001We tested only 19. So that means we lost about three kids for third grade and so on. So even when we have a little fluctuation, especially for our school district that we are in in attendance, it does affect also our um our results from assessment. But even then, our goal is always to increase enrollment. And I'm just hoping that the results of what I'm sharing with you today excites you just as much as it excites me. And this is not just this not thanking the parents, excuse me, the staff and the students, but also the families as well because I'm not seeing more parent um participation, input, emails. Um I feel like the families are more out. I receive emails all the time. It's not always about what are you doing or what why did
002you write up my kid? It's mostly about I noticed this. Can we do this? And so now I feel like we're getting so we are in two years of turning around our school. And if you look at it, studies always show that it takes about three to four years to turn the school around. But what we've done in this last year and this year is just excellent in support. Very proud of our staff, our students, and our families. So thank you. And I stand for questions. This is beautiful. I love it. And I can see I can see in your face that you're so proud and this just amazing. I know that you talked about that at the beginning of the year or so and it was hard to see. community members, they would ask,
003"What are you doing differently? What is your school doing differently that that we can send the kids to your school?" And things are changing. You may not see it, but they're changing. And, you know, we're having different kinds of of curriculum coming in. And you know, the more we we gain um the better the outcome will be. Yeah. And I kind of have to um you know, explain a little kind of um why defend the horse. Um but I try to encourage them to send their hands up here. I'm trying I guess. And then this is and this board remember is your talking point here because nothing speaks for itself and so question or anything and this is all public information and the families or anybody says I still this is still you know technical
004don't worry we know how to break it down as well to parents ever want to report but I'm excited to share this um here and so thank you and I just want to say thank you as well as Amelia um mentioned you know we had talked about data and you know we are finally getting to see it and we are also getting to see that um you know like you say you guys are working hard and and we are improving so you know that is our goal to keep on um improving and we're you know you guys are doing a good job so thank you and I will convey your um your kind words to my staff as well. Thank you. You know, very nice and you know, Paul's mentioned that uh working together teamwork
005always works and uh you know and I know there's a lot of work that you did and u I just want to ask you how are we recruiting because you got this great data now. How do we recruit? How do you have more kids coming this way? That's always a question and so how do we do that with not just the tribe other communities and we see other how other schools are recruiting you know because I know that there a lot of schools out there now and anybody can go wherever they want the way I see it it's not like 20 years ago now we got school we got other reanch other school in the state that they can some out of state and some home [Music] their homes. So I just wonder how we
006are progressing as far as uh so uh before we the first thing that we did was to get the feel of who are coming. So as early as March, we already got uh results from the current enrollment who is thinking of coming back and who's thinking about coming back. So we got some feedback on that and we have a good about 19 22 students that said that they're not planning to come back. So immediately our effort was we have to contact these parents. So I'm glad to report that as of that number went down to 19 as of this morning. We technically as yesterday afternoon out of those 19 students that are not planning to come back seven are already coming back. So that's what our effort because we just call them and tell them
007these are the things that we cannot be doing and then we also did the summer program. So um we can only uh when I was reading those uh comments as to we asked them very candidly why and so when we call the parents we specifically answer the why that that the reason that they're moving their kids. So um first thing is that we want to make sure that they have some literacy. So we of course we hit we have some hiccups when we were introducing the summer reading program and um we tried our best to collaborate with the public education department to make it as good as possible. We have a good sign up already and uh there were some hesitancy and so now we've offered our summer reading program not just to our students.
008So because of that we have students who enrolled and now are deciding to enroll with us. So that's the second part. Then the the the third strategy that we did is uh those that are bringing in or are students that are um new transfer to us. We did it oneonone on a case not on a case to case basis but one on one. We ask them who else can you bring over. So we incentivize uh but we have not put it in paper. This is like on demand realtime decisions that it is doing. But what we wanted to create is we wanted to create a plan of recruitment for our students. So one of that is um definitely by August one we would have a very good social media and website strategy. So that's going
009to be the first thing uh we have to we have and not just for students recruitment but also for staffing. Um we have to be able to develop a good narrative of what JDS is. Um, we are able, our staff are able to explain to whoever calls what services we're offering, what CPE we're going to be offering, what classes, what changes we're offering, but we don't have that hosted. We don't have that um like strategically visible to to everywhere. So right now it's more like call this family, go to Zia, go to Heis, go to Heis, look for uh students that are wanting to come back. So um those are our strategies. By July 1, we uh we will have a more robust recruitment including our uh virtual program and uh we we will be
010putting it together and uh presenting it during our student handbook because uh once the board approves it, we would be we would have the ability to uh convince our public that this is our offering for next year. including um the the two um the two electives that we would like to offer our students for the high school. So there are um there are ondemand strategies that are being used. There is no coherent strategy yet for student recruitment. That's what we need to come with student recruitment and retention. But I'm very glad to say that I'm already hearing a lot of positive suggestions. So I'm hearing suggestions like okay maybe in the beginning of the year whoever brings in you know whoever student a new student comes in we'll bring them we'll have them a celebration
011summer students if they are a summer student from other school that enrolls with us how can we make it right for them. So there's some initiative of buying them some ice cream and things like that, but it's not coherent. So that's what we need to create. And so we would love to uh put that together and make it into a a policy of this is what will be because it will require a a a budget for that. So we're going to put it in our policy that this will be our recruitment effort. So I hope I answered your question later. And with that, Mr. Melia, I'm thinking that even like our schools can probably open its doors before school starts. Just put flyers out there and do it the oldfashioned way. Just go visit, make
012ourselves more visible as a leadership um team for the district. I mean, Dr. Kam has done that where we visited, but maybe we need to increase that where we're visible out there rather than being here and hoping people come in. we can go like visit. You know, I don't think honestly the two years I've been here, I don't think I've ever gone to the ed department and that's that. It's not good for me as the school leader. I should go over there. And you know, I know Jonathan and I know the people that are there, but they're always coming to visit us. But now I'm like, you know what? We need to go over there. We need to go visit and see what programs and probably also working on more collaborative efforts, you know, like
013the after school program. happening over here at the ed department at kus. Is there something we can do that's most in conjunction or we can do something with za as well and not just the pblo but also looking up the hills. So so I feel like we've increased a lot of opportunities for our kids here because that was a big goal. You know we always have sports and and Dr. has worked really hard at making sure we have like a solid sports program, solid this, solid after school tutoring, but now I think maybe next year is the time where we need to go out now and visit and and see the community if there's something special happening in any of the communities. We should go there and just put a table out and say, "Hey,
