001[Music] pledge allegiance very ugly one nation under God item is move the board approve the agenda I reckon AJ yes God yeah and yes David just Andy yes Nick Emery yes we know three is public comment I understand don't public comment this evening our adopted rules of parliamentary procedure Robert's Rules provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the court by a single motion documentation concerning these items has been provided to all board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review items may be removed from the agenda at the request of any board move the board approve consent agenda items 3.01 second yes but yes yes yes sometimes we have a little bit of a new look this evening as it relates to the month of July
002and some shuffling around of our administrative reports to reflect the organizational chart changes that you all approved earlier in the spring so we're gonna start off under 4.01 with our innovation and learning report we're gonna continue to combine the formerly known as academic services report include both dr. Moore and dr. Westphal and conveying that information they'll likely alternate time to time as they've done in the past so we'll turn it over to dr. Moore thank you dr. Tucker good evening everyone a couple of highlights that are coming up we have a principals retreat on July 29th which dr. Westphal and I have started planning for and work cited to have all the principles together and we also have a director's retreat it says July 20th I apologize it's actually July 30th the next day where
003we will be working on our goals for the innovation and learning department and talking about school improvement planning summer school is going really well I'm ending middle of week two right now and we're just really appreciative of all of the teachers who are helping out with summer school and all of the administrators who are helping with that process as well and then finally we have a couple of big events coming up in the next few days so I just wanted to highlight that graduation is ready to go I got to see a video today of Truman high school's graduation at the Sporting KC Park and it was really really cool so I'm very excited to see that they did it in the middle of the day which was probably a little bit warmer than what
004we'll but it was a great ceremony Sporting KC has been wonderful to work with and you should have a map on your tables this evening that shows where to park and you will just go in the front entry of the building that's where staff will enter and then I don't know if I think we can probably send an email out with some more specifics as far as meeting time I think I sent one that had what time you should be there and so forth we'll sit to the side of the stage and then we will have two lines going just so you know have lines of students from each side of the stage will be called and then they'll come down the middle and we're asking that their diplomas be handed to them we've told
005them no handshaking but that they'll get their diploma there and then they'll go back and sit down so that's kind of the process for the day the principal's did go out and they walked through everything and they feel really comfortable with what the day will hold and hopefully we'll get everyone out of there within an hour or an hour and ten minutes at the max there are any questions about that the information that dr. Mormons and you should have that in a Friday in a daily update so we included the graduation information as far as arrival time at stage appreciate her putting that together we can push that out again if you'd like what time you think we need to be there time to UM we can start coming in at 7:00 so I would
006say just some a little bit after 7:00 would be good even 7:15 7:30 at the lay this just so that we can get seated graduates will get there at 7:00 and we don't that can be a board decision that whether you do or not an administration is as far as the president the principle is I was told I am I told you I may have told him he had to I am NOT going to I wasn't planning on putting mine on and and then also just so you know there will be water for everybody there and today we ordered water for all of the graduates as well since it will be a warm evening so I appreciate dr. Tucker allowing us to do that that's damn staff you know usually you have a lot of
007people there not being required both buildings asked for volunteers so they add their administrative staff will be there and counselors will be there to help and then they ask for volunteers from the teaching staff to come and so we have I think about twenty to thirty who have said that they would be there at each event and then sporting kc offers assistance with security and other areas we'll have some people at the door to help out just because they'll know the students and the families to get in to make sure that everything's ok we were all able to offer a few more tickets to families that wanted more than five so we were able to go up to eight for anyone who asked for more we did have some who asked for more than eight
008but in order to stay under the capacity that was the max that we could give any family so if they asked for two or three we gave them that and then if they asked for 15 we gave them eight no but we are right right under the capacity with that level we have about 350 to 360 at each school who are participating we had a few that missed the deadline and Sporting KC was wonderful and it led us add them on just this week so appreciative of that Hey look for anything surprising on summers well no I don't think there's been anything surprising I think it's been just an adjustment for figuring out like lunch in the classroom and that's been interesting I think that the students from what I've seen from just going to
009the different buildings is the students are really resilient and very at ease with wearing masks and they just walk around and as a parent myself you know he knows that that's the drill when he leaves in the morning got to put my mask on and I walk in with it and he says he wears it throughout the day but I'm just going around to buildings it seems like when the students are in classrooms they they don't necessarily have them on if they're spaced out but when they come in close for reading time or when they go in the hallway they have them on I thought it's gone very well so far other questions for dr. Moore or dr. Westphal for that matter thank you both very much next up then under 4.02 welcome to the
010podium dr. Andrew Dixon seehorn for our equity Department report which she is a department of one as it right now but she overlays all departments good evening everybody very excited to be able to share with you our first ever equity report for Liberty Public Schools with respect to having an office that impacts every department of the organization and so as you can see in the information I shared with you our overarching goal is to create a more diverse equitable and inclusive school organization and this work is not mine alone we have been on this journey now for at least four years here in Liberty Public Schools under the leadership of dr. Tucker and we also have had the DLT equity work group which then led to our work that's now infused into the equity centered
011strategic plan and so as a result of that we also then have this cultural competency workgroup that helps us then move the work forward so I am thankful for the privilege of being able to really build upon that work as we take this really system by so I just wanted to highlight a couple of things that have come forth as recommendations from the cultural competency workgroup again affiliated with the strategic plan the first one is about attaching this work connecting the work to our educator evaluation system right because we've got to make sure that we help teachers understand this is important and so as a result of those conversations that we've had for about the past year and then also in partnership with dr. more overseeing school leadership and dr. Vogel R and H R
012we've arrived at a very strong recommendation for me indicators 6.2 at the district level and this is an initial starting point in terms of focusing on teacher communications with students with regard to sensitivity around their students culture their gender intellectual and physical physical differences and so you see in the report kind of indicators of what that could look like in the classroom and so that is our starting point and so we have yet to determine which one of the current district level indicators we would kind of move off the plate and then put this on instead so that we would still only have two district level indicators another area that I wanted to highlight and again it comes out of this work with respect to the cultural competency workgroup is with regards to cross-cultural communication
013and so again we have something that's already at our disposal by way of panorama they do have a Dei diversity equity and inclusion so sometimes you hear us use those terms interchangeably they do have a survey that we have finally landed on within the innovation and learning department and that's with the support of dr. jessica meiczinger mr. Christopher hand of course partnering with dr. Westphal and we've landed on this survey in the month of October so we'll have a two-week window to disseminate that survey and it has as I've indicated in the report three components the first one is going to be a survey for staff and it is themed educating all students so getting their feedback their insight on what it means to them to educate all students the second component of the survey
