001Mhm. >> meeting to order. Um, please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. >> [clears throat] >> Ready begin. I pledge allegiance 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. All right. Do I have a motion to approve the agenda for tonight? I move to approve the agenda. Second. All right. Uh Hillary? I. Ready? >> I. JD? I. Kirsti? I. I for me. We'll move into celebrations, ISAT scores with Mr. Kevin Gifford. Kevin's going to share some he's been working really hard on this with with the our teams and he's going to share some we don't have a all completely but we do have some good things to share. And I have not touched the heat
002just so you all know. But >> I'll talk in a minute about Yeah. Now I just this this is just a broad overview and we don't have final official results yet but this will give you an idea of where we're at. I did put the IRI at the top. We have about 85% of our scores in so far. So it it's likely going to change a little bit from where we're at but currently and I have to also say the IRI this year is a brand new test. With the mirror you may have heard I don't know if any teachers have reached out. It's been a a growing [clears throat] experience for us. the district and the whole state. Uh this test is very much dependent on oral input from the students. Whereas before everything
003was just clicking things on a computer. So it's been a very different type of test as well. Um so it's not a true compare it's really not fair to compare last year to this year because it's again completely different test but last year we were at 69% proficiency overall K3 and this year that's where we're at at the moment. It could again change 1 or 2% with what's left out there. Um but one of the things I did note as I've looked through the state. Next month by the way, I'll give you plenty of detail. You'll get to see it by grade level, by school, you'll get to see all that but um I did note we historically have had a challenge. Our kindergarten scores have been pretty high and then we have this big
004drop the first grade and then it comes back up second and third. With the new test, I'm not seeing that big drop. K to 1 is staying a lot more consistent on the test. I don't know if that's the test. Next year when we have a second year of data to look at, we'll get a better idea of that. And then the third grade scores are higher than the old test, too. So, again, I don't know exactly what that indicates, but it gives me a little bit of hope that maybe this testing will help us level out some things. Um and then on the ISATs, >> [clears throat] >> ELA, remember this is third through eighth grade and then 11th grade. Uh our ELA did not change overall when you put all the grade levels
005together, but I did note in eighth grade, we have 55% of our students at proficient, which is up 5% from last year. And 11th grade is 60%, which is up 3% from last year. So, at the end of our years, we're getting that sudden acceleration. It's the earlier years on the ISAT that we're not uh making a lot of progress yet. And as you know, we've just approved a new elementary curriculum for ELA, which the curriculum and our our effort of going through that and tightening up our instructional practices and all that, I think will definitely help with that. And at the middle school level, we introduced a reading class this year and next year it's going to go to a full year of reading instead of just a half year. So, we have some
006things in place to address that. So, we did not does not look like we will meet the 2% increase goal in the reading area this year. However, in math, we're at 3% growth over last year. So, it looks like we will meet the goal in math. Um and that's pretty consistent on most grade levels showing growth there. Um when I put this data in a cohort model, meaning I look at this year's fourth graders, I look at their third grade end of the year last year and then this year. So, then I'm looking at the same kids over 2 years. When I look at that view, there's a couple of things that stood out to us already that we'll be looking at with our principals in June when we have our end of the year