014these are brochures about our school. Just let you know this is who we are. and valley and these are the three programs mid elementary high school. So um I think that so thank you for that question. Um I like where you're headed that I was just going to offer a a thought in thinking about connecting with the community more. So, actually your school nurse is uh the president of the farmers market in Huma Springs, which happens every Saturday until October. Um, and then the Fourth of July parade and festivities is a big thing. And the library often does activities throughout the summer for kids. And they have they used to do like a movie night as well in the park. Um, so just some activities that are happening up the hill. That is part of
015our strategic plan is to also cast our net out to a greater area to make sure that the community feels welcome and part [Music] anything on prek. Prek we have a waiting list. Okay. So that's why I said I've applied for two classes. We only got approved for one. So our capacity is 15 kids but we have a waiting list. But I have some strategies on how we will be able because our right now is retention. This is our feeder program. If we have 20 kids that could potentially become kindergarten, why not service them now to prepare them? So we're taking it on our own using our own funding to that effect so that as much as possible we don't say no them registering over correct don't talk about anybody Mr. President [Music] that was
016submitted. Um so you can see that I uh primarily went over discipline violation. This is for the current for the whole school year. Um as far as discipline I I can't say this. since first of all does everybody understand how I made the chart that in sixth grade out of six females I believe these things that happened good um you know uh discipline overall one thing I'm I shouldn't be surprised that our high schoolers for whatever reason seem to be a more mature level in middle school because you see there's a big difference between discipline violations high school or middle school. So that is that is a very very good high school that the students are making thoughtful decision school. Um most say it just has to do with a lot of maturity and clicky
017things. A lot of disorderly conducts that as you see on there came from one activity or violation that I brought out to you a couple months ago. We had fights and a lot of students fight and so that was one thing that I think the THC the uh tobacco um quite honestly we need to have something more than just I was supposed to um you know what does that mean? Does that mean I start bringing students in a burden for them their families to come on Fridays make their time um Saturdays? Um obviously having some sort of counseling for for the students and and the family parents and guardians is something that I've seen done before. nice to have something like that here because it is an educational thing. When I talk to the students
018about the wise, you know, what is this? Um there is this underlying uh theme of it's it's almost like a self-medication, you know, whatever's going on at home anxieties that they have. And um and for some, you know, it is just the kid doing too, especially with the tobacco, those ones. Um just just to be cool to have it. Um so with that, I'd like to, you know, as far as the GPA were for the middle school, as you can see, we had the majority of students were at 3.0 or higher 3.0. average across all three days. The high school, you know, the ninth grade is kind of an outlier in that sense. 10th grade we had half the class dip were higher and 11th grade was opposite. And 12th grade is quite honestly not
019as we say there's as much discipline problems but there is something about you high school credits the ownership of your education of being present in the class that you need to do for yourself to uh something that you saw. We got a positive report on our our youth mentoring program that was this year. In fact, there's I can share with you that there's a little blog that supports program. They actually did page story two girls. So very students increase their value. Next, let's see the highlights. I know I put the eighth grade probably about there. So, actually six. What was really unique about that was that each grade level did something different. One group went out to a uh to a zone that had like burns there. the scientist that went out there and the
020third one I believe was just like halfway up just for promotion promotion really really Well, the uh the auditori next year we're going to look for a bigger place for middle school students go and see results for high pass just like Dr. was talking about and the results that I shared with the high school blood drive are really well [Music] wasn't a great success [Music] young kids. It was different this year was just for the juniors and seniors. I understand that previously they all gradually look forward to [Music] graduation as we know was quite a success this year. trip. might wonder why there's 12 or eight graders. because they had their own trips [Music] recovery has started as much as Friday when they leave here with their laptop so they can still continue they're eligible
021to pick up two credits. One thing that I found was interesting and I think it's really that's really cool. Um, somebody else may not think so, but um, we don't charge credit recovery. U, we had some students that said that schools elsewhere and it's $150 $200 for them to attend and so we really do offer students next and we're waiting for the state science test results come back. Um, now what I gave you is real similar to what M gave you. Before we go over that page, I'm going to give you a print out that I made just a little regarding the same results. And I'll tell you what first. So what I'm giving you now is the uh the achievement levels of all three grades for the three tests beginning year end of year.
022And I circle for you what percentage of students was highest, you know, at what test. So for example, the first three lines are the sixth graders, beginning, middle, and end. And you'll see that need support was actually the highest in the third test and your test. As we move to the right, the near target was highest at the middle of the year test and the ontarget students was the highest at the end of your test. And there's there's a lot of things that happen here. One is for sure by the end of the year test, this was taken after the main state test, after mass test. So by then the kids kind of are at what's taking computer tests. Um similar to middle year, the kids some kids some students I see that they don't
023take as much your test because when the kids return from summer, you know, they're excited about being here, doing it, showing off, right? And then them knowing that this test doesn't necessarily reflect um what happens to the school. This is for our data, right? They know that the no mass test is very important. this, you know, middle schoolers, depending on who it is. Um, again, going into the buying of of a student's education of, you know, how important is to me for me to do my best as opposed to let's let me just push these buttons and get this out of the way. Um, also another piece of this is the relationships that the teachers have with their students. If uh teachers and students have really good relationships, uh the teachers can promote the students
024to do their best and they'll buy into it, right? To do their best not only for for themselves but you know for the teacher too. They want to make their teacher proud. So, uh, continuing on on this page, you'll see that the reading achievements, and I'm just going to go on on target for both sixth, seventh, eighth grade, the highest results were at the end of the year. For the language assessments, uh, for the sixth and seventh grade, the highest result for ontarget students is for the end of the year. And uh the eighth grade was just one one percentage off which the highest was for the middle of the year test. Uh math the on target units um the seventh grade you'll see that there was 4% across all three tests. Um now how
025is this important as compared to what I gave you before? So the paper that I gave to you in your packet uh similar to what Mrs. B just went over you with is the uh the the expected growth of the students from the from the end year to the end. Now notice I didn't give you the beginning of year test because um you don't the first test it doesn't show growth for the student it just shows what they know. So the middle of the year test shows the growth from the first test and the alternative the end of the year test shows the growth between the middle and now this is what's really cool is that um if we look at the sixth grade and notice that there's four areas low expected near expected expected
