001Start by saying the pledge. 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. >> Visitors, is everybody signed in? >> Yes. I want to go through this. Just about it. Notice of meeting being recorded. This meeting of the school board of trustees committee of the board of trustees or committee subject to the open meeting law is being recorded in accordance with sections 2-2-3012-3-2022-3-203 and 2-3-214 MCA. All members of the board, committee, staff, and public in attendance are advised that the public portions of the meeting will be recorded in both an audio and video format. Cameras and recording devices are placed throughout the meeting room to complete these recordings. Everyone in attendance is reminded
002to honor the basic rules of decorum during the meeting and guidance associated with providing public comment as stated in policies 1420. By remaining in the meeting, the those present consent to being recorded and displayed in the footage that will be posted on the school district's website. Public input. All comments must be non-aggenda items and related to topics under the jurisdiction of the Malta public schools. Is there any public input? Guess not quite much. Um consent agenda. Motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> A motion from Jessica. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. Uh second from Katie Brown. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. All those oppose same sign. Motion carries. Agenda item. Agenda item number
003one. Agenda item number one. >> All right. So, uh, the strategic plan, we had had conversations, many conversations about communication and specific guides. So, we'd like to take this moment for the board to kind of relay what kind of communication guides you or will be approved. So, are you thinking like how we're going to communicate it? Like >> there was talk social media, there was talk about videos being posted. >> What What specifically do you need us to communicate? >> That was going to be my next question. Um, I made notes last time. Um, I think as far as how we do it, social media is a huge one. The downfall of social media is everyone can comment publicly. You're going to get ran through the ringer. Um regardless. Um but that's probably your main
004one. Um so there was this came out of the strategic committee meeting. So Julie, if you have any recollection of this as well, I think it might be helpful. Um and what we were talking about was these communication guides. And Angel, I think this was also one of your thoughts. And we would have the um kids do the videos of like the how-tos. Here's how you go and sign up in Infinite Campus or Right. Like do you remember this conversation? >> Yeah. Well, well, I think the January meeting when we were talking about school lunches, like you know, if delinquent lunch accounts, like I think a lot of people don't even know that you can renew your lunch balance through Infinite Campus, like things like that. I think just knowing I just want to be
005able to put ourselves in the shoes of someone who's never lived in this community and they come in here, what don't they know? Because if you know, you know. If you've lived here, you know, but if you don't, you don't. And so I think the idea of like you go to Infinite Campus for this, you go to dojo for that, you go to the website for here. Social media really just is posting feelgood stories and maybe urgent events, you know, those sort of things. I think a guide to tell parents and community members where to access certain information might be helpful. >> Okay. So that's one, where you go to find stuff. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And then >> and then maybe the howto like with the videos like having students do that is cool.
006What else as far as like communication are we looking at? like um information like like I guess I'm going different ways with this like as far as like a crisis communication guide like how do we have that in place anywhere like if there is an emergency or a crisis how you can communicate with >> the the process so that parents know so they're not going to the >> a mass text message or something >> but do the are the parents signed up for that like that's the other thing >> okay >> have we you I know if we've tested this text process before. >> Yeah, buses. >> Last time we use it. >> Yeah, buses are a big one. >> Okay. >> I know like when the water broke that time at the elementary, I
007got a text message that morning. That's Yeah. So, >> but I don't know if that was as a parent or as a staff member or whatever, but I got a text that >> in order for them in order for someone to get those messages, you'd have to have like your cell phone and have to be tied to your name on Infinite Campus. >> Yeah. So if they if they have a cell phone for their name and they are a parent of a year old student then yeah >> sorry that was just clos basically Angel howto is going to basically just solve the rest of the >> I think it gives good guidelines. It's not going to be comprehensive the first year like I think it's going to take time to build that cuz things are
008going to come up. Oh yeah we haven't told people where to find that. I mean, some some other things I think about a lot are like um when an activity or an athletic starts, like a lot of parents are like, "How do I get connected to the band app? Where's the link? I don't know where to go." Like that that's a big one. Um >> like the coaches could all follow the same >> Yeah, that's I think that's another thing. Have some >> communicate with your >> standards behind it. Um I think something that has come up is like how do you sign up to be a room mom? Like if you don't know, you don't know. Like you know all all of us have grown up here. So, you just know, you go in
009and ask the secretaries, but someone who has just moved to our community wouldn't know that necessarily. They might not even know rooms are a thing. Maybe they never came from a community. Like, there's just there's a thousand things that our school does that I think um just maybe building some sort of guide over the course of like two to three years. >> I think even being here, I think there's things that I still learn. I'm like, "Oh, >> well, every time your oldest kid gets into the next grade or next school, you learn something, right?" >> Yes. uh as technologically advanced as I am, I wish that we could narrow it down to like dojo or infinite campus or one or the other cuz you get all of this and you and I don't even
010know where to look half the time. I mean, that's my biggest concern, I guess. I wish we could get it down to >> I've kind of always hoped I know Katie and I or Katie have worked on this is trying to make the website be like the goto place. like go to the website, click on the link on the website, go to the website. But I don't know. >> I think the reality is you're never going to have one. >> That's why a guide to say like you go here for this, you go here for that with broad categories at least would be a lot more helpful than trying to fumble. >> A guide was on the website that said Kyle, please use dojo for this. >> Figure your life out. >> They can use
011me as an example. >> That will be our example. parent Kyle. >> No, that's why I married. I'm married. So Bridget can handle that. >> I don't really like a record show. >> But I'm going to clip that and send it to her. >> Yeah, I suppose you. >> Okay, so we're looking at a guide that we're hoping I have a few things I'm just going to say out loud because I'd like to duck. >> Yeah. Uh kindergarten signups are another one. Um, I know we like advertising um the super shopper, but again just another reminder um how to change your contact information with the school, how do you register a student on a school bus? How do you apply for a transportation contract? What fees are require required for what students? Um how do
012I access my student grades and know if they have homework or missing assignments? Like these are all just things that I think someone coming into our school might not know. And that's just the start of many which some of those we are starting to address. The bus stuff is going to be getting I think we're doing a lot of it. Yeah. So, >> we had started to do a lot of this. So, I guess I don't know. >> And if there was like a rough like of course there's more detail, but if there was like a sheet for new student packets, too, like hey, go to these websites for this this. >> Yeah, maybe. But I still like the idea of on the website just having a link of where do you go to find
013stuff, >> right? how to how to use here's where you go to find stuff under tab howto videos and then >> again encouraging people to go to the website to look first >> I do agree that some people are more visual so maybe they need a howto just showing how you clicked on this and how you signed up and how you put it in there >> you know I know it's a lot of work but maybe for some of the platforms we use that are a little bit more advanced >> maybe a high school communications class could put something like that together. >> He's pumped. He's ready for it. >> Um, >> this is good. This is good stuff. This is This is what we were kind of looking >> I think we should pause
014for a minute and ask the audience if they have thoughts on this as well. >> There's parents out there too. >> Yeah. Yeah, my >> I would say my biggest concern is always making sure that everything is updated so that it does have the current link because >> there's t like even when you Google multi public schools sometimes it still takes you to the old address. >> It's Google's fault. Maybe >> by that >> to the what was the other >> K12 multed? Oh yeah, those are both still active. They go to the same spot. >> They both go to the same spot. They are post. Yeah. Okay. I thought you had like old website. I was like, oh goodness, that's a long time ago. Got it. >> So, just information. That's what you needed.
