001To 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. >> A roll call, please. >> Madam Chair, we have a quorum. >> Consider adoption or make changes to the board agenda. >> We have none this evening. Thank you, >> Madam Chair. I would move that we adopt the agenda as presented. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Anybody opposed? Any discussion or comments? Okay. The consent agenda. Approval of the minutes of the January 13, 2026 meeting. consider payment of bills including late pays and pre-authorizations of pay payroll, insurance, utilities, officials, and automatic payments. >> Madam Chair, I would move that we accept the consent agenda as presented. Second is Is there anything that needs
002to be pulled or discussed? >> Okay. All those in favor? >> I. >> Anybody opposed? [clears throat] Okay. We'll go on to our um round table. We have Kelly Guard and the FCCLA Capital Leadership Team. >> Hello again everybody. >> Hello. >> Feel like we see you quite often in these blazers. >> You keep coming. Is it [laughter] Is it >> Oh, I just had to touch it more. >> Okay. It wouldn't be one of my presentations if there wasn't a video. So, we're just going to start [laughter] a video. [cheering] >> Let's go. Let's go. [music] Let's go. >> [music] >> Let's go. Let's go. Let's [music] go. See you at [laughter] >> So that was like a little overlook at capital leadership, but first I'll explain what it is. So capital leadership is
003a conference that FCCLA does every other year. Doesn't coincide with elections. And it's where students get the opportunity to learn how to advocate for FCCLA and career and technical student organizations. And so we spent the first day learning about leadership and doing leadership workshops. The second day was we did in the morning like a round table and a panel with industry experts. And then we learned all about how to perfect our elevator pitches and get ready to go on Capitol Hill and meet with our people. And Laney and I were the only people from Wyoming there. So that was unique in itself. And we got the ability to meet with representatives from all three of our Congress people. We met with representatives from Representative Higamin and Congresswoman Lumis and Congressman, now I'm blanking on his
004name, Baraso. [laughter] I was like, what? And so, >> we got to meet with them and then share how we wanted them to help continue providing funding for Perkins and what FCCLA meant to us as students in Wyoming. And it's a really unique opportunity. It was our last time to do it as high school students as we're both juniors and it won't be offered while we're still there. and we are just so grateful we got the opportunity to attend. >> Oh, that's basically what Jessa said. [laughter] >> And that we met there. She did it. She covered it. >> She's cooking. >> Do you want to say anything? >> Um, well, I mean, I got to meet so many new people. I think the like crazy thing was like why we were the only two
005Wyoming so we'd be like oh yeah so like we're from Wyoming and they're like what like we were literally asked if we knew what 67 was. [laughter] Um we do um like oh do you guys ride your tractors to school? No. What do you mean? [laughter] But it was so much fun. I mean we had I I talked to so many people. I'm my feet hurt so much from walking. Um I think you saw like a little clip. We went to a hockey game. It was so much fun. It was like just so much networking, so much people to talk to. It was a lot of fun. >> And we went sightseeing which was really cool to experience all of that. >> And then I guess I I try not to talk when we present
006because I just don't think they make me look better than like I knew the same thing. But I just have to brag on them a little bit. Like it was really scary to meet with the representatives. Like they had to make the appointments and then like we had to sit down in these meeting rooms and talk to them and I was like I am so scared. I'm so glad I don't have to talk. And I just was so impressed with them. Like they represented us so well. Sorry. I just love them. >> Sorry. [laughter and clears throat] >> Jeez. you guys do it to me. Um, anyways, when Tessa asked me if we could go, I like as she was asking me, I was shaking my head now because I was like, we just got
007back [laughter] from nationals. I haven't recovered from that. There's no way we could do this. But then I just thought like how I'm not going to have [snorts] um help me. [laughter] >> I'm not going to have two We have two state officers. I'm probably never going to have that again. Tess is going to run for national office and I teach you to get >> so like we're all getting emotional up here. [laughter] >> I just was so like I was like I like I have to let these girls try. I was like I don't know if the board will let us you guys like we are in debt. I don't think they're going to let us. And I just felt like so grateful when you said yes that I was just like well they
008um they just really value the girls as much as I do. And it was just like I remember like and I'm sure Laney can too when we came like here two years ago to ask you guys if we could go to nationals for the first time and we were sitting in those chairs and we were sweating because we're like wow these are really important people and they're going to probably tell us no and like and then we like did that and it's just like now like we were talking about this before. We're like oh we know these people. we can talk to them again. And it's just like because of opportunities like this and because you guys say yes to opportunities like this, like we can do this and be brave and say, "Yeah, we
009spoke with people on Capitol Hill and Representative Higgman was actually like in session like voting on the Epstein files when we were supposed to talk with her and her lady was like, "Sorry, she really wanted to meet with you guys, but she's doing something really important right now." So we literally like got to be a part of that and got to see on the first hand what they do but also make our voice known as Wyoming students and that was so special really like once in a lifetime like they were offered I think by Hegman um internships on the hill like [clears throat] on the spot and I it was Baraso who offered who like because Laney's considered the military to give them a her congressional like recommendation like it really was just life changing.
