001It looks it looks a lot better. I know. Um Todd, when I saw Todd, I said, you know, I texted him and said, could you have that thing done by the time school starts, please? And so I never and I don't know why I didn't even look because I've been looking. Anyway, >> well, you got a call from me Friday, too. Kind of saying the same thing. >> He said that or you from >> I called him Friday. Oh, good. Well, good. At least he paid attention. >> We got done this. >> Awesome. Well, I'm glad it looks He said it's like putting paint on a He said it's like trying to shine put a paint on a turn or something. >> Don't tell me that, please. >> It's really mean. >> Exactly. It's better.
002Maybe it'll last another minute or two. There's hopefully another five. >> Oh, goodness sakes. I'll get another minute. >> You girls are just so happy to be kid. You didn't even go to a schoolboard meeting for that. >> This is like social hour. >> Oh my god. >> I know. I had my grandkids just overnight and I tell you I was really happy to see them and I really love them and they were so nice to squeeze and stuff but boy I was like >> it's nice. >> Oh man, >> I can't wait to see you again. >> Oh my gosh. >> I know. They're just busy. I mean they run >> and I mean they so fast. >> Oh my god. That is crazy. Counting the hours until >> anybody count. >> Okay, I
003think it's five. Let's get Let's call the meeting to order. Aliance. 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. I thought I heard it, too. Was there any questions or anything on the uh mot last week. >> Yeah, if you want to throw it in just July 14th. >> July 14th, 2025 meeting. >> All in favor say I. >> I. So good. Okay. Approval of expenditures. >> There were a couple things added. We had a couple contractor invoices come in over the weekend. So, there are a couple extra additions to the claims list. Those would have been J&M Electric and Nick P. expenditure in the $6,36210 claims for $15,2875 and
004activities $13,842.35 Second. All in favor say I. >> I. So I see public presentations. Nothing from you. Okay. Principal's report. >> Well, we have been busy and today was our first day getting back with staff. So we started the professional development day. So the next three days is professional development for our grant around reading literacy and training our teachers topics. So excited to get back and dive into it and be ready for school. And then we have another professional development day um on Thursday the morning we're going to go to the university. We actually they invited us. We have a presenter Ron Clark who's a nationally known innovative teacher and actually made a whole movie about him and whatnot how he taught in inner city I believe New York and now he's made his own
005school in Atlanta and his one of his mods is that every student can learn and succeed. So we're going to go to that morning and then work on some assessment work in the afternoon and then Friday it's going to be off and then Monday we have professional development day where we're going to go through handbooks and all thatformational stuff. And then we have two days of jump start for the younger kids on Tuesday and Wednesday. And then on Thursday and then Monday we will have our ice cream social back to school event. We're going to have that in the afternoon at 4:30. a question on the on the curriculum. Is that the um can can you tell me about that because that's what you're doing this week curriculum >> literacy. So we're working on using
006curriculum correctly and supplementing. So we have the reading street and you can see all the books in that corner. So that is the basil that was adopted a long time ago. Um, so what our consultant is doing is she's coming in and training people. How do you supplement that to make sure that we're teaching phonics, teaching awareness, teaching fluency, all those other aspects because that is a pretty old program. There's some good things about it. Uh, but until we do the adoption, uh, which OPI is part of the grant wants to be a part of, um, that'll happen next. Okay, that's what I thought. So, at that point, can we participate in that stuff? >> Yeah. So, we'll have stakeholders and um I'm waiting. I was going to talk about this at the grant uh
007time, but I'm waiting for direction from um so there's a lot of information about this grant and that being one of the things that I need to get information from them that they have not yet shared with us. I don't know if they >> Yeah, you're unaware of where that's at at this point. There's quite a few of those things uh with the grant that both Jessica and I are waiting for more information. We keep asking to say it'll come. >> Yeah. >> Be patient, >> especially when you didn't write it. >> But you have a copy of it, I'm sure, of the grant that was written. >> Oh, the grant application. >> The grant application. Yeah. >> So that gal helped me. >> So you got Yeah. >> I'm well aware of what our
008goals are and whatnot. What I'm not aware of is what OPI wants. >> Yes, exactly. That's what I thought. Okay, cool. Sweet. >> Um, we also have uh coming up in September, we're going to take second through 8ighth grade to Coyote Camp again down in the Big Hole. That was a wonderful experience last year where they got to go to the battlefield and learn history. We're doing that on September 15th. >> And what grades again? >> Uh, second through 8th. >> Second through what? Wow. Okay. How many is that? >> So, it's a bus. So, you're taking the bus and whatnot. >> 20 >> or so. >> Okay. >> I remember going there myself >> from this school kid. Yes. >> It made an impact on me. I've gone a couple times since. >> Yeah.
