001[Music] Do you? [Music] Hey, [Music] hey, hey. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Establish [Music] quorum one routine matters. A call meeting to order and verify quorum present through roll call. >> Can we turn that down a little bit? >> There's an echo. >> Is it echoing? >> Yeah, there was an echo. >> Are we Jared? Are we good? Okay. Uh, board member Mononttoya >> present. >> Board member Aspus, >> Secretary. So, >> present. >> Uh, Vice President Wells, >> and I'm present. So, we have quorum three. B, pledge allegiance. We could all rise. It's right here. To the flag of the United States of America and to the stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Letter C prayer. Mr. Carlson, can
002you honor us with a prayer? Oh, we already did. >> Okay. Okay, we already had a prayer, so we're skipping on to the welcome guests. A everybody who's here, um, thank you for everybody for attending. Uh, I'm glad we're able to come back to out into the community to Nash City. So, we haven't been out here since preandemic. And um that was a change that that we pushed for. So thank you to everybody who's here who's in attendance. I don't know are there any chapter officials here? Any other elected officials? Okay. Thank you. And letter E, presentation approval of agenda. You all have your agenda. Uh, madam chair, with that I make a motion to approve the agenda as presented. >> Second. >> Okay. Uh, board member Mononttoya, how do you vote? >> Yes. >>
003Board member Aspis not present. Uh, Secretary, how do you vote? >> Vice President Wells is not here. Is he online? >> Okay. Vice President Wells, how do you vote? You might be muted. Did he give you a thumbs up? No. Okay. And I vote yes. So we will uh wait for to see if m uh vice president Wells will connect but we will move forward to uh consent agenda review it consent items. You want me to read the whole thing? No. Okay. Letter A, approve minutes from August 14, 2025 special school board or board work session. >> Uh madam madam president, uh I would like to make a motion to approve all the items that are listed on the consent agenda, which is items A through H. >> Second. >> Okay. Board member Montoya, how
004do you vote? >> Yes. >> Board member. So, how do you vote? >> I vote yes. Uh, Vice President Wells, are you able to vote? Nothing. Can he just give a thumbs up or something? Okay, we still haven't connected with board member Wells yet. So, but I vote yes. So on to item number three. Possible questions from board on consent agenda items and or discussion of items pulled from consent agenda. No. >> No. >> I have none. >> Okay. >> Moving on to number four. Action on consent agenda. There's none. Five. Sta student staff and community recognition. A Nukem Rugby competes at national. >> Yay. [Applause] >> Check. One, two. Is our rugby team here? >> Could you guys stand up for me, please? [Applause] Madame President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, uh, I
005brought our rugby team here. First of all, don't push their buttons. All right? They are fully equipped to do what they do. Um, but we wanted to bring the rugby team out. If if everyone's not aware, uh Nukem High School has started uh a rugby team this year and and and has made history by traveling to Salt Lake City to participate in a national competition in being uh in representing the only team representing the Navajo Nation at this event. So, congratulations to you guys. Madame President, members of the board, that uh concludes the rugby team. I believe uh coach Chi might be here and of course you might have some rugby players that uh if you allow them a few quotes >> you would like to come up and say something. That's amazing. >> First
006of all, I just want to thank everybody for having us tonight, especially the school board. Thank you again and uh thank you Mr. Noble for, you know, emailing me and letting us uh get this opportunity. Yeah. And this is our our first uh going into our second season where we were started in the springtime and we competed in the New Mexico Youth Rugby Organization League under 16 division. And all our students that came out this year were all freshman students and uh one eighth grader. And then this following year they're going to be in the U16 division again. And they're all sophomores this year and one ninth grader. And we're looking to add more players to the team this year. >> That's great. That's great. [Applause] I'd like to give a big shout out to
007the parents also that really made this happen because without them we wouldn't have been able to travel and you know the boys have this experience and have fun. >> That's great. >> And uh some big news that we have coming up in the springtime is I want to take them to another uh big tournament in Florida and that'll be in April. So we're going to be doing a lot of fundraising coming up to that. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Outstanding. >> No, that's awesome. That's great. I saw that today. I saw the news. So, that's a lot to be proud of for you students and uh parents. You guys are doing amazing. It's awesome that you brought that to to uh Nukem. >> Yeah. >> I mean to Central and to Nukem. I saw
008that. So, it's great. Board members, any comments? I first heard about this on Monday and I was just thoroughly impressed with what uh these young men, if I'm not mistaken, was there a young lady on there too as well or is it all boys? >> Just all boys. >> Okay. Young men have uh have been doing and accomplished it. It's pretty impressive. It's one thing to play football. You have pads. >> Yeah. >> It's a whole another world to run around out there with nothing but you and that ball and your body. >> Yeah. And that that's really impressive. Um, and the fact that these young men have decided to take that challenge on is really impressive even more so because it's totally new to them and their experience. Um, so I I just applaud
009all of you for doing what you're doing and keep up the good work. Uh, cuz it it really does help to build character in them. So congratulations to all of you. Awesome. >> Great. >> Yeah. I just want to say congratulations and thank you to uh all the persons that are a part of this, yourselves, your parents, and of course the whole community. How I actually found out about what was going on with is uh I think a person I know she was with the chapter. She said she said rug the the new the rugby team is at the chapter asking for help. I'm like I think it's okay. >> Should be good. So, so, so in my in that respect, it seems like your team has really brought a lot of people together, people
010from the community to be involved, to be part of something this important. And I I I just want to say thank you from from us, from the board, and anything that we can do to continue to help support program like this because it helps support a lot of our schools and bring make it makes school a place to be. Again, thank you and good luck to you guys. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. [Applause] >> We really appreciate it. uh you just don't even know like from the board this is some of the you know it just this is why we're here. It's because you know you students you the students take it upon themselves to pe the parents uh help advocate for their kids and and create programs
011like this. So that's why we're here. We want to support that and we want all our kids to be successful. And one of these this program in particular is something that's new that you really don't hear about. So, it's innovative. It's something that's that's that's just mind-blowing for me because you just don't hear about rugby out here. Yeah. >> And it's it I saw the pictures when you were you your this everybody was competing in Salt Lake and it was just it's great. It's heartwarming >> to have a story about it. So, awesome. >> But thank you. Thank you everybody. >> Could I could I add one more thing? I I just thought about it when when you were talking about and this kind of made me think about when I was in junior high
012at TBA or even at Mesa. We play football, no helmets, no pads during lunchtime, before school, after school and that's really all you guys are doing, but it's an organized fashion. And it it again, it just really inspired me to think about what I did as a as a young boy. We would constantly do that all the way through um elementary school and junior high. We were playing rugby. We didn't know what it was, but that's basically what it was. So again, congratulations to you all for doing it organized and doing as well as you are and keep up the good work. >> Nice. >> Thank you. >> Any other comments? >> Anybody else want to step up? >> Anybody else? >> Okay. >> Thank you again. Thank you. Thank you so much. >> Okay.
013Next next item is B. Recognition of Tony Plutero accepted to Dartmouth College indigenous flyin program. Madame President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, uh Tony Plot is on travel to a volleyball game today in Santa Fe, but her parents, I believe, are here in the crowd. could they stand up for us, please? Yes. Uh, Madam President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, this is just a prestigious um accomplishment for Tonnie Plutero. She uh her parents took took the initiative in July to take her out to Sakoro for um I'm not too sure if it was like a PD or just a an event for her to maybe tour the Sakoro college campus there. She ran into somebody and told her about this indigenous fly-in program to Dartmouth. And so she absolutely hopped on board, took
014the initiative, and she was just recently awarded. uh she received an email in her classroom saying that uh she was accepted and and and I talked to her a little bit. She said that she screamed on the top of her lungs in class when uh when she heard the news and everyone was like why why why are you yelling right now in the classroom? But she that's when she knew she was accepted. So, um, we've, uh, coordinated with her parents and and we we're hoping to continue to highlight her achievement. And I'm not too sure, do we know when she's traveling to Dartmouth, >> October 5th, October 5th, 10th through the 15th. Okay. October 10th through the 15th, she will be traveling to Dartmouth. So, just wanted to again highlight there's a picture of her
015right there. So, uh, congratulations to her and her team and and of course parents. it wouldn't happen without you to take her to that opportunity. And she's um from my understanding, madame president, members of the board, superintendent Carlson, that she is trying to be a vowictorian for her upcoming graduation in 2016. So, um but she's uh I have a quote from her on just uh this program to where she's um if I can find it here. Oh, it would mean a lot and I would think that it would look good on my college application. Kids like me from rural areas could have this opportunity too. So, she's also thinking about other peers and the and and probably even students here in Nshitty right in Nukem Elementary that she's um uh just that even her peers
016in her in her classroom can have any opportunities like this to uh to go out and experience um new places like this. So, Madam President, that concludes my presentation. >> Great. Thank you. >> Any comments from the board uh to the parents? Looks like you did a wonderful job. So, congratulations, the lum. >> Yeah. I just want to say congratulations to to the parents, to the the family, and of course to to your daughter to be part of such a program. I I was actually a part of this program way back in uh back 1995 1996 that Dart I'm a I'm a I'm a alumnist of Dartmouth College. It's a great school, great campus. She she'll love it if she goes there and uh yeah all the best to you guys. Thank you >> and
017accomplishment. >> Yeah, it's I it really starts from the home. So whatever you the parents you you both have been doing um this is your success too. What you do in the home, how you plant the seeds of the importance for education, how you instill the the discipline to strive strive to achieve to become or to to make the goals to be valid Victorian to do these programs. It starts from the home. So it's it's huge thanks to you that your daughter's doing this and a huge accomplishment on her behalf too. So thank you. Thank you. [Applause] Vice President Wells, are you able to connect? Would you like to say something? >> Is he online? >> Nothing. We're trying, but he's he's he's he's signed in, but I'm not too sure. Yeah. >> Okay. All
018right. We'll move on. Thank you. >> Okay. Next item is C. Tibidai Middle School. See middle school launches writing for focus. >> So, we're going up north a little bit in Shiprock. Uh we just wanted to highlight this a little bit. Uh, Cibet Middle School launched their riding for focus program bringing 35 bikes to their middle school. Um, board member Matoya was able to witness this experience, but we've al uh the middle school took the initiative to bring um the stallion bike from Gallup over to help maintenance these bikes. They were brand new, so they weren't put together. So, this crew came out and even taught our students how to put these bikes together, maintenance them, what the the care and maintenance needs are for these bikes. Um, Miss Charlie, I know that she's on.
