DCPS Board Meeting 10/8/25

001All right, we are recording. >> All right, it's 6:15. So, I'll go ahead and call to order this special board meeting. Um, there is an open meeting statement um behind us there. All board members are in attendance, so be there. Um, we are going to split this meeting up into sections. The very first thing we're going to do is we're going to have the administration uh give us a presentation about all of our options and um then we'll reserve some time for public comment. We're going to limit that time to 15 minutes. So, I'm not sure um how many people want to speak during that time, but the last 15 minutes are going to be reserved for questions. So, we want to make sure that we have plenty of time for questions and answers with

002the administration. If you want to speak to the board in public comment, um I haven't received any of those. And so >> do they need to for >> I don't think no for this meeting but if you want to reserve your time for the regular meeting you will need to give me the piece of paper that has your name and your address and all of that. So and you can do either you can do both doesn't matter but in the regular meeting you will be um limited to 3 minutes to speak during that meeting because that's just uh per our policy. So, um, with that, I think I'm going to read the public comment policy first real quick. I'm going to read our policy on public comment because I do that for every meeting and

003I'll get it out of the way and that way the rest of the meeting will just flow. So, the board welcomes public input on policies and issues affecting our school district. For state statute, speakers must sign in at the beginning of the meeting, completing the public comment form and giving it to the president of the board. Speakers will speak in the order the forms were received. That will be for the next meeting. This meeting we don't need to do that because this is a special meeting. Policy 8346 outlines speakers ability to address the board consistent with free speech rights. However, offensive language and defamatory remarks will not be tolerated. Further concerns about individual staff members that cannot be resolved at the level closest to the situation should be directed to the superintendent. This board will

004not permit charges or complaints against a school employee without having followed the school's complaint procedure. And in an effort to maintain the ability of the board to sit as an appellet body in student and employee appeals, comments regarding individual student or personnel issues cannot be presented at this time. Public forum is an opportunity for the public to share their thoughts on matters related to the school district. Therefore, the board will not respond to questions or comments during this time. However, should board members wish to respond, they may do so at the end of the meeting or they may respond via email at a later date. When we get to our regular meeting, like I said, that public comment will be limited 3 minutes per speaker with a total of 15 minutes available at each meeting.

005We'll have 15 minutes available here. And when we do that public comment, I'm going to try to make sure that everybody who wants to speak gets a chance to speak before anybody goes twice, if that makes sense. Okay? So, it's kind of an open forum a little bit. Um, so yeah, we'll go ahead and turn it over to the administrators for a presentation. [Music] >> You have this mic turned on >> blue button now >> and it'll turn green. [Music] All right, here we go. Well, first of all, I want to thank the community members for being here tonight. Uh hopefully you have received our letter so you know why you're going to be here tonight. Uh we really do uh value your input. Uh we're going to go over five options uh for sixth

006grade. Talk about enrollment a little bit. Um I'll preface this by saying these options are not in priority preference. So our presenting doesn't necessarily mean that is uh our recommendation as an admin team. It's just the order in which I type them out. So, uh, with that being said, I'll go a and get started. I'll try and be done by 6:30. I'm not going to read this to you line by line. Do that yourselves and give you the premise behind each option, but we truly want to give you an opportunity to either ask questions or uh provide some some feedback to the board. So, the first thing I did is put together our enrollment. Uh, you can see we've been working on this for at least a few weeks. So that was the enrollment uh

007both at David City Elementary and Bella Elementary as of the 15th of September. I can tell you almost daily that moment fluctuates by a couple kids one way or the other, not just in this building but David City Elementary as well. So um if you take a look for example if I can read it >> sorry >> all right uh kindergarten's 44 uh first grade 42 second 47 third 36 fourth 54 fifth 45 in parentheses is by building. So, for example, in kindergarten, there's 33 in David City and 11, but those are the numbers in parentheses. You can see that there's not a lot of consistency there. It's a little bit like a roller coaster. There is no such thing as an average class size. So, we fluctuate anywhere uh from 54 to 36 and

008the high school is somewhere I think we might even have a class of 61 or 62 in the high school right now. So, that gives you the current enrollment numbers. Um, option one, if you want to go at least scroll up for the pros and cons, um, option one would be, uh, we don't do anything different than what we've done the last couple years. We continue to send all of the sixth graders to David City Elementary. Okay. Um, next year 2627, I think that would be pretty feasible if the board would choose to not do anything different than what we've done the last couple years. The class sections at least right now would be 23 and a section of 22. Okay. However, if you continue reading there the following year in 27 28, I think

009it becomes a problem. I I think classes of 27 uh in sixth grade is too many. Uh some of that's personal opinion I'm giving you. Uh some of it is professional opinion, but I just I don't like uh when we get about 24 in our elementary classes. Uh, I I just there's some behavioral issues that happen. I don't think kids get the one-on-one attention they deserve. There's sometimes behavioral issues uh just in terms of even arranging the classroom when you want to do some group work or small group work because it becomes a problem cuz the classroom is so congested. So, uh, but that would at least be an option. Uh, again, I'm not saying that's the one I would promote especially for 27 28 cuz I think that's too many in a class. Uh

010but in the end uh you'll hear me say this more than once. I don't have a vote. Uh the six board members you see at the table are the ones that in the end make the final decision. But um that is option one. And again you can read uh there both the pros and the cons. Uh scrolling on up to option two. Option two would be to go back the way things were uh a couple years ago and simply hire a sixth grade teacher back here for Belw. Uh we'll have 14 uh kids in next year's sixth grade class and we at least as of today uh 14 the following year. So an easy solution uh not necessarily the best solution would be to simply have a sixth grade teacher here. Um, I will tell

011you it's maybe not quite uh that simple in that we've done some things in this building um now that we uh don't have sixth grade here. Uh so for example uh we moved our spec teacher into a full-size classroom uh so that she had more room to work or work with small groups if she has parents in there with her. And what that did is it actually freed up her small classroom called an oversized office space classroom. And that is where occupational therapy, physical therapy, school sites and speech pads um occupy. And we've also been able to create a sensory room over here for some of our high needs kids. And so, uh, while we could, uh, steal that classroom back, some of the drawbacks are we, uh, lose some of the space for our,

012uh, special ed, uh, contracting services to work in that sense. Again, I'm not saying it's not the right answer. U, but it's not just as simple as we'll just hire one back and and everything is back to normal. Um, the other thing that happened when we moved sixth grade over to David City Elementary is it actually freed up Travis Worm, uh, who's a PE teacher here. He's also half time at the high school and it allowed us to teach another section of strength training at the high school because he didn't have to teach sixth grade here. So, we were able to bring him back to David City uh sooner in the day and provide another class there at the high school. And then so by bringing sixth grade back here, that means keep bringing him

013back here for another section of DE and we do lose that in the high school. Not saying that's the end all be all, but that is uh one of the ramifications of that option. Um but that is a viable option. Uh option three, we do have a full-time intervention teacher at David City Elementary uh who works with children in small groups. One of the options would be to uh eliminate that intervention teacher and make her or another staff member a sixth grade teacher and have a third sixth grade teacher at David City Elementary. Uh the biggest con here that you can probably see is that we lose all the intervention times and she she is busy all day long working with small groups of kids. Um and is it a cost savings measure to the

014district? Sure. You're not adding additional staff, but again that doesn't mean it's the right thing for kids or for academic reasons, but uh it is an option to look at. Option four would be, is there a way to get creative with the intervention teacher schedules in which she maybe helped teach language arts and math in sixth grade so that at least those two main subject areas have smaller groups to work with in those two core areas and then the other half of the day still provide uh intervention classes or or time to the kids who need it. Uh so it's kind of a happy medium somewhere in between, but again half of your kids that may need intervention time are losing that opportunity and uh you still have those larger class sizes for things like

015science and social studies. So um again, it's a way to reallocate resources. It's no cost to the district, but again, it doesn't mean it's the best option. And then last but not least, option five would be to keep the intervention teacher uh but add an additional full-time sixth grade teacher to David City Elementary. And so we would still uh be able to keep all of the interventions that we have in place. Uh but it would allow us to uh split the sixth grade up uh three ways. So, um, we would have to rethink, uh, some classroom assignments, um, on here. I think I mentioned maybe having our title one teacher and intervention teacher share a space. Um, but there may be some other options as well. Uh, you know, we've got a teacher that spends

016part of her day over in St. Mary, so she's not in the classroom all the time. Some of our intervention teachers spend time in their regular classroom and aren't in their classroom all day long. uh and and so we might be able to find other uh other other teachers and share a classroom we could put on a temporary wall. We are also going to be reconfiguring our library this summer. And it was already I had already typed this up so I didn't have tonight. Another option would be to reconfigure our library a little bit and create uh some space in the back of the library uh for an intervention teacher to work with maybe two or three table kids, small groups in the back of the library uh so that no teacher would have to

017share a space. We've just got to maybe get a little bit creative. kids are checking out library books and stuff, but um that's getting a little bit too far into these uh until we really know the direction that the board and the community wants to go. Um but uh with that, I wanted to give you just a real quick overview of the five options. Um we'd be more than glad here in a few minutes to answer questions you may have, but I think before we get to that, we truly would like you to have the opportunity. And I think that's a hot mic is is we um we would ask you to come up to the mic and uh uh present or share your thoughts with the board, but we do ask you to use

018the mic because if you're like me, you're old and you can't hear or at least that's the excuse I give my wife. And so, uh, with that being said, uh, we'll just let you guys take turns the mic for a few minutes and then we'll, as an admin team, I'm going to try to answer any questions you might have after that. Go ahead. >> Is there anybody? >> Great. [Applause] >> Hi, my name is Nicholas. I am in fourth grade here in I want to add sixth grade back toward so I can be with my friends another year until our friends in sixth grade in New City. I also know everyone who works at if the fifth graders have to go to sixth grade in New City. You would have to get to know everyone

