001John. >> Oh, same as always. All the years like think it's getting better. Every time I see right down the middle. That's not the issue. Stop the drive. >> No. still quite even though we don't know. still these two amazing championship. I could open. Yeah. [Music] >> Way back. >> Yeah. five years. >> Yeah, I think she actually got second. She's only lost once. says he's like freshly >> he started all like when she was like three, four, five years old probably teacher Yes. >> Yeah. runs. >> Yeah. They had kids telling me he said that was like But yeah, you should think >> last week. [Music] figure out for a while. lower. Okay. Spanish. In fact, I said [Music] together. >> Yeah. when they inst figure out something. Not that I very easily go
002ahead and call the meeting ordered by United States. Hey, we do have a forum. Everyone here, Mr. Hanki. >> Yes. So, we have Miss Casey Elliott, Megan Hansen, Sharon Anderson, Conan, Matafa, and your father Jamie. Um then >> council representative this year know >> okay the first item of business we have is the review of the claims and accounts Josh if you want to run through the list. >> Sure. We need to approve the minutes first from last meeting. >> Probably that would be a good idea since that's ahead of the agenda. >> I read it everyone. So I would gladly make a motion. >> Second to approve the minutes. Any discussion? >> I skipped them. Those in favor say I. >> Those opposed. Yeah, just a couple quick things to point out with claims.
003See the Mastercard bill there? 41,539.7. And uh just if you have any breaks it down underneath line item by line item. So if you have any questions on any of those, I'll be happy to answer. Then if you look on Hey, you need page three again, you'll see the the BSN sports order there. It's 33,16089. Large chunk of that is for football schoolboard. So if you see we've got the first six items where it says FB those are all related to the scoreboard. So you got FB21 truss freight FB 510 control console kit all that all the way down to it says XC XC that's when it changes cross country. Okay. So SD softball and so on and so forth. So that's end of end of the year athletic orders. There on page four you'll
004notice at the bottom of that page charge for Charles Taylor engineering 17,506.50 that's for professional consulting services expert issues of the ASI building. See there? Okay. On page eight, midway down the page, you'll see again the transfinder. Remember that's our uh it's kind like a student information system for transportation. And so we'll be using that this year. It's 23,596 with approved that I believe the June board. That's the last one that uh got back on page six video. >> Okay. Right. The questions on the Okay, those whatever reason the ones that are like the bio period makes really the account program. >> Anybody have any questions? Do you have a motion to approve? Second to approve the claims and accounts. There any question or discussion? Those in favor say I. >> I. Those opposed. Let
005me see. You might notice in there on page seven, it's the the remainder of the moving expenses reimbursement for Josh. You have to picked up an operator. Okay. Comment and communication. I do not have any. Does anyone have anything? >> Nobody need to wait till 6.2. >> Whatever. Go ahead. >> My teacher. >> Sorry. You're just perfect. Oh, sorry. >> Begin today is to bring awareness to concerns regarding the proposed placement of male staff member in a women's locker room. Offer two practical student centered alternatives that prioritize safety, privacy, and legal protection. Locker rooms are sensitive spaces for all students, especially young women and men. Navigating personal development, body image, and social pressures. Placing a male staff member in the women's locker room, even with good intentions, introduces risks that must be addressed. Privacy violations.