007meeting. Um in our let me see, make sure I say the right from fourth to fifth grade that year that fifth grade year in ELA and sixth to seventh, so that's seventh grade year in ELA, we have pretty consistent gains across um all schools there. And then in math, seventh eighth grade, so that eighth grade year was another good year of gains. So, we [clears throat] saw some positives there that we can try to glean on what they're doing to figure out. And then we noticed two areas that we will spend some time looking at and driving into. In math, um our fourth to fifth, so that fifth grade year, we had a consistent drop across all buildings. So, we need to look at what's going on in that fifth grade year of math. And
008then in ELA, fifth to sixth, so that sixth grade ELA. And some of that's that transition from elementary to middle school probably, but we'll look at that data specifically, see if we can isolate some things to focus on. So, the data's going to give us some good information, but I'm happy to say that we have met the math goal at least. And then science was not a goal, um but Qunicy Middle School, I don't know if anyone's here from Qunicy Middle School. They I promised them I'd give them a shout out because they let me know we set our own goal even though the district didn't set one for us, right? And so, they eighth grade science team with the sixth and seventh grade partners, they had a goal to improve in science and they
009went from 28 to 46% of their students, so 18% increase. And as a district then I put that cuz in science we only do it in fifth, eighth, and 11th. So, we have 4% increase in science as well. Um so, there's some good things going on and then obviously things that we're we'll keep looking at and we'll keep addressing. So, I'm excited to see that we've met the goal in math. We did well in science and even in the ELA, we'll learn from the IRI and the new Amira. And then I'm excited for the changes coming. And at least in the ELA, the end of the two the two final years of testing show that something good is happening. So, anyway, I'll stand for any questions. Again, more details to come next month. Um next
010month you'll compare those to the rest of the state and >> Yes. all the scores and all that. Yeah, so that we can have lots of different perspectives on it. >> We just don't have all that yet. Just a little early glimpse. Uh I'm trying to remember I don't trust my brain. I know in in math overall, I think we're generally ahead of the state. In ELA, I'm not I can't remember where we were at. So. We can wait. Yeah. Yeah. I'll definitely have all that for you. So. Okay. Thank you. Thanks. Um next up, reports. Budget disease. He's he's still in the main office on another board call. Okay. Um he said he would try to be done soon. Um but if we can come back to it, that would be helpful for him.
011Perfect. He'll come back with some savings. I [clears throat] hope so. Yeah, that would be good news. Just a tighter All right. Next up, patron comment. Do we have any? Okay. Thank you. All right. We'll move on to new business. First up, uh consider Reed Roof Project, Assistant Superintendent Brian Graves. Yeah. Chairman Dolan, trustees, I will have news for Trustee Wheeler about savings. Um this is our last [snorts] big project from the house bill. This was part of our house bill 10-year project was the Reed Roof Question. Um on April 17th, we opened the sealed bids. We have four um responsive bids. The next slide just shows you that a bad picture, according to Jason, of um the bid tabulations from This project is Bennington's not overseeing this project. Um LKP. But E&H Quality Construction
012was the lowest responsive bid. And so they maybe I shouldn't trust architects, but they kind of had it estimated this project somewhere in the 500 to 600 range. So they were they were very impressed with the bid of 382, and they said this was a company they'd worked with before, so they were they were very happy. I make a motion that we accept E&H Quality Construction at 382 $1,000. I just I have one quick question on that. >> Go ahead. How do we This is just for my information. How do we confirm that their scope was correct? I mean, that's a pretty big swing for a job like this, and I bid I bid jobs all the time, and I see different numbers. What's our This is again, this is just for my information, cuz
013I don't know the process. What do we do to make sure that we like cuz if they if they bid it and they're like, "Oh, we messed up." Do we hold them to it? Yes. And so they have to figure it out. >> Yes. Yeah, I guess that's that's what I care about is do we have a good solid contract to make sure that if they miss something Well, sometimes if they miss something, then they'd give a change order. They'll they'll they'll request change order if there's mistakes, but um no, the the nice thing is you don't have me in charge of this. LKV Architects are completely in charge of it with Musgrove Engineering. So they're the ones that set the bid package, they're the ones that set all the parameters that they have to