019Are you able to uh unmute yourself and maybe talk a little bit about this program? >> Hi everyone. Good evening. My name is Miss Charlie. Um, yes, this is a this is an amazing program for the students. They get to learn bike safety on top of that. On top of bike safety, they'll also learn the roads, like how to be roads safe on the roads while they're out riding on their bike. But it is a 12, it's kind of like a 12 12 lesson curriculum that we were provided with along with the 35 bikes and helmets. And so at the end of the program, the students will receive a certificate stating that they are road safety. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Great. >> That's great. Any comments from the board? Yeah, just to point out
020the the students that were there um during the time that I went through there were really engaged and asking a lot of questions and it was nice to be able to see them actually uh give a hand in putting those bikes together and then being able to get on them and ride them and they're they're not cheap bikes. They're pretty impressive. So to them that it's uh they've developed a curriculum out of it and just the fact that even if you look at it south west of TBA all the writing opportunities that they have out towards the rock is just wonderful. >> So it was a really good job. >> Thank you. >> Was that Miss Aspus? >> Was that she walked in? Oh, that's me. >> I saw >> um board member Wells, do
021you want to add anything? Do you have anything to add? >> Yes, it sounds like a good program. I'm glad the kids are participating and taking advantage of it. Um, board member. >> So, do you have anything? Yeah, as I stated before, um, anything that our district can do to support programs like these children that that bring students together to be involved, engage with school, I think we definitely should be supporting these types of programs and uh just looking forward to some of the stuff that great great things that come out of and this program. Thank you. >> Yeah, I can. Go ahead, >> Madam President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson. So, they uh put the bikes together, right? This is the first week they were able able to ride the bike. So, they've
022been training and working around the track. Um, also during that time we had KOB Ford uh do a story and hopefully um she's a little busy the reporter that came out. So hopefully uh by next week we might see a story come out. Tri city record has put out a story already on on uh published it on Monday. So just with that uh board member um Madame President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson, that would conclude this presentation. >> Great. Great. That's that's wonderful. Good job. We'll move on to number six. Comments from the audience. A comments. Do you want to keep time? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Okay. So from here I'll just read. Okay. In order to recognize staff or community members from the audience who wish to speak to the board. We ask
023which is filled out this this card. Uh please limit your comments to no more than three minutes. The board requests your cooperation in resolving issues or concerns by asking you to follow the chain of command and consult with the appropriate school district personnel prior to discussing the issue to the with the board. Doing so will usually result in a more timely solution. Public comments and observations regarding non-aggenda items that fall within the responsibility of the board may be heard at this time. Although board members may provide a short response, the board is not able to discuss matters not listed on the agenda. Comments regarding matters under litigation will not be allowed. We are interested in your comments and concerns. Thank you, Mr. Lelim Benti. And no no names uh just very um >> general no
024names of people or anything. Thank you. >> Okay. Um, three minutes is going to go by real quick. Uh, my name is Leland Benti and um I'm here to um report some concerns that I have um in terms of coming to trying to come to the school district. Um I initially applied for the community school facilitator position. it was listed as for NSI and then later on when I checked the site it had NSI and Nukem and then when I called HR um they ended up telling me oh we changed the position. Okay so what does that mean? Do I need to does my application get forwarded? No. If you want to um be considered for that you got to redo an application. Okay. So how am I supposed to know that is anybody was
025there or somebody is supposed to contact me cuz I haven't received anything. They said no it's just that if you want to do that then you have you do that on your own which I disagree with. Um I think that HR should notify if there is a change like that. So I did that again and then I checked the um site a few weeks uh a week or so later then it's listed now non shitty newcome so okay no outreach nothing no notification given to me again so then I asked about it oh yeah so if you want to do that you got to reply again so at this point I just took a okay I don't think the school is not I don't think my calling is there if I'm having to ask these
026questions and then you know I can't read the mind for HR. So then I interviewed for the school social worker position and I was offered it. But at the same time um just trying to do that I felt like uh myself and my wife who also is an Alva language teacher had also applied with the school district for different um positions. And one of the things that uh we found out that was lacking was the employment verification. We thought HR was doing that but we were told that was our responsibility. So we ended up having to do that and I kind of felt that was kind of pardon my my words kind of stupid thinking that I thought that was HR's job to do that. So it felt like I was doing HR's work is
027what I how I seriously felt and when things were being submitted back trying to make contact where are things at that communication I think at at some point HR is kind of tired of me calling and maybe emailing so I just kind of just okay well I'll just see what happens now um in terms of salary it seems like um what I was told for the social work position is that I was told that because your work experience from other schools isn't worded as social worker, that experience doesn't count. So, basically, I'm back at the beginning of the pay scale. And I have a masters at a social work uh degree at a master's level. And to be told that and not count the 10 plus years of experience I have, that didn't sit well
028with me. And so, I just kind of was wondering about that. And the same thing also uh my wife had to experience. uh one was she did apply for the Navajo language uh facilitator or uh instructional coach or something like some type of position like that. She didn't get that. But what didn't sit well with us is one of the department person reached out to her in the evening after 7:30 and just kind of started randomly texting her about um her not getting the job and that kind of thing like that. And my wife kind of felt like this what is am I being bonked because I didn't get hired or what you know this isn't very professional. So we did go in and u make a a um a complaint with they said they
029were going to look into it and then my wife applied for naval language position again here at the school but again she was told that everything that she's done prior years as a naval language teacher basically she's going to go back to beginning at the big um the base of the salary again. So we're sitting there like, so basically what CCSD advertises as competitive salary, that's not the case here. That's not what we're seeing. So is there possible false advertisement that's going out out there, but when you actually apply for it, it's different. So we're community I'm a community member here. We move back here and I think we can I'm not saying we're the best at what we're doing, but I think our qualifications does say that we can do the job. It's just
030this process is very tiring to where now I haven't heard back from HR. Um when you call y'all will call someone will call you back but that's it. So that's why I'm here to kind of maybe mention to and I'm not employed with the school so I can't say I as far as chain of command I think I've been doing that with HR but at this point nothing. Okay. >> So that's why I wanted to make the call to public. >> Okay. I appreciate your comment. Thank you. Thank you. Any others? Okay, thank you. Moving on to um number seven, reports from the board and superintendent. A reports from the board members. >> I have reports. >> Go ahead. >> So, um [Music] so last Excuse me. Last week I I attended ASBO and um
031a lot of good information came from there and um but I I think the main point was the was seeing one of the um LEC um committee members legislative education um study committee and they're the ones that decide on, you know, the education of New Mexico and um but it was good to to talk with somebody handed, you know, firsthand face to face and um um just let them know that, you know, we we still are in crisis mode here and you know, we talking about jobs And that's a big thing. Um, you know, I wanted to tell the gentlemen that, you know, it's it's it's not going to go unheard. >> Um, but all the only person that we have anything to say over is our superintendent. And and that's why we we can't
032um um express any anything now. And so, um, you know, just to to let you know how, uh, what we're tied to as well. And, um, but we do realize that CCSD is a large employer and especially on the reservation and and we do want it local. Um, I think that's been the board's um shared vision and and um is that we we do want it local and because um you know and then our bilingual it it keeps coming up um Yazy Martinez it keeps coming up bilingual um even at a Asbo and um and I and I I brag. Um we're the we're the district that's ahead and um and has taken those reigns on our own um without any type of template or guidance from PED. And with that though, we are asking
033more leniency on bilingual teachers because it makes no sense that you know, you have a bilingual teacher that comes in. Um I I can't remember her name. Um um VA, she comes in, she's teaching bilingual, but how did she learn? She learned through grandma, her parents. They didn't have no certification. They didn't have to um comply to PET. So it it makes no sense when those are that stringent. So, >> you know, I just wanted to share that with you. And, you know, as we attend conferences, you know, we um we that's always in our thoughts is how we can um best use our money, how to gain more money, and how to keep our employees. Um but with the shuttering of um Sanan generating um it it really and then co you know it
034it really um made a large impact on a lot of what we do as a board and >> and and I think a lot of that's not communicated and and I'm I'm really glad that we went back to our old schedule and and coming out. Um, you know, we we encourage people to um we're on YouTube. We uh come out to the meetings to see what we're doing and what your your students are are doing and um you know, so this is this is really really good. I I like the fact that we have this many people here. Thank you. >> Any other comments or um any other updates? reports. >> Yes, I I did attend the LEC Danny Gallup and listened to that presentation that was given. Um, and I too also cornered one
035of the, in fact, I cornered the chair and brought up some issues and concerns um, pertinent to the school district and to Miss Amas's point stressing local control um because I think again that our our district administrators and especially the educators know how to um, educate our students. And I made the point of saying there's a difference between the northeast heights of Albuquerque and Ojitti or Nukem >> and that has to be taken in consideration and isn't because more often than not it's a one-sizefitit all that comes down from the peed. The second thing is uh next week, next Wednesday, I'll be attending the um New Mexico Schoolboard Association's uh legislative session. we we will be deciding on what legislative bills we will be supporting as an organization um and hopefully be able to support
036those that truly are engaging all of the school districts and uh provide support for all of our students as well. So, >> thank you. >> Any other reports? >> Okay. Um, how many raise your hand if you know what Yazi Martinez is? Okay, you want to do a quick just tell them what Yazi Martinez is? The court case since you do this bill all the time. Go ahead. >> I do. All right. In short, Yazi Martinez is is one of the a landmark case dealing with educational e equity in in the in the state of New Mexico where we had uh two students from two from families from uh different parts of the state that challenged the state state's um um funding scheme when it comes to education and basically said that the state is
037doing a very bad job and actually violating the state constitution when it comes to providing a high quality education for all students especially students that come from rural communities such as our our our community, our our district, and required the state to take some some uh strong action to correct a lot of these measures such as increasing funding, uh having different measures for accountability and so forth. But it's it's a landmark decision that actually is holding the state accountable for a lot of the inequity that has happened, but it also shows that there's still a lot more more work that has to be done along the way. So it recognizes that our students need language and culture that it has to be offered that our our kids need different things for our kids to thrive.