006Accidental exposure can cause emotional harm and long-term discomfort. Emotional distress. Female students may feel unsafe or avoid using the space. Male students have also expressed discomfort with staff presence in locker rooms. Loss of trust. Students may feel unheard leading to disengagement or reluctance to participate in athletics or PE. Legal and reputational risk. Even perceived impropriy can result in formal complaints, lawsuits, or public scrutiny, regardless of intent. Alternative solutions. Referee room office. Repurpose the unused referee changing room as Mr. Keller's office. keeps him near Mr. Walker and removes male staff from the women's locker room. Referees can use the newly added referee locker room located behind the garage door at the north end of the gym. Number two, PE storage room office. Clear out the PE storage room adjacent to the gym floor and convert it
007into Mr. Pillar's office. Supplies can be relocated to the old rate room, Mr. Walker storage closets, or any other unused space. This ensures the teacher is present in the gym during passing periods and classes, improving supervision and safety. These solutions are respectful, practical, and proactive. They protect student privacy, reduce emotional stress, and help prevent future legal or reputational damage. Most importantly, they demonstrate that we prioritize the safety, comfort, and dignity of all our students. I welcome the opportunity to discuss these options and others further and work collaboratively toward a solution that reflects our shared values. Thank you for letting me speak. you can dive and get to 6.2. >> Okay, great. Any have any questions for Burden? If not, we'll talk about it in 6.2. >> Thank you. Any other public comment or communications? We're
008going to the superintendent report. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> I have a letter along the same lines as that I'd like to to read to the groups along the same lines. But uh before I do read it, I just want to introduce myself. Some of you don't know who I am. You've probably all worked with Jordan since she's here at the school. Um, my name is Corey Kraton. I'm the father of four, so four daughters. A lot of people who have known me for a long time. Um, I think that's really laughable. Um, especially if you knew me in my 18 to 20s. Um, I'm also privileged to be the husband of the soft head softball coach Alysa Triton. Um, in regards to it, I kind of wanted to share my standpoint. Um, dear Dr.
009Patterson, a member of the school board, I am uh writing to formally express my concern regarding the vulgance to locate a male staff member's primary office in a shared female coaching and staff space adjacent to the girls locker room at Beaverhead County High School. While the office in question is not inside the girls locker room, it opens into a shared hallway directly connecting the locker room next. This layout presents multiple issues regarding privacy, comfort, and equity for female students and staff. Designated space for female coaches and staff is essential for equity, safety, and respect in a co-educational environment. Female staff use this space to change, prepare for classes, and meet privately with students, coaches, and their athletes. Repurposing or sharing this space as a dedicated space for male staff members undermines the equity of your
010female professionals. The proximity of the office to the girls locker room and its exit increases the likelihood of unintentional exposure or uncomfortable encounters. Such a setup could cause female students to avoid the space or feel unsafe. As a father of four daughters, that's a big deal. Even with structure changes, um we have to appreciate that the developmental minds of our youth don't always aim at good intentions. This arrangement introduces risks that should be avoided rather than managed after issues elapse. Providing this office location for one staff member appears inequitable when other coaches and staff members adapt to shared or less private workspaces than their peers. Prioritizing one individual's convenience over the communal comfort of students and staff could foster resentment and questions of fairness. I encourage each leader of our school district to ask themselves,
011what are the tangible benefits of this re relocation? Is it essential for the program success or a matter of convenience? Does this decision benefit a few individuals at the expense of many? Is the expense to address any concerns the best use of our resources, especially following the failure of the 2025 technology levies? How will the district respond if student or staff discomfort after the move has been implemented? I respectfully request this decision be re-evaluate emphasis on student safety, comfort, staff equity and inclusion, long-term implications for school culture and future presidents. Alternative locations should be considered to meet staff's needs without compromising the dignity, privacy, or emotional well-being of our female students and staff. If no compelling or equitable rationale exists for this change, I urge that past arrangements remain in place. Thank you for your
012time. I appreciate all the work that you guys have done and continue to do. I I imagine it's sometimes a very thankless job. Um, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. I didn't see you. Raise your hand back there. >> Oh, you're good. >> Thank you. Thank you for anyone have any questions for you. Anyone else have any comments or communication? >> I'm Charal said, "I also have a daughter um starting nth grade and I didn't write anything up or prepare anything. Um, but I just wanted to say that I agree totally with what Corey and Jordan have both brought to the table. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else? >> Okay. First off, we're going to notice a special board meeting in conversation with Gary. uh we need to schedule a special board meeting to allow
013Brad Brown and the vice trustes the update regarding the A6 facility. So we'd like to do that on Monday the 8th September the 8th. That's actually a day of our next regular school board meeting. So the plan would be to hold that special meeting at 6 PM with the regular meeting followed directly at 7 p.m. Any questions on that? Okay, let's move on to 6.2. Women's PE teachers office heard of our stakeholders speak today on this issue and so I have been spending a lot of time spending time with John spend some time with Jack of evaluating our facilities and potential options and unfortunately you know with older buildings sometimes there there may not be an ideal option right and so um after considering um alternative locations Some, you know, maybe not ideal for various
