Regular School Board Meeting: February 19, 2026

001Okay, every good evening everybody. It's 5:31 now. We'll go ahead and get the meeting started. Welcome to the um CCSD regular school board meeting February 19th, 2026. Item one, routine matters. Call meeting order and verify a quorum presence through roll call. Miss Hasky, Mr. So, >> Miss Montoya, >> I'm here. >> Miss Aspus >> here. >> And myself. We do have a quorum. Item B, pledge of allegiance. Could I get a student to lead us in the pledge of allegiance, please? Anyone? Someone please Beller. Buer somebody. Somebody be brave. >> Let's go. >> Come on. >> There we go. >> Thank you. Yeah. >> Thank you, >> Mr. Carlson. if you'd be so kind to lead us in a prayer, please. >> Absolutely. Everyone, please bow your heads. Heavenly Father, we just thank you for

002this opportunity uh to meet with this body here today and to have all these wonderful people in attendance both in person and online. We ask that you guide all of us at the district to be constantly doing the right thing, the best thing for the students of Central Consolidated. and we ask that you give the board guidance and wisdom as they go about their business this evening. We ask all these things and in Jesus name. Amen. >> Amen. >> Thank you. Item D, welcome guests. Thank everybody for being here this evening. I appreciate everyone being here in person and those online at this time. Um we'll move on to item E, presentation, approval of the agenda. Board members, please take a look at the agenda so we can approve this. A couple of minutes, please.

003>> Yes, please. Item 2F, the uh budget adjustments and journal entries. Um I think we go backwards when we um approve the agenda and uh a lot of what I asked for specifically is is not generally there and um so I I'm wondering if we should correct that or and those items are usually the impact aid Johnson Maui um Adorum Carl Perkins superintendent do we have that report specific to for the board regarding those items? as we had in the past. >> Miss Ellison, do we are you online? So, those items should be contained in the reports. Um, as far as pulling them out, what we could do, you can do it at your discretion, but I believe we could pull it off the consent agenda and try to address them separately if that's something

004you'd like to do. Um, which would involve approving the agenda maybe with the exception of pulling off those items. I don't know how you would want to work that. >> Okay. What I'm looking at is it's written black and white here and on the supposed um budget adjustments and journal entries that are are um being approved and it lacks the um impact aid the advorum the Carl Perkins and so we're working against ourselves. Um I think the language should be changed to an other you know to include other entries. So that kind of opens it up to um what we may request. I believe miss what you're talking about. We have had in the past a report specific to those items that you had requested. >> It's generally a separate one, but I do not

005see it on there out of the five that are listed. And if we can get those specifically um noted, superintendent, that would be good. Um, so when we get to the consent agenda, I think we can pull that one to have that one read out and hopefully um the uh interim financial directors. Do we still have an interim or do we have a financial director? >> We are still utilizing the interim which is Herby Ellison. >> Okay. So, if Miss Ellison could actually just read those and express those to us so the um constituency can hear that. Would that suffice, Miss Aspus? >> Yes. >> All right. Thank you. Are we ready to motion to approve the agenda? >> A motion to approve the agenda. >> You have a second, please. >> I second. >>

006I will second that motion. >> Oh, thank you, Mr. So I think Miss Montoy Beach is up. All right. So now on to item two, consent agenda review and approval of the consent agenda items. I believe at this time we have a consideration to pull item F and to have read u by the financial interim financial director those um items pertinent to um the board's discretion that we've had in the past. Would that be correct, Miss Aspus? >> Yes. >> Great. Mr. Mr. President, I will make a motion to approve the items listed on the consent agenda with the exception of items with the items that were requested. >> All right. >> Board member has as requested. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you very much for that, Mr. So, do I have a second?

007>> I second. >> All right. I apologize before I move forward. I am so sorry on We're gonna have to go back to the approval of the agenda items. I didn't even do a vote. Please forgive me. So, vote a roll call um to approve the agenda as stated. Um Mr. So, >> I vote yes. >> Miss Montoya, >> yes. >> Miss Aspus, >> yes. >> Myself, that's fourth. Now, we do have a motion and a second to the consent agenda with the exception of item F being pulled so we can have a report read for the board pursuant to um past practices um revolving around uh monies received and spent. So, vote a roll call for item two. Mr. So >> I vote yes to approve. >> All right, Miss Montoya. >> Yes. >>

008Miss Aspus. >> Yes. >> Myself. That's for Okay. So once um Miss Allison has that, would you please let us know so we can get that read to the board, please? >> Okay. She's online. I believe she's online right now. Um, and I I think Sharon might be able to pull up the report. We can actually show the numbers for folks to see what we're talking about. Um, so Miss Ellison, if you would like to start, hopefully I can help Sharon find those and we can get them pulled up. Thanks. Miss Ellis, are you ready? Sorry. >> Okay. >> Say it again. >> She say she's If anything, we can wait until after we do the um student and staff community recognition. >> Hi. Can you hear me? >> Oh, there she is. Miss Ellison,

009are you ready? >> Yes, I am. Um, Sharon, can you pull up the board summary, please? >> Yeah, the board summary. >> I don't see that in the um on board docs. There's five items on here. >> There it is. >> Okay, there you go. Would you go through that for us, please? Okay. Um, so usually I go over the items that are for the impact aid. See, revenue for impact aid. um for the month of February or I'm sorry for the month of January impact aid um revenue is $0 year to date is 11.6 6 million ad valorum 67,473 year to date $98,573 we don't have any revenue for the month of January for the Carl Perkins the Johnson Ali the impact aids bed and the impact aid Indian Year to date for Johnson

010Ali 32 32,185. Joom year to date is 67,000. Um Sharon if you can go back up to the top for the expenditures. Um our expenditures for impact aid 15100 fund year uh for the month of January is 1,755,000 year to date 13,922,000 zero expenditures for ad valorum year-to- date expenditures $422 and then our Carl Perkins expenditure is $572 yeartoate $1,081 Johnson Ali expenditures $45,141 yeartoate $83,320 impact aid special ed January expenditures $52,263 year to date $313,000 58. And then our impact aid Indian education expenditures $472,594 year to date 3.3 million. And that's the summary of our expenditures. >> Thank you for that, Miss Ellison. Again, as I said last month, it's very important for um people of the community within the district to understand where that money is coming from. Uh how much is coming

011in and how much is being spent. And particularly in regards to the impact aid funding, a lot of people don't realize that that money is not forward funded, which means it has to be approved every single year by Congress. And whenever there's a shutdown and payments are due, we do not get our funding. So that's that's why that's important and I really appreciate Miss Aspus asking for that to be presented because it it matters. >> May I? >> Yes, please. >> So um I don't know if Herby is still on, Miss Allison. the um figures that you went through, are they normal? Um meaning are they um what they were in the like last year or so? Are we still being underfunded? for the are you um >> for impact >> as far as the

012impact >> for impact aid. Okay. Okay. >> Um we are it's it is about average what we have for what we're receiving in far as revenue and then what we're spending it is um in alignment with what we have average in the past um three years. So we have been relying on the impact date to support our school expenditures. So that's where those expenses are at. And as far as revenue goes, um we did receive a deposit um for impact aid for the year. So we're just waiting for another one here um before before the end of the year before June. >> Okay. Uh what about Johnson Ali? So with the Johnson Omali, um we do have we did have some of that concern come in at the last board meeting with the Johnson Ali.

013We do have the budget authority um for the department to spend that funding. So the budgets um we're what we're waiting on is for the expenditures >> um and the payments to post against our accounts payable so that um we have those expenses recorded as far as the average for the Johnson Ali. Um, if I could have Mia, if she's on the line, to help me answer that question as far as the average. >> Hello. >> Go ahead, Dr. >> What is the question? Can you repeat the question? I was asking about the Johnson Ali and uh what she read was for the month of January was 45,000 >> 141 and I was asking is that normal or are we still lacking or expecting more or um that's That's what I was asking Miss Allison.

014>> Okay. Um good evening board um members um superintendent. Um right now we we have three Johnson Ali um grants. one the first one which was um I think that showed earlier um that was the carryover they allowed um last from last school year. So that that's already spent. Um the second one is the one from this school year that we were awarded um which was the um the 32,000 the 10 just the 10% one. And then um the third one is the one we're waiting on now. That's the one that was approved from the Navajo Nation called the general funds. And that's um what we're waiting on right now um for it to post into our district OBMS. But um there's different people now at PED and they're requiring um documentation of a contract

015number. before they didn't do that. Um they our award letter from Navajo Nation JM would suffice but they're I don't know why they're they they won't allow it. So we have to wait until um the contract number um is established from Nation DOM and then use that. So right now that's that's what we have in place. >> Okay. Thank you. All right, thank you for that, Miss Ellison. Thank you as well. Okay, we can move on to um we just answered item three because we addressed 2F. >> I think we need to need to approve it since we pulled it. >> Oh, okay. >> Uh so so Mr. Chair, with that I will make a motion to approve item F that was pulled from the consent agenda. >> Do I have a second? >> Second.

016>> Vote a roll call. Mr. S. >> Yes. >> Miss Montoya, >> yes. >> Miss Aspus, >> yes. >> Myself, that's four. It's approved. Thank you very for very much for that clarification, Mr. So I appreciate that. Now, since we've clarified item three, we move on to item four, student, staff, and community recognition. A Navajo Times player of the year, >> Mr. No. orbit. Oh, thank you board president, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, uh, Tia and Nicole, could you stand up for us, please? >> Everybody give them a round of applause. These are your Navajo Times player of the year. Congratulations to senior Nichollet Howard and for being named Navo Times co-player of the year and to sophomore Tia Phillips for being na named Navo Times All-Star Player of the Year. board president, members

017of the board, Secretary Carlson said, they do have a pretty important game. So, we're going to uh speed this up pretty quickly for them. Okay. But with Tia Phillips, she is a sophomore at Shipwreck High School for being named now times all-star player of the year for volleyball. Talia, who plays outside hitter for an outstanding season with three 391 kills, ranking number eight in New Mexico. >> Wow. Can I can I can I interrupt real quick? I went to one of the games and that's you, right? She had hit the ball so hard it stunned everybody in that gym. They just gasped. I mean, it was a very powerful hit. So, congratulations to you and welld deserved. Thank you. >> Board President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, I'm going to move over to Nichollet

018Howard. She is a senior for Sherbach High School and Nichollet who plays libero libero positions. Sorry, I'm not very uh volleyball savvy, but I will learn it. I am a uh girl dad right now, so I will learn it. Okay, Nichollet. Uh but they had an exceptional season and she had 645 digs, ranking number two in New Mexico and number one in division 4A. According to the Navo Times, Howard was named to the New Mexico Class 4A all-state team as a libero, which is Shribach's first allstar uh allstater in 20 years. >> Wow. >> Congratulations, >> Talia and Nichollet. I believe there is certificates with the board president. If you would be so kind to um go up there and grab them, we can see if we can get a group photo real quick. Trying

019to sign him as fast as I can. Desray. Who's Congratulations. That was awesome. That's crazy. >> Do you want to just kind of want to get a picture? Get a picture. So, just kind of >> We want to go. Yeah, let's go in the front. We're going >> board president, members of the board, superintendent Carlson, I should have queued up some uh some elevator music while you're fumbling over to the front. Board President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson. That does conclude item A. That's item A. Okay. So, on to item B, official certificates from the New Mexico legislature recognizing National Board of Certified Teachers. Board >> President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, if our National Board Certified Teachers could stand up and be recognized. board president, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, as

020we were at the roundhouse last week or a couple weeks ago, um the House of Representatives passed the uh House Memorial 18, which declared January 28th, 2026 as New Mexico National Board Certified Teachers Recognition Day. The House of Representatives is honoring National Board Certified Teachers across the state. National Board certification is a rigorous process that can take three to five years to achieve, requiring educators to demonstrate competency across performance-based domains and content knowledge. Studies have shown that students of National Board Certified Teachers learn more than students taught by other teachers, equivalent to several additional weeks or months of instruction in math and language arts. CSSD recipients include Ramona Lucero from Kirtland Central High School, Carl Shouzon from Kirtland Central High School, Alicia Wheeler from Mesa Elementary School, Lane Frasier from Eva B. Stokeley, Lindseay Haw

021from Judy Nelson Elementary, Vicky Malo from Judy Nelson Elementary, Brentha Scott from Judy Nelson Elementary, Charmin Wheeler from Kurland Elementary, Jira Smith from Judy Nelson Elementary, Terry Cameril from Kurland Elementary, and most recently, board president, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, Please welcome Nichollet Wayne who received her national board certified uh recognition this year. >> So the ones that are here that were named, you want to come up front? I I have the certificates. >> You all go there. What did he say? Just wanted to do a correction of the one of the names you read the last one. Uh Nichollet was a student. Miss Wayne is Nicole Wayne. >> Oh, board president, members of the board, superintendent calls. I apologize. Nicole Wayne is the most recent national board certified teacher this year. >> Congratulations

022all of you. Congratulations to all of you. Understand that's a arduous process. All that all that does is improve this the educational outcomes for students. So, thank you for doing that. Appreciate it. Okay, on to item C, launch of uh DARE program in Kirtland Elementary and Judy Nelson Elementary Schools. Who do we have doing that? >> Board President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, Deputy Corey Verhar is in the building today. uh over at Central Consolidated School District recognizes the successful launch of DARE keeping it real program at Kirtland uh Kirtland Elementary School and Judy Nelson Elementary School. The program launched on February 10th of 2026 through a partnership between the Central Consolidated School District and the San Juan County Sheriff's Office. Deputy Corey Verhar of the Sanin County Sheriff's Office serves as the certified

023DARE officer, delivering the 10-week evidence-based curriculum to sixth grade students at both schools. The program focuses on building decision-making and communication skills through interactive lessons and role- playinging activities. Students learn four key strategies: explain, avoid, and leave to help them make safe and responsible choices. Central Consolidate School District and the Sanin County Sheriff's Office are the first agency and school district to bring the DARE program back north of Bin, New Mexico. The kickoff celebration featured Otto County under Sheriff Raul's and the DARE mascot Darren the Lion. The district plans to expand the program to middle schools and high schools in the 2026 2027 school year with additional enhancement lessons for students in grades K through 4. In addition, Shiprock and Nukem regions will also participate in a future 10-week program. >> Thank you for that.

