001All right. Good evening everyone. I'm now calling the June 10th, 2026 meeting to order. The time is 7:30. Has the meeting been properly noted? >> Yes, it has. >> Great. Uh, we're going to move to recognition. So, at this time, board members, do you have anything you would like to recognize at this time? >> Just like to thank all of our staff for a wonderful school year. Really proud of the work that they've all done. Yes. Do we know >> I uh I had a correspondence with um a business person here in town whose son is participating in the Brewers camp that's currently going on. and he reached out and he thanked me and said, "If you can let your people know at the high school that the folks from the Brewer organization said it's
002one of the most professional groups that they've worked with in terms of the facilities and things like that and they were up at the activities complex and said the facility was beautiful and it was second only to Green Bay apparently." >> So, we are second to Green Bay if that says anything. He just said Green Bay, so I didn't ask where, but but at any rate, it's it's nice to get that kind of feedback obviously and thank you to everybody who's doing that job of dealing with them and talking to them and stuff, but we left a good first impression. >> That's a testament to the award that Becky got just >> probably. So, >> well done. Thanks, Kurt. Anyone else before we move on to recognition of the admin team like share? >> Uh
003like to echo that uh just thank the incredible staff, teaching staff, custodial staff, food service staff, admin staff. It was a great school year and really appreciative of everybody's effort that went into that. It was also incredible to see. So, the last day for for teaching staff was Friday and uh a lot of them showed up Monday for uh for summer school and enrichment and credit recovery and driver's ed and summer PE and summer weightlifting. Um and I I think we probably had more kids uh at the high school um on Monday than we did for finals week. Um, so it was it was really neat to see it. It's a transition, but it's uh in some ways it's just as busy um to start the summer as it is to finish the school year.
004Uh so a huge thank you to everybody that was a part of the school year, but also everybody that's a part of summer school. >> There you go. >> Good evening. I just wanted to celebrate um and echo kind of what Mr. Cra said that our summer school enrichment program started this Monday. Um and it we've had an unparalleled week of weather that we've been um teachers and students have been flexibly managing. So, thank you to them for that. Um we have over 400 students who are registered and enrolled in our enrichment summer school program. And our students that are entering kindergarten or first grade um have their classes over at Neil Wilkins. And then our students who are entering second through 8th grade are here at the middle school. And so we have just
005um an enormous amount of classes that kids can choose from and um and enjoy a really special part of their summer here. And um sort of what Jake said too, we had a lot of staff who finished up on Friday. Um closed up their rooms while simultaneously getting ready for students again on Monday. So a huge shout out to them for being ready um and with smiles on. One of the things that um is so fun about enrichment summer school is our chance to really connect with kids um in sort of a slower pace and really focus on things that um they are interested in and stories that they have to tell. So, one of the things that um that I try and do during summer school is each day I send out an email
006to our staff um that h has just you know reminders of the day or things that came up you might want to know for tomorrow. And this year I'm including quotes from students that I heard for the day. And um two of them that I'd like to share with you were uh number one was I did not even get in trouble yet today. and I checked my watch and it was 8:04 a.m. So, but it was um it was very funny that they were just very proud of that and um and it has been a very successful and fun week first week. The second part was just uh my second quote that I want to share is just how resilient kids are. Uh a lot of people I think when they think of having going
007to be second graders here at the middle school, they're like, "Oh my gosh, it's huge. How do they know where they're going? It's upstairs, it's downstairs, it's all throughout the school, the building. Um, and so another shout out that I have is just to our high school volunteers. We have, um, I wish I had a number for you. I can come back with that in another meeting, but we have so many I I think the highest number of high school volunteers we've ever had. Um, and they're really just so wonderful at saying, "Do you need me to help them find their room?" or joining kids playing a game or joining them and reading a story or working on a um a project. And one of our other um stu last few students who is here
008for middle school said, "Mrs. Linsky, it's fine. You know how we found our class? We just did a little wandering." And um it's really just a it's a great vibe here during summer school. And so um it's just been a really wonderful fun week. And we will begin again on Monday of next week and we'll have two more um two more weeks of summer school. So, if you ever want to come and um have a smile, please come join us for summer school for a little bit, we would love to have you. >> Thank you. >> Building off of that, uh the comments earlier about our staff being engaged throughout the summer, um one of our community partners, the Platville Chamber of Commerce, is putting together a a workshop around the basics of Excel and
