4/8/26 BOE Meeting

001Ready? Any >> All right. Call me in order. Uh ordering approval of agenda. We have add 3.5 reservations personnel >> and then you would like to move 8.1 to 8.4 >> and raise the other up >> one space. >> Somebody said A5 but we caught that error. Motion to move or motion to approve as amended. Okay, we have a motion. >> Second. All in favor? >> Okay. Consent agenda. >> No questions on that. I'm assuming pretty straightforward. >> Questions? >> Motion to approve. >> Okay, >> I'll second. >> Motion second, Kylie. All in favor? Okay, that brings us to 4.1. Charger Spirit Club. Katie Black, you got something to say. >> She was thrilled to have to come to us, by the way, >> to be hostile. So, um I don't know if you guys

002got a chance to see in your packet our mural. It's up there now. Um what we are asking for. Well, I'll back up and say so we're Charger Spirit Club and we kind of started several years ago to support all SFT um junior high and high school activities and sports. Um we've done things a few different ways over the years. Some we start off doing little events and stuff. Some of those were more or better received than others and then it was it just really wasn't real it didn't flow real well. So then we started like just being more of a funding organization for coaches and and sponsors to approve to ask for funds and then they could come up with their own things that were kind of important to their teams or organizations and

003stuff. So we've done a little bit of that. Um, and then we recently within the last couple of years, if you've been to any of the athletic events in the fall, um, we've sold ads for the programs and then the office staff has put them out and, um, we've actually come up with a good real consistent fundraiser through that. Um, and so we have more money to spend, but we really haven't been getting a lot of asks. So, we looked around and was like, okay, what can we do just to make things better? And one of the things that come up was just like starting to look at uh facilities and and what we can do to kind of just spruce things up for fun. Um so we don't we continue to have sponsors and

004support and they see where their money's going and and we're making um like a long-term meaningful impact on the on the school and the students and and trying to promote spirit and stuff. So this was um what we kind of came up with for this year. Um our our idea is to have that um mural. It's a vinyl um permanent display put up on the south end of the dome gyms in the high school. The 8 foot tall and 50 foot >> 5 foot tall. Yeah. 50 foot long. So um we had kind of been working with Kyle on that and he was for it. He wanted to approve the design which he was fine there and then he just asked that we kind of come and get final approval from you guys to do

005that. Yeah, >> I think all your hard work manually >> always >> once it's approved it it'll only be a matter of a couple of weeks I think before it's actually installed at this >> so yeah the kids should see it before the end of the year and >> um >> is it like permanent or >> it's a vinyl so it could come down but you know assuming that nobody's up there like trying to take it down it should last a long time >> it's supposedly lifetime. I think so. >> So, I wanted to make sure that you guys if we're going to do something permanent to a facility that we brought that to the board and then we talked Katie and I talked a lot about >> um moving forward with maybe a futureou

006agreement on what we can move forward with board approval what maybe doesn't need board approval uh things like that and have maybe a memorandum of understanding. Then it's not every time a coach asks for uh banners of the seniors that were coming to the board all the time. So maybe we look at a process like that. I know a lot of booster clubs do those. They have bylaws. They they look through it. So it's not always just a constant coming and asking. It's more of a a committee type thing and they make decisions and so um but I thought maybe bigger projects that we were going to manipulate facilities or doors or more permanency then those come to the board. So we talked about that as well. And >> yeah, >> we have enough funds

007that we are looking at trying to do the front doors. I think part of what's um caused a little bit of delay was just not knowing for sure where we could make investments that were going to to last a long time. And so with the doors, you know, we know that that's something that eventually will eventually be updated, but the cost uh to to do those doors, I think the impact that we would get in the short term for a couple of years will will make that worthwhile. but we've not started to work on design >> because we wanted to kind of see where your guys were at on that. So, I don't know if you've been to other schools where you've seen like you walk in and it's the see-through vinyl and and you

008can like have your mascot or, you know, go trail or something like that on there. Um, no. I I'm fine with like asking for board approval on some of this stuff, but we're needing some guidance on when to come to you guys because by the time like we get to this point in the project, we've spent hours and a lot of money getting things to a point where we can just move forward with them. So, other things like that we have talked about in our meetings just to give you an idea of things that have been thrown out there like um replacing the plastic cups that are in the stadium and the fence. I mean, technically that's a facility thing. Like, is that something you want us to if we buy a new thing that

009says all hill the trail and put replace those? Um, we had discussions about like maybe working and then I know we were going to have to work with administration on some of this to figure out timing, budget, is it appropriate long-term facility plans, all of that stuff, but like if we want to buy a a roll down flag to put up at the gym of the high school, that's an alteration in the facility. Do you feel like we need to come to you for that? If we want to wrap a van, do we need to come to you for that? If we want to put a logo on the school trailer, do we need to come to you for that? >> Those are the kinds of things that we're looking at. Um, we would like

010I'm not trying to overstep, but we don't we don't want to put a bunch of time and effort into things that maybe don't move forward after. >> Maybe there's reasons, you know, too on those things, too. how much communication is happening with admin in the >> um like on this I've met several times with Kyle um and throughout the year I've probably met with him three three four times on different things we were doing what an example of that was we had talked early on about updating the record boards at the high school and we were going to have those like professionally done and maybe incorporate a video display and some other things. Um, and we worked a long time on that and then the design came out of maybe the remodel and and actually

011the area that we thought would be untouched um isn't going to maybe not. So that is all on hold. So, um, we we're kind of like like Alyssa said, we're trying to look for things that either are going to be that well, that'll be impactful short term and either can transitioned into a long-term stay or, you know, that if we spend $1,000, they come down in three years because we're redoing the whole front of the high school. Okay? You know, we know what we're getting into, but we don't want to put everything on hold while we're waiting, you know, because we don't know where we're going to end up. >> Yeah. >> So, I don't know. We're just looking for feedback on that kind of stuff on when and where to come to you guys.

012>> Is that something we can I don't know. >> Well, there are booster clubs. So, do we like look at other I mean I don't know. >> Yes. So, there are lots of samples and and examples I can pull from I've already talked to Baldwin and a couple other surrounding schools that have actual boosters or school foundations that do um some larger school projects with activities. So, I'm going to look at some of those bylaws. I thought that would be real easy to do and share that with them and administration and then bring that to you guys for approval. In the meantime, I think if we have some things they're wanting to do right now, we just bring those to the board, >> especially if they're big facility things, then get those approved and then

013once we get that done, then we'll have kind of a we'll know what they need like the cups and stuff. Does that need >> approved? But I would say all of the ideas that they just those are awesome ideas. Yeah, but I think if we're going to put, you know, redo the whole front entrance, that probably needs to be a board approval. Or if we're going to >> um record boards, that could be, you know, those things are can be sensitive things to talk about when you're messing with people's record boards, but they're falling down, the paper's coming off, and they weren't put on very good material. >> Some of the misunderstanding with that is people thought we were just going to do >> going to take them down versus redo them professionally. So, we

014just need to I think when you bring it to the board and you have an open discussion and people hear what you're doing and then you guys approve it, I think that's just a good process >> uh versus just making blind decisions. >> I would ask though that the records that are up there now, did any of that get approved or every time we hang a state wrestler, does that get approved? I mean, >> well, that was the school did that. I mean, that was just the principal put those up years ago. So, >> um >> No, but with that said, I mean, >> I'm just saying they're going to spend money >> administrators the permission to do those things. I think the administrators did it. I'm not sure. >> But would we give the

015what we say work with the administrators in the >> Yes, that would be part of theou in my in my opinion. We would just put that in like here's the things we're okay with you just getting administrator approval. Here's things we'd like you to bring to the board. >> If they put up a record anyway, we don't care who pays for it. If they don't pay for it, let them do it. >> Sure. It's just most fundraising efforts. >> Anybody breaks a record, we're going to change it whether we pay for it or they pay for it. Right. >> Sure. Oh, yeah. >> So, just do it. >> Yeah. >> Simple enough. >> Yep. That's what I say. complicated. >> And I Katie, I'm curious like on that like is it going to be like

016pretty high up or like >> you know where the students set on the south end of the volleyball it'll be right above those. So when you walk into the gym so right >> those student >> you guys know I'm all about Bolt Man everywhere. So I love it. >> I like I actually had someone tell me the other day that there's nowhere to take like pictures at our school. Like I know in the um >> snow. >> Yeah. >> But like >> at like sporting events and stuff, you know what I mean? Like I mean we do have in the commons, you know, like the thing there on the back of those bleachers, but they haven't Oh, is that not very >> Oh yeah. But then like you know the tables are in the way

017and it's Yeah. So I think it's great. Yeah. >> And some of it's just formalities like we have policies on fundraising, policies on donations, things like that. It's just why I wanted to bring it to you, make sure that you guys, you know, kind of Um, we're part of the discussion. We weren't just making decisions. >> You want to make official motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve move forward the banner. >> I'll second all favor. >> Thank you so much. I'd >> ra you mind. How's it going, guys? >> Thank you for hearing from me and thanks for all you do for the kids here. I know they really appreciate it. Uh my name is Trent Rob. For anybody that I haven't met, head boys wrestling coach here. Send a picture of high

018school. I thought I'd start today, but just by giving a quick recap of our season, you know, and how things went. Uh I apologize. I don't have a visual aid for you. Um, but I'm just going to rattle off a couple of things I'm proud of uh from our kids this year. Uh, number one, uh, retention rate. Kids who came to the first practice, two kids who finished the last practice was above 95%. Only two kids that actually came out and tried to practice did not finish the year. I thought that was pretty impressive. Uh, usually it's probably more like 25 to 30% in a given season. So, really happy about that. Uh, repeat league champs. Uh, I think actually it might be back to back to back. Uh but I was just gauging off

019of last year's performance. We won by a larger margin than in 2025, which was always good to see. Third place team regional finish uh for a all state first team academics and several kids above a 4.0 individually. Had six state qualifiers, one state placer, and returned several letter winners and state qualifiers after losing only five seniors out the door this year. So really excited, you know, about the state of our program and kind of where we're going and how things are looking, you know, especially when you look down younger kids trail hands and kind of what's going on and things are on the up and up. So a lot to be excited about. Uh Santa Fe Trail Wrestling on boys and girls side. Obviously I'm going to speak for the girls side. >> Go ahead

020and speak for the girls side. >> They're doing great. Thanks. You know, you look at the >> Tell us a little bit about their stats. >> Well, I don't have enough on them, but they had a heck of a state tournament. Had a heck of a season. what they take six to eight and took third as a team. >> You know how many place out of six? Four. Four placesers out of six. >> I mean, >> a couple of those are freshman. >> Things are looking really positive moving forward. U which brings me to why I'm here tonight is to ask for an experience for our kids this summer. Uh we'd like to take the kids to Green Colorado and the University of Northern Colorado where they host a 4-day team camp. Um each of

021those days there will be a technical session with the what they call it out of staff and athletes that work just with our kids and then each day in the afternoon they'll get five DS. So you get the equivalent of 20 matches and some really good small groupoup instruction from you know I mean the best in the region. It's a division one university out there. So great opportunity for our kids. If we stay there um you know and you know eat their food, stay in their dorms, do all that. It's $360 a kid. uh we'd ask the parents to help with some of that cost and then we would do our best to fund raise, you know, money that we have already in place to kind of mitigate it for them from there. Obviously, we'd

