001It is 6 p.m. We will go ahead and call the meeting of the Grand Parks Public School Board for this Monday, June 8th, uh, 2026 to order. First item on our agenda is the Pledge of Allegiance. item 1 A is the reading of our schoolboard meeting norms. Dr. Hodc, be prepared. Be on time. Value and respect each other. Exercise thoughtful deliberation and conversation. Be professional at the board table and when visiting with the general public. Speak up when the norms are not being followed. Advocate on behalf of students and keep the community in mind. >> Thank you. Item [clears throat] number two is the approval of our agenda. Any additions or corrections this evening? Hearing none, I would seek a motion to approve tonight's agenda. >> Joel has a motion. Jeff second. We'll take a
002roll call vote. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Hodak, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Pomacino, >> Flynn, >> yes. >> Lun, >> yes. >> Burger is absent. Anderson, >> yes. >> H, yes. Zero, no. One absent. >> Motion carries. Item number three on the agenda is our public comment period. Um, at this time I do not believe I have any blue cards for public comment. Is there anyone in the audience who was wishing to comment? >> One. Okay. Can we get a blue card filled out right in the back table there and then we'll have you come to the microphone. While you're doing that, I will just [clears throat] let us know that uh state law requires an uh requires that an individual providing a comment at a meeting [clears
003throat] provide to the governing body in writing their name and address. Public comments must be pertinent to the district, may not affir interfere with the orderly conduct of the regular meeting, may not be defamatory, abusive, harassing or unlawful, and [clears throat] may be provided if an alternative procedure exists to bring that particular type of public comment before the public entity. The public comment includes confidential or exempt information or the public comment is otherwise prohibited by law. The board may limit public comments in accordance with a state law. Individ individuals wishing to address the school board must complete a public comment card, submit it to the board secretary and wait to be invited to speak. Each member may speak for up to three minutes. No individual may speak on the same topic more than once. Schoolboard
004members should not engage in a response or enter into a debate about any in issue brought before the board during the this portion of the meeting. Public comments and concerns will be directed to the superintendent of schools who will address them in accordance with policies adopted by the board. We have one public comment card. Thank you. One public comment from Sher Bessart. >> Broart, if you could come to the microphone. looks like and it's already on and state your name and 3 minutes please. Hi, my name is Sheri Brozart and I live at 610 South Street, but this is actually pertaining to my grandson that lives in the Shrader School District that you guys have resoned and have sent him a letter stating that he needs to go to Valley because he was in a
005private school prior to going to and I'm just wondering what are the following meetings to go to to find out how to address he's got a younger brother coming up and we really haven't gotten any of the answers by the letters we sent in to find out who do we go to to address some of the questions we have before we're not saying is not an option but he's only a couple blocks from Shrader and we're also pertaining to his younger brother coming up and who makes decisions when that time comes stating that he might have to go back to or to Shraider and then we got to go in two different directions cuz we didn't have any heads up on this. And he was told when he was going, he did the tour at
006Shrader, planned on going there, and then all of a sudden he got a letter stating he can't go there and to go over to Valley. >> Thank you. Yeah, this would be handled by administration >> and those Okay. And so who's is this going to be a generic question or is this got to go through a board because we're talking like um >> I would I would ask we don't get into conversation here. This is just a time for you to come and provide your comment and we'll have the superintendent's office reach out to you or if you would like to reach out then that that's the proper method of >> that's what we needed to know. Thank you very much. >> Thank you very much. Okay, moving on to item number four then superintendent
007recommendations for discussion. There are none at this time or none. Item [clears throat] five, superintendent recommendations for action. 5A is the consent agenda. I would seek a motion to approve. So move. >> Bill has made a motion. Is there a second? >> Joel has made a second. Uh we'll take a roll call vote. >> Lun? >> Yes. >> Pomacino? >> Yes. Flynn, >> yes. >> Burger is absent. Cleven, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Hodak, >> yes. >> Anderson, >> yes. >> H, yes. Zero, no. One, absent. >> Motion carries. 5B is the appointment of Red River High School associate principal, Dr. Brener. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. You have a memo from me in your board packet with some accompanying information from uh from myself that included information shared
008uh by associate principal Darren Walters. Um the interview team was led by Dr. Darren Walters, the incoming principal at Red River High School. And the interviewing team consisted of 12 members uh including general education, special education, music teachers along with counselors, school social worker, and administrative assistant. It also included the incoming assistant superintendent of secondary education, Dr. Chris Harrison, and current Red River administration. And this is relative to the appointment of Mrs. Amber Basting as the new associate principal of Red River High School effective July 1, 2026. Attached to this memo, you'll see her qualifications and previous experience. Uh Miss Basting uh was last with us or presently is just finishing up at Valley Middle School as an associate principal. uh has spent time as a uh sales center coordinator and also a special education
009coordinator uh for the district. So she comes to us with rich background in special education uh instructional strategies uh etc etc. So the administrative recommendation is to appoint Mrs. is Amber Basting as the associate principal of Red River High School effective July 1, 2026 at a base salary of $108,9 with a school size factor of $2,000 and an education factor of $2,900 for a total of $112,909. And I would stand for any questions that I might be able to respond to regarding Miss Bastings's candidacy and who is in the audience with us tonight. >> Questions for Dr. Rener >> Jake >> just a quick comment like I think we all appreciate and maybe if I can't speak for all of us I'll speak for myself the variety of uh influences if you will on the
010interview team teachers administration teachers of a variety of backgrounds gives me a lot more comfort knowing that it's a diverse input on each process And it also says it's a very transparent and open process. So I just really appreciate it. >> Thank you. Other questions? >> No other questions? I would seek a motion. We know what the administrative recommendation is. >> Accept the administrative recommendation. >> Jay has made a motion. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Dr. ODC has seconded. Other questions or discussion? Okay, hearing none, we'll take a roll call vote. >> Hodak, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Flynn, >> yes. >> Lun, >> yes. >> Burger is absent. Palmino, >> yes. >> Anderson, >> yes. >> H, yes. Zero, no. One absent.
