001[Music] just an update for you at this point. Questions from board members for Mr. Baky? >> Mr. Cleven. So the overall reduction is about $280,000, but with your statements there, we're budget matching the services that we normally fund with that to be matching this new budget. >> Uh correct. Yeah. So um we're able to expend it to uh to there's no there's not going to be any additional dollars within the general fund. Let's put it that way. Um which is we worked really hard to do that. Um, and I'm happy to say that we were able to accomplish that. Um, however, one of the main reasons we were able to do that is because some of our AVID work, um, you know, previously AVID was a new initiative within the district. Now it's become kind
002of a a staple within our district with the work we've been doing. And so now it's been more allowable to be funded under title 2 because we do provide professional development for AVID. We have a a coordinator that does that work. Um and so we're able to expend some of her um some of her salary and benefits out of title 2 versus title 4. When it's a beginning initiative, it was out of title 4. Now we continue to do the pro she provides the professional development for that program and so it comes out of professional or uh title two. >> And you mentioned that there was a position that went from a coordinator to a director. >> Correct. Did we anticipate that we would not be able to fund that out of title four money
003when that decision was made? >> Correct. Yep. Yep. And so we through that that helped uh balance that budget to a certain degree. Other questions, Mr. Cleven, before I open this back up? Okay. Other questions from board members for Mr. Baky? Okay. Thank you. 4B NDSBA opportunities for board member development. Dr. Brener. >> Thank you, Mr. President. You can see a memo from me. Uh, pursuant to Grand Fork School Board Policy BE, school board members are here and notified of the following opportunities for board member development sponsored by the North Dakota School Board Association, otherwise known as NDSBA. Uh, there will be u on October 9th a new member learning to lead workshop. I don't believe that's going to be applicable to anybody around this table. Uh the school law seminar will also be held
004on Thursday, October 9th. And then the annual convention, schoolboard convention will be held on uh Thursday and Friday, October 9th and 10th. It actually starts the afternoon of the 9th. All events are in Bismar. So if you are interested in attending, please let Cindy Johnson know as soon as your schedule will allow and she will make arrangements for you for your hotel stay and your advanced travel request, etc. No action necessary today. Any questions on those development opportunities for Dr. Brener? >> Yes, Mr. Clutton. >> Does anybody here like maybe this Davis is directed to you? Do you recommend that any of us attend like the law seminar? Would there be value to the board as a whole if some some of us did attend it? I >> think there's always value in board member
005development. Um, if if you want additional information about the specific uh law seminar piece, I couldn't speak to that. I've not attended that part of the convention. Maybe others around this table have or Dr. Brener, you could speak to that directly. But, um, I know my development opportunities at the state and the national level have both been tremendously beneficial. And and of course, there's the the information, the knowledge gained, more tools in the toolkit. It's also about collaboration and connection with colleagues in other districts. Um, so let that be my more than gentle nudge uh to to take part if if it fits uh for any board member if it fits uh in schedule. 4C, schoolboard compensation discussion. Uh the memo came from Dr. Brener. I think we're all aware of uh of where um
006you know where we want to take this conversation tonight. Dr. Brener, do you want to start us off before we open it up to board members? >> I think the only framing I would do is you had a conversation at your last meeting uh and that policy was was pulled and no action was taken and the suggestion was let's bring it back today for a conversation to see how the whole board feels about it and then the the board would give the policy committee direction when the policy committee next meets. So with that uh does any board member wish to get conversations started? there's some additional information in your packet. You can lift up uh your notes from that or any thoughts as you've had time to to process. Um again, those of us on
007policy review committee are eager to hear uh what direction you'd like us to go. So, let me know who which of you would like to go first. Miss Flynn, >> I had a clarification on Dickinson. Um, it looks like it reads that there's a flat rate and a meeting rate. Are those combined? Do you know, Brandon? >> I I don't know here without rereading it. >> I think that was exactly the way it was phrased here. So, it it didn't clarify. >> Okay. Um, just looking over everything, I think, um, in my opinion, it would be fair, um, to see like a 1,500 or 2,000 increase for board members and then the vice president and president follow suit. Um, seems to be pretty in par or on par with a lot of the other school
