3/24/2025 School Board Meeting

001She told us. Okay, I got the the live on. It works. But I'm going to What did I get? I purchase protection. I at 5:30. You ready to start? I'm ready. you. I'll wait till you load up my plate. Yeah, Jody won't be here tonight. Just for everybody to remember. Tony, did he mention if he was going to be here or not? Or I just found out that Jody wasn't going to be here. So, she had mentioned at the last meeting before. Yeah, I didn't. We have a lot. We have stuff that she's going to sign tomorrow, but I haven't heard anything from Tony. All right. Uh I'll get started uh just because I want to follow time for a lot of discussion if you have it. Uh first and foremost, we want to say

002thank you to two individuals uh that have served our board. Uh first and uh Miss Sally Standard. She has served two terms in the school district of Glenwoodland City um board and the most recent as a treasurer. So again uh want to say thank you for her commitment to our students or staff and our community as a whole. We also have Carrie Clatt who was appointed last August uh to fill a vacancy and yeah I think we all know that these are positions that take a lot more time and effort than most are aware of some publicly say thank you to you two for everything that you have done. Um, if you you want to change, we can. Um, we're going to send this out publicly. So, if you have uh some preference, just let

003us know. But do I need to proofread that one? Maybe you put that one. Which one? Oh, so wanted to say thank you to uh to the two of you um as the April election comes up. All right. Uh we're going to jump right into uh the budget and wanted to I have on Friday. So as you can see we have a new configuration of the boardroom. The two screens will have the agenda up on one and the camera is attached to that. So Christa is running that. So the left side is Christa, the right side is myself. And so instead of saying, "Hey, can you click on this? can click on this. Um, I can actually run it and I'll show you my presentations, etc. Uh, we put people um, we surprised the tribune

004as she walked instead of walking through. So, the setup is different. Plus, for the board members, all seven of you are facing the screen. Um, but again, the camera is a go above that and everything is being streamed um, as normal. Just a reminder to uh Steve did look through the financial survey coming in. Uh Tony was the other one and I'll make sure when we have new board members that we get the at least the schedule out, but please don't forget to do that before and you can always do it ahead of time. Um Deb is going to be here. I'm going to not have her come unless we talk fiscally which will be coming. Um, but please don't forget to do the the survey as we do. All right. Uh, if you look

005at the budget, um, there's a couple things that I really want to go to. This is a very, uh, I would say evident topic even in the public. So, please ask questions. Um, this was a meeting that I had prior to spring break and we met with the legislators uh, from our area. Um, everyone from Senator Rob Stashelt to Senator Quinn, uh, who I've worked with closely in Prairie Farm in New Richmond. We also had Congressman Tiffany's uh, aid and then a variety of assemblymen, Assemblywoman, and some other constituency some other advisors uh, to these Congress people. With that, this is kind of the summary uh that outline give the board a pretty direct understanding of where we are with the budget. First and foremost, our budget is still in the learning stage. Last year,

006we underspent by a million and when you change that, we have to kind of let this budget play out before we can make some other changes. Um, but a lot of changes, as you know, were were made. Um, one of the things that seems to come up uh quite a bit and we had a lengthy discussion. We actually met for about two hours. So, I kind of highlighted some of the pieces and I'll come back to it. Uh, the federal impact. Um, best one is probably the uh at the center point of social media. Um, also at the state level. Deb was not on spring break last week. Um she was actually at the Bible convention and learning some different things. This was a presentation um both at hers and mine. You're often going to

007get the question of if the department of ed closes, what does that mean for Glenwood City? This graphic uh will show you that answer. And what that means is um this is a DPI graphic and with this obviously the amount is 507. Um it breaks it down into more. Um I would be cautious when it says three educator jobs. They're just trying to put a number um in terms of what that would mean budget-wise. They don't know what ours is because positions are at different salaries. But with that said, would it affect and I think the takeaway for you as a board member if you're approached in the community is $1 billion is what the effect of the national um budget or the federal budget in terms of Wisconsin and who's going to pick that

008up. I have been told that there was um mixed messages um at the meeting and it was this one. What would it take to close the Department of Education? There was a couple that stated it would take an act of Congress and then there was others that said it's just not going to happen. Um that was kind of a a confusing piece to where we looked at each other as superintendent like what is it? Rob Stafshel and uh Senator Quinn are both on the JFC meetings and I have attended every JFC when I since being a superintendent to talk and speak. Um these are the joint finance committees that will go around the state. There's typically four of them. The closest one I believe this year according to Senator Stafold is going to be at

009Hayward. The dates haven't been chosen. Um but they said it's very unlikely that there will be a budget prior to July one which is not out of the norm. Um, but as you know, there's a lot of a lot of uh political back and forth right now and a lot of it centers on uh Governor Ivers last year and the veto line um and what he how he extended it to 400 years if you remember that piece right now because of where we are at the federal level. There's a lot of Supreme Court and federal government um litigation that's going on that's also going to tie it up. They advised us to use 325 and that is the increase that uh again was put in place and then Governor Ders used his line item veto

010to extend it to 400 and some years. Um and there's some bickering going on with that. if we're not approved and Dev and I are meeting with Bar and we're going through so next month I will have uh all of the bar projections for you and we'll have more details. Um but they basically use this comment, plan for the worst, hope for the best. And um it's not a great statement when you're sitting there, you know, talking about how do we plan? Um, Senator Sashel and I, um, I think it was probably four years ago, we talked and he actually was gonna, um, create a bill that outlined because those of you that are in business, you would never run a business this way where you you plan and then you get your budget later

011on. And so, um, they were talking about a kind of a two-year cycle, not with buying a budget, but just truly can schools plan, you know, so for each year it's not wait and see. Um but unfortunately I think we're looking at where we won't have preliminary numbers at July one. We won't have a state budget. Uh we won't have true final numbers till probably well past the October 15th date. So this year's upcoming budget is not only where we were I would say have unique circumstances anyway based on the situation. Uh this even couples it more. Um, so I'll talk a little bit more of that. They looked at this decoupling and this is a term that I would encourage you to uh make sure that you're aware because this is the topic that

012comes up with senators. Uh, what does that mean? If you go into uh this presentation, the WBO voucher presentation, there's two individuals that are up for the state senator um education position, and Wisconsin's one of the few that have as an elected official still. Usually, it's appointed in most other states. Um there's two clear indications uh between the two applicants. one is Jill Underly who is the incumbent um and was a teacher principal superintendent um and then there's Miss Kzer is another uh individual running and she has been very I would say upfront when it comes to the voucher system and I think again as a board for a public school you have to understand the ramifications of what that affects currently for Glenwood it we're right around 11 or 105 which what we pay

013our current taxes paid we don't have any public or private schools in Glenwood or in our area that's still and again it's not a big amount but it's still an amount that's one student per se that goes elsewhere uh privatization is a topic uh a political topic that again um my job is to make sure you guys have all the information and how that but this was at the WBO conference and they presented this and I think One thing that sticks out as you look through this is some of the voucher programs um surpassed what was given to special education in the state. And we spent about 45 minutes with the state uh legislators talking about what is uh special education reimbursement? What does that look like? How does that affect? Because currently we're right

014around I think it's 27 and a half. Um there's talk of 60 which I don't think is reasonable um because that's billions of dollars. Um but if uh we talked about it at our admit today uh their students and we don't know the number here. I can tell you in my previous district we knew exactly what it would cost every to educate every student in Gwood in New Richmond. Um we get 11,000 as you know with this the higher revenue count. Um but we have down and as we get our budget going in years we'll know that uh you have to understand though too that we have students that are have special education and needs that they might cost 55,000. So if you look at this line because again this is another number that I

015want you guys to be prepared in the public Glenwood city. So we don't um fund 27 is special education. Um, have you guys in the past talked about how much fun 10 covers extra instead? Have you guys ever talked about that? Okay, so basically you have to transfer 800 um 46,000 from fund 10 just to cover fund 27. And that's typical of every district because it's not an even swap because you add in transportation, you add in parent support, you add in all these things. So when we talk about the budget and we had to actually outline this to legislators like what are you talking about? Why are students cost more? Why is the reimbursement such a big deal? Well, that's where the Fed piece comes in. So there's a lot of moving parts to

016this budget and we were already talking about a operating referendum. This just compounds that because we don't know where this is going to come in, if it's truly going to be us um being short, um if the state doesn't pick up that 1 billion, it's going to be passed on to local taxpayers. That's just the the gimmick of how this is going to work. So again, um I wanted to outline all these pieces. There's a the website um is right here um in terms of tracking like if your district is what and it's eight I did I said a billion but I rounded it's 841 million and this is talking about what it does and this is a DPI website. Um, in terms of this, again, I want you guys to be prepared in terms

017of if you get asked in the public, if the department of ed goes down or closed, what does that mean for local districts? Because that's a question that I get quite often. Um, and then I just for staff wages and so on, uh, CPI is at 2.95. Um, so there's a variety of uh infos there and I just want to open it up to you in terms of what does this look like? What questions may you be getting outside of of the in the public that I can help you answer the the the whole vouchure and the decoupling thing. That is something I I need to educate myself on more like you said. Um, I just can't wrap my head around how that even got, you know, so I I guess I don't have any

018general questions about it. I just need to find a resource and read it and figure it out. So this is a slide that I put in there from the whole presentation because that's a good question because even decoupling I had the legislator explain it to me because I said from your perspective you tell me what your definition is and this was Senator Quinn. So this is where again um it would move the cost of the voucher to independent charter schools from programs uh and basically pass it on to our local taxpayers. So we talk no regular talk. I mean the money's got to come somewhere and it's like okay where does that come from then? And again I came back to the question of does it take an act of congress to shut? So I

019don't think that's a topic. I think the department is going to be there because grants there's so many other things that are in there. I think what I'm waiting to see as superintendents, what we're waiting to see is where are those federal funds and is that because they're going to say more local control, state control, which is great. We've been fighting for that all the time. But the money's got to come from somewhere and if the state doesn't pick it up, guess what? The local people are going to take it. So that's that's the concern I have is you know when you look at this infograph right here um when it talks about how is this federal so we're talking school meals we are talking special education we're talking about um poverty programs such as

020after school programs we're talking about mental health and then some professional um learning So again, this is not an info that graphic that I made. This is from the state because they're the ones that are the middle person in terms of where these federal funds come from. So to Chuck's point, you know, decoupling and I had to do the same is just understand it more. Um but I think this uh slide right sorry um this was bold presentation kind of helped me understand what is so what is coupled now what are we decoupling what are they proposed they're they're basically um from what I gathered the decoupling is taking um you know know often times in the past you guys have had discuss I'm sure you've had discussions I know we have where you you

