001I aliance 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. Item three, honor our robotics team. >> All right, we've got our robotics team here and uh I'm just going to start uh by saying how much fun it was to watch you guys on the live stream at nationals. Uh but I want to give you guys a chance if you would kind of talk us through um your process from uh beginning to end of you know you kind of have your task you have to build a robot and then you go to compete. So tell us a little bit about that. >> Um so the process I don't know it's kind of all over the place
002I would say but I mean we get it done. We have a pretty small team, so it's honestly really easy kind of just to assign somebody to something on the robot and they get it done. Uh we go through a bunch of um trial and error testing. Uh whenever we build the robot or and or the robots, uh we kind of just start off with um I don't know. We create them out of MDF, slap everything together, see if it works, and if it does, then we'll be like, "Okay, sweet." And then we'll uh make the same piece out of polycarb which is all of the clear stuff that's on the robot. Um and you know we kind of just keep maintaining the robot, keep working stuff out and keep testing everything. Um every now
003and then we'll keep finding kinks and stuff and errors stuff we work out and we fix. And then when it comes time for competitions, we just keep on going with the same thing. Um just keep testing the robot, making sure it works, keep beeping the crap out of it. [laughter] running into walls. >> Walls really [laughter] >> Yeah. So I think [clears throat] it's around usually the second week of January they do kick off >> January 6th >> somewhere early January is kickoff uh we all go down to Still Water and they do basically a video for the game and that is literally all over the world they drop the live stream once basically. Um, we learn the game and then some teams start strategizing there, what they want to do, what their ideas are.
004Um, and yeah. [snorts] >> So, describe this year's game just in in brief detail. What what was the objective? I mean, I saw it and looks like a lot of craziness going on, but [laughter] >> it definitely does look >> but but what's the what's the object of the game and what were you guys competing with? [clears throat] >> So, okay. So this year we had it was all archaeology theme. It's a different theme every year. Next year is biology and all that stuff. So we had game pieces called fuel. If you want to pass this around and feel that. So they're just little foam dodge balls essentially. Not actual dodgeballs cuz that person get hit by all person. [laughter] So you had >> two different teams. So you have red blue every year. Same
005thing. They do the same thing. This year it was um so autonomous goes. Autonomous is as Mr. Bellis is watching. It's where no no none of our drive team me or whoever was on our drive team is controlling our robot with our actual controller. And that's all pre-programmed into the robot or pre-programmed [snorts] through different sites that everybody uses. And then after those 20 seconds this year, it goes into what was called the transition phase where the game all the stuff inside the game would see okay let's say blue team has won a auto right. So after transition phase, there's about a 10-second transition where both teams still have their hub active. And then as soon as that transition phase ends, it'll switch to the red side. So they'll have their time to shoot. And
006it keeps going back and forth between each team shooting as many as they can, getting as many points as they can. And then in game, you had a choice between climbing or still shooting. and climbing would give you more ranking points, but a lot of the teams after week one and at week one that we saw was that not really people had climbers. Uh climbing was useful, yes, but it's still not as useful as getting more points. So, it was more of just like waiting for your turn, kind of strategizing, playing defense, hoarding all those balls as if you watched as Mr. Bells did, I know he did at least, uh you could see that a bunch of all the teams always have these giant stock piles in your corners. Um, and so that's really
007all there was to it. It was just kind of keep away. >> Unironically. >> So, how much fuel was on the field? >> What was it? >> 360 all over all over the field. You go pick up. >> So, once you pick some up here, I mean, you obviously have to take them out of the machine, correct? >> Yes. >> Or Yes. >> Go show them show them. >> Let's turn on shoot it. So, [laughter] >> I've seen those. Shoot. I don't know. >> So, the fuel we would pick it up from the ground like this. >> Pop up into the hopper like that. >> We have motors that I I think it's three motors right now just on our actual shooter. And then we have a feeder down here that does one. All of
008these balls get fed up with the shooter. Uh we have flywheels in our shooter like drum basically. and you just [clears throat] basically just shoot the balls out really quick. Um, we have a camera with code that detects how far we are away from the uh hub and then that'll change the speed of the drone shooter and then we shoot it and so we can make it from almost any distance assuming this can get quick enough. >> Very cool. >> So, do you have limitations on what you can use for your materials? Are there like guidelines of what's available in >> We're more restricted by our weight limits. >> Okay. >> So this year the max robot weight was 130 lbs. >> 115 115 we were close. 115 lbs and then you've got your bumpers
009and then you've got your frame perimeter. That's a limitation as well and the high. So we have to work inside of all of those constrictions to get a robot that does what this does. [snorts] >> Very cool. >> What percentage is 3D printed? >> Um So >> yeah, pretty much everything here is [laughter] easy. >> We also 3D print our tread. We found it to be more sustainable, so we can swap it out in between matches and mess with the uh fraction. >> That's cool. >> Yeah, everything that's this dark purple is 3D printed. So >> that's very cool. >> Not as much as we had last year, but still quite >> awesome. It's it's it's probably important to point out that you don't win as an individual team. And I I didn't hear him
010say that, but but you align with two other teams to form an alliance. So when they got together on each match, they had to collaborate with their two other teams that they were aligned with and determine strengths, weaknesses, uh strategies, uh and and just general objectives. Uh a big deal in my opinion. I mean, it's one thing to build a robot, which they did a great job [clears throat] on, but the where the rubber meets the road is is out there when you're when you're getting together with with other teams and saying, "Okay, how are we going to do this and make it make it a winning combination?" >> Yeah, that's impressive. Very impressive. >> So, the 5550, obviously, that's your team number. Is everyone assigned a number? Did you get to select that number?
