001It's us. Did you want to address the board? No, thanks. Okay. Sorry. No, I would give you a couple minutes if you wanted to. All right. Um, is there any changes to the agenda or additions? I do not believe so. I don't have any. So, I just need a motion to approve the agenda as presented. I'll make a motion. Second. All those in favor? I say motion carries. S Johnson. All right. Plenty of time. All right. Our attendance for April was 94.4%. A little bit lower than it has been the past few years. Uh we had 7 through 12 music concert on May 1st. Uh K through 6 music concert was held on Monday, May 5th. Both concerts were excellent. Lots of people were here. Had kindergarten graduation yesterday at 2 o'clock. Graduation went well
002on Saturday. Congratulations. Good luck to the class of 2025. Uh we have most of our smarter balance testing results in. Uh started looking at a little bit. Um looking at all of our students, we had 41% proficient in science. The state average was right about 43%. In math for all of our students, 146 students, we're 43% proficient. The state was 43%. Um, for ELA, we're 48% and the state was around 49%. So, we're right along right in line with the state um scores right now. Fifth grade went to the water festival today. We have semester tests already. Thursday and Friday, we get out at 2:00. Elementary's going on field trips to the bowling alley and the movies on Friday and have inservice Monday and kids and teachers are pretty much out of here. Proficient is
003two or three. Three or four? Three or four. Okay. But three is proficient and four is something more than proficient. Right. But I mean three is the minimum. Yeah. Three is the minimum for proficient. Threes and fours are proficient. Okay, we're right around the state averages. Okay, any other questions for Mr. Johnson? All right, a few things. Uh got certified contracts out and most all of those back in. Um working on um health insurance uh renewals. I had every everyone had those in by last Friday. I just need to get those finalized and approved. So that'll take effect in June. Um working on worked on the preliminary capital outlay budget plus start some work on the other budgets for um this next year. Um, also there's going to be a new uh requirement for um
004our for our board on in July where we're going to have to do the it's called the open meetings law. We're going to have to present that brochure and then also just list it in our notes that we handed it out and reviewed it. Just have to make note of it in our minutes for our July meeting. I think we usually get that in the new board member training, too. So, yeah. Okay. It's a new requirement. So, okay. Other than that, working on getting stuff done. What's the deadline to turn in contracts? It was May last Friday. May 6th. No, what was last Friday? It was the contracts was May 2nd. May 9th 6th. No, May 2nd. May 2nd. May 2nd. Yes, it was May. Last Friday was for the insurance. No, so May second
005was the deadline for contract. I still have some that aren't in. No, they're in. Oh, okay. Yeah, they were all Sorry, I misunderstood. Yeah. And insurance was last Friday. Okay, got it. Yep. Yeah. All contracts. Thanks. Any other questions for everyone? All right. More reports. Dan. Um, apparently my fingerprint isn't matching. It's the same fingerprint I've always used. I don't know what's going on there, but yeah, I did the ple meeting. Okay, let me find it. May 5th, right? Yeah. Um, oh, that was a long one. Um, increase the budget by Got to read it here. uh $10,000 because of the extra days. The budget hearing for ple will be at 7:10 June second if anybody would like to um dial in for that. Oh my know what that means that July 10th J uh
006June 2nd June 2nd at 710. All right. Thank you. um two contracts. Um two of the school psyches were luri to turn in contracts with the old salaries because negotiations were not completed yet if they weren't turned in by a certain time. Um there was another school psych who would be interested that Terry was going to get a hold of and interview. Um and then next year the board of directors meetings will be the first Monday except for Labor Day. We will meet on Tuesday. Um that was really it for ple and then um didn't the board used to approve the slate of graduates like up until about 9 or 10 years ago. Okay. And that's not a necessary thing anymore? No. Okay. I don't know what made me think of that at graduation. Um,
007I think that was something that Mr. Rounds did. That was something from before, but we haven't. We don't. It's not required at all. No. Okay. Um, and then I guess I would just really like us to get back into going through policies because I think it's been since maybe Mary Beth was on the board that we've gone through policies. Yeah. So, I mean, I think that we really need to go through and update policies and we really need to get an AI policy added. Yep. And we talked about getting one of those. And I know that the ASBSD one has already gone through a couple revisions, but that we can't revise it once we have it. Also, if they revise it again too, we should definitely get something on And I uh I talked to
