001adding under 12 A. You'll see that 12 is going to have all re numbering, but 12 A will be superintendent reads budget referendum results for 8125 with a motion and requesting a motion to accept the results from the board. Adding 12B, direction from the board about u the budget and 12 A, consideration of new coaching staff. 12. >> Sorry. No, that's going to be 12 L. Sorry, I have to change all the numbers. It be 12 L. Consideration. And the new business is the first one. You're going to do the results first and then move everything down. >> Yeah. Move. Yep. They'll be A and B and then everything else will bump down. at the very >> Okay. Motion to accept the board meeting agenda. >> Yep. All in favor? Any recognitions? >> None. >>
002But we do have a plan as we move forward that our activities and sorry community coordinator will be bringing recognitions. >> All right. >> Mike tonight >> consideration of minutes for the regular board meeting of 7:22 and that's in a form of a motion. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? No action required on the consent agenda of the personnel committee meeting on 7:31 and 87. No action required. Any presentations? None. Any public participation? Diana report from the superintendent. So that was the the link um to the report that I sent you. I don't know if there's any questions. They're just things that have happened in the last few weeks since we last. So, I shared information on our first um community open house that will be occurring on August 25th at our um
003Jessica George has been around to um local businesses today and passing out flyers and inviting them to join us. Um we're trying to work very hard to build um that those community relationships. So, we're kind of excited about this idea. Um I toured buildings and grounds with Mr. Brady, Director Brady, um, a few weeks ago and got to see what was happening, where we need to make improvements. Um, there's been a great meeting with the transportation team as well. Um, really looking at the the task list. Um, vinyl sighting is being replaced. There's been a lot of painting done as well as grounds um, you know, mowing and just tidying up. Um, we also have bus drivers that are now in buildings. They've been supporting the custodial staff. So, there's been a lot of movement,
004a lot of change. And I think that when um we open schools, you'll see um very healthy, safety, and welcoming environments. And that's thanks to um these two um custodians and drivers working together for our excited about that. I also shared with you current enrollment numbers, just so that you're aware. PreK5, um 151, middle school 111 students, high school 109 for total. And this was again earlier in August and we're still monitoring numbers of 371 students at that time that we were expecting. Um I shared with you some changes um in an email based on um enrollment that we're carefully monitoring that um and we'll talk we can talk more about that later. And then I shared with you I don't know a a very engaging um professional development a three-hour um webinar that really
005looked at um how we see um students and andstead of behavior as consequence but being curious and wondering why are we seeing that behavior and what kinds of things that we can do. Um Dr. Lori Daltes also has written a book that I just ordered and I think that can be really helpful for all of us that so I think that that'll be something that we'll be looking into as far as um professional development. Um I also attended um the first of eight unit superintendent um sponsored orientation meetings helping first year superintendent um through MSMA. So that will be really helpful. Um I have connections with a lot of the people that are there. So it was really nice um to make those connections and and to feel like there's someplace to go to ask
006questions to make sure that I'm doing the things that I'm supposed to be doing and doing what's best for the district. Um we also had a very dynamic um admin retreat um with principles and directors last week, a two-day retreat. Um, we've covered a lot of ground and I can tell you that you have a dynamite admin team here in this district that's working well together with directors and they really helped to get me on board. So many questions. I mean the agenda was really built around tell me about this, tell me about this, tell me about this. So helping to build my capacity and then as we move forward what are the things that you you see and recognize that we need. Um, so again, just very appreciative of the team that we have
007here and that was all from our report. >> Is Jessica going to speak tonight in regards to her meeting with the businesses today or can we do a followup here? >> I think you can do a followup right now. um could you shed a little bit of light on your um meetings with the different businesses um in the area and how they accepted that and do you think that they'll be following through with our open house? Um yeah, I got a lot of, "Oh, wow. This is great." Um I've had two businesses already call and fully commit that they'll be there. Um every every person that I greeted was very delightful to see somebody from the school that I brought a flyer. you know, I commented and asked asked a few questions about each of
