001Liberty and justice for all. >> David, roll call. >> Andrea, >> yes. >> Anthony, >> yes. >> Rick, >> yes. >> Sarah, >> yes. >> Shanty, >> Yes. Corey, >> yes. Uh, >> nobody signed up for public comment. Okay. Item four, scheduled vis visitors. FFA. Would you like to present something? >> All right. So, my FFA kids have competed in three competitions so far for their PCM contest. They started at our section contest where they wanted to advance the districts. At our district contest, we had a little bit of a rough night and ended up second, but we did still advance to state. And then at state they ended up winning our state competition. So they have been practicing very hard and they hope we go to nationals in October. So we just thought it'd
002be cool if you guys got to see what they've been doing, what they've been practicing >> from group. What does CTM stand for? >> Conduct of chapter meeting. So basically what they have to do is they have to learn parliamentary procedure. They have to learn all the rules and No. >> And then >> so they get a card when they walk into the room. >> So they get a card when they walk into the room. They have no idea what their motion's going to be. And then four of them have required motions. So they have to fully memorize opening ceremonies for FFA. Perform them. They go right into their meeting. They have to perform all the required motions that are on the card and the motion and then they have to do a closing ceremony.
003So it takes about 13ish minutes to do the entire competition. They are really good at it. >> So we have all the officers and is one of them the adviser then I take it since I see the owl there. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Do you guys want to introduce yourself? >> I don't know. I say >> can you introduce the president? >> I'm Abby Kemp and I'm the president. >> Yes. >> I'm Macy Brooks and I'm the reporter. >> I'm Jesse Featherland and I'm the treasurer. >> I'm Elias and I'm the Sentinel. >> I'm Paris and I'm the vice president. >> Colin Jennings and I'm the advisor. >> I'm James Sher and I'm the secretary. Okay. So, they get a minute to look at their card. So, they know what they're going to
004do. Go ahead and start, guys. The meeting room will come to order. We are now holding a meeting of the Abington Avon FFA chapter. Mr. Vice President, are all officers at their stations? >> I shall call the role of officers determine if they're at their stations or report back to you, ma'am president. The signal >> station by the door. >> Your duties there. >> Through this door pass many friends of the FFA. It is my duty to see that the door is open to our friends at all times and that they are welcome. I care for the media room and paraphernalia. I strive to keep their own comfortable and assist the president maintaining order. >> The reporter is stationed by the flag. >> Why by the flag? >> As the flag covers the United States
005of America. So I strive to inform the people in order that every man, woman, and child may know that the FFA is a national organization that from the state of Alaska to the Virgin Islands, from the state of Maine to Hawaii, >> the treasurer >> station at the emblem of Washington. >> Your duties there. >> I keep a record of receipts and dispersements just as Washington kept his farm cap carefully and accurately. I encourage thrift among members and strive to build up our financial standing through savings and investments. George Washington was better able to serve his country because he is financially independent. >> The secretary stationed by the ear of corn. >> Your duties, sir. >> I keep an accurate record of all meetings and correspond with other secretaries wherever corn is grown and FFA
006members meet. >> The adviser here by the owl. >> Why by the owl? >> The owl is a timehonored emblem of knowledge and wisdom. Being older than the rest of you, I'm asked to advise you from time to time and as the need arises. I hope that my advice will always be based on true knowledge and ripen with wisdom. Mr. Vice President, why do you keep a plow at your station? The plow is the symbol of labor and tillillage of the soil. Without labor, neither knowledge nor wisdom can accomplish much. My duties require me assist at all times in directing the work of our organization. I preside over means heaps of our president whose place meet the rising sun. >> Why is the president so station? The writing cell is a token of a new
007era in agriculture. If we follow the leadership of our president, we'll be led out of the darkness of selfishness into the glorious sunlight of brotherhood and cooperation. M president, all officers at their stations. >> Thank you, Mr. Vice President. >> The secretary will call the role of members. >> There are seven members and several guests present. Madam President, >> thank you. FFA members, why are we here? >> To practice brotherhood. honor agricultural opportunities and responsibilities and develop those qualities of leadership which an FA membership possess. >> May we accomplish our purposes. I now declare this meeting of the Abington and Avon FA chapter dually open for the transaction of business or attention to any matters which may properly be presented. President >> Colin, >> I move that the Abington Avon FFA chapter delivers wreaths to
008the veteran cemetery on Veterans Day. Second, >> it has been moved by Colin and seconded by Terren that our FFA chapter deliver wreaths to the veteran ceremon ceremony on Veterans Day. I'd like to remind the assembly this motion is debatable and amendable and it requires majority vote. Is there any debate? My fellow board members, I believe this is a great idea and a great way to show respect for the people who have helped our country become what it is today because without them, we wouldn't be here and sitting here as an FFA chapter. So, please vote this motion up. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? >> President Macy. >> Thank you, Madam President. >> I stand in support of this motion because I believe this is a great way to honor our veterans and all