024>> You guys hear me? There we go. >> Thank you, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, and the community. Um, if I may approach, I have a couple of our lesson plans I'd like to show you. Any examples of what we're working with? That's cool. So, as Mr. Noble mentioned um we are the first school district and agency north of Berlin, New Mexico to bring this program back. Um which I feel is a very exciting um opportunity for us um to show the rest of the state and this half of the state our commitment to our youth and the future of our youth. Um so I want to thank everybody that helped make this happen to bring this up here. Um, DARE, I think we've all kind of heard about the old DARE that started

025in 1983 with uh Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles School District. Um, DARE since has been completely revamped which is now um evidence-based research done by several um private research companies as well as universities across the United States and the world. DARE is in 13 other countries as well and our new curriculum is proven to work. The important part of that curriculum is that it's done with fidelity and done in a specific manner the way it's taught um to our students. So I had the opportunity to go through a 80hour rigorous training down in Otto County um which will be a yearly thing as well just for we can stay up to date with the times and the changes in our society and um within our area. So, um, like you mentioned, we do

026have courses from K through 12 as well as enhancement lessons, um, which gives us a great opportunity to bring it into our community, lessons that help, um, parents find ways to, um, guide their children through these things and things that help our community that we can bring into other avenues other than just the school district. Um, so it's a really great opportunity and I think our community deserves it and Central Consolidated deserves it. We look forward to moving this into the high school, middle school um, next year with Kirtland Central as well as uh, Shiprock and Nukem. So, we are committed to making this work. The sheriff's office is committed to making this happen. Um, and myself. And I will say this is something that I believe in 100%. Um just the two weeks we've

027been through so far, we're into just completed lesson number two um with my students at Judy Nelson and Kirtland Elementary and the engagement, the enthusiasm and the excitement from teachers and students has been phenomenal even from just week one to week two. So, um, again, I I believe in this and I think our community deserves it and I look forward to it getting into, um, the rest of our district as well as the rest of our county and, um, taking the lead in this. Hopefully, other school districts, other agencies across our county and the state um, can take on this commitment to our youth as well. >> Any questions from the board? Go ahead, Miss Alpus. So I'm looking at some of the topics here and as you said could it be use utilized in

028other areas? I think board member making training because you have some things here like responding to pressure, signs of stress, communication, resistance strategies. >> And if I may topics, that's kind of the cool thing about this new DARE program. It's not just teaching kids that drugs are bad. When Nancy Reagan really pushed this out in the 80s, it was say no to drugs, right? That's what we all heard. Um, where our kids know these things are bad. The new program, we give them the skills, we give them the confidence to build these skills to be able to say no, to resist peer pressure. Um, and not only within the school and with drugs and alcohol and other things that our students are dealing with. Um but also so when they get out of school and

029they're doing things within our community, it helps them have the skills, techniques, and the education to be better citizens altogether. Um so it really stretches far beyond the um the drug and alcohol resistance education that stare stands for. It helps build the knowledge and confidence in these these children to um grow and succeed in life in general. Any other questions? >> Yes. Can I >> go ahead? Sorry. >> And how are you going to um so it's just mainly participation or um is this to those that are at risk? >> We incorporate it with all students. So this year we're doing sixth grade students. The middle school or the elementary curriculum, there's um >> there's a kindergarten through first program which is more just interacting with the students, getting them um aware and comfortable with

030law enforcement and some of these things. Um there's also a two through four program. The 10-week lessons are based around fifth or sixth graders. It's designed to be on their exit year of that school to prepare them for the challenges that come with moving from elementary school to middle school and middle school to high school. So the middle school curriculum is set up for 8th to 9th graders. Um so at Kirtland we'll be doing it with our eighth graders before they move up to the high school. All the curriculum from the K curriculum to the 12 curriculum is built in scaffolding levels. So, it all works together as well as each week builds off each other. Um, the high school is a four-week curriculum. Um, the only curriculums that are 10 weeks is the elementary

031and the middle school. So, we do involve all students. We encourage all students to get involved. But that being said, there's students that aren't comfortable sometimes. Um, so we navigate around that and we work with all our students um, learning abilities and um, different things that come with each student. So it's and that's part of my job is to make sure I'm working with each student individually to get them so they are all getting the same benefits out of this no matter their um, background, their learning abilities, their age, whatever it is. My job is to make sure that every single student that I interact with is getting benefits from this program. And so I work closely with the teachers as well to do that. >> Thank you. >> Well, I appreciate that and I

032I really like the fact that you guys adjust your um curriculum to to the students and their needs >> and their uh learning abilities. So that's that's wonderful. and I I just really like the fact that you're coming back into the communities and wanting to expand all the way down to Newm and Nost. So, thank you for doing that. >> Absolutely. >> Um, >> yes. Thank you. >> Yeah, if there's nothing else, thank you for your time. I appreciate it. >> All right. Thank you, board. >> No, I have a question. A real quick question. >> Hey, surprised me, but go ahead there, Missy. >> Okay. Uh I just wondered about um the longitudinal data that you have in regards to the success rate. Do you have that or does the program the new program

033that you were talking about how long how long does the data go back? Just out of curiosity. >> So the data >> what are some of the successes? Sorry. Thank you. >> Nope. So the data is done on a yearly basis. um they will be um doing data and stuff on on my classes as well. There's actually I don't know the exact numbers for Otto County, but the last 5 years they've been doing it, they've seen a significant decrease with their juvenile crime, especially within the school district since they've been doing it. Um overall, um we see a significant drop in drug use. Um, I believe the last study that they did, and I may not be right on the numbers, but the average of students that said in a 30-day period they had used

034alcohol decreased um the following year after receiving the DARE program, the number of students decreased by over 70%. Same goes with vaping, which is a major issue right now within all communities. Um, and when we talk about drugs, um, alcohol is a drug. we combined everything, anything that is harmful other than food that is harmful to your body and affects your your mind or your health. So, um there are a lot of studies. I can definitely provide those numbers at a later date for you if you'd like. >> Okay. And um superintendent, it'd be really interesting to compare the data for next year, next year's data to um our panorama results also. So, just thought it'd be really interesting. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you for that. Appreciate it. There's no

035other questions, Miss Montoya. >> No other questions. >> All right. Thank you, board member, superintendent. >> I figured he might have some arresting comments. Yeah. >> Item D. CCSD School Shine at the Four Corners First Tech Challenge Championship. >> Board President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson in the house. You're going to have Nukem, Shiprock, and Kirtland robotics teams represented. Could our robotics team stand up for us, please? >> Okay. board president, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, to your to my right over here, we have our coaches who are representing from all regions of our district. Uh, want to congratulate our coaches very much for taking the u the opportunity to take our students to these competitions. The uh outstanding achievements happened with Nukem High School, Kirtland Central High School, and Shipwreck High School

036robotics teams at the four corners first tech challenge championship where our students demonstrated ex exceptional excellence in engineering, teamwork, and innovation. Shiprock High School emerged as the overall champion with teams two 2394A Chieftain and 26008 Shiprock forming a championship winning alliance. In addition to the championship title, Shiprock High School earned the design award, the innovative award, innovate award, and recognition as championship winning alliance captain. Kirtland Central High School team 26006 earned second place overall, serving as second championship winning alliance captain and received the think award for excellence in coding and problem solving. >> Wow. Nukem High School team 31606 and 31603 demonstrated remarkable program strength by competing with two teams at earning third place overall. Nukem received both the sustainability award for program growth and outreach and the judges choice award for overall excellence, creativity

037and impact. So please another uh another round of applause for our robotics team for Central CATHOL SCHOOL DISTRICT. JARED, WE HAVE A LETTER UM OF appreciation uploaded. Do you want to read that or you want me to read it? >> Board President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, U. Board President, if if you would uh I'm okay with reading the letter, >> please. >> Board President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, we have a letter from Nathan J. Totzone from the Navajo Transitional Energy Company. It is with utmost pleasure that I thank thank you for the supporting the robotics teams at Kurland Central High School, Nukem High School and Shiprock High School to compete in the four corners tribal teams first tech challenge championship robotics season. NAVO Transitional Energy Company, Arizona First and the Flagstaff

038Cookino High School coconuts have sponsored the Resotics program for three years. In our first season, we had seven teams compete with Sherlock High School being the sole C uh the sole central consolidated school district representation. We now have teams from across the Navajo Nation including Cayenta, Navajo Mountain, Rock Point, St. Michaels through board president, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson apologize, but I do not know this next town after this listed. >> Thank you, Superintendent Carlson, members of the board. Tohaj, >> toaj, tuba city, window rock and windgate. Some have multiple teams like shiprock shiprock and nukem. We held the four corners tribal teams first tech challenge championship in Cayenta, Arizona on February 7th. We had 15 teams compete with three CCSD high schools. The Shipwrock High School robotics team qualified to compete at the

039FTC World Championship in Houston, while Kurland Central and Nukem qualified for a premier event in Long Beach, California. Resotics brings the qualifier events to the NAVO Nation. And in 2024, the National First Organization in New Hampshire awarded the Navajo Nation as its own region. This means the Resotics Champion automatically qualifies for the World Championship. Resotics held two qualifier events and one championship event in fall 2025. On November 21st, we were slated to hold the first qualifier at Sherbrook High School, but unforeseen events made us switch venues to Kirtland Central. I am thankful for that. CCSD has was able to switch direction quickly. Sherbrook High School principal Stacy Gallagher attended the qualifier events to the end. Robotics teach teaches coding, competing, teamwork, and persistence. I now I know the students from the three robotics teams are

040excited to compete at the national and international level. Please share this appreciation letter with the Central Consolidated School District Board of Education. I am sure they will be just as proud of your students as I am. Sincerely, Nathan J. Toony. >> Yes, >> I do. >> Go ahead. >> Yeah, go ahead. So to the ro resotics team um I I was going to be part of that and um but it turns out well first of all I didn't make it to the first qualifying meet because somebody didn't tell us that it was moved and um so I was down here in Shiprock looking around and when I called am the superintendent. Um I'm trying not to name names, but anyhow and and uh anyhow, it wasn't until later that the phone call was was returned

041and then was told of um it being in Kirtland instead, not far from home. and but anyhow from there I tried to get in touch with uh Mr. with Sony and and um you know let him know that I was interested in in being a part of the team and um then it turns out that the last meet um he he said that you know we're we're making hotel accommodations and here we were scheduled to be in Albuquerque for our NMSBA conference so it just didn't happen And but in the future, I hope to be to be uh you know to to help and and to to see this firsthand because um I'm so very interested in seeing the different projects and um and to see young lady right here and you know these I

042I can just imagine what you what you've done and what you've accomplished and so it's you know I hope in in the future I can do that be part of that. Thank you. >> Anything else from the board? >> Yeah, I I just want to express my strong support on behalf of our district and the board that it's programs like these that do make an impact in our schools student achievement that make make learning all the all these type of projects and events meaningful and impactful. And with that, I just want to say thank you to the teams to the competitors for really putting yourself out there. And hopefully we get to see maybe one of your projects turn into something that we see that becomes a part of everyday life, whether it's a a

043new um a robotic device or some something out there that has has an impact. Thank you. >> You brought something. >> All right. >> Any anyone else from the board, Miss Montoya or Miss Hasky? >> No. I would just like to say um May I >> Sure. I would just like to say um thank you to the robotics team. It to participating and making us shine as a school district. Thank you for um being active and excelling in in on this team. So, thank you so much and thank you to the club sponsor for allowing our students to excel in this area. Thank you, Miss >> Montoya. Any comments? I think the rest of the board really um conveyed our gratitude on this. So nothing here. Thank you. Um I will say and ask because

044last week we were over at TBA. Was it last week and they were getting ready to send off the robotics team to Albuquerque and I asked the question because they're talking about coding. The superintendent asked about the coding and um the question really was the use of AI or brain power and the students there had said they'd rather use their brain before they use the IIA to strengthen their thought process. And so I hope that all of you do the same because that even makes you that much better with what you do and how you do what you do. And I'm just thoroughly impressed the fact that you guys um are are excelling and being successful with um the robotics program. And to the sponsors, thank you all very much for doing that as well.

