001United States of America and to the stands. One nation, indivisible. >> Good evening. I'd like to welcome you all to the regularly scheduled board meeting of the Laurel Trustees. Today is September 22nd. If you don't think it's September 22nd, you're probably in the wrong place. Public comment, excuse me, public participation is encouraged in the Laurel School District. All meetings of the board will be open to the public except as provided by law. Scheduled meetings of the board may be recorded. Audience members may address the board during public comment for non-aggenda interests or during the discussion of the relevant printed agenda item. Your attendance is welcomed. If you plan to speak to the board, please look over the information on the agenda, then complete the public comment section on the other side of the uh signin
002cards and give it to myself tonight because Superintendent Torx is absent. Public participation is a right that carries certain responsibilities such as informing oneself in advance of the issues being discussed. Voluntarily being as brief and gerine as possible, not unduly repeating remarks you or others have already made, and showing respect at all times for the rights and opinions of others, whether citizens, board members, school district employees, or students. Do I have any public comment for non-aggenda items? Hearing none, we'll move to uh actually skip over number three, presentations. We do not have any tonight. Um I'd also just uh for the record like to acknowledge uh Superintendent Torx is on the phone with us tonight even though he's not present in the room. And also please note the absence of Britney Hunter and Kelly Anderson
003tonight. We'll move on then to section four correspondence. Uh thank you again for the donations of the community. It's always so appreciated and so helpful. Um it really does help some of the auxiliary pieces of the district run. Uh thank you again to Dick Anderson Construction, Fuller Family Medicine and La Pomida. Also Cole's Pantry uh donation and then the school supply drive G White or C White, excuse me, and G. Norman. We'll move now on to our consent agenda. Two items on the consent agenda before we move forward. Um we must remove if you'll note under number D uh subsection two uh the isolation route is not complete yet. So the uh transportation director has asked us to remove that just to make a note. And then secondly on the substitute list because we do
004not have um all of our board members present um there is a the potential of a um nepotism with one of the uh substitutes. Which one is that? Julie >> Candy Bellamy >> on the added side. >> Oh there she is. Candy Bellamy on the added to list. So if we when we make a motion because we're absent trustees if the if the one making the motion could please also just exclude her from the list for tonight. So do we have a motion on the consent agenda? I make a motion to approve the consent agenda less item two and without the noted added substitute with the last name Bellamy also like to exclude the student worker recommendation and vote on that separately. Have >> a motion on the table by Renee. Do I have a
005second? Second. >> Seconded by Jenny. Is there any more board discussion on that item? Audience discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to mo vote on the motion by Renee to approve with the conditions provided in the motion, seconded by Jenny. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. So, we will uh before moving on to number five, um Renee did request to pull the student hiring recommendation um and to be discussed and voted on separately. Will we like discussion before that? Go >> ahead, Rene. >> So, we had some discussion about this one at the last meeting regarding process. So, I guess as a followup to that, I'd just like to know how and where this job was posted. >> Andrew, I think got that. Um so this job was posted throughout the school
006um on all the announcements. It was also made public during the daily announcements that anybody interested in this position um can provide a letter of interest um to HR and then also visit with me if anybody was interested. >> So that was after last um the board meeting last time. Correct. >> We have posted it. Yes. It was also on the TV screens so it was somewhere everybody could see get all the information and forward. I would just say that um I don't like the process that was used originally for this kind of a position. I think that we need to post all of our jobs. I um I don't think it's fair to the other students at the high school because by that point these students already had to have jobs for school to
007work and didn't really have a great opportunity to um then apply for a student worker job. So moving forward, I would hope that we have a consistent process by which we hire student workers um just like we do any other employee and that or if we are going to open things up for students to just bring proposals for jobs to people that that be made aware to all of our students and not just to certain students. Um, I I think that we're in the effort to be transparent within this district in a private entity. I think great, you have a great idea. I want to hire you at my private business. Wonderful. I'll figure out a way in my budget. I'll you're just the person. But that's not what we have here. We are a
008public entity and as a district, we need to make sure that we have a consistent hiring process. And I So that concerns me about this. It isn't the student I'm concerned about. It's the process by which we got to this place. And um I I think that needs to be consistent. whatever student workers we are hiring that our students have the ability to have that opportunity as well as I think it's an important part of the process for school to work for the student to actually go through an interview process because that's part of getting a job and all of these other kids that have most of them that have done student or school to work have to go through an interview process to get a job outside of the school and make those connections
009and and so it just concerns me on this particular um instance how this came to be. And like I said, it has nothing to do with personally who this person is. Um I just want it to be consistent. I want it to be fair. Life isn't fair. I understand that. But we have an obligation to be transparent and consistent. And so moving forward, I I I would just hope that the district does a better job in that way. I I did put this person through the same process that I put my last school to work person through. It was the same process. Um I think we can improve the process. Um I was just following the exact same process I had um two years ago with that other school to work person that I I
010hired at that time. >> Is it just the random person that comes into your office and submits a proposal? they they come to me and and ask if this is some possibility similar to a bunch of our school to work people. They go they want school to work. They need to go find a job. Um so if they're going to subway or something like that, they go in, can I do school to work for? >> Yes, but there's a job and there's an interview process. Do you understand what I'm getting at here? It's it's the process. >> And I did interview the person, ask them questions. What are you looking for? what what are your criteria? Here's some of my qualifications that that you need for for this process. >> Okay. >> I just want