010>> Thank you guys so much. >> I mean I think just like open my eyes and like you you go in, you're like, "Oh my gosh, these are really really important people." And then you're like you sit down and they start talking about you and they're like, "Oh, what do you want to do?" And you're like, "Oh yeah, this and this." And then they like you start laughing with them, you're like, "Oh, these are just people, you know?" Like it's like, "Oh, I actually we have some like similarities, you know? I mean, not all of them, but it was so much fun." >> And the world's so much bigger than Riverton, Wyoming, and it's like just seeing that was so cool. So, thank you guys so much. >> Any questions? I guess >> harass his
011big table. >> He he like we he was supposed to and then they emailed us two days before and his flights got changed due to something with like the sessions. So, the photo like on the bottom is Barassa's person and she's actually from I'm trying to think Upton I think like she's from a small town in Wyoming. Wow. And then the one like directly above her was Representative Higman. And then the one to the side was repres or Congresswoman Lumis. Lumis >> ride the train. >> Yes. >> Cool. >> It was way cool. >> So we'll be back. I'm asking to go to nationals which is in DC. >> You'll see us in like two months. >> Even if none of us make it to nationals, we have someone running for a national office. >>
012Thank you guys. >> That's really awesome. And I'm proud of you for stepping out of your comfort zone. >> It is scary. >> It was really scary. >> It's hard to >> to expand your footprint sometimes. Good job. >> Thank you. Oh, and then our state advisor went to like her like um summit thing a couple weeks ago in DC at headquarters and on the TV there was like a photo of me from one of the sessions like when we were speaking like I was just speaking because they would ask for a lot of participation like every single question was like anyone in the audience and so we all got to talk a lot and they took a photo of me and it was like in this slideshow they were sharing which was pretty cool.
013>> That's very cool. >> Absolutely. You're famous. >> Thank you. [laughter] >> We can all say we knew for when. [laughter] >> Exactly. >> Well, good job, ladies. >> Thank you. >> Thanks for representing. >> Thanks, guys. [clears throat] >> And now we have a special services update from Katrina and Courtney. They make it very tough to follow. [clears throat] So, we just wanted to do a brief overview of what we've done so far this year. But before we go into that, we wanted to give you some information as to our students in the district. Currently, we have 473 identified students receiving special education services. Of those 473, 259 students receive speech services. That's either direct services or related services. Um for the related services which are we have 118 receive an OT, 31 receive
014a >> adaptive >> physical education >> four are um teachers of the visually impaired and right now that is done virtually. We are contracting with a TVI from Alaska. Um we have 20 students that receive physical therapy, two that receive um >> orientation mobility, >> and then nine that receive de and heart of hearing services. Um with those so far this year, we have held 249 of those 473 IEP meetings. Some of them have been they're trienal where we re-evaluate if they continue to qualify for services or need services. Some of those have been initial services. So they've gone through the whole process and either are identified or it is determined that they don't. Some of our highlights um right now we are contracting services with one and a half school psychologists and an occupational
015therapist due to the case loads that we have. For some of the changes that we have done um over the course of last year and through the summer, we created a special education policy and procedural manual. um the state department um provided us a special education lawyer to work with so that we are abiding by the law within that manual. It is linked or I do have a couple um copies. It's kind of lengthy. If you guys have trouble sleeping, it might help you sleep. >> Light reading. Um, also we created a district-wide special education hub. So any um staff member or district personnel who have a district website or access can go in and access our website. It has different items under compliance and we've given examples of how to do our paperwork. Um
016contact. So we have our sped list that we try to keep up to date and who to contact if certain issues arise. Um we have our homepages. Whoops. I cannot My fingers don't like this. Sorry. Um, so sped advantage is now called Medley, but it's where we house all of our IEP documents. And then P school talent ed and navigate 360, which is where we do um, threat assessments and >> that's it at this time. >> Yeah, that's it. Okay. Then we have our resources and we have them tied to the state. We have our functional behavioral assessment and behavior intervention um plan resources along with the IDA parent decision tree that comes from the state. So if we can't get a biological parent to attend a meeting, it stair steps us down as to
017who to get to that meeting. Um professional development right now we just have information tied with the M system. Do you want to go on a trip? This is what you have to do. I can't use this thing. Okay, you control. Um, we have all of our travel and purchase request forms. So, it's housed all in one with all of our lovely paperwork we do. So the red, white, and blue forms for PD requests, our conference evaluation forms once we get back, um the justification for the travel, why we get to go in the first place and you get this approved, um and our request to purchase. We also have our forms in different checklists. So um a functional behavioral assessment form, it's a collaborative form. with that is making sure that not just one
018person completes a functional behavioral assessment but a team and what um components they split of that process partial day schedule application we try to not take away the time that a student is in a the school setting so to have them go to a partial day we have a process to go through because that kind of really restricts the student our sphere form. So that is our special education referral form that schools um fill out if they have a student that's gone through the MTSS process and it's still not working. So they think that we need to step up to the evaluation. We also use it when we have parent referrals. So parents can request an evaluation. the schools still gather up as much data as they can and then we discuss as a team
