001Pledge of Allegiance. >> I pledge algiance 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. >> Okay. Full of amendments. motion to last meeting. A second. I so move. All in favor of say I. >> I. So move. Okay. the expenditures. Do you guys have any questions? >> I I did. What was those supplies? Was that uh was that uh for the Hall of Fame? >> Uh those are those science kits. >> So when you go into my office, all those boxes >> and we actually had a grant um so they paid half >> okay >> of the fees so we only had to pay half price >> okay sweet and the special >> so that's
002something that happens every year so our special ed co-op we always do kind of a funnel of money around so they send us a check for our portion of the IDA funs I and move money from the general fund to the miscellaneous fund. Then we cut them a check from the general fund and send it back. So it's just kind of really no money moving in and out is just I mean it is but it's not [laughter] >> we do it every year. >> Okay. Were there any other questions from >> anybody? >> I don't know. >> I just didn't think you were in a real hurry to get back home. So, >> okay. Somebody want to make a motion? >> I can do it. I'll make a motion to approve the payroll $48,9194. Claim
003is at 27,58256. Activities at $14,59626. >> All in favor say I. >> I moved. Okay. Public presentations. >> None. [laughter] >> Okay. Communications and reports. Good evening everyone. Lots going on. Um most of everything's on the agenda of the projects we've been working on. Uh but some updates. Our fundraiser ends tomorrow is the last day. Uh and we're actually doing very well. So so far we have brought in $1,560. And that's only with online sales. We don't even know the copies yet. So, our goal was to bring in 2,000, so we're pretty close to meeting our fundraiser goal for the year. So, excited about that. Um, let's see. We had our trip to Helena that went really well for third through 8th grade. We got to be one of the first schools to tour the
004New State History Museum, uh, which is fantastic if you get to go. Um, and then we also got at the capital as well as have a meet and greet and Q&A with the governor. The governor spent about an hour with us answering lots and lots of questions from the kids and giving a tour of his office and complex and I even had a professional photographer there too that just came in class. But a great trip, a long day, but a great trip. The younger grades went to the insectarium, so that was fun getting to see all the butterflies and it's nice and warm in there. Um, we have coming up uh picture day this Thursday, the 16th. So, spring picture day. Uh, highway cleanup for the spring will be March 24th with the older grades.
005>> April [laughter] typo on my part. Uh, and we have Missoula Children's Theater coming April 27th through May 1st at the end of the month. Uh, and the performances will be on May 1st. So on Mayday, we'll have two performances. One in the late afternoon, which is kind of more of a dress rehearsal performance, but the community is welcome to come and then the evening performance. And it will be Alice Wonderland this year. We are excited about that. All the kids will have a part. And uh to remind everyone this is grant funded. We again uh from the Jane as human Foundation donated the entire cost except for housing uh for MCT again this year. So they are very generous. And Mike uh who used to be the superintendent in Lo he's the chairperson let
006me know. not next school year, but the next school year after that, um, he invited me to apply for $20,000 again. They bought that new playground down there. >> Cool. >> And I have exciting news on grants as well. So, we received the Missoula County Rule Development Grant uh for soccer goals. So, $4,000 from the county. Um, so, uh, we will get those ordered after April 28th when the money comes in from the county. >> So, that's the that's the net and stuff. >> And the actual physical, we're actually going to get metal ones instead of plastic. So, I hope they last. >> Talking to Jill though, those did last 10 years, the plastic ones. >> But the one is still standing. The one is not. [laughter] Well, the wind is so brutal on things.