011it opened up to all of our students so that and it needs to be in a timely way so that the opportunity is available for those students. So that might be right as school gets going if that's in the spring. I don't know how that works. it'd need to be in the spring when all these when all the kids are looking at their schedules to figure out what class schedule >> I mean because obvious wasn't even hired until after school started for a school to work program. So, I I just think there's a lot of things that maybe didn't meet the standard that I would guess I would like to see. And I guess other board members can chime in on this. And uh moving forward, I would just hope that student worker positions are
012treated like every other position in our district and go through a process um in a similar way so that there is a competitive process. >> Could you clarify, Andrew, though, how this one came to be? It was a little bit wonky to begin with cuz it wasn't a job you intended to hire this year. Is that correct? >> That that is correct. I don't go out and search for a student worker. Um if if a student comes up to me their junior year and says, "Is this some sort of option that can we can possibly do?" I say, "I'm open to that option. You need to um stay in contact with me and and things like that." Um, a lot of times they can find other other jobs that might work for their schedule or
013work for different things. Um, but if I have someone that is consistent and and keeps keeps asking me about, hey, I really would like to do this. I put them through through an interview. I ask them all the pieces, everything. How's your schedule working out? um all those pieces and then I I work to try and find the money in my budget to be able to pay them. A lot of times it's a student that is very involved in a lot of things and they're not getting a ton of hours each week. It's just a few hours. They're traveling a lot with activities, things like that. And this particular student had previously had school to work approved and done, but then that position they were going to do, not on school, not the school um
014did not materialize or fell through. And so they were sort of looking at the last minute almost for a school to work. And that's what happened with my last one as well was um they were working at a a dentist office and it just did not work with their schedule and they came to me with a proposal to do school to work as well. >> Okay. I I am open to to trying to clean up the process but adjusting it however we need to do that as a as a school district. Um I I definitely agree with those points. Yeah, I agree too. I don't think that the position should ever be handed to a student and they should be put through the rigor of applying and going through it. Um, I also agree with
015the posting. So, I do think it this is just this is me just thinking I agree that with Renee too that it should have a posting. I understand how I wanted the board to understand how this came to be um in this situation specifically, but um also appreciate that you think that there's room to improve that where maybe instead of just allowing that, you know, the needs there, we have a student seemingly able to match up with this position that uh if we do just take a beat and say, "Hey, I want to be fair to everyone. if we're gonna open this, I'm gonna find budget for it. I'm gonna it it should be competitive. I think that's also fair, too. So, I see I see the point of that. >> Good practice for those
016individuals to go through >> different interview process and things like that. >> Donnie. Yeah. >> Question that's not related to this topic, but another one on the consent agenda that we left aside till this meeting. an opportunity time or if I can even do >> Can we finish this just to well I guess it's also related to Andrew too but just to finish out this thought path first is there any other comments about the student hiring and it is we and I guess we haven't had an action so I guess we could we could talk about them right now okay so if we don't have any other discussion on that any audience discuss discussion on that. Miss Pollock, >> I agree with everything Renee has said, but I also think that we need to consider
017other student workers within the district that are not being paid. Everybody should be treated the same. And that is not the case. And I think that this board should really consider that as well. more of like uh the >> so for example Chase Mlan is a schooled working for our IT department but he isn't getting compensated for that and I just feel like >> in the interest of fairness we need to make sure that our student workers are all treated fairly. >> So if we're going to pay Bailey then we should also pay Chase. >> Oh I follow you there. And then if it's if it's a paid position and then I think >> it would be entirely different for a TA position like a student going and helping in a classroom. These are paid
018student workers. Yeah. >> So we should treat Chase Mlan the same as Bailey. >> Yeah. >> I thought school to work had to be paid positions. >> It has aation. It doesn't have to be paid, but you have to be able to your time. And I I don't do it to be paid. Uh but uh what I do is I go in, I write down what time I get there, and then when I'm out, I write down what time I leave. And I just need to keep these details on a Google spreadsheet that I print out, and then Devon or Lily will sign, and then that is turned into Mr. O'Neal um who is my school of work supervisor. So I don't have to be paid. I just need to prove my hours. >> The
019thing with Jason because Jason was a since Jason at the level was qualified for that but he was already in the working during the summer for them. We decided to place internship same requirements as schools work since the schedule is already >> and I'd just like to clarify like agreed to not be paid. This is wasn't a thinking I was going to get paid and then not. So, >> yeah. >> But did we approve you as we approved you as an >> Yes, I was approved >> as a student worker over the summer and that came up >> paid over the summer. >> I was paid over the summer. Yeah. So Jason, he is very much just a shadow for us. Not necessarily. You guys help us with awesome. I'm trying to try experience right
020and yes and I'm trying to actually is more like if I was having network switches or install stuff on not just teaching things, but honestly, it's more like a it's closer to like a mentorship or like a try to teach him how it's really hard. So, he can go in he can say that's >> how come to be I never really consider other students but she was somebody I work with students Easy. I don't know. We had a really awesome student kind of helped us he does not aren't you just ask questions but once we decided that this job was a job to take it was not competitively advertised to other students correct >> that's correct it was I said it's more like we don't have it a little bit more than teacher position period
021we have to use school since he was going to track his hours and were doing something more in line with a job than a teacher assistant and so we discuss it as an internship. >> I think in reference to the summer job is what I Yeah, I understand what we're doing right now but in reference to the summer job we u we never advertised that correctly. >> Also just semester. Yeah, I was actually That's Well, it may not change the outcome, right? I mean, I I think that we all acknowledge the fact that that may not change our outcome of who comes to the board, but I think that it is a valuable process for the district, but it's also a valuable process for our kids because that's how it works in the real world.