022pay for fuel, you know, out of our fundraised budget and um anything beyond that, you know, I would love on the last day to take him can or something like that. So, u some things that we would try to take care of in addition to the rest of peace. So, that's why I'm here. So you're are you asking for use of this of the vans? >> Yes, asking for use of the vans and I guess there's permission to go. >> Okay. >> And is this so just the boys going to the >> just the boys and I should have specified. I'm sorry. 7 through 12. >> Yes. >> That's a nice >> Do you have a list of kids? Like do you know how many bands? >> I don't yet. I have seven maybe eight

023that are tentative commits to go. I'm hoping to get that closer to 12 or 15. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> 15 kids and take two be fantastic. >> Yeah, they'll be cool. >> It's okay. They got >> tough. >> If we need transportation out here, we use a bus. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Robbie will figure out whatever transportation he needs. That's fine. >> Yep. Great job. >> I'll make the motion to uh approve the out ofate travel as well as use of the school vans for traveling. >> I'll second. >> A motion. Second. All in favor? Thank you, Mr. Rob. >> Thank you, Mr. Okay, Sarah Arnold, you have a student here with you. >> I do a student. >> Oh, she looks fancy like a student. >> Yes. >> Time to see those navy

024blue jackets. >> We've only seen them once this year. >> Oh, they look great. They look really nice. I'm so proud of this program. Great job. All right. >> All right. Uh, good evening. Thank you for this opportunity for letting us speak to you today. So I am the FA advisor and a teacher at the high school. Um and then this is our reporter off of the officer team. So she's going to help me kind of present today. Um, and today we're going to share what we've done so far this year, some accomplishments that we've achieved, and then also ask if we can attend the national SFA convention in October. So that's out of state in Indiana. So FFA this year is this is the first year of FFA and I've been honored to serve

025on the officer team. We've been focused more on leadership, personal growth, and career access success through our AG program. So throughout the year we have participated in events, competitions and other activities that have helped us build real world skills in a variety of different events throughout our community. Um, one event we attend at the beginning of the year is a greenhand conference in Prairie View. And to be an FFA, you do have to acquire a Greenhand certificate, which is just your first year FFA member. All right. So, we also hosted an FFA tailgating event where we served pulled pork for the community at the football game that was held on Halloween. Um, so that kind of allowed us to connect with the community members and to kind of get our name out there. That was

026kind of like the the first bigger event that we did. Yes. We were able to have one of our members, his family owns a catering business, so they were able to cater all work and we didn't have to pay for anything, which is awesome. So, we used it as a fundraising opportunity also. >> Great. >> Um, we also hosted an ad career fair where we brought in different people. We brought in Canquip, we brought in Foley, we also brought in Kate School of Agriculture and it kind of helped people who were are interested in the A field connect a little bit more. And then during National FFA week this year, we made breakfast burritos for the teachers and then also the FFA members um to show our appreciation and then also support our FFA and

027celebrate. So, a little bit more hands-on experience that we've gained this year as we visited Flory Farms and Piper Flory, who you may know is our officer. She's our chapter president. And then we also got to learn how to evaluate swine and more livestock judging. Um we also competed in multiple career and leadership development events. Um okay. Um those would include like horse judging, dairy cattle judging, which that's just when students place like a class of four cows um based on different features about their body, how they're built that would help them determine milk production. Um there we did enmology, so the study of bugs, poultry judgy, which that was my kind of favorite thing in high school. I went to nationals for that. Um meats evaluation, floor culture and then also vet science. They

028allowed us to explore different areas of agriculture and develop skills for the future. Uh to support these opportunities, fundraising has been a very very important part of our program currently. So right now we are doing two fundraisers. So, we have the sponsor sponsorship letter campaign. Um, and that's going really well. The officers are kind of in charge of all that. They've been asking different companies, businesses, um, just supporters of FFA to help us grow and develop our program. Um, so we're getting a lot of good feedback on that. And then we're also doing a 50/50 raffle. So, we'll sell raffle tickets at baseball and softball games. And then the winning ticket will get half of the earnings. And another not really fundraiser that we did this year is uh we were able to get a

029lot of funds through Eric Lane's funeral which really helped our program grow and get more money for us to go to these conferences and stuff like that. Um in the future we were planning more events like labor auctions and blue and gold sales. Blue and gold is just like a popular very popular among FFA and they sell different meats like chicken chicken tenders. Um, and we've actually had a lot of people already ask about that and wondering, oh, are you going to do the blue and gold fundraiser? Um, so yeah, we're going to be looking into that for next year. All right. So, we have a lot of different activities that we need to fundra for. So just regular events, meetings. Sometimes we do like fun activities at chapter meetings like we had a gingerbread

030house building competition in December. Um the Kansas FFA convention we'll be going to in May at the end of May and then the summer officer retreat which we're not sure where we're going for that yet. Um but that's kind of where officer the new officer team will work on team building activities and then also prepare for the next year. So they'll develop the program of activities for the next school year. So that's a big kind of a big couple day retreat that we'll do. And then the last one is National FFA Convention. All right. So, the funds we raise go directly back into supporting the students. They can help cover materials for a chapter like food and awards for the events and meetings. And then they also help pay for transportation, hotels, and meals for

031conventions and different leadership experiences. One of the biggest opportunities we fundraised for is going to be the national FFA convention is we haven't we didn't get to participate in or last year because we did not have enough funds and we were a fairly new chapter but now that we have more members in we officially have officer team it' be a really great opportunity for us to get to go. So this is the largest student leadership conference in the country with over 60,000 members attending. So I've been um in my FOA high school careers and then also when I was student teaching and it's like huge like the different sessions they have um it's like held in an arena and it's just crazy how many people they fit in there. It's really cool. There's also like

032a big concert too. Like it's just a big event that a lot of people talk about. We were sad that we didn't get to go this year, but hopefully um but it is October 21st through 24th. It's located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Um and the new officer team for next year would be attending. So that's about going to be about six or seven students. Um at national convention we'll get opportunity to take part in many educational experiences and people will get to learn more about the poultry judging and just all that stuff. So this includes like general sessions with speakers and award recognition. So those are the different sessions I was talking about where you're in this huge arena arena. Um and then there's also different workshops that they have. Um and students can work on

033skills like public speaking and teamwork. Um there's also like a career expo where students can talk to all the colleges in agriculture like Kate and more a companies. And then there is also hands-on learning activities that students can um do and then they also can participate in um interactive displays and then try new a technology. Um I have a future a teacher living with me right now. She's a student teaching at Ottawa. Um and she was telling me she's from West Virginia. She was telling me that she saw the Kansas State booth at um national convention and then that's why she chose to go to K State. So that was kind of cool. I didn't know that before. Um the convention also focused heavily heavily on leadership development. Um so the students attend workshops where

034they can learn about how to lead teams and run meetings. Uh they'll hear from keynote speakers who will share real world experiences and advice. And these experiences can also help students grow, build confidence, and step outside their comfort zones. >> And of course the important part, the networking opportunities, just getting to build connections with other FFA members. and students can meet FFA members from all 50 states. Um, so it's really cool experience. They make friends with different people from different states. Uh, get on their social media. This allows us to learn how agriculture is different in all the different areas. And we can also bring like new activities or ideas back and use in our own chapter. >> It'll give us an experience to explore a lot of future careers also. And in the expo

035hall, students can talk directly with college representatives and industry leaders. Overall, this experience is going to help us prepare us for our future. It would be a really great opportunity for the FFA officers to go. >> Yep. It can build leadership skills, confidence, real world experience. Um they might discover a future career and gain the confidence through networking with other people and push them for a more leadership position. >> And they can take back what they learned at National Collection and use it in our own chapter or classroom, which is really cool. This is just some memories for the year. So, a lot of these are from FFA week. We went to the what was it was a farm show and that's me holding a baby goat. I did pay $5 to hold that baby

036goat. I wanted They also had little kangaroos there too, which that line was long, but that was really cool. We got to talk to a lot of different people in agriculture. Um that down there in the middle is the officer team for this year. Dalon and Corbin McCain serve as our sentinels. Khloe Cannon is our treasurer. Kinsey Gallian is our vice president. Piper Flory is our president. Ellie Sour is our secretary and I am the reporter. Um some photos over there of me, Dalen, Piper, and Ellie. That's from teacher a teacher appreciation day. Um up at the top is just more photos from our meetings. is one of those from the greatand conference. >> All right. Sounds like you've done a lot in your first year, right? Good job. That's a lot. I know it

037takes a lot to start all this. So, great job. Awesome. You guys got a good experience. >> So, we're asking your permission to go to the National FA Convention? >> Yes. Yes. >> Are you asking for like uh also asking for like transportation vans and things to get there? Are you asking for any funding? >> Um, she's like shooting. >> So, I think part of our fundraising that we're doing now, the 5050 raffle and the letter sponsorship is we're hoping will be enough to get us there. >> If you guys get to a point and you want to come back after you've looked at your fundraising and talk to the board again, you're you're welcome to do that. I'm sure they would only be What? Seven of us, eight of us. So, each of us

038would all individually be able to fund raise also. >> Yeah, fundraising is doing really well this year, like with all the donations and support from the community. >> Um, >> a long time coming. Do you have a cost per student to go to that >> um per student? I'm not sure on specific costs. >> I don't have like a super specific cost breakdown of everything yet. It's been pretty busy semester, but I was looking and it seems like it will be around 10,000 to attend >> for each personal group. But I can also eventually I will get that cost break down and that would be >> and that 10,000 does that cover um hotels, food, all those things you're considering? >> Yeah. Okay. Are you planning on driving? Correct. That would Okay. >> Yeah. So

039we just need one van. >> We would have eight including myself if everyone can go. I'll make a motion to approve the out ofate travel and usage of a pool >> van. Motion second. All >> in favor. Thank you. >> If we don't see you, good luck. >> Um, all right. 5.0 personnel report. We need some time. >> Yeah. 15 15 minutes. Yeah. >> 15 minutes to 47. >> Mr. President, I move we go into executive session to discuss personnel pursuant to non-elected personnel exception on the open meeting will resume in the boardroom at 6:30, excuse me, 6:47. Second. Yeah. 18 minutes. >> That's why I can't Thank you. No, you're good. >> You got it. >> Um, all right. Any questions on personel motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve the person report.

040>> I'll second it. >> Second. All in >> favor? All right, administrators. >> Okay. Uh, so we all know the spring is a superior time uh for the high school. So, uh, I hope you're keeping up with our calendar and schedule events. Uh, a lot's going on. newsletter has been uh very big big the amount of information that we're getting in putting out uh just as testament to all the things kids um so going to start off with charger of the month so this month we are celebrating so she got nominated for charger of the month very sweet kid very quiet kid very driven academically very supportive of her students or her peers girl's face was bright red when I walked in the science class today. >> Sophomore sophomore. Yeah. But she was very excited.

