001To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nationisible and justice for all >> is this award for speak. >> You want me to just read this out? >> Yes. Uh, Miss Lee is an excellent example of the type of teachers we strive for at Her Municipal Schools. Being a development delayed teacher requires patience and understanding. Missy goes above and beyond that for each and every one of her students. She loudly cheers when a child does something that they weren't able to do before, walk, jump, and even talk. Her enthusiasm doesn't waver after the first success either. She continues to praise the child each and every time and shares it with everyone around her. Notice I use the word child instead of student. This is because she
002doesn't treat them like they're just students here or education. She treats them like children. Every success is there's failure doesn't exist and they just aren't ready for the next step yet. We got we got an award too. >> Yes. Congratulations. >> You are special. We appreciate everything you do. >> Yes, ma'am. Yeah. Thank you. >> Appcate. >> Can you take a picture? >> Okay. >> Yes. Let's take a picture with >> with Thank you. Appreciate everything you do. >> Well deserved. Yes, ma'am. >> All right. Uh, any changes to the agenda? >> I'll second. All right. Public comment. >> Anybody online? >> All right. Um, presentation box results. >> Yes. So, we have uh Kaylee. Kaylee. I cannot say your last name, so I'm just going to call you Miss W, but uh welcome. >>
003Uh thank you, Superintendent. My name is Kaylee Wymer with RBC Capital Markets. Um you know, I'm here tonight because in front of you on the agenda are a couple resolutions. One of them is to go forward with a uh bond sale this upcoming November and another resolution um that would state the board's goal to maintain your tax rate at its current uh rates. You know, before that though, I do have a bond sale update on how the 2025 sale went though. So, without further ado, I'll begin to share my screen here. Are you able to see my screen? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Fantastic. Okay. Well, then you know to just a hard copy. >> Sorry, >> they also have a hard copy. >> Fantastic. Okay. Well, great. Well, we'll just follow along on the presentation
004then, you know, to jump into it. On slide one, we have the transaction summary. So, as a reminder, the district sold $900,000 of general obligation bonds to the New Mexico Finance Authority back on March 31st. Uh the closing date was last week or a couple weeks ago on May 9th. So, funds are now available for the district to spend. The maturity ranges from 2025 until the final maturity in 2033. Since this uh bond is only outstanding for 10 years, it's not cold. The true interest cost came in at 3.1% for a total interest cost of 11 or 100 10,000 sorry $118,000. So in total, the debt service on this issuance is just a hair above a million dollars. So for slide two, we have the debt service schedule of this issuance. Um the first payment
005is already going to be due um this upcoming August of $240,000. we have that larger payment up front soaking up some excess cash balance, but we do that on purpose uh to create interest cost savings throughout the life of the loan. And so I'll pause there and see if anyone has any questions for me about um the district's 2025 bond sale before we kind of go into um the election and the the tax rate resolution. >> I'm good. Yes, ma'am. All right. >> Well, again, congratulations on the successful sale. And now to kind of just shift gears, you know, this $900,000 sale was the last installment of the 2023 geo bond election. You know, back at that election, we went out for $1.8 million. Since we've sold all that authorization already, we're looking at going
006back out to voters this upcoming November for an additional $1.8 million. that election amount was determined based off of keeping your tax rate level at $7.96 again um which was the first time we saw the tax rate increase here in tax year 2024. So looking at your history of tax rates, again, historically we had maintained a $5.14 tax rate, but this last year we increased it to $7.96 so that your overall residential tax rate was sitting at $10.13, you know, so that you can continue to qualify for that PSFA waiver and that funding. So, you know, the resolutions that are in front of you tonight, again, the election resolution allows you to go back out to voters for $1.8 million of additional authorization. Again, that amount was decided on keeping your debt service tax rate
007at $7.96 again. And then that tax rate resolution in front of you really just states it's the board's goal and its intent to maintain the tax rate at $7.96. You know, last year with um setting tax rates with peed, peed requested documentation from us that shows, you know, what is the district's targeted tax rate. In response to this, we've been having school districts approve a resolution that basically states, you know, tax year 2024's tax rate was $7.96 and it's the board's intention for the tax uh rate for uh tax year 2025 be $7.96. Again, I just want to clarify though that, you know, that tax rate resolution just states what our goal is, what the board's intent is uh for that tax rate. It doesn't guarantee what that tax rate will actually be. um that
008is dependent on your assessed valuation and we won't know those values until uh late summer. So I will stay on the line in case there's any uh questions for me regarding um you know the approval of either of the resolutions down on the agenda. >> Perfect. >> Thank you. Like I said, I'll stay on the line until we get to the approvals. >> Yes, ma'am. All right, moving on. Uh, administrative reports. Miss Jolene, I just have a little bit of budget adjustments there. Got some extra four, I think. And the other was just a little bit of money on the need to move the cafeteria extra cost and that's about it. I've mainly been working on budget. It's due this week and contracts are due this week and so I've been a little busy and
009payroll. I didn't see that she was the adjustments. >> You have it? >> No, ma'am. I don't see it. Not saying it's not here, but >> I do try to organize it based on the the order, but I don't think the budget was adjust. Yeah, I don't see it. >> It was like $16,000 in cafeteria and the u increase in the title was 12,000. Good. Okay, >> any questions? >> All right. Um, maintenance. We started the month off by getting the patio prepared for the spring fiesta. We replaced the rest of the faucets in the high school Cummins bathroom area and replaced some more flush pans. Been replacing some broken floor tiles in the high school and middle school due to the earthquake and the floor moving. It's been a little over a year since
010we had the gym floor repainted. So, it's recommended to recote the floor with two coats of finish this year. Star Genitorial will clean, lightly burnish, and apply two coats of finish in June. People need to stay off the floor and let it cure for 5 days before we can use it. Total cost is $6,59340. includes $3,229 of materials, $3,120 of labor, and $2440 on the tax of the labor. We should be good on the floor until the school year of 2728. Then we will see where we're at on the new buildings so we'll know what to do. We have to fix a broken water line on the elementary playground so we can get the sprinklers going on the little patch of grass and trees. We spent a few days getting the rest of the sprinklers
011going and replacing a bunch of sprinkler heads. The last week was mainly spent getting ready for graduation. What was the total of the the bid for the gym for >> $6,59340? I think when we had it painted and recoded it's around 17 g. >> That's the old gym. >> No, the old the new gym. >> Yeah. That's just mainly to protect it and take stuff with that special. All right. Well, we're wrapping up the year. I didn't screw it up too bad for my first year. Um, this last month we did some uh professional development, did the IEP writing in Santa Fe, which was pretty good. Got to collaborate with the bilingual program here along with Mr. Richards, now an art teacher, which was a great training. And then we did the I did the
012spring academy up in Albuquerque which was pretty underwhelming but you know that was run by the PEG but pretty underwhelming. So um idea B app is set is basically right here. I think it's letter F under approval for new business. That's our main funding source. I'm watching that do is get the board president to sign and upload and we get money for state for that. Um other than that um 160th day errors haven't come out yet. There's always errors. I've already talked to Daniel Sanchez and we've already started collaborating about what they're going to invent to dig us and um so we've started fixing them before they even did this yet. That's kind of cool. Um I think we're all set for the summer. Um you know, in terms of the new calendar, all ancillary
