001only a testament to our special ed and that's where you guys invest. We have more special ed teachers than in any other districts. We invest heavily in that space and that pays off right there when you invest heavily because those case loads much lighter. We have more SSPs than what many districts our size would have. Um and again that's where you see it pay off when you keep those case loads low. Um it keeps like an SSP from having to do just paperwork and consulting. SSPs are like speech language pathologists, OT's, PTS. Um they actually get to work with kids directly versus just consulting and doing paperwork. This is a pretty typical thing a lot of other districts. I think this important thing to recognize is the team that we have school. We have three
002step teachers and we have two school counselors which is almost unheard of for schools plus the school psychologist plus the sole assistant therapist that's there full time right so um a lot of times students on IEPs you know um there's also social disabilities where and you part of our staff is we care about kids. We take care of kids, right? And um I think that shows through >> because we have activities for them. >> Absolutely. >> And and our student audience can't even activities for all those things, >> right? Um when Marco is probably going to show his participation numbers again this year involved and stuff and that support schemes not dropping out of school gives them purpose >> when they want. >> This is hard I want to gloss over it and I think
003we've talked about it. Is there any other comments you guys want to make or any other questions you want to dig into on these topics any sort of staff will make it happen? So that being said, the other thing is belonging. You just mentioned it, but belonging is huge um academically development on humans all around. Um you got to have belonging. That's why activities are so essential. Marco, you want to talk all about activity in your packet? So, one of the things I don't want to just draw your attention to like the last couple years like we have been like maxing out uh with a lot of our our activities and what I mean by that is a school our size we have a high participation that doesn't match like teams or schools that we
004match well population wise. Uh so for an example is we have the team volleyball. not all schools that we are at the same population with FD. Uh and so we've been sitting there the last few years. This year is no different. Uh but what I also want to say like there's some uh activities you might see like a few numbers drop or a few more numbers increase but overall like your your participation count overall is increasing. Uh and so I was really proud of that. U we are adding or you know trying to add more activities. An example of is uh opportunities for all is uh esports. Uh they've been a club for a few years now. Um last year was when they really got what I would say extremely competitive and and participated u
005where they were uh competing against other schools. It's a really neat thing because one with with accountability these are kids that before they uh they didn't have a grade check a weekly grade check uh they didn't have attendance reports you know so uh you're seeing like those kids being held accountable like >> same standard >> exactly and so uh the other thing that we saw too is you know Well, I'd say like our kids with special needs or disabilities, there's those kids that are participating in it, you will see a lot of kids that I would say socially or a little um socially develop developmentally slower than my dad. That's a better way to say it. Um and now they have a place to be socially. It's a different bill like their interactions are like
006it's a lot different than like being on the basketball court and you're actually having to talk and communicate. They are talking and they are communicating. Um but it's it's allowing them to to develop >> courage to do it. Yeah. Yeah. >> So yeah just we um when I was first hired I remember hey get kids out and that's been happening. That's what you so >> question on participation numbers >> not on participation but at least >> um I just have two questions. One with the hourly coaching positions like are people taking advantage of that and how has that been easy to roll out amongst the different programs? >> So uh I would say yes and no like one we it took some time for us to figure out how exactly we do this. Like for
007instance, we had created like a job post and what we did we created one where it's just a general nothing specific nothing specific to like one particular team. Hey, I really coach this. That way if there's somebody can we can go and fill a position that's needed. Uh and then also we're not having to wait until like I'll just say basketball gets here all of a sudden we have 60 kids out there and we need another coach. I don't have to get this posted on the job board. It's already been posted. So we've been immediately hired look for let's say there's a volunteer for a couple years we can hire >> so there's just a general question all the time well there must >> and then my second question is just around the athletic training
