001I'm glad there's somebody watching. Yeah, that could >> there's little green dots on the microphone, which >> usually means. >> Doesn't that usually mean it's going? >> Yeah, like it the the green dots are going >> like the green dots are. >> Okay, so we have sound. Did you do something or did it muted it? >> Oh, okay. So, hopefully that's fixed. >> I think we should allow Steve to go again. >> No. Yeah, we're not going to restart. >> No, we have a >> Okay, >> we won't be protect. >> Um, next up we have teacher Jane Nelson. >> Oh my hiring committee's recommendation is the board of trustees hire Jane Nelson as a teacher for the 2526 school year. >> I move that we hire Jane Nelson as a teacher for the 2526
002school year. >> I'll second that. It's been moved by Kathy and seconded by John to hire teacher Jane Nelson. Any board discussion? Public comment. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All opposed. Motion passed. No, six. Down to six again. Six to zero. Uh, teacher Michaela, how do you say her last name? >> Reveal. >> Hiring committee's recommendation is the board of trustees hired hire Michaela Reveal as a teacher in 2526. Make that recommendation. I'll second. >> It's been moved by Craig or Kelly. Sorry. Moved by Craig, seconded by Moved by Kelly, seconded by Craig. to approve teacher Michaela reveal. Uh any board discussion? Public comment. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. All those opposed. Motion passed six to zero. Uh, next up, type E vehicle purchase Ford Expedition. >>
003Transportation Committee began discussion of the possible purchase of a Ford Expedition in April um at the committee level. Discussion continued in June. In June, the transportation committee recommended to move the discussion to the full board. Um, transportation director Smith has prepared um a quote that's included in the packet. Um along with that quote you will see um a quote for a yellow school bus. Um OPI guidelines for purchasing a type E bus require school districts who complete a cost comparison between the type E um as well as the yellow school bus. So again um Sam was able to secure that. Um and it's included in the packet for everybody to to take a look at. Um I'll hand the floor over to Sam. He can say a few words and kind of update from the
004committee. Um I'm sure he'll be happy to take any questions and we can discuss um the purchase. >> Sure. Good evening. Uh first of all, I haven't been here since school ended. So, let me just real quickly say that um we had really good transportation year schoolwise. Uh unbelievably good team of drivers and substitute drivers and people really cooperative and trying to help. And so and um I believe I've been driving school bus at Jolliet I think this is going on 18 years and um I think this is the first year I remember we did not have a bus breakdown on the route uh through the whole school year and so pretty happy about that. We've done a lot of like little things and buses are better than they used to be and drivers are
005good. So it was that that was a a big success I think for us. Um just working through the year through the summer. I'm just doing updating on uh little nitpicky things that need to fix but could wait till school was out and so shuffling buses in and out doing that. As to the type E bus, um so I think I mentioned this last time I talked to you about it. Um transportation funds as you know are limited to um uh transportation of students to and from school. doesn't count field trips or sports activities or whatever just to and from school and primarily has to be done in a yellow school bus. The OPI makes exception for what they call a class E bus has a long list of criteria it has to meet to
006do that and it can be an SUV. There are actually only two vehicles available in the United States that meet that criteria. One of them is really expensive. I believe it's a Nissan uh and the other is a Ford Expedition. What we have is an Expedition EL. They now call it the Expedition Max and uh much more affordable. We have a good relationship with the dealer. Uh much more driver friendly. Just lots of things like that. So, the quote I got, I tried to get it as bare bones, plain as possible, the fewest amount of things to break uh with a couple of things that I thought we needed such as a block heater, tow package, some stuff like that. Um the salesman was quite um he was quite frustrated that he kept I kept
007saying no to options. I said no kids will break that. It needs to be no options. And I can't get vinyl seats. But I got cloth and then they added on a cover uh that's a leatherrett cover. So it's basically vinyl uh clean and mats all the way through it. and very few like no sunroof, no TV, none of that stuff. And um they're still pretty expensive, but um I think that's the the best option for us and a good use of transportation funds. And we certainly uh in my opinion need more of these vehicles get used a lot. Um, as you know now, YBGR is using one of them like every day and so that takes one of our current vehicles, uses it and they can use the type B vehicle for that. Um,
008so that's what I got. Uh, the I talked to the dealer today and the salesman. I said, "What's what's my lead time again? Give me an updated." And he said, "Two to three months build." and and he kind of chuckled unless he and he said unless I can find one other person on the planet as tight as you that has ordered one and didn't take it and I said probably not so two to three months on uh on that coming up. So >> it take less time to build if they don't >> he thinks so probably takes more time. >> It does take more time. He told me it takes more time like that because they got to pull stuff off. So, >> questions about any of that or >> you looking at putting some