007You might have seen that's a almost new flag that apparently is destroyed today. >> Yeah, that's like a month old. >> Where did you get it at? >> Home Depot. >> That was a Home Depot. >> It was a Home Depot one. >> So, I've ordered a few more from Amazon that are cheaper but say they're wind resistant. Maybe I just need to buy cheap ones if they're not going to last. >> Oh, that that has been >> I know. I saw it the other day going starting to look kind of raing on the ends and then I drove up today. Oh, yeah. >> Well, I think there must have been that windtorm. It hit Missou, but you guys must have got it. >> So, that must have been the day. >> Yeah, probably got
008it. And then we have quiz bowl coming up May 4th. So we have a big middle school team. Actually have official t-shirts made for the kids this year. >> Cool. That's nice. >> That's really nice. >> So we've got seven kids on the team. >> What grades? >> Uh six through eight. It'll be the first year since I've been here that we don't need to borrow kids from other schools [laughter] because usually uh gosh Washington usually give me several kids from town and this year we have enough kids. >> Yeah, we're growing. >> Enrollment uh is staying heavy at Um, I wanted to update everyone on health insurance for the district. Uh, the Bridged Alliance Health Trust has formerly been um created and with that comes all of the millions of dollars from the state
009legislature. Um, so we are officially with them. Um, and we will begin with them July 1st. uh because must who we've been with is dissolving June 30th. So they will no longer exist but we are working on negotiations with Bridged Alliance and trying to negotiate some different plan possibilities and whatnot for the staff but excited for the things they have to offer. Um it will be the same dental and vision uh providers uh BSP and Delta. So that won't be a change for the staff. It will be different. It'll be allegiance with owned by Sigma instead of Blue Cross Blue Shield. So we will be leaving Blue Cross Blue Shield behind a big company as well. They're working hard. They're hiring lots of employees as they create a new trust. Yeah, looking forward to that.
010It's been a lot of work on Jessica's part. >> What's nice is they're picking up a lot of must employees, those familiar faces and people. So, you don't have >> Yeah. >> Once you work with people, you know, >> it's kind of nice to have them still there. Yeah. >> Cool. >> Any questions on that? Did you say you were going to try to work on like an HSA kind of a thing? >> Yep. Um, so I have a meeting next week with Allegiance and we're looking at the differences between an HSA, which employees can get themselves, or an FSA, so that would be the district putting money aside like an HSA, but the money would stay with the district. If it's an HSA, that money stays with the employee. So, we're kind of I'm
011going to meet about the differences. I also need to find out the fees from Allegiance. Apparently, there are some fees for creating and maintaining those. So if it's too much, Jessica and I discussed that possibly instead we will give more money to the staff to put towards adding their children or spouse um if the fees are too great for an HSA or FSA. So I will find that out next week and keep looking into that. But yeah, we're definitely looking at offering more to the staff. more questions on our parent meeting. We're currently working on that spring fundraiser. Uh we had a great turnout for our spring lunchin, egg hunt, and a literacy event. Uh we had over 90% attendance of families. So fantastic. >> The weather stayed in there. It wasn't real warm, but
012have a storm. We will have one more literacy event in May. Wrap up for the year. Um, I do regular reporting and meetings with the state with OPI about our literacy grant and they are quite pleased with the work that we're doing here. >> Sounds good. Anything else on the parent group? >> Is that it? >> Okay. All righty. No public input. So, update the sub list. >> We actually do have an adjustment. >> Okay. >> To the order of the agenda items. >> Okay. >> Going back to that. Um under uh new business item 4 D four we have a resation. So we'll have to accept that resation. >> Okay. >> So just a slight change. >> So that that would go down. Okay. So update of the sub list, don't worry. >> Yeah,
013we have two new substitutes to hire. We're very excited about that. Um the first is Molly Ferguson. So, she is able to be just a regular substitute for us. Uh she is from Stevensville, recently moved there, and she actually uh came from Texas and used to work for Burlington Northern Santa Fe. as a parallel. She has a college degree and she is looking to get her teacher's license. So, she's excited to do some subbing for us here. >> Okay. And Tonnie. >> Hi, Tony. >> So, Tonnie is here. She [snorts] is a University of Montana uh student finishing up in her teaching degree. and it's my recommendation to hire her for our long-term uh substitute for Mariah Bishop, who as you know is expecting and will be out the last three weeks of school uh
014on maternity leave. And uh my recommendation is that we hire 20 for four weeks so she can shadow Mariah for a week, get to know the classroom and the kids and the routines. >> Okay. Should we do that right now? Let's do it. You want to make >> motion? questions for >> I make a motion to accept >> Oh, and >> then for the four weeks >> and for pretty the motion. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. I agree. All in favor of say I. >> I. So moved. >> Okay. Literacy. Well, welcome. >> Thank you. Yay. >> Excited to have you on board. >> Thanks. >> Yes. Okay. Montana literacy. >> Thank you. Nice meeting you. >> Thanks. You as well. >> Take care. So the grant we are moving towards the end of school
