001you all for being here. Like to call this Tuesday, March 11th business meeting to order. Um to the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice. Thank you. You remind us of our um goals and priorities. I would be happy to explain district 44. We have three four main goals. Um goal number one, each student will include academically each year. Goal number two, our schools uh will be inclusive and welcoming. Uh number three, we will strengthen family and community engagement and support partnerships for student learning. And number four, we will maintain and improve our facilities to meet the current needs, current and future needs of our students, staff, and community. Thank you very much. Uh any reisions to agenda? See none. Perfect. Public
002comment. This is the appropriate place to make comments on an item not on the agenda but within the board's jurisdiction. Each action item on the agenda has its own public comment period. In order to protect individual rights of privacy avoid comment that identify student or staff members. Additionally, public comment cannot be used in order to make comments regarding contested cases, grievances, or legal proceeding. Individuals with these sorts of complaints should follow the uniform complaint protocol policy 1700. Conflict in any organization is inevitable and the district desires to resolve them at a in a productive and timely manner at the lowest level possible. Retaliation against complaintants is prohibited by White Fish School District policy 32 to25. Due to open meeting laws, the board cannot respond in any way to comments made during the public comment period.
003The opportunity for public comment on participation during schoolboard meeting is provided by attending in person. Um Zoom is for listening only. Thank you. And we do have a few public comments tonight. Um Carrie, do you want us to lead us off? Sure. Greetings everyone. Sorry, I two minutes and Quincy will be our timer. Okay. Ready? I'll start when you start. Okay. Greetings everyone. Um, as you know, we hosted the Western A Boys and Girls Divisional Basketball Tournament this past Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Um, just wanted to say a few words about that. Um, event was exceptionally successful um, across many different dimensions. The value and benefit of teamwork cannot be overstated. Um, it's important to acknowledge so many aspects and I just wanted to take that this time to do that acknowledgements. Um, to the
004athletes and coaches who competed and showcased their talents and skills. To the cheerleaders and bands who added a fun spirit and electricity to the air. To the thousands of fans thousands of fans who brought energy, excitement, and a roar that knocked the dust off the rafters. To the area businesses who benefited from the massive influx of people into the community and across the valley for their support. uh to the many workers who committed their time and effort to ensure that we were able to put our best foot forward as a hosting community and to the many volunteers who helped the tournament run like a welloiled machine. I'd like to especially acknowledge our custodial team for their relentless efforts to clean and reset the facility throughout the event and until the wee hours of the morning
005every night, literally 4 in the morning getting things reset the next day. So they put our best foot forward. And finally, I would like to commend Eric Harris, activities director, for a job well done. He put in countless hours organizing, planning, and preparing for this major event. And that next level commitment towards excellent certainly paid dividends. So take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to each and every person involved. The incredible event we put together was a result of everyone's hard work and dedication. I know we're all feeling exhausted after the long hours and intense effort, but we should all be incredibly proud of the high quality tournament that we were able to deliver. This event was a true testament to the teamwork, commitment, and sheer grit that defines Bulldog Nation. Thank you to
006all. Thank you. It's a good followup. It's about the gym. I recently was able to attend the speech and debate national qualifications event. While I was waiting for awards to happen, I looked around the gym and was astonished to find there's no state championship flag for speech and debate. all their stuff burnt up in a bus fire this year and they went on to win states. I thought I should email somebody and find out when is our banner going up. I emailed a couple of individuals. A few weeks went by, I didn't hear anything. I sent another email. One individual did get back to me and said that they were very thankful to the school for all of the support that speech and debate has been given over the years and thankful for the space
007they are allowed to have in the trophy area and was reminded of the fact that the appropriate place to display the speech and debate state championship banner was in the library because they used to practice there. This is absurd. I called the other top five and valley high schools top five US News and World Report to ask them, "What do you do with your state champ speech and debate banners? Everyone from Bosezeman number one, Glacier number three, Flathead number 17, Columbia Falls number 27 displays those banners proudly in their gymnasiums alongside their sport wins." That's amazing. What if these thousands of people that just visited the valley were able to see the speech and debate team were state champions? What about Bakal laurate and graduation? Shouldn't those people get to come and see that we've
008got a state champ this year? Spring sports are only starting. However, so far that's all we got this year for state champs. So, there's kind of two ways to look at this. One, just go ahead and put the banner out. Why not celebrate anybody in the spirit of inclusivity in the same space? Or two, let's put everybody's banner where they practice. This means that in the gym we can have basketball and volleyball. I stand here alone today, but I promise you I am not alone. I've got a lot of parents, certainly all of those students that work so hard that would love to be able to look at those accolades as they graduate and anytime they go into the gym. The only one true public place. I really doubt anyone in town this past weekend
009went to the library. That's all. Fine. Good evening all. All right. Well, kind of all over the place with this because I had a kind of last minute phone call from someone in another district dealing with this issue and my head is a bit I'm a bit of a clamp as my people say, but I'm going to try. Okay. So, this is a call to action for this school board, you esteemed members of the school board. Um, listening to your mission and knowing that you really do honor that. Um, we need to make sure that this district and and others are a indeed a welcome and safe space for all of our students. And um I just uh want to say that um our LGBTQI plus students in particular our trans students are um under
010attack by the evangelical genitals. Excuse me, the evang um Helena. And um I will give you two examples. There are many more, but two examples of pending legislation working their way through the processes of from the House to the Senate and then vice versa. Um, one is Senate Bill 525, which deals with um, school chaplain and having school chaplain. Um, really if it comes down to a matter of money, school chaplain will be replacing our guidance counselors that we know. um we don't have nearly enough to serve the needs of the students. Um and the school chaplain requirement um is to be 18 years old and of good moral character. That's it. And these people can provide uh guidance to our vulnerable youth who are at greater risk of suicide than the general population. It's
011it's bizarre to me. But anyway, that's uh working its way through and that's something of uh great concern and and um the representative of the you know the school guidance counselors and others have have given testimony and all that but um I just wanted to just put it on record locally that that's a huge concern. Um and then House Bill 471. House Bill 471 um deals with instruction. Okay. Specifically the um human sexuality instruction. And what's interesting about that bill is that as of now, because I looked at your policy, which you have to have based on the law, there's that 48 hour opt out procedure. Um but we if 471 were to pass 10 seconds sorry you would then it then becomes an optin for just the gender identity portion of that which singles
012out again the trans youth and and it puts you up for increased liability Lucy I think I got 73,000 the cost that you pay that might be wrong how much 173,000 well you can expect that probably to to rise if there are lawsuits It's just a whole mess. And I'm just asking you to maybe you could as a school board maybe, you know, craft a letter. I know that you're represented by the schoolboard association, Lance, is very vocal and I know that the head of the Montana administrators comes and gives testimony, too. But I'm just really asking you on behalf of the students who have no voice, um, please, so we don't have a tragedy like I've experienced. And um yeah, let's just not have you know if we can do something as a you
013know as a district to protect also the educators um and the guidance from liability but mostly for the students. Please do what you can do. That's all that I ask. Thanks for listening. Nice to see everybody. Thank you so much. Any other public comment everybody? Uh oh. Any correspond? I don't think we have any um approval of minutes by everybody. Thank you. There's sadly no student trustee reports. We'll move on to a WBA report. Hi everybody. Um, we should acknowledge that Mr. Dunker did win first place in poetry out loud. Oh, so yeah. So that's pretty exciting. So even though he's not here, we should definitely celebrate him. Um, I'm just going to keep this pretty brief. We're moving into negotiations and our IBB process. Um we've had two meetings and we have our third
014meeting coming up here on Thursday. Things are going pretty smoothly um with that process and teachers were really appreciative of those extra two days that they really missed at Christmas break. Um but they'd recovered from missing them at Christmas break and they were really nice to see those at the beginning of March and there's a lot of people with some nice tans. Um, no, everybody's in pretty good spirits moving towards a full spring break. So, looking forward to finishing up IB. See you guys shortly. Thanks. Yeah, I agree. I think we should start working figuring out work to the calendar a little bit more. Uh, WCA don't want to not call it out. Um, all right. On to our discussion and action items. 23 24 audit results when you're ready. Okay. Um good evening everybody.