021want local control just leave it up to the local school board they know what's best for the community right now the United States federal government is overseeing this department of vet and so they want to decouple that and just put it all on the state and say okay state you you take it these are your responsibilities you need to come up with funs funds for after school programs. You need to come up with funds for um food service. You need to come up with funds for special education. Well, I think we know and again I I don't the political side. So, please don't take any of my comments from a political standard uh stand or um idea, okay? Individual um plans that are developed with our students. The Secretary of Education didn't even know what

022that even meant. But those have always been because it's a federal law. So that's where it was coupled because it was a federal law coming down to the state law and that's where it was coupled together. Now they're just trying to say education, you know, Wisconsin, you take care of yours, Minnesota, you take care of yours and so on. So again, that's where I put the senators kind of on check to say like in your mind because Rob and Quinn, they're going to be deciding for us, you know, what that may look like. So I I was curious to know what their definition was. No. Any other questions? And this we won't ever we won't know any of this for a while. Yeah. And that's the hard part. So, what can we do as a

023group, I guess, to uh kind of uh hedge our bets, I guess. Yeah. How do we how do we make sure that we don't get completely blindsided if this goes into effect and how do we do it without hurting our current situation? It's a great question, Tony. Um I I don't know. Um one of the things, you know, and one the board because we have seats up obviously, but one of the questions that I always have on a yearly basis to a new board is how political do you want to get? do you want to get to where you um you know write resolutions and then I pass those resolutions on to state legislators and so on. Um I've had boards most of the time they just like let's stay out of the political realm

024and just because you know is it do anything? Sure. But that's where the resolutions come in and say, "Okay, the Glenwood City Board of Education, you know, are disappointed and they make a statement, that type of thing, and then we pass it on to so people know." Um, in this situation, there's just so many moving parts where contacting your legislator, talking to them, understanding. Um, I think what you, my job is to make sure you guys are not surprised out in the community. And I think you need to be aware that if the Department of Ed reduces their overall budget to the degree that they're talking about, it could easily be deflected and put on local taxpayers and the state can bypass it even though that there's a surplus right now. So if you have

025a discussion with Rob Stel or Senator Quinn, it's talking about those pieces to say you're on the budget finance committee. We local taxpayers can't afford this because our no rates will skyrocket and it's going to happen to every school and we're going to be in the same situation. But like I said, there's a lot of of moving parts. Um, you know, two months ago I was talking about adding a possible another elementary position. There's there's no way that I can do that. I mean, we have the the non-renewal process has to happen um before May 1st. We're not going to be there. So, um, what makes this even harder for Glenwood is that because of all that other stuff going on, we're living a budget that I wish we had better planning in terms of

026previous because under spending by a million like how do you get to that point and so we're going to use fund balance and that type of thing. It's unproven essentially. It is. It is. And that's why I've I put requirements on on all basically all staff. These three get a little exception, but in terms of we're going to have everything in the system by April 14th. So then we can actually look and make sure from an auditing standpoint, but also budget. Yep, we made this line change. This worked out. We don't want all those pockets that existed before. We want a true budget. Where does that mean for others? Again, I I don't know. I just wish they would have answered the question, you know, in terms of decoupling, is it an act of Congress?

027What does it look like for state funding? And we just time's not on our side. So, if we do get into a little bit of a snap, let's say, um, are we going to have some sort of I know we don't want a lot of pockets like we had before, but are we going to have some sort of pocket where we can draw from? Well, that's so fund balances your typical. So, here in Glenwood PL current policy states, and I'm going to ask the board to narrow that down. Um, right now Gladwell City is at 15 to 25%. That's basically two or three months of just typical payroll, accounts payable, and so on. Um, just in case, we're at well over 30% because we underspend by a million. And so we do have funds, you

028know, to where that can happen um and use. And that's what the purpose is of it. It's not good practice, but based on where we're at and that's why, yeah, I I just it's hard to explain to the public, you know, without going back and talking about past mistakes because that's truly why we're in this position. And so, we do have some flexibility with fund balance, but it's not a year's worth, but I think it's enough to where we can get by. um and then make a decision based on our and again if this depending on what that number is 500,000 you know whatever it may be again I think we can easily get by um but every school district is going to be heard same to some degree yeah I mean right now last

029meeting I shared with you how many districts are going to just operate a referendum to make things And even the the senator, there's a there's a problem. The formula is not working. Local taxpayers are going to be asked, you know, year year after year about referendums. And that's what schools are using. Hasn't had to go down that road um since 2016, which was more of a bomb issue. I don't know the last time you guys did operating head of operating. We've done bonds to get us over, but then um once we got our what was it 14,000 um back to we never had the problem is is that again um I don't mean to beat a drum but you know just last year we spent close to 900,000 just to get our building up to

030keep up this you know when when you when you have those type of expenditures how do you budget Right. Well, hopefully they don't go that far down the road. No. Yeah. So, I think we're we're moving in the right direction at least. So, so there's a lot of information there. Do you guys have any questions um when it comes to the the budget itself? I'll have more um kind of a preliminary budget, but again, it's still very difficult to do that just based on the other circumstances we're working through. Okay? Don't uh be afraid if you get approached in the community, just shoot me a text and I would be happy to give you the literature and answer the question. probably least findings are I don't know them all by any degree but more than

031happy to to share. Okay. Um I asked the boards to look through this is a very I didn't print out because I didn't want to uh kill a bunch of trees but uh the document is there. Um this is uh the I would say outline in terms of where we've gotten. Uh we're trying to just put a kind of a final factor and moving on to newer and brighter things. This is uh something I was able to accomplish uh with my team. Um, we just have been delayed on trying to get um, I do want to point out thanks to uh, these ladies to my left and and Christa, Deb and Darla and all of staff. Um, this is something that I wish I would have I I expected to be here a year ago.

032Um, but we weren't. Uh, based on a variety of things. Uh, with that, this is the starting point. And um there's a couple components that I'm going to ask the board for um feedback and then also how to proceed. If you look at an overall strategic plan, um this is something that is for planning purposes puts some I would say poignant direction in terms of what we're trying to accomplish, how we're going to accomplish it, and what resources do we have at our disposal. And so, um, I wanted to give it to you early enough. I'm just going to explain what each kind of, uh, outline is and then open it to questions. Um, the strategic direction was us as administrators sitting down. Um, this is something that if you break a school district down

033and you come up with any topic, this it basically would fall under one of these categories. And so that's kind of the strategic direction in terms of what we're trying to accomplish and we as a board have gone through this. Um also the values we've talked about um the commitment and accountability. I'm going to ask the board tonight in terms of how we get to that part. This uh second part of the presentation um is truly and actually u the purpose of this is to understand I I've sat in this chair saying the things that we've kind of dealt with in the last year and a half are not normal and I will continue to say that and I think it's important for everyone which will go out in our spring newsletter of how did

034we get to this point and what's what changes because that's a question I often get um based on what happened and where we're at right now. Later in the meeting, um I am going to ask for board approval when it comes to this annual performance survey. This is a survey that uh in my experiences has really added to a true reflection process. It's an understanding of where the public thinks we are. Um there's an old adage that um perception is reality and we live in a time where social media etc. But we need to hear from people. We need to hear from our students. We need to hear from our staff. We need to hear from the public on these types of things. It's based on the liyker scale uh a four system liker scale.

035Um, so there's no real gray areas, but then again, the questions are there and we're looking for feedback just to get a true baseline. And so the questions are there and we'll have more discussion. I'll come back to that. These are things that you uh think about the last year and a half. What are have we made some changes to? because that is a question I get uh quite a bit in terms of have you made changes to this? Um this came up in the audit or this came up. What what steps have you been taking? Here it is. Um, if you outline and look, this is a a combination of I would say all of the the changes, successes, and again, um, this list couldn't be put together without the the administration team that

036has worked tireously to get us to this point. Um you can go through I'm not going to read through each one of them but if you look through um and this is an updated list and years ago I I learned from one of my board presidents he asked me to do something like this and it was helpful because it was putting pen to paper in terms of what are some of the changes um instead of people relying on this is what I these are the facts. Um it's a little bit um overwhelming to see that the two columns that are probably the the most likely are facilities and budget. But I think we understand why we're we're at that point. Our focus moving forward is taking these left three columns um and really start to

037focus on what can we do to drive these key points. you look at the right comment, uh Frank has done a tremendous job. He is, uh we're very fortunate to have Frank and the changes that he's made from a technology standpoint. I feel very confident um in just things that he has provided in terms of efficiency um and ways to not only cut cost but more so providing the tools that our students and staff need in an efficient manner and uh he does a great job. Um, so that's what this part is. And then, uh, it always comes down to this part. Um, the accountability like, okay, you say you're going to do these things. Let's not just be a poster material. Let's talk about how we're actually going to find and get to the

038point of success with these. And what does that look like? And so these are some priorities that we're constantly having as administrators and saying okay we need to and this is again this all this is is a starting point. This is not hey this is our strategic plan. We will have um open sessions where I will sit in front of the public and get feedback. We'll have surveys. We'll have the option um for parents, community members, staff. um each PL I talk with our staff at the start just to again update them but also have some of these discussions um and or answer any questions. So there's a long process um in terms of how you get and to implement a strategic plan. This is truly just the beginning stages um and it's the framework

039to work off of. Um and then from here it's truly um what those discussions may look like. The last part here is uh a video that uh Chris has been working on. Um I think we've talked about as a priority for our district is starting to turn the open enrollment financial um I would say not we need to flip it. We have currently 60 students going out. Lose that number. And then uh 60 coming in. Um and we want to flip that because that's right around 800,000 for our district. And ways that we have to do that is marketing. Ways that we have to do this is really uh showcasing what great things we have in our district. Um so people understand these are the changes that have been made. Uh why would you want

040to come here? um and bring this. So, this is the draft. Um and this is I put the link there. You can see it. Um Chris has done a nice job of what this looks like in a uh a video. Uh again, just showcasing how uh Glenwood could be the place for their student. So, um that's kind of an overview of what this document is right now. I'm just going to ask you if you would um again go through it and give me feedback uh responses cons comments concerns anything and again this is just uh a starting framework this is not the plan itself what is the liker uh so when you uh go to a survey you can put you know you grade it from 4 3 to one So we're go we're like

041I um agree I disagree you know that's a twopoint liyker scale. Okay. So so the liyker scale will and I have it um outlined um but it would be I highly disagree disagree highly agree some would agree. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So just I I've learned over the years I had a a three-legged scale and people just just go right down the middle and so the fourleggers scale breaks it off a little bit more to just say okay you can't don't just put it in the middle try to give us more information you guys look through this is there anything that popped out that you guys have questions on that you want clarification, comments on any of the things that have been accomplished. Um, I'm I'm We have strategic values here. Um, excellence, respect, integrity, learning,