041>> Yeah. She she lays low does not like to draw attention to a great example. >> Quiet though. >> Very happy for >> uh kind of some of the things going on. Uh well, I guess I I I do want to thank you all for uh supporting uh our staff and students and their requests. um being able to uh direct the resources towards our kids to provide them the opportunities to help help them with their growth. I I greatly appreciate all of that. Um so in in addition to that, uh also want to talk about like FBA. Um FBLA recently had their state competition. We now have 12 national qualifiers uh for this year and Gabe Smith was elected as the state president. So representation Julie has done wonderful with that program. So, it's continuing

042continuing to do great things. Um, we got music competitions coming up. We've got state uh solo and small ensemble um on Friday or Saturday and then next week we got large groups. So, you should be hearing a lot about your what's going on with the band and choir. Um, tell the kids good luck and we expect to see good things coming back from this. Uh, one conflict with Saturday though, uh, it is prom season. So, uh, prom is this Saturday. I imagine we'll see plenty of posts of all the kids in their attire and things they're doing. So, excited for that. Uh, if any of you would like to come out and help chaperone, we would be more than happy to have >> it's exciting time of the year for the kids. Um, with athletics,

043uh, golf, softball, baseball, track and field, all of them have had great starts to the season. Uh, we're seeing a lot of a lot of good things right off the bat. So, uh, very pleased with that. Especially coming from a long winter season, just jumping straight into it for the spring. Uh, these kids are getting after it. So, uh, very pleased to see, uh, how the rest of the season, uh, will progress. will definitely come out make two events uh this Friday. I think everybody's in action somewhere. So, we we've got a lot going on. Um state assessments are taking place as well. We just did our math assessments uh this past week with sophomores. Uh we finished up with everybody. I think that we are complete with the sophomores with math assessments. We do

044an ELA next week and then the juniors will be testing the science the following week. So, a lot of testing going on. Excited to see uh how our uh interventions have kind of impacted our state assessments as well. So, anticipate seeing some growth. Um and our kids, we talked to our kids. I think they recognize the importance of it and they're taking it seriously. There's been several kids talk to us about the assessments after we brought it to their attention, what their scores were their eighth grade year, and now they kind of see where they should be setting personal goals. So, very excited about that. Great. Um, our ACT scores did come out. So, the preliminary scores for the first round of our juniors, we had a much higher number of juniors take the ACT

045this year than the past, I believe, three years. Um, and we have taken a significant jump or an increase in those overall scores. So, uh, I'll get those broken down and share with you guys at a later date. Seeing what we have going on, it's it's paying dividends and also talking with the juniors, a lot of them are not satisfied. >> No, >> they want to go back and take it again and show what they they think they can do. So, the fact that collectively they've already scored higher than the past years and they they think they can do more, that was exciting to hear as well. So kudos to what's going on there. >> Uh some of the other things going on, we uh wrapping up the year with some club recognitions with KA

046NHS at BLA uh NHS um going through the application process now. So we should uh be having some students selected and offering them the opportunity to join NHS because of their students are really seeing how big the academic portion or their growth has been and where it's kind of culminating right here towards the end of the year which also leads to graduation next month. Talk a little about more of that. >> Oh coffee shop as well. Um so uh yesterday it was just yesterday wasn't it? uh with our professional development coffee shop did their first trial run with our staff and so we had the staff in there getting drinks from them and they were serving uh everybody was coming in for professional development. So excited to see the >> the students in there engaging

047making drinks and and talking to staff and getting feedback on it. It was it went very well. So excited about that. >> Doing good things with programming. Kids are all in. All right, Mike, I'll let you go. >> I have that much. >> Um, well, like the high school, we're in we're in swing with uh state assessments. They did fifth and eighth grade did science last week and then everybody's doing ELA the next couple days and then math next week and we'll finish up after that with just those makeup tests. So, um I think you know we had a little kickoff assembly. Uh had had a fantastic speech from the superintendent. She came all riled up. Thank you. And uh so I think we got some uh some trying to just stress the importance of

048these tests, you know, without providing a lot of pressure. So uh just to just get in there, do the best they can, and we knew with the instruction they've got this year and the background they have, if they'll just do their best, I think assessment will look good. Um uh getting ready to start kind of rolling off some enrollment stuff. So I think I had that in the newsletter. um we're adding some more electives back into the schedule that kind of had gone away. So, one of the things I saw this year is some frustration with kids that uh that there wasn't a lot of choice in certain hours uh if they weren't in band and it was like not much else they could do. So, we're adding some more stuff back in. Uh so

049that you'll parents will see those coming home here in the next week or so, talk to their kids about uh electives at the middle school. So, we're kind of kind of excited about that. I think the kids will enjoy some of those those hands-on electives and a little bit more choice than they've had. So, um kind of looking forward to seeing how that rolls out next year. Uh staff, yesterday was a pretty good day of uh inservice. They worked on their standards alignments. Um in the afternoon, we spent some time looking at handbook changes for next year. Um so, uh looked at a tardy policy which somehow disappeared from the handbooks. I guess they haven't had one. So, uh I don't know. So, so I apologize for being late today. I guess I would be

050subject to the attorney policy. So, but uh and then some other things. So, we're going to take all that stuff that we talked about yesterday, run a site council here at the end of the month or the first of May when I get that meeting set up and u and then you guys will see that this summer for sure changes. Um ath Chargers of the month, uh we kind of hog the show here. We have four of them at the middle school. So, our classified charger of the month is Kathy Kern. She's a Three Legs par profofessional and just a pleasure to have her around. She's she's always got a smile on her face, always bubbly, uh great with the kids, and um a real positive person there at the school. Um one of our

051new fourth grade teachers, Skyler KH, was our primary certified teacher of the month. She has been outstanding. I go in her classroom and just just amazed that she's a first year teacher. She her kids love her. So you'll see it's a picture as a picture's gone out yet. They all gathered around her for that picture and um so yeah, she's welld deserved in there. >> I got my video recorded. I'll get it tomorrow. >> Okay. Um our secondary certified person was another new teacher to CIC, Natasha Jenkins, who has been outstanding there. um great classroom management, great classroom teacher, um member of our BLT, just has stepped in as a new teacher and really done done fantastic work. And then our student, our fourth through 8th grade student charge of the month was uh Ryan

052Straw. And Ryan's just a great kid. He's I think some of the comments that was made about him is how helpful he is when he sees somebody struggling. He doesn't mind just getting in there and helping the other kids out. So he was in PE so he's all sweaty and just >> I stopped him in the middle of like 15 down and back and he's like he couldn't even hardly keep catching breath. It was pretty funny. But the whole the whole gym clapped for him. So >> yeah, cool. >> Kid jumped on his back and did a pig back and that's pretty typical struggle right there. >> Yeah. Typical typical seventh grade. >> Yeah. >> Um athletically uh had our first home track meet yesterday. Went well. Um got a little bit of a late

053start thanks to Wellsville showing the way. Um but uh we got going and actually ended in good time, but uh we set four school records yesterday. So I recommend if you didn't see it on on Facebook, I recognized Sebastian Grubler, new record in the pole vault. Um Ryan Straw, new record in the Turbo Javelin. And then eighth grade girls javelin Addie Daniels set a new school record. And then the girls shot Addie Daniels set a new school record. So we four school records set yesterday. Very successful. >> Can I ask you to share was it Str who got almost double what the record was? >> Yes. >> I just was like 44 something. He got like 80 something >> turbo I think was the first >> 491 set last year by uh Kyler Bennett and

054he did 888. >> Yeah. Is >> that crazy? >> I saw that. I was like number right. >> Um So, they have their second and uh final home meet next Tuesday as well, which will be a bigger meet. So, but looks like our kids are competing well. >> That's all I got. >> Yeah. And Laura's not here tonight. Uh so, I'll talk about uh the preschool. They've got kindergarten roundup coming up. So, our um our four-year-olds that are now five or most of them are five will head over to visit um the attendance center over there, four and get ready for kindergarten. So, it's a big day for them to hang out as the big kids now at the the new school. And so, that that's always a fun time. They're also ho we're hosting

055a music program for them next week. That was a big hit last year. Oh, sorry, not next week, following week. I'm off one week. uh following week 22nd. Yes. So that was a really big hit. I mean I we hardly had enough room in the gym. There were probably 300 people here and it was pouring rain. So it was fun though to have our little preschoolers um there and they were they were just well they just handled it very well. And I think the teachers were nervous that it was going to be chaotic and it wasn't. They did an excellent job and all their kindergarten readiness skills they learned and um they did such a great job. So they're doing that again. And then um yeah, I didn't have any charger for chargers of the

056month for um SACE this month. They went to other buildings based on the the bands that we put the the chargers of the month in. So um couple dates up there. Um we have one more one more screening for the year, which is our early childhood screenings. We do these before we get into preschool. Yeah, that's about it. Questions about preschool? Okay. All right. >> All right. I'm gonna share a few things. Um, like Kyle and Mike have said, our state assessments have kicked off and are going very well. Um, teachers have been working really hard with the students and we feel like they're very prepared this year. So, we're excited to see what they have. Yesterday we had professional development and several of our staff members both teachers and pair of professionals completed two

057years of letters training and letters is intense. It's eight days of professional development. So for the last two years they've been dedicated those eight days to the professional development plus they have to do online portions of studying and reading plus they have to after every unit. So, it is a really, really big deal. The state department came yesterday, handed out cookies and celebrated them. Um, we also took pictures. So, if you see anybody who did complete that letters training, just know it was a lot of work. Um, but they did a great job and now they will be able to get their seal of literacy, which is a new requirement by the state of Kansas that all elementary teachers, teachers of reading, English teachers have a seal of literacy that must be done by June

0582028. And it just says that you have learned about the science of reading. And so now these teachers can say that that is done and it will be on their license by this summer. So that's a great thing. Last week our DT which is our district's leadership team and we went over KISSA which is our school improvement and we have our big goal is structured literacy and then we had two goals underneath it professional development and also NTSS implementation. So our structured um literacy under professional development was our letters and so now that has been fulfilled. We made that goal. Everybody completed fire training. And then our goal for MTSS was to hire an interventionist and then begin MTSS at high school, which also we succeeded in that goal. So we will be able to

059go next week to Green Bush. So our school improvement day that will be with four or five other districts that are about our size and KSD will present our goals and then our successful meeting all of our goals. We are also in compliance with every single piece of compliance factors right now for KISSA. So we have a lot to brag about next week and I'm very excited to share that with everybody that's there. And then we'll start working on our plan for next year. So we're definitely know we're looking at standards alignment and some other things. And so we'll start working on that plan next week after we present and then we'll bring it to you guys hopefully in a month or two and share with you what our new plan will be for next

060year. question on the letters training. >> Yes. >> How are they going to with new teachers? Um because we did that as professional development the last two years, right? >> So most new teachers are coming in with it now. >> Okay. So >> if they were either in districts and have done their letters training, number one. Number two, if they're a brand new teacher, they have it because they've received that in their college. >> So the teachers that we even last year, most of them had their already. So, >> that's a great question. >> Yeah, >> but if they do come in and they don't have it, there's like three or four options the state gives us that we can kind of look through together and figure it out. >> No other questions. Thank you.

