001They were looking for the door and great. >> I'll call the board of education meeting to order and uh if you look at your agenda, we will do the pledge when we come back because the Washington volleyball team is going to be leading us in that. So routine, we sign into board book. Glory does the roll. >> Christopher Ael. >> David Bowman >> here. >> Biff Hansen >> here. >> Dan Holen >> here. >> Mary Loy Blanik >> present. >> Keith Shaw >> here. >> Carrie Tra. >> Thank you. >> We did get a text from Chris and he's having a little issue and he'll get here when he so hopefully he gets here >> before the end of the meeting. >> Okay. Um, so I need a motion to go into close session. >>
002So moved. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Any discussion on that? No. >> All those in favor? We got to do roll call. >> Oh, we do. Yeah. >> Okay. Chris is not here. David Bowman. >> Hi. >> Biff Hansen. >> Hi. >> Ken Holen. >> Hi. >> Mary Loy Blanik. >> Hi. >> Keith Shaw. >> Hi. >> Harry Tra. >> Hi. >> Thank you. So, we are in close session and we are moving to room five. >> Yes. Yes. You'll see. That's >> probably the camera. [Music] Okay, we um had a close session. and got our business done there and voted to go back into open session. Um, as we do that, we will ask the Washington girls volleyball team >> and cross country >> to uh lead us in
003the pledge of allegiance today. >> All right, everybody, please stand. Right there is good. >> Oh, okay. >> There's the pledge. Ice to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you very much. volleyball and >> cross. [Laughter] >> We're going to the game. >> We're going to the Lincoln volleyball game. >> Okay. And before we go into uh public input, uh we would like to introduce to you Miss Lulu Lindu, the uh student representative from Lincoln High School for this year. And uh welcome to the >> I'm excited to be here. >> Good. We're excited you're here. >> We uh learned over the last couple years how important it is to get student
004perspectives. So uh welcome. Very much appreciated. >> Okay, public input. We have one person wishing to speak tonight and Sarah Weinberg. >> Sarah's not exactly public. >> Public. Yep. Uh Sarah Wyenberg, president of the MA. I just want to uh thank the members of the board and the administration for making the beginning of the school year run so smoothly. Communication has been um great over the summer as well as to the start of the school year. So, thank you and I hope to continue the conversations with everyone going forward. >> Thank you, Sarah. having no other uh applications. >> Oh, I think she >> Lori gets Lori. >> Thank you. >> So, at this time, we will um look for approval of the consent agenda. You all saw that in advance, everything that was on
005there. Is there anything anybody would like pulled from the consent agenda? Anything? One more chance. Anything? Seeing none, do I have a motion to approve the items on the consent agenda? >> So move second with a motion. Mr. Bowman with a second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> Post say nay. And the consent agenda is approved. At this time, we'll ask Lulu for the student report. >> Okay. Hello everyone. So, first things first, I just want to introduce myself. My name is Lulu Linboom. I am a junior at Manitwalk Lincoln and I'm super grateful and excited to be here with you guys and I can't wait to continue into this path. Um, so first of all, as you know, the school year just began. So like a lot of clubs and
006extracurriculars like especially at Lincoln haven't started yet. They're going to start towards the end of this month. However, sports have started yet. So I can give you a quick report on that. Um the football season started with an unfortunate loss to the Pier 0 to 38. >> One week later they played Ashwabanon only losing 0 to 20. And just this past Friday they played Ashkosh North ending with a score of 14 to 32. finally bringing in some points thanks to player Roman Zack who was awarded MVP for that game having a interception touchdown com combination >> six marking the first numbers on a scoreboard this season but we are set to see an improvement hopefully within the next couple of matches um Manitoba Lincoln has actually welcomed a new sport this fall um girls varsity
007golf members Bela Reeves, Olivia Dicki, and Vivian Polly have all shown growth in their skills and new PRs. Um, our girls volleyball team has had a great start to their season, having won seven out of nine matches so far. Cross country has had a successful ha has had successful meets, especially at the Two Rivers Invitational, where members Norah Freed and Reed S achieved SRS. That's really it as of like right now. As we continue through these next couple of weeks, more things will start up and begin and more events will take place and I'll be sure to inform you guys on those. Thank you. >> Cool. Thank you. >> Question. Are you going to be setting up a calendar again where the board members can check in and attend their meetings on a monthly basis
008or every other month? Is that calendar going to be set up again? >> Well, me too. Is is Mr. um >> Mr. Paddle >> is still in charge of student senate? We usually will send somebody to a student senate meeting >> uh once a month. Um so I'll talk to him and see if we can set that up. >> I'm not sure. >> Yeah. >> And if it's it's good to go listen it's good to go listen to the students discussion. Yeah. It's it's >> like I've told many of you it's amazing the the difference in what students today think about as compared to what I did way back when I was a high school kid. you're just it's it's amazing the depth and knowledge of kids today which we appreciate. >> Okay, Mr. Tennis