019if we agree with the parent to move forward or not. And then our mileage tracking forms for our um staff members that go between multiple buildings. Time and effort logs. So we do have some special education staff that work within the gened realm as well. So they have to split their time. our vouchers and co-eing planning stipen vouchers. We also um January 5th when we came back from break had Dr. Tessy Bailey from the State Department do a specially designed instruction PD with all of the SPED certified staff. So that it ties directly back to our IEPs and our goals and how we are doing instruction with our SPED students. That's where we are so far for the first half of this year. Our ultimate goal as we look for areas of growth in the
020district is to just ensure that all of our staff are on the same page and feel supported. You guys have any questions? >> How is p or patient parent engagement with the whole process? Is that you finding success with that? >> It's improved um in some buildings more than others. Um we do attempt to schedule our IEP meetings around parents. So if they can't do before school, after school, we are holding them during the day when they can get there. Um we have discussion meetings prior to with them or after if um we have like a related service provider who can't attend. They reach out, discuss with the parent, get their input. So overall it is improving, but we still have some room to go. >> So do we have like training for the parents?
021so that they know how to hand because I have dealt with stuff like this a little bit >> and sometimes just knowing how to react is a big problem. >> It is. >> Um so do we have anything like that for the families? >> Um right now we are working on getting parent trainings per building because each building's need with the parents is different. >> Okay. >> So we are trying to establish those. >> All right. Is there still any advocate programs that are outside the district that advocate for families? >> There are. We have wraparound services. Um there Wind River Cares does um advocating with parents >> and also the state of Wyoming provides advocates. >> Correct. >> Sometimes it's adversarial. They usually sit at with >> I've not had a parent advocate come
022from the state of Wyoming. The advocates I've worked most closely with come from either Wind River Cares or they work with the Medicaid waiver >> and they do attend those meetings. >> Who else attends? >> So we have our required um components for the meeting. first and foremost is the parents. Um then you need to have an administrator. You need to have the special education teacher, agenda teacher. If the student is 15 turning 16 or older and we have consent for outside agencies um to attend those um they are invited to attend. um can't make them, but they need to be invited. If um it is through the three-year or an initial evaluation, the school sites attend the meeting to go over all of the testing and then our case managers. >> Oh, and I'm
023sorry, the student [laughter] >> initiates the process typically. >> Typically, it comes through our school through our intervention system. the multi-ter systems for support. If the school finds that that system is not working with the mult the different interventions that they tried with the student then they complete the referral form and initiates it that way. >> So do teachers typically >> yes >> parents yes parents can initiate and we go through a very similar process because we still have to have the data to support the need for the evaluation. >> [snorts] >> Thank you for that manual. That was very comprehensive. I made a couple of pages. It answered a lot of the questions they have. And thank you for the pages on acronyms. [laughter] >> Yeah, that's one thing. >> That's a lifesaver. >>
024More of those in our world. [laughter] >> They're ever coming too, aren't they? >> Oh, they are. >> Some are very similar. So, >> how is it working with your uh the therapists and the professional staff that you have to contract with outside of the district? The like virtual kinds of things. How was >> the virtual can be tricky because trying to set up and have a space in the buildings for those services. Um if we can get them in district it is a whole lot easier to do the contracting. But so far we have seen been able to make it work and the buildings are flexible to allow that. And you have like paras and aids that >> we do. We have those kids at the lower levels. We have paras walk the students
025to where the services will be provided. >> Um that way we can make sure they don't forget where they need to go. Um and then the upper levels the students go where they need to for those services. >> I was just going to say I really like the hub spreadsheet. >> That's really looks really handy and I bet it's worked really well. The links are nice to see. >> It's really easy. If someone asks for it, it's like go to the hub and it's right there. So, >> and it's easy for us to find it. So, >> nice job. >> Any other questions? >> Well, thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you ladies for coming here. >> Thank you guys. [clears throat] Okay, we'll move on to board members and we'll start with Ally. >>
026I don't have anything this evening. Thank you, >> Roy. >> Yeah. So, the only thing I just wanted to um give the board a heads up that uh the school districts in the area have been invited to present to the select committee on tribal relations. uh they met this morning and this afternoon and they'll meet tomorrow morning where the school districts will be asked to um give testimony. So um we'll be talking about our school district to the select committee. >> So yeah and I don't have anything else >> for me. >> Okay Jody >> um actually um I tried to make well I stepped out and to the country club to try to meet a candidate that's going to be running for governor, but the timeline didn't quite work. So, I'm came back here.
