001All right, we are live. >> Oh, I don't have a mic for myself. >> All right, we'll call this meeting to order. We'll start with the committee portion of the meeting and we'll start with the presentation in recognition of Wisconsin school board week which is October 5th through the 11th. >> Yes. So there's a proclamation that is attached for your reference and I just wanted to mention that from myself and our administrative team as well as on behalf of the rest of our staff. We are sincerely appreciative of our board members and uh the fact that you're public education-minded and engaged and and uh great human beings to to boot. So, thank you so much for your work. >> Thank you. We'll move on to discuss the possible esports clubs. >> We're going to get
002the family checkup from Reena. >> Oh, >> we can skip it if we're in a if we're in a hurry or we want to >> Let's do the family checkup. >> Okay, let's do it. Um how about I'll be really quick. it's a good idea or great idea. This is uh the curriculum spotlight. The family checkup is something new. I've um alluded to it several times. I think I've mentioned it in our um weekly updates kind of thing. Um but I just thought I'd give you a broader picture of what it is. And um it's a it's a program that brings together self and mental health and parents with the school. Can you go to the next? Well, I'm trying. It's It's working on my computer, but it's not >> Can you just escape from
003that view and just go to the next slide? >> Well, I'm trying, but >> just click number two on the S slider. Oh, it won't even do that. >> It works here. Fabulous. >> Just crowd around Lor's computer. Yeah. >> Slight malfunction. >> Yeah, it's it works wonderful down here, but not up there. >> So, weird. >> Mhm. >> Sorry. >> It's okay. Can you all see this? >> Oh, I can't I need the slides. I didn't hear the slides. So, I would want to know >> you sit and see. >> Yeah. Or can we just Can you try maybe one more time and if it doesn't work, we'll give up. >> I'm Well, we're not giving up. >> I mean, we're not giving up on the presentation. We'll give up on that. Try on
004trying. >> I promise you'll get your family checkup. Thank you. >> Curriculum spotlight. This is the kind of entertainment that will ensure that we surpass our number of views for this particular meeting. >> Okay, there we go. We're on page two. >> So, this is just the the origin story. Matt WMadison reached out to several schools in the state and said, "Hey, we want to do a study, a study about how this parenting program works and what kind of effects it has on people's lives. Do you want to be a part of it?" And that was Mrs. Christensen, who used to be Miss Stamford, our school counselor, her first year. So, I said, "Well, what do you think, James?" Cuz a lot of this would fall on you. And she said, "Well, it looks like
005it's a perfect fit both for our school and and it matches really well with the strategic plan that had just been completed because it it there's a lot of it is straight on focused on mental health and all of it is tangentally supportive of mental health. So last year we started it and we met with 15 families and that we chose them very carefully. We asked if they would be a part of the study because we wanted to first before we sent it out wide to schools we wanted to make sure we thought it was useful and it wouldn't be something that we were embarrassed to offer parents to be honest. So very we chose the parents very carefully and knowing they would be honest about what they thought of the program and they loved
006it. So we thought, okay, well this year we'll offer it wide because it's completely free to us. So we had our first discussion with parents at back to school night and then I sent something on class dojo which is our schoolwide communication platform. Um, and 34 parents have signed up so far this year. And my guess is more will sign up before we get started because each year the grant gives us $10,000 in discretionary discretionary funds and they don't care how we spend it. So, we are going to use some of that money as an incentive to pay families for completion of the course through gift cards. And we did that last year and it was very well received. We'll also use it for meals. We meet twice with the families and more if they
007want to meet more. So, we'll use it for meals at those events. And then we're going to spend a bunch of that money on a big family night for the whole district. A big we've done this in the past. We didn't last year, but once a year we tried to have a big mental health event. We've used screenagers. We've had gosh, I don't even I can't even remember a single other thing we did because screenagers was the biggest impact one. But we do something most years. So this year we're going to bring a speaker, the parenting professor to come and do a session with parents. And we'll pay kids to high school kids or middle school kids to babysit little kids. And then we'll have a nice community dinner catered by Village Pizzeria. We got
