001to the regular regularly I have trouble with that word scheduled board meeting. Um if you would stand and we'll do the pledge of >> allegiance. Algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay. Okay. Can I get a roll call? >> Mr. Chair, we have a quorum. >> Thank you. Do we have any changes to the agenda? >> We do not. >> Thank you. So, >> Mr. Chair, I would move we adopt the agenda as presented. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? The agenda is adopted. The consent agenda tonight uh includes approving the minutes of the July 16th board meeting. Consider payment of bills
002including late pays, pre-authorization of payroll, insurance, utilities, officials, and automatic payments and to abregate policy 5087 district staff retirement insurance on second reading. >> So move. Second >> discussion hearing. None. >> I. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Hearing none, we'll adopt the consent agenda. And for a round table, we'll start with Mr. Fallon tonight. >> Thank you everyone. um also brought along Kylie Frasier. Um so we had you can see on the agenda that it's about our Costa Rica trip that we took with EF tours and I just wanted to give you a brief rundown. Um but start with thank you for your support of our EF uh trip to Costa Rica. We took 15 students, um, eight adults, which included myself, Kylie, and, um, Angela Peaks, both, uh, teachers
003at Riverton High School, and then some other adults that came along, um, with their grandchildren um, or their children. So, it was kind of fun, uh, to have a multi-generational um, experience there for um, the trip. And so, uh, this, you know, was my fifth trip with students, um, from Riverton High School, uh, starting, we started in and had been kind of going every other year. Uh, COVID kind of messed us up and then it took us a while to get back on track to finally get a trip planned um, out to do this year. So, it was really spectacular to kind of come back with such gusto. Um what I was really thrilled about was from the bus ride down, which is part of my thank you for the transportation um to the airport
004in Denver. Um from the bus ride down, all the students were just into the trip. They were excited to go and then when we got there, they were we had no wall flowers in terms of like, well, I'm not so sure that I want to be part of that experience and I'll just hang back a little bit and observe. Um, and so it was just really great to watch those 15 students kind of blossom. And um, you know, some of them that I'd have students kind of went in a new direction of, you know, uh, in a social direction that I hadn't seen before in class. And so it was neat to watch them in um, as part of adventure travel. Um, we saw some of them use their Spanish a little bit and kind
005of um, play with that, you know, uh, briefly, but just seeing that other culture is really why I want to lead a trip to Costa Rica and other places, but that's been my favorite place so far. Um, so the wildlife of course was on full display. We're definitely treated to rain in the rainforest because we were there for the rainy season, but it definitely didn't um uh hurt what we did or put a damper on anything of what we did. And the kids were they loved it because you know um when it rains here, they go out and play in the rain. But there nice warm rain outside. Um especially where uh we were in the cloud forest. So we started our trip um flying into San Jose. Um we went to the central part
006of um the coast uh the central valley is where San Jose is and then we went to the tropical lowland um in a place called La Fortuna and then we went to the cloud forest which is at elevation. So um it's about 5,000 ft and so we had cloud forest there and then after that we went down to the south Pacific coast and kind of ended our trip at the beach. um the scarlet macaus were on full display and the sloths that were there. So, the kids really enjoyed um it's the big part of the trip is to see a lot of the nature and the ecology that they've studied in class to kind of see those things. Um but since 2014 when I first came here to ask you if I could do that
007trip, you guys have all been um uh giving us your, you know, okay to go and I've just really appreciated that. I think it's impacted students in a uh really really positive way. It's not just many students, not this year, we've had some travelers, but in the past I've had students who um hadn't been out of Wyoming. They hadn't been on an airplane. They hadn't uh um uh done much. And so to kind of make that leap into uh out of country, you know, into a place where they hadn't been and experience something new was pretty neat to watch. um think it's a great growth experience for students and um I just wanted to come in today and just say thank you so much for your support um and we hope to continue um to
008with your support in the future. So also brought asked Kylie if she would come along and >> thank you. Hi. Um, this was such an amazing experience and we're so very grateful for the opportunity to do this with the students. But I just wanted to share a couple things that I really loved about the experience. And one of them was um the blossoming of like biology facts that the kids had and how exciting it was. And Chad would stop and be like, "Do you remember what this is from class?" And then kids would be like, "Oh, that's a like certain kind of fungus." Or they're very specific about it though because Chad loves that kind of stuff. And it was amazing to see that love be transferred into the students and be able to see
