001didn't make he was here all day last Thursday pretty much all day last Thursday doing a walk through of the building. So anyway, Chris, would you lead us please to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands nation indivisible and justice for all. the minutes the March committee. You haven't had a chance to look at them if you would please do so. I found one little tiny typo. I know it was instead of the word from it said form and it was on um it did here the um tree thing but I was going to mark it and it didn't so it wasn't a big deal. It's here. It's down almost bottom of the second page. Thank you. Second one. Yeah, we have not collected almost 5,000 from
002there. Thank you. Other than that though with that correction, I move second the minutes with correction. All those in favor say I. I. Those opposed. Passes unanimously. Just a note on that. We did receive word that we get that that stop grant has been lifted or that stop has been lifted. So yeah, we've got the class plan in a way. And yeah, that's awesome. That's exciting. Good. So, we'll be able to start right away then. Okay. Our next item of business is the introduction of the visitors. Mr. We have two candidates and Lego and if you see on the board okay so I am also here in person all the reason why I was timing out after an hour was because nobody else was on it so he wanted me to try to just so
003I have my healthy little time out nice just me wondering Why I'm multi multiident maybe you were in trouble or something and I think it was cuz you right. So I think that makes sense. Yeah. Because we never had that problem. Yeah. And sometimes it wouldn't let me rejoin and then other times it just says sorry you already joined that meeting. So we're gonna try Next is a review approval of the [Music] CL as always something else. So37 hospital and healthcare for $3,3141. That's a combination of trainer fees and PTO. It's actually the um is what that is from there. So um and just as a note uh you'll recall can't remember what month it was but um due to changes in the law's contract will increase um she had to increase to a certain
004amount to meet the minimum threshold. Um otherwise we'd have to otherwise she'd have to be paid overtime for for different hours beyond um you know the 40hour work between. So um hospital absorbed that for the remainder of this year but we will then go back to splitting it like we normally would next year start of the the school year. um 200039 BML Mastercard for $8,37269. Uh you'll see on there a couple of AP registration. Um a couple of our teachers um are doing some staff development for AP surrounding statistics and physics just as a possible option to be able to offer those um those courses. Um, and then just various Carl Perkins grant and vocational education and monies that we have um to finish out the grant and the vocational money for the year. And
005then down at the bottom, transportation parts and supplies. Uh that was for an alternator and various stains to um surrounding stabilized stabiliz at the top master card for $12.9755 um for a variety of maintenance supplies including vacuum bags, filters, extension cords, those different types of things. uh 200041 Brown and Thompson for $13,610.77 um in Sudan looked back and that is up 20 cents per gallon this month. And so um I'm afraid we're going to see some of those different types of things as as we're kind of moving forward with where we're at. Um let's see here a little further down uh 3100 for Crowley and Fleck. Um that was um just in preparation to get ready for the walkth through that we just the burst of the walkthrough that we had last week and then
006we just um another walk. Um on page three at the bottom um 200056 the hope squad 6200. This was a grant um through um the office of public instruction uh to offer the hol squad next year. So JC Heer, our counselor, will be taking that on. And that's um if you talked about it um can't remember how many board meetings ago, but it's really a studentled um group. So they get training and all kinds of different things surrounding mental health and and just kind of having students be um eyes and ears and support system to try to make sure that any challenges or problems that students are facing that they can point them in the right direction. I think it's just another positive step in a direction and help these students in page four 200059
007phone incorporated for um elevator maintenance is what that was. So they come in a couple of times a year and do um um inspections and just variety of different maintenance to make sure that we keep our old elevator up and operational. So uh down at the bottom 20006 core Northwestern Energy $11,962.58 and you will notice on there uh that it's got the gas and electricity for March. And then Suzanne put on there. Um because we have now uh taken over vigilante, we do take on uh the electricity and the electrical um there and certainly those charges were for this month. So we'll just kind of watch that and see how um you know how that impacts. Uh it is up $1,000 um from last month and $1,000 from last year. So, um, yeah, page five,
008Quill Corporation for [Music] $3,602. Um, that's where we get a lot of supplies and those different types of things. Um, a lot of this one was toners for print cartridges. Um and then variety of different testing supplies for um different needs for for students as we head into testing season. Sometimes they they get special or they get um headphones and those different types of things. So, um 2069 Shell Energy for $3,11141 um for gas transmissions March that was down um $5 from last year and $1,300 from last month. So, that was a positive. back page um 200075,391.93 um December, January, and February CNC. And again, um we're continuing to watch that. That all should be a match that we get back. Um, we'll speak kind of quickly. So, if I missed one that you noted,
009a question. Yeah. Um, not about the bill. Lane Associates that random drug test. How how often is that? They just do like three or four each time they come in or something or Yes. But I don't know how it's selected if it's like a random draw or if it's in in what order. And so and it I mean you know different times of new moon I see different you know the different names. So it's not like the same one that's being No, I don't think so. Not from the way I understand. Right. But that's a good question and that's definitely something I can ask Sean just to make sure Jack can just get a little bit more information on how that is. But I've been down there when they move in and it wasn't like
010they even knew they were coming in day. I would move to the claims. been seconded to approve the claims of accounts. There any other questions or discussion? Not those in favor say I. I oppose. Passes unanimously. Next is public comment and communication. I don't have anything specifically other than to congratulate all of our sports teams and activities teams for state championships and second at state and teacher of the year award in Mr. I go's case and eight years in a row me and the star chapter and all kinds of first place people and we've said it before many times. I still think we're the the best high school in Montana bar none and it's new with all the academics and athletics and activity things we have. So congratulations to everyone. Anybody else have any other
011comment or communication? through the 30th. We're hoping to do an open house on that Wednesday. Um I think it's the 29th. Um try to do something for like the staff and the board members from like 3:30 to 4:30 and then open it up to the public from 4:30 to 6. That's not set in stone, but we're just kind of working on putting things together. Thursday and Friday of next week, we will be hosting the district music festival. Uh so we'll be bringing in a number of schools from uh this region to come in and um we were scheduled to do it. The last time we were scheduled to do it, it was COVID and we got shut down that year just before it happened. And so um they're actually getting to put some of their
012hard work into motion again. And um they've Ed and Caroline have been doing a lot of planning and organizing to get things ready. So it should be it should be a great couple of days for 24th and 25th Thursday and Friday. So next week is that right? 26. Yeah. Mostly Friday. They're not. Oh, okay. Yeah. Yeah. So, yeah. And we're excited to Okay. Any other communications or comments? Okay. If not, we'll go on to the superintendent report. All right. Um 6.1 senior request to wear military stole. So, I thought a couple of our seniors were going to be here, but we just have one. Danner is here tonight to request the board of graduating seniors to be allowed to wear US military souls over their graduation gowns. According to the board policy, you say um
