001GNA call the meeting to order please give everybody a chance to get set down and or find a leaning spot find a leaning spot Miss Gina could we stepped out for just a second she'll be back she is can we get a roll call please yes Miss president president okay can we get some quiet please thank you very much I appreciate it roll call President osbor here vice president cordiva here secretary Hamilton here member Martin here member edber here we have a quorum they're all here so would you all please stand if you're not already and join us in the pledge and salute with Mr por to the United States of America and to the republ for stands na indivisible andice for all the SYM of perfect friendship among Clos thank you okayy the first
002item on our agenda is to consider approval of the minutes from February I'll make a motion to approve the minutes I'll second you have a motion by Mr Hamilton and a second by Mr Cordova all in favor I opposed motion carries the next thing is consideration of approval of tonight's agenda I approve okay I'll second we have a motion by m edbert and a second by Mr Hamilton all in favor I opposed motion carries the next item is the consent agenda you guys had a chance to look it over any questions no Madam president no it's also a consideration item I'll make a motion to approve I'll second we have a motion for dist Hamilton a second from Mr Cordova all in favor I I opposed carries leads us quickly to the superintendent report okay
003we have lots of awesome students to recognize tonight I'm G ask Mr Brady to come up we start with District athletes good evening president osbor member of the board board of education and superintendent Russ before I start bringing up the different groups for recognition I want to bring you guys back to some conversations we've had during board meetings and individually as we've seen each other everybody remember that we started a couple years ago improving our facility with Leon Williams uh the track uh the lighting the sound working on that Improvement and then what we've done in the Rock and the lobby to create this environment that really stimulates participation not just for the kids but also from the community and then recently our addition of a wait room a training facility that really is one
004of the nicest in New Mexico we've invested as a district into our program and I am going to still a little Thunder from coach picket we're currently renovating the auditorium at Marshall Middle School turning that into as state of an art Performing Art Center as we can so we're investing in the programs that we believe that bring tradition and also a lot of positivity and inclusion in what we do with our students uh who choose to become either in our fine arts program or in their they're in our Athletic program uh we've had some really excellent results uh over the last uh season of uh winter Sports and so that's the reason they're here so that we can recognize them so tonight I'm going to start with uh coach Elliot Ford he's our assistant swim
005Co coach can I bring you up to the podium please recently they participated at the state swim tournament and I want to remind everybody before we get up there we don't have divers we do not so for us to be able to get up there and compete at the level that we're competing at uh is nothing but exceptional and I want to say this to everybody body coach de the heads swim coach has a $100 bill posted in his office and he tells anybody if you can survive our workout that we have in a day I'll give you this $100 bill and so these kids train hard and they are amazing so I'm going to turn this over to coach for real quick so you can talk about what happened at the state thank you
006guys I will correct J really quick I not assistant SCH coach on the other head coach oh head cups my b um so no so these kids work really hard so that's another reason Vince isn't here because the kids are actually swimming right now um most people I don't know that we really don't have an offseason we don't stop so it's year round so we're currently at the base because they're doing some renovations to the Aquatic Center which much we appreciate but U Julia Spears with me so she's my one senior girl so we actually have a really young group of uh girls on our swim team which is great so we brought eight eighth graders up this year and I think seven of them all made State qualifying times and went to State some
007of them were in the top eight sever top 16 which is really impressive whenever your eighth graders competing against High School level kids you know against Albuquerque Academy in those schools so you know we're we're a small school but we're definitely one of the best swimmer swimming schools in the state um the girl one District hands down and a walk wasn't even really a contest um and going into State again like we we don't have diving so we give up all those points before we even get started so we usually start you know 50 to 100 points to back so we have a lot of ground to make up before we even get there so they've done a really nice job this year um our boys team is kind of rebuilding we lost 16 Senor
008boys last year but they still came in third of District I think they were 15th at state but they only had seven boys so it's a program that we you know me and Vince love and we love these kids and they work really hard and so we support them so I know sometimes we we're people kind of forget about swim because we're kind of off doing our thing we're not really at the high school so but we appreciate Jay and all the support so these kids worked really hard so appreciate you guys recognizing and we placed what at State we placed we placed third at State we were we were only two points behind second good job they are an exceptional bunch of students and athletes and I tell you the coaches work them and
009it's just exciting to see that uh the next uh program I'd like to have come up would be coach z znik uh our wrestling program really excited about what we did as we moved into wrestling at the state level so coach snck if you'll come up thank you thank you for having me today this down there we go thank you for having me today just real quickly the this my these are my assistant coaches uh Mike Edwards and lezma and um I couldn't have done it without them and also with the team but I I just wanted to recognize the wrestling part and uh let you know that this is probably oh this is Forge oh and this is J and Lady okay thanks for coming guys um wrestling ju is one of the newest
010sports at the high school as you know and um I wrestled since I was five years old um all the way up through college and I can tell you that to take a group of students who've never stepped on the mat at all to go against State finalists and wrestlers that have been wrestling since they were five years old and then to compete and then win is spectacular uh it's just it's a feat that is hardly accomplished um in the sport of wrestling um we started out with 20 wrestlers 2021 wrestlers our first year and this year alone we had 72 wrestlers come out um for our program uh we had the number one uh girls District team uh within our district that competed this year and they were number one we had a fully
