Hagerman Municipal Schools Board Meeting - August 2025

001I pledge algiance 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 >> good evening horn. Um I first want to thank you guys alone officer team. This year is our 2025 2026 man officer team. Uh we're small numbers but we're still mighty course. Um starting out with our Sentinel we have Kylie Sterns. she will be a junior this year. Kenon Price, our reporter senior. Amber Reigns, our secretary, she'll be a junior. Uh Luke Gray Jr., he is our vice president. And then our president and state vice president and district president, Mr. Grady Moss. Thank you guys. >> Thank you. Thank you foring James say public comment. >> Um, moving on to the admin reports, Miss J. Few

002budget adjustments. Um, initially when the school time, I just kind of threw a budget in there, but we're going to be doing some tutoring out of it and also um some after school stuff. So, I'm moving some money there. Um, the other one is just some a repair line for our bus. We are working on purchasing card as I said the um two years of our name as maybe question the bus repaired. >> No parts ordered. It's a dresser for AC. So I think it's usable for short distances. ride too short. >> Uh, Mr. First week that school started, town had a disastrous water leak underneath the street between the elementary and the middle school. Pound boys did a good job jumping in and getting it all fixed before the students returned. Salceto carpet and

003tile came in and replace the stinky carpet with LBT planks in the middle school's bedroom. We had a few issues in the cafeteria had a bad stop up in the garbage disposal. It was probably one of the worst stopups I've ever experienced. Also, there was there was too much food dumped in. solid food plus a piece of metal got lodged in the disposal. We finally got it unloded and back to work and we're probably going to have to replace the disposal. Had a weak light sensor in the girls bathroom. My electric vendor couldn't find me a replacement so Armanos are ordering one for me. In the meantime, we just installed a bangup switch. 4K roofing should be here by next Monday and start our repair on the roof in the boys locker room in the

004high school gym. Then we will be busy this week trying to get the football field ready for the game Friday night. Thank you. Special ed. >> Okay. So, I will I have a report from Mr. Lassar. Item number one says, "Sorry for my absence." Uh, we have a total of 90 kids on IEPs at Herman schools with three more coming into to the uh prek. By law, no more than 14% of our student body can be receiving Spanish services. All ancillary services and staff have uh started. We are fully staffed. No issues. We have plenty of speech therapists, occupational therapists, and physical therapist. Our diagnostician is having trouble with the uh ERB, a statewide problem, and we'll have to wait to work for a bit. Uh Katie Gray will be filling in for her. And

005it looks like the uh office of special education will be even more vigilant than in the past due to the accredititations. No surprise. I do not know uh who the director is from the state. The top two left. This office answers to the governor, not to the PD. All spent departments are audited every 40 days throughout the year. I would like to thank the custodial staff and the maintenance department for cleaning out the old man room, my office space, and it looks great. Good start to the year. We had a controller go out on the flashing light on the east side. Gary's got that got that order. Got a new sign order for it. We're issuing parking permits for the students. Drive into the parking lot. Thank you. >> Sure. So, President Moss, board members,

006thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I won't take up a lot of time. Um, Superintendent Reyes and I have met a couple of times this summer when you came out to campus and you were here last week as well. Uh, we are looking at increasing our career and technical education programming. We want to expand our dual credit offerings with Dexter, Hagermanerman, and Lake Arthur and also add additional programming on campus. I passed out some information uh regarding this effort. It's going to take a mill levy and so this is a tax increase. We have dinners that are planned and you're invited to come. Uh and if if you're available, please come to one of these. We'll explain the programs we're looking at right now on health sciences. If we add a program,

007if this passes, then we'll be looking at a physical therapy assistance program. And on the teched side, we'd be looking at a heavy diesel program. And so those are the two that we're looking at primarily on campus. But then we want to also increase pathways for students, especially in the rural parts of Chavez County. So, I'd be glad to answer any questions if you have them, sir. >> How many pathways are currently? >> I'm sorry, sir. >> How many pathways are currently offered for? >> So, we have numerous pathways in our health sciences and we could expand those. So we have medical assisting and we have nursing nursing assistant. We have an respiratory therapy program. We have also the EMS program that starts at EMT basic and goes up to paramedic. And then on the

008teched side, we have welding, automotive, we have an aviation maintenance program, an HVAC program, and then on the workforce side, we have a CDL program. So, those are the ones that we're looking at trying to add to uh because we want to increase the number of skilled workers here in the county and then have them available also to uh meet local needs. And if if the mill doesn't pass, then none of these programs will be added. >> It would be very difficult um to add additional programs without additional funding at this time for our campus. Yes. I didn't know if there have to be a priority white, right? So, the way the way our mill works, we're countywide and so the average that we plan and budget for is about 1.3 million each year from

009the mill levy. Um, we're the lowest body in the county that gets a mill levy out of uh the school district, the city, the county as compared to those uh groups. And we know that that mill levy value is probably going to go down because of the loss of homes from October. And so I can't tell you today that, you know, if this mill levy passes, we'd get 1.35 million next year. uh just because the county assessor is going to look at what the property values are across all the communities. We are hopeful that um we'll get this passed and we'll be able to add those two programs and then increase the pathways, perhaps add transportation if needed to get students to and from campus. Um, when I grew up, I was in Oklahoma and

010students in the high schools starting in ninth grade could go to a vote center and they could be there half day. So, they were at the school district half day, they were at the VOTE program half day and they could start that in the ninth grade. So, like our aviation maintenance program was a two-year program. Students come out, they're eligible to take the FAA licensing exam to become a certified airframe and power plant mechanic. I knew folks in ninth grade that were going half day to that EMT program back in Oklahoma City and then at the end of the time when they graduated high school, they also were able to go take that test and then they were able to get jobs throughout the industry. So those are the kinds of opportunities that I'm thinking

011of when we talk about dual credit. We want to make sure that students have good pathways, especially in the rural schools because I know that the opportunities here aren't the same as they are at Goddard High School and at Roswell just because of scale and size. So, we want to try to balance the field a little bit, if you will. Um, and I think our location would be beneficial, especially for the county schools because it's not as far as going to the middle of town. questions. Appreciate >> it. So, I'm gonna introduce our new staff. So, I'm gonna start with Miss Lora and she teaches four. Nice to meet you. She comes with lots of experience. And then I have Mr. Chan. He teaches K571. And who was not able to be here tonight is

012Bus and she is our DA for 2K. And then that's as far as our new staff. So I welcome them and I'm glad they were able to come here and visit. They've been working really hard in the classrooms. As far as staffing, since I'm already on that subject, um I've been very busy interviewing. Uh we have made I'm happy. be happy team has made recommendations and we anticipate welcoming two new certified staff members soon. One new certified staff member soon and then one Saturday every day. Um we also have opened up a position for educational assistant interviews and so those are in progress and with full of completion this week. We still have an intervention position still vacant and so that will still stay open hoping that we hoping we get more applicants for that

013position. As far as the building and things and updates that we've been doing, I've been working on safety procedures, cleaning up our fire drills, those have been underway this month and staff has been asked to check emergency bags, reporting any items that need to be replenished. We discussed safety and security protocols with the gates um and the fact that open up during the bus time and clarifying any kind of questions and things that we had about that and staff has been reinforcing some positive restroom expectations to make sure that we're helping um making sure that students are being respectful as far as instruction and professional development. Teachers have been encouraged to select their preferred time for uh for professional learning uh for PLC's and frequencies and topics will be discussed further about that. teachers have

014been began to use plan book and working out some kinks with that because we had some issues with teachers being able to submit lesson plans. K5 is using a mirror learning which is our statewide assessment for K2. Um and in our school we will be doing it K5. We are working through some login issues some issues just with using this new program. It's used to be I station but it's kind of being remarketed as a mirror. It has some new AI technology with it. So, we're working on uh I'm planning on calling support tomorrow, figuring out some issues I've personally seen and teachers have reported back to me. And then um as far as communication operations, maintenance has been working hard on various work orders in the building. And then I do want to recognize

015that our EAS have been really helpful with coverage with um helping decorate our our school, making sure that there's out of this world. And then cafeteria has been working quick and effective with breakfast in the morning and lunches and that's been going really well and then continuing to praise the custodians who've been working really hard in our building. Um I have submitted the staff and student handbook which is on the agenda for later on today and um just a review and any kind of corrections so that I can get that out to students and staff will be once that's finalized and I can work on a Spanish version of all of those to give out to families. And then right now our enrollment's looking at about 220 with even a new enrollment as early as

016today for fifth grade classroom. And we are continue to see more preschool students arrive too. And overall, so August has been a month of settling into routines, changing our safety procedures and reinforcing communication. And staff has been showing flexibility, teamwork, and dedication and creating a positive start to the school year. I stand for questions. Any questions? >> Do we have a copy of the handbook to be presented to us? >> I did not make a copy, but I think it was presented or it was provided digitally. [Laughter] >> Sorry, no folder. >> It's a digital world. Now >> I can go make coffee. Thank you. >> I can go back to a folder. >> Sometimes you have to see it and touch it to >> That's me. I want to write on things. >> The

