001agenda. >> Yes, ma'am. I would like to move uh E2 and E1 just trade places with those two agenda items. Thank you. Hello. How are you guys? Thank you for being here. I have several guests that I would like to honor tonight. And I want to start out with our Spanish spelling bee winner. So if she will come up here and join me, Valyia. So um she participated in our district-wide uh Spanish spelling be and uh she is the winner and she will be representing us in Albuquerque at the state competition. And um you want to talk to us about what word you won with? >> I don't remember. >> Was it? >> But I think it's a secretto. >> Okay. That's hard. >> Wow. And that's why she's the winner. So we are so
002very proud of you and your parents are here and so um are your parents are there? No. Okay. Well, um, we are going to send her and her parents along with Miss Stevens and Miss Compost to Albuquerque, uh, so that we can support you and cheer you on. Okay. >> Y >> awesome. We're very proud of her. This is for you. So, she's getting a certificate uh for this play in confidence, critical thinking, and communication at the Spanish Spelling Bee. And you get a wall cap here. So, good luck. >> We're very proud of you. All right, we have some state champions in the house. Yes. I would like for our English expo um people to come up here, please, front and center. New Mexico English Expo was held on February 28th, 2026 at Art
003Cisco Heritage Academy High School in Albuquerque. And uh this is the sixth year that Lington High School has participated in the competition and the sixth consecutive year that Lington High School students have earned top honors, bringing home the overall gold award for Lington schools. Lemonton High School traveled with the smallest and the youngest in the program's recent history. Our team included 18 students, four seniors, three juniors, four sophomores, and seven freshmen. So, a very young team. As our competitive teams do so well in Levington, they prepare with many weeks and hours of dedicated time to becoming champions. Their performance um exemplified the portrait of a WCAT, reflecting outstanding communication, integrity, critical thinking, adaptability, and confidence. Through their efforts, these students represented Walcat Nation with great pride and excellence. Our English Expo team earned 11 medals,
004including five state champions. This evening, I want to recognize our state champions. Michelle Falamino is the state champion in social notes. Bobby Anne Kriswell is the state champion in poetry recitation. Ryland White is the state champion in proofreading. Jan Flores is the state champion in photographic essay and Carell Pedis is our state champion in Shakespeare and monologue. I would like to thank our English expo coach Lucinda Laro and our sponsors Matt Payne, Noah Marshall, Josie Maxi, Chris Otto, Marbel Yanes, and Kelly How. Special appreciation is also extended to Matt and Kelly How for generously providing the team shirts for competition day. And of course to our parents and their support. Um, you know, our kids cannot do what they need to do without parent support. And so we appreciate our parents uh for being a
005part of their um championship and their journey. The team would also like to express sincere gratitude to um the athletic director, Mr. Morad, and his assistant, Miss Lily Krasco, for their consistent support. The continued success of the Lemonton High School English Expo from from the very first time that we entered this competition, we thought, well, let's just go get our feet wet and see what it's all about. Are you kidding? We won um didn't we miss Loro like right off the bat came back with all these state championships and >> yes we remember that and uh they continue to show up and represent Walcat Nation with such class and I am very very proud of you guys. And here in a minute you're going to get to talk about your um your projects if you
006don't mind. But let me go ahead and give you your certificates in a Wildcat pen. Not very many students have this wall cap here. Okay. Yes, it's a big deal. So, Michelle, not here. Okay, we'll give that to Miss Lo. Bobby, thank you. So proud of you. And Raymond White here. How about Jan? >> Yes, ma'am. >> And All right. All right. You guys are have to get up here to show everybody your cool stuff. All right. >> All right. Who wants to go first? >> All right. Let's do it. Yes, please. >> I want to get where I can see it. >> I have a copy if anybody wants >> to make this essay and What inspired me to use the eggs was all the like uh discrimination we have in this this world
007and how we're just not you know equal not we don't like you know each other as much. So to use that I use different colored eggs but when you crack them they're they're the same color and the same yolk and it's the same nutrients. So it represents us and it just no matter what color you are still You're still human. >> I am Bobby and Chris and I competed in poetry recitation. Um this competition we had to make it last up to two minutes and in that I chose to do two poems rather than one. They both are by Emily Dickinson. I chose to do because I could not stop for death and we talked as girls. These both relate in the topic of death which will affect everybody at least once in their life.
008And that's why I thought that these poems were a good choice. That's awesome. >> Why you're a state champion? >> Yeah. My name is Michelle Palino and I state champion for social notes and so like social notes is like a judge tells you to write something like for example your aunt gives you $50 you have to write a thank you note for it for them you know like yeah you have to write note for them and yeah >> I love that we've lost the art of sitting just thinking Hand >> very proud of you. >> So um I'm state champion in Share monologue. So what Shakespeare monologue is is you have to recite a monologue obviously from from Shakespeare. It could be any play. It has to be more than 40 lines from a singular
009character. And it has to be memorized and acted out all at the same time with an accent too. And um I picked Juliet's monologue from Romeo and Juliet from like right before she takes a poison to fake her death to run away with Romeo. And it was all out and stuff. And I brought back champion. We appreciate you guys so much. Thank you for juniors, sophomores. >> And thank you, Miss Laro, for continuing to encourage our kids on that. I love this program. So, Thank you very much. and the fun that we have. It's just wonderful. We appreciate the schools for getting us there. Thank you for allowing us to do it. >> That's great. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. My next guest is >> Listen, this guy right here takes care
010of us. He is amazing. And I just wanted to honor you. >> Our food service department is truly one of the bright of our district. And much of that success is due to the incredible leadership of Juan Dividas and his wife Carola. Together, they lead with heart, dedication, and a tireless work ethic that shows in everything that they do. Juan and Carola consistently go above and beyond to ensure that our students and staff are served with pride, quality, and care. Their cafeteria team reflects that same spirit, hardworking, positive, and committed to excellence every single day. Their loyalty and dedication to Lington schools is extraordinary. They travel nearly three hours every day just to be here serving our students and staff. Juan's favorite saying is, "I will make it happen." And he truly lives those words.
