001Madam Chair, I would move we adopt the agenda as presented. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Anybody opposed? >> Okay. Let's move on to the consent agenda. Approval of minutes of the February 10th, 2026 regular meeting and the February 13th, 2026 special meeting. Consider payments of bills including late pays and pre-authorization of payroll, insurance, utilities, officials, and automatic payments. Adopt policy 2025R, federal grant cost, principles, and allowability. Amended policy 2045, banking services, management of federal awards. Amended policy 6100, student activities and organizations. Amended policy 6100R, student activities and organizations proposal and approval process on second reading. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I >> I. >> Anyone opposed? Okay, before we jump into round table this evening, it is uh school board appreciation week. So, uh Miss Rot from Aspen
002Elementary School had some art students who a art for you. Um and I will hand those out to you. And then um we have Miss Lavoy and her high school students here um to present to you as well. That is very nice. >> Thank you. >> I do too cuz it goes up. >> It looks just like >> Yeah, those are those are well >> making sure we put them in. >> Look, they gave >> the same picked. Wait, you haven't got your >> brown >> boxy lady. Okay, you walked out. >> Okay, are you ready? >> Yeah. So, not only is it board appreciation week, it is also National FFA week. And we as the FFA and the CTE department wanted to once again thank you guys for all you do. The board is
003so amazing. You guys let us do so many amazing things. So, we wanted to say thank you. So, our ad classes made the wooden plaque with our glow forge. Then, Miss Homeman with the welding department created like the metal thing it's on and and painted it. and the Skills USA did the engraving on it. >> Oh my gosh. >> How awesome is this? >> That's awesome. >> Thank you. >> Oh my gosh. >> Oh my goodness. >> Check it out. >> Mine, too. >> See, it's proof. >> Look what they put. >> Very nice. >> I'm a ray of sunshine. >> I've got proof. >> Yeah. I love >> You got proof. I'm a ray of sunshine. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> And that's not quite all. >> Okay.
004>> And now we have uh Miss Margaret Murray and some of her students for a short performance. >> Oh, wow. >> Do you know what that took? >> I know. I don't know if I want to do it with you guys or what because I'm not really exactly. All right. So, um, just real fast, I'm just going to we're all going to do somewhat of a performance in the ROMite. We're all going to do like snippets of exactly what we do as a part of the speech and debate team. And, uh, we'll just kind of do it as if it was a congress round. So this is definitely going to be interesting. So the agenda as it follows is oratory, then we will go to humor, then drama, then info, then poi, then duo, and
005then debate. So going on, if we could get representative win with oratory speech and debate gives us stage to perform and share our opinions. We're given the rare opportunity to lead and influence ideas. Instead of spreading words of hate and discrimination, let's spread love. Love is a feeling we often face. In reality, love, compassion, and kindness are the tools that we need to extinguish the rage of fire in our minds and our hearts. You now if we could get a speech in the humor. Representative Nielsen. >> Thank you, Chair. I Representative Neiel Node Fremont. >> All right, 10 minutes till I KICK OFF THE BEST 10TH BIRTHDAY PARTY ANYONE HAS EVER SEEN. Cake is ready. Makeup is out. Justin Bieber decorations are up. Why are you so beautiful, Justin? The only I really hope IT'S
006NOT BRIDGET. PLEASE DON'T BE BRIDGET. PLEASE. ANYBODY BUT BRIDGET. It's not going to be Bridget. Hi Amber. Hi Bridget. So can we come in? We made this here. >> The spirits told me this part of energy. >> I work out eight times a week. So we'll be fine. My teacher calls me a female Samson because of my great strength and body hair. Want to touch it? Maybe later. >> Thank you for that wonderful speech. Any info speakers, please rise. Representative Bower. >> I'm Representative Bower. Ber School Fremont 25. I bet you think of You think about like and people turn different colors of their explosion of green gas that spreads the people and you may think about people getting sick the minute radiation hits them the dying around the step you will instantly die from
007radiation because this is COMPLETELY THANK YOU. NOW, IF WE COULD GET A PO SPEAKER, >> Representative Strickland. >> Chair, I'm Representative Strickland. S R I C K L E N D. >> I'm pretty sure you're using again. Do you have any idea what that does? I guess I can never see you. You tell me it's not my fault. I don't believe you at all. Now, if we could get speakers in the drama. Representative Wiblamo. >> Thank you, Chair. I'm Representative. That's Wmont 25. Yeah, it happened so quickly. turn so quickly. The things that you ignore is this is the basement. It's safer down here. And did I forget to mention this was a tornado? Yeah, I do that a lot. I move ahead. My mom saw tornado once. She was about five or six and
008she lived in the county over. She saw that thing drop down and man does that vision into your tiny little she didn't deserve anything she got windows. >> It's okay. I don't like them either. I just grew up around them. You got to protect yourself. It's all you need. >> A pistol and a tornado. >> Thank you, Representative. Now, if we could get some duo interpreters. Representatives Neielen and Wimble. >> Thank you, chair. Again, I represent. That's W. And I'm representative. That's N code. 25. >> Welcome to this Well, I haven't really given it a name per se, but welcome to this work of art that we have. >> Dolls singing dolls. >> It's really much more than that. And it's a It probably goes without saying that these units are unparalleled for their realism.
