001This is work that is taking place in some districts. So, it's not brand brand brand new. Uh but it'd be different for us. So, and when we're talking about mental health with our students in particular, uh we really want to make sure that uh all is as vetted as possible. So, as we continue down this path, I'll make sure to uh keep you in in the uh in the loop, keep you apprised. Final thing to talk to you about, uh thank you to Stacy Cundiff's good hard work. Uh we will be receiving a donation in the next month or two from Triple Triple Oak. That's that new uh wind energy group that's come to town. Uh, and basically they were going to give us the funds to purchase an AA a so we can put
002at the concession stand at the football field. So she's worked hard on that uh working with the group. I really appreciate her efforts and we will see where that goes in the future. So eventually uh we'll be having bringing forth a donation to with and that's what that is all about. So that's it Mr. Peterson. >> Thanks Dr. Myers uh buildings and grounds >> transportation >> food service >> technology move on to the principal's reports and we'll start with Amy. >> Didn't change it up, huh? >> Not not first meeting. Um, I'm going to just give a little um IPS update for WY for this upcoming semester. We switched our career tents this year within our preschool and kindergarten classrooms. Last week, we um had them come into the gym and we did an introduction
003for each of the careers that they're going to be able to explore. We had a mechanic, um an ice cream truck driver. Let's see what else. astronaut, firefighter. I can't remember all of them, but there was six different new ones that they're going to get to explore. They're always excited about that. Um, our first graders will also be taking their trip to the bank and the library um coming up. and our second graders are getting ready to start researching their careers for our big truck day that will be held at the beginning of May. And so we'll see what that brings. Maybe we'll have a massive piece of equipment come show up on Main Street again. I'm not sure. So this is always an exciting year uh time of year for the career exploration in
004WY as we kind of really get it going. um they've been talking a lot about it within counseling class with Miss Castillo and now they kind of get to see some of the things actually play out. So looking forward to that. >> Thank you Randy. >> I just wanted to give you guys a quick update on our MTSS math. Um we've been slowly starting with MTSS math. We've been doing reading for a long time. We did math for a while, but always there's a little bit of restructuring sometimes. And so we've been started with that. I'm really happy with all the hard work that the teachers are doing with that. Um, we're aligned across the building at this point with all grade levels doing something similar. We're using our I Ready diagnostic data. Um, and
005we use that report to group our kids with similar needs. Um all of the teachers um have committed to giving explicit struct instruction every day during their power hour whether they they are in the a group that has several prerequisite skills to go over or if they're in a group that's really on track to be ready for the next skill. Um the cool thing about what they're doing is they look and group the kids for their upcoming unit. Um, and then they teach prerex skills that the kids don't have yet. So, they may not have some of the skills that they need in order to do the upcoming uh unit, you know, whatever that might be. And so, they are working on those things as they prepare for that. Um, and then once that unit
006starts, they restructure and they start pre-eaching for the next unit that they're going to do. So, I would say um I could be wrong on this, but I think that the units are typically like 2 to four weeks. Um and so this is really awesome because it is getting those kids ready to learn those new skills as opposed to finding out they have those gaps and then trying to fill them while you're teaching that um that topic. Um it may seem or sound simple, but it really isn't. It requires a lot of planning. It's complex. We're lucky that I Ready does a lot of that for us and gives us kind of a start with it. Um, but it requires them to work together as a team. Uh, requires a lot of organization, planning, preparation.
007Um, and then they have to resort, you know, every every few weeks. So, I really just want to celebrate the teachers, their hard work, and their commitment to make making sure that the kids really have what they need to be successful in that next piece. So, really happy with where um our MTSS math is right now. >> Thank you, Randy Tyler. Uh similar update to Amy's just about our IPS. Um we actually spent our morning assembly today uh talking about um individual plans of study. Um I open and just asking them, you know, how many of you hope to have a job someday. Um not very many hands went up. So I think we plan on staying with mom and dad for a while. But uh no, we just talked about why it's important, what
008why having a strong portfolio could help you looking for that first job, getting a resume built and stuff. So those were good conversations. Um they'll start those with their home rooms on Thursday and then we'll start obviously building from there. I've shared with you um that our goal is by the February parent teacher conferences that kids can share some data with their parents at those conferences and we're hoping that'll get u better turnout from from folks as well. Um in my report I kind of shared some summitive data from uh the fall semester. Uh overall just looking at the different metrics it was a very good semester. Um coming off break Dr. Myers had alluded to reviewing procedures expectations. Traditionally at the middle school, there's been a spike, you know, in January, February with behavior.