015uh the district's financial audit for the fiscal year that ended June 30th 2024 conducted by Denning Downey and Associates and Alisel CPA permanent calis has been completed and submitted to the department of administration and OPI. The auditors issued an unbodified opinion which is the best possible on the financial statements indicating that the financials are free of material misstatements. In addition, the audit of federal program programs also resulted in an unmodified. Um you saw the draft of the audit report attached uh to your agenda. It still has the draft word across it because at the time when this agenda had to go public I didn't have the clean version from the deliverers yet but the clean version is now posted on the website. Um I always like to uh look my favorite pages are the pages
016of the financial statements which are PDF pages 15 to 22. And uh if anybody has any questions about those, I'll be more than happy to answer them. Uh the one number, if I were to just say let's look at one number, it would be uh what's called the net position of the school district on page 15. And that is really the difference between our assets and our liabilities. And that is a very healthy number at uh just under $17 million. Uh the net position did decrease somewhat compared to us but it was mainly due to depreciation of capital assets not because we had less in cash or more in liabilities. So I was very happy with that and I guess the others were happy with us too and it's always work as usual. Good job.
017Thanks for your team for keeping things so clean. And we never worry about the audit with you in charge. You know, I'm always a little bit worried. You are your conscience. Thank you. Wonderful. Thank you. Like we said, it's audit goes back to our great bond rating that we just experienced with um the high school bond expansion, right? So getting these good audit reports helps on the other end which are things that you don't always realize come full circle until it actually happens and you're listening to all the happening to look at these reports and go back and results look at these results. So to see a come full circle is really great. Thanks so much. Are we ready? Sorry. Awesome. Um, consideration of WA request to extend the deadline contained in appendix D of
018the CDA. Um, Adrian. All right. Hello again. Um, just would like to make a formal request from the school trustees here to consider um an extension for our appendix D, which is our retirement bonus for our teachers. Um and specifically um in light of an unprecedented situation in our society right now where there's a lot of unknowns um there's a just a slight um variation here. I think originally had requested April 15th given that that date um had one week buffer based on what the um federal government was saying like we should have all decisions made um for federal employees by April 7th but in case there was any extension but in this it went to the board agenda as the 31st. So just want to make a little bit of a note of that.
019Um but our members would very much appreciate um consideration of a memorandum of agreement for this topic to just extend that retirement bonus deadline out for any staff members that may have in their households a federal employee and may be facing um making a very big decision. We would like to see our members um retire with joy in their hearts and not under duress. So this is a very different ask than you would normally see. Um but I would like that liken this to the pandemic where it's very unprecedented times and we don't have enough answers. Um and on that we do have a little bit of other member comments. Hold if you'd like. You want me to stay? No, you need to stay first. Stay first. Okay. Sorry. Uh are there any clarifying questions
020for Adrian? Yes. Okay. specifically what is it that is being asked here? What are we extending there? What is the retirement bonus? Typically, appendix D has two options. Um, and the deadline is typically March 1st that you would turn in all of your paperwork for your intent to retire in the spring. Yes. Um, so what we're asking is for potentially an extension if you if you would consider at least to the 31st. The original ask was to April 15th to that kind of tax day. Um, just an extension for this one school year for them to decide later if they want to redirect just given that there may be impacts to families across the area. And so can you explain what the bonus is for people who don't know appendix D like you do? Yes.
021In your brain. Yeah, I can. I could sort. Um, so there's two options. There's an option for staff members that were hired before 2004. Um, and that is option A. And then any teachers hired after 2004 fall under option B. Option A has a whole mathematical formula that we don't probably need to discuss, but um, option B is tied to your bank of sick time. And so a teacher that's ready to retire, they've worked for more than 10 years, they've got x amount of days in their bank, then they can apply for that retirement bonus. And given however many days they have, they can have up to 135. Um, then they're paid out at a certain percentage for the retirement bonus. Um, and so what in but in the language it's quite strict and if
022someone were to apply for the retirement bonus and then they they're essentially resigning. Um, and so that's the pickle that we're in. And and given that we don't know what's going to happen in the next few weeks, potentially four to six weeks, um, just a little bit of an extra buffer for our members just this school year, which would entail us drafting a memorandum of agreement for our CBA. So the bonus so in in the wording of the current bonus language of appendix D is there anything that states in there extenduating circumstances or like this can be extended due to extenduating circumstances or there any like sometimes I know like under Yeah. like discretionary like is there anything that says anything like that in there? No, not necessarily. Okay. Um it's really been something that
023we try to adhere to as much as possible. And to my knowledge, um not being in the in the presidential role when this occurred, there were some extenduating circumstances during the pandemic where there were some people that were allowed to apply for their retirement bonus at that time, but I was not acting president at that time. So that's just information I've been given. Um, but from just my understanding of what's going on right now, I think that's that's the closest unprecedented time would be 2020. I I guess I I'll ask because it was what is the March 31 like versus an April 7th or the March the deadline? How was that number reached? Um I believe my understanding is that number was reached between um my field representative and via caliber and one more so
024our recommended act based on what our recommended acts assuming that we agree to do this the MOA would follow is that that's my understanding not correct yes we have not drafted an MLA to allow the MOA okay you know Thank you. Thanks. And just say that if um this were approved, it's it's the term that's being approved the MOA would just capture that within the MOA and would not need to be brought back. Oh, okay. If we agree to this like typically the MOA are brought but the MOA come to the board draft, but this is like MOA kind of like already. This is the MOA come. We've already approved it. Yeah. Okay. Essentially, we would um for a chair, myself sign if it were approved. Question. I had the same question about the date.
