CPS Regular Board Meeting April 8, 2026

001Ma, can you hear us? Okay. >> Yes, I can hear you. >> Speaking. >> Well, it's kind of been >> Oh, so you're trying something else >> just from here. If it gets to like if it sounds like we're breaking up or something, let me know and we'll switch. >> Okay. Uh I know it was a little glitchy earlier today during one of our meetings, but um the other day they were also using the speaker and it was glitchy. So I'm not sure there's a way to fix it either way to be honest. >> I just got a text from Marina. She says, "I am." When are you coming? She says, "I am. AC tell your husband to answer his phone. >> He's sitting on a train somewhere. I don't know. I texted him about

002five minutes ago and I was like, "It's almost go time." I haven't heard anything. >> That's what it sounded like when I talked to earlier. All right, >> order stand the pledges, please. >> To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I salute the flag of the state of New Mexico. >> Lord, will you lead us in prayer, please? Amen. Would everybody please uh provide us good stewardship and and knowledge of what we need to accomplish in today's task. Thank you for this last week and and remind everybody that through your son is how we reach him. Jesus name we pray. Amen. >> We have two sets of need to approve. Second. >> Motion being second

003to approve the minutes from March's regular meeting and Mark's special meeting. All those in favor? >> I opposed. All right. Payrolling bills. Are you rolling on questions? >> Yes. >> On the wind farm, it's on page two. New Mexico. That's the PBL U wind farm. >> Yeah, New Mexico. It's coming out of wind farm because we'll be in re we'll be reimbursed for the STEM in in New Mexico grant. >> That's the STEM. That's the NMSU grant. Correct. Amanda. >> Okay. Okay. >> Yes. >> So, we didn't have the fund approval yet. That's it. Just thought when we had to make the purchase order. So, it >> we have a new fund. >> Okay. That's your next question. Six. I don't know if it's operation. >> Yeah, it's the count purchase order history purchase. >>

004Okay. >> You probably don't even are we have >> it's for legal. >> Yeah. Yes. >> Yes. No, >> we just split use it. >> We may be in the same situation with food supplier as well. >> They're eating too much. >> Way too much. >> Nicole just must be feeding them too good up there. >> Sounds good. But for legal and it's a good practice just to do that anyways and to have it so that you have and you can use have multiple vendors that you use for different specialties um like cutting mccarthy bond type stuff like that tend to be the ones most people use. >> Yeah. And then so we reach out to them and ask them >> no we we need to issue an RFP. >> That's what I mean. We

005we reach out with an RFP. Correct. and then they come back and then we need to evaluate it the >> So there's no such thing as soul sort from CAS >> no they don't have services just >> yeah I know it would be nice if they did do that though also operational age 11 elite customer centered solutions of the Mexico there are phone and some system provider Um, there's a Theod open still. >> Oh, you know what that was, Mom? That was going to be You were going to reimburse you for the December needle, but I think you guys need something different. So, we need to release that. >> And I think Arena got to pay for what she learned it soon, right? Okay. So, you probably need to close that one out. Okay. Just

006FYI. Um what is uh page 20 3171? So it could be behind um New Mexico Charter Ed Service Associates ASUS. That's your project manager that's helping with the demig because I saw ASUS and that means something completely different to me like the college, >> right? So they are they are similar to CES But they've formed to really support charter schools, but they can also do they do cooperative. >> Okay. They have the the same deal. Um Johnson Lancaster and so they're the >> what? >> I think I've asked that before. Sorry. I slept since then. All right. >> Yeah. >> No, I don't. >> But I do have just a general question for Vicki. >> And this is for Vicki and um with us having our meeting the second Wednesday of the month, does that

007give you guys enough time to close out? No. No. I never did. Never. >> No. >> Is the because you just get it done. I mean, >> yeah. That's why you don't get it the Friday before is there. It's impossible. Payroll's hitting right. >> Don't tell me that almost a year now. Yeah. >> Because I always got it done. You just you just work on the weekend and get it done. I mean, so it's very at least by Monday for you guys. >> It is very tough. It is very When does everybody else have that? >> Um, usually it's like a week later than ours. >> Yeah. >> And you just feel and I know we've had a lot going on. I feel more the like trying to race against the clock and getting us

008the reports like right before the meeting and y'all I mean this time was pretty good but it was you know sometimes we get on the day of I know >> and and it's you know and I know what it was like you know the world I came from we had a board meeting fourth the fourth week and sometimes it was a race so I got to thinking oh my god they're this is like where it falls you know like The burst fell on a Wednesday, so it was like, whoa. >> So, we have two options just to pitch this. We can either be a month black or or and we keep the second Wednesday or we can move it out a week or two. >> So, it's what >> the third week would be would

009be much more. Oh, yeah. Because I can get all the payroll because it's not just running payroll. It's all the liabilities that go with pay that have to get done within those first >> five days of payroll happening. So >> it there's a lot that's going on at the beginning of >> a lot. Great. We can do that. >> Can we do it? We'd have to do next down there. Okay. Yes, I'm calling my mother. No. >> Okay. No more. I need a motion. >> Second. Motion been made. Second to approve payroll bills. All those in favor? >> Say I. >> I. I. Sorry. >> I. All those >> remind you to vote. >> Any budget adjustments? >> Yes, we have we have two. And I did not I failed to make poppies, but we

010have uh we have a increase bar for um SP9 state match. It is fun. And I can pass this around. >> They're in there. >> Oh, they are in there. Did send them to you. >> I don't even know what I sent. Sorry. I apologize. Um >> $21,427 in the state match for SB9. This is some of that money that will go away because it didn't get renewed in 2027. So that yeah, >> it's right. It's a bar. It's an increase bar. It is uh 0015- for increase of 21,000 and that is specifically for maintenance and repair. So it is um for buildings and grounds. The whole amount 21,000 was uh placed into that line item. That was the first one. And then the second one is um actually a nice increase bar to operations.

011We received an updated SEG memo um that we it went up like $70. I believe we were told that um spring budget the unit value went up about $70 >> even though we've had stuff. So based on last year's numbers, it was $120,000 which is very good um additional. And so what I did is I broke it into the line items that had negative um functions and that's how I determined where to place the the the funding for that. So um budget will look much more balanced next month once this is all approved. So that was an increase for they approve budget adjustments. >> Seconded to approve the budget adjustment west. All those in favor >> I post same sign. Thank you. All right. >> Acting superintendent. Amanda be getting ready. No push-ups be up

012next. >> Do you guys have any questions? >> No. The only other thing that I had to add Waters did or reach out to me and he schedule next Tuesday or Thursday a guy um the gentleman who's going to come out and they're going to come on site um and just kind of do a walk through before they begin installation. >> What' you say that was >> for occulence. >> Oh yeah. What about the fans? Have you heard about >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yes. And so they're they're anticipated to start anytime they're getting some of the materials in now. So they should be in here. >> Have this is just a small question. What are safety bags? So nurse Payton puts together um well I call them safety bags. I'm sorry because I couldn't

013remember the name of it. Yeah. And it just has the >> Oh, okay. They're actual things in the bags like >> survival. It was 11:00 >> like safety bags. I noticed that >> there wasn't anything. I guess we could have discussed it later on, but I was looking for it. Um, Brent Woodard audit. >> Oh, glad you asked that. So, he's not going to be able to start until right after tax season. And so, which is the end of this month. >> And Pam's okay with that. I let her know that that was going to happen. She said she still thought she could get it done by June. Well, they're pushing on us, of course, at PED um to at least put in an estimated cash even though we don't have a good >> And

014you visited with him. >> Yeah. >> And I spoke to him. >> What did do you think? How long did >> he think it would take very long? >> Because he can't they can't give us I know. But he he we're going to start by when he calls me back as soon as the 15th passes, he said um he'll give me a list of things he wants me to send and then he's going to come on site. I'll meet him. He thinks it might take two days, three days. >> Um the floor in the egg. >> Um so I knew it was on there, but I just But I were projected for him to start that project. He said that they have a couple projects lined up and I told him that would actually be

015good because the boring um and the kinder first grade classroom will also >> Yeah. Did the Chris say what kind they want >> or thank you. >> Anything else? All right, Amanda, it's all you if you >> All right. I got it to you yesterday. Hey, I apologize again for kind of the shorter notice, but um we met uh I think right before spring break with a grad student from New Mexico Tech that's going to help us with our project-based learning. We're still kind of compiling. I know our teachers are a little nervous because they don't actually have lesson plans and curriculum. Um but we do have some outlines as to what that's going to look like. We're still waiting on some materials to come in for that to start after our testing. Um, I

016have all of our rosters and everything completed so we can do standardized testing starting next week. So, the next two to three weeks will be filled up with all of our standardized testing to meet the state's demands. Um, our staff got together and did some curriculum mapping and we settled on a publisher for our math curriculum adoption. Um, they've settled on using Savis. uh we felt like that was the most comprehensive and vertically aligned um publisher that would fit all of the needs from K through high school. At the high school level, however, we're still deciding between traditional and what they call integrated math because with the state kind of mandating some more um options with algebra 2. So, what it's looking like is the state's going to mandate that all juniors take traditional algebra

0172 up to Christmas and then after Christmas, there's potentially four tracks that they can choose from. Well, being as small as we are and having one math teacher, it's impossible to cover all four of those tracks that they're proposing that we have in place by 2027. And so we're looking at a more integrated approach where 9 10 11 will learn a little bit of algebra 1, a little bit of geometry, a little bit of algebra 2 in a progressive mode for 3 years. Um so that it's concepts from all three uh subject areas kind of tied together. Um so that's we're still kind of deciding which route to take that way, but it it will be Savis that we have chosen to go with. Um last month we I had said that we had put

018in for the literacy grant. Uh we were not on that award list. Um our literacy rates are too high compared to the rest of the state. So we are not awarded any literacy funding. Um so kudos to our teachers for having great literacy rates. However, again, we're kind of punished funding wise. Um and our gaps and our needs will not be met by the state. So, we're looking at some other options to provide an interventionist and some support for our students, especially with increased numbers in dyslexia and some other uh issues that we're seeing arise within our students. Um, and I are working still on moving Power School, our our student information system from P school to synergy. Uh we'll have a big data push on th uh tomorrow um to roll over a lot

019of our data into synergy um and then that will give us a live site to start training teachers and um providing some information for us within that information system. And then Randa and I have been working on creating calendar options and schedule options for next year depending on budgetary constraints and what we are able to accomplish. Um I I dreamed big and I created a master schedule that allows us to split junior high and high school, but again I know that that's uh contingent upon some of our budget things, but it would increase our day. just so that you're aware, uh, from a seven period day to an 8 period day, but it would also increase our athletics and provide a boys athletics period and a girls athletics period. And it would also incorporate our

020AVID elective that we will need to incorporate as we move forward with our AVID implementation. And then our portrait of a graduate on upon first submission that is required by the state was not approved. uh we were missing one line item basically within our portrait of a graduate that said that students would be compassionate to other uh perspectives, ideas, and cultures, I believe. So, we re we we reworked, excuse me, the wording just a little bit to resubmit that today. So, um and then Randa and I are continuing to work on our ED plan for the next year. Any questions from my side? >> How they going down there? >> Um, it's been two long days of study and I think their brains are about mush, but that's okay cuz tomorrow is going to be

021an even longer day of competing. Livestock has to check in at 6:45 in the morning. Uh, landscape design will check in at 10:00 and then wool will check in at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow evening. So, long day of competing tomorrow. question. >> Yes. Seven period eight like uh what's that going to do to the teacher workload, lesson plans, etc., etc. >> Actually, if we can split middle school and high school, it actually lightens the load enough to be able to provide extra time for those intervention hours and that time frame to provide that extra support for the students. Um, as far as like planning time, what I'm looking at trying to accomplish is holding a core course rotation before breakfast because when we hit basketball season, oftent times our kids are pulled out of those core