027But I do have a conversation. I was looking through these um had a conversation at Willow Creek when I do my duties and a little boy and he's raising his hand and he's holding a milk carton and I go over and I said, "Do you need me to open your milk carton for you?" And he says, "No. Does the school pay for these?" And I'm I said, "Yes." And he said, and he looks across the table at another young man. He goes, "See, I told you that they do." And I said, "Well, yeah, we we want you to be fueled, you know, so that when you go to class and you kick your brain into gear, you're going to learn quicker, you know, and but I thought it was really interesting. What a great question
028to come from a fourth grader asked me if we actually if we paid for these." And when I was going down through some of the the bills that we're paying on there is the milk bill. And so, you know, I may get to have that conversation tomorrow when I go back and do my lunch duty. But, so, yeah, that's that's probably one of the I one of the conversations I've had. But, so the kids are learning too. And it's a conversation they're going to carry home. And I think sometimes parents don't actually understand all of the inner workings for the cost of food and why, you know, how how that happens. So, that those couple of things and that's about it for me. That's it. Okay, Mr. Canrell. >> Um, first of all, I'd like
029to thank Carl for the clarification on uh how that money was dispersed for that 8.5, I believe it was. >> Oh, the talking point. >> Yeah. Thank you for that. That clarified. >> He did it. >> Oh, okay. >> I asked him to do it because >> Yep. >> You beat me to him. >> You could have taken that, Carl. >> Yeah, you you could have, but I'm proud of you. you you gave up the line. >> And uh then uh I got to uh be a judge at the speech and debate on the weekend and the high school building their numbers are very confusing. >> Yes. >> Try to find those rooms and it's just it's crazy. Everybody was running around trying to find rooms because the numbering system. I was wondering if there's
030any way we can fix that. >> It is fixed. [laughter] and then uh Ron on this weekend. Don't forget. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. That's it, >> Lori. So, I've just been kind of trying to follow a little bit of the legislative proceedings that are going on when I have time. And that that's been very interesting to kind of watch that move through the system and just kind of try to get an understanding of why why certain things are moving along the way they are and just, you know, doing some listening. It's been it's been a lot to take in. So, that's about all that I've been doing other than watching a little bit of basketball and those kinds of things, too. So, >> Lynette, >> um [clears throat] I just wanted to tell you
031ladies, thanks again for coming and sharing how your trip went. I think it's exciting that you have we can offer all the opportunities we want and but if you don't take advantage of them, >> it doesn't matter that we offered them. So, thanks for taking advantage and uh Max, good luck this weekend. >> Thank you. [clears throat] >> Been there. >> So, it'll Yeah, >> there done that [laughter] >> a time or six. >> Yes. Well, I can relate. Um, we will have our Northwest Boseies meeting tomorrow evening. Um, nothing big on our agenda. We review policy every single board meeting. So, and you know, that's my very favorite thing. We we just rotate through our policies. So, we're I don't even know where we're at at this point. I'm probably on my third round
032through them since I've been on that board, but we just keep we do two or three every every board meeting. So, no big changes. I know that Jackie will probably be contacting you, Jada, to get on the calendar to make a presentation. That's all I have. Bruce, oh, wait one minute. >> Happy early birthday, Dorothia. >> Six. [laughter] All right. You set that up. >> No, I really didn't. [laughter] >> But I didn't think about her being that age. That's my age. >> So, happy early. >> It will be my age. >> Well, you know, it's probably something. >> You're graduated. >> It's probably a number on the side of your tractor that you're riding on the way [laughter] >> just go with it. tomorrow. >> The 28th. >> Yeah. >> Go ahead. 67. >>
03367. I'm not 67. That was a long time ago. >> Um, >> I wanted to thank you all for bringing that report to us. Uh, I would encourage you to take advantage of whatever Baraso or whoever if they say they got something they can help you with, >> take advantage of it. They know that you're not the normal kids. I hate to say that word. >> Oh. >> Um, >> you're exceptional. Not >> Yeah. The the the normal kids don't go to Washington to do that kind of stuff. >> Yeah. He meant exceptional. >> The average. Yeah. Normal's not That's kind of >> That's a cycle on the dryer. [laughter] >> Okay. I aspire to be a cycle on the dryer, [laughter] but thank you. just to your experience of going to DC in January.
