001All right, I get a call to order at 6:01. Can I get a roll call, please? >> Sure. Can >> here >> myself >> and Sarah >> here >> and Mr. Holland and Mr. Delen. >> Uh, Miss Holland might not be here, but I know that Troy is here. He'll be here. >> Okay. >> All right. >> We'll wait on that. >> Everybody saw the agenda. Do any motion surrounding the agenda? >> Uh, yes. I'd like to make a motion to table number 12 and 13. Um, after at our premeating, we need to add some areas of concern. I think need more clarification on the a I policies. >> Sounds good. Do I have a motion to >> I'll make that a motion. >> Motion to accept the agenda as amended by Connie. I can
002put my words together. >> Got a motion by Connie. Do I have a second? >> Second by Karen. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. Next we have positive recognition. Yes. Congratulations to Sienna Flugum. She was KycC's weather kid of the week on September 12th. Congratulations to Brooklyn Ming and she was KYC's prep athlete of the week. And congratulations to Austin Ward for breaking the school record for career football catches of 64 previously held by Simon Morgan. >> That was an updated agenda, guys. This is why it's not on yours. So, okay. All right. Thanks, Tim. Donations. >> Um, we received an anonymous donation through Office of Yboard. Uh, $725 value with miscellaneous earbuds, electronic accessories, winter hats, miscellaneous supplies. So, those went to various classrooms and then he still
003has some left to distribute. And then we received $50 from Brandon Flowers for the Bisey Memorial Fund. We received three library books from Ava and Anna Rollins with a $28 value for the media center. We received six library books from Dolores with a $36 value. Um, our band program received the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council grant again for $3,000. And the band program received a donation from the St. Clair Fire Department for $2,580. >> Awesome. That were awesome. >> Fantastic. Thank you. Uh, no unfinished business. Do I have a motion to consider the consent agenda as presented? >> So, carries me a motion. We have a second. >> I'll second. >> Second by Sarah. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All opposed. Motion carries. All in favor? Next we have the resignations of
004courts r and any discussion on this topic. I guess one thing I would say is that it's frustrating when we get people resigning and making accusations and claims in their letters of resignation that are seemingly baseless and then when given the opportunity by the administration to provide feedback on those specific issues and and elaborate so the district can get better, they choose not to do anything. That's very member seems like this is a >> with that I will ask for a motion to accept these three resations. >> Motion over here by Nick. >> I'll make a second. >> Connie makes a second. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All opposed. Motion carries. All in favor. Next we have the termination of Chris Schmidz as the uh sorry effective immediately due to the job
005abandonment report to work. >> I'll make a motion to accept the termination. >> I will make a motion. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Sarah. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All opposed. Motion carries. All in favor. Next we have the appointments of Hannah Heler as custodian, Kaylee Huitt, Taylor Hul as prayer professional, Kianne Seagull, Diana Shepard. We're recommending the applications these applicants for their positions. We also have Jennifer O'Donnation teacher position for 2025 2026 school year. Do I have a motion to approve these appointments? >> So moved. >> Motion by Karen. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Connie. All in favor say I. >> I. All opposed? Motion carries. All in favor? Next we have a motion to approve Morris Seabourg as
006the long-term associate teacher to fill the vacancy of teacher on FMLA leave. Motion to accept this long-term sub position. >> So go ahead, Sarah. Give it to Sarah. I'll take the second. >> Motion by Sarah, second by Connie. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All opposed. Motion carries. All in favor? Next we have the snow removal quote uh by HJ Drummer Construction as presented in your uh supporting documents. Uh they have been doing the removal for the past 16 years and have graciously provided no increase in the cost of their services. Any discussion on this or otherwise I would entertain a motion to approve. >> So moved. >> Motion by Karen. Second. I got second by Mick. All in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. Motion carries. All in favor. >> Harold hasn't
007made much money the last four years. I don't think. >> Yeah. >> We've been seeing at least in the private side of things a lot of people go to more minimums >> which And I understand why >> here. So, >> all right, moving along. We have the uh Blueorth County SRO, school resource officer, uh contract for the next three years. Uh any discussion on this? >> No. Um again, Lewis County provides us with the service through uh Jeff Fiber. It could be anybody else as well. They've been great to work with and they give us a very favorable contract over the next three years. And Jeff does a wonderful job. >> He really does. >> Yeah. I can't say enough about Jeff. That guy, he is. >> Yeah. He shows up at activities and stuff
008and just floating around and the kids really respect and like him too, I think, and listen to him and that's great to have him here. >> No, he's fantastic and I agree with the contract looks a very to be a very fair contract. We appreciate the partnership. Absolutely. I will make a motion to accept. >> All right. Connie made a motion. Do I have a second? >> Second by Karen. All in favor say I. >> All opposed. Motion carries. All in favor? Next we have the language access plan uh as in your supporting documents. That is I believe a new state and federal requirement relating to this. >> Yeah. And really it's it's a lot of um what we've been doing already. And quite honestly as St. we don't have to use it very often.