014reasons. Some are really small or they may be not, you know, located very near to the the the locker room. Um, so what I've decided to do is is to temporarily relocate uh Josh to the men's coach's office while we deise a more long-term solution. And right now my plan is to uh to do renovations on that space. So long term I would like to see Josh in that uh PE teachers office. If I take gender out of the equation that's where the PE teacher would be and the board hired a a male PE teacher. So it would seem natural that that person build that space. Um also with in the past in fitting with historical precedents, Mr. Keller as our girls basketball coach has occupied that exact same space in the past. And so,
015but to get more specific about the renovations, what I'd like to do is if you're going down that ramp, and some of you may have have been down that space and may have not, and if you haven't, I'd love to schedule a time to kind of take you down there to get to actually view the space, but there's a big partition wall at the bottom of the ramp. It doesn't quite go to the top of the ceiling. Once you turn to the right, it's a 90 degree turn that goes directly into the girl's locker. It's framed up like there should be a door there. However, there's not. And so really, once you get beyond the the first double doors, there's no other barrier or layer of privacy beyond that one kind of partitioning wall. Just
016goes directly in the girls. Correct. Wall all the way to the ceiling. So it creates an entirely separate room. So that the lock girls lock would be completely separated all and where there that 90 degree term is where there's a frame for a door to put a door there. So we actually have another layer of privacy and separation. That door can be closed. Then um right outside the girls uh teachers office there is um a little bit of space there that I would like to wall off the top of that of the ramp um to wall that off and put another door there. Now, for ADA requirements, we would need to put a um button of which would be located at the bottom of the ramp. So, you've got to So, when it comes to
017ADA compliance, you've got to have a you've got to have a landing pad either at the bottom of the ramp or at the top of the ramp. Um, so we've got one at the bottom of the ramp. At the top of the ramp, we don't. So, that's why we need that button there. So, it will open that door. So, if we have a handicapped individual, student uh or staff member, a community member that happens to be using that space, that door will open so they won't have to stop on an incline on their way to the top. Um, inside the P teachers office, there's a door that joins the other office because we have two offices essentially side by side. One that looks directly into the girls locker room, which we've got some lockers kind
018of blocking half of that view right now. like to kind of block all of that view um over there so that nobody can look directly into the locker room whether they're male or female supervisor. It's I think it's important that we keep things status quo that somebody should be able to hear and uh if there is an issue that a female employee be able to address that. Right now we we've got a staff member that can cover five out of seven periods and I'm working to piece together another female staff member that can cover the last two for girls PE. Um, so I need to board up that one door again to create a permanent barrier from both those offices. And so that's what we're going to do to make that office more private and
019what will close it off. Adding two doors so you have to get actually technically get through three doors to get to the girls locker room now. Two doors if you're the girls basketball coach or the girls PE teacher. And that's that's the best solution I have for now. And that's going to take some time. And that's why I would I've asked Josh and Josh has agreed to move to the the men's locker room for for now until we're ever able to have that more long-term solution completed because it's it's going to take some time to do and I want to make sure that we do this we do it right. So like uh Mr. Kraton what Corey said that we don't revisit this issue again in the future and what I would do is once
020all this is complete and have to look at prices and things like that I believe we can do this fairly reasonably. um using our own own personnel and then uh having a an outside organization, a company come in do install the actual all the framing and things like that we can do in house. But once it's all finished, what I do is invite people in. I invite Jordan in. I invite Corey in. I look at Turner >> Turner. invite you in to come look at it and see if you feel like it's provides a little bit more safety and security than what we currently have. And a little about me for these that don't know, I'm a girl dad, too. I've actually got a couple of each. I got two boys, two girls. I've got
021one that'll be a senior if she decides to come out in the spring. Uh she's currently in Georgia and she just won a competition for drum major, but marching band. So, that was the big reason she was staying. I'm hoping I can convince her to come out uh in January. Um I do have an an eighth grader and then she'll be a freshman next year. So she'll be up here and I would want to make sure that that space is uh is is private for them as well. So when I first saw it, I didn't like it either. Just the way it was set up definitely needs to be addressed. And uh I'll take any questions you might have. Listen, >> um if so you had mentioned that there's potentially two aids or at least
022one full-time aid whether that's split between two different people, three different people. So in one of the main concerns is proximity. Um but it still requires two female aids or a female aid to be there. Um doesn't in my mind I guess my question would be does that eliminate the need for him to be in proximity wide? Why does he need to be there if he's got two female aids with him or a female aid with him for that purpose? >> It's just it's the best space, you know, it's the biggest office. And again, you know, I've got one person who I can put one office in or I can put one person in two offices. And so for just pure efficiency, he's already the the girls basketball coach to use that same space. And
023so that that's the reason for that. and it wouldn't be his responsibility to supervise the girls at all. It would just it would be incumbent upon our our female employees to fulfill that role. >> So, more space. It's more of a space. >> It's more space. We've got our P equipment in there. And so, yes, I I would I wouldn't be uh completely forthright if I didn't say that there is some convenience to it. There is that as well because our P equipment's in there. So, it just makes it a little easier to for any individual regardless of gender to do their job as our PE teacher. >> Um, yes, I was a PE teacher, a co-ed PE teacher. I never once stepped foot in the men's locker room, nor needed a office in there.
