001All meeting order to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> First item on the agenda is the agenda review. um like to add one item that I took off for some reason from last year to add a item to call a resolution to conduct an election >> for the county. We got to do it in June by June 1st. Now I >> that would be item the after the last item. Uh it would be uh actually be item seven or it could be 10. 10. 10 would be fine too. Either way. >> Yeah, we didn't have an election. So >> I could have taken that off there. Right. >> Okay. Um, so we will
002go to approval of claims. Did you guys get a chance to read through these? Do you have any questions on there? I will accept a motion to approve May 2026 claims to approve May. All those in >> favor um attach or the next item agenda agenda item is the review of the April 2026 AL. This is not an action item. So if you have any questions you can ask on the previous month's minutes. We had a couple different meetings last month. >> Um >> and Britain had did you out the other one. >> Yes, >> I didn't have them. gave you three to motion to approve March special meeting minutes and the meeting the minutes from April 226. six regular and special board meetings >> and the two >> and the Yeah, those were April.
003>> Yeah. April 23rd and April 30th, >> right? >> Special meeting minutes. >> March 23rd. >> Yeah. So March 19th, >> April 13th, which is was the regular meeting, April 23rd, April 27th, and April 30th. >> You've had too many meetings this last month. >> March meetings and April meetings. That's All those in favor >> um moving on to the next item is the activity ledger. This is in the packet written printed out for us. Do you guys have any questions on that? Okay. I will accept a motion to approve the student activities ledger as presented. Motion to approve second. >> All those in favor >> carries. Okay. And then the next item is the budget versus actual non action items. So just review pretty good for May. >> Yeah. Y any questions on it?
004Okay. Um, there is no unfinished business. The board. So, public comment. The board welcomes and encourages public comment. Anyone wishing to address the board is encouraged to do so with these stipulations. Board may limit the amount of time for comment if they become extensive. If the speaker begins to infringe on the right of to privacy of another, the board may interrupt and end comments on that issue. Even if the comments are entirely appropriate, the board will take no action on them at this meeting to ensure that others who want to address the same issue have the opportunity to do so. They will be placed on the agenda for a later meeting. Um any letters to the board? >> Any commendations and recognitions? >> N committee meeting minute or committee reports. Uh >> we um negotiated
005with the union um and sent to agree to a proposal. They have to get it approved by their members and then I'll bring it to the June board meeting with a recommendation from the negotiating committee. >> Okay. And I don't think any other >> no other committees met. >> Um so moving on to the superintendent report. >> Um not a lot. I uh got all the requisitions. I went through all the teacher requisitions. Um I I approved them all except for the one that's on the agenda tonight. Uh we we have have the money to get them ordered. I'd like to get them ordered in May so that the teachers can get stuff put away before the summer if possible. That way it um it's not quite so chaotic for the custodians, you know, when
006they're cleaning around. They have to clean around stuff. So um I give them to Britain and everything looks pretty good as far as wrapping up financially for the end of the year. I mean, we have a couple things that I'm waiting to see in June after the June payroll and stuff goes out where if we can get a couple other things put on. So, if I figured right, we can, but I always get a little bit. Yeah. >> Okay. >> And Mr. Jameson is wasn't here at school. She's he's out interviewing today. So, principal report. Okay, moving on to new business. We have substitutes and custodian >> a custodian sub and a paris sub. >> Okay. >> Oh, I have a misspelled word in there. Dang it. Yeah, it's Motion to approve Franklin Wilkinson and
007Alissa Vickerson as substitutes for 2026 2027 school year. A background check for 2026 2027. >> All those in favor? >> Motion carries. Um we don't have any non-resident student applications. We should have those June. >> We I think we have them now. I will present them. I haven't seen anything that's a red flag on any of them yet. So, >> okay. >> I'll just put them all on the June board meeting. >> Okay. >> That was only >> Well, I mean, we could we can Yeah, that's fine. >> May 15th. >> It was Yeah, we went May 1st. So, they got them in. We just got to get them approved by the board. So, what it gives me time to look through them to say, uh, this one's I would recommend all of them or
008there might be some that I won't recommend depending on It It's looking the same. Yes. Yep. >> Um liquidation of school property. Probably nothing yet. >> Oh, >> and then policy updates. Not yet, right? You guys working on that. Okay. So, the next item is the science curriculum. >> It's pricey, but what they've been I think it's a early 2000s or >> 2011. >> Yeah. >> And we we is that one we can't find books for anymore, >> right? >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Right now, all the curriculums that you get like our math curriculum and our language arts and our science, they are more they don't have textbooks per se. They kind of have just work things, you know, that are uh you replenish them every year. this this for this it's goes seven
