001Roll call. Yes, I'm here. Okay. Dear L. Who's down here? Campbell here. All right. Pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Any changes at all or anything? Yes. Under the new business a we need to add the resignation of Anna Bridge. We also need to add Eric Allen High School Science 54,040. And then also under that um there's there's one that we'll add but we're going to do it uh in a separate motion and that one is going to be what's the name? Leon Leon Bakes for high school science. And I'll explain when we get there why that one's going to be a separate motion. Middle school. What? Middle school. Middle
002school science. Middle school middle school language language arts middle school language arts. Thanks Jay for straight. So not science language arts. Got it. We do have a science guide. Okay. Any any other changes? Okay. So we just need to motion to approve the agenda with the changes. I'll make a motion to approve the agenda with the changes. Second. All in favor? All right. Motion carries. Next item. Do we have any waivers? See any in there? Okay. So, no waivers. We are minutes. We had minutes on March 11th and April 2nd. They were all emailed out. Um I don't believe there was any changes to be made to them. So, we just need a motion to approve those minutes. I'll make a motion to approve the minutes for March 11th and March 8th. A second. Second.
003Okay, we have a motion and a second. All in favor? Motion carries. Expenditures. We can approve them all at once or anything. You carry. Make a motion to approve expenditures A through C. Second. A motion and a second. All in favor? I. Motion carries. Um, next item are financial statements A through K. Again, if you have any questions on it, we can pull them out. If not, you can approve them all at once. Make a motion to approve financial statements A through K. Second. All right. We have a motion and a second. All in favor? I motion carries. All right, patrons and others. Um, we have a proposal that was provided in the packets before. And so, just as I introduced Kaylee here, uh, she, um, she's the director for, is that your title, right?
004Director for Northern Hills Alliance for Children. Correct. Correct. Yes. Uh, she came in and met with Mr. Van Bber and I uh and she'll kind of talk about the nature of that conversation. Um I think our task tonight is just to listen. U I think we're agreeable u in theory to what she's talking about. There's just there's some logistics things that we'll probably have to work out, but it's similar to some other things we've already got going. And so, um, this would be a good time like if you have any questions, but basically she'll kind of let you know what what the ask is and where we'll go from there. You guys can. Okay. Again, thank you for that introduction. Um, I'm the director of Northern Hills Alliance for Children. We're the licensed child care
005center in Deadwood. Um, we provide care for about 45 to 57 families in our communities. And um the care is provided for six week old up to pre kindergarteners. Uh I'm also a part of a committee that's hosted by SDSU and we are here to make sure that rural child care is at its best. Um so part of that was collecting some data from the community. We sent out a survey to the elementary school parents uh like a month ago or so and um we just wanted that to guide us in the direction that we need to move forward. Um, so I'd love to read those results to you all. Um, okay. So, we had 59 participants take the survey and 98% of the participants believe that we need after school care immediately. Um, 68%
006have one to two children that are in need of afterchool/summer program now and 68% will need care over the next 3 to 5 years. So, that shows that we have sustainability. also um 58% prefer a licensed care center and 34% need after school care and 32 need summer care. Um along with that I did an average of what parents are willing to pay for tuition and that comes out to be about $100 per student per week and that's including like the summer program not just the after school portion. Um and then we also had a comment section in the survey and so I highlighted a few things that were repetitive throughout that. Um so that is I just want a safe quality program for my children to be able to attend. I want a program
007with more accountability. It should be hosted in the elementary school if possible and child care for children over preschool feels non-existent in this community. Um, so all that being said, um, NHAC and the committee that I'm on is proposing the use of a space within the Lead Edward School District. Um, in order to provide what the community is asking for, we need a quality, safe um, i.e. licensed program that has to follow rules and regulations set forth by the department of social services. So DSS has um, very specific rules and regulations that they have in place to keep kids safe, which is obviously very important. and uh we want to make sure that we're following those. However, using um some buildings in the community, we run into some costly issues and it's just not sustainable