061uh 7.1 cap. >> I just wanted to give you an update on the HVAC control uh project. So, we put together a nice scope of work based on um a previous vendor that come in and given us some guidance on our control project, which is a large project. I appreciate you guys um telling us to move forward with that. We are going to need a little bit more time than I thought because uh vendors all want to come in and get eyes on it. So it was a little bit quick of a turnaround from last board meeting to now to get everybody to come in, assess it, write up their scope or write up their bid for us and then get it to you. So we're giving them till April 20th to finalize that. I

062would however like to ask if possible if I could get uh a quick board meeting, special meeting to approve this um this project mostly because we want it to move forward this summer and they've got to order equipment, things like that, get it on their schedule and get that ready to go. They all know that we are wanting it done this summer, so that's part of that scope. So, I would like to get that approved. I don't know what the best day would be. Um, it doesn't matter if it's um I need at least four of you here uh to make that vote. It' be nice to have more of you. Uh we could do it virtually. Um and Andy could help us do a virtual meeting. So, we're live that way. Uh it will

063literally be like a 15minute meeting. I'll show you the bids. I can give you those um to look at ahead of time. They're all on the approved um bid bid list already. So they're either with a cooperative purchasing uh group or on the state list. So as vendors, it shouldn't take um too much time to look at those. So >> you guys want to throw me a date? >> You should have them by the 20th. >> They're due the 20th. So it needs to be probably after the 20th just to make sure I get them. >> What dates? >> Due to the 22nd That's the preschool music uh the preschool program >> that that evening >> 22nd is yeah 6 if it's a >> would a what a noon hour work >> that's what I

064was saying I was like can we do it over >> yeah like over virtual meeting >> sure we just have to announce it and let everybody know and when we're doing it and then we could do it live so it'll be recorded if people can't zoom in or or whatever. So yeah then >> this will be it'll be the single item Yeah. >> On the 22nd, >> Thursday. >> If you want to do it Friday, if you want to do it, it doesn't matter to me. Um, >> just two days enough to give you time to >> Won't you give me two dates? Um, and then 23rd >> over. Yeah. When I say lunch, I'm saying I knew the one, but if I if I knew in advance, I could always block. >> Can you?

065>> Yeah, I can do anything. >> Okay. Can you >> Yeah. >> So, why don't we uh go for noon on >> 27? And if that doesn't work, >> make sure Yeah, I can do I can do noon on the 22nd and I can also I can do both. Yep. >> So, are we going to shoot for the 22nd? >> Yep. Let's do that. 12 o'clock. I'll have Amy um move forward with those procedures and we'll call a 12:00 special meeting for HVAC control project >> and it'll be um virtual virtual. >> Yes, if that works for you guys. If you want to come in person, you can. Um >> okay, Tanner can come in person with me and we can sit too. Call the meeting to order. >> Thank you for doing that. My

066apologies that This just took a little longer than we anticipated. So, >> great. >> All right. 71. We adjusted 8.1 to 84. So, um 8.1. >> Yep. Just petition to protest school closure. >> Yes. So, what I have in there for you is just um uh acknowledging that we have been informed by the state of Kansas that a petition to protest the Scranton school closure resolution has uh made its way to the state department which is a right of our stakeholders uh to do for an administrative review. It's part of the statute. So at this time what they are doing currently I was um on the phone with the commissioner and he told me that they will first work with Oage County to verify all signatures uh ensure they're all voters in our district check

067signatures those types of things. When that once that verification is done um then they will u move that on to a committee that um makes a decision on whether or not well they'll look at our resolution and make a decision on whether or not they want to review it or not. If they want to review it then there will be a 40 they have 45 days to review it and get back to the district. Uh what they would do is provide feedback a level of scrutiny additional action steps they advise things like that. So um at this point in time it is advised that we put a pause on the disposal slashreosing of the of the of the grant and facility at this time until that um affordability to our stakeholders is given to go

068through that administrative review process. So um that is kind of what we need to do per statute. So I wanted to let you guys know that. Wanted you guys to um acknowledge that we've received that. Um, so if anybody wants to talk about that, we can we can do that as well. >> Is is the county's role in that part of that 45 days or >> so? I asked and I said, "So, do we need to wait for is is the county's part of that 45 days?" No. No. The 45 days does not start until the county verifies. >> Do they have a amount of time? >> I don't know. >> Well, I think they're going to push to get it sooner than later. I mean, I don't >> count, but it's the state reaching

069out to them. So, I'm hoping the state and the county will partner and and get that um >> verified and looked at. Yeah. So, they'll make sure there's enough signatures and all the process that whatever that all looks like, they'll make sure that's done and given to them. So, and then we'll have that 45day period after that and then we should hear back from the state. Okay. So, that'll be probably in June sometime. All right. Okay. Do you guys have any other questions, thoughts, anything you want to say? >> Okay. Okay. All right. Uh, the new 8.2 reconfiguration update with HTK and Hyperandler. Thanks for being here. Thank you for having us. >> Looks like it's coming. >> Here we go. Okay. Um, while we're getting connected, I believe you emailed out the updated plans

070and cost information. So um the plan I think is the same from what we had in November and um so we were just wanted to be here and answer questions about that. Um there is as you see in the grocery store filling up your cars there's costs just keep going up. Um so there has been adjustments on that. um to do a bond you have flexibility in what the the scope and what that bond amount is. Um some of these projects are ones that would be easy to be cap outlay projects and so you can do those out of caplay still do the project but fund it through capallet versus the bond. So you can adjust what that bond amount is um by moving those projects into cap that way and out of the bond.

071So that's where the there's a few different options on the way that the pricing is listed on those bond projects. So um to do a bond resolution, the scope of the project and the bond amount, the date of the election, the type of the election, and then the financing plan. So on the plan for Carbonale, what this is showing, the items in red are ones that we had talked about in that November, October board meeting time frame of ones that could easily uh become capital projects instead of in the bond on the green or and then same with um the Santa Fe Trail High School site with middle school moving there. The ones in red, those could also be cap outlet projects. And then or same with the ones in green. So the way that

072that's summarized on that third sheet was if we did all of the items that totals to the colors in blue on the right for different election dates. And then if you pulled out like the controls at the high school and the um dome roof replacements and improvements, the green if you took out the green items on this sheet, then it would be the green number on the side. >> So that's both domes, correct? >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> So that's where looking at how you break that up, Fe. So if the bond if the project takes three years to do, we would do one roof, one year in capital outlay. So it' all go on during the entire project um but we would fund it out of capital outlay to remove that from the bond

073amount and we would we would budget it out um affordably so that we would do one roof this year, one roof next year or with the controls and just make sure we can afford the projects. But we'll have you know over the length of the project to get those done. Um, so it so it's going to feel like it's part of the project, but it's just funded differently. >> Yeah. >> And that's something that's common whenever we're doing bond projects. We're also have you have a contractor there to do those same capital outlay improvements through the project. And so just the financing for that on the district side. Do you guys have any questions on utilizing capital outlay? Um, >> you know, my my only thing was I know Laura Lee was very adamant that

074the finishes in the older classroom and those, >> you know, she was like those cannot be those are things that >> the teachers really felt were a priority to make that developmentally appropriate, I guess. >> Y are those still? >> Yeah, I think those are still in there. >> Oh, is it? Yeah. I thought the renovate finishes in older classrooms. Is that not part of that? not still in it's in the >> they're just considerations we can make. The green ones are the ones we pulled out and put in that pricing. The green ones the red ones were just considerations um that we could make um for additional capital. >> Oh, red is still okay. >> Red is still part of the total. Yes. It's just they were considerations that we had talked about over

075time and the green were the ones we actually pulled out to show a new amount if we wanted to actually do those in Caval. like those were the recommendations that I had made to them to bring to you but honestly we could do a lot of them different ways. So >> yeah and that's where we have contingency within these numbers we have escalation within them and so by pulling one of these items and having a plan be out of capital outlay if if the estimates and the bids come in lower than that then you can still do those projects do those improvement projects and for them out of the bond. Um we don't want to be the low bidder because then we have to come back and say we can't do something that we talked

076about wanting to do. >> Yeah. >> And so we have a conservative approach to the estimates here. So, um, whether that's towards the end of the bond projects and you you have that contingency and you're using that contingency to make those additional improvements or if you're using capital outlay funds to pay for those items, >> you can also use it to make payments on the bond as well. So, that money stays within the district that contingency. They're just there to help pad any expenses that go up and price increase supplies, things like that, labor costs, things like that. So, I think some people um maybe don't understand that contingency piece. So, I just want to make sure that was stated um that if the project comes under that amount, um that that money still stays

077with the district to do district projects and whatnot. I have a question and maybe I should this. So I know there's a lot of work at the high school that needs to be done like office area. Do we know like what that would be if we I mean regardless of the bond? >> Yep. I'm getting that done right now. Uh Teraccon is coming out to scan the foundation. Um June 6th is when we're having our first meeting with them. Uh they're going to scan the entire building um using some geotechnical um technology and we will know a lot more about the voids underneath the building. Um they believe obviously water is our enemy all the time and the way that um our um our grade is towards the building and then the drainage and then

078some of our old roof drains that have either broke or um just deteriorated over time and then have caused leaking of water. So, we need to do an assessment first. I've kind of been talking to you guys about this for a while. So, we're going to get that done this summer. Um, we do have to clear out the building and get furniture and things removed to make the the quality of the of that assessment um good and sound. So, then we'll have more data to make some decisions on is this a mudjacking project? Uh, do we actually have to go in and fix some of the foundation itself? Are there some additional things we need to do to the um to the yard out front uh where the sidewalk and that grass piece right out

079front there? Um uh I think there might be some work some dirt work we'll need to do to push uh some of the drainage out towards um the >> North thank you north. I'm sitting in here backwards like what way am I facing to the north. So they will give some advisement on that based on that assessment. So we will know more this summer about the foundation and then some additional costs for that project. However, there the office walls are we're going to need to fix them. they are these very old walls that just need um to be done differently. And um so I think all of that will be a piece of it as well as um securing the front entrance better because those doors are very old and we need to have we

080have a small secure entrance but we need to redo those those front glass doors at some point in time. >> So is that something that's also in just a bigger just I'm just curious like how much that would be without the blind. >> Yeah. Do you guys have those individual pieces in here? >> Um, yeah. So towards the the high school secure entrance part. Um, >> so is that like the >> So I see like >> the blue is the new construction and so we're showing >> building that new >> out in front of it. >> I feel that we need to have this stuff done anyway. This stuff has to be done I feel like. >> Oh yeah. Whether whether bonds or not it would be a capital outlay project. The thing is those

081things just are going to take time because our capital outlay is limited. So we can only do so many projects a year that cost 5 6 700 800 and then that the rest of that fund is also used for other things. So not everything in capital outlay just goes towards facilities. We have to pay for uniforms out of there, band instruments. Um sometimes custodial salaries come out of there. So it's it's still a fluid fund for a lot of things and a lot of these projects are upward of $500,000 a million dollars and that completely wipes out um capital outlay. So those things it's why you have long range plans to do those things. So if a bond does not pass, we will need to make a a long range plan to do these things

082over time. Absolutely. So you just play that catch-up game. A lot of rural districts are in the same boat when you've got a lot of facilities and aging facilities. Uh, all of our buildings need work, every single one of them. >> So, there's, you know, it's it's just a process of prioritizing different things. You know, we've had all the HVAC and roofs done and we've done um carpet replacements. We're doing window replacements. We've done some lighting. We've done um there's a million things we've done over time. So, and just little things that we do all the time that I don't bring to you for approval because they're just smaller things that we're doing all the time constantly to to fix things and and um help with the problems that are just aging facilities. It's just

