001Good evening. We'll call the meeting to order at 603. We'll start. >> All right. Well, welcome. Uh we can raise to say the pledge of allegiance. >> I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Full disclosure has just been couple of days, couple days. Um, okay. Roll call. We have here is so far is here Thompson after Christopher Wilson is here also present Scott feather Johnson. Okay. Sorry, I'm just My daughter's at the school right now. I'm like, "Walk over here, please." Um, Steve, your ride is not there. Okay, walk here to White House. >> You will be a guest. Give an update on the score. [Music] >> So, sorry. Brian Kelly
002was supposed to help out in this situation and he is failing me. That's fine. Trans husband's like playing gut delayed and all sorts of stuff. So, um anyway, welcome. Thank you for everyone who's come and we've got two more. Welcome. Welcome. Sweet. So you can eat it. >> I'll say the It does smell like pizza. I was waiting this pizza. >> Sorry. >> The Volunt Board of Education's mission is to provide our students the skills essential to reach their highest potential in a safe environment for learning as they aspire to become responsible, respectful, and civic-minded members of society. We commit to help educate, challenge, and inspire each child to excel as lifelong learners who can adapt constructively in an everchanging multicultural and technological world. >> Okay, just a couple of Yep. So, we don't have
003um any guests, but we do have a a guest in the room. Are you are do we have a public comment or just just joining us? Oh, Julie, >> I'm doing my civic duty and it's going to be medicine. >> Awesome. Well, welcome back. >> We appreciate having you >> as a as a non voluntary. >> Yes. Always good to see your face, though. >> Yeah. Um well before we um we get going, I did want to um spend a little bit of time thanking um our existing board and Christopher Wilson. Is this your is this your final meeting here? Okay. Well, I just wanted to publicly and obviously personally thank you for your your time on the board. I think you joined when I did. Was it now going on like eight years? >>
004Eight years. Yep. I It's It's been eight years. Wow. Well, you you've always been so um good to work with about um what's doing what's best for the kids and um supporting our foreign language program, our YSB program, you know, fiscal um you know, just responsibility and always always um we might not always see eye to eye on everything, but always listening with fairness and respect. And so I really um appreciate your your you know always showing up. You always come come to meetings and I really appreciate that. So we're going to miss seeing you and you're always welcome to come back and see us. >> Thank you. I have deep respect for all of you as well. [Music] >> Okay. Um well with that we have um our consent agenda. Um, if we don't
005have any comments on the consent agenda, do we have a motion to approve as presented? >> Motion second. >> All in favor? I >> any opposed? None heard. Motion passes. All right. Um, moving along to the um administrative reports. I guess we'll start with the superintendent report. Mr. Welcome everyone. Welcome back. Um Chris, >> I didn't get to know you too well, but um thanks for bringing me aboard. >> Good luck for the taxpayers with everything you do. >> I got that. Um um so as you know la last meeting you approved the resignation of um Crystal and happy to report that we were able to bring on and or put on the agenda for tonight Kirstston Heaton a volunt um you might know her and she has um three volunte students one in high
006school two here um quick learner quick study and hitting the ground running And um we're going to keep moving. So stuff will keep continue to be purchased. Sorry, Chris. And um and um uh going to kind of just keep moving along. Right now, Darlina is going to handle payroll for a little bit and then we're going to see where we're going to go with this. But um everything is smooth and running and kind of seamless. And uh best part, I think I shared last meeting that Crystal is more than willing to come back, support, help, train, and all that. Um, we also are going to be meeting with Learn. So, if you're not remember, learn is the group that took over technology and they offer a range of services. Uh, I was speaking with my
007my colleagues in other um similar districts to volunteer [Music] some training. They can also offer some support on the finance side of things. So, we're going to see what they have to offer. We have no idea yet, but we're going to meet with them and talk and see what what what they have to offer in this world. Um, right now we are in good financial shape in this office and we're just going to see if there's a way to improve ourselves, improve our financial systems, um, with some outside support if needed. But right now, we haven't committed to anything at all than having conversations. So, I want to share that with you. Um, so, uh, with your approval tonight, Kirsten would be, you know, on our team officially and, uh, we hope that'll go well.
