001Christina Brewer, Mrs. Jennifer Holmes, and Mrs. Alexia Reese led the way to organize the experience of the Platville historical reenactment hosted at Mound View Park. Our fourth grade team did a wonderful job of organizing the registration, transportation, and parent chaperones to provide students an early 1800s experience of food, music, skilled work, and Native American storytelling. Thank you to the parents and guardians that were able to support smaller student groups on the field trip and to the students that shared kettle corn and fried bread with me at the event. It was worthwhile. Uh once again, our annual open house was a success. A big change this year was the addition of picture day to the event at the elementary school. 92% of our student population participated in this change and feedback from the event and change
002was very positive. We had valuable feedback from family families that will help us with some minor adjustments for this event next year. Uh as always, we have a scheduled retake day for those that were not able to participate that day. And I want to thank Mrs. Jesse Dinar for initiating that successful change. Uh thank you to Sergeant Ryan Ryan of Cuba City Police Department for leading our safety training during inservice week with the support of Chief Levelvel and Officer Jorgensson. staff has implemented the classroom changes recommended by CCPD uh as much as we can and we continue to work towards providing the safest environment possible for our students and staff. Our PTO continues to involve and engage our community in the support of our staff and students. We thank them for inviting all CCSD staff
003to their monthly meetings and offering support throughout the district. Uh be sure to like and share their social media pages for updates for yourself on upcoming events. Uh we had a successful dunk tank uh at the September Fest this past weekend. Uh but also I'd like to encourage the school board to register for a spot at the annual trunk or treat event scheduled for October 19th. And then just a reminder to all families to watch for our weekly newsletter, the Cuban Communicator, for the most updated information about school and community events. Board and community members can be added to the Cuban Comm Communicator email list by reaching out to Mr. Jesse Dinar. That's all I have. >> Thank you. >> Any questions? >> All righty. Thank you. Uh Chris, middle and high school, please. >>
004Yes. The middle school band marched in the Benton Labor Day parade on Sunday, August 31st. Uh both bands are preparing for the Cuba City High School uh parade for homecoming, which is this Friday, September 19th. Miss Clayton shared that they've been practicing a field show that they're going to feature music of Green Day. And they're going to provide a sneak peek during the halftime on our homecoming game. Uh FCCLA is collecting plastic items for recycling. They are organizing a collection event where if they collect a,000 pounds, yes, one half ton of plastics, they will earn a bench that can be placed somewhere on our grounds for students, staff, and the community to enjoy. Uh the FCCLA officers will be providing breakfast on October 7th for all students who may be interested in joining. Um, Educator
005Rising is having their first meeting of the year on September 30th, and they're looking to organize a child care offering at our elementary school during the evening of our parent teacher conferences. FFA has its fork farm up and running. If you guys take a little walk down to the back of the school by the pot machine, you can see it um in action. Um, it's a good thing it's by the bathroom because there's a nice little trickle of water running all the time. Um but uh Miss Vans Scandal reported that it took a little work but they finally got the pH the water correct and they have a batch of lettuce growing and another one will be ready to go soon. Um and you can actually if you would go down there and look you
006can see uh plants in various stages of growth. Uh soils judging team has competed recently is preparing for the state competition coming up. Now the students will be taking part in the fall leadership workshop and preparing for the world dairy expo at the end of this month. Uh, also want to thank Matt and Molly Andrews as they are allowing our wildlife class to come out to their property and do some fishing this Friday. FBLA uh is something new this year. It's gotten off to a great start. Mr. Simons reported that they have good student interest and currently have nine students who have entered into membership and two more that are just uh needing to take care of their dues and then they'll be off and running. Uh we if you haven't taken a drive around
007town or need a homecoming festivities. Uh we have powderpuff and powderpuff games, powderpuff games, and we're able to enjoy a very entertaining hypnotist today. Uh we have a more somber m crash tomorrow and then we'll wrap up the week with float building and a parade on Friday. Um under our Friday night lights, we will meet southwestern east of view for our homecoming game and then of course the dance on Saturday night. Uh students are once again challenged to toilet paper the school by collecting toilet paper along with other needed items um which are going to be donated to the local homeless shelter. Our seventh graders are preparing for their overnight trip to Canyon Camp. They will learn all about outdoor education and make memories that will last them a lifetime. We are excited about an