008for us um in the past. So, if we're able to use an already state licensed building, that will make the process successful and sustainable. Um, NHC already has a satellite prek classroom within the middle school building and grateful for that relationship that we've built over the years and we want to continue that partnership um as we grow and expand into an afterchool program um and provide educationbased quality care for our community. Um just as we do with our prek classroom, NHAC would independently manage all aspects of the afterchool program including staffing, tuition collection, um curriculum development, and furthering our teachers education as well. And um making sure that it's clean. So we will have no additional support needed from the janitorial staff or the administration school staff um would be required. uh it would be
009ideal to have this after school program in the elementary school because the majority of the students will be that will be enrolling already will be attending that location. However, if there's another space within the district that works better for you all and us, we're absolutely going to work with that. And um if we need to transport children from one school to another, my staff will escort them on the bus to the location of the afterchool program. um making sure that there's no added responsibility for the bus drivers, which we know that their jobs are already hard enough. We're not going to make them any harder. Um so if all of this goes through, our proposed start date would be fall of 2025. And the hours of operation through Friday, 3:10 to 6:00 p.m. Um we're
010hoping this program is strong and will continue into the summer of 2026. And those summer operation hours would be 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. We'll have a couple of tuition options available of full-time and part-time. And we will also um offer childcare assistance, which are subsidies offered through the state of South Dakota for qualifying families. And we're also working on getting some locally sponsored scholarships for families as well. And the age of the children participating will be kindergarten through the sixth grade. Thank you so much for your time and consideration of this and supporting our community and what it needs. No, have any questions? I would be happy to ask answer them. No, I think that is something that is very much needed in our area. Um, that's a pretty consistent thing
011that I hear um not necessarily so much in this role, but I just hear as a community effort. So, I agree that it's something necessary. Okay. So, nothing else today that I'm assuming we'll see it on future agendas once the right when we have some details when we have some things kind of worked out and we'll have uh an agreement at that time that the board would approve. But I I think I kind of made the assumption that everybody would kind of be on board with it and it kind of sounds like that's the consensus. Uh we just have to work out like like it'd be easy for me to say yeah you can have room in the elementary school. Well, I don't know where that would be. So, we need to There are just
012some things like that we have to figure out. And I think it's important too to look at the fact that when we did away I mean I was on the board when we stopped having that after school program and the reason for it was because of the boys and girls club and we didn't want to have you know that competition going on and they were able to provide certain things. So, I do think you need to also maybe look at that a little bit. Just communications with them. They have a new director actually and we just spoke today and she's a part of our committee as well. So I think it's important to um we're not in competition with them as at all. We want to all just give the community the options um to
013have different spaces and um ways of providing that care too. Yeah, that I just know that that was a big discussion away with the program. And then I know some of the things that I can just tell you that I would have questions on just so you kind of know what to prepare for is I don't want there to be any added anything to our existing staff. I mean I don't want them to have to deal with it because I know last time we did have a lot of crossover. Um so however that would work out I think there needs to be a very clear line. And then also making sure um kids are not left unattended in parts of because that happened quite often where all of a sudden they were, you know, in