038And so for for kids in Albuquerque, one of the plaintiffs was in Albuquerque and the other student was from Gallup. So we as a school district looked at our our students, all of the students here and what they what the communities they come from and we've been we have our own equity. We have our equity council comprised of students. The students are the voice for the equity council and at the schoolboard level we uh form the ICO the what is it >> that I still am >> yeah intercultural community outreach. So this this um department that that we formed um back in 2020 was it 2020 21 >> was so that we can meet those needs and as Miss Aspus stated we are ahead of the state in regards to how we're trying to meet
039all the the students needs whether from homelessness to um language culture to providing those options for the students so that we are not leaving and trying not to leave any student out in by themselves. So that's one of the big push as a board that we made the commitment so that we um do better than the state that we address these issues. So it's when we talk about Yazy Martinez, it's it's a huge case. You can look it up, Google it. And so one of the things that we're really doing is trying to address each of those areas to make sure that we're we're on top of it so that all our students can learn the best and receive all the services that they need so that they can do the best they can. >>
040So I'd like to add something to that. One of the things that I always often mention and in this case of Yazi Martinez um is about inadequacy and inadequacy of funding because that's really what drives education all across this country is the the money that is generated the revenue that is generated for these students how pays for the teachers the buildings facilities the opportunity and with some of the decisions that have come out from the state state legislature. Those decisions have directly impacted what we can deliver to the students and quite frankly in some cases what quality of education we can or cannot provide. And I always like to use the example of Yazy Martinez and I mentioned it Monday um publicly was that there's a lot of people who say that money itself does
041not solve the problem. You just can't take a bucket of money and dump it on the problem and expect it to be solved. And that's what the state of New Mexico did. They gave the schools approximately a little over $400 million and said, "We're done." And walked away. Well, the courts have said on a couple occasions already, "No, you haven't. You haven't fixed the problem." So, I take that and I look at it and I look at CCSD and the loss of revenue that we've had as a school district since um the loss of students quite frankly since um 2018 2019. We've lost approximately 2,124 students since then. And today that equates to a total of just under $40 million that we are doing without this year cuz there's a a number that's attached to
042each student and that's a little over $19,000. And you just multiply those two numbers together and you're you're under $40 million. And again, that money doesn't solve the problem, but what it does for us is it helps create opportunity to provide to our students. And the more you limit that, the less we can provide and less we can we can give. And it affects the quality as well, too. So, I just want you all to know that and understand that the five of us up here, we have to make some very hard decisions. And to know that in some situations where we're hamstrung by the state legislature and their decisions or the governor and her decisions or their decisions, whatever it is, but we're trying to do the best that we can with what we
043have and that's really what our charge is is responsibility of the education for the students in this building in these communities and and we just appreciate and quite frankly I'm tickled to death with the support that you guys have here and you guys prove it with your rugby team even in Nuke with the FFA, the the quality of support that you're getting, that is huge cuz that that's helpful to these kids. So to all of you that do that, keep doing it and try to get more support from within your community to do that. And again, just know and understand that the five of us up here are trying to do with what we can within the limited means that we have as well, too. So, thank you. >> Thank you. Yes. I'd like to
044thank all of you at school. >> Okay. I'd like to thank the superintendents Make your student go to school. encourage your relatives, your friends. It's all on us or superintendent on us and I thank the teachers that are here. That's how that's how I see it. But I thank you guys for that. So, you know, my single grandparents, my ask wife. We did it. as you come The case, one daughter that are [Laughter] So do I. Mine are all grown. [Music] Teaching a prayer. No matter what it is, learn yourself. I don't want to go up there. There's a time to let go of our kids. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. [Applause] while while we have this many students here. I mean, it's not often, but um take advantage of CTE uh career readiness. Um we
045got a lot of programs. In fact, we had um four students that um took advantage of the CNA and they end up getting their associates before they even graduated and now they're working. So, and then they still have a chance to go back for bachelors and but take advantage of those and and that's what the state is really pushing as well. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Thank you. Any other comments? >> Okay. Uh Mr. Wells, you have any comments or reports, >> anything? >> No. >> Yeah, if if I could add any some some quick comment. Um, so in one of these meetings that that I was a part part of involving Yazi Martinez and so forth, one of the one of the tables that I had showed that that that that's some of the
046biggest gains that we've actually had in our district biggest improvements is actually coming out of out of this community and and also newcome um new ele elementary out of all the schools in our district actually has one of it has the highest attendance rate. that tells you that the the schools in the area h are having a positive impact es especially in here here in Australia. So so when I was able to message the the improvements with uh people that are in at the state level they they were asking what what's going on. I said we have a lot of great things happening in our district. >> We do >> and we see it with the results we see with parent engagement and everything else. >> Thank you. And um I don't really have um
047a report per se, but there's a lot of um I I think you've heard it before. There's a lot of cuts that have occurred, federal cuts that have gone across the board. Um things are changing at the federal level, priorities. They're pulling funds um here and there. And we have um three of the board members, myself, Mr. So, and Miss Aspus are going to be going to the National Indian Education Association. Um just know that any opportunity that we have to advocate to that we have to talk about our area or the challenges that we have, the great students that we have. We do talk about that. and just know that we're doing everything we can to help um minimize the impact to our school district. We are we have been hit pretty hard as
048as um Mr. Mononttoya had mentioned, we've got hit pretty hard. So we are always constantly thinking about how the changes affect the our students and the families and our staff and we really are working hard to to um lessen that impact by advocating for changes in the funding. So um we don't take our position lightly. We really we really care about our communities. I'm from I graduated from Nukem. I'm from Sasti Nasha and Mr. So graduated from Shiprock High School. All these three graduated from Shiprock High School and >> mine is Kirtland. >> Oh, Kirtland. Hers is Kirtland. Sorry, Kurtlin. Stand corrected. And um >> so we're all so we're all from this community and so this is where our roots roots began. just just to give some context that we're not we're not from
049other places. We're from this area and this is our home. So, we're trying to do the best we can to protect our home. So, I'll hand it over to Miss U superintendent. >> Didn't y'all want to clap for that first? >> That was very well said. We what I do at this point in time is just to list some of the donations we've had um and and some other items for tonight. I'm just going to list three donations because I've also had a request that I was given a few minutes ago and then I forgot about. I want to make sure that happens while we have our folks here to satisfy that request. Now, the first donation was from the GIA Tokcoy chapter. um is to Mesa Elementary uh to the Heritage Committee and the
050chapter will be paying directly to the vendors in the Navajo Nation Fair Committee uh for the Mesa Elementary royalty pageant and entry fairs for the Navajo Nation Fair, the Northern Navajo Fair and Parade. So, thank you very much to that chapter, Gary and Tokcoy. And I have two more I'm going to read. Uh the next one is for it's from Erica John to Career Prep High School for the senior and junior Northern Navajo Parade. A cash of $200 will pay for their entry into the Northern Navajo Parade as well. So, thank you to Erica John. And a third one is for or from Ntech Navo Transitional Energy Company and it to Shiprock High School Science Department. Um, and it's the purchase of a a robotics kit for $1,500 for the Resotics Competition, which is a
051robotics competition 25 26. So, thank you to NTech. We thank you for all of our our donations and our donors. And the request I was talking about is uh we had a request from some members of the I believe from the rugby team. Uh they would like to get their picture taken with the board members. So uh before we go on to the very next item, if the board members would would stand up and uh if the rugby team wants to come up here, I guess they can all stand right up in front here and maybe we can get the board to come around. Yes, >> Jared will teach you, coach you. [Music] Stand right here in the middle. You think we can actually go outside? [Music] Yeah. All done. It was nice to take
052in this. What? Have you seen it? Sharon, do you have any allergies? >> Really good. >> The only addiction is that Is it really good? >> That's how mine was. >> My hands are dirty. Okay. >> Oh. >> All right. Mr. So Alrighty, back to the agenda. All right. Number eight, executive session. A conven executive session discussion on limited personnel matters regarding the board's goals and expectation of the superintendent as permitted under NMA1978 section 10-15-1H2 of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act. Do I have a motion? >> Motion. >> Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Uh board member Montoya, how do you vote? >> Yes. >> Board member Ascus, how do you vote? Yes. >> Board member. So, how do you vote? >> Uh, yes. >> Board member Wells, how do you vote?
