001Right. You're starting with pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Okay, we will move on to the next agenda item which is the agenda review consent agenda. So we will move to the July and August claims. You guys have looked through them. I can take a motion. >> Make a motion to approve the claims for July 25. >> I second the motion. >> All in favor? Motion passes. Um, the next agenda item is the review of the July 2025 payroll. This is a non- action item, so you guys can just look at it and let me know when you're done. Moving on to the approval of the last month's meetings which
002we didn't have a regular meeting in July. So it was June board meeting. We did have a special meeting in July though that we'll need approval for for July 10th. >> So if you guys want >> can you make a motion? >> Yes. Yes. Okay. >> Okay. I make a motion to approve the June minutes and then the July special meeting minutes. Second motion. >> All in favor? >> Motion passes. Um the student activity. >> There's none this month. >> Nothing going on. So, moving on um the budget first actual which there's a little activity on there if you guys want to look at it. That's a non action item as well. questions. You're good. We can move on. >> Okay. Um, we have no public announcement, so I'm going to skip over that. I'm
003no public here, so I'm going to skip over the announcement. Um, item C is communications and comments, letters to the board, student issues. >> No, >> obviously. None. >> Not yet. either. Um, >> item D is commendations and recognitions. Probably not. >> Uh, unfinished business. There's nothing. Committee reports. >> We did not have we did not have a committee before or a committee meeting. >> Okay. Um, superintendent report. >> Okay. Just to summarize what's been done this summer and what's still going on. Um, we got our door locks in now. Um, so they can be programmed fact. Uh, and they installed the ones on the gym, but you can program them to open them and close them at certain times like we did tonight for the board meeting. So, they were installed. Um, the pavement
004as you the black top has been refinished and repainted. Uh the doors are being installed as we at this this week I guess. Um all three doors are going to be installed this week. >> So the kitchen >> the kitchen and the two outside doors. Yes. >> Yeah. And Dave Dave and the crew have been busy and doing a pretty good job. Real good job. So >> other than that just been getting budget together. And >> how do the crosswalks look? Do they need to be redone? [Laughter] >> Should we make them yellow? >> Um, you know, the one we're going to be I eventually changing some things around. So, I don't know that we need, but >> Okay. >> Yeah, they probably do. And that's something we probably should do in the next month
005or so. >> And Mr. Jameson probably in his report has his his letter that he sent out. So, >> yeah. >> So, It looks It does look good around here. >> Yeah, it does. Yeah. >> Okay. Ready. All right. So, moving on to the principal report. >> Yeah. In addition to the things he mentioned, just I was just thinking of this, they did we did a major purge of the old store room up top and it looks much better. And Mrs. Nordlander with the 21st century put in some shelving and it's a much more usable room. >> Yeah. And we're just um I uh you are going to see later in the agenda. I interviewed this week a parah. We have an opening for another parah position. I have an interview next week for that.
006Um uh we'll do a little shifting around of our current parah assignments before the beginning of the school year, but I'm waiting on our uh sped director to get back from the ranch Wyoming before I do that. Um, we I have pretty much everything planned for our teacher PI that's on August 25th and 26th. And last week, Tony sent out the I always call it the happy letter. That's the letter every teacher gets at the beginning of August that says it's basically it's time to think about starting to come back to school. Um, and then of course our first day of school is August 27th for everyone first grade through 8th grade. Our preK and K don't come back until September 2nd after Labor Day. Uh something that's a little different this year is we
007moved on this year's calendar. Normally the barbecue would be that Tuesday night before school starts Wednesday. This year we're trying something new and the barbecue is on Thursday night, September 4th. So just so you guys are aware, too, because of course the schoolboard members are a part of it. Dave will be cooking meats and we usually have our schoolboard members help serve there. So if you have questions about that, you can talk to me or also um Mr. Deskkins is the one that helps uh with that as well as um we'll work with Mrs. Julio in the kitchen to do that. Uh in the August newsletter that I put on that's on the website. Um uh it's I put together quite a bit of stuff, but I was just making parents aware of some of
008the changes we put in place. Uh I told them that the bus uh loading zone and the parent parking explained how they would be switched around. Um, I also plan on having myself and a parah out there the first couple of weeks of school to help direct traffic and it's still going to be a pullth through only zone even though we're moving it around to the west side and not a pull in parking. So, I just want parents to be aware of that. Um, and I also ask parents in the newsletter to be good neighbors. We had some complaints last year from our one neighbor about the PL parking being blocked and now we have our other neighbor has put up some no parking signs across the street. So, just want um to our parents