009type of dash cam or something in it just for liability protection? >> They wouldn't. We would for sure. >> So, is it mainly going to be used the YBGR route? >> Well, I don't know that this particular one would. That would would >> we have another type E acceptable? >> We have one other type E that is acceptable is being used through the summer. this because you said type type E the main purpose of a type E is for a route only. >> It that's >> not activities. >> It can be used for activities but transportation funds can't be used for activities. >> Okay. >> And so therefore to purchase a vehicle it has to be designated as a school bus. >> Okay. >> And so that's why it's a TY school bus. And uh
010but it doesn't have to always be used for that. Just like our yellow buses can do a variety of things, >> but they have to be purchased with transportation funds. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Um couple questions that have come up on, you know, um when when do we use them? So I just did a quick search through the calendar. Um multiple occasion in which in which both of the vehicles um are in use at the same time. Um the most uh recent was was business marketing went to Econoquest. So both of those were out um on that trip on that day. Previously we've had honor band tour um going to Bosezeman Yellowstone three days um which would create a conflict next year with both of the vehicles requested both need to be used since
011we've got one that's going to be you know primarily utilized by that HGR route. So essentially the fleet is staying neutral really, but it's given us the flexibility to to run that um YBGR route. Um it also is keeping the bus off the road, you know, each and every day and all summer long because I think that Rod ran his bus on that route all summer uh last year as well. And then just some stuff that like the expedition um if you do a calendar search and all the stuff's posted on the website uh as well, but it's like Sam said reserved all summer long. uh speech and drama was able to take um the expedition to roundup uh just based upon the numbers. So another driver uh we don't have um uh the bus
012going. Uh when fifth grade goes to expedition Yellowstone uh we have to have that additional vehicle um in the event that you know a student needed to come back or there was an emergency. But they also put a ton of gear uh in in the expedition uh as well. So, it's reserved, you know, for a Friday, depending on when they go for four days. Again, speech and drama. Uh, this year was able to take it to Big Timber. Cheer took it to a clinic in Rocky. Uh, we usually send a vehicle for foot with football. Um, in the event that again we need to make an emergency room visit or something like that. Um, district volleyball. Um, uh, the expedition was in use for two days there. Um the um FFA leadership uh took it
013to the Billings Career Center. Um there was a fundraising uh opportunity that was going on with for expedition Yellowstone. Um the BPA career other career explorations, egg expose, um are some of those uses of the expedition. And then if you do a calendar search for the Yukon, um most recently FFA offer officer retreat. So that was in use today. Um looks like they went to Cooney Dam uh for their officer retreat. Um egg ed state aronomy to Bosezeman. Um middle school track. Um we took that on our um a trip to MHSA. Um FFA, the Montana Egg Expo, again speech and drama. Um so you get the kind of the gist of who's using those. Um there are other kind of like administrative things that come up in which it's not formally checked out if
014it's available. Um it is a savings for us when we don't have to reimburse uh people to to travel. It's quite a bit cheaper uh to to be able to use that as opposed to paying I don't know what the rate is now 65 cents a month. >> Mileage rate is like higher you know now. So that starts to add up quickly if you're going to Helena or Great Falls Balls or something. >> You guys running a big yellow bus all the time. >> Right. you got six kids and you're running. >> I think it's a good a good thing and to have good quality equipment and not old stuff. >> Yeah. >> As far as vehicles like that. >> Yeah. >> I would I would add that um both those things um the two
015vehicles we have both are getting close to 100,000 miles on them and which is not old in today's world but it's not new either. And then there were a few times, just handful of times where we had to take a bus for a small group of students because both those vehicles were in use and uh that's always a challenge to find a driver and on short notice and things like that. So, >> and before I was on the board, I thought it was ridiculous having these vehicles and like what do they get used for and whatnot, but then actually looking at how much they're used, they are used a lot and it is nice having those smaller vehicles. I still think it's crazy that there's only a couple of these type of vehicles that qualify,
016you know, but that's a whole another topic for another day. >> It's primary primarily it's the fivestar safety crash rating >> and there's only two SUVs that meet that. So, >> and then in a couple years the brand will change and whatever. But >> as a Ford guy, I feel really good about it myself. Do you want to talk about budget? >> Um, so this would be paid for out of next year's um budget. Um, and just kind of looking at where the figures landed. I didn't bring my budget uh packet with me. Um but roughly speaking in our um end of year elementary transportation, elementary bus appreciation and then remember that we also have a high school elementary as I mean a high school transportation and a high school bus appreciation in which all
