BoE Meeting - 04.01.2026 (Part 1)

001No. >> At this time we will call the Jeff West 340 education board meeting to order April 1st, 2026. Any comments for patrons and guests? >> Oh, we got one. >> Hey, my name is Dave Brown. In a big picture, I'm nobody. But, 71 years old, I get a phone call from a guy that has grandkids or son that grandkids go to Shawnee Heights. He said, "So, what's going on up there Meriden?" I don't know what you're talking about. He says, "All these kids are being recruited from other high schools in Topeka to come to Jeff West." I said, "I don't know I don't know what you're talking about, man." I didn't think a lot about it at the time. I was at a volleyball tournament and here's a local head basketball coach in the

002department of Topeka High School. So, when I went to say, "Hey, uh what's the word about this?" He goes, "It's all over Topeka. Everybody knows it. A local employer in Meriden area is offering these kids' parents jobs, giving them a place to live, and bringing them to Jeff West." And I'm thinking, again, I didn't know what they were doing with this information. Maybe I didn't find out what was really going on or I don't know if it is real. But, I know that you guys have all heard about it before. And if that's the case, are we going to if this happens, are we doing anything about it? And I've been told about the open enrollment, you can't stop. I can't believe that for one minute, but then I heard one of these kids' parents

003is wanting to be a assistant coach. You may not be able to control one, but you can control the other if this does come down. And it's not the first time you guys have heard this, I'm sure. And Mark Bolter has changed that much from academics to athletics? I don't know that it has. Is that right? That's all I got. >> Very good. Anybody else? Moving on. Uh we have some amendments to the agenda. On 5.7, we're going to uh our fact-finding unit. Don't write that. And then um we are adding an executive session on student issues, which will fall in line for student issues going in our agenda, but uh I make a motion to approve the agenda. >> The motion >> Second. >> All in favor? 7-0. Uh we have something to add

004to the consent agenda. >> Yeah, well, so part of the challenge with moving the board meeting from the Monday to the Wednesday, but us still sending the packet out on the Friday is we still have business to go on. So, we sent out uh to you today some bills that came in this week. If not, they would just wait another month. So, anyway, procedure-wise, it's up to the board whether you want us to hold on and send the packet out at the start of the week for the just fewer days, or you still want it on a Friday, where you have more time to look at it, and then we update routine things like bills. Um but anyway, we also get in case you didn't you were on the road when we ran out of

005your coffee. Uh there are some um We purchased our student laptops this time of year for next year so they come in um in time. Those are paid out of our student tech fees when we charge at enrollment. We use that for the other um and we can get into the equipment facilities at another time but um our 6-year-old mower went down and I kind of included that in the report and um it'll be nice if we can get ours fixed. We will uh have it back up since now we we were mowing all the Ozark area starting this summer but anyway, so that's on there but I just just procedure-wise we can add stuff after the packet goes out on Friday or we can hold the packet and until closer to board meeting uh

006as others come in but that that's up to the board so I just want to make sure that there are some other bills that came in earlier this week. >> You guys thoughts you want the packet held if you want it looked over at >> held until like Monday. >> Tuesday. >> I don't mind it being held till Monday or Tuesday. >> I never look at them on the weekend. >> I think you know, it's if you like it on Friday and then we provide it's really bills that come in Monday Tuesday. Um otherwise they would wait another month. >> Yeah. >> Or we could hold the packet it just depends on how you guys want to >> to to have it more official where everything's in the meeting minute or in the Let's wait

007till I was going to say right before, but you know, we'll say >> Okay. >> if we can and then that way we're not we don't have a >> We're always emailing you. There's other way >> Yeah, that way we're that way everything's easy to find when we >> It used to be we'd get it on Friday and have meeting on Monday. >> Yeah. Yeah, you know. Yeah. >> That would be Monday. >> Yeah, but that could be Monday at the end of the day >> Fine. >> because uh I think he asked 48 hours. >> Just go by that then, please. >> Tuesdays we hold it till the next month. >> Yeah. >> And it is challenging when the first Wednesday of the month is the first day of the month. >> Yeah. I

008do. >> Yeah. >> I understand. >> Um >> So, with that, can we get a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> So moved. Second. >> All in favor, say >> Aye. >> John? >> Aye. >> Don't worry about it. >> Academic reports. >> Good evening. If you >> The runner's coming If you hear that noise >> Yeah, it's the 3D printer. >> It's the 3D Some students are talking. >> It don't sound like her. >> Talking to her. >> It's about 95% done, so hopefully And they've had to pause because we've been in a state of session. So, we haven't been able to do it at the hours of the day, and so Good evening. Um enrollment, few up and downs, nothing major. Um Okay, because there's a couple kids out, so it stayed

009pretty steady. Um we did do our ice cream Sunday kickoff for sophomores on Friday, and then we did it for our juniors Monday just because we are starting state assessments, start getting their mind wrapped around that those are coming up and when they're going to be insured information throughout full shared information about our incentive for them to do well which is if they can earn opportunity to opt out of finals and they can earn that as a class or individually. So as a class if they score higher than the state average everyone in the class gets knocked out of a final and individually if they score four on the state assessment they can opt out. So sophomores could actually earn four opt outs if everything went perfect for them. Juniors could earn two. With social

010studies it is a classroom based assessment and they have three categories claim evidence and reasoning that they're critiqued on and if they get a four and in two of the three areas then we allow them an opportunity for an earning opt out. So they were excited about that. We don't know if we'll get science results back this semester. They it was a new test last year and they had did not send scores to us if you remember because their cut scores weren't spread enough. And so it'll be a new test again. So I don't know if we'll get that information this spring or if we'll have to wait till the fall. If we wait till fall we'll bank that for the students but we should be able to do the social studies this spring. So

011they'll at least have one if they earn it through social studies. And at our late start our staff reviewed our third quarter data, our attendance, our grades and discipline and then worked on strategies and interventions for kids that fall in those tier two and tier three categories that maybe need a little more support in those areas and talked about is what we're doing working for some of them? Did some of them come off and just kind of dug into the data a little bit and made individual plans for students. We're still working on getting 100% of our ninth through 11th to get their individual plans of study presented. So, we have a few more to go there. Um as I've mentioned, we're doing state assessments. Um before um we had to have this turned in.

012After that um FBLA had their state contest and um proud to say our business management team, Brendan Moody and Rudy Barr, placed sixth in state. And our um business plan team of Kylie Allison, Paisley Manuel, and Carson Willman took first. So, they have qualified for the opportunity to go to nationals. So, they're working to see what would that look like. Can we get funds and everything arranged around to be able to do that? But um they have agreed that if they're going to commit to that, they will do more work. And so, we're looking to see what that all is going to entail. >> And where is work the West where? Where is West where? >> Yeah. Yeah, cool. >> San Antonio, Texas. >> It's in San Antonio, Texas. So, it's drivable um which sometimes

013reduce some of the cost instead of trying to fly. Um but they're investigating all that right now. They just found out yesterday their results and just really the day before. So, very happy. Kudos to them. That's exciting. Um upcoming things to be aware of are state large um contest is coming up April 16th and that will be our vocal and um instrumental. And then our the FFA has a banquet April 26th. We have our academic awards night May 5th, our fine arts night May 12th, and um Reality U, which we talked about before, is still on April 27th. So, lots of things we'd love to have you be parts of. Um join us um kind of mark your calendars. And then I just wanted to recognize Leslie Abbott and Mark Farr um for the great

014job they did managing the concessions this year. It's from years ago where we were struggling to get people I mean it's not perfect yet, but we are so much farther than we were and they've really uh took a lead in that and it's been great. >> I will be running back and forth if you see me. I want to go catch some of the concert, but also want to be here for some things Shelby and then I'll >> I thought we were going to have a real good audience but then parking was a mess. >> Yeah, we'll move that meeting. >> Thanks, Robin. >> Thank you. Hello. Sometimes we're looking this over. There's a typo. I did not lose 10 kids in eighth grade. It's only 80. I'm sorry. How many are Numbers were not

015matching there. So, there are 80 of them. I did get a new seventh grader. He started yesterday. Kind of like, "Hey, welcome to middle school. We're doing a block schedule for four days cuz we have ELA state assessments. This is not what your normal schedule's going to look like. Forget everything you did for four days." Is basically what I told him. I was like, "But yeah, we'll get get it figured out." Uh yeah, so he started so brings my little my small seventh grade class up little 56. Um right as I said, we are in the throws of state assessment. We do ELA this week and so I do change schedules so that um kids have a little bit more time than the 48-minute class period and so we do block scheduling for four days.