034I did it for five years every 1 of February. You know, we'd stay for five days and do the same thing you did. We'd go to uh meetings, get trained, and it was always fun to go underneath the uh you know, the Russell building, then get on the little train, go to their offices, and I got to meet John McCain uh while I was on the train, which he got on the same section that we were in. And you know it it's it is an experience to >> to relish >> because DC is a important place if you want to be in this kind of life. This is where you do the business and it's it's important. So good job. >> Yeah. >> Uh other than that I did go to spirit. I watched you
035guys or one of you at least. Uh >> all four of them. I was gonna say they're all >> and my granddaughter [laughter] uh cheer and that was >> it was fun. >> Then we went to Kelly Walsh watched a little bit of swimming and that was also fun and the weather cooperated and didn't have much little bit of snow at the end but it was fun to watch our kids participate in their sports and activities. Um the school board's associating for the legislative meeting is coming up in like the 23rd or 22nd of February. >> So think about going because it' be an opportunity to possibly visit with our legislators. Uh but it is coming up. I'm going to the activities association board of directors meeting on the 10th of February the same day
036as our board meeting. So I hope I get back in time to be here. But uh we'll see. Other than that, that's my report. >> Okay, Jada, you have anything? >> I do not. Terry, thank you. >> Holden, >> I have a few things actually. Um, first I our audit has been completed and so I put the financial reports in the back. If you I think I had three copies made. So if you guys want to take one, feel free to take one. If there's not enough copies, just let me know and I can give mine up. Um, so that was pretty cool. Not a whole lot of stuff has changed. Just a couple numbers and some language has changed at all from when they came and did the review. And then and then last
037week I did attend the recalibration meeting. So, I just wanted to give a couple uh highlights or things that happened that will impact us. >> There was a lot of uh big things from the legislators is when they first proposed the deal, they're kind of like this is the worst case scenario. So, basically what happened is there was just a lot of compromise and there wasn't any necessarily wins, but it was just a whole lot of meeting in the middle pretty much. And so um one of the big things that the biggest impact when we were doing the calculations is the class sizes that they originally proposed. So if you remember they originally proposed K through 3 16 to1 and then they had um grades 4 through 12 they actually had that 25 to one
038which was going to be a huge impact for us. They did compromise and said 4 through 8 is 22 to one and then 9 through 12 is 25 to1. So it's still going to impact us but just not as much. Um another thing is the ADM >> uh we do have the three-year rolling average. Usually they they did keep that as just a one year but they are going to limit us to a a 5% loss. So when they look at that and we have a big ADM drop, we can only lose 5%. So that will help. And then they are going to extend the mental health grant one more year at least. So that's going to be really impactful here. And they are kind of thinking about adding nurses and counselors and pupil support
039to the EB model. But that's going to be at the next interim is when they're going to decide that. And that would be for school year 2728. So fingers crossed on that because that would be really big here. Um, ECA from Senator Bayer, he did want the ECAs to be on a bianual basis instead of annually. That was big debate between the legislators because um, that's kind of why they're in the lawsuit, right, is there wasn't an ECA. So, what some of them wanted to keep it annual, but he said, "We're changing, so let's keep it by annual." And that that did get voted in. um health insurance. They were all wanted the health insurance to go to the state plan. So, it looks like that is going in, but that a lot of them
040were pretty strong had a pretty strong argument that they wanted more research until it actually happened. Um but it looks like that's going forward, but that would be till um July 1st of 2027 is when we would have to do that. And that is pretty impactful um because we do lose funds that way. And there's a lot of questions of how it would work. Blue Cross Blue Shield was concerned because obviously they're going to lose like it's 35,000 members that would move from Blue Cross Blue Shield to Sigma. Um the chairman did say that they do a bid every year. So if Blue Cross Blue Shield wanted to do it, it they can do the bid um coming up this next spring. So there is a chance that um if Blue Cross Blue Shield was
041worried, they can put a bid in. Um investment earnings. Usually a weekend I can invest all of our reserves into investments um and I get to keep all of it. Uh they wanted to they wanted to take all of it and they compromised into 50%. So when I have investment earnings I only have to report 50% of it as local and pay them back for it. >> Yeah. And then uh >> he's got a big wallet. >> Yeah. And that uh >> yeah, >> one bill that that was one item that made it on the bill that wasn't supposed to and the legislators made it um they actually apologized that it wasn't supposed to be on there, but it scared everyone is having uh that you couldn't use general funds on any major maintenance like
