001Um, do I have a motion to go into executive session? >> Motion that we go into executive session according to item code section 74-206. >> We have a second. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> All right. Hillary. >> Hi. Um, >> JD. Hi. >> Michael. Hi. >> Kirsty. Hi. >> And I'm I. So, we will be back people. thisive session and will we all stand for the pledge of allegiance tonight? >> Okay, 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. All right. Do I have a motion to approve the agenda? >> Make a motion agenda. >> Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Any other discussion? Moving right
002along. Kirsty, >> hi. >> Michael, >> hi. >> Uh, JD, >> Hillary. >> Hi. >> And I'm an I. Moving to my favorite part of the night, celebrations, FFA. So, turn it over. >> So, first, >> that's what I was gonna say. First, uh, my name is Murphy. Uh, I am the Kuna FFA vice president this year and I was on the MECH team when we went to nationals. >> My name is Ruby Beverlin. I'm a junior at Kuna High and I'm serving as the KFA chapter reporter this year and I was on the nursery and landscape team. >> Cool. So, quick review is we we landed in Nashville uh and we toured all the way up to Indianapolis, stopping at places like Keshar horse rehabilitation center and the what was the horse track called
003again? >> Church Hill Downs. We stopped there. We saw some amazing sites and took some amazing pictures. Had some amazing memories. National convention is held in Indianapolis, Indiana, where over 60,000 FFA members meet and compete with each other. Um, that includes all the 50 states in Puerto Rico and the V Virgin Islands. So, every single competition has the possibility of having 52 teams competing. Um, but most will have to find an average of 45. Kuna FFA proudly brought four teams, which is 20% of Idaho FFA's competitors to the National FFA Convention. One of those teams is conduct of chapter meetings team which more people will now talk about. So the conduct of chapter meeting uh they run over parliamentary procedure do a mock meeting and take a written test especially on the written test um
004our team placed second in the nation and that written test is basic knowledge of parley knowledge second in the nation and Robert's order and then they were fourth place overall and their combination of mock meeting and written test score which is really good and in terms of gold rating or in terms of ranking that place gold. >> You want to do marketing now? >> Uh, we also had a marketing plan team. They surveyed the community about the copper cow cremer and the dairy industry. Um, and based on their findings, they made a marketing plan for the copper cow crearyy. This team consisted of two graduated seniors or freshman in college. Um, Jason Mills and Morgan Holland, as well as a junior from Kuna High, Kimber. They received a bronze ranking in nationals. So, and then
005we had our national mech team. So, for this one, it was a written test. A lot of it was math. It was a team activity where this year we had to build a small engine stand consisting of metal and wood. Uh, and then we also had individual practicums consisting of electrical, compact machinery, environmental, natural resources, uh, agricultural structures, and I'm missing one, but it'll come back. Electrical. So in those uh in terms of individual terms of individuals uh we all did relevantly well. Simeon Pollock got a gold ranking. Myself I had a silver ranking. Dylan Johnson had a silver ranking as well. But he had an impressive accomplishment of in egg structures the the content was welding and they gave us welds to certify on. Out of the 172 individuals there, Dylan was one of
006the 12 individuals to get his weld certified. He is now a certifi he's now certified to weld that exact weld in that position. And overall, he was 11th in the overall bit in the overall welding category. And then our other member, Noah Dury, got a bronze rate ranking. In terms of anything else that really went well, we we rocked our team activity out of the we rocked the team activity completely. um and team activity, you get they judge you out of 100 points for working together. Only nine teams got that 100 points and we were one of them. In terms of the total um product quality of that engine stand, they they judge you out of 250. Highest score was a 234 and we were at 233. Was a wonderful event and the guys really
007enjoyed the team activity. >> Our nursery and landscape team has been studying very hard since April of this year. This team consisted of myself, Kimber Smith, who's a graduated senior now, a freshman in college, uh, Liberty Simper, who's a senior, and Abigail Pollock, who is a junior. She's the same age as me. Um, in this competition, we had to do we had to take a general porticulture and landscape principles test. Uh, we learned how to or we had to do a math test that involved scaling a landscape drawing and estimating the landscape drawing. We had to do a verbal customer assistance practicum where we had to um take a scenario, find exactly what the customer needs and sell it to them. Um we had to do planting and propagation uh to make new landscape plants.
008Um there's a huge section of the of the contest that is plant ID, which is very difficult to do across the country because of the difference in weather and what can happen to the plants that is different from peers now, especially considering the trees will lose their leaves. It's very very long. Um and then another big part of the contest that was not at the state contest that we had to learn was our team practicum where we had to do different like hardscapes and like landscape practices including planting a plan a plot of land based on the plan that we were given. Uh demonstrating how to properly run and take care of a zero ton lawn mower. Uh doing a graded draining pit and doing some surveying. Um, this was KFA's very first time going
009to nationals in the nursery and landscape team. Uh, we ended up doing extremely well being a gold ranked team and having all four gold ranked individual individuals. Uh, Abigail Pollock ended up fifth high individual out of over 170 people, which is incredible. And Kimber was 10th place individual. Again, incredible. This was also or we placed third place as a team, which is very cool. And this is also Idaho's first time ever being in the top four in nursery landscape. >> Yay. >> A lot of good achievements. We also had a lot of individual achievements. Um our one of our graduated members Grace Noi went back for her American degree. So in FFA there's four degrees. Greenhand which is freshman, a chapter which is junior sophomore and state which is junior senior. And personally those degrees
010are very hard to get. They require years of rep recordkeeping, community service, and lots of money invested in whatever project you choose. I know American degree is up to the thousands of dollars invested and yes, up to the thousands of dollars invested in years worth of record. So, it is very impressive that Grace and I got her American degree. I think the statistics is under 1% of members actually go back for their Americans. So, it's a very good accomplishment. To get the American degree, you have to invest $10,000 in your supervis or invest or earn $10,000 in your s supervised agricultural experience as well as have 50 hours of community service. Another pretty notable part of our national convention was our American degree recipient recipient, Mr. Shawn Digger, who recently retired from teaching at the
011Kuna Kuna High School and being a FFA adviser for over 30 years. um he not many people get this degree and it basically means that he did a lot for the FFA at the national level which is incorrectly >> and then we also have our national proficiency award. Now um like I said American degree you have to invest so much in a project uh in national proficiency it means these people are proficient in the projects they chose. The projects they pro are chose are some of the best in the nation. So, our member Rosia Rosa Mandiola, who is now a graduated senior, got a go gold ranked in her proficiency for her sheep production. And then our um other member, Riley Clemens, who is now a senior, got a bronze for diversified livestock for both
012her sheep and goats. A lot of good sheep growers in this community. >> Thank you guys for listening. That's all we have. You guys have any questions? >> Uh we do. But before we get into that, we do just really want to say thank you for the opportunity. We know you guys were supporting us from all the way back here in Q&A and it meant a lot to us. So, we've had support. We appreciate everything you guys have done and now we'll open. >> We appreciate being allowed to do so much. >> I don't have any questions. I just have a comment. Um, ever since I have been in Cuna, the FFA has outdone itself every year. And once again, you guys did it. And as I'm reading through that, I don't see a lot
013of the same people. I mean, it's all different people showing up and just doing 100%. So, I just want to say congratulations. Keep doing what you're doing. I'm proud that you're from Kuna. >> Thank you. >> AGREED. >> I'd also like to quickly add that our range team is competing at the Western National Range Competition next week. >> Oh, and where will that be? >> Filer is hosting the national competition. Well, good luck. >> All right. Thanks for coming. Thanks for sharing. All right. Um, do we have any >> anybody? All right. I'm just going to go over that. Um, we have someone that would like to speak to the board. Um, protocol is we can't of course talk or give you any feedback when you do this. We're here to listen to you. You'll
014have three minutes. Um, and I think that's basically all we need to say. So, Lane Saxton, please state your Yes, please state your name and your address. You're up. And tell us, Madam Chair, members of the board, administration, uh, I talked a little bit about the old gym when I was here last. I'm here again about it. Um, I don't I can't remember what I mentioned last time. JD messed me up by not being here. Uh, anyway, uh, when I was here, I got a appraisal on the old gym because people asked about it just like they're doing with you folks. Uh, I had a really good estimator come in. I believe it was 750,000. And I always got praised because my motto was if I do what's best for kids, I'll do no wrong.
