Jun 26, 2023 Board Meetings

[I. Call to Order]

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GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IT'S JUNE 26TH, 2023 AT 6:01 P.M.

I HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

PLEASE, WOULD YOU JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? ALLEGIANCE] DOES MR. GEORGE HAVE THE LINK? HE DOES. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. JANICE, WOULD YOU PLEASE.

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

[IV. Approval of Agenda ]

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OKAY.

MEETING IS APPROVED.

ITEM FIVE ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZENS INPUT.

[V. Citizen Input ]

SEANIECE ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS FOR TONIGHT? YES. PHILIP HAMMOND.

WELL, MR. HAMMOND, WE'D ASK YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

AND YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

2519. SOUTH MULBERRY, SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

I DIDN'T WRITE A SPEECH, AND I'M NOT READING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

I'LL JUST BE A FEW MINUTES.

I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I CAN'T BE AT THE JULY 24TH MEETING.

AND SO I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THE SCHOOL BOARD AND LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM INTERESTED IN THE TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD POSITION THAT'S GOING TO BE OPEN. I'M A LONG TIME SIOUX CITY RESIDENT.

I JUST COMPLETED 40 YEARS AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER.

I JUST RETIRED A FEW WEEKS AGO, 37 OF THOSE YEARS WITH THE SIOUX CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A GEN ED TEACHER AND A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.

SO I HAVE A LOT OF BACKGROUND.

EVEN IN A TEMPORARY POSITION, I THINK I COULD BE A GOOD ASSET TO THE SCHOOL BOARD ON A TEMPORARY APPROVAL.

I DO PLAN ON RUNNING FOR A SCHOOL BOARD POSITION IN THE FALL.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS A FEW YEARS BACK, I DON'T THINK I'D BE INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, BUT THIS CURRENT SCHOOL BOARD OR ADMINISTRATION, I'VE SEEN SOME GREAT THINGS. YOU GUYS ARE WORKING TOGETHER.

YOU'RE TAKING US DOWN A GREAT EDUCATIONAL PATH.

ONE OF THE EXAMPLES I WANT TO GIVE WHEN THIS SCHOOL BOARD PUT INTO PLACE THE DISTRICT WIDE CELL PHONE POLICY, I SAW OUR BEHAVIORS IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVE IMMENSELY.

THE ON TASK ACADEMIC BEHAVIORS WERE GREAT, AND IT WAS ALMOST AS IF OUR STUDENTS WERE WAITING FOR A POLICY TO BE PUT IN PLACE SO THAT THEY HAD TO PUT THEIR PHONES AWAY.

SO I THINK YOU'RE WORKING TOGETHER AND GOING DOWN SOME GREAT PATHS.

40 YEARS I'VE SEEN THE GOOD AND I'VE SEEN THE PROGRESSIVE THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT FROM THE FUTURE.

I ALSO LIKE THE DIRECTION THAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT IN SOME NEW DELIVERY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS.

I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING ARE GREAT RIGHT NOW, BUT I THINK THERE COULD BE SOME CHANGES TO MAKE THE DELIVERY FOR THOSE STUDENTS EVEN BETTER.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS AS FAR AS I ALSO OWN A SMALL PRIVATE BUSINESS.

SO I UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEING ON A SCHOOL BOARD AND THE DIVERSITY IN OUR SCHOOLS HERE.

OVER ALMOST 40 YEARS, I'VE SEEN IT CHANGE IMMENSELY AND I'VE EMBRACED THAT DIVERSITY.

I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF VOLUNTARY GROUPS TO HELP KIDS BE PROUD OF WHO THEY ARE, THEIR BACKGROUND.

I ACTUALLY WORE ONE OF MY SHIRTS FROM ONE OF THOSE MANY GROUPS THAT I'VE BEEN VOLUNTARILY INVOLVED IN OVER THE YEARS, SO I'M STRONGLY INVOLVED IN DIVERSITY.