009it on display because we have a very specific ecosystem here and they have a very specific completely different ecosystem. And so that was really cool. And I know a lot of students that um haven't even been to like Yellowstone because they missed the seventh grade trip or something like that. And so it's really exciting to see students be able to have an experience like that where it's completely different from anything they've seen before and to see them blossom and interact with groups of people. like we met um we were with people from like Wisconsin >> the whole time and the kids were just interacting with the other group so much and made new friends and it was just a great experience overall. So we are very very grateful for your support in this trip and
010that's all. >> All right. >> Yeah. So um once again that was our purpose for this uh this evening is just to come in and say thank you very much especially as um the district provided our transportation and bus driver to the airport and back and so um that was really a big help. So thanks a bunch. So any questions for me? >> Thanks for giving your time to do that. What an exciting what an exciting trip for kids. I know. Um, my bonus kiddo got to go when she was in high a senior and it was a lot for Grace. >> Cool. >> And she still talks about it. So >> nice. >> Glad. >> My daughter went also and she talks about it all the time and you know we went, my wife
011and I went because she went >> and talked about it so much. >> Yeah. >> Good. >> So, thank you for coming in and tell us about it. It's nice to hear that stuff actually comes to fruition and things go as planned. >> They do, even better than planned. >> It's really cool to see the cross out, you know, that to to see the cross from classroom like you talked about and then just how kids how differently you are outside of a building with other peers your age and building those relationships. That's huge and it'll be huge for them in the future, you know, when they're out getting jobs, going to school, getting jobs, all those things. So, >> thank you for that. Thanks for being willing to to be to take them on an
012adventure of a lifetime. >> It was a great adventure. So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thanks so much. >> Okay, we're going to do the board members next and I'm going to mix it up. >> I Nothing this evening. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Colton. >> Thank you, >> Jody. >> Yes, I do have some things. >> I thought you might. >> Well, thank you. Um, so, um, Mr. Fallon did come in after the trip. As you know, we updated policies >> and one of the policies that we updated was the foreign travel and so we had a really nice conversation about that policy and um, I am in the process of rework reworking it. I reached out to our insurance company um to get some advice about our current policy and
013what policy would work to be a happy medium um for us to continue to support it and not make them feel like they're on an island taking all this responsibility on their own for our students but at the same time protect us a little bit. So I am working on that. So I just want to let you know that as well. Um we are having our staff back uh on well staff came back today. >> Um we had orientation earlier this week and was it this week only? It seems like >> it was it was last week >> or Monday was classified and then Thursday was >> Yeah. See I can't even keep dates straight. So um Christina rolled out the red carpet for our new teachers. They had an amazing experience in here. And
014then on Monday, Lindy rolled out the carpet for our classified staff. Have had nothing but positive feedback from wow, we want to be a part of this district because and that's what we've been shooting for with our orientation. So, I really appreciated all the effort that they put into that. Um, for our staff back, our all staff back, usually we do a really large event um talking with our administrators. It's not as personal. Um, so we're switching things up this year and I've already started a little bit. of today I met with um the custodial and maintenance staff at the auditorium so that we we met and then we took a tour of the auditorium. We had an hourong conversation where they had opportunity to get to know me and my vision a little bit
015more clearly. I expressed some things that I've learned and grown as a superintendent and then asked them what kinds of things they need um to make their jobs easier. I did the same thing with transportation today as well. Those meetings were were fantastic. I learned so much. And so I'm going to put my notes together, send it out to their their um supervisors and have them look and make sure I captured everything and then we'll talk about it at district leadership team meetings um to to become more team oriented because we're all a part of the team. So on Monday, we will have one hour with each building separately in the auditorium. So instead of having all staff back together, it will just be building staff. Um and I will do the same. So they'll
016get an opportunity to understand our um district leadership's vision and what we want to do and then have an opportunity to ask us questions or share insights or tell us what they need. So um I was expecting that it maybe would be 15 20 minutes and they and people would want to leave but actually it pushed the whole hour. >> Um oh good. >> So it it went really well. Um and I enjoyed it. So, um, that's the plan for staff back and >> you don't need any of us there, Jody. >> Uh, no, you are welcome to come. I can send out that schedule. Um, it's different staff. I think we start at 8:00 and we're done at 1 and it's a different building every hour and we're going to give them opportunity to.
