001I'm pretty forgetful. >> I guess >> we're good. >> You're all good. All right. Well, I will call to order the uh Monday, September 8th meeting of uh regular school board meeting for school district. Start with roll call. >> Janet Matthysse >> here. Earl Wallace >> here. >> Isaac Wallace >> here. >> Rich James >> here. Ora >> here. >> All right. Next, we have the affirmation of the proof of publication of the agenda. I, Kimberly Johnson, hereby certify that notice of the regular schoolboard meeting was caused to be published in accordance with the state law. >> Excellent. Um, next we have the approval of the agenda. >> Um, let's see. Can I ask on the consent agenda that we move the which one is it here? the policy revision part out of consent. >>
002Move C down to the action agenda, >> please. Yes. >> All right. I'll make a motion to approve the agenda with the change from letter C. Get moved on to action agenda. Come to letter B. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. All right, move on to audience, visitors, and board members. We have a visit. >> Do we have Anna Mara? She was supposed to come, but I >> No. >> Okay, we don't, I guess. >> All right. Any board members? Seeing none, we'll move on. Uh, expense, vouchers, and receipts. There was something in PE cards for Rebecca Wilson. Now maybe I just missed it, but who's Rebecca Wilson? >> She was >> You will see some Melissa Vespock, too. That's Melissa Matis. >> Well, that one I just happened to know.
003But thank you. [Applause] I was just going to ask how the seal coat went. Did people like that or did it go good or >> good? I mean, they were real timely and set up went well and didn't have any issues. They worked around everything. I think it looks really nice. >> Nice. >> When did they get it done? So, uh, they started Saturday, the Labor Day weekend. >> So, they did a good chunk on Saturday, um, the front so that band could come in on Monday and then they finished up pretty much Sunday and Monday. So, it looks really good. >> Does. All right. Other questions on the vouchers and receipts? Can I get a motion? >> Make a motion to approve the vouchers. I'll second. >> All in favor? I >> I >>
004opposed passes. Uh moved on the consent agenda. Um so on the consent agenda, we have minutes from the August 13th regular board meeting, minutes from the August 13th policy and legislative affairs committee meeting. Uh we have field trip request, the senior brewer game in May. Um we have a graduation date of May 22nd, 2026. And we have several donations to the school, including um Soldiers Grove Methodist Church. Roger and Becky Hooker donated a new flag. Bill and Julene Baker donated $500 in memory of Adam Boen for the mental health fund. Patricia Snider $50 for a new sign and Mary Hawk $400 for a new sign and Ruby Mary $100 for a new sign. So, with much gratitude, um, a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda.
005>> I'll second it. >> All right. All in favor? >> I opposed. Right. That passes. Um, moving into our action agenda. We have the Boys and Girls cross country co-op agreements for 2026 27 and 2027 28. This is the packet now. Seems like no real changes. This is the longest running co. [Music] Maybe not rest before that. Yeah, I'll make a motion to approve the boys and girls cross country co-op with the fire green agreements. >> I'll second that. >> All right. Um all in favor >> I >> opposed. All right, passes. Um then next we have uh volume 34 number two of the policy revisions. Okay. Um my question and the reason I asked for it to be moved deals with a policy which was 8120 uh which I think was just titled volunteers
006but in the notes if when you go to read those I don't know if anybody else looks at it but if you don't it's a good place to get a nice summary of all the changes. um that part that says information only for whatever board members or something and um it was Niola's suggestion to add a line in the volunteers thing that referred to and I was going to try to have it on my thing but not having any luck with that. um that uh if the volunteering activity or whatever if it involved transportation of students by private vehicle that you still had to abide by all the things in policy 8660. So that was one sentence that was a reference and when I looked in that so that's what I said in the notes
007it sounded like they were suggesting to put it in because more and more schools are having volunteers do that but when I looked at the actual policy it had the red striketh through on it so we weren't including it and I thought well that sounded funny because I thought well I think the committee want that but Marlo cleared part of it up we don't And Rich, help me out here. We don't currently have volunteers transporting students for district activities. >> Yeah. >> Yes. I think that was our discussion that, you know, we don't do that. So, we'll cross it out. But, you know, I think your emails and then we briefly talked before that, you know, if it's getting to the point where it's hard to find drivers, it may make sense to put that