008She she really is um a sweet kid and uh sharp and eager. >> She seems good. >> Yeah. >> So to piggy back on what I said before um I had the first opportunity to meet with all the other superintendents of the small districts and um that was fantastic for me personally learning about that. But I wanted to share one important thing. the group this year is going to be studying and looking together how we can support each other and not just um superintendent superintendent but how districts can can look and see are there are there are there things out there that would make sense you know um we don't really know what that is yet but we know looking at that um everyone's kind of in the same boat enrollments are down um you
009know the always the looming of um consolidation is is always out there was the same in in my last job small districts. We always worry about that coming down the pike. We feel there might be opportunities. Um, so we're going to work together on that. So that was exciting for me personally and I think it'll be good for for the district as well. But again, I have nothing to share as specifics, but just the idea of talking and looking, which I think is always important and valuable. So that was one of the things. Um, I want to talk quickly about the the buses. Buses. Um Amy, first of all, just so you know, loves the buses. Um uh her favorite part of every day is talking whether she's sending a letter to the community or
010not that day. I'm like, people just consider every day combined until I tell you otherwise. >> How am I combining them today? But they're going to be combined. >> But they're going to be combined. Yeah. >> Um uh but kudos to Amy and and the transportation department. I mean, it is it is a continued bugaboo that we're working through. But the bus purchase itself is um there's not been a smooth process. So um the buses we purchased uh for whatever reason the buses we have do not have the seats the correct seats for preschool kids >> with the harness. >> Yeah. Okay. >> And that's a legal requirement for three-year-olds. >> Yeah. So, the easy fix we thought was swap out the front seats of the buses were trading in, but you can't. There's a
011whole issue with that. Uh, they don't match a line, but then there's a whole legal component that really isn't the answer. So, we're working with the company and we did find um the the the seats that work that we don't have to replace the seats. We can put them on like similar to a car seat you would do. Um they're expensive, but we don't have to buy we need 10 >> total seats. >> That's what we need. So we we it's rather than just buying well the other all the older buses are the first four rows are these seats, >> right? >> But that's four buses times four rows both sides. >> That'd be a fortune to do that. We don't need and and overkill. We don't need to do it. So we're going to
012go with a couple extra 10. And uh we're in the middle of deciding exactly which ones to purchase. whole thing will be under under about 3,500 bucks. But that was an unexpected bill. The the good news is in that line we um had budgeted $99,000 for the buses. We're only at 92. >> Okay. >> So that's an annual. So the net will be fine, but it's um it's caused a bit of a delay. The registration is due as I told you in the update on the 16th is when we expect them to be rolling. Um whether whether the cameras are all moved over or not, we're rolling the buses. I'm not waiting for cameras. Um, we're going to look to move the cameras from the old buses to the new buses. Radio systems were we
013might have to upgrade something there, but that's all all within the plan. Um, but it's just a lot longer than I think anyone predicted. And um, what that causes the the the side effect is the buses were trading in were just keeping a float >> and it's kind of like the car you're looking to trade in, the light comes on and says you have an engine issue, but you're trading the car in in two days. you don't want to fix whatever the engine issue is, but we drive kids in buses, >> right? >> So, it's a balance. So, we are we are doing everything legal and safe, but it's we just want to be done. We need to be done and get these new buses on the road, get the four buses out of here.
014And the second part of that is, as I think I've shared with you, we're keeping a vehicle maintenance log of every dollar we spend on every bus and how much mileage is on every bus when we spend a dollar and that is going to dictate um probably around February. Any recommendations for next year? My gut is at least two buses. How to do that? We're going to work that out. We'll talk with the town. We'll talk with us and we'll come up with a plan for that. How I did, Lloyd, did you hear what I just did, Lloyd? work with the town. Where's my guys? So, um, that's coming down the pike, but not today. I just I like to keep you transparent with everything about this. Obviously, buses are all 100 grand a bus.