017So, you are very welcome to come and I do apologize that you that the orientation was a miscommunication and we didn't get your invite and I don't know if you're sending to the school board email and so we need to I need to show you that that email doesn't work anymore. So, I thought of that after that. at any um >> would it be good of us to to figure out what schools we're going to be ambassadors for and then maybe try to be at that >> done >> then maybe we could be at that building. >> Do you want to do How about we carry over your ambassadorship from last year? >> Well, we can let you know. >> Yl. >> Carl, you must have done a you must have done a bang up
018job. What must >> happen? Yeah. >> I was saying that we could be at that I know mine >> just awesome. >> Yeah, that would be great. And um we'll send that out to you and make sure that you know what time they're coming and you're welcome to come. It's um but it's just going to be a I sat on the stage. It's very informal. I didn't have a PowerPoint. Um Good. >> Awesome. >> So, which days do you know have days? >> Monday. >> It's all Monday. >> All Monday. Okay. >> Starting at 8. The last school >> tomorrow. >> Stop it. I'm >> sorry. I distracted them. It was me. Sorry. I I should know better. I'm sorry. >> I thought I missed something. >> Oh, no. >> You didn't. Okay. Um, so
019because we have the auditorium, we did not schedule a board tour this year. That was our big project. So, we've all seen it. And >> Okay. >> That was that. I had a meeting today um at CWC with President Tindle and uh Representative Larson, Senator Casease, Bruce Thorne, uh Kathy Wells, a conglomerate of people from CWC um talking about potentials for what could possibly happen if JobCore is closed. Um very very solid conversations and so and I know that President has touched base with other community with like the city and those things. So, it's just very baseline conversations, but very interesting conversations for what could happen with that. Obviously, nothing could be set in stone because the city of Riverton will be in control of that property um if in fact JobCore is closed. >>
020Do they really think that >> um the contract >> they have a lease for how many years is that lease? So my understanding is in the contract um and President Tindle explained that that if the contract is disbanded that all of the real property that can't be taken with them goes back goes to the city. >> So I haven't read the contract that's just >> would have to release say that they're not going to right >> yes >> ownership of that or the lease >> right agreement right >> the contract isn't with the people that run the thing. >> No, the contract is with the federal government, with the Department of Labs. >> And so that contract does say that if it closes, it will go back is my understanding. So at any rate, it
021was very preliminary, very surface. Um probably I think he's already been to other places to talk about it. So if you want to learn more, you can look at their minutes or notes. And um but the biggest news is the Mercer study. So Um, as you know, it's been kind of off and on again and several different things have happened and then we've kind of been out of the loop, but they've been doing things on the back end. >> Um, so there were capacity changes and so they changed the whole direction of the mer study. There were capacity changes due to our um different configuration and the classrooms having more space for fourth and fifth and third having 24 to1 ratios. or 25 to1 rather than the 16 to1. So they used five methods of
022projections. They came up with a um the a projection of what our enrollment might look like and so now what they are changing their options to which on September 3rd we'll meet as a district leadership team and we'll review those and then I'll get an email out to you. >> Okay. >> So we'll talk about this timeline but it's a rendevous remodel, a new school or an addition to Creek and Aspen and remodel Jackson. So that is now what they're looking at for the Mercer study. Um we are already in the budget. So that's how amazing the facilities commission is being to us. We are approved by the commission in the budget, but it's going to go to the select committee and the governor. Um and then if approved all the way through it'll go
023to the legislative session. if approved there then next July we will be program designing already. So pretty amazing that they did include us already in the budget and I was really happy about that. So >> perfect. >> Um the timeline for us is we'll have a um meeting on September 3rd with the district uh leadership to talk about those Mercer proposals. They will the school facilities commission will come here to the board on September 9th. Um my question to you is do you want a work session prior to to start at five o'clock or do you want to start at the normal time give them an hour and then start our work of the session at 7. So they could either come at 5, 5 to 6 can be their presentation and then six o'clock
024we start our board meeting or we just start at 6, they do 6:00 to 7ish and then 7 o'clock we start our business. >> Do you have a pretty good idea what they're going to tell us? >> I will have a great idea what they're going to tell us. We should have it >> pretty. Yeah. >> A work session. Yeah. >> Like at five. >> No, that's fine. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I think so. >> Okay. So, we'll schedule a work session at 5:00. We'll put that in the paper to our advertising. Um, and they'll give that presentation and then September 24th and 25th, it'll go to the school facilities commission for the finalization. Um, so that's my update on the Mercer. I was actually really excited to see this in the budget. That is
025really exciting. >> And they put us in the budget as a new school replacement. It's a three section school, but what they're thinking is it's going to be less. They're proposing possibly a two section school with the capability of a couple of the grade levels being three section, but um they said those things can change as we get closer to the project being done. if we see that our enrollment is not actually declining, we can change it back. So, they'll present all that to you. But I was awfully excited after such a long period of no word um to to get word that they're moving that fast on our behalf. >> Well, they must have been working hard in that. >> So, of the three options, >> who who picks? >> So, we will >>