008to the next one. So what is it? It's an app. And and what happens is you get on the app and you decide, do you want to focus on the lessons for children 0 to 5 or 5 to 10? And then it works you through five modules. Parents can opt in to get texts that give little, you know, friendly reminders or parenting tips or words of encouragement. Surprisingly, we offer we say, "Do you want to opt in or not?" And if you don't, we don't send them the text. Almost everybody wants the texts. um which was a surprise to me. Um once they are logged in, it's asynchronous. They work at their own pace on the lessons, their little video lessons, and they have goal setting parts and things to practice with your kids, but
009there's no time commitment or expectation. They can work through it as fast or as slowly as they want. They can do the parts they want to do. They have to complete all the modules, but they don't have to do the goal setting or anything. It's completely parent driven. And then that's kind of what it looks like when you sign in. Um, that's an example of the letter that I sent to parents. The main thing I wanted parents to know is that I wasn't targeting them because I thought they were bad parents. Not at all. It's anyone open to anyone. And and and um again, we got a pretty good response. 35 is a pretty good number of parents. More than I would have assumed at at our first pitch. And I'll pitch it again. And
010if you go to the last slide, I think that's the last one or second to last, it shows how we have structured it and it's similar to last year. We'll do an introductory meeting where we walk parents through how to download the app, how to put it on their home screen, how to do all those things, and we'll let the kids play. While they do that, they will work on the lessons on their own time. We do a midyear check-in on a Google form where parents can say what they liked, what they don't like, do they have questions? we are um obliged to offer the offer them coaching if they want to come and do coaching sessions with um Mrs. Christensen or me. However, we're very honest with parents that I no one knows all
011the answers to parenting. It's easier to be a principal than it is to be a parent. So, I can't say I have better answers than them. And Mrs. Christensen doesn't have children, so maybe we're not the best coaches. And then we do an end of the year celebration where we come together and just talk. And I think part of what the parents liked about it last year was the sense that they weren't alone. You get to talk about how your kid does this or that and everyone's like, "Mine, too." And I think that helps with mental health for families. Okay. And that's just an idea of who the parenting professor is. We're going to do that big um community event on April 7th. That's it. >> Yeah, it is very good. >> Is there any
012opportunity to apply it like in the middle school or like some of those transitional grades? Will there be benefits to that? >> There can be. And the question is um what how what will what will happen after the study's done? It's a two-year study and this is year two. So, it's possible that they'll give us access to the program for here after that they've talked about doing that. That's still not nailed down. And if you know, if you wanted me to open it up to your parents this year, I certainly can. It does take some work on the administrative end. So, Mrs. Christensen is doing a lot of work in terms of registering parents and monitoring. So, but you if you're interested and you want us to shore up your parents or even just fifth
013and sixth, we'd be happy to. question. Any others? >> Did you say is little saints? Are they participating in this? >> No, we have not done it. We haven't done it with little saints. And it would be great to do with little saints, but again, there's because it's we're we're trying to be a little careful with our own time and res human resources, too. So, >> I was just curious. >> But, you know, if it opens up and they say we can have it free, totally. All right. Any other questions? >> Tina, if you want to try it, you can. If you want to see what it's like if that's I forgot you have kids at >> Yeah, I was >> I would be I don't have I don't have to. I >> No. Oh,
014no. It's no problem. I think it would be great because then I would have a board member's perspective on on the program, too. I would love to sign you up for it. >> I'm pretty sure I signed up, too. So, you'll have >> You did sign up. That's right. I saw your name. >> I'm not free, so there's not a form. >> Yeah. There you go. the quorum every time we get on the app. >> So, did you do it last year? >> I did not. >> Oh, you're >> I was not one of the excellent parents that was chosen to pilot the program. >> You're going to >> I didn't say it was about you're fine. >> But yes, I would be interesting to see. >> Yeah, but definitely as that is opened up
