001order at 7:00. Even if we're feeling a little spicy this evening. >> Spicy is as spicy. >> That's right. Um so let's just jump into the consent agenda. We have some minutes from the August 4th and 11th board meetings. Um certified and co-curricular staffing recommendations as listed on the agenda. I would look for um a motion for those items. >> Any discussion or anyone want to pull anything out? No. Okay. Um all in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries. We are >> rolling. Um and then of course there are personnel items that don't require a vote. Um so that brings us to public comments. Is anyone registered? >> Okay, >> we are moving. Yes, we are >> at 7:01. Let's go to ourformational items um with our annual seclusion and restraint report with Lauren
002Orango. Thanks for being here. >> Welcome, Lauren. >> Yeah, >> it's a long time no see. >> I know. I feel like I used to talk to you every week. >> Yeah, somewhat like when we bump into each other at Costco. [Laughter] >> So, you should have three documents in front of you. One is a document of our general annual restraint report. Um and this kind of the purpose of this document the reason that we are doing a seclusion restraint report, what is seclusion restraint and then kind of what our legal obligations are. So I think most of you here have heard this field several years in a row. So I am going to keep it a little bit shorter this year and do things a little bit different with our members. So if there
003are questions feel free to jump in and ask them. >> So when we talk about physical restraint the legal definition is a uh restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to freely move his or her torso, arms, legs or head. And that is by by school staff um reducing their ability to move due to physical um due to uh safety of themselves or safety of them to others. And then seclusion is the involuntary confinement of a student apart from other students in an area or room which the student is physically prevented from leaving. In seclusion rooms, uh you can only seclude a student in a room that does not have any items in it and the door can't be locked from from the outside. So there are actually only there is one
004seclusion room at MPS. There are there's one seclusion room at the at Wabisa, one at the middle school, and we don't have any here at the high school that would meet that legal definition. Um so each year part of our legal requirements is to present to the board and then also send these numbers to the department of public instruction. Um so that they review them. And one of the things that DPI is really looking at is any district that has more than zero incidences of seclusion or restrain that really looking at a root cause. They really would like us to move away from ever having to seclude or restrain student. So there are some different things that we can do and we have some staff this year engaging in training that is more uh looking
005at blocking a student as opposed to physically secluding or restraining them. So that is something that we are currently looking into. When a student is secluded or restrained we have uh three days to inform the parent through the written report. However, if it happens at school we are notifying them pretty much that day. So it we don't the full three days we are calling that and letting them know what's happening. So uh yes those are kind of a broad strokes of what our legal requirements are and then into our actual numbers for last school year and this I'm actually going to have you look there is a single sheet that has kind of blue and green um a blue and green chart and that is just separated the blue part is the number of incidences
006of seclusion and then the green is number of restraint and that is broken down by building. So I'm not going to go through and read all of them but I do want to do kind of a broad overview. If we look at McFarland Primary School, the total number of incidences of seclusion and restraint were 26 for last year and that was six incidences of seclusion and 20 incences of restraint. Um and as you can see the number of students is really pretty low. Uh so we're not talking each of those incidences being different students. I think that's an important part and you'll see that throughout the buildings is that next column is the number of students that were actually involved in those incidences. So it is um not as not as many as the totales
007at WA visa. There were 23 incences of both seclusion and restraint, five of seclusion and 18 of restraint. Middle school seven incidences of seclusion, restraint, one of seclusion and then six of restraint. And at the high school, there was one incident of seclusion and restraint and that was a physical restraint. And then here you'll see the Richardson school. We actually send students to the Richardson school um that is an alternative private school for students specific with disabilities. And there were three incidences of restraint. And >> it's by the airport. It's really on the same road as the airport. >> And that's a cooperative, right? I mean, is that with other >> um It is not. It is a private school. They have other private schools, but they're not necessarily associated with the school district. >>