024As a former student at BCHS, I had three male PE teachers, Butch Donovan, Craig Finnberg, and Terry Thomas, and not one of them needed a office in the girls locker room. Also, what did the women get? I walked around today in the gym and I noticed that there were multiple spaces for the men coaches and one space for the women that is now going to be gone. I don't know. I mean, I just I I voiced my concern with these folks as well and that that's just not a space whether it's convenient or not. There are many places for the PE equipment to be moved and put in a general location for both the male PE teachers to use. Thank you. And >> I think you make a great point. So, if I may respond,
025I agree that if we're going to take away a space that was once allocated for female use, that we need to give one back. And so, what I proposed is is to use the brand the recently renovated locker room space was designed for officials. It's very convenient. It's right off the gym. It's got a private shower. It's got lockers in it. and it's got a handashing station as well. So, what I would like to do is repurpose that space because it's not being used very much at all as a female only employee space. That would be for any female employee coach also for female officials. If we have mult if we have mixed gender deficiating crews, that would allow any of our female officials to use that space as well. If we decide we didn't
026want to use the new coach's office, which is the one that actually joins the girls locker room for like wrestling weigh in for our girls wrestling program, we could use that space as well. So I I feel like, you know, by giving that space back, while it may not be ex, you know, exactly the same kind of space, it's a very similar space and I feel it's a more equitable uh compliments. So, um, because I've coached and had many roles throughout the school, I've seen a lot of areas. Um, and there are other things that are issues, and I just saw this today. One is to turn the lights on in the gym. You have to go into the boys locker room to do that. There's no partition there. So, for me, as a female,
027coach, teacher, mom, it's awful. Granted, 6 o'clock in the morning, no one's in there. So, that's okay. What are you going to do for that? Is that going to be the same protections for those boys and male female teachers that have to do that? Are you going to block the window in the men's coaches room that looks into the boys soccer? Will there be a partition set up around the washer and dryer for women coaches to access those resources that we're allowed to do for our athletics and extracurricular activities? >> Sure. And I think you, you know, bring up some good points there. However, I I believe those issues are not related specifically to the women's PE teachers office. >> No, I agree. And we did kind of talk a little bit about washer and
028dryer and I've talked with Jack about possibility putting a washer and dryer in the girls locker room. Another project is something that I would like to look to do because again, I want to try to make things as equitable as possible. Now, could we relo could we relocate the lights? Maybe. Talk to electrician to see and again expense that out. Um, could the boys locker room be more private? Absolutely. Um but I guess it was my understanding that our most pressing concern right now is the girls being teachers office. Great. >> My other thought was if we do have alternative solutions versus displacing the women again in the new referee in our ad, not communicate with our referees. We traditionally have used the men's next to Mr. Walker's room as their place to go. We
029not recommunicate that way. Hey, this is where you're going to be now to just keep the women together where it has been. So, we do have access to the girls. Um, and I know in the past for Waser was my basketball coach and he never used the women's pitches room. We would go into the men's soccer room. I know Sean Hansen is a former coach. I'll let him speak to that if he wants to. Um, it seems like creating this extraess, but in the past there's been other alternatives that have worked successfully. And I don't know um if we can relook at that too as we continue this journey because I know it's not easy. This is definitely a important topic to a lot of parents and coaches as well. >> Sure. And uh so
030there again once this project is complete and again it's still fluid. I need to check prices and I'd want to get approval. Um I would want to do these renovations regardless if you took gender out of the equation. I don't care what gender be teachers in that office. I don't think that states enough. And so I would still like to do this. We can look at it and have people come in and see how they feel if it's a more quiet space. Um and then have that discussion event that time. I would feel more satisfied, but you know what? I'm trying to sell you an idea, right? It's a lot it's a lot more different when you see something tangible. So I would certainly say, you know, let me see if we can get this