015to our younger. Yeah, you could really be able to give some good insight there. So, I definitely will get you signed up. >> Okay, thank you. >> All right, we'll move on to the esports club discussion curriculum and policy. >> Yeah, so this came from the high school and of course Mr. Wilson can answer any specific questions, but um fairly simple. There was an esports club um loose organization prior that was started by Katie Jacobson. She's of course since departed. um this employment uh with and um now we have another staff member that's interested in uh potentially taking up that mantle and um uh reestablishing in the esports club. And I will say on the front end there we don't anticipate there's any additional cost associated with it. This wouldn't be anything super formal. It
016would be um when the group is available and if they wanted to meet and are available five nights a week, they could do that. And if they wanted to meet a couple times a month, they could do that. And I think it would just be an opportunity for students and and staff that have that kind of interest to to get together. And I think eventually there's opportunities that you can enroll. Enroll is the wrong word. You can register like as a team and do competitions and these sorts of things, too. So, it's it's kind of cool. Um, like I said, it would be cost neutral at this stage. There isn't any need to have an advisorship or anything like that, but an opportunity for kids. >> And I think all but Don were on the
017board when we approved that. It hasn't been It's not like it sat dormant three years. It's was that we approved the club in the first place. >> Two or three years. Yeah. >> Wasn't terribly long. >> And we do have the equipment. We've got five superpowered computers. >> Yeah. To me, it just feels like you're changing advisors and have interested students. Y >> just wanted to make sure that you were aware. >> I did send out a survey just to gauge interest to the student body and they've got 30 kids that have expressed interest. >> What do you do with the other 25? There will be some organization of of who gets to play when. >> Yeah, >> there are there are seven different games in the league and then uh so I on the
018survey also is a list of the games and then which kids would be interested in which you know which games. So a couple of the games were Super Smash Brothers Ultimate and Fortnite. Those are the two big ones >> and I think students will bring in their own systems as well. >> Yeah. just coming down. Do you need any more information? Like you said, the rest of us heard about it the first time in this PS. >> Yeah, I don't know really much about it like what it is, but I'm gauging it's like a online game. They can come and play together. >> And like Mr. Roy said, uh, register for in the upper level of things, competitions when all over the country. Pretty neat, pretty neat electronic opportunity. >> I'm surprised we only got
01930. The rest of them want to play in their own basement. >> Yeah. So, would they would they would come in here or not here to this room but in the school? >> Yeah. The media center. >> Yeah. >> Yep. So, we'd have an adviser slashs supervisor, you know, >> that would be the the role essentially and uh he would play along with a whatever. But you know, organization would be key as far as obviously if we have I doubt 30 kids would be available and able on a given night to show up, but you know, signups and spreading it out over, you know, this kid gets 45 minutes and then off to the next or or whatever that may mean. I don't know. I not a gamer and I don't won't pretend to completely
020understand it. But um yeah, essentially it's a amazing opportunity. I mean up up to the college level they have competitive teams. So, if kids want to compete at like a higher level, is there like a sponsorship or something that the school does to cover those costs or is that strictly on being it's a school club? >> I don't know if there are costs involved. >> I will imagine for some there are >> Yeah. And >> um and I what we'll do is take kind of take it step by step and then identify if there are dollars to be spent. You guys would be updated on that. If we want it becomes something that's serious, we would likely look at adding advisor and then giving them a modest budget much like we do for anything else.
021But on the front end, that's not the plan. >> So if there were costs associated with those would be incurred by the students and their families on the front end. >> And is it a year round club? >> Yeah, but yes, but supervisor would be setting the expectations in the calendar for that. You know, be a lot to ask someone who's not around in July to follow that role. So they they I'd give a lot of the power so you know as so to speak to the advisor to set the schedule. >> And I'm assuming that most of these games come with the ability for online chat. Does that go then through our firewalls? >> Yeah. >> Be using our system. >> What if somebody brings in >> but they go through our Wi-Fi system.