042passion, diversity, collaboration. How did we come up with those? Where did those come from? I guess is a better I'm not disagreeing with any of them. I'm just wondering whether um we sat when we first we hired Jim and we sat through um July and we actually met as a team and just started to framework this and talked about the values that we feel important. Um, I think for me, and I'll let them answer, it comes down to when you want you when your son or daughter walks across that stage and gets their diploma, what are some of the things that you want to make sure that they have learned in their time here at GR? And I think that's was part of our discussion, but I don't know ladies, if you have anything else

043to add. Yeah, I think what we did was look for the aims in the rest of the goals and what are those overarching is there and I didn't full detail um but is [Music] there like a timeline line included as far because you you put that this is a five-year plan and beyond is is there a like by year one we're going to do this by year two that will be part of the final plan but that that's the part where I don't want people to think that hey you know the board did the strategic plan this is our plan this is not where you know I'm sitting in my office adventing the and say, "Here's our plan. This is where I have public meetings. People come." Um, unfortunately, there's been a variety that I've

044held over the years and I get one person, one board member. Um, the the the performance survey, we've had I would say if you look at some of the HR data that's out there, and I don't know what you've seen, but if you can get 5% response on a survey, that's actually probably standard. um we often got 10% of our district uh to respond which isn't great but at least it's above standard and so that was great feedback to sit there and say the public meetings people just you know I don't want to go I'll just do a survey and then from there we start talking about what do these look like what is that timetable what is that facility plan um I think one of the uh one of the mistakes mistakes that I

045made in the past was you put a put a numerical value on a strategic plan. Isn't a strategic plan where you you address it and you approve each year? So to say, hey, we'll we'll address this five years. You know, it's going to expire. It's not so when I say it's five years and beyond, it's not a fiveyear strategic plan. This is a an ongoing strategic plan for Glenwood City because we're going to be throwing curve balls. we're being thrown a curveball right now with the federal government. So, we have to be prepared for those things. So, I don't like to put a year, you know, I know I have it right here as a graphic, but it's not a a 10-year plan. Um, the one thing that I still keep a numerical value on

046is the capital piece. Like, we have to replace our parking lot in the next four years and here's what it's going to cost. So that's kind of I don't know like I said there's a timeline that's going to be determined by the board I mean by everybody the board students staff families what what do we want to accomplish by the state I think carried this document you know it talks about because I think what I mean some of us remember sitting with um I don't know sitting with our that we contracted and they talked about facilities and how you know our fivey year plan and our 10 year plan and what things that we have to to address the facilities that we need right now. This really speaks to where I think where we're at.

047Um working on those values that we identified. This is this is speaking to those things when when we all sat together and talked about the excellence and respect and those things that we value the core purpose students and staff. This is as much a highlight of of what we've accomplished thus far as it is a totalitarable plan. I think right and I and I am 100% for this. This is it's great. I love it. I'm just from, you know, and I' I've been involved in strategic plans on the business side. I'm thinking more of as somebody who doesn't understand what a strategic plan is and what it does and why it's there. How how does an average parent taxpayer citizen how do they look at this and say what does this mean and why is

048it important? That that's what I'm wondering if if there are some pieces in there. You know, this is this is great. Like it's like a mission, you know, it a mission statement is great as long as you're follow, you know, but I I I want it if you're going to put the work and the time and the effort into doing this because they are huge. It should have some meaning and it and it should it should have measurability. And that's what I'm I'm not saying, you know, is that the strategic plans I've worked on have had specific timelines. Not that this has to, but No. And I think to that, so if you look at this brochure, and we're going to get to this point, but if you were a new student in New Richmond,

049this is what we handed you. And this is what we basically updated every year. So if you wanted to know what New Richmond was about, this is what we gave. Now, the accountability that you're talking about in the back here. Exactly. You know, where is the accountability? Um I love it when I see uh school districts, businesses and so on, they have, you know, they have this mantra. They have this mission and you know damn well that they don't follow it. They don't It's just a poster. So where does the survey? So let's put some teeth to this. Let's do a survey. Now they're going to bash me. They're going to come up with different things and say, "You didn't do this right. You didn't do this right. This decision was terrible." That's okay. That's

050my job because that's a reflective piece where I want to say, "Okay, um, at least I know how people are feeling." And so the teeth to that. Now, that also goes to the goals when we reach those goals. So, at the end of the year, I'm going to give you a packet and say, "Okay, with our math, reading, and our character goals this year, how did we do? Did we come up short? Did we reach our goals?" Um, I I this can't just be a piece of paper, right? like you said. And so, um, the survey, I think, is the biggest item, which is why I have it in the business section tonight, is to say, okay, we're going to put our money where our mouth is in terms of let's we're going to get

051some feedback. Well, and you know, and that that's going to help with the open enrollment piece as well. Like, look at how far we've come and how much more we're doing. And Glenwood is maybe something we need to look at. Maybe you weren't before or you turned it turned away because of this reason. Come come come back and take another look. If you look at these statements right here that are inside right here, these are kind of the benchmarks of where we want to be, you know, and we have to, you know, do how do you quantify them is what you're getting to budget wise? Yep. How we could quantify that? Yep. Patrick, the the district didn't come to budget. We overspent in this area. So, that's a easy one with the facility. It's our

052uh fiveyear, 10-year facility plan. Did we accomplish this? Did we not? Did we come up short because we didn't have enough money to do roof D. You know, the others, if you look at the data, um the parents and community, that's pretty easy. That's the survey. So, there there is an accountability to each one of these columns to say, okay, here's the plan. Here's the accountability. How are we doing? And then if we came up short, let's look at why. One one thing I've learned, Carrie, that some districts do is um whenever there's a board meeting on the agenda, um it'll state how uh it relates to the strategic plan, right? Or or how it fits in with the plan and it'll point to a specific part. Okay? like when we have to make a

053decision about a technology purchase, they'll say this refers to strategic plan technology blah blah blah, you know, and that some of that accountability maybe that you're looking for would be involved there. Yeah. I mean, like I don't remember who said it over here is it's more than just words on paper, you know, make it I just want to make sure that it the work that's going into it that it actually means something. Good question. Um, Patrick, is there also going to be kind of a living document as far as like when we're shooting to do certain things? Yeah. Yeah. I think so that we don't miss marks or forget, you know, it's it's similar to the board calendar, you know, we just kind of outline it and hopefully within that. So again when uh when

054we get rolling at least the division that I have um you know we have once a month we have a regular meeting which again that's further discussion but like these work sessions are great because I you like the conversation I personally would like to get rid of them um and then every other month we have a work session. So you'd have two meetings in one month and the focus is one of these pillars right here. So um instead of a you know you come in you do a regular meeting you get rid of your you know business items and you move forward but then every other month you have a work session and the topic is very uh purposeful. It's one. So let's say we talk about technology. That's the only topic. I bring in

055Frank because he's the expert in our district and we sit there and we go through only technology. So you guys get to do a deep dive right into that and that's where um at least my experiences where boards have found um those discussions. So it's kind of like a it's a it's a work session on steroids in terms of but it's only focused on one topic and to point it's very strategic in terms of it's just technology. Now again sometimes other things come up. So then the next one we're going to talk just facilities. So I bring in Ryan we take the tour we do those things and that's again it's purposeful. It's and I'm not saying work sessions now aren't purposeful because they are they're good discussions but it's it's more centered so you

056guys can come in focused on one topic and you can think about all the conversations you've had in the last year about facilities. Um, so again, that's that's my overall, but the board is going to dictate what that looks like and if that's a something you want to pursue. Any other comments? Anything stick out? No, I I like what you said about how the the um what has the the budget and financial stewardship and the facilities and infrastructure columns are extra long and that's where the focus has been where rightly so justifiably um and to to shift some of that focus into the uh the other common is I know that's what everybody's looking forward to. So um you know it we said you know move forward or turn the page. It's like I mean

057but there were a lot of pages to turn and you could see that that here. I mean there was a a lot of work that has been done in that and I and I feel like we have a a nice firm ground on which to stand now to to to move forward there. So I I I mean one way to look at that is like boy we need to do a lot of work there but you know it was work that needed to be done and it was valuable. So kudos to everybody involved that it's extraordinary. But I think uh you know some of these things came up where I met with uh um Doc and and Chuck for my evaluation and there's been so many things that have gone on in such a short

058amount of time you lose because again this is not a normal circumstance and u some of the things that come up it's like oh I'm trying to put my finger on did this happen you know how did we get to this point and I think to your point if if I could go through the number of pages just to get to tonight. It's case in point tonight you're going to in consent you're going to approve the final agreements for all the staff. I mean it took down three full days just to get through that process and get the right WRS get everything and and this is what every administrator sitting here has to go through just to get to where we're at right now. And again, I don't want to beat a dead horse, but

059in the same I do I have to explain it time and time again because it like how could this Patrick you've had a year and a half why was this not in front of us a year ago? Because I was able to do that in a different district. Well, here's why. and the work that has been done. Again, so many people have put in. Um, but I'm looking forward to fulfilling those first three columns and really putting some focus in. Um, and we just haven't been able to do that. I'll bring up another point um because this came up in that same meeting. Um, the question came, well, where's our, you know, staff employee handbook? Um, I wanted to make because it came up as a question. I wanted to make sure that the whole

060board knew this is our handbook here in Glenn City, which is not a handbook. It's right here. This is one of the things that we're working on uh with Neiola. And if you click on our policies, it says employee handbook. And if you go into it, basically it's just a variety of policies in a list. I I've never seen this is not employee handbook and and I know that because we developed and built on this one that is 180 pages and includes everything that a staff member has to do, including our strategic plan. And so just that was kind of you know again this is where it was revised and this is WSB. So Chuck and and Doc were down at the WSB convention. Now we're going to go with the Neola handbook but we

061didn't have an existing handbook where everything is there. So when we talk about the governance of just how we incorporate HR in our district there's been so many holes. So this is again um these are once a month that I meet with Neiola to go through and try to develop and as you know it just takes time and um you know in terms of what is incorporated in this handbook that's why WSB has countless attorneys on staff. Um these are the updates from the state legislature. Um if you have a compensation plan it's in there. If you have a strategic plan it's in there. If you look at any policy that basically governs our staff, it's in there and we just don't have it. So again, I wanted to outline, you know, that's the work

062that's happening on the back side that is not typical. I mean, you would assume that you would have a a handle in place. just I wanted to allow for uh questions. Um we're almost at the end, but is there any other questions that uh you guys when we went through these documents or anything that caught your eye? Something that we didn't include that you thought we should have included? I thought the uh the uh video draft looks great. Investing a lot of these photos were done by W or somebody. Yeah, we had uh Wald and actually Martin and Johnson came together um and they actually they're looking forward to seeing this final product because and that was just part of our overall package. Um but they used it as a marketing tool too. But um

