001It's not like crazy. Good morning. Let's call the meeting of Lake Park School Board to order. Let's start with roll call. Megan >> here. >> Cole's not here. Marge >> here. >> Uh Sarah >> here. >> Aaron >> here. >> Yep. Jan >> here. >> Cole >> here. and Susan here. Let's march for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge algiance 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. >> Thanks for helping me fit in. >> Can I get a motion to approve the agenda? >> Motion. Can I get a second? Second. Any discussion? Any discussion? Motion is approved. Uh 2.0, public comments. 2.1 recognition of visitors to the board meeting. And we still do
002not have any uh uh visitors tonight. Okay. 3.0 board reports. Nothing. 4.0 staff reports. 4.1 elementary principal. Is he he is absent tonight? >> I don't see Mr. Johnson. >> I don't see him. >> Did anybody have any questions on anything there? >> Okay. Uh, middle school principal Miss. >> Yeah, just a, as you can see, our enrollment numbers are there. Um, I also included our raider online. Those are online students. End of the semester, kind of our honor roll for seventh and eighth graders. And then just a couple upcoming events. We have FFA week this week. Um we have a Becker County Vape and Positive Community Norms speaker coming on March 10th. And then Smiles by Jake will be speaking with our middle schoolers on March 11th. >> Wonderful. Anybody have any questions for
003Miss Sick? >> What is Smiles by Jake? You want to take >> Okay, he'll tell you it's on his >> also. >> Okay. >> Then we have 4.3 secondary principal to answer your question. Uh Smiles for Jake is a a nonprofit. Uh it was a good friend of mine that was an administrator in uh our neighboring school district. Uh but he went into wanted to make a difference in a different ways. Uh, Smiles for Jake is a uh supporting monitoring monitoring and inspiring life for everyone, an advocate for mental health awareness and suicide prevention. >> Awesome. >> So, he was able to come in and talk to our staff in the morning. I had a good discussion with him and then we did high school. He wanted small group uh with the sensitivity of the
004subjects. I sent a an email out to uh parents just explaining what the program is uh what we're going to be talking about. Uh we went small groups. Uh it went very well. Uh very good discussion. Uh so a lot of times as students will talk I said a lot of times the staff is the one that's pretty reserved about uh the topic but uh they're going to come back like Miss S said and uh go over middle school uh coming up in the future. Uh so it's a our elementary also will probably the upper grades also participate in in this program. our sixth graders I think are coming over. >> Awesome. >> Yeah, >> thank you. >> Yeah. [clears throat] >> Uh and then he always he did post a video on our I
005don't know if anybody's seen on our our web page uh he kind of promoted that he was here uh working with our staff and students and for administrators and for school boards he said our fee is zero. They just want to make an impact on one person and if they can do that it is worth worth it. They gave little booklets uh a smiles for Jake a little booklet uh to write down three positives every day that you can come uh away with each day with. So each student is getting one of them also. >> Very nice. >> Y >> what time is the March 11th? >> It's all day. It's split into different sections because they want small groups. So, we only [clears throat] have like two groups of seventh grade and two groups
006of eighth grade. So, it's a little bit smaller. >> Okay. >> Uh, other than that, on February 18th, uh, was schoolboard appreciation day. Uh, so our, uh, art department, Miss Mohler and our students, uh, were able to make posters for school bus driver, plus a little card for each one of them, uh, thanking them for everything they do. Like Dr. Ber said like it's a hard position uh when their eyes are supposed to be going forward and they're looking backwards. Uh so we really thank them for everything that they do. Uh it shouldn't just be a one day celebration but uh every day uh we had parent teacher conferences last week on Tuesdays and and Thursday. It was a busy night with the community meetings but also with uh girls basketball was at home. Uh
007but it was a way for us to connect with parents and build that connection uh to be able to help them and support our students here. And then our national honor society uh had like the positive a affirmation and positive comments uh has been a theme throughout this whole month. uh kind of it's not only uh Valentine's Day but also a way that you can make a their slogan is if you can make a one positive comment you got to tell me that that is going to make somebody's day versus uh in our world we can that one negative comment is going to stick right in your head. So, just making those positive comments and it's been a it's been a a fun little month for us here. Uh school board uh upcoming events, our
