001drum group here to sing a black song for us. So, welcome and we're here. We are glory. I sh my might I high. Way higher. Way higher. Christ. you shake your hands. We're so grateful that you guys can come. Follow me, boys. >> Thank you. Thank you. Nice to see you. Watch this right there. Fine. All right. Thank you again everybody. >> Hi guys. Somebody here. >> Okay. So, my name is Michelle Allen and I want to welcome you all here tonight. You know, all of our board members are present. Um, I was going to ask Carson to be up here signed up for a public forum or >> Not tonight. Okay. Um, I'm going to go to public. >> Maybe we should I have Sorry, I have a little bit of a hard here.
002I'll try and build it out here. Um, so I just wanted to we're going to be recognizing some special people that are here tonight, but we also would like to recognize a staff member tonight for 2.2. I'm just going to read it off my phone here, but congratulations to Ayate Bernett for being accepted to be a facilitator for the 2026 Indigenous Education Symposium. um the Nacka Inspires School Network and it's recruited 10 expert teacher designers to create a 6 through 12 grade narrative. So anyway, she's been um selected for this. Um and I just wanted to give a shout out to her for her accomplishment here. That's exciting to hear that we have people that are representing us in so many ways. Um at this time, is there a motion to adopt the agenda? You
003guys tied is that Mark by Mark, second by Chris. >> All in favor? >> Yes. Yes. >> Um I'd like to turn this time now to Superintendent Robera so she can um give her report for now. >> I went ahead and attached the counselor reports. Were you able to get in and see them? >> Okay. Um, so you have all of those and then just there's some staff opening updates for you on my board report where we're sitting as of today. Um, of course it's before contract time, so hopefully the numbers stay down. Um, I completed the summer PD calendar last week, so that's all ready to go. We hope to get it out to staff so they can have planned their vacation time but still be able to get some quality professional development. Um,
004negotiations as I sent the email last week are coming up and I need a representative. So, if you get that before you leave tonight and then the continued school improvement plan which I'll send out next week and you can read these. >> Let's let's go ahead and do this part first and we can talk about the representatives after >> and then just your state presentation. >> Okay, this is the exciting moment we've been all waiting for. Um, why don't we get the coach to come up here and tell a little bit about the season and what's going on and then we're going to make some awards here. >> I'm missing one. Um, so, uh, girls season, I can talk a little bit about boys season, but the the girls season, we uh had a we
005had a really good season this year. We started off at one point we had 31 girls on the roster. We finished with 18 active, um, Some of the girls moved away, some of the girls wrestling wasn't for them. Just a variety of different things. Um, we had five girls with our co-op from White River. Um, we lost one and her val she had valid reasons. That's why the door is still open for next year. Um, and uh, we had a good season. We um, we had uh, a few girls that um, we had some injury throughout the season that that happens and we had some illness throughout the season, but um, um, we had a really good season. We had uh, girls we finished a lot of tournaments. Um, at the end of the season
006at regions, um, we had four qualifiers, two eighth graders and two seniors. Um, uh, we had a couple other girls that were literally one match away. You know, we we were there. Um, and then, uh, when we got to state, um, we we had girls and, you know, go to the state tournament and it's it's go time and we had some really good matches. Um, uh, we came up short, um, u, but we were there. Um, and uh unique came back with a third place finish. So, um uh just a lot of a lot of positives. Um I've got I'm I'm losing three amazing seniors. >> Sorry. They've been with me since they were freshman, so it's tough, but um I got a lot of girls coming to fill those spots in. So, uh it's
007the future is bright for Top 10 Wrestling for sure. um for the girls, uh the boys. Um we got our uh three gentlemen over there. Patrick was Patrick was a an alternate alternate. He didn't get to uh actually step on the the mats there, but he was close. Um and uh uh Carter and Carver, we got Carter coming back next year. Carter's saying his view, but uh um but yeah, so we we have a really good season this year. Um a lot of great kids and a lot of great kids coming back. So, sports coach. >> Okay. Um All right. Oh, I should mention uh with our eighth graders, one of eighth graders was a Titan Middle School eighth grade was a a White River. So, we've got a representation there for them as well.
