May 08, 2023 Board Meetings

[INAUDIBLE]. OKAY.

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[I. Call to Order]

WELCOME, EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME TO EVERYBODY WHO'S LISTENING ONLINE TONIGHT.

I HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

PLEASE, WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? OKAY. SEANIECE.

WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? . BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE AN AGENDA IN FRONT OF YOU FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED AND MEETING AGENDA IS APPROVED.

[V. Citizen Input]

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? YES. ALAN. MCGAFFIN.

MR. MCGAFFIN.

PLEASE COME FORWARD. MR. MCGAFFIN, YOU ASKED YOU TO STEP UP TO THE MIC.

WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S TURNED ON.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND YOU, SIR, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES, SO I HAVE SOME PAGES TO READ.

PLEASE HAND THEM OUT IF YOU WOULD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. MCGAVIN, YOU DO KNOW THAT WE TYPICALLY DON'T RESPOND TO CITIZEN INPUT FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, SO WE'RE NOT IGNORING YOU.

WE JUST GENERALLY PROHIBITED, UNLESS THERE'S CLARIFYING QUESTIONS TO WHAT YOU SAY.

IF THERE'S CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO SAY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEANT.

CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN? BUT WE GENERALLY DON'T RESPOND.

SO MY NAME IS ALAN MCGAFFIN AND I HAVE RETIRED FROM TEACHING, BUT I TAUGHT FOR 30 YEARS, 20 OF THOSE YEARS IN SIOUX CITY AND TEN YEARS IN SIOUX CITY AND IN SERGEANT BLUFF.

SO I KNOW AND HAVE WORKED WITH A GOOD MANY OF YOU.

MY APPEARANCE TODAY IS NOT TO ALARM ANYONE OR FRIGHTEN ANYONE.

YOU CAN ALL WELL DO THAT FOR YOURSELVES.

BUT MY CONCERN IS IN THE PENDING VIOLENCE THAT WE SEE IN OUR COUNTRY AND THAT WE FEAR FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND THAT WE'VE SEEN IN OUR SCHOOLS, OUR DISTRICTS MECHANISM TO PREVENT VIOLENCE RIGHT NOW, AMONG OTHERS, IS MENTORS AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

AND IT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE, I UNDERSTAND, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

I THINK MENTORS IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION COULD WORK AS A PERFECT TOOL WITH THE ADDITION OF CONFLICT MEDIATION AND ITS MEDIATION THAT I CHOOSE TO SPEAK ABOUT TODAY.

FOR AROUND 13 YEARS IN SIOUX CITY, I RAN THE MEDIATION PROGRAM IN AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL, AND SEVERAL OF YOU HERE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THAT.

AND SO WITH THIS PIECE OF PAPER THAT I'VE DISTRIBUTED, I HAVE ON ONE SIDE THE CONFLICT MEDIATION PROCESS.

AND ON THE REVERSE SIDE, SOME BACKGROUND ABOUT WHAT MEDIATION SEEKS TO DO AND HOW IT HOW IT WORKS.

I EXPLAINED IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SOME OF MY BACKGROUND.

AND I'D LIKE TO SEE CONFLICT MEDIATION ESTABLISHED OR CONSIDERED AS A TOOL FOR THIS DISTRICT.

MEDIATION ESTABLISHES TRAINS AND SUPERVISES A BODY OF STUDENT MEDIATORS IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL.

MEDIATORS. PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO HELP CLASSMATES REACH RESOLUTION TO INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT.

EACH MEDIATOR WORKS WITH A PARTNER DURING THE SCHOOL DAY WHEN CONFLICTS ARISE BY FACILITATING AND REFEREEING THE MEDIATION SESSION TO STUDENTS IN DISPUTE, HAVE A CHANCE TO GET THE ISSUES OUT, EVENTUALLY UNDERSTAND THEIR ADVERSARIES POINT OF VIEW, APOLOGIZE AND RESOLVE THE CONFLICT.

MEDIATION IS SIMPLE, UNLIKE LITIGATION OR ARBITRATION.

MEDIATION PUTS THE ARGUMENT IN THE DECISION PROCESS BACK ONTO THE PARTICIPANTS WHO EQUALLY OBSERVE THE RULES AND SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

THE MEDIATION RULES ARE SIMPLE BUT MUST BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED.

SO IT'S A VERY STRUCTURED PROCESS AND THE STRUCTURE IS A VERY GOOD TOOL TO KEEP OK ONE THEY HAVE TO AGREE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

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THEY HAVE TO AGREE NOT TO INTERRUPT EACH OTHER WHEN THEY'RE TALKING.

THREE THEY HAVE TO BE AS HONEST AS POSSIBLE AND FOUR, THEY HAVE TO REFRAIN FROM NAME CALLING AND PHYSICAL FIGHTING.

EACH SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE A STAFF MEMBER WHO OVERSEES THE STUDENT MEDIATORS, AS I DID AT WEST HIGH.

THE BUILDING'S PRINCIPALS WEREN'T DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE MEDIATION PROCESS.

ULTIMATELY, THEY WOULD PROBABLY KNOW WHO THE TWO DISPUTANTS ARE, BUT THEN THEY WOULD OFTEN COME TO MY ROOM AND DURING THE CLASS DAY THEY'D KNOCK ON THE DOOR.

THEY'D ASK ANY AVAILABLE MEDIATORS.

MR MCGAFFIN.

I'D HAVE A LIST OF 20 TO 25 MEDIATORS AND I'D PULL THOSE TWO MEDIATORS, OR THE PRINCIPALS, RATHER, WOULD GET THE NOTES TO FIND THOSE MEDIATORS IN CLASSES THAT AREN'T REAL ANALYTIC OR NOT REAL ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING OR CHALLENGING AT THAT POINT.

MAYBE STUDY HALL, MAYBE A MIXED CHORUS OR A BAND THAT THEY COULD LEAVE FOR A FEW MINUTES TO CONDUCT THIS MEDIATION ON.

SO EACH SCHOOL SHOULD HAVE A STAFF MEMBER THAT'S INVOLVED IN THE MEDIATION PROCESS AND KNOWS WHO THE STUDENTS ARE AND WHERE THEY ARE.

AT PARTICULAR TIMES, IT'LL BE CONDUCTING THE MEDIATION.

NUMBER ONE, ACQUAINT.

SO IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THIS MEDIATION PROCESS, I THINK THE FOLLOWING POINTS ONE THROUGH SEVEN COULD BE FOLLOWED, COULD BE USEFUL.

AS I HAVE LOOKED THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE TALKING TO MS. SCOLARO ABOUT ATTENDING TO THE MEETING, I SEE A GREAT WEALTH OF TRAINING MANUALS AND INFORMATION VIDEOS.