009The flesh, if you care to feel it, is made out of state materials that I think that you will find um uh virtually indistinguishable from the real thing, that is actual human skin. I'll just show you. Now, last but not least, if we could get speakers in the debate. Representative Miller. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am Representative Miller. School code free law 25 to reaffirm today's resolution which was resolved. The river speech debate team's commitment to student growth and opportunity. I will do an impact first to weigh magnitude. Without the school board, we would not have access to transportation to tournaments, registration, funding, and coaching resources. Their support turns beach from a small club into a competitive skill building academic program. Without that backing, opportunities would shrink, participation would narrow, and many students simply
010wouldn't have access to this level of academic development. Now, to probability, the probability of our team success is extremely high because the school board's consistent support. We are shaping the future leaders of tomorrow. In our team, we future surgeons, engineers, Broadway stars, singers and politicians. And when we look back on our success, we will think of this program and the board that it >> Thank you, Representative. We are now in line for a couple of blocks of questioning. All those with questions, please rise. Representative Wammo. Representatives, did you guys know that our superintendent Jodie Ibal was nominated for the Fremont County School District 25 for the WSTF administrator of the year? Under her leadership, Riverton High School took its last steps to complete its first ever auditorium, transforming theater from a true performance space into
011a house arts. Jon support reaches beyond facilities. She has re-imagined healthy lives with academics by creating pathways that integrate English language arts performance production and drama. Sorry to be here and read this but I'm here as essential to student engagement success emotional wellbeing and postsecary opportunities. Her leadership is engagement academic success emotional wellbeing and postsecary opportunities. Oh I already said that I'm really bad at this. Her leadership is visionary, student centered and grounds people by reimagining structures. For these reasons, I proudly nominate the year and she did WINFATE >> speech and debate and theater. We are very glad to have you as administrator. So, it's very lucky for me to give you spell. >> Thank you guys. >> Thank you. >> Awesome. Oh, okay. >> All righty. >> Thank you all very much. >> Have
012a nice evening. >> Thank you so much. We appreciate you. >> Thank you. We appreciate you. >> We're very fortunate. >> Okay, we'll move on. Uh we have the trip. We'll go to trip debrief from Haley Lavoy and the Denver Stock Show. Kids, students. So, it's just me because no one else can make it. But, um, I'm Danny Santi. So, this year we were able to start up our annual Denver Stock Show again. This is a trip for seniors and juniors typically, but this year we took four seniors. I actually traveled and was able to show a fat steer at National Western this year, which was an incredibly cool experience for me. Um, they have all new facilities this year, and so all of our seniors that went got to experience those new facilities and
013those new clinics. Um, we took four vet science students and they got to go to multiple vet science workshops and all kinds of different things where they kind of enhanced their learning, got to go do some fun stuff as well. And I think it was a really cool experience for all of those seniors and for um our adviserss. So that's kind of my debrief on that. But um yeah, it was a really great experience for me to go show cattle and for all of our students that got to go and do all the clinics that they do down at National Western. >> That's awesome. How did you do with your steer? >> Um I was seventh in my class and it was one of the toughest classes there. So I was actually pretty I mean
014I'm always someone who like you know competitive likes to win, but seventh was an accomplishment for me. My my steer looked really great. So um it was a really cool experience to be in the fat steer show. >> Congratulations. That's awesome. Good for you. >> Thank you. >> Anything else from that? >> Okay, we'll move on to um Ronville Elementary Principal Nicole Hernandez and assistant principal Blaze Bla1 Sand. Okay. How are you guys tonight? >> Great. How are you? >> We're gonna just hand this out and leave because they showed us up completely. Well, >> we're gonna just >> humorous interpretation. >> That's right. It did. back memories. That was really fun. Um kind of miss doing all that from when I was in high school. I now I enjoyed it so much. A lot
015of fun. >> Um it's changed a lot over the years though. We were not allowed to do as much acting, so that was fun to watch a little bit. >> Um so we brought just a few things. We brought a handout kind of to talk about what we're really focused on this year, but our presentation kind of goes over what we where we were last year, where we are this year, and kind of where we're headed after this. So, last year we were really focused, you know, it's kind of about culture, systems, and instruction. So last year we were really about um really climate and culture with uh reconfiguration being in two schools and really we were a I don't know an immag can't say the word now a combination of a lot of teachers
016from other schools uh in really combining that K5 so we really focused on culture what our expectations were shared language, shared structure. That really was our focus last year. And I do believe we have really good climate and culture for the most part. I feel like the teams are really working well together. That time spent was well worth it. And then this year, we have really moved on and are focusing on our MTSS structures. And that's what you have in front of you. >> Yeah. So, our MCSS framework, multi-tered systems of support. Um, we really are data driven, data focused. Um, you guys have the kind of the image in front of you, but we really focus on meeting monthly with grade level teams and looking at academic data from multiple screeners um to see
017if kids are improving in instruction. And if they're not, we really have a very structured way of problem solving that um through intervention and monitoring and adjusting what we're doing in our in our practices. And so part of that is we have structured team meetings for all of our grade levels. Our sped team meets weekly and we have weekly um behavior meetings. We've really adjusted those As the year goes on, we started trying to talk about our tier three, our tier two and three kids and our sped behavior kids all in the same meeting. And we found we weren't going deep enough with that. So, we've really been adjusting that. One week we focus on our gened tier 2 and tier three and then the next week we focus on our um sped kits so
018that we can dive a little deeper in really what do kids need? but then also talking about what interventions are we providing and are those interventions being successful. So then we're not just focusing on the kid level but also the interventions we're providing and are the interventions actually working or do we need to make adjustments there. The other thing we've been able to add back in this year last year being across two buildings we thought you know no big deal we're right next to each other. it kept us busy and so we're able to get back into those bi-weekly attendance meetings and really talking about what can we do to help support attendance and we have um Jay Spradlin and Patty Granulan coming to those every two weeks. We have um our case managers, social
019workers, Bla1 and I and then anyone else who maybe needs to be attending those and what can we do to help the kids? How do we reach out to families? What supports can we offer? What can we do that's different um when we're in the uh kindergarten through fifth grade building, you know, it's really more about the families with attendance. It's not always the kids, right? They are kind of at the mercy of their parents sometimes and how can we help at the family level. So, we're back to doing those every two weeks as much as we can sometimes. Um we don't have school or things like that. So, we try to do it as regular regularly as we can every two weeks. So, those all go together to help us meet If you guys
020have questions at any time, please ask. We're happy to elaborate or clarify. >> So, all of those are together to get our uh tiered supports. >> Yeah. And so, really the the magic or the power behind having these MTSS processes is we bring all of the players to the table. And Nicole had already talked about it. the classroom teacher, the case manager, um the sped teacher, the gened teacher, and we really look at that kid from a whole kid perspective. Um and so within our behavior systems, as you heard, we screen every weekly, bi-weekly, and we look at are they referring, are they flagging, are they getting a lot of minor infractions or major referrals? And we're responding to that. Like we're not just letting it get swept under the rug, but we're saying, "What
021can we do? support the student. Um, and that can look very different depending on the kid. Um, social emotional support. We may identify that that student needs an anger and aggression skills group. Perhaps they need an adult or a mentor that we can assign to that kid because they're really craving attention and they're craving um some positive interaction that's beyond the classroom teacher at times. So, those are some of the ways that we respond um within our tiered support for behavior. And then academics is, you know, Nicole had already touched on. We're looking at screeners, we're looking at classroom assessments, and just across the board um and how we're going to adjust our instruction, how we're going to meet that student needs. So, >> and so all of that really is, you know, our purpose
022of being in school, as we tell our kids all the time, our job to be why we're here is so that we can learn. And so, as we move forward, we really have been working with Christina and uh Jed with the wind culture on tier one. So, as we move into next year, we really want to get back to that focus about how do we get 80% of our kids successful in tier one. Um, if we're there, then our interventions are not overwhelmed. We can manage interventions better. So, we are thinking about that consistent core instruction, aligning our classroom practices through modeling, teaching, videos, um, team coaching. So we really rely on our title one coaches to not just coach individual teachers but that team coaching approach and then consistency. How can we be more
023consistent not just across grade levels but K5 across all three elementaryaries those conversations and then of course these systems we're implementing this year around MTSS for tier two and tier three. How do we continue to support those? But it's way more manageable if our tier one is really strong. So that's where we're headed now that we've got good systems in place for everything. Now it's really beefing up that instruction. So um this is really where we've been. We've got year one was culture, year two is systems. So next really instructional excellence. And then um so we are playing with AI in our building a lot. So this was created with AI. We put all of our the systems into AI and it literally just put this graphic out there for us. Um, >> thought I
024told you I created that. >> Nice try. >> So, Blaze sent me one. It was really fun. He sent me one. I said, "Improve it." It did that. And then we're like, "Change the color scheme to our colors." And it's been fun. Blae gets a little crazy with AI. Um, he really he has fun with it. So, um, we are trying new things and do AI and so that's what we do. So that's that is us in a nutshell. It's where we're at. Any questions? >> Change to one building has been >> it has been the best thing ever. Um it was really good to be in two buildings for a year because I will tell you I appreciate being in one building more than I've ever appreciated it. As a facilitator years ago I
025was in two buildings. I was a middle school, high school instructional facilitator and I always said, I remember what it's like to be in two buildings. And then I had to go back to it last year and I appreciate it again more than ever. I'm like, oh yeah, >> sometimes that's the way the path leads you. Yeah. >> It has to give you some confirmation on exactly those things that you fear >> or may as being more difficult to navigate. Now you know we're a bless or are a blessing. >> And I was like when we first talked about I was like yeah it's right next door. We'll be fine. And then like all year long and I was like I'm >> I just ran along. >> All I did was run between two buildings.