008the businesses while I was there. So, it was good. I think people are going to be very responsive. Um, I did share your flyer today. I'm really trying to post a lot. The um regional school posted it and I shared it on several sites today. There was seems to be a lot of um positive um acceptance of it and and being the um community part. I don't know if you guys have seen all this, but it it was phenomenal. the outlook seems to be um very well recepted and hopefully this is the beginning of a new building as as a community school. I also went to both towns. So, it's posted on their website. If it's not now, it will be and they're also going to share it on their social media. They were very
009excited. Um they too will be sharing it to any businesses that I may have missed. So, it's like I went downtown, but many businesses did not open until 4. So I hit all of them that were open down there today. But um I think with the support of both the towns, they were excited to share the information that we should reach many people. >> Um the the questions that was asked today and I sent you an email um to Jessica to they asked for the schedule of our board meetings and they would like the um live stream site as well. um maybe we can really begin to incorporate that so that people actually know what's going on and and can be a part of the community as well. So um I did forward that to
010you today so we can forward it over to the clerks especially they were the ones asking for it. So >> and they did say something about our web page um >> and and and um director Bradford and Miss George both working on that and we have a plan moving forward. That's good because that's one thing. So when we get that up and running too, we'll be as well. So I'm really looking forward to this and I'm very pleased that you went um to door to door to a lot of businesses. I I think that's going to be the heart of it and that's that is the start of it and thank you very much. Um I just wanted to also thank you for doing that. It's it's phenomenal. Um a question for you. Uh, did
011you hit up the library because they might be a good one to have there, too? >> When I went out, they must have been on their lunch. Their door was locked. >> So, I will I will hit the library. The library next to Stockton Springs I did, but not the one. Yeah. Yeah. I was just thinking they'd probably be a a good audience. Um, the other thing I just wanted to mention, uh, I know I am unfortunately not able to, to be at the open house, um, because it's our orientation up at UIN, and I think you're in the same boat. Um, so just a request that if you, you know, given where things are at right now, like if there's any opportunity for anyone to just mention that Julie and I are not like
012just awol because we don't care, but >> we're out because we're actually educators doing educational things at other places. Um, and that would be helpful, I think, to make sure people know that. >> And we'll have um R.J. Robinson there as well. again, there's that community, you know, that outreach that we're trying to do, that communication piece with the community. So, we'll be there as well. And um we'll be putting out information and sharing some wonderful things that are happening. So, you won't you'll miss it in person, but we'll make sure >> you guys name tag with three of them. [Laughter] >> Take a picture of yourself and place it on the back of your t-shirt and just here in spirit >> Committee reports. >> That's you. >> Oh, one of them. >> Both of
013them. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. Um we did meet. We met on um July 31st and August 7th. Um we uh bring in um personnel recommendations to the board to be voted on. I believe they're all on here. um it actually seemed to help the board as a whole for these um meetings prior to this board meeting. Um for us to be able to um talk and collaborate and and get things out there so that um we're all on board or or pretty much on board when we come um forward. And um we don't want any mishaps like we had in the in the past. And really, we're excited for a new beginning. And as I said, it's all here on the um agenda tonight to bring people forward. So I I think we're on
014the road to a new beginning. Would you ladies like to add anything? >> Just just to concur. Um and I really want to thank the folks on the different hiring committees who helped put together sort of profiles of the candidates and really give the personnel committee a good um sense of strengths and uh recommend why recommendations were being made. So any old business? No >> new business. We're going to do the results first. We are not >> I'd like Thank you. >> I'll make that in the form of a motion to accept the results from the referendum. Any discussion? All in favor? >> No, we lost. Yes, but I don't have I don't have them in front of me. She does. >> So, article one, um the town of Searsport in the affirmative was 90.
