001All right, y'all. >> [clears throat] >> Call the meeting to order at 5:02. Stand for the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay. Uh 3.0 is to approve the meeting agenda. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second it. >> Uh any discussion? All those in favor? >> Aye. Those opposed? It is approved. All right, 4.0 are acknowledgements and recognitions. Uh we don't have anything specifically on the docket this evening. Uh 5.0 are recognition of visitors and community comments. Um community comments is an opportunity for the public to address the school board on an item in >> Included with the straight up And all the events one two three
002four. There's nobody. >> [laughter] >> I'm so confused, Herb. >> And it follows with the guidelines printed at the end of the agenda. Um no community comments signed up for tonight, but uh welcome to everybody who is is joining us for our June 2026 business meeting. Glad to have you here. >> And in the future. That's the big thing today is the future viewers. >> And the future viewers. >> It reminds me, do you ever see uh sorry, I'm digressing. Do you ever see that skit with Conan where he'd be like in the year 2000 even though it was like 2002 already and he would say, "The future, Conan." That's what I always want to do when they say that. >> [laughter] >> So many for people. >> Yeah. Uh seriously. >> happens, right? They
003go back and they review later or something of interest. >> All those people really uh clamoring. >> I think most of most of the viewership happens post, in the future. >> Only if something interesting happens in the library. Right. >> Well, I'm not sure that the Zoom uh thing is working. There is no future. >> [laughter] >> Good, then we can't get in. >> Are you trying to log into it, Jason? >> Yeah, it says there's restriction. >> Well, maybe our all of our potential visitors are sitting in waiting room of in the lobby of the meeting. >> [laughter] >> They're never going to get in. >> Did you log in through this um agenda, Chris? >> I did. I'll shoot [clears throat] Jason this other invite. Try that one. Anyway, keep going. >> All
004right. Okay, thank you. Um okay, 6.0 our reports, 6.1's the principal's report. Um are we We're not expecting Josh, or are we? >> We are not. >> Okay. >> He signed in a little while ago. >> All right, so we'll That's it. He's got a report in the packet, so you can review that. Uh otherwise, we'll move on to 6.2, superintendent's report. >> Yeah, thanks. Just two quick mentions. Uh I want to say thanks to our food service staff. They're running summer food service this year out of the culinary arts room. And uh it's actually gone really well. So, um they're basically coming down, grabbing their food their trays, and then they're going back to their rooms and eating wherever they're doing their programming. So, thank you to Laura and Yana for feeding our kids.
005Uh and then lastly, the building is under major construction right now. So, there are areas of the building that like the high school bathrooms are gone. They They're obliterated. Um holes in floors. >> That's crazy. >> It's nuts. Um >> Good riddance, those bathrooms. >> [laughter] >> Those old locker rooms in the elementary gym, all busted open and walls coming down and plumbing going in. So, it's exciting. It's messy. It's [laughter] loud. Um but it's progress. So, >> Does it make you a little nervous about timeline? >> Oh, yeah. Oh, yes. [laughter] When you see it, you're like, is this ever going to come back together? >> How could this possibly be ready for kids to come in? >> It will. I have confidence. So, thanks to ICS and their teams for that. So, that's
006all I have. It's been [clears throat] end of the year was great, graduation was great, you know, all the things. So, here we are, enjoying. >> All right, fantastic. Um okay, 7.0 is the consent agenda. Um is there anything that needs to be pulled for further discussion? >> Nope. >> Okay, if not, we just need a motion. >> So moved. >> Seconded. Okay. Any other discussion? All those in favor? >> I. Those opposed? Consent agenda is approved. All right, 8.0 are discussion and action items. 8.1 is to accept the expenditure and revenue report for May of 26, included in the packet. Um business manager Oberg is not with me, but I'm assuming that Chris can answer any questions if you have any. >> Overall revenues are running hotter than last year by quite a bit.