022And it's also a valuable process even if they're the kid that isn't chosen for the job because you're gonna fail at getting jobs. We've all failed at getting jobs and there's some value in that too. And there's value in not just being assured a job that has to come to this body to be approved cannot happen because we are the final say on that. not any otherbody anybody else doesn't hold that power within the district right the board hires the board fires and so I think that's where this this step and this process is probably missing and there needs to be this process I mean I I think that these internships whatever they would be whether it's with it or someday maybe HR or whatever I think in many ways those internships are much more
023valuable than some of our kids what they're doing for school to work. I think our school to work program personally is way too fluid and way too open and I don't think some of these kids are getting real value added. But that's a discussion for a different day. But I think these internships that give them actual skills that they can go out and knowledge that they can go out either get another job or will assist them in a higher education. Um it's extremely valuable. I do think it needs to go through the same process as any other draw we have here transparency for the added value. So what I hear is that we should say you know someone with the job we just need to post it they don't get right go through the whole
024process like I don't really even love that because I feel like we need to come up you need to decide you need a student helper. Then we need to post the job. Then everybody has a fair shake and applying for it. It shouldn't be a person coming and saying I want this job and then we go through the steps to and so then everybody knows that that kid already came to talk to Andrew. They already have the job so why bother applying for it. That's not a fair process and that's not a transparent process. So I think that that's where I have an issue. We need to decide that at the district and then go through the process so that it's an open, transparent, fair process. I would say my name, but I would say
025one counter to it specifically with this Devon would have never thought that as you mentioned, you would have never thought of this position which has added value to the district. I think giving you an extra hand this year, but then I think even more so has added Chase's education. Well, maybe internships might be slightly different, but I think a case is different. >> Child did this, thought of it and presented it, Deb's like, "Oh, I never thought of that." Like, might be the right person for that position. >> Right. So, I think I I I would be remiss to say to to support um not encouraging the students to think creatively about their educational experience. Um, now when it comes to paid versus unpaid, I think that's a different thing. Um, but >> but again,
026what if you don't think I mean even talking to Andrew is like this is it can be a thing if someone's interested and it shows initiative on her part. >> Yeah. >> Like it's not black and white to me. It's hard to anticipate those things. And maybe next year he's like, I'm I can post it, but I'm still not gonna you you you know, like you need to know who and by the time they're seniors. I don't know. Like I I get following through the process, but we're still a small school. We're we still need to inspire creativity. So, I don't know. It's not as black and white to me as everyone would have to post an opening for a job then, you know, if >> someone could come talk to Zeta. She wants to
027be the trans, you know, a transportation, you know, like >> she's like, "Please come, you know, like >> Michael, you know, has an idea now all of a sudden." So, like >> I don't I don't know. I don't know how you inspire creativity with the kids and then practically run it as a district. I don't I don't know. I'd like to for a moment circle back to Chase. Chase, I'm really sorry. I feel like you I'm beating you up tonight, but I would like to circle back. Um, I respect my colleagues what they've said. I wholeheartedly disagree and I'm going to ask Chase a question for this board. What did you do today for your school to work? >> So, uh, me and Mary went and we, uh, helped like build desks and stuff. He
028can he can say Deon can say, "Well, you know, I'm teaching time to build a D." He worked for us. He did what our maintenance crew would normally do. So, I think that Chase should be paid. >> That's fair. >> I won't say anymore. >> That's fair. >> Um I know and I know that Charlotte knows. We just don't know the details yet, but we know there are changes coming to our school to work program. Um, especially based on what the state has passed regarding work-based learning. We all muddled through that hecking long policy recently. There's a lot in it and then there's a lot that the state has put out and there's a whole workbook around it. So, we do foresee changes coming to that, but because it is really deep and complicated, we
029probably will have layers. There will be things like TA positions and internships and school to work will look different because maybe it'll have to be tied to a CTE pathway to actually qualify as a schoolto work opportunity. Um so there are those changes coming. I've just got to the benefit of a training today on learning about more of those things. So stay tuned. But yes, so noted on those things. >> Good to know. Yeah, >> I I agree with Peggy. Like he was doing stuff that he should have been paid for today, for sure. Um I just kind of want to throw out kind of a big crazy wild idea. I don't know if there's any legs to it. I'm still kind of just in the thought process of it, but my my hope would
030be a big problem in school districts, especially smaller school districts, is you have a superintendent who's doing everything in the district. They're in charge of the boilers. They're in charge of the business office. They're in charge of technology. And it's outrageous that this one person can do all those things. So, what I what I would what I'm trying to sus out and see if it's something that's something that we could do is maybe set up some kind of contract with another school district and use student workers with our support with the student workers to provide a basic level of it for them so that these schools who don't have anybody have somebody to call at that point. I I don't know if there's any legs to it. I don't know what it would look like
031financially. I'm just trying to see if it would be something that we could support like operationally getting somebody trained up to that level where they could actually support users remotely and help them in that way. Um, so just this is something I wouldn't have thought about if I wasn't working with Chase and kind of he kind of talked to me about some of these ideas. We've talked about it a little bit, but I I don't know if it's something we could do. But then we could actually self-fund the um school to work program using the dollars we'd get from those other organizations. We help small schools and it's kind of a win-winwin. Um, just I don't know, just an idea that I'm I'm working on kind of figuring out. But >> yeah, that's cool. Any
032other discussion on this item? Thank you for uh bringing this out, Renee. I think it was a good discussion that we've had here with the admin, and I appreciate that the admin is already thinking about um ways to improve our school to work program so it adds more value. So I think this was a worthwhile conversation for sure. So we do have an item out there or we before we move to that we should probably we can address uh Donniey's your conversation about the uh coaches >> coaches for spring. Um, we'd had a concern over the track program and I believe that the item came back to us unchanged from last meeting and Andrew wasn't here to talk with us. So, I was just wondering how that all why it came back the way it