011>> Motion carries. >> Thank you. [applause] 5C designation of authorized representatives for title and other federal programs and competitive grants for 2026 2027. Mr. Baky. >> Yes, Vice President Anderson, members of the board, um in front of you, you have a memo that outlines our authorized representatives for our title funds as well as our other fi federal programs. Um this is an annual um item that we do about this time every year. Um as indicated in the memo, these are the author authorized reps that would sign off on those programs and those federal funded programs. Um listed below include title one, title two, three, four, IB, which is our special education, um our title 7 Indian education, title eight impact aid, and then our title nine. Along with that is also our Johnson Ali, our
012Indian ed formula grant along with head start 21st century and then our district homeless foster care leaison and our school food service. So covers a wide range of our federal funds as well as any of our competitive designated grants through title. Um the administrative recommendation is to approve the authorized reps um of the designated individuals as outlined in the memo um as the authorized rep for the title and other federal programs competitive grants for the 26 27th school year. I would stand for any questions you may have. >> Are there questions for Mr. Baky? >> Amber. >> I think um seeing this list is always like geez that's a lot. Um, and so not necessarily knowing the involvement of each of the title grants or or programs, can you give us an idea of how
013much of this person's time is dedicated to overseeing these programs? >> Yeah, I will say um a majority of those individuals obviously on that list would be my portfolio. Um even I would say the district homeless leaison, district foster care leaison typically followed as direct reports to my within my portfolio. I would say a majority of um this is taken up through my office and I would say as saying that I would say two out of the probably five days of the week is uh addressing or looking at items related to the list on here. Um, as you'll see, one indication, one difference moving into next year that you'll see is the idea B grant um is actually going to be falling under Dr. Brener um moving into next year. So, I think part of
014why I asked that question is, you know, the understanding of the two uh assistant superintendent positions. Um, you know, certainly this is a large portfolio to manage. Um, I just I also wonder is taking two out of the five days of your time per week to deal with this, you know, I'm sure Mr. Erison and um, uh, Dr. Galatch, you know, probably had their own portfolio, too, but it seems like a lot to to manage with one person. And so I'm maybe just curious about other diving of responsibilities. I don't I don't know if there's any other way to slice it. Um but I think one it highlights the administrative work. Um but two, what potential other options have been considered just for discussion? >> Yep. >> I just wanted to make sure I could
015answer that. So what I would say is it it seems a natural fit because of the fact that uh typically a lot of these programs fall under elementary. Um primarily a lot of the programs when we talk title one funding is primarily elementary related. Um we do have south and valley that are also title one uh funded as well but um so just two schools in comparison to the other seven. Um, so when we look at that, um, it makes sense for a natural fit to fall under the assistant superintendent of elementary education because you're working directly with those people on a normal basis. Um, title two and title four, if you're going to take on the title one funding, it makes sense for it to be under all to take on all of the
016title aspects as well, too. So, it it does seem like a natural fit. I think breaking up those would be difficult, but obviously that's a uh operational Dr. for Brener and and his call moving forward. But um it does make sense um in my mind personally. >> Thank you. Did I see other questions over here? >> Jay, it was just somewhat related that there was a lot of assignments to the to the new guy coming in and I was just kind of tongue and cheek curious. I was just picking on him because he's a new guy. But you answered the question. and it falls under that elementary ed thing. It It looks like a lot of work. So, kind of along Amber's lines, what is the general duty and requirement to be the designated authorized
017representative for these title programs? >> Thank you, Mr. Cleven. Um, so basically what you're looking at is the budgeting aspects of these programs. you're working with the principles to identify what their uh goals with the funding is. Um it would be tracking to make sure that those are on pace. Uh working with Tika Norwood who is our grant manager to make sure that the funds are being expended and that their allowable uses are being followed. Um additionally on top of that you're doing all the reporting associated with that. um working with the principles and doing um our notifications that happen on the website as well as our meetings that happen both in the fall, winter, and spring. Running the assessments that are associated with any of our title programs and making sure that those assessments
018are meeting the goals that we've laid out in our grant. Um making sure that those drawdowns are being done typically by the business office. Um and making sure that they're done accurately. Um, you are also working with the district homeless liaison and foster care leaison to make sure that we're following those rules and regulations under uh federal code and making sure that as students come into our uh district that are um experiencing homelessness or um are being placed in a foster care home that they're uh that we're following those rules and regulations to make sure that they're placed adequately and and quickly. So that's a really brief overview of it, but um it's it's pretty complex from a federal level uh to make sure that you're following. Now, one thing I will say is Mr.
019Triggs does have experience in that realm in his current district and uh previously in his other administrative roles. So he does have some experience to go off of. >> It just it sounds like a lot of work even with the brief summary. I might even summarize it one one broader step beyond is that representative's responsible for federal compliance. Is that an accurate statement? >> Well summarized. >> Thank you. >> Dr. Long, did you have something? >> No. >> Other questions? Dr. Dr. Hodc, >> I don't have another question, but just a comment to add that as Matt um suggested and then um with Jay, it's easier for um us as administrators when the feds make a change or do something, it usually impacts each one of these grants or it has a different way of
020impacting and thus having that person, one person kind of behind the plate on all the things happening from the feds. It's It's better much better for consistency. >> Thank you, Matt. >> Yeah, I just want to correct a statement earlier. I said that there were seven elementary schools. There's actually eight. So, I apologize for that incorrect statement. So, just going through it in my head and I miscounted. Apologize. >> Thank you. Other questions on this item? Seeing none, the administrative recommendation is to approve the authorization of of the designated individuals as the authorized representatives for the above title and other federal programs and competitive grants for 2026 2027 as presented. Is there a motion? >> Joel Joel has made a motion. Mr. Manley has seconded. We'll take a roll call vote. >> Flynn, >> yes.
021>> Hodak, >> yes. >> Burger is absent. Manley, >> yes. Lun, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Pomacino, >> Larson, >> yes. >> Anderson, >> yes. >> HS0, no. One absent. >> Motion passes. 5 D will be consideration of bids for property insurance. Mr. Bombach, >> thank you, Chair Anderson, members of the board. Um, each year we go through some work with our broker, um, Baller Insurance, who is now working under the Marsh Mlennon title. So Tim Scarproot and Heidi Cash are fantastic and they work with us to make sure that we get the best um possible coverage at the greatest rates um out there. This year when we went out to receive exactly those um responses, we received two. One was from Liberty Mutual who's our current holder of insurance and second was
022from Enderf North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund and the Associated Fund of Fire and Tornado. Um this year we really dug in to look at that Enderf option. In prior years, there's just some explanation as to why we might not want to be covered by that North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund. And the short explanation of that is if you have other municip municipalities covered by that same insurance agent like UND and the city of Grand Forks, if there was a catastrophic event, then they're all subject to the same aggregate cap limit. we we pushed a little further and dug in a little bit more and found that the risk uh associated with such an event is incredibly low. And so that's the big change here were the administrative recommendations coming forward uh with the Enderf property
023insurance coverage rather than um the larger national company of Liberty Mutual. Just to go through a few more details on that, a couple of pages are attached. The second and third page are all the same across those. The first column would show you the coverage we're currently in the current period uh first column, excuse me. The second would then be the renewal from Liberty Mutual, which was a which was a positive renewal with only a small increase, less than 1%. It was really a positive thing to have on the table. And the third column would be for the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund. There's a lot of nuance to that first page that's really around the property insurance, but one that I would highlight that has gotten me a little excited is that deductible um
