001Okay, thanks. I think we go right here. Oh, okay. Thank you. I will call the meeting to order. Its agenda date, time, and location were properly properly announced. Thank you for coming out tonight. Um, we are going to start off tonight with um meeting Jenny. Jennifer Hopper Johnson, but you go by Jenny. >> Jenny's good. Okay. And I get yelled at for saying it wrong. So, Jenny. Jenny. It's It's just Jenny to me. So, >> I've never heard it that different. And I'll be like, "Oh, that is odd." >> Yeah. My kids put that out there. G I or J E. >> What are you saying now? >> I'm saying it. >> So, welcome. Um, you wrote us a letter. Do you want to just tell us a little bit about yourself or why you're
002interested or? >> Um, well, my daughter works for the Random Lake School District and she proposed to me that there was a that you would see. I've been an MPS educator since 1999. I'm due to retire in a couple years. Fingers crossed. Thanks. >> Um, but we relocated to Random Lake, my husband and I, about 5 years ago. And I just love being involved in the community. Uh, we volunteer for many things here at school and do as much as we can with our grandkids. And so, I thought this was just another opportunity to be involved in the in the community. So, um, and it's something that I know I know. >> Yeah, that's great. >> Thanks. >> Um, does anybody have any questions? Um, should we introduce ourselves? >> Yeah, that'd be great. >>
003I'm Gina. You know who I am. So, >> and my kids. >> So, um, Chris, >> I'm Chris Colchen. This is my second term. Um, my boys graduated from Random. They're both out two years now. And, uh, yeah, it's a it's a good board. It's a good school to be a part of. I second that. I'm Amy Wilson. I have uh three kids. Um one has graduated. One's going to graduate this week. >> Fingers crossed. >> Well, we have the power to make that happen today. Yes. Yes, we do. >> And a sophomore. Um so I've been on the board I don't even know, maybe three terms, something like that. So, welcome. >> I'm not done. >> I'm Beth Tucker. Um, I was on the board previously and then I got off in 2020 and
004I just came back on the board in December. I had three children who went through school district here and I hopefully will have two grandchildren that will come to the district in a few years. >> I'm Lindsay Ross and I just got elected. So, this is my second meeting. >> Okay. >> I have four kids. Um, a first grader, kindergartener, and a four-year-old and a 2-year-old. Um, and I also taught for about 10 years or just being a mom now. >> Just >> for four. Yeah. >> Thank you for offering to lead. Uh, we know this is an important job and um, I feel privileged to be able to serve this board. I think we have a tradition. It's like almost 10 years we've been working together. Um, that we're doing some really cool things.
005So, I really appreciate you stepping up and you have a different perspective, but I think it's going to be especially the MPS connection and what we're doing here and having a daughter in the district. So, thank you. Appreciate it. So, um, tonight we we weren't originally going to we, you know, we're going to give you another month to think about it, but since you're here and we're here, um, and Brian did change his, um, resignation date since he wasn't able to be here tonight. So, um we do have the ability to um take a vote uh on u bringing Jenny on to the board and um then you could come up here and join us if if you would be interested. I mean, you don't we didn't give you any information and you know, but
006why not, right? >> How often do you meet monthly or is it >> Yeah, we usually meet once a month. Um, sometimes it's twice, but it's not often. Um, we have a retreat twice a year, and um, that's usually a two or three hour meeting in the evening, but it's usually on Mondays. Um, it's usually a Monday that we meet. We're currently meeting the fourth Monday of the month starting at 6:30, unless you have a committee meeting. And the committee meetings, we're trying to keep them as no earlier than like 5:30. Is that something that you can manage? I I >> think so. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Um and you know, we're pretty flexible. We can work around things. Um but with being the fourth Monday now, we do have some third Mondays that we
007uh for the July meeting, we've looked at we're going to do the third Monday. And then >> December is another one. Yeah. >> Yeah. And this month is the third Monday. Okay. because of Memorial Day. But >> are there like dates printed somewhere or do you just discuss them prior to the >> Well, it's generally it's the fourth Monday. >> Okay. >> Unless Mike is going out of town. >> That is that's that is July. I'm sorry. >> Under the bus there on that one or the holiday. Um but the retreat we you know we send out Mike sends out a thing and tries to figure out who who can be available. You know it's not we try to work around it >> and I'll be honest with you if it wasn't me you and
008I would already had a conversation and spent some time. So um this is this is an opportunity we'll get you on but I'll let your school year get done. We'll get our school year and then we'll sit down and talk about >> we're not done till June 16th. Yeah. >> We have to talk to you soon. >> Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. >> So, Lindsay, as being your second meeting, has it how have you felt so far? >> Good. >> Okay. >> It's been very smooth. Everyone's very welcoming. >> Yeah. It's good experience so far. >> Good to hear. >> Yeah. So, um if you're willing and still willing, um I would um take a motion to um appoint Jenny to fill in for Brian's the rest of Brian's term. Is there a motion? >> I'll make
009that motion. >> Beth, is there a second? >> A second. >> Chris, any questions or discussion? All those in favor, please say I. I. opposed. Motion carries. And now you need to take the oath of office. >> Come on up here. You can take the oath of office. Um >> would you like >> I just need to come down here, I think. And >> so you're going to repeat after me. Oh, sorry. >> Um, so you're going to follow along with that. >> Okay. >> Um, I want you to raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> I, and then you have to state your name. I, Jennifer Hopper Johnson, >> having been appointed to the board of education of the school district of Random Lake. >> Having been appointed to the board of
010education of the school district of Random Lake, >> swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin. >> swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin. >> and will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of said office to the best of my ability. and will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of said office to the best of my ability. >> So help me God. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. >> Do you need me to sign this though? >> Yeah, I'll get at the end. Take a seat. We'll get going. And this helps us. One of the things I appreciate the flexibility with Gina being gone next next month and Brian. If one other person
011had any kind of issue, we could have run into a quorum issue. So this now now we have a full board assignment again. So thanks everybody for being flexible. Thank you for Kim if you're watching for giving us the flexibility to to try to do this. So all is well that ends well. >> She's always reading our minds. >> Yep. Exactly. >> Okay. Approval of the minutes. Um there was another um change according to Kim. There was a little typo in the minutes that said that should have said thank you CRO Meyer in the principal's report and not that you whatever. So the paper copies and the official minutes have already been corrected. So is there a motion to approve? >> I'll make a motion. >> Chris, was there a second? >> I second. Lindsay,
012any uh any additional corrections, questions? And um I better say it's the minutes for April 27th, 2026 regular meeting and the May 11th, 2026 board retreat minutes that were Any other uh discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. And next we have the payment of the bills. Is there a motion to approve the amount of $923,1438 for the month of April? >> So moved. >> Beth, is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Amy, any questions? >> I had no request. No questions were received. >> Anyone have any questions today? Welcome back, Patty. >> Um, all right. All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. And a cash summary. >> No questions really. Kind of the same as all the other months. So,
013nothing to really report there. Out of the ordinary. >> Does anyone have any questions on that? Yeah. >> Okay. Donations. >> That was a good month. You know, it's funny how we'll have some months where there's nothing and then all a sudden we'll have a month where we have all these. So, um again, donors choose. Big thank you to the Herb Cole um organization. They went and just they funded a whole bunch of donors choose. So, we had two of our staff that got awarded that way. And then Mrs. Rickers for the sensory supplies. Um that was all donors choose. And also a shout out to to Jackie uh Mrs. RML um and the entire uh foundations class through some connections. The room that we had as kind of a sensory room was there by
014square footage. Uh we had all my friends come in and do nice like the walls are padded. There's great little um projections on the wall. all kinds of really cool little sensory things for our students in the foundation room. So, um a really really nice way to take a already beautiful space and now make it even more functional. So, thanks to all of them. >> Great. That's awesome. Um no comments from the public, Kim? >> No. You're doing a great job, Kim. Little lower voice than I remember. Well, our ads, you're doing great. and uh board committee reports um budget met and Mike >> yeah just a quick little update so everybody knows um running the numbers for the 2526 budget right now um we're running a little bit of an overage and if you