008Okay. Okay. Yeah. Private. >> Um you'll see district totals. We have 60 total incidences of seclusion restraint districtwide. 12 of seclusion and 48 of restraint. And out of those the the 12 incences of seclusion that involve nine students and of the 48 incidences of restraint that involve 16 different students and you can also see that it is more students with disabilities or more students with IEPs than it is students that do not have a plan. So I have a question. Sorry to interrupt you, but so with the um with the number of students, I don't think I've really processed this before, but so there's 16 of restraint and nine for seclusion. >> Is there any overlap in those being the same students? Okay, that's what I was thinking. >> You will see some of these
009like I will say out of the 48 instances of restraint, it often is seclusion also happening. So it's the same kind of event. It's just we have to remove them separately. >> Interesting. >> Good question. >> Okay. >> Um you'll also note there is times that we do call law enforcement and often out of these times you will you just to note it is our SRO respond. So it is a pretty rare event that we are calling 911 and having an officer reply. Um but it it does happen. A handful of them are another police officer other than Um, however, it is often over. So, but we do report and sometimes it is he is in the building and he wants to help and he is there and we just report that to air on
010the side of caution as opposed to saying he was the one who physically help them. It just means he was there as the incident occurred. Any questions on that sheet? >> Okay. And then the last sheet um is just kind of seclusion restraint data over time. And as you'll see the last three years are fairly consistent. So the 22 23 school year our district totals were 57 incidences of seclusion restraint. The 23 24s a year was 61 incidences and then 2425 was 60. So it's pretty consistent um the last few years but I would say going way back until 145 school year we were to almost 300 incences. So if you look over time, we have really attempted to reduce that and I would ideally like to see this reduced further. Um it just sometimes
011depends on what's happening. >> Out of curiosity sake, how do I don't know if you actually know the answer or not. How do we compare to other districts similar to our size? >> Um I don't know. >> Okay. I didn't know if it was something where it was like a public report of >> we could you could look it up. Like if you went to the DPI website, you could go district like that's why we have to report them but I don't have that comparison. >> Well, I was just curious >> once we before we kind of hit this new I mean we're kind of at a new average low um and I'm but before that and like before COVID the incidences really dropped significantly from year to year. What were there anything was there
012anything implemented that account >> the 1920 school year and the 2021 school year is that you're asking >> no I mean just even like 17 to 18 you know we did 171 and then in 1819 it was 105 then 1920 >> was 69 like it drops pretty I mean even from >> you know 1415 there was 273 and and then the next year was 141 so like it keeps dropping were there polic policies or procedures that you guys implemented that >> um policies or procedures. We did have some statutes. >> Okay. Interesting. Okay. >> I will say the postcoid year was very interesting to see that jump. >> Yeah. Right. Right. Yep. That makes sense. Lots of people disregulated I imagine. >> Okay. >> No. Thank you. >> Yeah. Thank you for that. >> We
013are just so fast. >> Um >> I know. So next we don't have any discussion items. Um so district administrators report. >> Well, that's me. >> It sure is. >> Thank you everybody. couple of things. I'm going to start off by um spending some time with some just a couple pictures from around the district. Uh this is a relatively quiet time at least photographically for you. So, um want to share some of these computer's being difficult but um I'll share it this size. >> Um so yeah so here you have some summer school. So some students there were uh some second graders they were writing notes of kindness and decorating stones to share and put around the community. Isn't that sweet? very fun. Um and then um of course I know this is very small
014for you the way it's requiring that I present. Let me just >> bother you. >> It is really bothering me. Can you tell? >> Only a little. >> I don't know why it's being grumpy with me today. Um oh well so so be it. Um so as you will recall this is just a picture to to talk about the legislative um the state legislative leaders foundation event and couple students there from our district district that were recommen uh recognized here for that. So you have um just an opportunity for our students to go and present and to interact with some of the other students as part of the legislative semester and these legislative leaders. So pretty exciting thing to showcase all dressed up you know looking good represented the district well. And then one thing
