001Sure. Press Shear here. Members Ruland here. Bryant here. >> Eisen Brown. Candace Eisen Brown >> here. Um sh to the flag of the United States of America. Well, my computer just decided to shut down. So, what I found I'm not going to read what I had found, but I'm going to get a little personal maybe for a second. I just came off of two funerals on Saturday. One, a 21-year-old who uh his mother was a very good friend of mine teach taught with me for years um in Belouch. And um then I went right from that one to another one and it was a wonderful neighbor lady that grew up with us. So all my country school my class from country school was there and such and and something that just come to mind. I'm
002just going to tell you a a verse that is very important to me that my dad said when you go to Bible school when you're 8 years old Sally you better come home. You better know this verse. And it's John 3:16. For God so loved the world that he gave his only son that that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life. And that is something I guess I just uh build everything else I do around that promise. So that's my moment of reflection for tonight. Thank you. Six. Approve the agenda. >> Make a motion to approve the motion. Second. Any discussion? >> All those in favor? I post sign pass to complete the agenda. Number seven, approve the consent agenda. So moved. >> Second. Any discussion? All those in favor? >>
003Same sign passes to approve the consent agenda number eight. We have anybody Good evening members of the board. I'm here speaking on behalf of gymnastics. Being the head coach, head gymnastics coach and this being my third year, I thought I could offer some value to your discussion. Uh just to offer some insight on my perspective on the gymnastics program and it being cut. At the beginning of our gymnastics season, I heard rumors from the community and my girls heard rumors from not only the community but also school staff members about the possibility of gymnastics of the gymnastics program being cut. At this point, I did take it upon myself to email a couple members of our administration From our superintendent, I received no response. And from our athletic director, I was told he had heard
004of me. It wasn't until I reached out to a board member that I got an honest response. I attended the last meeting, which I was aware about the gymnastics discussion at that meeting by looking at the agenda. And now I'm at this meeting. As you may know or you may not know, we had our state qualifying meet Friday and state gymnastics is this weekend. So, while I'd like to be spending my time and energy preparing for state, I find myself cutting our practice today short so we can all be here. I just want to say that none of these things make me feel supported as a coach. As you can imagine, what's most what's most frustrating to me about this is not even the fact that the board is discussing gymnastics is the fact that
005I, as the head coach, haven't been given haven't been a part of the conversation whatsoever. There wasn't a hey Reagan, just so you know, we are discussing cutting the program, so next season is up in the air. Not a hey Reagan we only have two girls out from wall. What do our numbers look like from Philip and Kadoka? No one said anything to me about cutting our budget like hey maybe we can't go to Vermillion anymore or maybe we can't go to Madison anymore. Let's try to adjust so we don't go to those far away meets. You know they're getting too expensive. On a side note, yes, a lot of money was spent on equipment last year for gymnastics. We got a new beam. We got new carpet bonded foam for the competition floor. Neither
006of these items had been replaced in over two decades, and both of which had not been previously purchased by the school. The beam we'd been using, one of the parents, and the competition floor was purchased by the parents years ago. The leotards purchased this year were purchased this year due to it being our turn on the five-year rotation for uniforms. This will be the second time the school has purchased uniforms for us on the 5-year rotation. Before that, the leotards were purchased by parents and the leotard all the leotards that we had that were purchased by parents went missing. So then the school bought leotards five years ago and then this year they bought leards again. But from what I understand the biggest problem with gymnastics is gym states. Gymnastics takes up half the powerhouse
007gym from November to midFebruary. Contrary to popular belief, we do not have full court all December. It is three weeks. Four of those days being winter moratorum when no one is allowed to practice. That being said, we are very grateful for this space and we always have. So I ask that you as a board will do with that info what you will. I understand that the push back from the community puts you as a board in a difficult situation. I have been and will continue to look for a home for gymnastics. And when or if I do, you will have the decision, I suppose, of whether or not to still be a part of the co-op. All that being said, I'd like to give my opinion on the whole thing. As a gymnastics coach, I
008often have people make the comment to me, "Isn't gymnastics a dying sport? For the sake of argument, let's just say it is a dying sport. I'll tell you why it's a dying sport. This is my controversial opinion and I'm going to be biased as a gymnastics coach. Maybe some of you will agree and maybe some of you won't. In the world we live in today, women, young women are pushed to be like men. Women's gymnastics is a dominant sport, and that's one of the reasons I love it. It teaches our girls to walk with grace and poise, all while building physical strength and mental toughness. It encourages competitiveness without aggressiveness, which I believe are important things for young women to learn. In my opinion, gymnastics is one of the last sports offered by high schools
009in South Dakota that fosters femininity. That's not to put down other sports, but these traits are something other sports don't encapsulate to the same degree, not even tumbling or competitive cheer. I will leave it at that. I pray that the Lord will guide your decision. Thank you for your time tonight. So, my name is Heidi Coller. I'm a parent, past coach, and I've been up here before. Um, so I'm here regarding the gymnastics program. I've been, um, part of this program here in W for it's going back 34 years. Um, I was one of your journalists as well. U back before volleyball was even a sport in this town. Myself and both my daughters have been part of the team and we well represented the rising war at the state level. This program has taken
010your school's name to the state level more than any other sport besides track. Um, I've heard the buzz about gym space. All three schools have tripled the gym space now compared to back when I was a gymnast and we made it work. These are high school athletes that are being forced out of their program by youth and junior high sports. Just like any sport, the athlete numbers in gymnastics fluctuate from year to year. There was a time that I have 20 girls in a season and there was a time that I have three. But I think the thing to remember is that these girls are high school athletes and you are trying to take away their opportunity when we have all we have all the equipment that are needed and there are athletes in the
011program. These students, student athletes do not feel valued when the program is threatened to be cut. They work hard and they are part of a team. I feel that we as parents go above and beyond in this particular sport. We pay for most things out of our own pockets just to stay on your radar. For example, I myself purchased $10,000 in equipment back in 2009, which we still use today in order to be able to host meets. Arthur Mackar and Simonses have purchased many pieces of plywood for the floor and Arthur has made moving apparatuses and donated donated that to the program. We have done this to keep the sport alive and to not burn the schools. I feel that cutting the sport of gymnastics only shows these students that they hold less value than
012basketball and volleyball athletes. And I hope I can make a difference in your minds that these students matter. This program is important. Also, good luck to our gymnasts that qualify for state this weekend um as they will represent your school again at the state level. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Hi guys, I'm a senior and I am six. I thought it might be um beneficial for you guys to hear something from our perspective because I think that I speak on behalf of all that are our gymnasts. First thing I felt when I heard that there were there was discussion of cutting the program with sadness. Imagine being told that something that she to you or something that poured that you poured years of effort, discipline, and pride into no longer matters. I'm sorry. This
013was um for many of us, this sport is not just an activity. It's tradition. It's something we grew up with. Something that taught us how to work hard, how to lose with grace, how to win with humility and how to be part of something bigger than ourselves. Cutting a sport doesn't just remove a line from a budget. It removes an opportunity, a history, and a home for council people. Yes, decisions like this are difficult. I understand the budgets matter, logistics matter, but so do people. And so does the responsibility to protect opportunities that shape lives. Once a program is cut, it's rarely easy or even possible to bring it back. The loss is permanent, but the savings are often temporary. We should be asking ourselves not just what is easiest to cut, but what is
014worth protecting. A sport that people grew up in that they loved and that continues to positively impact lives is worth protecting. Cutting the gymnastics program may seem like a practical solution when we look at only numbers in space. But when we look at impact, equity, and opportunity, it becomes clear why this decision deserves reconsideration. Gymnastics is not a sport which thrives on large rosters. It never has. not for high school, not for club, and not even for college. Its value cannot be measured by how many athletes fit on a signup sheet, but how deeply it shapes the athletes who commit to it. I've noticed one thing among the people that I have chosen to surround myself in this sport. The girls in this program are not casual participants who show up to keep themselves busy.
015They do not participate to pass the time. They certainly do not choose to do the sport because their parents make them. The girls that I get to be around every day are dedicated, disciplined, and resilient. They spend countless hours mastering skills that demand strength, focus, courage, and mental toughness. Eliminating this program tells those athletes that their commitment matters less simply because they are fewer in number. The issue of gym space is real, but space alone should not determine which opportunities survive. If we only preserve programs that require the least specialized space or attract the largest crowds, we risk creating an environment where only certain sports and certain athletes are valued. We are a high school sport. Nevertheless, this school continues to value the complaints and opinions of middle school parents and community members over the
016well-being of our sport. Our program has been more than flexible. We have never complained when we had to move our equipment into the long haul and run our co-op out of there. We give up gym space in the summer and we get and we are grateful for the three strips we get to keep up. We move our equipment up to half court and off based on middle school basketball schedules without complaining. After all this, we ask only to keep our equipment up for three months out of the year. We did not hear our voices because we did not complain about only having half the core. We did not complain about having equipment to work on, not having equipment to work on in the season. I understand the voices you do hear, but I want you
017to understand why. I hope you reconsider your decisions and pray over it. >> Thank you. recommended presentation and recognition of students. Um I see one of our students of the month. I would like us to recognize tonight our students for January, our middle school student um was Jackson Tenis. And our high school student of the month that is here is Veronica Tras. So I would like you to go ahead. will stand up and she will come through and you'll congratulate her. Congratulations. A job well done. >> Congratulations. >> I would like to share that we have um sponsors who give nice nice awards to our students of the month. Uh, what all did you get? Salty Steer, the bank, and there's a third one. There's a third one I can't remember right now. I know
018there are three of them though that give to um to our students of the month. So, good work. Number 10, student council report. Ready? The South Dakota School Board Recognition Week is in a couple of weeks. So tonight, we want to say our thank you to our school board members for your commitment to our school. We put know you put in tireless hours to provide us students, our teachers and staff, and our community, a great school and place of learning. You support our administration to lead our school in the best way possible. Tonight, we recognize you and give you a special thanks. And without you guys, this school could not function. So I am going to be passing out awards to all of you guys. So thank you. And also February is heart month. So
019the student council is participating with the American heart association and we will have some fundraising activities and health activities in this next coming week. And also Dr. Sally put out a reading challenge which is reading 2500 books for America's 250th birthday and we are also including the community in that. So >> big competition coming up. I told him I'd add some details. I don't know if you sound like going out but I'm going to keep pushing it. Um and I told the kids the award is well worth winning. So, it was funny. The first night that I had the assembly and shared all this with the K12, I have pictures of kindergarteners reading um reading book text from parents coming in. >> Huh? >> What? >> You should see my stack. >> All right. Kindergarten.