045So congratulations. >> Do we he have a demonstration? >> Please. >> Okay, that's fine. the go. >> Wow. once we turn it on. >> So a lot it's been a lot of trial and error. So we have to go back and brainstorm what we can add. >> Is your controller actual controller? Yeah, >> cool. Y'all want to stand up in front, Misspus? Take a picture with their abandon. >> Board President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, I think you would also maybe want some coaches up there, too. Hold on. >> Thank you. ROBOT. YES, we have >> planning barely. Thank you. >> Wow. Wow. Wow. Impressive. On to item E. Recognition of Desiree Chi earning honorable mention in the Scholastic Art and Writing from NMA. >> Did I pronounce that right? >> Board President, yes,

046you are correct. Uh board president, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, uh we Desire was not able to make it today because she is also in basketball tonight. Um, however, we want to recognize this sophomore student from Shiprock High School for being awarded 2026 honorable mention in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for her mixed media artwork. Desire's untitled self-portrait creating use created using zerographic art techniques was selected from a highly competitive pool of submissions and recognized for its creativity, thoughtful composition, and powerful visual impact. This accomplishment reflects her artistic vision, dedication both inside and outside the classroom and her talent in sharing her work on a platform that celebrates student creativity. Special recognition extended to her art teacher Sandra Gonzalez whose guidance, encouragement, and support helped make this opportunity possible and allow Desiree to

047share her work on a larger platform. The board congratulates Desiree Chief for this outstanding artistic achievement and commends her commitment to excellence in the visual arts. Item F, recognition for D good citizen award recipients. >> Board President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, I do believe some students are in the building for this. Uh, could they stand for us, please? board president, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson. Last but not least, this is a an outstanding achievement for these seniors for being honored with the prestigious go uh good citizen award by the Daughters of American Revolution uh Desert Gold chapter, Destiny Noey from Shiprock High School. Shilin Morgan from Kirtland Central High School. Zamara Billy from Nukem High School. The Derek Good Citizen Award recognizes high school seniors who exemplify outstanding qualities of dependability, service,

048leadership, and patriotism. These students have demonstrated exceptional character both in the classroom and throughout our community, serving as inspiring examples of student excellence in civic engagement. In addition to the recognition, Destiny received a $200 scholarship. Shy received a $500 scholarship and Zabora received a $500 scholarship. The board celebrates these welldeserved honors and commends each student's dedication, character, and commitment to making a positive impact in our schools and community. Thank you for that again students. Congratulations. Well earned and deserved. Um on to item five, comments from the audience. Superintendent, I believe you have something that you want to read or you can do this first. Oh, we did. Oh, okay. Okay. So, we do have one Don uh Striker, come forth, my good sir. >> Thank you. >> Good evening, members of the board. Superintendent Carlson,

049esteemed colleagues in the audience, and congratulations to everyone that got recognized tonight. A lot of impressive accomplishments. I'm speaking in two roles tonight. first as an employee of Career Prep. You're going to hear some information about that school later, but I wanted to show you a couple things uh that I've done with our students over there. No, this is not our robotics program, okay? But uh a little low budget, okay? But I'm going to show you a couple antennas that the students built. And we used basic basic materials and supplies. We used broken tape measures. We used scrap lumber. We used some simple soldering, a couple connectors, and this is a Yogi a directional antenna and you should have seen the students faces when it worked, right? Because we linked them with the repeater system

050up on the mountain over here at Roof but that's linked all the way up to Pagosa Springs. So they were talking with people from Pagosa Springs, Hespris, Bayfield, Bloomfield, uh Aztec, Kirtland, Farmington. Okay, it was pretty it was pretty interesting, pretty impressive. And they built these. Okay. And I tell them, in my opinion anyway, about the the most useful skill they're going to get out of high school math is the ability to measure. And it doesn't matter whether it's cooking something and following a recipe and knowing the difference between a tablespoon and a teaspoon or whatever. You want to build something, you need to know fractions to read a tape measure, right? And those basic skills, they they are going to serve them for the rest of their lives. It's a little different with financial

051literacy that we do tax returns and that's something very useful as well. But I wanted to show you that this is one antenna, a Yagi. And this other this other antenna, the second one, it's a it's called a ground plane antenna. And basically, it's just five wires and a connector and you attach a cable to this and you just elevate this and suspend this. So, you can tie a string on this and throw it throw a rock throw a rock with a string over a branch of a tree and hoist it up and you're talking, you know, and again, these guys are talking all over this area. So that's pretty impressive. U they can do some pretty amazing things when they want to and they're given the opportunity. So please remember that. So now I'm

052going to uh to Dr. Striker, the the uh the person that does a little bit of data analysis. And I wanted to talk a couple things about some data. And thank you all for doing the survey, the the cultural survey. I think that was a wonderful wonderful thing to do. um I volunteered to help do that and and I think it it's going to give you some interesting talking points as you move forward with that. Um but I wanted to talk about something else and this is the concept of disagregated and aggregated data and I want to give an example of this and the impact that it can have. When I worked at the state office of education in Utah about 15 years ago, you know, we were I was in the assessment department and

053we were always looking at the data analysis and looking at whether we looked at the entire population for the state for say graduation rate which was maybe 90%. Which is pretty pretty good, right? It was really pretty good. But then when you disagregate that into the different subgroups, things start to emerge that are very powerful. And when you do split them out and and the predominant group there is Anglo, right? And so when you parse that out and you have people of color in one category or you know distinct race, racial or ethnic groups represented and then you see the Anglo that that curve goes up for the Anglo but all the other folks are down here and that's a big equity issue and we're pretty big on equity around here. Okay. So I wanted

054to point that out and I want to tie that concept to the panorama data. Now, you got a presentation on that last week and I I looked at the I looked at it online and I've seen the data and um I think it's useful, but if you take all of the Panorama data and you look at the district level, you have that same problem that the Utah group did when you only looked at one one classification. You didn't split it out. Now, I'm not saying to do it here racially. I mean, you could do that and check it out and see what what you get, but I'm thinking of doing this at the school level, right? Don't do the whole district because that that's something the state might use to compare our district to all

055the other districts. Okay? But if you really want to get meaningful data out of the panorama surveys, you have to look at the individual schools, right? So you've got four high schools. You want to look at those and you want to see, you know, which one is doing outstanding. Or maybe they all are. I don't know. Maybe one's outstanding. It's all sunshine and rainbows and unicorns and a couple are in the middle of the road and one's really tanking in some aspect of the panorama survey. Well, if you blend them all together, you never get that detail and that's a problem. So, and I know the data is available because I ask the state and I have the panorama data and I have it down to every response from all community members, students, staff. It's

056available and mine is somewhat redacted, right? Because I'm not a school official from for them. I'm a public a private citizen. But that info is available and I would encourage you to ask to get that that data broken down at a much more granular level because that's going to help you make the policy decisions, you know, because some schools might be doing outstanding in some areas and other schools are struggling and if you don't look at that, you'll never know. You'll you may never know. Okay. So, I wanted to share that with you. And I also think that's interesting what the the the sheriff deputy said about uh and Ms. Hasky overly said about, you know, linking that to the panorama. you will still have to do that at the school level. You won't be

057able to do it at the district. That won't be useful. You'll want to do it at the school level. So, one other thing I wanted to talk about briefly was the phone policy. And um I understand that the cell phone issue is it's it's complex. It's not a simple thing. But, you know, I I mentioned before I do a lot of independent research on things and I've read a lot of brain research. These phones are a problem, folks. They are a huge problem for kids. Uh there are so many negative factors associated with these. It's it's a lot. It's a lot. Even early onset of dementia has been linked to these the overuse of these devices. Kids kids and anyone who is heavily addicted and spends eight hours a day on a device. They lose

058their executive function. They lose the ability to do detailed planning to do problem solving. They lose memory capability. And we see this in the schools. We really do. So there are a lot of negatives associated. also more depression. Kids, you know, compare themselves to to other individuals on social media and they get even more depressed. There's anxiety issues. All these things are linked to these phones. And I know it's complex, but you know, someone who deals with this every day, I would recommend that you do whatever you can to restrict this because if it's just the teacher in the class saying, you know, you can't use your phone, you know, it doesn't work. you're constantly battling with with kids because I mean even my best lesson I can't compete with a video game. You know

059my best day I could I couldn't have done it 20 years ago. You know you you can't do it. So I'd ask you to reconsider and think about what you can do. Maybe you can't ban them completely but there's got to be some way to reverse this. Brain rot is the term. Brain rot was a 2024 Oxford dictionary word of the year. And that's exactly what we're talking about. kids are losing their their capacity and we're not going to see improvement in achievement until we fix it. And that's a big part of it. So, I I just want to give give you that and if you want any of this information, I'll share all kinds of brain research with you and it it does say this. It's over and over and over again. Um it's

060it's not deniable and I appreciate your time tonight. Thank you for allowing the opportunity to speak. Not all districts allow this. So, I do appreciate that very much. Thank you for your time and have a great >> Thank you. Um, we generally don't comment, but I'm just going to say in in regards to what you said there at the end, Dr. Striker, is that um, we will be having a presentation next month. Um, and it's kind of tied to, well, not specifically, but I don't know who who all knows about the law the uh, court case that's going on in LA regarding social media. it's kind of linked to that, not directly, but um it's going to speak to some of those things. So, you're you're you're quite right on point in in bringing that

061to the attention of the board and the community. So, thank you. With that, on to item six, reports from the board and superintendent. Uh, board member Hoski, >> hold on. Um, let me prepare my get my report up and um, if you could just pass the baton to somebody else. >> Okay. >> Shortly. >> All right. Board member Montoya. >> Nothing to report here. >> All right. Board member. So, >> I'm waiting. Okay. >> Very good. Board member >> Ospus. >> Go ahead. The inner reports. >> So, um I I I think our I Well, if you don't know, uh we lost a a teacher and that's the first thing that I want to say. um uh Miss Kristen Simo from Nukem, fifth grade teacher and did attend the services and um and then the

062reception afterward and and then to learn her siblings um one was one was um who lived in Italy. I was was very very surprised and and um and and for them to come a long ways to to honor their sister. Yeah. I I just my heart really went out to them and um and I I'm very very proud of our CCSD family that showed up and um you know gave of of their time and their respects to to the family and and um those that loved Kristen Simo and um and even stayed and and um broke read with the family and um I think that says a lot and culturally, you know, that's that's respectful and so um thank you. Thank you for doing that. But I I I do want to share too that

063about a week before I had attended um well I went to Nukem and um and and I never thought I I I would say this but then I I um it was pressed. I mean, I I made it a point that day and I now I understand why, but I went there and um waited for Kristen Simo to get out of a meeting and and then we went to her classroom and I I got to observe her teaching skills and and then her relationship with students and and how she was utilizing the um iPads and and then one one of the students well one thing that was shown to me was that it only had one port charging port and um which was shared also by the headphones. And so one student says, "Um, can

064we get an adapter or maybe um headphones with Bluetooth or and um so you know, that just showed me how these students um you know, they're they're they're thinking and um you know, they come up with solutions and and they're free in an environment and a teacher like Kristen um to to express that and um and I'm so glad I am so glad I went and and and did that um not realizing what would happen later. And um and you know um I had lost uh a drag line operator um who was a mentor and the the operator put in 49 years at the mine and um responsible for operating a million dollar machine drag line operator and not one supervisor showed up to his services. I was so disappointed and um and it just

065goes back to yeah, you're replaceable and um but CCSD really showed up for Kristen and I appreciate that. and Superintendent Carlson, President Mononttoya, board member Matt. So appreciate doing that for my friend. Thank you. Uh thank you for that. Um, I have to say that uh for those people that don't regularly attend the board meetings, she was when I say she was a permanent fixture, she was actually permanent fixture. She would stay until after the executive sessions. And it it's just got so used to seeing that every month when we would have those. So I just I was very also very fortunate to uh go into her class a few years ago and speak to her students about um government. she asked that I go down and speak to their students at the school and

066uh they just really appreciate it and I just really appreciated the invitation to be able to stand there in front of them and um educate them about civics in that regards to what we do on the board and it's just she's going to be missed really is um again uh come out of executive sessions she's not there so her I had nothing about respect for that lady as an educator and as a human being. So, she's going to be missed. The other thing is um that I have to say the things that we've seen today uh the students, their success, I just really appreciate that. I appreciate the educators in this room throughout the district that motivate these kids and instill in them some passion, desire, and commitment to be better. the parents who also

067push their children to be better. I have nothing but respect for them. The educators again, just you guys do amazing job. And a few days ago, I had a a parent come up to me. In fact, I ran into him twice. Um the first time he was telling me about how he was just very thankful with the district and how he was very pleased on the direction that we've gone over the past year, year and a half, especially two years. And he had personalized it in respects to his daughter who was at the high school who was on the verge of quitting and dropping out. if it were not for the educators at the high school who reached out to her who embraced her and saw that she wasn't typical. And the parent said he

068was just so grateful for those teachers there to to do that for her that it she did a complete 180 degrees turnaround. Uh she's on the honor roll. She's doing very well. She loves school now and that's because of the educators that we have in the building. So to those of you that do that, I I truly from the bottom of my heart appreciate that. And the other thing too is what he said. He has a son down at UNM. He was in his third year in med school neurology brain surgeon coming out of little OCCSD Shepro High School. That is absolutely amazing. And we have some wonderful talent. And again, it's the educators in this room, in this district who helped to do that. If it wasn't for you to motivate them, who knows