007You look at the percentages. Um and expenditures are pretty close to where they were last year. It's good. >> Yeah. What's hotter being higher? >> Higher revenues. >> Yeah. >> We're at 99% of budget in revenue. And we And this is in May, so >> Mhm. And 83% on the >> Last year. >> expenditures. I just the hot versus cold was >> Sorry. >> Just had to clarify. >> Yeah. >> Running fast. >> And it's interesting cuz all the construct a lot of the construction revenue and stuff in there. It's like >> It's kind of hard to figure it out sometimes. >> Mhm. More complex. >> I'll make I'll make a motion to accept the expense revenue report for May. >> I'll second. Any further discussion? All those in favor? >> I. Those opposed? Motion
008carries. All right, 8.2 is approved. Okay, Jason from ICS is here. We've got the design development documents up for approval. Um Jason from ICS is with us with the construction update and >> That was a stack of papers. >> The design. >> So I consolidated the 150 pages into a booklet here, kind of a summary of everything that Um a little light we did here. >> Moment. Yep. >> They call it a booklet so you have to print it. >> Um What size of paper is this? >> It's 11 by >> 11 by 17. Yeah. >> I used to love this. I used to love this. >> So I am having a little trouble with the link there, Chris, so if you want to go through the slides, it's fine. I'll get them up there
009for you. All right. Yeah, so I'll be doing a construction update um for referendum one. Uh we're going to review the budget, recent change orders, furniture, and uh project updates. And then we're going to get into the referendum two design. Uh design development is the current state we are in and then next steps. Yeah. Pay attention. Moved up. Anyway, but um Here, budget update here. So There we go. How are you doing? >> Just fine. Making We can work through this here. So, regarding our budget for referendum one, uh the budget is 26 million 313,108 dollars. Uh the current construction cost is at 26 million 292,000 94 dollars. So, we anticipate the cost to be under the budget with a surplus of 31,000 14 dollars. And we have a remaining contingency of 714,000 810 dollars.
010Uh recent updates to the budget, uh pay up 17 was processed in early June for the May construction that had a cost of 494,614 dollars. And um contingency and change orders are discussed on the next slides. Uh so, regarding change orders, the change order process here, the approval matrix was reviewed with the group in January of 2025. So, I wasn't here on the project at that time. And uh we're just starting to go through the steps here. So, now that we're in construction, we're going through change orders. Uh the approval matrix, so um construction changes with a value of less than 30,000 dollars, um can get approved by the superintendent. If the cost is greater than 30,000 but less than 50, um and the project remains on budget, that approval would go through the PAC
011meeting. And then anything over 50,000 or um something outside of the budget would come back to this group here. Um so we do have four change orders that uh that we reviewed at the PAC meeting on Tuesday. Uh those were with AG O'Brien for 25,100 $14.43. Those were generally related to HVAC controls and some existing conditions and uh plumbing changes in the cafeteria. Uh BCI, the general construction contractor, uh they had a change order of $16,853.66. Uh that was related to grouping uh bleachers and then some bathroom hardware changes. >> Those are the bleachers that bleachers in the new gym, right? >> In the new gym. And that was actually a credit for the the chairs on the bleachers. >> Okay. >> And then uh Hunt Electric, they had a change order for $932. Um
012related to relocating the water fountain in the cafeteria. And then last year, Northland, the site contractor, they um issued a credit of $167,500. Uh and that was value engineering. So some of those exercises we went through in the winter um to bring the project back in the budget. That was related to uh aggregate below the bus loop. So, we no longer are asking them to dig up the base there. Um they're only going to replace the asphalt. And there were some concrete changes that we reviewed with uh um Um these changes uh generally relate to the plan review and permitting. So, the uh plan review process that we went through with the state um throughout the last several months here. The permit was received and these were corrections to the process there through the drawings.
