001One nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. >> Okay. Francis, can you hear us? >> Yes, I can hear. >> Perfect. Um, we have no guest tonight. So with that um we're going to uh correspondence and public participation. This is a point of meeting for items not already on the agenda. Items not on the agenda will be provided to the board by the clerk of superintendent at this time. Do we have any public participation or correspondence? Okay. 4.01 101 new business. Classified pull this up on my phone. >> Yeah, I got to restart everything. You want me to tell you who's on there? >> Sure. >> I think these should probably go separate anyway because they're not rehires, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, you the first one you have on
002there is Ethan Emerson route bus driver. >> Are you recommending that? >> Sure. I'll recommend anything. Uh he's got all his certifications and everything he needs to get his bus driver endorsement and he's ready to go. He's helping us this summer already and looking forward to getting him in the fold and he'll uh take the lane route, route number two, and he'll be the fulltime right truck driver for that. And that way Zach will go back and be with maintenance. But you can substitute your driver, whatever. It's actually ready to go. >> Cool. >> Got it. >> I move the Coast Public Schools Board of Trustees approves Ethan Emerson for route bus driver for the 2627 school. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion second. Any public comment on this for the board? Francis. >> I Oops.
003Did you hear me? I said I Okay. >> Park, do you want to speak to that one at all or just go? >> You can recommend her. I'll back up a little bit. >> Okay. I'll recommend Danielle Walker be the high school secretary for the 2627 school year. >> Okay. I move the Coastal Public Schools Board of Trustees approves Danielle Walker, building secretary for the 2627 school year. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion and second. Any public comment on this? >> Just a great candidate. Lots of energy, good personality, um little experience, but quick learner, checking the references and stuff. Picks things up really fast and should be a good face of the school. So, great. I'm I'm excited about it. Good. >> Terry, Terry, >> sorry, just a quick question. Did Scott say high school
004>> Building secretary. Sorry. >> Okay. I just was wondering. Thank you. >> Thanks, Jerry. >> Where where are we? Just don't know where we're putting her. >> Uh, no. She's going to be placed at middle school. >> Oh, middle school. Gotcha. I was on interview committee. >> C. Any other public? >> Any for the board? >> Francis. >> I Okay. >> Okay. I'd like to recommend for the 2627 school year, Nicole Campbell for food services sixhour position. I move the Coaster Public Schools Board of Trustees approves Nicole Campbell six-hour food service for the 2627 school year. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion and a second. Any public opinion on this? Any for the board? >> Francis. >> Irina. >> Hi. >> Tiff. >> Hi. >> Tiff. Do you want this now? >> Yes, please. A little
005bit more. >> Thank you. I'll drop the ball on her. >> Not me. >> Will you fight? >> Okay. Next, uh, for the 2627 school year, like to recommend Shauna Sessions as district pair professional. I move the Coaster Public Schools Board of Trustees approves Shauna Session District Pair Professional for the 2627 school year. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion a second. Any public comment on this? >> I do. I'd like to thank Shauna for three years in the classroom. She's doing an outstanding job. Um she's just out of time. Um she is scrambling and working for her degree. She had some tangle up with credits being accepted from Mil Knife and stuff to the other college. So, she's a little bit further behind than she had planned on. Um, but she is still digging and gouging
006and working on her credits to get her teaching ser and um can look forward to that someday down the road. It's good. She's working at it. Good. >> I'm glad she's still there to be with us. >> Yeah. Yeah, she is. >> Okay. Uh, any further board? Francis. >> Hi. >> Serena. Hi. >> Tiff. Hi. >> Hi. Is that on? >> Mhm. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Yeah. So, >> we're moving on to extracurricular. >> Yep. >> 4.02. >> Oh, Barb said she's at the door. >> The lock doors are locked. >> They're still locked. >> Must be. >> Hey, we're locked on. I got her tent to help. Yeah. Give him a second. >> Can I try it? >> You're in. >> Did it Did my >> What about me? >> We'll talk about it
007afterwards. >> Gave us some trouble. We'll talk to you. >> Yeah, he asked us to do this. I did it last meeting when he was like, "It's going up." >> Oh, there you go. There you go. It's okay. Mr. You're making these extracurricular. >> Yeah, I'll bring them up. >> And we need to do them one at a time. >> Okay. >> Never know. Found her. >> I did message her. >> She's like, I got the start. >> So, this is >> Okay. Uh, extracurricular. I guess Mr. O is going to take these. >> Yep. Okay. Like to recommend the extracurricular hire for the CHS assistant football coach for the 2627 school year, Jeremy Brett Emmens. I move the Coaster Public Schools Board of Trustees approves Jeremy Brett Evans CHS assistant football coach 2627 school
008year. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion second. Any public comment on this? >> I just want to say that I'm glad I'm not on the um interview side of of Rich because he has them draw plays on the board. What would you do with this situation? Explain it to me. And it's it's kind of an intense interview. >> Wow. Mr. Slater. >> I'm just saying. >> Hardcore. >> My true color. Sorry. >> True love. >> No. Rich. Wasn't he a head coach though, too? >> Yeah. >> So, he was a head coach. Brought us brought him in. We've hired him last board meeting position. Uh he's excited to have him on board if you all accept him and he'd be a great addition to our staff. >> Thanks Rich. >> Do I have a second? Did