026above expected. So this is where they start at point A and where do they end up at the end of the year? So for the sixth graders, 53% of our students made expected or above expected growth. Now how does that translate to the achievement? Um well there there's a piece of this of we understand that our students are from deficit. they weren't at on grade level to begin with, but students this year made tremendous growth. In fact, the majority of almost every on this test is well, let me just go through it. So, for the uh seventh graders, the uh expected expected growth was 29% of the students. The eighth graders, 79% of the students expected growth. from you know testing administration. Uh language usage uh 70% for the sixth graders 46% for the seventh
027graders 58% for the eighth graders and math sixth grade 42% made expected growth seventh graders 8% and finally 29% for the eighth graders. So when you look at the achievement levels, I want you kind of to go back and think about again, we're looking at where the show where the students started to where they ended. So is everybody on target? Because that's what the I really shows too. It's it's a predicting test. How well are they going to do on the New Mexico summit test? So I'm expecting to see really good results once we get assessor state results back here after they are no longer embargoed. Um I think this does show that middle school um primarily working together especially along the lines of being arts did a tremendous job in improving students performance this
028year. And with that I stand for questions. Um no question but I you know I was seeing with the GPA and um you know their testing and it is showing um we don't have students that that many students that are below a 2.0. So you know that means that they are working and they are learning and um you know so the tests like you say they will be good because what you're showing us here is [Music] thank you to the staff as well and we are we are already addressing uh the need we're not waiting until the beginning of the year as a matter of fact the middle school. We're still going to schedule that one. But our elementary and our high school, we're using mathematics as our um start as our uh springboard. Uh
029we are going to address we are going to understand what this course are in relation to the standards that they need to learn. So in the last two weeks, each grade level have been meeting with our consultant and getting a training on how to read the standards and how to create the skills that they will be looking for and how should it translate into a grade and how should it address the test that will be asked in these test questions. So, um, we're going to we're going to be doing that for all of our teachers, but I'm very glad that our elementary teachers showed up for that. And then our mathematics teacher for the high school will be showing up tomorrow and, uh, Thursday. And we will also be doing the same exercise for all
030the other content classes so that we will be able to really report to you uh because it's very hard to analyze this just based on a lot of assumption. The way we would like to present it to you is to triangulate it and say this is the prog because this is a progress monitoring data what they did in the beginning, the middle, and the end. But we're going to uh we're going to compare it with how they actually perform as a grade level student during this end of the year test. But we are going to triangulate it with the standard mastery to say well why is it that they are near target but they were because they're only learning this standard at grade level as I explained to you last year and this year most
031part we have been on an intervention mode this test are tested at grade level so next year our expectation is that all student will have to be taught at grade level. Then we're bringing in additional intervention if they needed to support. So last year as I explained earlier before our teachers are doing two tracks. Our teachers have to teach intervention and our teachers have to teach grade level. Next year we're addressing it uh strategically all students because because this is where we we will be testable. If we want to be in five years time within our strategic timeline, if we want to be a spotlight school, our students has to be taught at grade level. But we will support them if they needed intervention. That's going to be the biggest change and that our team
032in the elementary, middle school and high school are embarking and they are showing up good. So thank you back a little bit on that. So uh the test that students get in both MEAs and MEA it is targeted at their grade level tested on grade standards for grade. So on target result means students should be proficient on target proficient. Now to go back to why I think the biggest you know celebratory thing about this is the expected growth how much we were expecting growth because again just like Dr. I said they're being tested at eighth grade level. But if they were already behind as a eighth grade, they're at fifth or sixth grade level. You know, they're making expected growth. That means it's a one year growth. You know, that put six above expected. They're
033over a year over a year's growth in the year. So, um, yes, I want to celebrate that our students are showing a lot of growth and that's but you don't but the test results you don't see it because that way because you know as an eighth grader test grade but they're starting from behind that that line, right? And so it's going to take a lot more of what we're doing with our professional development and you know promoting the students to to want to be their best and to point towards that. So thank you very much. There's nothing else. Um I just make a comment kind of just piggy back on what Kathy said about um I mean of course data is wonderful and it tells a story right and so um a piece of that
034story at least for me and my interpretation is buy in student buy in teacher buyin and school culture and so it sounds like you and the staff are contributing to that that there's like care in the future of my education or my my career my lifestyle all of that And so it's just wonderful to see [Music] department. Uh madame president, members of the board, uh Mr. uh Davis has to take a leave today for a family uh event that he has to participate. But as far as athletic is concerned, our um beginning of year events have already been scheduled except we are still finalizing two more events or two more games for the basketball. So um we are uh hoping we are actively looking for um a valuable coach but we will have to have
035a valuable coach for our athletics program. Uh so I have some contingency in mind already uh to make sure that we have uh athletics event is starting the beginning of the year. We have some conditioning going on for our uh basketball conditioning during the summer program. They are meeting twice a week at this time and as soon as we have more student participation we are going to increase the time that they will be meeting. So yes sir, are we going to have cell phone? Yes. When I say yes, I've invested on that because I actually have 24 ladies who signed up. So we have and we have uh a volunteer who wanted to do it and then a staff member who wanted to coach it. So we have 24 who signed up. So, we are
036going to invest on that. And um I think we are we're just waiting for the purchasing purchasing of our elementary equipments and our elementary um um jerseys, but that's already invested on already. Okay. So, I take it back. The jerseys did come on already. But at this time, Madame President, I just would like to give first the floor to uh Mr. Foster just so that he can share. It's not in the agenda, but I take the if you don't mind, Madam President, he's already he's also part of that report. Just so that if you have any question for him as our MLS is coordinator. All right. So, I just wanted to uh touch on a few things as far as where we are with uh our grant, some of our grant applications, some student recognition
037that's already been touched on a little bit more, and some uh steps that we're taking to actually reunate students who have uh somewhat checked out that we're bringing back. So um first uh so just to to cover some of the grant applications that we've done um one is the Ed Fellow grant uh which looks at basically a grant that will help us help develop young educators and which if if goes well and if we can continue to grow that program can also create a streamline of staff members for for the future. So, uh, one one of the things that we talked about is how we recruiting staff. The NFL program can definitely help develop that because what it does is it it brings young uh, educators into our school that we then mentor and help
038out. But the Ed Fellow, if if you don't mind, sir, it will create an FTE for the district, but it is reimbursed 100% from the state. So yes, it's a cost. It's a reimbursement, but it helps us to train would be anybody who has a bachelor's degree, associate degree who wanted to become a teacher. They can work for us while they're pursuing it and they can actually be assigned classes with some limitations. They have to be mentored. They have to be that's that's just one way of the state doing alternative pathways for teachers to be. Uh the next grant on here is the wellness room grant that Dr. Kamano mentioned earlier. We we did submit everything with that. I have been in contact with with them as well to just confirm that they've got everything.
