001functional kids. >> I was wondering really for them. It's just not I mean it's working out but >> it's easier down here. >> Yeah. Just to have their space. >> So a little apartment size one for the just to work on >> T. That's what for the other room >> the functional classroom. >> Yeah. >> Just decided to go local with that. Yeah. >> Wouldn't we do furniture? Well, >> yeah. >> All right. 6 o'clock. Please rise. We'll do the pledge of >> allegiance. Ice 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. >> It's on. Is it not showing on for you? Test test that comes >> this one's blue. >> Yeah. >> All right.
002Like to call the regular board meeting for Wednesday, May 13, 2026 to order. Um, do we have any questions on the agenda? >> Um, like to make a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. >> Second >> Parsons. >> Hi. >> He stall. >> Hi. >> Alex is here too. She's online. Sorry. Oh, Carson. >> Hi. >> Perfect. Uh, is there any delegation? >> No. >> All right. Um, any correspondence? >> No. Any questions on the treasures report? >> Um, Jim made a comment about the bus tow being towed, bus 23. Was that repair under warranty? >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. >> So, we're working with Foley's didn't want to do the repair work because it was under warranty. So, we're getting it to Midwest Bus and they're taking care of that work. >> Okay.
003>> So, it is under warranty. >> Will we get refunded on the tow? >> I I think so. >> Okay. >> Pam talked to him, so I'm not sure. >> Perfect. >> What tree did we have removed? >> Um over here by the A. That one section we needed cleared out. >> Oh, >> so on the east side, east side of the old building. >> Yeah, we needed that section cleared out. So, we had them come in and do that. >> Do we check all of our um vendors like external vendors and stuff like that are to make sure they're bonded? Um I I for projects over $20,000 we have to but not under 20,000. We don't necessarily check for that. So that I'm aware of. Um yeah. Any other questions of the bills? All
004right. I like to make a motion to adopt the minutes of the regular board meeting of April 8th, 2026, as well as the minutes of the special board meeting from May 6th, 2026, as well as approve the treasures report of April 30th, 2026. uh repayment of petty cash in the amount for the elementary school of $11.70, the high school in the amount of $1610, and the payment of the bills be allowed in the total of 300,37.99 for May 13, 2026 in the April 2026 payroll in the amount of 559,33968. I'll second >> Carson >> Captain Stall. >> Hi >> Parsons. >> Hi >> Ler. >> Hi >> Ty. >> Hi Linton. >> Hi >> Alex. I think there's a delay with her. Michelle, so you might >> Oh, I just I couldn't tell if it
005was Parsons or Carson. Sorry. >> Sorry, Carson. >> Yeah, she said. >> Okay. Thank you. >> All right. State forensics. All right, >> floor is yours. >> Thank you. I'm Dustin Stucky. I'm the forensics coach if you guys all know that already. Uh but I just wanted to kind of report about our season. Uh we had a really good season again. We won outright. I think we won three tournaments. We had the second place. I came in really close second on a couple more tournaments. One of the tournaments that we won was our league tournament. I think that that's seven years running now that we >> won our league tournament. Uh and all of these kids and there are a handful more who were not able to come tonight uh presented or performed at state
006and three of them are state medalists. A couple of them would like to take an opportunity to talk to you. You shouldn't be surprised when you ask the speech kids to come present. A couple of them want to say some words. I'm going to just turn it over to them. Whoever wants to go ahead and speak up. >> You have 45 minutes to fill. Go ahead. Go ahead. >> Hi Bobby. Okay. Hi guys. I'm Abby Stark. Many of you know me. I'm a sophomore in high school and this is my second year in forensics. I've had the honor of seeing and experiencing many of the accomplishments we've had this year. From sweeping every tournament, getting first at league with all 22 performances going to finals, having five performers in the top 12 of their advanced
007state and three state medalists. However, while all this has been amazing for our team and program, I think our biggest accomplishment, not only as a team, but as a community with other schools and our programs, is the inclusivity of forensics. Forensics has always been a place where students alike and different, have been able to come in and feel like they can be themselves. Every piece that each performer picks at the beginning of the season uniquely speaks to their heart, and in that they're able to free their mind and soul. This beautiful extracurricular has been able to help many students like myself. It helps students not only feel better with public speaking, but also helps them feel better in themselves. In forensics, it doesn't matter who you are. You can be popular, you can be weird,
008you can be so much more, and it would not matter. Because of this, I would like to give a special thanks to our Osage City High School forensics coach, Dustin Suki. Unlike every other forensics program, they don't have a coach like Mr. Suki. Mr. Suki has worked very hard towards the inclusivity of this team. I'm very proud and thankful to say that I have a coach that despite our differences is able to host an activity with many different types of people, be so open-minded, be able to relate to students, and help them feel heard and push them to the fullest of their potential. So, thank you, Suki. I would also like to say thank you to every student in this program who has helped their peers get up, perform, and act like a chair as
009their dying brother on life support. So, I would also like to say thank you to Mrs. Dookie and Ruby for making us Goody Bagser State. And lastly, thank you to Les Lover and David Murs for being our judges at countless tournaments and cheering on our performers. My last thing before concluding this little spiel is that if you're even considering joining forensics next winter, just know that everyone will welcome you with open arms. There's an open seat for you and no matter what, you will fit in. You are seen, you are wanted, and you are loved. You deserve sunshine. Thank you. >> Very nice. Thank you. >> Okay. Um I'm Kenzie. Um, I don't have a speech prepared, but I really love forensics. Um, Abigail got seventh in exempt at state. I got sixth in poetry,
010and Alex got fourth in pros. So, you didn't say that, but like, hello. That's a huge accomplishment. So, yes. Um, yeah. I just want to say that it's amazing and I think it's looked over. Is that the right word? Looked over. >> Overlooked. There we go. And I just think it's an awesome opportunity and Suki makes sure every everyone is included and feels important and welcomed. So I think that's a huge part of Osage City and their community. And yeah, that's it. >> Okay, I guess I'll go. Um, hi, I'm Olivia Renfro. I'm a junior and this is my third year in forensics. Every single year in forensics, I just grow. It's such an amazing program and no matter what, I will always make new friends. Whether it's a random girl that I went to
011gets to debate and saw her at different tournaments or it's um someone I met before performing in a room. The thing about forensics is no matter what you do, you will feel successful. Um my first year of forensics, I meddled three times. It was because I had to. It was because there were six people in the event and I was a six. But the thing is, every time I meddled, I would get awesome notes from bunches of judges who told me how to improve. And I think that's like a big thing is so many people are afraid to speak in front of other people because it's nerve-wracking. You don't want to mess up and you don't want to make mistakes or be seen as, you know, like I don't know how to put it, but
012like you don't want to be seen as nervous. And that's a huge part of forensics is getting out of that box and learning how to perform in a bunch in front of a bunch of different people. Whether it's um one of the people's grandmas or their really cool stepbrother who everyone really likes for some reason and anytime we host a tournament here, I can find them all in his room. Um That's like the big thing about forensics is you are performing in front of so many different people and every time you get a good note you feel good about yourself because you know you did good and I feel like that is such a beautiful thing and performing on the state level even though I didn't medal it just makes you feel accomplished and I
013think that's a really great thing and that's why I love sex. >> Very good. Okay. Hi, my name is Lena Stie. I'm a freshman in in high school and in forensics. And as you can tell by my last name, the coach is my dad. So, in a way, I kind of had to do it, but also I did want to do it. Don't worry, it's not just nepotism. Anyways, I took to state uh extemp and poi. Exempt is basically where you draw a current events card and then have 30 minutes to write a speech about it. And poi means its own speech to explain because it's really weird. In forensics, there are a lot of things that I really like, but a major thing that I like is the support that our team gives to
014upcoming people. So, this was my first year in forensics, as you can tell by the fact that I'm a freshman, but all the upper classmen and everyone who has done forensics before me has given so much support to me. And basically they've been there to explain things that I didn't understand. So if you are a freshman or sophomore or even a junior that's coming in and wants to do forensics, just do it. Like there will be a bunch of people that want to help you and want to see you see you succeed. I'd like to thank my team. I'd like to thank my coach and also dad. I'd also like to thank our assistant coach Piper. And I'd like to thank our two main judges, Les Lober and David. Thank you. >> Hello, my name
015is Rachel Kuk. Uh I'm a graduated senior and this is my this has been my second year in forensics and I wish I joined sooner. Uh now for four years I have done theater and uh choir but uh I wasn't able to fit like forensics into my schedule but I always wanted to do it. So, my junior year, I finally made room for forensics, and I decided to step up and go outside of my comfort zone. Um, while I do like performing, I've never really liked uh doing it competitively. Uh, but that has changed. Uh, forensics has made me uh feel more comfortable around people and being more like myself. I've always been like more of a weird kid, and forensics is perfect for that. uh even though I am not exper like as experienced
016as some of the other people in forensics, I I felt really welcomed and I'm really glad that I've joined this sport. Um I would also just like to make a little shout out to Alex. This was Alex's first year and he meddled at state which I think is very bizarre and um so props to him and I would just like to thank Sticky uh for helping me become the person that I am today and helping me improve a lot over the years. So thank you for that and I would like to thank my team for just being amazing. >> Uh I guess I'll last. My name is Alex Doy. Um, I was kind of just told to go into forensics as most uh other things I do in the school and I say okay. Um,
017and it was a lot of fun. Um, I was really bad at the start. I like never meddled at any tournaments and I was really mad about that. And then I just started getting better as the year went on and realized like what I should be doing and he and Stukie helped me a lot and I'm just very thankful to do this. I liked it so much where I looked up if the college I'm going to has forensics. It was sad not to see it. Um, but I'm very happy to be able to do this and see another thing that I can just do and know that I can do. And I see it in my life all the time where, oh, this would have helped this person uh do their speech if they knew
018what to do in forensics like I did and uh or what I do now. Um, and I just uh thank you for listening and uh sit back down. >> So, Dustin, how many kids you have total on the team this year? >> We have 22 kids on the team this year and we had uh 24 uh performances that were state qualified, but we can only take 16. So, we took we took 16 and that was 13 kids doing those 16 performances that went to state. What's the difference between debate and forensics? >> Uh everything's >> there's a lot. Uh debate is uh it's more adversarial. You know, you've got two speakers facing against each other. Uh rather four speakers facing against each other and around and um it it gets very heated very fast. I