008back in because then I think it also says then the superintendent would have to approve it. So, you know, kind of what me and Janet talked that, you know, I I go to cross country, I go to track and somebody wants to come home with my daughter, then no, I mean, the the parent has to approve that. That just can't happen. But, so I don't think anything would change there. But if if you know three kids are going to something that's sanctioned by the school and we don't have a driver then you know the superintendent could approve that if one of the parents wanted to drive those three kids. So that was kind of our discussion. So I think the thought process was add that back in if we need it with the superintendent's approval
009and then I think we also talked if you know then either we could add it in now the or principal's approval or just leave it at superintendent. So that was that was kind of the discussion and the and the emails for open for everybody else's thoughts. Now, how how is that different than when we just we don't provide transportation and then the kids show up wherever the event is, you know, and that sometimes that's other parents and that kind of stuff, car pooling and >> well that I don't know to that we talked I think we talked about that kind of thing when this policies when the original 8660 first came up and I don't know if we ever reached a conclusion on how I don't know that you control that. I mean, I I
010don't know exactly what you're thinking of, but >> Well, I'm just wondering if like instead of having a distinction between school, you know, school provided transportation that's by, you know, whatever the requirements are there versus there's no transportation provided on parents and volunteers are the ones that are getting them there. >> Well, if it's a school sponsored activity, we have to one of those policies begins with the district provides the transportation. So if that's really happening very much, we need to look at that. Whichever one of those said it, which I don't remember reading policies. >> I mean because like all athletic >> I was just going to say football. >> Well, I'm just saying like elementary baseball. See, they used to not call my kids little that the Saturday basketball thing for elementary kids
011wasn't >> Yeah, that's right. We didn't just took our kids, but that wasn't considered. I can see maybe like the gifted and talented type things maybe like the spelling bees or the >> we always have somebody yeah we have somebody for that >> and we intend to do that I mean that's this policy doesn't making putting that one line in there that says if a volunteer is doing this you have to meet all the criteria policy 8660 >> doesn't mean we're necessarily having volunteers it just means hey if you think you're going to volunteer and do that you got to meet those things And is the one that not only says starts with the district does provide the transportation. So we expect students to use that but in cases where that goes on >> and
012that's the one that requires a file a driver's license and insurance and number of other things I can't remember. So, you know, my fear is I guess if we don't put it there just because we don't >> have do it right now, what happens three years down the line or five years down the line when we say, "Oh, yeah, we better. They're not going to get to get in town unless we let one drive some of them, you know." >> Yeah. I don't think it hurts to have it in there. It just offers flexibility if we need it. I mean, and when you change it, then you go back and say, well, maybe we don't want the >> superintendent to have to approve all these. Maybe it can be the >> right. It doesn't require
013a volunteer. But yeah, >> right. >> But does a volunteer include like a coach? Because Isaac brings up a good point. I mean, like when >> Josephine was in second grade, I mean, I was the second or third grade coach or the middle school coach. So each Saturday I went around and picked up five girls and drove them to the wherever we were going and then drove them home. And >> I think again that Saturday basketball type stuff is different or anything >> a school sponsored sport. Not that it's not sponsored but yeah >> I don't that's where I'm Yeah. If we started going down the road of having a bus for every like, >> you know, Saturday basketball game, I nobody I mean, >> yeah, I think it's more actual >> school sponsored, >>
014you know, you and I've seen that before when I had, you know, the elementary boys and girls both want volunteered for, you know, you had a bus back that took us to wherever, you had a parents come. Well, then when you would go home in a bus, there's nobody based on the bus. >> It's pretty common now still, you So I mean if that's where it gets the point that if you have coaches or parents you want to take them for you know you're talking Saturday stuff now you know that >> maybe instead of spending the but you know bucks for bus for that you okay parents or volunteer coach can haul them. >> So I mean it's but you're still back to the point where you want to make sure they have a valid
015driver's license and insurance. Yeah, I think it makes sense to me. >> Yeah, I would agree. >> So, so Rich, can we I mean I I don't I don't really hear anybody objecting to just putting that line in the policy. Um, can we say we we're going to put that line in the policy and approve it here or do you think it got to go back to your committee or or the policy committee or >> I don't think it needs to go back to the committee. In my view, the committee reviews and makes a recommendation and that's what the board is for is the discussion we just had. So, as long as we have a quorum, I guess just so I'm clear just what are we putting in? Are we saying just a volunteer has
