001[Music] [Applause] [Music] my successor. She volleyball these games like every call the Man public school district school board meeting to order. Um at this time we have two groups that are going to help us with the pledge of allegiance. Tonight we have the Jefferson Leadership Team under the direction of Miss Frink and we have the Wilson Middle School Honoral Society under the direction of Miss Talaka Tichka. Talletka. Okay. So if you would all stand and join us. Appreciate that. Ready? I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Can I let the kids in? So, um, Jefferson brought we have our Jefferson leadership team. It's, uh, all fifth graders that, um, kind of
002apply to it. Miss Frink is our counselor. She's in charge of it. And they take on leadership roles throughout our building to support other students, support our community members and support our teachers. And they do that on their own time. So they give up during their recesses, they give up during their lunch to support teachers and our kids and our community members. So I'll let them introduce themselves. My name is Jasmine and I really like ice cream. My favorite kind of all time is Blue Moon versus Little Kid. Yeah. My name is Hannah and I like to play volleyball. Oh, cool. Hi, my name is I like the color. Hi, my name is Jana and I also like the color. My name is Thiago and I like My name is My Okay. Um, I'm Sandy
003Tleska and I've had the priv privilege this year of being the National Junior Honor Society Advisor and um, we have had a very exciting year. It's the first year that Wilson Middle School has had um, this organization and um, I would like to introduce the or let my secretary introduce herself. I'm Chloe and with the National Junior Honor Society this year, we we've raised enough money to turn in donations to the main society here. And with that, we got to Mrs. Vegas school to go to Walmart and buy a bunch of things for the main society. We bought things like litter for the cats, toys for the dogs, and just toys in general for everyone to have fun with it. and we took all the donations in and we're just really trying to make a
004difference in our community no matter how we do it. Awesome. Thank you very much. like to thank Miss Tletka and Miss Delman for representing Jefferson and Wilson. Um, and all the students. Sometimes we we forget that goodness that we get when we see them doing things and uh that's important. So, we appreciate you coming out tonight. Thank you. Hopefully you're signed into board book and I will ask for the role for tonight's meeting. Christopher Ael here. David Bowman here. Biff Hansen here. Anne Holston here. Mary Loy Bonnik here. Keith Shaw here. And Carrie Tras here. Thank you. Next on the agenda is public input. Um, and I just been thinking about this and uh I just kind of have a statement how we're going to do public input over the next year. I very much
005appreciate the public input ways of the past president, Mr. Ael, and we'll continue his ways with just a few tweaks. When you speak, please fill out the forms completely. Uh, they're located at the back table. Residents of the district will get first opportunity to speak during the 30 minutes for public input. Depending on how many requests we have, you will be given between 5 minutes and 3 minutes for your input. There are some rules when you speak. Please address the board. Do not direct concerns of individ individual staff or people other people that have spoken that night. Topics must be of legitimate jurisdiction to the board of education. All comments should be directed to the board president or the person running the meeting. Any questions directed to a board member will just be uh not
006allowed. Speakers will be warned when their time is up. Speakers will also be terminated if they break these rules. when speaking, if their statements are personally directed at somebody, at a staff member, at somebody else in the community, that's not the purpose of public input. It's to give thought on something going on, not to denigrate another person. Um, if their their uh speech is abusive, obscene, or irrelevant, they will also be asked to stop speaking and not be allowed to do it. Um why we did that is is we've had some occasions where people speak about something that um we all have different opinions and that's that's a good thing but we have to learn to discuss those rather than um make remarks about people who are just trying to do the best they can.
007So because of those concerns with with recent false budget information that's been given untruths about school policies and procedures, I've asked the superintendent attendant or his designate to um correct any false statements that might be made during a public input session, create a statement that we will release to to u bring forth mistakes that were made by that speaker. Um, we also may do that during the uh meeting if somebody has a question or makes a statement during the superintendent live re remarks or the president's live remarks. We may respond to something that has been said just to set the record straight. But it really comes down to differences of opinion are as American as apple pie. However, misinformation presented during input helps cause the divide we see in our society and our community today.
008Let's set an example for the students. Let's learn to discuss and still respect our differences between each of us. Let's fact check ourselves before stating things that may be incorrect and cause more division. So during public input in the future, I'll be looking for good public input. Give us ideas. Tell us how we can change. But let's make it positive and keep it that way. That being said, classmate Barb post, you're the first one tonight. Thank you for letting me speak. May is the month of spring regrowth. I'm glad that the board gives the public a chance every month to come and bring forward, to state what is on their mind, issues that need to be addressed, and will be openly listened to. oftentimes they are the message of many not just themselves. To be
009heard is a vital first step in the process of truthful honest communication. I was also glad to be present to have heard prior board members opinions on issues because they are also part of the community and they represent their constituents. This gives you a variety of differing public views. It is what you use as a board. It is what you do with that as a board with these views and information. How you process and discuss to make legitimate thought-driven change to the task at hand to be open-minded in order to progress forward. Communicating, collaborating, finding ways to help all students. Everyone's opinion matters. That is how open and honest public forums forums work. You must explore a question and look at why the person is saying what they are saying. Discuss it honestly without provocation.