009It's really cool. >> Uh and enrollment, I just calculated our uh enrollment to this point. Um we are now at uh pending one possible approval tonight. 49 children. Uh and that includes four three-year-olds um and several remote kids. but almost to 50 overall. So, having been at 30 when we ended last year, we've gone up quite a bit. >> Cool. And you don't know how many the remote are at this point? Is there 10 or less? >> There is less than 10. I can find out that information. So, currently there is 6.5 and then a possible approval tonight. Um, but I have been more phone calls. >> I met with Harmony last week. We had a meeting down in Coral with the districts that are participating with them and worked with them to develop a
010um kind of a procedural manual for parents that I emailed you uh and also got some more information about what they're working on. >> So, is that are they still able to get in for this next quarter semester? Is it semesters or quarters. >> So that um they can if they're in district for out of district that depends upon your vote tonight. >> Okay. >> Because we'll have to make a change if we want to. >> Okay. >> I thought we had a date on it, didn't we? >> Yeah. We'll be talking about that soon. >> Okay. Um, facilitywise, um, I'll talk about the projects later, but we've been busy working on getting the facility ready for school. I met with the, um, lawn care grounds people the other day. They've been busy mowing. They've
011still got some more weed whacking to do. Um, Grace has been busy um, scrubbing. She's been waxing all the furniture. And your chairs are a little bit slippery probably. She's been waxing them. Uh so yeah, we're getting everything in shade. Um one thing that did happen I found out um is that the pump went out from the ranch um for our irrigation system. Um and that is how we irrigate the field and keep that up. So I'm trying to irrigate it now with the well pump and try I'm trying to move the sprinklers around. Unfortunately, I had it hooked up still with the sprinklers from the irrigation system and a little bit of water was coming out, but it actually the sprinklers weren't moving and was starting to dig holes into the field. Um, so
012I've kind of unhooked those. If it gets really dry and no rain, I might just lay the hose out and my plan is to kind of just let the water go out um if we need to, but maybe we'll get some rain and not That's what I've got. That's not >> Yeah, those pumps probably aren't cheap either, are they? >> I have no idea. He's up there. >> I know. I know. Jonah said they're renting one, it sounds like. >> Yeah, we're renting one. Um, and they got it because our elk members went out and this one went out. >> Oh, wow. >> And um, yeah, it's even renting we figured is like a hundred bucks a day. Wow. [Music] >> Pretty crazy. We're kind of working on getting approved to get like I think
013we're technically approved to get a brand new one put in eventually, but we have to budget a lot for the hopefully next year. >> Cool. >> Okay. Was that it? Parent group report? Nothing yet. >> Not yet. I'm going to send out a message and hopefully get back again. >> Okay, cool. >> Upcoming events and fun stuff. >> Okay, public input agenda item. >> Okay, additions and acceptance of agenda. >> So, I just wanted to point out from the one that was sent out originally, we did add the out of district student um approval onto the old business, but it's on the already >> the out of district. It's It's number four on the business there. >> Okay. Montana reads literacy grant update and discussion. >> Yeah, I've already talked quite a bit about that
014um earlier, but we're doing professional development uh the first three days of this week just right now. presenter coming out. Uh that's uh one of our partners and uh somebody that's going to be coming back every other month this year to work with teachers as an instructional coach. Um so we're happy to have them be a part of our team. >> So is and is that a person that's had the grant before? >> She's worked with several schools. Um, so they u actually somebody that I contacted to learn more sidebyside consulting because they've worked with several schools and she's actually the one that referred me to the person that helped us write the grant. >> Um, and they have worked with Victor and currently working with Victor on the grant. Um, they've worked with so
015many schools up in Flathead. Um, and they're also work they worked with Clinton, they're working with Albertton this year. anybody that got the grants that they're available for. >> They're available for I think they're actually turning districts away now. Um I don't think they're accepting new clients to work with. I got on early on saying I wanted them. They're definitely one of the top literacy consultants in the state. I'd say the top my reputation and I know I really wanted them when I was a superintendent before we had them in our school. >> So do they follow you all the way through the grant? >> Uh they can They can >> were they written into the budget. So that's not anything extra that we have to pay. >> Correct. They're part of professional development. >>