008Um, all right. So, the this award is well, this one's the one that's not here, but I'll read yours anyways. Um, congratulations wrestling qualifier. Um, and then on behalf of the Todd County School Board, we want to recognize you as a South Coast state wrestling qualifier and for representing Todd County. Um, and that's the one for Gwen. She's not here. I can take that to school for you tomorrow and give that to her. qualifier. Carver Edwards, do you want to just hang out and get some photos? State wrestling qualifying clar Uh, state wrestling qualifier Patrick Ironclad. State wrestling qualifier Amaya Martinez. >> Congratulations. and state qualifier, wrestling qualifier, Carter Brady. Obviously, I think most of you guys know, but just throwing it out there as well. Uh Carter got to go to Disney last year
009or Florida to wrestle there. Um the last two years, the last three years kind of this season, Unique was chosen to wrestle at an all girls duels in Iowa. This year, she's not able to make it. Um but Sattorii is voting this year. She was invited this year. So nice. >> Good job. >> Can we get a picture with you and your coach? And then we'd kind of like to get a picture with the school board with our wrestlers that we're so proud of. >> Probably have to have a shorter row and a taller row. There you go. Small people front desk >> just like we need a few more. >> Hang in there. the parents they wanted. >> Are we going to open this? >> Y >> come down here that way. I think
010>> you fit. >> Yeah. >> We got everybody in. Yep. >> Congratulations. >> It's great to have your service. So good. Do you want to step back? >> No worries. >> To all the parents and everybody who support our young people. Without you guys, it takes people to be there to support and help and be there to make our teams where they are. So, we're grateful for all of you guys to support your team members and support county wrestling and all of our students. >> Thank you. >> I'm glad that worked out. >> I'm glad it worked out. >> A lot of the Well, so we have some of those girls um other other girls on our volleyball team and multiple said wrestling this year. That's good. And yeah, and so and and they were
011all the girls that we had wrestled from whatever this year were sophomore, freshman, and they're all young girls. >> Thank you. Thank you. So before we move on any further, um I'm just going to tell everybody that we will be going into executive session tonight for personnel. Um at this time, if anybody would like >> We would like to invite you to a wonderful night of music. Our 25th of March at 6:30 in the meeting. >> Did you say >> okay? >> Starts right here. >> And this is at the high school, correct? Just so if anybody is not aware of this, this is a I went to the one that they had last year and they brought in students from all across the district into the performance and it was outstanding. So I would
012highly encourage everyone that can attend on March 25th, 6:30 p.m. at the high school. >> Thank you guys. >> This time it's more than just band. It's banded in >> Okay. Thank you. So, moving forward now, um this is the time where if anybody would like to um they may approve the consent agenda with one motion or if there's any items you would like to pull out. Anybody wants to make a motion to approve or say motion? >> Motion like this. Is there a second? >> I'll second. But I'd like to speak on behalf of a client cooking instructor who's resigning long time instructor. I'm not going to accept her. Congratulations to her on a long career and she's going to be well missed by all students. >> Agreed. Shall we vote on whether or
013not we're going to approve consens? >> Yes. >> Moving on to 7.2 and the T county high school inclusity trip April 10th through 13th. Um is there recommendation to approve the Tony High School out of state trip to inclusity conference? Um we've done this in the past. It's been a really great opportunity for students. bill. >> Yes. >> Okay, let's do that right now. So, who would like to take part of which of the negotiation teams? >> Three of them. >> Tim, where would you do you have a preference or just wherever you're needed? >> Wherever I'm needed. I know you guys have time. days, right? >> Those two it could be potentially two full days. >> So, what days are we to end of the month? >> Wednesday and Thursday, >> which one do
014you want? TCA, ESP or professionals? >> Um, so TCA Tim said David. >> There's two of them. >> There's two professional. >> I'll take both of you. >> I'll do one. >> Wherever we put you on ESP. >> I don't know. calendar. That was enough. >> You did you did a lot. >> Okay. >> And then a quick update um Chad update on surplus. >> While I was gone, Robert had a conversation um with the gentleman that Chris recommended. I'll take that information once I get it. We'll go ahead and have a conversation with Bush. We'll try to get some for the summer later in July. And that's just vehicles. >> Yeah, we'll go with the vehicles. There's no reason to tie the complication of trailers, vehicles, and anything else. We'll just go with vehicles
015right now. >> Big iron. >> He basically just explained the whole process to me, which was what her shared. So, Is there anything I'm forgetting? There anything else we need to discuss before we go to accept? >> Oh, I got one question. Um, a while back, did you guys bring this up? The last meeting I wasn't here, we instructed to come up with a plan for separating the transportation department. >> Yeah, we talked about it. Um, you want to share what you side of it? >> I just don't know that this year to add an administrative year. um dealing with the low amount of revenue that we anticipate coming in and we've talked about districtwide about trying to not add positions whether that's administrative on down we're trying to work with what we got in
016order to provide it as big for our staff that's go Okay. Well, at this time, um, I'd like to propose that we go into executive session under South Dakota codified law under personnel. Is there a motion? >> Yes. >> By a second. Oh, I forgot to tell you the time. 552. Is there a second? All in favor? >> Yes. Yes. >> Thank you all for coming tonight. appreciate your support and thank you for being