009So far so good. I should not have said that, but I did. Um, but uh, so if you were going through our hallways, you'd see a lot of teachers reviewing expectations and stuff right now, but also getting into content. But very solid fall semester. We were uh, a lot of great work by our teachers. Um, a lot of growth in individual students uh, that I could share with you. Um, and hoping for a really strong spring semester. Thank you. Thank you, Tyler Gary. I got voted to give a talk about PL, our district-wide PL, um by our ladies over there. They're kind of like the moms. They just tell us what to do and we do it. So, I'm going to be good and just do as I'm told. um districtwide PL uh something that
010we've been working extremely hard for the last three years uh is to be more unified K12 on our instructional approach. Um so one of the things that is tied to our KISSA goal is the construction of a district-wide professional playbook. Um and the the playbooks encompasses all the areas of teaching. Uh from breaking down the standards of what we should know, uh how to um set up our classroom for classroom management, the physical space, how to create good lesson plans, how to actually teach the content, like if I'm talking to the students, what are good instructional strategies to do, and then how do I assess them? Like do I give them the tests in order to gain the information? The really cool part about this for the last 3 years um looking through this and
011finding out what uh that we really wanted to chase after this year all staff K through 12 are broken into four different sections based on what they wanted to uh sign up for where they feel like their strength is and the teachers themselves are writing the playbook. So the cool thing about our professional development is we get to ask some good questions from them and the teachers are the ones collaborate with each other to say is this is the area that this is the way that we think should go based on Anita Archer's explicit instruction. And so um the creation of the playbook is part of our KISSA goals to teach the sections of the playbook to each other uh is next year's KISSA goal. Uh the best part about that is then we have
012a vision of what we believe in here in Hulcom about instruction so that when you have new people coming in uh or other people that want to get better in certain areas, we can say is this is what we believe. This is what we're about. Um this is how we're going to go about doing it and it's all researchbased um proven to be effective. So it's something that's pretty exciting to see take hold. And the best part about it and they can probably share with this is the teachers are really invested into it. So, it's not your traditional PD professional development where you walk in and we are talking and they're sleeping and we're trying to figure this out. Uh, it's the teachers collaborating with each other and it makes the time go really fast.
013So, it's it's been really good this year. >> Thank you, Jerry. >> We'll move into unfinished business and district strategic plan. >> All righty. If if you'll recall, we spent um basically the lion share of last year creating the district uh five-year plan, strategic plan. And at the time, uh we had really good input from the community and focus groups that did the work along with the well the teachers, the people, the patrons, and once this came to the board and got codified, I think it was back in June or July, one of the two uh put it into play. uh I told you at the time it does no good to do any kind of work if you just then put it on the shelf. Uh so we've not done that by any means.
