001and placed him in a teacher position. We're good now. Okay. I'll I'll explain that when we get there. We're on We're live. Yes. Okay. Go ahead. One. Meeting call to order at 6:11 by one. Vice President [Music] established by four um five members. We are present in person. We have three of us and one on the phone call. Miss Maya, um, if you guys want to help me stand up for the bridge [Music] algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I salute the flag of the state of New Mexico. The assemble of perfect friendship among united cultures. Welcome members and public. Um we will go ahead and move to item two general session.
002Sorry. Um item three, consent agenda. considered to adopt the meeting agenda. Do we have a motion to approve the agenda? I move that we um approve the meeting agenda. Do we have a second? I second. Okay. Meeting adopted meeting agenda considering um to approve meetings of previous meetings regular meeting held May 12th of 2025. Do we have to make a motion? Do we have a motion on the agenda? Yep. I move to approve the minutes of previous meetings. Regular meeting held on May 12th. Okay, we'll go ahead and move to item four, report, construction report. Okay. So, um on construction report, um Jeannie, Christina, and myself will be attending the PSC um this Thursday at 9. Uh we should have more information after that. I did attend the Zoom on Friday, um a subcommittee meeting
003for the PSOC. In that regard, um they they provided us kind of with what will probably happen on that day in approval and it is not looking like we will be approved for all the extra square footage um that we're asking for. Um only we will be approved only for about 4,000 square foot out of the 12,000 that we were asking for is their current um information to us. They did that kind of out of a courtesy to give us a heads up as we go in there for information purposes. So, it is looking like as of Thursday, we will get some extra square footage. It just won't be as much as what we were hoping. Um, as of right now, the PSOC is really struggling with giving any extra square footage for gym um
004space in general. that includes um like extra bleacher space, having two gyms. Um all of that information is part of they have new committee members and so that's something that they are not um looking as favorably upon as previous. So we are prepared to not receive our full aotted ask on Thursday, but we will keep you guys posted once we know exactly um what they let us know on on Thursday. any thoughts? So, um the additional square footage that they're not allotting, you think is going to be like the gym space versus like classroom space or It is. It was mostly It was mostly extra gym space. Um and they had it broken down for us a little bit and it was all mostly not that there isn't still gym space because there is like
005a baseline of what they can give. It's just not all the extra piece of that. Um, so in when we look at that information, it's like having a full-size high school size gym. They're not going to provide that. It's going to be definitely more of a the middle school with not the the boundary around the outside, not as many um bleachers in the middle. Um, but it was definitely directed towards gym square footage uh that they talked about. So, not that we can't have it, it's just not going to be what we had hoped we were going to get. And are we going two separate schools? Are we doing the So, so currently with that, um, we're just still working on the aotment, the square footage allotment. Once that, then we will be able to
006plan um design of any kind. So, we haven't made any design decisions. Um it's just preliminary like we want this gym, we don't. And so once we get past this phase and they say yes, you have 82,000 square foot um here's what it could look like. So then we're kind of back to square one because I know in the initial something a book or something that we saw there was like plans for a combined building. There was like plans for two separate buildings. So those are really non-existent anymore. We're kind of like starting from scratch. So I think that those probably are still both like viable options. It's more about the fact of now we know. So currently we had 78,000 square foot from our previous PSFA award letter. And so we could have taken
007that and just gone and said, "Okay, this is how we're going to build." But then as we went through this process, um they provided us with information. Hey, there's going to be a new calculator out. Maybe you should try to get some extra square footage out of this. And I'm even for 4,000 square foot, like glad that we at least pursued this because any square footage is going to be helpful. Um, so then it's like, okay, now you have this exact amount of square footage. So, here are your actual options versus like this one could be 40,000, this one can be 30,000. if we do it together. This is the office space that will be created, the shared space that could happen and the extra for each school. There'll be a more specific details, I
008guess, if that's they can kind of weigh that through better now that we know. And you guys are meeting on the 12th. We're going Thursday. Yes. You guys meet with the committee of then we will go through Yes. Then we'll come back with our design committee. Um, I'm sure Decker will also provide us with information in that time of like, hey, here's the next step for that. Um, we are also currently looking at possibly getting a um, what is the name? Construction manager. A construction manager. So they would help us with this take over the the construction piece of it, keeping everyone on time and the everyday details and if not then someone here in the district would have to to do that. So we are looking at how much that's going to cost to
009see if that's a possibility. So is there anybody So I noticed it'll be Jeannie, um, Miss Christina and yourself. Yeah. Is there anybody from the elementary school that can So currently in regards to this information, they're going to ask us things of like how how many students are in that each single classroom that's provided. Um because we don't have an elementary school principal. Um that's the only reason basically because it's very specific for like whole building information. I've done a hopefully a really good job of keeping notes for that information so that way when we go there um we have that information. The the reason that I did ask um Christina to come is they are in question about our um wellness restorative justice room. And so hopefully she'll be able to speak upon that