015And the gym is more valuable to this district than anybody else. And it's best for kids because the crowded gymnasiums that we have and the amount of people that we're dealing with, we need that old gym to keep up. If if there's another place to where we can decrease this building capacity a little bit, that's where I'd send it. Uh very easily. All it needs is restrooms. There's been talk about asbestous. When I got here, the old gym had a ceiling overhead much like this. Dr. Rutan and I talked about it and I took it out. I actually had volunteers come and do it. Uh because back then I had to do chain things a little different than what we do today. I I opened the beams in that building. If you've been in there,
016those beams are awesome looking. And it opened it back up. We re-roofed it and we encapsulated any type of asbestous that was left that I know of. And if it passed, the state uh Department of Building Safeties every year, no questions asked. And any kind of asbestous if it's encapsulated encapsulated, it's it's fine. You can do whatever you want in there as long as you don't mess with it. So, I'm just recommending to the board that you can look at bids all day long, but please don't get rid of that gym. We need it desperately for the district. And I would put district office over there and get a bigger room to meet in so that we work more on transparency. That's all I have. >> Thank you. >> And then I'd like to talk
017about the ANDL lag, but I'll do that and act land, but I'll do that later. Or do you want me to do it now? have 30 seconds. >> Yeah, >> 30 seconds. >> I have a perfect idea. And even our architect is here and our attorney. But if you have a million dollars and I talked to Travis about this and Reno and I went out when we had the trustee meet and greet and I showed him a spot where that a deal can go. Woods needs to go out to Swan Falls. I talked to Robbie about this. Open that whole thing up for what we just witnessed. Those kids for the FFA, take Woods, move it out to Swan Falls, open that up, and put that A deal between the small engine classroom and the
018A shop and the science wing. There's room enough to do it. You won't even get a building started with a million dollars. You're going to spend that offsite before you even turn a shovel. So, that's all I got to say. >> Okay. Thank you very much, Lane. do that. >> All right. So, we're going to move to the reports. And the first one is myself and the board here. Uh our update on the superintendent search. Speaking about transparency, we want the community to know where we're at and what we're doing. Um, so we met on November 6th, I believe it was, and we went over the brochure, uh, which will go out to people that are interested in, uh, coming to our district. Um, we also set a timeline. Uh, we're asking that all applications
019be delivered by, um, January 31st. And, uh, we set a timeline of February 5th to review those applications. And I know Hillary, you weren't here, so I don't know if you knew about that, but we kind of put that on our calendar. >> Like we're going to meet that day. >> Yes. To go over whatever we have. >> Is there a time? >> Uh six o'clock. >> Um and then we also went over a template on what we wanted the application to look like, which um you can sure enough go to our website if you have any questions to look at it. Um, we came up with four good essay questions that we wanted each applicant to discuss. Um, this will go out hopefully here in just a little bit. They'll be opening it up
020um for people to take a look and to apply. So, those were kind of the update where we're at. Um, I don't know. Did you guys want to add anything? >> No, I think that's everything. >> Yeah, I think that's everything. >> Okay. So, I just wanted to make sure that as community >> last day is November 17th, right? >> Is it? I think so. That they're going to post it and then January 31st will be the last day. >> Yeah. >> So, I just wanted to make sure everybody in the community is aware of that and where we're headed and what we're looking at. All right. So, any any questions from you guys? No, just kidding. Um, how about Director Kevin Gford, the IDLA partnership? Yeah, Chair Nix, Chairman Nixon and Trustees, uh, Superintendent
021Beckal asked me to report on this to you since she's not here today. Um, she received a phone call or an email, a phone call, I can't remember which, from Jeff Bon, who is the director of the IDLA, the Idaho digital learning alliance, and he had an opportunity for us in Kuna to work with our elementary. They have a program called Launchpad. During COVID, IDLA provided elementary uh classes and then after COVID that kind of went away. But this launchpad is focus is on literacy and it's an opportunity for them to you for us to use some of their their virtual teachers to provide some literacy intervention or extension. They have um for January, 12 weeks beginning in January, they have 15 slots available and rather than those going unfilled, he wanted to get them
022filled and uh because he wants to get word out on the street about this. He's got some districts too, but he wanted to fill them also collect data. So for us, it's a great opportunity because we get the service free for this year. We don't have to pay for it. >> You said my favorite word. >> That's a great price. I know free intervention for our kiddos. >> Yeah. So essentially what it ends up being the 1hour blocks could serve up to 20 kids in an extension or they can divide extension is for the kids who already are at grade level. So it's kind of an enrichment. We could use it for some of our GT needs. Um or they can do intervention during that 1 hour block which would be like three 20 minute
023periods. And basically the part I don't like about it as much is kids are on a computer but they're still in their classroom. there's the teacher there and they're with a certified teacher. So, it's kind of like the wind time, that 20 minute time when they're doing intervention that these kids would uh be with an IDLA teacher doing that intervention. The nice part for us is that it provides more resources. So, typically during a win time, you take your teachers and you redistribute kids according to needs. Adding in other teachers then allows you to have smaller groups. So, there's lots of different ways that we can format this. Um, but regardless, it's an opportunity for us to get up to 300 kids some additional help for the second half of our year. Um, so I'm
024excited for the opportunity. We met with the elementary principles and I met with Jeff Harden and Amy Marlo is the principal for the elementary side of it and their instruction. So, we met with them. We went through all the details. They've given us specific information and details about how the program works, their curriculum, how they teach. Uh, they use a mirror like we do as well. So there's a lot of things that will just flow naturally. Um so the elementary principles now are coordinating times and looking at the needs of kids. One of the nice things too is it doesn't have to be like when you have a person, it's got to be all kids from that same school or even grade level. They do K2 and 35. So we could have them and it's
025skill based. So we could have kids from multiple buildings in that same group at the same time, wherever it fits our schedule. So there's a lot of flexibility. So, we'll see how it works out, but we're excited for the opportunity. We're grateful that they thought of us and and we'll report back to you how it goes. >> Do you um do you have to select whether it's all extension or all intervention or can it just be all what the school individual school needs or >> that's ex Yes, we can do whatever mix and match makes the most sense for us. So, I'm excited for that, too. >> And I was going to say I'd really like to see us work on the GT part. I know um >> having been on that committee like >>
026um that those that's a group of kids that really need that extra help >> and I would like to see them come up with something that maybe we can continue after it's over with. >> When I shared this with our instructional coaches too, they were like, well, they were excited too, but they were also excited to say maybe we can model something after what they did in house here. That's >> exactly like for our uh gifted and talented program. And so >> that maybe that might be >> Yeah. Cool opportunity for us to learn from them. they're experts in this and see how they do it and then maybe we can do some of our own structuring as well. >> That's I'd like to see that. So, >> all right. Thank you so much, Kevin.