033did. still track and field team and we have one head coach enough coaches for every single event. Each coach only takes on kids. Awesome. The moment I have two head coaches, a boys head coach and a girls head coach. Then how does boys head coach? different teams. They're all going to the same track. So having that single person to answer those questions and have plan for the team is is huge for me. did for me when I >> we to concern from like are we overwhelming a head coach because it's a lot of kids but then when we talk through that it is when you look at one head coach it's a lot of kids but then when you split it out by every event coach we have it's not really that many kids um
034and she has opportunity to delegate some of the responsibilities down to those individual coaches and and I think that I don't think Andrew had any concerns with one person being able to tackle that work. >> Was was James Haskins a head coach at one point separate from Miss Fox? What were the issues with that? Where did the separation start? possibility something new program management pieces. And I'd like to point out on the side of just having one, it's a lot easier for us to have one coach than to have two. So I was a runner when we had two head coaches and our second head coach in title was a head coach but there was no extra on top of that. Like we've always had really one head coach and so it's not something that
035is like we may be new to one head coach but we're not new to one head coach. >> Anything else on that? the reason. >> Yeah, >> sure. It came back the same. Yes. No, thank you, Donnie, for bringing that out. J, did you have anything, Michael? Or you just like, oh, okay. It looked like you were like, okay, well, we still have an action item um under the consent agenda. Um, I would entertain a motion on that item. I'm assuming we're talking about the student worker. >> Student worker. Yes. >> I will move to approve the hiring of Bailey Bequette as student worker as per the recommendation. >> A motion to approve the student worker by Donnie. Is there a second? >> Seconded by Renee. Any other board discussion? Audience discussion hearing none. We'll
036move to vote on the motion to approve the student worker by Donnie, seconded by Renee. All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Very good. We'll now move on then to our action items. Number A. Do I have a motion? Would we like a little discussion on this? >> Matt, could you give us a little uh context? >> Yes. Action item A. The student out of district student, >> right? There was a student who was I think based on their missing the applications they do qualifications to the Can we ask who the where the resident district is? >> I move to approve out of district attendance appeal student A. Have a motion to approve uh the out of district attendance appeal for student A by Renee. Is there a second? >> I'll
037second. >> Seconded by Jenny. Any other board discussion? Audience discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to vote on the motion by Renee to approve the out of district um attendance appeal of student A seconded by Jenny. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item B, personnel hiring pending background checks. Do I have a motion? >> I move to approve the personnel hiring listed pending background checks. >> Motion by Renee to approve action item B. Do I have a second? >> Seconded by Donnie. Any board discussion, audience discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to vote on the motion by Renee to approve action item B, personnel hiring, pending background checks, seconded by Donnie. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item C, MTSBA. Oh, yes. Go ahead. Oh, great. Let's
038see if I can do this as well as Mr. Torx. The >> big shoes to fill here. >> Meet Amy Henkins. Amy, you want to stand up? Okay. Amy is joining Laurel Public Schools as our new VI specialist working in a hybrid model from Bosezeman. Sometimes in person, sometimes virtual, but always 100% dedicated. Amy grew up on a farm in Fairfield, Montana, where she learned the value of hard work and probably how to fix just about anything with bailing twine. She is married and has two children who keep her plenty busy outside the school. In addition to her expertise in education, Amy is also incredibly artistic. She loves working in all mediums, whether it's paint, pencil, or something completely outside the box. We're excited to welcome Amy to the team. Whether she's helping students thrive
039or creating something beautiful, she brings creativity, dedication, and Montana roots to everything she does. So, welcome Amy. Welcome. >> Thank you for being here and uh going through all of that with us tonight. We appreciate you. Great. Now, we'll move on then to action item C, the MTSBA policy amendment. Second reading. Do I have a motion? >> I move to approve all policies listed under action item C for the MTSBA policy amendment. Second reading. >> I have a motion to approve action item C by Jenny. Do I have a second? >> Seconded by Kayla. Any other board discussion on this item? Audience discussion hearing? None. We'll move to vote on the motion by Jenny to approve the MTSBA policy amendment section reading action item C on the agenda. Seconded by Kayla. All in favor say
040I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item D, MTSBA policy updates and adoption, second reading. Do I have a motion? I move to approve MTSBA policy updates and adoption and the removal of the noted uh policy 2162P1 to be replaced by 2162P2. >> A motion to approve action item D as constituted by Renee. Do I have a second? >> Seconded by Jenny. Any other board discussion? Audience discussion hearing none, we'll move to vote on the motion by Renee to approve action item D as constituted, seconded by Jenny. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item E, surplus recommendation for disposal of buses. Do I have a motion? I'll move to approve the surplus property resolution to dispose of four buses. >> A motion to approve action item E by Donnie. Do
041I have a second? >> Seconded by Jenny. Any board discussion? Donnie. Yes. >> So, Zeta, do you have an awesome plan for getting rid of these since usually you get rid of them by trade in? All four of them. All righty. >> Cool. >> Take that. All right. Any other board discussion? Audience discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to vote on the motion by Jenny to approve action item E surplus recommendation for disposal of buses. Seconded by Donnie. >> Who was it? >> I made a motion. >> Donnie. >> Flop it. Motioned by Donnie, seconded by Jenny. Sorry, it's uh my noggin's not working. All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item F, high school bond campaign contract with A&E. Do I have a motion? >> Would we like discussion? >>
042I'll make a motion to approve the high school bond campaign contract with A&E. >> I do have a motion by Donnie to approve action item F. Do I have a second? >> Seconded by Renee. Wonderful. Any other discussion by the board? >> I just wanted to ask it's pretty similar to the a original A&E contract. Correct. It is. >> We just crammed him down a little harder. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> You really twisted Brad's arm. >> Honestly, we did. We did to get it down. Yeah. Yeah. I was pleased with that. I think they felt like there was a lot of ground work they'd already done in order to come in with this bit where it's at. So yes, >> I guess my question would be where even though it's not a huge bill,
043where are we going to pay for it from? >> Good question. >> I have a special fund >> actually. Yeah, it's um >> pett miscellaneous. Anyway, it's in the miscellaneous account. It's a district account. It's called one m. It's a 100 project number. >> Okay. >> And I try to squirrel away as much as I can in there for things like this. >> Yeah. >> So, they'll be um if if this uh passes, they will um begin immediately working similar process that we worked last time. Um we're about a month earlier, so that will be nice. it can kind of get a good um jump on things. So, we'll have those public meetings. We'll put together the committee again um and uh start working towards a bond campaign with the high school. So, very exciting.
