001Okay, we are now ready to begin open session. Open session is now called to order. We will do the next step we'll do the Pledge of Allegiance, where we will be led by Finn Young. All right, thank you very much. We need a motion to approve the open session agenda for May 21st, 2026 as presented. Motion. Second. >> [laughter] >> All of those in favor? I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. All right, moving to recognitions. >> Okay. Congratulations to Ava Thomas Tillman from North Point High School who earned first place in the SkillsUSA State Conference. SkillsUSA prepares America's workers in career and technical programs. Congrats, Ava. Oh, that's back. Okay. Four WSD seniors were selected for this year's Missouri Scholars 100. Holt's Ben Young, Liberty's Lokia Vaka, and uh Ralthy Thea Garagin, and Timberland's William
002Head were named to this distinguished list. Congratulations. >> Mhm. >> following the next slide and Option one was the 155 million which included those following things. Option two was 170 million. Option three 185 and option four and each one spelled out different things that it could or could not do within that. So we asked the community when considering which items should be prioritized next, which which option do you do you prefer, excuse me. Um, option three had a 42.4% Uh, option four, which was the 200 million, had a 26% favor. Option one had 17.7 which was the 155 with the with the Heritage remodel. And then option two had a 13% which was the Heritage rebuild uh, without the storm shelter. So at this point given the information we have, we then asked when considering
003different priorities for Heritage Elementary, would you prefer the renovation that's in blue or would you prefer the rebuild that's in red? 73% of respondents said they would prefer the rebuild option. So our recommendation at this point is given that 42% of respondents were in favor of option three and 73 of the survey respondents when asked specifically about their preference for Heritage selected option three, it's the recommendation the administration for the board to approve ballot language for option three. Okay, we need a motion to approve the resolution. Oh, well, we need a motion to discuss. We need a motion to approve the resolution for prop O as presented, which is option three. Motion. Second. Any discussion? Anybody? Discussion on the topic? Just to add, I think um even in pockets where people might not have responded
004to the survey, it's overwhelmingly in favor of option three. Uh the folks that I were I was talking to in the community seem to have a strong preference for safety, uh which includes the storm shelters as well as um an appreciation for what heritage means to the community, but also uh fiscal responsibility in that we're going to pick an option that's a little bit less expensive and provides us with a more modern building. So, um just the conversations I was having external to the survey seem to point to the same thing. I do want to add when we talk about heritage and the rebuild, uh it will be like our standard blueprint elementary, but we're exploring options to try to make it fit a little bit more into the community, a little bit more of
005an aged look to it uh with some of the architecture from we found actually, I could even tell you it looked like it was from the 1920s what the original front of the building looked like. So, we're working right now with owner to see if uh what that would look like. It can we use our current building structure without changing anything, but just make it look like something like that. So, there's definitely going to be an attempt if the community decides to do this to try to keep that look, that that little bit of architecture that we can there. Any other questions or discussion? I do have one question around the wording just specifically in the proposition as it stated here. Um you know, it it does state, you know, renovating and reconstructing Heritage Elementary
006School whoa renovating Sorry. went to zoomed in. Um, you know, it talks specifically about the three schools that are obviously in the most dire need. Um, just out of curiosity, do you think there would be any um benefit to like on number three and four and five to make it sound more that that's district-wide versus just those particular schools. That's my only question. Do you think that it reads too specific to those particular schools? >> over to Tim just because he's worked with our bonding. So, from that standpoint, the language is general enough we can utilize it how we need to utilize it. Um, I don't know if we want to expand it to include district. I mean, you can you could add something in there if you wanted to. It's you know, there's no
007issue with that, but no requirement to do that either. So, that would just be a if you think that makes sense from a campaign perspective, then you could do that, but you certainly don't have to. Can I piggyback off that question? There's cuz I know one of the feedbacks that I think that we got last time was people wanted to see that more specific this is what it's going towards. Um, because it specifically lists those schools, it still gives us the freedom if let's say we do those things and there's still money left over, we can still spend it on whatever other needs we have, correct? Got it. That's where number five talks about maintenance of school facilities and issues of general excuse me. So, that's that's that catch all right there is the maintenance