008districts and the commitment. I think we might have a couple more committees than some of these other ones, but it's my feedback. >> Thank you. Other board members wish to weigh in. >> Mr. Palmino, >> my only question on the Bismar is that just says the president and the vice president are the only ones that negotiate other board members. It just says negotiations usually board president, vice president. That'd be a good one for us to do. >> I have not recognized any motion on the floor. >> Yeah, that's kind of what it looks like on that like they take. So, personally, I've always considered this as public service. So, I've never, you know, worried about when I first ran, I didn't know we got paid. I didn't and it was $25 a meeting. So, it
009wasn't a whole lot, but that's how I considered it all. Just public service. So, >> other board members, Dr. one >> my my own comment because I'm on policy review. So I'll get to look at this again with Sherry and Dave is is I think it's a little hard to compare all the various districts because they're they're not apples to apples, they're apples to oranges and pineapples and stuff just because there's different numbers. They have different roles and when you talk to them, if you if you go down to the national North Dakota School Board Association meetings and talk to them, you know, the roles are different and the roles in smaller districts are different. It's it's a little I I think it's good information. I think we should always be looking at this, but
010it's not like we're comparing apples to apples like you know a nurse that does this exact same thing as a nurse that does that in Fargo versus you know it's it's it's a little different. So >> other board members, Miss Flynn, >> um just to articulate too, a babysitter going rate these days is about $20 an hour. So if that gives an idea and and I'm looking more so at at the prospect of at the time when we have turnover on the board if we have families and people that need who want to step forward and who want to serve not everybody who can serve is in an equitable position to do so. So, you know, some of our long meetings, it could be 80 to 100 bucks per kid, and that also means committee
011meetings and things like that. So, if that helps articulate, you know, I mean, if we're getting, you know, $400 or $500 a month, that's, you know, for time and that doesn't go into preparedness and things like that, too. But that's just the meeting. I mean, that's a chunk of that being taken out for one meeting. So for those not familiar with current going rates of babysitters >> others Dr. Hodc. Um, I don't want to um give everything out that I've been doing, but I've been doing some research on board compensation for for the nation because I've also, you know, been such a part of North Dakota and um really that they're saying that we need to look at the purpose of the salary increase and if that purpose is to possibly um they called it
012um equalize the people that would run for the board or go out on the board. If that does indeed impact why they're not or why they won't stay on the board and things like that, then um all the research is saying then you should increase. But from that there are 13 states that have said no legislation. They've made it law. No schoolboard members can be paid by the districts. So I think there's there's huge debates about whether public officials should be or shouldn't be paid um and for what the purpose is for what they do. um they talk about some people on boards have a a personal agenda that they come and then they leave the boards and so there's a lot out there that I can't I'm excited to talk about with Eric and
013with Dave when we're sitting down but um if you do any um reading up you will see that it's a hot topic but right down to even the safety of board members and so that adds to it and and such. So, I think there's a little bit more. Um, but looking for school districts that have just policies based on this is when we're going to get a raise or how we're going to do it. Um, the practices are all over the gambit. They're I mean, people would probably be looking at ours, you know, to say if we did come up with it's going to be every two years, it's going to be this, it's going to be, you know, some things like that. Um, it was interesting. And then I'm going to quit. Los Angeles,
014which is one of the largest school districts, they um pay um if you don't have a job and you're on the school board, $155,000. If you are on the school board and you do have a job, you get $55,000. So, and their their readings is that they would prefer to have people h be on the school board as full-time positions. So it's it's all over. So but we want your input. So anything that you can say tonight, we will take that under advisement. >> Other board members, Mr. Cleven, >> I do struggle with the value statement here. Uh I'm with Bill. I didn't know he got paid until I got my first paycheck. And maybe that's more of my indifference to detail uh on such matters, but I think it really speaks more of typically