024including um it actually includes the water damage but also windstorm and hail which is which is important for our region for coverage here. That deductible um for water damage on the Liberty is $50,000 whereas North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund is only $10,000. And the more significant point here is in the insurance market the past couple years windstorm and hail has moved to a 1% um um subject to $100,000 minimum. So your deductible on the possibility of wind and hail um something that we need to be more concerned about in our community than probably some other events is significant. Whereas with North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund that deductible is only uh $10,000. So, a significant change in that regard. If you do uh walk through the property insurance, which is the first portion of that table,
025equipment breakdown, and then it goes into the other types of coverages that we're not really weighing in on tonight. But by the bottom of the document, you'll find a sum, a total. And just to put that into context here, the current insurance coverage premium that we're paying is $660,000. 66302. The Liberty Mutual increase would bring it to 66704, whereas this Enderf renewal is 616. So, it's a little bit of savings on that premium with that um reduced deduction uh deductible. There are a number of other trade-offs here, but um I wanted to point out those two. Those would be the most significant in my mind. And um as administration, we're excited about working with North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund and the fire and tornado and we feel as though we're going to get a little
026bit um better coverage for the things that um would affect us most likely. So the administrative recommendations Grand Forks Public School District to accept the property insurance bid submitted by Ender for a total anticipated premium expense of 616249. >> Happy to answer any questions. >> Any questions for Mr. Bon? Dr. I I didn't until you started talking and now I've got a question. So So you talked about catastrophic that would affect all three entities. You mean like a massive flood that would affect you and that's a low risk? >> Uh yeah, we got a really great levy now. It's all taking >> Well, that's what I that's what I assume. But that's what you're talking about and a a catastrophic event that would affect all three of those entities could could be >> it's exactly
027it. Um little less tongue and cheek. I think we we spend a little more time talking about the concept of a tornado that would come through town and affect um the properties holdings of those entities and um yes that's what we're talking about. >> Other questions Mr. Cle follow up on that for a moment and then I got a question about exclusions. Did are you saying that NDERF treats each of those three us and D and the city collectively is one aggregate cap. That's that's correct. That's precisely it. They describe it as such as the aggregate cap of $250 million. So if something were to happen, [clears throat] we would all be susceptible to a $250 million cap on the property loss. >> I just I struggle to understand how that can be when they're
028three separate entities, but if it's their rule, it's their rule. You answered the question I was looking for. Um, and then on exclusions, there's something called TRIA. That's an exclusion. What exactly is that? You're talking in the um in the footnotes to the document here, third page, LM terrorism tree property coverage not included above. >> Correct. >> I'd have to I'd have to um reach back out to our brokers to get you a precise answer. >> How long do we have to wait to make a decision? Um I would hope um I mean if with your comfort if we we would need to have insurance coverage in place by June 30 and so hoping that that item is not um a hold up here. With that being said though I talked to Mr. Scarproot who's
029on the road today but he is um available to call in if we want to ask that question. >> Well young Mr. Larson over here looked it up and apparently it's terrorism risk insurance. >> Fair. And and just going a little bit further here and not talking with specifics because I'm outside of that comfort zone is um you know when it comes to terrorism there there's a lot of nuance in this insurance world as to what the definition of it is and if such an event were to take place how to actually uh get that recognized and and qualified for insurance coverage. I think there's a there's probably a lot more to be said around that. >> Okay. Thank you. Other questions? Okay. Seeing none, the administrative recommendation is for the Grand Forks Public School
030District to accept the property insurance bid submitted by Enderf for a [clears throat] total anticipated premium expense of $616,249. Is there a motion? So, >> Dr. Hodc moves to approve, second by Bill. We'll take a roll call vote or any further discussion or questions before I do that. >> Seeing none, we'll take a roll call vote. >> Pomacino, >> yes. >> Lun, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Flynn, >> yes. >> Burger is absent. Hodak, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Anderson, >> yes. >> HS0, no. One absent. >> Motion passes. 5E is consideration of bids to provide independent annual uh financial audit services. Mr. Bomb. >> Thank you, Chair Anderson. Members of the board, I walked in a memo tonight at your tableside that has more information just
031as the initial memo had articulated is that that we had set that deadline to comply with state bidding requirements. that got a little close to the board meeting here, but knowing the next board meeting isn't until July, we wanted to get this in place as we normally do in inventory count even as soon as July one with our auditors. So, um we have gone out to bid here uh which we don't always do every single year. It was time to check in on that one and we got two responses um with a third conversation that never materialized. ID Bailey and Brady March came forward with a three-year window here. So I've provided a table in the on the document I gave you that kind of summarizes it just to articulate that I I put ID
032Bailey here first um in a couple of different characters of their response and made them very similar to Brady Marts in the lower half of the table and then from left to right it's the initial year of a three-year term 2026 uh and then 2728. So, just to kind of take you through that, the four characters, you have a base audit fee and um excuse my language there. Actually, I say foundational uh audit fee because this is actually including both district 1 and district 140. So, I said the word base, but that's airbase. This would be your functionally your base amount here. Um what happens then is you also test programmatically per a lot of the federal grants that Mr. Baky just articulated. They test not everyone every year, but they will pick and choose.
033We most common will test two or three of those depending on requirements and the rates in which each of those Brady March charges 5,000 for each single audit on top of the base audit. And what's been quoted here for my Bailey is 6,500. So I've included the assumption of two single audits here at least one at each entity just to make these comparable. Both [clears throat] firms are charging a tech fee. Um Brady Marge gave us a flat rate of what that tech fee would be at 21.90 and ID Bailey had a 5% of number which brings it to and then I just totaled those to help us compare. ID Bailey had quoted us on what we would expect to be an annual expense in the first year of 55,125 Brady March at 45,990. And
034then you can see they've already given us those rates for future years. Um ultimately uh Brady Marts U has been great to work with. Absolutely no complaints in our auditing process in that regard. So we were happy to receive their response. Only have heard good things about ID Bailey and what they included with the rest of their packet. Certainly a capable firm. So, as administration reviewed this, we got down to the lowest responsible bidder and ultimately are recommending that we stick with our current auditor of Brady Marts um for that initial price of $45,9.990. >> Thank you. Other questions for Mr. Bombach? Dr. L. So, so does this mean whoever we we accept the 27 and 28 bids are they're locked in on that price or or or is it open for negotiation in those
035years? >> Yeah, fair question, Chair Anderson. Um, board member L, I would say that we are we've set the path for three years, but we don't engage until we have an engagement letter in front of us for each year. But, um, so it's not a hard and fast contract, but that's the expectation here. Other questions? Mr. Cleven, did you have a question? No. >> Oh, you have your mic on. Um, other questions. >> Okay, seeing none, the administrative recommendation [snorts] is to accept [clears throat] the proposal from Brady Marts to provide independent annual financial audit services to the Grand Forks Public School District number one and Grand Forks Air Force Base School District number 140. Is there a motion? >> Mr. Cleven has made a motion to approve. Second by Mr. Larson. Any further discussion
036or questions? >> Seeing none, we will take a roll call vote. >> Burger is absent. Flynn, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Hodak, >> yes. >> Pomicino, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Lun, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Anderson, >> yes. >> HS0, no. one absent. >> Motion passes. Thank you. Number uh five F is the instructional time waiver for the Career Impact Academy. Dr. Glatch, >> thank you, Vice Chair Anderson. You can see in your packet a request for an instructional time waiver. As a reminder, you approved the same instructional time waiver last year. Um it is required by the Department of Instruction for any sort of school system that might have an alternative delivery model. So the career impact academy which is completed its first year in operation an