019there for me and then get to know everyone the next year when we switch to the school. It's nice for the young kids and their parents to be closer to where we live. Please bring back us to go. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Thank you. >> Great. Hello, my name is Jackson. I'm currently in the fifth grade elementary. I started here in school. I've been on team the past 2 years. I was hoping to stay in bed for more years. The reason is I have my parents and they love me and I know they want me to stay too. I am also not ready to be away from my fellow classmates class. I have a younger brother that I take to and from school most times and I don't even be upset if

020I anymore. I also don't want to have to [Music] suggest school. I I hope you take what I say so seriously. Thank you. Is there anybody else who would like to use this time to see [Applause] [Music] my name? Uh I was part of elementary school through the 8th grade. We were the last 8th grade class in Bowen in 2000. uh went on to David City and graduated from been part of this community my whole life. I've seen a lot of changes in the area uh mostly settled and aren't noticeable but I believe uh to help and promote our community we should have some great back if we will have to have a third class of sixth graders once we have it here. I hear kids are making a good transition. I hate decision for

021moving uh sixth grade there. So, it makes it a little more tough decision for me, but I believe in the long run it would help have parents make a better decision with their kids possibly staying at level than moving them to the current school sooner. For example, Shelby requires we have the room. Uh we have an excellent building here and an excellent staff. what we are missing as a teacher the possibility more students come about uh might not be much of a economic impact for the community but anything helps promote uh people moving to and growing this small community >> thank you very much >> I don't know My name is Lauren Mish. I teach art here in Melbourne and in David City. I too um my perspective is that of a specialist teacher. Um

022we have 30 minute sessions in David City um two times a week um with each classroom in a full day. that allows for 14 different classes in the tour room every 30 minutes with no passing time and uh we're planning for for me most importantly a prep time in between those classes. Um, so we're not sure how adding a third class 320 class of 46 year or 55 the following year would um benefit our students. Guidance to music and art get cramped in our spaces as it is. And I don't see how having more students in that space is going to be conducive to a good learning environment for those students. Not all students in that classroom can get along. We are constantly moving screens around to try to find a better combination and sometimes

023it just doesn't work and we do not have great space to spread those kiddos apart and so having large classrooms is really not going to benefit them. Um my I I am one of those kids that came from Bel obviously as well as my four kids and we transitioned just fine. Um throughout just were thriving in David City at the high school I did as high school students and my own kids as middle school students and we did just fine transitioning at that later date. Um, I understand the importance of those transitions. Uh, but we all seem to be to get along just fine, moving at the grade level that we moved at. Um, in my opinion, as a teacher here in Bel and in David City, I would love to see our sixth graders

024stay here. >> Thank you very much. Anybody else want to use this time to skip to the board? Okay, there are Yeah, if there are any questions, specific questions that anybody has for the administrators, um that they will be able to answer those questions during this time. So, it'll be more of a back and forth conversation. >> What are we doing at the old computer room right now? [Music] >> Oh, sorry. I didn't know that. It's currently the guidance room. >> Guidance room. Okay. >> Um we use it for we use it for guidance two days a week. Um we also utilize it throughout the week for different reasons as well. >> We have just does she use it as well? One day a week now? >> Yeah, I do. I do. I use it

025and the school psychologist um comes up here and utilizes it as well. Miss Daniels, just so you know, to be fair, Miss Daniels is our sped director for the district. And so, one of the things we've done this year is asked her to come and provide more support to the teachers and and more importantly to sped kids in this building. But again, there wasn't a classroom for her. So, she comes on the days when Mrs. Gdowski is not here. So when she used to have classroom. So yeah. [Music] >> How much is a teacher? 150,000 200 a year. >> No. Um well with >> with no not that much. Um depends. If they're a first year teacher and single and so we're only paying a single insurance plan, you're maybe in that $70,000 range. If

026it's a veteran teacher that's married with kids, then you're talking maybe a 100 110,000. Okay? Um and so um I I would tell you one of the things I've done budget-wise the last 2 or 3 years is I have kept the uh because we are capped on our budget authority. I have kept an additional teacher in the budget every year knowing that at some point we would either bring one back here or need something in David City. we just haven't taxed for it the last couple years. And so the budget uh authority is there. We just haven't taxed for that 100,000 or whatever. Um and so that would be and it would be good for the board to know too. That's what we would have to do from a financial standpoint. The budget authority is

027already there. We just haven't taxed for it the last couple years. So we would have to tax for that position. So great question. So I guess my question is a little bit twofold. You know, what were the deciding factors in initially doing away with the sixth grade here in Bel and what changed to get you guys to reevaluate this specific year? >> I I can answer both. When we initially did it a couple years ago, there was two things. Most critically, we got zero apps for the sixth grade job. We had a late resignation uh got zero apps and so what what are we going to do and at that time it was either four or five students so we knew we could consume them at Davidson at that time that was the best solution.

028Um, we did however promise the Boa community that in 2 years we would revisit the situation. And so that's to be honest the reason why we're having the meeting now is because that was a promise we made to the Belwood community that we'd revisit. Now I would tell you that as we had that conversation, there was what we felt as an admin team some other benefits that we didn't necessarily uh think of right away. and most of it deals with transition. Um, the kids now have to get used to larger class sizes. They also have to rotate uh to different teachers cuz I think in in sixth grade we have one that does science and one that does social studies. They do get used to riding a bus. They get used to a bigger cafeteria.

029Uh they uh the other thing we've seen is they do get uh to know their peers a little bit better and we do feel like we've had better involvement from some Bellwood kids in seventh grade. So a lot of the transition things that our seventh grade uh and and we have a a new high school principal so she can't really speak to it but those were some of the issues and concern we were seeing at the seventh grade level some of the transition pieces. Um and so we feel like the last couple of years um it has helped um with that transition because a lot of the concerns and the issues we were having were taken care of before we then jump them into an all brand new building with 200 uh kids. And so

030um so that was part Did I answer both parts of your question? So, >> I mean, I think as a community member, my concern is that I'm not seeing like data and facts to make these decisions. The things that you're talking about are more intrinsic values, right? That you can't quantify. >> You're exactly right. You can't we we couldn't show we couldn't give you the numbers. I'm not sure how you quantify the kids got used to riding the bus. I don't know what data I could show you to prove that other than >> they're riding the bus. you know, or they're eating in a cafeteria with a lot more people than they are here and getting used to bigger class sizes. Um, I will tell you, um, that some of our biggest critics initially are

031now probably our strongest compon uh, proponents of having sixth grade over there. Um, we have had parents say it was difficult when there were four or five kids in a grade. And that what happens if you're the only girl who liked sports and the other kids in my class don't like sports and there's only five of us. It's hard to have a friendship group. If I come to David City, there are probably three or four other girls who also like sports. And so if I talk sports, I can probably find a peer group to fit in. I'm not saying that's the case with 14 over here. you know, but with four or five uh potentially um um special ed was also another concern and I I think uh you know, the the principles would verify

032that some of the parents who had sped kids coming over to a larger building actually got the services that they felt like they needed. Uh because over there we do have four sped teachers. We have one in this building and so we do have a few more sped services available over there just because of the size. >> I have one more question. Sorry. >> Yeah. No, don't be sorry. >> Were all of these options listed evaluated the first time the sixth grade was done away with? >> No. >> Okay. >> No. No. It was it was a very quick decision that had to be made. >> Uh cuz we were scrambling. Uh it used to be you hire teachers in May and June. We now start advertising for teachers for next year in November and

033December. And that's what precipitated us having this meeting in October already because I'm asking the board to make a decision in November because by Christmas we would be advertising if they would decide you know to hire a sixth grade teacher whether it's here in David City. We want to start advertising at at Christmas time already. Uh there's that. Uh just to give you an idea, a couple years ago there were 600 teaching positions in Nebraska that weren't filled. And so the sooner we can advertise, the sooner the opportunity we have to get somebody under contract for next year. So we this is a decision that we can't make in in April and May. And so that's why we're we're we've really ramped up the time timeline. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Very well. When will

034the board be voting on this then? Or what's their November? >> November. >> Yep. >> Table till November. >> Yeah. So, they will have a conversation here later tonight as a board amongst themselves, ask the admin questions uh but it'll be limited to their conversation. And then in November, I will have on the board agenda at as an actual action item. Today it's just a discussion item. At the November board meeting, it would be an action item. That gives them 30 days to process what they hear from you guys tonight. They hear from the admin team and then what they hear from community members both at David City and Bellwood between now and November. We did not want them to have to make a decision tonight. So that way if constituents have additional comments or

035they you're not comfortable sharing it in front of a large group, you can get a hold of uh them and have a private conversation with them. um privately. So, >> is there a plan other than you know the boys that shared their opinions tonight? Is there a plan to get feedback from the students in Bellewood like the fourth and fifth graders? >> I will tell I can tell you what their answer would be and I don't even need to maybe >> to stay >> add sixth grade here that it it would probably be unanimous. So the second part of my question is or feedback from the sixth graders that moved, you know, last year to see what their opinions are. >> Yeah, we could do that. Yes. >> And a year ago, we did meet

036with some of them. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Yeah. I think after your >> Yeah. Yeah. After the first group, we did we did meet with those kids and we did contact some of the parents. >> And so so yes, that is something we could do. I guess I have a question is I'd like to get your opinion since you're principal here. you adding the sixth grade back in, you feel like it would be a disruption here or you need another like function, you know, a function because we adapt all the time. Um I really, you know, um when I look at all like many of them, I know we can do bad sticks back. We have to shift some things, but we will make it work, you know, and um all of our kids

037have great special place in my heart and I don't have them another year. But I've also seen um how big it's been for those kids that have went to David City. Um, and those kids, I had to tell that group of kids the first year. Um, me and Mrs. Bulowski had to tell those kids the first year, um, that they were going to city and it was very emotional and that was a very tough year. Um, but I will tell you, um, once those kids went, after about week one or two, any time that we would run into them, they would talk about how great it was and, um, how great the transition has been. And so, you know, just seeing how helpful that has been, and I know it's not measurable data, um, but