017of those four funds um can be used. I think that we had um remaining in thanks uh remaining this year in elementary transportation fund um as of um at the end of the fiscal year about $50,000 uh left over um in elementary bus appreciation which we could leverage as well there was about 46,000 um and then the um same funds high school transportation as well as high school bus appreciation each had a little north of $30,000 So, um, if we ran the same budget authority for next year, which was, um, 185, and I don't just throw out some numbers here. U, if I'll just say that if we ran the same budget authority in all of those funds for next year, and, you know, things largely remained the same, it would give us the flexibility
018to purchase the an $80,000 rig out of those funds and not have to increase the levy. Um and actually we're probably going to be decreasing that levy because we didn't spend all of this year's. So um the ask um for the taxpayers would would be a little bit reduced in all honesty. So hats off to Sam and your guys' team. I think they did a good job of kind of managing uh their their money pretty well. >> All right. Any other questions for Sam? Any other comments? You want a board vote on that? >> Well, I'll entertain a motion at this time. >> Well, I would like to be entertaining. I move to proceed with the purchase of the type board expedition. >> I'll second. >> Okay. It's been moved by Ken, seconded by Craig
019to purchase the type E vehicle. Any board discussion? >> You said it was a couple two, three months. Yes. So, we got to get it going. So, if you approve it, I'll call in tomorrow. Public comment. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed, same sign. Motion pass six to zero. >> Thank you, Sam. Thank you. >> Non-resident enrollment. >> So these are elementary only votes. Um there is a a change to the recommendation. Um did not have complete paperwork from students number one and number two. Uh so the recommendation is to um accept the non-resident application for student number three. I'll make that um motion to accept out of district student number three. >> Second. >> It's been moved by Don and seconded by Ken to accept non-resident enrollment.
020Uh applicant number three. Any board discussion? Public comment. All those in favor say I. I >> all opposed. Motion pass five to zero. >> Handbooks. >> Three handbooks are included. Uh teacher handbook, middle school, high school student handbook, and elementary student handbook. Recommendation is board of trustees approved. Teacher handbook, middle school, high school student handbook, and the elementary student handbook. I move to approve the three handles. >> I'll second. >> Go ahead, Kelly. >> It's been moved by Ken and seconded by Kelly to approve. Did I get it right? >> The teacher handbook, the middle school, high school student handbook, and the elementary student handbook. Uh, any board discussion? I just have one question and um and I I apologize. I was reading all this stuff late this afternoon. So, but on the um teacher
021handbook under the disciplining discipline under just cause standard the second bullet there says proof that the employee was aware of the aforementioned policy or standard. Um, and then I didn't see anywhere down there where the employee had to sign off that they'd read the policies. Do they need to sign off on that or do we need how do we I mean just to protect you the administration? How do we um how do we prove the proof? I guess that's what I'm trying to say. >> Yeah, that's a good point. That's a good point, Kathy. And we won't we can't put all district policies right into the handbook. We did put in on page five, we do have a statement in there that's new that says teachers agree to follow all district level policies. And then
022so I guess my question for you all would be, do you think that suffices because then they sign off on the handbook at the end? I think that would cover it. >> Or do you need a Do you need a >> In most cases it would, but you're liable to come up with a case where it won't. >> I have I have read the entire district policy manual. >> I don't know. >> And have that as a sign off. >> It's hard because if you start putting signatures on things, you're going to have them on every page, you know, like a >> Yeah. like a mortgage where you got to initial everything. And I think you said I think if you have the blanket statement in there and and and I'm sure that you know
023when you have your teachers meetings you discuss it and say here's the handbook. There has been some changes. Make sure you're aware of it because you're signing that you agree with everything in here >> and then you will follow it. One signature should cover it as long as there is a signature but which you do have one, right? >> Yeah. And so Mr. Hernandez, Mr. collect those. Um we've got a document that you know check off um kind of those those housekeeping items in the beginning of the year. >> I think that covers it. >> So which was tell me what it said again that you wanted to add. >> Oh the due process one >> proof >> just >> yeah the due process it says >> I see it now. Proof that the >>
024proof that the employee was aware of the aforementioned policy or standard. Disciplinary actions must be based on just cause requiring proof that the employee was aware of the aforementioned policy or standard. So you're requiring proof and I guess my question is just >> how is that done? >> I don't know if when we do an update process if we could do like an efile verification like through email click sign e signature or something. I don't know if legal would have a recommendation, but I see where Kathy's going with it. >> Yeah. Well, they do sign at the at the end of the teacher handbook. >> I think she's just referring to like if something gets changed or modified outside of that scope that we have a record of it. That's how I Is that what