015someone's going to take on an assignment like this because they want to take on the assignment. Um so I'm struggling with that though with what I do think looking at this data here. I I think we are kind of undervalued if we are relative to our peers given the number of committee assignments we all have meeting cadence and all that. So I think an increase is perfectly reasonable comparison to peers. Um I think it should be the next time we negotiate uh with teachers and administrators. So start that cadence when we do our next negotiation cycle. Uh, not necessarily right now, but I do, bottom line, I think an increase is reasonable. >> Other board members, Dr. Lun, I just want to remind the board that this isn't your last shot at this, that whatever
016the policy review committee comes up with, it comes back to the board for discussion and approval. So, so you know, you'll have you'll have more ability to to discuss further depending upon what what we outline >> other board members. Mr. Larson, >> I think um kind of to Amber's point if I think it's appropriate to to do some raise. I don't have any strong feelings on what it should be. Um, but I think it should be sooner than later and not necessarily to tie it to the negotiation session because if we're going to attract good candidates this next election cycle in whenever it is January, I think if we have a, you know, the knowledge of this is now a $7,000 position to where it actually covers, you know, some babysitting and things along those
017lines, I think that would be um something to get the right number of the right kind of candidates to particip ipate. So I would rather to see it happen sooner or whenever the election next term but not necessarily wait another year or two to implement. So that's my thoughts on it. Other board members not sure we've heard from everyone. Want to make sure we've got plenty of opportunity not only for every perspective to be heard but also for the policy review committee to have all the information we can. Uh is that you again Mr. Larson? >> Yeah. One more comment. Um, I do agree board or chair, vice chair or whatever, president, vice president, having a an increase is appropriate for the committee. That's that's a warranted thing. Other comments from board members? Okay. Uh
018I'll just before we move on, um any other clarifying questions from policy review committee members? Anything else that you want to hear more about? More feedback so that you all feel equipped when we meet again to come come back to the board with something. So Dr. Lun, Dr. Hodc, anything else that you want to raise up? You're feel all right, Dr. Hodc? Same. Okay, move on to 5A. This is your consent agenda in the packet. I would seek a motion to approve the consent agenda as outlined. >> It's been moved by Dr. Lond. Is there a second? >> Second by Mr. Cleven. We'll take a roll call vote. >> Homicino, >> yes. >> Anderson, >> yes. >> Lun, >> yes. >> Flynn, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Cleven, >>
019yes. Hodak, >> yes. >> Burger, >> yes. >> Nine, yes. Zero, no. Zero absent. >> Motion passes. 5B, contracted staff resignation and release from contract. Lindseay Hansen. Dr. Brener. >> Thank you, President Burgerer. You have a memo um from me. And uh attached to this memo, you're going to find a letter of resignation effective August 8th, 2025 from Lindseay Hansen, fourth grade teacher at Winship Elementary School. And uh Miss Hansen is aware of the liquidated damages. She was aware of that before uh before she submitted her resignation. So uh the administrative recommendation is to grant Miss Hansen release from her 2526 teaching contract effective August 8th, 2025 with the enforcement of liquidated damages under policy DK BB. Any questions for Dr. Brener? and seek a motion to grant Miss Hansen release from her teaching contract
0202526 effective August 8th with the enforcement of liquidated damages per policy DKBB has been moved by Mr. Cleven, second by Mr. Manley. Any further discussion? We'll take a roll call vote. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Pomino, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Lun, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Anderson, >> yes. >> Hodak, >> yes. >> Flynn, >> yes. >> Burger, >> yes. Nine yes, zero no, zero absent. >> Motion passes. 5C, contracted staff resignation and release from contract Justin Liil. Dr. Brener. Thank you again, Mr. President. Um, attached you'll find a brief letter of resignation effective August 7th, 2025 from Justin Liil, special education teacher at Valley Middle School. The administrative recommendation is to grant Mr. will release rent 2526 teaching contract effective August 7th, 2025 with a waiver of liquidated damages
021under policy DK BB. >> Questions for Dr. Brener? >> Yeah, Mr. Cleven. >> So the the we just approved uh release of contract with liquidated damages. This one's recommended without. What's fundamentally different of the two? I I would say without going into personnel details that would be the difference there questions for Dr. Brener >> and personnel difference now related to relocation >> that is correct sir >> thank you >> other questions for Dr. Brener >> seek a motion to grant Mr. Liil released from his 202526 teaching contract effective August 7, 2025 with a waiver of liquidated damages under policy DKBB. >> It's been moved by Mr. Anderson. Is there a second? >> Second by Mr. Larson. We'll take a roll call vote. >> Manley, >> yes. >> L, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >>