014meet with the bid, and they >> So they confirm it, and then it's and then it's between them and the sub. Yeah, I see room. He opens all the bids. He checks whether they're responsive, whether they have their insured their bonding, whether they're insured, whether they have their 5% that they have to have. And you said that they they've used these guys before and they're Yeah. been good. They've outsourced them, right? Yep. Yeah. And I think that these are these actual bids are in our Google Drive. So you can look at the actual bid if you want to. >> Okay. I'll second JD's motion. Sorry. Your kids, that was a good question. >> good question. All right. Uh Kersti? >> Aye. JD? Aye. Freddy? Aye. Hillary? Aye. Aye for me. All right. Motion passes. Next
015up Well, I think we're still Yeah, it's me for another three more. So, because we opened this on April 17th, we we tell them our our intent is to to bid the lowest bid. So, they've been up there um and this is where hopefully I'm going to lean on Trustee Wheeler, but I do have it on my Google to what this means. But, they have offered us instead of so that all the companies were to bid at 60 mil white TPO white TPO and I can it's Do you want to read it? >> plastic poly polyethylene The the membrane it says it's this is higher quality. He said that there is they can do 80 instead. Um with doing 80 mil, um we would then have a warranty of instead of 20 years it would
016be 30 years on the membrane. Um it would include a puncture guarantee for the term limit of to 16 hours per year and that price would be an additional $67,800. So, I brought it just to you alone because if you total that against those, it's a difference of $2,050. Um again, I am not construction, but I assume DNA Roofing wouldn't bid a change into 80 for less than $2,000. But, I just felt like I had to bring it to you guys to see if you wanted this change order. They haven't started the project yet. Obviously, you guys just approved them, but instead of doing 60 mil we can do 80. Um it would then be $2,050 more than the second bid for the additional 20 mil TPO but in the 10 years guarantee so I
017will let you guys discuss if if we say yes to that change order that fast or we just stay with the project as it was written. I think we I personally think we do the change order. I mean 10 extra years is substantial. Yeah, that's quite a bit. And if our next lowest responsive bidder was roughly that same price difference at the 60 mil. I'm I make a motion that we accept the change order with E&H Construction for $67,800. Do you know what mil we have on the rest of our roofs? According to Google it averages 45 to 60. Oh. This is something we're we're leveling up. It opened to read in 2007. 6 2006 is the first of Fall 2006. So the roof was probably done prior to that. Yeah. So are we keeping
018this building for 30 years? That is the yeah. Well, not 100. Do we want to just throw a tarp on this? >> [laughter] >> I'm kidding. I thought I'd hover in Indian Creek and run. You guys already did that. I mean Did somebody second? I don't know if anybody seconded it. I second. Okay. All right. Christy. Aye. JD. >> Aye. Freddy. >> Aye. Hillary. Aye. Aye for me. All right. Keep going. Consider water heater replacement. Um Reed Elementary and Crimson Point. Um this is a project we could do in house with [clears throat] Johnny um our maintenance men supervising this. This is just replacing the the original water heater from Reed and the same one in Crimson Point. We had two bids. Unique Plumbing was 66,730. TVR just split their bid and saying it would
019be 33,846 for one school and the other school. So, combine it for 73. Um, this will be using the Oh, man. It's not 24, yeah, 24,25 water fall money. Um, for the smaller capital projects. But, we could do this project on the side um, this summer. What do you mean we can do it? So, Johnny, our maintenance manager, oversees this. >> Oh, okay. Like a contract. If we don't use LKV, we don't use Maschmeyer, we don't use Ben Tinson. And I And I would say that in front of them. Um, but it saves us their fees. I make a motion that we accept Unique Plumbing bid for replacing the two water heaters at Reed Elementary and two water heaters at Crimson Point for 66,730 dollars. I second. All right. Hillary? Aye. Ready? Aye. JD? Aye.