009they have done for our country. They fight for us and protect us. So we need to honor them in this way. So please stand me in voting this motion up. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? >> Madam President. >> Thank you Madam President. My fellow floor members, I believe this motion is a fantastic idea not only to grow our chapter but also to grow a stronger and greater bond with this ever growing community that we hold so dear to our heart. So I urge you to please join me in a yes vote. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? >> Madam President. >> Thank you Madam President. I rise in favor of this motion because in the FFA predict states, I believe in the future of agriculture with a faith born not of words but of
010deeds. This perfectly embodies what our FFA chapter is now because this is a great deed we can do and show our appreciation to the veterans from our community. So please stand with me with the yes though. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? parents. >> I'm a total support of this notion cuz with many of my family members being veterans, I know what what it see like to see them not get the due respect that they deserve, which is why we should deliver these briefs cuz they don't get that respect and we should grant them that which is why I'm told support. >> Thank you. Is there any further discussion? >> Madam President, >> Elias, >> f members, I do not believe this will have a positive impact on our chapter. With all the with all
011of our upcoming events that we have, I feel that we do not have the funds to proceed with this project. Thank you. Any further discussion? >> Madam President, >> I move to amend the main motion by striking out wreaths and inserting flowers. So if the pass, the main motion now reads, I move that the Abington Avon FFA chapter deliver flowers to the veteran cemetery on Veterans Day. >> Thank you. It has been moved by Colin and seconded by Josie that our FFA chapter amend the main motion by striking out wreaths and inserting flowers. So, if passed, the motion will read, "I move that we deliver flowers to the veteran cemetery on Veterans Day." I'd like to remind the assembly this motion is debatable and amendable and it requires majority vote. Is there any debate? >>
012Madam President, >> I believe this is a great idea. Reese are hard to find in our area. And considering we have a flower shop in our community, we should also pay the respect they are due and we should order local. So, this is a great idea. Please vote up with me. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? >> Madam President. >> Thank you, Madam President. Fellow members, this is a great idea. Not only can we serve our respect to our veterans, but we can also support our small flower shops in our community and support these small businesses. So, this would be a great idea. So, please join me with a yes vote. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? >> Madam President, >> thank you, Madam President. I'm 100% disagreement of this of this amendment because Reese
013are more all-encompassing and they're more traditional which is something that this country tradition and that is always very strongly. >> Thank you. Is there any further discussion? >> I do not believe this is a good idea because reefs last much longer than flowers and we want our impact to last. So, please vote this down. >> Thank you, Fiona. Is there any >> Madam President AC? Thank you, Madam President. I'm against this motion because I noticed that it does not have all the information. It does not have the time that we will be doing this and if all of our schedules are free and if we have enough FFA members to do this. So, please join me in voting this motion down. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? >> Madam President, >> James. >> Thank you,
014Madam President. I believe this motion made by my fellow adviser is a great idea, not only to honor those souls who might not have a family, but also to give them the respect that they deserve with a flower. >> Thank you, madam. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? >> Madam President, >> Elias, >> I move for previous question. >> Previous question has been called. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded that we have previous question. I'd like to remind the assembly this motion is not debatable or amendable and it requires two/3 vote. Therefore, we will move right to a vote on previous question. All those in favor, please signify with an I. >> All those opposed, please signify with a no. >> No. MOT. The nos have it.
015Motion failed. We are now back on the amendment. Is there any further discussion? >> Madam President. >> Thank you, Madam President. I move to postpone this motion indefinitely. >> Second. >> It has been moved by James and seconded by Colin to postpone this motion indefinitely. I'd like to remind the assembly this motion is debatable yet it is not amendable and requires majority vote. Is there any debate? Madam President, >> thank you. Madam President, I believe we should postpone this motion indefinitely just because as school has just started, we have many activities starting up at school as well as sports and other main activities that um a lot of my FFA members contribute in. So I believe that we just don't have the time and cannot divert it to something that obviously deserves our full attention.