044>> I think I just want to say that the like the excitement for me is building just reading this contract. I'm getting ready to gear it up. We can use the open houses for the new schools to kind of push look what we've done and complete. So this is just exciting for me just >> they were excited for that also when we met with them just to talk briefly through what this would look like or what they thought they thought that was a great place to sort of >> catapulted. Yeah. >> Yeah. Very good. So we do any other board discussion on that? Any audience discussion hearing? None. Well, okay. Who made the motions again? Donnie >> and Renee seconded. That's what I thought. I should just write that down. Most of the time I
045can remember it today. Something's should have had some more brain food or something. I don't know. So, we have a motion on the table to approve action item F, the high school bond campaign contract with A&E. Motioned by Donnie, seconded by Renee. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Wonderful. They'll be happy to hear that action item or uh excuse me, agenda item seven, superintendence report, resignations, and our sole information item tonight is middle school activities discussion items. We've left coffee as a with a trustee on here as a standing items to discuss it with Britney. Um to my knowledge she will not be available this Thursday. Is there anyone um of the trustees that would be able to make that in her absence is at 9:00 >> Thursday's at 9. They'll
046show up good. >> Thanks a lot. If you if you do have availability, if you would reach out to myself um and Mr. Torx so that we can let Britney know. Um that would be great. The next item for discussion is the sale of property. We just wanted to talk about this quickly. Um this is regarding the sale of the vacant land we own north of town. Um Julie, do you want to talk about that a little bit? >> Um your findings? >> Well, one thing is um the lawyer, um Larry Martin said we probably don't have to go back to the voters to sell it. We can declare it as surplus property just like we do all of our other properties like we did graph and this anyway. And um the question was can
047we take the money and put it in the multi- district and from what I understand from the last um workshop I was at I did ask about it. Donnie was there also and we can't. So that would be nice if we could do that >> because originally the original concern was if it was bought with elementary building reserve and it go does it have to go back into the fund from which it came and so we wanted to make sure we could if we sold it because the elementary reserve does not need any help right now. um if we could put it into the the multi- district and use it to help the high school. And the answer to that appears to be yes. >> Is that where this building's sale proceeds will go? >>
048Well, the we haven't sold it. I did put the 10,000 that we had into the building fund. The high school building fund is where it went. that we got for, you know, >> right? For the earnest money. >> Yeah. For the earnest money. >> But this could go into multi-dist or into the high school building reserve, right? The sale of this building. >> Well, I would feel more comfortable putting it in right into the multi- district. >> Yeah. And it should be able to >> because that way it's this building has been served both districts, right? >> Yeah. What it's like 115 years old, I think, right? So, it's >> Yeah. So I was getting that there's not like a time limit for how long the districts and >> that's what we right >> if
049there was some sort of statute of limitations on how long. >> Sure. >> But it doesn't appear to be. >> So it seems okay >> but I understand. So >> that's nice. I appreciate you looking into that because it's good to good information to know. >> Yeah. >> Cuz it'd be interesting to think about that even as we thought about it is okay so say we didn't need an elementary and we wanted to build a high school and we owned that ground. it was bought with elementary money. Could you build a high school on it? So, it's kind of a similar question. And I think the answer to that would have been, well, yeah, we could build it because a high it's a it's school district property at this point because this has been high
050school and elementary. So, just wanted to update everyone on that. that may that may come up as a future um action item now that we've sort of gotten some clarity on what we could actually do with that money now that it um we've sort of determined that that might not be the most viable place for a school site in the future. >> So we would declare it a surplus and go through the same process we went to choose a realtor for this property. Yeah, I believe it would go through that same RFP process um and and be marketed and I don't think that it would Yeah, it may not be the same. It could be Calwell, it could be another commercial broker or you know, it doesn't have to be a commercial broker either because
051it's a little bit different being vacant land. So, um anyone could put out for RFP on that. Anything else on that? anything from the audience on that one. All right. Any future discussion items? I just have one, Julie, if we can talk about the results of the um bond sale and sort of just update the board on that information on that. We probably just bring that next next uh board meeting I think but um just so that everyone can know. Very favorable. Very good. So just have more conversation on that. Any other future discussion items? If is that to include we've talked about having kind of a wrap up on where we stand with what we've expense so far through the bond and where we stand with proceeds. >> I think that's probably an okay
052time to do that because I think that that um has been discussed in capital planning a little bit. So it would be good to bring that back too. So we can wrap that together. >> The other thing I probably need to and we might even use it as an action item next time still trying to get some information on moving from the slug funds to back to the stip. >> Uh slug funds are of course you know the bond market's going and so now they're like down and but the stiff is up. So the benefit would be more money, more interest of course. Um but the thing that bothers me about it when I talked to Bridget from DA Davidson that um then we may end up ending up owing more to the IRS that
053way too. So I don't you know because once you move in step then you're you're you have to pay IRS so much over and above certain rate. >> So that >> so I don't know might behoove us just to leave it where it's at. So I'm not sure. >> So either an action or a f or discussion. >> Yeah. Okay. Good to know. >> It's winding down. It's sure winding down. All right. So, we will then just move on then to the next action item number 11, which is the student board representative interview and potential action item of appointment. I think we have just one candidate to tonight, Miss Gabby Pollock. So, we'll have you come up and sit here in the hot seat. I don't know if we'll get you a mic. Might just
054use the the roster mic. >> Well, you guys need one, too, though, Chase. So, we'll we'll let them use the ro Yeah, she can use the rostroom mic. Or you two can. One of the two. >> Okay. >> It's a rostroom. [Music] Huh? >> No. Can I spell it? R O S. All right. Well, uh, thank you for being here and we appreciate your interest in joining the student board. We've done this in the past. Sort of just gone through these questions with you and talked about your answers and spot or just going to ask you a question. Um, they've decided on probably let the student reps do the same thing. They'll be working with you. So, We'll probably just start with Donnie. I'll >> Okay. Well, we'll start here with J. We don't have
055one either. Then we're just going to do >> you guys have >> Yeah. [Music] This position has significant time being here with us and and what did they do able to describe that. But are you prepared for that? >> Yes, I'm prepared. I mean committing my time to the student body along with school staff to make sure that are so this this position represents the whole district. So not just high school this is in student council. So you represent um district 7 and 7-7 which is both school districts, the elementary and high school. How would you reach out to the students at the elementary level to help help us as a board understand their feelings about the district? Sure. Yeah, we can come back to that. >> Okay. So, what is your career goal and
