001[Music] Which Wi-Fi do we use here? 323. I don't see a gas staff Wi-Fi public at home. I'm just busy. [Music] I know. Yeah. Okay, I'd like to bring the meeting to order and ask that role be called. Lutron here. Feldman here. Paul here. Houser here. Tyra here. Wagenbot here. Yeah. Okay. I'd like to ask everyone to stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mort will now move on to the public participation of the meeting. Dr. Dearman will begin with the superintendent's report. Dr. Dearman. Well, first item, graduation promotion ceremonies been held over the last three days with EMS, including last night, high school
002Sunday, and now on Monday went off with a a hitch. Thank you to all those involved in the organization that thank you to board members that help participate uh in handing out the plugs. Last day of school is tomorrow. Try not to shed a tear. All buildings will be dismissed one hour early. And then I'd like to conclude with with some recognitions. I thought the retiring here the first of [Music] which is Mr. Greg Fairchild. Mr. Fairchild would come up. um greatest principal Danner will be retiring this year 23 23 23 years service in the district. So thank you to him for that. Um I won't go into great detail but the thing you know the one memory I draw about Greg was actually a recent one. um when we were interviewing for his replacement
003and talking with the interview committee, the one thing that came up time and time again was about family and the cohesiveness of that building and the culture that he has built there and I think that says a lot about Greg. I hear nothing but good things about Greg for obvious reasons and his presence will be great to admit. So congratulations to Grandpa Fairchild and good luck in [Applause] your next one is a a pseudo retiree kind of retire. He is retiring officially. Um, and then we're going to be asking him to come back to his spirit ro. That's Dr. Scott Adrian. If you would come forward, sir. [Applause] Just a quick word about Dr. Adrian. Um, lots of good things that can be said about his dedication, compassion, things he's done to the district. I
004do have one regret, and that is I didn't move him into the role that he's in now. honor serving sooner because I think he's really found his niche and he has done wonderful things and hopefully the board approves the recommendation tonight have continue that in a different role but similar background. Congratulations. I have impressed only one regret my boss has ever said [Applause] there. That's all I Thank you, Dr. Dearman. At this time, we'll move on to public comments. Is there anyone who wishes to address the board? If so, please raise your hand. I see one, two, three. Okay. Before addressing the board, I'd like to remind you of our process per board policy 2-230. We ask that when addressing the board, please identify yourself and be brief. Comments shall be limited to 5 minutes.
005The speaker is asked to please conduct oneself with respect and civility towards others. Individuals less than 18 years of age are permitted to address the board if accompanied by his or her parent or guardian. The board typically does not engage in two-way conversations during the public portion of the meeting. Any follow-up response will be addressed by the administration at a later date. To be respectful of others and protect confidentiality, complaints against individual staff members or board members, either named or unnamed shall not be orally presented to the board of education. Such complaints should be put in writing, signed by the person or persons making the charges and delivered to the board of education secretary. At this time, I would like to ask anyone who wishes to address the board to come forward and sign the
006public participation sheet. Then each speaker may come to the podium and begin begin by speaking into the microphone and stating their name and the topic they will be addressing. I saw three hands. Come on up. Sorry, handwriting. Sorry, mine is worse. My name is Mackenzie Hoppy. I live in the school district with my husband, Jacob Hoppy. Um, I have two children who have autism and recently I was trying to determine the best place for my son to attend school. I so I admitted a boy request. The reason I'm here is because my request was being told nobody. And so I felt like it was fair to come before you and explain uh my intent behind the FOYA and why I did requested what I did. Um so sorry. Thank you. So my son's going to
007be entering kindergarten. So the first thing um the first thing I wanted to know was if there was a autistic classroom or program and what the foyer revealed uh just my opinion inappropriately calling the life skills class an autism classroom that's really not an autism classroom at all. This school year this next school year they will be starting an autistic class for children but it's only for five kids and right now four of those five seats are already filled. So that was my first concern. My second was my son has been um receiving ADA therapy for the last three and a half years. I know Victoria School District has two ECBAs on staff. And so I pointed and I asked if this district has any. And what I actually found in employee requests from the
008state was that the school district has paid in total so far $75,000 to contracted um BCBA who works out of Iowa. She has the Illinois license and currently does not have the required license for the state of Illinois. So she has been contacted with the school district and has implemented a program called PE which I believe I think don't this may be I'm not sure if this is practical or not but used within the life skills class. Um my background is a masters in therapy and peak is actually taken from a assessment which is a really long DC or ADA assessment um and they accommodated this to a um classroom study but my concern especially as a therapist it was um was consent informed consent obtained by parents um for parents you know made aware
009that this program was being used in this class and also So I wonder how data is being collected um if it's written IEPs and parents aren't even aware. Another question I asked was for internal documents of the Dut school district and the amount of money the DNA school district has spent from 2022 current school year on school programs and classrooms dedicated to children with autism. The response was no response or records exist which was shocking. I'm sure there's been lots of money spent on honors programs and AP programs, but the fact that there was no paperwork on any programs for children on the spectrum with disabilities was shocking. Finally, I asked about the criteria for children who need to go into classroom or emotional behavior classroom because I basically was told that this has become