069where some of these kids would be. So, thank you all very much for that. I appreciate it. Mr. So, do you have anything now? >> Yeah, I just want to echo a lot of the sentiments echoed by board member Mononttoya, uh, Miss Aspus about regarding the passing of Miss Simo. I I I've known Miss SM probably since I first got got elected to the board for back in 2010. She's someone that was definitely committed, passionate about what she was doing and and I I think we all saw that with people that came forward to to share their respects, their condolences and memories of Miss Su. Uh she she was always involved and she had a deep commitment p passion to to to the profession of being a teacher and she went beyond that. Uh she

070was involved with the chapter. She's involved in their church and she become an better part part of uh Nukem and and all the surrounding communities and and uh I'm I'm just thankful that we have educators like Miss Simo and other educators throughout our district that have have that same passion and commitment and she's she's going to be we're all going to miss her. >> Thank you. Miss Hasky, are you ready? >> Yes. Um I I echo the same sentiment. um sentiments. Um my um my uh veterans organization um also expressed their condolences because she like what was just said, she not only did she attend our board meetings, but she came to our chapter meetings. She came to our veterans organization meetings. she she attended multiple chapters um here in the area and she was

071really committed to our students and to our community. So, and she was my driving buddy wherever our meetings were. We drove the same direction back home. So, I knew that at least the two of us were driving in the same direction and and she's definitely going to be missed. I I I think about it now and it's just it's it's it's hard. Um and the other um report that that I wanted to express and it was just more an email that I had written about um my NIA um the National Indian Education Association um Hill visit and I had the opportunity to meet with um Representative Pingry, Senator Mark Kelly, Senator Lisa Marowski, Representative Nancy Pelosi, uh, Representative Gabe Vasquez, uh, the US Department of Education officials, including Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, US Department

072of Labor, um, Secretary Lori Chavez, D Reamer, US Department of Interior Secretary Doug Bergam, and Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Davis. this. Um and then um I also on the day of the visits, NAVO Prep spoke on our behalf after me being present at some of our meetings. They spoke on our behalf um with the challenges that we have with Representative Teresa Ledger Fernandez. Matt and I, Miss Mr. So, and I met with staffers for uh Senator M Martin Heinrich, Senator Mike Glee, um Representative Eli Crane, and Celeste Malloy. And the things that we covered were um the Johnson and Ali program, how that's um the J Johnson modernization act, how that how that um is funding more students, more than 50,000 extra students with the same funding, the same allocation at um since 1995. that

073uh that there will be more students added with following the federal recognition of the Lumbi tribe and that there's when um JOM just like impact a is also adversely impacted by government shutdowns and like in our school district how we have just a short amount of time to spend expend the funding and our kids don't benefit from it if we're not given the ample time and that JM should be mandatory and fully funded to ensure stability and continuation of service. Um, and that this is an issue that expands across tribal communities and all JM funded school districts nationwide. And then um we covered the impact aid, how critical it is to tribal communities where property tax revenue is unavailable that tribal communities um have problems with infrastructure and modern conveniences are limited. So that's where

074impact aid is used in our school district. funds, support, operating, uh, expenses, transportation, facility, construction, and that it's not fully funded and it's discretionary and that it needs to also be fully funded. So, those are some of the things that we talked about while we were on the hill. It was it was very um it was a very good experience, but it was very tiring. Um it was and people listened. So it was really good to uh it felt good to educate people on on the different challenges that our school district was having. And I also invited some of the the different leaders that we I met in person with to come to our community to come and visit and see how our programs what what our successes and whatever our challenge what our challenges

075are and to for for them to um see it firsthand. So hopefully um they'll be in contact. So that was our my hill visit and uh I am working on with Miss Chappelle on um following up with those visits and continuing that um that open dialogue. Thank you. >> Thank you for that. On to the superintendent reports. I'm sorry, Mr. So I apologize. >> Oh yeah. Um just real quick um basically with with what Miss Hasket stated is u we did have some very good visit with a lot of the different lawmakers and of course one of the concerns that we did express is regarding impact aid because there's a proposal by the administration to move the money from US department of education to a whole different agency whether it's the interior but in this

076case was a department of labor and that is a concern to us because if it goes if it shifts to another agency uh who knows what's going to happen all the delays the staffing shortages at those agencies are going to have that's going to have a big impact on our district and what happens here with with our district. On on the bright side, the the I mean based on the budget update that we had also received is uh the the a bipartisan Congress but the House and Senate have passed a bill that actually restored a lot of the cuts that have been proposed by President Trump. So that preserved a lot of the money for impacted and some of the title money and I believe it also restored a lot of the money that have

077been cut for Johnson. So the bipartisan bill that was that was put together by both Republicans and Democrats, they offset a lot of the the cuts that were put forth by by by the president, which is which is a win for all of us. So the thing that we probably need to look for is what the budget is going to look like coming into March because this is the budget for this current cycle and next is going to be what the next budget is is going to look like for the next year. But um I think for the most part u Congress or at least that side had taken had had listened to a lot of districts such as ours as far as some of the big impacts that are happening when it comes to

078education. >> I I will add to that comment again the importance of the impact aid and how this district utilizes that funding is completely and totally different than Farmington or and especially Gallup McKinley County. Three of the top recipients of impact aid in the country are Gallup, Zouri, and CCSD. And so that funding is absolutely vital to the school district. And so it's imperative that the advocacy, not just from this board, but from the other school districts around the state and quite frankly, the parents and community voices um need to be heard in Washington. So, I thank you all for doing that very much. I appreciate it. Thank you. And if there's nothing else, >> can I just can I just add one big thing that I didn't know until that visit? >> Yes, ma'am.

079>> Um, that CCSD, and I'm not sure if everybody knows this, but CCSD has is the second largest school district in the country that provides services to Native American students. So, it's a big deal to have those conversations for in terms of our local community and at the federal level. Thank you. >> Absolutely. Thank you for that, Missy. Superintendent. >> Thank you, President Mononttoya. Just a couple things I want to add before I read these uh fundraising requests, approval for gift donation and travel forms. Um, thank you, Mr. striker for bringing up some points. Just so folks are aware, the the board did receive individual schools reports for Panorama. So, they do have those data and uh they they've asked several of them asked questions about some of those data um and and they will

080continue to probably take a look at those and we will go ahead and use those as we move forward, especially with the DARE program to see how effective that is. your very last point about cell phone use. Um, thank you again for that. Um, and I think that's very interesting, especially what's coming out more and more about uh social social media use and its effect on the brain and especially developing brains. There was a Senate bill that was heard in our legislature during this short session. uh that bill made it uh I actually texted our uh our consultant here and he said that Senate Bill 23 did pass the Senate uh but then it never got a hearing in the House Education Committee. So they didn't even hear it and so that means that bill

081dies as soon as the session ends. So if if those of you who agree with Mr. striker. Um, you may want to contact your representatives and and let them know how you feel about cell phone use in the classroom. Um, because if it's important to you, that bill, I'm sure, will be resurrected in some form uh, next year, especially since there's a 60-day session. There should be a lot more time for it to be heard. Okay. I do have um a fundraising request form here from Cassandra Paul, a fifth grade teacher at Oho Amaro Elementary School, and she is fundraising for a concession stand for a fifth grade field trip. And the amount they're expecting to raise is $1,000 in the month of February. So, that's the one fundraiser I have. Also, I have some

082gift uh donation forms, and I believe these are all the same. I can tell you which schools they are, but they're they're all for student dictionaries and they're all from San Juan College who set the price of the dictionary at $3.75 in the for each dictionary. Um students will use the dictionaries in the classroom uh K to6 students and the these were given to Nukem Elementary School, Eva B Stokeley Elementary School, Neoni uh Mesa for the third grade students and That's what I have for the dictionaries. I have some field trip forms also. The first one is for Ohho Amaro Elementary School. The sponsor's name is Julie Lavno. It is for the Navajo Nation spelling bee. The trip destination is the Phil Thomas Performing Arts Center right here in Shiprock. And this will be March

0835th, uh, 2026. uh the OEES students will participate in this academic spelling be competition among schools across the Navajo Nation. So good job Oo Elementary for that. Another one from OHO. Matter of fact, two more from OHO. Um this one is to Kirtland Middle School and is a Kirtland Middle School tour on May 14th, 26. And that will be for next year's seventh graders. There'll be 40 students attending that trip with four chaperoons. And the last one, the sponsor is Cassandra Paul. And the trip is on in May for May 15th to the Albuquerque Biop Park Zoo in Albuquerque. And that will be all the fifth grade students, 54 students with six chaperons. And that's what I have this evening. Thank you. >> Thank you. On to item seven, reports. No board action. A school

084improvement memo by Peter Deswood and Brian Aniagua. >> Sure. >> Good evening board members, >> Superintendent Carlson, colleagues, any guests that are remaining. Uh, I'm up here with Principal Piaga from Career Prep High School. >> Good evening, President Mononttoya, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson. >> So, we are here to present a memo to the board. This is from the public education department. Uh, if you take a look at that memo which is up right there, uh, paragraph one, uh, is essentially just, uh, outlining the, uh, memo. Paragraph two is talking about the state required interventions when a school does not exit MRI status. Uh that par that paragraph just kind of is going to talk about the three items below. So they're saying there's three options. Option one is significantly restructure and redesign which

085implementation of evidence-based strategies for reorganization of staff schedules and instructional programs and support while retaining school governance. This option is appropriate for schools with sufficient leadership capacity. Number two is the restart model. This is reopening of the school under a new operator, charter or partner organization with authority over leadership, staffing and instructional design. The third option is school closure. Closure of the school and reassignment of students to higher performing schools within the district. So those are the three options the public education department have uh given to uh career prep. So the next paragraph talks about the uh plan being approved. So uh this plan was presented to the directors uh and Brian and his staff are actually are working on a significant um restructure and redesign and I'll have him talk about it right now.

086>> Thank you, Mr. Deswood. So, this the significant restructure and redesign um that we decided on, you kind of got a glimpse of it when Dr. Striker was up here um with his antennas and showing what the students do in the hands-on. As I do my walkthroughs and visit classrooms, I'm seeing a lot of hands-on um activities that our our staff are doing in science classes. They're doing experiments. Even in English class, they're reading Lord of the Flies. And as I was doing a walkthrough, they were creating shelters um kind of recreating one of the scenes and and it was a team building exercise that they were doing. So hands-on even when they're doing when we're working on literature. So kind of going on with um that whole vein of hands-on, that's what's getting our

087students attention. We would like to bring in a lot more CTE into our school. And so as we redesign our our idea is to bring CTE into the school and kind of um use the momentum that we're already building this year and and going into the future. Um and so significantly redesigning that way uh is what we would like to do. Currently we're we're working on that. Our core team is meeting quite often and hammering out all the details. What is that going to look like? Uh what kind of what are we using our space for? We're also looking at um our our master schedule, our daily schedule, all that kind of stuff. So, we're looking at a major overhaul of career prep. And what we're trying to do is get back to that what

088our our uh school um name is, career prep. And so, trying to bridge that gap from high school, getting those students career and technical and also um college ready if they if they're um willing to go that route as well. And so kind of strengthening up, going back to our roots, going back to our name, um, and actually doing what our name says. And so that's what we're working on. We're still in the process of of creating that. Uh, and so we should have a nice proposal for you here in the near future. >> Thank you, Mr. Piagua. So the next paragraph talks about the MRI plan approval. So what will happen is at next month's uh work session or board meeting, uh, Mr. Pantiagua will uh present the plan. Uh the we'll be seeking

089uh approval for the plan. Once that plan is is approved by the school board. Uh that plan will be sent to the public education department. They will further review it. And as you can tell that that paragraph right there where it says MRI plan approval. If the public educ education department does not approve the plan or they see um areas where the plan needs improvement, they will make a decision at that point for what we can we what we can do. Um and then the next paragraph uh says in will release significant restructure and redesign restart closure application. So that's the one that we're talking about the plan that we'll need approval for and we just wanted it to be on the board's radar like Mr. Pantiagua said, uh, we are really focused on using

090high quality instructional materials, uh, evidence-based programs. Everything we've been doing lately is based on data, uh, you know, redirect or repurposing district or school funds. We've been raiding a lot of funds. Uh, Brian had almost $250,000 in funds this year, uh, part of that CSI or MRI plan. And then also a lot of monitoring and technical assistance. Uh, Brian's had visits, uh, actually career prep has had visits the last three years. Uh this year, Mr. Piago has sat through those uh visits with the program called Navigate where where they're getting assistance from the public education department. And then he actually has a uh coach that is helping his school and identifying. Keep in mind though, um four years ago, uh career prep's graduation rates were uh low 20s uh and most recently they're 46. So,

091we brought them up 20 points, 20 percentage points, but yet the threshold that the state for the school to get out of CSI status is 66%. Uh, considering it's a alternative high school. Um, so other than that, like if you take a look at the expectations, those are the expectations that we've provided uh Mr. Paneiago and his staff a lot. I do monthly check-ins with them. Our grants department does uh grant checks check-ins with them monthly and uh making sure that they're spending. We provide a lot of support for the school as well as far as 90-day plan um working with them like root cause analysis and making sure that they have the tools needed to uh get out of MRI status. Thank you. We stand for questions. >> Questions from the board. >> Mospus.