THERE ARE TRAINERS THAT CAN COME TO SCHOOLS, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S NECESSARY.

BUT THE VIOLENCE HAS ME SCARED.

IT HAS ALL OF US SCARED.

IT'S SEEMS TO JUST RADIATE.

AND JUST BEFORE LEAVING THE LIBRARY A FEW MINUTES AGO, I WAS PLEASED TO READ THAT IN CALIFORNIA, A LARGE POLL HAS FOUND THAT QUITE IRONICALLY, IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, THE SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE SEEN LESS VIOLENCE.

LESS GUNFIRE.

SO PERHAPS WE'RE SCARING EACH OTHER STRAIGHT.

BUT IN SOCIETY AT LARGE, I'M AFRAID WE CAN SEE THAT'S NOT TRUE.

AS EDUCATORS, WE KNOW THAT IN THE SCHOOLS, OFTEN THE FIRST ONES TO KNOW OF SOMETHING ARE THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES.

SO I THINK WE CAN ENTRUST OUR STUDENTS AND LOOK TO THEM TO LEAD US BACK TO SOME SANITY.

AND SOME DAYS WHEN WE DON'T FEAR FOR OUR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF OF OUR KIDS.

THANKS VERY MUCH FOR HAVING THE CHANCE TO TALK.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU COMING.

THANK YOU. SEANIECE.

ANY OTHER CITIZEN INPUT? NO. OKAY.

BOARD MEMBERS. ITEM SIX ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.

[VI. Consent Action Item(s)]

ITEM B FINANCE REPORT.

ITEM C THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BRICK FIX INSURANCE PROGRAM RENEWAL.

ITEM D EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.

APPENDIX B ITEM E INTERNAL HARD TO FILL RECRUITMENT STIPEND PLAN.

ITEM F IOWA TESTING PROGRAM.

ITEM G. I-READY READING PROGRAM.

ITEM H.

FORMSITE CONTRACT RENEWAL.

ITEM I MELTWATER WATER CONTRACT RENEWAL.

ITEM J. S'MORE CONTRACT RENEWAL.

ITEM K EAST HIGH YEARBOOK AGREEMENT WITH WALSWORTH.

ITEM L FOOD AND NUTRITION FIVE YEAR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.

ITEM M FISCAL YEAR 23 CHEVY SUBURBAN PURCHASE.

ITEM IN FISCAL YEAR 24 VEHICLE PURCHASES.

ITEM O PERRY CREEK BDA AMPLIFIER.

ITEM P WASTE AND RECYCLING DISPOSAL BID AND ITEM Q TECHNOLOGY FINDS ALMOST OUT OF LETTERS, BUT BOARD MEMBERS, THOSE ARE YOUR CONSENT ACTION ITEMS FOR TONIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE SUCH.

SO MOVED. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION.

A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? BOARD MEMBERS, JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON AND IN TIM'S HERE.

SORRY I MISSED FINANCE COMMITTEE.

THIS WAS PROBABLY TALKED ABOUT THEN AND SORRY M IS IN MIKE SO JUST KIND OF JUSTIFY TO ME THE NEED FOR A BRAND NEW SUBURBAN.

I SEE THAT IT'S NOT COMING FROM QUOTE UNQUOTE PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS.

IT IS FUNDED BY A GRANT.

BUT THAT'S A PRETTY EXPENSIVE CAR.

WHY A BRAND NEW ONE AND WHY A SUB? WHY A SUBURBAN?

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THEY'LL USE THAT TO GO ON SMALL GROUPS WITH SHORT TRIPS INSTEAD OF TAKING A BAN, INSTEAD OF TAKING A BAN BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE IT.

SO IT'S LIKE A SUBSTITUTE FOR A BAN.

I HAVE TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.

THE FIRST ONE IS, I THINK EITHER AMY.

AMY. DANNY'S NOT HERE. DR.

BERNHARDT, MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THIS ONE.

A NUMBER G OR LETTER G.

THE I-READY READING PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE YOU ALREADY HAVE.

WE ALREADY HAVE THE I-READY MATH, AND NOW WE'RE PURCHASING THE I-READY READING.

WAS THERE A DISCOUNT GIVEN BECAUSE WE USE BOTH? WAS THERE ANYTHING? I WAS LOOKING AT THE COST AND ALL.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT AWARE OF A BIG DISCOUNT FOR HAVING BOTH OF THOSE PRODUCTS TOGETHER [INAUDIBLE], . FOR ONE YEAR. SO.

LITERACY INTERVENTION.

ENOUGH MONEY FOR THAT AMOUNT.

SO TO KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.

I COULD. I WAS JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS HOPING MAYBE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU SOMETHING, GIVEN US SOMETHING FOR THAT.

ONE PLATFORM BECAUSE WE CURRENTLY HAVE LEXIA, WHICH IS A SEPARATE PLATFORM, AND NOW A TEACHER WOULD BE ABLE TO [INAUDUDIBLE].

NO, I LIKE I LIKE THAT. TO MY OTHER QUESTION WAS FOR I GUESS TIM, A NUMBER OF LETTER P WASTE AND RECYCLING DISPOSAL BID.

AND AGAIN, I WAS LOOKING AT THE PAGES ON THAT AND IT WAS PAGE 121 IN THE PACKET, I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT, IT SHOWED THE GILL HAULING AND IT, BUT IT SHOWS SOUTH SIOUX COMMUNITY SCHOOLS HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE I'M LIKE WELL.

OKAY. AND SIOUX CITY, ITS SIOUX CITY, NOT SOUTH.

OKAY. SO WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR SOUTH SIOUX CITY SCHOOLS.

OKAY? JUST LET'S HOPE THEY PAY FOR OURS.

BUT ALL RIGHT.

THAT WAS LIKE, YEAH, WE HAVE THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THE INTERNAL HARD TO FILL RECRUITMENT STIPENDS.

I KNOW THAT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CASH.

BUT ALL THESE TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, AGRICULTURE, CONSTRUCTION, DUAL LANGUAGE FACTS, ENGINEERING, ENGLISH, SECOND LANGUAGE AND ARTS, SPANISH AND SPECIAL EDUCATION, THAT'S THEY'LL ALL BE TEACHING THOSE SUBJECTS, RIGHT? THEY WON'T BE. FARMED OUT TO ANY OTHER.

OKAY. THOSE ARE PRETTY SPECIFIC ENDORSEMENTS OR CONTENT AREAS.

SO DO THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS REQUIRED TO BE IN THOSE COURSES TO BE OFFERED? ONE 500.

WHAT? YEAH.

WITH ALL OF OUR SECTIONS, WE MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ENOUGH NUMBERS.

THAT NUMBER WILL VARY.

BUT WE'RE ABOUT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, ABOUT 18 RIGHT NOW FOR ANY OF OUR SINGLE SECTION CLASSES.

