Kuna School District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting - April 14th, 2026

001of session. Um, let's stand for the pledge of allegiance, please. >> Ready? Begin. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Do I have a motion to approve the agenda? >> Second. >> V. Hi >> Freddy. >> Hillary. >> Hi. >> I is Freddy as well. All right. We have celebrations. We have >> CTE update. >> Yes. Um Stuart's going to come up. There's just so many cool things going on with CTE. Um we just thought it'd be really great for you and for the public to hear some of the cool things that have been happening. >> Chairman Thornton and board. Um yeah, like like Mrs. Beardall said, this is a

002great opportunity for us to brag a little bit and and let you know some of the great things that are going on in the last few months that we've had all of our CTSOs, all of the career technical organizations that are connected uh with our pathways have their state competitions and and quite frankly, CUNA just tore it up. They did a fantastic job. We started out with our um with our FCCLA. One of the things I'd like to to mention, you know, and and I'll tell you what, we've also got that is attached to your guys' packet, but I'm Allison's going to connect it to uh uh to the website that there are three pages of of awards and accolades from our kids. I'm not going to get into a whole bunch of the first

003places. There's a whole lot of of medals that were won, but uh with our business professionals of America, uh we qualified uh five kids to nationals. We had two national ambassador awards with Paige Fulmer and and Kaia Peterson. Uh we we did have numerous food uh gold medals there as well. Um also, Mason Baxter was the newly elected BPA state vice president. So again, I you're going to see along the way when I'm chatting with you today is we have a lot of kids that are taking on leadership positions at a state level. Uh Skills USA unprecedented. We had five gold medals and you know last year we started earning a few medals. Uh this year we got five gold medals and qualified uh five for nationals. two are attending nationals in Atlanta uh this

004summer and uh just again uh really are are putting us on the map with our skills USA. Our family consumer science uh we've got eight kids that that have qualified for nationals, a number of first place finishes and again where leadership is concerned uh Zoe Sanders is the u district 3 president this year. uh Maya uh Mayor Edwards, District 3 secretary and Joshua Hobbes, District 3 vice pre uh vice president of public relations and then Lydia Nelson is the state vice president and uh Cohen Borick is state vice president as well of of the finance and public relations. our health occupations took 38 kids to state, 15 qualified for nationals and had a number of uh kids uh do some really really great things and uh so many of the kids qualified in the top

00510 in their in their events. So very good. Um and then last week we had the FFA. Uh they took 47 kids to state, 15 already qualified for nationals. Um they won three group events and had numerous individual uh wins. Uh unprecedented again it's been 50 years since we've had an FFA state president but Liberty Simper uh was elected or selected as the the new state president for next year which again is fantastic. Uh we had 15 kids uh receive state FFA degree their recipients. again something uh quite an achievement and we had a couple chapter delegates Lex uh Lexi Sedol Seder Doll and Kylie Smith and so again a lot of kids in our from Kuna High School have taken a lot of leadership roles at the state level. You can look at this

006and kind of read through it all and see again some of their their uh competition accolades as well. Um the next slide is um we applied for four new pathways this year. Uh apparel and textiles which is in our SECLA uh KHS military science and and so that's something that that we actually pushed forward and uh the ROC is going to be under uh the CTE umbrella now and and they've actually moved that to a statewide uh level now. And we are the still the only one that has a air force JOTC KHS engineering. Well, this electrical is a new pathway at at Swan Falls High School and we've already got about 47 kids already signed up for that pathway moving forward which is just going to take our construction to another level. This was

007a continuation of the pathway that we've had but we haven't really pushed through it. Our first our next uh stage is advanced engineering and control systems. That's going to lead our kids to drones and and robotics. And you know, we're going to be able to take the drones into our our our a programs, our business and marketing programs and uh search and rescue. There's so many things that they can do. And so that's going to be a pathway within two years that will capstone and we will have kids uh receiving diplomas in that area as well. So >> Stuart, will you go back? Can you go back one slide? The top one is that the kids that came and presented to us or >> Oh, okay. So, so with our with our FFA group, uh,

008one of the things that we mentioned, we actually had a a a team that they decided we're going to do this and and the event was called a issues and it was a group of kids that really aren't incredibly involved in they're they're in the ACT program, but they're not really pushing forward a lot. They decided, let's do this. Uh, they came and presented to our cabinet. They presented to the uh Kuna High uh leadership. They had to present five times before they could actually go to state and compete. They took second. >> Wow. >> And and and so in their first goaround, uh we saw them, they were still on their notes and things like that, but one month later or less than a month later, they were so polished. They were so so

009good. So, and they were all juniors. They were uh a bunch of uh kids that just are now hungry for it and they're all going, "We're doing this all next year. We're getting ready and they were asking for scores. What did we do wrong? What can we do better?" Another one I think I did also, we won the state uh horse judging competition. The cool thing about that, the team of four, three of them were freshman and and so again, there's a lot of good things happening and our our instructors are doing a great job and all of our CTO's SOS, they're getting our kids prepared to do a lot of great things. So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> A little bit. >> All right. Next up, we have reports with CFO Jonathan Gillan.

010Good evening, >> chair and trustees. >> Sorry, >> relatively quick agenda tonight. So, um it because I'm taking time because next month it's going to be long. So, I want you I'll be short tonight. Tomorrow, we're going to spend >> Oh, great. >> Perfect. >> So, what I'm going to cover, I'll talk a little about what Charter Impact's been doing. Um I'll give you a state funding update uh just because now the session's kind of done. So, this will give you a little taste of what you're going to see when we do the budget. Um, I'll walk through budget process and we'll have time for questions. So, um, what have we really been working on? Uh, transparency reporting, which is not very exciting. Basically, taking all your accounting information, submitting it off to the state.

011Um, and then some other reporting, annual financial reports. I've been reviewing those as part of some state requirements, helping with form 10 audits, just basic standard stuff um, that we do all the time. Um, I put corresponding with staff and emails really because I I guess what I'm trying to hopefully show is that yes, we are a contracted service. Um, but we're trying to do everything we can to try to integrate as much as we can with staff, answer questions, be available as much as we can. So, answer emails, try to help with things both big and small, um, all the needs of the district as we work through the process. Um, met with your municipal financial adviser just to start talking about the L2 form. you'll approve that in September. But really to start

012talking about tax rates, what that looks like for levy rates, we'll be trying to figure out market values and what the levy rates going to be just so we can kind of start that process early. Um, and then it's a real whole lot of budget, right? So budget, budget, budget. Um, so I'm reviewing your current financials, doing an evaluation of the current financial position. I'm translating that into what I think next year's budget's going to look like, uh, based on what I know about state funding. Um, I prepared some enrollment projections that we'll go through one more time and review again. Uh and then we're working on alignment of that two-year budget plan that we talked about kind of to help adjust our negative uh change in fund balance um and building that. So what

013is going to happen state funding wise? You're not getting a lot of new money. So it's largely a rollover budget from the state revenue side. So this is not really talking about expenses. This is more about what we see from the state funding us. Um you'll get career ladder movement. So those teachers who move on the career ladder will receive funding associated with that. But the rungs themselves are not going to increase. So there was no what they call CEC change in employee compensation which is essentially which funds the rungs and funds admin and classified staff. So none of those changed. So it's essentially flat funded from this year. Uh discretionary funding the true discretionary funding was also not increased. Um you did receive an increase in your insurance discretionary. We'll use all of that

014and more probably. We don't have the actual rates back yet but I would assume they're going to be higher than what we received. Um, so we'll have to talk through what that looks like as far as insurance plans and impacts. Um, and then really marginal to none, other state funding increases. There was a couple line items that changed from $62 per student to 6250 from 427 to 430. So you got a couple bucks here and there, but largely what you should see when we talk revenues is it's got to be a rollover of our revenues and how are we going to manage through that um budget process. So at the next boarding board meeting, I said it would be long. We're going to have a lot to talk about. We're going to talk about um

015enrollment projections and major assumptions, how we came up with those. We're going to talk about ADA percentages and where that comes from, why we think we're going to be at the ADA percentage we are. We're going to talk about budget reductions and the impact on that of the proposals that we have. And then we're going to talk about some proposed budgets and we're going to go fund by fund. So, we're literally going to talk about in a state technology fund, where do the revenues come from, why do we get them, what is the driver of them, and how are we spending them? And so, we'll do that. We'll have a PowerPoint that will essentially walk through fund by fund. So, uh, be prepared. Drink a lot of caffeine. I would, you know, just get excited.

