09.17.2025 Regular Board Meeting of the LJSD Board of Trustees

001:00. Um, before we stand for the pledge of allegiance, um, are we recording? Okay. So, we'll call the meeting to order. But before we stand for the pledge of allegiance, I would like to pause for a moment of silence, uh, to honor Charlie Clark. >> Kirk. >> Charlie Clerk. Kirk, I can't speak. Um, a man who held an an unwavering passion for engaging young minds, who believed in the power of arguments and good faith debates to find the truth, and who advocated for his beliefs with convict conviction. May he rest in peace. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance 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. >> Please be seated. Thank

002you all for coming. I do need an approval of tonight's agenda. >> So moved. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. All in favor say I. I >> I I any opposed hearing? None. The motion carries. Um I just like to remind everyone that these board meetings are business meetings held in public and they are not public board meetings. The board is governed by Idaho Code Title 74 and Title 33, Chapter 5, Idaho Administrative Procedures Act or ADAPA and follows the district policies. Now is the time for public input. And we do have uh one person. Do we have any more? No. >> All right. Uh, Anita Dupick. Anita Dupick, committee member. Good evening, Chairwoman Thompson, Superintendent Taylor, and board. Um, regarding the supplemental curriculum request list, there are 22 videos for

003review. Um, the sidebar of the re recommended videos on YouTube doesn't always align with the video screen, and I'm wondering if that would be able to be minimized or turned off. Is a subscription to YouTube necessary to remove on-screen ads during viewing? I'd like to comment on three videos specifically stating I don't recommend them and why? regarding making of a theory Darwin Wallace and natural selection by bio interactive and what is natural selection stated theory both use the word theory and then proceed to continue the discussion as though everything is presented as fact. The videos discuss the c the culture excuse me the culture of chaos and attempt to explain order from chaos. Why are we not also presenting the theory of intelligent design as written in the Bible for which there is more physical

004evidence than for any other book on earth? While none of us was around for the beginning of either of these theories, the God of the Bible was. And in Job 38:4, God asks Job, "Were you here when I laid the foundation of the earth?" With these videos, Lakeland is allowing students to be taught that life and everything around us came about accidentally from chaos, not presenting the truth or at least acknowledging that there is another theory, one that gives hope. What hope is there in saying life is accidental? We see the effects of life of lack of hope um on our society today. Today, drugs, mental illness, violence, division, and so much more. Lakeland should be giving students both sides of the story to equip them to think logically, clearly, and be discerning. All tools

005that will help them beyond school years. I've knocked the on doors in three of the precincts that make up Lake Lakeland, finding that many, if not most of the families in this district believe in the God of the Bible. Bill Knight, the Science Guy, uh, season 1, episode 18, electricity. My concern with this video is misinformation, specifically the discussion of photo photovoltaic energy being viable and affordable and the lack of discussion about the environmental and economic impact of this source of energy. I will allow this may be because of the age of the video. It's from 1993. Yes, this is a very small part of the video, but students deserve to be given all the information to teach them how to make educated guests. As the adults guiding these students in their education, we must

006be mindful of all things big and small. It's easy to say, "Oh, this is just one small thing." But then the next small thing comes along and then the next one and one day we say, "How did we get here?" Thank you. >> Thank you. Is there any of the public comment that didn't make it to the clerk? Okay, moving into reports, we have the superintendent report. Is there any comment, need for discussion or input on the superintendent report? >> Yeah. What is the house you said you got put in? Uh >> what was that house? It's the four houses that we're being a part of. Uh Jake and I both uh you go to the school and they actually have this little turn wheel. They spin it and they have four houses and where

007you fall is where you're at. And I was I landed in Altra Eismo. What was yours? >> River. >> Rever. Yeah. So yeah, and I it means I'm I'm part of the giving group. So yeah, just all good traits of you can you can say that each house you could probably be a part of. uh but kind of leave it to chance in regards to where you land. So, we're really excited about that. The middle school because they are in the house system. I'm part of that system, but I'm still ultraismal. I guess you can't flip from school to school. >> Okay. So, it follows you. You're always in that house. >> It always Yep. I'm always in that house. Great question. >> Was that part of um who was the gentleman you said last

008week? I think >> Ron Clark. >> What was it again? >> Ron Clark. Yeah. Is that's part of that? >> Yes, sir. It's exactly part of that 100%. >> So that was my only question. Okay. Anybody else have any other uh questions, comments, points of discussion? Okay. Uh moving on to the assistant superintendent report. Is there any comments conversation to be had? I have. >> Yes, I do not. Okay. >> Looks great. Thank you for the information. It's very limited. >> You're making it easy for us. >> Thank you. >> It's good to have these follow-ups, though. I appreciate it. >> Absolutely. Moving on to the financial report. Do we have any questions, comments, or discussions to be? >> No. So, we had originally estimated about $2 million coming in for the property tax relief,

009but it's actually four million. So, that's >> exciting for taxpayer. >> Yeah. Chair Thompson um trustees. Uh yes, we had estimated last year we received about 2.3 million from uh I'm gonna quote it correctly here. Uh House Bill or Idaho code 33911, which is the school district facility funds. Um, it's meant to help pay down bonds, levies, and then if there's anything at the end of that, if the district has any of those on the books, if there's anything at the end, it can go directly to be used for facilities maintenance needs, um, those deferred maintenance items. Um, we do have a levy on the books and so we were able to offset 4 million this year, bringing the levied amount down to the taxpayers to 3.52 million instead of the 7.52 they approved on

010the ballot. The tricky thing with this is it fluctuates from year to year. So the first year we got 1.7. The second year we got 2.3. This year we got four million. Um we all know that the state revenues are lagging behind. Um the state's already implemented holdbacks. Um and a lot of departments public education thankfully was exempted from those for this round. Um so I don't anticipate to get another four million next year at this point in time. But it it's a great benefit to our community that we're able to have that offset. When you say the 4 million was to uh reduce the levy amount so the taxpayers only liable for 3.52. So the 4 million like the 4 million was given to the district. the district doesn't it's not like a flow

011through it's like oh here's your 40 but you got to give it back to you pay off >> who yeah so that's if you remember a couple years ago they swept like the bond level equalization and they swept our school lottery funds >> um which we were able to use directly for facilities and maintenance and I'm sorry I keep pointing this way but Tim's right here so um it's his department um they swept those and when they swept those they put them into this dis school district facility fund um so they kind took a little from us here to give it to us there with a little bit more constraints on how we're able to use it. Um, but yes, we received that directly from the state. We have already received the $4 million deposit.

012Um, and then when we complete our L2, which is the document that we submit to the counties um to levy property taxes on our behalf, we report that facilities funds on that L2 so that they're not levying more than we're authorized to. Yeah, >> perfect. >> That can only be used for facilities. >> No. So, this this is basically it swaps what we the levy was approved for. So, if we didn't have a levy on the books or say they gave us 8 million and and our levy 7.52, the difference we would be able to use towards directly towards facilities. If we didn't have a levy on the books, that 4 million would have gone directly into fund 435, which we don't have because we have no we have nothing to put in there. But

013fund 435 is specifically for the school district facility fund. Um, if we were able to put money into it. So, So just so the 4 million is not above and beyond it is in >> it's in L of Yeah. So it just supplements the it basically 3.52 supplemental levy and then we'll have the offset under other state support. >> Um >> state paid it rather than our taxpayer. >> Exactly. Yeah. And there's a whole amalgamation of where those funds come from. um some of it state sales tax revenues, lottery proceeds, things like that. It's a whole jumbled amount. Um that and I mean we it's a it's based on last year's best 28 weeks of average daily attendance. So in theory if we got our average daily attendance up more um then we would get

014a little bit more um based on that share in the future. >> Do we get information from the state on where those dollars come from? >> Yes. for lottery. Do we have that? >> I I would have to bring it to you at another meeting. The state did share it with us at our last uh our last ISBO SD meeting. State Department of Education um and Idaho Association of School Business Officials, they have a joint meeting once a month and so they shared that. I'll bring it to that. Thank you. Absolutely. >> I have no other questions. I just wanted to make sure we clarified so the public doesn't think we have like the levy and form. >> And I did update this information on our district financial transparency page um so that it reflects

015the current levy amounts and the current information for this fiscal year. >> Great. >> Yep. >> That's all I have. Bob, do you have anything? >> No. >> Okay. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Moving on to facilities report. >> Do you have any comments, conversations, etc.? >> Um, I have a question. When do you think that all the flag poles will be up at all the schools? >> Uh, Tim Hank, facilities director. They are actually scheduled to work on them this week. Okay. and should have them finished next week. >> Okay. >> There was a delay in getting the actual poles from the manufacturer, but they are ready to go. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> Is all the curbing done that was expected to be done? >> So, the the concrete

016curbing is done, but they still have to do the back fill of the asphalt. So where they've cut the asphalt away from where the new concrete's going, they are actually filling that in with hot mix. Asphalt, not cold mix. >> Okay. >> So it'll be flush so it won't have that gap or a tripping hazard. >> And with it being hot mix, it reduces the potential of it crumbling >> with the weather fluctuations. >> Exactly. >> We still have the one spot at like the middle school that we were waiting on the galvanized gutter. >> Steel. Sorry. Yeah. Steel plate. um to go in there and then we have one spot behind John Brown Elementary that they have to come back and report >> report and finish the student Spirit. >> Yep. So, there's a

017couple outstanding items. Um they're just not able to work when students are on site. So, we're having to work around that. >> Okay. >> And I was at Spirit Lake this morning. They got the cheek walls poured and they they if you go up there, they will look like they're canolvered a little bit. That's actually perspects. >> That's for the stairs. >> That's Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah, it's good stairs. >> For anybody who doesn't know what cheat walls are, I don't have a clue. >> Stem walls. Cheek walls. Yeah. >> The only reason I knew is I saw it today. A little funky. >> Yeah. >> Another question. Uh what uh what's ever happened or what's the status of the redesign of the entry over junior high school? >> So, we're actually still working on

018that right now. Um, I've met with the chief of police. I've met with ITD. Um, I've met with the locals here, middle school, high school. We're going to do one more meeting. Um, and the architect's west is finalizing the proposal that we're going to submit to ITD. >> So, that's fairly close. >> We do have to pull some title reports um for >> the land um to bring that >> four pieces of property >> for part of the permit. So >> corner right out where the middle school sign is. So you've got the track side, you've got the parking lot side, then you've got the right away for the highway, and I think the city's got something in there, too. >> So for the permit, we have to pull title reports. Um, and so that

019there we're we're seeking those now. So >> So what's the projected timeline now? >> It'll be next summer. >> Next summer. >> Okay. >> We won't worry about it forever. It's definitely a process, but uh good thing is we're >> in the middle of it, >> moving through the process, >> working with the city, working with the state. It's been um very collaborative. Um they've been super open to the idea, which has not been the case in the past. So, we're very thankful that they're looking at this from a student safety perspective. So, questions. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Okay, moving on to the consent agenda. We have the minutes of the previous meeting, minutes of subcommittee meetings to be accepted, the bills lists and HR items. There were a couple

020of things on the minutes. I wasn't able to note them. to find on the 81325 regular board meeting minutes. Um, under possible action item for discussion, you have um [Music] meeting changes pending lawyers approval. Um, I think that should just be part of the discussion item because there was no action taken. Yeah, I thought that we were going to discuss it with pending the lawyer's approval if we were going to change it >> because we had to discuss with the lawyer to make sure that that there wouldn't be any issues with changing that that meeting, >> right? But Jay is possible action item from discussion. There was no action taken. So that statement I think needs to be part of the discussion because it wasn't an action that was taken by the board. >> Okay.

