09/08/2025 - Board Meeting

001To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic which stands one nation under God, indivisible and justice for all. >> Like to welcome you all to the regularly scheduled board meeting of the Laurel School District. Today, September 8th. Me pull up the public comment. 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 back of the signin cards at the

002back of the room and give it to myself or Superintendent Torx. Public participation is a right that carries certain responsibilities such as informing oneself in advance of the issues being discussed. Voluntary being as voluntarily being as brief and germanine as possible, not unduly repeating remarks others or you 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 interests? Seeing none, we'll move on to our next agenda item, which is our owner's rep presentation. back in working on punchless items controls finalizing the schooling. We had security Deon's always got extra batteries. >> He carried those in his pocket. >> He does. He's always >> He's good. [Laughter] Um, yeah. So, finalizing there's, you

003know, obviously a closeout. There's a lot of little things and we're continuing to make sure that we're addressing those with Bethany and and her her staff and um millions of little things, but I feel really good about where we're at. Um budget is we're still on budget there. We have very little contingency left. Um, but we've been addressing this and that's not a bad thing because we've been addressing a lot of additional signage that that Stephanie needed throughout the school and signage on the outside of the school and picking up some items that we didn't put in the project like cleaning up the north side and a lot of the little landscaping pieces that we tried, you know, when we were cutting to make sure we were going to stay within budget. we were able

004to pick some of that stuff up and actually make it a very nice presentation from the street. So happy with that. So I feel really good. You know, we're in good shape with the budget we didn't go over. Um Mogan continuing working on punch list items, finishing additional signage. We have some site and landscaping changes that we needed to to go through that we've made decisions on last week to try to get those picked up. Um some additional gate access for goat control and retrieving balls from the player. um that we needed to have in place. So, there's there's a number of things that'll continue to work because we're working through that. >> Um budget's actually in really good shape. Um we have a significant amount of contingency that'll be coming back to the district.

005So, uh you know, kudos to everybody in the team. It's always tougher on the remodels, so I wouldn't blame West because it's always tough when you're having to deal with renovations versus new. So, um we're in great shape. Um, South, uh, South is in good shape as well. We're slightly ahead of schedule, slated to be finalized the end of September, um, for the district to start planning, you know, your move over, however that's going to come across, but we should have our occupancy by the end of September. U, budget's in good shape there. We're in a strong position from the contingency. We used very little. Um, we had some additional items that we needed to pick up for the boardroom and some additional technology pieces that we needed to get, but All in all, we're

006in really good shape on the budget. Um graph the building is obviously demoed working on field prep. So far, we're moving in line with our schedule. We haven't had any major hiccups yet. So, we're we're in in good shape from that perspective. Budget is holding, but we're literally just getting started. So, u from that perspective, we're we're doing great and and but we're just getting started. um continuing to work on all the FF and E item FF and E items. You know, if you imagine there was a million pieces of desks and chairs and components and obviously getting through all those punch lists and getting the the items that were missed and back. So, that'll be a continuing effort, but all in all, I feel like it went pretty well. About as good as I've

007seen FFN go for this size and scale of buildings. So, we just continue to work with whole schools and what they're missing and getting that back filled and um what needs to be fixed gets fixed. Um currently working diligently on reconciling the global budget as all these pieces come together and we're actually ledger we actually ledgered each of the projects all the different um bond costs that are even outside of the contracts. Um, you know, you have all the district stuff that they have to purchase on their side. So, I'm continually working with Julie to get us in a full reconciled these projects are complete. This is where we're going to land. So, we'll have an understanding of the positioning of our budget at that point. Um, I'm hoping by November we'll have a a

008very clear picture for you guys to take a look at the budget and, you know, hopefully there's opportunity to uh have I always hate saying um that we're in good enough shape that there potentially could be things that you could choose to do if there's any money remaining, which we will have to make that decision this year. I'd say by December, January at the latest because if there is some pieces that we choose to do, we're obviously going to have to get them encumbered, um, you know, bid out and encumbered to actually get completed next summer. So, um, with that, I'd take any questions if you have questions. >> How far do you think they'll get with, uh, graph fields this fall? >> We're hoping all the way. Um, we had a little bit of

009a late start because of our hang up on the building demolition permit as you all know and it's too soon to tell, but I if we have a good winter, a late winter, we're probably going to be in great shape. Um, I can tell you they'll continue to work whenever they have the opportunity. So, even if we don't have everything done, it'll be first thing in the spring. Um, and hopefully we have the field all the way to the point that that would be the last piece, right? would be that last part is getting the turf down. So, um I don't it's too early to tell right at this point. I'm not saying we're behind, but we did put our foot in a bucket as far as getting out of the gates. Not that we

010didn't have everything out of the gates fast enough. It was tough on a turnaround as you will know on the the building permit or the demolition permit. I do know one of our uh outbuildings there, one of our modulars was moved today and they're supposed to be back for the second one tomorrow to get it all jacked up. So, we should that >> was starting to hold us up here and we gave them the uh deadline and they're they're working hard. They they were waiting on their permits. >> Yep. >> They'll have they had to get city, county, and state permits to move those buildings. So, I'm not I'm not sure what was holding him up, but one of the three levels was holding him up. So, >> yeah. And that hurt us by again

011nothing we could really do about it other than get get those permits and get them moved. Otherwise, we would have already been through and tear tore up the field, right? >> It didn't happen that way. So, >> that field is tore up. Yeah, that's >> it is the remainder of it out there would have been we got to get those buildings out of the way. So >> anything else from the board? Any audience questions? >> Great. Thanks, Shane. It's really great uh to see them kind of coming to an end here and at least the majors, right? The major pieces. >> There's still a lot of work, >> right? There's still a lot to be done, but sort of breathe a sigh of relief that there's students in the building now a little bit at

012least. So, I think it's great. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> We'll move on now to action or uh to item number four, which is correspondence. We had a lot of awesome donations today. um one from CHS and then we had I don't know my Roman numerals so sorry is that 22 >> 2B >> there's 22 of them underneath that under >> Oh yeah 22 yeah 22 >> 22 individual donations to various high school um areas which would be mostly it looks like cheer choir and and uh >> cross country is a little too >> cross country. So, >> thank you all for those donations. That's very much appreciated and uh goes a long way towards helping these programs be sustainable in the community. We'll move on next to number five, which is

013the consent agenda. Do we have a motion? I make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> A motion by Britney to approve the consent agenda. Do I have a second? >> Seconded by Renee. Is there any further board discussion? Is there audience discussion? Hearing none, we will move to vote on the motion by Britney to approve the consent agenda seconded by Renee. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Moving next now to number six, the action items. Number A, personnel hiring. >> Can I Can I jump in here on this? >> This looks really scary. And why in the world is all this and oh my gosh, it's crazy. Um, this happens all the time. It happens in the spring where we hire someone, but they we don't get their reported.