020Kirsten? Aye. Aye for me. I don't know if you need this things. I don't know if there's slides to click on or not. I don't know. So, there shouldn't be. All right. So, I just wanted to have a discussion about RISBA membership. Um, our membership We would renew it in July. And it's coming up. Um, so I just wanted to kind of get everybody's feelings about that. Um, kind of some thoughts. I You should have gotten an email yesterday with what we pay pay and then what and some of the things that we can do with ISBA. Um, so So, I'll just open it up for a discussion about it. This It is an action item, but we don't have to take action. We have until next month to make a decision. Really want to
021do there. Um So, I was just I wanted to have a discussion about it. Misty is here. Yeah, and we And Misty's here to answer any questions that we have if we have anything on ISBA specific um that we need an answer to. So. >> [clears throat] >> For reference, I think unless everybody didn't see it, I think it's $12,000. Yeah, 12,000 and some change, I think. >> over $12,000. And that includes I mean, part of that is >> [clears throat] >> Excuse me. The I've got a lot of dust in my throat right now. So. >> [laughter] >> Dusty field. Um I guess for me, the biggest thing with ISBA is them having them being a voice for public schools at the state house. And I know that cuz I I think we we
022before we've we've kind of voted on different um motion or uh different resolutions. resolutions that other boards have come up with and then they kind of sponsor those at the state house. And I think I think that's really important an important aspect that they have and that they do. And the way public education is perceived currently, needs someone that we still have a seat at the table, somebody there that's fighting for public education. When they're not there or if something else happens, but What's the alternative if we don't If we don't do the ISBA, like what are our We just do it on our own? Like what are the What does that look like? Well, this is to represent specifically school boards. And there's other educational lobbyists and associations that lobby for public education at
023the legislate at the legislative level. This is just one that supposedly represents school boards. Do you know Do you know any of the others? Um no. I mean there's like the teachers union. Idaho Education Association or something like that, IEA, is that? IEA say IEA say What is it? IASA IASA Idaho Association of School Administrators No. Oh yeah, that's school administrators. Is there a superintendents association as well, or is that the same thing? Kind of Same thing. That's Andy Grover and >> [clears throat] >> Mhm. So and I I do know that in a lot of the um positions that the school boards association has taken and I haven't specifically paid attention to every detail of it, but I I feel like there's quite a few school board members and and community members that kind
024of take issue with the direction that that legislation has gone um and maybe not in Some people would think that it's not in line I'm not making this as a statement for myself, but I do know that some people have brought it up as a concern um about their positions and it fitting with the way that Idaho should be. But like I said, I I personally haven't paid attention to specifically to their legislation other than what gets reported here. Um I think I guess there's three major things, right, that they help us with and that's staying compliant and helping us write policies advocating at the state level for public education, which if we went a different direction, we definitely need to make sure we have some backing at the state level. I I I personally
025um with I think we should wait on the action item until next month. I think there's some other things coming down the pipe maybe that could help us in our decision next month. Like for instance, what might that be? I think uh um A new lobbyist? Possibly. I haven't found a lot of value in the in the training that we've received, most specifically the one that we just had. Um I would like to add to that. I felt and I I do feel like the training that we've received has not been like try to get the school board to you know, help us get from A to B, point A to point B, like as far as you know taking the next steps. It seems like it's a lot more like make sure that you