042to help supplement it. They apologized for that. They didn't know how it got on there, but it kind of snuck on there >> and uh >> Yeah. And then uh it's still unclear, but It looks like CTE is still going to be out of the model as a categorical grant. And it's unclear, but it appears that they still want wages as a categorical grant outside, but they want to um define instructional purposes. So, we could perhaps use them on like cont like if we had to contract any nurses or OT or PT, we would be able to use that. But appears that's going to be a categor categorical grant as well. Um those were the big things. Um, and then they're gonna I think things are still going to change. So, I'll keep you updated
043as they go. But overall, I think most schools are pretty happy um with the compromise considering what it what it could have been. So, Oh, and then the RCA, we do actually benefit the Fremont County uh benefits pretty good from the the RCA that they have proposed. >> All of our districts. >> Yeah, pretty much. >> Cool. So, we should be happy that they didn't kill us, that they just >> Yep. Sorry about that. Shosony, I think, is the one that does that that doesn't the others um on the RCA because it's kind of based off one. They want the average to be 70,000. Well, not every school is going to be 70,000. So, there's kind of RCA of we'd be like 1.112. So, we're our average would actually be a little above that. Shy
044had actually a negative adjustment. So, they were actually a little bit below that. That's all. >> You could you always remember that this is committee work >> and as soon as it goes into the session >> all bets are off. >> Yeah. >> And they they kind of uh were saying that a little bit, but that committee is very strong about they want to pass a recalibration bill. There's never been one actually [laughter] passed. And so they were all pretty strong about saying that they want this to be the first one to actually be passed. So they're going to be pushing it pretty hard. Do you think they can get it done >> in the session or >> they seem to think so, but they also thought that that's why on some of these things
045um I think Senator Scheler wanted she was really strong about she wanted to keep the the classroom sizes how they were, but she kind of mentioned that if she did it probably would have been one of the things that would hold it up and not get a recalibration bill passed. So that's why she compromised to the um 22 to1. So that's the hope. That's where some of this compromise is coming in. >> Okay, good. >> That's it for me. >> Let's hope they can get it done. >> Thank you, Jody. >> So, it's been a busy 10 days or so. Um, I traveled to Phil Philadelphia last week. Uh, really kind of a whirlwind trip for one day of meetings. Um I did not realize the extent to the company that um we would be
046dealing with if we work through WBI. It's United Health Services, Inc. They're actually a Fortune 500 company. Um, so I had opportunity to tour their a few of their day schools and um, they have specialized autism schools and I was able to see one of those and pretty impressive facilities and programs that they have put together. So, I'm looking forward to they have a draft proposal, but they have sent me a couple of questions in order to finalize a proposal. So, I'm looking forward to um reading that and seeing where we go. Soon as uh I arrived back from Philadelphia, we had the meeting that um Senator or not Senator, Representative Larson set up with uh DFS and the juvenile justice county attorney and the judge as well as some other districts. Um and we
047had a pretty frank conversation about some of the things that aren't working well in Fremont County as far as um our students who are involved in criminal activity. So I feel like it was a productive meeting um open some doors for further conversations. One of the things that I walked away with is that the reason that we are not able to respond like other counties can is our lack of resources as far as the number of attorneys that we actually have and the number of judges. So when you talk about the level or excuse me the number of cases that they see versus other districts the ratio of judge to cases and county attorney to cases is um astronomical in our area. Additionally, um we've had positions open and I think it's important that our
048community know that they that we are searching for people to fill the roles, but we don't pay enough in Fremont County to make it worth somebody's while to come here and deal with what they are dealing with as far as the criminal activity in our community. So, um just just a shout out to the people that work in those areas. Um it's it's a tough job and oftentimes we get frustrated but at the same time we need to understand um the perspective and the situations that they're dealing with just like they try to understand what we're dealing with. So that was a that was a great meeting and I really appreciate Representative Larson um and Jen Neely working to facilitate that for us. Um our rendevous design and build are through the JAC at this