063yeah, they the photographer did a tremendous job. Again, if you're if you're a a studentlooking a family, I mean, very pleased with the outcome of a lot of the areas that were addressed. Okay, if there's no questions, that's all I have for tonight. [Music] pictures. Yes. How are you? Thank you. Okay. You're in charge of audio. Yeah. Do you do like the video? All the video together. Yeah. You thought about this is just something I've been seeing lately. Um having like a virtual tour. Oh. Um with a drone. Like a drone flies through and like shows everything is like a person will be walking through. Yeah. No, that's great. It gives a a really cool perspective that people can just click on and watch. Yeah. No, that's a really good idea. I don't know. I

064do. Do you do those? Yeah. Yeah. I don't know. Okay. Yeah. Thank you. Do they do they charge? Uh he's a friend of mine, so I could ask him if he could maybe do it for free or at a discount. Sure. Those things are awesome. I think they're like a sweet way to see like if you go to like any kind of professional site for anywhere, they have one just close, right? Yeah. Even that picture there's some really good things on there. She got this from Yeah. I mean I mean that that stands out. That looks great. If you are see are huge but even from I will uh I will you can give my contact I will absolutely [Music] How are you guys? Hello [Music] All right. Thank you. You're going to take the

065pictures. Okay. You don't want to be in the pictures? No. Okay. Good so far. What did you say? [Music] That's all I have. All right. At this time, I'd like to call our school board meeting school district order. Uh, roll call. All members present joy main at this time. Uh, next up is our uh, class of 2025. And I'm punching my body. My goodness, I'm starting so quickly on time. We're usually pretty much on time. So I tasked um I tasked the students with talking a little bit about kind of what their day looks like or why they've chosen the educational journey that they have what they're um what they're doing going forward. So first I think um we will introduce our co-valid and if Elena you can introduce your person who is with you

066tell the board a little bit about what you're okay so my day is a little weird compared to most other seniors. I take four online classes two being Wisconsin virtual school classes. So, I take AP gov government and politics and um economics and financial literacy. Um I chose AP GV mostly because it's a graduation requirement because I'm not taking citizenship, but also because um it's going to be really important when I go to law school eventually. And I chose economics just because I took personal finance and I really liked it. So, I went to do another one similar. And in the afternoon, I take two online college courses. So, health and nutrition and elementary statistics. So, the stats class I really wanted to get a generals out of the way, make it a little bit

067easier um going into college. And the other class was seemed like a lot of fun. So, get an elective out of the way too, just to go into college with a little bit more um experience than a normal high school student. And so Elena we see in the afternoon in the afternoon. I know. And so um and Alain kind of has that same split day as well. Um and I've talked to a little bit about um about that experience. And Alina too because your day looks a little bit different. Do you feel like you have no on anything? Sometimes mainly it's just the whole like you don't get the every joke in class and getting to like hang out with your classmates. But other than that, it's actually been really beneficial to me. I asked

068them to talk a little bit about it because we try to provide as many experiences as we can and opportunities for our students, different variety, um, accelerated learning, online learning, um, college courses, in person, and and so I thought this was a great way to educate you a little bit about what our students are doing, why they're doing what they're doing, and and how it, you know, positives, maybe negatives about the day. So, Alain, can you um introduce who you're with and then tell us a little bit about what your day looks like and maybe what you're going to uh be going into, what you're interested in. All right. This is my mom and dad, Julian, and Greg. Um my day also is a little different than the average student. I have uh English 102

069in the morning at Stout. um 8 am class um to 9:15 or 9:25 and then I drive home and take AP calculus for 4th hour which is 11:11 to like around 12ish and then I go home and have two more online college classes as well which are introductory sociology and um chemistry as well and then I come back for power uh band and choir and finish up my day with practice. And the reason I have this is because um I'm I'm going into biochemistry and business. So I'm trying to dual major next year in two uh very different fields. So um with the way I'm doing things, the classes that I'm taking out, I'll be able to get dual credit. So both high school credit and it will fulfill um some general credits for uh

070my college classes as well. So instead of um potentially having to take a fifth year um in my undergrad, I would be able to complete it like on track with four years and um be able to dual major in that like two of the very different fields. Um, similar to Elena, I took uh AP GOPO last year. And although it is uh different than different than the years prior, like different than normal high school schedule, it's honestly uh very nice. Like it I feel like it prepares me well for what I'm going to experience next year. Um gives you a good feel like what college um professors are like, what the classes are like, um how to balance your workload. And I think that's a very beneficial thing. I think that that's a really good

071point too like we're talking and thinking about all of you. Obviously, we've got some great high achieving students here and one of the things that we we do talk a lot about is how do we provide these opportunities and how can we make sure that we are um promoting them, advertising them. But it really takes um a certain type of student to be able to be successful either virtually um or at the college level in person. You know, you have to be a certain um a certain type of student to be able to to manage that and that's really important. Obviously, we have those type of students here. Um but they work really hard and they're doing a fantastic job. But I think you both kind of illustrated the opportunities that we do provide here.

072Um, Miss Kira Doll, I don't know what we would do without you. Kira is our faithful announcer in the morning. She and we're going to do the announcements and I don't know how we're going to manage next year, but if you would introduce who you have with you. here is our um salute toy and talk a little bit about what your day looks like and what you're planning on going to. Okay, this is my mom. This is my dad, Lynn and Andy. And so I've taken my fair share of online classes, too, but I still get the full school day. Um I'm interested in going to I'm actually going to Oaklair for music education. So music has been a big part of my school day and I'm really grateful that Glenwood City has such an

073awesome music program. So I get the opportunity to do the things I do during my day. So my second hour I take studio art, but every C day for the middle schoolers I get to tap for the seventh and eighth grade girls choir. So solo and ensemble just happened and I got to work with a lot of them individually and help them learn their music and their pieces and work on their singing. So that was really fun and I'm excited to work on their pops concert music group with them. And then also during my fifth hour I tap for elementary music which has been very interesting. I don't see myself as an elementary teacher but it's definitely fun to like see all the different levels of teaching and like what it takes to be a

074teacher and to do that every day. So I'm really thankful I've been able to do that. And I spent a lot of day working on my music. I'm done with my online class. Now I just have a final to take. So I've been like practicing my French horn during the day besides like all my other classes. So I spend a lot of my time here doing music. And I feel like it's going to help me a lot as I go into music education as a degree and as a future teacher. So is also our academic excellence scholarship award winner. And we did invite Amanda tonight. She's our technical education or technical excellence scholarship winner. She was not able to be here. Um she had work tonight and so I want to recognize her as well.

075Um do you have any more questions for our students? Where where are you going to school when you go to school? Um, I'm planning on going to either Carthage or Riven, but I'm still still keeping my options open, really trying to narrow down um what's best for me. I'm going to Bont University in Nashville. Ways away. And what's the end goal? I know you want to be a teacher. What are your I want to do um stem cell research. So I want to like conduct and meet a team um which like performs research and later on if like I feel like I have um been successful in that I want to work on like a business be be a businessman for um like a STEM based company. I think that would be the ultimate goal.

076Um after undergrad I'm going for sports administration. So, I'm going to law school after that to hopefully become a lawyer for a major sports team. I can't wait to see it happen. You amaze me. I think one of the things that is so great that it's great that we are able to provide a variety of opportunities for our learners that that need that need it. Um, one of the things that is hard, um, selfishly, you are all great leaders in your own right, you really are. You are, you're setting good examples. You are making great choices and you are positive role models in your class. And it's hard to have you out in the building. It really is because we need we need more students like you. So, we do miss you when you're gone.

077I don't know what we'll do without you and um we're all so very very very proud of you and wish you well. So with that, congratulations to you all. We are going to have to we're going to take a picture. Yeah, we're going to walk down. So first of all, congratulations. Um, I've had the pleasure to get to know each one of you and we're very proud of of what and how you've handled your education here and how you've um basically put Glenwood City in terms of uh representation. Uh, we are going to walk down to the front. We want to get a picture with you and Miss Burch and your family uh just so that we can celebrate this occasion. Um being the validictorian saludiatoran is not a it doesn't happen overnight and you

078guys know that the work that's been put in and we want to showcase that uh work. Um this is a short you know meeting in terms of you being here but um graduation is going to come up very fast and your speeches are going to be your opportunity to uh be in front of everyone um say your piece and then go from there. So, we're going to walk down. Um, I also want to get a picture with our uh students and the board. Um, again, just to memorialize this uh event uh because again, this doesn't happen overnight. This is um you know, you've been in high school four years, but it goes long or more beyond that. So, congratulations to all of you. So, if the board would please uh follow our students and families

079down to the front to put [Music] just so you know the YouTube's still on. I I don't know where the microphone is, so I'm gonna have to watch it because I don't know if it's on my computer now because it used to be on the camera. So, I don't know if when I'm typing click I know. There's only one person on, but I'll have to watch it and see. So, I wonder if it'd be beneficial to get a Yeah. I don't know the the Go stand go stand over there and talk and let me see how Go ahead. Cuz I got little green buttons on the bottom that tell me two by you. Test one, two, three. Yeah, it definitely comes up. It's just a setting on there to flip it because that's a speaker.