009Um, but if a student and or parents needed a interpreter for for any reason. Um, we meet with them at conferences, we tell them that's, you know, something that we do if they need something printed in a different language. Uh, and the state just wants to make sure that there's uniformity on this for every school district and that parents uh, do know about it. So, we'll be putting in our handbook. Again, ours is usually the face to face personal contact uh when we meet them or know the situation. And really, quite honestly, I don't think much is going to change now from what we've been doing. >> All right. So, with that, do I have any other discretion or do I have a motion to approve image access plan presented? >> Motion by Sarah. Do
010I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Connie. All in favor say I. >> I. Motion carries. All in favor? As Connie motion for the approval of the agenda, we're going to skip number. We're going to table numbers 12 and 13, the two AI policies. Uh moving down to number 14, which is the review of the food services prices. Any discussion on this, Tim? >> Um those we are received the minimum prices each year for the adults and for the second student prices. So, um, we we were able to keep our breakfast at the same level and the lunch just had to go up a nickel to meet those minimums. So, >> thanks, Kelly. >> Any other discussion on that? Otherwise, will somebody make a motion to approve the recommended food services pricing
011for the 2526 school year as presented? >> I'll make the motion. >> Connie made a motion. I have a second. >> Second by Sarah. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All opposed. Motion carries. All in favor? Next we have next we have the inactive student activity accounts. >> Uh each year we need to go through and if they have a balance at the end of the year and have not had any activity in that given year, we need to um formally do this process to say that it's okay to to maintain that balance and carry it over into this current fiscal year. So those are the list that we had at the end of the last year. >> Okay. Do I have a motion to approve any of the above uh activity accounts
012open for the 2022 school year? I've got a motion by Mick. Do I have a second? >> Second by Karen. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All opposed. Motion carries. All in favor? Next. You have the proposed 2526 tax levy. Uh as in your supporting documentation. Any discussion or motion to approve the 2526 tax? I'll just state it again like I have for 30 some years. Boards are wise at this at this meeting to approve the maximum levy amount and then as adjustments come through then in December at the truth and taxation meeting we do the final percentage although Kelly did share with you earlier it's roughly going to be what percentage probably >> about 6.25% is what we're looking at as an increase right now. So >> and that may change a
013little one way or the other at our December meeting. All right. Thank you for that background. Do I have a motion to approve the 2526 tax levy at the maximum levy amount? >> I'll make that motion. >> Connie made a motion. Do I have a second? >> Second by Mick. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All opposed. Motion carries. All in favor. So next we have the school board vacancy update. So we did have uh three individuals apply for the school board vacancy. Uh as of right now we are planning on working to schedule interviews with those individuals. Uh we have tenatively planned for September 28th with an alternative of uh October 20 October 1st uh in the evening. So it'll be the afternoon the 28th which is a Sunday or Wednesday the
0141st in the evening. We will have someone reach out to the school district to start scheduling those interviews. I believe they'll be posted as the board will be as most of the board to be there. Moving on to the first readings of policy 104, the school district's miss school district's mission statement. Um, next we would have the elementary principal report who is not currently here. Uh, anything I guess since uh neither Troy nor were able to make it. Anything for either of them? >> I just I just think again um since I've been here the knowledge bowl and the number of participants have just continued to increase at both the high school level and now the interest um at the elementary level and definitely the elementary feeds our high school and so it's wonderful the