015Um and the negative was 82. The town of Stockton Springs in the affirmative was 84. Negative was 107. Total affirmative was 174. Total 189. The board uh school board declares that this article has there's specifically a place we're going to pass it around that you need to sign. You'll see your name. You should have a black pen. If you don't, I'll pass around my pen. If you don't, please make sure you're signing exactly the same page. >> Yes. There you go. And the next thing on the agenda is budget discussion. So, we're looking for direction from the board of directors um where you want to go with um the budget to, you know, we've heard, you know, again, just publicly, I want to make sure that everybody is aware that we thank all voters for
016getting out there and and um sharing their, you know, what their thoughts and feelings are as far as the proposed budget. Um we recognize um that there um a negative vote and we want to make sure that we're doing as best we can um to support the students um and their families that you know want their children educated here but at the same time they're finding that balance with the community. So asking for direction from the boards >> can go ahead. >> No, you go first. Um, so I know Ruth had asked this on an email and I think um I don't have the number right in front of me, but if I remember correctly, we are about 240ish,000 above where the fiscal 25 budget was. Is that correct, Deanna? Give or take. >> Give
017or take. Um, pretty. >> Okay. Uh my sort of intuitive reaction to the two failed v votes is that we need to try very hard to get to a point where we're at zero that we are coming in flat from last year. And I think candidly that even that might be a tough cell, but I really don't think we're gonna >> get anything beyond that. Um I have a a I guess a question to start with and then I will probably have lots of other questions but my question to start with and for and actually first I want to start with a a commendation for what you have already done and I'm speaking to folks behind me as well who I know are part of these decisions um in terms of consolidating where you could
018with staffing to avoid having to make new hires and and so on. I don't think any of us um want to head to layoffs. Uh but I my question at the moment is are there any other open positions or positions that we know will be becoming vacant that we can um look to other options for consolidation or not filling positions as a means of getting closer to a a you know zero increase budget. So we are strongly we want that message out there that we do not want to impact students. We do not want to have a negative impact on students but at the same time can we be fiscally responsible and make sure that our enrollment numbers our classroom numbers are appropriate but without going over and overburdening teachers. I want to make that
019really clear. So we are looking at care things carefully and I think that at this point that positions have failed. I don't think that there any other positions that we need to and as you said that earlier this month we had already been looking at enrollment and numbers and we believe that there's definitely um some positions that we we you know no teachers are are losing positions we're just not filling positions that are that are vacant at this time so that's the plan moving forward anything else you want to add that sorry >> I guess my question would be follow-up question um how much does what we've done earlier this month, which I know was after we put this second budget together. >> How much does that help? >> It gets us to zero. >>
020Does it? >> Yep. >> So, we think by paying attention to current enrollment numbers and again, administration is looking very carefully and being very fiscally responsible when they're looking at their buildings and saying, I think that we can maintain what we're doing and still provide all the programming and all the opportunities and activities that we have. So, sports, everything is still there. We're not we're not cutting things that we know will impact students, but we're just not filling some positions that will still be have very appropriate classroom numbers sizes. So, if we don't fill them and we could come in at at pretty much a zero increase, um would we try to go with the November ballot so that we're not standing alone and that people actually come out and vote in them? >> Would
021that put us on that timeline and would we >> would we fit that timeline so that we don't have to go against anything else at this time? So, Director Blanchard and I looked at uh timeline today and tried to plan. You have to do some backwards planning to make sure that everything fits within the timeline. So, we're looking at um if you give us direction today, that's what you want us to go with is that 0% increase or somewhere in that that ballpark. Um we would come back to you with a very specific budget. Um and have a second meeting in August on the 26th of August. Um, and then we would follow that up on our September 9th meeting, signing the warrants, and then delivering of warrants to the towns that same week. We
022would go with a district the budget meeting that we invite the public to come into and really talk about what those changes are on the 24th. And I'll share all these dates with you. And then we're looking at referendum vote on the 4th of November, which is voting day. that will save again the the school district money by not having to pay the towns to run um those things. And then we would have a second uh board meeting on the 5th of November to accept the results of of the the vote on the 4th. So that's our proposed timeline. I'm going to make it in a form of a motion because I believe you need to >> to bring it in at zero. >> Okay. >> Any second? >> Second. >> Any more discussion? Yes.