016Our afternoon ends up becoming I block it so that the afternoon isn't testing later in the day. I like their minds fresh in the morning. Um and so they've been doing some fun activities like Miss Molden's advisory has had a ping pong tournament. Um we've done class meetings every single afternoon. So, either we're playing dodgeball or doing something, but something that's not academic. Like I'm asking you to give me your all for, you know, about 80 minutes for your ELA testing. Let's do something fun. And so, I think they've enjoyed it just doing some different games and activities. Um we will do our second session our last day of the ELA tomorrow and I do my makeups as I go so I have everybody caught up. So, as long as everybody's here tomorrow, I will

017finish the ELA um this week and then next week we'll move on to science for fifth and eighth grade and the following week will be math for all fifth grade eighth grade. Those two subjects I don't change the schedule for. It'll be normal, but the teachers just know like, "Hey, if somebody's taking a little longer, they might be late to class." Um those tests as we've found don't tend to take the kids as long. Um with our ELA we've had have had some kids like going right up to that bell, just you know, finishing that last question. So, that shows me they are taking their time reading the passages, you know, looking at the questions, going back through the passage. So, you know, I'm proud of them for working hard. We do um a little

018incentive. We give them caught being good tickets and so if the teacher does recognize, "Hey, you are taking your time. You're not just click click click." and um they get to put their ticket in for a drawing and I'll draw gift cards for fifth and sixth grade, seventh and eighth grade for all three tests that we do. So, it's just a little something extra. Um so, yeah, that's that's my April. That's what I assume we for all of April. Um my fifth grade teacher, just a little plug, you'll if you didn't look through the course guide, there is a course for eighth graders only that is our teacher aid. It's not called teacher aid um in the course guide. They changed the name of it. Um but this semester we did have um we have

019four eighth graders who are teacher aids in the fifth in fifth grade. They They There's three of them who do it fourth hour and then I have one who does it sixth hour. Um and some of our needier classes where that we may not have all the para coverage cuz you know, we're a little short. But these kids come in and honestly they're leading by example because that fourth hour is kind of um a study hall time. It's band time for fifth graders. And so, my son is one of them. He will sit there and if Miss Hammond doesn't have anybody for him to work with, he's like, "Can I work on homework?" And she's like, "I actually love that because he's showing me the kids like, 'Hey, when you have down time, don't just

020do whatever you want. Like, if you have a few assignments that you need to get done, go ahead and do it.'" Or if you need to read for your reading log, you know, get that stuff done. But, he pulls a few kids and he'll help them on their math or, you know, other things. And so, one of our other ones in their same class, she's helping one of our kids who's struggling with writing. And so, she helps, you know, just she dictates it to her, she describes for her. And so, the teachers really enjoy it. And so, it's something we're hoping will continue. It'll only be probably a spring semester thing, just cuz it takes them fifth graders a little bit to get, you know, "Hey, this is what middle school's like." And, you know,

021the teachers kind of working with them on routines. So, we like it for the spring semester, but it's been nice to see just the kids get excited. Then they'll see the kids in the fifth graders use the eighth graders in the hall like greetings, kind of building that relationships that will follow them hopefully when they come in high school or our seniors and freshmen. Um, on the 27th on our late start day, we had um, Ms. Petry and Ms. Williams talk about AI with the staff. We had a pretty beefy staff IEP for eighth grade cuz some of our team was out, but I asked them if they would talk about AI. And they sent out a survey just kind of get a gauge of where the teachers are and just kind of next steps.

022So, we'll start planning that for some PD opportunities for next year. Um, then in the afternoon, um, Ms. Anderson brought in that Raise Kansas. I gave included that flyer just so you guys can learn about it. Um, it was cool. She had in all sorts of different um, she had like cyber security. She had Oh, what else? There was like an orthopedic surgeon. Where some of the kids were like, "That's real gross. Didn't need to see what a bone looks like." But, then they had like hands-on things. So, they did like a short little presentation each different career came and like talked for 7 minutes. And then they all had their own little table. So, then the kids could go and ask questions. And we had lots of compliments about how all the questions were,

023you know, well thought out. They were good questions, not like, "How much money do you make?" But, like, you know, "What kind of schooling do you have to have?" That kind of stuff. And so, the kids really, you know, took interest in it and used as a learning opportunity. And they got to see careers that maybe they won't always get to see all the time, but just learn about other things that are out there. Um so that was nice. And then other things, our eighth graders will do their job shadowing. Ms. Andrews is diligently working on all of that. We try to match the kids up with, you know, their top career choice. Um just kind of how the day falls. There's some places we normally send that can't take them um this time, so

024we're trying to get creative and um give it a little bit, but still try to get kids into something that they really want to learn more about. And then our eighth graders will come up and join um on the 27th for Reality U. And then our fifth graders will start their five days of Starbase, which I did include that flyer um on April 13th. It is an all-day field trip that they go on. They get to learn all sorts of different hands-on um pretty cool. >> It's just one day? >> For the Starbase? Starbase is five days, yes. >> Very good. Well, thank you. >> Good evening, everyone. I'll be be giving you elementary I didn't realize it says elementary before, but I do always talk about preschool, so it's both. Um got quite a

025little bit and we're going to do numbers last um to talk about that. So first, I'd like to say that our preschool at-risk application has been submitted and I got back from the state that it's going forward to the board for approval um coming up I think this this week, so uh fingers crossed, but not concerned. Um so just keeping that process going. Um the second thing, March 23rd and 4th, we had our annual dental visit. Uh the dentist actually comes in. They take over the computer room. She brings nurses with her. They get dental services. Uh the board several years ago signed up for that to have that service and it's still going well. I actually didn't get the number of kids that they saw, but she was there two day or day and

026a half. So she's seen quite a few kids and it's a great op- opportunity for our community. Um you can see in there where Keystone I reported that you know we had several new people join us. Um we did lose a Keystone Paris. So just the moment we had everyone fully staffed I went down one. So we'll we're on the hunt for another Paris. So it's not a problem. They've been helping and working well. We've been staffed well. Um and our one room now is looking as good as it has for a long time. Um state testing is also a theme that's about to begin at the elementary school. It will begin next week first with breakfast on Tuesday the 7th. So if you'd like some principal cooked eggs swing on by. Um and but

027we have the kids eat a breakfast. We talk about get sleep, take shower, get some rest, have a breakfast, you know, come in ready to go. And then on the 8th and 9th we'll do testing and then again the next week on Tuesday and Thursday. Um language arts first, math second. Um let's see. You follow that up with on the 18th of April we're going to have a recognition dinner in Salina for Mrs. Haynes as the Kate's Toy representative for the elementary. Uh it's kind of the kickoff to their to their program where they get built. So Um I've got them numbered here. I want to make sure I stay in order. We are going to move forward. As you know, we have been hoping in the preschool. Um and I had a staff member

028that's currently at the elementary school express interest right after we received that resignation and moving forward with moving that person over. Uh it's going to open up a position then for us um at school. Um but I'm going to be moved up. I think Angela Snyder moved over from third grade to preschool. Former first grade teacher, 17 years experience. Um and she's I think I think she'd be a great addition and and some great experience in that building as well. Um but that will be opening up that position then at the elementary school and it will work on getting that filled. Number six, numbers. You have numbers there but they've moved and changed. Um our second grader and our kindergartner did join us. Um well, I take that back. They joined us, but moved that

029second grader to first grade. Um, they're homeschooled and working with the family and doing some evaluations. We decided first grade was a better placement this year to have him be his best next year. So, um, you could move those numbers around a little bit. Neither of those grades needed a number. Um, those are our big ones, but, um, you know, they're living in district and I'm starting a new business opportunity. So, welcome to Jeff West and we've got the boys in school and we'll go. Jump over, well, you don't have this, but here was by the numbers. We had 48 new preschoolers listed for round up. 41 of them signed up. Well, they they 48 have listed we want to come to preschool. 41 of them signed up for round up that we had, uh,

