001We will now call this meeting to order. Please stand and recite the pledge of allegiance. 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. [Music] First item on the agenda is the approval of consent agenda or additional removal of consent agenda items. Do we have a motion? Madam President, I move to approve the consent agenda. Thank you. We have a second. I'll second that. Second by Vice President Schwarz. Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor, please say I. I. All those opposed say nay. Motion carries. Our next item is the approval of tonight's agenda. Do we have a motion? Madam President, Miss President, I move to approve the agenda as presented. Thank you.
002Do we have a second? I will second. Second by Mr. Wilkey. Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor, please say I. I. I. All those oppos say nay. Motion carries. Our next item is the superintendence report. Dr. Luke, the floor is yours. Thank you, Madam President. Uh maybe just going back to that student educator staff recognition. Uh got staff being recognized in there at the state level, Miss Northrup. Uh DHS math club taking second at the state. Uh first place finisher. I see Red's in there. He was also the state science fair winner this year. Uh play competition. A couple of our kids recognized uh is excellent. Bunch of awards for our vocal. Miss Olsson, the work she does uh up at the high school. Uh and then Skills USA, obviously just a plethora
003of uh success stories there. You know, it's interesting. I think we uh we pay a lot of attention to sports sometimes, but uh there's a lot of amazing work that our teachers do with our kids. And that's just one month uh showing all the great things that are going on at Dickinson Public Schools. It's fun for me because I Ive gotten to know I've known those kids and I've gotten to know those parents. So, or parents uh uh teachers, but thanks to our principles and our teachers for the great work they do there. Move on to my report. Um you'll see uh we have school improvement camp scheduled for this uh summer or this spring. Guess it's kind of summer right now outside. Uh sorry, my thing's falling about here. uh that's where we have
00415 hours at each school where they look at data and develop action plan goals and action plans for next year. So a lot of the strategies come out of those. So our principles lead those and they're usually pretty well attended by our teachers and some ancillary staff also. Uh currently 250 kindergarteners. That's eight more than last year at this time. Right now we got 326 kindergarteners. So depending on what happens, you can um you know, we're probably in that 320 range again, which we're staffed for. Uh just to mention our I got our last month, our Dun County, they have a a grant that they award schools based on the number of pupils they have from Dun County. Obviously, our school district goes into Dunn County. And uh that was $469,000 and some change. uh
005that helps doubt buy down sinking in interest our so our debt uh and so then in the end we pay off our debt earlier and we levy less at the end. So uh thanks to Dun County uh for that and then just a teacher negotiation update. We have a pretty good collaborative process going and and uh we meet on Wednesday and uh with the hopes that uh possibly on Monday there's a ratification, but we'll see. It's still early. So, and that uh that concludes my report. Madam President, any questions for Dr. Moon? We have none. Thank you, Dr. for the report. Our next item is the business topicsformational only. Our first one is update on the Dickinson High rebuild. Yeah, just real quick and I uh you know these Friday updates from J Dunn. Uh
006they demoed the loading dock. Uh they uh started doing some footing work. uh they stubbed in the utilities or some of the utilities and they're looking at pouring concrete this week. So rebar should be on site this week and then they'll start pouring. So um stuff's coming along. Obviously we had our grand opening last week I think down a week a week and a half ago. Um so uh good work going on there. So I'll continue to post those uh on our board reports. Any questions for Dr. Okay. Thank you. Our next item is our board goals. Dr. L, that is you again. I guess it's all me today. Um, yeah. So, our board goals. So, today I'm going to talk to you, visit with you about uh your superintendent guard rail number one, which