014we don't get their background check back and so we just hold it off to the next board meeting and we always got a couple weeks because they don't start until August or September and it's April or May or June. Um, one of the things I told HR was let's go ahead and put them on here because I'll give you an example. We throw out bus drivers or gened aids. um if we wait until their background checks come back and and we will before they jump in and get started in the classroom. But if we wait for their background check to come back, what if it comes back tomorrow or Wednesday? Then we don't have them in the classroom for two more weeks. So, we're going to hire them pending successful background checks and then for

015the ones that are listed as that and then uh uh we'll go ahead and if they if it comes back this Friday, we've started some of these sports. We've started classes. We've started these kids are waiting on these things. So, we want to be able to get them in those activities and in those classrooms as quickly as we can. And if if you hire him tonight pending successful background check and our new counselor's background check comes back tomorrow, then boom, she's in the uh you know, she's in the classroom on on uh helping out on Wednesday. So that's why we do it this time of year. Uh and it just so happens this year there's a bunch of them. Uh we went ahead and put all the hiring in one. For example, substitute list. Uh

016they're good on that one. community adult education employee list, they're good there. You know, our high school coaches, activity rehires, those are those are no background checks there. Um, but I went ahead and just said, let's put all the hiring on one so we're not we don't have hiring in multiple places. So, if you guys want it done a little differently, more than willing to talk about that, but um I put it down there so it's not a consent agenda item because that pending background check is very important to get in there to just so what if something does come back, we haven't hired them, then something comes back with a background check. We don't want to do that. So, and we can't always wait weeks to hire people. That's why this is >> my

017only question is is that have we changed on our process because when I was sitting in that position, we didn't have this many and we weren't doing it like this. So, >> a lot of times we just waited and waited and waited and I've said if we can get them in there this time of year, we're hiring late and that's just the way it is. >> Um, anything to add, Peggy? I mean, that's just kind of the way it fell. I mean, there's years where we don't have to hire counselors late. Well, never have. Um, bus aids we're always trying to hire and the quicker I can get a bus driver started on their stuff, the better off we're going to be. Might save us a week or two. >> Yes, Renee. >> I guess

018I would prefer that if we have these, I understand why we need to um make a separate motion because it's not the norm. But anything that is the norm, like the substitute list, the community, all of that really should be under the consent agenda because those are normal things that we would normally do and we wouldn't have to have them outside of that. So, I guess moving forward, I would ask that those regular higher um items be back in the consent agenda. Just anything that's pending a background check be um included in the as a separate agenda item. and I understand why we do that and so that we can in some way protect ourselves um that way. My only other question is on the spring coach rehire list. I know that we have um

019in the past combined that track and field head coach position because I think partly because we couldn't find someone to maybe do the boys side. But I'm wondering if it's a lot of kids, a lot of assistant coaches to manage that that that position be split again or at least we try to I mean we have time to try to hire for that position that we have a boys and a girls or however we want to split that. I I just feel like that's almost too much for one person who's also trying to manage a job within the school. Um, so I don't I don't know. I I think that's something for Andrew to maybe look at, but um that concerns me. >> Um the only other thing I have is the counselor that's starting.

020It says that she's in a program at MSUB. So how do we hire her as a counselor? Is that like the teachers that we hire that are >> a little bit different? So she has she is an English teacher and taught like 13 years in district 2. Uh, so she'll be under what they call a class five. It won't be an emergency authorization. It won't be a American board stuff. It it's an actual program and she starts her program here and essentially she'll be in what they call a class 5. So that would be like any teacher. If Kayla was teaching Spanish, but she was in the middle of getting her math degree, she'd go over and teach math. She'd had three years to complete her math degree. um otherwise she wouldn't be able to

021teach math anymore. >> That was my only question that >> she is familiar with schools and worked with kids for a dozen years before she took a break to raise her own family. >> Britney, yes. >> And I agree with Renee. Um, to be honest with you, it was kind of interesting that you said that, Renee, because I do I do find that we have so that track position is, you know, it's a heavy position. Um, so it would be nice to maybe possibly look at splitting that again. And I believe in the past we have had a a male and a female coach to help kind of, you know, balance out those two um particular areas for our track kids. So, I'm I'm kind of in favor of that as well. The other question

022I have is our student worker. Um, did we post that? And if we did, I apologize. I will be honest with you, I have not looked. So, did we post for that to allow any other student have the opportunity to apply? >> No, that was a school to work thing. We talking about uh >> two. >> Yep. That's a school that's school to work. Um, That one is. Yes. >> It's not required. No, it's not required. I guess I just I I have a I mean, you know, really I think that we should allow other students to have the opportunity to apply for that position so that it's a competitive process just like any other kid that is doing a school to work program would have to interview, go through a hiring process to have

023that job to do a school to work. >> And I couldn't tell you they didn't go through a formal hiring process as in through HR or anything. Uh, and I'm not sure what Mr. Forgerson did. She'll be under him. I could ask him off top of my head. I don't >> I guess moving forward it might be something to think about just so that it's a I mean, it's similar to every other kid that's doing a school to work program. They went through a hiring process. And in my opinion, that's part of the learning in doing school to work is you have to actually get a job and you have to go through that process. I don't know. >> I don't think it was posted, was it? >> It was not. >> Maybe Dr. Yeah.

024You have anything to share? >> To my knowledge, this came about as kind of a compromise internship to work. Um, and it was something where I believe Bailey brought kind of a proposal to Mr. Torerson and said, "Could we work out something like this?" And would it work for school to work? Well, for it to be school to work, it has to be a a paid position. And I >> we've had this position in the past. This isn't new. I just think we need to go through the process just like every other position. And we can we can definitely take that into you know building that into our workbased learning think changes we make in the future because we also had some back and forth with Chase Tech because it's it's currently his is technically

025an internship because it's unpaid but it also wasn't an advertised thing to say because some of these things somewhat develop organically due to the nature of the kids and their passions and what they're willing to Um but we can we can develop some guidelines around that moving forward. >> Great points. >> Any other discussion on it? Yes. >> I just um wanted to mention that I really like seeing the list of the mentors and the district leadership team. We've got a lot of teachers taking on leadership roles and that's wonderful. So that's great. Charlotte. >> Yeah, Renee. >> So, we have a middle school girls softball coach on here and their season ends in 10 days. So, has this person been helping as a volunteer prior to this? >> I think he was. Yes, that's

026a good question. Is that that big guy that came in? >> That was a different guy. Yes, he was helping as a volunteer. Um, and it was not coaching, but Andrew knows for future not to do that. So, but yes, that is correct. >> So, coaches who are hired late, obviously everything any teachers hired late, their contract is reflective of that pr-rated contract. >> And you're told, so you would work. I will work that out because we don't hire anyone late without being a prrated contract. >> Great questions. Anything else? So, I would propose um one single motion for all items under action item A or we can go through them individually. That's at the board's discretion. Well, we take a motion. >> I make a motion to approve the DLT mentor stipen recommendations as

027listed. >> So, I have a motion to approve singly action under action item A number one, the DT mentor stipen recommendation by Renee. >> Second by Kelly. >> Any more board discussion? Audience discussion hearing none. We will move to vote on the motion by Renee to approve the DT mentor stipen recommendation seconded by Kelly. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. >> I would entertain another motion or action item A. there. No motion. Action item three under a. >> Make a motion to approve item three, custodian B theal pending background check. >> I have a motion by Renee to approve item three. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Seconded by Donnie. Any more board discussion? Audience discussion hearing none. We'll move to vote on the motion by Renee to

028approve action item three seconded by Donnie. All in favor say I. >> I. Motion carries. Ellen made a motion on item four. >> I have a question first. >> Yes. >> Do we need to proceed through the entire list one at a time? >> I will entertain any motion. >> I will make a motion to approve the SNA hire. the two gen ed a aids and the two bus drivers. >> So that's items >> 4 through eight. Donniey's made a motion to approve items four through eight under action item eight. Do I have a second? >> Seconded by Renee. Any more board discussion? Any audience discussion? Yes, please do. I'm >> Lisa Pickkins, the 15 steam teacher and also the co-president of LUE LUA. Um, and I would just like to say that I really

029appreciate these general aid um, ed aids being hired because it was something we discussed at um, negotiations and it's really shows like um, good faith in our negotiations and I really appreciate that and I think our teachers and our students will really benefit from having these extra um, support people in our schools. >> It's exciting to have them here. >> Yes. Thank you to the bargaining unit for all the great work on that and allowing us to have the budget to do that. That was great. So, I do have a motion to approve. Uh, any other audience discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to vote on the motion to approve action items 4 through 8 by Donnie, seconded by Renee. All in favor say I. I. I. >> Motion carries. >> Four through eight. >> That

030was four through eight. Yes. pending background. >> Correct. Pending the background. Yeah. Per the verbiage. >> Yep. Per the verbiage. >> Action item nine under A. Do I have a motion? I make a motion to approve um nine under A for the middle school football coach pending background check and pro-rated season. >> Did you catch that, Julie? So, do you have a motion by Renee to approve number nine under action item A? Do I have a second? >> I second that. Seconded by Britney. Is there any more board discussion, audience discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to vote on the motion by Renee to approve action item nine or sub action item nine under action item A seconded by Britney. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item sub action