027All right. Uh the next thing is cost projections to replace the technology offices and warehouse space. And that's super assistant superintendent ready and graves with LKV representative. >> We're grateful Brian's here. uh someone like trustees. Uh and so I'll kind of I'll stand up here and lead the discussion. Obviously Brent can help and Amber uh from LKV has graciously uh given up her time to be here tonight a little bit to just talk through um the potential cost to replace those offices and the warehouse space at uh at the forestry gym currently. So, we walked with Ron um gosh, was it a month month and a half ago or so and just talked about where would be some places that we could uh build a costefficient structure uh that you know would create the least
028amount of disruption. Um, one of the spots we talked about, so this is just a concept. This is just an idea. It could go lots of places. Um, but just looking at at Kuna Middle School, uh, if we put it here, it wouldn't impact any of the future kind of design ideas that we've had about an ox gym in a breezeway right there. Um, but Ron worked on this and Amber worked on this a little bit. So there I'll I'll let her talk about um some of the details. >> Yep. >> Uh, if you want to, there's a couple of slides and I printed off some papers for you as well if you want to look at them. U happy to kind of speak to Madam chair, members of the board, Amber Vanoker, LKV architects.
029Thanks for letting us come this evening. So, we've just put together a quick concept on this um just to give you an idea if technology services were to move um out of the gym, what exactly the space that you would need to do that. The middle school was identified as a as a potential site. I think perhaps there's maybe even some other opportunities that that we've been kicking around um also. But so we put together a really quick graphic to show where that is. It would be east of to your existing building. You know, over the over the last handful of years, we have talked about adding on to that east end. So this wouldn't impact that. I think the positive side of this is you got a lot of land out there. Utilities are
030relatively close. So, you know, dropping a building down on this site does make some sense from that perspective. Right now, we've talked a little bit about using a pre-engineered metal structure for that, which from an economics perspective, um, is probably going to be cheaper for you over the long run rather than using conventional construction, which would be woodframed or steel framed. Um, we've got some the other >> Yeah, there's a couple more slides. Go ahead. Um maybe just jump to that floor plan slide. >> Excellent. >> Yeah, there we go. So, this is just a concept. We're showing, you know, a series of IT staff offices. We've got uh 10 of those designated. We've got a nice conference room, just a reception lobby area. Um here, a digital training center, which would kind of replace
031with that space that you already have at the gym building. Um you know, obviously some support storage workound, secure storage for, you know, electronics and devices that that you would want to make sure you have control over that. And then a a fairly large shop storage area. It's about 4500 square ft. This is a really quick concept. You know, these things can squish down a little bit if we need to. It's about 10,000 square feet. Uh we've been working with Benitin Construction, who's done a lot of your work over the years. They did some pricing for us and we're right now establishing kind of an all-in total project budget for this would be about 3.5 million bucks. So that's a that's all in. We feel pretty comfortable about that number. So that's going to include
032all your construction, extension of utilities, fees, building permits, everything would be part of that number. Um I don't know how much more detail >> Yeah, I think I think that's that's probably good. Um, I don't know if they were if you guys are going to have some questions about that. Um, again, just kind of to give an idea. Um, I just I really just genuinely like want to say thank you to LKV and and Bennington. We've been going back and forth with them through email on this and um, you guys are great to work with and very responsive and helpful and um, so we're grateful for their for their support just to be able to kind of get some of these ideas out there. >> So, >> is this is this bigger than what we
033have? It's a It's a little bit bigger. It's not like crazy bigger. Um, >> how many offices are we housing over there? >> This is the exact same number of office space. >> And is there like a reception area, lobby area, conference room? >> I think the only addition is really this like kind of training center. Right now, we have a conference room. Um, this would be probably a full new space. Um, >> you could argue, Jason, that's the basement. That's where Boys and Girls Club work was, >> which we currently don't use that space for anything right now except for there's some uh our esports team uses it for uh competitions and practices. >> Kevin or I will get pushed there if these are both full. >> Yeah, maybe we could >> it kind
034of becomes our third conference room and it but it's it's not as clean. We just don't maintain it as >> how big is this conference room? >> Yeah, that's a great question. like visual >> Sam and I uh brought my tape measure in here today just to for kind of reference. Um this space and this space are almost exactly the same size. >> The training center portion >> the training center would be Yeah, they're very close. This would be a big >> It's just shy of what you would consider the standard classroom like at the high school. It'd be just a little bit less than that. >> Okay. We talked about, and I haven't even mentioned this to you, but it'd be an interesting idea to think about if this was like a movable wall
035or sure something. And then we could even potentially hold board meetings here. A little bit bigger room. >> I don't know. Uh just kicking around ideas, help build transparency that way, maybe lane. Um a little better sound, a little better uh space, could fit a few more people um for those those uh meetings that have a lot of folks that are interested. Anyway, >> and how would we pay for this? That's a great question. >> What can we do for 1.8 million? >> I'll let the mind that >> half that. >> I mean, you know, it's it's all going to come down to square footage and unfortunately the the larger you get, the more it's going to cost. I mean, really targeting the use of a pre-engineered metal building is probably about the most economical
036way to to to actually you know, create this space. Um, but yeah, I mean, if if if the dollar needs to drop, you know, we're going to be able to squish some of this, but you're not going to get a 10,000 square foot facility for that. >> Do you get half perhaps the and the good thing about a pre-engineered metal building is that can it can be designed so that you can add on to it fairly efficiently. So, if you need to just capture that initial 4 to 5,000 square feet and plan for some future addition, you know, that's that's a good way to to also look at it from a master planning perspective. >> Okay. >> Do you want we can use House Bill 521, House Bill 292 money on this. >> Grateful that
037Joel was here. She helped us answer. I mean, >> so we can use it on that. >> We would need to push that push different projects. I >> say, have we used that already? Um, we definitely plan for more than the 20 million that we have. We may discuss what projects we were trying to do. >> But like this would be definitely at the sacrifice of classroom space. We can say that, right? Like I mean like we're using the money from house build whatever it's called. >> Three, whatever. Two >> could be used for classroom space. >> Sure. Or or yeah, furnace. Feels like all we do is HVAC right now. Works in here. >> The stuff that's been on a list for like >> Absolutely. It's basically used for plant facilities >> right now.
