001It's >> 6 o'clock. We're going to go ahead and get our meeting started. Um before we get going, I just want to remind everybody that this meeting is being recorded and um there's a signup sheet over on this little table uh for just people that are in attendance in our meeting and also for to speak during citizen participation. Okay, that's taken care of. Let's go ahead and call our meeting to order. Chris Bell, I don't think he has joined yet. Roger Bridgemond, >> yes. >> Adam Cornell, >> present. >> Caitlyn Mace, >> yes. >> Tammy Palmer, >> yes. >> Sherry Shudy, >> here. >> Jennifer Morland, >> yes. >> Six present, one absent. >> Next up, you have an agenda in front of you and you need an approved adoption of the agenda. Second back.
002>> Motion by Caitlyn, seconded by Tammy to approve and adopt the agenda as presented. All those in favor? >> Yes. >> Opposed? >> Six yes, one absent. >> Next up, we are going to go through our board norms for the month of August. >> Chris Bell is currently unavailable. >> Okay. We're going to review board norms number three and four. We will be fully present at the meeting by becoming familiar with materials before we arrive and by being attentive to behaviors which affect physical and mental engagement. And we will invite and welcome the contribution of every member in listen to each other. Okay. Let's move on with the pledge of 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
003and justice for all. We're going to go ahead and move into our tax rate hearing. There are a couple of different items in your packet. >> Dr. Davidson, do you want to um give us a little bit of >> I will >> some information, please. >> Yeah. So, it's a tax rate hearing. Uh we have a process where we work with the Missouri auditor and our county assessors and we receive uh revenues from Cascan County proper county. Uh so this year um working through that process just as in a comparison last year our uh assess valuation was $153 million and this year it's $159 million uh which is a good uh growth there $6.2 million. Um when we look at setting the rate, uh 275 is appropriate for our tax levy, which it has been
004for several years. And then to uh meet our debt service, we're at 56. Um so we're looking at a total at $3.31, which it has been for several years now. Uh looking at that increase in assessed valuation, uh it'll generate about $171,000 in new money for us this year. Um, so pretty pretty pretty historical with years past for the tax levy. So, uh, we have three different motions there. Uh, unless anyone has questions, but to set the tax levy at $2.75, the debt service at 56, making a total of $3.31. >> Does anybody have questions about that? I know I believe as long as I've been on the board, these amounts have not changed. Um so any questions any motions for the first item? >> I move that whatever the motion says >> 275 incidental
005and 56 cents services. >> Second. >> Motion by Sherry Shudy. Second by Caitlyn Mace that the tax rates for the Crawford County R2 school district be established as follows. Incidental fund fund 10 at $2.75 and debt services fund 30 it's 56 cents. All those in favor >> opposed six yes one absent. The next item um is to basically the motion will be um for the superintendent to be authorized to make transfers each month from the incidental fund to the teachers fund. >> Um that's a pretty standard practice in our district. So if there's no other questions on a motion >> second >> motion by Roger Bridgemond, seconded by Tammy Palmer that the superintendent be authorized to transfer each month an amount from the incidental fund to the teachers fund necessary to meet the obligations of
006the teacher fund. The superintendent is also authorized to make internal transfers within the 202526 budget to maintain positive account balances in each budget account. All those in favor? >> Yes. Opposed? >> Six yes, one absent. >> Okay. And the last motion is a little bit more in depth. Would you want to speak on any of that? >> Uh we have a representative from LJ Hart. Mr. Sman here. Uh but the last is uh approving a resolution authorizing a prepayment of $370,000 principal amount of general obligation uh funding bond uh from the 2017 series. uh later in the meeting he will or in our opening meeting he'll present a little more on that to get some background uh but this would if he would approve this would suffice with that 2017 bonding capacity but uh do
007you have anything to add or if anyone has any questions what you ask Mr. more specifically >> save $23,600 of interest expense allows you to keep that that levy at 56. >> So essentially we're in a good position to be able to do this. So we're in a healthy financial state. >> If there's no questions we do need a motion. Motion by Caitlyn Mace, seconded by Adam Carnell to approve the resolution authorizing prepayment of $370,000 principal amount of general obligation refunding bonds series 2017. All those in favor? >> Opposed? >> Six yes, one absent. >> That concludes the tax rate hearing. Let's move into board recognition. All right, we do have one um this month. Um this came to us from the Missouri School Board Association. Um it says, "Crawford County R2 School District has
008now has a certified school special a safety specialist. Uh Jay Coleman of the Crawford County R2 School District has received certification as a school safety specialist. He attended the June 16th through the 18th school safety academy in Branson, Missouri, hosted by the Missouri School Boards Association Center for Education Safety. The 3-day academy is designed to train and certify school safety coordinators um in comprehensive school safety planning and development. School safety personnel from multiple school systems throughout the state and attended the academy at no cost to local school districts. It's essential that students, teachers, and staff are in a safe learning environment. center uh the Center for Education Safety's chief operating officer, John McDonald, said schools must have processes and protocols in place and have trained staff to respond accordingly to ensure our students can focus
009on learning. as he added. Topics the school safety academy include support systems for addressing behaviors, legal aspects of school safety, trauma informed schools and mental health resources, intervention and deescalation strategies, emergency preparedness and plan development, behavioral risk and threat assessments, cyber security fundamentals, and more. The sad thing is is that we have to worry about these things in our society right now and our school in our schools. Um, but we are very honored that you uh took those three days and spent your some of your lifetime there and you won't get that back, but thank you so much for doing what you do for our district. Um, and we'd like to present you from the board a certificate for your uh work in what you do in our district. So everybody knows I wasn't the
010only one up there learning stuff that Officer Coleman at the conference area as well. We appreciate your savings. >> Oh, you got smile. >> All right. >> Thanks for your service. >> Congratulations. Okay, let's move into citizen participation. Um, 30 minutes are allotted for citizens to give citizens time to speak. Um, this meeting is a business meeting of the board of education held in public. 30 minutes will be allotted to residents of the school district and staff to give the board the opportunity to listen to citizens. Remarks will be limited to three minutes and to one appearance, thus allowing for maximum number of participants in the allotted time in which citizens are to speak to issues. The board will not respond to comments at this time, but you will receive a response to any questions