025So that if um given that's language in the request um if we did approve it, maybe just modify the request if is that correct or how does that work since that was already discussed with FIA? Well, I would say it was between FIA and the union representative. Okay. So those two came to that. Okay. I guess that's what I just Okay. any request is provided to you and just like any in terms of process if that's sorry that's okay thanks um any other clarifying question it's not clarifying okay one more clarifying question why she said sorry um given like you said your union president. Have you spoken to other union in our area region about how they're handling this? Because I would imagine this is a um I haven't personally but that's where our field
026representative for this part of the state definitely did that light work for us. Okay. Yeah. Thanks. You're welcome. Be seated. Okay. Thank you. Just making sure. Is there any public comment? Hi everyone. I'm Amy Mel for those of you who I don't on what I know of you. But um but I'm I'm the one who made the initial request and I just want to let you know I didn't come to this point without um you know thinking about retirement. I had I have external reasons for wanting a retirement but it didn't it at this moment it didn't feel like a good time to make a decision. So, um, I talked to Dave and Lucy earlier and then I I did write you guys a letter maybe like a a week or so ago, so just
027wanted to say that was me. So, I'm requesting an extension for the retirement bonus application. Um, due to the potential impending impacts of a federal government reduction in force, I ask for additional time to consider this important decision. And so the reorganization plan um is actually until April 15th. So that's that's what my um my husband said. So that you guys can probably look that up, but that's a that's a from the Office of Personnel Management. And so I just wanted to let you know that this was unforeseen and unexpected and I appreciate the additional time. So yeah, you guys have questions. Thank you so much. I have a question. I assume I know the answer to Lucy. There's no difference in fiscal impact in if we allow this or do not. Is that Well,
028there there is always something. Yes, but I mean it's not significant. I can't answer that because I don't know how many more people would come forward and say we want to leave now. Would it be in the realm of affecting IBD? Yes. Could be if more people come forward after we you know we open the gates. Yes. Yes. Yes. I I mean I look at it I do think these are unprecedented times for a lot of people and I try and put myself in someone's position or um and I even look at it you know I I understand that we have to have a set period of time we just can't open it up whole hog but it also doesn't make a lot of sense to open it up for someone to then potentially lose
029their job two weeks after, you know, if the federal government deadline is the 15th. It just seems to me I understand it would open up for two more weeks and that could put at risk more people taking advantage of it but the the date of March 31st I understand like making this that time like this is the month you can do it but it seems to defeat the purpose of the reason why we're being asked to do it in the first place. Yeah, I agree. I agree. I would say that if we're going to do it then do it so it counts. You know what I Well, we're doing it for extenduating circumstance and the circumstance has a set date of April 15th. Like they're like there's it's this really weird thing where you actually
030have a set date of when the circumstance will end, which is April. It just seems this just seems like an arbitrary number. And I understand the the idea of keeping it tight and closed so a bunch of people don't say, "Oh, I suddenly want to retire." Which I have a hard time understanding that, too. I mean, I I think people have an idea, but I know it can change. Um, anyways, I just think it seems like if we have a set day for this extenduating circumstance where it's unprecedented, but it has a set end date on April 15th, it makes sense to end it at April 15th. I think that if you if it's 25% of 60 days of your sick leave, is that right? You can have more than 60 days in your bank.
031135 135 I thought okay so you have up to and then you get 25% of that at your daily rate at your daily rate and you're like the top daily rate is 500 just under 500 in a day so I'm just trying to think so as far as a bonus goes if people are walking away from something you know what are they walking away from as far as the monetary amount for not working you know I mean that's the choice that I think for asking Um, so that's it's tricky. Um, again, putting myself in their shoes because I do feel like there's that sign that it's monitored. There's also a little bit of principle of like I feel like it's mine. This is mine. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know if that's, you know, and I'm
032not saying I'm just saying that it is something that feels like you did everything right and you planned it all and there's this wild thing happening that's out of any of our control and everything in this world right now feels really hard I think for a lot of people. I also think that the other thing I would say as we think of everything being out of control, I don't know if we can believe that April 15th is the end day, right? I mean the tariff was supposed to start and then the tariff didn't start and now the tariff is 25% and now it's 50% on something. So I don't know if we can believe that April 15th is really the day and it might be June 1st and you know it could be consistently moving
033target and I think that as the board we have to be really careful and we have to remember what our role is when we sit up here and that's really really hard because we are personally invested in this community and in all of these people but when we sit here and we look at the black and white of the papers and the policies that we're here to think about we have to remember what we're here to do. Um, and so I just think that's really an important piece of this conversation. I agree. I think that's why if we extend it for this one time for this very specific circumstance, then it's done. It's the state and we're not going to revisit this. That's where I would be comfortable supporting because I agree. Unfortunately, there's so
034much unpredictability. That's Yeah. That's what I would be comfortable with. I mean, make sure what you're saying with Elizabeth. Yeah, that you support extending it to April 15th and keeping it. Yeah. Which I think would require more than that would require Oh, for ongoing years. Yes. Just for this year. Okay. Yeah. Just Yeah. But not continuing if April 15th comes and it's still uncertain. We're not I feel comfortable not revisiting the topic at that point in time so that it doesn't have to continue always moving through this administration that we talked about because eventually we have to make plans April 15th affect contract that's everything's going to affect hiring right at this point in time. Okay. Exactly. Well, is it going to affect I'm trying to think of the date we have to offer. That's
035June, isn't it? To a teacher. June. Here's um one of the things I was going to say related to that is that the March 1st deadline one financial claim budgetary it's one thing your question related to hiring is the other March 1st there because so you can get started and hire qualified candidates for decisions Um so you know I think that's those are the primary reasons for that to be as well as person is higher that that's my concern is that that's 31 or if has proposed 45 days of of of loss of of potentially not being able to find you know that that person going to work for someone else that couldn't protect people. That that's a big concern. I have a question too. In the past when I know we've had instances where
036we've changed the for different reasons potentially of extending a retirement offer or how many people oftentimes when something like that off have we have any history of saying okay well we did that and five more people decide to retire much later than we anticipated. So, I can only speak to the last six years that I've been here. And um we in spring of 2019, we offered a a retirement bonus to um prior to March one uh to save money in the budget. That was in spring of and and that was the only time. So we did not have any late requests for requirements. Marc was that it could you say? Oh I was had a question. Yes. Go ahead. Okay. Uh would it be worthwhile to check in or maybe you already have with the
037other school boards [Music] or you talked about field things but um see if we were all in the same age. [Music] Yeah. I don't I think that we have to probably make a decision because if we're not delaying it, right? Yeah. I you know I don't know if it's waited because not next week. Um yeah I think it's a good idea but I think we probably that should probably stay out because yeah a lot of other place people are doing it too but yeah the same thing. Yeah. So I guess my question is have we had other is this the only person who has requested this because having a federal employing family or have there been several others? We have no other specific request this the request before you is our understanding it's request from
038WA. Mhm. So the Yeah, because it has to be open for everybody, right? Singular thing despite the Yeah. But I would think if there were other people who were in similar situations, they would have also um been part of this request. I have a hard I not that I don't I just have a hard time believing that it's going to open the floodgates. I do too. I I guess is where I think that giving two weeks further on this and its risk of suddenly having to find 15 new I just find it very unlikely and I know we can't that and and that's just my feeling on it just in a professional world you don't you know people kind of know if they're going to be making a life decision like that and it's not