016So I urge you to join me in uh yes. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? President, >> my fellow board members, I believe this is a terrible idea because to kill this motion is to dishonor the veterans who have served our community and proved our community is strong throughout the years and we need to give them our full attention right now how they gave us their full attention. So, please vote this motion down. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? >> Madam President. >> Thank you, Madam President. I rise in opposition with this motion because we need to do more good deeds as an FFA chapter. And if we do this, this is also get the word out of our FFA chapter, which would be great because we can get more members in our chapter. So,
017please stand with me with a no. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? >> Madam President. >> Thank you, Madam President. I stand in total I stand against this motion because as you mentioned a lot of our FA members are involved in sports but we do have a protocol for class that could stay after school and help plan this out because I know many of them are not involved in athletic activities. So please join me in voting this motion down. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? Any further discussion? Seeing none, we will now move to a vote on postponing this motion indefinitely. All those in favor, please signify with an I. >> I. >> All those opposed, please signify with a no. >> No. >> The nos have it. Motion failed. We are now back on
018the amendment. Is there any further discussion? Is there any further discussion? Seeing none, we will now move to a vote on the amendment. All those in favor, please signify with an I. >> All those opposed, please signify with a no. >> No. >> The eyes have it. Motion passes. We are now back on the main motion which now reads, I move that we deliver flowers to the Veterans Cemetery on Veterans Day. Is there any discussion? >> Madam President, >> Terrence, >> I move for a fiveminute recess. It has been moved by Terrence and seconded by Colin that we have a 5minute recess. I'd like to remind the assembly this motion is not debatable yet it is amendable as for the time allotted and it requires majority vote. Is there any amendments? We will now move
019to a vote on a recess. All those in favor please signify with an I. >> I. >> All those opposed please signify with a no. >> No. >> The nos have it. Motion fails. We are not back on the main motion. Is there any further discussion? Madam President >> Elias, >> fellow board members, I would just like to reiterate how important it is that we vote this down because we simply don't have funds or manpower to make this to make this uh event impactful. So, please vote this down. >> Thank you. Any further discussion? >> Madam President, >> thank you, Madam President. I would just like to say that we should all vote of this motion cuz without these veterans, I may not be able to see all of you. I may not have to
020be in front of all these people, which is why this is an amazing idea to vote. >> Thank you. Is there any further discussion? Is there any further discussion? We seeing none, we will now move for a vote on the main motion. All those in favor, please signify with an I. >> All those opposed, please signify with a no. >> No. >> The eyes have. Motion passes. Does the secretary have a record of any further business which should now be transacted? >> I have none. Madam President, >> does any member know of any new or unfinished business which should properly come before this meeting? We are about to adjourn this meeting of the Abington Avon FFA chapter. As we mingle with others, let us be diligent in labor, just in our dealings, courteous to everyone,
021and above all, honest and fair in the game of life. Fellow members and guests, join me in a salute our flag. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> I now declare this meeting a Excellent job. Excellent. >> Thanks for being here. >> You guys have training seminars. >> Now cross my eyes on this. Hey guys, can you put your chairs back in the side, please? >> Thank you. >> You did awesome. >> Thank you. >> Yep. You're welcome. >> See you. >> Thank you for letting us come in. >> And now we know why. >> We're also slightly terrified. >> Okay. >> Great actor. >> Uh, moving on. That was
022incredible. Uh number five, any additions or deletions to the agenda? >> None. Moving on. Six. Uh approval of the agenda. >> Can I get a motion to approve the agenda? >> So move. >> Second. >> David. >> Anthony. >> Yes. >> Rick, >> yes. >> Sarah, >> yes. >> Chanty, >> yes. >> Myself, yes. Andrea, >> yes. Cory. >> Yes. All right. Number seven, the consent agenda. Can I get a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> David. >> Rick. >> Yes. >> Sarah. >> Yes. >> Johny, >> yes. >> Myself, yes. Andrea, >> yes. >> Anthony, >> yes. >> Corey, >> yes. >> All right. Item eight, principal reports. Mrs. Anderson, >> um, I would like to give a huge shout out and thank you to our