016to meet the requirements of that oneation policy or are we saying that the superintendent's got to approve it? >> Well, just second here. Well, whatever the pol whatever the sentence was and if I'm lucky I'll be able to read it to you in a second. I have it up on the screen minute ago, but now there we go. What what was in there that was uh struck through says a volunteer who transports ch students in a private vehicle for school sponsored activities or trips must abide by the guidelines in policy 8660 transportation by private vehicle for district sponsored activities or trips. That's all it says and that gets added to the policy that we always had on and the title of this one is volunteers. I mean, I'm good with that, but as a board
017member, I mean, so as long as all the rest suggestion, I guess. So, >> yep. >> Much as I don't always agree with Neil, I got to say they did the right one thing. >> I mean, Kim, Aaron, Andy, any concerns on >> Nope. I think it's your >> no put that back in then. >> Yeah, I Yeah, maybe just to um approve the approve this whole set of policy revisions with that sentence being >> I'll make that motion >> and that was 8120. >> Yep. >> I'll second it. All right. Motion and a second. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> Right. Motion passes. We'll move into ourformational agenda. So, first off, we have the sports expenses report. >> You're ready for me. >> We're ready for you, I think. Um,
018so this is an overview of all of our expenses from all of our sports last year. Um, it's broken out into what we spent on salaries, benefits, purchase service. That is mainly what we spend on like um, official fees, things like that. Some of them are higher than others just because we've had a lot of sports that make it fairly far into the postseason. So that kind of really brings that up. um supplies and non- capital equipment that includes any of just their regular supplies for the sports. Uniforms are lumped in there. Um things like that. And then their fees are mainly like when we go to another school, we have to pay the school a fee. Um down at the bottom there is a breakout of the revenues. Um we do make the most
019off of our co-op revenues. gate fees. We only charge when it's a WIAA event because we have to charge for that. Um, and then just like we pay other schools entry meet fees, they also pay us some >> general. >> Um, so our overall total for all athletics last year was $21,66.32. That was actually down a little bit from 2324 by about 101,000. Our revenues have stayed fairly consistent over the past five years, right around that $35,000. Um, does anyone have any specific questions on anything or want more information? >> Does it include transportation? >> That it does not. >> Okay. What about the athletic trainer? >> Trainer is out of a different budget, but I can get those numbers and email them out if you want. What does the how much of percent of
020the trainer's time is athletics? >> Most of it, but we have a separate budget for that athletic trainer, >> but it's part of our athletic expenses. I'm just I'm just trying to get a handle on what's there and what's not. Um, and you already answered my other one, purchase services. >> What's general athletics at the bottom? I thought maybe that was part of the trainer or something. So that is just our overarching budget. Kent is in charge of that one. So um like when we have a speaker that comes in that speaks to all different athlete groups that comes out of the general athletic budget. >> So the ad salary is not in here either because I thought that could be general athletics but I notic there's no salary here. >> I'd have to double
021check that. It might be included in there but >> yeah it would probably be salary. I'm not gonna say that in confidence. >> Would the worker fees be out of general or out of each individual sport? >> Worker fees are out of each individual sport. >> Okay. >> So, if anyone has a basketball game, they >> do they show up in here? >> Yes. Yep. They would be under the um >> whatever sport is purchase services >> under salary and benefits. Okay. Yes. So, we don't pay officials for middle school games or anything. >> Um, so that was actually a change that was made within the last couple of years. We lumped a lot of things in with the high school just because it was a very low dollar amount for middle school. Like we
022really don't have it. >> Oh, okay. I So you said there's no separate account. So yeah, not not a big deal. >> Yeah. >> Well, thanks for putting that together. All right, moving on. >> Yep. >> All right, we'll go on to item B, the health insurance date. >> All right, so the first diagram on there that is incredibly small. Um, and I, so the insurance center actually puts all of these together. They unfortunately send me a PDF of it. So, I'm not able to go in and manipulate it enough >> to make it not blurry and bigger. So, that's the downfall there. Um, but right now I only have data for July. I should probably be getting August within a week or so, but there is a little bit of a lag on there.