009superintendent report. >> Yeah. Um and um you know, not to pile on for Lulu at her first meeting, but I had the opportunity to meet with her and sort of do an orientation and just have to say um how grateful I am for you being willing to give up your time and serve. Um it's a great opportunity, a great leadership opportunity for you. Um so um on behalf of the entire district, welcome and um you're going to be great. And she's a junior, so you know, she'll be able to hopefully stick around, right? >> That's awesome. Um, I'm also very pleased tonight to uh introduce uh Miss Laney Longmire, principal at Washington Middle School, who has some guests with her tonight uh to do just a a showcase on some programming that's happening at Washington
010that I know you're aware of, but it's really this is this has got two things, right? This is a nice piece of information for all of you, but this is also an opportunity for us to tell the community about this great program because we'd like to see more kids involved. So, Mrs. Longmire, take it away. >> I think I have probably the easiest job of tonight of just introducing three really awesome people and some key players and uh offering some really great opportunities for our middle school students, not just at Washington, but Wilson as well, actually. So here to introduce Miss Athena Martin, our boys and girls uh program coordinator at Washington, Carrie Okconor, our school counselor and C to Tower Dean of Students. >> Take it away, guys. >> There's a up there. >>
011Yeah. Okay, >> I imagine. Right. Let's go. Okay, >> there you go. Um, so I'm the program or I'm the unit unit director at our program at Washington year two. I was here last year for maybe some of you but last year I'll wait I'll get there. Okay. So our mission just broad boys and girls of the Fox Valley runs into Manitwalk Manitwalk into Washington Middle School. So our mission is to inspire turn enable all young people, especially those who need us most to reach their full potential as productive, responsible, caring citizens. We offer programming and offer space to create what we call the optimal club experience, healthy relationships, um productive citizens, sense of belonging, safety, opportunity, overall positive, happy, good environment for the students. Um, our programming runs Monday to Friday 3 to 6:00
012pm typically following the school's calendar. If there's not school, there's not club. Um, our big programs being power hour, which is their opportunity for homework, reading, support with staff through their homework, um, STEM, art, career readiness, which is a big push this year, social emotional learning, project learn, and then healthy habits and physical wreck. That's kind of the overview of our program. were here and were funded because of the CCLC grant. >> Um, last year we had 44 registered students. >> We saw an average daily attendance of like nine. Um, we were open 162 days, 486 hours. There is also a local evaluation that we do for DPI that's posted online if anybody wants to do a deep dive in numbers and what our program offers and all the little details. Um, this year, this
013is slightly out of date. We have 32 registered students. We're anticipating an ADA of 41 to 45, which is what DPI wants to see. Um, all our staff are returning this school year, so that makes a big difference when we're talking about that optimal club experience, growing the program, doing all that. Um, we're currently hiring for one more staff, so we're slightly understaffed, but in an okay spot. Um, new this year, programs were bringing into club to help grow their opportunities, grow the program. Um, we're doing a Lakeshore First Robotics FTC. >> Oh, yeah. >> I could not describe all the acronyms. It's robotics for middle schoolers. They like it. Uh we're also running a torch club which is a mini leadership council type program in boys and girls club. Um we also received light
014bulb funding from DPI to partially run that. Um we're running a lot of interestbased programming this year. It tends to attract more kids into the program. Instead of saying, "Oh, every Monday we're gonna read a book and then we're going to do this really cool STEM project." We say, "What do you want to do >> and how can we tie school and the learning into what you want to see?" And we're doing more of that this year. So, every day, Monday through Thursday, they have an opportunity to join a club within Boys and Girls Club. Um this year we also have our own room which is very helpful. The feedback we re received last year was that the you call it the garden level yeah >> was maybe not the best space for us and
015didn't get the most exposure and all that. So this year we're upstairs we're using the library. We have our own classroom. The kids seem to really enjoy the space >> and then doing the super snack food program through Chartwells. this year has been going really well so far. Um, some partnerships we're holding from last year into this year that are reoccurring 4, they come on a monthly basis. The kids really enjoy their STEM programming that they come and do. The Manitwalk Public Library comes once a month. She usually brings art projects and games, Lakeshore First Robotics. Um and then the managewalk police department are main partners that are here. >> What was the last one? >> Manitwalk Police Department. >> Oh, okay. >> This is Anybody can see it. A little snapshot of um kind