010specific piece because I think whenever they hear from her of how we're actually using it, um maybe they'll change their their mind of giving us the square footage for that place that piece of it. Student reports and teacher reports if there is none board reports uh board reports I um I just would like to share that we over the weekend uh Miss Scoia and Miss Pierce and myself attended the 46th annual NMSBA school of conference presented by Kian McCarthy and that was actually very very neat to this I've now gone to two of these conferences and well yeah two of the bigger NMSBA conferences and that workshop in Artisia. But um uh the more we get in front of these people, the more we learn, the more we're aware of certain things. So definitely um
011very grateful we got to go and I feel like it was pretty productive as well. [Music] I do not superintend uh summer school at all three buildings has begun. Um our elementary school summer school program is ran through the state and it's focused on reading. Um we will be having STEM camp um come next week at the elementary school. Currently we have 38 students currently taking calculus for summer school, not because they have to, but because they want um to. And I've been over there and they're all showing up every day. So that's impressive. Um we're excited about all our new hires. Um and then I wanted to share um some of the the 90-day plan information from previously whenever I started from this position and kind of where we have come since then. So
012um one of my goals was uniform onboarding and termination um districtwide. So we currently have met uh with Megan uh Munoz uh she works with Tony's office and she has provided us great examples of what our um all our onboarding as well as termination paper has should look like. So we've kept those in a file. Um and then procedures based upon specific contract type. So we did also during that time set with her and and ask about those who are tenured, those are who who are non-tenured um as well as our administrators um information and then publish information for all supervisors and future supervisors. So as we're working towards next school year, we have not completed this but we are working towards packets for each of our new um supervisors as well as our old
013ones on what should the onboarding process look like? what should it look like whenever you get ready to hire? Um how many preferably should be on your committee? Um in regards to what is the process once you have selected a candidate and you provide that recommendation to the superintendent um we're working on creating packets for them. So that way it streamlines the process as well and when we do have turnover somewhere then all of a sudden we're able to just give them a packet of like here's our process. And so that's currently in the works. Um as well for enhanced communication um we hopefully have provided um more communication to everyone. We have streamlined Facebook as only one Facebook page. Um there was talk about us getting rid of that. However, I think our community
014members in general really rely on that for just what's going on at the school, what's good going on, what are our kids doing. Um so we will continue to keep the Dexter school um Facebook page where we can all submit together all all three schools as well as athletics and activities um and central office as we find things um that are relevant. Um we do have an app um and if you haven't downloaded it that to me is a great way to keep up with our communication. Currently, we are going to have a big push at our open house in the fall for our parents to get on the app. Um because whenever you have the app, it connects straight to our website and anything that a principal um or an administrator of any kind
015puts on there, it provides an update um to you on what's going on. So, at the elementary school, I always had mine on and it would tell you, you know, fast Friday was cancelled today or X Y and Z. It's a great way that sometimes you miss on Facebook what you know it's three or four days before you get that information. Um what's the app called? It's the Dexter Schools app and it looks it has our logo double D. Um and it's a great way to keep in in contact. It's part of our um website so there's no extra charge like in regards to that and it connects well together. So now we've even streamlined the fact that um when an administrator goes on and needs to post, you can post to Facebook, to the
016app, and to the website all in one click. So you created in there can click all three and it goes up in one. Um and then um accountability. So I'm currently still working on board policy um information. Some of it is in um the readings tonight where it's just uh we just need to change names. We need to update who's in charge of that information in the board policy. Um it's not we're not actually changing any of the policy and itself. Um it's the two title N. Um where are those at? The H. Yeah. No, not age is um actually something that they're recommending us do and I'll I'll probably see where it says um person update person C and D C and D yeah C and D are updated person of contact. So as
017I go through that information that we just need updated, in fact we're talking about updating it from three superintendent previously. So um just ensuring that the policies are up to date. Um and then creating district expectations for evaluations. Um we did complete future evaluations on the um appropriate PD site. We will also use it for administrators in the future. All of that information is on there for our building principles and then we'll build upon that information for all our other staff um as well. Um and then safety practices. Um Linda, you missed our safety plan looking over that. And so we have completed this as well as schedule safety training um was part of our plan. And so we in the fall as one of the back to school, we will do um active shooter
018training with Palms and Associates to ensure that we know exactly what to do um in situations and actually practice those um things. So I just kind of an update for the most part. I think we're doing really good in regards to what I have put out there for the next 90 days at the next board meeting. I'd like to present from July to about December. What the things we'll be working on and some things that you should be able to see from there. Good job. How many um kiddos do we have in the reading program? We have a good There I want to say eight instructors and four. It's like 35 kids probably. Cool. It it's very I I love it. I think it's great and I think the program that they're using is fantastic.