013So, we do not anticipate any other unforeseen plan review type of change orders coming through. Um you know, following that approval matrix, there is no board action required for these particular contract changes this month. And uh any remaining value engineering um there's there still are a couple of items we're working on, but that uh value um will be recorded as contingency going forward and we will no longer track this surplus as a separate >> second bucket of money. >> Uh regarding furniture, so we've made a lot of progress with furniture um and we continue again next week. The uh procurement is ongoing and we have ordered the furniture for the cafeteria. Um so, here's a, uh, rendering of how the cafeteria will be laid out. And then the tables in the back there, those are
014in the, uh, hallway across from the cafeteria. >> Oh. >> Some high tops. >> These high tops are cool cuz you can just tip them like this and you can use them for both ways. Put logos on them. They're kind of multi-purpose. >> Right. >> Um, as a project update, um, as Chris mentioned, there's a lot of construction going on right now. Um, saw cutting, the underground plumbing, uh, that high school bathroom, like you said that is gone. It's gone. It's gone, yeah. >> The blue wall remains, though. >> That's the upper left-hand corner picture. Uh, that's a guy standing in the girls' bathroom, actually, inside. But like they're gone. >> And we are doing some framing. And uh, the hallways are ready for the carpet, so that work should be going next week. >>
015The rubber floor. >> Yep. >> Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. No carpet. >> [laughter] >> Yep, and the retaining wall, that has, uh, completed as well. And we're starting to do the, uh, rebar for the foundations and footings. >> And busting rock. >> We've [clears throat] been doing that all day today. >> I know. >> Um, are there any other questions about the, uh, current activities? >> We've saved [clears throat] enough to get the solar tubes back into the plant. >> Just about. I do have it on the list. >> Really high on my wish list. >> I see. >> We know. It's also high on my wish list to make sure we get a good track that's not >> displaced. >> All the things. Right. All the things. >> Can't be replacing a thing every
0167-8 years. >> Um, I am tracking that as well for you. >> Really big on like natural light, makes a big difference to human beings. >> Um So, regarding the referendum two designs we can jump right into this. So, on the screen here we have the athletics improvements. Uh, so the features here include a larger storage area. Uh, removal of the pole vault. So, that was a uh suggestion from the track team. Um, we do have a larger sidewalk around the uh hillside here so we can fit uh picnic tables around here. And this will be more of a hill. So, it will allow um seating there as well. Um, we do have the staff bathrooms over here. And then um the concession building is moved up closer to the building. And uh there is
017a sidewalk here now connecting our new fitness and gym area to the track. >> So, I'm not complaining about pole vault going away since I know we don't really have any pole vaulters, but if we did in the future, is that a huge project to add sometime later or >> So, that is something I am working through with a design team to uh identify where this pole vault would go in the future. And put a cost [clears throat] to it. >> Yeah. It's I know I would have the the park probably hears this, but I don't and >> No, I don't >> have to do a giant project and be like, "No, we have a bunch of kids who wanted a pole vault." >> It seemed like uh beyond the construction component, I think a
018uh particular coach, they need to have certifications to do that. >> Some differences in insurance and the poles themselves. They have to be specific for each kid and they're hundreds of dollars. So. There was there were a lot of reasons that they kind of went >> Is that something they do in the metro still, pole vault? Or >> It's done, yes. And it's done it's done in the region, but it's done there's like one or two facilities in the area that have it. >> Huh. >> The vast majority don't for all the reasons our coaches said. Um and so >> Two Harbors have it? I vaguely remember a pole >> I think Two Harbors might have it, not Silver Bay. >> Right. >> I think they do, but I'm not certain. >> So though those
019places that have it host the meets regionally for all the pole vaulters. Um just cuz most places don't have the facility. >> Sometimes those are not even the same meets as the rest. >> Yeah, different day. >> Yeah. So yes, it does happen in the metro, but um our our coaches were pretty adamant. They're like, it's never going to happen here. We're never and we're never going to host state meet here because we're up in the far northeast corner. Um so it's just not worth They said we want the money to go elsewhere like more storage. >> More storage, better track. >> Yeah, that was what April told me. She like track surface. >> Right. Invest in the track surface. >> Um so we will have a some meetings next week to review the track