008opportunity that's going to benefit both middle school and high school. Uh Mr. cop's construction class is going to be taking on a project where they're going to build an 8x10 uh shed which will house all of the middle school recess supplies. We currently only have a small plastic bin um which was quickly broken due to the cold temperatures that we get. Um this shed will protect all of the middle school's recess equipment while allowing the construction class to get some real world experience in creating a building. And finally, Cuba City High School was the recipient of a $5,000 award for the T-Mobile T-Mobile Friday Night Lights contest. Uh, T-Mobile's running a contest where schools can compete with social media posts and the winning school will re receive a $500,000 award to help with a facelift
009on their football programs. Um, as a part of this promotion, there were several weekly drawings for $5,000 and we were selected. Speaking with Coach Cop and Coach Lawson, it was agreed that this money would be used to go toward a new scoreboard down the road. So, we're excited for this and keep our fingers crossed on the bigger prizes still to be awarded. >> That's all I got. >> Thank you, Chris. Any questions for >> Chris, what needs to happen to advance on that? >> It it it's based on your social media. Yeah. So when we post it out then you know parents re repost it or retweet re you know share like >> comment. Yep. >> All right. Thank you Chris. You bet. Uh with me special. >> I have one question. Chris, how's the
010cell phone policy or the cell phone is going >> so far? Very good. Um I I think we've only had one um so far >> three three weeks in only one uh interaction that we had to take a phone away. So were you able to hear that? >> Yeah, I heard that. So great. >> Yep. Lot lots of grumbling. Um, but I guess Miss I would share that Miss um, Miss Lawson did a a Padlet exercise with her class where they could kind of share their uh, feelings on it and there were lots of positive comments on how they felt more connected with each other. >> So that was >> I've heard students are talking more which is great. >> Yep. >> Thank you Whitney. Go ahead. >> Yes. Uh Jesse Dinar is getting ready
011to complete the district's third Friday count. This is a mandatory annual student count date in Wisconsin public schools held on the third Friday of September, which is usually it's used by DPI um to determine state funding for school districts. It's a critical for calculating per pupil expenditures and other financial and demographic calculations. Schools work to ensure high attendance on this day. um as the number of students counted, butts and seats is what Jesse likes to refer it to. Um directly influences the financial support um the district receives. So, thank you to Jesse because she does that districtwide. Um the 25 26 school year has begun and so has the referral processes. Um anyone can make a referral for an evaluation for a student they suspect has a disability. They must submit a written referral to
012the child's school outlining concerns of the child's learning, development, or behavior. Um and as of today I have six that I we are working through as a district. Um as we wrap up the first several weeks of school I want to thank each and every pair professional. The first couple of weeks have been both exciting and challenging and they have handled it with grace and professionalism. Uh their work is essential to the success of our students and our school community. I am truly grateful to work alongside such a committed and compassionate team. Thank you to everyone for what they've done so far. So they've been really flexible with a lot of schedule changes. Um, Cuban Care began Friday, September 5th. Cuban Care is a free after-school program offered to our district families which is staffed
013by district pair professionals. I want to thank Pam Timberman, Kathy Kaiser, Joanne Jansen, and Maggie Wright for supervising Cuban Care weekly. Um, and then thank you to Pam Timberman. She or helps organize, plan, and ensures all parts of that program run smoothly. So, that's what I have. >> Thank you. What hours do they run? um right after school at the elementary, so like 1:30ish um and then till 3:30. So, and I think as of last Friday, we had 39 39 kids in the program. >> Yeah. >> Any other questions for Whitney? >> Other business report? >> Uh just an update on the 2526 budget. At the end of August, we were 17% through our fiscal year, and we had spent about 10 and a half% of our budget, which is in line with last year's
014spending. Um, last week I submitted uh the 2425 aid certification report to DPI. Um, that report does determine the district's state aid that we receive in the 2526 school year. Um this week I submitted our annual report. So that's been submitted to DPI. Uh once they accept that report, then the auditors can submit their two reports. Um and then once the auditors submit their reports and DPI approved their reports, then I can officially close the 2425 fiscal year. So, I'm getting very excited and antsy to no longer be working in two fiscal years and just focus on one. Um, and then later this week, I will be working with Jessica Lucer on the summer school pupil report. This is a detailed labor intense report that is really important to the school district uh as it
015uh affects our revenue limit worksheet and generates revenue for the district. Last week I did receive an email with some updates on some conversations that are having happening at the state level regarding the state budget. Um some discussions include um that impact school funding are uh providing free meals for all students, requiring publication of voucher program costs on all property tax bills, providing additional general equalization aid aligned with revenue limit increases of 325 per pupil along with additional funding tied to CPI. Now, I'm sharing this just so that the board and everybody listening um can understand that school finance is ever changing. You guys heard myself and Mr. Olsen talk the last few months about the 325 being removed. Now they're talking about how can we add it back in or tie CPI to it.