015less than two months left of school. At the end of the year myself and the leadership team um which consists of three of the teachers is going to do a presentation to to the OPI about all of our goals and our data and how everything went this year. do that in June right after >> that's to OPI >> um and then we're going to do two professional development days in June um one of side by side consulting going over data and making plans for next year with the grant we also are going to be going to Boseman for the OPI state conference which is a requirement of the grant that we attend that so that will be Maxi had the baby by that time. We need to be staying home. Professional development >> and that's
016in June. >> Yep. June the week of June 15th. Stay in the dorms there at the university. >> Get back to the college life. Maybe the old days in the dorms. Maybe we'll get one of the new ones that have air conditioning >> because mine sure didn't. Not at all. So, yeah, we've been really busy uh on the grant. There's a lot of backend paperwork that goes into that, but things are going very well. Excited for next year and continue with sidebyside consulting doing the coaching, mentoring, and science and reading. Uh the other thing I want to update you on is uh the curriculum adoption. So we uh have been working hard getting ready for the curriculum committee. So probably that'll be the first part of May and then the my plan is for the
017committee to bring a recommendation to the board on the May 11th board meeting and then for you guys to take the vote and then get those ordered right after the meeting. Today uh me and my bishop Jill and Lexi we all went up to Arley to see the curriculum they're using there which is wisdom which is a curriculum we're looking at. Um it's updated to a new version called arts and letters from great lines. Um so we've observed a few different curriculums that are being taught in different districts. We'd like to see it firsthand and be able to see how it's taught. >> And for the for this curriculum remind me is it just language arts or is it Okay, that's that's it. >> That's it. >> Okay, >> so this is just English language
018arts and it's just the core curriculum. Um, so we also have some intervention curriculums you fly and rewards um which have the phonics and phonic awareness components. So this is um your typical um reading comprehension, fluency, vocabulary. It'll have the the basil or the books that So the committee what we'll do is present the different options we've been researching and studying and show you actually samples of that. >> So who's all on the committee then? Um, so we have a couple of parents and then all of the leadership team. So Jill and Lexi and Bishop and myself and then for the board our findings back to the board. >> Okay. Awesome. All right. Anything else on the Montana literacy grant? I >> think that's it for this month. >> Okay. Facility maintenance projects. >> Yeah.
019So, I have been busy trying to get quotes. Um, and that is quite a job in itself. Um, but I do have um two projects that I am recommending to get done before next school year. I'll start with the easy one and that is finishing up the fence. I think that worked well last year getting the bulk of the fence pressure washed and painted and we want to do the back side as well. Um, so I have a quote from the same company that did the rest just 3,800 to finish that up. The same thing we did. So I have a recommendation there for that project. >> Okay. >> Do you want to vote on? >> Yeah, let's go ahead accepting that. to accept. >> So, >> okay, the next one's a little bit more
020complicated. Um, but this is a project that's been on the list for a while and I talked about that in the past several board meetings and that is the concrete around building two and that front porch. So, as you can see, that front porch has huge cracks in it. It's also you can see they when they built it, which might have been 1959 when they built the building, I wouldn't be surprised. They put big rocks instead of actually all concrete. And then the sidewalk around half the building is completely come crumbling apart as when they did the um I believe they put in a new septic when they did the rest of the concrete. I've been told >> I don't know that one >> might have been a while but >> the well I can
021tell you all about >> it's fairly nice you know most of the concrete um but that part around there is not um so I have three different quotes from different companies to present um the different companies are willing to do different things and different fees so there's a lot of information here about the different ones um because I couldn't get an exact match of companies doing the exact same work for the same fees and whatnot. So, I'll explain through each one. Um the first one is KB Construction and concrete and the quote is for 10,300 um for the concrete work of the sidewalk and the porch. This does not include the posts and installing the post because those posts also have issues on that front porch. It does include an extra fee for the cement
022truck and a conveyor fee. And that they say would be around $1,000. And then I have a quote from traveling craftsman and son who we've used for several projects including the bathrooms uh remodel for $1,000 for the installation of the house. >> So they were doing separately. >> That is the quote there and all of them said the quotes are not exact. >> Yeah. meaning that's the lowest it's going to be as >> that is my assumption. >> Um that's the one thing they had in common. >> Uh and all these are local companies too. >> So which one do you recommend? >> Well, let me finish presenting it. >> Okay, >> this is a little bit harder decision because it's not clear to be honest. The next one is O Enterprise Concrete and theirs
