001school board. I will call the meeting to order. Uh and we'll begin Marlo with roll call. >> Trader >> here. >> Janet Matthysse >> here. Wallace >> here. >> Rich James >> here. >> Isaac Wallace >> here. >> Scott Walter >> here. Next up, affirmation approval of publication of the agenda. I, Kimberly Johnson, hereby certify that notice of the Kikapoo Area School District, January 14th, regular schoolboard meeting was published in accordance with state law. >> Thank you very much, Kim. I'll entertain a motion then to approve tonight's agenda. >> So move. I'll second. >> Motion by Earl, second by Bo to approve. All in favor? I >> I >> opposed. We have an agenda. Thank you everybody. Audience to visitors and board members. And again tonight we've got a singular student council rep. You must
002be something special. >> Mr. >> Go ahead. >> Would like me to go ahead. >> You bet. >> All right. Hello. My name is Skyler Hansen and I'm a member of the high school student council. We'll be focusing on a variety of specific subject areas and clubs throughout the year to keep the school board updated on the happenings in the classroom and in extra curricular activities. Middle school English and English 8 students are diving into Greek mythology by learning about gods, goddesses, and classic myths before presenting on a chosen deity. They'll then apply that knowledge as they read the lightning faith, connecting ancient myths to a modern adventure. Middle school social studies, sixth grade social studies is transitioning from a semester of world history and will begin their semester of US history soon. For high
003school Englishes, we got 9th grade, uh, kicking off the comprehensive Romeo and Juliet unit. 9th grade, uh, for English 10, literature circles, put students in charge of their reading as they choose their own novels and lead weekly book talks. Beyond just summarizing, students dig into themes, literary elements, and predictions, capturing their thinking through reflective electronic journals. And for college prep English, students are getting hands-on with research by building 100 working cards that bring them closer to their chosen topics. The process encourages smart, ethical AI use while ensuring that their p final papers reflect authentic thinking and student voice. For a high school social studies, high school social studies classes have been focusing on the 1920s and World War I. And in psychology, they've been focusing on their sleep unit. For high school teched, high school
004teched students have had time to work on personal independent projects such as metal signs, bookshelves, clothing racks, and desks. For FFA, seniors and FFA will be going to Chicago on Janu January 24th through 26. We have also wrapped up a successful fruit sale. We were able to donate $300 per family to three families who have ties to the Kiku FFA during the holiday season. They were Steven uh Christensen, Chad and Leah Cook, and Derek Schwiger. We will be soon starting the strawberry sale. For high school art, students have been working on sculptures, acrylic, uh landscape paintings, and wildlife paintings. Business intro to business has been focusing on partnerships and merging of companies for FIAD and health. High school health has wrapped up their unit on unhealthy versus unhealthy relationships. Sophomore class. The sophomore class ran
005a successful candle fundraiser. Freshman class, uh, they've been preparing to work some winter concessions to raise money. And for the fishing team, the Kickaboo fishing team, uh, competed in a state statewide fishing tournament January 11th. The team needed to catch 13 pan fish and seven game fish in an effort to accumulate the most inches of fish possible. The Kikaboo team caught 289.75 in of fish and placed 12th out of the 45 teams. Highlights included Gavin Goodrich catching a monster 39 39.5 inch northern pike, Lucas Turisen catching a 17inch walleye, and Hixton Chug slamming some 9in bluegills. >> That's all it says. >> Nice. Thank you, Skyler. >> Thanks, Skyler. >> Any questions or comments for Skyler? >> I'll just note the I don't know who the high school English teacher is, but Wow. stuff. >>
006Thanks for coming. >> Thanks, guys. Have a good night. >> All right. Nobody else, I guess, Mara. Um board members, >> I'm not sure if this is the point to ask for if they'll have a chance later, but um we didn't have a orderly budget sort of thing on here. >> Not quite. >> Okay. Well, I just want to make sure we get that for next month is the best anybody can do in light of health insurance costs, backend funding issues that have come up again and uh our loss as Jade. It's probably more important than ever that the board stay informed. >> And she's going to do an insurance update, too. I think our insurance report. >> I'm sure for that. >> Anybody else? I'll just mention I don't know if word I I'm