011Through their through their work, they model our district motto of lighting the way with hope in a champion spirit. Commitment, pride, service, and genuine care for others is demonstrated every single day. Juan is also our district's go uh when it comes to catering for small and large events. Time and time again, his team delivers exceptional meals that receive countless compliments for both the quality of food and the presentation. Whether serving our students each day or preparing for special occasions, Juan and his team provide service in the highest, classiest way and make it look so effortless. Their cheerful attitudes, teamwork, and dedication to excellence truly represent the Wildcat spirit and make our food services department something our entire district can be incredibly proud of. So, thank you. >> Thank you. Yes. >> So, you're getting a
012certificate for displaying all of our traits until sweet white >> and just leading away with her. >> There you go. >> Thank you very much. Thank you. >> And would you like a cookie that you prepared? >> Of course. >> I mean, that's the other part is he always takes care of us for our kids. One, thank you so much. >> Yeah. >> He knows the banking part. >> Yes, he does. Yes, he does. All right, Mr. Fyen. I would like to welcome Mr. Fyen tonight as one of my guests. As our CTE coordinator, Art has many accomplishments in his first year. Since rejoining our district, he's not new. He has worked diligently to establish clear guidelines and procedures for work-based learning, ensuring our students are supported, supervised, and set up for success in realworld
013environments. He has strengthened and expanded partnerships with local industry leaders, creating meaningful opportunities that connect classroom learning to high demand careers right here in our community. He has provided consistent support to our CTE teachers, streamlined processes, improved communication, and brought greater alignment and structure to our programs of study. Most importantly, he has intentionally aligned our secondary CT efforts with our district strategic plan and portrait of a wildcat, helping students build confidence, communication, critical learning skills, adaptability, and integrity. Through his leadership, career exploration, and work-based learning, opportunities are becoming more intentional, equitable, and impactful, ensuring that our Wildcats are prepared not just to graduate, but tore create, achieve, succeed, and transform. Thank you, Mr. Penne, for your education and your dedication. At this time, um, I would like for Mr. Fen just to give you a
014quick overview of our LHSCTE program. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Q. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Q. Uh, good evening, members of the board. Once again, Art Pen here, CTE coordinator, Lemonton High School. uh when Miss Q approached me and said uh if I could come up with a little kind of synopsis of what's going on with CTE at the high school as of now and she said keep it about two minutes I thought man how do I do that right you know we blink and then it's March right so here we go I will definitely try I'll do my best anyhow currently CT programs we do offer eight uh pathways uh for our students at the at the high school there we currently have a total number of about,78 students enrolled
015in our in our pathways combined. Now, keep in mind some of these students take more than one class, right? So, these numbers are kind of hard to track and keep up with because summer duplicates, right? Um any last year we did have a a total combined certifications uh approximately 535 certs. uh this year's numbers as uh we're projecting to land within those numbers we hope to exceed but if we don't my uh what I always say is quality over quantity so um but we are projecting to land within those numbers 535 possibly in a future uh report we can give those final numbers okay um we are now Lton High School is now considered an uh in the welding program an NC3 leadership school. Uh the NC3 certification program is kind of a premier uh
016certification program in in welding. So we we've now kind of jumped on that that bandwagon there. So as far as systems and opportunities for workbased learning, uh we currently have 12 students out of 20. Once again, quality over quantity. Uh we started with 20, we're down to 12. uh there are some requirements and so uh that for students to require to be in the program. It is not in some of those students best interest that the former assistant principal now monitors this program because uh I now hold them to the standards and in the event of violation of those standards they they have to be removed from the program. Now, with that being said, um we've had the opportunity to kind of observe and and um find what some of the pitfalls have been in
017in the program. So, we're trying to improve in some areas. Therefore, uh we did this year uh we had a student parent student and parent orientation uh early on the first of the school year. This is where we go over the contract and the expectations. Okay? This is so so they don't have we don't run into the well, I didn't know kind of situation. So, no student um goes into the workbased learning program unless I have either a meeting uh moving forward with a meeting with student and parent combined. Okay. Based on the some of the requirements, uh we've also implemented the vector solutions videos um with our workbased learning students. Uh these are the vector training videos at a student level. They're for they're actually for uh geared for students. And so we managed
018to get put that in place as well. We we still maintain a partnership with America's Job Center. They were formerly the New Mexico Workforce uh solutions. We still have a partnership with them. I meet with them next week so we can come up with our plan for next year's upcoming groups of students. Um as Miss Q said, we have included some new industry partners. To name a few, well, we have Lington Home Health. Uh we've partnered with HOBS diialysis uh center. There's a typo there. Apologies. Um and also um our LMSD ancillary programs. We have a student shadowing ancillary programs as well. So um we even our own district is on board with helping our students. So we also uh acquired some funds from Newborn Oil. Thank you Neworn Oil. And these were supplemental funds
019for uh to be able to pay some of our workbased learning students that had timed out. As far as career exploration, uh these are some of the things that have aligned with our strategic plan. Uh early on in late April, I believe early September, we had the Be Pro, Be Proud, uh on-site trader tours. Uh this was provided by the New Mexico Workforce Solutions. This was a successful event. We had approximately 300 students go through the tours and uh we're excited to have bring them back next year. Next year we will try to up our numbers and get more students to have the opportunity to experience that. We've had several college and career job fairs. Uh we had a couple in the fall. We have one upcoming in uh late spring so our um upcoming
020seniors can have an opportunity to start to talk to people uh in the community for possible employment or uh college opportunities. Uh we we uh do currently have feeder programs at TMS currently with FFA and agg and our digital uh digital media and coding. Um we would like to expand some more of those u moving forward. My learning was also launched recently. My learning if you don't know is a college career interest inventory program that is being implemented in all secondary schools 6 through 12 in some capacity. The discovery day at TMS was uh what we believe to be have been a success because uh we did uh manage to do that this year before registration. So the students have the opportunity to view the um CTE pathway so they can determine what it is