053>> And I I vote yes. So, we will convene in executive session in that room over there. I identified in the agenda as a reason for which the meeting was closed. Discussion on limited personnel matters regarding the board's goals and expectations of the superintendent as permitted under NMA1978 section 10-15-1H2 of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act. Do I have a motion to rec >> motion? >> I'll second. >> Then we finish. Okay. Board member Mononttoya, how do you vote? Yes. >> Board member Aspus, how do you vote? >> Yes. >> Secretary, so how do you vote? >> Yes. >> Vice President Wells, how do you vote? >> I vote yes. Okay, we're still having problems. Okay, number nine. Number nine, reports and no board action. A school activity trip regulations by Cindy Theodore. [Music] >>
054Good evening board members. and superintendent. So section four comes from our transportation policy procedures and it works hand inhand with um NMAC 6.41 port.4. So section four number one it talks about school activity trips um local extended and unique and those are just definitions given there. Um field field trips requiring more than two nights away from home or of a unique nature in destination or activity will be referred to the board for approval. Approval of intent by the superintendent. Approval of intent must be received before announcement to parents and students and prior to fundraising activities. Request for prelim preliminary approval must include uh statement of educational objectives of the trip. A proposed budget including cost to students and sources of finance. An estimate of the number of students participating. A general plan or schedule for
055the trip. the an itinerary a time schedule listing time of departure, travel, arrival, and activities. Final approval by the board of education. Request for final approval must be addressed to the superintendent, be submitted before the second Tuesday of each month for approval at that month's schoolboard meeting, and include a detailed itinerary of the trip, including educational activities, accommodations, and travel arrangements. Planned adult supervision. A detailed budget, including receipts and dis disbbursements. Anticipated assurance that the above details have been provided to parents and that written parental authorizations for the trip has been documented. Conditions the ability of a student to pay cost of the trip must not be a factor in determining participation in trips during school time. Schools may organize voluntary trip field trips outside of school time in which students ability to pay is
056a factor of determining participation. Arrangements for supervision of students on extended or unique field trips are subject to approval by the superintendent. Written consent from parents must be obtained for every child participating in a field trip. Permission slips must be infor must inform parents of the following name, location, date of event, cost to the student, mode of transportation, name of supervisor over overseeing the activities and parents responsibilities. No student may participate unless a signed parent permission slip for the specific event is on file with the building administrator. The sponsor must provide the driver and or chaperon a copy of the approved itinerary including the routes to be followed and a summary of their responsibilities. The itinerary cannot change without prior approval for trips other than inner school athletic supervision of one adult per 10 students
057is required. Coaches, sponsors, and drivers cannot take family members on activity trips unless they are eligible participants. >> Madam President, >> go ahead. >> Um, just for clarification, do we need her to go through the whole thing verbatim for the whole policy? >> No. Um, we could do just the changes. Yeah, because I I just had a couple of questions >> regarding this because I went through it this um earlier today and that's in section two. Um I'm going to ask our general counsel or I don't know maybe the superintendent. I'll ask the superintendent this question. Section two under responsibility to sponsors. I believe we made that clear in the language from that change that that would be the the principal or the teacher. Correct. Did Did we clarify that, Mr. Chappelle? >> Oh, my
058apologies. I thought you were asking superintendent my fault. Um with the overall changes that were talked about at the last board meeting and part of the consent agenda, um infractions on buses was clarified so that it would um be dealt with by the principal and potentially the uh transportation coordinator depending on what this what the um what the issue was. with a student um students behavior in a bus. >> Okay. So in this situation we're talking about the activities especially like um sports that would obviously apply to the coaches then they would be the sponsors. Okay. So um the only real question I had was again was uh where it says I think it's the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8th bullet point. ensure that there is at least one school employee in
059addition to the driver on each bus while students are present. Now, obviously there's a clear delineation between the um employee which would be the sponsor or the educator principal and the bus driver. They both have very clear delineated responsibilities. Correct. Okay. So, you're nodding your head in agreement. Um I I just wanted to make that clear because I know sometimes in our haste we we tend to as human beings let's say I need to I'm the sponsor I need to leave the bus and then put that responsibility on the bus driver and that's really not fair to them and quite frankly I I look at your response missing to say that's quite frankly not right either. So I think we just need to understand that as a as a board and as the administration superintendent
060that people understand their responsibilities and roles when they go on these activities to ensure well I'll just use the example of um hypothetically there's two cross country coaches, two baseball coaches, whatever it may be that uh if one has to leave, one has to stay. That's really what I was looking at. And just to make sure that uh our coaches understand that, our teachers understand that, the principles understand that, that uh that sponsor or somebody under their charge is there with those students on that bus and not put that on the responsibility of the bus driver. Okay. Um, as long as we're clear, I I I just want to me that was the biggest question in respects to this and and I think possibly why that may have been a justification to ask for this,
061but um I think the other language is is pretty clear-cut and dry if if I'm not mistaken. I'm not going to speak for the rest of the board, but uh Madam President, that I I don't have any other concerns. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, the reason why that's in there is because there are there were some trips that were happening where the bus came back with this the driver and the bus came back without a a coach or a chaperon. So, and that was what was happening. And then it also says in the same here and also in the NMAC that the the bus driver is not to be used as a chaperon. >> Very good. I I just want us to understand that um because I know in the past there has always been
062that question. Um that I attended uh even as a parent um Ben shop runs myself and so I know again that bus driver has their own duties and the the sponsors the coaches have theirs and theirs is the children. So again, superintendent, I just need to make sure that the district understands that, the administrators understand that, teachers understand that, and coaches understand that. So thank you. >> Okay. Go ahead. >> So if we had to site that, what what would we site as >> on what? >> I mean for parents, if you had to site that particular >> Oh, that >> the verbage the policy. >> Yeah. Um it's under school activity trip regulation >> section four >> section four under number two >> two. >> There are bullet points in here. It also says
063um sponsor chaperone shall monitor all students to ensure that students have orderly conduct and discipline for the duration of the trip including but not limited to ensuring that appropriate music material is not being played, listened to, viewed by students in the bus vehicle. So there it's clearly outlined. >> Was there anything else? No, I that would be my only question. Um, Madame President, I don't know if anybody else has any other questions, but I think Miss Theodore is pretty pretty clearcut and dry. So, so thank you for for presenting that to us so we can actually see that. I guess my only question if there aren't any other questions or comments from the board is that when the chaperones or the sponsors turn in the packet, are they um are these they're reminded of this?
064Do they sign this when they're going to go out and and um as a reminder that they're writing their name on there that they're going to do all these things that are outlined? Yes, our trip tickets have um at the end of the trip, the sponsor or the coach, they sign off on our trip ticket. >> Okay, sign and they put the time or and date on there. Then we also have in addition to that we also have a trip evaluation form where if the um the coach or anybody had any problems with any issues or concerns with the bus or the driver and all that they also fill that out to and return it. >> Good. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much. >> So just one real quick question. >> Um when
065they do have chaperones parents Uh those obviously have to go through the regular background checks through the school district and get the tag and their picture and all that good stuff. Right. >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. >> Just for clarification. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Thank you for that. >> Thank you. >> On to the next item. Letter B, discussion on school consolidation, student count, and current enrollment. >> There isn't a name by it. Oh, okay. So, >> this item was requested by board member Mononttoya. Um, and I think we do have some information. I don't know if it's uploaded to board docs. Um, but any information that you might require for the conversation, uh, we would be able to present. We have directors here who do have that along with m Mr.
066Dezwood. So, I don't know how you want to start it. If you want have Mr. Matoya kind of just bring it up or all board members together. >> Well, I I'll go ahead and get it started because because of the numbers that I cited and it it's it's pretty clear and evident we don't have the um access to the revenues we once did. And so therefore, if anybody takes a walk around through our schools, especially in Shiprock, and see that they're half full and the student count has gone down considerably. And the terms that we've used recently is right sizing. Um I I think that precipitates the need for the possibility of consolidation. And if we do do that, then obviously there's processes that we have to go through to initiate with the Navajo Nation
067and the state of New Mexico through consultation and letting them know how uh the affected schools and the and the parents, the families, the students, how they're going to be effective, what needs to occur, how it's going to occur. So there's a whole litany of things that are involved in that. And I I truly believe from my perspective and it's my opinion that we really need to look at that in consideration to utilize our facilities to the best of our ability uh under the current situation that we have and unless the economic conditions change so drastically that we get an influx of students of hundreds coming back into the community that we're going to have to do that. uh and I'm not going to sit here and pick which one, but that's why we need
068to look at the student count. We need to look at the uh the feasibility and the condition of each of the facilities, the size, um how each is going to be affected, the bus routes, all those things need to be taken into consideration. So, that's that's why I asked for that. And again, I kind of preface that in respects to when I spoke earlier about those decisions that have to be made by this board. Um they're they're not easy. Um they can be emotionally charged, but at the end of the day, decisions have to be made that are best going to serve the communities and and the district as a whole. So that's why I asked for this and if we have any uh again student count information for all the elementarymentaries and what that
069can help give us a better guidance and and to make better decisions um with just the overall staffing and the students and trying to fill these buildings to the best of the ability that we can to utilize them to their full capacity or at least somewhere close to that. Is there any other comments? Go ahead. With all of that said, um I I don't know if this pertains to uh state of New Mexico Department of Education or I don't know where else it would be, but this so um child care that the governor is >> talking about and um have you gotten any um papers, documents as far as from PED or um talking about that child care that universal ch child care or the first state to to have child. >> I have got
070nothing from them at this point. I'm I'm just reading the news about it and there's board information we get from um different sources, but that's that's all we've gotten so far. So, I'm wondering what what those numbers look like and and if um you know, we talk about consolidation and and um and where um if if if that happens um are they depending state depending since these are state funded buildings um on us providing that or um because it's all over the news, social media >> and it'd be nice to um find out where where we are in that, especially on the reservation. Um there's not a lot of empty vacant buildings. So, it'd be nice to find out more information on that. I would um Madam Chair, I I I agree with that point.