023maintenance and custodial staff. Um, they've been amazing in making our, um, high school look amazing and nice and wonderful for our kids to start. Um, my bathrooms in the front of the building look fantastic. I have new stalls, beautiful new floors, new sinks are coming, I think. Um, and we took the doors off, so there was a lot less issues today with the doors on the front, not doors on the Let me clarify. Let me be clarified. Um, so anyway, but all in all, the building looks amazing and I could not be more proud of that building and how the work that they put into it. So, I thank them for all that. Walk-in registration was held August 4th and 5th. New teacher institute to welcome our new staff was held on August 7th. Um,
024we put teacher biographies up of all of our new staff. They've been coming through Facebook, so hopefully you've seen them. Um, >> I've enjoyed reading those. Always enjoying. >> Um, we've uh we had 10 new students at the high school. In fact, we have a foreign exchange student from Poland this year. His name is Jacob. So, >> I mean, he's really tall. Very tall. >> Play basketball. >> Yes. Yes, he does. Um, tornado takeoff backpack night was held last night. We had all the extra well as many as we could. Extracurricular activities um on the floor in the cafeter not on the floor but on out for kids to recruit and join and see what's available at the high school. So I know a lot of our clubs got some kids that were interested. We
025handed out a list of all of our coaches um contact information as well. So if they couldn't be there but they wanted to play something, they had a way to contact the coaches um and get kids involved. We gave them their schedules. They were able to walk the hallways, do their lockers because we have lockers this year. Check their lockers, find their classes. It was it was good. We had quite a few people there. Um, we welcome students back today. We had a great we had a great day. Um, there are many exciting things in the works and I'm excited. Um, meet the Tornadoes is f no Friday. I'm sorry. It is Thursday, August 21st because the fair is Friday night. Um, so Thursday, August 21st at 6 p.m. Um, homecoming this year is Friday,
026October 3rd. Just throwing that out there now. Um so hope you can come to those. On September 12th, my soccer team needs to go on an overnight for um a game. They need to spend the night and play. They're playing that night and the next day, I think. Um so I need that. Okay. >> Where are they going? >> Mhm. Yeah. Let me check the email. It's been It's been a hectic few days. Okay. It's been a hectic few days. I'll check the email. Get back to you. >> Over by Chicago, I think. >> Fremont. Yeah, I think >> Treemont September 12th. >> Tmont's not >> Okay. Well, then it's not there. I don't >> Okay, I'll check. >> They are on the schedule for that. I know. >> Okay. >> Go ahead. Next. Anybody
027have any questions for me while I check my email? >> No. Okay, >> Mrs. Sherpy. >> All right. It has been a great first day today uh with our students and our faculty. Lots of smiles, lot lots. So, we had some nervous tummies today with the kindergarteners, but um our nurse Rodney Anderson was there with mints and to cheer them up. So, that was great. Um before today, we had a back to school haircut and we had quite a few families take advantage. We had six stylists that volunteered their time from the area and um I I want to say that it was about 55 kids that came through. It was Yes, >> that was a good idea. >> It Yeah. And then we also had the health department um there on hand for anything
028that would come up uh with with the haircuts and if treatment needed to be done. So that was wonderful that they were there as well. And that was put on by uh Tony Mason, uh Caitlyn Nelson, and Heather Allen. They came together to to do that for our for our community, which was wonderful. Um the cafeteria, oh my gosh, if you have not been in there, you really need to stop by Heading. Um Trevor Sloan and Rodney Anderson uh painted the entire gym and the ceiling, and it is beautiful. So, please come by and check it out. Um Dale Schistler, um I bought some cabinets for a couple of classrooms and countertops. That man is a carpenter wizard. He could put in like it's amazing. You need to come take a look at a couple
029classrooms that he did. Also, I want to thank our custodians um and Ronnie for always being willing to pop over and help us out. Um, Don, Dawson, Rodney, Hannah, and Mariah were the summer crew and they had been working hard, you know, getting the building ready and so I was very excited about that. Um, I want to thank you to Michelle Andrews for, uh, providing wonderful PD for our staff. um she does a really great job at doing all the curriculum needs that we have and making sure that our teachers have all the the curriculum materials that they need and then also providing training. Um we have quite a few new teachers at Hetting this year only because last year we um I we got rid of the pods, right, and we moved second grade
030in. In order to make sec room for second grade to come into the building, we had to go down a section. And I promised the teachers that we'd go back to four sections in 174 days. So that's why we have quite a few new teachers. They're all very excited. Um not new, some are new to teaching, some are not new. They've have quite a few experience. Um we did kindergarten signings for our kindergarteners last night. That was fabulous. And I just want to say we're off to a great year and excited. >> We also had you had three retirements. >> Oh, yes. We had three retirements last year and we did have a full-time sub, right? >> Which we filled that spot. So >> that's great. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Any questions? >> Okay. >>
