001Right, it's six o'clock, so we will call meeting to order. Um, we do have couple of additions on the agenda. 5J, at risk accountability report. 5K, grow your own teacher program. These are all on your information sheet. 6D, accepting a grant. and 7E is an executive session. So I would take a motion to approve the agenda with those additions. >> I move to approve with all those in >> favor [clears throat and cough] 6. Okay. Consent agenda. If not questions, I would make a motion to approve. >> I move to approve consent agenda. >> Second. >> All in favor? 6. >> Yes. You have any board member reports. >> Um I went to the legislative uh meeting for KSB and boy Sam and I both did. um wanted to share a uh I think Senator
002Bowers and that she represented Wolf were in attendance and which is good. Lots of discussion about the where the um uh financial school finance formula will look like in the legislature and what the state uh what their special committee to revamp that. That's what a lot of folks shared that fear of the unknown. And I think the sense was we hope they keep it the same at least very close to where we are. Um in that meantime also I brought up and I I have had a KSB meeting since then and at that meeting and his name escapes me but it's the news he he presented to us. It's the new secretary of education commissioner >> Jake Steel. >> Yes. [clears throat] That's his name. Thank you. He he gave a presentation to our board
003and uh um I've never met him. He's a nice guy um from all over been all over the state and served. What the message that I found really [clears throat] u I was glad to hear. He talked about state assessments and I know we're talking about that later today. I think it's relevant to what he shared in that meeting is he he sees the opportunity for state assessments to be viewed no longer as the burden to staff but a tool. um and talks about how it we getting test results back to teachers hands within 72 hours and making it so that they can actually use that data instantaneously and try identifying kids and curriculum and all the things you know so you're making adjustments not six months later uh for classes that have already come
004through but um kids in your classroom to still try to you know use those tests as positive change faster. I I was glad to hear that. Um as a goal whether [clears throat] it happens, you know, you gota kind of wait and see. But this but to be able to for a education commission to recognize that assessments, the way we view assessments is probably not always positively and uh and trying to change that I thought was good to hear. So I think that was kind of the overarching. >> Biggest change needs to be cutting them in half. >> Yeah. And that I think that was a big part of what's what's relevant, you know, in them and how do they match up to what teachers and and students and are learning. And I there was
005I'm not an assessment expert by any means, but I know that was a very um high priority for him. And for the first time ever, I've seen I don't know if you ever heard Randy Watson speak, but I've heard him talk about SIMS, you know, never heard him talk about that. So, this is something that we'll see where that goes. Sure. >> Thank you. I do have the eval our self-evaluations tabulated. I did not have time to get all the comments organized, but if there's a score if you want to sign off on it, if we all want to sign off on it tonight or if you want to give it another month, but it'll it'll all be ready, you know, as far as the comments in another couple days. I just didn't have time
006to get everything put together. It can it can be on. It's not on the agenda per se, but I don't know that we have that for next month. >> Just let everybody know. >> Okay. Thank you for doing that, Kenny. >> All right. Well, we'll move on to discussion items then. A is the enrollment numbers. >> Um shared [clears throat] in the document there, the uh current enrollment numbers, I think it's 5A. Um those are as accurate as we have. We'll count days next Monday. Um, Superior just got back to us today and they said they're predicting 27.5 instead of 26, which is what we had last year. So, uh, we were showing a net of negative -3, down three students. You had that one and a half and we're down one and a half
007students. Um, we did have, I believe, four and a half students that were removed from the district today for a foster care situation. So, we'll see what happens by Monday. But compared to some of the districts I've talked to, they would love that kind of a declining enrollment compared to what they're seeing. So that's exactly true. >> And I took a phone call today. We're getting two more elementary kids >> by Monday, right? >> No, [laughter] maybe not by Monday. I think they're going to get here Monday. >> We need to send a bus. >> Sarah probably has the information now. We might if they're going to get here Monday, we might tell them to get their kids in school next week. >> Yes. Really? So Sarah, I transferred them to server today. >> I'm
008not sure exactly when they're getting here, but she said Monday. I don't know if that means this Monday or another Monday. They had their U-Haul loaded. >> Okay. So, >> it needs some packing. >> I to you whatever school they're covered from, they don't drop till Tuesday. [clears throat] >> Yeah. >> Um, any questions on that enrollment? [clears throat] All right, we'll move on to B, which is purchase of a dump trailer. And Dr. Guist, you can jump in here anytime you want to. You kind of have been talking with Travis more about this. This is not a a major financial purchase, but just an FYI, um Travis Gar has been using his personal dump trailer um for a lot of projects throughout the year in the summer, and that can be problematic if there