026Okay. I didn't know if it was just >> they'll come to us with the high with the with the most effective remedy. They'll tell us which one they think is the most cost effective remedy, but that's why they come to you at the board meeting and and the board approves whatever goes forward. >> Okay. >> So, the properties that we all properties >> and and I'll and I'll learn more at September at the September 3rd meeting and then get you an email out after that so that you're in the >> and that is all I have for this evening. Well, last weekend I became an instructor for concealed carry through the NRA to pass all of my exams. >> And uh on the recck board, we were able to give money to the Riverton Legion
027baseball for improvement. And then uh child development service, we were able to give them a grant. >> And I want to take this time to thank everyone that worked on the new visions. That was great. >> That's it. >> Who worked on the what? >> New visions. >> Our new vision statement. >> I don't have anything. >> Sorry about that. Didn't make it. >> You don't have anything? >> I don't have a whole lot tonight. Um, we had a great Northwest Boseies picnic last um month and lots of lots of fun. And our kids were super excited to share their living quarters with you. You get a tour from the kiddos that are on their top level behavior and they're so proud to show off the facility. And um we were able to take a
028little bit of our budget excess we had this last year and provide some equipment that has been long needed. And we bought a couple of things ahead now like a couple extra water heaters to have on hand because that always goes out at a terrible time while we had a little bit of of um excess money. So that's all I had to report. >> Good. Thank you. >> So um I just want to say thank you for allowing me to go to the law conference. That was it really was very eye opening. A little bit scary but it was a a good conference to go to. We learned a lot and um I I will be sending out the powerpoints because once you >> those >> once you do the uh the evaluation then they
029then they will give you the powerpoints. So I did that yesterday. So, I'll get those in. So, I'll send those like maybe to Jada and she can get them out to everybody so you have them all because there's some really good information in there, especially from Scott Copic Copic. He >> he uh is with Copenhavers office and he uh talked about more of the Wyoming things that happened and so that was very interesting. The AI part of it was very interesting and um they did a that was what the mock trial was on on the last day. >> That was pretty pretty overwhelming honestly. But um I did want to mention that um tomorrow there is a webinar that the was on the WSBA site on AI integration in education at 10 o'clock. So if
030if anybody has time to do that, that might not be a bad thing for us to take a look at at 10 o'clock. And you do have to register for it, but it's on the WSBA website. >> Okay. Um, and then the other thing I've been kind of looking at is I've been watching some of the legislative sessions, the discipline stuff I think is something we need to pay pretty close attention to. And so, you know, we'll be following that and just giving some information on that, too. So, >> that's all I have. >> Thank you. >> Excuse me. >> Well, I just have a couple of things as all. Um, I did attend, which I try to do. I've I've been doing this since I came on the board. I always try to attend
031any of the like the new the board chair trainings, things like that because you always have conversations. There are conversations in there where you pick up new information and I can learn to look in that. And I actually was able to zoom it from the cabin if you can imagine that. I stood out on the deck and and zoomed it from there while my husband was outing and doing what he does. So I took time to do that. And then they had the public officer training last night even though I I have attended it before. I did sit in on about an hour of it because I just wanted to see if there was to begin with if there was any major changes but everything like within that is exactly what I'd been walk through
032before. So I just didn't hang around for the whole thing. Um, so I did that and then I, you know, it's I don't know if I'm having fall cleaning or whatever, but I was going through some things because of the all class reunion and my my husband's 50th class reunion was this this summer. Well, as I was going through things and I could figure out why I had this and then I realized I had a bin of things that belonged to my mom and I was going through some stuff. Since we're going to be talking about handbooks and things, I happen to have a Riverton High School handbook from 1964-65. And um it was my sisters. That's the that was her senior year. And um in the front um of the handbook, it actually has
033um a little blurb about Wall-E because this is when he was actually instituted was that year. So it says through the cooperation and initiative of the art classes in the school council, Wally Wolverine has been adopted as the official school mascot. Wall-ally represents the very best in school spirit and school achievement. He is on hand for activities and though not always visually apparent visually apparent, he is also present in classes or whereverton Senior High School pupils are present. He has become a symbol of good work, fun, loyalty, school morale, and school pride in all Riverton Senior High School classes and activities. Wallally's room is located at the end of the second floor. That was of the first building prior to the addition which was Tonkan. Um the room headquarters in the school council is available
034for student meetings, conferences, honoral and other student projects. It is available for any group of pupils by contacting a faculty sponsor of the council or the student body president. So I found that really interesting. I didn't you I don't know why I hadn't seen it before but that's something that I came across. And then I have a challenge I guess to issue to our um state superintendent which um I didn't realize that I had forgotten. I guess I did realize it. Apparently, my mother thought a lot of it, but when I graduated in 1977, I received a letter from Robert Schrader, who was the Wyoming State uh superintendent, and he wrote all of the graduates a letter and gave you a gave you an identification card that we could carry with pride because they were