016And we're actually required to have an instructional coaching professional development. That's actually one of the requirements. >> Um and of course part of this grant is also easing off of things. It's about sustainability. Um, so as we move further out, they're going to start easing off the professional development and a lot of that stuff in that grant actually decreases in money as we go. They have more up front because they know you have more needs uh with curriculum and supplies and professional development, things like that. >> Is that a three? >> Uh, so it's actually the feds have designed as a fiveyear grant. Um, but the first year actually ends se uh the end of this September, September 30th. So the first year we only have it a little bit. Um, so really it's kind
017of grant. But yeah, that will definitely help us the next four school years. really nice if we got our our uh online stuff going to where we could keep generating more too if that works out. That's awesome. >> Okay. Anything more on that or any other questions? >> One more thing is that uh this year uh in addition to myself and the instructional coach from side by side, Mrs. Wilson going to be doing some reading work as well. Um, so she's going to be helping with a lot of the testing, progress monitoring. I've got time built into her schedule to do that. Uh, because she's actually the one person on staff that has a reading endorsement, of course, quite a few years of experience, too. So, she's going to be on the leadership team. All
018right. facility maintenance projects. >> Yeah. So, the fence is done. We got that done this weekend. Um I'm glad I was a little sad for the the helpers of Todds because they started painting with rollers and brushes. >> Yeah. >> And uh I all I saw was Ryan out there with the brush and he was complain with the roller. He was complaining pretty bad. >> Uh it was pretty obvious when they had only reached for a few weeks the first uh power pull. >> Um so yeah, >> they decided to go with >> a sprayer and like yourself, I also called Todd and I'm like, "Well, school's coming soon. Do you think you can actually move to the part right in front of the school?" >> That's what I told him, too. >> Could you
019get that done before this? >> Yeah. And they said, "I'm on it. It's going to be done this weekend." And he got it done. So, we're good there. >> Uh the washer and dryer is installed and done. So that's in building one and tested it. Works good. >> Uh the miscellaneous projects um gosh several things including new sighting um on the sheds that had rotted and had to be removed. Uh the new flag pole rope that's up and right to go with the kevlar rope I bought. Um we have cages on the two windows um over Mrs. Wilson's room in case were to have the windows. Um they put border on the bottom of these shelves in this room. You can see the nice white. >> Um a whole bunch. They had a plethora of
020the handyman of things they did. So all of that's done except for one window in the library that's on back order. So we'll be back to do that, but all the other projects are done. >> They also stabilized the posts on this porch. They actually unscrewed from the cement. So, a bunch of things they did. They're the same gentleman that remodeled those bathrooms. >> Uh the doors, the doors are not done, unfortunately. Some of the hardware did not arrive in a timely manner. They thought things would take a month to get here. The doors are here and there. >> There's a good price on them, though. >> 40 grand. Hopefully it doesn't like take six months to get them up. >> So, so where we're at now is the doors have arrived and they're at
021the painter getting painted. >> Okay. >> Some of the hardware has not come in yet. Uh and one of the things I talked with the contractor that of course school is starting. So, we're down to the wire here. So, they've agreed to work >> to get these installed. They're hoping to start um hopefully by this weekend. They're going to do hopefully That's awesome. >> So, still kind of waiting. That's the one thing in limbo. Still kind of waiting on him and I have been in contact. >> All right. The new pair of professional hire a new one. >> Yes. >> You got another one. >> So, last week I did some I think it was last week. >> I think it was the week so far. Summer kind of blends together. Um I did a
022couple of interviews and it was really that the candidate that was most qualified uh is Rachel Taylor. She's actually a parent here at the school as well. >> She was what? >> A parent. She is a parent here at the school. Uh but Rachel brings a couple years of preschool teaching experience under her belt. Uh as well as um she has been a manager at businesses. So she's got lots of experience and she's just delightful. She's so Is is she a full-time position with Mariah? Is that >> uh Yeah. So, um when we got this grant, we talked about making it full-time because you had the past per was parttime. >> Okay. >> So, with this extra money to help supplement those salaries, um we posted as a full-time >> which did not change. It's