021>> We had stated we would find out from legal what we could or could not do >> and we did. I think that one was just it. And then um on the committee uh meeting minutes, I had called Sierra earlier. Um things have been kind of uh influx I guess is the appropriate word. within policy committee. There have been a few policies that we've touched on and started on but then back burnered but they've not been on the agenda and there's not necessarily any notes about where it stands, what it's doing, what not on the agenda because you typically in the past these minutes were because we're just accepting them um just listed policies. it never identified exactly where we stood on the policy. And I would like to recommend that we from this point

022forward identify what's going on so that policies don't get lost. >> Yeah. >> Um because yeah, we've we've lost a few off the agenda and they're not resolved. >> Um so um we're good with giving the clerk that direction. >> Okay. >> I'm sure just a cler. So you just want to make sure it's listed on there. the ones that were all the ones that we're working on are in progress. So, I'm just trying to understand. >> No. Um what's listed on um picking the 813 policy committee meeting minutes? Okay. >> We have 1 2 3 4 five policies listed. Okay. >> Um but one of the policies specifically 4105 patron participation in board meetings. That one was opened and we started on it but then it got taken off of the agenda. Okay. because

023there were other priorities and um respecting that there's no like uh um manual for this is what you do as in policy committee, right? >> Um >> I it caught my eye because I couldn't find it anywhere and I knew I hadn't seen it on the agenda. >> So I called and discussed it with Sierra Sierra and she moved it off of the agenda because she put on some other ones where traditionally in the past the list just grows. I mean things can take priority, but yeah, it's like you can put them up there, but don't take what hasn't been completed off. >> Sounds good. >> So, yeah. So, my recommendation, and it seems like it's the board direction to uh is to add a little bit of clarification with, you know, this policy is

024not resolved. It's ongoing or something along those lines. >> Just a little status update for >> Yeah, that would be great. Okay. Did any >> Did anyone have any questions on the bills list? >> On the bill list. >> Yes, we're as a matter of fact. >> Okay. Bob, >> we'll give Jessica a chance to get up there. It's pretty fast. >> Jessica Gam, chief finance officer. >> We have a bill from uh for testing, I assume. Uh That's concrete testing on all the Do you know how many tests were involved for that bill? >> A lot. Um I can give you a complete breakdown in a followup, but we have um they're testing every site multiple times depending on the pore. >> So obviously that wasn't included in the contract for the contractor. >>

025It was included in what we had put aside for the project. Um, but no, it wasn't included in the bid packet, but we had set aside money for that service as part of the budget for that project. >> Can you uh clue us in uh we got a $19,000 bill? I think it is from uh Architecture West. What work was included in that? >> Um, one moment. We had multiple bills from them. We're uh Architects West is doing Timberly High School Fieldhouse. They're doing the concrete project. Um and they're also doing they won the award for all of our school modernization projects. So that 19,000 is actually multiple projects looped in. So part of it's a concrete services which we're going a little bit over on that based on the length the extended length of

026that project. Um there is liquidated damages built into that contract. So we're definitely in that phase currently with the contra conc concrete. Um so we're anticipating to help offset the additional cost for the architect on what we're saving on the liquidated damages by the project going over and the additional support that the architect >> Maybe you could give us a followup breakdown of that mind. >> Yeah. When we have could we just add that to the breakout the bill breakout list? Absolutely. >> Going forward on when there's several different projects that are listed on that. >> There's going to be several different projects for a while, >> but we're paying a lot of money. So, I think we need to know where what it's for. >> Be happy to break that down for you. >>

027We have a bill for 31 bill Oplex. I assume that's computers. >> Uh where are they going? >> Uh all over the district. They're replacing teacher computers. They're $483 each, I think, is what it would came down to. Um, >> so they're replacing older models. And what happens to the old ones? >> Um, depending on what we if we're able to surplus them through surplus sale, uh, it will wipe them and surplus them that way. Send them to auction essentially. Um sometimes they keep them for parts um so that they're able to just repair stuff in house instead of hand having to send it out. Um but most of them are an obsolete technology at this point which is why they're being replaced. >> I haven't noticed in the past. Is this a routine rotation?

028>> Yep. >> Um you'll see some more in the coming months because as we are coming back and we're recognizing that some need to be replaced. We didn't do a big student replacement this year, which actually was a topic of conversation. Um, we very fortunately with the ESRE funds, we were able to do a lot of stuff to buy our existing computer fleet. Um, we were in the process of replacing about a fifth of that student fleet a year. We didn't do that last year. Um, the cost to replace about a fifth of the fleet is a half a million dollars um to get it done. Um, so Chad just wants to make sure that we're aware that as those start falling off because they're out of warranty now, those that fifth of the computer

029fleet that we're probably going to incur a little bit more expenses because we're not able to just send them in for warranty repair now. We're going to have to pay for repairs on them. >> So do you have for for example the 31 that this group has replaced, do you have any idea of the age of those outlined? I can follow up with our IT director and bring that back for follow up at the next meeting. >> Um, we pay a lot of money. I noticed there's a bill this month for fat beam for 20 grand, $20,000. >> It says August. Is that a one month bill or an annual bill or what is it? >> That is a one-mon bill. Um, that is for our wide area network and our fiber internet for the

030district. We receive part of that reimburse through -ate reimbursements and the rest comes from the state broadband. So even though we're paying the money out, we end up getting all of the money back in via -ate and state broadband dollars. >> Yep. >> It's part of our rate contract for that one. >> How difficult would it be for you to compile a report that shows all the funds that we expend for technology and our communication on an annual basis? >> How far back? for a year >> on an annual basis. >> I just annual but I could go do you want five years or do you just want one year of data? >> I'm looking for if you know if you want to go back 12 months that's fine on whatever you anticipate it being

031this year. I'm trying to get a fix of how much money we're spending for technology >> and related issues. >> And it's going down this year um because we're that was part of the budget cuts. um some of the stuff with technology um they lost positions but we're moving more to fund 245 and out of the general fund. So I'll just when I'm doing that comparison I'll tell you what fund it came out of whether it was general fund or if it's coming out like all of our Skyward which is our student ERP system and our finance and HR ERP system that's now coming out of 245 where previously it came out of the general fund. Um, so we're making those shifts this year. So you'll see more of that routine yearly stuff come out

032of that state technology money versus the general fund this year. >> Well, you can make that a part of the report if you'd like as to, you know, what funds actually are used to make those purchases. And then I'll probably also include on there whether or not is reimbursing any portion of that project cuz a lot of the projects that we do for technology like the warehouse access that we're currently doing that's being um reimbursed partially by um dollar. We're spending huge sums of money on technology and I think if you get to the board, you have a broader picture. You know, we get the monthly bill and then you kind of forget what we spent last month and we're now doing this one. >> We can get it on a on a yearly basis.

033>> Sure. I definitely can create that for you. Um and then I'll just like I said mark how it's being funded. >> So >> I would also just if you could do um last school year and the school year before. So the last two fiscal years, correct? Y I can do that. >> Is that going to include all the subscriptions we have too? >> If it is coded to technology and communications, yes, some of those are coded to instruction and curriculum. So uh if we do present curriculum as a in a report in the monthly financials, so there is a curriculum report for things that are charged directly to curriculum. Um, but for technology and communications, some of those things aren't charged there because they're a curriculum expense instead of a tech or com expense.

034So, um, I do have an updated curriculum report in the monthly financial report that was presented tonight. Um, so you're able to see at any time what is being purchased for curriculum. >> I have one more question that's related to utilities. Um what's the status of the situation over at Lakeland Middle School with the sewer charges? >> Um we're working on getting those reimbursed. We had to get a statement from the company that came out to say essentially that it wasn't something inside of the building, it was outside of the building. Um so I have a a a reminder on my calendar to follow up with the city on that. I had already presented all the information to them. I was just waiting on a response and haven't >> Are you going to have to

035negotiate with the city over those bills? >> I certainly hope not. >> They have a policy on it on how much they're willing to to do. Usually they look at the highest month's bill and give you half of that back. >> Oh, that's still way high though. >> I would agree. >> You know, you pay 10 grand a month for sure. You only get 50% of it written off. You're still paying five, which is five times greater than the high school bill is. So, from my perspective as this board member, that's not acceptable. >> Yeah, I agree. >> Um, >> we'll do our best. >> I will I have to work through their channels on this and if that's their their city policy, I mean, I can request an exception to that, but I don't

036have anything to stand on to make them change their city policy. >> Well, then I guess I would request it. Once you get where you think you are going to end up, then you bring that back to us so we can take a look at it. >> Okay, no problem. >> Um, how many schools are serviced by North Kney Water District? >> Uh, I will have to double check. I don't know that off the top of my head. >> I think it's only Twin Lakes Elementary. >> Uh, Garwood is probably on North Kney because >> Garwood might be I can't remember. >> It's Garwood. I'll I'll double check for you to have a com an accurate statement on that. >> Okay. It just $7,000 seemed a bit high. >> They had a rate increase at

037North Quinney Water District. Their rates went up a lot. Um I actually am a member of North Quney Water District and I wanted to cry this summer when I got my water bill. Um so the rate increases definitely impacting our our schools in those zones. >> I am a member too. So you >> I'm aware of their increase. It's just that seemed a bit outrageous. >> Yeah. So, it that $7 now over it's $769 or something like that. If you go over a certain amount of gallons, it it adds up really quickly, >> especially in the summertime when irrigation is going. >> Exactly. >> Okay. Does anybody have any further uh comments, questions, concerns on the bill's list? >> No, Bob hit all time. I think it would >> uh be good if the board

038could have, and I've requested this in the past, we don't know what the inventory looks like, >> you know, when it comes to technology. So, there's no way for the board to look forward and say, "Oh, well, we need to understand that, you know, in 6 months we need 150,000, in two months we need 30,000." And I know I've asked for that several times. It would be great if we had that just so we help us plan better when we know there's a huge chunk of money, you know, that we need to keep in the back of our head that's going out the door. >> Yep. Um I know Chad has that depreciation schedule essentially for so I will make sure to um I can include it as a monthly report in >> the financial

039reports if you would like. >> Yeah. or just the you know he's I'm sure he's got a a a rotation like you're saying but of every you know I don't know if it's by building or by you know how he but just if we had a you know an overall picture of what's coming that would help us >> usually it's the life of the computer that's really good >> the useful life >> yeah the useful life of the computer and usually what I've seen is anywhere from three to five years >> yeah well that depends on the person it would be good I mean yeah that's it would be good just to have or do we do it just based on what the warranty is or you know do we do extended warranties? Do you

040know because to reup the warranty at 300 bucks a year for Dell is a lot cheaper in some instances than you know buying a brand new machine as long as it's compatible with other stuff. So it would just I'm just curious. It would be great to be able to see that. >> Um just a quick recap. I'm adding the architect's west bill to the monthly bill breakout and then providing you an update on the ones that were on this month's bill list and giving you the information on what computers and where they're being replaced and the age of the computers being replaced for that 31 for the Dell. I'll make sure to include that on the bill breakout because I know we had two more purchases since that one. We'll compile a report for teching