015>> No action. Okay. Action. >> Okay. Discussion items, standing committee reports. Uh, we just met to review budgets and calculations and prepare for negotiations. >> Um, Katie, do you want to talk? Um, >> wrong Katie. Other Katie curriculum. >> She wants to talk >> or you could talk on curriculum. Katie Martin. >> No, I was >> um I almost feel like that's Mr. Blush should talk on it. Well, we met with Mr. Ble and he went over the dual credit policy with us. Um, some new graduation credit changes that are happening with the state of Montana. So, we went over those. Um, one of the board members wanted to kind of get some feedback on the 4day school week. So, we're looking at putting some 4day school week questions in our survey that we'll be
016having come out later. And then that was pretty much all. Mhm. >> Do you have anything to add, Kitty Brown? >> No. >> Okay. >> Now, do you want to talk to Marcus? >> Oh, we didn't. >> Yeah, we met as personnel on the 16th. You guys have the meeting minutes from it. and Heather did a great job on it, but we mostly talked about the superintendent application and what we wanted that to be. Um, you elaborate on Lori call anything on how the discussion went on that. >> So, we talked about the agreement. Um, and Mr. Huitt was going to go visit with the teacher that is currently up there to see how that is going. uh see if he is happy and what his future goals are. Um >> he's very happy with
017it. >> We had gotten a feedback. >> Yeah, we haven't yet for a follow up on that to see. >> Okay. But otherwise, >> it's >> we were kind of waiting for the feedback to have another meeting on it to kind of decide where we were at exactly with it. But so far, as far as we knew, we had a teacher that was up there. We haven't gotten any negative feedback from the colony, so pretty quiet compared to what it has been in the future past. >> And we felt if we had a teacher, that's kind of a big thing. You know, it was hard to get a teacher there for a long time. And now we have one. So if they're happy, which we haven't had a follow-up with Mr. Boos yet, but then
018we were kind of leaving it alone. Okay. Any other questions on Carolina on that? Um, not on that one. You didn't touch on the time clock. We discussed the time clock practices. We currently have some employees that do currently use it, but we talked about implementing it um, across the board. For those that don't already have it, it's going to be super helpful, I think, if we know how much time and where people are spending their time. when we start taking into our elementary school um and maintenance just in all the other schools to help us dig into how much time people are spending where. >> Um we talked about a lot when it came to that but we've decided that was going to be a big portion of it. Um, also there always seems
019to be, we talked about a maintenance list, um, putting that together. Heather's working on that, um, so that we can keep track and so that we can keep track of when maintenance needs are needed, uh, and who's taking care of it, where they're at, following up so that we can get a better idea and again know what's going on where >> and will they be I know this have been brought before like prioritized kind of. So what we had discussed was it going to the building administrator then it coming to the superintendent administration meeting every two weeks whenever they meet to kind of help prioritize it >> so that they were all aware of it and then could go from there and then the superintendent could meet with the maintenance supervisor at that time to
020kind of discuss where things were at and if they were getting done and if things needed to be adjusted >> um some >> to help good communication. Cool. I like it. >> I'm not just getting the mess. >> No, it was fine. >> Thank you guys. Obviously covered a lot. >> And we did I mean that was a big discussion. I mean we spent a lot of time going over this and how would be an easy way and efficient way. So yeah, we did put some time into getting this figured out. >> Thank you. administrative middle school. >> Middle school. >> Put you on there first. >> Get you out of the way. >> It's just so we don't have to scroll back and forth. >> It makes sense. Um, so the only thing that
021I want to update on here is that quarter 3 actually ends next Thursday, so the 19th. We I moved that to line with the high school. So because we have teachers during both. Okay. But um Miss Inerland was the February Core 3 award. Um I think she does a lot of behind the scenes and takes a lot of the mental toll for the kids. So that was cool to see. And then for the student of the month was Keen, >> which is cool that Misslin also nominated it. But awesome. Any questions? Ski trips Wednesday. Heard Mr. Brooks is going. >> Yeah. Any questions about anything? >> Are you going? >> I am going. >> Are you skiing? >> No. >> Somebody asked me to watch. No. >> Oh, >> taking sunscreen. >> Uh, for the
022kids. Yes. >> Boots was that was his responsibility last year and they all came home baked and everything. Yes. >> Anything else? >> Thank you. All right. Good evening. >> Um, >> yeah, just a couple things I guess to be aware of. Um, I hope you had a chance to look through the stuff that Gina brought regarding the state of mind workshop that was here a month ago now. Um and then also the attached um I guess statements that the students put together regarding you know what they would like to see or what they feel they need in order to be successful and and healthy in our community. We have made this available on our website and on social media and so I'm hoping that parents and community members will take a look at it.
023Um, I know it's not necessarily the most eye-catching thing on the social media to see it, but I really hope they do go pay attention and look through it because I think there's very valid things to look on there and that the comments that the students were making weren't just about the school, it was about the community as a whole. Um, and it was really interesting, I think, because it talks about, you know, what they feel they need to hear from adults and what they need to see from adults and what they'd like to see adults doing for each other um, in our community as well as for students. And so, I think that's very enlightening. It's very interesting to see. I think it takes a lot of guts for students to say those type
024of sort of things and put it out there. And so I really do hope that the community looks at that and maybe has a conversation with their friends or their neighbor or someone at coffee and really talks about what you know does a little bit of reflection about our community. Not it's all not it's not all bad things. It's a lot of good things but there's a lot of things in there just kind of make you stop and think for a minute. So I would encourage people to do that. um as it was commented on um the school survey that's we're just working towards here with the goal of having that ready to go at the 1st of April. Um we will have 4 day week questions in there. I'm glad that was mentioned tonight
025because I kind of had space that for a second. So I'm glad that was brought up again. We'll get those in there. Uh and then just for the fun of it included some longitudinal attendance data. Um, for those spreadsheet people among you, we can look at the Angel was very influential coming in and helping me get a spreadsheet put together that was way above my abilities to uh to do. But it was very interesting to be able to look at attendance for um as far back as we could pull it off our system which really goes back for 8 years. Um, this was something that was brought up at the leadership or advocacy conference I was at in DC was talking about attendance and different ways to look at it and how schools should be
026looking at it. Looking at it more from a percentage basis more than a days absent basis. Looking at the trends over time. Looking to see if there's times where you can notice that attendance issue start or where attendance issues are more prevalent or maybe what cause or maybe where attendance is better. And so you were able to look at you can I can go back and look at for the last eight years any student who was enrolled in our district at any point K12 over those eight years. We have them we have it in a in a sheet and we can see if they were there multiple years you can see where how attendance tracks with that kid. So you can see it by kid, you can see it by um by grade level. And
027so it's really pretty interesting. It's not necessarily shocking information, but it is interesting information. Um, as you can see on the stuff I put on there that to rank the grade levels from most um, absences per kid on average down to least. Um, it's interesting. 12th graders, I'm not necessarily shocked by that, but they have traditionally year after year the worst um, or the most absences. I shouldn't say it's the worst, but they have the most absences per kid. Um, over the last 8 years, second grade has the least. Um, it's kind of interesting if you start looking at it though a little bit. >> Second grade is so fun. >> Yeah. I mean, >> why wouldn't you? school. >> Well, it's interesting because if you look at, for example, like if you take out
