001Good day not to be fencing. >> Yeah. Yeah. Didn't die. Didn't die on the water. So that was >> that was a plus. [Music] >> How's things going on your end? Everyone's been around, >> which is good. It means they're happy and they're enjoying it and they want to show it off. >> That's cool. >> It helps. But so far really well. >> That's good. That's good. >> Bring your auto. >> I How do you pray? Have >> we made a best? >> Yeah, we've got a lot of documents for you to find today. >> I know. I was just looking at these. I can remember having a couple questions. It's so hard to read them on my phone. Like it's like >> Yeah. I don't know how you would know teeny tiny. >> I
002know. And I didn't have a chance to get my computer loaded up. So, it was I was I was kind of challenged on some of them. Have we heard anything from know >> I almost forgot there was Hi. Sorry. >> Hey, good job. >> You got two minutes to spare. >> You're on time. >> Thanks. >> Driving my husband's truck, I'm wondering. >> Who has the silver Honda there? >> Mine. >> Well, I didn't hit it. >> Good. Cuz it's really my mother's. >> I'm real close to you. >> That's all right. >> All right. But I made it anyway. >> Okay. >> That's all right. I I rolled in about 3 minutes ago. So, okay. Shall we? I think it's five. Let's do it. Call this meeting to order. I aliance to the flag
003of 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. The approval of the minutes. I'll make a motion to approve the minutes of meeting. >> All in favor say I. I put June 5th on the agenda. It's >> nic. >> Oh, on the agenda. I had June 5th. It's June 9th. >> It's right on the minutes. It's incorrect on the agenda. >> Okay, I see it. >> Okay. Approval of expenditures. >> Yeah. Let me know if you have any questions. There's so the last meeting we approved the initial June expenditures. This is pretty much the end of June is the end of year expenditures and then we had a couple that were there questioned it myself. Most of
004them are ones. There are a couple that are got the new laptops. I think it was MSGIA, but that was the insurance. >> I figured it out after I read >> and then the math curriculum. >> Okay. a lot of free stuff from >> We've got some homes for this coming year, but still that's pretty cheap considering all that. Yes, I remember. >> Okay. When they're from Southside Bank, >> that's where they're being direct deposited to. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, that's the direct deposit for your the paychecks, correct? >> Right. >> Okay. So is the map testing. So you said it's required by the state. >> The mass testing. >> Okay. So what is the >> math testing? Yeah. >> Yeah. So that's that's the non required one. Um so as a
005district we use maps testing three times a year to gauge where students are. >> Um unfortunately be a wonderful world if the state would develop an assessment system that would actually meet all the needs of students in districts across the state. We actually had that conversation about them adopting maps um statewide and between the state and the feds they were a nogo for that >> um because the mass testing um doesn't measure things all the skills. It just hones in on certain ones. >> It doesn't give you data quickly. So it doesn't need to be able to take that data and help the students and show progress to parents. >> Yeah. >> Yep. And with data that's useful for everybody >> I was like if this is the one that's required by the state and
006we talked about it not being the most ideal kind of testing and I was like you can pay in something that's required that you don't already love. But I'm glad to know that >> the only good thing about the state system in Massachusetts for $9,965 and the June payroll for 13 489.73 July claims $12,21 and activities $14,498 I favor. I don't have any public presentations. Okay. principal report. >> So, I've been working on lots of projects. A lot of what I'll talk about will be an agenda item under the facility reports. Um, but some things going on. I had a meeting with Beach Transportation. Um, one of the things that we're having to do, um, is get car seats with having three-year-olds. Um, so I met with them and at first they wanted me to
007buy all new car seats and I happen to know from people at Beach that they have lots of car seats bought by another district. So, we worked out a deal that we would use those districts car seats, but if that district ever wanted to use their car seats, and there wasn't any available, we as a district, that district has hundreds of cars. >> So, we got enough to start with. >> So, yeah, I was busy working on that. Um, one of the things that we may want to continue talking about is the beach contract. Um, for when we want to renew that if we want to pursue other options. Um, transportation is getting very expensive. It's the most expensive item on our agenda every month. Um, we could look at running our own. Um, I've