023So the first couple of counts are in fixed cost and that fixed cost is with a loose term. It's a fixed cost on a per person basis, but we've there's always people coming on and going off of our health insurance throughout the year based on like if someone turns 26, then they get off their parents and jump on ours or say their spouse gets a different job and they jump on theirs, then that would adjust that. Um the next chunk is our variable claim. So that includes our um weekly claims that we get um any pharmaceutical claims that we have. Neighborhood family clinic bills are separate for that. But then we also get some reimbursements from that. So if anyone were to go over that um stop loss ratio over there or if we get
024any pharmaceutical rebates that comes in there. Right now, we are showing if we were to compare what we would pay for a fully funded health insurance to what we've paid for our self-funded in this fiscal year, we have saved $52,680.84. Now, that's only one month, so that could change a lot. Um, I feel like we see a lot in the summer months that it kind of dips a little bit, especially in July because all of the deductibles reset. So, not as many people go right away in July. So, um insurance center figures a premium. >> Okay. And that's what they're using on the on those >> the last thing you said where the money was the savings or whatever. >> Yes. So, the very far right fully funded, it's in red. >> Yep. They do
025that and they add on um what they would expect ours to be if we were unfully funded because very rarely if we're unfully funded does it stay the same year over year as a premium. Even if we were to have a spectacular year, we would still get an increase and it's most of the time higher than CPI unfortunately. >> So that that is a number they basically fabricate. >> Yes. they kind of see what the market >> not saying it's a lot. I'm just saying yeah. >> Yeah. But with >> they're the experts. So >> yeah, with Janice's kind of background, I mean, she still has quite a few schools on that fully funded model. So >> she sees what what they're getting out. >> But then they also have to compute an actual real
026premium >> because if we were charging a certain percent of the premium, we would have to >> Correct. Yeah. They have a they have a team of data analysts that they spend a lot of time looking at that and so far every interaction that I have with them is is very positive. They last year our plan ran a little higher than it did the year before, but even so they still think that right now we're we're running fairly well. Um and they were very upfront with us right away when we switched to this plan. They said over a 10-year period, they're going to have two really good years, two really bad years, and then six average years. So, we knew not every year was going to be like what we had last or two years
027ago, our first year, cuz it was spectacular year that year. We saved it was either 85 or $100,000 from switching to this. I can't remember exactly off the top of my head, but last year, if we look to the next page, we did have a loss. If we were to compare to the fully funded, it was about $36,000. Um, we did have some higher claims last year. Um, one thing that when I was had a meeting with them this spring, they were talking about like we had a lot of lot of babies born on our plan. I'm like, yeah, that's just kind of the age of our staff. There's just a lot in that range. And they were like, "Oh, for a district your size, we expect about one baby per year." And I'm like,
028"Oh, I think we had three >> in that year." >> Yeah. So, that that's just kind of the age, but we're not going to have three babies every year. We could have a year where we have none. And >> they all come to school here, bro. Okay. >> Yeah. We just got to wait a few more years for those those ones to show up. But I think there's there's all those variable things that kind of are a little bit higher cost, but they're not necessarily going to be there every single year. >> So we had people um go individuals go over the uh specific deductible. Yes. >> Which is still 50,000 I see. So that's kind of >> Yes. Low. >> Um how I don't reveal any names or anything, but how many less than
029five. >> Okay. >> And are some of those conditions that we expect to see continue? >> Some yes, some no. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Some of them I I kind of already knew about it going into it. Others I don't foresee them having a big impact impact this year. >> Well, they also know that because they have all the access to all the health information. So I'm sure when they figure premiums and I assume they give you an estimate of what's a reasonable budget. So >> yes, I mean >> they probably had that built in too. >> Yeah. I mean with their analytics team and and they kind of walked me through everything and >> the first year was my head was spinning when I was done with it. But this year it was a
030little more digestible and easy to understand when I got off the meeting with them and made a little more sense. Things were sticking from the year before. Um, >> oh, you'll be a self-funded expert by the time you >> give me another decade. That's a lot of >> You can stick around that long and we'll give you another decade. >> Yeah. But so, so last year we did go a little over about $36,000, but >> that's what I was going to ask. So, >> yeah. >> No, we went 36 over the fully fully insured thing. How would what did we actually like? Did we have a kind of a number we budgeted for? We went slightly over that as well. Um, >> we're usually pretty conservative what you think. >> Yeah. But with some things
