001Okay. 6 o' on Monday, July 14th, we will call this meeting to order. >> Hower >> here. Kent >> here. >> Me here. Nike >> here. >> William >> here. >> Young >> here. >> Thank you. >> I would move to approve the agenda. >> I have a motion. A second we'll second. >> All those in favor I >> oppose. Motion carries. >> Jenny, you're our district mission is to teach all and reach all. Our district vision is that Urbandale will be a school district that brings learning to life for everyone. And our board mission is to partner with stakeholders to teach all and reach all through governance of board policy and operating protocols. Thank you. Straight into the superintendent's report. >> Okay. So, under the more you know, I know that there's going to
002be there's eight items that I want to touch on and I want to let people who are listening right now, don't think you have to write everything down. If you go to the video tomorrow, you'll be able to relisten and I'll put some information again in the board notes that will come out tomorrow morning. Um, the first thing is the facility planning update. At the last meeting, we were asked to add something to the website. And I wanted you to know that it is on the website. If you go to quick links and click on construction updates, you'll find some information, and we'll continue to add that to the site as it becomes available. There's also an FAQ, frequently asked questions. So, anyone that wants to submit additional questions, at the bottom of that page,
003there's a link that you can do that. So, we welcome any questions that you might have. Second item is for parent square. If you don't already have an activated account with parent square, um you will need to activate your account so that you can get UCSD news updates and alerts um and download the app. You can search for Urbandale in the App Store or Google Play. And on July 17th, Karen Acres parents will receive an email inviting them to activate their account. and all other district parents and UHS students will receive email invites beginning August 12th. They'll send them to unregistered users periodically through the school year and you can activate your account anytime by going to parentsquare.comsignin. Even if you don't activate your account, you're still going to be able to get the information.
004But you having it activated will allow you to put in your preferred language, set your preference for how often you want to receive information. And you can learn more about Parentsquare by visiting urbanilschools.com/parentsquare. We want to also remind everybody that July 27th to August 3rd is family week. So there's no sports or activities in the district. and that's to give students an opportunity to prioritize family and friends and take a rest from sports or activities. So hopefully that's a chance where families can get together, go on vacation, and do things that you haven't had time to do. I want to remind everybody August 7th is the UCSD resource fair. It'll be held at the high school starting at 12:00 and it'll go through 6:30. There will be a lot of resources there for families. If
005you have not finished your registration, you can also come there and do it. There'll be information around transportation as well. Speaking of transportation, our deadline for sign up for busing for Karen Acres was July 1st. All other schools, if you need transportation, the deadline is August 1st, and you need to sign up. Even if you had busing last year, you'll still need to sign up. They will take late requests. However, bus routes will already be set. So you might find your student walking a little bit farther to a stop or even having to wait a few days to get routed. So if you um are in any of the other schools beside Karen Acres, I encourage you to do that as soon as possible. And you can go on to the district web page registration
006at urbandaleeschools.com. Another reminder for anyone interested in joining SCAK, that's the school improvement advisory council. Um, some information was sent out on Facebook and in Parent Square for anyone interested to sign up. The deadline is September 1st. If you did not see that information, you can send me an email. I'll send you a link to it. But we are looking for more parents and guardians to become part of SCAK guide to US UCSD board meetings. Um, we have a guide, a newly um, developed and it's going to be do we put it out at this one? Not this one yet. Um, but this helps parents and and community members understand how to do public comment. It gives some information on the board. For instance, a quorum is for board members. They're at large. They serve
007a four-year term. So, it's taking some information that we assume a lot of people know that they may not know. So, now this will be an opportunity to put that out in case there's any questions. And then the last thing is a continued push for registration. We are Stephanie over 3200 I think registrants already. So that's really really good. But we still have a lot that need to finish registration. So again we have the resource fair but you can do this in the comfort of your own home. And don't forget kindergarten open enrollment can do applications by September 1st. And that's all I have on the more you know if there's no questions. >> Could you share the date for the resource fair one more time? >> Yep. The resource fair is August 7th from
00812 to 6:30 at the high school. >> Thank you. >> Are you ready to go to the next one then? >> Yeah, I have the policy updates. >> Um, so the policy updates, there's a list of policies in item 4B under the superintendent update. These are policies that were um recommended by IASB, which is the Iowa Association of School Boards through their legal council in consultation with our council to make edits to based on new legislation. I do want the board to understand these are not all of the policies. These are just the ones that we could handle at one time because there are a number of policies that have to be updated because laws have changed. So there will be additional policies coming to the next board meeting for a first reading. Um there
009is some feedback if you look in assembly for those listening at home. I added a supporting document that's called July 2025 policy feedback. as of 400 pm July 14th. This is a list of the feedback that I received through um assembly where community members can go in and click on those policies and then provide comments at the bottom. Um there were two that came in after that that I will attach um after the meeting so that people can see them and they'll be ready um for the public to review as well. I don't know, there's quite a few for me to read every one of these since they're on for the public. To summarize it, the majority of feedback came through policy 603, which is the multicultural gender fair program. We had one piece of
010feedback on 403, recruitment of personnel, and one piece on 609, which is health education. So, I don't know if the board wants to go through these policy by policy. I'll take your direction on if you want to do questions in order of policy. That might be easier to organize. >> I think we just start at the top and go policy by policy just >> Yeah. >> So, policy 211 is first. 211 also has the requirement that the board be trained and I'm working with I think you might have seen in their IASB is working on a training that they can put out in the board con in November. Um but they're also looking at an online component and an inerson. So, as soon as I get that, I don't know, hasn't been made clear for
011existing board members when you have to have it, but newly elected board members have to have it within I think it was 30 days of your um swearing in >> 403 is recruitment of personnel. So this policy was um added to the only change was to make sure the postings go on teach Iowa. There was another online program I Stephanie I know you're the only cabinet member here. Do you remember it was called uh Iowa Works? Was that the name? >> Yeah, it's on it's on the policy. >> Oh, is it? Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't work. >> That was not um efficient. districts gave a lot of feedback on how inefficient that was and it actually made hiring a lot slower and posting jobs a lot slower. So, they're moving back to teach Iowa.
012So, >> let's see. 431 is >> this one changed the amount of time. This is a very small edit for the amount of time that training needed to take place for child abuse reporting. the big policy that's going to change is going to come to you at the next meeting where um in one of the standing bills I believe they call it that the um abuse investigation has changed. So the district no longer will if someone comes to me and or to a principal and says this teacher did XYZ then usually that would yield a phone call to Lauren. They would take the report. we would get together and figure out from there where to go. Now, this is going to go straight to DHS. How that's going to happen, we're not 100% sure. They've
013given an FAQ on their website, but that will be a change. I won't be bringing to you the level one investigators because that will now become in essence it'll become DHS. So, there's more to come. That's why that policy didn't come yet because I need to get more clarity. So, you have all of that when it comes. 52 with entrance requirements. >> This we needed to make the statement that you see in green um notifying uh families that exemptions from immunization requirements are allowed for medical and religious reasons um recognized by the law. We took this information. It's also been added to our registration documents and put on the district website. So that's just a a notification for families. 508 is attendance requirements. Um this attendance requirement you can see in green there was just
014a small there's more to come with um attendance but the piece that's in green just points out that the district records daily attendance is recorded in our student information system remains on file with permanent uh records and it's responsibility of the principal to make sure that these reports are filed. So it's just really outlining and clarifying whose responsibility is to take attendance for students. >> 552 use of personal and electronic devices by students. >> So 552 we had two options when um this policy this is the infamous cell phone policy. We could use the ISB template or the Department of Education template was more clear and easier to um fill in the information relevant to our school. So there's um this contains everything that's required and we did have this reviewed by our attorney to
015make sure we were not missing anything that the Department of Education required because that was where the direction came from. So I it's completely brand new. We took the high school policy. I say policy, it was a guide, the middle school guide, and we combined them together working with the deans at all of the schools, the assistant principles and the principles and the information that the student group at the high school came up with and that's what that's how this policy was drafted. So, I can take whatever questions you have about it since it is brand new. >> Thanks everyone. Okay, I'll just go through my list and then um maybe that will jump up some more. But so my questions come from a place of wanting this to be able to be administrated clearly.