009you say? >> Okay. I have a motion to second. Any public comment? Any further? Any board? Francis >> I. Serena. >> Hi. >> Barb. >> Hi. >> Tiff. >> Hi. >> Mrs. Peterson. >> Okay. like to recommend for the 26 27 school year, Michelle Peterson, FBMS hope sponsor. >> I move the Coastal Public Schools Board of Trustees approves Michelle Peterson, FBMS Hope sponsor for the 2627 school year. >> Second. >> Okay, motion second. Any public comment on this? Any for the board? Yeah, with Michelle, she's very passionate about the position. Had some good ideas. I think she'd be great for great fit for Perfect. >> Okay, perfect. Uh, Francis, >> Irina, >> I >> Okay, like to recommend for the 26 27 school year, Stephanie Crook, district special Olympic sponsor. I move the Coler Public
010Schools Board of Trustees approve Stephanie Crook for district special Olympic sponsor for the 2627 school year. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion second. Any public comment on this? Any for the board? >> We interviewed Stephie. We just seemed like she was called to it. Asked her why she wanted to do it. She's like, I don't know, but I just feel that like I need to do this. There's going to be a lot of work involved to get it and there's a lot to to figure out. I know JH's gonna help too, but Stephanie's g going to do a great job bringing this to us and moving it forward. >> Good with that. Uh Francis, >> I >> Jeff >> I >> Okay. I'd like to recommend for the 2627 school year, Bill Bridge with CHS assistant
011football coach. >> I move the Coler Public Schools Board of Trustees approves Bill Briggs, CHS assistant football coach for the 2627 school year. >> I'll second motion and a second. Any opinion on this? Any further board? >> Just talking about both experience in football. I know he's coached here before and Todd here. Uh excited to if you all will accept him and and hire him, he'll be a great addition to the staff as well. >> hi >> Barb. >> Hi. >> Does that round out your coaching staff? >> That's the coaching staff. Yes, ma'am. >> Uh 4.03 transportation routes. All right. So, you've got uh some information there. I got some more to hand out with you. We we had a meeting last week. Today, Zach and Robbie and Tara and I went we drove
012both routes. I'll explain these as I give them to you. As of today, the routes in red crossed out. Feel like we should eliminate these. This is due to either students not in the district or graduating or what have you. The times the routes will determine at another time, another day. This as well, this is for the Ashland route. The time has been changed due to devil courts moving a little bit about a half a mile north of where they were. So they're pickup drop off spot will add an extra minute to this route that will be taking to the county next month. >> You have the rest of the information. I don't know if you have any questions about it. Uh the one route is for the new bus drivers. I don't have one
013bus driver. Not planning on doing that. We plan for that. We plan to continue two routes that we have and I don't see any major changes necessarily other than those shown on hand. What time is >> the 14th at 9 a.m. >> Go ahead. >> The two of us. I was just checking to see if the handout is the same as what's uploaded to um the docs or yeah to our board docs. >> Uh so this one's different because again today we went and drove the route. So the >> oh the the red >> Yep. red. So this is not in the board doc introduced to it I guess. Um, >> okay. >> But we just if we we went by each stop if they weren't picking up kids or somebody graduated or somebody transferred
014out and there would be going to be no children at that stop then we were going to eliminate it and uh the times will change accordingly. Not by much. >> Sure. >> Okay. Cool. No, I'm glad you guys got out there to see it in person. That's cool. >> Do you want to know what changed? >> What was that? >> Do you want me to tell you what changed on it? >> Oh, yeah. Please do. >> Uh, so the morning route of the TAZ bus, uh, the Clover spot or stop is gone. And then the afternoon route for that one, the FBMS drop off high school only is gone. The Clover route again. And then tough was changed to 5276 Tong River Road. And then on the Garfield bus, all of the ones listed in
015red have been uh just have a strike through. So that's it. >> Okay, great. Thank you. >> Yep. Okay. >> Okay. >> Um, I move the Coastal Public Schools Board of Trustees approves the transportation routes for 2627 school year as presented to us in the meeting. >> Second. >> Have a motion, a second. Any public opinion on this? Any further board? Good job. >> It's always evolving and changing. Yeah, I get it. So, uh, Francis, >> I >> Okay. >> Uh, 4.04, student attendance agreement. So we have an application um FD14 for student tends agreement which I have presented below here the policy and application. So we should >> yes with right privacy we need to go to executive session real quick. So we'll be right back. Put this meeting on hold. This meeting is
016back in order. >> I move the Coast Public Schools Board of Trustees approves the minutes from executive session. >> Second. >> Okay. Have a motion to second. Uh Francis >> I >> Oh, did she hop back on there? >> Mhm. Okay. >> Francis. >> Yes. >> I'm here. >> Uh, what' you uh vote on the minutes? >> Oh, hi. Sorry. >> Sabrina. >> Hi. >> Barb. >> Hi. >> Tiff. >> Hi. I move the Culture Public Schools Board of Trustees approves the FP14 student attendance agreement for student 524 as presented for the 2627 school year. >> Second. >> Okay, I have a motion and a second. With that, I'll move to the vote. Francis >> I. >> Serena, >> I bar. >> Tiff I. >> All right. this we'll move into the work session. Uh
