001Sorry 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. >> All right, we'll slide through the consent agenda. [Music] Everybody get to read all of the different minutes and stuff. Um, claims we did. >> Okay. Good. >> Yep. They were good. >> Okay. All right. Uh we did have some more but some of the ones on this one are ones coming in too. There's like 5050 for going out coming in on this agenda. >> Uh I do want to make one thing aware to the board on the student attendance agreements too. On this agenda as well as on a previous one we had uh a student that said EL which is early literacy program. So it's
002like a prek. Smith Valley doesn't offer an early literacy program. So even though we are approving that student to attend out of district in these cases they were attending Calville public schools there won't be any tuition owed by Smith Valley for those students since we don't offer that program at Smith Valley >> right >> just so the board knows >> and I did have a discussion with uh one of our legislators and they're hopefully going to fix the >> you got to choose either well no that you either got to choose and fear tuitions, not both. >> Stop double dipping. >> They're double dipping really bad and it's causing us no problem. >> It's causing problems all over the state for sure. >> So he said they were hoping to work on that next legislator.
003So all right. So, uh, I guess I I do kind of need I guess we need a motion motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I move to approve the consent agenda. >> Second. Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. Um, public comment. This is of course a time for anybody out there think any comments they have. um that aren't on the agenda already. Um just remember we can't talk about personnel and personal stuff. Um no legal matters, no nothing like that. Does anybody have anything to say? Thank you. Oh, and I will remind everybody we are being recorded. Okay. administrators report. >> All right. So, today we had community work day. It was our first one that we've had since I've been here. Uh and we had, including the staff that helped
004out today, we had 14 people in attendance, which was really nice. We had um uh three families including five students that came and the rest were adults and staff members. So, it was just really great to have everybody. It was a perfect day for painting, which is what we primarily did. And I wear my paint with pride, school color. Um, and it was just great. And then we had hot dogs and ice cream for people that helped out. So, Mr. High Deeper was there with his family and uh, everybody just had a great time. I was able to get input from the kids what they thought we should do. So, I took their advice and so it was fun. It was just great great to involve everybody. So, we did that today. And uh Mrs.
005Kennedy was there helping and she did weed eating. She was the only person working on the school grounds at that time. Everybody else was working on the painting. So more power to her cuz it was hot out. Um coming up just a bunch of events to talk about because we've not had any kids at school for a couple of weeks now. So summer school's over. Um we have back to school teacher meet and greet August 26th at 2:30 with the barbecue at 2:45. The mentorship and induction day for new staff will be Friday the 22nd from 9:00 to 12:30 p.m. And everybody, all the staff are back to school for P days and that'll be August 25th through 26th. And on the 25th, we're going to get to have a guest speaker. So, an SRO
006Paula Sullivan is going to come and she's going to do a safety presentation and answer questions uh that the staff have about different routines and things, concerns that they have expressed in the past. what if this happens or what if that happens and how do we do this? And so to have that person come, that expert come and do the presentation would be great. So we go over the the emergency handbook every single year, but they just would like more information. So we are lucky to have versions coming. Kindergarten and first grade experience days are next week and this, as you all know, is the first year that we are trying the first grade experience days to hopefully ease that transition for children as they come to school. and uh help them to feel excited
007about school. Then September 16th, our certified staff at the second year, we are attending the tribal PIR in Pablo and that costs us nothing except for transportation which is fantastic and they get a lot out of it. Uh and so that's for Indian education for all. So that really helps us out to to just have an understanding of what's going on with our neighbors in Montana. Then on October 6, a gentleman named Dennis Mclofflin and people know him as Denny, he's going to come to our school and do an all staff training. So the training he's doing is called excellence in teaching a high trust teaching workshop. So that will be for all of our pair professionals and for all of our certified staff and for anybody else that wants to come involved uh with
008the school. And then in the evening, he's going to do a middle school student parent evening presentation for 90 minutes. And it's called Be a Gifted Parent. And it helps parents know how to handle their middle school age children when the middle school age children don't respond when they hear something the first time. Uh so just uh just different things like that. So, it's going to be how to become a gifted parent in 90 minutes and kids and parents are going to be there. So, we will get that out to the community, make that be well known and advertise the heck out of it. So, we have a nice attendance rate. So, uh usually he charges $10,000 to attend a school district and we were lucky to get him for $1,500. So, I had a
009conversation with him on the phone one day and we spoke for about 35 minutes and we made a connection. I said, "Well, how much would it cost?" And at the beginning, he wouldn't tell me by the time we got finished. He said, "Well, the least I could do it for would be $1,500 plus the cost of a econo far from Santa Barbara." So I said, you know, I think that we can do that. So, uh, we two will do car rental and he believes that he's going to stay in Big Borg with a friends of his. So, I'm excited that he's coming. He evidently was here years ago and, uh, did a phenomenal job. Um he just did a presentation, the same presentation actually in big book and he sent me the reviews that people