007basically says that uh I shall not allow campus administrator or staff to eliminate or neglect the implementation of HRS schools. And we had two schools actually defend HRS level 4 last month uh or last week uh DMS and Jefferson. and both of them were successful. So exciting about that. But we've been tracking uh these uh six questions since before my time. Uh and the idea is that uh we reach 80% that agree or strongly agree or we grow by 5% each year. So at least 50% of the the schools grow by 5% or reach that 80%. So I'm happy to report that uh this year we met that goal on five of the six questions and I'll summarize those questions at at this point. So the first one uh oh I should say we use
008vital network because we received a grant from the state and we've gone to a 7point liquor scale whereas we used to use a fourpoint liquor. So, it's kind of like comparing maybe yellow apples and red apples, but not red apples combined. So, uh we did our best. I think we're going to stick with that sevenpoint liquor scale in the future, but as uh question one, administrators involve staff in decision making. So, uh just bar about stayed the same there with 76% of the staff uh agreeing or strongly agreeing. four of our 11 schools uh actually met the 80% mark uh with two more uh progressing by more than 5%. So six of 11. So that put us uh over over the mark there. Really I think school leadership teams, the intervention teams, our PLC teams,
009there's an avenue there's an avenue for staff to have input uh at at varied different levels. Uh it's I think some of it's communicating when we do get staff input and what we do with that maybe we can improve on that. But overall uh we met uh the goal because six of the 11 more than 50% are at that 80% or grew by 5%. So the second one uh I feel I belong. This was the highest rated one in our district. Uh just barely beating out the safe one. So 86.21% of staff a small increase from last year. uh said, "I feel safe at school." I agree with that. Uh some of the things I think, you know, we've done, we have our our district uh emergency management plans. Uh we have those um those
010uh Oh, go back up to Yep. There you go. We have uh regular meetings on those. And here again, uh four of 11 or nine of 11, sorry, uh schools met the 80% goal. So nine of the 11 so that's well over 50%. Moving on to question three I feel safe again very high 86% uh eight of our schools were at that over 80% and uh and two of them in the emerging but so again over 50% of our schools. Well, there again, I think that I kind of misspoke. That's where some of the work we've done around our emergency management plans, bringing the state in, uh, some of the different work we've done that, um, showed to staff, parents that we care about safety a lot. So, also, I think we've improved in our
011communications when things do happen. Question four, at this school, students are given the opportunity to take part in decision-m. This was the lowest uh of all six questions with 65% agreeing on that but only two of the 11 schools were over that 80% and we didn't have any growing more than 5%. Um so this is one that we probably need to take a look at right it's about constant improvement. Um but uh things like student council and student cabinets and communication and involving students in decision-m uh when appropriate uh can would possibly increase that score. Question five, I feel comfortable discussing feelings, worries and frustrations with my supervisor. Our our principles, our directors have very complex jobs. you know, people's lives are challenging and um this is one where we've increased the most actually and
012so our kudos to our principles uh since these are being asked at the building level, but four of our our 11 schools met that goal with uh three increasing by more than 5%. So, just like to thank our our our leadership on that is as that's a pretty big increase year-over-year. And then the last question was the school is an inviting work environment at once again 80% there and we met the goal on 7-Eleven schools. And then I just kind of showed the uh tracking that data over five years. Um you know with gray being this year you can see where we've you know maintained our goal is to get to that 80%. Um but we've maintained and and uh with all but one question uh we've gone up or maintained. So I take any
013questions. Any questions for Dr. The only thing I would like to add, Dr. Lupin, and I know as a board, we get to evaluate you and we talk about that at our board meetings and I think something we don't get to do often is to thank our administrators for the work that you do and we know Dr. Lucas said it is it's a tough job, but we appreciate what all of our administrators are doing in each of the buildings. So, thank you. Yeah, I would also add just our our school leadership teams taking on a lot of that that communication and leadership and that's part of it as we've begun to become more efficient with those teams in each building. I think that's one of the reasons why you're seeing that. So, thank you. Our