017handbooks are tough to not have on hand. So, I'll make sure I get that. >> Anything else? >> We had that discussion. >> We did have that discussion. I yesterday. >> All right. Elementary and I mean high school. >> We'll just do secondary. Um secondary. We'll first start off with our new with our new hires. Uh have a couple of them here with us this evening. First is Miss Dulce Garcia. She is a or EA for element for the ELA classes for both middle school and high school. She's helping Miss Pisa and our English teachers. There we have Coach Katano. He is here for he's doing all >> our PE. Um he's helping he's leading the football charge and he is also an assistant coach with esports and then we have and you don't see

018him with us this evening is Mr. Bailey. He is our high school math teacher and he's going to coach basketball. So they are our new hires and we really glad to have them as part of our team. They're already making a huge difference in our school. uh start off with enrollment. It um we have secondary enrollment as of today. There are 26 or excuse me 27 sixth graders, 32 7th graders, and 25 eighth graders for a total of 84 at the middle school. In the high school, there's 19, excuse me, nine. Words are hard. In ninth grade, there are 13 students. In 10th grade, there are 21. 11th grade 26. And 12th grade, 27 for a total of 87 at the high school. which brings us to 171 for the secondary level. Um some things

019that are going on in as far as academics, we have we started our um BRC or the Valley Rule Collaborative, which is we have four students every morning that go to Lake Gartner for participation in the new collaborative. They are taking classes in educators rising. Um while they're doing that, the their their nine classmates are here doing a computer informations program. Um, unfortunately due to a scheduling conflict in Lake Arthur, we don't have any Lake Arthur students coming to our campus, but we were ready for them if they would have been able to come. Um, and maybe in the future we'll get there. But the kids, from what I've talked to with the kids, are really enjoying and learning a lot and having that opportunity seems to be really positive for them. Um, as far

020as intervention and support programs, we are using a new program called subject.com. It's allowing our students to work for credit recovery and then also some curriculum support options, some um, differentiation things that we can do. some credits that we or some classes we can offer in support. I know for example Mr. Estroga is using the photography section that they have to help with the yearbook so they can get more in depth in the topics that go with that. But um subject seems to be a lot better than what our previous option was which was egeneuity which was really out ofd um subject also seems to be a little more rig rigorous and is a lot more secure as far as the learning platform goes. Um, and from what I can tell, from what I see

021on my side, students are showing some good success early on and enjoying that opportunity to learn in that platform. Um, our middle school is continuing to use Exel for supplemental instruction, remediation, and enrichment. Uh, we have it available across all core subject areas. Um, our special ed students in their academic support class are using it. Um, but all of our classes, math, um, science, social studies, English, language arts, have access to it. We've started a new little challenge and our first one will end tomorrow which is a weekly leaderboard and I can set it parameters for it and then give the kids things like this week are just the most questions answered and I'm going to reward the top five kids every week that do like this week's was most questions answered next week will

022be a skills gained and we can pick different things and allow a little competition because some our kids seem to really like that and respond well to that. Um for assessment and testing we have received our test scores. We're looking over those and using that to plan for our 90-day plan and look at ways to improve some things for the coming year. Our first cycle of MAP testing will be given at the beginning of September, which is our short cycle assessment to gather our beginning of year data. FFA esports student council al getting going, getting activities going for the year. Um we have class officer elections scheduled for this Thursday and then I believe we're going to do student council elections the next week um for both middle school and high school. We had great

023attendance um at open house on the 12th. We're looking at I'm looking at some options to schedule some opportunities to work to work with parents quarterly kind of get some of their insights and feedback and things as we work work through the year kind of targeting end of September for our first meeting. Um we did have a staff professional development day on Friday was really great opportunity. We worked in departments. We worked as a leadership team. Um everybody had a lot of specific tasks to do. I know social studies science and math worked really in their content and did some curriculum development and some things with different their learning platforms and a coach. Um and then ELA electives and special education were working on some really specific department tasks that day. Seemed to be off

024to a really good start as far as behavior discipline and school culture. We've had very minimal issues with the new cell phone policy which gave me a lot of nightmares before school started but it's been so far so good. We have about less than a dozen total first offense, meaning people got caught with their phone one time. Um, and we don't have any on level two. So, that's a good thing. We hope that trend continues positively. Um, all of our students have their plastic ID cards that they're which they're using for meals and that seems to be working much better in the cafeteria. Um, all of our secondary kids who return their computer forms have their Chromebooks in hand. I think sixth graders are going to get theirs first thing in the morning. We're going

025to try something a little new with them because they are we're going to ease them into the responsibility having their onetoone device. They won't take it home this first semester, but they'll have it available to them all day at school. And um we're excit they're excited and looking forward to that. Um we did find an opportunity, Daniel and I did some research um because we've had some parents ask about the possibility of insurance for the devices. Uh Daniel did a lot of research what it would cost. It would be about $30 out of pocket if parents chose to buy it. Kind of from what we can tell, it works a lot like a cell phone insurance policy as far as you pay it. And it covers loss, damage, theft, whatever could happen to your device

026um here at school, which would cause be an out-of- pocket cost for families. But we've had, I think, had about 10 students last year who broke or damaged the computer that was responsible for it. and they could be looking at up to $250 if they have to pay us back for the complete loss of their computer versus $30 for a year's worth of protection affected immediately. Seems like a pretty good deal, but we haven't put the word out yet if we've kind of seen where the where the thoughts are on that. Um, but I think it's a good it would be a good thing as far as if they break the computer, chances are they don't have the they may not have the the whole $250 or I think the screen is 75. There's it's

027stairstep cost. It's outlined in the agreement that they sign when they pick up their Chromebooks or get their Chromebooks. Um, but this would be an opportunity for people who wanted to from a parents perspective. It sounds like a pretty good deal. 30 bucks versus 250 bucks. Um, we're going to we're going to do a tailgate cookout at lunch on Thursday for all of our secondary staff and students to kind of honor the home opener that we have for football on Friday. That's a tradition that our kids really seem to enjoy. Um, NHS is hosting a blood drive next Wednesday. And that's kind of all the update I have right now, but I stand for any questions you might have. >> Thank you. items are >> addition >> um uh pretty much nextg Perkins is fully

028approved again um we received the approval in March um I don't know what happened we got a new representative with the CTRB but we received our official approval through him I guess today um we did increase in Perkins money from 14,000 to about 15 thou or 10,000 to 15,000 on our Perkins um and nextgen stayed the same at 87,042 putting us about 102,000 in our CT um programs to study able to spend that way support the FA program support BPA support classroom materials things like that and so it's kind of where we're at is kicking off it's going to be a busy year um we're starting busy FFA has something every day this week um tomorrow night will be our first kind of back to school FFA meeting um a little cookout in my room

029kind of going over some important things and we have our first concession stand Um, but that's time for questions. It's a going to be a good year. Looking forward to it. >> Um, we had the parent meeting uh at the I can't even remember. It's been a long time looking my calendar up, but I know it was before school. What the 28th of July, I believe. Um, showed the mandatory MMA video. It was actually last year's video. They barely got their new one out, I think, last week. So, I'm going to post that on the athletic page on the Bobcat website. Um, we had a photographer, former alumni, Adele Matthews, come in, formerly Adele Clark. Uh, she came in to take sports pictures kind of like we do our our spring and fall pictures. Uh,

030she offered, you know, uh, the kids the opportunity to buy those pictures and then we're going to use those for our sports programs, uh, for team pictures, for max preps, all that stuff. Uh, that goes along with it. Uh she did this last Tuesday and hopefully we'll start to see some uh first prints later on this week. Um football kicks off. They uh go to or they host dual save this week. They had a scrimmage last week. Volleyball scrimmage last week. Cross country ran in for Staten. Everything's busy this week. Thursday, Friday is going to be super busy. And then we're just going to start getting everything in stride as uh the weeks go on and on. Um, we did have uh Gateway Christian, their middle school does not have enough athletes, so they canled

031both our middle school games that we had scheduled with them. Um, hopefully, you know, maybe by the end of the the season because that is one of our last games. Maybe we'll have enough participation that we can uh reschedule that one and then if not, we'll start looking at some alternatives for uh teams that we can pick up. It was nice just because they were local and we were able to get two games out of that. Um, know there's a whole lot that I'm probably missing, but if you guys have any questions, ask for questions. >> Yeah, I got him. Got you guys. Ready to go. >> We're ready, guys. We're ready for credit. It's gonna be fun. Oh, uh, sorry, one thing I knew. Track, the track, uh, was supposed to be done at

032the end of July and then at the beginning of August. Um, due to weather delays in Oklahoma, they will start September 15th. They say it's going to take them about a week to get done. Um, cross my fingers. But if it takes longer than that, we're fine because we have two away games. close uh the starting the 15th and then the week after and then the third week is um our by-week in football. So we won't have any activities going on. So they got about a month window right there September to October to >> do all >> it's what they tell me. >> That's what they tell me. So yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. And >> I've I've checked on it a couple times. He's like, "Yeah, they they do it. They