017facilities and transportation wants to go first. I know you're dying. >> Um got our started taking our buses in for their yearly services and DOT inspections and all that. Um, last Wednesday we got everybody up that could go to get their yearly safety training, janitors, maintenance, summer workers, anybody else made. Um, then I got the quotes that you have for to do those bathrooms on here. I recommend that it's all plastic partitions. They have a 25 year guarantee and They're going to be the hardiest and put up with the most. >> Okay. >> Then which ones are those for up here? Down here. >> The academic wing upper and lower bathroom. >> Okay. Do we have money, Britney? >> Yeah, I'll find it. Yeah, we've got some We talked about using some of the um
018next funds. Is that what you guys want to use for those projects? >> Yeah, I think so. >> Mhm. >> Okay. >> But it's under the it's under your amount that you can approve. >> Yeah. >> Just get it done. >> 18,400. >> Okay. Perfect. >> Yeah. Good. Good. Uh Rich, anything to add? You kind of went through your transportation stuff? >> Well, I mean, we hired Ethan and we had our meeting. I don't know if you want me to go through activities and athletics, but everything for transportation we already talked about. >> Sure. >> Do you have all coaches hired for fall? >> All the football coaches hired. Correct. Activities close up went to DC. The uh Jennifer March April May 30th through June 8th and they came back from what I understand they
019had a good time uh at state golf boys team finished 7th Dawson Batty Drew Batty Cody Bradley Ethan Krebs and Taylor Wilson the girls team finished ninth Cox Matty Dudley Tyler Kerszman Taylor and Ken finished in eighth place in state and golf in track in divisional Aubrey Bill took six in the triple jump. Tracy Jansen took fifth in the 200. Ke S took third in the 3200. Uh the 4x4 team took seventh, which is Keon Sample, Robert Blanchard, Blake Dano, and Tracy Jensen. And then Blake uh took fifth in the triple jump at district. At state, Katon took fourth in the 800. He took uh seventh in the mile and he took fifth in the 3200. Also, we had Robert Blanchard playing the Class B All-Star game Saturday, June 13th. And Red Lodge, talked to
020him, said he had a great time. Uh, did some returning and got to play defense a couple series and made some show where we made play and everything. So, he was super excited about that. um went to the class B summer meeting in Big Sky uh the the 7th through the 9th of this month. You've got everything we talked about here in the documents. If you want me, I'll go through it. It's quite a bit. Or if you just want to ask me questions, they're there. The one thing I will say is that I found interesting as they said flag football will become a sport in Montana in a year or two for the girls. Um it's the fastest growing sport in America apparently and in Montana as well. And when they talked about how
021they're going to balance that title n they think they're going to also add boys flag football in the spring. So you have girls flight football in the fall and boys flight football in the spring according to what they said at the meeting. So they said they got 39 teams already and they said as they get more teams travel becomes less and less. I guess it's really popular. >> Okay. >> I don't see that document. >> I don't either. Did I not send >> I just have your curse page of like your over. >> Okay. I thought I said it. Maybe I didn't. I can get this to you all. I can make copies before you leave. >> Just send it back out. >> Okay. policy. >> Yeah. Uh been asked if we would take a
022look at um considering a rolling admission for out of district student enrollment requests to policy 3141, which we have a deadline for people to apply for out of district by the first Friday in April. So, some school districts I know do once a month. Um, Sabrina was the one talking about it. So, you might have some ideas that you want to bring up my book. >> Yeah. I just thought, you know, um, this law went into effect a couple years ago and we were very strict about how we enforced it based on what the regulations were at the time, but we knew we'd have to kind of mold it to us. And I just think that, you know, we have that drop dead deadline and then what happens if people move to the area or
023situations change for people? I just want to have a little more flexibility. And so some of the stuff I found with other districts was like they had a priority deadline and that could be our first Friday in April. So, if you meet the priority deadline, then you're first come, first serve with that first group, basically. And then we could maybe get rolling admissions once a month through maybe, I don't know, August 1st or I don't know how long we would need to plan, but the same stipulations would be in place. If a class is already full, we can't accept you. So, if second grade's full, we can't take another second grader. if they're discipline issues, we're we can't accept them, but that would just give us a little bit more flexibility for just weird situations