015>> So, what we need and what would be appropriate, I don't know yet because I don't have the data. So, any recommendation I put forth would be databased recommendation on this. But I can tell you it's a constant. It's a constant. These buses are constantly in need. We don't have a mechanic. We're at the will of a mechanic and it's expensive and um I just want to make sure we're doing right by the by the the town's people and how much money we spend on all this. >> I know. I just keep signing purchase orders or you know, whatever it is bills. It's like 2,000 6,000. >> We just 8,000. We just spent $8,000 on fixes. You didn't want to spend the two last month. >> Yeah, it's like every month. Yes. >> But rather
016than just you'll have direct data. You'll have a spreadsheet. You'll have it by bus. You'll have exact amount what's been done to every bus and the mileage on every bus. So you'll you'll know everything this time. So we have some time, but I'm just, you know, keeping you a breast of all that as we go down as we go down the pike. Um, other than that, I have to give a big kudos to Amy, um, uh, who handles all this like on a day-to-day basis. >> And I can only imagine what her face looks like as those emails are popping out at 3:00 in the afternoon. >> I'm going to get my bus license. >> There's no for me to drive. >> We do need to change the rules. Anyone hired must have a CDL
017with an S endorsement. Yeah, >> that should be a mandatory requirement. Amy and I are going to go together to get our licenses. Um, but uh it is a constant bugaboo. Um, on top other than that, to be honest, I mean, Amy Amy handles so much as does Darlina and um, uh, is just it's just an incredible group. Dee does I don't know how she does it in the 15 hours she works, but um, it is it's an impressive it's an impressively run show. I met with Lloyd today. is our longest meeting I think and um giving me an up to date on all the different things that happen in the special ed world and it's not just the K8ish you know uh the bulk of our expense for special ed is is coming in
018the 912 you know every every time there's a special ed need it's a direct cost and Lloyd is conscious of that and is is constantly sharing uh about how that's going to look predicting for next year and that's a big part of the budget process which I'm sure you're used to and we'll be doing that as we go through the process. But um so again, you have a great team here and um so that's that's the bulk of my report. >> Have you looked at um hiring or or have you even discussed thought about hiring a mechanic for the town? >> So as part of those conversations, it's how do we do things together? Because hiring just a mechanic for us would be overkill. However, hiring a mechanic or working with a district that has
019a mechanic is not overkill and that that is something >> sharing kind of whatever cost >> sharing whatever the words are we call it shared service but doing that because the idea of every time you have to call a company to come and fix a bus >> is not especially when there's the garage sitting in the back. So I believe the town uh you know once we all get together I think we're going to be in a good place to do good things and spend a lot less money to do the same outcomes right the the goal of all this is continue the quality of education improve the quality of education for less money or the same money year after year after year and operations is usually where there's money to be found and in
020this particular case um I met with an today uh talking about routes themselves like is there work to be done the routing first of And then the mechanic has been a discussion uh with myself and and other districts to see is there a way to do this. It's one of the topics that is up there is transportation specifically the mechanic work because it it's it's just not the most effective way to do it. And our mechanic is great. I mean it's not it has nothing to do with who the mechanic is or anything like that. It's just is it the most cost effective way for someone that has 11 vehicles plus when you add the town vehicles and then the surrounding district vehicles and their town's vehicles. Is there a better way to do this?
021So to answer your question, the answer is yes. That is something that's absolutely in discussion. >> If we were going to buy the computer systems, that was going to be my second question. I got three of them. >> The routing software. I'm not I I'm not I'm not sold that it's a need yet because our routes don't shift enough on a regular basis. I was immediately thinking of routing software myself. We found routing software for $4,000 which is not a lot of money. >> Yeah. >> Right. >> Um it might just be $4,000 of no savings to the district at all. >> There's not a lot of rerouting each year. >> So there's not a lot of shift each time you do it. And um the changes with the the high school as those unravel
022year after year are make it easier not harder to figure out that. However, in the conversations with the districts um I call them jointers. I'm not sure what the exact term is, but a jointure is if we're driving to let's say Ellis, right? And I think we go through Sterling to get to Ellis. I might have mentioned this before, but if there's a kid from Sterling going to Ellis, why not pick up the kid from Sterling and Ellis and Sterling, you know, pay us a fee rather than have to get a bus themselves. >> Those are joiners. And the idea of working together as districts that have to pass through each other to get to places are there opportunities that are currently not routing software wouldn't give us that answer, >> but working together would.