010You as a board must remember you are res representing a whole community not just what fits you best that you should always do a mindset check. Heated discussion is okay, but only if it leads to resolution, not just left. Heated discussions with no resolve leaves open and closed doors, which leads to rumors and misinformation. Some progress is some positive progress is in change. It's starting to show. We have board representatives at schools. We're have all staff trainings, new curriculum, structuring and community forums just to name a few. This means that there is now communication taking place to be informed and stay ahead of Yeah, sure. Be informed and stay ahead is fruition of all the hard planning. There is still much to do. Many students, staff, and community members still fear of asking questions in
011fear of retribution. But through conversations in classrooms and out in the community engaging, they will earn trust. They'll begin to trust and see that they more they know and with more knowledge and recognition, they will be comfortable in asking questions not only for themselves but for the community. You also need to be assured that the same quality consistent education is taking place in all MPSD facilities. This is so important for consistency and acceptance. So no matter where you go, you're all getting the same quality personal education. If they move across town, they will not miss a beat. Quality and consistence equals reassurance. To bring this positive movement even further, a full inclusion would model starting with K3 grades with modifications would greatly enhance the community build model. Let the students enhance their uniqueness and be
012the truly best versions of themselves. With help from a nurturing, caring, comprehensive, modifying team, everyone working together with a truly open door policy, people feel welcome and heard. Who wouldn't want to be part of that? Thank you so much. Thank you, Barb. That is all we have tonight for public input. So, that public input is now closed. Um if you have an agenda and you see number five consent agenda. Consent agenda means anything listed there um can be voted on without having to individually come in front of the board. A lot of these are just approving minutes from committees um and different decisions that have been made that are lack of a better term boilerplate or just an easy decision. But everybody on the board has the right to pull anything off of the consent
013agenda and discuss it. So at this point I would look for a motion to approve the consent agenda. Supervisor Able or did you want to pull something? I would request that number 5D personnel report. Thank you. Let's go that direction. Anybody else want anything pulled? Think pulled? Yes. Well, then I would move to approve the remainder of the consent agenda. We have a motion to approve the rest of the consent agenda. Do I have a second? Second. Second by Mr. Shaw. Any other discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Say nay. And let's go back and look at the personnel report. Thank you for Thank you very much, sir. I I just have two quick I presume easy questions. First one I see that we have um 10 positions recommended for hire. Are all
014of those position are any of those positions licensed with stipulation? I didn't see it noted on any of them. They all look like they should be able to do it with the education they have, the positions we're putting them in. I'm just checking. Correct. Um, just I'm just hang on. I There's only one that I that may be that would be the special education teacher at Franklin Taed. Okay. You know that once you remember? Yeah, she that may be licensed with stipulation. Yes. Okay. Yes. All right. for the new board members. So you know license with stipulation means when we approve the hiring of this position, we also approve our board president signing off on granting them doing positions they are not yet certified by the state to do with the understanding that they will
015get the certification through the process. Just just so you all know what that is. Question number two. Question number two is I see we have uh you know we're hiring 10. We have I think what is it eight or nine resignations and and then sadly still we have what I would characterize as two and a half layoffs. Are are we remaining hopeful that we can find positions for our layoffs as things evolve in the final month and a half or so of school? Yeah, that could happen. Okay. All right. Obviously, we'd have to have a a secondary math, a secondary social studies, and a yeah, Spanish is going to be Yeah. or or or something else that they have the ability to teach, right? However, those two individuals, those two situations, they are secondary certified.
016So, they do not have, to my knowledge, that goes through all this stuff in blah blah blah. Yeah. They do not have another certification that would enable them to pick up something else. Yeah. Okay. The only reason I check is because I hate to see us losing people while we're hiring people because that's a very mixed message. As long as I know we're doing everything we can to retain people where we can. We were if I could just add live a little bit to this um in my in my uh directory report you saw that we had 21.4 four FTE reductions. We were very fortunate because 18 of those people because of their certifications, we were able to slot them in somewhere else and offer them a different position. So therefore, the 18, you know,
017were there these 2.4 unfortunately, we just haven't seen that. It just hasn't worked out that is it because enrollments are low in their areas or Oh, because for the 21.4s, it's all because of declining enrollments. That's correct. Yes. Thank you, M. When I say declining enrollments, I want to also make sure we're understanding we're we're staffing to our enrollments, right? Right. We're trying to make sure our staffing matches our enrollments for a number of reasons. We have to do that. Yeah. Any other discussion on that? Just a note on the uh teachers that have licens that aren't quite where they need to be licensewise. There's special areas that we usually um have to work special education is is an area that's very hard to fill. Um so we work with people that have the interest
018and right we have we we probably have about 30 LWS1s as of 2425. um a a lot of those situations like let me just give you an example. We might have somebody that's doing an LWS1 because we need a math teacher and they have a mathematics b degree in ma mathematics statistics or something like that and they want to try to be an educator. So there's usually some sort of match in their bachelor's degree or their history to where we're going. Um, special education is a little bit probably not as easy to find a match, you know. So, any other questions on this? I have a motion to accept the report. I'll move. Yeah. Second, Mr. Tras, Mr. Bowman with the second. Any other discussion? Hearing seeing none, all those in favor say I. I.
