. Any questions for this favor? One of the things I was put before you today is also I know we covered it in our
033reports back um in October but the data um you know where we have where we have grown our kids in math reading um science and whatnot that that trend continues with that data that will correlate the test to the ACT Aspire so that we can continue to track students and everything and we will be getting our school letter grades I believe this time next year for this year. So, we're going to be a little bit behind for next year, but the data continues. Um, one of the things I was worried about is we've had ACPSire I believe for eight years and sometimes when you transition over it's hard to hard to keep it going, but they've assured us that that's not going to be an issue. Is that about right, Miss? Yes. Okay. Any questions?
034No. Thank you guys for all your hard work. We appreciate you. Next is um configuration of school board officers. Um this is one of the few times in the year where I do not make the recommendations. It's mainly on the school board. So I'll turn it over to you. All right. So um with the close of election and John running unopposed, congratulations Mr. Um we got five more years. So, uh, we're going to go for election. Um, so we'll start with board president. Um, so now I would hear, um, recommendations or nominations for a school board president. And nominate you, Mindy. I appreciate that nomination. Um, this next year is going to be super busy for me. I am one of those all-in people. Well, I've got a daughter getting married and graduating college, so
035I can't do both 100%. So, while I appreciate that and would love to, I'm going to have to abstain from that nomination. So, I would entertain other nominations at this at this time. So, John, so you nominate John? I will. Okay. John Dy. All right. Mr. Dy, do you have any comments? Do you do you have a daughter getting married? I do not want to. That's a discussion. I do not want to have No, I'm just I'm just giving you more time. That's right. No. So, no, I do not. So, yeah, I'm I'm fine to do it. I've done it before. It'd be great. That's fine. Okay. Leadership. That's what we need. Any other feedback? All right. So, we have a a recommendation. Do we have a motion? I'll motion. Motion by Sarah. Do we
036have a second? I'll second. Second by Jessica. Any further discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? Okay. All right. So, let's move on to vice president. Currently, vice president is Sarah. Um, so we can have any recommendations for our nomination for vice president. This is always the funnest the most fun meeting, right? Yeah. Going to switch seats in just a second. Oh gosh. Yeah. Not today. It starts the next one. It's when I looked it up, it's supposed to start with the next meeting. So, I'm still holding this seat for the rest of this one. Yeah. I'll recommend Mindy, you've been in the board. You don't have as much responsibility, but I don't have as much for You're the second that. How long How many years have you been on the board? Four years. Four years.
037And then John's been on how long? Eight. Eight. So I think just by experience that would be the natural probably for me recommendation. Okay. Any I definitely agree with that. I just didn't want to say it just in case you were like I can't do it too. I plan on being at all the board meetings unless it's one for something very very important. Unless it's 1% like she's getting married on that day or something. But I I will I will be here. I just I can't do 100% at at both. So yeah. All right. Yeah. All right. So, we have a a recommendation for Mindy for vice president. Do we have a motion? I'll make a motion. Motion by John. Do we have a second? A second. Second by Ryan. Any further discussion? All in
038favor? Any opposed? Okay. And then secretary. John was secretary, so that position will be open. How about Ryan? So, we have Ryan. You don't have a daughter getting married. They're in high school. So again, that's what it's coming down to. Getting married. That's that's what this is all going to be equated to. Yes, that's the level I have set. You good with that? Do you have any opposition? I have no opposition. Okay. All right. So, we have a recommendation of Ryan for secretary. Do we have a motion? I'll make a motion. Okay. Do we have a second? Second by Sarah. Any further discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? All right. So, then we have dispersing officer. I forgot we have all these. That's me currently. So, Jessica, you're currently dispersing officer. I recommend her. Walking
039around. Okay. I have no unless Jessica would like to do it again. Jessica can be secondary. Okay. We're We're getting We're getting there. Y. All right. So we have Sarah. All right. So we have a recommendation of Sarah. Do we have a motion? Motion. Motion by Jessica. Do we have a second? Second. Second by Ryan. Any further discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? Okay. Um secondary dispersement officer. I will nominate Jessica. Okay. Oh man. So that's if Sarah's not available. You good with that? Absolutely. I know you've got a new baby that's kind of up there with a wedding. Yeah. Good. Okay. I mean, there's super It's super great. Okay. All right. So, we have a recommendation of Jessica. Do we have a motion? Motion by Sarah. Second by I'll second it. John. Okay. Sounds
040good. All right. Any further discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? And then we have the ever important job of legislative liaison. That will be more important this coming year. We have Yeah, but usually you usually you send us out everything we need to know. Mr. Martin takes really good care of us. This person will be getting the updates as they come from the Okay. So we have a legislative liaison. I recommend Ryan. He likes details. I agree with that. So we have a recommendation of Ryan. I did it this past year. Oh, great. So, you're currently it. Awesome. All right. So, um motion I'll make a motion for that. Second. Second by John. All in favor? No. Oppose. All right. Congratulations. Appreciate it. All right, Mr. Martin, I think that's all of those, right? Thank
041y'all so much and I look forward to I think I made it more awkward this year. Um up next we have board transfers. We have one requesting transfer out to Bentonville. Um we we're good with this. So with that, I'd like to make a recommendation that we approve the board's transfers as presented. All right. So we have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? I'll make a motion. Do we have a second? Second. Second by Sarah. Any further discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? Okay. All right, up next we have approved a service agreement with Propo language service providers for ondemand interpretation translation services. And what that is is we're continuing to grow. We need help um you know calling parents and stuff in the language that in their native language and everything and company
