001I pledge 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. Thank you. We have everyone here except Brian right now. Um and then Bella, welcome back. Thanks for being our now senior student rep. Um and let's see, you want to pause now? >> Yeah, we need to pause just for a second. Um we need to take a quick look at close session minutes. going to pass them around and then take a look and then I'll need them all back and then we should be able to proceed uh with the with the meeting. >> Okay. So, what you want is everybody to read it and somebody >> to yourselves and then take a look and when
002everybody's had a chance to read them and we'll send them back around and we'll continue the meeting because part of the consent agenda is approving the minutes of this close session. Okay. So, just so people know this, there were two closed sessions and one was for superintendent evaluation and the other was for um negotiations. That's correct. Which are both >> y >> allowed to be closed sessions. >> Okay. I move to accept the meetings from the closed sessions quickly. >> That'll be in the next piece, but that's okay. You can you'll get your turn. >> Oh, so you want that as part of the consent agenda? >> Yeah, it can go either way. But if we want to do it now, let's do it now. >> Yeah, let's do it now. Fantastic. >> Quick question.
003Why would we use these ones instead of the ones that I did from that meeting? >> Uh, I did that after your meeting. Is there anything that's in discrepancy with that? No, I just didn't know why we would do two sets because I have the close session part in the meeting minutes that I did from that day. >> Correct. And I apologize for that. But I know doing this, those minutes really shouldn't be there. >> They should be separate. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, in the future when we do that, that's how I need to do them. I need to do them as two separates. Okay. >> Or I can take the minute either way, but they should be not there. They need to be >> Do I need to take them out of these
004ones? >> I didn't use that one. So yeah, you can just delete that. >> Okay. >> At least take Let me rephrase that. Part of that meeting was not the close session. So I would delete the close session piece. >> Okay. >> All right. So we have a motion from Megan. >> Second. >> A second from Liz. Any discussion? All those in favor? I. >> Any opposed? >> Great. >> Okay. Now I need them all back. >> That's why they're numbered. >> There you go. Thank you. >> All right, as those are coming back, um, welcome everybody. Um, and then do we have any guests you want to recognize? >> I don't have guests. I I met a person today, Mary Hutchinson. >> Um, and then we have one of our parents and we have
005Eric Joslin. >> Great. Um, is there any change to the agenda? >> There will be need to add uh 25 26 8.3 to review and update the high school course guide. And Mr. Stapleton's put that at your table. >> Okay. >> All right. With that agenda change, um I'd be looking for a motion to approve the consent agenda items. >> So move. >> Motion from Liz. >> Second. >> A second from Wes. Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Great. All right. Uh, public participation. Anybody want to say anything? >> Nope. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. So, so this is this you have two options. One is now and then one's at the end of the board meeting. Um, and the way it works is you you you say your name and your
006address. I don't know why you have to say your address, but you have to say your address to prove your >> and the district. >> Yes. >> And then um you have three minutes up to three minutes. And it's a really weird process, but we don't go we don't get in dialogue with you. This is your opportunity to share your thoughts with us. And then it's a I know it's awkward, but then we don't really say anything back and we because we'll gather information and then respond later if that makes sense. That's the way it goes. >> Great sales pitch. >> Sorry. >> You are not >> I know. Okay. Let me >> No, no, no. Come tell us why you came. >> This is this is our opportunity to listen to you and >>
007speak into the mic. What she's saying is don't be offended if we don't respond to you because it's >> great. >> Yeah. Why? Why are you not saying anything? >> You do have to speak in the mic though. >> Otherwise, people call and they say we couldn't hear it at home. >> Yeah, sure. Why not? >> I know it's some dude named Robert. >> Okay, so I'm Adrien Jones. I live at 471 Beach Street in Frankfurt. I have two kids, Imagin and Vasper. Imagigen is a new middle schooler. Vesper is a happy happy third grader. Um, we are very supportive of Frankfurt schools. Um, we also want to make sure our children get the best education they can while they're here. Um, there are reasons we live here. We've been very pleased with the responsiveness
008of the school system in the past when we we've had various issues or just needs of the kids. Um I commend the school board and the administration in the addition of advanced classes in the in the middle school. Um, I know it's hard as a small district on both ends when you have children that may need extra help to move up to the mean and then children who are above the mean that need extra help to be challenged. Um, my husband and I have very high hopes for the middle school and having that challenge. Our daughter happens to be a high achiever who needs a little more to get that. Um, on a standardized front. When you have a kid that's going in with a language arts score in the 98 999s, you want to
009make sure that they grow. Um, and the same thing happening across the curriculum. I understand it was a rough start with the uh advanced classes and and getting that. Um, I will say from my husband and I's position and what we do on a daily basis, it's difficult to understand um the pre-work and why it was so rocky. Um, again, we'd like the advanced class option in the first couple weeks of sixth grade. Um, we are really looking to know how is the district meeting the needs of those kids that are already above the mean. Um, that is where my interest lies. I know we have a a large component of the district that also needs help to get up to the mean. Um, I get that it's small district, small classes, but I we're
