001Oh, perfect. All right, it is 5:33. Make sure our room back there is good. Good. Okay. Um, I'll go ahead and call the meeting to order. Our first item is approval. Well, members present, uh, approval of the agenda. Can I have a motion? So moved. So move. That was like I I was was that an echo or just al moved by Smith seconded by the ward. All in favor of approval of the agenda say I I I posted nay I was counting how many here passes 5. And then next is our celebrations and recognitions which I think is what most these folks are here for. So I will hand it over to director Dashet for the recognitions. Good evening. We have three celebrations this evening. So thank you for packing the boardroom tonight. Somebody take
002a picture of this. In February, the Ames Middle School Math Counts team attended the 2025 chapter math counts competition. They took first place team and first place individual and had the top scoring sixth grader as well as three other top 10 finishes. All of their 14 official competitors placed in the top 20% of competitors of which there were about 250 students at the competition. The team then competed at the state contest this past weekend. Congratulations to Rosalie White who placed third individually, earning a spot at nationals. Rosalie will head to Washington DC in May to compete as one of the top four students in the state of Iowa. They she will represent Iowa in the national math counts competition. She becomes the fourth Ames student in the past eight years to qualify for nationals. The
003team of Rosalie White, Ria Rudraatna, Masha Kner, and Mu Yao Wu also had a phenomenal showing finishing second overall in the team competition. Notably, they were the only allgirl team at the contest. We also want to recognize Emma Chen and James Hang who competed as individuals and contributed to Ames Middle School's strong presence at the state level. Congratulations to all of our competitors for their hard work, dedication, and math excellence. The team is coached by Ames Middle School teachers, Lauren Bhin and Matthew Maddox. Those of you that are here, would you please stand up to be recognized? Congratulations. [Applause] [Music] U next we want to recognize Ames High FFA. I don't know if we can pick out who they are in the crowd. This is mystery. We are proud to recognize Julia Mortvitt for earning
004gold in egg broadcasting and advancing to state as well as for being elected to 2025 2026 North Central District Vice President. Additionally, congratulations to the Iowa degree recipients, Lily Angus, Sophie Fox, Julia Mortvitt, Aiden Nelson, Jenna Thomas, and Avery Worth. a well-earned honor recognizing their dedication to agricultural education and leadership. For those of you that don't know, the Iowa FFA degree is the highest rank that can be conferred upon active members by the Iowa FFA Association. Among many requirements, students must complete at least 360 hours of egg education, invest at least $1,000 or work at least 300 hours in excess of scheduled class time or a combination thereof in a supervised agricultural experience program. They must have participated in at least 25 additional unduplicated hours of community service activities within at least two different or
005and demonstrate leadership ability. just to name a few of the requirements. Again, this is on top of all of the school work that they're doing as well. Um, we also want to recognize Ames High Egg teacher and sponsor of FFA, Anna Brooks. If you'll all please stand up to be [Applause] recognized. Congratulations. Next, we want to recognize our Ames High wrestlers. We're going to start with girls wrestling. Ames high girls wrestling team had an incredible season marked by hard work, determination, and standout performances on the mat. Five little cyclones qualified for the state tournament. Lauren Metaf, Lucy Reed, Lexa Rosvik, Jaya Talin, and Sarah Higgins. These wrestlers showcased showcased the strength and depth of the program. Lexa led the way with an impressive run, earning the state runner-up title, while Lauren Metaf battled her way
006to a seventh place finish. Their achievements, along with the efforts of their teammates, highlight a season full of growth, grit, and pride for Ames High. Ames High girls wrestling is coached by head coach Matt Stefen and associate coaches Josh Greenley, Reagan Metaf, and Adriana Shepard. If you'll please stand up to be recognized. [Applause] and a big round of applause for the coaches standing in the back there, too. And now on to Ames High boys wrestling. The Ames High boys wrestling team had a phenomenal season capped off by sending five athletes to the state tournament. Christian Castillo, Braxton Winky, Jabari Henson, Jackson Winky, and Cole Mark Martin, each representing the Little Cyclones with pride and power on the mat. Christian Castillo brought brought home the state championship. Jabari Henson earned runner-up honors and Cole Martin claimed
007a strong fourth place finish. Their achievements reflect a season full of dedication, resilience, and intense competition. Ames High boys wrestling is coached by head coach Andy Effect and associate coaches Nate Alvarez, Evan Brown, Kale Pritchette, and Chad Smolik. If you'll please stand up to be recognized. [Applause] Thank you to all of our amazing teachers, coaches, students that came tonight to be recognized. Yes. Uh congratulations and uh to our math counts, FFA, and wrestling uh students and to all of the teachers who coach and mentor these wonderful folks. You're welcome to stay for the whole board meeting if you'd like, but you don't have to. Summer's day. Our next item is the public forum. I will I don't think we have anybody signed up, but I will read our statement and check our online real quick,
008too. 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 citizens addressing the board did not necessarily reflect those of the board, district administration, or staff. Speakers are to remember that 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 since we have no one signed up, we'll go ahead and close the public forum. Thank you, Angie. All right. Next item
009is our consent agenda. I move the board approve the consent agenda as presented. Second. All right. It was moved by Smith, seconded by the ward. All in favor of approval of the consent agenda, say I. I. Oppose. Nay. Passes 60. And next are our reports. And we do not have our student representatives here tonight. Uh any items from board members? All right. Uh then we'll move to old business. which the one item we have here are school fees. This was presented at the last meeting. I move the board to approve the proposed school fees for the 2526 school year as presented. Second. Any discussion? All right. Uh moved by Smith, second by Rodriguez. All in favor say I. I. Oppose. Nay. passes 6. Then our new but business. The first item is our budget guarantee
010resolution. I move the board to approve the budget guarantee resolution as presented. Second. All right. Discussion. All in favor? It was moved by Deward. Uh seconded by Becker. All in favor say I. I. I oppose. Nay. All right. Passes 6. I said I too. I didn't click, but I did. The 2425 proposed budget amend amendment set date of time and public hearing. I move the board order the board secretary to publish the proposed budget amendment and to set the date and time of the public hearing for April 21st, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. Somebody want second. That was very controversial. Any discussion? All right. Moved by Ward, seconded by Beerbomb. All in favor say I. I. I. Oppose. Nay. passes 6 2526 proposed budget set date and time of public hearing. I move the board order
011the board secretary to publish the proposed 2526 budget and uh to set the date and time of the public hearing for April 21st, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. Second. Less controversial. Uh any discussion? All right. Moved by Smith, seconded by Becker. All in favor say I. I. Oppose. Nay. Passes 6. We don't have any requests for the superintendent at this time. Our next regular meeting is April 21st at 5:30 p.m. And I think we are now ready to move over to our work session. So, uh, we will end our Zoom broadcast, but let's go ahead and just go straight there since we are only 15 minutes in. I don't think we need a break yet. Excellent. Want to take your place, Matt? Do we? Are we going to eat? It might be good reminders.