014Um so and at the time I told you on a quarterly basis I'd bring you an update on the work that's taking place within the strategic plan not all aspects of it but you know choosing one of the pillars and then talking about that. Well, tonight uh the idea what I wanted to discuss with you, the work that's taking place is within the pillar of student success and it's flat out what Jerry was talking about. Uh the one piece of the uh student success aspect is professional learning. Uh the whole in my mind's eye uh partnership between the families and the teachers. That's the key to education. Uh one of the really important keys to education. Uh so it's really really really important that we are all centered and we are getting the absolute best
015educational um efforts put forth by our teachers and that comes from yes we've got dedicated people but it comes from professional learning and so what Jerry had alluded to the um where he flat out talked about uh coming up with ultimately the instructional playbook which you know gets implemented will be launching next year. It is a piece of our uh KISSA uh plan or it's a major part of the KISSA plan. If you recall, KISSA is the accreditation system for the state of Kansas. So the great deal deal of work is taking place within this. This is where the work has been throughout the year. U carrying over from last year as well because once again, as Jerry did talk about, more of a centralized uh we're all in the same canoe type approach to
016education here in Hulk. So, it doesn't shift up from a second grade classroom to a sophomore classroom to a fifth grade classroom. It's all pretty well the same. Um, and on this particular one, we're dealing with the we're buying into the explicit instruction work of Anita Archer. Now, at the same time, we're also doing work with MTSS still, and that's something Randy Randy had mentioned. Uh, we've had ELA or language arts MTSS for years. uh and about 3 years ago, I think it was, uh we launched into the secondary aspect of it. Not many districts have MTSS at the high high school, middle school level. U we do. Um so now we're in our second year of really truly learning more and more and more about the MTSS approach with um math. So we've got
017a great deal of work taking place within the professional learning which will have a it will have a direct impact on student success. And I do have to give a shout out to uh your building leaders over there and the BLT members uh and then also just the staff members themselves. They're really truly is a sense of buyin to what's going on and that's that's appreciative because not everywhere is that the case when often times if topic of professional learning comes up and people just roll their eyes and say hurry up and get it over. Uh that's just not what's happening. And so that's that's a great thing. So that's one of the pillars wanted to discuss with you. The second one is communication, culture and community, but that also is stems from you know
018tonight's topic topic about ensuring that everyone knows about what's going on within the professional learning. And so a culture is made up of all sorts of pieces and parts. Uh a huge piece of that of course are the people who come to work in the school system. So uh that is you know plays into what happens with our culture. the um research uh work on adjusting a uh or real change in culture is five to seven year time period is what it takes and so uh we are dedicated we are all longhorns uh but we need to continue down this path with um true uh focus and I believe you know given time it's going to continue it will take place because each time we have a meeting with any sort of group these topics
019come up that helps build the culture, the positive culture that will lead to preparing, setting our students up for success as they move on beyond the land of Longhorns. So, that's an update. Uh, it's this work will never be finished in reality. It's a five-year plan. Uh, so we continue. We say, well, we think we want to be doing this. We do it with with fidelity, but sometimes we have to adjust things. You know, right now we're in a really good spot. We're working toward it. By the way, I h I happen to mention Keith said, Dr. uh we will be having a presentation on that in the near future. You're welcome. Uh the uh the come April 22nd, I believe it is, is when we have our meeting with the state department of education
020to move forward with the accreditation plan. But the work that we just discussed, Jerry discussed, Randy discussed, I've been mentioning that's a piece and part of the Kissa plan. So we're in a great spot. We we will be fully fully prepared for that. That's it. >> Next item for business is the Elcart USD 218 petition. >> Alrighty. Goes from the sublime to the ridiculous sometimes. Uh but we are looking for some closure on this US 218 situation. U by way of background uh reminder, uh 218 has um is interested in leaving the High Plains Educational Co-op. It's not like just piss picking cherries though. Uh there's a process that has to take place and ultimately to make that happen the state board of education has to approve of that. Okay. Uh in order to get
021that spot though a couple things have to occur. One is the uh USD 218 um superintendent and board of education had to create or send out a petition to all of the member districts to say, "Hey, we want this. What do you think?" And so you have in your packet a copy of the actual letter that uh Chuck England, that's our superintendent, sent to all members of the co-op. This is our copy. Um basically, and you can read, basically boils down to they think it's what's best for their kids. Okie dokie. That's what they believe. Um, so what occurs is each district or each member of the High Plains Educational Co-op, there will ultimately be a vote at that group Thursday, uh, Thursday or next week or ne next month, one of the two. Uh,