016of what our month in a nutshell looks like. I call it my pretty calendar. It's not everything. Um, we offer probably like eight different programs every single night in the span of three hours. Um, but this is just like an overview of what the kids want to see. Parents, community members, this is kind of an overview of what we offer in a given day. Um, these are some quotes. I'm not going to read them, but these are some quotes. >> Would you read them because I can't quite read it. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, >> from here from here. >> So, Maria last year said, "I mean, club means a lot to me." Um, Christopher said, "My favorite part about club is the staff." And Julia said, "I've been coming to club for over a
017year and it's probably the safest option." These are little snippets of many more words that they said. Take it out of context. >> That's what I have. Anyone have any questions? C >> can I ask who the robotics is teamed up with? Is that a staff member? Is that a a community? >> So we are taking it on and by we I mean me am taking it on um with help from Lakeshore First Robotics. They have a Lincoln team that comes and helps us on Tuesdays and then we have um some caregiver parent volunteers that come in and help us because robotics not my thing but um with all their support it's turning out to be successful so far. Um, and then Washington does have a robotics team already started. Um, the Robo Wolves, but
018their team kind of capped out last year, so we are supporting that to make sure that no students are without that opportunity competing against them. >> Yeah. >> So, my understanding is this is going to start or is already also started at Wilson or do kids get ted over to you? So right now our program is simply open to anybody in the managewalk area. Um it's open to Wilson kids. We don't have any direct transportation or support line there. Um not saying it's not possible. >> Um but right now it's just kind of simply open to them. We do have some kids for the robotics that come from other schools. We have one from Wilson, one from Emanuel, and then three homesooled kids that come to Washington to participate in that. >> Excellent. >> Yeah.
019>> Any other questions? Are there are there referrals of students that really need really need this program uh that are that are encouraged to to you know get on board? >> We have a referral form. So if teachers or staff members at the schools or whomever um feels a student would benefit from our program specifically, they can fill it out and then I will reach out to their caregiver and that student to work on getting them registered and signed up for the program and get them attending and Yeah. >> Yeah. But counselors could, you know, >> Yep. So coming from >> make a strong suggestion in some cases, huh? Yeah. >> Yeah. Absolutely. coming from our lens, it's a really a wraparound service we can provide to our families and students. >> Yeah, it sounds
020sounds like it' be extremely helpful and you know, kids may not know how to succeed, but you know, this is a this is an opportunity for them to to be encouraged to think about that. Yeah, >> I think if there's an ask from all of you is to spread the word about Boys and Girls Club because we have so much room to grow and I the more I learn each and every week, the more I realize that our community should be taking advantage of this to have wraparound care from school at that middle school level from 3 to six, engaging in safe um I mean really engaging learning focused activities at no cost to families is a pretty cool opportunity for our area. So please >> So it also is also obviously is could be
021social too which >> would be good for them. >> Congratulations you guys. What a great for but a great staff to set this all in motion. >> Way to go. >> Appreciate it. Anything we can do to help students is >> Thank you very much. [Applause] >> Thanks so much for being here. Um obviously as it was referenced earlier um by Sarah we had our of course our kickoff and start of the school year which has gone fantastic. Um we've had some feedback from buildings that that it's been a good start. Um, I want to thank our building principles again for all their work to um, one of the specific comments that I've heard that u that it's been a good job of um, not only developing but communicating expectations and um, I know that
022our and I know there were questions early on about like how's the cell phone policy like at at Lincoln and we have a student here. How's the cell phone policy? >> Oh yeah. >> Um, people are not pleased. Are they following the policy? >> Um, they're some some are some are sneaking through the cracks. >> I see. >> They're not pleased. Huh. >> Surprise, huh? >> No. So, there there has been few in terms of being caught. Anyway, maybe that's a tip for us, but that uh that there have been only a few uh instances where there have been students who have had to be addressed in regards to their phones. I've talked to two or three of teachers up at Lincoln who have independently told me that they're seeing more social interaction with the
023students. Uh for example, during their home room time uh in the past it might have been oh the few minutes before things starting they're you know probably on their phones. Now they're talking with each other, right? So um all is all is good there. And I just wanted to thank um not only all of our administrators, but all of our professional staff and support staff for all of their um dedication to really making sure that the the year started well. I was able to be in every school last week. Um I got to see some smiling and scared kindergarteners walk into their school for the first time at Monroe, which was really kind of special actually. I've never actually in my 25 years in education, I've never got to see kindergarteners on the first day