011staffed uh girls team and then we also had a full JV and guys team uh when we this year we had 10 of our wrestlers understand they've never wrestled or stepped on the M went to State this year and competed at State and I wanted to recognize them they're standing behind me um uh several of them were seniors are not here because they had to work today but that's okay um but one person I want really wanted to put out there is to get on the mat and then to win but then to get on the podium um we had one wrestler uh jelli and she's here where she [Laughter] she's the first girl in history for Clovis to medal um fifth place on the podium in the state of New Mexico first year wrestling
012so we're excited about where we're going and what we're doing but it it's just phenomenal this sport of wrestling it's getting big and uh that was my first wrestling championship to go to uh and it's really daunting to walk into the stadium area where they're at and they have eight different matches going across the arena and the student athletes are getting out there and it is they are focused and the coaches are pumping them up and these kids are lightning quick even our kids that are in the higher weight classes are lightning quick and they can get you down and move you around quicker than I've seen most athletes move other athletes away it was exciting it was a wonderful experience I want to take a sidebar mode and I want to talk about the
013two assistant coaches that are with us the entire time I was there they were coaching me on what I needed to understand they were wrestling it was an amazing experience and guys our youngest program and we had 10 wrestlers up there for State we had one on the podium guys it's it's coming and and really excited about that so thank you coach zet and your staff for everything that you're done next up is our one of our veteran coaches here in the district Jeff Reed if you please come to the voting oh thank you for letting us be here um I have my two assistant coaches uh my Varsity assistant Amy Hilburn and my JV coach uh Cy will Hoy and then I have our two senior captains uh this year Amanda de la Rosa
014and Katie Archie um this year we had an exceptional year uh last year we were 20 and N had a really good season last year lost in the playoffs by three to Lost cruus Mayfield and lost seven seniors off of that team so we didn't know what to expect this year this year was man we're losing a lot our two leading scorers for the last two seasons so we didn't know what to expect and then by the time we got to summer basketball I started to see man this team has a chance to be pretty good and uh then they did uh they were 22 and8 this year four of our eight losses came to Hobbs who was number one in the state for most of the year have about four or five girls that
015are going to play college basketball one of them's going to the Air Force Academy uh our other loss was to Sandia who won the state championship upset Hobs in the state championship game our other loss another loss was Kirtland Central who lost the 4A state championship who got upset in the 4A State Championship uh Volcano Vista who we redeemed ourselves and beat in the first round of the state playoffs uh and then a fluke lost to Rosell that was we're not going to talk about that so it was a really good season we had eight losses and and uh five of those losses were the teams that were playing for our state championship this year so these girls went above and beyond this year um and stepped up to uh Heights that we did not
016think we're going to be able to happen and uh just had a great season and uh we're very proud of them and uh very happy for them and thank you all for the support the facilities like Jay said are amazing right now uh I've been talking about trying to get some kind of video deal into the gym for a long time and it happened and we appreciate that the renovation the painting the lobby all that stuff we appreciate all that support appreciate the support and um we uh are excited about next year because although we are losing these two right here we have a good nucleus good group coming back and we feel like we can compete and have a good chance to do some good things next year as well so thank y'all I
017love it when we make it to the pit that's an amazing uh environment to play in and I was there to watch them as they competed uh in the quarterfinal round didn't go the way we wanted but certainly very proud of our lady cat basketball um and they work hard having a kid that went through that program Jeff knows how to work kids so it was it was amazing to watch that all right my last uh team that I'd like to recognize I'm really proud of our Lady wild Cadets they are an engine and a force in our high school and there is tradition there like nobody's business and so I'd like to have Coach Cordova come up here if you don't mind look at these ladies exited thank you good evening um thank you
018for having us I'd also like to introduce my two assistant coaches I have Sharon Dorman and Audrey mirall um they they're amazing I'm so blessed to have them um but we're super excited about the year that we had as well um up until State we'll get there um we every contest that we went to this year the girls got no less than first place um or they won their division we went up to San Antonio and we were up against several rough and tough Texas teams but the girls came through and won their division there um we went to amarello a week later um took first place overall all of no matter division of that particular contest super proud of them one of the best wins we got I think was one the first one
019and that was at Rio Rancho against several albuque teams um and then last week we competed at our state contest um we came out ninth out of 21 so it's we're we're proud of that um I had him top five but that's me um but I want to say this two weeks prior we beat one of the teams um by 15 points but at State they beat us by one one I don't know I'm just thror up so um but anyway we're I'm super proud of how they've done um not just just like coach znik said we're also full year we don't stop so um we just ended our season we go into offseason and in less than a month we have tryouts and we're starting again um we fundraise like crazy um we try
020to do all of that and these girls have participated in I think six or seven different volunteer events this year so we tried to do as much for the community as we can as well they've done face painting they've done tell me what you've done they they've worked Elementary School carnivals they've done Camp wild cat um the Alzheimer's awareness so so not only do they work hard um in the gym they also work hard outside of the gym so um these girls are amazing I'm going to B miss my seven seniors that I'm losing this year um but again I have a like he said a nice nucleus coming back and we're hoping to come back and work hard and do it again so um the girls have won the highest GPA academic award at
021the two contests that it was available at so they're smart too so uh just a couple other notes the k25 elementary program we have about 525 two through five basketballers going they start their first weekend this coming weekend uh and we finished our K our K1 basketball program we had about 250 Kinder and first graders that played it was a great experience that feeder program is rolling under uh Garrick shro uh and his leadership and so very excited about what we're doing there and the last thing I'm going to talk about is that wait room that we put in our football team is in there and they keep track monthly of their of their Max outs on their on the different exercises we've improved impr D 50% and this was a month ago when I