011They assign it to you. How'd that work? They assigned it what 15 years ago at this point. >> So basically it's a sequential number. So we're the 5,000 team to that number of teams to sign up for the team. >> So you'll always have that number. [clears throat] >> And this robot is not our starting robot this year. >> Our first competition. Oh [laughter] boy. >> We placed 43rd I think out of 46. So we were bottom of the barrel. [clears throat and laughter] We we thought it looked great. It performed well what we built it for, but it didn't do fantastic. And so we tore it completely apart and rebuilt it and it paid off. So in our second competition, we placed third. >> That's impressive. >> So how many hours do you have
012in there? >> Did you track that? I'm guessing. >> So a lot. So from that January 6th or whatever date that is, um, we do I think it's twoour meetings every Tuesday and Thursday. And then every Saturday it's us we did 9 to fours. So >> three hours until it gets closer to competition then we start >> meeting more of them. [laughter] It's >> a lot of [clears throat] time. >> Many hours. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> So Nicholas, what's next for you? Are you a senior this year? >> Um so [laughter] these are all seniors. I'm the only junior and as of right now, >> um, we're working on recruiting efforts to get more kids on the team. >> Okay. >> Um, and yeah, it's it's a lot of fun. I hope to be able
013to experience next year and >> have my senior year here, but >> I I had a lot of fun this year. Worlds was amazing. >> Um, just so the first they have three different leagues. Lego, first Lego League, first tech challenge, and first robotics competition. We're robotics competition obviously kind of and this is the biggest kind of thing they have. It's pretty much just high schoolers. And at Worlds there, there was 600 teams and for our league 16 countries and probably a ballpark 15 20,000 people that showed up, it was 35,000. >> It's 50,000 people for all of the leagues combined and about 60 countries there. And it's >> the people you get to meet and everything. It's amazing. >> The friends you make >> and the experience is just >> something else. >> So
014those of you that are seniors, have you been on the team for all four of your years in high school? >> I So I've been on the team the longest. I've been here since 8th grade. >> Okay. >> Um which is whenever I came to Bethany. Um >> everybody else I had recruited Nicholas. >> Um because uh pretty much um my serious. They were all, you know, leaving and I wasn't going to have anybody. I was kind of like in his situation. So I was like, "Hey, please join." Okay. And then they kind of just stuck around. >> You're a good recruiter then. [laughter] >> Well, I I will tell you guys uh just, you know, so uh exciting to watch the competition. I think when when you hear robotics, a lot of people think
015about what they do in elementary school with the little robots and then run a little track. When you see this competition, it is just a whole another level. And then to hear the problem solving of we we thought we had a good idea, it didn't quite work out, so you scrap it and you start over. You take what you learn. And so I had even heard that story until tonight, which is really really cool because that's life, right? I mean that's you don't have to be perfect the first time. And here you are going to nationals um and representing Bethany on the national or I'm sorry the world the world world stage um and you know that what an honor it is uh to have you guys do that and just a lot of fun
016to watch. Um uh just and it's different every year, right? The competition is different every year. So uh next year could be something completely different with new challenges. Uh that's the fun of it. So proud of all of you guys for representing Bethany in that way and putting us on the world map. So, thank you so much for that. >> When you get done here, we'll be down in the elementary cafeteria eating Swadley's barbecue. You guys are welcome to come join us time of celebrations. >> Congratulations. >> Sandwich, everyone. Thank you all. >> Thanks for coming. >> Thanks for being here. Yeah. Thanks for coming. I I assume you all got to attend. Some of you attended. >> Oh, we all did. >> Thank you for representing that. >> Yeah. >> All right. Um, item
017number four. Sarah Wheatley, a high school student, will read a poem that she at nationals [clears throat] >> or site. [laughter] >> Okay. To a young dancing girl by Elsa Gitlo. Goldeneyed girl, do you see what I see? Do you see behind the veil that life laughs through? Goldeneyed girl, I would like to laugh with you, but my veil is torn. And I see things pass like shadows in the depths of crystal glass. Goldeneyed girl, you are young as springtime. Your great eyes are dreamful, your rare lips sweet. Shadows matter little to youth with dancing feet. All of life's skeletons wear gay dresses, and youth is deceived by even death's caresses. Goldeneyed girl, you have years to dance and wonder before your life's curtain will wear into holes and let you see the hopelessness hidden
018in souls. You have many moons of laughter. Many years to go before you'll learn how heavy dancing feet can grow. >> [applause] >> Thank you for just a second if you don't mind. [laughter] Uh that was awesome. Thank you so much for that. Now tell us a little bit about uh your trip to nationals and um well and start off by how you qualify to get to go to that because that's exciting by itself. >> Yes. So um I competed in a competition called Poetry Out Loud. It's um funded by the National Endowment of the Arts. Um this was my fourth year to represent Bethany at the state level. I've placed third twice and this is my first year to place first. Um, so they flew me out to Washington DC for a week and
019I got to compete against um, the state representative from every state as well as the territories. So there was a total of 54 students there. Um, I had so much fun. It was such a beautiful city to be in. Um, but it was so cool to get to connect with people my age that have such a love for the arts, especially poetry. Um, and there was I was talking to Mr. or to Dr. Bell about this earlier. Um, every since everyone had won at their state level, there was no competition, arrogant air out of everything. We were all just so excited to be there and to share poetry with each other. Um, we had one big party after the final competition and all the students kind of migrated away from the adults and we went
020into this room and we all just got in a big circle and we just started doing slam poetry. we recited stuff that we had written or poems that we didn't get to recite on stage and it was just so cool to get to connect with other people. Um yeah, >> and that's called slam poetry. >> Well, slam poetry is pretty much when you um say poetry that you've written yourself. Um so it was very spontaneous like someone would randomly stand up and be like, "Can I go?" And we would just listen to them um go. But as far as the competition went, it was really really cool. We got to perform in the Lincoln [clears throat] >> listener auditorium. >> The listener auditorium. It was near all the memorials and stuff. >> George Washington University.
021>> There we go. >> That's where it was. >> And it was just so cool. We were broken up into semi-finals based on your region. Um, region two. [laughter] And yeah, it was just so much fun. I had the time of my life and I really hope I get to go back next year as well. >> That's great. >> Well, congratulations. >> Absolutely. That's awesome. And the competition [snorts] they had to choose points from an anthology. So the competition is not slam. >> That was just their fun time. >> Yeah, that was our [laughter] >> Is that like pitch perfect? I mean pitch perfect kind of >> being word for word is really important with that. For every mistake, wrong word or mixing words. It's their deductions. >> Yeah. Your score um accuracy is the
022most important part of all of it. If you miss one word, you're docked a point. And there's only eight points total. So, if you get all the way to zero, you're just you're kind of just done for. Um, but you're also, you know, scored based on presence on stage. Um, your evidence of understanding of the piece. Um, like Mr. Baker said, we had to pick based from this big anthology. And this year, they really shrunk it down and kept it very Americana for the 250th anniversary of America. Um, so there was a lot of very heavy pieces about, you know, slavery, suffrage, all the things. Um, but it was really, really cool to get to see everybody share what was important to them and what they were passionate about on stage and it was just
023an amazing opportunity and Mr. Baker, I have to thank for that as well as you guys as well. >> Congratulations. >> Congrats. >> Well, you are uh, you know, your your poetry was great. Your reciting of of that was great. I can tell you're very well spoken through this process as well, even just talking to us now. So, those skills will will carry on beyond poetry. But uh thank you so much again for >> us. >> You guys are welcome to stay, but you're also welcome to go. Uh >> I'll be down below. [laughter] >> Absolutely. >> And then there were three. [laughter] >> Made the top three. >> Who's doing poetry next? >> Yeah. No, [laughter] no. >> Slam forward to your wrist. [laughter] >> All right. Uh, item five, consent agenda. Uh, 5
024A, approve the minutes of April 14th, 2026 regular board meeting. 5B, discussion and possible action to approve the following contracts and agreements for fiscal year 27. A. YMCA camp class contract. B. Vision services contract. C. Cheer coach contract. D. More Therapy Services contract. E. Oklahoma Fire Protection Agreement. F. OSSBA employment services. G. Title 3 Consortium Agreement. Uh 5 C. discussion and possible action to approve the [clears throat] following out of town/outstate and overnight trips. A Girls Golf State, Ardmore, Oklahoma 53 through 55 of 2026. B Showquire Camp at Sawyer Lake uh 723 through 7:25 of 2026. and Palm Camp OKC uh 7:15 through 718 of 2026. 5D approve the additions to the following activity funds. One, baseball 805. Two, softball 806. Three, art 902. [snorts] Four, BHS cheer 905. Five, BHS technology 961. And then