035so proud of us for graduating from the finest school systems in the country. >> Nice. And I so I would like to issue her a challenge and see if she wants to write all the graduates for throughout the state of Wyoming a letter. So Lisa, isn't it funny when you start going through things >> and and I and what what you find. So that's that's kind of just a little fun share that I happen to run across. Um, we graduated out out of my immediate family students in obviously in ' 65 was the first and my my youngest brother Greg was the last and he graduated in the class of 1980. And so throughout the 15-year time span, there was one of my family members going to school up here. And I just found it
036really interesting. And I'm not going to take any more time because I don't want to keep talking because I'm gonna get in trouble and scolded by the board chair. I already got told >> that was my sophomore year. >> This was >> Yeah. >> So I had >> Yeah. So >> but I threw it away. Sure. >> And and the the big building was there then. >> Yeah. >> Also and the the older building between it. >> And when I was in high school, that wall the Wall-E room was still in the same place too. And I also um wanted to say I'm sorry I missed the new the the new employee >> orientation. I was like I said I was up at the cabin kind of enjoying myself and and spending some time up
037there. Um so we didn't miss you >> and the picnic. >> Well I was told that you that they did and they were really sad that it was you were there and I wasn't. >> Yeah they they didn't miss you. >> So >> we talked enough. So that's it for me. >> That was a second time. >> Yeah. >> And this uh >> we you know last week was the that orientation and I think you I Bruce >> Terry >> and Terry were all there and it was pretty cool. I appreciate the work you guys did on that orientation and had a piece of pizza. It was great. Um, also we haven't had a meeting since the opening of the auditorium >> and that was pretty wonderful. >> It was wonderful. It was it was
038a very nice event. The ribbon cutting in the morning was well attended >> and it was good to see uh, you know, all the people that showed up you know uh, >> just across the generationally just generationally. It was really cool. and having Terry talk and uh his reminiscence about it and then the the production that evening pulled together that many generations of >> Thornton's >> Oh gosh. Yeah. Several. They're phenomenal. >> What What a group of >> kids, you know. It And all those people that uh participated, it was pretty neat. I I really appreciated that. Uh and the facility is wonderful. So >> it was a great it was a great >> the other buildings are getting a chance to uh go through it uh each each staff >> I am too. That's
039really awesome. >> Muzzle muzzle and we uh you know driving by the uh different schools and seeing all the cars back >> which was today I think was the first day or was it yesterday? Today was the first day. >> Yeah. So, it was it was phenomenal to see them also back in the saddles sort of getting their rooms ready. Uh there was a lot of folks doing it for the first day. Um since the last time um we met uh I started a new job. I'm a a a trainee at 76 learning how to do reservations and checkouts and uh >> where is this at? I'm going to make some calls. >> Holiday Ted told me he saw you. >> Yeah. So, and it's it's a great place to I like to talk to
040people and give them get people give me a bad time and I can do the same. >> That's great. >> And so, it's fun. uh and at 76 it's good >> for my brain to do something new. So always you know becoming a lifelong learner is a true thing that you have to work at to do >> Alzheimer's protection program. I always >> That's it. That's it. So that's about it. Thank you. >> Thank you Carl Christina. >> Well first of all I owe you an apology. I sent my awesome induction letter which I put a lot of time into to Fremont or I said to board at freemont25.com or.org because I thought that was >> She showed it to me. >> It is not. I did. I really did. I'm like, "Look, I sent
041it." >> It was really nice, too. >> It was I put graphics in there and everything. But anyway, I am sorry. I will just physically type in all of your names from now on to make sure you get it. >> Christina, >> you know, the easiest way to do this is to just give it to Jada. >> I mean, >> I can't I can't trust I know. Seriously, >> she's your gal. >> Jada, you will now be getting my emails to forward on to me. >> But, uh, it was a really good day. We I am excited at the level of teachers that we're continuing to get. I know there's a teacher shortage, but I will tell you, working with them for that time frame, we really are blessed. And today, I got to go
042into the schools and catch up with teachers. I did that most of the morning and it was just so fun to see our principles, what they're doing. They're super excited and to see everyone back. I really miss them. So, it was good. >> It was fun. >> There's an excitement in the air this time of year. >> Yeah, truly. >> Absolutely there is. >> Thank you, Roy. >> Yeah. I have a few things to update you on. The last time we met, we had uh been in a holding pattern for title two and title four monies, but we've received good news. Uh we received an allocation for both of those grants that was approved on the fed side. Uh and since then, the state department has put the allocations into our GMS or grants management
043system. So, we have those allocated. Uh that is a total between those two grants of $732,000. So, um >> thankful we don't have to offset general funds for >> for those for those positions. >> Um so that's good news. Uh and that's ready to go. Um additionally, the last time we talked I I mentioned that I was presenting at Teacher Con. I just want to report that went really well. >> Um and uh is really exciting to be able to connect with teachers and educators throughout the states. um and just kind of hear the questions that they have when when working with Native American students. So, that was a really good experience. I mentioned that the initial plan was to have it every two years, but um the superintendent is planning on having another one