019would just like to tell you guys it's very nice to be in forensics after being in debate because you don't have to walk in a room and worry that you're being called some mean name. >> Debate is pretty heated sometimes. >> But it is fun. It is very fun. >> It's very nice when you're in forensics and you're performing for 10 minutes instead of an hour and a half. >> Debates in the fall and forensics more in the winter spring. >> So it's it it's kind of nice. Our seasons line up with the semesters. So debate is the fall semester and forensics is the spring semester. >> Well, thank you guys for letting us >> thanks for coming out and congratulations on a successful season. That's awesome. >> Great. Thank you. >> Thank you guys
020so much. >> Thank you. All right. H Osa Hosa >> USA. You guys are up. >> Well, hello everyone. >> Um like Dustin, I think most of you probably know me. I'm Shandra Dunbar and I'm high school life sciences teacher. Uh, and part of my job, um, as you all know, we're working on building our career and technical education programs and we're having a lot of success with that. Um, we added FFA what, two years ago, I think, and they're just, they're running. Boy, they're going. Um, we've got business, we've got all kinds of different things. And the pathway that I oversee is the health sciences pathway. Um, so every year we have to put back in to get our pathway approved. and and a couple years ago I went to the CTE conference and
021most of the pathways have some kind of student professional organization involved with them. So FFA um uh FBLA our future business leaders uh and there is one for health sciences. So I talked with the adviser at that point and it's a little bit of a process kind of getting the learning curve and figuring out how it would fit in at our school. Um but I did put it on our goals. we have to make goals every year and a couple years ago I put uh getting a student organization started. So that was supposed to happen this year. Um I had to take on a few extra science students so my plate got a little full this year. So we did we did some of the research this year and we're hoping to start it next
022year. Um this is a student organization. Um it is studentled and I am one that believes that if anytime you can put the power in the hands of the students that's better. So, I'm going to let these two talk. Um, Brenley and I got to talking uh I don't know, maybe a month or so ago and um she was wrapping up with some courses and I was still trying to finish prom and all of that and I said, "Well, if you would like to research this and put together a presentation um maybe we can we can get it going this year and and be ready to go in the fall." And then a couple weeks ago, Jordan came to me and asked for some opportunities for leadership. So, I've sort of handed it over to
023them and they put together a presentation for you. So, I'm gonna let you two go. Um, you're I don't think it's a touch screen, right? >> You can try it. If it doesn't work, use the mouse. There you go. Yeah, just use the mouse. >> Okay. So, my name is Brley Horman and I'm a freshman at O City and this is the slides I created about starting a hosted chapter at O. I'm Jai. I am a freshman at O and start. Um what is HOSA? So HOSA is a future health professionals. Um it's a national student organization focused on healthcare careers. It helps our students explore careers in medicine, nursing, sports medicine, and there's like a bunch that goes along with that. It offers compet competitions, leadership opportunities, and hands-on experience as well. And it's
024recognized across the US and supported by health industry professionals. So benefits for our students if they do have some career exploration in real healthcare fields, leadership and teamwork skills, opportunities to compete at regional, state and national levels, volunteer and community focus experience, strong addition to college and scholarship applications, networking opportunities, learn about careers, career opportunities that not many people are aware exist. So what our school will gain from this is here's some benefits. So it'll expand career opportunities for our students. It adds to the extra extracurriculars we offer and encourages student involvement, builds connections for the local healthcare community and prepares our students for their future careers. So our vision is to build interest in healthcare careers, create leadership opportunities for students at all grade levels, compete in HOSA events, and represent our school. Partner
025with local providers for real world exposure, promote service and giving back to the community and expand the health pathway at O. What we will need to get started is we will need official approval to start the chapter. Um we have an advisor support which we really have which is Miss Dumbar. Um helping promote the club to students and at least five students interested in we already have 20 students interested already and we believe that HOSA will create opportunities for students to make a big impact on our school for anyone interested in healthcare field whatsoever. So we had a postite interest meeting yesterday in seminar and me and Jordan presented this slideshow just to a couple of students that showed up and also some were not able to be there but I think in total we
026have 20 students that are already interested in HOSA. >> Yes. That's it. Any questions? >> Brley and Jordan, what are you guys wanting to do in your future careers? >> Um I'm wanting to go somewhere in like the dental field and maybe go into like orthodontics. I know. I want to be a holistic nutritionist. >> So, are there local chapters, any other schools around us that have >> I don't know around us, but um there is a state level and we've been in contact uh Brenley did a fantastic job and and contacted our state coordinator. got a lot of really good information um from her and then I've been in contact with her also kind of bouncing off of her you know what is a typical HOSA in this you know in Kansas look like
027um they are in a lot of schools I I'm not 100% certain what the closest one does is do you know >> I don't know we started one in for Scott two years ago and it's a great opportunity for those students to get involved in whether it's nursing or orthodontist or whatever they they started going to competitions last here. It is a good opportunity >> where I would expect >> like in Topeka just like in BLA I mean it's still it's a similar FCCLA it's a similar organizations that the state hosts >> and I would expect that um that 20 is a pretty conservative number because uh this has all happened pretty quickly. I kind of had it in my head that I was going to have to do a lot of training and research
028this summer and I would bring it to the kids this fall and Brenley just jumped right on it right when I was in the middle of of prom and NHS stuff. And so she's run with it. But um you know we've only had what maybe two real weeks to let students know that we were kind of thinking about this and they got 20 kids to express interest and come to a meeting um in that short amount of time. So and most of them were underassmen. >> Yeah. We're we're f freshman and sophomores. So, um you know, we'll get the word out even better in the fall to the juniors and seniors and then we've got all the upcoming eighth graders, too. >> How's this line up with our healthc care pathway? I mean, I know
029we want to grow it and how's that help that? I guess you mentioned that. How do you think it will? I guess. I guess it provides more opportunities to like learn about careers you didn't know existed. And then this could create opportunities to where we have maybe like a post on meeting and it'd be a sort of class on like a Saturday morning and maybe we have like a speaker come in and talk to us about a certain career. >> Yeah. >> And along with that, OC doesn't really have a lot of healthcare opportunities. Like me myself, I am really dedicated to what I want to become. So having this opportunity to add in and step in and get to learn about what I want to be so I can see, oh is this really
030what I want to do? Is this not? It's really helpful and I think a lot of our school needs that and it's good for our students coming up to explore what they want to do. So >> would you be job shadowing or anything any of that sort? >> Possibly. Yeah. Actually, um along those lines, when I found out Jordan is what she's interested in, um she is actually already going to tag along with me next week to an appointment that I have with a very good friend of mine who um is is runs her own spa in Lawrence and she's agreed to talk with Jordan and she has her I think it's her cousin is opening a chiropractic u facility next door. So, um Jordan's already going to come along for >> sure. you really
031had to twist her arm to go to the spa, you know, all that. >> She I mean, you know, her mom's nail appointment almost got in the way. >> Haven't got her on that. My my goal for this summer is um I really see this as an opportunity. I mean, you guys know with what I do with Costa Rica, I've talked to you all before. Um you know, getting those kids out there and experiencing things and seeing things. Um, I would love to see us take some some trips where we go up to KU Med and um I'm always getting workshop notifications for different thing, you know, shadow a nurse um or there's a student night at Children's Mercy or whatever. And I I would love to get them um signed up for that sort
032of thing. So probably one of my first steps as we get started next year will be some kind of survey with them all to figure out what areas are they interested in and then I would like to see us do a meeting every month where we where we meet um during seminar but then I would like to have some kind of speaker or field opportunity for them to sign up um also once a month and you know get them exposed to some things. We were talking about it the other day and their insight I thought was pretty neat. Um, you know, usually you think about healthcare, you think about a doctor or a nurse or physical therapist or whatever. Um, but we really want to look at what are those other things, you know, or
033anesthesiologist or ultrasound technician, holistic medicine. Um, what are some of those things that we could maybe kids don't even know are a career option that we might be able to expose them to? And Hosa has I've talked with the state representative. She has a lot of really great resources for us for that, too. So, So, I had questions on the local things. So, I saw on maybe the last slide or the slide before something about partnering with local, I'm assuming, healthcare providers. So, that would factor into what you're talking about getting the plugged in, right? So, we'd be able to utilize those that are local, correct? >> Yes. >> And then I noticed on the slide you mentioned service opportunities. What could we do for that? Is that within the local community or is that
034going out to like Children's Mercy or >> It could be a little bit of both. Um we it could be opportunities where they go out and and volunteer um and you know even volunteering at some of our nursing homes, you know, that can and be a healthcare kind of thing. >> blood drives, we could hold blood drive. Uh we we actually looked at that with NHS a couple years ago and we just couldn't get coordinated with the Red Cross. Um, but I could see that being something. There'll probably be a lot of or overlap between those organizations. So, I think between the two we would be able to potentially host like a blood drive here. You know, I know the senior center already does one, so we have to kind of balance that. But, um,
035I I think, you know, these two are go-getters, and I would really expect that they're probably going to take a couple of the leadership roles and and, um, I'm going to have to hold on tight to to kind of keep up with them. So, I think once we get some approval and we start putting some work into it, um they just they get together and they just really start brainstorming and and really cool things come out. So, I think there's a lot of things we haven't even thought of yet. >> Yeah. One thing, um we have a lot of alumni that are within the health healthcare industry. So, maybe getting plugged in like if you could partner up with an alumni throughout the year or over the years, see um what you can learn from
036them too, just kind of takeaways. >> Yeah. And I I was talking to the state representative today and there is some opportunity. There are some schools that partner uh she was telling me about I think maybe it's Auburn um their HOSA chapter uh their pharmacy pays their membership due up to like $500 every year. So there might be possibilities for that kind of thing too where we could do some kind of partnership in that way also. We're just going to have to explore those. So, is the $500 what what is the fee that we would have to cover? >> So, typic typically um from what I'm getting from from the state representative, usually it's about $10 for state, $10 for national per kid. Um and so the kids usually pay a due um pay dues.