020And I think the kindergarter was afraid that his father may steal his book titles from him because we have this competition going. So the second grader said I'm not included because I listen to audible. They said you actually have to read is what Dr. Sally said. >> Love it. Great. >> Thank you. All right. With that we'll move on to number 11 school financing in depth presentation by Toby Morris. >> What would you like me to do this? You are more than welcome to come up here if that would work or how would you >> Well, I'm guessing I'm the only one in the 50 so I can't see that. >> Um I just want to um introduce Toby. Um Toby actually came to our budget committee meeting earlier this month and presented some information
021about school finance and um and what schools can and cannot do when it comes to debt and what we can and do for that. So, um he was going to um be on teams and present that way, but he rearranged his schedule and was so nice to be able to be here in person and explain what he explained to our budget committee. So, thank you, Toby, for coming. >> Absolutely. Let me just >> So, we kind of have a lot going on here today. Um maybe just by way of background to help a lot of schools, cities, counties when it comes to anything on the debts, the the preparation should you take anything out, but most importantly look at it from um backwards to forwards. A lot of times you go out and you see
022a building, you're like, "Oh, we like to get into that, but yet our budget only does this." So really like to look at it and say, "What part um can you take on in a very uh responsible fashion?" by all means. But then again, every school district is different. You're not a Harrisburg where, you know, they borrowed over $200 million and you're not mean county school that's larger than the state of Rhode Island. So, we know that there takes on many differences within that. Uh I I'm a very informal speaker, so by all means, if something comes up, it doesn't make sense to say, Toby, shut up. Go back. Tell me what we're looking at over here. Uh as we went through it with the finance committee, there's a couple things that we look at
023it. We look at and say, "Okay, how has the valuation been? How has the enrollment? Um where have you historically spent on capital all the way? What can you digest? You know, you're one of the schools that has some impact aid that comes in." And our initial reviews of everything is extremely fiscally well managed. We're at West River, so we're a little conservative by nature, but nonetheless, it has been very well managed on that. um we take a look at and say we know what's financially efficient might not be politically correct. Uh a good example is this number up here is 5.2. What does that tell you? That tells you that you can borrow up to the capital of 5.2 million without it technically being able to be referred. That's a key word nowadays because
024property tax is a hot very hot item. Um, I can tell you when I'm over at Waverly Southshore that that number could only be two million, but they're going to refer because Southshore is still mad they consolidated 20 years ago. So, we kind of look at the the internal politics, but even if you could borrow to that 5.2, I would tell you, well, you can't afford to buy borrow 5.2. There's two ways schools can borrow. You can borrow through your capital, which is an existing revenue stream. It does not raise taxes. Or you can do the general obligation vote where it goes to the voters. You take 60% to pass and that is an additional tax increase. I can tell you when that levy comes on it doesn't discriminate between a commercial owner occupied. A
025dollar is a dollar is a dollar. So it's assessed uh the same way across the board. Uh unlike where you see your property tax where you have your egg value the lowest and you have your commercial the highest. uh general obligations. They're not easy to pass. Some might say impossible the further west you go in this great state of ours. Uh you might have remember a couple years ago Rapid City, we came close at like 59.8%. It still requires that 60 plus 1% to pass. So that's where we try to take into account everything um that would go into any potential borrowing. You're going to have some debt that rolls off here. the West River uh energy or the West River Energy uh that comes up I think was next year, right? >> It's already
026up >> this year. Okay. So that so that pays off. You have no current debt outstanding. Shrink this down a little bit so I can see it's uh we look at quantifiers. How much of your mill levy is dedicated to debt service? I like to keep it about 35% or less uh as a good rule of thumb. Now, if I'm a meat school district, we're going to be pushing over 50 because you're everywhere from Union Center to Somerset to Sturgis in between. And that's just the nature of that. If you go to Harrisburg, I'll pick on those folks. You might only have 15% of the capital dedicated, but they could pass bonds over there like you wouldn't believe. So it's just the difference of each school district as as they take on from that. So
027again, very healthy, very easy to um look at what any particular u uh debt may take on. The other thing I look at here, you've had a decreasing mill levy. Um you had that oneoff year, but that tells me the board manages exactly to their budget. You're not overt taxing the patrons by any means. You're within the realm of of that. That's common to see a very fiscally conservative board on that which again I think it's it's it's great. Uh we've seen the valuation the valuation here you know you go back to 16 10 years ago and we've gone up almost about 100 million and that's not because you've had major ethanols or manufacturing. That's really because of our our our lovely legislators as they monkey with the formula every year pier and that was
028a lot of it from the the reassessments we've seen our valuation go up. So consider that an artificial growth but what's uh offset that was your mill levy's going down. So again proof that your management very fiscally responsible and maybe I I've spit a lot of numbers out here. Any questions so far? So what does that mean going forward? Again, we try to look at over here where we've got a little plug and play that if you wanted to enter I have 2 million of that. We had a discussion at the finance committee. You could borrow through West River. It's a 10-year amortization at 0%. You could fit that in very well because we're still within that 30% range by any means. you get closer to 3 million, it's going to give you a little
029indigestion. Not much over three million I don't think you want to take on because it's going to be pretty hard to start to swallow at that point with your current budget. Um, you know, unfortunately schools are under fire for the property tax. It's not your fault that 80% of your of the property tax goes to fund the school. That's just the way our forefathers set it up a 100 years ago. So, we're going to see a lot of that eb and flow in pier as they try to solve this property tax crisis where they're going to cut budgets and get rid of taxes. Still trying to figure out how that works, but nonetheless, uh that's where we kind of estimate where this the the two to three million of whatever amount you may take on
030for your capital projects would fit. Now, I know you ultimately you'd want to apply uh but from a pure debt perspective, that's what we're looking at to to recommend not to Can you go over it? Yeah. But it there's going to be some ramifications to overall >> and um that's on a 10-year term. If we were to do a 20-year term, it shrinks up the payment, of course, but you put it at you stretch it out further. But then again, you got add interest. I think we're talking force. It adds a lower payment, but you stretch your payments out, you can maybe loan a little bit more. But we were looking at the Golden West portion what we were looking at, I guess, or Western Electric if that was even available. Did you look or
031did we look into that more to see if that was even a viable option still? >> Not yet. That might not even be on the board, but it's something that we did for the facility, our football field was that RA loan >> breed loan. Greed loan. Yeah. So you could do 2 million at 10 years or 3 million at and you're still getting to about that same debt service spot which hits you at that 220 which as I go and not saying we want to I just want to make sure you guys understood that's where he was getting those numbers on those >> and that's where we get in this 32 33% um well actually it jumps up here a little bit but that's that that's right in that depends on how your your valuation
032and depends on what you want to take from your capital. >> And that would be based on us not raising taxes anymore. Brett, can you give us the scenario we were talking about if we did like a $10 million loan? >> I know you're pushing really hard for that, but >> I'm really hard. I want everybody to see what it does. Everybody's tagged so that way you guys can see the numbers. We saw I found it very fascinating personally. Right. So, if you do 10 million, we kind of do your valuations here on the left. Um, you're at $2 per thousand. So, that would be one of the highest ones I would see in the state. Mole bridge, we passed one at 239 about 10 years ago. That was stretch. >> And that would be
033on everything, every piece of land out there. you you'd be $25 per 100,000 of value. Like if your house is worth 300, your your taxes would go up $600, correct? Not just 600 even just to go up that on top of what you're paying now. So just Yeah, it's pretty crazy. >> Usually when we do general obligation, try to keep it around that 75 cents. But if you were to do that, if you were to bring it in here at 75 cents, you're going to probably be Yeah, maybe four, >> three and a half. But there again that should caps all >> and where we come up with these figures and our fin where I was bring maybe we I don't want to speak for everybody in the meeting but we were looking at our
034evaluation of what it would take to replace the powerhouse here brand new compared to remodeling which was about that four maybe if you cut maybe up to five down to maybe three and a half probably right around that four compared to doing that 9 to 10 million back here if we were to do that to replace those square feet here brand new and this is really telling what our school can only financially afford is we can barely afford a $4 million loan, let alone anymore without going to B without raising some nice taxes basically. >> That's a pretty significant raise in taxes that I don't think we're going to get 60% of >> stuff. Yeah, you can split you can do say 2 million of capital outlay 3 million but there again it gets you
035five in total. We've seen that sometimes, but there again, it's it's going to be the Walmart theory. I'll buy it for 1999, but 20 bucks is too expensive. You know, the process is pretty straightforward. if it typically takes 60 to 90 days from the time you say go to the time if any money is delivered. We like to work with local banks to see is there an efficiency in there, but then also local banks sometimes might have their hands tied from corporate and so forth, but you know, I'm sure there's not a high school shirt here that doesn't have the two the two banks on the back of it. So that's always again trying to be cognizant of that, especially in a smaller community what we could do with that. Oh, there's got to be
036some question. I asked all mine the other night. So, >> you want to touch on the loan option or did did you already and I missed it what options there are for schools to get loans or different types of ways avenues of loaning money or are you just talking the local banks you know read loans or basically only two? Those are the two we we're an underwriter so we can access a national market and we know exactly within 1/100th of a basis point where rates are at. But then again if if we can cut lot of me out. It saves you on fees because then I don't have to go through my salesman trading desk and so forth. But if our rates are say 100 basis points lower than the local rank then we just