024that come up. And then I also saw that other schools will do like a spring semester deadline. So like spring semester deadline November 1st if you want to start midyear. And we don't have anything like that in our policy either. I just didn't know how you guys felt about that, how admin feels about that, but I just would like to have it a little more open for people to apply. The deadline to OPI is June 30th. So, my deadline to report out of districts to OPI for tuition so other districts can budget for what they're going to have to pay. And what we budget on what we're going to take in is June 30th. >> So, >> but we don't get that money anyway. We did get it. Oh, we did. Yep. Okay. >> We
025did all of it actually this year. Finally. Good. Yep. >> So, you can still do it all at May and June, right? >> Yeah. I just Yeah. I just would like it to be more flexible. >> Barb, you look like you had some >> I do. I actually have reservations about the midyear one. um to tell you the truth because when you have a student taking let's say algebra 1 and um they're in a different school that's maybe not progressing at the same pace as our teachers are and our classes are and then they come in then you're impacting all the other students in the class second semester while you're trying to catch them up do whatever you need to do or it could be the other way around you know they could be ahead
026coming in um the circle of schools over in Lameir was invented by Ivan Small to curb exactly this um too much school hopping um between the kids. It's not educationally, I feel, what's best for kids. Um when you're moving mid year, you take somebody from out of district and and put them in the elementary school, it's the same scenario. You know, you're potentially trying to catch that kid up. So, I would really consider I I would think very hard about a mid-year one. Um the summer one I don't I don't have an issue with at all. I think that's something that we could totally do. But um when you allow for a lot of changing and and kids to maybe follow a coach or a successful season that they're trying to get involved in that
027program um it it can be substantial. It can be substantial. >> That would be my reservation mid year >> makes sense. >> I just want to add on to him what he said about the midyear as far especially with the mass testing goes. We have had students that have moved in district mid year and when they move in the week before the end of the mast deadline, we have to go in, they get rostered to us and then we have to go in and do all of that testing in that week or they might have taken tests that we have scheduled for the third window because that's when we're going to teach it, but they took those first window. So the tests that they're taking, our teachers aren't actually teaching at that time. So then
028it becomes a intervention or catch-up time and that and but that will affect our numbers >> and and I would support you know life or circumstance changes kinds of things you know exception of course they move in. >> Yeah. >> For whatever reason. Yeah. We have there's exceptions. >> Exactly. >> But we don't have exceptions. In our policy, we have a deadline. The only exception we have is if their parent gets um employed here, >> right? >> There's no other exceptions. >> Is this a time to bring up class sizes? So, deadline. >> Sure. >> So, what are what what are the class sizes recommendations? Um, our strategic plan we have, we want to have our classes be 70% of what the state >> max 75% of what the state max is. >> And the
029reason why we set those is because we have a lot of kids that come in that move into district. And so we always we mostly hit those max numbers. >> We leave a buffer so we can accept those >> those kids. Which kid? Above the 75%. >> Yes. >> If they move in districts. >> If they move into district. >> Well, hasn't there been some problems with that >> moving into district? >> No. Out of No, those kids out of district. Like if there's if we haven't hit the state level, why would we reject the kids or kids? >> We have to follow our strategic plan. which is seems kind of obnoxious to me. Quite obnoxious. Like who do we think we are to say, "Oh, we we'll only do 75% of what what's because
030this was changed. Our class sizes were changed quite a few years ago when we had more teachers, more students, more money. >> And we got we could afford to get our class sizes down. We changed those. This board changed those numbers. We put those in the strategic plan because we were in August we would get an influx of in district students and we'd be scrambling to hire teachers because then we were over the max capacity for the state. Why would you get influx of in district students in August? They moved here. >> We do. Yeah. >> It happened. Bart's first year kindergarten we added a teacher and then this year we were right on the line of in district students. So there was really no wiggle room. >> And if you're not if you're over
031that then you have to hire somebody into the classroom or you're out of compliance. So we leave ourselves the buffer room because we usually get like you said we're usually at max by the time school starts. >> So >> but if we didn't have that buffer room >> then we're turning kids away. >> But if you have the buffer room then the school board decides who gets let in and who doesn't. >> Yeah. We we did what two people this year didn't get in >> because of >> Yeah. And it wasn't because of class size. It was I think most of it was due to uh incomplete um >> Applications. Yeah. >> So yeah, cuz we have to accept in district. So basically room left there. A few kids for in district students for outdist