007sure word has spread a little bit, but I submitted my non-candidacy papers the end of December. Um, and I just share that this wasn't something I was looking to do, but I've got a a new job now that is challenging. Big organization, lots and strings tied to it, more travel, and that on top of helping our daughter insert herself into our onfarmm family businesses. I've talked to Kim about this over the last I don't know half dozen months that I just am not plugging into the board material the way I really want to and it's left me feeling like I'm not doing the job I want to be doing half of the school and the staff and the kids and all that. So, it's just it became clear, especially when this new stuff, new job
008started to pick up speed, that uh somebody without those strings attached to their lives could come in and and hit a home run, whereas I'm trying to bunt the ball, but I'm bouncing it off my foot and it's going out of bounds. That's terrible analogy. >> You know what I'm saying? So enjoyed and will continue to enjoy my time and appreciate the work everybody does. But it's been aggravating me that I've not been a resource for Kim or uh advocate for things uh related to the school that I I definitely wanted to be. So anyway, anything else? All right, we will move on then to expense vouchers and receipts. As usual, a healthy stack to go through. Anybody see anything of No, >> I have a couple of questions, but it's not so much on
009the expense as what they are and just questions. But page five had some couple of DCA DCA direct things that were described as CDL prep DCA is who was the checks were made out to. But the point is that and and I just guess first I just have to know uh CDL prep to me CDL is a commercial driver's license. Okay. So we have two checks for paying for a number of that there on the next bottom of the next page and the top of the other we have a half dozen checks or so to Southwest Technical College for different things. And my question is, I'm on the CISA board too. CISA pay are these things that are are or could be in the youth apprenticeship the YA the the CISA sponsored you know ready
010for employment stuff because CISA pays those you know if we're in those why aren't we paying or we doing we having our own programs for that rather than being in >> I think a lot of those we get we get a reimbursement rate at the end of the year for the kids who've been involved in those things um and Alison not get it if I I don't know. >> Right. >> Okay. >> Um yeah, I can double check on that Janet with Allison and the specifics of the um but typically for those kids who are involved in those programs um we can put in for reimbursement at the end of the year when we get a >> I mean they find that well I don't know. So we do not work with I mean CISA
0113 handles this for many districts of the state that that aren't even in our CISA because they are so noted for how they do this. I don't know if they even pay full price to Southwest Tech. Maybe they do. I most likely because that's some that's legislative some of that is. But >> anyway, my concern was if these are things that should be running through cease, you won't I you know, and I didn't think you would not get credit for those. In fact, you're more likely to get credit for it probably being part of that, >> right? I I can double check, >> but we work pretty closely with we have to pay, >> right? We work pretty closely with Tom Martin on those things as far as anything that we can get reimbursed for
012or not even reimbured reimbured end up using their program. So if we're not being reimbured they're >> okay. Yeah, I can definitely >> I know that there are checks that go out to schools every month and we seldom are in that list and when we are we don't get reimbursed like others to the rate that others do, right? >> Dollar amount. >> But I know why that is. It's the same reason that Weston is and it's the same reason that some of them down on the state line are >> the farthest away and we just >> Right. >> Anyway, yeah, if you would just kind of >> Yeah, I can double check. Um, yeah, I think we're utilizing everything we can for them to pay for everything that we can but can double can double
013check. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Janet. Anything else? I I just had a question not related to any of the expenses, but I noticed a couple students dropped the Southwest Tech classes. Was there >> a reason just time challenging? Was it any dissatisfaction with the >> I don't think any dissatisfaction with anything. Um and again with I don't know the exact specific class, but there's a variety of things that sometimes come up with kids and scenarios and situations. >> Thank you. Well, the courses I can tell you too by looking at what the courses were. He's exactly right. It's courses that get dropped by a lot of kids because there's like the diversity studies and the intro psych. I mean, you remember freshman year in college, what classes got dropped? >> Yeah, the 8 a.m.