015haven't heard uh Madison is still playing games with school funding um if you heard about the budget surplus um that was supposed to be voted on and then uh didn't even make it out of the first uh was out of the house or senate whichever one so um those things th that was really to fix what they promised us in this bienium that they're not paying us. So some of those overages are running right around that same. So um we'll know more by July. Uh we report out at the annual meeting. Um we put money in the fund balance for the last eight years. So um the overages are nowhere close to that and like I said at the board retreat we're close to 25% uh of our fund balance. So that's why we have
016it for situations like this. Um sooner or later Madison will figure out how to fund public education, but that's not right now. Um so we'll work that out. Um as we're looking at next year, uh I would say the overages that we're running this year, we've already put some uh implemented some changes. Um we did some attrition where we're not replacing some staff and for those reasons, uh we will have a balanced budget presented to you at the annual meeting. So, um, with that, if you haven't heard, insurance is a challenge pretty much everywhere right now. Um, we're having some of our own challenges here. Um, there will be some changes. Uh, we're looking at doing something like a nearsight clinic where, um, our staff can go, um, and we're working in collaboration with a
017few other districts to do some things that are um, going to help us all. So, hang tight. And the daycare fees are something we talk about later. So, those are the updates from the budget committee. >> All right. And teacher negotiations, uh, we have, um, some agenda items later >> and building reports. >> All right. I'm going to kick it off with >> Got to wait for Lee. >> Yeah. Thank you. Um, we had a chance to connect with the creators of Unitus. They came um about a week ago on Wednesday and met with the staff. Um if you remember this was part of our character ed program that we were implementing um with our superheroes and um just wanted to get feedback from the staff on how things are going. Um great meeting. They're
018very supportive. Next year we're going to push it up to fourth grade. Um and it's been really exciting to see um how the students are developing um and just the traits that they're kind of sharing and showing each other throughout the school day. So that's been really positive. and then I'm turn it over to Susan. All right. Uh so egg discovery day. So uh Whitney Ratkkey, egg teacher, took seven Random Lake FFA members. They were a combination of middle school and high school to the fourth egg discovery day for them. So this is their fourth time going. And it's an educational activity with over 1,200 elementary students from Milwaukee public schools, West Alice, West Milwaukee, and Wabatossa school districts. So the students participate in hands-on learning experience for urban youth to basically educate and connect
019them with agriculture. And so the event featured 30 different stations for students to immerse immerse themselves. And our students ran some of those stations for the kids. and we had posted several pictures on Facebook and really did a phenomenal job. And then Sarah Mitchell senior was uh spotlighted by Fox 6 News. Uh she was interviewed on the importance of agriculture e education. So that aired I know it aired uh last month. I'm trying to think. I think we got the recording. So if you want to see it, just let us know. We'll forward that. Um middle school math enrichment. So, we are just been wrapping up our math enrichment for sixth grade to accelerate um into math 8 and for our seventh grade to accelerate into algebra. We had high school students leading it. They
020did a phenomenal job. Um really worked well with the students and we have students that are going to continue their learning over the summer so that way they're better prepared um for the acceleration for next school year. So, very excited about that and well done to our high school students. >> All right. And I'm going to continue with our PLC work this summer. Um, two of our inservice days, teachers choose to what they look like over the summer. Um, as far as the elementary school, we implemented bridges this year. So, we'll be looking at our math standards to see if they're lining up appropriately or if we we've been noticing that the curriculums are very rigorous, which is exciting. So just starting to have those conversations about, okay, what do our rubrics look like and
021those kind of things and it's happening K12, so everybody's kind of diving into different standards and making sure everything aligns. It's a good time to make any changes to the report card over the summer so it's ready for the next year school year. Um, I just sent out the summer school schedules to families on Friday and and the initial touch point for all staff members about who'll be teaching. Um, what classes we have about 170 students enrolled in summer school currently, which is exciting. Um, I'm hoping to get a few more families. I gave a tour tonight of like you can still sign up for summer school. So, I would love to get to 200 if we can. That's my hope. um but ready for um all the summer festivities here. >> And if I
022could Yeah, you'll see. I think >> that it's a small piece, but it's a really tribute of not doing the same way we've always done. Most schools when they have inservice, they'd have four or five days all in the same week and it burns our staff out, right? It it it didn't make sense. So with the referendum, we did some difference. Instead of doing four days all in the same week, we do a day in June, a day in possibly July or early August, and then two days the week before school starts. And the amount of work our staff gets done by spreading it out over the summer. And it's just it's it's a tribute. They find ways they they they make their their schedule, their uh vacations work. And it's so great that they're
023we're touching base one day each month to get them keep thinking about how to keep making their practice better instruction assessment. So, um, it sounds small, but I think there's been some really big things K through 12 by just making small little adjustments like that. So, >> I agree. Um, talking about strong culture, we have their end of the year field trips. There's almost a field trip every other day in the elementary right now, which is super fun. We're taking our last structured adventure field trip um next Tuesday. We're going to Mothy Lake. The littles are going in the morning and then our upper elementary is in the afternoon. Um I found out we have 30 parent um chaperones just for the morning. I just want to um articulate that the the chaperones have been
024amazing throughout the whole year. The parents coming in and supporting our students and it really does feel like that community and culture piece of it. I mean it's really exciting too because like ice skating some families don't get a chance to do that but now they're experiencing it with their children and and the community. It's It's been really fun to see how that unfolded this year. Um and then we're ending with a student choice day on Wednesday afternoon. Um you probably have seen emails for this coming out. Um we have a pilot coming in to talk to the kids. Jessica is coming over from CrossFit. Um I've been really grateful. The student services team has just kind of taken that by charge. Jake's been working with us trying to find people to fill those spots,
025but giving all those students opportunities and during that choice choice time. >> All right. So, it wouldn't be May without student recognitions. And so, we've got 4K graduation that'll be occurring on Friday the 22nd. So, they'll be using our high school graduation setup. It is super darn cute. Um, when they do that, uh, we have kindergarten recognition, too, that will also be occurring. And that's at Kerser Park. >> Okay. Thank you. >> And then we have the middle school student of the quarter assembly which is Friday. That'll be our final um one for the middle school. And then the high school we will have our student recognition assembly on Thursday along with our senior signing. So our senior signing is uh it was an idea that was cultivated by u Mr. Jacobson, techad teacher, um
026where we have ceiling tiles with different universities or employment or whatever the postsecondary goals are for the kids. And so then they sign their names on the um according ceiling tile. So it's pretty cool. We already have the last two or three years hanging in the commons right now. And our goal is to fill the commons and then start from the beginning at that point. Um and then ending of course um but last but not least graduation activities. So graduation is Friday uh the 22nd and all of our graduation activities pretty much are Thursday. So the seniors will be doing their final exams Wednesday and Thursday. Then we're bringing in a catered lunch for our seniors on Thursday. Um followed by the practice and then our graduate hallway walk at 12:45. 12:55. parents are welcome
027uh to come participate in that and then uh followed by the student recognition assembly which will be 1:30 to 3:00 and we will have that in the auditorium and parents again are welcome to attend as well. So um looking forward to seeing our seniors uh walk the stage on Friday. >> Yeah. So, we're doing um strong community connections. Mike and I met with the Gables um I would say board um that does the outreach. Um they've been very accommodating and I have to give um a shout out to Mrs. Rickers who has really kind of taken that um in stride and just building lots of connections with our friends at Gables. Um they gave us a suggestion last year to to have the classes um come in the same month. So like for example, Mrs.