038hearing of how the kids struggled to, how well they've transitioned, it has been helpful because then they can make those friend groups the year before they go to the seventh grade. So, you know, I have the options, but I do see how the transition has been for them. Um but um I don't think it would be hard to shift back in this building. However, um it also I can see the benefit in the other way as long one of our biggest fears um if let's say we do nothing next year and we wait to do something 2728 uh there's a couple concerns that happen. One is, are we going to grow between now and next fall? And so that class of 23 and 22 all of a sudden becomes 26 and 27 or 27 and

03928. And and also just as importantly, one of my concerns also is I don't know if I can get a teacher to sign a contract if they know it's just a one-year deal. With the shortage we have in the state of Nebraska, if you are a kid coming out of college, out of Lincoln or Carney or Wayne or Concordia or everybody's favorite dome, you have so many options. If Dr. Danker offers you a job for one year and tell you, I can't guarantee you there's a job after one year, I'm not sure if you're lining up to take that job, unless if you're desperate. I also think on the other end, if you want a veteran, I don't know that you get somebody that's married with multiple years of experience and kids, um, that's going

040to uproot their family and move here either for a one-year assignment. And so, I think that while there isn't maybe as much urgency as people might think, in some ways, I think there is because uh, I I just really think we'd struggle if it was a one-year deal. If people knew they at least had a couple of years here and then maybe that job could turn into something else, I think we maybe have a a greater chance at finding somebody, but I do have a little bit of a fear of uh a one-year position. And that was the other reason why we brought it now instead of delaying it another year. The easiest thing to do would have been to kick the can down the road another year. But we didn't want to do that

041because of that complexity and also because we had promised Belwood after 2 years we would be back for a conversation and we wanted to make sure we held to that. Um I also that one of the things I was saw that first year when we transitioned to the sixth grade it was like oh um but we've done a really good job the last couple years really building that class they're in charge of announcements they're in charge of other things um has done a great job of getting those kids ready to transition throughout the year and in a little way but she's done a really good job preparing prepared for that transition. Um and so um it has really smoothly since the first year. The first year was very emotional. [Music] So I got a question.

042Uh so with the concern of our community being small and uh want people to come to our small community uh with them seeing that a grade or a grade school is only through fifth grade. It's not the average sixth grade where then you go to junior high. And uh do you think that uh affects people from coming to to school or do they opt to David City instead? >> I don't know because that if you look around in a 30 mile radius, you see all kinds of configurations. You don't have to look very far. You can look in our own hometown Aquinus St. Mary's is K5 and Aquinus High School is is 612. So you don't have to go very far to find one that does something similar to what we do. Um if you

043go further south of Seward, they're K4 and then 58 and 912. Columbus has something even completely different than that and now they're looking at adding what a 35 building or 34 building. U so they're going to have even something uh different uh than what you typically see. And so um I don't know uh that we can put a finger on it's because we have this configuration or we don't have in terms of whether um I will tell you that enrollment has grown here um for for a lot of reasons. I think Columbus is too big. I think people are looking at a class A school and I don't want my kid in in that big of classes. I think we have full-time administrator here which we didn't have 10 12 years ago and so people

044know we've uh made a commitment here and to be honest I think we have very quality high quality teachers and so people want to bring their kids to the school because we do have a great staff here even when we have turnover we seem to replace them with some real highquality people and so I I don't see any indication that the enrollment here is going to go down um and in fact one of the things the board did a a couple years ago is we've actually moved the attendant center line 2 miles further south. It used to be uh what was that? Road >> 37, >> highway 64 is east west. We've moved it 2 miles further south. And so now if you live on that county road along that county road or north, you

045come to Bellwood. And so we've kind of done some things to try to stay ahead um of the potential growth in David City. Um you know, we don't know what the AP plant's going to do. Um I've also now uh when I talked to some community leaders, uh Dollar General's coming in, American Inn's coming in, Lincoln Poultry is coming in. Um I don't know what that's going to do. Uh they have to live and go to school somewhere. And so, uh, we are very cognizant of that. Um, uh, one of the things a lot of patrons don't know is we we ripped some half walls out at David City Elementary, um, in the backs of classrooms to give us room for another row of kids there. So, we did that renovation along with moving the

046attendance center line further north. Um, trying to funnel more kids to Belwood because we do have a high quality school here and we do want more kids to attend here. um to enter your car. Each of the years that we have transition into city, we have had a new family come in um that then had a child care and career in David City. Um and so every year that has happened and that hasn't been that transition has been those families coming in. Um, and so, um, yeah, >> you brought up an interesting point about the attendance line, which was one of the questions that I had earlier. Would you guys consider moving that attendance line again and then hiring in Bellwood to grow the class sizes in Bellwood and lessen the class sizes in Dayton

047City? for just sixth grade, >> just in general, the attendance line in general. >> I think if we got to the point where our enrollment uh forced our hand to do that, we would um I I will tell you that's that's a hot topic. That's as superintendent, that is probably the thing I get chewed out the most about is where uh families have to send their kids, either David City Elementary or Boat Elementary. Um, other than snow days, whether it's called snow days, that's probably the the second biggest debate I get with families. Um, uh, because we get a lot of families who, well, my I already have a high school in David City, so I want my kid to attend to David City. And I end up turning down about 95% of those. So,

048I make a lot of people angry every year because not everybody can bring their kids to David City even if they work there cuz we don't have the space, you know. And I do try to protect this building um and the numbers so that we don't get classes of four and five cuz I can tell you that's where, you know, they get pressure and I get pressure. What are you doing with $110,000 teacher teaching four kids? >> Yeah. But that's what you're saying is class size here. Bring more space. >> Yeah, we I think if we got to a point where that's what we were getting for numbers, we would consider that. Um but you know, like our fourth and fifth grade is 14. We've had to turn kids away in preschool. Um and so

049I think right now our numbers are okay. Um um and we just got to see what happens with that AGP plant andor Lincoln poultry. and and yes, I think that's something the board will always look at that attendance center line. Uh but we may even have to get creative uh in that it's not just a straight line, but we kind of, you know, because there's some people who are closer to Bellwood, but they live south of that attendant center line and so they come to David City, but it'd be closer to come to Bellwood because we just draw a straight line east and west on that county road. So we might even have to get creative at some point on how we draw that attendance center instead of just a straight shot east and west.

050>> Dr. Dank, there's a question in the back. I think Mrs. Way to transitioning like when they're transitioning to sixth grade versus seventh grade because when they transition to sixth grade, they're introduced to all new teachers for the most part other than special teachers that are shared. And then again, they're having a second transition to all new teachers again. So really, the only people they're activating themselves with that are going to be the same or the peers aren't always the same when they get to the high school. >> I think it's more it's more than just the people they're transitioning with. It's the processes. You know, it is a big deal. A kid riding the bus. That's a huge piece of transition. Kids learning how to ride the bus. It is a huge transition having

051uh lunch in a huge cap uh cafeteria versus over here. It is a big transition um having to move from science to social studies and classes there are which does prepare them then for seventh grade. Yes, it is some different teachers. Again, I don't know how you quantify that, but the transition is more than just people transitions. And uh I also think and I haven't looked at it, but it seems when I look at our junior high participation with sports that we get more Belwood kids coming out because they already have a relationship with the other kids in in seventh grade. We one of the biggest fears I heard when I got here was seven Belwood seventh graders in transitioning to sports when they didn't know anybody and if they were the only seventh grade

052boy that was going to play football they just didn't do it because they didn't want to be isolated like that away from their friends. But if they've already been friends with those kids and they've already found six other sixth graders as friends that play football, they then have a better chance of going out in seventh grade. like right now our junior high uh uh uh participation numbers in football for example are the best they've ever been and so we feel like there's some things there too that kids have have uh uh that's helped with the transition as well but I could be wrong >> great question >> isn't that why we put our youth programs together in third grade with David City so they can start building those relationships for our athletics Yes, most definitely.

053But I will tell you, we still have a lot of families that don't do it. They We have Bellwood families that won't bring their kids to David City Elementary for practices for youth sports. >> Well, and I think a lot of that is because it's always traveling to David City. Chris had their practices here and then we worked it out between >> and that was nice for the Bellwood families and the David City families understood yeah that's only fair we should meet you halfway you know here I agree >> and that was wonderful like that we were able to use this space >> Y and we've tried to promote those types of things in fact we've talked about redoing this floor next summer and stuff trying to get like more third and fourth great teams

054to use this facility for practice space. So the biggest effort is twisting the arm of the David City people to actually realize that you can travel in both directions on that highway and it doesn't go just east and south >> being aware of this. I think and I think that's our concern for you know athletics for switching sixth grade for all of the things is that the bell people feel the majority of that pressure to be the ones that always have to be the must to give. So, you know, there are kids who are going from the small class sizes that serve them very well to the larger class size where there's more behaviors where like Britley has found some great friends in sixth grade this year. But she also comes home daily talking about

055all the time that they have to deal with behavior issues and walking every day at recess because people won't stop talking and things that were never an issue here in Del with a smaller class size. And that as much as she has friends, that's a huge frustration. So, like it's not all sunshine and roses. Like there are there are issues. >> Yeah. And I agree 100%. I think those are all valid comments. And I would tell you I don't think any of the uh options that we put up there are perfect to be quite honest. I think there truly are pros and cons. Do I have one or two that I think make the most sense? Uh if the board asks me for a recommendation later, yes. But even with the one or two I

056would recommend, I think there's even some hiccups with the ones I would recommend. to the board have very valid concerns in the parent. >> Dr. Danger, I don't want to cut off any community members that want to speak because I think that this is a really good conversation and I I enjoy hearing it, but I it is 7:01. Our regular meeting is scheduled for 7:00. So, I don't I don't want if anybody has anything else. Again, you're free to contact any of us board members at any time. We have our emails are on the website. Um, you know, there's a variety of different ways that you can contact all of us. You can also again speak during public comment during our regular meeting. Um, >> okay. So, I think with that we're going I'll go

057ahead and entertain a motion to adjourn our special board meeting. >> So, move second. Moved by Marcus, seconded by Casey. Um, yes. >> Idol. Yes. >> Yes. >> 701. >> Yes. >> Okay. We're going to go right into our regular meeting. Those of you who you do not want to stay for the regular meeting. That's fine. We are not going to um break our hearts. If you go ahead and head out whenever you're whenever you're able to or whenever you need to. Um I will let you know. I don't know if anybody sees the agenda. see on that sheet on the agenda for our regular meeting when the um the the no the discussion for the bellwood will come up. You'll be able to see on that on our agenda. Um with that um I'll

058call the meeting to order at 702 and um if everybody will stand for the pledge of allegiance. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. The opening statement is still up here for anyone to inspect it. All board members are here in attendance. Um we are going to have a presentation from facility advocates off that so that they can be on their merry way if they need to. So please >> Nathan Greg the floor is yours. Do you want that Excel spreadsheet up there first? >> I do. Okay. The board members all have a copy of it as well. It is proprietary information and that's why I didn't make copies for everybody in the uh public.