039And in addition to that also participated in a in a mental health uh awareness vocabulary development toolbox type training that that I did a couple weeks ago that we're going to look to bring develop that into our with our pure men mental health group. Uh and this is an expansion because before this school year ended, Mr. Foster and Miss Trujillo, our school nurse had already we've been working because Miss Trujillo already had had applied or had applied for a small scale grant on wellness room which we got funded. So she got a grant and so she's working on identifying a classroom. She already identified what furniture to put in there. she already actually are working already and this grant will expand it big time and also helps with the sustainability of the program. Um yeah
040uh I'll touch on on that grant as well um with that. So that was through United Healthcare. We went and we met with the representatives for for United Healthcare and the the great thing is that when we met with them we brought in our peer support group and they were sharing their ideas for for the root. So there's a lot of student buy in with this. Um our student our superior support group will also help staff the room during the year as part of an internship. So um and then um and with that grant and the support of United Healthcare through that grant we will be the first school in the state of New Mexico to have a wellness. So, as we're talking about things that we're doing that we want to put out to
041help recruit recruit, that is a big a big plus for us. Being the first in the state, you know, being the first in the state to do anything is great as long as it's not negative, you know, but this is, you know, and mental health is such a big push across the nation. So, to be the first in our state to have that is a big big plus for our district. And then the next grant on the list is the school violence and prevention grant. We are in the process of of applying for that grant. It is very thorough in what we are going to have to do for that grant. So we're still in the process of doing that. But that will also strengthen our restorative practices and our restorative justice and this is
042the department of justice through the department of justice will help us our security. Yes. do a partnership with with the tribes. Yes. So this will this grant will allow us specifically for cross collaboration. So yes, it will fund for that. And then we have the outdoor learning grant which we touched on earlier which uh we have everything uh ready to go for that that we will be submitting tomorrow. And uh and that is again will tie directly into our our dash goal or dash goals and creating that community collaboration and also getting students taking learning from the classroom outside of the classroom into the community and I think Mr. Foster and his team will be able to make our vision happen by August. So this outdoor learning grant one of the focus we uh the
0434H club is already going to start meeting here Thursdays. So we are going to do that and this outdoor learning plan one of the outdoor learning grant one of the goal is to establish our own garden that the students will man themselves and then we're going to have we have a cutting station. We're going to create a pipeline and not just that but it will also allow for uh visitation uh field trips not just to high techch field trips but to landbased field trips agriculture agriculture yeah absor internship. And then uh the other thing on here is students for recognition for our two students, Abigail Garcia and they were featured. The link is on here is it really does highlight the success of the program. and things that we are doing. We're expecting the video
044itself to be shared with us next week. So, and then um as I mentioned about this, the United Healthcare brand wellness room and then the last thing I have is uh as Dr. Kim and I have been working together how we can how we can reach students who who are either have dropped out or are on the verge of dropping out. And so what we've started is a Friday academy where uh currently working with students on their credit recovery students who you know 19 years old don't really want to be seen on campus. There's kind of but yet who are who want to to to uh to complete their diploma. Uh and in addition to working with the students I've also uh reached out and communicated with uh our PBLO department of education. And so
045we're looking at more students so that we can possibly bring into the program. Um and the parent feedback has been great students. Um one student is uh you know he's committed and he's his mom said he's more excited than ever about school and he does see a light at the end of the tunnel. So, um that parent feedback and it really the student excitement for it you know I think it for for this one particular student he was not engaged at all in school and didn't really just had lost his interest and then was at a point where didn't know how to um to get back and so when I met with a student the whole purpose was what would work for you you know um how can we design a program that you're willing
046to do. And so that's how the Friday thing came about. I don't really want to be a team on campus. Well, we don't have a lot of students on Friday. Um and then the other thing was okay. Um the online component for certain subjects wasn't the student wasn't motivated by it. Needed that one-on-one that that actual hands-on instruction. So that's what we're doing on those credits and uh this will improve our graduation cohort that impacts our grade our school grade. We are rated based on our fouryear, fifth year, sixth year cohort. So um especially because if they could not finish their high school in four years, we get dinged for that because they did not complete because then it carries over to the fifth year cohort. So we wanted to show that we can successfully
047graduate our students at the maximum within their sixth year there. And so uh this one particular student as long as he continues to do the work that he's doing uh we are hopeful by the end of July we'll have a graduation. So um again it's it really is trying to with some of the with some of those students who who have kind of given up how outside of the box can they be to make it valuable for them again and it's uh rubbing on because we are now receiving uh requests for students to come back. Any questions? Any questions? No questions but I'm I'm excited. I mean, yeah, there's a lot going on there that is good. And you know, as we're as we're talking about the whole recruitment thing and kind of there are
048there are many things going on here that the community needs to know about because we are doing something. That's what we're hoping to create by July. We should have a and that's a conversation I am having with the new ELA teacher that it will be a we will have a an online newsletter but we will also have a paperbased newsletter but it's we're putting I'm putting together a strategy wherein it's not a haphazard. The only reason I really am worry about sending my own newsletter because I tend to overthink and I do not want to post something that's not good yet. But so I could not do it. So we're going to put a team and it the newsletter that's coming out is not just half done. It will be a nice newsletter. So it's
049not quarterly. It's going to be monthly newsletter. So then your website will be updated every month. Yes. because I mean I can't you look at the website it will look better a lot of times if something's not it's not current it's years past there will be there will be things that uh parents uh there will be some recommended parents activity that they can do to students it will be it will be strategically and creative interactive and interactive we want the traffic to go to our website so that we don't necessarily have to inundate the calls to the office they can get information directly from the website. So, and that's a big campaign. Thank you very much. Thank you. Okay, moving on to finance and budget report. Okay, so the um a U checklist it consists
050of several supplies, materials, expenditures for the whole district district wide. Uh this would include classroom ultimate warrior business office and facilities. Also included are the ancillary expenses, diplomas, contracted services, uh such as dance groups that performed at culturally athletic fees, uh wea testing and normal monthly utilities. Uh Randy submitted several IT ranging from clients 1 1 0 0 to 312000. Randy will be um requesting approval from the board to um process and post any last minute IBTS that may be needed to complete the fiscal year. And um I'm going to let her talk a little bit on that part of it. So yeah. Okay. So every year I I come to you all and request um a prior approval to complete IBTS and process them through our financial system as um we won't meet again
051until July but I have to close out the fiscal year June 30. So, as I I try to do as much cleanup as possible for this board meeting, which is what these IBTs are, but there were some expenditures that kind of happened a little bit later on. And so, just to ensure that we're covering any negative and line items, the IBTS would cover that and then we would be um good to go in that aspect. And so then I'll just submit them to you all uh for review in the July board meeting but I will have already processed it into our system this will so that will take place and 90 oh if you have questions for her now 90% of all grants uh applied for have received substantial approval from PED and the budgets