031done. I'm hoping we can get it done before Christmas and then we can revisit the space and have that conversation again. Other questions? Any questions from the board? >> My only comment would be I think it would be from my perspective to be able to go see that space would be very helpful as well because I'm kind of familiar with but not really. So being able to make a decision on something without actually physically seeing it would would be helpful for me too. >> Yeah. >> So anytime you would like to give me a call, I can arrange with Brock. We can go down there and take a look at space. It really help you be more. It's very unique. So, it's it's almost hard to describe. >> Yes, it is. >> Where has he
032been before >> last year with a female teacher? Her office is one that actually the door that opens up, >> right? >> Was he still was he there with the female teacher? >> His office was here in this isn't that right? >> Except for I guess during basketball season then where was proposed that's where he'd stay >> that that was his office when he was Yeah. >> Yeah. But during like with his PE classes that he had over there, he had the seminar room, he has the men's coaches room, he has the weight training room, all that have desks, computers in that he used for those classes while he was over there. >> I think we probably need to point out is Josh before was part-time PD business. >> Yeah. >> You know, he we
033didn't he didn't really need a full-time space. He was parttime. Now he's full time. >> Yeah. >> And again, I don't feel like we're breaking historical precedence because historically my time was in Miss P teachers office or close to it's also been the girls basketball coach's office. So breaking the public here. This wasn't wanting this. It was an administrative decision that Well, that makes sense. Uh, right. Yeah. And we're putting him there. >> Yes. It wasn't Mr. Keller's idea to go in there. >> If you can, if you're out and about, catch Josh and go look at it sometime. >> Yeah. Email, give me a ring. And >> yeah, >> Josh Patter >> can show it to you. Okay. 6.3 school administration Montana attended the summer content in July. Couple big things I wanted to
034point out this permanent confidence was that the state decided to extend the accreditation cycle. They delayed it by a year. And so technically we're we were on the hook for our reevaluation for another three years. Well, because they're delaying it a year, give us actually four years. It' be 28 29 before we'd be up for re to do our report again. However, because we're part of Cognia, that process happens more often and we were up re-evaluation or I guess our midterm review next year. It's a program I evaluate. I've been a part of Cogna before. I actually was certified in the Elliot evaluation program a little over a decade ago. I like the program, but there is a cost to it. And so, as budgets kind of tighten over time, maybe something we have to
035look at. I do feel a little uh a little torn on the issue because our districts been doing it for over 100 years, but um we always scored really well, but sometimes, you know, when as those budget those dollars going as the question, could I I spend this money elsewhere and get more benefit out of it? I'm not sure where I'm at on that, but that's something I'm going to evaluate. Another big thing, the state school insurance trust. We should be receiving information on that very soon. And so I'm very keenly interested to see they were talking that maybe is up as much as 25 28% health savings. Now, we would need to make that decision by November and so we wouldn't have long. We're talking a couple months. And so as soon as I
036get that information, I'll blast out text and shoot you an email with that information because that's something we're going to have to consider pretty quickly. They did say that initially it was going to be November the 1st deadline, but there was some uh there was ask from the administrative representation there that they move that back to mid November. So we have more than one board meeting and I'd have to have a special board meeting to consider that. That's something I also have to be in touch with John about as that information coming up and as it's unfolding. >> Is it Go ahead. >> Go ahead. >> I was going to say is there still some requirement that you have to commit to X amount of years when you when you >> Yeah, my understanding was
037fine. That's what I heard at the meeting too. And so there's some concern about that as well. It's it's if I'm not if I'm understanding correctly, work with lock for five years. But again, as this comes out, I'm going to ask a lot more >> Yeah. >> more questions. >> Josh, is the does the school district engage with them for five years or does the union do it or do both the district and the union do it? >> I would I would think we would do it together. >> Okay. All right, I'll move on. The next thing, legislation. A couple things I want to point out. We're going to start tracking. Um, so part of House Bill 252, the STARS Act, there's additional funding to the tune of about $800 per student that students that