008a gal that uh teaches 10 through 12 English in Parker and their policy sounded pretty complete. I could get on and see if I could pull that just as another policy to look at. Yeah. Where they got it from. I'm guessing it started with ASBSD and then they added to it. Yeah. And we can decide. I think almost every school either gets ASBSD or they go through KSB. KSB. Yes. Ter. I think that's the What's that one? KSB. It's a law firm. Oh, okay. There's Strictly School Law. They're the ones we should maybe look at like when Rodney finally retires. I think he has a grandson that's Oh, maybe taking I don't know. He could be 45. He's got a daughter that's part of the firm, too. But yeah, we should um pull policies on
009the table. I will uh next meeting I will bring proposals from ASBSD and KSB as far as what their policy stuff is. And then I know I probably I'm bringing it up again. I really think that we need a employee handbook. So, I'm just throwing that out there again. The only thing I'm Larry about with the handbook and so we would want to work with Rodney on that is if it is part of a contract, like if it creates a part of a contract that isn't in a negotiated agreement. So, I just want to make sure we don't have, you know, that they aren't contractually bound by things in the handbook that aren't in the negotiated agreement. But, right, just just the things that aren't in the agreement. I mean, for conduct and like putting
010grades in, stuff like that. Yeah. Those kinds of things that are that are job expectations, but they aren't negotiable. They're Yeah. Yep. Did you check with if I did you check with some of the other superintendent Scott on what they kind of did? Nobody ever got back to me. Joel meeting before. Okay. Yeah. So, we've been working on how that would work. I'm sure they could work together somehow. I mean, and for all staff, I mean, it, you know, just hours for the different departments and I mean, it could just attendance, practical, like those kind of typical things in general. And then it can have specific pieces for different departments, too. Not just necessarily for teachers, but you have one down there. Oh, yeah. Right. You're probably, aren't you, whatever down there? No, not but
011we were. And we did have a handbook then too. We've always had a handbook from other schools. That's that's all I have. No, I was going to bring up the policy thing. I actually had a page a parent ask me about that. They pulled one to look at it for some reason and said, "Boy, that's that's old." Noted. Yeah, some of them are. And some of them have and even just a note on them that you know a date that it was reviewed at least then if people looked at it they would know just look at the updated you don't have to switch it right. Yep. Yep. Um we did negotiations and those went well. It only took one one day. So that's that's always good. Um and other than that I thought um graduation
012went well. a lot of comments on that that that people hadn't been in our school before that looked really nice. They like the way they did it like that short, not super long. So, good job, Scott. Under a little pressure. No, that's all I have. All right. Um, we'll be submitting our year-end reports for the state here. Some of them are due in June. Just checking everything off to make sure everything is entered. Um, we did finish up our pluck negotiations for the school sites. Must have been the day after you guys met, I think. Um, we did that. Um, this will come up a little bit in the preliminary capital outlay, but we are looking to overhaul the playground area this summer as far as cleaning out all the mulch, redoing that. Um, looking
013at some asphalt overlay and things and um I still don't know what I'm going to do about the grass just because such a small area and it just gets beat up. So, we are looking to do quite a few upgrades out there. Um, we will advertise looking for a used bus. We have to just because of the bid laws. So, if you see an ad in the Moody County Enterprise says we're looking for a bus, you'll be like, "Who's going to see this?" The auditors like it. So, anyway, I'm hoping um with the end of the year coming up, Foreman's going to have a few buses that we can look at in the range we want. Um, I talked about redoing the hoops in the old gym. Those have all been updated. The four side
014hoops will adjust anywhere from 8 to 10 ft for like the youth basketball. And then we did put safety straps on every hoop. And then we put safety straps on every hoop in the new gym too. Um, Sou Falls School District, they made it mandatory, I think, on every hoop in that in their district. They did it. And it's just a it looks like a seat belt. It's just an extra safety thing to so if something wears out or whatever, get those fixed. Uh lastly, um the end of June, June 28th, exact to be exact, Egan all school reunion, they're going to be using gym and maybe some facilities to serve their meal for their reunion. So that will be that part of their reunion will be in the building. Um, I think that's all