022was talking to the head coach our Max outs have improved 50% in just a couple of months of use and so that weight room's busy it's going to benefit us our programs are going to stay strong so we're really excited about it with that I stand for any questions I just want to make sure we did not actually do a good clap for wrestling so I just want thank you thank you guys thanks all of you makes us proud you guys State for the Fine Arts recognize those students then we then we'll dismiss you after we recognize have Mr pigot come forward recognize Finance accomplishments okay president Osborne members of the board uh superintendent Russ um tonight I have the choir teachers from provis high school um gtis Middle School and yucka Middle School uh
023couple of weeks ago they went to the mpa and I'm gonna be honest about three years ago I didn't really know what the mpa was um but now I do and unlike the girls basketball team we finished early our season was over a little bit early so I had opportunity to go to Hobs and go to the NPA and I knew um that we would perform very well so it was a I went uh I think it was Tuesday and Wednesday so I just drove up each day and uh it was worth it so I have Miss Tammy Martin Miss Sarah Senna uh Mr James golden and Miss Lori wi uh Riggins and Mr Seth balog to speak about the mpa performances so good evening it's good to see all of you again since it's
024Christmas when I last got to see you um I have a wonderful team and I'm going to introduce uh one of them is kind of new to us he is student teaching with us this is Zach mallister he is by way of Carl's bad and we are very very excited to have him with us he has been a great asset not only to my campus uh he is under me but he has traveled to uh several campuses we are giving him as much experience as possible he was actually able to conduct one of the songs uh that the Freshman Campus uh young men did uh with Mr Golden and Mr Golden actually stepped over to the piano to play so that they could uh actually have everything covered and it was a great experience students
025like this do not get that experience at the mpa level it is unheard of and so it was a benefit to be able to use him and let him have that experience but I want to first introduce this is Miss Lori Riggins at gtis middle school she is holding her amazing trophies these are the large plaques are our sweep Stakes that means that we receive first division in all areas uh site reading and concert um and that's she took three groups came home with three sweep Stakes a fabulous job non-varsity a varsity women and then she had her uh tender based Men's Choir that performed so we are very proud of them and her hard work she's a longtime former here in Clovis grew up in Clovis and so we're proud to have her and
026all the work she does she and I go back to college days that says a lot then we have here brand new with us this year but as a returning from my previous time uh James golden and many of you might remember my predecessor from uh we had Pedra vista's situation we were we were friendly nemes he was the director that I told you about that beat us by six at state competition last year but guess who's here now I wonder who ranked on that one no um we we have a great time we are a lot of fun if you ever hang out with us um Mr Golden is at our freshman campus and at yucka and he actually has many different roles that he is playing this year uh he has two trophies
027that he's got for his women's and his men's group that won sweep Stakes also fantastic ninth grade group um and Mr mallister like I said helped direct one of those songs from the men but uh not only that he also at yua is a support to Mr Baldock Seth Baldock who just turned 20 is an ed fellow with us this year who is actually the conductor for the yaka choir and is doing a fantastic job he is holding two Awards um James is actually the accompanist for all our middle schools and our sixth grade academy and with him mentoring Seth here it has been f phenomenal we have someone in our program that I wish he was employed as a teacher right now you know back in the day experience mattered not your credentials through
028college as much you know way back in the day some of y'all might remember that but um he is huge huge asset to our program his mind never stops he is very very very very gifted in his music as many of you probably remember him from our band way back in our choir programs um just two years ago even and so yeah I knew you knew I was gonna throw that Seth directed a women's Varsity group and they received a sweep Stakes which is his large plaque and then uh he directed The Men's Choir who received a second division on stage and received a first division in site reading which is amazing because he recruited I don't know how many he he recruited 40 brand new kids to choir at Christmas and he had to
029get them up enough to perform this task and it's to prove to our state that we know what we're doing and our students have had the curriculum that they need in order to to read the music and and pursue further times in music and even have life of Living music as we do um but he has done that and so with those brand new Boys in that class he got them going far enough ahead that they actually did all of that at the competition the site reading portion if you have never seen the site reading portion of contest it is the scariest 10 minutes it's you will ever have in your life I know Mr boro's been through it too we sit in there and we are timed we are yelled at one minute I
030mean it is all of that what these students go through in their competitions and the whistles blowing and all that they're they're doing the similar kind of thing with us but if we don't follow those rules we are disqualified too so it's kind of like being in athletics and all of these folks have stepped up to that Seth being brand new has never gone through that before and he did that himself this year with guidance from Mr Golden and Mr Golden said he's got this he's got this and so we are so excited to show you that of what's happening in our choir programs here at this school it is amazing so with that being said congratulations Seth on a great job this year we really appreciate that um and then last but not least
031we have Sarah sna who is my accompanist who also teaches our piano classes uh Sarah goes beyond for me because she has to play all this music too James plays all the music uh for a all the schools Sarah is the same way and some of the music I've thrown heard the last two years have been incredibly hard normally you would ask a college level pianist to play a lot of this stuff and she has stepped up and she has practiced Beyond her regular hours beyond anything I can imagine and that is an amazing feat for an accompanist to do that and still do all her teaching that she's doing and all the extra work she is holding two of ours and Zach is holding the other two we had four groups that went we
032have 70s something students in our high school program but we took took a a mixed choir of uh about 50 53 kids sweep Stakes for them did fantastic we took our women's select and we took our uh Men's Choir which is not a class we add all our men together from two other classes and we practice once a week on Fridays after school and they came together and did six rehearsals and then went to MPA and pulled a sweep stakes and so we are very proud of that one then we also have our chamber choir and all sweep Stakes if you look at all this these all get to go on our walls we are so excited for our program with that being said we are now moving into state competition with state competition Miss