023>> And so that's that's the second part of that. Yeah. Right now, I'm not sold on the need for even the $4,000 routing software. If I am sold, it'll be a February, you know, conversation. You guys have three. So, that's two. >> That's great question. >> So, my third one about transportation actually comes from kind of like our drivers and the people who are working in transportation, they don't have a space per se, right? So, our drivers tomorrow morning when it's 30° outside are using a portaotti. >> Why? >> We have a bathroom in here. Why? >> Yeah. >> Um, and you may not have even >> I don't have the answer to the why. But the same question, but but like >> they do they use the town garage cuz it's right there. Wasn't
024that more of the question? Well, I think it's twofold because it's I I think it's more of a 500 a.m. thing and if you guys aren't here at 5:00 a.m. and the town garage isn't here at 5:00 a.m., but the bus drivers are here at 5:00 a.m. >> and it's 30° outside. I >> think it's a valid >> It's valid. I I asked the same question when I saw the porta party. I was like, why I first my first question, why is there a porta party out there? >> We have a building with sure we have bathrooms in there and we have this building with bathrooms. There's a garage in the back, >> right? So what I can commit to is coming up with a solution. I don't have the answer today, >> but that
025is on the table as to why are we doing that? >> 5 a.m. >> 30°. >> Now the one thing I did ask the question, one thing I got was convenience. There's a convenience to it. But in the winter, I'm not sure. But um >> right, but if this building was open and had, you know, a keypad for them to be able to get in just use that space and everything else was locked or vice versa with the town garage. Either some other answer than a portab have a warm space for these ladies. >> So, let's make sure I get back on that one. >> Those are my Thank you. >> I have a couple now. My turn. Um, so back on the bus, the seats, the car seats, is that just like the buses
026that we purchased. So, I guess my thought is next time we go to buy buses, do we have to buy different buses because these buses don't come with car seats or the harnesses? is that what you do is like anything else you do when you are doing public purchasing you bid the exact product you want. >> Okay? >> So you you bid the product. So you write the specs for the product you want and then anyone offering a price is offering you a price for the the the product that you laid out. >> Okay? >> If we don't lay out the right product, >> okay, >> then you get what you get. So >> Okay. So these buses could have potentially come had we said we needed the higher cost, >> right? And they would
027have swapped out. I >> I can't go backwards. >> No, I'm just more curious like are we going to have now different buses? >> You will not have the the buses themselves. >> It doesn't matter. But I'm just curious. Most >> the buses themselves don't change. It's just >> it's just like the add-ons essentially like having a cruise control or having Okay. >> But to but to your point about cruise control. Yeah. >> If you're if you're bidding for a bus Yeah. and you want the bus to have cruise control, >> then you better put it in the bid. Yes. >> Otherwise, you're going to get bidder A is going to give you a cheaper price, but it's not going to have cruise control. Yeah. >> Bidder B is going to give you a higher
028price with cruise control. You're going to try to compare apples to apples, but you can't. The purpose of public bidding is to avoid that and create a guaranteed apples for apples by you bid the specs that you want. >> Okay. So now we're going to put in if I'm understanding correctly like installable car seats >> removable >> whereas where so they're g there's a buckle it's going to buckle in through the base. >> It's not quite a buckle cuz there is >> so it's not like a one you would put in a car. >> No. Okay. Because we don't have seat belts. >> Okay. >> So these are ones that are built for this purpose. >> Okay. >> They are 100% legal safe for this purpose and you can move them from bus to bus
029if you want. So my question is, is there a level of certification on the install? Like do you need to have somebody sign off on the safety of the instal to email? >> Okay. >> About whatever we're going to do, >> okay, >> and make sure that we are in complete compliance and >> Yeah. I know sometimes like fire departments have a like a specialist. >> That's exactly why email because >> Okay. So they'll be able if we ever have to move it, they'll be able to come and >> anything you do with these will be 100%. Correct. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Great. That was one of our conversations today, actually. >> Yeah. Because I mean, you think even if something gets knocked, bumped into or something like that, meaning having some >> kids
030on the bus, you you better be absolutely certain you're doing everything safe and legal. >> Yeah. I'm almost curious if there's an opport I mean, that's a maybe for another day. But just to have somebody here that's >> very like can check them. Is that part of like a checklist? The bus driver must have like checklist. >> So, it is every every you do every 12,000 miles. It is checked. >> They do check. Okay. All right. So, it's just a part of a routine maintenance. Okay. >> Okay. Those are my questions. Thank you. >> I just like that we're uh really crushing old business number two. >> Yeah. >> Sorry. >> Um >> and and the other just the other part, you know, the the drivers are troopers. You bring up a point. They're here