049point in time. So, we'll see how that progresses. Like you said, once things get to the floor, there's always um the ability for that to change. Our teams are working hard um for calendars. We have to do our two-year application for our alternative schedule because we're not at the 181 days or the no 175 days and 185 for teachers. We've reduced it to the 171. One thing that I just want you to be aware of um in case you start hearing conversations knowing that this is only preliminary discussions is our teams are looking at having our elementary teachers and be on a little bit different contract because they would like more days. We did try to convince the district to go all of us back to the 85 days for teacher contracts increasing the pay
050by their daily rate. Um we did not in we did not decrease their pay by their daily rate when we changed to the 181 day but predominantly it was seen that it is only the elementary school that really needs that extra time for their teachers to plan. Additionally they're looking at potentially um as well as adding those days having a few more days that are currently on the schedule as half days um for students to become full days off. So then the consideration then for the um high school and middle school very introductory conversation is having some of those days possibly be TVL temporary virtual learning which is allowed by the state now. Um we don't know after talking today seemed like there was some barriers to that and so I'm not sure how far
051they'll get with that but those are some of the conversations that are happening. So when you hear it, don't be surprised. It's it's not going to be a secret. We'll do the same thing that we um did with um reconfiguration. I was going to call it recalibration. Uh with reconfiguration, we'll have the calendarly meetings where we can have people come and speak their mind about how it will impact them or their students or their families, etc. So it um none of it will will be blindsiding our community or you as the school board. Additionally, um we are reviewing the um our policy for leave. And one of the things that since I've been here has been a a push for staff is they really would like leave to become just paid time off and not
052have to differentiate between personal leave, sick leave. Um so that has been a topic of conversation. I have drafted some policies regarding that changing the current language in our policies. obviously not in the policy itself, but making another draft of the policy that does move us towards a paid time off. So, just so you're aware that is happening. Obviously, that is not just like the calendars, the paid time off is at the discretion of the board, but those are some things that our um staff would like us would like us as a leadership team to bring forward. Um and I believe that for now other than I found out today surprisingly that the Boseis 5 is trying to put a residential educational facility or would like to pursue doing that in Duboce. So that was
053very shocking. Um not sure that it truly would meet the needs of Fremont County to have a facility in Duboce. So, um, I quickly met with Lloyd Larson and Mike Jones from the county commissioners just to talk about some of the concerns we might have with that, um, going forward. So, um, not sure, but that's something we'll be looking at. Additionally, one last thing regarding the Boseies, there is a bill out that would make the Boseies monies and mills have to be voted on by at the elections. So it would no longer be something that we would just appoint that we're going to do this mill and this mill and this mill and then we have the money. It would go out to our um our not to our constituents um to vote. So that
054could dramatically impact Northwest Boseies Boseies 5 Fremont County Boseies WC board um because it's also is for the rec board. So, um that is I I did send you a copy of that. Um so, please look at that and um whatever your belief system is in regards to that, speak up. >> Well, that could really impact You're right. Impact could impact us in the end because if we're not a levying district, then our rates if we have to send a student over there are higher. >> So, it would negatively impact the state in the end. Good point. >> Yeah, >> because we get a for Northwest Boseies. I don't know if it's the same for every one of them, but our rate is lower because we are a member district who levies. So, our rate
055for sending a student is lower than if we were not a member district and we didn't levy. >> So, would that voting be statewide then? It would be it'd be our county. >> Just just our county. >> Yeah. So, um >> opposing this. >> So, it's it's a >> Yeah, it's a bill that's going before um I can't remember HB000058 and I do believe Senator Salazar is one or is >> is a co-sponsor of the bill. >> It says representative Bratton Representative Neman is a sponsor. Representative Hiner Lee Lee Rodriguez Williams and Senator Salazar and Steinmets are co-sponsors to that bill. >> But then every Boseies across the state would have to get their funding by vote. >> Yes. And it would be your local district vote. >> So then potentially every year we could
056all have to fund a special election. So, no. I mean, it's written in there, and don't quote me because I've looked at the bill one time. So, it's written in there that it would be with the general elections. So, every four years. So, you would once it was approved, four years later, you would approve it again. >> That is definitely not cost effective. >> I haven't read it yet. So, >> no. No. So, please take a look at it. I just am bringing it to your attention that that might be one that you would like to look at. >> Okay. And I don't have anything except to say that I want you to all know you're amazing. >> I'm trying to do positive things every day. >> See you ladies. Thanks again. >> Nice job.