024of school and that was pretty neat. So, um, couple of other things real quickly just to highlight. Obviously, you have my written report, but of course we have a very important meeting coming up this Thursday at UWGB uh with our combined staff and community facility advisory teams uh that are meeting uh with again remember we have our owners rep from Cadence Consultant, Mr. Hacker, who's been facilitating all these conversations. Um the goal of our meeting on Thursday is to develop a presentation uh with recommendations that are actually combined and supported by both staff and the community or uh groups that have been meeting uh that they can come to you um at the end of next month at the end of October uh to do a presentation at a special meeting in regards to their
025recommendations about um our district moving forward with our facilities footprint but also uh looking at the alignment of our grades and and our instructional uh approach with kids. So, um we're very excited about that. We're getting in nearing the end of our work. We're a little ahead of schedule. Um so, we're very excited about that. Um in addition, um I just, you know, this is something I guess I'm technically doing as a citizen, but I have joined the board of directors. Um, you know, I'm pretty passionate about making sure that all kids have opportunities to learn and grow, especially um, kids who not only are just in our school system, but also when they leave here um, and send us some pretty great things and, um, I know there's been some federal funding issues and
026all those sorts of things. So when I was approached, I thought it would be a nice opportunity for me to get involved and perhaps I can be a conduit to help provide some more opportunities for our kids um moving forward. Um also recently presented um on August 20th at Progress Lakeshore board meeting um where I was able to share um our strategic vision, culture of excellence, and an update on our facilities plans uh with that group. Um and um we will be um Lori and I will be at Retro on 8th on Friday, September 26th for the third edition of our well technically fourth edition of our coffee and conversation. Um been having anywhere from 7 to nine citizens at each one and it's been a great opportunity. Um, even people who haven't come I
027I received a phone call uh the other day after um being on uh be my guest uh from a lady who probably isn't coming but just made a comment that it's important for the school to to be in conversation and have collaborative opportunities to meet with citizens. Um I basically tell them we can talk about anything. So um those have been going really really well. Um lastly, I'll just share um and I think this is a celebration for the district. Um on September 22nd, um at the fall chancellor's dinner at UWGB, um I'll have the opportunity to do a keynote uh speech around the impact of the rising Phoenix program uh on the community of Manito, but also on our school district and our kids. um to which I'm very excited about because I also
028did a presentation to the curriculum committee in regards to some very impressive data that we have to share about the success of our students and I know that there's been a narrative out there, you know, and and we we fully admit we know we have some work to do in terms of our achievement gaps. Um but what I will tell you is that this is also academic data and it's the academic data that we're very very proud of. our kids are earning uh college credit and they're doing so uh and they're they're being successful in the program. Their completion rates are very high. The grade point average is excellent. Um and we're just very very proud of our kids. Um 20 out of 20, 21 out of 21, 24 out of 25, and 25 out
029of 25 are kids that have completed the program and continuing their postsecary education. And I think that's pretty darn impressive, especially when over half of these kids are first generation college students. So, super proud of this program. We have 98 students in it this year combined with our junior and senior class. Um, and um, frankly, I was told by WGB, the Manatwalk Public School District accounts for 1/8 of all rising Phoenix students in Northeast Wisconsin. So kudos to the board for being supportive of this program because it's truly changing the lives of our kids and families. >> And I would be happy to take any questions. Questions? >> Wait, what was the the biggest thing you've taken out of the coffee and conversation that you want to share with us? >> That people care. >>
030They care about our school system. Um, we might talk about everything from um a fishing club. Oops. I usually turn that off. Uh, I I do have school spirit, but that's your ringtone. >> It's uh >> it is um you know, somebody came and and said, you know, we're fish and wildlife people. We have this club, but it's all older people. How do we get younger people involved? Right? Here's an example. There's people who want to know how are you as a district going to achieve better results in learning. Um there were advocates there from the Girl Scouts. How do we increase uh partnership with making sure that all of our kids at that age know that Girl Scouts is an option for their kid? And that pro-social again something that is sort of school
