001We're testing with a smaller meeting group today, so we'll see. We have We're missing a couple people. >> Yeah, we are. But still, >> I can hear myself, but it's not a horrible echo. >> I can hear you, too. Even better. Great. >> Amazing. >> Yeah. Like I mean it used to be that literally like sitting this distance I couldn't hear her. >> Can you guys hear fine out there before we start the meeting? >> Comparatively good. >> The last year. Yes. >> That's all I wanted to hear. >> Headed in this direction. [Music] >> All right. We will go ahead and call the meeting to order and I say that and I don't have my pen in my hand. All right, we have quorum and I will entertain a motion to approve the agenda.
002So moved. >> Second. >> All right. Moved by Smith, seconded by the Ward. All in favor say I. I. >> Opposed? Nay. Passes for zero. And then we have our public forum. And we will have our um the microphone note is over here now so that you all can talk to the board instead of sideways. And hopefully that works well. Uh so I'll read our public statement for public forum. Residents of the district, students attending the district, parents or guardians of students attending the district, and district staff members may address the board about any topic relevant to the district, whether on the current agenda or not. Those who wish to speak must sign up at the beginning of the meeting. Speaker participation is limited to three minutes once per item. The views and opinions of
003citizens addressing the board did not necessarily reflect those of the board, district administration, or staff. Speakers are to remember the Iowa law prohibits the board from discussing specific employees, students, or their performance. Student speakers will state their name in school. Others will state their name and address. And first up, we have James Miller. need to turn that mic on. >> There's a button needs to slide up. Sorry. >> Got it. >> Um, hi board. I have a suggestion and you as well, Mr. Raider. Um, so my name is James Miller and I currently work as the media tech in the high school library. I handle all of our student Chromebooks and I'd like to share a suggestion that could benefit both our graduating seniors and the district. When seniors graduate, I think they should have
004the option to purchase their assigned Chromebook. Right now, I have several boxes in my work room filled with the class of 2025 Chromebooks. I checked one in Google Admin and it still receives security updates until 2029. That means these devices still have several good years left in them. If students could buy their Chromebook, say for around $50, I don't know, um they'd have a proven reliable device to use after graduation without needing to spend hundreds on a new one. This could be handled easily, I think. Perhaps a dedicated day. I get a checkout station or something in the media center and they come in a day early from the regular senior senior turnin where counselors, the registar and admin will verify that fees are paid and the students good to go. Once payment is received,
005we could remove the asset tag in the district's management policy. I feel like this could be good enough for them in their journey after graduation in college or whatever they do in life. Um, yeah, versus just selling in bulk on gov deals or to whoever bids. I don't know. I wasn't here for the last selling of them. That's all. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Next, I have Shelby Roots. Hey guys, sorry you get to hear from me again, but as I get more information, I end up coming back for you. Um, my name is Shelby Rut. This is Suede. He's my kindergartenner at Fellows. He might hit his buttons and talk and I will apologize for that because he does his own thing. Okay. I was here two weeks ago to speak in
006front of you about Suage Transportation when it comes to fellows and child serve. Um since haven't heard anything from anybody, just wanted to come back again, touch base, um make sure that this is still on your radar as an issue that we've dealt with and I know of quite a few other parents that have dealt with it. Um SUID has both a half day built-in and transportation listed as IP. I want you to keep this in mind when I bring up the next talking point. Per your own board policy 711.1 on student school transportation eligibility. When an IEP term deter team determines that unique transportation arrangements are required and specified in an IEP, the school district must provide one or more of the following arrangements. This is word for word out of your district. The
007first is that transportation must be provided from the student's residence to location of special and back to the students residence or to the child care placement for students under the age of six. Nowhere in this policy does it state the center must be within the AI school district. Nowhere. It also counters that parents are discouraged from having transportation listed in their students IEPs or push to remove it from their plans when told it's just not an option that is provided. We and many families like ours are given the same lines that the district just won't transport to child serve. I question why. How is it that students from Northwood can be transported there but not other schools except that nobody has stood up and requested it? At one point, I was told that by providing
008transportation to Suede and others with his needs, it would open a can of worms and cost the district too much money. I counter this again with the fact that the following schools have all transported to Child Serve before. Ballard, which is 12.4 miles, Nevada, which is 8.5 m, and Gilbert themselves transport at 8.9 miles. How can they afford it? But this school district somehow can't afford to transport 3.3 miles. especially when a bus is already running from Northwood to Child Serve during the same time periods that child that SUDE would be leaving Fellows. It also brings into question the statement of Gilbert not providing permission to transport to child serve. If these schools can, why can't Ames or is it simply once again that no one has asked? The other option in your policy is
009that parents should receive a mutually agreed upon reimbursement when parents proions themselves. Well, I'm here to tell you every day that I misspeed up earlier than scheduled to make it back to school for a lunch meeting, I miss an hour of class. At tuition costing roughly $31,700 a semester. And the number of hours I'm in class, it comes to roughly $25 an hour. In the first five weeks of class alone, I've missed five hours of class for transportation, coming out to $125, and have many more meetings to be in from now until school ends. This doesn't include gas reimbursement, which because he's going to a medical care facility, qualifies for 30 cents a mile per the access to care policy. After five weeks into school, this accounts for another $23.76 so far. These amounts don't
010include the stress I'm putting on my own health at risk as I'm type 1 diabetic and I'm delaying my own lunch in order to transport my child for the school. The use of my personal car for school transport and what I consider my time to be worth that I'm missing from my professional education program. Parents are leaving your district for this issue either by moving out, looking at homeschooling, or opting to try for open enrollment places. We've in fact had to look at those options at this point. It's an issue whether you acknowledge it or not. And I'll keep speaking up about it as long as I must until someone maybe has an option. I'm going to end this with one question and I want you to think really hard. Are you going to be
011ending up sending out checks to everyone who chooses to transport or can we maybe come across with a better choice? Thanks. >> All right. And that is um I'll close our public forum and we will move to our consent agenda. I move the board approve the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. Sorry. >> Uh moved by the board, seconded by Smith. All in favor say I. >> I oppose. Nay. Passes 4 Z. And um next we'll move to our reports. First up, student representatives. Do we have any report from our student rep today? Hi everybody. So basically just going to let you know how school's going so far as we wind down fall. Going pretty well. I feel a lot of school spirit high with homecoming and winning our first football game. That was really
012exciting for the season. And I'm feeling like we're just getting into the things and people are making their schedules and stuff like that. >> Is your green light on the mic thing? >> It is. Maybe hold it. >> Sorry, I couldn't hear. >> Is this better? Anyways, >> you should be able to leave it on the table, but yeah. Sorry. >> There it goes. Anyways, so yeah, things are looking up and yeah, it's good time to be an AI student. >> Thank you. All right. And then um any board member report new business. >> Okay. I move the board to approve the resolution to process the onetime money for support staff up to $132,59 as presented. >> Second. >> Amy Erica Smith. >> I Kelly Winfrey. >> Hi. >> Hard. >> Hi. >> Rodriguez. >>
013Hi. >> Passes 4 Z. You were super quick on that roll call. We were like, whoa. >> Yeah. I was like, um, what am I supposed to say here? No. >> Present. >> All right. Um, I haven't noted any any requests for the superintendent. Our next meeting is October 20th at 5:30. And that, my friends, is the end of our meeting unless somebody doesn't want to adjourn. >> Um, oh, I move we adjourn. >> Second. >> Moved by Smith, seconded by the ward. All in favor say I. >> I. Oppose. May passes 4 Z. Thank you everyone.