033get it done." So >> can they move the goal post? They're tell if not uh me and Gar get out there and square the field up when they do that. Find your corners. >> I think it'll be easier because they're going to put those those D ends right there. So this one B square. >> All right. Next item is approval of the minutes from our board meeting July 14th investments and bills for the month of July. >> Make the motion in favor. First new item is questions for you to say anything. >> Oh, no. I think it's pretty much the same as last year other than we adjusted the the days and the hours. Correct. So, uh, members of the board, I do have the copy of the, uh, SRO, theou for the SRO. So,

034as you can see, Mr. Childris, he's already here. He's doing a fabulous job. I think everybody feels safe when he's here. And when he's not here, like he called me one day. He says, "I have to go to court." And there I was calling him, "Where are you? Where are you?" I told you I had to go to court. Anyways, um you know, thank you for being here and um so we do have the uhou the amount remains the same, $35,000. However, the the amount of days it's a little bit less, but it it's less days with the kids here at school, but then we also have the games. So, that kind of makes up for the the difference. So, um again, the district will pay the town of Herman $35,000 annually. And this is

035actually it's a two payments. One in December and then the second one will be at the end of uh June. We stand for questions. motion. I will make a motion to >> if I may approach the bench. Thank you. [Music] >> I'll sign it. >> Yes. So, I will try to reach out to see if I can sign it. Okay. No, you're good. But are we going to be short? >> So, from here it is actually I believe we have them all. So, we'll still have to get >> So, I would have to give and >> I'll work on this. >> Okay. Thank you. Next item is >> I just I didn't bring it up. It's just an extension last time. It's a one-year extension. The prices are the same. Is it always 1%? >>

036I don't know. >> It's always white water. >> Yeah, it's 1%. And then we also get >> strawberries. >> They're all 1%. Super tasty. Water. Is there something with you whole milk or >> they don't they don't allow the whole milk and we used to have the 2% but it all changed to 1% now I think it's part ofation Okay. So, I like to have a little discussion about this. So uh board members as you are aware we just recently and you know Jolene mentioned it also we have been facing ongoing uh issues with uh transportation right now you know we are down to only uh one bus and uh that really makes it difficult because we have situations like that like for example this coming Friday we had students going to UNESC and then

037the volleyball team that were going to ununice And then now luckily it got cancelled the um cross country team going to Clovis. So and then there's situations where we have to use three or four excursions. So that takes additional drivers and it's really it's really difficult. So um I do have a couple you know I've been working with Tillery and uh another company. So anyways, um you know, as I was saying right now with so many student activities and limited availability, one of the buses that Gary, I believe it is it the alternator or the compressor that it's needed. >> Yeah, it's the alternator for the that runs the air conditioners >> and $5,000. >> It is. It's already the part has been ordered through the tillery, but it's back order, so I don't know

038how long it's going to take. And uh right now we can use it but just for short distances maybe going to Dexter Lake Arthur other than that we will be able to use it. So >> the it's the >> the white one. Yes. >> Okay. And then um to address this issue you know I have obtained several quotes and I do have them up there but I know it's kind of difficult to see. Daniel can you expand it please? Okay. So, this is the first uh quote that I have. This one is for a 14 passenger. It's a a micro bus and a lot of people know them as the special ed bus, which will be ideal for us. However, you know, in talking to the company and then talking to Ela Hamill, you know,

039she did say that the kids are humiliated once they arrive in a one of those tiny special ed buses. >> I don't believe that. My kids ask us every day before we get home. >> And I, you know, to me it's like I think it would be ideal because sometimes we have FFA kids that there's so many 12 kids that are traveling and I think, you know, that's perfectly fine. Sometimes we have like the varsity team, volleyball, there's only, you know, what is it? 14 girls. So, sometimes it's it's ideal. This one here cost us 96,695. However, of course, it will take time to get this to to because they have to build it. So, even if we were to approve and purchase one of the buses, we do have um and and it is

040part of our budget. So, it's already in our budget. So, you know, we should be okay. And so that is the first one. The estimated cost again it's $96,000. The second one, can you move this? >> This one says 22. >> Um the second one, it's the 22 passengers. >> Can you >> Yeah. So it looks like I'm going to quickly jump in here. That first one that was on that um PDF is a 22 passenger. >> Okay. So, um, because it is that one is the 96,000. It's the special ed and it that one it's only a 14 passenger. So, >> here let me scroll down and see if I find that other one. Uh, 10 passenger and those are Nope. So, it looks like the two that are at the very top are

041your 20 passenger and your 22. >> Okay. So, go to So, the first one is the one that I just showed the 96,000. That one is actually the 14 passenger and it's the special a bus, the tiny tiny one. The next one it's 125,983 and that one is a 20 to 22 passenger. That one is more of a medium activity bus. It's uh I mean again it holds 22 uh passengers and it is just uh bigger than than the special ed bus. It's not a huge bus. It's not, but it's it's just kind of like a medium size. That one is 125,983. And then um you also have these copies. We also send them to you. So you should have them. And then the last one, if you look at the last one, Mr. Daniel,

042you scroll. Okay. So the last one is from a different company. This is from Chalmer's Ford. And this one is actually a proposal for the 2025 Ford Transit which is um pass it's a 12 10 to 12 passenger van and this one here runs 65,662.80 and there is a picture there. Look at the Can you Okay, that's the the picture of the van, which again it would be I think I I would prefer this one versus the special ed bus, >> but then I think two of the vans [Music] >> not for the van >> because we rented one of these when we went to national convention that one year >> from Davis. It was so fun. >> I I stand for questions. I mean, and and if you want me to pursue this, I

043will be more than happy. And >> what's the storage like on the vans? that I you know it's it's difficult because it's really >> when we rented when we we rented a 15 passenger van in Indie and it fit all of our luggage >> plus room. >> It was I mean it was a pretty good cargo and real deep cargo. >> Daniel, can you go for scroll down a little bit and see if you can expand the passenger? Okay. Higher go up >> and go. Okay. right there. Daniel, see if you can expand the uh the seating area. >> Do we have a little enclosed trailer? [Music] >> Does Yeah. >> You don't have one? >> Yeah, we have a car trailer >> smaller. They used to use it a long not a long time

044ago, a while ago for football and stuff and we've used it for FFA like to go to state judging for luggage and for taking stuff with us. Um, you did some repair, did it not? >> It I know we're due for tires on it. I was going to pull it out at some point this year. I'm trying to look at it and see. >> But >> the law The law does not allow us to pull trailers with kids on trips like that. >> Have kids trucks cruises. >> Yeah. PED. So like I know there >> No, I you're right. >> PED does not allow us for transportation activity drivers allowed to pull a trailer >> with students in the car. >> even behind the transportation. >> Yeah. >> With students. However, we would have to

045take two vehicles. So it would be, you know, for example, this one and then somebody else driving the ad truck with the equipment. The same thing for football. So that could be that's a possibility. >> But but we have the funds to cover the 125. >> We have the funds. I believe >> you buy two of these. >> We could Does that affect the rule of you can't use the motor vehicle to take two people to the same place >> At the same time. Does that rule still apply to this? So, so basically the way it is, so let's say that Parker wants to take and he wants to be the driver. He cannot be the driver and monitor the kids at the same time. So, it would have to be Parker monitoring the kids

046and driving. So, you would be >> even But it's really difficult. >> But I would say we do have to solve that. in place for probably several years. >> More than more than two. You can't take more than two. >> Third probably. >> But we are so limited at this. >> Well, like the new expeditions, if we do that where there's where there's a driver plus a sponsor, you we already lost one seat for kids in those new ones and you lose another seat. You only take six students at a time. >> Plus, no room for >> Yeah. Plus, you hold your hold your jump for you. >> Like right now, you can't send three excursions to one place for the same event. But if we have two if we have two of these then

047you can you can send two of these that hold more people. >> Well and the little tiny buses aren't I mean there's a lot of schools that drive those to FBA stuff there. I mean Tatum Melrose Corona >> and yeah I don't think it's nice to call buses but I mean >> yeah the hard but I think >> I know I'd be willing to get my CEO if we had a short bus like that. >> Right. I'm just not I don't want to be responsible driving the day 40. >> I thought driving. >> No, not for an activity driver, regular activity driver. >> We have to activity drivers in here right now. >> Like I say, are >> I like the van idea. You put a wrap on it. >> Yeah. >> I mean, a

048lot of a lot of schools drive the middle school. I don't know. Nobody >> I know. We'd be probably the first of the kind in New Mexico to drive a van other than like public school. >> Um >> I thought I didn't think were allowed. >> I know that we had one at school that had like a sliding door. They made the school get rid of it because they said it was too dangerous for the sliding door. It's impossible for the kids roll out. >> Do these have sliding doors? >> I think it has a folding doors. >> Personally, I like the the mediumsiz bus, but you know, because I think it will hold more more kids, >> too. But I think our biggest struggle is drivers. >> It's always the same. >> Yeah, you

049can send one to cross country, one for >> I think it would be great. When we when we get in a pinch, that's what it what really does it is we have two drivers and you know maybe it's right right now it's football going this way, volleyball going this way, but where's cross country going? How are we going to get them there? Can we get a bus there? And and actually now I think there's more cross country than >> Everybody. So cross country take the big bus. >> Football would take the other bus. I'll be stuck with yet. I think there's >> 16 total >> and and typically when we the biggest times we get in a bind is is trying to get students from one activity to another where like Mr. Parker coming uh

050bringing you know a great we bring Brady for a long time but I don't know but like a lot of times during judging season >> usually there's a contest like at talis or somewhere we're trying to get home to get kids to a track meet here or meet somewhere up along the way or like last year the middle schoolers had a were supposed to have that loving track meet during state judging and we took a second >> every 15 minutes I had to take the kids uh BPA came home the highway to meet football. >> Okay, so this one here, it shouldn't be too bad. We could probably get those pretty soon. The van, the buses, it would be probably next year, maybe March, April when because they have to be >> are clearly still.