014the gym that they weren't supposed to be in or in someone's classroom or in fourth four bathrooms and there was a lot of issues. So those would be all things like that I would have questions on of how you're going to keep them to the space that they're supposed to be in. Would you like me to like I don't think for now I just think these are things that I know I would have questions on. So just when you get to that point I think as long as those things can be handled and the biggest thing for me is no additional anything on our existing staff. Yeah, absolutely. I think I the only other thing I would add is I I don't know that I really see a whole lot of people being willing to
015pay $100 a week per kid to be a part of that. I think that if there's any ability to reduce that cost, I mean, that's going to be on your guys's end, but I just don't know that I see it being as successful as I'd like to see it be at that price. And that's probably more so, I mean, we do have a budget that has been utilized um throughout other after school programs. We're working with their board of directors as well. and um more so like for the after school program and this isn't completely 100 grand um but ballpark figure um for the part-time it would be more like $45 a week that the $100 range is more um what you would be paying for a summer program which is 40 hours of care
016a week and really that's not going to be our problem to solve no and those will all be kept in house right I'm just saying I think that if we want it to be successful then that's going to be something that is going have to be discussed. Well, I would say we need to have a very clear line. It is not the school board's job to make this a successful program. It's not private that's asking for. So, that's we we don't get a lot of involvement in their budgeting. I don't think we right. Um, but I I think you can figure it out and we can make a deal. That's good. I mean, it's it is needed. It's not I don't think you ever hear us say it's not needed. So, Okay. Well, thank you
017for coming and and making your your pitch and we'll kind of see where it goes from here. Thanks for that. Um, new business contracts, resignations, retirements. Okay, let's see here. Um, okay. Certified substitutes, Adriana Chaza, $135 a day. Classified substitutes, uh, substitute bus driver, Daniel Matias. Is it Matias? Matias. Okay. Uh, 2043 an hour. And then par profofessional Adriana Chaza, 1881 an hour. Um, resignations, retirements. Uh, Sarah Johnson, uh, middle school language arts. Oliver Bloin, uh, middle school high school art. Liz Frri, food service director. Um, Diana Ringling, for our high school custodian, and Becky Canard, middle school high school family consumer science. And we've got an administrator contractor approved, Michael Embro. uh $100,000 uh and I'll just mention with that we we advertised a range there um a salary range and a lot of
018times you know you're not bringing somebody in at the high end of that range. Um this is a person with like 20 years of middle school and high school principal experience. So uh that's why he's at the top end of that range. The other thing you'll notice might might seem kind of peculiar. Uh the start date is uh August 1st. Uh principal is around 195day contract. Uh typically it's a it's a really a light load in July. But then um anyway uh the deal with Mike's particular situation right now is that uh he's overseas in Athens, Greece at a school there. And so um he won't be available July 1st. So for his convenience, we made that start date August 1st. He'll still be able to get his 195 days in pretty easily there. And
019then starting next year, then his contract would be July 1 like everybody else. So that's why that's a little bit different. Um and then uh certified contract uh Dylan Gillespie, high school PE instructor, 51,000. that's at the uh the base pay and I think the arrangement there is anybody we bring in at the base uh when negotiations are completed they would be at the new base for the 256 so bridge yes resignation yep resignation of Anna bridge as the family layers on and then approval of Eric Allen. Uh that's for high school science. Uh 54,000 uh 40. Yeah, I think it'll be 54,080, right? Probably. Well, okay. 54,40 to be adjusted. Yeah. Um anyway, so that's following the He's still on the hiring guide, figured that out, right? The 54. I mean, yeah, but he'll
020be on the hiring guide. He'll be on the like he's in his first four years, so he'll be on the hiring guide. So, it's not like, you know, like we have a like a hiring guide that lays out what salaries are for the first they're in their first four years and he falls within that. That's what I'm trying to say. Not very well. Anyway, so we we can do all of that in one motion and then I'll talk about that other one. Okay. So, we would need a motion to approve the certified list that he just went through for certified, classified, resignation, retirements, administrator contracts, certified agreements, including Anna Bridge and Eric Allen. Make a motion to approve all of those things. Okay. Um, motion and a second. All in favor? I Okay, motion carries.