008school board uh student update. Uh we met Dr. Burquist and I met with our student leaders. Uh they're going to send out a survey on Wednesday. Uh in the survey, it's going to go over culture and climate, mental health, uh also the 4 day week. uh little survey on 4 day week and then the effectiveness of thinking of next year with our class schedule. Uh do they feel like advisor time is effective or do they feel like our flex schedule is more effective? So that will be sent out on Wednesday and like Miss Sick mentioned uh Becker County another uh nonprofit which they have worked with the DGF schools. uh they were able to get a grant to work with schools and other ones uh to be able to like is vaping is vaping an
009issue? If it was an issue, uh what this uh nonprofit was able to do is to work with our students or staff and create posters. It was a five-year grant. Uh but it's a matter of changing the narrative to a lot of people think vaping is an issue to can we change the narrative. their students said 90% 98 to 95% students did not vape. So then the message gets out there but they he's going to help us um talk with our staff on what is a vape because it comes in all forms and it could be in it could be in your little straw over there. just kind of notice them but also educate the staff but then also educate our students on uh each week we have a daily or weekly message that goes
010out on our TVs on vaping the negative effects uh so it is being taught in our health classes but also on the TV boards but he's going to come in and uh talk with our students on on uh vaping then at the FFA I'm not going to speak about that let Miss Heners and her her students talk about the epic week uh coming up here and then our enrollment numbers are steady uh from the beginning of the year. >> Sounds good. Thank you, Mr. Myers. Anybody have any questions? >> Thanks. >> Okay, we have activities report. Anybody have any questions on that? >> Have a couple shoutouts. >> Yeah, go for The recent one on there was our uh wrestling team went to sections uh this last Friday in Saturday in Alexandria. Uh they had
011a record setter. They've had eight place winners which was a new school record for us. Uh but my opinion the most important thing is a referees uh at the end of the tournaments before the finals give out a sportsmanship award and we were uh given the AAA sportsmanship award for for how our student athletes and our fans presented themselves. So >> pretty cool. >> Extremely impressive. >> Girls ambass girls tournament they are coming up uh they play on Thursday uh on the first round of the tournament. uh they'll be at home as a seven seed and then if they win on Thursday they'll play Saturday at Breenidge the two seed and then boys are finishing up their regular season this week and then their tournaments will start start next week. Oh has got a lot
012of good information on there. Our speech team is uh been doing really really awesome. So there's a lot of good information in there on how our students are are doing this. >> You said the state tournament this this weekend for wrestling. >> Yep. Yeah. And we have one one participant uh Finn uh at 107 or both was our state entrance. So they will participate he'll participate Thursday, Friday and Saturday. So hopefully Saturday >> starts on Thursday. [clears throat] >> Wonderful. Thank you. Moving on to the consent agenda. Can I get a motion to approve it? >> So moved. >> A [clears throat] second. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Any discussion? Any discussions? Consent agenda is approved. Um, we'll highlight 5.4 contract approvals. We have a lane change for Rachel Wilson. A bachelor's to bachelor's plus
01310 and Jill Conrad to bachelor's plus 30 to a master's plus 20. And 5.5, we have resignations and retirements. We have nothing in there today. Uh 6.0 No recognitions. Uh we have Sam's Meals for Many Mid. Oh, first of all, can I get a motion to approve this >> motion? >> Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Yes. Can you just Can you throw that up on the screen? Whatever we're approving. Thank you. >> Any discussion? Any discussion? Um, [clears throat] uh, Mid America Steel, $1,500. Timothy and Rhonda Sweeney, $100. Heather Kee, $2,000. Carol Ericson, $50. Corn Lutheran Church, $300. SJ, $400. Scott Impala Brain Branch, $100. Thomas and Leon Freriedman, $100. We have student support to miscellaneous CAF, $198 for school supplies. Ron Shernreck, $50 for elementary student assistance. SVLP
014Giving Tree Wild Race Electric, $1,50 for school readiness team foundation, $5,600 for high school shop air compressor. >> Nice. >> Anonymous don donation, $250 to elementary student activities, second grade snow tubing. Bell Bank, we have $10 to miscellaneous custom card donation. State Bank of Lake Park 16525 for BBB trophies awards for Gateway to the Lakes tournaments. Hometown Blend, we have $130 for concessions for student activities. Cormmont Lake Sportsman's Club, $1,000 for elementary sixth grade ski trip. Lake Park Fire Department, $500 for ECFU Saturday. Okay. Uh whereas the financial limitations the district dictate the school board must reduce expenditures and therefore has been a been a reduction in overall student enrollment. And whereas the reduction of expenditures and the decrease in student enrollment necessitates the discontinuence or reduction of programs in the discontinuous or reduction of