022some districts are acting on this now, as in tonight or this week. Some are deciding to do it later, as in next month, uh, for whatever reason. And we've had a this, if not on the agenda for six months, we've discussed it basically every month. Uh, so as far as I'm concerned, we've got other laws. No, let's just go ahead and, you know, cast a vote as far as I'm concerned. Um, so if the the vote is yes, that let's say it carries the water and it takes 12 yes votes. By the way, 12 of of 17 districts have to say yes. Uh, then it goes to the state board of education for their final um determination. If the vote is no, let's say they only get 10 votes or zero votes, let's say they
023get 10 votes, they don't get that magic uh watermark, uh then the KSD legal council will come out, they'll drive out to western Kansas for a factf finding um sojourn, if you will. Uh what they are looking at is two things. is is Elcart, in this case, Elcart, any other district were wanting to do this, it'd be them, are they able to uh fulfill the needs of the IEPs? That's that's what they're looking to see. Okay. The second thing that they're looking at is what impact would this have on the re remainder of the co-op members. So, um, personally, uh, whether Elcart is able to serve their IEPs properly really is not a concern to me outside of an altruistic individual that I am. That's their problem. That's their issue. In my mind's eye, there's
024no way in God's green earth they'd be able to do it. But, you know, they're big boys and girls that get to put the pants on and make their own decisions. But, so that is not our decision. Our decision is or whether we support their petition is the impact on the rest of the co-op for us. If this goes down the pike and the board state board of education approves it, the price of our assessment will go up by almost $90,000 for next year. I see no real reason at all to do that just to make Elcart happy because that's what it boils down to. So, uh, what what questions may I answer regarding the background on this andor how it's going to work depending on how the vote goes and yours is one of
02517 votes. Whether those votes all take plate place this week or next week, that's up to each and individual individual districts. Uh, some districts will be doing it this week, some will wait till next month, whatever. uh upon our this board's vote uh I will I will officially through Robin uh send that information to Alexa who is the chair of High Plains. I officially recommend that you deny the USD 218 petition to leave the High Plains Educational Co-op. That's my official recommendation. So outside of the fiscal note that you talked about, kind of talk what's the timeline, you know, if if the votes no and it goes to factf finding, what's the time frame of >> Well, it's going to take 18 months minimum. Um, if you read or if you just haven't happened to
026yet, he's wanting this done by July 1. There's no way it could happen that quickly. Uh, the state board of education doesn't act that quickly by any means. We're also talking about getting Scott Gordon's the guy's name lawyer out here in order to do the factf finding. Uh if they were king of the world, it would take place July 1. Uh there it's just not enough days in between now and then for that to occur. So let's just say in a la land this turns into something that people support. Uh the fastest it' be for the school year is what it would be. Did you say there's 17 members of the >> That is correct. Yep. >> Included. >> Yep. And well, includes Elcart. I think they'll vote for themselves, but frankly, the way this
027has gone, I don't know if they will vote. >> I would expect them to vote yes for themselves, but I've been surprised. >> We've attended the superintendent council. It hasn't been received very well. So, anybody that I know of you? >> Uh, no. I don't want to put words in anyone else's mouth, but I'd be really surprised if any district were to vote yes on this. >> How long has 70s? Since the 70s. Yeah, it's been around. >> Been around for a while. Yeah. Uh the dark part of my soul and I've got a really really good soul. A good soul. A really good soul. um the uh would kind of like to see them get the permission to go and hurt themselves because the lawsuits would come. I mean, it's just a matter of
028time that they can't they just can't do it. But I my official recommendation is deny the petition. >> I would make a motion that we deny the Elcart USD 218 petition. >> Second. Been moved by Dave Novak and seconded by Derek uh to deny USD218's position to leave the HP the High Plains Co-op. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All opposed. Motion carries. Uh the next item on the agenda is setting the grade level student capacities. >> All righty. Starting two years ago on an annual basis, each district ac across the state of Kansas asked to set the grade level student capacities. In my mind's eye, this is really not an issue to us. We've had open borders forever. Uh well, to my knowledge, for a good long time. This is related to
029when the legislature and then it went into law that all districts have to have policy allowing non-resident students unless there's certain things that occur. Uh and just a piece of this is setting the capacity. So this is the math or the numbers that we set two years ago. Uh we didn't come close to this last year with our headcount drop, anticipated headcount drop which will probably unfortunately be occurring again. There's no way we're going to be close to it uh again come next year. So the numbers you see before you prek uh two uh prek 60 per prek K2 72 uh per class class uh 3 through 5 8 I'm sorry uh 6 through 8 90 9 through 12 90 and then oddly enough the law dictates the oneoff type things like welding and banded
030PE and so once again we didn't come near these capacities so I recommend the board approve of the proposed grade level student capacities as presented. >> How close are those numbers to current enrollment? >> I'm sorry, what? >> How close are those numbers to current enrollment? Are we talking a couple hundred students or >> what what what would be a number to go off of there? >> You mean our total enrollment? >> Just just a ballpark range. >> Uh current right now we have like 12 per class in in kindergarten. Uh 16 in like a second grade classroom. I mean we're we're not I mean we're not close. Okay. >> And if we were to pop it, we'd have to open a new uh section. I mean, a great problem to have. Be a great