015I wanted to also just highlight for you um here is this not this Friday but the Friday after is uh so a week from from Friday is our first home football game and one of the things that we have in all the schools including here at the high school is something called the sunshine club. So that is a way that we can recognize staff for different life events um within each building. And this particular tailgate which will be at 5:30 right here at the high school, those funds will be used to uh benefit the high school sunshine club. It's just a good opportunity. If you're already planning on coming to the game at 7, come a little bit early, get some great food, and support a great cause. All right. And then some other things
016uh going on. One is wanted to give a special shout out to uh many staff in the business office, particularly Carrie Roberts for her leadership with the audit. So, we had our 3day annual audit that happened and there's so much prep work that goes into like pulling all the information and the and the reports and things for that. And and then they're here and they're asking a lot of questions. they have a lot of questions and just really appreciate >> yeah we've used the same firm for for quite a while and and it's gone really well >> but it's just a lot of work so I just wanted to recognize that >> also a shout out to um our administrative team we kicked off the year uh a couple weeks ago after our last board
017meeting and one of the things we did this year was we had a meal that we made together led by our very own Kelsey Palmer, family consumer sciences teacher here, and she helped us prepare a meal and we did a great job. What did you make? >> Tasty. We made these these turkey sandwiches with pesto and a pasta salad and another salad and um these like cheesecake cups. >> M yum. >> So yeah, it was the most food that any of us had eaten for lunch at school ever. >> So it was she really spoiled us. But we did a good job. We worked together. No one was injured. >> Oh, that's so good. You don't want to be punched by pesto. >> No. And no one cut themselves or anything. >> That's great. >>
018She must be She must be very good at her training. >> She is. She is great. If you ever get a to take an adult class with her, go for it. And then um we worked really hard, accomplished a lot of things. Um also a special shout out to our building leadership teams and administrative teams who worked together for our school improvement, our annual August meeting. Really accomplished a ton there. It was a really powerful day. The staff were just really dug in. They worked so hard all day long. I I was so impressed as they went from group to group and um they are the big thing that they do in that meeting is get ready for kind of prioritizing what we want to focus on and then how to share that with their
019colleagues when they come back next week. So that was good. Of course, thank you board members for a great work session that we had uh last week. We accomplished a lot. reviewed our working agreements, updated those, our goals, some of our our processes and communication. So, thank you for that. >> We also last Thursday had Nelson's um hosted an open house and uh also an ice cream social. So, few of us were able to join there, scoop some ice cream, got to see the students, and Nelson does such a great job showcating showcasing um what they do, offering route information for people, >> getting giving people a chance to ride in a bus just to see, >> you know, maybe they're a little nervous, maybe they just want a free bus ride. >> And uh
020>> yeah, right. >> Maybe you're welcome to do so. >> True. >> Um and so it was really good, really good event. Um, a special shout out to everyone involved in some last minute hiring, particularly our principles and Lauren Orango as well. There's just, you know, always a little a couple surprises at the end of at the end of the summer >> and so we appreciate them for their their leadership including um there were interviews today. >> So So I have a recommendation for a hire. Actually, I just got an email moments ago. >> Okay, >> fall sports are underway. So, tennis, golf, football, volleyball, swimming, girls swimming, boys soccer, cross country. >> So, a lot Friday. >> First, the first game is on Friday in Reedsburg. >> Yep. The first one's Friday away. >>
021Yep. And the first home game is the following week >> against >> I think we have four home games. That's right. >> Yeah, we don't have many this year. >> It's just Edgewood. Edgewood's the Edgewood's the first home game. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Last year we played at Bri Stevens, which was pretty cool. >> That's true. >> Don't date yourself. early 60s. >> Well, I will say the cool I'm a big football person obviously and Luke Fickle was at the game last year because his boys play for Edgewood. So, it was kind of cool to see Luke Fickle stand up there arms crossed getting mad. It's kind of funny. >> Yeah. Currently the >> Wisconsin >> Oh, yeah. He is. >> Yes. >> We can just go back and forth for a while. So, >>