031related but it's a community organization. um folks wondering about taxes coming up, folks want, you know, so very wide range of things, but the big takeaway is that and we've seen different people. It's not always the same people, too. U is that the people in this community really do care about our district and want it to be successful. That's the biggest takeaway I've had. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. in um praise of of Liam, how he's doing things, even the the building projects in the district and the changes that will or will not be made. Um he's really taken the step to involve the community in that process rather than just this is what the board is doing. And and that's important. The reality is the educational system in the Manitoba public school district belongs
032to the people of the community. So they should have some say and I appreciate that that you've been doing. That's great. Director's reports. I think we all got those. Do we have any presentation or any questions on that from the directors? >> I don't have any questions. >> Two instructional round experiences are on the first page. I I always like don't quite understand the esoteric stuff. So >> or the or the or the acronyms or something like that. So >> it's when a teacher the two teachers go together to observe instruction and we're calling it instructional rounds because the expectation is that they see three people. So they're going to visit three different teachers and do some observing based on um what the priority is for the learning teacher um for things they want to
033see and notice. >> Okay, that's good. Thanks. I just I don't have a question. I just have a comment. It's to Lee and the directors. These reports are so detailed and so informative. I mean, it's it's nice to have that come to us as board members. That wasn't an action in the past. And it's so nice to have the information that comes from you guys. Thank you. It's very clear. It's very concise. And um I just think it states wonderfully what is going on in this district. So, thanks to all you guys. Thank you. >> Any other questions on the director's report? >> No. No. >> Thank you very much. >> Second by second. >> New business. >> Curriculum instruction committee. David. Um we have to um approve the the committee voted on and approved
034um principal Michael Hoffman as the coordinator um recordkeeper for the early college credit program the ECCP. Um we need to vote on that. >> I move we make >> You are moving that to make Mr. Hoffman >> I'm moving to make Mr. Hoffman the coordinator of the ECCP. Yeah. Do I have a second? >> The committee does that. >> If it's a committee recommendation, it's >> But you're bringing it to the board. Bringing it to the board. >> Okay. I'll second it. >> We have a motion and a second. Any discussion on that? >> Hearing see none. All those in favor say I. >> I. Those same nay. >> And please proceed. Mr. Bowman. >> Um I'm sure you all looked at the seclusion and restraint report. Um, and it's the numbers actually are down
035from last we're reporting on last year's, they're down from the previous year. Um, and if you look deeper into the numbers, you'll see that I I'm just going to throw out a number. If there were 50 um total things, it might have been 15 students. So, it was not a bunch of different kids. It's kids who we've a lot of them are identified with certain disabilities that exacerbates problems. Um, but the overall trend is that those numbers are down and I think that's that's a good thing. I think plans that I'll be talking about in a minute will also help with that as well. >> Yeah, >> I would I would just say that if if we got rid of the MCCP program, it'd be down to almost nothing, wouldn't it? And the the value
036of the MCCP program is that's an opportunity for students who are really struggling in a typical school environment to >> go and be in a space where they can focus very much on um behavior uh intervention and coping strategies so that students can then eventually get back into their traditional school setting. But many times these these ch students disabilities manifest um very much in outward or physical behaviors and that's very disruptive to a classroom environment. And so we have teachers that are really specially trained to deal with that and then work with them to get them back into their traditional school setting. So, it's an incredibly really invaluable program to us and our teachers work very very hard with really challenging students who just need to learn better coping strategies. They do a great job
037and I'm very grateful for the work that they do. >> Any other questions? >> Proceed. David, >> um 100 day plan updates, uh student achievement and learning outcomes. Um, one of the things that the district is really work focusing on right now is, um, working at all levels to create high functioning PLC's, professional learning communities, um, and aligning language that people are using, aligning the way that they're, um, being observed, um, working with administrative teams when they have a specific plan to go in and and watch instruction. How do you talk about that? And um one of the things that I particularly liked um and this is something that I think we all need to think about is in in terms of next steps, not in punitive ways, but here's here's where you're at. Let's