009how to use those in a business world. And uh I'm a part of the education committee for the the Chamber of Commerce and Wayne Woodards reached out and said, "Hey, we've got this workshop. We we have the place. We need some way to teach it." And I reached out to our business ed teacher, Miss Sammy Meyer, and she said that I'd be delighted to help out with that. So on the afternoon of uh June 23rd, if you'd like to stop by the VFW, she will be giving a crash course on Excel basics for the use in the business world. So, thank you, Sammy. >> First of all, I'd like to start off with congratulating our music people. On June 1st, they had their pops concert. It was great to see all the kids and um
010just the fine work that they do, showing off their talents of just not singing the pieces, the teachers get to select, just what they want to play. So, it was great um to see that. Uh we had a very successful spring here at Platville. Our boys golf, our golf team. Um they won the conference championship and they were also regional champs. They fell short. They were third place at the sectional and they take the top two. Um so, they were in third place. Our girls soccer team were conference champs and regional champs. They're also in the sectional semiinal tomorrow at McFarland. Um, we don't know what time the game is going to be yet. Um, it could be 7 o'clock, 8 o'clock, or they might postpone it until Friday. Um, at the high school and
011also at the entire district level, we have a new scheduling system that will be coming out. It's called Bound. Um, if you want to get a head start on it, you can download the app on your phone. It's B O N D. Uh there will be a video next week being placed on our school website uh just to show you the brief introduction of it. And then later in July there will be another video that kind of shows everything um how to get into it, how to run it, how to look at it. Uh we're hoping that Neil Wilkins for the high school uses it so we can put all the school events on there and it'll be on one site. I know that Kaylee Klein and myself, we've been putting bus times in and
012our school calendar, our everything is going to be in there. So, and then we'll also have a school page, a school landing site page, and um I will send a letter to all the board members hopefully tomorrow is what I'm going to be sending out to parents and I'll have that link on there and um other things. So, you'll get the letter first before the parents. >> Thanks, Mike. >> Thank you. Thank you. Mike, is this replacing the >> It's replacing our school and activities. It's all going to be one. Becky um Hines, she had the facilityuler. I had the activity. We all see the same interface. It's all in one. We see the same thing. It's going to communicate so much better. >> Oh, that's awesome. Thank you. >> You bet. >> All right.
013So now we will move on to opportunity for public input and I know that tonight we do have a request. So if you join us >> yeah thank you. Good evening. Um I'm here to comment on proposals to uh change in policy for the high school. Uh I want to call out two particular policy changes that I object to that I feel is there are different solutions. Uh for the sake of time we'll address the the the the backpack issue. Um in these policies and these proposals uh it basically says that students should have their backpacks in their locker. Um, approved classroom materials include school issued Chromebooks, physical notebooks, folders, textbooks, writing utensils, self-regulation tools, small pencil bag, and pouches. Um, when we first heard this, the first question that my wife and I both
014had is for about 50% of the population of the schools, they carry additional items. So, where are they putting those items? their phys, you know, the feminine hygiene products that are needed. Where are they carrying these items? There was a suggestion that perhaps just goes into the pencil bag. When I told my kids that that was a suggestion or a possible suggestion, they said, "How big do they think pencil bags are?" This is there are different solutions to what is trying to be accomplished here. And I don't think that restricting backpack usage is the correct one. So I want to bring that up. I want to bring up the idea of we are really discriminating against a large portion of our population who will not be comfortable talking to administrators or teachers or other adult
015figures about their issues when they are that young and things are that new. But the bigger issue I want to talk about is the cell phone policy. I understand that we are in a different world, but I want to say that we've all grown up with this world. I was a college student when when Coline happened. I was picking up my kindergartener, my oldest child from kindergarten when Sandy Hook happened. I was here when Yuvaldi happened. I was here during two separate lockdowns of University of Wisconsin Platville. I was here during at least one lockdown of the Platville school system. We live in a day and age that there the use of personal communication devices is widespread and I understand that this presents a tremendous challenge. I have the greatest respect for the challenges that