016Um, and my job is to work as hard as I can to I'm going to say massage the numbers once we get all the final numbers from the state to try to get that mill rate in our overall levy as close to what we told the public it was going to be when they passed the referendum um last last April. So, there's always something new coming out. Um, and depending on what party you listen to, they're kind of fighting for for different things. So, um, it's just important to be flexible and it because it's always changing. Um, and then just an update on our fund 49 account or our referendum account. Uh, in the month of August, we our only revenue was just interest, which was $14.66. We did not write out any checks and
017so our balance at the end of the month was $5,767.74. And that's all I have. >> Any questions for us? >> So the information you shared with the possible budget changes, do you I mean is it a constant ongoing thing or there's a >> I would Yeah, >> they'll iron it out on X date. >> Correct. We'll find out on October 15th. what we'll have a little bit more information on October 1st and then we'll get final numbers on October 15th. Um, so I will likely just be hitting refresh on the DPI website multiple times. Um, usually I'm learning that usually it's somewhere between 9:30 and 10:00 is when they usually post the update. And then I basically have two weeks to finalize the budget and get all the documents uh done for the annual
018report. >> Thank you for the explanation. >> All righty. Aaron, superintendent report. >> Thank you. First of all, I'd like to show my appreciation for of our staff for a fantastic start to the school year. Elementary, middle school, high school. Seems like it's off to a great start. It was a long summer. Um but they did a great job welcoming students back. um be being ready for learning the start of the school year. Construction update. Uh last week they brought the rebar in that arrived on site. So this week, I believe tomorrow, um they're going to start uh digging right out here and they'll work their way around and this will be for the footings and foundation. Um so they'll dig all that out. They'll frame it. They'll pour it. They've got to let it
019cure. Um and they think that will take about four to six weeks. And then things will go really quickly because it'll go from looking like nothing and then they when they bring the walls in, remember the the walls are all already made. They're they're steel concrete walls and they'll go up. Uh they'll go up pretty quickly and they think they'll have all the walls up within about two weeks of of starting. Uh transportation update. As you know, we're in our third year with Davis bus lines and we have to determine whether we want to continue that. we have the option of adding it for two years. So this summer and fall, uh we and when I say we, I'm saying administration and a couple board members have gotten some calls recently about the overall safety
020of Davis bus lines. Um so when this first started out, we followed up on every every single concern that was brought to us. Um we know that every bus passed state inspection. Um, and with other concerns coming up and in a contract year, we just thought it was important to hire a third-party consultant. We h we partnered with Guys Truck and Trailer. That's what they do. They do state inspections of big vehicles and they're going to be inspecting every Davis bus line bus and giving us a list of things that um the overall safety level of each bus. Um, and they'll bring that to the next transportation committee meeting that we have. And then that transportation committee meeting will hear all those and then bring their suggestion for what we do with the contract. We'll
021either go out to bid for a new contract or extend the current one that we have. They'll bring that to the full board. Um, uh, guys thought that would be about 6 weeks in order to get all 10 or 12 of their buses done. So, we're looking at probably in November, which still makes a time if we want to put out permit. Um, as Heather kind of said with the state budget and and local impact, uh, next month we'll get the state aid finalized on October 15th. Um, and then we have our annual meeting. But we'll review um and address the adopted state budget and its impact with our district. And while the budget does do a lot of good things, the 325 per student, um, we're allowed to get that, but it's got to
022be at the expense of the taxpayers. And so that's what Heather was talking about is that $200,000 left to try to make that up. Now, the good news is we have a growing community and that really helped. That really helped when we look at our revenue limit worksheet. Um, some school districts are in much worse shape, but with the the growth of our community in Dickiville, Keeler, and Cuba City, and everywhere, you know, there's 12 different voting municipalities that make up the district. But, um, the overall growth there has helped and the special education numbers have helped. Um, some schools don't have a lot of those things and they're going to be in worse shape. But um it it is our job and when I say ours, every everybody here who everybody's who everybody who's
023hearing to remind everybody of that $1.4 billion in new spendable revenue for schools that we have. Um 55% of that comes directly from the taxpayers and that I don't think they're going to say that when they're running for re-election in November. Um also state support for public schools is going to be reduced by an additional 169 million over the bianium for the next two years for funding voucher schools. And um this is really important in next school year. So 2627 Wisconsin lifts the cap on enrollments for parent or parental school of choice or voucher programs. That means there will be no limit on how many students in the district can participate in voucher programs. And because voucher funding comes off the top of state resources, more public funds are going to flow right into private
024schools, uh potentially reducing what remains for public school aid. Again, th those are not our local private schools. And so it's we have to keep it's back. We have to keep reminding people of that. Um that there is a effort to try to decouple those so it looks different. Um and that's kind of one of the things Heather was talking about. So for our district, losing even a small percentage of abundant students could reduce state aid by tens, possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on how many students move to voucher schools. I'll give you an example. Two years ago, Prairie to Sheen had $35,000, you know, that they were taxing for voucher schools. The next year it was 200,000. Um, they had also failed a local referendum to ask for 200,000 more for operating
025expenses and that failed. But the state said, "No, you you have to collect this $200,000 in taxes to send kids that we won't tell you who they are or where they're going." So, this is the most non-transparent piece of of education right now in Wisconsin is school choice, parental choice programs because we don't know where they're going or who it is. Um, so it it can have big jumps if a lot of people go somewhere else. So we work hard to try to make sure that Q city is a destination district where kids want to go and we've got great staff that do that and um we hope to not have something similar that Perishene had. >> So that's everything. >> Can I ask how much we're paying out now? >> So two years ago