023is for 16,670 and that does not include the price of the posts and installation of the post, but there wasn't an extra fee for the concrete delivery. Um, and the third one, premium concrete construction, theirs is 14,420 and they are willing to do the posts and the um the installation of the post and cover. Okay. And was that uh there were no other charges on that premium? There was not. >> Which one did you recommend? >> Well, the >> they all seem great and experienced. Um the lowest bit if we went would be KD construction and concrete. Um >> yeah, >> I am I don't quite understand the cement truck and conveyor fee why there's an extra fee for that. I guess the others are doing that. >> Um, yeah, >> I know Premium Concrete
024talked about doing like a hand from up here. Katie, you talked about doing a conveyor belt. >> So, it be 113. So, With KB, you'd also have to hire the guys that would install the posts. >> Yeah. >> So KB is 11,300 plus the extra thousand. >> Plus the extra thousand >> number two is definitely a lot higher. I think we can >> Yeah, let's just based on price. >> Yeah. So it's 12,300 basically versus 14,000, >> right? >> Would it be a to hire two different companies to do that. What do you say? >> Um I think the only pain is getting them here at the exact time. >> Okay. >> Because we got a support porch roof. >> Oh. >> Um the other worry I have about that roof is running into problems
025more than the posts. >> Yeah. So if you hired the premium one, would they do the post and everything right there? You wouldn't have to about these other guys coming to do the posts. >> That would be an advantage. >> It might be worth, right? >> They're all highly rated. >> They all have good reviews. They're all local. Um KB, we do have a recommendation from a parent. >> So that that is something. >> Yeah. >> The question I have How can you get the people that that we had to do the bathroom to be right there to do the posts while these guys are doing the other? >> That is a question I have. They're like, "Oh, yeah. I bet we could fit it in." >> Yeah, but when >> Yeah, because it's not
026Yeah. With that rope, you can't leave it unattached. >> But I also could see that rug running into more money >> with either one of them, right? >> Yeah. I don't I don't claim to be an expert on concrete. Um >> so >> does this include them hauling away? >> Yes. >> Yeah. Both. Um >> yeah, you're looking at $2,000 to kind of assure that the posts are done at the same time. >> Yeah. Yeah. At least it'd be done. $2,000. >> You're going to be the one >> and the 2000 the other [laughter] the other one had the recommendation from a family. >> So would that family member be there to make sure those folks are [laughter] getting at the same time? >> Yeah. >> No, but a personal recommendation can be nice. Um,
027all three seemed very reputable. They're all insured. They're all local. >> Do you think that you could get those people to be there at the same time to take care of that or would that be a problem? >> I've run into problems getting people here in a timely manner with all contractors, >> but >> yeah. to say that, oh, you're going to be there to when they're putting that in. >> It may be worth going with the lowest bid. I mean, they all are reputable. Um, I truly leave this up to your guys's discretion >> between the two. Well, if it's I I what I would do if they were recommended by a family member and it's the cheapest one, go with that and just on a wing of prayer. I don't know. That's probably
028what I would do. Save a few grand. >> Did you have a question? I see you making lots of faces. I agree. But like you said, I mean, well, he's still got a little extra money there in case there is some issues, too. >> Yeah, that's true. >> Are you going to come after us if we make you? >> No, I I mean, sometimes we just have to make a a decision. >> Often the lowest bid if Okay. I may need help on the should the company. >> What's the other guys? >> Traveling craftsman. >> Okay. I will make a motion to approve um the contract work of KD concrete for >> Do you want me to say the amounts and everything? >> Yeah. Go ahead. We'll say 11,300 for KB with the additional 1,000
029for the travel. >> Okay. So for KB concrete um 11,300 um with the additional $1,000 post installation price from traveling crafts. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I move. >> It's just like with your own homes. I mean >> it can be >> it's always a wing and a prayer. Even with electrical work here, I mean, I've tried a few different electricians >> of success. >> Okay. Anything else, John? >> Um, I do have some other projects I'm working on getting bids on, but I don't have those for this meeting. This was a more of a priority project. Others are more remodeled. Um, we talked a little bit about remodeling in here in that room. There was some cabinets and flooring painting or possibly building three with the bathroom there in the
030secretary's office. So, I'm going to try to get those quotes for the next meeting and maybe have you choose between those. >> Okay, sounds good. Okay, lawn care. >> Got it. >> What did you come up with? >> I think I might have spent more time on the lawn care maintenance quotes than the concrete. I had a harder time with lawn care getting people out here than uh concrete people. Um so, as you know, our past um company provider contractor um was no longer willing to able to provide services. Um so, Um, I've got three quotes for you. Um, most people turned me down going up Highway 12. I made, I think, 16 phone calls. >> Um, and this is the three that I've been really. >> Um, the first one is Montana Grounds Grow.