022classes because we have to leave at lunch or whatever to travel to um to games and such. And so they're missing out on that core instruction. And so my goal was to try to make that a rotation between the start of school and lunch so that math, science, English, social studies are all taken care of prior to lunch and then have an afternoon of elective rotations um and doing some different things along that line which would also um help support if they're going to follow the any of the pathways with Eastern Ridoso for that associates degree, welding credentials, culinary credentials, early childhood credentials, whatever they want to do on those pathways. >> Thank you. >> And and to accomplish that, all it would take is adding um really adding one more staff member um and

023potentially splitting library art from preschool and manning those two areas separately. Currently, our high school students get no library, no art because we run our preschool program in the morning and our library pro library art program in the afternoon. And there's no time in there for that one person that's manning both of those areas uh to service our high school students. And so the the big dream project is to split those up so that we can provide some of those opportunities to our middle school and high school students. How many guests went? >> We brought eight students down here. Uh, four that are on our livestock and our wool team and four for landscape design. >> Got you. >> Good luck. Our entire sophomore Our entire sophomore class is down here if that tells you

024much. >> All right, I'll give them back tomorrow. >> Thank you. Okie do. >> Thank you guys. >> Any public comments? Casey Payton, you got anything you want to say? Nope. Well, just vacuuming my floors, listening to you talk, Cody. >> Okay. Anybody have anything to add to this? No. All right. Action item. Second read of discussion and approval of and approval of policy school board association policy section G specifically P2550. This should be the second reading. >> But nothing changed, right? No, that's correct. Okay. >> All right. Motion. >> I hope you're going to read all of that. >> I wrote it. Well, as you'll remember, the policy that was adopted quickly this past summer did not incorporate the me the way you guys have always. This was rewritten to giving. Did you pick

025sick out of it? >> No, sick is still in there. >> We're not proposing that we make a full change yet, but that's something I would like to discuss in the meet the school year that it just be time to >> call and tell them you're sick. >> But right now, just like it is. >> Yeah. >> Move to approve a second. Motion been made. Second to approve the second reading of the policy G2550. All those in favor? >> I I oppose sign. All right. Discussion item draft budget for input. >> Slide over here. So I don't have my back. >> Yes. So there's a few copies here if if you guys want to share um of what I'm going to present. If you want a coffee, you're welcome to one. Don't. That's fine, too.

026>> Think we're just waiting for the person to get up. >> Make sure you wait a little bit. Not being funny. If I stand behind the camera back, >> let's not ask her why. >> Tap just the car wash. It's not me. Is that the L? Can you still hear us? Okay, guess. Okay. So, perfect. And Amanda, you can still hear me, correct? Perfect. So, um the I the document that I shared with you is just a quick overview um of what I'll be presenting tonight. Um and what I wanted to share um well one first I asked has this ever been done before and what do you guys want? I was told it hadn't. So, I'm just following an agenda. Please feel free to interrupt and ask questions. This is really an opportunity to

027learn and also to give feedback. So, I'm going to start by just sharing how schools are funded. And we may think we know um but I like to set that stage. We're going to focus mostly on operational funding. Uh talk about some of the legislative mandates that came out um and other peed requirements. The current operational revenue and expenditures where we think we're going to end the year. what I think it's going to look like for next year based on what I know and then what other funding sources do we have besides operational. 90% of our funding though comes from I mean operational is where we have to live within our means everything extra is very um restricted and and focused and so then I'll talk about the timeline and of course additional feedback and

028questions but if you have any in the middle please don't hesitate. So, the general revenue fund for the state consists of gross receipts tax, all of our income tax, interest, royalties, severance tax, and license fees. All of that money goes into one place. Aside from that, there's also a school permanent fund at the state level where they invest funds for on behalf of schools. Um, and it's it's done very well, which is why schools have funding has increased even though our percent of the budget for the whole state has decreased. um we still get a very large portion. And so from those two buckets of money at the state level, we get something called the state equalization guarantee. You'll hear it called SEG, SEG, that sort of thing. They also provide transportation funding out of

029there as well as some supplemental distributions that are like emergency, which I think this district actually has had supplemental emergency in the past. And so that's where the the funding comes from. But the state equalization guarantee is that minimum that the state guarantees will be provided to every child in New Mexico. And we think of it being tied to the it is tied to membership. You're going to hear me talk about membership in units. Uh membership is the body that shows up to your school. Units are how much they're actually worth. So a kindergartener is more expensive to educate because you have to have a smaller class size or you have to have more help. that sort of thing. Um they're not worth one unit, they're worth 1.44. So with that um school funding, what

030does that look like for Corona? Well, first of all, the unit value over the last three years has increased significantly. It's gone from $6,500. This next year it will be $7,11710. That's not per child, that's per unit. And I'll talk a little bit more about that in just a second, which is really good. However, I'll get to the mandates and you'll you'll know uh what's coming. >> Yeah. What they've got. >> So, based on Corona's 80 and 120day average, we're really only at 89 students, which is a significant decrease from past years. So, while the unit value went up, our numbers are down, which means ultimately we're not going to generate as much money as we have in the past. It's just not it's just not possible. Um, so for Corona, which is still a

031really good chunk of change, it's $3.2 million is what I'm estimating. The public education department gives us an Excel spreadsheet where we can plug in our numbers and it tells us basically what you can estimate your revenue to be. And so I expect it to be around 3.2. It might be a little higher because things like holding harmless and are things I can't figure in it. It's just an it's it grays that part out for us because they out. So, here's what's happening though in terms of mandates. Medical insurance is going up almost 10% this next year and it will continue to go up for the next um 2028. I believe that's 10%. It's they kept it under double digits for till 2028 and then they're projecting it's going to be double digit increases after

032that because of the costs to ensure and it h it passed in legislation that employers must pick up 80% education has to pick up 80% the district has to pick up 80% of the cost of insurance the employee pays 20%. Right now we're on a tiered system and only the lowest uh paid people which is less than 25 less than I think it's 25,000 pay 20%. The next tier is 30% the next tier is 40%. This is going to be a significant if you're in the 30 paying 30% or 40% this will be a significant increase to your take-home pay. Significant. Um and and it it is better than a raise honestly. Uh it's it's that much better. Based on this though, it's going to cost Coronaund almost $150,000 annually in addition to what we're

033already paying in in just in medical insurance. And that's if no one changes their medical insurance. We have 21 staff members that are insured or who are not. We have of those 21 only seven of those take the most expensive insurance. And we also have within that th that same number we only we have a handful of staff that only have insurance for themselves. They don't have it for their family even though they have families. So um this could be much bigger. That's something that I have to keep in mind. We all have to keep in mind. >> So you have a >> Sure. of 8020 is that so in the case of a a family that's the full it's not like employee only it's pulled off and then it's 8020 or the residual it's

034it's >> so we could end up back on emergency supplemental funding but >> no I don't believe so I think it'll be but we are going to be we are going to be stretched very tight it's going to be very close >> we uh There does have to be an average of a 1% raise, which which basically equates to step raises. Honestly, whatever the salary schedule is, I don't see that happen going any different. Um, there just isn't money for it. And something I like to bring up because I don't think we always realize how much it costs to have benefits. for one sal it costs about 40% of a of a employees salary for us to employ you. So it's almost half of your salary. So if you're paid 80,000 um we're we're paying

035we're paying another 40% $32,000 a year. So that's 13 $222,000 cost. um which is great, but it's important that we know that there's only so much money and we do have to pay those benefits. We can't not offer them. So, um in educational retirement, the district does pay 18% of your salary plus your insurance plus uh everything else. And I know you guys pay your own taxes and stuff, too. And then we have to have a cash balance. And I always like to put that in there um because we have funds that don't um we don't have money for them until we spend the money and we submit to get reimbursed and so it just we have to have a cash balance uh to be able to operate and ensure payroll gets paid on time.

036So what does that look like? So what I'm estimating in terms of our endofear projections uh based on our expenses through March um I annualized them out for the rest of the year and I I am expecting us to have with this uh SEG increase now about $298,000 in cash carryover which is about 9% of the entire budget. That's what this is showing you. when you look at um and this is probably way more than anybody wants to know and this is just for operations which is this fund 11,000 um but these these numbers underneath the 11,000 tell us where the money is being spent. It tells us 1,00 is direct instruction. So, anything related to classroom, anything related directly to kids, teacher salary, EA salaries, textbooks, uh supplies for the classroom, uh technology for

037the classroom, that's where it gets paid from. 2100 is is a support thing for students. So, it's your ancillary staff, your speech pathologists, that sort of thing. 2200 is a support also, but that's your nursing services. Um 2300 is your uh c is your district administration. 2400 is your school which would be if you had a if with school principal any supplies related to the entire school. So uh copy copers um that are housed in here. We don't necessarily charge them to 1,000 because we can't always prove that they're being spent exactly in the classroom. We have to kind of share that across all the different expenses. 2500 is your central services. That's things like technology, business services, um HR services. 2600 is your um facilities, everything related, custodians, um supplies for the facilities, uh

038paper towels, that sort of thing. 2700 um just left my brain. transportation, sorry, student transportation. Um, and so we don't pay for a lot of student transportation out of operations. 3,100 is food services, and again, we don't pay for a lot of food services um out of operations. And 4,000 is uh related to um capital. Uh if we needed to take care of capital, equipment, repairs, there's a little bit of a cushion there for that. So, um, with that, I'm expecting us to spend right around $3 million by the end of the year. So, what do I expect for next year based on the assumptions and what we know? Um, I am expecting our cost to go up and I am expecting um our our to go up about $300,000 uh is what I'm expecting.

039I'm expecting our estimated expenses to be around $3.3 million, uh, which is about a h 100,000 more than what that estimated SEG was, but with our cash carryover, we're going to have a 3.5 million to budget is what I believe. Um, and that means we should have a cash flow of about $226,000 next year. So your first column >> that's the 25 26 >> approved budget >> then the yellow is the 2627 >> the yellow is 26 what I'm estimating my expenses uh will be >> this is the budget though so there's a difference between budget and the expenses yeah so this is just oh I apologize go back this is the the budget that was approved and and the yellow is also it's it's apples and apples, right? >> Yeah. Well, no, this and

040this sum of expenses are really So, these are our year-toate expenses that I use to determine what would be what our expected expenses were for next year. So, this is what I'm expecting to have to put in our initial budget for next year. So yes, it is apples to apples. >> Okay, >> but we haven't fully expended all of these funds yet >> that are in the original this >> I guess I was just expecting the yellow column to be higher. >> Um, not to put you on the spot. >> I I went through my numbers multiple times. We did not I was expecting our I did only route I I did only put this rolled this up and this is I gave you guys additional documents that I can I I don't have them

041in here because they're not really helpful. But if you look at um like if you look at uh the first set that's stable the one there was a there's a table that's kind of laid um landscape and the one right after it that just says projected you know I I couldn't make this fit on a on a screen. So, um, when you look at the object code, like 51100, those are the salaries, um, for everything that's paid in operations. And so, year to date, as of March 31st, we had spent a little under a million. It was 914,000. And so, what I did is I annualized that. I divided it by the nine months, multiplied it by the 12. I think they overestimated what salaries were going to be for that line item. when you

042look at the original budget that they put there from last year, I think it was overestimated. Okay. Um, so I I that's what I did is I went through every single line item and I annualized it. I also gave you uh the board and there's a few copies up here if anybody afterwards wants bedtime reading. Um, there's more details on the next set that's that's stapled together. It shows you 11,000 the fund. It shows you the function. Then it shows you the objects under each of those. So you can kind of see the breakdown under each function. Direct instruction, uh, support, uh, admin, that sort of thing. >> It's a lot more details. >> Tell people what like the 52s are all benefits. What 53s are, you know what I mean? >> Yeah. 52s are

