001Allegiance. Are you ready? >> Yes. Okay. Okay. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right, here we go. >> Thank you everybody. We have one guest tonight. Yep. Chris McCoy, Mckin Street. I'm the business unit manager for Mckin Street and Montana. >> Perfect. Thank you, Chris, for being here tonight. >> You're welcome for having me. >> We're going to move right along. Uh, this is the point of meeting for comments on matters not already on the agenda. Comments on agenda item must be accepted when that item comes up during the meeting. Interested persons may also submit views in written form to the clerk or superintendent prior to the meeting.
002Those comments for brought to the detention of the board during the meeting. Do we have any public participation or correspondence? >> No. >> Perfect. We'll move right into new business uh resignations for uhformational purposes only. Here we go. 4.02. Miss Alan. >> So, I'm recommending hiring Carrie Brandon as the accounts payable clerk for the 2526 school year. She'll start on August 7th with a recommended pay of for her experience in the field as well as with um some of the resignations you see on here. Um we will be making some adjustments in the central office as far as what duties are going to be absorbed and moved around. So she will have some added duties to her job description as well. Okay. So that's why for the um increase the starting wage is $1850. >>
003Sorry. >> Is that on under the like a CBA? It's not. Okay. Just >> not a nonaffiliated. That's what I was at after. Okay. Good. >> I move the Colart public schools board of trustees approves nonaffiliated. Oh, there it is right there. nonaffiliated hire of Carrie Brandon as Colch Public Schools accounts payable clerk for the 2526 school year as presented. >> I'll second you on here phone number on here but not responding. >> What's the last two digits of Angie's phone number? >> The last two digits of Angie's phone number are three uh 79. >> Maybe that's not Angie. >> She's trying to She said she's trying. Okay. 406 then ending in 02 number. Should make sure she was >> we could call and put on speaker too. >> Yeah, we can do that >>
004if she can't get on. Okay, just a second. See, she call her. Hi. So, we are on 4.02 O2 the employment non-affiliated and um I'm going to put you on speaker now and then I'll just leave you there. >> Okay. Thanks. >> So Angie uh Tiff made the motion. I seconded it. So um >> Okay. >> I'm going to go to the vote. >> Angie, >> yes. >> Tiff. >> I >> Perfect. Moving on to 4.03. three. Uh this is uh you, Mr. Stewart. You're looking for the Chromebooks. >> Yes, I'm looking to have approval for the Chromebooks with it being over the um policy limit meeting board approval. So, these are Chromebooks for the new year. Um it's uh it's higher than last year because we're adding in the uh kindergarten uh touchcreens. Those
005have had a couple years since they need to be uh updated. So, those are going to be new. And then we're going with a more rugged um chromebook body. The one I purchased last year, we had a lot of breakage in that and they only lasted one year. So, these are going up. And then also trying to um refresh fourth grade and some of the upper levels at elementary to get them the larger 14-inch screen. Some teachers had requested that for testing. Um so that's why it's larger than it was last year, but that's all it is. Chromebooks for the schools, sixth grade, freshman, and then some extras for elementary. >> And we h you have this in your budget, right? It was just due to >> Yeah, >> they just needed to Yeah, it's
006in the technology budget. Perfect. >> Good. >> I move that street public schools board of trustees approves Chromebooks to be purchased for the school year 2526. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion and second. Uh, any public comment? I'll go to the vote. Angie, >> hi. >> Tiff. >> Hi. Okay. Call for the election. RIP. >> Um, all right. So, we've had a lot of help from DA Davidson. They've been awesome and their affiliates. So, they have put together um what you see on the board agenda is there's been some changes and so I haven't I wasn't able to put those on there obviously because it was already made public. >> Um I didn't make any changes to the um information McKinstry has on there. All of that is still carried over from the previous one. So,
007none of that um changed. But the calling for a resolution for an election did change. So we got our taxable value back and it's about what did I decide it was >> about 4,000. >> Yeah, it's about 4,080 lower than what it was the previous year. So, in that it it increased these amounts just a little bit and I will give those to you guys. Um, let's see. Hand one to Tiffany if you would and then anyone else that wants one and she'll be good give you one of those, too. Um, so it changed a little bit. not not too dramatic, I don't think. But the board does need to decide if they want to do a 10-year bond or a 15-year bond. Um, that is up to you guys. They asked me and I'm
008like, I'm not qualified to make that decision. So, I um bring it to you guys to the board to decide what you want to do there. Um, for example, for elementary 10year bond for a $100,000 home, it's $9.24 for the first year. Um, for a $300,000 home, it's $27.72 >> a year. >> Yeah. And then, um, so it's really comparable. I mean, to me, we had discussions before with the board about keeping it low just because the biggest impact this is going to have is in is on those businesses. Um, so it will be kind of up to you guys to decide 10 or 15 basically. And once you do that, then there's one other thing that was um asked of me that I went ahead and answered is that if the bond for the
009elementary school passes and the high school does not, the board authorizes the issue of the elementary bond to pay those costs associated with the improvements to Pine View Elementary. So if the elementary one passes and high school does not, the elementary bond still goes through. you get the projects done for Pine but okay. And then the language for the high school one is if the bond for the high school passes and the elementary does not, the board authorizes issue of the high school bond to pay costs of the project described provided that the portion of the project consisting of the sports complex will be approved only to the extent of available proceeds of the high school bond. Right? So that language was added um to ensure that if one does not pass that the other
010projects can get done. Um if the board does not like that language, you can take it out and if one fails, they all fail. Um that's kind of up to you. I made a judgment call as well with like McKinstry was on these emails as well and um it was suggested that we put in that language. So if you want any of the sports complex to get done, they both have to pass. So I feel like that's what they're pushing us for, right? to get this done so we can have our track meets, we can start playing football, we can do all that stuff. >> So I don't >> and it was also suggested for um tax purposes to keep >> um the sports complex split between the elementary and the high school because middle