013services are already based on ours. So there is no slip up with any electric business going from you know 5 to 4 days that we're just going to come back and keep picking but next year have a corrective action plan. So yay any questions comments or anything about this business? Any questions? Appreciate it. Thank you. >> Secretary >> uh SRO. >> So he is not here today. Uh, as a matter of fact, he has been gone for probably what, three weeks. Relle did talk to me and she said that it was pending. I guess they were short-handed and uh that he would return once he trained the new officer. I haven't seen that. So, with that said, we probably have to make some adjustments to the contract. Yeah, I think she said last time it
014wasn't going to be that long, but >> but it's it's been long. >> All right. Um, elementary. >> All right. Been a busy month. Um, you'll see your report there. Pictures of our super readers, amazing mathematicians, and students of the month there for April. Um on April 29th uh we celebrate our teachers of character. Uh this is a Chavez County initiative. Uh they did a dinner um for the teachers of character from all Chavez County. And so uh from the elementary we had S Sarah Foster, Tori Rodriguez, Jesse Copeland, Andrea Bailey, Suya Nichols Flores, Jenny Monzerat, Claudia Unice, Lorie Maym, and Casey Lucero. and they were uh recommended per uh parents uh recommendations. So uh great celebration of them. Um you see pictures of our uh pride referrals and staff pride referrals page. We had
015a lot of kids uh participate in CVE always does a coloring contest uh where they have a picture and so they do winners of each school and for us Micah Bailey got first, Jocelyn and Zuma did second and at least Tenna got third and then we had the overall winner. they pick one winner of all the schools and this year Crystal Getta won that for the whole uh the whole contest. And so it was really cool. Crystal is a really artistic student. Um she's a good student, but it was great we got to celebrate her. So uh April 16th, our fifth graders took science. April 22nd, 23rd, our third, fourth, fifth graders took the uh MASA ELA and math assessments. Um, unfortunately, we won't get those results until the fall. So, normal stuff there. Um,
016in the spring semester, we implemented uh in April. Uh, what we did is we did a school challenge, a leaderboard. Uh, teachers had done that in their class, but we decided to do one for the whole campus. Um, and we did it on skills proficient. And so those were skills that they got 80% or higher on, um, their grade level and above. And so, uh, there's a picture in the list of our top 10 finishers. It was definitely a duo of the twins, Jazelle and Gael. Uh, do it out. Jesus tried to get in there, but, uh, Jazelle squeezed it out right at the last second. I think she got uh one more skill proficient than her brother. So, it was a nice little fun. Uh the cool thing is um our elementary students reached
017proficiency on 4,362 skills during that month. Uh and so one of the motivations was each skill that they got proficient earned them a house point for their house. And I warned AMAs was leading. I'm a member of it was until that moment. and it flipped the whole thing. I warned them and now we're in fourth place. And so we had many of students who were devastated and I looked at theirs and I'm like, you literally get one skill proficient this whole month. So don't complain. So, but we have another one in in May and it is there is quite a bit more participation and stuff. So, it'll be interesting to see how it all shakes out. But it's been really good for our students. Uh they're working on their own skills. Um, and it's been
018very motivating and stuff. So, it's really been a cool deal. On May 2nd, we had house day um where we had house competitions. Also, on May 2nd, we had the spring fiesta. Um, and big shout out to Mscado, Nicole, Bilingual, and all them for organizing the event. Uh, big shout out to our teachers who work with their classes and picked a song and and organized the dance. Um we found out we have some teachers that are uh very good at that skill. Um and so we really had a good a good time that night um with all the festivities and all the fun there. Um May 5th through the 9th our PTO and elementary parents celebrated our teachers and staff by what uh stocking our teachers lounge with food. So big shout out to them.
019That was fantastic. Uh that same week we had a BOGO book fair which is buy one get one free. And so big shout out to Miss Monica. She organized and host all three of our book fairs this year. Um they were all big success. On Wednesday, May 14th, uh we had over 80 elementary students perform during our talent show. Um and so it was a great event. We had a lot of kids from kindergarten all the way up prek kids. forgot we had some pre-K kids mock arena a little bit, do some dance. We had prek all the way up to fifth grade and we had dancing, we had singing, we had a skit, we had different other talents displayed. And so it was a really cool way to celebrate our our kids um and
020all the things that they're good at. So big shout out to Miss Lopez and Miss Copeland for organizing and hosting the show. Um on Thursday last week, we also had bingo. Um, it was planned to do this during the spring fiesta, but uh, it didn't get done and so we had a bunch of prizes. So, uh, big shout out to Miss Rodriguez uh, for putting it together and we had fun. All of us were in the cafeteria playing bingo um, and stuff and so it was a lot of fun. Um, and then Friday, this past Friday and then today, that's why I'm dressed like this. Um, our students enjoyed a field trip to our Artisia Aquatic Center. Um, we have a parent, Miss Griffin, who's now the manager there, and she hooked us up. We
021were able to go outside, so our kids enjoyed the lazy river and the slides, and uh, it was really a good deal. U, we didn't take everybody, so it wasn't super super crazy. Uh, we split it in half. We took prek, kinder first on Friday, and then today, second, third, fourth, and fifth. And we were there from 9 to 9 to 1. And kids really had a good time. And, uh, it was really, really good. So, um, upcoming, we have a busy rest of the week. Tomorrow, we'll celebrate. We'll have awards for first, second, third, and fourth grade at 1:00. And then fifth grade promotion tomorrow night at 6. And then on Wednesday, uh, we'll have our last celebrations, and then we'll have kindergarten promotion at 6. Thursday, we'll have field day in the morning.
022And then we'll have our house big celebration at the end to see who wins the house cup and stuff. So that'll be on Thursday and then on Friday we'll have a turnaround day where where students can come and get uh their report card and stuff. So it's still busy all the way to the end um and stuff. summer. This is my last board meeting and so I want to thank y'all for the opportunity to serve uh Hagermanerman and the community and the students and staff and family for the last three years. Uh it's been a privilege to do that to serve with Miss Reyes and Mr. Club who's here before um and really just help make it a better place and so uh leaving the elementary in a better place. I'm excited for Miss Pada
023who's going to take over um and the opportunities that are there. Just want to thank the board. Thanks for the opportunity to serve. >> Yes, sir. >> I stand for any question. Appreciate it. >> Thank you for your service, Mr. Williams. And you've done a good job. And and with that, you know, we wish you the best and I know you will enjoy it with wherever you're going and you know whatever you do. Thank you very much. So, with that, I would like to introduce uh our new elementary principal, Mrs. Cynthia. >> Hi. So, I'm Miss Cynthia Versa. I'll be the elementary school principal. Um, I'm excited to be part of the Haying community. I've had I've heard a lot of great things about parents, students, and teachers. And so, I've been able to experience
024that by attending some of the events that were mentioned earlier today. Um, I my goals following into the new year is first and foremost making sure that I'm heading on attendance, making sure that parents understand the importance of our students being here, especially if everything falls through with the 4-day week, it's even more important for students to be attending every single day. Uh second goal I have in mind is with teachers getting the UFly training coming in to the fall once the teachers come back in the summer. Making sure that we're teaching those things, we're teaching with fidelity and um teachers have everything that they need to be able to teach it with fidelity. And then last is making sure that staff feel supported. And that's one thing that as I'm talking with staff, they
025really want to make sure that they're being heard. And so I really want to listen and then follow through with anything that they're need because if we take care of our teachers obviously that'll go into with our students and making sure the community and everyone is supported. So it was very nice meeting you. >> Nice meeting you. Yes, ma'am. >> So as you know she doesn't start until uh July 14th. I believe that would be her first day. However, her and Cody have already been working together and you know I really appreciate that doing interviews. She's been here for the events and she'll be here all week and uh emailing teachers and you know just looking at where they best uh you know we'll be in in the classrooms and so she's been pretty busy.