026>> Yeah. So uh we all appreciate being in one building. We are like yeah >> we we're good. And as much as you, you know, plan and think ahead about how to build like a consistent culture, when you're not rubbing shoulders with people and having conversations in the hallway and greeting them and really building that culture that way, >> it's just it's the challenge is very hard. So, it it's been >> and it's weird the things you miss just not like just being next door, you miss things. Like I don't feel like I'm missing little things now. >> That's great. >> So, yeah. Good. It's the best thing ever. >> Regarding the AI, is that something that you guys in administration play with or is that getting down to the kids? >> Um, I don't
027know how much the teachers play with it with our level of kids. We as teachers and administration play with it a lot. It is it is a tool that saves us time. Um, the graphic, I know that I used to spend tons of time creating these type of things. I know we have some graphics as a district for MTSS and how all that does and I created a lot of those when I was on the district MTSS and it was hours >> that I would create those graphics and then I just fed this information in and I said please create me a graphic that does this and it was two minutes later. >> Wow. Wow. That is timesaver. >> It was phenomenal. And this one was blazes but mine was another one that was similar
028that was like two minutes. It was so fast. >> Yeah. I personally I think that the we need to embrace the AI more because it's if we don't the kids are going to get left behind. >> And I didn't use it for tonight but then I said then I told it write me a script to go off of this and it gave me a five to seven minute script and then I said make it a three minute script and then I just because I was just playing with it. >> Playing with it. >> Yeah. Like it saves so much time. I heard a presentation today about uh substitute teachers and AI for lesson plans. >> So, you know, the the teacher built their lesson plan using AI and then the substitute teacher asked how to
029deliver it. And the the two pieces were pretty phenomenal. uh when looked at, you know, so I'd never thought of AI for a substitute before, >> but >> after seeing the product, >> it was pretty it was really phenomenal. That's better than >> very professional looking. I mean, I just felt like that's >> a valuable tool. Obviously, >> we just wanted to make sure you knew that. Yeah. I'm watching our students back here going, "Yes, that's very true." >> And it is true. We need to learn to all of us embrace it and use it correctly and realize that you have to start with it and then edit to make sure it's correct. >> Yeah. And so, and it does it puts like the little Gemini is one that the district has access to and
030so it does put the little Gemini symbol on the bottom there because it did create it, you know, and things like that. So, we I've used the magic school that the district has provided for us to do several things. Um, I've got behavior reflection plans that it's really boosted for us. I put in there like create a reading passage based on these ideas and it'll create a reading passage the kids can read and then do reflection about when I've had certain situations with the kids. It can help structure like long complex emails, you know, help you. It'll scan for tone. It just it just does a lot of things that >> don't do you suppose you could maybe help >> Trusty Jeff with the paid version because you're going to be using it so much.
031>> Just saying this is the lady to talk. >> There's a Could you help her with tone? She's the AI. She's got it. She's got it down. >> It does nothing for facial expression. >> Thank you. >> So, >> best friend. >> We hang out. >> Anything else? >> Thank you very much. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Nice to see you working the >> Nice job, too. >> Yeah. >> You're on my good list. >> You're on my list. >> For now. Yeah. >> Well, I don't want to put there yet? >> It might not. >> Okay, we'll go on to um board members. Let's start with Ally. >> Um I was just I don't really like AI and it scares me and I think that
032sometimes it is just making like I think a lot of the things that it produces are a little shallow and it's just like words that it creates that sound smart. So, I always get annoyed when I see AI from lawyers because you could tell right away. You're like, "Oh, okay. You got the bullet points." Like, so, and judges are starting to pick up on it, too. And they're also not liking it, especially when it cites cases that don't exist, which is a little scary. So, I try to use it sparingly. I could see why in some instances it would be good, but I just I'm a little cautious. And I hope that um you know I'm always going to try to use my own voice even if my tone might be a little off >>
033Roy. >> All right. So it feels like application season is upon me. Um I wanted to give you an update on a couple of the applications that I've been working on or have already submitted. The first is for impact aid which was due at the end of well technically the end of January but because that fell on a weekend it was February 2nd. So we submitted our impact aid application this year um for next year. We counted our students uh this will be funding for next year. So we counted our students this year uh and we had 148 federally connected students. So for us that means students who live on land that's owned by one of the tribes. And so we're expecting next year funding in the range of about $240,000. Now this is all
034dependent on the federal government and funding the impact aid program. But um I will say that uh despite the government shutdowns um we have received our first initial payment for this year from last year's application. So last year we had 164 federally connected students. So so far to date we have received $145,000 which represents just about half of the payment that we're expecting. So, we're looking to um hopefully receive the other portions of funding for this uh fiscal year um once the budget discussions kind of finalize and the programs get fully funded or funded at at the level at which Congress um and the executive wants. So, uh so that's impact aids. We are um we're we're submitting that. Um we went through a monitoring a couple of years ago. So, we don't I don't
035expect to do uh to have to go through that um as part of this year cycle. So, um hopefully we're good there. The other applications that are coming up are JOM, which uh will be finalized when the JOM parent committee meets next Friday, I mean, next Wednesday. Um you may recall that the the committee received about $20,000 in allocation for this for this year from last year's count. And so they'll on Wednesday finalize their budget for that and then we'll submit that application to the tribe. The other part of the application that we have is the title six student counts which is due in a few weeks. Um so we are making sure that we have all the information from our students um that are eligible to be counted under that. Um but it's probably
036not super surprising but uh our because our ADM is down that is also impacting the student counts that we do here. So, so those are the three applications that uh we submitted. Also part of um under the umbrella of the Native American Education Department is the transition program which uh we are hopefully renaming some to something really clever. But um I just want to um make sure the board is aware that your representatives for the subcommittee sub the communication subcommittee meeting with Fremont 38 minutes earlier right before this board meeting. So I think we had a pretty productive discussion. Thank you, Roy, for all of your work. >> Okay, here we go. >> You got any? >> No, I do actually. Um, so I know it's a surprise and I know you're all gonna, but
037okay. Uh, mini PD is coming up. We have our next session here um this week on Friday and we've been working really hard. Um, very successful. Our data that we feedback from everyone who participated in it as well as presented was very positive really positive. So we have another one scheduled or slated for this Friday and um can't thank the people that are willing to put themselves out there and present enough. That's difficult especially when it's in front of your colleagues but they have done a tremendous job and it's always been um something that I feel like people are walking away with some real tools that they can implement. So, that's coming up. The other thing is we're we've been keeping an eye, our district literacy team, we meet every couple months and we've been