043all benefits. >> You had a question. >> You totally done. No, there are no >> rejected fine. Could that be because of the position we didn't fill? >> It could be. Yes. >> And just that we don't want to like lose sight that there's positions that weren't filled. These aren't going away, >> especially if we're trying to add one in the mid school. >> The and the and the other thing to um consider with that is that some of the new hires were at a lower salary because of their license level. So we save $10,000 or that sort of thing. So that happened in start first half year. >> Exactly. Exactly. >> Public. >> And so there has been some salary savings because they weren't fully filled. But we also need to remember that our

044numbers were really low. Um, when I look at your membership, uh, like when you look at membership, and this is the this is the hard hard part to balance is when I was putting the numbers in for membership for next year, like there are only two two grade levels that have 11 and 12 kids. The rest are under 10 and some are at four. So, there's a lot. I mean, but how many of those are spent where they can't they count more? They >> I'm looking No, I'm looking I mean, even when I look at your basic membership, um, >> but they changed that, Vicki or >> No, no, does count for more special education. >> Yes, it does. But when you look at the the membership reports that we have to submit to the

045state, you can look at even the so your total sped population between elementary and high school is 15 or was 15. It's it's it may have changed. Um yeah, so you had six at the high school and nine at the elementary based on this this report. And so yes, it is still they're still worth more. They're part of that unit value where you get additional funding for them. >> I think they changed that but I was >> No, no, no, no, no, no. They didn't change that. No, not at all. >> Other questions. >> Thank you. >> Not a question, but just that's probably our reality. It has been for years. >> It has been for years. You just have had it's the influx that is going away. >> Yeah. that everybody in here knows

046that's the reality, right? >> It's been lower. >> Yeah, we've been we had it at 65. And it'll be interesting to see >> how many actually are here come August >> and and it it's hard to balance your budget on that you right I mean because salaries are salaries they're fixed I mean and benefits are fixed those are fixed costs that we can't just change so it it it can be very challenging so thinking about all of that in the process so when we think about some of those things to know calendar does impact it Um, I looked at the three options that were being provided. Calendar A will increase our cost by about $11,000. Um, that includes benefits. Um, and that's for the 9month staff. Um, it does cost one day increase in the

047calendar day costs 11,000 about $11,000. Um, option B um increases staff days by three, which would be a cost of about $34,000. and option D, I mean sorry, option C reduces a day saving about $11,000. So those are all things that are taken into consideration when trying to figure out. Um, and this isn't an option, I know, but when we hit into that K12 plus area, you generate a ton of money by adding days. Um, so I I don't know. You just you just do. It's just something to put out there. And then the failure of the SB9 tax renewal. I know you're going to talk about it, but I had to bring it up. It's going to be about $150,000 loss annually, and that's your maintenance funding. Um, and that's in 2027 that that

048starts. So, um, I'm very concerned about that because we have to plan for it. We still have to m do maintenance. Um, and this building is very expensive to maintain. very this this campus um just because every time something breaks something else breaks because of the age of the different things and it's every time we turn around it's like $20,000 and yeah >> so did the the mailin fail too >> yes >> yeah it did >> yes and through no fault of Brenda she tried she really tried to get the word out >> yeah We're going to keep trying again. I mean, we'll keep trying when we can bring it up again, but we'll have a lag year. >> That means we'll have one year that we will not get this funding and the state

049won't match the SB9. They have an SB9 match. That $21,000 bar that I just presented was because we had SB9 in place and we were collecting money. So, that's money we lose, too. >> Yeah. >> Um so, yeah, I'm I'm concerned um about that. That's a lot for little little disc. It's a lot. We do have other sources of revenue, but again, like I I said earlier, the spending is so restricted. Um, it's tied to applications and it's for specific things. So, title one is for student achievement. We've paid for, we have an EA coming out of that now. Um, idea B is special education. Title two is teacher and principal training. It's about $3,000. Title 4 is 10,000. It has purchased um some PBL things. It's a for social it's to help kind of

050the whole um education of a child I think is kind of how they say it. The uh holistic Yeah. The whole spectrum. And so, and then Medicaid, um, we generate about $5,000 and that pretty much covers nurse supplies, um, and and other other supply type stuff for, uh, related to for all kids actually. Um, the the biggest thing about federal funds is we they have something where you cannot supplant. So, if we, for example, um, I have to be really careful with title one and the EA that gets paid out of there. In the past, there was an EA paid out of there, but they were a special ed EA, which means it has to be a special ed EA in the future. I can't change it over to a regular operations EA just because

051we want another regular operations EA. They're really um picky about making sure that it's supplementing programs and not replacing something you used to pay for out of operations. Really picky. All of these federal funds are like that. And then um grants that you guys go after, not just uh teachers, but the NMSU STEM grant is really helpful. The Ed Fellows, we just got that. that's going to be really helpful to help build your pipeline of teachers, but also cover a salary for an uh the EA that's in that position. We do break even on food services, which is great that we don't have to supplement too much. Um that is federal and state uh funding. Uh and then we also get some capital funds. Uh Goond Library is around uh $4,000. the you guys did

052approve uh back few years ago. It's at 900,000 ago bond building and then recently approved the two and a half million for the new building. I put these in yellow because they are going to go away for a year. And then Pilt is bringing in about $1.4 million a year. Um >> that should go up. >> No, it's going to stay the same. It was We had a balloon payment this year. I I printed the schedule. There was a balloon payment this year and then it's 1.47 for like the next 10 years and then goes to 1.5. >> I only printed half of it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Well, we should compare make sure we've got I know this balloon this what we got in January well it actually came in December was accurate.

053So that Jeremy had sent a but they had been paying us right to begin with. Then they had to catch up. Is that >> No, they start Well, they started at 600 in January 2024. It was 600,000. 25 it was 600,000. So I don't know if that's because bond rating too because we went out for a bond and we passed our bond rating goes up and so our income from the wind also goes up. They go hand in hand. So this should change is what you're saying. We should check into that maybe. >> I think so can help us also. >> Yeah, I think that >> I think so. >> And then you guys raise a lot of money through activity funds. So I just put them there. Um we do have to report on

054them. We have they're considered public funds. They're transparent, that sort of thing. So um >> yes >> there's still monies produced that are you know >> totally separated out it has its own fund right now it's basically been saving honestly um there's been we do um spend some for student activities athletics um to cover um uh trying to think what they what it covers the travel related to it I think is what we earmarked it for and And um I'm trying to think through the different line items. We've been saving most of it for the new school honestly to try and figure out what maintenance-wise and facilitywise we were going to need um that maybe PSFA would recover until we get those numbers. We just don't know what's going to happen. And two and a

055half million is not going to build a new school. So we really need to see what PSFA is going to help us with before we start saying yeah spend it you know kind of thing kind of >> I'm kind of being yeah conservative with it right now. Thanks for sharing. >> Yeah, wonder >> stipens for the teachers going to >> Well, actually PBL it's been PBL has been paid for out of win too as a priority because there was not additional funding at the time that we we could pull from. So yes, the PBL trainings that you guys have done >> board retreats. Yeah, >> I haven't seen that. those. Yeah, >> those I wrote courses. >> Okay. So, when I when I think about um and budget, I always think about what's the mission

056of the school, what's the strategic plan. I know you guys are in the process. I think that's going to be a really important part. Really thinking about the compliance needs. Uh talking to um uh Randa and others like what are the what is the scheduling looking like? what's our sped needs? What kind of textbooks do we need? What's the software um that is actually making a difference? And I like to say that because I can be the bad guy um saying that we all have our favorite software. I'm a school teacher too, classroom teacher, and I had my favorite software. It's in my head right now. And I loved it. Nobody else used it. I used it. And I couldn't get the school to pay for it. It just was the way it was. I

057thought more people should be using it because I thought I got great results with it. However, as a school district, you have to look across and say, "What is what are we getting what are we using well? What are we getting results with?" And then making decisions about what may not be working so well. um and looking at the data from it and and so software can sometimes be one of those pet peeves just because people have their favorites. Um and and so we have to really look at are we getting the right results and are they doing is it doing the right stuff with our kids? And if the answer is yes, of course we want to put it under the needs. If not, we put it under the wants. >> Is math the

058only textbook we're >> adopting? Yes, but we also need to look the social studies curriculum for the >> and we just purchased some art. Um I just saw purchase right come through for some art stuff the curriculum as well. So um trying to get that up as well. So, according to the community, um the I pulled this these results today, the survey that was published, um and we'll continue to gather it uh probably through th tomorrow or Friday. How late do you want to keep that survey over? >> Yep. Yep. I would say the rest of this week, but we've had 15 responses, mostly parents and guardians, um no students, and we've had some staff and community. And there could be uh staff members who also fall under the parent uh area. Um >> Oh,

059that's a great idea. >> QR code for it. That's a great idea. >> Um so far the high school is has the highest representation. Uh and so it just that's just good data to know. Um I couldn't this is kind of funky looking but I'll try and explain it. Uh but in terms of the pro top three priorities you can see that right here facilities is number one and behind that is what are we doing to keep our staff uh sal teacher salaries and retention and then um tide is school safety and academic interventions. Uh, so, uh, some pretty, I think, really helpful information. Oh, did I miss student nutrition? I did. It was at 40%. Sorry, it wasn't right next to the other 40%. I didn't see it. I blocked it out of my

060brain. So, actually, we have three tied with student nutrition as well for third. Um, if we could reduce, where do they want us reduce somebody? you know 40% but don't reduce anywhere and this never surprises me. It always says administrative costs even though um I I always ask okay which administrative costs and I'm not sure which ones we would reduce but I know that there are always ways we can look at how to cut back and um reduce areas. So, and then uh we asked how do you feel the district is currently using its budget to support students? Most were neutral. Uh some said well and a few people also said poorly or very poorly. And I think this to me this type of survey always indicates that maybe we haven't done a good enough

061job teaching people about where the budget how the budget is spent, where the money is going. um and giving people an opportunity to ask questions and know more about it. And so I hope this is the first of many opportunities that we can do this. And then um I won't read these all to you, but we did ask that if you rated the district poorly or very poorly in the budget, just give us some examples of what you think is happening. Um and that would be helpful that we can maybe do something about. So, I'll let you guys read those. Give you a second. We'll publish some publish them too. I mean, all of this will be too And then we asked, if there was one area that we that you think would most improve

062student success, if we could increase funding, where do you think it would be? And I think we see a lot around academic interventions. Um, and uh, again, supporting teachers, access to more learning resources, that to me means interventions. um a TA to help out in the bigger classes. Again, that's talking about kids having more uh direct support interventions. That to me, that's what dropped out the most was we could do some interventions and uh Miss Amanda talked about that earlier as well as the CTE programs um and ensuring we have teachers in every classroom. just a simple and then we asked for any additional comments or concerns. Um, and uh I I think that I'll let I'll just let you read them. If you ask for the offense for safety, it's coming. It I promise

063we have a purchase order in place and it is coming. Um we can take care of that pretty that'll get taken care of pretty quickly. um we don't need to answer them. I think it's just good information. Uh gives us some feedback that is action actionable potentially um upgrade facilities um that sort of thing. So with that, here's the timeline of how this is all going to fall. We had spring budget just a few weeks ago. Uh we published the budget survey. This is all happening really quick because our budget is due April 27th. I know that's why uh this has happened so intensely um with getting everything in and out. Normally I like to do community meetings, staff meetings way before uh public schoolboard meetings, but there was there was just no time to

064get it all done. So we had to kind of cut and combine them together just the way it is. >> So did they give you all your numbers at spring budget? >> They have they've given us the unit value and a tool. We have a 19. That's where I got my numbers from. Did you get your risk? >> Yes. Yes. It's well we have to use uh Yes. No, they did not give us a new risk. We have to use um from our significant. Yeah. >> No, I did put our risk factor in that tool and I'm trying to remember where I got that from. >> Yeah, it's like >> Well, yeah, in terms of your what you generated quite a bit. Yes. And I can pull up the 910 the tool 9105 and show