014classes could be that, too. I don't know. >> All right. If no further questions or discussion, I'll entertain a motion to approve. >> I'll make a motion. >> I'll second. >> Motion by Janet, second by Earl to approve tonight's expense vouchers and receipts. All in favor? >> I I >> Thank you, Rich. Opposed. Rich, I'm starting to suspect you're just sitting out there on Henkins Road watching basketball. Are you Where are you at tonight? >> Nope. >> Well, no. I was I was hoping to be home this week, but we had an organization that's doing a big assessment on us and they were afraid there might be another government shutdown at the end of the month. So, they moved their assessment up a week. So, I had to cancel my trip and stay here. So,
015I got back to Hawaii on 28th December, and I will not be back until 25 February. >> Holy cow. >> Yeah, I'm I'm the lead for this whole thing. So, it's just a lot. >> I hear you. >> Okay. >> All right. We'll move on to the consent agenda tonight. Items included minutes from the December board meeting, uh annual payment for use of the community building, uh WIA cooperative team agreement, a renewable renewal of the sponsorship agreements for boys and girls wrestling and a number of donations which I want to step through as usual. $250 from Terry Evans Schmidt for the lunch program. $250 from the Reedstown EMS for the music program. Linda Bowers donated $250 for the lunch program. Vernon Electric $1,000 from their Federated Youth Foundation to the S C Perge program and
016that contains or includes a matching $1,000 uh from Coank. couple that I saw today that I just got in. One one was $250 from the Sanford family to FFA and the other or $250 from the Sanford family and then $200 from the Jerome and Sandy Durst family for FFA. >> Oh, fantastic. Thanks for mentioning those, Mara. any >> I asked a question and Bo asked me this the other day and I I guess I kind of just assume but the more we get these lunch um program donations just I'm just curious how that's used you know >> to you know offset because I know there's there's funding for families that don't have you know meet requirements to or have certain requirements to pay what is the money when we get donations like that go to
017>> I think Mara and Melissa really sit down together and look at outstanding balances those who have an outstanding balance for a long time, they've made a lot of different communications to the families and kind of have understand the dynamics. So they try to split evenly or like I guess you can comment >> goes into the the feed the student fund and we just right before Christmas um did almost $1,000 and then Melissa and I will probably revisit that this spring and kind of look and see, you know, maybe there's family struggling that she knows the family and their situation. So I I work a lot with her. So >> do those families like to not qualify them for the reimbursement then? Um, some do not. Yeah, >> some do. But yet there still is
018a balance that humans. Yeah. >> Um, >> that's an important question because there are programs and again you guys know this where your number free and reduced >> is what qualifies you for participation or affects your amount of funding. So, it's important that we still get people to apply and make sure they understand how much that helps the district, >> you know, >> and I think Mara does. >> We want our kids to all have lunches and there there are some helps us some have applied and they just did not fit into the income level. >> Um Oh, I'm sure there So, they're right on the line and stuff and it's just Yeah. And there's times where uh families just get into a hard spot. Um and so Melissa kind of knows that and we
019just try to take care of who we can. So >> and Mara's really good when she sends out those communications to include that application >> and to encourage that at least Christy always did >> at least twice. >> Yeah. Get it at least twice. I mean so >> and there are families that would qualify that just won't buff right. Yeah. You know, >> and then and if they fill out the paperwork, well, but they don't have >> pay. No, they don't. >> They don't. And it would still help us, but they will not fill out and they haven't for >> years. >> 30 years. >> I'm 30. They're still getting kids in our school. Who's that? >> Well, thanks. But I just, you know, I hear that every month. It's not just sitting in there.