OKAY. IF THERE'S NOT 18, WE FIND A WAY TO DELIVER IT ONLINE OR WE FIND A WAY TO COMBINE IT WITH MULTIPLE SCHOOLS.

AND ARE WE GOING TO BE ON THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS? ARE WE GOING TO BE MOVING SOME OF THAT STUFF BACK INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL? OR WE DO HAVE SOME COURSES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT NONE OF THOSE ARE INDUSTRIAL ARTS CERTIFIED PEOPLE BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH INDUSTRIAL ARTS CERTIFIED PEOPLE.

SO WE MOVED THEM TO THE HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE OPENINGS WE HAD TWO YEARS AGO.

OKAY. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF COURSES IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT REQUIRE SOME INDUSTRIAL ARTS TYPE COURSEWORK, BUT MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORATORIES DO NOT REQUIRE INDUSTRIAL ARTS TEACHERS TO DELIVER THEM.

OKAY. DR.

GOMEZ, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, I THINK WE ANSWERED THIS IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

THESE ARE THE EXACT POSITIONS THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

OR WAS THERE ANY ADDED OR DELETED FROM THE LIST FROM LAST YEAR? THIS IS THE SAME LIST THAT WE HAVE FOR THE EXTERNAL.

I THINK THE DIFFERENCE THIS YEAR AND THE WAY THAT THIS READS IS IF WE HAVE ANY EXISTING TEACHERS CURRENTLY TRANSFER TO THOSE POSITIONS, THEN THEY GET THAT STIPEND, WHEREAS LAST YEAR WE OVERLOOKED THEM AND WE GAVE PEOPLE COMING IN THE STIPENDS, BUT NOT EXISTING TEACHERS THAT WE ASKED TO TRANSFER OR VOLUNTARILY TRANSFERRED OVER TO THOSE POSITIONS.

IS THAT CORRECT? THIS FIXES THAT INTERNAL ISSUE THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS ON THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A SARCASTIC STATEMENT THAT I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T, BUT I FEEL I NEED TO.

ON FOR OUR WASTE AND RECYCLING DISPOSAL.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR A 4% INCREASE EACH YEAR AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT ECHOED IN OUR STATE SUPPLEMENTAL AID BECAUSE I THINK SARCASM WAS THE RIGHT,

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ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER FINAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR SEANIECE? ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY.

BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION IN SECOND AND [INAUDIBLE] BUT WE'LL PROCEED.

SHE MAY HAVE LEFT HER TOP OPEN.

OH, OKAY. BUT IF THE SIDE WINDOWS ARE DOWN, THE WATER WILL JUST COME OUT ANYWAY, SO.

WELL, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED AND ACTION ITEMS ARE APPROVED.

OKAY. ITEM SIX OR ITEM SEVEN ON OUR AGENDA IS THE FISCAL YEAR 23.

[VII.A. FY23 Proposed Budget Amendment - Patty Blankenship]

LOCAL TIME AT THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER, 627 FOURTH STREET, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY 2023 TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT ON THE DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR 23 PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT.

ANY INTERESTED PARTY MAY APPEAR AND FILE OBJECTIONS AND ANY INFORMATION FOR OR AGAINST THE SAME WILL BE HEARD ON THE ABOVE NAMED BUDGET AMENDMENT WITH THE FINAL DECISION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS A MATTER OF RECORD, IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACKNOWLEDGES THE FISCAL YEAR 23 PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT.

ARE THERE ANY PARTIES THAT CARE TO COME, SPEAK OR APPEAR OR OBJECT TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT? SEANIECE DO WE HAVE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC ON THAT? NO. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS JUST AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THERE'S NO VOTE ON THIS THAT WE THE PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT.

I THINK WE'LL DO THAT LATER ON IN THE MEETING.

WE'LL HAVE THAT. IT'S THE EXACT SAME ONE THAT PATTY BLANKENSHIP GAVE TO US AT THE LAST MEETING.

IT'S THE I CALL IT THE GEOGRAPHY LESSON.

WE'RE JUST MOVING CATEGORIES AROUND.

THE OVERALL BUDGET DOES NOT CHANGE IN TOTAL.

SO WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM B, THE TITLE SIX INDIAN EDUCATION GRANT.

[VII.B. Title VI Indian Education Grant - Dr. Dora Jung]

LOCAL TIME AT THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER, 627 FOURTH STREET, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY 2023 TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT ON THE DISTRICT'S TITLE SIX AND IN EDUCATION GRANT APPLICATION.

ANY INTERESTED PARTY MAY APPEAR AND FILE OBJECTION AND ANY INFORMATION FOR OR AGAINST THE SAME WILL BE HEARD ON THE ABOVE NAMED GRANT APPLICATION WITH THE FINAL DECISION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS A MATTER OF RECORD, IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE TITLE SIX INDIAN EDUCATION GRANT. OKAY, SO THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR SUCH SO MOVED? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? BOARD MEMBERS. DR YOUNG HAD GIVEN US TO US AT THE PRECEDING MEETING.

SO. SEANIECE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE RECOMMENDATION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

AND THE INDIAN EDUCATION GRANT APPLICATION IS APPROVED.

IT IS NOW TIME FOR BOARD MEMBER REPORTS.

[VIII.Board Member Reports / Future Meetings]

WE WERE SHOCKED AND SADDENED AT THE PASSING OF FLORA LEE.

ON MAY 3RD, WE GRIEVED AND CELEBRATED OUR SPECTACULAR LIFE OF SERVICE AT THE ORPHEUM THEATER.

ON THAT DAY, SHE WAS PERFECTLY REMEMBERED AND EULOGIZED BY SISTER MARY DAY.

DR. MICHELLE VENABLE, RIDLEY AND THE REVEREND DR.

ALBERT MOSELEY.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SEND OFF FOR AN INCREDIBLE PERSON.

THOUGHTFUL, KIND, FIERCE, COMPASSIONATE, TENACIOUS, LOVING, REAL WORDS TO DESCRIBE HER POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY ARE INFINITE.

IN BRIEF, SHE WAS A FORCE OF NATURE.

SHE WALKED THE WALK GRACEFULLY.

PURPOSEFULLY. ALWAYS WITH OTHERS, ESPECIALLY THE UNDERDOG, FIRST IN HER THOUGHTS.

SHE WAS A FRIEND, THE BEST KIND OF FRIEND.

SHE TOLD ME WHEN SHE THOUGHT I HAD DONE OKAY, AND SHE WAS VERY CLEAR.

IF I VENTURED TOWARD SOMETHING, ANYTHING SHE VIEWED AS NONSENSE.

I SO WANTED HER TO BE PROUD OF ME.

SHE WAS A MENTOR, A TRUE NORTH.