059>> Do you want to set the podium, Dr. Baker? >> What's that? Do you want to set the podium or can we stand over? >> You stand here. Good. >> All right. >> Who wants mic? >> I don't need the mic, but if you ask any questions, I did forget my hearing aids at home, so please speak up. Um, my name is Greg Barnes. I was with you I don't know how many board meetings ago but um so I got a chance to meet you all and appreciated the invitation back. Um just as a reminder uh I'm I'm the retired superintendent. Um started for work facility advocates three years ago. Uh as a superintendent I did a number of projects uh facilities projects with um Dave Raymond who's the owner of our company and Larry

060Chihall joined me last time. He's an energy engineer and uh tonight we have um I'll let Nathan introduce himself. You want to say a little bit about what you do and how you >> Sure. Okay. I'm uh my name is Nathan Pritzler. I've been with Facility Advocates for four years now. uh project developer, project manager for uh uh for HBAC projects, uh windows, doors, uh all anything uh that relates to uh to energy um systems in in your buildings. Um we specialize in in K12 schools. Uh that's our primary uh market that uh that we deal in. And uh and we especially uh like to go out to the rural school districts because uh cuz we know that a lot of times you can't it's hard to get for you guys to get contractors out

061here, good ones that uh that'll take care of you and uh and take it all the way to the end. So that's uh that's where we that's where we excel at and uh um and I was a mechanical contractor in Denver for 25 years and and uh so uh so HBAC is my business is what I've known. It's all I know. And uh um but uh so we're here to kind of talk about what uh uh some of the the current needs that you all have. Uh I've been through your the David City Elementary and High School buildings both um and uh and through Bellwood and uh we've kind of we've come up with a report uh given you a couple different reports I think uh one that covers all three buildings and then a

062proposal for work to do right here in Bellwood to uh uh to get things started. So, um, that's a little bit about me. >> Okay. >> So, Nathan, as you mentioned, has been in the business a long time. U, as he said, he he's the one that put all this information together for you. He's been through he's been out here numerous times to look at your facilities. um if all goes as planned, if we move forward with projects and if um he can fit it all into his schedule, uh he's not just the developer, but he would work with engineers to uh engineer the project. And then he would be the kind of the overseer, the project manager. So that um as we hire contractors uh to come in and and uh do these projects,

063uh he would be overseeing them and making sure that things are done correctly. If there's any warranty issues, anything that happens afterwards, uh that's the phone number you call and uh he will take care of you. So um other than that, I know like he said, you have three documents. uh we started looking at the the facilities and our plan was just to put together an executive summary that that talked about uh the Bellwood Elementary, the David City Elementary, and the Junior Senior High School building. And on the spreadsheet, we've identified HVAC equipment that's beyond or nearing or at the end of its useful life and put some budget numbers together for you so you can kind of get an idea what's ahead of you as a school district in terms of expenses to keep

064your equipment updated. Uh in the executive summary, we we put together some other information, whether it might be doors, windows, uh lighting, or whatever whatever else we saw as needs, um with some thoughts there. And then as we looked at your information, the the glaring, you know, the thing that just kind of stood out was Bellwood Elementary. So, we kind of put together a separate proposal for this facility. um equipment in this facility is um well beyond its useful life. You guys have done a great job of maintaining and and uh keeping it running for all these years and uh so pat on the back to your maintenance people for that. Um but uh also I would note in our last report um when when we did a star energy report for this facility uh

065I think it was a 25 uh for a score. You think of 50 being average. Um there's opportunities here where you can save some energy, uh incorporate some more fresh air, uh just improve um um the use of your facility and and hopefully save you some money in the long run. So with that, um I don't think we're going to read everything that you've got. you've got that before you can read it, but Nathan maybe just give you the highlights of what he found and and uh and then we can talk about what the next steps would be if you're interested in moving forward with um phase one project. So, so this building is all electric heat uh electric air conditioning. So, uh uh so there's not a lot of opportunity to uh uh to

066give you a big boost of a big energy boost because you don't have gas. I don't know how far natural gas is away, but uh um but we uh the systems were installed in in the the '94 edition. Uh all the equipment was updated back then, and uh that's the last time it's been updated in 1994. So um so 10 of the units um are still the original 1994 units. And uh so you've you got your money's worth. All right. But uh um the uh there are six that have been replaced more recently in the last uh last 7 8 years. So uh so those are still pretty good at the moment. So uh so this the estimate that we gave you includes 10 classroom units. Uh also includes uh updating LED to LED lighting.

067Uh you can see what kind of a difference LED has made in this room. Um that uh that estimate also includes LED lighting for all your classrooms and uh um because mostly because of the energy savings. LED lights are uh very inexpensive now compared to what they used to be and uh um and the payback is very quick. So uh uh so they'll save anywhere from 50 to 60% of your what you're uh energy of the energy that you're already spending on your lighting. You can recover 50 to 60% of that. So uh um so that's a it's a very significant uh energy savings and so it's a very attractive um for financially. So um also got there's a couple of odds and ends loose end items. Uh there's a couple of doors that are

068a little leaky. We'll get those taken care of for you. Um and uh and you know a handful of other uh miscellaneous items to just to just to make some improvements all around. So, does anybody have any questions about what what we're up to or what we're thinking about? Just to uh kind of help wrap your head around this a little, think of facility advocates like the Garland Company with our roofs. And so when we decide to do an HVAC project, we would use facility advocates, and they would go out and get the bids, make sure the contractors met the specifications, make sure the equipment they wanted to use met all of that, oversee the install, and then warranty it, just like the Garland Company does on our roof. So, at this point, they haven't

069gotten a dime from us. And so, um, uh, they did a really good study here. The I sent you a PDF that had everything that had the proposal for the entire district, just Belwood. Tonight, what's up on the screen is just the HVAC piece of that. And so, just to, you know, kind of give you a quick rundown, like at David City High School, we have over $2.2 million worth of HVAC equipment that's met its life expectancy and then zone. At David City Elementary, it's about 1.5 million. Okay. In fact, uh I mean, just to give you an example, we have uh you know, 43 units. Um the expectant life expectancy is 19 years and they've all met it. And then at Bellwood Elementary, it's about 600,000, but then there's also maybe, and I'm just

070using rough estimates, about $100,000 in LED lighting. So, it's about $700. And when I look through it, um, and I don't have this on the board agenda for approval tonight, just discussion, but you know, we could look at it as a facility committee, bring it back to the whole board, but I can tell you initially my thought was we take care of the lighting and the HVAC in Bellwood first, and then the next year we would do David City Elementary, and then take two years to do David City High School, just given the large numbers. And so it'd be kind of a four or if we had to a fiveyear uh process to get us up to date. I mean obviously some of the things over here that make me nervous. Those 10 classroom units,

071okay, they were put in in ' 94. The life expectancy is 19 years. They've been in 31 years. So they are 12 years past their expected, you know, life expectancy. So we're on borrowed time with a lot of equipment. And so, um, so I wanted to make sure you guys had an opportunity to, you know, review this. I know just enough about HVAC to be dangerous. Okay. Um, these guys are more of the guys that you want, if you have specific questions about it, they're really who you need to, uh, talk to. you know, at the high school, just to give you an example, you know, we had gotten uh um we had gotten an estimate, I think, from ruts a year or two ago to replace the two chillers on the west side of

072the high school on the asphalt. And I think their estimate was either 460 or 480,000 just for those two units. And these guys came in at half a million. And so, uh, you know, Ruts, uh, you know, G, I think, gave us a pretty legitimate estimate on what it was going to cost cuz that was just an estimate, you know, a year or two ago. And so, I I think these numbers, uh, while they're make your jaw drop, I I think they're they're pretty they've done their homework in terms of giving you a pretty good idea of what the rough numbers are going to be so that there's no surprises to the board if we decide to delve into one of these projects. But I would tell you at some point you don't have a

073choice. If you can't keep the building, it's hard to have school. Um, now the one upgrade that uh we talked about or that I talked about these guys is that in this building um that unit back there would actually get replaced. So we would actually have air conditioning in this gym. Right now there is no air conditioning um in in this gym. I mean, it gets pretty hot in in the spring and fall uh during PE and and lunch and so having the opportunity to cool this entire building, you know, would be nice. So, >> um would would the funds come out of depreciation cost building fund? >> Yes. Yes. Yes. And yes. Um uh in terms of you know if we decided let's say we decided to move forward with the Bellwood project we

074don't have enough money in QC puff or building fund it would come out of depreciation fund but the next year my recommendation would be is you would probably continue levying the 1.4 4 million or 1.5 million into the building fund and you use that to um take care of David City Elementary because you wouldn't have enough in the depreciation fund. But the issue is if you use up all that money into the building fund for HVAC projects, then that kicks the can down the road for things like a practice gym or competition gym, a family consumer science room. So then the board has to have a much larger conversation of, you know, do you want to do a lease purchase? Uh do you want to do a tax anticipation note? You know, there's some other