011from the district superintendent and or a member of the board within a reasonable amount of time after this meeting. Additionally, members of our community may contact individual board members to engage in dialogue about school matters. During this public comment period, we ask that speakers refrain from using profanity and speakers who violate this rule may be asked to leave. We do have one signed up tonight. Miss Shayla Ferris, you you can stand where you are. Yeah, our podium is kind of pushed to the side right now. So, if you just want to stand where you are and you have three minutes. For those of you that don't know me, I'm Shayla Ferris. Um I'm from Cuba. My daughter started kindergarten this year. I know, right? Oh, so my concern that I'm bringing forward today is um
012parent pickup. I know I personally probably won't even be picking her up 90% of the time cuz my husband teaches here. Um on the first day of school when I came to parent pickup, my concerns were security of like my child and um my biggest concern is that this is the only form of this is my child. So, it has no parent information, no child information, nothing saying Shayla is the parent, nothing saying that this is the car she's getting picked up in or anything to link me to my child. And also, the fact that I can literally go print this at my house. I can go to a UPS store. I can go to a printing store, they'll print it for like two bucks. So, if anybody leaves this in their windshield at a
013store or anything like that and they say Carter Ferris, you know, we have predators in the area and I know that's a concern. I mean, I work in RAW and RAW is like a hub in Missouri for predators. So, that is my concern that this doesn't link me to my child. This doesn't link anybody to my child other than a piece of paper that I can buy at Walmart, take in and pay $1.50 with her name printed on it and they can show up at Cuba school and say Carter Ferris or your parent or whoever is here to pick you up. So, I just as a parent, it's one in a million. I understand that. However, it's a concern for me and I'm sure there's other people who are concerned about it. Um, and my
014my suggestion is that we invest in a program. There are programs out there that allow us to have that security for our child. Um, I obviously don't know the cost of those, but I think that there is no limit at cost for the safety of our child. Um, and I just want to know that coming to school every day, leaving my child there, knowing that she is going to come home with a family member that is appropriate, I guess I could say, um, or safe. So, I mean, I have lots of family members that I think are safe, but not everybody has that luxury. And it could be, you know, I'm okay with my with Carter's uncle picking her up, but not everybody has that luxury to have that. And um, someone could come up
015and say, "Carter, your mom is sick. She wanted me to come get you today." and Carter would probably say, "Oh, okay. My mom's sick. I'm going to get in the car." So, that's my concern. And I'm not saying the staff are not are not um doing their job. I'm just saying I don't think we're fully equipped for what we're put in front of us. So, respectfully, those are my concerns and I hope that you guys consider that and we can find a solution for better safety for our kids. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next on our agenda is a presentation by Corey Beex Mueller for Navigate Building Solutions. I realized this. >> Here we go. >> You don't have to share anymore, Jimmy. You're all prepared to share. He's not online. >>
016Still, I guess. >> Sorry. >> You guys, you ready? >> We're ready. >> All right. Well, thank you. Thank you for letting me come back. I appreciate it. You guys have had time to look at the stuff we've done in the past. Uh today we want to talk about potential next steps uh and how they may affect your district and moving forward. Uh early in that packet, just a quick introduction if you don't remember my role and and who I am and what I do. Um Corey with Navigate Building Solutions. I'm the K12 market leader for our company. Uh we work with a little over 30 districts in the state of Missouri right now and um many of those districts where we're assisting to go into the April 2026 with the potential bond issues. Um
017and so that's what we're here to talk to you about. what is the path to move forward uh to look at those potential pond issues and uh what is your campaigning process? A lot of the um exercises you guys have done early with us in this spring to develop the the data and the information will give you a a great head start. Uh just in the agenda, we're going to talk about the bond and levies. Uh the program master plan, which we've got a great leg up on with you guys already. Uh what gets presented at the board of education level, what do we do at the board of education level? what documentation would you need to uh work through and we can help generate to present to your uh public and then the campaign
018process and I and I intentionally put the campaign process down at the bottom because the the campaign process is I think everybody tries to focus on early on and truthfully it it is a small piece of a bigger thing you need to work on uh that the campaign process is extremely important but you can't do it now you need to do it when when it's appropriate as a small piece later on and then we'll go through some uh Q&As's Uh so the next slide I actually talk about starting to generate what was needed to begin the campaign process. The first part of that is what we call the uh programming and master planning and those are the the books. Uh sorry you guys don't have follow where I'm at here. These books here uh when
019we're talking about programming and master planning these books we've already done with your district. I think we we generated three books that walk through the the list of projects from the interior painting to the uh parking lot lighting to demolishing the the old building across uh the ball fields over there and even the uh interior maintenance building here. Uh and put together a rough uh kind of plan and budget and potential schedule within those books that you can use to apply to these jobs. Um, but that's that's a big step. Making sure you guys have a plan that you're comfortable with the budget, comfortable with the number, that when you go to the public, you can stand behind it and know the number you're presenting aligns with the projects. Uh, the next step there is
020uh what we call a racy chart. It's a roles and responsibilities chart. Essentially going through there's a lot of people who will be involved here. There will be administration, there'll be board of education, there'll be third parties like us, there will be uh financial partners and and just going through and understanding what is everybody's role developing that chart to make sure that we're not duplicating efforts and also make sure we're not dropping stuff and missing stuff until the last minute. Uh so that's a big part is actually structure of how we're going to handle this. Um and then when you get into the your financial partners uh the decisions of understanding uh at the bottom of that sign we talk about who is your financial partner and it looks like believe LG Heart is your
021guys financial partner but it's a great start understanding who that is and they will work with you to develop if it's a tax and no tax what's the dollar amount what applies to it. Uh this slide also talks about the potential if you look at other items for uh sources of finances, if you're looking at grants, looking at uh levies, lease purchases, just looking at the whole understanding of of what you've got in front of you there. Uh and then not only your bond council, uh but then understanding are are you going to do local investments? Are you going to do a statewide investment company? Understand how those investments will play into your financial picture and play into your budget and play into your overall schedule. Next, uh, this one I I put on here