065you the the risk >> insurance. No, you have not been given that. I thought you were talking about the risk factor in the 1975. >> No, I'm sorry. No, I was >> No, I didn't. I was like, WAIT, HAVE YOU GOT HERE? >> It's unit value is the SEG and the unit value. They give you your unit. So, you should have >> but risk insurance. No, but I'm expecting it to go. I put in a 5% increase. >> Well, you guys shared with us one of the meetings someone did and it was double digits insurance. >> I think that was just insurance medical. >> No, it was fun. It was risk. >> I don't I didn't I have not received Okay. >> Usually you don't get it till spring budget >> sometimes they tell you

066what we pay like 800 something else I can't remember what we pay you to get it. >> It's a huge amount. >> Yes. >> Very high. >> So we are going to have to pro we are going to have to have a special board meeting at some point this month to um approve a budget um for operations. All the others are related to the federal programs and the capital which is those really don't have a lot of say in how that gets spent anyways because of what they are but um yeah >> sorry Vicki did you raise the did you in >> for whatever you said you were assuming for risk >> yes >> for the property cues >> I did I did >> okay >> 5% >> I hope it's I hope it's not

067more than that but 5% % on that big amount. I mean, was a pretty good sign. >> Pretty good for me to see. >> Yeah, it was. Um, so, so this is kind of where we're at in terms of the timeline. >> Yes. Out of curiosity, when you guys do the nutritional budget, do you do they take into consideration that like this year we pay $50 for, you know, so many dozen eggs, but next year's it may go up to 110. You know, do they add more for the increase in grocery cost or is it just like, oh, they went over budget by 5,000, so we'll raise it by 5,000? >> No, they No, it's it's a formula. So the that monthly spreadsheet that monthly claim uh uh what is it called a claim that

068has to be submitted for nutrition. It's some type of a monthly plan where you put the numbers in the kids NSLP that so what they do is they figure based on the numbers number of students that are eating >> um they calculate um like a a dollar amount for each meal that you're feeding them. They don't think about like your product specifically. What they think about is how much is how much does it cost to make a breakfast that is balanced and meets the nutritional federal requirements and we get re we get rebated on that. So right now >> real time prices when they're when they're figuring that out or >> it's usually off the consumer price index but it's usually late. I mean it's it's not >> it's not real time. That's usually a

069delay. >> So, it doesn't show that increase >> not necessarily >> of that, but it might catch up, >> which is why we've always never run that one to the, you know, to the ground either. Like, we don't, it's not like a zerobased budget. It's not a neutral budget, but it does pay for itself, but we keep a little bit of cash in there, like $8,000, $10,000 every year to make sure we can um keep funding everything. long as you're not feeding them caviar and going off your budget like that. >> No, but I just know like you know like last year say a case of ground beef was what 110 >> right? This year it's 189 you know so prices have gone out >> you know it will go a lot towards our budget

070>> and it should be adjusted for that but it is totally based on the number of kids who eat >> so this week we had no kids really at all >> there's no numbers >> I don't know how >> and if you're not familiar with high school my four like if they're going off of this month then our budget will be like you healthy. >> Yeah, you do. You get reimbured. >> Yes. >> And when we have Christmas vacation, like there's only two months, right? I mean, two weeks that they they eat. So, our December reimbursement is way smaller than >> But it didn't cost you as much. >> Yeah. Cost washes. >> It It should still pay for itself. Right now, we're still It's still paying for itself. the food service from the state

071and the feds. >> Those are good questions by like what the actual cost is we had 10 kids eat. So this is what you know this week's budget's going to look like. >> Okay. Any other questions feedback? So, we need another board meeting next week. Is that what you're saying? >> In the next couple of weeks, >> is what I would say. Um, I don't know. I have to see. I'm going to stop sharing. >> No, I'm not. by we could do a special board meeting as soon if that works best. Um but we are going to need to do something to >> get the budget. Yeah. I have a question or whoever I don't know. So one of the things that the um like the leadership team has has said that it's a priority

072for us is to have uh like to intervention >> or in all grades, right? So we need we need tools. We can't just like wing it. Correct. So where would there be is that funding there? because we, you know, we have to have those assessment tools that I mean, as a teacher, we can see, yep, this kid has some whatever. Um, but we have to have tools that will tell us this is this is the problem. And what they do is they have what they call prescriptions or whatever to >> right, you know, to do those things. And so I I don't have a clue how much that's costs, but I'm just letting the school board know that it's a necessity. So we have is very important. >> Absolutely. And that's and that's where you

073prioritize the line items that you have. Right. So we have um between software, technology, and just general supplies, we have over $200,000 budgeted. So how we prioritize that money is what has to be driven, right? like this is the intervention stuff we need to focus on and we're going to have to maybe not do something something over here. Like that's how you do that. But there's I think there's plenty of money. It just has to be prioritized in alignment with your plan. >> I understand that and I appreciate that. I just want to make sure that and to let board members know just because you're not in the classroom is that that's not for special education services, right? that's outside above and beyond because we have there's a need I think every teacher in this

074whole building agree but we can't like the reading scores they're good but they're not where they >> could be or should be right they could be better we have to have those tools >> to help make that happen for sure >> so you're not just throwing darts at the board going we need to do this or this and >> and it yeah but it does is it tells you there's lots of stuff but and then it tells you so we have a a plan and a program and it's not just willy-nilly and um and it has data in there and you can use that data so it's it's it's not just throwing money in the wind. So, so I guess I have a question, you know, to create any issues um or disrespect of anyone

075in this room, but since the question was asked, and I know we have a lot going on, we've kind of like change, but historically, having not been able to get those since I've been here, wait, >> what have we had? So ideally is that bringing out somebody outside in the studently like Amanda has mentioned in there is if if they if it does work that we can have the model of having whatever the 678 and having two teachers teach those four classes. It's going to free up someone like me for example. If I have those tools, then Joe, Bob, and Sue would come see me during whatever class, I would work with them and put that in there. But >> if they come to me and I don't have >> I mean, I don't have

076those >> the resources to use while I'm in there. It's um not as good as it could be. >> And so shaking her head, so she's here. >> Yeah. So that model is is and what it and that I think that's what they were thinking of when they made that is that it's gonna especially when we didn't get our >> Roxan in the past we haven't done that much intervention for just specific kids that >> No sir >> no it was it was either >> or special ed that was that was the only thing I mean that's what I saw in no There was no extra other than if you guys did something else. >> Every teacher who is here, I guarantee does extra. >> Oh yeah. >> And we all do. But we do

077as much as we know to make it as good as it can be for that kid. >> But it could be better is what I'm trying to say. It could be a lot better. I think >> you want to say something. >> Uh I have been looking into some systems and I'm going to share them with our leadership team. um for those specific purposes. But I also want to point out that like title four is now shifting more. It used to be title four was kind of more like enhanced CTE and that kind of education, but now it's shifting more to the social emotional learning. And so those interventions can al also kind of fall under that umbrella. um because it is enhancing the holistic approach to the child, not just like shoving new things,

078right? It's it's looking at really their needs. And so those Title 4 funds are also going to be an area where some of that can be drawn from. Um but in in my opinion, when it comes to things like that, it it we can pull it th those are the funds. Barb used to say it a lot, we will find it if it's necessary for student success like that. And I think that's we if if it's win money, if it's title four money, whatever it is, we will find it to to get those tools and that curriculum for those teachers. And that's just my thoughts and opinions on it. >> That's a full word to know from a teacher perspective. That's a crucial need. >> So Amanda, can you hear me? So based on so

079so you're looking into it and the budget's due when April 27th. >> 27th but we have line items for those areas. >> I know you said that but >> I think we're going to need that for other things because it's I mean I think it's going to be tight for us um >> come the next several years. So that could be something that we set aside another a a bigger chunk in in win money for this one's pretty that there's no other money to move right now in the operations. Um and and with staffing requests and things that have happened, I don't see um I I don't see us having any additional money available to do that in operations. But you could, if you want to tell me, put the win money together, put that

080budget together so that we're um ensuring that there's a chunk of money in the 10,000 which is the direct instruction. We can do that. It's not a problem. >> Sorry, this is probably a question. So without having like the research that Amanda's working on and not having like estimated numbers to support a budget entry, can you estimate just like what is that what you're saying? You can just >> I'm just saying big chunk of money in there. >> What you're saying and then if we don't use it, we don't use it. It doesn't matter. But if we have need it, it's there and we don't have to do a budget adjustment in the new year. >> So if that's a priority, then let's do that. Let's just put a little a little more money in

081in that area. >> I like to get some preliminary numbers for those things. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> By tomorrow. >> Sure. >> You had a question. >> Yeah. Go ahead. >> Maybe a list of like programs that we're paying like elementary teaching. use them or we don't try to get rid of some of those if they're not being used like why we trying to get some of that >> is my what we're saying >> we can pull a yeah let me pull a detail of the and I'll share that with Hannah and she can pull what those purchases are pull it just from the instructional the 1000 the instructional area and you guys can look at those expenditures and If there's something that you got for >> a lot of times we don't even

082know what >> we know we had. So >> yeah, we have a couple of this left. So like and could we still like you know I think >> you need to shuffle. >> Yeah. Yeah. Of course. >> Yeah. Whatever. >> How much is the PBL? >> Um I'm Well, it's been different. So PBL itself I'm trying to I don't remember. It's the travel that's been so expensive. That's the most expensive Nebraska. >> Oh, right. The that um what can we set aside? I have to I don't know. I can get numbers for you. I don't know them off the top of my head. For some reason, 30,000 for the whole year is what is sticking in my head. >> But it's been for the whole year, but it's been mostly travel uh related to um

083the trainee. I want to say the training itself not that cheap. I mean, yeah, it's not that much. That was a bulk of it. >> And is it a two-year commitment? >> That would be something they would answer that is PBL added. Is that a two-year commitment? Oh, AVID. Well, I mean, >> so when we're talking about the PBL training and what is that? What are you referring to? PBL training. >> Yeah. on there. I guess >> I guess there's the roster show stuff is what I'm referring to. Not the I have not been thinking Abbott in my head, but Abbott is also another one, but I kind of have that whole number of the travel has been the most expensive. So then there So there's two and a combined. So it's two separates. >>

084They are two different um structures. you know how much that big chunk so it is it I want to say it's supposed to it's like the 36 um and it's either for three or five years so that's how much it costs for three three to five years um the one from Rosco I mean it's all travel associated with the professional development minutes while travel. >> I can get those numbers. Um they'll be Yeah, I can get those numbers. I just don't have >> I mean I had to because like I know like in the long term it looks good but we have kids suffering. >> That makes sense. And that's what trying to do with the with the schedule is to class rotation is at the top or at the beginning of day and in

085the afternoon know that coordinator will really be able to go around which how long a guy did say um how long did that guy say that it would be until the kids would be able to implement Avid themselves? That's three to five years. Like they they won't fully be able to do it themselves until then. Um but I will say dropping principal Dunlap's hat and picking up mom Amanda's hat, had Hitch had some of those things that Avid teaches, we probably would have not bombed our first semester of college because he would have known how to use a planner. He would have had organizational skills. He would have had time management skills. if he would have had some of those things that AVID really reinforces. That's just from a parental perspective. I get from a

086an administration perspective that's a huge cost. Um, and I get that we have needs now, but I I know that we're saying the budget is dire, but there's other places that we have funds. There's grant money that we can be writing. I'm going to look into more grants and things like that to pull some funds in um and try to get us some more funding to bridge some of these gaps. Um because I think all of it is necessary, but it's it's creating those priorities and I know that's where this discussion is going. Um like I don't want to sacrifice long-term for short term, but I don't want to sacrifice short term for long term. And so as a somebody who's still learning some of this, I'm I'm glad we're having these discussions so we