022Pomino, >> yes. >> Hodak, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Flynn, >> yes. >> Anderson, >> yes. >> Burger, >> yes. >> Nine, yes. Zero, no. and zero absent. >> Motion passes. 5D, general fund financial statement. Mr. Bombach, >> President Burgerer, members of the board, this is just for the first month of the current fiscal year. So, it's one month and it's awfully early. As you can see, this reports in the government memo that the first month for fiscal year has a total fund general uh general fund revenues were just over $8 million in the total general fund expenditures at 2.8 8 million resulting in revenue over expenditures of 5.2 million. You go through the two reports and one thing that will become apparent maybe in the first one but onto the second one
023is that the state sources came in a day early. Most often most often they come on the first of a month and sometimes they show up on the 31st. And so when you look at the comparison report it's going to look like we got a lot more state revenue this year in July than we had the prior year and it's literally a day difference. So you'll find this report is susceptible to those timing differences this time of year. So there'll be some um changes in that regard. Um but you can see in summary that you know total revenues are about 6.2% of what's preliminarily budgeted that we're still working on the final budget. So preliminarily budget budgeted and expenditures for the first month are about 2% of that preliminary budget. Uh again, you go to
024that second report, the comparison report. That's where you can see um this year at this point versus the year prior. And those percentages in the far right hand column really jump around because of those timing differences. So on the the um summary sheet, you'll see it looks like our revenue is 10,000% more. That's what I just explained. Um but even in salaries, you can see year-over-year. Right now, we're about 3% more than last year. that could be just a little bit of those timing issues or what's going on over these summer months. So that'll normalize as time goes on. Um so there's not a lot of a story. Happy to answer questions here. Um but you can see that's largely what's going on. Um the graphic depiction here also shows that in this current fiscal
025year, we have a bar in July for revenue that didn't exist prior and expenditures are about where we would expect those to be. And then when you get to the general fund balance, that last page of this report, it really jumps up. That would be a, you know, a false sense of hope if you believe that we were up ahead that much. It's just a timing issue. So, I've said that a few times. I'm happy to answer any questions, but otherwise, the administrative recommendation would be to approve the general fund financial statement for the period of July 1 to July 31st um as presented. >> Questions from board members for Mr. Bombach? Yep. Dr. one. >> I I take a utilities is also a timing issue with that. >> Yeah, absolutely. Those bills were paid
026probably just in either side of that date. Yeah. >> Other questions for Mr. Bombach. I would seek a motion to approve the general fund financial statement for the period of July 1, 2025 through July 31, 2025. It's been moved by Dr. Hodc. Is there a second? >> Second by Mr. Anderson. Any further discussion? We'll take a roll call vote. >> Hodak, >> yes. >> Larson, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Anderson, >> yes. >> Flynn, >> yes. >> Palmino, >> Lun, >> yes. >> Burger, >> yes. >> Nine, yes. Zero, no. Zero absent. >> Motion passes. 5e, consideration of child nutrition meal prices. Mr. Bombach, and I'm sure some support. Yeah, President Burgerer, members of the board, I'm joined by Director Wendy Mankey of the Child Nutrition Program. I'm going
027to run through um the memo just a little bit and some of those figures and and uh Director Mankey is here for any questions that you have um just about these changes. So, first and foremost, I would just articulate this is fund 50. It's completely separate from the general operations from our school district. Has nothing to do with our general fund budget or things like that. It's separated out because we participate in the national school lunch program, USDA um supported program. And even when we make changes like meal prices, they're actually dictated um by that program. And just as as noted in the cover memo, we can't increase it any less than 10 cents per meal when we do make an adjustment. But on the on the second page, you'll you'll actually see some good