044next year as well. So, >> good. >> Yeah, we'll look forward to that. And the other parts of the professional development opportunities for August is the Native American Education Conference. It is taking place Thursday all day this year is a one-day conference. Um it starts at 8 am on Thursday at CWC um in the little theater and it's open to everyone. Um >> what day did you speak? >> Thursday. Okay. >> Thursday the 14th. Um and there's no fee to attend. Uh and there's also lunch provided. We'll have a keynote and then breakout sessions after that. Um, in addition to that, we will be recognizing two young students from our uh, I guess graduates from Riverton High School um, last May for the Pace Setter Award. So, the Paceetter Award is given to uh, the
045top two students in each high school who are Native American. And so, this year's uh, honores from Riverton High School are Casey Young Chief and Savannah Duran. and they'll be recognized both at a reception tomorrow night with their families and then at the Native American Education Conference. >> Very proud of them. >> Good stuff. >> Okay. Um, at the risk of being repetitive, the auditorium thing really has me pumped up. Um, I'm really glad that all of the schools are going there because not everybody's seen it, so everybody should. The production that they put on, the drama people was excellent. Uh, it it was I don't even know what to say. It just they were so good >> and with very little preparation. Um, one of the girls that was there singing was actually working
046the hot dog booth at the fair and I said, "Were you at the auditorium and thing?" And she goes, "Yes, I was." And I said, "Well, I really appreciate that, you know, you guys did a good job." And uh, so it was it was a good job. It was a really good deal. >> And one of them was one of the Thornton girls was a new teacher also that's starting. >> Excellent. and she was there at that orientation. >> Yeah. >> Good. >> Um, so I'm excited about the auditorium and I think we need to use it every chance we can get to use it. >> That's all I have. Um, do we have any visitors that would like to address the board? >> Just wanted to be available to answer your questions if there
047are any. Okay. Well, keep that in mind. >> Wanted to get out early. >> Yeah. >> The agenda and make it the final >> the final thing. >> The final we Yeah, we make it item H. >> Do we have a motion? >> So, let's move on to the action items. Well, the first one is to consider an administrative recommendation to adopt policies. >> Mr. Chair, I would move that the board adopt policy 5115, certified licensed professional and professional staff advertising, recruiting, and hiring, policy 5085, district staff fringe benefits, and policy 5095, district staff short-term leaves on first reading. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Hearing none, we'll adopt those policies. Or I guess we probably have to read them again, right? >> Um, consider an administrative recommendation to accept
048grants. >> Mr. Chair, I would move the board accept the 2025 2026 Perkins and Consolidated Grant in the amount of 2,943,57356. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? I don't know why we would oppose that. >> Thank you, Roy. >> We'll accept those grants. uh consider an administrative recommendation to adopt the revised district vision, priorities, commitments, and core values. >> Mr. Chair, I recommend the board adopt the board I move the board adopt the Fremont County School District number 25 revised district vision priorities, commitments, and core values as presented. >> Second. >> Any discussion on those? >> Thank you for your work on those. >> Yeah, they're awesome. They turned out well. Not big changes, but >> substantive changes. I mean, better better wording and >> clearer. >> Yeah.
049We had great participation from the leadership team on that. >> And we had a about an hourlong conversation going about it. So, it was uh it was productive. >> Good. Good. >> Uh all in favor? >> Any opposed? >> Okay. We'll adopt that uh recommendation. Consider an administrative recommendation to approve a district staff handbook. >> Mr. Chair, I would move that the board approved Fremont County School District 25 staff handbook for the 2025 2026 school year as presented. >> Second discussion. >> So, just so you know, right now it's a um it's a framework staff handbook. not exactly what we're hoping it will be, but in order to align it to our current policies um and in the time frame that we had it it's a bare minimum, but at some point we plan to
050put the links in for the howto's and the where to get the paperwork and all of those sorts of things to Yeah. So, it's a one-stop shop for people of oh, I want to travel. I'm going here. I click in the in the guide book and here's my travel form and I want to do this. So, we're working on it. We'll continue to work on it all year, but we have a handbook. So, something we did not have last year at this time. >> Kind of a cheat sheet almost. >> Yeah. I was wondering I remembered you stating something like that, Jody. And then, you know, as I look through it, I know that there holes because there were, you know, down when you you're going through the staff and stuff there missing pieces. So,
051I kind of figured it out. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? We'll approve that handbook. consider an administrative recommendation to approve a parent handbook. >> Mr. Chair, I move the board approve the Aspen Elementary School Nest Daycare parent handbook for the 2025 2026 school year as presented. >> Second. >> Any discussion? I think having a parent handbook is important. >> Well, that's a big undertaking. Good luck. Um, all in favor? I. >> Any opposed? >> Hearing? None. We'll approve that handbook. >> Uh, consider an administrative recommendation to approve a parent student activities guide book. >> Mr. Chair, I would move the board approve >> I Mr. I would approve the board approve I would move the board approve the Riverton High School Wolverine activities parent/ student guide book for the 2025 2026 school year.