009to be aware of being um just good neighbors as we do that. Um, and as everyone, as we mentioned, our uh we're going into our sixth graders are now a part of our junior high and they're going into the rotation. And then also starting on the first day of school, um, we're going to go into our secure cell phone policy that the board approved last spring with the um, with the handbook. Um, I did take some time last year at the end of the school year. I went and visited all of the this year's sixth, seventh, and eighth graders when they were last year's fifth, sixth, and seventh graders and explained some of these things that would be coming to them. So, they should come to school already aware what's going on. And then I
010also in there mentioned some of the highlights in the um dress code, which is dress code is always fun for everyone. It's fun to follow and it's fun to enforce and be facitious. Um uh and then one other big change for this year is mass. That was our testing. Last year we were part of the pilot and now mast is no longer a pilot. It's officially part. So we will be dropping the maps testing. What actually happened last year is we were testing them with the two different systems. And so our kids were actually by the end of the year uh we had a little bit of like I would call it test exhaustion. And so this year we're just going to have the three for third grade through 8th grade. We're just going to
011have the three mass testing windows which I've already been able to to put in place. Uh and then I'm working with OPI on the on the rostering part of that. I hope it won't be too complicated because it's me this year without Mr. Frank. And then like I mentioned our our back to school barbecue is on that Thursday, September 4th. So um I don't know if there's any questions but we're getting geared up for beginning of school. actually put six years in like getting more acclimated to high school and college and everything like that. So that's >> and and part of our purpose in that too is we were able then to hire a full-time title teacher. She's already been in here several times. That's one of her rooms. Plus we have the parro room
012down there that she will also be overseeing and uh she's um been really uh excited about coming on board here and being a part. Also, our new counselor has been in uh getting things ready. So, that's been really good. >> Got a question unrelated, but are we seeing any trickle down yet from what's happening with the Department of Education? >> Uh funding or anything? >> They withheld it, but they released all of it. >> Okay. >> So, it's all all been released. >> Okay. >> Um >> everything they committed prior is what they released. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, everything that we were supposed to get, we are going to get. So I see if that's next is what you're saying maybe. >> Uh it's it's hard telling. Yeah. I mean when when they first
013when the they held back it back the funding at first um I know Cassie was really obviously worried about it and I told her just to hold off and just see where it went and so >> it worked out. So the 21st century will continue >> 21st century title 4A title 2A all have been >> um funded. >> Okay. Any more questions? Move right along. So this is in new business um and personnel. We had a football coach I guess at the end of last year. He was no longer able to do it. So we're hiring a new football coach, Mr. Oliver. >> Um, he's been interviewed. >> Yes. >> And pending background checks. So, we need to approve him. And then Mr. McCarthy >> McCarthy as assistant, his assistant. >> Okay. So, I will
014take a motion to approve Mr. Oliver and Mr. McCarthy is football coaches pending background checks. Make a motion to approve Mitch Oliver and McCarthy for the 2025 football head coach assistant coach and a second motion. >> All in favor? >> I motion passes. Um moving on to item B which is our cross country coach. Um Logan Larry has been interviewed as a cross country coach. So we're I'll accept a motion to app Mr. Liry is in that position. >> It's just nice. It's nice that he's doing it because he's really good with the kids. >> 206. >> All in favor? >> Motion passes. Um, moving on to a substitute teacher. Sher Mundal has applied and pending background checks. I will take a motion to approve. >> Can we stop? >> I make a motion to
015approve Sher London Hall as a substitute teacher for the 2025 2026 school year. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> motion passes. Um, moving on to this item C. Our fourth grade class. >> It's possibility of having 29 possibility. We don't still a little bit unsure but >> in right now we're at 28 because we found out today that one of them has moved away. >> So we're at 28 officially. So >> that moves to from 25 or 30 in the fourth grade right or something like that. I think it's 28th >> 28 for fourth grade is the cut off where we >> we either have to hire paraple questioner being there or we have to hire another teacher and split two sections at that at 28. So >> have you interviewed yet? >>
016Yes, we interviewed and I I >> Okay. >> recommended. >> Yeah, go ahead. Um it was um >> Oh, you want me to just give him the name? So, uh her name is Samantha Richie. Some of you know her mom, Aaron, our school nurse. We interviewed her on uh what today's Monday, isn't it? >> We interviewed her this morning. Yeah. >> Yes. And I recommended her hire to Mr. Selin for that position. >> Background check. >> Pending. Now, she's already had a background check because she's been working for us for Cassie Norlander in our 21st century grant and she worked this summer in the summer. um program. So, she's already been background checked and passed. >> Yep. >> We can just make a motion then. Okay. I will take a motion to approve Samantha Richie