039by extending I don't think it's by extending a bonus for two weeks. I just don't see it. We're talking four weeks, right? I'm sorry. Two weeks from this um from this one from this contract, right? Because I you know, the argument is if we move this two weeks, let's say we move it two weeks beyond the 31st to the 15th, is it going to open the floodgates and put us in a position of having to find bunch of I just don't see I don't see it. My larger concern is I wonder if it would require um I wonder if if the WA is requesting the state if we can that's what I asked that's what I was asking if they can oh I'm sorry if that's how I interpret his answer was that yeah we
040can decide just like any question we can amend it if we approve it like approve with amended they would have to be amended that's how I interpret what you said they stop me if I'm incorrect and why you said earlier that's why I guess that it's my understanding this was the request of WPA if they're presenting a different request that yeah I mean to me they came this is their request and they came with the date of March 31 if there's a different request that's one for consideration this was but it didn't sound like that was a discussion it sounded like the original request was able and VIA and the union rep decided on March that unless I misinterpreted what was said, it sounded like they decided upon that. And why did they decide on
041that date? Shouldn't we go back up to Yeah, Adrian talk back up. Here we are. So, you would like me to clarify where that date came from? But um okay, there was an original request by an individual staff member. Then the next step was there was an ask from me personally um in my weekly meetings with Mr. Means. Um and in that time we originally discussed um looking at those April dates potentially having that information that those numbers could come in by somewhere between the 7th and the 15th. Um at that point then the next few layers of communication I had no part in. Um it was our field rep Tom Burgess went directly to BIA and have those conversations. So, I think because there weren't potentially enough clarifying conversations um to see what had
042already been discussed, they kind of looked at what sounds like a decent date. Um but specifically, um if possible, the request would be April 15th. I guess do we have to do we have to have a new record that if that's what we want to any board member could ask okay as a motion that would pass in and of itself and then at this point so one of the concerns I have in general and I'm just thinking as you know in the past people have come and said can I get an extension and we've said no and we haven't done this in the past and so even during co right Right. Even during I mean there's been extenduating circumstances in the past where this has not risen to this level and we haven't done this.
043And so fundamentally this is a challenge for me because this isn't the first time and I don't think it'll be the last time that we come up with hardships and things don't go as anticipated. And I just want to make sure we are setting president and I want to make sure that we're not doing things because of for the wrong reasons. I think it's just a real important line that we're finding. And I Yeah. And I look at it I mean I think you know um Whitefish just looking at the community because I you know and I look at it too in a similar the press that you say well there's this intertwined school district and community and whitefish I mean it was a logging community and thus we become a huge forest service community
044and I think one of the huge I mean my neighbor I can think of four of my neighbors work for the forest service and I think it hits my just a little bit hard in this way because we do have a lot it'd be like I don't know if you live in California and the tech industry took a huge hit you'd say this is a huge part of the livelihood of California is this Silicon Valley or and I look at whitefish and I think of federal jobs in forest service workers fire I mean the list goes on and on and I just think every one of us could probably have an a very good friend or someone in the community we know where this impacts them directly. And so as far as like this circumstance
045because I agree I think that it could open the door for but this to me is like an earthmoving circumstance in a lot of ways is how I look at it. Um, and so that's where I kind of feel I think where I'm feeling from it is to be supportive of a community that is also very supportive of us, but also one of our main stay, you know, employers is doing these massive layoffs. And that's how I kind of I think is where I'm going with it as far as the extenduating circumstances. I see this one as a a really big one. And I wasn't here for co as we know but um I I would have looked at that probably too as like okay this is like this is neat but I wasn't here
046I'm not privy to that but I look at this as just this is a core professional community in our in in this town and this district and I have a really hard I I just think it it could be it's it's a very life-changing time and you know it's can can we help in that way? um is kind of where I'm coming from, but I totally get what you're saying. I wonder though too in the past when it's come up if it's been one individual I mean so tonight we know any sure has but it's wa that's requested um you know somebody who has a sudden illness in their family this is like like you said this communitywide issue like co could have been a communitywide issue And if it's limited to a finite timeline
047like this year, April 15th, this year only, I don't think it sends a president as much as other things would. And we don't Mr. You know, to not look at all the teachers and staff that doesn't have any retirement. Just right things change something national park national forest fishing game when you can like there's just so many I I respect the president though for Sure. Yes. Is it that it can open the absolutely there's a reason we have a CDA with specific dates? Absolutely. Um, I would like to make a motion that we approve the item as presented, but I would like to amend it to an April 15. So, the person to April 15th, correct? That would be the correct way would be you would I would amend it to April 15 and vote
048on and then I would move to approve with that said amendment. Yep. First of all, let's vote on April 15th. I'll second her motion to move to amend to April 15th. Um, all in favor of amending to April 15th, that is Quincy, Elizabeth, Jerry, and Ray. All post Shannon and I. Now I move that we approve the item with the amendment to that is correct. Okay, that's I'll stop there. I'll second by Elizabeth. All in favor? All opposed. Thank you everybody. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Staff mentor program. Greetings from the curriculum. So, I know my title says director of curriculum instruction or curriculum assessment and professional development, but in addition to those three topics, there are a smattering of other topics that I am responsible for and new teachers is one of them.
049Uh typically in Whitefish I should say in the last four years we have had say approximately 20 new teachers a year that come through our doors at K12. And so I wanted to lay out for you um how what is our mentoring program for those new teachers. So the first day we bring them together uh the week before um our our two days that they have to be there. So we bring them um typically together for a full day session on a Thursday. And I have heard it described by one of them that it's like drinking from a fire hose because there is so much information that we need to share with them. We need to share with them information about technology and so we have our director of technology come and do a whole
050session with them and and that's when they get their laptops. We have the school district secretary that comes and visits with them and discusses all things HR with them. We have um our um director of student services come and she talks about that whole world and how that impacts the students in their classroom. uh we have WA come in we and we actually allow them time to talk with um employees about um the union and then I also spend time talking with them about professional development curriculum and assessment. Um during that day we also provide lunch for them and we invite the administrators to come and we have lunch with all the new staff members and the administrators. Um from there we have assigned each or I should say paired up each new teacher with
051a mentor teacher. And I'm not responsible for that. The building principles do that. they assign the mentor teacher to the new teacher. My job is then to reach out to those mentors and say that is awesome that you um have agreed to be a mentor to this new teacher. This is what we expect of you in working with your new teacher. So we do compensate those mentors. Um, and I think on the attachment I shared with you, we give them a curriculum rate, uh, their stipen, and it boils down to about 13 and a half hours over the course of a year that they spend working with that mentee. And during that time, we have this and and I inherited this book and I shared this with you as well, this men new teacher mentee
052handbook. Um, I will agree that it needs to be updated. I just haven't gotten to it. It's one of those things that have been further down on the list. But there are a plethora of things for the mentor to discuss with the new teacher on here and in here. And during that time, um, they're they take the time to go through these things. The mentor also has a log that they have to log the time that they spend with that new teacher and I won't give them that stipend until I have this log in my hands. So because I want to make sure that they are in fact working with their new teacher for that time period. I also periodically reach out both to the new teachers and the mentors and say, "Hey, how's it
053going?" Typically, it's crickets. They're really busy and they um oftentimes don't have time to visit with me. Um, I know the principles also reach out because they're in the building all the time with those new teachers and mentors. But on occasion, I do hear from them and and um if they tell me great things, wonderful. If they say, "Hey, I'm not hearing from my mentor, then I go to the building principal and say, can you help me with this?" Or, "I don't know how to do this." I'll say to the building principal, "Hey, can you have your mentor reach out to the mentee and discuss this issue with them. Um, and that seems to work pretty well, Brit at this point. Questions that you have about this process at all? I do. All right. Sure.