010filled out and there was a stack of papers 2 in thick and they were all so positive. So I'm very excited that he's coming and it just helps us to uh solidify as a staff and be on the same page and and have somebody that's been doing this for a long time come in. not just people that we work with all the time, whether it's just some local presidents, but to have somebody that has uh gone to so many different schools and has so much experience working with kids to be able to do this presentation. So, I'm very excited for that. >> And he is wonderful. Kim went to him every chance she got. >> What day is he coming? >> Um October 6. It's a staff work day. >> Thank you. >> And that's
011the one that you guys are looking at. So, I make sure that you're coming. >> Just make sure I'll take the day off. Uh okay. Okay. So that's what I have for events and then I have a little bit of new information for us. Um so MTSBA just sent an announcement that there is a change uh the courts have ordered a change in which is free appropriate public education for special education services. Previously we had to serve students through the age of 19 and now we have to serve students through the age of 22. So for the high schools, that means if somebody graduated last year and they were just graduating based on the requirements of an IEP, that doesn't qualify as a graduation. They actually have to get the hours in to be able
012to get that diploma. So, it still of course would be um modified and fit the IEP requirements, but if they anybody they sent through last year just because they had an IEP, if they didn't have the hours, they have that opportunity to go back to school and they could do that until they're 22 years old. So, uh previously uh they schools received A&B funding for that through the age of 19 and we don't know right now and the legislature doesn't know that they will give that through the age of 22. So anyway, just something to be aware of. That's a a statewide thing that has just come across. So I just received that announcement. Then I learned this a week ago that our accreditation review has been moved to fiscal year 28 instead of fiscal
013year 27. So we have two more years. So they moved everything. I know it's just a crazy world out there. So they moved everything one more year. So we have still two more years to keep gathering our documentation before we're reviewed again instead of one more year. So as you know we passed accreditation last year and then we were going to be reviewed again next year but well now it's going to be 2 years and then we'll be on a three-year cycle. So so that's going on. And then finally there are these really pretty little red flags on sticks in our on our property. um they were put there by the roundabout people and I don't exactly know if that's going to be like a right ofway uh distance or if that's going to be
014the distance that they think that they're going to be cutting up. If it is, it goes right through the addition on the gymnasium. So, that's not going to work. Um so, I'm going to contact those people and see what those flags really mean because it just happened this week that they put them there. I'm going to contact them. And I also have Trish working on contacting a realtor to get us an appraisal for the property depending on what they're going to be tearing up. Okay. So, that's my report. >> It just became worth a million dollars for that corner. >> Yeah. And nothing on Kelly Ray side. Interesting. >> Has a lot of pull. >> They can't drive stakes in the concrete over concrete next week. Like those little poles of flies are removable. Huh.
015>> Mhm. >> I did look at them today. Some of them say existing right away, which is actually on the property or like several feet inside the fence. And then some of them say proposed right away. So, they're going to have to make some adjustments on that proposal obviously cuz they can't go through the buildings. So, >> not without building us a new building. >> Yeah, >> they could do that if they want to. I'm okay with that. How far does How far do they go over? >> Couple feet. >> Yeah. >> Into the building. Couple feet. >> Oh, into the building. The 300 building. >> We're not that lucky. >> Oh, hold on. I got that 300 building alone. >> So, as the existing ones, we have to honor those, right? If they're existing
016right away. Okay. And how far are those in? >> They're in the fence line. >> Yeah. The fence is the on the other side of the right now. The really interesting thing is if you look at this property map, there's an easement that goes right through the middle of this building. So that's interesting. They built this building right on top of an ement. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Life is interesting. It's fun. >> All these different things that come up keeps it. >> Okay. Of course you was hopeful cuz I stopped typing. for you to have the excit. [Music] >> All right. So, I'm actually kind of excited about my report. Not that any of you guys remember this from a year ago, but in at the August board meeting, I never have revenue and
017expenditure budget reports attached to them because I don't have the expenditure budget or the revenue budget entered into Black Mountain yet since I just finished the budget. In fact, it's on this agenda for approval. But I actually got them all entered into Black Mountain in time before this board meeting and was able to run the reports. So, nobody else might find that exciting, but I do cuz it means I schedule for the first time in 4 years. So, I was pretty excited about it. Um, so they're all attached to the report to the agenda. So, anyway, that's my exciting news. Um, yeah, that's what I've got for you guys unless anybody has any questions. Business as usual in my area and obviously I'll talk more later when we get down to the budget and such.