038graduate 15 more dual enable enrollment credits earned. Okay. Now, we're not we wouldn't see those dollar until 2028. However, they're going to start using this year's data. So, that's something I'm going to work with with Audra and with Jaci and Chrissy, start tracking those students because it's could it could need additional funding for the district. They also mentioned that if we have students that graduate or they earn an industry recognized certificate, an industry recognized certificate program that we'd get that same funding as well. And I've got more questions about that that they weren't able to answer then and like because I'm not sure how that weighs against the credits or is does that certificate program have to be a certain number of credits or it can just be any number of credit program. Um but
039there again data collection starts this year. So it's something we're going to pay attention to. Hopefully we'll see some benefit from that uh a couple years down the road. Lastly, state funding for school transportation was increased and so that was another pretty big thing. Used to used to be a 50-50 split for transportation. So we're talking state tax dollar versus local tax dollar. Now it's 75% in the states, 25% local. So Suzanne and I were actually working today and we were able to lower our mill rate, which you'll see when the budget comes up a little bit to decrease the tax burden on our uh bey county residents through our transportation le. So that was a pretty big filing that happened last minute. I I think that'd be important in the future as we're considering
040uh potential voted levies that we we do things like that and that we market those to let the taxpayers know that we have them in mind and that we'll lower their their local burden when and if we can. Um I guess there's one more thing. I did attend a session on school bonding and voter levies that was very good. Learned a couple strategies there that may help us uh in the future. Any questions on my SAM visit conference? Big news here. So, Casey want to hear this. Board of Public Ed's coming to visit Dylan. Board of Public Ed. We're going to host them here in Dylan and uh in partnership with District 10 and with with Western. They're going to be coming Wednesday, September 10th through Friday, September 12th. uh tentatively. It looks like that
041uh uh Dylan Elementary is going to host those meetings in their boardroom and uh it says that the Thursday and Friday at 8:30 a.m. uh would be the meetings and when not in meetings that they'll be touring the elementary, they'll be touring their high school, touring Western. Uh we are slated to hold an uh a social um on Wednesday at 5:30 pm. That's the first day they're here kind of introduced. So I would encourage everybody to if you're able to come to come. We're going to do it over in the foyer at the BW Lodge. And then we'll have some light refreshments served as well at that time. And then on Thursday afternoon, we'll have an opportunity to showcase BCHS and a few of our programs. I'm working with Mr. Taylor to hopefully showcase our
042uh our great ACT program and some of the stuff that they're they're doing down there. And then any other teacher that uh when we have our our opening PR days that they got program that they want to showcase um and share with the board of public ed that they might have an opportunity to do that as well Thursday afternoon. Any questions on the EPE visit? Okay. C transportation meeting. I I attended that along with Mike and our transportation director Sean. Everything went well. We didn't really have any route changes from last year because everything pretty much status flow. There may be a few safety things here and there because I did get to tour every single route, every single stop. And I'm working with Sean on maybe a couple fixes there that we could work
043with. the board did approve or the committee did approve Mike Miller again that if there was any minor changes affect mileage that he'd be able to do that without having to have another committee meeting. So that went pretty well. Mike, you have anything else on that? Oh, went well like it does every year. You know, 45 minutes everybody approved everything and all the transportation routes around be county. I thought it was very little. We still got a few turbo approved. I use the Melrose post office again. Stop there. So, we're we're all set there. We're trying to maneuver around bridges that are being condemned until further repaired. We don't have any more of those go out. Let's see. Next, we have staff vacancies. Hey, looks like we might be uh towards pretty soon. Uh later