022because, uh, it's a name, it's a a word you probably all heard is arbitrage. It's a big scary word for a lot of districts, but one benefit I think that you guys have is arbitrage doesn't come into play unless you're $15 million or higher. And I don't believe you guys are going up to $15 million, but I wanted to spend just a minute to touch on that. So, you guys, if you hear that and it's a concern from other board members or conferences that you go to, let it be known that that shouldn't be a concern of you guys since you're under the $15 million limit. Uh and then when we're going through this this process of building a plan, generating the budget, engaging the key stakeholders. So a major part of getting these bond
023processes approved or bond referendums approved is the the community engagement, get everybody involved and stand behind it. Uh unfortunately we did have a a school district this past summer and didn't pass a bond issue and came to find out they had teachers advocating against it which caused a major problem. So more engagement with not just the students the staff but then the local community and figure out ways to work with that that uh that staff to create advocates out of everybody. Let their voice be heard. Let them know that what they're saying is is what you're you're taking in account and try to apply it to the projects as much as you can. Obviously, you can't do everything everybody wants, but let them know that they have a voice and they're being heard. And we
024do have a process to walk through that uh meeting with I' I've met with the facilities the maintenance director here, walk through him, heard his voice, heard his uh potential options for the mechanical system, options for the sanitary system coming out of the building. But just walking through those and make sure everybody's been heard and we get the whole picture so there is no naysayers out there that they truly believe and understand the path you guys are marching forward is a path that's good for everyone. Uh if there are projects that require a design team, there probably will be a couple projects here that require a design team. Uh we'll walk through the process with you guys of doing an RFQ, putting it on the streets, um bringing them in, helping with the interviews, doing
025the selection, negotiating a uh contract early on if they're doing just pre-ferendum services or if they're actually doing the design services. Uh we can walk through that process with you guys and assist uh be a major player for you there. Uh that's a part of the the test score we presented or will be presented later. Uh but I I will say that there is no we've worked with all the design teams throughout the state of Missouri. There there are we have pros and cons of each of them but we don't have preferences. So we can give you uh references on each of them experiences with each of them. We're willing to work with any and all of them. So uh if there is some local ones that need to be a part of it too
026we can we can work with that as well. the documentation. Uh so I'm going to walk through a little bit of documentation here and understand um I I use kind of a uh reference or experience to Union School District, their bond issue we just passed in April. Some of the documentation we helped generate there. Um when you present documentation, the books we have are are great start. There's going to be some projects that you want to highlight, you want to point out to the public that you want to feel some what we're going to call feelgood pictures, things that just talk about maybe the new secure entrance at the high school and just a not not fully designed, not fully vetted out, but just a quick rough layout. Uh let everybody know it's not completed,
027but this is what we're thinking or maybe the uh sports line may be big to the community. So, really highlight some of those things. Find out what what's truly important to your community to make sure they realize that that's in the process. Um and then working with you guys to walk through uh the HU language. I know your your uh bond council will be a major part of that too, but understanding uh when does that uh B language need to be submitted. Um we like to add a little bit of uh touches to it because there is key words, phrases there and and to be honest with you, a lot of people have not realized and I'm not sure why. Uh ballot language obviously it can't be color but if you can capitalize it can
028be bolded. So, if you want to draw attention to something within that paragraph, you can capitalize in bold letters and make it stand out. So, when you go into that ballot box, certain lines may stand out a little more than others. Uh, not to say you're trying to hide anything, but draw their attention to what what's important. Make sure they don't miss it. Uh, and then the next few sheets are really just talk about the documentation. So, with the Union School District, they were wanting to do an early childhood center. We were not paying a design team to go through and design an early childhood center that may not pass a vote. But we did very high level items that you'll see here. There's probably two or three pages on the early childhood center. Just
029a rough floor plan. And I can tell you right now, it's not the same floor plan that's being designed today. It's been modified. So this was just very high level. Let them know early on. Uh a site plan. Uh and then there is a uh Buford, if you're familiar with Buford Elementary. Uh the big problem at Buford was the rainwater. the parking lot was like four or five feet higher than the actual building itself. So, it's just to draw attention that we're addressing that issue to the community. We don't have the solution yet. It hasn't been designed, but it is on the plan and we do have a budget set for it. And then they also added a storm shelter at Central Elementary. It's the last one there. You get into uh what we call
030the total program budget. This is where you there'll be some similarities drawn more to your project since the project types are different. We will have a column per project. So there may be a parking lot column for the the parking lot lights. There may be some for the restrooms based on the packages. The high school secure entrance may be a package. Based on those packages, walk through and create budgets that we'll use to track. These are where when we get into design and we start redefining or refining the designs and updating our estimates. We'll start tracking the changes here because the numbers are going to change. You're you may expand the high school entrance when you do it. not outwards but inwards when you do the security or you may the paving we decide to
031redo the paving may want to add more paving to it or we do some more investigation on these fuel tanks and realize there's a fuel tank that nobody knew was there. It's an old additional one that we weren't aware of. So we we'll create the allowances and contingencies to cover those items but track and adjust as we go through. Uh but we're going to generate this total program budget early on to make sure we we have a budget that we're all comfortable with and we're starting with uh last now that we've gone through and we've kind of generated the documentation, generated the process, uh we've uh defined what roles everybody's playing, figured out who the who the partners are going to be a part of everything, then we start the campaign process. So this campaign