021Okay. And on this next one, uh Jay just made a hire and offered a contract uh to this Leon Biggs. Um and he's he's going to be one that is u in a little different place. Comes in uh with what what do we say 15 years of K12 experience. Yeah. Yep. and he has a doctorate uh which we don't really recognize a doctorate. We do MA24 um is what we allow for and so the motion I would ask for is for the board to offer that contract at a salary of 65 65,000. And then when he signs that, since you've already made a motion to offer it, then it becomes binding upon his signature. Yeah, I'll make a motion to um approve Leon Big's contract. Offer. Oh, offer Leon V's contract at 65,000. And I'm
022guessing that's consistent with other teaching staff that have doctorates. It is. Well, like I say, M uh like M recognize a doctorate or not. Yeah. MA24. So like like for example, when Jay and I looked at the spreadsheet, there's I think there's a teacher that has MA24 with I think it was 12 years of experience uh was a little bit higher than that. And so it's kind of coming in a little below some of our existing people. That's what we try and do is bring them in comparable not at the top end. Okay. I'll second. Okay. So, we had a motion and a second. All in favor? So, motion carries to move forward with that. Okay. Um, next item is the health insurance renewal rates. Okay. So, um, our health renewal uh, premium for the
023school year coming up. Um, there were five trenches ranging from zero to 5%. We were in the third trench. We've got a 3%. So, um, that makes our premiums, these are monthly for single 809 and employee plus one is 1,613. Employee plus dental is 1,461 and family premium is 2018. Employee independence, right? Not dental. You said dental. Oh, I'm sorry. Just making sure. So, employee independence. Okay. Sorry about that. That's next. Okay. Just making sure. So, those are those would be the new rates. Yeah. Okay. Um deductibles and everything else stay the same 1,000 and 2000. So, we would need a motion and a second to approve this um health insurance renewal rates. That motion. Okay. So, we had a motion and a second. All in favor? I I motion carries. Next. Now we'll go
024to the uh we received a 5% increase in our dental rates. So for the single, the monthly premium is $57.34 and the family premium is $155.30. And once again, the deductible is unchanged. So we need a motion to approve the dental insurance renewal rates. I'll make that motion. I'll second. Right. So, we have a motion and a second. All in favor? I contract with building blocks. I think Jay, that's no changes. No. And we're just really happy with this those that company and and she does a fantastic job for our school district. I'm really glad that they want to have another keep doing it. Keep doing it. So, Correct. Okay. So, no change. And just to add that there will be a um physical therapy probably next month. Uh two-year contract coming with the same
025people too. We're really happy with them too. So, but I'll give you more information on that for the board packet next month. Okay. Well, with that with no changes to the contract for the one we signed last year, it looked to me like it was pretty similar. Um so, we would just need a motion to approve that occupational contract with Building Blocks Therapy. Make that motion and second. Motion and second. All in favor? I motion carries. We are looking at the calendar for the like 10th time. We're looking to change. No, this is this is what was presented. Okay. Can I looked at it finding the changes? What was presented? Okay. So, we would need a motion to approve the district calendar for 2025 2026 year. Make a motion to approve the calendar. Second. Right.
026So, we have a motion and a second. All in favor? Motion carries. Um, you have a couple of open enrollment paper. side. We didn't find anything uh miss with those and so we just asked the board to approve those. Those are for the upcoming school year, not for the current. Oh, okay. So, starting next school year. Yep. Starting fall. Okay. So, um I believe you can do both of them at the same time if you want to. Okay, you have the same old. I'll make a motion to approve the open enrollment applications 26-1 and 26-2. Second. Okay. All in favor? I while they're on top. The rest of them are So, we are looking at classified negotiations, you know, and it's in the board packet. I can just run down the bullet points real quick.
0275% increase to current employees uh salary or wages. 4% increase on the uh base or starting wage. Um addition of Easter Monday to the paid holiday list. Uh retention benefit wording will be updated to match the wording and certified and classified certified negotiation agreements. Fraternity leave will include language for paternity. Also, uh, the district will grant two additional days of paid leave for hourly employees not on 12-month work agreement who do not report to work assignment on days of influent weather or other conditions causing cancellation after they have used a 3 days of personal leave to cover school scheduled to be in session but is not in session due to weather or other conditions causing cancellation in the school session. It's a mouthful. um the district will cover the health and dental insurance rate increase
028for the 2526 school. So that was the classified agreement. So we would need a motion to approve the classified negotiations to approve the classified negotiations. Second. We have a motion and a second. All in favor? I. Motion carries. Um confidential negotiations agreement is also a 5% increase to current employee uh salary or wage 4% increase on the new hire salary schedule addition of Easter Monday and New Year's Eve day to be paid holidays and removal of Veterans Day as a paid holiday. So that basically New Year's Eve day and Veterans Day got swapped. Uh retention benefit wording will be updated to match the wording in the certified and classif negotiated agreements and maternity leave will include language for paternity. A motion and a second to approve the confidential negotiations. Motion to approve the confidential negotiations.