014is would be addressed to students grades 6 through 12 around diversity and inclusion and cultural awareness again getting their input and feedback on what that means to them and maybe what we need to do better and then the last is to families and this is about barriers to engage school climate and school fit so we're hoping to take the information that we'll get from those surveys and then hopefully going into second semester be able to develop some focus groups out of that to really dig a little bit deeper and then plan our next steps for going into the next school year and then the next thing I wanted to highlight is that as part of the entry planning process into this new role I am holding equity 101 tours with every cabinet member every department
015leader every school leader have some questions that I'm asking of them again it's based on the work we've done previously and really the aim is to get my finger on the pulse of where are we really and then being able to use that data that's been gathered collectively to then plan for some next steps for moving forward this school year and beyond and then the last thing I wanted to just share this isn't on the report but dr. Tucker and I were having a debrief and I thought if we need to make sure that we include this there is a symposium of some kind coming up it's being hosted by suburban balance and so they've invited area school districts to participate and there are a number of districts that have a chief equity officer or
016similar position like this one and so they're just having this convening coming up in August and so dr. Tucker and I will be a part of that as panelists and we'll just share as part of the journey that we've been on for the past four years infusing equity into our work so those are the highlights from the board report for this series and if there any questions I'll take them at this time and answer them under your additional updates and you've been able get an idea of attendance or how many people have been participating those looks like someone taking place already you're talking about these additional these are actual most of these or webinars that I have participated in okay so it could be anywhere from 20 people on those to 100 just kind of
017depending I know that the one that was held on July the first culturally responsive teaching how to improve your impact in the physical and virtual classroom that feature doctors read a Hammond and at the elementary level for the past year year and a half we actually have studied her book culturally responsive teaching in the brain and so this particular webinar was sheer kind of across the district and so I know a number of our school leaders participated in that session another item that actually overlaps the equity report and then Human Resources and I don't recall whether or not we mentioned that Oh June meeting is some training that we're already working toward putting in place for all employees yes yes actually I had highlighted that one here and just missed it so we discovered that
018again resources and tools at our disposal like we don't have to go and make anything right have to start from scratch here so within the Safe Schools training module there is actually a training component on cultural competence and racial bias and so we've all at the cabinet level review that we found that even though it has more of a teacher emphasis in terms of how that plays out in classrooms every day it still is very relevant to the work that we all are charged with doing and so it is now part of the Safe Schools Training annual requirement start and effective immediately so we're very excited about introducing that this year other questions for Andre my first reaction was this is so much work so I just want to thank you or urgency there's some
019heavy heavy yes and again I can't really take credit for any of this this is work we've been doing for the past four years and building upon it and we've just really come to this this moment where everything is intersecting and now it's time to just make it happen right so just privileged again to be able to just be a lead learner in this work and also I will share this I've just finished reading this book unconscious bias and it's really about a developmental approach to exploring race and racism the author of the book is Sarah fireman and Tracy Benson her co her colleague in this work and this book is based on the article that most of us have read across the system entitled unconscious bias and so this is really the basis for
020my deeper conversations that I'll be having a very shortly with school leadership teams so they can begin to do the work at the building level right so very excited about having finished this text and exceptional work thanks dr. Dixon see alright thank you next up then as far as finance report missus Andy Sullivan's good evening and Happy New Year at least we hope it's a new year anyway right the new year so fiscal 21 yep we're what 14 days in now oh absolutely absolutely I had those done yesterday absolutely yeah here's the projection you're gonna have less money we will have a budget for FY 22 how's that um I just wanted to take you through where we ended up last year before we talk about this year we did end up at FY 20
021with the 27.9% fund balance as we talked through March April and May we thought we might end it right at 28 so we hit that pretty close on the mark so I'm finished up where we expected state revenues for FY 2010 but better than expected so that's good news if there is a glimmer in there and we hope that ending up better than expected bodes well for the current year maybe we will be stronger than expected there as well so we will keep an eye on that tomorrow is tax filing day for the extended returns so that will be a big indicator of where we think we might be but we really won't see any reflection of that probably until the August payment the July state payment will be a little bit different because even
022though they're prorating it they don't have the money right now to pay what it probably will be so it will be a little bit lower than I think expected even with a potential good day tomorrow on the revenue picture so July is only not going to be too telling for us we might get very scared if we depended on that information I am anticipating but we'll see how that comes in when we get that state payment on the 21st also we can look forward to this year hopefully some additional stimulus money that would help out any with holds that we are anticipating for FY 21 we're still hearing that that may be a possibility I've heard indications that people believe that could come in August and I've heard indications that people believe that won't come
023until after the election so at this point your guess is as good as mine on that one but we'll keep listening to what we our sources are telling us for that as well and as you've heard me say previously and we have discussed that we will have a short term use of reserves to get through this budget year anticipating what we think will happen now so that's what we have those rainy day funds for so we will see a dip in that in this coming year as the revenues are shorter than we would like them to be FY 21 we also know right now that since Missouri is in a state of emergency that the foundation formula SSAT will remain at 63 75 and that the actual payment will be prorated so we will get
024a certain percentage of that 63 75 per weighted average daily attendance and the way that that is good for our district is that means that every district shares in the withhold if they prorate the SAT or reduce the SAT instead of prorating the whole payment that means only districts that are not hold harmless share in that reduction so by prorating the the withhold is shared statewide instead of just to the non home harmless districts so that's where we're at now that's unfortunate for the hold harmless districts but it it's better for us if they prorate the whole payment instead of the SAT I also wanted to mention that next month in addition to our regular reporting we will have the tax rate hearing so we prepare for that you will get the information ahead of
025time to see where our levy will be we don't have final numbers from the county yesterday when I talked with them they don't anticipate us receiving those until around August 5th to 10th so let me write up against the wire to get that all turn into the state auditor in time for our meeting but anticipate that we will be able to do that so that's about all the good news I have for you tonight and unless you have any other questions for me the auditors talk through the timeline yeah absolutely the auditors will be here the week of September 14th that whole week we're not exactly sure if they will actually be here we have already uploaded all of our information that they've requested from us for last year so they are working at it
026at their office we will be having an audit and Finance Committee meeting on September 14th so we typically invite one of them to come to the meeting to talk with the committee we will do that again this year but with the pandemic I don't know how much in face face to face contact will be having with the auditors of course they will work on that and typically they the month after we're able to have them back to the word meeting so I would anticipate in October unless there's just something out of character for our audit that we would have an audit to approve we talked about the foundation yes [Music] it will affect and as you see in my report I said that approximately 375 high-need families and 400 non high-need families across the state