022>> So it'll most likely take a little bit of Mr. crazy magic to open some windows, doors, whatever you call it. >> Y >> I know some kids come and set up and play. >> Yep. >> Like Super Smash Brothers. They they have a small projector they project on the wall in the commons. They're just hanging out after school. >> And I don't know though if that's online or not. >> I'm not clear on that if that's actually >> or if they're just playing amongst themselves. Correct. Right. Yeah. That I don't know. There's some technical questions. >> We'll figure it out. Beautiful. >> Anything else? >> No. >> All right, we'll move on to the mountain biking club. >> Yes. So, there's a um the the request will be that we uh get the board's
023approval at a a future meeting um regarding a possible mountain biking club. And that came to fruition as a result of some conversations between me and Keith Velesi, who's the I think he's a member of the Woolly Bike Club. I don't know what office he holds. He was president. I don't know if he still is. Um, as well as through my participation on the Park Arts and Trails Commission. There's another Woolly Bike Club member on that commission. And as you probably recognize, we have some pretty darn nice uh mountain bike track trails here in the city of St. Falls and I've had the opportunity to ride them myself a handful of times um after work of course and um we had a not during the day uh we had a couple of conversations over time
024about wouldn't it be cool if there we had an opportunity to see if there would be some students interested in doing a a mountain bike club so uh my response to that was absolutely that'd be cool so I sent out a very brief survey to high school students were going to start the process focusing only on high school kids. Um we have uh that had been donated to the district uh mostly donated. I'm sure there was some district dollars tied up in that 22 or 24 like legitimate mountain bikes that um students can use. So technically it's open to anyone. One of the questions I asked on the survey was, "Do you have a mountain bike?" And when I said that, I did indicate that it would have to be, you know, a quote unquote
025legitimate mountain bike. And I don't mean to point fingers at anybody, but you probably don't want a mountain bike with like a a Walmart special because it can be pretty dangerous if you don't have the proper equipment. Um, knowing that we had the in their Trek Marlin fours, which is a decent um Trek model uh that students that don't have one could use. Woolly Bike Club has said that they would provide a helmet to anybody that doesn't have a helmet um and things like that. So uh through that survey we had identified that there was 12 kids that were interested um in that possibility and we have tentatively set based on this evening's uh commentary of course tentatively set the first uh exploration of our trails. We're going to go through some safety stuff uh
026with the kids and about uh you know mountain biking in general and then we'll hit the trails for a minor ride that evening on October 21st. that's tenatively where what we have it scheduled for. And then from there, um, pending approval of course and moving the club forward, we would work on establishing and similar to the esports club, it wouldn't be Monday through Friday, 3:30 to 5. It would be, you know, a couple to a few times a month is what I envision, setting some times with the group of kids and communicating those times and then meeting up and and having a ride and and learning some things about uh, single track biking. So that's the plan as it stands and there would not be any dollars additional dollars that would be necessary in the
027advisorship or anything like that. We're not in a a phase in that regard. Similar to the esports conversation, there are um schools that have um I'm not aware of any like legitimate school sponsored mountain bike or single track team, but there are school adjacent. So very similar a club sort of scenario. Um and then they uh are um registering for and competing in uh various events that are held uh you know with school age kids um competing. So that's something that could potentially happen on the horizon too. But on the front end it's going to be hey here's the story with mountain biking and let's go give it a shot and have some fun. >> Is that something with you start a little bit now and then maybe pick up in the spring again? >>
028Yeah. So, um, depending upon what the weather looks like, I mean, as long as there's if there's a lot of snow on the ground, you can do, um, fat tire biking, but we don't have 22 fat tire bikes. Um, they're just standard mountain bikes. So, generally, anytime we would go would be when trails are open and they're not covered with snow or ice or something like that. But admittedly, if it's wet and muddy, it makes it a little bit more fun. So, we might do something like that, too. But yeah, so probably October, November is what I envision. And then you take a pause for, you know, December, January, February, and then get back at it when the trails are suitable again in the spring. >> Any questions? >> Sounds good. All right, we will
029move on to the ECCP application, the early college credit program, which has a lot triple letters. >> Yep. And there too um Mr. Wills can provide any additional commentary that's necessary, but for the um benefit of the board, typically the threshold by which we make determinations around whether or not the ECCP um options would be approved is based on whether or not we offer something similar uh here at the high school. And so you can't skip high school coursework to take coursework for college credit is generally what the approach is unless for example you have a graduating senior that is looking to take a course that we're not offered. So sociology was the perfect example that we just had a conversation about. Uh we offer sociology. It's not offered this year. If you're a senior,