AND FROM A PERSONAL NOTE, I'VE HAD MANY PEOPLE ASK ME, WHY DID I STAY TEACHING FOR 40 YEARS WHEN I COULD HAVE RETIRED MANY YEARS EARLIER? I GREW UP IN A FEDERAL HOUSING AREA, EXTREMELY POOR AREA, SINGLE MOM HOME.

I WAS BUSSED TO SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL.

EVERY YEAR WE WERE BUSSED TO A NEW SCHOOL.

WHOEVER COULD TAKE IN KIDS FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, WE WERE THE KIDS BACK THEN WHO WERE EXPECTED TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL BY A LOT OF PEOPLE BY NINTH GRADE AND SURELY NEVER GO ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

AND THROUGH SOME GREAT TEACHERS AND COACHES, I WAS GIVEN A VISION THAT NO MATTER WHAT MY BACKGROUND, THAT I COULD SET GOALS AND ACHIEVE THAT.

AND I DID BECOME THE ONLY PERSON FROM MY FAMILY TO EVER GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

AND I WANT TO BE PART OF THAT.

AND I WANT EVERY KID TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND EVERY STUDENT IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO IN CLOSING, I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, AND I BELIEVE I'VE SENT EVERY ONE OF YOU AN EMAIL ABOUT WHO I AM, A LITTLE BIT OF MY BACKGROUND, AND I DO THINK I COULD DO A

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AND SO WELCOME SPEECH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? YEP. CHAD, [INAUDIBLE] MR. [INAUDIBLE] YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW THE ROUTINE, I BELIEVE.

MAYBE A LITTLE BIT. I DO WANT TO PREFACE THIS BY SAYING THAT A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS OLD, BUT IT DOES HAVE RELEVANCE BECAUSE IT IS AN ISSUE THAT IS FACING NOT JUST THIS SCHOOL BUT THIS COUNTRY AS WELL.

MR. CRESTO, WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE, FOR THE RECORD? CRYSTAL 117 SOUTH RUSTON.

AS MANY OF THE BOARD ARE AWARE, IN LATE 2019, MY THEN FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ASSAULTED IN THE BATHROOM BY ANOTHER STUDENT WHILE SHE WAS ENROLLED AT LEEDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN A PRE-K PROGRAM.

THIS HAPPENED DURING THE ELLEN HUMAN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS BEYOND THE BELL.

AFTER NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REFUSING TO INVESTIGATE THE ASSAULT, REFUSING TO ALLOW THE MOTHER OF MY DAUGHTER TO BE THE SERVICE DOG HANDLER BECAUSE OF COVID EXPELLING MY DAUGHTER'S SERVICE DOG ANIMAL, LEAVING MY DISABLED DAUGHTER AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS WITH HER BRITTLE BONES BEFORE MORNING RUSH, HARASSING MY FAMILY FOR TRESPASSING, MY WIFE LYING TO RESPONDING OFFICERS, WHICH WE HAVE RECORDS OF THREATS THE FIGHTING FOR MASK EXEMPTION WHEN THE SCHOOLS WENT BACK INTO SESSION, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, SHIP AND CITY OFFICIALS WOULD STOP AT NOTHING TO MAKE THIS GO AWAY.

AND THE MORE MISSTEPS THAT WERE MADE, THE WORSE IT LOOKED ON ALL INVOLVED.

ONCE I BEGAN PUBLIC CONTACTING THE SCHOOL BOARD, POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITY AND SHIP BY SPEAKING OUT AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, SPEAKING OUT AGAINST MASKS DURING THE RETURN FROM COVID, THE FIRST RESPONSE WAS POLICE BEGAN SHOWING UP TO THESE MEETINGS.

AFTER TALKING TO CHIEF REX, I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS BECAUSE A BOARD MEMBER HERE ASKED FOR THEM TO.

AFTER THAT DIDN'T WORK.

I WAS CONTACTED BY NONE OTHER THAN SPECIAL AGENT OF THE FBI, STEVEN FRIEND.

THE SAME FBI AGENT WHO TESTIFIED TO THE US CONGRESS ABOUT THIS VERY SITUATION.

INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS PERTAINED TO MY COMPLAINT TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

HOWEVER, I WAS CORRECTED BY SPECIAL AGENT STEPHEN FRIEND AND LEARNED THAT IT WAS THE CHIEF OF POLICE, REX MUELLER, WHO REACHED OUT TO HIM.

AFTER I EMAILED THE CITY AND SPOKE AT THE SCHOOL BOARD CONNECTING EVERYONE IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND THE LIKELY COLLUSION AGAINST MY FAMILY.

FOR US AS A FAMILY, THIS SITUATION DIED AFTER WE SETTLED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THAT ISN'T WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, BUT IT WAS REAWAKENED WHEN SPECIAL AGENT STEPHEN FRIEND CAME FORWARD ABOUT BEING DIRECTED TO INVESTIGATE PARENTS AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. HAVE HERE THE EMAILS BETWEEN AGENT FRIEND AND MYSELF.

THIS IS REAL. AFTER THE SEEING THE DESTRUCTION OF HIS CHARACTER AS A US ARMY VETERAN, I FELT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND DUTY TO EXPOSE THE TRUTH BECAUSE NOT OF IT'S NOT JUST MY WORD ANYMORE.

THIS IS THE WORD OF THE SPECIAL AGENT OF THE FBI.

SO NOW I WANT TO EXPOSE THE WRONGDOING OF THE AGENCIES INVOLVED BECAUSE LIGHT IS THE BEST DISINFECTANT.

I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS GOVERNING BODY WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM.

THE WORST PART IS THIS IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SO MUCH SO THAT SPECIAL AGENT FRED AND OTHER FBI WHISTLEBLOWERS TESTIFIED TO THE US CONGRESS.

THESE MEN GAVE UP THEIR CAREERS TO EXPOSE THIS KIND OF CORRUPTION.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PARENTS CAME TO ME WITH HORROR STORIES DEALING WITH THIS DISTRICT.

NOW, AGAIN, PREVIOUS GOVERNANCE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY KNOW THE LENGTHS THAT THIS LOCALITY WILL GO TO CRUSH THESE TYPES OF ISSUES.

THEY KNOW YOU PROMOTE THOSE WHO TOW THE LINE.

YES, YOU TOOK MINE TO THE EXTREME.

BUT THEY CRUSHED NUMEROUS PARENTS AND STAFFS WITH THESE METHODS.

I ASKED THE FOUR MEMBERS WHO REMAIN FROM THAT TIME WHO AMONGST YOU PARTICIPATED IN WEAPONIZING THE FBI AGAINST ME? A PARENT WHO WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGHT FOR MY DAUGHTER.

THANK YOU, MISTER [INAUDIBLE].

ANY OTHER SPEAKERS FOR THIS EVENING? NO. OKAY, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE ON TO OUR ITEM SIX IN THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

[VI. Consent Action Item(s)]

BUT IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE FOLLOWING CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.

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ITEM B BRAVO HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

ITEM C. CHARLIE, FINANCE REPORT.

ITEM D DELTA ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY CASUALTY AND WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE RENEWAL ITEM E ECHO ED ARTERIAL DEFIBRILLATOR DEVICE GRANT APPLICATION ITEM F FOXTROT AMENDED CALENDAR FOR 2023 2024.

ITEM G GOLF INTERNAL HARD TO FILL RECRUITMENT STIPEND PLAN ITEM H HOTEL RECRUITMENT EQUALIZATION STIPEND PLAN ITEM I INDIA CONTRACT BETWEEN SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE IOWA JUDICIAL BRANCH.

ITEM J JULIETTE LEARNING A Z LICENSE RENEWAL.

ITEM K KILO MOU BETWEEN CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF SIOUX CITY AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ITEM L LIMA MOU BETWEEN COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ITEM M MIKE MOU BETWEEN FAMILIES SOLUTIONS SERVICES AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ITEM IN NOVEMBER, MOU BETWEEN FAMILY WELLNESS ASSOCIATION AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ITEM O OSCAR MOU BETWEEN SIOUX LED MENTAL HEALTH CENTER AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ITEM P PAPA SIOUX CITY TRANSIT BUS TICKETS.