019Post say nay. And the consent agenda is done. Moving on to student representative report. Ellie Reed. Yep. So, I'm just got a couple updates from Lincoln. Um, our track team recently broke two school records. Uh, Ava Beerman, Brianna Jansky, Nora Free, and Tessa Campbell broke the girls 4x800 relay record. And then Tessa Campbell broke her own record in the 400 with a time of 56.81 seconds. So, very impressive. Great. Um, we also had about 40 seniors receive the dual credit honor chord. So that means that they completed at least 12 college credits through one of our dual enrollment programs. And then we had four students named National High School Strength Coaches Association All-Americans. Um, Ali Talon, Zelia, Zakia, Kalissa, Cameron Brown, and Landon Zik. Um, so that's through strength training. They're all athletes in their
020respective sports. And then our state, soloist, and ensemble took home 16 first ratings and 12 second ratings. So, lots of great things happened in that and one exemplary. Yeah. For to style hammer. Thank you. I just took it from the Monday. All right, that's all I got then. Any questions for Ellie? Yeah. Did you have anything to do with with the student survey? Did this did this the Senate must have the taken that on? No, that was Mr. Senate. That was you. But we had to to to get your to fill out your form to get your marching partner, you had to fill out the senior survey. I'm guessing they probably got it. I know. That was a good one. We got pretty good response rate. That's cool. If you get the opportunity um to
021sit in on one of the student senate meetings at Lincoln, uh please do it because sometimes we forget. Um I had it's very eye opening for me because the kids think so much more than I ever did in high school. They're worried about kids in grade school. And somebody talked Barb I think during public input talked about kids moving from one school to another school and feeling at home when they get there. The kids in the high school were asking about that. Well, if Johnny leaves Jackson and goes to Monroe, how does does he have the same books? Is he going to feel that? That's pretty cool for kids to be that caring about all their friends. That's very good. And once for the new board members, we have a meeting next Tuesday during our
022win period, which I don't know the exact time, but I can get that to you where we meet and just discuss some stuff with a couple of the student senate representatives. 9:38 9:39 to 10:21. you're very long. But uh yeah, usually it's just uh two two or three uh board members, but I mean you have a quorum, I'll let you know. But that's what I think next year we probably will do quarterly meetings, but I won't be there to uh but just you're aware of that. That's what we do. Thank you, Ellie. Report of the super. Yeah, thank you. Uh I want to start uh by inviting up some special guests here from our art department and some art students uh where we're going to uh do a presentation of some district purchased art uh
023stemming from youth art month in March. And I'll turn it over to Cassie Lein Klein who will introduce our guests and explain what we have here today. That's good. Any way you want. You can speak to the board or the public. Sounds good. Um, all right. Good situated, too. Um, so um we are here tonight because um we are honoring uh three students whose artwork was selected and u like Mr. Tennis had explained the artwork was chosen from our youth art exhibit that is on display during the month of March at the RW West Art Museum. And how this works is that every year we have usually a board member. Um, and this time, um, I don't know if I should call the person out, but I'm not ashamed of my choices. No, no, not
024at all. Just to know, Mr. Ael was there, um, during our entire, uh, month of second grade field trips. He got a lot of time to walk around and view the exhibit. So, that I do appreciate, by the way. Thank you so much for uh, being our doth and helping with their field trips. So, he had a chance to walk around um, and view the artwork. And so he chose three pieces this year that will become part of our permanent collection here at central office. So we also want to just thank MPSD for uh being so committed because this program has been going on since about the mid9s. And so all the artwork that you see on the wall is artwork that has been purchased through the u art purchase program and so it continues
025to live on um year after year. So it's a really nice honor. So, we have a couple students here today that we need to invite up and we've got um first we'll start with Evangelene. So, congratulations Evangelene. This is Evangelene. So, So, congratulations. And this is Emily Weinberger, her teacher. Sorry. Can we see you? Yes. Very nice. Good. [Music] And then it's Samara here tonight. Come on up, Samara. Mrs. You see this one? Do you have a preference of which way you would like? Is it tall or the long way? The tall way. Okay. Just wanted to make sure. So, this is so congratulations. Um, if we could actually get the the the students with the teachers up in here to take a quick picture. Back up tomorrow. It's called a Nice job. All right.