030you're signing up for sociology through the early college credit program. We would approve it because you're a senior. you didn't have an opportunity to take it. But if you were a junior, we said, "Sorry, you're going to come back and have to take it next year through the high school." So, that's just an example. Um, a recent example. Uh there's several other ones on the list uh with respect to uh the denied courses about why those would be denied um that we can get into with with specifics, but generally it is if it's available here at the high school, you got to take that first and then you can take other um similar courses for college credit, but not courses that we offer that you could be taking here at the high school. So generally
031that's the bar. And then of course the bar is that you have to be able to pass the course and work your way through the the college level um rigor and so forth and so on. Um this program was developed in the state I want to say this is probably year eight or nine or 10 something like that. It's been around for a while and it has been on a steady trajectory up. Um, and frankly it's required under state statute. And so the idea that just like open enrollment in and out, the board really has any authority to say, "No, we're not doing early college credit program." We don't really have that capability. Um, plus it's pretty awesome when you can have kids enrolled in college credit courses. I mean, I don't know anybody that
032would be adamantly opposed to it. But what I will say is that it does come with a cost. Um, and that is a cost that the school district um bears and we do not get funding for that program. Uh, but it's totally beneficial. I'm not stating that to say we shouldn't do it. I'm stating it because it's a fact. >> And then the the approved courses are the ones that they will attempt to sign up for, right? >> Right. >> Potentially. So students are advised to select multiple courses as you'll see on there that most kids have two or three if not more um because we don't know what's going to fly in the spring and and what will so there's a chance that uh well not that one um nutrition and weight management may
033not have enough students enrolled through this program throughout the state and they may cancel that class altogether. So students are advised to sign, you know, put down two or three options with the most take one per term just for management purposes and time purposes. So um when you in that in that column where you see two, three, four classes, most students are not taking for the month. >> It's their it's their grocery list to select from once we get to that process because there are multiple steps along the way for that to actually happen. Any other questions? >> All right. Uh, hearing none, we'll move on to the high school drama rehearsal on Sunday, November 9th and the performance on Sunday, November 16th. >> Pretty straightforward. Just looking to get Sunday practice in and preparation
034for the performance weekend. >> And I assume that would be afternoon. a little bit of time. >> Um, she did not have a time in mind, but could be more than happy to do whatever she could. So, that direction would be >> just traditionally done that church stuff in the morning and any other questions. >> All right, I'll call the official board meeting to order. We'll start with the pledge of >> allegiance 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. >> Matt Rice >> here, >> Raer >> here. >> Don Milky >> here. >> Ronnie Scheler >> here. Brett Mccertie >> here. >> Matt, would you please read the mission statement and the rules of
035the meeting? >> Yep. The mission statement. The mission of the school district of St. Croy Falls is to provide a supportive student centered learning environment that cultivates character, fosters academic excellence, and embraces diversity. Board meeting rules. Focus on the mission vision statements of the district. Come prepared. Be respectful of others and open accepting of ideas. Actively participate. Avoid side conversations. Remember, board meetings are open forum. >> All right. Thank you, Matt. We'll move on to principal's comments. Start with Mr. Wilson. >> Yeah, sounds good. Thank you. One thing I didn't have down earlier, but I want to make mention of as we're talking about the esports club and the mountain bike club. We are a very unique high school as Mr. Borne mentioned with our trails and whatnot around. It's very unique that we have
036that opportunity. U to add those two opportunities to our student body is pretty amazing when we think about what we offer here in this small little small town school. We've got a culture club which diversity is their focus. We've got your FFA. We have an environmental club. I just thought about that on the way in because there are posters now out on the lockers talking about what our recycling center is doing for the big clean sweep coming up. Um we've got mentoring programs, the Clowns and Kinship. we've got such a diverse club offering that it's really unique. So, I just wanted to make mention of that as we were thinking about these things. It's it's pretty cool. Um and again, unique for a small school to be able to offer those that many clubs. Our