018>> Okay, no questions. >> Joe, you want to talk about your your report? >> Um, I have nothing to update for facilities at this time. We have not had a meeting. I don't know if Jay has anything to update on quotes or things, but >> So, I've called many of people to come out and look at doing the sighting. on this building. First guy to come out was 75,000 said you can't do well you can't but it wouldn't look right the 4ft up that's for the whole building >> he said well he said it wouldn't hold what he anticipates is that um all of the >> what's it made out of two bikes before >> so so the but the surface all that stuff he said would crack when we have to replace all of
019it >> oh the the existing >> board yeah So that's why so he recommended doing the entire building. So that would be for the entire building if you did it with the the metal. He's going to be so annoying. >> Next guy I called 19,000. Wouldn't get back to me. I think he made a mistake. So I finally got a hold of him. He said, "I can't do it right now." >> So I've got another guy that came out and looked at it. He hadn't sent me anything yet. the roof on the gym. The guys, first guys that had come out said we could overlay it with rubber. Needs something of that sort >> like put a rubber membrane. >> Right. 650 a square foot. They figured to do that. >> That's like a 4,000
020foot building. >> Yes. >> The next guy to come out for the roof says it's on wrong. 92 on >> 92,000 for that one. >> Yeah, he it's supposed to be screwed in the valleys, he said, and it's screwed up on top where they overlap. >> That's where they always screwed them. >> There's different opinions on how to screw down, >> right? But this was back a long time ago. That's the way they did it. >> Yeah, >> at the beginning of time. >> And there's a bunch of holes up there. He took pictures of they've always put silicone in them. You can see there's silicone, but it's wearing out or going away. Um, what else did I call about? Uh, >> you were talking to us about screws. >> The sizing them. >> They're
021the biggest screws they can put in there according to these guys. That's the biggest ones they make. Both the two of the guys that came out said that them are the biggest screws they make. >> Well, >> do we have leaks now in the Is it leaking now? >> No, it is not. And the last leak that we had, it turned out to be a little piece of flashing at the end and it was a $145 repair. So, >> yeah, we it's been >> So, it can it can it can probably hold off for a while. >> Been good so far. >> I'm just wondering on that. I mean, I've seen some pretty nice looking 4 foot Wayne's got sidings. >> Yeah. >> So, this this last guy, I told him we wanted a price
022on both 4 foot up right underneath the windows and the whole thing. I think God would look cool. >> He's supposed to give me a price, but >> I don't know if you know now people are flakes. >> Well, yeah. >> Yeah. >> But, um, >> have you ever seen how easy it is to get a contractor's license in the state of Montana? [Music] Um, other than that, I'm trying to get our plow guy to come out and get all the gravel that he pushed up on the grass back where it belongs. >> Mr. Plow. Mr. Plow. >> Mr. Plow. >> You're talking about flakes. >> Yeah. He also drives for Door Dash. >> Yeah. Anyway, he's coming right out. He pulled in today and I promise I'm coming out. >> Perfect. Please do. >>
023That's question. >> So So we're going to get a few more quotes on snow plowing this year, too. >> Well, he does a good job snowplowing, >> but he doesn't do a good job on anything else. >> Yeah. So I I my recommendation based on our experience with him last year is he did do a good job last year. He's no >> plowing about the plowing and he was >> nothing else except when he didn't want to do it. >> He was there. He was there. Um, how much snow? >> Every time it snows, it's 100 through this guy. It's $135 to plow. >> We had an extremely low plow year last year. >> Everybody else was 400 every time. >> Dirt cheap last year >> that I called 400 every time they plowed. One
024guy said depending on how much snow >> Yeah. >> Uh, it would be more if if you had lots of snow, it was more. So, >> yeah. takes us the same number of times. Okay. But I Mr. Clouds, I mean, like I said, she does a good job, but I'm fine. Nothing else. Don't get me wrong. >> And then what about the heating units and the AC units that they came and cleaned? They were cleaning. >> Yeah, we they come out today, yesterday, and today, and cleaned all the AC units or HVAC units. They found, do you know this? They found one in the 300 building. That's no good. They need to put a $900 park in it in the 300. >> Yeah. >> For the heater. >> There's only one that's working now. He
025shut the other one off. It's $900 just for the park. Now, that's not labor. I told him they'll send me a price. And >> second opinion. >> Yep. Right. So, >> does the other heater in that building not work either? >> It does work. The other one does. You need to I don't know for what we're doing. We're just keeping it. >> Yeah. And it probably would. >> But no insulation in there. Probably not enough. >> No. >> But if the Why did he shut the one off though? >> Because he told me there was something out of it and I can't remember what. That's why I told him since we were out painting. >> He said, "Are those gas? Those are gas." >> Yeah, they are gas. I'll have my brother stop and talk
026to him. Okay. >> He works for Northern Energy, but he's there. there. Thank you. Perfect. Um, I don't think we need to have it very warm in there, but it's enough to keep it from freezing, right? >> We spent $1,100 on plowing last year. To answer your question, it was our lowest plow year in a while. I also think we didn't get built for some plowing last year. >> No, I bet you didn't remind. >> I don't go after invoices. There's no reason if they don't remember. It's not our fault. >> First thing I tell him when he comes out every year is make sure that you follow because you watch us on camera. If you didn't plow, >> don't give us no bill. >> And what about the heater? Not heater, the air conditioning
027unit in uh Melissa's room. >> They put a new motor in Melissa's fork. new motor >> and it's working. >> Yes, it's working now. >> All right. Must use their air conditioning. >> They sent them They sent the wrong motor three times. >> Yeah. >> Wrong one. Three times. >> Okay. The first one they put in. >> I don't know if it's wrong, but it burned up right away. >> Well, it doesn't cost us. >> No, it shouldn't. No. No. So, >> okay. >> Supposedly, they have the right one. We'll see. It's working. >> I just know these units have lasted a long time. As long as we take care of Yeah. >> They're getting harder and harder to do parts for some, I'm sure. Yeah. [Music] >> Thank you, Dave. >> You're welcome. Thanks.