083part of it. So, it's it's just it's very expensive and a bond would help um if if the community was willing to um >> that's what I was wondering like if it's going to be I mean I have no idea how much it >> but this year it's hard to compare because they've got that whole blue piece up front there for the middle school to be out there >> and so we would have to take that piece off that project and look at that secure entrance differently because it's not going to look like that if we're doing it ourselves. So, >> so I just to clarify, so the foundation is included in this, like the fixing of the foundation is included in this. >> Yeah. >> Okay. That's what I'm wondering. Like it's going to

084be $15,000 or $15 million to fix the front of that. >> No. >> You know what I'm saying? Without the bond, >> I feel like that's, you know, more than half of >> Oh, yeah. >> what this is. >> Yeah. There's a lot of >> Do you know what I'm saying? So, >> there's a lot of things. There's a lot of things going in into this that are also just to >> maintian is huge. I mean, there's a lot of money that's buried into this. That's just fixing facilities, not just making shiny new things. Right. >> Right. Yeah. And and as you know, we our our fire inspectors were in here uh yesterday and there's all sorts of new things that we have to make sure we are in compliance with and updating and so

085all those things are are just constantly um putting the district in a in a position of trying to upgrade and fix and and and keep up with all the things and and it's hard when your cap budget is is limited and it's just it's just the way it is. It's just part of um rural schools and taking care of buildings. So, we do the best we can. I think we've done a lot. We've done a lot over the last couple years. You guys have approved some very large projects. >> Um, so I appreciate all that you guys have done to to ensure that we're we're trying to keep up with the best that we can. >> U, we also have Clayton here. So, um, if you guys have any questions on, uh, the election, uh,

086a month to, uh, call an election, the pros and cons of all these things, he's here to answer questions, also the financing aspect of it and how that would work. Um, so if you want to share anything to kind of get it started, they can ask questions. >> Um, sure. Yeah. Um, so, you know, as we've talked about from the financing plan side that school districts in Kansas have the ability to finance bonds for up to a 30-year period. um in order to reduce the mill levy impact as much as possible, the mill levy increase associated with this particular bond election. Um that's what we're currently reflecting in the financial plan is a 30-year financing. Um a lot of districts approve that. I think with with interest rates today, you're not going to see a

087huge difference between a 30-year or 25 year or 20 year financing rate. the biggest difference becomes interest payments um that you're making over that period. I will say that we also take a very cautious approach um similar to what Maria mentioned with contingency uh with interest rates in that financial plan um as well as assess valuation or tax based growth in the financial plan which puts a lot of districts in the position of being able to uh pay off bonds early. And so the the interesting thing about bonds is uh typically after seven years you're able to start prepaying on that if you have additional funds in your in your bond and interest fund or early at no penalty. Um so a lot of districts take advantage of that. Um current markets today you're probably

088looking at four and a half to 5% for an interest rate on a 30-year financing. Um I believe we're using five to five and a half% in our um plan of finance for for the numbers that we're sharing and the mill levy impact that we're sharing. Um for a $26 million bond financed over 30 years. Uh we're estimating a mill levy increase of 13.825 um for a $100,000 home per month. That's about $1325. and it's proportional impact. So for a $200,000 home, just double that, $26.50. Um, as we get closer to the election, we can help provide information on an individual basis if you ask questions about your specific property tax impact. Uh, we're happy to share what that 13.825 mills means to you, whether you own commercial land houses. Um, a question that we

089a lot of times we get is is motor vehicles. That one's a little bit more difficult uh to estimate because it's based on your your average county mil levy. Um, so what what we typically see in terms of impact to motor vehicle taxes very minimal um even with a large individual mill levy increase for one taxing entity just because of the way it's calculated. So little interesting tidbit there on on impact in motor vehicles, but um >> and that estimate right there is based on a 1% valuation growth. >> Yep. >> Okay. So if that is higher valuation property by county, >> Yep. >> has told us that we're now >> valued at this, what does that mean then for those rates? >> Yeah. So I mean just a a perfect example and FA thank

090you for for pointing that out. So over the last five years uh your district has grown it over 5% per year. Um so small changes in that assessed valuation over 30 years makes huge differences. Um and we're assuming 1% being very cautious for that entire 30-year period. Uh so I don't have an exact amount. >> Sure. I just wanted to state that so people understood what the that was based on. >> And and it really it gives you as a board uh the ability a lot of districts as I mentioned earlier when you're taking these cautious assumptions if you decide it's up to you as a board to each year to decide to keep that mill levy constant as your assessed valuation grows um or reduce it from year to year dependent on assessed valuation

091growth. of if you keep it constant at the mill levy that you had told communicated with patrons during the election throughout the entire plan of finance and you grow at more than that 1% assessed valuation growth rate you're going to be in a very good position to essentially pay off bonds early with that those excess funds. So like I said over the last probably 20 years there's been a lot of districts um that have taken advantage of of that plan of finance um election day. So, you're considering either an August or or a November election. Um, the deadline to call an an August election um is uh next month, so early May. Um, essentially either either option um I think it's it's the decision on that is is really in by district by district on

092on what you feel more comfortable with. um general election typically brings out more voters. Um Maria can also maybe touch on just some benefits in terms of a bond campaign of what an August election versus what a November election looks like. As you can see from this this slide, obviously an August election does likely come with some inflation and cost. um from a financial plan, it brings additional uncertainty, another three months of uncertainty before you lock in interest rates. Um but I we've seen, you know, I've this another kind of interesting fact u statewide election history of about 60% of elections are successful the first time around. So we don't see a huge difference um month by month of when you call the election. uh that success rate. I think it really is just individually

093from a campaign perspective, how you go about communicating your project, um communicating your plan of finance, um and and what your what your individuals in your community are willing to support for that project. So something to keep in mind. But um either way, the plan current plan of finance that we have set up is is appropriate uh from a assumption standpoint whether or not you pursue an August versus a November election. >> Can we ask a question back here? >> I have another question for you too. Um, so our current bond that we have, it's rolling off in 28 and there is a benefit to go ahead and like roll over into another bond rather than stopping and then having to start a new one later, right? Correct. Benefits of rolling over. >> Absolutely. Yeah.

094So a lot of districts take advantage of especially um in your situation where you can utilize your existing bond and interest funds towards your your existing payments on on your the cash balance in your bond interest funds toward your existing payments. >> What that allows you to then do do is what you are are doing taking advantage of trying to finance a project earlier reducing the cost of potential inflation. um but also amortized principal. So that's where that mill levy increase that we tal about the 13.8 mills >> that plus your existing mill levy uh will help with your existing bond payment and your new new uh bond payment over that time period. So a lot of districts take advantage of that as early as they possibly can um depending on the project they're considering.

095>> So the 13.825 is stacked. It's not like in 28 when the other one rolls off that four would drop. It's it stays >> from whenever. >> It's and it's it's it's simply your existing mill levy um plus that what we're communicating as the mill levy increase. Those two combined now becomes your total bond and interest mill levy for debt service payments on your existing debt through 2028 and then on your new bonds. um we're able to wrap the new bonds so that we can have shorter payments through 2028 and then after 2028. The total payment between both existing bonds and new money should be pretty much equal. Yeah. >> Throughout that 30-year period. And then the district can make decisions about um expenses and our budget changes and making fluctuations in our mills and

096our other funds and then or keeping them where they are to also pay off early, do some other things. So those are decisions we can make over time as we adjust our our budget and our expenses um to try to reconfigure into two campuses um and whatnot. So, there's also some budgeting pieces to this as well and financial planning down the road for our in-house expenses and outside of the bond as well. So, that makes sense. >> Yeah, these projects in 28 would likely be at least 10% more than what they are now. >> Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. I just had a quick question. So is what I'm seeing and what I'm hearing is you're going with a two building configuration. >> There's not been a bond resolution made at this time though.

097>> Well, that's all that's all you're discussing and that's all you've shown. >> They they've discussed quite a few already. Um >> well, >> and you just mentioned when we go to a tube building. >> Yeah, >> we haven't voted on it yet. >> Okay. And and then my my followup question then is I would like to see a floor plan of how you utilize Scrant because I've told that I was told that all things were considered but I've never seen a floor plan of how you would utilize this building the newer building. >> You say I still have those available because those were done early on in our discussion. >> Yeah, I would encourage you to go back. Yeah, >> I've gone back. I've gone back. >> Yeah, there's hours and hours and hours.

098I'm sure >> because I've gone I could even begin to give you dates, >> which is why we're requesting it here. So, the decor from the board should be to appease the the question that's asked. >> So, if it's not easily accessible, then >> it's easily accessible, right? Everything's online. >> Yes. Um, if there's additional things we can get, we can. Um, I do want to state this. I just to for some clarification I know that during the steering committee meetings there was a lot of discussion around what buildings we would close which ones we would not. Um we talked about size of buildings. We talked about um transportation. We talked about um where we could fit everybody to get an elementary a whole elementary school with all of our kids as well as get

099a middle school somewhere where we felt the facilities were appropriate. And I think after the steering committee's time and and efforts uh they came to I I think an agreement to recommend or at least the majority because we kind of voted on it that uh Scranton and Overbrook would be the ones closed if we did a two campus. Scranton would be the one closed if we did a three campus or all of them closed if they went for the one campus. So I know that those recommendations kind of came out of that process um throughout time. So, >> so with the petition that was filed and the people stepping forward with questions, additional questions, wouldn't it be worth it on the pro two campus, the PRO3 campus as well to revisit that to strengthen your

100case as well as justification to why your plan was thought out and justified because Scranton hasn't been considered and put into consideration on that. And in the budgeting building explanations, there's no breakdown even for the buildings of what actually there's no transparency of that. You've just mentioned that this reconfiguration is the improvements that need to be made, but there's not a lot of information in the reconfigurations. So >> like expenditures you mean of the cost of money building >> but like you're not saying this needs to be fixed here, this needs to be fixed here to compare to this in terms of we can fix that but we also have this building but we can do it here. So if we have all of these clashing heads coming through with ideas, then why aren't we

101trying to see why on both sides? Put as much information out there. Be transparent. Be accountable. Show that information because that's where you're at now. Whether you want to force an election or not, you shouldn't be afraid of having that information out there and making it a bad one. >> I don't think we've been afraid at all. >> Have you been afraid at all? We talked about all >> it's been out there. Tell me every single meeting for about two years, >> but you yourself said you wouldn't even know where to start. So, it's been so long for the past two years. >> Hey, we're we're moving on. Can I I just have a couple questions a couple couple more questions. So my first one is >> so consideration to call an election. >> Our

102school funding formula is set to expire >> in like uh July what? July 1st7. >> If this bond issue passes before July 1st of 2027 and then the funding for like does if the funding formula changes does it affect a bond that's already been approved? So I think >> the funding for affected those but not the not the bonds. >> Yeah, there's no way to >> we don't have clarity on that yet. >> It will affect FTE which goes into our general fund and then that's the percentage that we collect with LLB. So it will affect that but you want to talk more about >> uh we don't have clarity on that yet. >> That's okay. That's okay. That was just my and my second question was because I do know that you guys have