028Anderson's class came like the first Wednesday and then the third Wednesday because then it allowed the residents to have more of a relationship with this with the res the students have a relationship with the residents which was really powerful. It was funny cuz they maybe got in a different group and it was like, "Oh, I was hoping to work with Lorraine." It was it's been it was really cool to hear them talk about it. Sometimes they're doing crafts, sometimes they're playing bingo. Um, we had a fall fun fair this year where the um, fifth graders ran um, stations and then the kindergarten and first graders came over and got to experience um, gables as well, which has been really fun. Um, and then last but not least, a big shout out to the four kids
029um, for our teacher appreciation week. Was that last week? It feels like so long ago. um just had it was the colors of the week and each day um they organized special treats for our staff. So thankful for that. >> And then want to end with a presentation by uh Mr. Jake Freehouse. We want to talk a little bit about our youth apprentice projections, our numbers for next school year, as well as a recap on the fitness center and where we're going with that for the summer. >> Thank you very much. I'll just stay over here. Um, just an update on youth apprenticeship. We are very fortunate uh within our community that our businesses want to bring on our students and give them that work-based experience. Uh, so fortunate enough that there's businesses that have
030reached out to us the past couple of years that have said, "We want to stay local. When you have students that want to pursue this specific career pathway, you let us know and we'll hire them rather than hiring somebody from another district." uh they're waiting on us which has been great uh from that standpoint. Uh this year we had 32 placements um eight in the skilled trade, eight in manufacturing, five within business, five within education, three within healthcare, three within agriculture, and one within culinary. Next year we're looking right around 30-ish right now as well. There's always those couple that pop up last minute. So, uh looking right around the same numbers, really a boost in the skilled trades. Um we've got a lot of businesses locally that want to hire. There's either retirements or
031people just want to give back um to our uh district and our students here uh that walk the halls. Um overall it's been a great success. Um we've also used community service and work-based learning uh whether it's job shadows or kids working a period during the day just to see if there's something they want to do. Um, we had a student's job shadow of the 4K last week and they came out just really surprised. They learned some things and they're really honed in on the fact that they want to work with the littles. Um, so those opportunities, we don't have those in every district. We're fortunate to have those opportunities here in this district and it's been a pleasure just to see these kids really grow and learn these skills that will be able to
032take the rest of their life um, and be successful. Um, any questions on why projections or Okay, >> we did have a couple students lined up and then at the last minute they had some things pop up because it's even more fun when you get to hear from the the right. >> Well, we had >> time for >> we had two students um the past two Fridays they they presented they work for a construction company locally. They presented to seventh graders and eighth graders. Um and they both said like we didn't know what we wanted to do freshman year and now we get to work with our hands. We're taking our core classes. were getting making some good money but also enjoying school when they're here. Uh which is I was like holy cow coming
033from a junior in high school. That's great to hear, you know. Um and uh just those little stories, you know, and you're these seventh and eighth graders are starting to see those stories and they're looking up to these kids in the hallway when they're coming. Some of them have dirty boots and dirty hands, but um it's it's that that role model that they're looking for as well. Fitness center, um it's been booming. Uh just looking at some numbers. I know it's a little bit of a small. So on the left side you'll see uh just some data points from historical usage up until 2024 with the construction referendum last year. Um we didn't have as many we didn't have a check-in system. Uh but overall you can see from August at towards the right side
034August on onward through the end of April did not include May. Uh, but we are breaking records when it comes to check-ins. Right now, we're averaging close to 313 check-ins a month. Um, put things in perspective. Last time we were tracking, we were averaging 42 a month. Um, so it's been crazy busy, which has been good. Uh, we've got some student workers that are helping out with the cleanliness. Um, the equipment that's the newer equipment. Um, anything that breaks down is repaired rather quickly. Uh, that was part of the agreement with Matrix. And then even some of the older equipment that breaks down, it's that's been here for 10, 15 years sometimes. Um the Matrix company that uh we bought the new equipment from, they come in and they repair that as well. Um so
035it's been a great uh partnership with them. We did include the walkers. I know that was a discussion previously. Um they've got their FOB system. They've got the map that they used um to walk the high school hallways. And on average, we were averaging 25 walkers per month in the cold months. We still had a couple even last month on those cold April to April days. Um now you're not starting to see as many people walk the halls. It's nicer outside. Uh but overall things are really popping in the fitness center. Um probably add a couple more pieces of equipment come midsummer. Uh but people are enjoying it which has been great. And these numbers, I mean, you know, when we said we're going to do something a little different with our fitness, make it
036more the entry easier, we're going to give more access and time and and this is one of the commitments we gave to our community. That's awesome, right? I mean, appreciate Jake's leadership. um his experience with working fitness centers, but our community is really taking advantage of it. And how great that they can come in and have that kind of experience >> here on campus cuz those were 400 visits that weren't happening. >> And then directly, these are people that maybe haven't been in the building in 5 10 years and they're looking at the new renovations and um they're putting us it's putting them a smile on their face which is pretty nice. >> Any questions? Will the fitness center be open throughout the summer? >> Yes. Yes, we are actually extending hours uh a little
037bit as well. That was uh we're finalizing a almost like a summer lifting program for fourth graders through high schoolers. Um it'll be three times a week from 9 to 11. Putting uh the final touches on that. 3 weeks in June, 3 weeks in July. But sandwiched around that uh the hours will be 5:00 a.m. till 10:00 a.m. and then 3:00 until 9:00 uh Monday through Friday. And then Saturdays 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Believe it or not, we get some people coming in Saturdays early and getting the workout in. So, >> so we have access to staff or to community members. They get to five. We do background check, make sure, right? Do all those things. >> Have we had any issues with any of that supervised? >> Zero. But I'm going to knock
038on a bunch of wood here. >> Zero issues. Zero issues. And when they when they sign up, I get flagged uh on Infinite Campus. Uh I go through I send them a an email letting them know that we'll get their FOB in about 48 hours and they pick it up in the district office. There's a lot of touch points along the way uh to make sure that um they're getting everything they need to make sure that their experience in fitness center is a great experience. And I'm not aware of any other district that does that, right, that that has that and and we're giving them access, but we can take it away just as quickly and everybody's good and respectful. And it's been a really really great synergy. >> We'll be seeing a lot more
039college kids. I've already gotten five college uh kid comebacks um wanting to get in the fitness center. So, >> all right. Anything else on that? >> And I mean, this is your show, so Oh. when we get him here, we make sure we get him for everything they need. So that way he doesn't have to keep trickling back. >> Do you want to talk to us about the PI 26 plan? >> Yes. So this is something that uh is required every year by the state. Uh it just gives an overall update on what we're doing from an academic and career planning standpoint. Um it goes through labor market stats, family engagements and then the ACP curriculum that we go through each building for that matter, elementary, middle, and high school. Um we have done um