013just according to board policy, the only change that is currently allowed to the graduation gown is wearing the a culturally significant tribal regalia as part of a student's American Indian heritage. Students are also allowed to decorate their hats as long as there is no reference to drug use, weapon use, threats of violence, sexual harassment, you know, all of the things bullying, intimidation, or violate a district policy of any kind. So there's lots of regulations that are on there. Um so u and we have brought this to the board every year I think for the last I don't know three years, three or four years. And so, uh, Danner wanted to come and share a little bit about his commitment and just ask for your guys's, um, approval and that will be voted on in the
014action. Yeah. So, uh, I'm Dannyar. Personally, I joined the Navy um, video of Nuclear Propulsion. Um, I think it would mean a lot to the four of us that I know of who are planning on or who have already enlisted in the military and some have progressed more into that such as Sean Meyer who already has completed his basic training. Um, but other than the two of us, Dean Smith has joined the Air Force and Aiden Nelson has also joined the Army. Um, those are the four that I know and from talking to them uh and with my personal opinion in it, it seems like it would mean a lot to us if we could wear and kind of represent our pride in defending our country at graduation. Yeah. Pardon my ignorance, but what's a
015stall? That was my question also. Yeah. Uh, like a little not not like the sash, but it just like hangs down like over your neck and front. Yeah. Yeah. and just show which branch you're going to. Is that what it Yeah. So they're different for each branch. Sure. Okay. It would just be approving their official soul for whatever branch it is that they have. The other thing that graduates are allowed to wear are the ones that they have similar to the honor courts. It would be white. Yeah. wider and efforts [Music] just for your service. Thank you. Stop in tomorrow and I'll let you know how it goes. To stick around a little bit longer for the student representation just since AC's busy with music. Always welcome to if you feel like I should probably
016get home and take care for my dogs. Yeah. [Music] Thanks. and 6.2 state FCCLA report. We have Miss Conan here um not only as the BFG representatives, but also here to share a little bit about state FCCLA and just all of the great things that um well I had kids lined up to come and talk, but they had something. So anyway, I just wanted to tell you that we had 110 affiliated members this year. Um, we got two grants um that we applied for the family's first grant which was $200 and we worked with FFA, Honor Society, Key Club and VPA to put together different food baskets for families here at BCHS. Um, at Thanksgiving we did three food baskets and then at Christmas we did seven food baskets which were like groceries for a
017whole week. So, Caleb was able to get some meat um from Garrison donating. That's awesome. Yeah. And then um we were able to just kind of all come together and put some food together for all those families. Um and then we went ahead and bought 32 uh gift cards for students in the school that we thought might need something for Christmas. So, we did that. Um, and then we also got a vision zero grant again this year from the Montana Department of Transportation. Um, this year we got $2,200 which we used to put on a speaker. Um, we had Natalie Marta from Idaho who came and shared her story of, you know, drunk driving and how it affected her family. Um, that week we did a whole week of events. We did that in February
018along with um, National FCCLA week. So we did seat belt checks, a gym day where we had um there um Borosips Coalition was there, Beaverhead Ambulance was there, they taught sidewalk CPR. Um we had Officer Stewart from the police department and so he did some stuff with the kids. Um so it was it was a really good time. My kids put on a couple of different um things, you know, some quizzes and uh the impaired goggles is always a a good one. And so they did that and then speaker was on Wednesday. Thursday we did a pledge day and then Friday we were able to draw for prizes for the kids after they went through all the different stations in the gym. They filled out a card and then we pulled prizes. So, we did
019like um jumper cables and ice scrapers, you know, things to put in their car for safety, safety blankets. And then Bank of Commerce donated 12 safety packs, like car safety packs. So, we were able to give those away as prizes as well. Um we attended our district meeting in Three Forks in November, took 45 kids to that. Um, we were able to I used the advanced opportunity grant to purchase a cotton candy maker. And so we used that for fundraising this year. We did some fundraisers with cotton candy. Um, we did hot cocoa, Martinson's candy. Um, we did the club fair at the very beginning of the school. We helped with that. Um, at Halloween we did the trunk or treat. Um we did crunch time where we sponsored all the apples for the entire
020school and um gave the kids some facts about apples and then we all crunched into them. And then this week we're putting on an Easter egg hunt for all the students and so we're going to have prizes and candy and it'll just be fun. Um and then in March I took six students to our state conference in Bosezeman at MSU. Um three of them did um presented our vision zero project as a national program in actions. Um they ended up getting a bronze medal and then um the other three did the leadership um route. They got to hear some different speakers and do some different workshops. Um, we ended up getting an award for the largest chapter in the state and also gold star chapter again like a big trophy. Oh, it's been quite a
021few. I don't know. I have all the little things on the There's a plaque out there. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. [Music] Yeah. What? Between FCCLA and FFA, we must have 60 or 65% of our students. Yeah. That's about 12 and I've got 112. So, close to 3/4 of them. That's great. Super. Thank you. All right. And so 6.3 state FFA report. Mr. Igo is here and he's gonna report on the second statement. Mr. Re, I brought you a box full of goodies. You want to pass those around? I also had some kids lined up and then of course had a man on for whatever reason. It's too nice outside to be coming to a school who were meeting us. Uh took 27 students with us to uh Bosezeman for state FFA convention. Added in the brick
022uh maybe the last time for a while because Boseman is super expensive, but it was great. Had about 2,000 in attendance and that was brick of course is great. Um like nine teams, two speakers and some star candidates. Um you guys just take it just spread it around. take out that box. It's great. That's so much crap. We have no box. The kids did great. Um won a couple state contests. There's they um had enough teams in the top five of their contest. They they were uh third in the sweep stakes right behind Missoula and Calispell that were like four programs. Um that field came back had been some individual proficiency awards had all kinds of team awards. Ashley B won his proficiency misspel his name was black there somewhere. Yeah. But yeah um all
023around just kids did great. Had a great weekend. Savannah Cradus was elected to a standard bay office, the first one in about 10 or 11 years. Um, and then uh yeah, it was it was super fun and very impactful and rewarding and kids did great and uh next month I'll be asking permission to take them out of state because I've got to take two teams national convention I guess this so be a blast. How many epip chapters are there? 105 I think they're active. 95 of them were at mentioned. So, please you'll have to get some. Oh, yeah. I need to order stuff from Very cool. Tremendous. His kids did great. Well, you named the narrow team is plan account. So 2526 insurance rate uh renewal rate. So I did meet with Ashley um a
024little bit. Amazing. I think I just um so we met with Ashley on Friday um to kind of go over uh the renewal rates um that she received. um you remember last year at this time when we got our renewal rates it was from must and they um renewed us 100% increase and so that was quite the um shock. Um they're still working on the trust and there's still some things out there. It's just really not set in stone. They are asking some districts to commit but you commit you commit for five years and you don't really know what you're committing to. And so we've kind of just said it's not that we're not interested. that we'd just like to see a little bit more information before we're willing to to commit to that. And
025so that's a new one in there for me, but through the state um the state health trust. And so for well and so they aren't really giving a whole lot of details in terms of of what the you know the rates you know all that is really set in stone. And so they're just kind of asking for schools to kind of make a blind commitment to see if they're interested. And I just said it just doesn't seem like that would be best interest. But doesn't mean that we wouldn't be interested when we get a little bit more information. And so um we do have a couple of different contacts with that. So as things progress, I thought there was going to be a little bit more in this legislative session, but haven't seen uh anything