031item 10. Do I have a motion? I make a motion to approve sub section 10 under A and 11 for middle school high school wrestling and middle school girls softball coach pending background check. >> So I have a motion to approve 10 and 11 by Britney. Is there a second? >> A second. >> Seconded by Renee. Any audience dis or excuse me any board discussion? Audience discussion hearing none. We will move to vote on the motion by sorry I just lost it. Britney, >> somebody >> by one of you folks uh by Britney to approve um the coaches listed under nine or excuse me 10 and 11. Seconded by Renee. All in favor say I. >> I. Motion carries. Action item 12. I would entertain a motion. >> I'll move to approve the elementary intermediate

032school counselor for 2526 pending background check. >> A motion by Donnie on sub action 12 of number A. Do I have a second? >> Seconded by Kelly. Is there any more board discussion, audience discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to vote on the motion by Donnie to approve sub action 12 under number A, seconded by Kelly. All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Sub action 13 under number A. Do I have a motion? I move to approve um number 13 bus aid K. Jones pending background check. >> Motion to approve 13 by Renee. Do I have a second? >> Seconded by Kayla. Any board discussion? Audience discussion hearing? None. We'll move to mo move to vote on the motion uh by Renee to approve 13 under sub uh sub action 13 under

033number A as an action item. Seconded by Kayla. All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item 14. >> I move to approve action item 14 and 15. Motion to approve action item 14 and 15 by Renee. Do I have a second? >> I'll second it. >> Seconded by Britney. You have some discussion. >> I just have a quick question. So this substitute list recommendation we always see another substitute list. Is this added to that list? >> Is this So it's >> these are all new brand new hires adding substitute additions to the list because we've seen the list before. So, we're up. >> You do, but it gets updated. You'll see it probably 10 more times. Any other discussion on that item? Any discussion from the audience? Hearing none, we'll

034move to vote on Rene's motion to approve 13 and 14 sub actions under action item A >> 14 and 15. Sorry. 14 and 15. Collie number. >> Thank you. >> All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? >> Motion carries. Action item 16. >> So if we look at splitting that head coach position, is that a problem if we approve that? Now >> I don't think so. I think that head coach just gets a stipen. Is that correct? So if they if you choose, let's say you direct me to look into that and see what we can do. We'll have to look at it budgetarily and then uh you're only hiring that individual for a head coach position. If you choose to hire a second head coach, you can do that down the road.

035I thought we doubled the stipend at the time we combined that. >> You have an exception made for certain sports. I think we listed the ones in there that would be double stipened and I don't think track was one of them. >> I think it is. >> I think so. And let's just take let's take the one minute to look at the uh look at it online here and look. I I I it's worth doing that. We're looking. Hold on. Yeah. Y guys remember what CBAs are under? >> No, no, I meant like where's it at online? >> It's under HL. >> Mr. Terson wanted me to point out we do have nine assistant coaches. So for our number of students who are out for track, we should be adequately covered for student to coach

036ratio in the event that we don't have another question. >> Yes, Donnie. So, are you saying that if we hire a second head coach, we have way more assistance than we need? >> I think his post was that right now we seem to be functional with one head coach and the assistants. >> Do the don't these assistants each have a specialty area they're helping with? >> Yeah, that's okay. It's kind of like it's like nine individual teams underneath the main team, right? >> Page 38 >> in a sense. >> Am I thinking that wrong? >> My understanding too was right that maybe not, but previously the boys head coach was one of those assistant head one of those assistant coaches that was titled head coach. >> That's correct. >> Yeah. Right. Like so you could

037just make one of them a head coach. They just be getting paid differently. Correct. >> That is correct. They would there would be they would probably split out the administrative work, right? >> And that should have been something that contributed to the not having a second head coach. >> Yeah. Which makes it harder. >> Coaches are a lot more interested in the actual coaching and not so much the paperwork and >> yeah, >> the other things that come with head coaching. >> I coached middle school track once, which is a lot more hurting cats than high school track. like one person ended up doing all the admin work and then everybody did the thing did the individual jobs with the kids in my opinion I think it might work just from my small one-year experience

038but and I also know Randy but relating what Mr. Ferguson sharing. He's covering homecoming activities tonight. >> I think he won. Guys will just have to bear with me for a minute as I'm still looking for Yeah, those are the only two. Yeah, that's what I thought. I didn't think track was on there. Basketball and soccer are the ones that if someone takes on, they get paid double. Bonnie, >> is it worth suggesting that since these are spring sports that we table this item so we can have Mr. Torerson here to instead of creating a mess with our thought process? I'll move to table the hiring of the spring high school coaches. >> I have a motion to table by Donnie. Any more board or excuse me, do I have a second? >> Seconded by

039Kayla. Any for further board discussion on this item? Audience discussion, excuse me. Hearing none, we'll move to vote on the motion by Donnie to table um item number 16. Under action item A, seconded by Kayla. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? >> So you guys tableabling it. I'm putting down look, we're looking at the second head coach is the reason for the tableabling. >> Yeah. And uh Julie, just note that no action was taken on sub action two. >> Do you guys have directions you would like me to take on sub action two? I believe if we want to provide that kind of student work for the AD direction that we should publish it so that all the students have the opportunity. I'm not saying that Mrs. people quit didn't have a great

040idea and she shouldn't have the right to put her name in the hat and go through all of it. But I do think that if we're going to if we're going to do that with our adults that have to apply for a job and we also hear from our union that says that they want it internal before we publish it external then we should teach our students the same thing. >> So post and interview process. Okay. So they're done. >> Great. Moving on to action item B, the MTSBA policy amendments first reading. >> I would entertain a motion on all or individually. >> Oh, yes. Yeah. Yeah. We talked about that. >> We got so lost in all of that that I forgot. Yeah. So Matt has been readings. >> So we do have a

041few people here tonight that we hired. So we'd like to do a little introduction just so everyone knows faces to names. >> Yeah, I'm on. Uh, first is Melissa Kenny here. All right, go ahead and stand up. Melissa is our new general education aid at the intermediate school. Originally from Ohio, she and her family once traded their house for an RV and spent nine months traveling the country with her husband working online, her kids doing a school online, and Melissa perfecting the art of finding America's best roadside stops. It was an adventure to remember. After nearly a year on the move, Melissa was glad to be home again because even the prettiest road trips can't compete with having your own closet. We're thrilled her journey has brought her right here to Laurel. Thank you for

042being here. What about Troy Anderson? Where's Troy? Is he here? She I'm sorry by mistake. Troy Anderson. All right, Troy. Here we go. Troy is our new gened aid at elementary school and she's no stranger to Laurel. She's a proud Laurel High School graduate who has now come back to give back. In her free time, Troy is all about creativity, painting, drawing, sewing, and really anything that falls under the crafting umbrella. If it involves glue, thread, or paint, she's in her happy place. But here's a twist you might not expect. When she was a kid, Troy used to race dirt bikes. That's right. Before she was mastering the art of stitching and sketching, she was tearing up dirt tracks at full speed. We're thrilled to welcome Troy back to Laurel where she'll be training in

043dirt bikes for classroom adventures, but keeping all the same energy and creativity. Welcome, Troy. Thank you. And is Lindsay Brown here? I think I saw her in the back. There you go. Lindsay will be Excuse me. Lindsay will be serving as our new counselor. She'll be part-time at the elementary and the intermediate schools. So, if you don't see her in one building, she's probably making her way to the other. Lindsay is a proud Laurel High School graduate who has spent over 12 years in education, bringing with her a wealth of experience and a deep love for helping students thrive. While she's not guiding students, Leslie Lindsay loves to travel with Hawaii and New York ranking as her two top destinations. because who doesn't love sandy beaches and Broadway lights? She's also a devoted Pittsburgh Steeler