052have all been entered into OBMS for physical physical approval. The total number of grants the district will be starting the new fiscal year with is 20. And Randy believes that Dr. Kamada is looking into other grant opportunities for the district. As those come through, Randy will submit bars for initial budget entry. Dr. Kamada and Randy did receive word the CLSD grant will no longer flow through operational but will now be its own fund. However, this fund is not available at this time and this would be barred in once the official award has been received. As this grant includes two FTEEs, title one carryover can cover the cost until the new fund is available and the district has budget authority for it. We also originally had these uh positions included in the operational budget. So this
053change will not negatively impact the district. Our idea B initial award is uh 30,000 less than our current current fiscal year. PD I mean Ped uh stated there will be an increase which should come later in the year. Due to this initial decrease the district had to budget carryover to cover the costs of the FTEEs that have always been budgeted into the grant. Aside from budget, Randy continues to work with Dr. Kamada and administration to complete the end of year student um reporting the notebook. So, of course, the state always does that with them. So, they had to prepare for that. So if you have questions on that how much was the care for title one 109,000 so and then okay for that how was what was the purpose for so the fund itself for
054the initial yeah allocation for that funding was for title one so we utilize it in all different areas but one of the areas is for our level one teachers so we have salary invest benefits in title one. It also is the biggest grant that covers our summer school. So like the credit recovery. So that pays for um any expense that's are tied to after school or um summer school activities. And then of course we tie in uh we've gotten quite a bit for instructional materials, but title one can assist with the instructional materials, supplies and materials that the classrooms or teachers um staff may need, software. It also contributes highly to our software expenditures. And then um for the biggest the biggest chunk because it's supplemental. So it cannot supplant our core budget. Uh we
055use that to reduce class size. So we are able to hire um one FTE. That's what Miss Rand was talking about the level teacher in order to reduce class size. That's a big chunk of it. The rest are for supplemental materials, after school, tutoring, summer program, um supplemental books, supplemental materials, field trips if needed for the pre well field trips for the prek and it also funds for homeless situation and it also funds for it also used to supplement special education services need. So yeah, thank you. Yeah. And so then the carryover is from from prior year allocations and those award um I guess it's awards they usually don't come to last month I gave you guys um I had a bar for a carryover we received what was that May and then they expect
056us to expend it by June but all the staff are pretty much out of school you know like the school year has ended so it's almost impossible to be able to spend down the carryover because they come so late. And I know uh PE has worked really hard to try to get them earlier to districts, but we're just not quite there yet. Um I do have hesitations in budgeting carryover because sometimes it fluctuates, which may cause me to come back to you guys requesting a decrease bar um to to lower our overall budget. But um because of the situation, we felt pretty comfortable in budgeting in the carryover for title one and then also for ID. and that is maybe to cover the the salaries of the FTE. So since the budget starts July 1,
057the budget starts July 1. So we're right in the middle percentage that was given by state. So we've met all of the mandates. Um it's currently going through all of the approval processes. So, um, as mentioned by Kathy, I've already input all of the the 20 grants that we will start the year off with and those have already received one of the approvals. So, now it's just going up higher into the fiscal for the final approval. Um, I had a meeting with my budget analyst today in regards to the operational budget. And so, one of the things I know Dr. Kamada had mentioned to you all was the state is now doing its own accreditation um process. Uh so one of those requirements is that the state is really going to look at the expenditures
058that are hitting three different objects. And so those objects are the special ed which is um budget 2000 um at risk which is a 4020 and then also a new program for us which is gifted which will be 4050. And so each of those um areas were targeted in our operational. And so there were amounts, but they were comparing it to what was actually generated through the 910B. And so the only one that they had a question on was um the 2000s and that is only because they tied it to the ancillary um and and for us our ancillary are contracted services. So that kind of goes that falls into the 4020. So what I did inform them is that the 2000 it will be met but it's just going to be met a different
059area aside from an rates to what they were previously um known to see from our budget which uh we are also addressing that because um uh instead of contracting we are hiring so that then it becomes it's no longer a contractual service. it. There are some pros and cons with that. The pro definitely is we are able to have them in person here. The cons is it it is an FTE that's for sure but it um I believe that the pro is far outweighs the cons because as as an employee they abide by our policy. So that's the pro. Yeah. But we're we're we're settling right along with going through the approval process. So we're ready for next year. So with that, you know, again, I'd like to thank Randy administration that does help them
060be able to get our budget where it needs to be. And also as far as the grants, you know, um you know, they're doing a great job. Mr. posture. Thank you for you know the grants make a big difference and everything that happens for our students. So that is good and actually while I was at the conference we did receive um or one of them that I attended the school improvement and transformation grant funding um which also um tells the board what they what their role is in there as well. So Thank you again, Randy, for getting us through this school year and ready for another budget. [Music] Oh, I'm sorry. Public comment. I'm sorry. No public comments. I'm going down to business. Uh members of the board. Uh the president, members of the board.
061The first um request that we have for approval is our athletic handbook. Not much changed except the dates. Um, so I ask for approval for our handbook for the athletics. Question. Um, I read in there that it's a it's a GP 2.0. Is that a state standard or is that our standard? It is. It's a state. What is a 2.0? D average. C minus C is still 2.0 was C C minus C minus C. Yeah, I remember I can't maybe I don't remember so I'll ask but um that at some point in time when there was a certain average that the students would do extra tutoring were given that is that still in process there is so um will we count it based on um that eligibility is based on semester dates. Okay. So we
062make sure that for example if the first semester they failed we have to provide them assistance so that they become eligible. Yes. So yes we do have those after school tutoring and that's one of our requirement this school year. So some of those that is not going to become eligible because of progress uh grade progress monitoring we require them to stay after school because otherwise they could not practice. So they have been going to after school. So they were eventually able to play because they brought up their grades. Yes. And there's different rules with um just outright uh just outright GPA and there's also a rule that applies that you can look at um was it the grade nine GPA or the composite GPA or the most recent GPA? Okay. Thank you. Okay. Madam President,
063members of the board, the next item for approval is the 2526 student handbook. Um the one that we've uh revised is the year. We've also revised the mission and the vision to reflect the new vision and mission statement. And then we've also revised the um there's there are some revision in the uh discipline matrix I'm going to go to that oh um in the matrix we have clarified the indicators of the uh the asterisk. So or the plus sign rather anything with a plus sign means that the the administration the school administrator has a discretion whether to report to in whether to report to law enforcement. There are some mitigating factors. So for example, you know, if a student is honest, corporate, corporate, so we have some restorative justice. But then if the incident is