I SOUGHT HER COUNSEL IN BOTH MY PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIFE.

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I MISS HER DEEPLY.

I HAVE THREE GUIDING LIGHTS.

AND MY WIFE, MY MOTHER AND FLORA.

FLORA LIKE MY MOTHER HAD TO GO, BUT SHE DOESN'T GET TO LEAVE.

HER VOICE, HER WORDS, HER LAUGH, HER GUIDANCE, HER ESSENCE IS FOREVER WITH US.

I. AND I THINK WE WILL DO OUR VERY BEST TO HONOR FLORA BY TRYING TO HELP MAKE SOLID, LOGICAL DECISIONS THAT BEST SERVE OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS.

AS I SAID EARLIER, OUR VERY BEST TO MAKE HER PROUD TO TRAILER MARISSA.

TRENTON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR MOM WITH US.

ON THE DAY OF HER FUNERAL.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL OF YOU BELIEVE, BUT ON THE DAY OF HER FUNERAL, I LEFT WORK AND I GOT IN MY TRUCK TO GO HOME AND PICK KATE UP TO GO TO THE FUNERAL. SAT THERE FOR A MINUTE, TURNED ON MY TRUCK.

FIRST SONG ON THE RADIO.

DON'T YOU WORRY.

BY STEVIE WONDER.

AS YOU KNOW, SHE WAS A GREAT MOTOWN FAN.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO GIVE THAT SONG A LISTEN.

WITH THAT, I END MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. MR. MICHAELSON.

JUST FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE, MR. MICHAELSON WAS CHOSEN FOR A GREAT PRIVILEGE AND HONOR AS HE WAS A PALLBEARER FOR MISS LEE.

MR. GOODVIN. WOW.

I CAN'T SAY IT AS ELOQUENTLY AS IT WAS JUST SAID, BUT WE ARE GOING TO MISS FLORA.

AND SHE'S STILL HERE, THOUGH THERE WERE MANY TIMES WHEN SHE CALLED ME AND I WAS HESITANT TO PICK THE PHONE UP BECAUSE I KNEW WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO TELL ME IS I DID SOMETHING WRONG AND I KNEW THAT SHE WOULD ULTIMATELY BE RIGHT.

BUT WHAT I ALWAYS VALUED WITH FLORA IS WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT LIKE TO COMPLAIN AND THEN THEY DON'T LIKE TO TAKE THAT NEXT STEP. FLORA WAS SOMEONE WHO NEVER COMPLAINED.

SHE JUMPED RIGHT TO STEP TWO AND SHE HELPED ME.

WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED, SHE STEPPED OUT OF I MEAN, SHE DID NOT HAVE TO.

SHE HELPED ME.

AND I THINK IF SIOUX CITY, IOWA AND THE NATION AS A WHOLE HAD MORE FLAWS, WE WOULD BE IN A FAR BETTER PLACE.

OTHER THAN THAT, ME, MY WIFE AND I ATTENDED THE SPINAL BIFIDA ASSOCIATION OF IOWA AND EDUCATIONAL FORUM LAST WEEKEND ON OUR ONE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS BORN WITH A FORM OF SPINAL BIFIDA, AND ONE OF THE SPEAKERS WAS A STATE REP REPRESENTATIVE FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS, AND HE'S THE FIRST PERMANENTLY DISABLED ELECTED STATE OFFICIAL IN STATE HISTORY, ALSO BORN WITH THE SAME AFFLICTION THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH AT OUR HOUSE.

SO I THINK WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT BULLYING.

I THINK WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT TOLERANCE.

AND THIS IS JUST AS MUCH MY FAULT AS ANYONE ELSE'S FAULT.

I THINK A PORTION OF OUR COMMUNITY AND A PORTION OF OUR SCHOOL THAT WASN'T TALKED ABOUT A WHOLE LOT, BUT CERTAINLY NOT FORGOTTEN IN TERMS OF THE POLICIES THAT WE WROTE.

BUT IT WASN'T TALKED ABOUT AS MUCH BY ME AND I WILL TAKE THAT HEAD ON, IS OUR STUDENTS THAT FACE DISABILITIES, WHETHER THAT BE MENTAL AND MENTAL.

GOT A LOT OF TALK. I DON'T THINK PHYSICAL DISABILITIES GOT AS MUCH TALK.

SO I WOULD LOVE MOVING FORWARD.

I KNOW THAT WE JUST MISSED THE PHYSICAL DISABILITY MONTH.

IT WAS BACK IN MARCH AND AGAIN, I WAS NOT VERY GOOD AT BRINGING THAT AWARENESS FORWARD.

I WOULD LIKE TO PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MAYBE SET ASIDE A PHYSICAL DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY, MAYBE BRING SOME PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE PHYSICALLY DISABLED.

AND WE ARE LEARNING AS PARENTS AND AS NEW PARENTS THAT IT IS OUR JOB TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND BE ADVOCATES NOT ONLY FOR PARKER BUT EVERYONE WHO HAS A PHYSICAL DISABILITY.

SO I PROMISED HER AND MY WIFE THAT I WOULD TALK ABOUT IT.

SO MOVING FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE HOW WE COULD POTENTIALLY ADVOCATE MORE AS A SCHOOL BOARD AND A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO OTHER THAN THAT, WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT FLORA AND OTHERS HAVE AND WILL SAY IT MUCH MORE ELOQUENTLY THAN I.

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THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SCOLARO.

I'LL START WITH FLORA.

FIRST OF ALL, AS YOU KNOW, I WHEN I WAS GOING FOR THIS SEAT, I WAS VYING AGAINST FLORA LEE.

BUT WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW WAS AS WE WERE SITTING THERE, SHE SAID TO ME, YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, IF YOU ARE GOING TO RUN AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION, I WILL HELP RUN YOUR CAMPAIGN.

BECAUSE SHE KNEW THAT SHE JUST WANTED TO DO THE ONE YEAR FLORA AND I GO BACK TO WHEN I HAD HER SON AS I WAS HER SON'S COUNSELOR.

AND THAT'S HOW I'VE KNOWN FLORA OR STARTED TO KNOW FLORA.

AND WE'VE BEEN A LOT OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

SHE'S A FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR ALL FOR EVERYBODY.

THERE'S ONLY ONE FLORA.

WE CANNOT ALL BE FLORA, ALTHOUGH WE MIGHT TRY TO ASPIRE TO.

AND I HESITATE SOMETIMES BECAUSE I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK I YOU KNOW, I'M NOT MAKING THAT KIND OF AN IMPACT.