051>> Yes, but they're they're very small. Yeah. >> Yeah. Unfortunately, the Expeditions, if they were the XL's, they would probably be perfect, >> but they're just the regular ones. So, there's like >> we look good when we roll up, but it's it's like four people get up. >> They unfold themselves. >> The excursions. Yeah. I mean, they they are effective, but I don't like driving excursions, >> right? >> In the future. And and I've been talking to to my admin team that I would like to you know once we have funding for it that possibly possibly I don't know maybe get another vehicle for the superintendent use and then the suburban would be a you know we use it for activities that will hold eight and the right that one that one's pretty comfortable on

052the long term because we did take that one we did that when we did our big road Right now, I think it's it only has like 54,000 miles. So, it's still >> Oh, yeah. >> It's either we need a right now fix or we need a year later fix. >> This might be a little bit easier to work on, too. >> Possibly. You know what that I don't know if it does >> AC I think it >> Yeah. So it has front and rear AC rear heater. [Music] Perfectly fine. >> Is this an action item? >> It is a it's a discussion and approval, but >> you don't have to approve it. >> So So we can take more >> depending on the one that So we could take more people >> with two vans

053than we could with that one bus, right? Um, >> but you can take them different places. >> 30 and 22. >> It's anywhere 10 to 12 passengers, but it depends on the size of the kid. >> It's nine students and a driver. So, >> 10 people. >> Okay. >> For the van be have two people in the van. One to drive, one to supervise the kid. Say a kid is g losing a seat to a kid >> to be in compliance. Yes. >> So it' be eight kids being able to travel. >> But with a regular driver versus a CDL driver and we have how many CDL drivers right now? >> Right now we have two >> CDL drivers. That's the biggest. >> But I think we do have some people here that need to

054>> if it's a small bus. Absolutely. I will. If it's a talking about you, but I'm talking about Parker and maybe Gary. I think Gary needs to >> be CEO certified. >> I think we should get Chris, too. He's not >> He said it one time. He said like >> you guys drivers, I got you. >> Where's the CDL program there? Don't they Again, you don't have to make a decision. >> The bus thing seems like a problem. >> It is a problem and it's it's year after year. >> Well, no, but even other maintenance is easier, the driver is easier. And if you like, we can start with one if it works. [Music] >> No, please don't. I know every school vehicle I know that has a logo on it has been broken into

055analyzed across the state. >> I do not recommend it. >> What do you not recommend? >> Putting logo big logos on them because every school I know >> actually that's uh to be in compliance. We have to >> we could do a magnet cartel on there and keep them away. >> Have no idea what we're >> talking Right now fix Otherwise, we're going to wait for years. >> It will be probably March, April. We would have to order it now and then >> this one from Tilly. It says 12 passion. What is that? So, so again the one that it's 96,000 that one is it's not a 22 passenger because it is a small uh bus and and that one >> for charmers I'm sorry. Oh, for chummers. >> Yeah, >> it's a bus or

056not a bus, a van. >> It's the van. Uhuh. >> Says to go pass faster than 10 passengers. >> So, so the way he explained it, it all depends. You know, you can have anywhere from 10 to But see, if you look at the seating, that's only 10, but I think the back seat you can probably fit a few more kids. Depends on the size. But then I guess they won't I don't know if it has like the seat belts. >> Oh, yeah. Those are only eight. 10 total in the front two and then they put two more in it. >> And I might quickly jump in here. I did see somewhere that these are 12 passenger vans, but they need to be modified to 10 um nine plus driver. Um I'm not sure if

057that's a ruling somewhere that needs to be followed or why it's needed to be done, but that is something that I did see that they do need to be modified to 10. So >> yeah, that one there's one proposal here about converting it. I didn't see that. >> Or 306 Cambridge. >> It is it is right here. Um >> it does say that they do have to modify it permanently um to comply with public law 10959. How many kids are on >> the football team? >> Uh I think they're at 16 right now. >> Well, and >> and their pads. >> I think we could get away with that because we could say, "Hey, Lake Arthur, you're taking your guys." >> Do we have any Lake Arthur? We have uh two varsity and three junior

058high. >> Does Lake Arthur have any drivers? >> They do. And if we need them, we could also >> We've We've leaned on them before. >> Okay. >> Uh mostly activity drivers, CDL drivers. That's That's tough to get them. Um now, how many's on volleyball? >> Um six or eight at the middle school level. >> No. So middle school there's God there's 30 almost maybe maybe >> almost every little girl play >> 26 I think is the most accurate one >> and then high school I think is 16 >> and we have two buses right or no >> we have one and a half operation >> yes we we normally have two buses I'm hoping that it gets fixed soon >> we can we can use it but we just can't run the AC on

059it >> that's the yellow or the No, >> the yellow one works. >> Yellow works. Yes. >> So, we have two buses and then we get one of these or two of these. >> Mhm. >> How many does the yellow bus hold? >> Uh yellow bus, I think that holds our most, but it's it's basically a route bus. It's >> you you can't there's no storage on there for bags. There's no storage on there for equipment or or limited. >> Um >> and it's pretty hard to pile kids together in there. Yeah, >> it's pushing you locally here, right? >> Yeah. I mean, it's not bad for It's not bad for I would say Tatum's probably pushing the edge of comfort. >> I mean, like if you're doing trips that don't like at the bay,

060like we're typically not hauling a ton if they're not an overnight trip, it's >> fine for not overnight. you take a couple and that was the >> it would have to be probably a van and one of the excursions >> you know for so we can have everybody >> two of them how many football coaches are there four >> four that would take two >> three in one Mhm. >> But for football. [Music] >> I just I mean just my opinion. I just wanted something that somebody could use all the time instead of having to find a driver. Driver is always the only thing I ever hear about is the driver thing. >> Yes. Well, we can get a bus, but we got three buses over there without free drivers or dedicated drivers. >> I

061have my doctor, but >> but I have to call. >> What would you like to see, Rob? >> I'm just I'm just thinking numbers. I'm just trying to crunch numbers because cuz honestly like FFA's kind of been fine because you are driving and you have to have somebody to monitor students and then if I did it for basketball it' be fine. But then any other time it's actually nice. So like if Parker were to go to to drive to like a basketball game then we don't have to count him. He's just he's just driving, right? Where am I? >> Yeah. Well, and then for BPA, Tara doesn't drive herself with the kids. She always has somebody drive for her. So, >> I mean, we may >> or there might be ways that we can kind

062of maximize that, but >> if we do buy the boat, we can trade it or sell it off if it doesn't work out. >> If it doesn't work out, I I can I don't know if it's possible or not, but I assume we can. I can talk to the the vendor, the representative. >> Like everything the minute that you take it out of the >> service. And which which f which bus didn't all the buses were part of CDL or was there one that didn't require? >> All the buses are >> as long as they have an air. >> Now let me ask you and I asked >> I'm that's what I was that's what I got confused. >> I I asked um AR this. So there is a company who is actually advertising and

063they're having like a pilot program where small school districts could actually it it's kind what they want is for the small school districts to pilot an electric bus. We qualify for one and they can deliver it as early as September if we decide to do that. The only thing is that you know they will provide the charging station. They will provide everything. They will you know bring the bus they would have to talk to the first responders to the drivers and it's actually those buses apparently because they are small buses. It kind of looks like a special ed bus and but that one does not require CDL. What basically it's kind of like a loaner for six weeks. But I'm just afraid that at the end of the the session they're going to say, "Okay,

064you drove it, you know, you drove too many miles. Now you have to pay this amount." According to them, it's absolutely no cost to the district. So I thought, "Okay, I even asked A-Rod, what do you think, A-Rush? Should we try to pursue this? How far will they go? Can we >> Well, according to according to what they said, it's 240, which I think that's a lot of miles without being charged. >> But I thought if we don't get charged anything, then we don't have anything to lose, >> but just 240 miles without being, you know, without having to charge. the cost. >> But I think those buses, they do have a small one and then they have a bigger one. And then the buses, I think they have like I don't know for those