037exciting year um has an instructional design model that is in block sessions. So they go for 90 minute blocks as opposed to our traditional um inbuilding model which is a 50inute class period. um the amount of time that is spent in each block is also condensed to 18 weeks versus 36 weeks in the end that we meet the instructional hours that are um or come close to the instructional hours which is why the waiver is um required for this uh sort of operation. Um it has been a bill schedule that has worked really well for the project based work at the CIA and the administrative recommendation is to approve the CIA's extension time waiver application for the 2627 school year. You can see the block schedule attached as well to the memo. So, I'm posted
038to take questions at this time. >> Thank you. Questions? Amber, >> something you just said um made me think of something. So, if the um time frame is 18 weeks, but a [clears throat] class is normally 36. Is it recommended then that if someone chooses to take a class at the CIA that they would essentially take two classes during that school year to fulfill what they completed and then or to fulfill that time? >> Yeah, great question. So, it really works out quite well because there are a major chunk of CTE classes that actually um are it's recommended that students take the full uh semester credit instead of a 0.5 credit. So, it really works out well um that students just kind of continue on in their classes. So, they might take um building trades
039um semester A and semester B and finish it in a semester's time. So, it's kind of an accelerated I don't know how to say this. It's kind of like an accelerated block within the block, but in the end, if they were taking this the commensurate classes back in their building schedule, it would just plain out in the end. I don't feel like I'm explaining it very well. So, um the model works well. I'm thinking like are so are they taking like aviation one and then aviation two or >> most students do continue in there um in that track. >> Okay. So usually there's probably two courses of study that line up with each other and so they finish kind of this block and then they go >> correct and that's not pure for all classes
040but it seems to work really well for the majority of the um classes especially those that kids are seeking certifications kind of industry standard certifications in. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Other questions? Mr. Cleven, >> what is the minimum required instructional time? >> Oh gosh, Mr. Cleven, I will get back to you on that. I'll have to look it up. But it's um uh so the Department of Instruction has gone uh more liberal in its interpretations. Oh, it's 1,50 minutes. Thank you. Um >> I'm sorry, hours. Uh thank you uh Gemini Baky. Um so uh yeah and they've they've really um become more liberal on the way that it used to be according to seat time hours quite honestly and there's been a recognition that learning is not linear in that regard and so
041there have been various um ways that districts can approach the teaching and learning process and this is one of them. So um it's not a pure 150 hours anymore that's required. >> Okay. Thank you. And I want to assure you that in in that time frame that is uh parsed out here, the essential standards of each of the content areas are met. So that is a requirement by the department of instruction that we cannot debate. >> Thank you. Other questions on this item? Seeing none, the administrative recommendation is to approve the CIA's extension time waiver application for the 20 26 2027 school year. Do we have a motion? >> Dr. Hodc has made a motion. Is there a second? >> Mr. Cleven, any further discussion or questions? Seeing none, we'll take a roll call vote.
042>> Cleven, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Pomicino, >> yes. >> L, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. Flynn, >> yes. >> Hodak, >> yes. >> Burger is absent. Anderson, >> yes. >> HS0, no. One absent. >> Motion carries. 5G is our schoolboard self- assessment committee report uh consideration of the 2025 2026 self assessment. Mr. Cleven. >> So, we did meet as a committee last week. Uh it was myself and Josh, Dr. Brener and Cindy Johnson. And just some bulleted highlights. Did I miss one? Then Jeff. Sorry, not Josh. Sorry, Jeff. Anyways, ding me on the norms for the meeting, would you please? Uh, but anyways, we did review the previous uh self assessment committee and the summary report that came out of previous year. Uh we reviewed the responses to this year not
043in any detail. We didn't do any like fancy statistics or anything but just reviewed for general character and do we think that's suitable mechanism to report the results? Um graciously the committee did allow one submitt that got submitted after the deadline but before the meeting. Uh that that uh person appreciated that. Uh and then uh summary of it all. We do recommend that the the detailed responses, the numerical responses and the comments be introduced as record of the self assessment uh process. Uh last year the the outcome was a very summarized one-page essentially kind of subjective evaluation like a better best sort of relativity to it. This year's outcome is numerical and I think it's great. I think the committee would also agree the reason we did this is because then everybody can see the
044individual responses and I think it's fascinating to see how individually we rate ourselves on on the same criteria and I think it's a a great thing to have that level of exposure. So summary of the summary of the committee meeting is uh to basically recommend uh that we accept the self assessment rubric and the comments uh as the outcome of the self assessment committee. >> Thank you. other committee members. Jeff, do you want to add anything? >> Stumbled >> just that we had uh several uh that didn't complete the uh assessment and if those are that are here comfortable stating why or why they why they didn't fill that out, I guess. But myself being one, I guess it's just a unbelievable busy time of the year and um totally missed the deadline. I'm I
045apologize for that. But um if anybody else would like to provide input, that would be helpful. If they maybe it's the wrong time here to have it. If we can shift it around a little bit, I don't know. But whatever your thoughts are. >> Other comments or questions, Joel? >> Ditto. I just It was busy. I just missed it. >> Busy and I just missed it. >> Okay. Other item, Amber. >> Uh same. I think the um uh I will own my responsibility as a board member that we all get busy. The last week of school as a parent is astronomically insane. And so I think to your point, shifting it a little bit. Um I didn't feel like I could give the survey enough time, but I could have at least let someone know.
046Um my other comment would be um I think it's important for some consistency and because we send this one to the executive cabinet, I think mirroring that with Dr. Brener's evaluation would also be important to send to the executive cabinet for consideration. >> Other comments, Dr. L. >> I I did actually fill it out surprisingly. Uh uh I think the the you want it done at the end of the year because you're evaluating yourself over a year. Uh it's unique for during election years that it'd be nice to do it even a little later, but we have board members that are going to be going off. I think in non-election years, you maybe could move it to June or even July or something like that. That might make it a little easier, but on election
047years, you're kind of almost almost stuck. But you kind of want to do it towards I mean you really don't want to do it in February or January I don't think because you want to do it towards the end of the year but in non-election years it might be reasonable to try and not do it because May is a busy time of year for multiple things for multi multiple people >> other comments or questions. >> I would just say I think the holiday complicated things too just with traveling and graduations and things like that. So to Dr. after lunch point. I think it it's good to have it at the end of the year, but even pushing it to middle of May or first week of May or, you know, at that point, it's not
048like we have a ton of business left that would impact the assessment. >> Thank you. Other comments or thoughts? >> Again, >> did the board or did the committee have any insight into well, this is an area we really should work on? I mean, when you look at the numbers, I think the lowest one was a 3.21 21 or whatever which was communication with the public. I did did you guys talk about that at all? Okay. >> No, Mr. Manley, any comment to that? >> Nope. Okay. Other questions, comments? Okay. I certainly appreciated the opportunity to fill it out. I think the format is uh nice to be able to come back to multiple times and then review what you've written after the fact. So I certainly appreciated that opportunity and I would I would
049echo the comment to um having all the comments at the end is certainly helpful for me to read. So I appreciate that. Any other items on this? Dr. Hodc >> from my perspective. Yes. The I just totally blew it off. I don't know what I was I was busy. But um I also feel about the process itself that I believe if you're doing a board assessment of basically the board meetings that we're having as well as decisions and so forth things that are happening. Um if I had remained on the board, I probably would have been um a proponent asking for that there is some that the committee is tasked with giving and providing we talk about the norms at the end of each meeting and we give ourselves an A or whatever and such.