0255E, approve the financial fund reports. I was trying to annunciate my words. >> Good. Let me uh if I can just talk through a couple things real quick. So on the contracts, a lot of those are just standard. Um every year we do those things. Um Oklahoma Fire Pro um is a different company than we've used in the past. Uh Infosys, I believe, is who he's used in the past. U Mr. Mont, you want to take just a quick second to explain the transition there? So, we've we've had some issues with our fire alarm. They they will come in annually and do a a state required inspection and we've we've got issues here or there and the Infosys will come in and they don't they don't have a lot of knowledge of our existing fire
026system there and there's some history there that if you want me to I'll go in in a later time but um so I thought it may be a good idea to get some additional pricing uh reached out to um Johnson Controls and Oklahoma Fire Pro. Oklahoma Fire Group has quite a bit of of staff on their existing team that has intimate knowledge of our fire systems and they also came in at a price that was 40% less for annual inspections. So, Mr. Jasper and I talked about that and thought it would be a good idea to switch over. So, that includes the annual inspections and the the monthly fees for the monitoring. Um then the other thing I would mention on the uh out of state uh travel uh and overnight uh overnight travel the
027girls golf state you'll notice that is uh predated to today. Um we usually try to uh anticipate those types of playoffs or things you're not quite sure if you're going to make it or not. Um, this one we just didn't anticipate early enough, I guess. And so it kind of snuck up on us and um, so we we will try to make sure we get those [clears throat] um, optimistic uh, trips that we think we're going to anticipate we're going to make playoffs or make state or um, and get those in. Um, in this case, we did want to go ahead and uh we did approve it ahead of the trip um internal, but then we want to let you guys see it as well, just to know that all of the policies were followed
028and all the guidelines were followed. Um, and this was one one girl with a friend and her family and so it was uh very much within all the standards. Um, but we we will try to make sure we get those ahead of time just anticipating that we will uh need those and then if we don't use them then that's not a problem either. Um, so that's just a couple of notes there if you have any questions, you comments. >> Okay. On the any any questions or you guys ready for me on the financials going through the activity fund? Um, not not much new happening. Everybody's doing good as we're closing out the year. You know, most of the activities are are closing it out. Not a lot ramping up. I looked at last year's it
029it was down a little bit at this time last year compared to the starting balance. And so that's that's not even out of the ordinary. I I think they're I'm assuming or estimating that there will be some revenue still collected. So we may end up pretty close to where we started there. On the function summary, we're up to where we'll be encumbered for about 17,770,000. That's adding up what's already been expended. And the encumbered, I think we'll end up around 18.2 million. Um, another thing I would note is on the encumbered. So that's 5,768,000 that we have not spent yet but is encumbered to spend. And I try to add things new every meeting and go over what that is. And so you might think, well, that's a lot for only two months left. But
030we still have four payrolls to run. And those payrolls are the vast amount of our expenses. And so that'll get expended as we run them. Um, we run all of them, the last last three in June because they have to be run before the end of the fiscal year. And so most of that will go from encumbered to extended. And then we still have the other uh accounts payable POS. There's accounts payable and payroll. So we'll still have some some AP left to do on the revenue tracking sheet. Get to that page. We're starting to get to the point where we're we're overcolcting on a lot of these different revenue sources. And a big reason for that is we work with our auditors at the beginning of the year to kind of do the estimates
031of of what we're going to receive. And on a lot of these, it's kind of standard for them to say we're going to do 90% of last year just because you don't know what's going to happen. We definitely don't want to overestimate. And so that's just explaining why that happens. Um, and in some of these like maternity leave reimbursement, they're negative, but we're going to get them. Different years they do things differently. We have claimed stuff like our maternity leave reimbursement, but they've said this year we're going to give it all at the end as opposed to throughout the year. So there are certain things like that that even though they're negative, we're we're still going to get them. Um it's just we haven't gotten it yet. And then just projecting out I've kind of
032done an estimate and hopefully I don't put my foot in my mouth here. I think we'll collect around 17.2 to 17.4 million and you can kind of compare that to we estimated around 16,631,000. So I think we're going to do pretty good overcolcting. Some of that will depend on timing of claiming federal funds. You do do some claims in July after the fiscal year. So that could fluctuate. I could be off a little bit there depending on how much each title fund is how much is spent each title fund. [clears throat] >> I think I'll take any questions you guys have. I don't know if I read. >> So, we're going to have 600 or we're going to have 6 million left over. Is that what you're saying on this? >> No. >> Uh, are
033you saying 6 million? That's our cash balance right now. >> Okay. >> So, that'll but that'll get spent down. Um, it'll probably be around, you know, I've estimated around [clears throat] 3 million 750,000 to four million is is around where that's going to be. >> Okay. >> That's about what it has been for the last Right. The fund balance is what we carried over from last year. >> The the fund balance we carried over Yeah. is 4,300,000. And it's always a little high right now because you haven't run those payrolls. Each payroll can be about a million. >> So, >> but we'll also I don't want you to think that's going to take us too low. We're we're we're not running out of money. We're still getting our funds [snorts] from the state every month.
034>> Yeah. Because you still have money to collect, I see. Yeah. >> Yeah. Especially foundation in its >> Yeah. Like how much? 2 million for that. >> Yeah. >> And so that'll land us around around fourish, I think. Okay. What's our carryover threshold? Isn't there there's a penalty if there's too much? What's our >> It's you add up your total revenue, times it by 17% and then you get to add back in federal funds. You don't you don't have to count federal funds against it. So the the number I would say that we're going to hit is going to be around 3.8 8 to 4 cuz that's going to be the amount we you know it's going to be right right there with >> so our goal is to stay just just under that >>
035okay I would say so >> and part of that reason u correct me if I'm wrong I mean you want to you want to do things but you also we we also invest some of those funds and so uh the more we have to invest the more we make on interest of those investments. So if you're just barely carrying over a little bit, you're just losing opportunity to possibly invest and create another $100,000 or so dollars in an [snorts] investment that you would have. So there are times where it may make sense to spend down even further and you would still be okay financially, but in some ways it makes a little more sense to be able to have some that you can invest that you then are going to get >> some of that
036money back. I would say there's a couple different reasons that you want a healthy carryover in case there's an emergency, things cost so much more than they used to that um if you have a big event happen, you could cut that in half real easily. And then also what Dr. Bellow said, we've earned to date about 200,000 in interest. I think that's going to land around 220 or 230. you know, that's that's multiple salaries, and it's um you know, that's that's $200,000 that you wouldn't have if you delete that. [cough] >> Is the penalty automatic? [snorts] >> Um you get a one-year grace. So, >> you mean like for all time or >> like you can >> for like right now or? >> Yeah, you you can't miss the grace period. >> You can't be
037over two years in a row. >> Oh, okay. So, >> every other year. Yeah, [laughter] >> that's right. >> I I have not actually >> I have not actually asked what would happen if you were over under and then over again. What what I've been told is >> you got [laughter] over this year. It's not going to affect us unless we're over two years in a row. >> Did they go back two years or just one year? >> Um >> and penalties >> it it would just be for the current year. So they if you were over two years in a row, they wouldn't go back to that first year. >> Yeah. I think it is two years consecutive. So you can play that game if you want to, but >> and you Yeah, you
038get penalized and you get less money if you do that. So you don't want >> We don't want to do that. [snorts] >> I make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Second. Roll call vote. >> Um Reiner, >> yes. >> Palmer, >> yes. Wag, >> yes. >> Yates, >> yes. [clears throat] Yes. >> Uh item six, uh approve the general fund non-payroll incumbrances for fiscal year 26 of number 510 through 538 of 297,951.39. The fisc year 26 change orders for general fund of $6,392.20 20 and the general fund payroll uh 70,000 through 70,637 of 13,459,34622. So I would go through just a few on the [snorts] PO511 for the Hback replacements. That's just the bid that was approved last board meeting and you take the PO the board meeting after you approve the