064indicated as two plus that the school administration must report to law enforcement that includes um selling uh paraphernalia, actually bringing in firearms or actually bringing in or uh like Yeah. like knives or weapons and things like that. And then we've added the three class three classes meaning that the school administration must call for an emergency for an EMT to do a med to do an emergency response evaluation and report it to the to the police. So for example um for example if a child is um is under the influence of a um of an illicit drug and selling it to other kids. So there is a there is a law enforcement element there because there is contributing to the delinquency of minors but we also need to make sure that the student who ingested it
065are medically cleared. So we have to call the EMT. We cannot just rely with our nurse and the students sitting there and we don't know if the child invest ingested a lot and because of we've seen a lot of news that some students even in the elementary had ingested some dummies and had to be rushed to the hospital. So we're going to make it a mandatory for us as a response in cases there are uh in cases there are weapons. So there are weapons that um we have to report to the law enforcement but we also have to report it to EFT because we wanted an evaluation if there is harm if there is potential for harm to self you know not just potential for harm to other but also self harm. So that's the
066that's the major addition in the clarification in the codes and um those are the major changes. There was one major change. Trying to look for that is okay. There are some major changes in the alcohol, drug and tobacco products violations. Um we we just clarified the fourth uh the fourth column and the the fifth colum the the third and the fourth column uh the severity and the level of service. So one of the major change for example uh the under the influence of alcohol we're now going to report it not just to the police but we will also have to report it to EMF because we have to make sure that the student is safe and then possession uh is a plus SR because like what I said uh it's possession some of our students
067bring in a a bag of a a family member they did not know what's in that bag. So they are in possession and depending on you know depending on how the administration come up with the factf finding then we don't have to call law enforcement. But if a student did possess it and share it with another student and especially if they ask something in return that's already contributing to minor so it becomes uh two plus the same thing with the drugs and to tobacco. So we just uh recalibrated the severity as well as the level of discipline. So madame president I ask for for approval and of course this is subject each of the each of the school will go over what's applicable to them and we will present to the board as they come
068in if there's anything that needs to be changed in this student handbook. And we did we still have an approved emergency handbook the one that was presented by Don last year. So uh we will that that's a different set of handbook but it's an we have a policy in that one. So this is just for student handbook. Uh in case something like that it's a finding that you also come to the parent correct. Oh yes. Uh we had it there that anything any of those incident there must be a parent contact. Okay. So yes, I have more questions. Sorry. Um so there was no notes around plagiarism or the use of AI tolerance and you just mentioned that there's going to be separate ones that will be included I'm guessing in high school and middle
069school. Correct. And we will be adopting in the policy in July. Uh we will be presenting the AI policy. Okay. And I have one other thing. The first in cell phones um the first sentence sounds as though the use of cell phones is allowed as long as they're not disruptive. Is that would you say that that's the correct interpretation of that? Right now that's the correct interpretation. Okay. But in July because we have to adopt a new to be in line with the non-destruction law by the TV in July I will have to present a different policy. Okay. And then once the board accepts the policy we'll have to amend our handle for policy. Yes. And I did receive um and um I will be sharing it with the board. I did receive from the
070secretary the the law itself, the breakdown and some recommended policies and the language that they are looking for in the policy itself. So that's what I'm working on. [Music] Any other questions? [Music] Madame President, members of the board, um based on the review of the administrators, um there was not much changes to the staff policy except changing the dates and uh The only thing that I left l in there is in the personal contact because I am still going to submit to you for your approval the new orchard. So once the org chart is approved by board, I'll put it in. So, um, just a just a note, I don't know if it's the upload, but the table of contents numbers do not match the the PDF. Okay. The Google when it transport Yeah. Um,
071the other thing I'm curious if is appropriate to have in there under the code of conduct. Uh, we've talked a lot about school culture and I'm I don't know if you think that that's needed in there or appropriate to have in there as far as what is expected or um what is to be maintained by student teachers and staff. I would definitely support that. Yes. and I would uh work with my team to put together languages in there to present for your for your consideration school culture under code of Canada. [Music] Yeah. [Music] Madam President, members of the board, you have the prek handbook as well. But as far as our calendar is concerned, uh after approving our school regular calendar, uh the the prek will start on August 18 and end on May 14.
072So that's so they will follow the regular schedule but they will just start later and end earlier. So that's I'm asking for your approval that those uh dates have start and ending date be approved as reflected. [Music] Yes, madame president. Um we for for your consideration is the um volunteer handbook. We we have an increase in our volunteers this year and we're hoping to increase that volunteer next year. I our uh Miss has already already had a plan on how to engage the community for after school summer uh and then after school reading and Friday reading uh literacy. So there would um I ask for the board to approve this volunteers so that we would be able to use it to train our volunteers with the expectation as well as uh to train our uh
073administrator on how to appropriately use our volunteers. I have a motion just real quick also. Um I'm just thinking in the volunteer I mentioned the efforts. I'm thinking that maybe it should also [Music] background check. Yes, they do. They are required to do background check. Yes. So, uh um madame madame president if I may qualify. Uh so if after we approve this the next time I I'll put together it would be an amendment to the handle. Okay. Do we have a motion? I need a second. Okay, going down to F. Um, sub substitute. We do need to have a a very good substitute handbook because we now have I mean we need substitute for sure. Uh and then we have increased substitute now which is good too. So um I I would love to I
074would like your support to approve this substitute handbook because we are considering them as part of our um service providers already. So we will be using this ankle to train them in the beginning of the year at the same time to make sure that uh they properly use the time uh that you know they're punching in and punching out. So it helps us also to to to give them their to to let them know their expectation. What's the number? We have 1 2 3 4 that are no six. six that are no five that are constant uh substitute and then we actually have um eight or nine total 10 total throughout the year but we use five or six of them uh most consistently and we have some long-term subs too. Any question you want
075in there too? Sorry substitute [Music] with personnel protection approved. Okay, going down to G um schoolboard election. Uh members of the board, uh we have two um position that will be vacant this November. So um I will be um submitting the information to the county clerk so that uh they would be able to start putting it into the role and prepare the election. Glenda Peter Kathy okay going down to consent agenda. So we still have H and I Yeah, I was like We have the administrative on the board on the board the approval of the administrative members of the board. Uh this is in line with our uh with our restructure and our new uh work chart for the next school year 2526 and I ask for your approval on the salary. H we approve
076the administrative salary. Okay. Peter Kathy and I so madame president members of the board as required by the new law the HB1 171 um incoming ninth graders and until it's changed uh the local board has the authority to make two classes as a requirement for graduation. So during the I've already had some conversation uh with the team and during the 8th grade continuation I handed out a survey to the families to the students and based on the survey that was uh analyzed by Mr. White Eagle we have the three highest uh choices from the families and the students. Uh the one with the highest the number one with the highest is driver's ed and road safety. The second one highest is life skills and the third one highest is college and career readiness. So um