028>> Thanks, Joe. >> All right, let's get into our action agenda. >> Do you really want to go first? >> Yeah. Let's get this over with, shall we? >> Okay. After all of our discussions and and uh all of the adjustments to contracts and flee scales, I told Gracie to come up with a a new proposal for her wages. And uh so everybody has that and uh I think it's more than fair. I think you know it's she's only asked for a quarter a year for the last two years. So >> well so I want to talk about that because of that fact the fact >> Mhm. >> So it's a good jump this year but are we necessarily making up the last three cuz like you said she she asked for a quarter that's
029what 1ishish% I guess don't make me do the math. I guess >> that that's the only reason that >> you want and and the only thing I'm >> I'm trusting that lady looked at the budget and said this is what we >> well I and I guess comparable >> so >> comparable to other schools >> what Lacy said to me because we learned um or at least the way that that I understood these numbers is this won't really cost us anything because of the stars act. >> Okay. >> So, this isn't an this isn't costing the school any more money. This is just a free >> and I don't I mean that it's awesome, but I don't think that this makes up for those she I mean because of inflation she did take a hit
030the last couple years too. But I don't know. So remember it was 25 cents last time. >> Last time I know it was 25 >> when we approved this year. >> Yeah, but that was with the knowledge that this would be >> I don't know. >> I guess my question is is that this is what are you comfortable with this or you know I mean we all like to get paid more. >> Yeah. I mean obviously um >> okay the the stars act as far as we know we'll keep going but it is a threeyear >> where we are currently in the current expenditure budget that I've entered into the system with Mrs. spent money going through it line by line by line by line that we have room for this proposal. If we go
031up to that that stars component is 7566, right? So I'm asking for essentially less than half of that stars piece. If we go up to that, you have to cut a different budget line item. That's the reality of it. It does it doesn't currently exist. So, you'd have to find $3,700 in the current expenditure budget. >> That's your current. >> It's the 33 that you guys approved. Last year, it was 3250 >> and the year before that, I just pulled it up just because you guys just asked me. >> The year before that it was 3225. >> Last year it was 3225. >> It was 3225 in fiscal year 24. Then it went to 3250 in fiscal year 25. >> Okay. >> Then you guys approved 33 for this coming school year. >> Okay. So
032we're actually looking at a buffing >> it was 3250 $135. >> Talk about from >> from last year to this year. >> from what it was last year. >> It's $135. >> That's a pretty good one like that for a while. Yeah, it is a good race. I'm definely >> And I'm understanding what you're saying, but but at the same time, we can't go through and have to >> Yeah. >> find places to, you know. >> Mhm. >> That's why I say this is this is what and that was my thing was it it had to be something that was comfortable for the budget at the same time. >> What do you think, Jason? I totally agree with all the comments and I think it's a tough situation as always, but we like to your
033point, Bob, we all want to get paid more. Um, I think Lacy's done a fantastic job, continues to be a tremendous resource for this school district and probably is as close to a workplace as most of our teaching staff. And um you know I would uh I I would think we can always make another adjustment Cody to your point after this next fiscal year and see where things land and continue from there. So that's my two cents. >> Okay. But that's just, you know, that was my thing was, you know, we had to stay comfortable. >> So, >> we have to we have to be prepared for those expenses that may come up, but I really don't at this point in time. As much as I would love to give place, I mean, $35 an
034hour, it still doesn't seem like enough for what she does, but we can't I don't want to have to go back through the budget and say, "Well, what do we need? What else do we need?" >> Yeah. >> My position is a little bit of a tough spot for asking for wage increases because I have all of the insider information, >> right? in good conscience as like it's really tough because other positions can come and ask for the moon because they don't necessarily know the details of the the budget pieces. I cannot in good conscious conscience ask you guys for more than what I put on this paper today. If you guys choose to do something different then we as a school have to figure something else out to make that happen. Um, which obviously
035it's doable and I appreciate that, but that's just that's the unfortunate spot that I land myself in in this position is I I can't ask for that. I have a conscience. Sorry. And that's because I know you're not asking for more is why I mean you I know that this puts this spot this is very comparable to any equivalent in other schools but I don't want it really easy for you to jump to and I know you're not planning on leaving. I know none of that but I I like keeping that position competitive because she leaves I'll hunt her down. >> Yeah. Okay. So I'm I'm comfortable with these numbers. >> I'll make a motion to approve El Bradford fiscal year 26 amended contract. >> I'll second >> moved and seconded. Is there any other
036discussion? >> Um there was one comment on that contract is the uh effective date, not the effective date, but there was a date at the bottom that needs to be updated. [Music] Oh, that it has to be signed by July 1st. >> Acceptance. Yeah. >> Okay. >> I'll just cross it out and initial it if that works for you guys for me. >> Cool. Okay, that's it. >> Any other discussion? Seeing none. All in favor? >> Opposed? Thank you. Did >> Cody second that? >> Yes. >> Thank you. Or no, second. Okay. >> Thank you. [Music] Thank you guys. Appreciate it. [Music] >> So, next we go to our new teacher. [Music] >> I'll make a motion to hire K. Grryer, one FTE elementary teacher. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded. All in favor? Hi.