071Um and I would say, however, that um when they opened that up, if anybody was driving around Farmington or even around the different communities, you could see the advertisements for the 3 Y and 4 Y >> prek programs. >> Um so there's quite a few that have opened up in Farming that are available and it even says on there free. Mhm. >> So looking at it from a educated perspective of an institution, I think certainly utilizing that and if I'm not mistaken, this came up a couple years ago when we were talking about um the early childhood building in Kirtland and utilizing that for prek program and uh not giving that building away, but keeping it under our charge, looking at doing the same thing in Shiprock, but um the reality of the actual numbers
072that are out there to precipitate um full buildings is is still going to be a challenge in and of itself. But um certainly anything we can do to try to get kids in there, but also that's staffing >> and still consider taking consideration the funding as Miss Saspus has said and whatever the parameters are that the state is going to lay out, we certainly need to position ourselves to be competitive in that way to do that. So, but again, even just looking at it from where we are today, um, and looking at Shiprock and and what the numbers are, each of the elementary schools, >> any other comments? Yeah, when I've gone through all these reports so far on this this discussion topic, one of the things that's missing is the the current um numbers
073of classrooms that are vacant in each of the buildings and what percentage what percentage of the buildings being used because I I don't I don't see that because that that would also help answer some of the other questions I would have as part of this report >> so we can get a more current accurate representation. Um, when I know that Miss Aspaspus was part of the facilities master's plan, master plan, and when they went over that, they it it's contained within that report. So, I can get you those numbers. >> Yes. >> Um, the problem I have with some of those numbers is when we talk about vacant space and underutilized or unused space. Um, I think there's sometimes kind of a discrepancy because what happens is for instance, say that I lost sixth grade,
074okay? But if you go into the building, almost every single classroom is being utilized in one way or another. So it may be that there's a coach in there or something, a reading coach or a reading interventionist or something like that. Um, so as far as I think we do need to go by the the numbers that were given within that master plan is what is a full building, what it actually looks like. >> Okay, >> that's what I was going to ask about. Um, Rodney, do you have that information? >> I prepared some of that for my report. I do have some numbers and I did admit they upload the master plan. >> Yeah, we have it. >> My report does have some of that pulled off of that condition. My my question is
075um I I guess with all that's happened um and then the fact that we couldn't get um newcome the new school and that was a big portion of that fiveyear master plan and so how I I'm just wondering if it's still credible that fiveyear master plan because I I think there was there was a lot of plans in there but but financially we we are not able to and >> um and I'm wondering do we get it a second um chance at five-year master plan or is that only certain times or >> it's a whole survey that's done over over time? Yeah, because I I think uh financially, fiscally, we we >> who can't >> we need to redo that. >> I think we have that's a area we have to revisit, right? There's some
076other >> other factors that are still I think the NUA issue is still continues. >> There's other other situations or other factors that we have to look at. Um, that's an area definitely that we have to revisit in light of our circumstances, the area itself, um, the the utilities, all of that stuff. So, I think that's an area definitely have to look at in terms of um feasibility. Yeah, I think one of the other other numbers to probably look at is what are some of the operating costs of each of your buildings for heating, um, >> electricity, water, and and so forth. Uh, because I think that'll give a give us a better a good picture of what what what's going on in some of our buildings. Was there anything else for I guess for
077the the comment from for the general public would be we are looking at all avenues right now. there's a lot of data that we still have to gather um in terms of of downsizing or right sizing as board member Mononttoya had mentioned that there are a lot of factors that we would have to consider and there is a hu there's a whole process a year-long process after receiving all the information that um that we'll have to follow once uh decisions are made then we follow a certain step. So as community, our stakeholders, we will continue to keep everybody informed as we move along um the different steps. So just know that we are taking all these things very seriously and we're um looking at all the options and looking at everything on to if there
078aren't any. Mr. Wells, do you have any questions or comments? Okay. I'm not sure. I think there's still problems with him >> still in the room. >> So, Madam Madam President, is that okay? So, he was getting up to do that. So, it was a separate presentation not tied to the second one. >> Yeah. The second one the that's with um >> That's my own question. Thank you. >> Yes. Because when when I look at this report, it says Nukem High School is on the it's number two in the state list. Is that Wow. Okay. >> So So in that respect, Newm High School is slated to be a new high school >> and the same way for the middle school. Is that correct? >> I believe in the initial meetings with the state that
079uh they would be willing to fund a combination middle school, high school, and not two separate schools. Okay. >> And and that's already it had been in the works some but it got stalled out obviously but yes. >> Okay. >> What what's the condition index of Nukem Elementary out of curiosity? >> It's all right. Rodney's about to give it. >> Okay. >> The most recent one, right? Okay, let me just let we'll move on to the next item so that you can you can cover all that stuff. So we will move down to C facilities index building conditions by Mr. Armenta. Thank you. >> Okay. So, I guess I jumped ahead. >> You jumped. >> You did jump ahead. >> I was trying to warn you. No, >> Mr. Montoya, based on this report, it
080looks like Neon Elementary is higher. their FCI numbers lower than Mesa. >> Mesa is a very sound building. >> I'll take some. >> Thank you, board. Thank you, board president Hasky. Um, Mr. Wells, if you can hear online and Mr. So, >> board member Aspus, board member Mononttoya, Superintendent Carlson, and the public and my colleagues that are here tonight. I um I gave to you um a snapshot of the it's part of the five-year master plan. This is what I thought would be kind of most relevant as to what you were asking. It gives the square footage of the facility. Um starting with Kirtland Early Childhood and at the time that we had done the 5-year master plan, it gives the total capital needs. So the first slide in the the first page of your
081your your handout here, it's showing Kirtland Early Childhood and it doesn't have the NMCI ranking because it's not on here. It's not a with the students that it wasn't ranked. But as you look at the the facility as to how many square foot it is, the location of it, it's a one-story campus, 259 square ft. Um at that time it had one 840 square foot of portables, a total of 1599 gross square feet with the occupancy of 65 preK students. And then it gives just an outline of the building, the main building when it was built and it gives a little um identification of when it was added on. So if you move to the next page, gives you a little bit more detail to Eva B. Stokeley. Um, at the time of this report,
082the capital needs for that building was $2.1 million, a little over 2.1 million in capital needs that was recognized. And at the time of this, the the school was ranked at 433 with the weighted index of the PSFA, what they rated the index of EVA B. So, it doesn't I kind of would like to kind of circle back to what we were talking about about the facility. um the the the condition of the facilities and how they even come to that number looking at the the cost of the maintenance looking at the cost of replacement and they use a formula and that's how they come with the weighted index right >> so at the time of this and you all had mentioned um during the time when we were awarded the Nukem Elementary School Board
083you build you had said it was number two on on the state of being the worst school, but that was when it was awarded in 2019 2020 and we're in 2025 now. So, a lot of that has changed and looking at some of the factors uh President Hasky that you had brought up some of the other factors, Miss Aspus, you had mentioned some of the things that Nuke in the time now with the code and the building um whenever it was designed and it was approved, the building code has changed since then. And so now we got to relook at the building code for the new energy bill that has been passed. So there's a new energy code that that building doesn't fall under. So we'll have to have the envelope is going to need
084to be commission commissioned by another party. So we'd have to get the arct architects reinvolved in that for the Nukem Elementary School. And the Nukem High School combo build was awarded at the same time, but that doesn't hasn't affected it because we were not in the design of that yet. So just to kind of go back on that. So, I didn't give you in the handout um what I had printed off of the PSFA's website. The only schools that we have currently that are in the top 150 worst case uh worst schools in the in the in the state out of a recognized 634 schools are on their list. And I'll get you copies of this as well. I believe you uploaded the index. It's it's in there. I highlighted some of of our schools
085because it's every school ranking in the state. So if we get down to the 50th school in the 150 man I don't have my glasses. 158 is uh Kirtland Central High School. So that would be the next worst school other than ones than what then we've already been awarded. Kirtland Central High School is 156 on the list. And as I go down, uh, Central Consolidated School, Oho Amario is at 285. Mesa Elementary School is at 298. Um, we have Kirtland Elementary School is at 317 and Neon Elementary is at 354. Kirtland Middle School is at 394. Eva B. Stokeley is at 407. Career Prep High School is at 452. And Nasjidi Elementary is 517. And Judy Nelson is number 588 out of 634 schools that have been had a FMAR um rating associated to him.
086And on that report, it does give a percentage. So just looking at Judy Nelson on the most current report, it was at a 30.99 on their or an excuse me an 8.01 on the weighted index. 8.01 01 for this school versus Kirtland Elementary or excuse me, Kirtland High School that's at 156 is at a 34.27 weighted index. So that's the difference between Kirtland High School that sits at 156 versus NSJI Elementary that's sitting at 517. and and I have copies of this so we can look at if you look at your handout and look at each school and in in the weighted index of what's in the school and you look at the size and the capacity as we look at each each school and it's going to tell us in in this report that
087I gave you. It gets very detailed as to how many classes are arts and music, how many are administrative, how many square foot, and if it needs if it needs a fad, if it passed or failed. So, this is some really really good information that'll give us when you're looking at the school sites and that with the most current data that we have with our enrollment and looking at the data that we have per school. There were a couple schools that were um recently just had the the facility assessment from PSFA done and I don't have them numbers but as soon as I get that from PSFA I will email those to you so you will have the most current because when I looked up on the PSFA website and you can go on to
088PSFA and look under their reports and their history and I pulled up um a report that was sent to me by PSFA. it as far back as it goes for our schools is to 2017 and they are only evaluating these schools every three years and they kind of had a uh some areas where they missed during CO. So we we kind of got back on track when the state was coming back out to re-evaluate our our facilities. So the the facility um maintenance assessment report goes from a a worst case percentage to a best. So the report that I pulled off the internet showed for instance um Kirtland Elementary School was evaluated in 2017 and it had an 80.897 897 FMAR and then as they keep evaluating our facilities then it goes into the FAD
089which is the facil uh facility assessment database and them are the numbers that I gave you on that list. So, if you look at them numbers, all everything that that I gave you in the handout and everything that Miss Ray uploaded into the board will give you all the breakdown of each school that I had from when we did the 5-year master plan and what the condition. The next thing that I was working on because we just barely got the utilities into the operations is to break out like Mr. So had asked for is the utilities that has we don't have that. It hasn't been tracked yet. We haven't I'm I'm we're just compiling that data. So, we will be able to at least upload that into school dude hopefully get it onto a spreadsheet
090soon. So, we will have right now the N2A bills come as one big bill and it just has a very small legend on the bottom. It has one through five and one is gas, two is water, three is wastewater. And you got to go through and the bill will have a one, a three, a four, a five and it just gives you a bill on multiple utilities. And then we're trying to break out the housing, the school. So, we have our our we have a task ahead of us to be able to present you with that information. We've already started breaking out the repair costs of each facility, which we're tracking through our school dude work orders with everything that we have built against the facilities. I just don't have that for this meeting right
091now. But that is something that I can have so that you all will have how much um I don't know if you would want it for the last three years uh the last how many years you would like to see a trend of what it's cost us to repair these facilities. I know we have started from compiling all of last year and then what we have from the beginning of the year till now. So, I could get that report as far as what the the repair costs and then the utilities to go along with that. And then we're breaking them out separately. And then the third piece of that would be all of our uh contractor costs that we're tracking separately. So that would give you all the contract cost that goes to each facility,