039bid. >> Um, >> and that's for nine. That's what that X9 is. I can't remember. >> Yeah. Yeah. Nine nine HVAC units. >> Um, let's see. There's a few few different PDs. 5:15 and and 516 are one's a KOSA leadership conference and one is a uh conference for creating trauma sensitive schools which are both being paid out of out of title 4 funds which are safe and healthy schools and this is kind of the time of year where we start looking at PD teachers are getting getting out of school and you can do a little more of that offsite we've also done some on-site PD um on >> 5:25 to 10:00. So, [snorts] and Mr. Mott can explain this a lot better than me. I'm sorry, but also [laughter] >> our our safe room, our
040safe shelter has doors and the locks are very very special. And so it's kind of you kind of have to have it, but they are also very expensive at the same time. >> Do you I I'll take that one because I know exactly >> which which room where >> so in the middle school uh where the restroom areas are. um right there in the middle. They serve as uh both safe rooms for severe weather. And so that's part of it. We got to be able to secure those, but then also we've learned when we had lockdown drills because those aren't working, you can't even lock the doors. So these are things that have to happen. Um and the problem with it is because of the way they were designed as safe rooms and and shelters,
041the locking mechanisms are very elaborate and they have to be custom. And so, uh, it's not cheap. And so, that's the that's why it's so expensive. But they are, if you if you go by the middle school at some point, uh, or if you want to go by tonight after the meeting and look, you'll see they're, you know, interlocking both ways. And just very different than a standard lock. And that's just so that when they go in for severe weather, they shut those, lock it in, and that area now enclosed is is severe weather safe. I I would also add that we're using our [snorts] our SRO grant money to use that. So, you know, a lot of the schools got SR O grant money three years ago and it was kind of a three-year
042pilot program. [clears throat] One of the things about it was if you already had a security officer, you couldn't start using that money to pay that security officer [clears throat] because they call that supplanting. And so, you can't supplant. And so we've used it on different things, cameras and stuff throughout the years and and this is one of the things that really has to be done and we're using those funds for it. >> Is this the third year of that? >> Mhm. >> And remind me 90,000 comes to mind. Was that 90,000 total or per year or >> about 93? It's Yeah, it was 93 this year. >> Okay. >> I think it was around that last year. I don't know about the first year. >> Okay. >> About 92. >> Yeah. So I I
043guess really the question I would have about it is that safe room is not but four years older. So is there any type of warranty on that type of lock or >> see where you're going? So So the annex is a different safe room. >> So the the safe rooms we're talking about are the ones that we originally used for uh all of the elementary and middle school. Now we still use them for the [clears throat] elementary school, but these are the old ones. Yeah. >> Yeah. So, um, >> where we went across what we call the [clears throat] >> office of our special education >> they're 15 20 years old. >> Yeah. Um, the next big one and and this is I think the second biggest one on here, but 530 532 the chromebook
044parts.com. We kind of talked about this one of the last board meetings, but we're we're ordering a lot of Chromebooks. A lot of our Chromebooks are are older and they're also, you know, they don't have the durability of a Mac is what I would say. And so you do have to replace those more often than you would some computers. And we usually try to buy some every year. I think last year we spent around 60,000. Um, and so they're just a lot that are getting old and and we're using some of that money to replace those. >> And how many does that buy for >> I think that gets us 425. So which uh which is good. We got a good price on these. So, which and the prices are obviously going to go up
045this summer. Oh, yeah. For sure. But yeah, this was good. We were going to get less because it was going to cost more, but then we were able to find these from a different vendor for a lower cost. So, [snorts] [clears throat] >> and are are these that are in carts, I would guess, used in the classroom and then return each day or are they take we take these home? How's that? >> These are mainly ones that will be in carts. Yeah. Um our our high school ones that you take home, we're kind of self-sufficient on those. we take in money to to replenish those on on those most most of the time. So these will be like used for testing and stuff like that. So >> Okay. >> And then the last one I
046would mention is 534. >> Um there are some cameras out at the athletic fields that are just not working. They need some I think some need some electrical pairs and then and then some they're just getting new cameras and those cameras are are pretty expensive. I think they've got 360 um viewing. And so that's what that is. And that's also out of SRO grant money. And then any any questions you guys have for me, I'll be happy to take. >> I make a motion to approve the encumbrances as presented. >> Second roll call vote. >> Ryder, >> yes. >> Palmer, >> yes. >> Wash, >> yes. >> Yates, >> yes. >> Jaggers, >> yes. Item seven, discussion and possible action to approve the revisions to the following board policies. FNC, reporting students under the influence
047EHB-R extended school year program standards uh regulations. >> Okay, so just a quick explanation. These are both from OSSBA um recommended policies. The first one [snorts] um is just a policy for again something that uh typically happens but it's uh maybe more for teacher training and staff training requirement and that is that if if a staff member suspects that a student is under the influence uh of anything they have to report it. Um that seems pretty normal, pretty common sense, but um this kind of maybe adds a little more accountability to that that if there's something suspected that they will um make sure to report that to administration and then allow them to go from there. So um and that is a requirement now that we have that in policy. Um the other one is
048uh extended school year just briefly to explain what extended school year is. It's summer school but for special education specifically. Um so Mrs. Williams um who's at the soccer game tonight, but she has taken the policy from OSSBA, read through it very carefully to make sure it applies to our uh screening of students, our application to extended school year, um and made sure that this policy aligns with what we currently do. It it doesn't change what we currently do, but it was recommended that we have a policy that explains it so that parents know, you know, what our uh procedures are for extended school year. >> So, you said the first one was supplied by the OSSBA. >> Both of them. Yeah. >> Both of them are [clears throat] >> motion to approve board policies
049FNC and EHBC. Second roll call vote. >> Riner, >> yes. >> Palmer, >> yes. >> Walston, >> yes. >> Yates, yes. >> Jaggers, >> yes. >> Uh, [clears throat] item eight, discussion and possible action on the reappoint of Hannah Aosta, treasurer for fiscal year 27. >> This is something we we have to do every year at the end of the year, and it it coincides with when their bonds are are renewing, expiring. Now, this one's a little different because Hannah came on midway through the year and so we're doing it in, you know, now, but we'll also do it again, I think, [snorts] in November when hers expires. So, it you the county used to be your treasurer for you and then at one time I believe you had the option to have your own
050treasurer and so >> [clears throat] >> um I think over 10 years ago, we switched to having our own Motion to approve the reappoint of Hannah Aosta, treasurer for fiscal year 27. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. >> Ryder, >> yes. >> Boston, >> yes. >> Gates, >> yes. [clears throat] >> Yes. Item nine, discuss and possible approval to accept Ellsworth Construction's bid to replace the North High School parking lot at a cost of $333,31151. >> So, Mr. Mont, I might let you talk through this a little bit just um a little bit of the process and then the choice that we made and u Yeah. >> So, we did a uh we did an RFP because this is obviously a fairly large project. So, it's for a complete tear out and replacement of the
051north parking lot. A little bit different than what we did last year on the west side, which was um they milled down 3 in and then re reapplied the asphalt. The the north parking lot has some significant cracks and I was concerned if we just milled it down, those cracks run pretty deep >> and if we milled it down in three or four years, those cracks would would just reach back up to the surface again. So, um, did our standard RFP process, issued the RFP, did our our two advertisements in the Tribune and the Journal Record. I had a mandatory pre- bid meeting where the the four folks who provided bids came out and walked the parking lot with me. Um, Ellsworth was the lowest, most responsible bidder at the $333,3115. And um I've got
052a completion date on that RFP uh August 1st to make sure it's done before school or they'll be $500 a day in liquidated damages. I say that with I I put that in the RFP just so they have a stake in the game. >> Um I've done it for 20 years and I've never had to have a vendor pay $500. You acts of God, things happen. And and what I told them was as long as you communicate with me and we're on the same page, we'll be we'll be good. >> So, if you guys have any questions about that, I'm I'm more than happy to ask or sorry, answer. >> I have a question. >> Um, okay. So, you know the the there's like two parking lots. There's like that middle thing that get Are