023my recommendation to have hire Rachel Taylor as a fulltime. >> Okay. Anybody have any questions? >> Okay. I'll make a motion to hire Rachel or >> Rachel Taylor for the par professional position for the 2526 school year. >> All in favor of out of district student. >> Uh we actually need to do that later. >> Okay. >> We need to do the new >> Oh, that's true. We have to do policy that talks about >> shift it around. >> So, no, it needs to be at the end. >> I didn't think about that when I plugged it in there. It's been on there >> because currently without amending that policy. >> Okay. Okay. So, new business, the 2425 trustees financial summary. >> Are we ready for the fun? >> So, I'm sorry my printer started
024running out of ink when I did the budget, but um I replaced it when I So, you should still be able to read it just fine. If you have any issues with any of it, let me know. Um I'm going to kind of I think talk about them together. Um The TFS is for all of last year of course for the 24th >> TFS. >> So should be listed. >> Which page? >> First one. There's one thing. >> So, um I think what I'm going to do is kind of go through fund by fund um and maybe bounce a little bit between the budget and TFS mainly because the budget works off of the TFS. Um, so if we look at uh the general fund, if you turn your bud budget just to the inside
025page. >> No, you got your TFS. >> Grab the other report, J. >> Well, thank you. I'm like really confused here. >> Yep. Right on the inside there. >> It's a nice little summary page. >> Okay, gotcha. >> Everybody there? >> Okay, perfect. Um, so the general fund um 2526 is 494 44989. Um that's based on our three-year average A and B since our numbers were so low last year, our actual numbers. Uh the three-year average was by far the best way to go. And so that has us at 44 A and B. Um we had enough money um left over at the end in the general fund we were able to fully um finance the reserves. So you can have up to 10% of your general fund budget in reserves. So we have 49,444.99
026that's there if we need it. Um if we did need it, it'd be toward the end of the year likely. Um you would have to approve a budget amendment. It would then need to be um approved by OPI and be able to access that money. So that money is there in cash in our account. It's just it's separate. >> Does it stay there? Do they ever take it away if we didn't use it? It does. Um, of course it changes year to year how much you can have in there dependent on your budget because you can only have >> So it doesn't like accumulate if we don't use it this year. >> Yeah. So like last year we had I think it was 27 28,000 in there and so the extra we had this year
027just added onto that. >> Oh, it does. Okay. >> Um but we can if you go beyond that it's then reappropriated back. Um which essentially means it's used to help fund the main budget and the taxpayers aren't they get a little worried because they're not Okay. Yeah. Um, so then we have transportation. Um, I've got 90,200 in there. Our actual routes are going to be closer to 80. Um, not knowing what fuel costs might be and stuff, I always go a little >> Does that include any of the uh extracurricular activities? >> No, you can't take This is strictly bus routes. Um, transportation contracts for parents where we pay them to to transport their kiddos and fuel. Um, anything extracurricular like field trips are going to come out of either the general fund or grants
028or things like that. You can't >> student activities. >> Yes. Yeah. You can't take those out of the transportation fund. Um, tuition. Oh, sorry. Going back to the the general fund real quick. I wanted to point out that we are expecting, let me find it here real quick, 11,444 $1,4451 in tuition in other districts. That took almost 5 mills off of what our taxpayers will be charged in general fund. So, it's helped the offset by collecting from the other districts because we've got those out of district kiddos. that the audit district includes remote as well. Does that include remote? >> So that's that going forward it will it well my understanding is um we can't charge tuition for them. >> So that's a recent change with the laws. So coming forward we won't be able
029to charge tuition to these other districts. Uh but we will be getting um we will be getting A and B for those kids. But, uh, one of the great things is is we're losing almost no kids in district to other districts. I think this year we're only going to lose one. >> Um, and we're bringing in over 20 kids from Lola district alone. >> Um, including kids, and this is in person from Florence and Missoula as well. So, we're bringing a lot of kids in. Very few are. >> That's awesome. And when you say A and B, what what does that mean? >> Um, so that's how much money the state gives us per kit. >> Okay, gotcha. >> So how does that break out? A means what and B means what? Or is it
030the same thing? A and B. What does the A and B mean? >> annual number belonging. >> Annual number. Okay. >> And we get that with harmony, but we have to pay half of it. We actually have some room. >> Nice. >> Um, so if you look at the tuition uh fund, I budgeted 4750. We have four kiddos this year. We're paying for three Lolo kiddos in the target range. Three of our kiddos went to Lolo, one went to Target range. >> Um, and so that will be paid out. Half of the tuition is paid in December. So I'll send them off a check in December and the other half in June. Um that gives us time them time to you know gives us time to collect the taxes and all that sort of good