010here to provide an exceptional education to our students in the district. And um I know my husband and I are just looking for a little bit more. We've been pleased with the responsiveness of the administration with the emails that were sent, but we've got to advocate for our kids. And right now, we just want a little more information. >> So, you're looking for more information about what the curriculum is for >> Yeah. Like I I'll give you an example. Um Imagigen reads a ton. A ton. She read to Killa Mockingberg this summer. She was enrolled in a writing class at Interlockan. I look at the sixth grade syllabus and I look at those books and I see that she's read all of them two or three years ago multiple times. Um I want to know
011what's going to be happening with this kid that's already writing a fanfiction novel at our house every chance she gets on Harry Potter and researching anything she can get her hands on and just very excited and curious about learning. and we want to foster that. Um, I want to know how that's going to happen. I know what happened last year in sixth grade and I don't want to look to that at all as an example. Um, I want to know what's happening there. I see her excited about math. You know, I'm looking at the syllabus. I'm like, this is review. That's cool. It's the first thing. I want to know what we're doing. She's not the only one in her class who who needs a little more challenge in the math area. >> Okay. Um,
012I just I think there's an opportunity. Her classes is is pretty good. I think classes coming up and classes who have gone before also have that same dichotomy. And I I think it's our job as a district to meet the needs of of all those kids. >> Okay, cool. Thanks, Adrian. >> Mary, any No. Good. >> Okay, great. Thank you. Okay, no more um with that superintendent report. >> All right, good evening everybody. Um as I as we all know, the new school year is underway. Obby went past the high school today. Iron Man is here. Um and they will be here for a week. It's a busy corner and we let our kids know that. However, the group is absolutely wonderful. I think this is our at least our third year with that group
013and they're really easy to work with and really pleased that um it's a community event. Uh summer projects, those were completed at the very last minute as of September 1st. Uh met with the finance committee. We'll hear a little bit about that in a bit. I will be talking with Amber Wilson tomorrow regarding our early childhood program and um Liz has already found some information for us and I'll relay that to her tomorrow and thank you Liz for that. Um we do have a hall of fame induction Friday uh the se 19th during halftime of six very uh deserving individuals >> and there'll be a uh article in the newspaper this Wednesday and then our early childhood planning committee is ready to get started once again and that'll be a topic of our board workshop
014and then our long range planning committee is gearing up as well. uh summer projects quickly. Um parking lot is completed, high school staff workroom, middle school counseling office, student wellness, nurses office, student wellness um is completed as well. Middle high school library furniture is in place. The track entrance is completed. Uh the grounds, uh thank you so much. Our grounds have never looked better. I know that was a board goal and I think we've uh done well with that. Um I think that's it. It was a once again a really busy summer. Uh coming up next, our high school hallway carpets uh will be done over the winter holiday break. Our elementary library renovation will start soon. Uh high school entry area furniture that's still in the works. Uh we'll continue to talk about our
015storage and maintenance building and a lighting study is really critical in my mind. We need to take a look at our lighting and that's probably the last big piece we need to deal with the bond here. and then individual classroom flooring. Um I'll be out of the district starting September 11th through the 16th and I'll be back in the office on the 17th as of today. Anyway, um enrollment uh in the at your table. This is very preliminary because we're still tracking some kids down. Uh did they transfer out? Where are they? We're still working on some early childhood enrollment, but as of today, preliminarily, our enrollment total is 547 from our early childhood program through grade 12. And that's at your table. And as I was going through this, it was interesting how some
016grades are very heavily um male female one way or the other. Uh but we're still at 282 males and 265 females. And the only reason I say that it's just an interesting stat for me because over the last many many years we're predominantly heavier with males and that's always interesting to me. Uh Trune law notes I know there were a couple questions that I think I've answered a few of your emails but I'll go through here quickly unless uh the 504 back to school reminders and does a wonderful job with that. We've already held 504 meetings with a number of our staff for students that um have a 504 plan. Talked about uh how to deal with a couple providers that we're aware of IEP considerations, individual education plans for students um of need. Uh
017that's an ongoing we have an excellent group of special education teachers and we're very fortunate there. There's been a couple others. Um, IDPS was one that came up. An IDP individual development plan is mainly geared towards new staff members. If you're a brand new staff member, a rookie out of the gate, it's a it's a five-year process. Uh, we could go for depending how those IDPs go. And if you're a a uh non-probationary teacher from another district, that's a two-year plan. So Matt and Ann are responsible for writing those IEDs and then doing the midyear and doing a sign off. And there's some stipulations that those IDPs, excuse me, must have. And one thing I'd learned that I was not aware of, uh, we'll have to get the IDP process, um, on our website. We'll
018put that mic right under our evaluation piece as we move forward. um last page and looking to the future. Maybe not real soon, but at some point we had some conversation about election dates and and d and deadlines. Excuse me. And that's all I have and I'm happy to answer any questions. Oh, fall count day. The official fall count day is October 1st. Uh Margaret is in charge of our pupil accounting and she takes care of that and that is a a big day but it's a it's a long day and it's a lot of work for pupil accounting. And then our the last one is reminder of safety drills that's already been taken care of. And I believe that's it unless there are questions from the notes. >> Um I had a couple questions.