016So uh my first question was about the device turn off um because just in my mind I think most people never turn their devices off and if we set up for failure first. I was curious on if we put that in just because it's part of a template or if um administrators recommended that. Um, I just don't want to start a policy with we expect your device to be off and then we know 90% of them not in compliance. >> I think the logic in that is I mean how many times have we been in a meeting and somebody's phone rings and they go, "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry." And we don't want that to happen in class. That disrupts the the learning environment. Um, so it that's where it comes from. Basically, if we
017don't know they have cell phones, being off is going to be that how that works. So, in my mind, like silent would probably work for that, but I understand where that's coming from. Um, next question on if we're providing onetoone technology, um, what are some examples of needing to leave in the caveat for educators seeking approval to use cell phones for part of their documented lesson? Um, I couldn't I can think of one thing just popped into my head from a conversation I had with a teacher that I'm going to be um kind of sort of teaching with this coming year. And it may not ever happen, but it was an example that that came to mind. There's a statistics unit and there's a portion in that unit, that first unit, where they talk about
018soliciting, getting in groups of two to four and talking to your classmates and asking the specific question that deals with a certain kind of data. And maybe they're going to say, "How how many what's your bar on your cell phone? What's your charge?" And then they want to come up with what's the average charge amount that a teenager would have on their phone. Is it necessary? No. So, I don't know that that would be something that would be approved, but I can think of that as something that they would want. I think it's pretty limited, but I didn't want to take away a teacher's opportunity. They're going to think of things that I haven't thought of. So, I just wanted to leave that open for them to at least have the opportunity to ask. >>
019Can I jump in here quick? When I did a couple visits at Metro West, both times that I was there, students, I believe in math class, were using their phones to program robots. Um, and I don't they they had their p, you know, they had their computers, so it must have been a phone only kind of thing. Um, Metro West had their phone policy in place. So, the teacher was unlocking their pouches so the kids could use it. >> Yeah. I don't have any um reservation with allowing educators to make requests and things like that. I just keep thinking of um will this be applied consistently? Will it be worth having a policy? The more things we think of, which obviously there's legal requirements, too. Um I'll jump to the next one. The next one
020was um the third and subsequent events. This is is a wide range, which I understand again that comes from a place of wanting our administrators and um staff to be able to implement what's appropriate. But are we worried about um how much that might hinder policy enforcement from building to building or consistency from situation to situation if one scenario involves just um another parent contact where another scenario could be suspension or there's kind of a big discrepancy there. So, what are your thoughts on that? >> I think we struggle with that anyway. I think and it it's not I'm not looking at that as a fault of administrators. I think a third grader who gets caught the third time with the cell phone is very different than a high school student, a senior who gets
021caught. Third graders developmentally don't necessarily make the best decisions as what eight-year-olds or, you know, where high school senior should very well know better. So I don't know that this whole thing is going to be really tough to implement regardless and to monitor. So I don't want administration to be so tied into things too where there's a special circumstance. Maybe a student has a 504 or an IEP and there's there's behavior concerns that might be tied to the defiance that the IEP works through a different way. I don't I don't know that we can be black and white with anything that we do in the schools. So, we left it broad. I think we we talked in our agenda meeting about some possibilities of what if you made by gradeb maybe there's an elementary middle
022high. I don't know. I'd have to consult with legal to see if that is in the spirit of the law. The policy didn't have a separation, the template, but if that's something we could do, if the board desired me to look into that, I could. But I still don't think you're going to get 100% if this then that just because kids are different, parents are different, teachers are different, situations are never exactly the same. And there is an exception. I mean, if a kid, we all know kids that use the um like Dexcom, different medical devices that go through their phone. Those are exceptions that would have to be granted anyway. Um so there's there's still going to be some changes or some differences. And then the last two I had are just um kind
023of tied into how is this implemented and how much responsibility are we putting on the teachers. So I saw the reteing um as a consequence. So, who's responsible for retaching when the student violates the policy? Um, and it says outside of class or school time. And then same thing with the confiscation, logging, and storage. Whose job will that be? Will that be consistent at this elementary versus the secondary school? And how do you envision that? >> The reteing is going to be a combination. I think the classroom teacher has the ability to do some reteing. I don't want to make their entire day spent around it, but I also don't want counselors to spend their entire day or administrators to spend their entire day trying to figure it out. Ultimately, the administration is going to
024have to be that last voice in it. And same thing with the confiscation. They're the ones that take it. They're the ones that are going to have to have a secure place to lock these things up so that there's nobody going to be able to access them that shouldn't be able to access them. And I believe they all have some practice already within their offices of lock drawers or cabinets or something that they can be secure in. Um I I think it is going to be a problem because I think they're going to spend a lot of time on it and parents who get upset because their kids phone got taken multiple times, it's going to end up coming over the principal's head. So we're going to end up dealing with it out here as
025well. And I wish we didn't have to, but I don't know another solution. >> Um, I I appreciate the questions that Kissa asked and I I just in that same line of thinking, I I kind of there's a few things in here that I think are a little bit gray. Like like in the beginning definition, it says the school day is defined by the time between the first bell and the last bell of the day. And then when it goes under general rules, like for elementary for the K5, it says they're not permitted at all. So does that mean that students at the end of the day can't look to see if they have a text or something from their parents about because it that would imply to me that they can't have it on
026campus period, but yet it's defined by saying first spell to last spell. So, can an elementary student at the end of the day look at their phone to see if they have a message from a parent about something that maybe needs to change about where they're going after school that you know I mean so again like well that's where I'm saying like are we setting ourselves up to not be successful with some of those like that those two things don't seem to align you know where we're middle school it looks pretty clear they're not allowed to have them in the school day but they can have them before or after school so if that if parents need to send a message you know so cl clarifying some of those things and then Um I I
027heard when you say how this this policy was created obviously we're starting with the law or what was given to us as the law and rules of those but um how much have teachers looked at this because I really feel like the teachers are the ones that have to reinforce this and it's so important we've talked about this from the get-go that the high obviously the high school policy is going to look different from an elementary policy and that's that's okay because it's age appropriate But the high school teachers all have to be on board and do the same thing and treat this policy the same way. And so how much buyin do we have already or how much of a >> we took the high school as the starting point. They had already done
028that work. So >> the teachers or just that student group >> both okay >> both of them had done that work over the last couple of years. So we started there okay because of that. Okay. And there was actually a suggestion to change a couple of things and I I said no because teachers left for the summer assuming that what they had already had in place was still going to be in place. So that was that part wasn't changed. That was our starting point. I get what you're saying about the elementary and I remember there being some conversation around not having elementary kids have them at all. But you do have elementary kids who walk >> and when they walk out of the building, they should be able to check their phone and see, am