015I have for for myself. Any questions for Scott? Just that you brought up the Egan all school reunion just made me think of the Egan building. Did we ever get a hold of that guy to see if we could get that sign back? The yellow sign. I have not, but I can. I mean, we just talked about that and it was probably a year ago, but that's the way my brain works. Your memory is better than mine. I will see if I can get a hold of someone. Oh, the original guy, didn't he pass away? No, there was like an electrical fire there or something or two ago. Not here. There. Okay. Oh, really? The original owner passed away. It's his son. He comes up for a couple. Any other questions for Scott? And we
016on to the consent agenda. It's kind of a long one. So, um, it's approval of the previous minutes, approval of bills and reports, approval of the certified staff contracts, and then approval of resignation of Ashley Milbrand, resignation of Bodie Gross as the JV girls basketball coach, and approval of him as the JV boys basketball coach, approval of Kate Balor as the JV girls basketball coach and the JV football coach. Dakota Johnson as the JB football coach. Uh Josh Leone is the junior high girls basketball coach and uh classified contracts with salary to be determined and Brand Z as a D contract salary to be determined. If anybody would like to pull anything for further discussion otherwise I just need a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. I'll make a motion. Second. All those
017in favor I opposed name. Motion cars. Additional bills. Perfect. All right. Um, item nine, approval of school board resolution authorizing membership in the South Dakota High School Activity Association. So, we do this every year. It's not due till July. This is not any of the amendments, but since this came in the mail, I just wanted to run it through and it looked like we did last month in May. So, this is just saying that yes, we would like to be a part of the activities association. I just need Kirsten to sign it if you approve it. So we just need a motion to approve our membership in the activities association. Second. Okay. D motion list a second. All those in favor I post nay. Motion carries. And approval of the negotiated agreement with the CEA
018for the 2526 school year. Motion. Mickey second. All those in favor I opposed. Nay. Motion carries. Discussion on the potential track and football field complex. Right. So, I was able to meet with the second land owner today. I just got back. Um, he's got some ideas on the land, which I would need to meet with Melissa and Kirsten to go over numbers and stuff on that. Other than that, we have not met with anyone or talked with any. I mean, as far as Well, he was gone for like a month. He was pretty much ready for the last meeting. So, anyway, I guess that would be the next thing to to look at the delay in negotiations, but other than that, there hasn't been any talks with any companies. So, that is it. Any questions
019on that? Approve the sped comprehensive plan. I apologize that got sent out late to you today. Um, Dawn really didn't say there was a whole lot of changes in there and basically you just have to approve it and I have to sign it. You don't even have to sign it, Kirsten. So, there were no big changes to anything. Nothing. Typically, they will point out one or two things if there is. And she did not note anything. So, um, and I don't I think it was the last year Kirst not Kirsten, Kristen was here. I know that they kept having to make amendments to it. So, one year I think we had to do it two or three times, but nothing that she brought to my attention. So, we just need a motion to approve the
020comprehensive plan then. Make a motion. Second. All those in favor? I I oppose nay. Motion carries. Discussion on the preliminary capital alllay budget. All right. Since it is preliminary, um me and L have been looking at it the last week or so. Um we still have left a few line items on just because those things have not been accomplished. for instance, um we as it's proposed right now, we're about $220,000 spending into reserves. However, we did leave in the bathroom remodel, which is part of um the addition project. So, until some of those things are done, we have just let them sit. Okay. Um the big ones here again depending upon um because we had budgeted for a bus this year um and we were looking to buy a vehicle the next fiscal year and
021hopefully the clean diesel bus shows up sometime. Um anyway, vehicles are still going to stay close to about 200,000. That's going to stay there. Um, we are looking to get more information on as far as the playground stuff, how much we're going to do there. That could vary by 20 to 30 to 40,000 very easily. So, um, we are hoping to have that balanced or close to balanced when we do approve it, but just because there are items that have been on here um, and we don't have to approve it tonight, we have left those on there. However, we are looking at just a little bit south of $100,000 for roof roof replacements, which those will take place this summer. Um the three actually they're the three smallest roofs, but they're the ones that they