016teachers face. I'm the son of a teacher. My wife is a teacher. My sister is a teacher. My child, my eldest child is becoming the next generation of teachers. This is a challenging world. I agree that cell phones usage does not belong in classrooms, but there are too many instances where the news reports on young people either reaching out to emergency services or reaching out to their parents in these times of crisis. If that were to happen here and there wasn't the ability for my child, my children to reach out to me or their mother. I would tear these buildings down. My anger would be so great. Cell phones can be off, but cell phones can be reachable. The statutes that are pushed forward by Wisconsin mandate that cell phones usage be restricted during the
017day. That is true. But it makes allowances for things like IEPs and emergencies. If everyone's cell phone is in their locker, how are we dealing with emergencies? I'm urging that we have a different approach to this. I'm urging that we look at this again, not from the perspective of we need to restrict the usage of cell phones in the classroom because that is something I agree with. I understand that is challenging world out there. But let's not take this communication totally away from our students for the cases of emergencies. That's really the two topics I want to talk about. >> Thank you. >> And now we will move on to information and discussion items. And I do believe we have here. >> She is not. But we do have and this is an annual Oh,
018there it is. This could be a form that we submit or it could be Mrs. Lehey with Canvas. So, she enjoys creating this presentation and it just captures what our libraries and how active they are during the school year. It's just something that's more informational for the board and now that it has been in front of the board, if the school is ever audited, we've met that requirement. So, if you if you review that and you have some questions, >> what are RTI classes? RTI, where's that at? >> Response to response to intervention. >> Response to intervention or instruction. Those two words are kind of interchangeable. And that would be when one of our LMC directors working directly with a student. >> I appreciate the the graphic, but I'm just used to Paige being chatting
019with us and talking us through a little bit, but uh I I just I think it's always good for us to remember um that the libraries do a whole lot of things differently than what maybe they did when we were using them as K12 students. So, I appreciate >> any comments from the board. >> There's lots of wonderful information. The one that always catches my eye is the uh Chromebooks patched up. That's that's a useful skill that our students are learning and it's saving our district quite a bit of money instead of just replacing items. >> This is going to ask how this is distributed. I think this would be great to get out. >> How many is it distributed? >> I don't believe it is. >> I mean, I think it's a fun document
020that would really promote because I mean, my goodness, what was it? 2,678 books were added this year. >> That's amazing. >> So, I will have a conversation with Paige about how do we best celebrate it? >> Okay. >> It's a great document. >> We'll do. >> Yeah. I might have to look into Pete the Cat. >> Oh, you don't know about Pete the Cat? >> No, I don't. I know about Mo Williams, but not Pete the Cat. So, >> if you want to borrow the Cat >> I don't know. >> No, I'm just saying he's not Pete the Cat is not He's cool. >> Yes. >> He's a cool cat. >> All right. Um, any other comments about >> um I just want to comment on the on the awesome work that our librarians do
021around our school district. Um, me being at the library, I get to see a lot of our students come through, especially in the summertime and it's just it's a wonder just to watch them come through and their eyes are just filled with what book am I looking at next? A lot of times our students actually come up to me and they're giving me book um you know book recommendations which is a is a testament to them you know being able to explore you know all of the different titles and genres that we have available to them here. So, and it's wonderful to see. >> Yeah. >> Just that that advocacy. Self advocacy. >> Our district does an amazing job from our youngest learners to instill that love with our library staff. Like the fact that
022we have a library and library staff in Illicans, I think, is amazing because it works coincides with our our public library and a thousand books before, you know, by kindergarten or in kindergarten and then all the way up through. So it's a asset for our community. >> Great. Seeing no further comments, I think we're going to move on to the adoption of the consent agenda. Do any board members wish to remove any items at this time? If not, I would be looking for a motion. >> So moved. Second, >> Kurt and Steve. All right. Motion has been made and seconded to adopt the consent agenda. All in favor say I. I. Opposed and I'm suspended. All right. It is adopted. And now I do believe Mr. Fel will be walking us through. >> Yes. Uh