032students. >> Yeah. So we have room for them to come in >> because we have to bylaw service in district students. >> Yes. >> Or hire more teachers. >> So it can be tough. What are they doing buildings with? They've got class sizes that are over just the state. >> You have to bring in a pair to be in that classroom. >> Is that what they're doing? >> I don't know. But you can do that. >> Again, it comes down to hiring. It's tough to hire in August. >> Mhm. >> Most of these teachers already signed their contracts. So, >> okay. Yeah, >> I get the the ruling at the beginning of the year for sure. I do agree with the the semester. >> Yeah, that makes sense. I didn't even think about that when
033I was looking at this. >> Yeah, >> but I would like a little maybe a little more >> until like the June 30th deadline like Britney was talking about or what are you thinking? >> I would I mean I honestly thought like August 1st, but >> I have to have them all to OPI by 30th. >> Okay. So >> June 1st, >> June 15th. >> Well, you have to have them into a board meeting and then you have to notice then that they're going on the board agenda, right? And out of district. So yeah, I'm not not really sure how you want to do that if that's >> Well, it's not something we have to do right now either, but something I think we can >> we can certainly talk about >> because we could
034just keep our deadline and say that's the priority deadline. Mhm. >> But we will accept applications >> until June 1st. >> June 1st >> or until they're full. >> Yeah. Well, that's what the priority deadline would be, I think. Like if you if you get it in in April, you're more likely to get a spot, >> right? But if you get it in like in May >> and they're already full, >> then that then it's too bad. >> Yeah. And I think the elementary is where we really see >> our max numbers. >> Yeah. >> Because we can be more flexible in high school. >> I know what talked about because those upper levels you could be. >> Yeah. >> And you can get more kids in those classes. Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Because they
035allow I think it's a 25. We allow state 30. I can send it to you. I'll get it to you. But yeah, the lower grades gives us more trouble. But the policies for all grades. So that's kind of the, you know, the catch. >> Yeah. >> Difficulty. >> So could we bring that back for consideration to approve? >> Do you want me to get a draft of that then? Like would you >> Sure. And if there's any more input from like your admin team that they would like to see. >> Yeah. Because I've heard the sports thing. We talked about that and following activities being a problem. >> Yeah. But there are people who move into the area around us that want to come here too and they move late. >> I get that. >>
036Okay. >> And then also I didn't know right now the appeal is Lisa Bleven's county superintendent. Do we have to do that or can we have our own appeal process? >> So this is what I understand about the appeal process. Okay. Lisa can either approve the appeal or deny it, >> right? >> Or she can just say she sends me a letter. >> Okay. >> Says, "Steve, what do you want me to do?" >> Okay. >> So, there's one I need to talk to you about with with Scott and I kind of talked to Tiff about. I'll mention it with the rest of the board. See what we can we want to do on that. >> Okay. >> so it still would go to her, but then something defers back to us. >> She can
037defer back to us. >> Okay. Good. So, >> I just don't like us being cut completely out of that decision-m process. >> I think some of those appeals to her are pretty cut and dry when it comes to transcripts, right? >> Yeah. >> Um, and then there's some ones that she's kind of like >> Yeah. >> So, and she throws it back on me. >> Okay. >> So, we just had a conversation about that earlier. So, >> Okay. >> Summer, she threw one kind of back on me as far as meeting with her and the county attorney and >> yeah, >> the reasons and we're looking at it. So, it's okay. those that are ask her legislatively, but then she gets to do those things like say how she approaches each one and they seem
038to be a little bit different depending on >> yes the issue it's all different I had a pretty good conversation with her about it so >> okay good I just wanted to make sure we weren't cut out of that process completely >> I think most like I said most of hers are going to be pretty cut and dry >> so if not she's going to kick it back Terry. Terry. >> Hey, Steve. I just had a question. So I know that the deadline for out of district is what it is right now, but um so if somebody was to move into like lame deer in May, are they is it still closed to them if they have moved or >> they could they could apply if we extended that to June 1st. They could apply
039but it would depend on where we're already at with our enrollment. >> Okay. But right now, if they move in, they can't. It's just closed and we're done. >> Right now, we're done for this area. >> Okay. Thank you. >> It's coming here >> to land like if they move into out of distance. >> Yeah. >> So, okay. >> It's worth like for sure. So, um, techn if you try it again. >> Um, >> no, it's not your fault. It's T's fault. She never informed me about doing any of this stuff. >> Nothing new. The category one ISP project is still moving forward. It's we're just waiting on range and one vendor and then we're good to go. Got some working with Lumen, our phone guys today. We had a meeting with them. Um when
040we move all that over, talk to them and uh Okay. >> And we'll be good to go. We'll be officially fully active hopefully before the end of July. Um, other than that, we're just keep on trucking. The one thing that's not on my agenda that I have to ask and I don't know if this is appropriate or not. Um, there was a bunch of items on the obsolete list for last year as in like Chromebook cases. I am able to use about 20 of them this year that are like brand new that we put on the obsolete list last time two years ago. 24 25. I'm curious if we can reuse those instead of having to spend over five grand on goating cases. >> Yeah. I mean, >> they just don't have any value to