026it was about $24,000. Last year it was uh $56,000 and for the 25 26 year I have $85,000. budgeted right now. I'll find out the final number on October 15th. Uh because all of that has to do with like the third Friday accounts. So I'll know on October 15th how much we will be sending >> and those are for students who live in our district. >> Yes. But go to a parental choice. So it's parental choice program. And we don't even know what schools qualify for that. >> We don't we don't know what students there either. We don't know how many students either cuz I called DPI and I was like I understand you can't tell me their names but can you tell me like the FTE number like what schools are they to >>
027and yes just like what age are and >> nothing they will not tell you anything it's just nope this is what your deduction is that's all they'll tell you. So, it's very frustrating that they're not transparent. >> But yet, you have to be so transparent on your third Friday account. >> Sorry, that's just me being an >> We've had those conversations, too. >> Any questions? >> Okay, thank you. All right, we'll move on to discussion. Um, the first one is the district mascot ideas from the branding subcommittee. So take it away and Juel, do you guys want to talk? >> I would just I don't know that I want to say anything at this point. I would rather meet as a committee first since we just got information. >> Yeah, we just got some information
028like yesterday. >> So you want to table it then? >> I think it would be best. >> Yeah. For next month. >> Okay, that sounds good. >> All righty. >> A is tabled. B. District use of virtual days. Yep. So, this originated in our policy committee um and we were talking about virtual days and the committee was talking about how we want to limit the number of non-weather related virtual days and and so one of the things is from this point on the suggestion from from that committee was and this isn't the policy because we don't have a policy on it really this discussion is going to to tell us the admin how you want us to use and not use virtual days. So the first suggestion would be any nonweather related virtual days would
029go to the board. So like if if we had like an ACT day where we were going to say that's a virtual day except for everybody from the juniors that would have to come to the school board. Now I know Chris has an alternative activity for that. We don't need that this year anyway. Um, so that was one item that the group talked about. And then the other one in just trying to get ready for what we're hearing might be a another winter of polar vortex and high amounts of snow is that um we have up to five days that we can use for virtual. But after that point then um the suggestion was we meet as a board and talk about okay from here on out do we um add days to the calendar
030or at that point continue with virtual. So those are the the main two things that we talked about and I just want to get the suggestion from the board and for you guys to to let us know. Um, a I think um using the virtual days for or getting board approval for non-weather related virtual days is probably the first thing. Is that something that we're in favor of? And again, we're not voting. You guys, you guys just tell me and then we just do it. Just want to know. I understand a lot of >> like the example that you used for like the ACT days. Would that be something was it their discussion about including that because it's like something that happens every year? Well, that that actually came up with uh Chris last year
031when we used it said, you know, I'd like to do something different. And he was talking with other principles and like they they do a job a job shadow day for high schoolers. So, if they do that four times each once each year, that's going to be beneficial. And he said, I think that would be better than a virtual day. So, he was kind of working on that already. >> So, we might not need that going forward. Is that something >> using last year as the example? I think there were two of the maybe four instances that we had come up with maybe more creative solutions on, but it was like if you have a team going to state is using a virtual day an option and we had discussed like um just bringing that
032to the board to >> to go over whereas with the inclement weather building up to the five and just reassessing as needed. >> And we have about we have two days built in the calendar. So, and those would be just as a reminder if if there's a storm that comes up on the weekend, we didn't send everybody home with everything they need on Friday, then that Monday is a would be a traditional snow day, you know. So, we've got two days built in for those types of things. >> So, the way you described for five days, a lot of times the polar vortex is like days in a row. So, if we're at three and we have two and we need a third one, does that mean the board has to get together for the
033sixth one if we need it? like that. >> We talked about that as well and we said, you know, once we get to 4, I think we need to call, we would have to call another special meeting and say, okay, we're going to are we going to continue with virtual or are we going to add to the calendar? So, that was >> and if we did find ourselves in a situation where it's 50 and nobody wants to come in to meet in during COVID, we did have board meetings where they were special board meetings, but they were done virtually. So, we would have some flexibility within that that we discussed. I can't go ahead sir. >> Just a follow-up question. So I guess I'm interested in thoughts. >> Are people against having that sixth day
034if it's weather related? Like are we really I I guess I'm of the position of there's six day and it's weather related. I already know I want I would rather have a virtual than add to that. So >> that's why we're >> and it it did again fall into that like well we have two days built into the calendar. Do we want to go? Part of the reason the discussion came up in the first place and I'd like to make space for Angie, too, because I knew we looked at what other school districts were doing because we wanted to have a best practice, not necessarily policy, but those years that you have eight virtual days. While valuable, is that truly as good as adding on to the end of the year? there was a lot
035of discussion around around the what's best for students when you're getting into these really extended days. Um so Angie, I don't know if you want to chime in at all on that. Sure, I can. Um so yeah, the discussion really stem from I think last year we had eight virtual days in one grade level, seven in another, and maybe six in the elementary. going back. Some of those were combination of weather related and some of those were a combination of you know ACT the math whatever we had the solo ensemble all those pieces you know and I'm from the belief of you can't replace a teacher in through virtual you know the in the the in-person instruction is far more valuable and especially if we're now trying to encourage students that we don't want them