038see where how we move anybody to the next step. And I think that's that's good language coming out. Um training is ongoing for the ELA, English language arts curriculum that's being implemented K12. Um they've had my understanding is a vast amount of inservice on that topic. So um and I think this all ties into like helping we have a lot of new administrative team members. We have a lot of new teachers giving them positive inform in informative feedback is going to help maintain as we all know teachers if they're not getting help don't stay three years to five years they're out before that. So this is all good. middle school. They're working on aligning interventions um um for reading deficiencies and working with all staff establishing a timelines and approaches to um interventions that are
039most successful and having grade line discussions to make sure that that all happens. Um, as far as Oh, anybody questions about student achievement and learning? No. Okay. Moving on to school culture and well-being. And I think we are sensing it in the community and people are sensing it in the community. Um, they've completed surveys um that review about SEL, social emotional learning. um which allows us to identify students and staff perceptions of how the community is. Um when I groups are identified within that community, there's uh different tiers of level or levels of MLSS, multi-level systems of support. >> Thank you for finding the acronyms. >> Yes. Yes. I I literally had to ask that one and I've got a funny story about that, but that's not okay. So, um, as as you were watching
040those kindergarteners come into school, they have been practicing walking through the hallway. Here's how you do this. At each level, they're having different um, instruction of how you actually function within a community. And I think the more that we understand each of us is part of that community, then when you um do the um restorative justice pieces, when you've broken that community, you it's it's more understandable. The kid already knows that here's how I should have been. I understand that I didn't live up to what the community expects from me. And I think the more that we hold each other accountable to that kind of thing, it can only be good for us. Um and we'll see and we have way back of reporting throughout the year to watch the trends and I think this
041is data collecting at its finest use >> questions about school culture and what oh one thing that I really appreciated is they had a big discussion with all of the coaches at Lincoln. >> Oh yeah. about how do we how do we enable students to be involved in a lot of things and I think that was well timed and well needed. Thank you. >> Any questions for David? Thank you, Mr. Bowman. Moving on to policy. >> Personel Mr. Yes. Yes. Yes. I there are two things we need to take action on. One is that uh we've basically used up our a lotment of paraprofessionals and um you know we we get some we get some unpredictable staffing situations that um Stacy acted on and and and and covered our covered our needs. Um but we
042do need the recommendation from the personnel committee is that we do need an addition of two more slots additional slots of paraprofessionals uh positions on the staff. One for special ed and one for instruct instructional in yeah special ed and one for instructional. And uh I think the indication is um you have the you have the memorandum of the costs of those two positions and um the the the work hours etc etc. I mean nice detail um but it is a it's a it's a need that we really can't pass pass up and we have to we have to we have to so uh the committee makes the nomine the the recommendation I'll second it. >> So, we have a motion and a second to approve the two additional parapositions. Any discussion? When I looked
043at it, it was the PAR position, the special ed was a student who needed a PAR, >> right? >> And the other one I looked at, it was a larger classroom, >> which we have a building with some an elementary building with some large class sizes. So, >> so that um it's kind of good news when your classes are a little bigger than you expected. So, >> I guess yeah, >> that's a that's a good thing. So, any other discussion on that? >> All those in favor say I. >> I. Say n. >> And it passes. Go ahead, Mr. Tra. >> Okay. And um Stacy has been busy like we've been busy with this policy stuff and the uh the handbooks uh both for professional staff and for uh support staff. We have a set
044of recommendations here for for amendments changes uh all of which the committee thought were greatly greatly clarified uh things. um made things more efficient and certainly reflected a positive positive value and support of of the professional staff. And at the very end tightened up the penalties for late resignations, leaving us sort of like, you know, scrambling for for to fill positions in a in a in a in a world where it's pretty hard to get the people to fill positions. So I the committee again recommends that the the changes to the professional handbook and the changes to the u the support staff handbook uh be endorsed by the by the by the board. >> Mr. Tras, you want to take those both of the same motion or do you want two separate motions? >> If
045you think there's a need, I' I'd go with a >> I make a motion we accept both of them. Okay. >> As approved by the personnel committee. >> That's what I was suggesting. >> So then we So we'll go with your motion and a friendly amendment as a second to >> No, I think we did that as a committee too. We took them as one motion. >> Yeah. One motion. Yeah. >> You're going to take them as one. Okay. Um so we have a motion and a second and we will start with the professional staff >> if there's any any questions. >> Any questions on that? You all had that in your board book notes before. Any changes? >> Yeah, we >> would like to say thank you for highlighting the change on each one.