030Monday. Um, and 34 of them showed up. Two or three have said they've changed their minds from that list. >> From the original? >> From from the yeah, from the original. So, so, you know, there was a couple um, numbers that attended the that attended round up. There were 23 three-year-olds and there were 11 four-year-olds. So, yeah, we're we're we're going in the right direction. Currently, we have 16 three-year-olds, so called in four-year-olds because that's next year, and 27 four-year-olds, which are accounted in my kindergarten list. However, of those 27 four-year-olds that are currently there, at least six, maybe more, want to repeat because they don't feel that they're just age appropriate for kindergarten. And when you're looking at an August birthday, that's a that's fair. And I support the family on that because we

031come and what we're all we're please come to kindergarten round up. Let's go through the process. Let's get some more data. Let's let's look at things. And then as a family and a teaching team, we can decide what's what's going to be best. So, um, the numbers are all over the place right now. As you can kind of see, I can't give you a solid I can tell you how many are signed up, but then who's going to stay at preschool, who's going to show up at preschool. Um, we have a preschool parent night coming up on the 8th. It's for the roundup families. At roundup, unlike kindergarten, where you spend a minute with the principal and then go to roundup, we didn't want the littles to sit quite that long. So, we got them

032right into their screening, got them going, uh, got a playtime, got some cookies, and 45 minutes later they were headed out the door. Um, we're going to sit down with parents and talk about the nuts and bolts of the program and some potential changes coming next year and just kind of get feedback going, which I think will also add or subtract to our numbers. So, it's all very fluid right now, but, um, I like the early preschool numbers. Um, the kindergarten numbers are, um, 46 right now on my list, but if you take away the six that want to come back to preschool, we're at 40. So, I'm going to have to look at our numbers. Um, we have a big second grade and I have four first grades. We have an open third grade

033position. There's going to be some inner building movement. So, and and then August comes and 10 more show up. So, we'll just we'll go day by day, but that's where we are right now. Any questions? >> Now, with the inner moving, is that teachers that'll voluntarily say, I think I'd be better at third grade, or do you tell them you're moving to third grade? >> Both. I reserve the option if it comes to that, but we're having some discussions and, you know, what are some options and what and and what do you Yeah, it's just all kind of coming about right now, but it is both. I mean, I I that's how that's how the preschool position got filled was I had a letter on my desk the next morning that said, I'm interested, and

034gave it some time, and here we are. Now, we have our kindergarten numbers looking like they are, but in in a month, what will our kindergarten numbers look like? That could change. So, we're just kind of day-by-day for a while cuz it's it's too early to make big moves. >> Yeah. >> But, I'm talking with staff, staff's talking to me, and it could go both ways. I don't mean that to sound slight. It's I can assign someone, or they can also come and say, "Hey, I'd be interested." And there's also some that I'm interested, but if it opens back up, can I go back the other way? You know, so willing to try, but I really love this other grade, and you know, and next year when all those when all those four-year-olds, you know,

035when the preschool numbers start coming over to kindergarten, maybe we're looking at another group of 55, 60, and then we need to look back at four. >> Mhm. >> So, you know, I have my they just get a chance to come back or come down, come up, whichever way they need to go. >> Okay. >> Very fluid, very open-minded to getting the that the best people um in the right seats. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Good evening. Um well, officially uh on March 26th, um both our boys and girls baseball and softball teams have started their competitions. So, baseball's currently sitting at 4-0 as of today, and softball is 1-3. So, both will be going to St. Mary's tomorrow um to play their next games. Boys golf regional or sub-state assignments were released, and

036we are hosting uh this is one of the four of this year's boys golf sub-states here at Village Greens on May 18th. The tee off time is 8:30 a.m. So, if you feel like watching some good golf, there'll be a lot of golfers out there that day. Uh this past weekend, the theater group performed their performance of Clue on March 28th and March 29th, and that played to a lot of hard work for them. Um they spent some of their spring break building that set, so they performed really well um this past weekend. Also on March 26th, we had about 20 students compete at the Kansas Classic Press Association state event. So, they sat in Mrs. Sage's room, worked on um different things related to the press association. So, um um journalism articles, creating kind

037of graphic designing articles, different things that all combine throughout press and journalism world. Um so, 20 of them performed at that. Some upcoming highlights, um all of our spring sports seasons, minus middle school track, are going to start as of this week. Um so, baseball and softball are obviously underway. With uh high school track and high school golf will start tomorrow. Um high school track is going to Baldwin. High school boys golf are going to Oria. Middle school track will be traveling to Shrine on April 7th to Blue Bruce track meet. Um high school track and field we're going to host our two home meets April 13th for our JV meet, April 21st for our high school varsity meet. Staff needs, uh we are still looking for a middle school assistant volleyball coach, a middle

038school boys head coach, a high school assistant football coach. Um so, we're fully recognition oriented and Tim Corcoran and Dana for their work on getting the baseball and softball fields ready. And those come up quick this spring and hopefully the weather stays clean for all of the chalk lines. So, appreciate them for helping out. >> Very good. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you for meeting. >> Moving on to Oh, he's done. >> Yep, I took notes this time. >> Good job. >> I won't get into the interlocal agreement, that's 5.7. Uh first, they're renovating the church to make that a professional development space, but that will not include district lines. Um they're planning to move into their new building June 8th. The bad news is the part where their furniture bids, they got those

039and the movers along with it. Uh all of that doing the the calculations was roughly 42,000, so we would be on the hook for 8 to 9,000, I would think. So, which is That was just some quick math, that's just a ballpark idea of of that. Um they've had a pretty good year on filling vacancy before this there was only four in all of the eight district. I guess now it's five. They're already working on next year. And they knew they were one short at the elementary. But we were fortunate to have a long term sub to fill in for where we lost one sped teacher and we're actually looking good for the rest of the year at the end. But yeah, now they're focusing on towards the next year. And they've got a good

040start on that. They've got I know they hired at least one if not both, two. Two. >> Two at the high school. One started right after spring break and one started this week. >> Yeah. Yeah. So everything's going well there. They're pretty excited about the move and >> Well, very good. Your fun part will come. >> Hey, we hired an administrator. We're good. That was the I was worried about that. >> All right, under board issues about one information on technology updates. >> Hi everybody. Well, just a few things that are included in your packet that we wanted to present after the bond was a few of the safety and security things that we wanted to get addressed which were the fire alarms and kind of speaking on behalf of both Tims here. So me

041along with Keller kind of went through the fire alarm system at the elementary school and the preschool and came up with this number for roughly under $3,000 we can get them under monitoring and their first year of monitoring for about $2,900. And what that'll do is let us not have to replace the systems but get them so that away if we have a fire after hours or even during the school the system will automatically call the the parties responsible. It'll take that off the administrators and the neighbors who you have to call in at 4:00 in the morning if either building goes up. Um thus saving us a ton of potential disaster recovery that way. So, um we worked really hard. Keller did a really great job with this on this. So, we feel like

042um bond or no bond, this is something that we could push through and potentially secure those buildings better. So, that is um the quote and the first thing on that. And then followed by that was a radio system for the preschool. Um each building has a CB radio system so it can talk to all the buildings. And so, we had TFM come out to Ozaukee um to quote using some of the wiring and existing system that we used to have there um with some of the new head end equipment that will work. Um and what that'll do is allow us in an emergency if our phones and internet and those services are down, if the cell phone services are down, at least we have yet another way for that building to talk to the other

043ones in an emergency. Um if we start doing any transpo out of that building more and more, it would give um the administrators in that building the ability to talk to the transpo vehicles as well. So, um that's what that TFM quote was. Um we wanted to proceed with that regardless of the bond because it's just one more safety feature for the preschool. >> So, is this uh like in this Patrick can all schools is it on our all school radios and all >> Yes, exactly. It would use the same channels and buses. Like the buses, the bus barn can talk to the preschool. Every broadcast message as it is now, the handheld, they all pick up those frequencies. Um I'm not entirely sure if the repeater system is still at the stadium for that.