080Well, I have it I because I don't know. I have it set to that. You do? Mhm. Well, I wonder honestly though if you need your thing over there for right now. Let me check. Um I have to go. No. Um I have to go in on the 10th of next [Music] month and then have to go into June. I'm ready for you to stop piling things on. [Music] probably yesterday. So nice. Wow. Erin, do you remember um he's a great studyist quiet here? Those are invaluable. All right, everybody's back. Okay. All right. Uh, next item that we have is the WB resolutions convention. Um, this was in the booklet that just came out, wasn't it? Uh, yeah. Yeah, I was read. I just uh I wanted to make everyone aware of this is what

081was discussed and this was was approved. So, if you guys have any questions on any of them, anybody have any questions, ask you live it. That's true. Okay. Uh, next next is uh I'll entertain a motion to approve the agenda. So, motion's made by Sally. Do I have a second? Second. Second by Carrie. Carrie. Joyy's not here. So, all right. Any further discussion hearing? None. All those in favor say I. I. Say no. Motion carries. Next up is our open forum uh time frame. Is there anybody in the gallery that has anything [Music] like Okay. Next, we'll move on to the consent agenda. Um item A is from the February 2024 25 meetings. B is the approval of the January 2025 financial statement. C is approval of February 2025 accounts payable. D is the approval

082of a PAR professional resignation. Is the approval of nonair professional resation. F is the approval of middle school resignation. G is approval of PAR professional recommendation. H is approval of volunteer coaches. I is the approval of spring coaches. G is the approval of the food food service donation. K is approval of the DECA overnight competition recommendation. L is the approval of donation from Viking co Coca-Cola. M is the approval of technology donation from HWA National Bank. M is the approval of angel fund donation. O is the approval to purchase human growth and development curriculum. P is the approval of the 2025 hangtime summer billing and payment guidelines. Q is the approval of network switch replacements using remaining e-ate cycle funds. R is the approval of the GCHS class of 2025 senior class trip. S is

083the approval of GCHS golf donation. T is the approval of 2025 26 11 contract uh contract program and services. Q is the approval of GCSD past compensation process and procedure deficiencies matrix summary. B is the approval of an Marie Foundation grant. W is the approval of City of London City Emergency Operations Plan. X is the approval of GCHS athletic credit for 202526 school year. Y is the approval of GCSB in the city of Glendon city sign. and Z is the approval of Jen youth taste of the draft nutrition equipment grant $5,000. There's a lot of items on the agenda. Are there is there any discussion or clarifications or questions? Go ahead. Is the uh uh the city of Columbus City emergency operations plan is that something that is new or is that a renewal? This

084is a renewal. uh this was uh based on the new chief and he's not new per se but um this he's going through a variety of policies and processes himself. So he uh developed this plan um and again I wanted to make sure it was in front of the board um terms of this is and it's typical boiler plate to me um but more of an understanding between the two entities and it's basically like if a tornado came through and the town was flooded or something people could people could yeah there's other schools that still have the shelter um signage that's up. But yeah, our understanding is that we will and I we would do it anyway, but yeah, it's an agreement to say our community if we have any type of weather disaster or

085even anything else, COVID 19, things like that. So, just an overall plan to put on the books. Any other questions? Yes. Um, as far as the um the curriculum that we're including for the game growth and development, is that going to be taught by like one of our ed teachers? Yeah. So, Holly Olsen as a health teacher will be teaching that. Yep. Um, and then we've talked about as far as splitting up males and females and all of that and guidance with that. So, and I also see in here that the there's a few lessons that are being excluded. one being consent. Yes. I'm wondering if that's um covered anywhere or So there is another So if you look at um the link to the state statutes, there is um some stuff there that we

086do need to address with as far as um let me just pull it up here. It's the second one. Um with um Yes. Yeah. recognizing and presenting and that kind of stuff. So, if you look at where I did pull that out, it's not required for us to teach that part of it and it just got a little bit too far in the weeds. We thought for what we're trying to do right now, our basic is just trying to give them the prey education. These are the changes happening in the bodies at this level. This is what's going to be coming more of that um awareness part of it for that. That is something that hasn't been covered at the elementary previously. So just kind of giving them that base level knowledge that they need

087and then looking further in the future as far as things go. But right now all we're asking for approval is just education to the acceptable last week but we talked about where there hasn't been a committee here based on statute. So we're developing that will oversee this. So unfortunately yeah we've not fulfilled that obligation we should have this curriculum to address those areas at least we feel like giving them yeah what what the basic knowledge of what they need some of those kids are getting that at home obviously in that kind of stuff and then two I was just pulling up the other one that you see and again once we have a committee and all of that stuff we'll be able to have a further discussion about what we're going to We didn't start

088next year, get the planning working on Jamie and Marcy been working with Shane and Ollie to free up your schedule to make sure that we can address those in appropriate manner. And then one last one as far as applying um your system with the credit there um will like will you guys be putting something out to the students to get them or the parents that of those that are eligible? Yes. So this will be a sign up type of thing and um with Miss Lapen's retirement um I put the summary together um to make it more to make it electronic so that it's not it the copy that we that I had um taken this information from was a a paper pencil type of thing. I'd rather have it electronic. So, you know, the registration

089process, you know, after the board approves it tonight, we get it through there and Miss Burch is working on the registration. She's got the booklet ready. Um, and yeah, we it'll be part of the newsletter to make sure that it's out there. Uh as far as the uh human growth and development, are we sending out along with the you know the opt out form? Are we actually letting the parents know what is going to be taught? So there'll be yeah there'll be an outline of these are the bullets that what is going to be covered in it. So, I just think it's it's scary subject for some parents and they, you know, to keep them informed about what is going to be happening might allow them to accept that. Yeah. Hey, this is something that's

090going to be good for my my student. Yep. Absolutely. Yep. Any other questions? All right. I'll entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda. Motion made by Chuck. Do I have a second? I'll second. Tony. All those in favor say I. Post say no. Motion carried. Next up is our administrative reports. Before she gets started, sorry. Um so tonight the reports are going to be centered on the document that we discussed during the work session. So they're just going to kind of talk about their areas um and something that sticks out to them. So they don't have an individual slide that I will show but they're just going to reference that. So space it's always as you know um we're kind of we wear a lot of different hats. So as I was creating my

091list I actually one of my last things in my email as I was making this is I'm sure I forgot something. And then I quick emailed him a little bit later that hey I thought of this thing. And as I was sitting here, I was kind of thinking of more things as we were going through because um as I looked through and kept reading, um there's always things that we're doing to improve and that we've done um but it's not something that we think of every day, but there are some things that have been big things um throughout the time um that I been sitting in the office since Miss Patrick's been here and since we've been a team. Um but some of the bigger things have been um being able to have um Miss

092Humphrey in as our school nurse. Um that's been a great change um for our district. And as um I reported not that long ago, we've also seen that increase um and I think it will start to slow down now maybe um after the um flu season or cold season has um maybe started to slow down a little bit, but as she's been getting to know students and our school district, her line will hopefully not be as long outside the uh health office door. Um but that has been a great um service for us here and opportunity for our district. Um but also um we've hired two um brand new special education teachers this year and SISA has a wonderful um induction program and they have learned some great things um and that's 11. Each time

093they come back they have wonderful things to say about this program. Um and then of course Sue coming through um kind of lines those things up with our mentorship program but they have both Miss Marbback and Mr. Tber have great things to say about the induction program and as Paul comes down here also to visit with them and to do the observations and they work with she also works with their mentors um to just discuss different topics. So having that with them in the classroom and those conversations has made a great impact on their first year here at GC and their first year as special education teachers. So just having those chances to collaborate with other new teachers so they can bounce ideas off for special education for um writing different things and just student

094relationships and all these opportunities that they are able to provide for those first year teachers. Um, I actually have been joining meetings this year to do with that. Our last one was just last week and having even though we only get to meet virtually every once in a while, but having that opportunity then to hear their feedback about not only our teachers but what we are seeing with our observations of them in the classrooms and just their relationships that they've been able to build. um and what we think of the pro program itself, they are able to extend that opportunity throughout the next year's coming. So, it's actually a three-year program. So, the next two years is going to be a um more of a virtual format. They won't be always meeting um face to

095face and we also have coaching and a networking for the next two years. Um but being able to have that provided um has been a great opportunity for us and them um al together. We've also been able to increase um the direct um special education opportunities for that instruction um for our students um just to better support that um our students um directly working with our special education teachers and increase um the PAR educator support this year um by increasing their hours. Is is the increased direct special education instruction is that due to more staff or are we changing kind of the way you do things like they're spending more time directly with that teacher instead of being in the classroom? We changed the model a little bit. Change the format of where the educators

096were. Instead of them always pushing in, we changed the model a little bit so that way they're more central to their classrooms, the students are them instead of the and the pair educators because we were also able to increase their hours. They're able to go into the classroom. The PAR educators are able to go into the classrooms more to support and the students coming out for maybe smaller chunks of times, but that direct instruction within their classroom. Is a parent educator with a a sped student when they're with their sped teacher? At times it depends on the kid or depends on the student and the need and then it also depends on the group size with the special education. Sure. Um we also expanded that school site hours this year for enhanced evaluations and remote.

097Um Bonnie and I have also worked together this year to work through the past evaluations from before I was um the director and going through totally backwards. We worked back to front and going through these um those student files kind of going through everything. Um and then of course expanded the child care and being able to offer that. They did have their anniversary on the 13th. So they were open for a year, the six weeks to three years. So we celebrated that. But that was a wonderful opportunity for our um for our school district. Um and then our partnerships with neighboring school districts for other related services and resources has been a great benefit. Um and establishing the gap fund. Um, and then improving mental health by getting rolling hills back in here this year

098and that with them. And of course things that I forgotten um going along with the um the nurse we did last year um we had training for the Narcan and bringing that up. Um nonviolent crisis intervention training. We really increased our numbers in that for training for staff. We went from probably 10 to 15 actually 10 to 12 staff. We had increased it to 26 staff being trained for that. Um and then upgrading and updating the numbers on our doors for enabling all of our exterior access doors before taking. So, just things that I did not think of as we were going through. I'm all in favor of adding things to this list. Yes. So, I'm trying to think of a couple other things as we were going through. We can add to this list.

099We can keep adding as we started looking more and more. Well, the only reason I thought the safety components I looked down, I saw a brand new 25 sign right out the window. I was like, "Hey, here's another one." [Music] Okay. All right. So, um, couple things just to highlight for you, and it's stuff we've already kind of updated you guys on and everything. Um, I will say one of the biggest pieces of advice I got from numerous, um, other principles before I accepted this job in my first year and everything was don't make too many changes your first year. While I've made a few changes to things as I kind of look at things, um, but hopefully there's kind of an balance there. So, um, one of the biggest things I think that I'm

100really proud of and I think is an accomplishment for the elementary school is getting back to that standards work. Um, one of the biggest messages I'm constantly telling the staff, the curriculum doesn't drive what you teach the standards to. And so, going back and revisiting the standards, making sure the essential standards, again, essential standards are not the only thing we're going to teach. It's going to be the most important thing to teach at the grade certain grade levels. So going back through reidentifying and reuniting our standards and then just the discussions that come up from that has been so beneficial for staff as far as how they're teaching different things, what grade levels are covering certain parts of it when we start breaking apart a standard and looking at the benchmarks and different things like

101that. Um and then having the fun conversations about assessments, the formative and the subjective assessments. So how are we going to assess these kids? how often on the standard to know if they truly learn it or not. So, I think that's been a huge um accomplishment for the elementary school is having those discussions, the PLC work that we've done with that. I really feel like everybody working on them. Again, we're we're making progress, but yet it's fun to see the conversations happen in other grade levels or even at grade level. Oh, well, that's how you were grading this. This is how I was grading this. Like, okay, let's have a discussion. How are we all going to be grading it the same way? because a third grade classroom should be using all the same common

102assessments to arrive at the grades with that. So, um that's kind of the biggest thing. Um the other thing is um um I waited a little bit but then I went through and kind of did some restructuring to the RTI program response to intervention and our title services that we had to make sure that those struggling students in reading and math were getting the supports that they needed. um and then working on creating more of a multi-level systems of support model where we're also including the behavior pieces of those students um in regular ed. So those are kind of the two big things from there and then again as we're identifying um these essential standards with reading language arts that's when we kind of find a little bit more gaps and holes in some of