029I supposed to walk today or are they saying stay at the building? I'm coming to get you. That that makes sense. I can see if we can clarify with the elementary principles because they also were part of the input to get each of these um grade bands. We defined what the the day school day was. We had to define that. Mhm. >> So it could have been anything. But the fact that they are talking about these in instructional times, that's why we said start of the day, end of the day. >> So when they get there, I can't see a reason for them to have a phone. But if they walked and they're waiting outside and they need to text and say I got here, that makes sense. So I can get that bullet clarified,
030>> right? Just Yeah, because it just says while on campus. So to me, if they're standing outside the door, they're still on campus because they're on school property. So I think we need to clarify that just a little bit so that that doesn't create siki. So I guess I would just encourage every teacher out there watching, every administrator, every parent out there watching. I think I think we all have seen the research and understand that cell phone use in the classroom is not the best things, but we all need to get on page with this. So I think I I hope all parents will read this policy as well and bring questions to us that they have of what's written because we all need to support this to make it work for students. I do
031think too if we go back to, you know, starting this in the middle school two years ago >> and then in the high school and one of the things I really appreciated was some of the flexibility and willingness to listen to the students particularly at the high school when they were here at the board meeting and I think the entire state is facing all of these issues. Obviously, we aren't starting from ground zero. So, we have an advantage in that way. But I think emphasizing that we are prepared to examine some of this if it indeed isn't workable. Um kind of like, you know, the attendance thing and that certified mail expense. Um >> yeah, >> there's always unintended >> consequences. And so I I I think emphasizing that we are doing the best that
032we can to put this into practice. Everyone needs to work together to your point, but the other reality is this is a work in progress obviously. Um and I applaud the people in the district who were out in front of this um because we we're definitely ahead of the game. Um, >> and Carissa asked about um, when would it be necessary? And I I mean teachers wouldn't be the one necessarily asking for this because we're trying to think of it ahead of time, but the students who go to DMAC have to have their phone to do two-factor authentication. So there's no other way for them to get into some of the classes that they have to take. I don't know if we have any students going to Drake, but I would guess any kind of
033second post-secary institution is going to have two-factor authentication. So, they have to be able to have their phone to do that so that they can get into the coursework that they need. And there's full classes of that. So, it's a two-cond thing. They if we're walking through the class 30 minutes into it, they shouldn't be redoing it. I mean, it I can't imagine that being a problem, but that's another academic reason that they would have to be able to get into it. >> And that one's spelled out in the policy. So, I guess my biggest concerns are setting it up to be successful. Like Jenny mentioned, if we have lots of things that we know won't work or a little needing a little bit of maneuvering, I guess, then I worry that the consistency won't
034be there and then we'll lose the buyin of the staff and we'll lose the buyin of parents. And so I think um the more clear and consistent and I hate to say like take the hard line to start with, but I feel like the more hard line we can be to start with, the easier it is to find those things that we need to make adjustments for versus trying to rein things back in if we provide too much range, I guess, is where I'm coming from. So >> jump in and expand on that. I was curious what went into the decision to allow phones during passing periods. I think that's the time when you probably the most bullying and the chance to take pictures and spread them around the school and to carry your phone
035into the classroom then and finish your thing and then put it away. I just see it as a distraction. >> And that's high school only, correct? >> It is. >> Um, again, back to what the staff had and the student group had already come up with that was the existing policy or practice. So, I think last time I went to one of the student meetings, the kids, the kids understand, at least the kids on that group who told me that they've talked to different classes of kids and their connections, they know that if they're like, "Guys, you you got to figure this out because they're giving us this privilege, they'll take it all away." And I didn't think it was fair to go 0 to 60 without having talked to the staff, talked to that
036group and figured that do we need to make a change. I mean, we can start out and then revisit the policy. It doesn't have to be in stone. If the first 90 days of school or the first 60 days of school, we realize there's all these problems. I can always go back to that committee and go back to the teachers and get some more input and figure out do we need to change it or is it the implementation that's the problem so it it still can be reviewed at any point. I just wonder if it would be easier to enforce if it was zero. Like if your phone is off and away in your bag, you're not allowed to take it off now. You're not chasing people through the halls. You're not I'm just curious
037if there's other districts locally who have implemented that and we can understand their experiences and learn from them. >> And I can touch base with some of them. I think it's a good question. I worry about the feasibility of monitoring that. We I I don't know how because when the kids are passing a lot of the times you have a wing of teachers who will go out in the hall to monitor the passing while the others hang back in their room to get something that needs to be done for the next class and they switch that off and on throughout the time. I I would not want to put that burden on the the few who are actually in the hall because that's not I don't there's no way they could be monitoring all of
038that. And I do know that there are teachers, I'm thinking the arts directors who will as they're getting ready to go to competition, hey, if anybody's available, you know, at sixth period, please come down and help us load the trailer in advance. And so there there are some teachers that that use electronic communication through approved apps and everything that the district's already using >> to put those word that to put those notifications out. So I think like group B and stuff like that, >> right? Yeah. So, we'd have to figure out a way to I mean, we'd have they'd have to change that, but I do think it's it's it's important to recognize that teachers do use these tools too to communicate with students. And sometimes the only time you can see that is when
039you're in passing. >> And I think it's when you have when you have students in class for an hour and a half, >> but you've said you may look at your phone in between. So you've got, you know, four periods where you can't have it and five minutes passing time. And the other real I think that we have to think about what we've put into place for at least three of the classes at the high school and what they're used to doing. and and in essence, I really think it's valuable that we were able to work with some of the students and staff and not just have to arbitrarily put this in place because it came through in July. And so, like they did at Southeast Poke, they called them the night before and said,
040"You can't have any phones." I can't imagine that went over very well. >> I've heard a couple districts that have done that, and some have said, "You have to leave them in your car." which then I feel like I'm liable if it gets stolen out of your car and I don't want that. I mean, I don't I don't really care and wouldn't know if it was not off in their backpack. I'm not searching their backpack. >> And that's why I brought that up is because in theory, we shouldn't know. If it's put away and it's silent, we shouldn't know. So then I wondered by having it in the policy if we're just setting 80% of the kids up to not be compliant right away from the start. >> And that's where just changing that simple
041word to silent might be easier, >> right? >> Because then a distraction. It's not disrupting the environment, but no one's turning them off anyway. So, we've already set it up where people are. >> I think the whole idea I'm going to assume I don't know Governor Reynolds and I don't know all the legislators, but I'm going to assume the spirit of this policy is to teach kids how to be appropriate in a learning center, in a in a learning situation. It would it would be like I don't want to go to a staff meeting as the principal and see half my staff on their phones. Back in the day it was reading the newspaper if anybody back in the day where you would have staff members sitting in the back reading the paper and that
042was always a conversation because you're completely disconnected from what's going on in that meeting. So this is just accelerated to device and that's the goal is to teach the kids that I don't think any of us want to be punitive. I don't want responsibility for thousand dollar phones. I don't want any of that to be a problem. I don't want a kid walking home or a kid that valid has a valid reason for keeping their phone out. That would be an exception to this. It's just it's about teaching them that. And that's where we as adults have to model that, too. I don't go to a school and hold my phone and walk around and scroll through looking at emails and things. I know my secretary knows where I am. There's phones at the school.