103been talking about this for a long time. Has there ever been an enrollment assessment done for our district? Because through these conversations at least, I mean all of them, but especially, you know, since it's at 10, it's been intensified, especially with the the closure of Scranton, you know, the enrollment is dropping. It is declining. That is, you guys have been very transparent about that. It is happening. How fast is it happening? Is this feasible? Are any of these I'm concerned like in 30 years from now Not even that intent five years from now. In five years from now, >> what is our enrollment going to look like? >> Right. >> Um and so yeah, so that's what I'm looking for. >> We discussed that as well. And having room in case it does get higher,

104>> that's like where's that assessment? >> So the the data was out there. I have the paper here. I don't know what date this was. I don't think it has a date on it. Um it's talking about projected enrollment in 25. So it would have been at least last year. Um, it goes from 2002 to 2030. We also had data going back to 94. I think 94 95 might have been the last time that we saw >> Yeah, I guess I'm looking for like a more like almost like a Kansas is like a uh like a study like almost like an appraisal like several pages with all sorts of data. >> So, Kansas Association of School Boards is we are a member school and they do this work for schools. They have an entire website

105and uh studies on counties, studies on state, studies on each individual districts, rural versus urban growth, landlock, lots of data points. Um they provided a lot of the enrollment stuff I pulled as well as my own study of our of ours over time over the last 30 years. Uh so the the trend data is um is has been given to us both by my own um investigation with the board and the steering committee as well as Kansas association school board. So um >> so is that like in a report I'm asking because like Elder not Elder I'm sorry Dodto has like a really nice one >> that they did um it is posted on their website on their school website and they did just pass a bond issue. So, it was really helpful as just,

106you know, I'm not nobody really compared to like in Minnesota. I don't care what happens there, but it was really neat to go there and read through it. >> Yeah. And they did a huge study on it based on that plant and the growth and the move in, but they had a they had to prepare very quickly for a very quick what I would call boom into their area. So, I know that they um they did a very quick study. I think they hired a a firm to come in and do >> Yeah, that's what I'm looking for. >> Something that is on our website that would help. >> That's what I >> I think it does projections on economic development and what that does for our school districts. But it was based on the

107growth of the economy. >> Um >> based on >> Yeah, based on the Panasonic uh plant and how many workers were coming in um all sorts of things. children based on birth rate of those of those families moving in things like that. >> But you did have one too like that we that's in our notes somewhere at one of the meetings but it you projected how many years out and even if we >> I guess I'm looking for like an independent like first like to be very specific I'm looking for like a third party independent study. >> Yes. We did not pay a firm to do it. >> Right. Right. So okay and then where is that on the website? I will say on the enrollment or on the reconfiguration site in the um steering

108committees there is a file linked under the files that's got enrollment numbers for the 22 23 23 24 25 >> all the way like those four years >> yeah it's showing a steady decline I just want to make sure that in >> five 10 years even five years this is you know we can afford this >> and so to speak on that a little bit Libby so um Ria had talked to us at one of the meetings that um even if we would get a big boom I guess in our economy we get a major influx of families and things like that I don't I can't remember the numbers exactly that you gave us the number of kids so you know if you have a a classroom size of 25 if you have if you

109bring in a new family >> and they have three kids and then you bring in another family they have three more kids how many families it takes to add up to a grade level classroom >> or grade levels across all the grades. >> It's asking about you asking about a decrease. >> Maria, can you pull up just pull up the car? Would you the Carbondale school >> because it has like the flex buildings listed on there, right? Or the rooms. >> Yes. So like on this right here like all these rooms that say like flex on them asking about a >> decrease people have been asking a decrease >> I'm asking for a decrease I'm sorry increase >> yeah I'm asking for a decrease or we have kids to put these classrooms or we have

110kids to use >> I have all these down to three classrooms versus the four um so we have it down to three classrooms per grade level all the way up uh which we've been four for many many years at one point we had five in a couple of grade levels so we have projected that out at at three so I guess if we went down to two classrooms those types of things that that's possible over time um so I but I think that's no different than four campuses right now and the declining enrollment we're having now and and the same things we're facing right now with full capacity so I think that the fewer campuses we have the fewer operations we have that we can offs offset some of that FTE loss is that our

111expenses can go down in other ways. We're not paying insurance for four buildings. We're not paying for the operations of operating this many kitchens and this all the staff members. So, there's a lot of operational things that I believe in the expenses that can offset um and we and we're already preparing for that. We've already absorbed some positions. So, this is not something we're just changing right now. It's been ongoing trying to find ways to offset our declining enrollment each year as we've lost, you know, $300,000 here, $400,000 there in FTE. Um, we've absorbed staff members. We've cut a few contracts. We had we have I mean, multiple things that we've just done over time um that don't even consider this bond because we know, you know, maybe the bond won't pass and and and

112that's very possible. So, uh we still have to prepare for those things. So, um, that we're thinking about that and making decisions every day and our budget is working every day and >> it's just really hard to hear content about this declining enrollment. It's just it's disappointing in general, but it's not your fault. Like, you know, it's just it is what it is. >> It's just trying to justify >> that expansion of the high school is pretty big. It it's big. It's really big. And just justifying it all. I was looking at like our like the high risk is it the high risk for lunches. Um Ouch County it's typically it's a we're a poor county in general. uh knowing the the data on just like how many live in poverty um keeping all of

113that in mind I guess is really where it's just where this is where I'm coming from like >> and it's and it's a rock and a hard place you know because we do we have a declining enrollment but we also have several old buildings you know that across the school district and I know we're talking about in the newest building I understand that, but we also have to do upkeep and we've got foundation problems. We're not ADA compliant right now in two of our buildings, which is a lot of money to fix those things. And so to I think it'd be irresponsible for us not to be looking at running another bond issue at the bare minimum to fix problems, >> right? and the sharing of resources between the junior high students with the high

114school which we all felt would which we all felt would be would provide more opportunities. That's like another issue like it's going to be look it's going to be a big buy in okay like I've been there my kids this is I was really hoping like that the fourth grader my son would not be in I'm sure I'm sure that we you know we all feel we feel that >> really so to get me to buy in to having six this is so look I'm sorry I'm kind of getting you guys off topic and and I apologize but it's just as a parent not just like a taxpayer it's going to be a big buy in like That is fourth is a big difference. An eighth >> and a sixth grader is a huge difference

115from a 12th grader. >> So to know how poorly the the the the transition was with what it's currently at, it's just it's going to take a bit to get me to buy in to the how great it's going to be to have the junior high out the high school. that and that's it. So that's those are my comments. Thank you for letting me >> thank you for the constructive conversation. >> I'm not trying this but that is these are the things that I'm >> Yeah. I want one campus I want one campus but >> and we do honestly I do too. Oh, yeah. I do financially, >> but financially we're talking about >> I think the other thing that was is very important to bring up is that >> we wanted to try to

116make the junior high as separate from the high school as possible but still sharing the resources because because of those concerns. That was something that was brought up over and over again in the steering committee. >> So, they would be run like on different bell schedules and things like that. >> Like where >> Well, they actually will not share a hallway. >> Junior high has its own hallway. Not next to any CTE classrooms. >> You want to Can you pull? >> It's okay. I'll look at it. I can look at it. I I thought last month when I looked at it they were shar I really thought they were sharing hallway but I will go back. >> Yeah. Yeah. Now that was a big concern too. >> Yeah. Yeah. And a lot of that will

117be operational scheduling type master scheduling all sorts of things. So yeah that's a good point. >> Yeah. Just Yeah. Um just I mean I know it's just relationships are important a bond issue is going to be hard to pass in general. I understand that. I just want to lift us all up all of our communities up together. >> We got to do this and and that's yeah too just trying to figure out how to get that done the most effective way and >> and still be respectful of you know communities. >> I don't want to close anything but I don't feel like we have a choice. But it's, you know, >> responsible not to based on, you know, where we're at. >> Yeah. You guys, it's just it's a it's a you guys got to

118Yeah. I mean, these are really hard because my other argument would be I don't want to dump money into Overbrook and Carbondale if we're going to close them in 15 years. >> We talked about that. >> That's not that doesn't make much sense either. So, >> yeah. Just real quick, >> um I just want to quickly say that I heard somebody start to talk about the number of additional resources that would be available to kids that we have this campus. We sat through the reconfiguration and sending this grant kids over junior high to Carbondale and we heard about all these wonderful programs they're going to be able to take and foreign languages and other electives. Zero. None of it ever happened. Not one single class. So, you know, that's you have to realize that we've

119been burned >> about the additional resources that will be available to you. >> But my other question is, and it doesn't matter if you pass a bond issue if you build a school or not. Where are the kids going? I understand reducing the reduction in birth, >> but where are they going? Are they going to other districts? Are they more kids homeschooling? >> All of the above. >> Opening their own schools, >> all of the above, >> too. and do we don't we need to find out where they're going and what we can do to try to put our finger in the D. >> But you also have to look at we have a lot of >> Mr. Copus was the um state commissioner of education. He said, >> you know, we have to do

120something to get these kids back in our schools for at least one or two things that make them want to be there more of the day and instead of a mentality that well they're gone and we don't can't do anything about that. So, seven school districts, I just want to just for a little bit of context on what you're saying, private schools, home schools, um, and public schools, seven schools out of all schools in Kansas had increasing enrollment. >> The rest were either flat or declined this past school year. >> I want to know what school they're doing. >> So, the study they went over said that there's an exodus from rural schools and into urban. Um, however, there's an exodus out of Kansas, birth rates, and then and then the trends that go like

121this all the time with homeschool and private schools, >> but we know that we have kids in this district who are going out of district. >> Yes. And we also have >> in this district open their own school. >> And I think those are the things that we need to find out. >> Yeah. we're going to have a school. >> We talked to a lot of the kids that that go to our home schools um or or to the private school and some go back and forth and that fluctuates. Um I think there's some value based pieces to that as well which is okay. >> Yeah. But I just think, you know, if the faucet's leaking, we need to find out why it's leaking and what's causing it. >> Otherwise, it's not going to >>

122service to build a nice new school and the kids keep going. Let's get our >> Yeah, >> thank you. All right. Thank you guys very much for your time. Appreciate >> it. Thank you guys. >> Thank you. You want to get them on the phone? >> Do you guys have any other questions for >> them before the next um action item? No, that's what we're talking >> else. Thank you guys. >> Yeah. Thanks. >> Do I need you to stay for the next language? >> Yeah. >> Thank you. Can you be on the phone for a vote? >> No. back at home. >> Do we want to recess or do you want >> Yeah, >> I mean I mean you say a little bit like >> I think so but I don't know >> and

123like 20 minutes a little bit or you saying >> I don't think it's not yet I don't take >> 15 to see if we can get a hold of them see if we can get a timeline there. So, I'll make a motion that you take a brief recess that contact or see the timeline to see if you'll be able to make it for the next >> second 15 minutes. We go. >> Do you need to do the specific time for or just 15 minutes? >> 15 minutes. 15 minutes. Second. Okay. Can I call chaos, but okay. >> Okay. U sorry guys. >> We are where are we at now? You said we are at 83. So, uh go ahead pick up where you off, I guess. So, >> next one is a consideration. We just