019Um number one is just um do we know how many of our students are school choice this year out of that 547? >> I don't off the top of my head. That's a request that I'll have at for the workshop. Well, I'm going to rephrase that. We'll have that at the October board meeting because that has to do with pupil accounting. If I had to guess off the top of my head, it's somewhere between 43 and 45%. >> Yeah, that's kind of what I wonder. Okay. And then um uh I I read through the notes, but are we aware so far of any like changes from the Department of Education on 504s or IEPs? There's nothing no that we're looking at that it might happen. We don't know yet. >> No, I'd be surprised that's
020that's probably the area that's not going to be dealt with, I would imagine. >> Okay. >> That's pretty heavy in federal law. >> Cool. Just wanted to check. >> Jeeoff, quick question on the pupil count. Does that happen based on morning attendance first thing that morning or is that something that >> No, I believe they have to be here all day. They have to be here. >> If they're not here, then there's a process that Margaret has to follow. you have then you have to take their attendance for 10 days 10 days straight I think um and that we have to verify it and so when we say kids please be here on October 1st yeah >> besides we want you here every day that's one of the reasons it saves a lot of time
021>> and it's not just something where you can come from the first hour you're not feeling good or something like that it's like you got to be there for the whole day >> try to get them all here all day >> okay thank you >> welcome one other with the numbers you gave the early childhood at 50, but it also has a weight list of 28. >> Yeah, there is a weight list and that 50, that's probably the number that's we have to zero in a little bit more because some of those are full-time, part-time. I think that number is a little bit bigger. That's just the initial starting number. Yeah. But we do we do have other kids that would love to join us. >> Great. >> Anything else? We have 68 including part
022time. >> Okay. >> 68 >> not 68 every day. >> Not every day, right? 68 total kids including parttime. >> So it's a 50 full-time count, but >> I would assume so. But like I said, that's why that's a that's the most preliminary number we have right there. >> Okay. >> And we'll zero that in by October or sooner. >> And as I said, I have a meeting with Amber Wilson tomorrow, our director, and she can help me with that. >> Great. Um, any questions for Jeff? >> Okay, moving on. Finance committee >> finance short finance report this week. Um, we met as uh as per usual. Um, summer projects are moving along uh from a finance committee. The relevance there is uh tying out expenses for the big summer work projects um internal construction
023projects which maybe people are less aware of in terms of developing some spaces into more useful spaces inside primarily the high school but also the parking lot that everyone sees every day. Um, and we're working on tying out the numbers there. And then we'll give a report probably next month about remaining bond funds and how that looks for the the uh the balance of the stuff we want to try to get done, including finishing the stuff outside the uh storage building and the grass the grassy field and, you know, all the stuff we want to finish that's still uh to be done. So, we're going to figure out what the money is and then we'll be able to report on how things look to wrap everything up. Um, uh, and by the way, the parking
024lot I think looks great. You guys been over there to see it. Get over there and see it. It's It's nice looking. We've got to get some trees in and there's still some, you know, tick tick tick stuff, but man, I think it looks really good and it's nice to go over there and not park on the curb. So, um uh we also discussed at the finance committee the long range planning committee. It's a lot of crossover as usual and we talked about uh the early childhood plans that we're working on. Um, and I hope that uh we're going to get ourselves together to come back with something more concrete for everybody to start to consider after years of of general concept. I think it's useful that Amy and Jeff pointed out the the numbers
025in that program now and and particularly the weightless numbers that we're unable to serve uh and support uh right now. Um uh and that that's about it. Those those were the highlights. Um, uh, yeah. So, I guess the thing is what we're looking for next month is those bond funds and perhaps the start the start of some some schedule and plans for finishing out the the, uh, the ground stuff, the the the the building, the storage building, all the other stuff we plan we're planning on doing. >> Go ahead, Wes. >> The conference room is really nice. >> You've been in there? I haven't been in. >> I've been in and they enjoyed the snacks. They were >> somebody >> We've enjoyed them a lot. The new one down by the middle school, right? >>
026Yes. >> Yeah. No, this is the lunchroom thing. >> The teachers. >> Oh, the teacher lounge. Oh, great. Yes. Yes. >> It's really You feel comfortable in there. >> That's awesome. >> Take a breath of fresh air. >> That's nice. I saw it when we It was mid construction and wires everywhere, but it's great that it came together. >> Thank you for your I didn't do anything just but great. It's nice that those things got done and I think based on our conversations, the budget numbers look okay for the work. So, we'll see. >> Um, anything else? >> No, it's just the only other thing is we're still waiting for the state budget to be solidified. So, there's a very large chunk of money that we hope the state pays like they have in the
027past. So, >> I can Amy, I can comment a little bit. I was on a Zoom with Nimsa, which is a Northern Michigan Legislative Group. It's basically all the superintendent from Clare North and there really isn't anything to report just yet. It's still in process or we're still in waiting, I guess, is the best way to put it. But we hope by the October board meeting that we should have if if they do what they say they're going to do and have something by the end of September, we should >> Yeah, October is a critical time will be a critical messaging and hopefully it'll be good news and we just continue as is. But at this point in time, as of today, there isn't any more movement that that we're aware of from that group.