031stuff which is why they >> everything's always a year behind. >> Yeah. Yeah. These are all based on the district. Um retirement fund is about the same as what we put in last year. Um it's always kind of a ballpark. Um, we've also got reserves there if we need it unless we hire an unexpected position. We're not going to touch those reserves. Those will just kind of hang there. Um, adult edge is kind of we've had one or two times we've used that in the time I've been here. Um, I know we did a tech class for parents one year, that sort of thing. So, it just sits there and accumulates a little bit of interest every year, but if we ever need found a need to use it, it's it's available. >> Um, >>
032we could also levy that if >> Yes. the community really wanted more adult classes and whatnot. That's something as a district we can decide to start off. >> Okay. >> And it's a permissive you can >> So would adult ed classes be online or would they be in person? >> But then you have to hire people to teach. >> Yeah. It's like how does that work? >> Yeah. Exactly. Okay. Um the tech fun that had there was some there was some roller roll over. We had about $4,900. We didn't use them this year, so that rolled over. We get a couple hundred bucks from the state. It's not much. I want to say it's 400 and some bucks. Um and then we have our $10,000 um levy that we passed and that goes into perpetuity.
033Every year we can levy $10,000. The voters approved it. And um so that's where that 15,278 comes from. Um I pay our IT services out of that. If we need new laptops, it comes out of that. books, that sort of thing can be can be used for that. Um, the flex fund cracks me up. Um, >> It's $4. That's the most it's ever been in there and that's because that was probably about six, seven years ago. We got $2 one year and then $23 another year from the state and it just kind of a lot. >> Yeah. Yeah. Um, building reserve of course is what we're going to be using to fix all the stuffs. Um, so that includes our last year of our $18,750 voted levy. Um, and then permissive levy because the legislature
034um changed the formula. Um, we now get 44,000. So we get you >> sorry very last page building reserve on the budget. It looks like this. Okay. >> Um, so if you see, so we had $12,334 that we reappropriated. That's money that was not spent this year. That just rolls over. Um, the school major maintenance, the 36,324, um, that's what the state is giving us as part of the permissive levy formula. Um the 27,831 is our voted levy of 18750 plus our portion of the permissive levy which is 9,000 something. Um and so we end up with a total building reserve budget of just over $76,000 that can be used. If we don't use it, it just keeps rolling over. >> And um and each year we can, like I said, our voted levy ends
035this year. So from here on unless we run another one um we'll get that bare minimum that 44,000 whatever for for the money. Um these are the budgeted funds in here. Some funds are not considered budgeted. Um so our food service fund which doesn't get used very much. We use use it for our milk purchase. Um you'll see it in the TFS. Um it's a non-budgeted fund. Uh our miscellaneous fund where all of our title monies come in, grant monies, all that sort of stuff is the the fund uh 115 and um it kind of has a a breakdown there of of everything. Um trying to think anything else. We've got a smidge of money hanging out in the building building fund. I should just probably leave it or use it and get on um
036student activities account. Um we have the 13,840 235 hanging out in there. Um a good chunk of the revenues was of course the fundraisers and stuff that that we did and and last year we spent about $1,550 um out of the the activities fund. Um that pays for, you know, the ski trip, it pays for the yearbook, that pays for some other miscellaneous field trips. Um, let's see what else is in the TFS. Special ed reversion because we get special ed funds from the state. Um, we need to spend a certain amount of money or else they will take some of that back. Um, and so they've got um a breakdown sheet on that which shows that we spent more than enough to not have to send any back. So, we're we're good there. Um,
037Yeah, net pension liabilities. That's numbers I get from um TRS and PERS, which are our retirement funds. Um they put those numbers out every year. We're supposed to include those in the in the TFS >> questions. >> I've got a few things to take on. >> Yes. >> Um kind of big picture things that I'd like to share. Um one of those is that our district is very fiscally responsible. Jessica talked about the amount of money we were able to move into reserves. That's because we did not go beyond our means. We had money in the general fund left at the end of the year. And that's because we purposely made sure that we were not going over the amount. Um >> we didn't know whether we were going to get that grant or not.