043She can call me. So we we model that for the kids and we look at it more of as a a learning opportunity than a punitive policy. That's where a lot of people were calling for local control and I felt like we were kind of on the path for that and this should that's why I tried to keep it as close as I could because we were already moving in that direction. So, >> and I really appreciate how it's kind of a progression because I do feel like our high schoolers are, you know, our seniors, juniors and seniors, you know, when they go off to college, there's nobody's telling them they can or can't have their phone. So, that to learn how to use that well and maybe to learn how to not be so
044dependent on your phone if we can do it in that way is kind of a nice transition for them as well. >> Yeah. >> If they're going directly into the workplace, being on your phone >> not okay either. quick firing. >> When I when I was at ISB and we talked about this, um Dallas Grimes, they were one of the first in the metro to do a hard line. So, that probably be a good place maybe to check to see what they've seen >> since they've had a full year of having the the hardline ban um and see where where they're where they're going to have to make changes, you know, between the years. >> Yeah. And I think I read something that Hoover had a position that it was specifically their responsibility for that
045enforcement piece. I don't think it was a principal or a teacher. I think it was I don't think they hired for it, but I check with someone who knows, not >> they had administrators. I think it was like >> when I was at uh vice president and president workshop um they teachers literally would ask a student one time and if they didn't put it away then the teacher would pick up their landline and call the office and somebody from the office would come and take it. Um, so they didn't have to >> do that, but at the same time then that's >> away from >> that's time away from the office, but it's it's still disrupting the class because >> that student's not going to put their phone away and there's going to continue to
046be that cycle until somebody can actually physically get there. >> But if we don't enforce the policy, then it's not worth their policy, right? So >> I'm just saying it's not necessarily perfect to have to pick up the phone and call somebody else. Well, I've got some notes on getting some clarification that I can get sent out. >> And I think as much as we can do to bring parents in for their support, the better >> and consistency from building to building is a big thing I think too. 603 multicultural gender fair 603. >> Yeah, I had them out of order. Sorry, I was going to 605. Okay. Um, this one is uh the one we received the comments about and our recommendation was to follow IASB and take out the gender identity since it's
047no longer a protected class and including the race, color, national origin. And that was another piece that's not in the IASB policy. There were some questions around whether or not this is a required thing. Um I did speak with our local council as well as with uh council at IASB on this and the answer is no. It's not. We we are you can put anything you want in policy. You can tell me you want to add a protection for Republicans, for uh blue-eyed kids, for blonde hair, for red. You can put anything you want in there. The problem comes in when somebody says, "Well, your policy says that you're going to protect kids that have red hair, for example, and that you're not doing that." So then they file a suit with the state. The
048state's not going to address it. OCR, ICRC is not going to address it because it is not a protected class. So, we're really opening oursel up to um potential legal concerns and potential lawsuits as well. So, that is the logic that our attorney has given us as far as being able to um keep that in. She's said that it's removing explicit references to gender identity to align with state law. The district can choose to retain these protections as a matter of local policy, but should do so with caution because it can create obligations not required by law and offers limited practical benefit since Iowa no longer provides state level remedies and it would be similar requests coming for other nonprotected um traits. So, how how do you pick if you were to leave it in
049knowing that it's not protected? How do you pick when the next person comes and says, "Well, you should put this in there." And it's also not a protected class. So, that's putting the board in a position that you're going to have to make decisions that may not be something that can be defended legally. So, I don't know what other questions those are the that's the majority. These questions also assume that these students are no longer protected and that's not the case. The bullying and harassment which is another policy that's going to be coming to you actually opens and expands protection. So there's no there's nothing that's going to cease happening when students get bullied or harassed for whatever reason. I'm not going to tell a principal, well, if they come to you with gender identity,
050saying that's the reason they're being bullied, just turn them away to go back to class. That's not what we're going to do. There's still protection for every kid to be in our schools in a safe situation. And if there's ongoing repeated bullying for whatever reason, then there we're going to deal with that. So, I don't know what people think we're not going to do because we take the words out. So, that's the the short of it. I don't know what other questions you might have. >> From my standpoint, I I understand all of that, right? And with everything there is risk >> whenever we make a policy change. But I I think at this particular time telling people in these groups that they have been they have been removed because of who they are from
051being specifically identified and called out as people that we value and that we will protect um and that we will make sure that they remain safe. I understand there are more policies coming, but I think it sends a very bad message to the community, to our students, to our staff that all of a sudden teaching all reaching all becomes just very very basic and not not specific enough in my view. And from my standpoint, if this is not if it's not legally required for us to do, I see no reason to make a change. I mean, we're we have all seen that we can be the we can have lawsuits filed against us for a variety of different reasons in the four years and two years that we've been on this board. >> No, this
052isn't going to stop anybody from suing us or any other district. But I think it sends a very powerful message to our students and our staff about who we are as administrators, as board members, and that we will basically say, "Well, we're too scared to stand up for you. So, we're going to take the safe and easy way out." >> I don't want anybody to think I'm afraid to stand up for kids. I stand up for kids every day. I I just feel like we every November get together and decide as a as a board you guys appoint the board attorney. We have two firms that we've appointed every year since I've been here. And I don't know that you're going to find other attorneys that are as well-versed in school law and our school
053law than what we have and to not listen to their um advice. I mean, you you're right. You you don't have to. I just caution. And I'm not an attorney. So when I get these, we get a primmer a couple times a year from ISB who has attorneys who work on this with ers and other school attorney firms. And that's where these come from. I don't just write them because I know they've been vetted already by those people. But it yes, it is the board's discretion. You can at the second reading, you can vote down the changes if you want to. That is not something that I can I just feel like I have to tell you where we stand because that's what you're taking the risk and I don't want you to do that
054blindly. Um it's a fact. We're we're stewards of tax dollars. So every lawsuit, every complaint that I spend my time dealing with or that our attorneys spend, that's taxpayer dollars. So I don't know that we have the entire community with the same opinion. So, I feel like I just have to let you know that that's where I'm coming from. >> Would it be possible to um put this on hold until we see the other policy so we could feel comfortable and confident that it feels like we're protecting all of our students because if you're because you're saying there's another policy with bullying. >> Yeah. 545 is our bullying harassment policy. There's some tweaks to that as well, but that's the policy that's going to, correct me if I'm wrong, Stephanie, expand the bullying and harassment
055coverage, >> right? >> And it won't have the term gender identity in it either. >> There were there were actually a number of policies where gender identity was recommended to be taken out. We didn't even have it in some of the policies. We have it here and we I believe had it 5:45 is bigger so I can't remember all of it but that's that's up to the board if you want to say to put this on hold until August 11th and bring it back with and not do a second reading on that day but to do the 5:45 and see that that's the board's call >> right so we wouldn't be able to take action on that tonight it would need to be voted down at the next meeting >> and then paused until the