038It's our plant facility. >> That's what we're using. So, I was going to say >> Okay. >> It's definitely something to think about. Thank you. And thank you for taking the time. >> All right. So, uh Brian Graves is up, assistant superintendent uh for the bids of the fourth street. >> I can speak to this one too. sub in the >> I was on the agenda and then I >> I'm like the B team today. >> We'll take the B. >> Maybe the C. >> And I noticed Jill's here also if you need her. >> Yeah. So um we did, as you were aware, we put out the seal bid request. Um we got three bids back. Uh we opened those last Friday. So just a few days ago. last Friday at 9:00 a.m. uh
039we had a few people attend uh which was really cool to see. And uh these are the three bids we got. We put some quick details of those. The the full bids are are in your board packet um in your Google Drive. Um the Do you want to talk about the requirements um that we put in there? >> Oh yeah. So yeah, in the bid package that went out, um part of the requirements were taken from what is in Idaho law, which is um on this goround of like um sealed bids, um any bids that is not for the appraisal price, which is what 1.7 roughly. Yeah. >> Um you are generally are nonresponsive. So, um, Jason had put these these two other bids in there, but technically you can't consider those because they're nonresponsive
040because they're not they don't meet that threshold of the appraisal value. Um, but we just Jason wanted to just see you all to see what had what was out there, what had come in. Um, and so your options tonight are to um you can accept that bid from the city of Kuna. Um, you can reject that bid. Um really you're not re you're only rejecting that bid um because like I said the other two are non-responsive um or you could table it for further discussion. >> So >> okay I'm going to open it up for discussion. I just wondered like if all of the bids were under the the appraised bid would we be able to accept any of them at that point or is it just like because one met the threshold then the
041others are not responsive >> on this goround you wouldn't have a responsive bid so you wouldn't be able to accept any of the bids that were below that that appraisal value >> and then if there's another one like if we put it up for bid later again and everything's below then is that another goound with different rules. >> Yeah. So, you could I mean an option would be to get a second appraisal. So, your appraisal is generally good for a year. Um which I know you were kind of coming up on that year timeline for that. So, your appraisal is good for a year. You can get another bid or another appraisal, excuse me. Um if the land was donated, which I don't think this land was donated, um you don't have to get another
042appraisal. Um but, um you know, you could just leave it. Um you could um make a determination that you had gone through this process and you didn't receive any bids that were that met that appraisal price um that you are going to try on the open market. Um there's not really a scenario in the law that anticipates that other than really kind of going back and getting a second appraisal. Um you know, waiting a period of time, maybe getting a second appraisal. um it really only contemplates, you know, you get the bids that meet that appraisal price. You either accept them or you don't. If you don't want to accept them, um or accept any of the the bids that that meet that appraisal price, you can still reject it um if you feel that
043it's not in the best interest of the district. >> So, if we're not ready to sell it type of thing, but then if we go back to bids, then we're going to have to get another appraisal. Is that correct? In order or is that we don't have to go back >> at this point? No, because you've gotten you've gotten a bid that's that over that appraisal price. >> So, in rejecting the bid, you could say we're going to take that step of trying to sell it on the open market and you wouldn't need a second appraisal at that point. I just have a question about like and maybe there's nobody knows the answer but when I kind of watched a little bit of the city process um it kind of sounded like they put the
044bid out there but they don't actually have the votes or the proc or like the plan in place >> they still have to vote on >> like they still have to vote on it. So what happens if like we accept that bid >> and they go back >> they just have to go back and vote on it >> and if they don't get the votes then it's not an actual bid. >> Yeah. >> So then we'd have to decide what to do after that. Yeah. >> Right. Right. I mean, and I think it kind of sounds like based on because part of your your bid package was, you know, giving preference to folks that wanted to give the district an opportunity to lease back or have a shared use arrangement. Um, and so I think
045the bids, all of them actually contemplate that shared use agreement. So that there's going to be some negotiation. So you're in a little bit of kind of a contingent upon, you know, those agreements happening to your satisfaction and to their satisfaction. it I mean in this bit yeah it talks about them negotiating the you know dual use or whatever with us too >> right >> so use lease >> whatever we want that I mean we could potentially propose anything with them >> that would be us meeting with the city then and kind of hammering out what we would like to see correct >> and have them tell us what they would like to see Well, is everyone in agreement that they would want to sell the gym? >> That's the first question I have. >>
046That's that's a question. >> Is that something we want to do right now? Do we want to sell the gym? >> Well, the sad part is is I feel like that that depends that depends on what that negotiation is going to look like with the city. Like if we can keep our >> um technology Yeah. If we can keep the offices over there and we can use the gym space for um like a co-use somehow for assemblies for the schools and maybe gym time for basketball sports teams and stuff like that and we can work something out like that then maybe I don't I don't know >> like in the sale of this the city will have to then really bring it up to a new level of code which means the building's going to
047be under some probably extensive construction if I I don't know if that's true >> I don't think we even know what the city wants to do with it. I mean, that's >> but like in the sale of it, if they want to use it for anything, they're going to be under new requirements for the building is what I would assume. >> Maybe >> like we're kind of we kind because we own it. >> we're grandfathered in on what it feels like there's a lot of code and different requirements, but in the last >> I don't know how many years >> I don't think it would be an issue. There was a number that was brought up what it would cost to bring it up to code. >> Yeah, it was a lot. >> It was
048quite a bit in the appraisal >> in the appraisal, but I don't remember what it was. >> Yeah, I thought it was like the other day >> close to >> I thought it was like 300,000 >> three four I thought. >> I guess I guess Oh boy. >> Well, the other concern is if we don't accept a bid, will we get another bid for 1.8 million cash? I don't think you're going to. >> No, >> I don't think so either. But I don't think we can afford to replace the office space. >> Yeah, >> but that might be a contract thing that we talk with them about. >> Maybe it's like a temporary until we can figure it out. >> So So I I make a motion that we um how would I word this?
049I make a motion that we table this until we negotiate with the city on what this is going to look like. >> Yeah. making a decision. We We don't have enough information, I don't think. >> Well, also if the city does buy it, then it remains the same. Whereas, if we sell to someone, it's unknown. They could tear it down. They could do >> Well, the city can too, right? >> The city could tear it down. >> They can do whatever they want. >> That's not local. >> No, I know it's an election cycle. >> I think that becomes a contract. Like for me, that's important that that building stays. You know, >> we don't get to choose that when we sell. Well, but in the contract, can we say that? >> No. I really
050don't think anybody's going to say something like that says we'll >> That's the understanding that I am under. >> Well, when I talked with the mayor, he grew up here. That's an important piece for him to keep that >> and he's the mayor for >> another year. But that's how many years is it? I two. >> So, we've got two years with him as the mayor. >> Well, but I think city council feels the same way. >> They're all affected. I'm just saying like they're not going to sign something saying they're going to keep it past, you know, their election cycle. >> So, there's a motion on the table right now. The table is until we negotiate with the city, >> but I also want to >> just so we don't have to have a
051special meeting. I mean, we may still have to >> But I would like if it's okay for me to say this, um, all of us to come up with something that we feel strongly needs to be in that negotiation. >> Okay? like >> yeah all of us come to an agreement of the things that we feel like we need in that negotiation to make this work >> and I think I think one thing would be our office space and the technology department having the space there we need to know what that's going to look like >> and I think like you mentioned too use for our elementarymentaries to use it for programs or whatever we need >> it sounded to me like the city would be on board with some of that stuff, but we're
052going to have to hash that out, figure it out before we just accept that bid. >> So, we don't have to accept the bid tonight. >> Correct. >> But we can um >> table it for further discussion as what and meet with the city type thing. >> Yes. And who will meet with the city about that? And I'm not sure if I'm not sure if we even I mean trying to get all of us on the same page is going to be tough, but I'm not sure we even need to meet with them. I mean, that's what I was saying. If we all >> In other words, you're saying if we get all the contract we want and then present it to them and see what they come back, >> email back and forth. Yeah.