038keeping an eye on the district literacy bill that looks like it's going to be potentially coming through. Um, we're preparing for what we need to do with that. I feel really good about the place that we're in. Um, we have train we have letters trainers actually in our district. We have four of them. So, they're trained to um train our staff. So, train the trainer. uh they've done a great job and every year we've had about 30ish people that are in that. Our elementary is almost completely done and then we'll start looking at what is meaningful for our secondary and how to continue to move that up. Um our secondary has made changes. The middle school is looking at they've made some shifts where they're going to be doing some intervention blocks uh where they
039can uh shift kids in for some quick doses, but we don't want to have them lose some of their exploratory classes. So looking at how we can do that in a meaningful way. There's some talk about what we're going to look at the high school with uh their potential for a new schedule. How can we fit that in and make it more meaningful? So we do have a lot of things in play that um we're going to ensure that our efforts are kid focused and that literacy is at the front and how can we ensure that if we have kids that are falling through the cracks, how can we support them? So I feel really good about where we're headed, what we have in place. We also applied for the CLSD grant, which is a
040literacy based grant. We just submitted that a couple weeks ago. Um, and we'll look at what that is. It was very difficult. We didn't know who the vendors were that they were going to pick. We didn't know a lot of that. It was fairly just apply, put in what you want, what you want, uh, what your plan is. We put in a lot of things that we're currently doing, but just having more funds to ensure that we can get more people involved. Um we have some great coaches, a team I'm taking a team of our two um uh literacy coaches at the secondary level and then a couple people from our district literacy team. We're going to a conference um the 9th through the 13th which is a plain talk conference. It's all about literacy,
041how to put that in, what that looks like, how do you put it in at secondary level um and not just elementary. So, we're going to really dive into that, have some conversations, bring it back to the literacy team, and continue to just talk about what does that look like because you have to have systems and we have to put it in place and then we have to follow through with those. So, um our curriculum teams have been meeting uh we call those yellow sheet days and every grade level content area has been meeting. We have all of the current standards that have come through um put in to our systems even uh so that those are in place um by the required timeline. We're still waiting on ELA. That has not come through as
042priority standards yet. So, we're waiting on those, but we're pretty poised to get those and work through those. We have been recently going through all of our assessments to really assess the rigor to make sure that we're meeting the needs of our kids and our teams have done a phenomenal job of really questioning where are we at. And the nice thing is honestly about AI. We can put a lot that a lot of things in there and say this is our assessment. This is the standard. This is the proficiency scale. Are we meeting that? And it gives you a lot of feedback of whether or not we are and what can you do to make sure that you are meeting it because honestly teachers are not assessment writers. But you want them to own the
043work and they need they know the kids that are in front of them. So that's going really well. I feel really good. I know that taking those curriculum days sometimes can be a lot but they are so needed in order for our staff to make sure that we're not just buying a canned curriculum and hoping that it fits our kids in Fremont 25. It's not the case. Our kids are very different. We believe that. And we want to make sure that we're supporting them. And the teachers, they know their stuff. They have the training. They know what to do. And so, it's nice to have them really talk it through and come up with some good things. I'm excited about where we're headed. I always say it's a three to five year run till you
044really know. But they're making some good strides. Last thing I have for you is we have elementary teacher interviews coming this week. Um, I'm really excited. I've been working with the admin team. They are going to conduct interviews that only that not only have question and answer sessions, but we're also having our candidates go in and teach a lesson to kids. So, we can watch and and really get an idea of how they interact with kids. Um, and then they're going to do some scenario work. So, each candidate is going to have, I think, a robust um interview because that's where we're moving. We want to get the best of the best for our kids and that's one of the ways to do it is get them in front of kids. So anyway, that's all
045I got, but I'm excited about where we're headed. >> Sounds like great. >> Just on that literacy point >> down at the forum this weekend, the there was a lot of concern about the the way that it's written in the bill about secondary >> literacy training. >> Yeah. >> And that it's not it's not what you want your secondary uh teachers doing and it would take a whole retraining of >> we're really blessed and I will tell you this that the money you have put into having instructional coaches is where we're going to save our teachers. I'm just going to tell you right now, >> you know, like teaching a >> 100% >> a physical education teacher literacy on how to deliver that with >> y >> their PE. >> It sounds like there's a
046lot >> there's there is some concerning in there and I don't know what it's going to finally look like. Um, but I will tell you I feel good about some ideas initially planwise that we have to help with that. Um, and that's why sending a couple of our instructional coaches to this conference to get more and then there I actually started with the letters training. Um, I went to the last uh just so I can get more familiar with what does that look like. Um, I was an ELA teacher at the secondary level. Very different than teaching literacy. Um, you're at that level. You're saying kids should come to me and they should be able to read and then I can get dive deeper into text. Um, that's not the case. >> Um, and but
047is in the what is I know >> appropriate for secondary. I don't think >> it it is going to be I think we're going to have to navigate some things. But the good part is everyone's going to have to navigate it. >> It's not just us. But I will tell you I will say in looking at what other districts have because of how we've have put in some positions. We we are in a a better place than a lot of people. Just meeting with all the Fremont County curriculum directors and talking through that I was like, man, we're in a better place. So, I'll just tell you right now the the decisions you've made as a school board and in terms of what you're going to fund, you've done a really good job in terms
048of that because I'll tell you other districts do not have that. >> It is they don't have it. So, >> retraining. >> Yes. So, I feel like we are and just our district literacy team, there's so much knowledge in that team alone. Um, we've we've put some things in place and like I said, we're applying for some grants. Let's hope that we can get some of those. Um, we're we're doing what we can anyway. So, I I appreciate it because I am I am concerned as well, Carl. It is a concern. >> Y >> Okay, Jody. >> Well, um, I have a couple of different things. Mostly, I would like to I I want to thank the speech and debate kids for being here this evening. It always is really nice when you walk in
049the boardroom and you look out and you get to see our FFA kids, our speech and debate kids because this is what being up here is all about is about you. And so to actually see you and and get to hear from you these lovely gifts, they're very thoughtful and as I was looking looking through, they're very individualized and so you should be commended for your forethought and and your and how well you looked into this. Um, the other thing is is I I met with the Boys and Girls Club um as the advisory council. This was the first board meeting outside of Casper that they've held for the Central Wyoming Girls and Boys Club. And we will be having coming up is our Yeah, I think it's on the 22nd is the I had