044I think it is and that's why it works as well as it does throughout the county. Um so, this would be utilizing that system, not something different. And uh I should say that vendor already services the other systems in the district, so Um, so there were a few other things. Um, the next thing on that list is our bell system, which is based out of this building, um, which is uh, and you'll have to help me on this, Derek. It was put in, what do we say, about 2015? 16, maybe? >> probably close to 8 years ago. >> Okay. So, um, it's end of life, and uh, one of the things that we've done to help shore it up is we've replaced its power back end, its emergency power, the things that provide the power

045to it. Um, and Tim and I both agree that that has helped tremendously with a lot of the issues that we were seeing. Those batteries and systems went into place, um, coming out of Christmas break. So, since then, um, to our knowledge, we only had one issue with the system, which was more or less everybody coming back the same day. We had some some issues, but since then, since we've replaced the power, we've been very happy with how the existing system has been stable. Um, but it's still running Windows 7, which was decommissioned 2013. Um, it's not under any warranty. Parts are going to become harder and harder to get for it. So, Keller, um, said that without having to replace all the speakers and amplifiers and all the equipment at all the schools, we

046can replace that head unit controller here for $15,000. Um, it would bring the system back up to code, current date type stuff. Um, so that was the, um, another big thing that we'd hoped the bond would address, but we'd like some time in the next year, um, to plan a process to replace that. It is stable and functioning right now, but it's one of those things that if it goes out, it affects our ability to do the PAs, the bells, and every all the building all calls in every building but the preschool. So, um, that 15K is more like 150,000 when you think of its importance around there. So, we're very lucky that we have a a fix that isn't a band-aid. It's a let's replace it. Let's get it back under warranty and get

047it where it's serviceable and then we can get some more time out of it before we make any changes to that. So, those were the big three on that list. The rest of the list is what we're looking at to get done over the next three year that we kind of had in the bond that we're pressing. Some of those are cost-saving mechanisms. Looking at getting thermostats upgraded so we can better control heating and cooling to save money. Getting walk-in coolers under surveillance so we could see if doors are being left open accidentally when a delivery happens. Cuz as you know, one of those coolers stores several thousand dollars worth of food. So, this would be a stopgap measure if we're having problems with temperature or that. So, those are the kind of things that

048we're trying to do in the tech realm to identify how can we save the district some money as well as stop any disasters from happening. Kind of what our big list there is. So, I really that's just it for me on that. So, if you guys have any questions. >> Oh, thank you. >> Yeah. Yeah, we're good. >> 5.2 Marysville Big 8 League >> So, Marysville Junior Senior High School they actually submitted a letter of inquiry to Big 8 League about what it would look like to join as a member. So, right now Curro Middle School is sitting at 12. Our high school is sitting at 11 league members. Um they've got permission from their board from their superintendent to kind of send out the letter of inquiry. And as a league meeting we talked

049about it. Um pros for this move would be the high school wise and release out some scheduling concerns with the amount of teams moving to an even amount of teams for 12. And but obviously the big con for us is travel. You know, our 42 minute drive. So further than our account. And that's one thing we talked about at the league meeting. And there was schools who were more this way and I had a little hesitancy with that, but obviously schools that are closer that way were thinking the opposite of us. That's how So, I kind of like to get your thoughts and kind of where we would be at in terms of what this would look like for the Big East League. And we talked about it last week at a league meeting as

050well and most of the schools seemed like they would vote in for it. Um, but I just wanted to bring it to your attention that this is something that's happening. It's not an official membership offer or a membership application, but more of a sitting brief. Would you guys be willing to it? What do you guys think about it? So, I just kind of get your thoughts on process. >> How does scheduling >> work? >> Yeah, how does scheduling >> work? Is it something where we could I mean >> Yeah, like every other year. Like one of the years. Yeah. >> So, you're on a two year cycle and that actually point out this wouldn't take effect until 2028 2029. So, the next round of cycling. >> Okay. >> Um So, I guess the league for

051scheduling, we two of our league ADs, um they have a Excel spreadsheet that has got a formula in it. So, every year they pop in a virtual a uh or playing card. Whatever number you get is that number you're assigned. And so, it's got you know, one versus three this week, two versus four and so on and so forth. And so, it's kind of looks like a draw. >> So, wouldn't it be like we could all maybe schedule it whatever year? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> We would have it you know, basketball for example, kids would get home till midnight. >> Mhm. >> Unless they don't have enough to play and then they just play quarter games. And we drive there for two hours. >> I think >> So, can they guarantee us there's enough kids

052to play before we drive there? >> The one thing that the reason why they're reaching out is their league is getting bigger. Long Creek, Elmore is part of that league and they're all growing and they're all in size as Marysville's declining. They took a look at their enrollment from kindergarten through now and they don't anticipate they anticipate either staying the same or dropping. So, they're willing to I'm assuming leaving that league because they're kind of all in the lower end of competing because they're competing against bigger schools. Um even their league championship, it's a mix of four and three A schools. So, it's kind of the same with us. We've got one two and three A schools. So, >> It's tough. They may look at a north and south. The belief was to >> Yeah,

053and like this has been a month ago they submitted this. So, we haven't had a lot of discussion of what this looks like scheduling wise. Um one of our ADs is in charge of scheduling. He does have a computer formula for a 12 team league. Um but he's got to dig through his old files and find that. So, next week we've got another league meeting and they would like to take a vote on it. Um as it stands with as our last league meeting it'd be 10-0 Maryville. So, this is kind of what I wanted to get your guys' input on as well. So, I would >> What is the what's the interest for Marysville? Like why do they think that this is a good idea? I'll tell you >> Yes. Uh cult- they said

054culture wise it was kind of a rural school as well and fits into the plan of what we have here. Um enrollment size is one that kind of keeps the little even playing field. Um we've played them before. I mean our high school's still scheduling. Um I know we went there this year. Uh we played them in substate basketball. So, they're still a common opponent for a lot of schools. They see it as a bridge way between Riner County and that part of the league for them, Alcoa, Central, Sweetwater, High Wasatch. So, they're closer opponent for them. But that's kind of how they receive it as a bridge of how you get Riner County to connect to that way instead of just straight across to us. >> Awesome. >> There's a lot of extra costs

055that would be There's >> That's why I hate to be selfish on our end, but I'm not. >> I think I agree. >> It's really the problem involved and not the exhaust of the >> Well, just to get to get to get to get to get to get to >> Do we have those field valley trips back in the car day? Was >> Was long. >> You know we have county for that. >> Valley county and to have multiple riddle and with that and travel. >> That's about 15 minutes for a drive to Google Maps. >> Thank you. >> Is it a majority? >> It seems like we have a majority. >> So even if we voted no, it's likely >> And I don't know in terms of if we don't do nameless, what does

056it look like? >> Yeah. Just vote last. >> Right. So I just I would just like to be able to give them some feedback from from you guys. >> You're welcome to blame it on us. >> Yeah. >> I was I mean we were both in since it doesn't make sense. >> I agree with the time, too. But those late nights are tough. Even when I went >> those as few as possible. >> And that was the first year I went up. I was like, this is going to be fun. It was really good to have this fun thing. >> Well, good luck. >> Call us, but it's my word. >> They can blame me. >> Yeah, we can be the bad guys. I'm the bad guy. I >> Uh Receive middle school uh first

057year. Receiving? >> Got to check. >> I'm not 100% sure. >> I'm just saying. >> This is the first time we've done this. Payton and I have talked about it um last year and this year and then I just kind of like worked on getting it all done. We just wanted something that was comprehensive, explained to the parents cuz middle school can be overwhelming. You know, this is what the kids need to think. Um so we're going to use it when we have our conversations with our um fifth graders to sixth grade transition meeting we're going to have in May. Just to kind of lay it all out there. But we also want to help um encourage the kids to try some of those intro um courses that help tie into high school pathways. And

058so I've talked with Casey and I talked with Haley about, you know, how can we at the middle school help kids just kind of broaden their horizons and not be like, I only want to take weights or I only want to take this. And so that's why we put in a few different things to mediate and advise them to take some different stuff. But also to tie in just a few different things that would help the high school pathways. Just kind of beef up the numbers a little bit, too. One of the things at seventh grade level that would be different as we would have them opposite of their PE class would be that intro to pathways. What Miss Bus is going to do is she is going to adjust how she teaches her computer