023A are the minutes of the previous meeting. 6B the financial report for the month of May. The receipts $331,897.35. Dispersements 1,896,1826. All of the line items are to follow in that document. This is quite a discrepancy and this usually happens this time each year and it's due to the irregular uh money drops you could from the state. There are four different times at four different percentages. Right now is one of those low times in between those drops from the state. Uh we will not need to short-term borrow. The constant for us is our payroll throughout. C, D, E, and F are the student handbooks for 2627. Those were reviewed by operations and have been forwarded from operations to the full board for consideration. G is the first reading policy policy review of 443.5 student possession
024and use of personal electronic devices that has been reviewed by the policy and community outreach committee forward to the full board for their review. Letter H, kitchen equipment. Review. In our middle school, we have a a combi oven, a warming oven that's 25 years old. Um, it's time to consider purchasing another one. Decor has reviewed has some bids there. The interesting thing about this with food service with fund 50 is that fund 50 has a surplus and regularly has a surplus and it it's at the time where we have the funds to purchase this warming oven warming oven right when this one is at the end of its life. So that's why this is brought forward. I'd also like to point out the reverse osmosis water system. We tried that at the high school when
025we redid that entire kitchen and it really has reduced the damage that hard water has on our equipment. So Dora's mindset is when we do something like this, let's put one of those reverse osmosis systems in. >> So because it's fund 50, it can't be just used or moved away. It has to be used for >> Yes. Excellent point. So fund 50, it has to be assigned to something in food service. uh and compare fund 50 with fund 10 which is our general fund that is the one that is regularly being challenged and we like this year we had a deficit spend >> at our annual meeting. >> The other thing I think you mentioned it Jim and the importance of it is highlighted when you read the warranties on this equipment. So without the
026reverse osmosis system, nobody's warrantying it basically is what they're telling you that you're going to have problems. So the water testing is a huge thing. The reverse osmosis, that's what I read as the, you know, when I read into it with the warranty and stuff. So thank you. Uh I and J recommending to hire for next year's a part-time Neil Wilkins food service person. And then J would be part-time high school food service position. >> All right, I'll seek a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. >> I'd like to just ask a question. Um because the the backpack issue is in the middle school and high school handbook. Do we are we allowing personal items? It sounds very much like an airport now when I say personal items, but as far as like
027our ladies or um females allowed to carry purses or other personal items to carry feminine hygiene products. I know in the past we've also had red basket projects where we provided them in restrooms for our female students or we did. >> Um is that >> the problem with that is you have a lot of females that use a wide variety of different products. So, are is that something that we're actually willing to pursue in order to have all of those personal, you know, those items in there? And I think my thing um regarding because I did have a question for the backs as well definitely why that restriction and yes, I'm also concerned about female needs as well because when it comes to female needs, I know I don't want everybody seeing and knowing and
028female needs, you know, for one female is not the same timing for another female. you have one female that may have consistent needs to take care of whereas one may not at all. So, you know, we have to consider all of that as well. And then the timeliness of them getting to their items that they that's needed. So, that's a huge issue for me. >> I think we have the two building principles. >> Yeah, I think they can speak to those questions. >> I was just hearing some of the questions. I was like, "Oh, I think I know the answers to some of those." So, um would be happy to try and answer other questions that you have, too. We do have um a really well organized and funded um like I think some people
029refer to it like as a red basket um project or and so we have a committee of eighth grade girls who work with Mrs. Ley and every week they refill the baskets that are in each of the bathrooms in the hub and then each of the ladies restrooms in the rest of the school. So, and those are filled with multiple um products. Um there's not just one and there's sometimes um like soothing products that are in there, too. Not necessarily just feminine feminine hygiene products. Um I think at um I've said it once, but I'll say it again that I think middle school is its own jungle. And so we have a lot of young people who are navigating um this role and like this phase for the very first time. Um and so there's
030a an enormous amount of um unseen work that happens with our staff um specifically um our female staff and who work with Mrs. Curry um to help walk alongside our young ladies who are going through some of those um you know decisions and choices like you know what they're going to use and when they need to use it like um for the first time and so that's something that our staff is very well versed in um and I I'm sure that the high school is the same way um but we make sure that no student is without the products that they need. >> Thank you. They have backpacks. >> No, we do not. >> So, are they allowed to have though a a small purse or a purse? I mean, >> we do have um