023>> Okay. >> Um just to be clear that when we put zero change or increase to our budget when it's put in the revenue worksheet um Searsport goes down $11,849 and Stockton goes up $11,000 or less than um a half a percent because of the way the mill rate and the changes because of valuations. So that even though we have a zero increase, one town goes down and one town goes up and no matter how much we keep taking it down, we'd have to take it down like triple just to get everybody under zero. >> So >> and and we will um be meeting with the towns, I'm assuming. I think we need to collaborate with them a little bit more. Um is that in the future? Ye. Yes. I think that superintendent has had
024conversations today with I'll let you >> No, go ahead. >> Um with the town manager in Searsport and there's a intention to bring both town select committees together >> here with the superintendent and the admin and you know just have an open conversation right and the board. >> Yeah, >> I I think that's something that would benefit all of us to to do that. >> I absolutely agree. I think that that collaboration and that's what we're working towards. We're working that we can put everybody on the same page and I think until we can help to build capacity around our budget and what it looks like so that the towns can get out and build that capacity with their their constituents as well that it's just going to be all the more helpful to all
025of us. >> Yeah. >> I'm not sure that this is the right place for this because we have a motion on the table. tell me to to hold maybe it's something we talk about at a budget workshop, but um I do have a lot of thoughts about things that we may want to do at the budget meeting to make our case more clearly and um >> just want to make sure we get time to talk about that. But it's okay if this is not that time. >> Um I think we are you can mention it now. >> I think you can mention it now. I think it would be very helpful to mention it now and we can get it in the minutes and make sure that we're Yeah. >> So I think two big
026things um in following the social media comments over the last week or so, you know, as things were seeing a lot of people who still didn't feel like they were seeing enough of a a kind of blowby-blow like what exactly are you changing and how is this? So I think we need to do something to really map out, >> you know. Yeah, >> these are the classrooms that we consolidated. These are the things that we eliminated. You know, whatever. Like in very plain language, not the thing that I think is challenging about the budget meeting is that, you know, we have to talk about things in the buckets that they're out and that that's not how people think about it. So we got to find a way to have something that makes sense to >>
027beyond just the dollars but a clear explanation >> and also beyond just the the articles and the sort of what's in this center that we're voting on and things like that. The other thing that I found astonishing as I was watching the the not astonishing troubling as I was watching the um the dialogue I think we are getting to a point where the school budget is being made to bear the brunt of all of our tax increases which is not accurate. >> I didn't jump in because I don't understand it well enough to be able to explain which percentage is coming from the school and which percentage is coming from the increase. We got to find somebody and and frankly if that means like you know >> paying Drummond and Woodsome or somebody to to
028do the anal like somehow we've got to be able to say to the towns this is what the school budget is actually contributing to your increase and this is where the rest of it is coming from >> and I think the town managers will be able to explain that because they do understand >> and the town reports um every if you go back and look at their town reports they show the breakdown and schools our school district typically comes in somewhere in the low 60s and so and that hasn't changed. Um, so what happens is is that that means if everybody's taxes are going up, which they are, it's proportionate. Although it may be a little more on the town or a little more on the county, um, a percent more for the district or
029percent under, but the percentages seem to run the same and just follow along if you look back at the years and we can pull the, um, historical data on that. >> I did have an interesting conversation with Mr. Gilway today and he shared that the challenge right now for when we look at specifically he was obviously talking about Searsport is that valuations have gone up. the mill rates gone down but valuations have gone up and based on that um the towns are not um getting as much money from the homestead exemption act and that as well as I Searsport I believe if I understand what he said correctly is that they had carryover funds that they had been using to buy down the the local town taxes they've reached that that cliff there's no more
030carried funds to to to buy down their tax bills So all of a sudden they've fallen off a cliff and tax text tax looks like a lot and it he as well expressed concern that there's a message out there in the community that somehow it's the school district that's driving up the the taxes and it's not and he understands that as well. So I think our hopefully our you know that that's why we need to get together with our town selectmen that's why we need to build this message that we are collaborating we are working together but it's not one against the other it's we together and all of it combined creates a tax bill for people and it's not that it isn't burdensome but it's not more of just the school district it's more