036on devices and screen time as much. So again, I think it's just to have it's some level of just like a a plan, you know. So we're saying five with the understanding that we understand extenduating circumstances could come into play, you know, and there's been discussions around like the ACTs and years back when we had those those were field trip days or they would go there, you know, there was things planned outside of the school. So I just think it's just for me having a significant educational background and just looking at different levels of where it's my personal opinion like one member of the board board is you know having the students in the classrooms with the teachers and when we start to get to 8 n days or 8 days like last year that's
037a lot of lost instructional time. So again, not saying that we can't go beyond five virtual virtual. I think it's more of a conversation. We get to five or we get to four and then okay, are we in March or are we in December and we're at five? You know, I mean those are two different completely different discussions probably. >> I just want to say like I don't think there's any argument that in person teacher like there's nothing better. So I just want to make that clear like And again, it's not what I'm suggesting. >> No, it's just having a best practice of like at what point are we evaluating this? >> Dan, any comment? >> I I'd like to know what the Cuba City administration and staff feels what they believe to me. To
038me, we're we're saying if we're going to be five five days virtual anyway, are days six and seven virtual that much worse than bringing a kid back in June. Uh to me, bringing those kids back, I don't think there's any hardly any school work done those days anyway. >> I think you want to add one piece to that though. There are still minutes to be added for not adding that at the end of the school year. Correct, >> Aaron? There are two there seven days. >> Y um I I don't think and again this is my p perception. I don't think we've had that conversation administratively. Um you know, if you have a day December 10th um and we say, "Okay, that's we don't have school. We're going to add it June 5th." I I
039think something that now obviously I believe inerson instruction is better but I don't think those are equal like June 5th there's not as much I think people are ready for for the end of the school year. Um so that's my personal opinion. I don't know if the admin has anything that that you guys want to add to that as well. There are a lot of challenges in that in answering that question just because the amount of days per quarter per semester all those things play a part in it. Um, I think at every level from PK all the way through seniors, those timelines vary in terms of what content is being presented, the fluidity of that content being presented. A lot of things have to get juggled regardless if we are adding those days on
040at the end of the year. my past experience as a high school teacher, having a whole bunch of snow days in semester 1 added on at the end of the year didn't do us any good for that particular class and overloaded then those classes in the second semester. So there are a lot of things I wouldn't be opposed to reaching out to all staff to just kind of find out what their thoughts are on it. you know, is there any give or take in in the schedule? I mean, there's I hear there's two days built in, but you know, I guess just using maybe worst case scenario that you had, you know, by Christmas, you've already burned out four or five. Is there any anything in the schedule that could be >> spring break is
041really >> rearrange to have in-person education and it's not in June spring break and we either have >> I was going to suggest Friday. So, like for for a Friday, we usually swap out like if we have an early release or a late start, if we ran out of minutes, we could certainly say, "Well, we're going to cancel this LA this Friday." And we've done that before, but a full day is like six Fridays, >> you know, that's a little more challenging or or five Fridays. Otherwise, you're looking at spring break. And that and that's why we do two calendar years at a time so families can plan like what they want to do with the with that time off. Can you remind me because we have pulled families and faculty staff previously on virtual
042days but I don't think it's been for a few years. >> Two years two years ago. >> Yeah. So I think though when we had these initial conversations in in committee though the the point of the conversation was we looked at the number of virtual days we had last year and we wanted to reduce that number and in reducing that we said how can we take the non-weatherreated days and re and not have those be virtual days. So typ so when we did that the weather related over the past couple of years came to about five. Am I right in saying that >> or not even not even that? But I think that the why we bring this up is to say >> we only want virtual instruction on weather related days. >> Y >>
043not to have virtual instruction for any other reason if we can tolerate that. Now, there's always going to be circumstances that come up where we maybe send a basketball team to state. Should we have a virtual day at that point? Maybe. But again, it's just I think bringing it up to say we want to minimize the amount of virtual days that we have, but we want to assess it if we get to a certain point. Just as a school district, we should be talking about that if we get to five as a as a school board. And I think we just want best practice again to look We want to make >> am I going to disagree with if it's bad weather on day six that I think we stay home? Absolutely not. >> But
044again, it's as a district, we want to reduce the amount of those virtual days because instruction in the classroom is the best. >> So, I think you're saying a couple different things, Julie. I think like we're trying to put a number on it, but it sounds like we're okay if it's weather related, if it's over that number. So can we give guidelines that say if it's not weather related then it's a discussion or or or you know there might be a couple of like if there's a water main break or something like that like >> right and I think that was the point of >> but getting away from the just defining a number and then we have to meet like that if it's weather related >> weather related >> yeah I don't know I'm
045just throwing that out for because I heard you say a couple different >> I I I would agree with that as well >> and kind of like my two cents is I think with the virtual days. So last year I only had kids in daycare and our daycare followed the schedule of the school. So when we had virtual days that was made the day before at like 3:00 that tomorrow's going to be a virtual day. So then I don't have or in my case and I didn't have daycare even though it didn't snow till 10:00 the next day or something. So my opinion on the outside was we're just using these virtual days at random just to avoid maybe hey let's check the weather in the morning to see if we need to cancel or