ITEM Q QUEBEC ABANTE MARKETING ABSOLUT SCREEN ART WEB STORE AGREEMENT.

ITEM R ROMEO AMPLIFIED DIGITAL ITEMS. CIERRA K 12 INSIGHT CONTRACT RENEWAL MANAGED SURVEY STUDY SERVICES AND ENGAGE PLATFORM.

ITEM T TANGO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ITEM U UNIFORM CONTRACT BETWEEN WIT TCC AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ITEM V AS IN VICTOR FOR DESIGN HOUSE PLANS.

ITEM W AS IN WHISKEY RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR GRADUATION CEREMONY.

ITEM X FOR X RAY.

INNOVATIVE ELEMENTARY GRANT FOR AT RISK SOLUTIONS.

K THROUGH THREE.

ITEM Y. YANKEE SARVIS FOR BISHOP HEELAN.

ITEM Z. ZULU DISTRICT APPLICATION FOR EPA CLEAN SCHOOL BUS GRANT PROGRAM.

ITEM ALPHA ALPHA AA ENGAGEMENT THREE SOFTWARE.

ITEM. BEBE BRAVO BRAVO FY 24 FISCAL YEAR 24 CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BETWEEN SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND D AND Z TRANSPORTATION LLC.

ITEM C SEE CHARLIE CHARLIE FY 24 CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BETWEEN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE STS.

ITEM D DELTA CENTRAL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FOR NUTRITION SERVICES.

ITEM E ECHO.

ECHO FOOD SERVICE.

DISHWASHER UPGRADE.

PRODUCT. ITEM F FOXTROT.

FOXTROT. FOOD AND NUTRITION.

FIVE YEAR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP.

ITEM G. GOLF.

GOLF FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 ESSER BUDGET AND PURCHASES.

H.H HOTEL HOTEL.

F Y 24 SOFTWARE LICENSE.

AND THAT IS THE LIST.

BOARD MEMBERS.

I'M OUT OF BREATH. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SAID THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. SO MOVE. SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? BOARD MEMBERS. YES.

PRESIDENT GREENWELL.

YES. PRESIDENT.

I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THE HR REPORT.

I WILL HAVE TO ABSTAIN FROM THAT.

OKAY. YOU'RE ABSTAINING FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

ITEM B, AS IN BRAVO.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CONFLICT OF INTEREST THERE.

ALL RIGHT. SO MR. GEORGE WILL ABSTAIN FROM BRAVO.

THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

MR. GEORGE, WOULD YOU WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO APPROVING THE REST OF THEM? YES. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'LL PROBABLY PEEL OUT, HAVE A SEPARATE MOTION ON ITEM BRAVO.

DO WE NEED A IT'S JUST A SEPARATE VOTING ON.

DO WE NEED A MOTION TO MODIFY THIS EVEN THOUGH WE'RE APPROVED? WE'RE STILL APPROVING IT UNDER THE SAME ITEM.

WE'RE JUST APPROVING A SERIES OF THEM EXCEPT BRAVO.

AND THEN WE'LL BRING ITEM B BACK UP FOR A SEPARATE VOTE ON THE UNDER THE SAME AGENDA ITEM.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS? OKAY. I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT ON THE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY AND WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE.

WHAT WE'VE CONTINUED TO SEE FOR THIS COMING YEAR IS WORKERS COMP CLAIMS HAVE DROPPED FAIRLY NICELY.

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THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT PRIOR YEAR LOSSES AND WITH THAT, RATES HAVE BEEN GOING UP SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE LAST 3 OR 4 YEARS.

THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE THIS YEAR.

THE QUESTION IS WHAT CAN WE SWITCH? AND THE ANSWER IS NO, NOT PRACTICALLY, BECAUSE ALL CARRIERS WOULD ARE HIT WITH THE SAME THING AND THE RATES WOULD BE RELATIVELY THE SAME.

THE INCREASES WOULD BE RELATIVELY SAME IF WE WENT WITH ANY OTHER CARRIERS.

THEY'RE ALL PARTICIPATING IN THE MARKET.

SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T LIKE.