I'M NOT I HAVE NOT HAD SO MUCH OF AN IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT REALISTICALLY LIKE A FUNERAL AT SEEING ORPHEUM THEATER BECAUSE OF ALL THE PEOPLE AND THE IMPACT SHE'S HAD IN OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU CAN JUST HAVE AN IMPACT ON ONE PERSON OR ONE FAMILY AS A TEACHER OR A STUDENT OR AS AN ADMINISTRATOR, THAT'S IMPORTANT.

ONE FAMILY AT A TIME OR ONE PERSON AT A TIME IS JUST AS SUCCESSFUL.

SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS AS WE ALSO CELEBRATE THE FLOORS OF THE WORLD, EACH OF US CAN MAKE AN IMPACT.

SO PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND.

I ALSO ATTENDED GSA'S NORTH HIGH SCHOOL'S GSA CLUB TO TALK TO THEM AGAIN ABOUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THEM GOING FORWARD.

THEY WERE HEADING TO THE GOVERNOR'S CONVENTION OR CONFERENCE THAT THEY HAVE EVERY YEAR, AND I ASKED THEM TO COME BACK AND BRING ME BRING US SOMETHING, BRING US, YOU KNOW, FIND OUT FROM WHAT'S GOING ON ACROSS THE STATE ABOUT WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING OR WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP SUPPORT THEM.

I ALSO, AGAIN, DID SOME SUBBING AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL IN THE ALTERNATIVE ROOM.

I ALSO WANTED TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO MACKENZIE CRAWFORD, AN EAST HIGH STUDENT WHO WAS ON THE GRAND OLD OPRY STAGE WITH KRISTIN CHENOWETH SINGING FOR GOOD.

IT'S ON YOUTUBE.

SHE'S IT'S AMAZING.

AND MACKENZIE IS REALLY TALL AND KRISTIN'S LIKE SHORTER THAN ME EVEN.

I MEAN, BELIEVE SHE'S SHORTER THAN ME.

SO THAT'S SHORT.

BUT IT'S A PHENOMENAL SONG AND SHE HAS A PHENOMENAL VOICE.

SO KUDOS TO MACKENZIE CRAWFORD.

I ALSO WANTED TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO OUR COUNSEL.

DAN MOORE, WHO HAS PRO TEM MAYOR, WAS GAVE A COMMENDATION TO CAROLYN GOODWIN, WHO WAS A LONGTIME COUNSELOR AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE DID. HE PRESENTED THAT AT OUR LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ANNUAL MEETING.

AND SO THANK YOU TO DAN FOR THAT.

AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO CAROLYN GOODWIN.

YOU KNOW, LONG TERM, LONG TIME SERVERS OF OUR DISTRICT.

SO STILL DOING GOOD THINGS.

AND THE LAST THING I JUST WANT TO SAY IS I WORKED WITH AL MCGAFFIN AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL.

WHEN HE LEFT, I HELPED A LITTLE BIT TO KIND OF KEEP CONFLICT MEDIATION GOING.

AND IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM IN THAT IT TOOK KIND OF THE IT TOOK UPPERCLASSMEN WHO WANTED TO WORK WITH KIDS AND HELP STUDENTS. IT GOT THEM TO SIT DOWN WITH UNDERCLASSMEN AND EVEN MAYBE SOMETIMES THEIR OWN KIDS IN THEIR SAME CLASS AND HAD THEM WORK THROUGH SOME BASIC HE SAID SHE SAID KINDS OF PROBLEMS. AND THE NICE THING ABOUT THAT IS IT TOOK THE KIND OF THE ALMOST THE KIND OF THE DAY TO DAY DRAMA SOMETIMES THAT COUNSELORS GET INVOLVED WITH SCHOOL COUNSELORS GET INVOLVED WITH WHEN THEY COULD BE DOING SOME OTHER MAYBE SOME OTHER STUFF.

AND IT GOT INVOLVED WITH JUST DOING IT AT PEER LEVEL UNLESS IT NEEDED MORE INTERVENTION.

IT'S AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM.

IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING AS WE'RE LOOKING AT BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS AND THINGS THAT I CERTAINLY HOPE IT'S LOOKED AT.

AND IF IT FITS, IT FITS.

IF IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T. BUT IT WAS A GOOD PROGRAM AT ONE POINT.

SO AND I KNOW THEY USED TO INCORPORATE IT, I THINK WITH MVP, THE MENTORS IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, THEY USED TO DO SOME TRAINING WITH THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S DONE ANYMORE THOUGH.

SO AND WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SCARLETT.

THANK YOU.

THIS MONTH OF MAY CELEBRATES MANY THINGS.

I WILL BEGIN BY SAYING HAPPY ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN MONTH TEACHER APPRECIATION MONTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS MONTH, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, AND SO MUCH MORE.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE RETIRING IN OUR DISTRICT THIS YEAR.

I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE RETIREMENT PARTY, BUT I WANTED TO WISH YOU ALL WELL AND TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING A LIFELONG IMPRESSION ON MANY OF OUR STUDENTS AND YOUR PEERS IN THIS DISTRICT.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK ANGELA BEMIS AND DR.

EARLEYWINE AND DR.

DORA FOR THE PRESENTATION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN DATA THAT WAS PRESENTED ON APRIL 25TH AND IS CONCERNING THE ACADEMICS AND BEHAVIOR. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED MEETING AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF MANY DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL IMPROVE THE DATA BY PARTNERSHIPS, MENTORSHIPS AND FULL PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

SO I WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK ALL THREE OF YOU.

A JOB WELL DONE.

THANK YOU ALL TO WHO PARTICIPATED.

AND ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FOURTH GRADER AND THE FOUNDATION FOR HOSTING THAT? AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO MEET MAYOR ALBAN ISD.

I'M PROBABLY MESSING IT UP FOR THE FROM THE CITY OF GEELONG, KOSOVO.

HE TOURED PARTS OF OUR CITY AND OUR CAREER ACADEMY.

I FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AT HARDLINE COFFEE THAT DAY AND IT WAS AWESOME JUST TO BE ABLE TO MEET HIM AND BE THERE AS A PART OF THAT.

AND ALSO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MR. NASH FROM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL FOR WINNING DRAKE RELAYS.

THAT WAS JUST PHENOMENAL.

I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THEN I WILL END UP MY REPORT TOMORROW, MAY 9TH, FROM 6 P.M.

TO 8:00 PM AT THE CAREER ACADEMY.

THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE NAACP WILL HOST 14 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BY CELEBRATING OUR SOCIAL YEARS, WHICH IS AN ACRONYM FOR OUTSTANDING OUTREACH, UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT AND SUPPORT GROUP.

THIS CELEBRATION ACKNOWLEDGES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

WE ARE EXCITED TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS AND CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE.

ALSO, ON MAY 10TH, 2023, FROM 5 P.M.

TO 7 P.M. AT THE ORPHEUM THEATER, THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HOSTING A GRADUATION FOR OUR NATIVE STUDENTS.