053To see what and then we would make a further decision in the next board meeting. >> Okay. Is that the motion that you have? Yeah. Is anything else that you guys want to negotiate in there? >> Like I said, my >> hers is not tear down. >> Yeah, that that's mine. The other thing is, do we need to sell it right now? That's my other question. >> Well, and if it's going to cost $3.5 million to replace that, it doesn't make sense. >> So, that that's my other question. Is is it something that do we want to hold on to it for a year or two? And I think that's the way we table it and you do some more research and we try to figure out >> is that really a good good thing
054to do. >> Yeah. >> of what we need to >> well have to rebuild and then it's like why do you sell it? >> Yeah. >> Replace the basketball. >> But at the same time I want the state to know >> we don't get a basketball court. >> Yeah. >> We lose a gym. >> And can you tell us what we use the gym for right now? uh Indian Creek Assemblies, Ross Assemblies. Um there's some different events, >> basketball, C team practice, C basketball, and we do rent it >> periodically. >> Yeah. >> Um there's >> I imagine once wrestling starts because you lose your gym during wrestling, you just kind of watch wrestling today, didn't you? So basketball's got to find a place to go practice those. So you think on a calendar >>
055like they used how many days a week, you know, like that'd be super good information. >> I can have that for you next meeting or I can send it out >> next week. So Madam Chair, just for clarity, do we do we want all of you to send us some things that you would like us to maybe work with Jill to draft up on? That's what I >> or do you want to work with a couple of trustees like we might the calendar committee or negotiations or something in that way? >> I guess I would like us all to be able to put input but then if you wanted to narrow it down to two people to work with I'm fine with that. But I think as >> like a subcommittee or >> Yeah, like
056a subcommittee as a board. I think that we all need to put in what what our thoughts are. The other thing is I want the city to know that I do appreciate them putting the time in to go over look at it. Um I really think it's important that we work together. this is a piece of our history and uh that's who I am and I and so I I want them to know I appreciate them taking the time putting this together and that we're not just pushing it away >> and is that kind of the feel from them is they're like okay well this is going to be sold we want to save it from being torn down is that kind of a feel >> yeah and you know there's there's other things they
057can do with it I when I talked to the mayor one of the things was um using some parking spaces for like kuna days and the Christmas parade but you know you to make pickle ball ball courts for the community. And I know that the Lisa was going to do like little businesses. I mean, it can become a real piece of the community >> or even like a partial rec center for kids, >> a partial rec center. There's a lot of things that they can do with it >> that I think would be great. Um, and I think that it'd be a great partnership that we work together. But those are my feelings. So, we have a motion, I guess, on the floor. Um, do I have a second for that motion? Did you want
058to restate your motion, JD? >> The motion was to table this till next month so we can negotiate with the city on on the mixed use >> for the idea that we're all going to send things in. Are we going to select two board members to work with? >> Is it Jason or Brian we would be working with? >> You can put us both on there and we'll tag. Should we have two board members that subcommittee that then out too? >> I think so. >> Okay. Is do we need to decide who those are tonight? >> Or does it? >> I think so. >> It would be helpful for us, I think. >> I think so, too. So, >> well, that way if people give us suggestions, we can share them back with you guys
059as well. >> I don't mind being on it. >> Okay. So, JD, is there someone else? >> I'd be happy to. >> Okay. And Hillary, so that sounds good to me. And so, that's the motion on the floor. Do I have a second? I second. >> Okay. Any other discussion? >> All right. Hillary, >> hi >> JB. >> Hi, >> Michael. >> Hi, >> Kirsty. >> Hi. >> And I'm an I also. >> All right. Ah, CT administrator Stuart Vickers is here to talk about the update to the egg line. >> That circle. >> Oh, I do have Do I have Rob? >> No, it's okay. No, but just just a quick verbal update for you because a lot has happened that trustees. >> So last month we came we're coming in to meet with
060the city at the pre-application meeting. We did that. We met with all the organizations that go into a build ACD, ITD because it is close to Highway 69, public works, the city. We got a lot of a lot more things to do after that meeting and some things to figure out like do we need a TIS? So that next week we met with our architect and found out um the questions and hey we need some engineering to get done to provide information to the city on how much water use will be using how much sewer usage. Then the next week we met with the city public works and they informed us that they don't need the property for a listation but they might need a well but they might not. So because it's where Cuna
061is in that area, it's one of the highest peaks in Cuna and everything drains out that way towards Falcon Falcon Crest. And so it's kind of a weird pot in the city. And so what we were told from there is that we we might not have the water pressure uh until the city gets well. We have water, but we might not have the required water pressure for five suppression or this. We we met with the city to get to they're want to work with us on solutions on how to get water. We met um Travis did some leg work with the thorns to see what there there was a well there that we could possibly use but unfortunately um Mr. Morzik who is the city who makes a lot of these decisions is on vacation
062this week and so we could not connect with him uh before this board meeting. So we are basically still in discovery mode of things and uh working to get some engineering done out of the grant money from Mr. Pickers. So that's our update. >> So do we roughly know how much it's going to cost to put on some infrastructure from the Ada County? Do we know that number? Will that be part of the grant? Is that going to be stuff we need to come >> as far as what? like if you need to put in extra pressure or whatever or if we need >> Ada County says we have to put this in because >> yeah um to get extra pressure we are working with the city on how to how to not mitigate that
063right how do we how to mitigate that for our use um we're not going to I can't say what ACD is going to require see that's my question so we're waiting on those until we get >> yeah there's so many agencies I just want to know where the money's coming from is it coming from the grants Or is it something depends how much it is? >> Yeah, depends. Exactly. Depends. >> It's coming from the grant. >> Okay. >> But that's the scary part is >> we start we we we haven't accessed any of the grant money yet. Right. >> And so once we start um you know if we don't use it then we have to be so we've got >> once we commit we commit. >> Okay. And and so um I guess one
064of the other things we talked about is it is that are we dead set on that five acres of land or is there any other parcels of land that we could look at? >> That's a good question. >> Yeah, that's something we'll get those answers when we >> the closer we move to Kuna, you know, to here the you know uh the easier it would be to access the water. >> Yeah. But then again, we've also worked out plans there for elementaryaries and different things like that. So, so you know, anything we do is going to upset the apple cart a little bit. >> Is that something I can as a board we can ask you to go back and look at some other properties or places to put this or is that going to
065take >> We might come to you with that because after we get some engineering and some feedback from the city that that's might not be a good spot or the city might not be able to service that spot. >> Okay. When at the last board meeting, I know someone asked about waving fees and doing all that. Was there any discussions about that? Yeah, they don't need no land for that. >> Okay. >> So, there will be no exchange of of land for services. >> And I was going to say I I did go to Mayor Steers and ask him that question and he said he'd be willing to wave, but there's a lot of stuff he doesn't have >> jurisdiction over and that's why you're looking at a county and you're looking at a bunch
066of other stuff. He said, "I'd be willing to help with what I can help with, but that might be just a drop in the bucket compared to what else >> or is it in the county?" >> So, >> It's in the city. So, it sounds like to me there still needs to be more discussion and figuring out everything before we can make action. >> Correct. >> And so, what's the action item here? >> There's no copy that. >> Would you mind looking at uh the property that Mr. Saxon talked about, too? And just kind of give us an idea what that would look like, too. >> Yep. >> And any type of savings that that would >> Absolutely. >> And that's actually on the school property that we have right now. >> Yeah. >> It's
067at the high school. Yeah. Okay. >> Between the science and the >> that place, >> in order to have a a proper land lab, we need at least 5 acres. That's five acres. >> Okay. >> We will look it up. >> Yeah. The other thing I was thought about too was the property we have over by Silver Trail, right? >> Yeah. >> I know we've talked about that before, I believe, with you, Travis, that we talked about that, didn't we? >> So, I know that was but that's another thing to look at. So, >> well, it does say action item, but we just won't make an action item on it. How's that sound? >> We have to ask, but we want you to go back and bring us more information. >> Okay. Thank you. >>
068Thank you. >> Yes. >> Uh, Kun High Falls High School would like to give out uh our yearbook staff. that's made of our students and annually they send out surveys to get information from our from our students and under board we have to present these surveys to you and so we're asking permission to give these following surveys >> and is it just one survey >> no it's a bunch so this will so like this one I see >> yeah certain ones will go to certain some will go to everyone >> some will just go to the freshman some will go to the seniors >> can you tell me about what the senior stuffed animal is >> um we can it's just what is your favorite stuffed animal that they they just go into that. >>
069It's not like what stuffed animal you think you are or like >> I just want to know >> if they say that you can share a picture. >> Yeah. >> Or you can tell us the story of yourself. >> Tell us about your your >> Okay. I make a motion that we approve this yearbook survey or these yearbook surveys to be sent out. >> Okay. And any other discussion? >> All right. Kirsty. >> Hi. >> Uh Michael. >> Hi. >> JD. >> Hillary. >> Hi. >> And I'm an I also. All right. Initial point survey. >> Jessica's here tonight. >> Yeah. Hi Jessica. >> Hi. So we have been blessed. I don't know if you know me. I'm Jessica Griswald, the initial point high school principal. We are 100% at risk of dropping out of
070high school students. And we've been blessed for the past few years to have a social work intern who's worked with our counselor on kind of meeting some of the needs that our kids have to bridge some of the gaps in all of the things that are outside of what our teachers can handle with academics. And so our counselor worked with our intern Katherine to put a list of groups together that they'll do with students this year on like anger management and how do you overcome difficulty? How do you kind of handle the balancing triumphs and dis disappointment to kind of help bridge some of those things that our kids come to us not knowing how to do on their own? And they really just want to survey them to ask them what are they interested
071in doing. The parents already consented to doing this. We just need to ask kids like which groups do you feel like you want to be in? So it's like a one question survey that literally is which group are you interested in being a part of? >> And so the parents agreed each parent agreed already to have their student participate in the survey >> in they agreed to let their student participate in the group. >> No matter what group they decide, they're all fine with whatever group they decide. >> And this is what the parent consent form looked like at the beginning of the school year. So, the students that we have a consent form on file for would be given the survey. >> And we have the um ability to carry out all of these.