020surface and the uh turf. We're going to do that on Thursday. In person here. Are there any questions about the um athletics area? >> The only thing I would add is the pole Sorry, the discus the one that's going from southwest to northeast, that's not in the plan anymore. So it's just the one that's in the northeast throwing southwest. The coaches are are looking into the ability to put one in the far northwest corner of the multi-purpose field and then throw southeast. They like the two different directions because of wind. Um so but that that configuration takes up too much of the field um for soccer and >> Can you make the uh the non-Cook County players throw against the wind? >> Right, right, right, right. [laughter] >> Home field advantage. >> Yeah. >> It
021makes a huge difference. >> Especially in >> Three throwers in my family now, and I hear it. >> Some some newer items that we've talked about really in the last park meeting. >> Oh, sorry. >> Uh we talked about putting the scoreboard over on this side. >> Yep. >> And then the flagpole up here across from the uh concession building. >> The scoreboard board will block our little bit of lake view we get. >> Uh well, the placement will be important. >> Seriously, it's not a joke. >> Also making sure that it's visible to all the people that'll be sitting on the hill. >> Yeah. >> Um unlike now, if you're sitting on the hill, you you can't see the scoreboard. >> Unless you walk into the field. That's the problem. Yeah, I do it
022anytime I want. Think a little bit better now. >> [laughter] >> Are you going to stop me? No. >> Uh so regarding the uh structures on the uh track area. So we have got our storage building here with uh three separate bays, three separate garage doors, and three uh personal doors there. Uh we have the bleachers here. And the bleachers do also have a uh press box on the top. And uh over here we've got our concessions building, and we've been working with Chris to make sure that we're staying compliant with the uh health code regulations and making sure that we're getting the right uh tables and you know serving the right food for the design itself. Um we've got a storage area. This area is generally for maintenance of this building. So janitorial type
023of space there. We've got restrooms. So men's up here, a family restroom and then women's down here. >> And we're used to Biffy's. We can move it up in the world. >> Right. Uh so one thing that design team did with this is they took the occupancy of the stadium back to the state and did get a um variance from the code to allow us to have less restrooms than you may need. So I think they were able to take away two um stalls there because >> We're used to two Biffy's. We're still used to >> Yeah. So this is going to be this is >> Yeah and they did that because we have the sidewalk back to the building where the other restrooms are. >> Correct. >> Oh I see. >> Yep. Yep. Uh
024so regarding the outdoor learning spaces, so we did reduce some of the scope in these two areas. Um the first uh design was a bit higher on the budget than than we really could uh afford. Um in the sawtooth org arc, so um the the main focus here are the existing planter boxes and also that mosaic. Uh so we will be doing some site work to um make the elevations a bit better back there. You know, it's quite a hill. We will also be putting the amphitheater seating here around this mosaic. And a new sidewalk. So, leaving a lot of that existing to remain. Um and you know, really focusing on that area. In the front, uh we previously had the amphitheater seating around this center. Um that has been removed. But we still have
025uh benches around the outside here, benches under the canopy, and then picnic tables around. So, we did reduce that scope quite a bit as well. >> green lever in the corner? Is it a tree? >> That's a tree, yeah. >> Okay. >> And then in So, that's a tree. These are um maybe 10-in accent pathways. And then this will still be uh sod. But it will be >> So, like all the little squares are pathways and or around the squares are pathways and the white squares are just grass. >> Grass. >> Okay. >> Grass or or >> colored concrete. >> Blue ones are colored concrete. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> It's kind of like a check Not exactly a checkerboard, but it has inner It's some grass, some concrete. And uh the benches, we'll make
026sure those are mobile to manage the snow. >> Super great so that some of the benches are under the awning cuz so many so many kids are waiting there in all kinds of weather, right? So. >> They can sit there while it's raining. >> Out of the rain. >> That's exactly right. >> Good choice. >> Okay. Yeah. Uh regarding the theater, so the area of focus in the theater was uh lighting and lighting controls. Uh the motorized structures, so uh this over here um it's going to drop down as a rack. So, the uh theater department can change the light fixtures and then bring back up without having their genie booms. >> The lifts, yep. And uh so, we're going to replace some of the light fixtures, the lighting controls, and some of those motorized