050I think it would be much more worthwhile to be um on demand that after that meeting the next day we're sent whatever is a brief evaluation form or [clears throat] whenever we're together such as such as our retreats, [clears throat] excuse me. And doing it immediately gives to me stronger feedback because we will not have to think back um on that. as well as it gives the um assessment committee a lot more data besides of an end of the year. Bottom line in my world it's called being a formative assessment equaling then jumping into a sumitative assessment. >> Thank you. Other items from anyone? Okay, seeing Amber, >> um perhaps this fits under board request or future consideration, but I think in relation to this topic, you know, the members of the committee are meeting
051about this and then sort of determining a timeline for any survey that we have, whether it's a negotiations process, whether it's a board self assessment, whether it's superintendent assessment and I think you know the other members who aren't at that meeting don't really hear the time frame and so when we are noticed about it it's when we get the email from Cindy which she does a good job explaining everything giving it an appropriate time but I wonder if part of our announcement session sections in our board meetings for consideration for board leadership and Dr. Brener is do we give an announcement on Monday knowing that there's something coming on Friday saying please be aware that this is coming you know especially if someone's out of town or whatever they don't check their email for 3
052days and then now they have four days to complete the assessment um I just think that maybe that's important in terms of announcements or you know like certainly including it in Friday focus but I think verbally stating as as much as we can um would just help us be more aware and on time as well. >> Thank you. >> It was the committee's uh uh recommendation um or motion to um accept the um report to the board. Is that is that accurate Jay? >> Uh and then we have to uh the recommendation is accept the summary and comments to be brought to the board for recommendation. >> Okay, >> that's what our board needs to do. >> Okay, is there a motion on this item? >> Bill has made a motion. >> Amber seconds. Any
053further discussion on this? Okay, seeing none, we'll take a roll call vote. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Lun, >> yes. Pomcino Hodak >> yes >> Burger is absent Cleven >> yes >> Flynn >> yes >> Anderson >> yes >> H yes zero no one absent >> motion carries 5H is our policy review and consideration uh Dr. Hodc, please. >> Um, this should be fairly short and sweet. Um, we've we approved um all of those um the one through um let me get my here the one through 16 as um second reading or reading and adoption of the following policies. So I would recommend that um we approve again and to complete the second reading and adoption of the following new policy that was presented to us to just conclude those um
054needing um to be the second reading >> questions for Dr. Hodc on this Amber. Can we make a motion to complete the second reading and adoption of all in one motion >> one through? So you're saying 1 through 16 and then one again also. >> Yes. >> If so I'd make that motion. >> Okay. >> Second motion. >> Dr. Hodc. Any further discussion? >> Dr. L. >> Just if somebody has heartburn over one particular one, they should point it out before the vote because you hate to vote no. 16 times when you really are objecting to one. So I think if somebody had an issue with a policy, we should pull that to talk about it individually. >> I don't have any, but just >> any other questions or items of discussion on this. >>
055Okay, there's a motion on the floor. We'll take a roll call vote. >> Burger is absent. Flynn, >> yes. >> Hodak, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. Larson, >> yes. >> Lun Manley, >> yes. >> Palomino, >> yes. >> Anderson, >> yes. >> HS no one [clears throat] absent. >> Motion carries. Item five, uh, H or sorry, I, is the recision of May 26, 2026 K12 mathematics adoption, approval, and approval of final curriculum agreements. Dr. Brener. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. You've got a memo from me. Um, the purpose of this is to uh request the school board uh to act upon rescending the motion approved on May 26th, 2026 that authorized K12 mathematics adoption in the amount of $440,461.25 and to replace it with the approval of authorizing the final contractual agreements associated with
056the district's K12 mathematics instructional resources. That was an error on my part uh that I brought to you last time. Um, so I'm asking for that to be unwound, uh, and then to approve the the seven-year expenditure. So, uh, under the background section following the board's approval of the K12 mathematics adoption under a one-year purchase agreement on May 26, 2026, the true scope of negotiations and purchase was over a 7-year period. Thus, the district's uh, final contractual commitments differ from the original adoption amount approved by the board. So to ensure transparency and alignment between board action and the district's executed contractual obligations, administration recommends rescending the May 26th, 2026 approval and replacing it with the approval of the final agreements outlined below. Um so you can see under the final curriculum agreements. Um I can
057go through each one of these one by one if you would like or if you want to just trust your own reading, I'm fine with that. I would ask the chair if you would like me to go through those one by one. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. Uh, under the Hooton Mifflin Hardcourt Intro to Math curriculum, there's a 7-year contract totaling 634,611, uh, consisting of a year 1 payment of $99,986 and annual payments of $89,119 for years 2 through 7. uh McGra Hill. The Alex curriculum is a seven-year contract totaling $151,290.14 that's payable as a onetime lumpsum payment. The high school math adoption uh for the pre-calculus and supplies and materials uh is a 7-year contract totaling $19,552.98 payable as a onetime lumpsum payment. McGraill Everyday Mathematics Curriculum, that's at the elementary level. uh
058two-year contract totaling $255,000 consisting of year one payment of 121,327.13 and a year 2 payment not to exceed $133,67287 Learning is a 7-year agreement uh and in including included in this is a projected three-year annual a 3% annual increase with total expenditures not to exceed $349,265 over the life of the contract. act. These resources provide a comprehensive K12 mathematics instructional framework that supports curriculum alignment, instructional consistency, assessment practices, intervention strategies, and student achievement goals across the district. And again, I want to thank uh chief academic officer Amy Bart and her team of uh Nicole and Evan who presented at the last meeting uh for for their work on this. So, the administrative recommendation is twofold. Uh number one, it's and you'll take this in two separate motions. uh resend the May 2026 20 May 26th
0592026 motion approving the K12 mathematics adoption in the amount of 440,46125 and I think I'll pause right there Mr. Chair. >> Thank you. Questions for Dr. Ber. >> So so just for clarity the the actual dollar amount hasn't changed. It's how it was presented last time. It's not like there the there's different monies that are that are being going to be charged in contracts. It's the same. It's just the way it was presented last time. >> May I answer that? Yeah. Uh the actual amount of everything that's included, and don't add up all the numbers because I added up all the numbers and they didn't work out to the number that I'm going to give you. U because we got one-ear payments, two-year payments. The the the life total over 7 years is $1,49,719 12.