050it here somewhere. >> Yeah, it's the it's the fundraising dinner. Um and they're looking at as a whole u an initiative where they're going to be well central Wyoming will be looking at raising um uh 15.1 million dollars and Riverton is looking at 1.5 to place into an endowed an endowed structure which will help sustain for the sustainability of the club. Um it was really really interesting because there were people there from all over and some people who zoomed in but we had not just people from Casper but we had a couple people from Cheyenne and Glenrock and and or you know some other individuals from around the state. Um so that was really informative. I wanted to to give a shout out to Addie Ali who was bringing home gold from the Simplot Games
051and she ran an phenomenal 60 meter hurdle race 8.8. Um, and also I wanted to shout out to Alex Jordan for setting the new school record for the backstroke. I'm not sure if he put if it was uh Brett Nulan who had the backstroke record prior to and so that would have been a graduate with in in the year 2000 has had that record. So that's all really really exciting exciting stuff um going forward. And then speaking of our speech and debate, as I was leaving uh Douglas on Sunday, I stopped to grab a coffee and I was talking to this young man who was waiting on me. And um we conversation surrounded where why were we in Douglas? And so we explained and that we were from Riverton. And he said, "Well, I just
052got done with a speech and debate." And he said, "Your speech and debate team is like they are rock stars." And this is a kiddo who placed very high from from Douglas. And so the things that you guys all do around the state, all I was doing was buying a cup of coffee and I get to hear how great our kids are and that was wonderful news that way too. So, for me, um, I've been trying to follow things and I have some concerns about the literacy, but after hearing, I mean, it's it's it is going to shake out to be what it is and and we're going to have to meet it and and we always have done so well because we're filled with grit and no quit. So, >> thank you. >> Okay,
053Mr. Cantra, >> like to look out there and see those blue jackets. I used to wear one when I was in high school. It's nice to see it. Thank you for coming tonight. Uh got to go see the basketball game last Thursday. Got to see the wrestling on Friday and uh worked on the table for entry and uh had a lot of people come up and and they were used to paying entry fees with the with their card and we don't have that. Is there any way or is there a reason why we don't have a card system? Uh just something to think about. I guess. >> Uh yeah. So that's actually um as soon as I came on board, that was kind of a a big topic. We've only accepted cash. Um before I
054got here, we did we tried something called my school, my school bucks, and it was kind of a a nightmare reconciling. So we went away from that. And then last year, we implemented Square to certain categories of um or to certain schools just to try to see if that works. That has been going well. And so I've actually talked with Max recently um where I was just kind of giving him his first year, but he's also interested in getting that in the concessions. Um I actually met with a bank today. They've also got another service that they want me to look into. So hopefully by next year we can start doing that. Um our problem is is we have so much of us reconciling in the bank account. Um but that is something we are
055looking into. >> Thanks, Cole. That's it. >> Okay, Laura. >> And a couple of things have already been discussed. I did have some concerns about the literacy piece of that and couple of our kids that were very successful and it very successful. The Simplot Games is just >> oh man, >> that's a huge plus to be able to do that. And just to hear the good things about our kids. I I'm just so proud of of all of you and love seeing you all and seeing how professional you are when you get up here in front of us. That's a huge skill that not everybody has. I hope you know that. So, it's been it is always fun to see our see kids at the meeting and see all those faces. Although we do like
056each other, but it's always nice to be able to visit with other folks as well. So, >> speak for yourself. >> You know, you do need to work on your tone. I agree. >> May I? you know. Yeah. >> So, uh trying to watch a little bit of the legislative session. I was not able to go this weekend, so I I hope this last weekend, so I hope we get some sounds like Jod and Carl were there. And uh hopefully you'll have a little bit more to share, but um there were a few successes, you know, with our Senate File 81 in the uh the insurance has been kind of pushed back a little bit and you know, one of the mill levies was not uh was not passed. So just but the wreck mill
057levy is still there, which I think is going to be an issue. And you know, I that that's going to be a hard one to try to to work through. Uh, but there have been a a few wins. I honestly have to say that a lot of the amendments that went through Senate File 81 and you know with the Senate, I'm so glad that the Senate passed their version of the bill. I don't know what they would have done if they if they didn't if that since the House didn't, but um there were a lot of those that I didn't really understand the impact that that would be that the district would have based on some of those. And I'm sure that we're going to hear a little bit more about what what impact some
058of those things would have on the district if they went through. And so that will hopefully help us to be able to continue to contact our legislators and let them know that, you know, we need your help with some of these. We did get uh a response on the three letters that we sent to uh the legislators after the special session that we had. Uh was that just last week? >> Yeah. >> Wow. >> Just last week. doesn't feel like it. >> So, >> a long time ago, >> Chair Schuler did respond back and say that she was going to really try to push some things through uh but that it was difficult with the division they have in the house that she specifically mentioned that that it was it's very difficult for her to
059take any action and that she is the uh she is a an educator and so she understands where we're coming from with that. So, that >> she just needs to hand out some checks. She didn't. No. >> No. And she didn't accept one either, but she's I think she's a a good one to have kind of to to look at what what it is that we need within school. So, she's a a good person to have on that committee, but not always does she have the um she's not able to pass a lot of things given, you know, the division that's happening in the legislature with the Freedom Caucus and her committee. And she mentioned that directly. So, uh, and then I did hear back just a very simple comment from Representative Guggenos just today
060just thanking Ness for sending that message and that he would do his his best to try to help us with whatever he can. So, I would say that we still need to have some letters sent to our uh legislators based on some of the things that we wrote in the initial letter. >> So, we need to do that. I I think that that this is the year that we need to continue to do that. >> We did that as a record board, too. That's what all the members record. >> I I think it's that's that's what they're going to listen to is people and students. They're going to listen to students and and teachers and uh administrators and you know, those folks um and board members. They they want to hear from people. And I
061I do think that some of that has made a difference in in their they're listening to us. And plus, it's an election year and that's I think uh sometimes is helps us in in you know our favor to to allow us to be heard a little bit more than we would be in other years. So um that is about all I have. And I did go to Star Valley this weekend to a basketball game and um supported the the basketball team. They played hard, but Star Valley of course is always has a very >> solid team and uh but the girls >> they played very well >> again looked like they might might win. They they kind of took a turn at the end but um they played really hard and did played really well
062and >> um so we were very proud of them and it was good. >> It was a fun trip. So >> it was on YouTube. It was fun to watch. >> Yeah, we did watch it. >> One thing I forgot to do, excuse me, was congratulate you on your I I'm very proud of you and the hard work you welldeserved. >> What is actually the award? What is the title? >> Well, uh I am the Wyoming thespians administrator of the year. >> Oh, and I and I learned that tonight. >> We'll see. >> Thank you. >> Surprises all around. >> Learn something new every day. Yes. >> Forgot to thank you for this. >> You're welcome. >> Thank you for the gift. >> Absolutely. Um, I don't have anything this evening, so we'll go on