044on in the agenda, you'll there'll be when we get to the uh action portion, there'll be a recommendation to hire a school guidance counselor. Um Chrissy is it Bruce Rouse? Chissy Rouse retired teach Helen. I don't want to get too far ahead of myself, but uh if the board uh accepts recommendation to hire her, that would give us a full staff. Uh she would be able to start October 10th. JC can work till October 1st. There's a little bit of a gap there. Um but we work and uh but she remind experience in school guidance counseling in a district in the doublea district I think we found ourselves very fortunate to have her a local Dylan Dylan girl so um that's pretty exciting we might get a little lucky there and then other than that
045maybe just one custodial position and so we might might look at advertising a a compensation range for that custodial position uh to try to get a little more interest in that. Any questions on vacancies? Summer projects. Not a whole lot of update. Um top floor of this building's completely finished. Working on the bottom floor. You probably see we got main entrance area all waxed. Um the brick patio section paper outdoor. Jack's still working on that. Um the lodge is pretty much all but finished. A building's looking good. And we have a football field scoreboard installed. So if you hadn't been able to get by vigilante lately to check it out. It's a very nice >> very nice picture. >> So it should be ready for kickoff here in the very near future. Last week as
046you can see my August schedule date a lot of meetings. We have future P's coming up next next week on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Ninth grade orientation next Friday there. Uh then the following week we've got 10th through 12th grade orientation on that Monday 25th uh then we're out of school the 28th and 29th of fair day. That's my report. Anybody have any questions for Josh on his report? If not we'll go into the assistant principal report. I guess does this need to be in session to know about it. So um we have a couple other graduation groups. >> So let me hand out the board in your paper that this can close session so the public's not involved early graduation requests or not. [Music] Just if anything said it's recorded. If we do
047it in a closed section, anything is said is not recorded. The court if it's kept in seal would not be open to the public. >> Okay. Absolutely. >> I would make the statement that the person's privacy exceeds the public's right to know. So we ask everyone except the individual. Yep. >> Well, growing once. Okay. Yeah, I guess. We didn't hear back the other necessary. [Music] >> Thank you. No. [Music] So tire and her parents came about, eight years or so ago and were interested in being done. It actually I think wanted a year early, right? Tried to get it done. um states, you know, first week I handed out that we do we do allow early graduation class only after the December semester. And so if you look at the second amount of paper I
048handed out, the shire is just beginning her would be third year in in high school at Big County High School. Um there is a plan in place and I'll explain to her why she wants to do this. Um but it's definitely possible for her to finish all of her credits um within seven semesters and I will you know want to do this or allow her to do this she can claim what so thank you for coming let me start introduce myself my name is Junior Matafa. Um, I got uh five kids and I just wanted to say thank you guys. Uh, you know, they went through Mr. Fitzgerald, they went through Matt Rogers and uh, and now they were a speaker. I'm a white person. I just wanted to say thank you. Just give the
049time to my daughter to explain what she's requesting and and why she's requesting. So, yeah. Thank you. pretty laidback. >> My name is Shal. I am I'm requesting your approval of early graduation at the end of the first semester of my 2026 to 2027 academic year. Um, with the help of our school counselor, I've listed my completed courses and requirements below. So, like that's the paper that you guys have. Um, I have currently earned a total of 25 credits to complete my graduation plan. I will be enrolled in all required remaining courses over the next three semesters including English 3 for US history for US government biology, art, music, and financial independent survival along with additional elective credits. By the end of the first semester of the 2026 to 2027 school year, I will have
050fulfilled all BCH BCHS graduation requirements. Um, several reasons why I want to graduate early. Number one, post-secary goals. Graduating early allows me to begin college sooner where I will focus on my long-term goals to become a nurse to academic preparedness. Um, I've consistently demonstrated strong academic progress and I'm confident in my ability to complete the required schoolwork responsibly. Um, number three, maturity and motivation. I'm motivated to move into the next chapter of my life and I feel emotionally and academically ready to do so. Um and then finally just family and wellbeing. Um I love being a paper and I'm blessed with the education I've received from BCHS. But um yeah, I'm just ready to move on. So last school year, her brother took some time off and went back to Hawaii where they're originally from.