041communications for the last two fiscal years. Um, and that'll include what was purchased and what fund it was purchased from and whether or not we received reimbursement on it. Um, for utilities, you would like me to bring the city of Rather Lakeland Middle School resolution to you before we sign off on it. You want to know what schools are on North K Water and Sewer District. And then >> it's only Twin Lakes. There's only one meter on this on the utility bill. Um, Garwood is on Gem State. >> Okay. Um, and then tech inventory list. I catch them all. Uh just one more quick thing on the on the report. Instead of showing 2526 and 2627, could we have 2425 and 2526 so we can compare to the year before instead of the nothing of

042the year forward? >> Y okay. Yeah. Um I that's one of the reports that I do not prepare, but I will work on getting that updated. Okay. >> Thank you. Anything further on the bills? >> Okay, moving on to the HR items. >> Thank you. >> Yes, thank you very much. >> We have the HR memo. Do we have any conversations to be had on this? Let me agree. I think that's where or no, it was the Okay, it has its own item. No, I don't have any questions on the memo. >> I'm good. >> And I am curious, um, Brooke, when we hire someone, um, for an extracurricular, is it their teaching application that comes back to us or is it a new application that they've filled out for the position they'd like that's

043extracurricular? Brook Penningham, director of HR. No. Um, they have, if it's been posted, um, internally, districtwide, and externally, they have to apply for the position. As you know, further down in my memo, there's been a change as far as in building. Um, and in that case, all they had to do previously was to send in an email of interest. But now we are going to require that they at least open it up internally districtwide and then there will be an application for that position on file. >> Okay. I just one of the positions that were hired the person has absolutely no experience. So I was curious uh >> right how they got there >> and it was due to that previous practice. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Which we changed. >> All right. On that

044note, if there's is there any further comments or discussion on the HR items? >> No. >> Move to approve the consent agenda. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. All in fla favor say I. >> I. >> Yummy. >> We can't speak tonight. Any opposed? Hearing none. The motion carries. >> Okay. Moving on to new business and we have the position control adjustment that's being requested. Um, looks like we need to add an additional elementary teacher and two additional bus aids to assist with the sped routes and you want to add back the assistant transportation supervisor. Okay. I'm just curious. Um, when we went back to the uh with the reduced amount for the levy, we specifically say stated we were taking 500,000 out of the already uh overbudgeted um transportation department.

045Um have we done that? >> That is what is budgeted at this time. Um, and I chair Thompson. What I'd like to remind the board with transportation, they're kind of their own consideration because we do receive a reimbursement from the state. And so the more our expenses go down, the more our reimbursement from the state goes down. So, it's kind of a double-edged sword in the fact that we do cut a half a million out of the budget, we're also going to see a similar, not as high of a reduction, but we'll see a similar reduction in the amount that we're receiving from the state and our transportation reimbursement. Um, so yes, we did with the routes that we cut, which we've had to add one back, um, and then add some additional stops. Um,

046we've added, um, one of these bus aids is to help with one of those those bed routes that we're adding back in. Um, So, we've had to add some things back with drivers. We do get a 50% reimbursement. This transportation assistant supervisor, we will get a 50% reimbursement from the state for their salaries and benefits. Um, so it's a little bit different than some of our other general fund items that we can take the transportation revenue and offset it directly against the transportation department um to help show how much above and beyond what we're receiving we're spending. There is an inherent cost to the district because it's not 100% reimbursement um from the state. >> No, I understand. But we had budgeted million dollars. Then we had to go ask the public for another million

047dollar. So then it was at 2 million. So then we scaled it back to 500. We scaled back the million ask to 500,000. Um, and so we're at a million five and I'm just curious, what did we reduce costwise in >> I had budgeted not knowing what the board was going to approve for routes this year. Um, based on that July board meeting, which we typically usually do in August, we did a little bit earlier. I had budgeted some extra driver positions in there just to make sure that if we decided to reinstate more, we have the positions available in position control. It's the only place really in position control where I had a little bit of leeway just because I wasn't 100% sure what direction we were going to go with routing. Um, so

048with that, um, I'm trying to pull it up. I can't quite do it fast enough. Um, I can give you exactly what we budgeted this year for. Transportation just to further expound upon this because obviously I've been dealing with transportation along with Jessica. Jessica, um we've just seen we're trying to be very um careful in adding those positions back to respect the board's request in regards to the the cuts. Um if we're adding them back, it's because it's we've tried to figure out every way possible to meet the needs of a particular route. Uh safety issues in regards to that. Apple's been a big discussion. Uh I think we've done a really good job in that sense. and then we had a special route that we had to add so we could combine it. So

049again, we're really trying to respect that. When it comes to the assistant transportation supervisor um with athletics uh knowing that how important it is with athletics um you know we felt after speaking we met with the athletic directors we felt like we were meeting their needs. Uh and so that was one of the reasons that we wanted to add the assistant directors so that you could have a direct point of contact um and hopefully meet their needs in a a much more efficient way. So that was one of the reasons that we have looked to add this position back with trips and answering their questions and >> well I'm just curious because it was the transportation department that stated they could that was a position they were willing to cut that they could work without

050it. Um bottom line is is we re are supposed to have reduced the transportation budget by $500,000. I don't know if we've done that. I mean what was brought to the board um it has fluctuated um so it's really hard to understand initially it was 11 routes that would be cut and the assistant s uh supervisor position but now it's we haven't cut those 11 routes we've moved things around which is great because we're trying to be more efficient and I think that should always be our goal is So, I'm just trying to understand how did we reduce the $500,000 if we're putting it all back. So, we reduced routes by nine routes. We reduced nine routes, >> but then they added them back. >> We added one back. >> We only did that one

051>> and we added just extra stops to those routes. >> Okay. >> That's all we did. Yeah, we added one back. the majority of the cuts from what I understand and again I wasn't here was with dealing with staff and so we so from 11 to eight >> hire those people back we're hiring one bus driver back >> and if you um later on this evening when we get into the transportation comparison you will see um one of the directives that we received is to try and be more efficient with our routes and hit more of that one and a half miles in between stops um in order to be more efficient and be able to pick up more and you'll see with what we did how Jessica have prepared that information that we followed

052exactly what the board asked us to do on that to try and create these efficiencies so that we could take off some of the routes. Um it hasn't been without its pain points. Um it hasn't been without um shuffling some stuff off onto other departments. Um, for example, our accounting specialist has taken on all of the trip billing for transportation with them losing that assistant transportation supervisor. So, if we were able to reinstate that, I could take that off of her plate and allow her to do more of her >> her job. Um, there there's there's a lot of benefits that in the last six months, we realized, especially with the route cuts and having everyone reregister this year, um, our activities directors. There's been some frustration there because with one person doing two jobs,

053it was not working in a way that we were serving our students appropriately and getting back to our community in a timely manner. So, it has become very apparent and especially with this person leaving now that we need that additional support over there. >> Where did the board give all of this directive? What meeting was that? all these specifics that I keep hearing because I don't remember that. So, I would like to be reinformed with that because it keeps coming back to doing what the board asked, but I don't remember the board being so specific like with the mile and a half thing. Did we ask for that? Did we ask the transportation department to cut everything that wasn't within a mile and a half? It was done to reduce the budget by that. That

054was part of what they chose to do to reduce that out that 500,000 and we agreed to it. >> She's saying we didn't make up this. >> Yeah. Because it keeps coming back. The board asked for this. The board but I don't remember us saying, "Hey, look at a mile and a half and cut all that in a mile and a half." I mean, we could have, but I don't remember that. My only thing is is I know that without the input of the community and without the input of the board and fully understanding what was happening and obviously the district also we found a lot of things that just aren't working. So we have to find a way to make them work and the busing is pretty bad for those that live out far.

055The further out they are there they have a little bit more debacle even with the uh activities bus being cut out in Apple. Um so >> one of the things with in dealing with parents and I dealt with four of your parents directly called them directly uh discuss with them what we could do when one we couldn't resolve. Um one of the things that we really were trying to do in all this is I what I asked for was patience. Let us run the routes. Let's see what it's like and and then we can read and adjust. And that's really the response. After we ran the routes, after we tried it without the assistant supervisor position, uh we've determined, look, the most necessary thing we need, and we're coming to boards with this in regards

056to we need these areas to really boost up our transportation. And I think more importantly is I think the cuts overall we can sustain with these additions. And that's a nice thing. We're going to save the district money, but we're also going to be better at what we do. So, are you telling me that we can add back vintage 95 is actually being added back? I apologize. I need to grab my notes on that. >> Well, thank you for doing that. I I so appreciate you doing that because they I understand the patients, but you know, looking at them too, it's like they still have to go to work every day and try and fix. So, the I get the patience thing and they did say that you guys were really great talking to, but

057there wasn't a resolve to it. So, thank you for that. I appreciate that very much. I'm going to give her >> 100% of the credit on that one. >> Well, I thank you, Jessica. I wish she was here, but thank you, Jessica. >> So, we're adding back the vintage and homestead stop. Uh once an additional driver is hired, so we have that route open. We had someone slated to take that route. Another driver submitted the resignation, we have to honor the existing routes right now. So, we're slotting that new driver into that spot. I still have it open to fill. Um the other areas that we're adding back in, we're reinstating Lupin and Old Highway 95 to and creating a centralized stop at Solen Meadows, reinstating diagonal and Ice House and Diagonal and Hunter Grove.

