001get there. And I don't like to be mean, but check this off. The blue is on just in case. Just incredulous. No, we're good. All right. All right. The motion for us to come out. I move we come out of executive session. Second. Jake. Jake. Either one of us. And just to clarify, Derek Moore is with us. I will clarify that for the record. All in favor say I. I. I. I. I. I. All right. I would entertain a motion to approve the leave of absence for employees 0609A and 0609B. I need to abstain. Yes. Well, we can just do one at a time. Recuse. I mean, recuse from A. I make a motion that we uh approve the leave of absence for employee 0609A. I second that. Thank you. And just to Cindy's recusing.
002All those in favor say I. I. I. I. Thank you. Let's go to B. I move that we um approve the leave of absence for employee 0609B. Second. Thank you. All those in favor say I. I. I. I. All right. I would entertain a motion to move employee 0609C to the personal personnel report in July. Second. No, she can't make a motion. I can't make a motion. Oh, sorry. I was entertaining one. I move that we move employee 0609C to the um oh personnel um report report in July. Sorry. Second. All those in favor say I. I. I. I. I. All right. That takes care of that. Now we need to discuss the superintendent salary and contract. So the contract we have already done, right? We we're three years out. Correct. And that was done
003in February evaluation. Okay. All right. What are our thoughts? Well, I think that in looking at um salaries of similarly situated school districts like Kuna and Mountain Home, um my thought is that the salary here um for the superintendent should be equivalent to those at at least equivalent. Um, and so, you know, I I think that would be appropriate. Um, they're both at about 150. So, I think 150 is uh which I think is what 38%. 3.6 or 3.6% if that um sounds reasonable like that would be an appropriate increase at a minimum. Sounds reasonable to me. What are your thoughts, Cindy? I'm I'm strictly behind that and and think that we're a growing we're probably growing probably more. Well, Kuna is growing as much as we are, but Yeah. Yeah. But I think the
004hard work that you have been doing and I know you will continue to do has been very um admirable. Admirable. Well, I mean, you just you spent a lot of time with the bond and doing all the cottage meetings and every meeting that we had. Um, I was very impressed at the ones that I was able to attend and felt like you worked hard for our district. And as far as all the other things that are on your plate besides that that was added, I've I've definitely respect how you handle yourself with the administration, teachers, um parents, and you help to kind of guide all of us. So I'm I could go on, but any thoughts, Derek? I agree with everyone uh with the same opinion for sure. He's doing Mark's doing it outstanding job.
005Yes, absolutely. He is. I I had Paige Paige Goodson pull me some just some really kind of preliminary stats on some of our scores and they've improved since you've been here. So, super appreciate that a lot. Um because that's where we want to go, right? Up not down. How about How about you? Well, I I mean there's certainly, you know, we've got a new building being built out back for CT and that's that's some forward progress and and that's really those types of things that I look forward and as we're working on new ways to help guide the kids through school and and give them an education. Uh it's a an anecdotal story, but I was talking to one of my my my neighbor kids the other day. uh and and he got m and
006I'm asking him how school is going and how his classes are going and what classes he wants to take and he keeps mentioning pathway pathway pathway over and over again and that's a key phrase that we've been talking about as getting these kids guided through school on a pathway so that they have something they can focus on enjoy and we're talking to a kid who I think otherwise would probably just be happy not going to school at all and he's finding a place and he's excelling in in some of these spots. So, marketable skills. Yeah. Yeah. And and and gain gain a path through school to being an adult that that is semifunctional. Uh and and that's not something we had before. So, I think those are all things that that are a hallmark of
007of an effective administrator. Um the fact that your teachers and and and the fact that that's trickling down to the students are saying those specific words. Um if if it was all for not the kids would be blown it off and here's this kid that's not super invested in school speaking to speak right and that that that says something. So I it just makes sense to make sure that we're commensurate with the growth we've got the effort you put in. We appreciate it very much and uh so um I I think as a board we've we all in our agreement that that you should be commensurate with those and take you up another level with with your compensation. Absolutely. And then that would and I appreciate that and that would maintain all the other pieces
008of the contract from past years as well. Yes. Yes. Okay. That that sounds perfect to me. I appreciate that very much. Good. appreciate working with all of you. Well, it's important that to me that you feel appreciated. Um because I just can't imagine anybody doing any better job than what you do and it's just it is breathtaking the effort that you put into this and I I just really hope that you feel appreciated. We just wonder if you ever take off your superintendent hat. Absolutely I do. Okay. be more times that you say, "Kay, I can't be reached. I'm out of service. Leave me alone." My wife would completely agree with you. So, well then have to tell her to take the phone and do it. You got to go up to La Lake. Go
009Yeah, you totally. So, all right. Well, thank you very much. Appreciate that. We need to take a motion for that. Yeah. All right. Who wants to do it? And if I can just say that it would be the the amount for the the salary plus all the other uh pieces that are already in place. Yes. I move that we uh we approve the salary and contract uh for Mark uh with a salary increase to $150,000 a year uh and all other parts and pieces of the contract to remain in place. Second that. Thank you. All those in favor say I. I. I. I. I. Thank you. We are finally adjourned. Mark it. 9:50. 950. 950. Yeah. We'll see you later.