092>> Uh CSI. >> Um MRI stands for more rigorous intervention. our other six schools or CSI comprehensive school improvement. >> Okay. Um this is the I don't know maybe just flew over my head or whatever but it's the first I'm hearing that career prep is on on this status and um how long has that been? So they've been on this is going on four years they've had MRI status CSI MRI status. >> Okay. And then the first paragraph that you read um talking about um I can't say your last name >> Ponyagua >> Mr. P. >> Thank you. >> Or Brian. >> That works. >> Okay. Brian Brian um coming up with a a new structure, new curriculum. Um and you said that to to bring it back to what it's intended for or to

093live up to its name, career prep, and what was it before? Was it just a GED? >> So, right now, we're mostly focused on uh credit recovery. And so a lot of our clientele come from our comprehensive high school uh high schools. These are students who are behind in credits. Um and so we get to we get them when they're a little bit later in their in their careers. And so we want to move away from that. We'll still provide those services as much as we can, but we want to phase that out. We want to bring in CTE. >> Okay. And and then that first prayer that I was talking about, it it talked it says that, you know, come up with something and then send that on to PED for approval. Um well,

094first of all, the the board and then then it goes to PED. Um, so if it comes to the board and and we keep talking about that twoword phrase, local control, then that should be the end of it. I mean, I don't I I don't understand why it has to be vetted by um PE and then come, you know, come back because to me, I feel like it's um you're already implementing it, you're already doing so, and then the board says, you know, yay or nay. And if it's yay, then you take it to PED and then pet finds something that they don't like and it's just time lost and then confusion. Um, so I I wonder about that part of the process. I appreciate that concern. So um, as Mr. Dezwood said that um

095I am part of a program called Navigate and some of my core team is part of Nav as well and this is put on by the um priority schools bureau which is part of PED. Uh and so some of the people who are in priority schools bureau I'm already working with and um so we've run some of these ideas just kind of bouncing them off of uh some of these people and they like the direction that we're going and so I'm getting some positive response um early on from some of the members of of the uh of the ped. Um so I think we're going in the right direction and hopefully you know we can get over all those hurdles. So trying to build those those networks and those relationships right now. That way uh

096once we're ready to to send it to them, um they're already prepared and we hopefully have a smooth transition. >> Well, good. I'm glad to hear that and um I wish you the best. um especially you know with with uh career prep students you know they're unique and um you know that every time spent there or with with their teachers I I think is valuable. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions from the board? Mr. So >> uh just real quick I just want to say thank you to your team for putting this option on the table. Um hopefully career prep is able to make enough gains and improvements that we don't that this next step doesn't have to be taken. And uh it's also evident with like improvements in our district that

097we actually had schools that were CSI MRI that have actually moved off that list like Mesa Elementary was a school that have been stuck in that category for a long time and hopefully we uh the right things happen at career prep. Thank you >> Missy. Uh, no. But thank you for all the work to get to um get us off the MRI statuses and CSI statuses. Thank you, >> Vice President Montoya. >> No comments. Thank you. >> Very good. Um, >> I have another question. >> Go ahead, Secretary. >> So, if if plan A doesn't work and and um there's intervention, then what? So what will happen is uh Mr. Piago is actually working with uh like he said the uh party school bureaus which is arm of the ped. So he's bouncing ideas off

098of them. So they kind of are aware of his plan right now. Mhm. >> Uh so he's going to write the plan with his staff and we'll support uh him and his staff. And then next month we'll bring that to the board for you all to to view and approve because that's one of the steps as you can tell the the local uh school board has to approve the plan. Then the public education department will review the plan. They'll make recommendations as far as uh what you know take this off, maybe do this. They'll provide some recommendations. Um so those are the options uh that or that is the pathway to to getting his plan approved. Thank you. And and also you know and on number two the restart model um talking about uh under

099new operator charter partner organizational authority over leadership staffing and instructional um in my mind I'm thinking that they're bringing in their own person and So when we have things like naval preference and local um and union um how is are those all going to be considered? I I know it's not time to come up with a plan now, but I'm wondering those are the thoughts that I I have. So I did meet with the public education department about this and one of the questions that they that particular model is the school staff and the principal would need to reapply and then of course the the district uh Mr. Carlson and I would uh would um of course open up applications and go through the interview process. However, they have been working with Mr. uh Piagua

100this year and they're they really feel that he has the capacity and he's really brought the staff together to move in a positive direction. So they weren't really in favor of that option because they've seen the work that he's done this year. Um but but most importantly was the uh the the um option one like restructuring like he said. So that's the path that we're that we're really following. Not only that, but his staff. It, you know, if it starts with his staff, that's a plan that's uh more powerful than Mr. Carlson and direct directors creating a plan and saying, "Here you go. You'll do this." So that's that's the option that we are going to present uh to the board next month. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. And it's hot. Somebody turned the

101thermostat down. Um if I may add in respects to what you had stated about going back to the original intent which is that career prep obviously you're taking consideration the MC3 as well. >> Yes. >> Was that something that was expressed to the peed in that regard? Have you done that or with the group that you're talking with and collaborating with? >> We're still in talks with that. We do have a presentation in March from NC3. >> Okay. >> Well, that's good because um again, a lot of these students and and pretty certain you've you've canvased the students and and what they would like to see and what they would like to do. Job ready. Correct. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, u I really appreciate the fact that we're moving that way. Um, and that

102I wish wish you guys nothing but success and and I really hope that that program that's coming in here is going to be very beneficial to these students and building those partnerships so they know that these kids will have opportunities. So, um, good luck with that and look forward to a plan that you bring forward to us. And if there's no further questions, yes, Mr. D, >> just one last thing. I have total faith in Brian. I know he's committed to this and that's why we hired him to lead uh career prep. So, I know he can do it. >> As do I. I appreciate that. Anything else, Mr. S? >> Yeah, just real quick. As I understand it, the local control part is um it's basically that the state is allowing the district to

103address schools that fall into this type of category. So, it's it's basically up to us and our district and our schools to address this problem of schools that fall into this category. And at the end is if things don't happen, the state has the ultimate authority to come and step in which I don't think we want to do. We it's really it's incumbent upon us our district and the school to really make the necessary changes to improve outcomes. All right, that's that's it. Thank you. >> I have a comment for that. >> Um not to start a debate or anything. Um but I would say with Yazy Martinez, I think that's more in our favor. Very good. If there's nothing else, I appreciate it. Um, I absolutely believe in your ability, um, Mr. Pontiagua. So,

104if I had a rabbit's foot, I'd rub it. But I know um luck really is not the appropriate word, but I I truly believe in uh your ability to um really turn that school around and make it positive. So, thank you. >> Thank you. Appreciate that. >> Thank you. On to item B, graduation rates. Mr. Dwood, you get to stay there. and Miss Connelly, please. >> Good evening, board president, board members, colleagues, and those in the audience. We are pleased to announce our graduation rates by school for 2025. We will start off with Career Prep High School. Last year, 2025, they came in at 46.63%. That is a 12.23% increase from 2023. Kirtland Central High School came in at 90%. That is a 6.50% increase from 2023. Nukem High School 87.42% which is a 1.72%

105increase from 2023. Shiprock High School 77.46% which is a 5.66% increase. Uh Central Consolidated School District 82.24% which is 5.34% more than 2023. And New Mexico came in at 80.47 which they increased 3.77% from 2023. Next slide. And here we have our three-year trend of graduation rates from 2023 to 2025. The blue is 2023, red 2024, and the yellow is last year 2025. >> We stand for questions. >> Question from the board. just as >> this here is CCSD, right, that came up with this and um over at in um Albuquerque. No, not Albuquerque. Um Santa Fe during the the the NMSBA conference. Um they were talking about um and and I think it even showed up on Santa Fe um newspaper about how New Mexico was no longer last and and um legislators were

106tooting their horn and um to that and that we were one above whoever. I don't know. Um was it Mississippi? I don't know. But anyhow, um there was not very much um uh I didn't hear a lot of clapping or anything. And um but one person said something in particular about how that was taken, that data was taken and um and it was just merely um snapshots and um and and they didn't they didn't see it as a reliable source. Um but you know I I I'm not a data person and um you know I to me I feel like um you know there's there's there there's probably other ways to to to really look at progress and and so um with that said how many new students did we get that were seniors? Do

107you have that number? >> I don't know, Mr. B. Do you have that off the top of your head? >> We can find out. >> But we did get new students, right? um some more students to the district and um and I was wondering >> how accurate, >> you know, that would um alter those or change those percentages. >> So, I know they're not seniors, but I know uh Oho had gained some students with the opening of the housing over there, but they're not seniors. I think it was uh six or eight students that are new. >> Okay. Yeah. I I was just wondering and um um if it was all elementary or the lower. Um but overall I I think you know this is good and and I think um um I as a

108board over the years I think the the the importance of um getting these and and and you know having each uh principal um make this a a a priority you know to to get those get to those students and make sure that you know that's the whole business there is the graduation >> that is correct miss asp and one thing I want to mention is >> the you all requesting for principles to present graduation data right because you know when there's accountability when there's a measure or a mark that we need to meet uh those are expectations right and if we have something to shoot for, right? I mean, we put a lot of systems in place. Uh I know each of the schools actually when we first started, I remember distinctly uh in 2022,

109the the district average was at 72%. So that's almost a 10 point gain, but putting those systems of support, we had one school that had student um intervention or teams at Kirtland High, and what they were doing was working. a lot of the other schools adopted student improvement teams or student intervention. They call them sit teams. And because of that, we're starting to see uh these numbers go up because the attention knowing the number of students who are on track to graduate um and those 90-day plans as well because high school 90-day plans besides Mr. Piagua, the focus is only on graduation like the graduation is the main indicator that they're looking at. Thank you. And what I see too on this side of it, you know, as um you know, one board member that's

110that's been here for some time and what I see is that even from the presentations, I noticed that, you know, um I don't know if it's bad to say this, but I see more heart and you know, we we get lost in statutes, policies, and want to streamline this and that and but I I see more heart and and and I think that's the real big difference. Thank you. >> Any other questions from the board? Miss Hasky? >> No, I don't have any questions. Thank you, >> Vice President Mononttoya. >> Um I don't have any questions, but I do want to make a comment. Uh thank you, Mr. Deswood, for bringing that full circle with the presentations, the principles. um just recently provided to us and from their recent presentation um I'm really hoping to

111see improvement in those numbers for some of those schools because from what we were um told those onarget students have increased this year. So thank you for just mentioning that um and presenting the data >> m so yeah I just want to say thank you to Mr. it does what um at the other end of Miss Aspus, I'm actually one of the board members that loves data. So, so this is one of the these reports that really shows that our district is moving in the right direction and it's a it's a testament to the hard work of our district, our administrators, principles, and especially our teachers for making a lot of these things happen. And I'm happy to see that we're actually beating the state average in in this category. So, I just want to

112say I hope all of our schools, our teachers, they keep the good work and make this a a good next couple years. Thank you. I got um two points. The the first one is in regards to those numbers that are presented in respects to the use of the word accountability. I was fortunate to have a conversation with one of the administrators and quite often that word accountability um can be misconstruuded um to really be punitive but it's not uh when we do this and again I've said this time and time again about the board the responsibility of all five board members is to ensure the educational outcomes of these students. What we want through that accountability is the best from this gentleman uh the superintendent and the best from the administrators to the best of

113the principles and the teachers and the direct result of that accountability we're starting to see improvements and I correlate that to a conversation I had with somebody from the state and well actually it was a lady from Yazi Martinez one of lawyers asked, she asked how things were going in the district and I said I think we've turned the corner and I said this is the first time in many many years that we've had consistency and continuity and respects to leadership and I went back 20 years and she was stunned because at one point in time I don't know if people realize the life of a superintendent within the district is only a year and a enough. And now I believe you're getting ready to start your fourth year. Finishing your third. >> This is

114finishing the fourth. >> Okay. So that matters that matters to the administration that matters to the principles and more importantly to our students to have that. And again, when we talk about accountability, it's we're not gunning for anybody. We just want people to bring us their best. That is it every single day, Monday through Fridays. And I know there's teachers that come in on the weekends in the buildings. They have to be thanked and praised for what they do, for those efforts. Passion, desire, commitment. And again, for me, that's the driver of the accountability is to ensure that everybody is absolutely giving their absolute best to these kids. And we've seen some of that this evening. So, um, please don't be intimidated when people are called up here. We just want to know and we

115need to know what's going on and what's happening. So, thank you for that and I appreciate it. And I I like I said, I'm truly glad that we are moving in that right direction cuz it's been said, it takes six to seven years truly turn a district around and I think we're already moving in that direction. So, thank you all. Appreciate it. >> Perfect. Thank you for the support. Appreciate it. And uh the belief in Mr. Carlson. Thank you. >> On to item C, graduation options for special education and Joel by Joel Balt. Good evening board president, board members, superintendent, the commu community members and colleagues. Yate, so uh graduation options for students with disabilities here in New Mexico. We have uh there were three graduation options for students with disabilities in New Mexico. We