025you're saying? Heavy. >> Well, yeah. I mean, what you're saying is that there's proof and then >> some proof. >> Yeah. >> Well, it says that I signed my name saying that I agree with and will follow everything in this hand. >> I received a copy. >> If I don't read it, it's my parents. >> That's true. That's true. >> It's in there. They signed it. It's a requirement that it's their responsibility. >> Yeah. and including the discipline, including the stuff, you know, and if you have a teacher that you discipline, you spend your time talking to them and making sure they're aware of everything as you start that process >> because it's listed as those four things. I have received a copy. I have received a copy. I have received reviewed a copy of
026the Jolliiet school district emergency pro procedure manual of the job description of the Montana school guidelines for identification and reporting of child abuse and a copy of the Jolliat school handbook and have read the contents. >> I think in your teachers meeting you just make it very clear that you are signing this and this is what this means because they may not read that part of it. They're required and it's their responsibility. >> I see what Kathy's saying though. But so like if if there's a violation of policy or a standard and it's not specifically inclusive in this comment and these comments, the signature page. >> Well, then Clark said that in the handbook it says that they're going to follow all district policies. That pretty much covers everything that we have. >> Does it
027say that in the handbook that they're going to follow all district policies? Clark read it. Yeah. >> So that is on page three. >> On page three. >> I say three or four. We added it in this year. >> Yeah. Five, wasn't it? That's what I have. >> Page five. So in the piece of paper that they're signing, it says teacher receipt and review of the teacher handbook 24 or 24 2526 school year. Unless you think the statement that you read that was on that page three, whatever, needs to also be at the end. >> You know, yes, I've received it. Yes, I've read it. Yes, I'm going to follow all district policies. >> Everything in the handbook and the policy, >> but it is in the handbook already. So, they are saying, I've received
028a copy of the Jolliiet school teacher handbook and have read the contents. >> But it doesn't say I'm going to follow. I mean, you would assume. >> No, but you would assume that. >> Well, I think that's a good point. I think that's a good point that there should maybe be an additional statement in there that I agree to follow all district policy and standards. >> You don't need it until you do. >> Yeah. I guess I guess not that it's I think what we're I think what we're hinting at is maybe there's a violation of district policy that you know administration believes to be disciplinary in nature and that the defense from the employee is that I was never aware of that policy right I think that's what and then therefore it becomes you
029know um an undisiplin Should they be required to go to all our policy meetings so that we know every single policy? There's a lot of policies, >> right? >> None of those teachers are going to read every one of those policies? >> No, they're not going to. >> And I can't I don't >> I think that it's not a bad idea to maybe just because we we have room for >> So, is it that I I agree to follow all district policies? >> I think if you add that >> I think so. Put that at the bottom. So, we're putting that in there on that receipt and review signature page. >> I mean, it's mentioned before, but >> I think if you've got it down there when they're signing things, it would be better because
030they're going to be they're going to they're at least going to read the signature page. We're not sure they're going to read. >> That's a good point, actually. Yeah. >> Yeah. I expect you two to read the whole dang thing >> twice. You got it. >> I'm sure >> and the whole policy man policies tonight. >> It says one vote. >> I know. I like that one. Yep. >> Okay. >> Are you disappointed? >> Legislature required one vote. I like that. >> Well, I mean, really, so we have like representation from our teachers usually at all of our board meetings. So if there was like a policy change like a significant policy change and I I would think if it was significant enough too we also have administration that would >> alert Yeah. >> I
031I can't think of one that's been that significant of a change that would affect teacher conduct or something since I've been on the board. So >> yeah, I'm just thinking of some practices that we do, you know, um that afford those opportunities, meeting all staff, you know, which we try to do the best that we can with following a board meeting and kind of give some of those updates. I know that we're working on um being in in better communication with Miss Venus um this upcoming year and just being more more um uh communicative with the union. So that those would be other opportunities to help share some of those um those changes that might be coming down. Um but I think that the point is is well received that we need but I think
032it's also important that we do our job right these are the expectations uh that we need you to live up to and they can't live up to the expectations if it hasn't been clearly communicated right so um I don't think that that that when you bring it up Kathy is all a a potential employee defense I actually think it's for us to to do a better job of communicating this is what we want of of our employees >> so I I view that as a way. >> I think it's a good idea to have on the signature. >> Yeah. >> So, does that motion need to be amended that that's going to be added onto the signature page? >> Yeah. I just put a Well, it doesn't need to be in the motion. Just a