031Thank you, Mrs. Craver. >> As you can see, the Avon campus looks fantastic. So, I'd like to thank Trevor Sloan, Tim, Allison Patton, and Ky Pitch for preparing the building this summer. Fun fact about this building, um, not only did we gain four teachers with the fifth grade teachers coming down, but only four teachers stayed in the same room. So, everybody else moved. So, Tim, Trevor, Koi, and Allison were busy moving, um, cleaning, shampooing, and somehow Trevor found time to paint the ceiling in the band room. It looks amazing. Um, the epoxy floors in there look great. The facelift for the band room looks really good. The kids are excited about it. Um, so huge shout out to them. I appreciate everything they did this summer. They worked very hard. Um, also thank you to
032the tech team for getting all the rooms ready to roll. Um, with us changing all of the classrooms, every teacher almost had a new phone extension, new classroom. um and needed to be updated with some TVs that might not have been in there. Um and then each room also has a charging station. We had the new staff orientation on August 7th. Um this year we only have one new staff member for Avon, but we do have a Knox Lauren staff member that is new um that has a program in this building as well. Thank you to Mrs. Andrews for setting that up and for allowing us to bring Kagan too. Mr. Walters, thank you as well for Kagan day 2. The teachers were happy to bring that back and I saw them putting it in
033use today. Um, we had backpack night on Monday from 5:30 to 7:00 and it was well attended. We had 82, it was very well attended. We had 83% of um, fifth graders come in and sixth grade I was not in charge of doing their schedules, but they were pretty busy, too. Um, Mrs. McCarter and I are already planning next year's to make it better and go faster. Um, but it was it was great. The building was full. We had lots of positive feedback about everything that was done in the construction. So, it was a great way to kick off the year. Today, I made it into every classroom to see the teachers and the students. Um, the fifth and sixth graders met with me today to discuss schoolwide expectations. The seventh and eighth graders will
034meet with me later this week, but based on what I saw today, we may not need to do that because they were ready to go. Any questions? >> Thank you, Miss Andrew. >> All right. First of all, I'd like to thank I don't think Mark's here, but before I start anything, I'd like to thank Brock, Mark, and Gary because even though I purchased curriculum um and set up set up professional development, if those guys didn't help me with stuff, nobody would have anything. Um so that because all of our curriculum is online, it's rostered through um certain processes online. Um Mark sets that all up. for us. I just order stuff and that's all. But thank thankfully Mark, Brock, and Gary, they make sure everything goes off without a hitch. And so without them, you
035know, they can thank me all they want. But if I didn't have those guys, nothing would happen. So anyway, we had new teacher orientation. We on the 7th, we had 13 new teachers attend the orientation. Uh there are also three new special education teachers who attended um training at Knox Warren that day. Uh the new teachers learned just like basics of Skyward thanks to Miss Craraver and our student management system evalu Sherpie. Um and then we talked about the onestop login site that we use for all students to access their curriculum which is called Clever. Um went out to lunch and then um elementary teachers had math training. Um Ashley Warden here at the middle school met with Nikki Sloan um to get up to speed on what she's going to be doing and Mrs.
036Anderson met with the new high school teachers and took them on a tour >> of the building and showed them where everything is there. Uh teacher institute days August 11th and 12th, Monday and Tuesday. We started off with a district breakfast attended by all staff thanks to Darla and her staff. Um they also provided lunch on the second day on the 12th which was delicious. And then we had a very fantastic motivational kickoff by Mr. Walters. Thank you. And then Kim trained all the teachers on time plus a teachers participated in school links training which they'll be using as part of the pace framework um for college well basically college and career readiness. Yes. Um, elementary teachers went back to heading for a faculty meeting and then grades three and four had training on the
037ELA curriculum. On Tuesday, all K8 teachers were treated to a phenomenal Kagan 2 uh training. It's a cooperative learning and engagement strategies and thankfully a really great thing happened today. Our title two money showed up from the state which is our professional development money. So >> Kim is dancing behind. >> So He was really excited. I ran right over to the board office and was filling out POS. We saying title two on it >> as fast as I could and that grant is already >> that was already filled out and submitted back to the state. Um so that paid for the Kagan Day True training plus all of our ELA um training because we have several new teachers in third and fourth grade. We have a new English teacher in the high school as well.