026in that regard. Um and again if you'll remember right it does require a certain number of districts and a certain number of lives and um especially on the lives you don't think that it's that many and I can't remember what that number is but um it's actual teacher lives so it can't be spouses and families and those different types of things. So it ends up being it's quite that many but it's it's up there. Yeah. Um and so um but both a certain number of districts and a certain number of lives have to be in there. So, and then of course if you do commit it's hard you have to be in it for so long you can get out but then there's restrictions on back I mean there's just a lot of there's just
027a lot of stipulations to it and so anyways um a lot and a lot they don't know exactly and so um if you um in talking to Ashley coming back from Blue Cross Blue Shield they did quote us with a 7.7% increase, which if you'll remember right, that was um I think they anticipated anywhere from 10 to 14%. Uh the thing with insurance, it seems like um the premiums just continue to go higher and the deductibles also continue to go higher. And so, um, uh, the comparable was we have currently a $2,500 traditional plan, 8020 plan. Uh, in the new plan would be $2,600 um, deductible. Um, we had a 32 high deductible. Uh, it would be comparable. They're raising the high deductible to $3,300, which isn't a significant amount. And then we had a
0284150 high deductible. and the new deductible is 4250. And so with those three plans that would be a 7.7% increase. Traditionally we have split that um between between the employee and the district. And so what is that 334 something like that? And then um they also um Blue Cross Blue Shield also came back with a couple of other deductibles. So, there was one that was a $3,600 deductible. Um, and then also a $5,500 high deductible. Um, and if we went with the traditional the 3600 and the 5500, it would be about a 2 2.6% increase. And so, um, that was, um, good. Obviously, the deductibles continue to go higher. And then they also um she also shared both Pacific Source and it sounds to me like that there's a lot of places that has had
029a lot of success with Pacific Source. I think the Elementary is considering I think they had it. They went away from it and I think maybe they're going back to it. Um but they're comparable. They had a we have a $2,500 traditional. um it would go to a 2,000 traditional, but the out-of- pocket cost was the max out of pocket costs raised, which I thought was interesting. Um, and then the 3,200 high deductible, there's be a $3,400 high deductible. Our 4,150 high deductible would then become a 5,100 high deductible, but the increase is a 6% increase. um the benefit of going with a new company in this situation and it sounds like Pacific Source is a pretty um streamlined transition u going from must Bluec Cross Blue Shield was pretty tough but this one um
030it it's pretty streamlined the system seems to be the same in terms of you know putting all of the information in there and um so if we go with Blue Cross Blue Shield there's no rerating like with our retirees Whereas if you go with Pacific Source, um any of the retirees would not be on that plan, which would which is part of the reason why that percent increase goes down. It's because obviously the retirees are the older they have to stay on. So they go across this year. No, they're just off. So there's a massive disruption. Yeah. I mean the other thing you should think about if you're going to make a change is the the mapping of the doctors. Yeah. The network the specific source is actually not as good from what I if
031it's really disruptive people in their care. So we asked that question and it was um the network um for blue shield was 99% and the network with blue or pacific source was 98%. And there are um Pacific sources more regionalized but they have um area or they have likeusous I guess what we would call them with you know u the different areas. So like if you had to go to Huntsman or you had to go to John Hopkins or something like that that was out of network that they have partnerships with them to be able to do that. And so, um, and then the other thing that was a challenge last year was, um, when we moved to Blue Cross Blue Shield, their um, uh, year was January to December. And so, we had to
032switch our deductible at January. So, we only got six months before we had to switch the deductible. So, does that make sense? And start over. And so if we were to go if they did decide to go to Pacific Source, we could stay on the January so we would get that full year's deductible if that makes sense. And it wouldn't it would re go over at January. The words aren't coming together tonight for some reason. But I would um and again insurance is just something that is it's really hard for me to sometimes wrap my mind around. And so if you have questions or you've got knowledge in that area, you know, some of those questions to ask too that we can continue to, you know, pose those questions. You think about the deductible until
033today that I was going over with our union president just kind of showing what the different increases were. So um we talked a little bit about that. Historically, the union is switched about every sometimes every other year and sometimes every second year because another company will come in and lowball it and then you switch and then their deals goes up and then they switch with another one. So, and of course I didn't think about it but of course Ashley is still white. I don't know if there the conflicts there in terms of she works for Mountain View. Mountain View, right? Is that what it is? And so, um, and I didn't even I didn't even talk to I was just, you know, as I was typing that might be something that we have to think
034because the board isn't who makes the decision. It's the union that makes the decision. I think it would be a conflict. And honestly, for those retirees, they probably don't get a better deal if they went on Medicare sub and left the plan anyway. I don't know why they all wouldn't just do that because they can they used to be able to still be able to pay their premium. Obviously, the school district doesn't pay anything towards that. Um, but if I remember correctly, when we went to Blue Cross Blue Shield, um, I don't think we have any retirees, though. We don't have any on it' be cheaper going to the market for way Well, Medicare stops way cheaper and the coverage would be way better. Yeah. Those that aren't 65 though, I think even Yeah. Under
035under. Exactly. So it's kind of interesting and again I do think that we were lucky and that you know like I said the initial talk was 10 to 14% you know at the highest it was you know seven and a half or 7.7 and the thing about it is they could choose between they could pick just three from Blue Cross Blue Shield. So if they decided to do you know a traditional and they could go with the 3200 and the 50 you know the 5100. So there is some fluctuation in there between that 2.6 to 7.7 if they decided to go with Blue Cross Blue Shield instead of um the Pacific source. And like I said, I did find it interesting. I think I've got it here. Um the out-ofpocket costs um which I think
036are probably the most important thing to look at when you're looking at insurance. Um but with the $2,000 high deduct or the 2,000 traditional um out of pocket is 60 max out of pocket is 6,500 whereas the 2500 for um Blue Cross Blue Shield is 4600. So a little lower deductible but a higher max out of pocket if you had to get to that. And so I mean I think those are all things that when I talked to John, you know, when he was talking to the union about looking at those different types of things to decide what they felt. And we did talk about the idea of trying to have one amount for an employee um employee child, employee spouse. The hard part is is we are so we are so spread on all
037of those different plans at trying to find a number um you know maybe we have a 7.7% increase but it might be a 10% increase for that employee if they if they happen to choose that one. Does that make sense? And so it just almost doesn't work out that way to try to get there. you know, maybe as, you know, we get some lower increased numbers and we can get those um those splits to be a little bit more realistic that that might be a possibility as we continue to move forward. But it sure would be nice for planning perspective to have just a solid amount that they'll decide what so I guess it's going to present it to the union. There's an insurance committee that usually will take it and take a look at
038that and I know some of them that are on the insurance committee have been on it as we transition. So they might even have additional questions that I didn't then whatever the so convoluted what they so and you think it's one thing and it's not whatever the union decides then the non-union people also have to go I will say being married to said insurance agent that 7.7% increases were involved That's all. Unfortunately, it's pretty good. And I mean, like I said, she and she braced me for it and she's like, "Last year, I braced you for that and it was 100% fun." So, no, she was pretty happy with how things came back. So, and again, you know, so it would those those rates for Blue Cross Blue Shield do include all of the employees