037Lots of times schools will set it right at that at that $20 just to cover those two. Sometimes they'll set it at $25, which is what NHS is. Um, and so kids would pay a $25 due to be a part of it. That would make them a local, state, and national member. Um, we could work on again those partnerships to where we could see if we could lower that for each kid. Um, I never want money to to be something that stops a kid from having this kind of opportunity. So, one of the things I'll be looking at this summer, there's a lot of different grant opportunities. Um, I've been looking at a few with KSD, which Mrs. actually said something about today, too. Um, and I'd been talking with our state representative about some
038of those some of that grant money might be able to be used. I don't even know. Um, the the CTE funding is a little hard to navigate, but I don't know if there's if that kind of thing. Is there anything in there that >> we can't use? We can't pay students. >> Okay. Okay. So, we wouldn't be able to do that. Mainly the cost for the school would be like, you know, their first few years when they would the kids that would go to the regional competitions or the state competitions, just covering those costs for the kids that would attend the competitions until they started fundraising or blood drive you get money from or different things like that to generate their like all the other clubs that you know fundraising stuff. until they got that
039going and could get on their feet. You know, that attending the competitions would be cost for the district. Transportation registration, >> for example, they'll, you know, we come back in August, we get going in August, I'll probably have time to have one meeting with them. There's a state meeting in September. So, if there's a registration fee for that, there might be a little um need for some support from the school for that because we probably won't have had time unless I come up with some grant this summer. um we probably won't have time to, you know, fundra for that and whatever we can do to help the kids to get to those experiences, I think would be great. >> Any questions? >> Yeah. Thank you very much. Appreciate >> you one day. She had to
040get her nails before she was good. All right. >> Somebody you guys want to go forward with? >> Do we have Do we have to actually do we have to formally >> Yeah. Approve >> add it as a club of organization. The board has to approve that. Um I told pending negotiations I mean we have to go through that part too for sponsorships and things of that nature. Is that what that would be? >> Yeah. So we could but if the board's approving of that we could just add that in their pending negotiations to work through that. So, >> we have so many students that continue on into the healthcare industry. I think this is a huge one for them. >> Both of my kids are going to my both my girls. Rowdy's a wild
041card. >> He's going he's going to be a doctor. >> He's um okay. I'd like to make a motion to approve um new high school student organization HOSA pending negotiations and sponsorship program. I'll >> second. Carson. >> Hi >> Linton. >> Hi >> Epenstall. >> Hi >> Parson. >> Hi. >> There you go. Good luck. >> Good work, ladies. >> All right. District goals. >> All right. >> Alex, you're on the big screen now. So, just so you're aware. >> Okay. Don't pick my nose or something. >> Yes. >> Goals. >> Okay. Every time this year during this month, we review our goals, district goals, um just to give you some information about those and just to have an open conversation about them, try to highlight the areas that we have going on and um
042just to have a conversation about those um of what we've accomplished throughout the year here. So um you know our mission statement states that you know has been all can achieve and that's what we're focused on and helps drives the bus here with our vision statement being each student will have success in their life career and community. And so then the board has identified through some strategic planning for um goals um that we've been just moving forward for about three and a half years now I think it's been that we've had those in place. So um first being no particular order curriculum instruction and assessment uh recruit hire and retain highquality staff u parent and communication community engagement and partnerships and then facilities and alignment of resources but we also have our our other standards
043that we have to follow through the Kansas outcomes and I'll talk about those here in a little bit but just to go quick review um just highlight some parts of for the first goal of curriculum and instruction and assessment uh Main driver of that is Tarquisa which is our accountability um accreditation for the state. Um we identified two focus areas, two fundamental structures I should say. The first being structured literacy. Um main reason we selected that one because of all the letter training that it lines right up with structured literacy is that um so we're finalizing that second year of training. Um everybody is as far as I know is on track to to get that done and completed um this year. Um and that's what will be the main focus um for this this
044year has been that just to finalize that um that second year of training for letters. Um we will probably look to remove that as a fundamental structure the structured literacy just to really focus on our second one which is quality instruction. Most districts just have one fundamental that they do. We just picked two just be again because we were doing letters training moving forward. Not that we're going to not lose sight of that, but again, structured literacy, um the science of reading all falls really under quality instruction as well. So, >> we just got that new curriculum, too. >> Yeah. So, that's um so um so that'll line up with the quality instruction. So, we'll probably look to remove that and we've checked with our our executive or KISSA or whatever and she's aware of
045that and and have no issue with us removing that um fundamental structure of structured literacy for next year. Um so that will just keep us the focus on um quality instruction um really with the pro professional learning communities um was the focus this year with the protocols that go with that and when you have a meeting and the things that line up and really a lot of that was built on you know how to how to have meetings but also essential learning was a primary focus for all buildings just depending on the content area. You know elementary it's really hard they can't focus on every content area to do essential learning so their main area was math this year. um you know but in 6 through 12 they can you know each content area can
046focus on their area to focus on essential standards and what we the goal was to you know five to seven standards that that are like every kid needs to know this when they get done with this course and what are those things that we've done so um we've we've made progression on there we're not find you know so wholly fine-tuned on that um one part we had with the feasibility study we took a lot of their time away from the the collaboration days because we had to meet with them in the focus group. So, we had to work around that. So, we're committed next year not to interrupt those. Um, with that with not having the feasibility study, we won't have to do that. The teachers are really liking that collaboration time to get together
047and focus on what they need to focus on. Um, as we kind of finalize essential learning for next year, we're really going to focus on that quality instruction uh, piece of what that is and really focusing on data, looking at our scores, looking at our our just, you know, um, you know, what chapter assessments, the the common assessments that we have within our that we build within our grade levels and content areas, but also state assessments and other um, uh, assessments that we perform um that we really analyze. of that and look at what what we're doing as instructors and make adjustments to that and to help the kids. Um so that's where that focus is going to transition next year to quality instruction. Um last win last Thursday the new commissioner of education, Dr.
048Jake Steel, he'll take over June 1st, was at my superintendent meeting and that's where his focus is going to lie is quality instruction. Um that's where you're going to see him a lot of his conversation is is going to be built around that. So, I was glad to hear that that that's where we're focused on, so we should line up, you know, pretty well. He doesn't anticipate any changes to the accreditation model that we're doing right now. He's been involved. He's worked at KSD the last four years, so he's very aware of what we're doing with accreditation, so we don't anticipate any major changes there, but really where his focus is going to come from is quality instruction. So, we'll line right up with that on a state level. So, um so this year we're
049only we're um only accredited on two areas. One is having an action plan which we have with our two fundamental structures. We've submitted the action plan and it's been approved and the other is compliance. There's I think uh nine are maybe 13 11 areas of compliance. Um but we are we are the district is in complant in every area. So um in May they'll send the list to the board and in June um they'll take action to accredited schools based on if you have your action plan and you have no you know u you're compliant in every area. So we should be getting that in June July the latest but um that's what they're telling us to be accredited. So, so that's been our KISSA focus for the year. Um, with those two fundamental structures,
050um, student focus scheduling, really looking at growing our career pathways like we've talked about, agriculture, um, FFA, um, was part-time this year. Mr. Rice came in, did a great job carrying that baton from Marian Smith and making that happen with his experience. Next year, we'll have a full-time schedule with um, agg and working that in. So, um, just benefiting our students and giving them more opportunities. um even though that presents challenges with our um tech kids and those want to take a so they've been really working hard to try to to make that work for everybody as best they can. Another part of that and that growth is we're moving some of those classes that were second semester um to get funding for those. They need to be in the first semester. So Mr. Kimble
051made that switch to make that happen. So, we'll see some of benefit um with some CTE funding um because of of moving those in the schedule um to get funding for that as it relates to pathway classes. So, um the curriculum rotation, we have that in place. It's still not like lined up because we haven't got everything just lined up, but we did get a new math resource uh for um the high school. It lines lines up with the middle school and elementary so we can have that common language K through 12 as we go through um with the math resource. And then we did the phonics resource based on um to align with the science of reading this the letters training. Um all that stuff came in last week I think it was. So
052Dina's been distributing that getting ready for training in June um on that um as it relates to those resources for curricula rotation. So we have some other things that go on that are kind of oneoffs but these are the two main ones as it relates to curriculum um specifically. So, and then another part of that um with curriculum instruction assessments just as social emotional um supports. Um we continue to have um our money check-ins. We'll talk about those in another section, but um the high school created the RISE group. This is a focus on about 12 kids that really aren't active in anything. They're probably mo most at risk kids. And so we do a lot of mentoring, a lot of opportunities for them to experience different things such as this, but on a just
053a level that that some teamwork things and that. So um that's uh one thing that we do and Dena continues to do her watchd dogs and um and their her cubs or not cubs this year. Sorry, it's changes so I can't um as it relates to that and um having those. And then the other focus is chronic absenteeism. um we're see a significant decrease in that um thanks to uh finding out the air and um power school that we were doing um but also some really focusing on those kids that have that chronic absenteeism. So um we know if we're going to be here they're going to be successful. So that's been the focus on curriculum instruction and assessment. So with recruit hire and retain we've been pretty consistent um educate Kansas for recruitment to
054post our um job openings. they've really expanded their their website. They did a big update to make it more user friendly and to help find search and things for areas across the state. So, we're part of that as Handshake is is another recruitment uh where we post um job openings and that goes directly to the universities in the area, all the Midwest. We hit one button and it puts it on their job boards. And so, we're that exposure is there for our our employment. We get some, but not a lot. it really comes down to the um to going to the um career fairs at the universities to really start making connections and and doing that. So that's been a big help. And then we just have our employment port portal that we have to