027structures, uh replace the seating in the uh front section of the theater, and then do some uh finish updates like paint and flooring. Um we did have a lot of discussion on the chairs, and one particular chair is uh more desirable now. I think it Is it in the theater right now, Macy? >> It's nice. >> Um it does look like this one here. >> Uh it's black. >> There's a single one out over there. >> In the [clears throat] theater to check out. >> Yep, and there's probably five other ones that are no good. >> We ruled out the other four. >> I had sort of hissy fit. I had hissy fit over. But, um They're nice cuz they stack, really nice, and they're so, you can remove them and make dinner theater and
028>> Yeah. >> And that's so cool that they have flexibility to >> They are a little more expensive than the other ones, but it's worth it. >> And they're in budget? >> Not >> Overall, yeah. I mean, the yeah, that was the basic objective was to make that space more flexible, and the chair was kind of the linchpin on that, right? Like, cuz they're as they currently are are not mobile enough to make it user >> They take them out like prom and certain things, and you've got the >> And it's really hard, and it works >> The hallways just like people get injured in those things. >> But, you also want to sort of maintain the fidelity to theater experience, right? Where you have a seat that's comfortable and not just like what those
029you know. So, yeah, kind of went around and around with this one. So, it's nice that there's actually an option out there to like accomplish the goal. >> It's great that you guys got a few to like actually Sometimes you order it and you're like, "Oh, this looks right." And then you're like, "No, let me try them." >> Yep. That might have been the hardest decision we've made so far. >> [laughter] >> We're lucky cuz that's our hardest decision. That's pretty lucky. >> Well, and you know, you can push them forward like, "Hey, this one decision is quite right." >> Drag it. Drag it. >> Looks like it's a stadium, not a theater, you know. >> It feels like the story of Goldilocks and the five chairs. >> Well, what you don't want to do
030is at the end of this project have people come into that theater space and be like It's not we downgraded our seating, you know what I mean? >> Mhm. >> Cuz yeah, cuz the functionality part of it we also want to have like still be good seating. >> And the taxpayers are going to come in to their certain spaces and >> And shred >> That'll be a real obvious one. >> Yep. >> Uh so, regarding the estimates, so I have been working with the contractors that we already have on site. Um like this Northland Constructors PGO Brian Um to help really uh firm up this price and make sure that we're on the right track going into the uh bidding process. Um so, our schematic design, which is what we reviewed April, we had an
031estimate of $9,072,456. That is the construction cost. Um not including the contingency and the design and permitting and those sort of things. Um the current estimate here is at 9,025,512. Some of the numbers went up, some of them went down, um, but overall we're still on track with our uh, budget. >> And you're going to sneak some natural light back in the building. >> No, that's two different bonds. You can't do that. You can't do that with the separate You can't mix and match these two different Okay. phases, right? >> Correct. >> that was part of this phase originally and you come out of it. >> No, that was part of the first one, this is the second phase. Oh, okay. >> Yeah. >> There are overlap areas in the referendums, however, that allow for
032some wiggle. >> But >> I I just got to be careful how you ask it. >> [laughter] >> It's not a light, it's a thing. It It's still not right. I want it back in some way. >> Okay, good. >> Good. >> Uh, regarding a schedule, so uh, we are June 18th and, uh, we have finished with the design development, which I just showed you. Um, going forward, we will be working on the construction documents through July. But the next board meeting uh, we will ask for approval on those documents. And then in August, uh, the project will be going out to bid uh, for approval in September. >> When does >> Yeah, construction on this, uh, we're hoping to mobilize sometime in the fall to bring in some of this uh, soil before um,
033winter. Yeah, before freeze. So, that's really the a goal here. Um the recommendation here is to uh vote to approve the design development documents as I presented here and to allow us to proceed with the construction documents. Are there any questions? >> I'll make a motion to approve the design development documents. >> Second. >> Further discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> Those opposed? >> Motion carries. >> Jason, procedurally like I see on page two there's a signature here. Do we need to do Is it a DocuSign kind of thing? >> We're good with this. >> Okay. >> This was just part of this document package, yeah. >> Okay. Do you want these back or can we keep these? >> Oh, they're for you. >> You took a lot of my trip, didn't >> Yeah,
034I did. >> We need to examine these with great care. >> This is going to make my briefcase at least 1 lb heavier for the next 6 months. >> Just follow it everywhere you go. >> It's like a black hole. >> All right. >> Thank you, Jason, for for coming and and sharing that. Um Yeah. Only consultants. >> I believe so. >> Okay. All right, perfect. So, we'll move on to 8.3, which is um approval of the fiscal uh school district budget. >> Right safe. Yeah, thank you. >> See you next time. >> You I can Mr. Chair go through the slides again. You've seen them twice. Um >> Anything I missed the last meeting cuz I was traveling. Did were there any big >> Um nothing has changed since the work session that you