116have the first one standard modified and ability. I say were because um for students that will be entering uh uh 9th graders that will be entering 2526 will be uh following two pathways. However, for our students that entered the high school or 9th graders before 2526, we'll still have the three options. So, this one has taken effect when the governor signed the house bill 171 somewhere recently 2024. So uh that's how that's the reason why it changed the graduation option for students uh cohorts in entering before 2526. Their IEP teams would develop an initial transition multi-year plan that would identify a program of study based on students individual needs and the impact of disability. um the student no matter what option of their IEP team identified would have an annual IEP that would be reviewed

117and revised as needed. So for the IEP teams, it's very important for them to meet annually or as needed to make sure that their IEPs is aligned to the graduation option or pathway that they're in. The first one which is the traditional route for students who meet the general education requirements including completion of coursework and state assessment with or without accommodations and modifications. So uh majority of our students here in our district are uh for our students with disabilities are in this uh pathway. This is the starting place for IEP discussions of graduation option that applies to majority of our students with disability. Uh when a student receives a diploma through the standard pathway, this bas basically ends the free appropriate public education when this is uh uh provided. May I ask questions while you

118>> go ahead? >> So what does that mean? >> Uh cuts of free appropriate public education. So when a student with disability receives a regular diploma, the diploma that is uh basically received by our students who does not have any disability, it basically ends uh free appropriate public education. So basically we're expecting them to move forward to uh either the workforce, the college, the university. So our district is not uh uh doesn't have to bring them back as compared to the other options that I'm going to be uh sharing. >> Okay. >> The modified option alternative program of study that includes development of students career interest. This pathway will be uniquely designed for students uh by the IP team and may include adjustments to students required courses. The modified graduation option takes into account the

119individual's students interest, strengths, career preference and needs and allows for our uh for the substitution of classes as appropriate. uh going back to where I first uh mentioned on the first slides wherein the modified option or it's going to be to option that's going to be available for our students uh entering 25 school year 25 26 this won't be available for them because it's going to go uh go instinct >> so I have a question >> go ahead Okay. Uh in respect to the modified options, this pathway will be uniquely designed for students by the IE team. The construct of that team. They're the ones that basically um are the ones making that determination for that student with the IEP. Correct. >> Yes. >> And it can't be changed or adjusted by an individual. somebody

120just walking in and saying, >> let's say there's not even a meeting, >> uh, but someone just off top of their head says, "Hey, I'm going to change this child's um IEP or a I don't know what you would the technical term would be, but any qualifier for I in an IEP for a student, does it the team make that decision as a whole or is it just one individual?" >> It should be as a whole. Because uh the contribution of uh the student, the parent uh the multi- members of the team, you will always have also a diagnostician, school psychologist, a school counselor, uh the teachers who knows the students and members of the community because usually we bring a we source out the members from the community as a member of the team.

121uh should come together wherein based on the data or the strengths the interest of the student should uh be considered in making that decision and sometimes uh it's very important well it's not sometime but I would say at that stage uh from age 14 moving up the student is required to be a member of the team because uh he knows himself, his interest, he can uh he can share and uh uh advocate for himself >> incorporated in decision-m process. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, yeah. I I just I mean you when you look at this in respects to uniquely designed see that that kind of stands out to me in respects to how those decisions are made for that individual. And that's why I'm that's why I'm asking that question where it just can't be

122somebody to say because I know sometimes in some situations with some students especially if they're they're autistic depending on the level the sensory issues right. >> Yes. >> Um somebody just can't say hey I'm going to change this situation or this circumstance for this individual. has to be done um within that group to be able to consider and take all uh pertinent information and make a decision that's best for the child at that time. Right. >> Yeah. They should uh take uh those pertinent information coming from uh >> Okay. All right. That's that's where I'm getting to. >> Thanks. >> All right. Thank you. >> Okay. Uh proceeding to the next slide. Uh the other option is the ability option which is specifically designed for students with a most significant cognitive disability by the students

123IEP team. Students on the ability pathway take the alternative assessment in at least uh one subject guidance on the qualifiers eligibility for the ability pathway are detailed. So uh I attached here the memorandum that kind of updated the uh in helping IEP team in making the appropriate decision when considering ability path uh ability option for our student especially for those as mentioned earlier with like students with autism with severe needs like sensory or academic or functional. Um these are the three options that uh currently we have but again I would like to uh repeat that the other one is going to be going extinct uh for those coming in oh what's that >> uh Uh this should be 2526. 2026. >> Yes. So uh this one is going to be going extinct due to the

124uh house bill that was uh house bill 171 that was signed by the governor 2024. Uh those are the three options that uh we have for our district right now and I stand for question. >> Okay. >> Question from the board. Secretary Asus >> before I lose this thought. >> Okay. One I'm I'm trying to figure this out. So the governor this year or this last session um or this current session signed 171, right? Uh-huh. >> And then so before that happened there was three options. >> Yes. >> Okay. That was standard and >> the standard pathway uh modified pathway and ability pathway. >> Okay. And ability. And then now that 171 is signed. So now it leaves two. It doesn't mean though that those uh three is going away because for those students who

125entered before 25 26 they still get to keep that until they graduate cohort 2029 I believe. Yes. >> Okay. >> They still get to keep that. >> Excuse me. So, uh, the reason why I asked for this is I heard something interesting from another board member, um, who is the first native Navajo to be elected to Albuquerquekey's, um, public uh, board, school board, APS. and she said this, she shared this when we were talking about um um students with disabilities and and special education and and um she mentioned that there's certain statuses that they graduate with and if and she was alarmed the fact that um some of those students, the parents had no knowledge of of those statuses put on and then until they were graduating. And when some student some parents wanted to

126go ahead and push the their student or their child into college according to that on their diploma on their graduation, they couldn't get into a college. And so that was surprising to me to learn that and and I and I that's why I would really like to um question and have those discussions. Um, and especially if the parents in our district know what status their their child, their student is at. And um, and if they have any um, hopes to, you know, for college or community college or whatever. um technical, you know, they um they need to graduate with that status um so that they can go on into these other areas after graduation. H so uh during the IP during IP meeting uh at the age of 14 the state mandates uh the creation

127of the transition program transition planning for students. So that's where it's uh it usually starts when the team talks or discuss about uh the course studies, the coursework they're going to um take towards uh towards graduation as a team that should be a part of the discussion wherein what are the options uh what are the options where am I going cuz we also have some uh as part of the multid-disciplinary team uh for the student school counselors um transition counselors sourcing out or looking into other options for out uh post secondary. These are the things that they talk about on what uh options or college the student is interested in uh for our modified pathway. However, the option of going to a regular uh university if the con if the exceptionality is severe in a

128way wherein uh they don't provide accommodations in that institution then that's where as a parent I will have some concerns. >> Mhm. serious concerns as to uh because I believe not all university really recognizes if uh for some of our students with disabilities who gets to enter that uh university or college but you're right it should be a discussion by the IEP team to orient to warn the parent in advance the student in advance if the students pathway is towards technical or towards a more academic or something other employable skills that uh the that the school is supporting or programs that we have in place to make sure that our students who transition postsecary will have an available pathway in the community >> be- because I think too that you So last week we had

129that um video by um talking about the Bronco Grill or um >> Bronco Beastro. >> Beastro. Yeah. And so looking at those students and then you know all of this was going through my thoughts but um and I and I you know it's you yes you have a team and you have many voices there but um and I don't want to come down to say that they don't really care about the student but um it's because okay I go I go back I I I'm I'm thinking about how my daughter she got into child care. And and um when when her and her cousin first got in there, they people that were there already told them there was an autistic child there. Don't bother. Don't bother. Just sits there. Doesn't say nothing. Doesn't talk. Don't

130just as long as he's sitting there, he's okay. And just don't bother. Had they listened, had they done that, um, they wouldn't have never found out that the little the the the little kid, the little boy talks. >> And loved to be cuddled by my daughter. And so I'm thinking that those may be the situations with our you know our students too and um we undermine and it may be you know the parents that really see that or um and I just want to open our eyes and you know just brainstorm about this you know um because um when um I don't even know Ronaldo's name last name um the board member from APS when she talked about this she said that a parent went in and tried to change that status and it wasn't

131easy And so um that's that's why I bring this up and that's why I think we we we need to open up those discussions and and then um more importantly have our parents understand their the guardians understand. >> Yes. Thank you. Um we're trying to get some more uh opportunities like training PD for parents uh like uh the ones that uh was uh posted previously with uh uh that Jared uh posted in our website and there were there were those and there recently also Uh Candace uh organized one of uh what's this one for with the epics to get parents uh together. So there's another round of training that's being planned uh to get more parents into uh involvement and awareness of these things cuz uh you're right uh when you mentioned like uh it

132only took or it only took uh it Only only when uh your do your daughter or somebody approached the student that the discovery of being verbal and being responsive was uh was found. So for our teachers with teachers the EAS uh it takes a lot of uh what's this one? uh the flexibility, the the persistence, >> uh the compassion to really keep on doing what they're doing to help our students in order for our students, especially with those severe needs. Uh gets out of their shell and be able to find the strengths uh the strengths wherein they excel. That way they become more they build their confidence and excel as a contri a contributing member of our community >> and and I and I think it was touched on you know with the beastro um

133students that you know that that's a career for them you know that's something that they can do and um and and that's the part that uh you know I I hope we're not um as far as what they're capable the what they're capable of, you know, we're not um suppressing that. >> So, thank you. >> Anything else from board? >> So, Miss Haskkey? >> No, I don't have any questions. Thank you. Vice President Monatoya, >> no questions. >> All right. I I just want to add, and I've used this example before, Temple Grandon, you ever heard of that lady? Autistic, uh, went on to get a PhD and couldn't didn't speak until she was four years old. Um, and so to Miss Aspus' point, um, some of these kids are absolutely until it's found have

134some incredible ability within them. But it has to be recognized by human beings who take the time to to recognize that. And again, I've used this term before, an attentive human being to recognize it in these children. So with that, if there's nothing further, if you have nothing else, I appreciate your time. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Okay. On to item D, accounts payable, dispersements, board report summary, dispersement listings, outstanding checks, listings, expenditure report, revenue report, invoice journal, detail report, budget journal entries. Is that Miss Ellison? >> Miss Ellison, the floor is yours. And I apologize for not recognizing that you actually had that board report summary in there that you went over initially, but thank you. >> Um, hello. Good evening again. I can go over the report

135for the board summary. I'm available if you have any other questions. Um all of the supporting documents for that board summary are attached to this um board agenda item for the expenditures and the revenues and the distribution listings. Um so I don't have anything else to add other than what I had covered earlier. >> So thank you for that. I appreciate that. >> Any any other questions, Miss Oasmus? Um, how are we doing with um keeping our our um sport teams happy as far as payment and things like that? Um are you are we talking about the like the travel the Bank of America? >> Yes. >> Um as far as I understand there hasn't been anything brought to my attention regarding any issues with um meeting the needs of the athletic side with the

136sports. Um we have our Bank of America has been um current and use of the card has been um available so there hasn't been any concerns on that side with the Bank of America card. Um requisitions have been approved. Um so I as far as I'm aware nothing has been brought to uh my attention regarding any concerns with the with the um athletics processes. Um we have been working with the schools primarily one area um Kirtland High School on some of the requisitions they have requested for either state travel, postseason travel or supplies that are related to some of the athletic programs. Okay. And also you mentioned earlier about the um expenditures of IC or how is that um are are those all being done in a timely manner? It I think it was Dr.

137beay that mentioned >> the the challenges with that side with what Dr. Beay had mentioned was the the budget availability which um it the hang-up there is getting the contract information to PED so that we can get budget authority so that they can that they are able to spend that money in. So what happens is that once PED approves that um then we can update the vision system and then the budget is available for um ICO to use and then they can answer requisition. So right now the hangup is getting the contract information. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. If there's nothing further from the board, Miss So, do you have anything? >> Miss Hasky, Miss Mononttoya, any questions? >> No, I don't have any questions. Thank you, >> Miss Ellison. Thank

138you very much. I appreciate that. On to um item eight, reports and possible board actions. A unique trip request CCSD gifted, talented, and creative program. Purdue University 2026 GER21 camp West Lafayette, Indiana, July 20 July 11th through the 25th, 2026. Kate Morris. >> All right. Good evening, uh, Mr. President, uh, superintendent, and all the board members. Um, I'm Kate Morris. I'm the district gifted instructional coach. Um, I'm really excited. We are going into our fourth year um of CCSD's partnership with Perura University and the Jerry if you that's how you say it um camp which stands for gifted research and resource institute summer residential camp. Uh we have worked uh throughout the school year with Purdue University and Vanderbilt University with multiple professional developments with the district's gifted and talented teachers on social emotional learning

139for gifted students. We also have started implementing their scholarly identity model uh which the field trip is actually part of. It's to let our students see themselves on a college campus and experience it for two weeks. Um that way they can see themselves in the future being on a college campus. Uh our teachers are also collaborating with higher air education researchers and designing culturally relevant uh social emotional curriculum for K through 12. Uh we are also working with ICO um to make sure that the stories and and the different parts that we're putting in the social emotional learning are appropriate at the right times of the year. Purto University has generously generously given CCSD gifted and talented program 30 scholarships uh to the gifted program for students to attend the 2026 uh Purdue Jerry Camp.