044fan, so don't be surprised if black and gold sneak into her office decor. Welcome, Lindsay. We're so glad to have you back in Laurel this time shaping lives for the count from the counselor's chair. Thanks for being here. And what about Betty Field? Ah, okay. Here we go. Betty. Betty is one of our new custodians through her though her face may look familiar. She worked for us several years ago and is now back bringing her experience and her great sense of humor to Laurel once again. She and her husband recently moved back from Minnesota, but Betty is originally from Fargo. So, so yeah, she can handle the snow just fine. Yeah, Fargo something. The cold the and probably a you bet you or two. In her free time, Betty loves a good estate sale. always

045on the hunt for chachkis and other hidden treasures. We're not saying she has the best eye for deals in Laurel, but she probably does. Welcome back, Betty. You're we're glad to have you here with us again, keeping Laurel sparkling and maybe decorating with a chachki or two along the way. Peggy, I had no clue that's how you spelled chachki. That's pretty impressive. Yeah, it's you guys. Yeah, I'm surprised I got that one. All right, so what about Peter Freeze? Peter. All right, Peter. Peter is one of our new bus drivers, but don't let the steering wheel fool you. He's got quite the sports background. Originally from Minnesota, Peter developed a lifelong love of athletics that took him all the way to a full ride scholarship in powerlifting at Penn State. Here's where it gets good.

046That apparently that wasn't the good part, folks. The Minnesota Vikings actually offered him a walk-on try out. That was not this year, was it? >> No. >> Few years. >> A few years ago. But he was only in the 11th grade and his mom said no. That's horrible. Proof that moms can ruin even your NFL career. To add to the story, Peter's high school coach was none other than Bud Grant's son. Wow, Bud Grant. That was a tough dude. Well, Bud himself was the head coach of the Vikings at the time. Now, that's a how that how's that for a claim to fame? Welcome, Peter. Your story is already legendary, and now we're just glad you're driving students instead of linebackers. What about Kayla Jones? >> Okay, no problem. No problem. Uh Kayla's a new

047aid, a bus aid here at Laurel. So when you see her, make sure you introduce yourself. Elizabeth Espinosa. Did I pronounce that right? Espinosa. I got it. Elizabeth is joining us as special needs aid at the intermediate school. And she brings with her plenty of energy and patience. Skills she has mastered at home. Elizabeth will tell you she doesn't live in a house. She lives in a small zoo. And no, that's not counting her kids. She has two dogs, four cats, and a bearded dragon. And a hamster keeping her on her toes. When she I think you're just trying to keep the hands from getting eaten is what you're doing. Yeah. When she's not tending to her furry and scaly crew, Elizabeth enjoys the quieter things in life, like curling up with a good book

048or spending time in her garden. Welcome, Elizabeth. We're excited to have you on our team, and we're pretty sure your animal wrangling skills will come in handy at the intermediate school as well. So, thank you for being here. All right, that's uh all the uh introductions I have, but welcome everybody. >> Yes, welcome. Thank you for letting us go through a process to hire you tonight. >> Oh boy. Oh, we appreciate you all. You're certainly welcome to stay to listen to the rest of our meeting or you're welcome to go. Thank you so much. >> Thanks everybody. >> Great. Now we'll move on to action item B, the MTSBA policy amendments. first reading. I would entertain a motion on all of them or individually. >> Make a motion to approve the policies listed under item

049B, MTSBA policy amendments, first reading. >> Have a motion to approve the items underneath action item B by Renee. Do I have a second? >> Seconded by Britney. Any more board discussion on these items, Donnie? So on policy 1014 FE form one, >> it doesn't look like the numbers are updated on it. >> You still read 100,000 200,000 instead of 1, three, and six. >> Um, mine says 1 13 and six. >> Hold on. Let me go to the share. Make sure that everything's >> No, mine mine says 100 and 200. >> What? >> I'm looking at it. Um, >> okay. >> Everyone with the link is a viewer. Uh, let me, uh, I'll just put the schoolboard on there as a whole just so just so they're on there. >> You know, guys, I

050don't know why it does that. I I we >> It's all shared. >> Yeah. >> Uh, would you do a Would you I just shared them with all of you. So, would you guys go ahead and please >> maybe >> you you might have to reload it. I reshared it with everybody. >> Still says two, but maybe we just >> It's just >> Yeah, there's a there's a column added. So, the $200,000 com column was switched to 300,000 and then an entire $600,000 column was added. which is fine as long as you've got the updated to >> attach. You do. And it says anyone with a link is a viewer. So, it's not even restricted. >> Close it. Go back all the way in. >> You know, try closing it and coming back backing on

051it. Yeah, that might be it. Might take a second for it to take effect. And I know I went and checked every one of the links. They're all in as uh you're all in as anyone can view it. Yep. >> So weird. >> Can I amend my motion to approve the policies with the addition of column for 300,600,000 on 1014 at So amended. Do I have a motion? >> And do you have a second? I'm going to try one more thing, folks, just so I feel good about you guys looking at it before. Give me one. >> Yeah, they're they're on there. I I don't know what the deal is, >> but I'm going try one more thing. Okay, go on there and please try it one more time, please. [Music] >> Hey. Yeah, that's

052Well, when it doesn't show comments, it doesn't show any of the suggested edits. >> You have to see >> you have to be able to see all that for it to see that. So, I'm going to go through and >> Great. >> Let me do uh I'll go down to the bottom ones real quick and make sure they're all set the same. We'll send them a little different. See what happens. >> Yep. Yep. You're going to see them all right now. They're all These are all pretty minor. They all went through leadership and learning. We all felt that it was these were all minor enough we could take them to this fine group. >> Okay. All those should be visible to you. >> I'm doing the second group right now. >> Any other board discussion

053on these items? Audience discussion on these items? Hearing none, we'll move to vote on the motion by Renee to approve action item B, the MTSBA policy amendments, first reading, seconded by Britney. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item C, the MTSBA policy updates and adoptions first reading. Again, I would take a motion on the entire action or individually the sub actions. >> I'll move to approve the MTSBA policies presented for first reading. Policy 1210, 1310, 3612, and 2162 P2. >> T1 is a removal. >> T2 adoption. Yeah. >> Have a motion by Donnie to approve action item C. Do I have a second? I'll second that. >> Seconded by Britney. Any board discussion? Audience discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to v uh vote on the motion by Donnie to approve

054action item C, the MTSBA policy updates and adoptions. First reading, seconded by Britney. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. She did. >> She did. She She was specific. >> She did. >> I just didn't put into remove. >> Yeah. Which I think is implied by the which is implied by the sub sub action open adoption. Action item D current policy reusion. Revision second reading policy 2600 workbased learning. Do I have a motion? >> I move to approve policy 2600. >> Motion to approve policy 2600. Second reading by Renee. Any uh do I have a second. >> Seconded by Kayla. Any other board discussion? Donnie. Yes. I just have a question. I just want to make sure I got it clear in my mind. So the what we're proposing to adopt does

055not require a background check by the businesses that are employing our students or am I not seeing a new and improved version of the policy? What you're seeing was that the background check, the school will not do background checks on all employers who take on kids within the community. Is that what you just said? Yes, that's what I would like to confirm. And then I want to ask >> what some of the rationale behind that was cuz I just feel like we can't be too safe with our kids. I was just interested what some of the discussion was because >> part of it was we could what if ourselves into okay well what's power grip do I how so I have to background all of their employees if they because they could come in contact

056with our student who do I background check they work school to work at Walmart all 400 people that work there need to get background checked it's a slippery slope a little bit of okay what's we got to measure out what is the liability on the business versus our actual liability in that situation >> versus cost I guess >> versus cost and so it >> and that was sort of the conclusion. >> Did we have an answer what our liability is in that situation? >> Well, attorneys can always tell you there is some liability, right? >> There is some liability. Um they they I sent on that recommendation to the board uh I don't know a week or two ago. >> Yeah, it was about two weeks ago I think. Two weeks ago. So that's sort