015positions. And whereas a determination may be made as to whether programs and purpose positions may be res reduced and or discontinued be resolved by the school board of independent of independent school district number 2889 falls. The SC school board hereby directs the superintendent administration to reconsider the discontinuence or reduction of programs and or positions to effectuate economies of the district and reduce expenditures as a result of the reduction in enrollment to make recommendations to the school board for thei discontinuence of programs reductions of programs discontinuence of positions and or the reductions of positions. All those in favor say I opposed. >> Madam chair, are we on 8.4? We are >> six one. >> Oh my gosh. >> We I think we we jumped. Sorry. [laughter] >> Second here. I'm reading it too and I'm like
016this. >> She told me to read the purple. >> Do I have additional I have to read on that. Susie res. >> Okay. >> Do we need to back up to >> uh I'll think we should be fine. I just I'm going to have to read this and then I need everybody to approve it. >> What? Who doesn't like to hear losing my voice? [clears throat] Well, let's just do this. All those in favor say I. All those opposed say nay. >> I >> Okay. All uh resolution is going to pass. Whereas Minnesota statutes 123b.02 subdivision 6 provides the board may receive for the benefit the district bequest donations or gifts for any proper purpose and apply to the same purpose designated. In that behalf, the board may act as trustee of any trust created
017to provide pupils of the district with advanced education after completion of high school and the advancement of education. And whereas Minnesota statutes 465.03 provides any city, county, school district, or town may accept a grant or device of real or personal property and maintain school property for the benefit of its citizens in accordance with the terms prescribed by the donor. Nothing herein shall authorize such acceptance for use or use for religious and secretarian purposes. Every such exception shall be resolution by the governing body adopted by twothirds majority of its members expressing such terms in full and whereas every such exception shall be a resolution of the governing body adopted by twothirds majority of its members whereas expressing such terms in full. Therefore, it be resolved that the school board of Lake Park Ottawan School District number
0182889 gratefully accepts the following donations as identified below. And thank you very much for all the wonderful gifts for our school district. We appreciate the generosity. And the resolution passes. Okay. No old business. We move on to new business. 8.1 annual compliance documents. >> Well, hello. My name is Diane Jordan and I'm the American Indian coordinator here. I'm actually waiting for Miss Maria Alder, our chairperson. Would we will uh like uh Janelle and her group to go first while we're waiting for Maria? Would that be all right? >> We are just fine with that. >> Okay, thank you. >> Okay, we'll go 8.2. to FFA presentation. Janelle Huners. >> Hi everyone. I'm Janelle Huners. I'm the teacher and FFA advisor. I have some FFA officers with me. I'll let them introduce themselves. >> I'm Isabella
019Brandon. I'm the Sentinel. >> I'm Addison Welter. I'm the vice president of FFA. >> Uh so I just have some slides up there. Before we get into the FFA side of things, I really wanted to give a full picture of what it means to have an agricultural education program. So, if we scroll down to that second slide there, that shows you the three circle model of a education. And this is actually super important uh for on my end of things, not to get too in the weeds there, but I have to submit a program approval each year and through that that gives us access to Perkins funding, a 35% reimbursement on materials. uh it essentially proves the classes I can teach and I have to show every year that I am demonstrating these three components
020of the model in order to get access to all of those things. So uh and I also like to brag about what my students are doing because I'm doing really cool stuff. So uh the next slide. So supervised agriculture experience I like to uh liken it to work-based learning or project project based learning within an agriculture context. Uh so it's preparing students in a lot of different fields. So, I've had students um a couple years ago Colin Karan build a canoe. I have students um raising their own show pigs. I had a student build a go-kart a couple years ago. So, they're doing really cool projects, doing really cool work experiences here in the community. So, that's that sapel component. The next slide shows uh what the classroom looks like and that varies from being