087can iron some of this out because I know I'll get one thing in my brain and kind of get stuck in that rut. And so um I don't always look at it from all the perspectives. But I do think that AVID is is in the long run going to be super beneficial even for those dyslexic kids to be able to have those tools to be able to advocate for themselves, to organize things. And that's that's what dyslexia is, right? Is a disorganization within the brain and seeing things not in the way that they need to be seen. And I'm I think that's going to benefit. Um, again, that's just my opinion. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Good job. By the way, >> thank you. >> That's not ever been presented by that lady. That

088was very helpful. >> Yes. Nothing against the prior. >> Well, not no offense. We were we were emergency supplemental so we were accept you know don't you remember all those budget adjustments every meeting >> all right uh oh special election results >> okay so I'm sure now has failed Um, so I I did talk to Nick Kane with Steeple, um, especially when I was working on our PSOC presentation for our new school building. Um, his recommendation is that we go back out for a special election in 2027. And he said, "We're really going to have to make it a priority." Um, he did say, looking at the new school building and um because you can put in the budget for this, you know, that you have previous bonds that are available to be able to

089tag back on. However, he's stating that we should use some of the old bond to help pay for the SB9 that failed and then go into this at a we basically don't have anything to begin with. And so originally, >> so there's some old bomb still out there. >> It's paying for the fence. Um so there'll be a little bit left. There'll be about half a million adult. And so he does want um I have him scheduled for him to come in May. He does want to talk about, you know, just the different options that we can do, what we can do. Um originally our funding request for the new school building um and that would be with us putting some in was um like 48 million or 30 something million um and he's suggesting

090that we request 50. >> So with our guests here and and of course those are on the table. What do we think is the main reason that it keeps? I I read what are voters thinking >> they're hearing they're hearing new school >> I think lack of communication honestly. >> Yeah because even Loretta she's like what is this even for >> you know >> and we had those two we had those two on there and the wordy one they were both had a lot of words in there and they I don't know if they thought they passed the SP9 one >> and the new school one but they did just the opposite. So I think because there was two on the ballot and they knew one of them was for the new school. >> Yeah.

091>> The new the new one I mean we put it out there for everybody and random it went to but we still I guess wire in their mailbox and >> you still have I'm gonna be real honest. I don't think they put it in the mailbox. They see that as junk mail and they throw it. >> But I also heard and I'm just I'm just being honest. >> Yeah. No, >> but a lot of the old cities read it as like, "Oh, my taxes are going." Yeah. And they weren't. And they weren't. >> That's what bothered me about this cuz we when I was here in Travis, we always had like a potluck dinner. We would invite everybody everybody to come eat. We would explain that your taxes don't go up. This is to maintain

092these buildings so the roofs don't fall in and that we can flush the toilets and then we turn on the sink, the water comes out and it's not yucky. We don't have flooding. Our heaters work, our you know the boiler work, all that stuff. People, we didn't do that. >> But no, not very many came and nobody came. But >> like like they always say I guess the fact that it's done $150,000. Can you like express that can you share that like this is how much our school is losing now and this is where we're at. >> Yeah. Well the trouble that we have >> across the board in all areas of the school from what I've seen being in this position is the lack of um you know community. I I don't even want

093to say communication. The lack of information that is willing to be obtained and taken into consideration and what they're going to do >> if they're going to be actionable on it. >> Yeah. >> Because we can put an action out there like, "Hey, we're having this event. We have put together A, B, C, and B." And then it's what you do with that. You know, if you come to show up to learn about it, cool. I've, you know, like Miss Kowski said, I I don't have an email list. I mean, could I figure out how to get one? Yes. And most definitely can. But at the time, like I don't have an email list. >> And that's what she's saying that all of the elder community members over there read their email, but they won't

094check Facebook or they won't check our website. >> And they won't read the letters in the mail, but they'll read an email. But I think it's it's also understanding how different ways of >> what they'll come and support like black Christmases are. >> Yeah. And then lock the doors. >> So that was that was our intention. That that was part of our intention. Serve them and talk about that. However, it it's kind of disheartening when these kids have gone and done all these extravagant things and we're like, "Oh, yeah. By the way, uh we get to do this. >> We're not raising your taxes. Please vote for this. There's no toilet paper." >> Oh, yeah. Sit your kid with a roll of toilet paper. >> Don't use the bathroom up there because it doesn't work.

095So, we don't have any SP9 monies to fix it. I mean, so will the special election in 27 be like in the in spring again like or where would it be in the fall general? >> So we can't wait till like October to start talking about it, right? >> No. >> So um >> and when you go vote, take a bunny bunny system community member maybe And I'm not trying to fellows are all returned and not voted. >> Yeah, county. We got I think five or six from Tor County. I don't remember what the numbers >> say that again. >> All returned. >> Oh, >> they had to be so smart. >> So they never got to you. I sent something wrong with those. >> So, can we do it again? >> That might happen

096to poor people. >> Well, next time you just get everybody send out an email. I don't think that's a sign of it. >> I will say I had a conversation with an older community member that said, "Well, the bones are good. I think your school's fine." And I I explained that there was two bonds. We needed a new school. They passed that one. This other one was to keep the maintenance. And they said, "Well, what's wrong with the maintenance?" And I told them, I said, "Well, you think the bones are good, but the arteries are bleeding out." And that's where the problem lies. And when I said it in that term, um, they said, "Well, that makes a big difference. I will try to spread the word." But I don't know that they picked up

097their phone tree and got it spread as far as they thought they did. Uh, I will say that person was telling everybody to please go vote for the SB9 after you put it in that kind of terminology. Um, but I think that's some of it. It's just the miscommunication or the misinterpretation of the writing. And when they saw that taxes were going to go up, that's the one that we're like, "Nope." >> And that's why what we need to do is find those people in the communities and maybe already have and and others that can go around and and speak on behalf of the school and and push it along. coming from someone other than those that are children in a presentation. >> I know. >> Yes. >> Well, I was just gonna and maybe

098this can kind of piggyback on what Alina would say, but I'm not trying to create more work for anyone, but like a lot of us are out and about at whatever in the community. And I mean, arm your forces. I mean, give us a list. Okay, SP9 pays for this, this, this, this, this, and this. and then say, you know, when you go to church trucks, talk to them about this. Or when you go to the city council meeting today, let them know this. Or when you go to the post office and you're talking to whoever there, just say, and I'm I'm not everybody's not comfortable with that. I would have no problem with that. But I need to have >> more information myself >> to be able to to let people know that. I

099mean, I'll go to every one of those places, but I have to be armed with the knowledge and I know enough to say, "Yep, we really need it." And I get that, but you know, I can't answer the the tough questions, but I could maybe tell people to say, "Well, in any way generate enough interest, then you can say, well, I know this, and if we're going to have this event, if you're more interested in knowing all the details, come talk to so and so at this thing. Yeah, >> we're your best army. And and kids, too, you know, I don't know, high school kids, they might be pretty good at that, too. There's some that are pretty good on their feet, you know. Um, and if you I'm just, you know, high school kids

100and elementary kids, too. But, um, like I think our the force needs to be armed. >> Okay. Yeah, it seems like it would make s >> um I think you have to wait. >> You have to wait. >> Yeah. We can't just >> All right, >> everybody satisfied business plan for the daycare facility. >> You will have to be >> So, we're skipping over that one. >> We have I have it. It's just not necessarily a business. I just had stuck in my brain plans for daycare facility. Um, I do have like the rates, the provider rates. Um, and Miss Laura and I were looking for these all day and then Vicky came up and found them. Um, because the one that's the person who will like know where to find the money, right? That

101makes sense. had um they were in the uh NMAC the ones that they had listed in there and they're not similar or they're not anywhere user friended with this >> and I just this was my item that I had >> and Randa my intent was not to have the full Disney plan discussion tonight. It was just to have a conversation with the whole board and and yourself and and the staff. Just mainly I wanted to share my thoughts in that I think it's a great idea. Same with the the CTE. It's right below it. >> Um I know we've already talked about stuff a little bit with the budget. Bye Vicki. Bye Vicki. Thank you. Um, we just have a lot of moving parts and pieces and I'm preaching to the choir, but I feel

102like because of that and I know y'all are busy and this is going to take a little bit to put this all of these things together so that we at least have some shoulders in place and we kind of see what is the plan and what's the endg game. Um, you know, especially in light of the things are going to be a little tight, tighter than what we're used to. Um, and so that was really what I wanted to discuss is is what I would like to see when you all have time to be able to put those things together. So, if the rest of the board agrees, I'm one board member um on just what does that look like? What does it take to do a date? like an example, what does it take

103to do a daycare facility or whatever you want to call that? These are the these are the big the big ticket items and this is how we think we can get there and here's kind of the skeletal plan. Same with the CTE. And I know we're working on this and there's moving parts and pieces, but because of that, I feel like there's a lot of fingers out there and and we just have a lot going on rather than kind of having a little bit of a of a path uh so that we all kind of know where we're at and and where we need to head. if this doesn't work or or this is the path that we want to go down and we want to be here, estimate it by this date because I

104just feel like we're moving in a lot of directions at a fast pace. >> There's a lot going on and it's hard for me, especially approving this budget as a board member and doing my due diligence to say I'm okay with that. I don't really know what that is. it's like unknown I guess is where my concerns are here and so I did create um a slideshow presentation in regards to that and basically uh two like if you look at if you look at the standard rates and then the enhanced rates um all of this is based off of um their star ratings and for an increase in star rating um you get more cost per child >> um school and memorial made the comment of having called me. Um, and so there our teachers

105are also involved for you know in the creation of this. The big picture with this is that we are increasing our enrollment. We're you know beginning our enrollment which in the end has an effect on our kids that has an effect on our SG. you know, I had a allotted or thought about eight students or eight children we would have from infant to four years old. Well, whenever the word kind of got out that this might be an option, then we have possibly five other students who or children who would would want to join in our early child. >> Do they get counted in the SEG? >> No, no, no. What I'm saying is that >> these the the students that we have >> Thank you. >> the students that we have. >> Okay. Go

106get in the bath. >> Tell your brother to go please. >> Casey, you unmuted you. Phil, >> just the students that we have that hopefully we can get to come to our early childhood center is is what we're going to have come into the school. And so our goal be to increase that and start them at an early age. That way by the time we come in here we don't need 40 grand worth of intervention strategies because they already see >> back off of that really quick. Yeah. So, so like she said, I will always be pro- early childhood because I've seen firsthand, you know, when you have a daycare facility and you have, you know, this this opportunity for these kiddos to come early as, you know, being state funed, you have to there's

107all these requirements that you have to meet. So, you are doing screening on these kiddos from the time that they enter your program until the time that they leave your program. and you have to prove that you're, you know, meeting, you know, you're you're tracking their milestones and all of these things. And if there is like delays and things like that, region 9 comes into this facility and services these kiddos. And so, what I always say is like early intervention is prevention. >> They would help these kiddos. >> Yes. Because if we have early intervention, then we're hoping by the time they get into school, they don't need to be on an IEP. Like they will have had the intervention that they need and now they don't need those things. >> You're you're still going

108to have your students who require new school year. we were going to have students that total number of units. >> That's what I was asking. >> Do you see that early intervention and and intervention all together throughout there is going to help that too? >> Yes. And so, you know, and that's part of what child find is is that it identifies that, right? Um, and then you have you have an early start with the people that are in there that are certified specifically for early TR. >> Um, so all of this from what I could tell when I was reading all this, everything's pretty much covered, right? Except for benefits. We have to provide benefits. The school does. Yes. And so I did talk to um Jo and granted hers, you know, she's separate. She's

109not in a school entity. um you know benefits looks different for her. However, she said the money that she gets back from the universal child care pretty much pays to pay her employees insurance and benefits costs. And so granted it is on a reimbursement, but that's something too that you know we can hope to look for. And of course I have shiny rainbows and Vicki's like yeah, well it's going to cost you know 40% of somebody's salary um to be able to pay for pay for benefits. And so like the initial startup is is where you will see you know the effect and then from there as we increase our our star ratings >> um you know we just get more back for for reimbursement >> which I will say it's not incredibly difficult to