035uh but you missed that, I think, right? >> Yeah, but we looked at it before when three said so there would only be >> Right, very very >> minor things was the only thing that >> No, nothing significant. We still have um overall um You know, these are some of the variables. Um these are some of the things that are in the budget with assigned funds, transportation, some vans, one more bus, curriculum adoptions, technology. Well, that's all the same. None of that has changed. Um and then ultimately you're This is fund one. Um it's a budget of a $750,000 spend down of funds, most of that being signed and restricted funds. >> A certain curriculum, that sort of thing. >> Yeah. Yeah. So, it may have changed by a few bucks, but it's all the
036same stuff. >> And the um Uh I was just thinking about the report and um the principal's report. >> Mhm. >> Cuz Josh talked a little bit about enrollment for this coming year, and it seems to track with the chart in here. I think he said or it's close. I think he said at this point we have 16 kindergarten >> Something like that. >> so far, and then like 29 pre-K >> Right. Right. >> that are coming. So, so far that kind of trend that we were expecting of the lower dip and then we were knowing. >> of 3 years of smaller classes is is coming to fruition true and accurate. >> And it really just is birth rates and sounding. >> birth rates. >> Yeah, that's not anything we can do about that. >>
037Exactly. >> Or if we could, it was something in the water 5 years ago or so. >> We all know what happened 5 years ago, 6 years ago. >> Didn't make people want to have kids. >> Right. The one certainty there. >> Well, no one had kids period. That's the reality. >> I mean, it is. In our our modern world, people don't want to have kids. Like >> Five kids in, it is solidly harder to have summer for me than it is for me to just go to work in the school year. Like it's blatantly clear to me that this is this [laughter] kid staying with me is a big deal. >> Sure. I have a point that what but I won't make it on camera. >> God, I'm sorry. That's what I was going
038to say. >> That's good. Oh, two kids is having two kids married is having one kid as a single parent. It is. [clears throat] >> Did you do the half and half time thing? >> No, I mean, I well, no, after age four, he was with me 95% of the time and it it was way easier than having two kids. >> What about three then? You're zone defense. >> Oh, no. >> Five is complete chaos. Five different summers. >> All right. Yeah, so regarding the budget, any questions or comments, anything anybody wants to dive in deeper on at this point for >> You weren't doing a good job of selling bigger class sizes in the >> Yeah, no kidding. I'm committed to Having kids is hard. Don't do it. >> [laughter] >> It's really the
039best. Have more kids. >> Five years, we'll call this the Reddick's >> Yep. >> Thanks. >> I have much clout. >> Oh, good. >> And this YouTube channel has that much clout, for sure. >> What's the follow? >> For sure. [laughter] >> Yeah, it won't just be the county this year. >> Yeah, it'll just go, you know. >> Need a motion to >> Yeah. >> Motion to accept the budget for 27. When he comes back in. >> I'll second. Further discussion? >> I just say thanks to Teresa for all her work on this. She's not here tonight. >> She does work hard for this year. >> Yeah, she's got to go to >> early on purpose. She's in London this week. >> so many times. >> She's in London? >> I was supposed to be
040in London right now. >> The narrative was was great. I read through that and it's So, for anybody in the public that's interested in learning more specifics about the budget, you have hands-on the narrative for this in particular and it's very informative. So, >> And will be posted to our website following this meeting. >> Yeah, perfect. Um, okay, all those in favor? >> I. >> Those opposed? Motion carries. All right, 8.4 is to approve our 10-year LTFM plan. Got that in the packet as well. >> This was also brought to you early by Teresa, so and reviewed. Um, basically this is an annual process we have to submit to the state explaining how we're planning for the LTFM dollars that we collect over a 10-year window. So, we do it every year, update it. It's
041um, you can see if you really get into the granular details, there are years where she's budgeted for a big spend on something that would be like a roof project or an HVAC project and then you go back up again and then spend another big something. Um, >> which is kind of a natural cycle. >> Which is the whole purpose of LTFM. Yep, yep. >> [snorts] >> So, you'll you'll do this again next year. >> Long-term facilities maintenance for the uninitiated out there. That's the acronym. >> Yeah, I used to do such a good job asking what the acronym was all the time so it'd be on camera. I'll do it anyway. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second it. >> Any further discussion? All those in favor? >> Aye. Those opposed? Motion carries.