065of you Alan, do you know how many batteries they they have? >> Um on it just like depending where we go like we go in and it know they're not going to have a charger there for it. >> Are they are they going to want us to plug into their electricity? >> I think if you had a like if you had an issue they would I'm sure they would now the electric charge like a fuel >> so yes >> school charge is probably >> and that's what they were saying that it will be anywhere from $80 to $100 per month you know additional electricity >> now the The only thing is that it's only a six week >> period. So after the six weeks, they will come back, they will come to us and they

066will take the bus. But I think, you know, it would help us for now. >> Well, they they will try to sell it. The only thing that I'm afraid that they will come back and say, "Well, you know what? You used it a little bit too much. >> You put 1500 miles on like somebody >> Do they come back for their plugging equipment?" >> They come back for they're going to un >> and then they take it, they deliver to another district. So basically what they want is districts to be able to pay, you know, to buy one and then they do offer discounts and if you decide to buy one, I know it's not part of the agenda, but that's something that we can look into. I mean, at least just for a loaner

067and see if it's something that we like. Who's your district specific? >> Sports wise. Um for for football uh it is uh us Gateway Melrose um Tatum Wordsburg Mecro and CIA Valley. For volleyball, it's been standard. Um, Jou Ununice loving Tatum with >> Tex Tatum. Tatum and back. That'll be that'll be fine. Roswell and back. Miss Gero might be a little iffy. But then >> when you start climbing and that's it, then you're in trouble. >> Lord Lord's coming here this year. Um, Mia Valley's coming here this year. Uh, we have to go to Tatum. We have to go to Gateway. Uh, volleyball is home and away for all those opponents. Same with basketball. Um, cross country. Most of the races are local. Uh, the scary thing is is when we get into district, trying

068to find a host that will do district. They want a central location which benefits us. Um, if they decide to go somewhere else, it could be Logan, it could be Kamalo, it could be Cliff, could be traveling anywhere for a district across country. >> It's quite bad. >> Bad spread of >> I know that Lake Arthur and I need to talk to Mrs. Figeria and then I don't know if you guys know, but I know that Lake Arthur I think they bought two >> two buses, but my understanding is that the buses are actually just parked. Do you'all know anything? >> So, I'm texting us this right now. >> Okay. >> That's my understanding that they're parked. I don't think that that they, you know, even been used because I don't think they even have

069the charging stations. >> They used quite a bit at the beginning, but >> yeah, they don't have charging stations. >> I know the charging stations are sitting in their actual >> My sister just said, "Get the charging stations before you get the buses." too. >> With the new school, we will be having a new, you know, one of those charging stations. >> So, we have everything everything new construction has to build those as part of the >> Yes. >> And if you want to think about it more, I'm perfectly fine. That's solve the problem. >> He said that those are stock if they haven't sold yet because I've had this for probably about a month. It doesn't take as long to get one of those as it would have to build that from scratch. >>

070And I built into the budget of about $150,000 for a bus activity bus and just a regular general vehicle out of activity another 80,000. And then just not even just a regular vehicle 73,00 They said in this deal right here that 12 to 10 is a public law. That's how they get to offer that. >> Okay. So, and again, you know, we can start with one and then if it's something that say yes, it's a good one, then we can try to pursue the next one. Thank you. I will contact him. >> So in front of you, you have the student handbook. Um, I didn't make too many edits from what was already set up because I believe that there should be a team of teachers who are kind of looking at this. And so

071just for the sake of time being the beginning of the year in my first year, um, I just made some minor adjustments and I try to match some things similar to the middle school and that's kind of just I do plan to look at it again closer to the end of the year with a team of teachers to do some more revisions. So most of it is the same with the secondary which includes the dress code things like >> is elementary still going at 3:00 or they go longer >> 4:00 >> it says here 3 and I didn't see Is there small changes to that secondary? >> So, so the changes are pretty much, you know, the they're pretty similar like the dress code is the same as the secondary. >> Could you just make

072amendments have a big >> for the district? twice. No, I I like that. >> I changed right under school attendance procedures5. >> But you know what? It could be most of it and then we can have like an addendum like type stand or playground >> that way too. >> No, I I like the idea >> and ideally we talked a lot about collaborating having lots of similar just because once they move up, we don't want to change things up and that that bees. >> Well, it's sometimes hard. We've had kids like when when the elementary dress code was different from middle school and high school, if you had kids in both buildings, well, they can wear this here and why can't you wear it there and that kind of stuff. makes it more consistent >>

073especially once we get under one. >> Yeah. When we go under one it's gonna make a lot more sense. >> So if we have a draft one for the following year then hopefully the next year Snow is clean. Make the motion. say handbook. I took what was last year and made some similar changes the secondary and then >> yes we do have a secondary staff handbook and and again they're pretty similar. >> And you didn't ask me to present that one. So it's the same that I think you have >> that >> you presented it last year. >> Oh yeah, it's the same but we didn't make any changes from last year to this year. >> The next changes were dress code >> and it's always been part of the the dress code. has always

074been there. But this year what we are doing is the three days it's professional attire and then uh you know the last day the fourth day that they can wear their jeans and their t-shirt and you won't believe how many compliments we've been receiving from parents from the kids. It's working out. Some of the main changes too, we're really just changing like the previous principal's names to just the principal or just making it more generic so that this way doesn't need to change. Did we ever do like the whole bank deal on the days and all that or they did a number of days off and this is that in this deal? >> We did that in in June. You're talking about the 4 day And how many days we get? >> Six days and

075vacation. Is that all that in this? >> It should be it should be there too, but it was also we did a we did one when I think it was last month when we amended the um but that was the sigman policy. So it's still part of their contract and it should it should say there that they get and it's part of the the NMSBA policies as well. So they every staff member they get 10 days two of those days are personal only two and then the rest of them are sick sick and it's not in this handbook but it was brought up the last every staff member was invited with a copy of that after working but I could add it here. So they get >> they get 10 days, >> two personal days,

076>> two personal >> and then so they get 10 total. Two of two of the 10 are personal. So they don't have to tell us, you know, they just need to make sure that they get approved prior to they can tell us, you know, the day before the the next day that they're taking a personal date. And um so that has to be approved by the principal and by by me. And then if they if they need additional and that's part of the new policy if they need additional days which are personal days then those they can take them but it will be without without pay. Now, if if they're sick, they're sick and they can use sickly. >> Is that a state bill that you have to, you know, two days personal? >> Yes,

077>> it's part of the new uh NMSBA U rules. >> I figure we're all adults. We can choose how we use our dates how we want to. not teachers. Everybody's different. District is different. >> I we are using the NMSBA and then in the past that's what you know we had it the way the way we had it is that people would just use their days any anyhow any way they wanted but now it is since we adopted the uh NMSBA it is part of the it's only two too personal a sick day that has to have a doctor's or something. >> Three consecutive >> there's a ton of >> personal you have to plan a personal day. You can't I think an unexpected >> person in advance. >> Yeah. for the month. >> Does

078that need to be in the how how the number of days how it works like the number of days that do you think that should be in this? >> We can have it. We can have it there or we could do a link. Um, are they getting the digital copy? Yeah, >> because we could also have a link to the NMSBA policy. >> Yeah, the bank days are a board policy, right? >> So, it's in our board policy. >> Is it a board policy? >> Yes. >> Okay. [Music] >> This just outlines how you submit. >> Correct. [Music] too. >> Yeah. Guess [Music] we're waiting on you to make the motion. >> That's the only thing that's changed. >> Is that a motion? I will make the motion by. >> All in favor say I.

079>> I. Next item is as they travel to the north. >> Yes. Okay. So I'm going to approach a copy of and so this is um so this is her plane talk about literacy and learning conference that's going to be in New Orleans, Louisiana. This is around structural literacy. So this professional development focuses on structure literacy providing educators with access to evidence-based reading research and strategies for students of all ages and grade levels. And this would come out of our structure literacy budget. Um I had the privilege to attend this before and there are so many different resources for teachers and so I have two teachers here who are um on the list to go if this is approved and so they have some things to talk about. Um, we just looking over it. Um,

080we know how important it is to stay on top of all of the new things, the new strategies that are coming out. Um, all of the speakers that are at point talk reading are like the top of their field and so we felt like we would really get a lot out of it. They have um lectures on dyslexia which um we've taken, Miss Rodriguez and myself have taken classes to try to learn strategies and we learn we end up learning more about what dyslexia is and how the brain works. And so we're hoping that going to this we would learn um strategies about how to teach in the classroom because now they're saying that um one in every five students has dyslexia. And so we feel like all through all grades it's important that teachers

081have strategies um to teach with that. There's also um sorry I get nervous and then my brain stops working. Um there's also lectures on phonics and spelling and reading just all the things that we just piggybacking off off of what she said I feel like myself I love learning. I don't feel like I'm always like perfect at what I do. There's always room to grow. Um and the last few years we've like adopted the science of reading um at the elementary and um really hit hard to phonics and we've started some new programs um and even as a third grade teacher I noticed um you know big improvements in my kids I focusing on phonics um and so this year at the plane talk they are really focusing on the science of reading um and