028kindergarten and first grade, cuz kindergarten um and first grade are kind of if you just kind of remove those from the equation for a minute and look at the rest of the information on there, the the worst the most absences in the high school are for seniors and juniors. The most absences for middle school are eighth graders and seventh graders in that order. And then the most absences for elementary is is a fifth grade. Um, and so it's just like it's by the time they get to the end of their like by the time they get to the oldest in that building, >> they're more likely to miss. >> Um, >> and once you're the youngest in the building with the with the exception of kindergarten and first grade, um, you look at like second,
029third, fourth, they have the best attendance. Sixth grade has the best attendance in middle school. ninth grade and tth grade have the best attendance in high school and so it's just kind of interesting trends that way. I think the kindergarten or first grade thing honestly I think part of that is like their immune system isn't built up yet. >> Um% so I talked to second graders there, you know, a little more uh you know, here we go. Let's >> lick some doorork knobs and let's get after and so I think that I think that may be part of it. Who knows? I'm just speculating. Um the other thing I thought was interesting was looking at the average attendance rate um per student in our school for the last eight years. So like how much school
030was the on average how much was the students missing and then what was the percentage that was chronically absent. Chronically absent is defined as missing 10% or more of the school year. Um and so you can look on there and see that over co the the co year the two years after we had spikes in the percent chronically absent we're back down to precoid levels I would say again back in that um so you know it's kind of interesting the 1920 year I think is a little bit not quite complete in the fact that school got out with 2 and 1/2 months to go there and so the attendance there isn't necessarily complete for that year. So that's why I think maybe it's a little bit of an anomaly. Um, so anyway, 26% of our
031students are considered chronically absent each year. That's about average for each year. >> And that didn't matter what they were absent for. >> It's just absences. >> Yeah. Anything. >> And that's kindergarten through 12. >> K12. Yep. Across the the average we average 26% of our students being chronically absent. So 10 a quarter of our students are missing 10% of the school year or more. Um, that number is obviously I think that's pretty high, but you compare it to the state of Montana where we're actually doing pretty dang good >> because Montana's averaging 36%. >> Um, >> it start So, I started digging more. I don't know. I don't want to keep talking here. >> Jake's going to drive me. Jake's going to be timing me on this and I'm going to hear it from
032Jake for a long time. But, um, so I went and I thought, okay, I want to see like where does that put us? Like, where are we at with that? And I so I found like Montana's 36%. So then where does that put us nationwide and Montana's bad? Um Montana is in the top if you if you take out like you know they they they separate DC and they are have included DC in they have like Puerto Rico they have they break they have some other groups in there. And if you just look at the 50 states um we're we're the what did I say there? Number six. >> Yeah. >> We're the sixth worst in the country for that. Um, and so then I started looking at the thing like, okay, what about the
033neighbors around us? And all a sudden you look at it and it has Idaho and North Dakota are like freakishly low compared to us. Like they're down in the 40s, like whatever I have on there, like 45 and 47 or something like that. So I started looking and see, well, why is that? Like what is, you know, I don't think we're all that different from Idaho. Even Wyoming is significantly better than us, but still they're closer to us. So what is it? I mean, we're similar to North Dakota, similar to Idaho. I don't have the answer necessarily, but I started looking into that and it find out that Idaho's numbers, they're pretty sure, are really skewed and really poorly, they're really bad in terms of gathering it for the year this was measured because up
034until recently, their funding wasn't tied to attendance, like number of kids in their school. And so when they started tracking it more closely, schools that had been at like 1% chronically absent all of a sudden ballooned to like 17% the like next year after. So they're thinking that Idaho really isn't as good as what it they make it look like. Um >> right on the curve. >> So then North Dakota, I don't know why North Dakota. I even sent a text over to Mr. Q and then Mr. Shai and said, "You guys have been there for a while. Like what's different? Like what do you see?" I even went and asked chat GPT to go and like compare attendance laws in Montana, Idaho, and North Dakota. So like what's how are they compared to each
035other? And it sounds like the other two states are probably a little more strict than us in terms of like the attendance laws the states have. They have a little more teeth to them. Um there's more consequences applied to parents quicker in those states than what we have here. Um and so I thought maybe that's part of it. I looked at the rate of poverty to see where we're at because povertyy's tied to attendance and we're not that much different in those states. Certainly not that much different. Um and so yeah, I don't have an answer as to why, but it's kind of fun to look at and start asking questions as to why. >> Um but 36% is a problem. The main thing that suggested when you look at you start reading about it
036online is that we have is is our remoteness. that we have a lot of places that are very very remote from other areas and also it suggests poverty as well. And so I would say those two together probably combined. I would say remoteness certainly because North Dakota is not anywhere as remote as Montana is. >> Um and Wyoming is pretty remote like Montana and that's why I think they're a little closer. So anyway, so that's that. One thing I would like to point out, I would like to comment and I'm almost done. And yes, you go ahead and tell Jake that I took a long time. I was giving Jake crap today. How much faster we could be done because he wouldn't be here. Um, I think it's interesting. One of the one of the
037things when I was at that leader advocacy conference was talking about different ways of doing advocacy in your state. Um, national advocacy is kind of like, you know, spitting a forest fire. It's something you can do, but it's not going to probably move the dial a whole lot. But your state level advocacy is far more effective. And so, one of the things I would really like to see us do starting next year would be adopting the principal for a day program it's called. We can call it whatever you want to call it. teacher for a day, student for a day, call it whatever you want to, but um inviting our state legislators from our region, from our district to come in and spend a time in our school. >> Um the states that are doing
038this, they're coming in and having these come do like spend 2 hours in their school and they just walk around with administrators and teachers and they just literally just follow them and just nothing special. You don't put on a show. you just have them walk around so they can see what schools are actually like and then you also then meet with them and talk about you know things that you want to call to their attention and I would really like to do that. Um I just went on a little bit of a extended enthusiastic conversation today with Mr. Brooks and and Heather about my frustration with class 4 licensing in Montana and the kind of things that don't make sense. So, I'd like to I'd like to see us make that something that we do
039as a priority of of looking towards advocacy with our state legislators because I think that's where you can move the dial. And I think that's where we can really get some information in front of them that we want them to be aware of and also make them come in and see what our schools actually look like outside of a gym because like we haven't had that here. We've had legislators that were from our town who know what our gym looks like and they know what our school looks like, but they don't know what it looks like in operation during a day. And until you're here at 8:00 in the morning walking around and seeing it, you don't know it. And I think we can even extend that further and have it be something that we
040do with business people in town. I know Billings does this a couple times a year where they have business leaders or just anyone in town, business people in town sign up for a different school across the town and on the same day every elementary school and high school in Billings has business people coming in there and they are shadowing and going through and seeing what's happening there as a way of getting them to be see like what's actually taking place in our school. And I know we're in a small town, but I think there's still a lot of people who don't know what it looks like 8 to 4 um in terms of when it's operating. So, that's just something I'd like to keep in mind and I hope that by saying it to you
041that you can help remind me of it when it comes in next year so that we can get this going and have this be something we do. Plus, we'll know who our legislators will be at that time as well. And hopefully do it before a session begins so that we can maybe get some influence on topics that they're going to pay attention to during the session. Sorry, I did not intend to talk that long. So, any questions? >> Thank you. Good information. >> Thanks. Thanks. It must be >> well you guys received and >> okay >> transportation >> okay. >> So you all received the elementary report. >> The big news on there obviously is the I love to read month. >> Uh we have to there's a picture of all the teachers that got