041us anymore on books, but you can use them. >> Okay. because I I know that they technically have to go to to the garbage because technically has a board voting on to take them to the garbage, >> but they're brand new, you know, and I don't want to resurrect from the garbage >> pretty much garbage. >> Yeah. They just wouldn't go back on an asset list. >> Yeah. >> And it'll save us over five grand this year. >> That was a really good question. >> Absolutely. We need >> $1,000 question. Okay. >> Yeah. Anything else? >> Nope. >> Perfect. I'm all logged in, too. So, whatever you did, great job. >> Uh 8.01, Miss Noser. >> Okay. I'm a little nervous about this, I got to tell you. >> Um so, um Mr. Oppa asked
042me to do the um title six report. So, a lot of it is already what was on last year's report just because I am still learning how that's all working. The one major thing that I did change in there is um I rewrote our goals so that they're measurable and that we can determine kind of put a value to them. Um the biggest ones um were are I stuck with academic achievement um our cultural identity and awareness and collegebound students. Um, as far as the K5, we've got a new assessment, so I don't really know what that's going to look like as far as goal-wise. Um, the mast when I did the, um, report last board meeting, um, that below proficiency number was really, really big and I would like to see that decreased. So,
043I'm not necessarily asking that we move them all into the proficient, but we at least get them out of that below proficiency and and reduce that number um for both ELA and math. Um NWA will be a 610 and we want to increase that by um 5% off percentile points as far as our average goes. Um and then the ACT I just want to close the gap. Right now our average um our current average is 17.5 where our national the national average is 19 to 20 points. So hoping we can make some of these um changes with some modifications in our tier one instruction. Um cultural identity. I would like to see us bring in at least one speaker for each school to talk about substance abuse, violence, um attendance, mental health. Um the POW
044will count as one of those um cultural experiences, but then we'll bring another one in. um I would like to work on a um have our district forward on attendance. Um and the other thing that we kind of found when we did our title six grant was um we had not had a Native American parent meeting like we should have um partly because Derek was closed up and I wasn't on board yet. So um I'm going to work on getting a committee together for that so that we meet at least once a year hopefully maybe even twice. Um and then our collegebound students, we had talked to um um the JOM committee about having um somebody come in and work with our students to fill out the FASA form the high school at the high
045school level. And so I'd like to kind of start tracking to see where how many of our seniors are actually um going to college ex or going to a trade school or something like that. So, um that's that was uh that was my last one there. So, um and I did put some next steps in there as far as we definitely um want to um increase that filling out that application. In addition to that, um what we have as far as our instructional programs that are listed in this, I've we've already modified some of those. We've um taken some of those programs out. So, um, next year that will look a little bit different as far as what programs we're using, um, in that tier 2, tier three, and then also in our enrichment program.
046And then on the back there, they have the the teachers have listed all their activities they have done that relate to title six to the to the >> Thank you. Yeah, I'll just throw Bart did help out at the J meetings, made sure some of those things happened and Katie and other Amen have really been from Britney to me to whoever it has to do with with these programs. She's been looking at how many use them, how many do we need, which ones do we need to cut that aren't really being used, and already with her heading it up with other team members saving us quite a bit of money. So already getting streamlined and I just really appreciate what everybody's been doing to do that. Very conscientious about what our kids need and what's
047good for them. What our teachers are using. Thanks guys. >> Who are the um cultural speakers that we've had this past year? >> I don't um I know there was a one came to the high school and one came to the middle school. Jord to Tomas. Is that how we say his name? >> That sounds familiar. >> Or what culture? Is that what I'm asking? >> Who's native? >> Both of them. >> Yeah. And we thought about going to other cultures. >> No, I mean >> that's the goal of what we're talking about. We know we needed to and we haven't. >> So I know Katie on all these by me so they're written down and we'll be strategic about planning them so that it does happen. I think we need to search. One huge
048culture that's in Mile City and our ranching community here is the >> Scottish. I hear you say that. Yeah, >> I lived in Mile City. >> Never had those dancers here. I've never seen them dance. And then this summer we were at something in Mile City and the bagpipe guys were on the main street. It was so cool. >> They're good. >> So cool. And they they're in our area. >> So on these committees, people are going to have a say in these things. So that's what we've been talking about quite a bit, get some of these things off the ground. So I know I've been reading some articles and some of my just leadership magazines and getting them to our crew and I'm gearing up towards getting more involvement from our community from looking