031at 5 5:30 in the morning. Yeah. >> And you know, if someone needs to be out, they cover for each other. And you know, you really have you have a great team. And that's that's very fortunate because >> yeah, it's not only Amy, you're getting it from like each bus driver that like knows that they're going to be a certain bus and handles the how it works. The last minute stuff winds up falling, >> but the bus drivers are really good with I mean, at least I don't know. I mean, that's my group. always been my impression and experience is that we know when something's going on and it's they're just the most reliable group, you know, and it's they care about your kids. >> It's a showy group because kids have to get to
032and from school. >> Yeah. >> It's the things that everybody sees every day. >> So, my husband dropped off yesterday morning. So, I was away and he's like, "Why are you dropping off his cage?" Not a bad thing. But it's like love that because I'm like, "Oh, I have a place." Um, okay. Any other questions for Scott or we can move on to Amy's report. >> All right. So, we are I think we're just about at the six week mark. So, that's, you know, one of those things where you're back in, you're back in the routine. Um, everybody keeps saying feel like you never leave. Like when you're with kids every year for 10 years, you're like, "Oh, we just keep on rolling." Right? So, um, we had a pretty good start. We have about
03320 kids doing soccer um, this year. So, we have quite a few kids. Couple kids joined late, which was good. We need some taller friends out there. Uh, we have a lot of fifth graders. Still not tall enough, right? Yeah. So, u whether they can play or not, we put them out there. They're tall. Um, >> Preston has actual like FIFA members or something. >> Not that they're incredible. >> Yeah. >> Um, so we started there. They're getting through their season. They'll be winding up um finishing up soon. One of the uh highlights in the past couple weeks, we partnered with YSB and Preston YSB for that stunt masters, which was in the gym with the bicycles. Kids go wild for that. So, those guys are really great. They're from Colorado. They travel all around.
034Um and kids love BMX bikes, like all the tricks and things. So, but we partnered with them purposefully because you get a discount on bringing somebody in. So somebody like that is probably like $2,000, but when you cost share, like so Melinda does a lot of work with Preston and Griswald, like what what are you guys bringing in that we can bring in that we could maybe do on the same day. So then they drove to Preston in the afternoon and they went and did that same show. So okay, >> that worked to our benefit um and having that off and PTO also put in for that. So PTO and YSB covered for that um show for the kids. It was really great. Um today we had our school evacuation drill. So it was scheduled
035for yesterday. It always rains on the first day. Um so that was today. This is like an old hat for us. Um so our kids who have been through this multiple times before, it's very much second nature for them and going through this process. Um one of the things, you know, when we get over to the church, we have um a set of keys for the church. Um and we go in and our kids know where to go. They know what they're doing. um we test the process with one of our parents who are also a staff member and we just quickly go through that so we know um what that'll look like um in the event of an actual emergency if we had to evacuate down there. um you know coming up we have
036book fair we have the trunk or tree on the se 16th or 17th one of those nights we have grandparents day coming up we have spirit week coming up we have a junior high dance coming up so there's a lot of things that are up and coming so you know definitely if you get the newsletter it's all in there um try to reduce paper progress reports go home tomorrow so those are printed and and heading out and then we will continue with our veterans day assembly on November 11th so that information will be coming out it's one of those things that um Adam had started many many years ago and the board has um wanted to continue to promote. So we will do that again on November 11th. Okay. >> All right. Thank you. So
037yeah, off and running. It's it's never never dull, but um seems to be going pretty smoothly. I can't believe it's already like conference time and >> it's crazy. Halfway halfway through October said one sixth of the year is done. I said thank you. >> Came to visit us. >> She's like one6 you guys. Yeah. >> She's not because she's enjoying her retirement. So >> you bring her back up. So >> I'd like to sign in on the office. It says how many days to summer? >> Many. >> That's great. That is great. >> No comment. >> I just like to make a comment. >> Sure. Yeah. We can move to your report too. Um, I I've been in a lot of schools over the years. The thing I was most impressed with today, this was