022have um identified as the most in need of being replaced first. So um and then we'll kind of continue on um sort of on that schedule. Melissa, remind me that I'll visit with you because I kind of presented that at the meeting when you were gone in April. As far as the five, which got extended to sevenyear plan with roofs and vehicles on that. Um otherwise, I mean, there's grounds maintenance updates. Um you know, there's going to be very limited furniture that we're getting for the new part just because in theory we do have desks and chairs and tables for 320 to 330 kids. So, um, and some of that might fall under the bond part. Um, some of it might go into capital outlay depending on the timing of it. Um, yeah, otherwise I
023would say 70% of it's probably kind of status quo as far as renewals and licensing and um, you know, buying furniture, activity, equipment, stuff. Um that's just very preliminary. We don't have the certificate payments and interest on that. We have two or three minivans. Two minivans or three minivans in the next four. Four. So Grant told me to take the new one and it had like 135,000 miles on it. That's the newest one. So we're we're looking to New to you update some of those. Um one minivan set up for driver's ed and it's got the the stuff. So we that works. Um we have one that's used strictly for transporting a student. Okay. Um so when I say four, that's one. We have two other ones and we have the expedition. So, we will
024be looking to do one of those because the other two are have more than 135,000 miles. Yeah. So, yeah. Okay. Yeah. I don't disagree with keeping the transportation budget up there. Any questions on the capital budget? All right. Update on the construction project edition. All right. Um they are not quite done on the inside. Um getting closer. Um two issues that we ran into is some of the tile for the bathroom is sitting on a dock somewhere because of the tariffs. They're not unloading it. So we might have to look at doing some different tile or different color. Not at the end of the world. And also our lockers which we were able to get through um Tony Hansen with combined. His kids go to school here. There's kind of a tariff issue with those,
025too. So, um, we're hoping to have those August 1stish, but those are very minor. Um, we did set a June 5th date for a punch lift punch list for interior inspections. I'm not saying that everything will be all done by then, but any inspections that they need to do could be completed at that time. And then once those are done, we can begin to move stuff in. Not saying everything will be done, but I went out there today and they had carpet in one of the rooms. Almost all the ceiling tiles are in and yeah, they're they started hauling away outside to prepare to do the outside. So, do they think the outside will be done by June? I don't believe so. And they did not give me a timeline on that as far as
026boulevards and sidewalks and sure all that. So, and then when are they starting on the bathroom? They hope to start May 19th. Okay. Monday. Yeah. Yep. Yep. So, um and we're kind of the tile we're waiting for. Is that the tile we're waiting for or the tile for the addition? In the addition. Okay. There's like two or three different tiles and we picked sort of a yellowish tile to put in and we might not get a yellowish tile if it sits in the back of the bay or whatever. That's an old time song. Did we ever opt for the third party inspection? We did not do the Was that called credentiing? I had talked to a couple contractors from like Beck and Holur and then another one and explained they live within the district and
027they said with what our project was that they would not recommend it. Okay. Just because of there wasn't a whole lot of mechanical things and whatnot. So, how is the budget? We still pretty close. Good. No, it's um I am sorry. I know. Budget's always good. I would have to double check. We did not get any change orders since the last meeting. We're somewhere in that 40 to 50,000 40 to $50,000 of change orders, which right now sits at about 1%. So, I think they were saying it's not out of the ordinary to have 5% worth of change orders. So, we might need new tiles. Well, they'll just swap them out. So, hopefully that's not a big deal. Any questions on that? We are looking to do some sort of a open house other than
028when we do the open house for back to school. Um there's some kids looking to do some stuff um maybe the first part of August as far as kind of making an event and whatever. So, um, yeah, that's what we're looking at towards an open house thing. All right. Any other questions for Scott on the construction timeline? All right. And then I just need a motion for executive session for SECL 12524 for negotiations. I'll make a motion. Second, a second. All those in favor? I oppose. name motion in 656. How or when or will the video be available or what's the plan there? [Music]