053you going to keep that? What is that? [laughter] I'll let you know. They're we're going to get rid of that that curb island out there. So, that's going to add a little bit more technicality to the project, I guess. So, there are electrical lines that run along that curve. There's conduit out there for the light poles. >> So, they're going to tear that curb out. They're going to trench and bury those electrical lines. I see. >> So, it will be one solid parking lot when we're done. >> I wondered if that was a drainage thing, too, but no. No, the drainage is the f further back in between the bus lot and that >> last north lot. >> Okay, I think that's good. That's good. I'll be one solid surface. >> You twisted my arm
054until I told them we would [laughter] crazy. >> Mr. Mont, all of that is built into the price of this. all of that. Just help me understand just because I I don't deal in this world, but their bid for direct cost was considerably less yet higher on the general conditions. Explain that. Thank you. >> Well, so the it it depends [clears throat] on really how how each one of these vendors classifies direct costs and general conditions. So, what I'm used to is having direct costs as direct costs for your labor, your asphalt, specifically things specific to the parking lot. Your your general conditions are normally your administrative fees that that go along with the project like that. and and I can get clarification from Ellsworth, but they they may have their administrative costs a little
055bit different than another company if if that makes any sense at all. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I just I just was curious about that when I saw the the numbers. I mean, >> Rudy is similar. I know it's less, but it's similar in that it's larger than the other two. >> Yeah, fees are consider I mean, it's just Is the curb removal included in that? >> Is the what? >> Is the curb removal included in in this? >> It should be. >> Okay. >> Yeah, because we had that conversation before we start the process. >> And so this is just the existing paved parking lot. It's not the furthest north gravel lot. It >> It is not the gravel lot. It is just You're correct. Not not the gravel. >> Okay. Okay. [snorts and clears
056throat] >> I will say too for comparison um I don't think so. But if we looked at the millage option or just milling it down a little bit, repairing that was going to be close to 200,000 by itself. >> So when we looked at that that we all we were also told that that would maybe get us, you know, a five five maybe to sevenyear window where before we start to see cracks and things, this option should get us to 15 to 20 plus years. And so when we compare the two, it's it's it's a significant amount of money, but we would rather be focusing on other things for the next 15 to 20 years than coming back to parking lot again. And um so it it's a significant investment. We know that. Um but
057hopefully it will last long enough that we won't have to worry about it and start focusing on other things. So >> yeah, our Michael ran an alternate bid just for not a complete tear out, but overlaying it. That's what Dr. goals and saying it was going to be about 200,000 and it wasn't even going to go down as deep as as those big cracks. And so what you run into there is you're overlaying it and there's some things they can do, but you you run a a pretty good risk of the cracks just reforming because you're not resetting the the uh foundation. And so the thinking behind that was you can do 200 and maybe get five years. Um or you can do 333 and hopefully get 15 or 20 as opposed to doing it
058again five years and and then just overlaying it may cost what you could have spent this year. And so we are trying to save money in the in the future by >> Mr. Mr. Von, I just want to say that being in the construction industry, having numbers this close together on this big of a project means you did a really good job on your RFP. So that's that's there. Usually there's a bigger spread than that. Everybody was pretty pretty close. So that means you did a good job putting it together. >> I've seen that spread before. [laughter] [clears throat] >> One last question. When's the uh starting date or potential starting date of this? >> They they've got us on the schedule for the summer. I don't have an exact date yet. They when I
059reached out to them, I I informed them it [clears throat] was going to a board vote. I think I let them know last week and they they just mentioned that with that they had it on the schedule and when I got them a PO, they finalized it. So, it's the same company that did our west lot and this is a significantly bigger project, but they did that West lot in a week and a half. I mean, it was pretty quick. They got guys out here and knocked it out quickly. So, I don't I I' I've worked with them again last year and I was fairly impressed with them. I don't have any concerns about them getting [clears throat] it done on time or having any issues with it. >> So, go ahead. >> Well, I
060was just as soon as we find out that we we'll just want to coordinate with community members and make sure that we know, you know, have exact dates as much as possible. So, >> and we will we should >> Yeah. Make a motion to approve Ellsworth Construction's bid to replace the North High School parking lot at a cost of 333,31151. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. >> Riner. >> Yes. >> Palmer. >> Yes. >> Gates. >> Yes. Jaggers. >> Yes. Item 10, discussion and possible action to allow specific seniors with less than 26 credit hours normally required by the district uh but meet the state's minimum requirements to graduate. >> Mr. Joel, you mind kind of just updating why we would do this uh or and this is every year, correct? Uh but why might
061we look at something like this? Yeah, almost every year we've done, as long as I've been here, we've done it where it's just, you know, kids that are in alternative school specifically. Usually they're in alternative school, but occasionally you get a couple kids that go to play college. Uh they want to go early, like we had a kid this year who's going to go play college athletics and they want to go up there the semester before and they can't get done with the extra three three credits that are required by us. And so we give them a kind not not a we don't advertise it make it known that we're going to do this for every kid but then there's situations like that. We tend to let them go early um to go complete their
062college. Other kids they're [clears throat] working 45 hours a week and they're providing for their family um like the kid that graduated early this year. He >> he didn't he did not have the ability to take three extra classes and he's working 40 hours a week on top of trying to go to school. So that's typically why we do it. Um, again, occasionally a kid wants to start college early because they have a different dream ahead and we do that as well, but it's really a small population. We're talking 10 kids, maybe 11 kids max. >> This year we have that. That's how many we have this year. >> It's 11 kids right now. That's that's all we have for this year. What the bigger overarching thing we get to some of these kids that
063are in alternative school that they don't school general school is not just for them overall. And so we're worried that if if they didn't have this option, they would leave. They would drop out and hurt us overall. Uh and so we don't want that to happen. We want to give them an option, too, as well. And so that's why we do it. >> What's What's the minimum? This just says less than 26. Is there like a minimum? >> 23 is the state requirement. >> No, 22 credit hours. Sorry. 23 credit hours is is a state minimum for graduation. And that's what I'd say a majority of schools do choose to do that. We just go, we ask for more for our kids and that's totally fine. But we just say, "Hey, for specific situations like
064kids going to college, they're working full-time, they're going to college early, we say, hey, listen, you can go to 23 if they are in a situation that is is necessary for them. >> We had we had one student as well that came to us credit and >> you know, just so that's a case where we're trying to just help them come to a new school and >> we had so >> I'm sorry to interrupt Dr. We had a pe who showed up in a month ago pregnant and is credit deficient, a senior, and we're like, "Listen, we just we want you just to graduate because if you don't graduate, then you can be held over for a fifth year. It can ding us. We don't want that to happen. We want them to move on
065to as well." They had the baby already. So, they're, you know, obviously trying to take care of a newborn and trying to get school work done. Instead of extra three classes, we said, "Hey, listen. Just do the 23 and we'll figure it out. >> [clears throat] >> Sunset. >> I make a motion to approve specific seniors with less than 26 credit hours normally required by the district but meet the state minimums requirements to graduate. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. >> Riner. >> Yes. >> All >> yes. Item 11, summer technology and coding academy for high school students. >> Mr. Forester, you want to talk about that? >> Yeah. Yeah. So, actually Seth came up with this idea kind of. So, you know, we really never had anything um you know, beyond the elementary STEM
066camps that uh that we've done, but uh this just kind of gives an opportunity and and Seth's kind of had a chance to talk with the high school kids and even talk with middle school kids since they ate lunch down here just about different things that uh that they're interested in. And this one's kind of uh one that Seth kind of came up with and we're going to see if we can uh get some kids um signed up for it this summer. So kind of like a kind of mirrors what our elementary camps will be like a three-day camp uh where they come and learn about uh coding. We called it hackable but um but >> wait a minute. >> Um [laughter] yeah, but they're not hacking anything. >> Yeah. Wait, what are we getting