009is a you know, some kind of damage to it. So, I think we've I think we've located one between nine and $10,000 that we can make district property Yeah, get addicted. You get addicted to them once you know [clears throat] I do too. We use it all the time to the board. We can fill it up every day. >> Download it. >> All that button. Great. >> All right. >> I don't have a problem. I move to >> We don't actually have to download. >> I just wanted you to know. >> Just an FYI on that. >> Oh my god. Get it. >> Okay. All right, we'll move on. >> Superintendent evaluation. >> There's a copy of the blank evaluation form in the folder along with uh um the reported re the report recommendations from
010Lori Blake from KST. I think when I reviewed the two, I I think pretty much her the essence of most of what she um recommended is is located somewhere in that. Um but if between now and next month you want to uh kind of compare it and see if you have anything. I didn't have anything I thought needed tweaked. Um, I'll complete a self- evaluation using this form and submit it to all the board members prior to that prior to next board meeting. I know that as a principal that was always helpful to me because I only see so many things. So to hear from that teacher start some good conversations. So um I just have a couple of requests or question. Um, would it be possible to have Billy or somebody take that and
011also the board self-evaluation and make them into a form that we can >> a Google form >> click and type on instead of printing out writing by hand? Is that >> Brendon kind of figured out? [clears throat] >> I have the board self evaluation in a fillable PDF. >> Okay. Can use >> I think I have the only thing is is when you sent it and some of your answers when I went I need to look back. you got to like scroll over and when you go to print it, like if I'm going to print it, so I can just flip it. >> The the text box doesn't wrap text. >> Oh, okay. But yes, little tweaks can make life a lot easier. >> And I guess what what I'm asking is can it can
012it be somewhere posted web form? >> Yes. like online where we can where not everybody can access but we all can access it so that every time we get to this one of us isn't having to email some copy of it out and then we end up having more than one copy and they're different things and it's it gets confusing. It'd be nice if there's one place where we can all go click evaluations >> and will actually have a page that tells you summarizes also. >> Yeah. I just I'm asking if somebody will do that. I don't have I don't have the techsavvy to do that myself. Okay. That's all I got. >> I'm curious. You mentioned Lori had input on she she reviewed our evaluation but then had input on >> No, she had
013input from our board retreat day that we had here that superintendent goal setting. >> That's 5C. >> 5C on your drive. It's board goals and expectations. >> That's the results of what our meeting with her. She sent that back to us. >> So >> Oh, okay. So that's not relative to Okay, that's >> for here's how it's relative. When when that came back from Lori, I got with Sam and I said, "Take a look through that. Then take a look through the current evaluation and see if there are things that we should change based on these recommendations." And that's what he was saying. It it I guess align. >> I think that somewhere in there those are encompassed. >> You're saying for the purpose of evaluation. >> Yeah. >> Right. Yeah. >> Okay. Is this
014the board and goals expectations something we've adopted? Okay. This is is this part of our review for the evaluation as well or what do we do with that? >> That's that's what came out of our >> Yeah, I know. Yeah. >> I'm saying there's things that in there that I'm kind of curious why they are the way they are and I don't >> Well, when we put the sticky notes up on the wall of what are the go board's goals for the superintendent, what's the superintendent's goals for the board? Yeah. She took those verbatim and put them into this document. >> To answer your question though, these are what we all set and and she summarized as our board goals and expectations, we have not adopted them as a board officially. >> That's right. >>
015We can do that. I would I would suggest after we do the board the board self-evaluation next month, that's we look at setting some board goals because that's one of the things on that evaluation. The question asked, do you guys have goals for the year? And my answer was no. >> So that would be the time I think after we do that review the board self evaluation. >> We're working on >> and then and then take some time during meeting to adopt two or three goals for the year. Would you like to add a added to next month's agenda then also? Yes, please. Gotcha. So, if everybody could take a look through that summary on five C [clears throat] between now and then and kind of get familiar with that and come in maybe prepared
016to set some goals for the year as a board, whether that be yeah, you know, self-improve that far off. They're just a few wording things I like. >> Okay, >> good questions. >> All right. Uh, we'll move on. KSB district delegates. I'm going I nominate Brendon. I would I I can't >> I'm planning on going. >> I can't stress enough how I know it falls in harvest for a lot of you, but it this really is a valuable conference the workshops and >> and uh most of the speakers uh are usually really good to what our goals and mission are as a board and I mean I know a few of you went. So my job is to encourage as many of our board members that can attend as possible. I I also see their
017own professional development as board members and um I would appreciate I know Bobby Kenny's going just hearing what other board me I always enjoy just learning of what other school districts are doing. We're all trying to accomplish similar goals and how they're doing it is none of us are the same. >> And we currently have a nice number of rooms. I could only get nine at three minutes after 8 when they opened because everything else was gone. >> So, who needs a room? >> So, in three minutes I got nine rooms. >> Brendon, do you need a room or did >> I don't know. Jan always manages that between KSB and her. I don't >> So, I believe KB gets you your room >> probably. >> But like, but if you're going to go, we