057Great job. Great job. >> Anybody out there in the peanut section want to say anything? >> Okay, we'll be moving on then. [laughter] Action items. Consider an administrative recommendation to approve an out ofstate travel request. Madame Chair, I would move the board approve the Ripton High School band students to travel to Denver, Colorado in April of 2026, sorry to participate in the music in the parks as per policy. >> Second, any discussion, comments? All those in favor? >> I. >> Anybody opposed? recommend to recommendation to approve the Riverton High School band students to travel to Denver, Colorado in April 2026 to participate in music in the >> Oh, we just did that one. [laughter] >> It's all good. >> Consider an administrative recommendation to adopt policies. >> [laughter] >> Madam Chair, I would move that
058we adopt revised policy 4115, school sponsors, field trips and activities policy 1190, participation at board meetings policy 6137, treatment of headlights on first reading. >> Second, [laughter] >> any discussion or comments? So just um so you're aware and the next board meeting you will probably see uh policy 4115-R and E I believe and they have some substantial changes so I don't want you to confuse those with this one. This is so they'll be as an information item on the next agenda. >> Okay. Thank you. All those in favor? >> I I >> Anybody opposed? >> Okay, moving on. Consider consider an administrative recommendation to approve facility use and fee structure. >> Madam chair, I move the >> board approve the district facility use and fee structure as it is presented. >> Second. >> I'm just
059kidding. >> Any comments or discussion? >> All those in favor? I >> I >> Anybody opposed? Okay, moving on. Consider an administrative recommendation to scrap and replace one bus. >> Madame Chair, I would move that the board approve scrapping of one 81 passenger Bluebird bus and replacement of that bus with a 75 passenger Bluebird bus. >> Second. I thought our policy statewide the law was replace like with like they must not make an 81 passenger bus now. >> I don't know. >> Anyway, >> so it's already been approved by the >> just a comment. Yeah. >> Was this one of the ones? >> Is this the one that uh scrapped? Is this the one we got with that grant? >> Yeah. And then we'll have to >> So this is the one we have to
060take the engine out. >> Yep. It is. It's the one. That's what you're approving right now is to scrap that. >> Okay. >> The word scrapped. Yeah. >> What number of bus is that? >> I don't remember the bus number. I'm sorry. >> The one you drove. >> 742. [laughter] >> Oh, do you know the bus number, Terry? Do you know the bus number? >> It's probably in the attachments. >> If not, I was looking. >> I couldn't find it. I thought we well maybe it's for the next one because we uploaded we uploaded the maybe we didn't quite get the document uploaded. It should be in there the a full description of the bus that we're scrapping. >> Yeah. >> Any more comments? >> Discussion. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Any
061opposed? Consider an administrative recommendation to accept funds. >> Madam Chair, I would move that the board accept 52,775 from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to be applied to the purchase of 175 passenger Blueberg bus. >> Second. Any discussion or comments? All those in favor? >> I consider an administrative recommendation to accept resignations. >> Madame Chair, I would move to accept the resignations of the Riverton Middle School part-time musical theater teacher, Molly Thornton Bergen, effective May 22nd, 2026. Rendevu Elementary third grade teacher Abigail Serta, effective May 22nd, 2026. >> Second. >> Any discussion, comments? All those in favor? >> I. >> Anybody opposed? Okay. Right. Information items. Moving on. Policy 6100 revised students activity. Student activities and organizations policy 6100-R1 revised student activities and organizations proposal and approval process. Policy 2045, revised banking services, management
062of federal awards. Policy 2025R, federal grant cost policy or principles and allowability. B. Classified staff changes. New hire a remar Rico Yanz as a rendevous elementary parah separation notice >> you can see executive content how's our enrollment >> it's a little bit lower >> 20 20 even >> yes 76 so 20 lower >> went down from what? >> Okay, moving on. Discussion items. Board of trustees self-evaluation. >> Did everybody see that review of board self evaluation? >> Turn to your left and pat on the shoulder. Good job. Good job. >> Always one I had to kind of use poetic license on that because like always >> every time I question I just go to >> I did too. >> I know it that's a I don't know >> and and remember that we can always
063make adjustments to the evaluation tool >> after you've used it to see if it's effective or not. >> Right. >> Thank you very much for doing that. Yeah, it was great to see that piece. >> It was It was not ownorous to to do that evaluation. >> It was for me. >> I did it. I I submitted it three times. [laughter] >> But I It was I think the difference between the one Jada sent me. >> Were you having an electronic >> because every time I submit it, it would just go back and you would have a lighter frame. >> I'm wondering if you wanted >> And you said you didn't get it. Yeah. >> So then you finally sent it to me. >> So it's basically your fault, >> I guess. >> Okay. >>
064Well, and so were you trying to get things counted three times? Was that the [laughter] >> Is this It come up empty. Well, >> I didn't know that it didn't come up. It came up empty because I assumed that it I'd submit it >> and then I get a thing on Friday saying, >> "Carl, you haven't done it." >> I think I think my tone in the email was nicer than that. [laughter] I would agree. I need this. >> Was there a smiley face at the end? >> I think there might have been >> clearly and I I want to thank you for staying on there on, you know, I mean, sending out notices and getting getting us to get this completed. So, >> thank you. >> Any other discussion? >> Okay. Okay. Well, then
065we'll move on to an executive session for personnel. >> Madam Chair, I move that we move into executive session for personnel. >> Second. >> All those in favor? Hi >> B.