021they would like to sign up for. And as well we we still to have continue a strong partnership with the New Mexico Workforce Development. So we're sending a lot of kids over to them to get signed up for those programs. highlights over overall this year. I like to think number one is student success. Um obviously we do this for our students, right? And so uh we have had some some students uh uh have been represented representing their their CTSole programs on a state level. We have some state representatives in Skills USA as well. Uh tonight you will hear we've we as we've just seen we've had state qualifiers. Uh so I mean the the students are doing really really well overall. So we are expanding and growing our CTE programs increasing numbers and increasing our
022our program strengthening our programs. Uh as we know we had two recently had two nationally recognized CTE teachers. Um I do brag and boast about that especially with some of our competitors. Um once again overall workbased uh workbased learning students have also been hired within the the uh companies that they have interned with or had internships with. So uh to us that's what we consider a a best case scenario is when they they get in as interns and then eventually the that place will hire the student and put them on their payrolls. So we've had several students as well. So overall, great things are happening over at LHS and LMSDI. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. >> Any questions? >> I have one at the Maddox thing a couple of weeks ago, one
023of the tables I was at, they were commenting that kids are graduating at 17 with these certifications, but that some places won't hire them because they can't insure them. They can't put them on their insurance till they're 19. Have you run into some of that? >> It was 18. Is it 19? >> 19. >> 18 or 19. Yes. Unfortunately, so we uh have been trying to uh form some partnerships with uh Norley Hospital, but we understand some of their uh you know, their laws may limit, you know, with students not being 18 and stuff, they're kind of limited to what they can or cannot do. So, we're still trying to visit some of that. Um and yeah, it it does pose a bit of a challenge to have students in the in the workplace as
024well. Lovington EMT um with the city of Lington. We're currently working with them as well. I'm waiting to hear back from them. Uh I guess they're waiting on some of their HR policies and insuranceances to see if uh our students can qualify to do ride alongs and such things as that. So, >> okay. >> So, yeah, we are limited, but it still doesn't mean we can't ask, right? >> Oh, yeah. No. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Okay. >> Thank you for your time. >> We're glad to have you back. >> Glad to be back. Thank you. I just want to mention, you know, it's a great >> Well, and that's I was going to say I I love that we get the monthly update from Dr. Parker and I didn't know if you knew that she's
025great to share your information and so we love that whole piece of it. So, thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. All right, last but not least, um I would like to take a moment to introduce Mr. B. West Reigns from Apex Legacy Group. Um so Mr. B. West Reigns, whose company Apex Legacy Group is now serving as our district's third-party administrator, TPA. Mr. Reigns and his team provide a wide range of services that support our staff and help ensure that our benefit programs run smoothly and effectively. I have been very pleased with how Mr. Reigns represents the values we strive to uphold in our district with integrity and service and a genuine commitment to helping others. As he and his team spend time in our district working directly with staff, I wanted to take the
026opportunity to put the face um to the name and formerly welcome him to Walcat Nation. We appreciate the support Apex Legacy Group is providing and look forward to the partnership as they assist our employees with professionalism, care, and expertise. So, welcome to Wildcat Nation, Mr. Reigns. And you have a Wildcat pen. >> I just want to clarify this is benefits that are not school benefit. These are purely payroll deduction on a personal level. Correct. Correct. These are not our I see Carrie shaking her head. >> They're not these are >> they're not any of our other school provided V. Okay. I wanted to be sure that we were clear on that. >> So all the state health insurance that's through the state. >> Okay. Okay. So this is an individual. Every employee can choose whether
027or not to participate on Okay. Okay. >> So is there anything else you want to tell us about it? >> Well um I've been working with schools in New Mexico for over 10 years. some of the districts administr that are educators. My mother's an educator. One of the things she taught me was that teachers don't really understand their insurance. I've learned that through teachers for over 10 years. That's what I think kind of set me apart. I take a lot of time to spend time with teachers, make sure they understand everything. My mother also taught me that teachers like donuts all over the state which is funny here in a different district as a donut guy. So I take a lot of pride in making sure to provide excellent service. It's not just me. I
028have a backing by integrity marketing group. They are supporting they're the number one health distributor in America. Gayen Hendricks is a business partner of mine. She's an integrity marketing group partner managing partner. She's got a permanent seat on committees in Washington DC 178 years. to somebody from the Titanic Manhattan. So even though I stand here by myself, I've got a big support team that's providing excellent service, quality service everybody. That's why we're able to provide stand. Okay, thank you. >> Is it is it mainly health insurance or is it mainly insurance or is it investments or both? >> So, um there is the voluntary retirement option which is index universal life and that's through national life primary care that um to give you an example of that I've got one for my daughter about $200
029a month and when she's 65 years old she'll have $182,000 out to her every year taxree for the rest of her life. She's an equestrian. So if she realizes in her 20s or cash value there we do ancillary products like cancer heart we don't do the major medical that's offered through the state also as well that's still with that to administer the premiums. We are covering that now is partic things like that one that's actually precisely I know we're having meetings and I don't know if it's explained I've got a lot of questions is what I'm saying from different people they don't understand do we keep our own policies are they going away is it transferring to so it's not one policy. So there's different policies. So like for instance policies where people had 25
030years they can keep those and we'll still handle this with that same financial policies are able to keep those but it's not bank they keep the But a lot of the stuff where somebody comparen >> question of just like pre-existing conditions and things like that they're wellversed as far as so we don't touch those policies because we're making sure to serve the client make the best couple examples of that cancer leave that policy enforced or if it's American to release that fidelity is continue but it's individual paid if somebody has a policy for 25 years we can administer questions. >> I mean, I'm just I mean, I just got a lot of questions because what I do and I can't touch this stuff, right? We don't do any health stuff at all, but I just
031that's just a lot of confusion. I mean, there's a lot of confusion and got sign by this day and this A lot of people don't realize what's happening. >> Have you had any teachers reach out to you? Because one thing I do is try to make myself available and anytime I hear them address it because that's one thing I've always made sure to differentiate me from all the other carriers that I've seen teachers because I've always heard stories about like they just have to shuffle and check boxes. They don't know what they got. That's why I take time to make sure I spend forever talking to them. Sometimes two or three donuts in s I'm not I'm not saying I think you understand I think you know I'm not saying you know you're not there