008Um, so I feel like we we approved that, we wanted it, and then all of a sudden the hospital gave us one. And my question is related to who has created that job description because that person we're reporting to, how's it going? Like I've heard comments from kids that we can't get to see the athletic trainer list long come back in two weeks. And I've heard athletes complaining that there's a lot of non-athletes utilizing the trainer time. So, I don't know if any of these things are true. >> How is it really though? >> So, one at this current time, uh, she still has um other schools coverage. I forgot the date, but at some point during this school year, she will might be in SL time, but currently she is having type CD and
009someone else. Um, so we are semi- liimited to what you can be as far as like nonathletes using I haven't heard about that. Um, but so far what I've seen she's actually done a good job. She's actually kind of raised the standards a little bit in the past with the situation we had. The only what I say is I'm not locking up people's people. um they really didn't uh want like the when our physical forms all we needed was a fourth page in the past. She wants it all so she can like be aware of like okay hey two years ago this kid had a broken leg this day show something like that she that way she knows if something happens oh this kid has done as bad had this situation before so we need
010to be like be cautious about the way we treat things. So, but yeah, I've been pretty impressed, but I've talked to coaches the first time seeing traines and stuff. So, I think we're getting more coverage and go back to the systematic question you also asked. So, there's um I think we're in much better shape than we have been for years. Probably still learning as we've dealt with this, but um I appreciate the hospital stepping in. CEO John Dr. Thank you. He wants to get it right. Um he has stepped in his members directly when we expressed needs. He came right in and said, "Let's take care of that." And so I appreciate the hospital. We have not had that experience for a long time. Um so kudos to them for stepping up. So right after
011you guys approved that, we met with the board chair board and Mr. Tucker and they said, "Let's make that happen." And they made it happen. So there's still some coverage, but we can most probably have an athletic trainer dedicated us. I think what it's going to allow us to do as we settle into that is now start work on training coaches and some of the other aspects of an athletic trainer. Athletic trainers job particularly now they have to have a master's degree um with the program that's gone. They can do more than tape an top of their training. And so how do we get them into the top of their training utilize um what they've really gone to school for and helping our coaches understand things. So I think we're in much better shape if
012um you hear logistical challenges with the trainer just communicate the the message to the market so we can address it because like if that's what students are feeling right now we want to address that issue. It might be that logistical piece um with with being shared right now. >> Two kids have that problem. >> Yeah. you know, um if um encourage them to come to us if they're struggling so we can get support each day to their IC or call a coach real quick too. my chance of actually having way better coverage, including that one case. He's probably healthy a week early because he got immediate treatment after an injury. And so, he's gonna be back in action a week before normal. I think I would say even though we have short coverage, we are
013five days a week for the most part. When she sends out her schedule, it's usually four days that she's in here. And even if she's covering u >> codeaxi for a game like that is a week where we have the whole trainer that is up there anyways for that game. So we are having an athletic trainer at bar events five days a week still even though there's some shared. So I would say I would agree. My kids have thought it was way way I've had a few kids who tell me I couldn't get in a trainer but when you dig deeper they try to see train >> and it's not there could be other >> anything else no I think we had a great start the year any questions comments for leadership while they're with
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015the dress code should be the same as it was except the small changes are on graduation per you can have your special on graduation peril but it's not changing our >> right it's just >> always having >> the whole community doesn't matter what year what day it's always Sorry. >> All right. Ready for vote? >> Ready. Dr. Bett. >> Hi. >> Uh, Dr. Hill. >> Hi, >> Mr. House. Hi. >> Mrs. Basel. >> M. Check. >> Hi. >> And Mr. Smith. >> Hi. >> Read this one or 12. Okay. Need a motion to approve school accreditation. All schools highest levels of performance district of distinction. motion. >> All right. >> Discussion comments. Any other comments? >> Awesome job. Great work everyone. >> All right, Dr. B. >> Hi, >> Dr. Hill. >> Hi, >> Mr.