009years it's for grades three through eight um and so I don't like to usually do a long-term but with I believe we have the money to do it this year it will relieve going forward is the way I look at it so that's why >> as professional development for the so if they need something during >> yes they they'll actually they'll get they'll get something early and then after a while they'll come in and kind of go over it again to make sure every all the teachers understand, you know, how it's supposed to work and so on. But usually they're pretty self-explanatory, but it's really nice to have professional development for them. It's just Yeah, like I said, it's pricey, but it does cover three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Yeah. So, it's it's and
010um like I said, I I usually wouldn't go for seven, but I believe we have the money this year and that would relieve trying to do something in future years. So, I put it on there. I don't like to approve any curriculum without the board. It's the accepted one nationally. It's from SABS. There bas basically has only one or two publishers right now. Savas owns owns it all. Yeah. >> Then they have some other program that familiar. >> Yeah, they do math also. >> Okay. Any other questions? >> I will accept a motion to approve the science curriculum um as presented. Motion to approve favor. >> Don't know why I didn't put a sample motion on that one. >> Got it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Moving on to the BJHS U food service contract. There
011is a food service agreement that's attached. I guess one thing I would like is just some clarification on if they don't call by 8:45 to make sure or to have like 80 meals, you know, >> something so our kitchen staff isn't bombarded or trying to figure things out. >> Yeah. >> Make their lives a little bit easier than they >> Yeah, I totally agree. And and like I said, they're they don't the only other option they have is to start their own food service. And >> I mean they can work to make it better for our >> employees. Service that comes and gets it right. And that's all working out. >> That's >> Yeah. I haven't heard any I haven't had any concerns brought to me about that. So >> Okay. >> After we had
012that meeting at the beginning of the year, I think it's it went pretty well. >> Yeah. I I think it's fine. Um >> I think it's just supposed to >> number if they don't want the 80. So >> if that's I can pro I promise you that >> we haven't for >> I mean I just feel like we need to do something so our staff our staff isn't >> well if if they have a number that we have in there 80 meals it's 80 meals I mean >> and that's what we've had in the past is 80 and that's what the superintendent >> yes agreed with the y >> soce Once you guys are are okay with what it is, then I'll send it to them and their board to review and they could come
013back and say >> but that you guys are ready for that to go to. >> Yeah, I think if we can have that stipulation that there's a if they don't we don't receive a phone call by 8:45 there's a minimum of 80. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Just so we are covered for >> Well, I mean that the way it's written, they'll pay for 80 >> the way it's written right now. >> Yeah. >> Okay, I'm good with that. Do you guys have any other additions or changes you'd like to see in it? >> No, I think that was phone call. >> Yeah, exactly. That's we can knock for them, >> right? So, we had a meeting at the beginning at the beginning of the year and it went real well with Arie came
014over and then um >> Lori and Yeah. And actually after that I haven't heard any real concerns other than this 80 meal thing that they're >> Lisa pretty insistent that they've had a seven there that they they need to go to the traininee in the foods training in Billings this year. Ours are going to do it online. They've gone every year for years but um that's a good idea. >> Yeah. That that is totally their call >> because they they have to get inspected. >> Their kitchen has to be inspected. So that's totally that's not under our control to say that you have to go. >> That's totally under their >> strongly recommend. >> Okay. Accept the motion to approve the JHS foods contract with the with suggested suggested changes. Yeah. I'll make a motion
015to approve JHS contract with suggested changes. >> All in favor? Moving on. >> Now we say goodbye to Kyle. >> Thank you, Kyle. Thank you. >> I don't know. >> Did Did you give the Got the O? Okay. >> Got to do the oath. Oath officer. solemnly swear or affirm >> that I will support, protect and defend >> the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Montana State. >> And I will discharge the duties of my office. help you God. I just need you to >> You're welcome. Good luck. >> Now, now the way this works is um we reorganize the board. the chairman or the superintendent calls for nominations for chairman and then it's voted on if there's only one and then after that >> everybody votes on it.