026are not saying the wrong thing. Not doing the wrong thing. And I think that that's kind of you know, I'd like a different angle. I'd like a different voice and I think we're spending we don't use them for policy, we use our lawyer for policy. Um so we haven't used them for policy. We're really only using them for train for training purposes and so there's other options for training that's available online um that we can do and um and and I'd like to see us take take a break and and maybe take a year off and and re-evaluate uh joining the ISBA in the future. Well, I know we do resolutions stuff, but not very many of many of them have had a big impact at the state house not to where I I justify
027paying 12 grand a year. I'm less concerned about like 12 grand considering our our budget shortfalls like I don't think the 12 grand for me is the deal breaker, but I I would concur with what Hillary said. I don't feel like as long as we have a foundation like something to keep us within some boundaries. I haven't felt like the ISBA has done much for me. The training that we just had we might as well have sat here for an hour and read the Attorney General's outline of public open meeting law um and it would have been just as helpful. Um I was a little bit disappointed in the realm of hiring a superintendent and the process that they held us to for that. I I'm happy with our for the record I'm happy with
028our outcome. >> [laughter] >> No, no, I'm I'm I think we had uh uh Marcus Marcus close your ears. No, I I think we had I I'm happy with our outcome. But the the process and and Marcus may or may not speak to this later, but the process I found clunky and awkward and I didn't I mean Kim when you interview teachers to hire them, do you have a conversation with them? Is it a back and forth? And and we were advised not to ask any questions. And I we were really frustrated by that process and then doing some looking I mean personally I did some looking and it felt really unnecessary. Um I feel like we could have done some more back and forth, but we were kind of led to believe we'd be
029breaking the law in that case. Well, I think it would have helped us connect with the candidates a little better. I think most of them walked out of here thinking they didn't know us any better. Like there was really no connection other than we asked specific questions per the ISBA's direction and quite frankly, I just wasn't that impressed with it and I think if there's a better foundation out there to just make sure we stay within the realm of what's legal. I mean, we have our own attorney and we can get counsel with that respect. I I'm open to a different avenue. I'm open to a different avenue. So. And I think, you know, we can do some training online. I think not not joining ISBA for a year doesn't mean that we don't ever
030revisit it if it starts to go in a different direction, but um I'd like to see us give that a try. I think there's >> [clears throat] >> I think there's been some um counsel with the superintendents on on this a little bit, too. And I think there's some information that might be coming down in the next month help us as well. But it might help it might Well, I think you >> I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you guys. Um I'm just saying You better not. I'm just saying there might be some information that helps us in the future. >> Well, like what are you I mean, do you have some information like that's coming? Or because I mean, Jason gave me a call and talked about his position as Who did? >> Jason Nock,
031principal will be the new um legis or lobbyist working for them full-time and and I I don't know how that'll change or not, but I, you know, it's not going to change the training modules and and the superintendent hiring and the board clerk trainings and things like that. I'm okay with voting on it now and not waiting. As as to have a foundation like Freddy was saying to that whatever that would look like. JD, is your is your position I'm just trying to follow what you're I think the SIC I think the SIC is meeting and discussing this same thing. Like what like >> The superintendents of the SIC. But what are they discussing like um I wasn't there. I just know they're talking about this issue. Like whether ISBA is good for boards to
032be a part of or something about it? Yes. I don't I can't say but I I don't have that information. I'm just saying that I don't think it would hurt us to vote on it the next month. It sounds to me like your concern is you feel like the ISBA brings value because of their lobbying, right? >> Mostly, yeah. And so your position is I'm trying to follow what >> sure that we [clears throat] have a voice there before we don't renew this. Cuz I'm The lobbying part is less I mean I shouldn't say it's less concerning. My My real issue is the ISBA so far I don't see a lot of value to our school board. It doesn't mean that there's not important things that need to be lobbied for for public education, right?