039for this year because it's not rerated because it's not I don't know if they rerate every so many years or something like that or maybe just when you maybe just when you change and then when it's rerated I think there's two questions you can ask and that's um age and area that you live in, I think are the two things that they factor into that on silence, too. Oh, you know why? Because it's Courtney. She's the only one that comes through when Yeah, apparently. Yes. Um so 6.5 um house bill 203 update out of district students. So as per house bill 203 out of district students county high school will receive tuitions for eight students from Twin Bridges and Lima uh that have been approved to attend um BCHS. So I think you approved all
040eight of those at June meeting the beginning of this year. Uh we will pay tuition for three students who are attending other districts. Uh the payments and the money received will be just about $2500 a student. Uh these payments will be due in fiscal year 26 school year and be paid in December and June. Uh students have to apply for out of district attendance every year. We have already received some of the FP14.1 forms from some of our students who will reapply to attend. So, even though we approved those eight, if they have not graduated, they'll have to reapply. Um, and when we talk about the legislative update, there is a little bit of um update to kind of clearing up some of the um clearing up some of that bill and lowering some of
041the tuition rates because one of the things you get that tuition, but you also get the amb money for them and and so it's kind of it's been kind of interesting. then nobody's really sure who's going to bill and who knows who to pay who and it's going to be a nightmare for the court to the tuition rate um it's about $2,500 a student so that we will pay um and they will pay and it's about it ends up I think it's um 35.3% of A and B of whichever the district and it's it's always the lowest of the two. So, when I looked at it, it was it was right around $2,500 a student that we would pay in and out between um Lyman and just doesn't make sense that you you get the
042A and B, but then you got to then the other schools got to pay for your kid to come to our school. That just understands to pay for students that are involved in their area that makes sense. So that that money that the school gets for those students that live in that district area, those taxpayers should be responsible for paying for those students education. So if they choose to go someplace else, it follows the student. The hard part is is sometimes when you're taking out at those levels, it doesn't necessarily equate to that sense educational savings. All right. Last 6.6 included in your packet is a copy of the state report card and a detailed report noting that you received a universal rating. Uh schools are identified as universal if they do not perform in
043the bottom 5% on state assessments and have a graduation rate of 67% both schoolwide or specific student groups. And so, um, you'll notice in your packet, um, universal is, um, the designation that we want to have, even though that doesn't, that bar doesn't seem very high, if that makes sense. Um, and so any of the student achievement data is going to be based on this year's seniors, uh, last year's juniors, and so, uh, this junior class that just took that will be on next year's report card. And so, it's always that year behind. And so you'll see that uh if you look obviously school and district for us is the same. Um I always kind of go to the proficient column just to kind of see how we compare and we are at or above
044um the um state in all of those in the proced areas. And when we look at the advanced um we're right near right near the same there. So one way uh if you look on the back page um since graduating high school in four years our graduation rates 90% students who are college or career ready is at 88% compared to the state at 64%. Um uh on that last page there um that's the information of uh students who have a at least a 95% attendance for the entire school year. Uh we're at 39% in the state. I think attendance is definitely a a challenge all across the state, all across the nation. Um, we fight it constantly and constantly looking for ways to to continue to get kids to want to be here, but sometimes
045it's just Well, is college and or career ready? Is that based up? The state is 64%. And I think there's a couple of other things that factor into that, but it's mostly um there's a college and career score. You guys um a college or career score that um shows up on the ACT. If you ever look at the ACT reports for a student of the CCR report, a lot of times they abbreviate it. So you have to Google all of the abbreviations. Um we have not heard back from the state. So I submitted our state accreditation guess it would have been the end of February early March or something like that. Um and so we have not heard I did find out that um Cognia did work out agreement with the state of Montana. So
046there are going to be things that we don't have to do um on top of our already augmented accreditation. There are certain things like with Indian education for all and um certain things with proficiency and those are the sorts of things that they're still going to require us to do, but there will be a lot of things that um we don't have to double up and do again. So that will be positive for Josh not having to maintain both of those um standards for both of those because it can get quite All right. 6.7 included in your packet is a copy of the latest preliminary budget that include the inflation increase from um House Bill 15. So, House Bill 15 applied the existing inflationary adjustments of 2.7% for fiscal year 24 and 3% for fiscal
047year 25 uh to a number of the different components on the state's full funding formula. The components include the per A&B entitlements, quality educator payment, Indian education for all payment, at risk student payment, American Indian achievement gap payment, data um for achievement payment and special education allowable cost payment. uh HP15 is beneficial because it helps ensure that schools can keep pace with rising costs. So, we have been receiving um an inflationary bump, but this puts it into state law. uh factored it into um the equation, which hopefully over time is going to continue to show um an inflationary increase that um uh matches the inflationary increase of what we're seeing in the cost. Uh on that second page of that preliminary, you guys saw this preliminary budget the last time, but they didn't have any
048of the inflation in there. Um you'll see on that second page about the middle of the page uh it says um highest budget without a vote, highest budget with a vote. Um and you'll notice that for the first time in many many years that's different. And so unfortunately um when we first started getting information about HP15 um they talked about a 3% increase for inflation. We do get that 3%. Unfortunately 0.5% of that is we'd have to go to the voters to get that $18,000. And so I think we talked at the last board meeting that any of that over with us running the technology levy this year that it just wasn't a good idea to add that to um the ballot and have people choose between the technology levy or the operations and maintenance
049levy if that makes sense. And so, um, it's a little over $80,000, um, increase, which again, just even looking at some of the claims, the different things of the increases in some of those different areas, we're going to see um, we're going to see, but at least it's put in there. I think it's a positive step in the right direction for funding and education. And, um, and so I think it was I think it it will be was going to be positive. So, I was just hoping it was going to be a little more. All right. Any questions on that? Would have been a nice one to note on the last. Yeah, that's one pain point. It does include and the last one should have said that, but it didn't. And that was when I
050went into pure panic mode there a little bit. All right. Um 6.8 cancellation of portions of the election pursuant to MCA 23313. So there are three open positions on the school board and exactly three candidates filed for those positions. Uh so in accordance with the authority that was delegated to Suzanne and I um by you guys, um the resolution calling for that part of the election was cancelled along with the operations and maintenance levy that we were allowed to run um which would increase the general fund by just a little over 18,000. Um, and so we have the technology levy um on there. We'll have uh the May 7th ele election which will ask voters to consider increasing our $50,000 technology levy to $175,000 for a total of $225,000. And so I would like congratulate