028So, we're still waiting. >> Cool. And the state did say for all of September that they would cover lunches. >> That's correct. >> And breakfasts. Um, but >> we'll see if that goes beyond September or not. >> I think that was about it legislatively. Um, okay. Technology report or any other questions for Brian Finance? Okay. Technology report. By the way, I love the the AI page on the website that explains our our vision policy. >> Yeah, thanks for doing that. >> Yeah, >> I'm looking at the stream. You guys should be lucky because the camera's just pointing at my bald spot right now. That's that's the angle I get. >> You could turn around on the other side. I guess I'd rather do that then. Um, just to cover that we we initiated an AI
029policy. Um, we're trying to take it or pace it out so that it's not everything upfront uh because we know if we want this to work, we have to take our time, implement things the right way. Um, so teachers have officially gotten the enterprise version of our our guard rail called Magic School. um just going to send an email out tonight that that's in place. Our next step is to get it embedded into Schooly for students to have access to it. Um it's not unbridled access, it's access that's that's guided by teachers and the software together. So, I'm really excited to see how that pans out. Um, we also want to include a parent presentation about AI eventually coming down the road and I wanted to probably give you a demo of that software next
030month if that works into the the board schedule. Um, and then the only other big thing is the those uh mo boards in the middle school. So far everything's going out as planned. Um I have seen some usage of it and I'm pleased to see what kind of integration they're doing and I want to get some updates on that to you as well. So that's it so far. >> Great. >> So magic school is like an AI. It's a platform that allows teacher, it gives the teachers about 50 plus tools that they can use, whether it be a lesson planner, um, a protected chatbot that only keeps it keeps everything inside Frankfurt schools. >> Okay? >> So that if you give out information in in your ask for a lesson plan or a question, it
031doesn't go out into the the intelligence that builds like chat GPT. it stays within it's called Raina is their chatbot name. Uh and it has tools like hey give me a YouTube link and I will make a test for you or I'll give you discussion questions based off of this YouTube link. Stuff like that. So that's something I'm going to show you. And then the other guard rail is if we're in a school, like we're in a classroom in schooly right now, um I the teacher could say, "We're going to use a tool that generates song lyrics based off of a certain curriculum topic." And all of us would see that tool and that tool only and we work on that AI tool together as a class. And then I could also see what you
032guys would submit. If you had a talk with the chatbot and you were trying to learn something through AI, I would see that conversation. Any flags that came up, um the chatbot also with the students will guide. It won't say if I were to ask the chatbot, how do you do this this math problem and upload it? It wouldn't give you the answer. It would talk you through it and and try and ask questions to generate a discussion on it. So, >> does it say nice try first? >> Probably. >> Mike, I have a question for you. Um, I'm super super limited knowledge of AI and how it works and but my hope that I've been thinking in my head and and I guess I'm going to ask the question now and maybe help clarify
033it for me is that will AI be beneficial for educators in the classroom then to maybe help differentiate for students so now we can address maybe you know these concerns we've been hearing some more not just in classes but also maybe with this tool as well to help students that are in different places get to their needs. >> That's what my hope is. Yeah. I mean there there are specific tools built for that whether it be you upload an article and say put this at the Lexile level of a third grader or an 11th grader and it can change that vocabulary and that that level for a child and there's all sorts of other tools that they can use. So my hope is that that that should be a huge benefit having AI in there
034and available to teachers and students. >> Yeah. Thanks. I just was >> kind of hoping >> hopefully in the demo next month we'll be able to see some of that in place. >> Great. >> Thank you. I have a question. Is part of is part is the tools you mentioned sound really cool and sort of expansive. Is part of it from some of the questions we've had regarding you know teaching to students at at the level where the student is is in the tools that you've explored with this this thing we've we're testing out. Are there opportunities for that? >> Is that what Scott does? That's what's that is that different than what he was asking? >> Yeah. Well, like like have we tried that yet? >> No. >> Okay. >> No, the teachers right
035now the teachers are trying the tools. >> Sorry. >> The next step is to put in that classroom that virtual classroom on the fly type thing through schooly. >> Okay. >> So, first the teachers are going to get more comfortable with the tools >> and then allow that next step getting it into the hands of students in a a very regulated way. >> Okay. Interesting. Hope that answer your question. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'll talk to you later about some of the implementation stuff. Thanks. >> Okay. >> Well, we'll have we'll have an opportunity next >> meeting, right, >> to dive deeply into it. >> Cool. And I appreciate you doing it with the, you know, we're going to have PD for teachers. >> It sounds like then the students will learn and then the
036opportunity for parents to learn because it's new for a lot of people. So, it's awesome. Uh, any other questions for Mike? All right. Um, regular board meeting, change of date. >> That's you. >> This is me. We don't have to do it. I'm going to go hike the El Camino from the 12th until the 29th. So, I wondered if it would work in people's schedules to instead of having the meeting on the 13th, have the meeting on October 8th. But I realize I'm one person, but I'm just asking. >> The ETH is a Wednesday. >> Okay, I lied. It's not the ETH. What is >> a six? Does that give us enough time because it's not a full 30 days? >> For what? >> I'm fine with it. But um don't we have to post
037>> 18 hours. >> And you have to if you're going to change a regular meeting date, you have to vote on it as a board. And then you have to post it. >> Okay. >> But it we don't have to. >> Um I like having you at our meetings, so I have zero problem with moving it to October 6th. Works for me. >> No. Yes. >> No, it doesn't work for me. >> It doesn't. >> I plan my vacation around board meetings. All right. I No, I'm teasing. >> That's good. I I am on vacation the week before, but yes. >> So, you're back? >> I I will not be back. I will not be at that board meeting. >> No, >> I'll be back for the 13th, but >> Okay, we won't change it