110increase your star ratings like you know if you're doing things right with high expectations you know it it's fairly. >> Well, I don't see that as a problem because we're spotlight schools and you know, I I think our staff already gets that. You know what I mean? I don't think >> I don't see that as a problem. >> You know, we do have like even looking at it, we do have enough space to have, you know, an early childhood center and an art and library still separate here on our campus without having to build, you know, so that's that's no cost. or if we eventually wanted to separate the two, we could do that. Um, again, where you're wanting if we move forward with all of this, where you're wanting to put this facility. Uh,

111right now, for right now, we would like to put it in the current library prek room. Mainly because, you know, the majority of the furniture is in there. There's two restrooms in there. It's a bigger space to where we would be able to section off because you have to section off infant to two years old and then 3 to four years. and then moving the library of art up to um the old rock building where they would cut their >> So I have a question. So who comes in from the state and oversee this to make sure that we're doing what we're supposed to be So Delane says that you'll be assigned a person. Um and she said for us already being in a school building, she said it's so much easier because we are

112already required to do so many of the things that it would it would be easy for us or or easier for us because we are school facilities and it's not necessarily at that age to be ADA compliant because we're we're definitely not in this in any of these buildings. Well, and luckily with you know what where where we have or where those children would have access to. So um you know we do have the ramps and stuff like that that are right there. They won't be utilizing the cafeteria at least for the first year because um we're >> we're wanting to ask parents to bring their own food. Um and then you know that's what they do in rioso and then you can go out for the food program after your first year if you

113perceive that that's you would want to do and you also get more reimbursement back if you're um like the the equipment and materials that we talked about the peace coalition. So they're more than willing to materials um bookshelves, toys, supplies, whatever we need. they're they're willing to pay for those. >> So, uh the state would pay us directly like Miss Vicki said on on a reimbursement basis. Um and it does cover wages and operations, but here again the the benefits is is what's not covered. um looking at with the approval of the universal child care and to Jane she said you know I even have doctors who have applied for universal child care and got it so you know it's at no cost right now how um well for families and then you get reimbured

114quite a bit for for that universal child care >> sometime way I listen to it if you were had a working parent or something >> I don't remember there There was a lot of stipulations where you didn't qualify. >> She says like for everybody that she's had apply doctors, lawyers, those people have all the received. >> Yeah. It raised the minimum to like 480,000 household. >> So that's a threshold that you in New Mexico. >> Yeah. for Mexico. That's not our >> That's less than 1%. >> You also get additional funding for um offering like an afterchool program. Um and so something like that would be for us to even you know our our kids that are here if we have staff meetings like they could be over there for an extra two hours a

115day. You know, at least there's additional supervision that's over there. teachers aren't having to scramble to try and figure out where their kids should go if dad needs to come pick them up. Like all of that stuff how exhausting that can be was today. >> And then that's also covered by the personal care like that's paid for too. So you know they even if they're there two hours or they're there 30 minutes or they don't go at all if you've applied and been approved then that fund is still there. So basically bottom line is looks like the only thing we got to come up with is benefits and people to staff it or is region 9 going to help you guys try and staff this? No. And they said that's not really um the cost

116for that is it's too high. Um and we they said that we wouldn't have enough numbers for their people to want to come down. And so that's also part of what I envision is to get community members who are are needing jobs, wanting jobs, wanting to exceed, you know, even our younger people who are wanting to go to college and do things like that to get to here um to be a part of our >> that's going to be the big the big right there. There's lots of incentives incentives that you know ECED like provides where you know if they do want to go into early childhood and they want to pursue a degree like there's lots of scholarships and you know stipent that they give out like crazy to get these people to do

117that >> do that kind or there's what the teach programs I think that's what that's what helps them get their certification um going through that and all of that is paid for in professional development through the CEC this spring because that doesn't cost anything >> bring Marcela out of the job >> she's ready >> so I think >> work >> there you go have her come over here for a couple hours a day >> I do >> well if they have a tie to Corona they can apply for a scholarship through the grown land >> and kind of there again that's kind of like creating like your home room people you know even getting some of our students who want to be teachers to spend time to go over there just to kind of learn

118see um you know even get some of the free training that's available to them just those different options um so just looking at traditional program and the ECECD model like you had just said the the district responsibility for immigrants >> but this is a year round it's year round is it >> it can be it can be um and even looking at curriculum like we already have years for prek that's prek specific curriculum we can either look at that or going more monastery which is um you know kind of within like the Roxco model is is going more monosur and really figuring out what those kids interests are letting them learn um and explore independently supervised. I don't know if that makes sense. Yes. So we we do a lot of our projects like things

119that we need to do for the school that would conflict with the the teachers and the kids and the staff. So I'm just pissing this out for whatever it's worth. And then also if we did do it year round would have to make sure in my opinion that you had several adults just so you don't want someone there by themselves even though it is corona. So there's just those two things that come to my mind immediately. What am I saying here? I guess I just have some concerns about that. >> Well, based on the numbers like the number of children that you have in there. So there is like a student toteer ratio. Um and for the infants to 2-year-old, you have to have two people. One for the three to foury old I should

120say you have to start out at based off of >> for how many? >> Um >> you have to have two adults for how many kids? Well, the thing is too, Randa would be here. She got a filled contract. Sorry about that, girl. Didn't mean to throw that out there, but >> Well, no, there's there's no cost for a director because we have all these people who want to go out. >> Yeah, we'll have to worry about that one. >> And and I see I see what you're saying. Hopefully by that point in time we'll have our fence too. There's a little bit more security. But I I really think too, you know, like Vicki and I had expressed uh earlier that, you know, this could really be seen as an incentive for our staff

121members who our staff members their whole paycheck goes to childare. >> And please don't think that I I think it's a great idea. I just wanted to see a little more substance to it. And I know we we're just in the problem phases. >> Yeah. um especially in light of of how tight things are going to be. Um just to make sure we weren't fixing to jump off in the deep end. >> So I'm going to say something being fairly lean board. It does seem like we're throwing love darts in all directions. Um, we know we're going to have budget constraints and although this looks like it's going to largely pay for itself with the exception of benefits, I think in order to staff it, we're probably going to need the teachridge built like one

122of them because it's probably going to take someone from outside at least the first couple years to be a to be a point head like a director >> or do you have somebody in mind? >> Well, uh, Miss Moore and I were going to put our heads together and Miss Gain said that she would help us out um on that on that forefront just to get started with our two stars. >> Well, and I that I agree because you need a you need a plan to get to three or four stars quickly. >> Yeah. because that's where the money is going to be to benefit the school. >> Uh I think it goes hand in hand with the project based learning or whatever and career training but are there like what if so I guess

123I need a I need more direction more of a timeline and when when would you think this needs to be started? like what is your goal and is it next January because we still have a lot of stuff to write in terms of the ship >> before we take on another look >> that's what I I mean with our audit with our budget >> the teacher just the teacher >> cameras >> the plan on the new school it just seemed like Yeah, it just seems like we have a lot >> that I'd like little dust to settle and have clear. >> And I not to tell you that we don't want to do this, but >> no, I >> we got we got to check some things off, check some boxes off >> and and

124I completely understand that. I do everything that you guys are saying. And you know, kind of the downfall of that stuff, you know, is having to go through all of the teacher stuff. um you know and that does have an impact and you know paying for freshman salary that has an impact and you know just all of these things that I I can definitely prepare something with more direction more timeline more budget um but because of you know I mean yes this is something that I definitely want to do but because of A B C and D all of those things that you listed I'm involved in all of those things >> and also I also trying to you know increase our numbers by by doing something like that. I mean that was a huge

125huge jump that we had you know when all of the kids the majority of the children left um you know with the wind farm in December and that that was pretty far and so I guess with this I'm looking at >> now they will they counter as a unit to our budget >> not towards our SCG but that's what the I mean if we wanted to to do uh New Mexico prek where they were three and four year-olds are on state reporting. However, that is that is a lot of training and like be have been in that role before. It's you spend more time training than you do teaching >> administrating more than it's worth. >> And so, um that that would be the only thing that would increase our our numbers. Um, but that's

126kind of like what the goal is is to be able to get them all in here to where that transition is just smooth rather than >> here >> because we still don't get funding for prek. >> It's just too >> But we think it's always >> how good how much the prek just what we're doing now. The prek helps you know going into your kindergarten classes. I'm sure you know and this would only really >> move down the road. >> Are we going to So you got fencing crew coming in. Do you need a separate playground for that? >> For that? Yeah. >> With separate style play systems? So, we do um because we have a lower level one um that has the smaller playground and then a larger one. So, we're okay with that

127front as well as like if it gets too hot or something, there is shade right underneath where the library is right there as well as the kids have option. >> Yeah. I just didn't know it needed to be separate from the other kids. It doesn't have to be from the other kids, but you do have to have like a lower level and a higher level. Okay. So then what any parental concerns sending a three-year-old in the playground? I would imagine would have it common sense, but just >> survivalist. Well, there is that >> that was in our family. >> Yeah, they aren't near >> that story on your base. >> Anything else on that? >> Thank you, Randa. >> I don't understand where you guys are are concerns and there's It's really you're drinking from

128a fire. There's so many things on your plate right now. >> Well, I'm trying to do the even the CPO stuff. You know, Celia and I are going through the training right now and >> you know, today was pretty a lot. >> Um, >> but even with that, you know, even trying to get a waiver and and Francine was telling me, "Well, you're not in the system." I said, "Well, how do I get the system?" And then I don't hear from her. I can't get a hold of her. So, and I don't like I don't know what to do. Like I hope I can even get my CPL certification if I'm somehow not in the system, whatever that means. >> Would Region 9 have anybody that could come to us about >> about that program?

129Like what does finances look like >> or even a consultant >> even or Mr. gym. No, he can probably even come talk um from Imagination Station >> in a couple months or whatever. But if it's a goal of yours, I want to support you. But >> yes, exactly. >> Well, cuz I even thought, you know, like if it isn't something that we can do, maybe I can figure out how to partner with the church to at least kind of get it off of the ground as soon as possible just to get those kids to where they need to be, you know? Um because even with having prek come four days a week this year, granted it's only half day. Um you know, the teacher has seen like a huge increase in like their abilities and

130capabilities. >> Yeah. >> With with just that consistency. >> Join one room or she >> No, but I she may be interested in branching. She does have an extra building that she's not used. She move it up here. >> Where'd she move it? Yeah. I went past her. >> She's very nice and very willing to help. >> Yeah, she's a neat mate. Any way she can she's >> all right. >> So, >> is that enough on that one? >> CT plans. >> Share my screen. >> Um, >> Whoops. I don't think it >> Are you seeing anything or just my background? >> Yes, we go. >> Uh, hang on just a second. Are you seeing a New Mexico peed screen? >> Yes. >> A balloon in the corner and CTE regions of priorities. >> Yes.