032you weren't there whatever example and I know I'm talking about just why the benefits is it always better in every situation go ahead do it with y'all comparing just so they can make the time to go through so you know many of these teachers understand I've been locked in these for 25 years right that's actually just because I've been doing this so long and I've got so many big movers in the industry that have been able to contribute to this people that can major to be here. So that other gentleman that was sitt >> so I I think what I'm hearing is there's we've got staff members that really don't feel that they have all the questions. So, if any board member or anybody hears and if you you said you're going to send out
033something to all of our staff saying please. >> Okay. Great. >> Sure. Wednesday. >> No, it's not a hard stop on that. April 1. >> Okay. >> Thank you. And thank you, Mr. Vick, for the questions. We just always want to make sure people are taken care of. So, thank you very much. >> All right. Thank you. >> Any others? >> All right. Um, we are going to go ahead and move into the business portion. All of our guests are more than welcome to stay, but you are also, you're not going to offend us if you end up leaving. Um, it you're certainly welcome to get a cookie and leave and whatever you want to do that you're comfortable with. So, we're going to move right on in to our information. We have director's reports
034and I'll open it up to the board for any questions from board members. >> None. >> I did not have any there. No, ma'am. >> Okay. Well, before anybody changes their mind, we're going to move right on to superintendent updates. Any of those? Any questions on any of that information? >> No, ma'am. >> Okay. As always, if something comes up, don't hesitate to reach out. Okay. We're going to get into routine matters. Take items one through four as part of the consent agenda. I hear a motion to approve those as presented. Second. Okay. and I could not log into the board side of it for some reason tonight. So, >> you can just do it verbal. >> Okay. Uh, next item, budget adjustments. >> There was one budget adjustment for 3173 which is SB9 and
035an increase by special allocation for $274,000. >> We'll take it, won't we? >> We'll take it. Absolutely. >> Any questions on that? >> No, ma'am. >> Okay. Do I hear a motion to approve the bar as presented? >> Okay. Okay. And I will point out um the bids will not be listed unless we actually have bids that we took that off. Just >> uh donations. >> Okay. Um we have a donation uh for $1,000 to Lington High School Honor Society from the National Association of Secondary Principles. Um and this is something that our high school applied for and received. So we're grateful and thankful for that. And that will go into the honor society um account. Great. All right. Do I hear a motion to approve the donation is presented? >> Second. Okay. Moving into
036old business. Second reading to review and revise policy J sections 2150 to 4700. Okay. Um so I was asked to look at J4550 and um this is where the attendance u and this is law so it must stay. >> We cannot revise that. And then J3150 is about um electronic devices. And so we're waiting to see what rolls out of Santa Fe um from that bill that was going through. So >> and I'm assuming that we'll find all that out next week at spring budget. >> Yes. And then with anything that we need to u clean up, we'll bring it back to the board next month. >> Okay. >> I have a question on the attendance portion. Is that being tracked by someone here? In other words, is athletic director or somebody tracking that and
037then >> from the 4550. >> Yes, ma'am. With the 15 days, um I'm just thinking it could be an issue, right? I mean, you get down because you're not going to know your 15 days until state track meet, state baseball, one of those tournaments. >> And >> you know what? Have to turn it over to Mr. Williams, >> what what are we going to do there? I mean, I think it needs to be asked. >> So, if I remember right, that is the 15 days of school mission, >> right? So, we look into that. Currently, it's not being tracked to be honest with you. Um, but we look at most of our athletes, it's really not going to affect them per semester. Um, if you look at how many away games there are for home
038games and so forth, I think we're well within that number. um it could get if we have the unicorn athlete that is bouncing from this sport to that sport that's leaving at different times. So that's something that we're going to have to look into is how to track that 15. >> I think it's I mean I can I can think of a specific example. I mean you look at golf there 13 13 tournaments. So you're going to miss 13 days right there. >> Correct. >> And and so you have uh person that's on the cheer team that's going tomorrow is going to miss. >> So that's 14. they then they're going to miss >> those, >> you know what I mean? And so I I I would like for that to be tracked and I
039would like for the athlete I would ask that the athlete have a choice, you know what I mean? Because I think there's some of this stuff that a person may not need to go to a golf tournament if they know they're going to be the catcher at softball tour, state tournament, right? They may not may not make the state golf, but they dangster might be a good catcher at the state softball tournament. And if this is in policy, then I think we need to follow it, right? >> So, I would hate for you get down to that last state stuff starting in late April, May, and then now these kids can't go. >> I mean, I think it's something. >> No, it's state statute. Yes, it is. So, I think it something we need to
040pay attention to. >> I do. And I think one of the concerns for me is it also says no class. So, sometimes we have okay, they're not leaving till 1:30 or 2:00 or something. And and we don't want to punish our kids for being involved because I think every one of the high school teachers and sponsors and everybody would say a well-rounded student. But I I like the idea of the knowledge and the and the the choice of okay, >> you know, in order to be sure you're not in those dates. So I I think it's something we have to continue to really >> and I think I mean our coaches and I'm not just limited to to sports, but I think all activities do a great job of recruiting. Hey, come be a part
041of this. Come be a part of this when you may end up not getting to be a part of it. >> You know, I think it's something we better pay attention to. We're going to have a bunch of mad people. >> Yeah. >> Come. >> So, you're you're going to see kind of right now. >> I think there's probably more than just a handful, I would think. I mean, I I just look across at all the people that are involved in different things. >> Band, choir, all student maybe some of our CTSO activities because we have a lot of kids that are involved in not just athletics, but then they also get into other NMA activities and that's where you cross over. >> That's what I'm saying. It's and it's all extracurricular activities >> and
042these kids and teams that are advancing >> don't need to be punished by that. You know, all of a sudden the catcher can't go because of this. I mean, we want I I agree. We need to really >> make sure. So, we will I will get with my team and we will dig a little bit deeper and um >> I wonder about if we also visited with Dan Castile who is the uh attorney for the policy services if he might I don't know you know he's he's at our board meetings and things um he might be able to offer us some insight on that as well >> because there may be some information that we're not aware of >> I can't imagine what the only district >> exactly exactly So he may be right. He
043may have already dealt with it. >> Offer us some suggestions. >> Yeah, I can just see it being concerning. >> So you can't go. >> Okay. Anything else on these? >> Okay. If not, do I hear a motion to approve the previously recommended changes on those policies as presented? >> I second. Okay, moving into new business and we are going to take item two first. That would be consider approval of out of state travel for the FTC robotics and DECA. >> Okay. So we'll begin with the out of state travel for robotics and I believe I saw Mrs. Okay. Dela Cruz and Mr. Hine make it pretty easy for us. >> Questions from the board. Okay, >> that was good. >> Thank you. Thank you for being here. >> And and then Deca. >> Yes.