075ways that that to potentially finance it. Um but it's how big of a bite do you want to chew at one time, you know, uh cuz you know, if it involves increasing taxes, you're going to hear about it, you know, but you know, some of this I don't think you can wait on. Um, and so it's going to take the facilities committee and then eventually the entire board to prioritize what makes the most sense when. Um, but we could do this anyway until we get a new uh budget request, but we >> Yeah, >> the we we have 1.6 million in the depreciation fund. And because this is replacement this summer, we could we can take care of Belwood this summer. And we don't have to amend our budget. We don't have to ask for

076any more taxes. That's exactly what some of that money that we put in the depreciation is used for. You know, last summer we used it to replace part of the roof at the high school and then we were able to replenish those funds in August um before we started a new fiscal year. And so in my mind, we do something similar. spend the 600 or 700,000 out of the depreciation fund and then hope we have a good fiscal year again and transfer a similar amount back into the depreciation fund and replenish that back to the 1.6 million. Um and then you know I think for a year you can take what you're living in the building fund and take care of David City Elementary. Um um but again that that moves that family consumer science

077room and practice space down the road a year or two. And so really I think that's you know whether we have a special board meeting or we just have it as an agenda item for a long conversation one night. I think there's a lot of options to explore and look at and it's going to be a heavy decision for the board to make. I don't think it's an easy one. But um what I would say on the HVAC is that I don't think we can afford to wait because you you know if there's no heat in an elementary building, we're trying to have classes, you can't answer the phone fast enough. Um and people are going to say you had a report, you knew you had stuff that was 12 or 15 or 18 years

078past its life expectancy and you still chose to do nothing. And I'm not sure how you respond to that. So that's why I thought it was critical to bring these guys tonight and have this report done so that you guys can make an informed decision at some point, probably sooner rather than later. >> Two quick questions. Um, so the 50 to 50 to 60% savings with the LED lights, is that in a oneear time period that you're looking to save? >> That's that's over the life. >> Over the life of what the LEDs are. >> So well and and that that does show up on your energy bill, too, right? So, so I'm not saying we're going to you chop your power bills by by half, but uh but the energy that you are using

079for lights will be cut in half immediately as soon as you put Yeah. So that's it's an immediate savings. >> Okay. Yeah. >> And then the question would be more for you then is this for Bellwood for example that would be all taking place in the summer. So we would in the next two three four five board meetings we would be voting on things to do that work if possible. >> Probably couldn't wait five more meetings because they would have to have time to line up contractors in order for us to get it done that you have to lie. So probably >> maybe I can explain the next steps if you decide to move forward. Yeah. >> So, um I don't think there's any equipment here that's going to take a huge lead time to

080to get in, but we can almost guarantee you uh there's going to be a significant markup on equipment January 1st. And so our price can hopefully be a little lower if you commit this fall to the project because we can get equipment ordered before the end of the year and save some dollars. Um I can just tell you um Dr. Dinker and I were working at Seward Public Schools. We built our new middle school in 2010. $150 a square foot. And I'm working with Axtel Public Schools now. Um, help them uh do some budget things and they're doing a addition now and it's $462 a square foot. And so when I I pencil that out, it's about 15% increase in cost per year for for construction of buildings. And as an old superintendent that's done

081a lot of projects like this, I still cringe being on the other side of the desk when they give me the numbers to give the schools, it just doesn't seem like it should be that high, but it is. I mean, that's what we got to pay for the equipment. That's what we got to pay for the help and the installers. Uh, it's just it's it's crazy, but it is what it is. And so, um, two things we always try and get schools to commit in the fall or the, you know, before the end of the year. So we can get the best opportunity to get good uh installers and it gives us an opportunity to order equipment at a better rate than what it's going to be in 2026. And so we feel like we

082can improve the quality of the job and do it for less than if we wait until after the first of the year. Plus, if we get the installers booked and everything, the equipment, and we tell you we're going to get it done in the summer, then we're pretty good about getting it done in the summer. Uh, if we wait too long, um, it just becomes more of a challenge to get it done before school starts. And again, having sat on that side of the desk, nothing made me more mad as a superintendent than contractor still in the building when school started. uh just another thing to work around. So get that as well. So you know the next steps basically you guys have your discussion you decide what your your uh decision is whether you

083want to move forward with the project. Um, we could make it happen the November or the December board meeting where we present you a guaranteed maximum price for a project in Bellot Elementary as an example. Um, if the board approves that, um, and basically we go to work. It's hard for us to get contractors to come out and really look at facilities until they know you're going to do a project. And so that gives us an opportunity. He's already talked to some contractors to get an idea on pricing, but to get them out here and actually get them to look and give us the good hard price on what they would install uh everything for and so we can get you a good hard number guaranteed at or below the number we gave you on

084the guaranteed maximum price. Um that's just so there's a lot of work that has to take place after you decide you want to move forward with the project and and sign that guaranteed maximum price contract. I know um you know there's this is just different than design bid build where you hire an architect and you bid a project. Uh the things I liked about it, um I sat in a lot of meetings where if something wasn't working, the architect said it was designed right, the the general contractor said, "Well, um I was overseeing it, everything was done the way it was supposed to be, and the sub said, "We didn't do anything wrong, so who's responsible?" Everybody in this process works for us, and we work for you. So, we're not going to argue over

085who's responsible if there's a problem. uh it's up to us to deal with it. And um I always tell people the nice thing about opening bids at a public board meeting after the architects designed it is you know what every company bid. What we're seeing a lot today is you're only going to get one bidder and and you're lucky some schools are lucky if they get that. And I've done projects where they've decided, I want to do the other way. I want to do design, bid, build. And they've actually ended up paying more that way than what we proposed to do it for them in the first place. I've had other projects come in lower. So unless you do the same project both ways at the same time, you're not going to know. But I

086feel like we're pretty competitive and I do feel like our process is better and and I know we stand behind our product and uh support our um projects. So that the school's got to be happy. Um the other nice thing, you know, we're talking about potentially uh other projects down the road. We know if we don't keep you happy on Bellot Elementary project, you're not going to want us to come back and do the the elementary in David City or the junior senior high school. And so, um, I just feel like that's our strength and and, uh, what I liked about the process. Uh, Seward Public Schools started it, uh, when I was there. Uh, we're still every summer doing a project for Seward Public Schools now. Um they've done one I think about every

087summer since I left. So and that's been eight years ago already. So it's it's uh you know their board likes it, their superintendent likes it. And so we have we have a number of schools are in that same boat. So >> what kind of warranty is it or how long is it piece by piece or is it a blanket warranty? >> It's going to be one year on everything and then standard warranty. >> It's it's going to be the same as if you did hired an architect and bid it out. Yeah, >> warranty is going to be similar. >> The equipment's going to have their own equipment manufacturers going to carry their own warranties and and usually, you know, 5, seven years or whatever and compression and certain parts or whatever, but but pretty much

088across the board it'll be one year one-year deal. >> The other thing you can talk a little bit about, they don't have any controls in this building now, right? >> Yeah. So, there's no controls in uh there's no central automation system here. So, all the thermostats are all standalone. Um, teachers can set it to whatever they want, which I'm sure they love, but uh, but if they forget that they set it at 85 before they left and it's going to heat to 85 all weekend long till they get back here on Monday and then they turn it back down to 62, you know, and so it's just going to be it's that's the kind of uh things that, you know, an automation system will will help correct uh is because it resets all of that,

089limits the amount of control that they have. Um, and then also, uh, the, uh, the existing ventilation systems here have all been disabled. Who knows how long it's been that way, but, uh, uh, but you have zero outside air coming into any of your classrooms in this building. So, um, so you're going to have, we can we can do some sensors, set some sensors up, uh, data logger sensors, and, uh, just to kind of see where you're at on not just temperature, but also humidity, CO2, and you can see just how, um, how much of a difference we can make by just getting your ventilation systems back in order. Um, because uh, cuz high CO2 means sick building. It means lots of, you know, kids going home sick all the time. teachers going home sick

090and spend a lot of money on substitute teachers and whatnot. So those those are the hidden costs that uh um that you never you don't really think about until you you know you go from uh the the situation that you're in right now to the upgraded better most more improved type situation. I go through a lot of schools now, too. And just in the summertime, you know, it amazes me how I walk around the whole building and every room I walk in 70° and there's nobody in it, you know, 80% of them. But, you know, if you're using your controls, you can save a lot of energy to to just cool areas that are being used in in times when you're not having school and that kind of thing. and and so there, you know,

091I think it's you're going to get the money back on on that investment, too. And u contrary to I think some of the issues you're having now, we'll do all we can to support any controls that we do in your facilities and make sure we support the district. question. >> Um, let me just check like as far as priority on this list. I mean, is that kind of like in agreement with it as far as that goes? That makes sense. >> Yeah. Travis and I looked at this. I say that because like I guess I was kind of unaware of the deteriorating condition of this building versus like the other ones. You know, I know you talked about the children of the high school and those things potentially big ticket items going out. I guess

092I just want to make sure that from a priority stand. >> Yes. I mean, like the exhaust, if you look the exhaust fans, you know, for example, they're the originals from 1960. So there's 65y old exhaust fans in the restrooms. They're not working the way they're supposed to. [Music] We look at everything. Yeah. >> We're doing another school now that's never had hot water in the restroom. So you guys are well way ahead of that. >> Any other questions for Nate or Greg? >> Yeah. Thanks for the report. Very very very good. Thank you very much. >> Thank you guys. And just my apologies that you have to listen to all the don stuff from Dr. Dinker. I had to put up that for six years. I know what you're going through. >> Yes, I

093appreciate that. It's really loves company. >> All right. Thank you again. Uh we'll go ahead and move on to student and staff involvement. Um our two student board members have submitted their board reports. Um Addy Harrison here. Great. Um we do have a presentation from LA Bales. So Bales, if you want to come up and [Music] >> No, I'm good. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Ellie Bales. I'm currently a junior in high school. Um, also for those of you who don't know me or may not know, I serve as a state officer right now for Nebraska FCCLA. I am just here on behalf of Nebraska FCCLA to say thank you for your guys' support both to Nebraska FCCLA and to our local chapter. I also serve as our chapter's president right