033Riggins and Mr Golden and and Mr Baldock here they have uh had two of one from each of the the middle schools have placed ready to go to state they have received the credentials from the mpa that allow them to proceed onto State we have two our women's select and our chamber it doesn't it it just kind of like the sports we don't just get to go we have to qualify and so that's what this is all about we wanted to show you we have qualified Beyond qualified for this and so on the April 4th Miss Riggins and Mr Golden and and Mr Baldock are going to take the choirs uh to perform on the music um they're doing the middle school in the morning time on the 4th at real Rancho just varsity varsity
034women first time ever our middle schools have taken any choirs to state competition we've had a band or to take some some bands but we've never had choirs go so we're hoping that we do have some good placement we're proud of our kids they've worked super hard and then once again we are taking our High School women's select and and our chamber group to State um this year we have high hopes we have some wonderful wonderful students and we've done a lot of clinics we are actually moving on to more clinics this next week with all of our groups uh going to Wayan Baptist University and they're going to do a clinic uh with gtis with their choir uh to tomorrow and so they've got the college professor there who is going to work with
035them we have the UN no New Mexico State University choir director is coming here to work with the yua choir and then we are taking ours to Eastern and Dr Paul from Eastern is going to work with our choir so we are reaching out to the Collegiate level to help us improve these students and grow uh our high school group is actually going to get to go watch performances or or rehearsals at Eastern to help build for them in the future if they ever want to pursue that too so at this time I present to you all of our NPA Awards and hoping to bring more information to you soon about state competition thank you very much thank we want take a minute for our students to dismiss e I just want to thank you
036m all of those great students here so we can celebrate them well good evening board um like I said it's always hard to follow after everything it's amazing I only have a few things thank you for having me tonight um sday we are Trucking really hard we're so excited thank you Gina for for all the hard work that you've done with us um we extended it for two days so we have a lot of kids coming and the units are so excited they keep calling me every hour with their's new idea so I'm excited for them it's gonna be great um and then uh thank you to miss Brook here today um we worked really good together me her and Pa and we um came up with that military family page which is phenomenal um
037I sh have shared it I don't know how many times already with families pcsing in um and excited I really want to share it with all of the districts and say look what Clovis did um I think everybody should have one on their website so that's kind of what we're gonna we're gonna do next because I think it's a great idea it's all the information all the frequently asked questions that our families are asking us um so it's really helped a lot so thank you for letting us get that done that's all I thank you than you thank you next I believe we have two new students from the high school you gentleman here for the high school come on up good evening superintendent Russ and members of the board my name is Robert Lee
038I am the senior class president of our student council and I am here to share some some exciting updates with you tonight first we have some big news this plaque okay it might not be that amazing yet but this is our New Mexico Association of student council's Platinum student council of the Year award earning this award was a three-year Journey requiring us to earn a gold award three years in a row to do this we had to submit proof of at least 10 different project categories along with our voting processes and involvement at the school district and state levels over the past three years we participated in more than 30 community service projects placing Us in the top 5% of student councils throughout the entire state of New Mexico but we're not stopping here we're
039committed to keep this tradition of service going and make this plaque even better than it's been before because each year we get an addition to the plaque and then next I want to well my name's Parker um I'm a part of student council I'm a class representative um next we want to share um the next event we're working on which is the CHS block party um we're partnering with Miss Beerman our family engagement license to create a fun familyfriendly event it's happening on April 8th um we're gonna have food trucks venders activities from various organizations and sports teams in even a silent auction think of it like a trun or trade event but designed for high school students and families we're hoping for a great turnout and we'd love to see you all there thank
040you any questions sounds awesome thank you guys congratulations congratulations okay so this seems like a no-brainer to bring this trip request to you certainly but we do have a trip request on behalf of gadus to travel to Riano on April 3D I move to approve request I'll second okay I have a motion by Mr Martin second by Mr P um all in favor I oppos motion carries I know they'll make us proud yep Miss oh okay lovely good afternoon superintendent Russ and president osbor in the school board I am here just to answer questions we are submitting our bilingual program application to the state department this past year we have served approximately 500 kids 12 uh K through 12 in our bilingual program uh last may we graduated ated 50 seniors with their bilingual seal
041so that is quite an accomplishment umy who had to lead to another meeting for her State Nami um planning session um she's been testing all the last two days trying to help seniors get qualified for their bilingual seal so this has been a great program um it's supports um not only our bilingual um Heritage students that that we are trying to reignite their home language in Spanish but we also have several students that uh Spanish is not their first language that are are in our bilingual program as well so with this application you can see that we are planning to continue our K12 program um there is a small comment section in the application which is so much simpler now than it used to be uh of some updates and changes we had our bilingual
042ADV meeting January 27th and we did a program review and reflection to come up with some of the improvements that we needed to make uh in our application this year so with that I stand for any questions that you might have on the approval of our application so is a the amount of the money we get kind of steady or increasing decreasing it is um pretty steady it just depends on our um enrollment so um we get a 05 Factor onto our FTE uh for the students that are in the bilingual program I I can kind of estimate the funding that we get extra you'll give me a minute oh no that's I just add them up but um you know sometimes they we're just chugging along and they yeah get a so and that
043has happened in our bilingual Seal program especially during Co um it was just Harder They had to do their presentations and their testing through a proctor and the Proctor was in a foreign country hired by you know it was just very difficult for them to even understand the process and take that assessment but now it's it's a strong solid application and pretty consistent so we're really proud of the students and the families we will have an A bilingual seal uh celebration in May for our high school seniors so um that's always a neat thing to see and the families are so appreciative of the program um that also kind of reinforces what we did with our bilingual video that Jay helped us prepare to advertise and promote the wonderful things that are happening in our