020>> Yeah. I assume as much but >> could disappear. >> Anything else? Good question. Is anything want to make a motion to approve? >> Can I make one other comment before we do? On the uh on the notes it says the annual payment for the community building. It says paid 800 last year. So, I'm assuming on the agenda where it just says annual payment for community building uh or for community building use, we're saying $800. >> Unless that's fine. I just make sure the minutes actually show that amount, not as that amount being left here. No, it will it will. I just put that in there in case you guys wanted to change it. That way you knew what we were last year. So, however, normally if you're asking if we want to change something,
021it probably shouldn't be a consent. Just FYI. So, anyway, no problem. 86. >> I guess I'll make a motion to the consent agenda. >> I'll second it. >> Motion by Isaac, second by Earl to approve tonight's consent agenda. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. We're down to the action agenda. Nicely short tonight. Uh first is to determine open enrollment space availability for next school year. And the recommendation is that no new special ed students can enroll due to space and a limit of 50 students per grade level. with an addendum right from >> right. So basically we want to be stating that there are zero spaces available but by leaving it at just that it prevents the board from approving any alternative applications. Um so to provide the most protection for our
022currently attending students or siblings um who may qualify for special ed um you know not upon arrival um we need to include a specific and not necessarily a guarantee but a preference I think was stated in our motion. So rather than just solely on stating zero, um if we use the numbers and do not explicitly vote to guarantee or provide preference to those kiddos, we may um legally need to deny those spaces to those siblings. And um I think we wanted to be sure that we can continue to take care of those families who are open enrolled here should we have um those that space time available to those kiddos instead of just a hard no or a hard denial. So, with the communication from DCI and Katie, I think reached out to a couple
023other districts, um, it was decided that that was really important to add in our board minutes because should we have an appeal, DPI would go directly to the board minutes to determine um the approval of that appeal or not. So that just really is a protect protective layer for our students and for us to really determine um should we have any kind of type of fluctuation that those open enrolled kiddos could remain here at Kickapoo. And that was standard kind of throughout several of the districts. And I know that um my superintendent um meetings on Mondays with the Vernon County um this topic has been discussed, you know, and nobody wants to necessarily turn anyone away unless it's really at a point where there we just didn't have the service or you know the funding
024really for the extent of it. So, um, this is what the DPI guidance suggested. And then additionally, kind of Katie seeking out and finding out that other districts are too including that that phrase just as a protection. So, they're they've got given us a little quite a bit more leeway because we used to actually have to set size for >> Well, and I think we still have to do that. We have to do that per grade level. So it's the 50 and then >> but we don't have that's not in this motion or anything but we have that as a separate agenda item somewhere along >> Yeah. Okay. >> We used to so I'm assuming we >> Yeah. >> I don't know this is we can't >> it says the 15. >> It does say
02550 in here doesn't get >> it's along with the no spaces. I thought it >> Okay. Well, we have an email that came today and we have >> what's on the agenda. >> What's on the what's on the email doesn't >> I don't know doesn't >> So the way I read the email submitted later is kind of an addendum to it. Yes. >> So it's an addition to what's already on in the notes. So I guess then we we would probably verbally say then if it's not written in there, our limit is 50 students per grade level and then we would have a zero space for the special education open enrollment um providing that additional um with the preference to those who are already attending Kikapoo and that is kind of what would be specifically
026in the minutes is the 50 per grade level >> like like the other just says subject to space and preference to families already established in the district but that would not have in the past and I don't know I don't remember specifically except that several years back I know we tried we wanted to say something like that you can't be that general you have to more whatever this but then if you're going to add this to it you're just confusing the >> yeah well and that was what was suggested was zero spaces for anyone new to apply for open enrollment. We really don't have the special ed spacing >> spaces available. Should we have like and I think >> should there be an opening preferential treatment would be given to >> preference >> well and