027will not participate so that means we will see a reduction in services I have not spoken with Sarah Burke to see what the number for us is but across the state 700 so we would be a for a small percentage of that yeah any other questions I think thank you appreciate it next up then is mr. Anderson chief operations thank you just a few items tonight from operations first we're again pretty heavy into planning mode both for a covert response and reentry team but also just the normal kind of capital projects and a whole host of preventive maintenance practices that really kind of ramped up over the summer so our crews are out there fully deployed and working pretty hard Nutrition Services you may have noticed that the USDA did extend the waiver for free
028meals through August and and there's currently conversations potentially to extend beyond so that's good news and we'll continue to monitor that in kidzone I did want to point out that as we're preparing for fall as you're probably all aware one of our great challenges in Kids Zone is to hire and retain folks to kind of serve those programs at each building and so I'm just taking advantage of this time with that camera or that camera to just say that LPS 53 org if you're interested good spots available with flexibility so we would welcome all applicants and then the last thing just a quick update on construction everything is pretty much in line with what I reported out last month with one exception I think I may have mentioned that the seating for the PA see
029at the very high there were some issues and trying to get that mobilized and shipped there has been a delay we still don't think as of yet it will affect the current program for October for performances but we're in a little bit of it'll be tight as we make our way into September so we'll keep you posted on that right now we're not panicking but we are making some pretty assertive calls to the manufacturer to try to accelerate that and with that I'd be happy to take any questions nicely done in terms of timeline on the entrance at Liberty High School the older name please yeah yes so that's gonna get a real messy real quick with when we blow off the top of the atrium area so right now as it stands it won't
030be until closer to Thanksgiving before that's up and and accessible again we'll see his time rolls and as they get in there and weather and so forth but they're telling us Thanksgiving at the moment you may have seen the large red crane erected over Liberty High School over the week yeah quite a bit of roof work over there and I meant to get back on the backside today wasn't able to but I think they're paving a lot this week for you back there yeah so you can get it'll be easy to get in and around here soon it'll clean up the site once that's done we'll probably try to organize another tour with all the mud gone it'll be a little bit easier to kind of get in there and see the space so in
031the coming weeks we'll organize that a lot of students high school access to building now right so we have a pretty comprehensive plan and the main entrance is going to be back at the new addition by the Performing Arts Center so that's going to be the main entry and so that's all the main traffic will come in there we'll also have opportunities at the front to open it when needed when there's kind of that rush of traffic but we're going to direct most folks to the back side of the building we're very closely with the building administration construction teams our operations teams and kind of put together a pretty intricate plan which the plan was already in place started to get was in place pre COBIT so we've had to make some adjustments in terms
032of moving people in and through the space would to allow for distance e so they're prepared were prepared for the start of school and fall and you already thought about this book what if there was an emergency right so there will be sufficient egrets where we have to work very closely with the fire marshal and we do that there a partner in all those conversations and so we all that will be completely satisfied to code and and they're great partners thank you the other questions of mister thank you next up then Doctor Who who are our human resources thank you very much uploaded you'll see the HR report and focus on the strategic plan the action plans that that fall under human resources and then departmental plans and then just some additional updates in the
033strategic plan component plans 14 15 and 16 are specifically the plan areas Cova 19 did provide some disruption to plans 14 and 16 and so we've retooled those in terms of once we're able to resume that work but plan 15 we were able to complete even though the code 19 school closures did disrupt both higher ed and in public ed and plan 15 deals specifically with partnerships that we have with colleges and universities that we recruit heavily from so we spent a better part of this year establishing and building ways to strengthen that relationship and you've heard dr. Moore talk a lot about the micro school idea that's emerging giving students in entering grades entering high school so grades 9 through 12 opportunities to participate in a micro school so phase 2 of that strategic
034plan is going to be really evolving that into an operationalized idea so college credit for kids earning maybe as many as nine credit hours in their major area in this micro school environment should be a byproduct for FY 21 to watch for kids entering ninth grade in FY 22 and so that work is going to continue come we've also identified several departmental goals over the last fiscal year that have been an area focus for human resources you can read those and ask questions on those but one update that that I did want to give specifically was with regard to extra duty job descriptions Christo Morgan informed me today that the four remaining that were in the notes at the cutoff for publication of this report are completed so now all extra Duty areas have job
035descriptions that's been a priority of ours but a daunting task is you know extra duties oftentimes or kind of backburner assignments people do those in addition to their main job and so it's it's easy to presume that that really clear job descriptions in those extra areas aren't necessary but even in those extra areas it's important to have a very clear definition of what people are doing to earn those those extra duty stipend so that's completed as well and then in in the section on additional updates again you can ask questions on any of that content but I wanted to draw your attention specifically to the staffing updates and team Liberty section staffing updates we're down to our last five certificated vacancies of course that number could change as we continue to zero in on student
036enrollments and once we know who's online and who's attending face-to-face it may adjust that but to have five at this point is really a very encouraging number in terms of certificated vacancies and then with regard to team Liberty you may notice typically we have our first team Liberty meeting in August and that front-loaded portion of Team Liberty is typically very crunched because we get our insurance utilization report in the impact on insurance renewal in August and then it gives us a very narrow window to nail down a recommendation to give to dr. Tucker in time for him to give his recommendation to you for that September board meeting with school starting later then than normal in in this new era of public ad it puts a pretty tight squeeze on the month of August so
037our first meeting is gonna be the beginning of September usually we have we fit two or three meetings in before that board meeting in September and it's going to be very tight to accomplish that the good news is cindy sullivan and i have been a part of several insurance utilization conversations with Holmes Murphy and they've gone to market for health dental and vision and so we're getting a pretty good feel of what that renewable picture may look like hopefully that will help us communicate in advance with Team Liberty and get get them in the know on some of that information so that they're really ready to to start rolling up their sleeves when we get together in September on September 3rd so that's going to be a little bit of a unique element in that
038it's our first year to to really more tightly compress that window to get a recommendation to dr. Tucker as Andrea Dixon Sehorn mentioned with regard to the network for educator effectiveness our two district indicators historically have been these same ones two point five and seven point four and the score very similar we've not decided yet which one we will drop off in exchange for the new indicator next year but currently no one has evaluated on that new indicator so it will be a really good opportunity for us to get some baseline data with regard to that new indicator as you know every building does the same to district priority indicators and then they have autonomy to choose two unique ones for each building level and those unique ones you know we published that in August
039every year so you'll see that but the individual ones that buildings have chosen they've never chosen six point two so this will be our first year to really dive into actionable data from that from that baseline results there's a lot of other things in the report you're welcome to ask me questions on any of that I'll take those down questions of dr. Vogel are somewhat difficulty yeah it's very typical you know we do kindergarten roundup we advertise and market kindergarten enrollment like crazy and and every year it trickles in over the summer some buildings are slower to trickle in than others and so those numbers are lower now I wouldn't anticipate that the kindergarten numbers are going to look you know like that that window when we had a thousand plus per class that is