031most students carry um binder, books, notebooks, pencil bag, >> and it's a big change for high school. They have been able to carry their backpacks. Um, so the the pencil bag is one thing that I know students will be carrying. Um, the similar with the bathrooms, it's not our student council, but it's our counselors. Um, yes. >> Are the students able to stop at their locker? >> Yes. So, we use flexi pass at the high school. Um, and I would say we've been using that now for about a year. That has been be because you you send a message um kind of on your Chromebook to the staff member, they they approve it or you have um a couple passes a day um you can use and sometimes there's restrictions depending on behaviors and things
032like that. But that has been a great tool because it allows students to to not have to walk up to the desk or take a when I was in school you have the wooden paddles carried with you, right? Um it's a digital pass. It's it's you and the teacher. The teacher knows you're going to the restroom. You you have that pass. Uh and then when you come back, the teacher basically they claim the pass back. So, it's kind of saying, "Yep, they're back in the room." Um we don't have to worry if there were to be something happened that somebody's in the library or somebody's in the bathroom. We know that they were. >> And we use a very similar program um at the middle school that we've had incredible success with. It's it I
033could probably talk for another half hour about all the different functions that that pro that that program does, but one of the things that's nice about that is it is very discreet. Um and it also gives us the opportunity to um just this doesn't really speak to what we're talking about now, but the um it's very customizable I guess. So if I have two students who are finding themselves finding each other in the hallway a lot, we can customize it so that if one asks to leave to go to the hallway, the other one may not have the the ability to go out into the hallway unless it's an emergency. Um but the but the other thing that's customizable about that is um how many passes are able to be like allotted to each person.
034So there's a lot of flexibility. Um, and we know as educators that the best way for us to serve our students in a really meaningful way is to build relationships with them. And I um I realize that we're biased, but I think that we um we feel really strongly that our that our district staff um is second to none in building relationships with our students. And so that's a big part of making sure that um that we're with them through these decisions. and and events that how do the um students learn about these products that products are available see them talk to someone that they love that um at the middle school that's something that um in the beginning of the year when we're introducing you know rules for the bus and rules for the
035hallway we have a bathroom rule time and and obviously um we talk about single use bathrooms when we're in the hub. But when um I'm pointing to fifth grade and sixth grade because that's where we're looking. But um when we have those stations, the um students who use the girls bathroom and they're talking about the teachers, they introduce those products. And I'll be really honest, this year we had some instances in the fifth and sixth grade where those products were not being used respectfully. They were like they were pads that were taken and like stuck on the stall of the bathroom. And um and it was a really great learning opportunity because I talked to them, but more importantly, the eighth grade girls who placed them in the bathrooms came to talk to them and
036said, "This is why this is important. This is why we do this. We're here for you. That doesn't feel respectful. That feels really disrespectful." And it's disrespectful to the people that need to use those. You might not need to use them yet, and that's okay, too. Um but it was in in building um like different layers of contact for students. Um that was so much more meaningful than anything I could have said. And so that's there. I think there are different contact points that we have. Those are two. Okay. So, are they allowed to bring their pencil bags to the bathroom or is it one of those like if I use a specific product that isn't being supplied >> like and is that gonna for kids that are just trying to figure all this out
037and embarrassed like how does >> how have you seen it work? I guess >> sorry, one more time. >> How have you seen it work? >> Yeah, it's a great question. There's probably like, you know, you have over girls in the building and there's probably that many different experiences. Um, I have seen students take their pencil bag to the bathroom. Totally fine. I've seen kids quick prep something from their >> locker, which many of us have had this experience in middle school, too. Prop it in your >> um pocket and then go to the bathroom. Um, and I guess my answer to that is like there isn't a right or wrong way to do that. And that's part of our communication with kids when we're having that discussion with them is we're going to find