054Go ahead. New teachers. Do you mean new hires to ask? I do mean new hires. Brand new teachers the same. All All new hires are considered new teachers in White Fish School District. That makes sense. Yeah. So you essentially audit the mentor card. Yes. On a regular basis like I I check in with them regularly. Rainey, there are some teachers who have turned in their mentor log to me already. There are some that who have not yet. And then do the mentors get special training? Did you mention that? Like if they're they do not have training yet. leader. They do not have special training at this point, Quincy. No, but they have an outline of what in the handed they need. Yep. And and as I said, periodically I check in and say, "Have you
055discussed this with your mentee? Have you discussed with this with your their mentee?" How long's that been in place? uh before I before I I can't tell you that before I that's great did writer started do you know I just picked up the reins from there and the other great thing is um at the end of the year I ask mentees what what could we do better and matter of fact in this packet there's a page called the nitty-gritty and that nitty-gritty page is from one of our current Oh, not this year. Last year, one of our mentees said, you know, it'd be really helpful. I'm She she drafted this whole list and at the end of the year, she shared it with me and she said, "This would be really helpful." I said, "That
056is awesome." Great. That's what those are the kind of things we want to hear. How can we make this an easier and a smoother transition for you? So, um, um, a mentor has already turned in, already done their 13 hours to this. Go ahead. Most have not. I think I have two, Jerry. Okay. Yeah. So, they're thinking that they don't need any more help for the rest of the year. They still they have because they still meet in their um the two who have turned them in are content area specialists. So they're still meeting in their PLC's together. They're still working together. Yeah. They're just I wouldn't I'd say they're just not spending extra outside time. This is a question not so about the mentor mentee, but just the new teacher orientation. We spent several
057hours last week discussing our policies. Mhm. Who goes over especially as it relates to the boarding 1520 and 1700 policy with new hires for them to understand their communications options with labor management all that stuff. Since Adrian's coming and talking to them, she talk about that or you or both. It uh we there's a plethora of issues, right? we try to touch on um and and we really uh recommend anytime they have questions to reach out to their mentor, reach out to their union representative. Uh we point them in the direct direction of where can you find the collective bargaining agreement. We help them understand those are the rules by which we coexist. Yeah. You like you have a lot of return mentors. Um multiple I would say principles would you say you have a
058lot of return mentors? Not necessarily. It depends on the area I think. Right. There are lots of lots of good teachers out there. There have been great mentors. I enjoy that they can get excellent. Yeah. Yeah. It's not much, but it's better than nothing. But I really felt strongly that I I needed some sort of accountability. So, yeah, this this teacher log was sitting with make sure that we had some accountability that we really were ensuring that mentors were meeting with mentees and they were getting that extra guidance and support from them. on the on the um so how does this work? What is this clicker for parking lot? Oh, there is a there's a blackout there. I thought there was an elementary. Why would you open the gate? Well, the high school there's one
059section of the high school people. Yeah, the high school people. This was a high school person. There was um there there is a section at the high school that you can't access without a clicker. I was impressed with that thoroughess. I went through it like where do I find copy paper? Where do I find? And I must be like, these are really smart, well thought out. Like, where am I going to go to find all the things? Like, where are the paper clips? And then like what do I do when I have a parent interaction the first time? And how do I handle that? You know, we're so and it's been beneficial. Even we have we had a a transfer. So, someone from the elementary school went to the high school. We even gave that
060person a mentor. Yeah. which was very valuable because the curriculum was very different, right? It was and she needed that time to sit with that person and talk about, well, I'm teaching at a whole different grade level, what does this look like? What what do parent conferences look like? What do grades look like? Because they were very different at the elementary school than at the high school. Yeah. Yeah, that was great. Yeah. Thank you. Any other questions for Lisa? Very thorough. Budget [Music] discussion. It's not it's not. So, um I got it here. So, in front of you, there's um two versions of our preliminary budget for the next school year. Okay, we have a side byside comparison. Both of those scenarios reflect a decrease in funding of about $180,000 due to lower enrollment. At
061the same time, they both assume a 3% inflationary increase in funding from the state. Okay, so I already plugged those numbers in there hoping that the 3% uh inflationary increase will pass. Okay, but we have to take uh the the lower enrollment into consideration, right? Okay. So then the scenario on the left assumes no additional levy for the general fund and assumes that the stars act doesn't pass. Let's just assume for a dollar. In this scenario, no increases for personnel would be possible and a reduction of 2.0 FTE full-time equivalent would be necessary. Um, certified or not? Certified. Certified. Okay. No, thank you for bringing the I should have said the certified to FT. Okay. So, let's just assume this doesn't pass. Then, let's look at the right side of your screen and let's assume
062that in this scenario, the new STARS act legislature passes. providing additional $600,000 in funding. In this scenario, increases to personnel would be possible. Additionally, if a general levy general fund levy of up to $100,000 were to be approved in May, it would further enhance the financial health of the general budget. So you may remember we did this sidebyside comparison in prior years as well because as we know in legislative years we don't know what proposals are going to pass and which don't we can just hope that both the inflationary increase and the proposed stars act are going to pass. and money in where does federal money show up? That is not part of the general fund. Okay. So this budget in front of you Rainey is just for the general fund the main operating fund
063and federal funding um is in a different fund called the miscellaneous funds number 15 and let's not even start talking about potential decreases in federal fund. Let's just assume it's going to stay away. Yeah, just one comment on that. Actually, we there are some indicators in here that we do anticipate some reduction in titles ideas funding and that's fairly there's some fluctuation in the year. So, um that's just even the number of people. No, it's not. No, it's no it's federal counting on the poverty level. So that works is not due the number of participating that's more related to the count how the count assesses white fish. So these are just um some preliminary numbers u because we always have them and as the legislature passes um and we need um you know all those
064things that we're waiting for will pass and we will be successful in receiving those funds. I just wanted to show you what it could potentially be if at the last minute at the same capital somebody decided not to go along this. Tell me the standout numbers in retirement bonus. what why those are off to the side. Okay, so those um numbers to the side such as the 13.9 million are just subtotals for those categories. So I can keep it straight in my head such as I know that salaries would add up to $13.9 million that whole chunk that whole section of that spreadsheet uh and so on. So by looking at this we can see that uh uh personal expenses which are those are that are coming from the general fund which is salaries workers
065compensation insurance and health insurance are almost 90%. So I just so I know how much I'm spending on each sub category. They have no other meaning than than that. You may notice that uh on um on the last um on the last line on um on the left hand on the right hand side and is the 8% inflation increase in a non-personal expenses. This is related to all our goods and services that are not people related. And even though when we look at uh what we're told either on TV or when you go and Google these numbers what the inflationary rate is or what the consumer price index is, it is much lower than 8%. But that's not what the reality is. We're seeing increases and we have been seeing increases in consumables, equipment rentals,
066liability insurance sometimes of up to or more than 10%. That is why I made the assumption on this sheet of 8% crossing my fingers that it may be more. But I want you to know why I did it. Uh even though the inflation right now is certainly well below that. It's like going to Safeway. Nothing costs just 3% more. things cost 30% more right and uh we've been experiencing it outside of the you know labor costs so I just want to be super conservative when um what you can do so um as you can see cases we can u balance the budget. It's always possible to balance the budget but there are different things in play and different things that can or cannot happen depending on the circumstances. U you're welcome. We'll be going more