016Yeah. >> Everybody >> if are you so what I'm I'm going to do is call for nominations for board chair. >> So is there any nominations? >> Okay. Okay. So, I will need a vote on Andrea to be the board chair. All in favor say I. >> I. >> You. >> Yeah. I thought I thought you had motion. Okay. >> No, not that there. There's no motion. It's just domination except nominations. >> Whether you say no or not, you're you're outnumbered. >> Okay. So, Andrea, you take over. And now you will nominate for v or ask for nominations for vice chair. >> Okay. >> We'll take a nomination for vice chair. >> Just keep doing it. >> Lance, >> I will take votes for Lance to be vice chair. >> Okay. hard. >> It is
017hard. It's just great. >> I know. And as far as committees, um, you can reorganize them right now or you can wait maybe and or leave him just >> change. >> Brent, would you >> put Brent where Kyle was? >> Would you be okay where Kyle was? I think he >> uh he is on >> I think he was facilities. >> Yeah. >> Uh the committees are >> leaders leadership policy budget finance facilities transportation and school safety. >> Do we have an old agenda that >> I don't Yeah. I I always thought it was on the board. Um, >> I think it norally is on there. Okay, so Oh, that's a really old one. Not that one. >> Let's see. I could probably look back at last May. No, it be last June's minutes. >>
018They can wait until committees in the June meeting. >> So, looks like Kyle is just on facilities. Is that correct? >> He's on facilities and transportation. >> Transportation. >> And then here's the chair. Uh there really isn't a chair. The superintendent's always the goes to all the committee meetings supposed to be and then um there's really it's most of the time the committee meetings are fairly informal. There's no motions or anything. If there's something that comes out of committee that they want to recommend to the board for the full board, then it's brought to the board meeting and then it's voted on if there's changes. >> Maybe >> should those committ on a regular basis or >> as needed >> and who who organizes that? Uh sometime the committee members do or the superintendent a
019lot of times if there's something like for transportation or facilities or something like that I will get with uh Dave Daskkins and then we'll >> discuss transportation once >> y8 >> um and that's really all you have to do with that that figures out bus routes >> if there's any changes If there's any changes, the superintendent and clerk usually sit in and go over. So, you just kind of hang out, you know, they have to do a whole lot. >> Um, >> the I I would say that the the biggest ones that like negotiations we just did and there'll be negotiations again next year. >> Um, and then the leadership meeting, usually the chair and vice chair meet with the superintendent the Monday before the meetings just to go over agenda items and whatnot. um
020any board member, any two board members can ask for something to be on an agenda on the uh board agenda. If the chair, in other words, if Andrea went off her rocker and two other members wanted to put something on the board agenda, you could do so. not far off Sundays. >> So, does it take two members of the board to get an item on the agenda? >> The superintendent and um chair usually make an agenda, but if there's two board members that feel that something else should be put on that the board, the superintendent and the board chair didn't put on, they can actually say, and honestly, if there was something that a board member, the rest of the board is probably just going to say, "Yeah, let's get it on the agenda." >>
021So, you can request some special Yeah. >> When do you agenda? >> I usually do the agenda the week before >> the meeting. >> Monday before the meeting a week prior we >> meet. >> Yeah. >> Because I I have to get we have to post the agenda 48 hours before the meeting. So I usually post them Friday. Um that way if there's any late changes and the way I do that I do it I always send out a packet like this and I don't know what um Eric will do. Um, my guess is you'll probably do something similar so that you get all the information prior to obviously prior to the meeting. >> So, yeah. Are you good with that, Lance? Just kind of staying on the same on the same committees and then