021in the welding shop and wood shop to we went on a fishing trip last semester or doing a community garden at Sunnyside we did last year. Um we're in the second year of having our greenhouse. So we're having our second annual greenhouse sale this May. So I hope to see you all come out for that. Um that's been a really fun endeavor. Uh, and now I'll let the ladies take it away and tell you all about FFA. Okay, so FFA is the one of the largest studentr run organizations in the country. And right now, this week, we are celebrating National FFA Week. So, we have a lot of fun activities planned that Bella will talk about in a little bit. We use agriculture, food, and natural resources to build leadership skills, connect with others, and
022find career success. I personally have met a lot of cool people through FFA. I've learned a lot. And when it first, like when I was first introduced to it, I never thought I would now be the vice president. So, that's pretty big. I kind of just applied for the officer role. Last year I was a set and all and now here I am vice president. So that's pretty cool. [clears throat] Um we do a lot of competitions. Last Wednesday, I believe we did me, Bella, and a few others did small animals and then we had another group do egg sales, right? >> Yes. >> And then on Wednesday, we have our small animals and other competition, but it's like this one you could qualify for state. The last one was just a practice one. One
023of my actually favorite things to go to is leadership conference. We did that in January. We I think we did just officers, right? Yeah, we did just officers, but you go to like we go to the homeless theater and you just go through different like stations of leadership. We did a lot of interview stuff. So, that was cool. And we do I've never been to like state fair one what national um yeah that I've never been to that but a few of our members have. I have done the Becker County Fair but not for FFA. I did it for 4. So that's pretty cool. Um and then we do do FFA year round. Like some people probably think that it's like just a certain time slot, but really we're doing it all year round. >>
024Thank you, Addison. So in our officer team, our president is Ally Kelly, our vice president, as you know, Addison Walter, and our secretary is Ethan Richard, our treasurer is Evan Woodmire, our reporter is Tegan Emerstrom, and I'm the Sentinel Brand. And we currently have 20 active members. >> And so this just highlights a couple of the various things that they've already talked about. what we do. Uh we've had students win FFA jackets. We had an eighth grader make it to the state three competition this year in the summer. That was really exciting. Uh they're showing at the fair. You can see Mr. Wasulk in the top right corner having some fun at FFA week last year. Um so and then I think and then I think the next couple slides uh we really encourage you
025that to stay in the know of what we're doing in the classroom and in FFA to follow us on Facebook. um keep up to date on all our happenings and we'll happily enter any questions anyone might have. >> Any questions? >> I have a question. [clears throat] Do you guys partner with either Farm Bureau or the Minnesota Farmers Union to get into their FFA involvement? >> Uh so Minnesota Farm Bureau runs the discussion week competition. Okay. So, uh that's their main connection in our region. Um, so we usually have one to two students participating in that and that's a yearly uh thing and the farmers union they put on some summer camps too. Um, so we try to connect with them sometime. >> Awesome. >> Any other questions? >> I'm sure the board's wondering how
026they could get into the contest of Kiss the Critter. [laughter] >> Gladly have you in as contestant. So this year we decided because we have been doing it every every year and this year as an observed team like it's a big production to put on that we're going to start alternating it every year. So since we did it last year, we're skipping it this year, keeping it a little more lowkey, doing some more things at the elementary school. Um and we'll bring it back next year. So if any of you are interested, we can write your name down next year. >> Is it like a fear factor thing? Like [laughter] you bring in like these little critters and >> your blindfold? Yeah. Well, that's if you see the picture, can you scroll the picture? >>
027That's my worry. [laughter] >> This year for I don't think I saw it on the slideshow, but this year we're doing dress up days and then we started a new thing where we're hiding ducks like little little ducks around the school that have FFA on them. And if you can find three of them that spell FFA. >> Oh, nice. >> You can bring them down to the egg room and get a prize. >> I know tomorrow is Carheart versus Sika day >> and at lunch we're doing a trivia wheel. >> Wednesday is >> Wednesday. >> Thursday is >> is show your blue collar day. So what type of career you want to do an egg. And that day we're also going to the elementary. >> Super cool. on Friday. >> Friday. >> Oh, yep. And
028then we started this couple years ago, maybe. Um we're on Friday morning, we'll do a staff appreciation breakfast. So, um the staff can come down and get breakfast before school starts. >> Very nice. >> You know, I I don't have a question, but [clears throat] I am so excited that FFA is back. >> I really am. We we lost it for a while, but kudos. >> Good job, ladies. >> Thank you. >> Yes. Thank you very much. [clears throat] >> I think I'm just going to go ahead. Is that right? >> Hello. I'm Diane Jordan. Many of you probably already know me, but I I'm in a different capacity now. I am the American Indian coordinator at our school. I write grants uh for our 83 um American Indian kiddos and we see that those