026All right. Here we go. One, two, three. Thank you so much. Thank you. We didn't want to photo use my iPhone here. Thanks again and uh thanks to our dedicated staff for giving our students opportunity for this. Um and as Cassie mentioned, this program has been going on in the district since the '9s. I think uh Mr. Kruba began it. Uh so the district art purchase is alive and well and you can walk through the halls of this place and look at it anytime you wish and uh it's pretty special. Um and we're very proud of it. So thank you. Thank you. Um I submitted a written report. There will be a few things that I highlight here and then I'll take any questions that you may have. Um we celebrated uh teacher appreciation across
027the district last week and we just want to um thank our dedicated, talented, compassionate staff who do and pour their heart and soul into the education of our kids every day. It's it's sometimes a shame that we have a week for this because really it should be a lot more than that. Um the district um um bought lunch for the staff. So a different day at each school they would enjoy um lunch and um also the building principles did a very good job of also doing some special things. They had some PTO PTA things that were like the underground dressups and things like this for the staff. It was really really a neat week. So um again thanks to leaders in the district for the recognition of our professional staff uh because they certainly deserve
028it. Um just a reminder for those who've signed up and are ticketed, we have the YA um celebration at the Capitol Civic Center tomorrow. Um or are five program begins at 6:30. Uh it is a ticketed event, so if you've got a ticket, you can pick it up when you get there and there's a signed seating, I'm told. So, uh we'll be all set there. Also, marking your calendars for the quarter Century Club retirement celebration. Um we have had a very good uh response rate on attendance this year. So we're excited about that. So if anyone else in the district wishes to come and celebrate your colleagues, that would be awesome. Uh we want to give them a great celebration. Uh reminder that Lincoln's graduation is June 13th. Friday, June 13th. I don't think that's
029I didn't want to say it like that, but I you know I think I have to. Um it's uh it's of course going to be a beautiful day and we will have graduation at 1:00 p.m. Uh and we'll uh all of you it's tradition you you should uh receive uh written invitation which I think we have those uh yep that uh you get to help congratulate um the seniors as they come by. you each get rows and we kind of do an alternative um work through all alternatively so that we can get um everybody a chance to congratulate the graduates as they come um down. So um you'll have a parking thing you can meet us at Abe uh by about 12:30 the processionals at 12:50 and we'll be in business. I do need to
030say just so that we're prepared in case is that the rain date is June Saturday June 14th at 10:00 a.m. Thanks so I don't want to do that. Um, I did the uh policy update in the policy personnel committee, so I'll skip through that. But I do want to celebrate publicly a new milestone uh for the district and for Lincoln High School. Um, we've reached a milestone of having 100 students uh enrolled in our Rising Phoenix program for next year. uh that are that's 60 students uh who are in the full-fledged program and 40 students are in what we would call the self-pay program. So if a student applies to the rising Phoenix program and they don't make it into the full-fledged program, they're also um able to apply for the self-pay program. Uh and
031that opportunity is out there for students going into their junior year. Um the self-pay program essentially um at at today's cost is about $5,000 uh to be dy enrolled at Lincoln High School and UWGB. Uh for $5,000 you earn an associates degree uh which is a pretty darn good value because we're able to pass along the discounts that we receive through UW Green Bay uh to our students. So we're excited about that number and the milestone and the folks that are taking advantage of it. Um, and uh, I think the deadline's coming up for the self-pay. So, um, if you're interested, there's your opportunity. Um, just want to let you know about a neat a neat thing. Sometimes things happen with grassroots and and speaking of always being appreciative of our staff. Uh, the district
032sort of started this cold coffee award and it started with the special education uh, office students of student services where they recognized some of their employees. We like, hey, why don't we make this districtwide? So, um, essentially cold coffee award is because their coffee is probably cold because they're helping kids all the time. And it was it's really been special. Um, Ruby Gutierz from the student uh or the CNI office and I uh got to go around and give out the awards. Um, my favorite is always when the teachers in elementary school are teaching and I can come in and give the award to them in front of their kids and they absolutely love it. Um, this month we honored Melissa Buck, Lindseay Ballsen, Claudia Think, Austin Allen Walker, and Michelle Jericho. So, congratulations to
033them. Just an update in on our pol uh public relations advisory committee update. Um, for the past two months, we've been really working on uh taking a look at our open enrollment data both in and out. It's data that the board has seen. Um and um as I mentioned earlier in the year, we're going to be working towards a plan to um improve our numbers there. Uh currently our number on a net loss is 290. Uh after the team reviewed the data, both the actual enrollment data, but also the survey data that we collected from the letters that we had sent out earlier in the year. uh they chose a 10% reduction from 290 to 240 uh to take place between now and next year at this time. So uh next month uh the team
034is putting together um an action plan and strategies for how we're going to accomplish that goal and they are going to report uh to the board through the curriculum committee in July of of what that plan entails. Uh so that'll be coming to you then. And a shameless plug for the LHS athletics golf outing on June 7th if you'd like to get a foresome in that. It starts at 9:00 a.m. Um originally planned for branch. Um and I think they're going to be doing a location change. So uh please contact Mike Longmire if you're interested in that. Um and uh we began a new um tradition here in the MDSD this year. Uh we want to ask our seniors how we did. So, we started a senior survey and I included this in the report
035with some of the results um from this year. Um, one of the biggest goals with this is to get our students cell phone numbers and email addresses so that we can stay in touch with them because what we want to do is four years from now, we want to survey them again. We want to find out where they are and what they're doing because that's why we're here. And so, we're we're going to plan for that in four years. This will be the first group that does this, but we'll continue to do the senior survey every year and you can look at some of the data that was in here. Uh, and I'd be happy to answer any questions anybody has about my report. Any questions for Mr. Tennis? Once twice. Thank you. Thank you.