027also protecting that if you have a third grader that all of a sudden if you have a family that is open and rolled in correct me if I'm wrong that has five kids here and then the little brother ends up where he gets a third grade and he has an IEP you're not kicking out all five kids >> right >> you have a preference to say that we will keep him here and then you keep all five kids that's how I understand Katie's >> Yeah. >> to protect. So you don't have to tell the family. All five kids have to go. >> Well, the ones that are already here come back anyway. They don't >> I mean they don't have an IEP. >> So it's not Yeah, but they don't also don't they're not the
028ones you're counting that you >> I think I ran into this. Yeah, there was a family of four or five. And >> we have run into it where someone couldn't someone in a family couldn't come, >> right? and then they had determined that they would probably take all of the kids to keep them together. Um, so this is just that protective layer. I know what we want to do and I fully agree with you. I just can't I just don't know that. >> Well, let's do what we want and assume that feedback from other districts and EPI have >> we know what they actually wrote though received. I think and I know I know exactly where you're coming from Janet and I think why Katie put that in there because when we did that before
029we didn't have anything like this written to say we could do that. So we would have been in a situation where you know what I'm saying where when we if we would have done that and not had this written we couldn't where now if we have this written in that case someone can't say well you didn't take my kid but you took their kid we can say well they have four other kids here so they had that part because they were already in the district but yes we didn't have that written before so that would have put us in a situation where to a liability with that but I think having written this and Kim I know you said you had checked with WSB that That's the language that we get. >> Not so much,
030you know, has an IEP. I mean, there's a lot of kids that have an IEP that don't need very much if any. I mean, they need something, but if all they need is speech therapy, say, just for example, they get that a couple times a week or whatever it is. I mean, if we're not accepting any new special ed students, any new and to me I, you know, not having the background you guys do, that sounded fine. But now if that's anybody that has an IUP, I mean >> typically >> that's kind of how we have >> typically we're not I mean >> like we have zero spaces >> right with case right now where things are at. Yeah, there's >> all right. That's what needs to be. >> I just read this as Katie
031trying to protect families that a kid pops up that needs an IEP. Well, I'm I'm for live. So >> So who wants to frame that as a motion? >> Any clear, concise, less than eight word? >> I'm still not convinced that these two things put together say what you guys described. I think I hear chances like >> still seems like this is saying that we're we're giving preference for those first seats, the people that are here. That's it. I don't know if we want to take another stab at writing that out or I don't know how we best do that because right now I just I don't know that this says what the other saying. I read those two things together >> or do we just pick it up and say there are >> Yeah.
032And Mara, maybe that's the best way to do it would be to actually rewrite that whole thing. But I guess I would read it to say recommend that no new speckhead students can enroll due to space and a limit of 50 students um per grade level um with to to note that um enrollment decisions are subject to capacity or I actually wouldn't even put capacity just that preference may be given to families established within the district for special ed enrollment. But I see what you're saying, Isaac, where it says the zero and then it says kind of >> is still subject to capacity too because you got 50 students like so. >> How about whatever would say this recommend that no new spec students can enroll due to space and a limit of 50 students
033per grade level. If if um >> with consideration, if a if a spot is open, preferential treatment will be given to students already enrolled in the district. >> Families preferential to say preference, >> not preference will be given to families already enrolled in the district. Would that make sense? >> Yeah. I think if you guys can form that sentence, I'll I mean I make that motion as >> Yeah, it's got that way. It's not double negative, so to speak. Yeah, that would make sense. So say that again, Erin, and then somebody >> I just made a motion to adopt what he said. >> All right, >> we have it on. >> That's good. >> We have it recorded somewhere, right? She can go back and look. >> I'm glad that Mara >> got given to
034families >> that are already in the district. >> Yes. >> Make sure that parts. >> I think that's >> So we have a motion. Do we have a second? Second. >> Motion by Isaac, second by Bo. to approve Aaron's wellworded motion. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. We'll move on then to the last action agenda item, the school calendar. Hard to believe we're already looking at 657. any and this is in your board packet. Any significant changes from this year's hand? >> Nope. And this was actually we kind of reviewed it last month. Um and the they two weeks at Christmas I think and then >> it's almost exactly the same. >> Yeah. to the date. >> They have like the two days in June. This year ends a lot. This year