056how will your participation on the school board help? Outside of high school, I want to go to state university to pursue neuroscience and biology majors. I want to become a neuro a neurologist which will help people that have issues along with dementia and Alzheimer's that's I leadership along with how to present myself as a professional. >> All right. So being a part of board, right? You already have two fellow. You already have two uh teammates, so to speak. How would you want to be a good teammate, the team they already have created, and would you be able to work together through disagreements, that kind of thing? >> Uh I'll help as much as possible. Communication is a very important thing to teamwork and leadership. I'll help out with everything that's possible as my role as
057a junior since they're seniors and with this agreement. I'll help myself to show my perspective on how problems should be managed and just make sure that there's no disagreements going on as well as possible without >> all right. Go ahead. Have you given any thought? Have you paid any attention to the rest? Can we say your question please? Sorry. So because the three of you will be working with all students district. Just how do you see collecting information? A lot of parking lot issues lately. You want me to should we go or do you want to restate your question? >> Are you preparing now to circle back to my question? >> Yes. Please restate it. >> Yeah. So my question was, how will you represent not just the high school, the entire school body from
058prek through 12 student body for example if it's preschoolers I'll try to use terms we don't know vocabulary uh so make sure that time outside school that should be able to test. >> Okay, I guess it's my turn. Um, so we obviously work with a lot of the students within the school district. So if a student came to you with a concern that you personally disagreed with, like you don't have share the same concerns, um, how would you go about still bringing it to the board in the administration, keeping your personal beliefs out of the issue? Uh I like to keep pretty much anything that's like controversial or important I'll still bring start. >> Okay. So that was a good answer. uh like my student like career is bullying. So if I had a magic
059wand, I will try to make sure that is stopped and make sure everyone has a fair chance within the high school and other schools. >> How would you see yourself um in their role now? This is their second year getting to do this. Every student rep we've had has had two years. So it's I appreciate you wanting to commit this year. How would you commit next year? and you would be in the leadership position by yourself. These two get to cheat and have two. How would you feel about being in that leadership role as a student rep? maybe having one or two student reps where you because you you mentioned taking their lead and sort of follow how would you switch that role and take the lead next year and even this year um in
060initiatives or projects and things like that. >> Uh I'll try my hardest by working by myself. I'm a very independent person. Uh if next year there will be one or two more applicants, I will make sure I will work with them and show them the way around the school board. >> Is there any other discussion or questions from the board? So, we do really value their input and you know um discussions on all these action items and I just want to make sure are you comfortable bringing forth what your true thoughts are because we're not in the schools every day like you guys are. So, um we want somebody that's going to be on the board that's going to be active in discussion and communication and really can help us see from your guys's perspective.
061Is that going to be um something you're willing to do and put yourself out there for? Yes. Is something that I'm willing to do for this position? >> Yeah. Because you saw that tonight, right? >> Just in our discussion today. >> Um yeah. Yep. You need to be a part of the fellowship of the unafraid, right? >> Sounds good. >> We have to we have to even the board members, right? You heard uh healthy debate and discussion tonight from the board. um that I think was uh healthy and but was not a full agreement and so uh we need that opposition um to make the district better. So we need someone who will have a voice that can do that and you feel that that's something you can do. >> Yes. >> Great. Any other
062board discussion tonight? We could take I we could take two routes with the the next piece of this. We could run a straw poll which we have done in previous um iterations of this or I would also entertain a motion >> in years past we've had which it's an open meeting so they can choose to do that but the candidates left the room and we had some sort of discussion. And then we came back with the motion after a straw poll. >> Yeah. >> So would we like to pursue that same route this this year? >> I agree. I think that's a good idea. So Gabby, thank you. We'll we'll do some deliberation if you'd like to um step out for a few moments while we have that conversation. >> Sounds good. >> Thank you
063very much. other wages. >> Come on, man. You're learning. >> I understand what you're saying now. You don't get a lot of use out of the guy. >> Scary. >> Was it scarier getting interviewed or doing the interviewing? >> You don't know. always such a scary experience putting yourself out there coming for a whole panel of interview. I could tell she was nervous, but she did a good job. >> I'm a little concerned because she was pretty stiff, right? And I'm I'm hopeful that she will open up. She does have to connect and make those connections with the children, the younger children and her peers. But it's such a nerve-wracking experience. It's hard from one, you know, from one encounter to really be >> especially this encounter. >> Yeah. Right. And it's hard for me
064with mom here and there. >> That's my >> She had her heart two years ago which also shows me that I mean that's a really good show perseverance and so yeah. >> Yeah. It's not an easy thing that we're asking you guys to do. I mean it's a lot of extra time for people who usually are already very stretched. you know, you guys are both doing a bunch of other stuff. So, um it's tricky to to ask you guys to do this and you know, but we do want we do want it to have um a meaningful impact for the student that is here, but I think almost more importantly for the the district. And in some ways, I feel like it's almost more of our world. It's seeing into the world of the elementary
065school. It has been very insightful you know for me more than it has been insightful for things at the high school although it has been very good for that too. Um so I would if if we were to move forward with her I would think that that would be my question too is can the connection be made can um and then relayed Yeah. I mean like we >> we like if I'll be sitting in MTDA which is our online classes like she's very easy to talk to like she comes up and talks to me all the time. Um so it's she's you know it's a stressful spot. >> We we know but yeah I she's pretty open at school. Please do. >> I wouldn't have any reservations in endorsing Gabby for this position. I She
066was very nervous as you noted. Um as much as anything the growth piece between being a beginning of the year junior to our beginning of the year seniors. Um th that's a big piece of growth that takes place during the junior year. um she is articulate and she is insightful and I think that she would be a good representative for our students. We don't have a large volume of students interested in this and it's a great opportunity for a student to be part of the board. So I think if there are any pieces that she's not quite ready for, I think it's something she will definitely grow into because she'll have some great mentors. >> And by the way, I don't think me or Michael talked in like the first like eight board meetings probably.