044bilingual program so I encourage you to look at that at some point to get a video idea of what our bilingual program is accomplishing great program it's it's really awesome I did not um have a bilingual background in my educational skill set but I have developed a lot of appreciation for the curriculum and um the high expectations of that program and I really honor our teachers that are in the bilingual program that I've been watching them as they're writing curriculum code switch and write it in English and then transfer all of that into Spanish or vice versa it's just phenomenal the skill set that bilingual people have and I'm really jealous of that ability and this is just a discussion we don't it's not a consideration it's just a discussion any questions and then a
045signature on your part afterwards anybody else have questions no no I'm good okay thank you for your strugling president Osborne members of the board I have um our Employee Services report and our open position report but Mandy's going to give a more extensive uh update on the state of our staff at this time I do have a one consideration item and that is a medical leave of absence and so would you like us to do that now and' okay okay we have a consideration item medical leave of that I'll make a motion to approve okay I'll second motion from Mr Hamilton a second by miss edbert all in favor I opposed motion carries awesome thank you I'll turn it over to Mandy now Osburn members of the board and superintendent rest I have a presentation
046to bring to you um about the state of the CMS staff where we're at at where we're going all the wonderful things that have been happening with their staff lately and for the last year and a half or so I'm figured I needed to update you a little bit about what's going on um thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight um where we are where we're going and how we continue to grow and strengthen our incredible team of Educators and support staff as the executive director of Employee Services each and every day I have the honor of working alongside all of cms's staffs seen firsthand the dedication resilience and passion that make Clovis Municipal schools such a remarkable District let's begin by recognizing the longevity and commitment of our staff currently 50.2% of CMS
047employees have been with the district five years or less while we celebrate those that have been with us for many years this statistic also highlights the importance of retention and building a workplace that Fosters long-term commitment although some of our staff have been with CMS for a shorter period it is essential to recognize that years of service in CMS do not equate to Total teaching experience many of our teachers and staff come from a diverse background worldwide beginning extensive expertise with them even during their brief time in Clovis the typical Canon air force based spouse stays with us two to three years but the majority of them arrive with substantial training and qualifications just today we received a resignation from one of our c Cannon spouses and in part she stated if you don't mind
048um me telling you what she said to us today it was quite endearing Dear Miss Russ Miss Carpenter and Mr Strickland I hope this message finds you well I'm writing to inform you that due to my husband's military permanent change of station PCS we will be relocating to New Jersey this summer as such I'll be fulfilling my contract through the end of the current school year but will not be returning to Clovis schools next year reflecting on the past three years of my career here I am incredibly grateful to the opportunities I've had to grow both as an educator and a leader my time at Cameo Elementary for two years and this current school this current school year at Arts Academy have been nothing short of enriching I've had the privilege of working with talented
049and supportive team and I've learned so much from my students my colleagues and Leadership from both schools as a kindergarten teacher teacher leader Mentor teacher I've gained invaluable experience in building positive relationships with students and families leading professional development initiatives and providing guidance and support to fellow teachers I am proud of the work we've accomplished together and the lasting impact we've made to H our students educational Journey it has been a true honor to be a part of such a passionate and dedicated community of Educators although I'm excited for the next chapter of my family's journey I will truly miss the wonderful people and experiences that have shaped my time in Clovis and she continues on but this time of year we start getting those PCS resignations and um so as I go through we're
050going to talk about resignations but I I want to really frame it through the lens of we are a transient community in that we welcome in our um Canon spouses and then but because of that we have to be willing to let them go and so um of course I responded we all responded with no you're amazing you know but then of course anything that they need um in order to make their next Journey wherever it may be successful um but wanted to underscore that with our years of service um onto our teacher lure levels our teacher lure levels reflect a well balanced distrib distribution across all categories 34.7% of our teachers hold a level three license 27.7 hold a level two 16.8% hold a level one and 20.8% hold an alternative license that alternative
051number is decreasing significantly since the last time we discussed this um we are getting more and more people that um with less um alternative licensure this diverse range of experience allows us to benefit from both seasoned professionals who provide strong leadership and new Educators who bring fresh perspectives to the classroom the distribution may also be influenced by the pre presence of Canon spouses who often bring extensive experience from various educational backgrounds but may hold many different lentur from many different states nearly 2third of our teaching staff hold a level two or a level three license demonstrating a strong presence of experienced Educators who provide leadership and expertise in the classroom with over 76% of our teaching staff having three years of more experience in teaching we recognize that competitive salaries play a crucial role in
052attracting and retaining top talent the average CMS teacher salary now stands at $7 73,5 43 with a total compensation package of 9,082 with Benefits when they are included we're proud to provide compensation that reflects the value our Educators and their of their of our Educators and their contributions however current legislation is considering a salary increase of 4% while Insurance costs are projected to rise nearly 10% which may impact the overall take-home pay regardless of the movement per this legislative session our salaries remain extremely competitive with area districts ensuring that we continue to attract and M and retain top tier Educators last time I talked to you guys about our gener generational distribution I think it kind of open some eyes and so here we go again um the CMS Workforce has experienced significant generational shifts