022all right. We'll go back to the agenda. Yeah. Yeah. That's why I said currently the Wisconsin go. >> Um, also shout out this this weekend on Saturday the Lions held their annual stuff the bus school supply >> drive. Got a lot of great things. >> That was today. >> No. >> Well, the kids the kids were getting their stuff because we were helping to >> unpack. My grandkids >> loading or unloading stuff, >> right? Because today's weather would have been >> Yeah. They came today to pick up their stuff. >> They like to get them a couple weeks in >> so that when they have them for supply drop off and >> that's great. >> So, thanks to the Lions for organizing that. >> Yeah, that was super nice. >> Russ Sinclair. >> Yes. >>
023Amazing, man. >> Russ leads it and every time I think it means sends it back to us. Thank you for all of you. >> I was a former teacher, you know, >> doesn't take a compliment. Well, former language Spanish teacher. >> Lots of things coming up. We've got new staff orientation on Thursday and then Monday is the official staff welcome back. So um you are welcome to join us board members at 10 o'clock in the PAC. >> We have district photo days coming up um next week as well. And then the there's a lot of welcome back open houses that occur next week. Welcome back. >> The district, >> it's also on page four of the packet they gave us. >> Oh, wow. >> Um, >> we are spicy today. >> Yeah, >> I'm a
024little nervous, but that's okay. Um, let's just keep it legal, people. Women's Equality Day is August 26th and that's a day where we um recognize um empowering women and that ensures a brighter tomorrow. So, happy women's equality day. >> Yep. >> Yeah. And then um coming up in September, we September is a couple things. It's attendance awareness month where we remind people that coming to school matters. So, let's get off to a good start. >> It does make a difference for us. >> It's okay to practice the next few weeks. It's also suicide prevention month. >> Um, so it's a time to spread hope, share resources, and raise awareness. Obviously, if you know someone who needs support, please call or text 988 or chat 98eline.org. And, um, then we don't have school for Labor Day.
025School starts for most people on the 2nd, Tuesday the 2nd. That's the first day for kindergarten through sixth grade and 9 through 12. So, seventh and eighth grade and 4K start the next day on a Wednesday. And then early childhood starts a whole week later on the on the 9th. September 1st through 5th is National Payroll Week. What a great thing to recognize that we we start school again. >> Wow. >> True story. >> Yeah, it's it is it is a real thing. Um on the 9th, we also have our next school and village board joint planning committee meeting at 4:00. The 11th of course is 911 Remembrance Day where it's a time to reflect and honor those that were lost and the heroes who emerged during that tragic event. So remember the strength that
026comes from the unity and compassion as we recognize that day. And then the 15th of September through October 15th is National Hispanic Heritage Month where we celebrate Hispanic Heritage, learning about histories, cultures, and awesome contributions of Hispanic people from places like Spain, Mexico, and more. So it's a great way to discover the benefits of diversity. and then we're back here on the 15th of September. Uh so that's what I had to share with you. Any recognitions the board would like to share? >> I think we touched on this last board meeting, but I was just gonna mention again how successful the Billy Memorial Golf Out was this year. Big numbers, 130 plus probably about as perfect a day as you can get to golf and there was much much fun to be had and supported
027supports obviously good causes and the people come out >> they come out and spend a lot of money so that's what and we give them a good product you know it's a nice golf course and really good food and great camaraderie >> awesome Um, and the only other thing I would mention is that bands on the boardwalk last Thursday was quite well attended. >> Uh, again, that was a darn near perfect night or something like that and the trophy husbands outdid themselves. That was the music. >> I was going to say, what is that about? >> The performance. Here we go. >> But it was it was really really good. Soccer team had a table out there selling sandwiches and a couple food trucks. >> Nice. >> They are very good. Very entertaining. >> That's
028fun. >> You know, there had to be a few hundred people. >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Yeah. Those are really fun events. >> Oh, yeah. >> It's definitely raining. Um I would um like to just thank our um I guess former PTO president now. Um Samantha Zilinga. um she's moving out of the district and um yeah and I just she has been a really great support for the um school district and wanted to thank her for all of her service and um I don't know for sure but I think it's there's still an opening there if anyone's interested. Is that accurate? PTO president >> I think they they have a plan. >> They have a plan. Great. Well, that just goes to show how well organized they are >> being prepared. So, >> yeah. >>