067So >> no, they can't. >> That's true. So >> that is true. >> You know, it is a big growth. >> Yeah, >> you kind of get more used to it and >> yeah, >> I actually worked with her in the NAS class last year. We had a teacher who was out. So I was over there trying to help, help them finish their projects. And she was really she was valuable asset to her team. She had feedback for them. She helped. Oh, they might need you guys. Actually, that might be good for you then. Keep going. >> No, no, we're good. >> Don't Don't pick her. Don't pick her. >> Yeah. Yeah. She normally is pretty outspoken. >> Good. And that's what we want. Yeah. >> I would say her personality tonight is kind of
068opposite of what I have normally experienced with Gabby as her former teacher. She was a freshman. Very different. But yeah, I think she's >> kind and bubbly and she'll come talk to you. Yeah, like Yeah, >> this is just a tricky spot for people to be in >> and a selfarter and on top of things. And >> I also want to add she uh worked for the district briefly and she did a very very very hard job just cleaning up the bar. >> Um it's one of the hardest tasks that you can have somebody do, but especially for the coner and she was able to do that. So that's that's very >> great. That's good to know. >> I wanted to add she's very active. She wants to do things. I uh last year I
069took over running that board outside of the hallway. She wanted to know how it's done, how she can help, all that stuff. So she's not just like sit there, doesn't want to do anything. She's very >> great. >> Let's do this. Let's try this. Let's >> It's great to hear. >> Yeah. This is good discussion. >> But she is really bad. April two days. >> Oh, no. >> No. That's And we know there there's always So, you guys were It was touch and go with you guys, too. So, just so you know. No, just >> we tore you apart. >> We did we did have quite a discussion though about but um yeah, I I think this has been great discussion. Is there any other things? >> I appreciate the input from the audience because
070you guys know her best. Should we do a straw? We'll just start here. Donnie, >> can I just say one thing before we go there? >> Yeah. >> So, I I hate to be the Debbie Downer of the group, but I know that in the past we have struggled to um get applications for this as well. So, I'm wondering moving forward how we um I talked to Chase a little bit just kind of off the cuff of about like what what can we do to make this um either more appealing or get it the word out better because it is at the beginning of the classroom class or the school year and there's a lot coming at the kids all at once. And so is this something that we explore in the spring so that
071we're ready for the fall? Is it something that during a flex time that we can get all the juniors together and the senior board reps can go have a discussion about what do we do and what do you need to do to do this piece because I think just putting it out um in the Google classroom and on the board. I mean, the kids are just inundated this time of year with information and they're figuring out what they're supposed to be doing, right? >> Yeah. >> So, and I know that in past we have extended this deadline um a meeting because there was a lack of application. So, I'm struggling with do we extend that and give the opportunity for Chase and Michael to go to a flex period with the junior class and talk
072to them. Um, so that we feel like there's good communication about what this looks like and what the role is. Um, I guess that's my only suggestion here. I mean, I am concerned. I feel like in the past the questions we've asked have been like PDFs, pages of answers, and I'm not super impressed with the oneline answers. Um, so I I just and sometimes what you write doesn't translate into what you'll do and I I understand that too, but I I just wonder if we wouldn't be better off to open it up for one until one more meeting, allow for a little better communication possibly um to get in front of the kids and then evaluate at that point. That would be my suggestion. Uh, I would just want to add like um I think
073definitely going forward there needs to be more and I don't think it's something you need to wait till the spring for, but again meet with all the juniors who are going to now have the opportunity to do this. Um, like I spoke with Renee about earlier all of the rock and the rail yard stuff like the seniors meet and it is spoken directly at them where many students don't listen to the announcements. I know I only figured out about the application because I've read the announcements. I know Gabby reads the announcements currently. Um I don't necessarily believe that we should extend the deadline at this point um because Gabby was the only one that applied and she took the initiative to do that. I know we did have one other application in the works but
074just didn't meet the deadline. So I think that kind of shows that one has more responsibility than the other. Um, but in the future at least get it out there a little bit better because I mean, yeah, it was on the TVs in the hallways, but when a lot of information gets put up there, they just kind of go by this big jumbles of words. So, I'm not necessarily leaning towards either direction, but that's what I think is that Gabby was the only one that applied. Um, and she took the initiative to turn in her application on time. Um, but also we only have one applicant, so there could be more. I'm >> I don't I don't want to touch the pushing it back or not pushing it back part. I just want to talk
075process for a minute. And I do think we can do a better job. Um, even last year it felt really early in the school year. Uh, I think we could do a little bit of both. We could do we could promote it to the sophomores as they're finishing up the school year and say, "Hey, this is something that you'll have an opportunity to apply for as a junior." And then as we come back to school sometime maybe in early September, we pull together the junior survey class meeting to say here's an opportunity to apply for this because both last year and this year it did feel like it was kind of rushed and I don't know how the message got through. the kids who are really interested in it are going to find out about
076it and they're going to but I I do like the idea of having a better process around it and this spring or next year >> I agree with that. I'm not really in support of pushing it back. I think going forward we can do a much better job of advertising for this position. >> I think also yeah >> I'm in the same boat there. I think it's would be unfair to her to >> sort of move it move the goalpost a little. >> Yeah. >> Personal because if she's the only one that applies and then she does the interview and then you're like, "Oh, we're actually going to push this back." >> Again, she was the only one that applied. Like she took the initiative to do that. So, I think >> yeah, >> it