016Uh, it's going to be a lot of work. Um, so I plan to have a budget workshop in May. We'll dive into the budget. Um, and that will essentially drive our budget hearing in June because unless you guys have changes to the budget proposal, I'll essentially work on a lot of state forms between now and the June and get that published in the state newspaper. And with that, I can answer any questions you have. >> I do not have guys. We'll save them for next >> to bring with us. But >> I really drink, in case you haven't noticed, I drink a lot of caffeine. So, um I could lots of opportunities. >> We should get it from >> Awesome. Perfect. Thanks, guys. >> I will have to step out a little bit, but I'll

017come back in. I got a couple other board meetings I need to pass to. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next up, patron comment. None. Okay. Thank you. All right. We'll move into unfinished business. First up, we have consider an RFQ for health insurance consultant consultant with assistant superintendent Brian Graves. >> Yeah. >> Um we had a request to go out to to bid for this. This is a a service that we this so this is not the group that determines our health insurance rates. This is the group that helps broker and debate and get us the best rates possible. Um some of the concerns that people have shared with us on why we needed to do this and there was concerns that the current insurance broker was not necessarily looking for all the possible

018solutions and that costs were going up with insurance. Again, the broker doesn't determine if your insurance goes up. So, we put out to bid uh or to the RFQ and um we got we had two responsive bids. Um the first one was Acer. is our current has been since 2019. The next slide I'll say um if you go back sorry uh so we just listed out for you the pros and the cons of what we felt like the bid from Acer was >> you said this is currently >> yeah this is the company that we've we've had since 2019 um and in no way being biased the next slide just answers that concern that came to us uh so it just kind of shows you what they've done every year in some years better than

019others. If you if you live in the insurance world, it feels like there's never a good year. Somebody always makes money off of it. Um, next slide is the second company that came with a responsive bid was Morton. Morton, if looks familiar, they are our liability insurance. probably 95 to 99% of all districts does their liability insurance. Um again, we listed pros and cons for you guys. Next slide is that comparison for for us it's kind of like do you do you work with districts that are similar to us? So the school districts that Acer currently works with um we highlighted any district that was similar size to us in student or staff. Uh you'll notice that Caldwell EMTT and Valley View are fa are in the valley. Um if you ever leave the valley,

020even go north of McCall, um Lewon, Celane, Lake Pondereas, Sandpoint, uh Lakeland and Moscow are districts that are similar size, both students and staff that that Acer works with. Morton works with uh two districts, a couple charter schools, and they do help Boisey with their online enrollment and their vision, but they don't they don't do this business with big districts similar to what Acasher does. So people like Boisee, West Data, Nampa, like they're with neither of these. >> Correct. Nampa, Nampa's state insurance fund. They're one of like the only big districts that did jump into that business. Um I know a spy that knows what West ADA uses. I think it was a company out of Arizona. Um Boy uses a company out of California, >> but they didn't respond to that. >> Now, we

021had a couple that weren't responsive. it. I'll explain that in this. So, the next slide is your comparisons. Morton, when we first got their bid, they were not responsive. They just said they would charge us what we're currently paying to our company that we're with. We said, "We need numbers so we can come to compare." Um, Acer came with a direct three-year agreement, $7.25 per employee per month with the cost of online enrollment waved, or you could say that it's included. Um, Morton, $6.90 per employee per month. No guarantee of additional cost of online enrollment. So, we couldn't get them to tell us if they charge us for online or not. We know that Acushure would charge $3. Um, and there was no guarantee for year two or year three. So, when we asked for

022numbers, we got one number. So, we we didn't want to bring no bids other than Accasher. But we struggle with Morton just trying to get information from them. Um, >> that sure charging us right now. >> 725. >> Yeah. >> So, it's staying the same. >> Yeah. >> Ryan, why is it I I'm not in the insurance world. Why is it so hard to get response >> responses? A lot of times when you deal with um you deal with the salesman piece and so when they're done then we we wouldn't work with the same two people that came and did all the the salesman part. Then we go to work with the actual the employee part that you work with. Um that was one of the any other reason. Do you think the responsive part

023is not >> is because they're not interested in ensuring Kuna school district or because they just can't get it together? >> I I think that if you go back two slides and like the that they're just not working with the districts that we're used to working with the large district, this might have been out of their scope. I mean, Salmon School District and Garden Valley School District, very small districts. um charter schools in the treasure valley. Again, very small. So, next slide is our recommendation was to recommend Acure as our health insurance consult for the Kuna School District. We couldn't guarantee that that price was going to be that lower. We know we need an online presence. Um, so if it's that $3 extra then and then year two, year three, we just didn't have

024those numbers. Um, to get anyone to to not go up in a rate every year is very difficult. Uh, $7.25 equates to a little less than $5,000 a month. So this is about a 45 to 48,000 expenditure per year. Just so you this isn't a very large expense in our view. >> I just have a question like what's the online enrollment is that like per employee like they get on and give their insurance information. >> Yes. And then they like update like dependent they update if they want vision do they want to change this from a PO to a H mo >> HSA. HSA. >> Do you believe if we do continue with Agasher that they will give us more options? >> Yes. >> We've made extremely clear that >> that and I don't think

025it's not they haven't given us more options. They they feel like they're bringing forward the the best >> best ones. >> It we just had a horrible year last year. I think it was they started in the 20s. We got it down to 16. >> Yeah, it was pretty bad. And um I forgot my question. >> Sorry. >> You're fine. >> I spoke. >> Yeah. >> I don't know what to do. >> Michael definitely gets to hear the complaints in the negotiations. This is a big one. I mean, obviously, we want the lowest insurance rate possible, but we also want the best insurance rate possible or the best insurance possible. And it's so hard to It's the best with the lowest price. >> I remembered my question. Is it a three-year contract that we're signing

026with them or is it just like they're >> This would be Yeah, >> it would be a three-year. >> Yeah, because we'd lock in that rate for three years. >> And are we at the end of a contract with them now or >> We were not. >> Okay. >> And we did it every year, didn't we? Renewed it. >> We did this two years ago and then we did it and we had no responsive um bids and then we did it again this year. >> So, we're not in any contract. >> We >> It's an agreement. agree. >> Okay. >> Is it >> that we keep our >> Is it okay? Yeah. I don't mean to say who's with Morton and company. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> He's He's definitely the salesman. We wouldn't

027work with him beyond the sale of the >> Once we started working with the company, it would be two different people we'd work with. >> Um Yeah. So, I think he is he is he not the owner of the company? Cody. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, Cody Gustin is in our district and all those kids have gone through our district and he's work he um support for Morton and company and um I mean he's a pretty good salesman. That's I guess. >> Yeah. We just couldn't talk to him about the $3. He just couldn't get the number dial that >> he just he he called and talked to me and just told me about all the things that he could save us. >> But I mean, if he didn't show us here, I don't

028know what to do. >> Absolutely. >> I'm just telling you, he um >> he thinks he's better than Acer. >> He made a very convincing argument to me that he was going to be a lot better than Acer. >> And can you remember like in particular? It's been a while. It's been a while since they talked to me. So, >> that and we definitely love Connections. Accasher's the the machine person we deal with them. Brenda, if anybody remembers, Brenda Simon was a teacher for us for a very long time. She passed away and it's her son that >> and they're based out of Celane. >> Um, >> I make a motion that we um >> You want to go back to that? move forward with Acer as the health insurance consultant for K school district.