032process typically we see this start at one of two times. It could be in like the November time frame. you make sure you have the right list of projects with everybody and you still have time to make adjustments before the December January ball language in case there's an uproar in the community they don't like and it need to change the project list. The second major time we see it kicking off is really like the February mid-March time. You're going to have an early April vote. Uh, so if we start going out with the community engagements sometime in in midFebruary, speaking with everybody, holding community engagements, bring people to the building, do some tours, let them let the community come in and see why are we why we want to change the lights, why we want
033to update the parks, why we want to redo the the part uh restrooms, show them some pictures. Uh, we'll walk through that and you it's you don't want to overdo it. You want to do about two or three good engagements. If you start overdoing it, you kind of water it down and people just quit showing up. And you also don't want to hit hit flyers on their doors for months because they start ignoring them and then they get to the point they're actually upset that this thing's even out there and they don't want to vote for it. So there there is a a strategy there to to do just enough to make sure everybody's aware of it but to not upset people with in the process. Uh and then at the bottom of this slide
034it's doesn't do any good in a book, but these these three links down here uh I believe this was about a $2,500 investment from Union where uh there was a uh campaign company that came in and did a video. They went through and they interviewed the board president, the superintendent, principles of the buildings, community members, uh the architect, uh they interviewed their bond council, and they just walked through the process. Walked the community through the process. They had some uh uh drone footage that they'd like to fly over the ball field show if you're going to do lights, the parking lots, uh some interior photos, but there's like a a voiceover narrative that's that's you guys talking. And that's something we we do highly recommend. I know $2,500 is not a small amount, but it
035was a major impact for their their community and our data. And I could share those links with you to just walk through it. It wasn't a long video. I think it was only like 8 to 10 minutes, but then they put it on their social media and they shared it everywhere. And then it kind of people start having questions, they can go back to it and they can refresh it and they can learn it on their own if they like. >> I've shared that link. Okay. It's it's a pretty >> It's very well done. >> It's simple yet powerful. Yeah. My wife had a cameo in that video. >> Was that your wife? >> Yeah, that was my wife in there. So, >> she's available. >> Session. >> Uh, and then the next two slides
036are really just talking about these are the type of like trifold handouts we may hand out in some of those community engagements or some of the uh the visual visuals items that we'll kind of walk through. Uh, and these were just photos taken from the the Union High School. We did a quick walk through of their their lobby and really it's just an open house type event. We let everybody know we are going to be there from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and come as you want and we'll have an open and honest conversation with you. Uh so we had them like that and then we also had structured ones but it's really just creating enough engagement people to come out and see the process. That is how we've seen successful podcast and that process
037is what we're present to you tonight is uh what we think could be a success for you guys as well. So I'd like to thank Court for being here to present this kind of a lot of information tonight but all hands setting the tax levy within our bond capacity uh Mr. Wood present what what Navgate can do so it's all coming together in a good place here. Um we have proposed uh to uh the board would approve utilizing this prerequisum services and this is uh what everything navigate would be able to do is what Mr. just went through and provided. So very very helpful partnership to help educate the community and relay information and and just get some visuals out there and really educate individuals on what we'd like to do. Anybody have any questions
038or >> All right. Well, thank you very much. >> Thank you guys. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. [Applause] >> Okay. So, there is a motion um to go along with um some of the information that you just heard and it's basically to approve the prerequ pre-referendum services from Navigate um that was just presented. There's also a document in your packet that you can look through as well. If we don't have questions, we either need a motion or >> so move. I'll second >> motion by Sher seconded by Roger Bridgemond's to approve the pre-referendum services as presented. >> All those in favor? >> Yes. >> Opposed? >> Six yes, one absent. Let's kind of get back in order here and move into consent agenda items. Um consent agenda item, there's quite a few items listed
039under here. Anywhere from minutes to calendar to different reports summer school report evaluation need a motion to approve. >> Can I since we it wasn't in the addendum would you I mean I know we heard it but would you mind talking about AED just since it wasn't >> Yes, I don't mind. So I apologize uh why the ad grant information wasn't uploaded. Um but I just got that sent to me at the end of last week. Uh Missouri has a $2 million available through grants that our um EMTs here locally sent to me and we can utilize that. They would allow us to buy some AEDs and we could put them throughout the district. We currently have four uh but we could utilize uh several more. Uh the nice thing about these AEDs is they
040would be the same as what our EMTs in town use. So if they're in here helping uh they're familiar with them, but that grant also then will provide batteries and bags to use. So, it's not um you know because those are cost and have to be updated, but we'll have a little bit of money with that as well to do a round of those. Um but the gentleman did say he thinks it is a onetime grant, but do not be conservative on the amount of ads we would like or training with it. So, per policy, the board has to approve any grants that are applied for. So, does anybody have any questions? Second. >> Motion by Caitlyn May, seconded by Adam Carnell, that the consent agenda items be approved as presented. All those in favor?
041>> Yes. >> Opposed? >> Six yes, one absent. Next up, we need to approve the financial statement and action on the August. There are a couple of different reports in your packet. By the way, there's, I believe, two different check runs. >> So, we do need a motion. So, we can do these. >> I'll make that motion. I'll >> second. >> Motion by Tammy Palmer, seconded by Roger Bridgemond to approve the financial statement and action on the August bills as presented. All those in favor? Yes. >> Opposed. >> Five. Yes. One absent, one abstain. >> Okay. Moving into administrative reports. Let's start with board and committee reports. Anybody have anything? There is an MSBA regional meeting coming up. >> That's next Wednesday. >> Se not next Wednesday. The next one. >> Yeah. September 3rd. >>
042Yes. >> Oh, the regional one. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> It's in Washington, I believe, this year. Um the only thing I haven't heard is exact unless you've heard exactly where we go. >> It is on that form where it's where it's in Washington school district. >> But is it the high school? >> I have to go back and look. >> Okay. And that's uh uh I spoke with Kelly last night. She's our on with MSBA and they're going to talk about cell phone policy that that bill that went through homeschool bill that went through uh and then also they're going to discuss funding um challenges uh from state and federal. So just a little bit information of what they're going to discuss. >> Let's move into building principal reports. Let's start in elementary. >> Okay.