029Second. We have a motion and a second. All in favor? I. Thank you. we are to this new understanding um regular retention incentive that we worked on last year. There was just some backwards on it we just need to figure out and it looks like you guys did. Yeah, basically it comes down to uh Mr. Pollson and I talked on the phone first and I met with he and some others from LDA and basically there was some confusion on the intent of that agreement. Again, that retention incentive is basically that when people hit a five-year increment, like when they're when they hit the fiveyear mark, they get a $500 check. When they hit 10 years, they get a $1,000 check. 15 years, 1,500, 20 years, 2,000, but then it never goes beyond 2,000. 25 years,
03030 years, whatever, it's still $2,000. Okay. So, the part that was that got confused was when this was going to start. And and I think everybody agreed that on the in between years, like we're not going to go back and if somebody was at 16 years or 17 years, they'll get a payment when they hit their next 5year increment. But what was confusing was, okay, the current school year, this was negotiated a year ago, the current school year, is this year one and then we go forward when they hit five or is this going to be the first year of payments? So when somebody hits their fiveyear mark this school year and so I think, you know, the the retention incentive is a good thing. Everybody agrees in principle. We all think it's great. think
031we just need to um be on the same page on what was intended through negotiations. So I won't go through the whole process of how we kind of figured it out. Uh but basically uh the LDA folks got a little help from SDA. They drafted this memorandum of understanding which is basically uh we're asking for you to approve it, you know, without reopening last year's negotiations or anything like that. just approving this memorandum of understanding that hey, anybody that hits that fiveyear mark at the end of the school year will be eligible for a payment. They're not starting over at year one. Uh so I guess I can read that to you all. I mean, first of all, do you have any questions about that? And breaking protocol here like Tom, Dana, does that did
032I explain that adequately? I mean, that's that's kind of what we Yep. came up with that. All right. So, uh there's a lot of language here and and basically I'll read the the meat of it. Therefore, the parties agree as follows. One, the retention incentive as outlined in page 70 in the agreement shall commence during the 2425 school year. Two, the first cash bonus made per the retention incentive shall be completed by May 30th, 2025. It will be the first ongoing payments as outlined in the agreement, which just a side note, when we first started talking about this, I said, "Hey, look, we can, you know, we'll make this right, but they might have to wait until August to get their check because payroll is expensed in the current fiscal year uh through July." And
033when I talked to Margie about that, she said, "Hey, we can we can make this work." So, thank you to Margie for the flexibility getting it done this fiscal year. That'll help our retirees. Uh that's just kind of a side note. Uh number three, the first cash bonus as outlined in the retention incentive shall be based on the recipient's total years of service as of the 2425 school year and said years of service shall be taken into consideration for cash bonuses ongoing. Number four, LDA will present further clarifying language at negotiations for the 2526 negotiated agreement and the parties agree that no changes need to be made to the 2425 agreement pursuant pursuant to the memorandum of understanding. So it just kind of outlines the intent of the agreement I guess is what I would
034say. Is so a memorandum of understanding are we signing this? Is it going in the minutes? Like how are we not going to lose track of it? Just curious. Well, a couple of ways. I think uh Yep. You will need to sign it on the back. Okay. And it will be noted in the minutes and Margie will have a copy of it and like it's going to be dealt with next month and then after that it's not going to matter. Okay. I think the reason why we should pay it out of this year's budget is because it's a benefit for 245. I'd rather keep it from budget so we're not doubling up and stay. Okay. So then we would need a motion to approve the memorandum understanding provided here and then I'll sign this one.