022if Devon and Ray request to switch, we can do that at a different time. Is that >> then they should have been here? >> I mean, I feel like That's that's >> it. It we haven't had any real issues for committee. I mean the policy committee I send some stuff out and when when I get recommendations from the Montana School Board Association on wording for I will give that policy to the policy committee. They'll look at see what pertains to our school, you know, and then then it has to go through two readings, two board meetings to get approved. So that's that's usually the way it's done. >> Policy is kind of boring just to be honest. That's kind of >> it is a good like learn school policy I have to say. >> Yeah,
023it is. >> It is a good one. >> Yeah. And our policy is on our website, our board policy under board. So >> Okay. So, we'll just leave that as is and be here meeting everything. >> I think so. If that works for 5:30 on >> Monday too wild, huh? more participation was later six. I'm just seeing people getting off work and stuff. Just a question I have. >> Yeah, I I I don't know. I haven't had any and Britain maybe you have. I haven't had any requests for that. Um dogs change. >> Yeah, you can. Yeah. >> Yeah. Two years say Right. >> Yeah. >> I've never had anybody. >> That's what I say. I haven't >> another hot topic meeting >> if there's if there's an issue. I just have to get it
024posted, >> right? >> 48 hours. So, I mean, if it's decided by the board that, hey, we want this one at 7:00, they can do that and we'll put it on the agenda at 7:00, >> right? >> Yeah. >> I know. >> Yeah. >> The last meeting we did early because was coming at 5 to we had an item that we needed to get >> a special meeting kind of item that we needed to get done and that was really time to do it unless we're going to come as you can see we already came five different times that month so that's why we did it at board it usually doesn't happen >> yeah it very seld yeah >> and I think doing it at 530 um it kind of helps you guys so you
025guys aren't here till >> right 10 o'clock at night. >> I mean, >> I know it >> doesn't care. >> I'm kidding. I'm kidding. >> No. Yeah, it's something you could look at. >> Yeah. And maybe that's something we do consider in June. >> And if is that part of board policy? Sometimes the time is put in board policy. If it's in policy, then it will take two meetings to approve it, but >> I think it is actually. >> I It usually is. I'm not sure where it's where it's at. >> Yeah, >> that's to approve it for >> a change. Yeah. >> But if we want to just have >> Right. Change. Okay. >> Yeah. You like you the reason is is it should be expected your regular meeting should be expected by your
026community to be at the same time >> right >> same time same place >> say one >> and we have we have run at different days when we didn't have a quorum it's like there was three board members I couldn't make it so we changed the time that they could make it so and that happens once in a while something comes Okay. So, the next agenda item is the appointment of the clerk. So, >> you will need a motion. >> We have Britain as and she's been here for a number of years. S have any questions on I'll accept a motion to approve Britain man or business manager for the 2026 27 fiscal year in favor carries >> and then you you do her contract her the contract in June. We can do the numbers
027and stuff at the June meeting. >> Perfect. Okay. And then item number 10 will be to have the county run the election for the 2026 2027 school year. Um I will accept a motion for the counties to run the election for the 2020 26 2027 school year. If you don't do it, then Britain's got to run it and there's no way. >> And as long as I've been on the board, we have had the >> Yeah. It is. >> Yeah. It's $2,500, I think, is what they've been charging. It's well worth it. >> Yeah. >> This school board election wasn't enough, >> right? >> Yeah. motion to approve the candidate the election 2026 2027. >> All those in favor >> motion carries and that will adj for tonight and our next meeting will be in
028June. >> I'm gonna I reach out to our IT guy Cole and he's going to get an email account for you and clean up Kyle's phone book and I'll get all that. when that's >> and then I'll I'll email email you some board stuff tomorrow your personal email that's okay >> and the meeting will be June 8th unless >> right or do you want to do it >> no it's 8 is fine >> school will be out >> it's good >> should be quiet in here Hey. Hey.