028tables of information that help put the the recommendation in perspective. Um largely the second table the history of meal prices it'll just be noted that since school year 2018 we haven't adjusted meal prices at all. It's been fantastic. We've been able to keep them right where they're at at some of the lowest in the state which you'll note in the first table. Um but we do want to maintain our funds health and and keep that up just a little bit. So the third table is recommending a 20 cent increase for both the elementary breakfast and lunch. the secondary breakfast and lunch and adult breakfast. So that would help us continue to maintain the health of that fund. We've been able to uh and the uh the final table would show the annualized impact per family
029or per student paying. So you can see $17.40 uh over the course of a year is the difference per student being paid. Uh the reason why we're able to not increase those dollars is again we've been or increase the um cost per lunch is we've been able to maintain a fund where we've actually had a healthy enough balance where we've been exempted from increasing. We're still in that territory. We have a healthy fund balance for fund 50. Um but just again by not having increased since fiscal year or school year 2018, we just want to make an incremental increase to make sure we stay ahead of food price increases. Uh again, we have an administrative recommendation in the memo here um to increase elementary breakfast and lunch, secondary breakfast and lunch and adult breakfast by
03020 cents each. But I myself happy to stand for any questions as well as director Wendy Mankey with child nutrition. >> Questions for either of those individuals from board members? Dr. L. >> If I'm reading this right, even with the 20 cent increase, are we still the lowest in the state? Yes, that first all those that first table has a great summary of where we're at and and really ranging anywhere from 46 cents to 63 cents lower than all peers on average and so this would you know decrease that substantially but certainly not I we'd still be the lowest in the state. >> Other questions from board members Mr. Cleven? So this fund 50 is completely any money within fund 50 stays in fund 50 like there's no co-mingling at all with general fund or
031>> so how if that's the case how are we able to keep such a healthy balance like what good like seems like something good is happening >> so >> well it it's managing those so the fund 50 it's government accounting where you have separate buckets by the rules of the game and so the revenues coming into that fund are both associated with the USDA program. So if they change the rates for which they pay us, we could benefit for that. And then also any dollars being paid in to that um uh paid in by families for their their lunch credits. At the same token, if if families don't pay for the lunches, we still feed them and that can be a drag on that fund. But we've been in the spot where we've been able
032to stay positive ahead of that. I think um able to even make a couple of capital purchases just to continually u maintain facilities. Of course, those don't come in a scheduled fashion. You might have a good year and a bad year of when they um break or go away and you have to replace. So, you need to maintain a healthy fund balance. >> Other questions from board members? Dr. I would like to commend you because when it comes right down to it, I've been in enough school districts where the food program, the hot lunch program has just been the demise of the board and we've had to use dollars from the general fund to support it and everything else. So when um uh Jay when you said, "How come? Why are we and I pointed
033right at her, that's generally exactly why we're doing so well." um from what I've witnessed in other programs and such, including even our staff and because I've looked at their salaries and such and I think that we're we're right on par. So I applaud her and so that's why in fact my problem in letting this out to the public is the fact is that Bismar and all these schools will see this and they'll say who is she? Do we do we go and grab and take away because I had that happen. >> Other questions from board members? Miss Flynn? >> I can't put together a lunch for my kids cheaper than this. Um I don't know why my bill increases at middle school. Maybe it's all a cart, but >> I feel like my lunch
034bill is $8 a day at middle school. Um, but I I think these are fair. I also think that the timing is good when we advocated um at the state level for help in paying for meals for families and we didn't get it and now it's like well locally we have to raise some prices. So I hope that maybe this data will continue to help talk about that narrative that kids have to eat and they have to eat healthy foods. And every time I've gone to lunch with my kids in elementary school, like it's a good healthy meal. There's options to eat. Um certainly anyone can say, "Oh, well, let's switch out this or whatever." But um they they do a really good job and I think that these prices are very fair um in