014next item is our budget input and development committee update. This is manager Hunter. Thank you, Madam President. Um, on May 8th, the budget committee or the budget and input committee, um, we met and there were a few things specifically surrounding the classified salary and benefit package. Um, it was that time of year that we had to look at increases and if there were any significant changes. Later on, we'll ask you the board to take action on the recommendations. Just to summarize the recommendations, when we met, we talked about some incentives for classified staff. We wanted to um have the board consider aligning classified staff's payout of sick leave. Right now, administrators and certified staff, they get paid out $100 per day for any days that are over the 120 days maximum that the district allows
015for. And so, we just want to line that. Our recommendation would be that that aligns to those other two staffing groups. So that is something that is presented. It's in the handbook and you'll see a copy of that in the action item. The next thing that we talked about was um let's see classified council has been talking quite a bit. the leadership council for classified staff probably for the last year year and a half about incentive programs, things that will incentivize employees to want to be at work and stay at work and have regular attendance. So, we looked at several different things and it came down to a couple of options. Those options um were briefly brought. We we hadn't had all the details when we met as a committee for the budget input, but
016we went over some really highlevel things until the classified council met on the next day, which would have been May 9th. So, they finalized those options, some of the things, their pilot programs for the 2526 school year. and you'll see the one option that they've chosen in that draft handbook that's in the action item. Specifically, what it is is the classified will now have it's a perfect attendance incentive program. And the way that that will work is any staff starting in September and going through the end of May for every month they're eligible for a $80 incentive for perfect attendance. Specifically, it'll be attendance that's outside of PT or personal vacation. So, those will still be on the table. Military jury duty. Um, and there's a couple other ones that we don't see as as
017frequently, but they're all listed out. If they don't dip into that sick leave specifically, then they will be given that $80 and it's paid in the following month at the last check. So, it'd be paid on October 30th. Um, it's a potential $720 per year extra that all classified staff will be eligible for. and we're hoping that that monthly more instant payout will be a beneficial change that we can see within our buildings and reward staff um when we see that that attendance increase. Um the next thing that we talked about was we did a self-funded health insurance update. Right now, the district's tracking really well. Um, some of those significant changes with the GLP1 medications and the way that we handle those has made a significant impact on the district's budget for self-funded health
018and that increase that we've seen to it become more sustainable, which was the main goal of the insurance committee. And we are looking at an 8% increase. That's what's estimated for next year. We're hoping that it will come in less. So, we'll make sure that we keep the board up to date and we'll be meeting again as we discuss that upcoming budget year as the budget committee and hopefully we'll come with some even better news on that. Next would be the wage increase. Um there were several several I would say several questions that came about this and conversation really good conversation on what we could do for the classified group. We've been in the last couple of years trying to increase those wages to become more consistent with market. We're going in a really good
019direction and we've met that on quite a few of those categories. So we're really happy about that. Um this year the aotment with what the legislators passed with their funding bill of a 2 and a half% increase on that per pupil payment it was a it gave us the option to be able to come at a 50 cent per hour increase for all classified staff that will be a 50 cent increase to the base on their salary schedule. So, that's also been updated in the draft handbook that's in your guys's action item and the recommendation would be that the board consider approval on that. Um, outside of that, that's that pretty much sums up everything we spoke about. Any questions for Mrs. board members, Mr. Case and Mr. Wowski were part of that as well.