131So, um I know that, uh I think it was last summer or the summer before when Alina went to a law conference with us, there was I think it was the New Mexico Vista site that she didn't know existed. And so, I thought I would show this first and then I'll get into kind of the more CTE plan. But the peed is is pushing career technical education through the college and career readiness bureau. They're wanting to make sure that every school provides these opportunities. For so long, we've pushed every kid kind of towards college. That seemed to be like the, you know, that's where we wanted them to wind up. Um, they're now kind of backpedaling a little bit and and picking back up that kind of industry credentiing and making sure that a student

132is going down the track that is best for them versus sending them to college, having these high failout rates at postsecary. And so this is a peed push with that math that I talked about earlier and having the four tracks post Christmas. That's to provide like construction math and other opportunities for kids that aren't going to college to kind of dip out of algebra 2 because it is such a difficult subject. Um but then you have to provide them something in its place. So that's I mean it goes handinhand with the CTE. So with that they have put us in zones and there's this handy dandy map here uh on this website on the PD website and we are in zone H. Um so with that it tells you who our regional coaches with college

133and career readiness bureau. Uh it also tells you what our regional priorities are based upon um kind of census data uh economic data things like that. We know that we're an agricultural area. Health and Human Services is a huge need in every rural community across the country, not just New Mexico. I don't necessarily agree with this hospitality, events, and tourism unless we want to bring the UFO tours back up this way. But, um, we have identified as part of our shift with CEN um, the natural resources and so that is the wind farms, the solar farms, things like that. um that can tie closely with agriculture and what we call precision agriculture but it's really kind of its own standalone and so they do have this map they have put us in zones peed is

134kind of pushing this a little bit so for us um and let me put that in slideshow mode we have already kind of completed phase one of a plan that chat g chat gpt helped me write um that I sent to Randa uh and we can share the written plan I and share the slideshow with you, whatever form you want to look at it best in. We've already kind of completed phase one and we've created what we callus or memorandums of understandings with Eastern New Mexico University and Rio. Uh we also have anou with Eastern New Mexico and Portalis. We still carry our with Clovis Community College. Um and we can look at otherus. However, uh ENMU Reed also gets they kind of get the like priority over us because we're in their zone. Um

135and so they have already built pathways to kind of help us along with this area. That's the lined out courses that students would have to take for an associates by the time they graduate high school. That's uh there's welding credentiing, wildland, fire, first aid, culinary, um I think early childhood education, uh and a couple others. I think wind energy falls in there also. Um so we've kind of completed phase one that chat GBT wrote up. However, um like we want to expand our meaningful postsecondary and workforce opportunities. uh we want to overcome that rural access and barriers connect learning um and so some of this is kind of tied with that whole CEN Rosco model uh and what we're looking at as far as getting these pathways into the hands of our students and explaining

136what those pathways mean um and so we've created those partnerships uh we've identified some of those pathways and ways to do that uh we've aligned it with all the graduation standards uh set forth by the NMPEED. Um, and we know all the course codes. Um, and then that's kind of just the basic. We know our students need this. Uh, they're going to be interested in something along the way. Um, and so these are the other initial kind of pathway priorities that Chat GBT identified for us. Also, uh, agriculture, the precision agriculture is bringing that technology in with our agriculture. Um and then livestock management, aggra business, skilled trades like welding, construction, electrical and then the healthc care is huge. Um but they also identified business and IT as part of that. So if we're doing

137drone surveying of wind turbines and solar panels and things like that, that it is going to come in to be play a part in that. And then business is just good for everybody. And that's why we've always offered marketing and business education in Corona schools. Um, and so phase two kind of looking at it, we're looking at the 26 27 school year is kind of really launching those priority pathways, getting those kids more information on the associates degree and what the pathways that they choose. Um, and then getting them all enrolled in those dual credit courses. Uh, communicating more with students and families of what that means and what it looks like. Um it says assigned CTE coordination. We kind of have some of that. Becky Pounds and I kind of tag team some of

138that. We've brought in uh Opel Greer from region 9 is coming to work with some of our students. She's helping me reach out and do some of those connections. Um and then embedding it in the master schedule. And that's where I I started with building the big dream schedule first and making sure that it was going to fit if we were you know in this area. Now, I will say if we have to do a combined 6 through 12 schedule like we did this year, that does limit some of our opportunities, some of our time frames because it definitely overloads our ELA and our math areas and our science social studies. We were able to break up a little bit, but um God bless Miss Armusby, Miss Pounds, and Miss Zuk because they're working their

139tails off to make sure all those kids are getting everything they need. Um, now like phase three to expand and deepen these pathways that would be like the 2728 school year and adding any additional pathways that students might be interested in. Uh, getting some of that more internship and job shadowing things lined up. However, we have some of those preliminary things going on with workforce the workforce development board out of the eastern side of New Mexico. They already have some opportunities that our students can take advantage of. However, they're not directly in Corona. they would have to travel to areas like Roswell or Riadoso. Um so trying to create some more of these in partnerships with local like pattern or local ranches, the university, um local business owners, things like that. Um CEN also fosters

140that strengthening of the FFA and 4 partner alignment because 4 and FFA already have so much deep curriculum built. They want you to make sure that you're deepening that. We already kind of have some of that going. So, um, we can move that up a phase if we needed to. Um, but then increasing our credentiing opportunities. I'd like to move that into phase two because I think we have highquality teachers that could be credentialed. I just don't know what that looks like yet. I've got a couple calls scheduled with um some people and the state peed is working on what that credentiing looks like. Also, uh I just sat on a call yesterday, peed has um taken on a company called Advanced CTE in order to help create the New Mexico model. And um that

141was the big question that probably 80% of the call or the people on the call asked was how do we get teachers that we already have credentialed in those areas? And then uh sustaining and improving. That's just kind of tweaking things as we move along um past 2028 and how we move things um and where we want to go. Um this is just kind of more information of how we provide that student access staffing and capacity. Right now, if we take advantage of those dual credit classes, we allow uh time in the schedule for Miss Aramusi and Miss Pounds to help those students in English and math uh on those um courses that they're taking for their associates degree. That's going to be important. Um and just providing students those supports from the staff that

142we already have is going to be huge. But then maybe looking at getting Mr. Christ credentialed to teach welding or do we uh see if we can't get somebody from Huey's fabrication shop uh credentialed into allowing our students to go up there and do some things within their shop. Um and then just kind of building those partnerships. Now looking at funding, we can we haven't done a lot of Perkins lately in the past because the amount of paperwork and receipt tracking is um a full-time job in itself, but that's another funding source that we could potentially tap into as we move forward in some of this. Uh there's some other grant opportunities um that I think we could use. I answered a survey today and the peed asked how we would pay for credentialed or

143to get teachers credentialed for dual credit and I was very blunt and told them they needed to pay for that and use the excess that they have in legislation. We'll see what peed decides. I don't know if they'll like my response or not, but um and then just kind of measuring our success um trying to figure out each phase of the project, setting forth our goals, making sure they work. Um so I know we're talking a lot. I'm going to stop my share right now, but um I know we're talking a lot about tightening our belts. Moving into the CTE realm and throwing all these darts anyways. U moving into the CTE realm is really a non-negotiable. It's being pushed by the peed. It's what we have to provide our students um to get them

144in their graduation requirements. It's meeting the needs of the peed. So um that's kind of that CTE plan. I I will email out the kind of outline form and the slideshow so that you have all that information in front of you. Um again, we can tweak it a little bit. This was written with the help of chat GPT because I wasn't really sure what a CTE plan looked like um or what we were wanting. Uh, I think this did a pretty good job of at least giving us some timelines for a couple phases, um, and providing us at least a a a basis for where we start things. Any questions? >> So, this has to start in the 26 27 school year. >> Yeah. Uh, by I think it's by um August of 27, we

145have to have that split algebra 2 class. Um, so I mean, yeah, basically we have to start offering some of these CTE. We already do some of that with our FFA program and making all of our kids take FFA or AD classes. Uh, we're already kind of checking some of the boxes off in what we're doing. However, we're going to have to expand it even further. Um, I think we can do that with our dual credit offerings. Um, but eventually that's where it's going to have to just kind of continue to offer more opportunities. I think we can what the peed is saying and what my understanding is is once we identify those three areas which we have already done the a healthcare and the natural resources as long as we keep those three basis

146or or we follow the economics within our our area and we provide some kind of classes or pathway within whatever our economic base is and those areas within our area then we check that box. But, um, yeah, it's going to have to continue to grow and it really does need to start this next school year with those new graduation requirements. >> Okay, >> I think we can make it work. If we have if we can't add the extra staff members that and we have to go back to that master schedule like we have this year, we can check those initial boxes, but eventually we're going to have to expand. Yeah, that's that's the only advantage when you got to add all these classes and you don't have the staff. I mean, and it would be

147that's why the big schools get away with it because they have 20 they have 27 kids for one teacher where we have two kids that want to take that. Yeah, we got to have a teacher over there and then these two want to be over here. We got to have a teacher for that. We just can't. It's just uh >> I will I will say like our AVID our AVID elective time building that in there that becomes like if if you tour Rosco my envision and and Roxy might be able I don't know if she's still there. I know Casey left but uh when we went to Rosco they had a giant room. I called it the Avid pit. I don't know what they really call it but it's a a big room where the

148students are leading a lot of that instruction. If we've got them in dual credit classes and you've got one or two teachers that are facilitating and making sure students are on task, um you can get away with some of that. I know part of the feedback was not putting the kids on the computer so much, but that's what college and career that's that's what your training programs are anymore is they're all online. All of your college stuff, I mean, Hitch goes to class, gets his lecture, and then everything else is online. So, I don't think we can get away from the computers if we're really trying to prepare them for college and career readiness, but I think we have some opportunities that we could put them in in a big classroom. We could have some

149team teachers or team facilitators in there. They're not really teaching the classes. The instructions coming from online, but you've at least got some facilitation happening where kids are staying on task and not just it's not just a free class period. They're being monitored. they're being made to get their stuff done. We have some of that. We've had some of that in the last couple years where our college kids wind up getting kind of shoved in a corner and they're not being monitored and that's a detriment to them because there's not a somebody monitoring them. And that's where we need a little bit more room within that scheduling um for some teachers to do that. Now, you know, we could put them in a room, they're doing the AVID thing and Roxy could still be providing

150interventions. Becky could still be providing interventions and you just sift the kids where they need to be for that time frame. >> Any other questions or comments that I need to consider as we move forward on all that stuff? So, so based on that information in this upcoming budget, do we does Vicki have everything she needs to make sure based on what that has in it that we're covered for the stepping stones for for that? >> Yes. So the CTE, some of it was like specifically allocated for CTE and so that was too much. >> Okay. >> And and they parallel. >> Well, we always had Carl Perkins. Why do we not have it now? >> Mr. Johnson, >> I think Mr. Johnson quit using it um probably about 8 years ago because the amount

151of paperwork almost tripled of him what he would have to document the receipts that he would have to follow all of these steps that he would have to take and that was going to be a full-time job in it itself and that would take time out of the classroom and time away from the students. So he just chose not to go that route that he would look for other funding sources. Yeah, makes sense. >> Funding from the state is coming specifically for and then you have to like align it, >> you know, kind of like do with any kind of curriculum. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Granted, it's not as much as what they originally told everybody, but at least it's still. >> So, right now with the teachers we have, hopefully they're all coming back.