029>> Second. >> Uh any further discussion? >> Hillary >> I >> Ready >> I >> Kirsty >> I >> JD >> nay >> I for me. Motion passes. >> Okay. >> Uh next up for street gym update. So, couple it's been a little over a month ago, we sent back to the city um five points on the revision of their response to our offer. Um the city last week responded with lines 1, two, three, four in agreement with what we what we countered their offer. I don't know if that's the right to revise their offer. Um they took our five-year request and said the city agrees to a five-year timeline on the condition the city pays 500,000 upon closing and the remainder of the balance will be paid upon receipt of a solid date. Then

030in parenthesis said such as 69 days to vacate the property. Uh chairman Thornton and I said does that mean all week like if we were to write a date on the board January 1st 2032 we would you go back one please? um paid upon receipt of the solid date. So if we gave them that date, does that mean we get the money right then or what's the 60-day 90-day notice? So I asked Michelle from the city, please clarify number five. Her clarification was no, you said the date. That's wonderful. They'll give us the rest of the money 90 days as soon as 90 days prior. So it would benefit us to get out faster than 5 days. So that was there. >> Five years. You mean >> five years? >> Yeah, five years. Here we

031go. >> Clear. >> Thank you. Five years. >> That clarification. >> Here we go. >> I'd pass it back to you guys to see if we're are we done yet or we need some more work. >> What does that do for us? I mean, if we do we need the money to if we're going to rebuild and they give us 500 upfront, I don't know what our finances look like of how we're going to finance the new building. So I I would be concerned that no matter what amount of time we take, there's some ramp up time with the building, whatever the new building is, and if our money doesn't come to us till 60 or 90 days, usually construction costs money up front, not 60 to 90 days, >> like can we use money

032from another fund that we replenish with the sale? Jonathan's house >> it doesn't make sense. >> Like we'll get half a million dollars and then we'll get the rest of it 90 days before we leave. It's just not um I mean it's going to cost more than the half million dollars to get the room ready >> right >> at at the middle school. >> I think that's the concern. So, it's can't we make that work in the meantime or do we need to say we'll be out in two years like they originally asked and then they'll pay us? Is that >> I mean, I feel like if we if we make a plan that we're going to be out in two years, we'll know that we I feel like that's a reasonable amount of time

033that we could get out. But I I don't know. >> I would think so, but I don't know either. >> Well, I guess the real conversation is is this something that we like really want to do right now? I don't think we've actually really said yes or no. >> But I think that's why they're doing this >> cuz we really haven't >> said yes. >> They want us to decide so they know whether they're doing it or not. >> So I think we really need to talk that out. Yeah. >> Yes. >> I I I don't like this agreement. >> I don't love it either. >> The specifically the 5-year timeline agreement part. Oh, >> the 90 days thing to get the rest of our money. >> I guess I But could we rearrange that

034to where we do say in two years we'll be out like they >> originally offered? >> Yeah. >> Could we say that and then potentially that would change that to they would pay us the full amount upon close >> and that was the original agreement. >> Well, that fix that I guess. >> Yeah, that would work. I guess I >> I feel like >> if we do Oh, sorry. two year allowance for office space and one year for warehouse. Are you guys saying two year for all? >> Well, I I think we could Yeah, I don't know. We'd have to do some more on that, I guess. What a timeline that works for you guys to get out and then potentially move those things to a different spot. >> And what is the timeline to

035start building? Like that's I think that's the other thing too. Like do we need to take an action on a bid and what does that look like and what's the timeline on that? So it all kind of needs to align. I feel like we've met that enough. I mean, we've talked about this in a board meeting to do the two board meetings. The next time we would have to come to you is with bids and then you guys would approve a bid and then they would start to work. But I in I don't have anybody in the construction business but one gentleman right there. This is probably bids all the stuff. It's probably a year and a half to two years. >> Yeah, we don't even have plans yet, right? Right. I mean, we're still

036in that phase >> kind of. We have preliminary conceptual >> conceptual draft. >> Yeah. >> I remember. >> I mean, we could be we could be six months drafting the plans depending on what we're maybe maybe less, right? It just depends. But >> probably I mean, we have to use money somewhere else to start the project. >> Yes. The the part that scares me is um we're losing a gym. >> Yeah. >> We're struggling. Our district is struggling for gym space. >> I don't actually think we're losing a gym. We're just losing ownership of the gym, but we still get to use it as much as we were previously. >> Is that true? >> That's part of the agreement. >> Okay. So, I understand the agreement. >> So, I understood that. >> I guess I

037guess >> right. >> The other the other concern too is is though even though this is presented before us, this still has to go to a vote for the city council. >> Yep. >> They have to agree to actually do it. >> Yeah. The city council still has to agree to do this. So Ivonne still could be caught up even if we agree with >> I mean I feel like as as a you know there's emotional attachment to this building but it is truly in disrepair and it's going to need a lot of money more than what I feel like would be worth going to to fix it and I just don't know who else is going to buy it for the amount of money that the city can come up with. Like we already

038put it out to bid. Nobody else even qualified even. I mean I think the next highest bid was 600,000 which didn't meet the requirement. >> Didn't meet the requirement. And we're going to be putting that much money into this building plus more or we can build a new building to house it and still use this building in the same manner that we have other than the office space, >> I believe. But in order to say yes, I really need to know where is the money going to come from? We don't we don't have extra money just laying around to start a project. >> I think sorry >> I think to piggy back on that I would say we had to go back to I mean that I would probably be okay if we went back

039to that two-year agreement >> right >> so that 1.8 million so that we get the money. >> I mean, I feel like that's the only way it's going to work. >> Where do we put the stuff? I I'm for the record, I I agree with that perspective. My concern is we're not going to have a new building built in two years, right? So, we need somewhere to put the stuff in the meantime. Do we have that planned? Is the plan just to put it at the high school and the >> There's no space unless we build space at the high school. >> Sorry. Or the middle school. >> Warehouse storage, >> I think. But what about the servers? Can we put the servers and stuff in there that we need? and our office space is

040is really big part there in the two years is that that's the new building. As far as the warehouse goes, um room 41, I don't sure how fast it can get remodeled to hold our stuff, >> but we could use that for storage, >> but not for the servers. >> So, we'd we'd have to figure something out. >> Our servers are mostly at at the high school. >> Yeah. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> They just need office space, right? >> Yeah. I think we could I think we could have it built for two years. >> It's possible. >> Especially if >> it would stink to bank on it and then be in a >> but like if we have storage space can employees work like >> a temporary I don't know like I'm

041not allowed am I allowed to say that maybe they could work remotely short like in a short term like if there's a couple of months window is that >> I guess we'd have that looks like I >> I feel like I'm going to get in trouble. our our best option our best option for the timeline is that that building at the middle school to transform it. I don't think that would take a year. >> No, >> for the warehouse, but then if we're trying to build something in the parking lot, >> that's what's going to take the longest >> and potentially with if we could do it in that two-year, >> I don't know, portables. >> I'm on board. I'm on board with the two-year plan if we have a solid contingency of what do

042we do with the stuff in the meantime if we're not done with the new build in time. >> I just have to buy a portable. So >> maybe a portable is a temporary option. >> I I like my one idea. >> Tim's got a better one. >> Okay, >> let's hear it. What is it, Tim? >> About the portables. >> What's your idea? >> About the portables. Yeah, >> my idea. Oh, this is >> It says you have a better idea. >> That's right. No surprises. >> Stop it, >> Tim. I just said you >> so developer high stem old campus is down there in Hubard. >> I was in a meeting with the developer that is proposing stuff there and was talking to him and and we were talking about their portables and he's