059class, add a few other things into the sixth grade intro to keyboarding units and all the things. And then in seventh grade she's still going to do computers, but they're still going to do some exploring of the different pathways in all the career clusters just to, you know, broaden the kids' horizons. So that's one of the adjustments that we made with that. With our sixth graders they are required to take that stripes class which really helps them to work on those study skills, how to do middle school, you know, how to organize all my supplies, my time management, that kind of stuff. And we did that this was the first year we did that for the first semester. And then eighth grade would still be the same as health and PE that are opposite. But

060we would hopefully be able to offer um Oh, what is that? The ag intro to ag next year. We offer building life skills this year, but next year because it gets to be a half credit it is intro to facts. And it'll count for some pathways if the eighth graders take it. And then we have Yeah. Miss Bus has a couple computer classes, advanced computer classes, that she can offer that will count if they take it as an eighth grader. And then the ag class will count for an intro course as they if they took it in eighth grade. And and to like I said to what we were able because I'm getting rid of that huge eighth grade class in North High School, my numbers are a little smaller. So, it does open up

061a few sections cuz I won't need four sections of ELA and math and science because we can get it done in three um and still have smaller class sizes. We're able to offer a few different more electives. So, um Mr. Mayor's all about bringing back his Tiger News Network and so we can get some of that media broadcasting stuff, get, you know, get the kids interested in that um at the middle school and then um Miss Taylor can do a STEM class um and so that's nice. I mean, I like the big class sizes, but not because I only have two science teachers and being able to go down into some sections it does kind of open up just some different things we can expose the kids to. Which really that's what middle school's about

062is just giving them that exposure, um helping them just kind of fine-tune, do some research on what careers or you know, pathways they want to take in life. Not necessarily you don't have to know all the things, you don't know what you want to do, but if we can help expose them to give them some idea, um I think that would be good and help set them up for what they want to do when they get in high school. You think I'm going to have that combination. Which is why we did put in a pathway score board that they would get if they um through sixth grade grade if they complete at least one elective in three of the four areas, fine arts, ag, business and finance and human services, which is all doable. Take

063a semester or something. So, just getting them to just be more well-rounded. But this was just for you guys to look at and see kind of how we laid it out. I did share it with um Miss Deena, our curriculum um director and she said like she liked it how it was just, you know, clean-cut, this is what it is, these are what they can take at each grade level and she kind of lays it out. There's no questions. >> Thank you for all your work on that. Yeah, very good school. >> Thank you. >> Yes, thank you. >> Do we need cell phone legislation? >> Excuse me. >> So, I shared with you um the bill. It has some additional stuff in it that that sometimes they add uh like other things in the

064legislation. But the amounts are all invitational. The main part of it is um it goes into effect next school year, but it basically bans cell phones K through 12 in the buildings. So, there's a lot of logistics with all of that. Even though we are closer as a district of meeting those requirements um than further away. But you got to look at less a lot of different, you know, from the the Apple Watch, their ear pods. I mean, it's just a lot of devices that um to where our school district is right now is just sharing. How are you going to What are you going to do at the high school? Because it it says just leave them in your car. Well, not everybody drives. I mean, you can't just leave it in the bus.

065You can't you know, so and then there will be communication to parents. Um there's in there punishments for you know, what happens if. So, so we have some time. I just wanted to make sure that the board was aware that that bill did pass. The governor did sign it. Uh we will be working between now and through the summer. We'll keep you updated on um you know, what we learn from what other school districts are thinking. Do you have a station where they can come and just drop them in? Is that Yeah. Now, we got a bicycle. We got a you know, you got them another thing to manage. It's, you know, the you know, a year ago we talked about the state board did a big study provided recommendations that were somewhat similar to

066this, but they weren't mandates. This one is now law. So, you don't have a choice. So, anyway, I just wanted you to be aware to share the the legislation with you. Um we're discussing it right now and there will be some logistical things that Okay, you just can't leave it in your book bag in the locker. Okay, that's probably a violation of the law. You know, >> who uses the locker? >> Yeah, you know one uses a locker. You can't just put it in your book bag and carry it around with you and only take it out. You know, can't just be a sight and see, so. >> Might be bringing lockers back. >> Yeah, or just don't bring them to school. Leave them at home. So, we're There's a lot that we have to

067dig into this. >> Yeah, there's a lot. >> But there But there are some penalties associated with this if students because it quickly gets parents involved in violation. >> the onus is on the teachers for a lot of this on you know, having to police to execute anything that is decided. They've got the onus is on them to execute it. I don't envy it. It's going to be a challenge. >> So, the good thing is it didn't go into effect as soon as >> Before the ink was dry. >> Yeah, before Yeah, so it does give us some time. I believe it's still September. Um but we have a lot of school districts, a lot of uh service centers and people that we'll be working on. KASB will follow up with some policy for us

068to consider. Um >> Don't even think about how busy to make the office ladies? >> No, they don't. >> That's something >> they don't they do not. They don't. >> Do they still make payphones? You got to bring that back. >> I'm sending pictures to my brother. >> Say that. >> You know, how are you hiding them in the ceiling tiles? >> So, anyway, we have some time, but every school district in the state will be collaborating on sharing you know, what sample policies, what they're going to look at. You know, obviously, it's different at the elementary than it is at the high school, and it I mean, it's just um but um in the spirit of local control, we have a new requirement from the state. >> One school that have like little lockers

069and stuff on there or whatever. We can charge everything up with the plan. Is that you and building administrator? >> We'll we'll work with the administrators. We'll learn. We'll We'll keep you updated. We'll bring you >> want to be in charge. I'm not going to I was wondering. >> No. So, I'm not going to >> So, >> All right. >> But, there is a lot of logistics involved. >> What kind of funding is there? Um like the just from the dollar and cents standpoint, like you mentioned, if we're doing away with lockers cuz no one uses lockers anymore, and now we have to buy this thing where they slide in their cell phone and lock it up. Like, what type of funding is there from the state of Kansas, or are we on our own

070for that? >> Or we have our new lockers. >> It's all >> I said they used those red >> You'll find it doesn't mention anything about >> They already have >> There's no You know, no. >> It would be a cell phone thing. >> All right. >> Moving along, uh mental health. >> Actually, you got it. Actually, yeah. Mental I heard you. It's okay, Mr. >> Uh no, this is a I'm on a serious note. This is uh there has been a group of us that have taken turns um who can make it through afternoon late lunch like we all on uh a mental health committee. Um after talking Mrs. James and you know, found that there's a not just her, but we found that there is a huge gap. Um >> Particularly with Genet

071in the area of social work. Not just social work, but that's kind of where it's feeling they're feeling it the most. Yeah. >> Yeah. Well, so we have uh we have a lady from Keystone who works just with >> I think he's >> Mhm. Um which these are Genet and out there you know, who still have issues. Uh and her caseload is extremely high. Um we may have the opportunity with Keystone Department share a position that we will spend their financial or or tied to that. Um we do utilize the tier three behavior MTSS uh train, you know, um maybe we need to go into that some more. >> That was one thing that we did come away with. It sounds like there was a big comprehensive training in 2018, did they say? There's been

072quite a few teachers turn over between now and then. So, we feel like maybe we talk about a refresher course for those that have already been trained or for those that haven't been, doing some kind of training um with MTSS but so everybody is on equal playing field. Everybody knows it's the same plan across the board. So we did talk about that. I think that could be helpful for this next year possibly. At least so maybe general ed teachers in the classroom can intervene or remind them here's your tools, try this before it escalates to a tier two or tier three where we've got to get counselor, social worker, therapist whoever involved so teach them some of those skills. Also the character strong which is our SEL training or I don't know curriculum for students

073that are tier one meaning everybody gets it in the classroom. Our elementary school and our middle school are struggling to find time to get that into their schedule cuz there's just so much. There's just not enough time in the day to do all the things that they have to do. So making that a priority this next year to find a way to get that in so that they've got a good foundation for this stuff before we get to tier two, tier three and then beyond. So that's what I came away with. I don't know if you guys agree with that or not but that's something that's been stuck in my head. >> And going forward, you know, it was a a huge eye opener to learn what we do. >> Yeah. >> What what actually