072>> Yeah. She's working with Boise State and her program for like the social work piece of it. So, >> cool. >> And they don't have to opt in. They can opt out. And I love the uh >> the topics that are there because a lot of them deal with this. And so I think let's give them a free education and let them see what they can >> it becomes a barrier to their academics when we don't address some of these other things. >> Yes. >> So I like that. >> I make a motion that we approve the initial point student survey. >> Okay. >> Second. >> Any other discussion? >> Kirsty >> I. >> Michael. >> Hi. >> JD. >> Hillary. >> Hi. >> And I'm an I also. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. >>
073All right. Next one is K5 ELA curriculum adoption and that's our assessment director, Kevin Gerard. >> I'll stand up for this one. >> Woohoo. >> Hey. Um, 13 years ago we adopted National Geographic's reach for reading for our K5 trustee Nixon. Our chair Nixon was a teacher in our district at that time. >> I was just leaving. >> Oh, that's when you left. Oh, >> okay. But yes, >> so that program is old, outdated, and it's not >> Are you saying something about me? >> No, sir. I I did not mean to make that connection. >> I got one more >> checking. >> That's awesome. >> Wow, this is recording. >> Get that one. >> Yeah, just checking. >> Okay. So, >> um, but National Geographic is no longer doing core reading curriculums. So, this
074is our last year. we have to adopt a new curriculum for next year or not have one. So, we started a process last year. So, I want to update you on that and then I have an action for you tonight to appoint an adoption committee. This is kind of the overall process of of an adoption. Uh last year, we created a working group with four well it was 15 teachers last year. One of them has changed position. So, it was 14 teachers. Um we started with the state's approved list of curriculum that they've already vetted. We looked through that. We did some research so that everyone was up to speed on the latest science of reading. This working group put together a rubric for us to evaluate curriculum resources. And then we started over the
075summer they spent time reviewing curriculum samples from four companies. Uh one of them was Amplify McGraill Hardcourt Mifflin. No H Hotton Mifflin Hardcore. get them wrong every time HM >> and then curriculum associates. Um, we had some non-negotiables. It had to be a K5 curriculum. It had to be on the state approved list and it had to have the Spanish option for our dual language teachers. U, so that ended up with four programs for them to review. They reviewed all those and from that selected three that met our criteria from that rubric that we wanted to have an adoption committee pilot and evaluate and then make a recommendation to our board. So that I'm here tonight to talk to you about the adoption committee part of it. Uh we want them to participate in the
076pilot. I'll give you more details about that. Do an evaluation for each of these three products after they pilot it. And then we would compile all that information and bring a recommendation back to the board. Uh once the board approves whatever we want to do, then we would create an implement implementation team that would take over next year in terms of ordering all the curriculum, getting it in place, getting the professional development ready to go for our teachers and that. So that's kind of the big picture. So tonight, these same 14 teachers, they're all right here. They're they represent all the grade levels. We have a special ed teacher, an EL teacher. They represent all of our schools. So these 14 teachers would we what I'm asking from you tonight is to appoint them along
077with a parent. So each of these teachers have asked a parent, we've sent them an invitation to participate as well. Um so that because obviously the law requires that we have 50% representation of parents and we thought that this would be a great way to do it because now we have a teacher or sorry a parent whose child is in these pilot experiences and so the parent is uh part of our expectations request from parents they've agreed to is we want them not only to review the materials on their own but we want them to be able to go into classrooms and see the presentation of the material and then of course they'll have the experience on the parent end because their child will be using that pilot curriculum and they'll see how it works
078at home as well. So, we felt like that was a really good way to get parents who will be involved in the process, not just random parents. So, with these 14 teachers and these 14 parents, we would have it's a large committee, but we would have 28 uh people on our adoption committee um which I'm excited for actually. The next slide goes into kind of the details of what they would do. So we've we've eliminated Amplify. We have three pilot experiences set up. The first one is starting this week with H Hotton Mifflin Hardcourt. Their product is called into reading. We've done a four-week we have set up four-week pilots for each of these. So right now those those 14 teachers and their teaching partners if they want to participate are also piloting so they
079can plan together, but only the 14 teachers will be in the committee and vote on things. So they're starting a a product a pilot with uh inter reading. At the end of that four weeks, our group, our committee will come together. This is an open meeting. They'll do a rubric to evaluate it um and to share their information. Then we move into the next pilot in January, which is with McGraill. Their product is called Wonders. Wonders was our runner up 13 years ago and we use their Spanish now Mavia because National Geographic did not have a Spanish component that that uh trial period or pilot ends February 6th. Then the committee meets again again they do an evaluation of the product and then we go to the final pro pilot which is with curricular associates
080called magnetic literacy. It goes through the month of March. to be meeting in the nice part about this is we've created and I the document in your packet has all this information in it different links but we've created a rubric for our teachers it's very complex quite honestly it reviews all the material oh sorry I'm on par it reviews all the areas of science of reading that are specific to how we teach nowadays it looks at handwriting writing all the assessment materials supports for all of our different learners technology and the overall experience The parents also have an opportunity. They'll fill out their separate rubric. They'll they'll get a chance to review all the materials. They'll give feedback on from their classroom observation what they saw in the classrooms and how it worked. They'll give
081feedback on the home learning support. So parents will very much be a big part of this providing that feedback. Also at a district level, this is where I'll be looking at the cost analysis of each of them. What the tech support looks like in terms of implementing it, how they support us with professional development, their customer service, and this overall experience working with different vendors because they all have different personalities. Um, and then we don't have this scheduled yet, but we will have also a time where the materials will be available in person and digitally for all parents in the community to be able to give some feedback on them so everybody can see that. Then that adoption committee meets at the very end, compiles all this data to be able to come up with
082a recommendation to bring to you at the April board meeting. So that's the work of the committee. Um, and then the last thing, this is the role for you tonight. I'm asking you to appoint that commit, that working group as our adoption committee. They will go through the three pilot experiences, do all the eval evaluations, and we'll come back to your April board meeting with all that data and a recommendation for an adoption. And once if you accept that recommendation, then we would move to that implementation team and your role be to help continue to monitor as we implement and look at the data to see if it's a good product. It better be a good product because we'll put a lot of time and effort into it. >> Well, our scores will show us
083what it that's >> that's the whole idea. Um, yeah, I just I was able to go into the school schools this last week, right, to observe a mirror, which was an amazing program, and then also to look at HM. And I just want to say I was very excited about what I saw. They're consumable books, so kids can write in them, and um, they can do different things, highlight different parts of the story, find out points of view. I I thought it was just a great program. So, I'm really excited about this. I'm also excited about parents that one-on-one with the teacher and the parent being able to give their feedback to u your committee. >> I make a motion that we >> I think has a question. >> Um I just was wondering if
084it's if the goal is 2026 27 for it to start that year. >> Yes. >> Okay. And we currently use um National Geographic. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> It's called Reach for Reading. National Geographic is the >> parent company >> and then is there any way to look at it before the board meeting as you go through here so that >> yes I can do that same the thing what we do for the community at large I can we could do something a preview just for you guys too if you wanted that would be it wouldn't be hard to do >> I would I would love to >> see it in action >> that's what I was going to say >> we could absolutely set that up too just like the parents will be observing
085each pilot we could let you know you we could have you come observe each pilot as well if you wanted to >> that would My recommendation to go in the classroom and watch them again. >> You include information about the cost. >> Yes, that's part of my well the last slide that's part of my rubric. I will do all the cost analysis because some things are included in their base package. Some are extra just like buying a car. >> Does the state still lot so much money for curriculum that they give us anymore? Is that like >> it's all discretionary? >> Okay, gotcha. And then what happens what what's the plan for like if um parents kind of flake I guess you know like sometimes life gets busy and they're unable to fulfill that commitment.