103our instruction. So then what are we going to do? So, there's two new things next year that I'm going to be pulling in and implementing as far as our literacy instruction at the elementary, one being a youthly reading program, and then um also this year I pulled in the Hegy phological program. So, again, just kind of finding those missing pieces to kind of help those students. So, those are kind of my two big takeaways. I have a question. Did you do anything else or there's a few things? Can you refresh my memory where the essential standards come from? Yeah. So again, it's a it's a framework that was put out. Um if we sit here and by the department of department of interaction yes and this is they they say this is what we think

104is the most important. No, we decide we determine what are essential. Okay. So, so when you look at standards for reading language arts grade three, for example, if I were to pull up the standards, you have pages upon pages. I think it's 200 and some document for third grade pages of standards. Okay, not 200 standards, but a ton of standards, but it's a 200 page document. Um, so taking that and looking at those standards and saying, okay, in third grade, what are our non-negotiables? What do we find are the most essential things for students to learn at this level to be successful for the next level? And that's the decision you make. We make locally. Yep. Then that's a decision we make locally as far as what the kids need to know. Okay. Again, it's

105taking back what the standards that are already there that we've adopted as a district are the state standards and then since they've identified them as standards. Yep. I'm guessing those that's reflected on the forward exam. Part of how you categorize or determine what are essential is that um are they do the students need them for um years at a time? Will you use this going forward? Um are they tested? Do you need this in the next grade level? Are they things that will benefit you? Yeah, I need that. Yep. You're right with that as far as the two biggest things that we looked at are what do they need come you know what are they taught coming to us so we looked at both sides of the standard so you can take third grade what

106have they been taught to come to us what do they need to know before they go to fourth grade so again looking at that stand side and then when you brought up the testing you know yes it's a reality of it Wisconsin forward so we were able to data mine that data and go look and see what are the most commonly assessed standards so it would show up You know, RF3 is one of our biggest standards as far as decoding words for students, breaking apart the sounds in the words to be able to read individual words. That standard is crucial because kids obviously need to know how to read. So that standard shows up as an essential standard, different levels per grade level. Okay? And we can look and see that standard shows up 14

107times on the Wisconsin third grade level. Okay? So that's kind of how we'd also narrow it down approximately exactly 14. We can say I can bring it up for you if you want. Y I've got that data unfortunately and we can see how our students are doing and then we can see how our students are doing on particular standards and so it's you know if there are that many questions you know all right we need to address this that there's one or two and it's maybe not something that is essential to move on to that next grade. Okay, maybe we don't need to focus. Yeah, we don't need to focus that much on it. And again, it's still taught. I don't want every anybody to under think that it's not being taught. We still have

108to teach all the standards, you know, it's just what are our focuses or non-negotiables of these kids need to get this. How often does that change? Does it change depending on the class or what the data is showing yet or it it doesn't the only time it would change is if you have a new set of standards. Okay? If the state adopts a new set of standards and then the district then adopts those new standards. And again, the state of Wisconsin has gone through they cycle through cycle through of of standards with that. Um, but again, that goes back to my saying that I always say is the staff the curriculum doesn't drive what we teach, the standards do. So even though your group of students might change in front of you, you still have

109to teach them that, but your approach to it might be a little bit different with this group as compared to last group. Or we've been approaching this standard this way with this group and it's just not working. So what else are we going to do? How are we going to change that and pivot from there? I think this conversation was one of the driving forces behind the calendar change. You know, when do teachers have those conversations? You know, now it's once a month. And so, we just talked about the agenda for the April. We have to give staff those opportunities that they don't have students and they can actually have these conversations because they don't just happen. Can I ask another question? Um, yeah. To hurt, please. Just kidding. You didn't want to change too

110much. You You already mentioned two things that you want to change next year. And you've got, I'm guessing, some other things tumbling around in your head that you're looking forward to implementing next year. Yeah. Good. Yes. I'm looking forward to hearing. Okay. Thank you. N She's done. I'm done. Tapping out. Is that enough? Um I am choosing to highlight some of our changes in our testing as well as course additions modifications. Um you know that we've just given the ACTs. We will be giving the preaccts um Thursday and actually Mr. clos in the audience and he has been um working with Nicole Langman and all of the staff to make sure that everybody's ready and trained and we're setting up the most the best environment that we can for our students. Um if you have

111those questions out in the community, why do you do what why why do you have that model? Why did we shut everything down for a day when we did ACTs? Why are we changing things for preacs? And it's because we we got results. um the Arkansas ranking number two out of the 39 schools in our sea cell. That's why that's why we do what we do because we put the kids in the best environment. We prepare them the way that they need to be prepared and we have the data behind it. We don't do things that just we think we think they're going to work. We have proof that they do. Um and we're doing that with our preac. So putting putting students in small groups with staff that they feel comfortable with setting up

112a good environment that you're not they're not setting everyone else home. We did just do that. And so there could be that argument for one or two argue that the ACTs are a little bit higher stakes testing. So we choose to really really lock things down and write down building for those. three ACTs are competing for week and they do show our progress, but uh sending the rest of the building home for both days might be might be a little bit much. Um we're doing kind of the hybrid model for preacs where we have smaller groups, but we are still conducting class for our older students. We've got a whole schedule of if your teacher is proctoring, you're going to go here and your day is going to continue. So that we're not just having

113study halls all day long, things like that. So why do we do what we do? Because it's working and because we have found that it is what's best for our kids. Um we have it was it happened to work. We talk a lot about the different opportunities that we can and do provide for our students. this this was a perfect way to illustrate how those opportunities work, what we can provide for our students. And it's great to hear from them about what our, you know, validictorians, what their day looks like, what opportunities we're able to give them. And I'm very proud of that because I think in the district a district of this size the amount of opportunities different opportunities that were able to provide the variety is is is huge. who did that this

114year and something again very very proud went to my ELA's department and said okay why can't we why can't we why can't we change the model why can't we change some offerings why can't we we push eth graders into algebra in order to accelerate those highf flyers why can't we do something like that for our eighth grade ELA students and so our ELA courses are for the most part semester based so students a little bit more choice. You don't just take English, 10th grade English. You have options now and our eighth graders, our highf flyers are pushed forward into a combined eighth night class and so we're able to accelerate them. So again, just another opportunity that we're able to provide and and very proud proud to be able to make that happen. Proud of

115my staff who um are the creativity and the the work behind it. um they're making it happen, but the willingness to do it um and the opportunity has been great. So, those are a couple of of things that I would highlight. We um as you know, have finally been able to make our CTE project come to fruition. We have finished things and spent the money that has been allocated for years. and the use of those machines and what our students have been able to produce thus far is so exciting and I just um hiring a full-time teacher having the right equipment for him and the students are just they are loving it. It's so exciting. So I would say I'm very proud of and I don't know if I'm going to do anything different next

116year Chuck. So, you've been here long enough to be done by now. So, I think that's the end of my report. Great. Thank you, ladies. Um, business action. Um, first item up is the approval of the GCS class of 2025 scholarship amount. So, this is associated to primarily Russ. I thought on No, we uh so you approved the ones last month, but more questions came up at the meeting and uh the more that I looked into it um because you guys brought a lot of you mentioned a formula. We could not find the formula on how Russell Meyer and I went through um Deb and I went through this extensively because the family deserves it. Uh we looked at the uh last will loan testament. We wanted to make sure that everything was exactly the

117way the family I mean he Mr. I I didn't know him personally but obviously he gave his life savings uh to this scholarship. So I summarized everything um and I'm asking the board to because number one I wanted to document it. Number two, um there was some very inconsistencies that uh I needed to find the answers to. So, with all that said, I'm not going to go through the parameters there, but they're outlined. Um the other part of that that I want the board to know is uh because of where this was invested, there was a lot of inconsistent uh gross and then decreases. and that really uh put a damper on some of the amounts that were given over the the years uh because of where it's at now. There's going to be a

118consistent number. Uh in the end, um if you look at that list, is there any questions that you have in terms of how I got to the recommendation of the 1800? So it now we will have each year we'll have a set amount and it won't change or it will increase or no it will it could change. Um so there's a variation there but I was I didn't know how Ron got to that number because he just basically told Shel here's the number and here's how many get it. And I and again through our discussion last month it really helped me to understand how was that amount determined? Um, but I wasn't I just had questions like how and is this truly what the intention of the the micro family was? Um and again was

119it so if you look at the formula uh for this year um there's 13 offering 13 at 1,800 which again I'm asking the board to approve but based on the inconsistencies of revenue and reliabilities I think we can be more consistent because that's the problem we had with pack you I mean there was times where we lost seven grand in one quarter you you can't that's why schools don't get into that business. You want consistencies with 4 and a half% growth. So again I I'm looking at the board to approve um they have gone uh if you look at the past of 1920 23 24 uh we didn't find all of it but a lot of it was documentation purposes too um in respect to the the Meyer family. So asking the board to do

120the final approval and we're looking at 13 scholarships for $1,800 this year. Great. $1,800 each. Each each. And I'm assuming that's where that 25,000 interest was because that was kind of like where it was supposed to originate from is you're supposed to take the interest and then divide it for the top. Well, and we narrowed it down to where because we could not find we finally found it um looking back, but like what was the initial principle? Uh we couldn't find documentation of what the initial principle was the rest 16ome,000 163. Yeah, because I remember it was $160ome,000. Yeah. And we we found it um here. So again, in the original and I put it um in administrative content, this is the actual will, right? Um, but there's two parts in there where one says

121the top half the class and then the top 25% and so on. But again, out of respect for the wider family, we just wanted to make sure that everything was truly documented so in future years people know exactly what the amount should be based on what formula it is and what the pass has been. Um, I do feel much better about the LGIP um, interest rate because it's going to be consistent. You're not going to see the, you know, take two grand in revenue or then lose six grand because it's not in that type of investment. All right. Um, so I'll entertain a motion to for the approval of the class of 2025 scholarship Russell Meer of 13 scholarships at $1,800. Motion is made by Sally. Do I have a second? Second. Second by Tony.