046not. So maybe there's a way to kind of practice something like that because there are more families affected by doing a virtual day than just the kids in the school too. Um so that's my two cents on that. And then for the non-verirtual days, like if we would send a team to state, let's say, would the board also have the option just to cancel school in general or do a virtual day if we got the power to say, "Yep, let's >> kind of depends on how where we are with instructional minutes." Like we've got two full days, we could say, "Oh, it's March, you know, then we we've got days we feel safe just saying that's a non-school day." So, we we would go we would look at the minutes. >> Darren, I have a
047question about that. You're just talking when you say two days, you're just saying high school, right? Because the required minutes in the earlier ages are not as much. >> Correct. Yep. So, this is 712 instructional minutes. We're 2 days over. In the elementary, it's closer to 12 days over. >> Any other questions or comments? >> And I have I have one more question. And I'm not quite following the difference between a weather day and if the girls basketball team makes it to state and we call that a virtual day. That's still in my mind the same effect. You're not going to know that until the week prior and we say we're not going to do that for a non-weather. Again, to me, adding a day in June because the girls go to state in March,
048I I don't I don't see the benefit of that. >> I would agree with that. >> So, where does that leave us here? We're uh I'm I'm not sure that >> I'm hearing that this discussion probably needs to be acted on next month. >> Is that we're we'll say this is this going to be our practice. It's not going to be a policy, but it's going to be a practice that gives everybody time to digest what we're talking about for >> I'm just trying to think what's going to change my mind in the next month. >> Okay, >> go ahead. I think it's almost like we need to like write out what that best practice would look like at Sherin like a Friday update so people have time to digest it because right now we've
049had a lot of discussion and >> sometimes discussions at 6:30 need a little time to to mle over. >> I was wondering you know in essence as you just said reduce to writing what would that look like? >> Should I just kind of come up with a couple different options of the things that I've heard? Certainly. and then we can have a couple options and then we vote on the practice next month >> or or they get amended. But if you could take a stab at that >> or if anybody else wants to try. >> Can I also just chime in on the spec side of it? I also think um it depends how many consecutive days cuz I also know like my special education teachers will modify assignments and things like that but especially
050at the elementary level those kids cannot do they try to send things home so them they can be independent that's not always the case so I know that I have had a lot of conversations with parents about I understand we're doing this but it is just ending in a fight in tears um So that would be my two cents on it. I think it also depends if we're on our third consecutive day, those students aren't getting a whole lot of instruction at that point. So >> So would you be in favor of just no school versus versus a virtual? >> I think if we're on more than two days in a row, I think that's kind of where my point is. If we're on consecutive days by that third day, I mean, >> I would
051rather have a no school day for some of those students. And I'm sure that's probably the case too for some younger kids and kids that probably don't have IEDs. Um, just because I know that's been expressed to myself. So, >> worst case scenario, if you remember polar vortex in 1819, I think was it 19 like January 19? >> Yeah, I think we had nine days of no school over two weeks. >> Like we had one day and that was because it was 50 degrees below zero. Cars couldn't >> couldn't function. Um, and for those we decided to not add on to the school year because the state basically said, "Yeah, this year we're just going to not >> make you do that." And so most schools didn't. >> So we're that's kind of the worst
052case scenario, but since then it's been more. >> Thank you, Whitney. >> Are we good with uh take a crack at the discussion and put it writing? >> All righty. again. >> Yep. >> There is that. >> Okay. Okay. Angie. Okay. >> Yeah, I'm good. Sorry. N >> Okay. I All right. There is no public recognition. So, we will move on to new business. Uh uh the first item is approve the date and time of the October 25th 2025 meeting which is scheduled for the 15th at 6. Is that okay? >> Any request to change that 80 then we'll leave it there and B is approved the overnight trip for the FFA to the national convention October 28th through the 31st. Yeah, we've got about three of these tonight as approving overnight trips. Um, so
053any and all overnight trips always have to go to the board and by the time it's gotten to you, it's been approved by by Chris and the lead teacher, whoever is has taken that group. >> If there's no questions, would someone move? >> Where is national convention this year? >> Represent still in Louisville, Kentucky. I'll move to approve the overnight trip for the FFA to the National Convention October 20th through the 31st, 2025 as presented. >> Is there a second? >> I will second. >> Schwiger, >> yes. >> Joel, >> yes. >> Bar, >> yes. >> White, >> yes. >> Herman, yes. Bowden, >> yes. >> Andrews, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> C is approved the overnight seventh grade trip to Canyon Camp on September 25 and 6. Same thing, overnight trip. And uh
054this is something that we've done for many years. Really enjoy it. We recommend that you do this. Someone move. >> I'll move to approve the overnight seventh grade trip to Canyon Camp for September 25th and 26th. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Schwigger, >> yes. >> Joel, >> yes. >> Bar, >> yes. >> White, >> yes. >> Herman, yes. Bowden, >> yes. >> Andrews, >> yes. >> Motion carried. Item D is approve the Niola volume 34 number two policy updates. >> Yep. These policies contain NEOLA updates plus two local policies uh on fundraising and personal communication devices. The fundraising just reiterates that all fundraisers to be done by students is voluntary. It can't be required. And then the personal communication device policy basically says refer to the student handbook. So when we
055make changes in the handbook or the district handbook um the policy isn't in line with that. Are there questions for >> hearing? None. Would someone move? >> I'll move to approve binola volume 34 number two policy updates as presented. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Good for you. Got to jump in there when I >> swaggers. >> Yes. >> Joel, yes. Bar, >> yes. >> White, >> yes. >> Herman, yes. Voted. You're good. >> Yes. >> Andrew, >> yes. Motion carried. >> He is He has approved the overnight FBA leadership conference November 10 and 11 in the Dells. >> Yep. We recommend this gets approved as well for an overnight trip. Somebody want to move? I'll move to approve overnight FBA leadership conference November 10th and 11th in Wisconsin bills as presented.