055for applying for jobs and things of that nature. So um in in retaining uh staff, you know, our competition, our compensation strategy has been really effective. I feel like um we have a competitive salary schedule compared to the area. We did a 3.5% salary increase last year uh for certified and classified staff. Um we increased steps 16 through30 by $50 on the salary schedule and we restructured longevity pay and restructured the the retirement leave payout. So all things that benefit our employees to help you know with that retain part of that um goal. So um we want to keep continue. We're really growing our relevant professional development. We're seeing some success with the PLC model. Um all the buildings celebrate successes. they take time to recognize our staff that are doing really great things and
056our students. But um but they're making sure they do that. Um it is building driven. Um we're trying not to do a top down as that. We really want to do a bottom up as it relates to professional development. Um so um that all the majority of professional development is building driven. We still allow staff to to attend a variety of professional development opportunities outside of the district um to grow their their their tool belt basically you could say that. So and then we have really worked on those P plc protocols for professional development. It's really come a long way. Um we're seeing some growth there to to really put the focus on um the right conversations and the focus on learning. So that's been been very beneficial we feel like as it relates to
057professional de development. And then the the feasibility study. Um it's just, you know, that's been a focus all year. Um we, you know, we know with if we have better facilities, we could attract, you know, potential employees down the road and things of that nature and and the staff's been great at giving feedback to to put that together. So, um so those are some highlights of retain, hire, recruit, hire, and retain high quality staff. the parent community engagement and partnerships. We continue um to to focus on this some community partnerships. Uh Miss Paul did the new pavilion at the elementary playground, work some local uh uh providers, um concrete, um hardware store, um quality build construction, um all been all just donated all their their time and and the materials to make that happen under
058um Miss Paul's vision. So, that's good to see. And then it was it was great just to have that them be involved with those community partnerships. Uh we have the career fair participations. Um speakers from local businesses and organizations come in. Um sixth grade goes through a career fair and a lot of local people come in and help with that every year. So we continue that. Um growing again the career pathways. Um you know again the A's the main one is moving to the full-time. And then we had the mock accident which was um just a good community partnership make awareness. Lynon schools came over working with the sheriff's department, the highway patrol, um local police department, um fire and rescue and all that. So, um so just giving those kids those opportunities to do
059that. So, our communication strategies, we continue to update information on our district website and social media platforms um and working to get that updated as we move forward. Um next year, we'll be moving to rooms as a communication platform. with the new law that comes out, we'll be in compliance in that where where staff can't use social media to communicate with students or parents. So, some of those like class dojo and those different things aren't they're kind of considered social media, but this rooms would allow them to do the same thing within our district website. So, we'll be compliant in that. We can track everything that's being communicated between parents and students. Um, so we'll be transitioning to that um district-wide um next school year. So, um providing that transportation, our mentor programs continue with
060the watchd dogs. Um didn't put the rise program, but that's a mentor program. Um and then the feasibility study again has been um a community partnerships where we've had several community members participate at mainly in early childhood right now. So, and then lastly, facilities and alignment and resources. Um done a lot of updates to different areas of the building. We have the window screens finally on the main entrances and we'll look to expand those in some other areas as we move forward. Several HVAC updates, some needed, some just to do preventative uh things. Uh we have the updated new parking lot um west of the district. Um main parking lot and then the new van trailer and van for transportation. That van should be here in in late June, middle or July, middle of July,
061late July is when that be coming. So, um, on our safety plan, we've updated the evacuation plan, um, for a different off-site location. So, that's been updated. Um, and then just again that facilities needs and the feasibility study is is where the board's provided the guidance for us to focus on that. So, so those are four district goals. Um, just highlights of those. Any questions or comments on those? All right, just kind of moving on to the Kansas CAN outcomes. Um, just kind of show you the three-year trend on our graduation rate. Again, that fluctuates depending on the class. Um, that formula is changing when next year. >> I think it'll this year the thing about our graduation rate. >> Siri's talking. Oh, but one thing about our graduation rate that like this year we
062graduated 50 out of or 55 out of 55 seniors that were here, right? So, you think it would be 100%. But the graduation rate takes into consideration if somebody dropped out in eighth grade or 10th grade and was never picked up by the state anywhere, they'll always be on our dropout rate. And before if a student would transfer to a non like some of the Christian schools that are nonacredited and even if they graduate like I had one of people that graduated from there went to K State graduate from college and she'll always be a drop out for people because she went to a nonacredit school it was never picked up homeschool kids that leave and go to home school those those would count as a dropout for us as well. Uh but they're changing
063some of that now. So um homeschool kids won't count towards your dropout rate. Um students that transfer to a nonredit school and graduate won't count toward your dropout rate. And then they also added if a student comes in behind um you know 10 credits behind and they enroll your their junior year or whatever um severely behind those students won't count for your dropout rate. So, you know, like somebody gets placed here in a state city or whatever and they're only have three credits coming in, you know, they're a senior or whatever, they wouldn't count to your dropout rate either. So, so even though you know it says like 2025, which been last year says 84.4, I would imagine the students that were actually in the building was a lot higher than that. Um, there's just
064other things that are beyond the school, the district's control that impacts that that data. Thank you. >> I'm sorry. >> No. Perfect. Um post-secondary success. Again, that's a measure of where kids are two years after they graduate. So that's why we only have 23 um data in there. Um so, uh our state average um for 2023 for the post-secary graduation average was 90 90%. State average 88.3%. The five-year success average is is a measure of where are those kids still in a or earned a degree or certificate two years after they've left you. Um whether it's tech or or four-year university or wherever. So um that percent um from it's gone down from 22 to 23 um and stayed at right now we were at 23 46.5%. uh were still pursuing that or had reach
065achieved something two years after they graduated of the graduates that graduated in 23. Um and then the average but we're below the state average from that. Um >> how do you keep track of that? >> Well, it's through the national clearing house and so that's another thing that you could really get into the weeds because not all universities report to the clearing house. Military doesn't report to the clearing house. And so if a kid goes to they're being successful, but they're not factored in here. They graduated. But so you have I mean you could really get into the weeds of it, but we just take it for what it is knowing what it is just as an awareness and something I anticipate this this might transition to go away with the new leadership at state
066at at the state department. Um I think it'll still be a focus on what postsecary is, but I think it's going to transition to something different as we move down the road. But but it's really based on the national clearing house data and what universities report to that imported state. You know, they report so all their kids show up that are still there and things of that nature. So um and then with the success uh effectiveness average basically is based on your um on your demographics for your district that they somehow determine your effectiveness. Um so in 2023 we're at 41.8. The state average is 49. Um we were predicted um in 2023 to between between 44.9 and 48.51. So we're below our predicted rate. Um in 22 the year before we were above our
067predicted rate. So it just really what that is is again we don't get into the details of it but it's just what it is raw data um for that measure two years after they graduate high school. So and then there's our scores from 20 this is from 2025. what you have here in this document that I'm showing you. Um so the focus that's been for math that's just districtwide ELA um for each performance area and um in in the state assessments and science as well. Um I shared with you we just we got our results for this year. I shared that with you in in the explanations. That's not official. The state has not approved that. There's still some things that vetting. I don't anticipate much change but you can kind of see where we
068ended up for the year. um for this year for state assessments. Um and so we'll be gathering that data and be ready for when the staff comes back to really dig into that as it relates to state assessments. So saw some good things and some things we need to focus on as it relates to this year's state assessments result. But again, those have not been validated or they're they've been validated through the assessment, but the state board of ed still needs to vet them. But typically there's not a lot of change when they do that. So I went ahead and shared it with you guys just so we have that. So So we can discuss those results or we still >> I mean we haven't got again we just got them last week so it's
069just we haven't really talked about it but um I know there's some shared them with our new principles coming in so they'll have that awareness but we haven't really we haven't sat down as a team to talk about that. So um but they are what they are right now. So >> So will we have finalized results by next month? Yeah, I I don't know about next month, but but by by school when school starts, the state will have them all vetted and officially approved, I guess. So, but it gives us something to work on as we go into next year. >> So, when will you guys have a plan together of what to do? >> We have to get the the new principal coming in and leading that and getting that information to go. So,
070um, we're going to have I talked to Tim about that this morning, like get the two new to come in here in June and and start really talking about that, what the plan is and move forward with as it relates to our PLC process and things. >> We'll be able to discuss at the July meeting. >> Yeah. Oh, sure. Oh, yeah. We we'll have something for you. But, um, >> but again, it's just we had them. So, um, we just haven't had time to really dive into them. >> I mean, the new principal's contract start. >> They don't start till August 1. So, but we'll bring them in and Tim and I will meet with them just to kind of get the ball rolling. And then the other areas that the state um has us
071focus on is social emotional learning. We continue to grow that um you know districtwide with our SEAL curriculum. Um continue to use second step zones of regulations. Um and then kindergarten readiness. We meet the requirements for that with kindergarten roundup. the ASQs. Nina has to do a lot of work with that, but we get that stuff in and be compliant on that. And then we um and we continue to have the three-year-olds and four-year-old preschools um for our students to help prepare uh for kindergarten. So, individual plans of study um continue to see growth in that with Zello. Um it really drives the high school schedule and the middle school schedule. Um, and they're continue with that career exploration for all grades, not just eighth grade, but most grades. Sixth grade does that career fair.