026I know that uh she has big shoes to fill but she can do it. >> Awesome. Thank you. Thank you both. >> I got one question for Mr. Oh, the turnaround date. Um, what does that look like? Like kids actually do come or can I just put him to work? >> Um, so really it's turnaround day. All they're going to do is show up, get their report card, and go home. >> Okay. >> If they haven't already received their report card, >> okay? >> Um, kids kids who ride the bus will ride the bus, walk off, we'll hand the report card, then they're the bus is leaving again going back home at 8:30. So, so it's really just a report card pickup day. So, yes, you can put them to work >> and I did
027send out a a letter, you know, that if they don't come to pick up the report card, the report card will be >> it'll just be >> mailed to them. >> Okay. And I know a lot of elementary princip or elementary teachers are sending them home, you know, in their >> No, no, I don't want that. >> Oh, no. I don't want that. They need if they don't come then you know then we we know it. >> Okay. Sounds good. So if they don't come on Friday we will know. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> All right. Uh middle school high school >> secondary. Okay. So enrollment is the same. We're still at 170. Looks like we're going to finish the year 170. 69 at the middle school and 101 at the high school. um
028attendance. There's nothing major uh to report in as far as our attendance that we've been tracking. I'm going to work on finalizing the data. We've kept a spreadsheet all year and thank you to Miss Pa for her her help with that process. But I want to go through and kind of look at all the data that we collected, make sure our formulas have stayed correct through because every month has its own page. And then when we come back in June, I hope to have a whole kind of year summary report of the trends we saw, the things that worked, the things that maybe weren't as great. Um just kind of some other things in the topic of attendance. About 61% of the middle school students and about 75% of the high school students qualified for
029our final exam exemption based on their attendance. If they had four or less, they got they were exempt. Um based on some feedback from teachers that we're going to need to revise that policy a little bit. There's some we got some some good feedback from them is where where they were and how that aligned with their classroom goals and it makes sense and some things that we want to see even from an admin side a little bit different. So, we're going to work on revising that and come back um with a better plan and clean it up a little bit. But, I think our intention of having increasing school attendance, it worked perfectly for what we wanted to do. We just now now that we've seen that it worked, we want to fine-tune it a
030little bit and make it better. But, I think it was it made a difference for a lot of kids who probably would have not had the attendance year that they have. Um some of our kids that were probably chronic absentes were turned over a new leaf this year, which was really good. Um, but we're going to we're going to do some different things there. Uh, I guess the next big thing on there on my in my list of things is the class of 2025. We did graduate 23 students on Saturday night. It was a great graduation. I had never quite seen the celebration after like we had, but that was pretty impressive. I was I was pretty excited about that. The fireworks really good. Um, the band was awesome and unexpected, but it was great.
031Uh, Emily Amaya was our valadictorian. Michaela Dees is our saludiatoran. Um on Thursday night prior to graduation we did hold balorate um in the auditorium and the senior awards were given afterwards at the commons area. Um during the awards program some highlights from that. There were three presidential scholarships from Ian and Ur to Emily Michaela and Sebastian Pettis. Um they recognized Mr. Miss HHS. Uh Sebastian Pettis was Mr. HHS. He man was Miss HHS. Athletes of character awards were presented to Aiden Dunu and Himea Chakon. They were also recognized by NMAA during the course of the year and they participated in a leadership workshop in Portalis earlier this spring semester. Uh there was two students of character awards presented to Rowdy Gray and Eileen Dominguez. Uh the most improved students from and this was award
032given to students who showed great improvement from their freshman year to their senior year. Uh most improved boy was Javon Aguilar. Most improved girl was Yavana Kayetto and student of the year for the senior class was Grayson. Um on the 28th of April, we hosted the written and read scholarship dinner for students from Herman and Lake Arthur. Um three of our students, Emily, Amaya, Michaela Dees, and Sebastian Pettis were honored with written and red scholarships, which is a really, really good scholarship program for them to pursue their college education. Um the Valley Regional Collaborative or the BRC, that's a new thing that you'll be hearing more about. We had our first uh student meeting with Jenna McKinley today. she was here to come talk to the eighth graders um because they are the incoming freshmen,
033the class of 2029 and they will be the first students to take part in the VRC which is our partnership with us between us and Lake Arthur this year. Um we're going to host the IT pathway, Lake Arthur will host the education pathway and our kids will have that opportunity to start looking at some career opportunities for them and learning um some different things. The on May 2nd we had a career fair at the high school. Mrs. done partnered with the Gear Up program and they had vendors in the commons area with tables andformational booths and then within different classrooms there was presenters that the kids got to visit on a rotational basis um for the high school students and the kids got to go over and see it during the process and the teaching
034the kids are really enjoying it learning a lot um again celebration was outstanding the bilingual department did a fantastic job and I think the kids even the older kids middle school high school kids seem to really enjoy the evening Um the FFA banquet on May 5th was well attended. Lots of awards presented. Uh was very uh seems to be a very successful year for our FFA chapter. The BPA students attended nationals in Florida and got back early last week and they reported to have a wonderful experience in Florida. Um on last Tuesday, the eighth graders took their class trip to Levik. They had a great day at the adventure park. uh got to ride go-karts and bumper boats and climb rock walls and eat pizza and had lunch had a a late lunch at Raising
035Canes before we came home. They had a really good time. Uh we have a few events scheduled for later this week. Uh we'll have an end of the year awards for grades 6 and seven and grades 9 through 11 on Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 after all their finals are over. We'll do the honor roles attendance and then teachers will give any subject matter awards they have to give at that time. Um, eighth grade promotion and awards are going to be on Thursday evening at 6:30. They're going to have a little small reception in the commons after the middle school middle school student council is going to host their end of the year dance from 8 to 10 on the high school patio, weather permitting. If it's not great weather, I guess we'll move inside to
036the commons for their dance. Um, and then they've they've invited the newly promoted fifth graders to come to the dance as well. Uh, and then as far as summer school, we are going to offer high school summer school June 2nd through 27th. Believe the cost is $50 per half credit. Miss Denning is going to teach ELA and social studies. Mr. Molina will facilitate the math and science. Uh, we will have a list of students needing to take or that we're going to request for summer school that they have the option to recover credits and things that they need. That'll be a little bit later this week once we get final grades and kind of see where those things are. Um, middle school students have an opportunity for summer school with Mr. Morales. Same date period,
037uh, June 2nd through 27th. Students are recommended for the program and then we sent home a pair uh, request, do you want your student to go? Do you not want your student to go? They were able to send send back yes, their student will attend or no, their student will not attend. And we've got quite a few of those back from the kids that were recommended for that program. I do have Mr. Parker's CTE report. Um it took a while but the Perkins grant and NextGen portal finally opened. I think there was about a month-long delay waiting for it to get open. Um they are we are anticipating to receive about $15,000 in Perkins funding and $87,000 in NextGen funding for a total of about $102,000. Uh the application will close next week and Mr.