046>> That was very helpful. Trying to make it as >> possible for people. >> Could we could we make that first one retroactive to 2024? >> Right. >> Nice drive. >> I know. I can't vote on that. Anyway, >> I and I was at the meeting last night or this was that last night. Yeah. That this was discussed and it was pretty unanimous from everybody there from administration to the staff that these are good changes. So, >> um nice job Stacy. Any other discussion on this? >> All right. All those in favor of the professional handbook changes signify by saying I. One motion to vote. >> Oh, you Oh, what? >> Accept both of them. >> Yep. Yeah. >> Right. >> All right. >> We voted, right? >> Yes, I think we did. >> Okay.
047>> On both of them. All right. Okay. >> Okay. The last the last thing from the committee personnel committee was the recruitment, hiring, and retention quality staff plan. Um, you know, I just want to say that, um, I for one and I think probably share the same share the same sense is that director Paul Opali is has like really stepped up really fast and with amazing with, you know, with amazing judgment and and a lot of fairly intense work has got us off in a tremendously good good shape. uh in terms of in terms of staff and even even even having you know among all the hiring and the arranging etc etc has uh brought up to date the the the the staff the staff and the professional staff and the uh staff handbooks and
048and and all of that. So, I'm really I really have tremendous tremendous confidence in in um the director's ability to like see us see us through uh to a to a an even an even better an even better day. And and certainly the um the recruitment, hiring, and retention that's something like wow, this is something really needed. And I think the planning for it is is is is not only is the planning in you know a very good very good plan but uh she's already she's already started to work on on this business by attending job fairs and and and scheduling job fairs for the future etc etc. So, uh, we don't have to act on that, but I think, um, my my sense is that, um, these plans are like there they have the
049very positive endorsement of the committee and, um, I think they really do point in directions that we really we not only need to go, but we're enthusiastically being being led and led in that direction step by step by by good thought and good planning. So if there are any questions about these plans >> I did ask and you know I got the response to the Lakeshore College just like to continue to advocate for those conduits to the trades. >> Yeah. Yeah. We have um I have met with them. They're going to get in touch with me this spring. We have uh field placement students coming from Lakeshore Lake Tech but Lakeshore College. So we do have a active partnership agreement with them already. So continuing that and I think youth apprenticeship is a is a
050great um conduit as well to the trades and even the um areas in education that are those hard to fill places, you know, the tech ed, the business ed, the agriculture, the you know the all those kind of things that are tough. It's giving kids experiences and continuing those partnerships. So it's really important to me um and I'll continue to do that work. Any other discussion? >> Thank you, Mr. Tras. >> Yep. That brings us to other business uh remarks from the president. Just a couple things what you were just talking about with if you think about it, you've got Rising Phoenix, you've got Lakeshore College, you've got the apprentice programs that there seems to be a nice educational process going on for students who want to end up in any field, be it a
051something related to college, be it something technology wise, be it something um that they need. and it seems that we have three programs that are helping them find out who they are and what they want to do after graduation. So, I appreciate that. Uh just on the first days, I stopped in a few buildings um first couple days of school and it's nice to see it. It's there's an energy that that I'm seeing that I really enjoy. And it's I don't know if that's part of being a former educator that you get energy from kids and you see things going on, but um just seems that we're off to a good start and hopefully we'll stay there and keep moving forward. Final thing I have is is there was a re a recent social media
052post about the school board not being open and not um sharing with the public things that we are doing. Um, every meeting we have is videotaped and it's there on our website that you can pull down and watch. So, um, one of the things I talked about early in this presidential endeavor was getting facts out when things are said that are not necessarily true. Um, but the school district is very proud. We have a great young man back there who records everything and it's on the web and it gets out. I think there's only one committee meeting that maybe there was a problem technology-wise with, but um if somebody wants that, we'll get you minutes that will tell you everything that happened. So, that is uh just a correction on that social media post. The