018need, you know, let me know so I can get you registered and then I will attach it to a room. When we're all done, I give the rooms when we have rooms left. They go first as long as >> Blo's not paying for mine and we're not paying for Bloits like last year. >> Oh man, it was so confusing. >> Well, it would have been the guy that it was with was actually standing at the desk right after I had checked in. So, I'm like, >> it would have been better if her husband had called the motel to talk to her and they would have transferred her to another man's room because they switched the names around, too. >> What was the date on that again? >> Is that November? Um, >> not >> second
019week in physical season. I'm sorry. [laughter] >> Yeah. 9th, 10th, and 11th of November. No, >> no. I was wrong. First weekend. >> Yeah. Six, seventh, and eight. >> I know when I the year I went, I wasn't necessarily guaranteed I was going to go. I don't think I don't know what it costs to enroll, but those of you that are worried about the timing of harvest, like I think you can kind of decide. They'll take you at the last about it wasn't about you can't go. I'll send an email reminder with like one week ahead um because we can still keep our rooms and and >> well let me check because this year they came up with something new on the rooms and I don't remember exactly. It's got a longer cancellation. >> Just
020let us know. >> And so I will double check what that is because it was a lot longer than 48 hours. >> But we're not going to cancel. We're going to get >> three four days is sometimes enough to Yeah. >> And we can get rid of our rooms because there's every school district in the state of Kansas who didn't get in on the first three minutes is wanting rooms at that hotel. >> Well, and they all I mean they do what you do. They booked nine rooms and need five. >> Yeah. >> All right. Move on to the state assessment update. >> Oh, did we need a motion? I mean, oh, >> we had a nomination for Brendan and Bobby. Okay. It's all right. We should do that. I I guess I nominated Brendan
021and Bobby as the alternate. Is that how we're doing that? >> Who wants you just just to >> just to be clear, the delegate session is like an hour. >> It wasn't that long. >> Yeah. When you It's hardly that. So, it's like you don't have to be a delegate to go. Any board members will go. That's just like one portion of the policy approval process. >> Okay. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? 6. All right. Now, we'll move on to state assessment update. State assessments are are results are in there. I'll let uh any questions probably go to Zach or Lacy. Um you can kind of see where we were strong and where we weren't. And we've had some discussions and some surveys to maybe answer some questions. I'd like
022to hear from both of them. Get their thoughts. Sure. Um, I thought at my level overall we did a pretty significant job. Um, you have a document. The green shows that we're above the state average. The red shows that we were below and the yellow shows that we're right at. So, just the one class there um performed lower than the state average. And we know that there's some higher needs in that particular class. I was very well uh I was pleased with results and gave the teachers some praise for that as well. >> What's the feedback from your teachers regarding that state assessment? >> That's Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> A snapshot of one piece of time. >> Yeah. Yeah. And and like you were you were saying before, Brendan, it doesn't drive our instruction.
023We know what's on there is but what do we do with with it afterwards? There's no problem on it. >> Um as far as ours over at the junior senior high school obviously you're looking you're seeing a little more red than that grade school is seeing. It's interesting to me um just in discussions with BLT and the discussion we have with staff um we've had a lot of pretty interesting discussions just about effort and how we how we can motivate kids [clears throat] to not just click through tests and to take them seriously and where that disconnect might possibly be if there is one. I was just doing a little tabulating of I picked four random students in the junior senior high school. Student A, B, C, D, two eighth graders, two 10th graders. Three
024of them I picked have a 3.5 GPA or higher and we're scoring below significantly below on state assessments. Now, is this not trying? Is there a disconnect in our curriculum? I don't know that. But what I did find interesting, student C had the lowest GPA with right around a 31 um and scored exceptionally high on all of the state assessments. So that might be more concerning to me than than the other ones in the sense of we not applying oursel in the classroom, you know, where is that disconnect happening? Um, I do know there was some changes in median and mean and how they figured that and um, you know, Lacy kind of mentioned it. It's it's a snapshot. It's not a you know, some kids could be growing from their score from last year
025and it still isn't going to be [clears throat] average. So, uh, we did, uh, what was, uh, Thursday, I was gone last Thursday. We at morning meeting we did a poll with kids 1 to 10. How do you feel your effort level was? One being awful, 10 being the best you've ever done on anything effort-wise. Um on FastBridge, state assessments, all of that. Surprisingly, I was surprised to see it was 7.81 was the average, but 21% of the students were at a six or less, which is a B minus effort, and 37% of them were at seven or less, which is a C minus effort. So, of course, greatest motivator selected on that was, hey, if we did a class average, could we skip a day of school? We had the highest class average test.