038then. >> No, change it. >> I'm just giving you >> Well, we do need to make a decision. >> We can move. >> All right. >> So, Megan makes a motion to change it. I move that we change the board of education October meeting from October 13th to October 6th at 6 pm. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I >> Any opposed? Great. Thank you. >> I will work with Mr. Tyworth to get that changed on our website. >> That's October. >> Just boom. Look at that. >> It's done. It's posted. I will also work on getting the information out that it's a change then. So, it's fine. >> All right. Cool. Thank you. Um Ann, elementary school principal. >> Oh, there's one more for you. >> Oh, the workshop date
039right in two weeks. >> Is it on? >> I don't put I don't have my phone. >> Um >> we have planned the 22nd. >> The 22nd. Does that work for everybody? >> Yes. Are we doing five or six? >> Right now it's on the calendar as six, but it could be changed. >> I I'm I'm uh traveling and getting home late that night, so I'm not here. >> I would also say we have a senior parent meeting that night at 6:30. >> I think we better pick a different date. >> Okay. >> Maybe the next Monday. >> The 29th. Are you here, Scott? >> No. >> Darn it. >> I'm gone the that week before and the week after. That's I'm actually taking two vacation this year. >> How are you? >> Does it
040have to be Monday? >> It doesn't have to be a Monday. >> No. >> 20 23rd. >> Yeah, I can do the 23rd. >> Tuesday the 23rd. >> I can do that. >> Can you do it? >> Five or six. Let's do I don't care. >> Okay, >> we can find a location. That's fine. >> Yeah. >> What's the topic? >> We're the topic for that one is sports. >> Sports and >> athletic programming and early education. >> Education. >> What do you think? Wednesday the 24th. >> Yeah, >> that's the tenant. Okay, >> I think we'd be okay without Ann for that one. >> I think we'd be okay without Ann for that one. >> A presentation of the data, right? It's not a >> No, no, we're just talking about some of the
041research and then we're deciding on our move ahead plan >> for the early education. >> Yeah, we're not going to get into the weeds on the weeds. So, >> okay. So, are we looking at the 23rd or 24th? >> I think 23rd. I can't do the 24th. >> Okay. 23rd. 6 o'clock. >> Yep. >> Okay. Great. Thank you. >> It's on your calendars. >> Just to clarify, October 23rd is a Wednesday. >> Tuesday. >> September. >> Tuesday. Thank you. >> September 23rd. >> September. >> Sorry. September 23rd. Okay. 6 PM. All right. and we'll we'll talk through the agenda. >> That's fine. >> Before because I know we don't want to have so much on it that >> it takes away from my husband's birthday. No >> 6 p.m. Yeah. >> All right. >> Now
042we go. >> Great. Um >> and just sorry, one last question. Uh September 23rd, 6 p.m. Where? Probably the >> Let's do the media center if we can. We can see the new furniture. >> Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. >> We'll find that's probably where we'll we'll make that spot. I'm sure we make that work. >> Yeah. >> If it's available. If not, we'll figure it out. >> We'll figure a spot. >> Thank you. >> All right. Ann, elementary school report. I gave you my report. Um, just I want to emphasize again that we had a great start and it was a great start because of all of the people who did so much work to make it happen. Um, we uh had a great back to school night. We had a violin playing in the
043hallway and we had Plinko with the library and we had cross country. We had so many good things going on in addition to people being able to go and see their classrooms. So, it was a really great night. Um, and our meet the teacher day, we had just a a line of kindergarteners the entire day coming in to meet their teacher and do their health screenings. And that's just a really special day. Our and I just want to thank publicly Carrie Aldrich for arranging it and making all of calls and reminding everybody and telling people what paperwork they need. and then the kindergarten teachers for coming and spending an entire day here um just 20 minutes at a time u meeting their new classes. So that was really amazing. Um we have had some great
044training over the month of August and then our back to school days that we had as part of our regular August 26, 27th and 28th. Mike did a fantastic introduction for uh AI and everybody was engaged with that and uh we had the opportunity because of our early release Wednesdays to uh also give people a chance to spend time in their classrooms and to allow us to get our buildings ready. And that gift of time is so huge for educators who really want to make their rooms look great and have everything ready and start the the year with just this um calmer I'm not going to say calm because no teacher is ever 100% calm when you start a new year but having that ability to start more calm calmly. So thank you for allowing
045us to have those ERWs that gives us some flexibility at the beginning of the year. Um, and hopefully people are more engaged when we do the professional learning just because they're not going I really need to get my bulletin boards done. Um, so that they're ready for the year. Uh, this week we have uh our students are going over for band. Fifth graders are going over for band and they'll end the week with an instrument fitting with Marshall music. Um, and thanks to Eric for getting that all started. We actually have our first fire drill this week. Um so somebody mentioned our drill schedules. Um and then we will on the 23rd uh have a showing of screen screen aers here um with um some some refreshments and some some opportunities for parents to think
046about the use of screens in their children's lives. So uh do you have any questions for me? I'm hoping this room is packed. >> I'm I I'm hoping so. I'm expecting >> It's a good movie. >> Yeah. It's a >> And so is the There's a younger like an elementary version. >> This is the elementary version. >> This is the elementary. It's excellent. >> I had an opportunity to view it back in the spring and then I've been working with Sarah May um to get this to happen here. So that's great. >> Thank you. >> And will that take place here in the cafeteria or the gym? >> Here. >> Yep. I I'd love it if we could fill up the gym, but um I think this is more reasonable. We'll do it right up
047here. >> Most importantly, how is the snack situation in the staff? >> Oh, and I had that on here. Thank you so much, Ed Foundation and school board um for feeding our emotions the first week of school. Um people really have enjoyed that. Um I think we're still in the beverage train and um our for those of you who don't know the ad foundation and the school board um packed our staff lounges with lots of amazing snacks, healthy stuff, not so healthy stuff. They had asked people's wish lists for what they like for snacks and there was a little bit of everything. So it was fantastic. So thank you so much and the fairies that brought it. Thank you. Sweaty fairies. >> Sweaty fairies. >> Great. >> Thank you. >> Any questions for Ann. >>