042All right, 8.5 is the We've got a resolution for filing dates for the 2026 school board election. And the resolution is here in the packet. This is something that we have to do to This is kind of the first step in the election process, I believe. >> We do it every time. >> Every election year, every two >> Um Filing period begins on July 14th and closes on July 8th 28th. And there's three seats are for election, district one, district three, and district five. >> Ever so slightly earlier than it has been in years past. Just Just like >> Yeah, I remember it was the last time I was driving in this town and it was sometime in >> Just a little earlier than normal. >> But the window has always been the same or
043>> I'm sorry. >> Has the window always just been two weeks every time? >> Oh, actually a pretty short window. >> Oh. Yeah, so recruit someone there, Mr. Reddicks. >> Uh >> Um okay, any other questions or comments on this? If not, we just need a motion. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second it. >> Any further discussion? All those in favor? >> Aye. Those opposed? Resolution's adopted. All right. Uh 8.6 is to approve the 2026-2027 speech services contract. >> I apologize for the lateness of this getting into the agenda just today. We [clears throat] hired or contracted for the services of Jane Wolf um last spring for this past school year. Uh she lives in Two Harbors with her family and has come up 2 days a week for the most part 2
044days a week um all school year. She's provided outstanding speech services for our students. Uh so this is a contract for next year. Uh she did not change any dollar values. There are a few little tweaks to language or regarding having this stay overnight and have lodging paid for if the weather's bad or something like that. Um she she made a little more flexibility in um the 2 day a week but 2 to 5 days a week if needed cuz on occasion when they're doing an evaluation, she's needed for more than just 2 days a week. So uh Tina Frederickson from the NLC helped kind of throttle her case load and how much time of hers we need um just like all of our other case managers. So um essentially this is just a refresh
045of last year's contract. >> It takes a long time to get someone to come in person. >> Yeah, so we yeah, my first 3 years here we didn't have anyone and then we had Haley and then Haley's now gone to the hospital. Um Mabel is still here full-time. She was a first-year teacher this year. She'll be our full-time SLP again next year. Uh and then Jane is just a couple days a week. >> So having real bodies in the building is a big improvement on things we've had in the past. >> I was I read through the contract and I did kind of it did I did note the like staying overnight provisions around that and I was I was curious and just like how you handle situations where there's inclement weather or whatever and
046I was just curious about Yeah, how that was handled in the past. Was that like an issue? You know, cuz we did have a fair amount of inclement weather. >> We did. >> This last year. >> and so she would stay overnight at a hotel and have her own pocket. She's advocating for people to get reimbursed for that when she has to advocate that. >> Yeah, but rather than a pay raise of any sort. >> Did it seem like it's did um There's also just like if if the like cancellation or whatever was called after a certain time, she's maybe already on the road, we get billed for that day anyways. Any of those kinds of things like >> No, I'm not worried about that. I'm not worried about that cuz we usually make that
047call early enough. >> It's a pretty good job. I've appreciated that and I've heard parents say they appreciated it versus the last minute in the morning. >> That no, that that I'm not worried about that. The costs of staying over for bed, I do worry about that and that's where we may >> a cap on There's no cap for that. However >> Um cap. >> year, we could pay for a bunch of days. >> there's like a cap in the in >> in the amount. >> Yeah, it's 135 and 25 for meals. >> Per day. >> Per instance, basically. >> But if we had one of these we do occasionally have these years where snow goes crazy. >> I mean is there like Well, I suppose we could circle back to that if it becomes
048an issue, could have a conversation and be like maybe we >> We could. I would also offer that maybe next year in the spring if we can capture how much FTE would be made we post again and try to hire an up someone who's our employee who's not a contract. You always pay more when it's a contract service cuz they have the leverage to say this is what I want. Right. Um So I think you know, hopefully we can maybe repost and find someone. The market is significantly different than it was 4 or 5 years ago. We've gotten an OT, we've gotten an SLP. So, I'm feeling pretty good about that. hiring rate. >> And she seems pretty consistent in terms of being here in person and not like doing the virtual necessarily cuz that's