038what works for you. We're going to find how you feel comfortable um and how you feel safe. And so, uh, can they use products from home? Absolutely. Do they have to? No. And that's not going to be an option for all of our kids either, which is why we have the baskets in the bathroom. Um, And uh so we also have um that's one of the nice things about having some single-use bathrooms in the building is um sometime we need sometimes we need more space and time um for those trips. And so that offers people students like a little more privacy and discretion. Um and and that is also a con uh a conversation that we have with our staff. Um because you know lots of times it's like they got to go and then
039get back so we can get back to whatever we're doing. And again it's just another layer for middle and high school students that um it does it's not always clearcut that way you know. So we have grace. >> One of the things too about I don't know I I worry about putting something in the handbook that this is how it should be done because there's 250 students with 250 different approaches. Uh I don't I don't want to feel like it has to be mandated a certain way. >> I think in high school a lot of students use their beg locker. So they're they have bags and extra things in their beg locker. So that that's I see that as a another avenue in the high school. >> And I think just with anything um when
040there is a change that happens, there's going to be some hiccups and we learn from that and then we adjust and we take and one of the things that I think um Jake does a great job with at the high school is taking feedback from kids. So like, okay, tell me what's working, tell me what's not working. And and then addressing issues that >> will there be a standard size for the pencil? Is there like a standard for that >> at the middle school? We didn't have any dimensions in the current just again. That might be something where all of a sudden the Pennsylvania size because you already you already know that that's going to happen because there's no dimension in there. >> The same thing with like the trapper keeper. I I think >>
041some some some teachers had kind of sent me like, hey, there's this trapper keeper, which is really a backpack, and then there's the trapper keeper that keeps your folders in a notebook. Um, and I think finding some clear visuals to kind of support that. Um, even with the student supply list, um, getting that out where, yep, yep, this counts as a backpack, this counts as a pencil bag, this counts as a keeper. um and and kind of give people that visual. >> How how long are they given to get to their lockers? >> We have four minute passing times at the high school. >> Ours varies a little bit. If somebody's walking down all the way down from encore, that's very different than in, you know, seventh and eighth grade hall. Sometimes they're just walking
042from across literally across the hallway. So um when they're coming from encors or specialists it's about four minutes um within the classroom core classes it's about three >> and just out of out of curiosity because I know this question is going to come up as well has it ever been tested by staff that fourm minute time frame for >> we have done some some walkthroughs has done it. Uh I I do think though that's something we mentioned like we're going to start with four minutes and if if it's pretty clear that's not enough time. We we we make an adjustment. Um prior to to COVID when we kind of switched some of the the backpack policy. Uh it was a four-minute passing time. Uh so I' I've seen that work, but I also understand there's
043things have changed. Um, so I' I've seen the format of passing time work with the locker use kind of mandated and then we switched um during COVID to allowing backpacks and it was it it was funny because initially it was it was the other side of it like I can't use my locker. I I keep everything in my locker. I don't want to carry my backpack around. And now after six years of that it's what? I can't carry my backpack. I don't want to use my locker. I don't know how to do a combination. So, just it's kind of what students are used to and and I think we're going to we're going to try to make it fun, have a locker party and and try to give students the skills to unlock a locker
044and we'll hide some different things in lockers and celebrate it a little bit. But once students develop their own routine and that you have your own routine for a lot of things, uh I think, oh, my first and second hour class are right next to each other. I'm going to take both of those folders. I don't need to walk back to my locker. or oh hey from fourth hour to fifth hour I go right past my locker I don't need to carry those things with me I I think each kid's going to have their own routine I don't think anybody's going to be exactly the same but uh we'll we'll have lots of grace to start the school year I I don't think four minutes will be enough as we get started because kids haven't
045figured out those routines but teachers are aware of that and we'll make sure we have extended passing time and it's hard enough just trying to find your way um for students that haven't been to a high school before. So, we're we're always very mindful of that. The first couple weeks of school, we'll be figuring out those routines. >> Another question I have is um I know in here it's it talks about the clear egress and trip hazards. Has there ever been uh any time where we have um demonstrated uh specific evidence of a trip hazard during any type of emergency evacuation? uh not not necessarily an emergency evacuation, but we we have had students and staff trip and we there have been safety uh concerns related to that >> and those are documented safety. >>