092the utilities that goes to each facility through all the utilities, waste management, water, electric, gas, propane, and um also all the any contract services that we've had there. We'll have it all broke out to three different to put give you a cost of each school. Okay. But this is what I had found through my research and what we had was I thought well this will give you each school at least a snapshot of what it is and and then um with the data that we're gathering currently with current data with enrollment and what the classrooms are because I don't know what each classroom specifically is designated for. All I can do is go off of what the five-year master plan said. What those if it was a science class at that time, I'm assuming it's
093still a science class. And if it was designated an art class, I'm assuming it's still an art class because they will come to operations. They'll come to our and ask if we can switch or change classrooms sometimes, but we haven't had that. So, I'm pretty confident that everything that's in this report is up to date as to what the classrooms are as far as uh being utilized in square footage. Um, I believe with with the index and how they come about with these numbers and with what we have, I think it will give you all good information to make, you know, to see where we're at with each facility right now. This is a lot. I I tried to condense it down because there is so much information. But if you would like, I will
094print each one of you a book and you'll have the master plan and you can have it tabbed. Would you prefer that? Okay. Yeah, we could do it because we I was trying to get it for tonight, but we just didn't we didn't have time to make uh each one of you a book. >> Want a book or >> electronic copy? >> Electronic. >> It's all and we have if you have if you if you prefer it's it is electronic. So, you all have it. So, we're, you know, we're still following that and we're still trying to adhere to that and with the with the challenges of what's going on with with um how the funding and and a lot of these projects that had came in with the capital side and the and the
095money that was set aside, we are just now steering those projects. You know, we we I know we have a lot of things to do with these schools just to keep them. Even though the Nukem Elementary School was a warden in in 2019 2020 and it was the second worst school in the state back then, we are still we've been keeping it together and and trying we're spending we are still currently spending money on it. And the the thought was that once that school was ready than the Nukem Combo School, then we would still utilize that school during the combo build. I stand for questions. >> Go ahead. Go ahead. >> The um what you what you just shared about Nukem High um it was ranked two win. >> So it and and it is
096in the the notes that I sent to um Miss Ray to upload to your documents. It is the 20 FY, the final NMCI ranking sorted by rank and it includes the FCI. It's the very first page and it shows a rank and then it says a district and then it says a school name and one, two, three, pretty close to the top is the three schools. It's Central Consolidated Schools, Nukem Elementary School, Nukem High School, and Nukem Middle School that were all awarded at the same time, which is in 19 and 20. >> 2019 and 2020 is when they were awarded. >> Okay. Um, >> I have a question. >> Hold on just a moment. >> Okay. So, and you're saying we've kept at two all this time for newcome? That's just when they stopped
097ranking it. >> And um and so Oh, is um Miss Chappelle on on online? >> Yes, ma'am. I'm here. >> Okay. Um I I think we heard Jind that um one one of the newer school I believe Santa Fe may have had a a a school built and it was totally funded by not them. Um, I don't know where >> Albuquerque, I think it is. Or >> you may know more and I'm wondering um since it's been this long that it's been ranked Nukem High has been ranked up in number two. Um, could this be possibly used as an argument to um justify more funding or more of a or increase instead of a match more? >> Uh, yes, board member aspis. Um, actually, uh, Mr. experiment and I met this week on this very
098topic and so um we need to do a little bit of um analysis and research and then we can come back to you guys with um more detailed information but the short answer is yes we are trying to do just that. >> Okay. And then my my other question is um when did we or have have we done so um not sponsor dream aren't we done with that >> two years ago now? >> Mhm. >> It is in this report in in what I pulled off. They're still ranking it um in >> No, I'm I'm just asking is Central still >> We have nothing to do with >> We're no longer affiliated. They're all reported by the state. >> Okay. I think it's just the report. >> It's just because it's a state report. >>
099Yeah. Yeah. I'm I'm I was just wondering if we were still having to sponsor. >> Okay. Thank you. Um Mr. Wells >> is this ranking I'm wondering statewide or is this uh within CCSD >> the the stanking this the the the the paperwork and all the information that I gave has been a statewide ranking. It it is through it is through the PSFA and it is through their ranking system utilizing their uh facility management or the maintenance assessment. uh once they make their report and as the as the assessment of each facility like I said they try they they've been on schedule to walk each school about every 3 years. So if if the school got a an an an 88 in 2017 and then we walk it again in 2020. It may have dropped
100depending on how well we're doing our maintenance. It's a double-edged sword because the better we keep up with the buildings, the better they the less they they ding us. That the percentage doesn't change. So you, you know, some of the the cracks in the sidewalk or the parking lot, they're like, you know what, that's going to drop you. That's actually going to help you, you know, and and so some of the ranking it it is it is all through the state. It is ranked through their ranking system. And once you get past number one, once you get into the top 100, then the state looks at saying, "Okay, we want to fund this." And like you had said, you know, some some they're doing on waiverss. They're they're not paying. They're they're getting these schools
101built. And so once you're to number one then you're not the the the numbers like for us it's showing that 19-20-2 that's saying the year that it was awarded and that at the time of the award the number following that is where your school was ranked at that time. So we have TBA that was awarded in 23 24 and at that time it was 24. So that's another one like we have our schools are moving up on this list before we know it Kirtland Kirtland High School is going to be in the top 150 in the state. Once it gets so high then the state starts looking say we better get ready to fund that school that's coming up out of all these 634 schools that are on this list. They all just keep as
102as the maintenance teams keeps working on them. You're just jockeying back and forth. I mean, you might gain a point or lose a point or gain two or lose two depending on how the facility what is happening structurally with the facility. It just continues to just climb on that list. So, right now >> Go ahead, sir. >> If we if we leave cracks on the wall, it's it's better for us. It it unfortunately it it is you know I I mean we have inspections by the fire marshals and we look and we come in as a safety team say we're not going to leave that and and believe me I've walked these schools with PSFA and they look at that and they see the repairs we've done in the stuckle or the crack the CMU
103walls and they'll make note like you know what this is going to drop you a little bit but we see where you're trying to make repairs. We're going to we're going to give you a positive for that, but it's still going to hurt you, but not as negatively because we are still maintaining the schools. So, out of all these schools that are showing an award date and um a a number at that time, this list just keeps growing. And then as schools get built and projects get then they fall off, they fall off of this and then they just keep start moving up. The next ones move up. So, you know, Espanola's got some schools that have been on there that was awarded in 2011. 2012, that's the top of the list. That award was
104in 2011, 2012. And so, whatever reason, they're stalled out on that. But they just they just the state just keeps up giving us their numbers. We keep doing our facility assessments and our sitewalks and and doing our day-to-day our work orders and and maintaining the facilities. And then it just it goes into their rubric and as they as the math as it comes out with the and then once it gets and then it goes to the PSC and that's awarded and that's where we're at. We're right here. >> May I? >> Well, I'm not advocating that we that we don't patch the holes. I just it if they if they uh don't ding us for for the maintenance that we do, I guess it's all right because we have to maintain it anyway. >> That's
105what I said. The FMARS are punitive. >> Yeah. >> Now, going back to the funding of the construction, I believe that's kind of what precipitated the mill levy increase. Uh Mr. Tena, would that be correct for the state to the increase of the mill levy and get us to a certain level that would help to precipitate the state providing additional or more funding for the construction of some of these facilities. Correct. >> Uh yes. So we just got the evaluation from San Juan County and where we were able to bring our rate to is uh 10.1%. hitting that 10% is going to open up the state's coffers to say we've maximized our meal rate. If we continue to remain under 10%, uh the numbers that we've already negotiated with the PSFA, for example, on the
106project with Nukem Elementary, um the negotiations probably wouldn't go any further because we've hit that 10% uh mark. Uh now we're at 10.1 one in maintaining. Uh we can now go back to the PSFA and ask them to um ask them to provide more of the state funding. Um, Bloomfield was just most recently able to do this and they paid zero dollars is my understanding for a new school. And the way they were able to do that is because their meal levy rate was over 10%. And the state is actively looking for school districts around the state to give this money away. And that's their benchmark um that we're all figuring out has to be broken before. I remember that conversation very clearly and it stuck to me because as I've said time and time
107again >> here at CCSD we like free and to get to that point to be able for the state to do it because if I remember correctly also that the amount that you had stated in that conversation was they had $700 million in construction fund that they wanted to get rid of. >> That was the most recent number about four or five months ago that I'd heard from state officials. Now, uh I I do want to mention that that for for Nukem Elementary as it's designed right now because we overdesigned, they are only giving us money up to the capacity that they think that we should have. Now, with that being said, if they said, "We'll give you all the money uh you know, all the money that we can based on the capacity we
108think that school should be built at, uh we are still going to owe $10 million of our own funds. That's how much we have uh overdesigned. Now that number could have significantly increased with inflation with cost because this project has gone and sat there for at least two years I think four >> no >> two how many? >> Five years. >> So those initial estimates could be even more based on that redesign. The state and the PSFA is not going to cover for those additional classrooms that we chose to add on. So, while that project technically maybe could have been free theoretically with the state's open coffers, because of the overd design that the district chose, we are still going to owe and have to be able to show at least a minimum of $10
109million. Um, we set aside um 10 million uh part of the budget that you approved last year. I had set aside $10 $10 million in a reserve fund, a capital reserve fund, so that we're ready once the lease is straightened out. uh and the NTA straightened out for Nukem Elementary that we're ready to show the state and the PSFA that we at least have that amount set aside. Um and then with the general bond election, if hopefully that passed, we'll have additional funds to support these projects. >> Mr. Senia, is that money collecting interest or growing? >> Uh yes. So I am getting ready, which you just approved at the last board meeting with Wells Fargo, to put all of our money into a sweep. Um, right now we have we're sitting on a lot
110of cash. Some of those are in investments. Uh, a portion of that is in aa savings account. Let's say 77 millions of dollars is in savings account. I can't remember how much we have in investments, maybe 11 or 12. Now, the investments are growing, but we have a lot of money just sitting basically in a regular checking account, which is growing at 0% interest. So, what you all approved at the last board meeting was to allow me to move all of our money into a market sweep. And the market sweeps are liquid overnight for when we need money. And rather than those low interest rates at Wells Fargo, which we all know our bank accounts and our saving accounts don't get that much interest, these will be invested in um these will be invested in
111uh uh national bonds, liquid bonds that are paying 3 4%. So, that money is going to continue to grow. We're we're I'm hoping to grow that money to offset um some of those revenues and and there's no arbit there's um there's no caps with that that particular money to grow. Um if it was grant funds, there's limits with the edtech note. We can't make uh money off of that as well. So um so the other question I have is um in regards to understanding that the increase on inflation in of itself but yet let's just say for the sake of discussion the state comes in and says we're going to pay for it at what the regular capacity be not overbuilt what we have would that suffice or actually be less than what it would
112be for U portion of that. >> I'm sorry. You're going to have to ask ask the question again. >> You know where the state says what is it 60/40? >> What is the what is the >> our cost? >> Well, it's 6040 right now, but it should be 4060. But actually the way it is is it's 60 us 40 them because of that overdesign. The the number the >> understand that taking that in consideration if the state says yes, you qualify cuz you're at 10 10.01 01. >> Yeah. And we give you >> the whole thing >> that 10 million or 12 million, whatever it is, at the end of the day, would that suffice to to or would it have been less than our share of that portion of the build paid for it?