016Hobs. >> Hi, >> Mrs. Pascal. Hi, >> Miss Shman. and Mr. Smith. >> First year we did 2012 when I when I came the middle school was the first year they had this particular um way of noting schools or evaluating them. You know our middle school was on a performance plan. So we were right in the middle of those 178 districts were um average or below average depending on what year. And so that first year I mean we had every elementary kid bomb rush the field. We shot off fireworks from that mountain. I mean it was it changed the way the trajectory of our community, right? And so now everyone like kind of expects it which is great. But so maybe the properties were a good idea. We set you set a high from being
017>> well and I also think poor principles because they're kind of a victim of their own success because it gives us capacity to come up with other good ideas >> maybe. >> Okay. Awesome. We're ready. Uh, I need a motion to improve strategic priorities from our hands. >> Second. >> Any other clarifiers on this? Um, >> I might have some confusion and questions. I would I really appreciate this. I known this a lot for David's evaluation and pardon me. I would like I'm not I have some questions. >> Really? No. Really? You want? Okay. >> Right. Um >> well, if you're let's I have one in each. So technology. So the typing curriculum and handwriting curriculum is in the bullseye. I assert that that maybe be a little too soon to put out there. We
018just talked about that very briefly and before we've even done our technology assessment and then learning from Savannah that some curriculum is completely online. We can't simply add to the the work plate for the teachers. We have to take some things away. I just don't think we're ready yet for that to be in the bull's eye. I'm comfortable with it on this second circle or ters. See that dude? >> Pulling it up so other people can see as well. >> I felt that it was like technology plan just a little lower but it is in its own separate category. It's not even high. >> Yeah. I mean so let's just talk about that. I can tell you from a staff perspective there's a lot of people would like us to dig into that get clarity
019around that space. It is connected to technology. I think it's helpful for the board just to take what Jody's articulated say. Get your vision and philosophy around technology in place and don't rush and give people time to talk about maybe a typing curriculum or handwriting curriculum that maybe that takes 24 months to implement. I'm not I'm not going to recommend to you to take longer than 24 months to address and either answer that question one way or the other, but I can see why you might take 24 months rather than 12 months or six months. >> I' I'd really like to learn from long mostly, right? Not necessar though not necessarily typing all of those. I just think it's a little premature and not as important. Pardon not to dismiss anybody. Um as the infrastructure
020rebuild and the tech vision plan just to show it. >> What do you think it was more? So April and I are working on that and researching the handwriting and typing and it's more of a developmental thing for kids um than anything else. So, it's not necessarily for teachers to do something extra, but it's to help with the kids development um and the way that their brain triggers moving forward into their education. >> This is the question I asked David and I'm going to ask you, do you have capacity for that >> for leading that? >> Um, I think doing the research and figuring out what I mean that's kind of April's specialty, too. So we can compile all of the information and we can present it to you and then we can I don't
021know what that looks like after that but for us April is it's something April's excited about. So okay. So yes. Okay. As long as you have support then I'm fine. >> Okay. Let's go to facilities. >> Please pause. Can I say since we're on the technology and as you know at the same certain >> do we have any idea of the pace of what they're thinking or the program but that will definitely more high school. >> Um so right now I'm qued up and so Mr. Karens and I spoke with some of their donors and other vision people around that space building that sold that's what it's targeted for. So I think the time is right. I think all this technology plan vision I think as a community we have to kind of help say
022we're gonna have this ready by March and not be surprised. you go okay March now we have a better sense that it's going to take another 18 months or another 12 months but I don't think as leaders we have the freedom to just say oh take 24 months um I think what you'll find is that it doesn't get any happening till 12 to 18 months into that 24 so I think CMC needs clarity from us that we want to talk about this not in a couple years, but we need to talk today about how our kids are going to tackle um things like AI is on here and that's big on but bigger topics from capacity and bigger stuff we need to start. So may not get it all done, but I'm going to recommend
023just because I don't know how you do an AI example big, you know, talking point right now without talking about all your stuff issues. judging. >> No, no, I I wasn't listening. >> You are you still are you okay with? >> I like I like exactly what you have. >> Okay. >> And I just said April's on fire for it and she has capacity. We're just not beating them down. That's what I say. >> It is staff have kind of recommended this. So that's why I kind of I had it in the center. It's kind of their perspective and maybe that we come towards January and say we're going to start to slow roll this but want to represent what I heard. I also highlighted this technology plan vision. Those two blue I didn't know
024how to do it just as a graphical way because those are two community listening kind of points like those aren't just staff to board to like those aren't just staff to board to staff or some sort of situation like that. That's listening sessions where the board is trying to do public events sort of thing. I always try and structure those. That's why I try both of those pieces and set. >> Okay. Well, and along those lines, I mean, I I really think the main reason that BA was so successful is because we had a ton of community engagement and the parents were clearly at telling their parents, you better not be on your careful. And I think that's why so I I agree things So technology I think we're >> right and I just need
025to remember I need us to remember that this this is a board document for board priorities right so right staff is driving this I appreciate it but you want to do facilities next um it's ambitious and then and and recreation visions. I think we're we've got our best role and I believe that we are moving it interestingly at a faster pace than our partners. Um but the you know the Oak Street final phase and home and field and then the recreation vision are all the same. I don't think it's representative of the recreation vision be right in the middle >> because of our partners' paces and it's so big >> and I don't know what we can do to go any faster and maybe we can move that out in terms of your cysopian work.