019The issue I think comes from the part that the district had to provide um the place to have it as well as the technology for our instructors which is great. However, all registration was done online through peed. Also, all the funding runs through peed. So, we're not we're not part of it. It's kind of just a we provide the space for them. We're hosting it. Um, which is good and bad. It takes away some work. Um, but it also caused some like delays and things that our staff would have been able to upload some of the information faster because we already had that information. And then parents, I think, had a harder time registering uh because they're used to our typical summer school call to school. They register, get on the list. Um, and so
020they actually had to get on the website and do that. So, we did help lots of parents through that process, but I think having that ability to do both would help in the future. Moving forward, um, item five, public. Okay. Item six, um, business. We have business readings A through H that are first reading and then um I approve of mean teacher position high school. Okay. So with that position um we actually absorbed the culinary position when we brought our SRO out of that position and back into the classroom position. Um, this is previous to to me stepping into this role, but I think that we do need to bring it before the board um to get the approval for the other FP that we're asking for for culinary specific um remind me your question,
021Linda. So, so I'm just a little bit confused. So, he went into or the SRO went into a teaching position. Yes. Is that is it is that going to remain? And so now we need a culinary position. Correct. And what is is the SRO is is there still an SRO position or there's not I guess dissol dissolving the SRO position. um as well as so with that information um I am asking other districts how they partner with their local police um because most of them um anywhere from our size to all the smaller districts in general um partner with their local police to either get them SRO training because not that we don't need them here full-time but it's really somebody that we don't have to have full-time where we can place funding and the
022state will provide um training for and and they can support both the community and us together. And I think that's a partnership that we do need to pursue. Um and so he will continue um our old SRO will move into a teaching position which he already did prior to me receiving this position and then we will add the culinary position because when I took the superintendent position, you were able to justify that FTE for him. And so we want to go ahead, we budgeted um for it for next full year to have that culinary position back open as another FTE. So is the culinary and the other positions the CTE the CTE courses I mean are they courses of interest that our students are going to So when I taught culinary we had almost 24
023students per class. Um, do I think interestwise is partially just because hands-on is super important to kids in the school day? I do. And so my big thing with that is even if we just make really good home cooks, we're teaching them a life skill that they're going to use for the rest of their life. Um, students really enjoy that class. And so I can see where, you know, I I think for this next school year, we'll have the same number of students um in those classes. the class that um that other FTE CTE, we had to have two local classes um and we voted on those last meeting. I believe it might have been two meetings ago where um we still have the capstone class. Not that you have to pass that to graduate
024now. The state has allowed us to use that. I think it's an important class. we may not have been utilizing it to its fullest because it should be a class where we show our culminating high school activity and we can build into that. Um but then we had to have a second one. And our kids are super um I don't want to say uninformed, but the more we can provide them on opportunities for um career exploration in general, that's an important piece of getting them to understand like there's lots of jobs out there. And so that current position um he's in would be career exploration. So what is it exactly like is he going to take him to like different schools or different businesses or I think both right like in regards to um providing
025the knowledge in the classroom. This gives us as well time to do um like career assessments like hey what kinds of things are you good at? What does this look like in the field? But then I think it also starts we start as freshmen start looking at where if you like this specific thing where do you start looking at schools that offer something and what is the cost of that and what's the breakdown and that then transitions all the way through to your senior year of like hey I still like this and this is what I'm going towards and then that senior year you're able to use all of that information to make informed decisions through that class of hey I'm applying for scholarship ship based upon that information. So, and I think that that
026was my main thing. I I feel like the culinary would get a lot of interest. I just didn't know what this other position was. Yes. And if it was one that was going to that was necessary. I mean, the culinary I mean I would go to culinary class, right? I I kind of feel like that is important just because even when we were in school taking my com and all of that, I felt like it was very important. Um, so I definitely would like to see that. I just didn't know what this other position was and if it was something. So we have to have two local board decisions. Um, and as we talked to other districts and as we looked at this, what two um, not positions, two uh, classes do we want to