036We have no unfinished business. Um, so we will go into our committee reports. I did check there was a question from uh director's report. Oh yeah, director's report. Oh, it's underneath. I'm sorry. Yeah, directors. Any questions? Uh yeah, director's report. Uh submitted uh written form if anyone has any questions. Our directors are here to answer questions on the report. None. We're good. Thank you. I'd like to make a comment and just appreciate the nurs's efforts in this screening um screening heart screening that you were doing for athletes right now. I appreciate their efforts through a grant I understand. Yeah. Very low cost to our students. Uhhuh. Um it is a it's a grant that Jenny Hins and her nursing team sought out um to be able to provide heart screening um at our at our
037facilities for all children in the community. Um we ended up having the opportunity to expand beyond just MPSD students and youth and um are having great turnout in doing so. But just a really nice way to provide a service for families um that might not have the ability to to do so or seek out some you know this type of um this type of heart screening on their own. So possibly save a life. Absolutely. They've put a ton of work into it and um Lisa Green who is our health aid at the high school um has just been an awesome addition to that nursing team and her efforts to stay late and help support these screening opportunities. So therefore human amazing. Thank you Mary for bringing that up. That is that was a a nice
038addition to something like this and needed very much. Anything else to the directors? Now move on to committee. I did check with um our corp council who is the the expert in Robert's rules and he said the best way is you there was some talk and maybe we don't have to introduce these and get a first and a second coming out of committee but he said you you really should to make it follow the rules. So chairman just remember that um and we'll start with personnel policy. Yeah. Um first of all I'd like to thank um Mr. to Keith Shaw for taking over. While I was while I was off um working my own personal diplomacy to make the Baltic region of Europe safe for people from Wisconsin, you know, given the fact that there's
039this this dispute over who gets to have Greenland, uh made that tough work in Denmark, but you know, somebody had to do it. Uh so but I'm I'm really happy to be back too. Um it was a it was a pretty action-packed pretty action-packed committee meeting uh with a lot of very good proposals. All of which except for one, you know, received unanimous support. The the u the the the proposal uh and rationale for additional youth apprenticeship positions. I mean, that's one of the that's one of the, you know, the real the real the real major league kind of feathers in our hat is is in terms of what we what what we're doing here. And it's a very a very wellsupported program and uh draws a lot of students um whether you know whether
040they really intend to follow through on on on an apprenticeship or not. It's it's a wonderful experience and it's supported you know very strongly by businesses in the community. So to add add new add new positions to that uh seems to be just you know make it stronger, keep it going. Um and um so that that passed the committee by a three to zero unanimous unanimous vote and I would urge that it be be uh approved by the uh by the full board. Is that a motion? Do I do it as a motion? Sure. I was going to I was actually going to make the I was also I was going to make Well, yeah. I guess it it needs to be a separate motion. Yeah. Proposal and rationale for additional youth apprentichip positions. We
041have a motion. Do I have a second? Second. Second from Ann. Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor say I. I post nay. Any questions? Um the other thing is we're you know we have a new superintendent and and he's he's adapting the central office administrative team to to really effectively work together in in in um a set of new and and really improve I would say reformist goals. So the proposal for that which um everybody I'm sure has looked at was also passed by a three to zero board a unanimous uh committee uh committee vote and I would move that the proposal submitted by the superintendent proposal and rationale I mean the central uh the proposal for central office administrative team restructuring recommendation have a second also be passed. Second second by Mr.