043Um I have um an upcoming event or we I should say have an upcoming event this next Thursday that we're adding. We'll send flyers home with kids tomorrow. It's a welcome back just on the school playground. Um we're calling it popsicles on the playground. It's really nothing fancy or special. It's just that it's from 4:30 to 5:30. Um I know Dr. Davidson and the board, you guys have spoke a lot about community involvement and just wanting parents to know they are welcome on school grounds and just to have them them here and it doesn't necessarily have to be a big to-do. So, we do like the carnival in the spring where we ask them to spend their money to buy tickets or wristbands or all those things or we do like a bingo night. This
044is literally kind of like a social where they can come in, kids can play on the playground. We bought a bunch of sidewalk chalk and everyone that shows up gets popsicles and we just have them here. So, we're excited to start that. Just again, um some people aren't enrolled yet or have missed open house, whether it's vacation or something came up and we kind of noticed that then we have that dead space between open house and then parent teacher conferences and a lot can take place in between there. So, it's good just to make a connection of put eyes on who your kid is with every day. So, we do have that coming up. I'm excited about it. Um, parent pickup is going well. We're getting better with it. Um, I appreciate the feedback. We
045always can do better in a lot of areas. Um, and so we are kind of fine-tuning some things, but we did from the first day, second day, well, really second and third, they were just minutes apart and cut our time in half. So, it's always a little hectic on the first day. I'm sure every district around has experienced that, but we're getting there. So, >> the novelty of picking up your own kid and then you show them on the bus. Some do, right? >> Never had that luxury. >> The bus route thing. They didn't do that. >> Uhuh. >> I drive a bus home and mom's bus. >> There you go. There you go. Yeah. >> There you go. >> Thank you. >> Everything else is good in our world. excited to have the kids
046back and they're excited to be back. Their smiling faces is what makes it all worth it. So, >> thanks for the pictures. >> You're welcome. And PreK's doing great. I should have said that. PreK's doing amazing. They're so tiny. It just seems so weird to see them in there, but they're they're doing wonderful. The teachers are doing great. They're getting into routine. We watch them walk down the little paw prints and it's amazing just how quick they pick up on routine. So, >> how many are there? >> 20. Cool. >> We got 20 of them with a teacher and a pair of but they are happy to be there and >> their cuteness helps a lot. >> Oh yeah, >> I can look past some of the honoriness so they are. >> Yes, good things
047happen in elementary. >> Thank you, Mrs. Shoemaker. >> No, things have gotten off to a smooth start. Um, we're just trying to get into a rhythm and routine with our middle schoolers and um, just getting all the beginning of the year stuff out of the way with drills and going over handbooks and PBS expectations and all that good stuff. But we're going to wrap all that up this week and then hopefully can kind of get things back into a normal normal rhythm. So, superstar start. >> Awesome. Thank you. Let's move into high school. >> Uh, things are going real well. High school. Um, it's been an exciting week being new and getting to know the kids and um, have a lot of kids that come up and give me advice on things. >> Especially on
048the color shirts they want me to wear. Hey, I'm gay. I'll wear >> them. But it's it's going good, I think. And, uh, we've had no real issues. Uh, been in majority of our classrooms already, and the teachers are doing a great job. and uh especially with our new advisory and implementing that and and things. So, I think it's going well. Um tomorrow morning, if anybody wants to join us at 5:30 in the morning, we'll be on the football field for Senior Sunrise. >> Oh, neat. >> Um so, feel free to come out and join us. Um next Friday night, we'll have our first episode trying to really build school uh spirit uh and pride and we'll have pride night here, so we'll have a lot of things for that. um trying to build uh
049we're gonna let students that will go to the softball game um and free to the football game afterwards. I'm just trying to build that support for all our programs >> and so um for the first first contest of the year. So um I think they're going well. >> Awesome. Embrace those leadership qualities and those kids >> all you can do. >> Yeah. >> Okay, let's move into the special education report. It's wonderful. Everybody's moving to Cuba. >> Oh, no. >> Transfers. >> I have some you. We're good. >> No, thank you. >> I didn't say what grade level. I just send you that. >> Wonderful. We're good. >> Growth is good. It is good. >> We added what? 40 new students. That's wonderful. >> It's amazing. Yes. Okay. Growth is good. That's what your report
050is. Thank you, >> Miss Alison. >> It's nice to have you tonight. >> Thank you. >> You have to be here. >> Great information for us after three days of school. >> Not really. Everyone's just getting back in their routine as usual, >> but it's going good. >> Well, no pressure. How's Mr. I didn't ask him. >> Did you suggest that color of shirt? >> That's what I just asked you. >> Blue's a nice color. >> Purple's been like the purple. >> The purple. >> Allison, we're glad to have you. >> As it gets busier, you'll have several things to report out. So feel free to share share what you like. >> All righty. Thank you. >> And also get out and talk to your to the kids that you go to school with. I
051feel like that's really the biggest point of your role is to bring back things um from a student perspective. I feel like um we've kind of just gotten just reports of what's going on and it's pretty easy to find out what's going on in our in our building. So definitely embrace being like the voice between the students and the board. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you. Assistant superintendent report. >> Sure. I've got um a couple of things to add to my report. Um our two new buses that um were purchased in the spring are going to be delivered on Tuesday. Um so that's very exciting. And then um unfortunately we were notified last week um by Desi that we do not qualify for the snack program um and when I inquired as to why
052we had for the last two years and didn't this year um they said that it was a error on their end that we shouldn't have qualified those other years as well. Um however we are working um with the department of health and senior services. they also have a snack program. Um, and so we're working to get that application filled out. Um, and we're hopeful that within the next couple of weeks we can reimplement snack districtwide. >> Have you ever heard of a program called um life what what's the app? Life 360. >> Yeah. >> I think the um program I think is also called life 360. There was a um school district down Greenville. >> Mhm. >> Um down by Popler Bluff used it and it was it was free to the school and they