015number of students are willing to hop in and so that's been um great to see and then of course Na's going to jinx us she said the year is off to just a great start >> and probably the best since co and um I agree but I just I just hope that's not a jinx and at the at the high level. We had a student speaker last uh Thursday and we had a lot of positive feedback from our students. Um it was somebody that was paid um paid for. We we weren't involved in it. Um we just had to give the time and it's always nice to see students react um in a positive manner to the speaker. And of course, we're into homecoming week, which usually gives every principal, high school principal the diarrhea
016because there's loss of control and there's activities going on. So, there's always that chance that um >> Oh, here he comes. Um >> perfect timing. >> I just you can add I I just I've gone too many and I just had the student speaker recap. Um the gentleman did a wonderful job. I'll let you add there. And I just started to tell how much you love homecoming week. >> Oh, I appreciate that. That's what I was actually on the phone deal with tonight. So, um, no, the speaker was awesome. Um, nothing but positive feedback from the students on my end coming. Hopefully the students enjoyed it. Um, I always get nervous about bringing in student speakers. I had expressed that to staff because if they take it a direction you're not ready for, they got
017a mic in front of them and then you deal with the fallout. Um, but knowing how St. Clair operates, knowing how our students operate, he did a great job, but also afterward he goes, "I don't say this to all schools, but your students were awesome." And I passed that on to the students. Actually, today I sent them an email. But I knew he meant it because he went to individual staff members and said things, and there were students that said, um, and obviously student participation was awesome. Staff participation was great. Uh, they especially hooted and hollered when he talked about that he doesn't like parent teacher conferences. teachers that you know stood up and gave him rah rah rah but overall his message was basically don't give up I won't give up let me love
018you basically from a song obviously that Justin Bieber had some famous lyrics in but his message overall was that you're good enough if you believe in yourself and now there's good things happen um it was interesting when he introduced himself he just said just tell him I'm Reggie from Texas he goes or I prefer don't give me an introduction so I thought that was kind of nice too but overall he did a great job. Um, bringing in a speaker is not something that I believe in doing every year, but you try to hit kids throughout their high school career with some positive message like that. Um, we were fortunate too that that was a outside gift to the district to have him come. I don't know what the cost was associated with it. I never
019asked. So, >> you're old for us. >> I don't know. All I know is it worked out. So, yeah, that was the speaker. Um, as far as homecoming week this week, I I do actually like homecoming week. It's just it comes with craziness and all sorts of different things that happen. Um, today was our uh PJ day. Tomorrow is western wear day. So, I'm I'm planning on getting in on that one, that's for sure. Uh, Wednesday thrift shop or mismatched. Thursday, party in the USA, red, white, and blue. And then Friday, we are the champion spirit day. Um, today there was door decorating. tomorrow coordination. Wednesday class competitions, Thursday dodgeball, and then Friday the volleyball game during the day and then obviously the football game at night. Um, should be a good time. Students, is
020it going well so far? >> It's only day one though, right? Got to save the energy. >> There you go. >> We got some serious questions if this is your PJ. >> So, truth be told, I I went without the tie. I figured, you know, that works. I really thought >> as I said to two staff members I said I just dress ready for success the night before so I don't have to spend as long getting ready the next day >> great steal that one >> I will say that I I heard from at least probably three or four kids now about what a great speaker that was it sounds like he's really impactful >> sounds like a really really good speaker to have >> good >> with that we'll move on to superintendent report.