031like I can't always estimate how many babies we're going to have, but I mean just kind of like >> we're going to have we have two newly wed teachers in yours. We're going to have three more in the near future. >> When I was meeting with the with the insurance people, they that was one thing they were like, "Oh, yeah." like probably three and I'm like you should raise that for the next year too. I'm like I can think of two teachers already and at this point I hadn't announced mine yet but I was like in my head I'm like I'm already pregnant so I know there's one for sure on the plan next year. >> Yeah. So I'm Yeah. It's just kind of a a guessing game is really what it is. You kind
032of look at what might be coming down the pipeline and and look at kind of the age and Yeah. but things always change throughout the year. You just never really know. >> Yeah. The worst thing you have raising here. >> Yeah. >> Um Oh, and we had to pay I forget how much that initial thing for the first two years. We have the one extra payment to build up our I don't know whatever it was they called it. >> Yep. To buy into the captive for the first two years. It was >> either 20 or $22,000 each year. We do not have that this year because we've we've done that. We're in captive and that money if we were to leave this model that would be refunded to us. >> What is um capital balance
033I saw that's I don't it was probably there and I just don't remember seeing it last year. 51 the green thing 51,000. >> So that I must have lowhalled it. That is what we paid in to the to the capital. Oh, but that would be two years. >> Yes. So, there could have been some that first year that was good. There could have been some extra there. >> All right. Any other questions? >> Thanks a lot. >> Thanks, Alison. All right. Moving to item C, the WB fall regional meet meeting October 8th. our board meeting night. So, I usually go to that, but since we're at board meeting, they do have one online later. I guess I just want them fun to be there. So, I don't do that. If anybody else wants to go
034except at Southwest Tech, I forget 6:30 maybe. usually out of there by 9, then you have an hour drive home. So, >> um, just for information on it, the only reason I really did think about going is the, uh, our WSB board representative in that state. There's the state board. Uh, our, uh, rep is up for election or will be electing a new one. So Wendy Stitzer from Bosel has announced candidacy and I haven't heard of any others. So with only one candidate, I didn't feel too bad about not going to to vote. But Wendy's been on policies and resolutions. >> Wow. >> For a while. And she was on this whatever they call the school district boundary dispute thing now that the state has. She's been on that. So that's really good, I think.
035All right. Next, we have the WB 2024. Assume this 2026. >> Yep. >> Convention January 21st and 23rd. >> Does anybody plan to go or are you thinking about it or do you plan to go to that too? Yeah. Okay. My bills aren't out yet. So, I'm >> That's the hardest part. >> Get on top of that one. They did real good last year. >> Well, they did it a different um way last year, so let's hope it's easier this year. >> Sign up and spouses. >> Yes. >> It's a nice place to stay. >> Yeah. >> We say go next door. >> It makes you hungry. >> All right, we'll jump down to E the copier replacement. Alison, you >> Yes. So, we are looking at replacing the copier in the district office. Um,
036it is currently 9 years old and we learned from the repair man that they no longer make parts for it. So, and it's actually been down for a couple of days. The repair man was in this morning to fix it and uh we didn't have a part. So, we kind of epoxied it back one little part back where it's needs to be. So, it's running again right now. Um, but we have three quotes here. Um, the first one is $6,046. It matches that exact machine. Um, it can do color color, black and white, backs. Um, it has all of the finishing functions like stapling, freehole punch, things like that. Um, the second quote that we got is the exact same as the first with the addition of being able to saddle staple. And that was
037something that was brought up. Um, this mainly gets used during graduation time, right, to output the program and scholarship. Um, just to kind of save time for everyone that puts those programs together. Kind of makes them I think it makes them look fairly nicer. Um, and if I'm remembering correctly, >> that's on quote one, but quote two. >> This is quote two. >> So, we don't count that yet. Colt two is $6,710 for it's the exact same copier as colt one just with that additional saddle option >> or saddle staple. [Laughter] >> Um and then the third quote is a different brand. Um it's a Canon. still can do all of the functions that that one currently does, but it's $15,000 or $15,19428. It's just a lot more expensive. Um, the rep that I was