049at our senior profile, what all kids need to do to graduate all the way up on some things that just haven't happened. So, I think here right where we're at, you get more >> Well, not only that, when we only have Native American, I think the kids um feel pointed at, you know, stuck out and they kind of want to be left alone. >> I've heard that >> sometimes because not there's so many other cultures that are just as rich. But >> yeah, Francis >> Francis Yeah. No, thanks for uh expressing your concerns. That's what I think part also I talked to Bart about too is like um we need to express every culture within our school because it creates our community. Um but I also like to just say Katie great job and um
050any way I could get involved with like uh any type of um college application processes, things like that. That was one of my former careers was getting student scholarships signed up for college fast and all that. But yeah, looking forward to what's ahead. Thank you, Francis. >> Give me a call, Francis. >> He's a little garbled. Yeah. >> All right. Sorry. >> I have another question. Is there um a place now where students can go to get help with their FAFSA? >> I don't think so, but it wasn't >> Joel. some of them. >> I've done some, >> but the the the tribe has offered to send somebody up a couple times to >> Well, I know students who don't have a parent, >> right? >> And then didn't get help, you know, from the
051school that seemed kind of >> Yeah. No, that that's that that's why I wrote that goal because I know it was mentioned at JM and I really do think I mean, we do know we have some students who might not have that support system at home. So let's >> Well, do we and also do we have people from here on the JOM committee from Coast? >> Yes. >> They have a hard time. I mean, they've asked me. I'm not native. And they say, "Well, come anyway. We'll send you to Chicago." I don't want to go to Chicago. You know, they're looking for people. and not easy to get Native American people. >> I'm hopeful that we can with that with our Indian parent committee, which is what they call it, that we can somehow get
052and I'm going to personally call some some parents and be like, >> okay, >> would you be willing to serve on this committee? Um, we do have to have a parent be the head of the committee that's going to sign off on our forms for our title six grant. So, I'm hopeful that we can try to get some together and then maybe >> what can you do to entice people to serve because it's been lacking in the past. >> It's it's it's not just here. It's it's the same way. >> Yeah, those are really difficult. But Katie is in my office actually today talking about that. She's saying right now >> she was in his office. >> She was in today discussing parent she knows just these ideas right along with what you're saying to
053get people involved. So, we know it's a goal. We know they haven't been. We know our community wants involved parts of our communities represented to be heard. So, we've been talking. She's not even full-time yet. We know we got our stipen do it, but she's definitely aware of our needs and and is looking to do Barb. So, just keep bringing things up that you're saying to us and asking and reminding and letting us know what you know so we can together. I don't I'd be interested to hear what solutions you have because so far I've seen parents um um you know because they have kids enrolled here do some of them are quite shy >> right and don't want to do it don't want >> well and I feel like that's one thing like if
054I can make those personal phone calls and talk to them and say this is this is what this is what we're trying to do this is what we need then it's not just that blanket hey everybody show up. I'm trying to make a connection with them and build that connection. >> Yeah, that's what she was throwing out to me today. >> Sometimes you got to go to them, too. I know Bart talked about that a little bit. So, >> go ahead, Francis. >> All right. I'm not sure if you can hear me too well. Sorry about that. >> Um, what I would like to say is like, yeah, I'm an Indian parent. I would love to, uh, be more involved. I know that we did have some communication sent out, but it is like once
055a year. So, um that's something we can improve on. And the second thing I'd also like to highlight is uh the culture of being approachable. And I think that's some good things that we actually have in the works to address um through capturing kids hearts through our admin leadership team. So again, I'm hopeful. And if you can't hear me, I'm so sorry. You can't do loud and clear that time. Whatever adjustments you made, they worked. >> All right. Great. Thanks. >> Okay. >> Too much credit. >> We'll get there. >> I'm sure. >> So, uh, rotation schedule. >> Okay. Yeah. Katie and I talked about that, too. Um, she has some ideas. She looked at the policy and I have it written down over here, but you want to bring up everything that we shared
056and talked about. >> So, I when I was looking at this curriculum adoption, I found um it's policy 2311 where it says we um need to review language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies um in an intervals not exceeding 5 years. Right now, we're on a 8year rotation. So, we're not doing what we need to do. So, um, when I talked to Mr. O today, I talked about, um, we have math. We just did language arts. Well, we did language arts and then we did fine arts. >> Um, we have math coming up, which is a big one. >> Um, and then we have science and social studies. What I would like to do is move health and PE into the same year as science and world language into the same year as social studies.