040a lot of collaborating in our people services pod uh between Mrs. Kasowski, Mrs. Rogers, and Mrs. Rickers. We are all hubbed in one location. So it really empowers us to collaborate and um we've done just every level um different ideas about there's no bad idea um everything from talking about character strong in the elementary to ACP meetings in the middle school talking about youth apprenticeships in the middle school and then at the high school level. Uh there's really no stone that's not flipped over. Um, and even at times where maybe there's a middle schooler that needs to come in and and chat or talk about careers or talk about classes and maybe Mrs. Rickers and Mrs. Rogers are busy with other students, they could pop into my office. Um, and we're really working hand in
041hand to make sure that our curriculum is being followed and giving giving our kids the the Random Lake advantage. >> So, this is something that we do have to approve. Um, is there a motion to approve? >> Chris, is there a second? >> Amy, um, any questions or discussion? Is there anything new on here? New or different that? >> Nothing new. Um we fine-tune a couple things here and there with our you know presentation to students and families but nothing new um that's earthshattering per se. >> Okay. Last year or I mean this this year and it seemed like you had quite a few students leaving um for the you know for their uh youth apprentichips and things like that. >> And then you had talked about making some changes for this coming year. Um
042So that there would be more like you know culture and time for the students to be together. What have you figured out for that? >> We've put together some guidelines moving into next year to empower that culture building um specific periods where they can can and can't be gone. Um every situation is different. Obviously businesses are open different times. Um, but we have put together some guidelines to really empower that culture building and and keep students on campus. Um, even with with a youth apprenticeship. >> Yeah, I'm sure that's hard because some go in the morning and some, you know, work in the afternoon. And >> I mean, so are you thinking like lunchtime or like, you know, middle of the day or >> We're definitely speaking the middle of the day. So from like
04311 to 1:00 because that's when we do RAM way, we have lunch, we have and so that's when the kids are together. >> Yeah. And then we also took a uh we had taken a look at the schedule because then we were realizing we needed certain classes in the morning we needed certain classes in the you know so especially for our seniors who need that last credit of English. Well if some are working in the morning and the classes in the morning it's not available in the afternoon. So we're being very strategic that we have one in the morning and one in the afternoon so that way they can access it no matter where that falls. but definitely being tighter on these periods in the morning, these periods in the afternoon. Um, and that they're
044here for that uh time together. >> Was there something with the employers on special days to make sure our kids can get here too? >> Yeah. And that's been I mean with Jake communicating with the employers, letting them know in advance as much as we can like we know that quarter 4 we shift now with RAM way to the end of the day especially on Tuesday and Thursday for our early release. So, we're communicating um much more in advance with our employers and the and the students as well, >> especially this time of year. Um I'm connecting with businesses already for next year placements because these kids can start June 1 and some of them are pretty excited to start June 1 as are the employers, but let letting them know from the get-go like
045Johnny can work these hours or they're available this afternoon. um they need this day here uh to be on campus because they need a strategic plan for the next three or four quarters of their um business as well. So, keeping them ahead of the game. >> And we're also really tying even any work experience. It needs to be tied to a career pathway. >> Um that we want kids to be focused on where they're going in their in their future. Um so any community service experience, work-based experience, youth apprenticeship, it's all career pathway aligned as well. Um and and also putting in some guidelines for the students that you're a student first, >> right? >> And then the the youth apprenticeship or the work comes second. Um so so just with that whole mentality that
046student first that here here's where we want you, here's where you belong. >> Um and the focus is on that. They see the dollar sign. >> I know. Yeah. But don't worry, you're going to have 50 years in front of you. >> But that's a lot for you guys for me for sure. Like working around the work schedules and then working around all these classes and I mean I I just really appreciate it. So, >> thank you. Thank you. It's a It's a little bit of a jigsaw puzzle times, but we get through it. And um but it's been uh uh to Mrs. McDonald's's point, you know, making sure that they're students first. um they are treated just like a student athlete, grade checks and uh behavior checks, everything. Um and and they know that
047going in. Uh they know when the grade checks are. So there's not this last minute let's rush and get, you know, work in to pass the class so I can go to do my youth apprenticeship. They're they know well in advance that the expectations there. And if anything, they're held to a higher standard knowing that um they're representing our school district out in the community as well. And I would add, you know, we've gone from three to 33 in four years, right? And that kind of growth sometimes you have to put some systems in place. You don't even know what you're missing until you are. >> Um, you know, I had a conversation I think there was as we had students that were doing that to really engage in that and really learn at these
048job settings. There were some they're like, "Hey, I don't have to go to school and I can make money." So, we have to refine that narrative and put some systems in place. when you guys went to having grade check the same like if you're not passing all your classes you can't be um you know you apprentice just like a sport the way that was allowed allowed you guys to have that conversation that's something I didn't have on my radar that just made a lot of sense and now if you want to do this you need to have good grades in other places so it's helping us give those carrots to kids that sometimes haven't always had the car on why they should go to school so >> yeah it's >> it's it's I think it's
049I'm excited about their plan because it's the tight as I've seen in in any other planet. >> Yeah. And I'm really hopeful too for you know the future classes that they just keep that >> that culture and that camaraderie because otherwise they don't see each other a lot. Right. So I mean but but great opportunities they have with these you know apprenticeships and all the other things. >> Yeah. It's a balancing act for sure. >> All right. Do we have any other questions or discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. Um, >> up there. >> After it'll come to Sarah. >> Yeah. Let me do the I'll take it. I'll put it there. Then we'll >> You're going to introduce us to the >> Yes. Okay. >> So,
050this will be real quick. Um we've had a relationship with KE for four or five years right now. How long have we been doing the virtual thing? >> Four years. >> Three, four. >> Um we don't use it very often. Um sometimes you have students with medical issues, with other issues. And the nice thing with this is they can attend the virtual school. They are still our students and then we just pay them a perdm to use this. So, it's a really great it's been um we I mean Susan, we had do we have one student use it for a little bit this year? >> We had one uh she was going through her cancer pain >> and we've got two using it now. >> So, it's it's really been a nice way for us
051to have that flexibility, help families where they're at. We don't have a virtual option per se, like you can't come here and go virtually, but if you have reasons that need to, you can still be our student and continue to learn. and that's been a really really nice opportunity. So, we just have to have it approved by the board every year. >> So, is there a motion to um approve continuing this relationship with KE? >> Make a motion. >> Lindsay, is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Beth, any questions or discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. And now we get to hear from Sarah. >> It's presentation and farewell. So it's like our last song in dance. >> Give me that bike. >> You get me.