082I just think that going and being able to choose use different, you know, breakout sessions that I could use in my classroom. And then also, we're going to bring back what we've taken and do trainings for our teachers that are here. I wish we could all go, but um so I'm looking forward to going and learning and bringing back kind of what I feel like I could use and also to share with um some of the teachers things that they might be looking for. I kind of want to ask them too like things they want to better in their classroom and maybe go to some breakout sessions for them like what can I bring back for you? Um so I'm looking forward to that as well. >> And just to wrap it all up there

083are a lot of different resources that they hand out with these conventions and so it's a lot of things that we can bring back to teachers and the expectation is that the teachers that are going are going to come back with professional development for our teachers so that this way it's not just a resource that's limited to these for teachers. It's something I have is next week. >> Yes. >> Well, we haven't done coverage because we have to get approval first, but we would get subs as of where the requisitions would go in after approval and we would get subs before that. there is a contingency plan. If there isn't sub coverage, our kindergarten counselors are small enough to be able to provide some classes for that time being for three days because there's also

084some So, just to to piggyback on what they said, this year we actually received $95,000 uh as part of our SEG for structure literacy. and we need to make sure that we use this money for, you know, when it comes to structured literacy activities. My goal with this is to be able to in the future, possibly next year, um have a person within the school to be able to start training and see who will be our next uh literacy coach for, you know, reading interventionist because we definitely have a lot of potential here at the elementary. And that's my goal, you know, to be able to have somebody be to become the uh the next uh interventionist and be able to provide those uh strategies to the teachers as well as to, you know, the

085students. And that intervent interventionist position that we still have open has been open since the summer. And every time we get people to interview it, when I ask the question about structural literacy, it's like, well, I know how to organize literacy. And it's not what it sounds like. And so it's been really difficult, which is why that position hasn't been open. And that's why we even opened it up as a math intervention this position because we're struggling to find quality teachers who understand what the science of reading is and what structure lit. Yes, >> I totally understand that it will be a very costly um trip, but I think we can definitely benefit from this. Now, when I did my uh budget for Title One, I went ahead and put this specific program, and you

086weren't even here yet for uh Title One. And I I actually, you know, I submitted it to to the state, $15,000 for a conference. This one will be about $14,000. I know it's it's a lot of money. Conferences are very expensive. And then you have hotel and then you have the airfare and everything that but I think it's going to be very beneficial for not just the attendees but everybody else. >> Yes. [Music] >> I like to go too but they will take there's no budget for me. >> We can take our new bus maybe. My grand >> No, no. I I would rather have Tori go. >> I approve for Trevor. Thank you. >> Next item. >> Okay. This is actually an item that has been tabled like three times already. So hopefully the

087third is the charm. Um so again you know in the past we historically we have used Cuddy and McCarthy for the uh general legal services and also for the bond related uh legal counsel which I think we need to continue using them for the uh the bond legal council and um I did I contacted as you know your request I contacted two other companies and and actually I contacted Great. But only two of them responded. So I these were actually emailed to you. So I have a proposal from Ortiz and and Zamora attorneys at law and pretty much their fees are the same as Kuia and McCarthy. Cuddia and McCarthy they currently I called them today and I asked them for you know another proposal as well to see what their fees are. I mean,

088we just been doing a blanket for so so many years and and uh our attorney, his name is Carlos, and I don't have the last name. And then there's a lady by the it's either Carlos Ortiz, I believe, or I can't remember. And then Heather Boon. So, they will be the ones if we decide to stay with Cuddy and McCarthy, they will be the ones representing Heatherman. and their fees are pretty much uh similar to Laura Castill which are like $230 per hour. Um then I also have another one and it's from Ortiz and Samura. This one here is actually the the cheaper of the three. This one is $215 an hour. And um then there's uh Tony Ortiz at 215, Gino Zamora, it's 215. And then they have another senior associate attorney 215 an

089hour. They have associate attorneys 195 an hour. And then um you know parallegals are $90 per hour field at zero point hour increments. So I mean believe me the cost and for any of the attorney they actually add up. And then the other one that I have is the one that Laura Laura Castile sent me from Castile Law. And this one again is pretty much the same. And you do have these. I I sent you all of these or Jolene sent you copies of these. So again, you know, Laura Castile, it's pretty much uh the same as uh Ortiz and Samura. So I know currently we are represented. We are represented. So again, okay, here's Laura. There's only her and her associate attorney. So the attorney rates are 230 and the associate rates $195 per

090hour. Parallegal $95 per hour. And then she also has special education rates $250 per hour. Now I know that Laura is pretty familiar with our cases. However, um I mean I don't know what you you have the documentation which was sent to you and you know whatever you you decide if you want to continue we can continue with Cuddy or try somebody else um my opinion Cody doesn't have a school type council anymore. Right. >> They do. So they actually have Carlos and then Heather Boon. So So they they do >> if we want to continue with them if you know I mean pretty much all three of them are the same. Or Hortis and Samora they are $15 cheaper than than Castile and uh Kadia and McCarthy have quite a resume. >> They do.

091Yes. very very good. >> Tony Tony Ortiz and >> he's from Roswell. >> He is from Roswell and then the other one is Chino Samura and I mean they were pretty quick but you know in sending the the proposal >> Laura Castile too and the other ones that I I requested from Cy and McCarthy and I didn't get anything. So [Music] >> I like to I mean she's just to the point. She'll have no real support in her group. Yeah. I think that's why she's >> what she's trying to build. >> Yeah. She had three references. Clovis rat and >> correct. >> I mean the only thing with her is that she knows Okay. [Music] >> Now with Cuddy because we have been using them for uh bond issues. So we would have to continue

092unless you know I'm sure Samora Ortiz and Samura they probably have that too. >> I think we just have to use Cuddy on this bond that we already started. >> Yes. the next one. We can >> maybe for the next one >> we can if you want more time so that you could look at these uh proposals and we can table it again. I mean right now we're currently covered. That's okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. I like >> I just know them from the conferences. >> They're the outgoing most. >> Always has the cowboy jokes. >> I also contacted Elena Walsh Vos, but they're mostly sped. Which one do you choose? What would you like? >> I would like to to have Ortiz Ortiz and some more and then just our pending cases will still be

093with that we'll probably have to change. >> Yeah, because Laura's not doing any of our opinion now. >> Correct. Everything right now is with cutting. Cutting correct [Music] is a little bit cheaper. >> It is $15. >> $15 an hour. Cheap. You can buy quite a few things off the dollar. Yeah. And this year actually we um we had less I mean we usually do a blanket and we just submitted another blanket but I mean it hasn't been sent to them yet. Just the requisition and um I think it was like I can't remember if it was like $7,000 but we didn't even pay that last year. It was much much less. >> It doubled the prior year. So >> correct. Yes. just [Music] >> I don't I mean we need more time. >> I

094can I can vote. >> You can. >> And again, you know, like I say, if you want more time to to read over them and that's perfectly fine and we'll table it again. >> My vote is more. Okay. But I don't know what [Music] Okay, I will definitely give them a call and then go from there. >> I'll [Music] make the motion to go with the Otis and Zora law firm. >> All those in favor say I. I. all question. >> Hopefully everything is good and we don't have to use them. Knock on wood. >> Yeah. >> Um item I prek transportation credit. >> Okay. So yes. So um the New Mexico PreK program, you know, has awarded Hegelerman schools with a grant. It's a small grant, just an amendment. Actually, it's $12,000 so that

095we can provide transportation for the four four Y kids, you know, for the four year olds. Um, the Hamls have actually and we already provide transportation for these kiddos. This is for the four-year-old program. However, the Hamls don't receive any funding for this. So they just do it, you know, just to to help out because for some reason I don't know what happened in the past that our application was that we did not need any transportation for the four-year-olds. So we opted to not get transportation. However, the Hamlles, you know, they they still have anywhere from six to eight kids. So what I did is I did a proposal and uh I did contacted the uh ECDC. So they grant us $12,000 so that we can use this. It's $12,000 for the next uh three

096years, $12,000 this year, $12,000 next year, and then anything that it's not used. So basically, you know, these numbers will go into our SIS. And uh if we don't use these funds, then they go back to prek, but more likely we will be using them. So it, you know, it's just um we need board approval for acceptance of the $12,000 New Mexico grant. Uh it's a transportation grant. >> It says on here, what's 1.6 mean? >> So So actually that's what Yes, that's what we received on this one here. So that's what we receive for a total of um so we have two prek programs. One it's the uh 4y and then that one we can have a total of 20 20 slots in there. And then we have another one which is a mixed

097of a full day prek for this is a 3y and 4y and that one it only we have 16 kids. If you look at the next page, and it's actually [Music] Okay, the it's page 10. It's this one here. >> Trevor, I apologize. Next time I will bring you a a folder. So this one here if you look okay so the one 1,694,440 we got this amount and it was uh it gets sent to us every year for four years. So if you look here on last year for 24 we got 437,800 the uh FY25 we got 42 and then FY26 which is uh this year we're getting 426,920 and then next year for 20 or you know two years for 27 it will be 426 920 that's a total of 1,69440. [Music] Now they