046I I know off the top of my head, one is documented because it involves someone um on staff, a teacher >> that actually got hurt. >> They wouldn't say they were injured, but it was enough to fill out an accident report. >> Got it. Got it. Or an incident report. Okay. And then um how does this relate to our students that do have the IEPs or um VIPs um and require you know carrying certain items and things or with them? Yeah, the I think the students that are carrying things for for medical um they've worked with Crystal um she's already kind of communicated what will be carried, what's going to be in there so that staff know and that it's important for staff to know what's in there in case there is a situation where
047something is needed out of that medical bag. Um so absolutely that has to be with a student at all times so that they're safe. um the the IEP behavior plan 504. I think so much of that is going to be depending on the individual student >> would be um it would be communicated through the at a glance but also there's indicators in um cumulative to let people know when they're looking at it but all teachers should have access at a glance to an expat. So if it's an IEP at glance it's IP driven they'll have access to it that way. If it's in the individualized health plan which would be driven by crystal those indicators are also are accessible often by just dragging the uh cursor over you can automatically see it but I think
048the logistics of it too a lot of students they they keep materials in the classrooms. Uh I think a lot of teachers have because of backpacks being so heavy uh started to hey we're going to we're going to keep our workbooks here. you don't need to take them with you. So, I I think that's a strategy that can also be used. I don't know if there's a lot of the there's not one set answer and it it looks different taking your materials to construction class than it does taking your materials to English class. Um, so a lot of that will be dependent on the student schedule. Um, and if if there is a need for, hey, we're going to keep things here in the classroom so you don't have to worry about going back to
049your locker. Uh we we do have some I guess it'd be more like cubbies in some of our special education rooms. If a student maybe has a hard time with a with a paddle lock or combination, there's still an opportunity for them to keep their things secure. >> And my last question now, um I know the information was kind of spread >> Sure. through osmosis to some of the kids um pre you know pre all of this actually being fully said or what have you but has there been any real conversations with the students to say hey this is about to happen what are your thoughts what are your feelings what questions can I answer for you >> yeah I had a couple of just kind of during the initial so the feedback initially kind
050of came came from the state as well as teachers we need to do something different um with with the cell phone piece and then that kind of led to If we're not going to allow phones, there has to be something different with the backpacks. I think teachers right away saw that you can't ban a phone and allow backpacks because that's where phones are. Um, so that was a a connection we made right away. We had uh students that were part of an interview panel with actually interview just a discussion panel with me at a couple opportunities during our our pride time. uh just I wouldn't say it was advertised, but if students scrolled through they would find it. Had a group of I think six students one week and I don't know about the same
051uh a couple weeks later where we we talked through some of the things and I think that might have been where some things did trickle out. Uh you know in in the meeting we I did listen to their concerns uh but then also talked about uh what other schools were doing. Uh this has been a topic at our SWC principal conference meetings all year. Uh Richen Center, River Valley, um and Dodgeville, uh and and us have similar plans moving forward for next year. So I think that not that there's 100% alignment, every school is unique. Uh but I think that was when kids started talking to their friends and realizing like, oh, this is happening at my school, too. um or or Lancaster. I know they've kind of mandated backpacks for a long time. So,
052I don't think we're on an island with any of these plans or policies. I think schools of our size in our area have landed in very very similar spots. >> I'm done with questions on backpacks. Well, and 11 states have now been going through this legislation with I think five of the states saying it's a state mandate bell to bell. So, we at least have um I think I think we're going in the right direction. That's to support. >> Thank you. >> I do have one comment about the handbook changes just in general. Our handbooks all look very similar, look very nice. The way that we did our change logs were all unique and individual. I'd love it if we could standardize that, make it a little bit easier to kind of go through those.