026So, >> so motivation is our factor. >> Yeah, apathy and motivation is the I I think and I have for >> and and we've we've tried the day off thing before for different things, but the problem is when you got all these kids that have a day off, the kids that didn't try, they don't care. They don't show up that day anyway. So in because they know they're not missing anything. I was telling somebody earlier the only time that it ever motivated them to take it was if you didn't meet standards, you lost an elective or two the next year because you had to take your remedial math or English class. And that was the only time we got kids that um tried. But I mean logically, if you can't pass the state assessment, then
027yeah, you need another class. So we're going to keep working on it. >> I uh that's appreciate you sharing those contexts. I had a student last year share with me actually my son shared it with me that one [clears throat] of the kids was highly motivated around you're talking about motivation uh and it was around our um attendance reward program and they pretty they were senior and they pretty much clearly identified that the reason they showed up the last two weeks is in hopes to earn some airpods. I'm like but they're in class so that stuff works. not against it if that keeps them in class. So I encourage you to be as creative as you can be. >> Yeah, appreciate the challenge. >> Anything else on that before we move on? >> If you
028ever looked at the number of tests that our students take, >> it's it's it's overwhelming. I mean, it's crazy. and and how many of them >> especially when you get the eighth grade sophomores I mean they are just bombarded with tests >> what do you mean I what is that give us context around that >> okay um we already tested de fast right >> three times >> okay we do that three times >> in one year >> okay then we also >> sometimes every other >> depending on it >> yeah where we're landing the grown you would have heard from students Monday morning this of they were starting fast bridge this week and I couldn't even hardly get that out of my mouth. [clears throat] they're just already distanced with it or not. They take
029subtests before state tests so the kids get used to taking those tests. So there's another bank of tests, they give local tests and then you give state assessments. state assessments usually in the spring and so by then they they've had a a ton of tests and and they just get tired of >> pret Yeah. I mean we just tested them to death. >> Are all of those tests stuff that we as a district or the state requires or or is that >> state requires a universal screener which is fast bridge? Now we could cut back on the number of times we do it uh to two instead of three. um it's how we identify our at risk students um and then state the assessment is required and then ACT is and work keys are we've
030we've gone to where you opt for one or the other you can choose both but you don't have to do both I just ask like what what's the state requiring what are we requiring what's >> to me bas applicable tests that we give them because um It's it's information they can use. Now, like Lacy said, sometimes if if they're doing, [clears throat] you know, a a review of the kid every every week to see where they're supposed to land, you know, they could be taking that test every week. And um [clears throat] >> I've had a kid identified in Fastbridge as having some challenges and because of that brought [clears throat] on some intervention >> intervention that worked. So, I I've seen it be in a positive way. I just hate to hear it. I
031hate to hear the uh the groan from the student body and and from our staff. So, you know, what what are we requiring versus what do we have to require after that balance? >> It's it just isn't the our district. It's it's over all it's it's nuts. Like I said, especially eighth grade and sophomores, they take them all, you know, they take all the state assessments, so they get hammered. But is there anything you do about it? Not really except right. >> You wish more. >> You know, I recommended to Zach today that he blamed his scores on Sam because Sam, [clears throat] right? But one of the important things with the state assessments, you know, like like she said, they have one class that they've identified. You know, when you follow those through, you
032keep on seeing, okay, that class has been predominantly low for since they start taking in third grade. And so, you know, what are we doing to that class with that class to help that? Sometimes there isn't a whole lot you can do. In in the case [clears throat] of at Rock Hills, some of our classes are so small that one student can really sway the entire the entire class. You know, Senator, I had classes that have eight kids in them. You get one kid the bomb said, your class average toilet. It's I can't stress enough though this is what legislators, policy makers or people that have the checkbook look at. So, I do think it's important we are acknowledge that you're I appreciate you digging into, you know, the apathy piece and uh looking at
033those students that, you know, they're doing great in class but bombing the test or they're not doing great in class and they're excelling in the test and and looking into figuring out why because at the end of the day, this is going to affect us as a state uh and as a school potentially of how that's what you hope is they don't tie, you know, the funding formula to waiting to assessments like that. That's a that's a big piece of discussion of should we should assessments be tied to our dollars? >> Wow. >> That's scary in my mind. >> Oh, absolutely. And we also need to take consideration that the kids that we have in school now that are taking tests, they missed two years of school with co, you know, I mean, I don't