077I'm open for deliberation on that. I do have some uh recommendation. Um now uh the first thing is we are going to keep New Mexico history as as a standalone course. It's no longer required for incoming ninth grader. New Mexico history can now be subsumed under US history but we are still making that into a uh a unit for us uh New Mexico history but now it will be tied with government. it goes in line with our leadership class in government. So, but these are really just the two additional requirement that we would like our incoming ninth grade and they don't have to do it in their ninth grade. So, they have the four years, we have four years to plan when they can take this class. We're just identifying those two credits. We don't
078necessarily have to identify when they should be taking it. So like for example, divers's ed is the biggest choice but there is an age requirement. So they can only do it at 15 years old and then we usually don't do it in their 18 because at 18 they should be doing it with the MTV already. So but if that's approved it's not just drivers ed, it's drivers ed and road safety. And so with the life skills, um the curriculum we will be proposing for life skills is home life for them to be able to learn how to how to fix lines for them how to be able to cook for them how to be able to take care of a baby. So it's a real life skills curriculum that we will be creating for college
079and career readiness. it's really uh on their test taking skills and their career exploration courses and um so that's that's the uh different options that we have and uh my proposal right now is these are three highest and I feel that these are really uh very good uh choices that the families and the students made and of course we can only make two as a require But we can be creative to say because the idea is for two units for two credits. So we can make you know one two of them as a standalone one credit each or we can do three classes. one is one credit and the two is 0.5 and.5 equivalent to two credits and or we can just identify two of them and then we will still offer it as an
080elective for everybody you know so like for example the college and career readiness we are already improving our CTE that should already be part of the CTE if you already know what you want we we should not be putting you in college and career we should put you in the CTE that you What? But for those student who have not yet made up their mind as to what am I going to do after high school, we definitely should put them in college and career readiness path. So students who wants to do college college, we should not put them in that class. We should give them AP classes. We should give them dual credit classes. If a student already decided we want to go to welding, we should not be doing calc readiness. We should be
081creating a pathway for them to go to welding. So but um I believe that uh driver's head and uh but with road safety so that it's not just the hours but and not just for them to go to uh to get the theory part of it but to the actual uh citizenship not just how to drive but what to do if you are on the road where we talk uh the curriculum will talk about so we will embed uh not just the required 56 6 credits but because with if we are going to make the driver's ed road safety some of them will not qualify because there's a certain number of hours you have to have 56 hours of theory. So if some students will earn credit but they don't necessarily will be ellegible to
082get a license a driver's license but they will earn credit but we will also infuse uh oh defensive driving in there of course a different module for defensive driving but road rage you know ethics on the road and things like that and not just as a driver but also as the pedestrian. So that's the curriculum we're looking through that. Okay. So at this point uh u as a superintendent our recommend my recommendation is to make life skills and diverse road safety as the required. It's hard to say it's a required elective requirement for graduation. two units for um I being a driver's ed teacher I think I mean we all I want driver's ed definitely but the way that it was done previous years we were able to offer it but not during the school
083day. Correct. And I I feel that I would like to see life skills definitely and I am really thinking that we need something which includes financial literacy because our no financial literacy is now a requirement. Okay. It's yeah it's already a requirement now. Okay. So it be so regardless of whether we like it or not we have to offer financial aid. Okay. So because yeah my understanding was someone that uh schools were choosing that as one of their courses right because we are making it into it's not an elective. It's going to be a social studies course. So and it's going to be a 1.0 financial literacy. Okay. Yes. And then the other thing with driver's ed, I just feel because there is an age limit. That's right. And most of the kids that want
084to take driver's ed would like to get their license and if they're not passing it, they're not getting the I don't know. I just I'm just having as a required I guess if it's a 0.5 I could see it, but I can't. It's a whole year as a whole year. I I think that's just I don't think it takes a whole year. Yeah. The downside of that when you have to go out and do your driving test and you're driving hours. Yeah. And that's not part of us. Yeah. So, um that's just my thought. Um, I mean, regardless of whether we're going to make it because not everybody wants to drive, you know, not everybody is going to be driving. So, somebody would just want to buy a Tesla that drives itself. So, it's it
085is true. It's hard to make it mandatory. So, even if we're not going to make it mandatory, our school will still have to offer it as an elective. Yeah. And it's better that way because whoever will enroll it, it's actually their choice of enrolling for it. And I think it's important for our community to have drivers. I mean, you know, it hurts me when, you know, we lost it after I left and then it came back and then we lost it. But I think our community needs it because it's very difficult for us to take them all the way into Albuquerque to to do this. And so I don't want definitely do not want to say I don't want driver's ed. I want driver's ed but I don't but we're not going to require it
086for graduation. Like we're saying now that you will not graduate if you do not pass that class. Yeah. That's what we're saying now. So I don't think that's a good idea. So uh Mr. White people I don't know if you have access to that. I'm going to check what I have a paper copy. Yes, please. Uh can you Yeah. Yes. I bring it up to I know that it does 560. Yeah. So this is our breakdown. So that was this year we No, we don't have to offer it this year. No, but we did offer it in the past. Correct. Yes. Which one? Driver. We had drivers ed this year half seme half semester last year. We had drivers ed for for both semester and we're hoping that we we should also be over we
087should also be also offer driver's ed for two semesters next year. And I and I understand why students would put that as being, you know, a priority to have driver's ed offered, but I don't think they understand the whole process of driver's ed and they say, "I don't want to drive because I'm so afraid. So now I'm not going to graduate because I'm not going to take drivers yet because I'm afraid, you know what I'm saying? I mean, I've seen students that are like, I don't want to drive. I'm not ready. So they may not decide to take it until they're seniors and what if they need other classes, you know, also. I don't know. That's just how I'm seeing. I don't I don't think driver's ed should be a requirement to graduate from high
088school. And that is sort of survey. Now my take my personal take is we are still on an we are still trying to improve our literacy. Now, I don't want to make it an imposition, but if that would be a big boost. Um, I know we're creating an intervention classes like for example, right now um we almost have to create a pre-alggebra class for those taking algebra 1. uh uh based on the SAT scores, we only have uh one that meet the that meet the qualifier of SAT read of SAT scores for our 11th grade. So, uh just like what we did in the middle school that we and and the elementary that we've created intervention classes for elementary and middle school, we don't have that It's it's almost like just like a an elective
089for them. But I personally would like to get the parents to understand that their kids needs to be in a literacy intervention class. It does not have to be an intervention class, but it definitely has to be a literacy improvement class. They need to be able to read a manual. They need to be able to write a resume. They need to be able to solve. And we do have a curriculum because we have the ACT work keys. Basically, it make it it makes sure that when they graduate high school, they should at least be equivalent to a 12th grader. They should be able to do functional math. they should be able to do uh functional writing and functional reading. Now it's not an elective but we're integrating it but we can adapt it into a
090requirement because we I mean we've invested in that we purchased the ACP workers and we are going to use it as our progress monitoring from 9th grade to 12th grade next year. We wanted to make sure that that at the very least if not everybody can graduate if not everybody is going to go to college at the very least they graduate with a certificate that says I'm ready for work. So yeah, we can and that's I can we can still align it in college career readiness but make it college and career readiness literacy because in our CTE that's one of our finding um when when the NMP became that is one of our out of compliance we are compliant as far as we now have our three different uh three different um we have a