042pied. So that was fun. They were uh kids were pretty excited about that. >> Uh they had a goal of 1,100% AR test and they surpassed that by 62 and they had 1,62 100%. Uh so nine teachers were on the firing line. Um there's some upcoming dates. Uh parent teacher conferences are going to be on March 20th. Uh there's chocolate sales, but I shouldn't read this to you, but I there's chocolate sales coming up the um March 24th life touch pictures. Uh popcorn Thursdays begin on March 12th, and there's a science fair coming up on the 13th. Uh field day on May 19th. And uh there's some field trips happening during May as well. And I'll just roll right into my superintendent report if that's all right. >> Family safety night. Sorry. >> Oh, May
0438th. Family safety night. Sorry, I forgot to put that on there. >> 5 to 7. >> May 8th. >> 5 to 7. >> Yes. I I So, and I'll just comment on the pie on the face. It It was a lot of fun. I mean, I was on the firing line. And I guess the best part was is there's a kindergartener that has no clue who I even am because I saw him the other day and I said I saw him today and I said, "So, do I get to put a pie in your face?" He goes, "What?" And I said, "I was the teacher that you pied." He's like ho like he was the first one up. And Mr. B's like, "Okay, who do you want a pie, buddy?" He's like, "I want that
044teacher." And I was sitting next to Katie and he's like, "Which one?" He's like, "That one." He's like, "The lady in the pink shower cap." He literally came up, put his finger, he's like, "No, this one." And I'm like, "All right, bring it on." So, so if you ever need any great daily moisturizing cream, like um whipped cream works great. So, I got it twice and it was I didn't have to put any facial moisturizer on this. I still had But it was Thank you for doing that. >> I mean, they loved it. They laughed. Um, by the end of it when they were doing it, the kids were literally chanting chuck it, chuck it. They didn't want to just go up and smear. They wanted it to Yeah. I know. Like Katie chose a
045banana cream pie that was still kind of frozen. And so she had frozen banana stuff. She's like She's like, "I didn't know whether to blow my nose to have banana chunks come out." But it was every all nine of us got at least one. Some of us were fortunate enough to get two, but it was it was well worth. And like leading up to it, you know, if the kids were done in math, they'd be like, "I'm done. Can I take an AR test?" I'm like, "No, no AR test. I don't want you guys to reach those thousand AR tests. I don't." They're like, "Oh, can please, please." I'm like, "No." They're like, "Are you on the fire or is your name on there?" I said, "It is. So, please no. No. pass that 8
046hour test, you know. So, it was it was a lot of fun. And they I have not heard that much laughter and that much noise for >> It was loud in there. >> I think the only time they cheer that loud is when Santa Claus comes at Christmas time, but >> it was fun. It was fun for him. And I would be on the firing line again in a heartbeat. So, >> so thank you for letting us borrow the goggles from the science room. My only suggestion was next time to please at least have towels so that way we can wipe our faces off so that way you can see when it was coming in again, you know. >> So it was fun. >> Good. >> Very cool. >> Uh so I will be finalizing
047evaluations at the elementary school and of course non-UN heads. So that's going to be a flurry of evaluations here in spring. Um big uh thing I want to address is Mckinstry. We they had the they were here on the what day was it? >> Tuesday. >> Was it Tuesday of last week? >> Uh they have one more visit. Uh I think the engineers want to come back Monday and final finalize some of that. I don't know if Cushing Terrell will be there, but uh we do have a set Cushing Trail that's more structural architects and things. So they're coming on the 27th um and possibly the 16th um to kind of go through the the building and structure and all that stuff. So um then once their reports are done they send it off to
048the main guy from from McKin Street who will then compile a actual report for us to share. So it's a exciting time. So a lot of information will be coming at us. So um let's see administrative meeting we touched on a lot we touched a lot on um technology. Um, I think that was a bulk of our our meeting if I remember. But we uh are talking about using REAp uh money uh to staff computers. I believe it was um we looked at um I think Kevin was looking at like 150 Chromebooks, but we kind of whittleled that down to about 70. Um and then there's still like 35 uh grand in the tech budget that we would utilize to um replace computers and things. Um, let's see. We talked a little bit about um
049subbing uh and the frustration with the lack of uh subs. Um and then just basic, you know, how are things going in the building custodians are are doing really well. They did a great job on our tournaments. The buildings are looking real good. Um, and then, uh, last item is just, uh, a plug again for the last mastermind group that I'll be holding is this coming Wednesday, change your world from John Maxwell and Hoskins, the other author. So, if you want to join me, you can. >> Okay. Thanks. >> Thank you. >> Can I point out one thing on the activities report? kind of related to activities, but not. Um, middle school track has 63 athletes out, >> which is going to require two buses for those students to go to meets or they may
050have to rotate participation levels. So, if we don't say it every meeting, I'm going to say it again, we need bus drivers. um >> especially if you're a parent and you're already going >> and yeah for our students to get to school every day to get to these activities that we care about them participating in we need bus drivers >> and on that note I'll say that today I put up on social media the new ad for the um CDL reimbursement program that we approved for anyone who's received their CDL with school bus endorsements in the last 5 years or adds school less endorsements to their current CDL. We'll reimburse them up to $1,500 if they drive for us for two years. So, we're I mean, we're trying, right? We're putting it out there that
051um we're ready to we need help and we're ready to kind of do whatever it takes to get it to get it going. >> So, that that just dropped today. I've been working on that ad for a while. Uh we do have four candidates open for our two open trustee positions. So that's exciting and and nice and some of them are here tonight to observe. I have been attending some of the Medicaid billing trainings and I have to say that it is bewildering. So there is an action item tonight for us to take a look at um to hire a company instead of me trying to do it. It's a lot. And I am still waiting for the audit report from um Whipley. They're supposed to be having it here shortly. They came back to
052me with uh some some questions last week and they actually had some errors that I found on their spreadsheet. >> I probably enjoyed that one. >> It was a little I'll admit. So anyway, I haven't heard back from them and >> it's it's due on the 31st, right? >> Their their report to the clearing house. Yeah. >> OPI. Yeah. So we should I mean we got him everything they asked for and um Donna and and Melissa and myself. We worked really hard to get them everything they asked for in October. We were done. and follow up, you know, they had very little follow-up questions. So, I don't know, there was something about somebody was on leave of absence or something like that, like a vice president or something like that. You have to sign off
053on the audit. So, that's what the delay has really been. >> So, do they plan on presenting at the April meeting? >> They probably will not present. They'll probably just send it over. >> They have always presented in the past up until the last year. >> They didn't last year. Well, because of co Well, see, co changed everything and so >> No, no, like up until last year, they would present at the meeting, go through the audit up like last year was the only year that they didn't where they just sent it to us. >> I see. Well, I can ask them. We're certainly paying them enough money. >> I saw the bill and I wrote, "Wow." >> Like, oh my gosh. >> Yeah. Uh, OPI did send out our preliminary budget data sheets. So,
054I just included that for you guys just for your kind of information and for you to guys to go through to see what it's looking like our budget is going to be um next year. And did you guys have any questions about anything that was in there? Okay. the uh the countywide um mill equalization is still OPI is still working on that. So that's going to be for our um our state our gosh overbase funding. So that's the majority of our funding. So that's actually going to work like our retirement and transportation funding does right now for next year. And it's going to be based on a county valuation, not on a district valuation. So it's it's a little bit things are a little bit interesting right now. It doesn't affect money, right? It just