031of everybody adding to that tax bill >> and and it might behoove us to also um ask um Kevin Kelly or Kylie, however you pronounce his name, the commissioner. He was very forthcoming at the Stockton Town meeting and and maybe it's with Mr. Gilway wanting to um collaborate with the town of Stockton as well and the board and the administrators. um maybe it's time to bring in a few other and and actually um write it up in black and white and and make it a part of the packet or whatever we have to do because she's absolutely right that we have to make sure that these the citizens in the two towns actually understand it and maybe it's for our benefit as well because we try to explain it and we're not always right. So,
032um as Mr. Gilway did explain a lot of it today and so did Mr. Kelly, a lot of it made sense with the way they talk because the state is the one that sets the base for the taxes and they're kind of um making it the burden of the the schools when in fact it really isn't. So it's time to set or educate all of us to that point. So that would be a good point. So perhaps we might consider the end of no of uh September >> that second tenative meeting that we usually have for the board that we make at a workshop. Y >> and again invite both um boards from Stockton Springs and and Searsport >> as well as this board and the admin team to sit around and have a conversation
033and really try to understand and again open to the the public. It's a workshop, but to really um examine what the budget looks like from our issue 20's perspective, but also from the town what their their tax assessments, their bills are looking like so that we can hopefully build that capacity. Thank you. >> All in f any more questions I should ask. Any more questions, comments? All in favor? >> Thank you. Um, Deanna and Laura for doing that and the admin for working that to come up with some suggestions to start us. Next on the agenda, the substitute pay update. So, uh, Jessica and I and Deanna were looking at just our sub rates and we want to be competitive with local, uh, other local districts. One thing that you should be aware, um, working
034I speaking with the admin team last week at the retreat, it's challenging. Ru20 is is challenged at times to find substitutes to cover classrooms. I'm not sure of the exact data, and I bet we could go back and find, but school principles are covering classrooms instead of doing their principal jobs a lot and I don't know the exact but I would guess at least once a week and perhaps more that they're in classrooms covering because we can't find subs and that's even with shifting people around people have been so flexible but the end story is I think that we need to be a little bit more competitive when we looked at so Jessica looked at other districts near us that people that might be subs might be Maybe not Mountain View, but Bucksport and maybe
035Hampton and we went with so recommendation um to increase. So I'm looking at certified teachers. Currently we pay $20 an hour and I'm recommending an increase of 2150 per hour. um not certified teachers from $15 to did we say $17 or $17 I think is what we changed that um you should have >> not the you should have it might be >> I'm sorry what was that what was that category >> so just you should have this in your package so you follow that one that's the one that's correct so but it's uncertifi non-certified so it's $15 an hour >> 69 from 15 to 16. Yes. And in uh support staff from 15 to 16 and tutors from 25 to 30. So those are the changes. >> So the 16 should be 17 minutes >>
036because it's based on that there's a new law that went into effect after we had well not we had that conversation prior but we didn't realize that that that we have to make sure. So, both of those, the $16 one should be 17 to make sure that we're following the law. >> Do all these new raises take place the same time as as the teachers as well, or is this one take place ahead of time? >> I'm recommending that we start the new year so that we can advertise. >> I I I get that, but do they by law change all at the same time? >> I am not sure. I don't know. Do you have that date? >> No, they don't. >> That's right. They don't. >> Um, >> I'll make a motion to
037accept your recommendations for the pay increases. >> Any other comments? Any questions? >> Sorry, just one comment. If you're um publishing this, make sure you change 202122 school year. >> Thank you. >> To be the current one. >> Thank you. Um, and then I mean you've probably already thought of this, but if we are really actively looking for people, which I didn't realize, um, probably having something at our community open house that >> is a table or something that explains and also that clearly explains what the requirements are because I honestly don't even know what like >> does somebody need a college degree to be a substitute teacher? Do they just need a high school diploma? Do they like what what are the requirements for all of these >> might be? >> So, do you
038want me to update this with the current and bring this back at the next meeting? Just >> I'd like you to update it, but you don't >> Okay. >> We can still approve it tonight. >> Okay. >> Any other comments, questions? >> Sabrina, you all set? All in favor? We need to select a delegate from the school board who will attend the October 18th, 2025 MSBA delegate assembly at your August school board meeting. In the past, we have always asked and not everybody can do it. So, um, do they want time to think about it or do whatever. We just wanted it out there so people could plan, look at their calendars, >> and if and if they if someone wanted to stay overnight to attend both days, then those those expenses would be covered,