HOWEVER, THERE WERE VERY SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES ACROSS IOWA OVER THE SEVERAL PRECEDING YEARS THAT THEY'RE NOW TRYING TO NOW TRYING TO RECOVER FROM.

SO THAT IS THE BIG INCREASE ON THE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY.

AS I SAID, WORKER'S COMP HAD GONE DOWN.

OUR LOSS, TREND HAS DONE NICELY FOR WORKER'S COMP.

THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT I HAD.

THERE ARE SOME LARGE DOLLAR ITEMS IN HERE, YOU KNOW, SOME SOFTWARE LICENSES, SOME ESSER BUDGET, MOST OF THOSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY.

AND AND THE REST OF THEM ARE SOME ROUTINE, ROUTINE TYPE OF ITEMS. BUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD HAVE? I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION AND IT'S FOR REGARDING THE CALENDAR.

SO IF DR.

GOMEZ, I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT I NOTICED THE GRADUATION NIGHTS HAVE BEEN SWITCHED TO THE WEEK NIGHTS AGAIN MAY 20TH, 21ST AND 22ND, AS OPPOSED TO ON MEMORIAL WEEKEND SATURDAY.

I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW THAT WHY THAT CHANGED.

I BELIEVE THERE WAS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK REQUESTING THAT BE CHANGED BACK TO THE WEEKDAYS AND NOT ON THAT HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

I HAD HEARD THAT IT WAS A THE TYSON CENTER HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY LOOKED, AS I SAY, BECAUSE IT WAS MORE COST EFFECTIVE FOR US TO DO IT IN ONE DAY VERSUS THREE EVENINGS.

YEAH, JIM CAN SPEAK.

YEAH, THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE.

TYSON DOES HAVE SOMETHING ELSE SCHEDULED ON THAT WEEKEND.

SO THEY GOT AHEAD OF US.

SOMEBODY ELSE.

SOMEONE WAS AHEAD OF US.

IT IS ONLY FOR NEXT YEAR OR IT'S GOING TO GO BACK TO WEEKNIGHTS PERMANENTLY.

AFTER THAT. WE DECIDE AT A LATER TIME IF WE WANT TO GO BACK.

BUT YEAH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE WAS A CONFLICT AND THEN THIS WAS THE NEXT BEST OPTION.

I THINK BOTH STATEMENTS ARE ACCURATE.

I THINK THERE WAS SOME FEEDBACK.

SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT IT ON THAT HOLIDAY WEEKEND, BUT THERE WAS ALSO A CONFLICT SCHEDULED ORIGINALLY.

ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH MORE THAT'S GOING TO COST US? DO WE HAVE NUMBERS ON THAT? ORIGINALLY, IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF $1,000 OR SO.

AGAIN, IT DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF HELP THAT TYSON BRINGS IN TO HELP.

THE HELP IS MORE EXPENSIVE ON THAT HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

SO THE COST MAY BE NEUTRAL BY THE TIME IT ALL PANS OUT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I DID HAVE A LOT OF SEVERAL PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME AND DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAD TO BE ON THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

I HAD A COUPLE REACH OUT TO ME SAYING, PLEASE HAVE IT ON THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

I'M FLYING IN FAMILY AND THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN GET HERE IS ON THE WEEKEND.

SO IT'S I THINK IT'S GOING BOTH WAYS.

YEAH, I WOULD AGREE. THANK YOU.

OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD ON THIS PLETHORA OF CONSENT ACTION ITEMS? SEANIECE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC.

[INAUDIBLE] BEEN PULLED OUT, RIGHT? WE'LL VOTE IN TWO TRANCHES.

WE'LL VOTE. THE FIRST TRANCHE WILL BE EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR B, AND THE SECOND ONE WILL BE AS A, B, AS A STAND ALONE.

OKAY. ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? SEANIECE. NO.

OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE VOTING ON ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR ITEM B.

ITEM B IS EXCLUDED FROM THIS VOTE.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR B? SO MOVE. SECOND.

WE HAD A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR B, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OKAY.