035ends a lot better than this next year though. >> Yeah. But that's Yeah. >> Just due to the way the calendar worked out. >> Yeah. >> One and two. >> Last week like >> it will be regardless whatever he >> Well, yeah. And a lot of a lot of schools actually have school on well I shouldn't say a lot but several of the calendars I've seen have school on the 1st and 22nd of December and that's maybe there >> I know we had a lengthy discussion a year ago or so about required student days etc. So I'm glad we did that because that allowed some options explored. Nice job here. The only comment I make, and this is extremely biased, is and I I don't know what percentage of our students hunt, but I look
036at, you know, the Thanksgiving week. And man, if we just could get Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday morning off, we'd have the entire 90day service. >> What you think would burn with that? Well, >> that most schools up north do that. Any of them have school that week. >> Yeah. I mean, it's it is something that's But again, I don't know. >> 40 years ago, probably 60% of the students hunted. Now, I don't it's >> Yeah, it's not bad. >> But just just a thought. All right. Then any other >> I'll make a motion appro. >> Thank you. B motion by Bo, second by Earl to approve next year's calendar. All in favor? I >> I >> opposed. Motion passes and we're able to move on to ourformational agenda which is similarly like one item
037uh schedule a couple committee meetings a policy committee and building grounds and transportation. So starting with the policy committee do you have a recommended time frame Mara? And that's just something um I sent out kind of the um items that we have for an agenda right now to kind of just start thinking about what will work because I know like with Isaac coaching um so I guess if we didn't do it today I mean just to to let you know we need to schedule something. I don't know if you guys want to do it tonight and um can >> policy go at 6 o'clock before the next meeting? It clicked and and then Isaac, you're building and groans. You got practice. >> Yeah. >> I want to go probably conflicts with his time. >> Do
038it this month. Still. >> Yeah. And I and I can make 6:00 on the 10th work >> for policy. >> Okay. >> What time is your practice done? Is it 7 or 7:30? Normally, >> uh, it gets done at 7:30. That's what you want to do at 7:30 after like one of your practices just cuz you're here. You want to do it after the board meeting? >> No. Say your practices. >> After one of your practices. >> That's a late night for if we we need to get any step. It just feels really late. I think we should try to do something right after school sometime. I think it would be better just than yesterday. As I said, it's conflicting with you. So, you just tell me what time you think you want and then
039I'll work around you. Maybe I'll have some snow all day. And uh I mean if if it's fourth grade after I mean do we need who else needs to be here for the building that's you >> I know but Troy >> we don't we need Troy here after school if you think something like that might be better so you guys don't have to make a separate trip back. >> Yeah. >> Um and we could do that on a Wednesday would be fine. Any any Wednesday would work for the most except for next week. 28th at 3:30. I could do that. Well, yeah, I think 3:30 would be the best time for >> Yeah, he wants to get out of school early anyway, so I think that should work. 3:30. January 28th. >> Okay, both meetings
040are on the books then. >> Move on to superintendent report. >> Um, okay. Well, first of all, I'd like to start out by saying thank you to a um a really incredible board for all of your efforts um to impact student learning and student success. And over on the table, we all got you a little something, so you'll have to grab that. Additionally, staffing updates. We did hire a new custodian. We welcomed Matthew Tuller to our team and he has made an excellent impression in a very short time. The staff feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, noting his strong work ethic, his attention to detail, and his really positive personality. I too had the opportunity to speak to Matthew to find out how it was going and he shared that he is actively trying to convince
041his family to move to the area so that his grandchildren can attend Kapoo. They're from California. Um so we are really grateful for him and appreciate the high standards he brings. >> What time does he work at? Um 9 to 5 9 in the morning. 5:30. Yeah. Um so community kind of some regional updates. Um I had gotten and have made the staff aware but I will make you aware also. Bob Micah was in and shared the 765 KB transmission information meeting. Um and then additionally the Westby Forum on empowering education. Um that will be January 27th from 6:30 to 8:30. Um the the area superintendent have a little three minute spiel presentation along with an area pastor and the director of CISA fuller and um Jeff Idy of the middle schools alliance. So, I