026I think that is an important question because you want me to have community listening sessions and develop those with parents and stakeholders and knowledge is a good question. >> Right. So if you could do the non highlighted that's an extraordinary extraordinary year on facilities. I mean an unbelievable how about herculean effort. There you go. Um, so I would I would mildly request that that be moved out. Is is there any violence against that? >> We we were informed last month I think formally this the desire for lacrosse to have a club program. Where are they going to be? I don't know. um you know the community is going through conversations with various different things from you know this election such as conversations of developmentalist property and all south all the things that are going so
027I just feel like I don't see it being something that's a task that's going to really get solved especially we might be pulling partners but I don't think delaying the conversation is again >> I'm not saying delay it I'm just recognize that we're in a holding path and we can only move as fast as our department. I assert that home and field >> all together. >> I know that's what I have. >> I Oak Street in final phase home and field can't move forward until they have land acquisition and a recreational vision for our community. And so if those are out there, that's parallel. This is about David and his leadership team's efforts. I will prioritize the non-blue highlighted facilities. That's a lot over street face because we can't do anything. So our partners are
028there and recreation vision. I feel that this is very symbolic of where you need to put your shoulder down. >> What do you guys think? >> As we start to check the boxes of the inner ones, we can do that one back in >> January. Have a January grind. Let's just we'll just get a mid, you know, that's when we do his evaluation anyway. And I assert that's where he needs to be spending his time because the other one is I I know we want to pull but at some point we got to say it's beating up our superintendent and we just need to say okay let's let's do that work at the second circle level but really lean your shoulder into all of that resurfacing the track and the stadium restrooms that would be
029a full-time job just trying to get that and run fish. Well, all maybe more of those things. This is this is a visual of where we want to put David's hours and I believe that we need to move out recreation vision and we're leaving out a lot of stuff. No, >> I mean this is the discussion. I guess I I don't know exactly what you're meaning for recreation division like is this including facility use and because we did all of that last year right went through all those facility use policies and kind of did we redo the fee structure >> uh we kept it the same I I didn't have this on air's original recommendation when we set our priorities you guys kind of said no we need to lead our community a little further
030on and this is just a title I made up around this land issue and the recreational needs how we're gonna do that as a shared community. That's why I put it in there because I thought I was trying to hear what I heard you say. >> I mean, I feel like if it stays in the inner circle, we can hope still progress with it as fast as the community is progressing. So, I guess I don't see it as a huge time suck because I feel like you're investing in you can. Um, but even I mean another consideration is like coming up on Sally Hezner and then you can say this field potentially like we really do have to get real estate or even for our own sports programs not even wreck we're not going to
031have >> so I mean to me it kind of feels like the land acquisition is the biggest piece right and then if that falls in place then we can work on WAN and then have kind of a broader recreation vision because if we have that lane And then we're kind of partnering also out with the county out there. What else we can do with that? So I guess I kind of see it all working very handly. Perhaps a visual David, you know how technology plan. Um you you um you have your sub points. >> Yeah. I think under L land acquisition then you place recreation vision oak street final phase and those are subpoints that go you know once land acquisition happens and depending on 10 or 20 acres that drives everything >> it's more
032explanatory >> let me ask a question then I highlighted blue when I was listening to you guys at your retreat I heard you say that I needed to start design listening sessions like in my mind like do I need to fill up the auditorium with all the thousands of users who use our facilities who seem like lots of our other people aren't really able to hear with clarity like can you set that up or is this not the time you want me to do that? >> I I didn't exit the grind with that with you leading our community on that. Okay. >> Did I miss the boat? Yeah, Matt. >> I mean, I would like to see somebody lead that space and I haven't seen anybody else really that should be doing it doing it.