060So that's different than the 440,000. >> I I understand that. But what I'm saying is that these companies didn't come back and renegotiate over the last two weeks. This was this was what was out there. It just got mis presented to to the board before. >> That is correct by me. >> Thank you. That's that's what I meant. Other questions >> on this item, Amber? >> To further clarify, I think the one-year total just being a $200,000 difference that is not we were budgeting for the approval of what we're going to do today. We're not having to find an additional $200,000 in the first year. >> That is correct, Board Member Flynn. Thank you. Further questions on this first part or the whole? Okay, >> Jay. >> Uh, the EXL. >> Can you turn on
061your mic, please? >> Sorry. Yeah, the EXL learning that is that the total contract value in seven annual installments? How was that that payment made? My best response to that is it's in this seven-year agreement. So, not to exceed that total over the course of seven years. >> Yep. >> So, we pay some chunk of that every year. >> I would say yes. And I'm I'm not looking at Brandon to bail me out, but I know you did some homework on this one as well, >> Mr. Bombok. >> Yeah. Thank you, Chair Anderson, Board Member Cleven, Dr. Brener. Um really what that is is again some of these the different adoptions were actually a full seven-year contract and we need the authority from this board if we're going to engage in a seven-year commitment. In
062a case of EXL learning, it's the initial year quoted with an assumption built in on the escalation of it. So so setting aside a budget amount that we can count on knowing to go forward, but it's not a seven-year contract. >> Mr. Cleven, any followup or >> Well, it says right there it's a seven-year agreement. >> Yes. Um I would the way I understand that one in particular is that we have an agreement for the first year and we but you don't you don't change your adoptions all that quickly. Um I think if we want to make sure and double check it, but my understanding is that we have the initial um with a projected 3% annual increase is also the way it's worded there that I think that we're holding budget for those future
063years. And so the the sum of this first year agreement and subsequent annual payments not exceeding 3% increases that total cash value would be 34 cannot exceed 349265. >> That is accurate. >> Thank you. Other questions. >> Okay. Seeing none. Uh item motion number one on this that we're looking um at then is um a potential motion to resend the May 2020 or May 26th 2026 motion approving the K12 mathematics adoption in the amount of $440,46125. >> Mr. Mr. Larson has made a motion. >> Is there a second bill? Second. Any further discussion on that item >> hearing? None. We'll take a roll call vote on that. >> Pomicino, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Lun, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Hodak, >> yes. >> Flynn, >> yes.
064>> Burger is absent. Anderson, >> yes. >> HS0, no. One absent. >> Okay. So, a motion carries. Then the second item, Dr. Brener, did you want to go back with that? >> Sure. Uh the second one would be to approve the final curriculum agreements and associated expenditures as presented uh previously but also included below uh the Hootin Mifflin Hardcourt curriculum at 634,611 over 7 years. the Alex curriculum at $151,29014 7-year agreement high school math adoption uh 19,552.98 7-year agreement everyday mathematics curriculum not to exceed $255,000 uh 2-year agreement and the EXL learning that we just talked about not to exceed $349,265 over seven years. >> Thank you. Questions on that portion? Okay, seeing none, then we would I would seek a motion. >> Mr. Manley makes motion to approve. Is there a second bill? Second.
065Further discussion on this motion. >> Seeing none, we'll take a roll call vote. >> Lun? >> Yes. >> Hodak? >> Yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Flynn, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Pomicino. Burger is absent. Anderson, >> yes. >> H. Yes. Zero. No. One absent. >> Motion carries. Item five, uh, J, consideration to accept donation from Oxford reality to support elementary inter murals. Mr. Bombach. >> Thank you, Chair Anderson. During the budget realignment conversation, a number of different concepts are brought forward, discussed, and decided upon. One of those includes um the reduction of a a elementary inter mural program across all sites. Um during the process and the the whole realignment conversation, it was put out there publicly at this board table and beyond to say, you know, if
066there are different ideas in support of of any of those realignment concepts or retaining those that those would be heard. uh Oxford Reality had reached out uh on that after learning of the elementary inter mural program going away. They stated their interest in supporting the program and so we met and had a conversation around um what that program entails. What elementary inter murals um primarily includes is afterchool programming led by mostly u teachers with an additional contract to spend some time again after school hours in five different seasons. There's discretion at each site as to what types of inter mural programming they provide. So it varies greatly. Um but it's offered at all the school buildings in five different seasons. Um and students have a choice of paying a registration fee to participate in all
067or just some of those seasons. Um that's primarily what the inter inter mural programming is. When you run the numbers on that and this past year it cost us just over 40 about $45,000 on those student or those contracts to pay those individuals or excuse me it cost us closer to $60,000 but with the student registration fees the net of that is an expense on the general ledger of $45,000 or so and so what the conversation took place here is Oxford reality supportive of this program has made a commitment of $50,000 per year with the opportunity to check in year to year. So if either party um decided it wasn't going well or it wasn't what they expected that there would be outs along the way but there was a initially conceptualized commitment of of
068five years for inter mural programs here. Um as the memo articulates um any gift in excess of $10,000 must be accepted um from the the school board itself. So bringing it here is uh that's most certainly an exciting opportunity um to to retain some programming but still achieve the realignment goals as they were set out here. What follows in the document itself is a donation agreement. This is worked up by our legal and brought this forward. you'll notice a a lot of different um definitions, technicalities um brought forth, including retention of even our own um school brand um logo and just how even the donor talks about it. So, you'll see that there's a lot of control yet over the school district and the program itself. The outside donor doesn't um get to dictate what
069the program is. It's truly just a um a local business uh in support of a program. And just to be extra clear too, the registration fees assessed to students would continue and those are I forget what the actual dollar amount is. >> Uh $1250 per session.$1250 per one of the five seasons. >> And if there is any um challenge for any student to pay if they uh qualify for free or reduced according to the child nutrition program, they will get either free participation or half price of that dollar amount. So affordable program um will remain affordable with this donation here. So I bring it to you for any conversation. Of course um there is a written administrative recommendation to approve the donor the donation agreement with Oxford reality in support of the elementary inter mural
070program and doing that now would allow us the time to um get everything organized ahead of the fall. >> Okay. Any questions Dr. L? Well, thank you to Oxford Realy for for stepping up. My my question is just a quick one. I see this happening more and more. It's just like naming rights for bowls and arenas and everything. It's just going to happen more and more. Do we have a pretty standard contract so that across the board? We're kind of doing this the same with various things. Granted, there may be some nuances with things, but but legal is is kind of doing this every time. So, we have kind of a standard way of accepting donations. >> Chair Anderson, Dr. L, I think that's fair. that's exactly where we'd go is um for consistency, but
071it is an emerging path for public schools. You know, it's certainly sponsorship, whether it's naming rights or how that's recognized um likely to be growing. >> Thank you. Thank you. Other questions, >> Jay? I mean, what a wonderful gift. And what's very what's equally wonderful within it is the just reading through this the donors doing this because they believe in the program. Uh I don't see anything in here where they're leveraging it to get their name on this or that or whatever. They're doing it because they believe in the kids and it's just a great gift. >> Thank you. Other questions here, Dr. Hodc? >> I agree. It's a great gift and we um can so use it and appreciate that. The only thing that um I was bothered with within this contract is the