042think um just really trying to help support and that understanding about educational funding um and getting bringing some transparency to that. Anyway, I did kind of um spend some time trying to compile and I'll just maybe hand this out if you want to grab one. Go. This was the information that I did receive from that survey. So the first page there kind of shares um some of the graphs that are a part of that form and then I pulled some of that information together to kind of bring um some key takeaways which I put on the next page and we'll continue to kind of work with this. Overall, the data reflects a strong support for the school and appreciation for staff relationships and pride in our Kickapoo community. Um, some of these highlights will be
043presented on January 26 to uh at our inservice meeting to the staff um and kind of help connect the feedback to their work and then how we can continue to finish the year and set some more goals. This week, we have begun our annual meetings with our insurance partners to review and confirm some of the benefits and service options that are afforded to us. On January 26, we will also be meeting with Janice to review our insurance rates, trends, and um potential options moving forward. The January 26 inservice will include we're going to do an all staff meeting where I'll present this information. We'll go over um and review some of the different safety standards since that's a high priority. Um and then we have uh WEA coming in to talk about preparing for retirement
044and investments to have that financial literacy in front of our staff. And then for those not um trained in CPR, we will have Trish Chungus set that up. Our uh CPR coming in to train staff. Um and then the rest of the afternoon is basically with uh working in their classrooms and um as a staff um with each principal. Um looking ahead then what we'll start on is really getting that updated enrollment data and starting some projections that we can pull and and review with enrollment. Um also pulling in some more um staffing projections and understand for sure kind of what people have been deciding or or reflecting on kind of analyzing that whole model. Um, so the enrollment and staffing needs and I will bring this information to the board on the February meeting
045to have a a clear understanding of what that looks like once we have more of those numbers fully confirmed and validated. Um, so January has just been a month of planning and reflection and preparing. Um, grounding in some strong staff relationships as we do have some staff who are facing some challenges in this new year. Um, thoughtful use of the data that we are compiling and really some community engagement um, and trying to bring awareness to our community. So that's all I have at this time unless there are any questions. Anything for Kim? >> I think I handed out that um paper, but I I did kind of summarize what the data that was taken away, but when you have more time to just kind of review and think about um some of the different
046things. I I compiled kind of per the survey what the portrait of a Kikapoo graduate looks like according to um how the survey how they responded to the survey. And some of the things that really rose to the top were a critical thinker and a communicator. Um, a person of character, a collaborator and a contributor. And then just being prepared for life beyond kickoo. So then I just really um reflected on what our commitment can be and it's to ensuring that every student is known. They feel valued and supported academically, socially and emotionally in this crazy world. Um so they graduate prepared not just for the next step but for their life. Um, and then under each one of those categories in that other sheet, what a shakeup graduate is, um, I've listed some, um,
047notes underneath each one about what that potentially reflects. And we will have further conversations with the entire staff to really talk about the meaning of this community survey, this voice that we are bringing in and how that's reflected and how that's communicated out. I guess just bringing more and showing more of that accountability in the benefits that matter most to um our community. So, we'll continue to work with that and I will bring more information on this and kind of how we're going to move forward with this information and this data. Um, but I wanted to give you kind of the the first looks and kind of what I pulled without really bringing it to the staff to get their thoughts um and perspective on it. So now I'm actually really >> all right. Um,
048hard to believe, but we are at the end of the semester already. So with that comes end of the semester finals. We have finals next Wednesday and Thursday. Um, and then we transition into a new semester schedule. Uh, with that as well, um, maybe gets to be a fun part of this, too. We're testing season again coming up and so, uh, the actual tests don't really get rolling until later in March, but just there's always something new and preparation and making sure the kids are in and new kids move in and all that stuff. So, um, we'll be working on that. uh as everybody knows throughout the years and I've done them for I think this will be the 15 14th year senior exit interviews which are always really good to do. I' I have