055affects mills. So, um, as far as like the Senate bill, um, that I have for you guys to look at tonight, that is based on last year's valuation. So, that's what you have to do because they haven't released the new valuation yet. So, still a lot of things still kind of in the air about that, but they're working on it and they say they're going to get there. expenditures and monthly spending. Um, got your graphs for you and then I gave you our cash balances for February. Any questions about balances? Okay. And then budget versus actual. We're uh in our eighth month now, so we should be about 67% of expenses. And right now we're on the general fund, which of course is our single largest fund and the most important one essentially. We're right
056at 65%. So we're doing just fine. There has been some delay with OPI uh paying on title one and um IDEIDA funds, but we've been I've been working with them and they just approved two months worth of funding. So that should get us all caught up. Questions? All right. Thanks, Heather. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Yes, I appreciate your graphs. >> I have a graph. >> The graphs are good. >> Agenda items. Approve the 26 27 calendar. >> Uh you have the attached um winner, I guess. So we had uh had a meeting and I brought uh forward based on those conversations uh two options A and B. Um the one that you have is option A which was clearly hands down the winner. Um very few people voted for the other one. 153
057days. Um, one of the teacher work days we had six because some of the comments were about people that live farther out. This is just one that I'm reminded of. Uh, coming in for 4 hours is really, you know, kind of maybe a waste of time. I won't say waste of time, but for a lack of better words, it's therefore more productive if it's longer. So what we did is we uh reduced the days but increased the time to the same amount basically 7B days um which is pretty common. Um but uh 81 definitely clear. So I'm just asking for approval of that. So we need a motion to approve that. Then >> I'll make a motion to approve the calendar as presented. I have a motion from Angel. Do I have a second? >>
058Have a second. >> Second from Katie Marcus. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Policy 2410 P1, >> high school graduation requirements. Um, we wanted this to align with state law and MTSBA recommendations. um corrections that we had last week are updated in this. So I'm looking for you to approve that policy update to them. >> Yeah, there we need a motion to approve it. I'll make one to approve the policy as consented. >> A motion from Katie Brown. Do we have a second? >> Second from Angel. Is there any discussion? >> Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. SB 307 resolution regarding the permissive levy. So this is
059what I was mentioning um that we have to go ahead and go forward with doing our SB307 resolution regarding permissive levies uh based upon uh last year prior year taxable valuations. So, uh, because we don't know what current year taxable valuations are yet, as of right now, um, I did everything I could to try and either reduce the levy or keep it at the same to have the light lightest possible tax burden on the taxpayers. So, if transportation continues to track, I think what we've been experiencing, which, you know, maybe that's not going to last now, is gas prices have been so much cheaper. Um, and then we uh we haven't had as much really kind of maintenance that as what we were thinking we were going to have for this year. So, and we
060had bumped that fund up. Um, and so we have a little bit more right now at least the forecast is showing us that we're going to have a little bit more to carry over. So, there's potential that we might have a reduction in mills on the transportation fund. Uh bus appreciation is basically staying the same. Tuition is having just a little bit of increase because we've paid more tuition this year and I like to keep that uh tuition fund at the 150,000 just in case. So um technology no change and uh the building permissive levy no real change there and building reserve of course no change as well. So, I just need a a motion to approve the SB307 resolution so that I can uh publicly post that. >> So, do I get a motion
061to approve that? >> Make a motion to approve the SB307 resolution. >> Motion from Katie Brown. Is there a second? >> Second from Katie Marcus. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed same sign. Motion carries. 26 election resolution regarding general fund budget levy. So, we uh discussed this uh a little bit and um we are anticipating that maintenance project costs are going to continue to increase because there's there's going to start needing to be things done on this building so that it doesn't fall into this as what's happened with the elementary school, right? So, we want to try and make sure that we're trying to keep up with some things going on here. And um then and that list was provided by Mckinstry in 2024.
062And so now what I've done is I've created a spreadsheet so we don't lose this stuff, right? So now every year we'll um review this list and decide what next year's priority is going to be for a major maintenance project or projects as it as the case may be. And so um one of the big ones that is marked on that Mckinry is replacing a boiler up here at the middle school high school which is very expensive upwards of $375,000. So, whatever we can do to try and um maximize regular maintenance and maybe some smaller maintenance projects within the general fund, then helps preserve our building reserve funds for those bigger projects, if that makes sense. And so I am um putting I do have in here a um a resolution that asks for it
063to be put onto the ballot the amount that we have on the preliminary budget sheet which is uh $41,290. But ultimately it is up to you guys whether you want to take that to the voters or not. And unless we have a major catastrophe, we would be fine without it if everything worked fine. >> Yeah. No, I mean I think if if I'm coming from my conservative side, which is generally where I like to operate from, I think we can live within our means next year without doing the levy. But it's going to be increasing. It's going to be difficult for us to do some of these major maintenance projects because we're we're paying back the building fund loan out of the building reserve as it should be and that eats up about 50% of
064our $100,000 a year levy that we have. Um, and so it's just, like I say, it's just going to be increasingly difficult for us to finance those big maintenance projects if we don't if we aren't able to hold other smaller maintenance projects in the general fund. But we can we can live we can live within our means. >> Mhm. It just means that we're going to maybe have to be a little bit more strategic about our our maintenance projects. Like maybe we buy the boiler this year and we don't install it, you know, for a couple of years. I don't know. Or we just have it here for when the boiler finally dies. I'm just throwing throwing out thoughts. >> I was trying to remember how bad was the boiler on that list. It's a
065two. >> Yeah, it's in the yellow. But there was only one thing that was in the red. >> There was only one thing that was $10,000 and it was fixed in July of 24. So half of it was in the yellow and half of it was in the green. So this list ended up being $5.4 million of deferred maintenance that had not been done. 2.7 of that is in the yellow and 2.8 of that was in the green. Yeah, just to give people here some more perspective. >> Again, on this list when we had Mcken Street come in and do this so that we could plan ahead a little bit more so that it theory was a little cheaper hopefully and more thought rather than having one big ban as green or vice versa. >>
066Yellow's worse than green. >> So red had to be fixed immediately. Yellow was going to be needing to be fixed here soon and then green was it's okay for now. But I think it even listed in the green how long it was green. You know, expected to have to be replaced in 5 years, 10 years or whatever. >> And so last year, for example, we did a lot of the fire alarm work down at the elementary school and we did the chiller. We replaced the chiller up here at the middle school high school. So, and I think you know we are planning um a building committee meeting so that they we can go over this list with Garrett and administrators and try and pinpoint like is it the boiler that's the most important thing or
067are there other things on this list that maybe need to be done first? >> I also have some notes here. Anything that was in yellow was kind of coded as something that is either needs to be brought up to code or ed meet educational needs. Whereas green was more like equipment life improvements or deferred maintenance. Red was like immediate maintenance and safety concern. So red was immed safety concern, immediate maintenance. Yellow was bring it up to code or it needs to meet some like kind of ed like educational environment standards and green was just equipment life improvements and defer maintenance. >> It's a big list. >> Yeah, >> but I do want to commend you guys that you are working it right. I mean it's I know it feels like little tiny things but every
068little bit matters. >> Yeah. So is our building committee on this as far as uh their input on this? >> They haven't met yet. >> No. Yeah. >> On this topic? >> No. On this topic? No. >> Then we have to vote on this tonight because >> Yes. Because it has to be publicly noticed and has to be included on the ballot. Now, is this one of those things that like we can notice it and we don't take it away? We could go ahead and notice it and then I have until April 8th, I think, to cancel it. >> Okay. >> If we decide, >> we have a board meeting on the 8th though. So, >> but I decide to so in the in the res. >> So, after our building committee meeting, we could