052I'm Brian's other half. All right. I don't I don't know where to stand for this, but I have a little um have a little PowerPoint. If you have any questions, I'm going to go through a lot of stuff. So I'm I'm the school nurse charge of health services. Most people have no idea what a school nurse does, which is probably a good thing because we just kind of operate like in the shadows. Hopefully, that's hopefully where we are. So, just a little background about me, I've been a nurse for like 35 years or so. My first half of my career, I worked in healthcare kind of all around the country while Brian was in the army. And then for the last 17 years, I've been doing school nursing at three different school districts. And I've
053been here for nine years. And in two weeks, I'm done. No, two weeks I'm kind of done. Sort of. Kind of. I am. So, um, all right. Next one. All right. So, I'm just go through some of the things that are part of health services and what school nurses do. The first one, justformational, our safety supplies. We've got three AEDs throughout the building. One's in the fitness center. Our trainer also has an additional one, which is our fourth one, but the trainer takes that one to all the sports activities. And then the pads and batteries are kind of an ongoing expense that I have to keep track of. And um we do need to look at updating our AED soon. We also have first aid kits now throughout the building. There's also one now in
054the fitness center. Um but we have four others that are wall-mounted throughout the district. We're looking at adding probably one more. And then we also have one up at RamsCare. Uh we have stop thebleleed wall kits. So several years ago there was kind of a push nationally to have these stop thebleleed kits and training throughout schools. So, we've got two large wall boxes, um, two different parts of the building. Within each one of those are eight individual adaptable kits that have gauze and gloves and tourniquets and that sort of thing. And then we also have one down in our new middle school STEM lab area and one up in the high school by the science wing. And then we also stock epinephrine for people with severe allergies that have aniflaxis. And then we also have
055nlloxxone which is narcan that's in the building. And basically our MERT team, which I'll talk about, you can do the next slide, are aware of where that is. We do have a MERT team, our medical emergency response team. We kind of have an A team and a B team. They're equally just as wonderful, even though some are the B team. It just has to do with who and how they can respond. And we have we actually have 35 members right now, which for a district our size is really phenomenal. And because I'm part-time, I'm super grateful that there are staff that are willing to take this extra responsibility to like run to the scene of an emergency having no idea where they're going to come across. So super grateful for all the staff who are
056willing to be a part of that team. We do annual drills for our Mer team. We coordinate with the Random Lake EMS, which we had a really great drill this fall. And then Orange Cross Paramedics, they also showed up, which was great. Um, and I think we've had four 91 calls this year. I think I think two were transported. That's not too bad. That's not too I think there were four. I was just trying to remember. Um, next slide. Um, we have a little recognition. So, there's a program called Project Atom Hearts Safe and it actually originates out of Children's Hospital in Milwaukee, but it's a nationwide program and it is there's certain qualifications to become a heart-safe school. So, we have met all of those qualifications. It has to do with the number of
057AEDs, accessibility, the signage, um the AED monthly monitoring, maintenance, which is something I do, and then doing annual staff CPR and AED training, which is also what I do, and then having an annual drill. So, we have a little a new little banner. It's good for three years, our recognition. Um, so we'll put that up so the community is aware that we also have this recognition, but it's just a huge kudos to the staff. It's the staff who are willing to be on our mer team and and be trained and take over that if I'm not around. Next slide. Immunizations. This is um just information-wise. Uh so there's a state statute that every student who attends a public school has to have certain immunizations at certain times, the immunization or a waiver. Um, so we
058have to do that every it's usually it's very time consuming in the fall. So every year we have to go through this with our new batch of students who are getting older and older. The state statute there's another 64 pages that we have to go through and all these little weird exceptions and other things. It's very very timeconuming but we assist the state in carrying out this program annually. It's a state statute so we have to do it. Next slide. Um, so we have deadlines that are on the 15th school day, the 20th, 25th, 30th, 40th, and 90th school day. Every year we have to gather and enter all the data into Infinite Campus. We send letters, we email, we call, and then we have to submit a bunch of reports that go to the
059county and they forward to the state. And it's very, very timeconuming. our health services staff. We spend a lot of time at the beginning of the school year making sure that we are following all of that and that our kids are either vaccinated or have the waiverss. And just a little highlight, the goal of course is 100% compliance, which I think any school that says they're 100% compliant is lying. So, but the goal is 99% compliance, which means six kids, if we have seven kids that are not compliant, we are we are out. But the way the law is stated, if we have less than 99% compliance, that um like last year, then this year on the 30th day of school, we are supposed to by law exclude students between 5K and fifth grade who
060are not compliant on the 30th day of school. It's very complicated. That's a that's very complicated law. But I have to say we do not ever want our administrators to be in a position to have to exclude children to choose to either exclude children or not follow a law. So we work really really hard to make sure that we are always at least 99% compliant with the vaccines or the waiverss so that we never have to face that part of the law. So big kudos to Aelli Parkinson who also helps with that program. It just it's very time consuming. Next slide. Staff training. A lot of what I do is staff training. Just as an FYI, WIA paid coaches have to be certified in first aid CPR and AEDs every two years. So that's something
061that I do. Our RAMs care staff have to be certified in infant, child, and adult CPR every two years. Our MRE team does training first aid CPR AEDs in addition to rescue inhalers, how to administer epinephrine, how to administer nlloxxone. And then for our teachers, our teachers obviously have students who have health conditions. They also need to be aware of what those health conditions are and then how to like where is their emergency medication. If we're going on a field trip, who's going to who's going to have to administer this if a student has a seizure or has a beasting and they have aniflaxis. So, a lot of what a school nurse does is training and then keeping track of all those records. Next slide. Um, student CPR and AED training. Once again, there's a
062state statute that says all students, it's from 2017 is when it started, any student who's graduating from a public school, has to be provided at least hands-only CPR and learn how to use an AED sometime between 7th grade and 12th grade. And so, I do that training. the school nurse does that training for either middle schoolers in health class or if they're taking the health class in high school. So, um our students are graduating with and we're following the state statute by doing that. Um and then they also have additional opportunities to become certified. We don't certify them. We just train them in health class, but they have additional opportunities to be certified. We have a wilderness class where the students get certified in first aid and CPR. There's also a sports career class that's
063part of our physical education program. It's a they learned officiating. They're also getting certified in CPR. So, there's other opportunities for students to have a reminder of how to do this training or to become certified in the training. Next slide. Chronic health conditions. Um, we have this year we have 73 kids who have an individual health plan. That's something the school nurse has to do. If you have a school nurse, you have to have individual health plans for students who have certain chronic health conditions. It includes asthma, severe allergies that lead to anaphilaxis, seizure disorders, diabetes, Crohn's disease, all those types of chronic health conditions. So, we have to have health plans for them that explains the students health condition. These health plans all go, they get sent to parents for parents to review and
064approve and then they're provided to the teachers and all the teachers like for some all their specials, all the teachers that see that student during the day. And then if that health if the chronic health condition can lead to an emergency like a a seizure or anaphilaxis, the second page is always an emergency action plan. So teachers can look at it and know how to respond if that student has an emergency at school. And we do have some kids with some chronic health conditions that receive medications at school. And this year, well, at this time we have eight students who receive daily medications at school. Next slide. also a health acute health conditions kind of ongoing that probably takes the most of my time unpredictably throughout the school year and that's the concussions and the