049done the two with the um early graduates already and it's just it's always great I think um getting to know kids throughout their years here uh just to see how they grow and when they get to that senior exit interview and you know with many of them there's an individual situation that they've had or you know a couple and to ask like how do you look back on that you know what do you think or how do you reflect on that now and you know um I think it's just a really good growth opportunity for them it also is really an element of, you know, looking at the um survey that Kim did, just a reflection of that to really kind of get some feedback and find out where kids are at and thoughts they
050have with that and kind of an offshoot and Mrs. Egg's really done a great job here the last couple years. Um she's started a senior panel. So we have former graduates that come back and so they talk to all the seniors. So we just had that happen the other day. So there's a number of questions that they go through of, you know, how this works in college and things they would look back upon and do. So, um, that's always great to see those kids come back and then we can actually follow up with some of that feedback of where things are at once they've been out in the real world. So, that's, um, been a real positive thing. And the last one, and I don't think it's ever happened in school history, but as of
051right now, our boys basketball team is ranked number one in the state, which is a pretty uh, awesome and amazing thing. So, tomorrow night, uh, we play North Crawford and they are ranked number two. So, it's not too often that you have two teams in the same conference that are ranked number one and two and will go. So, we hope uh hope it will go well. But again, I think uh you know, anytime basketball is always a big thing and lots of hype in the community and things and it's it's been really cool to see people in the community that I haven't seen in a lot of years show up at games and be there and I'm here. I want to check them out, you know, and um so I think that's good. So hopefully
052the boys continue to roll and one win at a time and hopefully get somewhere good. >> Exactly. >> Brandon was giving me a hard time in one of our online meetings stating that when Crawford wins that I was coming to school. >> So we have to win for many of you. Um, we because of the weather, we didn't have our holiday program till after our last board meeting. So, shout out to Mr. Smith and Mrs. Miller for everything they did. And if you tried to park that day, um, >> yeah, >> was very, very well attended and kids did a really nice job. Um, for act 20, we started all the Ames testing Monday and Sherry and I, Sherry was a big help with the kindergarten and first graders and I finished I will have
053the second graders finished up tomorrow and then we'll have and see where we what plans we have I have to do if any. Um, the same time the classroom teachers are doing the fast bridge testing. So, we'll have some data and we can start I can start digging in a little bit and see if the stuff that we're trying to do is paying off. And along those lines, tomorrow Amy and Amy Amy Matthysse and Amy Clemens are going to go to a U conference at CISA about different math instruction and stuff that we can pull and start to use. So, short and sweet. That's kind of what's been going on. >> Even the staff did a pretty good job. Some of them did. >> All on video if you need a copy. >> Actually, that
054guy in the cow. >> That's Lucas. He did a good job. I had somebody question my milking skills. I'm like, that's the one thing I know how to do. >> I am more than capable. Any questions for Andy, Aaron, or Kim? All righty. Thank you all. We'll move then into close session pursuant to state statute 19.85. uh with a couple allowances tonight. Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Additionally, conferring with legal counsel for the for the governmental body who's rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. purposes administrator contract rollovers for the next bienium. Girls wrestling cheerle cheerleading coach volunteers boys
055basketball coach and an insurance request. >> Move we convene to close session on a second. >> Motion by Janet, second by Earl to convene to close session. Roll call. Vote please. Mil Janet Matthis. Yes. Earl Wallace. >> Yes. >> Rich James. Yes. >> Isaac Walls. >> Yes. >> Bo Shrader. >> Yes. >> Scott Walter. >> Yes. >> Okay. Coming out of close session, we have a few motions to act on. >> Make a motion that we roll in the contracts for Kim Johnson and Andy Lipsky. 26 27 27 28 school year. I'll second that >> motion by second by Janet to roll over the three administrator contracts. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion passes. Make motion. I think that's the next one. Yeah. Uh for girls resident coach and the boys two in that
056I must say. for Aaron Kelly with uh rated on what part of the season still left. >> I'll second that. >> Motion by Earl, second by Isaac to approve the volunteer boys basketball coach and the cheerleading wrestling >> cheerleading coach. >> Oh, sorry. >> Wrestling girls, not just the girls. So, >> just leave it at wrestling. >> Wrestling. All in favor? Make >> sure we communicate. opposed and uh motion to approve Lewis Lubig as a volunteer boys basketball coach. Second >> motion byro second by Isaac to approve Louiswig as the boys basketball volunteer coach. All in favor? I >> I >> opposed. Motion passes. One last motion to roll out tonight. Make a motion to vote with your feet. >> Thanks everybody.