031problem to have. Any more discussion? Uh, I'd ask for a motion to approve the proposed grade level student capacities as presented. >> I move. >> Second. Moved by Jerick and seconded by Ryan Ruda to approve the proposed grade level student capacities as presented. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All opposed. >> Motion carries. >> And next item is the track. >> All righty. Uh things I asked Garrett to come up to the table to get on the mic in case you have questions for him beyond whatever I tell you. Uh see if we're telling the same stories. Uh the things are going along swimmingly with the creation, the redoing of the track. Things are just going along. Uh but if you will recall, you go back and read your December meetings and a
032couple times said, "But hold on. It ain't done till it's done." Uh and so um like I said, everything's on track, way ahead of schedule. Life's good. Life's good with track building. Um then woe is me. Derek Kane said, "We got a problem. Houston, we've got a problem." Uh the rubberized paint, which is the final final u layer of the track, was flaking off. It started to flake off uh in spots. So we went and looked at it and um not by working hard at it, just by rubbing my foot on it. If there was a flake a flaking area beginning, uh think like uh on a wall we paint, you know, just certain areas don't adhere, right? That's what it look like. If you've not gone out there to look at it, get on
033out there. Fun for you to see. Well, by just by simply waving my foot over or pushing it, it pulled back more of the stuff. So, we've got a problem. Okay. So, now we got to say, well, what what's happening? I mean, this is not acceptable. We're not going to accept it. Uh we've got 1.2 in this. Uh the great thing about this is it is warranty work. Uh another piece of that is this is the very first track that's been totally done by the Mammoth Group 100%. So it's important to them that it comes out, you know, like a shining star. Uh so then we're trying to discern, well, what's going on here? What happened? Uh step one, this is all about a week and a half before Christmas. Okay, things are hot and
034heavy right about then. Um, so the first rendition of well, we think was maybe the paint wasn't properly mixed. The paint, the rubberized material wasn't properly mixed. Uh, since that time, they've come back and said, "No, no, we think it's this." Instead, they think they need to do a better job of cleaning the surface off before they put the paint and rubberized material on the on the actual hard stuff itself. And like I said earlier, I alluded to uh it makes sense if you've ever painted a wall in your house and it's not properly cleaned and there's a little bit of dirt there, it's not going to stay. It's going to come off. So that's the current belief that that's what's taking place. So the remedy to this, if that turns out to be accurate,
035is to double down on the cleaning of the surface and come in and do it right before they're doing the spraying. I mean, same day, same process. Okay. uh fully well being cognizant of the fact we live in south southwest Kansas. We have a thing called wind and a thing called dust. So it's pretty dog on important to just stay in front of the spray sprayer and make sure it's cleaned off. Now how do we go about getting this done so maybe we can have a track on that same track. Uh regardless, the the paint has to be ground off of the track. Has to be bring in a grinder of some sort, pull it up, and we can't do anything until it's gone because the issue is still underlying the uh under the paint
036itself. So soon, next 10 days, unless there's an update on that, >> uh it should be next 10 days still. >> Next day. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Uh they'll be coming in grinding the u the top part of the track off. it the paint will be going away. So then the question is we have um options plans A, B, and C as to getting it done. Uh what we want is plan A, but this is winter. So we're weather dependent with plan A. So the grinding gets done. Um all plans A, B, and C all have that in common. The grinding is done. Okay. Now it's just a matter of timing of laying down the new stuff. So weather uh cooperates and we get the entire track done by midFebruary and all is well. You
037know, track season begins around uh spring break. So not a problem. In and out and done. Thank you very much. Uh moving on. Plan B uh weather dependent. Get it done by mid-March or so. We'll see how that it all depends on the temperature guid guidelines and whatnot for the work that needs to be completed. The final uh plan, which is not the one we want by any means, uh is to wait until after track, you know. So, basically, we can practice on the on the track, but we would not be holding the three meets that were scheduled to hold on that track uh this year. So, this is not an action item. I'm just bringing this to you, tell you where we're sitting as we're working through this thing. Uh I think things are
038line up as best they can be. Uh we'll see what the weather does, you know, frankly. Uh, in the meantime, Kent and Jerry, I've asked them to look into if we can't hold our meets, where could we do it? And they're going to start calling around and see, you know, is it possible to hold a meet elsewhere? You know, because like I said, we're on the books for three. Uh, we were going to put in for regional u track uh track meet. Well, now we're not going to do that because we can't account for it. We cannot really know that it's going to be here. So, anything to add, Garrett? Did I leave something off? >> I think you got everything. >> Is that the right color? >> Yeah. >> Was it on the road?