048Thanks, Ann. Matt, middle and high school. >> Thanks. Uh, I'll start with uh going backwards. At the bottom of my mind, I also add thanks for the staff lounge and doing the things that just mentioned. Um, it really made a difference for all staff. Um, and we just happened to be touring the um, middle the new uh, staff room with the new bathroom and uh, cupboards and all those when they were stocking it. So they they were busted. So that was awesome. So staff really enjoyed that. So thanks for doing that. Um, just I want to give a special attention to that first one, building prep. Um, you see listed there. We have custodial staff and some high school staff kind of listed on there. I mean up till a few days even before staff
049came in. I mean, we still had some construction going on within our building. That makes it uh twice as difficult to try to clean, keep the building clean, keep dust out of the building and uh they really got after it. Um it's amazing how things kind of finished up before staff came in. So, I just want to give a shout out to to our team. Um and we brought in some extra help which made a huge difference. So, um you see the names uh listed there along with our office staff and then um we had a number of staff involved with the back to school bash and um you know each year I mean that's we have a ton of uh kids that come through um you know from sixth grade through 12th grade and
050you know picking up Chromebooks and um you know nice shout out to our staff for participating but also um to Mike Dworth for all his organization with the Chromebooks etc. um see some other items that are listed on there. Um I just say after the first week, you know, staff has been really incredible. Uh super resilient and students have been amazing. Um as we've kind of worked through some hiccups. Um you see our new staff um and there are some of their assignments on there. Um I had included numbers in comparison. Three years ago we were at 257. So we're we're pretty close to what we were just three years ago. Um and then as everybody knows, we have the three small classes together in the high school now. So actually our middle school numbers
051are the same as our high school numbers uh when we when we do the additions. We add three new students here today um enrolling as well though. So those numbers continue to change a little bit. Um and then you see some other important dates that are down there that are also listed. Um I do want to give special attention because I spoke with Amy Oberki today. Uh she is still looking for a few chaperons for the seventh grade salmon canoe trip if anybody is interested. So >> that last year that was fun. I learned a lot. >> Yeah, >> we did that together. >> So, so if anybody's interested, you can reach out. I see a couple other dates on there, etc. I did want to give a shout out for the parking lot as
052well. We've had a lot of uh parents already making comments, visitors to our building. Um, and then the big parking lot we've kind of designated as our student lot during the day. And so, as opposed to having students kind of buzzing around the turnaround, um, we try to have them park right off of the, you know, Hall Street there and uh and use the big parking lot. So, it's been a great addition as far as that goes. So, um tomorrow I'll be attending the regional principles meeting up at the ISD um and I'll be there with 16 other principles as we compare notes and not only the start of school but other things that are coming up especially through the MASSP. >> That's it for now. >> Any questions for Matt? Um sixth grade camp
053is October 1st through 3rd. Is that right? >> That is correct. Yeah. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. >> Okay, that's like three weeks from now. >> That is correct. >> And information should have gone home already with students, I hope. >> No, not yet. Okay. >> I'm saying, is that a lock? >> It is. So, if you haven't received anything yet, okay, then it must be coming. because I know Amy brought it up uh at the um orientation meeting, but uh I'll have to I'll check in with her to make sure we have info going out. >> Cool. And homecoming is right around the corner early this year. >> All right. Any other questions? >> Okay. Are we talking about we're going to talk about the courses later in the meeting? Yeah, we'll do that during that
054action item. >> Okay, cool. >> All right, Bella. >> Hi. Um, we've had a good start to the year. All sports kicked off. We're in full swing with that. Um, first week went well. Dual enrollment kids started. Our library is very full with lots of people pursuing that. And with >> lots of people what? >> Lots of people pursuing dual enrollment classes. So, yeah, it's a lot of fun. Um, shout out to our new furniture in there. We love it. All of us love it. Uh, we had our senior sunrise the first day of school. That was fun. And then we're planning for homecoming, which is September 27th. So, we anybody wants to contact me about anything regarding braid or any fun additions you think would be good in there, feel free to. Uh, yeah.
055Shout out to our parking lot as well. It's great and we really appreciate not parking by the buses. Good start to the year. >> Thank you. >> Great. Any questions for folks for senior year? >> Yay. All right. Uh moving on to business. >> Our first business item is 8.1. It's the approval of the administrative unit contracts that includes our our staff that are it it's in the summary. Uh Frank Iikas, Jenna Kninger, Anne Waldney, Matt Stapleton, Patty Roth, Carrie Gray, Rochelle KF, and Amber Wilson. Uh they're not represented by a collective bargaining group, so it's their own unit. Um and we went through some conversations with our committee and they receive a full health package that is the same as the certified teachers and the total amount of salary increases for that unit uh
056is 46,845. And this is a one-year contract uh from July 1 through 2025 to June 30th, 2026. And as mentioned there, this does not include retirement and FICA costs. I've talked with Heather and we're fine within the budget. >> I move that we approve the administrative group um one-year contract. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Great. >> And the superintendent contract. >> I'll let you do this one. It's a little odd when I do my own. >> It is odd. I was just going to wait for you to do it though. >> All right, here we go. Superintendent's contract for 2526. Uh we have to approve the superintendence contract in open session. Uh it's a one-year contract. Uh this contract has 12 paid holidays. 30 vacation days
057are included in the contract with all extended vacations uh needing board approval. uh full health package is similar uh that it is the same as everyone else in the district and the annual total salary for 2526 is $134,170 and once again this amount does not include retirement and FICA costs >> and Scott and I looked at comparisons and we are on the low end. So, um, uh, and I will say too, although it says 30 days of vacation, have you ever taken 30 days? >> I know. That's what I was going to ask. >> I mean, >> have you ever taken 20? >> Yeah. >> I think we'll just vote and >> so I would I appreciate all of your care. So, thank you. >> I'd like to make a motion. >> All right, Wes.
