001Good evening everyone. Uh we are going to get started. Today is uh Tuesday, October 14th, 2025. We are here for River Board of Education work session. Um Mr. Pdine, will you please call the role? >> Mrs. Brackett >> here. >> Mr. Hayen here. Mr. Brown >> here. >> Mrs. Rainey >> here. >> Mrs. Ste >> here. >> Okay. Uh we don't have any presentations tonight. There's nothing on the board of agenda for board of education's agenda. Mr. Verdine, >> nothing. Thanks. >> Okay, Mr. White. >> Nothing. >> All right, let's move to our draft agenda. [Applause] >> Looks like we have our uh Richfield glasses uh elementary students going to do our lead us in the pledge. Uh we do have uh student recognitions obviously that we'll have those will be announced um prior to
002Tuesday. Uh you want to talk about the presentations? >> Sure. So Mrs. Roach and Mrs. Harker will be doing just an update on gifted programming. So Mrs. Harker being new to the district. Uh they identified some areas they would like to address or improve. So they'll be giving a presentation and sharing some of those things with you on Tuesday night. >> Great. Great. Looking forward to it. Me too. >> I know they've been putting a lot of time and working hard and being diligent, so I think it's going to be good. Very informative. Yeah. >> Um Okay. Then we'll have public speak to agenda items. Nothing currently for the board of education agenda. >> I'll have a report. >> You'll have a report. Okay. Mr. B will have a report. Um Mr. Berdine, >> mine
003should be pretty boring. Just the four items that you typically see. Okay, Mr. White. >> All right, we will have under uh rule 9 certified licensed personnel salary increases. We have a list there for you. And then we'll have co-curricular non-athletic supplemental contracts. Again, one of those folks on the regular agenda. And then C is the athletic supplemental contracts. Below that, we have two leave of absences due to maternity leave. So happy for those families. Any questions on any of those in number one? >> No, I don't. Number two, under classified personnel resignation for the purpose of retirement. So, Schmidt, one of our contracted bus drivers, be retiring. Then we have some resignations. Scott Robinson, a head cook at Bath Elementary School, and Renee Zapzig. Um, both of these were somewhat sudden and slightly unexpected.
004So, but we'll move forward with getting those positions replaced. Then we have new hires. Holly Puos, a contracted bus driver. She will be replacing Loren. And then Macan, parttime food service worker for Richville or sorry, high school, Rubier High School. And then uh she'll be replacing Kitty Cotton who went to RHS. No, went from RHS to RMS. Right. Then we have some bus drivers in training. These two were from our bus event that AJ put on. >> That's awesome. Great. Yeah. So exciting. >> Drive a bus for a day and you get two bus drivers a day. >> Exactly. Whole point. So >> that's so great. >> All right. And then substitutes classified at a list of seven there for you. Very thankful. Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Mo been working hard to push out the
005job fair next week and we've had people contact and Nikki said, "Hey, if you can come in early, we'll work with you early." So that's some people have come in. We've had about 10 in the last two weeks that have come in just met with me oneon one um two today and I have two more scheduled oneonone with me and we have 28 interested in RSVP to the job fair next >> I was going to ask if there was an RSVP so you do have an idea of what you're expecting awesome 28 that's great >> and in midst of that um because it's been shared we've had um some substitute teachers that have also seen it from that are substitutes in Highland and Coughley >> in Rexville that have seen it and they've asked to
006be added to our role. So, we've contacted Brain Hill and they're going to come out on site and transition those substitute teachers that are approved in other districts to be substitute teachers through us as well. So, we're adding to that role as well. So, >> that's excellent. That's great. >> When they come in, is itformational? Is that the primary reason they're coming in? >> Yeah, I'm going to have um some stations just about what food ser the job descript is what food service may look like or um the difference between an educational aid versus a library aid versus playground aid versus an intensive needs aid. um and the different salary like the different um payment points and what that what a typical day like a day in the life um and if anyone's um nervous
007about it. I thought we had some I've had some conversations with some aids who would be willing to do like a like a day in the life with them like shadow them for a couple hours and still have to come in and screen just like everybody else you know make sure their background check before they would do that. Um, but we, you know, I squirt around and let them kind of see what that's like before they maybe commit to something they're not comfortable with. So, we're working on that. >> It's like test driving a school bus. >> Exactly. >> Great way to figure out if you want to do it. Yeah. >> Stick with what works. >> Yep. >> All right. And then letter F, athletic supplemental contract. So, as the fall season's coming to