010a warehouse for kids um with many different mixed disabilities. And so, um it is appropriate. One of the answers was that students demonstrate terrible levels of achievement which is true. It should be children should have a social emotional diagnosis to be in that classroom. Kate's law basically states that children should not be placed in emotional behavior classroom for maladaptive behavior. So what was further concerning for me was it talks about um further down the intensity of the behavior fall within the categories for the district intensity scale. I don't know what the district's intensity scale is um but if the behaviors are behaviors just because they're now adaptive because kids are struggling at home or acting out like that's not the best place to put these kids. Um so that's basically it. The purpose of it
011was to try to gain a better understanding of the school district and the services that I was hoping I could provide to my children. Um, however, especially the amount of money that we spend on taxes and um amount of money. Thank you for your time. Okay. Thank you. Next up, I saw two other hands. Yes, sir. My name is Tad Rozac. I live on Hall Road with my wife for 36 years. My three children, her three children, two of my grandchildren attended elementary schools in kindergarten. As I'm walking today and I walking today exercise, I noticed sports balance construction has stopped. I was I was informed today. The reason it stopped is the school board wants to make it bigger and move. Well, you've already spent millions of I'm sure just uh my biggest problem
012that I have is I was just meeting the guys approved this and I don't see any work around twothirds of my tax money goes to pay for this goes into the school. I'm more than happy to pay to educate children. This kind of stuff to me is is just compens. I would really like to see someone on some of these boards go no what is necessary and what is wanted are two different things. I what I was told today was you seem to want to make the state as big as I don't see the reason I never saw the reason for this but that's just my opinion I'm happy to pay to educate children not having to pay so kids don't have to run outside when I was a kid thank you very much thank
013you one other person. Hi, my name is four boys here in the school district at the high school. I want to speak on two different things tonight really quickly. Um first of all um as parent school district substitute coach um and community member um I want to advocate for equitable and comprehensive counseling support across all schools in our district specifically as banner grow the current plan is still to reassign school counselors grade banner their time at grow rather than hiring an additional dedicated fulltime I understand the need to support all students in the district and I strongly believe that this plan undermines the quality consistency of counseling services for students. Four reasons the board should hire an additional counselor. One, equity. All students deserve consistent full-time access to counseling services regardless of the school they
014attend. Sharing counselors across multiple campuses deletes a level of care access and availability for each student. Consistency. Students build trust with their counselors over time. Splitting accounting between schools disrupted relationship building wasn't able to develop consistent plate. Ultimately we get evidence of the support increased needs. Um in today's educational environment social emotional academic and behavioral needs of students are higher than ever. A counselor splitting time in local buildings cannot have adequately address these burns. Number four, um it's professional best practices. The American School Counselor Association, the ASCA recommends the ratio of one counselor to 250 students and emphasizes that school counselor should be able to provide services. So I would just again like to reconsider. I don't know if this is decision, superintendent decision. I'm not exactly sure how this all works. Please um hiring
015an additional counselor. [Music] And finally just up here. Um just want to advocate again for our pool. Um still broken and um as I said at one of the last two meetings pool has been broken multiple times just in this last school year. Um it's an embarrassment. Not just the fact that it's broken. Just the pool itself and the locker rooms are an embarrassment. It's not, I think, anything that people consider done last other. I'd like to invite the board to come and see the pool. I'd happily state the pool locker rooms. Um, just how challenging it is to breathe in there even with the air system. Google's outdated and we need to be considering steps to whether or not it's part of this form. It's just need to get a thing together. Thank you,
016Natalie. That was it for terms of hands. This concludes the public participation portion of the meeting. The board will now move on to the information discussion items. School activity account reports are included in the board's packet. Are there any questions? Information regarding the cooperative agreement for mutual assistance in response to crisis is available in the board packet. Are there any questions of information regarding the permanent transfer of funds has been included in the board packet? Are there any questions? Information regarding the Hickory Grove facility dog application has been included in the board packet. Are there any questions? This concludes the information discussion item section segment of the meeting. The board will now move on to the consent agenda. Are there any questions or discussions regarding items that are included in the consent agenda? Could I
017have a motion to approve the consent agenda? I'll move to approve the consent agenda as presented. Is there a second? I'll second. Okay. Motion by Tim, seconded by Yousef. Is there any discussion? Okay. Miranda roll call vote please. Ron I. Belin I. Paul I. Paulouser I. Sarah I Okay, that motion carries. Board will now move on to the action items. The bill list, treasures report, district investment report and bank statements are included in the packet that I have a motion to approve payment of the bills. I should have asked in the consent, but where did that 8 and a half million get transferred to? Was that for the athletic center in the fund? We went from one account to another. Correct. Uh we took six and a half from working cash and two from transportation.