037measure it up and say what's the best route. A lot of times we can find a good middle ground. But yeah, those would be the two. You're still pledging your capital outlay. That's the security of it. Now the West River is a a great way to go if if they have money and leave their takeout financing. Did you have to have a loan in the main turn? Because then they come in at the end. I might get too much in the weeds. But but that's my job. That's my job is to make sure Amy's job is easy, >> which I like. Yes. >> We put it all together from beginning to end. Make sure it all fits. We run it through our own internal credit committee. We explain it to any bank or their credit
038committee. and while school district I mean I've been in my position for nine years and from what I understand um the debt that we've incurred even probably 10 years prior was only that read loan through Western Electric was that um interest free loan most of the projects that we've done here within Wall School District have been cash based except for that so um this would be a new venture if we were to do a bigger project like this to take on some more significant debt. But that doesn't mean a lot of school districts do. We're just kind of I think we're one of the few probably that don't have a lot of debt or >> Yeah, >> my job is to make sure it's just clear and from what I am hearing you say we
039could safely we could safely um borrow I'm going to use that word borrow off our capital outlay $2 million without hurting taxes without um going to vote >> or I >> think it's three >> up to three I'll make the three within the 30% range correct on a 10ear >> on a 20 year it's 2 million on a 10ear >> really 2 million on 10 year or 3 million debt service you have to take >> or we could go to a vote which is a bond issue get our $10 million and up a house. What was the It was like $200 for every $100,000 house. >> So, if you have a $300,000 house, it's going to cost you about $600 more dollars. So, that'd be raising your taxes quite a bit. So, those are your
040two options. It is. Did I hear you right? >> And that's also with the egg members in the crowd. That would be for every acre of ground, every parcel of acre ground worth 100,000, your tax would go that much more too, which Yeah. >> Right. That adds up. >> I want to ask more questions. I know you drove away, but I don't have >> good to go. got like three monster energy drinks. >> And currently Wall School does I mean to we do max levby our general fund because we need to and two we have to max levy our general fund to um receive state aid. Um, we do not max levy our capital outlay fund and we do um not max levied our sped fund right now and that's because our boards have been
041fiscally responsible now and in the past to to levy what we've thought we needed. So just that's another thing to think about as well. That's a great point because when you look at here, the state says you can go up to 928, you took 483, and go to 960, you only took 661. You have a built-in safety net. So, if something does go off the rails a little bit, you you've got a big insurance deductible, whatever it may be, you would have the ability as a board to raise that uh based on board approval, not voter approval, but to absorb any kind of oops that may happen down the road. >> Does that make sense everybody that we're only asking the district to give us 900,000 or 600,000? We could ask 900 change. Okay. And
042I'm I mean a lot of our surrounding districts I mean a lot of districts max levy all of them >> I'd say 80% of the state >> and I I know since I've been here I mean our board members who've been on the budget committee we really look at our levies to see should we do we have a higher need in our sped if we do we raise our sped Fed levy and maybe potentially decrease our capital outlay levy a little bit just to kind of be kind to our tax payers >> which this year we did raise our sped because we had to we were spending in a deficit. We left our capital outlay level but in return it was actually it decreased because the valuation went up. We actually everybody's going to yeah
043pay the same taxes but your valuation went up so your no you know the value of your house went up but you're tax related. So, >> so it's just nice to communicate that to our taxpayers to let them know that we I mean our board really works hard to not just say let's just max and let's get as much as we can and build our reserves because a lot of because we can but we don't do that. Yeah, I see some school and one in particular won't mention name did 13 million in the savings account because they've been saving it for 10 years banking it because they didn't want to borrow money. Well, the the addition that they want to do 10 years ago was 4 million, but now it's 9 million. So, can you
044really outsave inflation? >> And I've been at the meeting where the parents say, "My kid went 10 years without that savings account, but I paid 10 years of taxes. What happened to my curriculum? would happen to my slab, >> things like that. It's it's it's a fine line. You as the board have to walk. >> It's a very good analogy. >> Yeah, that's a lot of savings. and I could talk about this for days. >> Yeah, I can ask more questions about it. Particularly, I think I'm good for the most part. Personally, I think you guys are. I don't want to make stand up there forever. Yeah, >> I'm generally in town between about 7:30 and 8:30 for the volc Okay. Don't >> it's a must up to some kind of Yes. Uh before we
045go on, while we're still doing some presentations, uh Jackson just got back from playing basketball. So, I'd like you to stand, Jackson. Jackson Tenis is our middle school student of the month. And Jackson, I'd like you to go around it so that we can all congratulate you. And good job on being the school student of the month. >> Thank you for coming, Jackson. >> Okay. >> Call your character, right? It would not be the first time I'm sure the last number 12 reports. We start with the budget negotiations and insurance. >> At least >> that was pretty much >> better than we could have done it. >> Building grounds and transportation. me with all my notes in front of >> you, >> I think. Yeah. Or did we? Yeah, we talked about I thought we
046had one right after last one, didn't we? Or about the roof and sections or we talked about it last meeting? >> We didn't talk about it last meeting. We had a meeting. >> Okay. >> Nothing new to report. The little wind damage we had, but that was taken care of swiftly. But you know, instruction and technology, we have I >> didn't back up for a second. I do think we I think we would like to schedule a meeting before the next board's meeting building and transportation. So, we I don't know if we'd like to do that, but that's before we leave today or whatever. I think the other day maybe Amy can kick something out to us. >> Okay. You want to start I guess with the computer? That's kind of number one. um >>
047security stuff. >> Really, you guys, I just put these notes in here because these were the things we mentioned. I don't really know if there's um so what I wrote there is your our tech coordinator is going to talk more about the computer security efforts, including the the student computers and the powerhouse in her report later on. So, I know you guys talked about it at your committee, so I put that just put it as a point, but I know she's going to discuss that more later. >> Uh, we did talk about the reading curriculum, the science and reading, different options there that we're going to be starting next year. >> Yeah. We are um we're going to be ordering you might hear it thrown around. I heard it in the legislature of a school
048superintendent called it you fly. Yes. You fly, but what that stands for is University of Florida reading research. They do they are the kind of the big guys experts on a lot of the reading and studying the science behind the reading. That's why we call it science of reading. So if you guys see that kind of work, that's what we're working on. I just ordered my own another copy of the writing piece that we're going to give the updated version. So I told Mr. Sakora I'd like to get them both for the teachers. We're using um that University of Florida very strong phonics. We're using Hagerty which is a really really strong PMIC awareness piece. Um we're also keeping strong literature in the high schools and in the high school and middle school well all
049grades. And I'm also including um the vocabulary the strength and vocabulary is morphology which is Greek and Latin roots and prefixes which make up over 50% of our language. And so um I'm getting a curriculum right now. The teachers are doing it but they're kind of peacemealing that. and I want a little more structure to that piece with it. Um, so those are the things around science of reading. There's also a conference that I really want some of our teachers to go to. I went and presented last year. It was it was a huge conference, very very good. And uh this year it's in Mitchell. Another thing the state is kicking out and it's anyone can get it. If you guys, if anyone I'm putting this public, if anyone's wanting um some credits, the state
050is paying for it. The colleges are offering the credit for free, graduate credit, and it's all training in every level of school reading, science of reading. So, there are lots of resources. is when I was in the legislature last week, um, three schools presented on what they're doing with it. So, um, and the legislature is kicking money towards this. So, it's good stuff and I'm glad they're finally helping fund some of it. I also talked about very briefly, something just to be on our radar is the preschool. Miss three. >> Oh, did I? Oh, we did talk. Sorry. We'll go back to the second semester. The senior class during second semester. We have a lot of kids that need classes or how do we not necessarily need >> Here's what we've got going. We our
051seniors second semester don't hardly need any credits because we expect them to get so many credits through their years that by the time they get to second semester seniors there's very little for us to offer and there is uh not a lot that they still need. So we've got right now I've got a lot of our kids taking dual credit. they're piling up with internship and some of those pieces. So, Mrs. Sundal and I have really been brainstorming and Mrs. Myers as to what should second semester in the senior year look like. We are going to go through some of our other years and make sure we're maybe there's a place where we could take a class from one a required class but you can't hardly from um freshman sophomore year. So there's a little
052more opportunity for music or one of those elect music isn't always an elective but some of the electives they want. Um otherwise we're also looking at could we just second semester we're going to expect you to take four classes seniors and I'm going to strategically put them in the in the day so that they're all here for a period of time. Right now, it's really hard for me as we're planning graduation and seeing seniors because they are taking dual credits. They don't have to be in class. They're in internship to find a time when I can talk with them all. It really doesn't exist. English, they've got some in class, some online. Uh government, some on in class, some online. Personal finance was over at semester. Maybe we stick that second semester. So, there's a
053required in there. Those are the things we're talking about. >> And we have some kids too. I mean, a lot of some of the seniors if they're done at noon, we're looking at just different special status stuff. These kids want to go to school, you know, their internship versus or going to work in their internship versus just being done at home work. There's just a lot of pieces there that were >> they could go to work and get paid. They can't for internship. >> They don't get internship. We can't give them credit and pay to go. >> Yeah. So, those are the pieces we're looking at there. Um, and then on the complete other end of that, looking at some preschool options in the coming years, um, private preschool versus maybe school preschool um, is
054a piece that we would really like to look at to dive into a little bit further just to explore options there. essentially making it a prep for kindergarten instead of a not saying they do this now but a come in colored get babysat and then go home have >> we have some expectation there's a lot of guidelines there are a lot of guidelines right now um for preschool that really we don't private schools don't have to follow any of those and so right now you guys we do we have kids coming in barely potty trained to reading at second grade level all thrown into that kindergarten class. And this year we have 30 of them. And so it would hopefully have some of that prepped. We could kind of treat it a little bit like