067about the budget uh during IBB. For those of you who sit on those IBB committees, uh you will be you'll go deep into weeds. My spreadsheets and it's a good time. Shannon's favorite. You like we appreciate that. Our first look at the budget. Yes. I have one word. Yes. I have one word to say. I like it. Like so easy to look at. Yeah. Um okay, thank you. Moving on to a general fund levy. Um so um this is obviously related to the discussion we just had. Um presented for the board's consideration is a high school general levy of up to 100,000 um dollars to be presented to the voters in May. If passed, this levy would help offset the rising cost of goods and services, including consumables, repairs and maintenance, equipment, rental, liability, insurance,
068audit services, curriculum, professional development, and others. The taxpayer impact of the increase is presented really. So, um So, um, this proposal, uh, for a $100,000 levy is for the high school district only. Uh, the elementary district is already operating at 100% uh, overbased budget and there is no room for uh, a levy and you can see the uh, annual the impact of the annual increase. Um, so if it passed, the impact would be $548 approximately on a home for a home assistant $16,000 plus that is Lucy. Any clarifying questions for Lucy? Just a more what is what percent is a high school operating at there? Almost of so this levy will take it to will take it to the 100%. Yes. There any public comments back to the board for further discussion on I make
069a motion that we accept the proposal as I second by secondary. All in favor everybody. Thank you. Thanks for all your hard work on that. on the budget you got each second. Okay. Uh 25 26 permissive levies. This is a decrease. Yes. I know. Look at this. I know we're saving so attachments. This is what it looks like. will go over over this sheet. Um, okay. This gets a little bit complicated, but nothing terrible. In the end, it's it's a decrease in levies. So, that's that's a good thing. So, presented for the board's consideration is an increase in permissive levies for the tuition fund and a corresponding decrease in levies for the general fund. This request is due to a new law passed during the 2023 legislative session which impacts out of district out of
070district student. Under this new law, a student's district of residence, let's think about it. Students district of residence owes tuition payment to the students district of choice. So this would be a Whitefish student who wants to go to Columbia for okay that's the scenario. This cost will be paid out of the tuition part. That's why we're proposing to increase those permissive levies in the tuition part. Conversely, a district of choice collects tuition revenue from home districts and this revenue is deposited into the general fund. In this scenario, it's a student from Kalispel district decides to attempt in whiteish. We collect revenue from callus. this revenue gets deposited into uh into the general fund and all this really is is reshuffling of taxpayer money. Okay, we have a tax payment going out of the tuition fund
071but coming back to the general fund in form of lower taxes. Okay. So this spreadsheet that that is in front of you and uh the reason why uh the other funds are mentioned there such as adult education, transportation and building reserve is because those are the other funds that are subject to permissive levies. We want to show the taxpayer that we're not making any changes in those funds. We're only talking about the tuition funds. So you can see that uh we are bringing in 156 I'm sorry we're paying out $156,000 of out of elementary tuition fund and 95 out of high school tuition fund. But we will be bringing in 172,000 and 90,500 into the elementary and high school general funds this second week. Okay. So the net effect on the taxpayers as a whole
072will be uh u minus 11,500 meaning uh it's a decrease or savings in taxes. Okay. You may ask how do I know these numbers? I wouldn't ask that you assume you do I just adjust. Uh so this will affect 2526 budget but um similar to uh our crossroads tuition for example uh those payments are retroactive. So this what I know for the numbers for 2526 budget I know what those numbers are approximately because it's based on this current year school year attendance. And even though students constantly move and new come and and some of them leave, we can have a good um estimate of what those numbers are. And uh the advantage for Whiteish is is that we have more out of district students coming in than we have kids going out to other districts.
073Hence the savings here. So even though it's just really moving taxpayer money uh you know around uh it's all due to this new legislature that passed two years ago and we have to So, the way I'm reading this, the way it's presented here, we couldn't exactly vote on that if we do need to change it because it says they proposed decrease in permissive levies, but it Oh, did I say it should actually say increase in permissive and then decrease in general? Correct. Okay. Yes. Then you know what? Whatever I wrote in uh Yeah, that is my typo. It was supposed to say an increase in promises. Yes. And that's what you're voting for. Uh I just wanted to show the general fund's impact on this because the tuition fund taken out of context of this
074new house build wouldn't show the whole picture. So sorry about the typo. Guess we um I uh asked for the board to consider an increase in permissive levies uh for the tuition fund as presented. And remind me this is a permanent increase unless we change it. Correct. And the same is uh the general fund levy is also permanent. Yeah. Unless the legislator changes, but right now everything you vote on or the voters vote on is permanent. Can I ask to clarify what happens if a student like you said kids are moving around all the time? So what happens with that tuition, right, if you're here like a month and you go back to your district? So you have to prorate. Oh, it is. Okay. Yes. So uh great question because yes the fact that the
075student is here doesn't mean he or she will be attending for 180 days right what if they attend for 49 days only and then we will only pay or receive money for 49 days it's yes and honestly my part in this is not the most complicated uh it's Amy Marowitz who has more work than I do because she's on the receiving end of all those forms from parents, all those phone calls, and she has to keep a spreadsheet going of these incoming and outgoing kids. So, really, it's um 90% her and 10% me. I just run the numbers. uh but uh the difficult and the yeah lot of bureaucratic work. So but the taxpayers should still see a decrease. Yes. Yeah. Thanks. Any public comment? Anybody? I know having a party over here. Is there
076uh back to the board for any further discussion or motion? Make a motion that we um accept the recommendation as amended as it should have been which is to increase the permissive level. You told me to do that first is not I don't think it's time but we're not asking to change from what the recommendation was the recommendation just presented. Okay, I'll second by Shannon seconded by Rainy. All in favor that is everybody. Thank you very much. Exciting. Um all right, next up Dave, it's finally your turn. First time you got to talk all night. Uh recommendations for hire. I thought I successfully delegated it all. Oh, really close. Really fun. Okay. So, recommendation for hires in front of you. We have some assistant coach in Suland both uh long-term guest teachers. Um as well
077as some substitutes for your inspiration. We need clarifying comments. Any public comment really get rolling. Um great. Back to the board for a motion. I move we accept the recommendations for hot as it moved by Jerry, seconded by Elizabeth. All in favor? That is everybody. Thank you very much. Everybody out of district students. Okay. Um as we just discussed we have students who are coming in as well. So we have out of district students for that are recommended for approval. Any public comment on the numbers? Don't know who they are, but they're number back to the board for any for a motion for comment. Second move by second by Jerry. All in favor that is everybody. Thank you first. Quincy Quincy. Sorry. Sorry. No mumbling. Um, okay. Up next is the superintendent contract presented for
078the board's consideration is an extension of Mr. convenes contract through June 30th, 2028 adopted July 12th. Let me make clarifying a commend. Any public comments back to the board? Um I just wanted to mention one thing and that was that we did make one change which was under evaluation and um we changed it to quarterly just for um so I think last year we kind of got that question of like what some of the priorities like meant and this will give us a reason to get back together and if there's any confusion or conversations that need to happen it'll kind of gives us that reason to back and you get back together without making it feel like it's unusual or Yeah. So um so going to correlate um value is just that we have that
079in there and so other than that everything stays the same comments or motions. Make a motion that we approve contracting potential move by second by all in favor is everybody. So Shannon and then R. Sorry. Okay. No, thank you. We should just have one person make everybody. That's right. We should just make it standardized. All right. Press the announcement. Um All right. So kind of trying to go back old school taking a page from my predecessor um going back to the eight characteristics of effective school boards. So starting with number one effective school boards commit to a vision of high expectations for student achievement and quality instruction and define clear goals for that vision and comparing district leadership with student achievement. Um and then just kind of put the bullet points that went with that.