063to Lette. >> I also wanted to thank you for the personalized gift you got. What a delicate flower I am on my on my name plate, and I appreciate that. Um, if you don't know, I also serve on our National Garden Club board of directors as a as an officer. So, it's it's kind of fun. I'll maybe take that with me to St. Louis to our next meeting. Um, but I appreciate it and all the hard work you do. I get to work with all of you at fair time and so I get to have a little bit different relationship with you and it's fun to see you when you come to our school board meeting and it is hard to get up and speak in front of a crowd and I admire you for
064doing that and uh thanks for representing us so well. Uh Northwest Boseies will have our meeting tomorrow night, our monthly meeting. We are actually considering um adding a third classroom um having an adding an extra teacher. We're at capacity right now. Even with the kids that are getting ready to transition back, we are at that point where we can't take more students because we're maxed out, but we need more student. There's such a need. And so, we have to take that bold step. And we've been talking about it now for um two meetings, and I think this will be the meeting where we make the decision. Um and you know it doesn't it'll take a couple of kids to to offset the cost to that but when we have five or six inquiries um sometimes
065a week and we're a K8 program so sometimes those inquiries come in and those kiddos are are halfway through their eighth grade year. So then we always um our administration and that team that that in reviews everything make sure they um recommend them to go to the correct or in investigate the correct facilities around the state. We certainly need um more opportunities for those kiddos who need that assistance. So we are doing that. I know um we're also bringing in some speakers and offering um some continuing ed available for teachers um in the surrounding areas around Thermopoulos. So I've shared that information with Christina and Jod. >> Y I've signed up too. >> Awesome. I'm glad to hear that. >> Thank you for that. >> Um it'll be um pretty pretty cool. Um I don't
066have anything else except for congratulations. That's pretty awesome surprise tonight. And thank you for that, honey. And I think that student did a great job of matching this to my personality. >> You know, it's awesome. >> And me as well. I'm the giraffe. >> You're the giraffe. That is pretty true. >> There you go. >> Fox. >> And I will work on my tone. >> Hey, Bruce. >> I wanted to thank Miss Santi for giving us a report on the Denver stock show. >> Pretty overwhelming. At least that's how I remember it. Um, and the speech and debate students. I every time they come here and perform before us, I'm like, are they fearless? I mean, >> yeah, >> I would be wetting my pants and they're like doing it. So, anyway, that's pretty cool.
067And that's really all I've got, >> Carl. >> I appreciate this. I like the feather. It's really nice. Thank you. >> And all your friends. That's my grand kind of knew that her face is >> way to go. >> Ruined it. >> So today we had our Boseies Fremont County Boseies meeting and we had four good candidates. We had all together we had seven candidates apply and we narrowed it down to four and today we interviewed them. Uh an offer will be made and we think we'll have our Boseies uh executive director hired by March I think it's March 10th or something but that's our next meeting. So more word on that later but they were all good. Um going to Cheyenne. It's uh it's always interesting to to go down there. Every session is
068different. There are still lots of familiar faces, but there's a lot of new faces. and the anybody that you talked to, any of the legislators that you visited with all said how difficult it has been, whether they're Freedom Caucus uh legislators or uh whatever they're all saying the same thing about uh how hard it is. The House has had at least two night sessions, one going all the way to 1:00 am. >> Uh they had a Saturday session uh which has not happened in a long time. So, and to me that shows some struggling, you know, that that there's, you know, there So many of them are new to the position and leadership is fairly new. So I think they're struggling with just the the the process >> the fundamentals >> the process. Yes. And
069the things that are coming out, you know, like the failure in the house of the recalibration coming out was somewhat orchestrated in a way so that because there was there was lots of disagreement. It had not been well vetted and they didn't have the numbers. So it it then they didn't want to leave it there uh to to work on more. They they thought we're done. We have too many other things that we have to do. So they didn't move it out. Came out of the Senate. Uh and that process, you know, was fairly, you know, they they had a they had a plan there. There's several pieces of it that are good. The silo that is in there is terribly problematic. It's a robust dollar amount. That's where all the money, the new money
070is in instructional support. The things on the side, the things that are not in that silo are not well funded. Uh you know, child nutrition, uh feeding, you know, lunches and breakfast that is not funded. SRO's all you know many of the things that the court said we are watching in when they gave the stay we are watching these things are not addressed in the Senate version. So when this when it goes over to the house, it will be amended drastically because it's a hundred plus million dollars different than where their base start was. So you know it's going to come out of that house highly amended and it was in concurrence. We don't know everything that you think you know now >> you do not know >> because it will be changed. The other
071side of that is that since we have the stay and those things were told to the legislators that these are the things that I am watching the judge and they're not rest. You know, that's that's uh >> probably con it's probably going to not be as long as I thought it would be before he lifts the day and makes a judgment. The other thing about that is that the taking away our ability to have the block grant. You know the consultant said the reason this model works is because where there is a deficiency here the model allows you to take it from there and take care of it. If you take away that ability to do that, you ruin the model. That's what the consultant more or less said. >> I think that's what they
072want. That's exactly >> Well, you don't I don't know that because if they are prescribed to do something, they are prescribed to do it and they'll, you know, whatever. Now the the the whole budget you know which is also far apart in the two houses the you know where our building is that's hundreds of million of dollars in difference hundreds of million dollars. Not just not $1 million or a little bit over a million hundred million dollars. It's millions, hundreds of millions of dollars. And that's going to be a big lift also. Uh what that's going to look like. It's this is a a fundamental wrecking of Wyoming. >> Uh this is a very very you know, I've been saying it's very very scary and it is because it's down there and it's coming to
073pass. Um the wreck use you not only people that are elected officials but for our community it's the people that use it that need to talk to them. The people the the the baseball the softball the swimming all the different egg everybody that uses that money. We are, you know, we're we're a small entity, but it's our endusers that are going to be affected. The soccer players, the everything. Those are those family members should be contacting our representatives to get off the fence and say, "Hey, let's stop this before it gets passed." We could pro because we do have such a base uh system that it goes out to a lot of people. We could probably get those groups to coales and pay for or or elect to be taxed. However, in other communities where
074they have a $40 million swimming pool >> that wreck money and school money guarantees the payments and the continued use of those things. It puts them into >> and then doing a bond where every you know I mean it's going to be there's no way that you can because you do it for four years >> then you have to redo it. >> Yeah. >> There's no guarantees that it's going to continue. So people that supply you, that help you with uh banking, whatever, they're not going to be willing to do some of the things that they've done over the years. >> So in our little community, I think we have the support from the people that vote on these things that we could keep it going. But you have to tell people now that it's