035comparison. And I just I think that this could be helpful in going forward to our our state legislators, too. So >> other Yes, Dr. L. I'm just wondering if for the board's education, but also the public education, if we could just talk a little bit about how the free and reduced program works for for for this district. >> Sure. And Wendy, would you be willing to answer that one? question. >> I'm just wondering for our education and public education, how the free and reduced program works in in our district, how kids get on it and how how the district gets paid and stuff. >> Yes. >> Now, is it on? >> Okay. Sorry, I should be used to this by now. Um, so free reduced. So, we're really trying this year to push more applications
036online, which is my school apps. um just because it seems to be easier for all parties and there's hard stops so that you don't really miss any information and you will get a faster result as well since if we don't have missed information. Um there still is paper copies. Um the state of North Dakota um lowered the poverty line to 225 225% I think or 220 one of those. So it was lower from the last two years. So then hoping we can catch more people that are right on the line or those families um just to try to help since as um Miss Flynn said that the legislature um denied our universal meals. So just anything to try to help with the families. Um you know um as Mr. Mambach had said, we still pay
037or we still give a child a meal even if they're negative balance or don't have anything. So they still get a whatever main meal um it is. So we don't nobody really knows either if they're on free reduced our screen just it just comes up they put in their lunch number and it automatically gets taken off. So um nobody knows that either. Does that answer your question Dr. Len? >> Kind of. So so for the public's sake. So yeah, it's it's a financially based program that that >> parents if if they qualify first amount, they can get a reduced or even a zero rate depending upon what their income levels are so that that those kids don't have to don't have to not eat the the families that may may not be able to afford
038it. And it's a program that supplements that, >> right? And so you'll be able to find those dollars on our website um also out on the North Dakota state website, too. But even if you feel like if families feel like they won't um get it, they should still apply um for majority because of that state 220 it's called now. So you might be surprised. I can't remember off the top like a family of four maybe $70,000 or something like that. So try to apply if they need it. >> And this is an anonymous program. Those kids don't don't wear a certain colored shirt when they go through the line. People have no idea about that. I think I've heard that comment multiple times from families saying, "Well, my kid will be labeled." It's like, "No,
039nobody knows that." So, >> in in our child nutrition department, Grand Forks Public Schools, nobody would know unless your student is telling everybody else. Um, like I said, on our food system, they just punch in their lunch number and it's automatically in there. So, it nobody even sees it. um as many kids as thankfully we have go through lunch and breakfast. Nobody's going to remember that. So it is all anonymous. Um Lois, our admin secretary, she processes those. Um she's not going to remember 7,600 students either. So um it is totally call. I think this is most calls I've received this year. This is my fifth school year. Um how can I apply? Um should I apply? Um, I, you know, I want to put all my children on there. I mean, it's the most
040questions I've gotten. So, I hope that it's getting out there more positive in the media or so that it they're not going to know. So, I just push that if you don't think you're going to apply maybe or um get it then just try anyways. >> So, >> other comments, questions from board members? Mr. Cleven? I just want to piggy back off what Dr. Lynn said probably about I would say eight years ago this board decided that we were going to not collect any leftover funds that we weren't going to give out you sit in the corner and have a sun butter sandwich and we've maintained that and so the history here for those who haven't been here as long I I think has I've just been proud of this board for making that decision
041and last um report we had from you showed some lunch balances and it was double from the previous year and I imagine that an increase is also going to add to that but um it's just something that we've said we're going to try to reduce the cost for families just like busing and so I think the public also needs to be aware that you know those are priorities that we've taken on and fundamentally that we've said we're not going to charge families we're going to try to reduce the burden for access to education and so um you know when we talk about budgets and stuff those are things that that certainly impact our bottom line too but this board has kind have remained um fundamentally that we're not we're not doing that. So just wanted
042to give that history. >> Thank you, Mr. Cleven. >> Thank you. Uh just another more questions about the fund, how it's used, and it's it's uh just how the money is allocated. Does it cover staff? >> So, Mr. Cleven, yes. So, my budget covers labor and staff. That's my biggest um expenses. um food and labor. So, we do try to watch that um with trying to increase foods and may be more healthy. I'm really going to watch this year to see how food costs and then how much um pressure that puts on my staff to put that stuff out too to see if we need more hours, if we need, but it's not something that if somebody just asks for an extra hour because that's what they keep working. I I don't just jump in