040now senior year really through about seventh grade is that pocket following that it's been low nine hundreds up or 800s and so we'll probably be right around in that pocket but that is typical summer's are like that and just like mr. Andersen pointed the camera and reminded people to apply for open positions we should do that for our parents of kindergarteners incoming kindergartners get in and enroll with our enrollment office any other questions thank you dr. rule are the last administrative report then would be in respect to items that I've uploaded for you this evening I do want to highlight a couple pieces heard several of our cabinet leaders share their kind of refocus on strategic planning and we've done that intentionally as far as we had put the pause button on several of those
041pieces several of those plans in navigating the pandemic have since reconnected with Scott fuller who had worked with GE associates and really have kind of mapped out kind of our next steps and of reassessing reprioritizing both in the month of July utilizing the month of August and those early weeks getting back together with our leaders building level leadership teams in terms of ensuring that our school improvement plans then align to the strategic plan and that was really our next phase as far as effectuating that strategic plan beyond that departmental goals as was mentioned earlier that then lead us to rethinking that program evaluation structure we talked about that for some time as well I do want to thank Dallas for including his communications department program evaluation he's also with his department of to I had
042to make some adjustments over the course of the last several months they didn't really want to extend an appreciation to him and Lynn and others that support our communication efforts be it our website be it our social media via developing infographics they've had a lot placed on them and have really stepped up in terms of those communication efforts over the course of the last several months so thank you Dallas and Lynne a couple of additional items to make you aware of the Department of elementary and secondary education in collaboration with Department of Health and Senior Services provided some health guidance for reopening schools those were considerations those were released just a few days ago of which we hold from and began looking at to assess where that fits in our reentry and reopening but we've
043been in the process of doing that additionally the department has been working on several committees that are tied to what they've dubbed mo leaf which is Missouri learning engagement in preparation and so we've had a couple of our Liberty Public Schools teachers that have participated in those committees wanted to mention them that's Deb K wood Cawood who's a teacher at epic elementary many of you know miss Kay wood so we appreciate her insights as it relates to virtual learning in contributing to those committee committees in addition Astrid Ruiz who serves as a world language instructor for Liberty Public Schools but then is also on the State Association she was pulled in to serve on those committees as well the reason I mentioned those groups and the molle program through deci is that their committee work
044has culminated in some products or outcomes as it relates to us moving forward into the fall and one of those outcomes and many of their resources are provided on our web on their web page is the creation of a formative assessment structure something of which we've been pushing for some time with our engagement with molap as well as just pushing philosophically and that we believe there's value in a formative assessment series over the course of the year a gauge where a student comes in in August but then how they progress over the course of the academic year and they're in their particular grade level at the end of a particular school year with some cares Act dollars to the tune of about 10 million dollars the department has gone forward with putting structures in place
045to allow just that the creation of a formative assessment structure that then would gauge where students are at as they return to school in August or early fall the value of that is that you'll know that some students in some districts remained engaged during the fourth quarter whether their districts had one-to-one technology or the means to transition to virtual or paper packets we've learned that some districts in Missouri struggled provide that continuing academic support and so what we've learned is that some students may have experienced greater regression from the time stools work closed in March to the time that they reopen hopefully in August so deci has stepped in in order to kind of fill in the void that exists in assessing where they're at when they return let alone providing that information for teachers
046do it whip them instructionally to get them up to grade level there's a little bit of misinformation circulating that deci just created a new standardized test to be administered in the fall which some might perceive to be the case but we're informed from deci that that is not the case instead it's intended to be a benefit to teachers benefit to districts that maybe don't have their own formative assessment structures in place so think about the varying types of districts in Missouri many that are much smaller that don't have the capacity to put a formative structure in place they can utilize this system larger districts like ours and certainly utilize the deci system or if you have something in place be it an i ready assessment or Aleksey or other structures you can lean on your
047own district developed assessment so there's no accountability of that test to be administered in the fall that then shows up on a near performance report or that you're held accountable and respect to your accreditation but just wanted to communicate that the last thing that I would say is just a tremendous thank you to everyone in this room in terms of reentry and reopening planning we've gone through a series of meetings and conversations here recently and so I think every single person that you see as far as an LPS employee within also board members in the role that you have played all along and getting us to where we're at this evening which is our next item presenting our return to learn plan so that concludes my report unless there are questions of me from the
048board comment but I think Lord knows it we talk about the return to learn plan which has been really in process since March 13th but in that period of time well all that focus is being placed on how we return to work to return to school we still have everything else that always happens at this time here so all of the things that need to happen to get schools ready all of the personal professional development that happens over the summer all of that is still going on at the same time so it's been a huge huge load for everyone in this one to acknowledge thank you all right moving on to new business by 0.01 there in time so that leads us to this next item then in terms of our return to learn plan
049and as I mentioned a tremendous thanks to everyone that's been involved and that it has required constant kind of focus not a day goes by where we're not in the throes of talking about it not just in this building but operations leaders others that service you know their schools or department heads you name it so we do want to express that gratitude we just wrapped up a series of seven focus groups some of which met face to face others that met virtually and our intent in setting those focus groups of of which about 150 people participated which was to really bring and of the near finished product in front of that group to be able to provide kind of a high-level overview of what we've been looking through and so I appreciate the board also
050taking time to participate in those meetings or connect with us to go a little bit deeper into those return to learn plans the best way that we have thought of to be able to frame return to learn is really this idea of writing a book where you have multiple chapters you don't just show up in the book is written for you but instead we really started that discussion in early February as we were watching things play out internationally and it's starting to hit the United States and prepping the board for what was potentially going to happen lo and behold in March around spring break time that decision to close schools for a couple weeks was made and then finally that decision by the governor to extend school closure across the entire state it was really
051at that point in the middle of April roughly when governor Parsons made that decision that we began shifting our mindset and thinking about reentry and even shared with the governor that that in and of itself is probably going to be more difficult in discussing and thinking about how we return to school return to work reopen our campuses then that initial decision who closed for the fourth quarter so realizing that pulled together a task force and asked mr. Steve Anderson our chief operations officer to begin work really focusing on those operations pieces from there is when our chapters began to be written whether it was focusing on what those operating procedures look like what it looked like to close out of school year and bring students and staff back together to not only say their farewells