077should definitely go to her. >> Yeah. Hear that. >> Where you at, Donnie? I have no qualms with Gabby joining her for student reps on the board. My biggest concern was one applicant. Was it the process? Are we really that >> sometimes? Yeah. >> I don't think it's the lack of interest, but the lack of >> think it's not that they don't want to do it. It's that they don't know they can do it. >> Yeah. Would it help if that and we can talk about this as a future discussion item, but um >> is it something where maybe it would help if some trustees went to that too, so it would lessen it like they're like not walking in here and just seeing us like sitting here like at or do you think it's
078something you guys should do? >> I don't I think it's something we should do. I think it's good to come in here and have the big bad terrible board. Um >> it's time Not terrible, like terrifying. Okay, there you go. >> It's a good way to gauge how they act under pressure. Um, which is something important for our position cuz a lot of times >> you have to I think it's good to come in here >> and have that nervousness of like what is going to happen? What's this look like? So, I think it's something me and Michael can do. Um, we can make it one of our things at the end of the year to go through and say like this is >> this is an option. She'll kind of be at the end
079of the year. >> She can go do it. >> Hey, we can teach Gabby how to make videos, but she has to do them by herself this time. >> Yeah, we can have, >> you know, do this. You guys are on for videos. >> But I I love making videos. But um uh I think it's something me and Michael can do. I talked briefly about makingformational posters this year. Didn't get to it. Didn't know what the deadline was either or who applied or anything. But >> um >> I think going forward we can definitely make the process better. But >> yeah, >> I think having them come in here against the scary board. Well, and I think that maybe as a board, I mean, this started out being driven by admin because it was a
080new thing and it had to be driven by admin, but maybe this really needs to be driven by our current board reps instead of in collaboration with admin, but really it needs to be driven by the current board reps um to make a plan for how are we going to communicate that and how are we going to do that with collaboration with Dr. for Bington. >> But I do think having student would attract a lot more. >> Yeah, >> they're way more interested than >> um I would say that having like all the juniors come down and then um us describing what it is, what the position's for, how it can benefit you is a really good idea. Um it might bring more strong applicants um to it that are actually interested in going into
081it. um some form of policy like a board. Um I'm not against the idea of having it one board member but not like a bunch of you guys go there to answer just some questions that they might have um that we can't answer necessarily. We can try to answer them but we're not always the best at that or having Dr. Bington there to also help with that. Um >> Mr. Torx even because he's he he's he's a big part of these meetings and uh gets a lot from us too. So he would know really well about it as well. So um because obviously like the TVs, the announcements, they're all great. Um but I don't think that those are really getting to the kids. Um because again, I know we're kind of beating a dead
082horse and circling back, but with the assistant AD position that there was only one applicant for that. Maybe if we had a like where we all sat down and was like this is an opening for students that might have had more applicants come to it. >> Yeah. >> So >> great. >> I did personally talked to two other students who were interested in applying. They didn't get to it. So that's on them. But uh I think if we cuz like they didn't know it was a thing. And then me and Mike or at least I was like this is a thing. You should try it. And they're like that sounds great. like it sounds interesting. >> Um >> yeah. Um deadline a little too close but uh like again I think we should go to
083the students because those who learn about it are very interested once they hear about it. >> Yeah. All right. I don't want to keep Gabby too too much longer. you're kind of wandered into. We'll add a future discussion item about this I think um if we can Julie but uh so Jenny Renee Kayla >> great all right let's bring her back in we've made her >> she's like this took way too long [Music] >> she was fighting us the whole time. >> You do. I'll let you do that, too. >> All right. The hot seat, thank you for letting us deliberate. Um, we appreciate you making the time and taking the time to to put this in on time and to have an interest in what the board's doing. So, we really appreciate that. Um,
084now we're going to vote about you in front of you. At least we didn't talk about you in front of you. Um, and so there is uh on action item or excuse me, under item 11 of our board uh agenda tonight, there is the option for a possible possible action item to appoint a student rep to the board. I would entertain a motion on that action item. >> I move to appoint Gabby Pollock as our newest student board representative. >> Have a motion by Jenny to approve Gabby Pollock as the new student board representative. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Seconded by Kayla. Any other board discussion on that item? Audience discussion? Candidate discussion? No. >> All right. >> Hearing none, then we will move to vote uh on the motion on
085the table to approve Gabby Pollock as our new student rep by Jenny, seconded by Kayla. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Wonderful. Welcome. Thank you for your interest. It'll be fun to get this going and we was part of what took so long and I'm sorry we we drifted a little into discussion about how to make this process better. So you'll be very involved in helping make that um election uh process better uh the inter the the uh recruitment portion of it better. So that'll be one of the tasks the three of you get to work on. So thank you so much and we really appreciate you. And uh meetings are at 600 every not every other f every other Monday but the second and the fourth because >> added to
086your calendar. >> Yeah. Second and fourth Mondays. Yeah. If your mom's here, you're going to know. >> Well, don't they don't they get notification when we get not? So, we'll just need to make sure that she gets added to the >> Yeah. to get added on there, too. Like Caitlyn Cod is still on there. She probably not chicken. >> Someone making fun of Rostrom again. >> It has to be raised. >> Yes. [Music] >> All right. >> Roman forum. >> Yeah. >> And it's a podium. Okay. Oh, you stand on podiums, don't you? >> Elevated platforms. You stand at >> Okay. Oh my goodness. This meeting is a journ. >> Thank you.