043and do that. So, >> but that is covered by fund 50. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Yep. I'm pretty much a fund by myself. Um I, you know, we make our money probably from Amber's allocart. [Laughter] You know, it's an honor to feed your your students. Um it really is. >> Well, it's really fun. I I want to say that we I want to believe that we really try hard to find um foods that students of all kinds will like. You know, I can't please 7,600 students all in one day. But, you know, I comb Tik Tok and I listen to the other teenagers and do all that stuff. So, I hope we can find something. And so I just tried to with along with the meal price um uh discussion it was if I
044want to get some of these keeping in mind um foods that I get from the state so our commodity foods um kind of comparing some things with our vendor our food vendor um just seeing what I can get for the best for my nutrition and my dollars. So, I kind of take that all in count, but with those alocarts and then with our reimburseable meals, if we put what's on the tray that we're supposed to, then we also get funds back. And so, that's just how we can kind of keep generating. Um, ovens and hot boxes and all that stuff are not cheap. So, we try to get on a 10-year plan, you know, and kind of keep things and look at things going that way. So, try to be very responsible. If I have
045too much money, I get um my hand slapped, too. So, I can't win. So, it it's kind of a fun a fun challenge and to try to, you know, meet everybody's needs. >> Thank you for the very detailed answer. >> Yes. >> Other questions from board members? >> Dr. Brener, you have something? >> Just just three comments. First of all, I just want to commend Director Mankey for running her child nutrition program like a business. And I think you heard that tonight. And she does a wonderful job uh doing that in concert with uh with Brandon. And what you also don't know is we've been short cook managers the last several years starting during co um and it's not uncommon. As a matter of fact, it's more common for Miss Mankey to be jumping into
046those positions um and leading. I think you spent a lot of time at Red River um in in the cafeteria there. So, she's she's doing double and triple duty. And then finally, just to address, and Amber stole my thunder just a little bit. Um, but you know, with some of those negative balances, we still have um some opportunities for fundraising that does happen within the school district. The last day of the school week and professional development days are denim day. Um, and and participants um provide either 20 or $40. $20 a semester, $40 for the year. And all that money goes into a foundation line item that helps uh sub subsidize some of the delinquent uh balances and I think we raise you know usually around 35 to 40,000 a year just people can dress
047comfortably on those days. Um and then Amelia Hudson from the foundation would share with you that there are other private donors that help uh subsidize some of those balances as well. So thank you Missy. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Any other questions from board members? So, there's a motion to increase elementary breakfast, elementary lunch, secondary breakfast, secondary lunch, and adult breakfast by 20 cents each. Is there a second? >> Yes. >> A second by Mr. Cleven. Any further discussion? We'll take a roll call vote. >> L. >> Yes. >> Flynn, >> yes. >> Pomacino, >> Larson, >> yes. >> Cleven, >> yes. >> Hodak, >> yes. Yes. Anderson, >> yes. >> Manley, >> yes. >> Burger, >> yes. >> Nine, yes. Zero, no. Zero absent. >> Motion passes. Thank you for the report and for
048your time. Any final comments that you didn't get a chance to mention before we move on? Looks like your microphone's still on, so I just thought I would ask. >> No, thank you so much you guys and thanks for listening. >> Sure. Thank you. 6A announcements. Any announcements, Dr. Brener? >> Just a couple. Uh K through 9 starts school on Wednesday, so I won't sleep tomorrow night. Um and 10 through 12 starts on Thursday. I want to thank all board members who have been part of open house and stopping by and making visits. I know principals and teachers appreciate that very much as well as support staff. Um and other than that, our fall sports co and extracurricular activities are in full swing. So school year is here. Thanks everybody. >> Any other announcements? Mr.
049Cleven. >> And segueing off what Dr. Brener said the first Red River Central head-to-head matchup is tomorrow night, boys soccer. So, >> do you have a time on that, Mr. CL? >> 7 o'clock. >> Thank you. >> JV starts at 5:15. >> Thank you. Any other announcements? 6B board requests for future consideration. Any board member have anything? 6C. Schoolboard meeting norms. Miss Flynn, how did we do? >> Amazing. >> You heard it here. And we are journed.