124stop to see if there's a consideration at all. So, okay. >> Um >> just has to make a motion. >> Everybody had got their questions answered, I guess. >> Yes, I didn't. I wasn't here and that's my fault. >> That's okay. >> Any questions that we can help fill in? >> Um, I was I guess I was kind of talking to Justin. They they got that email that said that there was a possible 3% >> for November. >> Sorry, for August. Yeah. >> Yeah. She just talked about contingency and making sure there was enough money to pay for whatever cost increases there may be um by the time and and um whatever interest rates are in our financing plans uh to cover it. And then all that let's say the bud it is under budget

125um then all that money goes back to the district to either put towards a bond payment or put towards um any additional things we need to do capital outlet projects. So it's all in the district. Um it it's just a a padding I guess that they use based on percentage of cost increase but I'm assuming they consumer price index and other things they use um their metrics. So um I can ask them any questions you have. Um I'd be happy to do that. >> That was just the latest thing that I see and the last time I questioned them on contingency they said that they was always on target except for CO and then when we didn't do it, it seemed like all of a sudden they come up with another 3%. And I roughly

126did some math in my head and that's a lot of money. >> So we went from, hey, we brought this to you and we're always rock solid on our contingency and everything and now we're not that just maybe that was a question. >> So you didn't think it back that should have been inflation, >> right? Because they did tell us if we didn't run it, right? >> Yeah, they pulled us up from >> I guess that's what my question is. You didn't think by pushing it back that there would be inflation? >> Well, I mean, obviously things are higher now. We got a lot of gas right now. >> Yeah, that's you know, they talked like even during CO with supply issues, they was able to kind of squeeze things through. So, it just caught

127me off guard. >> Sure. Yeah, I understand that. And contingency. >> Um, I guess the way I understood it was more of a a >> If we didn't do it, if we didn't do it and things go down, are they going to reduce it? Well, that's that, you know, that's the other thing I'd like to know that I guess >> if we let's say we came under budget by a million dollars, right? Do we um and the bond was for 25 million? Do we can we make it so that we only take 24 million and that would only increase the mill levy by X? >> I don't think so. It's the dollar amount that's voted on. It's what's voted on. Yeah. And then but we can take that extra money that didn't get >> and

128you can pay towards the bond which can help you pay off the bond earlier which then will affect the >> but we can't do that till seven years in. Right. >> Sure. But yeah but over time I mean it's a 30-year bond. So all the things all the financing things we can do over 30 years. >> I mean we could I mean there's potential we could pay it off in 20 years. You know we could pay it off. Uh so there'll be some budgetary pieces to it as well. Um, in addition, but the contingency just piece in itself, um, yes, if there's we're under budget, then that money just goes back to the district to do all these things. And some of those things that we put in said we'll do in capital outlay. If

129we're under, then we can go ahead and pay for them. Um, and they're in there. So, >> so basically, for every six months that we wait, there's a potential for 3% increase for contingency. She just gave me the numbers for August and November, >> which November was 3%. >> One more percent. It was 3% for August and then another 1.7% for November. >> Yeah. >> And I'm sure that's based on some industry standards of some kind. I mean, I'm sure they've got square foot costs that they look at every probably six months. I don't know what they're, >> but I can ask those questions. Well, I talked to some people that have used HDK and they had raving reviews about HTK, like real world experience. So, it made me feel better actually. >> Well, I

130know Mission Valley use HDK through their whole process. >> Many many many districts use them. And I know >> they are experts in school >> school projects >> and there's a lot of construction companies that that's all they do with schools and they know schools. They know how to schedule around schools and school events and school time and how to do the timelines and so I mean there's people just in the school work. So I don't Yeah. Yeah. Other questions. I mean I think we've discussed it for a long time and I think I mean I know I'm ready to put it to a vote. How about anyone else? I'm ready to >> any other I mean do we want to make a motion or >> I mean I guess at a certain point um

131what are so we're making a motion on what what and what what the two campus what we're talking about motion for which option >> so is that something that has to be decide I mean >> yeah so you have to call you have to make a motion to call an election that I think it's all written here for for you. Um the project which is the two campus project that bond amount and the date. Correct. I think that's what's all in there. >> Yeah. That's in the paperwork but the resolution. >> Yeah. And then read the resolution. >> Yes. The resolution is the election for general capital improvement state. That's resolution. We had some stuff back in the high school. Um, just because I feel like it's going to be $15 million to fix that

132doing everything that we would like to do for the two because it's only 23 million. >> I mean, are those things we're going to have to do anyway? You know, they are, but we'll still have to run the bond. Does that change the bond? Is that what you're asking? It changes what we can do with it is what you're saying. I mean like >> and I know you're pulling this money out of your butt like but I'm >> I'm c like do we have some kind of estimate on possibly what a foundation would cost? What it looks like? >> I mean I'm just thinking like >> and we're not going to know that until they do the assessment, >> right? And that's I didn't know if there was any idea like >> and then it's

133also going to depend on what we all do. Fixing the foundation, refixing the doors, fixing the walls in the offices. I mean, there's so there's lots of different things that have to happen and it's going to happen regardless. Yeah. >> Well, that's what I'm saying. Like these these things have to be done regardless and it's going to be $15 million. But we're not going to know. >> I know. That's what I'm saying. I wish I knew that now because then I would have an easier time, I don't know, justifying the 23 million when we're going to have to spend $50 million no matter what to fix it. Does that make sense? >> Yeah. No, I totally get where you're coming from. Where did we get 23? I thought it was 26. >> I thought it

134was 23. But the 22 was just Wasn't that just the high school part? >> Yes, >> that's what that's what I'm saying. The 23. >> The high school. The high school total. >> The high school total was the 23. >> Was the 23. >> Yeah. >> And the three was the right. I see. >> That's where that's where I was. And then what was you saying when you said it depends on what all we do? What do you mean by that? Like >> she she asked me if I had an estimate for if we don't pass a bond what it will cost to fix the foundation issues at the high school. >> Yeah. That we might that we're going to have to do anyway. >> Yeah. So there's assessment June 6 to determine >> Oh,

135sorry. You weren't here. >> Yeah. See, you weren't here for the that east wall in the office where the and to see what the damage is or what what is be necessary to >> and there's some of that some of that's coming out of capital outlet. We pulled some greens that were out of capital out and then reds that could have could potentially be capital outlet versus part of the bond, >> right? >> But only the greens were pulled. >> She just want to know if I had a good estimate for the foundation fixing if we didn't do it if we did it ourselves. I don't have that. And what HDK has on there includes an addition as well as a foundation. So that's all >> in fixing all that. Then we may have to

136>> but it's also an add they're coming out further too and adding a whole new hallway. Right. >> So >> that's what I'm saying. We're going to have to do it anyway if it's going to be a different scope but it >> Yeah, that's >> But you're saying we don't know how much that is. I thought we had an estimate on that. >> That's on the full foundation issue. No, I don't have an estimate because I don't >> No. >> Well, and really it's not just the foundation. It's the wall. I mean, it's all of them. >> It's all of them. >> But we also have like all of those in red, too, that we had talked about capital outlay. So we could always pull HTK has >> sorry >> what they have is in

137that scope of their project. Not what I >> 3.4.5 >> 3.5 million for secure entry the office foundation and the office work remodel >> and the middle school addition. That total is 3.5 >> to add the whole blue middle school hallway plus >> right all this right here is all remodel all new construction blue's new construction yellow's all remodel >> so this total >> nure entry and foundation you're looking at probably close to 15 >> if you're talking foundation and That was for secure entry and everything, >> right? >> Which I would recommend you do. >> Those doors have got to be fixed. >> No, that's what we're talking about. >> Well, I think I mean I would like to make a motion to do the two campus. I think it's the most plausible thing

138for us to do. Um, I don't know if you guys have any more questions before I actually make a whole notion. >> Do you have any numbers? You don't have numbers on what it will do for the repairs. It's just 3 something for the addition. >> It's in there. >> Includes the remodel of the office and the addition. It's not broken down into itemized little pieces that it says. >> And you say what do you 9 million just uh He wants to know what it is just to do the repairs versus the secure entrance and all of that. I should I should have I should have had >> I should just say >> but that >> So if we do that, do we not have to do the foundation repairs or >> they said that

139was included? Yeah, we have to do foundation repairs, >> but that's was included in that bond. >> Foundation work. >> It has to be >> they've had to have done it before. I'm sure. Look at all the schools they >> they did say that it was >> they said ours was not the worst school they've ever did say that, remember? I mean surely it can't be six because I don't see where six would be in here anywhere nine >> for everything in the high school though like that was the secure entry foundation repair >> everything for the front part of the high school or everything >> just if nothing changed today let's say that there were four buildings and we running it in nine was what the high school was need to to go through

140>> $9 million >> front entrance the things that really have to be >> it probably included the dome stuff. So what you're saying is 126 or whatever on the old one probably >> I thought from what I understood where I got this >> I feel on here. >> It does. It does. I think that's all estimated in there. >> But what if what if come June 6 it says that won't cover it? >> I mean, she said it she was she told us it did. >> Then why how do they know? >> They probably done it before. >> I mean, I would think they've been doing this for how many years? >> I thought you said they had to do an assessment on June 6th. We are having that I'm having that done. >> You

141are? >> Yep, I am. >> Okay. >> Just Just because you are they they >> they haven't done nothing. >> I I'm having that assessment done as a piece of data to see what the foundations are, foundation issues are. >> Okay. I get that's that's where I'm confused, I guess. >> Okay. you just see what the foundations are and what it's going to take to fix it. >> Well, I I I was hoping it was going to be data that could be helpful for if we need to mudjack something right now or keep the walls from falling down um right now. So, >> a temporary fix. >> Yeah, I I talked to you guys about that a couple times already and I you know, I thought we I don't know. I think I heard from

142a couple of you, but um >> I don't have to move forward with it. Um, I can wait. >> How much is the evaluation? >> It's about eight >> 800 bucks. >> Thousand 8,000. >> Um, I don't know, >> but I can I can hold on that, too. It's not a big deal. >> No, I just that's what confused me when you you talked like they had built into that do those repairs and then you said you needed to do that. That's a separate thing. You're talking >> it's just an assessment to to give me a bigger picture to give us a bigger picture. >> Yeah. >> Well, um >> so basically >> so it doesn't fall before we get a >> So basically what your concern is though is we're going to dig in

143and not sure what's under there. Is that kind of what you're saying? >> Like we're like HDK like you're we're not sure what we're digging into. >> Yeah. I'm worried about is we're saying we need this much money to fix it, but we don't really know. >> That's that's my concern. >> Yeah. >> I mean, I feel like that was a contingency. >> Maybe that's a stupid question >> that they were talking about. >> Take all that and you put all that that new hallway on there. Is it just going to >> You'll still have to fix the foundation. know the foundation has to be fixed. >> Yeah, I guess I thought that was just part of the estimate of what a foundational fix would be. So, um but >> yeah, I don't >> I

144mean, yeah, I just assume she probably done it before on like another school and that's >> how they know the numbers. Unfortunately, we have to trust them because none of us really know exactly how much something costs or is worth or I mean they've been a lot of times a lot of success with a lot of schools. So I I don't I feel like I trust them at this point. So if what have they done to investigate the foundation issues? >> I I I don't know internally. I haven't asked them that specific question. I know they've talked to their engineers um and they've talked to the people that came out and did the facilities assessment that marked that as so they did all that study on our facilities assessment um and they have engineers that

145um looked at the fac assessment as well. So that's I do know that piece. Um they suggested Terracon um as an additional piece of data that we could look at. So um I brought that to you guys I don't know at the beginning of school year and then waited on a little bit and so then I thought it would be an additional good piece of information if it was something that required I think part of it was to determine uh how big the void is, how much of a void there is and if it's >> and that's what they've done. That's how they come up with their estimate. Somebody has looked at that. They they've core drilled and cameraed or >> We have We have We have core drilled and we have camer already and

146and we deter and we've determined that there's some drains that are broke. Okay. >> And there's a water issue under there. >> We're just not sure. >> So they have done. Nobody just says I've got X-ray vision and said it needs to be fixed underneath. That's >> I thought you were asking what they did. They didn't ask. We did it. Yes, we did. Somebody has looked at it. >> Sorry. Sorry. I thought you were asking what >> No, you're not crazy. These are great questions. >> I thought you did. >> Sorry. >> HK didn't do that. We went ahead and did that. >> We had it done and they've looked at the stuff. >> Yes. And we Yes. They came in and they've camered it and we've got pictures. They determined there's some water. We're

147just not sure how big the hole is. >> I was kind of >> So, there's some different ways to determine how big the void is. They talked about Good. I was also worried that if a bond doesn't pass and we're waiting and waiting on this, if we need to do some temporary flowable fill or some mudjacking, just some preventative things to keep the I mean those walls, >> Kyle and Chris might be underneath them soon. So, I was that's why I brought that up to you guys at the beginning of the school year as something just to get some extra data. They are I mean there's a space this big ceiling and Kyle's office and Chris's and then the SRO's room and then Melissa's is kind of sloping in that back piece of her room.