034want to use that. That's not an excuse. To me, that's a reason, >> you know, especially at the elementary level. Um, you know, what do your third graders say for kindergarten? Yeah, >> I think that's going to keep on coming up some. >> Okay, we'll move on. Long range planning document. >> There's three different documents in there. one is the one that I shared with all of you that you guys are more than welcome to just keep throwing things on there every time you see them. If you happen to be at a ball game or walking around campus or something and you see something and you don't have your computer with you, shoot me a text. Hey, we need a parking lot light here or whatever it may be and I'll add it to the
035list for you. Um, the other one is just that final long range document what it'll probably hopefully maybe look like. Uh the one I kind of wanted to focus a little bit on tonight is the one with the the uh timeline to see what your your input was on um having this hopefully completed and ready to start getting bids by January. >> Which one you want to spoke on? >> Long range financial plan timeline. >> Obviously September 1st. I've already sent that out. The planning worksheet is a culmination of staff and administration. >> Staff, administration, custodial, bus, and you guys. And I think that these guys sent it out with their Sunday notes. So, that there's a community member that, you know, wants to shoot an email to me. Hey, you didn't yet? Okay. I'll
036make sure that I have that on here. Sorry. Just, hey, if you see a facilities thing that needs improved, shoot Sam an email. I've already thrown a few things on there. >> Yeah, there's several on there that and that's what that's what's kind of nice about that is like you said just happen to be on campus or something go oh yeah that thing there that's something that needs to be addressed. So if you see those and that's why I want it to stretch until December so that we don't overlook something but at the same time I wanted to have it time bound to a certain extent so that um we could get something either soft adopted or adopted man I don't have an issue it it seems very aggressive u which I don't have a
037problem with as long as it's manageable like to be >> Yeah. And it's a guide. >> I mean, it's not and it's a long term. Yeah. It's not like these are all the things we're going to try to get done in the next two years or something. It's it's trying to get that >> long range plan so that when we get five years from now, we we kind of already knew what was going to be coming at that point. >> And it's the big things, you know, when when is the track due for resurfacing? What about the gym floor? What about the roof at the elementary practice gym? Not doorork knobs at the >> Yeah. No, I got you. >> I mean, it'd be great to start getting bids out in January. And I know
038that's >> Yeah, I was going to get someone to show up. >> Yeah, I I like I like the timeline. I also think that it it can have some flexibility to it, too. It's not like if we don't have something done at the December meeting that you planned on, we can always go another month or something, but it's it's not hard fast, but you got to kind of have a start and end process. >> And also I [clears throat] I'm anxious to see what the I appreciate having the staff ranking priorities on there, but I also know as a board we still have to have a prioritization discussion that just because >> it's a reference point. Yeah, that's all. Anything else on that? Please take a look through all three of those things and get
039familiar with that. So, we're going to be revisiting it from month to month. Okay, we'll move on then. Uh G is games over break. This was on last year's agenda because it was our first year and it was asked that we put it back on just the next year just to um revisit it. Um I put on there when the when and where the games were this year um to be played. I guess it feedback from you guys. Mr. Duffy's talked to the coaches. Just a discussion on if this is something this is not a decision for this year. We're already locked in. But is this something that you have gotten strong feedback from patrons about? feedback from patrons. Is that what you're asking us? >> Last year was tough. >> Yes. >> Last year
040was hard to go to Lynn in handover and get from the boys perspective and get trolled and spend and and try and look at that and go this was a better use than practice time. Now, that's from a boy's perspective. Uh, spending no less than three or four hours on the road plus game time and going, did did we see any growth out of this? So, I'm glad to see that they're closer. Um, the travel time is not as excessive, but u I I I have to trust the coach's judgment that this is what's best for the kids in this context. We go with that. It just it continues to my question I'll always ask and have had patrons like why what what is what is what is our kids gaining by doing this you
041know we are obviously doing traveling they're you know going games and I my understanding and I that what I use to defend that is we are it is replacing practice time with actual game experience which we see potentially more valuable um in the postseason hopefully. So, I can justify that in that context. >> And they allowed schedule expansion to more games. This where they been in schedule that was the other one. But, I mean, >> I'm glad to see us do it again. I'm glad to see it's closer to home. I think that's kind of important >> in the grand scheme of things for the sake of travel and and those kinds of things. um if it's something that we do want to continue doing. I'd like I'd like to not be going to Frankfurt,
042going to Hanover, you know, uh in in wintertime travel is hard enough and when it's an hour and a half, two hours away, that's rough. So, I I'm glad to see that it's more local more local teams and I'm assuming I mean it's kind of a trend. [snorts] It's kind of what everybody's doing around us. Um, so I think it's prudent that we kind of try to match up what our competition is doing, stay relevant in that regard, and if it's a trend that continues, then we'll be in and it's something that fades away because of other concerns and it fades away. I just or I just know that for some kids this time is can be very challenging time to schedule extra activities like that becomes part of family breaks custodial times uh you