038Parker uh hopes to have it complete and submitted soon. Um he has reapplied for the Harbor Freight grant for schools and he will know more about his application status later in June. Uh the FFA officers will attend state convention in Los Cusus next week. Luke Greg is a finalist for the Star State Green Farmer Award and Grady Moss received a silver rating for his beef proficiency beef production proficiency. He will receive his state of FA degree and is running for state office. And then uh Heyman FA alumni member Andrew Clark is an American degree candidate but he will not attend convention and FFA camp is scheduled for June and there's nine kids signed up to go and I don't have anything to report on the athletics front. Uh coach Rodriguez is at the sports banquet
039as we speak. So I stand for any questions you might have. >> So the summer school was $50 to attend >> $50 for the high school. It's $50 for a half credit. >> For half credit >> for half a credit. And the juniors and seniors will have the option they because they are part of the gear up cohort. Gear up will pay for theirs I believe. Not the sophomores and juniors. Yes, for the sophomores and juniors. >> So they have credits to recover. Gear up does pick up their $50 because of their participation in their cohort. So >> okay. Um you mentioned that the education for Lake Arthur and we're doing it. will happen to uh >> Dexter opted not to sign the NLU and they will not be participating this year. >> Okay. >>
040Which we find it a lot easier for us because it it's a lot easier just to transport kids to Lake Arthur than >> they were uncertain if they were going to stay on a block schedule or not. If they were staying on a block schedule that was going to also add another layer of complexity to it. And their they their goal was to host the medical pathway. Their medical pathway is full of their own students. They wouldn't have any room for any additional students. And so those were all contributing factors that we understood led to their decision not to sign at this time. >> Any other questions? >> A lot happening. It's been a busy month. We have a lot I have a lot planned. I have, like I said, a sticky note on my
041door of all the things I want to accomplish this summer. >> Awesome. Thank you. All right. Um, moving on. Um item seven, uh approval of the regular meeting, regular meeting minutes for April 21st, uh and the special meeting we had May 5th. Um and then the investments and bills for the month of April. Any questions about a motion to approve? I'll say thank. >> All those in favor say I. I. >> All those opposed say first new business item uh budget adjustments. Are there any other questions for Miss Jul? All in favor say I. All those post. Item B, uh, general obligation school bond ballot question. >> Miss Kaylee. >> Uh, yes, Superintendent. I'm on the line. So, again, the ballot question in front of you really ask voters if we can go out to
042the public and ask for $1.8 8 million of general oblig obligation bond authorization to issue. That amount of $1.8 million was decided on keeping your tax rate level at $7.96. That authorization, should voters approve it, will last for four years and we'll plan to sell it in two installments either sometime in 2026 or 27 and again in uh 28 or 29. You know, the last thing for um the ballot question is that it it is quite open-ended and uh vague and high level. We do this by design to give the district the flexibility to be able to use the funds as you guys feel uh as needed as fit. >> I'll pause and see if there's any questions about that resolution. >> Any questions? >> So, it doesn't increase what we've already done. Is that
043correct? Um, it doesn't increase your tax rate, but you will have more funds to be able to use for uh uh maintaining your school grounds and improving them. >> Okay. >> No tax rate increase though beyond what we already did last year. >> Okay. >> No further questions. Um, a motion to >> I'll make the motion. >> I'll second by Dusty. All those in favor say I. All those oppos. car. Uh, next item is the mill levy rate. >> Uh, yep. So again, this resolution in front of you, all it really does is state that the district's tax year 2024 debt service rate was $7.96 and it is the intention and the goal for the tax rate to be $7.96 again for tax year 2025. Again, this resolution doesn't promise or guarantee what the tax
044rate will be, but just states what our goal, our intention for it to be. >> Okay. Um, any other further questions with that? I don't believe so. Motion to approve. >> Motion by all second. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those oppos say nay. Okay. Motion carries. >> Salary schedules. >> Thank you, Kaylee. >> Thank you. Should you have any questions about the upcoming election, please do not hesitate to reach out to myself or any of my uh my colleagues and um thank you for your time and have a great rest of your meeting. >> Yes, ma'am. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. So, uh, members of the board, as you know, and you know, I I had an assurance page. I'm sorry I did not bring it. So, I will
045send it to you, uh, Mr. Moss, and then if you can sign it and then return it to me. So basically the assurance page is just uh stating that the district will be uh making sure that we pay the the teachers. So this year the level one beginning teacher. So this is on the very last page. The beginning uh the level one beginning teacher and certified staff salary schedule is $55,000 for a zero experience uh teacher. And then a uh level two it goes up to 65,000. A level three is 75,000. And of course, you know, as you can see on this uh schedule here, then depending on their years of experience, that's what the teachers will be getting paid. So, um so the salary schedule, it's only for the 25 26 school year. all
046the teachers got a 4% uh raise and it's really not necessarily you know for some of the teachers that I don't think we have any level zero teachers right now um most of them you know there's a few that will probably be like at level one or in level one which is at the 55 to75 um we do not have a teacher union as you know. So the increments are not included in this schedule and I'll I'll talk about those in just a minute. And uh the teachers with a 25 years experience and above are negotiated and based on since we are doing a 4-day week. The teachers are now employed 164 days. The counselors are employed 164 days plus the 15 extended days. And then the ACT teacher employed 164 plus 36 extended days.