069maybe Yeah, we have the building committee on the 2nd. So, >> yeah. So that might >> we could decide. Yeah. >> My suggestion is we move forward with it. So I move that we approve the general fund levy. >> I second. >> A motion from Angel and a second from Jessica. Is there any discussion? >> Um just a question. When you say move forward just as is and then put it on or are you moving forward to discuss it? >> No. To notice this >> to go forward? >> Yeah. Um >> but resolution. >> Okay. But not also is it going to building committee? >> Yeah, we'll discuss it at building committee too. Yeah. >> And so there is still an option that you could cancel it. >> Yeah. But we have to decide tonight
070are we noticing it or not? >> So I move that we move forward with the resolution and notice it. >> Okay. I just wanted to clarify. >> Any more discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. I. All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. >> Oh boy. >> I don't think it's as bad as you think it is. >> Okay, good. >> We were talking about that earlier. I think you're all right. >> We won't have to do this currently. >> School year 27 certified list. >> The lists. >> Yeah. >> All right. Get your relatives figured out. >> Do you want to just start? Let's just start on an end. So the first list is your certified staff and the second list is your classified. >> Okay. I only have one list. >>
071Well, she only printed one list as a correction. Everything else is in the packet. >> That's a correction for the certified list. >> Okay. >> Cuz I some lines got misaligned. I I'm still pretty sure I only had one. >> There's two in the packet. >> No, I'm sorry. I meant one person. I >> Oh, I I thought you meant one. Liz. I did the first time, but >> I can just abstain from teacher list because Yeah. >> So I don't have to do all the things. >> I actually don't have to have anybody remote. >> Okay. >> Your mom is on the >> Your mom's unclassified and your sister's uncertified, right? >> Yeah. Emma's on here, too, though. Yeah. So that's why I just I'll abstain from the >> certified. >> Okay. >> And
072I actually got certified. >> Okay. So on the certified, is there anybody? >> If Jessica abstains, is there any other conflict? >> Yes, she has fallen. >> Okay. >> So we would still have a quorum. Yeah, she could abstain too and then you'd have >> and so only felon. >> Yeah. >> So we would still have a quorum if two abstain. >> Oh, this might be easier than we thought. So >> I move to approve the certified teachers list for 2627. >> Motion from Angel. Is there a second? >> A second. >> Second from Katie Marcus. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries with Jessica and Katie Brown abstaining. I have no relatives on classified either. >> You're not going to
073date. >> I have no relatives on classified either. Yep. >> Good, too. Thank you. >> Gosh, I think we get gold stars this time. >> I think so, too. This rarely happens. The coaching one's going to be a whole different ball game. >> I guess I always like to point out that on certified, this is just more for public knowledge. um certified. Some people are tenured. So um that's different. Um classified though, we don't have tenure. So >> it's just those are just notes for the public to know. So names can be removed on >> and so there's classified if they need >> two three four five people who would be up for tenure >> uncertified on certified fiscal year 27. Yes. We have a motion to approve the classifies. >> I'll make a motion
074to approve the classifies. Second. >> Have a motion from Katie Marcus, second from Angel. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? >> All those in favor say I. >> I. I. >> All those opposed, same sign. I >> And Jessica abstain. Maybe somebody did, but I Very good. And then the letters of intent will go out tomorrow. >> Okay. Thank you. And then they're due back the end of March. >> They are due back April 9th. >> April 9th. Okay. >> All right. Year 27 full code list is attached. >> Oh yeah. >> This is this is where it gets scary. >> I don't even think I have to worry. >> I was not at that. >> Yeah. This one I can vote on. >> I cannot. >> Okay. >> There's two of them I can't
075vote on. >> Does anybody else have any conflicts? And the angel might just be able to abstain. >> No, I'm good. >> This is too easy. >> This is crazy. >> Katie Marcus, you're good. >> I said I think I'm good, too, actually. >> Wow. This is like a miracle on itself. Okay. I make a motion to gohead to hire >> the list for activities. >> I have a motion from Jessica. Do I have a second? >> Do Do we need to say fall >> fall and winter coaches hireing list? >> Yeah. >> Make a motion to hire the fall and winter's coaches list. >> I have a motion from Jessica. Do I have a second? >> A second. >> Second from Katie Marcus. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say
076I. >> I. All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. >> I abain. Angel >> uh Montana medical billing agreement. So this is what Heather was referring to about hiring someone outside service to to keep us doing this correctly if we did the Medicare bill. So you want to try >> Yeah. So I I mean you guys I've been talking about this for a while about how our costs in sped are you know right now we're paying everything out of the general fund and it's it's starting to become like where we just can't sustain those costs coming out of the general fund with everything else that we have major maintenance all you know all that kind of stuff. So, um this was brought forward as an idea actually from one of our therapists about how we
077could be building Medicaid for our um OT uh PT, speech therapy and um and the psychologist um evaluations and um the one-on-one parents. Now this is if the child is on Medicaid themselves, right? I mean like first the child has to be on Medicaid. >> Um so that's what I've been exploring and which has really complex and honestly I feel like they don't want individuals to do this. >> They want you to hire >> they want us to hire someone who this is what they do, right? So that's um this was actually recommended to me by the um Bearpaw sped cooperative and um so I got in touch with them and so essentially the way it is is that they take 7% of all of our claims filed on our behalf. So, I gave you
078guys a little example on there that if we um if we filed $72,000 worth of claims, right, they would get the so much from that and then we would get the balance to offset our comps. Um and then they are the ones who handle working with the with our contractors, right? because we contract out um PT the psychological evaluation oh OT right um and PT if we have it but we don't and then psychological evaluation so until we make the decision of whether we're going to join a cooperative in 2028 we missed the window to join a cooperative for 2027 so now we're stuck um and then you guys will have to decide if you want to join a cooperative in 2028. This is going to be how we're going to recoup these costs. >>
079And go ahead. Sorry. >> I mean, the way I understand it is we're getting zero dollars right now. >> Yes. >> So, I'd rather get some money and pay a 7% commission than get zero dollars. >> Exactly. >> Yeah. >> Do we have students on Medicaid for this? >> Yes. >> Is there do we encourage to have more people do it? I mean, like, are all of our students on this? Should we be encouraging all of our kids to be on? >> It's only if they're on Medicaid, which is family deciding. >> If the family says no, then we just don't get anything. >> Well, they don't say no. They apply to be on Medicaid. >> They're already on Medicaid. Okay. >> Yeah. So, and it's it's perfectly within our purview to bill Medicaid for
080those services that we're providing. >> This is a standard practice by other school. Other schools do this. Okay. >> Yeah. Very standard practice. >> We're just missing out. Yeah. >> So, this would start next school year. >> This school year 27. >> Okay. >> Yeah. And the one thing that I was concerned about and I'm I'm going to pull the paper because I the language I can never remember it and I apologize. So there's by by state law we have to spend a certain we have to spend a certain amount of our budget on um special education and but per the preliminary data sheets that's 150,000. We pay that in teacher salaries alone. Mhm. So >> we're covered. >> It's not an issue. Yeah. >> My next question with like Montana medical billing, are we
081like locked in for a certain number of years? Do we have any startup fees or costs? Any annual fees? >> There's no startup fees. There's no startup fees or costs. No annual fees. And um we can cancel at any time. And >> so they just get their money when >> when they come in. Yeah. >> And so just for curiosity for next time, just kind of keep it in the back of our brain. When do we kind of need to know and decide for bear pop? >> I have it on my to-do list. Yeah, August. >> Oh, so like this August. We need to know >> because it's October, but I want to make sure that we're like talking about it. >> August. Yeah. Right. >> Okay. Thank you. >> But yes, we do have