033I'm not I'm not saying that they shouldn't do that or that we shouldn't have something in place for that. But as far as if we're paying the ISBA 12 grand a year so that we have like a framework to work from and we don't feel like we're getting a framework to work from that's helpful for what we need. That's That's my position. But I think we're I think we're on the same page but for different reasons. I think your your issue is we need somebody to lobby and you see that there's going to be some changes possibly and so the lobbying might be different. Is that what you're Yeah. That's all I have. I just don't think it will hurt us to wait till next month. But I mean you guys make a motion and
034we'll vote on it. So I mean that's why we have a board of five people. So. I'd like to make a motion that we do not um I don't think we have a contract, but continue for the next school year or year to be a member of IASB. I second. Okay. Any further discussion? I have a question. I don't know if anybody knows this. So, if we if we don't renew is it just can we jump back in in 6 months or 3 months? Or is it you go a full year cycle? Misty, do you know the answer to that? I know lots of answers. I'm biting my tongue. Um at any point you can. Is it is it a all or nothing? It's like the 12th Like if we just said, "Hey, we we
035want to support your lobbying." Is it still $12,000? Um our membership services and benefits is a whole package. So, everything that we offer including, you know, immediate guidance on laws as they change. We just issued a huge um guidance on um teacher union [clears throat] activity. So, the teacher union law that passed and um which greatly restricts uh what happens in with teacher unions in your districts. So, we immediately release something that's multiple pages to guide boards and districts to ensure you're following guidance. So, everything like that would just stop. Um all the things we issue to your district leadership and your clerk and to the board um would stop effective June 30th. Do you guys find value in that stuff, Kim? Well, I I think Diane has used it quite a bit for the
036clerk to make sure she's doing what we're supposed to be doing. And so on. >> I can't find it though. Sure. I will It's the law, so it's I mean the guidance and interpretation of the law would be according to the lawyer at ISBA. Kirstie, if they went back like like let's just say in some months, let's say 5 months, is it still $12,000 or is there a It's still 12 or is >> prorated. Okay. That was my [snorts] question. Just wondering. I think we could look into finding a lobbyist of some sort and other avenues, too. It doesn't have to be through ISBA. You got something? Jason. Just a wondering if like if there is the potential to partner with a lobbyist in some other way, is some of the ISBA funds usable for
037that? It's just a curiosity. Yeah. Or are we trying to save 12 grand? I don't think the money is the only consideration. [clears throat] It's It's one, in my opinion, but not not the top. Okay. Uh Kirstie. Aye. JD. Uh no. Freddy. Aye. Hillary. Aye. Uh no for me. Motion passes. All right. Move on to Do we want to move to Jonathan or do we want to >> You don't need to pull up the whole schedule for me. Sorry. But uh I can go if you're ready. I can wait. Can you wait? >> ready to wait. Sorry. My apologies. Been lots of budget meetings. Um so I had promised you a really boring board meeting. Um and you got out of really boring for a little bit longer. Mostly because I'm still working on your
038budget. We have it pretty much general fund it pretty much identified. We need to get it uploaded in the system so I can run some more checks. Um, so you're not going to get entirely out of a boring board meeting. You're just going to get the opportunity to have it in a more condensed fashion. So, my apologies for that the boring is still coming. Um, so what have we been working on? I'm going to talk through budget timeline and process. So, what has turnaround pack been doing? I'll review and cash receipts, disbursements, and accounting transactions. So, part of the budget process really for me is kind of taking a look holistically at everything that's happened all year and trying to really try to understand is there ways we can save money? Is there ways we
039can do things differently? Is there any way that I can try to reduce your general fund losses, right? Cuz we've kind of talked through you already budgeted for a loss this year. Then we had revenues that were down. Um, and so now how do we try to recoup any way possible? You know, how creative can we get? Um, so that's what's been taking a little while as as I learn more about Quna and as I learn to say, "Okay, here's some things we might be able to do differently." Um, so I'm reviewing financial position both for the current year and identifying any future year opportunities um, to essentially save money and what the heck I'm looking for. That's it. So, part of the budget process then is uh, when I identify what it'll look like