039It looks dark black. The gray color that we >> No, it's it's got metal. >> Yeah, it is. Yeah. >> When you go out there, you can see it. >> Yeah, >> I just saw what's the uh time frame. I know we had like liquidated damages built in on time frame. What's >> it's late March? Late March. So, of course, we don't want that to occur, but that's why we have contracts. >> Yeah. >> So, when they grind that paint off, that's not down the concrete. There's a >> No. Right. Right. >> Are they going to dig into any of that rubber? >> No. That's not the plan. >> No. So, they're their machinery. They It's lot of lasers on there. They could go in and take an eighth inch off. That's And just >>
040the paint >> just that top layer of paint and colored rubber >> on there. What happens if they if they get it done in February or March and we run on it and then say next September we see there's a problem. >> Well, once again it's contract work. I mean once uh any project we punch it, we accept it, it becomes ours. However, uh this does have a one-year warranty on craftsmanship and uh materials. So I would think that would be in force. Uh I would gosh I'd hope again. So hope that would not be the case, but we pay attention and that's why we have contracts. That's why lawyers read things. >> Know we were going to be getting big. >> Well, not so much. I mean, they're usually, you know, sub things out
041and then they got excited because they brought their own and they bought their own people. I mean, a group they've been working with. So, it's not like they said, "Hey, Scott and Mike, you want to go do this? You've never done it before. Let's come on in." I mean, it's a group that's done things. I just don't It's interesting to me that the uh the the dust factor or the dirt factor. >> Yeah. Well, time will tell. So, I don't have great news for you, but at least we have a plan. We We're putting things together and we're going to implement them. >> Were some areas were a lot worse than others? >> Yeah. Yeah. the um the visitor straightaway was worse. Has it continued to deteriorate? >> Yeah, it's gotten it's by far the
042worst. And then the what is it? East curve >> which could account for that's where the dirt more dirt was. You know, uh as far as on the field areas, there's one little area that we've seen, but you know, in talking to their their people saying, you know, it might be inevitable. Might want to come and do that anyway. So, we'll see. Maybe that's just where kids are using. >> Oh, you mean on the on the track itself, the track day? >> I don't know. >> But, you know, and kids will be wearing, you know, their cleats. I mean, so it's not going to get better unto itself. That's not It's just a real shame because it's, you know, it will be a showplace and it would be great to be have a celebration and
043you have a ribbon cutting and a whole nine yards. We'll just have to delay it. >> Do you know what the life expectancy is? How long is it supposed to last before redoing what exactly what we're doing? Did they say that? >> Yeah. So, the paint just painting is about five years and we got to redo the paint about every five years. The rubber itself is 20 to 25 years and the groundwork underneath the rubber, the asphalt and the dirt. They're thinking about 40 to 45. >> This should be a, you know, in my lifetime a permanent fix. Should be. >> So I don't have great news there for you, Mr. Peterson, but that you know we deal with what comes forward and we make plans and we impact or we implement them and move
044on. >> The next item for business is the resolution for setting of meetings. >> All righty. Um the um several several several years ago uh things got reset. It used to be forever and never amen. All this stuff took place in July and then uh under Brownback's watch that's when new uh board members got seated in January. Uh and then also at that same time they made the decision at that point to reset or address when the meetings take place uh date and time. Uh so we already took care of the pres the uh election last month. So this month uh you're facing the decision of either setting going ahead and setting the meetings for the rest of the year next year now or kicking it down the down the uh road until July. I
045always think that's a better option because why upset the uh apple cart and confuse things. So, you have behind behind the uh on in your packet somewhere resolutions to establish the board's regular meeting dates. Uh there are two options that KASB has put together. Option one is um to set them down, sit down and just get them figured out. Or option two is to establish a date and do it in July. I recommend the board pass the resolution, the second resolution or portion of this resolution to set the meeting for the upcoming school year during the July meeting as has been done for I don't know as long as the district's been a district. So that's my recommendation, Mr. Peterson. >> Anybody got any discussion on that? >> Mr. President, >> yeah, >> I move