038We want to make sure that they're able to use the curriculum and so they not only have training but they have um individualized coaching uh from this company um eight sessions that they can use during the year. So that paid for all of that. So that was really great. Also, um, Carol from Kelly from ULC was here and worked with AMS on Monday and AHS teachers on Tuesday to kick off a writing in all content areas and we formed a writing committee. Um, one of the areas that we can look at data from all of our assessments that we need to continue working on is the area of writing with students and um, getting them better at that and train our teachers and be able to teach writing. So, okay. And our early out days,
039as you may know, we have 1hour early out days starting today through August 29th. Those days I asked Mr. Walters for because we have many Renaissance products which are products that we use for assessment of students and they provide us with benchmarking of students through our star testing as well as fastbridge which also provides benchmarking but then it we test students in reading and math. And what it does is it tells us what students need what interventions. Um and then those interventions are provided by our interventionists and we can also kind of the teachers can use it because they use that to decide what students need certain instruction within their classroom. So for their small groups it basically informs their instruction. Um it also has savers within it. They'll get savers trained. That's part of
040a Renaissance product which is for SEAL screening and that they our counselors know what groups of students that they need to work with um through that screening. And so there's multiple trainings that need to be done. their 1-hour online trainings, but there was about 10 trainings that needed to be done for all of our teaching staff, interventionists, counselors, and K through eight to be able to utilize these products to be able to get that done an hour early because that takes care of a 60-minute training for all of those days. Um, not all teachers will be doing those trainings. Those teachers have plenty to do because they have mandated trainings. How many mandated trainings do they get, Kim? >> Seven or eight. >> 10. They have 10 mm mandated trainings that range between anywhere from
04120 minutes to an hour >> to do at a time. And so this gives them time to work on those mandated trainings because and mandated they're mandated by the state that they do those as well as working with their grade level teams on planning instruction and or content areas. They have plenty to do during these hour early. And so we appreciate that time that we're giving them to kick off the year. >> Any questions? >> Oh yes. >> Oh, go right ahead. I need I should have known. >> Now you because Bill and I were talking about it earlier. The testing. >> Yes. >> The star testing. Yeah. Is that part of the state mandated? >> Is it is it statemanded? Star testing is not safe. >> So it's like the maps then. >> Yeah.
042>> STAR is map. Star took the place of map for us. And the reason, you know, because we used to use NWA um map testing, >> we chose to use STAR instead of MAP because STAR offered us a lot more bang for our buck, >> right? >> And the reporting that it does and then the other services that it offers with um progress monitoring uh that goes along with it that >> we can use our interventions. special ed teachers can basically progress monitor with the same tool only. It's a shorter amount of it's a shorter assessment. Um where MAP was just map. >> So my question is I brought up the bill >> because the state is basically going to bastardize the testing and they are because they're going to lower what's considered profession. That's
043why that's why you have no I scores or I'm not giving you I data now because what's the point because I >> then that's I guess that's where I was going with it. >> So So how are you going to base Are you going to base it on the new what's considered proficient? Are you going to go on >> Well, I I don't know the answer to that, Rick, but okay. >> I'm gonna I'm g going to tell you something that I found out really interesting this week. Um and Suzanne can speak to this as well. There's a new um report I guess is what you would call that we have to or information or data I should say that we have to upload to the state that's new this year on gifted and accelerated
044students. Okay. Okay. And so students that um like starting in mostly in the middle school that were accel accelerating in math, we have to put information in there saying that they were accelerated what what year and date they started acceleration. Um were they accelerated math? Were they accelerated in English? Both. Were they whole grade accelerated? And then what does the district have a test for to test for gifted? Well, I was like, "Well, we don't have a gifted test that we give." So, of course, then I went to the site on ISBE to find out more information on what they're talking about on a gifted test. Well, it says that districts who do not have their own local test may use AR. Okay. And as it says then that any student who is put into