148So, there's So, I did it as a piece of data. Um I thought we talked on the phone about it a little bit on just if that was a good idea to do that. >> If we don't do a boundary doesn't pass, we still got to maintain it. >> Yeah. And I think the data and I think the data will be helpful so we know what we have to do. Um especially if I have to do something right away. >> That was my that's I wasn't tracking >> I wasn't either. I wasn't tracking you. >> We think we have a problem. If somebody's done some investigation they've done and they kind of have an idea. >> Yeah. >> That's better than just looking at the ground and saying >> sorry I I wasn't tracking you.

149Well >> well I mean >> no that's what I wanted to know is what like >> we're gonna have to do this anyway. That's what I wanted to know. >> I guess I thought the question was how much they estimated based on what they've done to study these numbers right here and what I know is what we've done and told them is going on and then they recommended again Tercon to get just a broader picture um in case we need to do something right away like my jack or global fail. Those are suggestions they made. So >> um it doesn't completely fall in >> at the end of the day at the end of the day it's in the the taxpayers's hands. Absolutely. >> They're gonna have to tell us whether they want to do

150this or not. >> Yeah, >> correct. >> I know we get >> that's why that's why they have elections for >> it's additional taxes to pay for >> it truly. I mean where everybody stands. >> Well, I guess yeah, I I see what you had. So, yeah, I I guess we're going to have to get the feedback from the the patrons. >> Yeah. >> And that's the only way we're going to know whether they want to go through this or not. >> Are we ready? Do I read this first? >> I motion and the resolution. >> So I put I motion and what I want to motion and then the resolution. You read I motion and read the resolution. >> Oh, yes ma'am. I motion a resolution authorizing and providing for the calling of a

151bond election in Unified School District number 434, Osage County, Kansas, Santa Fe Trail, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the district the question of issuing general obligation bonds of the district. authorizing application to the state board of education for the authority to call the bond election and for capital improvement state aid and providing for the giving of notice of the bond election. >> Okay. So, we have a motion. Stephanie, >> do we need to include when we want to do this? >> Sure. >> I don't think so. I think we just have to Is that on the next reading? There's another piece to read, right? >> No. >> Okay. We just have to put that on the signatures in there. >> So I think we need to decide when we are

152going to hold election amongst ourselves. The way this paperwork is written that went with that resolution. This was dated November 3rd. It's for 26 million to cover the cost to um I can I mean I can the ballot question is in your book. And it's for 26 million for renovation improvements furnish equip construct carbon hill as prek through five construct improvements and resident renovations at the high school for 6 through 12 facility make requirement necessary improvements pay the cost instrument and during construction. This is dated November 3rd, but I think if we had to go with an August, >> we need to make that decide. >> So, do I got to read all of what you just said? >> No. >> Okay. I'll move the resolution that you read. >> So, we have a motion.

153We We would need a second. >> I will second it. Second shelf. Okay. All in favor? >> Opposed? >> Abstain. >> Okay. >> Passes 61. >> And then you need to add the date. >> Do we need to vote on the date now separately? >> Go ahead. I would make the motion to do the election in August. >> August at the August election. >> Okay. So, we have a motion. >> I'll second >> to go to the August election with a second. All in favor? >> Abstain again. Okay. >> Okay. Thank you. And let's see here. >> So, we do we need to vote that we do are deciding a two campus. That's the question and >> that's the question that will be that was presented in documents. Yes. >> Yeah. I mean >> Oh,

154so we already did that. >> Okay. >> That's the stuff you will sign. >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. I know. I >> All right. Three. Then you go legislative updates. 814. >> No. >> Oh, yeah. had my arrow there going on tonight. >> All right, legislation updates. >> Okay, so the governor is currently um considering lots of bills, lots of legislation. She's in the veto process. They're saying she's passed forward as bipartisan legislation and other pieces that she'll veto either line item or whether they're appropriations or not. And um I wanted to just bring to your attention that we'll be talking a lot about the cell phone bill and the device bill as that will um change our operations and procedures and policies. So the administrative team is going to work through that this summer make

155sure that we have legal guidance. KSB actually just today pushed forward some legal guidance and some documents to consider. We will bring that all to you to review. um put them in our handbooks, things like that after you guys have approved things. So, there's some questions on language in there always when you have law that's uh can be interpreted a lot of different ways. I think one of the biggest questions was inaccessibility and what that means. I've heard some of the legislators that said our intention on this was just backpacks and lockers and then others were like, well, no, that's accessible to kids. It needs to be in a central location in the office. And so I think legal um uh council at KSB is working to really clean that up so districts aren't in

156some vague limbo with policy making and and handbook writing and things like that. So we'll bring that to you. But that that'll be a big change. Not only yes, lots of schools have cell phone policies, but this is a a much stricter. It's a bell-to bell. There's no passing period, no lunch, no recess, no none of that. So, um it also will affect accommodations uh with students with other devices such as um earbuds, headphones, things like that. A lot of our students have some of those things written in their IEPs. And um we also have students with medical needs that use that use devices. So, all those things we're just going to get the interpretation, how we need to approach it, things like that. We also have other laws that dictate we meet IEPs and

157those mandates as well. So those have to align and sometimes they're foggy. So we will we'll work through that. I don't want to tell you we've made any decisions or said anything. We've talked to staff about it a little bit. I put it in my last newsletter just to just to give parents like conversations with your kids that this will be hard. It will be different um even during passing time >> too. >> So it's it's going to be um a challenge and >> it'll be hard for some parents as well. They want to be able to connect with their kids. Some parents >> be how we were when we grew up. >> Yeah. Some parents are are very opposed to this. They believe there's safety concerns in that and other things. So, and all

158those are justifiable. The legislature heard testimony from a variety of different opinions on this bill. And I was actually up there testifying and um we listened to a lot of great opinions and and there's there none of them are wrong. They're all just different perspectives on what they want for their kids and then these devices. So, we'll navigate that. It is all devices. It's watches and earbuds and all the things. So, we'll we'll navigate that and we'll bring something to you for you guys to review and I'll try to give you a couple of things ahead of time to to look at before we bring a final product to you. >> And all of our Chromebook all of our students have Chromebooks, correct? >> Yes. >> And all are all of the Chromebooks uh like

159Bluetooth and I assume equipped and so there's really nothing that you couldn't do on a Chromebook in terms of >> the earbuds and things like that. Correct. >> Sure. Yeah, there's some things like that. Um you want to talk about capabilities? >> I mean, yes, but Again, it's legal ease because they talk about headphones and Bluetooth headphones like they spell out fairly. So, I think there's a lot of lot to develop on this. But the Chromebooks themselves start at second grade all the way up and they are fully Bluetooth capable. Um, and there are I mean like you can email the text and that's there's there's other methodologies that that will be used because the kids are cracking and so um so it's just it's there's a lot to develop to unpack because like your

160kid could just start emailing skills. >> Oh my gosh. >> The good thing is we have a lot of monitoring on our Chromebooks and we use um would be >> linewise linewise and classwise together. I'll tell you what that product is. >> So we have control over those because they're ours. The hard part is not having control over theirs, >> right? >> So when it would take effect at the start of >> September one is September one, which we would we would we would start it. >> No, we'll start it, but that's just the official law. So, do you guys have any questions on that or suggestions you want me to consider uh with administrators? >> Okay. And then there is a somebody's >> Yeah. Well, what do you mean? What are we doing with

161them? >> Is that >> Well, they'll be part of it. >> Well, there will be a piece of it. Well, not No, they're not written in the bill in that capacity, but we will have but there are things that we will write in there about staff and expectations and then their role of modeling and how that's going to work. So we'll have to work through all that and talk about it and we can have our own policies as well on those things in the workplace. So >> um social media is the one you're talking about with staff. So there is one on social media and teachers uh communicating in two-way communication on social media platforms with current students, not graduated students but current students. Okay, >> that might cause some issues. I mean, if you

162think about a small community >> and how many of our teachers are friends with students of their friends, you know, they're may not be their students, they're teaching, but you two are friends and you're Facebook friends with her son on Facebook or whatever and you're staff member. What do we do with that? How does that work? According to the law, says you can't be. So, we'll have to review all that, get that. I haven't read any of the KSB KSB guidance yet on that. So, um, teachers have talked about it. They're like, "Well, I'm not going to stop being friends with my friend's child." And so, there's a lot of that, but we'll see. And >> we'll go through it. We'll work through the process and see what we need to write up for everybody.

163>> Any questions on that? Okay. >> Good times. I know, right? My problem. Well, when I was up with the legislature, I said to them, "So, can I just give my parents your phone numbers?" >> Yeah. >> So, you guys want to take a local decision from us? We'll just I'll give you my I'll give you their number so they can call you when there's an issue. >> Well, at least we've eased a little bit. >> Yeah. >> We tried. >> Yeah. We eased them into it. >> Yeah. >> It does. You know, on the positive, you know, I try to look at it as this is a massive distraction. Our kids have addictions. It affects mental health. It affects bullying, affects different kinds of behaviors >> and um it gives us little teeth in

164the matter. >> So there there's pros and cons to all of it and I I'm trying to look at all the angles and I'm a parent as well and >> so you know I it's hard me monitoring my own kids devices you know at any given time throughout the day and even when I've got all the things on it to manage it it's still hard. >> So you guys know you have kids so >> Okay. >> Good. >> Yeah. >> All right. negotiations. >> Yes. Um 15 minutes. >> Yeah. Just to quickly add a few. >> Mr. President, I move we go into executive session to discuss negotiations pursuant to the exception for employer employee negotiations under coma and the open meeting will resume the boardroom at 9:32 with Floyd. Second report till Monday. >>

165I mean, it's a second. All right, we'll do that next time.