038talking with at Eio Johnson said that they have a deal with the manufacturers of Rio and they typically get fairly good deals. We decided to go with quotes from Eio Johnson just because they would transfer our service agreement that the current copier has to the new copier. So we don't have to look at if we were to go with a different company, we'd also have to look at getting that service agreement. And right now included in our service agreement is all of our toner. Um anytime the repair man comes up hopefully with the new coffee, we won't have to call him as often. Um waist toner in terms of what else um parts. Yep, that's included. Um yeah, I feel like I'm forgetting something else that's included, but it would just be a fairly seamless
039transition from one doctor to the new one if it's approved. Um >> and recommendation is number two. >> Yes, recommendation would be number two of the $6,710. Um, it's the the Rios brand and it has that additional saddle staple option just to help with the programs that were needed. >> So, you'd pay I I guess I've it's been a while since I've seen these, but they had a 6710 as a price, but then it had a 60-month lease with maintenance and service or something like that. And that was said 300. I wrote, but I'm not going to find it on right now. That's 300 per month then. So, you pay 6,000 upfront plus over the course of the 60 months, you pay another $18,000. >> No, we would just do the $6,710. We wouldn't We
040would buy it outright. We wouldn't leave. >> Oh, you don't? Okay. >> Yeah. >> So then when it needs service, we pay >> That's included in our service contract. Like every time >> Oh. Oh, okay. And the service contract covers like everything in the building. >> So, we don't need them on individual machines. Correct. Yes. >> Yeah. Which the repair man that's been coming at least since I've been here, very knowledgeable, very nice. He I think it was two years ago. He had to rebuild something on the copier and luckily they had an older copier in their parts copier that they had been storing away and and he's been good to good to work with. Marlo works with him more than I do, but >> very efficient. I mean, they usually come the same day
041or right away the next day. Even today he came he called Friday I think came today even though he doesn't have a part but he fixed it. So >> I broke it. >> How long does it take to get the new one? They got it in stock. >> So they didn't give exact dates as to when we can get it in. Right now I just figured for information I didn't think we would approve a new copier tonight but that is something that I can double check with and see how fast they can get it what the lead time is. You didn't think the other one was going to break, did you? A >> little nervous. Yeah. So, >> what happens if it goes down and they can't fix it? Where do you go? Upstairs and
042print or >> we just >> Yeah. And ours doesn't work very well upstairs either. >> We don't want change. You don't do much. >> Come on. >> Yeah. So, when when the district office copier is out, we just can't do any color. Um, we do have the two lounge ones, but like Aaron said, the middle school, high school one has also been having some issues recently as well. Um, those ones are five or seven years old as well as >> and the average life of these copers is five. So, I think we've done pretty well with them. Um, I should also mention when we bought the district office copier in 20 2016, we paid $11,000 for it. So, the fact that these went down is shocking. And I had to ask the salesman, "Are you
043sure you give me the right quote?" >> He probably thought I was crazy, but I had to ask cuz nothing in the world is going down in price these days. So, I figured it would be 9 years later. >> Maybe these next ones won't last. >> Well, I also asked that and they said that they projected this one only lasts 5 years and the newer ones are supposed to last six to seven. >> So, it'll be close. Would be interesting to know the statistics though of what the life is in a school because I would bet the industry compared to school. >> Yeah. >> They run hot. >> Yep. That's true. >> Why we broke it? >> What do you do with the old ones? Can you get anything for them or they just recycle
044them or >> They're probably going to take this one for parts. >> Parts for somebody else. Yeah. Just curious. >> Yeah. I can see if we get anything in it, but I'm not expecting a ton back on it, but I can double check that. >> Mhm. >> Lucky they don't charge us for recycling, >> right? For sure. >> Yeah. >> All right. Any other questions on the copy or replacement? >> I guess put on action next month. I was going to say so but if we wait if we wait a month [Music] I don't know have we what do we >> I think if we needed one that works >> I was going to say >> I mean the difference between next month and right now can we change this to tonight we >> you
045know only I can the only thing I can think of is we have given committees or given people you know sort of tenative approval to >> to let an administrator decide do that and >> you I don't. >> Well, I think it's a necessity to have. >> Sorry. >> I guess it's one of those where >> got to have it. >> You got to have it. I mean, what are you going to do if it completely breaks? >> Go ahead. >> Well, this one's got another month in it. >> Huh? >> Marlo says it's got another month. >> This one has another month in it. >> Yeah. >> Whatever. It's going to make it last a month. >> Yeah. I Andy can't touch it, so we should be >> Yeah, but if he sneaks in