051Bill, Lori, and Gary. on their uh winning by acclamation and we're super excited to continue to have you guys on the board and represent their districts. Uh Lori and Gary's are threeear terms and you finish out think it comes to next year. There you go. Lori and Phil, thank you both for agreeing to serve again. Sometimes it's not the funnest job. We need good people like you guys on this board. So, we have a tremendous board. We were very lucky. Um 6.9 legislative update. Uh so I just wanted to a couple of different bills that there you guys are getting all the information from Montana schools association but sometimes their um their summaries can be long and overwhelming. So I thought I'd just share a couple of different ones. So, um, the STARS Act, which
052is HB253, um, it's still working its way through the Senate, uh, the bill targets to increase starting teacher pay by doubling the quality educator payment. We've been talking about it, um, for the last couple of months. Um, and it also adds a quality educator payment for a district clerk. uh as long as our starting teacher pay thresholds are met and there's agreement between the school and the union school board and the union to meet those thresholds and again like I said it is still in the Senate but there is a strong indication that it will pass um and I will um give a little more information on this one a little bit later. Uh HB250 changes to the state's out of district enrollment policies. This is kind of a 2023 cleanup bill. Its purpose is
053to clarify how schools can determine their capacity to accept transfer students. It allows district to set limits based on either maximum student contact hours per teacher or maximum class size permitted which the school can set. Uh so it just adds a little bit more transparency to how those um getting to capacity is reached uh if you will. And it also has the potential when it's paired with um House Bill 156, which was the countywide base levy, which doesn't really impact us because we already use a countywide base because we're a county high school. But for example, district 10 instead of just using district 10, they will use the countywide base, which just opens that up and and helps it reduces the tax or the tax the taxes, I guess, if you will. So, um, and
054so this is where I talked about that they're talking about dropping the tuition from a maximum of 35.3% to 20% of per A and B. So, instead of that 2500, it could only be about 20% of the A and B instead of 35.3%. So, anyways, uh, it has passed both the House and the Senate and it's in its final stages before becoming law. And like I said, it ultimately just creates a little bit more transparency and then just kind of cleans up kind of things that they learned from just quickly putting it into law. Uh, House Bill 483 revises laws to reduce property taxes while preserving the current 95 school equalization mill. So, you'll remember last year there was that whole push to get rid of the 95 mills and just all of the legalities
055surrounding that. Um, and so the primary goal is to provide 56 million in property tax relief to Montana residents while maintaining the current 95 school equalization mills. Um, which as they went through that process found it really is essential for schools um to have this to be able to to fund the schools statewide. But in this bill, it proposes using surplus tax funds to offset certain local school related property tax levies. So, in other words, if there's more money collected than is used, HB483 proposes to use that surplus money to help people pay less taxes while maintaining the existing 95 school equalization meals. So, instead of peri providing money back or rebates, the money will be used to pay some of the school costs so that the taxpayer doesn't have to be taxed as much.
056It gives people tax relief, but it is done by lowering what you owe and not handing out that money. So just kind of taking that surplus money and instead of distributing it out um it's you know kind of reappropriating it to um cover some of those school costs and school funding. So um so yeah HB15 is a 50% increase 515 is a 50% increase in major maintenance funding. So it's designed to enhance funding for the school infrastructure. Um it's by consolidating the school facilities fund and the coal severance tax fall fund into a single account. Um it aims to increase the funds available for school facilities. So a key component of this one-time transfer which is about $75 million from the general fund surplus to a special school facilities trust. Uh it's expected to boost
057annual interest earnings which will then be allocated to the state assistant programs. The bill proposes a per district annual payment of about 40,000 for major maintenance. Uh it can be used for critical facility repairs such as boiler replacements, window upgrades, those different types of things. Obviously, they're seeing hearing from schools across the state that buildings are old and just don't have the money to do that. And so they're just looking for ways to try to put additional funding in there outside of the general fund. I understand no that it's just going to be taking these um um interest earnings and redistributing them to the school districts. I think it it sounds really interesting and and honestly very beneficial and those were um the um legislative updates. So I do think that do we have everything
058working. If you guys don't mind if we could kind of pivot and go to um item 9.2 to board consideration to approve graduates per board policy 2410 P1 and SB Senate Bill 197. Uh I did put possible executive discussion. Um and if the board decides that the privacy of the students that are bringing information to you outweighs the right of the public to know, uh you can choose to go into executive session. I do believe that um there will be conversations about academic record and those different types of things. So I would encourage you to do that and we would just have each of the families come in one at a time and kind of talk about um their application towards graduation based on that 197 then you can choose not to do that be
059a public meeting would be reported but if you choose to go into executive session then it would just be the board sheet So that's up to you folks. Whatever you would rather decide. He said he's fine with being in public. It's fine. It's fine. Fine to go public. All right. Thank you. You know, Suzanne, that they were given the opportunity to go into executive session and go public. Thank you. Rob. Yeah, this is have to do with that we did the vows that if he goes through the challenge program they the possibility of receiving diploma from the recommended school. You guys approved some requirements and those requirements are they have to get at least 50% above the test they've taken at one point we talked about the make so we kind of made it dependent
060on what test they were taking because they all have different guidelines and so with the highet and they the minimum for I said score would be 45 so 10% of that would be an extra four and a half and so we brought it to 50 um all students exceeded that um I guess I don't know we should go individually I guess let me talk about it and then we'll go one the other um and then the other guideline was if they had passed the youth challenge um in which they weren't in they had to receive a certain score on it which they walked in and they needed an approval of each photo letter and I do have information and just because you were here first we can start with Lizzie so I'm just so I'm
061going to hand out some information that we gathered that you provided or the chair provided um once this meeting is over that will go right there in that shredder. Um, so there would be no actually we have to have one copy to go to correct public meeting Pray that. Thank you. [Music] So you see here we wanted to make sure that students had certain county high school students that said oh well I'm just going to come here come here for a semester or part part of a semester I don't have any really kids from county high school we want them to be invested in be county And then if their choice will work out for that going to be challenged then they will receive either county high school as long as it was approved by
062the board. That's why I included the first page was said that had 25 rights, you know, and we had talked about possibly 11, possibly 20. Um I guess I know in the policy that there were you asked me to give my recommendation. We talked about Megan and I talked about what is a good number and half of what we have for graduation. Most schools requires everybody to have a student to have 22 credits required. That's the first page. the same page of the letters that you use card that seriously there was only because it was difficult. that the home they're certified or qualified as all these subsections. And so that's what that the last page is. That's the received from the challenge. And then the final page is our high set. And so we're always
063nervous when we do something new. Um we talked about it quite a few meetings. Um any questions that you guys have before we let Jessica tells maybe what she's planning on doing in the future and I guess I'll let you guys questions was important. It's apparent that she wasn't really doing great in school here. I know she had some issues, especially towards the end. She went to youth challenge. She wanted a fresh reset. She brought that to her dad and I. Uh it was a forced decision for her. Uh she just an opportunity to turn things around for herself. She did really well. She earned permanent leadership, which is a huge thing in the challenge. uh they have this permanent leadership. They all have to serve in a leadership role for a certain amount of