058>> I'll second. >> Scott, any discussion? All those in favor? I >> any opposed? >> Okay. Uh now our additional 8.3 the middle and high school course guide and >> that that should be in that should be at your table and Mr. Stapleton can walk you through that. Uh these are just additions um and some updates from our middle school start and we need to get these in place because this this course guide has to be completed in order for count day. So, I appreciate um Margaret and Matt working through this quickly. So, turn it over to you, Mr. Stapleton. >> Sure. Some of these are just language changes. Um when we spoke in August, um some of these um had already been approved, but we've kind of update uh updated some of the language,
059also added some language and or maybe adjusted some grades that were attached to them. So, um you can see the high school construction course that's uh at the top. Um that's um that was called manufacturing in the past and it's no longer called manufacturing. So now on our schedule it's called construction and so we've adjusted the description and then also uh the name and the course number etc. Um win is a course that we've had the last few years um that will continue but we've um expanded uh what we're doing in there so that's included in that write up. Um you'll see um new elective with uh middle school u cool science. Um this is >> Wait a second on what I need. What's what's the addition or what's the change? >> Yep. So the
060changes that are also in what how how it's written. Um we've simplified a little bit of it but made sure to address the career expiration piece that's in there. That was prior was uh that was Dell that was doing that Mr. Townsen and now it's in Miss um Wilson's class in this class as well as the um 21 things for students and the typing the keyboarding as well. And that that's in addition to what the class had prior. >> Okay. And what's Zello? >> Uh it's like a career cruising like a career exploration uh platform >> that our staff uses. >> All right. So the next few um are from a middle school um uh that weren't included in the original course guidelines. So, we want to make sure that those were in are in
061there. There's a middle school science um elective there. Um you see middle school extension on the back page. You'll see a middle school financial literacy. Um you'll see music six, you'll see music 7. Um you'll see critical thinking, which we've had in the middle school um for a long time. It's just we haven't had it recently. and uh the course guideline need to be updated. Um and then you see middle school book study as well. And so those are some additional uh options and opportunities for our middle school that were not originally included in the um course guidelines in uh August. So these are updated now in uh in in our big course offerings guideline. >> Um I have a couple questions. >> Sure. >> Um first I think at the bottom of the middle
062school English extension. Is it supposed to say six, seven, and eight? Because it says seven and eight, but then it says grades six, seven, and eight. >> So, I want to check that. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yep. And then um and then my actual questions are I'm trying to remember in the course curriculum that we passed last meeting, >> we had like a I don't remember what we called it, an honors or an advanced English >> Accelerated. Thank you. for English and math in grades seven and eight. Right. >> That is correct. >> And we still have those, but in addition to that, we're adding these. Okay. These are not replacing. I wasn't sure about that. Okay. >> So, my other question is, and this is I don't know if this is for the
063board or if this is for you guys. I was a little confused. I thought it was just me, but now I'm realizing maybe it wasn't. I missed a meeting in either May or June. I remember we talked we had a course we had a curriculum meeting like a workshop. >> Yeah. >> In May or something and it was after we had gotten feedback at one of these meetings about wanting some extra options for those kids on that end of the of the you know spectrum there. And I thought during that meeting that we had kind of that you guys had kind of told us that it was better off if we didn't have an accelerated track and that if instead we do what we did in the what we've been doing in the elementary courses
064which is like to offer these enrichment sort of options but then we ended up passing that last meeting and I thought that it was maybe that I had missed a discussion after that workshop. But did we actually discuss that? I just felt like it came out of the blue and I wasn't sure if that was just for me that it came out of the blue last month. And so I guess I'm just I'm just like confused about where that why that decision was made and then why we're now adding even more on top of that. I guess I don't know if I just missed it or is it just me? >> Well, as far as the additional like um we were able to I mean this is was part of the delay in the schedule.
065We moved some people around just because of how the schedule actually fell to provide some extra opportunities utilized like our entire staff to to get a few more things in place which has turned out to be pretty pretty good. Um which >> I mean we can't uh can't argue with that. Um as far as the I mean I I mean I'm happy to connect with you about a timeline and you know um all the other discussions that we have you know as far as like putting things in place. I can I'm happy to get that for you. >> Yeah. I guess I just I guess I was just confused when we added the accelerated English and math because I thought we were doing more like this. Like I thought we had decided during that workshop
066that we were going to do more enrichment type options and then we ended up adding the accelerated and now we're adding the extensions on top of the accelerated. So I just was >> well in a lot of >> just me. We don't have to talk about it if it's just me. >> Well, I could also address that just from the standpoint of just from staffing standpoint. I mean, um, with, uh, when we do our stuff in the spring with regards to high school classes and what classes we can offer and what kids sign up for and what's available and then, you know, then how that plays into what we can offer and what we can't offer. Okay. >> So, so in this particular case, our enrollment, it's the smallest it's been ever in the high
067school. So, it allows us to utilize a few more staff to be able to beef up the offerings for the middle school. So, we're trying to take advantage of of that staffing that we have right now in the middle school. Okay. >> Is it possible um that a sixth or seventh or eighth grader can take a high school class? >> Yeah, I mean it's happened in the past where kids have tested out of things in the past and so they've ended up taking a high school class. It's not it's not typical but it I mean it has happened. I mean I can't stand here and say it now. I mean, if a kid is on his tests out of something, maybe it's usually it typically happens in math >> math >> you know and uh
068maybe a kid's you know advanced and they end up you know taking algebra as a eighth grader or or something like that. So I mean that happens from time to time. >> So could something be like for literature? Uh I you know I mean it's possible but uh I mean for kids that test out to get you know to test out a class it's it's an 80% threshold and so I mean you know they'll request the class and especially at the high school level because credit's granted at the high school level if it's a high school class but but typically middle schoolers don't take high school classes unless it's part of something we're already offering. >> Thank you. Sure. Aubrey, you're not crazy. >> Okay. >> Um I kind of I kind of feel like
069just to say it like publicly and out loud, you know. Thank you. >> Um no, I I I do agree with you. I remember specifically the conversation and we talked a lot about tracking and yes, the positives and negatives >> and just kind of the ideas behind it and and Yeah, I I I hear you. >> Okay. So, then we skewed a little from what was originally discussed and now we have So, do we have three? >> Yeah. Three like for no middle school English. How many in sixth grade? We have two levels. So, this is with the new extension. Correct me if I'm wrong, >> but we have two. So we have middle school English and now we also have middle school English extension which is the one we just learned about. Is one
070instead is it instead of the other or is is everyone in English and some people are in extension or is it like how does it is it or >> the extension classes are are intervention classes and so there so those students are in in a you know gen typical maybe I'll I'll just use seventh grade as an example but then they might have a a need to be pulled out you know to have another hour to get reinforced. So we just, you know, we we've called an intervention and we've called a number of things. So we've rewritten it. So it's so we're calling it extension. I see. >> So it's just a little bit more, I don't know, not politically correct, but it just kind of talks about how we're addressing that. >> But in
071seventh grade, they have the option of English, accelerated English, and then they could have this extension. >> Yeah. Again, the extension is on top of whatever they have. That's correct. And we have two sections of like um English seven and then an accelerated version. Same thing for math. >> Okay. >> We have two sections of math and then we have seven plus or seventh grade accelerated. >> I'd also like to re reiterate you're not crazy, but we what I remember is that we talked about the pros and cons of level learning and it wasn't I don't remember leaving the room with a hard this is not something. It was more let's keep exploring. So, it didn't seem to come quite out of the blue with for me, but I can see how that can be
072vague. Okay. Okay. Great. Uh, any other questions about the course guide? I mean, I'll just say that I think it's great that we have um kudos to the team for listening to student and parent wants. Um and you know, it's unfortunate it didn't roll out well. Um, but I do appreciate that, you know, we're trying something new and we want to do what's best for learning. Um, and and I know that our teachers all feel that way and our admin and our, you know, our whole district is in support of that. So, thank you for that. Okay. With that, we'd look for a motion to approve the course guide. So moved >> second >> Megan and then seconded by Wes. Any other discussion? All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Great. All right.