042Shaw. Um discussion. Lee, would you have anything you want to throw in there or add? Yeah, I I think in case you missed the the meeting, um really this stems from an attempt for us to organize ourselves in the most efficient way possible uh to to help, you know, lead our administrative team and our schools. Uh and so just to sum it up, um essentially what is occurring here is is sort of a an emergence of a couple of director positions. Uh so, um Heidi will be the director of elementary education. Katie will be the director of secondary education and student services. And to support the um work on the special education front, we're creating a special education coordinator position, which which will essentially be a teacher contract with some ad adjusted days. Um, you
043know, the other areas in which we're going to uh see some savings is we we have not replaced a retirement out of the student services uh department um and secretarial support. Uh and as well as after a resignation in the business department, not replacing that. Um, and then we are also discontinuing our communications contract uh with CISA 6 uh for next year for a savings of $108,000. Uh, we're going to be re uh distributing those duties inhouse on communication. uh there will be, you know, because of that involving more responsibilities for certain folks, there'll be some adjustments made uh to their hourly wages uh in the support staff area uh to make sure that they're being compensated for the work that they're doing. Um all in all, I guess the bottom line is is if
044you if you go back a year and cast forward last year to next year, uh it's a total savings of over $500,000. Um, and I and I want to point out a thing that I think is maybe the most important thing is that we have to rightsize our school district, but we can't do that on the backs of the people that work with kids um, you know, solely and as Mike pointed out earlier in our comments about staffing to enrollment. I think it's important for our team to lead by example and when possible make sure that we're being as most efficient as we can, too. Um, and so that is why you've received this proposal and I'm very grateful for the great team that I have that are capable of doing this work. I I
045I will honestly tell you and like I said this, I don't know that this restructuring could be possible without the people we have and the strengths that they have. Um, so it it's really a kudos to them. Um, and they're just fantastic and I'm very fortunate to have them as teammates. Any discussion on the proposal? Yeah, I just say that the, you know, we're we we've saved a lot of money since the uh since since the war in 23 and 24 in which, you know, there was additions made that some of us supposed uh um it's just it seems like we're get we're getting more for for getting more and and getting more efficient uh by spending half a million dollars less. We had a motion and a second. Any other discussion? All those in
046favor of the uh central administrative team restructuring signify by saying I. I. Say nay. And now the student services staffing change. Yeah. again. Um, you know, I was I was you, you know, with things things in the news and things in the things in the neighborhood on on u what's happening in terms of mental health among among students and uh uh the you know the in in the the the increased effort that we really need to make in order to keep students here rather than transferring to other places. Um, this seems to be all right on the mark as far as I'm concerned. And, um, adding social workers, um, it seems to me, wow, you get a lot of bang for your buck out of social workers, I think. And, and, uh, it it just
047I couldn't believe that we didn't employ them. Um, so I think we're getting we're getting we're getting better there. And again, it's like it almost at almost no cost. Um, well, what what was what was what is the what is the Katie? Do you have I was adding what? Two and a half two and a half social workers. Yeah, it's three. It's three total social workers. Yeah, three. Okay. Three. And there is no cost. we're we're able to do some shifting in the student services department and use a current vacant um student services position to create a third position. Yeah. So I I mean I just think more efficient heading in the right direction to meet the needs that are pretty obvious and and we're not adequately being met. And uh also it you know
048for me personally I was pretty impressed by how creative the administration is in in making and making these proposals. So uh along with the committee that voted three to zero again unanimous for the for the approval of this program I'd like to make a motion that uh the the full board you know come come along with that and and and and approve this I have a motion. Do I have a second to approve this? Second. Second by Miss Holen. Or did it I'm sorry. Saw her hand gone. Didn't sound like her though. You'll have to arm wrest. I I really appreciate the benchmarking also that was done. There were there was comparisons to other nearby school districts. and what it should look like in comparison. So I appreciate that. Thank you. Yeah, when you look
049at the net seminar over there somewhere a lot of data gather. Yeah, when you look at the the you know number of number of of psychologists per student. I mean honestly we it's kind of an embarrassing situation that we're trying to trying to make better. First, as somebody who spent a little time in elementary schools and was there when we had social workers and know the huge difference they can play in the lives of students that are struggling. Thank you. Any other discussion? All those in favor say I. I posted nay. Anything else from the committee? That's me. That's that's over from me. Thanks. We move on to curriculum and instruction. David, so dovetailing with that, um, one of the things that directors brought to us is innovative programming. Um, oh, first of all, the
050social emotional curriculum for K8. Um, as you are aware, the SFA did have a component of that within its curriculum. So, since we're no longer doing SFA, we're looking for something else. And this is a curriculum that the teachers are going to have a common language that they're teaching across all disciplines and it works with the kids. It helps them um understand how to interact in the community and how to get along better. And there is good evidence that the program that we are hoping to adopt works. Other schools in the area are using this curriculum as well. Um, do we need a motion to approve that? I would make a motion. Look for a motion to approve that curriculum of K8. Second. So, Mr. Shaw with a second. Any other discussion? Hearing see none.