043like, "Want them? You take them?" >> Oh. >> And he's like, "We got to get rid of them." And so and and I know he said it that way, but to me there's >> you know there's obviously the >> even if you get the portals free there's cost in >> well they need >> moving them setting them up you know making sure the fire >> electrical all that stuff set up but >> um I think you know if we if we have those and we have some flexibility in where those can be placed and used for >> and >> it would just be temporary. So, >> what he says, I love the idea of the portables, but um the fire department has told us told me that those portables are just about destroyed. >> Yeah,

044I've heard I've heard they're pretty rough. >> We would obviously we don't want to just haul somebody's junk away for the sake of hauling, >> especially because what are we going to do with them afterwards? There's going to be a cost to dispose of them. Sure. Yeah, the fire Yeah, the fire department told me that they're they're nonreparable is what they said. So, >> I guess they're investigating >> just kick the building belt. >> Remember that yes, we can use that house money to to do this build, but we if we don't sell this, we'll have to use that house money to do the repairs. So, either way, the the money will have to come through. >> So, we do have money to start the project if we go with the five-year plan. I feel

045like and then replenish the house bill money with the sale of this. Is that possible? >> That's what you would have said. That's what he >> That's what he would have said because that's to me like that gives us more time to get the building done. And so if we can if we have money to to get the building going and we have the five years to do it, it feels like a better timeline to me. >> Yeah, I would feel more comfortable with that. >> So edit number five again. No, I think this except as is >> the fiveyear one >> having that me there. >> I'll let you guys. >> Does that work for you or >> help me nervous? >> I mean, and then if we get out earlier then we get

046the money quicker. >> Yeah. Clarify that they would they would give you the rest of the money 90 days prior to this >> to us getting out the moving out date. So 90 days two years. So if we like decide >> Yeah. >> which we're ahead of schedule, we're going to be moved out by now. They'll give us that money. >> Yeah. But if we're not, then they don't. >> I I guess I guess if the city's promising that we can have the gym, I I guess I'm on board with that. >> It's been part of every discussion that I've had with them. >> Priority. We just need to >> we have priority. I mean, obviously, we don't have a written contract signed at this point, but that would definitely be part of it. And

047it said like what in our discussions we said you know anything that's been on the calendar for us previously we would want priority for that and you know and and they want to keep it a gym like the govern the governor the mayor says he would like to keep it as a gym. Probably the governor does too. >> I'm just going to go ahead. Donald J says >> one of our one of our homework assignments was to give them three years of what we used it for and it was about 90% community 10% district use. >> Yeah. And I I've been preaching that for a while that we we >> we we have been the community center, >> the school district. We act as the community center for the city. >> Yeah. And and they

048want to use the offices for their parks and recck department for the city and they just really want to keep it city property because it's right there in that area where they already have the new building going. And anyway, I make a motion that we accept this offer as written. You want to click >> for five. >> Do I need to read that? >> I think you're good. >> There's dollar amounts in it. Yes. >> Oh, we need to we need to read all that. >> The whole thing. >> Go for it. Somebody else can do it. >> We did it. You guys >> I make a motion that we agree to the revised purchase agreement with the city of Cuna. Both parties agree on the portions of the building that will be used by

049Kunis School District and those used by the city. Both parties agreed on the monthly rental fee of $1,500 per month. Each party will pay for their own lawyer fees and forgo the use of a real estate agent. Puna School District will receive the appraised value of the property $1.67 million as payment. The difference between the appraised value and 1.8 million will be applied to closing costs. Any additional closing costs will be paid by Cuna City. The city agrees with the five-year timeline on the condition that the city pays $500,000 upon close and the remainder of the balance will be paid upon receipt of a solid date such as 60 to 90day notice to vacate the property. >> Second. >> I second. >> Any further discussion? Hillary, >> can I add something really quick to my

050motion? I don't know. I just want to make sure that like we do have the, you know, this the gym in our in our use. Yes. >> That we have priority use and that would be part of the contract. >> Yeah, we need Yeah, we need to make sure that's in that motion. >> So, six, >> that's a good point. >> That as part of the deal, >> just a number six at that bottom >> Kuna School District will have priority use for the gym space. That's a good good catch. >> Sorry. >> Second. >> Okay, perfect. Good. >> Hillary, >> I >> ready. >> I >> thirsty. >> I'm kind of conflicted just because of the money part. I'm not against selling it. I'm not I actually am for most of this. I'm just

051not sure about the money. I'm just going to say no. >> And that's the only reason why. >> You mean the money? >> What do you mean by the money? having to tap into other money and then it's like we have five year. I don't know. I just that part's just kind of unclear to me. Do you have another suggestion? No. And you guys like the five year? It's fine. My answer is no. And it's >> you would have preferred the two-year >> probably. Yes. To make sure that we actually had the fence, but that's okay. You guys, it's totally fine. >> So, I just wanted to clarify. I'm not against it by any means. Okay. JD >> I for me motion passes. >> All right. >> Okay. What's the next step? Did you say

052we go to the >> at number six? I'll email Michelle and the mayor. >> Okay. >> And then I >> And they put it on the agenda. >> Forward. >> They said go into city council. Okay, >> sounds good. >> I guess city council could say no. >> The governor >> the mayor I don't know what's wrong with me. The mayor feels very confident that he has the vote. >> I'm really sorry. >> All right. Next up we have consider curriculum adoption director Kevin >> Governor Thornoff. Let's not get carried away. >> Trustees, I've got some uh guests here which present with me tonight so you don't have to listen to me. alone. >> Oh, shucks. >> We love your jokes. >> Well, I've got Christina Meyer here. She's one of our parents. Her children

053go to Indian Creek. >> Yes. >> Scaggs is one of our teachers at Crimson Point and Laura Jenkins is one of our instructional coaches. And so, the these two ladies were on our adoption committee and Laura and I helped facilitate the work. So, they're going to help share uh tonight. We want to go over our process with you, share the results of everything we've reviewed and we'll share our recommendation to you so that you can consider that. So, uh, just wanted to give you these. This is a photo of all of our parents that were on it. There were two that were online that night, so they're not in the photo, but they were participating with this. But you'll notice that our our committee, our adoption committee, had a a teacher and a parent paired

054up. And I just wanted to point that out again. I thought that was I thought that was one of the most uh the coolest parts of our process was that we had that that collaboration between a parent and a teacher in the same classroom. So Laura's going to take us through and remind you of the process because this has been like a year-long a little over a yearong process. So we selected two teachers um for each grade level and then made sure that every school every elementary school was represented within that. Um and each teacher um that joined us did some research with us and really studied the science of reading and made sure that we understood the criteria of what we're looking for when we're looking for a new curriculum so that we're all

055on the same page. And with that knowledge then we created a rubric so that we could analyze the curriculum that we were taking into consideration. Um after that then we took the um the curriculums that were were um recommended by the state and state approved so that we could use um that. And then we poured through samples over the summer and then the teachers narrowed down I think we went from like five or six samples and narrowed that down to three samples that we wanted to potentially pilot. So within that pilot we um trained our teachers. We pulled in the parents and we all um participated in trainings before each curriculum was piloted. So we had met with each publisher. They would train our teachers. they so they'd know what was important in each curriculum

056to make sure they're implementing and they're trying it out with um a true experience making sure that they could really analyze it to the fullest extent and then we after each pilot so HM was our first one we would get training teachers piloted and then we sat down with the parents and the teachers and we evaluated it we debriefed it together how did it go what did you experience because we really want to make sure that if I was piloting I truly got to analyze and see all the pieces and so they got to collaborate a little bit um make sure that they weren't missing anything and then they um filled out the rubric. We did that with each one so that we could really be true to each pilot and made sure that we