044>> And I believe we have Mr. Crawford here for that. >> Oh, we got to come up with a bunch of questions. I'm impressed. Kids are going to be on campus. >> Yeah, we're going to Atlanta. >> Atlanta. That's right. >> It's pretty cool. >> That's exciting. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Congratulations. >> Any questions for Mr. Crawford? >> Okay. Thank you both for being here tonight. Do I hear a motion to approve the out of state travel for our students for the FTC robotics and DECA? >> Okay. Second. All right. Thank you. Next item. consider approval for request of donation from the Lington Youth Sports Association. >> Sam, so I believe we have Miss Taylor here um requesting four different things for um the Levington youth uh organization. So, and I do want to
045comment that Lington Schools partners with this organization and we definitely want to um continue working with them because they're the the building blocks of our sports programs and they have revived the um younger sports and opportunities. So, I'll turn it over to you, Edith. >> Yes. So, um thank you for listening to us. Um and we could not do what we do without the school's help on um volleyball, using the gyms and basketball, using our gyms. Um and then now, you know, being able to use the softball fields that I started with in ninth grade. So, um we've kind of taken and um looked at some things that we want to do out there. And so as you can see by um the documents that I uploaded um one thing that we would like to
046um instigate is our scoreboard. Those scoreboards out there are not working and have not been working forever. And um I got with the company that we did the same scoreboards in Jefferson and Yarro and so they come and install them. And this um quote is based on the poles that are already out there. the size that it's that it's already there so we don't have to go with new poles and have to dig them up, make new ones and so forth. Um I've already talked with um a couple of businesses that are looking um to go ahead and um purchase two and um with our help. So um I would like if we could go ahead if I get one this year then we could get one and then as we get them that we
047could go ahead and put those out there. um they would be wireless and um which helps. Um I think now we're looking at maybe the electrical out there. Um maybe the gophers have gotten it. So that's something else that I don't know if I need to bring back or if that's something that could be part of this as we look at electrical because that would be with the city as well. So they would go with whoever the people were. >> So that's the first item. I didn't know if y'all wanted to vote on it or what. >> No, it'll it'll be all together. >> 14,420. Is that for one? >> It's for one scoreboard. >> Yes. >> How many fields are out there? >> There's four. But we're also looking at um uh Robert Perez
048is looking so Coca-Cola did those a long long long time ago and they did baseball and softball but you had to use their products for like 10 years and so we're in the process of looking at that too. And so we've got two ways of how we can get scoreboards out there, but I need permission to put scoreboards out there. Either way, uh, doing a contract that way or business is willing to donate. >> So, you're asking just permission to put them out there for this goes with the lease agreement where they can't make any modifications without just letting us know because we own the property. So, So, I bring it before you and then I go back before the city council and say we've got to go ahead that we can put new scoreboards
049up there. Any questions on that? Okay. And this may not happen this year, but I'm hoping in the next couple of years um contracting someone to fix our softball fields. Um I'm in talk with the county commissioners and then I've also um been sort of talking with Maddox how we can do that. Um, and so the Accent land contractors are the ones that put the um, sprinkler system out there and they still have, it's funny because when I got them to do this bid back um, several years ago, um, it was for all of the fields because that's what they would the city had asked me to do, get a bid for all of the fields that we could do it all under one big grant. And so I did. And so they still had
050the um plans for all of the sprinkler system, which was kind of neat because then they kind of know what our fields look like. Um so I I did cross out the baseball and the ones across from Avenue D uh from the park, Sharp Park, because the city's already got funds to redo all of those. So, um, we're left with softball coming up with a way to get our hills done. Um, and so I I contacted um Chris the other uh several weeks ago and he said pretty much the bid I sent you there is pretty much the same price. >> And so I didn't get a new bid. I just went with what he had showed. And so I marked everything out except what the baseball fields. Um, and so Like I said, that
051may take a while, but that is something. And what they do is they come in and they go four inches. They take all of that cleichi out. So, a way that we could save money, he said, is we could get people to come get the cleichi out because it's four deep. They come in and then they they do everything. They do the warning track. They do the all the infield. They move bases um if bases need to be moved, which they do because our bases are still based on when they were 50 or 55 versus now everything is 60. And so we've got field A because we have done that. And so um we've got to do the other three fields. And so, um, that's something that I want to do that I think our
052girls deserve and and need because right now the cleichi, it's fine cleichi, but you get all the scrap knees, the elbows, and the sliding. And so, um, that is just something that I would like to do in the next couple years, but again, I have to have permission, um, to do that. And then the third item um is our um kind of going out of order, but the Jefferson volleyball net, which I visited with Jesse. And so um I'm going to get with Sports Imports. >> It's not on here, but we already did. >> It's number four, the Jefferson volleyball installed. We bought the nets and you okay that donation? >> Miss it? >> No, it's not on three. >> That's okay. Keep going. We're good. Keep going. >> So So Norley went in half
053with um the youth sports for the volleyball net at Jefferson, which I accepted the donation. And so now we would like to get them installed and so um I'm going to get with Sports Imports. I do have a guy that comes down that does it um because it has to be approved by y'all's vendors and stuff and so and see how much that's going to cost so that we can get them because it's a floating a floating floor and so it takes special you know you just can't concrete it in so >> okay >> um so we'll look at that um because Norley keeps asking like are we going to get them in and like well we're going there so >> yes it And so, um, and then the last item is, um, for the
054youth sports to help the LHS softball, um, complex put in concrete for the two batting cages. Um, right now when it rains or snows or whatever happens, then they're out there in the, you know, mud getting everywhere. And so, we want to put concrete. And then I think we're looking at turf to put on top of it kind of like what the boys have on their batting cage if you go by and see. Um so we're wanting to do both. And um we got I did put in there the cost breakdown of what that would be. Um, so Lee County um concrete is giving us a concrete per yard for 145, which at contractor's price is 155 is what my husband's getting for right now. And so he offered to do 145 and we need
055about 15 yards for um per slab. And so you're looking at that price and then how many sticks of rebar and then the tax. So, we're looking about 5278. We could go ahead and get that done. >> Okay. I have a question on that. Does Lington Youth Sports use the high school software? >> Well, we don't, but this is our So, we're a nonprofit and so a lot of those girls come out and refer for us. So, when softball is over and we start our season, they come and refire. And um they have been doing that for the last well since I've been doing it so the last three years and some of them coach and so we want to give back and plus I mean the school helps us so much and so um
056you know eventually our kids that's playing these sports are going to be there and um that's just our way to kind of give back to the community >> and So, um, they asked for the need and, um, we said we'll try to do as much as we can. So, that's >> on this concrete job. Is there any labor? >> Um, no, it's all being donated. >> Well, there be some good work. >> They will. >> Yes. >> That's great. >> Yes. Great. So, we just That's the most expensive is concrete and rebar. Superintendent have any additional comments on any of this? >> No, the only thing I um would ask and which is happening already is that before the donations that we get with Jesse to make sure that you know we can support that
057be prime example is the Jefferson floor. It's a floating floor and so it takes a little bit more and that way you guys know too as you're contributing financially what we're looking at because I think it's going to be a little bit more right Jesse than what we anticipated and so definitely but the the bottom line is we definitely want to continue the partnership because you're right I mean you start with the kiddos and then they just end up in our program and I love to hear that our kids are giving back. >> Um they're giving back and now you're giving back and then they're going to give back. You guys are going to give back. beautiful guys that come out and ref even the ones that's graduated >> are coming back and I'm hiring
058for us and stuff. So >> So we want to involve the kids as much as we can and give them some money to earn and they just love the sport. >> And I know you spent a lot of time going out and getting all the specs and all the information. Um, so just before that, I just asked to, you know, visit with us first so that you don't spend all that time and energy doing that if it doesn't work because you've got another full-time job to do. >> I do, but then normally when I do that, it's like, well, have you got anything in writing or have you had anything proposed? So that's why I always have it a little bit before because if it's asked, then I say, oh yes, I do. Here it
059is. Instead of taking another week or so. So, I kind of have them in a row just in case. >> Yes, but we definitely want to support Living Youth. >> I think it's great. I think um the only one that comes to mind as far as the concrete is really close collaboration with Jesse saying, "Okay, because I don't know if that's something you're wanting to do now or yeah, yesterday or and so just really letting you know, I mean, I'm like everybody else. I totally appreciate >> what you guys are doing for our kids and then for them to turn around and give back and just really with the understanding and so these things are a little bit different. A couple of them have to do with in regards to the lease agreement, >> right?