008of the general facilities, energy conservation measures, uh enhancing school safety and security. So, as long as they fit within that, we can we can utilize it that way. Any other questions or discussion? Okay, so we have a motion in a second. All of those in favor? I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Next, uh, 12.2 is the second reading and approval of new policy 5218, Cardiac Emergency Response Plan. We need a motion to approve policy 5218, Cardiac Emergency Response Plan as presented. Motion. Second. All right. All of those Any discussion, I'm sorry. >> [clears throat] >> All of those in favor? I. >> I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. For 12.3, we need a motion to rescind policy 2831, the automatic automated external defibrillators as presented. Motion. Second. Any discussion? All right. All of those
009in favor? I. >> I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. 12.4, we need a motion to approve policy 1610, Protection of Student Rights as presented. Motion. Second. We have a motion in a second. Any discussion? Okay. All right. All of those in favor? I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Next, we need a motion to approve policy 1621, Title I Program Requirements as presented. Motion. Second. All right, we have a motion and second. Any discussion? Okay. All [snorts] of those in favor? I. I. Any opposed? All right, motion carries. 12.6, we need a motion to approve policy 2100, non-discrimination and student rights as presented. Motion. Second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All of those in favor? I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Excuse me. 12.7, we need a motion to approve policy
0102150, searches by school personnel as presented. Motion. Second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Okay. Um all of those in favor? I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. And next we need a motion to approve policy 2230, admission of students, residency requirements and exceptions as presented. Motion. Second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Okay. All of those in favor? I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Moving now to new business. We have the federal programs evaluation presentation. All right. Good evening, everyone. Um we're excited to share with you some of the amazing ways our district has come together to execute our federal programs this year. I would especially like to thank Lauren Dickens, who um is with us for her third year now, who works tirelessly to support our students and
011schools and make the most of our federal programming funds. Um she works every day to ensure that buildings have what they need to be successful. Um we would not be in this spot without her. She is truly a wonderful employee. Um Our Title 1A funds, so we're going to go through four types of funding today, Titles 1, 2, 3, and 4. Um and then when we're finished, you'll have the opportunity to ask some questions. Um Title 1A funds are used to improve the academic achievement of the disadvantaged. We work through Title 1 funding to ensure that students have the opportunity for fair and equitable education. The district identifies buildings with the most financial needs to be supported with federal program funds. We've worked this year especially to transition funds to reach more students. Um we
012grew from two buildings the year before to five buildings this past year. Um And by reaching them and focusing on Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention services and materials and enhancing learning opportunities for staff. Um like I said before, this year currently we have five title buildings. An additional layer of Title 1 funding is servicing displaced students. We use we can we are allowed to use a portion of our Title 1 funds um to uh service displaced students. And the student services department works with buildings to identify students who do not have permanent housing. We work with them in return to provide resources that they may need. Last year, a lot of what was spent on um was transportation. You can see in the board memo that has dropped drastically under the leadership of Dr.
013Rohollah, um those costs were almost cut in half this year. Some of our Title 1 programming highlights include uh maintaining three additional reading specialists in our buildings, um employing part-time tutors um throughout the day to implement interventions in all five of our buildings. We have math tutors. This year for early intervention, we implemented a program called Once Reading um in conjunction um with John Hopkins University and I'm doing some research around kids and growth in early literacy. We had two teachers serve 48 kindergarten students in a one-on-one setting. Those two teachers averaged 86 sessions per student in a one-on-one tutoring session. They had 414 hours of instruction, which equaled about 17 hours of one-on-one reading instruction with some of our kindergarteners this year. We saw great growth um in that in our growth scores and
014we're currently pulling that data, so I'll make sure I'll share that with you soon. Um Once Reading also has supplied all of our Once Reading students with summer materials available through August, so they'll have ability to go into online programming and then they also will be sent home with about 40 decodable books that they can practice reading um at home this summer. So, we were very excited about that and look forward to partnering with them moving forward. Um we also supplied backpacks and school supplies for homeless students and a portion of our funding is also allocated for parental involvement, um supplying books for families, family night supplies, and materials to bridge the gap gaps from school to home. We did reading nights, book walks, and parent involvement activities. Title II goal is to increase student