057And then um we would do CTE and fine arts in the same year and that would put us on a five-year rotation so that we were in compliance with that reviewing every five years >> with what the state says, right? >> And it's what this Yeah, it's a it's in our policy. It's in our district policy and then it's a state policy, too. So, >> it's fine with me. >> What was the last one you said, Katie? You said world language or social studies and what was the last one? Um C uh career technical education and fine arts would be the same year. So they would be >> 29 and 30 for that load. >> Um >> ELA is 3031. >> Yeah. Okay. So 29 30 would be career and technical or CTE and fine
058arts and then 2728 would be health and PE and 2829 would be world languages. So, we'd get those those three um kind of back into that rotation five. >> Okay. Yeah, that works for me. >> Yeah. >> So, all right. Anything else? >> Go ahead. So, since I'm new here, I don't know exactly how much of this they're working on, but I was approached at baseball yesterday by some parents and they said that um Baker, Montana just implemented no phones bell to bell. >> I saw that. >> And that Boseman schools have Oh, they no school no phones and also backpacks. >> No backpacks. Yep. Are we doing? And then Bosezeman also, which surprises the heck out of me, they have no no phone to help. So what are we doing about that? >> We
059currently have, I believe in the high school, no phones during class, but they can still use them in between class and at lunch before school and after school. >> Can we change that? >> We can look at it absolutely >> this summer. >> Probably not without getting a committee together and getting some input. I would be very uncomfortable making a unilateral decision for something like that. I think that we need to have community input also. >> So when would that happen? >> During the school year be implemented the following school year. It's not the kids are going to get the push back from. I'll tell you that right now. >> It's the parents. But you can take the you can take phones away from the kids. Kids aren't going to have an issue with that.
060Mom and dad are going to have a big issue with that. That's where that's where you need that. >> That's good. But then that these these other communities must be having push back too. >> Well, I'm sure I'm sure they didn't just do it, right, >> at the drop of a hat, >> right? So, >> well, I'm interested in having us look at it. >> They look at it >> very strongly and I think I don't think it's going to be easy educating parents >> on this issue or the issue of eating junk food and drinking junk food which is killing us in America period. You know, I can't get my own grandkids off. >> That's rotten their enamel off their teeth and Oh, yeah. We'll think about it. >> Yeah, you can you can
061keep bringing those up and if you want to work on that to do something with the no phones, spell the bell, the work sessions are the perfect place to do that to keep keep that up and uh see what we can get. So the work session is when you >> I would be more than happy to work with you on it because it primarily would be impacting high school, middle school and and I think it's a a good thing to look at. >> Yeah, I'm all for it to when So when would that happen? When's the work session? >> We would start next fall looking at it getting parents together and things like that. >> Well, let me know. >> I will the work session is >> always the second meeting of the month. >>
062Yeah, the work sessions are always the second >> the fourth Monday session. This >> Yep. >> this meeting. Oh, so the first meeting of the month that we have is like our our >> scheduled meeting >> scheduled board meetings with all of the things that we have to get done for that and then the the second meeting. >> This is kind of the committees all into one. >> Yep. Oh, good. So, is this um that happened in uh August or September? Well, we would start with parent meetings outside of this work session >> and then we would come up with a plan or a proposal to bring here to talk about >> and and present to the greater public >> from the smaller work committee >> and it it could start we've started discussions like
063that >> in surveys before just to get like a general consensus. Then we post meet, you know, meetings like, "Hey, we're gonna have a meeting at September 1st at five o'clock about cell phones or whatever." >> Something like that. I would probably just leave on the work sessions. >> Yeah. Well, there are whole all whole countries that are banning and then whole states already in our United States are banned. >> Yeah, I know. >> Our plants that you're not allowed to have your phone. So, >> that's great. >> So, yeah. >> Yeah, it's been looked out. I mean the governor tried to do it not this past legislation but the year before with the million dollars that he proposed but I think his was for the um lock say >> yeah it was the bags
064that you put them in. >> Yeah I know the state superintendent schools brought it up to us. I'll have to go back and look where she was at with her discussions too. So I mean it's on that um horizon just knowing that the unhealthiness >> Yeah. for kids and the things that happen because of it. You know, like Steve said, they but you know, having worked with high school kids for most of my career, um that it is really hard because the parents I used to be a strict principal with the whole no cell phones, >> but then it got to be, you know, you kind of we we let up a little bit because the parents wanted to contact their kids. So, I did the lunchtime thing. I did the before school, I ended
065up doing between classes. What I talked to my staff, my parent committees about, it was, well, we don't want them interrupting class. We don't want them being used there, but if you're going to check it, check out your locker. I mean, I've seen everything under the sun when it comes to cell phones. So, >> well, it's getting more popular. >> It is. It's taken up at Montana, like you said, even at the legislative level. Um, it's been discussed. Gary Perry said he had a bill through last year. It didn't pass. >> Y, >> but he said if he gets elected again, he'll put that through again. >> So, >> yeah, >> it's been out there. I mean, people know the unhealthy problems and issues that happen with those. So, >> look into that. That's awesome.
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