072Um, and then the eighth grade kids go and visit um, the tech colleges to see what their offers are when they go to high school. So, and then civic engagement. Um, just one highlight there is that middle school community kindness day. So, so I mean that our goal, our district goals and and the state outcomes really help give us a focus as a district and me as a district leader um to drive things and and really hope to try to keep the focus there where they need to be. Um I don't see any reason to change any of our goals right now. I see we can make some change within those goals, but but if you guys think differently, we can go through that process this summer. Um look for a different one or or
073open it up to really review these more in detail. I I I'm open to it, but um but this is just information for right now for the end of the year to highlight those areas. I'm good with keeping them. Um I think it's pretty pretty solid as far as the goals that we have. Um yeah, I'm I'm all about keeping them. Like you said, remove remove letters, but that's not too big of a deal. >> Yeah, >> we'll still pay out for the finish of it for >> Y Pam and I talked about that. Everybody knows. >> Yeah. Right. Yeah. The plan is the completers and they turned in their paperwork and um I talked to Pam about that. So, we'll have that for their June check. Um I it should be done, right, by
074then? June. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. I think the last one is June 28th or 29th. It's the Thursday after we get done with school. >> So, we'll make sure they get their stipen for that or the Yeah. incentive, I should say. >> Yeah. >> Is there a thought on replacing it with something else? >> What's that? >> Letters >> with replacing it as a different goal. >> I think just the focus is just that could be a lot for a district to really do. So, like I said, most districts are just doing one fundamental structure and that will be ours. Me personally, I feel like instruction drives it drives curriculum, it drives assessment as it relates to, you know, our goals. And so, um, they just it's, you know, it's aligning standards that comes
075to quality instruction, you know, good assessments, that's quality instruction, learning from those. And so I think to me personally and that you know the feedback we've got from the district leadership team is that you know that's where our focus can be as a district and and to help our staff be better for our kids. That's the ultimate goal. How will we re see results from that goal? How will that be measured >> from the quality instruction? Um, a good question. I mean, we'll see. I Ames Webs is part of that as you see that growth within that learning time that they have um with the PLC. Um, to me, it's really that focus on when we get when we get the breakdown districtwide of levels three and four. Um, we're Well, that's what the focus
076is going to be seeing that movement. That's what we hope with letters training to start seeing, you know, moving kids out of one into two, two into three and increase that three and four level on the performance level. But we'll also be looking at the locally with our local common assessments that we're going to try to build as we go. That's going to take some time though, those common assessments by grade level. But um but I think really that that's going to be one component um is that moving from the performance levels of the growth on that. >> So the expectation would be is that the AS web testing would help um state assessments not address but help recognize the areas of improvement. >> Right. That's that's been that's what's been happening >> kind of
077reflected. >> Yes. >> Or ba based on the state assessment scores once they're >> Yeah. they're lined up >> then that's the goal of the as web is to kind of identify. >> Yeah. Really breaking it down by grade level by classroom by student and really looking at and having good and having the time to for teachers to do that. Again, we've had a lot of interruptions on the the collaboration time to really look into those things, but giving them the time to really talk about those and dial in to see where the adjustments need to be made as it relates to lining lining aligning standards, you know, um our resources, you know, just just the instructional strategy that we're using. Is it is it working? Is it not working? Why is it not? You
078do one strategy, I do another. What did the kids learn? You know, those are the kind of PLC conversations that you have. It's been driving the bus, Ames, webs, and things to to help us prepare for state assessments, but we just got to give them that time to really break it down. >> So, so out of a year, how much time do we prepare for this testing? Is that all we prepare for? Is state >> assessment? I wouldn't say it's the main focus. >> I mean, >> it seems like with web and state assessments, we're basically teaching to have students be test takers. Is it? Well, I don't I mean that's the other part of that in a PLC. We can hon, you know, can we honestly say, okay, this is what we think needs
079to be taught to help on state assessments, but if if if we don't do well on state assessments, can we look at that data and the results to say, well, we're not really teaching that. That's why the kids didn't do so well on that. Can we have that honest conversation in a PLC and well and and then say this is why we're not teaching that because we think this is more important. So that local, you know, professional that decision that they make, we're going to leave that up to them. It's not just teaching to the test, but it's a it's a measurement tool that they have to analyze and realize and and I just want them to say, "Well, they didn't do well because well, we didn't really teach that and here's why we chose
080to teach this because we think it's more important or whatever based on at their greatest." >> Yeah, I see I see your point, Tyler. But I think the as web testing it it's a tool used to help identify where the students are at that time because if you don't do that then how are you going to know until you get to state assessment time >> because isn't as isn't the as web more in the fall. >> Well we have it three times during the year and that's statemandated. We have it shortly after they come back in the fall and then we usually have it right before Christmas break and then we have it first thing in May because the whole month of April state state assessment testing. So >> you're right Tyler. >> So that's
081I mean I mean it's a lot of testing. >> You ask our staff. We feel like our kids are tested out and that part of that is statemandated. I mean we cannot get around it because you want to do good on the state assessments. So yes, we use their mini tests, we use their interims, we try and get prepared for that. And then we have Ames web testing right on top of that. So yeah, our kids are tested a lot. >> So are as a board and are the parents of students within the district, are they should we have an expectation that Ames Webb is going to give the administration information as to where the students are at and then the administration and teachers are going to adjust to make sure that we drive success
082within the state assessments. I'm trying to understand the interrelatedness between Ames web and how the results come out of the state assessments. >> Ames web honestly mostly helps us identify our lower students >> and then we progress monitor those kids every week to make sure that they're actually making progress on a specific objective >> that they have failed >> that then will correlate to state assessment. >> Yeah, definitely. That's the goal. >> Okay. >> Do we see a lot Justing I mean with all this testing, do we see a lot of kids missing school when it comes to sometimes during the testing periods? I mean, do you see a fluctuating of of absentees because of a lot of testing or I mean, I've heard some comments, but >> Okay. >> Some younger kids, >> they
083just got to make it up. So it's not like >> they make it up. >> Yeah. It's not like missing anything. >> They can't get away from it. >> We have to have a participation. So many participate to participation levels. So we make sure everybody takes that. >> Oh, she's out of here. >> Happens with old age. >> All right. Any other questions? Any other suggestions on goals? >> All right. Feasibility study. Okay. Um I shared the notes from the special board meeting that Bobby shared with you guys um last time. Um, when PJ and Corey and I met on Friday, I kind of asked them to really drive this conversation just to really I I need the board's direction on where we're going to go, what we're going to do, how this, you know,
084how it's going to play out. Um, just having an open conversation about um, you know, again, we don't have to commit to anything, but I'd need some direction from the board about the parts of this that we should move forward with as it relates to that. So, I kind of asked them to lead this conversation based on all the information you guys have had um to give me feedback and and really help me um move forward with some different things. Um you saw the alternates. We're not picking an alternate tonight. We still have some work to do on that to really go through that. It's that's not what the purpose of tonight is or anything like that, but it's really just where do we move forward with with the financing part of things and um
085looking for alternate finance uh funding and and that commitment that the board's willing to do to to understand that and you know, Alex mentioned like you know, it be good to know if what we have to help make a decision and then but if not everybody's committed to one project or the other, you know, I don't want to go to somewhere and they they provide funding and then we have to say no, we're not going to do that, which is which is possible, but um but we I'm sure we'll have a legitimate reason for not doing that. But I understand that, but I just need direction from you as a board of of moving forward um with the the phys feasibility study um tonight, I guess. >> Um so when we talked at the special
086board meeting, Tyler, I know you weren't there. um we had two alternate options um in addition to the original plan. Um alternate I think it was a it it was just a I I said lipstick on a pig is all it really was. Um not much of a difference. Clean up the building, clean up the you know update your windows and all that stuff. Um but as far as layout and all that stuff goes, it stayed the same. >> But they said they said that they had to take everything off. >> Yeah. Yeah. And they would they would redo stuff and make it look nicer. Um then option C or alternate C, I can't remember how they named it, is very similar to the original plan. It came in at $18 million. Um it checked
087a lot of the boxes from the original plan. It didn't have a second floor above the old gym. Um, I think that's where a lot of that cost savings came from. But it did, um, put the new weight room in, update the weight room area. Uh, it didn't have the baseball batting cages in there, but we kind of talked them through some alternates there. Um, without having a second floor, they could hang nets from that bigger space that they said was a wrestling or multi-purpose room. Um, and you probably get more cages in there that way anyways. So maybe more user friendly. Um, check one of the boxes as far as that goes. And that's kind of where we where we left it was see was kind of what we were thinking. Um, we left
088Bobby with some ideas uh to to kind of run with some alternates and see what we can do. Um, >> on that note, you can kind of see what you give up in some of those. So that that was kind of the main visual to help you guys understand that. what was the alternate funding from the >> so >> difference difference in the bond. >> So, so compared to the bond that was passed in 2012, you know, the the district's getting 68% state aid and um on that payment as well as they they were receiving about nine it was it almost all of it for interest paid was paid by the federal government. It's about we pay about 5% of the interest now. Um but the the federal government is still picking up. it's adjusted.
089So, so a lot of that was picked up, you know, it wasn't put on the taxpayer as it relates to that. Now, if we were to pass them on, it'd be 23% state aid. There wouldn't be any that federal assistance. Um, the district would be responsible for making up that other what, you know, the 70 Yeah. part of that. So, um, so that that came with that number of where what number is the board comfortable with to really move forward as it relates to mills. Um, to do that, um, one option was to consider is to go to a local city's tax that could be, you know, >> sales tax. >> Yeah. Sales tax. Um that, you know, the city's open to listening to. They're not committed to anything, but um I'm tentatively on the
090agenda for this month, the 27th, to go kind of present this idea to them to see it could generate anywhere from according to AI, 30 to 300,000 to 400,000 depending on what that percent is um that you do. So that could be um other local funding uh RIP revenue that we could put towards the bond payment. You know, it could be, you know, I don't know how if we did the early childhood and and the middle school, I don't know how you specifically say it's for early childhood, but that's kind of a community driver with the sales taxes. That's something we could talk to the city about and help offset that. Um so, um that wouldn't be all put on property tax is one option as it relates to that. So, um, another part is
091to really, you know, um, you know, look at some of these things like furniture and different things that's built into the scope of the project. We have those oneoffs that are that are additional things that I've listed. Um, you know, we could do maybe think about a doing a lease purchase through a bank. Um, basically a loan and we could use our capital outlay. Right now, we we get about 68% 69% state funding with capital outlay. Um, as it relates to that, we're only levying 5.5 mills within the capital outlay. We can max it out at eight and so you're generating more dollars and you get more state support and capital outlay. So, can we do some of these projects by increasing our capital outlay and putting a focus on that? So, that form I
092provided for you is just kind of what those are. you guys can fill out the form and kind of give me some feedback and then I could put something together what that could look like. So, you know, this for instance, we could, you know, take secure entrances and a new maintenance building. That'd be about a million five. So, do we do a lease purchase for that and move forward on that outside of the bond? I know it's not within the bond right now, but there's some things that need to happen. So, we could do a lease purchase, make our payment out of capital outlay for however long we set that up. 5 to 10 years is typically what they do with that. And so we could make our payments out of capital outlay because of
093improvements and that they would qualify for that over time. So um that's that's >> the 23% state aid figured into like the mill calculations. >> Yes. From Piper Sandler. Yes, it is figured into that part of that. >> Okay. >> But I haven't talked to him about you know local state aid how that can make that adjustment. So um we haven't worked on that what that could be. So I haven't communicated. I've talked to them about that's what we're having conversations but we haven't done the numbers on that or they haven't done the numbers. So those are you know those are just some you know things that the board could consider and just I just need direction on how we want to go about this. So um you know in the Jones Foundation too is
094is that option out there and I talked to Cheryl last week. She called about something else, but I kind of told her where we're at and she kind of agreed like, you know, it if the board's committed to it, then, you know, but if we do it and it's not, you know, we pull it back, but again, I'm sure we have a good reason why we don't do it because of, you know, taxes or whatever, you know, but but she's aware where we're at. I said I'd be we're having our meeting and I'd be contacting her after the meeting if we move forward to get on their books or to do a presentation or request. Sorry to interrupt you. >> No, no. Uh so so essentially are we we're not specifically needing to decide if
095we're doing both projects together or separate or one or the other. >> Right. >> Um that needs to be truly done at the June meeting. That's basically when we've got decide at that point exactly what we want to do. >> Yeah. By August, we have to submit our our plan to the state. We're above our cap. We have a 14% cap on um bond based on our assessed evaluation. So, this is going to put us way over that. So, we have to we have to present it to the powers of be at KST. They take after that they take it to the state board in um in August and then they would approve it in September for us to put it on a November ballot. And is Bobby trying to meet with staff or did
096they >> Yeah, we're going to try to get one thing. I've been so try to kind of >> take what you guys the feedback you guys gave to let them have some input. We're going to do some virtual meetings, but it's just a little hectic. I got to get that done. Um but yeah, that was the plan. Yeah, to have some open over lunch or something they can just jump on. She can show them and get some feedback from them. So based on what happened in the special meeting. So, >> so I think the biggest push right now is where where are we at and what can we do right now to maybe alleviate some of these issues. So, do we look at doing the lease option to do the maintenance building and then secure
097the secure entries for the buildings? That way, those those items we take care of outside of the bond and whether the bond passes or not, those two big projects, those two important projects are taken care of. Um, do we do that now or do we wait? Do we, you know, look at that five, I think it was five, eight, and 10 year plans and see what kind of payments we want to make. And those payments we made out of capital outlay plus you got the what was it 68% >> 69 I think >> 68 69% of state aid that's going to help out with that. So that really if we were to take advantage of that um our payments would be fairly low. Uh and those are two project >> not deplete our capital outlay.