057really analyzed them to the fullest extent. Um so with that we were able to get teacher analysis and the parent analysis as well within those time frames and then um we came all together. We also put out on our district website um we put out the different curriculum so that the community could also take a look at what we're evaluating and making sure that we had the public input as well >> and then after that we came to our final recommendation. >> Um so with our rubric results I think you guys were um provided what those results look like. So, we took that from parents, also teachers that we talked about. Um, Kevin and the coaches sat down and also looked at as a district experience, what was the um the experience like with the

058sales reps and things like that, making sure that we're going to be taking care of what the what was the technology like? Um, also cost things like that. And then we also took the um community input that was provided out on the website. The the piloted materials um we're hoping to pilot three. Unfortunately, um, Curriculum Associates didn't have the materials. They were in the middle of trying to get one ready and they weren't able to get that ready in time for us to pilot, um, to the full extent. So, we had to cancel that one. But, we were able to pilot into reading and Aribba for the Spanish side of it. And then Wonders and Marvas was the Spanish side of the Wonders. >> All right. So, that was a there was a lot to

059that. Um, and the fun part for me was I got to organize a lot of stuff and talked to a lot of people. Then these guys did all the work. So, um, what I have on here, and you should have gotten a folder in your packet that had all the document of all of our processes, and it has all of the evaluation stuff, so you have more detail, but I've got screenshots in here of what we the results to share out with you. But I've asked these ladies to share the the results and they can also share their experience. And so Christina is going to talk first about the parent rubric and her experience being a part of our adoption committee. >> Yes. Hello. I'm Christina Meyer. My daughter Lily goes to Indian Creek Elementary.

060She begged me to be here tonight, but I told her we couldn't play Roblox during a schoolboard meeting. So, um, but that's actually one thing I considered when I was thinking about the different types of curriculum that were piloted. Um, I got to observe both sets of curriculum as they were demonstrated to me. Um, luckily my daughter's teacher is amazing and she put like packets together of all of the different materials that she would be using. I come from a family of educators, so I relied on them a little bit to be like, "What should I look for?" Um, but the one thing that really stood out to me is with HMH, which is the program that we we really liked, was these kids were so involved with this curriculum. It was the first one

061that they piloted. So I guess I was I was a little shocked when we got to the second one and the kids were like la dye dah. Um but HMH was amazing. It had great stories for the kids. They were all really involved. They were thinking ahead. They wanted to learn more about the story and they wanted to finish the story. The stories are spread out in a way where it's not all at once. They got to cover different things and they would move into the next part of the story after having a discussion. Um, but it really stood out to me how these kids were just so excited about it. And the stories that were in HMH's curriculum were stories that I had seen and that my daughter has read. So, all of the

062kids were really excited about them. And then, um, I did my due diligence. I always do my research on education because I do have a master's degree and, uh, you know, not that, you know, anyway, I got some databases, you know, under my belt. So I did some digging on biases between both HMH and McGra Hill because I know some of our fellow people brought up the concern with that and I actually found that HMH seemed to be the best between the two of them. McGra Hill had had a few recent concerns in that area and HMH seems to be pretty consistently reliable in that area. So I thought it was just a really good fit overall uh for the kids. Hopefully I'm not talking too much, but Oh, you're doing great. >> It was

063exciting. I was really happy to be a part of it. So, yeah. Would you like me to read anything off the actual slide? >> Probably. No. Right. Uh, I will point out though, we we were intentional on their rubric. We wanted them to be able to obviously see all the material and review it, but we really wanted that experience of them in the classroom observing, which normally when you have a parent committee, a parent part of the committee, they don't necessarily get in the classroom. So I thought that was a great way of getting so like you said Mrs. Jasper's prepared some materials for her. So I thought that was a great way to collaborate between them so that the parent hopefully be more comfortable ask questions because they already knew that teacher had a

064relationship with them. So I really think that did help a lot and gave us that opportunity. So that was that part B in the middle and then we really did want their perspective of the home learning because obviously we don't see that as much on the teacher side of things as they will parents will at home. So um anyway I appreciate that. >> Yes, of course. Well, and with the home learning, I know we had talked a lot about that and HMH had some really great resources on paper. I know that was another thing that some of the parents were concerned about was like too much digital learning and having to rely too heavily on tech and HMH had some good engaging books that the kids could bring home and my daughter actually did after

065the pilot was done and has continued to use it. So, if that says anything, she really was excited about it. And one nice thing that HMH and others are doing the same thing. Uh instead of having an anthology a textbook hardback, you're the student workbook is the is the anthology. So which is really nice for our AVID strategies and our instructional strategies because now kids can actually write in their books and mark things up. So that's one thing that's nice with the HMH. It eliminates some of the technology and kids are actually in the book writing in on it and using it and so it reinforces our strategies as well. So the next slide, Cara Scag will take over and she'll kind of talk on the teacher. Their rubric was huge. By the way, this

066is just a summary of the main categories in your in your >> uh folder. Want to see the >> You don't have the folder? Okay. >> Yeah, I did. >> Where was it? >> It's not It wasn't on the You have to go through that board agenda or board folder. >> Oh, I see. Not linked on the agenda. Got it. >> Oh, yeah. It was in Yes. Sorry. Anyways, >> um so when my I was lucky enough my whole team decided to jump on and pilot with me and what I really liked was I took all digital just to delve into that. I have another teammate who doesn't like digital as much so she just used the book more and then our third kind of did both. And so it was nice to see that

067teachers could do what they were comfortable with and they had different platforms to be able to use it. The kids really liked it because it's the books they check out in the library. Judy Moody, Stink. I mean, they had a lot of fun um with those books that that particular one uh unit we were doing. And it was easy to show the kids how to find text evidence and all the stuff that we work on so hard in third grade because they're able to write in those books and take them home. Uh one of the things that we also liked was the amount of support we got from the company. They met they called us weekly. They we had weekly meetings. You could join if you wanted to if you had questions. their PD seemed

068to just be above and beyond what I've ever had before in a training. And so they took our concerns or our questions and within the next day we had answers. And they were just very welcoming and wanted to know what they could do to help us. But I also liked that it's allin-one. There's handwriting, there's actual writing, there's different types of comprehension tests, there's foundational skills tests. So, I'm not going into I have handwriting without tears here, then I'm gonna go to this, then I have to go to Lucy for the regular writing. It just was all in one place and it all kind of melted together. And it was more of like a themed unit for the writing that lasts a whole month instead of either a semester or a trimester or little incre

069little power rights, which are still good, but we really got to delve into some of the bigger writing pieces in a in a good amount of time, a reasonable chunk of time. And the kids loved it because there's race cars when they get to do their tests are online. I can send the parents home their uh report for the week. I can it sends it right to them. I can also go in by standard and say how did my kids do with this standard over this trimester which helps amazingly for standard space grading for this trimester. So that their online component was just so much higher with what we could get done as teachers for background than what um McGra Hill and Wonders had. And then on the rubric, I just want to point out

070here the foundational skills part that was much lower on the Margar Hill than the HMH. And the McGra Hill, well, I'm stealing thunder from my next one of my slides, but uh the McGraw Hill was the last year. Next year, they'll have a brand new product, but obviously we couldn't do anything with it this year. So, this is kind of the end of life for them. One of our concerns was that we would end up in the same situation we're in now where National Geographic's reach for reading that we have like is gone. there's no more. We can't use it after this year. Um, and I think that also explains why their foundational skills wasn't as strong in our ratings because it wasn't based on the science of reading like curriculum today is based on.