038>> We didn't. But we still even without the grant, we made sure that we were not overspending on anything. And that really helps by putting that money into the reserves which can act like a safety net or savings account. We also made cuts last year including to the tech company. That's why we didn't spend that entire fund is because we cut cost uh costs by what 40% or so to our tech company. Um, and I kind of like to, you know, point out kudos to our entire district for that because you've probably been reading in the news there's districts that have not done that. There's actually um several districts in the state under investigation right now for overspending and fiscal practices that um are not responsible. Districts that are having to hire outside accounting firms
039uh for their finances. um from overspending. There's districts having to take out loans um to be able to have their costs and whatnot. So, I'd just like to really point out I'm really proud of our district for being so fiscally responsible. Um and this is one thing as we move forward if we need to ask taxpayers for a levy or a bond. Um I really want to share with all the community members that we are fiscally responsible. Last year we didn't ask for a levy. Um we stayed within our means. Um you know we are not overspending and going into the red. So I think that's something that highlights our district. >> Yeah for sure. >> Well cool. >> Awesome. >> Well you guys are good with those. I do need a motion. >> Okay.
040How do you >> Let's do them individually. So, um, we'll go on with the budget report. Is that right? >> Um, let's go with the trustes financial summary first since it's listed first on that on the agenda. >> Okay. >> So, I'm approving the general fund like 52,000. >> No, no, you would just do overall just approve the 2425 trustes financial summary as presented or something like that. >> Okay. Okay. So, we're not wait by thumb. We're report by report. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I make a motion to approve the um trustes financial summary for the 2526 school year. >> Oh, I'm sorry. For 24 school year as presented. All >> in favor say I. So move. handbooks. >> No budget. >> Oh, budget. Sorry about that. Budget report. Okay. Budget report. >> Okay, I
041can try this again. Um, I make a motion to approve the is >> 2526. >> It is. Okay. I was about Okay. Okay. I make a motion to approve the 2526 budget report as presented. >> I second that. >> All in favor say I. >> I. So moved. >> Okay. Handbooks. >> Okay. So both our lawyer and myself have redone the handbooks. Um, I sent them digitally um with highlighted changes. Um, there were not a huge amount in the student and employee handbook. Um, I didn't print copies from my ring because it is a lot of pages, but I did print one copy of each if anyone needed to look at them. I could make more copies. >> I would like to look at I would like one just because my phone's really little. >>
042Yeah, I couldn't look at that on my phone. >> Yeah. Um so the blue highlights are things that had to change based upon law. >> Yellow were things that um it's just clerical um like the board names um things you know things like that minor changes in the yellow but blue was all things that the lawyer changed um based upon um the Um, so >> kind of is what it needs to be. Um, the Harmony manual, um, I developed with Harmony. The lawyer didn't write that one, but Harmony kind of had a template that they're using in other districts, Carbalis and Derby, um, some of the bigger root districts. Um, that talks about their information. So, that is the bulk of the stuff in there, purchasing, registration, that type of information. I did make one
043thing unique to us. I did highlight that I would invite them uh remote fully remote students to lessons such as ski and swimming lessons if the parents transported them and if uh parents stay and supervise the students. Um I think that would be helpful to those folks and we get a really discounted rate that people wouldn't be able to get on their own. Um and then I also put in the different types being fully remote, hybrid, and primarily in person. Uh, and then with hybrid being able to participate in all normal events just so kind of some information for parents and procedures. A lot of that specific to getting registered with I think that'll be useful. There's also a signature page at the end. >> So, was this Did this change that time frame then
044here >> for them to be able to >> No. So that's actually a policy >> that is policy change. >> How are you guys going to deter kids from using AI right? I've been hearing about that. That's wild. Oh, it's everywhere. Yeah. >> Oh my gosh. I can't even I can't even imagine that. >> So, one great thing, we're blessed that we don't have cell coverage here. >> Oh, yeah. >> And our devices are pretty locked down. >> Okay. >> Um and then um in some ways, you know, especially in middle school, you can kind of as a teacher read um if it doesn't sound like their work that they handwritten in class or it doesn't sound like their as a student with only a few kids, I mean, you can kind of tell. >>