075going to happen and you have to get it, you know, everybody that was on that funding list, send them a email if you can and tell them to talk to their >> their uh electors, the people that are voting on these things because not just us, but those people are important for our, >> you know, statewide >> statewide, but it's it's somewhat >> different in other communities where it's large dollars going to but it has this has huge ramifications that squeaky wheel got just keeping >> we have a lot ours you know listening to other districts talk about how they spend it we do it a little bit different than than a lot of districts a lot of big districts a lot of small districts >> our little league and everything is going to be
076hurt >> oh yeah and you know like uh and but we could probably get it passed and we 12 28. So you're the mill, you know, we can still do it the way we're doing it until I think it's Janu December 31st of 28 that it would flip to the new uh system. So you have to have something in place by then. What else? What other ones? The literacy one we already talked about. Uh, you know, there there's a there's a Brian uh farmer said that uh this year they started with a hundred watch uh pieces of legislation and it whittleled down to their following 50 and then it dropped down to their about 25. So and that you know for other groups they usually start maybe at 25 10 and now you know so
077it's education is really quite the on the forefront down there because of money. The other thing in the budget the the governor's budget is a 300 and 40 let's call $390 million foundation guarantee money and I said it last year last year was the first time that they use facing to pay for buildings. They're not going to go out and look for you know they're >> they're getting rid of taxes. are not going to go out and look for new money to pay for buildings. So, we're just going to whittle down the foundation fund. We talked about the governor saying that there were no cliffs in Wyoming right now and and in the big picture it may be true, but there is cliffs in like foundation uh replenishing that could you know 3031 could be
078where it starts to go into the red. The court says that you have to pay for everything you can you've got to pay education before you pay everything else. So that's going to, you know, if you they're going to have to refund from the general fund to the foundation fund to make up that cliff. That means your roads, your water, your all the different things that are funded by uh the state will see more and more cuts and they'll blame it on education. It's too bad they couldn't take that 300 plus million dollar surplus revenue that they just had to figure out what to deal with and earmark that toward let's soften the cliff >> that's coming in the future. >> They probably did but it doesn't stop in it much >> because you lose
079the you know with >> the 50% for >> longterm holders and 25 right now. Now the legislators are not the ones who have created the ballot initiative. The valid initiative for a 50% cut in uh dollars coming into you know the uh property tax cut. That was a people going out there with a petition sitting in the post office at stores getting it signed. So it it that's why we're going to see it in November. 50% cut in property taxes will continue the devastation >> of state government, >> county government, >> uh, all your boards. There was a article just recently in um oh I can't remember which one of the online newspapers but anyhow uh columnists took a look at insurance and there's a 10point scale >> that insurance companies look at to say
080this is where we're going to set your base. So, as fire districts, which you know, a couple of them have already been affected, >> uh, see those going from a nine to a seven, and you're living on a farm in Wyoming, >> your house insurance, health fire insurance will go up, probably more than your property taxes have been cut >> by more than that, >> right? >> So, and then it also affects your you know urban residential. It's not as drastic because the trainings are basic, but those things all start to slip >> and that scale is already starting to slide just with the 25 >> and the So, >> you know, it's another campaign thing. >> Saving saving in one spot and pay out the nose in another. >> I'll I'll stop. I I'll
081let somebody else. >> Okay. Thank you, Do you have anything? >> Colton. >> Uh, yeah. I think the the recalibration has definitely been interesting as we as I followed the last couple weeks. Um, they did address some of the stuff in the letter. Um, but a lot of the stuff I'm concerned with is the wages creating the silo. So, I don't know if you guys have heard, but the they they're not taking the wages outside the grant. they're going to keep them in or in the block grant, but they want to have us create a different bank account and or like a called a payroll reserve bank account and create the wages, the wages that we get, put it in there that we don't use. And so that is what restricts us from using the
082flexibility that we're that we're used to seeing. And that concerns me because obviously that um we don't have the flexibility to to use it to our district, but it also creates a lot of work on on our end and they're trying to cut uh central office staff as well and that that creates uh just a just a ton of work. So I hope that is changed to where we can back to where it was so we have that flexibility. And that's all I had. Speaking of that, just for one of the last amendments was to add five more sheets of data that we have to provide, >> right? >> So, you know, instead of always wanted >> that >> cuts the number of forms and things that we have to send in, they're adding to
083that >> and then cutting staff, >> which I I don't really get because in the report that we have to submit our 601 at the end of the year, it has all of that information or they can they can change it slightly to include the information that they want. >> Exactly. But they have all of our codes like our system has the codes that we that we use that we submit to them in in those reports. So they they basically have that information already >> numerous reports. >> Thank you Jody. >> So I think everything has pretty much been covered. Um there isn't uh there isn't a lot to report out on other than we still don't know. Um we're not going to spend the time at this point in time when you've got a
084bill that's probably going to be reshaped um five 10 more times figuring out what it means specifically for us until we have a more solidified idea. Um we I do continue to reach out to our local um representatives and senator senators. Some of them will be will respond to me and others will not. Um but we're we're doing the best that we can to fight for our school district and education of our of our students. So that's all I have. >> I have a question. So in light of all of that and you guys have talked about already mentioned that writing in those kind of letters that we sent to the senators, do we need to that now that it's back in the house as a board. >> I I don't think there's anything >>
085different that we can say at this point in time. >> But I don't know. >> I mean, the message is the message seems to be still the same. >> Okay. >> To me, >> yeah, that's but I thought I wanted to ask the question just >> they they're pretty much already locked in place. There'll be some adjustment in the house but those adjustments are tiny you know it won't be much it's when it goes into concurrence when the is it six and six I think or is it three and three I can't remember which is but any each h each house sends >> members to a committ meeting and then they work on concurrence so that they can get something out that they think that both h both both houses will vote to approve. There's
086no guarantee after concurrence that they can't you know that's what happened last year with the the uh mid budget that they were trying to pass. >> They went into concurrence. They came out with a idea. They tried it, it failed, and they left without a midterm uh the >> budget. So, >> you know, they can't really do that this time. >> So, it's the word zombie. >> The word zombie is one that uh is being used a lot is that a lot of these zombie bills that you thought had died come back to life because some rules of not, you know, like things didn't end when they were supposed to, you know, having a Saturday session. >> Well, then they can revive it. >> They didn't count that as the 11th day came back on