031This is the company that provides um snow plow services for us and they have been reliable. They've done snow plowing since I came here so I do know they're reliable. U they quoted us $255 per visit for mowing and $500 per time for weed whacking. That's an estimate of the amount of time it would take for all the weed whacking along the fence and the hill and whatnot, which is something I started doing when I came. It hadn't been done in years when I first um came and things were pretty overgrown. So, we're trying to not >> And how often would you say we >> usually they were only doing twice a year. Southernlands were breaking it up and not doing it in two big times, but really um once they got things down, um
032usually it was just twice a year. Okay. >> Um the one difference with Montana Grounds Pro that none of the other companies um are requiring is they require re uh weed control, spraying, and fertilization. >> They require us to do that. >> They require us pay them >> to pay them to do it. >> Yes. >> And that would be $652 per year and that was non-negotiable of the contract. They said they do that for all lawns. It's not a choice. >> We've never done that before. Um you might notice that we don't have like sawed or manicured lawns. We, you know, a lot of that is weeds to be honest with you. Um, so that would be a change. >> Okay. >> And how often do they vote? >> It's usually Southernlands was doing
033about every other week for spring in the first part of summer and then they would back off. >> I told the folks when they came out on average bi-weekly. >> Okay. and Southerntherlands was considerably less. I was not able to get a quote comparable >> uh to that. I think they were 15. >> Very expensive. >> They did us a solid is what they could. >> Yeah. And maybe that was another reason was they had quoted us low because of the connection. I don't know. Uh the next one is Montana time wands and they were willing to give me a quote um but they are out of Coralis Montana. So theirs is a little bit higher and part of that is the travel time from Coralis. I wanted to give you some quotes even was
034a little higher. So there's his 400 per visit per m and $50 per hour for resack. Um the third one is Astramm lawn in landscape. This is a gentleman from Missoula that's starting a new company and actually it was a recommendation from a parent here at the school. Um he is $200 per visit for a moment and $70 per hour for weed whacking. Um so with the weed whacking not happening frequently at the school um astramm lawn in landscape um is less uh especially with not requiring weed control and fertilizer. Definitely Montana is quite a bit higher because of the travel time. So my recommendation is Austro Long. Any other projects there? >> None. >> Yeah, I'll have more. >> Okay, Harmony. >> Yeah. So, I just wanted to do an update about remote learning.
035Um, so I have spent a lot of time and I have more meetings with um from the educational services model. Um but kind of developing a plan for next year. One of my big concerns all along is making sure that the state of Montana pays us the A and B payment for students who are getting >> deferred to you. Oh, as far as A and B for this year, that'll be played into the budget for next year and as it stands right now, um we are getting reimbursed for this year's students. Yeah. And without a whole lot of pain actually, which is nice. So, >> well, you had to fight infinite campus, but >> and OPI. So, maybe just paint on. >> Okay. Well, on my side, the numbers are looking pretty, [laughter] >> but
036yeah, we're getting fully funded for all the kiddos that are in. Yeah. >> And the great thing about the A and B and the student count is we use an average system. And so they're looking at three to five year averages. And not only does it help the next school year when you've got a higher count of students, it actually helps for years to come. So if we were to have a lower year, these years being this high, um the average was 47 for this year. Correct? >> 40. Yes. Um yeah. Yeah. And so when you do a three-year average, a a slower year or a lesser year, the other two years can help bolster it. >> So we're actually helping for years to come from that averages out to a higher number. >> Um
037so working uh with some of the other districts in the Bitter Valley that use Harmony, um the the question comes into play with out of district students. There's really no question with in district students having them be remote. It's out of district students that there's really um some very vague interpretation. Um just like the federal government, I get dear colleague letters from the OPI that give direction that are often gray and not very clear. Um and so some of that goes into uh out of district students uh and with remote students and I want a chance not getting the payment for state because we're paying a fee to harmony educational services to provide the teaching uh and instruction and the management system for remote services. Um so we would take a loss if we did
038not get funded by >> so so how it goes I think you said for each kid whatever you get from the state is split up between the Harmony, right? But you pay Harmony up front and then you get reimbured by the state. >> It's a twice a year payment for each. >> Okay. So hopefully you get paid otherwise. >> That was the question. >> Yeah. >> This year and um I don't want to risk not getting paid. So I am looking and working with a slight change for next year to remote programming to make sure that the state can't come back and say, "Well, look at our deer colleague. what you didn't meet the criteria. Um, one of the, um, possibilities for enrolling students that are out of district in a remote program is that