WE WANT TO SALUTE THEM AND CONGRATULATIONS AND ALL OF THOSE THAT WORKED SO DILIGENTLY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

ALSO, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TOMORROW OR MAY 10TH, IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY WEEK, THAT THERE IS A BOOK SIGNING FOR ONE OF OUR OWN PAST STUDENTS FROM THIS DISTRICT.

HER NAME IS ALICIA IVORY.

SHE'S A FORMER GRADUATE OF WEST HIGH SCHOOL AND HAS A BOOK LAUNCH 6 P.M.

AT THE LINE COFFEE.

SO IF ANYONE CAN GET OVER THERE, CONGRATULATE HER AND BUY A BOOK.

IT HAS AND CONTINUES TO BE A VERY BUSY SCHEDULE.

LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO END MY REPORT.

BY REMEMBERING MRS. FLORA LEE. I WOULD NOT BE SITTING IN THIS CHAIR.

IF LAURA DID NOT ASK ME TO RUN.

EVERY DOUBT THAT I HAD AND TOLD HER WHY I COULD NOT.

AND MY CANT.

SHE CAME BACK WITH YES YOU CAN AND YES YOU WILL.

I DIDN'T THINK I WAS SMART ENOUGH.

TO HOLD THIS SEAT.

AND SHE SAID, YOU'RE SMARTER THAN WHAT YOU THINK.

SHE SAID, I'LL MENTOR YOU.

I'LL GUIDE YOU.

WE AGREE TO DISAGREE SOMETIMES.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, SHE ALWAYS LET ME KNOW.

I HAVE YOUR BACK.

BECAUSE SHE KNEW SHE HAD ENDORSED ME.

SHE WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE RESPECTED IN MY MIND AS THE WOMAN WHO DID IT AND THE WOMAN WHO GOT IT DONE.

THE CELEBRATION OF HER LIFE.

YOU'RE RIGHT. BOBBY WAS UNFORGETTABLE.

JUST AS FLORA LEE WILL BE UNFORGETTABLE.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. DIRECTOR GEORGE.

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I CAN'T. THE TORCH WAS KIND OF PASSED TO ME AT WEST HIGH FOR CONFLICT MEDIATION.

THIS WAS A LOST TOOL.

SURELY 2003, THEY PRETTY MUCH THE PAST LEADERSHIP IN THE DISTRICT WENT A DIFFERENT ROUTE.

AND THIS WAS ALWAYS AN EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAM.

AND I HOPE WE CONSIDER IN SOME WAYS OF BRUSHING AND GETTING THE RUST OFF THIS TOOL AND USING IT AGAIN AS ONE, JUST AS I SAID, AS ANOTHER TOOL TO HELP GET KIDS THROUGH IT THE NONVIOLENT WAY.

IN MY TALKS WITH SOME LEGISLATORS WHEN THEY WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT GUNS AND THAT SUCH YOU KNOW AND YOU KNOW BIG PUSH TO HAVE ALL THE TEACHERS YOU KNOW COWBOY UP.

I WOULD RATHER US I WOULD RATHER LEGISLATOR GO SROS AND THEN USE THIS TO HELP AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THAT'S WHERE I'M AT IN THIS WORLD.

I JUST THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT.

MY COMMENTS TOWARDS FLORA.

RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HEAR HER VOICE AND FOR ME, IT'S LIKE, HELLO, JAN.

HOW'S THAT LOVELY WIFE OF YOURS? SHE WAS ALWAYS ASK NICE ABOUT ME, BUT THEN SHE WAS MORE.

SHE WAS ALWAYS ASKING HOW DORIS WAS DOING.

SO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY WORKED TOGETHER AT THE AA FOR MANY YEARS.

SO, I MEAN, THAT ALWAYS CAME.

AND I TELL YOU WHAT, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER MADE A DIFFERENCE.

GOING TO LAURA LEE'S FUNERAL.

YOU SAT BACK AND YOU REALIZE HOW BIG A DIFFERENCE SHE'S MADE IN EVERYONE'S LIVES IN THAT AND FAR REACHING, BEING THE FIRST WOMAN AND THE FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR TO BE ELECTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR TO LEAD THE SCHOOL BOARD.

I THINK IT'S A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND I FOUND OUT SOMETHING NEW AND I WISH I'D KNOWN THIS BECAUSE I'D HAD ANOTHER THING TO TALK.

SHE WAS AN ALL STAR WRESTLING FAN, SO I COULD HAVE TALKED WITH TRENT AND THEN I COULD HAVE TALKED WITH LAURA ABOUT ALL STAR WRESTLING BECAUSE, I MEAN, VIRGIN CRUSHER AND THE BULLDOG. I MEAN, WHY NOT? I MEAN, WE COULD DO THOSE THINGS.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY YOU DIDN'T HEAR IT, BUT BERNIE GAVE A SILENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT SHE MIGHT RUN FOR THE BOARD AGAIN.

SHE SAID THAT, AND SO DID YOU.

BECAUSE FLORA'S SAYING, MONIQUE, RUN AGAIN.

I MEAN, I HEARD IT, SO I'M PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER.

WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER LEADERSHIP.

WE'RE GOING TO MISS EVERYTHING ABOUT HER.

I MEAN, THE WISDOM AND BOBBY, YOU SAID IT RIGHT? AND SO ENDS MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF THINGS TONIGHT.

AND ONE OF THEM I'VE SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE ABOUT IS IN THIS PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT GUNS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GUNS ON THE PROPERTY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND FORTUNATELY, THE LEGISLATURE DIDN'T PASS THAT THAT BILL.

BUT I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK OUR BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE TO POTENTIALLY LOOK INTO A NEW BOARD POLICY THAT PROHIBITS FIREARMS FROM COMING ON SCHOOL PROPERTY OTHER THAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR FOR THE TEACHING OF A HISTORY CLASS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT IT SERVES NO, IN MY OPINION, IT'S JUST MY OPINION.

ONE BOARD MEMBER. IT'S MY OPINION THAT HAVING GUNS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY SERVE NO GOOD PURPOSE WHATSOEVER, EVEN IF THEY'RE IN LOCKED IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR, EVEN IF THEIR TEACHERS HOLD THEM.

IT'S JUST SERVES NO PURPOSE IN OUR DISTRICT.

AND IT'S SOMETHING I THINK ASKED THE POLICY COMMITTEE TO TAKE A LOOK AT BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE ANY GOOD COMING OUT OF THAT ANY GOOD AT ALL.

THE SECOND THING IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALMOST THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAVE GRADUATIONS ON THE 27TH AS AS PEOPLE WELL KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO IF THEY HAVE A CHILD OR A NIECE OR A NEPHEW OR POTENTIALLY A GRANDCHILD GRADUATING, THEY LIKE TO HAND THEM THE DIPLOMA.