033note. Just like we did with Mandy's, we're going to amend >> the signature page just like in Mandy's. We amended her job description approved as amended. Okay. >> Any further discussion? public comment. >> So Tammy Durell speaking for the union. Um so same same area. Um we thought as teachers it would be nice if on page five it was you could tell us where these policies are because neither of us knew. Mhm. >> Um, so if it's on the website, like tell us how to get there. Um, and maybe have that on page five as documented as on what, you know, WW whatever website. Um, and then having it on the signature page that we've been because if I mean Ken, you're saying, "Yeah, we'll read the handbook." The policies aren't in the handbook. So
034if we say we read the handbook and we'll follow the handbook, that's not saying we're going to follow the policies. >> The statement said you will also follow the school district policies, >> but this says that you have given us where we can find those. >> You're asking to say where it is. >> Yeah, I think >> I think you'll cover yourself better if >> it's on the school website, but you can put that in >> on page five. >> Tell us where we can find those >> in case we do want to go to sleep. Um, oh, you won't be able to get enough. You like to read. Come on. >> But, uh, yeah, we definitely think >> And then you hope your teachers read page five so they can know where to find
035the policies. >> But we also noted it to talk in our union as well. >> I think that's good when both sides work on that because you want to make everything clear and >> fair for everybody. I agree. And then on Clark's comment of commenting or communicating better with union, um we'd like to suggest that the union be on the agenda under reports um so that we can have an opportunity to communicate any union um issues we're having with with the board as well. So just two things in that in that conversation. you want it on. Would you want it on there all the time or just if you need to ask to be placed on? >> No. All the time and if we don't need anything, we can just say we don't have >>
036Thanks, Tammy. >> Yeah. No, I like that. I like that. Um because I think that's kind of a common theme that I've seen in like teacher feedback like not knowing who's on the board or >> not knowing about board meetings or whatnot. So that might help to create some more transparency there. So there's always a represent well 99% of the time there's a a union representative but to give those guys or that person the opportunity instead of just waiting and hoping that they had a chance. And then with the new teacher orientation, do you let the teachers know like where like policies are at and that kind of stuff? >> No. >> And that might be something helpful to have is like because there's a lot of information on our website. So maybe like a
037website orientation of like what resources are available there. >> Is there a union rep that's coming to the to the new orientation >> August 7th >> teacher orientation? Because a lot of I've heard in the past, you know, some of those new teachers don't know. >> Yeah. >> And so then it's like, well, did you join the union? Well, I didn't know. Is there one? You know, >> so I think the only probably would run it similar um soon. We can we can hash this out a little bit later. Probably similar when we do the all staff. Okay, I'm out. Handing it over to the union. So the school kind of ends their business and then you know at the end of the day folks that wanted to stay you know could could hear that
038presentation. That's pretty similar to how I remember that experience up at Glacier High School. You know that they they actually afforded some time for the for the union. So I think that's a good approach and a good way to get in touch um with who these people are. Yeah. >> All right. Any other discussion? Do we need to make a a motion or anything to add the language Miss Grill presented or >> or is that just as amended? >> Yeah, as amended. We'll just add that as an amendment to add the website in. >> Just a reminder to everybody, we are voting on the handbooks. >> As amended, >> the teacher handbook, middle school, high school student handbook, and elementary student handbooks. Uh all those in favor say I. I. I. All those opposed. Motion
039pass six to zero. >> Okay. So, what were the ads for the new teacher orientation? A website overview, which I think >> website orientation. Yeah, >> website orientation and then union. Got it. >> All right. Policy is next. >> All right. Um the following policies are grouped together into a single motion as they're required updates based on action taken by the 2025 legislature. Um the discussion is MTSBA released a uh collection of new policy updates that are required based on new state law. Many of the laws go into effect on July 1st. Uh policies being considered this month are timesensitive. Trustees are encouraged to review the email from NTSBA which was included in the packet for an overview of the legislation and policy implications. Um so that is if you just look through that email,
040you know, they've got kind of like one through 19 listed in there. Um I think they did it backwards in my opinion. I wish they would have put the policy first and then referenced the House bill. Felicia also mentioned that. Um but I think that is actually all reality how it works. There's the bill and then the policy follows. Um, but that's a good summary of kind of what we're looking at. Um, the recommendation is the board of trustees approved the attached list of non, excuse me, um, gosh, of, uh, first readings for those policies. Uh, Trusty Dinsdale. >> Um, no, we spent quite a bit of time looking through these and whatnot. Um, so I'm even though Kathy's not I'm happy that it's one group is one. Uh, there are a few new ones