064time. Um and then their lead decide on who gets the honor of a permanent leadership position. Um she is currently enrolled at Montana Western. She's going to school for secondary education in art and minoring for English. she's looking at the military. Uh she can't really pursue that for another month or so until she actually turns 17. Um I think that this just given her a really huge opportunity to keep moving forward. On a personal side of this, I've seen so much more discipline and accountability out of her. really really proud of her. That's really neat. That's awesome. I think it's important and nice that the school can recognize that and and that they get a high school diploma from their school. I think that is really really neat. I think and and they chose both
065Lizzie and chose that before see they wanted they wanted to go to these channels. They didn't Congratulations, right? [Music] Incredible. Thank you. So old a similar story. Um whether you challenge turn things around um if you challenge um as you can see in his report card and then receiving his diploma challenge and then you know his scores of the middle we would like to see I believe if you read that um doing other applications. Um I'm right now just kind of working part-time job until I can get into college and I'm planning on just kind of going I don't have an entirely set plan but possibly going into a scientific field like medicine. That would be interesting. Yeah. James also check. I'm pretty sure I saw her. I was just surprised that their um transcripts
066their their semester grade. they can test out of their regular classes and then if they choose to they can go and take the same letter on his page too he got a scholarship for you there because he did really well on my side. Yes. Yeah. It's the first uh cycle they'd ever done that he didn't even know about it. Miss Noble, the um math teacher there, she was telling me about it. She was like, "Oh, isn't the school?" I was like, "Yeah, that's awesome." She like, "Oh, Logan was first candidates." I was like, "Even better." Yeah. Yeah. Then also I don't remember about that story. Another merit based scholarship from Western which is really good. And he's still planning on you have a full time. you're maintaining and we've seen a lot of structure and
067getting up and being on time and trying and going and a little better functionality. Great. Congratulations. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah, I guess I would recommend that application to receive a high school diploma. Can we do that right now? I would make that motion and seconded to approve the recent graduates to be able to get a high school diploma high school. Is there any discussion or questions? All those in favor say I. Those opposed passes unanimously. Congrat. [Music] Thank you. days are coming in. Yeah. Welcome to stay for the rest of the week. Thank you very much. Congratulations. All right. So, we'll go back to um 6.9A um STARS Act update possible action which will not be necessary. So, um as noted in the legislative update, the stars act has not made its way to the
068governor's desk, but every indication is that it's happen. uh in order to receive the funds, schools are going to have to basically certify that they're in compliance and show evidence that that we um will do that. Um we already will be in compliance for both the um uh starting salary for the first three years as well as um this year at 62% of the average teacher salary. And so we have already met that. so we can certify um school districts that don't meet both of those thresholds have to have an agreement between the union and the board that says that um that they have a commitment to make sure that those both of those thresholds will be met. And so um when we first were talking about this, we were under the understanding that we
069had to have that. Again, it's going to be a quick turnaround because as soon as it's as soon as it's passed, they're going to expect it um to be in place by um May 15th. Um just kind of looking ahead. Oh, it's crazy. Uh just kind of looking ahead. Um this is a five-year um build, so it goes into 2030. And so every year it increases by 2%. So next year uh that threshold is 62% of the average salary. Um and then the um average salary threshold also goes up and again you have to meet both of those. Uh the one thing to kind of think about is obviously as we have retirees that's going to change the average salary. So you know maybe this year we might have more teachers at the top end
070of the paid base than we might next year. Um um and so that average salary actually might go down at 64. Does that make sense? And so, um, you know, just kind of looking at the initial spreadsheet that I received from Montana School Boards Association, and I've had, um, both Office of Public Instruction as well as, um, Montana School Boards Association just kind of look at that. Um, every indication is is that we will be able to very easily meet those thresholds for those five years, which is great news because then we don't have to use that money necessarily to try to reinvest and get to that point. um it can come into uh the general fund which obviously will help with negotiations as well as all kinds of different. So um anyways that's that's
071really positive news. The hope is is um that will pass. Sounds to me like there's some hope that they might be done with the legislative session by Friday, but I imagine um but anyways, um I guess there could be a possibility that the starting because I think from this next school year to 2030, the increase is about 10% on those first three years. Um there might have to be some money that is put into that starting teacher salary. Um but if it was it would be hundreds of you know a couple it wouldn't be a significant percent that would kind of maybe impact what some of the other teachers at different levels might be. That's one of the concerns is that for some of these schools they're going to dump all of their money into
072the first three years and then those teachers that have been there for multiple years aren't going to see any of those benefits. Um just kind of looking at where we're at. um we shouldn't be in that position and so uh we'll be able to easily certify this year and um because we will meet that threshold and I've had that confirmed by school um administrators of Montana school boards association and OPI. So just wanted to make sure some schools are really sure they need it's just been I mean I'm sure you guys have seen the emails that have come out and all the different names. So, um, and our union has had some of those same questions. You know, obviously, um, we were trying to think of the last time we hired a teacher with zero
073years of experience. It's been about maybe years ago. What? With zero years of experience. Yeah. I don't I don't know when that was, but anyways. So, we do have a lot of teachers that are on the top end of that. And so if all of that if we were a district where all of that money had to go into those first three years, I could see where there would be some Caleb was about the last one, I bet. Maybe any questions on that. Um open positions. So obviously we have the math position open and we have the title position open. We do have free complete applications for math. Um the hope is is that we'll pull those by the end of this week. Um be able to look through them next week and maybe start
074um doing some interviews the week of um April 28th. Um so if there is a board member that would be interested. It would require you know sitting through three interviews. We do like to have them teach a lesson. So uh we will provide them a topic that they will do a short 20 to 30 minute lesson just in teaching. of that and uh then hopefully by the 1 of May we'll have a recommendation. So it's been exploring. It'd be nice if a board member could be in on it. I'm going to be out of town those next two weeks, but um Josh is going to be in town too, so he maybe can participate. Well, he'll be here the 28th through the 30th. So sure. Anyways, um obviously I won't be here next year. you
075know, I'll definitely be a part of of organizing and doing all that, but if there was a board member that was interested in being part of that, Rob will be on that committee as well and probably have Janet um as a math teacher as well. Let me know if you're interested. We also have the title position open. Um I did open that just kind of with the indication that um we're getting that we're still going to get those monies even if the you know even with all of the kind of inflows with the Department of Education and all that good stuff. And so hopefully that will case we have not received any applications for that yet. Uh 6.9C technology levy update. Um the technology vote um is the levy vote is on Wednesday May 7th.