045Yeah, that's an advantage for sure. >> Yeah, I mean, in a bigger school, if you have 25, 30 middle schoolers, um, it might be really difficult to know if the kid wrote it or not. >> Someone slipped through on >> It's something that's very interesting for sure. And one kind of cool thing is they've developed AI teacher resources. Um, there's magic school that kind of helps make templates and things like that. It's it's it's pretty interesting. I bet you're seeing a lot of that on your end, Danica, with AI that it's kind of changing some of the stuff we do. >> But that statement actually is from a law that was >> that So, John, you said it's probably in here to save time. Hybrid students can participate like Brooke can participate in all this
046stuff. >> Do I need to be there and provide transportation? No. Okay. So we're treat hybrid students just like >> okay >> I mean because they're here on site the teachers will know the kid. The reason that it really just doesn't work for remote students to be able to go on field trips and stuff with classes is then you've got a kid that teachers don't know >> suddenly um you're responsible for >> either especially considering how many remote kids you have. That's a lot. I'm kind of surprised by how many we have. >> You throw them out on a ski slope, you're like basically. Yeah. Um Okay, that's good to know. What about um and did you say you are doing swim lessons again this? >> Yes. >> Oh, cool. That's exciting. >> We try
047to do that every year. >> Okay. I read through all these so we can start approving the >> Well, we need to prove the the handbooks 26 handbooks. >> Oh, sorry. That's what I do separately. >> It's up to you guys if you want to do them all together. Unless you have have a concern. >> I make a motion to approve both the employee handbook and handbook. You could just say >> 2025 2026. So I have one question. Um, is this because I I actually didn't entire I kind of skimmed through this, but is it included in here that we're going to accept we are accepting remote students fully remote but their parents have to be there >> ifricular activities. >> Okay. Sorry, I just wanted to confirm that. >> Um, yes. Okay. So, I
048second that motion. >> All in favor say I. I moved. Okay. Revised policies placement and transfer. And I've got a few highlights for a few of them, but not all of them. Um all of these um except for part of 3141 um were written by our lawyer um in response to the leg legislative session and law changes. >> 3141's the only one that wasn't >> uh so that I don't think she wrote in any >> um there may have been let me look real quick. >> There's one part that we >> one part that we put in there. Uh there is a little bit that via did um ours is the first one. and everything else is be adjustments. >> So, yes, there she had some changes throughout it, but if you look at 3141
049on the very first page, um halfway down, you'll see that underlying holding portion that says with the exception of fully remote distance learners will be allowed to enroll at the beginning of each quarter with approval each quarter. Okay. But we were um were we going to also decide if they can do it midy year? Is that >> that's kind of what that that's kind of what that is at the beginning of each quarter before each quarter. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Gotcha. >> Um so that kind of makes a different ruling because it actually doesn't affect the physical space of the school and the teachers. Uh and I checked with Harmony that they're okay with enrolling kids in any order. and they are um so that kind of gives folks an option um to enroll um
050mid quarter that are out of district. >> Is there any chance depending on the parent and the student that that can put any stress on the teacher because when I did it for a few months with Brooke I was virtually not in contact with you guys. Will there be parents that could be and that could put stress on the teacher you think or >> No. So, one of the things in my negotiations with Harmony is that I took the teachers out of the equation. >> Okay. >> Um, they actually have their own certified teacher and mentor and that's part of our deal. Um, we could have had a teacher assigned to it and some bigger districts have done that. But I said I want harmony um providing the teacher uh as well as the mentor
051uh to the families uh because I didn't want to put stress on our teachers who are already teaching more than one grade. Um and that wasn't our purpose to have the teachers doing more. Um so the only people doing the back end is the secretary and myself uh and then so those are the folks that are doing the backend work. So the teachers um are not working with the students. >> So if there were questions you >> me could also not do that too. We can also say they got to be the June 15th date like everyone else. >> You and Mariah You think that's probably okay? >> Yeah. >> And we can collect more A and B. >> Yeah. Did anybody have any questions on any of these um policies? >> I think right
052now Any discussion on any of those other ones? Do you want to read? This is our first reading. We can always read them again. Pass them next time or you're good with them. We can move to pass all of these if you're interested. >> These are just revisions. >> Yeah. >> Not policies. I think the difference. Any questions or discussion on any of those? So, um the physical student health physical screenings, examinations, um can you describe what that looks like? >> 3410. >> Yeah. 3410. And I'll read this real So I don't get it, physical or mental health screenings. What are the mental health screenings? >> Um, some schools have social workers and like CSCT mental health staff and whatnot. Um, we do not. We just have a parttime school counselor. Um, that bigger schools