071So, um, the next slide, this is the district experience. At the beginning of the process, I created, well, not me, the coaches helped me. We created a list of 10 questions we wanted to get answers from our vendors because we wanted to have an idea like the longevity of their product, that kind of thing. We wanted to know what their uh ongoing professional development after we buy and implement initially. We so we had a lot of questions we wanted to ask them and then our own experience with them. So they gave me the answers to those questions and then at the end of our pilot we did the same thing. We kind of sat down and debriefed our experience and how they supported us through the pilot experience. And uh I'll point out the longevity

072that first rating again that goes to that what I was explaining that McGraill it's at the end they're at the end of life for theirs. Um and then the last two, the collaboration with the district and the overall experience, it was just night and day difference. Um HMH was so responsive and they were anticipating our needs. They had the weekly check-ins. They asked they asked if I if I we could send information to the parents so they understood better information. Uh the other one I I asked, "Hey, do you want to send anything to our parents?" He's like, "What would you want me to send to them?" I'm like, "Really? This is your product? Come on, you sell it to us." But so um you can see that it was overall the experience with HMH

073was much better on the district side as well. And then the this is the community input. Uh I do want to point out this this first comment here. This is what we got on HMH which is the one we're going to recommend to you. But that comment was almost identical on the other one as well. And so as you read it, it's just a general statement. I don't think there was anything specific. they didn't mention anything specific in either curriculum and because they posted the same comment at both I think it was just a general statement of concern. Uh overall a lot of the I think there were some teachers that filled this out because they were talking more like the technical expertise of how to implement things. Um so it was quite interesting but

074overall the next one is the community input from McGraill. There was one other one here. So that's the same almost identical comment, but then there was this one here too that talked about DEI curriculum. Again, they didn't reference any specific thing in it. I don't I personally haven't seen any real DEI in it, but >> not. >> No. And there was there was another curriculum that we eliminated in the the sample because we felt like that wasn't something our community would want. >> But we didn't see that in either of these. But those two comments were both about McGraill, which is not the one we're recommending. Um, anyway, so I put all those together, the average of the parent rating, teacher rating, district experience, and you can see the data was consistent throughout the whole

075the experience that HMH was the best fit for our district uh according to our parents, our teachers, and the experience that we had as a district implementing as well. Um, and it was a cool process because from the very beginning we explained this wasn't going to be a vote at the end. We're not going to be like politicking. We just we really wanted them to take each pro uh pilot and evaluate it on its own and then we would look at the results afterwards. So I felt like it was a good process. >> It was. >> And then at the last slide here uh just for we don't have I as part of my part with them I asked them to give me a three-year cost estimate. And so these aren't exactly apples to apples,

076but they're pretty close. So what you see in one was also in the other. Um I've been working since then, of course waiting for it tonight for final adoption if you choose to do that because we can't obviously negotiate anything official until then. But I've been working with HMH to get our purchase plan ex um completely together so that then Jonathan and I can start to negotiate with um uh with more power and authority maybe. But what I'm seeing from them right now is going to be pretty close to that. And we they've given us a three, a five, and a sevenyear option is what we've asked for. Um but that pricing will come to you in our budget. It's part of the budget approval of curriculum is always a part of that budget approval.

077So you'll get a chance to see that and approve that. But tonight, we're just asking you, we're recommending that we adopt this as our curriculum. And then in May and then in June, you'll see the actual cost of it. But I wanted to give you an idea of it. And those are the materials on the left are what we've determined um or what we need as a district. It was actually really cool, too, because then I could ask the teachers for their input of everything they tried out, what things were musthaves, nice to have, and don't really need because they didn't want to buy things they weren't going to use or leave out things they really felt needed to be there. So, our last slide, no, second to last. Uh, so next steps, obviously, tonight

078we're asking you, we're recommending and asking for your approval. We'll then negotiate a purchase. We'll we've already been working on planning how to implement this. I've already started meeting with coaches, principles, organizing distributed materials will be a lot of fun, but we'll get it done. And then implementing the plan. We've already got a tenative schedule for May 8th because we that way our teachers can get the initial overview of here it is so they don't they won't be as anxious coming back in August. They'll have an idea of the training in August and what to expect. And really important to me, I want to monitor this whole implementation throughout and then adjust as we need to. But I want to make sure that we get a good implementation and we do that through our student

079learning data. You know if this product we believe it will work well and our students will learn well but we need to monitor that. So we'll treat it as a baseline year but we'll have set expectations of teachers and principles of what needs to be used and how to use it so that we can get true learning data and determine how well it works and what adjustments we need to make. So I'm excited for all that. That's the real hard work actually quite honestly. So we'll stand for questions and then our recommendation is up there for you and these guys have great answers. >> What is the what curriculum is this replacing? >> Reach for reading by National Geographic. >> Okay, that's what I'm >> Yeah, we adopted it in 2016 17. >> Sure. >>

080And we pro because in Cuna we always you know use things as long as we can. we probably would have stayed with it longer, but their digital their digital licensing goes away at the end of this year. They're no longer supporting it. In fact, we don't even have a a customer success manager anymore. If you go to look for Idaho's representative, it just gives you a 1800 number to contact. >> Yeah. Quite impressive. >> And the McGraill is at the end of its life. Where is HMH in there in this current? >> We asked them that this was 2022 this came out three years or so. They're it's only been available for about three years. So, it's new. >> Yeah. >> What's like the what would be an expectation for how long? Like 10 years

081or >> they will never tell you that. They usually do they do several iterations of it. So like into reading is their current uh product and they'll do several iterations of it before they bring out a new product. um I don't know how many iterations of wonders they'd had before theirs is ending. So they obviously they don't want to tell you that information because they don't want to hurt their chances of >> you know selling to you but because they are fairly new in the in it I think we'll have a much longer time period and HMH has been out there forever. National Geographic when they when we adopted their reading it was new for them to do reading. They had never really done a reading program and I don't know why they're not anymore.

082I mean, I have my ideas, but I probably shouldn't share them publicly. >> They had a lot of great things, don't get me wrong. We loved the uh the non-fiction part of National Geographic has been fantastic. The crosscurricular connection to science and social studies has been wonderful, but the science of reading really isn't that strong in it. So, I probably said that better than my first comment. I make a motion to adopt um into reading and aribba from HMH as Kuna School District K5 core ELA curriculum. >> I second. >> Any further discussion? >> I just want to say that I had the opportunity to sit in and actually watch the teachers do the what is it called? >> Yep. The pilot. >> The pilot. Yes. Sorry, brain fart. Uh, so I was able to

083ask the teachers what they liked, what the parents liked, and everyone agreed that H.M.H. was the best, and I actually went through all the books, different grade levels, and the stories are amazing. It's really great curriculum, and so I don't think we're going wrong with this one. >> We appreciated you going out. That was awesome. >> I loved it. It was great. Thank you. I hope I have that opportunity again. As part of the process, did you talk to any other school districts that have used it for a while? >> Yes. Um, in fact, I've Yes, I've talked to Joy Mickelson uh from Blackfoot. She's actually retired. She's not, but she's been she was their curriculum and federal programs for a long time and she still consults with them. So, I've talked with her. We

084actually went over to Nampa, uh, Ruby Montoya, that sounds right, >> and observed it there. We saw it in classrooms there. Um, and then I talked to Caldwell, I can't remember her name, my counterpart in Caldwell as well. So, we had talked to several other districts about it and tried to talk to some well, N was not similar in size to us. Caldwell is fairly similar to us in size and so is Blackfoot. So, I wanted to talk to districts similar to us in size. They were very uh high on it. In fact, Joy from Blackfoot has been great partner because she said, "Yeah, you really don't need this. this is what so because she's lived it for long she's able to tell me how they've utilized different parts of it so that's been actually

085very helpful uh I do have Ruby's going to have meet with they she wanted to wait till after I sat or I would have already met with her but we'll sit down with her again and see how they've used it both for their dual language and for their intervention in general because they have a high intervention population as well so that'll be helpful for us to see how they've implemented as Anything else? >> Hillary, >> hi. >> Freddy, >> hi. >> Kirsty, >> I >> JD >> I for me. Motion passes. >> Thank you. Appreciate >> you all coming. >> We'll keep you updated on the implementation now, too. >> Thank you, ladies. >> All right, we'll move on to new business. Consider Mr. Tim Jensen. Growth and development. Chairman Thornton and trustees, I bringing