046touch paddle, right? Hopefully they just kind of >> might be good to go right away and whoever asked when's it available. I mean that's a really good question. >> Yeah, we can inquire and then maybe if there's a say go ahead and get it. >> I was going to say find I mean if it's going to take two weeks or whatever. I mean you need that get it ordered. >> Yeah. >> And then cuz if you wait till next month to approve it and then another two weeks then you're month and a half out. So, I guess that's the way I look at it. But >> I mean, if I guess it's okay with you guys, I can say figure out what the lead time is. If it's 2, four, six, whatever weeks it is,
047I can always say, can you get one on order for us? If >> Yeah, it's okay. >> I think we just kind of breathe, let Kim make that call. >> Yep. >> Then we're off. >> Yeah. Well, I I think if if they I mean, if they can bring it tomorrow, I mean, if they got one, bring it tomorrow. I guess that's the way I look at it is you can't afford to be without anything like that. So >> keep your staff working. >> Yeah, it's better to keep them >> if the copy machines out there. >> Just keep keep that guy off some stuff. >> I think they they can still figure something out. >> That's that's that's what I'm saying. So I guess it's >> doesn't want you running up there. We got
048a little >> find out. I mean, >> just order and see what happens. >> Okay, I will move forward with that. >> Okay. All right, we'll move on to item F this restraint report. >> I can jump in on that one. Um, [Applause] >> so >> it's kind of all laid what S. >> So I can do it too because it was all >> Oh yeah, go ahead. >> Last year we had six seclusions in restraint with three children and or the year before and last year we had one and it wasn't a restraint just hadn't spent some time pulling off. So and if you look I don't know before that how many it was but it was only one thing last year. Some of the stuff we did with behaviors hopefully are paying off
049and Katie recorded all that. I don't there weren't any upstairs. [Music] Well, that's it. >> Easy enough. And item G is the board member vacancy. And sounds like there's no applications. >> And we got it in the uh the B of paper. >> Yep. I got in there twice. >> Can we put it on Facebook or >> Yeah, I think we put it on Facebook. >> It's on our website. >> I think word of mouth would be, you know, >> good. Now, >> when do we do uh parent teacher conferences for the fall time? Do we still do them? >> October 28th. >> Yeah. 289. If we don't have anybody because you put up a big poster that says >> we have Florida wanted >> depending on all the parent teacher conferences. Well, we might
050not want to write that. >> Yeah, maybe that's not the best. >> They come out of their mad. >> Well, we have a musical coming. I'm trying to think of anything that people that are in the building any interest. >> Maybe let the staff know, you know, like >> Yeah, that would be good. I talked to a few staff and they had some ideas of contacting people interest >> and they need to be in that basically what was the old read school district >> took a couple months last >> you just went like this to me and then >> till we get some implications >> put forth some efforts advertising. I don't know. >> And that position is open this spring, too. So, they're set up for re-election this spring, >> right? Well, and yeah,
051on the one hand, that's all they would have to volunteer to serve would be, but you really want somebody that'd be interested in doing it. So, we're not out there looking to put get a name on the ballot in the spring. >> All right. Moving on to the superintendence report. >> All right. Um well, I am back in the building and it feels great. I'm not really working um at full capacity yet, but I'm building my endurance and staying committed to my therapy, but I am working hard towards getting here as fast as I can. Um I'm surrounded by the best people though. Super protective colleagues. um from rides to school and she was in on me frequently and I believe Mara is the best guard dog around. So our year kind of started out
052with inservice. Our Westby inservice was really a great opportunity to feed our staff. Um we had brilliant speakers who helped um our staff kind of reflect on their purpose, their why and the importance of their impact of their work. Exposing them to high quality speakers, motivational speakers is a great way to celebrate and honor their service um to confirm their impact and to ensure they feel seen, understood, and energized for the year ahead. I was able to lead the back to school inservice and my goal is really to emphasize and set off with a clear vision kind of knowing what our collective mission is. I have um for the last few months spent a lot of time thinking about how I could use my painful journey in a positive way to bring something of value