055a um junior. >> Yes. A junior kindergarten before kindergarten >> more so than pre preschool. I think is junior kindergarten. It's kind of >> just to when they go into kindergarten they have a more a little more level base. It helps them imagine it help the family that might not choose to go to priest because they can't afford it. >> It might help them make that decision a little easier. >> So it's just the very beginning kind of talks of that. So as we have >> and I believe I believe and I we don't get a lot of funding for our students in our impact aid because land status is is the formula is lower but from my reading in the application we could count those students who are already families of like our families
056at least our our federal lands. we can count preschool kids if they attend a public preschool free a free preschool. So there are some pieces where now the state does not right now they do we do not get state aid pres so we'd have to take some of that on. Uh the next piece was accountability for middle school students failing several classes. We talked about um middle school students instead of just moving keep moving them along if they're failing three or more of their core classes maybe requiring summer school versus retaking or retaking. We don't know exactly know what that looks like yet either. We just kind of charted that's going to go in policy I think more than curriculum >> that have that on the radar. Well, just so that these kids getting kids
057ready for kindergarten, we need to get these kids ready for high school, too. And making sure that they're on the same level there when they enter high school as well. So, just we'll be looking at some policy that um K8 online program with that. I don't know. >> Um, yeah, we have an agenda item later on. here is the committee kind of discussed and I probably brought it. I'm just not sure we have a strong enough K8 online computer piece to be comfortable with offering it at this time for an option like we do our high school. We have a very strong um online program, special status program we use with those kids. Um the one the K8 costs us say about $3,000. Um for for those kids to take it. So it's it's a
058little more money for us. Um we have one student taking it right now and we said we'd kind of see how that works and so yeah we'll see how that works but um my recommendation is that maybe we don't use don't have that piece right now until we find something that might work a little better. that we could talk about it more on the agenda item, but we just also felt at the committee that these kids need to be in school. Home school is different. Home school and home that we're not talking home school, we're talking online learning like school curriculum or lack of online learning, whatever that piece is. It's 100% just online school. Just we're not really supporting that right now, but we can go into those bills when we get down to
059number 17. Um the last piece of our deal um of our meeting we talked about typing classes and Microsoft tools. I know Google classrooms and Google things are really big right now. Uh we feel that the world that we live in in the working world is more of a Microsoft world and uh so we start steering a little more towards that than the Google class or Google. There was a group of kids that I that missed it. My graduate that I just had leave school missed it. My 2021 graduate, she's got Microsoft tools. Wonderful. The next one that just graduated missed that. He can't put together a PowerPoint and some of those. So, I think we're we've got to get back on track a little bit as to the typing. I know our kids maybe
060can go as fast pecking as typing, but I think we're doing them a disservice um to not the correct typing. Now, Mrs. Martin Moss has brought in some wonderful pieces, and that's what we put into our middle school STEM. We're probably going to change that around. She's done some great work with starting to bring that stuff back. So uh she shared with me a lot of the stuff she's doing some excellent work but that was what we thought is we got to just continue going that path for a working world since that is not something that'll be changed in this year timeline is that I know like for younger kids there's extra math and we get their login so the kids can be doing it at home if they want to do more math outside
061of school hours. Is that I know there's free typing programs as well. Is that something that could be shared with all students and parents for the remainder of this year? Cuz I was unaware that there wasn't a typing class until my kids actually came home and told me, "We're not typing." So then I reached out to teachers and they explained what they do. >> They do keyboarding or two through five at computer time. >> Yes, it there is free programs though outside of that time period because they're getting very minimal. So the typing cost I >> was going to say I can find you and dig up some of those. I can't name something right off the >> top. >> So more parents have that opportunity as well. She >> Okay. Um next up is
062legislative policy strategic planning. We've had two wonderful months off. Now we need 17. >> We're going to DC to visit. >> We are going to DC. Yes. >> Is that before? Is that That's after meeting. >> Um, we're going I would like it. Yes. Before the next board meeting. >> Yes. Amy will help us with that and career development. So that need to be on April scholarship stuff. Yeah. Give I we're not ready yet. And that's kind of like Mrs. Sundal thing. Um, I can ask her and let you know. Have any were any of you involved in scholarships last year? >> Well, I was, but I am a senior last year, so I didn't do it, and I was senior this year, so I thought, >> I'm not exactly sure uh what the timing
063is. >> Right. Moving on. Number 13, surplus items for disposal. Yes, it was in your board packet. >> Last one. >> I know it the wrong way, but then I'm too frugal to have a motion to approve the surplus items for disposal. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Motion a second. Any discussion? >> All those in favor? oppos same or >> all right number 14 gymnastics co-op discuss I don't know if there was much more to talk about unless Sally has something or did origin here but and the main reason we had it on the agenda was to inform people it is a discussion kind of like a third reading this will be the third meeting we've had I guess basically the only reason I understand what we had on the agenda. >> Um >>
064there's still no movement from any other schools co-op wanting or being able to host. >> So here is what I just received. Um the other ads are are aware and and I don't know um since we've got coach here she may have more information on this but um one of the superintendants reached out and said that there was maybe discussion uh discussion of doing something at Midland. Are you aware of that? >> Yeah. And and I don't even know if that is a I mean I don't think that's even something we should discuss tonight. That was just something that I received from him this afternoon or this morning sometime and I was gone all day today. So um but there must be some talk. So I think it just needs to be clear. And I'm
065going to apologize to Reagan. I don't see an email that came. I never tried to um ever ignore anything, but I wanted to just know I guess I think the board's your position I think is we're needing the space is the big thing. Um, and yeah, I mean I I get bombarded with 25 different groups wanting to use different spaces and so I think we're not against the gymnastics if we could find a space or something for that. We have middle school and they're middle schoolers gymnastics is just when once they get into high school like we >> Yeah. Seventh through 12th grade >> I guess >> cuz didn't we used to have like on Fridays there was like there was little kids gymnastic debate. >> They still have Yeah. That's a private entity. >>
066Yeah. But I did know they still >> they still have it. >> They do receive on Fridays. Do we receive any of that funding or does that >> they pay they pay us a rental fee? I >> think it's 600 or something. >> Is that at the same time or it's not like a summer program or something? >> Um I don't know if it comes through the summer, Reagan. >> No, it's through the school year. through the school area. >> You know, being that we've been discussing this and the future vote of remodel or not, no matter what happens within the next few years, if we do remodel that, it's good to know there's alternative spots. If the gymnastics program does continue on the vote, we're going to have to have an alternate location because
067that's going to be year-long remodel if that does transpire. >> Well, and that remodel too, you're right. We're going to have to displace >> A lot of stuff. And and here's another situation we have. >> We're trying to keep this gym. Um right now we're told that because we have so much stuff in that gym, lunch at or recess at lunchtime. I got all our middle school, high school kids go through there at lunchtime. Just all the stuff we do in that gym, PE all day long. Then when it comes to basketball time, our floor is dirty. So Chris has to do a lot of extra things. One of the pieces we consider doing is doing that floor. I don't even know what you call when we refinish the floor right before basketball season instead
068of in the summer when we do it to make it so that it's fresher come basketball time. It's too They're saying it's too slick at basketball time, right? Chris, you're here. They're saying it's too slick for basketball. So, Chris and I have talked about what if we did the the rejuvenation that they do in the summertime instead of doing it in the summer because the volleyball would be they don't they'd almost rather slide. I mean, they're they don't need it. >> I think I do want to >> but we're going off topic. did that. If we did that, then you've got to have um places for other places for basketball to do some of their practicing because that takes a little dry time. >> Building grounds. >> That's why I said we have we need
069a meeting >> with the gymnastics thing. I don't think any of us are under the impression that we want to completely ax the program. The issue we have is we don't have the space. And it was brought up during open forum that there's three times the amount of dim space now than there was however long ago. We've been in a co-op for how long and we've hosted it every single year. Like there we've got to do something where every couple of years we go in and look at it again and who can hold it now and who can do this cuz Wall foots the bill for things. Wall buys the equipment and I I thank everybody that's put money out for it. I think that's an amazing thing. I know that wall has put money
070out for it in the last couple of years. I think we've kind of stepped we as a a school has stepped up more to the plate on that, but somebody's got to help us out with things and the space. And I know it's a pain in the rear end to take stuff down and move it if we can set it up. You know, >> I I think that too. I mean, the old I don't know how many years ago, 10 years ago, they used to be able to roll things up after practice and now the way that it's evolved with the with the floor like the bounce. He used to be the wrestling mats that they use for those. >> But the thing that we're running into is 15 years ago, we didn't have every
071single grade doing a travel league and everybody wanting gym space and it's so difficult like we we absolutely have to tell other entities no when we have school sponsored activities. However, we still need assistance from our other co-op schools. to practice and to set up and to host meets and do the things that so I it's got to be an on ongoing discussion. I know I'm not really supposed to talk to you guys. We have not said we're we're swacking the program. That has not been a finalized decision. Um I I think it's >> just discussion. >> I think it's an important thing to include as many things and as many activities as we can for our community and for our kids. It's just very difficult to continue something when we host two locals, right?