038a long process, walking all the way down, being in in a room, walking all the way back. They were silent. That told me that the staff led by Amy has made sure the students know the behavior that's accepted and expected during a drill like that. That it was it was really really I was I was the sweeper back. My job is make sure nobody loses their way. So I saw the whole thing. It it's very nicely done. and uh she commented on the process being smooth, but I want to comment on how well the students actually behaved. They did they just do a great job and that's every time >> we'll have to share that with Mr. Burrows. He was always very proud and expected expect you to give us the update that >> he
039well he called me at 5:30 this morning >> and he called Darlene and I didn't answer >> and and she I said Adam I thought it was a snow I woke up I go I thought like and my what are you doing and so then I asked her and she said oh yeah you wanted to say good luck on the evacuation >> so nice I did let him know I said we did everything like you said. >> We did it all. It's fine. >> Sad. Don't call me at 5:30. >> Well, Lloyd, now you have the torch of of giving us the report that >> I forget his what was his term. It was like something obedience. >> I forget what it was. >> Something something obedience. >> Something like it was something. Yeah. Remember
040every >> civil obedience, but it was like something like something. >> He always said, >> "Yeah, >> he'll watch this. It'll be >> calling you tomorrow." 5:30. >> 5:30. But it's not snowing. There's a bunch of branches everywhere. None of the buses can get >> Exactly. That's exactly what it would be. That would be our October always has like the That would be our luck. >> Yeah. Lots of debris. >> Large debris everywhere. >> No matter how many trees we cut back, it's still a lot of trees. Can't get through. Can't get through. >> Um my reports my reports there uh it's missing one item that uh I didn't put in. And I just thought I'd share it verbally. Um, the state collects data and they do analysis and um, ironically the the memo came
041from uh, someone you might remember, Alicia Traus. Uh, she has moved into uh, a different position in the State Department because she took over the responsibilities of someone who's just retired. But what the um what the uh email indicated, they analyzed the discrepancy between the reading scores in ESPbacks between our students with uh IEPs and the students who don't have IEPs. And uh we all know there's a discrepancy but what they've offered and asked us to participate I won't use a required but asked us to participate in is some training uh and it's really good training. Now, all of our special education teachers have already been trained in the Wilson program, but the the components that they're asking us to have at least one person participate in, and that's what we're allocated, only one person
042because our district is small, is uh a day or so on the Wilson program, but then there's uh a week on Orton Gillingham, which which is a more indepth uh training program for working with students. students with dyslexia. uh Sue Dander um uh who has uh talents and and strong interest in this area has agreed to participate in that training for us and Amy and I have had some conversations about take how to take advantage of that training as we schedule next year and uh how we work to increase the opportunities for onetoone experiences uh at least once a today with youngsters who've identified as having dyslexia or whose whose skills are significant in the area of phonics and phonetic um and phonological awareness and that kind of thing. Um so I just wanted to
043bring that to your attention. So uh Amy will be providing a substitute for her. It's virtual, but she, you know, she has to be in a quiet place to take the training and uh but it's it will strengthen our program. It's good training. >> And I think Lloyd's point, we also were awarded um an opportunity to participate in something called TNTP, which is the new teacher project. So, um someone from the state had reached out to me and said, "Hey, do you want they always ask if you want to do it because they just need people." So, but we um went into this and Andrea Kelly and I through the MTSS process are meeting um and we're being coached by um some uh this woman through this project and she's come on site and she's
044done um a site visit with us, you know, went into our programs especially in using our required reading program um through the state and so she's coming to deliver PD tomorrow um on the essentials of the science of reading, how kids learn to read, all of those things that have really come out in the past couple years that and how the brain works and how kids actually, you know, really develop a skill for reading. Um so we'll work with her throughout this entire year. So really trying to zone in our regular general ed teachers just at the tier one level to be able to, you know, um go through the reading process with kids. >> Thank you. Any questions for Lloyd? Well, there's one other thing. You want me to discuss the sun belt and
045the show also? >> It's on the agenda. >> Yeah, I mean it's just it's it's the you can >> Oh, okay. Um we have uh two uh contracts that are new to us. Uh one is with a company called Sunb Belt and they're providing uh um the services of a certified nurse assistant uh for our building. We have a student that can benefit from that. Uh it's basically uh a half day uh or a little bit more than a half day program. The other is uh this will be our first experience hiring sharp training to work uh with one of our uh um 18 to 22 year old students and uh their um service is to provide job coaches on work sites uh for small numbers small groups of of students uh that that lead