029Where is she moving? >> Yep. She's going to Arizona. >> Arizona. >> Yep. Yeah. So, >> hope hopefully we'll get her back. But >> she has. She has. So, um, and then I just wanted to give a shout out to my husband because it's his birthday today. >> So, Yeah. >> Happy birthday, honey. >> I can. >> Is he watching right now? >> No, he's not watching. >> We'll catch up later. >> Make him watch it. >> Happy date night. >> Yeah. So, that's what I got. >> I mean, if I have to be here, I have to say it. Right. >> Right. That's right. >> If I get to be here, I don't have to be here. I do choose to be here. >> Anyone else? All right, perfect. Then I think And you're
030all done, Erin? >> I'm I'm all done. >> All right. I think then we have some friends coming up from the audience about the um potential action on the international trip >> traveler request. >> Welcome. >> Hi Yeah. >> So, >> yay. >> Way to go. >> They look they look like that during that presentation in the auditorium. I mean >> I mean it's they you guys do such a phenomenal job. Wonderful. >> Awesome. Wonderful. >> Yeah. >> It's pretty cool. >> Yeah. Good. So, I guess we would like to go to uh Peru in 2027. >> Okay. >> Um, and you have some documents in front of you. I just got uh one to you a little bit late. Sorry about that. I literally just got the email today. We've kind of been waiting
031on a separate quote um for a different extension. So, I don't know if you saw in the >> um the Peru land of the Inca itinerary that we have, there's an optional extension that goes to the Amazon. >> Okay. >> Um and that would make an 11-day trip rather than a nine-day trip. >> And we noticed that they offer a different extension on other trips to a place called Paracas, which is right on the ocean. It's got like kind of a >> a national park. It's kind of resort town. Um, and so we want we explored the idea of doing a custom trip where we would use that extension >> rather than um the Amazon extension. So that's what that's what that extra piece of paper is. >> Okay. >> So are you proposing the
032one with the custom extension and not the one that's in the packet? >> Yes. Everything is the same except that for those last two days we would go to Paracas >> rather than to the Amazon. >> Okay. >> Um and you can see down at the bottom that's the the cost if we have 10 to 19 travelers and that's about $300 cheaper than um with Amazon extension. Um, and then if we get 20 or more, which I very much would expect to, um, it would be about $400 less expensive than the Amazon. >> So participated in >> we had 48 students. >> So is this the cost? So because the cost on the itinerary is quite a bit higher. So is this the actual cost? >> Right. So, okay. In the in the proposal that
033uh we had and it's the one that I was able to send along. We've been waiting on the this other >> updated >> the other one for a while now. >> Um this would be the updated price. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Um >> that's actually not too shabby. >> Saying so myself. >> It's part of the reason I think Well, there's a few reasons uh I think it makes sense to to go into process and tell you. >> Yeah. Awesome. >> Can I go? I'm just kidding. >> There are chefs. >> Okay. >> How was um So this was So you were you're just coming off Japan, right? So, um, and Japan was the first time we've partnered with this particular group, >> correct? >> Um, at least in many years, or was it the
034first time ever? Do you know? >> In for since I've been here, certainly. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I don't know. >> Um, and how how I mean, I've heard great things about it, so I'm assuming it mostly went well and you're proposing to work with them again. So, um, is there anything different that you would have that you would have wanted to go differently or, um, or what were the real highlights for working with this partner specifically? >> Um, that's a good question. I mean, I the the reason that we chose that trip specifically was or to go with them was that trip specifically, that itinerary. >> Um, it had a lot of the things that we wanted. Um they went to and one of the highlights ended up being going to Hiroshima. >> Um
035they had that as part of the itinerary as an extension. Um I wanted to make sure that was part of what we did if we're going to Japan >> and it was absolutely a highlight maybe the highlight of the entire trip was going there. >> Um and then so we built a pretty good working relationship with them. Um, I thought things went very smoothly with our flights, you know. Um, we had a couple situations where uh students had to get um some medical medical care >> and uh they were great about checking in and all those things. Um, and so we we got comfortable with the people that we um we were working with and this was also this itinerary was one of the the couple that we were looking at a few years ago.