094now. On the front of that flyer, you will find our 2025 to 2026 chapter officer team. And yeah, all I wanted to say is thank you so much for your continued support. Um, and thank you for being so open to providing this extracurricular to us. It helps us grow our leadership and also give service to our community. At the bottom of the David City FCCLA side, you can see that we made tie blankets for our community recently. not recently, like last Christmas, um, at one of our chapter meetings. So, I just wanted to say thank you for that, too, just for giving us an organization that allows us to contribute to comm community to our community. So, >> Thank you. I >> was going to say we really appreciate you not only representing yourself, but

095also our school and our community, and we think you do a fantastic job. Are you um where did you guys go to nationals last year? >> Orlando, Florida. >> Orlando. >> Coming up this year, it'll be in Washington DC. >> So, and that's usually when next school year >> July. >> Oh, it's in the summer. >> It'll be nice and hot. >> Yes. >> In July in DC. >> Great. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. We're going to go forward to a consent agenda. Um, approving the minutes of the previous meeting. Does anybody have any corrections or questions about the minutes from September's meeting? All that then we'll move uh to claims against the district. pretty standard month except for the one uh that you see for 64,947 for spire training. Uh that's part

096of that grant that we statewide grant we received that $130,000 grant. And so dollar for dollar would be reimbursed. And so we had to spend the first uh 65,000 uh by September. And so we've done that. and we'll submit it for reimbursement and then we get another 65,000 for this school year uh dealing with early childhood and literacy. I don't know if Peggy or Lindsay, anything you want to add to that? >> Um this year's the grant funds for year two. Um, we're going to buy some more spire materials, um, and some other interventions for multi-elabic words. And then the rest of the funds will go to the UNL words pro project. Um, and they'll come in and they'll start working with us in January of this year. Um, they'll do some presentations to the

097staff, but the training will actually start next August. Um, so they'll come in and do training on literacy. Um, and then they will also do some coaching to teachers as well. And there's other things written in because they have different components of their program and we would have to implement those. Um, right now their program is for K3 and they are adding components to make it K5. So, I I was just going to say we're going to tweak our year two um budget or or our um quote that we got from the companies just after we got the materials and then we found out we needed to order some more things and so I was working with the company to get a new quote written up and it's fun shopping. >> The uh only other

098claim I guess I would bring up is the Metal Doors and Hardware Company. was over 3,000. And what that is is the locks at the high school. Um, one of the recommendations when we had a safety audit is we have three different master keys at the high school. And so if you're a teacher in that building and depending on what part of the building you wanted to get into, you'd have to fumble around from one of three different keys. And so, um, we kind of prioritized which locks. And so we're slowly going through over the next couple years and get them all to the same locks as the new addition. And so we kind of took care of um about a third of them this fall and we'll do some more this summer. As you

099can see, it's pricey. Uh but uh just felt like from a safety security standpoint, it' be nice if you're a staff member in the high school, you have one key to worry about if there was some emergency type situation in the building. So we're working on getting it down to one key. We already took care of Bellwood a couple years ago and then the ele and the elementary and so that's the last building we have to do that for >> any questions about plans. Okay. All right. We move on to financial reports. >> All right. General fund sitting with $6 million in the general fund right now. Our tax draw was higher than we thought. I was anticipating because of the early school tax credits, we might get about 800,000. We got 1.5 million. And

100so then I was like, well, what are we going to get then in October, November, and December. And so I'm still behind by that. And so, uh, we have more money in the bank than I was anticipating, which is a good thing. But then I I'm trying to figure out how much that's going to draw down the next 3 months till our next, uh, big tax draw in January. And so, um, hopefully we get a handle on this. But anytime the state changes the way they fund us and give us our tax receipts, it just makes it confusing and takes a little while. >> What was the change? >> The school tax credit. >> Oh, >> see, we were getting more of our taxes up front. >> Yeah. >> You know, we got more of

101them in in January and May, assuming that our our tax draw in September would be much lower. Um, and then it wasn't as low as I thought it would be. You know, we before the new way, we would get about 2.2 2 million. And uh but with all of the school tax credits we got this summer, um I really thought it would be in that $800,000 range and it was 1.5. I mean, it wasn't 2.2. And so now I'm trying to figure out did some people pay their taxes sooner than they did a year ago, you know, are some of them paying ahead? Is there some, you know, I I just don't know. And so, um, I mean, it's a good problem to have. Wow. The next 3 months going to bring >> cash flow

102is a little crazy. >> Yeah. And so, I mean, it's a good thing, but we'll see. Um, you know, you can see our our general fund comparison. We're a lot higher than we were a year ago. In terms of the percent of our budget we've spent 2 months in, we've spent, you know, just over 12% of our budget. Um, you know, I always figure we're going to have about 1.2 2 million a month in just general fund expenses and we were just under that. And so I don't think people realize how much it takes to run a school. Uh but you can see uh the comparison and also the monthly expenditure report. We've we're 2 months in and we've spent 12.7% of our budget for the year. Uh depreciation fund. Uh we had an FFA

103wardrobe uh replacement that we purchased out of there this summer that we just finally got the bill for employee benefit fund. That's like I've told you every month that is the um uh teachers money uh for the cafeteria plan. So they put money in there for daycare or medical expenses pre-tax. And then the telesalth life works that is uh we pay an annual fee um for our teachers to have an employee assistance program. So for example any employee for our district can go get six free counseling sessions for them or any family member. Um, so we pay that um as part of their benefits. And I always try to prepay the entire year and then in September I have to pay the difference cuz the new premium doesn't come out till September, but I always

104like to prepay as much as I can. That's so that was the how much the premium went up for a year was $297. That was just the difference for uh 2526. Uh activity fund uh sitting with $400,000 in the activity fund. Lots of in and out out throughout the month obviously due to all of the activities that we have in session. Uh lunch claims uh just under 49,000. Last year we were averaging about 55,000 a month. So the claims for October were actually a little bit less um than what they were last year on average. So we'll see if that trend continues. We can only hope so. uh building fund. Um we did get a good tax draw and so I did pay our December lease purchase payment early. Uh we had we have two

105payments left of 650,000, one in December and one in June because we had a good enough tax draw. I went ahead and paid it early so that we also could save some interest on on what we owe. So we have one $650,000 payment uh due in June. And then the new addition at the high school is is completely paid off. Um we did leave uh 280,000 in there uh because we're still trying to negotiate with the the owners of the two houses west of the elementary uh to see if we can't secure those uh at some point. So we do have money in there to at least uh get one of them, probably not both of them. And so, uh, we'll just see how, uh, those real estate transactions, uh, pan out for the next

106few months. Uh, bond payments, uh, we haven't had a bond since I've been here. Uh, so we just get a little bit of interest each month. Otherwise, there's no activity there. Same way with Juicy Puff. Uh, we, uh, had a couple camera issues that we took care of with our communications. Otherwise, we just had our September tax draw. Otherwise, no other activity out of there. And we have not collected FFA and FCCLA dues to deposit in the student via fund yet. So you saw no action there this month. >> Are there any questions about any of the accounts? >> Okay. Then I will enter a motion to approve consent agenda items 4.1 4.3. >> Second. >> Moved by Donnie, seconded by Casey Marcus. >> Yes. >> Hearing. Yes. >> I vote. Yes. Casey. Yes. Justin.

107>> Um, board committee reports. We have a negotiations committee meeting coming up. >> Yeah. Um, DCEA, which Morgan Dredge is the president. Jared Okander is the LE negotiator approached me and asked if the board negotiations committee can uh work on teacher negotiations for the 26 27 school year. on Wednesday the 29th at 7. If so, we probably need to meet at 6 and get our ducks in a row before we meet with the negotiations uh team, the teachers. Does that night work? >> Yep. Okay. I will confirm that with them. Um can't really do it any sooner than that because insurance rates for the 26 27 school year won't come out till that uh Monday or Tuesday. And so it really doesn't do us any good to negotiate with teachers until we have insurance. Jared

108is like me. We're nervous uh because we're hearing something like 14 to 16% insurance increases possibly on the premium. >> What time do you want? >> 6:00 and then meet with teachers at 7. And if so, that would be a huge increase and take up a significant piece of the pie. And so we're hoping that doesn't happen, but we will know. Um, like I said, in a few weeks. Um, so if that works, like I said, I'll let those guys know. >> Okay, perfect. Um, board workshop, conference reports, state schoolboard conference is um, next month before Thanksgiving. >> Yep. And uh >> everybody's got their >> Yeah, those that are attending, you should have gotten your room confirmation and your um conference registration emailed to you. I also have a copy of it if you

109need it. So, >> okay. And then um I guess I don't know there was labor relations conference was in October um October 2nd and 3rd I think it was. I went to one of the days. I didn't go to the Wednesday evening sessions. I I went to Thursday all day. Um it's just a good a good conference to go to cuz I'm on the negotiations committee. So um I always learn a lot. The lawyers always have a lot to say. Um so it was good conference and um uh there's always a lot going on in the negotiations world I guess. So um other than that we'll move on to administrative reports. Dr. your >> I have nothing to add. >> Okay. Uh I just have one thing to add. Today I was honored by um

110NHS who had put together a little um just welcome to the school thing. I had had a little bit of a tough month. So, um I just want to say that when you go to some schools, they like to say that we're a family. And I think they try to do that, but we are really blessed at this school to actually have staff and uh students that care enough to really treat you like. So, I just wanted to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of them. Thank you to our staff and thank you to all of you for reaching out. Thank you for everything you do. Mr. Lindsley, >> everybody's in a different spot. This is very green field. >> Um, I don't have anything to add either. Okay, Miss

111Wilson, anything to add? Good. Miss Daniels, anything to add? And Mr. Roll? >> Nothing. Nothing today. >> Okay. All right. All right. Now we'll um enter into public forum and I didn't receive any um any forms for public forum. So um there is no so we'll move on to discussion and action items. Discuss, consider, take action on policy 5006 option enrollment capacity. >> Yeah. just just so people kind of understand what option enrollment is and kind of how it's changed. Um, you know, option enrollment provides families an opportunity to attend basically any school district they want. And so if I live in the David City School District and I'd rather attend Columbus, I can uh fill out option enrollment paperwork as long as I meet the deadlines and they have room for me to uh