057of the impetus for why I didn't didn't uh include that because it it really opens up more than you would like to think about when it comes to that. Dr. Bington's going to have a comment. I would just have to add that with school to work as it's currently structured, students find their own employment. And if we were to implement this, in all likelihood, we would streamline and say, look, due due to cost and feasibility, we're only going to allow students for school to work to work for these specific businesses. And it would really limit the the number of places that students could work just because cost to the district and the time and and what Mr. Lash pointed out. >> How many kids do we have in the school to work roughly? You would

058you guess? >> Probably probably at least 80 to 100. And most people come to us frontloaded with jobs. I would say there's less than a handful of find a job. >> Yeah. >> Employers have to bear some burden of responsibility too, right? I mean that's what their liability insurance is for is should their >> Okay. >> Generally their background >> convince myself that. So >> yeah. And I think most places are backgrounding people. I don't know that every place I, you know, if they're going to work at Town Pump because they literally claim apply today, start today, you know, so places like that probably don't, but I think a majority of places are going to at least do some some level of backgrounding. Maybe not fingerprints and drug testing, but they might they might do

059some the the other a third option I guess rather than background whoever might come in contact with kids versus uh not backgrounding is if if and again if they want to take it on uh the employer, you know, it's a what's the cost? $30, $40, $30. It's a $30 charge that we could we could make it part of the process to say if you want to take this person on would you pay for a background check? They can come to the school and get their background check but help alleviate cost. It doesn't necessarily alleviate >> I the broader problem is is that we we can't monitor who who all the students are going to interact with at >> I know that was the argument. Yeah, I know. That was the big >> Britney. >> They

060don't need any >> correct plenty of background checked people do bad things. >> Well, I mean, I think that we if we wanted to in the interest of really protecting our students, it would be more advantageous for us to request a copy of their workers comp coverage and their liability insurance. Um because then we know that that business has insurance and they're not just working for somebody that's fly by night that has no insurance. So if this kid gets hurt that they're not covered by workers comp. It to me that seems like a more reasonable and that wouldn't cost us anything. That's literally two piece PDFs that the employer has to either print or send in. Um and that's what's required of every business doing contracting work. if you're doing a contract with someone that

061you provide that information. So, that shouldn't be hard for a business to provide and it would provide some level of at least this kid is covered while they're working there. >> That's a great point. Would that be something that probably would go underve 2600? >> If you read the paragraph or excuse me, the sentence right after the proposed edit, just read that and see if that matches what you're thinking. And so we're just leaving it to you without spelling it out in crayon. We're saying essentially you got to get that, but we're not saying the district will obtain it. We're just saying that they have to comply with it. Correct. Which means we'd have to get it to verify it. Right. >> That's more of a procedural thing and not a policy thing. >> Yeah.

062should but should that say employer maybe it should >> instead of employee because the employee would be referencing the student worker. So it probably should say employer >> because the employee wouldn't be getting general liability insurance. >> No, the employer would Yeah. And maybe it should just say the employer shall furnish the district. >> So practically does this look like every school to work kid student needs to go and get or arrange they have to get these things for this year? >> It would upon >> and if they don't have that then they can't work for that company. >> It doesn't say we collected in the way that it's written right now even if you change it to the employer which I think it should have been. Did it just say the employer shall furnish

063the district workers compensation insurance and general liability insurance? >> I know there's weird situ maybe I don't know but in the past I thought there was like child care situations where you work for a family like I don't you know maybe that's not allowed anymore. I don't know. I was just remembering >> it has to be an accredited licensed facility now. It can't just be kids at home. So it would still have to have it could still fund your liability. >> Yeah, >> that's good. >> Well, and I don't maybe they don't really maybe we don't want to paper chase. Maybe moving forward I mean most of these kids have their paperwork in this year already. um is that they that the portion that the employer signs that that's specifically listed in there that they

064will have workers comp and general liability. >> You know, if that's already on there, I mean then we wouldn't necessarily have to be chasing paper. >> Yeah. that you have >> have secured workers comp and >> so you don't feel even going forward past this year you don't think we should have them >> well maybe in the four I just hate for these kids that have already went to their employers and got all this paperwork filled out now they got to go I I mean >> grandfather that step in since they the district already approved those kids for this year >> well that's what I mean I could get it in two seconds it's not like the Are the employers hoping for they >> well and the men or the whoever our teacher I don't

065know advisors I don't know if that's what we call them um who are following the program have contact information I guess for all the employers they could just send an email and say we need a copy of your liability and your workers >> I think even if we just we just ask them to provide the names of who their companies are >> like >> maybe for now >> work Um, >> well, they have cover sheets. I mean, it'd be just as easy for them to send the PDFs of those cover sheets. >> Yeah, we don't need their 120 page insurance doc that can fill in. So, we don't >> I'm fine with it. Let being fine this year and moving forward doing it. I just think that would be more important >> like I% that's

066way more. That's where we're going to have more problems. >> We can make that change for next semester. >> Yeah, we could even do it a semester. There you go. I mean, most most kids are already into school to work, but we do have a few changes and so we have it updated for next month. >> And you're not going to have I mean, how many people are working for like Farmer Bob who might not have anything? Do we really have any of that? >> Well, even Farmer Bob probably has an umbrella policy on his property because >> farms are big liabilities. >> Yeah. Okay. >> It's a good point. >> If you're a contractor, you have to and that's what we do. So, yeah. I don't think the district should be included in the

067and part, right? The employer >> which would include the district also complete workers comp. So that's what I'm wondering. It's not the district's not completing workers comp for the student. >> Question. >> Well, then you would have to cover off-campus lunch. Like then we're getting into the weeds. >> Yeah. Probably. term. They don't even file it. They don't even select for it prior >> like the state says okay what employees did you have in this period of time they paid off and they collected they they just have it at policy. So it's all their policy. >> Yep. I know as a school, I just sent that thing to you guys today, Julie, that um if we hire a a school to work kid, then we have to report them to work comp our workman's comp

068and it's a really really small addition to our workman's comp claim. It's very very >> which isn't much which isn't much. So, so it does add just a couple bucks to our to our uh work. >> Correct. >> So, should you guys think it should be the >> right there? So, right in that same >> Yeah, you should probably take the district out. Okay. So, I just made a I just made a uh suggestion. >> There's no procedure. >> Yep. Oh, fair enough. >> So, we should probably move through that motion. That was Renee and Kayla, correct? >> I assume scripted off so far I forgot. >> Well, the other question I have is it says in accordance with the attached procedure. Well, there's no attached I mean this isn't a procedure. This is a

069policy and there's no attached procedure here. I don't know what that's referring to. >> Yeah, I see what you're saying. Should it just be is that that I'm assuring I'm assuming that >> according or just say requirements in a manner consistent with the workbased learning opportunity provided. >> That's what I was just thinking. Just take that out. >> Take out from in until procedure. I don't know. >> Hold on here. Get there. All right. So in general liability insurance requirements in accordance with the workbased opportunity provided to students. >> Britney. Yes. >> Employers compensation laws. >> That sounds good to me. I like that. assume you could repeat that real slowly to me. >> I like the way that you >> I like the way that was worded. Is that an AI thing again? >>

070Yes, I'm 40 over and I use AI. Yes, I do. >> Okay, I uh will sit here until it gets in. Oh, there it is. >> Thank you, chat. TPT. No, it's not there. That was something else just came with you. I'm hitting the old uh refresh button here. include. Oh, >> there it is. That too. >> Yeah, >> I can certainly I can skip that. >> All right. >> Did everybody Is everybody okay with that language? >> Simplified and sounds. Give me a second. I will uh >> Oh, for the love of Pet. All right. We'll make sure we do the old uh How's everyone feel about that verbiage? Pretty clean. If we'd like to adopt that, there would be we need an amendment to the motion or we can carry the motion and