I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT.

I THINK WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR GOT A LITTLE BIT OUT OF CONTROL.

WE WERE STUMBLING AROUND ON THE STAGE AND WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO WERE TRYING TO GET THEIR PICTURES TAKEN AND WE HAD PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF THEM BECAUSE THAT LINE MOVES QUICKLY. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT THIS YEAR, PLEASE GIVE ME A SHOUT AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT IT'S COORDINATED A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR.

WE DON'T WANT THE DANCING BEARS UP THERE.

THAT'S WHAT WE SORT OF LOOKED LIKE A LITTLE BIT LAST YEAR.

SO CERTAINLY WE WELCOME, YOU KNOW, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, NIECES AND NEPHEWS, BUT WOULD PROBABLY LIMIT IT TO A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WE DID LAST YEAR ON ON THAT.

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BUT LET'S BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ORGANIZED BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET A PICTURE OF THEIR GRADUATE BECAUSE WE HAD OTHER PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF THEM AND IT JUST WASN'T GOOD FOR THOSE PEOPLE.

IT'S A MOMENT.

THE LAST THING IS I'M NOT GOING TO SAY AS MUCH AS EVERYBODY ELSE DID, BUT FLORA LEE WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.

I COUNT. I COUNSELED WITH HER ALL STARTING ALL THE WAY BACK IN 2015.

MOST PEOPLE KNEW HER A LIFETIME.

I ONLY KNEW HER FOR A FEW YEARS.

BUT JUST ABOUT EVERY MAJOR DECISION WHERE I THOUGHT SHE COULD BE HELPFUL, I REACHED OUT TO HER AND SHE REACHED OUT TO ME ON, HEY, YOU OUGHT TO THINK ABOUT THIS AS YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE ITEMS. SO JUST ABOUT EVERY TOPIC, CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC WHERE I THOUGHT SHE HAD INPUT OR SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD GIVE INPUT.

SHE DID. AND I VALUED HER JUDGMENT.

AND I GUESS REALLY, I DIDN'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT HER.

THAT WAS THE FEELING THAT I HAD.

I DON'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT FLORA.

SO SHE HAD A BIG IMPACT.

I TALKED WITH HER TWO DAYS BEFORE SHE PASSED.

IT WAS ON A TOPIC THAT WE BOTH WERE PASSIONATE ABOUT.

AND, YOU KNOW, SO IT WAS A GREAT SHOCK TO SEE HER GO.

SHE WILL BE MISSED, BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE IS I DON'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT FLORA.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.

THE MEETINGS.

BOARD MEMBER MEETINGS AND FUTURE MEETINGS.

THE ANNUAL DISTRICT RETIREMENT PARTY WAS MENTIONED EARLIER TONIGHT.

IT'S WEDNESDAY, MAY 10TH.

THE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY COMMITTEE IS MAY 12TH.

BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE.

MAY 16TH.

BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING.

MAY 17TH.

NORTH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.

11:11 A.M.

ON SATURDAY, MAY 27TH.

WEST HIGH SCHOOL AND VIBE ACADEMY GRADUATION AT 230 ON MAY 27TH AND THEN FOLLOWED UP WITH THE EVENING SESSION OF EAST HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AT 6 P.M. ON SATURDAY, MAY 27TH.

SO SATURDAY, MAY 27TH IS A BIG DAY BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

OKAY. WE HAVE THE BOARD FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING ON JUNE 5TH.

BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING ON JUNE 7TH.

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON JUNE 12TH.

BOARD FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING ON JUNE 19TH.

A BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING ON JUNE 20TH.

BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING ON JUNE 21ST AND A REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ALL THE WAY OUT IN JULY 24TH.

SO JUST TWO MEETINGS, ONE IN JUNE AND ONE IN JULY FOR US.

SO WITH THAT IS THE FUTURE MEETINGS.

AND DR. EARLEYWINE, IT'S TIME FOR YOUR SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

[IX. Superintendent’s Report - Dr. Rod Earleywine]

HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, AS MONIQUE STATED, TO MEET WITH THE NAACP AND THE URBAN NATIVE YOUTH GROUP.

PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE THERE.

WE HAD A GOOD TURNOUT AND IT WAS A GOOD LISTENING TO PEOPLE AND GETTING THEIR PERSPECTIVE.

AND WE DID SHARE SOME DATA WITH THEM AS WELL.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

ATTENDED THE KIWANIS TOP 5%.

THAT'S A VERY NICE CELEBRATION OF THE TOP STUDENTS IN THE SIOUXLAND AREA AND RECOGNIZING THEM WITH SOME OF THE OTHER DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS. WE ATTENDED SOME TRAINING THAT THE SIOUX CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE HAVING AT THE REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER AND IT HAD TO DO WITH ACTIVE SHOOTERS. AND IT WAS IT WAS SOME PRETTY INTENSE STUFF THAT THEY WERE SHOWING AND GOING OVER.

SO IT WAS NICE FOR US TO SIT AND LISTEN AND LEARN FROM THEM ON HOW THEY APPROACH THINGS IN THOSE TERRIBLE SITUATIONS.

ATTENDED SMARTER THAN A FOURTH GRADER.

IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK WAS LAST WEEK, MAY 1ST THROUGH THE FIFTH, AND WE DID CELEBRATE THAT AND DID SOME THINGS FOR THE STAFF MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

ATTENDANCE NORTHWEST AA SUPERINTENDENT MEETING THE LAST ONE OF THE YEAR AND I WAS THE CHAIR OF THAT GROUP THIS YEAR SO I WILL TURN THAT CHAIR POSITION OVER. THIS MONTH OF MAY IS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH SPONSORED BY THE IOWA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CELEBRATING THE WORK OF SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE DEVELOPING IOWA'S FUTURES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, FAMILIES AND CITIZENS. AS YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIG TIME COMMITMENT, LONG HOURS, A LOT OF PHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE

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BUT WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT AND DO APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

IT'S A BIG JOB.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT JOB.

AND YOU ARE THE REALLY THE EARS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IT IS APPRECIATED.

AND REMEMBER, ALL OF THIS WORK WITH NO PAY.

SO I DO.

I DO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

YEAH, WE ARE GOING TO DOUBLE IT.

AND LASTLY FOR LEE, I DID NOT KNOW FLORA LEE PERSONALLY, BUT I KNEW HER PROFESSIONALLY FOR MANY YEARS.

SHE WAS A LONG TIME EMPLOYEE AT NORTHWEST AA, SO I HAD A LOT OF INTERACTION WITH HER THERE.

WHAT I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT FLORA LEE IS WHEN SHE WAS APPLYING, WE HAD THE OPEN POSITION FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND SHE WAS HERE AND SHE COME UP AFTER THE DECISION WAS MADE TOWARD THE END.