021>> Yeah. Um I'm going to add one right now. I know that uh the track is starting to come near completion and I I I did a short PowerPoint I sent out to parents and a link in the e-news. I don't know if you've had a chance to look at it. Um and it'll be going out to students and staff this week too just reminding them respect it, treat it right, etc. Um, and then over the weekend I was at a football game in a community that had a track and I saw a gator on the track and I saw the the marching band wheels on the track and hundreds of people on the track. So I also realized it is tough to >> control it and that you do have to have you have
022to have some of it. Um, and definitely if you watch that PowerPoint, it was you know just we do want our community to use it. We do want them to walk on it. We do want them to jog on it. Use the lanes because we'll we'll wear down the inside lanes. And so, uh, it was just interesting to be at that event and just see the opposite of everything >> you just said. >> And if I could just add about the track, my uh, youngest daughter, Debbie, she graduated from here in 2004. I was very active in sports and track. And I told her the track is fine. She says, "Well, it's about time." That was her reaction. So, >> I just wanted to remind board members that we're going to try to control it,
023but there are going to be times when The youth cheerleaders are going to be on the track. The cheerleaders are going to be on the track. I mean, there's going to be times when we do have to be on the track. Um, update on the the door access project. I probably should have had um Mike in the positive recognition to start. Um it's been a tremendous amount of work on his end and follow through and uh right now we're we're this close to it being >> at 100%. >> The good news is as it hasn't been at 100%. The doors have been locked and people had to come through the main door. My iPod would work, my phone wouldn't work. Sometimes it would, sometimes it would, but it was always in situations where the door
024was locked. And so, um, now as we start moving forward, uh, at the end of this weekend, next week, we've ordered fobs. So, we have phones, but we do realize some people don't have the phones. We're going to have to go fobs for some people. Uh, so the project, the company, again, Mike, what you say, >> any concerns we've had, they've addressed. >> Yeah, they they've been they've come and they follow through. Uh, so it's going to be now what we're going to have to do is reprogram students and staff. When you do hear an alarm, you do have to come out of your classroom. You do have to find out who it is. Um, because we've been used to over the previous year >> of it happening a lot and just ignoring it. So,
025we will we will begin that process of reprogramming. Just want to let you know um again we and I do this in E news but I wanted to say publicly too while we're on camera our staff and students take our safety drills extremely serious and Lewis County law enforcement and some of them have students here it's nice to have them in the building and afterwards say to Troy and I may wow couldn't hear a pen drop in the building couldn't people had their doors locked people followed the protocol so it's it's nice to have that uh tomorrow. Just to let you know some other things that go in behind the scenes. Tomorrow I'll be at a meeting in Mano. It's organized by actually Jeff Wyberg in Blue Earth County. There'll be other schools there and
026it'll be a three hour three-hour discussion training on what are you doing in your school? What are you doing in your school? What are you doing in your school? So again, it's the fact that St. Clair we're always looking to improve on what we think we're doing doing well. But again, it's nice to have Jeff that he's the one that organizes that and pulls pulls everybody um together. And then actually the day after that, I'm involved in a um twoour very thrilling FEMA presentation. But again, it's because we're involved in that. That's part of why we got the FEMA grant, too. And again, that ties into safety as well. So, um we do the drills, we look to improve them, we do them with serious intent, and we also know that we have a violent
027intruder at some point, but it won't be that we didn't try to um think of everything. Um then just give you an update on the on the safety signage. We're continuing to move forward with that. Uh I met uh earlier with Jeff on that saying I was at a city council meeting back in August. Connie, you were there. >> They're very pro and hey, let's move forward with whatever we need to do. Uh, I know I sent a message to Blueorth County saying I'd rather have them buy the signage because they know what meets state standards and statute. They know where to buy it rather than I've been looking Katie's been looking on Amazon and everywhere. I'd rather have it come from them and we pay them back. And so we're looking at doing that.