049>> She's been fabulous. >> Okay, great. Well, that's that's great. >> Did she put any here that anywhere here that in case of inclement weather she wants the option of virtual or anything like that? >> Is that's all in there? >> Yeah. Yeah, that is in there. >> Is it by the snow division? I didn't see that. >> I've read it. I think it's in this additional provisions and duties of parties section, like section five. It in the and >> G and H, yeah. There's um >> Yeah. >> Oh, there we go. >> They can cancel >> reschedule or Yeah. That language that's tele- therapy sessions. And how she would bill those. >> Is that in You said G and H, but I don't see it in there. Is it >> No, it's the next
050page. So, page seven now. >> I J >> B Page seven B. >> B >> Or I guess it's article. Article six B, there you go. And payment reimbursement. >> Um but I mean, I guess the in in practice, we have we have we've kind of >> She's been here in person and >> been able to kind of flesh this out and um and it's been satisfactory. Very much not like worried about it. So. >> Very thorough you guys. Holy man. >> [laughter] >> You know, you need a little light reading. Read this damn good. Let's approve this and move on. >> Make it a motion. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second it. >> Any further discussion? All those in favor? I. Those opposed? Motion carries. All right, 8.7 is to approve the
051specific services contract with ARC. And we have their invoice. I guess they invoice us just annually, or is that just an example of how their charges are broken out? >> Um, I believe they invoice us twice a year. >> Okay. >> Um, and half in July, half in January. This dollar amount is almost exactly the same as last year. The fluctuation of 100 bucks or so is probably just because of enrollment. >> Sure. >> Um, this is the service that This is our support for student information systems and our HR payroll systems. Lifeline for small school districts. >> So. >> For sure. >> And this is every June as well. >> Okay. >> ARC is the Arrowhead Regional Computing. Student activities. >> Uh-huh. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second it. >> Uh, any
052further discussion? All those in favor? >> I. Those opposed? Motion carries. All right, 8.8 is our resolution accepting donations for June of 2026, and there are yet another slate of donations here. >> At least 300 bucks. >> Mhm. >> [clears throat] >> Thanks. And the constant how generous people around organizations have been has been great. >> So I make motion to accept donations with gratitude. >> I'll second. >> And I'll second the gratitude, too. >> Any further discussion? >> I don't give gratitude out lightly, either. >> [laughter] >> They're very generous with our students and >> No, it's true. It's great. >> It's so appreciated. >> It's like thousands of dollars every month. It really is amazing. >> And even if it's not these type of things, like Lloyd K. Johnson gave out record amounts
053of funding in our community this >> That's all. >> For sure. >> It's It's so appreciated that they give to people who are there predominantly our students. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Those opposed? Resolution's adopted. All right, 9.0 personnel. 9.1 is a slate for June of personnel items. Here. >> Drama assistant >> coaching staff. >> Yep. >> Just for clarity that part-time cross country coach, that's to fill in for uh when Emma Spoon goes out on maternity leave. So um >> Approximately when is that? >> Like end of September. So Channel pick up that back half of the season for her. >> Okay. >> I should know this, but do we already both Do we already have a long-term sub in everything >> Um, we're working on that. Um, the science we
054we did So, Ryan Lang is on here for art. >> He was going to do science, now he's doing art and now we're hiring science. >> acceptance and the change. >> So, we're we're interviewing two candidates uh within the next week for the science position. >> Do they have a teaching license for that? >> They do. Uh and uh sometimes you can do like out of field placement for a long-term sub. So, you have a license, just not in the right area. >> Doesn't [clears throat] have to necessarily be a tier four, does it? >> Should be a tier three or tier four. Well, you're right, it could be you could do tier one or two if you had that. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um, just more hoops. Um, but they have a couple candidates, so
055hey, we'll see. >> Okay. Awesome. >> Hopefully good candidates. >> Right, exactly. >> They get to choose to fill. >> I'll shall I make a motion? >> I'll second it. >> Further discussion? Eric, Quinn Uh all in favor? >> I. Those opposed? Motion carries. >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion to adjourn. All right. We're adjourned 5:54.