015achievement by providing greater access to effective educators. In our Title II funding, we focus on professionally developing our teachers, principals, and school leaders to ensure that all students have a significant opportunity for a fair and equitable education. We've supported district assessment initiatives and quality coaching as well. We work alongside non-public schools in our district regarding their Title II allocations and work with them to develop plans within their buildings for fund use and manage their use of the funds. Some program highlights for Title II, um, currently with our Title II funding, we have an assessment coach that works district-wide to support in assessment data and analysis. We provide high-quality professional learning opportunities, um, instructional improvement and student-centered coaching model. We provide teacher stipends for leadership and leadership training for our school administrators. Title III funding is
016provided to improve the education of English language learners by helping them learn English and meet challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards. Over the last 5 years, we've grown rapidly in this area, um, just with growth in general, but in our ELL pop-population. Um, we ratio currently with our ELL population about 40 students to one ELL teacher, um, and so we work through, um, Title III funding to support some of that those staffing needs as well. Some of our program highlights for Title III, um, our ELL students were able to attend after-school tutoring at the high school level during the school year, and that will continue into summer. We purchased resources and materials to support our ELL learners. Our ELL students proficiency percentages are outperforming the state in all subjects between 10 and
01720 percentage points of students scoring proficient and advanced and an average MPI 21 height points higher than the state average. The percentage of students attaining English proficiency increased over nine grade levels based on our ELL WIDA access scores. We purchased translation devices for students and teacher use, and we hired an instructional assistant that we added for class size numbers at Prairie View this year. Our title four funds are used to support well-rounded education, a safe healthy school environment, and effective use of technology. Some of our title four funding was used to send our Missouri school counselors to a conference. We funded tuition for six students at St. Charles Community College for their pharmacy tech program. Which they get through that program and they have the ability to put that that work to practice and go
018into pharmacy technician to be a pharmacy technician. We did some restorative practices academies for ISS teachers, provided resources for counselors for the youth counseling compass. Worked with through Google for educators and sent some of our coaches to Google for educator conference. We did some trauma training for staff and parent sessions. A speaker came in and did some work with Heritage around that. We participated in the Apple leadership series and the we sent some people to the Missouri Children's Trauma Training Network Summit that was local. We are continually seeking ways to best meet the needs of Wentzville the school district students through our federal program planning and funding. Next year we look forward to continuing to rewrite and revamp our plan in several key areas. Next year we'll also be coming off a title bypass for
019non-public schools and initiating our own systems to support non-public schools that Wentzville students attend throughout the the counties. Um our initiatives include creating systematic program plans based on data to create measurable goals and action steps that we can work with our title one schools to tailor their plans to meet the needs of their students, their parents, their families. We want to increase math supports and early reading supports and maintain our federal program specialist position to maximize our funding um appropriately. So with that, I will take any questions that you have. All right, any with questions? Go ahead, sir. >> just had one. On that title three where you talked about EL, you said the ratio was like 40 to one. Do you know about how many teachers we have, EL teachers? Um I don't know
020that number right off the top of my head. I would I'm going to guess and say we have 13. Um we're right in between like 12 and 4. So I would say about 13. Um part of the thing is we're just growing in pockets. The other piece is is when we look at programming at the secondary level, we used to be based out of just one of our high schools and one of our middle schools. Well, now since we're growing more um within those populations and kids that qualify for services, um we want to provide those opportunities in their home schools. We don't want to take them out of their feeder patterns and send them to Timberland if they're supposed to go to North Point. Um and so that creates just some more sparse staffing
021um just obstacles that we face, too. So. Thank you. Follow up question to that. So you said you're looking at making it to where the kids stay in their in their feeder pattern. >> Yeah, so we're currently working on that. We've been working on that the last 3 years. Okay. And how does like our numbers compare to other districts as far as the student to staff ratio? like is that on par or is that Um >> Is it a sustainable number? Do we need to look So, what the state recommends is the class size norm. So, they recommend whatever we put our ratios for class size be the ratio for ELL teachers. So, we're well over that right now. Um regarding >> [clears throat] >> Title I and I'll use Once as my primary example