047So this one here is the teacher uh salary. If you look at the next one, it's page three. This one here is for the noncertified uh salary schedule. And this one pretty much remained the same. The only thing that we did is everybody got a 4% uh raise. So um on this one here, the teacher assistants are enabled for 164 days and then they work nine hours a day. So this will be including lunch. Um so basically this uh schedule was created based on the 4 day week and then all the teachers will be coming in at 7:30 in the morning. This is all the staff 7:30 in the morning and they will be working till 4:30 every day Monday through Thursday. So that will be the 4 day. U the building secretaries are employed
048185 days and they also they will also work nine hours daily excluding their lunch. the superintendent, uh, secretaries at central office, bookkeeper, IT, uh, business manager and then also the, um, maintenance, you know, we are on a, uh, we are employed 12 months and we work eight hours plus the other eight. So um the cafeteria manager is employed 166 days and will be working nine hours daily including lunch. Cafeteria staff are employed 164 days and uh they will also work 9hour days. Okay. Cafeteria custodians are employed 185 days and work 10 hours a day. And uh with them I I had a conversation and I asked if they would prefer you know because they are working 40 hours uh they have to work 40 hours a week and the conversation was if they wanted to
049to work it to be off on Fridays then they would have to work 10 hours a day and that's that's what they decided to do. So they will be working 10our uh shifts. Uh the maintenance personnel, they're employed 12 months and they work eight hours a day excluding lunch. And then of course at the bottom, the bottom part says an increment of $300 will be allowed for 15 hours of approved college credit and an increment of $80 will be allowed for three hours of approved college credit completed. So these credits must be approved by the superintendent prior to registration for the course. Substitute teachers will remain uh the same and basically it's about $15 per hour. If they have a degree, then it is uh 16. If we need a substitute for longterm, then you
050know the pay is um long-term substitute. So they get an additional they get additional money. So again, this one here is for the non-certified. So that is for the uh okay if you look it's on the fourth one and it says here municipal schools ancillary nurse salary schedule for the first time and let me tell you this is well reserved for Mrs. Henson. So all the nurses in the state, they will actually go into a three tier system as well as the you know like the teachers a level one nurse will be at 55,000 a level two 65,000 and a level three at 75,000. So this will be very beneficial for Miss Hansen. Again well deserved Miss Cindy. So um again this is the salary schedule. The other one is actually item E. So all
051of this is for item B >> on the nurses. I know it goes up a dollar every year. >> Yes. But that's if um so for example this is the the the starting however you know the majority and and I believe you know Miss Hansen she got her step but then I believe it also kind of like included the 4% so the 4% raise and then usually you know hopefully next year there'll be another increase. So another 3% hope. >> So so the stipent is the next one. I can go ahead and go into the >> Okay. No, we thought it was part of this. >> I stapled it all together, but it's different items here for approval. >> Okay. Uh any more questions? motion to approve second >> and President Moss tomorrow once again
052I will send you the assurance page and then you can send it back to me. >> Sure. >> The assurance page is you I have to send it to Ped. that goes in with the budget and just to make sure that we are going to pay the employees what the Fed is requesting for. Okay. The uh next one which is the uh athletic and the U increment stipens. So the first page here is the increment stipens. As you can see right here we have for district special education coordinator. Uh then we have the district uh bilingual coordinator, district title one coordinator and then there's sponsors for the high school for each grade level and there's sponsors for the uh middle school. We have BPA sponsor, FFA judging, FFA judging we have for the uh both
053the coordinators and then we have the annual sponsor uh English department head, math department head, science department head, social studies and then we have the CTE department head, the headcurriculum coordinator, elementary curriculum coordinators, uh SAT 504 for coordinator and that's for both elementary and secondary the district testing coordinator um maintenance data entry athletic administrator assistant and then the transportation director. These stipens here are the same as last year and I think we want to keep them that way for now. >> Do we have one one of every one of these? >> We don't necessarily have one of every every single one. So, for example, the district special education coordinator, that is not because Mr. Lassard, he's only part-time. So, right now, we do not have this one here. Uh, we do have the district bilingual
054coordinator. Then, we do have the title one coordinator, the sponsors for every class. We have a BPA sponsor, uh, both FFA judging. Uh the annual sponsor is one that it's because we do have it as a regular class that will no longer be uh in existence and we do have department heads uh and then uh CTE department head. We do not have a headcurriculum coordinator as I um am in charge of that. Uh we do not have an elementary curriculum coordinator as the principal will be uh you know doing that one. We do have secondary uh the SAT and then the elementary SAT. We do have the district testing coordinator. We do have a maintenance data entry and then um we do not have the athletic administrator. Oh no yes we do. that is uh
055uh we do have a athletic administrator assistant and uh we do not have a transportation director. So this is the the uh increment or stipen schedule. The next one next page this one here is the athletic increment schedule. So, basically on this one here, we um I got together with uh coach A-Rod and we kind of looked at different districts, you know, our size so that we can compare what what how much they they're, you know, they receive for stipens. So, uh we are proposing that the uh for example, we have the football varsity coach uh is $6,000. We were at 5,500. So, we are doing an increment of $500. The assistant coaches will receive $30,000. And then for the junior high head coach will be $2,500. And the uh junior high assistant coach, $1,500.
056For volleyball, varsity head coach, $6,000. The assistant coach, 2750. for uh volleyball junior high head coach 2500 and then junior high assistant coach 1500 basketball boys and girls varsity will be 6,000 and the assistant will be 2500 uh middle school head coach 2500 and junior high or middle school again assistant coach 1500 track boys and girls the varsity will be 6,000 the assistant coaches will be 2500 00 and uh for middle school the head coach 2500 for middle school assistant 1,500 cross country varsity 6,000 and then weights and conditioning 3150 high school cheerleading sponsor 2750 and middle school cheerleading sponsor 1,500 then uh I believe the only one that we do not have here we do have on the on the right side the athletic coordinator $6,000. But I think the one that we are
057missing here is our esports coordinator. And that one is actually this year we paid uh as a hourly rate, but I don't think it was very fair. This poor guy, he's still today he was still he had uh his uh students there. So, I propose that we pay him as a um, you know, kind of like the head coaches because it's pretty much the the year round. Uh, this year he brought us the title, the state title. So, you know, kudos to him and so my proposal is to also for him to be paid as, you know, like the head coach will be $6,000 for the esports. So, do we need to make that um like amend this motion to to have that or is that something to at a later date add or >>
058I can add it. I mean, all I have to do is just um add it to this uh form. I just omitted it. But we'll go ahead and put it and we'll add it. if you'd like to approve it. >> This is your recommendation anyway. >> Yeah, this is my our recommendation here. And then all we have to do is >> make we can make an amendment by adding >> esports >> and the value of 6,000. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> Well, I'll make that motion for the amendment. I'll second by All those in favor say I. >> I. Okay. >> And then I'll approve the uh the motion of Sorry. >> No, you're good. >> I forgot I was secretary. I'm supposed to be writing this. >> And then you're making a motion for
059the athletics. Rest that. >> Yes. Moved >> by Trevor. I'll second. >> All right. All right. Um, next item F is idea B application. >> Okay. >> Really, the idea be >> Yeah, we'll go for your spoon. IDB is the federal funding uh for special education. Um, they set based on our kids that we haven't sped how much amount is in it. And so really all we need to do is have the board president sign this. Uh there were parent representatives involved in the process that they've signed here already. So once this is signed by the board president, then it'll be uploaded and then we'll be good to go. >> Any other questions? Motion to approve. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second. Those favor side >> next item is the track and field
060construction. >> Okay. So members of the board, at our last uh board meeting, you know, we discussed the proposed replacement of the track and field, which is uh, you know, an estimated cost to the district approximately $373,000 at that time. We were not sure, you know, it was tabled pending the confirmation regarding the availability of bond uh funds as this project project was originally proposed to be funded through uh bond money. So, if you look, you have this uh page right here, and it's highlighted in in yellow. It's in your folder, and it's highlighted in yellow. So, this one right here is actually the projects that were proposed with the uh $900,000. And uh some of these projects we will not be able to to fund. So, they therefore we will be able to use