040for 26-27 and then sit down and talk to you about that. Um, we'll also try to work on putting together what a plan looks like to try to get you back to zero. So, remember we've kind of talked a little about that's going to take us a little while. So, we're going to work through what that process looks like. Um, working to identify capturing these savings. Um, I've also been working on curriculum purchases. Um, so seeing how creative we can get with knowing that we need to purchase curriculum, um, but how can we stretch that budget impact and what does that look like? Um, and so there are some ways that we can do that both from an accounting perspective and through negotiations with our curriculum provider. Um, and so I've been able to have
041opportunity to work with that on both. So, thank you Kevin for So, Kevin's been able to get the ELA Yeah. So, We we tagged him Yeah, it was fun. Um, so it's always, you know, um, but I think it'll be great for kids. Um, and so we'll figure out how to make sure that the budgetary impact is as light as we can make it. Um and then literally uh, it's working on budget budget and budget all the time. Uh it's pretty much been my life. Um so budget timeline, why are we not having a meeting? Uh partially it's also insurance impacts. So that's been a fun last. Uh so if you've heard at all the opportunity anywhere between uh school districts and charters have anywhere between 10% and 30% increases. You guys were right in
042the middle, 19 and a half before we started to work through options. Um and so that kind of takes everything and puts a stop on the brakes, right? Because it's not a cost that normally we would see. Usually insurance impacts are anywhere between 6 and 8% annually. And so while you don't like it to go up, you kind of plan for that in your head and you kind of work through what that budget's going to look like as you start the budgetary process. Um 19 and a half to start with was you not necessarily a number we were prepared for. So that's taking a little bit of time of how do we evaluate that, what does that look like, what are going to be the impacts on the budget. Um and then I'm really working
043through final budget adjustments. So like I said, we're really close. Uh we've tried to upload it into your ERP system to basically track that. Um we're running into a couple bumps there. So I'm hoping that tomorrow maybe I can get that figured out. Um and then we're going to have a meeting later this week with Marcus and Ken and we're going to start talking through. I think it's actually tomorrow. It's not later this week, but it feels like later this week cuz tomorrow um is later in the week. Um basically going to go through what's been the last few days. Um and so we're going to go through the budget and I'm going to try to figure out what it is uh general fund impact will be. Um I think if you remember, like when
044we talked about the budget, we were putting together a two-year plan. So you shouldn't anticipate when you see the budget this year, it's still going to look like we're having losses, right? And so now it's going to be more about, okay, what is the loss in fund balance and how are we mitigating that and then what are the decisions that we're going to make so that in future years that loss goes away. Um so I just want to prep you. Don't expect a balanced budget when you come, but it's more about the plan to get us out of uh with the negative losses we're incurring. Um and then ideally I want to be able to publish in the paper by around the end of May, first part of June cuz that's a requirement in code.
045You have to publish and have it published 10 days in advance? So this way people want to come to your budget hearing. So that's why we're cruising for a timeline. There'll be a budget hearing in June. >> [clears throat] >> That one will also be exciting. Um there'll be some PowerPoints. Sometimes I even put some pictures in. So that's really fun. Um I just word you will still continue to see the wood slats. That will not change. Um I mean PowerPoint and like a graph on it just so that it makes it feel fun. questions you have. Sorry, I would have loved to be able to have the budget ready for you. Um I think we're a couple days out. This was entertaining. Thank you. >> Yeah. Yeah. Try to make it as fun as
046possible, especially when they're going to be this quick. Um so the budget presentation I'll try to make fun too. But >> [laughter] >> And so you're saying we're going to set another meeting that's not a board meeting that Yeah yeah we'll have to just like a budget workshop conversation. And so unfortunately I'm just not able to Insurance really I was feeling really good. You can tell about the middle of last week and then that was I'll just be honest it was kind of a mental shock. Um it's like okay. Well, let's go back to the drawing board a little bit. Let's try to figure out what stuff could look like. I don't think that's bad cuz then we can kind of focus on it. So Yeah. And then it'll just be focused. Um like I