022cuz I'm close to it and I'm a fan. >> Okay. Awesome. Wondering some of these creative solutions that are really improving student outcomes. Is there an opportunity for expansion? >> Yes, that's a great question. Yeah, that's a great question. >> Yeah, that's a great question. So, this year was our first year using Once Reading. They do a lot of work and and you know this but I'll show this to you in phonics, phonemic awareness, and connected text and just giving kids those reading strategies to connect text, connect text, and just really grow in reading. Their growth percentages were much higher at Piney and Heritage of students who took part in the program than didn't. So, our preliminary data's coming back very very positive that we've tracked all year. So, this year kind of the interesting
023thing about it is they approached us to do and said like, "Hey, we'll give you two staff members. We'll pay for two staff members to come in and perform these services. All you have to purchase out of your Title I funds, which we put them at Heritage and Piney because those were the two buildings we had last year and we knew coming into this year we'd still this current year we'd still have is the materials and the resources. What we didn't realize was the partnership that we'd form with them and the professional development that they provided not only for those Once Reading tutors but for our classroom teachers, our kindergarten teachers, our literacy coaches. They actually are coming in for summer institute next week for three days and coming in just immersing 50 of our
024staff members in that good connected um, and phonemic awareness instruction. Um, so I did reach out to them when we got our preliminary numbers and I said, "Hey, what does once look like for us next year?" Um, and they're like, "Actually, it's easier because with some of the requirements we had to have for the research piece of it and the data that we had to turn in, um, it was very strict and scripted of who could attend it and it was randomized. So, we didn't really get to take the lowest kids. We didn't take, you know, it was all randomized based on parent permission and who allowed their child to do it because you're video recorded when you are reading, um, and then coaches through once coach the instructors once a week the entire time.
025Um, so next year we look to expand that to as many title buildings as we possibly can, um, by using the title money to hire staff, to hire instructional assistants to do it, um, and then to purchase the materials for them to be able to do that. Um, I've gotten a quote for five schools, six schools, and seven schools. So, we're we're working very hard within our funding capacity and our title programming to to put money towards that because we've seen great gains. I hope that, um, and I know that there's a plan to do so, or at least I I would have to imagine there is, but very excited for that information to get published once it's finalized at the end of the year, um, because the first-hand account of of what the capability
026of programs like that are, um, that I have is I can't wait for the world to see what it's done for the students that have been involved in it. >> Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Yes. Um, I encourage you if you are interested in coming next week, they will be here for three days. They're coming in town, um, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week and working with large groups of our teachers and our coaches. So, yeah, it's awesome. I can also, um, next week share some videos. They have some really great videos of our kids working through, um, some of their the obstacles that they face this year and just the growth they've made has has been outstanding. Anybody else with questions or comments? All right. Thank you very much, Katie. And we need a motion
027to approve the federal programs evaluation as presented. Motion. Second. We have a motion in a second. All of those Any other discussion? All of those in favor? Aye. >> Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Next item in new business is the first reading of revised policy 2220, the compulsory attendance ages. Sorry, my computer just refreshed at a very bad time. And this basically is updating with state law and I think edit updates, things like that. >> it's mostly stylistic, but it's just updates for state law. You can see very minimal changes on this policy. >> Mhm. Thank you. And then next is the first reading of revised policy 2210, which is the entrance age policy. Again, similar with updating to stylistic and >> Yeah, we just had to add students with developmental delay. That was not
028part of the original The other policy we had to put that into this now, updated it. Next is the first reading of revised policy 0420, the minutes. This does put a little bit more work on you, Mr. Secretary. >> [snorts] >> Um where you'll have to sign the minutes and That's about it. Yeah, this just ultimately aligns that the school district's policy talks about use of utilization of Robert's Rules of Order. this policy didn't initially have that as part of it. So, this is all ensuring that we're following Robert's Rules of Order. And yes, Secretary Rosenthal will have a little bit more news to do. All right. And the the last new policy is the first reading of revised policy 2160, interviews, interrogations, and removals from school. And again, just similar to updates and things.