122Any further discussion or questions? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. Post say no. Motion carried. Next is the approval of the GCMS uh high school April 21, 2025 community service day. So there's two parts to this recommendation. Number one, um as you know probably I've been sue for 13 years. Every I would say four years you seem to have a winter where you have to cancel school more than once. Uh right now we are 21 roughly 21 hours of instruction short uh with a regular day. Um with that said, there's different things that different districts have done in the past to make up that time. Um because of our lack of an employee handbook and that really how to address those. Um, we're making changes for next year, including going virtual days

123on these snow days to where staff's prepared, uh, things like that. So, the elementary hours don't necessarily, um, mean much because we're always over that state threshold. Uh, with that, uh, we were trying to come up with different ways to be created for this year. The other thing when we talk about staff handbook that the board will have to decide for next year is okay what what does the board want to do um currently the practice for when has been the first two days are forgiven for teachers it just they don't have to make it up I want clarification for the board what does that look like is it two days is it you know whatever the board decides with the instruction it's pretty straightforward uh we also looked at some other ways I talked

124to some other districts when you talk about um how do you make up hours and um I'm confident in terms of the hour part of fulfilling the document for DPI if you add this day now we're down to roughly 14 hours uh in that we also have um lunch times where you can take that 30 minutes and you it basically takes 15 minutes for us to serve our students at a high school And so that other 15 minutes is typically it can be a lot of different things. Students are conversing. We do have the gym open where they can go out there. Some schools actually count that as physical education, that type of thing. So I feel uh confident in terms of fulfilling that document with this. I'm uh the last in my career I've

125called Snow Day May 5th. So I'm not saying it's done just yet. But with that said, uh to make up those those hours this year, I'm I we have a plan and this includes it. Going back to this community service day, um this is something that I've always been very passionate about. Um next year we're actually going to have a full community service day where myself included, we'll take a group of students out and we serve the community um to really give back. The elementary will focus on the district campus. middle school will help like the river I know Redwood um middle school has done river cleanup uh stream cleanup um high school you know helping elderly and so forth and it's just it's a great day and I I've done this in both of

126my other districts uh servant leadership is something that I just think we can't get enough of. Uh with said that said, I'm looking for the board just to approve this for April f 21st. Going back to our previous conversation, um I also don't want to take away the opportunity for these staff members to have these very important discussions. That's a PLD day. So, what we're trying to do is create a little bit of a ownership of the students and say, "Hey, do your community service. Take some pictures. Help somebody out. Um count it as instruction." And then next year we'll have all the details in place to have a fullfledged community service day. So everything is outlined on that recommendation. Is there any questions? So this day accounts for 7 hours and 20 minutes. Yes.

127How are we making up the 14? That's the extra 15 minutes on lunch. So on the initial report, so basically we're um compliant because lunch is indicated at the start of the year for as 30 minutes. We it only takes us 15 minutes to actually serve lunch. The extra 15 minutes um out mount uh Mondovi and there's some other schools. They count that as their I would say leeway for extra instructional minutes. So we don't have to make up the 20.75 that we're short. This is this is one way to get it down to 14 hours. So we get those 14 hours forgiven. Well, no, we have to make it up. I just have to change it in how it's documented. For this year, I'm comfortable doing that. For next year, we need to change

128our overall plan in terms of when we have a snow day, it's a virtual day. And how do you and we we over the summer we're gonna create a you know kind of a template staff members will know. So Mr. Popco knows we have a snow day. Students will be responsible. When we say virtual day it will just be middle school, high school, it's a virtual day. Um the one thing I've always been a little apprehensive of that is can we guarantee every student has a computer or access and that that gets a little dicey. Um but then we wouldn't find ourselves in this situation. So to make up the time this year, it's combination of this community service day plus the extra 15 minutes of lunch. We're counting lunch instead of saying it's going

129to accumulate that lunch. I was think okay that's where I was confusing. So then we don't have to take away the day before you know Easter Friday Good Friday. you know, in the past, that's what you you look at the days that you have and you're like, "Okay, should we have school?" Um, like I said, I uh had a lot of conversations with different districts. What do you do? What do you do? Um, so between that combination, I feel confident to um fill out the report and then we're going to make changes for next year. Sorry. No, that's okay. All right. You want to make a motion to who? April 21st, 2025, community service day. So moved. Motion is made by Steve. Is there a second? Second. Second by car. Again, any questions? Hearing none.

130All those in favor say I. I. Oppos say no. Motion. Next is the approval of the GCE proposal for music concerts for I'll let uh Miss Schaer talk about this. Here's another change. Um, okay. So, music content during the day. So, elementary, um, it's kind of a little bit of a different scheduling conflict, um, when we have concerts for our littles. So, um, here traditionally the concerts, the Christmas concert, which um, every other year it's one grade level. K2 was, um, this year. So next year will be my three five grade levels and then the opposite grade level has a spring concert. So those concerts um and 4K for kindergarten graduation and that kind of stuff. What I'm proposing is to move that elementary stuff that typically happens in the evenings to during the school

131day. There's two main reasons for that. So one of the biggest things, and this is something that's very common in elementary schools. It's not what we used to do years ago, but a lot of elementary schools in the last five years have gone to moving during the day. Um, so the two biggest concerns and issues that I have with during the evening ones is the late hours for our littles. So when we had the concert for our K2 in December, those kids um, by the time they got out of here, it was 8:15, 8:20. There was a lot of meltdowns. There was a lot of crying. There was a lot of crying parents, um, administrators, crying administrators. It was a lot. No. Um, and then it carries over to the next day, too. When you

132have, you know, all of those kids out late, then they're coming to school the next day. They're not well rested, they're not refreshed. Um, so that's kind of the biggest thing or one of the things. The other thing is the inclusion of all students. So, when I looked at all of the hours our littles put into practicing and that kind of stuff, um, they participated in the practices, which are during the day, and then some of those kids and f kids didn't have the opportunity to come back with their families, whether the parents had transportation concerns, whether they just didn't bring them back, that kind of stuff. When they're here at school during the day, we have control over that where everybody then still gets to participate whether or not their parents come. It's not

133having to bring these kids back. So again, at the high school, middle school level, um sometimes they've got older siblings who can bring them back for an evening concert, they carpool, they have friends, they have different things, they're older where they can walk. We don't have that luxury with our littles down at the elementary school. So again, that's kind of the biggest part for me is just the inclusion of all those kids. Um so benefits to moving in incre improved student engagement. Um so they can, you know, like I said, the following day it's not an issue for them being out late the night before. greater attendance for families um where if they not sometimes with the work schedules and I understand there could be conflicts with the day work schedule but there are lots

134of families who do work the evening shifts and that kind of stuff too. So it does take out their ability to come and then again equitable access for all students where all the students can participate whether or not they have family members who come. Um, one of the, like I said, considerations in the, um, that would be could potentially be an issue is it would be a different switch for families to get used to all of a sudden they might have to take off a half a day of work or come in at 2:00 for a concert. Um, so one of the things we can look at with that is it's flexible scheduling options of different times where we offer them live streaming, recording, and that kind of stuff. So, I think one thing to

135kind of keep in mind is yes, we have families who work during the day and might have to flex their work schedules a little bit, but we also have a lot of families who work at night who still have to do that anyway. So, I kind of feel like either way um that's going to be a conflict. So, I'm proposing to change elementary concerts during the day um for the inclusion of all students and just decreasing those late hours and schedules for our young families. Any questions or don't ask yet? So, okay. So, a couple other things. Um, I would concur. Um, a lot of districts have moved to this. I've seen it from where concerts are actually held in classrooms instead of whole groups. There's some that again have it during the day, some

136that do it at night. I mean, there's the plethora. Um, one of the things when we purchase Huddle is our other gym does not um have a Huddle camera like the high school does, but we have portable. So for baseball and softball, we're actually we have the cap capacity for the huddle camera to be remote um and put down by the fields and so on. So we can do the same thing there. Um to Miss Shaver's point again, you're never going to find a time that's perfect for everyone. Um and I think some of the concerns that she's had, you know, are are valid and it is a change. So wanted to bring it to the board uh to see what you thought. I think you're probably going to get, you know, like anything pushed

137back at first because change is hard. Yeah. Um, but there's nothing wrong with trying it and seeing where that goes. Like you said, you just can't please everybody and you're never going to get schedules to to work for everyone. So, I think it'll be a lot easier for grandparents to show up. I know all of my kids grandparents refused to because they just can't support. So, um that's been a thing in the past. So, they maybe it'll be good. We'll see. Did we survey at all? Did we survey parents? No problem. And one of the things, you know, when when you make changes like this, I oftent times I'm lucky enough to have we have a secondary principles group in our athletic conference. Elementary does not yet, but that having that network of principles gives

138me the opportunity to say, how do you guys do it there? And when you are able to respond with, you know, I know that we're we're telling you that many schools do this. making that quantifiable and saying, you know, eight out of 10 of the other schools in our district have concerts during the day. That is something that whether people like that or not, it's kind of quantifiable. Here's a number and it's a number that schools like us, that's what we're doing. And so to those people that may have that argument, it's it's something that we can come back with. Yep. I know it's a change, but you know, we're not we're not going rogue. We're probably a little bit behind the times in doing those concerts during the day because it is I think

139that's a trend. But being able to talk to families about the fact that other districts are doing that this isn't a huge change. I think that would be helpful and giving them a heads up on it not in November being like surprise um we're going to have this now in the evening. You know if this were to be something that was approved getting that information out having those conversations so then they have some time to adjust to it. Do you want to talk? She did do her due diligence. She talked to Matt and Maddie. Do you want to Oh, yeah. I did. That was one of the first, you know, I bounced ideas off both off of Matt and Maddie because obviously they have a huge part in these um with the music piece and

140both of them were like that would be amazing. Um because also too, I hear it all over and I see it with my own eyes. The music department at high school, middle school is very involved and there are so many kids. So they've got their concerts at the high school middle school also in the evenings in December. Um so then again they're adding on one more thing then too that Matt and Maddie are having to try to hold some evening in December in an already extremely busy month. And so it kind of just adds on to it. But yes, thank you for bringing it up. Matt and Maddie were both on board and said they would love to see this change. I like that you focused on it's less about everything else and more about

141making sure all of our kids are included. That was said. Yeah, that's that's like I guess would be the only reason I would need to say yeah. All right. Are we okay to move forward? Should we make a motion? A motion. Motion was made by Tony. Do I have a second? Second. Was that hearing? All right. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. Oppos say no. Motion car. Next up is the approval of the stalker sports floors for posts. So I put this on the agenda because at the time we were still looking at comparables and wanted to get feedback from the board. If you look at the course that we have, obviously you're aware that we have two new floors. uh one completely new, the other resurfaced. If you

142look at these warranty options, um I was putting uh Deb because she was at the Las Convention. Uh we were still trying to put some numbers together. Um looking for this uh to be approved by the board, but understanding what type of plan we actually want to go with. So if you look at the overall plans in terms of what we have spent in the past. So one is for the elementary, one's for the high school. Um option one is obviously the the larger for both. And typically according to our records and again just because we didn't do a a great job documentation, we were able to narrow down what we spent. um from last year just with well over $7,000. So wanted to make sure that the board was comfortable going with option one