036um and this Peru itinerary. Um and then we you know uh Brian Ward is one of the people who's really been pushing this uh you know and I think it makes a lot of sense. Um it like again this allows us to go uh and it's similar to the Japan itinerary in that it's got a great mix of history, culture of interacting with local communities of um sort of the old and the new like go to Machu Picchu, you also go to Lima. >> Um and it's also got kind of like the natural wonders ele especially if you go to >> so I think much like Japan it's got that great kind of >> mix of all the different things that make the trip >> diversity you come across any issues in terms of like
037travel bans or we're not supposed to go to these countries we're not letting these countries in you know just kind of that does that make it harder to to go along as as if nothing was going to be an issue. >> So I mean that's we didn't have any issues on this last trip. I understand question you probably can't answer >> and there are some you know there are some builtin um some built-in insurance against if something catastrophic happens things like that. Um, but we kind of, you know, we kind of try to choose uh places to go to that are going to be uh educational, welcoming, safe, and yeah, >> I tend to think if if you end up trying to do a a trip on your own, that's where you run into that.
038I mean, these companies, that's their business >> and they're going to be dealing with that and being upfront. other big elements for why we like this trip was um and we kind of been like you know had this in our mind even a couple years ago when we were choosing the Japan trip but the reviews for this trip are phenomenal. Um if you go to the website and you compare it to any other trip in South America um this has really high ratings from a lot of people. So that was a really like we were already kind of naturally curious about it because we have a lot of curriculum ties too. Um, we spend a good amount, we both teach world history. We spend a good amount of time, um, we have a whole unit
039all about various places in Latin America, but we spend a lot of time talking about the Inca in particular and teaching kids about that. So, we're really excited about that. And then just to see that validated both on those online reviews. I know Patrick is part of like a Facebook group for the group leaders. Um, and a lot of, you know, other kind of reviews in there of just people saying our group just went, it was incredible. We loved every moment of it. >> So, and also a lot of good travel tips that we wouldn't know. Neither of us have traveled to South America personally before. So, a lot of good little tips and tricks that kind of feels like we're very well prepared even before we've gone. >> Great question. >> I asked because
040>> when I saw you were gonna go there. >> Yes. It is a big city. >> You might be The itinerary looks amazing >> and yeah and we got she said you know she pointed out we also got like anecdotal like talk to people and yeah >> awesome >> I think it's just amazing I think it's so wonderful >> this is education plus >> just to have these opportunities is Amazing. >> I'll just say we really saw that when we were in Japan. I think in so many places, but especially in Hiroshima. Um when we were in the um memorial museum, like it really hit kids just seeing um the exhibits there and like many were just like openly weeping but like also being really intentional about like you know honoring and like spending the
041whole time there understanding as much perspective that maybe they don't get as strongly in the US. So yeah, it it is like it really kind of drives home why we do this. I think >> we also while we were there, we got to um have a couple of legacy survivors come speak >> that was tough to put into words. Um >> but that's pretty extraordinary. And then also like >> sort of a vibe shift. >> We also on the last night we had kind of been pushing for this and our two directors put together a karaoke night >> and it was amazing. It was like I always thought say that like travel is magic because you see all these things you never see and then you have all these build these relationships and have these
042interactions you never have and all like seeing all these kids who I've seen in school >> one way and then being there belting out Moana and things like that. Uh yeah in the Asian >> it was really cool seeing so many kids who like hadn't you know really interacted with many other kids in their group before sudden like not suddenly over the course of the trip >> I don't know there was so many social skills so many like um I don't know things beyond what we you know teach in a classroom that also kids were getting out of the trip and it truly was magic that was another like we were kind walking around the different um karaoke rooms between our own performances obviously and yeah >> mention >> I was gonna say and there