072return of funds um because in that article five or whatever um it says that um unexpended restricted funds to the donor within 60 days of discontinuation of the process. What if um there are dollars left over at the end of the year is what I was looking for because if you go then go I believe that's in section seven um where it says um the return of funds shall return all unexpended restricted funds to the donor in accordance with that. But I was wondering because we did make mention earlier about um any interest and such paid on those dollars. So that's what I'm looking for for clarification. >> Mr. Paul, chair Anderson, Dr. Hodak. Yeah, it's a fine point here. I think that our our legal took the approach of of trueing up whatever the
073costs are with the program and the donor itself. Um so that's something that um there's there's obviously that opportunity [clears throat] written in that article five, I think you mentioned, where unless as agreed to upon by both parties in writing. So maybe that's something we want to talk through with them and make sure we understand if we want that treated any differently. But the way it's written is the donation would cover what's what's expended. >> That's why I was kind of thinking, okay, is it really just a perfect $50,000 to run the program for a year? No, there's there's no way that that could be. And then I thought, well, maybe then what the student fees cover that 1250, you know, so it goes to 57,000 or or something like that. I just would encourage
074you to make sure that you have discussed that with the donor because if um kids don't sign up or take the program and it's keep saying that it would be returned to them within 60 days, but is that every year then that they'd be looking at getting that? So that was and that's and I feel very confident that you guys would that you all would take care of that but I think it needs to be clearly pointed out. >> Thank you. Other Mr. Quest >> if I may direct our attention to article 5.1 that might cover that. [clears throat] It it talks about expiration or termination of agreement. Uh, but I certainly read it as implying that annual carryover is perfectly within the donor's request here and donor's intent and that unspent carryover money just
075goes to the same program next year is how I interpret article 5 part one. >> They ain't no lawyer. >> And and neither am I, Jay. Um I'm just looking at that but it it seems to point more to discontinuing the afterchool interals program for any reason during a term. So with that in mind that's suggesting to me that we have to discontinue intermerals because for whatever reasons and that's why I would like so that just simply to the donor to know that if there are unexpected funds at the end of the year that are not used what will happen with that money will it be carried over so that the donor might say oh you made a lot of money this time so we don't need to give you do the 50,000, we only
076need to give you 45. Or if it costs us more, is the donor willing then to step forward? So, I'm sure all of these conversations went on. I'm just voicing my opinion. >> Thank you. Others, Amber, >> I have a couple questions. Um, >> I was really excited. I was really excited to see this um donation come through because I think um inter murals provides a way for our students to be physically active but also can act as a buffer for after school program in a um relatively lowcost way. So um very excited about that. Um, I was also pleased to see that we retain much of the uh programming operational um process that we've we've sort of always maintained. Um, with that being said, I'm curious about what conversations have happened with uh PE
077teachers this year where we've said we've maybe taken that program and the expectation of them coming back next year would not include interals and if uh now now it's summer. So, how do we communicate with those individuals saying like just kidding, this is part of your expectation. I mean, I certainly understand that contractually they're supposed to be here till a certain time during the year. Um, so I'll stop there and ask my other questions, but curious on that perspective. >> Mr. Baky, is that >> Sure, I can take an attempt at this. Uh, Chair Anderson, uh, board member Flynn. So, there has been no communication with, uh, PE teachers at this point because, uh, this has not been firmed up or approved at this point. uh that communication would happen as soon as approval would
078happen. Um as well as what I would say is that there is no expectation that they have to do that. They it's something that they sign up for. In fact, some of our buildings, the PE teachers do not do it because they coach other sports. And so we have other teachers that step in and and do that. So it become open to those teachers or those PE teachers who have done it in the past to uh elect to do that moving forward and then if they aren't interested then go down the line to find someone else. >> So we do offer intramurals at every building. It just may not be the PE teacher that's staffing that. >> Correct. And that does vary based on session and and availability of staff at times. Yes. >> Okay.
079Um considering the conversation surrounding um those dollars and if there's excess, you know, on page three also talked about eligible expenditures, who would who would sort of own the donation in terms of where those dollars would go. So certainly it comes you know through the foundation and you know business office helps handle it but I'm even thinking about included but not limited to transportation for students. So we have a student participating in our program they need to get somewhere after school. I mean, who decides if an eligible expenditure is is transportation or, you know, so the impetus for my question is, are we adding a duty with this donation sort of as a grant um to someone's plate and who who owns that? >> Mr. Bomb. >> Yeah, sure. Chair Anderson, board member Flynn. So
080just to clarify, this document is written between Oxford Reality and Grand Forks Public School District 1. So it doesn't go through the foundation, comes directly to the school district. >> And so that would be facilitated um administratively. So it's within the business office that we >> handle the my schoolbox, the registration for inter murals. Um we would just facilitate it likely at administrative level with the sites themselves. And the [clears throat] the primary focus here is or starting out of the gate would be to replicate exactly as it has been. So what what services have been provided? Um if this is broader than that, which it probably is to some extent, that's that's our our legal team writing eligible expenditures, but it would be our administrative team with I mean with the lead of of
081Mr. Baky's position in working with the sites to to identify those expenses. Um maybe something that I made an assumption on that you just mentioned is intermerals under Mr. Baky's portfolio currently. >> So this is kind of a gray area I would say. Uh sorry board member or chairman Anderson board member Flynn uh this would be a gray area. kind of is a uh trio of people that kind of oversee the inter murals between the principal uh are the athletic director Beer Meyer and myself. Um we all kind of play a piece in it at times. Um a lot of the duties fall within the building level administrator administrator to coordinate that with their necessary staff. Um but myself and uh athletic director Beer Meyer do get involved from time to time. >> I made
082the assumption that it would be under his portfolio as the leader primarily. So that's helpful to clarify. Um the other piece that I I wanted to seek clarification on but but perhaps discussion about in relation to the program continuing is um as a parent who's participated in inter murals the 1250 per se per session I believe is inaccurate because two years in a row and I double checked my receipt on my school books I paid $35 for the entire here. Go ahead. >> So, yeah, thank you, board member Flynn. So, it's $1250 per session if you elect to go into one session or you can pay the $35 for the entire year and get all five sessions. >> Okay. So I think when we were having conversations about inter murals being on the budget reduction,
083one of the items we talked about is could we increase fees and that it's again relatively low cost and we do have a mechanism for people who want to participate and maybe want to ask for a scholarship for that fee. Um, but we never went as far as discussing what an increase in fees would look like because it ended up then being more of a cost to operate and it became on the budget reduction list. So, could we still consider an increase in fees um knowing that staff costs are going to rise? So at some point the 50,000 might not cover that but um [clears throat] you know is that something do we consider it $15 a you know I don't know but >> Dr. Brener please >> I can comment more from a secondary
084perspective than an elementary perspective. I think we've got elementary covered now for the next five years. But uh uh activities director Beer Meyer has put together a new fee structure particularly at the secondary level looking at our high school activities and sports co-curricular and extracurricular. So there will be an increase um coming before the board for those. But I'm not sure that was your question. But I just want you to know that in the 52 uh budget reduction realignment pieces, there was also some revenue uh opportunities and that was one of the revenue places where we're going to see an increase in fees. >> I also recognize that my comment is on the backs of like we're also asking for families to pay a transportation fee for some that choose to use that too. So