027offer? Um, I think both those classes benefit all students. Um, in regards to if you go through a really rigorous career exploration as a freshman and you've really kind of narrowed it down to at least I like the health field. I know I want to do something in that regard. And not to say that you won't change, but my hope would be that through that class that you've done a ton of research to understand like there's not just nurses. You can become, you know, have an LPN, an RN all the way up to a nurse, esthetician like or esthetician. Yeah. And so what does that look like in general? And how do we ensure that they have they know all of their options? Um, and I think sometimes even students, um, they only know what
028they see and so how can we get them out there and really see that information too. So that's my hope is that we would bring people in, we would go see things um, as well as just kind of broaden horizons on what is out there where we're going to pay this um, two positions for two classes that teachers. So currently the FTE that it moved um the SRO out of was operational and then this one would also be paid from operational. So are we going to are we are is it going to be kind of like one semester is career exploration and second semester is like capstone or how it'll it'll be full year classes. Um, so we are currently going to a seventh period school day um versus the block schedule and so they'll
029have to take it for an entire freshman will take the career explorations and then we'll still have seniors who take the capstone class. Um, and I hope as we uh we watched the other day there was a capstone project that was presented at NMSBA. Um, we've broadened our horizons from presenting just in the classroom to a PowerPoint. Like it's more about finding interest and getting out there in your community, giving back in some way, getting a job, and then presenting what you actually did. Um, and it it needs to not, I guess, be very it needs to be more fluid in what each it should be very individualized on what each student chooses. to have that on. Yes. And I think even like having partnerships for the career exploration um because you can say you
030want to be a dentist and then once you go and job shadow you may not want to be a dentist anymore. So ju just but thank you for that explanation. I um I was just a little bit like I I couldn't really understand and I just wanted to make sure that the options that we um we're going to decide on were going to be options that the students were were going to be interested in because there's no point in having Right. like Yes. 100%. Yes. So, do we have a motion to approve the uh new teacher position? Um just one more question. Sorry, before we do that. So, uh, we're not doing anything with the Medicaid fund. Neither commission will be paid through there. Yeah. Okay. Um, I move to open the culinary position again
031to keep the current position that was created with the FTE. Do we have a second? I'll second it. All in favor say I I um J approval of the IDA IDA-B application. So ID uh this is our federal funding that we receive um for our special education services. Um this pays for some salaries. Um our special ed director um not counselor at the elementary school. Um social worker at the elementary school. Um some EAS are paid through this position. Um this funding in regards to once something leaves here, you can't supply like we can't move it back to this funding. So we always try to use this funding first for these positions and then if we have to supplement from somewhere else but currently um we are looking like we will be able to to
032provide that. Um, and so that's really got kind of very confusing to sorry. So basically this is an application that has to be read every year. Correct. And and this is our special idea B is our special education funding. Do we have a motion? Um, I make a motion that we approve the application for the IDA. Do we have a second? I'll second. All in favor? I motion present. Um, Kane, approval of application submission for middle school wellness room friendly. Okay. So, Miss Ferguson um in your packet you received look like this in a little slip. So, Ferguson filled out a application for this uh wellness room granted that before grant applications per board policy um we need approval before we submit it. She submit this. I am asking for approval after the fact um
033on this grant in general and then for us to understand that um the policy does say that superintendent if the deadline is coming can make that decision but in all um transparency we would like to do this beforehand from now on for you guys. So can can you I didn't have time to go through all of it. Um, can you just give me a quick What exactly is the wellness room? Like what happens what happens in the wellness room? Tell you would have to ask her to stop talking. She would have so much more to tell. So um, middle school calls it restorative justice um, room and it's an alternative placement for ISF. So versus waiting until students have crossed over that edge behaviorally, it's used more as a to and from place. Um for
034students who are on the edge of behavior um in regards to behavior in general um our students who are this be um wellness room or restorative justice room has really targeted those students and um is bringing them in. Most of the time it's small group one-on-one um up to seven or eight kids if they need to and providing extra like tutoring services as well whenever they're not in a core class. Um if they're in a core class, however, some of our kids who um focus, they're moving in and out. Um I've seen it takes a lot of communication for this room to work. They're using their radios constantly. So and so is the restorative room. Um and then They say okay and back and forth they're bringing work constantly. I said it's aative measure for
035behavior. So whenever we need that student to step out for a few minutes cool down or they need an extra place to work this gives them that option. Um that's very limited. It is just one staff member. it is just one staff member and currently middle school is utilizing um they're I would say really well in regards to 10 15 students are utilizing it every single day. Um elementary school does have one um it is used more like as a pull out service place for them to provide some of that calming service. they don't have the staff member. Um, and I that was prior to me, so I'm not sure exactly how all of that, but Miss Ferguson found this plant and