091program of studies then we have three different years that they can earn certificate but we are always out of compliance when it comes to reading math and science so we're saying that our CTE program our district our high school is out of compliance with our CTE program because we have students enrolled in CTE but they are not proficient in reading Right. Reading, math, and science. So, and it kind of comes back to driver's ed. If they're not proficient and they can't take the test Exactly. when they go to MD, they're going to fail. So, um you know, we need to make sure that they're able to feel confident to go take that test. So, I mean, that's just how we see it. And Randy, if I may, I don't know if you were familiar with
092how we ran the driver's ed program before and and it was after school and we did it full semester. I mean, I think it worked perfect. I mean, if you would see how many students went through that program, oh goodness. Yeah, it was many, many, many. And that's just what I see that would work for our community again. and still the importance of the reading and the math that we you know put that as a requirement. I agree with Miss C that one because we did have success when we offered the driver's ed on Saturdays last year. We had the driver ed instructor meet with them on Saturdays and they they came here and the students come here and they had the session over here. activities that sports a lot of times they have practice
093events or whatever the weekend you can work with. Yeah. And as long as they get their hours in that because it does not have to be daily. It's just 56 hours. So many guys have a Saturday. Was it free or was there? No, it was it was offered as a credit. So it was Yes. So, I mean, I think it's important, like I say, I think we need to offer drivers for our community as an but as an elective, not as a a graduation requirement as a decrease. Yeah. And that's the other thing I just had a conversation with when we come to the handbook. You know, we wanted to uh uh some thought of uh reducing the penalty or not reducing the penalty but opening up drivers and immediately we said no it's not
094it's going to impact us because it's going to impact our writership. So our our uh is a privilege uh it's for senior only uh because we cannot open it because it will impact our driver. If we open it to just any 15 year old above, they would come here. I mean, there's a lot about it, but again, you know, is it is it a requirement to graduate or is it that we offer and you know make sure that we offer it. I notice you have you have parents and then members you had like one teacher staff that you did anybody that well none of those check I have one staff but she checked as a family member. So yeah, because they have uh you know they have students here. So yeah, now if if you
095uh elicit from our staffing, I can tell you that the the biggest clamor is to have that intervention teach because especially in the high school, our teachers are just teaching the core, but they needed to do some intervention and they really are pressed by time because high school we only have one credit. I mean we only have one period. Math has only one period. English has only one period but they need skills. They need literacy skills. But it does not have to be it does not have to be uh core intervention like it does not have to appear in the transcript as an intervention you know it can it can be college career readiness towards literacy. Yeah. It could even be ACP works. I mean it's it's accepted by by PE. It's one of their
096accountability measure that if any students take the ACT work case and get a grade of three or higher, they're considered proficient. So it's like equivalent to SAT and if they get a certain 580 in a test, they are considered proficient. But 580 is proficient for a state, but it may not be the benchmark for college acceptance. But with ACT work case, if they earned uh a s a gold or a platinum certificate, it actually is a work readiness certificate. So they can actually use it to apply for work and say I am workforce ready. So it's and and if they actually get a um a gold certificate, it's equivalent. They can earn a 0.5 college credit. If they get a platinum certificate, they it's like an EP. They get they can get a college credit
097while in high school. So that's the clamor of the teaching staff to to get the to have the students have another period for for lack of term literacy intervention. literacy preparedness I don't know but literacy literacy but that will be our uh it will help us keep get our five year strategic plan because if it because that the SAT scores is the one that we will be prepared for either the SAT scores or the ACT works or college acceptance or EOCC's [Music] So life skills how it's written. So you going to change your recommendation? Yeah. I mean yes unless we vote on your recommendation and then we'll see how the board works. I change my position. My recommendation now is to do the life skills and the college career readiness literacy driver's ed as an
098elective. as an elective and uh with the caveat that financial literacy is full on required for graduation as a social studies or a math class. So it can either they're allowed to they're allowed to elect as to how they want. So you're looking at something like the classroom setting. Yes. Because you're going to have people going to the military as well too. Correct. Yes. Whatever you recommend now. Yes. With the college readiness literacy, it will also prepare them to take the aspar. So because that's going to be really to prepare them to take if they want to take SAT, we'll be prepared to take SAT. If they want to do military, they will be prepared to take the ASPAR test. And if they want to do workforce they will be prepared for those certification. I
099think it's whichever is going to help the the child the student that route we need to move that around. I think what I have to say yeah that college career readiness should be a requirement. Yes because right now my my experience is what do I do next or where do I need to call? you know they need to know the requirement of entering into a college. Okay, I just want to make sure. So as far as financial literacy now the new requirement is four units in mathematics and which one shall be the equivalent to or higher than the level of algebra 1 algebra 2 unless the parent submitted a written sign permission for his students to complete a lesser mathematics unit. And then also the requirement is that and provided that a financial literacy course
100or department approved work-based training or career technical education course that meets state mathematics content and performance standard shall qualify as one of the four required mathematics. So financial literacy will not be part of mathematics budget. So that's your recommendations. Yes. Any more questions? I would just like to motion that we do um have the life skills and career readiness with literacy as our required courses and driver's ed as an elective full semester. and they they choose to Yeah. It's not a requirement. Yeah. Because some have to some students don't turn 15 until after December. Yeah. So then they are really not allowed to even get the permit until they turn 15 in whenever they turn 15. question on that for driver's death. Um, is there a possibility to add in the driving test? Yeah, it's
101very it's very difficult. You have to get insurance. You have to have a car that does that. The insurance for the school is really expensive. It's like very hard. And that's why they But I think the way that Dr. Kamada had it done. The person, he had like his driving school and then they were able to go to that. But through the years that I had it and seen it done, they just did it on their own. [Music] But they can go through a driving school and then get their hours in there. So that would be my recommendation, Peter, for your connection. [Music] Peter and I will be approved agenda. I make a motion to approve Peter Y. Okay. Applying a fully board meeting July 15, board training um 2025 NMA leadership retreat July 10th
102through the 12th at how [Music] Madame President I don't know if it I don't know if I have standing on this one but um is it possible that the July 15 board meeting be moved move to the next Tuesday only if it's possible. Yes, because we have a five week July. Yeah. All the administrators I will I'm here year round. Other administrators, their contract starts on July 14. I'd like to ask if that's a possibility. It's July 22. and we have Can I just back up for the on the consent agenda? Um, we just need to remember that um with that we're also approving allowing Randy to do the the bars for this year. So just to make sure that's sorry, thank you. And for the leadership retreat, I have two board members that already
103signify their intent to participate in the board retreat in Cloud Crop and and I would like to there's no registration link yet, but I would love to start registering so that we can get a good accommodation. Who are the two? We have Miss Penny and Miss Ameilia and Janice. I'll let you know by tomorrow. Okay. Thank you. Perfect. Thank you. So, we are moving the July meeting to the 22nd. Yes. [Music] Kathy eight and I will be eight. fun.