061those funds, you know, for our new school. there's some, you know, all the ones that are in in um yellow, those are the priorities and those we definitely need to make sure that we get those as soon as possible. So, if you look at the second one, so the first one is the FFA storage fund. So, you know, if you recall, we received uh capital alloy funds of $576,000. So, we will be able to use that money to be able to do the the uh FFA barn. So, uh, the second one, it's an HVAC for the shop. It is needed and Gary is already working into this, right, Gary? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. So, hopefully we get that quote from uh, Rose. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. And then we will be able to
062do it because, you know, this year, unfortunately, I went into the shop and it gets really it gets either really cold or really, really hot. So we definitely cannot be not doing any instruction because of the weather. So we that should not be able to stop us. So we definitely need to make sure that that we pursue this as soon as possible and you know construction will probably not happen you know probably be done what maybe two to three years. So we definitely need to make sure that we get this done as soon as possible. So uh other items that were proposed here the auditorium tile replacement I don't think I am going to do that one as it will be demolished. Then if you look here this the next one that it's highlighted is
063the track replacement. So I went ahead and allocated $350,000 for that which is the renovation of the existing uh track. That is what I'm trying to propose here. So in order to complete the project in time for the upcoming football season. So you know I'm requesting the board's approval to so that we can proceed immediately with the necessary steps. So early approval will allow us to know to meet the scheduling deadlines and ensure the facility is ready you know to use for for the fall. Um, other items that are proposed here, I mean like middle school structural issues I think that we do need to fix and I already talked to Gary about that. There is due to the earthquakes, you know, we have a lot of issues in this building specifically that we we
064can let them, you know, we need to make sure that we get them fixed, whether it's getting cocking or something, but they have to be fixed, you know, we just can't have those cracks there. So, but I don't think we will be spending so much money. I don't think we need a construction company to come in and do that. I think this is something that our maintenance department will be able to do. Then we have uh you know the uh middle school canopies and the uh elementary school canopies. We are getting through pre-k money some elementary school canopies. It's only for an area where the middle school where the u prek kids play. But uh Mr. Williams, do you have any proposal on that? >> I'm instead of waiting on it, please. >> Okay. So,
065we'll just need to make sure that that gets done quickly. Then we have uh the another highlighted item here, the playground ramps. That's something that we also have to do. We do have a student at the elementary level that uh he is confined on a wheelchair. So, we definitely need to make sure that we are ADA compliant. So, we need to make sure that we have those ramps over at the uh elementary. So, that has to be done soon. Um, have here a pavilioning at the football field. I still want that. So, I'm really going to pursue that. Hopefully, we can get it. I mean, I think that'll be great whenever Parker is uh cooking his burgers out there. So, then we also have the uh replacement of sidewalks and concrete. Um, this was another
066item that was actually tabled last uh last uh board meeting uh pending, you know, hopefully just getting like a a patch or, you know, just kind of like not replace the entire sidewalks, but just be able to fix, you know, the the what needs the most. And I already have a proposal for that, but they that came in kind of late today. Uh, so I will discuss that at a future meeting. But anyways, these were some of the items that were on the um on that uh those projects were the $900,000. And um so I would like, you know, again, I'm I'm seeking approval so that we can start with the U track and field replacement project as soon as possible. >> So the track and field proposal still the same proposal? >> It's still
067the same. Uhuh. It could be, you know, like a little bit less, but it's going to be more or less. The first the first uh proposal was over $800,000. So, it's a big difference. >> Um, so is this the the order how it's going to go? The >> the right >> is just an is just uh you know, some of the projects that we proposed that you know to be able to get. Okay. So, um, we can get if we want to get them all, we can get them all. >> We don't have to do these things. >> No, I and that's what I, you know, the ones that I didn't highlight. I think those are the ones that we don't have to do because there's no need to spend so much money if um
068we are getting the new school. But I'm just uh focusing on the priorities. >> Yeah. >> I need to spend money on things that are going to get done. >> Correct. Correct. So, so if you look at the, you know, the the shop, the HVAC, that's something that it's needed. Again, we don't want to lose instructional time because of the the weather, but right now it is so hot in there and it's really I mean, although we do have some um what are they? Um there's some evaporative coolers that we bought. This has been a problem that's going on about 12 years ago because even when I was still teaching in the shop, there was there was days in the winter time that you can't use it because it's so cold the kids can see
069their breath in there. >> And then there's other days now that the warmer months and especially when we come back in August, the days are so hot that it's an unsafe work environment for the kids if they overheat in that situation. >> So I think that's something that it is a priority. And of course the track replacement because the track it's not you know we don't need to demolish anything. So I think we definitely need to start with that now with the playground ramps that's we have to be ADA compliant especially >> where those go at >> the ramps. >> Yeah. >> Um so so again and Mark you can kind of help you with this because we do have a little boy. What do y'all do right now? >> So we have two we
070now have two um and from an ADA compliance Anytime we have a playground, they have to be able to access that area with their wheelchair. >> Now, what the ramp is, like one of them already has a ramp. Now, we don't have the hard soft cover where the wheelchair can go in there. They just have to be able to get their wheelchair there to be able to access the play area. So, the play area on the west side already has a ramp. We need to add a ramp to the play area on the east side. And so, we can either go from the sidewalk that goes between the elementary and the high school go there or we can go from the basketball court over either way. >> And then in the future we also have
071to add um but maybe this is something I I don't know if that would be too long to of a wait but I was thinking you know we also have to be in compliance with playground equipment for for them. >> Yeah. And that's really as you look at your new playground is you you need to have uh compliance and really just more prek and compliant in a lot of different areas. What for our second grade student we have purchased um a table he likes building with Legos. So we have a table that we roll out that he has Legos that he can build with friends and he can do artwork. Um the other student is a three Y student who really just came in the last couple of weeks because he has a lot he
072has a trade a lot of other medical stuff. Um we brought him in just so we could have a couple weeks so we're ready to go in the fall. And so but that student is in a he's typically in a stroller but he can get out and move pretty well and he's pretty active on that one. But um our second grade we started uh giving him some other activities and stuff like that. And then the the last one. So the sidewalk. So um at the last meeting I I think I had a proposal for $93,000 to be able to replace the entire sidewalk from the high school all the way uh to [Music] what was it Gary? >> Where the pre-wing starts. >> Correct. And then they would also add like a ramp to be
073ADA compliant. So that was like either 93 or $96,000. But then, you know, it was decided to table it to see if they would give us a lower rate just to be able to patch. There's a few items, you know, in in parts of the sidewalk that they really just can't patch. They have to fix it, especially on this side over here by the marquee area that just needs to be fixed completely. I They did give me a new quote of $36,000. But it was too late. So it's not on the agenda. >> But it is something that needs to be it needs to be done, you know, rather quickly. >> So that was to grind and refinish. >> Mhm. >> Was how much again? >> 36,000. >> But it was 96. >> Um I
074mean since we are building a new school, I mean we could spend some more of this money down there at the stadium though, right? like maybe uh securing like a new thing. >> So uh as a matter of fact, I also talked to Gary and based on on you know y'all's request previously, there is that area over by the discus and the shot that it's there's no sprinkler system and it's there's no grass. So Gary, can you talk a little bit about that quote that you received? I had a quote and that's been back at least two years ago and uh I'm thinking it was right at 40,000. >> It was 30 38 but that was two years ago. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Gee, I thought you were so efficient, Gary. Thought he was fast
075with the quotes. >> So, it's probably going to be more now, but it is kind of >> I was just thinking sprinklers and fencing around that facility too start. We have to lock that place down. We could do that, too. And there's extra money here, too. >> Correct. >> Because we won't do get to do a whole lot here until our building's there. Right. >> Well, and it makes no sense to spend a lot of money here and then, you know, >> Correct. Now, we do have to maintain what we currently have. >> Of course. Yeah. I mean, but just maintain it, not replace it. >> Correct. Correct. So on this on the top one at that FFA storage bar since he's only spending a h 100,000 of it does that mean that 400 and