033Um and certainly community uses so much of our facilities and um there there's a lot of like Joe said there's a lot of conversation around here but I mean we can't even get this thing with the county on the land that's been years. It's it's an easy >> it's an easy deal. Um and um so it's a little bit of frustration I guess um as a resident living here for 10 years being like why isn't there a Rex there? I mean this community is incredibly active and I I don't know that David needs to spend a lot of time on it. Um, but it certainly ties into the growth of the school and just how our facilities are bursting at the seams. And I'm a little concerned if if the school doesn't take a leadership
034role in that vision, if you will, that it's just not going to happen. >> And that's fair. That's fair. But that's not central to the students. >> I am He's going to work. He's going to find a solution here. Watching >> I mean whether it's reframed or in the secondary priorities. I mean >> I do think it's a priority. I think it can easily be a secondary priority if we cannot get in the first priorities to move. However, that may really push the needle to say we can't get anything to move on these other things. So let's try to have the bigger conversation of which I don't know how successful it will be. I can tell you what can really get the conversation going is if we just say all right we're going to use
035our facilities for our students and our programs and good luck everybody else that will get that conversation. So >> will that get David? >> Yes. if you is that feasible? >> I think there's two a key question I have here. I I'm going to be involved on some level on like this recreation issues. You know, I just sat down with the city like this is all connectivity. I think the key question I have for you guys is highlighting. Do you want as leaders, elected officials to lift up and amplify this conversation thereby telling me to get some stuff scheduled for us where we are listening to all these users? There are I mean there's 600 plus people in the battle passport world. There's there's 400 people on the club in the soccer world. There's probably
036a hundred people. I mean, I just got a John Frisk around hockey, which is not getting solved. Um, I'm running out of words here. Like, do you want me to bring that out so that our community is heard and it amplifies that message or do you want me to just work on the staff side and keep on trying to massage people into making things happen? Struggling with good works. what would like bringing all those people who use our facilities together for a conversation like what what would you be looking >> um I'm going to take what Joe said and try and with top off of that right now the city um and their financial space for parks and wreck the situation that they're in um with the firehouse the ways that those interact in their
037funding they're having to say we need to make sure we're charging for everything and being really aggressive trying to get the bills paid and so you know we just scheduled to have a big homecoming parade never done this before but didn't do that they're going to charge us you know $100 for that so like they're doing everything they can to try and figure out how to go through that we subsidize all recreation that's what you do your general budget um as an example >> I do not recommend I do not think it is a good idea that we try and nickel and dime each other I think our community doesn't in but there's this conversation where I don't know if people are aware how much you subsidize the community >> 100%. >> Um >> so
038do you want to amplify that? So it's a community conversation or do you want to say Dave I need you to keep working on the staff side and trying to find solutions on the staff side. Those are two different levels of effort and management because if we're trying to amplify then you're going to bring 600 people into the auditorium as an example as a visualization that's very different than you trying to sit down with Christy Dune Lance over Poncha and trying to sit down and have conversations. You know two different efforts on >> Joe's the former and the latter. Where do you guys sit? I mean, I would like to see things happen at some point. And it feels as though the current efforts might never ever lead to something happening, but it's also maybe
039a little outside of the scope what you would normally be expected to do. So, I think that would be a lot of David feedback when I get in the situation. No, is he Yeah, hang me out a bit and I won't a lot of advice. I'm going to do my job and do whatever you guys tell me to do. >> What do you David? The things that my priority will be impacted in the negative trades program. I want I'm more interested in that. So maybe we put a pin in this conversation and look at some of the other priorities and >> let Ben speak. >> Yeah. >> I think it's a bigger conversation about the philosophy of David's role of whether he's supposed to be a community organizer or doing more specific things directly for
040students. I I don't have an answer to that. I don't think I can see either way I guess but I also agree with since things aren't exactly happening the way at least some I mean tons of things are happening obviously like the land and land acquisition is rolling on fairly slowly if we have hope that we're getting somewhere we're going to we're going to have a game plan then that's fine to stay where we're at but if not then I think we need to change gears have a different approach more of the I think you can expect my understanding is you could expect something from the rec county on that but it will not be able to address anything on recreation and put a freeze on those facility options and kind of lock that down
041so nothing can happen um is what I'm expecting back this list correctly have more direct conversations I don't care I would I would I would sum it up as nicely as possible saying what we have today is an IG and what we will leave with after they present to us what they want will be effectively an IGA. So I don't think they're going to do the needle too far. >> They in the county. >> I understand. I don't know whether we should we would see it this week. >> We still have no idea exactly what they >> So you I'm just talking I just don't want to be I don't want to be picnicity but these are the things that were added after after the grind and I need to have a conversation about >>
042that. We loved that pretty strongly like David did like oh this is something we want to lean into because we provide the majority of recreational spaces for our community and even though we subsidize and could change that philosophy that's difficult because that is our kids just not just not under our umbrella so to speak. Um, so I just I it's not where I want to be spending a whole lot of time because we have a rec department even though we're on the rec district things, but we're going to have to think about our facilities which take care of the community's recreation needs until the city would take that. We made leaps and bounds from years past and some of the programming things that we've done >> and they take kind of more responsibility than that.