011school will be >> um having events there. So, it is well within our right to to move that to elementary, which keeps that bond under 10,000. >> And then, can you go back the 10 year? >> Sure. >> I would hope that if one goes, they both go. >> Yeah. >> You recommend splitting them though? >> Well, you you have to because it's a district. But yeah, I mean if if I mean it would be awful frustrating if they didn't both go because then you're you know like Britney was saying you don't have the funding to deal with the athletics piece if the high school piece >> only passed and elementary did not but >> I I would think you're so the people voting on your high school are going to be the same people
012in the elementary. So, if you pass the high school, can't imagine a scenario, you wouldn't pass the elementary. I don't know your demographics. No, >> I I don't You're right. You're absolutely right. There's If I'm looking long term, you know, there's two schools that are going to be here. >> Yeah. >> Right. The high school and the elementary. At some point, we're going to absolve that middle school at some point, >> right? >> I see that happening. Right. >> Yeah. >> But their funding is still separate. Their funny is still separate, >> but >> that elementary school is never going away. This high school is never going away. >> Well, I kept it, but you know what I mean. In the foreseeable future, it's it's staying. So, I'm okay with that. >> Angie, what do
013you think? >> Um, yeah, I'm okay because both, it has to pass both anyway, right? It's going to come out of both pots, right? That's what we're saying. Yep. >> Yes. >> Yeah, >> I'm okay with that, too. What do you on board with the 10 or the 15 year? >> Tell me the amount again for the 15. >> So for the 15 for a high school it is let's see um $1770 for a $100,000 home. >> Okay. Or versus $23.87 on the 10year. You're >> right. >> Yeah. Okay. So it's like six bucks >> and then for the elementary it's like you know less than it's like 250. It's less than that, >> right? >> I think a 10 year. >> I think a tenure too because I want to take advantage of our
014tax base. >> Yeah, I do too. >> Yeah. >> Yes. For that little difference. I think a 10 year. >> I do too. >> And so are we going to leave that language in there? I mean, what if the elementary passes and the high school fails because people don't want the complex? Well, then you at least get your elementary projects done. >> Okay. >> I mean, that's the that's the good part about it, right? Okay. >> And then you're not going to fix your high school anyway because you don't have the funds to do it. >> Okay. >> So, the bond has to pass to get it done. >> Yeah. >> So, >> Right. >> Um >> we're just going to have to >> explain all of that. >> Explain it all. And we're going
015to do that with the public meeting >> and just let everybody know that, hey, this doesn't happen without them both. Mhm. >> So, >> yeah, I think the only why there was just a little bit of talk about that was that one year we did pass an elementary and not a high school overbase levy, but I think there was a lot of miscommunication at that time. >> And so, um, people didn't understand, which I think we've done a lot of work to help them understand now, um, why it's important to pass both of them. And so, I I'm optimistic that they >> I mean, the whole point was for the sports Everybody wants to push this agenda to get this ready to go. >> Yeah. >> To get it to get it back. >> So,
016yeah. I don't I see the high school passing. I really do. >> The elementary is just going to fall in line. And I like their shorter term because like I said, I want to take advantage of our tax base. >> Get this paid off as soon as we can. >> Yep. >> So, perfect. Do you guys have a date of when you want that um public meeting? I know we talked about it once, but I was unclear. I >> I thought it was August 19th, but >> I have it in my phone as August 19th. >> Okay. >> But did we have to wait so many days? >> No, that was just we had to wait so many days to call for the for the bond. >> Okay. Okay. >> This is now once that
017public meeting once we have that public meeting that'll be to like push all of the I you know like Yep. get the information out. And I was going to get with central office too and get like Sabrina and I had talked about getting some making up some flyers, bro, you know, things like that to hand out at the and then put them all over town and all over the schools and >> and we know somebody that can print off I want to put those big demographics that you guys have put together for us >> to show everybody this is what we're going for. This is what we're doing. Um >> Yeah, that person does it in record time, too, because I'm always late. >> Yep. Because we're going to talk about uh we're going to
018have to talk about uh >> um the field. >> Yep. Yes, we wanted to do that. Yep. >> I mean, I'm not I'm not Either way, I know what everybody's doing. I understand why they're going that way. >> Yeah. >> From the maintenance side of all of it, I get it and I'm on board with that. >> So, but I want to push that out there. Let them let's let them decide. So >> yeah, >> that works for me. So I guess we'll do the the wage written on a 10 year. >> Yep. Okay. >> Does that make sense? >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> As presented, I have a 10 year. >> Yeah. I think um whoever makes the motion, I just wrote a little bit of extra language. if you want to read it
019after. >> I can't make you >> if that makes sense to you. >> Okay. I move the Col Public Schools Board of Trustees approves the call for a 10-year elementary male ballot bond election and a 10-year high school male ballot bond election with adjustments presented for taxable valuations received on October 21st, 2025. >> Second. >> Okay, motion second. Any public comment on this agenda item? I'm just going to add that with your um just to clarify a little bit your motion. >> Yeah, I know that was a little >> your taxable evaluation received with election occurring on October 21st. >> Yes. >> Okay. I'm just going to make that change. >> Okay. Do you want me to amend it? >> No. Okay. >> No, we're good. >> Okay. With that, Andrew. >> Hi. >> Tiff.
020>> Hi. Okay, Angie, thank you very much. >> Uhhuh. Bye. Okay, >> that make sense to everybody. >> Does y >> cool. >> Exactly what you need. Now Britney can get back with Davidson Darcy Whitney and get Yep. >> With that, I'm going to adjourn this. Sweet. >> Meeting adjourned.