043>> I don't know if it was a podcast or what they talk about going to Japan excuse me and they're almost overwhelmed by how polite they are >> and the courtesies that they They said just just you can feel how people value other people >> over there. It's just a it's a whole kind of different like Midwest. >> That's great. >> It was surprisingly quiet. >> Yeah. >> And I realized I was the only person out of the street. It's a busy city with a busy street and I was the only person talking. So, I was like, >> it's like being in the library. >> That's interesting. >> Interesting. >> Well, I think um just talking about the money. I have a couple questions about the money part, but um JD went on the Greece
044and Italy one and he said it was life-changing and it's a different, you know, people talk about saving for kids post high school education plans and things like that and this is just a a different type of investment in their education, I think. And um it's wonderful for families and kids who can afford it. um what are the fundraising opportunities and like maybe scholarship opportunities that might happen? So the the first thing I would say is that you know the reason we really kind of wanted to >> make this decision you know pretty quickly and come to you like we've been talking about it but we wanted to wait and see how um Japan went before we were like jump in on this I thought and I think you all thought that it went very
045well and so it would be good I think worth doing again One of the things that we wanted to make sure that we get approval now was that we get a discount if people sign up by October. So we have our kick off in September and that's like a $200 discount. So that's the first part. um going to Peru rather than uh we did we did a survey sent out sent out a survey to families and things and one of the the sort of popular ones was Argentina that was another >> but that is something like $1,500 $2,000 more expensive >> and that wasn't like kind of listed like I didn't list the prices I was just kind of seeing what people were interested in >> and we kind of made the decision that we
046There's so many great things about this cru and it's more affordable, >> right? And then you know part of thing about um aside from it having its own wonders and all these amazing things I think kids really like one of the highlights on a number of these trips has been kids going to the ocean, >> right? And this is an opportunity for kids to go to the ocean who might never been to the ocean before. Um but aside from that point, it's going to be $300,400 cheaper on that end. Um, other things that we have done include we did uh fundraising through Cherryale. Um, and we did fundraising through Pratfest. Um, we have a few other ideas this time around now that we've been through it once and kind of, you know, experienced it and
047learned from it. At least I did. I don't know. Like I learned a lot. Um and you know we tal we talked about some other ideas like um connect to do fundraiser. Uh we have some ideas along those lines but um yeah >> I know does offer some some scholarships >> education foundation. Is that what you're saying partner? Got it. wondering if we had folks would maybe contribute those that are more able you know to to afford these kind of things financially you know to to perhaps pay a portion of some other student that you know would love you financially it's just reach >> it's an interesting thought Greg >> you know's >> there's people perhaps trip or something like that. I'm sure and maybe have >> they do like um I think just I
048think all of the the companies who run these programs do this they on their page they can send a link out to family and friends and it allows you to donate directly to the trip to some of the cost. >> That's great. >> Nice. >> Yep. Okay. Um, and then just for our friends listening to be clear since we are in a budget deficit, um, >> very good point >> that that none of this is school funded. We're just really what we're approving is um, permission for you to, you know, organize through the school and to um, to invite the kids who go to the school and everything like that. Um, and even your trips are not paid for by the school. So, just being clear about that. When was the trip? >> July. >>
049June of 2027. >> Yeah. >> I think the day that we said was June 23rd, >> but there's like a plus or minus three days. >> Okay. >> Yeah. And I want to just put a shout out to you guys because it is so much work organizing these things >> and I just appreciate that. And I think that the district or the members of the who live in this community should just again how grateful we should be for what you're doing and these are just tremendous opportunities. >> Yeah. >> Well, for you to for you to go through what you go through, I'm suspecting it's a labor of love. >> I was going to say that's a lot of kids to wrangle. But I like the fact that it's a six to1 ratio what they
050shoot for which is I mean it is it's hard you can't do probably >> especially when you're dealing with high altitude. I just looked on there that the whole day to get acclimated to the altitude. I was like okay. I I was going to bring that up because my my brother's son, so my nephew who was a distance runner, he was in Peru in the uh um Peace Corps and he had a real attack of altitude sickness and he had no idea. I mean, they had to literally rush him down. So, how do you >> I mean, >> yeah, >> Machu Picchu is pretty up there. top of mind for us on this trip. >> That is one of the things that we've been I've been thinking about, you've been thinking about for last couple