051All those in favor say I. I say nay. And continue. The second thing is the innovative programming and this is a a reworking of the current McKinley Academy which is no longer going to be what we are um using. This has flexible education for kids 8 through 12. Um there is a revive program, an alternative education program, virtual credit recovery. There is uh we're talking about a recovery high school for kids that have um addiction um health issues and there's off-site programming available. So kids that have that are not coming to our school district and are going to McFarland online will be able to come back to our school district. And it's going to be no longer like check in at 8:00. It's going to be you can tailor your education time to when it
052works best for you. This is a very exciting thing. I think it meets kids where they're at. And it's a wonderful opportunity for kids to also still be part of the school system as opposed to what's happening sometimes now. Um so I think that's this is a win for everybody involved in that situation. Awesome. So we have a motion. Do we have a second? Um motion to approve this. Second. Second. Second by Mary. Um I did like one of the things that that the principal of Stangle said was the idea that they're online, but they're also close. You could go see a real person if you need it, right? And she also would have they have activities, I guess, where they invite the kids that are online if they want to come in, be with
053the other kids once in a while. So, it's I think it's a great idea to try to do this and bring bring those kids back to NPSD. If I may Oh, go ahead. Yeah, go ahead. I'm sorry. Yeah, I don't want to tell anybody their business. Okay. But NPSD innovative programming, while we appreciate and understand what that is on the agenda, it's called Pathways to Success. Everybody knows what that is. So, I encourage you to keep using Pathways to Success. general to the public because that's really what we're talking about here. There are many different pathways. Pardon me. Name suggestions are welcome. I'm sorry. I apologize for interrupting. So the in the innovation or innovative pathways comes from an initiative from DPI. They're DPI is changing their language a bit and moving away from at
054risk or alternative and talking about innovative ways to achieve whatever it is you seek to achieve next. So, um, so again, name suggestions are are definitely welcome, but we're we're trying to think of a way to get across what it is that is it, like you said, various pathways to success. So, we we want all the kids to succeed, and this is showing three alternatives. Match up, innovative pathways to success. That's good. Write it down. Write it down. secret go- um and I just want to let everyone know in terms of um we did we do have approximately uh between 70 80 70 to 80 students who currently are opening enroll open enrolling to uh other virtual schools in the state. uh tomorrow uh plan to organize the sending of a letter to all of
055those families to let them know that we're going to be offering this program in our district uh with the supports that we're going to have. Uh Mr. Sponsors given give me a flyer that I can include with that letter so it kind of explains the program uh and we're really hopeful uh that some of our kids may come back and and and uh attend it attend their virtual school here in Mattow. Awesome. Be great. Any other questions, discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Say nay. And we move on to finance facilities. Thank you. Um, just first of all to everybody, the finance and facilities committee meeting is open to anyone. You just don't have to be a member. You can come at any time. And and I want to stress that because right
056now um finance is is a big ticket item in the district and it's it is not a very cut and dried little recipe on how to understand it. It's quite complicated. District financing, school financing and now that we have the referendum, we've got funds coming in and titles coming in and grants coming in. So I welcome you to if it all interests you to please attend our meeting. Um first part was we had a presentation by Mike Packer who was with Cadence Consulting and I will say this that that man did a tremendous job of informing the facilities committee about what he is doing and how he's helping this community understand the needs of our the of our community the facilities um what redistricting may look like what classroom attendance may look like what reszoning
057may look like what school district attendance areas may look like um and a tremendous job what of he working in association with the superintendent is is doing and providing these workshops around our district. So he gave a tremendous update. Um it was informational. It was not if anything that needed a motion. Um but again his presentation was extremely well done and I hope we as a board get a chance to get a slide presentation or show of what he presented to us sometime. Yeah. Okay. Good. Um, Mr. Schwarz, building the grounds manager, uh, presented the summer referendum projects. He also talked about, uh, the projects that we're undergoing for the summer. Lincoln High School roof um is a project that is a major concern to everybody. And also at this point in time stated that
058Lincoln will have a new roof after this year. It's about 50% of it is is accomplished at this time. and also that Jefferson Elementary will be seeing will be receiving a lot of attention this summer as well on those projects. I do have a motion that has to come in front of the board. Um from the facilities um the board voted unanimously 30 to award the contract for phase two of the baseball field to H&H construction. Um, and that is to deal with the uh u turf and some of the backboards or and the backdrops and all that kind of stuff. So, I need I am making the motion that the board approve an H&H construction phase two and I need a second. We have a second to accept that second. Mr. Bowman with a