074I mean what teachers actually do, you know. >> A lot. >> Yeah. I mean I didn't realize you know I hate to put Mrs. Lloyd on the spot back there but it was an eye opener when she told us, you know, what her morning starts out like some days. You know, it's um it just it's it's just mind blowing to me and and for that I don't have the capability to wrap my mind around what you do. I mean it's just it's too much. So I think we're kind of, you know, we need something. Um but we need to know you know, we need to know every what we are doing now, you know, what we're doing right now. Let's let's cuz I think we're doing a lot right now. But we do have a

075large gap somewhere. So, we need to figure out what that gap is. We can't just say we need a social worker. Uh >> And what preventative measures I took that away we can work on now >> But I mean we we do need we do need a social worker, but we need to have We need it. But we need to know what we're doing now and what and what this position would look like. You know, a lot of the time we'd probably spend with GenEd. Is that what I'm around casing? A lot of the time of the of an other social worker would be spent with GenEd. >> It's time we talked about how God they universal tier one foundation there with our tier two homeroom. Uh and Kate we briefly talked about how she

076has started to be able to implement some of the small groups which is really your tier two established as your preventative step that prevents you from getting to that tier three where the crisis level situations. And I think district wide that's really where our gap is is where counselors are are busy right now putting out fires with your your crisis situations and we're missing that tier two um NPS level for for mental health that that's where that gap's really at. Um right now we're just putting out fires all the time because of crisis because we don't have that second level tier two. And we're just um we're just not even meet that need right now with the small groups and self. >> Yeah. They're all rebuilding us. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> So. >> And we

077don't have a good protocol in place that I also took for tier two to which somebody had suggested it would be nice if we could tour another district that does it really well. Brad's got a list of districts that he was told do it really well. So, we are looking into going and looking and I don't know shadowing visiting with them or sending a team. >> model for like reading your reading here to your map tiers but there's not like a really well-laid-out social-emotional tiered system. And so, finding somebody that does it well, seeing what that looks like, and then how we can meet that need with what we have right now. And ideally, a social worker would help fill that gap. But right now, what we can do to meet those Tier 2 needs

078so that we're being um being proactive rather than reactive when kids get into crisis situations. >> Well, that um uh this will continue to be on the agenda. >> And we need to send those meeting notes. Yeah, I would the board. Um they we just got a final copy like yesterday or today, maybe even. Um we'll send those to board members so that they can read through them, too. >> I know. 5.6 calendar 5.16 clinical calendar review. Um all of you have a copy of the proposed calendar. Um you also have attached to it the historical notes of we took this year's calendar, basically picked it up, and set it in the next year, knowing that the dates shift one. Um and then we reduced the contract days from 185 to 183. And then there's

079just there's a few subtle changes in here. Um or maybe a half day here was moved to a half day there. Um the probably one of the biggest changes was the the committee looked at and administration looked at the idea of day one being a half-day transition day for those grades that were actually transitioning to a new building. >> I love that idea. >> So, it's a half-day each day half-day work day, and that'd be kindergarten, fifth and sixth, and ninth grade, and then all new students to the district. >> That's good. >> And all the other teachers would just put a plan together, how do we work together that first morning helping them navigate this new place. And then all new students would start or all students would start on the 13th. And um

080other than that, it's still a full week of Thanksgiving. Um you know, there's always challenges. Now Christmas Day is on a Saturday, uh which means New Year's Day excuse me, on a Friday. I mean, so everything, like Christmas Day went from a Tuesday, then to a Wednesday, then to a Thursday Everything shifts. It seems like um because it does, that you get earlier in August. >> Mhm. >> And you're out earlier in March. Or excuse me, in May each year. Because >> Mhm. >> every year the date moves, then after about 7, 8 years, you roll back into the later in May and start and then you just gradually keep over 7, 8-year period, you keep moving. So, you can see it's like you know, next year August 3rd, instead of a Monday will be

081a Tuesday. And then it'll be a Wednesday, and all of a sudden you're creeping earlier into the month of August. And so, but that's just the way the calendar works. So, you got to look at, you know, we align with all other districts with spring breaks now. We align with, you know, so at some point districts are going to have to shift. If this isn't the year to do that. So, I just wanted to provide you there's also some notes on there. Um there was a couple options that they looked at, but then um the vote was to narrow it down. Um this is what they presented. Now, the way that works is they provide a recommendation to the board. And then >> We vote. >> It's really the board's But this is their recommendation

082and that and um you know, there's never anything perfect in the calendar. Uh one other thing that's new just to make sure that we wanted to put it in there so people at least understood. I don't know the last time Jeff West ever had to make up snow days. But we put down there on the bottom that May 19th and 20th that's what that paid. We just wanted to make sure they knew that if we had to those would be the days that we would stay in session if we had a bad winter. We used to have about nine snow days, but with changes in the contract and stuff, we're right around seven. So, we have some cushion. Um but if we had a bad winter and in, you know, some districts uh last winter

083there were several districts, Junction City, Atchison they they had to come back and make up some days. We haven't had to do that. But so, if you see that on there, that's also new just to make sure people know that, hey, those would be the days we would do it. >> Very good. This uh They might couple of building on this would be all right. >> I'd like to look through it closer, but I mean it's important. >> Great. >> Is there anything I think we wait a month to vote on it? >> Well, yeah. We are already looking at building next year's calendar. But, we can wait till May, but just knowing there's It's not a lot different than this year's calendar. There's not a lot of We're just making sure that as we

084start looking at like when poll and the league's already looking at scheduling the It might end up that if we you we make a change, all right, there's going to be a ball game on a day that, you know, uh So, those are some of the things. But, it's not Overall, it's not a lot different than this year's calendar. >> I love the transition day. >> That is really good. >> That's really good. >> Any questions? >> Very good. So, we you guys want to hold off or >> I'm fine with it. Erin? I think my only question and you guys can I probably be answered right now is I know was it 2 years ago we switched to Thanksgiving week taking the whole week. And I think my biggest concern was, you know, that's

085a full week. And I get that not folk being able to focus the excitement of holidays and stuff. My concern is is those kids that might not be getting lunch those days and things like that. Do we have something in place for before the holiday to plan for these big breaks or things like that. Does Harvesters I mean do we still >> past we did harvest fairs. >> Where did they come and get so many sacks and just which was the problem. >> But last year I thought it was like >> They shut down in the beginning and moved it all to Kansas City and over they were only offering us nine cases, nine boxes which was maybe nine boxes every two weeks. So it it I I don't know. They They ran into several

086financial issues. I don't know the whole story and we weren't getting enough food and we also had a lot of lost interest. We were serving 65 families and we were down to a dozen. >> Okay, that makes me feel better now. >> Everything that we were going on we just said thank you but we're going to step out. >> Okay, that makes sense. >> I do know our counseling team in all three buildings work during the holidays for our supporting and it doesn't get every family but there are families in need that helps that we help through the holidays both Thanksgiving and now that's us local support. A few people come in and say I want to support that here's $100 and continuing does that that's not feeding our schools. It's not the masses. >>

087No but if if if help is needed I mean let us know. I mean it exists otherwise. That was my only question. >> And we do that anytime. >> Okay. >> Yeah, we do that anytime. >> A couple years ago Booster Club came together and did what? Like 100 kids a month sacks of food and stuff for >> Yeah, when Harvesters first encountered a glitch and we weren't going to get a delivery Booster Club said oh we'll do it and then about after two weeks they were like hold on. Because it was a help to fill that to fill that hole that was that was great but they realized quickly that it wasn't sustainable monetarily and time and so it was it was a bike but they did fill in for for a week or

088two. We That That helped get us over the hump, but then from there really honestly that fit all just kind of downgraded from from that point on. That's really got difficult again. We had kids also leaving the food behind. They wouldn't pick it up. >> Yeah. >> That was your um you know, we tried all ways. So, yeah, there's something Thank you. >> If there's nothing else, I move to approve of the 2026-2027 school calendar as presented. >> Second. >> I'll say >> I vote >> Seven of >> We are to the amended Keystone or the amended part of the the Keystone agreement. That would be back of building. >> All all this is is what we talked about before. If the local were to dissolve, what we would get back what we put into