AND SHE STOOD RIGHT RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF ME AND SHE SAID, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU THAT I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T ASK.

I SAID, OKAY, LAURA LEE, WHAT IS THAT? SHE SAID, DO YOU PLAN ON APPLYING FOR THE LONG TERM SUPERINTENDENCE POSITION? I SAID, I HAVEN'T REALLY DECIDED YET.

I'M NOT SURE. SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SHE SAID, I THINK YOU SHOULD.

AND THEN SHE TURNED AROUND AND WALKED AWAY.

SO ONE OF MY MOTIVATING FACTORS TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION WAS THOSE SIMPLY THOSE WORDS FROM LAURA LEE.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL END MY REPORT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBERS. IT'S NOW TIME FOR ITEM TEN.

[X.A. Receipt and Filing of Recommendation regarding Termination of Employment Contract - Dr. Rod Earleywine]

AND THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR LIST IS SORT OF A FORMALITY.

IT'S THE RECEIPT AND FILING OF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.

SO DOCTOR EARLEYWINE HAS A RECOMMENDATION.

IT'S UNDER SEAL.

HE WILL DELIVER THAT.

I WILL DELIVER THAT TO THE BOARD SECRETARY AND THEN WE WILL SCHEDULE ACTIONS THEREAFTER.

SO NOT A LOT OF THINGS TO DO, BUT IT IS A FORMALITY WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

OKAY, BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVE THE RECOMMENDATION AND FILE IT WITH THE BOARD SECRETARY.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR SUCH? SO MOVED SECOND.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE, AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

BOARD MEMBERS. ITEM B IS THE FISCAL YEAR 23 PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT.

[X.B. FY23 Proposed Budget Amendment - Patty Blankenship]

IT WAS JUST MOVING DOLLAR ITEMS BETWEEN DIFFERENT LINES, CATEGORIES ON THE BUDGET WITH NO DOLLAR CHANGE AT ALL IN THE TOTAL BUDGET. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPTS THE FISCAL YEAR 23 BUDGET AMENDMENT.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR SUCH? SO MOVED. SECOND.

HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OKAY.

BEFORE WE BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM, I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT IT AND JUST ASK.

IT WAS RUDE OF ME NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SCOUTS HERE THIS EVENING, BUT I ASSUME THAT YOU'RE EARNING A MERIT BADGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR TONIGHT.

IS THAT THE CASE? AND WHAT TROOP ARE YOU FROM? I'M SORRY. 208.

WELL, WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

WE APPRECIATE IT. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT ACKNOWLEDGING YOU EARLIER.

SO ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM C, THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SCA AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

[X.C. Acceptance of Tentative Agreement between SCEA & SCCSD - Dr. Jen Gomez]

DR. GOMEZ YES, AND WE DID RECEIVE NOTIFICATION ON MAY 4TH THAT THE SCA DID RATIFY THIS AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES A 745 INCREASE TO BASE 800 INCREASE TO LONGEVITY AND A $105 INCREASE TO BTS ALONG WITH CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE CHANGES.

BOARD MEMBERS YOU HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR SUCH SO MOVED? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? BOARD MEMBERS SEANIECE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY.

BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION.

THE OVERALL INCREASE WAS A 4% OVERALL TO THE SCA CONTRACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AMOUNTS, AS DR.

GOMEZ HAD MENTIONED.

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AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED AND MOTION CARRIES AND WE ACCEPT THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.

ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SCA, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS CCPA AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

[X.D. Acceptance of Tentative Agreement between SCESPA & SCCSD - Dr. Jen Gomez]

DR. GOMEZ YES, AND WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION ON MAY 3RD THAT THE CCPA MEMBERSHIP RATIFIED THIS TENTATIVE AGREEMENT, WHICH RESULTS IN A 65 CENT PER HOUR INCREASE FOR ALL CURRENT EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE CHANGES.

AND THAT WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER 4% ON 1.064.06.

OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS SEANIECE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE RECOMMENDATION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES AND THE AGREEMENT IS APPROVED.

OKAY. ITEM E, HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

[X.E. Human Resources Report(s) - Dr. Jen Gomez]

SO WE JUST PUT THIS AS A SEPARATE ITEM INSTEAD OF UNDER CONSENT BECAUSE WE HAD TO.

WE NEEDED THE BOARD TO APPROVE THOSE TWO TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS.

SURE. AND WITH THAT, IT SHOWED THE INDIVIDUAL INCREASES AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS I HAD TO APPROVE AND BEFORE WE COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS SITE.

HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

I GUESS THE ONLY THING THAT IS STILL OPEN IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS.

IS THAT CORRECT, DR.

EARLEYWINE? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY. SO ALL THE OTHER CONTRACT TEACHER CONTRACTS AND OTHER STAFF HAVE HAPPY TO REPORT.

YES, IT'S ALL BEEN SETTLED.

YES, ALL BEEN SETTLED.

AND FIRST, AT LEAST WITH THE SCA FIRST TIME IN, I THINK OVER A DECADE WHERE WE NEVER HAD TO GO TO ARBITRATION OR MEDIATION.

SO AGAIN, I THINK WE MENTIONED THAT LAST MEETING, BUT, YOU KNOW, WELL DONE.

SO. ALL RIGHT.

BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT? SEANIECE WE DON'T NEED A MOTION.

WE DO NEED A MOTION FOR IT.

OKAY? IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? BOARD MEMBERS.

SEANIECE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY.

BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION.

A SECOND TO APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

AND MOTION CARRIES HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT IS APPROVED.

BOARD MEMBERS. ITEM F ON OUR AGENDA IS THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF BOARD POLICIES.

[X.F. Second & Final Reading of Board Policies - Dr. Rod Earleywine]

EARLY RETIREMENT BENEFITS POLICY 602.12 REQUESTS FOR RELIGIOUS BASED EXEMPTIONS EXEMPTIONS 603.11. COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE 604.6 PROGRAM FOR AT RISK STUDENTS.

681 .11 SUMMER SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONS.

681 .19 TEACHING CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES POLICY 8.10 TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE PROGRAM.

IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE ABOVE POLICIES FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR SUCH? SO MOVED SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND FOR THOSE.

ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS? SEANIECE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION.

A SECOND FOR THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE BOARD POLICIES.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED AND MOTION CARRIES.

AND IF WE HURRY, WE'LL BE DONE WITHIN AN HOUR.

BOARD MEETING. BOARD MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION? [INAUDIBLE].

IF YOU HAVE ABOUT 20 SECONDS.

YES. NO. IS SEVEN. OKAY.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT? SO MOVED. SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND FOR ADJOURNMENT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE? AYE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.