140Due to the feedback and interest of our CCSD students and parents for the 2026 school year, Purdue has given a total of $128,250 of scholarships for camp. I am presenting this unique field trip request uh for permission to allow gifted and talented students to attend and participate in the 2026 Perdue Jerry summer residential. The details are the gifted program um students from secondary schools which include middle and high school from each region have had the opportunity to apply for this program. 30 gifted program students have been selected on their interest, their GPA, their attendance, and then also we had a collaborative uh uh board of CCSD employees that participated in a rubric of a twominute video application of why they wanted to go and why it would be important to them. and parent permission obtained.

141And for the first time in the first in in this program's history, we have uh representation from all of our regions, all of our middle schools, all of our high schools. Uh the travel dates will be July 11th through the 25th. There will be three chaperones, uh two female and one male. We will be traveling to the camp via airplane to Indianapolis, Indiana, and shuttle service to Purdue University to West Lafayette, Indiana. Funding will be provided by the gifted, talented, and creative program operational budget. And the cost trip will be $29,0006 $29,647 and cost per student is $984.90, which was only $4 more than last year. Uh this the benefit of this program uh the students will have the opportunity to experience the university setting and participate in advanced educational offerings including these are some

142of the classes that are offering this summer. Ancient Earth Adventure, CAD and 3D printing for young engineers, designing empires, group theory, a window into mathematics, h how inkwells work, explorations of printmaking and creative writing workshops, and many, many more. The Gifted, Talented, and Creative Program would like to request the board's support of CCSD's gifted, talented, and creative program and students participation in this internationally prestigious gifted camp for July 2026. I stand for questions. >> Question from the board, Miss Aspus. >> So, you said that you were in contact with ICO. >> Yes. And um so they usually ask you know the how is it culturally related? How >> so we are at the beginning we had a uh planning session with the gifted teachers in January. Um there uh six lesson plans that are related

143to the uh different social emotional items are uh due on March 6th to me. Um and then that's when we'll start collaborating with ICO to make sure that they are culturally relevant for our students. Um so in this partnership over the last four years um we have been able to uh work with the Lakota Sue, the Jiway and other Western Pacific uh tribes and each of us are creating our own culturally relevant social emotional curriculum for our situations on the ground. Okay. Um, you I I guess you're you're not um given the information on the native tribe in that area. You're in and what do you mean? I guess >> the tribe that's the native to that area >> to uh Purdue University. Um, so they actually have a very extensive um, Native American cultural

144center um, on their campus. I am not sure if they do have a uh, identified tribe in that area. I can look into that. Um, but uh there was a a gifted teacher and professor and doctor that actually traveled to the uh Southwest in her early years and fell in love um with the native culture in the southwest. Um and she realized that those students were just as gifted and talented and had so much potential and a lot of times did not have the opportunity. Um and so that is where the research of the Purdue University it that's their passion. Um and so we are very lucky to be part of it. We were the first one in New Mexico to have a partnership with them. Uh Zouri PBLO has now added on to it

145and so it's kind of trickling throughout the state. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else? Mr. So, >> uh, I just want to express my strong support for this, uh, trip request. And if there's no objection, I would like to make a motion to approve. >> Uh, Miss Hasker, Miss Montoy, you have any any questions? >> No questions. >> All right. Someone like to make a motion. >> A second. >> I'll make the motion. >> I'm sorry. I apologize. The motion was made by Mr. So, I'll second the motion. >> All right. Thank you, Miss Hasky. >> A roll call. Miss Hasky. >> Yes. Mr. So, >> yes. >> Miss Montoya, >> yes. >> Miss Aspus, >> yes. >> And myself, yes. That's five. Thank you, >> President. >> Yes. >> In order for structure and

146um non-confusion, I ask that you call for the motion and a second. >> Duly noted. Thank you very much. I appreciate that. On to item B. Memorandum of understanding between the Smiles Inc. Family Dentistry and Orthodontics and CCSD and 2026 oral hygiene bags for CCSD students by Johnny Smiles Inc. Tammy Wagner Johnson and Christian McVey. Did I say that right? >> Yes. Good e good evening members of the board, Superintendent Carlson and President Mononttoya. Um my name is Tammy Wagner Johnson. Um thank you for inviting us back again. We wanted to request a um memorandum of understanding. We would as we've did in the past with CCSD is hand out 2,000 oral hygiene bags to the elementary schools as long as well as the high schools. So this will be our third year coming in

1472026. Um we already have the bags. We're ready to distribute them next week. Um but to the memorandum we would also like to do dental screenings. So with that we'd like to collaborate with central consolidate school district to do this. Uh we don't want we do understand that IHS does do that now. Um but our primary is to the rural areas as well which is Nash Chitty Newcome area um some of the schools in this area. Last year we end up seeing the el the older schools which is career prep, the high schools because IHS does not see those students in those ages. Um we did see a large cavity market with those students. We invited them to any provider to be seen. So this year we we want to take that step further in

148getting into the schools and offering our services free of charge. We're not charging. We're not asking for Medicaid. We're not asking for any kind of profit. This is something we want to give back to the community and putting the smiles back out there to our community and which would be Kirtland and just all the schools in the district. >> Questions from the board. >> Mospice. >> I think I think that's great. Um I didn't know that IHS doesn't take school age. Um >> and and it's so uh crowded. I mean, if you want to be seen, if you're in pain and you want to be seen, you're you're going to have to be at their front doors like 7:00 in the morning. Um, but um, yeah, I think it's good. And I'm I'm just wondering,

149you know, nothing's free. How how did you are how did Neon Smiles able to do this? >> Well, Neon Smiles, of course, you um, I'm not sure if you're aware, they are run by board of directors. Uh my board president is Dr. Darlene Serell who is the first Navajo female dentist. She is in the history books. She's now our president and she's been helping me along with those steps. Uh we're working with New Mexico Oral Health. Um we get various small donations um from different areas uh direct relief just about everywhere. So they um give toothbrushes, toothpaste, umformational packet and what they do is they give to Neon Smiles. So that's where we want to distribute out to students. So if like um I'm I'm just using this as an example like Medicare, Medicaid or

150you know these students um they're not going to be um told that oh you already received this you know and um from Neon Smiles um you can't utilize >> No um my son used to attend the New Mexico school for the deaf just to view him. They would charge and bill New Mexico Medicaid. But in this case, we're not asking for social security numbers. We're not asking for Medicaid IDs. We're just giving the form, the consent to the parent, to the student to take to the parent, have them sign that it's okay to view that child. What we'll do is screen the child, which is going to be really quickly to see if there's any major cavities. The last few that we did see last year at um the high schools, we seen some who

151had five surfaces cavities on one tooth. And of course, you know, you have 34 in there and about 19 of them had cavities. So, we didn't ask for them to come to our clinic. We gave them a referral to take to whomever they wanted. This young man came into our office and he's completely he looks really good. >> Wow. We got everything fixed, but we didn't ask for that personal information until he he became a patient of ours. So, until then, with the consent, it does it doesn't ask for anything personal, just the students name, date of birth, and then the consent of the parent to sign. And if they say that's fine, we'll sit there. We don't ask any information. Once it's done, they'll hand a referral and it'll they can take it to

152whoever the provider is. if they go to IHS, Summit, Mountaineer, anywhere and then they'll they can just take that stating they that we did see a cavity starting. >> Okay. Do you have a new dentist? >> Thank you. >> Good evening. May I >> please? >> Hi board member, board president Mononttoya and board members and superintendent. Um I'm Candace Keems and I help support um school health. So, um, Miss McLiberty and I have been meeting um with um the dental and um we just I I just wanted to provide some clarifying information earlier. I think you stated like IHS doesn't service. >> Um I just want to clarify that they do service the students. their primary target right now and they've been visiting the schools is their primary target population is the elementary school students

153but not the secondary students. So that's where they want to come in and provide that service to the secondary students. And so what they will be doing is just primarily screening. So it's just a screening. they're not going to actually do the if it's you know dental services that are needed then that's when they they'll give the student a referral. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Any other questions from the board? >> Missy, Miss Montoya? >> No. No, I don't have any questions. Thank you. >> All right. If there's no further questions, could I have a motion to accept? >> Uh yeah. Before we go, I just want to I'm actually a former patient of Noni Smiles from way back when. >> Recognize your name? >> Yeah. Yeah. It's great service, great program. And with that

154said, I just want to offer our deepest appreciation and thank you. Uh and I'll make that motion to approve this item, please. >> Second. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. Vote a roll call. Missy? >> Yes. >> Mr. So, >> yes. Uh, Secretary Aspus, >> yes. >> Vice President Montoya, >> yes. >> And myself, yes. Five. Thank you. >> Perfect. And just real quickly, um, we we do have three events going, which is the oral hygiene bags, and then this dental screening. The third one is we are having our second annual health fair, which is providing services to the community on and off the reservation. Um, and it's completely free. I'll be giving all the flyers to Kristen and to the ma'am here and it'll be on July 18th. Yes, we have uh sports physicals,

155we have eye vision, diabetes screenings, health vision, just about everything and it's all free. So >> absolutely, >> we like for that to be just if she if the central consolidated can also assist on sending that out to the students. >> Okay, thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. Fresh your fresh information. On to item C. San Juan County ticket price proposal. Isaiah Valdez. >> You were pacing back there. >> My Hey, the younger you get, the or the older you get, the your back hurts. You got to stand up. >> Good evening everyone. Uh my name is Isa Valdez. I'm the regional activities coordinator for Kirtland Central. Superintendent Carlson, board members, President Mononttoya. Um it's a privilege to be up here to talk about the ticket prices. Um I'm speak I'm speaking

156on behalf of the other RAC's uh in the uh in our district. Um Mr. Etsy and Manny Leito from New Shiprock. In January, we attended a 80s meeting with the San Juan County 80s from Farmington PB uh the district athletic director at Bloomfield Aztec. Um and we've come together to try to unify and essentially be consistent across San Juan County as far as ticket prices. Um from our understanding at least from our district and you know correct me if I'm wrong, our ticket prices haven't gone on haven't increased in eight plus years. Um and so we're not we're not trying to increase them, you know, to where it's not affordable to go to a ball game or not. But San Juan County ads, including ourselves, um came together and we set the price and we

157want to propose uh a $2 increase across the board um for high school and the middle school. Um there is an except exception to football um high school football. Um, so the proposal for for high school football would be an adult goes to $10, senior veteran students $8. Students at the high school if they show their ID obviously get in free. We want to promote them attending our ball games and and you know that unity at the high school level for any other ball game. Um, the current ticket price is $6 and $4. We just want to increase that to eight and six. And at the middle school, um, it's $4 and $2, and we would like to increase that to seven and five. Now, we did go and look at other school districts, Albuquerque,

158um, and Los Cusus, and they are also going to be increasing their prices. The reason we want to increase them is official pricing is going up as well. And so, last year, as far as uh, for wrestling, the uh, the price for officials for wrestling has gone up. um this upcoming school year in the 26 27 school year, football prices are going to go up. Right now it's set at five, but they're trying to get $10 uh more a game. Um and so after that, we're going to see a trend basketball and so on. And we're just trying to trying to stay consistent and upkeep with with increases as the gate revenue does pay our officials. And so with that being said, we we've we've looked at other districts right now. Currently, um if we

159were to compare to APS and Rio Rancho, um in Rio Rancho, they charge $6 and $4, but they do do a $2 transaction fee. They're going to increase another dollar next year. Um APS also does $6 and $4 with a $2 transaction fee, and they will increase that again. um another dollar for for next year. Um as for football, they charge $12 from what we found out to get into their ball games. We don't want to go that high. We want to make it still relatively um affordable to get into our ball games, but again, we do understand with officials going up, with our gate revenues on the lower end right now, um we just want to do a $2 bump across the board. And with that, I'm open for questions. >> Question from the

160board. Yes, >> Mrs. Aspus. >> I I find it funny that NMAA come up with this solution. Um to me, I feel like um because of the gate revenue going down. I think that has to do with um the um video games, you know, the the they show it and so who wants to go to the game now? And you know that it is their own fault. And now the school is um the districts are the ones paying the officials, you know, the refs and um to officiate. And so um when does it stop um the increases right now? Um, you know, when you got that compete competing um to to sit in your living room comfortable and not having to bring a clear bag and put your stuff in there and and um and

161not be among people, you know, which one are you going to choose? And so I I think um it's just the environment, the atmosphere that um that's been created. And I can't say who, but really, but it's that's that's what um the fans are looking at. And um I've been to some games and look around and and it's disheartening. And um whereas you know you look at Shiprock Pit, it used to be full and and then um you know with the the with the um what do you call it the um the debit cards, you know using electronic payment. Um that too is a another obstacle and and I and I and I keep wondering when um we're totally different from Albuquerque. That's a urban metro city and um whereas their employment um family index

162their total in family income is a lot different than here. And um and I know a lot of our families really like to support their kids or some of them a lot of a lot of who I see at the games don't even have kids in school anymore. But that's the entertainment they choose. And so I um I get where you're coming from. But and and I'm I'm pretty much um mixed in this. Um but first first I I I would have to side with no increases until we absolutely have to. >> And any other questions from the board? Mr. So, >> um just real quick, u as far as the gate revenue that's generated, in addition to the coaches or the not the coaches, but the >> referees, >> the referees, these that the