089it. And that percentage. >> It's all changed your name. >> Yeah, I was going to say that was the only >> Um and it's been ran through the lawyers. Now we approve it then it goes back to lawyers and you know, how this deep red tape slow process but now we're up to approve. Or disapprove. If you don't like it, but that's all it is and basically we get back what we put in. And if another district comes in that that didn't add, they don't get anything. It was just it protects our interest. >> It allows like merging of districts potentially and like if there's they try to think of every possible >> Well, you got to and that's right. I mean, that's a lot of money. >> But you can also can't think of

090every possible. Yeah. >> The only other one difference is the method of financing on the second page that you can see there in blue. Um but they did add in um when calculating your percent of the pool, any virtual students that are enrolled in your district. They did not have that. And they gave us a grace period one year. We had an additional 1,300 kids. Otherwise, our percent would have been like 97, I don't know. It was and they were very gracious that year. But that is now in there because we do have students that enroll here, attend Greenbush Virtual Academy that we only accept if you live here and you're a Jeff West kid, and some of them have the IEP services. So, they're included. That's That's the only other additional language that they're

091figuring in. >> So, you're going to need a vote from us? >> Yes, we need to approve it. It's now up to each board to approve and then it goes back. If these don't, they submit it to ASBO. And then in 16 years, they get back to us. >> Not the right timeline. >> Yeah. >> So, the resolution is actually there was a resolution for every district in the unit local. I just included the ones that but there is a resolution that needs to be read. Um. There we go. You're a lot better reader than me. >> Does that sound okay? >> Okay. I will say >> It'll be the first day of April. >> Not 2015, probably. >> 2027. >> Okay, upon the first day of April 2026 at a duly convened meeting of

092the Board of Education Unified School District 340 with a quorum of board present at voting to adopt the following and be it resolved that the Board of Education of USD 340 shall enter into the interlocal agreement as amended with the Northeast Kansas Education Service Center DBA Keystone Learning Services and it is further resolved that the president of the Board of Education of USD 340 is authorized to sign any and all necessary documents to enter into such agreement. That need to be seconded? >> I'll second >> Second. >> All in favor? Seven no. >> Uh budget update. So I don't have anything to print out to share with you right now because we still have 3 months left in the fiscal year. Um but we're going to have to do some We have 1 year left

093this year where our cash balances can carry a deficit. And by June 30th, we will most likely have to move um plus $1,000 of custodial salaries to capital outlay. We will probably have to use a contingency for some of the health insurance um because our If you want to look at the fiscal health of a school district, you look at their cash balances that they started out with on July 1. Um you have to have cash in special education cuz you don't get a your first payment till October 15th. You have to have cash in food service cuz you don't start drawing revenue till either students pay fees at enrollment or you know, but you got it So you have to have cash to carry over. A healthy cash balance for school districts in our

094locals is around 12 to 15%. We're down to 7%. So um we're going to have to turn that. And so at the May meeting I will bring some recommendations on how we will address this year's and how we got to think about next year. And the following and the follower. Um I I don't know all I I will always try to throw in the glass full because that's just my personality. We're in a different situ- There's three kinds of school districts financially right now. Declining in enrollment, holding steady or going up a little, or just significantly increasing. Those are your suburban. We're in the middle. We have a lot of neighbors that if when we look at next year's that I shared with you last month. If our enrollment stays the same and doesn't go

095up, we will generate about $210,000 in new revenue. But we already know health insurance quotes. There's 118. So if people moving on, they're you know, on to the health insurance. We don't know yet about our special ed. You know, so though we have districts close to us looking at 20,000 in the hole to 100,000 in the hole of revenue next year. So we're in a different but still we have the turn where we're spending more than we're bringing in. I will I'm working on the the last month I've been going through going back to 6 years ago and looking at you know, and and 80% of our operating is people. I mean that's just when you think 20% of our budget is utilities, supplies, all of I mean, there's things that we can do there.

096But we are a people business. So um So I um it's taking a lot of just really drilling down line by line item fund by fund um and we will bring some recommendations at the next meeting with some we'll spend a lot of time just digging into you know, just a a a 5 to 6 year history of how we are here and what are our plans to move there. >> So. >> Very good. >> Thank >> That won't be fun, but part of what we do. >> Uh next up is student issues, and this will be an executive session. We need to invite Ms. Ballard and Briggs. Board items 15 and >> But I think uh yeah. >> I would say start with 15. >> 15 >> You guys should have all been here.

097It's going to remind me of questions. >> Is this item six or item 10? >> Yeah, it's on there twice. >> Oh. >> Well, you have student issues are not in exec- We don't have >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> It's easy, killer. You're jumping around here. >> Well, on mine >> I mean, I'll deal with it. >> Student issues >> Yeah, there's two of them. There's two of them. >> No. Student issues public It's about stuff. >> Sorry. >> We don't have any >> Yeah. >> My bad. I'm sorry. >> Yep. >> Uh Thank you. >> Thanks for your help. >> Uh facilities, uh 7.1 bond issue landscape. So, just a timeline and for the board to discuss some discussions about what might be your next steps moving forward. At the last meeting, um the

098board wanted to take a month to kind of gauge where where where's the community? You know, where are we at? Um there was questions about well, what is what's the timeline? Well, the next election would be in November. If that would be um the desire of the community, which means you would have to have the board would have to pass a resolution at the August board meeting. So, I'm just kind of laying some things out as you think about uh next steps moving forward. We've had some community people say, "Hey, I would like to be a part of the next conversation." One recommendation I would have is that each board member between now and the March meeting find someone in the community that is willing is, you know, to nominate uh to be on a

099community bond committee. And then we pull those seven people together and share with them every you know, we I don't know if we need to know more than what we currently do about our facilities, but then we could work with that committee to say, "Here's what we do know, what questions." In the meantime, um HTK, the architectural firm, if the board desires to continue with because we're going to have to update cost estimates because now we're looking further. Most things, you know, when I visited with them um last week, you know, you're looking at a 5 to 7% every time you you push it back. So, they would have to do some cost estimates based on what the group um would want to look at. Um so, >> something we could do on our own

100or search people out to do I just >> You could take the item and times it by 1.07. Um it's just whether or not the board would want people that have people in the business that would be able to give you a more accurate >> Eric, do we still have them on the retainer? >> Or however you want. I'm just the committee is going to ask questions probably, well, is this the same cost? Probably not. Well, >> What is it? >> You know. >> Do we want to ballpark it? Because I don't think we want to ballpark estimates when it comes to August when you're voting on a scope of work not to exceed, you're going to want some. But they could provide that type of role. There's not a lot you you may want

101more renderings. You know, the committee may want you know, visual. They can serve whatever the committee would need for what the board would need. >> Well, maybe in five years or could we just >> They typically get their fee when the bond passes. >> But we still have to pay a retainer. Of some sort, don't we? >> That would be depending on what you would want them to do. >> Maybe we don't need them right away. >> Yeah, we You you won't need them until the committee says we would like to start getting and then we can then reach out to them and say what would this and entail. >> Can we approach it a little different and say get together and say I think community would get behind X amount. Eight or 10. >>

102And what can we get for that? Because showing them, well, this costs this much, this costs this much. Okay, here's what we're getting now, guys. We're getting HVAC fixes and stuff like that. >> Or they could put together different packages. Like you could get this package for 10 million >> We've started at one. We've done it too many times. When you start at one that's eight. And then if that passes, then one 10. >> I think we should prioritize our needs. >> Yeah. >> And the feedback I got from a lot of people was they wanted what was priority. And we prioritize our needs and then base it off of that and >> Do you want a multi-part? >> Well, I think it needs to be multi-part. >> That we could have that but I

103think we're spitting in the wind if we don't make one that is that is >> Doable that we know will pass. We need to make sure one passes. I said that the last time. It has to pass. And I don't care if it's five. Needs to be something to get us over a hump. And then if that passes, say five, and then make the next one, you know. >> And then how many years people are >> We don't we don't want to have an option if if then if if if five passes, then what you do 10 and then the same thing. Something but we need to have one pass. Doesn't matter. >> Right. >> Yeah. >> We were in dire straight last >> No. Well, and then if they have those conversations, then the

104bond advisor they can then say, "Okay, based off of dates, if you wanted five for five years, 10 for 10, you know." They can provide that committee whatever it is. They just They'll just sit there and wait until the committee or the board asks, "Hey, could you do this?" And then we can >> We'll check out. >> And bond advisors are typically the same thing. They make their fee once they sell the bonds. That's part of that. >> So, you want each of us to pick various >> I don't know. I'm just was I was throwing out a suggestion. >> it's a good idea. >> In a way to be able to get Okay, seven You know, if everybody brought back >> It would make probably the best representation of the community that we all