029monies are used appropriately through our APEC which is the American Indian parent advisory committee of which Maria Alder is our chairperson. And our concurrence vote is voted by uh the membership of that committee which is five people and Maria being the advisor and uh have we brided the gap for our American Indian kiddos in the school and they voted 100%. Yes. Thank you school board administrative administration for helping bridge that gap. So that's wonderful. And then I have a little thing to read. Our concurrence vote goes into the state. Um uh Miss Dlique has already signed it and our superintendent myself um Miss Maria Alder um also signed it and it also um besides that going in our plan went in and our plan is very extensive in that we uh we compare our American
030Indian kids in every regard and every respect to um academic ICS uh social issues, attendance, postgraduate, all all of those um areas and how is the general public doing? Are our general population of kids and how are the American Indian kids doing and um uh anyway we have a plan each year and that is going well. So thank you there. So uh all the last thing I have to say that uh this compliance these compliance documents are important because they are required by the Minnesota statute section 124D.5 or 78 and uh we are in concurrence. The APEC has voted to concur with the district's education offerings and program plans for American Indian students and we appreciate the ongoing partnership in meeting the unique educational and cultural needs of our students. So, thank you all for
031all you do for our Mean kids. And >> do any of you have any questions? >> Do you have to renew every year, Mrs. Jordan or is it just >> uh renewed automatically? >> It is not renewed automatically. This is a giant plan and it requires a lot of research and uh we put it together thankfully with Susan helping and uh Jamie Nelson, M uh Art, Mr. Meyer, um the superintendent. Uh I hope I'm not forgetting anyone. I'm sure I am. Um uh it is difficult to gather that information uh attendance information um behavioral information and yes so uh yes we do it every year and it is uh reviewed by the state and this time we had two reviews to make sure we were complying in every way possible. uh I have also written
032an and that particular grant is like 69,000 and we oversee and then uh I also wrote um another grant an Ojiway language grant of which we um have just begun to um um pilot let's say but it was $85,000 for this year. We are probably using about 12 of that. I re again uh submitted uh revitalization grant for next year and am looking for 76,000 for that. So a full-time teacher hopefully and um so in you know en encourage um uh our administration um to be open-minded. Um there are many ways you could use uh uh a language teacher that won't disrupt the main core classes which is so important that the kids are are getting and passing as well you know. So anyway thank you for your time today. >> Hey one more question.
033Um what do you believe is the most beneficial aspect of this program and the use of this grant? >> The use of the grant is for the American Indian students and I feel that uh a couple of the things that have been instrumental in the high school. We've started an American Indian tutor program. Um, and we've used $21,000 of that grant for uh one-on-one tutoring. Um, and uh we try to bring in cultural uh relevant uh Native Americans that um speakers. I like >> Yeah. speakers, dancers. Uh the elementary has art people coming in. We have a culture club in both buildings. New this year in the high school, maybe we only have three to five kids attending, but it's year one here. In the other building, it's maybe the third year, and we have
03412 to 15 that attend monthly. >> So, it's it the program is going very well. So, thank you for your support. >> Yes. Thank you for all you do. >> I'm happy to do it. Thank you. >> Okay. 8.3 approved seniority list. Can I get a motion to approve? >> Yes. Motion. >> Can I get a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Um, any discussion here? We have three seniority lists. Did everybody go through them? And anybody have any questions? Um, you know, when you look at when you look at the tier three and tier four seniority listers, um, well, I mean, it's called tenure continuing contract or whatever. I'm just looking at the tier tier two and tier three or tier one and tier two. There is that is not says tenured. Is there tenure
035for tier tier one and tier two? >> I didn't think so. But >> I'm just curious. That's that's the only thing that jumped out at me. I wasn't >> I'm not sure. Art, do you know off? >> My understanding is yes. >> Okay. It's like a it's a continuing uh education process that you have to continue with. I do not believe. I think it's just that once you get to that third year of your contract and you're showing progress towards getting a tier three and tier four. >> Okay. >> I can check with Dr. Goffrey or Dr. Burkequist just to confirm. >> And in the tier one and tier two, it does show that two are tenured and two are not. >> Right. And that's why I just wanted to make sure that we're we're