080just something to kind of keep in mind as we're looking towards the future and um what we're thinking about for the next school year. And um so anyways, thought we kind of start reviewing our eight characteristics again and reminding ourselves of those because I think they're super important and kind of are a good good um that lightning light um yeah good light good light for us. Um, so the other thing, any questions on that? Um, and then the other thing I wanted to talk about, I know I've brought it up a couple of times. Um, but it's the two ones and just thinking about I just no one's really said it. I think silence also speaks volumes. Um, it's just going back to maybe monthly two ones for everybody. I think it's actually probably more
081beneficial for everyone's time and efficiency. Um, I think you gave the twice a month two ones a real solid effort, but I don't know if it's worked or beneficial for everybody. Um, so I know you guys schedule those with day and um figure out how that would work. But maybe looking instead of, you know, going over the weekly schedule or what's going on, but more agenda focused and um any questions that we big issues coming up? big issues coming up and agenda focused for that the next business meeting or and or work session. Um so that sounds like a solid well I like I like how he puts out the weekly thing. Yes. So still continue but not for your twoon two ones would be more agenda. Yeah. Have an idea what's gonna come up
082and um Yeah. Does that sound good? Check one meeting off or meet He'll be so sad. I'll try to make some changes to the miscue. makes changes to the make sure that they happen one week prior to the or right prior to their next regular board. Yeah, that was so um Yeah. So, any other um trustee announcements? I was going to just share that um Jerry is going to be standing in for me at the PD committee that's coming up in April if I have a conflict. And moving forward to next year, Jerry's gonna speak over. Okay. Professional development development. Thanks for it was a wonderful time. Thank you. Thanks for your time. That was great. I know you loved it. I too. It just always seems to fall at a crazy time and have
083to get off work. There's just all sorts of life logistics that make it unnecessarily complicated. No, that's awesome. I I do know you enjoyed that committee. I think I know you enjoyed that. So, thank you very much for your time on that and thanks for finding your replacement and all the things. Yes. Thanks for taking it on. Um any other trusty? So, are there any people running for the board opening? Not yet. I don't have a single application. That closes when March. It closes on Thursday, March 27th. March 27. But you know, this is this is typical. Just that you know uh Rainey um we usually don't receive any applications until the last week and any applications. You're right. Um so still hopeful that uh we won't end up with a five member board. Still
084an odd number. Well due to the due to the population of our district, we need seven. We are I picked up a packet. I just haven't filled it out yet. The funny thing around here is the deadline always falls over. Um, no. I don't I just got my packet yesterday. Thank you. Yeah. So, six. Okay. We have six. Can I say something? I considered running for the board. Had a meeting with Darcy and Elizabeth for an hour. I think we've got two very good board members right there. I'm in. Thank you all. Very kind. Well, thank you for attending our meetings. Must be uh very interesting for members of the public. Happy to have and thank you for listening to my budget. Very pleasant. Any other question? No. All right, Dave, take it away. Second
085time tonight, Dave. All right, there we go. We have two agenda items. It's great. Um, so, um, WSD calendar here, we have, [Music] um, gonna say something. I'm not quite as engaging as Lucy in the budget, but so, but we do have, looking at the district calendar, we don't have any activities at this time. Not too many of them. It's there's fewer of those occurring. And you can see though that we've got quite a few meetings coming up. Our interest based bargaining coming up and then we also have our next work sessions coming up soon, right? It's coming up right away, right? Because of the the special board meeting for that you all know. So those are a few things coming up. And um before I get too much further, of course I'm um thank
086you for uh continuing with um and extending that contract me for the next three years. And I'm honored to serve this role for um not only for the school district but our community and just working alongside everyone. It's just been it's just amazing. We have amazing teachers. We have staff community trustees. administrators. I so appreciate that opportunity to work alongside of um here we go. We're going to jump into resignations. We have um those in front of you. You can see those. And I'm going to talk a little bit about a moment. We have 1905 is what our total number is now. 1940 to start the year. Not atypical for us to go down during the school year a little bit. And we did that last year a little bit as well, but it's a
087little surprising the extent of it is this year. So, we're going to see fluctuations in enrollment during the year, but a little bit more than we anticipated. that you saw that reflected in the budget conversation here. Um we're continuing to monitor those things and um one thing we have seen in the past is at the end of the year it looks very different at the beginning of the year we get people moving in or something like that. So it's really hard to predict based on these fluctuations but we are seeing a little bit more fluctuations than typical. If you go down to the bottom, you can see um 10 um enrolled newly enrolled students and un from our last meeting. You can see where some of them are moving to some in valley some coming
088to us from Inada Valley as well. eastern part of the US. So, and again, you know, it never ceases to amaze me that the numbers that fluctuation numbers coming in and that's been the case in the district for a long time to be there and you can see that and I don't think we're unusual in that in the valley. We see that as well. Any questions relating to the enrollment? Do we have early high school graduation like kids graduated? Yes, we have early graduation high school and that is one of the reasons we see some reductions. I don't know if that's the case here and we'd have to ask we have very many like semester graduates. We have a few. Um, typically I don't know exactly how many this year there were. Um, but I
089would say probably in the realm of two to five is average. So, not like not very many. I was just curious. You don't really care about it. And I just have on that one where it says extracurricular only. Yeah. Um, does that does that count toward the enrollment though if if a student is just participating? Partially partial partial think that extracurricular does it with very small very small yes and you can be partially that's extracurricular only but then you can be partially enrolled as well but it have to be a certain amount of time for the school. Okay. So is this for example a homeschooled kid who only wants to go into sports? It could be or it could be private school wants to kind of a general thing that I think that's in this
090area. It's mostly just a a renewal of um my uh opposition to having resignations and retirements on this portion of the agenda. I remember when they were put there and I was opposed to it then. I just want to bring it up. It's not something we can devote on at this point, but I I believe uh wholeheartedly that it uh it uh is against our constitutional duty to hire all having a hearing not voting because we do not vote on an action item and it used to be it used to be part of the um consent. Yes. I remember that. Yes. And and I I remember the and I could get into it but I'm not gonna the the reasoning why they were put here and I and I objected to it then and renewing