113>> Has it been less than the portion of our build? Um >> our 60% or 40%. >> Yes. >> Um I think we're talking about two distinct issues. one is the match which right now is high because of a statute that average the loss of sound generating station over five years. So um that is part of our legislative uh platform to to uh work on getting that um eliminated or um to obtain a waiver. And then the other issue that Mr. Satena is talking about is that we had um in in terms of being concerned about um dual language and language immersion, the community did talk about including additional classrooms. >> Um the board voted on to do bid lots on that. So um and and as Mr. Amenta just just discussed, uh the code
114has changed on that. So, we will need to bring that back before the board um to look at some kind of new new situations. I just wanted to clarify that. I didn't want folks to be confused on that point. >> Okay. Thank you. Go ahead. >> With with that said, um Miss Chappelle, I I wanted to question um both you and Superintendent Carlson on the discussions that we and the talks that we have um had and on Yazi Martinez and we just expressed that at the beginning of this meeting on how important it is for us and um and I I believe both uh Carlson and yourself know our our the board's vision on that. And so with these discussions and and then it being said that we overdesigned where is the um the counter
115where where is the the talks about well the local control um this is not a overd designed mainly by the board, but it was the wants uh the needs of the community that the school's going to be in. And um especially with being um compliant with Yazu Martinez, they want to use those extra that overdesign for um bilingual and a culture or um ICO or that's what was expressed before >> and and I support that as a board member. Mhm. >> And I hope when we have these discussions that that's what's being um brought out as well >> from from the superintendent and and even our board attorney. Um and I I I just I don't know. Um, I I just don't see people being tough. I >> We didn't create this crisis here. We
116didn't create it. We had since 2019 2020 to do something. I don't know why that wasn't done then, >> but you hear of waiverss in districts that can pretty much um they don't they're not in the same financial situation as we are, but they're they're they're getting waiverss and no arguments used for, you know, as we as we've been saying, Yazy Martinez. And so I I want to stick to that because that in the end that school is being built for the people here in this community and and that's their way of um complying or you know teaching our our our youth their language, their culture. So I don't look as it look at it as overdesign. I look at it as it's the want and needs of the community. >> I agree. Yep. Um
117on that note, >> we will respond. That's safe. >> Michelle Michelle, hold on just a moment. Um on that note, wasn't there a grant for the immersion program? I mean, that was really, as Miss Aspus stated, the the needs of the community and um it was in in line with a grant that um was going to support two classrooms, two immersion classrooms. Am I correct? Or were it was something to that effect? And it was 6040 without the whole this concept of overdesign. It was already 6040 without that. So um for clarification sakes I think that's that needs to be clearly said. Um, and as Miss Aspus pointed out, it was for the immersion program. So, our students can learn Navajo, learn their culture starting from um, preK K going up. Was there anything else,
118Mr. Mora? >> President, >> go ahead. >> Yes. I just wanted to respond because board member asked us did well from me and the superintendent to respond. Is that all right with you? >> Um, >> sure. Yes. >> Yes. >> So, um, absolutely. Um, I I I think perhaps what Mr. Satin was getting at was the state's definition of um what's above adequacy and certainly communities all across the state and school districts all across the state build buildings to above adequacy. Um lots of the of schools throughout our state are above adequacy. And so like you all have just talked about that is a community and board decision. And so, um, absolutely correct about those extra classrooms being for an intended purpose. And absolutely, when we're talking to state officials about negotiating a waiver, which
119Mr. Satine has put us in a good position to get with the uh mil levy rate, um, we bring up Yazi Martinez. we bring up um historic uh inadequacy of funding for um our school district and especially the Nukem area, New City area. So yes, I just wanted to say absolutely um that is very much a priority for myself and um in my conversations with um Mr. Carlson as well. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> If I could if I could add to that, Miss President. >> Yes, please. Um, I just want you all to know that with the conversations that I've had with Mr. Carlson and and with Mr. Satania that this this project is on the top of our priority list. I want to see nothing more than to get this done. No
120excuses as to why it hasn't been done, but I want to get it done. I would love to see this through, to see it completed. And I've I've heard the conversations that it just all talk is never going to happen. I want to see this. I would love to be I want to be a part of it. Whatever team we got to assemble, whoever I've got to get myself in and the help and the and the people that can get this moving forward and what the vision and what the plans was for the school and how it's going to be built, we we need to move forward. That's my goal and that's the conversations we're having. Uh, Mishappelle was very instrumental in the in the conversation we had with the architect who is one of
121the only members of the original design team that's left from this from the concept of this build. He's one of the original members that was involved with the build, the the design of this school. So, I'm going to rely on him heavily. I want to rely on our team. I want to I know that there's a lot of rooted stuff into this that this it it's something that Central needs to do and we need to move it and we want to do it. And so from this point forward, I just whatever I need to do to help whatever we got to do to take the hold of this and and move forward to help do this, then I want to make sure that I have the right team. And that's what I'm doing is surrounding
122myself with good, knowledgeable people. >> And I and May I? >> Yes. And I I believe um there at Asbo we were talking about that and when we were passing by each other and um you mentioned the new building codes and and I believe um I think it was from you you were saying that uh they're even requiring still electric vehicle charging stations >> and that is So ridiculous. >> Yeah. And um and I wonder uh Miss Chappelle again going back to that local control um those dollars could be used elsewhere and instead of um we know that construction and and let alone copper wiring, you know, I'm sure is is three times what it used to be. And so, um, it's it's details like that that we should be, um, talking about, you know,
123not not um allowing them to to um fit us their their type of school or their type of what they want to see us in. um because we keep talking about local control and and um in the end the community is the one that's going to be using this and um and I can just see that charging station and I even talked to who was the um >> director >> the guy Tillery >> Tilly >> Tillery with the buses and um he laughed and he says I can just see that the copper being robbed. >> Yeah. >> Can I can I add one more point? >> Go ahead. >> So we can finish this. Um, one of the considerations 5 years ago when we first started talking about and accepting the the conceptions and and
124starting the process of the building for the elementary. Um, and it was just on the cusp of this was the water line. >> Mhm. Mhm. >> And now people have noticed the transmission line. >> And then now the acceptance of the um design phase for the rail. >> Mhm. >> And that uh from my understanding of the report that they're approved 30% of the design phase already and it's going to run hopefully parallel to 491. And so anything that we've talked about four years ago, 5 years ago with respect to what was occurring >> Mhm. can honestly my humble opinion and um to the state's position of right sizing or adequacy how the hell we know it's going to be adequate in the next 7 5 to 10 years with the addition of the rail
125and transmission and the water line and what it's going to do to this area in this corridor. So, we could be right sizing anyway with what we've accepted and taken upon ourselves to build for the community cuz who's to say that's not going to change precipitously >> over the next 5 to 10 years with the increase in influx of uh people back into this area because of that water line specifically and the transmission line and the rail. >> So, um quite frankly, as I accepted then that we do that and build to that, then so be it. It is what it is and um we just need to move forward. >> Yeah. >> Well, I appreciate the update. If you could keep us informed of how it's progressing and then the challenges and um we
126can figure that out as the board were heavily invested in that the progress. So, >> Thank you. Thank you, board. Thank you for your time. >> All right. Number 10, reports and possible board action. A consideration consideration and possible board action on renewal of ESS contract by Miss Armen. >> I'm wrong. Sorry. Sorry. That's okay. Good evening, board administration. Uh Dr. Bitsoy, thank you so much for hosting us this evening. Thank you for the lovely me. Um, before we get started, I'd like our ESS friends to come up and they've graciously waited all evening. So, come on up and say hi. >> Appreciate it. >> Great to be here, Madam President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson. I'm Joseph Fitzgerald um with the SS. I'm um get to work with these this awesome team. Sorry
127if I'm running out of breath. I've been under the weather, so excuse me for breathing constantly. But I am your accounts manager. I met you guys at the mid year. And I just wanted to say we're uh we're doing awesome since I've gotten on. We've been fill rates have been at 97% more than last year. Um, our first issue was when I got on was there was not enough um, subs out here in the rural area and I've gotten to work on that. We've got a lot of more fields out here to newcome to NS Chitty and um, doing that. So, you guys did take about 15 of my subs, my awesome subs. They're now longterm here or they've been hired on by you guys at district. So, yay. And then as now my current
128um project has been for this bed the high needs I've hired a lot more that can fill those positions. So we have more of those going on and they've been at a like I said a 97% fill rate. The Tuesdays are your highest fill rates. Fridays of course are hard but it's Friday. Everybody likes their three-day weekend. Other than that I've been um doing a lot better since we've gotten on. I've hired um more bilingual more like I said for this bed has been my highest concentration just everything that looks a lot more cleaner now some compared to 6 months ago when I first got here but other than that we're doing good with ESS but yeah it's probably about much I have now um any questions >> go ahead So I attending ASBO I
129I I got to know what RA is and and what services they provide. Um and I think they're more as far as that training goes. Um classroom management, child psychology, things like that. They're uh those people I'm not going to say all, but you know, they they do tend to have that and or they they get people that that do have that. And so I'm I'm not going to say that you you're not qualified, but I I know that years you've you've um we've had your services, but um I'm going to ask um Superintendent Carlson that the Um, I'm not going to say the uh reduction, but um some of our employees that weren't um is there a way that they can be used through um not necessarily ESS, but you know, back into in