028Officer Wyberg can get a um a speed like when you're coming through it will tell you what your speed is. that has to be on a sign that has two posts. So, we're just talk I want county to tell me how far should that be away from an intersection, not just Tim and Officer Wyber saying, "Oh, >> yeah, put it right there. >> Looks good right here." Um, so we're going to continue moving forward with with that. And again, um, we'll keep moving forward. Uh, as you know, uh, the one homeowner, they've agreed for us to remove their bush. They agreed for us to trim their trees, and we'll be doing that yet. We've already trimmed the trees. will be removing the bush this fall as well. So, we're contining that very large investment that
029we put in there. So, we appreciate all the work that you're doing to to make sure that stays well kept. >> Border boards here. No, I actually blew mine off without realizing I missed it. So, if there's anything that needs to say, you got anything for us? >> You don't, Connie. You do not have to be that honest. >> Well, I was looking for my minutes and I couldn't find them. I realized I never went. I've been dealing with other issues and I just I September came and went and oh shoot, I missed the meeting. So, sorry joke. >> We had a week later, but uh basically we talked about construction stuff about the biggest thing we talked about. So, city hall. >> Yeah. We're gonna carpet lights and tiles already get done in the
030city hall. >> Nice and stainless. >> Okay. >> It's something that needs to be done. So, that was one of the things we talked about getting done. And like I said, the construction >> construction stuff. Okay. Well, thanks. And I'll make sure I make the October meeting. >> Main Street closes tomorrow, right? >> Still the case. >> I guess that changes. Who knows? >> I'm on vacation. All of a sudden, I get a picture where they close the street down there by the post office. They supposed to close that. I can do. >> No, >> I'm in. >> Yeah. >> So, I got >> Yeah. Question for Tim. >> Where were you thinking about putting signs as far as the speed? >> Uh, probably moving it closer towards city hall. So, that intersection on agency.
031So, we we've moved that crosswalk or school ahead closer towards city hall either there or on the county road where kids are crossing. >> Okay. >> Um and we move it closer probably to BP. >> Okay. Um and again that's where we'd want that gentleman to say which is the and at the time um officer library had had contacted the county at that time they did have one that they would give us. >> So who knows if they still have that one or not. >> Okay. All right. Open. >> All right. With that, the next regular board meeting will be held Monday. Did I see something back here? >> Question. >> Yeah, I have a question. >> Go for it. >> Good. >> Are we going to be able to host this season for that?
032No, Miss uh Mr. O'Donnell started probably a month and a half ago when we knew that it was going to be completed. >> Um tenatively started trying to line up and seeing if people would forego their meet so that we could have one. And so now that now that we know that the track is going to be completed, they'll move forward with that probably with one for sure. >> Okay, >> Mr. Cons, I'm glad you brought up the part about another school would have to forgrow their needs. Every school traditionally has their meets and their dates and every year it's the same coinciding date. So trying to be a new school and bring a new date gets really really challenging can be done but I think people are going to have to be patient with
033it might just be one this year and then you hope to grab a second one the following year and things like that. >> Good question. >> Um you said that Main Street was going to be closed. What's the backup way to get to school then? towards Jamesville. >> It's our pain. >> So, what they're going to do is they'll have it so that >> so you come in, right? They're going to have that so that you can get through starting tomorrow. >> Okay. >> So, you have to follow the detours. Okay. So, that's what they got going on. But it's weather peritting what they're going to do. So because they're going to hook up where you go down to the post office, they're going to that's the intersection we're going to start tearing that all
034up and get everything all up there. So the way I understand it is too is if you have the people that live on that end of town main street, you get through the barricades and go back out because you can't come all the way through. You might have to take a gravel roll. >> Gravel out the 83 and then come in by the BP. >> Follow my ugly Toyota camera. >> It's the one with duct tape that match. >> No, >> you should lead because otherwise you're going to be eating a lot of dust. But it's probably going to take you an extra 5 to eight minutes. >> Yeah. All time, right? >> Great question. >> Yeah, good question. All right. Nothing else for open forum. We will move to the next regular board meeting
035will be held here Monday, October 20th at 6 pm in this room. Do I have a motion to adjurnn the meeting? >> Move. >> Connie made a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second by Mick. All in favor say I. >> I. >> All oppose. Motion carries. All in fa All in favor at 629. and board members, if you could um maybe drive out