039October 18th. You guys want time to think about it and bring it up to the next meeting? >> The one on the 18th is a Saturday. And is that different than the two-day fall conference that's listed a little later? >> So there's a MSBA delegate assembly um um at your Augusta schoolboard meeting and then there is the October 23rd and 24th which is a little bit different. That's the MSMA fall conference and that's more of like a a workshop >> um training professional development >> with breakout sessions that's super helpful for board members. Yeah, many many topics >> is more for right somebody that's representing this board that goes and learns more about board process procedure in a bigger >> sorry that I I probably confused a bit by what I said >> um so
040maybe we should make Ruth and Chris aware of it as well before any decisions >> I was thinking that too but I I I you know I that's where I was g leading to. But um so we'll make them aware of it and maybe at the next board meeting um bring it up again so that by then it somebody might be able to check the calendars and see if they're available and >> Perfect. >> Is that all right with you guys? So we don't make it in a form of a motion. >> So we'll table that one. >> Sure. >> Okay. >> I have bring it back to the next meeting. >> Yep. And the same with going down to the MSMA fall conference. >> Um. Yes. But E. >> Yep. >> Um that would
041be E you guys. And we'll um bring that back next time so everybody can check the calendars >> and perhaps we can we we'll send the board members more information on each so they can >> because MSMA might even have their breakout sessions already. >> These are linked and it's all right there. Beautiful. So they can they can get on. If you look at this digitally, the links are all there and I will send you to give you that background information. It was a lot of paper to print. >> So I did say don't >> we can bump back up once. >> Consideration of >> Are we good with that one? >> Okay. Consideration of regional 20 unit regional school unit number 20 to add coverage for the job classification of director of facilities and
042maintenance under main pers consolidated participation. >> Okay. >> This is the P what you voted on prior. Um is that correct? >> Yes. The the Yes. >> The exact wording. >> This is this is the exact wording that you'll that page. You'll have to read all the >> It's just beyond it. It follows the the packet follows the agenda. Yes, ma'am. >> Um, >> we need it in a form of a motion before we can discuss it. Correct. >> That is the motion. Okay, here's your motion. Regional school unit number 20 to add coverage for the job classification of director of facilities and maintenance under its main pers consolidated preating local district plan for certain non-teer plan employees effective September 1st 2025 to see he of regional school unit 20 will vote to change its
043main public employees retirement system main pers participate in local district consolidated plan effective September 1st 2025 and agree to A add coverage for its director of buildings, grounds, and transportation who regularly works more than 32 hours per week under regular plan AC effective September 1st, 2025. and B continue to provide coverage for its central office staff who regularly work more than 32 hours per week and who are not covered by the teacher retirement program and to its school support employees who were members of MSAD number 34 or MSAD 56 main PERS PLLD retirement plans immediately prior to becoming employed by regional school unit 20 on July 1st 2009 under regular plan AC and C. Continue to exclude all other school support employees who are not covered by the teacher retirement program, including schoolboard members, from
044participating in the PLLD consolidated plan. And D to allow its director of facilities and maintenance currently employed by regional school unit number 20 on September 1st, 2025, who elects to join Maine PERS to purchase prior service upon the employees full payment of all associated cost. Regional school unit number 20 will not participate in the purchase of or prior service and so employees are responsible for paying the full liability associated with this service. E to authorize Laura Miller superintendent to sign the amended agreement between regional school number 20 and main public employees retirement s system. Motion approved as written. >> Wow. >> That's that's some words. >> Yeah. Any comments? Um, I have one. We had talked about others. Is that going to be in the job description in the future or are we leaving those
045alone? For now, we're we're leaving them alone. If someone comes in and and requests to be included or we or it seems beneficial to include them, the board will cons will consider it on a position by position basis. And that would have to do with at director level positions that aren't covered by a teacher retirement plan such as the IT director. >> Yeah. >> I I meant in the future if that was going to be part of an ad advertisement as we're >> looking to um it's not easy to replace Bob. I'll say that right out loud. But in the future to any other applicants um as we're looking to become um as competitive as can be in the hiring field, I want to make sure that we're looking to fulfill that as well if
046we need to be. >> Any other comments, questions? I'm just I'm confused because I thought that we were switching transportation to the business manager pos like I'm just confused about the names of the positions. The director of buildings, grounds, and transportation and then the director of facilities and maintenance. >> That's that they should say the same thing. That's that's I missed that when I was editing this. Ah, so we probably have to amend that number eight letter A by saying um facilities and maintenance. >> That makes sense. Now >> you got it. >> Thank you for catching that. No questions, Julie. >> All in favor. Thank you. Okay, we're going to skip the next one. We're going to table that. Correct. consideration consideration of approval for the eighth grade overnight field trip to Camp Kiev.