087Monday and and acted like it didn't happen. And there's rules that said that they should have done something on Monday that things that they shouldn't have done on Monday, but they did. >> So everything is >> wow >> out there. >> So we have ratcheted up to Carolina Reaper spicy. >> No longer jalapeno, right? >> Carolina. >> I I just wonder if it would not make some sense for us to just continue as board members to reiterate what was already said in the letter and just >> that would be the way to approach it. So, you know, if people need a copy of that or whatever, we can get that we can get that out and because that that that might be, you know, that way you can see what we specifically what we said,
088you know, reiterate that >> because I know in watching in on the meeting or Schuler and and so they spoke about um having received several emails and I think that that's maybe what we need to continue to do is just go ahead and restate it and restate it because eventually maybe they'll they'll hear a portion of the things that we really think are important and they'll keep some of that or they'll they'll be able to figure it out. I don't know. But I don't think it hurts. So yeah, I would love that. So >> and really pound on uh it being a block grant. >> Yes. >> Not a Yes. >> categoral. not know that's they they not they're not calling >> they're not calling it now >> that's they don't like that word so
089they call it a >> I can't but they they don't like >> the categorical >> so it changes the the language of it so that it it's all BS but that's that's their uh >> that's their what they're trying to achieve they're trying use that word because it has political implications, >> right? Thank you. Thank you for that, Carl. I appreciate it. >> Is there anybody in the audience that has anything they want to say? >> Oh, yay. >> Good. Welcome back. >> Yes. So, on your guys' um items of action tonight, you'll see a request that we made to travel out of state. And since we were here, we thought you just we would tell you guys a little bit about um what we're going to and why we want to travel. So, this
090is a blackout. It's called the Blackout Livestock Judging Contest. It's in Colorado. Um it's like paired alongside of a jackpot. This is a really, really unique and cool opportunity for us to get to go to. Me and Brody went just the two of us last year and competed in the contest. And it is probably one of the highest quality livestock contests I've ever competed at myself. And I've been doing it since I was eight. and it's full of all high quality livestock. It's a combine style contest as well, so it kind of gets some recognitions for some of our older kids. Um, but we really want to be able to take a couple teams this year. We have a few middle schoolers who want to go and a handful of high schoolers who really want
091to go. And it's just a really great opportunity. We don't see a lot of early livestock contests before we travel to state convention. So getting to travel to that extra one would be really great especially um kind of an introduction into the reasons room for some of our kids. Um it's only three sets whereas like when we go to state and those other contests it's four. So little less pressure but um like I said really high quality contest to get to go to and for our kids to go see high quality livestock and kind of get that extra practice contest in. There's a few other teams in the state that get to travel to it and go to it and they always see really good results from it and so our it would be really
092great if our kids got to go this year. >> Plus, it helps you get to grow your program a little bit bringing those middle schoolers along and giving them a look at what they can expect. >> Yeah. >> Maybe something that you didn't have the opportunity for. >> Yes. >> Great. Thank you. >> Anybody else? Okay, we're going to move on into the next item on our agenda is the we need to go into an executive session for personnel. >> Madam Chair, I would move we recess into executive session for personnel. Second. second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Anybody oppose? >> Okay, we're back in session. >> Um, >> well, yes. Sorry. >> After you get the uh vote on the executive session, I'd like give a couple of boards up. >>
093Okay. >> Uh Madam Chair, I would move we approve the minutes of the January 24th or February 24th, 2026 executive session. >> I second that. >> Discussion. All those in favor? >> I Okay, >> Madam Chair, thank you for >> corrected. >> Oh, corrected. This is your corrected award. >> Thank you. It's funny. One of my clients the other day saw it. They're like they couldn't spell Wyoming right. >> So thank you very much. >> I'll put it on the shelf. >> Good job. >> Thank you >> for your certified master. >> Good job. >> I wonder how many. >> All of them. All 11 of them. >> All right. >> Up there with my giraffe. >> Thank you, Carl. >> Let's move on to action items. Consider an administrative recommendation to approve an out
094ofstate travel request. >> Madam Chair, I would move to approve the Riverton High School and Riverton Middle School FFA students to travel to Gley, Colorado in March 2026 for the Blackout Livestock Show as per policy. >> Second. Any comment or questions? All those in favor? >> I I. >> Anybody opposed? Um, moving on. Consider an administrative recommendation to approve an out ofstate travel request. >> Madam Chair, I would move that the board approve the Riverton High School girls soccer players to travel to Denver, Colorado in March 2026 for the varsity mini camp as per policy. >> Second. >> Any discussion, questions? All those in favor? I. >> Anybody opposed? >> Okay. Consider an administrative recommendation to approve an out of state travel request. >> Madam Chair, I would move the Riverton High School Key Club
095students to travel to Estus Park, Colorado in April of 2026 for the Key Club District Convention as per policy. >> Second. >> Any discussion, questions? All those in favor? >> I I Consider an administrative recommendation to adopt policy. >> Madam chair, I would move that we adopt amended policy 4115-R, field trip procedures, amended policy 4115-E, outofstate activity and field trip board approval and budget request form on first reading. >> Second. >> Any discussion, questions? All those in favor? I >> I >> consider an administrative recommendation to declare items as surplus. >> Madam chair, I would move that we declare items on the attached list which is on the list as surplus and donated to the community. >> Second. Any questions or discussion? All those in favor? I >> I. >> Anybody opposed? Okay. Consider Administrative
096recommendation to approve a new course proposal. Madame Chair, I would move to approve the Riverton High School new course proposal of history of rock for the 2026 2027 school year. >> Second. >> Any questions or discussion? >> Jack Black going to teach it. >> I was going to say Jack Black can be here. >> All those in favor? Watch that. I >> I >> Anybody opposed? Okay, moving on. Consider an administrative recommendation to accept a retirement request. Madam Chair, I would move that we accept the retirement request of Rendevous Elementary second grade teacher Audrey Tindle effective May 22nd, 2026 with thanks for her service. >> Second. >> Any questions or discussion? All those in favor? >> Anybody opposed? Moving on, consider an administrative recommendation to accept resignations. >> Madame Chair, I would move to accept
097the resignation of Aspen Elementary School case manager Shelley Chance. Riverton High School social studies, computer science, and driver ed instructor Daniel Mlane. Uh, Aspen Elementary first grade teacher Morgan Massan. All effective May 22nd, 2026. and Riverton Middle School volleyball coach Tiffany Link effective February 20th, 2026. >> Second. >> Any discussion, comments, questions? All those in favor? >> I. Anybody opposed? >> Moving on, consider an administrative recommendation to offer a contract. >> Madam Chair, I would move that we offer a contract to Jacob Lamb as a district adapted PE teacher for the 2026 2027 school year. Second. >> Any questions or comments? Discussion. All those in favor? >> I. >> Anybody opposed? Okay, moving on to information items. Notifications of 10day drop students are in your executive content. Certified staff change. Transfer Kimber Tower to an
098RHS to RHS and RMS music teacher for the 2627 school year. Classified staff changes resignations. RHS custodian John Overstein >> Ostein effective February 13, 2026. Rendevous Parah Bla1 Watson effective February 18th, 2026. RHS Parah Alicia Schiffers effective May 22nd, 2026. Aspen daycare assistant Elizabeth Ander Eliza Anderson effective May 22nd, 2026. And then you can see separation notices, separation notices, and executive content. How's our enrollment? >> Darn it. >> So you're we're up three from last meeting. So good job, Jada. Anything else? This meeting's adjourned. >> Amen. >> I love that. >> Nice. >> I know. I'm super excited. >> It's like it's just going to be I'm really