082to make a decision by October for fiscal year 28. >> Right. >> Yeah. So, does this need a motion tonight? Is that what this is? Is this >> uh yeah >> this is >> And you feel comfortable with this like you feel good. >> This is what they do. I mean this is what they do and this is they do the medical billing for the spent co-op. >> Okay. >> So they are helping. So if you're feeling comfortable >> Yeah. with this company >> and because they do the billing for the sped co-op, our contractors are already because that some of them work for the sped co-op as well. We're just contracting with them individually. So, they already understand how all of this works. Perfect. So, that's really helpful. >> But maybe the only learning
083curve would be if any of our one-on-one paras qualify for this. So, but it's pretty standard. Okay. Okay. I make a motion to approve the use of Montana medical billing for 2027 Medicaid eligible services and appoint Mr. BS to sign the agreement on behalf of us as a board. Second motion from Katie Marcus, a second from Jessica. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. Superintendent Application Screening. Is >> that your name? >> Oh, that's me. See that very often. >> So, I think we're going to just uh we've all went through the applications already and we're just going to start at that end down there and we're going to list our top three. Katie Brown, you're that end. I think this
084is a pile. Um, actually, I'm adding this. Can you actually start on the other end? To be honest, I just want to make sure that my top bar I'm drawing down here. >> What? >> I can go. I don't care. >> Well, I can go too. >> Mine. Be quiet. >> I think it's recording. >> I tend to forget that. That's going to be a meme. Now, >> uh, my top three were Chris, and I don't know how to say these names, so bear with me. >> Chris Art, Arnette, Arent, I don't know. >> And then Doug Foul, and then Dylan Mlan. >> Those are my three. same order. >> Oh, same order. That was no particular order. Those were just my top three >> because this is just deciding who goes into the interview
085>> interview process. >> So, it doesn't have to be number one, number two. Well, then I guess those are my top three, too. >> Okay. In no particular order. I had Chris Art, um, Dylan McClean, and I had two that were really close, but I had Robert Smith, Dr. Robert Smith. Um, my top two were um, well, I have four, but um, Chris, Doug, Dylan, and then Robert was also on my list. >> Katie, pick three. four >> 33. So everybody was the same like Katie and part of that might be because and we can discuss this a little bit of digging >> on some of them. Yeah. >> That's why Yeah. >> Okay. One was not in my top three that was in your >> we can have we can have discussion on it.
086>> Yeah. >> Explain your choice. Katie Marcus >> um there was a couple questions I had on Robert Smith's um requirements and recommendations. I believe he met all of them, but there was a couple of these applications that they were a little fuzzy when they came up on our email for me to be able to read whether they had the endorsement. So, do you know, as far as you know, all of the applicants that met that >> except for the Nebraska working on it just transfer in that are >> I think it's arms. Okay, my top two I would say were Chris Art and Dylan McQueen. For me, their scores were really close. I think I had like 42 and 46 with them. Um, that's why I had those in my top two. I don't
087know how much you want to explain. My third one when I went and did a little digging I think that the Doug F he applied I think when we were hiring you in 2022 if I remember correctly. I don't remember how far he made it in the um process. I was a little concerned with him because when I did some digging, I found online that he had been put on administrative leave and the board had opted to pay him out of that contract. So, I feel like there might be a little bit more to that story with him. Um, when I read through some of his other ones, I didn't feel like his application quality was quite as high as the other ones as well. Quality along with a lot of the community relations and
088visibility based on some of the article that I could see. I don't think he did not score very high for me either. And that was what dropped him below. your doctor and Robert. >> I didn't see what you saw, but what I saw on his resume. So, this is the other side of it. Um, recovered the district from a title one audit that had been neglected from a debt for a decade. Wrote and sec I mean, this is them writing for themselves, so take it with a grain of salt. Wrote and secure grant funding for district-wide aid for low-income families through providing resources for that population. Reduce student read plans by 40% over four years through targeted literacy and interventions and data-informed instructions through science of reading. Recipient of the governor's award distinguished achievement two
089years improved academic achievement from 174th to 86th out of 178 Colorado school districts nominated superintendent of the year. Those are some of the things that I noticed on his resume that stood out to me on the positive side. on Smith. Something that I noticed, there were two letters of recommendation that were almost word for word exact be the same. >> Yeah, there were letters of recommendation on those two were very similar. Both had very outdated for the most part. >> Yeah. And they but they had like exact same sentences repeated >> like here we >> Yeah. which I mean guess each to their own but that was kind of a it just made me raise my eyebrow a little bit. What I liked about Robert Smith was he seemed to have a little bit more
090experience maybe in like the facility plan, the maintenance portion. So, I said I could be convinced either way on those cuz that just happened to be why I put more points on one than the other one. I dug in a little bit. And then of course, if I remember correctly, when we asked the lawyer when he was here, we can look at Facebook and it is all public information and knowledge. And then I went through all of the applicants that I had seen. Um, I didn't have any huge concerns, but I couldn't find all of them. >> Right. I do know that one of them come with a therapy dog, I think, on the website. Did you see on the school website? >> No, I didn't. under it had his name listed and then underneath
091the the dog had the same last name as him. It was part of the school and that's why I was like I wonder the dog. >> I'll share I screenshotted it. I'll share >> the super. But >> Smith scanned his whole packet backwards and it really bothered me. So >> I didn't say that he scored really low on the packet for me on that one. Yeah, >> he was he was my fourth, not my third. So, >> got it. I only had two. So, >> and what were your two? >> Dylan and Chris, >> but you guys made me pick three. So, we did make you pick three. >> Mhm. >> I really only have one, but they keep making me pick. >> The thing that stuck out to me about >> Can't have one
092until the interviews are done. >> Like a very strong leader. >> Mhm. >> Yep. Oh my god. There's two sides to every story. So, like >> I wish I wish we could know because >> Yep. >> That's why you do the interview, too. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Right. I think it would be I >> cuz we I think we need a another strong leader. >> Are we in agreement on McCann aren't foul though? Or Katie, you're I think you were outnumbered. >> I'm out. If you guys you can convince me otherwise. As I said, they were close enough. You know, we know there's two sides to every story >> and we're for sure only doing three interviews, not four. >> You've got That's up to you guys. >> I mean, one more, but >> I
093think three is a good number. Just >> Yeah. I definitely don't want to do two. No. Three. Three. >> Three seems good. Okay. What did you need from us? >> A motion to that effect. And then we need to decide the date of the interviews because once we have the motion, I'll tell you that. >> So motion to approve the three. >> Yeah, I gave you the words. >> Give it to me. I'll make the motion, right? >> Well, I guess you make a motion now. Never mind. He can do it. He needs to earn a spot up there. >> The board has reviewed all the applications submitted to for the superintendent position at this time. The board would like to move forward with the following applicants for interviews. Chris Art, Doug Fowl, and Dylan
094Mlan. >> Second. >> Have a motion from myself. Do I have a second? >> Second from Katie Brown. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. Motion carries. >> Okay. So, be um Mr. Art has a conflict on the 20th that he um it's he's coaching a group, a student group, and um he doesn't he doesn't want to miss this with his students. He says, "I'm committed to doing this with my students and I'm not going to miss out on it." So, we had a backup backup date of the 27th. The other thing on the 20th is that's parent teacher comments come up as well. So >> I don't think we should do it on the 20th for that reason. >> I think
095we then just decide that we're going to do we're going to use our backup date of the 27th >> starting at what time? >> I don't think we need to make it an all day thing. >> That's that's what Yeah. >> So I need to figure out that schedule now. >> Okay. >> But after feeling like the 27th isn't too far away, >> right? Oh, isn't >> that's what I'm asking. Oh, >> I mean, do you think the the question is now that they know that they've been selected for an interview, will they still wait? Like, will they wait to be interviewed? >> How long somewhere else? >> Yeah, that's two weeks away. >> Two, three, two days. >> They still interview and then we still decide. So, that's >> really sell it to them.