047And that should be in your packet. Right there. And that's in the form of a motion. Any questions? >> Mr. H. questions. >> I must say this is probably one of the best trips that we have approved for I don't know how many years now. >> 20 plus. >> I thought so, but that'd be telling how long I've been here. So, um I I I full support this trip. I think it does the kids great. Um they talk about it forever. Um it seems that they involve everybody. All kids are included. It's it's a great trip as far as I'm concerned. I'm fully support this. But comments having attended this with different classes, I can say it's it is a fabulous opportunity for our students and I'm very glad to see that we continue to
048do this. Any comment, Sabrina? >> All in favor? Thank you, Josh. Okay, that's considerations of the approval of the school handbooks. The S board elementary handbook is first. >> We did not print them out. Again, a lot of pages. You have a lot of links. If you do want them printed out, uh Jessica will print them out. You can pick them up at another date, but I didn't print them up >> at this time. >> Was there any changes? Do you remember? >> I think that David did Mr. Wilhox did a few updates and things like that, but not anything blatantly from what I could gather from this conversation. >> And I guess this comes Do we still do the the meetings with the the parents in open house or something? I can't remember how
049we did it, Josh, about um going over certain things. Is it going to be like the sports ones where we are going to have the parents meeting so they can't say, "Oh, I didn't know that." >> Not for the handbook. The handbook goes out there as a QR code. >> Sorry. Is he over there with his last >> I can I know Mike you he can he can um the the the student handbooks will go out at least in the middle of high school as a QR code and they will go out in the the first of the day packets that they'll have to read sign and return and then as far as athletics go we'll work with the the new activities coordinator to schedule meetings to review changes and have conversations around >> good
050because they seem to want that as parents too make sure they know the rules Any questions, guys? I make that. All in favor? >> I think we did that, didn't we? Okay. >> Was there a second? Sorry. >> Yep. >> Motion to accept the Sir District, Middle School, High School handbook. >> Any questions? I think he answered those too. Most of them. Any questions? All in favor? Thank you. And here's the co-curricular handbook. Make a motion to accept the co-curricular handbook. >> Second. >> Any questions? That's where I'm going to question. Um, in the past we for years we met with parents and we discussed a lot of rules with a with a handbook and then everybody gets busy and and we didn't when there seemed to be a conflict. So in the future are
051we going to make sure there's parents meetings and so forth and so on. Thank you. He said yes if you guys are back too to him. Any other questions? All in favor? Thank you. Consideration of new administrative staff. Is there a name with this business manager? >> There is. So I can share profile with you and actually I can introduce you to the person. So, um, the personnel committee is recommending Shandra Hoden from who's currently employed in RSU71 who has, um, again, we discussed this at the personnel committee. Um, more than 20 years of experience as a school finance director. Um, we feel that she's the appropriate and just the right candidate for RS20 and we're very excited to make that recommendation. And Chandra's here tonight. If you like to meet her or ask any
052questions or greet her after the meeting, that'd be great. >> Um, I have one question before we accept this position. I believe we changed the title of this. So, what is the actual >> it should it should reflect director of finance and transportation. So, I'm going to um change my motion to read that as the finance director >> director director >> director of >> finance and transportation. >> Yes. Director of finance and transportation. >> And Shandra Hodgen. >> Yes. >> Can I have a second? >> Second. We cannot discuss personnel but all in favor welcome. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Consideration of new support staff. Do you guys want to take these as one or individual? >> Okay. I'm going to make it in form of a motion to edtech Elementary 45 resource room.