086back an MLOU that I presented to you two or three months ago and and as that list of them and this one we got finally got finalized with the developer last week and wanted to make sure we got it in front of you. This is for the Newberry Place project that is on 10 mile just north of Columbia a little bit. Um, this has actually been our district's been working with this project or this mitigation since August of 22. And so it's just been kind of it's hung out there a little bit. There's been change in ownership of the development and all that stuff and finally got got a developer that stuck with it, got it approved through the city. Um, one of the blessings on this MOU is compared to the last one I

087brought you is the developer had no recommendations for changes or anything. So, the MOU that I presented to you previously is exactly the one that that you have tonight. And so, that was kind of nice. You know, there wasn't a lot of the back and forth um on it. And so, they've been a good partner with us. And and the kind of the the good thing about this one is this is one of the cash donations. So, this one, it's a combination. I shouldn't say it's a cash donation. It's a $49,000 um donation that'll come to the district. And they're also doing $148,000 of improvement within the development for student access to U busing. And it's a safety thing as a the project stood before kids were it was just going to be kind of

088a roundabout way. And I know Robbie was on, you know, part of that talk with them before, but they agreed to go ahead and put a a safety pathway for our kids to be able to get out to 10 mile for busing purposes. And so pretty substantial when you look at the whole package, pretty substantial um donation to us and and helping to keep our kids safe. The the $49,000 um we have created a separate account for that and that will that's for our mitigation donations. And so that $49,000 will go into that account and is there for us to be able to use for any of the projects or items that that will help us to offset the the growth and the overcrowding. I it can go anywhere from classroom furniture to fencing or

089what that you know the developer didn't really want to earmark it for anything other than you know for the district to be able to use it as as we see fit. um which is I'm working with another developer and and they are in Crimson Point boundaries and so he said can I do something with you know with my donation to help out Crimson Point Elementary and so sometimes they'll have those specifics or not. This one doesn't have any of that attached. This is one that we can put into that account and use as as we see fit. And so, um, a really positive thing, you know, kind of an update just within the last two or three weeks. I've met with probably six or seven other developers for different projects that have all agreed to

090work with us in some capacity or another. We haven't finalized details. We've just had that verbal agreement that, hey, you know, we want to help the district out however we can. So, there will be follow-up meetings um for that. So, hopefully we've got more of these that that start coming in from these these projects. Um, right now from those the ones that I uh gave to you previously, we're final we're in the process of finalizing details on two moreus. And so I was hoping that I could bring all of them to you, but we just didn't have them finalized for tonight. So hopefully by next month we'll have those ready for you. So, I'm here tonight just to get approval to to accept theou on our side so that um uh Chairman Thornton can sign

091it and we can have it official. So, then I'll stand for any questions. >> Well, I know it's a surprise, but I have a question. Um, in number one it's $49,000 but it really says they pay per house as it's with cert the certificate of occupancy and like if they end up with 90 houses then how much do they pay? >> So the total cost is $49,000 because they part of the there's the cash donation but there's also like I said the the construction donation that they agreed to do for our recommendation for the pathway. So total is 49,000 $49,000. And so they are when we set and I explained this in our our previous um conversation, we set it up to where the deadline that they have is that the total has to be

092paid whether they do it in one lump sum or if they do it per door. Um the the total has to be paid by the time the last certificate of occupancy is issued for the last house. And so it's we we understand that their you know probably their cash flow is coming as they sell lots and do that stuff and so we understand that. So we try to be good partners with them and and say hey we'll give you this. You know some of them are you know when I've talked to them or say well we'll just write you a check ahead of time. Some will be like have been like yeah we need to you know we're depending on this sale of these lots to get this cash to to pay the district. So,

093we haven't told them you have to pay us per door. We've just given them that deadline that by the time the last certificate's issued, we have to be paid in full. Are >> are you saying the $49,000 is a cash donation or that is including in the construction of the walkway? >> No, the $49,000 is the cash is the cash donation that is separate from the walkway. So total it's like $197,000 >> between the construction and the cash donation has a $197,000 value to it. So >> how big is this walkway? >> Well, the it's it's decent size. I mean, it's it's going through, but it also has a cut through a lot. And so the value that they had to cut out of their they, you know, had to size down lots and stuff,

094you know, in order to make it happen. So there's a different value to the actual piece of ground that the that the walkways on and and all that. It's pretty complex. And so >> the way I read it is if they have less than 95 houses, they're going to contribute less money. Is that not the way that it's should be read? the last sentence of >> in number one. >> Number one, >> it makes it sound like it's it's basically tied to her house without saying it outright. >> So when when I presented this before uh Trusty Low, I think you we had it listed differently than that. We just had the total amount and you wanted me to put a per door amount on it. And so as far as like receiving anything less

095than 49,000, we we won't receive less than 49,000. Um hopefully I'm understanding your question correctly. >> I'm just Can you maybe if you read the last sentence and tell me what it means? >> The parties agree the final contribution amount will be calculated based on the number of single family residential units in the subdivision authorized and approved by the city of Kuna, the entitlements that ultimately receive certificates of occupancy. That's just that's just clarifying that this is it's a per door fee. The you know the 49,000 is just one chunk of the per door fee. If you take the entire 197,000 and break that up by the the doors. Um that's where you get the our amount that we ask per door. But we don't I I I can guarantee you we don't get less

096than 49,000 cash on this. So >> it this seems like that walk I'm sorry but I'm struggling to find the cash value in that walkway. Is it like two miles? >> Is there a map we could see of it or not yet >> there? I I didn't include a plat map. I didn't anticipate the walkway being. So, like I said, part of it is when they when they did that, when they created that walkway, they had to take a piece of a lot that, you know, in order to create that and do that. And so, there's value to that piece of ground of that that space that that walkways going on and occupying, there's a piece of that value that even is associated with the ground that the walkways on. So, if a lot sells

097for $150,000 and we're taking 12 feet of that lot, there's that 12 feet of that of that lot has value to or that ground that that walkway is going on is has value to it as well. And so that's part of the Yeah, I understand what you're saying there. there's not $140,000 worth of concrete, you know, in that walkway. But associated with that value is also the ground that was given up for the lot that they had to put it on. >> We and we've and the only reason why we came up with this number is because they pressed us and made us come up with the number >> and that number is is it $3500 per >> 30 32.86 >> 32. Okay. Yeah. >> And and Robbie might be able to help more. Like

098I said, this the age of this project, this was something that was agreed upon well before I got into this and and but because it was an amount that was agreed upon with previous developer and owner that was there. It was something that you know moving forward because the way we set it up is you know if you sell the the property or the development to another developer they assume that agreement and so this is an agreement we had made with them like I said back in 2022 even though it's changed hands it you know we didn't in good faith have you know say well we you know we want more than 49,000 because it was an amount we had agreed to like I said four years ago. And so, >> wait, what year was

099it when we came up with that money value per unit? The 3,200 >> 20 the 22 was the same >> 22. >> It was the same year when the study was done, the Tishel Bish study was done in 22 as well. >> Okay. >> so this this so just so clarification, I mean, this cash value turns out to be about $2,000 per unit. Just close. >> Well, we do it by student. So, five per house. >> I don't think is that how we're calculating it now? >> We're calculating that number per home. >> Yeah. >> Right. But the by the student. >> Yeah. >> I mean, I I'm just I'm just bringing that information for everyone to know. >> No, it's good. And this was a tough one for me. like I said cuz this

100is one that I assumed and nobody had done anything wrong and you know this agreement was made you know we had started when we first kind of started this process we didn't have that 3286 like when I talk to developers now that's the amount I take to them on the new developments it's 3286 per door and according to that study that's what that is even at that 0.5 students per door and so when we're talking about that you know it the process is just a a little different now than it was when this agreement was made. But like I said, we were locked into this cuz we had made this prior agreement. Um before we had, you know, our 3286 amount in concrete form. So >> I just look I mean I just look at