060>> Uh and you know, so the board will decide yes, we you know, prove that. And then the other two are things on our property that your organization is basically being philanthropic and giving back to our district. So, okay. I wanted to make sure. So, >> other questions? >> Thank you for what you're doing. >> Okay. If there's no other questions, do I hear a motion to approve the uh presentation for the donations by the Lington Youth Soccer Youth Sports? So >> wrong. I'll be in trouble. It's all sports. It's not, you know. So >> all sports. We have them all. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Next item, consideration of recommendation to amend the athletics handbook. >> Okay. So um you know every year we about this time we bring our handbooks
061um before you so that you can see some of the changes that we need to do or some things that we have to do. At the end of last year the border conference met and um changed up some of their rules and it's still um not very clear but what we want to do is make this as clear as we can and clean this up a little bit. So you will find on page 26 I believe um a section here about Lington Middle School and movement and uh you will see what was struck out number one about any sixth grader wanting to try out for the middle school athletic competition team and volleyball cheer, basketball and track. All of that has been um struck out and the recommendation is that is what is in yellow
062that sixth graders are not permitted to participate in any sports at the middle school at Taylor Middle School. Border conference teams in volleyball, basketball, and football must be comprised of eighth graders only because those are the parameters that they have given us. And TMS seventh and eighth graders are permitted to participate in the following intramurals, border conference, track and cheer. And so, um, due to the meeting at the end of the year, we want to clean this up and try to get as streamlined as we can because we have things really truly all over the place. So, stand for questions. >> Question from the board. >> Yes, >> that's true. >> That's They changed it because Lington was winning. >> I mean, let's just call it >> I didn't want to say that out loud,
063but okay. >> no, it's at the end of this year. It was at the discretion of the coach to let seventh graders play. >> Yeah. So, it's they want it real nice and clean that seventh graders play seventh grade, eighth grade plays eighth grade. Um, after the eighth grade season, then um they can you know, they can be asked to move up to the high school. >> But you said after the seventh grade season, those kids cannot move up to eighth grade. >> That is correct. Yes. >> If they the way it's stated in the border conference handbook, if they do, then the team can't compete for the border conference. >> I thought it was just basketball. This must be >> No, it's everything. >> It's everything conference has all these rules and they don't
064match because did uh we saw a loop that we went through and um we were winning. So >> on page 38, it kind of contra it does contradict what we were what we said on page 26. Um per NMAA rule, students in grades six through eight are eligible to participate. >> Okay, so that was something that was missed. I need to clean that up. And that's where I I the NMA it's it's fine for NMAA for this is specifically for cheer for sixth through 8th to be on the team but we're just saying in our policy it's not >> this needs to be cleaned up because it's not matching. So I just neglected to I didn't see this 38. Perfect. >> So, moving forward, >> our let's use cheer. It'll be seventh and eighth graders,
065correct? >> Yes. >> Okay. I just want to be sure that we're all clear on that. >> Okay. >> So, cheer allows us. >> No, >> that's wrong on page 38. It needs to be corrected. >> To match page 26. >> And I do like the idea of being consistent across all things with our sixth graders. And you know, we're in the season. I mean, cheer is about to end um after state next weekend. And so, they'll take about a week off and then they will begin triyouts pretty quick. >> Those kids need to know ahead of time who can and cannot. Absolutely. >> Track as well. >> Track is seventh and eight. >> Seventh and eight. No sixth graders. >> No sixth graders. >> But they'll have the inner murals. And I think that's
066one thing that I appreciate what the Lovington News Sports has done is helping >> to fill a gap. And we talked about it a little bit last year when we had this conversation. What I'd like to see the district do is really commit to really supporting a stronger inter mural with those six because I feel like our sixth graders get left hanging and so really, you know, maybe it's a sixth and seventh inter mural or something, but I think that that's something the youth sports organization is doing their part and I'd like to see now that we know that our sixth graders are kind of left out of that, let's let's commit commit to really supporting that inter mural. Gez. So those kids >> six and seven. >> Yes. Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. They No,
067seventh can do it, but they can't they can't be on an eighth grade team. They can't be on a border conference team. >> Yeah. You can have a >> No, go ahead. >> For volleyball, we have now third, fourth, six. during season basketball, >> right? >> So, I think just really helping to build that because you guys are doing a great job of >> there's a gap. I don't I don't know how we don't know how to build because we have so many that's playing at sixth grade basketball. Even our volleyball teams, we have four girls and but there's something they get to that middle school and they find friends and the friends don't want to do it so they don't want to do it and so there's got to there's got to be a
068way because I've seen our roster up to seventh grade to say these are the kids that's playing for us get them out but those kids don't girls or boys they don't want to play anymore so I don't know how we build that to get them. >> So again, maybe we can just continue to work on how we do that because there is a seventh grade team. But >> yeah, that's the age. >> All right, other questions. >> While we're on the handbook, do we need to put or maybe I missed it. Is there something in here about the charter schools, home schools, that information >> that >> or at least a reference to the policy? >> I know there's a policy, but just so it's >> referenced here. You know what I mean? >> I
069don't know if maybe it's not appropriate. >> I'm ask I'm asking do we need to I think it >> Yeah. may help clarify some things with >> because we we tag it on the other end. The policy references the activity, you know, that they have to abide by the activity handbook. So maybe we need to reference it on this end as well in alliance with that policy. >> Yeah, it's a good catch. >> And maybe >> I think charter whatever however our policy. >> Yeah. the way it reads in the however it reads in the policy. We can look that up. >> Yeah, that's right. >> Whatever it says there. >> Yeah. I I'm I'm questioning too. Should we reference the J4550 in this as well? >> It very It very well could be, >>
070you know. >> But then whose job is it to track the absences? >> That's just something. >> So, yes. J you know, maybe just for information for, you know, if a parent was homeschooling and I mean, they need the information just so that they'll know what's what's out there. It is 4350 is the policy that discusses that. Thank you. Anything else? Okay, not hearing anything else. Do I hear a motion to approve the recommended changes in addition to the ones that were noted tonight uh to the athletic activities handbook? >> So, move about that. Okay. Next item. Consider approval of the 2627 school calendar. >> Oh, >> what did I skip? >> Number three. >> Athletics handbook. I have an old copy of this or something. >> You may have just >> No, that's number
071five. >> That's number five. >> Hey, I've done that where I slide mine. So, anyway, close. >> Do you still have six things listed? >> I do. >> Okay. Well, then we're going to get to all of them. Okay. >> Okay. So, we're going to go to number on ours number four, the 2627 school calendar. >> Okay. I'll turn it over to superintendent. You will find in your packets a lot of information of what we did. Um we sent out a FAQ sheet to our staff members and to the parents. We also sent out a survey to parents and staff and then we sent out the two calendars, proposed calendars to for a vote. And you will see in your packet um I provided those the FAQ sheet and then um the calendar voting the