098are adding $12,000 for FY26 and FY27 and then the $12,000 will be for transportation. So basically this is the money that we get for prek for you know the full year and and what it pays it pays for the the teacher salary the teacher assistant and um you know just other expenses materials professional development >> and what are we looking to do with this money >> what do we do with this money pretty much it takes the entire >> I mean no I meant 12,000 >> and that will go towards transportation so that would be to pay for the hammers. Yes. >> So, it's just it goes to the hamls. >> It goes to the hammers. >> Well, they've been doing it for >> they've been doing it for free. >> For free. >> They've

099been doing it for free. They still they still have >> the They're not going to take the whole mail. So, basically now we have to make sure that those kids are registered, which they were registered, you know, as receiving busing. However, the the hamls were not getting the transportation. They weren't getting any money for these kids. So, now we can we will be a they will be able to claim the the prek kids. >> So, what we need from the board is just acceptance of the um the grant, the $12,000. >> Questions, objections? If we did say no, would Hamilton still do it for free? >> But it's like how do you use it? >> No. Unfortunately, if we don't use it and and that's the same thing for, you know, all our regular kids

100at the end of the year if so what they do is they give us a an aotment. Let's say $300,000 for transportation. But if we don't use the $300,000, then Jolene has to send a check back. >> The 12,000 to dedicate one person drive >> activity bus. >> Yes. >> Whenever we need a >> good idea, the driver is we want the medication. >> Pretty sure it's illegal. It's in the fine print. >> It's in the fine print. >> All right. >> Yeah. >> I will approve the grant. Make the motion to approve. >> Say I. >> I. >> Okay. So, the I'm going to try to be brief. I know everybody's tired. Aaron, I'm gonna actually let you do this one here. Can you talk a little bit about the uh Boys and Girls

101Club? >> Um yeah, and Tori can jump in and help me. Uh so one thing that we we wanted to do that we want to get started was uh the Boys and Girls Club, bring it back here to Ingererman and um have them open up the community center, especially on like Fridays whenever we um uh aren't in school or or even maybe another if it's not a holiday, another day that we don't have school. um just as a place to go for the kids, you know, if they if they do need a place to go or if they the parents, you know, uh need a place for their kids to go so they can go to work, whatever it might be or whatever need it might fit. Um and then even after school, uh on

102some days, the kids could go there and and they have a lot of things, a lot of activities, a lot of programs for them to do. Uh the guy that came um Rick came uh at open house and he was at the council meeting um a few weeks ago or a week ago. Gez, a long time or been a short time. Um anyways, he uh said that they're he's really big into STEM. wants to uh incorporate STEM product uh projects, activities and then you know art and of course uh using utilizing the gym and the surrounding area to to do like sports and other competitive activities. Um we need a lot more feedback. Uh there's been a survey circulating um since the beginning of school. gets out on the marquee was passed out at meet

103and greet and it just needs the the parents need to go on there and fill out that survey so that the Boys and Girls Club's able to put together a budget and to meet the needs uh of the parents and and that's kind of where we're standing at this point. I think that he is going to try to see what Lake Arthur and Dexter would be able to contribute as far as kids and participation, but hopefully we can get it going and and keep it going. I miss anything? >> No, no. I think and there, you know, you talked about the QR code. I mean, so that the kids could register. As of last week, we only have two students. So, with only two students, it's not going to happen. So, we just definitely need

104to try to promote this and and um >> and it's really not just for Fridays. I mean, it it's also um after school. So right now the majority of our secondary kids they actually have practice after school but you know this could also help the elementary kids. So I'm I'm hoping that you know they can actually bring this and >> and they're going to target elementary uh grades to start and then expand from there. It depends on >> they'll have a person here I guess or come down to >> Yes. Correct. probably more than one because so he did a presentation here at the elementary the day that we had the the um parent meeting open house and you know I invited him to come over here and he talked about what what he plans

105on doing and he wants to he talked about helping the kids with homework have doing STEM activities you know athletic activities so he he really discussed a lot of activities that he planned plans on doing. So, and I'm pretty sure that he will not he was the CEO, so you know, I'm sure he would plan a lot of what he wants to do. Tori, I mean, I don't know. Have you talked to him? The plan is that they'll they'll have one of their people come in and help train and get somebody from our community or if they can't find somebody from our community, then they'll they'll provide the person. >> First, they got to get people. >> Yes. >> Kids that want to go. >> Yeah. >> How many How many kids do they need

106enrolled? I think the their goal is 30. Um, and then it the cost is based off of income. He said that he has got families that make $120,000 still going to their community centers and also for free. So, he said that he doesn't believe that it's going to be a a group a large group of people that would have to pay, but there will be might be some that have to, but um I think it was $15 an hour or $15 a day, >> something I can't remember. there there was cost the costs were on the flyer as well. So I mean I just feel like a lot of our kids don't have a place to go to and and to provide them a place that's going to provide activities and they're not just sitting

107on devices at home >> and they're safe. >> We we definitely need to push for that and they're safe and they have food. They'll provide meals. So they'll get a snack and a meal on the Friday that they're that that they're there and then they'll get a snack on the after school days too. Is that on this campus or is that the community? >> It's at the community center. Yeah. So, we'd have to find transportation to get the kids from the school to the community center >> at that point. >> Yeah. >> Those are 15 passenger bus >> two trips to do. >> Okay. So, so that's uh you know that's the planning. So, we actually this uh year we got a grant. It's called the uh out of school uh grant for $30,000. And

108basically what it is, it's to be able to provide activities for the kids. So we are offering guitar lessons and uh so we're just, you know, very excited. This will be after school. I believe we already have like 10 10 kids that are uh they they have already registered. We opened it up for students in grades fourth through sixth grade, but didn't have enough. facility and then now we have it uh open for third through sixth grade. Uh this will take place uh twice per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting next week on the 26th and uh that would be here. We will be using the band room and uh so we already have the instructor. He has already you know he did his background check. I mean everything he's ready to go. >> I

109thought you were getting a mariachi thing today. I saw him >> he came to the cars. You should have I saw him come hereinated me. >> I thought you were getting serenated. That's exactly what I thought. Put him over here. I was super. >> So he actually came today and he came to to tune up all the the guitars and then he had his own guitar and he went into central office and he took it out. He says, "Well, can I sing a song?" And I'm like, "Sure." Then I called Raquel and and Carmen. I said, "You ladies get over here. I don't want to do them by myself." No, no, they they were listening. But >> this is the instructor. >> His name is Baldar Neto and he is from Dexter and actually I

110heard it on the radio that uh he is offering private uh classes in Dexter and he knows he knows how to play and so he came today. He tuned all the guitars. He asked me if I could purchase him some uh guitar tuners. So, you know, so that the kids could learn how to tune the guitars. We do have the guitars. So, we bought those guitars probably like six or seven years ago and some of them work. He said he there's about out of the 25 15 of them are still in good condition. And then um so he's ready to go. Miss Pra will be helping him for probably a month or so. and uh you know because he's not I mean he has done a lot of classes but mostly for adults not for

111kids and we just need somebody there helping him to get him started and then he should be okay again he's already uh we already check his background so he's ready to go and then after that you know with this same grant miss will be doing two days a week she will be doing tutoring and then two days a week she will do four chloric classes and uh So we have the mariachi and then we have somebody that would do the folklor >> classes. So I mean I think we just need to be able to do fun activities for the kids versus just the academics academics because when you do things like this and if you incorporate the uh the music and the arts then that improves academics. So we're hoping that this works out pretty

112good. So we do the plan is to start uh next week. Okay. And um next item is and I will send this to you guys, but I think you also got the email from Joel Guian today. So the uh NMSBA regional meeting. It's September 22nd and this will be in Carl's bed. So that's again it's scheduled. It is a Monday, September the 22nd and all all board members who attend will be receiving three hours of leadership development credit. The hours that you received on Friday, I already submitted those. So hopefully, you know, everything will go through and that would be two hours. So, you know, please let me know and I would like to, you know, if you would like to attend so that I can register you. Uh we do have the option to

113ride together if that's what you decide to do. We can take my vehicle or you may drive your own vehicle or you can request a district uh vehicle as well. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. and there will be a dinner $20 per person. You don't have to pay for that. Just let me know if you would like to attend and I will register you and then um you know that way I can submit the purchase order for the the cost of the dinner. You know, I would love for everybody to attend and uh let me know if I can sign you up. I know it's difficult you know to attend all these meetings. However, based on the new accredititations, the uh board members are that's number one. So, there's 10 components and I can

114talk about that. I can go straight to that. There's 10 components of the new accredititation. So, now all of the schools in New Mexico are being accredited. So, the there's a new accredititation code, the 6.19.4 four in MAC and actually what they're doing it's all the schools have to be accreditated and it establishes annual accredititation decisions based on programs uh compliance and um so for example there's a total of 10 components that we will be accredited so one of them is number one it's board training requirements so we need to ensure sure that the school leaders are educated about the work of education and uh attending the u any kind of meetings. Okay. Uh number two, it's financial audits. So we need to make sure that those are required annually and any findings are reviewed