041to us. So 5251 is brand new to us. Um, let's see. 3655 is new and there was one other new one. quite a few word just real. >> Yeah, >> there was a lot of stuff on what we call the kinder one program. So that was early literacy intervention. So that's early um literacy and math. >> Yeah, they changed the word. >> They put they wanted to put math >> literacy anymore. It's >> early math English interventions or something like that. >> Targeted interventions. >> Yeah. Like one policy they got word of the rid of the word regular like >> we have to go through the reading. >> Yeah. Policy 5120P1 I seen on page two you added district clerk but then on access of CHRI there was some other um red information that you
042didn't write in. I'm assuming all background results are received by our district clerk yet again. >> Well, they're received by several people. So, >> yeah. So, I just put in the district clerk there and then that is the um the lasso, >> right? So now now if we put district clerk there, what I'm trying to avoid is having to do two policy readings, you know, 15 20 years down the road when Felicia steps down. >> Um, >> you're really bad at math. >> Um, but I'm I'm happy to put that in. >> No, that is the recommendation. Yeah. >> Well, putting in district clerk then again >> I think so throughout the policy. So it says district clerk has been appointed the local agency security officer. That's the lasso, right? >> And then district clerk
043is responsible for >> Yes. >> The lasso. >> Yeah. >> So it'll just say the lasso where in that name of lasso that'll just be >> the lasso is responsible received by the lasso. >> We don't have to change it every single time. >> That's what I assumed, but I just wanted to double check. Um seemed like there was another one like that too cuz I read mine yesterday and I can't remember what I was thinking today. All right. Well, I will entertain a motion to um approve these 20 policies. I'll make that motion. >> I'll second. >> It's been moved by Don and seconded by Kelly to approve the 20 policy updates as listed. Any further board discussion? Public comment. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> All opposed. Motion passed six
044to zero. I don't believe we have any old business. So, moving on to discussion andformational items. 3210 uh equal education is included. Um and I believe this is one of those policies that we just want to make sure we take a look at um annually uh calling for equal education opportunity, non-discrimination um sec sex equity. Happy to take any questions on that. um 25 to 26 handbook work. Um the one remaining handbook that we need to complete is the emergency handbook. Um and I think that it might be a good idea to set a um time uh to do that. So I think that the request was that Trusty Carrington hopefully could be we could work around his schedule um because I think we started it >> Yeah. And then we decided we'd really like
045Kelly's input. >> You're so important. a little bit of expertise there. So, um I don't know if you guys want to set that now. Wait till after the meeting. Just text it. >> Sure. I can text it. That's that's the last one. Um and we'll work to get that approved um in at the August 15th meeting. So, we have we've got good time. Uh committee meeting. Um those minutes are are all included. I think everything that's happened with those committee committees has been discussed um kind of here in in the full board. handbook work, transportation, um, budget, hiring, more policy stuff. >> There's been a lot of committee meetings throughout the summer. >> Yep. >> Yeah, there really has. >> Keeping us busy. Um, I think this might be a good time to update on
046um, as Amanda says that it can be, I think, kind of hard to keep up with all of the committee meetings and making sure that everybody's checking and and now that I say it out loud, I don't think our calendar of events is probably update updated um, as as far as it should be. Um, Amanda reached out wanted to know if there's a way to streamline that that's a little bit better. Um, the folks who do the policy management simply have a board workflow management platform. Um, I talked to the the gentleman last week and obviously he's a sales guy so he's got the best thing on the planet. Um, but a lot of the things that he talked about seemed pretty good and pretty smooth. Um it's got the ability to kind of build
047those calendars all within that single uh uh platform to we wouldn't have to be going to the Google Drive to look at the calendar. It kind of manages you can shoot that straight to the website. So that essentially become and we've ran into this issue in the past. Did it appropriately get posted on Facebook the agenda then did it get on the website and we're posting in multiple places and this very well could serve as just a single place to house. there would be some policy adjustments we'd have to make uh that says we're you know maybe not going to do it at all those places. It'll populate I'm just kind of grammar off top of my head. It'll populate a board calendar and if you go to some bigger districts you'll see that like