067ourselves into? >> Yeah, exactly. [laughter] Um so uh what we're going to do is I'm going to try and come up. I'm going to set some computers up. And I think a big way, especially for guys. Sorry. Good. Especially for guys, you have to make some competitive element or gamify something to really draw them in. So, they're going to be I don't know how many students we're going to get, but I'm going to set up some computers, turn off the internet, so there's no AI. They have to think, well, we're going to do one A one one day AI and uh we're going to like code an app and stuff. I've been doing some of that lately because I'm going to try and transition them from using it to get answers and then remembering nothing
068to making tools or making study guides to help them. So, something that exists after, you know, use your tokens for the day or if you're paying for something, something that lasts beyond uh if the internet's out, I have nothing. You know, it's kind of like it never was there and worked at all. So, we're going to like kind of work on some of that stuff. Then I wanted us to do something kind of with hardware or it may be simplified, something like kind of like a game that'll emulate it or something like that. But every single day there's going to be a challenge where they're going to break with the team. They're going to have manuals for like simple tools to do different different things with the computer. But they're going to have to sit
069there and get clever about it. And they're not going to be able to look anything up. And the reason I'm probably going to make some of my own things for this is so even if they did look it up, it doesn't exist online. So, um I think uh if we can kind of get some like some competitive mindedness with some of the guys that may really uh you know do something done with them. So the thing is we're going to try and see who can make a machine run the fastest and you know >> and then who can I think on the last day we're going to have them kind of break through a computer and see who can do a capture the flag challenge first and so then maybe that'll get some people you
070know interested because like I see a lot of them use AI right now but it's not uh it's not in a real constructive way. So, I know they're going to need to use this for their careers, but really use it, not just look up an answer. >> You rarely get one answer for a history question when you're at work and you're looking for a solution. So, >> and Seth kind of being down there kind of by the lunchroom, you know, he's he's got some he's got some uh people that kind of hang around down there and he's built some relationships with them and and I think this will be a really good thing. So, this summer, >> you are accepting girls too, right? >> Oh, yes. Okay. >> Our staff invited. >> This sounds super
071interesting. [laughter] >> Absolutely. Anyone can come that wants to go, >> especially when you call it hackable. >> That's right. >> Make a motion to approve the summer technology and coding academy for high [clears throat] school students. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. >> Reiner. >> Yes. >> Palmer. >> Yes. >> W. >> Yes. Item 12, staff reports. As you guys see, we're missing quite a few staff as things are busy this time of year. Um, I think for tonight, we might have you guys just kind of look through and see if you have any questions or want to highlight anything. >> Was good to see that we got the OET grant. >> I'm glad you wanted to highlight it because he didn't tell me sharing. I was really excited to share that. [laughter] >>
072We did. We got it. It was announced um last month and I was in power line. They could see people were like, "Yeah, we saw you get really excited." And so um we had our first meeting and we already have met with the um K20 Center and I set our dates for the fall and are working on our learning team. And so we're really excited for what that'll look like. Um, and how the goal obviously there are lots of different research and talks on, you know, how much technology and all like a lot of this is really our heart and focus is on getting to this level of creating and problem solving. So not just like like what he referenced, not just utilizing technology to find an answer or to complete an assignment, but really
073getting it in the hands of our kids to be problem solvers. So we're really excited Can I bring up one more thing on that AI deal? >> Sure. >> Um, I've I've been messing with it a lot lately. I've had incredible luck making educational games that run in the browser that are a single file. And I talked to some teachers about that. They're kind of interested learning how to do that. So, I mean, this is with a free claw tier that I just have my personal like Gmail on and uh you can make some pretty like like you kind of custom make education games and so >> obviously the cost is like nothing almost on that and so that might be something that we really utilize here coming up and if we start to do
074it a lot more I guess we might have to have a vetting process to see that they're all safe and everything but um really optimistic about that. head down. >> Any other questions? >> Let's kick it off. >> Yeah. >> Uh, okay. Item >> real quick on on the board report. >> We're there, right? Short board. >> So, tell me a little bit about Canadian Valley. Uh, >> we have 41 students that have been accepted. That's for this upcoming fall, correct? >> The high school. >> Yeah, >> I think so. >> Yeah, I'm sorry. >> Yeah, I think so. Yeah. >> High school. >> How does that typ Is that about the number that that go out there? About >> We've grown since I've been here. Uh we've grown substantially. I think the first year
075I was here was only like 15. >> Okay. >> Uh and then we went to I think I think right around 40 this year. I think it's 40 45 moving forward 41. Um, and it's just it's really good for our kids. Gives them another avenue to get education. We love it. It's really good. So, so with that, is that based on um do we have a do we have a quota, you know, or that that we are allowed to to send out there? How does that work? >> Well, it's I I'll I'll take a little bit of it. I'll try to answer as best I can. Um, it's a little tricky because when CV Tech was founded, we were one of the founding members of Canadian Valley Technology Center back in the 80s, >> earlier
076than that, >> early 70s. So, we were one of the founding members. Bethany was, but we don't we're not in Canadian Valley. So, if you look at the map of all the the technology centers in the state, it's like Canadian Valley and then there's just this one little island of Bethany that we're part of. So, it gets a little tricky and moving forward next year. We actually met with Dr. Loots from CBTE um a couple weeks ago to discuss this because we're running into a little snafuy because they are um and rightfully so. They have to I'm not going to say the word cater, but another good word to use. >> Prioritize. >> They have to prioritize Thank you. prioritize the members of their county. So, it gets a little bit tricky because when we
077let's give me an example. I want to go to cosmetology school. I love hair. I love makeup. All the things. It's not church, but I don't know. Um, I want to go there. Well, if I don't live in Canadian Valley's district and I apply from Bethany High School, I don't get a benefit for being at Bethany. They're going to look at first who lives in our valley, who lives in our our county. Once they do that, then maybe we'll get looked at down there on the bottom. So, moving forward next year, what you'll see is students in Canadian Valley, students in Francis Tuttle, students in Metro Tech, students in insert career tech. Why? Because where your money goes, your taxes go, it's where your career tech is going to give you the most options to
078attend and get into school. So we have kids. We have two girls both apply for hair school, cosmetology school at career tech at CB Tech. One accepted, she lives in Mustang and comes to Bethany. One the exact same doesn't get accepted because she lives in Bethany. And we had this conversation. Dr. Bellis was very clear like what's the benefit for us being a member? Because if you pull up CV Tech right now, guys, it says first thing Bethany Public Schools because we're a really good school. People want to see like we are it. So, we're the first thing on their front page. And Dr. Bell has said, you know, like what's the pro of us, you know, going to Canadian Valley? Well, it's almost an act of God to get us to change partnerships with
079an in institution. So, we really just decided with Dr. Bella, Dr. Bella's leadership of saying, "Hey, we're just going to use it." If they're going to say it only pays dividends where you live at, then we'll tell our students if you live in Bethany, hey, where do your tax dollars go to? Well, they go to Francis Tuttle or they go to Metro Tech or they go to Insert School. And so then we'll just have them go to those individual schools next year. >> I So I want to talk about that. I thought that if you that we our kids when after they graduate can go to CVTech without paying tuition. >> So, uh that is that was correct and this was something that we were talking through quite a bit because he everything he said
080was correct. Basically the career techs according to them have been told by the state department look your tax dollars come from the taxpayers. So unlike public school where if a kid transfers into our district the state pays us for that kid being here. Career tech doesn't work that way. They just get the money from at Lauram for the people. So, what they've been told and and it makes sense is if you're accepting kids outside of your district because they live in and and it's really not Bethany, it's really uh CVT's district and their uh uh boundaries, Francis Tuttle and their boundaries. The problem with Bethany is we bring kids from all of these different boundaries. Well, CVT um is essentially telling us and and this is fine. We just needed to learn how it operates.