163money that's generated from gate revenue also supports the athletic programs. Is is that correct? >> Uh that is correct. It goes into operationals as well. >> Okay. >> So, they'd be it would also help out with any operationals towards our athletic funding as well. Um obviously, our main focus was the officials. Uh but then on the back end it does go back into the student athletes operational account. The 2200s is what it goes back into. >> Right. And as far as I can recall the the the the gate revenue or the ticket prices have been fixed for it's it's been like $5 for almost like 20 years. No increase. And is it correct costs have gone up? >> That is correct. Cost has gone up. Um again there are fees. Um, I do want to

164note in Dragonfly, anytime we do pay an official, it does charge us another two $2 fee to just transaction that. >> Okay. >> Well, dur during the district games, it does go up. Yes, >> you do have that flat fee and but the gate as far as local it is still >> so that so that clarification that the comment that she's making in respects to the regular schedule receipts goes to the school state sanction goes to NMA >> that's correct so so essentially the regular season goes to us which is we're at six and four when district tournaments are so for example at least for 14A um which Klin and Shiprock are currently in. We have the district basketball tournament that starts next week. It is $8 increased flat fee for anyone. And so then

165that money goes to the district, you know, to one 4A district in which it's split up within five schools, six, you know, and gets brought out. So that is the $8 is going to be brought up next week. But for us for regular season, we would like to if if it was the pass start that next year. Um, and then real quick as well, I do want to note I also did some research um on Tuba City, Cayenta Paige in that area and just for their 3A North boys and girls basketball round one um at Monument Valley, it was $13.60 with a $160 processing fee and they were cashless. And then they did a $25 $25 day pass. So we I I know I know I brought that up um that we did do the

166research. I we as the athletic director stayed in New Mexico. I did the research also in our neighboring community. So I do want to add that to that. >> Okay. Any other questions from the board? Missy? >> No, I don't have any questions. Thank you. Vice President Montoya, >> no questions. >> The only question I have is in regards to at this point in time, and I'll use Shiprock as the example, the gate revenue that they have currently coming in. Let's say this just this season, has that been sufficient to cover the officiating because I know they've been having three on the floor. So, does that cover that? So I can only speak among at least Kirtland region because >> use Kirtland as the example. >> So we do but we we're it's if we

167were to look at it it's going to be close. We do spend roughly right now because the season isn't over or the year isn't over it'll be about $50,000 that we spent in Dragonfly to officials. >> Wow. Okay. >> All right. Miss Aspus. >> So, uh, recently, um, well, not recently, last month, I I did go to, uh, Gallup and Kirtland game and saw that Gallup has free admission. And to me, I feel like um, why can't we do that? And but how are they able to do that? And then what's going to happen to Gallup now? Are they um stuck to going back to admissions or is it are they just u taking this increase and paying for that? >> So um essentially what Gallup's doing is they've used a different funding uh the

168impact a funding to pay for everything. And now that they are essentially ran out, they I they will be charging probably next year. I'm just assuming. I'm not going to put words in their mouth, but I will >> well I will they've done that for 5 years and again the question is how have they been able to do that? Now, >> uh again, I'm not going to speak on their behalf, but I know um in certain aspects they they're going to be struggling. So, I do know that. Um, yeah, I agree. They're they're gonna have to find a way to pay 38 million back to the state. >> And I and I do want to note too, um, as far as I think, uh, Miss Aspus, you brought up a great point with NFHS, right?

169Uh, you can watch it at home. Um, we do have what's called Huddle. Um, and I'm sure you're familiar with that. Um, we brought that in this year and we have two cameras that'll be set up, one at the football field and one in Bronco Arena, at least for Kirtland. I know Shiprock has their cameras as well in New Cup. Now with that being said, we have all media rights within that. So um I do want to note in future if we wanted to we can control that. NFHS is only needed for the state tournament. So essentially we could cut the cut that feed and then now we provide the huddle to our fans. Uh whether you want it to be free or whether you would want it to charge. Um we get the 100%

170rights. Each school does. I know Nukem has it. Shiprock has it. We have it. Um and I don't know um if you've watched uh the Gallup game versus Kurland. I provided a link uh to Mr. Carlson. I hope you shared that uh with Desert Sports Live. So, at least in the Krillland region, I have um partnered with with some local uh media and they've looked actually into covering our at least in Kirtland. Um again, I can't speak on behalf of Shiprock or Newukem, but of creating a partnership where they would essentially present to us to you uh possibly paying to come broadcast our games as well. So, those are things that um we're trying to bring to our community to help build, not only uh to show off our amazing student athletes and schools and

171and coaches and administration, everyone. Um but also to try to generate >> generate revenue, >> some revenue. Well, I I think um if I was queen >> for a day >> or superintendent, I think I would like to see um the video out during the regular scheduled games and bring back our people back to the gym and um and save that uh access or that um during uh state playoffs. That's what I would like to see. and and instead of um asking our fans to dish out more and um when you know you have some that are are taking the video option I I I just think um to get back our our gate revenue and not only that too I mean those were used to generate a lot of money especially for two different

172organizations, one in the regular um snack bar area and then the other in the corner with you know the fried bread sale. So I think um whoever idea I don't know if it was a board action or but to bring in um video and um to video these games I I I I think they they um took away some of that revenue from us >> and and I tell you it was during co um whenever ever everyone was sick and not allowed to go into the gyms. That was when all these cameras were installed. That was through the NMAA because we had to stream it. Um, but I do want to note too, I think you make great points cuz I trust me, I would love to see more people in our stands. Um, it

173builds the the community and everything. >> Um, but I do want to note I did have an individual state. He was in the hospital and he was thankful he was still able to watch that Gallup game and and some of our games from the hospital. So, I get that's a special circumstance, but I I understand your concerns. Absolutely. >> I And then you have people showing it on social media. >> Yeah. It's >> And you know, I that's what I mean. I have no >> that's a hard decision. and um but to keep you know such as we are no longer in COVID and um but when you have individuals that are um ailing or you know can't come and you certainly don't want that ailing person to be coming to a crowded game you

174know >> so I gosh that that that's difficult and and I sure don't want to say go ahead and increase it. I I um I I don't >> Okay, with that and there's no other comments. Someone would like to make a motion to accept the proposed increase. >> Mr. President, I will make a motion to approve the prop the proposal as presented. Thank you. >> Is there a second? Second. >> Was that Miss Hasky? >> Yes. Okay. Vote a roll call to accept the increase. Miss Hasky, >> yes. >> Mr. So, >> yes. >> Miss Montoya, >> yes. >> Miss Aspus, >> no. >> And myself, yes. Is approved. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> On to item D. CCSD part-time employee resolution SY 2026 2027 by uh Marina Harvey. >> Are you available? >>

175Good evening. Yes. >> Can you hear me? >> Yes. >> Okay. Um good evening board president Mononttoya, Vice President Montoya, and members of the board, Superintendent Carlson. So, um I don't know. Can you pull that up? Um Sharon? Okay, there we go. So, what I'm presenting to you and thank you for allowing me um to get added to the agenda and I'm actually here in Albuquerque attending the NASPO uh conference this week. So, let me go and get started. Um, so what this part-time employee resolution is, it's um it allows um employees that work um less than 20 hours per week, but less not less than 15 hours per week. And it's just basically um to renew their insurance. um because we have right now 45 bus drivers that have um either medical, dental or

176vision and then we have seven bus eight. So that's a total of 52 um staff that are that fall in this category. And so with your approval um we'd like to um present this letter to you. And it's just um basically stating that um once this gets approved, it'll go to um the NIA board and then they give it back to us and then we continue with this coverage for our part-time staff um mainly the bus drivers and the bus aids. And then once that's done, we just renew it for the next school year. So every year we have to present this. Um so that's what this letter is about. So, and does anybody have any questions? >> Questions from the board? >> Yes. >> Miss Asmus, >> how does this comply with um union

177or any of your part-time? >> So, this is through NIMSIA Christina. Um, so every year this gets presented and this will be the 14th year that the district has renewed the part-time resolution. Do some of our part-time have union? Um, >> that's a good question. I don't know if they do. If they don't, >> yeah, I I don't think they're to my knowledge, I don't think they're covered by CBA >> superintendent. This is this is something separate than what we do for the >> So this is totally separate from um what we're talking about. This is the insurance coverage that we do every year. >> So um as far as as these part-time union people, they um are they um they have a separate or do they uh rely on Nimsia as well? Nimciaf >>

178um I so with the question that you're asking it's it's it's different um this letter that I am showing you here it's uh it's regarding medical dental and vision and every year the district renews this for our bus drivers bus aids so it's just basically to continue what they already have >> um Can we have this research more because this is conflicting um you know asking this question and you know for our employees especially >> um I think just as a point of clarity they get even though they're part-time employees and they're paying into the system they're getting the um offered the basic coverage as a full-time employee. So there is nothing different in respects. It's just that they're presenting it to the board again for this school year >> so that those part-time employees

179are acknowledged and do get that coverage have the opportunity for that coverage. >> Is that correct? Yes. Correct. Okay. >> So it's it's it's no change. It's >> okay. >> It's the same. >> So >> yeah. So it's it's the same across the board. Full-time employees um they also get the same benefit. So it is consistent throughout the district. >> Okay. Just as long as we know who >> it is. Yeah. >> And um you know cuz when I asked that question then one saying you know that had nothing to do with it and another is saying nodding yes. And so I'm just >> as as we did get confirmation from the two of them. >> Yeah. >> That it is in line with each other. It's just because of the hours that are work.

180there's a different designation, but it still falls under the same opportunity. >> And you really, you know, you I I I I appreciate the clarification, but it shouldn't come from the board. It should come from your people, >> superintendent. Thank you. >> You're welcome. Any other questions from the board, Missy? No, I don't have any questions. Thank you, >> Vice President Montoya. Any questions? >> No questions. >> All right. So, if I can get a motion to accept the resolution for SY 20226 2027. >> Mr. President, I will make the motion to approve this item. >> Second. >> I second. >> Vote a roll call. Miss Hasky, >> yes. >> Mr. So, >> yes. Miss Aspus, >> No. Miss Montoya, >> yes. >> And myself, yes. 41. Thank you for that. On to item nine,

181requests action items and or reports for next meeting or future meetings, possible items for next meeting. I did want to put out the fact that um everybody all the board does have the information for the survey and I would like to have a special meeting and the date for consideration is the week of March 2nd with I believe the second being on the the Monday the first Monday in March as a um as a day for the consideration for a special meeting so we can discuss the survey. Are there any other questions, dates within that week as suggestions, Mr. S? >> Uh, I I think I'm open that that week. Uh, March >> March 2nd. >> Yeah, March 2nd seems fine. Or >> Okay. >> Yeah, >> Miss Aspus. >> I'll get back with you.

182>> Okay, Missy, >> I would I would be available. I just need online option. No problem. >> Thank you, >> Miss Monatoya. >> I am available on March 2nd. >> Okay, we'll put that down as a tenative date with a response from uh Miss Aspus at this time. Uh any other considerations for items? >> Yes, >> Miss Aspus. So with um recent news, I think um I I I don't know how I think we need to review our uh policy on student protests and um and discuss discussions about that policy review. Correct. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> And amendments if needed, >> if possible. Okay. And then also would like um information on the purchase of the land um if if available still south of the baseball field >> and by by uh Judy Nelson.

183>> Oh, up on the south side roadway. Okay. Yes. Yeah, that's probably going to have to be executive session. So in executive session, >> we can do that. >> And um posted 72 hours. everything. >> We'll look at it. All right. What was it? You had another one, Miss Aspus. >> Yes. Um, let me let me let me think about it first before >> anything else. Board members. >> Yes. I would like um information in regards to our ancillary ancillary services, specifically our our school uh nurses. the differences between the the ones that we have that are regular employees and contract and the pathway that that can be created for our contract nurses to become permanent permanent staff if that's an option. I like a report or a presentation in something and what our policies

184are in regards to that that that we can look at or amend or our options to allow that to occur for staff retention. >> Okay. Anything else for future meetings? Um we just proceed as we have here for now. >> Um how far in the future can we schedule topics for um these meetings? >> Um >> because I was wondering if we can put a topic on for the first work session in April or should I should I wait for the next meeting? >> Just 72 hours before each meeting. >> I think I think you can do it now. >> Okay. Um yeah, I would like for our first work work se work work work session April to go over our strategic plan for the for the district. >> What's it >> strategic plan? >>

185Oh, strategic plan. Okay. >> Thank you. And I was have been in conversations with the superintendent and starting to gather that information for us. So >> I have that. So, I think I'm um legal to say this, but um for one thing, in the four years, we've never really had a um expectation for our superintendent. Um and I think that needs to be carried out. Um we as the board has has failed our superintendent in that. Um and at this point it's just formality. >> Okay. >> And also the next one is um like to recommend a board retreat at the new Shiprock Hotel >> probably sometime in 2029. >> Just saying. Just saying. You going to be around that long? All right. If there's nothing else, um, unless you want to stay a little

186bit longer, someone like can make a motion to >> I will make a motion to adjourn. >> Second. >> I second. >> Roll call. Missy, >> yes. >> Mr. So, >> yes. >> Secretary Aspus, >> yes. >> Vice President Mononttoya, >> yes. >> And myself, yes. Meeting is adjourned. The time is now 8:49. Thank you all for