098We're at 1.4 right now on our capital. I guess I'm confused on that security part of it. >> Secure entry. So, it would be like for the elementary, they just have the one door. It would actually kick out that area. They would have a a man trap, if you will. They'll have a door to get in and then they'll be funneled into the office from >> like after school starts. >> Can't enter just right now. Once you get inside the elementary, >> when you come in the high school, you just >> you could conceivably go anywhere you want. go with that going >> it would funnel them into the office instead of the gin pop. So um that way our two level secretaries can take care of any issues without them wandering through the through
099the school. Um >> that way our students are >> Yeah. That way the students >> every everyone is it's it's just a secure entrance um that that they would be able to manage and maintain. Um the maintenance building, we all know what the what the status is on that. We could even use that maybe to refurb that parking lot out there. So as we saw for graduation, the parking was a little >> What would we do with the old maintenance building? >> It would stay there. It would stay as bus. >> We'd be the old a building is what you know, assuming that's going to get cleared out, you know. So that's maintenance. >> That's where that that's where mostly maintenance is. Okay. >> So, they'd be taking all their stuff out of there and
100putting it in this new maintenance building. >> So, this new maintenance building you're talking about, it's not a bus bar. >> It's not a bus. You will have a bus bay for maintenance. >> Yeah. Allan could drive in the bus or whoever, but could drive in a bus and work on it undercover and there's enough room to do that. But >> worse bay. >> We've talked about that, too. So, yeah, >> they're expensive. >> Yeah. Are >> Yeah. So, but that would be, you know, just, you know, it's hard to work on those if something comes up, but you'd have space to take it down there and and work in there and have tools and different things and we could have a secure um but that's kind of a drive-thru is the plan on that.
101So, but the secure entrances are just that it's just to manage >> elementary and then what other I mean >> the high school high school would be basically coming going straight into the >> basically those those interior doors is kind of what Bobby drew up is they move those back >> and then create a door and then we just move that high school secretary's office to face whichever face the hallway and so they have to come you know once school starts and everybody has to funnel through the office instead of just coming right into the building. It would be a revamp of those offices >> and the elementary be more >> elementary probably take a lot more. >> Yeah, it's a real it's a whole restructuring of it. But the high school basically is just
102moving that desk to be allow for entry in there. >> And with the middle school, they already have that in mind. >> Yes, that's part of that part of the scope of the feasibility. So yeah, it would be a secure entrance. So, um, so >> junior high, we wouldn't I mean, >> yeah, that's what it's part of that. If you look in there, you know, the >> I I saw that. I just >> Yeah. So, it's it's a, you know, then everybody would have to funnel through the office after the after the bell rings. So, >> and there's different thing like like the auditorium, you know, sound and, >> you know, that's that's kind of needed. Um, other items like like HVAC, you know, those can be done on, you know, a cyclical you know,
103time frame. They don't they're not maybe not an immediate, you know, fix. Um, >> you know, then we have like bus purchase, you know, rotation as a part of all this stuff. >> I guess I'm confused because I thought over a year ago we already okay to do the auditorium lighting and and we we voted on that. >> Oh, >> I I thought there was it's been a while back, but I thought >> we've been trying to get quotes, Tyler. That's been the hardest part of that. So, so we haven't got >> Yeah, it's been on the list of of doing that, but we it's been a struggle to get quotes. It's kind of like this window screen. We get ghosted on that. So, but but um Bobby has some connections that's given us those
104quotes that was in there listed in her notes to give us an idea of what >> an estimate. I shouldn't say quote, but an estimate of what that what those would be cost to fix those. So that's been the main thing is just finding someone that >> and then like over here with like the the concession, you know, restructuring, you know, build building build in an actual, you know, concession stand and storage and and all that. >> Here's one of the things I want to stress. I mean, I've done a walk through, been here for prom. One of the biggest things I want to say is our facilities as they are now. I mean, you walk by, we have broken concrete everywhere. We have bicycle racks that are broke. We have, you know, concrete stairs.
105We have railing. We need to take care of the stuff we have now. True. >> Before we move on and start doing new stuff to our school. I mean, you know, it's it's a little as spraying weeds and getting stuff like that. I mean, we need to focus on some of that stuff before we go doing these big projects. Yes, these big projects are important for security, but when you walk around our school or you walk up to our school, I mean, we need to make small improvements now and get this stuff done. I mean, that's what people see when they come in to all all of these different things. Um, you know, I I walk in tonight and it's just little things, bike racks that are broken and bikes are laying all over. I
106I came down here the other day and they're I mean, we don't even have a bike rack. We need to we need to focus on some of that stuff now. and get that stuff done before we start focusing on >> but that's stuff that can be taken care of with capital outlay. >> Correct. But you start doing that then what does that do to our capital outlay on doing the rest of these >> project that's where this conversation is going. Yeah, that lease purchase only lets us have to take a chunk out of that with a big project making payments whatever that's 5 to 10 years whatever but you have other things you could do too like Cory said we have a bus you know we'll have to think about a bus rotation in a
107year or two you know our capital outlay but again maximizing the mills at 8 allows for more some more of those things to do within the little things like that >> correct >> so what do you need from us tonight >> so mainly I need if um like moving forward with this feasibility study is that going to happen and what are we just going to focus on one is the middle school renovation all that going to be the main focus is early childhood going to be is the board committing to moving forward with that based on the information that's been provided >> so I thought that you just asked if that >> needs to be decided in June and I thought that >> well it's just but I'm not saying it has to be a
108vote I need a consensus like the majority of the board is willing to do that >> so this is my opinion and this is probably an unpopular opinion and I'm okay with that. I I say we focus on the middle school and making sure that the middle school um and all that comes with it is taken care of. The middle school, the act building, that stuff. The early childhood, I I understand it's important. Um and maybe I'm jaded on because I don't have kids I would impact. Um, so that that is not as important in my opinion as the long-term renovations of the middle school. Um, as we see it right now, um, our early childhood area is meeting the needs. I understand the program is getting larger, which is good, but as of right
109now, long-term wise, I think it's smarter to focus on the middle school. Um, and that's just my opinion. like I said, might be unpopular, but that's okay. Um, and then we focus on some of these other projects. And then, as much as I would love, if we could get the early childhood for under five million, that's awesome. Let's do it. But that's going to be that's going to be a challenge as well. >> So, but how do you know that's going to be a challenge? >> That's not my focus. But >> how can you determine what your focus is if we don't know? >> My focus is renovations of the middle school. That's where I'm at with it. >> I think why chop off something when we don't know >> if it can be done
110or not. Then >> with the way the situation is right now, this where we're living, I mean, you adding any money on to somebody that's already paying $4.19 a gallon of gas is going to be a struggle to get Yes. votes. >> Yeah. >> I mean, plain and simple. >> I agree. Um it's I mean it yes we need to do the junior high. I I feel um but going out and asking for more money from everybody. I mean it's it's going to be a struggle. I I honest that's that's my opinion. >> Sure. >> Um >> I just don't know any other way to go about it. I mean it's it's tough times for us because we got to do something here pretty quick. And I mean it's I think it's going to be
111a struggle no matter which way which direction we go. >> Yep. >> Um but I I don't know any other options though. I mean >> if we wait any longer on the middle school, it's just going to cost more money. >> Yeah. And I agree with that side, too. >> The economic the economy right now is tough. We're in a tough tough spot and it will be a tough a tough cell, but it still needs to be done. Like PJ said, early childhood center that I think Miss Paul said something maybe last meeting that we're managing okay right now. >> So maybe there something we can shoot for down the road with one of the lease ideas or the I I'm kind of with BJ, I guess, is what I'm saying. I'm perfectly fine with
112that. And just know that that middle school increasing price increasing over time that applies to the early childhood too. >> Yeah. Apply to anything we want to do. Sure. For sure. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. >> Well, the early childhood is what started this whole discussion, right? like so there was a grassroots um effort for the early childhood that the school took over and um kind of I won't say squashed but ended the grassroots um effort by the community to get this going. And so I feel like it's kind of a bait and switch to that team that has been or that was working over two years ago trying to get this established and now we're saying I'm not saying middle school is not important. I'm not. But I think early childhood education affects every student
113from here till the end. Um where middle school affects it will affect every student from here to the end. But I mean, if we don't have the facilities, you know, we're just it's just not going to happen. Like, is is early childhood education more important than a wrestling facility? Is is is education our goal or are sports our goal? Um, we are a very successful school when it comes to athletics. Do we really need to be spending a whole bunch more money on athletic stuff or are we are we okay with where we're at? Is it more important to educate the small children coming in or are we saying that that athletics is more important? I guess that's that's the rub with me is we're spending a lot of money on athletics and a lot
114of our students aren't athletes and a lot of our students will not be athletes. Even more of our students will not be athletes after high school. So, I'm a little frustrated that we're focusing so much on spending money on athletic stuff and not on the education, which is the goal of the school. >> And by doing the early childhood center, you literally by this bond, if you do both, you are impacting the lives of every single student within our school district. is you get them at preschool which impacts elementary which then impacts middle school which then impacts the high school with adding the egg as well. So every student within our district would be impacted by it. >> I'm going to throw it out there. You're not going to get it. I mean you're you
115go one way or another, you're not going to get both. I mean that's plain and simple. I've talked to a lot of stakeholders about it. Um there's there's you're you're going to get voted down. It's going to be like the rest of the bonds that was voted on. >> But is it worth having a split vote? >> Yeah. I mean I mean to you know if it doesn't pass then it doesn't pass. But >> I mean you know to look at that. So you know I see I see the early child as a community driver >> with the district driver of the bus on it. But it is a community driver um to that. Um did I say I said early child. Sorry. Early childhood. Did I say that right? Yeah. >> Okay. I thought