081They were telling us, you know, it really we do have to consider our in district kids first just like Francis Tuttle is going to consider their in district kids first. Now then that brought up the question what about the next step scholarships which is after they graduate they should be free beyond. The good news of that is that they still can get that in their district. So if I live in Francis Tuttles district, even though Bethy's not partnered with them, I still qualify for that next scholarship because I'm in Francis Tuttles district. So the adjustment for us is >> has that been proven? I mean like somebody's gone to Francis Tuttle and not had to pay for it. >> Yes. Now, one thing that that changed three years ago and it was in the language
082um CVTech changed their policy to stay indisting that is something that everyone should be changing, but they just maybe haven't made those changes. Yet in the end, it doesn't it's just to our benefit to our kids to tell them to enroll where they live actually to enroll in both because if you get accepted here, great. If you get accepted here, fine. Whereas before we've always encouraged them to go to CVtech as they're our partner and CVTech has even told us we would tell you to have them enroll at both places. The other encouraging news that I would share is that we did ask, you know, ho how are our kids being accepted compared to other districts also in that [cough] uh in in their their district and the percentages were very close. So uh 53%
083of our students are accepted. Uh I don't want I don't remember all the percentages of other districts, but there were some that were even lower. Um El Reno and and just some of those others were lower. Um there were some that were a little bit higher. Um I think Mustang was the highest. Um but all of them were were within that 50s something percent, some were in the 40s something percent. So it did appear to us that our kids were being accepted. It wasn't like very few of our kids were being accepted. But the change that we will make is we will start telling kids who live in Metro Tech or Francis Tuttles district, hey apply to both places, >> right? >> Then you start to ask, well, and we did like what's the benefit
084of being a partner if we're just going to do that? The benefit is really just for in district kids and this is a good benefit because it ensures transportation uh and a higher uh chance for those kids to be accepted there. So, but really it comes down to transportation because that is the one thing that we can tell kids who live in our, you know, one square mile here, you will have a bus ride provided by CVTech there and back every day. And we won't have that if they, you know, apply and get into to somewhere else. So, >> so I mean if we had that kind of relationship with Francis Tuttle though, you know, let's say because it's I don't know if it's closer or not. >> Real close. >> Well, it's not as
085close as you would think. Like there it's it's it's like that, but >> I guess it would only make sense if it was closer. Um but because it's kind of a it's kind of a hall out to CVT and back every day. >> Yeah. So at some point we'll need to If people start going to Francis Tuttle more than CVT, then we'll just need to look at the the transportation. >> And that's changed since we since I've been here. We we initially had one of our staff members or our employees drive a bus or a people mover because we had so few kids going to CVT. He drove a route, but then that took one of our maintenance guys out for I mean he had to drive a morning route, >> twothirds of the day,
086morning route to and back, afternoon route, there and back, twothirds of the day he was gone. So we contacted [cough] and I contacted CB Tech and said, "Hey, we got 40 kids coming out there now. Like we need a bus." And so they've been providing the transportation which has been great, super helpful for our kids. Um but it's it's always a challenge when you know if you look at proximity I mean CD Tech is on 66 and way out there in El Reno. If you go to if you go to Francis Tuttle it's 122nd in Rockwell >> and Reno in Rockwell it's maybe 12 minutes from here and so it's a it's a close it's a close place but if you live in those districts >> they're going to accept the money first where they
087live at. >> So let I just want to understand it. Um, are we a partner school to CVTEC but not Francis Tuttle? >> Correct. >> So, we would have to change our partnership. >> Yes. >> Which is a vote of the people within your district. You have to you would have to deanex which requires a vote of your community and a certain percentage of that vote. Then you would have to annex >> a public vote. >> Correct. Yes. Okay. to another place. And um >> that seems hard. >> It's it's it's a process. Um it it doesn't happen very often. Um and again, I I would say I mean certainly we looked at this long and hard because our first indications were are our kids being treated fairly here? And it seemed like at the
088time maybe not because one policy doesn't match another policy. Now, whether that's because they just haven't gotten there to change that policy or not, but I will say at the end of the day, I've had conversations with uh a lot of people and I do feel like our best interest for our kids is to say if you plan to go to Career Tech and you live in Francis Tuttles district by their boundaries, apply to Francis Tuttle and apply to CVTech. If you live in CVT boundaries, just apply to CVTech. Um either way, when they graduate or get done, they're going to qualify for that next step scholarship in their district, which is also why we would tell them now, which we haven't in the past. We need to be telling our students based on where
089they live, not just by our boundaries, but >> it is good to still be a partner because we ensure our district kids get those benefits of having that partnership in the transportation. So, >> um, so as of right now, um, and and we'll we'll see. Again, what we're being told is that every career tech is probably is being told the same thing, which is you need to be basing this based on your taxpayers, but as I've checked, not everyone has caught up their policies to say the same thing. So, um, maybe they will. Time will tell. Um, or maybe they'll keep it the same. And either way, we just need to have kids have a different mindset with that. something. >> So we have 41 students going to CVtech. How about how many do we
090have going to other >> career tech >> right now? Nobody. There might be one or two that has reciprocity like they applied at Francis Tuttle and they live in Francis Tuttle's district and they're going to culinary school which is a big one at Francis Tuttle. But I don't it maybe one maybe two match. I don't know that number off the top of my head but it's one or two. >> Okay. But you're so you're saying that starting this next school year you'll be talking to students. Yeah. Next year, Mr. Pew and Mrs. Melton have already been talking kids like, "Hey, if you want career tech, where do you live at?" >> Yeah. >> Here's your here's your career tech. You go to apply for CV Tech, but also apply for this one, too. >> That's
091good. >> Yep. Thank [clears throat] you. >> Uh item 13, proposed executive session. Uh item 13A, vote to convene or not to convene into executive session. >> A vote to convene into executive session. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. >> Yes. One of the open session. Um, let the record reflect. >> Hold on one second. >> I think Mrs. Tobar, uh, >> she was in the choir. Thanks so much. [laughter] >> We got 8:13 that we're back. Boous >> 8:13 All right. Okay. Let the record reflect that the board voted to enter into executive session at 7:14 p.m. and returned from uh at 8:13 p.m. >> Oh, sorry. Uh the board discussed only uh agenda items number 12, employment of employees. No votes or action were taken. the only board uh only the board and