052>> Second >> I actually got to see some of that in action with my grandsons with some of the things that they're going to be participating in. So >> any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Harrington will approve that guide book. >> Uh, consider an administrative recommendation to accept resignations. >> Mr. Chair, I would move the board accept the resignations of Dedra Milligan as a rendevous elementary school ideal teacher, Christy Spriggs as Riverton High School head girls swim coach, Andrea McCoy as a Riverton High School assistant girls swim coach, Triton Hyatt as a Riverton High School assistant wrestling coach, and Annabelle Bournehof as a Riverton High School assistant wrestling coach. Effective immediately. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, we'll accept those resignations. Uh,
053consider an administrative recommendation to offer contracts. >> Mr. Mr. Chair, I would move the board offer a contract to Amy Larson as a rendevous elementary school ideal teacher, Tamara Stucky as a rendevous elementary learning resource teacher, Vashtai Anderson as a Willow Creek Elementary School nurse, Court McGuffy as a Riverton High School assistant football coach, Greta Roth as a Riverton High School head girls swim coach, and Ashley Penner as a Riverton High School assistant volleyball coach effective for the 2025 2026 school year. >> Second >> discussion. >> So, Amy is here. Welcome, Amy. >> Welcome, Amy. Welcome. >> Glad to have you. >> Yes. Thanks for coming on. Um, all in favor? >> Any opposed? >> That'd be kind of rude, wouldn't it? >> You called for maybe, you know, held it withheld it. >> No,
054we don't. >> I think you're in the best school district in Wyoming. I do too. >> And we have some information items. Uh we have an articulation agreement for dual and concurrent enrollment with Central Wyoming College. A very important in my opinion >> yes >> thing. Uh new policy 1056 firearms personnel authorized to carry amended policy 3210 meal charge. Amended policy 5110, family and medical leave. The WSBA fall meeting uh is Wednesday, August 27th at 5:00 p.m. here. >> Right. >> Yep. In this room. >> Okay. Uh so it says save the date. Um I've have a little experience with that recently. >> Um >> congratulations. the WSBA annual conference in Casper. I'd rather go to Casper, actually. Uh, November 19th through the 21st and certified staff changes, transfer of Valerie Krippen to the Aspen
055ideal teacher. Classified staff changes, resignations, Aspen food service worker, Wanda Cash. Is that no claw? Effective July 15 of 2025. Rendezvous parah Justin Herbikite effective August 9th. RHS Parah Stephanie Fenton effective July 26th. Aquatic Center lifeguard Caitlyn Lemley effective July 26th. Rendevu Perah Antinet Antonio effective August 5th. RHS parah Justin Roberts effective August 15. Retirement Willow Creek Parah Karen Wells effective July 24th. Transfer Andrea Odone to Riverton Middle School custodian and new hires Benjamin Cray as a payroll clerk. Javanni Griffin as a RMS custodian. James Kirk as an RMS custodian. They must be really messy over there. David Martin as an RHS custodian. Lenise Roman as a central office curriculum engagement and federal programs secretary. Claire Aragon as an RHS parah. Aiden South as a aspen parah. Eugina Fouse as a Willow Creek parah. Emma
056Fawick as a Willow Creek parah. Shannon Kuth as a Willow Creek parah. Jared McGelry as a RHS parah. Brooke Patrick as an RMS parah. Colin Hopkins as an RHS parah. Renee Gunter as a rendevous parah. Sarah Williams as an RMS parah. Brooklyn Casper as a rendevous parah. Do we have all our Paris positions filled? >> No. >> Man, we should be close. >> Separation notice. Uh you can see that in executive comment or content. >> Uh classes commence August 12th for Frontier Academy. That's today. and classes commence on August 19th for all Fremont County School District 25 students. We have a discussion item regarding the Tonkan monument. Some people have contacted the board to express their willingness to participate on that committee. So, I don't know really how we want to proceed with that. >>
057Any ideas? >> I think that's the question you need to answer. If you do you want to pick somebody and ask them to be the I can't remember what the wording is and I forgot to bring my sheet, but the incorporator >> incorporator >> or do you want to bring that whole committee together and have them figure out who's going to be the incorporator and just get them together and let them take it? Is anybody on the board going to to sit and be a part of the committee? >> Didn't we decide that last time? >> I think we did. The >> chair was the chair was >> I was volunttoled, but I'm not sure. >> But that would be like that they that they what I think what Ellie suggested if I'm >> no