018I saw eight and a half transfer. Oh, did I didn't I see eight and a half get transferred? Yeah, we're doing uh 6 and a half million from cash and then 2 million for transportation mechanically how it has to be done in that information but we have to move it to we move it between all the operating funds whatever we want to do right now and uh we're going to move it to the operation maintenance fund and then we make that million from the operation fund. Oh, okay. Slightly different. I'll look that again. I was confused, but okay. All right. So, that was he was asking about 4 C. Okay. from discussion Miranda just for the notes there. I'm going to jump back to the into the action. Uh so approval of payment of the
019bills. Can I have a motion for payment of the bills? I'll move to approve the payment of bills the amount of [Music] $6,316,416.72 as presented. Is there a second? I second. All right. Is there any discussion? That was for Nick and roll call vote please. Felman I. Paul Iazer I. Tyra I. Wagenbot I. Hi. Okay. In motion carried. Information regarding the resolutions to intervene in property tax appeal is included in the board packet. Could I have a motion to approve the resolutions? I move to approve the resolution as presented. Thank you, Andrew. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Nick. Any discussion? Roll call vote. Paul, I Tyra I. Wagon Box. Iron. I bel. That motion carries. Information regarding the construction management contract for Wilder Weight Elementary has been included in the board packet. Could
020I have a motion to approve the contract? Move to approve the contract as presented. Thank you, Yousef. Is there a second? Second. Second, Tim. Thank you. Is there any discussion? Roll call. Roll caller. I Tyra I Wagenbach. I Feldman I Paul I Okay, that motion carries. Information regarding the architectural services contract also for Wilder Way Elementary is included in the board packet. Could I have a motion to approve the contract? Yeah, I move to approve the contract as presented. Thank you, Mr. Tyler. Is there a second? Second, Mr. Hall, is there any discussion? I should clarify, this isn't technically a contract. It's authorizing me to begin contract negotiations um with ratio for the project. Noted. Thank you. Is there any discussion with that clarification? Okay, we'll call them. Tyra, I wagenbach. Iron. I Felman I
021Paul I Paul Hi. Okay. Information regarding the three. That's a typo there. Right. Information regarding the 2025 Chromebook hardware refresh proposal has been included in the board packet. Could I have a motion to approve the Chromebook hardware refresh? So move to approve the 2025 Chromebook hardware represent. Thank you, Yousef. Is there a second? I'll second. Andrew, is there any discussion? Roll call vote. Wagshot. Iron. I. Belman. Hi. Paul. Hi. Holous. I. Tyra. I. Okay, that motion carries. Approval. Uh, let's see. Information regarding the 2425 and 2526 non-certified staff raises is included in the board packet. Can I have a motion to approve those raises? I'll move to approve the raises for non-certified staff as presented. Okay, Mick. Is there a second? [Applause] A second. Hey Tim, is there any discussion on the race? Roll call.