058And then at Twin Lakes Elementary, we're reinstating the Massive Inspire stops, two diagonal addresses, and the Hunter Grove spot. um that starts um that specific one for Twin Lakes Elementary starts on the 22nd >> um because we're just adding it to Route 11. >> Okay. >> So, the new driver that we're hiring is allowing us to do some preschool routing um with it, some sped routing, and then we're able to take care of these additional Timberlake High School, Timberlake Middle School issues that we're we're facing. >> So, we're comboing. We're trying to save money. We're bringing the two together because we're going to have to run this bed route anyway, right? >> Why not? what with students first and pick up. >> So we're maximizing it in every place that we absolutely can. >> Um

059so while trying to keep the the budget cuts in mind. So the difference between what we received in reimbursement last year from the state and what we spent was the 500,000. Um we actually budgeted to be 300,000 less than that. So, um because the the revenue that we received last year was a little bit higher with a change of legislation, um they released about $7.5 million. And since we're one of the largest districts from a transportation spec uh perspective in the state, we receive a huge amount of the transportation reimbursement from the state. Um our mileage is so much more compared. I think we're I think and I'm a quot wrong on this. I think Cordelane is 81 miles and we're 450 miles. >> Um, so it's it's a significant amount of roads that we

060cover with transportation. >> Yeah. >> Um, so >> so go ahead. >> I think I heard you say you're receiving some additional transportation revenue this current fiscal year. >> Yeah. So we'll we'll realize some of that um additional revenue this year. It's and I'll bring that to you as well when I bring you the um breakdown of the school district facilities funds. They also gave us a breakdown of what changed legislatively to give us back that 7 and a half million into the state transportation fund to help offset some additional costs. So >> right off the top of your head you don't remember. >> I don't. I apologize. I usually am spot on with this stuff. I'm so sorry. >> Um Jessica theundred 25,000. Um that's for the requested positions under consideration. Is that just

061for the um two additional bus aids and the assistant transportation supervisor? >> So it's the elementary teacher, the bus aids. Um and because we're repurposing a driver position, I didn't need the full cost of reinstating that assistant transportation supervisor. So we'll be able to cover all of it. A good portion of the bus aids were already covered. I just needed like an hour for one of them. Um, so it's it's not a huge additional ask because I had some budget within transportation to work with. So that's why the number is a little bit lower. We had some pre-built in salvage there. >> Okay. So the 125 is for the teacher and two buses. >> Yeah. and the small amount that I need to offset the the difference between the assistant transportation supervisor and the full-time

062bus route driver. >> Okay. >> Oh, so the 125 is a combination of >> all the >> to what degree they need the money. >> So the 125 is is the net amount, not the gross amount of all of the positions that are being asked. Does that include reducing it by the 105,000 that we'll get an additional salary based aortionment? >> No. >> Okay. So, that would come off of the 125,000. >> And that doesn't >> So, we really only need 20,000 actually. >> And it doesn't include the 50% reimbursement we would get from the state for those positions. So, >> I move to approve. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I'll second. >> We have a motion and a second. All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Hearing none, the motion carries. >>

063Thank you so much. Appreciate it. >> I have one one question. Can you um give us in writing just so we have a cheat sheet to go back to? I see the positions are reimbursed at 50% but our overall is reimbursed at 85. Is that correct? Or >> so like our mechanics are reimbursed at 85. Um but all the other positions are reimbured at 50. There's a lot of work in the state legislature right now and within like the state department of education to try and redo how >> make it a little more simp make it simpler um and actually consistent and increase the amount that we're we're getting reimbursed for our drivers. >> Um they recognize that it's really hard to hire drivers. It is really hard to hire drivers and so they're trying

064to do everything they can to help support us through the funding that we receive so that we can retain the fleet that we need to get kids to school. >> So >> safely. >> Yeah. It would just be nice if we had even if there's somewhere online where we can go and find the breakout of reimbursement. >> Yeah. I will I can bring that to you too. It's it's not a fun one. Chelse does that calculation every year which is another thing we would like to send over to them to do and then we would review and submit. Yeah, but yeah, it's it's it's convoluted >> like all of it, right? >> Y >> never straightforward. >> Okay, thank you so much. >> You're welcome. Moving on to the alternative alternative authorization. >> The house

06514. Um, so Brooke, is this alternative authorization basically sitting in the wings? Should the teacher not pass this Texas exam or >> so? Well, what that alternative authorization allows is for him to be on this all off for the just one year and he has to pass that practice within this one year. If he doesn't pass the practice, principal needs to make a decision. We're probably either not going to rehire him or he's going to have to enter a program and then be on a three-year alternative off. >> Well, okay. But I guess what I'm saying is if he passes it, does he need to go on the alternative authorization? >> Um, so if if he were to pass it right now, he would not. I'm just asking for this as a safeguard in case

066he doesn't because there's already been an attempt. >> Okay. >> And so >> so it is sitting in the wings, but should he pass it? Because it the way I read what was written is it's implied that he's getting ready to take it >> and that if he passes it >> it then we're we're good to go. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Is it fair to assume that this gentleman has biology and his coursework background, >> you know. Um I would have to I mean as far as transcripts that's not what he went in to do. He went in to do um I believe history and so we ended up um what had happened was biology finding a biology teacher these days I don't know why it's hard. I like science but apparently other people

067don't. And so, um, it's been very difficult to hire a science teacher. We had this position open for quite some time. And he, I guess, apparently interviewed, um, in another position. Um, they liked him as far as being a good fit in climate culture. Everything else they knew through other things as well. They interviewed two other candidates, and those two other candidates uh, didn't meet the criteria. So they decided to go ahead and go with this individual and it was a very late hire. >> Well, do you understand the premise from my question? >> Yes. >> You know, if you're going to put a man in to teach biology, you ought to know something about >> correct. Correct. And >> you know if he's had some course work but never completed it as a minor

068or a major that's that's one thing. >> His minor is biology. >> It is. >> Yeah. Major history. A minor biology. >> Thank you for the clarification. >> Y any other conversation questions? >> Move to approve. >> Second >> motion and a second. All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Hearing? None. The motion carries. >> The ths video board agreement. Jessica Grantham, chief finance officer. Um I worked with STCU, pulled up the Lakeland High School agreement and tried to crosswalk and mirror them exactly. Um, so that is the attachment that you see tonight is that updated one that should and >> the effects of termination do not read the same as Lakeland. I'm sorry. And my concern is is what we're saying in this current effects of termination is in the event this

069agreement is terminated by the school district or STCU for the reasons set forth in section 9, the license um to use the STCU mark shall immediately terminate and the party shall return all property or information of the other party as soon as reasonably possible. In the Lakeland agreement, it specifically states that if um let me pull it up because I don't want to speak incorrectly. It's um the language is different and it's not as rigid. So um The effects of termination on the Lakeland agreement reads, "In the event this agreement is terminated by the district, the school district or STCU for the reasons set forth in section 9, the license to use the SDCU mark shall remain shall immediately terminate. And in the case of termination by SDCU for breach of the school district, the

070school district shall return the equipment to SDCU. So right there, that's not the other agreement and the school district shall be responsible for paying SDCU pr-rated fees of 6A. So they're not asking for the P the fees, which is fine. But um the thing is is in here it's uh if STCU um for breach if STCU determines that the school district breached for some reason then we have to return it. But if the school district determines that STCU breached according to the way it's currently written we have to give everything back. Okay. So, that's that's my cause for concern is it's kind of just a blanket. If we terminate, then everything goes back. That's not how it's written in the Lakeland contract. That's why I asked for them to be mirrored because there were some

071favorable things in Lakeland's contract that it just didn't seem to be uh in the other one. It seemed to be more blanketed and boilerplated. >> Can I amend my recommendation? >> Sure. If I can get STCU to update that one to match exactly what Lakeland High School said, with the board approve it tonight so we can move forward with installation of the video board if that is the only thing that needs to be fixed. >> I'm good. >> Conditional approval. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Y one question before we get to that. What's the significance of the color on the indemnification clause? >> Uh it's no significance. Um I just struck it and reminded STCU that it was also struck in Lakeland high schools. I just had highlighted some of the changes. >> So that

072language is not included. >> It is not included. No. So it is struck. Um, so I will conditionally move I will move to approve conditionally the SDCU agreement provided we can get it to mirror the Lakeland agreement >> specifically the termination right >> uh part 9C >> 9C right yeah >> so we can be specific Second. We have a motion and a second. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Hearing none. The motion carries. >> Once it's complete, I'll make sure to give the copy to the board that they can see that's been updated. >> I would appreciate it. >> I appreciate your willingness to be flexible. >> You can upload each one to Groc and ask him to show you the difference and he will. >> I thought I had

073caught everything, so I apologize. Well, that's fine. You read. It's not like you don't read enough words and numbers all day. >> What? >> We got more coming. >> All right. So, we have the SIP, the data, and curriculum. So, the SIP approval. I was a little lost on some of those numbers. >> Yeah. >> Were you? Some of them were the 3% were pretty easy. And then I thought, how did we come up with the numbers again for the um like sixth grade and eighth grade for the uh achievement metrics? >> Yeah, absolutely. Uh Jake Massie, assistant superintendent. Uh so last week when we met during the workshop, um one thing that was clarified to me from the board was that we wanted to identify next year's goals based on the following the cohort,

074>> right? >> And so was it originally proposed was 3% growth just >> last year to this year. Um, and so I actually went back and found and recalculated all of those percentages. So, for example, the eighth grade target for the end of this school year is based off of how our seventh graders performed last year. >> So, these numbers should look very different than what we saw last week because because they're all refreshed. >> Okay. >> All righty. That's what I thought maybe you did, but I wasn't going to add all the numbers. find the average and then add the three. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um yeah, I went through all of those and 3% was still the benchmark for growth. >> So whatever the whatever the percentage is for the goal, >> our actual

075performance should have been 3%. >> Okay. >> Thank you for doing that. That is appreciated. >> Yeah, happy to. >> I did have a question though. The mission statement, did we revise our mission statement? Um because it says the mission of Lakeland Joint School District is to maximize student learning. Every student learning every day academically, social, emotionally, and behaviorally in every environment. That's not on the district's website. That was the previous previous one. >> So I go back. So really digging through the history there. No, I went to the last SIP plan um or what I believed was the last SIP plan and took the language right from there. So I I it is very possible I just went back too far. >> Okay. >> I'm happy to check that out. >> Yeah, if you

076can just correct that before you submitted that grant. >> You got it. >> Uh if I can make a a quick note and I put this in my description um board agenda item request as well, but I am still confirming with the guidance counselors of the high schools. Uh those those should be accurate numbers. I'm pretty confident in them. But we're we're also I just want to give the disclaimer that I'm I'm doing another double check this week before I sit down. >> Okay, perfect. Thank you for doing that. >> Absolutely. >> And if you find there's a difference, would you just send us an email and let us know? >> Absolutely. >> I'll move to approve with the correction as noted. We have a motion and a second. All in favor say I. I.

077I. Any opposed? Hearing? None. The motion carries. Thank you, Jake. Moving on to the supplemental curriculum, which is why you're still standing there. >> Not just I'm not going anywhere. >> You're stuck with me. >> Or you can just sit down and get back up. I could with all the videos that are being requested to be approved. Um are these all for um high school? Yes. >> Okay. In future, can you just identify that on the list? I I mean I assume it is, but >> I don't know. >> Yep. High school science. >> Says high school science. >> Okay. >> Oh, it says that on the show right here. Right here. >> It says various videos. High school science. >> Yeah. Okay. Gotcha. All right. >> Cuz I'm looking at the videos and >>

078Yeah. I miss you, too. Okay. >> Yeah. And the reason for that is I try to take um our staff are really really good about putting lots of personal identifiers in there. Um and so I try to take those out before it goes out to the public. And so >> that's fine. That's fine. And then the Do we need to have any conversation on what's being presented? Wait, >> I do have a quick question. Where are we on our um biology curriculum? Like when was the last time we approved new biology for high school or physical science? >> Well, that's a very good question. Um I don't know the exact date, but I I know that it has not been within the last four years. Um and so it has it has been a little

079bit of time. I would be happy to follow up with you though and and give you the exact last adoption. >> Okay. The videos that are 28 minutes, 32 minutes. Um, do we know 23 minutes? Do we know if the students are expected to sit and watch the entire video or is it segments from the video >> to course what's being taught? >> I I believe that it's segments from the video. I don't believe that it's the the video in its entirety. Okay. >> Um, but but the way that it's presented for approval is that we, you know, we're presenting to give the teacher autonomy to use up to the whole video. Okay. >> So, I don't believe it's being planned to or planned to be used that way. In 2023, we had very minimal