086Is there a way that we can >> like be sure that we still have that 50% representation? >> We could definitely I could definitely come back to you with replacement needs if somebody is or something like >> Yeah. >> just to make sure that we have that parent representation. >> Absolutely. >> I think it's a really vital >> I agree too. But when when I was first trying to do this, you know, 14 teachers is a lot, but it represented all grade levels. It represented all schools. And then I'm like, I also have to have parents. And so >> yeah, it's a big committee. >> It is a big committee. >> I think it's important. >> It is important. >> And I get when we when I saw that big number of 28, that's when
087I'm like, we need to pair this up somehow. We don't want. So that's why we thought, well, let's get a teacher and a parent from the same class together because it empowers the parent actually more, I think, because they have opportunity to actually see it. >> Yeah. And I noticed that you only have one second grade where the others you have two of each. >> That was that was the staff member that was the 15th that I lost. And we have a lot of new second grades. I didn't have anyone else that was in a position to really >> to to be able to compare. >> So this second grade team though, her teammates are going to pilot with her. Okay. >> So, she won't be on her own. >> Um, but she's just the
088one that will be on the committee that has a >> that brings it back with her and her. >> Yeah. >> All right. Uh, so I need a motion. Did you >> I make a motion that we approve the K5 ELA careers adoption committee. >> Okay. >> I second. >> All right. Any other discussion? >> Can I make an I don't know exactly how to make another motion, but >> let's do this motion, but you discussion. Is there something? Well, I just would like to just add with a caveat that we make sure that there's a 50% like if parents aren't participating that we can >> that would replace them. So, if we can add that to the motion >> to the motion. >> So, we do that. >> Yeah. So, can we just say
089Dian's not here so we're going to amend the motion. The motion is that we accept the U curriculum adoption committee um as sedated here with the understanding that 50% parents if they that we have people to take the place of ones that aren't able to come. >> Okay. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> And any other discussion? All right. Hillary. >> And JD. Hi. >> And Michael. Hi. >> And Kirsty. Hi. >> All right. On the map work. >> All right. How are you doing? >> Uh, superintendent, assistant superintendent Graves. >> Um, I was very presumptuous. I just I texted my Uber said probably about 15 minutes to come pick me up. I'm still not clear to drive. So, >> my my wife's >> someone has to come pick you up. Okay.
090Yeah. >> I was like, you really have >> that text actually came to my >> Did it really? >> Yes. That's the thing. >> I don't think you >> Okay, that is great. Great way to end. >> I can give you a ride, too. And it I mean, you could get in the back of the truck if you need. >> In the back of the truck. >> Yeah. >> I have my motorcycle. No, I hit the lowest some lows too cuz I always tease about people leave right before policy. Did you see that Jill who's supposed to be like Py maybe as much as me has left but didn't even stay. >> Oh, that's okay. >> Um, >> that shows you how much confidence. >> I told her she could leave when her part was
091done though. I was like, we don't have to stay. >> And I keep promising you this, remember these are the third quarter ones. So that these are the ones that we're really on track with. Next month is our very last catch-up month and then we will just be the four quarters. >> Okay. I was going to ask we're very close. >> Okay. I just had a quick question and I I should have probably asked you before. High school graduation requirements. I noticed that uh initial points were two behind >> the high school. >> And then I as I read down I noticed it had to do with PE. Is that correct? Physical education. Okay. So I just I that was my question. I answered myself. So, >> can we under understand why >> the state
092doesn't require the is the state she's following the state standards of graduation? >> Yeah, we have kids that come to us so behind in credits it's sometimes hard to get them caught up with their grad timeline. We're still offering them physical activity, but we don't have a certified PE teacher on staff. >> So, it just kind of helps play the game and they're getting um elective opportunities to do PE still. >> So, that was my question, but that's what I figured. allows us to double dip. It counts as an elective instead. >> Uhhuh. Gotcha. >> So, are any of these requirements new? >> Yes. >> Because it looks like some are new. >> So, sorry. Go back to the top. Um, >> do you want to Did you get answers about 46 and 48 credits?