053brought in um tubs for each teacher that had snacks in it. It was basically I think the same thing that our kids were getting except for it was through a I think it was kind of like a grant maybe. I don't know but I think it's called Life 360. I can look I can contact them I think. >> I don't remember what it's called. It might be that same thing. I that's keeping in my head, but I'm like, is that just the app that I'm thinking? >> Yeah, I'll I'll contact somebody down there and I'll see what they have because that might be an option. >> Thank you. Superintendent report. >> Uh so something to add here, I think a very positive. We do have uh my report was August 8th. We had 1,150 students
054at that time. Uh as of today, we have 1,191 students. So 20 is a a growth with uh prek, but then we also have the additional students coming back. So I think it's just good for our school district to be gaining students and and maybe stop the reduction of students >> primarily where are they going elementary school all over. >> It's kind of spread. So in the high school, uh we have 401 at the middle school 347 at the elementary 444. So kind of a good mix everywhere. sending you something. You send them back. >> Well, our updated number that was pulled as of today is 419 for elementary, just so you know. >> Okay. That's what I have. >> Oh, with So then you had your prek >> with prek. Was 419 >> with
055Nice. >> I think must have did our math wrong. >> You may want So, and we took off our discovery and co-op kids since we don't technically have them in C. I know. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> But but just a positive. We do have increase in students there. >> Yeah. >> Let's move into unfinished business and get a 2526 budget update, please. >> Uh yes. So here still at the beginning of the year. So year-to- date expenditures, we have spent six% of our um budget and we've received uh seven almost 8% of our revenue. So we're on track. Nothing significant is showing up with with this year's budgets. >> Awesome. >> We don't need a motion on that. Let's move into new business and start our new business with the LJ heart presentation. Good
056morning. Nice to see you all again. Um, so good news. Just an update on the bonds and the tax levies. Um, you all were able to prepay an additional 370,000 to keep your debt service levy at that 56 level. Um, that's in addition to last year you all were in a position and prepaid 1 million that saved 104,800. Prepaying the 370 saves another 23,600. So last year and this year across those two payments, you will have saved your taxpayers 128,400 in interest expense. Um I've got booklets that I've I've passed out that will just go over um the new projections based on the updated assessed valuation with this year being a reassessment year. Um, inside the booklet, the yellow pages are just the the minutes and the resolution and the call notice for prepaying that
057$370,000 of bonds uh to set the levy. We'll go inside the the booklet. We have our picture of our staff and the map of Missouri with all of our school districts we work with highlighted in yellow. Um and then after that, exhibit A on page number one, we have your assessed value growth calculations, uh broken out in three different sets of calculations. The first set of calculations is your AV growth annually over the past 5 years. You all have averaged 5.01% annual AV growth the past 5 years. and all of our projections, we want to be conservative. So, we're just utilizing a rate of 2% each year to be well below the 5% you've actually been. So, we don't that's great, but we don't want to rely on it with our projections going forward in
058case things level off. The second set of calculations goes back to 199697 with periodic reassessment 8.44%. Then going all the way back into the 80s, 1989 90, you've averaged 5.23. So at 2% I feel that we're very safe. On the next page, exhibit B, we have the historical adjusted levies by fund going all the way back to 1993 94. Um, and and you all are are coming up on almost 20 years straight of a total tax levy of $3.31. So you've been at 275 and operating and 56 cents going all the way back to 2006 2007. So that's that's great. Very consistent. Um the highest the levy ever was was $3.56 1995 to 1998. Um so that's just historical perspective but very consistent. Um and so in the next year it will be 20 years
059based on the strength of that assessed valuation growth. We have on page three um your Missouri state auditor form C calculation. So it takes into account that new assessed valuation of 159 million. then looks out at your next two years of bond payments in 26 on line two, then your payments in 27 on line four. On line six, it takes into account your cash on hand at the end of the fiscal year. We back out the September payments that are coming up on your bond issue. Um, line 10 calculates a maximum levy of 36. So based on the strength of your balances and your assessed valuation, that's what indicates in order to get to 56 cents, we need to prepay some additional bonds. On the next page, we have your statement of cash flows that
060reflects in light green the revenues derived from your 56 cent debt service fund levy. To the left of those green columns, we have your assist valuation growing at that 2% rate each year. In light blue, we have your payments on your existing bond issues. Then in yellow, we have your balances left over after you make your payments on the bonds. And on the far right hand side of the page, we have your your total bond payments. On the next page, page five, we have an updated calculation reflecting the impact of a $370,000 prepayment. So, uh, previously on line four, we had a balance of about $590 some odd,000. By adding the $370,000 prepayment on March 1st 27, that amount goes up to 955. On line 10, it calculates to a 59 ccent levy with a
0613cent roll back to 56. So the next page reflects the remaining payments on those seven series 2017 bonds after that prepayment. Then we have the updated statement of cash flows. after you prepay the $370,000 of bonds. So, you're in a very healthy position. Um, next year we would anticipate after prepaying the 370,000 um you'd have about 970,000 of of balance in yellow in your upcoming payment. 27 would be 970,000. Then in 28 you'd only have 439,000. And then we'd have zeros from the last two years of prepayments. The million dollars last year, then 370 this year. So we'd be shortening the repayment across those two prepayments by two full years. The one thing that I will point out looking at that yellow column, those balances of 970, then they quickly shoot up over to a