029Yeah, I I would definitely encourage the board to take a look at this one if and bring questions to the next board meeting. It's it's not major changes, but it really kind of clarifies and provides students and parents with a little bit more protection in in the utilization of law enforcement officers. So, I would definitely encourage you to to read this one, pay attention, and bring questions next next board meeting. Can we ask questions this board meeting? Sure. So, I did take a take a look at it. And one of the things that I noticed in there was we're not we're saying um talking about officers coming to the schools, but we're not talking about identifying them or defining how we're going to identify them in the instances where they want to either remove a
030student or search a student, right? So, I'm not I mean, we we have to they have to verify we said we need you to verification of law enforcement. I'm maybe I'm not understanding. How was that verification done? [clears throat] Somebody shows up with an ID card and a Yeah, badge and ID. Well, no, you'd have your your your badge, your ID, your your ID number, and things like that. Are you more wanting like you call the police department? Is that what you're thinking? Yes. Call back to the Yeah, verify that hey, you sent officer so-and-so here to do whatever and Okay. So, from your guys's perspective, if that's what you want to do, you've got to to you know, just request that you'd like for us to add that into policy and that if that's
031the will of the board then we add that in there and we figure out how we want to we'll we'll bring a wording to that with you. Okay. Any other discussion or thoughts on that policy for this evening? I just want to ask why all the red lines. Like what was the purpose behind this to to switch this up? I think she kind of addressed that. So, if you actually look at the policy, a lot of the red lines are just taking [clears throat] pieces of the policy that are already there and reworking it in. Sometimes the red lines don't truly and accurately reflect the changes themselves. Um some of it's stylistic, but also also some of it is uh moving it more in line with um not just MCE's policy, but finding a balance
032between MCE's model policy and MSBA's. MSBA's policies tend to be a little bit more robust in terms of giving administrators uh a clear process on what they need to do in certain circumstances. And so, this is kind of a mixed uh or a mixture of both. I will add it helps provide some clarity for an administrative standpoint of where there's always as as an as an administrator there's always a challenge like where do the police draw their line? Where do we draw our line? How does that work? The one thing in this policy definitely does a little bit more is help delineate that line. It helps call out that line. It says what it needs to happen. Uh before it was a little bit vague on that. Thank you for the additional information. Any other
033discussion, thoughts, or questions? Okay. Last aboard member comments. Anybody with board member? David, I'm waiting for you. I would like to make a comment. I am I I appreciated being able to attend the awards ceremony and congratulate all of our retired teachers for all their hard work and dedication over the years. Um we had so many that had been teaching for, you know, almost 30 years plus, um which is a real um just I just really appreciate all the work that they've done and and just that they've dedicated their time to the students um in Wentzville. So, I wish them the best. I would add that having [clears throat] a student in one of our buildings, um I am truly excited and amazed for the future of of this district. I'm I'm I'm so impressed
034with what we've been able to accomplish as a district and I'm so thankful um for the experience that my child has had in this district and um in her classroom and in all of the things that she's participated in. So, as we wrap up this school year, just a sincere thank you to all the educator staff members, bus drivers, administrators, everybody that's involved in making this district what it is. Uh it's been a really special year for my family and I hope the same for everybody's family. Okay, I wanted to thank that well, of course, obviously all of the staff, the teachers, enjoy your summer. Thank you for all you do for our kids. Congrats to all the seniors who are graduating. I'm excited to be able to come to a couple of them finally
035this year. But, I also wanted to thank the community for their input. Um I I mean, I know a like 1,500 surveys probably doesn't seem like a lot, but I think that's probably pretty significant for us. So, it's exciting to see that the community is getting, you know, their voices heard. I know there was a lot of discussion on um social media and, you know, out in the public and it was all great feedback. So, keep letting us know what you think and happy summer. All right, so I'm going to echo a little bit of what President Scott said. First though, to all of these students tomorrow, especially secondary, taking your finals, do the best you can. Don't be knuckleheads on the way out the door. Um we know you're wanting to, just don't do
036it. It's not worth it. Um have a great summer, students, staff, faculty, everybody. You have earned it. Um take some time off. To those that are working summer school, I know one of my children will be attending summer school, so God bless you for doing that. Um June's going to blink and it's going to be over with, so try to find some time to enjoy your summers, relax, unplug. Um and I know August will be here before we know it, but enjoy the time. So, with that, I'm done. Thank you. Okay, next we need a motion to adjourn open session. Motion. Second. All right, we have a motion and a second, and we will roll call that vote, please. Dr. Johnson. Aye. Dr. Way. Aye. Dr. Wilson. Aye. President Scott. >> Aye. Dr. Schultz. Aye.
037Secretary Biesenthal. Aye. Motion carries.