076something can go be used for something else or >> Okay. So so let me explain that a little bit. So actually we when this was done it was back when we did the um the bond. It was before we did the bond and really you know RBC they say okay can you please send us kind of like an estimated uh list of what you want to do some of the projects you know they just sometimes they give us a call and say okay we need it by the end of the day. So, this was something that was created without any >> Oh, okay. >> because I knew that we needed the the the barn, but doing a quote for the barn, it was it came out, I think it like $576,000, but we did the
077capital outlay, you know, that uh proposal and we will be getting that money. So, I don't need to use this $100,000 for that. So, it could go towards something else. Have we given it any more thought about putting the barn closer to the campus? >> We haven't uh talked about that. So, I will definitely get with Mr. Parker and then we'll probably have to see if we can get the uh we will probably have to get some of the um talk to Mr. Wade and see if you know how much he wants for the land. I think he wanted like a tradeoff. Yeah, I just don't want to upset the Hamiltons even though they donated that, >> right? Because they were the ones that donated. >> I just think it would be pretty beneficial to
078have all that stuff right here >> classroom time anyway. >> Yes, there's lots of instruction. >> Correct. >> Any other comments? >> Those are just things I've seen. trees at the football field, the fence, the the track, the Hey, can we put a bobcat somewhere, you know, >> and then whatever is left, of course, you know, we will need money for the new school and and you know, we do have to we should be okay. Now, uh keep in mind that we will be getting the another 1.8 8 million and uh but we also because our square footage is higher now we do have uh we have to pay more. So originally we were going to pay $624,000 for the design. That was going to be our part 624,000 for the construction and now it's
079going to be a little bit over a million dollars for the construction. But we should be okay. We should be okay then hopefully. >> Sure. >> Look at Julie. >> We're sitting here 2027, right? >> Yes. Then we'll go again 2027. I mean, hey, it makes sense to me that if it's not the taxes will not go up, then you have to take advantage of it. >> I mean, isn't that when the new school will be ready? 2027, right? >> 28. I Yeah, 28. >> Okay. So, I know we kind of got side, but so the the approval was to to be able to start the track and field replacement project. >> Okay, >> I'll make that motion by second. >> All those in favor say I. I. >> All next item is science book
080adoption. >> Okay. So at the last uh schoolboard meeting we also tabled the adoption of the Savage realized textbook list pending efforts to lower the overall cost through archway. So the previous requisitions that we had were for the uh directly through Savis. However, you know New Mexico we do have the archway which is the official uh book depository here in New Mexico. So we have now received updated totals as follows. So the elementary we have a total of $44,000 28.50 cents and this is for the entire elementary kinder through um fifth grade. Middle school it's a little bit less,131. And for the high school we have 25,497. However, at the high school, we do not have uh or the depository, they do not have all of the school materials. So, therefore, we would have to
081order them through um the regular status and that would be approximately 18,452 bringing the total to 128,289. Now, the total funding allocated by the public education I believe this year was $93,000. So uh we are still a little bit short but you know not as uh as short as you know we were before and uh so given this total cost so we anticipate of course you know it's a shortfall which I proposed covering the remainder using the SEG funds that we were recently allocated to Heerman and municipal schools. I believe it was like 166 July. Do you recall 166,000? So, we can, you know, we'll be able to use those funds, but you know, we just we have to make sure that we get the materials and we need to order them so that they
082in time. Um, so I'm requesting approval to proceed with the adoption of the Savage Realized instructional materials for kinder through 12th grade. What was the elementary total? >> The elementary total was 44208.50. Middle school 40131. And then the high school we have 2549750 that can be ordered through archway. And then we have other materials which are 18452.50 through they have to be ordered directly through your sales. >> What was the total last time I came? How much? >> I believe it was like 154. >> It was with the kids. Am I recalling? >> The kids. Yes. >> Kids everywhere. >> It was It was everything. Uhhuh. So So now and and you know that with through Archway it is a lot cheaper and then I we don't have to pay shipping and and and >>
083Oh, so we went a whole new provider. >> Okay. And well actually Archway is the depository here in New Mexico. So we had ordered them or wanted to order them directly through the uh book company, but it will be a lot cheaper getting them through archway, but they don't have all the materials. That's why we have to get a little bit of the high school and that will be through, you know, the company. So I know that we you know we only we only got like either 93 or $95,000. I don't recall the exact number. So we will be you know we will have to use additional funds to to be able to cover the rest. But we should be okay. >> Then there like shipping was like 20 grand >> if it was it
084was pretty high. >> We don't have that with this one. So, so it's significant. >> Um, any questions? >> I'll make the motion. >> I'll second. All those in favor say I. All those opposing it. Next item is superintendent contract salary 252. >> Do you have it there? >> Yep. >> Okay. I have a copy. Uh, superintendent shall be employed by the board for hearing July 1st 25 ending June 30 to 27. We added two gifts to the contract. A pay increase days from here. should get 20 14 days for your annual leave. >> I'll make the motion to favor. Thanks M. Next item is state travel out of state travel for this to community schools conference. Okay. Good evening, President Moss and members of the school board. My name is Elizabeth B. I am
085the community schools director of Hagerman Municipal School District. And I am Simi Hensson. I'm the school nurse and also a member of community schools. And through community schools, I help Miss Pa with the coats for kids, the shoe drive, the food drive, the clothes closet, which I keep in the nursing office. And that's just clothes that is given to the students in need. Uh trucks for tots and they come during Christmas time and bring a gift for the kiddos. Uh stuff your backpack which is will be coming up in the fall. And we have personal hygiene supplies for fourth grade, fifth grade, one in the middle school office, high school office, elementary office, and it's stocked with everything the kid may need. Um, these are some of the events we provide for our students in
086need. We are here to request approval for the travel to attend the National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 27th through May 31st. This national conference brings together people from across the country who believe all children deserve a safe place to live and opportunities to learn and thrive. The conference catalyzes car collaboration, action, and a renewed commitment to transferring out um practices, partnerships, and systems. One of the goals for our community schools through this conference is to sharpen our skills to lead collaboratively, implement effective strategies, strengthen family, school, community partnership, learn and grow our expertise, expand our networks, and celebrate success. This workshop is going to have uh over this training is going to have over 150 workshops. And the ones that really we want to focus on is powerful
087student and family engagement, collaborative leadership and sharing power and voice. Expanded and enriched enriched learning opportunities. And these are just few. There's so many. Um there's going to be three-hour uh sessions that are going to focus on chronic absenteeism and that's something I'm interested in other than the mo medical point of view. How to keep the kids in school uh school leadership community schools 101 family map which is going to be interesting. uh parent teacher home visits and this may be something we need to think about doing as well. Parent teacher home visits and these are just to name a few and this we hope to share this with the staff. dynamic local and national uh speakers will set the stage, inspire and point the way to the future of community schools and family engagement
088during the four inspiring lendinary sessions over each day. We will have the opportunities to connect with peers to learn more about influencing policy, increasing collaboration, and improving practice statewide. There will be 30 exhibit exhibits to promote evidence-based strategies with their resources, related material and information. And I'm taking a big suitcase in case they give us a lot of stuff. We can bring it back and share it. Yes. Community schools will be funded funded through the trip. Oh, sorry. This community schools will be funding the trip. Therefore, there is no cost to the district. And I thank you for your time and we open up to questions. >> Any questions? >> I answer the one questions. I'll make a motion. I'll second. All those in favor say I. I post. carries. Have fun. >> Thank you,
089ladies. >> Thank you. >> Okay, I think I'm going to be very brief. Everybody already mentioned everything. So, um I did send out my uh the last newsletter for for this uh school year. It it came out a little late and you know, my my daughter, she said, "Mom, don't you have something to do?" I said, "Yes, I do." And then she was saying, "Well, don't send one." I said, "No, I have to send it." I said, "A lot of people expect it on uh Sunday." So, um I did send out a thank you for a great school year uh note. And it says, "As we wrap up the 2425 school year, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the our parents, students, and staff for making this year a success.