093>> I did. Yes. >> Perfect. um new things to us. If you let's see you kind of go through math. We did nothing has changed as far as the district has the senior requirement that the state doesn't have anymore. Um >> that they have to take math their senior year. >> I like that. >> Yeah. Um so that didn't change. It just took out some of the verbs of dual credit and then also that computer science can work both ways. So, they're still not taking math their junior year. >> There's not a required class. >> Six credits, but you have to take one your senior year. >> That's what I was wondering is I thought we maybe talked a little bit about requiring it each year, and I wonder why we continue not to and
094like what the reasoning behind. >> Yeah, I know that you almost came with some recommendations from the at the high school kind of even furthering that gap between initial point being at the state minimum, but but raising the traditional school even higher. And I don't I don't know how where your group's at. I don't know if that you weren't ready to talk about that. >> No, because we discussed maybe changing it to junior year and then senior year would be like if what your pathway is or just basic like >> uh >> Yeah, I I know at one point we surveyed um years ago when we talked about coming here with either 52 or 54 credits and I think we were at 99 something% of graduating seniors had 90 had like over 54 credits. So
095most of our neighbors have more requirements than 48. At the alt school, we were like the only one that was at the height of 48. Almost all other districts had gone to the 46 because you're just a different kid. You're coming in way behind and you're trying to catch up and there was no difference for us between our traditional and our >> So are you telling me the districts around us have higher requirements than the 48 that we require? Oh, >> consumer math. That's what it is. Basic schools. So, West ADA, all those have more credits than what we we have. How many do they have? I'm just curious. >> Uh, most of the meridians were I think West was 52 or 54. >> I think they 48,000. Valley view I think was 52. >>
096So, there was a committee that was working on this. They were they were talking about big bigger changes. >> And what's the state requirement? >> 48 46. >> It's what? 46 initial points to >> I make a motion that we approve the first reading with the following policies amended 524 or 540-1 567 610 850 850.3 and 850.9 >> Nobody had another question >> I did I >> I I did have another question just real quick >> before we do that show everyone >> my Go ahead. Did you have a question? >> No, I was making sure everybody else didn't have a question before we approved it. >> Um, I do. I just wondered what um what's the future readiness project? How does that differ from the senior project? I guess that's in 610. Is that
097>> is it 2027? It was saying that they're going to be doing that. >> Or 2028. >> I thought it said 202. >> 2020 with the class of 2028. >> Okay. It starts with the >> senior judge will apply for the 27 and then 28 starts the future readiness. >> Y >> right there. >> Is this a state thing like it like everyone's doing this and so we don't really know what it looks like that's different. We're just going to figure it out as we go in the next >> going to allow us anyone and everyone to steal theirs if we'd like. But we can >> you talk about digital literacy. >> Okay. Not future. future ready is is that like an extension of senior project. So they want the state board encourages like apprenticeships
098like the FFA kids when we did that trip that would count as a senior project stuff they're already doing and that that future readiness requiring kids to have internships apprenticeships and then opportunities like that to qualify for their project how that looks practice and organizing and tracking. That's what we're going to figure out. So they're not adding on to the project. They're just allowing them to use other options. >> They're they're not adding, they're widening the the options. >> So it's a little more useful and in their current path. >> Correct. The challenge is is how do we track it? >> Sure. >> So you're not changing for the class 26. You're hoping maybe for the class of 27, but we're required for the class of 28. >> Yes. >> Um my only question was
099had to do with the purchasing and all of those things. I noticed that we didn't have any policy on anyus and I was wondering if that's something that we should put in >> um somewhere or work on that under 850 850.3 850.9 850.2 two 850 >> all the 850s all the 850s >> there used to be three purchasing and now they've made it into >> right they took it and they divided it out but I didn't notice anything withus and I know that that's something that as a board member I wanted to see a policy on that >> you >> I want I'd like you to go back to the policy research >> find out what Jill has for that >> yes that's what that >> yeah I agree and then I guess where did
100the numbers come from like it all got increased so where did those numbers come from. >> But you're talking about just the the way you were numbering it. >> The thresholds. No, no, no. >> I I I lost my will to care about those numberings. >> But like >> sometimes our numbers, >> it seemed like under 850 there was a bunch of it was all their purchasing and then they divided it out. >> Yeah, that's fine. I'm fine with all of that. I just wondered like like under like contracts or purchases were the expenditures to procure public works. She took >> I think that's 850. >> Yeah, she took a bunch out of 850 it looked like. >> All the red and then she divided it out more into details. If you look at page,
101>> that's where some of the thresholds change. >> But it's like a threshold that raised from 50,000 to 100,000 and from 75 to 100,000. Like where did those numbers come from? >> I'm assuming straight from code, but I I can look at that for you and make sure that it was verbatim from IDO code >> because it references IDO code. >> Yeah. And does this change anything like as far as like where board approval needs to come in? >> Like I didn't see anything about that. It's just like public works I think. >> Yeah. >> And Okay. >> And we and we heard from Amber that we'll probably never not have to come to approve things. These are always going to be really expensive. >> Well, this is the first reading, so we can get
102some of those answers on the second reading. >> That'd be great. >> I got them. So, we have a motion on the floor. We've had discussion. Second. >> Was a second. >> Second. >> Okay. Any other discussion? All right. Kirsty >> I. >> J. Michael. >> Hi. >> JD. >> Hillary. >> Hi. >> And I'm an I. >> And then these five adoptions, we're just taking things out of these three. And it honestly, if you enjoy reading policy, it does make it so much easier than have to read through 16 pages of this. >> That That's what I noticed. Yeah. that she was taking it out >> and trusty loss 100%. We had to get a little creative with some of the numbers because our numbers don't match and we don't do procedure. We do
103the 0.1 and I had to go to 91. But >> all right, we have the next set to adopt. >> I'll make a motion to adopt the following. 850.2 850.21 850.91 853 and 854. >> All right. Do I have a second? >> Do I have any discussion on those? Anybody have questions or anything that they want to say? All right. Uh, Hillary, >> hi >> JD. >> Hi, >> Michael. >> Hi, >> Kirsty. >> Hi. >> And then I'm an I. >> All right. >> So, is your Uber driver here? >> I didn't say like deer or honey or anything. >> All right. >> We're barely getting along. >> To the consent agenda. I know Hillary Lo that you had something you wanted to take. Uh yeah, I think it's in the consent agenda 512.
104Um just brought to our attention. Oh yeah, you have to go down to >> super confusing title. >> It is a the title is what was brought to our attention by a community member because it does like the title school climate, but then one of the policies is about school climate. And I guess I can kind of see because they're kind of all under a school climate field. >> You wouldn't have a good school climate if you didn't have Yeah, I agree. But in order to change the title, I just wanted you guys to >> Yes. >> to save. >> I don't have a better suggestion, but I'm just bringing it up because >> that's what the >> It's the last one. Five. >> It really is a table of contents. We I literally sent
105to Jill twice. This is all that's required. It is required. It's correct title. It's like content >> school climate table of contents. >> Yeah. >> I don't know. Like >> And then I can bring it back like as a second read with that corrected. What? How about if I send a couple drafts of the title to to you? >> Yeah. Like if there's some other ideas. I really don't have one. So >> So in other words, this person was saying you already have school climate. School climate. There should be a better umbrella. >> I think he was looking for it to stay. >> Okay. A better umbrella of what they're saying. >> Yes. >> He I think he was the title is correct. It's supposed to be school climate. And then it does state in
106here. And I can I can send you guys all Joe's. >> But do we have policies based on all of these items? Right. Yes, we do a ton. >> So, should >> And I have a checklist and I have to check it every year that they get updated. >> I mean, it it doesn't make sense, but I think bring some ideas and that's great. >> Yeah. If you're looking for just, hey, what's the school climate and you read this policy? It doesn't really connect. It does make sense to >> So, we make a motion that we take this out and take >> Make a motion to take 512 out of the consent agenda. >> Title work on the title. >> Okay. Do I have a second? >> A second. All right. And all in favor
107of doing that? Any other discussion? Uh Kirsty. >> Hi. >> Michael. >> Hi. >> JB. >> Hillary. >> Hi. >> All right. And then now, do I have a uh a motion to u accept the consent agenda? >> The rest of it. >> Or is that that's all we needed to do? >> All right. So, moving right along. Go to the order. Um, big thank you for our uh basket that the district office did, that the school board did. Last year we raised about $1,200 and this year we raised close to $3,800. Wow. >> So that is um grants for teachers in our school district uh for things that they can get and have. So I'm really excited about that. I want to bring that to your >> the SRO grant. Was that >> the
108SRO grant? Uh so Debbie Critzfield is going to be coming to visit at Crimson Point on November 20th. Um and yeah, we're going to celebrate the SR SRO grant. Um and so we want to make sure that you guys are aware of that if you'd like to come and meet with Debbie and with us and celebrate our school district. >> And how much was the SRO grant? >> I can't remember. >> It paid for that. >> Do you know that's her? I know she can tell you. seems like it's the pays for two or three of them. So, >> but she was going around visiting districts where the grant was being used properly and celebrating SRO's for their work. >> Yes. And yes, and other districts. And so, we want to be a part of
109that for sure. >> All right. And then um also Thanksgiving break is coming up November 24th through 29th. So, everybody have a great Thanksgiving. And our next board meeting will be December 9th, 2025. So, do I have a motion to adjurnn? >> I make a motion that we adjourn. >> Second. >> Any discussion, people? All right. Kirsty, >> I. >> Michael, >> J Hillary, >> hi. >> And I'm an I. Thanks, guys, for coming.