039the other district doesn't offer a remote program. Um, so if they were offering a remote program, they should stay in the district they're in. Um, very few districts in Missoula County offer remote programs. Valley County is the opposite. almost all the districts over county offer remote program. Um the other aspect then if you're accepting out of district students is are you offering a unique course. So this year I had students do a unique uh elective course u that other districts are not doing uh around science, technology, engineering and math. Um the other aspect of that is being hybrid. Um so if students have any time on site that actually changes their status to not being um so talking with Harmony and talking with what some of the Valley County schools are doing, I'm looking to
040make a stipulation for um students all coming uh with some time uh at the school. Um and talking with Harmony, I'm looking at that being fairly minimal. but having a elective course and I'm kind of brainstorming with them possibly having something about the outdoors and the environment elective course and one of the ideas I had that we're doing with the third and fourth graders is the Montana Natural History Museum. Uh they actually come on site and teach classes here. If you've been to their museum, it's fantastic in Missoula, but they have a teacher that come out and I actually had a grant from network financial that paid all the costs for us and they also do field trips as well in relation to that. So kind of my thought and I'm still working with Harmony
041on that is having an elective course and having the students come out just once a month on site through Woodman and uh having them do the natural history course and having everything be remote. So Harmony is still working with me. We're still talking about how to design this elective course. Um but with that being said, if we had a unique course and that course had inschool t and made those students um hybrid, then I think we would be guaranteed with the way the rulings are at OPI and the board of public education to make sure we get >> So these students parents know that that's a requirement for the following year. >> So, that would be one of the next steps. >> So, what I'm thinking about doing is looking at designing that handbook that
042you approved last year on getting that done sooner rather than later and getting that out to the remote students. Um, you might notice that I didn't even send them at this point out of district paperwork because I was still working on researching everything about payments. before I even brought to you a recommendation to accept them. Um, so that more information coming. I'd rather be safe than >> Yeah. Would that elective course be mandatory for every age in Norman or is it just a certain age? >> It would need to be every age for students that are fully remote. >> Okay. to change them to the hybrids. So, it would not have to necessarily affect students that are a hybrid. >> Okay. >> I think that's a good thing to offer anyone. I think it would
043benefit everybody. >> I tried to think of something that um everybody would like in all the age groups because I really racked my brain. What would be something that like a sixth grader and a kindergarter would both benefit and enjoy? And the Montana Natural History Center um we brought K through eight there before on field trips and they've all logged it. So, >> how long was their presentation when they've come here before? It's about an hour. >> Yeah, it's about an hour. >> Okay. An hour once a month is what you're thinking. You think they could come once a month? Would it be that particular group coming once a month? >> So, here is the question though. Is there some people that would decide that's not what they want? And I don't know the answer
044to that. Um, but I think it would be I think that's pretty minimal requirement. I think it's something of high interest. >> It's something that they would have to pay for themselves if they were going there. It's not free to go to the natural history center or it's quite a bit of money per year to bring them out here. We're getting a grant to pay for it all. Yeah, still working on that. I just wanted to update you. I have more meetings with Harmony. >> All right. On to new business. Got some newies out of district students. >> Yeah. So, I have a list for you. We have 20 students on the list. Various grade levels. The bulk of them. We tell you if they're new or returning. >> Both are returning. We offered applications
045first to the returning students. Um and then we have mostly of the younger grades new students. Um numbers are looking healthy. Um there are definitely a few um preschool students that said they probably are going to go back to their home district, but there's several that um are saying they want to stay here uh for kindergarten. So that's fantastic. And there's family that's bringing a sibling. Uh so I think our numbers are looking pretty comparable at this point and this is early on. We still have a few months uh where we could accept more out of district students. U one thing if you notice um our four-year-old program we have six out of district students. Um so that um is how many we have this year? We have six students in the four year program.