048here's the month of June. Okay. Boom. Auto populated in there's the policy then the regular board meeting and that is serving as you know your your digital posting of all those moments. You still have your physical places. Sure. Um but when it comes to copying and pasting agendas because policy committee budget, those are just kind of like the same thing um to streamline those processes a little bit. It's got a superintendent evaluation tool that I was actually pretty intrigued with um in light of you know having a quarterly evaluation um this evening and it ties specifically into the district strategic plan. So that was his first question. You guys have a strategic plan? How are you using it yet? But we're kind of like in the midst of updating it. Um, and you can kind
049of do that work all year round. It sounded pretty good. Uh, Deb Silk sent us an early quote, so they do have a partnership with MTSBA, so it is a little bit it's going to be a little bit cheaper for us. Um, but when the price tag came in on it to kind of clean up a lot of those postings and things like that, I didn't really think it was going to be that much. Um, it's a menu, so you can kind of choose from uh some of those things that I'm talking about. Um, but one of the modules is $1,800. Um, one of the modules is $400, $1,100, and two more for $400. So, I don't think we necessarily need the whole thing. But even if you did go all in on it, you're
050looking at, you know, 25 to $3,500 of money. If you just did the meetings piece to manage some of those, you might be in about $1,800. So, um, I reached back out to him. I set up a demo. Um, and hopefully get that done Friday morning. U, but I'll have more to report. Um, I'll record it and then maybe I'll send it out to the board uh as well just on kind of workflow and I know that's off topic a little bit. Um, but the committee meetings you want me to keep going, Amanda? >> Yep, keep going. >> Okay, I'll keep going. Uh, the master 6 uh 612 schedule uh is included. Um, it's in as a draft. Um, obviously this is pretty publicly available now. was in the packet sent out to teachers. Teachers
051have all seen it. Um I think we're still, you know, to the best extent we can take in some feedback. There's some challenges here, some challenges there. Um Miss Cook is doing her best to kind of get it all. Every one of these needs to be put a dip in a campus. Um you know, and rostered in light of middle or high school registration. It's going to take place here in a couple weeks. Um but happy to take any questions, comments about the the master schedule. Mr. just take his lunch later then during court. >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Does Mr. Kle? >> Some staff members are not allowed to eat, >> but we will be communicating that ahead of time so everybody's aware. >> No, >> you ask. You're one of those now, >>
052you know. But the better point is, you know, it's a really a good question like does Mr. K actually get a lunch, you know, because it's constant in in the library. So, but yes, he's free to take that, you know, >> we just don't schedule it. Yeah. >> K1 teachers don't get lunches. Yeah, that's true. All right, let me know if you have any questions, comments about that. Um, just continuing to track enrollment. Uh, 25 to 26 uh monthly enrollment. I think this is still up to date, ever changing though. Um, I see that the most recent number is actually 382 students. So, we're up three since I printed this um uh last week. really just continuing to watch that kindergarten number that u Mr. Richard was talking about. Um I think we had a
053new kinder warner. >> Did we? >> Yeah, I think we had >> not officially but >> yeah little little rumors going around um about that. So watching those uh as they come in. Employment opportunities as posted on the website. I think we got that cleaned up all the way. Um, some of those will come down now. Um, that got some hiring that just took place here. Um, probably going to be looking for some more um, paras aids. So, if you hear of anybody um, looking for something like that, encourage them to apply. Always substitute teachers. >> Still need coaches. Yeah, we have coaches coaching positions that are um, active um, and take an application. Um, high school head boys basketball is what that should say. Um, high school assistant boys basketball, fifth six head girls
054basketball, fifth six assistant girls. Um, head cheer will come off. Um, and 78 head girls basketball >> high school basketball. Yeah. >> Yeah, >> that's all I got. Um, superintendent schedule. >> I will be uh my sister-in-law is getting married next week. Um, so I'll be out next Wednesday. Um, it's next week though. >> And then >> and I'll be actively awaiting the auditors to uh who are be here next week as well. >> Uh, then open house planning. So, should we sign up for Do you have the list of rules? >> You have a book like >> Well, I'm getting my calendar. >> Just getting my >> I supervise the cookies. >> Yeah, Ken supervises the cookies. >> Down in my hand. We get bottles of water again. >> Much better. >> 25th, isn't
055it? >> 25th. >> I want to run that. >> Shoot it. Yeah. >> 25th. >> Is it the 25th? >> Open house Monday >> before school. >> So, we're talking August 25th. >> Down at the bottom, the chips and the drinks and the >> and I are down there at the end of the table. >> Yeah. >> Cut down. >> What time is it, Clark? 5 to 7. >> teachers eat at 4, I think. >> So, we should be there. >> Yeah. If you're on the grill, >> who'sever's running the grill needs to be here probably. >> Craig, you doing the grill again? >> So, he can he's he could be here at 5:30. >> What's your schedule like, Kelly? Uh, running the grill or being here to help. >> All the above. >> You