072And then the other the rest of our co-op says, "No, we don't have the room." And they it's it's difficult. >> And kudos to Kadoka for looking into something with Midland as opport. Yeah. No, I know. But I think they're looking into it, I guess. But that >> mean stuff. I mean, our wrestlers travel or I mean I apologize. It's not ideal but no it's a gym not borderline being used but anyways that can be discussed later. I would do want to ask two questions. What would be the um what's the timeline of if the prose the board the responsibility person and me if it is canceled how much time do they need to be given ahead of time >> like do they need to have a year heads up or if it was to
073be >> this activity I don't know how long the activity now the um South Dakota high school activities association when I reached out and said what what do we do if we go this direction he said here's a form ideally really I'd like it in March. Um, but it's not a a for sure thing. >> I also reached out to our attorney making sure that we were all legit on title nine and she said I'll I'll run some numbers. Those numbers are going to take me a little bit. Um, that just I just got that like Friday, I think, because there's quite a formula to figuring out. I think we're okay with title N. I've looked into that before and with the number of participants we have. I think we're fine. It's not it's not
074the number of um activities available. It's the number of people participating >> and we're well within the what they like to say is 5% range. We were I don't know what it is now. I haven't looked at it lately. >> Is gymnastics only Is it only a women's team? >> Have we ever done a boys >> gymnastics? >> South Dakota. It's just women's high school women's gymnastics. >> But you've been in touch with Philip about this. And I I'm not saying you haven't. I think we need to press the issue and really push them to get us an answer on and they need to understand that they're if if per chance we do end up exing the program, they're as much at fault as we are because we we all can't we have to have
075help. We can't just take everything on on our own like we always do. They have to do something to help. And I might need to look at, you know, we had our yearly meeting this fall. Phil and I went over where we talked wrestling co-op agreement, gymnastics co-op agreement. And at that time it was we didn't talk a lot about gymnastics. But we maybe should go back to that agreement too if we you know the rule is not the rule the way it's been done is Philip takes the wrestling and they I'm going to say buy the capital you know the capital outlay pieces for that we do gymnastics so that means we bought we buy the equipment we buy the the leotard >> and then we split the expens expenses according to a percentage
076of if there's more over in Philip they pay a little higher percentage on the expenses. Um I've lost my train of thought. So they've already always done wrestling. Now I do think about though one thought that comes to mind you guys is there are a lot of there are sometimes where our coach will take our wrestlers and wrestle over here because we do have some mats here while the while the Philip boys stay in Phillip and wrestle there. So, I was just sitting here if we did something Midland, maybe there would still be an opportunity a night or something so our girls here wouldn't have to go over there every night to maybe do something here that doesn't require all the equipment. I mean, just something with wrestling mats or something. I I don't that's
077probably not ideal, but I think we >> So, you mentioned fillin wall. What does Kodoka do? >> Kodoka has I don't even know how many girls Kodoka has right now for one. >> They have one and they have But see, isn't Midland their >> Yes, >> Midland is their school. So has always been the fiscal agent and >> for gymnastics and um Philip has always been the fiscal agent for wrestling. HDOKA has not ever done either and it wasn't wasn't until probably within the last five years that we've actually been splitting the costs between the students and prior to that Kdoka kind of had a three bill >> and up until two years ago they couldn't even they didn't own their own gym yet that old gym Koko was leased so kind of like they
078were enticed odds financially just to get their new gym built let alone >> host So how it works is when we say how we split the cost, it's general fund cost. So we take the the total cost of what we we spend and if there's 50% wall girls, then we flip flip for gymnastics, we keep 50% of the bills that we incur. And then 25% could go good, 25% are fill up. They paid us back 25% of the total expenditures. That's just general fund expenses. >> And that's not >> that doesn't include capital really capital expenses like the overhead in that powerhouse, the square foot it takes up, the heating, the electrical. >> Yeah, correct. >> Till says that and say they're actually helping with capital outlay. You really look at the real numbers of
079it. We do not get help like that. And the wrestling program is kind of the same because we have our own wrestling room. Our boys are practicing >> in our room. So it's kind of like we are double doubling it up there >> because there Yeah, you're absolutely right, Tyrone, because like we have the we pay the heat, we pay the electricity, we pay all that, >> which is a big issue in this community when it comes to people arguing about that powerhouse is the heating bill. >> Kind of one of the big topics. Kind of a funny one, but it's true. >> And I'm just having that. We're going to drive our kids all the way to Midland. Why aren't we taking them to the gymnastics academy in Rapid at their setup year round?
080Like it's both. You're driving a long ways. >> I think there might be something to do with um might mess up our eligibility. At one point we had a gymnast here who was quite good and they wanted that her to train at rapid and the I think K was the ED at the time and he looked into it and said that the gymnast ineligible him which is good because if I was a ED I said I don't care. >> Yeah. practice and practice >> she would have been ineligible. So >> I think it what it comes down to is space and it's a thing that we're still working on. Not >> we're still working on it. >> I would like you to bring the co-op agreement to our next building committee meeting because it is
081interesting the capital outlay portion of that if we were to redo our powerhouse and specifically do something in that realm of gymn gymnastics portion. interesting to think about. >> The capital outlay stuff is tough because if we buy it like let's say we buy a new floor and >> how much is a new floor going to cost and if they pay for part of it >> then who >> who's going to own it? Who's going to >> There are pieces of equipment over there that we don't even own that have been that we borrow from community members or from coaches and parents. So there are there is that as well. So, >> but yeah, to your point, Tyrell, maybe not necessarily them paying for part of the building, but if you know, we have a
082five-year co-op agreement. Well, they're responsible to pay us rent for their their students to come use it that would help offset the cost of us adding another room that would be specific to and maybe we make the room big enough that it's specific to gymnastics and wrestling and they can go half of it, split it for wrestling. I mean there's a lot of things we I think we can do but that's we're talking years down the road considered it's considered it's called indirect costs. So you know who pays who pays Amy our business manager for doing all the all the paying the expenses and doing all the expense pieces or the office with the hotel rooms and all those pieces. So that's called an indirect cost and none of that. That's kind of a free
083service right now. which is a wash when it comes to fillup because they're you know there's a lot of things that they do when it comes to res we maybe this would be I don't know budget committee policy committee or what but can we can you send us that co-op agreement so we can just I'll send you elsewhere on We on then to number 15. >> Oh, we want it on the agenda next month and work toward the decision being made sooner that he said in March. Mhm. >> Don't I hate to push it too much >> recommended at the meeting you were gone too that we had asked so that they had their answer sooner rather than >> we had said March was our goal. >> I just think there's a little >> I
084don't think March is a a smart timeline on setting a year or on it. You think we should go out further? >> I do. >> Want to stay, >> but no. Thanks. >> There's there's too many moving pieces to this to just show up halfhazardly on in a month and say, "Nope, we're not doing it anymore. Yep, we're still going to do it." And then we we're still in the same shoes we're sitting in right now. I really would like to poke the other co-ops in the eye a little more about it to say we need your help. You you help us. I'm not saying we don't host gymnastics here at all. I am but what I am saying is there are times when we're going to have to clear the powerhouse out or you
085know you guys might they might have to practice in the multi-purpose room for a little bit. >> How long does it take to set up their equipment? >> Depends. For starters, you couldn't if I Okay. For starters, you can't set the bars up anywhere but the powerhouse if you have to. And as far as the floor goes, depending on who you have and if they know what they're doing, and Heidi are both pretty experienced on it, I would say at least two to three hours. Tear set up and tear down. >> Right. Depend. If if you don't have somebody that knows and you don't have kids who just grab and do their stuff, it's probably four. >> Four to six. >> And just from the bills that not that I'm dogging on your rig and
086I'm not, but like the the bouncy part like that there's >> Sorry, I don't know gymnastics. Well, but like I think if you're not careful, you have to replace a lot of the bouncy part with like plywood and stuff. So, it's not just a cuz that part's fragile too. Even though that we replaced the top part, I am not very cool about it. >> Okay. So, give me I have one thing to say. The reason we replace a lot of sports is because gymnastics equipment is not built to be moved four times a year and that's what we do. And when you have people picking it up, putting it in a storage room, bringing it back out, trying to step on it, screw it together, that's when we have like a lot of stuff. And
087it it is not a huge expense, but that's just I know that there's are little bills that come in here and there because it is >> you probably have to buy six or six of those I believe is what >> when it's all set up like your setup for practice. Is it just a half a gym's worth of stuff or is it a full gym? Like how much >> everything set up on half court? That is a good question. >> But is that ide is that what you would like for practice? >> Yeah, I mean practicing on like full gym is ideal for meats and stuff, but half court is just fine for practice. >> For practice that much. >> Yeah. >> I mean, for a meat, you'd have to have all the core. >>
088Yeah. I'm just wondering for practice sake and not tearing stuff down and moving it around and whatever. Like how much space does that actually? It's it's like tight cord. >> Do you you put the um bars up though on the stage or something, don't you? From practice. >> They used they used to do that. No, they used to get stored on the stage and then in practice they would pull them down and then set them up and then again they that way >> they're actually got approval to drill holes in the floor. So, there's two setups that can go under the basketball hoop when you walk into the powerhouse and then um on the far side in front of that door. That's where that's where they put them. >> Cuz it before they used to
089not have any basketball at all during gymnastics practice and they would just pull up off the stage and then set it up right. But they also had just wrestling mats too instead of the floor too. So way a lot of girls had like issues with that. I don't recommend that at all. I've request that you look into when the deadline has to be. >> This will have been the third reading. I just wanted to make that a statement. 15 and approve the FY25 audit. The board and now I just thank you guys. >> Thank you guys. Thank you. >> I'll make a motion to approve the fiscal year 25 audit and a second. Any other discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor. >> Oppos. Same sign passes. The FY25 audit number 16 discussion of 2829.
090That seems really far away. >> I know you don't know it. Um I don't know why it printed out those little pink light pink squares. I'm not sure why it printed out >> you guys. I chose um so the going forward I've been asked we said we're going to do three years. So each spring when we approve a calendar it's going to be the third year out. What I would like to do though, um, there are some pieces and you guys are really good about as they come up listening. For example, parent teachers conferences. I've got the weeks on here, but here is one thing I'm going to say, and you guys may give me guidance for this, but I was working with Mr. Martin in his calendar for the next two to three years.