091my there was a reason that I don't remember what question but is it um it is that my understanding Jim the superintendent can accept a resignation and then therefore that is yeah because we don't we don't resign people we only hire and fire I I'm I'm just saying seems to me like it like it's not constitutionally and I'm 100% confidence based on the tireness of this district that it's been run by the legal I can run by again though if you see if there's any new interpretation. Okay. So, we vote, right? Because you once you resign, you like resign immediately. And if you're hired, you can't be hired until the board approves it, right? And if you're fired, you're not fired until the board says you're fired. It's always a rubber stamp, but they used
092to be under consent. And and you could pull them out under you could pull them out of consent agenda at the beginning of the meeting if there was a reason why you didn't want to confirm like that. Yeah. which I I I can't imagine a scenario under which that happened. It's just in the private information to for us that we knew he was that's why it's in this spot now and it's been interpretation now because we don't vote on that. I think we should Shannon is asserting that we feels sure that this is the pattern we've been following based on recommendation legal but I can look into it further if there's any new interpretation it's not like we're going to deny something no that's why feels like constitution I think it's just a I mean
093the way I interpret it anyway when I read it is like it's just education on just like enrollment is student enrollment and then resations are retirements are just good for us to know as employers like yeah so if it's a consent you don't see it but there I've been thinking oh wow there's a lot of high school in the high school elementary school you know it's like oh this is interesting just so I like seeing it I guess that's well we always seen it just we seen it in a different spot different place we seen it in consented enough vote on it and you have to vote on consent got that oh that was or not that's it was where it used to be the resations were in consent That's why it was pulled out.
094We don't have to vote. Gotcha. That is not why it was pulled out, but that's a good enough. We'll go with Okay, we'll go with that. All right. Now, I've lost my place. I almost forgot. Lucy. Lucy. Any other anything else? I'll make this short. Oh, all right. Lucy, director of Bendon. Okay. Open your attachments, please. And what do we see on page one? Did you notice anything? No. The red line had been Look at the numbers, please. Why is there such a jump between We got money. We got money. Yes. That's right. gets A+ millions of dollars. No, no. Well, the bond proceeds 36 million 2 million in fund 260. Yeah. Building. Yeah, I get that's where it lives. may come from iron horse. [Laughter] No, good luck. Um, so that that's the so
095that was really happy putting the spreadsheet together. Very good. Yeah. And then so we have all the money for the construction. Uh, we already spent some of it. We have some of it. uh some of the invoices such as for bond counselor or for S&P rating the doublea all those services haven't been paid prior so we had to wait for the bond proceeds so we already spent a lot about $200,000 out of the 36 um so but I thought it would make all of us happy. Uh once um we start getting those tax payments from people. Okay. So this is just the sale of the bond. But then every May and every November we'll be receiving interest on those bonds, right? and that revenue will go to fund 250 debt service. Okay. So we will
096then zoom in on those as well and that money will go there and then from that we will pay principle and interest. So two different funds will be affected by this convers but this was this was the event we were all waiting for since 2021 or did we start in 2022 this facility long range long range plan 2022 I think it was so it does take three years from the day we decide. Put that one in there. So anyway, uh everything else um all the other pages uh general fund uh the other tax levied funds all revenues and expenditures are um where they should be for this time of the year. There's not much to report there unless you have any specific questions. No, I just had a question because I was thinking about it
097when Carrie was talking earlier. Um, and maybe this is more of an Eric Harris question, but when we host a tournament like that or when we host speech and debate and we do have increased custodial services and that, you know, costs and just materials, you know, whatever, how how does that get accounted for when we're hosting things like that? Other schools pay to come. Yeah, we do have a lot of revenue. There's a revenue that comes in. Okay, that's assuming that there was some kind of Yes. Thanks. You want to say something? Yes. No, I just had a couple of numbers just in relation to I was going to mention this earlier. Um, we received we had a $61,000 gate at the over the three days. Um, we had $34,000 in concessions. Um, of that
098it was a $22,000 debt on concessions. So, pretty high percentage. We made up our prices with So, it's about a $100,000 weekend or three-day weekend there. Um, and then that money goes towards taking care of our expenses first so that we're back to like I would say ground zero and then the gate in particular is then um distributed proceeds beyond that are pro are distributed to the other schools to help offset their travel costs. Okay, cool. Thanks. So when you say if I might when you say our expenses would that be for example overtime for the janitorial staff etc that game workers and extra toilet paper I hope not toilet paper you know how expensive you know the custodial overtime was really just on Saturdays because even though school was closed on Thursday and Friday
099the custodians work all year round. So there was a regular pay so in in the whole scheme of things um compared to the numbers that Carrie just delivered the over time was really Thank you. That's some money. Yes. People want and that's and now we'll be able to have the morning. That's right. Just want to sleep. That's what I was kind of circling. Yeah. Yeah. in the community. I was thinking about going out to dinner this week. I was like, actually, no, I will not. All right, is there any public comment on the consent agenda? Uh, someday, one of these days, I'm always going to say something. I just know it. What? The consent agenda, public comment. Did you already do the payroll or whatever that Oh, that's just the consent agenda. Yes. Yes. Um,
100do I have a motion on the consent agenda? Can I ask a question? Yes. Yes. Is the stage defo $70,000? Is that that is our ADA accessible stage for graduation? $70,000. Yes. Yes. So remember last year you attended graduation with us and there are stairs So um we needed an ADA accessible thing and this is what it is and yes it is very expensive but that's where we will have this regulation. Is this a rental or is it forever? It's ownership. Okay. Yes. Yeah. That's our own. Yes. I know it was a big Yes. It's been a little nice. Well, we're excited about that. Okay. Yeah, will we approve the consent to agree that second? Moved by second by Jerry. All in favor? Everybody. Thank you. Uh one last motion. Second. Moved by Jerry, seconded
101by all in favor everybody. Thank you all. Thanks for coming. Thank you Carrie for your numbers at the end. fun