022Hi Felman. Hi Paul. Hi Paul. Hi Tyra. Hi Wagner. Hi. Okay. Motion passes. Information regarding the 24- 27 Desperate contract is included in the work packet. Could I have a motion to approve that contract? I'll move to approve the contract as presented. Thank you. Tim. Is there a second? I'll second. You Andrew. Is there any discussion on the desperate contract? Roll call vote. Brandon Felman. I call I Tyra I. Wagen. Hi. Hi. Okay, that motion carries. Information regarding the administrator contract renewals is included in the board packet. Could I have a motion to approve the contracts? Just a reminder, these are for our assistant principles primarily that are on year-to-year contract. It just assures them that they have a job in the fall. The money is not included because we are still in contract negotiations
023with the DEA. And then once that's concluded, I'll come back to the board with whatever that dollar amount might be, but right now it's just for time. I'll move to approve the salary adjustments as presented. It's a contract. Wrong one. H H I move to approve the contracts I presented. Is that right, sir? Kind of. We got it. Okay. Do I have a second? I'll second. Thank you, sir. Is there any further discussion on that? Roll call vote. Paul, I sponsor I. Tyra, I. Wagenbach. Hi. I Felton. Hi. Information regarding the administrator salary adjustments is included in the board packet and I will move to approve the salary adjustments as presented and I need a second. Second. Okay. Thank you, Mick. Was this all the office staff? Are there any discussions on that? Yes. I
024I'd like to make a comment. Yep. Um I'm looking at this and I'm reading through this and I know I sent this to you, Dr. Beerman. Um, this is a total raise of what? It's a 1% salary increase for the principles and directors bringing their total raise to a minimum three and a half% which is tied for the lowest in the fury area. This is our administrators, right? Correct. And you indicated to me or and to the whole board that this is this would the estimate this the increase the incremental increase is $16,000 annually. Correct. Correct. All right. We're spending $2,000 a day on a delay for the training center. I think this is an insult to the administrators. I will be a no vote on this only because not that I don't want the
025administrators to get the 1%. It is because of the principle that they should get more. Is there any other discussion on this? Yeah. And this um I'll just add that this was um brought forward on a couple of different occasions but not taken up. And I assured um Dr. dear that it would be um at the first meeting that I was able to preside over. So I want to thank him for putting it on the agenda. We have a motion and a second and I need a roll call vote. Hower no. Tyra I swagenbach Iron I. This concludes the action items portion of the meeting. Now, we're going to go into the close session piece. And just for all the people here and viewers at home, making a slight change in terms of approach to
026close session, I just want to make sure everyone's clear on it. Historically, uh there are seven reasons why you can go into close session. um according to the open meetings act and historically we've sort of in blanket fashion just list it all set but not necessarily those are the ones that we're going to talk about. We just throw them all out there for maximum cover so to speak and it was brought to um my attention by one of the new members. They can disclose themselves if they'd like. or in the new members who just recently went through the open meeting act training which is required that we should be referencing which of the elements we are going into close session regarding and so moving forward we're going to try and adhere to that. It may
027well be that some nights we're going to touch on all seven. I think we've done that in the past but we're going to be a little more surgical about it moving forward. So, for tonight, I'm I'm going to make the motion just to kick this off, make sure we do it right, or if it's wrong, it's my fault. But, uh, I'm going to make a motion to adjourn to close session for the following purposes as stated in the open meeting act. And one is that, uh, the appointment, employment, compensation, and performance of specific employees. Now, this is an opportunity if any of the other board members see something else on that list or Dr. Dear would like to tell me to add something to that list. We can add it to our close session as
028well. I do that right. Correct. Okay. Are there any other items from that list? Hey, I would like to add student disciplinary cases, collective negotiating matters, and litigation. Student disciplinary collective and litigation. Got it. How about uh after the purchase or lease of real property? You can add that. Thank you. Anyone else? Okay. I made the motion. I need a second. Oh, you need to amend your motion to include those other items. I'd like to amend my motion to include discussion. I'm sorry. collective negotiating matters, purchase or lease of real property and litigation and student and student discipline. I did have it circled. I just didn't I I said this is going to be new for everyone here. Only not doing two of them. I need a second. A second. Is there any discussion? Okay,
029that's roll call. Hi Felman. Hi Paul. Hi Pauler. Hi Kyra. Hi I. It actually was a roll call. Yeah. Right. But we did it again. It's my first meeting. Come on. All right. We're in close session. I kept one of the folders last. I'll give it back to you. One of those folders last night. We could save some money just Okay. All right. Uh, could I have a mo uh, sorry, could I have a motion to return to open session? I move to return to session. Is there a second? I second. Okay. All those in favor say I. Any opposed? Motion carried and the time is 7:17. Could I have a motion to approve the human resource consent agenda? I move to approve the human resources consent agenda as presented. Is there a second? I'll
030move a second. Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote. Miranda I. Felton. Hi. Hall. Hi counter. Hi Kyra. Hi Wagon. Hi. Can I have a motion to adjurnn? I move to adjourn. Okay, Tim. Second by Andrew. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. Second. Oppos. Motion carries. The time is 7:18. Thank you. Okay.