091I mean, things are scheduled to clear out. We don't have an open day where there is nothing. I mean on on Mondays for board meetings on on a day. It's nice if we're going to do a longer um parent teachers conference to do a Thursday night when Friday is the next day. There are no Thursdays available because we've said let's have activities at night because we have those Fridays are more open. So, I'm just saying that there is never worked at a school where there's so much going on and maybe it's just 2020 the the time, but I've taken these days and really just um kept the same calendar except move the dates, the holidays. You'll see Easter there. The only threeday I'm proud of all. The only true threeday weekend we have is the
092one that's just coming up and that is um President's Day. We don't have scheduled now. This year I thought, you know what, that's a good time. Uh the Friday at the end is going to be our Friday academy, so our Friday schools. So I put that there. But otherwise, I'm not a fan of half days. Um, November 22nd is the day right before Thanksgiving and that's a release at 2 o'clock. As a mother, as a woman, I would love and I shouldn't say it that way, right before Thanksgiving, any staff person would love the day to cook or whatever, but it's important on a 4-day school week that we just need to have school. And so 2:00 >> and that we start late and get out earlier. We got to stick to it. >> Labor
093Day is Memorial Day. A pretty tight school year. >> And you know, I I am a believer and my staff tells me, Sally, you told us we're going to go hard while we're here. They are tired at the end of the year. And that's the way I said we all are and we should be if we're if we're adhering to this. So, I don't feel we do a lot of goofing around. Christmas is a little different. If you notice this year, >> let's say the 8th. Why won't you go 15 to I'm just asking a little bit? >> Because then here's the deal is I got to wait till after the 1st and you're going to you're going to steal days. So we can but we're going to have to go to some Fridays. >>
094No, you mean move the eight. Instead of going the 8th, go the 15th. >> Say what? >> In December. >> December 15th. >> 15th instead of the 8th. It's like having a full day week and then a two-day week and then a three day. >> Well, they asked me. >> That was this year when we didn't have school that Monday. We asked for the something different. >> We could move that. So, >> I don't say we have to, but >> we have a full week up to the 15th. I feel we need to have the 18th and 19th. You're still getting two weeks off. >> Yeah. >> For that Christmas break. It's just that Christmas lands on the 25th. I don't feel we can take that whole week off before Christmas. >> No. What? >>
095No. He's talking about putting >> Yeah. So, you think put the eth on have school the 15th instead? >> That or go the 20th? I don't really care. But I just find it weird to have it a five day week five days and then four days and then two. >> I think that have it at the 20th would be better. >> That would be about this. >> Move the >> Why not? >> Okay. We can do that. >> I'm just asking why why would you Christmas is still free. It's still a ways away. >> So we'd go the 20th all day. >> Mhm. >> Instead of the 8th. >> Okay. Um so like I said, you guys keep um this is just the first look and then we'll approve. >> This is a few years
096out. I think this is next year. No, that's a good that's a good suggestion. Um, of course on here, homecoming will um be added in, but when I look at student contact days at 144 is with homecoming added in. How does your how does the I'm just looking at this for the sake of >> coming back to school the third and fourth on a for those two days I think would be >> absolutely miserable. What if we took the third and the fourth and moved it to the 20 21st just had four days more days and then just keep straightening up. >> Had what now? >> It's a good idea. >> Say that again. >> Take the January. >> January 3rd and fourth and maybe teachers have a different opinion. I just think that that
097coming back those two days would be cool. >> So be in service or in school the 20 and 21st of December instead of those two days in January 3rd. So then you still just take your two straight whole weeks off. >> But they for a lot of prep before Christmas >> for >> you know what can I throw that out to teachers? >> Yes. I mean I don't want to make decision. So, I'm going to say we could we could move we could wait take off the third and fourth and move them to 20 to 21st. I'll throw it out to teachers. >> As long as we don't lose days. >> Yeah. I mean, yeah, same amount of days consecutives instead of breaking up. >> Let's teach back. I don't honestly that's a question. I'd
098like to have a little more time after January because we're moving into finals at the at the high school level and our finals start on the 15th. It's tough to come in when you're cramming one week and then >> finals start on the 15th. >> Yeah, >> Finals week. So, um, I'll ask teachers, you guys, what we think is best for kids. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Discussion. Um, number 17, more discussion on the K8 online program. Um, is our committee recommendation to not support a K online program at this time? these parents on a an online program in high school. Not all parents are this way, but I can see some parents just let the kids do it when they're in high school. The parents are busy at times. >> You can't do that
099with K. >> Exactly. There's an accountability there that we expect from high school kids to to maintain grades and attendance and things like that that I think K8 would just be a lot harder to do. And it's one of those things where you when you allow it bless you. >> Thank you. when you allow it or you start allowing those pieces, you're going to have more and more people that want to and cost and the cost of it too is is fairly significant. Well, and then there's there's also some things you guys I think we need to pull this back to policy committee too a little bit because Mrs. Sundal and I have talked about these programs that we pay for, do they need to tell us ahead of time so we can put it
100into the budget if we're going to use these? um you know like if a student want right now if a student wants to do online in the spring for high school that's an easy move because if we can get them in the classes we go ahead and put them in the classes with our northern work that doesn't cost us anything and that is just so solid and structured and those kids come in to proctor we proctor tests and we keep in good contact with Um, there's some pieces about the money piece that I think and the timing that I think we need to flesh out. It maybe should be in the books. I think it had to start I mean it started in curriculum just to kind of get the the ball rolling but I
101think policy after that. >> I think there are plenty of options out there if someone doesn't want their kid to come to school in our school. I don't feel that it is Wall School's responsibility to put the bill for an online program. There are plenty of things out there that don't have our name tied to them that would suffice for what they're looking for. >> So, are you wanting to let go of the financial piece that that comes with that student? Because that's what we do. So if they do if they go to homeschool, we don't get the >> the financial piece. It's about how much right now? >> 7,000. So when you're talking 3,000 for this online program, >> it's not that we get the m more than the money to pay for that,
102but it's the timing. We don't put it get it put in budget because it's a personnel issue. I mean, you're talking you're already talking about with high schoolers proctoring and monitoring. When we're looking that with K8, I I think the level to proctoring and monitoring and things like that is going to I mean, you can't ask our teachers to do that piece. They don't have time. So, we're looking at p more personnel. Another thing we do that I think we do a great job of is those little guys that are homeschooled when they want to come in and take a class here or there we say you bet and then you then we we count them as a percentage of our students. So we still >> I also I also have a fear money aside
103because money isn't the end all be all for me. We have a kid go K8 online, right? Their entire K through eight school life happens on the computer and then they decide as a freshman high school, okay, now I want to go to school. Well, have they really been challenged and been doing the things that they should be doing throughout the online portion? Sure, they get protoed for tests and everything else, but now they get to freshman year and they're behind the power curve because they haven't been sitting in class with me and Hope and Bren, right? and we don't doesn't know we don't know how to work together we don't know how to do projects whatever the case is like that's my fear and again no Bryant's take on it I don't feel that
104wall needs to tie their name to an online program when we don't I don't think I don't work >> I think we are looking at an age I read a lot and I listen to a lot of podcasts about education systems and how things are changing because it is rapid rapidly rapidly changing And we are falling behind I feel like in our district that way just because there the online piece we need everything is online now I mean people's work is online they 100% you know and I think we have to offer that piece but and a good piece like that in our high school program. I I don't think that right now I agree with Bill but I I do agree with Bill. don't think that our elementary and middle school we don't I
105don't think we have a strong enough option for that right now. >> I know that it's Go ahead. >> I was say it's a tender age for kids to fall through the cracks educationally that they can't make up for later on. >> And I have to reiterate that we're not talking about home school. Correct. We're not talking about home school. >> The same curriculum that Walt provides only taken online whereas homeschool is a totally different option for people to choose the curriculum they want their children to take. Correct. >> I liken it to 2020 and I know we weren't equipped for it then and this would be a little bit different. However, we sat at home online with our kids when we're still trying to work our full-time jobs and trying to get things done.