105know different people. >> We're very It's a first group, for sure. >> Absolutely. >> Um also these people need to be clear on the expectations because we really need people that are engaged and are willing to remain engaged throughout the whole process up until election day. They need to be willing to be vocal. They need to be willing to be to educate the community even when it's hard cuz it's not always fun to do that, but we need We need people that are willing to be that voice and that's a big ask. So just make sure they're clear. It is. It's a big ask. >> Um Of course you can. >> Yeah. >> You can't nominate each other. So let's do our due diligence and >> Yeah. >> report back to >> And when you

106find and when you have someone, send it to me. And then if for some reason two of you send the same person, I'm going to I'll let the second person know that someone else already, you know. >> I'd like to suggest some names, too. >> Yeah. >> I mean, it's for a lot of you guys that attend a lot of these meetings, please send your suggestions send an email cuz I >> Well, you need to have both sides of the coin. You can't just have a bunch of yes people. >> Is that your hand? >> Yeah, absolutely send suggestions. >> Are you volunteering? >> I have sat in these meetings >> You have. >> more like anybody in >> You have. >> Yep. And I came for a reason when I started coming because I

107don't trust the board. >> I'm sorry. >> I'm so in that same predicament. >> Very good. So >> Well, and and I think it could be um, you know, yeah. People listening or whatever, you know, >> If you want to be on the committee, >> Yes, please let us know. >> Let a board member know and But, I think that would give a month to be able to go out and look and visit with and and talk to some people in the community and you know. >> So, we can't have enough help. >> Meash. >> Yeah, we need Yes, no, maybe we need it all. >> Uh, That's fine. >> No. >> The old uh, uh, I mean, Ozark facility space discussion. >> It's up to the I think John showed or shared their timeline

108needs to move out June 8th, 9th. >> 9th. >> I think that's what they're planning. And things are going pretty well over at their building, so I think that's going to be a pretty good schedule right now. >> It's good. So, early mid-summer, um, I think I shared with you there was a lot of square footage that is mostly office space, but it could be converted. Um, we we don't have funds to do a lot of conversions. And, but, there are some advantages of having district office over there. And I I mean, there may be other, um, thoughts on what to do with that space, but it's going to be vacant. Um, and if if there aren't any other thoughts right now, I know we could save some rent money. >> 12,000. >> And if

109in places you know when I'm at the bank, I've got to physically get in a vehicle to have any kind of a presence in one of the buildings. Well and I got to go to four different buildings. Well now I'd only have to go to three because being there every day, I can provide some administrative support. So >> Yeah, that's what I was going to say. That would relieve some pressure on >> We get Wes back down in the tree. >> And the more adults you have around a herd of cats, the better. >> It does and it and and it relieves the amount of time cuz right now Wes and I drive over there trying to share time. That relieves >> Yeah. >> times Wes has to go. It just there are disadvantages. Um

110we have HR over there. So if staff need to go see HR you just added >> a few minutes. Yeah. >> 6, 7 miles for the trip. >> Yeah. >> Um but you know, you look you look around, you know Point me at a Horry the Compton you know, Watseka, St. Mary's. You know, there's a lot of school districts that you know, it don't have the luxury of everything being in one town. So there there are disadvantages to it. Um but I think there are some advantages and but um if we were, then we could begin to start making some plans of what that might look >> Yeah, because if he he started buying, you know, I don't know what they're saying with the lean or what we could talk to them about. We could

111use >> They were going to leave quite a bit. >> somebody on the you know, the will be in the >> That would be >> Amy's like a team of mules >> You can pull them over there and help them. >> one trip >> Yeah, so they over there one three >> You can save eight grand. >> There will be some up front costs because you know, what kind of furniture would they like? What kind of partitions? What kind of Uh I haven't even started having those conversations with Doug because that's not in our current plans. >> Would we would we just need to vote on it or are we just going to grant stuff? Yeah, when you can do it, do it. >> I I would think a vote would be >> safe so

112then you're comfortable. >> Safe. So at least it's on the record that the plans are and you know, and I want to communicate with Denison State Bank has been great. >> Yes. >> Um and it cuz I don't want to work in their timeline. It's not like we have to we we don't have uh other than it would be at least nice for my office for me to be officing out of there at the start of school just for administrative support >> Mhm. >> at the start of school. But that doesn't mean, you know, right now half the time I'm not at the bank. >> Mhm. >> I'm either over there or I'm, you know, so >> I like the fact once again that and that we give those off the old ownership and different

113now different offices >> over there. >> Mhm. >> big part of the meeting. >> Uh the one thing I do think though is I do think we need a vote but I think we need to probably wait till next month and hash out more Doug and then also let the Denison State Bank know >> Mark, yeah. >> you know, that would be >> Was anybody at Penn State? >> No, I'm sorry. No, no, that's fine. I just wanted to get a feel for where everybody was at on >> Yeah. >> I think it's wonderful. I think we're >> Yeah, saving the loan, I >> go there? But we can I mean the board meetings and >> It has nothing to do with flight and while closer to my house. >> Yes. >> It's not a

114problem. >> Well, I mean the board room at the bank is just not conducive. The one over there is a lot more conducive. >> Yeah, and it's set up mainly IT there somewhat. >> We'll still have to have big meetings. >> Yeah. >> And so that >> I'm taking up the big meeting room. >> And it's it's very conducive. >> I'll be able to use that way more. >> So let's revisit this briefly maybe at the next meeting. >> Can I ask one more question? Any Is the administrative staff aware that this might happen? As as in the ladies that are working in Marinette? I mean I'm going to be here. >> Wait a minute, Amy. >> Obviously I don't have a lot of time. It doesn't matter where I work. I just have to

115have yeah, a private space because of what I do. >> Sure. >> I actually share my space with anybody else. >> Well, let's move on. >> Yeah, I have that. I mean that's fair. But it doesn't matter. >> Listen, that's actually a very good question. Is there a space big enough for your >> all >> period. >> first time >> There's There's a lot of options that could be able to >> And then where this conversation is happening and >> We We've talked for a long time. >> Several months. >> Yeah. >> We just haven't gone over with payment issues because of >> Sure. >> We not. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So we've grown and we've adjusted a little and we've, you know, >> Okay. >> just so they are um And it, you know,

116the setup at the bank, I mean it's it's been a great place, but we're all kind of >> Those are >> really >> You know, we're not >> Yeah. >> But we we make anything work. >> Yeah. >> It also puts >> Thank you for that. >> uh Aaron as clerk back with us. >> Yes. >> Which is sometimes a challenge, but we make it work. >> Yeah. Yeah, I'm all for it. >> Well, that would be the last one. >> All right. Moving on to Mrs. Wright. So, how long we need on this one? I would I would suggest doing student one first. I don't know. Okay, what do you want to do with that? We're down to It's up to whichever one you want to do. >> Um >> Let's do the student

117one. Did you get it done? So, let's do that. >> 5 minutes for both? >> Yeah. >> Thank you. So, it's several weeks mission. All right. Mrs. Wright. >> Hey, Mr. President, I move to enter executive session for KSA 75-43-19 for a period of >> What did you say Mrs. >> 15 minutes. Mrs. Wright. >> And 8:10 p.m. to discuss matters relating to actions adversely or favorably affecting a student under the chromatic function including Dr. Newland's wander and admin with the open meeting to resume in the board meeting at or in the board room at 8:20 8:35. >> 25 p.m. >> 8:25 p.m. >> Okay. >> No, Mrs. Barr and Mrs. Wright. >> Okay, and admin. >> Okay, Dr. Newland's wander and Mrs. Barr and Dr. Wright. >> Dr. Mrs. or Mrs. >> Mrs. I

118mean, get out of here. What are we >> With the open meeting to resume in the board meeting room at 8:25 p.m. >> Second the head. >> Okay. I don't know. >> Oh, yeah. I don't know. >> Okay, I don't know if I can do this. >> I congratulate you. You can pick that up. >> Yes. Okay, your name is Margaret. >> It's not right.