112you know send my kids there, then it's pretty much just a slam dunk. It used to be you got one during your educational career. So, if you lived in David City and you wanted to transfer to Columbus, um you could do that once from kindergarten through 12th grade. And if you didn't like it, you had three options. Either go back to David City, homeschool, or go to a private school. But you couldn't shop around and go to Columbus for a year and then say, "Well, I don't like Columbus either, so now I'm going to go to Shelby Rising City." And then I don't like that school either, so then I'm going to go to North Bend. Well, it changed a few years ago. So then you got it u an option enrollment, one in elementary

113and one in high school. Then they changed it to any time you finish a grade in a building or excuse me the last grade offered in a building. So, for example, if we use Bellwood Elementary and you option in here and you finished fifth grade, because it's the last grade in this building, you now could choose to option somewhere else cuz you completed the last grade being offered. And then you could maybe go to Seward and they have a middle school and it's a 58 building. So then after 8th grade you could option again because 8th grade is the last grade offered in that building. And so um but the caveat was it's was not just the building that you attended. You could also make a change if it was the last building offered at

114the school you wanted to go to. So for example you could option to Seward and Seward's K4. So, at the end of fourth grade, you could option somewhere else. Let's say to David or to Bellwood and and then because fifth grade's the last grade here, I could option again and go to uh Lake View. And then because sixth grade's the last grade offered in that building, I could option again because that was the last grade offered there. So, it ended up being multiple. Well, now they've expanded it even more. And you can also option back to any school you've ever attended throughout the time you've been in school in kindergarten in addition to all of the other options you have. So it's it's not unlimited, but we're getting close. Okay. And so with that being

115said, um we have to put together every year what we think our program capacity is, what our projected enrollment is in each grade, and then just subtract the difference of how many students we would allow um in each grade. And so by no means are are we full. Uh the other thing they changed a year ago is when you used to be able to have a cap on your special ed programs and now that decision has to be made on an individual basis even if your program is full. It can't really be full anymore. You can't just say sorry we have as many sped kids as we can offer. So, for example, if your student is special ed, but they're only receiving speech services uh once a month for 15 minutes, it would probably be

116pretty hard for me to deny that option moment in because we'd have two full-time speech paths. And it'd be hard to say that we couldn't handle one kid for 15 minutes a month. However, if that kid or family wanted to come here and their kid had seven different disabilities and it would uh maybe they're so severe, we couldn't educate them here. Uh we would have to send them to a life skills program in Columbus like we do or behavioral program in Columbus and it was going to cost our district 50,000 to do that or in some cases it cost us 75. We could deny that because of a financial hardship, but just because they're sped and need some resource help or some speech time no longer is a valid reason for me to deny it.

117Miss Daniels and I actually have to review each one of those. Uh we look at the IEP, figure out what type of accommodations they would need or services they need, and make that determination. And so, uh, they're making it much harder on schools, uh, to deny kids. The thought being that option enrollment should be for all kids, not just regular ed kids, and that some kids are being discriminated against, and so they've made it much harder. But it is a a financial um can be a financial strain in some cases. If we state if we say that, you know, one of those one by one cases that it's going to cost us X dollars and it's going to be a financial hardship, who who says yes or no to the ND or No, I'm saying

118like if they can appeal it to NDE. >> So if they appeal it to ND is the one that says yes or no. >> Correct. That's what I >> Yes. Yeah. And so Miss Daniels and I make the determination, but in the end they always have an appeal, right? and just missing the due date is no longer a valid reason to deny it. Um because option enrollment paperwork for the next school year should always be submitted prior to March 15. But now they said if that's the only reason you're going to deny a family is cuz they were a week late in submitting their paperwork, you can't deny it. It has to be something greater than they missed the March 15 due date. Um the other thing is is Yeah, they're too big. >> Yeah,

119that's Yeah, that's just kind of how they work. Um, so anyway, so that's uh preschool is not option enrollment. I mean, there is resident and non-resident, and typically we do turn away non-resident cuz we're full, but they don't apply for option enrollment. Option enrollment is a K12 program. And the last thing I would say is to be clear is just because we accept them as an option enrollment student doesn't mean they're eligible to play sports. The NSAA has their own guidelines for sports. So, for example, if today somebody came to us from Seward and wanted to come to David City and auction in and play sports, they'd have to sit out 180 days or excuse me, 90 days. Basically, a semester. You're not. The only way you're immediately eligible is if you actually physically moved

120into the district. No, unless they're homeless. >> What's that? >> Unless unless they're home. >> Yeah, that's a whole another >> whole another one. >> Yeah. >> Um with the with the IEPs, if you do have a student who is optioning in and um they indicate on the paperwork that they do have an IEP, um is there is there a time constraint on that on are are we under any time constraint on saying yes or no? Because I mean I know that there can be some discrepancies in between that there's their old school and trying to get paperwork. >> Well, kind of the rule kind of the rule of thumb has always been a couple weeks. However, if they're not producing you the paperwork, that's on them. >> And I can tell you we have

121that situation right now. We've had a family want to option in. We've requested the IEP and it's been over a month and I've left three messages and I'm not going to make a decision until I have an opportunity to read that IEP cuz I need to make an informed decision. >> But there's nothing from the state saying >> it's all guidelines. >> Yeah. >> And again, just like anything else, if a family got mad, they could call NDE and we get a call saying, "What are you waiting for?" way. And I think as long as we document that we're waiting for a board from the parent, we're fine. So, so with that being said, uh what's kind of crazy is the school board is required to pass a resolution, this option enrollment in October for

122the next school year. So, you're basing a decision that you truly don't know what your enrollment is going to do between now and next August, but that's the way the legislature has approved it is that we have to approve it every October for the following school year. So, you have to do it this month. You can't wait till November. So, >> how do we determine our capacity numbers? We've just looked at like for example we think 20 in a classroom here and 24 at David City Elementary given class size is that's capacity based on our building size. >> Yeah. Square footage and just what we think we can manage. So yeah. So even though like this the projected enrollment completely changed, we say there's 14 spaces available in fifth grade next year. The actual numbers

123say for one, we still have we still would have to allow 14. Correct? Because you're passing this resolution tonight. Yes. you know, which makes it really kind of hard and you don't know. >> There's If there aren't any other questions, then I'll entertain a motion to approve policy 50006 option enrollment capacity and the resolution for the next school year. So moved second >> moved by Marcus, seconded by Justin Casey. >> Yes. >> Marcus. Justin. >> Yes. Annie, >> yes. >> All right. Discuss the sixth grade enrollment and education options. Just a reminder, no official actions can be taken tonight. Does anybody have any any board members have any questions or concerns um thoughts about any of the options or opening it up for people any any clarification needed from any administrators or I I didn't

124give you a recommendation but I would offer you if you want like to hear a recommendation I'm as a starting point to think about. But if you rather not and you want to make the decision yourself, I'm okay professionally with that too. It's kind of what you prefer cuz no decisions being made to me. >> Is this going to be another 2year type thing where we year by year or group to size? I guess that would be >> group. Yeah. I mean he explained it. >> Yeah, I would not I would whatever decision we decide I don't think that having it for a year is a viable option. I would even say after 2 years it's a viable >> and there used to be several applicants if we get enough you know they used to

125we used to teachers are slim students. Yeah, >> I guess. Yeah, the only reason I ask is because we did it before, so I was just making sure to end on that same way once again. Um I guess my I can start off I guess I don't really necessarily have any questions. Um my goal last time was to not close sixth grade to begin with and after hearing many people here in Bel say the same thing. Um, as of as at this point, that would be where I'm sitting right now. I know we're not at that place right now, but that's how I would start the conversation from where I'm sitting. >> Is your it would be >> your preferring just to hire the go basically go back >> go back to what we had.

126>> Yeah. Yeah. >> That's just to start it off, >> I can agree. I mean, I like to hear from the public and I like to listen to what they have to say and I feel like the numbers are there and like you said, the classroom would be really large. I think it'd be prudent to hire another teacher for many different reasons. Keep the class sizes low the way it is. Um, we don't know what's going to happen in the future. So it could be so in a couple of years that we do need that other teacher still at that point and it'd be easier to keep the ones we have versus um trying to scramble at that time again and do have someone established here. Um as far as here or there, there's pluses

127and minuses both sides. Um, I know my kid would definitely say stay here. Um, if we have the room to do it, I guess I think it makes sense to keep it here if it's feasible and stuff, but um um I could be convinced of either way, but if I have my choice, I suppose it would be obviously here. But >> that's where I'm at. >> Sorry, I have a question. Who is it? Says make her intervention teacher a sixth grade teacher, >> right? Have we talked to her? Like what? >> We haven't asked her if she'd be willing to do it, but she knows that those options were on the table and it wouldn't even necessarily have to be her. >> Okay. It was just an option. >> Yeah. Like for example, a third

128grade teacher leaves and she would rather go to third grade than do that. But but I did talk to her >> on our PD day. And so I did not want her blindsided knowing that >> rearranging her job or whatever was not on the table for conversation cuz that wouldn't be fair. Are there any other teachers that aren't here tonight that haven't spoken that this would affect as far as like special education or anything like that? >> I I mean it >> I couldn't hear the whole question. I'm sorry. I would say it has to I mean it's it's going to affect a lot of things uh regardless of what you do because like for example Lori said specials it's going to affect what people's days look like you know one schedule either here or

129in David city is going to have to change and so if the schedule changes it does have a ripple effect of affecting potentially multiple people like I said the special educ ation numbers in those classes and I don't think it would necessarily have a significant impact whether they were showed here or or there when you look at students moving on and students either graduating or moving in or out that would be one way or the other but that is something that I've I've taken a look at just >> well I'm in the unique situation where I'm living with a sixth grader that got to make the transition and I could the arguments both ways. I mean, I could be persuaded either way. Um, going back to the vote 2 years ago, the numbers made sense