106And I can tell you like I have a freshman and I have a sixth grader. My sixth grader was not where she should have been in third grade, three years after COVID, because she didn't have that in class sit through listening to Rachel portion of school. And again, that's my take on it. I'll get off my soap box. You guys develop your own opinions, but they better be the same. It >> would end up being a big might be talking about junior middle school instead of junior kicker. >> So I I did tell you guys that I would give you the data after this one student finishes. You may say tonight somebody wants to make a motion that we're not going to pursue this with any further students or you can wait until I give
107you the date on how this student it is an eighth grader so it's an older student but how they're doing. So, I guess that's kind of where I wanted it on there, but I didn't know if would be tough to gauge off just one student because I as a mother of four, my girls and my boys are completely different studious wise and maturity levels just the ability to comprehend and do the work. >> I would like a motion or a for decision as a as a decision. Yes, we will pro we will offer this or no, we're not going to offer it at this time. can't wait to see the data even if it's only one student. >> Oh, we can wait. Yeah, I guess if you want to wait um I could probably maybe
108late April. We make that decision in May. I think going forward going for next year. >> Yeah, next year. >> Yeah, >> because we're not going to link somebody into it in March. You know, it's not like somebody's going to come to you. >> No, because they would decide they had to make it semester >> and but there's, you know, special student status and all those things there. Yeah, prior to >> I don't think we need one. It's just a motion. >> We have to have one. >> No, I was just stating that earlier to be as, you know, nice and courteous to everybody who cares about it. I want to make sure they Oh, we are giving them option. >> Yep. Um, okay. Anything else on that? Okay, we'll move on to number 18,
109the elementary youth and school report. >> Okay, parent teacher conferences are February 19th at the elementary teachers have put up a sign up genius link for all theirs and they're all filled out. Um, I mean the elementary parents been I think doing a good job signing up. I just want to reiterate that parents don't have to wait until parent teacher conferences to contact a teacher. >> You said the 19th, Mr. Thor, >> February 19th. >> Okay. >> And then um we'll also be having title one um meetings that day too. We'll have at least two scheduled so that if a parent comes to schedule or to a scheduled parent teacher conference at six, they can they can attend the 7:00 meeting or whatever. But I'll have those out. I want to try to get three
110meetings in, but see what I can do. And then also I've got the report cards completed for the district for the middle school and the high school and I sent those to an email to you guys tonight. I have some printed off sent out to businesses that I'll take around and then I will get the kindergarten completed here hopefully by the middle of next week and I'll send that out to you or not the kindergarten I'm sorry the elementary send it out next week and like I say every time or a lot of the times of the report card it's uh we're not up in the 95% proficient I'm not happy. So, got a lot of work to do. >> Can I ask a question? >> No, we can ask. >> Mr. Sakura, you do
111a huge amount of work with these paper copies. And I'm just wondering, this should definitely go on our website. >> I can send Yeah, I can send that out. We can also just put the link to the to the um the source here. >> I mean are we to me this is a lot of print out work >> but we have to have these we have to have printed copies or access to printed copies because the the talk or the belief is that we've got to have it available to everybody who doesn't have internet. >> Mrs. Myers, I would like you to take this and put a digital piece on our website. Um, when I go to a school district, what do I look at? I don't look at the sports how good the sports
112teams are. I'm sorry, but I go to the report card and look to see how the health of the school. And so, I think that's a marketing piece that needs to be out there. >> That that's been on the website in the past. So, I can send her a a PDF copy or she can just do the link to it's >> to the public. There's a public site to do, I guess. >> Yeah, >> that one's linked. >> What's that? >> I think that one's linked already. Stars on us. >> Yeah. Cool. >> Thank you for doing that. >> That's That's the end of my report. Do you guys have any questions? Thank you. Number 19, this is a preschool techn of today is completely set up and ready to go. I can schedule doors
113to be the front door to be open. I also have an alarm set on it that'll notify us if the door is propped as of today. So, we are set um community cards are set from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. with hours posted until 11:00 p.m. The one thing I need to look at is the wait room. So, they they'll have to be in the wait room before 10:00 for their card to work. Otherwise, they can just get in the building and I guess use the bathroom and run around the gym until 11:00. But >> those are the those are the pieces that we have with that. The other piece we're starting our Deladeo, which is the security teacher monitoring filter pilot this Thursday, that's free for a month. A lot of other districts in
114the state are using that. Um, >> is that the one you wanted? >> There's another one that um I contacted Golden West that goes with our content filter so we wouldn't have to switch and so we're going to pilot that one afterwards. It's called light speed classroom and I'm hoping that one it looks like it does the same thing. >> I'm hoping that one will be a little bit cheaper. >> This is securely >> securely securely. They will not do a pilot but I have their quote. >> Gotcha. Okay. >> Um they have like all the hall passes and all that fancy stuff with it too. And so I will have three hopefully by April that we can look at towards making a decision. It's the teacher monitoring piece, the content filter piece, which we
115have to be SIPA compliant with saying that we do our best to protect kids. Um, the other piece that we found out the admin account that was added to a middle school student's computer was through a group policy. And so our active directory has had a complete cleanup. So has our light speeded content filter. I'm now getting all of those notifications. And so in talking with teachers, we were going to let computers go home after midterms. And from then on, I will get notifications even in the evenings and I can address it at a student level. >> I can tell she's done something because I can't get even into live ticket anymore. >> What? >> I need to reimage my computer. You told me that. >> Yes. >> But yeah, it's wonderful. I have a
116question for the powerhouse. Is it like that key, can it limit where people are going? Like people going into the wrestling room right now where >> So the wrestling room and the weight rooms now require the key scanning as well, but everybody in the community can use >> that pays for it can scan to get into those. We're finding you guys and she might speak to this. Um th this is way more complicated than sitting here and telling us times and that we should watch cameras. >> It's that simple. >> So we got a report that kids were in there playing on the equipment and they'd shut the lights off. They were doing all kinds of goofy things. >> Yeah. And we disciplined it. But what we're finding is that for one thing, it is
117very tough if it if a student has a card, rightfully so, and somebody comes and walks with them. It's very hard for a kid to say, "No, you can't go with me." And then you, what else did we find? We found that some kids were staying there after they'd been there for an organized activity with a an adult. Like I'm pretty sure according to policy there's not supposed to be any kids having kids without supervision, right? >> 18 years old. >> I think it has to be adult supervision. >> Okay. But I went to gymnastics academy and it's a freefor all daycare. kids running everywhere in the wrestling room, in the weight room, and parents just sitting up watching their kids that are doing gym gymnastics, but it's all the extra kids that are just
118running havoc and their parents are no, well, their parents are sitting watching the gymnastics. And that's why I was curious like, can it not be where they have access to the room like climbing on the gymnastics mats? The high school kids are in school like they there's no high school kids. These are really little kids. And I'm worried about like this where the community has donated their to supply the items that these girls are practicing. Like it kind of to me I wish you could say parents knock it off. This is for high school. >> So is that during the is that during when we have maybe it's a discussion with the person that's owed the >> well they sign an agreement right? >> Yes. >> And on the agreement they're responsible for it. So
119if that's happening that need to be addressed because even when we did the play in there when we did the Mulla children's theater those kids naturally gravitate towards doing gymnastics stuff and it takes somebody in there standing there saying no >> you keep you stay off of there >> that's >> they don't like it but >> we need to like really look into our powerhouse policy because I know that >> we kind of I don't want to say we went back and forth on it but I think there's confusion because we said you know If it was, I think 8th grade and up, they could use the powerhouse. But then our insurance company, >> but only when we allow at the time lot with supervision like a monitor. >> Remember we discussed this where the
120realm of them using parents keys is out of our control to the point where well it's parents problem. >> It is because the parents are the >> we can't dictate that. That's not our job over there to dictate that. But unless it's in the open window of like 5 to 10 at night and we have someone monitoring it, then they're allowed to go in there from 10 to 5 to >> and we're losing our >> keep on next week. >> There you go. So, we're trying to monitor it, but at the same time, if a parent gives a key to their son to go and shoot the hoops or go lift weights, we can't dictate He did say too though that if it was found out that they were doing that the parent would lose
121their >> they have access or they get a warning here. I don't remember how that would then we write that in >> there seventh grade and under >> this all goes back to >> these are really little kids. These aren't >> I thought that with >> and I think we have to be careful here because >> yep this resorts back to our insurance >> our insurance >> that's why we say it the way we're saying it. >> Let's revisit that policy in a policy meeting. We're going to our house policy. >> Yep. >> Now that we have the security and we've set hours, we posted them. >> Yes, >> we posted our guidelines and our hours over there. >> And the rules are posted on our website as well on the powerhouse. >> Maybe post
122signs where the gymnastics says, "Please keep your kids off." Yeah, that's >> but maybe whoever is renting that space needs to be aware that they are liable for those things and maybe they can say stuff to parents do like what the wrestling does of parents are not allowed in there. You drop your kids off, you leave. So those kids are truthfully there for gymnastics with the coaches. >> I don't think we can dictate that because it's a private entering the space. I do have a question. When it when it alerts you guys, who is that bugging? >> It's Well, Chuck, Chris, and myself. >> Does it also like alert the on on um on on duty police officer to drive by and just see? >> I don't have their emails on. >> Kind of curious
123if that was an option if it's still like >> they're driving around anyways. You know, they don't like I would imagine >> there's somebody on duty. >> I don't know if that's doable or not. Well, it is. I mean, I'm sure it is. The thing that >> the thing that the deputies said to me one time or when I was here, they said to us, if a door's left open, they have to go into the building and walk that building. >> They could stop. >> No. So, if they drive by here and see the green light on, they have technically they said they have to walk through the building. >> Okay. And so you can talk to them, see if that's something that they want too. >> It would be done, but >> I'd be
124curious. >> Yeah. >> It's the safety of our children. There's a door propped open at 11 and some children got in there. They shouldn't have been in there. There's some pervert who goes in >> Could it be a timing thing? So if it was after 9:00 at night, you would only >> Yeah. Only if it Yeah. That's the only time if it was like the doors are supposed to be closed at night, they would get alerted >> after any time that they're propped. So that the door doesn't actually physically close >> like right here. >> Yeah. Like if that if that would technically be one of the alarms, we don't have that one on there. >> The alarm would only signal you, Chuck, or Chris. right now the way she's got >> notice that the
125cool thing is you guys it's digital so Becca and Chris and they can put who they want where and they can really fine tune it >> they might be really open to it at all times you never know it would task if you would or whoever needs >> they're pretty they're pretty accommodating if you ask but I know that that was one of the concerns that they had because you drive by at 2 in the morning when they have to walk through the building to make sure nothing's happening or somebody's not in here. So that's why I wish we could put or we would get the camera system so they could access the camera system too so that >> I just need to get them through VPN, but I don't have their email. >> I've