020So, thank you for the work you guys put into this. Our next item is a business topic. So our action items. First one is our 2025 2027 administrative negotiated agreement. Do we have a motion? Madam President, Vice President Schwarz. I move to approve the 2025 2028 administrative negotiated agreement as presented. And I7 27 I misspoke. 2025 2027 administrative negotiated agreement as presented. Thank you. Do we have a second? I will second. Second by Mr. Wilkey. Any discussion? I would just add clarity for those two admin positions in there that look new. They're they're existing already. Uh one uh in the off year we um with Mr. Anderson and doing his job in the Southwest CTE. We hired that assistant director with 1,200 kids uh on site at CTE Center. And then Miss Goodall who is
021really built up a program that's uh going to have 30 30 kids gradu 31. It keeps growing. 31 kids graduate. Uh over been over 100 kids a few times. So she's now having to do a lot of more administrative duties. Uh, and so technically she needs to be on that salary schedule. Thank you, Dr. Hen. We will call for a roll call vote starting with Mr. Burkowski. I, Mr. Wilkkey. Hi. Vice President Schwarz. Hi. And the chair votes I. Motion carries. Our next item is our 2025 2026 classified employee salary and benefits package. Madam President, Mr. W. I move to approve the 2025 2026 classified employee salary and benefit package with all proposed changes with an effective date of July 1st, 2025 as presented. Thank you. Do we have a second? I'll second that. Second
022by Vice President Schwarz. Any discussion hearing? None. We will start with Vice President Schwarz. I. Mr. Ricowski I. Mr. Wilkkey. I. And the chair votes I. Motion carries. Our next item is 2025 2026 breakfast and lunch meal prices. Do we have a motion? Madam President, Vice President Schwarz, I move to approve a fee of $2.55 for K through 12 student breakfast, $3.60 for adult breakfast, $3.75 for lunch for students in grades K through 5, $45 for lunch for students in grades 6 through 8, $455 for lunch for grades 9 through 12, $5.60 60 cents for lunch for adults and 60 cents for extra milk in grades K through 12 effective fall of 2025. Thank you. Do we have a second? I will second that. Second by Mr. Wilkkey. Any discussion? Hearing none. We will begin
023with Mr. Wilkkey. I. Mr. Ricowski. I. Vice President Schwarz. Hi. And the chair votes eye. Motion carries. Our next item is review the district-wide technology 2025 2030 strategic plan. Do we have a motion? Madam President, Mr. Wilkey, I move to approve the 2025 20 30 strategic plan as presented. Thank you, Mr. Wilkey. Do we have a second? I'll second that. Second by Vice President Schwarz. Any discussion? Just to add, this is a new plan we've been working on for a couple years. is the old one um I think came due in 23 so we're a little bit late uh it was originally from 2017 and uh they have three goals uh one being um staffing the second being instruction and how technology enhances instruction and then uh digital citizenship as uh as things have changed
024in our world uh feeling that's a pretty important one so those are the three overarching goals thank you Dr. All those in favor, please say I. I. All those oppos say nay. The motion carries. Our next item is rescheduling the June school board meeting. Do we have a motion? Madam President, Vice President Schwarz. I move to reschedule the June school board meeting for Monday, June 23rd, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. in the pre professional learning lab. Do we have a second? Second. Second by Mr. Blooming. Any discussion, Madam President? Uh just clarity for the public. Uh have to reschedule that just because we're kind of where the Mondays fall and there's a lot of reports due that have to do with finances. Uh the two big ones being transportation and average daily membership. Am I missing
025any mun? No. So that's the reason for the change. Okay. Thank you, Dr. This calls for a voice vote. All those in favor, please say I. I. Those post say nay. Okay. Motion carries. Our next item is our annual meeting date and time. We have a motion. Madam President, Vice President Schwarz, I move to schedule the annual schoolboard meeting for Monday, July 14th, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. at the professional learning lab. Thank you. Do we have a second? Second. Second by Mr. Wilkey. Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor, please say I. I. All those opposed, say nay. Motion carries. Our last item is open enrollment applications. Do we have a motion? Madam President, Mr. W. I move to approve the open enrollment application for a child of Michael Sarat from Southart public schools
026to Davidson public schools and to approve the open enrollment application for six children from South Public Schools to Davidson public schools as per the open enrollment policy. Thank you, Mr. Wilkey. Do we have a second? I'll second it. Second by Vice President Schwarz. Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor, please say I. I. All those opposed? Motion carries. And our last item, Mrs. Peterson, do we have any requests for public participation? Madam President, there have been no requests. Okay. Hearing that we have no requests, that adjourns the meeting.