051years and that's part of the reason um I thought Japan made a lot of sense to try go somewhere totally different. >> Japan makes a lot of sense. There's >> there's not as many, you know, things like altitude and things you have to be concerned about. Um but I think talking to enough people and doing enough research, I think there there are ways to mitate that. That's something I'm definitely concerned about. Um there there are medications you can do. There are um so that's one of the things that we're going to be pushing hard from the beginning is to be talking to your doctor. Um there's medications you can start taking ahead of time to help with that. Um as well as drink enough water. >> Yeah. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate, >> hydrate. Why you do
052this? pay off to contact the W or the Packers, you know, who make a big trip like that >> for a specific game. >> And I know that I I've listened to them talk about their strategies and >> processes to make sure that their guys are fully acclimated and they only go a few days early. >> So, and they may have, you know, >> procedures. >> Well, looking at the plan, it shows that they already have a or the itinerary, it shows that they already have a plan in place to help you get >> acclimated to the altitude. >> And that's what I was thinking the just working with EF, they've had so many years of experience, so many different tours >> that that this is not like, oh, we've never done this before. >>
053And that's what >> I'm just saying the first time those kids run at high altitude, it's going to be hilarious. >> And they're like, I was a track person and now I can't even, you know, make it up. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> You don't have to It's true. >> I do. I want to go back to real quick a point that you were making about um you know how great it is to have kids traveling and everything. Uh we wouldn't be sitting here doing this um if it wasn't for >> I know >> her program doing these amazing Europe trips like that J. >> The only were able to sit here and do this is that she built so much >> popularity around the idea of student travel. So >> uh and she helped
054me tremendously trip advice and like oh you should do that. So >> say thank you to her. Yeah, I think there were so many times this trip where, you know, we would have thought we did a bunch of prep and it was, you know, two people working on it and we're like, how the heck does Angie do this alone and she does it amazingly. So, >> she doesn't sleep. >> I don't think you guys talking about >> you're passing it on and that's all you can ask for. You just you just pass it on to the next and that's great. >> Yeah, that's great. >> Awesome. All right, >> students. >> Yeah. Well, >> are there any other questions >> about it? All right. So, per policy 2340, it is required that the school board
055approve all district sponsored summer trip program travel. So, if you are all in favor, I would look for a motion. >> I will make that motion. >> I will second. >> All right. Fisher and Chapman, >> can you can someone state the motion? >> I can do that. Um MHS received approval at the two uh the February 16th 159 2015 meeting for an international trip program. The attached information has been submitted by Patrick Tui and Mariel Mccleair Mleier >> sorry sorry uh regarding a proposed summer 2027 trip per policy 2340. It is required that school board approve all district sponsored summer trip program travel and I am making a motion that we approve this proposed >> tripotion move to approve this. >> Did I miss something? >> Oh, I didn't read his. I'm sorry. Forgive
056me, Erin. You give me this. I'm not even looking at >> and I thought I had my my act together tonight. So, here it is. Sorry. Forgive me. Sorry. So, let's take that again. All right. I move to approve the McFarland High School international trip for the summer of 2027 as proposed. >> And I will second. >> Yeah. Sorry. >> Excellent. Any further questions, discussion? >> I'm just wondering using the term school sponsored might think that the school's paying for it. >> Well, that's why it's good that she mentioned what she did. >> I'm sure that that will come up. It's a question every time. So that's why I wanted to make sure it we brought it up that >> school district is not paying for this trip, >> right? We're not paying the teachers
057the time that they're coordinating it. It's it's all on their own on their own time. >> We provide emotional support, just not financial support >> and liability coverage. I'm sure we cover liability stuff. So there's that. >> All right. All in favor? I >> I. >> Any opposed? All right, motion carries. 4 Z. >> That's it, my friends. >> I make a motion for >> All right, Chapman. Motion to adjourn. >> All right, go enjoy your evening in the rain. >> Thank you for coming. >> All in favor of adjournment. >> I >> Any opposed? >> None. Okay, we are adjourned at 7:52. Got it.