045a accelerated program that got a four or a five, which would be proficient or excellent, can be put into an accelerated or gifted program. Ding, ding, ding. That tells me right there that if a student getting a four or five, which this is what we've done too, is considered accelerated or gifted, aren't we saying then that four where students are meeting? We're saying a a four is beyond grade level than at that point in time. But we we're only counting that as meeting at the state level, >> right? But but on the other hand, they're also saying that that's considered accelerated or gifted. So what is it? Is it meeting or is it accelerated or gifted? Because the state's saying vote. >> That's my question. >> No comment. >> Okay. And I have no comment
046either because that >> to me I was like, wait a minute. What what is it? >> Yeah. in regards to what we're talking about with STAR and IR the best measure for a student is classroom formative assessment. There is no better. >> I agree. >> And it is when you triangulate your scores, the one that means the most is what they're doing right now and what our teachers know about them within the classroom. >> Correct. >> And the thing about we have to have a third method. So you have to use star to triangulate. >> Yeah. >> With A. Now in a in a perfect world, those would all match. They just don't. >> Yeah. >> And and in some cases, you look at it and it works. But that's why we've invested in what
047we have. So >> like that. >> Thank you. >> All right. Item nine, financial report. Kim, >> not much to report here. Just um note that July and August are heavy in expenditures because we've got curriculum order. We've got all our summer maintenance projects that come in and come due. So we're kicking the year off and >> okay superintendence report. help. >> Just recognition, I can't say enough about our folks this summer. Um, between uh maintenance, custodial staff, uh Mark and his crew with Brock and and Gary and and the things that they do to get us ready for the year. And when you sit down and you start I got to sit in on some building level meetings and you start talking about all the stuff that's going on and all the hangs that
048happen. These guys are here all summer getting things ready and prepared and and our buildings look great. We have our technology is is excellent uh for our teachers and for our kids uh and they work really hard at it and I can't thank them enough. And then Rusty getting into bus routes. And we actually we had very little issue today with our routes. And I'd love to tell you that's that way everywhere, but a lot of guys preach and they'll say, "Oh man, I had so many busing issues." We really our our our drivers and everybody, they just do a really really good job. And I can't say that enough. And then the unsung heroes of our secretaries preparing and getting everybody registered and making sure that people are kids have gotten registered and all
049the information's correct and all the things that they do to help our teachers get ready. I want to thank them uh uh greatly. And then everybody today I got into all the buildings uh got to get some kids off the bus which was a lot of fun. And our kids were really excited today. It was really fun to be around and our high school kids were happy to be back or uh um just in the morning about 7:30 if you want to see a smile go greet those buses over at Hading. Oh my goodness, those kids are so cute and they are so excited to go to school. And uh you know what most of our teachers they're there to greet them and it was uh it was a really great day. So um I
050appreciate that. And uh and then Michelle has stayed on top of uh title one and title two funding which has been a moving target. And uh it's one of the issues is we the Kagan training that she was talking about. We have to book that and you have to contract that and we didn't we reached that point where we weren't sure we're going to get the funding. So, it's a little nerve-wracking cuz you you kind of wait that out and then the money then you with this going on, you either take it, you do it or not. And it was such a powerful thing for our teachers, we did not want to not give them that second day. So, one way or another, we were going to do that. So, it worked out really well.
051So, thank you, Michelle, as well. And then our principles, as people, I don't think people realize they don't get the whole summer off. you know, they're they're here, they're hiring, they're getting their schedules ready, they're doing those things and um they work extremely hard to make their building something special and um I really, really, really want to thank them. So, it's been a great start to the year. I really appreciate that. >> Okay. Item 11, any old business? >> Nothing. Okay. Item 12, new business. Current openings. >> Zero. >> I have a special ed position currently being filled by myself. >> 01 zero. >> That's what we like to hear. >> All right. Item 13 action items. Um 13.1 press plus policy issue 11819 second reading. Do I have a motion? >> Make a motion.
052I'll second. >> What's this got to do with >> 118's about title N going back to the way it was originally written back in 72 the state of Illinois. Remember we voted on what December or something? >> December and now it's gone back to the old >> boys out the girls. >> Yes. >> Yeah. Yeah. It's gone back to the original language. >> I'll vote yes on this one. >> Oh well, thank you. All right. Any additional discussion? >> David. >> Anthony. >> Yes. >> Andrea, >> yes. >> Sarah, >> yes. >> Johnson, >> myself, yes. Rick, >> you know, I'm going to throw you a curveball because they're going back to the original order. >> We're going to vote yes. >> You better believe I am. >> Mark this date and time. >> Yes.