037LA I don't have the 2025 youth risk behavior survey results yet. They're not released, but the 2023 we had 77% of our kids involved in a club or a group or a sport. And that's amazing. And there's no doubt that connectedness to school breeds success. So just a plug on the side for these two additional clubs, esports in mountain biking or I would argue there aren't many schools in anywhere that do that do that that offer those things. So kind of a cool neat thing to mention. >> Is that 77% without the anticipated kids that would join the >> Yeah. Yeah. So, and a couple years prior to that, it was right it was I think it was 79 or 80. So, we've been hovering that way for quite a while. And as I look
038at my list of esport interest, I would argue that there's a batch of kids on there that aren't currently involved in something. >> Yeah, exactly. So, the breadth and the the just the diversity of what we're offering is really amazing. It is. Um uh last Wednesday we had our annual evac drill and these two may mention something about that as well. But you know if if something's going on in school and we need to get the heck out of here. Um we did our evac drill practice. Um and the middle and high school we go down to the Shepherd of the Valley Church. So we connect with them every year and make sure we're in good shape with them. And you know, thank you for thank you to them for allowing our middle and high
039school kids to have that as the rendevous point. Um um the location is nice. Um the facility is nice. They're great to work with. So, thanks to them. Um, the evac drill went very smooth. Um, kids are so good about it. Um, our staff are so diligent and focused and when it was all said and done, we look back and obviously review things, but when we were done with it this year, it was like, wow, that was a welloiled machine. Now, obviously, if we have to evacuate, it probably isn't going to go that smoothly because it's going to be get out of this place, but uh, it went very well. So that that was uh confidence building. Uh parent teacher conferences last Thursday, fairly well attended actually for the first part of the year. Um
040I did send out a um a parent reminder on Tuesday for our Thursday conferences because we had a fair number of kids with current FS going on. So I wanted to just give a little extra nudge and I think that helped. So we had a we had a pretty busy night comparatively for parent and teacher conferences. Um, last Friday I met with a reading and lit literacy specialist. Um, just wanted to gather some information on reading instruction, word recognition, language comprehension, comprehension, and researchbased strategies. That's one area that I want to start working more with in our at our high school level and we've all talked about that as well. Um, so I wanted to talk with someone outside of our world here. Many of us have been here a long long time and we
041have saints blinders on. this is all we know. So I wanted to meet with someone in the out, you know, from a different district who lives and breathes these things to get to gather some information as we start pulling it together. And then I met with our PLC leaders to start talking about this and planning for the year and what we can do to enhance the high school end. Um, oh, and then uh Friday, this Friday, I will be taking a group of 30 kids over to Nobles Manufacturing. It's manufacturing um week, month, one of the two. I should know that right now, but I don't. Um, we're doing a field trip over there. They were um they're welcoming 30 of our students. So, it was kind of a first come, first- serve sign up
042for kids, but it'll be a cool opportunity to get some kids. They had to come and talk with Miss Sinclair and explain why they want to go to show some true interest. So, it'll be a fun fun field trip on Friday. What we got? >> Very good. We bounce down to you, Miss Flat. >> Whoa. >> I'm processing that. Whoa. It's not linear. >> We um had our more breakfast with your kiddos events and the parents love it and the kids love it. And this time Amy gosh, I don't know how you pronounce is it dowser? I don't know how you pronounce dowert came and talked to parents about nutrition and how we calculate what to serve and whatnot. That was pretty fun and the parents really liked it. RCU has started and that's the
043inschool banking. RCU comes and does interviews with the kids and then selects tellers to work at our school bank and it's an amazing leadership opportunity for our kids and we're grateful to RCU. We had a driver cookout to remind our wonderful drivers that they are appreciated and cared for. We celebrated the kiddos who completed the summer reading program with the best pirate party ever in the world. If you've never been to a pirate party, then you wouldn't know this was the best one in the world. But if you attended lots of pirate parties like I had, you'd know this was the best one that ever that ever happened. >> Can you just describe it for us? >> There was real treasure. That's all I'm going to let you know. There was real treasure and there
044were real pirates. It was pretty amazing. Um the fourth graders went and visited Pioner Village and they loved it. Just so great in the village. the people who work at the village, you know, that's one of those old timey places and the kids get to experience history firsthand Wisconsin history and that's the focus in fourth grade. And as always, the personnel commented on how well behaved our saints are. And um I'm going to keep those saints colored glasses. >> Keeping them on. The kindergarters visited an apple orchard and use it as a springboard for all kinds of literacy and math activities. And we are having fire safety week. Well, not only us, the whole country is having fire safety week. And the um kids at Dresser take a walking field trip to the Dresser Fire