046So that's staying the same. Even with Lolo school district opening the program down the road. Um we are still staying the same as we are. So that doesn't seem to have affected us to be honest which was something I was wondering about. >> Yeah. >> We do have students coming not just from Lolo but from all over um Florence, French Town. >> French town. So this is a this is in person. >> Yep. >> These are all inerson students. >> Wow. >> Okay. >> Well, that's good. No one's going to be overwhelmed by the numbers or >> No, but to be honest, looking at this list for preschool, kindergarten, um we may in the future after this meeting have to limit enrollment or if we have an influx of year olds that we would get
047and pay for. We might have to look at splitting things differently if we wanted to accept more kids. Um, but to be honest, um, I wouldn't look at the future in accepting a lot of out of district three-year-old students uh, beyond this because we don't get a funding. That's just funding through the grant because we >> But that is the classroom that we're really going to have to look at maybe capping or splitting apart because the numbers aren't very high. >> Yeah. Okay. >> So, do you happen to know we're at 53 students? How many are in person? Do you know? >> 41. And is it going to change with this list? I did not compile that. >> Okay, >> that's all right. >> There's still a few applications out there that we're waiting to
048get back. >> I think we'll have more of an idea of the vaccine, but I think numbers are are looking healthy. I I can imagine unless we get a lot of remote students, I I could see our numbers being very similar to 41. and you can lump them all together. There's not any students that have behavior concerns or anything like that that I know of. >> The bulk are all returning students. >> Can you add good recommendations on those other ones from Florence and French? >> Well, the the new the little ones, the preschoolers, they don't even know. >> Yeah, that's true. But I do do an assessment with them all. >> Seventh grader though have one. >> Yep. So that's a sibling. >> Oh, okay. >> Motion to approve that. I'll make the motion
049to approve the 2026 2027 out of district list of new and returning students. >> All in favor say I. I. So MSSA letter of agreement. So the next two items I kind of want to give you some background on together though they're separate items. Um so we have been a part for quite a few years with the Montana Small Schools Association. Um and they do a few services. One of them is a group buying price for max testing the computer testing that we do three times a year with students. without being a part of that it would be um several thousand dollar for that. So we definitely get a cheaper price. The other thing they've been providing is a curriculum cooperative uh with standards and basically just the standards and uh to be honest the
050small school associations hasn't provided a lot of support that's been beneficial for us when it comes to the content standards. We've actually been working with another organization, School Services of Montana, who we're already a part of. Um, they are providing infinite camp in infant campus support for us as well as professional development support and we're also part of their food co-op. Um, so I'm able to buy from US foods um through them as part of the cooperative. Um, so there's a lot of services they're already providing for us. One of the services they provide is a curriculum consortium and they actually have more available. They actually have a database for teachers online where they can actually pull assessments for each standards that they've created. Um, there's more professional development actually happening in Missoula. Um, the
051small schools association closest is Helena and Calis which is quite a drive uh for us to get professional development in person. Um so I'm actually recommending to the board to make a change for our curriculum consortion moving away from the small schools um to moving to school services of Montana but staying with small schools for the maps. >> Is that still the $100 for the maps? plus a per child charge for each test that you do. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, that's where we get the best benefit there. And then school services of Montana, right? >> Yeah. And I look at um using that grant money from the reading grant to pay this upcoming year for that. Uh it's a little bit more with school services of Montana, but not a lot more. I think
052we will get a lot more for our teachers. >> Okay. Okay. >> Okay. How do you want to? >> It'll be two two motions. The first is to approve the MSSA letter of agreement for MAPS test. >> Yeah. Okay. I'll go with that one. Um I will make a motion to approve the MSSA letter of agreement for MAPS testing. All f. So the other one is >> so for this one it would be approving um membership in the uh school services of Montana curriculum consortion. >> Okay. I will make a motion to approve also. Membership in >> Oh, thank you. membership uh for school services of Montana. Oh, >> curriculum consortion. >> All in favor of so I don't know. So that was That's a two for one sort of a deal right there. >>
053So this year we have a number of staff approved. The majority well all are returning. Um but we broke them out a little bit differently this year. Uh because um some folks are tenure. We have two tenure teachers that have been here long enough. Um, so that's a different status. And then we have folks that are up for tenure. Uh, and folks that are non tenure. So, um, I'd like to go through kind of the list and have you make individual motions by the the numbers. >> Okay. >> So, we grouped a few people together and put some people. >> Okay. So, the first group is our classified staff. So, as you know, we have a full-time parent educator, Rachel Taylor. And then we have Mariah Cruz who's part-time secretary and part-time parent educator. And