143for both floors which then goes past the $5,000 threshold that the board set in terms of board approval. So looking for approval um based on option one for both agreements. What's the difference with the the two finches? I mean, because the option one and option three like the same, but what's the difference on the is it the finish or Yeah, the you know the different components of these finishes. this rebounder 450. Um, again, we've learned through Stalker. They've actually helped us because we were doing some pretty I would say um we were hurting our floors more than we were helping just by running the the the the water. Um, Zamb, you should never do that. That would have avoided our warranty right away. So again, I put this on the agenda, still working through the

144numbers, but my recommendation is that I would go with, especially after seeing these numbers. We've already in the past um we'd actually save money, but um to go with option one on both accounts, which again would go over the 5,000 threshold. Okay. So this if we purchase this, any damage that happens to our floor is our warranty. So when I sent you those pictures and and Yeah. Okay. So they're they're still we we're having them come back because um Tony saw some widening of the gap in the elementary. So I made them aware, but because the bleachers were changed by the state, we had to do a different set of bleachers. So they are coming back to re uh paint the dot drills that are in elementary. So then they're going to address that. Plus,

145we had when the company um put up the uh projector, they scratched the floor and they were willing to pay for that. So we have some things that we want to address. Okay. I just was curious of what this actually covered, I guess. So with your um motion, if you could just outline option one in both regards, which again when I put this on the agenda, I wanted to get this on their radar so we could get it scheduled. But um the threshold we set was five grand and I knew if we would go and I wanted to see what we actually have spent in the past, which again I think the warranty we all agree that we want to make sure we take care of it um in our investment. So if you could

146just outline option one for both. Okay. So I'll entertain a motion for the approval of option one on the soccer sports for our elementary high school. Motion made by Chuck. Second. Second by Tony. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. Oppos say no. Motion carried. Next is the approval of the GCE and childcare facility upgrade. All right. So, this uh recommendation is based on various meetings and let me give you a visual of what we're looking at. If you uh this is the elementary and this is the the 4K. It's actually for for some of you it's the old district office that's down in that corner. Um every last year we had a little anomaly just because we went over to the uh St. John's and used that facility for

147our Hill Topper hang time. what we're proposing. Um, one of the things that they use quite a bit is inflatables, but also water toys and so on. And we're looking for a true base um that is going to be multi-purpose. And so, um, if you look at the amount, number one, I'm looking to use fund balance monies from fund 80. When you look at the square footage, we're talking about a 4 inch slab of concrete. Um, if you look at the recommendation, this is a a meeting with Beth, our coordinator, uh, Aaron, administration, Ryan, and so forth. Kind of some local quotes, um, that will we'll still get three quotes, but I'm looking at what the board feels about moving forward with this. Obviously, when you're putting this type of slab, um, it's it's a

148it's a big investment. Um, but we feel that it's a worthwhile investment. we can use it for. And if you look at the recommendation, you can see uh why you know it's outdoor tables, chalk art, um instructional areas, equipment storage. Uh we did last month purchase the portable um storage unit for the elementary playground and that's watertight. So that's going to last for well past um any of our times. So looking at what the board thinks uh the number is is is rather big um in terms of our overall fund balance uh we have I put that in yeah I put that on the u right there we pulled it. So if you're wondering what our fund balance is in fund 80 uh and that's after all bills paid by market and Johnson and what

149we did with the waiver room etc. Any initial thoughts? So, there's there's two sizes here. What is what is the preference that we're looking for? Uh, I think if we're going to do it, let's do it right. And I think more of the the 26. Um, and again, just understanding that we've uh made the district has made a a quality investment in our child care. I think Beth Davis has done a fantastic job of building that up. Um the number of kids that we get is not going to go down. Even in my legislative meeting last uh week was child care. How many districts and you know you don't make money. You basically it's it's an even um but it's a it's it's a service that you provide. And there's a variety of other districts

150that are starting to go down the same. we were one of the very few sit in that room that actually offered birth to three. And so, um, again, I think we just need to make sure that we offer some of the the tools to best program. Um, but then Jamie can use this uh for instructional areas. If you've been down there, it's a it's a waste of space. um it the the drain off or the drainage um it just it's muddy that type of thing. So I think we can it's kind of our playground discussion happening and where it's it's using space to our advantage and then we're not killing grass. It looks bad. It just I think when you say that it's that we don't make anything off of it, I I would disagree

151because if we can get people to come here, right, from birth to three, the chances of them staying when they see our facility is much higher. Absolutely. I think it's an investment in our future and I I think it's a great idea. No, and I would agree. It's it's it's not from a financial line. Tony's right. I mean there is an investment side of it but um again I think if we didn't have the numbers that we have uh with best program you know we would be having this discussion but this is multiaceted so under approval of the GCE and childcare facility upgrade as present so all you're basically doing is just saying yeah we agree with it thumbs up go get the quotes so I'll bring the quotes back to you but I just

152want to make sure that you guys are good with the concept of spending money to move forward. Okay. So, I have a second. I second. Uh all those in favor say I. I say no. Motion carried. Next is the approval of GCSD summer food service program. So this is another opportunity uh that as administration talked about and unfortunately we haven't been doing this and so we think that it's a great change that can we can offer our community and families. Um I come from a district that uh we offer this and you would be amazed how many kids take advantage of these um opportunities to just get food in their bellies um through this program. You know, the number one setting is with Tori and the school nutrition team. Um, it offers a couple of

153positives. Number one, first and foremost, it offers food to our kids. Anybody 18 or under can come to the school and get a quality meal, whether it's breakfast or lunch. The second part of this is it's funding through programs. Now again, my discussion about the federal level could um sway that a little bit, but uh this offers uh some hours for some of our part-time or say seasonal workers in terms of our food service. If they're looking for more hours, more compensation, they could come in. Uh we don't know what type of numbers we're looking at just yet. So, we're going to the recommendation is to start small with summer school. Um but you pair it up with um breakfast uh in the same holidays like pops. So kids are working out, they come through,

154all they have to do is mark down their name. That's it. It's a no and and as an administration team, but it does take time, it takes effort, it takes facilities, it takes a lot of those things. So looking for board approval. Um we did uh probably three months ago when I first uh saw I wanted to know what our percentage was and so um you can see that there that we do qualify based on a free and reduced number and so again in in our eyes this is a win for for everyone. Great. So I'll entertain a motion to approve the summer summer summer food service program. Motion made by Chuck. Do I have a second? Second. Second by Steve. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. Post say

155no. Motion carried. Next is the approval of the 2425 GCSD annual performance survey and process. So this is an extension of our initial discussion tonight. um looking for uh basically when you look at these questions um this is kind of years of making some changes so that the survey isn't 20 minutes long. Um looking at the board for feedback in terms of is there any question that you will um don't agree with? Is there any question that was not included that you think we should find out? Um the purpose is really to garner a baseline garner a baseline with students uh about um and staff and community about myself involve board of education about administration about um what we're offering where we want to go comes to our strategic plan. I don't like to use

156Google because there's a lot of people that don't trust Google and rightly so. If you've used Google forms, there are ways to manipulate and see who does what. We're looking for an anonymous survey, especially to do this starting point. We would use Survey Monkey. Um, and then we would also offer a paper copy. All paper copies would be then turned into me and then I would input them into the overall and then I would bring it to the board. Um, in terms of what that looks like, um, I have examples of past performance and it just simply it's data. It d is drive is data that drives any one of our strategic um, discussions and you know whether it's operating referendum things like that. So, I wanted final approval from the board to say if

157we're on board with these questions or if they want changes, what changes would you like to see? Are you going to include a small area for comments? Second. Yes. Okay. So, if you look at um at the very bottom um you know, if you look at these, let's just go through general questions. We categorize where where you are, what age group and then the likered scale is based on the strategic pillars that we talked about. So students, staff, data, uh, facilities, technology. If you go into the liker scale for district administration, board, you know, that's where they they always have the option to comment in there and then I've compiled those and put them in. So again, when you're talking about strengths and then at the very bottom, we talk about again operating um I

158usually put in the final question is is there anything that we didn't ask that you want us to be aware of? And that is usually my last question and that again opens everything up. So um with survey monkey you get to do the liker scale but then you always have the comment option which are very uh very helpful. eye opening. [Music] Yeah, sure. I told the admin today I said uh when I did this before I I mean I've had principles really push back like well I don't want to hear these negative comments and well that's that's just part of the game. you know, you have to be open because those are things that if you're truly a somebody that reflects on what you do. Um, even those negative comments should open your eyes to

159say, "Well, there's at least people out there that think you're doing this." Um I have really grown as a as a superintendent based on this performance just um performance surveys just because it it makes me aware of things that are important to other people that I didn't think you know otherwise. So again wanted the board to give their final stamp of approval if there's anything that I'm missing in terms of questions. And this is a yearly survey, so you don't always change it. But I think again to Carrie's point, you can sit here and say, "I have this plan. We have this, you know, this is our goal. This is our mission. But what where's the accountability?" You know, where is the the teeth to what you're saying? And how are you going to follow

160through? Give me an option to have a voice. That's what this does. So with that, I'm just looking for approval of the questions and then I will take care of it from there. Does anybody have any changes or concerns? Anybody want to make a motion to approve the survey process? So Steve, is there a second? Second. Second by car. All those in favor say I. I. Say no. Um I do not have anyations for this evening. Online is our schedule of meetings. Um, when are we coming doing our when do we do the canvas canvasing? Well, we got to figure it out whenever you guys want to do it. So, yeah, as you know, the election is coming up. So, um, we have four individuals running for three spots and so the next meeting will

161have new just based on where the meeting lies. So, that's why again Want to just say thank you to Carrie and Sally as how this will be their time at ending and [Music] okay uh there's a joint April 3rd is the joint pack board meeting at 61 that's April 3rd in Turtle Lake there's a registration 6:30 dinner and there's presenter at 7:15 so anybody to contact you or Christa. Contact me because I will go with you. What is it? So, um if you uh click on a link that's basically it's a the joint pack is where um I don't see a link. No link. There's no link. There's the agenda right there. So basically um you go to Turtle Lake if you haven't been there. Um we go to the CISA um building and then

162that's the outline. So there is a dinner there's a presenter. Joe was the superintendent in uh Fall Creek. He made himself known as a Twitter commenter who was a superintendent. Um I it's it's an interesting piece but um there's always some takeaways from it. Um but I if there's any board member that wants to go then I will go with you um to attend. So if you're interested let me know motion to the meeting. Motion was made by Sally. You have a second by Carrie. All those in favor say I. All right, we are here. Is there anything that uh with the new setup that um we missed? anything though. It's hard to see through uh my his like a fellow bearder. and