080bill. So, it was probably some kind of digital something or other. Caxton, >> okay. >> Biology curriculum for 22 5687. So, $2,256. I imagine that was some kind of sounds like a subscription or some kind of digital something. It's obviously not a full book. >> That's the only thing I thought. >> Yeah. Could it could have been workbooks or consumables? >> Yeah. >> That goes with the curriculum. >> Yeah. So that was the only >> you said in 22 23 >> uh on October 23 bill list on the board uh to the board there was something um marked as uh biology curriculum from the company CX T. So that's the only thing I'm finding in in labeled as such you know it could have been under Who knows? Could have been just a company name

081and then >> Yep. >> Yeah, I appreciate that. >> But yeah, so that and I think that that goes back to 2012. I think board book does this. >> I think before that it was all still paper. So I guess my other question is like we heard earlier, why don't we present and you know maybe you don't know if you're not teaching this um theories to the students or is this just something that goes with the particular curriculum they're using or uh as far as biology? >> I I can tell you with a lot of confidence that we don't even though I don't teach it, we don't we don't ever put our teachers in a position to make a judgment call about one theory over the other. We really stick very close to what the

082Idaho content standards dictate that we teach. >> Um So, you know, off the top of my head, I can't I can't recite those for you. >> Sure. >> Yep. >> You know, but I would say that that really is our one guiding principle that we have is what are what are we required to teach per state law essentially and we stick very closely to that. >> Um, and so any supplemental resources that we're asking for are are definitely not intended to uh pull one theory over another. It's just because we feel like we need some we need some supplemental tools to support the teaching that's happening in the classroom. >> Yeah. I think encouraging the the presentation of of all theories is is not a bad idea. I think it's a I think it's a

083really good idea. I don't want to not approve this one because that's not also included, but at the same time, I would like >> that to be encouraged. I don't I mean I don't think I have any questions. It was funny to see Bill Nye. I mean my kids always watch Bill Nye science guy and then to find out he's not a scientist. He's just a science guy. He's not a scientist. >> He said science guy. He said scientist. >> I was like, "What do you mean?" I We watch all his videos. >> Yeah. He looks like a scientist. >> I move to approve as presented. >> We have a motion and a second. All in favor say I. >> I. I. Any opposed? >> Hearing none, the motion carries. >> Thank you. know there

084is a um a group out there that works with teachers in the public education to help present all theories. Maybe I'll find their information and pass it along >> because it is I can see it being a little different for some people. >> Next is the custodian of records handbook. What is our electronic document management system? >> It would be the drive. >> The Google Drive. I don't know how expensive it is, but there is software. I know there's an X request is a really good one that we use at the city. >> Yeah. >> For records requests and >> but again cost. >> Oh, exactly. Exactly. Um and then I guess I'm going to the consider fee waivers if request meets criteria for public interest and financial hardship. Um I could be mistaken but

085I thought the only time we would wave a fee is if it were due to a financial hardship. No, it's actually in uh law, I believe, um that it uh there's a few circumstances that requires >> Okay. >> Where is that at? >> On page eight, >> right? But I mean, where's the law of the statute? I would say throughout this wherever uh Idaho code dictates how, when, where, and why that it be >> identified >> because I know that there's some that are referenced in the legal compliance I'd have to pull the exact statute for it, but it should be cited on uh on our actual policy also, right? Um references here. One thing that I didn't find in here that the board has repeatedly championed is that um if we don't have a

086document to meet the request, we're not creating a document to meet the request because that has happened in the past and has caused significant problems. Um, and so because you know if someone calls in or writes in and fills out the form and says, um, I would like to see, um, all of a POS for check. Um, but we don't have a list. We have the POS, but we don't have a list. but then someone in their kind-heartedness decides to create that list for the person, we've just now gone in the wrong direction. The response should be we do not have a list. Um, so what I I would really like it to be in here somewhere that if there if a document is requested that is not in existence that we do not create

087the document to fulfill the request because that's we're not supposed to be doing that. >> Uh we did Megan gave us at one time an actual uh she gave us an email that had the actual reply >> right >> of what was supposed to be said. constitutes a document, what does not, because it can really cause some legal turmoil. >> Yes. >> If documents are created, like if you can't physically go pick it up and hand it to them, then it's not there. >> Um, obviously electronically, physically, you know what I'm saying? If it doesn't actually exist. So, we have that somewhere. We should probably find that and add it to this It's looking good though. It's looking really good. >> I love it. >> I appreciate all the work that you've put into it.

088>> And it's very nice and professional and um a lot of detail. Well, and if somebody has questions or why they've been denied, I mean, they can be referred directly to this >> right resource as well. So, that's good. >> And I'm assuming the retention schedule that you put in here was from the policy that where you updated it. >> Okay. >> It's not as pretty as the one in the policy, but >> it works. So, >> I can make it pretty. So this action item I I would move that we table it until we get clarification on the records and the reply and also the um what were we just asking about the uh statute. You said it's in statute the uh >> that was for the uh >> public. >> Oh, okay. Yeah.

089Yeah. until we get verification on. I thought it was just hardship, but it looks great. >> I love all the references in there all linked right in. That's perfect. >> I will second. >> So, we have a motion and a second to table >> the handbook. All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Hearing none, the motion carries. Moving on to discussion items. Um, the IBB workshop date. Um, one thing that I just noted noticed whatot in here. Um on the your be on page where did it go? Sorry I couldn't make notes so I have to find it again. Oh on page four your IBB team agreement draft negotiated agreement. Um it's uh says when the IBB team reaches consensus on the negotiated agreement, the following steps occur. Again, we have the LEA

090ratifying it and then it's coming to the board for ratification. >> Okay. Yeah. The board needs to ratify it before it goes before the LEA. don't >> because if we ratify it and they ratify it then it comes back to us for um acceptance approval whatnot. Okay. >> So you guys ratified it and then we wanted to go to them basically. Right. >> Okay. >> And then it comes back to us >> comes back to us with a >> they accepted it. Correct. I appreciate that you did this too, just to have a guidance and and an outline that so everybody knows what that process is going to look like. And >> I'm a referee as you know and I I can tell you right now I'm pretty good at what I do because I

091I know the rules but it's been established and I think I still think we're going to there's something I'm going to be missing here or there. So that's the best part about it. We'll work through it and add as we go. >> But yeah, I agree 100%. I think once we understand the process a little bit better, I think we'll get a better product out of it. >> And obviously I'll communicate to you guys, you know, Jason and I have met and uh we made some changes. So you're creating a subcommittee of IPD for the problem solution session team. >> Yeah. Yep. >> Okay. And the idea behind that as you read through it is basically uh we take the current negotiated agreement which has been approved by the board and we would uh we

092would be uh we'd be meeting with the uh association on a regular basis and just you know talking about you know there are the concerns and changes that you know we need to look towards the future. We're just trying to get ahead of some things so we can bring some working things to the IBB. No decisions will be made in those subcommittees. Um, again, just trying to, you know, make sure it's very clear when we get to IBB, you know, some of the things that we're trying to adopt. There is no surprises. Everyone knows what we're dealing with. Um on the PSST team membership and scheduled meetings, um it says the LEA submits items for discussion to the superendent Um, >> what page? I'm sorry. >> Uh, two. >> Page two. Okay. >> Okay. >>

093Both related to the current negotiated agreement and potential items. Oh, wait. No. Where was it? It was Well, it's where Maybe I'm on my phone. Where did it go? >> Sorry, I got you off track. >> That's okay. Um, >> page two, just the numbers. I just totally lost it. >> There's agenda set will submit items to discussion to the superintendent both related to the current negotiating agreement and potential items for next year. draft at least one week prior to each meeting. It's on page two. >> Yeah, that's what I was reading through. >> Um, so then when are you submitting these to the board for an understanding of what we want to approach for next year? >> So I think and again the board I'm I'm looking for your direction in this. Okay. Um

094I I it was recommended that basically we we would meet um together as a board and you give you would give me your priorities and those are things that I can present in the subcommittee. Uh and and and then um and so now you know what we're working on. I can give updates in regards to what the subcommittee is working on to to the board as I do regularly with you guys. Well, hopefully I mean with going to this new process um we can because been trying for many years to get things >> Yes, ma'am. >> fixed. >> So, I'm hoping once that is uh resolved >> then, you know, the goal would be hopefully to have a smoother flow that there wouldn't be um struggles or frustrations, so to speak. >> 100%. I think

095the more that we get in front of what the board's expectations are and the areas that you want us to work in um you know uh I think that would be very beneficial to the subcommittee so we can iron out those and then you guys make it very clear to me um and I can obviously present in the subcommittee what the board is really looking towards and hopefully we can find the middle um question. >> Yes, sir. >> The uh guidelines, I mean have them outlined here. Is the intent of that to replace the procedural agreement that was adopted what two years ago or three years ago? I can't remember. >> I'll be honest with you. Uh the only procedural agreement that I found was in 2008. So there's no no we we adopted one

096just two or three years ago. >> I'll take a look and do the research on it. But yes, that would be >> because I want to make sure again my question is whether this is designed to replace that or or go alongside it. >> I I think a lot of it if and just looking at the process, not reading the document itself, a lot of it is very very similar if if that's what it reads. >> Some of it is, some of it's quite different. >> Yeah. Yep. >> Yeah. The the I'll be honest with you, the uh from the 2008 document, that's where I kind of got they had meet and confer. I think it was during your time and that's where I kind of pulled that subcommittee approach out. So, I thought it

097was a really good idea. So, that's where I stole it from. That's the only thing I found in my research and I apologize if I didn't. >> Yeah, we did an updated version of that. >> Okay. >> Not too long ago. >> Well, I'll put on my notes to definitely see if I can find it. Maybe bring the two together and we can look at it. Okay. Thank you. >> Yes, sir. >> And you said two years ago. >> I think it was Was it two years or three years? It was within that range. Anyway, >> yeah. >> Okay. Thank you, sir. >> I can do it. Yeah. Thank you. >> One of those >> I researched my files. I couldn't find them anywhere. Oh, I thought it was the old one. Old old one.

098>> I may have a copy of that current. >> Do we need to have any further discussion on the IDB? When are we going to decide who's going to be on that team as far as members? Well, I do believe that there's a workshop date that we need to figure out and maybe at the workshop date we can make some determinations on that and >> and it would be great if you two could give us priorities during that workshop. Be awesome for the board. Okay. If what could be the priorities >> define priorities or if we have the discussion on it at least and I don't know if you have to approve it as a board or the recommendations for the subcommittee if we do approve the procedure >> our priorities for what I'll discuss.