092the superintendent Dr. Ruben Bellowos were present in the executive session. Uh item 14, discussion and possible board action on the employment of certified employees in addendum A as authorized by 25 OS 307B1 for the 2627 school year. >> I make ahead. I'm sorry. Motion to approve the employment of certified employees in addendum A is authorized by 25 section 307B1 for the 2627 school year. >> Second. Roll call vote. >> Riner. >> Yes. >> Palmer. >> Yes. >> Wag. >> Yes. >> Jaggers. >> Yes. Item 15. Discussion and possible board action on the employment of employees in addendum B as authorized by 25os 307B1. >> Motion to approve the employment of employees in addendum B as authorized by 25os section 307B1. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. >> Reinder. >> Yes. >> Palmer. >> Yes. >>
093Wag. >> Yes. >> Yates. >> Yes. >> Jaggers. Item [clears throat] 16, discussion and possible board action on the employment of employees in addendum C as authorized by 25os 307B1. >> Make a motion to approve the employment of employees in addendum C as authorized in 25os section 307B1. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. >> Reiner? [snorts] >> Yes. >> Stud. >> Yes. >> Jaggers. >> Yes. Item 17, discussion and possible board action on the employment of employees in addendum D as authorized by 25os 307B1. [clears throat] >> Make a motion to approve the employment of employees in addendum D as authorized by 25os section 307B1. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. >> Riner. [snorts] >> Yes. Wat. >> Yes. Item 18, discussion and possible action to create a new full-time non-certified support staff position of
094HR data specialist assistant. >> So, currently our HR data specialist uh person is DOT. Uh been with the district for a very long time. Um does a great job. she works part-time and uh so this year uh she's done a great job, but there are times during accreditation season especially and and other times in the year that her not being in the office at certain parts of the day become challenging um when principles are looking for certain things with accreditation. Um, and we feel like that uh we we don't need a a full-time certified person for this, but we just need somebody who a can um work for her whenever she is not in the building so she can give task to or say, "Hey, we've got the transfer list coming up. Can you look
095through that? I'll be in, you know, in the office when she gets there." So, we would like uh Mrs. a lot to train and specifically work with this person, but this person would work directly under her and um complete tasks that she's not completing while she's out of the office. Also then would be uh able to assist principles and uh even the business office at certain times of the year with uh you know contracts, things like that. So um this is a position that we feel like uh will lighten the load uh that Mrs. lot has as a part-time employee. Um, also will gain valuable experience uh and knowledge that Mrs. Lot has um since she would be the one uh training this person and working directly with this person that you know we honestly
096uh think a lot about that you know if if circumstances uh occur that Mrs. Lot was unavailable uh suddenly like there would be a lot of knowledge that uh would also be unavailable at that time. So, uh, we feel like this is a position that, um, would be beneficial to her, especially that she would be able to directly, uh, supervise and and work with. >> You have anything to add, Mr. Jasper? I know this person would work with Mr. Jasper as well, so >> Yeah, I would say DOT does a ton. I don't know how she does it all part-time and she's probably here more realistically more than than the actual part-time hours and and I would say it would be a huge benefit to her and the school for that help and somebody to
097also know the knowledge that she knows. It's it is very good to have a backup. Um is what I would add to that. I'll make a motion to approve a new full-time non-certified support staff position of HR data specialist assistant. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. >> Record. >> Yes. >> Palmer. >> Yes. >> All >> yes. >> Gates. >> Yes. >> Charters. >> Yes. >> Item 19,formational items. >> So we have Balora at New Church, Tuesday, May 19th at 700 p.m. It's season of uh graduation events and that's uh one coming up. Then of course graduation is at Bethany First Church on Thursday, May 21st at 7 PM. And then our last day of school is that same day on the 21st. And uh I think everybody's getting excited about that, but there's a
098lot going on in the meantime. >> Item 20, board member comments. Uh item 21, superintendent report. >> All right, so the year is coming to a close and we have many things to celebrate this year. Uh we've heard about successes from so many different areas and [clears throat] we take pride in not just specializing in one thing. You know, we're not just good at academics. We're not just good at sports. We're not just good at fine arts. Um, when we celebrate things like we celebrated today at the beginning of the meeting, we learned that there are a lot of different programs that are excelling at high levels, which is great because kids are uh excited about different things. And if you just excel at one thing, that would be great for a small group of
099kids, but you have a lot of other kids. So, I'm always really really impressed um with how well our staff does um with their specific things and and that is the expectation that we set that you know we we hire passionate people about their areas. But when you see things like robotics going to nationals and speech going to national or I'm sorry, worlds speech going to nationals, cheer team winning [clears throat] state stunt, our soccer team, you know, playing in the semi-final right now. Um our musical was nominated for a Kelly O'Hara award. Um our band choir orchestra continue to win sweep stakes at high honors. Um and then our students even celebrating um all the opportunities they're going to have on decision day. um you just time and time again see it's not just
100one thing that we're specializing in focusing on. We're we're just focusing on everything and and our our staff just take so much pride in what they do and when every staff member takes pride in what they do, they do it well for their kids and that's how it all works is because everybody is really doing their thing so well. Um so can't thank our staff enough about that. Um, we also, uh, want to talk about our students and, you know, when students are put in that kind of environment, um, they're going to thrive because what they're passionate about, um, they see that other people are passionate about it. Um, our kids are happy, respectful, productive, confident, proud. They're supportive of each other. Um, they're not perfect, but they continue to give us reasons to celebrate
101with them every day, and we are proud of that as well. Um, and they are the reason that we all get up every day and come to work and want to do it that much better each day. And again, I just see that across the district that every person that we have in front of kids um cares that they're in front of kids and takes pride in the fact that they're in front of kids and and sharing that passion with them. And so as we head into the summer, I really look forward to that season because we start talking about, you know, what kind of exciting things can we do for next year and what kind of projects can we complete that's going to be exciting for them and what kind of programs can we
102um be very efficient at and and maximize to make sure that we're continually trying to get better and better in everything that we do. And so, um, wishing everybody a great summer and also just excited about that opportunity to sit down and, um, kind of refocus and and start planning on how can we continue to make things better. Bethany, so excited about that. All right, we are adjourned.