046the adoption of resolution. Whereas the board of education must act each year on or after the second Monday in January before February 1st of each year or at the later date during the calendar year to establish its meeting dates, times and location. >> So you're moving that we push this to July? >> Yes, please. Second. >> Moved by Ryan Triogal, seconded by Ryan Ruda to Pass the resolution to set the meetings for the upcoming school year during the July meeting. All those in favor say I. I. All opposed. Motion carries. Next is the school calendar for next year. >> All right. If you'll recall, we the calendar committee always works, you know, two years out or a year ahead. U and that allows us to when we do address the calendar for the following school
047year, it's just a matter of coming in and making sure all the counts are correct and then we take them to a vote. Uh and so we started the process a couple years back of actually doing the vote prior to Christmas. So then we come in the January meeting uh to set the ag the calendar for the following school year. So this year we actually took three different calendars that had been created by the uh calendar committee. There were far more than that that were created, but three went to uh the a primary vote, if you will. And the two vote getters from that came out and we had the general election on the the calendar for next year. And what you have before you it's it's titled 2627 school calendar B. That just happens
048to be the name of it. That's all it is. But you know to keep separated from A and L and 15 and dog. Uh and so the two calendars that went forward. One is this one which is the top voting um getting um calendar. It's very reminiscent of this year's calendar with the departure that it has a full week off at Thanksgiving. Okay. Uh the other calendar, the one that did not carry the day was a hybrid calendar. It did had it set up moving a the professional learning days and most of the meetings to the Monday. Um so throughout but it's called it's hybrid because it's not a four-year count full day calendar because three or four months out of the year uh kids came to school a regular five days. Okay. But there
049were some transition to a 4 day week for the kids that did not carry the vote. Okay. This calendar carried the vote. Uh vote of 54 to 43. We offer it up to anybody who comes to work at USD 363 including the high plains people. So we have you know over 200 some odd people have the opportunity to vote on this and then we had what's that 97 votes came back. Uh regardless the winning vote is for calendar B. So the calendar committee you know we verified that they make a recommendation to me as superintendent then I make a recommendation to you uh for your action. Uh so I recommend recommend the board approve of the recommended calendar school calendar for the 2627 school year as presented calendar B. >> I'll make that motion. >>
050Who was a second? Sean >> moved by Ryan Triogal. Seconded by Shawn to approve the recommended school calendar, calendar B for the 2627 school year. All in favor say I. I. >> All opposed. Motion carries. Next item is a donation. >> Yeah. Uh we continue to have great support from our community. uh for all different facets of the school district. And this month uh the Brookoverland Enterprises has come forward to uh donate the funding needed to purchase some weight racks for the high school. I think it's wonderful because it keeps everything as safe as possible and then also allows us to roll out the old ones uh possibly sell them as a fundraiser. We'll put the money back into athletics department. So I recommend the board accept the donation from Brookoverland Enterprises. I'd make that
051motion. >> Second. >> Moved by Dave Dovach, seconded by Landon Lucans to accept a donation from Brook Overland Enterprises. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All opposed. Motion carries. Um, executive session >> 15 if you're telling jokes, but 10 if you want it. >> Got to work. >> We go into executive session for 12 minutes. Is there a second? >> I second. >> Moved by Ryan Triogal. Seconded by Jerick Mater to go into executive session for 12 minutes starting at 6:55. All in favor? I. >> All oppose. Motion carries.