099>> Got you. Okay. Okay. >> Cuz that'll let us get started and get to work. >> So when do we want to have that meeting? >> I don't know. Everybody take your phone out. Look at your calendars. I do have a trip back to uh Arizona next week. So, I just want you to know. So, after that, >> well, I'm going to be in Boise next week. >> Oh, there you go. So, that works both traveling people. >> I'm pretty open after that. >> Wait, so when are you traveling? I'm sorry. I was focused. >> It's next week. >> Is traveling, too. What if we looked for the first part of like the first week in October? >> Well, we have a special board meeting on >> first. Yes. >> Do we have stuff for

100that or are we going to actually have it or are we going to have to have a executive session? >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Or it's a student issue earlier in the year for that. It happened. It's Yeah, it happened. And then it's it's the one-year term basically. It's It's nothing new. It's old business. >> We could do the eth >> October. >> That being Wednesday that >> I'm good with that. >> Would it come up? >> The 8th of October. >> 8th of October. >> It's a Wednesday. >> Shouldn't interfere with your Tuesday activities. >> It's vacant. >> The 1st, the 8th, the 15th. Not anymore. We just filled it. >> I guess so. >> Yeah, >> we shouldn't leave Bob with any empty days. He likes to be busy. >> Fill all five

101Wednesdays in October. >> For a retired guy, he's really busy. >> Surprise. >> He's not retired. >> Three weeks in a row. >> What time would you guys like that for? >> Six o'clock. Yeah, I'm honored. >> And hey, we finished the other one early, so maybe we could finish this one early. >> We are cruising along. >> We are. We're doing We're doing very well >> for a full meeting. We are cruising along. >> All right. So, we have the date policy. Now um policy was has been added as a first read again and then we'll come back next board meeting for approval. We are working on the policy for policy. Um, so do we have any conversation on the minor corrections to 424,000? See, this is this is silly. I really think it

102should. >> Okay. Um, and then the local school wellness, which there >> Oh, it didn't get uploaded correctly. It's the 40 4,000 one. >> All right. >> We're doing that twice. Is that what we're doing? >> No, we just didn't get the right copy. Oh, >> it was a honest mistake. So, there is >> really excited about the fourth house. >> Two clerical corrections. >> Um, all right. So, moving on to the transportation comparison. So, Jessica, please uh help educate us on what we're looking at. I see a 2425 school map and a 2526 school map. That looks like it runs three or four routes and now we're down to two here. So, outgoing transportation director Jessica Deer did an outstanding job of outlining the differences between this year and last year. She's only presenting

103the routes that were impacted. Um, if a route wasn't impacted, it wasn't included on this list. Uh, the board asked for the number of students that were registered for those stops last year to know the the impact, not family, students. Um, so you'll see a lot of the times the two kids at one spot are a family, but um, for the one that you're looking at, this Lakeland Middle School, Lakeland High School, Stinson Loop area, um, we consolidated three stops into one stop. Um, so the 2425 school map, you'll see that there is a um, uh, 678 on the 2425 school map. That is now stop 11 on the 2526 map. So for those five six six seven kids in that zone, they're now actually just walking to spot 11 instead of having the bus

104stop at 6, 7, and 8. Um, for most of these students in this one, uh, they're actually closer than where they were getting picked up before. Um, transportation director Dart um did include that information on there. Um so for example on that middle one that North Stinson Loop and North Cutless Street that was moved to North Crusader and Stinson Loop um it moved it to one centralized spot for that neighborhood. This the students about 170 ft from the new stop closer than the old stop. A student's one point.1 miles from the new stop. A student is 10 feet closer to the new stop. and one student graduated and so it's only impacting really three for this year. She couldn't give you the full look of what it looks like for this year because at the

105time that this information was prepared, not every student was registered for routes for this year because everybody had to be registered for routes this year. Um, so it's we're looking at of who was riding the bus or registered to ride the bus last year, students that were impacted with these changes. But she was doing the report pretty close to school starting. So it would just be the additional ones that were came on. >> So every single one of these pages reflects an area. Um so she's got the schools that are being served by that route. Um the area that's being served and then the only the changes are being reflected. If you see two colors in a map that used to be covered by two separate routes. So on the map that's on the screen

106currently, you can see purple and a red. Um now that is being um consolidated into just one route. And again, that's part of us um consolidating some of those stops. Um creating this one specifically has a non-transportation zone. Um if you're looking at that 2526 map, you can see that there's that big red area up kind of towards the top. Um they come down now to stop 15 or 16 if they would like to ride the bus. And then because it is a little bit further than the one and a half miles they are eligible for in le of transportation to that new bus stop. Um we tried to minimize as much so that we weren't having to have parents be in that situation that they had to qualify for in lie of transportation but

107there's just some instances where it was a safety it's hard to get up some of these these back roads to pick up kids. So we made a more centralized stop for that. Um, so again, Jessica did a ton of work to show the differences between the two, the number of writers that were registered that were impacted by these, and specifically only the changes to those those specific routes. Um, this these this packet, this comparison does not include the routes that we spoke about earlier that are being back added back in. Um, that was a recent decision, so we haven't had the time to update this. She said this took her about 30 hours to complete, >> but it'll be great for the new director. >> Yeah, it'll be fantastic. So, the little tiny colored dots

108that you see on the map are where the registered student lives and then the bigger dots with the numbers are the route stops. Okay. So, within the city of city limits of Spirit Lake, there are no bus routes. Yep. >> Okay. But the Apple Elementary Clagstone Bruner area, it shows we had just a really small and now we have really large. Or are those reversed? Um, it's just the way that the bus travels, it's my understanding. So, if you notice in the 2425 map, the arrows, they're coming down the road >> and now instead of coming down the road and exiting there, they're actually coming up a different way. And >> you're almost there. >> So, um, in the areas that Jess code able to add. Um, okay. So, this is one specifically. They used

109to come all the way down to the stop at 2 and go out and now they pick up at 13. It's just a safer spot to pick up than where two was previously. Um, and from my understanding, the kiddo down at 2 is not there. >> Yeah. >> Anymore is what I think it was. >> I can't remember if that's the elementary. I think they're middle school. >> Yeah, I think they're middle school is what she had. So it's actually closer to the kid the new the the dot up there >> the student that's left that is >> yeah and it's a safer spot for them to go it's easier for them to maneuver the bus at that that location that was a lot of this too is >> are we able to safely turn

110the bus around? Is it a more appropriate method of travel, direction of travel, so that they're not trying to make these >> turns or go three miles out of the way to come back? Um, which we've had to do in some instances. >> So, we travel this big long route to pick up one student, >> right? So, now we're centralizing it up at the new spot so that it's uh we don't have to go all the way down that road anymore. Well, it looks like we're going all the way around. So, I don't know if I'm misreading what's written or um >> so now she's coming >> cuz the red line for travel is around the whole section, >> but it's uh if you zoom in a little bit and you can see the arrows.

111Um I'm going to walk over here. Apologies. Um so, if you can scroll down, this is just the boundary line. Can you go up? Sorry. Scroll up. Sorry. This is the boundary line. The bus is actually coming this way and then going up this way now where before it came this way and down. >> Um so you're seeing the red at the boundary line, not necessarily the direction of the bus travel. >> So now instead of coming all the way down and going out, they're stopping at 13 and then because they don't have a direction along this then they're going north. >> Yep. >> Okay. So they're coming into this stop from right here. This line right here is the arrow line >> and then out that way >> where all the way down and

112then out that way. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> So, I apologize. She was trying really hard to make the graphics work, but as you know, some of our territories are very large. Um, and trying to get all of the information into one picture um is a little bit challenging. >> And I had I got to reformat all of these because her pictures were off to the side before. So, I had to move them all down below so that I could give you two in one sheet instead of having a big scrolling page for trying to make it a little bit easier. Stops there. So, the routes that were of significant um well, there's a lot done up in Apple. >> Um I tremendous amount. >> I did read a list two ways earlier. Be happy

113to put that in my followup for next month. I didn't have a chance to document it before the board packet was due. Um but the routes that we are reinstating are taking care of a lot of those um safety concerns that were raised in the Apple routes specifically. Um so a lot of those like that Homestead and uh Vintage um there's a couple diagonal stops. Um Silver Meadows, Hunter Glenn, Massive Inspire. Um those are all being taken care of with this new route that we're reinstating. um that will also take care of us bed um transportation. >> Yeah. And we might make note of that because um the last couple of times we did with bus routes were always reinstating diagonal >> for some reason. And I was looking at some of these student numbers,

114they're even off because the one bus stop is like across from my house and I see all there's more than three kids there guaranteed. So, uh, maybe make note for whomever is incoming that these are problem areas. For some reason, we always think we can reroute or cut or something. And every year, specifically diagonal for sure, um, some on Briner, uh, anything north of Apple and we all and also the other, um, which this one didn't seem to be too much. I haven't heard that much, but also out the, uh, Good Hope Bunko area. Um there's a lot of students out there, but maybe the next person coming in, they can just have that in the back of their head that these are areas that we always revisit. >> Yeah. >> Um >> absolutely. >>

115And then, you know, maybe we can bypass some of this. Yeah, I do see those are numbered students that were registered. So maybe the kids came in later or whatever. I suppose >> or we do have instances where maybe they're in a non-transportation zone and they're coming to that stop to be picked up versus the stop that they live closest to. We do have that a lot. We >> um it's something that we've had a discussion about myself and Jessica about um we don't have a policy. So we have some students that are registered for three different bus stops. >> Um so that's a little tricky. >> Um so but we the district doesn't have a policy that says they can't register for three different bus stops. Sometimes it's >> why would they register for

116I guess I would be more curious as to why they feel they have to register what what >> depends on so if say grandma watches them Monday, Wednesday, Friday after school, say they have split households um and one parent has them one week, the other parent has them another there there's definitely reasons they're justifiable reasons to have registrations for multiple stops. Um, so I mean I remember as a kid I got told to get dropped off at a friend's house and there wasn't a lot of stop and I couldn't get off. So it was that was a fun thing. Um, so we're just trying to be super accommodating but as we have condensed these routes and we're filling the buses to >> capacity at some of these these we have 63 kids on the buses

117which is what we're allowed to have. um that's something that we might not be able to accommodate in the future if we're adding kids to a stop that maybe don't live in that specific spot. We might have to adjust that. We just don't have a policy or protocol around that now. So, it's something that we're researching um because we want to meet the needs of the children that live in that zone for transportation um before we accept those uh additional requests, I guess, for lack of a better term. Yeah, I just wonder how that would work being that Idaho has become open basically anywhere. I mean, so how could you even do that? Because if the law says you can go to school anywhere you want to go to school if you're a resident of

118Idaho, I mean, >> you know, if I had kids in school, they could choose to go to Bonner's Ferry. I mean, so I wonder how that would work. So, and I'm researching that because there was a recent change in the legislation there as well. But my understanding is we would have to provide them transportation, but they would have to come to one of our stops to get transportation. >> Um, so if they're coming from Post Falls, they could easily be picked up maybe at one of the housing stops or something. >> Um, but we're not required to go to Post Falls to get >> Right. Right. Oh, yeah. No, of course. Yep. But I was just thinking, you know, >> that's one of the challenges with open enrollment >> for sure. Okay. Well, maybe I

119can look at this more with the other I just found the other the ones that I think these are some of the ones that she shared with. >> Have we thought more about single single routing? >> No. >> At this point, um I am concerned Russ you can speak to this as well. >> Um going to single routing would reduce driver hours which would have them in benefits which would make it very very difficult to hire drivers. Um we already have a hard time hiring drivers. Um that is something that's keeping us >> competitive. Um posts for sure their drivers are benefited. Um it's definitely something we can continue to do, but it's kind of one of those hard things until you put it into action. >> It's it's a difficult thing to say. I

120mean yes, we do get reimbursed on driver salaries, miles, all that fun stuff. the wrership, all that. But um and we obviously want to have as full buses as we can. Um goner the days of someone seeing a bus with 18 kids going by. That's not the case right now. >> Um but >> well that and I like and again read and adjust. I mean obviously made some huge changes um last year and I think we're getting to a pretty good spot right now. Um, I think if it's something that we feel like would make it better for our students because we kind of go students first, I think we could take a really serious look at it. But from every indicator that I've got and trust me in Arizona, we have the same problem