037Hi. Hi. >> Welcome. >> So, do you want to introduce yourself? >> Uh, yeah. I'm Kelly Grryer. Um, my husband just retired from the military, so we're moving back home. Fifth grade. >> Yay. >> In relation to the Griners that used to live in this district. >> No. Okay. >> Maybe. I don't know. But no, my husband's from Minnesota. Mark, >> what branch was it? >> Air Force. >> Hey, >> uh, >> we're smart enough so we don't have to go. >> She's also bringing a student with her. >> Yes, she is bringing a student. >> Cole will be a fifth grader. So, >> cool. Perfect. >> Okay, I need a for the contract. Um, I'll make a motion to approve the contract as written. >> I'll second. >> Moved and second it. All in
038favor? >> I I >> I >> opposed. You have a contest. >> You can sign it at the end of tonight if you want to. >> And I gave the information from Trisha. >> I have it Matt for login all that stuff. I'll make a motion to hire >> Oh, sorry. >> Carol and Sander >> Sand Ser as uh one FD library/title teacher. >> So, Gerine said to let you know, I'm sorry I interrupted you. Thank you, to let you know that she apologizes for not being able to be here this evening. She is actually closing out things with her last job. So, this is her evening to get that done. So she's at that district taking care of all that stuff. >> Where is she? Where is she? >> So she is with >>
039Oh, >> she's with the home. >> She's with a home school that starts with a C. I can't remember the official name of it, but it's the home school organization of about 170 kids. >> Okay. Moved and second. All in favor? I >> I move contract two. >> I'll make a motion to approve J. Senters FY26 teacher contract. >> I'll second. >> Moved and seconded. All in favor? >> I wants to move on up. >> She's just gaining more hours. 15 more minutes. >> So J Judy is uh I I asked Judy because she has seniority within the classified staff if she would consider working 15 more minutes a day to cover the end of the day from 3:30 to 3:45 because while I could do it, I cannot do it all the time. There's
040just no way. There are days when I'm not here. There are days that I have things going on with kids or parents and I I just cannot do it all the time. So I asked Judy if she would consider and she said yes. This is directly because the school day is now longer. >> Yes, correct. >> I just want to make sure we have enough coverage. I don't want any children getting run over by cars or vans and try to steal them like we have in the past. >> Yeah. >> You can pack if you want. >> Huh? >> You can pack if you want. >> I'll tackle them. I took that safety course where we went and did all that stuff. If if we approve this, you have to though. >> Oh, wait a
041minute. I want to stay till 3:25. >> I'll just stay here so I can watch. >> Okay, I need a motion. >> Uh, I'll make a motion to approve Jay Brenland uh FY26 amended contract. >> I'll second. >> Moved and seconded. All in favor? >> I >> Thank you. >> Okay. Um, so we are going to hire. Can we just do this in one sixth night? >> Sure. I'll make a motion. >> Okay. >> Uh, I move to hire aspect for fifth, sixth, and seventh eighth volleyball coach fiscal year 26. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded. All in favor? >> I opposed. Thank you. And >> so I I just want to add before we move on from that, I did have a conversation with her um because it is a double load for for
042her. Um and she's comfortable that she can do it and her schedule is going to work so that she will be able to do it. So and then the regarding supervision, the way it's been done in the past if somebody did both teams in the past is they made sure they had parents sign up to be there to supervise. So we'll make sure that supervision happens. Good. Can we do the same thing for the contract? Yeah. >> I make a motion to hire aspect or to approve the coaching contract for aspect for fiscal year 26 for fifth, sixth, and seventh and eighth grade. >> Moved and seconded. All in favor? >> I I thank you. Um, do you got a good list of substitutes? Yes, I did. >> Okay. I didn't look at it. >>
043Did you push on your piece of paper? >> Okay. >> I believe I have to abstain from this vote. >> My wife's on the list. >> Okay. >> But since Jason's here, >> I'll make a motion to hire 25 26 substitutes. >> I'll second that. Moved and seconded. All in favor of hiring the substitutes for 25 to 26. >> I I opposed. Thank you. Okay. Some of this stuff we have to do up. >> Yep. >> Okay. Multi-dist agreement. Make a motion to approve the multi-dist agreement for 2025 through 2028. >> Can you say can you add and open fund 182? >> And and open fund 182. >> I'll explain in >> I'll second that. >> Okay. Do you want to explain before we vote? >> Sure. You might as well know what you're voting
044once. >> What I thought we do you have to take care of all this. Um we have the multi-dist agreement with uh like Kyla, West Valley, uh only Bissell and it's how we can have our fund 182 where we have our funds that we can move money into when we have funds left at the end of the year. So I'm strategically strategically using words here so I don't say the words I'm not supposed to use. Um anyway, so this last legislative session they passed a new law where each individual school district in a multi-dist agreement can actually open their own fund 182 and house their own funds in their in their own fund, house your own money in your own fund that we have control over. So how it currently exists is West Valley is