008an end, get ready for our winter seasons. We have game workers achievement now three. And then at this time nothing for student services. Any questions there on two and three? >> All right. Then for other business we'll have a memorandum of understanding for modification of work days without students. And this goes there's no change for the community. It's just a change of how our PDS run. The first three days beginning of the school year where teachers have a full workday in their classroom. The second day is complication and professional development where we had like our conference style PD this year. we had the last sessions that were just fantastic and the last days dedicated to wellness and building needs. So that's the beginning of the year and then the first quarter it's a full professional
009development day where teachers will have time to reflect on student data look at how our students are growing thriving areas that are going really well and if there's areas that we need to address with those students in the second quarter will be half PD day half uh teacher record day as teachers wrap up especially at the high school level first semester and they have a lot of exams and things to cover and end the third quarter we have a full PD day that will be our transition stay make sure that second grade gets a chance to talk to third grade and fifth grade to sixth grade, eighth grade to high school. So, as our families, students are transitioning from building to building, they're all we're working together to make that as smooth as we can
010for all of our students and families. The last workday would be full teacher work day at the end of fourth quarter. Any questions on that? >> All right, letter B, we have the revised policies second final meeting. I have that list there for you. And then letter C is the revised policies first reading with no action. This goes back to our background check every three years. We're changing that instead of once and done it's you're going to get a background check every three years. >> Can I ask will that go into effect starting next school year or will like now people have to update? >> Start now. Yeah. >> Right. So it have to be every three years since the last time they were >> background check. So that's what will go into effect for
011anybody who's gotten a background check and I would think I mean I'll have to get clarification because now that you asked that question right coming up and all that stuff >> background check like five years ago do they need to go back and get checked my initial is yes I'll confirm we'll work on that >> has a copious list of all their dates for her >> are they going to be actively notified >> yes >> okay that is a good question though with Halloween parties coming up Now our process you right as you ask about actively notified is they should be reporting to the buildings when they want to volunteer and then our secretaries the principles secretaries work together to make sure there are background checks on file and then that's when we would check
012to see when has that happened. Has it happened within three years or not? And then we would let them know either yes or no. >> This is this is just the first read. >> So it's not going to be until November. Yeah, >> good point. Good point. >> Oh, you're right. >> But the winner parties >> the winner parties will be impacted. >> We just communicate it clearly. I think >> having said that though, we've had some parents show up already asking if they can get a background check to make sure they've got it within the timeline. Yeah. >> Right. But we're not going to approve it till the November. Okay. It was in that but it's Yeah, it's under the first read. You're right, Rick. Thank you for that. We do. I was like
013>> second and ninth >> in December. >> Oh, right. >> Should it be the ninth? >> This be the second read for approval. >> No, November. >> November. I'm sorry. >> Right. November. >> Correct. >> Pumpkin pie. >> January. >> Gotcha. >> The 18th of November. >> Right. I can tell time too if you give me an idea. >> That's funny. >> Sorry about that. It's a month off. >> Letter D is an outstate trip for our students involvement model United Nations. Yeah, that's really exciting. >> A great program for them. >> Any questions on any of those? >> All right. Then we go to information discussion items, review of policies. Policy 1.10 10 and 9.19 deal with I think going back to January, we talked about h not having committees. So, it's changing these
014policies to just follow the practice we've had the past nine months and then let's go to the next board meetings in terms of the public community and announcements. Any questions? >> No more. >> Sorry. Yeah, just don't ask me. I had the concept right totally. >> You did. >> You got to that calendar day real fast. >> All right, that will wrap our regular agenda. We do have the need to go into executive session for commerce with the board's attorney. So, may I have a motion and a second, please? >> Motion. Second. >> Thank you, Miss Stein. Miss Bracket. Mr. Bine. >> Mrs. Stein. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Bracket. >> Yes. >> Mr. Haidu. >> Yes. >> Mr. Malik. >> Yes. And >> Mrs. Rain. >> Yes. >> All right. Thank you everyone. >> Thanks
015everybody. Thank you. >> Thank you.