054then we now of course have a parttime custodian, Grace M. a lot of confidence in there. >> So, we have the three >> the three classified. >> So, uh hiring them, what about their pay? Does their pay stay the same? Is there >> Well, that's a good question. We would like to table the pay till next month. Jessica and I are still working >> on budgeting and so we will have that proposal. So what we'll offer at this point is a contract with the pay salary to be determined. Uh we did that last year as well but we'll next month like you to approve the the salary schedule. >> Okay. So those classified staff want to make a motion to accept classified staff of those three. >> You could just do just the >> Yeah,
055you can just do the classified staff. >> I make a motion to second. All in favor say I. So >> this is district clerk. >> Okay. Be Jessica. Anybody have any questions for Jessica? >> I don't. >> Okay. >> Want to make a motion? >> I can. I'll make a motion to um approve the Sorry. >> District clerk um 2026 2027 square. >> All in favor say I. >> I. So, >> okay. Tenard staff. >> So, the tenur staff is Jill Wilson and two teachers are all in favor of. >> So, isn't question Isn't the nature of that that you can't get rid of? Isn't that Isn't that kind of what that means? >> Kind of. Yeah. >> So, >> that's still necessary though. >> Yeah. Still necessary. >> Okay. Sorry. Just >> so we
056all voted it is moved to accept those. Okay. >> Just out of curiosity, if you were to decide they're not >> what's the procedure you'd have to fire, right? retired like >> um >> they're not tenure till they hit their fourth year. >> Okay. And then are they automatically tenure or do you >> Well, the board makes the decision after their third year and that hiring kind of forces the tenure. >> You you would have to you would have to have costs >> and then could you could you keep them on but not or is that >> that's actually state law. Um and and to learn when we do our board training um she would be able to get more training on that. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Okay. So tenure we made that done deal.
057The non-tenured. >> Yeah. So first is Hyram Loop. That's our part-time counselor. He comes one day a week. Uh also a professor at the University of It's been a great addition. So he has done just this school year. So next year his second year >> John >> do you want to vote individually? >> Do we want to do each one for each one? >> I'll do it. Okay. >> So somebody want to make a motion to accept or Any questions on Hyum? >> It's >> okay. I'll do it. I'll make a motion to accept hire for a second year um in the 2026 2027 school. >> All in favor say I. >> I. I. So moved. >> Okay. John. >> Um so I'm your principal of course principal with superintendent duties. Most principles don't help
058you with the board meetings. It's a unique position. I do have a superintendent license, but technically I am a principal of the superintendent duties for you. I have been here three years. It's hard to even imagine it. >> Here's a tenure vote for you guys. >> So next year be my fourth year with the district. >> Okay. >> So we want to fourth year. Is that right? >> Are we tender yet? >> At the end of the at the end of the third year. So if you vote to bring him back next year. >> Okay. >> You guys have any questions for John? >> Should we move on? We can make a motion if everyone's motion. >> I favor say I >> I so moved Lexi Guba. >> Yeah, she's our middle school teacher. She
059has >> welcome back >> or welcome here. Welcome still, I guess. There we go. So, she's been here the same amount of time as me. >> So, this would be her year as well. >> Okay. Questions of Lexi. >> My recommendation. >> Okay. I'll make a motion to approve Lexi for the 2026 2027 school year. >> Second. All in favor say I. >> I. is so moved. >> Okay, she gets to stay tuned. Becky Crawford. >> So, this is the adjustment to the agenda. Um, so we have actually received from Becky a resignation letter for next year. >> Did you put that in? >> It's in the very last page. >> Yeah. >> On this one, it would just be accepting the vacation. >> Okay. Just accepting it. We don't have to vote anything. >>
060Yeah. Yeah, you would you make a motion to accept it. >> Okay. I make a motion to accept the resation. All in favor say I. >> I. So moved. >> Okay. Is that it? >> I have a question. I'm going to be out of town to 12. You're not allowed to go outside. >> I completely forgot about those Thursdays. Can you guys postpone it or what? Well, could we do it the following week? >> I don't want to push it too far out the bills. Can we do it a week early? Do it for us. >> Yes. You know what? We could cuz I am not taking care of anymore. So, >> I can do that because if that works, John, I'm sorry. I be May 4th. John's to see what he's got going on,
061too. >> Will that work? >> Um, for his quiz ball. >> Oh, [laughter] okay. Let's see. >> I might be back by 5. >> Tesla 12. No, >> what if we what if we pushed it to like Wednesday the 13th? Wednesday. >> Could you do Wednesday the 13th? >> I could do that. Can you do that? >> Okay. >> What about you, John? >> Looks good. >> Okay. So, we'll make the school board meeting 5:00 Wednesday. Okay. Okay, >> meeting is journed. See you guys back on the >> Well, maybe