035I will say I'm fixing the spelling error. bonuses. It's a bounces so I'm just attorney. So we're just doing our best. Second. Second. All in favor? I perfect. get those bioes. They should give you bonuses, too. So, I just so you know, here's the official one in case you want a copy. All right. Um, you have a So, yep. So, the certified contracts, uh, I think I addressed that in the memo. Just we just need a a motion to offer the certified contracts. Uh and those have actually gone out. A lot of people have have returned them already. Uh and then when negotiations are completed, they'll get an amendment to reflect their correct salary for next year. We just needed to get going. Just so we would just need a motion in the second to
036offer the certified contracts. Make a motion to offer certified contracts. Second. And we have a motion in a second. All in payment I administrator reports. Okay, I'm gonna slip something in here. I see we have Miss Williams here again tonight. Well, Bill, uh, do you have anything that you would like to report on to start us off and one of these days we'll actually get you on the agenda. Okay, I think Yeah, I got something. Okay. Um, so, uh, for arts, um, the drama club performed their play last night. Um and uh that was for the community and um if you didn't go it was really really good. It was pretty fun. So uh yeah you you missed out but it was really good. Um and then they'll also be doing that tomorrow um during
037school hours for all the students. Uh choir has a concert coming up on the 28th and that will be their pops concert. um they'll be performing their songs for their upcoming contest and then uh some pop songs. Um and then seniors, senior members of the choir will have the opportunity to sing a solo song. Um and uh then choir students will be going to Rapid to perform at large group contest. Um and they'll be judged based on like how they can work at a work as a choir and uh perform. Um, and then for sports, girls golf started up. I think they had three members. Um, and then the track meet had their first meet in Newcastle and they had quite a few PRs and placements. So, that's really good. Uh, and then they also
038had their second meet today in Douglas. Um, and then, uh, tomorrow in study hall, Spanish 3 and four will be performing Don Kiote. Um, and then NHS also has a couple things coming up this month. Um, their volleyball tournament is set to take place on April 15th. Uh, and all the proceeds from that will be going to, uh, Down Syndrome support group. And, uh, they also have their banquet on May 6th where new members and also recognizing some of the students who have been in that for a while. um E- Club went to decon and Cameron Zop was made the lieutenant governor of district 4. So that's really cool. Uh and um juniors are smarter balance testing right now. Um publication students are also working on the yearbook. The theme this year is a year
039worth watching and it's kind of going to take a Netflix theme at it. So um it's looking really good there. And then uh prom is this Saturday. Um everybody gets excited. The theme is glitz and glamour and the prom committee has started decorating and all that. So it's looking really good. That's all I got. Thanks for the updates. Thank you. All right. I just have two really short things. First because you need to be there. We have that green rost meeting tomorrow night. I know she sent me a reminder. 5:30. So, um 6 I think is what I told me. 6. Okay. And then I think a couple of you I think are also meeting for negotiations tomorrow. Six tomorrow. We have one at 7 Thursday morning. Just so you know, it works. I found
040out tonight. So, yeah. So, those some of those things will be happening simultaneously. But anyway, uh we had a lot of um a lot of really good uh requests for the for the green trust and we've got about $61,000 to distribute this year. And a lot of times that that goes roughly 50/50 between scholarships and grant requests. And so that's happening uh tomorrow night. We're having that meeting. And then the other just short thing I have is we're kind of working through the process with the annexation of the rest of the school land. There's a little bit of a legal process to go through there. Uh we're having Tim John's uh review uh the request. He made some recommendations uh as far as on the form uh some little things we need to change. So,
041we're kind of we're in the process of that and I think within the next month or so, we'll have uh that annexation completed so that all of that school land parcel will be in the city limits a week. So, some is in, some is out right now. Anyway, that's all I have for right now. Unless you guys have any questions, don't put me on the spot or anything. Okay, then I'll yield the floor. Darcy. Very good. So, I don't have a whole lot um this time, but just kind of wanted to update you. Uh handsonly CPR for the high school. We started today with 9th grade. Um I'm very excited about this and the ninth graders were very uh engaged in the class today. So, that's exciting. And we'll finish up with uh the seniors