071what's that. Sorry, just let the motion. Okay. >> Sure. So rather than amend, we'll just move to mo we'll move through this because we do have a motion in a second. Yeah. And if that motion fails, then we can remotion. >> Okay. Any more board discussion on this item before we proceed? Audience discussion hearing? None. We'll move to vote on the motion by Renee to approve policy 2600, seconded by Kayla. All in favor say I. Any opposed? I. Nay. Motion fails. Would entertain another motion on policy 2600 policy. with the changes regarding compensation and general liability insurance and removing the print back. >> That's all on there. >> Motion to approve policy 2600 as amended. Do I have a second? Second. >> Seconded by Kayla. Any other board discussion? Audience discussion hearing none. We'll move

072to v vote on the motion by Renee to approve 2600 as amended, seconded by Kayla. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed. Motion carries. Action item E, CSCT payments recommendation. Do I have a motion? We did this last year. If anyone needs an explanation, Julie can jump on it. I think we did the exact same thing last year. >> Would you like to just elaborate then, Julia? >> Well, CSCT doesn't recognize, I guess, that schools only pay certain times of the month. They want their payment by a certain time of the month. And so there's times when we'll have a board meeting and um the they're wanting that CSCT payment either right the time of the board meeting or right directly after and with the mail, you know, it's it's impossible to get it

073to them. So I'm just asking that we get approval to make those payments when they're supposed to be made, which is affects what a few months out of the year. Yeah. And um >> she has them listed. Yeah. >> Just uh go ahead and get them made so they're on time. >> I make a motion to release the payments to CSCT program for the months of October 2025, January, April, May, and July of 2026, allowing them to be paid during when CSCT needs them. >> A motion to approve action item E by Britney. Do I have a second? Seconded by Renee. Any other board discussion on this topic? Audience discussion hearing? None. We'll move to vote on the motion by Britney to approve action item E, the CSCT payments recommendation, seconded by Renee. All in

074favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item F, a foster student attending Laurel schools. Do I have a motion? >> I make a motion to approve the out of district student NE in the sixth grade as recommended by the administrators. >> A motion to approve action item Foster student attending Laurel by Britney. Do I have a second? Seconded by Kelly. Any board discussion, audience discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to vote on action item F. The motion provided by Britney, seconded by Kelly. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item G, new high school miscellaneous sub account recommendation. Do I have a motion? I'll move to approve the uh high school activities sub account for class A athletics as requested. >> Have a motion by Donnie to approve action

075item G. Do I have a second? >> I second. >> Seconded by Britney. Any board discussion? Audience discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to mo vote on the motion by Donnie to approve action item G, new high school miscellaneous sub account, seconded by Britney. All in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. Kind of a cool thing to have. Means our ad is the president right now. So, >> president of class, >> El Presidente. >> It's actually a great thing. That just gives us gives us a little bit more >> a little more uh voice in that state level. >> His head still fits through the doors, right? No, >> just the double doors. >> He had a pretty good melon to begin with. >> Yeah, he did. >> That's really awesome. What a

076cool thing to have for our district. I think >> usually it means you're the last one to the meeting is what it really does. >> But uh yeah, or you miss the meeting all together. >> But no, I think it's a good thing for him. He does a good job. >> It'll be good for us, too. I mean, we're not a small class A, so to have a little more say at the top is great. >> Yeah. Action item H, MSGIA, proxy vote recommendation. Do I have a motion? Would we like discussion? >> Yeah, they want you to vote for four. There's only four candidates. So feel free to feel free to take that into account me. [Music] >> I make a motion to approve the four individuals listed as directors for MSGIA. >> A

077motion to approve action item H by Renee. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Seconded by Donnie. Any other board discussion? Audience discussion? Hearing none, we'll move to vote on the motion by Renee to approve action item H, the MSGIA proxy vote, seconded by Donnie. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Action item I, new proposed routes recommendation. Do I have a motion? >> Make a motion per the 10.7.112 route must be approved but must be approved by the board of trustees in the following routes listed below. >> Have a motion to approve action item I by Britney. Do I have a second? >> Second. Seconded by Renee. Any further board discussion. Audience discussion. Hearing none. We'll move to vote on the motion by Britney to approve action

078item I. New proposed bus route. Seconded by Renee. All in favor say I. I.................... Any opposed. Motion carries. Through them. Yes. Donnie. >> I do have a question on that. Zeta, how critical was it that our motion included the crossings? >> Do you feel your motion included? >> I said listed below. I said >> and they are list. She said listed below. Which >> listed below. Perfect. >> Yeah, I think we're okay. >> Good catch though, Donnie. Thank you. >> I mean, you know, >> I'm sorry. It's okay. What day is it today? That's kind of how I >> All right, we'll move on. Under heading number seven, information items. We'll go through each. Please stop me if you would like to ask questions. Thank you again to all of you guys who are so

079so busy right now uh department heads putting together these and principles um at the very beginning of the school year. It's not like this is should be the top of your priority list. So, we appreciate you keeping us informed as to what's going on here at the beginning of the year. Number eight, department reports activities. Can't believe it's homecoming already. Really, just really early. Curriculum, facilities, food services, human resources, technology, transportation, student services. Item B, financial reports, cash report, revenue report. expenditure report, bond expenses, high school activities, middle school activities. Number C, principal reports, elementary, intermediate, middle, high school. Yes, Kelly. >> Um, I just I love these reports and I know how much work you guys have done to get the year off to a great start. And so instead of talking on everyone,

080I just wanted to mention a few highlights for me. I like that LE is the old west that meets new grit. That's awesome. And um with the intermediate school, the pictures of students out practicing procedures in a new building, the first ones ever. And you know, saying that pledge on the first day. Um with regard to middle school, the photos, I mean, I had to spend a few minutes because we got to see all the new staff in action. And I hope that those teachers get to see that report or realize that it was posted because that's pretty cool. And um high school's off and running and of course this week is homecoming. So I just um I really appreciate the building leadership and all the work you do. and I have heard many comments

081that the school year is off to a great start. So, kudos to all that hard work. Thank you. >> Yes, thank you all. It was really uh quite an effort this year. So many new buildings and things to do and people moving around and staff in new places and it was no small task as I would meet with Matt every week talking about how it was going and how ready we were and all the work you guys put in. I really appreciate it. The board really appreciates it. We'll move to uh there's no committee meetings. Obviously, those are now kicking back off. So, we'll start seeing those reports coming back here this fall. Superintendence report. All right. Number F, the discussion items. >> I'm sorry. >> Yes. Go ahead. Um, Matt, underneath the HR section,

082you had commented. >> Well, get >> Okay. Good. >> Uh, we are still looking for a counselor, >> which we're not anymore. >> Okay. That's what >> because when I wrote this and attached it, it we hadn't she hadn't officially accepted. >> Okay. >> And she did accept uh over the weekend. So, we or Friday, I should say, but I had this already attached. So, >> but but the idea of this dean of students, >> um, one of the things that the if you want to take a minute, I'll tell you what that was. So, let's say we couldn't find a counselor. There's a lot of duties that counselors do that aren't just always talking to a kid or counseling a kid directly. So, there's a lot of things principles do with groups and working

083through problems and all that. So one of the things if you hire a counselor there has to be either a certified counselor or a class 5 getting their certification. The principles came to me with the idea if we can't find a counselor we look at hiring a dean of students which they they're under the same certified pay scale as a teacher. That person could come on do counseling duties help out administrators just like a counselor does. Now you can't call them a counselor and you can't but you could give them they could be in charge of testing. they could uh still meet with kids just like assistant principal would in a lot of ways. Uh they can't do evaluations on staff for example. So there's some limitations. Um so it was a workaround to still

084provide services to kids um as opposed to hiring a counselor which was our first option. So they looked at that as if we can't find a counselor, if we get no applications, can we look at a dean of students which can pretty much be any teacher. >> Would that have been an admin role though? Uh, no, we wouldn't have we wouldn't have put them in a situation where they would do evaluations. They wouldn't go to admin meetings. Um, they would have been limited, we talked through this, they would be limited to, I hate to say they're counsel, but counseling type duties. Uh, assistant principal type duties where you might work with kids who were fighting or something like that. Uh, counseling them through those issues. So, it's a way to work around and get someone