101futureus with other developers, but I mean it's it's more money than we had before. So, >> is there a action item that needs to be read or can someone just make an action item? >> You can just make a you can just make a motion to approve theou as it's present. >> I mean a motion. Yeah. >> Okay. I'll make a motion that we accept thisou as it's written. Is that good? >> Perfect. Any further discussion? JD. Hi >> Kirsty. >> Hi >> Freddy. >> Hillary. >> Hi as well. >> Could I just say something? So um Tim son, his youngest son just started his first day on the job. He was in Nampa, but as a police officer with So he's a proud dad. Some of us show pictures of our grandkids. He showed

102pictures. >> I was walking around. Hey >> get out of jail. He's he's actually working in the Canyon County Jail and he uh I he has to leave. He has a report at 6:00 in the morning. Him and I were getting up and leaving about the same time yesterday morning about 5. And and uh I was like, "Okay, I have to do this, man. I got to get a picture so I can show it off." And and so he it was funny. He had his backpack on and he took it off and you know struck the tough guy pose. And so I'm happy to show it to anybody who wants to see it. So >> put it on the screen. >> But yeah, we're pretty proud of him. So >> congratulations. Congrats. >> So thank

103you guys for your support on all this too. >> Thank you. >> All right, we will move to KHS gym foyer vestibule project. >> Is this the whole foyer >> foyer? I'm just the first slide's preparing anyone that wants to read a motion. >> You're going to have to read that whole. >> Yeah. >> No. >> Yes. >> I'm not making any motion. >> You can take a break. >> This isn't going to get accepted, Brian. I know. >> Moving on. >> Next slide, please. Um so Kuna High School um HVAC phase 2 was our year two. So was Ross. Um both Bennington and LKV said move the vestibule from year four to year five. The high school is already shut for the whole summer. Get both projects done at once while you don't have

104any activities and events. Um if you walk into the gym, there's two entries front or from the student parking. There's no breezeway. There's no vestibules. um those were cut in that 2002 bid. Anyways, so this was one of our our number one projects for saving power, heat, as well as safety. Now, um I don't I don't do construction management. So, it's broken down. You'll see each response of bid and each category. Um, if you click I don't next slide and then the next slide shows you that Bennington was very busy. We had a ton of people come in do bids. This must be a really good time to do construction. So, because we got a lot of bids. Um, they had anticipated this project for construction alone was around 700,000. If you do fast math,

105it's a little over uh 550,000. So, in our world, that means we've got another 150 to keep doing the next project and the next project. Um, we will bring one more to you. Uh, because it rains here or snows here. Reed roof went from year three to year two. So, the reed roof will also be done this summer. The good thing is right now year three is really light because we're we're doing a lot of construction year two of our 10-year plan. Do >> you have um a picture of what it's supposed to look like? I do. I can send that to you guys. Yeah. >> So, it's a is it a a way on both sides? >> Yeah. And it'll match. It's mostly glass and masonry. So, it'll match the brick. Um that it

106won't it won't it'll look a little different, but it won't look that much different. It's this newer color, but >> And like what kind of security type at the end? Just the same as all the rest of the door. Is it just like >> Yeah, it'll have the handicap access both ways as well. So if like if you've ever been to a concert and they're parked on both sides now if grandma comes this way so you can get in a handicap door it'll have all the swipe. Do you want Yes. >> access control as well. So, we're working getting that. >> I apologize for the >> Well, I feel like I could make a motion to accept the lowest responsive bids as listed 1 through 12 on the slide as shown. >> Second. >> Okay.

107Any further discussion? JD >> I >> Kirsty >> I >> Freddie >> I >> Hillary >> I for me >> and call on the motion >> I like it I like it >> this is that time that usually everyone leaves >> that's our queue >> first read >> order one policies that were sent to us by uh Miss Winka our our attorney um we have two amendments amendment to employing retired personnel and amendment to rental use of school district facilities. I stand for any questions >> in in 0912. Previously, um I had spoken to I believe it was you a couple years ago about the use of um the district facilities for for-profit like after school groups and they didn't I think they've some have been allowed to use like the fields and things without

108paying and I think it should um and when we talked about when this came up that we would add some of that verbiage too. You're clicking a 910 09 one. It's You're have to go for a little bit. We didn't change there. I like the clicker idea. Keep going. Yeah, it'll be a big chart and there'll be three different dissemination right there. So, we have the categories. >> Yeah. >> And I I feel like we've had this prior to, but there's been some like principles and things that have gone outside of this and I guess wondered if we could renegotiate that. Um, >> so this time >> like if there's a group that >> like for-profit after school athletic groups that are using the the facilities just for free. >> So the only way category

109three so you're saying that groups using it and you think they're misar you say they're marked there but they should be marked there. >> Yeah. If you give me any of those groups, then I'll tell you how that like the rating system and what administrator and all those things. >> Okay. >> Yeah, that's good. Thank you. >> So, are you moving some from category 3? >> I think that some need to be in category 3 that have not been. >> They're marking it down in a different category. We should be >> Yeah. Just so in those specific cases that you'd like Chris Bruce's taekwond do >> Chris Bruce then >> you want to know why they're ranked this instead of that >> sure >> okay >> I'll go through it with >> okay >> I

110did not see that >> I'll make a motion to amend the amend policies 465 and 910 >> second any further discussion Hillary I >> Freddy >> I >> Kirsty >> I >> JD >> I for me as well >> we have one policy for removal employing retired administrators all they did was take this and put it into the employed retire so now all >> all retired personnel are in one policy >> there you go >> I make a motion we remove policy 314 I second >> perfect JD >> I Kirsty >> I for Then there were eight policies that were new either to us or new completely. Um, seven of those eight lived in Jonathan's world. Jonathan reviews the 800s the adolescent relationship abuse sexual assault specific to just abuse and sexual assault and that

111was reviewed with social workers cabinet and counselors. I make a motion to adopt the following policies of 0554, 0815, 0819, 0893, 0894, 0894.1, 0894.2, and 089 five. >> I second. Uh, >> any further discussion? >> Hi. Kirsty. >> Hi >> Rie. >> Hillary. >> Hi. For me. Perfect. Moving on to consent agenda. Do I have an approve or a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> I motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I second. >> Any further discussion? JD >> I. >> Kirsty. >> I. >> Freddy. >> I. >> Hillary. >> I for me. Perfect. And then for the good of the order, this last weekend was the elementary Lego expo. >> Yeah, it was great. And Marcus came too. I intro was had a chance to introduce Marcus, but we we had it's

112gotten so big. It's started at Hubard, went to Fremont last year was packed. We couldn't get everybody in. This year was at Kuna Middle School. There was plenty of room. But um I was able again like I shared with you, I was able to tell them um the last three years we we've received $40,000 from META to help paying all those schools. >> More and we did get that $53,000 and so to be able to share that news with them on Saturday morning, the leaders and the kids were all excited. they get to go forward and keep going. That every school can have six teams. Stipens are paid for, your kits are paid for, and so >> that's awesome. >> Negotiations, that's you. >> Yeah. Negotiations meetings are scheduled for April 28th and May 5th.

113Super fun. >> And you'll be attending those? Uh, >> is that what your >> That's part of my >> Yeah. responsibilities. Yes. >> Good man. >> I don't make it to the whole meeting, but I make it to the lunch. >> Way to represent a snack. >> That's what we stand for. >> Um, then we have graduation coming up. Initial point high school May 20th at 6 PM in the KPAC. And then KHS May 21st, 2:30 at the Fort Idaho Center. And you guys will all get like a ticket to get in and to park in the back just especially but just get that all that >> and we'll get >> perfect. I motion that we adjourn. >> I second. >> Very good. JD >> I >> Hillary >> I >> journal