008done that before. The problem is is getting consistent drivers um is very difficult and then getting a really good diesel mechanic um is also very difficult. So there's some pros and cons but it's something maybe we should keep talking. >> So are we paying what 80 90,000 a year? >> Yeah, it ends up being so trying to think what the last I think it's just under 80. Let me pull up my calculator real quick and do a quick little maybe it's just over 80. And then in addition to that, there may or may not be fuel costs depending on the price of fuel at any given time. Um the one thing that is changing a little bit for this upcoming year is the legislature adjusted how the funding works. There hasn't been a funding reimbursement
009increase in 15 years. And so the rate that the state is now reimbursing us has gone up by about 65%. >> Reimburing >> us. Yeah. >> for for our routes for our routes that for our route route. >> So do they reimburse 65% of that 80 something? >> No. What they do is they have a specific amount depending on the size of bus and you get that per mile and our route is I believe 90 miles round trip. Um and so they will pay um don't have the exact number right off the top of my head. um a portion of it and um that's typically been split between the state and county. Well, to make up those those numbers, that's now 75% paid by the state, 25% paid by the county. What it does is
010it takes some of the burden off of our taxpayers. Um next month I'll have those exact numbers for you. Um but so there is a little bit of we've got a little breathing room that way as far as how much taxpayers are actually paying. It doesn't change how much we owe. It just changes where the funding is coming from. >> So, do we know what a bus would cost or what a good mechanic would cost? >> I think there's a tree out there by the OZ that they could probably pull the bus under. >> So, a bus depending on what size we want. Um, you're looking >> Yeah, maybe less if we get a bus. Um if we got a 14 passenger, we would not have to get um a driver with a CDL. Um
011but the problem is that we have more than 14 kids riding the bus. >> So you'd have to make two trips. >> Yeah, you would. Um I did look into and call the company. There's a really large company out of Las Vegas that I've usually bought buses from um that sells used buses and we've had really good luck with them. because you're usually about 150 for a full size class that is used. >> It's used. >> Yeah. >> Really? Just a few just a few years old. I mean, brand new, you're looking at about 150 grand for a new SUV, full size SUV. >> So, things cost a lot. >> Um the easiest thing is to keep going with a contractor. Um but if we need to, we can look into doing it ourselves. Uh
012another thing that is an option that was made into law a few years ago is you can actually run an SUV as a school bus as well and pick up students in the SUV. There's stipulations with that. Um, and again, um, you'd have to do a lot of trips >> if we provided transportation to everyone, >> you could, >> which you pretty much need to here. Yeah, >> you could do what folks down do down the road in other districts and not >> but yeah, just something to keep in back of everyone's mind as we move forward and look at that contract >> for the next year after that. >> When is that due again? question. >> Yeah, >> it's very >> we signed an we signed um an extension last year, right? Um and
013those are typically five years, but I mean push comes to shut if we were to decide to do something else. I'm sure we do know what the rates are going to be for the next four school years. some food out there. Um, so next school year, the first day of school is August 28th. We have jump start days for uh preschool through 2 grade a August 26 and 27th. Uh we have extra PIR days, the professional teaching um training days for teachers because of the reading grant. Um, so it'll be August 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 25th. Our training bases. I have some good news on enrollment. Uh, pending approvals from tonight, our total enrollment will be 43 students. Um, collecting A and B for for next year. So, up quite a bit. we were
014at 31 last year. Uh with that, there's also four three year olds that I'm not counting in that mix because we don't get A and B payments for them. Um and then out of the 43, 6.5 are remote students. >> 6.5. How do you get the.5? >> Uh hybrid. So coming part time in person and part time. >> But yeah, up quite a bit which will help with the future averages of A and B for the district quite a bit. >> That's really cool. Or jump start for you say preschool three-year-olds. Is it full days? >> Uh it's full days. Um but no bus transportation. >> Okay. You guys provided meals the past year or so, didn't you? >> Um that was part of after school grants. So, we won't be providing meals, but we
015will be providing snacks >> and there'll be a flyer that goes out next month. >> Okay, cool. >> Any questions? >> Anything else? >> Okay, cool. >> Operations. >> Um, I'm going to save all of that really until the facility report. Um, we can see with the mowing. The flowers are still alive. >> Cool. And there's no parent group report. >> Okay. And public input? No. Additions and acceptance. Is there anything else that we needed to add to the agenda? Okay. Business Montana old business Montana reads literacy grant update and discussion. >> Yeah. So both of us attended a meeting virtually with OPI to find out some information and we found out a little bit and we found out that they didn't have a lot of answers. Um, so what we did find out is