042will help us with that for basically a per minute fee and everything. And the good thing about it is that we'll also set up a number that they can call and call that number and then they will communicate with us when the parent needs so that we can have an open an open line of communication with all families which is which is needed. Any questions? Um with that I'd like to make the recommendation we approve the service agreement with propo language service provider for ondemand interpretation and translation services. All right. So we have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? All motion. Motion by Sarah. Do we have a second? Second. Second by Ryan. Any further discussion? All in favor? Okay. All right. Up next, we have a second reading of policy changes. There have
043been no changes so far, so we will keep you updated this month. Next month, we will look at doing the approval. If you have any questions, please let myself or Mr. Rainey know as as we move through that. Um and then we have rep personnel. All right. Um I didn't see any need for executive. Anybody else? I did not. Okay. Um first we'll do resignations. Um, I'd like to make recommendation that we accept the resignations of Chelsea Fisher, Mary Beth, Ivy, Alex Jackson, British Apple, Caroline Alage, Demonstrator, Tish Jordan, Shay Cranchfield, and Robin Power as presented. All right, so we have a recommendation. Do we regret? Yes. Yes. Absolutely. With regret. All right. So, we have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? Motion. Motion by John. Do we have a second? I'll second. Second
044by Jessica. Any further discussion? All in favor? With regret? Up next, we have hiring. Um I'd like to make the recommendation that we offer employment to Charlie Robbins, Bailey Duncan, and Southwick, Danielle Reagan, Jessica Forest, and Elizabeth Mountain. All right. So, we have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? I'll motion. Motion by Sarah. Do we have a second? I'll second. Second by Ryan. Any further discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? Okay. And we have one transfer. Um I would like to make the recommendation that we transfer Mr. Bobby Dodson from um classroom teacher to GT teacher and we are excited for him. I'm excited for him. Absolutely. All right. So, we have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? I'll make a motion. Do we have a second? I'll second. Second. It's going to
045stare you down till you said something. All in favor. Let's see. Next, we have probably the most important part of the meeting, and that is renewing our certified classified contracts. You know, there's about 300 names on here. um our our staff, they do an amazing job day in day out meeting the needs of every one of our kids. And so I would like to make the recommendation that we renew the certified and classified contracts for the 2425 school years. All right. So we have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? Motion. Motion by John. Do we have a second? I'll second. Oh, sorry. Go ahead. Sarah can. Okay. I'll second it. Put Sarah down. All right. Any further discussion? All in favor? Any opposed? Okay. And lastly, we have two positions that we are asking
046for for the 2425 school year. The first one is an assistant coordinator with special education to help Dr. Basset out. Um, we are growing in that program. Um, and she's Wonder Woman. I don't know why she needs help. I know, but you know, she's been running needs to help. So, and our second one is a communications and career and technical education coordinator. to help um you know promote the the message of the district and to also help our career and technical educ education teachers at our junior high school. Okay. Are there any questions? Say the last one again. A communications and career and techn a CTE coordinator. CTE coordinator. Okay. All right. Just a quick question. I read that earlier and do we think that one person can do the roles of both the the
047CTE and communications? Yeah. Um, we've done a a little bit of research, not a little bit, we've done a lot of research. We've had a communications director that was run on a siphon last year that married to another job that was our grant manager, I think, special project. So um we found that each of them by their own for next year we're going to explore and see but really this year with communications the heavy lift was launching our new website and some things like that. So I think that that and we haven't managed we are going to our plan right now is to take over our CTE um funding from our consortia that we've been a part of and so we're exploring what that lift would look like. We haven't had a CT coordinator designated.
048We've got a lead teacher kind of um situation. So, we think that each of them by themselves really isn't a full-time, but we think that's a good marriage because usually we'll look for someone that has that background in probably marketing and media and business to facilitate the CT and the communication. So, pretty much a natural fit that I think that at this time we're not quite large enough to need one person to do each of those, but we definitely need some help in both of those areas. I got you. Does that make sense? Yep, it does. And I think with the Learns Act, there's a lot of pieces with career and technical education and well went into a lot of pieces of the earns act. And so we'll be interested to see this year as
049we explore some of those changes if one of those overtakes and they're like, "Okay, we need to." But right now, it'll um take some things off Miss Taber and I's plate specifically. It'll help coordinate the teachers and get them the right kind of sports to junior high and high school and um allow for some fluidity from our website and d district communications overall. Okay. Thank you. Any further questions? Okay. With that, I'd like to make the recommendation that we approve the additional staff for the 2425 school year is presented. So, we have a recommendation. Do we have a motion? A motion. Motion by Sarah. Do we have a second? Second. Second by John. Any further discussion? All in favor? Okay. Miss Cton, that's all I have. But I think you've been board president for two
050or three. Yeah, I don't know. I can't remember. I lose track. But so thank you for your time as president. No, I appreciate it's for work and everything. So the district really appreciates it. I know the community does. So thank you very much. I appreciate that. With that, I will adjourn a or I would take a motion to adjurnn. Motion to journ. Second. Okay, guys. Thank you very much.