059second. That also includes the decision to to go with the turf of the you know from the from the biders, right? Yeah. Correct. There there were three biders and this is the lowest of the three. That is correct. And but it's the one that the coaches this is also the one that the coaches preferred as well. Any other discussion? We do have an out clause. if the drilling of the field doesn't work. So, uh that is there if uh they find a geyser under the field. Yeah, oil field or something like that. Yeah, oil drill. We had to get different permits for that. Any other discussion? All those in favor say I. Say nay. And it is approved. Go ahead, Mr. Sh. Mr. Commissioner presented us with a great deal of information and I'm going
060to paraphrase and he can jump in at any time because normally when I paraphrase anything that deals with budget finance it doesn't make sense. So I'm gonna I'm going to try um the the referendum um will be divided the dollar amount will be divided into two funds fund 39 uh and fund 49. for fund 49 is really the the the crux of where all the money will come from for the projects that was voted on successfully by the ref last referendum. Um he's thinking at this time that the project will be divided into two years, $15 million one year and a $10 million the next. But also when you look at that loop um he's able to get a third year out of the money because of the interest that we will gain from borrowing
061the money from those from that um referendum. So again Ken knows it perfectly. So he is here for questions if that does not make sense. He also pointed out that at this point in time and also supported I think through the personnel department that we are going to be 22.4 4 full-time equivalency classroom teachers down. Now, that's been adjusted to 21.4. Okay, thank you. 21.4 U for an approximate saving to the district of $2 million. Okay, some change in there, whatever, but a cost savings to the district of over $2 million because of the reduction and also supporting the the staffing that the superintendent and the directors have um have told us about. Uh child care will be moving out of Lakeshore Childare Center will be removing uh from the YMCA and we'll be moving
062to Riverview. Um and that will be about a $214,000 savings at that point. So all in all, the workings of this have uh been tremendous. Um I do need uh another motion to be made by the committee and supported by the board. It was a presentation by um business department to approve a contract by Brandt Bus that would increase our charges by 3%. Um this is because increase of costs, increase of insuranceances and travel time and the field trips and the transportation that goes on in the district and also some concern about what tariffs may do with parts and supplies and the whole bit. Um, so it was presented to the board by a vote of three to nothing to pay and approve the contract uh for brand bus student transportation. So I'm making that
063motion. Second, Mr. Ael. Any other discussion on that? Hearing say none. All those in favor say I. I post say nay. And it is passed. Thank you. Any questions for finance? Please talk to Mr. Commissioner. Um, quickly, just a few things. Uh, Sher Lipsky is the, um, person at Jackson Elementary School that works with the K kids. She's their coach, their sponsor, and uh every year they sell suckers for the heart association. They gave us a check this year for 700 plus dollars that they raised. And over the period of time that Sherry's been doing this with the kids, they've raised over $10,000, which is pretty cool. Along with them, Tim got out of here before I said anything, but uh Mr. Janowski, the art teacher over at Washington, he and Mr. Bean over there,
064took some of the art students and created all the flats for the scenery for the show this year. And it they're really good, much better than we had ever done. So, uh, give credit to the kids. Um, and in return then we gave a little money for the electronic heart monitors new system that we're going to try to help the kids that can't come up for money. So, takes a community and I think we have a pretty good one. If you got time, look at the schedule. Try to catch some of the music programs that are going on in the school at the end of the year. Um, they were all listed in something that we received in the email, so check it out. school has one. Um, and the only other thing is the
065Boys and Girls Club tour. Uh, we do a lot of work with them and that is June 30th from 11:30 to about 12:30. If you can make it, great. Uh, I know some of you work have other stuff to do, but if you could come along, uh, we'll get you more information on that. Um, that's it for me. future meeting dates. We'll probably have one at the end of May. Uh yeah, May 27th. 27th. That'll be uh we'll solely be looking at uh MPSD visioning. Um more of a work session than a business session. Um we'll be looking to present to you u our big rocks uh with the vision statements and get your questions and feedback so that we can make changes um to bring back to you in at the June meeting. Great.
066May 27th 27th I'll go at 6. Yeah. And just an apology, it's kind of crazy getting all those committees together because of the state of Wisconsin and they said we couldn't bring our new people on board until the 29th. So, we had to do all of that in a week, but I think we're set now and uh uh I think we'll be good. Very happy with that. So, at this time, we are talking about a close session. So, we um we'll need a motion to go into close session. So let me read the official statement cheaters. Uh board of education will vote to convene in a close session for the purpose of considering the following matter. The employment promotion compensation performance evaluation of any public employee for which the body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.
067This meeting is authorized pursuant to 19.851 851 C of Wisconsin statutes. And I will now look for that motion. I move that we go to closed session. I have a second. Second. And there's a second. And would you do the roll call, please, for Christopher Ael? No. David Bowman. Hi. Fifth Hansen. Hi. Dan Holen. Hi. Mary Ly Bonnik. Hi. Keith Shaw. Hi K ch. Hi. We have a majority vote to go into close session. Um we will not I believe be voting on anything at the end. So we probably will not reconvene if you wanted to stick around and wait to Okay. Anybody need a five minute break or should we just push