016because they're running on the federal fiscal year, um, they're only giving us a tiny bit of money for the first part, which will be this summer going till September, end of September. The new fiscal year will be October 1st. Um, so we only have $11,000 to work with. Um, so I've had to get really creative >> till October. >> October. Have you been able to figure out how to stretch it? >> Yep. >> Good. >> The best we can. >> A lot of it is getting people to defer payment for us. >> Um, which is kind of the best we can do. Um, but yeah, one of the things I found out a little bit more about the professional development for teachers is they're going to want teachers and myself to go to the OPI
017conference, which usually happens in June. So that'll be part of professional development and there will also be meetings in Helena that at least I and maybe one teacher will need to attend at least once or twice a year. So some travel for that. Um and we found out you know about the grant the budget side and getting the money logistical stuff like that. Um a lot of things are still unanswered. They haven't even published the list of vendors we can use even though I've got one lined up that I know 99.9% sure will be on that list. >> So is it into different categories? I would assume you've got so much for each category. >> Yes. >> Don't even know what those categories are. >> We do. um professional development, um salaries and then benefits,
018materials and resources, travel >> that certain percentages need to be spent on preschool, elementary, middle school. Um, so that's kind of a tough thing and I've had grants like this before where you actually have to prove the percentages of the money going to certain grade levels. >> Um, so we have to code everything as we buy it. And with salaries that we're supporting with this, we have to code them into the age groups that we're supporting. It's 40% elementary, 40% middle, and 15% Um so more information to come and uh hopefully they will get back to us. One good thing is there are a few districts uh in the area that do have the grant. Victor Derby Albertton Ignatius. Um, so all of us superintendent have talked and we're going to meet um probably in
019August and go over things and see how we can work together to get information from district students discussion. >> So I've got three more students for you guys to group that made the cut off of dates. Um, those three students are highlighted. So, we have a first grader and a sixth grader that's in person and a kindergarter that will be remote. It's doublesided. Do are these brand new or I mean do they have connections with school already any of them or are they just >> brand new? Brand new. >> All brand new. >> Brand new. Brand new. Okay. >> You can see I've listed the districts. That's their home district. Of course, a kindergartener coming into school before the other school district where we get a lot I make a motion to approve the three
020new students for the 2025 2026. >> All in favor say I. >> I. I. So moved. All right. >> Yeah. So, I'll go through each project that was approved and where we're at. Um, so with the fence, you probably all hopefully noticed all the work that has been done. Um, so Jonah put in all the new posts and then Ron and I, um, I think he's your nephew, >> Ryan. >> Yeah. So, the three of us put up all the new boards. Um, what was it? Two days. >> Yeah. >> Very warm days. >> Yeah. Uh, and we have almost all the new boards up. Um, I did buy three more today, so we've got those. Um, there's still a few that could use a new board. We've done gosh 80% of it already or
021more. >> Should be eight boards to put up. >> Um I talked to Todd today. He's actually coming back out tonight to look and make sure that he's got the right adapter for the hose. Um and then they are going to start maybe as early as tomorrow with the pressure washing. >> Okay. Was it was I saw Was he up here? I thought I saw Ryan today. Was he up here? Was somebody up here from But it was no pickup. >> It wasn't the nosy pickup. Oh, I thought it was >> I thought maybe those guys were getting on it today. But no, >> I got here at 3. My pickup's red. >> Yeah, >> it was a white one. And I thought >> it looked like they had a little trailer or something. >>
022It did have a little trailer. That's why I thought it might have been >> those guys getting ready to do something. Sometimes people turn around or whatnot. Um, we are still having people dump their garbage in their garbage can. So, I do have a plan for that. I actually know an organization that gives grants for bearproofing um garbage cans and dumpsters. They actually paid for Lolo's new enclosure. Uh, if you seen that down there. So, I'm going to approach them about doing a bareroof enclosure and hopefully that might people getting closure discourage that is the same person. >> I assume so >> based on the type of garbage they're dumping which is not >> just down too. >> Well, part of the problem is the garbage they're dumping is not really appropriate for our school.