058more than no more than five. But then what she suggested too was that um non- voting exeicio would be superintendent or >> No, we we took me off of it. took you off >> because it was in there originally. >> That's what it was. >> The board chair or whoever their appointee is. >> Whoever their appointee is >> voluntto somebody else. >> You can volunteer, >> right? >> Well, that wasn't the case when I got volunte, >> right? >> Um Yeah. Okay. Well, so >> here's >> what do we do? My only thought is if if we need no more than five, we need to make sure we do an odd number. >> So that five >> we need four from this group. >> Well, but if we're non voting, >> the superintendent was non-
059voting, but that was pulled out of it. >> So was the board. >> So the board member was a voting >> would be exeicio voting. >> I don't think so. Only the superintendent was. >> Well, because you can be an exeicio voting member. You're you serve on the committee. Exopicio just means you serve on the committee because of your position. >> Yeah, I I realize that, but I think it was only the superintendent that was in that document that night that was and we told him to pull that one. >> Okay. >> So, I guess we can probably write it up how we want to write it up. Right. Right. >> I think I think that's what Ally said is she gave you the original documents. You get your committee together. Let your committee review
060the documents. They can make the changes, give them to her. She'll be paid out of the committee fund to do whatever work they ask her to do. >> Four people, >> correct? >> Four. I mean, that's up to you guys if you're going to have a fifth person from the board be a part of the committee. >> A board member should be a vote. >> I I tend to agree. >> Okay. >> Does anyone think that the board should not at least be peripherally involved in this? >> It is our property. >> I think we should have representation and we should be able to vote. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I think we should be involved. >> I agree. >> Did you say you wanted to do it? Is that what you said? >> Do it.
061>> You want to do it? Oh, you wanted a Yes. >> Yeah. >> Okay, good enough. Terry's going to be our our board representative to this. Um, so we need to >> whittle this down. >> Yeah. How I don't want to do this in open session. >> I don't know how else we can do. And we do it in >> you have to appoint him. >> You have to appoint >> uh >> right >> but I don't want to discuss it. >> Where's our session? >> It's not right. >> So there were six and if we have one more seven at least it's an odd number. >> It's an odd number. I mean maybe you give all of them the opportunity >> is seven. >> Yeah. >> So why not give them all a shot?
062They they all showed interest and >> and if if we have this group and then we have somebody that just finds out they don't have time to do it, you know, then we have those people involved. >> No, I disagree. I don't think more is better. >> I don't think this is too >> this is not too terribly large. I mean seven is not I mean that's us where we are. >> Yeah. >> You have six people here and look and you have a board member that makes you seven. So I think that's not a bad thing. So Jody, did you say something about uh bringing the group together and having them determine who they want as the lead or incorporate I think that's the only way you can settle that >> because I think
063it would be hard for us to say we're going to have this person in there because what if they don't have time? >> Well, the incorporator is is the person who files with the secretary of state. That's all they are. >> But they can would that determine who's going to have >> but that way they could determine if that's a position they want to lead the >> Yep. Yeah. They do it. >> Sounds good. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, one thing that I really need to reiterate is John Cox's work that we have all have copies of that were in the board. >> That is not to be shared. >> That's not public. >> It is not public. We did not purchase from that from him. We did not pay him. >> Um, if the
064committee wants to reach out to him, that's going to be between the committee and John Cox whether he shares that design and is willing to work with the committee. He is. I mean, he may be willing. he may not be working with the committee is difficult and so >> right >> um and especially when a committee has to fund raise the money to make >> the monument happen >> right >> yep that's how it should happen >> so I just wanted to remind you that that's not we don't own that and so let's we need to make sure that we don't share that >> thank you >> so should we set up a meeting say for next Monday night >> you're in charge here's a ramrod >> you're the ramrod you getting a hold of
065these individuals. >> It's not figure it out. >> Now that it's been appointed, you're the you're the guy. >> You're the guy. >> You can't back out now. >> Now you're thinking of it. You can't >> You're You're the guy, Terry. >> You can give us reports. >> Yeah. See, we have witnesses. No. >> Yeah. You're You're the guy. >> Friend on the board, Amy. I don't know. >> Yeah. >> Okay, >> that was easy. >> Have we discussed that? >> Yes. Okay, meeting is adjourned.