072percentages of which draft was selected. That's the requirements. Some of this information wasn't in last time I looked, so I'm taking just a minute to look. >> That's fine. >> Or in this order. >> I know. I don't care. Let's do this. Yeah. >> Was there a place for them to comment? >> So, they were able to comment before on a survey and so we had 65% of our staff responded to the initial feedback and we had 40% of our parents responding. >> Yes. Um I'm just kind of amazed at the participation rate that the community and the staff >> very very high. >> You don't usually get that much. And I will tell you um out of our family results uh the support for a 4-day calendar for yes there's 1,121 responding 84.7%. For
073no 202 at a 15.3%. So that was that. And then for staff I can go to um in support of a 4-day calendar was 91.5% with 314. 29 said no at 8.5%. And before we sent out all this, in the middle of the FAQ and the survey, uh we had district representation and I met with them um at Taylor Middle School and spent a Wednesday afternoon going over all the things that we have to do to have to create a calendar, the laws, the all the things. And we put together um a PowerPoint for them and to describe um what all that was. And so some of the guidelines that we went over was um you know we have if we have a 4-day week then I was asked by the board to keep the
074holidays um intact and so we would take Monday off and go Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and um election day we do not have a choice. That was passed in law two years ago. That Tuesday, November the 3 is election day. We have to take off school for that. Um, a full day must have at least 5.5 hours and no more than 7.5. And then we have to follow the rule of the minimum of,00 1,140 instructional hours per year. And uh, passing periods before and after lunch and lunch recess do not count in that instructional time. And um, then we have to do our K12 plus level two tier 2 rules as well. Um, do you want me to say anything about which draft one out loud? Okay. So, draft one is the winning um calendar
075with uh let's see what >> the percentage rate >> 84% voted for draft one, 16% voted for draft two. >> Pretty pretty obvious. >> Yes, ma'am. And we would have the continue to have our four teacher development days um beginning July 20th, 21st, 22nd, and then January the 8th. Um there would be five day weeks for teachers, July 20th through the 24th and January 4th through January the 8th. Thanksgiving break stays intact. Uh we would go Monday, Tuesday, I believe, and out Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Christmas break is two weeks. spring break and then we would honor Labor Day, um, election day, MLK holiday and President's Day. So, and that calendar is there before you. Instructional days, there's 84 in the fall, 80 in spring for a total of 164 instructional days, four professional
076development days, giving the staff a total of 168. And that's to keep with our tier 2 funding for K12 plus. >> Um, here. It's next, right? Okay. Um, so school day times will be 7:40 to 4:00 for teachers, 7:50 to 3:30 for students. And I will say just because I asked this question about holidays like the one in January and the one in February, as we've gone through the policies, we actually it's real clear in the policy that legal holidays have to be provided. And so I thought, well, I mean, because I was one that said, well, why don't we not have the January holiday? and you were you were a great response to that of you know we want to be sure that uh all of our employees have that opportunity but it actually
077says all employees shall be entitled to legal holidays. So >> and I did include that um PowerPoint in your packet of information. So that should be there. >> Would you repeat the the times teachers and students? 7:40 to 4:00 staff. 7:50 to 3:30 for students. >> Anything else? >> No. >> Questions from the board. Any other questions? Um I know you had mentioned um you were trying to work with the city and the youth center to help provide some care for students on Fridays. >> So what I did was I contacted a city manager Miranda and told him that we were looking at this. They the youth center provides services on Wednesday afternoon and so he was waiting to see what the board was going to do tonight um so that they can kind of
078start possibly doing something for Fridays for the youth center. >> Anything else? >> No, ma'am. >> I got something to say. >> Okay. >> I think the four day week is great. I think the great but I think the calendar they should work but I can't I've looked at it looked at I can't figure that >> I think there are many in the room that would raise their hand and say me too you know >> I don't watch the calendar at all >> I don't like starting earlier it seemed like the last three to four years we've changed the governor every year every year we start different. If we if we do this, everybody loves it. Leave it alone. Don't change it again. But we change it every year. >> So I'd love to respond
079to that. So in and we began the first day of school was August the 2nd and then that next year is when the voting day came into law. So we began August 1st. And then this last year um in 2425 as I'm walking through the district and I'm noticing that my staff is melting and my kids are melting in October and the huge number of referrals to the ER. I put in the fall breaks. So I had to get those two and a half days and that's why we started July 29th. >> But now we don't have the two and a half days. >> I know, right? Correct. >> But people come up to me and tell me well I like the five day than the four day. Just a few handful of people say
080that four day is the best way to go. We're only going four and a half days already. So, what's a half a day? You know what I mean? Let's drop it to four days ago. I just don't like the calendar. >> Well, I would like to meet those people that say they liked our fiveday calendar this year because that's not what I was hearing at the beginning of the year. >> We've got something against it. I don't know. what I'm saying. I don't like calendar. I love everything else but calendar. >> We start last year. >> Last year we began on July 29th um due to the voting day and then the fall break that I put into the calendar in the middle of October. I can't remember the number of weeks from Labor Day
081to Thanksgiving, but it was long. >> Now, we're starting >> um this year we're beginning on what is it? the 23rd, >> but we still have some community learning days the week of August. >> We have not discussed that yet. We have not put that in there yet. >> Four extra days to get some looked at. Unless you put more days in the month to the month of September. >> February is missing a few. I think >> it is missing a few, isn't it? >> Other questions? >> Okay. Superintendent's recommendation for the board to accept calendar number one. >> All right. Do I hear a motion to approve calendar number one, draft number one, is presented? >> Second. Okay. Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Next item number five. Consider approval to reschedu the June
0828th board meeting. >> Yes, ma'am. I'm asking to uh move the date due to I sit on the N cell board and uh we have meetings that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. So I'm suggesting possibly Thursday, June 11th that I'm open to whatever you uh would be easier for you guys. >> Okay, I'll open it up to the board. Thursday, June 11th at 5 o'clock. Is that >> you want to check your schedule? >> Are you going to be on a boat? >> Are we Are we good? Okay. Do I hear a motion to reschedu the June board meeting to June 11th at 5 o' second? >> Thank you. Okay. All right. Lastly, first reading to review and revise policy J sections Oh, sorry. Got a little ahead of it. Sorry. I'm sorry. First reading to review