047said, I'll try to make it as exciting as possible. Some people do games. I haven't been that exciting yet but maybe I can come up with something. There we go. >> [laughter] >> Yeah. That'll be great. Yeah. Awesome. Any other questions? Thanks guys. Move that you consider purchase of E-rate materials and supplies. Mr. Camel Wood. All right. A little earlier this year than last year. Um we have our five-year plan for our updating our network equipment laid out so we're able to jump on right when the window open to apply for this. Uh a little history what E-rate is. It's a federal program that helps schools and libraries afford networking equipment. Our access points, our switches, getting internet to the kids so they can actually use their devices and teachers can use their computers to
048teach. Um it's a discount rate is decided based on the amount of students that are eligible for the national school lunch program and if you're in an urban or rural environment. We are currently at a 70% discount rate, which is awesome. Um there's a nationwide bidding process that goes on with this. They all send us in, we get to review them and score the bids um to award them. Next. Uh little bit about our current project is is updating our end-of-life end-of-support network equipment. We did Indian Creek and Initial Point this past year. We're planning on doing Hubbard, Kueneman Middle, and Reed next year and then another two or three schools the year after and eventually at the end of this five years all of our schools will be updated. And then we get to
049start again in another five years down the road from there. Um the bids we received back for this project Ednetics at $219,609.54 was the lowest. Um and our percentage that we need to pay is $65,880.86 and we have this built into our technology budget every year. So. Have you used them before? Ednetics, yes. They actually are the ones that we went with last year. >> Okay, that's what I was thinking something. Tuna High graduate. They're they're huge. >> [laughter] >> They're a big part of this. They're they're great to work with. Started the company. Doesn't know anything. Oh. Unicorn company. Yeah. I make a motion that we approve the purchase of the E-rate items for the amount of $65,882.86. I second. All right. Hillary. Aye. Ready. Aye. JD. Aye. Kirsten. Aye. Aye for me. Thank
050you. Thank you. All right. Consent agenda. Do I have a motion to issue the consent agenda? I make a motion that we approve the consent agenda. Second. Any further discussion? Kirsti. Aye. Kirsti. Aye. Hillary. Aye. Hillary. Aye. Aye, for me as well. All right. Good of the order. We have Initial Point High School graduation May 20th at 6:00 p.m. in the K Pac. And then the next day, Kenai High School graduation May 21st at 2:30 at the Fort Hood Army Center. I think we have passes to go to the back. Is that all right? >> make sure you have that because then you can drive right to the straight back there. >> Robbie's job. We need to be there to get us out. Yep. Yeah, just park out the back entrance. But do we need
051a pass? No, just say you're a school board Cuz I've never had a pass. If you bring your trustee card, they'll let you in. You can show your badge. I don't have a badge. You don't have a badge? No. I have a little pass. Don't you have your athletic pass? I have the little one that gets me into the act. Yeah, that's it. Yeah, that works. It doesn't say my name or anything. Wait, you don't have that athletic It says trustee on it. Should say >> Just says trustee, I think. Flash this. Well, if that's what gets me in, I have it. It works. Did you say at the police? I got it. >> [laughter] >> What time do we need to be I think if >> Like 2:00 cuz cuz the traffic will be
052crazy, you know, what You'll go right past that guy who sits in the little booth and you just flash your little It works, I promise. It will. It does work. I've been there a few years, but I don't even know if you have to show them that. You just tell them you're a school board member. I think They're like, who would make that up? >> [laughter] >> I will be out of town. Really? Yeah, my niece is graduating. Okay, so what Yeah, I was going to say or is who's going to all of these? Is everybody You're not going to be at either one? I will not be able to be at either one, unfortunately. I'm very I'm very sad. But I got to go support my niece, so What did you say? I make
053a motion that we adjourn. >> [laughter] >> Usually everybody's out And normally I do I Yeah, I do both. They're great. You should do both. They are amazing. They really are. Initial points are great. >> that uh the K-Pack and theirs is a little bit different. They talk about each of the graduates. >> really it's really cool. Really? It is. Yeah, I like it. The high school one, you'll shake hands give diplomas and shake hands. They're both really fun. Yeah. Then they shoo us out. I don't think we have to talk Freddy into it. I think he's on board. I was I was planning on going. I feel like I mean I feel like now if I back out it'll feel real awkward. >> [laughter] >> I think he's already seconded the motion. There is
054There is a motion and a second to adjourn the meeting. Kirsty? I. David? I. Freddy? I. Hillary? I. I for me. Yeah, I think I'd be