043But I mean to me as the district with the place of all facilities, we need to lead the conversation of how are we going to manage use, who's use, who's paying for what, who's building what eventually. >> I don't disagree with you, but this is not everything's in the bullseye. >> We always say that always I guess >> you're not wrong, but David's gonna die. >> Yeah, I I kind of agree with I don't feel like this falls within David's job description. Feel like our priority is like Joey said, educating kids. Um I feel like the land acquisition is our priority because we do know that our facilities are going to be out Rome and getting that land for a school seems like a high priority. And I feel like once we lock in the
044land, then all this other vision is going to have to happen. So I guess I would say the priority should be focusing on the acquisition and not necessarily on having big citywide meetings with all these stakeholders about what they might do facilities. I guess my questions would be how would focusing on I feel like you are focusing on that and it's happening. So maybe a discussion about what it would take that is more community engagement to get them all to >> I'm going to keep on staff so I can tell you no matter what it's just not going to fall into play. I have to on the staff side engage all our partners >> just for what's in place and supporting it and successful. So that's there. I think the question is not me. I
045think the question is you um that you should be focused on. And I understand that I need to set your set up your event so to speak. And maybe that's not the right imagery, but I have got to facilitate so that you guys can have those conversations. It's not my conversation. It's really between you and city elected officials. um whether that's fasha or saliv there's an elected officials conversation that is not facilitate >> I guess that's not what that is I met with commission I told him that we were discussing this and tried to bring all the interested parties together to try to set that out for proactive planning and he was highly interested I don't have a problem with it's kind of a secondary think because it is behind the tech stuff is behind
046the other things. But as many things with our facilities like that could move in very quickly, move out very quickly. I mean things happen throughout the year and starts to be discussed maybe not fall. So what I can do is maybe not make this blue as the graphical thing. I'm going to try something here if I'm listening. Try and find consensus. It needs to be there, but it's not you guys listening to 600 people doing survey work or something of that nature. But there is something over here where I try and put a more narrative level of helping work with other staff to get you with the landly elected officials to have vision conversation. Let's say county commissioners. I would recommend it. I think it's a good idea. I don't think the staff are we
047found the magic sauce. Um, so there's value in you guys all getting together and hammering some stuff out and telling us what to do. >> Can I see target? >> Yes, ma'am. It's good conversation. That would be fine if you call back on the outside. Sorry about those are secondary things, but they could very well move forward quickly if we actually want to have them. >> I think you should just put in the center and that's it. >> Okay. I don't want to get lost in here. >> I think let me just try and make sure because it is my evaluation. you guys setting my expectations. What I hear you saying is you would like this year, I hear the majority of you getting the elected officials together to discuss this vision and saying it's
048time to move. It's not time to sit anymore. So, we can keep that there. That's So, what I'm going to do is watch this. Take it off that one. Put it on your list. No wonder you get stuff done. >> That that >> the discussion was more important than the visual. >> I don't know. The visuals seem very important to you. >> Just as >> Oh, it's very important to me. I on this and then with mission creep I go to David and I say, "Excuse me, >> man. You do." >> Yeah. Right. But the discussion is very important and now it's it's it's kind of how we lead it and I'm comfortable with that. >> I think that's >> yeah just the we know where we're stand um I'm not sure that the wellness
049plan should be a top priority. >> I'm going to defend that one putting it in there. wellness plan is it's operational. It's a staff piece. It's not a necessarily a board I'm gonna have to use matter what. >> Okay. >> Um currently wellness is understood as nutrition in terms of our policy debt, >> right? Which is not what our community means by wellness or what our staff perceive wellness to be. >> I need to get my staff in the same room. I need my nurses in the room. I need PD teachers, comprehensive health teachers, and I need my nutrition staff in the room to work out some clarity around things. Let's just take can you give kid piece of candy as reward right? That is a internal clarification piece that I need to address because
050people have different perspectives and it's going to come down to me saying okay guys I've heard everyone >> here is our middle of the road approach and here's where you got what you want to do. >> Don't have any policy. >> What's that? >> We have no policy. you have all kinds of policies and we need to sit down internally and and work out some value systems. Um, and some of that may come back as the policy, but I'm going to have to sit down and do that whether or not you say I need to or not because staff need that. >> Okay, then >> I don't want you to miss that doing that work, >> right? That that's going to take some time away from not away. That's no it's an important aspect to