085I'm not necessarily advocating like let's charge parents double than what they're paying now for inter murals, but in consideration of everything that we looked at, especially I think looking at this annually and what that cost run is going to continue if we have those individual salaries going up potentially. Um I just curious about the conversation surrounding that. >> Thank you. Other items or other questions or discussion on this particular item? Mr. Larson? >> Well, first I would say thank you to Oxford realy. This is a an awesome gift. And second, I would make a motion to approve the donation agreement with Oxford realy in support of elementary intramurals. >> Thank you. We have a motion and a second to approve the u donation from Oxford reality to support elementary inter murals. Is there any further
086discussion? Seeing none, we'll take a roll call vote. >> Hodak, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Flynn, >> yes. >> Pomacino, >> yes. >> Burger is absent. Lun, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Anderson, >> yes. >> HS0, no. One absent. >> Motion passes. Moving on on the agenda to number six. Other 6A is announcements. 6A1. We will skip with the absence of our student board member. >> Yes. If you haven't, >> let's go ahead and do that. >> All right. Sorry, Mr. Chair. Thank you for letting me interrupt. Uh just a reminder that uh Friday, June 12th, uh 10:00 a.m. we'll have the new Twining School groundbreaking ceremony uh at the Air Force Base. And the the great news is the uh the way you would be able
087to access the base is from the county road. and we haven't been able to do that since um uh since 2001 um since everything changed. Um so just so you if if you do want to attend, make sure you communicate with me because I need to get your name to base personnel to get you on the base through that back gate. U secondarily, uh these three would not want me to do anything publicly. They've already reminded me uh in a different venue uh that I I should not recognize them, but uh I I can't help but do that tonight uh because this will be the last school board meeting for Dr. Galach, Mr. Baky, and Mr. Bomb. And [snorts] I just want to uh let them know and the board know that I've been very
088grateful for each one of them to be part of our leadership team. Uh they have each brought unique talents and leadership and perspective to everything that we've done here. uh we've moved our district forward and I'm grateful for um all their work uh their perseverance uh their leadership their connection to people um all three of them will truly be missed as we reboot our executive cabinet uh effective July 1. So I want to thank Dr. Glatch, Mr. Baky, Mr. Bombach, and I'll stop there because my eyes are getting a little watery. So thank you for that. >> [applause] >> Thank you. 6A uh number two then will go recognition of outgoing board members. Dr. Brener. >> Well, let's just continue with some watery eyes here. Uh we have three outgoing school board members and I'm
089going to recognize each of them one at a time. I do have some prepared remarks so please please bear with me. Uh the first one is board member Bill Palmino. Uh tonight we have the privilege of recognizing and thanking a truly remarkable public servant, Bill Palmino, for an extraordinary 33 years of service to our school district and to our community. For more than three decades, Bill has dedicated countless hours to the governance of our schools, helping shape opportunities for generations of students, families, and staff. His commitment to public education has never been about recognition or personal gain. It's always been about doing what's best for children and for ensuring our district remains strong for the future. Throughout Bill's tenure, he has been the embodiment of thoughtful leadership. He's patient. He's a careful listener and one
090of the most genuinely respectful individuals with whom I've had the opportunity to work with. In a world where the loudest voices often receive the most attention, Bill has demonstrated that leadership is not measured by volume, but by wisdom. Softspoken by nature, he has never felt the need to dominate a conversation. Yet, when Bill speaks, people listen. His words carry weight because they are grounded in reflection, experience, and an unwavering commitment to serving others. Bill Palomino, I want to thank you for your years of service to the Grand Forks Public School District. [applause] Next up, and Mr. Larson, we will have to have a new picture for you if you want to get into any events because your hair is a little bit longer in this picture. Uh, tonight we also recognize and thank Mr. Joel
091Larson for his dedicated service to the students, staff, and families of our school district during his four-year term as a school board member. While four years may seem brief compared to some other ten years, Joel's impact has been both meaningful and lasting. He has approached his responsibilities with professionalism, integrity, and a genuine commitment to ensuring that every decision made at the board table reflected the best interest of students. Joel brought to the board a sharp legal mind and a thoughtful, reflective approach to governance. He consistently asked important questions, carefully considered multiple perspectives, and demonstrated a deep understanding of the complexities facing public education. Perhaps most importantly, Joel truly represented all of Grand Forks. He understood that every student matters regardless of neighborhood, background, or circumstance, and he was a steadfast advocate for educational opportunities that
092serve all learners. This commitment certainly extended beyond our community as Joel devoted a significant amount of time in Bismar um where he was able to advocate and get laws passed for uh the expansion of the TLC which serves many of our students. So Joel for your professionalism, wisdom, and perspective that you've brought to this school board. Thank you and we wish you and your family continued success in the years ahead. [applause] Dr. Sheri Hodak. Tonight, we also pause to recognize and thank you for your dedicated service to our school district as a member of the school board. While you served a two-year term, I suspect many would agree that the demands, challenges, and opportunities of those two years felt much closer to a four-year commitment. During a period of significant transition and important decision-making, you've
093will uh willfully willingly stepped forward to serve our students, staff, and community with professionalism, wisdom, and unwavering dedication. Dr. Dr. Hodc, you've brought a unique and invaluable perspective to the board. As a former superintendent, former chair of educational leadership at the University of North Dakota. Uh you possessed a deep understanding of public education both from a practitioner and uh preparation perspectives. Your knowledge of school systems, leadership development, governance, and educational policy enriched board discussions and provided important context as the district work through issues uh affecting both the present and the future of public education. Your ability to connect lessons from the past with the realities of today while keeping an eye on what lies ahead has been a tremendous asset to the school district. So, Dr. Dr. ODAC, on behalf of the board and administration,
094staff and students and the broader Grand Forks community, thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience, and leadership with us. All the best to you in your future endeavors. [applause] Any other announcements? Okay. [clears throat] Item 6B is board requests for future consideration. Any board requests, >> Mr. Cleven? >> Yeah, kind of in recognition of the public [clears throat] comment today. Uh sometime in the next month, could we see an update on impacts of our attendance realignment and to see if we we can track like if our intentions of managing the school attendance are being met? >> Thank you. Other board requests. >> Okay, seeing none, 6C is schoolboard meeting norms. Dr. Hodak, how did we do? did very well. >> Thank you. Item seven on the agenda is an executive session. At this time, I
095would ask for a motion to hold an executive session to discuss the pending litigation of Jane Doe, one at all versus Milan Allen Delante Nelson, Grand Forks Public School District, and John Doe School Administrators 1 through 10, United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, case number 326-CV-000011. The school board may convene into executive session for attorney consultation regarding this pending civil litigation pursuant to North Dakota Sentry Code 44-04-19.1 and 44-4-19.2. >> There's a motion by Mr. Larson. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Mr. Manley. Second. We'll take a roll call vote. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Lun, >> yes. >> Flynn, >> yes. >> Hodak, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Anderson, >> yes. >> Pomacino and Burger is absent. H, yes. Zero, no. And one
096absent. >> Motion passes. Uh, we will now ask members of the public who are attending uh the meeting um to leave the room. We will move to a different room at this time. Um, we anticipate adjourning the executive session and reconvening into the open portion of the meeting at approximately p.m. Um, and once we do come back into open meeting, our business will be just to adjourn the open meeting. So, at this time, we'll move to another room. Thank you.