053From Rick on press. >> All right. Item 13.2. Board policy change to 7.60. residents second reading. Do I have a motion to approve that policy change? >> So move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> What's this? >> Oh, okay. >> Out of area tuition. Yeah. >> Ready? Chanty? >> Yes. >> Myself? Yes. >> Rick? >> Yes. >> Anthony? >> Yeah. >> Andrea? >> Yes. >> Sarah? >> Yes. >> Corey? >> Yes. >> All right. Item 13.3. non- collecting collective bargaining staff pay increases. I have a motion to approve those. So, I'll make that motion. >> Anthony did first. >> Mhm. >> Okay. >> I'll second. Any discussion? David. >> Andrea? >> Yes. >> Sarah? >> Yes. >> Chanty? >> Yes. >> Myself? Yes. Rick? >> Yes. >> Anthony? >> Yes. >> Corey? Yes. Item 13.4,
054non- collective bargaining agreement, principal's pay increase plus one-year extension. Making a motion to approve that. >> I'll make the motion. >> Second, >> Chanty. >> Any discussion? >> David. >> Sarah? >> Yes. >> Chanty? >> Yes. >> Myself? Yes. Rick? >> No. >> Anthony, >> no. Andrea, >> yes. >> Cory, >> yes. Motion carries. Item 13.5, consider for approval to set the FY2526 budget hearing for September 17th at 6 p.m. at the regular board meeting to begin at 6:15 at the high school. Can I get a motion? >> I'll make it. >> Second. >> Any discussion? David. >> Johny? >> Yes. >> Myself? Yes. Rick? Yes. >> Anthony. >> Yeah. >> Andrea. >> Yes. >> Sarah. >> Yes. >> Corey. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Uh, item 14, executive session. >> Anything. >> Does
055anybody need to >> any discussion? >> No, we're going to discuss tomorrow. >> Yeah, we'll get you. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> We are. >> No, you're not. You're not. >> Are we going or we're not holding? I >> I do. You do. Okay. >> You have something. Okay. I Okay, I'll make that motion for executive session. Second child David >> self. Yes. Rick, >> yes. >> Anthony, >> yes. >> Andrea, >> yes. >> Sarah, >> yes. >> Shanty, >> yes. >> Corey, >> yes. Motion carries. We'll be back. The the Call the meeting back to order. >> Moving on. Item 15, action items 15.1, consider approval for August 2025, personnel report. Can I get a motion? So move. Second. discussion. No. >> David. >> Anthony. >> Yeah. >> Andrea, >> yes. >> Sarah, >>
056yes. >> Sean, >> yes. >> Self, yes. Rick, >> yes. >> Corey, >> yes. Item 15.2, consider approval for tuition rates for out of district students. Can I get a motion? >> So move. Go ahead. >> Oh, you >> I'll second it. >> I'm quit with the tongue. >> Sarah. Oh, boy. >> Arm wrestling. >> I didn't hear that. >> Yes, we did, but it was taken out of context. >> Any discussion on this item? >> What um what did we decide? We were going with Chanty's number. 4321. >> 4321. >> 4,000 for the first child. >> Second, third. >> Okay. >> All right. David >> Johnson, >> yes. >> Myself, yes. >> Rick, >> yes. >> Anthony, >> yeah. >> Andrea, >> yes. >> Sarah, >> yes. Motion carries. Any discussion items? Oh, I
057got a phone call this week from he goes by Sully James Sullivan. He's the one that ran Fosters's Voice. He said that you guys got an email. >> Foster's voice is kind of falling apart. Um, >> well, no, >> has detached himself from the group. >> Yes. >> However, he is starting a new version of that. Um, he's local. I think it's gray matter collective. Rearranged those words. However, it's the gray matter. >> Yes. That Yeah. >> So, um I spent like an hour on the phone with him listening to everything. >> So, Jamie and um Kevin reached out to us and let us know that Sully was no longer associated with them and asked if we wanted to continue with them. >> Did they say like that they're going to keep it all the
058they're going to come just as often and everything? >> Okay. Well, that's was the impression we went on was that >> that's my worry is that that may not happen. >> If if we see that they are not they came last night to our thing. So if we see >> they were there. I didn't see them. >> I think they were gone when we went through. >> They were handing out um ducks. I got a a you know >> Okay. Well, just in case they are we told them we would stick with them for now because we had the program. I just want to make sure that we have something. >> We started with the kids already. Um, and our groups are already formed, so we're going to stay with them. But if we see
059things falling apart, we can always >> Okay. I just wanted to make sure that you're not going to stop. >> I just want to make sure we have something in place. >> That was something that was very high up on the student priorities on the Anna survey. >> Good help with >> the feedback from the students between Gailsburg, Abington, and the IC in my office. They all love that program. So, it it means a lot. >> Was there any u any movement on the uh city meeting? >> Has it happened yet? No. >> No. Hasn't happened yet. Okay. >> Related. >> Yes. >> All right. Adjournment. Do I have a motion? >> Don't move. >> I told you. >> I'll second. Thank you. >> All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. I.
060>> Motion carries.