036okay with doing that because I didn't >> Well, if we have any questions, just [clears throat] I would Yeah, I would check with uh Dr. Burke. I was asking questions today as well. >> Is this something that needs to be voted on tonight? I asked that because as a fairly new school board member, some of this is still new information for me. >> Yeah. >> And I'm not super familiar with what it means, [clears throat] but >> usually set in stone. >> They're not. >> Yeah. I when I asked today, I asked Dr. Burquist and he I said, "Well, is there any way any of this would change?" And he didn't think so. Kim trying to look it up, >> but it does have >> Yeah. Um, >> but their lensure if they've tenured or
037not, their start date of LPA [clears throat] 2018. >> Which one did you want to look at, Sarah? I can go over the page one. Yeah. I'll scroll down too. >> No, I'm just I'm just curious. I didn't know that there was tenure for for a not a non-licensed >> teacher >> and I'm not sure on that. So, we'd have to ask Dr. Burquist. >> Well, that's that's my question is if I don't want to approve anything if and if I'm in the wrong that's that's fine. We can approve it. >> Yeah. >> Next month. >> Is this something we can table until next month? >> I'm guessing we probably can't table till next month. We can >> we can >> Okay. So, I'm gonna >> I'm gonna go >> make a motion that we
038table 8.3 approved seniority list until we're more informed. >> So, I mean >> I second. >> So, Aaron made a motion to approve. >> Hold on. I make a motion that we rescend the approval motion and table 8.3 approved seniority list until a till the next meeting when we can have more information on this. >> Sounds good. And Sarah, you second that. >> Yes. >> Any discussion? Can my only discussion is can we add it to our >> agenda for next >> to the work session so that we're able to have some conversations. >> Okay, perfect. >> Susie, could you add it to our work session? >> Do you want to change that to a special meeting so you can >> Yes, we do. Yes. >> I got a phone call to Dr. Burke. I'll
039get >> that would be good. Can we just keep this discussion open here for a second? Maybe he'll have an answer. because >> I'm just looking I'm just looking on >> which is why I asked if >> I'm just >> I don't know if you want to prolong it >> and I don't disagree. I just >> I want to make sure I'm understanding exactly what this means prior to voting. >> But I don't disagree. I mean that's that's why I asked the question is because of everything that Yeah. >> So who who sets it [snorts] >> up? >> I know Dr. Burquist did look at it as well today and >> I believe the um believe the >> what is the union looks at it as >> like do you say anything about tenure though
040like I understand all I understand exactly what volunteer >> March the union looked at it as well >> the Dr. Burke was and the union would have looked at this >> I would assume they would >> information >> right that's what I mean they >> so and as they go per each person's contract >> so they're only contracted employees >> that are on here >> I didn't I don't think when I went through it I seen it >> you recommended table >> sounds good >> thank you Mr. only because I don't know what we're approving. >> Mhm. >> I don't like voting on something that I don't know what we're talking about. >> Um, [clears throat] >> well, it it'll come down to if you're on the bottom, it come down to who stays and
041>> right. But yeah, I mean, if you >> I'm I'm just saying that's why they have the seniority, >> right? the seniority is, but then tenure is a completely different issue. >> Correct. Correct. >> So I >> But I'm just thinking that they, you know, you can't prolong it too long. >> No. And I would assume they just have tenure in there just because it lists whether or not they've received tenure or not as well. >> Did he say he had looked >> wants you to approve the the seniority list, >> but really doesn't have anything to do with tender. >> Okay. Well, on that seniority list, it shows >> Tenure. So, that that was my question. >> Did you say you said he said we could table it or >> We could table it.
042Yeah. >> Well, >> if we're just approving if we're just approving the seniority list, then >> then I'm fine with that because >> Yeah, we're not approving approving tenure tonight. >> Right. That's it. In this seniority list for tier one teachers, it says there's tenure. So, I just had a question about that. So, I'm fine with approving the seniority list if that's what we're doing. >> Okay. Any other discussion, >> but now we got like two motions and two seconds. >> Well, you cancelled the first one. >> So, we're tableabling or not tableling or >> That's what we're going to vote on. >> I think we can approve it if we're just if we're just approving. >> We're approving this. >> Okay. >> Got a motion and a second. A motion and a second though.