085in to help like a counselor does. Uh, we might just it's just a way to reward it a little bit. So, it still falls under an umbrella. Now, we'd still we'd still be potentially under an accreditation variation because we wouldn't have any as enough counselors, but that that'd be a different problem. >> Okay. Okay. Perfect. Thank you. >> Thought we didn't have to go down that road. >> No, that was great. We did. >> That worked out well. >> We'll move next then to F. the future of the admin building. Mostly we wanted to talk just about what's going to happen here in a month or so when we are out of this building sort of well not sort of 100% permanently out of this building being occupied for any student services. Mr. Fiery Wayne

086is not here today. He took today on a personal date but we've talked through this a couple months ago. This our plan is is the water will be shut down in this building. We'll drain all the lines that we can. It will not be heated. Uh we will board up entry points that can easily be entered through vandalism. And so we'll board those up to try to prevent those types of problems. >> But you'll still have an opening for showings. >> Yes, we still have an opening for showings. Back door. >> We'd still have an open door for showings. We would still have the electricity >> on to a degree. Even though everything's off, you can still turn the lights on, for example. uh and and actually still walk around the building. We would just

087secure it to try to limit potential problems. Uh a big thing would be water and we're not going to run the boiler. Uh it cost a ton of money to heat this building for nothing. We're just not going to do that. Um so we the plans are already in place to just we'll call it winterize it to winterize it and secure it. Uh we'll we'll do our best to to keep things maintained as best we can. Mass temperature fluctuations that take place. We all know that does a number on things like paint and um you know just just stuff when it gets cold like that. We do have a leak uh upstairs that leaks down into the on that end of the north end of the building that does leak down into the offices. If

088you come into the office this spring, we had like four or three garbage cans placed around. Um, so we would continue to try to manage those garbage cans and not just let water just flow into there. We try to we dump we're dumping those multiple times a day, for example. So we'd have to continue to maintain that with the night watchman. And we do have a plan in place to winterize it uh and then limit our cost to the district. It is an insurance cost, right, Julie? There is. Is it square footage? I mean, it's technically insurance cost. So, any questions on that or concerns about winterizing this building? Anything we might be not thinking about on it? >> We don't want it to look like some ancient, you know, everything's got plywood on every

089window. We just mainly do areas where there's easy entrance. >> Yeah. um just to prevent someone breaking in and causing some chaos. Yeah, it and I don't know if this even really matters. It just this literally just came to me as we're plywooding it. Should we leave it just plywood or can we just >> throw some quick paint on >> happy faces on there? >> Something so that it does >> that's even worse. No, I would, you know, just like paint them just paint them gray or something so that they just kind of >> go away and they're not that because that that plywood's going to start to deteriorate actually if you don't protect it anyway. So, >> yellow purple. >> Yeah. Yeah. Even that wouldn't be bad. That'd be better than a >> horrible

090idea. >> That wouldn't be That's not a horrible idea. Actually, I think that's a good idea. >> No. Come on now. What is No, we're going to put them up in the window looking down. >> Oh, yeah. >> Don't do it. >> We're throwing our ideas out. Really about building. >> That's your idea. >> I honestly think we should let it the community use it as a haunted house before we sell it. >> Oh, how fun. >> I know. Turn the lights off. >> That's exactly the point. >> Literally, we should have walking downstairs. >> You know what? And then the student council comes over and they're just all these scare kids and they're in here like you literally would just turn the lights off and let them walk through here. >> Huh? >> That's

091kind of fun idea. >> I mean before Yeah. I mean we still have to insure it and everything. So >> that might be the worst idea I've ever heard. >> Well, I actually love that idea. I I think I think the the the the uh Halloween things that's not a bad idea. >> Oh, the Halloween >> had a whole different idea. >> Oh, what did you What did you have? >> A whole different idea that Oh, it doesn't bear repeating. >> Oh, okay then. >> This is a recorded meeting. So, we >> But here's the thing is that that could be for student council. >> That's what I said. Yeah. Student council like $5 for an entry and that could go through to student council. >> Hey, for and you could literally just turn the

092lights off. You would almost have to do nothing in here. I hate walking in here with the lights off. >> And I know they're upstairs. The two scariest. >> Just a creepy old school, man. >> Like the middle's not so bad. The up and down. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, man. Bring that up to him. We'll bring that back to our agenda. >> I'm really not. I I'm I'm with you on that. >> That is >> I know. She's like, nah, >> no. >> I'm gonna text Chase later and tell him, "Hey, bring this up." >> Okay. Sorry. >> I really like that idea though. I think it's great. What a good use for it to kind of send it off. It's a creepy old school. It should be >> creepy old school. Let's just

093celebrate it. >> Just celebrate it. >> Last chance to go. >> It is too. >> So, uh, we'll just move on then. If that's I still I do like that. That's coming back. Just so you know, Melissa, it's coming back. >> We're at least going to say yes to it, I bet. Fair warning. >> Oh, that's a fun idea, too, actually. >> Yeah, I like that idea, too. >> We do have some good alternatives at the high school, by the way, just so you know. But that's not on discussion. But >> that'd be a fun one, too, though. >> Okay, >> so uh coffee with a trustee >> was by myself. Did you have good conversation? >> I did work. It was fabulous. No. Um I do think we need to post it out a

094little bit more on I would like to say almost even to the point where cuz I got to thinking I was driving in I was like, "Oh, this spot is not going to automatically have coffee there." So I want to make sure it's like grab a coffee and come meet because I can't burden all I mean like City Brew of course that's what they do. they're going to sell coffee, right? I mean, that's the point. But, um, I don't want to like burden Cheryl Hill with the front porch on always making coffee >> cuz like I said with just me, I I walked over to city hall and I made those ladies very happy that day. I was like, "Here, free coffee. Please take it. I'm out." Um, but something like that. Uh, and then

095again, just really encouraging people to stop in. Kelly had originally wanted to show up, but I know some family um things got in else I would have had a friend. So, I just felt very lonely by myself. >> It's Thursdays at 9:00. This next one will be at City Brew. >> I'll try to remember to post those tomorrow. The ones you sent me are kind of confirmed now. Okay. Then I'll go ahead and post them. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> They're always on Thursday. >> Every Thursday at 9:00. So, first Thursday is at the front porch, second Thursday is at City Brew, third Thursday is at Grace Bible, and fourth is at the Laurel Golf Course. I tried to pick them like >> bring your coffee. >> Yeah. But, you know, like so City Brew and

096Laurel, you can buy a coffee, right? But those other two places, I don't want to always >> Yeah. >> burden them thinking they have to brew a pot and have cream and sugar and cups and all of that. And then so I was and that was a good thing. It was a it was a good test run, let's put it that way, because I panicked that morning like >> my gosh, there's no coffee and I probably should pick up some. And so >> it is say coffee with the trustee. That puts a lot of pressure. >> Yeah. >> So you didn't put coffee with the trustee, but bring your coffee or, you know, buy, you know, >> coffee might, you know, whatever. So just >> Yeah. I'm glad we didn't name it like bear claws

097with a trustee. Oh >> yeah, >> you would have really felt obligated. >> How would you bear with a dress? I like that one. >> Oh, yeah. >> Great. Uh the OAC photo. So, this is the photo we want to take with the board and staff in front of our new building and remodel buildings that we can present that to. need to pick a date and I'll invite staff and anyone who wants to stay after or come over and we just take a I know Chase uh offered to do a aerial draw picture maybe Devin could comment on that maybe if he could help >> something like that and I just need a day and just tell me and I'll send out an email to say when we're going to do it. So, and I