051many staff, not just one or two. All right. And then academics. There's a lot in there, but April and Savannah are moving at a really interest really epic speed. And so, is it feasible to bring in business? I did not effectively communicate the priority during the grind. So, this is my bad. I I I also think that it involves a big partner. David, what do you think? >> Meaning CNC there develop a corporation. be a good partner >> senior CMC in terms of >> that's the that's the that pathway has big gap in it and the others are moving forward and that one's just >> um sure I'm going to advocate for no I want another year before I would do that because I'm more interested if I can get CMC I want them engaged
052at the technology certification level prioritize that if I can get their focus on our community, I want that's where I would choose them. >> In addition, I do not I have so much time has been spent in not accomplishing and getting finalized that guaranteed viable curriculum when I use that acronym GBC. Um, I want to get that across the finish line. I think we have exhausted staff conversations by not getting that across the finish line. So, I don't want anything else to distract from that work. So, that's why I would advocate there. I did move the secondary map adoption in because it's not going to wait. And so, if I had to choose between business and math, >> no, I don't I don't want you, >> right? Then that would be where I would say
053there's some things in here that like trades program to me means auto just investing in a big innovation >> right >> seems small but it's a big deal to have that autoshot teacher shared faculty um I want to make sure that doesn't fall down it's got to be one it's got to succeed um there's a lot of people who depend on one in that community so there's my advocacy for leaving it out another year and I can totally see why it's an essential gap around programming But that's how I advocate. She's shaking your head. Stop. >> I was just saying >> I you know I think that the business curriculum I don't know exactly what you're talking about when you say business curriculum. Um but I think when we start going in and adding all
054of that into Atlas, it'll be really clear as far as next steps that we could do in any given curriculum. Um, so it wouldn't be that we aren't working on what the business department's doing at the high school. I would hope that we have that laid out. >> So, do we have I mean, the pathway is written, right? And the class is needed, but we're just having a hard time offering the classes. >> Yeah, our first step wasn't a success from both teams kind of CNC or SL high school's perspective. So, we backed down back away from that and dealt with other things. Um, Yeah, if you guys say make it happen, I'm going to say it's going to get in the way of some things. You've been very clear you want to see improvements
055in our collaborative time management and that investment teacher time at the high school. You've been really clear you want to see improvements in that guaranteed level curriculum and curriculum expectations high school MTSS at the high school. I just feel like you got good momentum. Get this across the finish line. That's my strong recommendation and obviously I'd be really ask you know I don't want to prioritize that because obviously >> I think you made gains that I don't want you to miss. >> I advise it in a secondary because I think that we got some golden blocks to get in first. >> You are now requiring every kid get personal finance and economics. Um, I got some ideas that I'd like to cook out, but I don't know if the high school is ready in terms
056of just a vesting club and some other strategies other teams have used. Um, but I want to make sure across the line first comments anybody passionate about either way? I mean, I'm passionate about waiting until we have confidence that there would be an effective leader to guide those students in that direction. I don't personally I'll stay there with you. Thanks. Do we have to modify the motion since we modified the target? I don't relate. >> The discussion was a hard thing. It's more important part of the the newer things that we're >> Thank you for the discussion. I have more clarity on what you want me to get work on this year. So I appreciate it. Any other comments? >> Okay, thank you. >> Dr. Hill. >> Very good. Um there's the action item. So
057in the board locations and committee reports any was really fun because we got to have that board meeting this afternoon. So, it's the first time I've had two board babies in one day and two board packets for the same day. So, that would be great. >> Um, I mean nothing well I mean I did want to mention I mean I still think Bosey's restructuring to have a special ed coordinator at each district clearly has to be part of the reason behind our success, right? >> Yeah. started adding to it. >> Um, and I think the other thing is Susan's has a strategic plan and she's always updating it, but one thing that she mentioned is that they're also going to be doing a curriculum review and comparing it to growth scores and sort of specifically