023>> Oh, really? What is it? I want to know. >> Um, >> boost drugs. >> Yeah, just beer cans. >> Beer can. >> So, are they coming up here drinking and looking up? >> Bunch of teenagers. >> They just don't want their wife to know they're here looking at they all been drinking. That's >> what kind is it? >> The The good thing is that there's been no vandalism on the property now. >> That's good. like a little >> uh doors. I've worked with the contractor um to make sure um I had to pick out the door knobs and all those aspects and whatnot a while ago and they've been ordered. So, we're waiting for everything to come in, but we're looking at an early August date getting all the new doors installed. Uh the
024washer and dryer, um I have ordered that. It's being delivered on August 4th and the work will be done August 5th. So that's coming along on schedule. >> Cool. >> And then the miscellaneous projects will be happening. The plan is the week of August 4th. So early August to start getting all that done. So >> And when is that just the last minute stuff to get ready for school? >> Um well I'll be doing that too. But no, the miscellaneous was the handy project to the broken sighting on the fence, a new window, new metal guards for those two windows. >> Okay. Okay. >> But you got you're Are you planning on doing that yourself? >> Well, good. You got something to >> I think Ron and I uh we've got a pretty good quote.
025>> It looks I think it looks really good. I can't wait to see the Yeah. Okay. Anything else? That is it. >> Okay. New business. Hire 2526 teacher. Discussion. Possible motion. >> Yep. So, I have a really great um candidate for approval. Her name is Becky Crawford and uh she has been a teacher as well as a preschool coordinator. Um, so she has taught at several private schools, u, Missoula International, Aspire Middle School, and Missoula Community School, which is where she's at currently, um, being a preschool director. So, she's had teaching experience at every grade level. Um, she's just delightfully, was really impressed. Um, definitely her resume stood out amongst all the applicants. We didn't have a huge amount of applicant pool, but she definitely stood out way above all of us. Um, she seems
026pretty calm, very intelligent. She also loves the outdoors. She also brings a unique background. Um, that she had a degree in journalism as well as a degree in teaching. Um, she also has a background in music. She doesn't have the endorsement for it, but loves music and to help teach for kids. Um, yeah. So, I highly recommend Crawford and uh the main assignment would be first and second grade. >> Is there anyone here that does anything with music currently or? >> Um, so we used to have a part-time music teacher the first year I was here and then last year we didn't. the teacher just taught but definitely um I'm excited to have Becky do a little bit more of that with her background to approve for6 favor. >> Um, so I've got a great
027applicant for part-time counselor, which is a very difficult position to fill being parttime. Um, very few people want a part-time job that fits in like other jobs and whatnot. Counselors are also scarce. There's a lot of schools, particularly in Eastern Montana, that have no counselors. And when that happens, which has happened before, uh to me, uh usually the admin or a teacher did assign that duty, which is difficult to duty to be able to do. >> Didn't they change it this year with the state law that you could use and stuff? >> I don't They talked about it. I don't believe that. >> Oh, it didn't. for watching. What film was it? >> Okay. >> Um, so Hyram Booth is the gentleman that I'd like to recommend. He has six years of counselor experience. He
028was a counselor in Wyoming. He is great gentleman. High references. Um, Can't say enough great things about him. Also another perfect person for the outdoors. He loves fishing. You know, I think he fits in with our culture really well. Also very calm. >> What's his first name? >> Hyram. >> Can you spell me? >> Yes. >> H Y R U N >> Hyram. Hyram. >> And he is able to do our part-time status, you know, like average one day a week. >> Is he working anywhere else as well? >> Uh yes, he's also working at the University of Montana >> helping new candidates. Um he explained it. He's like a mentor >> for new counselors. >> Super nice. >> Both these folks are so nice. Sounds good. >> What was his last name again? >>