062million. With the bonds being completely prepaid, uh we are running out of debt. So this is last year. you're able to prepay and keep your levy at 56 cents. So, this just indicates you're in such a strong financial position that we really need to get a bond issue passed in April is the number one time of the year schools like to go. Um, but next year being even numbered year, August is also a 47th majority. So, if you were to fall just short in April, you would have 47s in August as well. And then the last two pages is just an update of that legal bonding capacity. Um, schools can borrow up to 15% of their assessed valuation. So, we've got it updated with 159 million. And this is in line with our projections from
063a year ago. Takes into account the bonds outstanding, which would be a million 350. The cash on hand of 970,000. So 15% of your AV legally would be 23 million. What your levy can afford without being increased at 56 cents would only be 12 million. Um so that would leave you excess bonding capacity of 11.4 in the last page is a $12 million bond issue added. And we can see your balances in yellow are about 1.1 million approximating the total payments. So it's very healthy. And that's with that 2% AV growth. So if you all continue to grow at five, those balances in yellow would be much larger than what we're showing. So you can safely borrow with your 56 cent levy up to 12 million. Um talking with Dr. Davidson, it may only be
064the 8 8 to 9 million that that you need. So that would easily be accommodated. 12 is just the high water mark of what can be afforded with that 56 cent levy. So anything below 12 easily works. I know Corey hit on it in his presentation, but we did work with Union and and doing a video um has proved really popular with a lot of our school district clients. Um goes on YouTube and just gets a uniform message across and drone videos and pictures of exactly what you're trying to accomplish. and uh from our firm, my wife is kind of the designated person who goes out and is in the videos and talks about the the bond and financing side of it. So, she is available if needed. >> She's a very nice lady. I
065met visited with her. Very, very intelligent individual. Um but I'd like to thank you for being here and presenting. And again, I know tonight's a lot of numbers and just kind of looked at our finances again, how the tax levy plays into place. We're at a healthy 159 million assess valuation. So, normally schools our size have about a $35 million evaluation. So, that's why we're able to operate on the 275 at this time because we have a very large industrial base that we pull from. Um, so that so we're in a good place there to be able to operate our school, pay our teachers and staff. Um, but then when we're looking at the bond, which is a different with the debt service, that's essentially taking a loan out to to fix our house. So,
066um, that's money that we don't have sitting there that we would need to ask the community if they would continue a no tax increase of the 56 cents, which again, we're kind of right in line with the right time to run it and and get everything there. So, um, I think we're we're getting everything in place and looking good to to able to successfully do this if moves forward in the next few months. Does anybody else have any questions for Mr. Weekman? >> And you all are in a great time as far as um position as far as time goes. Islanding deadline is not until January 27th. >> Well, thank you for your presentation. >> Thank you all so much for your time. Next up, we have the middle school summer school presentation. Um, and
067I would just ask at this time if we can get a motion to table that until next time. >> I make that motion. >> Thank you. >> Motion by Tammy Palmer, seconded by Sherry Shudy to table the middle school summer school presentation until the September meeting. All those in favor? >> Yes. >> Opposed? >> Six yes, one absent. >> Okay. Next, we have um we need to adopt policy 2621. Historically, we put a policy in front of you. We take a month to review. Um our hands are just a little bit tight. The bill that was passed. Um so, as I'm sure all of you know, we've had no cell phone policy in place in our district. This is a third school. We're starting the third school year with that policy or with that rule
068in our handbook. This is just an actual policy. So, we're dotting our eyes crossing our tees. >> Yep. >> So, if you have question between this policy and what we currently have. >> Yeah. So, the um Senate passed Senate Bill 68 was signed in July. It's quite short notice. It goes in effect August 28th. Uh so we have to have a policy in place uh before the 28th. And so this uh what we're currently practicing is in line with the policy uh the piece that's in your addendum with the draft that's there. Uh there were um some specific language that we don't have in our handbook. That would be a second motion this evening to put that in there as well. So that's a if there's any kind of a a emergency with that student
069with a a natural disaster, medical emergency. Um and then if there's something in a 504 IEP or they're tracking their um you know sugar levels if they're diabetic is in there. And then the other is if it's needed for educational purposes, but we're onetoone with uh devices, so there's no need to use a cell phone for that. But just that um asking the board to approve that as well and we'll put that in our handbook so that way our policy our handbooks are in line with our policy. But uh but uh it it's really good. This is one of the things we were already kind of ahead of the curve with >> and in a good place. So >> thank you. I'll make a motion. I'll second >> motion by Adam Carnell, seconded by Roger
070Bridgemond to approve policy 2621 and add the additional language in our handbooks as presented. All those in favor? >> Yes. opposed, six yes, one absent. >> Next on the agenda is the learn life savers presentation by Ian Collins. >> So, you want to give us the background on this because you've dealt you've had a little bit more in >> I have so far. So, so there was a law passed back in uh 2018 uh that uh said that boards need to give organizations that speak about organ donation, eye donation, an opportunity to speak to the board to present uh information or curriculum that they would like to propose for the board to use. Uh so we have Mr. Collins here uh with learn lifesavers to present and he does have up to 30 minutes if
071he'd like to speak that long or long uh for the statute. So kind of turn it over to Mr. policy. >> So, I won't speak that long. Uh, so I actually work for the Department of Health and Senior Services and the organ and tissue donor program and I'm here representing the Lifesavers program which is out of Kansas City, Kansas, Kim Harbor. Uh, so the program, the purpose of the program is high school students when they go to get their learning permits or their driver's licenses, they're asked if they want to be Oregon donors. We want to make sure that they have the information to make an informed decision. It's unbiased. It's a free program. It's teacherled. It's about 30 minutes. Uh but again, the the the value of that is we want them to understand