053Um, so I don't have to hunt and peck through everything. >> Was there one that you like better than others? We can copy that one for next year. >> Yeah, I think I think it was the the page number the the original text that There was one that was original text, new text and like the page number that >> that was those ones. >> Sorry, I I missed wait. >> Oh, sure. Sure. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> But I hated the other ones. I just >> standardized and and actually the high school one was right because it was it was fully there and it took me a second to register red, green, and yellow men. But the ones I did, I was like, "Oh, this is good." >> Key is what you're saying. >> Yeah. >>
054Makes sense. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> So, I am going to ask a question regarding the cell phones. That's where I'm going. I'm done with backpacks. But now I'm on to the cell phones because we have heard the statement about the students being able to contact their parents during emergency situations having a conversation about that. So, what does that look like if we are in an emergency situation and students need to contact their parents? what I have seen and as being a teacher inside the school and what I have witnessed and experienced with a student, I have experienced a student without their without permission going to their phone that was in their bag in their cubby that they weren't even supposed to have and contacting their parents in a situation that was considered to
055them an emergency but not necessarily an entire school emergency. And what that did with that parent that actually sent that parent into a frenzy, then all of a sudden information is on Facebook, it's on, you know, social media and it's it's misinformation that's out there. But to address that, what do we do? What is our procedure when it comes to emergencies and kids having to contact their parents, having to contact their guardians or, you know, others in those situations? If I can head off one piece of that, if there is a situation in which we have a a tragedy, when we talk to law enforcement, when we talk to emergency services, when we had our school safety audit done last week, the cell towers jam up immediately. So during an emergency, the ability to contact
056with a cell phone, especially when you were in a cinder block building. So that's what they say from the start. Uh so in that situation the cell phones really I I I don't see their how they will help >> if you >> if the towers are all >> if you look at our crisis communication plan there isn't a step for children to contact their parents that's the district's job >> right that's the district's job that is not the students job because in that crisis situation it we're addressing the crisis >> right Right. Yes. >> Have we read this by our friend at the police department as far as just any comments that they might have for for that like line in there or any >> our community resource officer has been part of this discussion?
057No, >> speaking to if it's an individual crisis, uh what we have asked up until this point and we'll continue to ask next year is go to the office. You'll have adults there that will help you and then have that communication. >> Thank you. To your point, there is several times that parents will show up to the office to pick up their sick kid >> that has never been to the office. >> Yes. >> So, >> I've experienced that as well. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, any further discussion on consent agenda as presented? So I seek a motion to approve it. >> Yep. >> Thank you. >> Second. >> Thank you. Motion has been made and seconded uh to approve the consent agenda. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Those opposed? Same sign.
058Any abstension? The consent agenda is approved as presented. So we will be seeking a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All right. Motion has been made and seconded to adopt the agenda. All in favor say I. I. >> Oppos. Same sign and abstension. Tonight's agenda is adopted. We >> 8A. I would like to recommend Emily Levold as speech and language pathologist as presented. >> So moved. >> Second. >> And Steve, right? Motion has been made and seconded. Any discussion, comments? Hearing none, we will vote. All in favor say I. I >> those opposed same sign or abstension. >> Motion to approve the hiring of Emily Le as speech and language pathologist as presented passes. >> 8B a resignation middle school 7th grade math teacher Lauren Graham recommend to
059accept that resation. So moved. >> Second. >> Seems begrudgingly, but so moved by Kesha and seconded. >> Ashley. >> By Ashley. >> I will say Lauren will be missed. >> Any other comment or discussion? Hearing none. We will vote. All in favor say I. I. Those opposed, same sign and abstension. This is one of those where saying no or standing doesn't get her to stand. Um, a motion to accept the resignation of Lauren Graham as middle school 7th grade math teacher as presented passes. At this time, we I believe that's the last thing we have as action items. We are going to adjourn to close session pursuant of state statute 19.85 per NC for discussion consideration and appropriate action regarding the superintendent evaluation and concept. So move >> Steve second and Katrina. >> Motion has
060been made and seconded and we will now conduct a roll call vote. I >> Ben. >> Hi >> Kesha. >> Hi >> Linda. >> Hi >> Katrina. >> Hi >> Kurt. >> Hi >> Steve. >> Hi >> Ashley. >> Hi >> And I time is 8:22 and we are now in closed session. Take a minute. You will need the pants to stretch your legs.