058looking at comparing the districts on who is closing the gaps the most for our special ed students, which clearly it seems like probably that's Sida. Um, and then trying to kind of duplicate efforts to the other districts. So I think it kind of falls right in line with what SPAN is doing that they're also doing kind of a comprehensive curriculum if you set >> and it's not a competition but we did outsore all those districts. Yeah, >> competition. >> They're just lucky to have >> I think that's it, right? There's nothing Today's meeting was pretty much uh facilities. I'll just say um and we're trying not to prioritize it, but the city has invited us to a conversation about their development of the property they acquired right behind us here. Um stated they want to
059make it like a assisted living affordable housing maybe a public park >> portion of it. So they invited us to be involved in the conversation. We suggest kind of cooperatively planned. Um they reached out to us about some South Park stuff and Dave and I responded. We want to make sure we have a conversation because we can't figure out the landings county. So highlight I hope to report to all the week county has given us a >> lot and that's um cooperation >> that we that's could be a part of things. I'm just going to name that the LED lighting, the Hback, building a VAS systems that I talked about. That'll be a big project when we get here in October trying to get my head wrapped around be able to articulate some clarity for
060how we're going to tackle those those things have got to be addressed. So, >> just that's something just to name the facility size land side of the house, but just the LED and lighting by itself. I've got to tackle it. September solution. >> And for those still listening at home, the electric bus conversation has been killed because Excel backed out of that for the time being currently. >> Yes, Excel has completely backed out of the electric bus conversation. We are exploring with other people other alternative fuels. Again, we'll get back. We've been watching the conversation. We'll keep on tracking it. So I also expect you to bring back some bus stuff next meeting. So >> and this out for good. >> Uh as far as we know. Yes. >> Okay. Uh communications. >> We just
061been celebrating our district of distinction. It's been exciting. Um try to push out more to the community. >> There I think there's one downstairs on the table. I have to bring it upstairs. >> Um but yeah, just continuing to celebrate that success this year. Um one thing after post reunification build, we did have some glitches with the app. So, kind of continuing to work with Apple to make sure we get that solved. Um, there's a couple specific types of phones that seem to be having some problems. So, continue to troubleshoot with them. See if we can't figure out if it's a phone issue, like where where the problems are. So, getting closer. >> Oh, yeah. Two others. One, just make sure things come on the board. Um, so she's got that. But if you have
062like, hey, here's some article ideas I think people would like to hear and then you more give them to Kim so we can start to so we can get ahead of time. We have a better chance of, you know, making it nice. >> The other piece is Gracea um our senior. She's selected to be one of our interns and so really enjoying that. She's looking more marketing communications um spaces to try and help us even projects. She's on any community. Should be learning from all you guys. >> Is the article kind of come out out again before Christmas? >> Uh yeah, I think that's specific dates yet, but yeah, right thing. Yeah, but we can get a jump start on it, have it ready to go. And then the only other question I partaking in
063the beginning all activities are logos branding imagery whatever you want to call it consistency seems to be still all over >> well >> like I thought we were bad last year now we have five more booster club's a great example they didn't get like they did a bunch of design work before they had lo so if you go to the booster club's website there's traditional start. So um but I think now that we have some kind of goal of being the booster club have that they do they do I need to double check that they have access but I'll make sure they also color people like to change >> and then I guess that goes to the uniform ordering conversation too right like that maybe for now like we know coaches don't wear uniforms in
064theory all of those things should be approved within our guidelines I don't serve in peace and I >> I just >> yes no we we have the materials house. >> Okay. Uh Jen, anything? >> Um not really. It's obviously coming up in December. There was maybe going to be a board of directors opening for our region that I was going to talk to Lucy Webster about, but I would make sure I would actually be on the floor of the floor talking to her just to see if that would be worth the time. someone in our district or not? >> I feel like >> Jody was like ready to join. I don't know. >> Yeah, it's going to be a tough one. It always is with Casby and trying to be involved whenever the November elections.
065>> Yeah. And it's nice to know that we're doing presentation >> district presentations this year. I'm sure I'll do more with the department of education. >> You guys are not on deck for any presentations at the state. >> Okay. Ben, >> no. Dag meeting revive that group try to some more elections updates. >> Um I think we're just a place right now. I'm excited because all of my work is done for the election. So we have our catalog of candidates there posted on the website. Um all my paperwork has been turned into the county clerks that we work with. So I'm excited about that. Um anyone who's interested all those candidates are posted on the website. >> Uh future business topics futureings anything. Okay. So October 14 jump on agenda. Jen, will you >> Okay,
066I'll entertain a motion to adjourn here at 75. Oh my goodness. would get elected. So we can talk a little bit more. B.