045Department. And the St. Core Fire Department is amazing. They come here every year. They bring their trucks and they teach the kids how to be safe and how to make escape plans. And I know for a fact the kids bring that information home to their parents and bug them until it gets done. Um 10:10 October 10th in two days is the national day of awareness for mental health. So we have sent out information to all families on mental health tips and strategies to support youngsters and to support parents. And on Friday we are all charged with wearing yellow. Who has anything that's yellow? Nobody does. We're going to do our best to wear yellow on Friday. >> And then our evacual went well, too. And I I appreciate that you gave a shout out to
046um the church. I want to give a shout out to the amazing Dove um rehabilitation center. They have been so they host us all the time. They're amazing. You guys may have noticed their residents were all out at the homecoming parade. They all made s signs. The It's just absolutely a wonderful collaboration with them. All right. Very good. >> We're gonna invite him to a pirate party. >> Mr. Wallace. >> Yeah. Um, as as both of you guys mentioned, we had our evac drill last week. Um, things went really well. Uh, in advance of the drill. Our teachers had a chance to talk to the students about, you know, why we do drills like this in their win classes. Um, prepared them for expectations on the drill. Things went really smoothly. um students were there
047on on it and listening in attendance the whole time. It was um smooth smooth operation. Uh as Mr. Wilson had mentioned, um we had Zack uh Zack Clark join our middle school staff here as a new fifth grade teacher. Um he is hitting the ground running and making great connections with the the the fifth grade students. Um he's been off to a great start so far and uh it's it's been a nice addition to our fifth grade team for sure. Um, with fifth grade rolling here, we also have fifth grade camp tomorrow and the next day. So, kids are really fired up and ready to go. Our fifth grade teachers have been busy busy planning and getting arrangements made for that. Um, and we are excited to get out there next two days um with
048our campfire tomorrow evening with with families. So, we'll sing along. So, uh should be a lot of fun there. And then we also had our parent teacher conferences. We had two nights of it this this past week and on Tuesday night as well. Um first night was really well attended. Uh not as much on Tuesday night. Um I think there was quite a few um sporting event conflicts going on that uh kind of put a a damper on the last night's attendance, but uh all all in all great start to the school year with parent teacher conferences there and overall well attended. So >> all right, very good. They don't sleep overnight anymore. >> Nope, they do not sleep overnight anymore. It's something that several students have asked about trying to bring back. Uh it's
049certainly on the table, but I know that that a lot more planning needs to go on for for event like that overnight. So >> I think it was my grade that though was the last ones to sleep over at fifth grade camp. >> Uh it might might have been the junior class. >> The one >> Oh, did Owen? >> Okay. >> Yeah, they were the last group. So >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> It was right around. >> All right. Thank you all. Uh, Mr. Bor, superintendent. >> Okay, so I I put this in your board update and we can't uh discuss any specifics, but you'll get one heck of a great update from U. Mr. Brian Craig at our November meeting. The school and district report cards are out. Um, and all I will say
050is that the district performed very well, including all three of our buildings. So, I'm sure you'll be excited to see that uh detail once those are released. That happens the day before November 11th and our meeting is November 12th, I think. So, that works out great. Um bring your attention to a few bills circulating from the the at the capital, the state capital, the WSB shared these details, so you can go to that site for additional information. Uh, Assembly Bill 9, that is uh youth membership organizations access to pupils. That's a bill that's being circulated. And Assembly Bill 32, which is access to high schools for military recruiters. Whether or not those become law, I'm happy to report that we are compliant prior to that being law. So, we do allow youth membership organizations, Boy
051Scout, Girl Scouts, uh, that sort of thing, as well as military recruiters. In fact, some of them are former SCF grads coming in to do uh that sort of work. Um and Senate Bill 171 uh requiring child sex abuse prevention education. So that'd be a curriculum change. We'll keep an eye on something like that uh to incorporate in um I'm trying to think of the terminology. It just fell out of my head. Like health education is where that would be uh incorporated. And then I lastly, I know this this is on our agenda as an upcoming event, but wanted to point out that the Star the much anticipated Star Taco Bingo event is happening this Saturday. So, uh, grab your dollars, come on out, do some bingo, and and maybe you'll get lucky. Um, but
052I guarantee you'll have a good time even if you don't win at bingo. So, >> there's tacos, too. >> There's lots going to be lots of tacos >> starting at two, right? >> Um, yes. >> Tacos at two. Two is when we I think are quote unquote open and then the bingo begins at 4. >> So >> there's lots of good rack walls too. >> All kinds of great prizes. >> They're great. >> It's incredible. >> All right. Thank you. Uh have any board members been able to make it to any trainings? Seen anything online or anything? Um, how about next week? We got signed up for that. >> I think it's just you and I, Brett. >> All right. If you can make it, it's always a good time. It's over in Rice Lake.