096They made it through round one of six applicants. >> Mhm. And we're wanting to do a Friday for the fact of having all the different panelists >> having the student teachers and the teacher panel. Yeah. >> What would your What does your student panel look like? >> Mr. Ble is working on the student panel. >> Okay. I'm just curious like I >> a cross-section of middle school. >> Right now it's respected on a paper and I'm trying to make sure I know which data is because it conflicts with >> either conflicts with FCCLA or FFA. No, I >> that changes some of my >> So the kids would be >> uh there's questions already written out. >> Yeah. So there's there's um so there in the packet that I gave you guys last time. Um
097the panels are directed on an emphasis and there's specific questions that they ask. It's not a free-for-all. There's very specific questions and then there's a rubric that they use. I think it's going to be really good life experience for them on how to do an interview, how to use a rubric, and then how to um put together a report, a recommendation to the board as a result of their interview. So, very cool. So, if we're worried about the timeline, my suggestion here is that we condense it and we start as late as 3 or 4:00, preferably 4, and we try to get it done in the evening, 4 to 8. >> Get what done? All three of these interviews, four hours. >> We want to do it all in one day, >> but I don't
098want it to be 8 hours. Like, can we because >> going to be 8 hours? >> Well, I understand that, but like >> if we can condense the whole session to like teacher, board, student from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the whole thing. Then we don't have to wait until a Friday. That's my That's what I'm trying to say. >> But then that means that the community meet and greet is out. And that's why you're wanting a Friday. You could host a movie. >> No, we wanted the Friday because of the teachers and the students. But if we're going to switch, we don't have to do >> I'm just saying if we're concerned about waiting that long, then we can do a weekday. >> Then if we do a weekday, then that means that we
099would not do the community meet and greet and we would condense it. We could >> cond down to four hours. I am more in favor of that than waiting till the 27th. I just think we're getting too far out. >> Okay. >> Then what's a date? >> Maybe start and see if we can even come up with a date. What's the 11? >> I can do any day next week except Friday. >> Um you're going to have a lot of kids that are going to have a hard time finding kids to participate from 4 to 8 on sports and all the things. Next week's a pretty open time for sports. Fair. >> What is going on on the school schedule next week? >> Golf starts on Monday. >> So anything going on >> to give
100them >> Oh, I'm assuming that I don't do these on Wednesdays. Like >> I cannot do the next Tuesday. >> What about the 19th? >> Mhm. Thursday the 19th >> because then maybe them as well >> if they have a 4 day week maybe they wouldn't miss you know so >> we could come up with a couple options and say let's do the 19th and do 48 and if that doesn't work then we might have to stick with the 27th. >> There you go. >> Well, I mean we could go to the 23rd >> Monday the 23rd. >> Mhm. Let's do 1923rd 27th as last option. I'm just worried that it's too far out. >> I I get it. Nope. I'm I'm hearing what you're saying. So, okay. >> For the rest of this board.
101>> So, the 19th is going to be number one. The 23rd is going to be number two. And the 27th will be number three. And the 19th and 23rd would be >> 4 to 8 p.m. >> Will they be recorded? >> Is there going to be food? >> The board has to be >> but not the other panels because no board members will be present. >> So >> is the board still open to the public? Yeah. Yep. >> I think will all the panels be able to be open to the public or No, >> I don't see why not. >> I don't see why not. >> But I don't see I mean >> I don't know why you would sit on it'd be kind of neat to watch the student observation as an observer. You
102have to participate anyway. >> So do you like post them because somebody is is it like a setting like this? >> What if you guys like the one that the public can come and do? Do you post like this is open to the public? >> Yeah. Yep. Yeah. It's posted as a regular board meeting. Yep. Correct. >> Is there any reason that the other panels can't be recorded or just >> because they're going to be happening in rotation? >> Yeah. >> And I don't have that. >> Well, one is being interviewed by the board and others being interviewed by students and others being interviewed by teachers >> and then they rotate. >> The board is the only one that's required to be >> right. Like I was just I thought about it but I was
103like how I couldn't figure out how I could do that. >> We asked the the multimedia class see if they'd be willing to record the student section. >> I don't know if you want to show kids. >> Oh >> that too. >> I was asking selfishly because I'm going to shop around state problem. Okay. So, I just need a motion or >> Oh, I think we've already made the motion. >> We just This is just to give me some guidance. And so, I'll um we'll reach out to all of the candidates and um they'll let us know and I'll let you know which date works for best. >> Work on the process that you think you can fit somewhere in that time zone. It might end up being a little later than you thought it
104was by the time we get done. I think I can I think we can make it work. Heather was >> cuz I think by the time we looked at the presentation, we narrowed that down from 30 to 20 from what we originally came down with. I just don't think it's important. Yes, timeline is important, but I also think that we need to >> protect the quality of the interview and the process that we put in place. >> So, we can be in a hurry and I appreciate that effort there, but we also need to make sure that we are keeping a protection on the process and the reason we had it. that we keep the integrity of the process, >> right? But I mean% three candidates, four hours. >> Yeah, >> it's pretty good. >>
105Well, whatever you feel like you can get in there. I just want to make sure and say that if that doesn't work, then I'd rather push it. >> Okay. I think I can make I think I can make it work. So, >> perfect. >> I'll work on the timing too and the rotation. So, >> just three rotations. >> Yep. Correct. Yeah. Next board meeting, Wednesday, April 8th, 2026, 7 p.m. Any objections? >> I make a motion to adjurnn. >> Second from Jessica. Is there any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Those oppos same sign. Motion carries. We are adjourned.