053over the last five years reflecting a broad Workforce involving employee um expectations so at this current time 42.6% of our staff are millennials 33.2 are Generation X 14.2% are Generation Z and 10% are boomers each generation brings unique strengths perspectives and approaches to the workplace shaping how they communicate solve problems and Define career growth and success by recognizing these differences we can better support our staff Foster collaboration and create an inclusive environment that values diverse experiences and viewpoints when we last conducted this study 50% of our Workforce was born after 1980 today that number has risen to 57% of our staff was born after 1980 further emphasizing the ongoing generational transition within our district as our Workforce continues to evolve it is crucial to adapt our leadership strategy professional development opportunities and workplace culture to
054align with shift with shifting expectations generational contrast and problem solving recognition and workplace satisfaction are particularly pronounced between Boomers and gen Z while Boomers may prefer structured feedback and long-term stability Generation Z often thrives with continuous feedback Innovation and work life balance understanding and bridging these different es is key to ensuring that all employees regardless of their generational background feel valued heard and supported within our Clovis family this evolving Workforce comp composition highlights the importance of flexibility mentorship and engagement strategies that resonate across all generations helping us maintain a strong Dynamic and Future Ready team since January of 2024 so that's I don't 14 months CMS has made significant strides in strengthening our Workforce not just by bringing in new talent but by fostering internal growth and career advancement opportunities that's something I really want
055to highlight our commitment to attracting developing and retaining top Educators and staff is reflected with the following achievements 261 new employees have joined Clovis since January of 24 bringing FR energy expertise and dedication to our students and Community we've conducted 775 applicants and interviews have been interviewed as part of our rigorous selection process to ensure we bring in the most qualified and passionate individuals and the last one on this slide I'm really particularly um proud of we have 278 employes that have transitioned into new roles within CMS demonstrating our commitment to profession growth and career mobility within our district we encourage people to grow and we encourage them to be in places where they feel successful um to go from teacher to mentor to principal and so those internal transfers show them how much we
056um value the growth of our own individuals inside our of our district at CMS we're not just filling positions we're strategically building stronger more Dynamic Workforce that Direct impacts Student Success and enriches our educational Community by balancing external hiring with internal Career Development we ensure that our employees have opportunities to advance refine their skills and contribute in meaningful ways this intentional focus on hiring and growth reflects our belief that engaged and empowered Workforce is the key to delivering excellence and education while fostering a supportive and thriving environment for both our staff and students something that I'm particularly passionate about I'm passionate about all of it but this one's this one's um my baby for sure is growing our own and investing investing in our future Educators at CMS we are deeply committed to Growing our
057own we a strategic initiative designed to cultivate mentor and retain future Educators from within our own Community by investing in aspiring teachers we not only support their professional Journeys but also ensure that our students benefit from Educators who are already familiar with our District's values culture and expectations since January of 24 our efforts have made significant impact since January of 24 we've had 106 University students from 12 different universities that they have received guidance from our teachers and mentors in the field hands on experience and just like Mr Baldock was up here he's an ed fellow and now he's student teaching and he understands um the values and expectations of Clovis choir Department unlike any other um because we were able to cultivate that experience for him here um 20 we have 20 current CMS
058employees that are actively working toward their degree and are on trct to graduate in May of 25 in just a few months and on April 1st we will host a dedicated interview for those 12 employees ensuring that they have a seamless pathway into full-time teaching positions for the 2526 school year by fostering internal growth and providing structur structured opportunities for advancement we are not just developing future Educators we are shaping the future of the district through this initiative CMS strengthens its ability to retain passionate highly trained teachers who are deeply invested in our Student Success this intentional investment is in professional development helps sustain a highquality dedicated Workforce reinforcing our belief that the best educators are often those who we grow within our own community and we remain committed to its long-term success this one
059doesn't have a slide but I thought it was interesting to add um that we as a department have really um committed to um and as a district maintaining a professional ethical and supportive work environment it's also a top priority for us and we're committed to fostering a workplace culture that promotes respect integrity and accountability among all employees ensuring that our staff adhere to the highest Professional Standards not only strengthens our internal Community but also enhances the educational experiences of our students since August 24 we've taken proactive steps to uphold these high standards we've investigated over 80 investigations to address concerns to ensure that we are always complying with professional expectations we've had 38 cases that have resulted in at least a formal reprimand reinforcing our dedication to holding employees accountable and maintaining a workplace that
060aligns with our district core values if we hear something and something being said we address it and we are not afraid to stand by those core values and um address anything that may not um align with what we have set out to um do these actions reflect our firm commitment and creating a work environment where all Staff feel safe valued and respected by our us and our entire Community by addressing concerns promptly and fairly we reinforce our dedication to transparent fairness and continuous Improvement at CMS accountability is not just about discipline it's about fostering a culture of trust professionalism and growth though Ong gring support training and clear expectations Empower our employees to contribute positively to our district while ensuring that Clovis schools remains a strong ethical and student focused organization looking forward to 2526
061they're having some fun there as we prepare for the 2526 school year CMS continues to build on its momentum of stability retention and staff satisfaction the internal transfer period is currently open and will close on April 16th providing existing employees the opportunity for career growth within the district as of today right before I came in here I checked it we had 22 people that have asked to either be um laterally moved moved within their own campus or to try a different campus they want to grow and only three of those though are teachers and so the idea that we have people moving and wanting to move all the time is just not true we um we only have three teachers as of today that are looking to do something different than what they're doing this