126got I've got you've got the one person's email that'll I have about three of them, >> but I >> we don't want all of them to have a VPN though. I don't know who it would be. >> I don't know. I email I'll talk to you. I emailed one of them and he said he was going to talk to somebody and I turn it back on him. So, it's been a month or so. >> Okay. I mean, as soon as I get the email, we can I have their account set up through Tech. I just >> I can't do it until they >> I think that I think the concern, if I remember the conversation I had with them, it's um they I think they're kind of concerned about having like dispatch having one email
127because right now everybody who's in dispatch had several emails >> and they want results >> more than >> they would be they would all have to be in there. So can that's the >> and we did and we did have it hooked up to at one point where they did have access to cameras >> in case there was emergency but never mind >> if they saw that the you know if I was driving as deputy I drive by saw the green light I could go on and say any movement any lights on and then there >> we kind of hijacked your report That's >> I'm like, what are we talking? Oh, yeah. Tech report. >> I think everything else is going fine. I'm a Now that that's cleaned up, I'm able to get into classrooms
128and I've been doing observations as well as coaching again, which makes sense to do. >> Can I piggy back on that? >> Yeah. >> So, for evaluations, doing things a little different. She goes in and does a lot of coaching and sends me what she's seen and what she's working with teachers on and we sit and work together. I think that is an ideal collaboration piece. So then when I do a teacher evaluation, it's not just a one a one shot, which I try not to do one shots, but with her and and I with Becca and me working together, we can better see what a teacher's doing. She gives a lot of suggestions when she's in and out. I do, but I got a lot of other directions I'm going. So, we write the
129paperwork together and um it's a fall if it's a two if they need two evaluations, it's a fall evaluation, a spring evaluation. But that's kind of my um she and I've talked a lot with our middle school, high school teachers, and I think that that is a better judgment than writing an evaluation on one period observation with a few walkthroughs. It's kind of like what are you seeing all fall? So that's kind of what we're doing with that. >> I'm good. >> Thank you. >> All right. Any interrupt? Um, just a reme reminder, school board petitions are due at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24, um, in my office. And we do have to check all um, signatures. So, just keep that >> Tuesday, March 24th, >> and available now. >> Yes. And you can
130start canvasing and start getting your signatures now. So, I have them >> I have that in my office right now. Um >> Oh, yeah. >> I've started a new um requisition process for um working with building my budget or not my budget, our budget um for FY27. Um, in the past we've done paper and I hate it cuz then I get a stack of paper. It's like this big and then it's awful. Um, so we're having staff complete all their um, requisitions um, and their wants and needs and then turning it into us, our admin, and then um, having the requisitions be live so they can see once and if their requisitions are approved or denied. and once their items are ordered and stuff like that and um just hopefully make it a little bit
131more streamlined. I got some uh I school business managers really have a great like way we share things and how we do things. So I asked um business managers in a local group how they did it and I got one that was shared that was pretty neat. So, I'm trying that and of course I'm sure we'll change make changes as years go by. But something but I'm trying to be a little bit more streamlined and more efficient. So, but yeah, that's that. And then just um a reminder that you'll need to let me know about my you want to let me go. Oh, I am disappointed we didn't get tacos tonight. I'm disappointed, too. I haven't really Say that again. They don't have to do your evaluation. >> No, my evaluation. But in our just
132like her contract, I have to be let know by February if you plan on renewing me. But my evaluation till April. It's weird. my my evaluation later, but I have to be told if they're going to renew my contract. >> So, that's weird. We can maybe figure that out later if you want to change it to bold April or bold February for next year. But that's another thing you got to those um my evaluations might want to pick out a option. That's a tight job or actually it's seven days from the February. I think what it says and and hers is seven days after the URL. Um, well, so Rashan from uh economic development dropped off some notes. I'm not going to read through all of these. Some of them kind of go with um
133with my notes. You saw that I started writing monthly updates that I sent out to you guys. It kind of details. So, I'm not going to go into all the detail unless there are questions tonight on it. Um, one thing about the conferences that Mr. uh, Sakura mentioned, parent teachers conferences, our middle school, high school ones will be in the gym. Again, I am asking them to be in the gym Thursday night. I do have a couple teachers that are not going to be there. um they will have other options for parents to come talk to them maybe the next week or they've been working with me on that. We're then going to take data and talk about how this should look next year. I I'll be honest. I'm struggling. I don't need to discuss
134it tonight, but I'm struggling trying to find a date to do conferences when there isn't anything else going on. I've considered we let out now I've considered letting out on a Wednesday and going to 6:00. Um but that might get in the way of our little guys church parents doing something there. It could go past six and that's not we got to put in six hours somewhere. But anyway, we'll deal with that. I want to thank you guys for your work. February is student board recognition month. So, thank you for that. All you do. Um, legislature. I went to the legislature last Wednesday with the superintendent group. I was really excited. Our night, we have a supper and we invite legislators. Imagine this. I love to talk to everybody. I talked to way more legislators
135than just ours. um the ones in our area around Rapid City, the north country that's very that's rural. They're all interested in what we're doing. Um I had one say, "No, this was a a spouse said, "You're my favorite um public school superintendent." But anyway, um there is a lot of there's a lot of stuff going on in the legislature, but our two sat and visited with us today. I took we took eighth graders, Chris, Gillette, Max, so middle school, high school, middle school, and high school um social studies teachers. Um Chris Bette and I took them. We saw they unveiled Sandy Rhoden's dress in the doll case. They and so um both of them were there. Our kids I'll be kicking out some pictures online. Um our kids met them. We visited the boys
136visited with the speaker of the house. They're looking for a um graduation speaker. We visited with him. We um oh our Perry Pyer took us down on the Senate floor and they took pictures with their football rings. The boys were dressed in their suits and all kinds of things. So they also um they experienced what a smoke out was. They experienced the um House of Representatives getting very loud. They experienced the page. It was really good for our eighth graders to experience what the pages are doing there. Um, it was a super good day. The kids said we could have sat in committee longer in the morning. They were mad at me that we didn't get there earlier. And I said, "You guys, I was worried that you wouldn't make it at 6:00. They start
137committee meetings at um 7:45 East River time." So I missed my education ones which was not that this today was about the kids but um some of them are already over. So some interesting stuff I attended in Florida. Um I am on the advocacy committee. some of those other positions. They've already got people ready to fill like I said and and there are people um like the co-chairman of the advocacy I see I can see him moving um possibly to that vice president spot. It's okay. Yes, our um 702 application was approved. >> That's a big >> wonderful. the big the landwood >> where are the other one is still the in crops >> and we are planning so just follow up of Lissa um Nafas I don't see too much but impact a conference
138is March I think there's a several of us going um we are recognizing Max our state lady in the main big session and also at supper we may help make a video for her. >> 50 years. No, but she has done this work for 50 years. And so the big group is celebrating her as well. They talked about it at my felic. So um and that scholarship he died and did he originate South Dakota? We have a small $500, not small but scholarship. But for this one year only, all of our groups, Felissa put some money in. I think the Nissas at the Native American group, they're putting in a lot of money and they're making it national scholarships for several more students for just this one year. CT CareerFare, here's something to put on
139your calendars. April 15th, we are having a big day. Um, we are inviting schools. We're kicking out flyers so schools can register to come with their kids. High school kids home morning. It's gearing up to look like high school kids in the morning. We have all these businesses that are working with Garrett RDO came. The man that there has done these in other places. He's helping us kind of organize it. They're having demonstrations outside in the shop. We're going to have booths in the gym for people that want to have just a table. Um, and so like Rashan said that she'd be having a table if there are cities, cities, businesses, places in Wool that want to be hunting if there is or just just having a booth. Um, right now it's a free deal.
140This is our first year. He'd like to continue this. Um, I'm also wanting to invite our legislators that day and I'm talking several around come visit wall see how we do things and it's just be going it's going on. Then in the afternoon high schoolers uh I'm sorry it's going to go till 2, I think. And then after that we'll let middle school and elementary kids go through and play on the equipment and some of those things. So, um, they've got a lot going. They're going to be bringing simulators and bunch of that stuff. That's on the 15th of April. So, that's something coming up. Um, the reading challenge. Yeah. I thought, what can we do for the 250th um birthday? And so, I challenged everybody to get to reading. And, um, I told the
141kids 250 books wasn't enough for me. and 1,250 is an odd number, so I'm going with 2500. We'll get as far as we get. Um, accreditation visit has been posted. They have set for us March 2nd, 2027. So, this is a year we train on Wednesday. We have a Zoom meeting and and then we have another meeting Chuck's going to train in March. I'll probably attend March, too. This is Zoom training. Um, I told my staff the work that Mrs. Myers and I have been doing with you guys, pushing you. Do you know what you're supposed to be teaching? Do you know what the kids are supposed to be learning? And how do you know they've learned it? And pushing that and making sure they not only planned, but prepped. There are two different things
142there. I can plan all day long, but if I don't put the preparation in to make it a good lesson, it's definitely So anyway, they're looking at all these things. It's going to be like a a desk audit more than a come in and review thing, but they we have those every five years, I believe, Mr. Sakor. Is that about right? Every five years we have those. >> Yes. >> So, there's a lot of things that I say yes, we're doing. And they're coming to check on those. >> That's kind of what that is. other things that Rashan told me and I think some of this we should just invite her to um committee. She said for the powerhouse she was still working in the bid district. Um she also said would we ever consider
143putting doing something with the pickle ball courts if we were redoing the powerhouse and there is funding for that. She'd also like to talk more about that grow fresh grow greenhouse. I think these things should just go to our building committee probably. >> And then um they were having a March 6th anformational meeting to tell the community about her incubator program. I always think of chickens. It's that time of year when I hear the word incubator. um at 12:30 on March 6th, students, parents, graduates um incubator program is the one where they are providing some space or putting together for young businesses. I think it's like um elevate. >> Is that the lunch and learn? >> No. >> Oh, I don't know. I guess >> we we put something on the website for them that
144gets that day. I don't know um where this is at I guess but anyway I guess also she told me western Dakota Tech we have a uh planning meeting March in March that we go to with our CTE teachers and they asked her to come and um talk to them about the partnership with the city and the school and the things that we do with our CTE worlds. So, she mentioned that to me tonight, too. And this is why it seems like we got a lot going on every day. There it is. That's about all I know of now. Questions? Anything that came to mind after reading that list of things? I don't have one for sure personnel. >> That's all I >> executive session. >> Just so you know, I was campus station. >>
145I didn't ask. I forgot to ask. >> I go to campus works afternoon. Refresh your computer. >> Yeah. Then we'll come back. Otherwise, yay. >> Yeah.