029Second. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Okay. I me as well. So moved. Okay. Did you have >> you're a professional? >> I do not. We are still working >> to help. Is that right? >> Um so primarily um our last parah that was part-time resigned kind of retired. Okay. >> Um so we are looking for a new par and it'll be benefits because we've got extra money from the um the primarily a lot of their duties will be happening. >> Okay. >> Um we did make a a new flyer jam shared that on Facebook. >> Not yet. Was really hoping we're paying um better than the folks around us. I thought we might be able to snake somebody away from somewhere else, but not yet. >> I did see that they were
030moving it around, sharing it and stuff. So hopefully >> So no yet. >> No, I'm hoping to have somebody for the next meeting. >> Are you still Are there still coming in? We haven't got any. >> Really? Not one. >> Oh, yeah. Unfortunately, um even with teachers, I thought we'd have a huge amount of applications because I heard that a lot of folks hadn't been hired um from the university. Um but Lolo school, I know, um had seven teachers leave um and they I think had to fill most of those. So I think they grabbed up most of the new people out of university and whatnot. And I know they're still looking I was maybe a little too optimistic that the job market might be even better than it is. Um, but we're paying $18
031an hour. I think that's a really fair wage. There's a lot of districts still paying 14 out there >> and we pay for all the insurance. >> Yeah. I'm really hopeful that word will start getting around. >> Get good one of those then, too. Huh? >> Yeah. >> Okay. And the 2526 liability insurance. >> So, I just included the bill in your guys's packet. If anybody wants to look at the coverage, I did print it out here. Um, it's the same policy we've had for ever and ever through MSGIA, which kind of a subset of MTSA Montana School Board Association. Um costwise it ran up about $500 from last year. Um but it covers all the buildings. Um I mean all your additional liability insurance stuff. Um I don't know if anybody wants to take
032a a closer look. It covers all the the basics plus they've really in the last quite a few years now ventured into the cyber security side of things and so we get cyber insurance coverage um through a separate company through this GIA. So, it kind of covers every possible thing that could hopefully covers every possible thing that could possib You want to make a motion to accept that? >> I make a motion to accept the property and liability insurance renewal for 2025 2026. All in favor say I. >> I. So move. >> Okay. Excuse me. And the MEC joint advisory board appointment discussion possible. >> So the um Missoula Area Education Co-op is our special ed co-op. Um this is something they do every year. Um representative for the 256 school year. Um I don't
033know how many toend but represent the >> specialty. >> So are you the only one still special? Just out of curiosity, do you have a fair amount of special >> questions? Um I haven't computed the new numbers but last year 18.5% >> and IEPs can be a lot of things. It might just be some academic help. >> I was told by a parent that if other schools don't really have the resources that children often come for the resources. Is that true? special resources. [Music] >> Other districts like MCPS have a lot more resources than us, >> such as staffing and whatnot. Um, I think one thing that would attract everyone to Woodman is you get a lot more personal attention. Our class sizes are smaller. >> Um, so I think that attracts students that you
034know are looking for a small school. >> But yeah, MCPS, for example, has specialty classrooms for certain disabilities and whatnot in a much larger district. >> What we're passing is that you are our representative, right? Okay. So, I'll make a motion to approve Martin as the representative for the joint advisory board. Second, >> I so moved. >> Okay. Revised policies first reading discussion and possible motion. Okay. So, we've got a bunch of them here today. >> This is only half from the lawyer. I'm going to split them in half. based upon number. Um, so you weren't bombarded with double this amount. >> Um, I do have notes to go through each one for you if that's helpful. >> Cool. >> Yeah. >> So, all of these are >> start with one letter. Is that true?