073Um before we do public just because I thought it'd be fun to have it for our like on one side is our three goals that we set our action priorities. And on the other side is our strategic plan. So you can leave it at your seat and it will be here for you every meeting. >> Our teachers got this the Yes. >> the week before school started, right? So this is like official. Is it on the website also? >> Yes. Great. >> Cool. >> We did it. >> I can also put on >> Yeah, we'll just do that. Um, >> but that's just to help us kind of guide us for the year and onward. >> I'm not sure if everyone has seen this. Also at your table is the white communication resource >> we're
074working on. That's been one of the goals >> of the communication committee to get some information out. So once again, thank you Mr. Tyworth and others who worked on this. Thank you. >> Orientation. >> Yeah, that orientation and having all these things was awesome. It's um let's see. I've had two kids graduate and a third one as a senior and I've just learned how to sign up for school and it's awesome. Now I'm like, what do you mean there's nothing to eat for lunch? There's like five options. There is one typo, but it >> Mike, I did get a question about our contact the schoolboard page and um someone had just asked me because like they can check all of us on there. We're all listed, but like >> change that. >> Yeah. Well, that
075was my first question is I thought we were changing that, but also um Jeff Towsley isn't listed as one of them. Obviously, he's not a school board member, but like does it also go to him? And people weren't sure if it >> that's a I've never gotten the final. >> Yeah, that's my fault. Okay. After the meeting, it was like a little fuzzy and and Mike had asked me just send me an email and tell me what I'm supposed to do because it wasn't totally clear. So, I will >> that's my responsibility and I will take care of that this week. So, we will >> clear that up. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. All right. Anything else? Great. Um, with that, a second call for public participation if anybody wants to say anything again. >>
076Okay. I don't know if you guys can answer questions or not. >> We're not really supposed to. >> So, my my feedback again, this is Adrien Jones, 471 Beach Street. Tried to read everything that comes home from middle school. signed a lot of syllabi. I've written a lot of notes to teachers on syllabi asking how different things are going to be run. Um I I'm unaware I was unaware of any of the curriculum. I asked at orientation I was excited about the advanced curriculum. I asked the person who was sitting there with dual enrollment because it said grades 6 through 12. My kid had just come out of a interlock and writing class where she was the youngest one and I've never seen that kid more excited. So I was like, "Cool. Are there like
077dual enrollment things that younger kids can do?" Well, we'll Well, no. But I asked some clarifying questions on the advanced curriculum. What does this mean? Does this mean we're doing pre-alggebra in seventh grade and algebra in eighth grade? Um, I was met with a lot of stuttering. Uh, well, no, we just want the kids to test out of algebra. Are you teaching the algebra curriculum? Are you just teaching pre-alggebra and hoping for the best? I don't think I'm the only involved parent. I want to know what's happening. I want to know what's offered. Not every kid is going to be right for an advanced track. I've got two different kids. The one that's in middle school right now needs this and is frustrated. And now I'm here as a parent and I'm frustrated because now
078there's classes English extension. Cool. Is that what we're asking for? Is that like hey we're going to pull your kid out and give like you sir are writing an essay about this last thing that we read and I want it to be five paragraphs and no more. Cut that down. Or hey you need some extra help understanding the concepts and learning how to write this. That's what we're looking for. The mission statement is excellence in education to our whole student body. Um, I know it would have been great if this would have happened three weeks ago, but now I feel like the parents in the middle school need to know what is happening. Um, we're trying to stay on top of it. Not everybody can. Um, I want to know a direction. I want to
079know it laid out. We got to make intelligent decisions about educating our kids. Um, kudos for the advanced track. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Um, we've had a lot of your kid can teach the other kid how to do that and it'll help them learn and that stinks for the kid that's teaching the other kids. So, thank you for making a big step and I'm sorry it's been really rough, but like transparency would go a long way um in parents that are frustrated and kids that need a little something some. So, >> so that's something you guys can talk about. Cool. >> Thank you, Adrian. >> Thank you. >> Any other public participation? >> All right. Um, our next meeting then, thank you. Will be on October 6th. Um, well, that's not true. We
080have a workshop meeting on the 23rd. >> 23rd workshop meeting, regular meeting on October 6th. And with that we are adjourned. It's 77. Thank you.