053to others. So I took certain pieces of the fear and pain in my experience to drive our practices to motivate our culture and to strengthen the way we live out our mission. My goal um through these lessons um I think helped move us closer to our vision not only as individuals but as a district. Um and then we kind of started off with um welcoming students and um establishing kind of our our meetings to determine what students are needing at this point. Um I attended the Seesaw meeting on Friday um which was really great to to work with all of those superintendent again. um kind of established our focus which I think I had said before but we're really looking at ways um that AI can benefit our staff and our students. Um we are
054going to be looking at the voucher program and just really how to sustain our small rural schools. Um also a big component of that is really the um telling your story. Um, so my focus this year is really going to be more on um being present and and and having that narrative about what and who Kickapoo is, who the sta students are. Um, what our staff are doing. Um, so just telling our story. Um, so that's kind of all so far I've been in the in service and the meetings and just welcoming students back into the building. We've added some great staff. Um, and it started out to be a good year. So, I'm just really happy to be here. >> We're all happy that you're here. >> A thank you >> indeed. >> All
055right. Over the >> short and sweet. I It's been a really, really good first week downstairs. Um, can seem really happy to be here. um some kids that left at the end of last year not really happy to be here have been super happy to been here be here and it's really really nice to see. Um couple of things two of our new teachers that were at other districts have I've spoken with and they've just commented over and over again how different it is here than the places they were. And not to badmouth the other places they were. um they've just said it's just really different and they feel really welcome and just the culture that they've been introduced to in the first two weeks. They've really it's really stuck out to them. And then
056um on the best note, there are more kids in the building in the elementary this year than last year. >> Nice. >> So I think we're up 10. >> Wow. >> What are we up to overall? >> Yeah, we're up five total. >> We can get those back. We're down a few, but we're overall in district we're up >> five overall, but that's compared to third Friday. So, we'll see. I do have that data, but I'm waiting for third Friday in October to have a comparison. Yeah, they're rolling in. >> All right. Um, kind of to piggy back off Andy, um, we have had a good start, too. Um, good mix of kids back. Um, obviously the phone policy thing has kind of been a been a change, but I feel like it's gone really
057well to start. I haven't had any parent complaints. Um, had a few phones that have been taken away in the first week, but overall really good. The kids who had them taken away, they gave them up and we're good. And so that's a positive. Um, with that, I'll hand this out. Two, three, four. Sarah Wallace actually did a little handout which as we get into this in the next couple weeks, we'll send something out to the parents just as far as kind of a followup with um things. So, she had shared that with Kim and I. So, I just wanted to it's just kind of a um FYI info of the elements to phones and so some of the things that I went over in class meetings and stuff, but we'll continue to follow up
058with kids and parents and and hit on that and go from there with that. Uh on Tuesday I am going to an educator effectiveness training at CISA. I was not able to unfortunately attend the summer with Andy. So I'll be going for that on Tuesday. It's fair week last week this week. So lots of things going on with kids um being in school and starting school and not here or gone for a few days. And so um but always really good to to have the kids in FFA and 4 and everything in the fair and everybody obviously saw the parking lot. Uh we are still waiting on um some bids on the tuck pointing. Um so again as soon as we get some of that and we're you know we had talked in the baseball
059field and softball field too about and trying to get people in to do stuff has been a struggle but they've been contacted and so we're kind of at their mercy. Um, and the last one I know um, next month just as far as update with third Friday count and things, but um, we'll also have the schedule numbers to show where we're at. So, >> thank you. >> Any questions? >> All right. Yes. With that, uh, we'll convene to close session pursuant to Wisconsin state statute 19.851c 851C considering employment promotion compensation performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Purpose tonight is for volunteer middle school football coaches. A motion. >> I'll make a motion to convene to close session. >> I'll second. All in favor? >>
060I opposed. >> Good. All right. in open session. Motions be made. So Tyler's a high school volunteer. >> Yep. Tyler's high school and AA's middle school. >> Okay. I'll make a motion to approve Tyler >> Pley. >> Probably as a high school football school coach and Dave Clemens as a middle school football coach. >> Volunteer. Okay. >> Yeah. >> I'll second. All right. Motion second. All in favor? I >> I >> opposed. All right. >> Motion to adjourn. >> Salude. >> All right. >> The record show. >> You better take it personal and send it to Scott. >> I'll take that. Wells.