056You can do that. >> That's a first reading tonight. We're not approving it. So, we wouldn't be able to table that. >> So, in the second paragraph 603, we strike race, color, national origin, and etc. all the way through. But in the first paragraph, we only strike gender identity. >> That would be my question, too. >> What the difference is like why we wouldn't just leave it at we're not going to discriminate um in both places. Um I to match the IASB policy, >> but it seems like they're redundant to start with >> and we've eliminated all the categories in the second paragraph, but not the first one. >> Right? In the first one, it talks about students will have equal opportunity without discrimination. And the second one is talking about educational programming and curriculum
057content, etc. And so why are they different? we treating our students the same as we are what we're providing to them. >> It was not part of their >> it wasn't part of their policy guidance. So I can look into why that was not the case and al also not every single time prior to me coming were our policies so closely mirrored to ISB. Also, that's why 545 is a hard one because it's kind of a combination of a bunch of like IASB may have three different policies. I think attendance is the same way. We have it all in one policy. We have all the legal components of it, but we have it in one policy. So, cross referencing, but I can bring back that information to you next time. Also, >> what happens if
058we just wipe this out completely? >> Um, is This is a mandatory policy and reflects the educational standards. So we can't wipe out the policy. >> Okay. >> It came in 2007. The primer from June 8th of 27 20. >> We know when gender identity was added >> 2007. >> Okay. >> So it was written with this originally. >> No, this policy existed prior. That's the primer that changed it. >> Okay. >> So, gender identity was not in the original. >> It got added and now they said to take it out. If >> a year they want to add it back in, then it would be added back in. If the landscape legislatively changes, then we would add it back in. >> I know we're not talking about 545 now, but in looking at that,
059do we anticipate the same discussion then? Because it lists all of the protected classes, including gender identity on 545. I don't have that one memorized. It's so long. >> Yeah. And it's in there multiple times, too. >> Yeah. So it at a minimum will make sense for our policies to be in alignment because it be pointless to have. So I'm going to propose that we have have we have further questions or input and any person of the public who would like to continue to communicate that's open. >> Yep. It's going to stay there. Um, at this point I'm going to not deciding tonight and um, there's obviously an interest in continued discussion >> and I will find out why the two paragraphs. >> Yeah, I'm with you. Let's just end it. Students will have an
060equal opportunity for quality education without discrimination. >> Right. And that covers >> it covers everybody. >> Everybody. >> It covers everybody. >> That feels really inconsist well and you're isolating >> one group of people and >> I mean really awful >> but one of our founding documents recognizes that all men are created equal and yet we know through 249 years of shared history that has not always been the case. >> It sounds like the attorney their biggest reasoning for this is to avoid a possible lawsuit somewhere down the road. >> Yeah. >> Well, that's that's what we paid them for. >> I I know that. But if you ask but if you ask any attorney, should I cross the road? They're going to tell you no, you shouldn't because they don't want to be liable
061for telling you you should have crossed the road and you that one can one and only can you get hit by a car. >> So, I mean, and as we as Jason said, as we've seen, we didn't get sued for anything. And you know, we we don't you don't know. I think it's more than the fear, just the fear of being sued. I think it's the consistency and alignment with state policy and federal policy. There's still some federal discourse where we don't know, depending on which court you're in, what they're going to decide to do. I mean, this is not just this particular piece. Title Nine is a part of this. We didn't I didn't bring you Title Nine because Title Nine wasn't changed. the districts who did change when the new was coming. We
062knew not to change because we had a feeling that there was going to be some controversy around it. So this is this is bigger than just just Iowa making this decision. It's the alignment of all of them. But >> but I mean it goes back to our local having our local control and they're they're they're giving us that control to make these decisions because the our the views of our district are going to be different than a view of a district in Klay County, you know. So that's also we need to look at you know what what are the core values of our district >> and we're able to write policy that extends beyond like you mentioned the attorneys have advised we can write policy that extends beyond I know that a cell phone law
063is not the same thing as a protected class but we can write policy that fits our district and fits the desires of our community that is in compliance with the law too. Then I'm just like with this one, I'm going to send that to the attorneys to make sure that they can >> defend what we put in that policy before I even bring it to you because I don't want to bring something that's so far away that a parent will win and I should have looked at that closer to begin with. So there's the similarity. >> Do we want to go to 05 or >> Yeah. 605 instructional program. >> This just had some basic changes where you can see in green that they added um age appropriate and researchbased in a couple of different
064areas and the units of study. There's a uh you'll see an edit from the red where it says three and four units that we change both of those to two units. And the thing to remember with instructional programming too, it's a it's a broad um requirements from the state. This is, you know, there was a question in the graduation policy we'll come to later in the agenda that I'll reiterate that too. But these were changes that were required to add in there to be more clear. >> Do is there a legal definition on what researchbased means? Because I mean I was on Facebook and I did some research and here's what I know about human growth and development. >> I would have to ask an attorney if there's a legal definition of it. I know
065in education we look for studies that are >> longitudinally yes done more than scientifically sound etc. >> And yes but that for me the concern is there's no qualifier other than researchbased Okay. um health education. This was um the again, age appropriate research. There were some items that we were taking out um based on ISB's recommendation. And again, this kind of goes to what I was going to say later on um the graduation requirements. These are still taught, but they're not a required teaching policy should be what's if we're we're saying that these are all required to be in here, that's not the case. These are something that we do teach, but we don't have to teach. So that's why we took them out because the recommendation is they're not in code anymore, so they
066shouldn't be here. Code identifies what your requirements are. So we're trying to match this with the code. There was a piece of feedback that talked about don't take it out. Um where we share this with parents because then parents won't be able to opt out. And I just wanted to call attention to the new handbook um where on page 27 and 28 there is a a section on health instruction. We do have to change because the old one said kindergarten but it's now grade one and it explicitly says that individuals wishing to examine course objectives andor instructional materials can do so by contacting the school. parents or guardians having objections may file a written request with the building principal to exclude their student from instruction. These things have always been in place. I mean, they've
067been they were in place before two years ago when the legislation came that we had to tell parents that that we've always listened to a parent who has a concern about the content in a class. So, that's not going to go away. They're still going to have that option and parents all have to sign off on the handbook so they would see it in there. I will have to make a couple of updates because we put the handbook. It it goes on for months and we just we knew there were going to be a couple things to fix. >> Same concerns about research base apply here. >> 609. >> Yeah. I just I was concerned about the the specific exclusion now of domestic violence, HIV, AIDS, HPV, and HPV vaccine. >> Well, they're not excluded