051>> And so then even this summer, they went back again. And basically this homestead wanting to be able to graduate from Bever County High School, but then start her education and the rest of her adult life and would like to do that in Hawaii, but wants to stay here and finish high school with her family. Um, this will just get her moving that direction just a little bit quicker. That's that's where Yes. >> When I was a boy. Oh, sure. Okay. It's your mom. >> Rob, would you explain our early graduation procedure? I guess I forgotten that we had it to be honest with you. >> Yes, exactly. And this is the first time there was going to be another one. Um but basically they they need to come to me and ask that it's
052okay. you mathematically see if it's okay and it goes to sending a recommendation or not and then you guys have to find precision >> but they have to complete seven semesters and then be able to complete all of the required >> and the reason why we're doing it now is because she would need to complete her full year of government full year of junior English so then she How is she able to do that? >> Um that she would be how can you complete the second semester of a senior class by the end of the first semester taking this year? >> Right. >> Yeah. So I think it is in there. So this year 25 26 semester one it kind of sets up that >> sets up her schedule. So there are two being English
053three and four US history and government biology art music and one so she very difficult schedule >> yes >> building up in English and in history very heavy on the course. How do you feel about that? And you think you could manage taking this many core classes? >> Schedule lined up that they can take them all. >> I've had other students and then they just Yeah. I think as part of our class or mission >> have your grades been very good student a little rocky but yeah last year I focused in this year I'd like to do Yes. >> Is this a decision we made then? So she How does that work? What I would do because again there's a lot that she has to accomplish is that I think maybe I'd be comfortable making
054a recommendation that board allow early graduation intangent upon her satisfying all the requirements laid out in policy to graduate in seven semesters. >> Makes sense. >> Yeah, that makes sense. >> So that just means that she has to actually do it and she has to complete her end of the bargain. And if she does it, >> worst case scenario struggles and she can get them drop with these classes [Music] next year, right? >> There's a couple pathways and we've got people here that can help her. I mean, we're going to miss you with the lu out every day. I for one know I'm supposed to engage totally confident what she wants to do >> know her mom and dad I mean we're going to push her and >> this shouldn't hurt us financially either [Music]
055in policy A and B at the school district may be increased when the high school visit provides early graduation. So that's just something we would have to document again but I know it's you can get compensated you don't lose state funding needs to graduate early. >> This is the first student request we've had for a long long time within since this policy has gone into place I think you remember any Mike Not very well. I think so. >> So Josh makes the recommendation that we allow it based on uh Sh meeting this requirements. Do we have to make a motion to approve that recommendation? >> Once we go back into general section. >> Okay. Once we go back into >> and he'll just say >> perfect. >> Student A. I recommend student A. >> Okay.
056Okay. >> Because we don't don't name anymore privacy issues. So >> Okay. If you can make that recommendation that somebody make the motion >> and can we get this information back to recommend >> okay perfect >> then Suzanne you need to move back to minutes please love the board proceeds high school in executive session at 8:42 p.m. Post president employees potty love Mike Richardson Lloyd Smith and Bill will also do Patterson and Mr. personally involved determined student the purpose of the executive session was to discuss the graduation. Chair Gary Love found that the students right in privacy exceeded the public's right to know in this matter with section 2-3-203 MCA. Mr. Henkins discussed that Shire is beginning her 30-year PE score. We do allow early graduation as long as they have completed seven semesters. who
057would like to graduate after her first semester in 2026 2027. She would have all graduation requirements met at this time. After discussing concluded, the board returned to open session to act the matter at 55 p.m. This summary was created during the executive session to comply with section 2-3-212 MCA. All of those present during the executive session were provided a chance to review the summary and agree that it was an appropriate reflection of the discussion held in executive session. The summary will be approved by motion in open session following completion of this closed session. The summary will be kept in a secure location of in the district business office and will not be released without a court order dated this 11th day of August 2025. >> Sounds okay to me. Sound okay to everybody? You folks
058okay with that? I move to approve the session >> minutes in favor. >> Yeah, >> but we do. >> Well, no, I don't know if we >> I think we have the minutes for the executive session. We approve in executive session. >> I think so. A back in open session. I make a recommendation that the board consider approving the student aid request for early graduation impending upon student satisfying all the requirements laid out in CHS board policy 2410-P1 high school graduation requirements. >> I'll make a motion to approve his recommendation as stated. >> Second move and seconded to approve Josh's recommendation to allow student a to graduate early at the end of the seventh semester. Is there any discussion or questions? Those in favor say I. Water it.