045who houses all the funds. So at the end of the year, like in June this year, we wrote that check to West Valley and then we mail it to West Valley. They deposit it into fund 182 and then they keep track of everybody's individual money, right? That's how the funds work in an multi-distinlo fund, but now we actually can house it in our own fund. the benefits to that or you get more freedom with how to use that fund because right now you can't use it for payroll for example which we don't currently but that's one of the big benefits is right now we can't run payroll through a fund a multi-dist agreement because we can't have West Valley running our payroll for us so we can only send them an invoice. So let's say
046we want them to pay for the the sighting out of our multi-dist fund then we send them the invoice they cut the check out of our fund and then they pay it. Well now we're going to house our own funds. So that's made possible by this last legislative session. In order to do that, we have to pass a new agreement because we are in this multi-dist agreement. So you have to pass the agreement and then you have to make the motion to open the fund so that I can go to the county treasur and say, "Hey, we we need this fund." Now, my board approved it. >> How's that? >> Beautiful. >> So then we get the funds we have in there now in our own >> Yeah. It's kind of an odd law in
047my opinion because now it's like the funds are the same, right? Everybody's money is the same, but now we house it ourselves. But now the part that I find odd is we're in this multi-dist agreement with these other districts and we will now know we won't know what they have in their funds. We will have no connection really to each other. We'll have our own funds. So it's it's kind of an odd law. It's I'm I'm avoiding using the word that we want to call these these monies because you're not supposed to call them that. But it's basically a way to be able to have funds that you can use on whatever. Um, so it's kind of it's kind of an interesting legislative piece if that makes sense. >> Are you following me >> a
048little bit? Yeah. >> Yeah. So if we have funds what we had in that one and then starting our own with new funds for like at the end of this year, I didn't know we were leaving some over there as well. >> You'd know. We won't leave any over there. It'll pull. West Valley will write us a check. She's waiting for me to actually send this signed agreement to her and then she'll write out the checks to all the individual districts who pass these new agreements and all the funds will be distributed into each individual district's fund 182. So yeah, I see everybody doing the eyebrow thing cuz it doesn't make a lot of sense, does it? No, we have a multi-dist agreement. >> We have a multi-dist agreement, but we each have our own
049funds now. But this multi-d district agreement, you do have to have it because it's the only way that you're allowed by law to have the fund. >> Oh, that's >> that's the tricky part. >> They passed new legislation but didn't change the old process. >> Yeah. It's it's a little odd. Yeah. How you have to have a multi-dist agreement and then the other things, you know, there's other things that go with it as in we could all pull together our fund 182 and purchase something as a multi-dist if we wanted to. if there was something that we wanted to go in together on, you have the ability to do that. But there's really nothing in law that says you can't do that without a multi-dist agreement because we could split a purchase with Gila and
050write up an agreement on that purchase. So, it's anyway there you go. >> The only small advantage I can see is if you've got three districts worth of money and you're getting interest anywhere, you're going to make a lot more interest than if you did it on your own. Well, and that made sense with the fund 182 housed at West Valley cuz that's exactly what it was is we would get a pretty decent chunk of interest. Right >> now we don't Hi guys. Now we don't have that because now we're only going to receive the interest off of our funds which is a little odd. I would agree with that. >> That's to me the purpose, you know, part of the purpose is to get a bigger >> to get a bigger interest chunk. I
051Yep. I agree. But um having the agreement is definitely beneficial to us because if we have money left over at the end of the year, you can put it in that fund and then it has no limits on what you can spend it on. >> You know, other funds have very finite purposes that you can use them for and your interlocal fund has no >> no limitations. >> Yeah. [Music] Okay. We have a motion and a second. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second. Uh, all in Is there any other discussion? Anybody want Okay, all in favor? Who's on the policy committee? >> Jason and Tony and Don, but they can talk. >> Okay. Um, so are these policy changes or are they will be first reading? >> Uh, no. Um, >> well,
052that's a good point. It'll be first reading on the adoptious ones, not the amendments, though. I probably should have put them as two different ones. That's okay. It doesn't really matter cuz some are amendments and some are adoptions. So the ones that are being adopted, >> yeah, it's got to be first reading on those, but the ones being amended, uh, they can just go through. >> Okay. [Music] >> So, do we need to work these out? >> Um, it would be better. I mean, it's it's all together here, but but really um and I'm not going to sit here and try and read each one of them. So >> So I'll make a motion to approve the policy adoptions >> and we'll just say I'll say first reading next. >> So we'll have to do