065rash and the lice and the playground accidents and all all those little things big and small that happen during the school year. Um there's also some reportable infectious diseases if we have them in the school. I have to communicate with the Shabboan public health department and figure out how we respond and how we notify families. And then we also deal with pandemics which hopefully there's no more of those in the future. Next slide. Um screening. We do screenings for vision, hearing and dental. The school nurse uh we run the vision screening program. So we do that annually for the kids in 3K, 4K, 5K, 1, 3, and fifth grade. And then by referral from family and staff. We use a spot vision screener which the Lions Club owns like the Shabbo County. All the Lions
066Club in Shabbount County bought one. It's like I don't know $7,000 $8,000 for this thing. So, they let us use that and then we have our Random Lake Lions Club comes and helps volunteer to help me do this program. And then this year, just a shout out to the Random Lake Lines Club. We had a student who multiple years has been a referral um but the family does not have vision insurance and they didn't have the capability to pay for their students visit. So this year the the Lions Club paid for their appointment, their prescription, and a set of glasses for that student. So big big hurray for the Lions Club. Um hearing screening. Right now I only do that through referral only. One of those things that I wish I could have done is
067to to pick a couple grades and do hearing screening. I just think more kids using earbuds and headphones and things probably have some hearing issues. And I wish I I just the limited time that I have, something's got to give. So I only do it by referral. And then our dental screening care is actually done through Lakeshore Community Health Dental. Families sign up for that at the beginning of the year. They can do it in the middle of the year, but they come twice a year and kids get their checkup here at school. They can get x-rays, they get fillings, they get cleanings. So that is all done. And I usually check in with them once a year to make sure everything's going okay and make sure there's no like big issues that need to
068be on my radar as well. Next slide. And then instruction um human growth and development for fourth and fifth graders. Those are the puberty talks. Yay. Um but I I actually I enjoy those only because it's a great touch point for the school nurse to have the kids know who the school nurse is and like I'm here for you. I'm a resource. If you have any questions, come and talk to me. And then it's just kind of entertaining, too. It just is. It's just to see their reactions. To see their reactions. It it's it's fun. Um some kids are traumatized. I once had a little boy say, "Mrs. Doubt, you just ruined my childhood." Um like it's my job. Um and then like this year I went talked to the nutrition class at the high
069school and then I do lots of individual talking with students when they come in or if something comes up um talking about vaping or substance use, mental health, sexual health, when they come to me they're coming to health care. So most of what our conversations are are confidential and normally I'm steering them to parents for any of these serious things that they might have to talk about. I wish I had more time to do those sorts of things, but I don't. There's so much more that I could do in that, but it's just limited time and resources. Next slide. The health room. This is what everybody thinks the school nurse does. They don't even know about all the other stuff. Um, so the health room, we do have two health room aids or coordinators. This
070year we had four people helping in the health room. And so communications is really important. I make sure that we're following our state statutes who are following our policy, that our policy matches what we're doing. Um I put in the processes, the protocols, the procedures, all those things are what I that the school nurse puts into practice, puts into place so that we can all be working on the same page. And then this year we had, as of last week, we had a total of 5,44 visits that we've recorded in the health room. Um, last year we were over 6,000. Um, but there's a lot of kids who come in and we're so busy we're like just watch that and put a bad hit on it and we kick them out. So, this is we
071have more than that. That's just how many we're able to catch the kids' name and record. That averages 33 plus visits a day in the health room. Next slide. So that I have to say for that I I think of that's 5,000 plus a lot of schools their secretaries do that. So that's 5,500 less interruptions a year for our secretarial staff. That's often how I look at that. But our goal is to keep students healthy, safe, able to learn and participate. Um to help them to be successful during the day. We try to keep them to school when we can. Otherwise, we send them home or we might send them to urgent care or the ER if they have to. But our goal is to keep them so they they can participate and be successful
072that day. We do stock some non-prescription medications. I have to get that approved every year by our medical director. We stock acetaminophen, ibuprofen, dyen, hydramine, satyazine, tums, cough drops, and antibiotic ointment. They need doctor's orders for that. We get that every year and those things are available. Parents do have to sign consent for that. And some need to be notified. So, we do all of that. We also are stocked with crutches and wheelchairs and all the supplies. We've got some great wheelchairs. Now, when I came, the wheelchairs were a danger to people. So, um there are weird screws and tears and so um I have to say our new space, I think, is fabulous. We have we can offer privacy. We've got two CS. We can pull a curtain around and give some kids privacy
073if they need it. We have dimmable lights for our kids who get migraines. We've got a big spacious bathroom with a shower, which we've had to use already. There's a reverse air fan so that all those germs get sucked out into the atmosphere into the community instead of staying in the health room. We're in a great location. We're right by the main office. We're by counseling. We're right by the lunchroom. We're in a really great spot. Um so we're really grateful for that with the with the referendum. So any questions? Just talking as fast as I could. >> Just want to say um Sarah came to us. I think that was I was our first chair, right? >> 2017 you and I >> and we kind of looked at where we were in our healthc
074care and and we had we didn't have any systems and you know Sarah was still working kind of transitioning out of Plymouth. She's not really good at retirement. Um and thank goodness for us she's not um because the system and practices and things that we have are great. Um, and as you see all this before you ask questions and you're like, well, what happens next? I just want to introduce tolli. Um, now this is your second year, right? >> Third year. So, so we've been transitioning um to make sure that we have a very smooth practice. Um, came in and just helped out and was was kind of just the person in the room learning from Sarah. Now, she's going to be taking all these practices. So, we have a really a good transition in
075place. >> A registered nurse. She's been working as a healthc, but she's also a registered nurse. you have to be a bachelor's prepared registered nurse to be able to work in school because it falls under community health >> because these are important things. I mean, think of the mer teams when when a mer team gets called. These are staff or students that are at a really, you know, vulnerable spot. Um, I'm proud of the team how quickly we get there, the things that are happen. Um, there always responses. We have systems in place. I couldn't be more proud of everything we're doing. So, it's a tribute to your leadership and everybody we have in that department. Yeah, that's really that mer thing sounds really awesome that people are willing to do that. >> Yeah, I'm
076super grateful. I mean, they're heroes to me because they're willing to be a hero for somebody else. >> Yeah. I'm to school for that. They can go to school. Some of them I mean, some of these people are they're not teachers. They're people who are custodial or other things that and they're willing to step up and do that. Super grateful for that. You >> come running in when the call happens. So, yeah. >> Any other questions? Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Um, overnight travel request for FBLA. >> We told Mr. Wolf he didn't have to come to this one since he was here last month. So, >> okay. Is there a motion to approve uh the request for August 3rd and 4th? Make a motion. >> Chris, is there a second? >> I'll
077second. >> Amy, any questions or discussion? >> All those in favor favor, please say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. Thank you very much for coming. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Um, >> thanks guys. >> AGR. >> So, I was just going to I I just want to and and Becky can kind of sit there if there's any questions. I know last year we had a little bit of uh an issue with the new Act 20, right? So Act 20 was coming in. We started with one assessment in fall. The Act 20 legislation came in winter and we really kind of had a mess. And I just want to give a shout out to to Jamie and Becky um for now using the practices that we have in place into something that I