062year um one of the most exciting Milestones this year is that we have fewer job openings than we've seen in the last 15 years is a huge win for us this achievement is the direct reflection of high retention educators are choosing to stay in Clovis reinforcing our strength of our leadership and District culture morale is strong our teachers and Staff feel supported valued and engaged in their roles low retirement and resignations is a sign that Clovis schools is not just about retaining employees but keeping them happy motivated and passionate about their work the Clovis way this is just some videos that I found and just some words that came to mind as I was watching some of these videos um some things that we've really tried to focus on over the last few years kindness
063with each other having Grace having passion igniting that passion again for Learning and um embracing our culture as as a family of Educators um ensuring that we have laugh in our community at Clovis schs we're more than just an educational institution we're a community United by shared values that Define our work our culture and our impact the clois way is not just a philosophy it's a Daily Commitment to fostering an environment where both Educators and students Thrive grow and succeed [Music] and [Music] what oh look at this this is how it's done if you want to know how it's done lest way is the way come on [Music] now we are not just moving forward we are running towards our goals with energy determination and Unstoppable drive to make sure that Clovis is the best
064it can be as we look ahead I encourage each of you to continue embracing the Clovis way a way of working leading and supporting one another that it defines who we are as a district your dedication passion and commitment are what makes CMS not just a workplace but a thriving Community built on Excellence Innovation and heart we are CMS we are strong we are growing we are leading join us grow with us lead with us thank you thank you very exting thank you that was exciting MERS superintendent Russ exciting things uh my my part of this in operational matters is to talk about uh the initiation of a a memorandum of understanding with the uh clis police department and clis schools for S so officers but I want to first before we begin uh that
065conversation I want to talk about the things that we've done in the last couple of years to really beef up campus and District security remind everybody about the cameras the number of cameras that we've uh implemented across the district uh and improved our surveillance ability artificial intelligence with weapon detection evolve detectors for Passive detection whenever uh we have large events fencing uh finished our last fencing project no not our last fencing project next to last fencing project uh at James Bley and secured that playground so that those kids have a fit structure around them as they play uh security guards at all secondary campuses uh we have keyless entry that we begun to implement so no more keys you get a little credit card and you put your badge up there I really like it
066it's it's a it's a great system but what it will allow us to do if we have an event that takes place we can push a button on our camp is secure it locks all the doors so we're very happy about that so we're in the process we're starting at clis high school with that uh and then Mutual link which which is a grant from the uh State uh we're still trying to lock that down but it's a connection piece with all of our First Responders that gives them complete access to all of our Communications our cameras maps of our schools uh real-time feedback with our artificial intelligence and our camera system so that they can track and detect if we have an intruder up there so uh lot has happened to get us to
067hear of all the safety measures that you can Implement in a school system an SRO officer and bullet resistant film those are the two that we LA and so we are in the process of uh bringing and I have Chief Ron I don't want to be uh remiss uh he's in the audience I asked him if he wanted to join he said he's here for questions and so I want to make sure if he likes to come up please do but Chief Thon has been working with Glenn Russ our coordinator of safety for the school district and developing uh this memo of under of understanding uh and defining the relationship we'll have with CPD and embedding our SRO officers here uh on our campuses we'll be starting at clis high school with one SRO also
068one of our PSA officers will be with them we will hang on to them as we filter through the approval process of the city of Clovis because their committee has to approve their board has to approve uh memo as well and so with that we're really excited about the opportunity to have this service provided to us by the police department um we will have them on campus beginning tomorrow uh they will be working with Mr Russ uh learning the lay of the land at Clovis High School that will be their uh station that we begin with uh and he will work with them on acclimating to the building the layout uh the connections that needed to have with the building leadership access to information he's going to be the guy that kind of helps them
069navigate uh as they on board into our district um Chief do you have anything that you would like to add to that no I'm just really really excited for this partnership and I'm excited to get somebody back in the schools we have Sergeant colan here he is going to be the SR for the schools and like I've told you guys I am committed to hopefully in the new near future getting scho so it's something very new to my heart and I think that the safety of our students and our educ Amen to that thank you for making us a commitment absolutely or making us a priority I should say not and with that I stand for any questions I think it's an awesome idea so thank you what are some of the thing I'm sorry
070no no go ahead what are some of the things they going to be responsible for well for for the from the get-go they are not disciplinarians they're there for safety and I want to make sure that they don't handle day-to-day disciplinary stuff that's falls to the building Administration in School site um they're there for safety and well-being of kids and so when we have critical issues that we would atypically refer to pick up the phone and call Clovis Police Department dispatch uh we'll continue to do that but they're there to ensure as they move around the campus that we have as safe an environment as we as we can have and they're helped to mitigate any of those crisis situations before they escalate and we end up into an event and so that's really their
071primary function there they're they're also hoping to build relationships with kids as they immerse themselves in the student population and they will be a law enforcement present um a force present on campus awesome at all regular hours to the extent possible with all the campuses that we've interfaced with that have SRO officers real ranchel really has a good setup there and they really emphasize as we go to our safety meetings for the state of New Mexico the relationship piece and so I do want to emphasize what superintendent Russ said they're not there just as the I'm here to hold you accountable and take care of the bad guys they really are trying to help Mentor kids and get them through a very uh tumultuous time in life and that's high school you know and so