017as a pair professional for the fourth grade class >> or >> just a pair. Motion to approve Richie as a professional for the 2526 school year. >> I motion. >> All in favor? Motion passes. Um item two is non-resident student acceptance, which that's just the standing agenda item. Nothing there. Uh liquidation of school property, nothing. >> Policy updates, >> nothing as of right now. And then the co-op football agreement. So, um been approached, well Matt approached both Clansancy and Montana City so that we can get 11 men going. Um there has to be an agreement drawn up and um it's it's being drawn up and then we will it's just a formality with liability, whatever liability is. So, it's it's really good for our kids and it actually benefits these kids that can't afford the
018what is it? The little man football. >> Small fry. Yeah. So, it it it's really nice. And then our kids get to play an 11 man, which helps as they go forward in high school. >> And we've had an agreement in the >> We did have an agreement with Clansancy prior. Um, >> yeah. once it's done. >> It'll be here. Um I'm sure we'll get requested to to go to Clansancy, but >> it's it's at our at our field. Yeah. And they have agreed to bring their kids over. They've had parents agreed to bring their kids over to practice. Okay. >> And um so >> and also bus pickup and drop off for away games will be here >> and they're in charge of then picking their kids up and getting them home. So >>
019it should be a good deal for our kids. All the kids. >> Yeah, >> it's a benefit. >> If there's no other questions, I will take a motion to approve the football co-op with plants in Montana City. >> Make a motion to approve entering into football co-op agreement in Montana City. >> Second one. >> All in favor? >> I motion. Um, moving on to our IT contracts. Um, >> I had met with Cole uh Mosby. Um, he's the one that does JHS and got him to I he's going to be better than what we had and over less than half the cost. So, um, he said he could go, I don't know, four four hours a week or whatever and be here as needed and be able to help out >> and start immediately >>
020as soon as we can get this signed. We're going to we're going to I'll email him that in the morning and we'll be ready to go. He's really good. I think he's on I think he's a chair of the Montana City School. >> Yes. >> Yeah. seems really his credentials are really really good and I know JHS JHS is really happy with them. So >> perfect and it looks like it's gonna be beneficial costwise for us as well. >> Yes, >> that's huge. >> Yeah, it's huge. >> Any other question? Okay, I will accept the motion to approve to enter into an agreement with it with a cost of roughly $16,300. Make a motion to approve to enter agreement with IT manage services for a cost of $16,300. Second motion. >> All in favor? >>
021I. >> Motion passes. >> Next agenda item or final agenda item is the 2025 2026 budget. >> Okay. So our our general budget fund budget is set by the state. So that's the amount that we are allotted this year. It is up because we did the stars act. it is up some. Um so that helped our transportation fund. Um Harlos is increasing our rates by 10% 10 and a half%. But um where we had our budget set this year is going to be plenty to cover that additional so we don't have to raise. So the transportation budget is the same as last year. the tuition fund. I left that we left that at the same amount just because we're unsure of bas and just what might happen with with students. Um they they should cover
022some costs, but this is just we kept it the same as what we had uh this year. The retirement fund is kept the same. I believe we had about 40,000 to reappropriate right around there. I I kept it the same just in case we do add on, you know, employees or whatnot. And then adult education's the same as last year. The technology fund, we get 35,000 at in a permissive levy every year for our technology. We had 17,000 some odd dollars left from last year. So we were able to budget for 52645 in our tech fund. Um, I really like to try to build that up as much as possible because you don't get it back, you know. Um, the flex fund is just the money that was left over in a flex fund. There's
023no additional money in that. And the building reserve again, we had uh reappropriated um about $50,000. And my plan with that is to start hitting the heaters next summer um with that 90,000. Um, and you can do other things. I mean, if this if the thing comes in at a very high cost, you can actually get what's called an interlocal agreement. It's a loan and you can use this fund to pay it off for 5 years. And since we get about 30 35,000 every year, and you can you can set that to pay that off. So, everything is set. No increases and except for the general fund. And Britain will have the uh the mills when she finishes her she's got to finish one of her little reports, but then she'll have one of her
024big reports. We'll have the mills figured figured. So, we ended up pretty well this last year. Got to um reappropriate reappropriate in some funds and spent our general fund down. So, Any other questions? I will take a motion to approve the 2025 2026 filing budget as presented. >> Okay. I make a motion to approve the 2026 uh budget for elementary. >> I motion. >> All in favor? >> I pass. So topics for future agendas. Do you have anything you need to put on there? Is it tonight?