043know other parent custodials that don't live here I know we've had students um that had to make a choice uh and that and when you start over Christmas break that's a really hard choice um for some students and as long as our coaching staff recognizes the challenge that those kids are having to make and making that choice that's not an easy and parents too. Thank you. I have anything on that before we launch? Good discussion and that's that's kind of why we wanted to revisit it. I think we should kind of continue to revisit that. Although we probably ought to be having that discussion at a point where there can actually be a change. I mean, it's already set. >> I will say too, um, that all got put together by Fman over at Lynn
044who is no longer there. Okay. >> So, that was already in place and rolling. I don't know if after this year that will continue. >> The only other thing that I affirm, you know, >> he is at superior now. So, he might take over in that facet. I don't >> was Was you know we're a small group here maybe at the uh fall sports or the winter sports parents meeting if we take some kind of a poll of parent. >> I don't I don't think it would hurt. I know I I didn't get a lot of feedback and I I I really I didn't get any strong feedback, but I got similar to kind of what Brendan is saying, just kind of the why why why did we just drive two hours and again this
045is with the boys because that's the team I was following at that point. But why did we drive two hours to get our butts kicked and turn around and drive back home and then a couple days later do it again and get our butts kicked and it's it you know >> just off of that coaches when I when I asked the coaches last year at the end of the year did you enjoy it? want to change it. Both of them were in favor of it in part number one because it was a game. They felt like it helped them stay a little more sharp than what a practice would have, but secondarily, a lot of times in our level 1A NPL conference, we're not seeing, you know, we were seeing some good 1A teams over
046there. We don't always see that over here. So that was the other part of the reason when I inquired um with coach Harvey and coach meer today um they saw the value in it but also saw that there was maybe some potential hey you know these this maybe is the greatest scheduling >> time too. So, >> well, it's an adjustment. You know, some communities that are ingrained in it and it's part of their lifestyle, part of their culture, like that's just it's no big deal for this community, it's an adjustment. There's going to be an adjustment period. >> And we've even had those kind of discussions just with regard to practices over breaks, you know, and how that works when people are gone and all that kind of stuff. I mean, it's anytime you're scheduling
047over breaks in any activity is >> our breaks seem to get bigger. Yeah. Rather than smaller over time, too. So, that just exacerbates the problem. Okay. Uh facilities >> tried to keep you updated on Friday notes on how things are going. We got the train uh instruction today on the eye controls and um I think that the people that need to know it inside and out know it well. Um SBT architect has shared a building document that marks every final repair from cracked tiles to ceiling tiles that aren't seated correctly. So, um I think we've got a good grip on what the final projects are going to look like to to get finished up there. Um we've got the vast majority of the AC units um um up and going. There's a couple that they
048had. I think there was three that had some kind of minor problems, but uh they said to expect glitches for a little while. That's common with those project that size. Um the guttering has arrived for the elementary will be hopefully installed this week, weather permitting, and then we'll kind of continue to monitor the drainage and any leaking issues that we can that we've been having on that uh west side of the building. >> Back up to the high school, did they ever receive those DOAZ units that were put in? >> Okay. >> Y because they were supposed to be back shipped and weren't didn't make the boat or whatever, but they did come in. Yes. >> Okay. >> Can I just ask the question of how is it working? like >> in the we had
049not given anybody um control of their rooms as of today because we wanted to get this training first. Um, [clears throat] now it has a occupied and unoccupied time where from 6 to uh 5 it's occupied. So it's got a it's set at 72 degrees in those and then you can adjust up and down whatever we set as the limits. And then the room and that's in the rooms that are on the big units. the all the office areas and stuff, they have a mini split type where they can adjust it themselves throughout and there's not as much uh um so now that we have the green light for them to go ahead and adjust because our teacher it's been wouldn't you say it's been decent in there for the most part but nobody's been
050able to you know I'm little warm I'd rather knock it down two degrees we told them not to yet because they were still calibrating units and if they're trying to calibrate while they're cranking it down they're never going to get it. So, um, starting tomorrow, they'll start being able to, uh, um, get their fine-tuning in, and then we've just got to decide on what those, uh, parameters are. We're going to give it between 68 and 74 or 70 and 72 or what, you know, and then they can adjust between there. Are there other like I gather there's still other finishing projects up until the next few months, right? like what does that timeline look like and what like >> he he said um through September to expect. >> Okay. >> And basically all those things