042early next week. Uh we're on the seventh week of our employee wellness challenge and I have 30 staff members that are participating. Uh so I think for the number of staff that we have here at Lead Deadwood, I think 30 people participating is a pretty good number. Uh we'll continue to do this uh hopefully every year and maybe more and more people will want to participate. think we have some pretty good prizes. So hopefully we'll get more people that will want to join us next year. Uh I've had some good feedback from the people that are participating. So uh next Delta Dental Bus was here and they served 36 students. We focused a lot on middle schoolers and high schoolers this year and they needed some extensive work done. um because they needed so much
043work done, we did not get to all of the students that signed up for Delta Dental Bus. So, we had approximately seven students at the elementary school that were not seen. Um we know that we could actually use the dental bus for two weeks, but and we have funding to do that, but Delta Dental Bus cannot uh commit to coming here for two weeks at this time. We're on a waiting list for that. Uh they have some challenges right now as well uh with staffing things like that and aging buses. So uh maybe someday we'll get them for two weeks, but right now we're just doing the best we can with what we have. The I the last time I updated you, I talked about the kids heart challenge in the elementary school. The more
044I got to talk with uh American Heart Association, I realized that they really wanted us to commit to a fundraiser and trying to raise about $2,000 with the elementary kids. We already had a fundraiser scheduled this spring. So, I really didn't want to try to push in two fundraisers. A lot for our families, so we opted not to do that this year. Uh hopefully we'll try to figure out something else next year. Um continuing to work on the district wellness policy update. Uh kind of facing some challenges with balancing what the state wants in our policy for the triannual assessment and what is best for our students and our district. um just really trying to be thoughtful about it and not just put language into a policy that uh it's service but we're not actually
045going to follow. So that's really all that I have for right now. Thank you. Okay. Okay. Liz isn't here, but she gave the printed report and like I was like, "Oh my gosh, this thing is eight pages long." And so I ran off copies and had them stapled and collated and Mary's going to say, "See what happens when you don't ask for help?" Okay, it's not eight pages long. She put eight copies there. So I'm the world's worst secretary. So, here we are. And I'll let you kind of peruse that on your own. We're all able to read. There you are. Got to be quick. Okay. So, yeah, rather than read that, everybody, I'll just let you guys kind of look at around people lately. It's front and back. I tried to save paper. Oh,
046that's one of the most ironic things today. Oh, but it's right. That's what I mean. I thought it was eight pages long. I'm like, I'm doing it front and back. Four pages. This is like You're doing great. We just really wanted to know how the funds were spent. That's if that's my biggest up. Well, thank you for the report. I I think I've got enough copies. You put that paper, aren't you? Saves money. All right. Anything else from this print? No, it's okay. Technology report, J. Okay. Uh, we will be getting uh roughly 280 new machines this summer for all of the staff and the high school student machines are going to be replaced. Like normal, we will recycle um the machines. So, the high school machines will be going down to the elementary and
047the staff machines will be replacing their old um interactive board computers. So, that should be fun. Um it's always busy time. Um I have put in fore funding for the last of the five-year cycle. We had over $130,000 remaining and I have asked for funds to redo the network wiring within the high school. Um I don't I should remember the year but this wiring is as old as when the governor came through with the initiative. So whatever that was 2006. Uh so it needs to be done. So hopefully that'll get funded. If it does we should receive 60% of the total cost of the project. I was going to put in for the middle school, but in lie of going through with a remodel, we'll hopefully just have some monies in the next five-year cycle
048if they continue to do it that way. And then we will tackle that then. Um 97% sure, don't look at me like that Margie, we'll be going to a new phone system this summer. Um the VAST is not working with some of the emergency procedure stuff that we want to do. So looking into it um if we move to Microsoft Teams phones, I have been assured by the K12 data center that we can integrate our intercom systems with it. And after got after getting into it and looking at it, it's the first year we will have a significant not significant not more than we were paying Blue Peak but um just to purchase all the devices and then after that the yearly cost will be substantially lower. So in the end we'll be saving money
049anyway. And then the last thing that's going to be fun this summer and Mary and I have already started on a lot of it is campus is moving to the cloud. So that means all of our integrations that we have with all the teaching software are breaking. So um we've both been working on it, but and then Darcy's got new software. So working on those integrations to make sure when all that gets switched over that everything still talks properly. But you're going to be busy. Sure. Yes. Um, Derek, we did want to ask, did you have any updates with all the stuff going on? I figured you may want to share, but Sure. Yeah. No, and I can. Yeah. So, I mean, um, so overall, everything's going really well out of chop. Um, you may