053have some different resources that we don't have. So this is the law based on the option. >> Yeah. And what does what does the counseling look like? So when he was just hired, so when he comes in part time, how do you determine who goes who goes to him? >> Um so he goes around each classroom once a week and teaches a lesson. Um so a lot of It's about friendship or you know for example and >> um teaching social skills things like that. >> Okay. >> So as far as so as far as oneonone would that be something a parent requested or is it okay? >> So that um is either emergency situation or if there's a problem and the parents have requested that um sometimes they'll meet you know once it's going to
054be thing the counselor and myself reach out to parents and they send permissions. >> Okay. >> The main thing is uh supporting by teaching lessons and then they also kind of support me with like moving to high school transition. >> Any other questions? Any questions? Somebody want to make a motion to accept all the revised policies here A through J. I motion to accept policies A through J as presented. >> Yeah, >> as presented is a great little phrase. All in favor say I. >> I. So move. >> Okay. New policies. >> I can kind of summarize these a little bit. Yeah, please do. >> So 3655 is about background checking um folks. Um they made this a law even though it really was a practice most places that anyone that was alone with children
055was getting background checks and fingerprinting. I guess there was a question with some bigger districts about volunteers. Um and that's why they made this law. Um I don't know of any districts that weren't background checks with folks that were alone with students. Um like here volunteers wouldn't be students that class. Um but yeah, that's what that law is. And then 811, transportation of students with disabilities. This just kind of lays this out a little bit more about special education uh transportation. Uh and one of the reasons they wrote this is they're actually now paying a fee for special education preschoolers. which the state is not paying for. Most of this is already discussion questions. Okay, I'll make a motion to approve the New policies 365 and 811 in favor say okay. Anything else? >> The
056district. That's right. >> So I have a list running list. The new one is highlighted. Um I do need these lists back. Just one remote student to approve. Okay. >> Okay. I'll make a motion to approve Harrison Rose for our um out of district learning for the 256 year. >> All in favor say I. >> I. So move. >> Any other questions or discussion for the meeting today? Is there ever an instance where we would want to not accept a student? Maybe we talk about this, but is there anything? >> Yeah. >> Well, for remote, I can't imagine. What if you had a student that had like a sex offense or something? >> Like would we be notified of that? I mean we just see >> so if you if you look at the policy
0573141 and you look at our strategic plan it actually lays out reasons why we wouldn't approve an out of district student. Um so one of the things could be overloading the class. We uh pride ourselves on small class numbers um and we wouldn't want and we actually have a percentage built in there to make sure that we don't have um students filling those classrooms. Um there's also capacity. I had Missoula rule actually come out and the fire marshall actually post capacity for each classroom. So each of those have a sign we would never want to go above that amount. Uh and there are uh there are cases when a student's behavior if there's been uh expulsions or suspensions if they do not have an IEP might uh be a reason we would not improve uh
058approve their enrollment. Um, and that's all in that policy written by our lawyer. Um, one of the things that I do on the back end is I get a hold of the other school before I present to you and offer my recommendation and I do my very best due diligence to make sure that I gather information from that other school before offering my recommendation. >> Okay. >> I had a question too about hybrid. So, I actually ended up speaking to the just to kind of get some clarification as a hybrid that's trying this out. And um she said the reason they go every day part time says at noon or after lunch is because um they need consistent learning with English and math, right? My question and maybe I need to talk to her teacher
059about this is maybe there's a schedule like a general schedule she can write out as far as how the day goes because when Brooke was at the castle they would In the mornings we do this, then it's lunch and it's snack and this is in the afternoon. >> I I build that schedule. >> Oh, you do? Okay. Um just it would be helpful for me to know what they're learning in the afternoon so I could try to talk about myself. >> Yeah, I can talk to you after the meeting. >> Okay, that'd be great. >> Any other questions or discussion? Okay, meeting >> at 6 o'lock.