116I said middle school for a second. >> But I think, >> you know, but but is that, you know, you could have the split vote and see, you know, and and I don't think, you know, I don't want to give the impression we're doing, you know, do the split vote so we can get one of them, but you know, you guys are having the great conversation. It's really just trying to look at what the best for the stakeholders. >> Here's my thing, too. Why is why hasn't the city wanted to get involved in this early childhood development either? I mean, it it's it's to >> help out our community, but we haven't had any of those guys get involved who try to help out with that. I mean, I mean, >> they've been part of
117the I mean, there were some, weren't there, Alex? Some staff part of that the feasibility. >> I don't know that they were ever asked. Um, >> I know they showed up to a couple of the folks. >> I know there has been, but there's never been there's never been a backing from our city to say, "Hey, you want to do an early childhood development? We'll help you out." >> Well, it's another thing. I mean to me >> county >> just a lot of social I told these a lot of social services are put on to the school district to figure it out and so that's what happens you know is that what we really want to do that's what you guys have to decide >> how we run a I I like the early childhood
118development side but the daycare side of it I don't really know how you run that sustain have people pay for daycare when the taxpayers are paying from doubling >> for that. How? So you so you're charging them double. >> There's lots of models with that. Like at Body Burns, they have a daycare that people bring, teachers bring whatever and they pay for the daycare services there. Witchaw Southeast when I was there. There's a lot of districts that have daycarees within their school because it's an educational day. Well, and then >> yeah, I mean there's you have to but is all that going to you know that's Corey mentioned that you know what's the long-term sustainability of early childhood? Are there going to be funding sources that could help sub, you know, be a subsidy for
119early childhood for daycare specifically over the long term? You know, the Patterson grant, the different things that can help. You know, if it relies on the district, the district's going to lose money if we don't have any of those alternate. I mean, that's that's the trend, you know, going on in the state. >> But there's some that have the subsidies that can help cover the cost of different parts of that. But are those things, you know, have to work to get those in place? >> Exactly. And that's that's what I I don't know if we're prepared to know exactly what we have the ability to get or the the amount of money that we could actually lose on this deal. >> Sure. You know what I mean? It's >> Well, that's on average it says
120a district our size is about $30,000 a year you could lose with the ch with having a daycare if you the district is left to solely support that without any subsidy or anything to to funnel that in there. I mean that's just what what and that's really health insurance is really what that is for the staff. >> So you're saying if we employ staff that work at the daycare but that's not how area schools are doing it. Berling game does not employ >> right >> anyone >> in the daycare >> but they do subsidize >> it insurance they are owned that it's a company >> that is an LLC that is renting the classroom space right >> from the Berling game school and I think that's how I'm not sure but I think that's how
121it works at Lebo as well. So, it's on that company to run their business model to make sure that they're making money, right? >> It's not on the the school to pay staff to be daycare teachers. >> So, so what do we char what do we charge to render? We don't even know that. I I haven't been told that. >> Oh, we I mean to what extent? We haven't I mean Yeah, we haven't got to that part of that what that would be. >> That's a little hard knowing, you know, hey, we're we're going to she's going to be contracted out at $10,000 a year. Just I'm throwing that out there. >> We don't even know what that's coming into us as I mean to offset that 30,000 that you say >> it the school's
122going to lose. I mean that's that's still a thing that we have so many unknowns right now and with the way the economy is. It's just it's going to be it's going to be tough. >> I think the biggest thing is is having a facility that we're maintaining and take care of and just to sit empty. you worry if their business falls through. >> Yeah. >> And then we don't have a tenant in there anymore and you know, like Corey said, the long-term feasibility of it all. Can we maintain someone in there at at a rate that they're going to be there for the next 20 years? Great. Let's do it. But there's Tyler hit it. the economy right now, people are going to start moving to bigger cities or closer to their jobs and
123not stay in the local smaller communities. Um, do we build a building and then 10 years from now we sell it and then where are we at? >> Yeah. >> Whereas with a middle school, it's going to be used. >> But if you have open classrooms in the early childhood, then we've taken that second floor off the middle school. Why can't that be used for those classrooms that we cut? >> Well, here's a problem too that I look at. If we have that daycare coming in, I've I've thought about this. We have that daycare come in. For some reason, our gives we take it over as our school. Do we have to pay that funding back that we're looking to get from >> Jones fund? >> No. Still, it's still it would be considered community-
124based. They're only going to fund what's community based of that of that building. >> So it be like basically >> still it's still community. Yeah. Right. That's what I anticipate based on what they've done for other >> districts. But that's the hope. >> That's the hope. >> But that would if the district took it over. It's still community- based because it's open to, you know, the community as part of that. >> Oh. >> So >> I mean we could we could put it to >> I don't >> two votes. I don't have a problem put it all in one bond and then you're looking at a $30 million bond. >> But you don't >> Why don't we just >> We don't >> Why isn't our direction we're comfortable with a $20 million bond? Figure out
125where to make cuts. >> Then that's fine with me as well. >> But I think anything over 20 million is not going to get approved. >> We do the scope from that. >> I I say if you put it to bond, you make two different questions. One for our early childhood development, one for our middle school. that helps the community pick and choose what they want to >> support focuses. Yeah. >> And then if one of them doesn't pass, then we have to come back to the table and re rego at it again. I mean, you I think that's the best case scenario in this situation that we're at right now. >> I think that's their most responsible. >> I mean, let them choose. I mean, they're they're the ones that are helping pay for
126it. I mean, that's that's my that's my opinion, but >> I mean, I not to go against you guys. I'm just saying if I I was part of the early childhood. It was that's what we first started out to do. >> Yep. And then study hit. >> Yep. And then we went through this. >> I I say you move forward and you split them and you let the community pick. >> And I'm I'm good with that, too. I I'm like I said, >> I agree. I agree. >> My my primary is the middle school because that's what's in that's long term makes more sense to me. Um we can do two separate bonds or you can do you could even do three if you wanted to. You can do early childhood, middle school, and then
127a combined if you wanted to go that route. >> If if you split those, how does how does that work, Ted? I mean, if you split bonds, say say we had two different ones or I mean, how much does that work? >> I don't know. So, my understanding this all rolls into that bond and interest fund and you'll have two different bonds that you'll just have to figure out how to pay off if they're >> if they're both approved. >> Yeah. But it's like because I don't I I don't know that techn's one, one questions the other. let the community decide and then if whatever doesn't work then we come back to the drawing table and and figure out how we're going to get the other one done. So >> So would that be a
128like A I'm going for ECC, B it's middle school, C is both fonts and D is none. >> I wouldn't do both or none. You just do A and B. >> A A and B, yes and no. I mean, that's that's what I've seen previous is >> A and B, yes and no. I mean, you have early childhood development is either you vote for it or you don't. Middle school, you vote for it or you don't. I mean, >> so that that being said, we have to have a plan in case both of them get approved. >> Well, >> that's what helps me to work on that. they get approved, then I mean >> I I I'm 100% okay with doing A B, but we have to have a contingency for C. >> That's what
129I just need to know. >> Yeah. And that's that's where I'm at with it. Let's we can go ahead and push. I would love to see the Jones Fund come in with saying, "Hey, your your program is 12 mil. Let's give you six." And then I would be fine with having one bond at that point. >> Yeah. They need to >> and having it combined. And we we don't know. We we won't know until we actually talk to them. So, I'm I'm good with doing A B and then we have to make sure we're okay with having a C if they both get approved. We have to have those. >> So, is the direction to figure out or get a commitment from the Jones Foundation before we make a decision? Move forward with both at
130this point. get a commitment from the Jones Foundation to determine whether we're going to combine them on the ballot or split them. Because I think if you get a Jones Fund Foundation commitment and split them, early childhood will pass and middle school won't because it's going to be five or six or seven million and the other one's 18. That's an easy choice in the economy. >> Yeah, >> I think I think it would be smart. As of right now, we we we say we split them and depending on how Jones Fund comes down. >> Then we >> and we'll make the final decision in June. >> Basically, >> we have to have a decision. >> Yeah. >> So, we can go to Piper and we also have to >> and what the votes are with
131how they state and read and all that. You're not committing to that tonight, but I just if that's >> that's where I'm at. So, you go you can take that. So aside from the bonds, we got that kind of have an idea. What do do we want to do a lease option for the secure insuranceances? We need >> Well, I think just give me the feedback and then I can build something on that. >> You just want us to do that survey? >> Yeah. So I can build the feedback and then again that could be part of this discussion as we move forward too. So it just kind of >> saying we're only going to use that eight mills on the capital outlay for I'm gonna call these because I don't really know what to
132call them. These extra >> pet projects of priorities peripherals or are we going to use that to lessen the bond dollar amount? >> I mean that's I mean that's part of that we can look at too as we kind of do the math on that Alex of you know again it's really what you put off and what you you know try to help alleviate with the the um overall bond number. So, um, that's something we have to work. I can't answer that today, but um, but it's it's definitely I mean I I hear what you're saying and like furniture and things within that bond. She has numbers on that, you know, okay, do we take care that out of out of bond and interest and or excuse me, out of capital outlay? Then that's something
133we can consider. >> Just just a question, where are we sitting on capital outlay right now? I mean, um, what what do we have in this physical year left? >> Do do we know? We have probably about probably about 150,000 of a couple things. So like you know sound could be one of those that we do in the auditorium based on as we end up the year here at the budget. So um are you asking what our current balance is? >> Well yeah can we use any of it in this fiscal year to get something done? >> We've done the parking lot. We've done the band trailer out of Capital Outlet. We've done our architect fees. um couple other things, you know, kind of bigger ticket items, but um but we I think we have
134about 150,000 left of what we what I try to do every year out of capital outlay that keeps our our our cash balance at 1.4 million >> because we've been consistent with that. >> Okay. >> Just about there. >> So, small small projects. I mean, >> yeah, a couple of those other things. >> Is that something that you could get to us >> so we could before the end of the fiscal year? I could see based on your priority like okay you guys really want that then I could >> get that. >> So he's got a survey in here get it done as soon as possible so that he can now then have a plan to push forward for that capital alloy stuff or if we decide to go with the lease agreement. Um >>