043You have a current >> Well, we can we can vote that down. >> Okay, let's just vote to fail n >> Okay. Sorry. Uh >> don't we want to table part of it? >> No, we're just >> we're only voting on the seniority list. We're not tenuring people tonight. >> Um okay. [clears throat] So then we will vote uh all those in favor Well, I guess we'll do a roll call. We'll just be extra safe. A roll call vote on tableling this and then if we we can open up another motion as well. Um, all those in favor say I. All those oppos say >> nay. >> No. Marge. >> Sarah. >> Yes. >> Karen. >> Name. >> K. >> Yeah. >> Susan. Nay. Um, motion does not pass. Would anybody like to make a
044different motion? The seniority list is not table. Would anybody like a M? So now you have you wanted to vote to pass it. Correct. >> Motion make a motion to approve the seniority list only. >> Okay. Uh anybody second approving the seniority list only that March second it. >> Okay. Any discussion? Any discussion? We will do another roll call vote and approving the seniority list only. Megan, >> yes. >> Uh Cole, >> yes. >> March, >> yes. >> Sarah, >> no. >> Uh Aaron, >> no. >> Jane, >> uh nay. >> Uh Susan, yes. Uh motion passes. Seniority list, um LPA teacher seniority list is approved. Um, okay. So, >> I apologize for that confusion and my understanding of tier one, tier 2 teachers that So, maybe it's just uh I need just clarification on
045that. So, >> but you approve. Yeah. >> Yes. Yeah, it's approved. >> Okay. Okay. 8.4 resolution directing administration to make recommendations regarding reductions. Can I get a motion, please? >> So moved. >> Can I get a second, please? Second. >> Uh, any discussion? Any discussion? Oh, let me get it up on the screen. Second this. So is this us authorizing >> the administration to make reduction or discontinuous programs and our positions and reasons therefore >> and we authorize before we even like know for sure what that plan is >> making suggestions. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Just for us to take take into consideration as we move forward. >> Okay. >> And for some reason I do not have it It's cuz I'm sitting next to you. >> Technology hates me. >> Tier [snorts] one,
046tier two. [clears throat] >> That's what [snorts] >> you know what I mean? >> Yeah. Right. That's why I don't understand why there's even a list for dear woman. >> Okay, there we go. >> Correct. [snorts] So motion's been made. Second's been made. >> Right. >> Sounds good. Any other disc any discussion though? Took me a minute to get it. >> Sorry. Yeah. >> Up on the screen. >> Any discussion? Any discussion? Uh we'll do another roll call vote on this one. If you're in favor, say I. And if you're oppos. Megan >> I. March. >> Hi, >> Sarah. >> Hi, >> Erin. >> Hi, >> Susan. I >> motion passes. Um, whereas the financial limitations of the district dictate that the school board must reduce expend expenditures and therefore has been a reduction in
047overall student enrollment. And whereas the reduction in expenditure and the decrease in student enrollment enrollment may necessitate the discontinuence or reduction of programs and or the discontinuence of reduction of positions and whereas a determination may be made as to whether programs and or positions must be reduced or and or discontinued. Be it resolved by the school board of independent school district number 2889 as follows that the school board hereby directs the superintendent and administration to consider the discontinuence and or reduction of programs andor make positions to effectuate economies in the district and reduce expenditures as a result of the reduction in enrollment and make recommendations to the school board for the discontinuence of programs. reductions of programs, discontinuence of positions, and are the reductions of positions. And the [snorts] motion did pass. Did anybody else
048have anything else to add there? >> I think my only question is >> yes, >> when and where are the recommendations being made? Are they being made to the school board? Are they being made? Are you guys meeting? And then we hear or >> I guess I'm a little confused as to where and when this is going to happen or did it already happen? >> No. No. >> This would be so we'd be making the resolution now. So they would be making >> Okay. >> And I would assume maybe the stuff is probably brought to you guys as administration uh and then to the superintendent principal superintendent and then we will hear the recommendations as well. >> Yeah. And then also the also be involved with the process too is my understanding. >> Okay. Thank
049you. [snorts] >> Okay. Uh any other questions? >> Okay. N succeeding meetings. 9.1 schoolboard work session March 11, 2026 5:30 p.m. Lake Park Alaban High School Media Center. 9.2 2 regular monthly school board meeting March 23rd 2026 5:30 p.m. Lake Park Aana Elementary School Media Center and the meeting is adjourned. >> So we're turning the work session into a special meeting. Okay.