072what they're answering. And it's they make that decision on their own. We're not forcing and saying we want you to be an organ donor. We just want them to have the information when they're asked that question. So basically that's that's what the program is. >> When you said the teachers would teach it, it's about a 30 minute. >> It's about a 30 minute >> Just one time 30 minutes. Yeah. So it's and it's kind of developed for any kind of classroom environment. So it doesn't matter what class uh health classes do it. A lot of like uh debate classes do it as well. They'll have one side argue for donation, the other side will be against donation. >> Sure. >> If anyone has questions, feel free to ask. So, uh, as the board adopts curriculum,
073it's your prerogative if you want to use it or not. So, that would be for you to decide this evening. >> Yeah, the savings rate and and Desi helped develop this program as well, so you're aware. So, Desi backs it. Is there any school boards that are not in favor of it and why? >> There's very few. Uh it's a lot of smaller school boards and smaller districts that want the family to make that decision and students talk to the families about that. But we've learned that when students are given that education, they're actually going to the parents and then the parents are kind of having that conversation as well saying, "I want to be a donor. I don't want to be a donor and this is why." And again, it's it's not forcing people
074and it's not we want you to to register. It's this is the question and this is why you're asked and here's information so you can make the decision on yes or no. It's for you. It's a personal decision. We have other things in place where we have to sign permission slips right for our children. Obviously I you all you know my story have strong opinions on um making informed decisions when it comes to organism donations if you know you know um but I would think that that would maybe potentially bridge that gap with allowing um I mean is that some we've done that with other things. cuz I know I signed permission slips for the the especially like middle school age to participate in certain topics and conversations. Is that something that >> we could
075do for something like that? >> So some schools do that. So it's it's one of those classes that if students don't want to participate, they don't have to. And if their parents don't want the students to participate, they don't have to. But if if you did adopt it, we would send that out for them to sign to participate. So that is a parent choice if they choose to. Right. >> Dr. Davidson, have you presented this to the staff at all? >> I have not. Okay. So there are multiple organizations that do this and this organization is one that has contacted me to present to the board this evening. So >> and most board run, you know, most school boards have adopted it. I'm sure Kim probably sent you a list of the schools and those
076districts that haven't said yes. So >> curious um during these types of discussions, is it pamphlets or that are handed out to students or is it just >> it's kind of an online program as well? >> Honestly, I've not done it. have not gone through the program, but it's fairly straightforward and simple. And they can actually do an in they can have you can have somebody come in from the organization to do an in-class presentation instead of like your staffing. But again, it's it's one of the it's a great thing because anybody that's getting a permit or a license by law in the state of Missouri is asked that question. It's a statute. They have to be asked. So, we just want students to understand what they're being asked and what it means. >> So,
077but you've not seen the this curriculum. You've not like gone through it. >> I I've not gone through it because I'm not an educator. Um >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. But I believe you were also sent links to go through that curriculum as well. >> I guess I was just >> I >> Yeah, this is not my normal role. So >> yeah, I it would be hard for me to get up and try to um sell something to somebody if I hadn't actually gone through it myself. So, >> can we make a motion um to table this item and give me some time to digest it >> a little bit more and maybe >> um >> could we get some more information like the pamphlets or whatever or even see it? >> So,
078so shared with the board when I was sent so that's in your package. So, that's that's the extent of >> and that's that's what would be sent out normally. I think that's pretty minimal. So I don't know if there's because it's probably proprietary or >> kind of copyrighted information. So >> I don't know if they want to send their full >> I just don't feel comfortable making a motion tonight >> adopting it. I would think I just need to think about it. >> Is that Can I make a motion to table this topic? You can make whatever motion you want. >> You can make you want >> and I'm making that motion to table this until next month. We'll I'll revisit it. >> Motion by Tammy Palmer, seconded by Caitlyn Mace to table this until
079you have more time to research this program and we'll bring it back to the board in September. >> Great motion. >> Awesome. >> All those in favor? >> Yes. >> Like that? >> You do. >> I said yes. Why not? Thank you. >> Thank you for your time tonight. >> Have a good evening. >> You too. >> Okay. Next up is board of education proposed agenda items. There are nine resident agenda items. There are none. Okay. Last item for open session is we need to approve our next meeting. Um >> I'm sure >> asking to not meet potentially on a Thursday during the month of September. >> Okay. >> Right. Record. >> Yes. >> That's right. We talked about September. What do we say? 24th or 17th. Wednesday. >> Tuesday. >> Looks like Wednesday. Nothing
080on the 23rd. Not good for me. >> Good for us. Activities. There's nothing on September 23rd >> like school calendar wise. >> There's not there's no events. >> I was going to say that's that's participate. >> We Yes, for you. >> I'm sure you >> Thank you very much. >> Okay. 23rd September. Good. >> Is that a motion? I'm making it right now. >> Second. >> Good job over there. >> Motion by Roger Bridgeman. Second by >> to schedule a regular September board meeting on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 at 6 p.m. with close session to follow. >> All those in favor? >> Opposed? Six yes, one absent. >> Thank you. Next, we need a motion to go into close session after 8 to 10 whenever. >> Okay. Second >> motion by Caitlyn Mace, seconded by
081Roger Bridgemond to go into close session in accordance with the provision of section 610.021 subsection 3 and 13 other advised statutes of Missouri in order to discuss personnel after a 10-minute resus. Roger. >> Yes. >> Adam, >> yes. >> Caitlyn, >> yes. >> Tammy, >> yes. >> Sherry, >> yes. >> Chris is absent. Jennifer, >> yes. >> Sess absent. All right,