083and revise policy J sections 4711 to 7261. >> We really do not have um we've worked in this section before and so we did not have any recommendations really. So, didn't know if you guys had any. >> I didn't see anything, but >> and this will finish section J. >> Okay. It is a first reading, so unless anybody has anything specific tonight. Um, you can reach out to the superintendent at any time between now and the April board meeting to uh move forward with that. Miss Maker and I do want to note that we're going to take a little pause until June. I mean, we'll do the second reading of this section next month, but then we'll just take a little break due to all the end of the year going on in May. Yes,
084ma'am. >> Okay. >> All right. Quickly, other information. Spring budget. I'm sure by now you've communicated with Vanessa if you're going to go. the spring region meeting on Monday after we get back from uh spring break, the annual conference in San Antonio. Again, I bet everybody's communicated. So, okay. Uh public comment time. Time set aside for the public to comment on items on tonight's agenda. Is there any public comment tonight? Come on up. Please push the button and introduce yourself. >> My name is Haley Taylor. Um, I am a mother to Brody Sanchez at York Elementary this year. But, um, I just wanted to start by saying I'm not currently for or against the schedule change. In the survey, I just selected that I needed more um, information before forming an opinion. My concern is
085the same as Mr. Dunlaps that the calendar has been changed multiple times throughout the years. Um, within the past two years, we were told that schools needed to move to 5 days a week and even instructional hours which pushed the start dates back. Well, that's what I thought pushed the start dates back, but after hearing today the start dates got pushed back from adding in additional October dates. Um, but that was from the peed um stating that we were supposed to go to all five days and that big hoop law that happened in New Mexico that allowed four days. So, um, basically just think that's why maybe the community sometime is a little bit worried about what is the best direction? Is it 5 days or is it four days? So just because of that,
086I would like to respectfully ask for greater transparency with the data that is informing this decision. It's much more than a calendar that you're looking at. Um major changes to the structure of the school week affect students, families, teachers, and the broader community. So it would be helpful to understand both the reasoning behind the proposal and how its success would be measured over time. Um some information information that would be helpful would be um clarity around baseline data such as how many students are currently performing at grade level benchmarks, student and teacher absentee trends. Um I did hear today too that um absentees for sports is going to be looked at and how is that data going to be tracked? I think Fridays could alleviate some of that as well. That's why I'm not against
087it. But tracking data is very important to see where you are at and where you end up. And if you have to make another change, you can provide that data of why you need to make a change of something not happening. Um, teacher turnover and recruitment data. Um, I know that it's hard to get teachers right now. Um, my son had two long-term subs his entire fourth grade year and that was very difficult. So, I do understand the 4 day for that. But, wanted to know if your 4D is going to help that or if you know it runs your data everywhere, you know, um comparisons with other districts that have to implement the K12 plus funding and if financial savings are part of the motivation as well. Shared project cost savings and how those
088will be tracked would also help the community understand. Um the timeline um seems very fast. Um, I know the discussion started on February 18th and then the information was given to the parents on the 23rd with the survey on the 24th and then the proposed schedule coming out. Um, again, I'm not for or against, but I do think that you need to make sure that you take the time to gather the data data before you start and then implement and then have the data after you start. So, this year might not be the year. It might be you already have some data that you can trend and go ahead and get out there. Um, I also want to briefly mention how scheduling affects student services. My child does have an IEP. He's in for dyslexia
089and comprehension support and over the last two years in every meeting it has been told how difficult it is to provide for services because there's not enough time in the day. Um, so just to experience um that and know that the day is going to get longer or shorter. Um, I did the time being that for employees was 7:40 to 4:00 and for students it would be 7:50 to 3:30. Um I don't know. I think that they're staggered right now. That would be something that would be great to know. Um but it is very hard to get through the Yarro and Jefferson time frame. I hate the discussion of drop off lanes, but it is. If you're giving 10 minutes for your kids to be able to drop all around town, that time frame may
090need to be looked at with the extension, too. I don't know of other places and how their schools are spread out and the time frame. Um, I don't know if that's door opening time or not, but that would be something that a lot of parents would probably want to know. How early am I able to drop my kid off because I may have to get the other one all the way across town at a certain time. and what does that open up of a greater time frame? You know, it's not just 7:40 to 4:00 sometimes or whatever. So, just making sure that we look at that as well because um traffic is bad. We only have one lane on Main Street now, too. Yay that. Um so, just I mean all that kind of stuff.
091But the major thing is is just the data just because if you do have to go back on it and change it once again, you can have something that you can come back to the community and say we've looked at more than just a calendar because every year it's a calendar with no other data attached to it. And I do see some of the reasonings that it would be good with some of the reasonings why it wouldn't be good. So, um, also another, um, addition that I've kind of seen as things were posted on Facebook and everything and that I looked into as well is block scheduling. Not saying that that has to be with five days, but also could be looked into for 4 day as well. Um, longer time in the core classes
092I think is is a missing piece for sure. Um you I mean of course what block is is Monday and Tuesday the start classes and um Thursday and whatever day the other day the other ones but I think that's where we're missing a lot. That's when I'm in with my IEP on my kid. That's the major thing I don't want him pulled from is the core classes and so it gets hard but having longer time in those maybe would help some scores. Um again I do believe change is needed. I just simply request that maybe we have some clear data, measurable goals and that transparent process to the community. Um I am an Orley employee so um we do all that project management stuff but as um Miss Q had mentioned that she did a
093session with the teachers where she showed them a PowerPoint and stuff maybe a community session that once data is presented and can be presented to the community if they want to be involved. I know it's hard to get people I'm the only parent at the school board meeting. Um but also there's um in project management there's toe sessions where you can get together with the community and see what the the threats are, the opportunities are and the strength and weaknesses that you already have. So maybe collecting some of that data before completely jumping into the four. Not saying it's bad, but my suggestion would just be a little bit more data. That's all I have. >> Thank you. We do appreciate you being here and I we the board doesn't typically comment in response but
094I must say how many times do we hear the word data and that is the love language of so many people sitting in this room so you I mean it's a great point and and that that is that is the love language of the district they're constantly you know gathering data. So thank you very much. >> I know I'm not supposed to comment but I'm like we should probably hire her. I don't know. call David Shaw and say sorry we're gonna have her funeral. >> Yeah. Thank you again Kayla. Appreciate that. >> Okay. That brings uh the public portion of the meeting to a close. Do I hear a motion to move into executive session? >> A second. >> Yes. Okay. We'll take a fivem minute recess. Thank you everyone. We'll do fast.