051that I mentioned on that map of the building, they send it back out to their subcontractors and say, "Hey, here's 48 tiles that we cracked." And then their flooring subcontractor comes back in and does that. And so that's kind of where they're at on that. >> Do we have tiles that match you? locker rooms. I gathered locker room areas and stuff was kind of the last leg >> and and they were done on the inside. It was hooking up from the outside and insulating that. I think they're all done now, aren't they? Yeah, >> I just I knew that was kind of what the last step was and I thought we were supposed to kind of be up and going by now. >> Yeah, we are. >> I I try to imagine Dr. being done
052the other day what it had been like the last three weeks if we'd have started school October I mean August what 15th 17th like we normally would have >> like three weeks of 100 degrees so we >> still had a good solid week of it and that's kind of asking if it's because that's what that's what people come up to me and ask that the number one question is >> I don't think the worst >> is it cool in there you know is it working I think the worst locations are those offices where the um um >> yeah the split >> tenny splits haven't been so it's been a little warm I think I had one teacher at one point, one of those hot days, I think the junior high hallway of all places, when
053they ran and there's 60 junior high kids in there sweating and a little warm, but >> yeah, I get the same questions and I tell them it's working great. It's on schedule and it's on budget. >> That's good answers because I have gotten the same question. Yeah, >> it's one of those I haven't heard anything bad either. >> It's also made it >> and they're not complaining that it's cold yet. very aware that the commons, the library in areas where we did not replace ceilings, >> the ceilings and the lighting and all that. So, >> it's made it even more apparent that we need to do some other things. >> Yeah. >> And I've had conversations with him about that. We're going to have a big conversation after. He's going to get me a bid
054for Yeah. >> So, there's nothing being tore out in the com the commons in terms of anything with the ceiling, the same with the library, anything. Now, that's all done. All done. >> Okay. That's >> And unfortunately, he recommends that we do all those areas that have not been done at once because you're going to get a better bid and um get people here and as opposed to let's do these two classrooms, then these two classrooms. So, And that's just ceilings and lights. It's not HVAC stuff. >> The whole ceilings look amazing. >> Yeah. >> Okay. We'll move on to concurrent class pay structure. >> This is nothing huge, but I wanted to just you guys to be aware of it. Um, historically, our concurrent teachers were always paid directly from the cooperating college. Uh,
055legislature has now mandated that a flat minimum fee structure for teachers uh for concurrent classes and requires that the payments flow through the school. Um, they can no longer pay directly to the teachers. For us, this means that we'll now be responsible for FICA taxes and capers contributions. Um so as we uh um navigate which college we're going to work with um they're trying we're going to try to uh work with that college to see if they will at least cover you know send send us a check that includes capers fus so that we're not eating because they always ate it in the past >> questions it's a pass through to make us look like we're that the legislature is spending more money Mhm. [clears throat] Yeah. Exactly. You got it. >> All right. >>
056They didn't have capers. >> No. >> So, in the past, that's that's going to be new for us. >> No, but the additional dollars will be shown as additional instructional pay >> that really isn't coming through the district, but it's going to show that legis that city of Kansas is funding more than what they need. Yes, that's >> look what we're doing. >> Yeah. >> All right, we'll move on then. Action items is approve the budget. >> Oh, that's my fault. I didn't write them on there. Got at risk accountability report. >> I'm going to spend even less time on this one because it has no potential for impact on us until five years, but it's a very hot topic in education right now. The legislaturator's mandated that we create two cohorts of atrisisk students
057to establish a four-year goal for them based on their state state assessment scores in year four. If you don't reach that goal in year four, you're given a fifth year. If you don't reach it, then it can cut your at risk funding. >> There you go. >> And it's basically the legislature looking for a way to not fulfill its funding. Um, we're working with KSD and Greenbush to identify cohorts and set realistic goals so that we can, and again, this might not even m make it through the election or the new funding formula, but in case you're hearing about it, like I said, in education circles, it's a big hot topic. I do think it's imperative that we continue to keep our pulse on what we are as we approve a budget. uh since it's
058in special ed, I'll bring it under this topic that we know what we're spending extra in special ed. U the state's you know throughout roughly $300,000 which is about five mills for us that we're using of local tax dollars to offset the state's obligation for special ed. That's not nothing. That's 300,000. That's that's a that's a significant chunk. So uh I I implore Sam and Janet as is as as accurate as you can make that number. That's the message we need to be sharing with legislators that and taxpayers that uh five mills, you know, you we've just increase seven through a bomb, but five is just to offset the state's obligation. >> Okay. Um item K is the grow your own teacher program. Um I know this was discussed as at at from the negotiating
059team and brought to the uh the board a while back. Um our teachers who'd be impacted by this program are not part of the negotiated agreement. Um they have a se separate work agreement that uh basically mirrors the negotiated agreement with the exception of the tuition reimbursement program. Um I would recommend that we allow the superintendent to negotiate these contracts to include grow your own tuition reimbursement provisions. Um we already have a roadmap of what reimbursement payments as well as payback uh standards um to reflect on >> this would be available to even classified staff. I think that's we we in negotiations this year we had when they asked to pull this out we told them very clearly that we'll pull this out of negotiations out of the negotiated agreement but we reserve the right