BOARD MEMBERS, ITEM B IS UP NOW.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM B, THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TO APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. AND WE NOTE THAT MR. GEORGE HAS ABSTAINED FROM THIS VOTE.

OKAY. THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS PASS.

BOARD MEMBERS. IT'S TIME FOR THE BOARD MEMBER REPORTS TONIGHT.

[VII. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings ]

SO WE ARE UP AGAINST TIME CRUNCH.

AND I KNOW I NORMALLY DON'T TALK THAT MUCH.

I HAVE ONE THING I WANTED TO SAY, AND I'M PROBABLY GOING TO BE ONE OF MANY THAT SAY THIS, BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE MET.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GREAT THINGS WHICH I'M SURE WE'LL BE COVERED.

I WANTED TO PERSONALLY COVER SIOUX CITY, SALEM AND SIOUX CITY NATIVE SPECIAL OLYMPIC GOLD AND SILVER MEDALIST MITCHELL

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AND LET ME READ THESE TO YOU, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT HALF OF THEM MEAN, BUT I'M SURE YOU GUYS DO.

SO HE TOOK THE GOLD MEDAL AT 286 POUNDS IN THE BENCH PRESS.

AND WHEN I LOOKED AT WHAT HIS COMPETITORS PUSHED UP, HE WAS IN FIRST PLACE BY A LARGE AMOUNT.

SO THAT'S FANTASTIC.

HE WAS ALSO HE FINISHED SECOND IN THE DEADLIFT AT 375 AND SIMILAR STORY THERE.

AND HE WAS IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN COMPARED TO A LOT OF THE OTHERS.

HE ALSO PUT IN ANOTHER SECOND PLACE FINISH FOR THE SQUAT AT 302 AND A HALF POUNDS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY GET HALF A POUND UP THERE ON THE ON THE RACK, BUT APPARENTLY THEY DO.

SO FOR THE TOTAL COMBINATION, WHICH INCLUDES MEN'S SQUAT, BENCH PRESS AND DEADLIFT.

HE WON SILVER MEDAL WITH ALL THREE OF THOSE COMBINED AT A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 965 POUNDS.

AND THAT IS A FANTASTIC SHOWING.

AND HE'S GOTTEN A LOT OF CREDIT FROM LOCAL MEDIA AND I'M SURE WE'VE ALL SEEN HIM ON FACEBOOK, BUT JUST WANTED TO SHARE IT UP HERE.

FOR A SIOUX CITY ALUM, THAT IS PRETTY FANTASTIC.

SO WANTED TO SAY HIS NAME.

THAT'S IT FOR ME.

THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO THE ONLINE FOLKS.

DIRECTOR SCOLERO.

OKAY. THOUGHT I WAS ON MUTE.

UM, I JUST.

FIRST OF ALL, I HAD MET AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I DID MEET WITH JORDI KINVARA FROM WEST HIGH, WHO WAS WORKED ON HIS OWN AND PUTTING TOGETHER, TRYING TO GET FEMALE PERSONAL PERIOD PRODUCTS IN THE BATHROOMS AND COLLECTING RAISED QUITE A BIT OF MONEY.

REALLY WORKED ON THIS PRETTY MUCH ON HIS OWN AND IS TRYING TO GET THAT DONE WITHIN ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND MAYBE EVENTUALLY INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

I APPLAUD HIM AND I'LL BE TALKING MORE HOPEFULLY ABOUT THAT WITH HOW WE CAN HELP HIM IN SOME WAY DOWN THE ROAD.

I ALSO WANTED TO I JUST REALLY WANT TO WISH THE STAFF A THANK THEM FOR A GREAT YEAR AND TO WISH THEM A GREAT SUMMER TO RE-ENERGIZE AND COME BACK NEXT YEAR AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS.

AND THEN I ALSO JUST WANTED TO TOUCH BASE QUICKLY REGARDING PERLA.

I'M SORRY I MISSED YOUR RECEPTION TONIGHT FOR THE DISTRICT.

UH, I WILL MISS YOU.