053this again next week. >> I'll make sure they're on here. >> I'll second. Okay. Is there any discussion on any of the policy adoptions? Seeing none, we >> I mean, is there any highlights that you guys want to >> No, we had a couple that we're still kind of working on. >> Okay. >> We weren't quite sure. So, but no, everything everything else was together. >> Okay. Okay. So uh first reading has been moved and seconded. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Okay. And then I will take a motion to accept all amendments. >> I'll make a motion to accept all amendments to our policies. I'll second. >> Okay. Any discussion on those amendments? to highlight anything we should know that we can build it out. Okay. Um see no discussion. All in favor
054of uh the amendments. >> I opposed. Thank you. [Music] >> We are really think about policy committee. >> Well, I'm not going to sit here and read them all. So, [Music] Uh this is year 25 trustes financial summary. Hopefully you guys at least peruse this report a little bit because it's yours. Um basically your trustees financial summary is your summary of everything financial for the entire fiscal year. So, it's Oh, batteries are plugged in. Hold on. >> But you're not going to be my very long. [Music] >> There we go. >> Okay. I'm going to take a motion on the financial summary >> first and then if there's any discussion >> I'll make a motion to approve FY25 trustee financial sub moved and seconded. Is there any discussion? Any questions for Lacy? [Music] Okay, if
055there's no discussion, all in favor? >> Opposed? Motion passes. Okay. Fiscal year 26 budget, revenue budget. Make a motion to approve the fiscal year 26 budget. I'll >> second. [Music] Are there any questions on the budget? Pretty much >> it's pretty cut and dry. >> Pretty cut and dry. We get what we get >> and we can throw big can. It didn't do us any good. >> No, it doesn't. Like I said, the biggest thing that I I know I talked to I talked to Tanner Smith and and he has every intention of at least trying to get them to move on the what cost us the most. I think is all of that A and B that we're losing and still having to pay. >> Mhm. >> It just doesn't make sense. It's not
056fair. >> Our number big. So, okay. All in favor of the fiscal year 26 budget. >> I opposed motion pass. Okay. A portionment of ending cash balances. >> I'll make a motion to approve FY25 portionment of ending cash balances. Second. [Music] This is a required report that goes to the county and in the paper and it's really it's just a summary off of the TFS and the budget >> combined. [Music] So it's one of those things we have to do like the simplified version. >> Yeah, this is literally the Yeah, you already approved the other two documents which is where these numbers come from. So, >> all right. Okay. All in favor? >> I I >> oppose. Thank you. Um, fiscal year 26 handbooks. >> There is three items in that folder if it'll >>
057correct. >> I had a comment on one on the emergency handbook. It's has Angela Moore listed in there as the design >> of possible design. >> Okay. >> Everywhere else in the document it says council. >> Good catch. >> So I have to say I am very impressed by this gentleman because when I send out the handbooks like within a couple hours later he says I found this and this and this. within a couple hours I'm like okay on the committee on the handbook committee >> good job very excellent appreciate that [Music] >> okay >> and and I had three teachers looking at it three teachers maybe maybe even four teachers I had four teachers looking at it plus myself and then you come along in two hours oh I also I love that. >>
058I make a motion to accept the FY26 hand. >> I'll second. >> Okay. >> Um, okay. Moved and seconded. Any discussion? No discussion. All in favor? >> I opposed. Nothing fails. Okay. uh the propane contract. >> I'll make a motion to approve FY26 CHS propane contract. >> Second. >> Um our our contract for the last two years was a buck 35. They came back to me this year and said they needed to raise us to a buck 49. And I said, "You're going to need to do better than that." >> So he said, "Well, what do you mean?" Yeah. He said, "Well," I said, "Well, if you're going to come with that proposal, that's fine, but I have to get a second opinion cuz I can't take that to my board. They're going to want
059a second. They're going to want a second bid." And we've went to bid. I've went to bid for a couple years. The problem with the other company, and why can't I think of who it is? Help me out. >> Service Balcon. >> Yes. City service. Thank you. Thank you. The problem with that company is they have a flexible rate. They won't give me a fixed rate. I've asked, they will not. So, >> you've never checked it. >> The problemm they've never reached out to us either. Uh, so that's the biggest problem with city service is they won't give me a fixed rate. And so that's scary. That's a that's a slippery slope to be on when you're talking about propane and going into winter. So when CHS brought me this proposal and they said buck
06049, I said you're going to have to do better or I have to go to bid. He said how about a buck 40? I said I I can in good good conscious take conscience take that to my board and say this is what I've got and I don't think we need to go to bid for this. They sat at buck 35 for 2 years and now they're only going up to a buck 40. So >> gas >> I think you guys should go for it but that's just my opinion. Plus we don't use anywhere near the 10,000 gallons just so you know that's more than double that what we use. I was just wondering how many times we fill throughout the winter. [Music] >> I don't know, >> three to five depending on the year.