053other one is there was another social media post, but I will be writing um I'll share that with you and send it to you. Um, I'll be writing the uh differences in the misinformation that are posted and and applying it. It had to do with money over the last couple years and and this board really didn't have anything to do with a lot of the money in the last few years that was spent or spent in different places. So, we'll be just letting the public know that. And that's important because they have to trust what we're doing. We're doing a lot of good things and they have to trust that what we're doing is right. >> Correct. So, we have to set the record straight. So, that's all I got. >> Yeah, that's good. >>
054Other business, >> future meeting dates, we have a meeting at the end of this month. >> Now, is that the same night? We don't. No, >> not September. No, >> no. >> Okay. So, then there there is a meeting >> just the W the fall regional meeting and workshop. If any of the board members, I know some of you have reached out to me. If you do plan on attending both the the meeting and the workshop, let me know if you're doing both of those or one of those, just so I know what to register you for and so I can get a get a count on that and so on and so forth. So yeah, just send me an email or whatever just so I can get you registered because I'll register you as
055a group. >> Yeah. Committee night will be Tuesday, October 7th, >> or I should say committee afternoon. Regular board meeting the 14th of October. And then what we're looking at and and um I talked to Biff a little bit about this and Carrie had a conflict when we were looking to have a special meeting at the end of the month for the facilities. So I would ask the board to check their calendars for Thursday, October 30th instead of Tuesday the 28th because Carrie will be out of town and he'd like to attend the meeting. Um, and so if anybody has any conflicts on the 30th, which is a Thursday at 6:00, uh, we could look for a different day, but if it works for everyone, we'll we'll we'll go ahead and have that special facilities
056meeting on the 30th instead of the 28th. I I really appreciate you accommodating my >> my name this the the meeting is the um committee meetings are on October 2nd >> 7th >> y >> okay and there is no meeting then on the 23rd of this month >> correct >> no we don't need a special meeting that >> we're getting so efficient >> I won't be able to be there on October 30th I >> we have a preview night for a show that opens and I'm playing and directing the pit. >> How about Well, are you back on the 29th? >> Yeah, I'm back on the 29th. >> It's a Wednesday. Does No, it's the same deal. >> Same same issue. >> I guess you just do it. >> Yeah. I mean, if if you
057could do the meeting without me, I'll get the info. That'd be fine. >> Okay. >> I'll be sad to miss it. >> Aren't you on video? >> Finances. >> Okay. This is all about the facilities and this is it needs part of the >> facilities and finance committee. >> No, this is this will be it's a it's a it's a full board meeting. Um the the there'll be um the agenda item will be that um we will do a presentation from the facility advisory committees around their recommendations. >> Not my not my committee but yeah and and in talking with Mr. Shaw rather than doing the presentation through the committee he wanted all of the board to have the opportunity to hear the same presentation on the same night. So we'll conduct that >> that'll
058be recorded. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And it's not like there's any decisions being made. It's information sharing. Um what we'll do looking out beyond that would be at the the second month or the second meeting of November following up with some more details from our team around those recommendations. Um, and so there'll be it's information for sure. >> Would it would it be too late if we went into that first week of November, the same week as the committee meetings? I'm >> just thinking no to get So if you wanted to get >> I mean, >> yeah, once once the show's rolling, I've got the whole week open. >> What I could do is >> Why don't you send You want to send out a few dates? Yeah, >> we'll do that because
059I got to make sure with Mike Hacker, too that it works. So, >> I'll get a couple that work for him and then we'll send them out this week. >> Great. >> Okay. >> Anything else for the good of the board? >> It's only 7 o'clock. >> I make a motion to adjurnn. >> I have a motion to return. Do I have a second? I have a motion and a second. All those in favor say I. >> I. Post say nay. >> And we are ajourned. Thank you guys. The meetings are so short I don't feel like I'm doing >> cuz the committee is just >> Yeah.