076Ballots are scheduled to be mailed out between the 16th and the 21st. Uh over the last couple of um weeks, Paul has been putting out flyers into the Dylanite daily trying to get our flyer in there once a week uh and online every day. He's been on the radio. He was on there this morning. We'll be on there again trying to get some information out. Um, and then he's also planning to go around again to the local businesses and put some flyers on their community boards and those different types of things and just answer any questions that might have. So, it's coming up. Does anyone have any discussion or comments or thoughts of what we could do or should do or haven't done? Sometimes you can advertise too much maybe. Time will tell. I guess
077in a month we will know. But indicated a student's going to write a letter to the editor. Yes. Hopefully we'll have a couple letters to the editor in that paper coming up. So I wasn't able to hear Paul this morning. I was doctor's appointment. Good. This was Lee interviewing Paul. Is that what it was? Good. Great. AD report. All right. Just give you a quick update. kind of got some report on numbers as far as activity and stuff. Track program has 49 participants, 27 boys and 22 girls. You can kind of see the last two years below there. Uh tennis program 19, nine boys and 10 girls. Softball program 20 girls out this season and the baseball program 23 participants. We don't have any eighth graders participating. No way. Yeah, that's good. Y um yeah.
078Uh just to kind of piggy back off what Megan said earlier, the band and choir um be we will be hosting the district music festival next Thursday through Saturday. It is open. If you guys get an opportunity to swing in the gym or the auditorium, I be able to. So, uh, you have 10 teams coming. We'll have the whole BW lodge full of kids, the auditorium, the green gym, and then three churches early. So, it's a it's pretty big event. A lot of moving pieces and Carolyn did a lot of work and gets come together really nice. So, looking forward to that. Um, and then the next portion of this, um, just talk a little bit about the visuality scoreboard at the football field. Um, I've been working with Dacttronics and Stockman Bank. I'm kind
079of coming up with a plan. Uh, do have some scoreboard options. I was able to work with Stockland Bank on, you know, coming to some sort of the agreement's not signed yet, but uh coming to an agreement where, you know, they would pick up, you know, looking at like 60% and we would pick up 40% and that would allow us to sell some advertising, bas, you know, generate some some funds, I guess. Uh, I've talked with Roxan a little bit about this, you know, picking her brain on what that might look like. And I really feel like our portion that 40% we could pick up in a year or two just off selling those sponsorships. How much is the new scoreboard, bro? Uh, they range anywhere from 25 to 40. So, but the these these
080two win here. I mean, they're the exact same scoreboard minus the you were thinking one. Yeah, I think the very first one you kind of what the old scoreboard would come completely down then. Yeah. Yeah. I can't remember. I I know we talked about you look it up, but I think that scoreboard over there was purchased in I actually I have the original and it's it's time to be a problem. A little bit of problem with it. When the lights are going out, the horn's not working and it's Does this give you sound with it too through this? Does this give you any sort of like ours included? No, it just be just the scoreboard. I uh no because it's I don't know I guess it is western I don't know what we have to
081pay for 40% where does our money come from to pay for it and I were talking a little bit so you know one of the concerns is just possible tariffs and some of those different types of things that pending need to try to order it prior to yeah may we have to have the agreement signed by May 1st or there's going to be a five to 10% back cost increase on it. Yeah. So our percentage what's the amount that we would end up having to cover then is or not percentage of the dollar. Yeah. You make that easy. We were thinking we could take we get money back put that money up to that $12,000 back into that. So it to repay it completely and we can do that. Yeah. We can take it out
082of flex and put back in again. But then once we get to that point where we $12,000 then that can go into an account that can then help support activities um at a different level. So, um, it's not necessarily money that's putting it out there, but we're gonna we're going to replenish it and pretty quickly with with the sounds of some of the different packages that you just Yeah, I'd be setting some fiveyear deal in. Do you have some people in mind already or some people would like to participate or I think I get I think it's something we need to do. I mean we need scoreboard. I think that's a good route to go and go to Stockton Bank for throwing some money in at it. Yeah, I think it makes sense. And you
083have the availability to have some residual. Yep. You need to make a decision. I think Okay. And then with the BA sound system in BW, uh, that's been long overdue. Uh, this year we ran into some some issues with it. U was unfortunate. We were doing TJ this kind of last match and trying to give him his kudos and recognition and cut out kind of standing out there. Not I mean it didn't bother him but it didn't look great. So uh had a tech guy come down look at it. Uh basically we have two speakers blown. We had an amp blow. Said that amp that we were using was like 1990 89. uh yeah weighed about 100 pounds and but he he kind of pieced that system this thing together to get us through the
084rest of basketball season and we graduated. So um I you know kind of started reaching out to a few different companies uh talked with uh Mr. Filing at Western. They use Montana Pro Audio, the Fairgrounds, Jack said that they worked with them when they did the the fairgrounds new sound system and I spoke with they just installed one in Ronan at their gym. Uh, it sounds like that's the route to go is I think you're getting a quality product with um resources to come fix what like they can kind of tap in from anywhere or they could send a technician down to to get that fixed. Look, I spoke a little bit with Dacttronics on another option. Spoke to a few people that have them. They weren't super impressed with them. that you feel that
085you're going to pursue this Montana Pro Audio would be be the direction to go. And how much will it cost? Um about 53,000. She But we do have the innovative tax credit. A lot of that money that came in was actually earmarked to go towards the PA system. So just over 32,000 of it is already in place to be able to do that. And one thing about the PA system is is it's not just our activities that use it. We use it in, you know, in so many different areas from graduation to banquetss, you know, just different things like that. And so the thought might be to be able to split um you know take the remaining of that from the concessions and maybe vending so it doesn't so it's not impacting our general fund
086but at the same time it is um impacting money that's come from kids of all in all different places we also earn you know the all-American posters all of that money comes into there and we've never really um put that towards anything and I think that you know investing in a PA system that quality system. It's It's not a bad investment to make. I will be honest with you after graduation. That's one of the things that I hear the most is I just wish that you know you can't hear it from up in this section or whatever. I was there when they were trying to do the thing for TJ and that was really too bad. And they have pieced it together to hopefully get us through. But um again, I think uh just with
087the fact that we did get that 32,000 for the innovative tax credit money that that would be being able to split it between those two would be an easy way to to do that. Again, something that we have to do, I think, and I have a lot of complaints this year. First first year, I've had a lot of complaints by quite a few this year about just our system in general. So yeah, I think it just came to this year just well 1990 main components. It's been a long time since we replaced that. I mean you still can't plug a like you can there is a cable that you can get your phone into it but it's interesting. both. I think you could even do it now because I put it on the agenda as
088an possible action. So, do you want them separate or do you want them as totally separate? I suspect I would move to approve moving forward with the vigilante scoreboard. Sorry. And seconded to go ahead with the purchase of the vigilante scoreboard on with the stock and bank option. Yeah, not a big bank option. Is there any questions or discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Those posed passes unanimously. Make a motion for the BW Lodge PA system. Second. Move and seconded to approve the new PA system for the BW Lodge gymnasium. Is there any question or discussion? Those in favor say I. I. Those opposed. Okay, just the principal's report, bro. [Music] Um, then one or two previous months. Um, I would say attendance is hold down semester it seems next month because I
089don't know how many makeup sign with kids going on family trips over spring breaking. So anyhow there's a lot of activities right now even tomorrow the whole match tennis. So if you get a chance, it's fun to watch those kids. They nice job. Attendance wise, very consistent. When it comes to discipline, there's always a few things that that come up. Glad to get your cell phones to get kids to want to be here. A few things about when parents calling in. So if the parent doesn't call in, you get unexcused absence. And what kids really like is when we have out on Friday 10 minutes early. They don't have any writeups. They don't have any parties. And we included an excuse trying to get it to school and have regards to they're supposed to be
090calling they miss. We was going the other day and got the little rob and You shouldn't call at 7:30 in there. It doesn't matter. Um and then the next one is behavior in five months. It's consistent. kind of march in March was the end of the semester and those parties and it takes a while into March before they start recruiting again and I decide to get in the week school week. Why is scientist think? I don't know. Sometimes I think I'm turning she does it like once every couple weeks and it's just the day that she she picks. But I don't think I really don't think I mean obviously Fridays and Mondays are just down week to go on Friday mess anything up week. Um and then graduation graduation's coming along. Um decided on Mr.