068from the curriculum. They're just not in code anymore. >> So, if a parent came and said, "Nobody can say domestic violence is required. Your student has to sit through this." They have an option to not have them sit through it. and code doesn't require them to sit through it. >> So, did we have this discussion about all of these terms? Yes. >> HIV last summer or last spring? >> Yeah, it was not too long ago. >> Yeah, it was on the >> Sorry. like yesterday. >> So the curriculum is what's what actually is taught in the district. I mean that's mandated. I mean that's why we continue to revise the curriculum. So that this doesn't limit what you're teaching. I mean we went through an extensive >> Yeah. remember the health committee and the pastors
069and >> all that stuff that >> this just means it doesn't have to be in the code anymore. >> That doesn't mean we're not going to teach it. >> But if we take it out, then there's no requirement that we do. >> Code requires it. Code is law and law trumps policy. So code requires it. And if it's not in the code, it shouldn't be in the policy. It doesn't mean we can't do it because it's voluntary, but we can't require it in policy if it's not part of code. Chapter 12 dictates what is taught in the school. So, I mean, it would be almost like saying because this is a health class and those are health units. So, it would be like saying in um pre-calculus that you're required to teach solving three variable
070equations using matrices. Well, that's a very specific unit of study. We would never put that in a policy because the policy goes by code. Code tells us what math classes have to be taught. So, it wouldn't be part of a policy to outline that. we'd have 5,000 pages in policy if we did that for every single content unit, which was kind of where I was going to go with the graduation requirements, but I'll do that when it comes back up. >> And then the maybe you answered this and I missed it, but the removal of the parent notification is just because it's in the handbook. So that's why requirements. >> Is that in this one or is that the next one? >> So, it's consent. >> Well, I'm sorry. Public comment. I missed that. >>
071I just went to the highlight. >> Wait, we didn't want to talk about 16. >> It's later. >> It's a second reading. >> Okay. >> Yes. So, comments. Mr. Thank you for coming tonight. Policy limits your comment to three minute per speaker for confidentiality reasons not specific personnel matters. We appreciate your comments. The board has a significant interest in maintaining form of its meetings and expect that members of the public and board will address each other with civility. The orderly process of the board meeting will not be interfered with or disrupted by public comment. Only individuals being recognized by the board president will be allowed to speak. Comments by others are out of order. If disruptive, individual the individual causing disruption may be asked to leave the board meeting. Defamatory comments may be subject to
072legal action. I'll give you 9442 Hammetry Drive. Superintendent Daka told you publicly during one of these meetings that state law requires that Urbandale accept all open roles. She also she also told you that she had no position or opinion on what sports conference we choose to be in. She is mis misleading you again with this bond referendum where she wants to tear down our high school softball and baseball fields and move them to the middle school. She told you we have no choice. that the city is forcing us to move our softball field out of Lions Park. The Urbandell City Council will not support this move to Towns and Avenue. It will not support this against the residents wishes and the Towns and Avenue residents will fight viciously against this project as they should. This
073residential neighborhood has unbelievably poor access and capacity for thousands of out of town cars day and night. and the residents surrounding the baseball field, Bartonfield, have no desire for it to be torn down and a Metro Westlike building be built in its place. In fact, very few Urbanell residents will vote to pay for a giant expensive building that will primarily serve kids that don't live in Urbandale, particularly when it's being led by a superintendent who is not popular and has bloated district spending since she arrived four years ago. like staying in the CIML. This referendum keeps up the illusion that Urbandale is bigger than it really is. And since we put kids put kids first, what about the girls and boys that play these sports? They will no longer be able to walk to practice
074after school. Instead, they'll have to drive, assuming, of course, they have a car. This certainly won't help our declining participation in these sports. So, what will residents support? a scaledback project to renovate the existing fields with artificial turf and an indoor hitting facility where the pool used to be. This facility could also serve UG softball and urban dela league who have been begging for something like this for years. This is the type of community asset neighboring communities offer, including the CIL schools we are expected to compete with in a conference where our teams again finished in last place this summer. It would also be a fraction of the cost of the superintendent proposal and would have a chance of passing a citywide vote. Thank you. >> Okay. On to the consent agenda. Point of clarification,
075Madame President, before we move to item six, I just want to confirm that the board actually has the final responsibility for the district's budget and we are the ones in charge of deciding what the district spends. Is that correct? >> Yes, we approve. Okay, thank you. >> Um, I would move to open the consent agenda. like to move that we vote separately on item A. >> Okay, we'll pull out item A. Is there a second? >> Any questions, discussion? >> So roller. Yes. Kent. >> Yes. >> Me? >> Yes. >> Mankey. >> Ben Rice. >> Yes. >> Williams. >> Yes. >> Motion passes. >> And then we have 6A. >> Do we need a separate motion? >> We don't need a separate motion. We're just going to go ahead and go ahead and do another
076roll call. >> So we start with Kent. >> Yes. >> Me? >> Yes. >> N. >> Yes. >> And Riceway? >> Yes. >> Williams? >> Staying due to my employer. >> Young. >> Yes. Hazard. >> Yes. >> 61. >> And on to number seven, our action items. >> So the graduation um requirements. I want to point out a couple of things that um in the executive summary says that the updates since the first reading I'm sorry. I think I read that wrong earlier. This is correct. This is updates. I'm so sorry. I've been living in policy world for too long. Um when we did the first reading there was some feedback on the um we needed the legislative update where the civics requirement if you look at the bottom of the third page well two
077four the fifth page of the policy in blue um it outlines the civics test requirement where our students will have to by the school year starting July 1 of 26 would be the 2627 school year students must receive a passing score on the civics test as set forth by the Iowa Department of Education and required by relevant laws that straight from the legislation. We also had some feedback from uh director in special education for the students requiring special education. There was some language in there that was not necessary. the students uh we left the last sentence saying that the graduation requirements four special educa education students is to complete four years of English, three math, three social studies and three science. You might hear that called 4333 and those are the basic core classes that
078are the minimum and we know that IEP teams have other decisions. So that other language was not necessary. Then since this um published there was another error noted and again I apologize I do not like to send things with errors but on the first page when it says Urbanddale diploma the 46 and a half is miscalculated it should actually say 47 and a half. So should the board motion to pass this, you would be voting. I would need somebody to say with that correction of 47 and a half units or credits, sorry. So I would move to approve the second reading of policy 638 with the corrections that Dr. Dhaka um pointed out. Thank you. We'll second. >> So all those in favor I >> I opposed. We're on to the new action items. First
079one is the technology proposal. >> So you're going to hear from me a lot tonight. I just want you to know my team is behind me. Thank you Stephanie for representing. Um but this is the summer where a lot of things are happening with individuals. So um Josh Whiter has um put this on. This is where we take items that are outgoing computer equipment and get bids to determine where those are going to go and he has done his due diligence and recommends that the approval of the bid go to electronic asset security. Um the details you can see in there. I'll try to answer questions as as I can, but this is something that we do annually in the summer. You might remember >> would move to approve the technology buyback proposal. >> Second.