052but gather their belongings that was a chapter in and of itself whether it was what summer school in June looked like or returning to some semblance of contact with our students both in fine arts as well as athletics activities in June planning for virtual summer school in the month of June planning for face to face in the month of July returning our staff back to work we've been working remotely all the way up to this return to learn plan that we're speaking of this evening or sharing with you this evening along the way we've remained committed to soliciting feedback whether it was in the middle of April to push out a survey to parents teachers and students to assess how we were doing and then adjusting based on the feedback that we received surveys tied
053to summer school or what we're getting ready to survey our staff and Families about I say all of that isn't that by the time you look at reentry planning and it's so tateleh totality it's much more than just a plan for August 25th and then that work has been happening all along what you have in front of you this evening that's uploaded to board Docs is an infographic that I that we've worked on I appreciate Dallas and his team working on that that really lays out by grade level by elementary middle and high school the options that we believe we're pushing forward into August with a return for those families that want to return face to face but then an option for those families that aren't quite comfortable doing that to be able to push
054to virtual that being available for pre-k for grades 5 grade 6 through 8 but then also grades 9 through 12 and in that infographic it kind of sets those side-by-side and that here are some pieces that you will anticipate or you will see in that return face to face the Monday through Friday option it certainly emphasizes health and safety precautions that we're still walking through and as we speak that piece seems to continually evolve depending on the guidance that's provided by Lake County Health Department Kansas City Missouri Health Department as well as the Center for Disease Control and then lastly that's threaded throughout each of those grade levels if you're returning face to face is how might we maximize our space in terms of leveraging spaces that are underutilized during the course of a school
055day be it a gymnasium buta cafeteria be it a library nooks and crannies and hallways and corridors to be able to spread out and social distance accordingly the other thing that I would say as it relates to high school that is unique is that we've been doing some virtual or blended learning all along and so continue to do that where a student may have a partially face-to-face schedule they may be enrolled in an online class or two or they may also be participating in a real-world learning experience as it relates to an internship and apprenticeship some type of an experience outside of the classroom or outside of the school with that said that really kind of captures the virtue or the face-to-face return option on the second side of that infographic whether your elementary middle
056or high school allowing families to opt in for their child to be a full time virtual student there's one distinction we want to make sure and communicate with everyone what we experienced in the fourth quarter we're calling that crisis learning and that we were all collectively pushed into the deep end so to speak as it relates to learning remotely at home learning in this environment as we think about the fall and choosing as a family for my child to be a virtual learner 100% of the time comes with more structure it comes with greater accountability but at the same time it comes with some some creativity in the sense of how we perhaps combine content areas for elementary and middle level students and more of an interdisciplinary project based learning approach at the same time
057how do we pull kids into online offer opportunities at second and that they're tied into courses that are rigorous all undergirded by Liberty Public Schools teachers as well as in conjunction with some of our partner providers like launched through Springfield Lobos the other thing we know is that at the middle level and at the elementary level for those students that opt to go virtual full time there may be a limited access to electives or specials at the same time if there are some limitations there how can we bring those specials into play as it relates to some of those interdisciplinary experiences particularly as we think about elementary students and how they can showcase their learning the last thing that I would say is if a parent opts into that one of the common questions that
058we've received is can a student navigate back and forth seamlessly and at what point can they do that and so we've asked if you're an elementary or a middle level student that you really utilize quarters as your adjustment points so at the quarter if that's not working for your family then you could certainly transition back face to face vice versa if that's something that you want to transition away from face to face into virtual learning that would be an option for families it was a little bit more difficult at the high school level and so we're asking families to really focus in on the semester as far as what that then looks like mainly because you're tied to credits at that point so it's a little easier to transfer that half a credit point and
059you know at the end of the semester in the fall and then transition whether you're going to face-to-face or virtual at that break point last thing that I would say for virtual learning at the high school level is a continued commitment to real-world learning albeit it looks a little different when you're experiencing it virtually continue to express appreciation to Colleen Jones and her navigators at the two buildings and that even during closure they were working with businesses on how they might participate and facilitate a virtual internship virtual experiences tied to KC tech Academy or some of our career centers or Metropolitan Community College as it relates to some of the pieces that were offering for early college with that said that really sums up that infographic and kind of the options that are available to
060families there's a lot more detail that follows so there's a structured return to learn plan that provides more information around each of those options for elementary middle and high school in addition to that I appreciate dr. Westphal and her coaches and others that have worked and from the lessons learned during the fourth quarter the compile and build and design to support guides one that is an instructional action guide that helps with teachers and understanding the difference between what we experienced during the fourth quarter what we'll experience in the fall as far as virtual learning the second companion guide is really intended for parents we learned a lot of lessons over the fourth quarter as we listen to parents and focus groups and students and focus groups and teachers via surveys and additional feedback of things
061that they needed one of the suggestions was we need our kids to be on a schedule so that difference between synchronous and asynchronous learning as we think about the fall putting more synchronous learning in place as it relates to schedule structures rating was another piece how can we ensure that grading looks different in the fall than it did in that hold harmless provision as we experienced during the fourth quarter I appreciate them putting those documents together very similar to when we bring our budget before you in June as soon as you see it it's going to change and so we know that about not just the return the learn plan but on those instructional support pieces and that parent guide we're gonna continue to solicit feedback and we're gonna make adjustments to that based on
062what we hear from our theme the last thing that I would share is really the development of our frequently asked questions that will then sit on our districts web page we're in the process of calling from all the feedback we received over the course of the last week in our seven meetings with our focus groups putting those questions together like you've kind of combining them up into like topics providing answers that then direct then clarify our us our teachers and our parents questions all of that will sit on our webpage along with these companion documents we've also retooled our let's talk portal if you go to our web page and you select that let's talk portal during the fourth quarter there was a drop down menu of topics tied to coronavirus and school closure and
063you could enter your question direct it to an individual then it was up to us to be able to have a quick turnaround time we're resetting that drop down portal to be specific topics related to reentry and reopening claims so just anticipate that so we know that as soon as this goes live and we push all those messages out tomorrow which will include a video it includes a message from the communications department with a variety of links and then it includes our webpage going live with a return to learn link as soon as that goes live later tomorrow afternoon we know that there will be a myriad of questions and enquiries so we're ready for that and we anticipate that last thing that I would say which is probably one of the most critical chapters