098know we talked about that and I got to thinking of why I mean I know that we wanted to present something, but maybe we just take a picture the night of our open houses and then provide it >> because then I know the staff is >> we'd have a bunch of people there that night too >> and the staff is busy and we've got a ton of stuff going on and I know that there is >> limit on time. Um, so maybe it's that way because then everybody practically will be there anyways >> then we could send it to in the chamber and then maybe it is just this huge mass picture and then we can print them and then give it to because they're still going to be around anyways because of graph and

099south so we still kind of have an opportunity right >> they're invited invited >> I invited everybody >> I like that idea >> makes it easy we're all planning to be there >> just another Yeah >> that'll be bright enough Yeah, should be when they start cuz they're starting at 4:00. >> 6. Oh, that'll be dark. Dark. >> Yeah, >> that's a month from now. I mean, it's 7 and it's pretty dark right now. >> So, I don't know. I just was trying to think what is >> Oh, 7:30. Hurry up. >> You lose about 80 minutes, I think, of >> Yeah, between now and then. I think >> in in September, I think we lose 80 minutes of daylight. Of course, half that's in the morning. Can we just maybe email the staff and

100ask them what they would prefer? >> Yeah. >> That's easy for the school. I mean, if you guys >> You bring your kids, hold your kid. Doesn't matter. >> Yeah, we're not going to be able to. Yeah. And it'd be dark. I think my more my concern is the is the darkness. >> That would be the only thing. >> Do we this year? I thought we were done with that crap. >> No, I think I think I don't think it pass. >> Yeah. I don't think we're done with it, though. >> Yeah. >> You fall back, don't we? >> Don't we lose We lose light. >> We just have to do it like you said. >> They did >> this this year. I thought it I think it went came and went without a vote

101or something. >> I thought >> I don't know. >> I don't think it got done. [Laughter] >> I don't think >> the whole platform get rid of daylight saving. >> So I guess if just email the staff maybe because really it comes down >> and like you said Rene like it's a sea of faces. >> Is it really matter if like if I can't make it does it matter? No. as long as I love my picture and I want to be in it. >> As long as it's daily. >> I'll just do that and we'll do it like at 3:45 or something on a Wednesday for intermediate and for elementary. >> Does that give us enough time to clear the school out of kids? >> Well, it's on a Wednesday. They've been >> on a

102Wednesday. Yeah, never mind. I'm okay. Yeah, that'll work good. >> So, yeah. And just and then just put it out to us and the building committee and whoever can make it can make it. >> I'll invite everybody. >> Good idea. What is >> I forget what OAC stands for. >> Owner, architect, and contractor. Yeah, that's right. >> Very official. >> Hey, now you're out of order. >> Okay. All righty. >> All right. Moving on. Now we're we're This is falling apart. High school bus. See, we shouldn't have gone through all those one by one. I'm just kidding. The discussion item number four, the high school bond. I we just wanted to update you on based on our discussion we had uh last board meeting. Um we're just going to meet very briefly um with A&E

103to discuss that a little bit. Um, we've let Shane know that we were sort of thinking about this because I think bringing him on early um will be very good in directing us so we can like hit the number on the nose when we take it to the community. So, we did discuss that with Shane too. So, um those are the steps we've taken so far. just wanted to make sure this body was aware of that and um if there was anything you wanted us to take to that discussion or if you felt like we've kind of discussed we we've noted what we talked about in the meeting last last time about how maybe we want to go about it. So, just wanted to bring that back. >> Bring on A&E like we did last

104I think we did it in October or or November. They brought on A&E and then they obviously helped us with the campaign process and what does that stuff look like and they have the people that can do all the door hangers, the posters and that they do that professionally. So, uh then they said, "Okay, we won't go over a certain amount." >> We didn't have Shane. We didn't have Shane. >> We didn't have Shane. The only thing Shane The only thing Shane offered was to the board here. They said, "Hey, when before uh they start printing stuff, come to me with their kind of their basic ideas and the cost." And he says, "I'll just make sure it's all realistic and doable." >> Yeah. >> So, we don't get into any uh >> hired right

105before we started interviews with everybody. >> Yeah. We hired Shane in the spring. We did. >> But he said he would certainly, >> these are his words. You guys have been paying me for a year and a half. I'll certainly do this for you. He's not He don't charge us. He said he would just do it for us. >> Yeah. >> So that would be to show, okay, here's the plan. Here's what square footage is. Here's what the ideas are. >> Uh and that, you know, we didn't have any real detailed plan, but they had the basics. >> Yep. >> And he he has a good idea of just what that'll cost. And >> yeah, just make sure the size and scale of what they're suggesting is accurate. And then also on the cost, >>

106just lend himself to us as a past customer. He'll he'll help us out. And then obviously if we choose to bring a owner's rep on in the spring then we can choose to either go with him or somebody else and um that's always a great thing. So we're just looking at that because we do want to get started as quickly as we possibly can and having a meeting with them and talking about what they would charge us and all that I think is something we need to know. >> Yep. So that's kind of our first steps here and then it may end up showing up sometime in the next few board meetings as a presentation slaction. We don't know yet but just to give you some ideas. Anything else on that item? Any questions or

107comments? Yeah, Julie, >> my only comment is that um with A&E, you can since we've already have a long-term relationship with them, if we'd even have to do a or a PE for for other professionals to do our content, >> we would if you guys remember right, we um we obviously had the long-term relationship, but they are they they charged us for the both bond projects, both bond campaigns. They came in under 50 grand, right? So it was it was under 50 grand, which means we don't have to go out for bid. The reason we did the RFPs is we didn't know anybody. We weren't sure if we liked. I mean, who do we want? I don't know. So we did the presentations. U it's I don't believe it's required. We can go with anyone

108who we want as long as it's under that. Now, if we're not happy with them or we want to open it back up, we certainly can. if we feel comfortable with the people that we worked with. Uh I did say to Brad Doll who was here and presented was who's kind of the lead on our project initially was I would like some of the same people if if we do stick with A&E. I said, "Can we get can I be guaranteed Chad and Mary and some of the same people working on it?" Because I know they listened and u other than a blue sign over there. That was our only kind of, you know, but but they did listened and I think that I think that would be a real positive. That's something we're going

109to talk to them about and just see. But they also know us. They also know what our initial thoughts were at the high school even though I think they've changed a little bit. Uh and they have a lot of that still. They have it. So it would it would be a little bit less workable to it to >> a thought. >> One thing I'm going to tell you too is if we do which we will when we do our um student open house at the high school uh job fair that they bring one of their A&E posters of our school, not of a different school, of our school. >> I think that's a great idea. I'm coming to take official pictures. What was that, Bethany and Sherry? Oh, they weren't listening. I knew I caught

110them. Just like a kid in class. I knew I'd catch What day? What day is A&E gonna come and take pictures? >> Next Wednesday. Okay. So, they're going to be here to take some formal pictures of the new schools and do all that. >> And uh what it was cool at the career fair, was it this year or the year before where they had the VR headset and it was our school >> two years ago? >> Yeah. Two years ago. And it was our school that you could walk through. It's kind of cool. But this gentleman that came to this year's, I asked him about our school and he had no idea what I was talking about. He's like, >> "Wasn't Chad there?" I thought, >> "Yeah, at his own table." >> Oh. Oh, there

111was Oh, okay. Well, then there you go. Because I know Chad a little bit. >> What if it deserves it? He does. He's a Laurel alum. We can get He can get away with that. So, >> great. Almost. >> Anything else on that? I'm excited for it. I think it's a I think the community's open to talking about the high school if we if we frame it the right way. So, >> any future discussion items for a future board meeting? >> Julie, do you have one? >> Yeah, I do. Uh, student board, are you going to do juniors? >> Yes, that will probably be an action, I would think. >> I think there's a plan. So, just so Dr. Dr. Bington's hearing it. There was a plan to do the interviews at the next board

112meeting. >> So that would be a interviews at the end and then a potential >> we will the applications out next week by Friday. [Music] Great. Anything else? All right. Thank you all. Bring it to the Oh, next one. We need