056>> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Swagger, >> yes. >> Joel, >> yes. Bar, >> yes. >> White, yes. Kinderman, yes. Bowden, >> yes. >> Andrews, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> I just want to say Austin, thank you for doing that because I know it was been a long time in the in the waiting and I just I'm excited to see this. So, I'm excited for you. Very good. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Uh item F is approve the extra duty changes in the Cuba City School District handbook. Yep. >> Um we met as a negotiations committee uh and came up with uh these recommendations after some discussion. So, I guess is there any questions board of of those uh positions that were added, deleted, revised? And what we're approving tonight
057is just the um changes, not the um the job descriptions. I think that because there's about 35 or 40 of those, I think um we've got a couple different options here. Tonight, we're just voting on the pay increase and everything was 5% and then there were some that were added. Those were in blue for you. Uh yellow were edited. There was some type of change and then the orange were deleted. Um but um the extra duty like job descriptions, we can either send that to the personnel committee and have them go through all of those and then bring a recommendation or the board can just like take 10 at a time, you know, 10 each month. Most of them are done by now. I thought it would take longer than it did. Most of them
058are done. So, how do you guys want to progress in that way? Do we want to send it to committee or just do a chunk it out each month? I have no preference. >> I would say chunk it out each month. >> Just just go the first 10 and we're going to approve these job descriptions and then when they're approved, send them out to those people. >> Yeah. >> Okay. The only thing that I saw in some of them when I looked through them was how to keep people accountable for certain organizations and clubs as far as is it does it mean there's a meeting every month? Does it mean that the minutes are submitted to and posted on a you know on a on a club website? You know, I just feel like we
059need some accountability for things to make sure that they happen. And it's going to be a lot easier if there's that accountability to say at the end of the year that it was either done or not done. >> Yep. So, for some of them, if you'll see like it says um explanation of or meeting minutes or meeting dates and times have to be turned in with the extra duty form. So, that's in for some of them, >> but we look, you know, we haven't looked at every single one of them to say which one are those. So, I decided, okay, for this one, I think that's appropriate. For some of them, it probably it may not be. So, they're in a few of them. >> Okay. So I wonder would it be would it be
060efficient to have like just expectation documents maybe different um versions of it to like attach to each one of the jobs then you might have to go back to each one of them or create separate >> expectation. Okay. Some of them are real similar but some of them are quite different and real specific. And so that's why I just thought it it's probably even though there's a lot of similarities in most of them, >> some it's like, oh well, we really want this in there. And so what what we were thinking of doing is let's say if we do the first 10, we're going to send those to the people who are currently doing it because there's probably things that that they do that we don't know. We want to get that in there and
061there are probably things that they might want to ask us about. So before it gets to you, we'll want to send those out. So chunk chunking it out is better in that way. >> Okay. We do want it to be specific so if somebody does leave that position, somebody else can step in and know what the expectations are right away. Okay. >> Any other questions on the extra duty changes? And thank you for working on the job description, Eron, andor other staff who helped. Um, so we have a motion here on the pay increase of 5%. This extra duty was last looked at five years ago. >> Yeah. >> And there had been no increase since then. >> And these changes were accounted for in the referendum. >> I will move to approve extra duty
062charges in the Cub City School District handbook as presented. >> Is there a second? >> I will second. >> Schwagger. >> Yes. >> Joel, >> yes. Barf, >> yes. >> White, >> yes. >> Henderman, yes. Bowden, >> yes. >> Andrews, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> We're down to personnel. A is approved the hiring of Riley Rosen Crran as the seventh grade middle school girls basketball coach. >> Yep. Last year, Riley coached the eighth grade team. So, the series just moving positions. Um, and we recommend that he is approved. If there's no questions, would someone move, please? I'll move to approve the hiring of Riley Rosen Crans as the seventh grade CCMS girls basketball coach. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> All right. Schwiger, >> yes. >> Joel, >> yes. >> Bar,
063>> yes. >> White, thank you. >> Henderman, yes. Bowden, >> yes. >> Andrews, >> yes. >> Motion carries. Item B is approved the hiring of Reese Rosen CR as the eighth grade CCMS girls basketball coach. Yep. Reys has uh volunteered before in our middle school girls basketball program and we recommend that he is the eighth grade coach this year. >> Would someone move? >> I'll move to approve hiring Reese Rosen Crance as the eighth grade girls basketball coach for middle school. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Schwiger. >> Yes. >> Joel, >> yes. Bart, >> yes. >> White, abstain, thank you. Kinderman, yes. Bowden, >> yes. >> Andrews, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> And then C is approve the stipens and amounts for select staff. Aaron, >> yep. This was brought
064up at our personnel committee. These are this is a stipen that we're looking or were recommending for people who had additional work put on them um this year due to budget cuts or district projects that um went beyond their contracted day. Uh it includes our administrative assistants, uh buildings and grounds director, technology um coordinator. Uh and this was recommended by the personnel committee and I approve I recommend that we approve this. All these sitements were $500 and the total number of people involved in that were six four administrative assistance one in buildings and grounds and one for tech. >> Are there questions of that? Hearing none. Would somebody move? >> I'll move to approve stipens and amounts for select staff as presented. >> I will second. >> Schwagger, >> yes. >> Joel, >> yes. >>
065Bar, >> yes. >> White, >> yes. >> Herman, yes. Bowden, >> yes. >> Andrews, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> D is approved the hiring of Lisa Miller for part-time food service position. This is not the Lisa Mueller who is one of our teachers. This is Lisa Miller. M I L L E R. And Janet recommends that we approve this parttime position. >> If there's no questions, would someone move? >> I'll move to approve the hiring of Lisa Miller for part-time food service position as presented. >> Is there a second? I'll second. I'll give it to you. >> Yes. Joel, >> yes. >> Bar, >> yes. >> White, >> yes. >> Henderman, yes. Bowden, >> yes. >> Andrews, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> Then E is approved the hiring of Darlena Bower for part-time