130a different um job description. >> The short answer is that um yes, we could perhaps hire employees that um are no longer employed by ESS, >> but that would they would have to go through whatever hiring process. I'm trying to be careful with my words. Let go or not not renewed or I I don't know. But >> um I'm just wondering, you know, that a lot of them gave a lot of years. So I'm just wondering if we could use them as subs or um give them that opportunity first. But I don't know. So that >> go ahead. >> So with restructuring, any restructured employee is allowed to apply for other positions. >> Okay. Okay. Thank you. >> No one none of those folks were terminated for cause. >> Okay. Yeah. I was trying to
131be careful. I I didn't know what >> um she's going to eat your food. Is there any other introductions? Did you >> Hello everybody. Thank you Madam President, members of the board, Superintendent Carlson. Um I'm Rose's colleague. I'm kind of copy paste but in a different district um as an account manager. Um thank you all for having us here and thank you for hearing us in our presentation today. Um but my name is Rachel Eldridge and nice to meet you all. Great. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Um, so I am going to presume that you all have seen the contract. So you want me to just hit the changes? >> Um, may I ask another question? >> Go ahead. >> So um, ESS is is that in Farmington, Bloomfield, Aztec too? >> No. >> Just
132here in Gallup. Gallup County. >> Okay. All right. >> Thank you. >> So changes. >> Yes. >> All right. It's pretty easy. So if you go to page three, number four. Sorry, wrong page. Um page five. I'm sorry. Page five. 4.21. So, we added in um some language, quite a few bullet points there specific to providing office space for ESS. So, it just lines it out right there. And that is other than um updating the terms of the agreement. That's really the only change. So, we spelled out in the 4.21 what it would look like for ESS coming in and using office space there in the administration building. Any other changes? Uh the D the dates the term of the contract on page page seven number seven the term just updating it from July 125
133through June 30 2026 to automatically renew on a yearly basis for 2 years after July uh 30th 2026. So shooting out to 2028. My my question may I >> go ahead. My question is, um, superintendent, did, um, board attorney look at this? >> Did the board attorney look at this? >> Um, an attorney, not the board attorney, the attorney, the administration. >> Would you like the board attorney to look at it as well? >> Yes. >> Have you looked at it, board attorney? >> I have not. No. I mean, it's been on has been on board docs since Monday. >> Um, the final version, I think just yesterday. >> Um, we we had a a few little updates, but um since yesterday, >> this version >> when I'm sorry, Miss Emine, do you remember when
134the last RFP was? >> No, I was looking around for um Christy Walters. Um, no, I don't. My recommendation is that um and I apologize for you know the folks from ESS having to stay late but I do want to know when the last RFP was um because we are modifying term. Um so I just want to make sure we are okay on the RFP situation. >> We might have an answer. So, so the original agreement when we started working in here was in April of 2019 and we uh used um a tips purchasing consortium which um ESS responded to the RFP of that purchasing consortium. So that's the original um RFP that you're working off of um under an organization called TIPS. >> So that is a six-year-old RFP. Um >> yes >> I
135just want to talk to our procurement expert on that and >> yeah yeah >> just make sure we're okay with that >> and we have options there too. There's um other we participate in four different um ones PCA one GPA tips and um also Qualas. So we could also um that that'd be another option. We would be open to going to any one of those and some of those will be more recent RFPs. >> But those are RFPs with other districts or our district. >> They're purchasing consortiums that are recognized in all 50 states that we did RFPs on. >> I see. Um so board president, board members, my um recommendation is that we have a conversation with our procurement expert just to make sure we are still within that original RFP window um before
136you vote on this. >> Okay. >> So we >> go ahead. >> Um so being with TIPS is an RFP process that's through that organization with the state. So procurement code actually doesn't require us to go to a formal bidding process or RFP process if it's through a tips contract. That RFP process has already been established as long as they maintain. >> Yes. >> Um we are now having a legal conversation with legal advice to the board. So if we if we're going to do that, we need to go into executive session um because the board doesn't have enough information right now. Please go back in. >> So we should pull this table it table this item. >> Thank you for that. >> Okay. Thank for that, Madam Chair, because I I believe if it's
137the um the u intent of the board to make sure again, as I've said before, dot the eyes, cross the tees, not once but twice. >> And again, it just may be a simple very easy read through and if it is, then fine, we can proceed, but we just want to make sure. >> Okay. >> And that's our prerogative. So, thank you. >> Thank you. So, we will table this. How does that work? >> Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. If um as long as board our board um if can ensure that our board legal >> Yes. >> board attorney can review that. >> I need a motion to table that item >> motion. >> Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Mr. Um, board member Mononttoya. >> Yes. >> Board member Aspus
138>> to table. >> Yes. >> U Secretary. So >> I I think it's okay. >> So vote >> oppose. >> Okay. Um, Vice President Wells >> table. >> And I vote to table also. Did you get the vote? Okay. Thank you. Then on to the next item. B consideration possible board action to combine the work session and regular school board meeting for October 16, 2025. Three of the board members will be at the National Indian Education Association October 7th through October 12th. So, it would require either moving the meeting or all of us being online or um if we opt to combine the work session with the regular board meeting, what is the board's >> decision? Do you >> combine combined? >> Okay. Can >> I make the motion to approve the action item combined?
139>> Okay. Do I have a second? amend that to have it up in Spokane. >> Just joking. I'm only joking. >> Do I have a second to combine the the board meetings for next? >> I gave you a second already. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh vote. Uh board member Mononttoya, how do you vote? >> Reluctantly because I'm not going. Yes. >> Board member Aspus, how do you vote? >> It it doesn't matter. I mean, we do have Zoom. >> Yes. >> But it doesn't matter. I mean, yeah. >> Okay. Um, Secretary, so how do you vote? >> You. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> It's already up there. >> Vice President Wells, how do you vote? >> To combine. >> Okay. And I vote to combine. Yes. So we will um have our next board meeting
140on October 16th. Last last item 11 request action items and or reports for next future meetings. A possible items for next meeting. >> Yes. I would um just like to ask since we're at a continuation on the um right sizing and facility use of the buildings is to look at um efficiency and effective use of those buildings at all the schools especially in Shiprock student counts. uh how many empty rooms even if they are used for um special programs because in that for me in my opinion that falls under efficiency and effective use. Um but any data that we can have that would help us make a very um judicious uh decision. and not what we need to do with these facilities and these buildings to better serve our students. >> Go ahead. >> May
141I um suggest on that? Uh I don't know if we can redo it or but to start early on that combined meeting. Start earlier >> maybe at 4 >> because there's probably school. >> Okay. So, what's the location? >> Oh, okay. So, um I would need another motion is what chairman said to move the time from 5:30 to 4 >> or even 4:30. >> With with with all due respect, you don't have to do that because there's no action to be taken on it because if you note it 72 hours ahead of time or even the week, the 10 days, then you're good. You just got to make a decision to do it. >> Okay. So, what time do you prefer 4:00 or 4:30? >> Is the board >> It doesn't It doesn't matter to
142me, but I know it's going to take some time. So, if we did 4:00, but that's going to be three your time out there on the West Coast as well. So, you >> No, that's the 16th. No, October 16th meeting. >> Oh, the mine meeting. I'm sorry. My bad. See, um yeah, I'd say start at at uh four. >> At four. >> Four. Okay, Mr. Wells, how do you feel about um are you okay with starting the meeting at 4:00 on October 16th? >> 4 seems kind of early. Uh I would go 4:30 or 5. >> What say you, Mr. >> 4:30. Are you guys okay with 4:30? >> 4:30. >> So 4:30. >> 4:30. So, the meeting on October 16th will be at OHO um at 4:30. >> Okay. And then B, possible items
143for future meetings. And on that one, I I'd like to um talk about how we can use Starlink and and um and offer it to our students as well. Um this is what I imagine in my mind. I don't know if it's um a right thought but have Starlink for the like say here but all the students that are enrolled here they will get it have access to it is that something possible is or am I >> I have no idea >> thinking crazy >> but that's something we can look into and we Amy and her department can check that um see what we could possibly do, what kind of prices, freebies, >> anything. >> Or even just the range. We don't know what the range would be. >> Can you research that or anything
144similar to Starlink? I yeah I I don't know how how it works, but all I know is that it's it's a it's a good fast um internet or Wi-Fi and and uh but maybe that's the thing to attract more students is to provide free Wi-Fi. Um, and I I I'm I'm just throwing that out there. I um what if we can start kicking that around and if that's possible and like newcome all the students will have access to the system, the starting Anything else, Mr. Wells? >> I have nothing but >> uh for me, um can we have information about the 40-day count because I believe uh the 40 40-day count's coming up in the second Wednesday of October. >> So, we would >> Yeah, we need to have that that that snapshot as far
145as like where where we stand with enrollment and so forth. And related to that would be also be uh attendance rates. I I think having like a monthly attendance rate tracker for all of our schools that that that's helpful for us as a board to keep oversight. And I I guess related to that is if if there are any celebrations in the district for uh success in terms of of high high attendance rates and so forth, maybe that's a time that we need to start celebrating and recognizing su success with each of our schools. And I'm not sure if the district has any like monthly assessment data that we could probably look at. >> Yeah. >> Like ELA, math, science. I really want the information on where we're at. An update on the strategic plan.
146We were supposed to do it tonight and I overlooked it. So if that can be added, I realized that after. So, >> so if we can look at that and um if we could get the an update on the facilities, the building to see with um Nukem Elementary or middle school, high school, that whole construction, we can just get a brief um update like you gave us this evening. That would be great just to see where um the challenges are and what needs to be done if it's up to date and if there was a meeting that's going to be planned with PFSA if you know all those questions. If you could just give us a brief update on how that's going and I think that is it. If there aren't any more items >>
147motion to adjourn. It's okay. >> It's okay. Okay. Uh, board member Mononttoya, how do you vote? >> Yes. >> Uh, board member Aspus, how do you vote? >> Yes. >> Secretary So, how do you vote? >> Uh, Vice President Wells, how do you vote? >> Definitely. Yes. >> And I vote yes. Thank you. Thank you everybody for attending and coming out here. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music]