061>> We have at least three propane tanks here. >> Yeah. And they fill all in the same time. It depends how three times. >> Um I can pull up spent on propane last year. >> Last year we budgeted 165. We spent 106. So >> cool weather. >> It all depends on that how long that stretch lasts and >> if it happens to fall during storm. >> Yeah. During the weekend. >> And these guys do a good job with us because even when I did go to bid with city service, they came back with a higher rate than the buck 35 even at their lowest end of their sliding. Yeah. So I I think we should stay with CHS1 for a year and then we can see what they come back to us next year and
062go from there. >> Make a motion to approve FY26 CHS propane contract. [Music] >> All in favor of the propane contract. I'm used to arguing then we decide we're supposed to wait until after motion. >> Well, I know I do it that way. [Music] >> And then I'll make a motion to approve the FY26 MSSA agreement. >> You all want to know what MSSA means first? >> Montana Small School. It's our curriculum source that we belong to and they provide uh resources for all of our staff. Uh included in it this year we are adding the library part of it. So they basically will mentor our librarians since she is not librarian endorsed at this time. And so in order for them to do that, we have to pay the $300 for the K through
063six and then the other $300 for 78, which is considered a separate school because it gets a middle school funding. Um the other change this year is uh they will be doing our uh map testing because what happened was previously um NWA was doing the map testing and they decided that they were going to charge every school in the entire state $1650 for their math coordinator or whoever it is that does the testing to be trained every single year. here. So that's an additional $1,650 per school statewide that OPI would be getting for this training that they don't need. So um so the nice thing is is GSSA does it for free. And so I sent Crystal, she went ahead and did that training and they it's a requirement from OPI now for us to
064do it regularly even though the majority of map coordinators are completely trained. Uh but it's an annual requirement now and we don't want to have to pay for that. So, we're going to add them to this SSA from SSA since it doesn't cost us extra. >> So, the 3235, that's our total cost to that. [Music] >> So, >> and the invoice at the bottom. [Music] >> Yeah. So, so please forgive all my scratch outs and my pictures. >> I just I just need a yes or no. >> So, yes. So, so the 3235. Yes. >> Okay. So, John, didn't you say this is a renewing? And on here it says the new fee is $300 for a new school. >> So, the new school is for the MAP fee. So, this is the first year
065they're doing our MAP fee. And then they're actually counting for the middle school. The MAP fee is a as a renewal, I believe. So, that's the 100. Oh, they they marked that off. So, let me see just a second. There's another page of that one, too. Thanks. And so, no, this is correct. I I was wrong when I said that. So, the new fee is the $300 K through MAP testing. That's correct. [Music] >> So, we have a motion, but no second, just so we know. >> I'm sorry. Just tell me what it was. I'll second the motion. >> Thank you. >> So, the MAP fees were very very much the same, but what wasn't the same was the extra $1,650 which is is included in this contract. >> Well, we're already using them. So,
066this month um >> All right. >> So, this wasn't our budget plan though. So this is part of the >> Yes, it's a requirement actually. So yes, >> that's not good. >> We just look for the best way to pay for this and to meet that requirement. >> Okay, move and second. Any other discussion? If not, um all all in favor of the NSSA agreement I >> opposed. Thank you. Do you have any correspondence? >> No. >> Yes. Sorry. >> So, I just got this through an email. So, it was forwarded to me from Miss Hansen and it says, "Summer school. Thank you." from a parent. So, I would just like to share it with you. She says, "Hi there. I just wanted to thank you for such a great summer program. My daughter had
067a wonderful time and I can tell she learned so much. We truly truly appreciate the time, energy, and heart that you and your team put into making it all happen." Also, the summer school home packets are incredibly generous. Thank you. If there's any way that we can make a donation to support future programs, we'd be more than happy to do so. Wishing you a relaxing, well-deserved rest of your summer, or a cool summer pool program has really been a great benefit, and I'm going to do everything I can to keep it here. So, I was lucky to find funding this year, and I'm going to go after the same source, and I'm not telling the other superintendents where we got it from. Yeah, that's a good idea. >> Awesome. >> All right. Any special discussion?
068>> I'm not answering these questions anymore. >> Okay.