078think is much more readable, something that really makes a lot more sense. Um, you know, I I I think I was going to see if there's any questions on the report. I know Becky, is there anything you want to talk about before there's any questions? >> Um, I just think I just want to, like Mike said, shout out to Jamie and the literacy team, the teachers are really working hard to make sure our students are reading and act 20 for math isn't there, but we've already embraced like this needs to be for both of those four subjects. I can tell you that even in 4K, all of our students are coming into kindergarten. They know their letter name, letter sound, some of them are counting up to 50 already. They're writing the numbers. It's just
079like it has been such a movement. Um Mike often talks about the flywheel of of those systems getting in place. This I just have to get out of the way now because it's it's a really finely tuned machine and they're doing such a great job. So you can see as it decreases um that 20 I want to say it's like 2.3 I don't know it's too far away but that's the percentage of students that are below that 25th percentile and so we're going to keep just tweaking that each year. Um and it's really fascinating to just see those um percentage of students um decrease as we're going through our years and learning how to read. And I'd say with our dashboards and all the things that are going, this isn't data that just is static
080one time a year, we can get this data live as we're doing assessments multiple times as different things are happening. So, um, I think we're in a much better place, but I want to see if there's any questions on any of this. No questions. But I've been very happy as a parent. My first grader in kindergarten are doing so well and I'm just like so impressed with what they can do. Like >> holy mean >> that's wonderful. I heard from a parent this afternoon. She goes, "We can no longer sell in front of them. I know exactly what >> that's when I went along on a 4K field trip. this is like how advanced and she's like kids and I was like what they're reading as we're going down the stairs and library and just
081it's really it's exciting I'm Mike and I talking about you know 13 years from now and they're seniors we're we probably have kids that are mastering that AC and all they're really amazing >> now just out of curiosity would you say is it maybe that class or or is it >> you know well I mean I'm sure there's it could be a combination definitely that we've changed some things >> but you know >> sometimes you have a a class that >> so it it it does coincide to a time where we really um double down on researchbased practices in 4K so is it is it nature or nurture I would say it's both right um so we've talked about what does this look like as we go forward but we're seeing seeing it in other
082grades, too. But the thing that's exciting is were we waiting too long? Like, is 4K are just a bunch of sponges? And if we put that right water in front of them, are they just going to soak it up? Because we have we're going to have students that are now pushing kindergarten what those benchmarks and what those proficiencies look like because they're coming in so high. So, those are great things and I think it's a tribute to what we're doing across the the district, really using data to make decisions about kids. Yeah, it it's it's very fun and interesting. >> Do they have individual plans in K4? >> Um, they don't have plans. >> No reading plan in K5. >> Okay. So, that starts in K5. >> Correct. Okay. >> Currently now, I would say
083if I had to estimate the percentage of students that would probably have a plan, it' be only two out of the entire about 35. >> I have a very smart K4 class this year as well. >> Isn't that fun? It's a four reading. >> Okay. >> So, that's not not her. I mean, >> so maybe it is something with that >> eight group. I know C and I've been talking to like probably our 4K because they're so advanced. We're going to start on unit three of our next curriculum because they're ready for it. And so that's been really exciting as well. >> That's great. Okay. Any more on that? All right, AGR check. Um, that takes us to the graduates. Who's got anything to say about that? >> How many do we have? >> I
084think 52. >> Okay. Well, is there a motion to approve the 2026 graduates? Amy, >> I will make a motion. Make sure you go home and you say that too, right? You know what? You wouldn't graduate without mom. >> Yeah. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. Beth, any questions or discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. I would just say what a great group uh with scholarship last week and all the things. There's just a lot of really great personalities. There's some really high achievers in this group. Um but overall just really good kids. One of uh I actually got uh Stacy Schlechman sends emails from time to time to us and sent the email last week because I made the comments when we were giving
085it about how I these are good kids, right? And good kids don't happen by accident. and it's good parents and uh and she was just appreciative of how this group and and the things that they're doing. So kudos to to all the parents out there and you know what it'll be a fun next couple days here as we celebrate them. >> Great. Uh early graduation applicant, we have one for next year. Great. Um that takes us into the 2026 27 teacher base wage agreement which uh we did have we had a committee meeting on that. >> Mhm. >> Okay. I was there. >> So you want me to go ahead. >> Um so we have two um um actions ahead of us. The first thing is um we always try to uh add CPI which
086this last year was 2.63 onto our pay scale. So this is our pay scale. Um we're I would say there's probably there's fewer districts than ever that actually allow for movement down and across. Um some do, some don't, but we still have a pretty traditional pay scale. So one of the things we do is we add 2.63 63 to that that number that's now 47546. It was 46 something last year. >> Um or 40. Yeah, 43 463. Um so that 2.63 is added on there which is 1218. And that's the first action we we take is is putting it on base. And then the next action is taking that 1218 and putting that in each cell from A to L and from you know B all over to M + 18. And one of the
087things that we've done, I know Brian um in the last few years we've had this conversation a 2 point we have traditionally given about a 2 to 4% CPI um increase on the base and as a realtime number we've tracked over the last three years that our teachers raises on movement to the right because of PGPs because of getting credits moving down because of years experience Um the teacher group has has realized anywhere from a 4 to a 5 1.5% raise. So um not only are we giving our staff what the cost of living is, we're allowing them to move to get uh ahead of that cost of living. So I really feel um I I appreciate that our board supports our teachers to move. you listened to two PGP um uh reports today and
088and and for those that don't remember what a PGP, it's a it's a personal growth plan. So, we don't require our staff to go to college, get nine credits. They can do action research over three years and then move to the right. Um and every one of our groups that do three years, they're doing something that impacts our kids, something here that's probably a lot more impactful than taking college classes. And as soon as they move, you're like, you want to do this again for the next three years? And and every time they just keep moving. They keep doing things that are great. So things like Act 20, things like Unite, things like um like the YA, like all of our staff are doing things that they're passionate about that we're recognizing, and that moves
089them on the pit scale. So I couldn't be more proud of our staff, the compensation model we have. Um it's it's something that is I think something that encourages people to keep moving, keep growing and be continuous learners. So we need two different actions. One to put it on the base and then the one to to move it in the rest of the cell. >> So is there a motion to approve putting the 2.63 um increase on the starting salary cell A1? >> Make a motion. >> Chris, is there a second? >> I'll second. Amy, any questions or discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. And then um the next is the actually putting the 1218 in each cell. Is there a motion to approve that? >> So
090moved. >> Beth, is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Amy, any questions or discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. And then that takes us to the daycare uh pricing, which is mostly the same. >> Mhm. There are a couple um increases, but overall, is there a motion to approve? >> I'll make that motion. >> Beth, is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Chris. >> Oh, okay. All right. Chris, any questions or discussion on that? Shmaya's doing a bangup job. That's what we know. Amen. Amen. >> All right. All those in favor, please say I. I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. And we do have some staff resignations. Um, is there a motion to approve with thanks for their years of service? We have Cindy
091with five years, Margaret with five years, and Kennedy with two. I'll make a motion. >> Amy, is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Lindsay, any questions or discussion? >> I just want to add uh congratulations to Cindy um on her retirement. And both of those uh Margaret and Kennedy quality teachers. We really hate seeing them go. Um they're moving to start a family and get closer to home. So, um hard to argue. I if you seen their um their letters of resignation, I think uh it's it's heartfelt, but you know what? It's family first and um it's easier to raise children when you're closer to parents and uh we respect their decisions there. With the right to always come back because um they're quality educators, all three of them. >> Okay. All those in