152How much more staff do you think >> you're going to need? you're going to need. >> Um, so we definitely think that we need somebody additional on the middle school side here to be able to free up a couple of those classes or, you know, hours for our high school teachers to be able to help out with intervention in the AVID. >> So, is that like just an all-around teacher can teach anything or is that you need to be >> mostly math science? uh they could be K8 credentialed or they could be secondary 612 credentialed with endorsements in math or science. >> So that's one >> that and then and I know one of the biggest things for our teachers was that they each got their own grade level in elementary. That was something that

153was always promised to them. However, whenever we only have three students in the class or four students in the class, >> especially in our younger kiddos, it's a lot harder to make sense of compared to, you know, three, four, five. Those are testing grades. And so that looks a lot different than our younger kiddos. >> Um, so I think we'll be okay with combining K1 again. And you know, I sent Vicki kind of like our projected uh staffing. Uh and so region 9 is also looking into getting an an interventionist for us for us a reading interventionist. Um so we would have a math interventionist two days a week and a reading intervention is two weeks a >> um and so that'll be in our region 9 >> in the union. >> And is not

154going to retire? >> No. She said she's got nurse. Good guesser graduation in five years. >> Full benefits. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. >> That's before Finn reaches her classroom. No, I'm just kidding. >> That's what I was wondering if she was waiting on Kelsey to graduate or she >> for Yeah, for graduation. Yeah. >> And Miss >> Oh, yeah. >> So, one one for that and then Are you still going to look at a special ed? >> Yes. Um we still we still need um teacher on the elementary side. So, there will be um 11. You said 18. >> I think 11 because there's a few that are coming on this side. will be 11 at the high school. So that's their number there. >> Are they are are those sped kids are they

155ingrained in the community pretty much but it's not like they're going to and as soon as school by next school year they're not going to be. So most of them are so that won't that's not >> so on like the side. Yeah. Oh, yeah. It helps monetarily, but >> but then it >> but the teacher wise, I mean, it takes >> So, okay. No, I was just wondering. I will also say if we can separate if we can separate prek from library art and whether that's with an EA or what that looks like that's going to make the middle school schedule a little easier to build in those prep hours because their core they're not going to be a morning core like the high school uh because there's going to be you know like our

156math science person would be one person and our ELA social studies would be one person but they would have elective time within that morning uh utilizing Mr. Christ as the a teacher and providing a 678 and then I would like to be able to provide them some kind of library art time uh within that schedule to be able to provide those prep hours for the teachers as well. Um, so that would be important, but I I think Randa and I have looked at some things that we could potentially get by with utilizing um maybe somebody at an EA level for that position for library art, but we have to look at some waiverss and some different things because technically they're supposed to be a master level teacher to do library. That doesn't work for a

157rural school. the amount of credentials for the library if library. >> That's crazy. >> You might have a better chance of getting an EA than a full and getting a full teacher. >> Yeah. And it's a lot easier too because even with that, like if we had an EA, we would be able to go through the ED fellows program. So, you know, we did get monies uh for the rest of this year for the FL's position and then next year we'll be able to get money for two um you know, so that for their salaries. >> We've also really looked at the staffing um you know like having high quality people here. Um you know, I know I've said this before, if I have to do your job for you, I don't take it. my

158cold like if I have to sit around and tell you what to do and things like that. And so, you know, Vicki and I had some hard conversations about like I shouldn't say hard conversations, just kind of what that especially will have been tenure and growth plans and things like that. And just because I I do think that we could do better with, you know, having ensuring that everybody is is reaching their full potential. And I have told the staff before, you know, if you're not doing what you're wanting to do, then you need to tell me because that's supposed to be my my job is to get you to where you want to. Um, so that's that's something too that coaching and mentoring is important, but they've got to learn to do They kind

159of do it >> and grow, not just get a paycheck >> just cuz you're >> and it shows up where a small school if they if they don't want to be here or if they're just coasting it really shows where those bigger schools they can kind of get away with. It shows and it's it's harder to deal with. Yeah. Because there's just so many that >> because they're entrenched. >> Yeah. It's fun. Yeah. Yep. Okay. Thank you, Amanda. >> Yes. Thank you. >> You're welcome. Thanks. >> If you need if you require more information, if you'll on the CTE side, if you'll send it to me, um I'm happy to get you that information. Randa had just for or had asked for my help in in getting that when when it was sent to her.

160And so, I'm happy to get you whatever other information if it retain or pertains to like the graduation requirements and things along those lines. Um, if you'll send me an email, I'll get whatever information you need. >> The timeline of those requirements, like when we have to have them uh timeline, like when they're mandated by >> uh so the the algebra 2 option um it starts with uh this next no this year's freshman. So by the time they reach their junior year, we have to provide them options for algebra 2. They don't we can't force them to take algebra 2. You have to provide a construction math, welding math, some other kind of math with uh starting with this group. >> Well, it's three years out. They didn't >> but we'll be they're almost sophomores.

161They'll be sophomores next year. So, it's the 2728 school year that we have to change. >> Not the freshman's coming in. It's the freshman that are there that should not >> Yeah. Yeah. Um and >> and then there's also another social studies component um that we're going to have to think about. They're moving away from mandating the New Mexico history. I I think is what it is. Or you have to be able to provide another another option because when students move into New Mexico as juniors or seniors to make them go back and take New Mexico history as a graduation requirement is a little excessive. And so we're going to have to think of another option. They've thrown out financial literacy as an option. We've always used financial literacy as our fourth math credit or

162college algebra. Um and so we're going to have to make some decisions along those lines. Right now I think we're okay with that one if we still offer New Mexico history. Um, but I'm also gonna kind of plant the seed a little bit to start thinking about moving away from being the provider for driver's education. Uh, because we have to have that person set and send them to a week-long training in the summer. We have not really been compliant the last couple years. This year, we put them because we weren't compliant. We couldn't get another another waiver. We put them on an online course and that online course was supposed to be 30 hours and the kids finished it in 12 hours but had to let the clock run. So they've been doing basically nothing

163waiting for the clock to run out for that certificate uh in the meantime. So, I'm going to say that's my >> my opinion is to push that off as a family. Yeah, that needs to become a family priority. And it's not very expensive. It's 30 bucks for the online course. You take 30 hours on your own time versus wasting classroom time. >> There you go. >> And the teacher just demolition. So the CPO thing is is the biggest polic said that they they couldn't just sign off on just for this that they would be in charge of our full procurement and they didn't want to take on that liability. Um and so that's why I reached out to uh the grant scene um submitted all the paperwork, filled out all the law to get a

164waiver, told her when I was enrolled, showed her my enrollment forms and she said I wasn't in the system. I said, "Can you please tell me what that means?" I have called her. I have emailed her. I have left her voicemails. I have even told Randy Hood like, "Hey, I've done all of these things and I still I haven't heard anything back." Um, which I mean, granted, I'll have I'll be done Friday after I take my assessment, but um, >> who's her boss? >> She's she's the one that's on top of the of the list on the Dirt Services website. Wonder if we could find somebody at rattles some cages. >> So that's I mean got a call from your local. >> Yeah, there you go. >> I'm not. So that's been the biggest hold

165up. I I I do want to apologize because that's some of like the learning curves with me not knowing that I have to have that certification, but then we also have one on Canvas other than the person who was here previously, right? And so too, that's why Miss Nelia and I are both taking it is so you know in case if something happens and I'm not here or she's not here like there's >> I reach out to >> find somebody or or or Brax Wilson >> cuz I mean I had originally reached out to her like in I I want to say it was in November. I had checked my email thread. Yeah. And I I never heard back from her even then asking for >> if I went as well. >> Amanda, you good?

166>> Okay. >> All right. >> Everybody good? You need some questions? >> Yeah. April. >> Oh yeah. April 22nd. >> Are we going to have to have a special meeting before that? >> No. That would be that that should be enough. >> Are we doing teams? >> Uh strategic planning. Is that what you mean? Or why law? >> Yes. Um, so they he he said he got an extension on whatever was required, I guess, his submission um whatever paperwork. And so he said that next Thursday. >> Yeah. The 16th. >> The 16th. Yes. >> And you can be here >> or you can do Zoom. The >> 16th 11. >> Okay. >> You should have got an invitation. >> Yeah. My thing went off, but I didn't check it. Yeah. >> And you're wanting to

167do another meeting on the 2e for the budget on the 22. >> That shouldn't take too long. >> I'm open. >> And we do have >> Do we need an executive session for some of that? >> The budget. Yeah. Well, maybe any questions or >> Okay, so devil's advocate. So, let's say that we have some concerns or issues. Maybe they need to be confidential based on what where everything finally falls. >> Um, and we need to have that discussion, but we don't have it posted. That's probably a good idea just in case. And so do you want to cut that beginning of the >> No, after after we go through the budget in case we have some >> Yeah, that only thing I think of is like salary or some new positions or teachers >>

168discuss >> if we don't have it in executive sessions. We don't >> if we don't in our budgets do that following the date. >> Yeah, that's the problem, right? If we have a question or concern, we know it by the day. >> And I did send out like an elementary needs assessment and high school needs assessment. Okay. >> Um so there's not very many results from them yet. So I'll continue to push for that tomorrow. Um and kind of email you guys those results just so you can take a look at that too to help, you know, kind of finalize your decisions for budget. And we did like Mr. M said we we put together initially we met with our leadership team on team on the calendar options and they came up with a decision.

169However, I felt like the whole staff needed to be >> Yeah. Exactly. So they all got the option to um you know have a voice with that and so we do have a unanimous vote with that. Um so we never >> Okay. Was that option B? A more expensive? >> No, it was A. >> Okay. >> A was my favorite one. >> Nice photographic memory. So, I remember the options. >> It was >> I think having the staff here once or twice during the school year for meeting was >> an outstanding that was >> and then like Roxan brought up that, you know, and they're I know everybody's always curious that way. They want to know what we're doing. Well, we're not doing anything with just but I think that was very nice. >> Yeah.

170Like they have a voice and Yeah. that they have I mean I know they have good leadership and and that's you know so that's not the issue. Um, I just don't want you to ever think that I'm trying to go around you or but I mean while they're in here, you want them to feel like they're being heard and if you have a question and they're in here, you know, ask it, >> right? >> So, um, I hope that was good. >> Employment, >> right? >> What? I'm glad that many showed up. >> Me, too. I was pleased to see website too for our community members. >> Oh, yeah. You saw >> Yeah, I saw that. So, but that's part of it too, you know, like you offer all of this out to them for

171them to have a voice and to share their opinion and nobody >> start sticking it on the post office wall, too. I don't know. >> But I don't know. They probably don't even read our agenda or anything else that we post. >> Maybe we should put free puppies on there. >> Oh, no. No. That would keep them away, wouldn't it? Bring your free puppies. And I think the bottom line is we need to do some we really need to do some stuff. >> We have although I know we're trying to stockpile it but >> you know at the end of the day we we are still a school and we need to do all the things that a school does. So that's a question is do we we kind of develop a policy for the

172next two or three years where we rattle 65 70% >> and just and then put the rest >> one cover bond I don't I don't know the requirements of a little money >> but I it's discretionary it's ours we can spend it however we want >> we can spend it on a >> turn that recorder would like may is for him to kind of talk to us about investing some of that >> that way we're making we're making money off of it because it's not making >> I kept saying a long time ago >> no and I I think it's >> responsible to to put I suggest that a long time >> and we can go to the community and say >> we have a savings plan. >> Yeah. >> With this beginning. >> So,

173>> but yeah, make up a deal like we're we're going to save 50%. We're going to >> Well, that we're not going to ask for a bond in the future because we weren't responsible. >> Yeah. Takes a we weren't prudent with what we've been getting. But again, at the end of the day, we're still a school and we need to provide these services. >> That's when I talked to >> Oh, I had my my Jim Miller was who I was talking to. I said Jim Hill because I had PST on the brain. >> Um, >> yeah. you know, but when I submitted our our presentation for that, he said, you know, that they before they even look at the presentations, usually they already have their mind made up. So you guys >> So with that,

174they haven't been clear on to when we will be told when we have like if or if we don't have to give our presentation. >> We're still preparing to go. So >> that's for the useful Do you need somebody to go with it? >> Uh, Mr. Houston. >> Oh, great. >> So, what about her contract? >> What is she on? What is her timeline? What is her contract? >> Oh, never mind. >> But I should say, is she on contract for maximum years or is it a year to year? >> It's a year to year. I mean she's and >> that's not our purview that >> No, no, no. I was just wondering because she's wonderful and we need her. >> Yeah. Her experience as a as a teacher and then as an administrator. She

175was even excit >> Thank you. Thank you ladies. I move to adjourn. >> Second ladies. >> Thank you Amanda. >> Yes. >> Hey Amanda put some sunscreen on. You can tell everybody was out on spring break and you've been out in the sun and Randa's been working cows and >> that was one track meet here. That wasn't even spring break. That was a track meet. Oh. Oh, that's right. Oh, they said when they came home from Fort Did you go to Fort Sar? >> Yeah. Oh, >> Fort Sar, but it wasn't even hot. >> Yeah, that's what they said. It wasn't hot. But >> fact, some of them got cold and they but they sunburned. >> Trip's whole noses blistered from his eyebrows down. >> Oh gosh. Yeah, they said they blistered