066food service position. >> The same thing. Janet uh recommends that we approve this parttime position. >> Would someone move to that effect? I'll move to approve the hiring of Daretta Bower for part-time food service position as pres as as presented. Right. >> I'll second. >> All right. Schwagert, >> yes. >> Joel, >> yes. >> Bar, >> yes. >> White, >> yes. >> Herman, yes. Bowden, >> yes. >> Andrews, >> yes. Motion carried. >> And we're to committee reports. Uh, budget and finance. Is there anything? We've got a meeting coming up October 8th for building for budget finance. We've got a building or a meeting October 8th for buildings and grounds and we have a meeting for foundations all and a subcommittee on branding. So we have four committee meetings all on October 8th. Not because
067we wanted to have four meetings on that date, but that seems to be a date that most people were available. >> October's going to be rough. >> So you're starting at 6:00 and getting done. >> We're starting at 4 and Yep. We go after that. Yeah. >> Okay. >> I'm sorry. Did you say foundation is that day? >> Yes. >> And what time is that? >> Currently have foundations at 6. >> And then can you go through the other three for the time? So, we've got budget finance from 3:30 to 4:15, branding 4:15 to 5:00, buildings and grounds 5:00 to 6 o'clock, and foundation 6 o'clock to 7 o'clock. >> I think we talked about for the branding >> branding where we might move off that time and go a different time. Yep, >> we
068that that's a late development, so we may only have three meetings that Okay. >> I just have a question regarding buildings and grounds. And this was just an experience. Um, I'm just curious as to the flow of the parking lot right now as how that's going over because when I come up here, it's a disa. It feels like it's a disaster in that parking lot with traffic going both ways and with the end part not knowing where to go and then it was blocked off today. It was it was a disaster today. And I personally feel it should just be like a oneway. I don't I don't know what the answer is, but I haven't had great experiences in a couple times now at the parking lot. And I'm just curious if maybe it's my
069driving. I don't know. But um if anyone else is feeling that way, >> the only complaint we've gotten at the parking lot is can we get more handicapped parking? Like we haven't gotten any any other. >> But I see people shaking heads. That's >> I don't park down here. Scariest parking lot. So >> I stay up there. I would maybe monitor it and just see how that flow is because the there's just a lot of I it's not great and I don't know personally I can bring that up at our buildings ground be I know it was designed to to go both ways um so I I can bring that up but that's >> even out here like I watch people come in here >> in the outs yeah so that one we we are
070putting up two new sign or two signs on either side and tomorrow we're getting a stripe that goes out only. I don't know what else we can do about that. And that's more like for event parking because everybody from Cuba knows you can't go in this entrance. Um, but when other people come for events, they don't know that. So, we're trying to put a a do not enter on both sides with an arrow going out here. >> Random question. How has the attendance been since we did the kids for free? >> Well, we've only had a couple. >> We've only had one volleyball game. one game was packed. >> I worked it and it was packed and >> to the point where we think we need to have another >> there's only one supervisor at
071volleyball games and I don't understand the why behind it because we have two at all other sporting events >> and I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be monitoring what's going on in the gym. There's two student sections. There's kids running in the halls. Like there's a lot going on for one person to manage. So, right after >> is trying to get somebody else on Tuesday. >> Yes. I Okay. Cuz so I asked Aaron like, "Can we get someone else?" Because all the other sports have two people. >> Mhm. >> Um but volleyball was the gym was pretty full. Um >> with adults too, right? >> With I mean adults too. >> We noticed there's more people in the gym and less cash in the drawer. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Yes. So, we are
072noticing I did send Aaron and Carrie an update after our first home event. Um, just like this is what the revenue was compared to like here's the average last year. >> And so, I plan to do I and I can share with the full board once football season's over with. Um, obviously the number of games we'll have to take that into account. So, we'll have to do a percentage, but there is less money coming in. But I would also say there's less attendance at football games right now as well. >> Overall, >> just in general, it's hard to tell that >> when you I I just looking at the stands, there's definitely less in attendance overall >> by streaming. Is isn't that having an impact upon attendance? Well, I just think we there was a
073very large um group of >> seniors last year that participated and you have >> when you have 27 28 seniors last year compared to 12 13 this year, that's a that's a big difference right there with just the families that attend and participate. Um and I don't I don't know that passes would make a difference in in that regard right there. >> And really nothing's changed in streaming the last four years. So, it's been pretty consistent. So, I mean, that's the reality. Everybody streams everything now. >> It was just when we went to Min Point, it was like they didn't even have hardly any fans in their stands. >> Oh, okay. I mean, it seemed like a sparse crowd. Yeah. Period. >> Any All righty. So, good question. Are there any of these uh committee
074reports that anybody has anything they want to add A through F? >> The technology and transportation we're not going to meet now in October. We're going to wait to meet in November until we have all that data that I talked about previously. >> Right. >> And Erin, did I see you sent out information regarding that? um >> anxious generation. >> Yeah. >> Yep. That's got your login information that you need on the in the link. And again, that's for schoolboard members specifically. Um that's kind of how it's designed and tailored. And um the more you can make the better. But >> did you find out if they were going to record it? >> Uh I did not give anything back from that, but I can check. >> Okay. Aaron, is that the gen the anxious
075generation we were talking about? >> Yep. >> Um, is it like can if you can only go to one session, is it fine? I mean, if we can't make it to all, is that okay? Or >> I would say any and all that you can attend is good. >> Okay. >> Yep. And then in my next update, I'll I'll put in there whether we can find the find the recordings. >> Okay. All righty. Um, and regarding CISA 3, I'm going to just forward to you Jamie Nutter's um, email that he sent regarding things and you can read through everything from their staffing to distance learning network to recruiting to talent development and service commit commitments, professional learning and communications, their library 21 um, etc. So other than that, I'll take a motion to adjurnn. >>
076I make the motion to adjurnn the meeting.