092favor, please say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. And then we have a notification that Valerie is um resigning. We thank her for her years of service >> and she's worked in our foundations room and she's going to the district where her children are at. So we congratulate her for uh for that and help help really transitioning foundations in the new room and all the good work she's done. and we don't have any um new professional staff. Uh so we will just move over item 21 and that takes us into open enrollment applications. So here are the ins. Um the highlighted ones are students that have IEPs and um as you know back in December we have our caps on uh students that have IEPs and uh how we go. So unfortunately um those
093two students uh we're not going to be able to um approve due to um space in our special ed department. But all the other ones the administration recommends that the motion would be to approve all students that do not have an IEP because of space in our special ed. >> Kim has this as notification that we don't have to make. >> We don't have to motion. >> Well then don't make a motion and don't listen to me. That's what happens when Kim's not here. >> No. Kim, what's going on back there? >> Yeah, right. I should be correcting this. >> And then, yeah, if we go to the open enrollment out, um, you know, one of the things we always, you know, so our open enrollment in, um, I think our numbers last year were
094six. We're at 10. Uh, this year, last year open enrollment out was 38. We're actually down to 23 this year. So, numbers are looking better. Um, one of the things I one of the things we need to look at when we're doing this is look at the current district. Um, and as you look at current district um, we actually have three of our students right now that are possibly exploring um, moving out. So, those numbers are much lower than we've had in the past. Um, and really the the the one place that Becky and I have had a conversation on is reaching out to those 4K families and uh letting them know, hey, we have one of the, you know, one of the best 4K programs around. Look at the data um and sharing. But
095we're finding in a lot of our conversations, it's where parents work. It's where it's more um convenient for them. Um but those are kind of some of the things that we're working with. So, and of the other thing of the 23 applications, uh, 1, two, 3, four, five of them are actually, um, applications that are like if you look at the Northern Ozaki to Northern Ozaki, those are people putting in applications that didn't even need to put an application in because they were you don't have to to resubmit if you're in the same district. So, if you had to look at those numbers, we're actually downward at 17 open enrollment. So, so better. Um, I think this is a climate that we're going to continue to watch and uh if u we can drop these
096by a pretty big percentages this year, the hope is to drop them again for percentages next year. >> Okay, any questions? Takes us toformational items. >> It's getting late, so I'm going to go through this pretty quick. Um, I wanted to just share this setting the record straight. I think the Wisconsin Association of School Board is doing a really nice job of being nonpartisan but sharing some of these narratives that are out there about public education. So, I would say WAS does a great job of threading that needle because there's so many districts that have um you know conservative majority and there's other districts that have um more of a liberal uh majority that they can't take a side. They have to shoot it right down the middle. That's a really great place and they're
097doing a really good job of trying to debunk some of these narratives that are out there at public education. And what I want to do is when I find something that's a good resource, I want to share it with you guys to read, ask questions, and go from there. Like pupil transportation. People want to say, well, you go to voucher school and it it's it's less expensive to educate students. Well, when we have to pay for their special ed, when we have to pay for their pupil transportation, all those costs that we pay for for students to go to voucher schools doesn't make sense. So, um I think we're seeing more and more that there's people understanding why are we paying this? Why is this mill rate going up? And I think as a district,
098we've done a really good job of showing people what they're paying from their property taxes to send kids to to private schools when they have really quality public education. So, just want to keep that out there as I get real good resources. Um, please read it because I know you guys are in those conversations on a regular basis and hey, why did our property taxes go up? Well, property taxes went up because Madison decided to take the Governor Iver's 400 100year veto and say, "Okay, we've funded schools every year for the last 100 years, but because of uh IR's veto, we're not going to put any money out there, so people's property taxes go up." And then the state wonders why they have $3 billion extra because they haven't funded schools in the last two
099years. So, it's both sides lie. I I I I am the old guy that yells at the TV and at the radio. And I never thought I would be, but I am now. And just know, I think it's it's really important to get the politics out of it and have these really good information. So, these are for you. Um, anytime anybody wants to sit down and have a cup of coffee and talk more about them, I'm always open. Especially June, July, and August. such a great time to have the conversations. Um, >> you're booked up for me. >> Yeah. May a little crazy, but after that, I'm way open. Um, Madison, what uh what a circus, right? Um, so we thought we were going to get the surplus. We thought maybe there was going to
100be a bipartisan approach. Everybody came to it and then the infighting within the own parties um ended up blowing it up. Anyways, so um we have all kinds of acts. There's act 89. There's act there. There's like five or six different things that Madison tells us we have to do. We needed to have a birthday party for America for the 250th birthday, which we did with our marine uh rock band. Um we have things about mandatory report. Just know like the culture of politics right now just seems to be focusing on public education. I think there's four or five that you're going to see in the policies that we've done. Thank goodness for Niola because I don't know how I'd keep up with them if it wasn't for them making sure that uh we're doing
101those things. Um the last one, July meeting, Jenny, we're going to do our July meeting is going to be the 3. So everybody, just to make sure we have I told um so our June board meeting is June 22nd, which is the 4th. But as Gina so eloquently pointed out earlier in the meeting, um our July meeting will be the 20th cuz I have a family trip. So it's all on me. >> But I thank your flexibility. >> That was eloquent. >> You were. It was. It was. It made me smile. And do you have the video for the and and and you've already seen this video, but uh we have um >> let's actually let's do the screen time one because they haven't seen that one. So Chris Adex is starting to create a
102presence on Tik Tok um around the things we're doing with the lamb to ram showing our lambs and doing stuff and and we had talked a little bit at the board retreat about how we want to look at screen time a little bit different. So I asked Chris to create a video and this is what he came up with the with the screen time. So >> this generation has access to more screens than any generation in history. A screen can only show you life. It can't actually replace the lessons don't happen behind a computer. They happen outside. One throne at a time. Some people scroll past experiences, others build them. And that's really talking about what we're doing in elementary, middle, and high school. It's around getting kids those experiences. And doing that, I would
103say I'd be happy to put my name behind. I'm not sure that there's a district that gives kids as many experiences in K through 12 as we do. It's because we have our own buses and we can do it at a reduced cost. It's because our staff have figured out. There's really great things and we're just beginning. We had conversations this morning about um our science with the wet uh >> the wild the wet wild science projects. Um that is Natalie Weeks and and her um experiences and and and just know these are the type of things I think there's going to be a revolution against technology in the next 5 years. Um and we're going to be ahead of it. So, thanks for your leadership and uh watch for those videos and when when
104we actually have a presence on Instagram and Tik Tok, I'm going to share it out so we can all watch these videos as they come out. But there'll be one or two videos a week around really cool things that are happening on a regular basis cuz we've been talking about this, but I want people to actually see it and this is how they're going to see it. >> So, >> cool. Any questions? Is there a motion to adjurnn? Chris, is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Beth, all those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. Thank you very much. Thank you, Jenny. Jenny, this is the longest board meeting we've had in quite