046to competitive employment. That's our goal for as many of the youngsters that require the service as possible and uh they've started uh working uh with that particular student already and um I'm hoping it'll be expected to be very successful. Chris Champlain has used that uh organization a number of times and speak highly of their ability to help those kids that his transition program just doesn't seem to meet the needs of the youngster at the time that they need something different. >> Sorry, did you want the board to approve the contracts? >> They've been in there and not part of the motion. There's not one there. I don't know if you want the board to motion to approve those contracts because they're new. >> Board should approve the contract. >> Yeah. >> Can I just ask
047clarify? So you mentioned CNA assistant. >> We did we hire through Sunell. Sundell is the separate contract for the CNA. So that person will be Lloyd and I interviewed a woman um that is through this company. So much like OTP service contracted. So instead of hiring directly. >> Correct. Yeah. Um which is better for us for just the small amount. >> Yeah. For the small amount of time we need and we can't hire directly. So >> it's better for a multitude of reasons. >> Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. So um but we'll move forward with that and hopefully you know it works out you know for us. >> The other question I had was with um Shark. I noticed there was a transportation cost. Do they actually pick up the child at the house and take them
048there or so that's in lie of our transportation cost? >> Exactly. >> Their structure is such that if they provide the transportation there's a ch a cost to that. If uh things change and say the family or uh the student uh earns a driver's license and has a vehicle, then their cost per day drops. So they they break it up that way. >> But that saves us some money using our buses and stuff too and whatnot. we would not be able to do the kind of trans we could I suppose but I don't think it would be cost effective to and to tie a van up to go here and there >> and the program I think is 4 days a week right now >> okay so do we need we'll um call for a
049motion to approve the contracts for the sun belt and sharp training >> motion second >> all in favor I >> I any opposed? None heard. Motion passes to approve the contracts. >> Okay, moving into old business. Um the central office building name. I um I did I know we talked about that we were all in agreement to do it. So, um, we I did, um, catch up with Adam a bit just to share the good news that we had unanimously felt that we were we were doing it whether he liked it or not and we were we were dedicating the building to um I and he he's, you know, greatly honored about that and um, deeply appreciative and I said, "Well, when we we actually create something to put up, we'll we'll do it a
050ceremonial thing." But um and he I was like Jenny they asked Senator I was like let's keep it ABC you know and do like an you know Adam Burough central office. >> Um so I think I think that's our update of where it is. But um >> I guess that's I don't know if we need a motion to approve the naming function but it's that's that's where we're at and we'll just ask that we kind of think about a way to create something to maybe put over the front that we can make it more formal on We can look into some options. >> Give the board some options. >> Sure. >> Yeah. >> Nothing crazy, but it'll be be nice once we figure it out. But he was really pleased and said hello to everybody.
051>> We'll have him call Amy on Monday. >> I know. I know. That's the more normal call. >> 5:30. >> At 5:30. >> Yeah. Sure. >> Yeah. >> Had had been to Maine. So that was that's my nose, but that's always a happy update when you got to me. But that's that update. And then Okay. And we did um discuss transportation. Are we fully crossed off? Okay. >> Good. Good. >> Um and now we are just moving into the policy updates, the second readings. Um I know um in the packet D had done the updates for some of the few changes that we were looking for in those. So, um, if anybody has any continued questions about those, we can discuss or make a motion to approve. Um, 13112, spot three, the um 616112 is
052the uh, library material review and reconsideration and the policy and the forms that they have. Motion >> second. >> Okay. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? None heard. Motion passes. Item 1312 spot 4 and 6161 spot one3 is collection and development and maintenance of um said materials. Motion >> second. All in favor? I >> I opposed. Motion passes. Then we have the library display and programs. So that's 1312 spot five and 6161 spot 14. >> Motion. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Unheard. Motion passes. And then um the gifted and talented uh students program. We have that one just headed. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Any discussion? >> Not heard. Motion passes. 6172 spot one. >> Great. And then I have we have the newer policy. Um