080>> So all those in favor I >> I opposed the video surveillance upgrade. >> Well, you might remember from uh some of our concerns that have arisen over the last couple of years um the attention to the amount of video that our system records and how often it records it. We have a system that will play back. It only records when there's movement in the building. So depending on the building and depending on how much movement is happening, some buildings may record back to 90 days, some may only go back to 80 because there's so much moving that's happening. So Mr. Whiter um had an opportunity to improve our system both the software and the hardware by making the purchase that's outlined here that will allow us depending on getting on that movement we might
081get an entire year worth of video that we can retain. So we're still going to be asking our administrators when they have a situation to pull that video and archive it on their desktop so that it's there and we don't lose it just in case. But this will allow us to gain far more recorded video than we've ever been able to do. So we had an option to buy these based I think we bought 48 terabytes. Um there is a 72 terabyte proposal that we felt like was a bit of an overkill. It was considerably more money as well. So we want to go with the 48. Should we find out that that's not there's too much movement that we're we're still needing more, then we will look to be able to add um as
082I understand it, the hardware is like a slot that you put things in. So, I'm sorry, I'm not technology oriented, but um we can seek out additional terabytes should that be necessary. So, I'm excited that we'll have that opportunity and we don't have to worry um like we did before. So that's the request for this particular one and the total amount of money exceeds um what I'm allowed to approve and it's a total of 39,889 between both hardware and software. >> I would move to approve um the new video surveillance upgrade. >> Motion do second >> need. Yes. >> Ny, >> yes. >> Restweight. >> Yes. >> Williams. >> Yes. >> Hower? >> Yes. >> Motion passes 70. >> I'll give you a break on this. >> Steve will take the copier. Okay. >> I
083could do it, but I'll let him take it. >> Um, under the Pebble budget, we have um about $20,000 for copers set aside each year. And so the high school has come to us with the need of replacing the one they have. It's quite old and getting to the point where it's getting a lot of service work done on it. So, um, MMIT has recommended we replace it. And so, what we're asking for is the approval to get a new machine. And the financial impact, um, I believe is around $10,000. the Stevenator making copies. Minky will approve the purchase of a new copier for the high school. We'll mo we'll move to approve. >> I will also approve it when we get to that, but I will make the motion to approve it. >> All
084right. >> Sure. >> All right. Mankey. >> Yes. >> Ben Rice. >> Yes. Williams. >> Yes. >> Young. >> Yes. >> Hower? >> Yes. >> K? >> Yes. >> Motion passes 70. >> And the special education position. >> So in our four plus program, which for those of you who aren't familiar with it, it's a program where our uh special ed students qualify if they have an unmet academic, social, emotional need to continue school after their normal graduation year. Um, in the last couple of years, we have not had students that were going into jobs that we have a job coach position, which was an at the associate level, and it's gone unfilled, and we haven't had a sense of urgency, having not had the student need for it. But next year, we're going to
085have seven students. So, there's going to be a lot more responsibility for that, a lot higher expectation. Also, the change to our career connected learning uh initiative and making that all of our students have access to these types of experiences. We're requesting that the job position be moved from the special ed associate level to um I believe it's on the behavior tech level and that accounts for about 54 cents an hour or about $756 a year change in the pay. um this person as far as what they're going to have to do, they're um required to go to the jobs where our students are and work with the employers to make sure that they understand what the employer's expectation is so that they can work with those students. Sometimes that means that they're going to
086have to transfer students in our school vehicles, which is a large responsibility. They also will possibly be on call. These students might be working in the evening when the school day is already done. So, we want to be able to make sure that those people can go, that person can go to the jobs when they need to. Um, and we're restructuring the entire 4 plus program so that we can better meet the needs of this specific population. Um, so this is really a subset of our career connected learning and the work that Darlene Wagner does. This is that special population that we are also making sure has the opportunity to have the career connected and and earn a living and be able to go out and be productive in society. So that's our request to
087um make that job a higher step on the pay scale. >> I would move to approve the new special ed restructure position. >> Thank you. We'll second. All those in favor I oppos. >> So this next one um is for I don't usually bring these items to you in this fashion, but the urgency to get this work done prior to football season starting. Um I know Rachel has also volunteered in the concession with me. Some of you may have also volunteered in the concession and and through the experience that we had, we saw a need to make some changes and improve our concession um >> experience, >> facility experience, etc. Um really really pleased with the work that the booster club has done. We've had a meeting with them a number of times. some of
088the leadership in the booster club. Jesse Sadler from our nutrition services department is assisting us. The booster club and uh Jared and I, we had a conversation um about who's going to assign people to work in the concession, who's going to um clean it, who's going to explain food safety, etc. And they are are, like I said, being extremely collaborative with us. they've actually hired an individual whose job is going to be the booster club has hired um the person's job is going to be that person to schedule people in the in the concession to take care of the inventory to do the shopping to make sure that the cleaning etc happens. One thing that we realized is to get into compliance with the highest standard of food safe certification, we can't have wooden cabinets.
089We can't have um some of the machines that we have in there. We can't have the coolers all had to be replaced. Cool. Thank goodness. Cope, they call Coke is responsible for doing that. They came out and said, "What can we do for you?" So, it's already kind of started. We pulled everything out. We cleaned it. They I I won't say we because I had nothing to do with that part. Um our staff did. Um it's going to be painted. There's going to be a a protective flooring going in. The amount of money that we've put here is way higher than what we are actually thinking we're going to need. But on the other hand too, we didn't know what kinds of plumbing issues we might run into, what kind of air conditioning because I
090don't know if you're aware, the other side has also a similar makeup of concession. That's going to for now turn into kind of a storage. So you can actually move around in there and you don't have all the drinks piled up and everything, but that might need to have like a split unit air conditioning because you can't just throw things in there in 900 degrees in the summer and expect them to stay. So, um, Brian is the gentleman who is, uh, going to be doing that work, and he's given me a list. They're going to replace all of the wooden cabinetry with stainless steel countertops with storage on the bottom that meet appropriate um, uh, health criteria. So, there's some new machinery being purchased like a popcorn machine and a hamburger heating unit that sits
091on a counter. All those typical things. There'll be a new menu. Coke is going to help us get that branded up. They're going to put branding in the building so that it's something that's more appealing. I think we're their ideas are really going to take this to a level that other schools are going to wish that they could do, but it's important to do. And then we also know that there's still work that is going to probably have to be done in the inside concession where by the PAC. Not sure what the softball and baseball is. We don't want to put money until we know what that's what that will end up being because I don't want to throw money away either. Um, so that's why we're looking at the electrical, plumbing, painting, cleaning, and
092the new equipment. We don't know what that's going to be. So I kind of went high and Steve ensured that we can do that. But again, we're going for as economical as possible. >> Yeah. worked around in the pebble funds where they were and have set aside that 125. >> Um I just had one question on do these plans include any sort of a point of sale or inventory software either now or in the future would that fall on us or booster club or >> um it would it would be something that we would work with the booster club with. I think these my logic in supporting us purchasing and doing this work is one day if the booster club said, you know what, I don't want to do that anymore, we're still going to
093need a concession. So, I want to be in a position that I don't have to rush out and try to make those things up. Um, but they're more than willing to have those conversations. We do, um, I don't remember what the unit is called, but there's a handheld device that we do take electronic payments, so it's very easy. I thought it was easy to use, >> but from a ease of a volunteer stepping in to use and tracking how much things cost. >> Having only two of them, you allow me to pass back and forth. >> That could be true. >> And my kids being like, "No, Skittles. No, actually Sour P." Yeah. >> Well, I know Jared has worked with um Bound. Bound is the new company you might have seen in our weekly
094update that our new calendar will come out of. And I don't know if you've had a chance to click in, but it is so much better. They have a new system at the ticket level. So down the road when we can get the building in line and and be in that place to be a good place, that's something we have to look at. I I mean, if we're going to they're going to continue to employ somebody who's doing that work, >> it would be a lot easier to run a system like that where inventory can be kept. I don't want to say we're going to do it right this minute, but it would definitely be something to look at down the line. the new guy might have his own system too that he's interested in.