115closely by the accounting and auditing bureau. The budget, that's number three. the budgets they need to they must be approved by the board of of school districts and charter schools with documentation of uh parent involvement and you know we do pretty good with that so that shouldn't be a problem and then of course they are linked to the district education plans the school plans uh developed at each site uh let's see we are required to budget as much expedential on special education have risk programs gifted education and students generate for uh revenue in the statewide distribution. Uh let's see another one it's student information system. So now we are required to make sure that we are providing and this is b you know on NOVA so it takes everybody that's all the teachers uh Daniel

116that does the NOVA so you know like the reporting it's not going to be just Daniel it's everybody it's the special education staff it is the bilingual staff migrant everybody has to enter their students and make sure like for example the uh IEPs that are done um in a timely manner. So everything is PED is looking at everything and so we have to make sure that for the 40th day count all of this data is entered into the system correctly but of course we can't wait until the 40th data 40th day everything has to be done you know like starting now and then uh there is after the 40th day we have 10 days that PE provides to make sure that we have all of our data in and And basically what they'll say it's

117okay you're ready to go we will take a snapshot and you know they validate us and then they do it again for the 80th they do it again for the 120th and um I mean it's it's a lot of work but you know with this accredititation it's really nothing that that we have not been doing and basically they're just looking at making sure that we are in compliance and we're turning in things on a timely manner. um each uh school district number five and you know uh district test coordinators we need to make sure that the assessments are for example if we have let's say a standardized test we need to make sure that every single student um you know takes the assessment. So basically it's just you know evaluating the program and making sure

118so a lot of it has to do with accountability and making sure that it's administered correctly and all of these results are in the system. Okay. Uh we have to report graduation uh rates and um number six it's safety and healthy schools bureau. So this uh year we are up to complete our safety plan that should we has it has to be completed by December the 1st and I've been attending those meetings. So we just need to make sure that everything is in place. If I don't submit it by December the 1st then we get Dean and then so college and career readiness. So this will be you know Mr. Parker is helping with this and making sure that our students are that you know we are complying with what the law requires including next

119step plans and this is for students in grades 8 through 12 and Tara does the the next step plans and we again we just need to make sure that we have everything in place and um you know on time and then for special education and gifted and then dyslexic. So this year we have to and and we've been doing this for quite a while now. All of the first graders they need to be tested for dyslexia and then all those scores they need to be entered into the system. So we have to uh you know timelines to be able to do all of this. Also, all of the third grade students, they have to be tested for it's a pre-screener for gifted and uh I guess what the state wants us to do is to

120be able to identify more gifted students. Um also beginning in this year 2526 the counselors will also be included in in like school schedules with students in the schools assigned to them and uh you know just uh reporting their counselor case loads everything is you know just are being held accountable let's put it that way. Um the last one is tribal education. So we really doesn't apply to us here unless we have um you know um I mean this is really the these schools will work with the staff from the Indian education division to make sure that the you know the students from the PBLO tribes and nations have adequate education planning processes and performances. So basically with this accredititation it's that we need to make sure we plan accordingly. We need to have a

121uh process in place and our performance need to be reported. So we need to have those outcomes. So that will be part of the accredititation. I will be talking to the admin team. We did receive this year in accreditation status which um okay this is this is for example this is the elementary and I will send you I didn't send you copies of this but I will send you so that way you can see them. So this is for the elementary and we got it for each of the um the schools and it says, "Dear superintendent, this letter serves as documentation that the state accredititation status of Heggerman Elementary School of Heggerman is approved by the New Mexico public education department for the 2526 school year. The Secretary of Public Education conveys updated accreditation status

122upon all public schools annually pursuant to and then they have the INMAC code 6.19.4 accredititation procedures and the provisions of public schools code. This accredititation status is based on evidence provided to the uh department of education during the 2425 school year. So for questions please refer to the um there's a you know a number here and it came from the secretary. So again this was for 2425 we are now into the 2526. So for example board trainings we met standards and financial audits we uh met standards. Then there was the New Mexico school dash plan. It's a plan that uh provided from the priority schools bureau and evaluates the the all the schools that one it says here partially evident and I've been talking to the uh principles that way we can make sure that

123we meet uh the standards the education plan so that's uh something that I have to provide and it what it what it does it's like what are we going to do for the bilingual students what are we going to do for the special ed kids etc that one was approved approved. Uh let's see. Then there's others like school level expedentials submitted on time and approved, school enrollment partially out of compliance and um so so again we just need to make sure that these you know the um SIS the information technology division what they do is they evaluate the the data validation and here is this partially out of compliance. So, we need to apparently this is something that all of the um the schools because I attended a meeting last week and everybody they were

124pretty upset about it because apparently they didn't have the the data when these reports came out. They still didn't have all the data. So, it's not that we're not in compliance. It was just the data was not there. School accountability sufficient participation in graduation validation. We uh we met attendance improvement plan. Uh this one here, this was another one the same as the school enrollment and that was partially out of compliance. We actually created an attendance plan. But again, this one here is just to kind of like an example of what will be coming this coming year. Okay. And then the school safety plan, it says not applicable because last year we didn't have to do it. And then uh there's class loads and class sizes. So you know we need to make sure we

125are in compliance. If we have way too many students in one classroom then we need to make sure that we have waiverss for that teacher which that's not the case here. Uh let's see special education case loads not collected gifted case loads not collected. And there is they give you the proficiency for your math rate for the elementary was 41.4 mathematics uh 32 language arts proficiency we have 52.7 and then attendance rate for the elementary was actually really good 92.6 six and then they give you an index score which is 45.1 the index scores for okay I'm just going to go with um the attendance the attendance here and this one is the okay this one is the high school and I did mention it to the uh administrators that you know it is kind

126of low they only have us here had 72.9 and I know Cody said there's no way. You know, we worked really hard to get this uh you know to improve our attendance and I know they did. So, I don't know. I just think that we're probably coding the kids incorrectly. So, I think it's something internal and we probably definitely need to check into that with Daniel because it is very low. So, they have us at 72.9. Now, our graduation it's 92.4. So, that's really good. However, the overall score for the high school 59.3. So, the overall score is really good, but we definitely need to look at the the attendance rate. Although this is just like preliminary in the future, if we don't look at it, you know, it could affect us. So then the

127middle school, this is the middle school and okay, graduation does not apply. The attendance rate for the middle school 85.5 and the index score 62. Language arts proficiency rate 80.4. That was extremely high >> and that was really really good. Math the mathematics proficiency was only 41.2 versus the high school. And we know why the high school mathematics proficiency was only 16.1. room to go >> and I will you know tomorrow morning I will be having a meeting with the administrators they will be getting this and we will be covering this and and see what you know steps to take so that we can improve which I think we're headed in the right direction but um we definitely need to see what why the attendance at the high school and I'm thinking that we're still

128not coding the kids correctly when they go to have gains >> to the gains and so we definitely need to make sure that we look at that and uh that it is correct >> because it is pretty low 72. >> It's really low compared compared to the data that we tracked when most days we were over 90%. I don't know >> where the discrepancy is and how they're getting 72. So, we definitely need to look at that and uh Daniel will be at our meeting tomorrow and make sure that we get this corrected because it will happen again. So, >> hope that's all I have and I stand for questions. [Music] >> Any questions? >> Mine's not really a question, but it's a comment. So, the Grand School is after the school day, correct? I'm

129sorry. >> The grant for the guitar. >> Yes. Uhhuh. >> That's after school. >> It's after school. So that would be from >> the kids have their cell phone. They can get a tuner for the guitars on their cell >> or third, fourth, and and uh third, fourth, and fifth. >> If they have a cell phone, >> I don't know that. >> Yeah, there's a bunch of >> maybe. And did we look at the closets to see if there's any tunes? >> I I did mention there is. I will go I will go I'll go look because I remember when I was getting >> hand instruments for somebody out of there. There was stuff >> I remember him tuning them. >> Yeah. Oh, I think that we have at least >> you know he said

130he wants to teach the kids so that they can tune their own guitar. >> No, that's a great idea. >> But they were like $20 each. >> I bet you we have some. I'll hold tomorrow. >> Thank you. >> That's just to see how many >> or even an iPad. We could we can use >> iPads. We have iPads and you can download the app on there. The tuning iPad app. >> Good idea. >> It's called guitar guitar tuner. >> There's a lot. >> Yeah. >> So, yes, I was serenated today. >> Yeah. He came like there was like so many people in the middle school office at one point when Carmen brought him and I was like there's so much going on right here because it was like him the him and Carmen came.

131there was like a student who needed something and like a parent came to check a kiddo out and it was just like busiest moment in the office all afternoon. >> So any other questions? >> Thanks everybody. Wanted executive session. >> Thank you. >> I will make it short. I promise. I promise. >> I will make the motion to go into