135but you'll have to make a decision on capital alloy mills and all that when we do budget you know uh go through that. So hopefully I can build that for you. You can >> that would happen until September. Yeah, correct. >> Yeah, the eight mills. But we have a plan moving forward if if that's something you guys want to do. >> And then we we need to we'll have that list of projects that'll be prioritized so next year we have X Y and Z we can knock out >> and then we're not waiting for the bond to come through and help us out with a couple projects. Yeah. >> We just need to have some some bike racks to replace that type of stuff. >> I mean just stuff that is every day that >>
136Yeah. Right. Yeah. >> And maybe we do that now some of it too. >> Right. That's that helps me by you guys giving the feedback and um >> go from there. >> I heard you're an empty neester now. So you can make some bike racks. You want to weld. >> All right. No action. >> Nope. >> Okay. Any other question on the feasibility stuff? Thoughts? once, twice, three weeks. >> Um went off and left my notes on the kitchen table, but uh it was a very quick meeting that we had the uh Monday night budget. Oh, well, there's two pairs. I guess you guys probably know that two pairs leaving from Oage. One's resigned, one's retired. So, guess we'll have to decide whether those will be replaced or not. Um, so we got those leaving
137and the budget is better than it has been. Uh, it's looking not great, but it's better, but the good news from that was there's they're not looking right now at a fifth assessment. So, that's great news. Um, negotiations will be starting soon for staff. I don't know if dead you got anything else, but that was about it for our whole meeting, so we didn't >> um Yeah. Um estimates right now are just over 100,000 increase on our assessments for next year and that factors in what possible could be negotiations where where they think kind of think it'll land. So that number is factored in there. So it's around 100,000 for us right now >> assessment. >> No for over total additional >> um so that kind of gives us an idea where we're be around
138that 100,000 mark just over um based on what they're projecting for negotiations. So, um, >> they did say there'd be less state aid. Dave, >> yeah, fully anticipate categorical aid to go down a little bit. And so, um, but that's factored into that number. So, we're not going to see the big big jump like we saw last year. Um, but there will be that's kind of what they're estimating right now. So, as part of that, they've asked them typically the board approves the flow through before we send it to them, but they've asked if we could send that to them early so they can really finalize their numbers for negotiations and things. So, we should be getting that in June and they're just I'm just asking for permission to go ahead and send that to
139them. I mean, we send it anyways, but typically this district has always just approved it and then send it to them. But so, they can really work on their numbers and negotiation. They ask and we just go ahead and send it to them prior to board approval. You still know what it is, but they're going to get it anyway. So, >> we got the funds to do it now. >> Yeah. Well, now they'll send it to us once we get it. >> Yeah. And it just flows through us to them. So, but we typically wait before we send it to them. >> What is that? What is that last one? I can't what ballpark figure >> I don't know Kathy didn't know either but I can't I could find it out but u but I
140just they just asked that Kathy came and talked to us talked to me yesterday or the day before but and I don't know if they she said anything to you about it the June flow flow through but typically this district just approves it then they're asking to send it once we get it so um but I'll share that information with you >> new director starts in July. >> Yeah. Um, we have one. >> Is that also why they want the money early so he knows what he's >> But it's really just for negotiations so they can really decide and and focus on that cash balance. You know, it's gone up. They double >> negotiate when he gets there or they negotiate before >> they're doing it before, but I'm sure he'll be involved. I >>
141staff taking lump sums for the summer. I think >> Yeah. >> The way I've seen they we've almost doubled our cash balance. again, not great, but it's not where it should be percentage- wise, but it's, you know, it's it's better than what it's been. And um so, but they kind of need to know where we're going to be, so they want their flow through to make some of the decisions. So, but we have one staff uh certified staff position in the elementary that's still um needs to be filled in the behavior classroom. Um so, they're still on they had a interview. Um the person was interviewing somewhere else, so they're waiting to hear back from them. So, >> no, we heard back. They took another job. >> Oh, she did. >> So, we have two
142more interviews on Monday. >> Okay, good. Thanks. >> And that's three three legs then. >> Yeah. So, um yeah, that's all I really know for three legs. >> Questions, concerns? All right, building report. >> Hey, graduation went really nice. >> Thank you. >> Good. >> Packed house. >> How How was the overflow? Did we We have any idea? Did anybody walk in there or >> it wasn't used or we don't know how it went? >> I mean, it was set up. I don't know if I was up on the stage. >> Did it get live streamed? because that's a few people say they couldn't find it. >> They said they couldn't hear it or something. >> Something there. >> Yeah, that's what Jessica wasn't sure why that >> were problems. >> But I think it
143it but the the playback has it. But live it wouldn't you couldn't hear it. But the playback I think has a sound when she talked Andrew talked to her Monday or whatever about it. So How many days you got left? >> Four and a half. But I mean, we go till June something. So, yeah. But I'll probably use some of my vacation days for those, too. So, yeah. Everybody asked me that, but it's far far away from my mind really right now. There's too many other things going on. >> Big day tomorrow, right? Field day. >> She's got to get through field day tomorrow. >> Yeah, big day tomorrow. That's all Jordan Ty. He does a lot of good things and our teachers are very good about everything. So that really is all on him.
144I do very little that day. So I appreciate everything the teachers Jordan does for that day. >> Get to relax in Paul's pavilion. Yeah, there you go. Tomorrow it might feel good because it's supposed to be 88 or something like that. Supposed to be hot. >> And then eighth grade promotion. Everyone going to be able to make it for that? >> I will not be. I gota make it. >> All right, everyone except for Tyler. >> Oh, you won't be there either there. his faulty fault. >> As of right now, I'll be there. I don't know. Come Monday, I'll hopefully >> I'll be there. We'll figure it out. Um, all right. Anything else? Admin, anything from you guys in addition to >> Thanks for a great year. Thank you everyone for that year. >> Smoke
1450 to 14 time. >> All right. Superintendent report. >> All right. So we had our staff appreciation lunchon last week on uh Cinco de Mayo. Um so PM did a lot of work. I just really had to bring a couple crockpots and she made it all happen for the staff. So we try to do that just to recognize all our different staff. um teacher appreciation, food service hero day, nurses day, pair of professionals, all of that just wrapped into one uh lunchon that we provide for um for them. So, it was really nice to have some collegiality during that time and just Pam did a lot of work to do that. She does a great job and and the office ladies were a big help as well um helping that out. So, um just appreciate
146everybody doing that and going from there. So, >> and there's Jared. Well, it was Jared. >> Um, negotiations. Um, we haven't talked about dates or anything yet. So, um, I'll get something thrown together, get some days. Amy, you just want to wait till after school's out or any >> whenever you want to talk, sir. >> Okay. So, but um, we'll get that rolling. >> I'll have to get all the paperwork from me first. >> You haven't sent me anything. >> Oh, yeah. All right. I have that letter. Okay, >> must add himself to the >> All right. Um, summer maintenance. Fred's got a list of different things he's getting on getting taken care of. Um, just to highlight a few um um slot on the outdoor grounds. We are going to paint the locker room
147down there um this summer. Um take care of some playground issues, some exterior lights. Looking to restripe the parking lots too as a possibility using a robot. So, we're going to try to figure that out this summer. Um, a lot of floor tiles, our ceiling tiles, replace some floor tiles, um, that we need to get done and just our general, you know, cleaning of rooms and waxing um, of the floors and do that. Um, elementary and each building has provided a list of things. So, we're not going to have any extra staff like we've had in the past um, take care of some of these things, but he's got a plan and getting ready to rock and roll. Um, so just so you know, he does have a plan on that. >> Are we redoing
148the gymnasiums this summer? >> Uh, we have it just to re to whatever that's the varnish or whatever. So, it's scheduled. So, I don't know. >> I didn't know because we were on a >> rotating schedule. I thought >> they do that every year though. We do it. Yeah, we do it. >> So, I don't know when it's at, but Pam takes care of that schedule. So, so we'll have our main general maintenance things, but um each building's provided a list of things for Fred and there's not a lot of variety there, but just get some things taken care of. So, be working on that. So, PJ mentioned eighth grade GRA or promotion. Uh so, next Monday 7 p.m. Uh reminder for the end of the year lunchon next Wednesday, May 20th at noon. Um
149um if you're going to come, let me know so we make sure we have a count for you. Um we've got about 20ome retirees. Is that how many responded or so? >> Yeah. >> We told me to tell Betsy 30 just because we do have people like somebody called in today. So >> yeah, I assume they'll still be trickling in. So that's always a nice time. So we'll be recognizing our staff um uh and you know our retirees and others um at that lunch. So a reminder if you can join us it' be great. And then just want to thank everybody for a great school year is winding down. Um um but seen a lot of successes um learned a lot um as we move forward and um just appreciate everybody's efforts to really focus
150on kids um which this district's always been a strength of theirs. So um just want to thank everybody for a great school year. >> Mr. Han, we are going to um honor the retirees at 1:00 with a just a retirement reception. So board members are more than welcome to attend. So that would be right after the lunchon at 1. We'll recognize Lord Faker and that >> we're going to do that in the cafeteria. >> We're going to do it in the cafeteria. Normally we would kind of do it with like Lori and Greg since they're part of the elementary in our elementary library, but I mean Lori shared with middle school and sometimes when we do it in the elementary library, people just don't come down to it and so we want everybody to be
151able to be present. So, >> all right. Thank you. >> All right. Anything else? >> Nope. That's all I >> I move that we go into executive session to discuss supplemental positions, certified positions, classified positions pursuant to the non-elect personnel exception under coma and the open meeting will resume in the boardroom at say 7:20 or I'm sorry 8:20 with superintendent Bill and principal iss One second. >> Carson, >> hi >> Linton. >> Hi >> Ler. >> Hi >> Parsons. >> Hi >> uh Ty. >> Hi Captain Stall. >> Hi. >> And Jared's >> Jared. He said, >> he said, he said his lips. All right, we are back in open session. I'd like to make a motion to approve the retirement of Greg Decock as day custodian. approved resignations of Jamie Keefe as a high
152school assistant volleyball coach, Kima McCartney as the head high school cheer coach, Lacy Mobs as the head high head middle school cheer coach, and approve the recommendations of the certified staff for the 2627 school year. Uh approve Michelle Mottzinger as the sixth grade ELA teacher, Dane Whan as the assistant high school wrestling coach. Allison Railsback as the assistant middle school volleyball coach and Lacy Mobs, excuse me, as the head high school cheer coach. Would also like to uh extend the admin team of Mr. Hassang and Mr. Reman to a one-year contract extension. Second Hi >> t. >> Hi >> Carson. >> Hi >> Carson. >> Hi >> Pepto. >> Hi. >> Like to make a motion to adjurnn. Second. All I >> get unanimous, Michelle. >> That's the safest move. >> Carson. >> Hi. >>
153Carson. >> Hi. >> He stall. >> Hi >> Ler. >> Hi >> Fagen.