121trying to find drivers and it was unique approach. It's probably what Arizona's going to do where they are going to benefit them because we what we had to do is hire drivers and then add them as a custodial staff or something like that, you know, because otherwise they would just quit. So, >> um, we there's definitely a lot that goes into it. Um, our school times are staggered around these double routes right now. Um, so just looking at all of the the farreaching impacts of that. Um, if we have to go later in the afternoon and then those routes are longer because they're single routes, how does that look? What time are kids getting home? That kind of stuff. So, there's a lot that goes into it. Um, it's definitely something that's a topic of

122conversation and as we get a new transportation director on boarded and they've got their feet under them, that's definitely something that we're going to have a long conversation about. Um, hopefully they have some expertise in that area. >> I just want to make sure that if it benefits >> students >> that that's still on the table if it if it were ever to >> but I I have major concerns about keeping driver staff. >> Understood. Well, that reimbursement is not just their salary portion. Is it or is it because it's one of those things that we prepare once a year. So, and Chelsea um is the one that's currently preparing it. So, I can't speak eloquently to it tonight, but I will make sure I have the answer for you. I believe it's uh their

123wages and a portion of their benefits, but I don't know if it's a what benefits specifically it is. >> Okay. Like I know we can't charge our workers comp. We charge a prorated amount of workman's comp there. We can't charge the whole thing to the people transportation. So there's some nuances there, but I will get that for you. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. Trusty Ham had requested the breakout of what we can claim on the claim and what rates they are. So I'll make sure that's part of that. >> Okay. >> Can I answer any additional questions? >> Oh, I'm I'm fine. I appreciate it. >> Thank you. This was awesome to see the just to have it. >> I told you guys you would love it >> on paper to see the to see those

124differences and see how how they were consolidated and how those >> bus stops changed. >> I did tell her to prepare for the fact that this might be the standard moving forward of how you would like to see those those adjustments because I do think it the visual and the information is >> so useful. >> I like the data when it comes to what are we dealing with when it comes to kids because that should drive our buses and uh so to speak. >> Yeah, Jessica's done I I just I know she's leaving us but I it goes without saying she has had a huge lift with all of these changes. Um and she's handled it extremely well. Um I'm really disappointed to be losing her expertise, her dedication to this district. um she's got

125an amazing opportunity and I'm excited for her, but it is a huge loss to our district to be losing that individual. Um so I'm very hopeful. Um whenever someone leaves it's always an opportunity, so try and be positive about it, but um she's just done such a great job with our transportation department. Um that it's going to be a hard one to replace. >> She's at least set the foundation for us. >> Absolutely. >> Well, thank you. >> Thank you. Did we need to have conversation on the bus routes? >> Um, I think we did earlier, but uh if regarding the highway 95 and the vintage or vintage 95 and homestead, all these roads, they keep changing names on me. Um, as long as that's going to be and it sounded like uh Rusty already

126talked to the other parents and that's going to be reinstated. Do we know when that might be reinstated? >> Oh, about drivers. >> So, like I need to talk to from um >> that we had hired a driver to take on that route, but we had another driver for resign. Um so, we had to slip that new driver into the the existing route because we need to honor the kids that were already serving with that. So, as soon as we can hire another driver, we'll be able to get that route started. um the Twin Lake Elementary adjustment that we talked about on Route 11 that begins on line 22. So, next Monday. >> Jake can do that in his spare time. >> Oh, yes. Yeah. I I don't think he has his DOT physical or

127his CDL yet. So, um we'll get on that. >> I'll take care of that as we >> Okay, got that. >> So, I guess my question is why can't So, is the driver So, is there not going to be any driver out there or is there driver still going to the Dollar General? They're still going right now until we can get this new rail up and running. They still have transportation. We just can't make the changes that I talked about until we're able to hire a new driver. >> So, why can't that driver drive 2.6 miles further up the road to pick up those kids and >> it would make them late to other stops right now. So, that's what we're trying to fix is if we made that adjustment now, it would push everything

128back and get kids to school later. It would get other kids home. We're just we're really just trying to fix especially because these are the high school routes. So they have to get to the elementary schools as soon as they're done. That makes them pick up even later at the schools after they drop off. So we we we have looked at it >> a lot trying to make those adjustments. >> Yeah, it was my understanding and I could be wrong, but all those students that are there actually were up at the other bus stop. So if that bus stop is reinstated, why would we still need a Dollar General? Have we go away? That's going away. So that's going away as soon as we can reinstate the new. >> So we can't get rid of

129Dollar General now and that driver just drive two more miles. That that two miles is going to add that much time to >> because of the length of the road and the turnaround on that road. Yes. Um we are not able to do it right now without completely jeopardizing the rest of the schedule. as soon as we're able to hire a new driver, that Dollar General stop will disappear because it's going on a completely different route and they'll be able to make that that stop. So, as soon as I can hire a new driver and get them onboarded and trained on their route, they will be making that adjustment and families will get that communication as soon as it's ready. >> Okay. >> Are we looking or hiring or >> Yes, it's been posted since

130last week. Like I said, we already hired one, but we had a driver quit. So, >> I needed the new driver. >> Are we're I just want to make sure with bus drivers, we're not And this is more of a Brooke question. We're not We're hiring. We hire, we take it down and then they quit and then we put it back up. Are we just keeping it up? >> So, yes, it's we keep up. It's a relief driver position that we keep up and that's why and we're always continually trying to collect people and once Jessica sees that we have an applicant, she is in a hurry to try to get them trained and on board on on boarded and everything. So yeah. >> Okay. >> Continuing pool >> for a relief driver, but we

131need a full-time driver right now. or are they the same thing? >> So, what they do is they onboard a relief driver first >> and then we bid the route and if the relief driver bids the route and gets the route, then we hire a relief driver. Um, and so in this instance, that's what happened. Our relief driver bid for the route and got the route, but then we had somebody else leave, so they got pushed into the a different route. >> What do you mean by bids the route? >> Oh, so how they do routes over there? Because there's different hours related to different routes. For example, side routes are often eight hours a day where some of the other routes are six hours a day based on seniority. They get to bid for

132their route at the beginning of every year. Um and so it's basically like you would bid for a shift if you have seniority and you don't want to work on the weekends. You get to bid for that Monday through Friday shift if the business is open all seven days. So it's something similar to that. So employees with a longer longevity and good um >> safety group >> good records. Yeah. Um they're the ones that get basically first pick of the routes. Um so they say I would like route 60. I'm throwing numbers out there. I can't even tell you this. But they can say I want to I do 68, 63 or 11. And if a route driver that's got 20 years of experience wants 68 and a route driver with two years of experience

133want 68. the route driver of 20 years gets the 68. >> Um, so that's that's the big process essentially is we allow them to kind of pick their route um based on seniority um and whether or not they're a good driver. >> So >> we don't have any bad drivers. >> We don't. No. And it helps retain drivers. It really does. >> Really great drivers. And then and then it's the ones that are just great. All right. So >> can I answer any other questions? I I don't have any. >> I don't think we need action. Sounds like action's already been taken on a trust that's going to happen quickly. Um, at least it gives the family some hope of going back to what works, you know, for everyone out there. Um, I just wish

134we had more of a definite date, but if we don't have a person, we don't have a person because my understanding is is that Dollar General there, we won't even need it anymore cuz all those kids at Dollar General got moved from that route, >> you know. >> So, yes, they will no longer leave the Dollar General spot. We had offered to put them to drop. That wasn't a great solution after the first couple days of doing that. and the families weren't. >> Well, you have to remember it's and a lot of people out there because you have uh on and off ramp right there and you have um so much traffic and a gas station, they are concerned if you've got a bunch of kids out there, you have all these people coming and

135going out. I mean, it'd be really easy for some weirdo to abduct a child and be gone because there's so much traffic there now with all the on-ramp, you know, on and off ramps and stuff. >> Addressing it as quickly as we can >> and there's, of course, no, you know, I think they have a painted line on the road, but I mean, it's a major highway and it's constantly >> Yeah, it's just needs something else done out there. It needs a roundabout. But >> So, you want a new route? >> A roundabout. Would you like to drive a bus? >> Yeah. >> They probably wouldn't like me as a bus driver, but I would drive a bus. Um, >> no. I just want the old route reinstated so everybody can go back to normaly

136and people are happy with the district and want to stay and that's right. >> You know, we don't want people. It's just better if everybody's as happy as we can make them, you know, make their life as and some of them, you know, like the one that they took away at the county line in Robert's Road. I mean, that's been a bus stop for a hundred years and there's so many people out there and they moved it. I'm like, why would you do that's been there? It's generational establishment, you know, and then they moved it. Now, I don't know if they just don't understand. Maybe I guess they look at their registration and maybe you need to let the parents know like they need to make sure people understand where they're at and get their

137address and all that in or something because there's a lot of people out there in the woods. >> Trust I did want to say thank you for turning those people our our direction, letting us work through those problems. I really appreciate that. >> Yeah, no problem. I appreciate it getting getting done. they just, you know, they come to us because they vote for us and they expect us to, >> you know, and when they feel like they're not getting somewhere with the district is the only time we really hear from them. >> Yeah, that's good. But thank you for your help with that. >> Y I I have no other. Okay. >> Are we good to move on to the superintendent evaluation work session eight? >> We have one more. >> We have hiring. Oh,

138we do. Sorry, Brooke. Brook's like, "Thanks." >> I'll be I'll be real. No, I'll just be real quick. Anyways, so you guys have a memo in there of things that I've changed. And then attached to that memo, there's a blank page that's after that memo, but after that blank page, um there's procedures regarding um this is in our admin handbook regarding steps on how to hire a certified employee and a classified employee. So a couple of the changes that I have made or we have made as team um as far as position postings uh prior the um the uh procedures uh had allowed for an internal like on extracurriculars not teaching or anything but on extracurriculars if there was an opening and this mainly happened at the middle school level because middle schools are really

139hard to hire for coaches. They would ask internally if there was anybody interested. And if they didn't have anybody that was interested, then they would post it internally, districtwide, or externally. And um now we're just going to eliminate um the inbuilding email and just have them either post it internal districtwide or both external internal. And then the other thing that we're going to do to streamline the interview process, um, a couple administrations ago, uh, we had, uh, they wanted a super aggressive, uh, interview process in order to hire the best people. Um, multiple panels in the past did work. I am now finding over the past year or two, they are no longer working. Um, we just have people that have conflicting um, decisions from each panel. then we come back together and then um

140it's just not streamlined. So, uh we are going to change it to just one big panel with key stakeholders um that are involved with that position. And so then during this time too of course well okay let me stop you real quick with respect to the key stakeholders with regard to that position when it is an extracurricular who are those key stakeholders? So, I mean that's up to the principal to decide at the building level, but I would say it would probably include their athletic director, maybe another coach and that type of thing. Okay. >> So, but that that is up to the building to decide um who those key stakeholders are. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yeah, >> good clarification. Thank you. And then during us reviewing all of this, because I'm all caught