053Are the names here? >> Sorry, I'm trying to do things. You know, I wrote these down somewhere, but um help me out. >> EdTE Elementary. >> That is Oh, wait. I have it right here. Sorry. Shannon Herb. I do have that. >> Shannon Herb as the edtech in Yep. The resource room and Michaela Bailey in the program >> and the sub caller Jessica George. >> Oh, welcome. >> And the K through2 student activities and commun communication direct coordinator >> RJ Robertson. And those are all in the form of a motion. As protocol, we do not discuss personnel. All in favor? Welcome. Welcome. Consideration of new teaching staff resource room. So, we have um a new teacher recommend recommended by um director Littlefield, Leslie Max. She is an experienced resource room special ed teacher. Um and
054Mr. Littlefield is very excited for her to join our district. >> Was there one other one or is that something different? It's just one one resource room teacher that covers three and five >> and that's in a form of a motion. >> All in favor? Okay. Next. >> It's not new. >> Sorry. Um still. So, we have um somebody that you it didn't go to uh personnel. It's somebody that's already has been hired by uh in this district, has worked in this district. It would be um Christine Overy as the girls varsity soccer coach. Um you may remember that you approved approved R.J. Robertson as a coach of the girls soccer team, but because he's taken on this new position, it's really important that he takes on that position wholeheartedly. And so we posted and
055looked for um another coach for the girls soccer team and we were able to find somebody that has experience in this district as a coach. >> Yeah. And she was a former employee and the softball coach. >> Um that was in the form of a motion. Since I didn't have a name, we'll let her. All in favor? >> Oh, we need a second first. >> Second. All in favor. Thank you. date, time, and location of the next board meeting. >> So, we will be here again on August 26th because of the budget. We want to make sure that we have to have you have to um uh approve the budget um as presented then 6:30 right here in the room. >> Um okay. Are we going to do a budget workshop at um at six
056o'clock just just to go over the detail of the changes? Did I did I get that impression from Sabrina that she wanted that? >> I thought that was going to come out um I thought we was doing that. Um Betty, >> we will have we will have a little bit of a a budget conversation workshop next Tuesday. Yep. >> As part of the workshop the >> Oh, at the at the >> Yes. Okay. But I'm happy to have a half an hour review of anybody that can't make it. We're doing just so that everybody is aware of the public and it will be posted tomorrow. Um the school board is having a workshop retreat next Tuesday. It's open to the public. It starts at 6:30 and will actually be at the Mermaid Plaza. Um so
057if anybody wants to join, but we will be talking about the budget at that time. But if we want to meet for half an hour, start at six and just do a budget review before the board meeting, we can do that. >> I think I think that would be a good idea in case public wants to attend the sort of the workshop >> for the budget to have any conversation or share any public any thoughts, any comments prior to the board meeting. >> So budget workshop at 6 o'clock and then board meeting at 6:30. Sorry, I think I'm losing the the plot here a little bit. So, is this the budget workshop at which you're expecting to also bring together the town? >> no, this is just a review of the the budget that's going
058to go forward to to the community for a vote. >> The detail the details as of Okay. >> And at the board retreat, we will be discussing this if we need to as well. We want to just make sure that it's covered. So, it will be covered a little bit soon, but this will be >> clear statement about what the changes are. >> So, there's a strong possibility that I will not be able to be there on the 26th again because or it's orientation week. Um, I will see if I can shift the thing I have that night, but um >> yeah, it isn't looking good. Uh but it doesn't sound like that's going to be a huge issue because we'll talk about it on the 19th and then we have something else >> and
059hopefully based on your feedback that we can come up with some really clear statements about explaining and being very clear about what's different and I think that's what we could present on the 26 to the public and just >> practice that wording. >> We're meeting at 5:30 as a board as just us. Correct. At 5:30 we're >> Yes. Okay. And then the public can come in at 6:30. >> The workshop begins at 6:30. >> There's no meeting at 5:30. >> It's supper. Yeah. >> Okay. any >> I guess I would just say if you and I think it's a good idea but if if you're really seeing this as a workshop where you want public participation I think that needs to be made really clear to the members of the community because I mean historically
060like I don't think anybody's ever seen what we've labeled as budget workshops as an opportunity for the public to come in and ask questions and even if technically that might have been the >> you know might have been an option. I don't think it'd be. >> So, I want to be really careful because the board workshop is not a public when when boards get together to have a workshop. That's professional development. That's work that the board is doing. The public can be there, but there's not a dialogue with the public. It's open to the public because it's a public meeting, but it's a workshop for you as the board >> to and there's a whole bunch of things on the agenda. The budget is just a little piece, but there's, you know, setting goals, setting
061norms, Wait, I'm not talking about the 19th. I'm talking about the 26th. >> So the 26th, that half hour, that can be Yes, that could be that's an open meeting. It can be >> Yes, fair enough. >> So, yeah. Again, just if you think that you want we I shouldn't say you. We're not, you know, we're not on two sides of this. Like, if we want that to be an active opportunity for public engagement, I think we need to >> be very clear that we're looking for that then. Um, yeah. >> Any other questions? Motion to adjourn at 7:27. All in favor? Thank you.