130with only five students. Um, Michael was in a class with he was the only boy with four girls. In hindsight, I probably should have moved him somewhere post fifth grade. You know, socially that probably wasn't the best situation, but he liked this school as we hear from the speakers. So, um I asked him the night before I came here and you know, he kind of was just he could have seated. So, uh with the numbers coming up, I would say the building could handle it before. Nothing's really changed that much. I would say at least have six year old. [Music] >> I think the the option that I that I dislike the most is the one that we get rid of interventions. I think that that does a disservice all kids. So, I think that

131taking away our intervention teacher in any capacity would be would be a a poor decision on our part. I don't think that I think that obviously there are some pros to that function, but um I think that the cons far outweigh the pros in that it's not good for not good for kids and you're taking away those supports or the um higher ability kids also being able to go and have their their intervention. So that's the one that I don't like um the most right now. if we're going to hire another teacher. Um, I think that it does make it difficult in David City to hire and to have them there because then you're having those three and then you're sharing space and we just got to the point where we've got teachers who have

132their own spaces and that's kind of been something we've been working towards for several years and now all of a sudden we're kind of calling that space back so that it's kind of just feel like it's out of convenience sake. Um, so those were my first thoughts when I was looking at this in preparation for um for tonight, but I really came in here with a completely open mind, just wanting to hear from everybody and see where everybody stood. So, I have a I you know, I have a fifth grader right now, so she's going to be in sixth grade regardless. I guess some of those options don't look very good to me because I don't want there to be 27 kids in the classroom. I don't even want there to be 24 kids in

133the classroom. I'd rather have there be 15 or 16 kids in a classroom. And I um so the higher we go in class size. That's a concern. >> I was kind of protransition for a while there, you know, because I do see the benefits of it. I do think as somebody had mentioned, I think it was Megan, the sports teams that have started coming together, they are making relationships already. I think that helps a lot or it would for at least the kids that have already participated that they've made a lot of connections already. But um I think that does help them uh at this point, but [Music] No, >> not at this point. >> Okay. I don't really have a horse in the game and so I come to this with a completely open

134mind and but I would say to me it's going to be common sense of what disrupts the least and but as far as cost adding teacher is not really a concern of mine because that's what we're here to do is educate kids and if we have a teacher being a teacher uh I'm with you as far as like using interventions. I don't really like that idea. Uh and so I think for any teacher we hire a teacher and I guess the last thing I'd say is I mean as of right now that's all I've heard this whole evening is basically they weren't here. That's not saying that that that doesn't change or I don't hear 30 things tomorrow, but I guess I just had to complain to you. If you had to ask me right

135now, it probably makes no sense. >> I don't I don't have a dog, but I'm keeping an open mind. I'm here. We keep it. Sixth grade here. That's what I'm hearing from our public. >> My my biggest concern also though is what happens when um what I don't want to have happen is that we hire and it's here. I don't like playing the game of we're gonna move this, we're going to do this and every year we have to juggle everything just to try to keep the teacher or you know like >> I think we were in a situation where we didn't have a teacher, >> right? That wasn't really an option. We didn't have an option. We were like, well, there's not very many kids and it would work out this year and this

136year, so let's take them to David City. And >> and we don't really have a bunch of small groups coming up other than class of 80. And I think that's probably going to be more like a class of 10 by the time it comes around. >> If we had some small class sizes coming up, I'd say, yeah, that would be a concern that we have to move it around. But I don't think >> we had we had sixth grade for how many years, you know, it doesn't it doesn't have to be something that changes. >> Yeah. And I guess and it obviously we we can't see the future. So we don't know. We have somebody come in, you know, hopefully I get some applications and somebody comes in, we can't um we don't know do

137they stay, do they go? I mean that's turnover. That's just retention issues that every school has. But um Dr. D, what do you think? As an admin team, we kind of like two of the options and there's three we don't like. We like either adding a sixth grade teacher here or adding a sixth grade teacher at David City Elementary. We don't like doing nothing. We don't like uh losing an intervention teacher and we don't like doing half and half. And so I I think there's pros and cons of either one of those. And I would tell you that I have two professional elementary principles that whichever one you choose, we will make it work to the best of our ability, just like we always do. And so I think the good thing for the board

138is I don't think you have a bad choice. I think if you pick one of those two, I I don't think you can go wrong. I I I can get behind and support um either one of those. the others. I would I would still do it because I work for the board and we would do what you say. But I think having a sixth grade teacher is by far makes the most sense. It's just a matter whether it's here or there. And I think it gives you 30 days to talk to more people, talk to more constituents. And uh I mean, you heard from from some tonight who had some very valid points. And then I think if you give it 30 days, you'll either hear more that just confirms what you maybe already think

139or give you some things to think about that you didn't hear tonight. I my guess is that it would be very apparent by the November meeting which way you should go. >> And I think I one of the things that that I think about the most with either one of those options is it's not just about class size, but it's something it's it's what Mrs. Mush said. Yes, I know. specials. Obviously, that's that that plays into it, but for me, it's just more about the behaviors and the um our special education students and and serving them in the best way that we can. But there's been such an increase in behaviors. um you know just I just think that that should be a huge piece of a deciding factor in how and so for me

140obviously I want to hear from parents and I love hearing from the students but I really want to hear from um the teachers that are going to be in buildings or the special education teachers or I'd really like to hear some kind of professional thoughts in that area as we move forward into next meeting as well. So I don't know and however that happens whether that's you know an email that you can provide to us from the board or however that needs to be associated but I would really like to hear from the teachers [Music] to add it to. Okay. Well, stay tuned. And I um for the public that's here, I encourage you to um reach out again to us, but also um encourage others to do the same. Like I said, our emails

141are available on the website. So, you go to the website, go to board, and you can email any or all of us your thoughts. And um and if you email one of us um then we'll be sure to make sure that we share it with everybody so that all of the board members have the same information um before we go into next meeting. Okay. All right. Um I just want to say thank you to the young men. >> Very nice. That was very brave and hard to do. So good job. >> Did a good job. >> Very good job. Yep. Um, from here we're actually going to be moving into executive session to uh prevent needless harm of an individual's reputation. And so I need to um I'll enter a motion to go into executive

142session. I'll make a motion. Second >> move by Ging second by Mar to go into executive session motion prevent the needless harm of an individual's reputation. >> Yeah, I um >> yes, [Music] I will ask. >> And because it's executive session, you're free to go. Um, we are actually going to go um into the library. So, we're going to leave. If you don't want to leave, you can stay. Um, but if nobody's here when we get back, that'll be fine. This is still going to be poured. So just be aware. >> Yes. Yes. We have one administrator. I know. Yeah. [Music] by yourself. [Music] >> I get nervous being so proud of you. Yes. Especially when it's like very There was tears in my eyes. Oh my gosh. I need that. Right. Send an email.

143[Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. I can't [Music] >> as a whole. Everything. [Music] I like Yes. [Music] Overuse of the data. [Music] Why do we have that thing? >> I know eyes on you. I will still. [Music] secret and you still [Music] in the house. I buy you like [Music] special [Music] together. There was only one [Music] my own. [Music] So my husband will keep with her until it was time to practice. >> I think dedicating my time. I'm not going to try to develop for one kid when there's nine other kids. So, it's tough, but it has to be. No, but it has to be purposeful. And I think it needs to be something that makes it we need to make a better splitting it up and figuring it out. But it's like

144it has to be a purposeful conversation. And as long as there's going to be more people like you guys to make sure and figure mention that there are soel in city. So I did actually but you also live in you don't want to drive [Music] but it's It's not just because I think now like I said I mean it's good to see your numbers for a lot of years and also Yes. [Music] But it's good to see the not that it's even like you guys. I'm sure you know some guys are more active in the coaching for for years like when my kids were doing sports there was nobody nice to have but when they're not coaching >> it too if you guys are coaching like comfortable we're going to do it here like that's

145absolutely valid you So I thought [Music] tomorrow [Music] Jackson's baseball three days three nights in a row but Oh yeah. [Music] I know. [Music] What? Yeah. [Music] 5 p.m. [Music] today. [Music] Yes. Yes. [Music] I was born. [Music] >> I was going to say I got it. Yes. You take that sheet. I'll take the sheet. You take that sheet. Let's go. Go. Go. Okay. Don't worry. [Music] Get a water and you'll be fine. probably like cleaning and cooking. He's got this point. Look at the way that house. [Music] I know. >> 49 executive session at 8:29. So we are now moving on to personnel discuss consider take action on the coach's aid application. have an application from Dylan Mitchka to help with boys wrestling the volunteer coaches aid. >> Entertain a motion to approve the

146um coaches aid application. >> So moved by Marcus, seconded by Donnie, Justin, >> yes. >> Casey, >> yes. Marcus, >> yes. >> I vote yes. >> Yes. >> All right. uh future discussion and action items, >> sixth grade position and uh the facility advocates HVAC project for sure. >> Okay. >> And if there's anything else, let me know. We talked about one of the goals related to the >> staff meeting. >> Y let's do that like soon before we forget. >> Yes. I was actually Yes. >> Y can uh have the administrators let you know when their next faculty meetings are. Yeah, that would be great if we could get an email that listed. >> They are Lindsay and I both have ours um on the afternoon right before meeting. >> Okay. >> So, like

147we both next day. >> Okay. And so it'll be like that for the next. >> Okay. >> All right. >> And I'm not sure what the high schools are. Put that together. >> We just kind of got say request that we want to be at certain session and that's all. Yeah, sure. And >> yep, I'll let you know when they are for November. >> Okay. >> October, November. >> Thank you. >> Okay, with that then I'll enter. So second move by Marcus. All those in favor. >> Thank you everyone. 8:32 8:32. >> Mark wants to do it tomorrow. Yeah, cuz he's very particular on how he stacks up in the hair on the racks so he can do it while it's empty. >> Yeah. Yeah. He's very particular. So, thanks for the offer, everyone. college

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