053it's a title n sexual harassment policy. That's 4,000 spot one. That is a um mandatory update. So um we looked at it, Megan and I looked at it. It's pretty um >> just combining policies. >> Yeah, it's basically just >> nothing new. >> Yeah, it's combining. It's nothing that's not mandated really. >> And you already have you already have the existing policies. I just did that. >> If you two looked at it, I'm pretty confident if I even make a motion if anybody >> I know. I think we have to move to a second reading for that. >> Do you have to do second readings? >> Well, this one it reverted back to the policy that you guys had back in 2020. So, it's something that you guys had approved years ago. >> I have
054you had to change it back like to the previous version for whatever reason. The general reason is you you do a first is you're basically informing the public that you have a policy. If somebody wanted to read the policy and then come back to the board, it gives them an opportunity before you've approved the policy. It's it's it's proform rather than you really would just appear as a motion on the next agenda as a second read approval as one motion like you just did on this one. The Grand School Board is getting sued right now for sexual harassment and the Title N thing. >> I always say it's it's all fine until someone loses an eye. >> Yeah. >> And uh it doesn't doesn't cost anything to >> but to Chris's point, it's it this
055is a really a this one you have already. >> Yeah. >> Um but you are you are in a safer place to just let it ride as a first reading. >> Do that. I'm just waiting for the the next round that we're going to get for next month. So that's fine. But >> tried to save you guys. >> Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. >> 25 page policy policy. >> Well, um item number two for new business is personnel. Um so we can go and move into that. >> Yeah, it would just be um Jillian. I think we know about that one already. >> So, we have a resignation. Yeah. >> One resation >> as a PAR, >> the group of people to join the Eagle study group and of course Kirstston. And that's um >>
056Okay. So, this Eagle study group is going to be Mike Curro, Allison Paige, Megan Glenn, Caitlyn Stockford as a sub. And then Sue Dander are going to be doing the Eagle Study Group. And that's started. Is that starting now? This week? Yeah. It's like starting. It's a nice strong group. >> Yeah. Yeah. Perfect. Okay. So then and then accept the resignation of Jillian Guyer and um and approve hiring Christine for the accounts payable position. So I think that's one personnel motion. >> Motion second. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? Unheard. Discussion motions pass. [Music] Thank you for those that have worked. Welcome Kirsten. Thank you for the study group. >> That's about the next one. >> Sure. >> So the next one I'm not sure if this is how you've done this before, but
057this is this is how we will do bids where you >> this is snowplow. >> This is this particular one is snowplow. >> The process is you reject the bids you don't do and you approve the bid that you accept. And the reason you go through the process similar to uh the other is you just want all of your processes to be protected. So for example, if you don't reject a bid and you don't follow the the rules and a a bidder challenges, you're in a bit of a problem. And so this way by doing it very openly, you you open the bids at once, you document all of that. The board of education then rejects and adopts. And this is a pretty funny one. Look at this one. >> Yeah, I saw the two
058bids. >> That's crazy. >> Always the right numbers. >> Yeah. >> It's like going to buy tires for your car and someone says 5,000 a tire and someone says, "I'll give you them for free." >> Crazy numbers. >> Very large numbers. >> Very, very, very, very different. Um it's actually worth showing in this case, but um we're very happy to accept 600 instead of 3200. And he and in the second year it's a slight increase. You know, the first bid had no increase in the second year. >> You can keep your >> Yeah, that was ridiculous. >> Really, really strange one. So >> yeah, it would be nice to have a two-year contract >> and not have to do it >> every year. And I feel like we always have like a it's >> remember
059the one year I think we forgot. >> Remember remember it was like snowing and we were like flowering November storm and like if that happens I will call Amy at >> 5:30. [Laughter] Let's go. Let's drive the Kabota. Drive the Kabota. >> Right. Let's go. Everybody in. >> So anyway, it's a a happy one to be. >> Okay. Great. Well, do we have a motion to approve um AMC? Correct. Is that what we're s >> and reject also the the nettles metals nett >> melts of CT. Motion >> second. All >> in favor? >> I. Any opposed? >> Heard. Um motion passes to approve and reject. >> So that is last on new business. Um we are getting into our record setting and precedent setting >> fast meetings which I like >> which we like.
060Um our upcoming meeting is Thursday, November 13th. um as we know and then the CAPS convention is November 21st um goes on the 22nd but 21st is the bigger day just in case that's not in your calendar and yep that's that that's a wrap on that unless there's anything for executive session >> no executive session thank you >> none planned okay do we have a motion to adjurnn Motion second. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> Unheard. Okay. Motion back. >> That's your goodbye gift. >> I know. >> I've been clearing my calendar. So by Halloween, I should have absolutely no obligations in my life. I'm really looking for working hard to accomplish that. >> Are you still doing YSB? >> I will probably still do that. that >> and boring assessment. That's twice
061a year. >> Yeah.