095>> I apologize for not thinking about this sooner, but as somebody who has stood there facing west during the marching invitational and other events, >> It's hot. And I'm wondering is would there is there money in this framework to look at something like an awning over the two windows to kind of just give us a little bit more? That's a good idea. >> Shade protection >> even when it's not hot. >> Yeah. >> And they are also looking at a split unit being put in there as well because it is I mean you're right. I did it during track and it was nice out outside but not in not when that sun >> when that sun Yeah. 2 3:00 in the afternoon it's brutal. >> Yeah. We can we can add that to the wish
096list and if it can fit in, but the split unit should help keep >> the rest of the inside at a at an acceptable level. And you're probably >> pushing even further west because we're taking out the coolers. You have to bend over. >> Yeah. >> To get to the window. You'll actually be right at the window because we're using the uh we've asked for more um vertical coolers. So, that's a good point. >> Bending over the coolers is really good exercise for the lower back. So, I mean not mine. >> You just dunk your head in there when you get hot. >> Um, >> okay. >> This is a significant expense and it sounds like the work is already started and already happening and so I I'm concerned. I mean, because that concession, the
097field is not that old. It's not that much older than the high school and our kitchen. I mean, what what do we need to do differently so we aren't I don't know how many years we're in now and in the same boat and having to plunk this kind of money into a concession scheme because that's not really where I want to spend >> $125,000. So, >> we need to get the materials that meet safe serve that meet the health department's guidelines would should not have ever been put in there, >> right? So having that equipment in there, that's the right equipment to start with. We shouldn't have to, >> right? >> It would be an annual roll those out, clean it. >> Yeah. >> And that's it. >> Right. But to I mean, we're making
098the argument there, but we don't have that in all of our concessions. So we don't we we aren't I mean, we aren't meeting food safety in two other concessions that we h currently have. So, I mean, it just it I just want to be cautious and careful about us spending this kind of money when we have a lot of facility questions at hand. Um, >> are you talking about softball baseball? >> Yeah, >> because those are two where Jesse came over recently >> and walk through those with us. And >> there's not a lot that has to change there. We need to take the wood out. Yes. So, we can put in stainless steel. That's the probably the biggest thing. We've already addressed the the grill component of that and had a solution, an alternative
099solution that would meet food safety. Like we we have to temp food that we're not temping the food for the concession that's inside the PAC. Aside from removing some wooden units and replacing again with stainless steel, it's not nearly as bad as the football field. The football is um it's almost impossible to get around in there when you have >> No, I know. >> I've worked in there, too. Yeah. >> Yeah. So, yeah, >> that's the most urgent and that's the the biggest. So, the baseball softball, if we go into another season there, which likely we are because of the timing, those things can happen as well. If this if we don't use all of this to do that one, we could come back and ask you to modify and let us put it into
100the other places. Yeah. >> I mean, just like the three per the three I don't remember. Was it three bucket sink? I mean, you're supposed to have >> one to clean, one to >> a clean, a sanitize, and a and a rinse, which we were able to get into the baseball field the way that it's already set up. We were able to put some signage in there that would get us through to that. So she also said that at the point if someone did ask you, the health department would be satisfied knowing what our plan was already. So it's a work in progress they understand can't be done right away, but the football one is the most urgent. >> Yeah. To get >> So I guess maybe I'm not articulating this well. I just want
101to protect our investment, >> you know, and I and what making sure I appreciate that the booster club is on board and they're hiring somebody, but like we've got to have it so we don't have to do this again soon. >> Yeah. And that's why the items that are being chosen. >> Jesse is an excellent person with the knowledge to help us do that so that we're not purchasing things that in a year >> aren't going to be any good. >> Right. Steve, did you say funding or so that couldn't be used for uniforms and other things like that either facilities? Um, did we get the air conditioning of the baseball concessions taken care of on a >> um I found out about it when the last game had already happened. So, that will be
102taken care of before next year for sure. That could have been I w I wish I knew about it because we could have solved that pretty quickly. I think it's worth again the booster club has really got a very different viewpoint toward their relationship with the district activities department. So I think we're going to see a lot of collaboration between the two. We still have a lot of work to do on many things. This is just the first first of many to get going. >> Well and then I mean forex itself the concession stand is what 20 years old >> at least. And I I mean I don't know. >> I mean the football field was already >> was there right? Yeah. >> And so it's been reconditioned but I don't know how old that
103concession >> stand it it could be up to 40 years old. It could be structure. >> Okay. >> Wow. >> But we have to remember that's not just the football >> right. It's tracking >> marching band. It's Yeah. >> No, by the time that it was finished and the and that part of the building was the last part >> as far as expenditures >> and um things I'd say if they could cut costs there, they would have. >> Yeah. >> Given how that went at the end. >> I also think food safety regulations have changed >> in the last 20 years. >> Well, and I'm not sure we ever met them. I don't think most concession stand you ever seen. Nobody. >> No. We're probably just lucky that nobody does. >> Well, it seems kind
104of >> hypocritical maybe of us to offering that safe serve certification to our students and then not following it, right? I mean, we can't >> and we have students that also work in there. So, >> yeah, >> we're raising smarter kids and >> we do want to be consistent with what they >> are learning. >> Could I move to approve the concession remodel? >> And we'll second rice. >> Yes. >> Williams, yes. Young, >> yes. >> Hower, >> yes. >> Kent, >> Yes. Mickey. >> Yes. >> Motion passes 70. >> On to the lease agreement. >> So, there's two lease agreements there. One is for the softball fields at Lions Park. The other is for the tennis courts at Walker Johnston Park. Um, we've we have talked about how long we have in Lions Park.
105Um, verbally we feel like at least four years, but the leases are in two-year increments. So, um, that's what's presented to us, and we know we need at least two years. So, um, that's what we're proposing. These leases went from the city's attorney to our attorney and back and forth a couple of times, and they, um, both agree on what you see in the, um, agenda. So, we're asking to have both of these renewed for the two years and we'll share them with the city. I believe they're taking them to city council tomorrow night. If the board approves it, if they do not approve it, then I would have to come up with an alternative that I don't have right now for either one. I would move to approve the 2080 um or the lease
106agreements with the city for Walker Johnson and the softball field. >> Make you will second. >> Williams, >> yes. >> Hower, >> yes. >> Kent, >> yes. >> Nikki, >> yes. >> Motion passes six 0 with one abstension. Thank you. >> So this was earlier in the agenda there was an item for the firm conflict letter that uh under the consent agenda. This is a um 28E that ers has reviewed as well as um Dickinson Bradshaw, Melissa Schilling as an independent um attorney because ers has some some representation for the city depending on what the item is that we're asking to have reviewed. But this was required because we were adding uh an SRO at the middle school. you might remember approving a few months back and this brought up to date both the high
107school and the middle school. So there is the contingency in there. I asked Chief Johansson to put in for the SRO to spend time unplanned so that there's not a pattern of where somebody can say well I know he's over there every Tuesday at 9 that he does walkthroughs through the elementary schools as well. So that is a component that will be part of that job expectation. >> Move to approve the SRO lease agreement. Wait a >> 280. There we go. For the SRO with the city of Urbanddale. April >> second. We're up to Young. >> Yes. Hower? >> Yes. >> Kent, >> yes. >> Me, >> yes. >> Motion passes six with one abstension. >> And I would move to approve the administrators on teacher quality committee for the next school year. >> Second.
108>> This is an easy one. All those in favor. opposed. >> We move to adjurnn. >> I'll second. >> All those in favor? I >> I >> opposed.