090Your hard work, dedication, and support have made a lasting impact, and we are truly grateful." And a quick reminder that Thursday is the last official day of school. On Friday, we will hold a turnaround day for school uh students to pick up their report cards and uh head home immediately after. We have been doing this at the high school for a while already where the kids just come pick up their report card and then they go home. The buses will be running, but there will be no breakfast or lunch. And uh so basically the kids will come and pick up their report cards and we have several locations. The elementary students will pick up right outside their classroom. So the teachers need to be set up outside of their classrooms. The middle school students will
091come right here by the the hallway by the office and the high school students in the comments area. And if the students do not come to pick up their report card on Friday, it will be mailed uh home. But um you know and I'm just asking if they have any questions to contact it to contact us. So uh that went out. Um members of the board I want to thank you for a successful um graduation. It was there was a lot of excitement and this is the first time and this is nothing we had absolutely nothing to do with the band unless Cody brought the band. >> I didn't know anything about the band. I just got her, hey, after the last thing there's going to be a band come out. And there they were.
092>> So I mean, and you know what I mean? I thought I it was it was great. >> Motherachi for every year that >> and and you know the the one of the dads he did approach me and and I think I was walking with you uh Dusty when when he approached me and he said he he said that he had paid for an hour of uh a band and you know they I guess he contracted the band for the after party and he asked me well can they play here? I said, "Well, you know, maybe after the fireworks, that's fine." And then during the fireworks, we're like, it was good. It was good. I mean, it was really good. The kids were excited and everybody they were they were pretty excited about it. And
093but it was like, oh my goodness, the only Heerman only. We got a really good compliment from the fireworks guy, too. He said he was really enjoys coming to work for us and doing this stuff. He said, "You're the only place I can count on count on to have the fire trucks there and to have the police have everything really safe and organized." So, they did commend us on that because he said he really >> good. And he did say that because it was one of the best fireworks shows also. And he did say that he uh I think he told you that he was going to experiment some >> he brought some experimental fireworks that he hadn't used before to try out on Saturday night as a bonus. >> But it was good. It
094was good. Now, I have to commend them because they do give us a um they give us a good deal. They they he always gives, you know, he charges us $1,500 and, you know, I think it's worth it and the kids like it, the families like it, everybody. It was just a moment of excitement. So, thank you. I was really disappointed though that the staff would not participate and I would like to see 100% and I would like in the future to make it a mandatory at least for the high school staff to be able to participate. other schools they do and and I don't see a reason why our staff will not participate with that you know >> when I first started working here it was a it was a stipulation in our contract
095that that was one of our contracted days and I don't know when it got taken out but I know 17 years ago it used to be that you had and then if you worked on it you had like >> time I got excused I had had a baby two days before that was the that I mean that was that was the legitimate way of getting out of it or if you had a child graduating school it was not just I think we had five staff members in addition to and then one of them was elementary very very very few but I sure like to see and I you know the invitation was extended to everybody because the elementary they also have a big part in this with elementary middle school and of course the high
096school but unfortunately we didn't have very many I think this is a special moment and I'd love to have everybody there but it was it was a great I mean Um and thank thank you to to the board also for for supporting us and and being there. Okay. Uh next I have and and the the principles already talked about it. We do have summer school. We have the summer school reading program at the elementary. They will be starting June the 2nd through the 27. We do not have to pay for this. The only thing that we do have to have is the school lunches and then also um we need to have custodian to be able to clean. But I will have you know some of the summer boys that will be helping us this
097year. They will be helping to clean out the uh the classrooms and in the cafeteria. Um so that's at the middle school. Again, Cody talked about the high school credit recovery and uh that would also start June the 2nd through the 27th. And um then at the middle school, Alex and Mrs. Reigns, they will have a group here, I believe about 20 students here at the middle school that will also be um you know, providing summer school. the summer school at the middle school and at the high school will be funded through community school. So this is something that they are you know helping us with and it's not going to cost the district anything. And then all the elementary it would be funded through the department of education. So actually they pay the teachers
098themselves and I believe that this Friday or Saturday Mr. Williams we have some of the teachers who went >> graduation Saturday. Yeah, we had a number of uh staff that were in >> house the training room was in house and then the weekend before we had a couple who went to >> so that that's for the elementary and um so I'm just looking for a successful summer school session for all three schools. This is the first time that we will have it here at the uh middle school. We actually have a few students that would actually qualify at the uh for the reading program as well. And I believe we do have some of those. I don't know how many have registered. Mrs. Lorie Mayhem will be in charge of this uh the program this
099year, but that will be elementary. Alex will be in charge of the middle school and at the high school will be Miss Danning and Mr. Molina. >> I have nothing further. I you know just again thank you for a great successful year and kudos to all the staff, the admin team. I think we have accomplished uh so much together and I'm looking for a very successful next year. >> I stand for questions. >> Four days. How's that? >> Four days. So, um the I already submitted my my schedule the it has to be submitted into OBMS, you know, for for PED. So uh after the uh budget which Jolene is working very hard on that and after the budget approval then that will be approved as well. So I haven't announced it to the public
100you know because it's pending the approval from P. Once the uh I get the approval then I will post it. I got an anonymous like did you get an >> Yeah. A and I got to laugh at it. I don't I don't know that how I mean it was signed unknown or un unnamed or something. So, it was real hard to take it serious about we should reconsider because they don't that we're not providing them with funds to pay for everything. So, I don't know if it was a high school kid having one last prank or if it was a parent who was having heartburn. I have no idea. There was it wasn't signed and it had no phone number so we could about it. It was anonymous. But as soon as we have the
101the approval, then it I will definitely let you know and then we will post it. I stand for questions. >> Where did we land on PE cards? I remember we had the conversation. >> The plan is to for Jolene and Raquel to go to Artisia this uh summer. I know you know they've been really busy. So they will be going to Artisia this summer. We do plan to have it established by the beginning of the first year. in August in the fall. >> So, a a family member of mine, a cousin is Clint Taylor. He's the uh Artisia. >> He's the Miss Jolene of Artisia. Yes. and he told me that he would help what any way that he could with >> we actually talked to the secretary of staff that we'll be working with
102tried to contact him at spring break. I don't know if they were around. I don't know. >> Yeah. He said >> he said if you need any help with anything he >> we just wanted to see how it was working for them and we can use their forms and everything. >> We're not just not sure about what the reconciliation and all that. >> He said it sounded pretty easy. Um you know he he said he got Rio started on their pec cards and then he got Artisia started on theirs. So he said it was all pretty pretty simple, pretty easy that he whatever you guys need help. >> Well, thank you. We'll definitely contact him and Melina and Red Hill will pay him a visit or maybe he can come down. >> Yeah, come down.
103>> Yes, pick you can pay about all kinds of stories on us. [Music] M there's one other thing here. >> What was this? Does this need to be signed? >> No, it doesn't have to be signed out. It's just for your information. Jolene has some forms here that do need to be signed and this was basically on the uh >> um there's the resolution and >> we'll get those two sign. >> I will make that motion. >> All those in favor say I. I >> at 7:37. >> Thanks everybody. Appreciate it. >> On the agenda, man. Yes.