064because it has the most questions that come up is really the operations procedures and what that entails we've been refining that from chapter to chapter to chapter to chapter going all the way back to March and how that kind of evolves over time that's posted on our district's website as well a couple of common questions that we've received so far and adjustments that we've had to make as things have evolved are topics around like temperature scanning what we see in students at the door we have ample supply of those thermal scanners of those temperatures as well as some that you can do from a distance via like an iPad that's something that we have the supply to put in place but at this point we're not yet planning on doing that at the door because
065of the logistics that that would entail and just kind of thinking through that process that's something that we might do in the event pushed into doing that the next piece yeah go ahead you want to speak to that Steve did you hear her question this that was another challenge many of folks that are Osby are symptomatic are not always showing and so it was kind of expensive a lot of the other pictures else or to really try to put that's enough that we're ready to go back into temps necessary we'll have those devices in the building help as individual a minute good question some of the other common questions around the operating piece is eating in the classrooms dr. Moore spoke to that a little bit earlier this evening that's getting better my understanding is
066day by day day one was kind of rocky as far as how that plays out and that we put this plan in place and then once we started actually working the plan we needed to adjust so I appreciate nutritional services I'm doing that cleaning sanitization over the course of the day has been another topic that has come up and really thinking about focusing on those high touch points kind of focusing our efforts there rather than making and making sure the carpet gets you know clean every single day really focusing our efforts on those higher touch points contact tracing is another topic that's come up and really seeking guidance we're working with other districts across the Northland recently Children's Mercy has stepped into that space as well and providing some guidance that we'll be pulling from
067as well and then lastly the most common question is I'm sure you have heard is what to do in and around masks we've watched this and monitored this as well and that language has evolved as we've seen changes in ordinances or orders from the Kansas City Missouri Health Department city of Kansas City with an also Clay County Public Health Center and so the language that we've used rolling into summer school is really where we're at with those operating procedures procedures as of now and as we've shared that with individuals it's masks are required when a when unable to socially distance with the understanding that every staff person and every student have a mask on them and so we've worked with purchasing and procurement over the course of the last several months to purchase a variety
068of supplies of types of masks a couple of these for each staff person some of the clear ones for students perhaps and teachers that are working on hearing impairment but then we also have some shield options available for staff to select from literally thousands of masks in our supply to be able to provide teachers with a variety of options on the mask topic itself please know that that is evolving we were actually on the phone this afternoon with Clay County Public Health Center and they're working on their next wave of language that will likely be brought forward next week and trying to assess what that looks like that then it would cause us to pivot her shift in the event that that would that order changes so we'll be working on that as well what
069else would you add in terms of the operations procedures wrongly recommended as they wear that at a little bit nobody get on that watching the county guidance I had some drafts of what that language might look like any updates will certainly be provided to the board and then communicated out so as we approve plans we're gonna put a date and time stamp on it as of said date and then as changes come forward if they're notable certainly communicate those out any change in masks would be something that's certainly notable to be able to share with our patrons in our what we've done this evening then is we kind of walk through these pieces with you the only piece that we would solicit action from the board on would be the actual return to learn plan
070document so the motion language is built around that but those are the high points as far as where we're at today knowing that again things may change as we think about later this week or ordinances changing into the coming week or even the months ahead so we're excited but at the same time we know that it's an it's gonna be a challenging year in terms of trying to get going or much anxiety around all this followed about it I was gonna ask Angie I think based on the feedback that we got last night and we knew this going into those meetings with our teachers and staff they would have a lot of questions that are kind of more detail oriented one of the phases that is part of our reentry planning process is really from
071the return to learn plan being solidified or at least you know adopted we have a readiness and re-entry phase and that readiness phase is our team's going into each amp as each building assessing each classroom identifying if social distancing is problematic in that space or if it's you know capable of really spreading out we've actually ordered how many deaths twenty-five hundred we've actually ordered 2500 desks on hand because so much of our furnishings had shifted over the years do more like these types of arrangements where you add flexible you know tables that you could group together or high top tables that you could move around so we have that ready to put in place and some of our campuses that need more social distancing classroom spaces a lot of questions tied down to the building
072level this was the most common question we also had dr. Vogel our share from an HR perspective here's what options are for staff as it relates to continuing to teach face-to-face versus those that made for whatever reason need to have a teaching from home structure in place and so really directing them with HR to navigate those issues or questions that are individually based all the way down to lunchroom and recess and transportation and you know water fountains I mean those are the types of questions that we were trapping to be able to populate into that frequently asked questions as far as your question on anxiety as you can imagine there are extremes there are those that are incredibly anxious and nervous and then there are others that are ready to get back with the appropriate
073health safety precautions in place that'll help you I've the people I've talked to are anxious they're not sure how it's gonna work I suspect it's also gonna be you're saying this but I'm seeing that the what they what is that and what they see I think they've kind of got a wait-and-see I think some people are really really concerned I agree with that but er they're gonna run the gamut can be pretty oriented and they want all that answer so I think it's you know it's kind of like who is that doubting Thomas they'll they see I think you just hit on where I was going with this because I think a lot of teachers are very structured and organized and they run things a certain way I feel like I'm like that a lot
074but and I'm gonna repeat what I said back in gosh Marjorie well we were doing a lot of the online stuff mistakes are gonna be made people we're not gonna do this perfectly but I don't think we nervous expect this to go perfect so if the anxiety is around oh my gosh I might you know mess this up or we might not do this exactly right that's it's okay dive in do your best and we'll all get through this together which I think people are tired of hearing but we really are all in this together I think a lot of that anxiety too is built in around as far as a staff person or a teacher elephant safe yeah I think that's a top of mind for a lot of people just because they don't
075know more and more about positive cases now I know someone whereas three months ago I didn't know someone I'm just because you're starting to see those numbers increase a little bit so health and safety has certainly been one of our top priorities both for the student and also for our staff and their return knowing that we may enter in and out of face to face in quarantine situations or some students or some staff there are albeit we have two options presented that fully face to face and then that virtual option there's a middle ground as well and we've talked about that what is a short term learning a virtual plan look like for that staff person or that student that then needs to shelter for a ten day period or a 14 day period or
076what if worst case scenario we are all pushed back into virtual learning what does that look like and so we've got those those scenarios that we're ready to pull forward we know we have six weeks prior to the start of school roughly in between now and then a lot can certainly change along the way so the in the event that we need to be flexible and pivot it'll be I'm consuming and tedious work but we have the capability of adjusting those schedules and running those scenarios we've thought through a lot of those scenarios like that that's kind of the overview as far as the feedback lots of great feedback from our staff yesterday in our conversation so why wouldn't we just make mass mandatory period no ambiguity no wishy-washy must they're required right and you