072we're excited about that opportunity awesome that's good to hear I think recent events would indicate that we have a need for that relationship yes I absolutely agree and P events and so um we're very thankful for uh ofs PD and their willingness to to go down this road with us this a consideration this not a consideration it's not this is just an introduction once we have the through the uh city council we'll bring that back for a consideration item and we'll go through that process I think it sounds great thank you thank you again Chief I just want to add to that this regular presence is going to allow us to access those pass through metal detectors for some random checks to have law enforcement on site we can't pull that off so we'll be
073putting together a protocol so that you and the community will know how you know what the guidelines are for that but that's going to add even an additional layer um of protection as well and I I do want to praise Mr Russ for a moment because his extensive law enforcement background working through theou developing that working with Chief Ron uh we're going to get really good at securing our campus and making sure kids are as safe as we can possibly make them day day out so we have a great safety coordinator there thank Mr Brady you next thing is open forum so I have a card for Charles D ortero he is wishing to speak during open Forum on Science Education hello board members president Osborne and superintendent Russ I'd like to thank superintendent Russ
074for her support of our community and where we're moving forward and helping us understand the state legislature and what to affect it reflect our community I am forly requesting that clish schools integrate recent scientific discoveries into science and education curricula ensuring that students are exposed to the most upto-date and compelling evidence regarding the origin of life and the universe in his book 2021 is is atheism some dead author Eric metasis highlights backgrounding scientific education finding that even staunch atheists cannot dismiss discoveries that overwhelmingly suggest purposeful creation I.E a god rather than random unguided processes these in include fine-tuning physics compel complexities of DNA and evidence from the cosmology which point either to divine creature or some of the atheists are so distraught that they are saying it must be um uh those uh let me
075see here sorry must be extraterrestrial intelligence Darwinism is dead based on science at the highest levels over the last 20 years to provide comprehensive education it is critical that our students engage with these scientific developments critically analyzing them and understanding them the broader implications they have on longstanding debates in science and physi philosophy by by ensuring that science and education English courses include these discussions Clover schools can foster critical thinking and intelligent honesty while remaining aligned with the latest scientific research as I said if you believe in evolution after the current science you have more faith than somebody who says there is a God the best history text according to the recent science is a book like this the ble and I would hope that you guys because you're about my age or younger we
076were trained different but the science says this is true and I would pray you would read it thank you thank you sir we have a card from Candy Gomez to speak during open Forum regarding bathroom policy good evening thank you for having us and listening to us um my concern again is on the title n and as we were told after Trump had canceled it put an end to that that we were going to go back to the old policies so I just have a question because it has been brought to my attention and one of the reasons I have twins in the elementary school here in Clovis and I have a 14-year-old son that we did pull out of the Clovis School because of this bathroom issue and the transgender issue um he was
077actually being bullied by transgender sub and um I did take it to the school and I did take it to Central and I was told you know that there was a boy using the girl restroom and he was using it before the hb7 was even um we were already implementing it before it was even the law was even passed and I was just told recently I do Bible study with Junior High and high school girls that this same boy is still using the bathrooms even though we were assured that um we were going back to the old policies and I did email and reach out and was told to take it to the school level which I did um and they said that I just want to know what are they said that we had
078to file a formal complaint so what does a formal complaint look like because when I was having issues with my with my son I was told I had to file a bully report how do you file bully reports against the teachers and the teacher made it worse for my son and um also I'm being told that they are uh asking them their pronouns and my kid couldn't even talk about God because that teacher told him that he was stupid and his God was stupid and my kid told him that if he didn't have God in this heart he was going to hell and then I had a different teacher call call him at night on my phone which should not be acceptable either and when I bring this up I never get a full answer
079of like how I'm supposed to like how this is going to be fixed and I feel like my kid was targeted even more in that sense so and I have been told time and time again um from different girls at different age groups different Bible studies that don't even tend the same that they avoid bathrooms at all costs not just because of this transgender issue but because of the vaping also and I have high school girls that say they purposely go to the um Early College so they don't have to even be at the high school because they don't feel safe and so I just want to know what are we for sure implementing and how do we know that at the school level that they are following what they need to be imp implementing
080and keeping our kids safe and we have been following at the legislation level and I would advise if you're not to follow it because even though Trump has put a stop to this there our state is still trying to pass this stuff on the title 9 um so we do need to be aware and know that they are going to sneak it in if they can sneak it in because we are blue State and so I just thank you and I would like some of my answers thank you questions thank you that the last one that was the last one all right announcements Miss Russ okay I need to make a correction on the first one our spring holiday at campuses is April 18th through 21st but district offices will be open on the 21st
081our next regular Board of Education meeting will be held here on April 22nd uh just an additional note we have our next strategic planning meeting with the committee tomorrow and so we'll be coming around for another work session getting that date set so if you have any changes to how you responded on the form your availability if you can just let me know that so that we can Target in a date yes ma'am for that and that's all that I have for announcements all right then entertain a motion to adern I'll make a motion to adjourn second I have a motion from Mr Hamilton to second from Miss Eggbert all in favor this meeting is adjourned