050have heard there's been some initiatives to reduce federal budgets and spending. Um, we've been very lucky in that USDA has identified all of the employees at JobCore as essential employees. um which means that we weren't included in the um oh were the initial ones they called uh the probationary uh dismissals. So none of our first year hires were fired. Um then we had what was a fork in the road where people could take the deferred uh resignations again as uh essential employees. We weren't eligible for that so kept all of our employees there. Um so employee wise doing really well. Um, obviously there's a freeze on federal hiring, so tough to hire new people. So, we did have a few vacant positions. Can't fill those. Um, but nothing that really slows down operations. So, we're
051moving forward and doing well. We've had I think just recently they uh we had several purchase card holders that bought everything for the facility. Um, we had that reduced to one person. Um, so that has hindered some of our some of our other stuff. I think we had an Elks dinner. we were trying to um cater and uh so that that was a difficulty. Um there's a lot of focus on just you know maintaining the uh the essential purchases. So um all in all I think we're doing really well. Um we've been spared you know a lot of stuff that a lot of other agencies have not. Uh we're able to continue fulfilling our mission of serving the students that we have and uh just hope to continue doing so. We'll see what things look
052like in the next fiscal year. I imagine there's going to be some budget cuts, but uh I don't think there's any current fears about that having a huge impact on our program. Um so we'll keep our fingers crossed, but all in all doing pretty well. Do you have to answer the email? What did you do this? Did I officially have to? No. Do I get asked to every Monday? Yes. Tim, you would like to, I guess, just kind of ask about um an option for Bible stud. Is that kind of how I read it? Tim, go ahead. Yeah. Um I've been children's pastor, the Assembly God for 18 and a half years now. And I've interacted with several of your kids um on either Sunday morning or Wednesday nights. And I'm not against sports one
053bit, you know, but it just seems like sports are taking all my kids away on Wednesday nights. And some night I just and I feel like they're not coming to me. I need to go to them. Um, and there's I I couldn't find it. There's something in the the in the bylaws or whatever that there can be an option for a Bible study last period of the day. And if that's open, I am willing to take that. Um, I've been wanting to do this for a while, but construction just took all my time. So, I kind of have a little more time on my hands right now. And I and kids are my passion. They always have been. Went to college to be a teacher. So, I got my teaching degree. And so, but I
054just I'm really passionate about this, you know, just bringing just, you know, a good atmosphere to the kids even, you know. Um, but I guess that's just about it. So, I guess I don't we can look at I don't know how it would work with everything. When you say bylaw out, are you are you talking about like uh you're talking about like state statute? Are you talking about district policy? I I guess I'm just not aware of it. So, yeah. And I got I got this secondhand, too. And so, and they said they, you know, if it was still in there, then, you know, and I don't want to say, you know, you got to choose this over English or something like that. That's just ridiculous. But, I mean, if there's, you know, a study
055hall period or something like that. But um yeah, I I don't know where that was actually at. Somebody had told me that this is an option. There is something in you know what it is. I'm not sure if it's state or if it's district or what it is. in the policy. I know they used to have um they call it rel religious instruction and they like Catholic the Catholic church would teach CCD and so I mean this was years and years ago when my friends were ill so they got out of school half an hour early walked down to the Catholic church and took CCD so it's in the policy about um dismissing early for religious instruction yeah we'll do some looking and are you talking about uh high school all grade levels. What do
056you what do you think in there? Um I mean I have I have no problem doing you know a high school level. Um I'm not sure how I would do the kids anyway. Um I had thought of maybe going over the boys and girls club and seeing if I can do something with the elementary after I've gotten done with the with the high school. So yeah, I just don't know anything about it, but I think I mean we can look at it and maybe see if there's a response we can give. I I don't know at this point. Yeah, I was really I was really hoping I could find it so I could actually present that, but I I don't know where it be at. Okay, let's see. Well, we'll do some digging and kind
057of see what we can find. Thank you. Thank you for and thank you for filling out the form and making it a little easier so we know what to expect. That's kind of new for us. So I appreciate it. All right. So anything else? If not, next meeting Tuesday, May 13th at 5:30 in the room. Motion to adjourn. A motion second. Motion and a second. All in favor? I motion carries. Thank you.