077certainly could and I think that's where we're heading as far as wealth and guidance from Lake County we could do that as a board certainly right I mean Lobaton is the only jurisdiction around that isn't already there there are some exceptions that sit both within the Kansas City Missouri as well as the proposed lake county ordinance that might be some of those are more medical exemptions that involve a physician there's also some exemptions around hearing impaired I'm so you still have to include that language and around that you could absolutely the CDC guidelines as it last stands is for it's highly recommended for students children over the age of 10 so to mandate it if we were to do that across the system we would do pre-k through Grade 12 all students all staff with
078some of those exceptions that would be want to add anything to that Steve how we get Alton leaving a plan prior to and also a little bit Oh submission so the question is a couple more weeks a lot of our focus kind of all I see the language some of this is but I just I just don't see what you don't I mean if you talk to actual medical providers and not rely on political appointees they are seeing influxes of patients they're seeing hospitals at capacity they're seeing numbers spiking and if that this is a potential way to keep that lower and to keep people in school and to not have to shut down at some point I just don't see why I don't have a problem being being more strict about it even than
079the local health department I'm not so sure that it's not over the next three days I'm quite honestly that's kind of where I'm headed I what I hate to do I think they're going to bail us out on this for lack of a better term and just they're gonna bring it in to the point on the medical expertise we have douve into that considerably both locally but then beyond that guidelines American Academy paediatrics there's still some information out there but about those children under the I've seen as much as below the age of nine you know the age of 12 so then there there's some exception language that's written from the CDC in that respect but then also varying research as it relates to that that you certainly could as a district mandate it and
080then work from there and that's something we've talked about in terms of your mask is the default and so you lead with that and then from that you then build in those exceptions if the student is in a classroom or a library space working on an online class and they're tucked away back in there then you know perhaps they can get a little bit of a reprieve from it so we've talked through some of those I do anticipate though the Clay County language being stronger than what we've seen previously that might suffice but then at the same time we may make that decision as it as a district to say no that's not sufficient let's go ahead and just mandate across the entire system I come before you already drafted some that would look like
081that we could license dr. Tucker but if we took this action tonight with your essence to take we wouldn't have that as a part of it so two distinctions the operations document and procedures has been evolving along and we've been updating that with Clay County and Kansas City Missouri Health Department guidance all along so you're not formally acting on that we just align that with our County Health Department's the return to learn plan is the sole document that we're asking you which is more the academic schedule on that face to face as well as those virtual options so we will adjust the operations piece accordingly depending on what the orders are for this coming week to take effect on the 20th and then beyond that if we wanted to formalize an action by the board
082the mandate masks pre-k through Grade twelve students and staff alike we could certainly bring that motion language together we can also provide you an update in advance of the ordinance taking effect so that you can see the language that we're working well I mean we've got two more meetings before the first day of school so I'm that's wrong I'm fine if we see where we're at but I'm not going to rely just on what Clay County says because I think they're behind reality as compared to some other jurisdictions and just roll this out quickly that's one other question right lewd some language that is so you have that language current you have that language that currently sits in the operating procedures that then set us up for summer school that's the most recent language that
083we have we have draft language that we're ready to adjust in the event we see the Clay County change come forward add anything so for the return to learn I would hope we could go ahead and prove that tonight Abel anytime every face man put it on the agenda absolutely well having said that I move the board adopter returned to learn the only I we want to speak to that dr. Westphal did you hear his question sorry so elementary school setup in the classroom we've got a dynamic show fat middle school and high school don't have that similar diagram sure yet the other thing related to that in terms of the social distancing figure which as things continue to evolve that's another piece that six foot distancing early on in our planning conversations it was
084anticipated or mentioned widespread that you retained that six foot buffer right that's even evolved and so what we've seen most recently with the information pushed out by the American Academy of Pediatrics and late June was really perhaps it's that three to six foot buffer Holden deci and the Department of Health and Senior Services included that that and that you know that six foot buffer may made me shrunk a little bit to that three to six foot with that in mind we're still working from that six foot parameter especially if mass or in play to be able to think through each of those campuses that's just kind of a side note and that piece in and of itself it's been interesting to see that three to six foot buffer evolve over the course of just a
085mess and it may be a combination you know it may be a combination of utilizing cafeteria space nicer days maybe there's an outdoor option the goal being to try to keep groups together so you're not pulling groups if anything right so then the other piece to that that we hear from staff as well as kind of that Duty Free Lunch and we know that kind of this is an all-hands-on-deck so we appreciate flexibility but at the same time we want to find ways that we can try to ensure that our staff are getting those breaks emphases a little bit different so really working within each campus to figure out what are available spaces or is it truly just relegated to the classroom so our Nutrition Services is exploring our options in and around that anything
086to add Stephen Beals piece I'm just curious at middle and high school level though are those classrooms big enough or some of the size of classrooms I mean when I've talked to high school teachers they talk about 30 kids put 30 kids in some of those high school classrooms there's no social business they're pretty much one on top of the other what are we looking at in regards so that that is under development as well and part of the reason why we're pushing that census out in terms of that student census is because the early indication from our surveys was that there's anywhere from really around 15 percent of our student population that may end opting for that virtual full-time option and so you have to get that data and see how many are intending
087to return face to face versus those that are intending to return virtually and adjust your rosters accordingly and so what we've fought through is that you really won't know your roster being at the elementary or the secondary level until really a week or so prior to the start of school so much of that will be evolving I think we'll have a pretty good sense into the next week is that census survey wraps up but at the same time you'll have people change their minds based on what they're hearing users consulting with their family doctors to be able to make those final decisions and then adjust that accordingly the other thing that we're doing at the high school level is really opening up more options for courses to be offered online and so flexing our schedules
088a little bit more so if a student has online courses in the morning maybe they come late and then they go to their regular class and then vice versa if they have one at the end of the day for and take that online class if their online class falls during the course of the day a third hour or a fifth hour then they're on campus really identifying spaces for them to be able to go and make those along with those real-world learning opportunities that are outside of the school you're working to working by way of trying to reduce those class sizes by being a little bit more flexible flexible and how you provide program the 9 through 12 can do a blended it depends on the courses they're wanting to take so then I think
089a lot of those Liberty virtual courses are more junior/senior related is that correct but then we'll continue to add to that menu as far as options for maybe some underclassmen but most of your underclassmen will be there the majority of the time face to face or doing it full-time virtual how do we envision things like Orchestra why are and great questions and that that's another common question really brought up more by parents than staff some staff have questions around that as well so co-curricular where you've got an extra curricular that is tied to a class like band or choir or Speech and Debate those options continuing to be offered again more face to face and that we know our electives might be less of an option as you go virtual so being able to continue