053Um, [Applause] all right. Just let them know to sign me up. Um, we don't have any public here, so we'll move on. I'll take a motion to approve the consent agenda. We can make that motion to approve the consent agenda. >> We have a motion by Don. Second. >> Second by Matt. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. Motion carried. We'll move on to curriculum and policy. And we're looking at the uh the contracting of Hazel Reinhardt Consulting Services to conduct an enrollment projection population study, which is something that we talked about at the last board meeting, right? Yep. And uh it was $5,000. >> 5,000 bucks. >> So, it's really not that much. It was something that we talked about as one of our goals to try to identify
054any kind of trends or anything coming in. And for that price, I think what the heck, we might get it done. But um that's my opinion. Uh you guys have your own. Any questions on that or a motion I guess to get it on the floor. >> I'll make a motion to approve the contract on the Pasel Racard Consulting Services to conduct an enrollment projection and population study. >> All right. We have a motion by Ronnie. >> Second by Tasha. No. Is there any further discussion? >> Can I ask a question? I just want to ask with the increase in like students that we had I forget which grade is it fifth grade >> middle school. Yeah. Would this study help us identify that necessarily or not? Because that's kind of just a fluke >>
055potentially. So the problem with something like this, so for as an example, 13 students that are technically district residents with IEPs have come into the middle school. a good portion of students have also come into the fifth grade pushing those numbers up. Um, ironically, I think what we're we just did the third Friday count preliminarily, it looks like we're actually going to be down a little bit in terms of student numbers, which is odd, but it's always all about where those numbers occur. And that's one of the things I always point to like, oh, you had,00 kids 10 years ago and now you got 900. Why do you still have the same amount of staff? Or why are you only two staff members last? Well, that's not like one grade level. they're spread out throughout,
056you know, pre-K through 12. And then you can have fluke opportunities like what happened this year with fifth grade. We picked up, I think it was eight that we didn't anticipate. Was it eight, Chris? >> Might be seven or eight. But anyway, point is is that if they're if they're um district residents um or providing a St. Corey Falls School District address, we're obligated to educate them. >> Uh will an enrollment study be able to identify things that might happen in that regard? And the quick answer to the question and the down and dirty answer is not really. But what they can isolate is identify which we technically already know although uh it's you don't know when people are going to make the decisions. So we know who open enrolls out. We know that they're
057district residents and we know that they're enrolling elsewhere. We know that people homeschool their kids if they're registered in home in Homer which is the state homeschool database. So we do have access to those data points. But something like you're referencing for happening this year, there's no way any human being could predict that. Those numbers would likely be incorporated into some of what uh the materials that were presented with um you know what what's created. I'm sure we'll see that in the mix, but that kind of prediction would be almost impossible to make. >> Question. Any others? All right, we have a motion and a second. Uh, we don't 5,000. We don't need to roll call that, do we? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Motion carries. Moving on to the
058policy 683 asset management. That was also discussed at the last board meeting. There was some minor changes, right, as far as what we had to do. >> Yeah, correct. So that was just um sorry I'm just making a note. That was just um >> yeah 5,000 to 10,000. Thank you so much. And as that was as a recommendation from our auditors based on the gasby change. >> All right. Take a motion to approve those changes that policy. I can make a motion to approve the policy 683 asset management as presented. >> A motion. >> I'll second. >> A second by Ronnie. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. Motion carries. We'll move on to the ECCP applications. Again, that's something we talked about in the committee portion of the meeting.
059I'll take a motion to approve that. >> I'll make that motion to approve the ECCP application as presented. >> We have a motion by Tashino. >> Second by Matt. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. Motion is carried. Uh, next is the high school drama rehearsal on Sunday, November 9th with a performance on Sunday, November 16th. and we'll ensure it's in the afternoon. >> We have a motion by Matt. >> Second by Don. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I opposed. Motion carries. Do we have any announcements? We do not. >> Outside of Star Bingo uh this weekend. Uh then the upcoming events are of course that as well. Uh we have that WAD WASB regional meeting at 6 o'clock in layman's supper club in Grace
060Lake and then we do not have a meeting on our normal scheduled week. It's the following Monday the 27th and again that's at 5:30. Um, and then the uh board meeting to set the living stuff is at after that at 6:00 and then we have our meeting on November 12th and if needed on November 26th. >> All right, Matt, would you please discuss the rules of the meeting? >> Yes. Focused on the mission vision statements of the district. Came prepared, respectful of others, and open accepting of ideas. Actively participated, avoided side conversations and remember board meetings are open tomorrow. >> Thank you, Matt. There's no >> item discussions or anything. So, we'll take a motion to adjourn. >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion by second by all those in favor say I.
061>> I. We are journed. >> Thank you. >> She's ready for her mic. Yeah, >> I actually did. >> You're getting one next meeting. >> You know what I mean? >> That's great.