035>> Yeah. >> I I'll start with a general kind of overview. I actually personally met with our lawyer and she actually went through everything with my superintendent. Um, so my notes are her and from my knowledge from the legislative session all of these are based on the legislative session changes that happened that's the only reason these things are being revised um a lot of these are very just procedural um for example um 1,11 uh the candidate filing deadlines um that's just a procedural thing uh based upon house just changes the days around. Um policy 2,100 is freedom week. Um so that sets aside a week um talk about American history. Um we were doing that anyways. We actually had um DAR the Daughters of the American Revolution coming out during Constitution Week. Um remember the
036pictures and whatnot. they come out as George Washington and Martha Washington and Brad stopped and visit each class and whatnot. Um, so we were really doing that anyways. Um, now it's just a real specific goal. Um, and I'll work with them uh and the teachers make sure that we're implementing that, but really we were already doing that. Um, policy 2,132. Uh what happened here is that uh the OPI realized the last bill that allowed parents to opt out of data collection. Um it actually allowed parents to opt out of data collection that OPI in the state of Montana needed. >> So the change here is actually saying that um parents cannot opt out of data that the state of Montana and Office of Public Instruction needs because they actually found out that they kind of
037shot themselves in the foot um allowing any type of lock down. So that's the real change there. Um policy 2,135. Um this is just a clarification bill. It actually doesn't um make a huge amount of change from the last legislative session where they had a policy about uh human sexuality instruction. Uh it actually up their law. Um, what happened was things were too broad. Um, and even the legislator that wrote the list, he's like, I don't even know exactly what this they could cover almost anything. They have the way they had it written, so they actually cleaned it up. >> Um, and for us, this really doesn't affect us much uh because really we're doing a very bare minimum with that in health. We're only having a one hour session uh in spring that's really
038about maturation. Um so uh yeah that's just really based upon them kind of cleaning up the past bill. Uh policy 250 requires youth suicide awareness. Uh we actually were already doing this. I had all staff trained on that um this year through the virtual training. Um so we were ahead of the game in that we'll keep doing that. Uh policy 2,165. Um this changes the 4-year-old program a little bit. It can now include math. Um so we can now do screenings on math as well as literacy. Um so early literacy for your program. It can be the early intervention for your program, but that changes. Um, policy 2,334 allows for parents um to request release for students to get religious instruction um for not less than one hour per week. Um, so that's a bill.
039It actually really doesn't impact us because any parent could >> take out their child with an excused absence to do that before. >> Um, so now there's just a law saying they could do that. All parents could do that. I don't know any school >> they had to lie before until it wasn't they weren't going to a church function. Is that >> No. >> Good. >> Not not any school that I know of. Um, it might come into play in high school more. In high school with attendance, um, a lot of high schools have if you miss so many classes, you don't get credit for that class. A lot of this stuff is high school driven because they actually are keeping track of credits very specifically and whatnot. Um, for us, I mean, parents could
040have done this at May very well. >> No big deal. um policy 2450. Um so this is uh about Indian education for all. Uh and it just actually puts kind of some more requirements on districts. Um and actually one thing knowing that this um bill passed, I actually signed us um our teachers up for a monthly training on this that will actually cover this. Um, so we should be good to go on that. >> They have to train for a month. >> Uh, no. They have to go to a training each month. >> Okay. >> A virtual training >> to go over all the new requirements. >> And that's what I've got lot of procedural stuff that we have to have to come. You guys have any questions? >> That's what I do. They're all
041they're all policies we already got. So, they're just revisions. And so, that's what I >> revised policies >> for for for maybe the 2000. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I make a motion to approve the revised policies um for the 1000 2000 series. >> Is that it? >> The next meeting. >> The next regular meeting will be August 11th. >> There's nothing more. >> Wow. I'm almost catching up with Jay. >> We will adjourn. >> Still four minutes. >> We will adjourn then. >> Okay. >> Awesome.