090to offer those but what we think will likely change is your performances your contests your competitions your games perhaps some modifications to that and then really leaning on our activities and Fine Arts directors mr. money at the Fine Arts level working with teachers as to how that might play out and then mr. cahill and mr. green our new active athletic director at Liberty North working through that daily as far as what that might look like at the start of the fall leaning on Misha to help provide some guidance as well along with other associations the National Federation of high school coaches the National Association for music educators other state associations they're all working through developing that guidance as well we do know students are passionate about those areas so we want to continue to provide
091those as best as able while maintaining emphasis on health and safety we'll know more details as kind of those finalize plans around extracurriculars I have another question on the additional classroom supervision you have that listed under just the elementary is that the only place we feel that that is needed okay banane to your question I know no I'm just I'm just trying to visualize you're saying that if I've got my class together I don't I wouldn't need these extra supports because I'd have them around me I think assessing escena I level a line of them we've known all along and pivot our reference point if we station our ticket document they have a lot of details on my nards I figured yeah you know kind of we had the readiness together that will follow that
092follow part of the next couple weeks oh but everybody I think what we have is a really good outline just start with and to do the overarching planning and then all of those other things that are the details that teachers love and probably parents want to hear as well so those things I mean you could put them in today but by August 28th the chances of them changing is I would say 99.9% oh so I totally understand the reason not to go to in the we in this but not but I think there's been a lot of thought on how to structure so that you know it's not March 13th the other piece that I think will answer questions particularly on the Virtual side is that parent guide that it specifically speaks to what this
093looks like different in the fourth quarter so having that piece for parents to be able to pull through and see some frequently asked questions or questions that we've thought about in a response that will that will accompany that return to learn plan that infographic this families are looking at that decision as to whether to go virtual or return the same can be said for the instructional guide we just know that we're still working on it as well as far as updated and the frequently asked questions piece [Music] all the question there is no there's I know I'm not I don't want it too short cut mini discuss item would you say Nick and I started oh they're our closest I had someone come in and then we'll we'll move along for the vote two points
094yeah Janette said it's not an ideal none of it as ideal and I think with that doing the best we can is what we are all committed to do and just knowing that it'll all change by the time we get back okay yes right yeah yes David yes yes at point O 2 is we do have a couple items that we wanted to bring to your attention and so we'll turn it over to mr. Egan to walk us through contracts and purchase other after the bath everyone I move the board approve the agreement with Children's Mercy Park blue roof entertainment yes right yes yes baby yes yes yes point O 3 is 2821 this is an annual item that we bring forward for your consideration and really part of it under the guise of the
095Healthy hunger-free Kids Act of 2010 requirements that are put in place there so printer it over to Steve but walk us through it as we always ask this play us next had to raise our fists by 10 cents that's part of that proposal breakfast is not any as possible and Elementary lunch by 10 cents I love tents also improve by 20 what is a Premium Plus meal extra and I'm sure it varies I did know at one time how often it I could certainly provide that I was just curious because you've got premium and then you've got Premium Plus hmm huh do trade that's a great deal I can split that with a friend and I know you said this see but just to make extra clear for anyone who's listening mom it's a formula
096that we use for this and we are required to raise the prices periodically that's a good question I believe in ours I move the board approved to 2020 2021 breakfast and lunch prices yes right yes yes yes yes so this is brought forward for second read you'll notice we changed our order a little bit in conversations with Kim Marie and Nick to bring new business in front of unfinished business just kind of a slight change that we didn't feel the need cover off the unfinished business as much as things are brought forward for second read so you do have board policies presented to you for your considerations evening GCB d a professional staff short-term leaves support staff leaves I move the board adopt policies BC BBA and yes not yes sorry yes yes yes global
097seal of biliteracy this is also a continuation from our last meeting so we wanted to bring this forward for your consideration that global seal of biliteracy that then just takes what we put in place a couple years ago to kind of that next level and recognizing students for their accomplishments dr. Moore anything to add on this piece that is a great piece no additional cost it also includes a premium plus option right this might be the Premium Plus option we should know how to say that in Spanish I move the board approved the addition of the global buy literacy seal to the Missouri seal of bio literacy program second yes all right yes yes yes yes Board of Education I asked a hundred to make a slight change in the Board of Education section and
098to add a first item for legislation and advocacy with the intention that we would include items there that are advocacy opportunities for us or and also review any upcoming les legislation just to make sure that we all are staying aware of those issues as a delegate om SBA's requests to us to review topics and in this case their proposed 100 pages Oh 100 pages of it I don't know that it's that long that one the everything no if you haven't read it but the other thing to hook on to what Kim Marie said I also not that I did it last year because in early they did it on Tuesdays but MSBA has started asking board members who have received training to come down and speak to the when specific education in a month because
099they feel that the board members have a good idea of what's going on and also apparently elected officials listen to us better than sometimes they do - MS my plan is this year if they continue to do that depending on what happens with a venue something before committees go down I would rather do that with your guys knowing as a great port system back there to help people know how to speak short sweet to the point months there are a lot of advocacy position they are just looking at on the delegate assembly if anything is to aim I'm gonna clean that there's anything that you guys feel that it's not representative of Liberty and we generally submit our yes and it's done on a single bit as you might okay so a discussion of that
100additions can I can I just add one thing a couple of timely pieces yet I was on a call with representative Sam graves office last week on this very thing at the federal level so don't dismiss the opportunity to impact not just what's going on in Jefferson City but making that advocacy level to that federal level as well and the responsiveness that we have in our US delegates they're good to connect with or connect with their staff at different times on the federal level really the next wave of stimulus funding as Cindy mentioned whether we see something potentially in August or perhaps after the election after November and then locally at the state level we're likely going to see an end of July special session if not another September session so there may be some
101need to kind of keep an eye on what surface is there in terms of items that may impact public education so just wanted to add that also doesn't and I don't know if all you guys get it but NSBA I think sends out like call for action when things are coming in front of the federal government MSBA will obviously send the ones out for local their teachers organization also who do the thing and give in to those those are always good thing this particular one doesn't require action as board suggested any of you dive into the hundred pages and have feedback for angie sec honey send it to her if you email me text me to tell me you've emailed I don't always pay attention to all dimension the text I did too I'm moving
102on 7.02 or list of upcoming meetings more importantly Monday 7.03 board remarks I would just like to thank all of the people who had in innumerable hours on all of this planning and planning in or cleaning it the amount of time that has gone into that the amount of time that's gone into meeting with groups to make sure everybody gets information understand this is you know this is not a summer off this is the summer of trying to keep up with me thank you I recognize did the recognition every over things that did also note that there is a meme listed or noted yes yes yes yes yes thank you all well done better president that Aleve need to sign off on me