091majority for their speaker. Didn't know that he was even in the ready. And so I sent out a little Google document with the three people that the committee chose and and one of them backed out at the very end. It didn't matter, but the speaker candidates backed out. Um and then we are going to go and and actually be on they also I thought would do something different you know so we came up with a couple different options when going to hot springs because like both permont hot springs and they said sure you guys can come all you need to do is rent this many hotel rooms. Yeah. So, we talked to those springs, but they decided that they wanted the same thing they did last year. Go to Iowa Falls and do the jump
092parking. Go to Chick. Go to Chick-fil-A. Chick be too. They have a there too. It's easy to get to in the sub. Um, let's see. Yeah, I think flowers are on their way that we put used for our graduation and the eighth graders used for their graduation. Um, yes, we have pretty much everything planned out. We got to make sure that all 73 seniors do they're supposed to. So, I met with them on Friday just to remind them that there's still six weeks left and make sure that they hour through and and pass all their classes. There's a few that we've been in contact with parents. So, we'll make sure that they all a good choice. Yes. Training rules do apply to everybody for the entire year and not just the entire year, but your
093four year career. So there's a few of them in order to do something again exercises. Do you need to go with school board members will want to be there? Um we do that now or we can do it next board meeting. It doesn't matter. Okay. Needs to Well, I have such a dilemma because I could sit in the stands with my husband. That's true. versus be up on the stage. Something really special to your student. I know. I'm doing it. Can I make Can I wait to make Absolutely. You also wouldn't have to sit on stage either, would you? I think we've had schoolboard members in the past that have sat with their family and then as they're doing Sure. And then just walk up. If that's okay with Rob, I think we've done that
094in If there's more, you could just do like a section of it. So like sometimes we've done from eight to whatever. So you there really won't be that many. That's why I sit with Kev because I think it'll just be coordinate. I mean maybe my mom but it's going to be a small group because you didn't want the grandkids in the Emily would be like rock. My dad did. Did he? Okay. But you could sit with your family. Okay. [Music] And how many valictorians and Victorians are? It's awesome. So, think about it. We can decide at the main meeting if that's okay with Rob. Is that okay? I've done it every year I've been on the school board. You have? Yes. I've done it for a lot of them. I think I'm going to be
095doing a hospital deal in Salt Lake that weekend. I think counter checkups. So anyway, have another graduation on Tuesday that it'll be good practice. Thank you. Any questions of Rob? If not, we'll go to the consent agenda items. Still none. Then go to the action agenda items. One proposal for board to declare candidates elected by acclamation, which would be Gary Love for three years, Lorie Smith for three years, and Bill Willington finished out. Gary Love is district 10. Bill is also district 10 and Lori is district 11 and 16 and if you guys vote to do this they will be uh put in by the main meeting. Yeah, I would too. I mean I is that how you you would say it? I would make that motion. Been moved and seconded to declare through acclamation
096that Gary Love, Phil will Smith be sworn in as schoolboard trustees at a May meeting. Is there any discussion or question? Those in favor say I. It was supposed two we already did. So we'll go to 9.3 board consideration to approve senior request to allow US military stools to be worn on their graduation gowns. So you've heard from Danner [Music] uh to asking permission to allow them to wear their respective military branch as part of their graduation or scalia and it is my recommendation you approve this request. Second seconded to approve the request of the graduating seniors to wear their official military stole at graduation. Is there any questions or discussion? Excuse me. Those in favor say I. I. Those opposed for consideration to allow the district clerk to destroy any records that have met
097the retention period according to MCA21- 212. So Mrs. Bollock is asking the board consideration to allow the ability to destroy records uh to make some room. Um according to MCA2 20-1-212, Suzanne will provide a few more little details. I don't think she has anything super specific, but just trying to clean up a little bit. Yeah, I don't actually have a plan for what to do back there, but it's getting really full. I think we can clean it up and someday when I have a chance to kind of wrap my head around process of to do with it. It's we just I have to do something different to getting a system in place for how to keep it organized can go at the end of this year and I think if I have this on you
098know every April board meeting then that file can go yeah whenever it is that how long do you have to keep logging records or show them a lot of them are eight years okay yeah some of it's five some of it's forever so that's good what I have to really make But I'm not sure anything has been striking forever. Too long. Yeah. And if you something and you can produce something, they're going to expect you to be able to produce. So you don't want to be caught too much. Good reason to prove that. Yeah, I would make the motion to allow um the district clerk to destroy records that have met the retention period. Second and seconded to allow the district clerk to destroy the records according to MCA20-1-212. Thank you for adding that. Any
099discussion, questions? Those in favor say I. I. There's opposite for consideration to allow seniors to travel out of state for their senior trips. Mr. Henkins is asking the board to consider allowing seniors to travel out of state to Idaho for their senior trip which will be on May 21st. Wednesday. That's my recommendation that you approve this request. Second to allow a senior class to travel to Idaho for their senior trip on May 21st. Any question, discussion? Do you need chat rooms for that or do you have chat rooms for that? We have usually goes actor goes together. last year. What was April 25th? Yeah. Did I say those in favor say I unanimously? One last thing I have that I neglected to comment on during the comment communication was um nice gesture was for the
100restroom to donate the vigilantes field in the line into the high school and thank Roxan for her help and the nice comment he made in the paper and also comment that Megan was really nice and very very pertinent and what a what a neat thing for the community and the school and everybody good everybody could you know there's always so many rumors about this that and the other and people you know so it was good that it's the information was submitted and everybody knows yeah we can we can move forward great thank you our next award meeting will be May 12th vote for the levy [Music] Okay, I will entertain a motion to majour. Second in favor say I. I opposed. Thank you everybody.