060to develop something for those staff members uh that didn't fall under negotiations uh in the same context so I have no reservation about this at all. I think it's great on that. >> Yeah. >> Right now your teachers second highest rates in the state of Kansas this year. >> Yeah. >> What we were told by Mr. Broard. >> Got that in pressure release. >> I'm sorry. Got that in pressure release. Good. All right. Um, now we are ready for the action items. First one is to approve the budget as presented. >> Second. >> All those in favor 6. Item B is to approve the LLB resolution. There is there's a there's a motion on that. >> It's it's under pend two. Hold on, whichever it is. >> Yeah, actually let's jump back there on a
061let's make that motion. Read the motion, please. For a for the budget, >> I move to approve the budget as presented and noting that the needs assessment and state assessment review was used in helping determine the budget fiscally. >> Second. >> All those in favor 6. Thank you. Uh, now we're ready for B. >> Do you need this red as well? >> I would I would request it. Yes. Okay. 25 school district 107 Juel County, Kansas. Resolution 2026-12. We resolve that the above named school board shall be authorized to make a local option budget percentage in the amount of 32.3% for the 2026 27th school year certification is adopted. Board of Education 107 Julies 14th September 26. >> Second. >> All those in favor 6. >> Thanks. >> Okay. Now we're ready for uh removal
062of the memorial tree. >> Board of Education has a policy that states there are not to be any permanent memorials. Any that were in existence prior to the passage of the policy required board action to remove the memorial. The memorial tree at the elementary has died and needs to be removed. Uh Lacy contacted the family and they recognized it was no longer living and Lacy offered to give them the memorial stone. When uh when the trees removed, they were happy with that idea. I would recommend the motion to remove the memorial tree. That sound accurate, Miss Kelly? Thank you. >> Anyone have any questions on that? What we're talking about or >> No, he answered all the questions I had. So, >> okay. Just want to make sure everybody's clear on what what we're talking
063about here and and going forward making sure we're aware of that policy. >> Okay. >> I move second. >> All in favor? 6. And item D is a motion to approve the grant for um the facade revitalization program. >> Yeah. >> Think I put a picture on you. >> As close as we can get it. >> So >> we have a hump that we >> Yes. I'll move for you. Second. All >> in favor. 6. All right. >> [clears throat] >> We're ready for executive sessions. We have and let's see. Do we have an A? Yes. Yes, we do. >> How much time do you need? Five. >> Five minutes. >> And um Zach, you want to stick around for this one because both of those students and this one are in your building. And
064unless we want Lacy for the crisis plan, I don't think that Well, she wants to stick ground for the crisis plan. >> Yeah, if you need me to. >> I would be happy to let you speak though. >> That I mean, we've all reviewed it. It was just >> Okay. So, um, Mr. President, I move we go into executive session with Dr. Gis and Mr. Duffy and Mr. Meyers present to discuss confidential student information pursuant to the exception relating to actions adversely or favorably affected under coma and the open meeting will resume at uh 65. >> All those in favor? >> Thank you. Is it? >> Yeah, that was a better meeting. >> Okay. Uh, we are back in open session. I don't think we have any action from that executive session. Um, we are
065ready for 7B non-elected personnel and we'll do another five minutes. Matt, please >> I don't need your back. Thank you. Mr. President, I move to go into executive session. Mr. Myers and Dr. Guys present to discuss employee contracts pursuant to the non-elected personnel exception on the open meeting or Zoom 703. >> Second. >> All in favor? 6. Uh we're back in open session. We do have some ready. >> Yep. >> Uh move to accept the resignation of Jackie Horn. >> Sorry. >> All those in favor 6. >> Not sure if I'm pronouncing >> Sila. >> Cila. Thank you. That's what I was going to say. Cila Jimson um as a substitute teacher. Kayla Kayana Fleming and Kimberly Wade as substitute teachers. Just gonna get all the substitute in. All in favor? 6. >> Move to
066approve Anaman Houston as transportation and custodial staff. >> Second. >> All those in favor 6. >> Move to approve Nikki Shite as head cookook. >> Second. >> All those in favor? 6. >> Move to approve the termination of the 14 passenger bus route for morning prek and the afternoon route. >> Second. >> All those in favor. 6. Okay, we do not have a C or a D, but we have an E. >> Um, let's go three minutes. >> Okay, >> I don't think it'll take very long unless we got a lot of questions. >> Okay, Mr. President, would we go into executive session with Mr. Meer and Dr. guys present to discuss security measures pursuant to the school security matters exception under KMA. The open meeting resumed its boardroom at 7:08. Second. >> All in
067favor? 6. >> Do we need a motion to adopt that? We have to a motion to adopt or accept. I probably would just I move to adopt the crisis plan >> As presented. Thank you. >> Second. >> All those in favor 6. >> Again, if people ask price plan is the only policy that you can talk about in executive session. Correct. >> Reporting. Correct. >> Huh? >> Reporting. Correct. >> Yes. >> You get asked. >> Before you go, just know you'll be getting an email from me. is in regarding negotiations team the meeting that we had with teachers the other day. >> Y thank you. >> Okay. Um it >> that's all I got. >> Okay to second. >> All in favor 6 zero. Thank you everyone. >> Nine minutes. Sorry I drug it out.