056might have to take some lessons from >> beforehand. >> I could. >> It's not hard. >> No. >> So, Don, maybe you could get them started. You could get things started and then there [Music] Um, so then what I usually So I will not be here. So I need somebody [Laughter] >> um I wonder if I can assign I'll ask I'll ask Jenny if she can do it. Put the burgers together. >> Yes. >> So and it's kind of it's actually kind of a lot of work. You and I did it one year together. >> Yeah. It is helpful if there's two people. >> I don't know if Ken will be able to be here, but I'll ask Jenny if she can help put the burgers together. >> Over on the grill. >> Um, Kelly,
057Craig, and Don's gonna get it started. >> Um, Craig can't get here until 5:30. >> And then I'll start bringing stuff out, too. You can be there 3 3:30ish. Right. I can I'll bring a stool. I can help with the grill, too. Cuz if we don't have lemonade cookies in the water and >> you can handle the cookies. All you do is point at it and say, "Take what you want." >> Slap their hand if they take too many. Well, the only hand you have to slap is his. >> I know. But that's a >> They slide out of those little pouches. Somebody better eat that cookie. You can't give it to the pupp. um kitchen and facilities will have >> ketchup, mustard, >> all that packets. >> Laura's got it all kind of written
058down and >> last year it seemed like it went really well. She had it all >> she had. I was here last year. It went really well. >> I think we upped it 50 burgers from two years prior and that seemed to be a good number. >> Yeah, it really did. We have good turnouts. >> That way when you know volleyball practice gets out and the football practice gets out and they all you know >> Yeah. Those football players double decker. >> Yeah. They do. Yeah. >> Facilities will have propane for us. >> Blackstone grills will be >> garbages garbages >> Bee control. Picnic tables. >> Did we do bee control last year? >> We didn't because we did we went to water. >> Yeah. You got rid of the litter, right? >> You got
059rid of the lemonade and that got rid of the bees. >> Yes. Tremendously. Then you didn't have all the bees, >> right? >> Okay. >> Maybe some extra seating for out there and the tables >> for us to put stuff on. >> Oh, yeah. Yep. Yeah. >> We had to search for that last year. Um, >> are there any picnic tables up on the football field by the concession stand? >> Yeah, there's a couple, at least one, maybe two. It' >> be nice if we could get those down because everybody came out and they're kind of standing around. They're trying to sit on the lawn or sit on the, you know, there's a couple benches and one table, but there's not much for people to just sit. And I think I think that's good. If
060we could if we could provide that, that would be better. One problem we had last year and I mean it was pretty minor but the boosters wanted the water over by their table remember and so that it would draw the people over there but a lot of people didn't know that and so a lot of people didn't get water. >> Did they buy the water? Is that why >> I think they said we'll provide the water but we want it by our table. I think that's the reason we can put them on the end of us and then the water could be in between the end of our table and the beginning of their table instead of over here. >> Yeah, that might work. Yeah, >> we could cast the say water's over there or
061drinks over there. >> Well, I wasn't even aware of it at first. >> We need a lot of the people didn't have anything to drink because they didn't know the water was over there. >> Well, we need to find out if the booster wants if they want to pay for the water. If they don't, then we'll put it at our side. If they do, then maybe we could just adjust and put the boosters with us. Yep. Just move the tables down a little bit. >> Just block off that drive-thru and put the tables right out, you know, bus laying around that corner. Just block that off and just have people be able to sit up there. >> Yeah, I agree. >> We don't want cars going through there anyway. if your grandson wants to come
062help. Um because I have my kids help like bring stuff out and that >> Oh, that helps a lot. >> Yeah. >> Send over. >> Will they be here if you're not? >> No. >> But don't don't frag them up if they're not going to show up. >> Okay. >> They don't drive. You got to talk to the big boy about that one. I know some >> I'm thinking Aubrey Alexander. She's She loves to have a mission. >> Well, send them out. We got a few kids like that. I think it's >> like shuttle that stuff out. >> Yep. >> Um because they were going back and forth bringing all kinds of stuff out. So MBI, JMG, what are they all? >> I think they're student council. >> Student council. >> Middle school. >> Yeah,
063there you go. >> High school student council. Middle school student council. If we get those guys, then we don't have to do anything. >> Okay. Anything else with the open house that we need to discuss. >> All right. We'll send out an e a reminder that it's happening. >> Yeah, it's happening. >> We have one more meeting before then, too. So, >> that's right. Yes. >> Go over it. Um, no correspondence this month. >> No. >> And then suggestions for next regular agenda. So we have our budget. That's our budget meeting. >> And then you also have on here substitute teacher approval. >> Yep. >> Possibly approval of coaches. >> Coaches. I don't know if you want to put that as a listed item, but we probably need to do that at some point. All
064right. Anything else there? All right, then. Um, so at this time, we'll close the public meeting and go into executive session. >> Why? We'll take a quick restroom break. >> How was your trip, man? >> It was good. >> How'd you do? >> She did really good. >> Awesome. >> Thank you, Miss Trip, though. >> It's raining shorts on today. >> Oh, it's July. That's all that's in the wardrobe all summer. >> Clark turn. >> Okay. There you go.