141up in procedures and you're all caught up in policy, we found that the policy needed to be updated because it had not been updated since what? >> Uh 2008. >> Yeah. So uh Rusty Taylor does have this going uh to policy committee for uh review. >> So they update policy too. >> It was updated in 2011. Oh, >> it's still a long time. >> Adopted in ' 08. >> Yeah. And our procedures actually uh started changing in 2016 and that policy should have been updated along with those procedures, but it wasn't. >> No question. Um, so that old policy was in the admin handbook, right? >> No, that policy was not in the >> hiring with internal. Mm-m. That was what is in our ad handbook are these procedures that I have attached and we've

142updated the procedures now to follow in line with what we've currently changed. >> I'm just saying though our admin handbook should align with our policies on everything. >> Correct. Correct. >> And that's what we're doing. >> Okay. Just making sure. >> Yeah. >> Thank you for your help on that. I appreciate it. >> Wait, was there a problem? >> Well, yeah. They're they're led principles just put in whoever they wanted without letting it go to the district. So people in the district couldn't even put in for a job at another school because they would hire internally. So the job wouldn't even go out. So we're not getting the we're not getting the most qualified people and it says we're going to hire the most qualified, most trained, best for kids in the district. So we

143weren't doing that. We're just giving it to people internally. >> So we made a change. >> Yeah. >> Oh. So internally within the building rather than internally within the >> district we wanted to compete. >> Exactly. >> And I agree. I thought that was a great idea cuz we do want the best people >> cuz there's I I've talked to teachers before and they're like I can't even put him for a job because they don't open it up. >> We're going to change that. So that's Well, it's already changed. >> And will I will send out the new procedures or Mr. Massie will send them out to principles tomorrow now that you guys have reviewed this? Okay, perfect. >> I mean, the stakeholders, I mean, I don't know. I would not I mean, even if

144we've disbanded all those groups, because I agree that was a lot. I mean, unless it's for maybe superintendent or something, maybe go back to that. >> But for >> Yeah. for in the buildings, I think that's a lot. >> It is. >> Um, but I would be happy if we still had a nice mix of a parent and a this and you know what I'm saying? the student >> on that in you know in the panel in the in the building when the decision was made especially if it's for extracurriculars you know I think the parents and the students are uh important in that process >> absolutely >> we just need to involve our clubs I think because the clubs are working really hard to make our sports better and nobody's even talking to them

145and they they help They they feed this district. >> you know, they donate money, they fix our fields, they they do all kinds of stuff and >> nobody's even asking them anything. So, we just need to >> communicate better. That's all. >> Yeah, I agree. But I I I would encourage those, you know, those people that are in clo in those club organizations to also go talk to those principles and say, "Look, >> because we know they're really busy. you know, maybe won't have the time to do it, but but alls we ask is talk to those principles, talk to those principles, uh, and that will help them to create those teams. >> Yep. >> Send an email. >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Good job. I'm glad to see that they're going to start

146aligning. Yep. So, do we need to take action on this to approve it? >> No. No. >> No. >> Um, it was their um protocol internal model process. Yeah. >> Yep. >> And because Yeah. >> Then we need to pick a date for the superintendent evaluation workshop. >> I heard Bob has five Wednesdays available. >> I don't know if you got that. >> Oh, look at that. I just got caught the crossfire then I think that one deep >> I'm wondering if the if we can do uh double duty on maybe the eight is it the eight that you sent out >> oh yeah >> so we can do double duty I mean I think I've written most of it guys I think you know it'll be I've done a lot of the work for

147you guys just now all I have to do is write procedurally how we're going to follow with the evaluation I've rewritten the whole thing I think you guys will like it a lot and then anything additional that you want. I have some uh areas for performance goals um that you guys can we'll write together and kind of set those things. So, >> okay. And it's not 800 pages long. >> No, in fact, I think you're going to love it. And it's actually it's a program that I've written. Um so, I think you guys will like that. I'll show that to you. >> Page one page. >> We can do that. >> Clarify and simple. >> Oh, look at you, Jake. Can uh can you send it ahead of time to us if you >> Absolutely.

148I have no problem with that. I've got everything ready to go. Plus um one of the things that I would like to add uh but I'm not going to call it 360 review, but is a um employee feedback form that I'll send out to everyone. I've written that all up so you guys can take a look at it. I think it's important that you guys know uh what the uh what the staff thinks and get the feedback from. I've done it at every every school site I've been at and yes, sometimes those are rough. I'm gonna be honest with you, but as long as we know that, I'm going to take that information and get better from it. Uh, that's what it's about. Okay. So, just know, but I think that's important in the total

149evaluation so you guys will have a clear picture of not just the board meetings, but also outside. >> Sure. Perfect. Thank you. >> What do you mean with not just the board meetings? >> Uh, just uh you're getting opinions from staff as well. >> In the in the uh review, you know, reviews, >> right? So asking them about the board meetings. >> No, no, no, no. >> Oh, okay. That's where I'm like, >> so you see me here. Great. Well, I think you see me here. Uh, but uh, no, it's just it's just outside the board. You know, what is Rusty doing? What are you seeing? What's the feedback from our staff? Again, I think it's just going to be >> So, it's all about you, >> which it should be. >> Oh, yeah. >>

150It should be. That's >> There's just been things in the past. Just try to make sure, >> but you'll see it too. Okay. Right. So, if you want to add things, we'll go for it. Okay. >> It's your rusty show. >> That made me That feels bad. All right. Sorry. >> All right. Goodness. So, then uh we have dates to remember and um >> well, the big one is you got to go to the homecoming. It's our very first homecoming parade, guys. And Jake are there. We're there along with Brooke and Jessica and just we're looking forward to passing candy out >> blue and gold to see you all in blue and goldish last week. We're excited to go blue and gold this week. So it'll be >> so much fun. And then of course

151we won a game that was even better. >> Well, I do need to give a shout out um simply because I didn't do it under announcements. Um got a little distracted. Um, I'd like to give a shout out to uh Carrie Pquet. We all received an email from her >> and I'd like to congratulate her um on being the uh Idaho Association of Collegiate Registers and Administration officers. Uh region one counselor of the year >> again for the third time. That is very awesome. >> Yeah. >> Good job. >> Yes. >> All right. So, Can I just one other? >> No. >> Please. >> I said it's a big deal cuz we haven't done it in 20 years. >> Said go ahead. >> No. >> Oh, you know this, right? I was there. The girls

152beat Sandp Point one to zero. When I walked in and told my son, he's like, "Uh-uh." I'm like, "Uh-huh." So, anyway, congratulations to you. It was a great experience. So much fun. Great soccer. You get a chance to go check them out. It's just >> I was at the last game that they won 20 plus years ago. So, wow. And my daughter was on the team. for 29. >> I was there. >> 29 looked good, right? >> So, all right. >> The other thing I thought was really cool and I can't remember her whole name. Terry How was that her name? The gal that rode the horse and carried the flag. Awesome. >> Oh my gosh, I love that. Now we have to do it at Timberlake. >> Oh, Timberlake started the tradition. >> Wow.

153>> Seven years at six. Seven years. >> Oh, really? How come we've never seen a picnic? I've never seen a picnic. So, >> we'll take care of >> We'll make sure that you everybody gets >> together. That was the That was the highlight of the game in my mind. >> Yeah. >> Fireworks were good. >> Timberlake started it the year that they started their FFA chapter >> and they had their first. >> Well, I thought that was awesome. >> Thank you, chair, for letting me >> not worry. Well, we all have our dates to remember. Is there any input for future agenda items? >> I have one. Maybe I can pose a quick question, but we own the 35 acres out here on the corner of Meyer and Lancaster >> for the high school Sunday.

154>> Jessica has the answer. I think >> that uh that property has been farmed regularly >> since we took ownership of it. >> Part of my question is what is the what is the working relationship of that? I mean, obviously, somebody's making money off the crop. Are we getting any big pieces? >> Um, so at this point in time, since I've been with the district, there has been no farm lease there that I am aware of. Um, so I will be happy to >> graze my cows out there. >> There was there was, but that's not something that >> if you're paying property rent for the >> the other piece, >> there's a parcel right on the corner. I think it's 5 acres on. >> It's a little tiny strip. And I've had so many

155people reach out to me about this. So, thank you. Because they're like, "You're selling your property?" No, there's a tiny tiny tiny strip right next to ours that is for sale. It just looks like it's ours, but it's not. >> Yeah. It was I think set aside for commercial or something that sort >> You have any clue as to what they're asking for that? >> I can look for you, but I don't, >> you know, the obvious question is should we be looking at that to bring it, you know, as part of four over a piece. Well, >> I don't think they're going to let us buy it for the 200,000 we have set aside for land purchases right now. >> No, maybe they'll donate it. >> We could we could >> I mean, that

156would be a great advantage to them. >> 11 acres in the middle of town. >> They can they can donate that and take a taxree behind. Yeah, >> that I What is the official name of that? Because I only know the nickname and I'm not going to repeat it at the board meeting. I know the one that you're talking about, right? >> Huh? >> I do. >> The one in town. Yes. You know >> 11 acres. >> Yes. >> I can't say it. >> Exactly. >> The one behind the high school, right? >> It's the one behind Mountain View. >> It's the P. It's the tree piece that we talked about taking out the trees and stuff, >> but it's behind >> Yeah, it's behind the food service building in Mountain View. the city had

157approached us or brought it up at one point about maybe doing a land swap there because they would like to use that for a green space um within the city. We didn't really go down that road because that was um they're working on their city hall and they had talked briefly about um swapping that land for the city hall building. Um that wasn't met with the warm reception. Um so that conversation hasn't happened again. Um, but yes, we do have that acorage right behind food service. And >> it's 11 acres though, right? >> I think so. It might be seven, but I'll double check. >> So, we're all would like to make it a >> park. >> A park would be cool in there actually. >> Trails. Yeah. >> Yeah. We don't want their current

158city hall nightmare. >> There's a reason they're leaving that city hall. >> I understand that. I was going to say we would need more than city hall for the music. I'm sorry. >> So, um, >> well, what's a lot cost these days? 250. >> Depends on where it's at, location. >> But I will find out for you, Trusty Jones, how much they're asking for that. Um, and who is selling it specifically. So, >> yeah. And what the, uh, what the status is of whoever's farming our land. >> Yeah, I'll try and figure that out as well. I think I I think I asked that question last year or the year before and I think I was told it was like a $1 lease. >> It is a $1 lease what I was able to find

159on it before, but like I said, since I've been with the district, that's not something that's come up. >> So, I will because it's it it needed a it needed >> a dollar. >> There had to be a dollar amount, but you know, is that lease forever or >> I I don't think so. So I I guess I will research it and have an update for you at the October 1st meeting. >> Thank you. >> All right. Anything else for? >> That's good. >> Okay. >> Anybody else? >> I don't know. Bob's got a few Wednesdays left. >> What kind of workshops do we need? Something, right? >> Yeah, we need workshops. >> I'd like to keep my Wednesdays. >> I don't have any. >> Oh, wait. We need to keep the other ones open

160so that Miss Dick Dupick can go to the city council meetings. >> That's right. All right. Well, on that note, we'll go ahead and adjourn the meeting. It is 8:23. >> Good job. >> Okay. Thomas.