AND YOU WERE THE FIRST PERSON THAT KIND OF, UM, RIGHT AWAY GOT TOGETHER WITH YOU, AND YOU BROUGHT ME THE BIBLE OF SCHOOL BOARD THAT I REALLY DIDN'T WANT.

BUT I TOOK IT, AND WE WENT THROUGH THAT TO GIVE ME SOME UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT DO I DO NOW ONCE I GOT ON IT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, AND WE'LL THE DISTRICT WILL MISS YOU AND WE'LL MISS YOUR COMPASSION AND YOUR PASSION IN WORKING WITH KIDS AND STUDENTS OR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND THAT WITH THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANKS. DIRECTOR SCARLETT. DIRECTOR GEORGE, UH, COMING TO YOU FROM GLACIER BAY, ALASKA.

UM, JUST THOUGHT I'D LET JUST WANT TO CONCUR WITH MR. GOODWIN ON CONGRATULATING MITCHELL ON HIS SUCCESS IN BERLIN.

WOW. WHAT AN OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT.

BUT BY THAT YOUNG MAN, WANT TO THANK PERLA FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BOARD AND WISH HER AND HER FAMILY SAFE TRAVELS IN YOUR NEW LOCATION AND FINDING ANOTHER NICHE TO FILL DOWN THERE AS WELL.

UM, JUST A REAL QUICKLY THANK FOR ALL THE STAFF.

I JUST WANT TO CONCUR WITH WHAT BERNIE SAID TOO.

UM, I JUST APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THEY EMBRACED SOME OF THE CHANGES AND THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE MOVING THE DISTRICT AND THEY WORKED HARD. UM, I THINK PHIL HAMMOND SAID IT BEST, YOU KNOW, THAT A LOT OF THE KIDS WERE READY FOR IT.

AND I THINK WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE KIDS ARE VERY RESILIENT AND THEY CAN CHANGE QUICKER THAN WE CAN.

UH, BUT AGAIN, THIS BUS CAN'T STOP ON A DIME NOR CHANGE DIRECTION ON A DIME.

BUT IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF WORKERS TO MAKE THAT DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY REPORT.

GREAT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SCARLETT.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GREENWELL.

I WANT TO START OUT MY REPORT.

GEEZ, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HIT EVERYTHING REALLY QUICK HERE.

I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS SINCE OUR GRADUATION TO ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS AND VIBE ACADEMY AND THOSE PRINCIPLES THAT WERE IN CHARGE.

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EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTH THERE.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK I CALL HIM BOB THE GRILL MASTER AND JAN AND ANGELA FOR ATTENDING AND WORKING WITH THE UNITY AND THE COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY. NOT ONLY DID THEY ATTEND, BUT THEY ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVES AND THEY WORKED.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR REPRESENTING THE BOARD, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND HAVING A LOT OF FUN THAT DAY.

AND SO THAT DAY WAS DECLARED A DAY OF UNITY BY THE MAYOR, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MITCHELL AS WELL.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GRIFFIN, FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.

WHAT A PHENOMENAL JOB, GREAT JOB.

AND ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED, FROM COACHES TO FAMILY AND ALL.

I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH MR. DEMARCO YOUNG FROM NORTH, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING TOGETHER SOON.

BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR DISTRICT TO BE EDUCATED MORE WITH THE DEAF PEOPLE AND IN THAT CULTURE.

SO I DO APPRECIATE HIM APPROACHING ME AND HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AND BRINGING THINGS TO LIGHT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES BEHIND THAT DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER.

SO THANK YOU, MR. DEMARCO. IF YOU ARE LISTENING AND LASTLY ON MY REPORT, I'LL MAKE SURE I GOT ALL MY BULLET POINTS HERE.

UM, I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO ALSO THANK PERLA.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DECADE OF DEDICATION AND TO OUR DISTRICT YOU HAVE.

BEEN IN THE TRENCHES.

I'VE WITNESSED THAT. I'VE BEEN IN THERE WITH YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN BEHIND THE SCENES, HAVING CONVERSATIONS, COMMUNICATING AND CONNECTING PEOPLE FROM ALL DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS DISTRICT A SUCCESSFUL DISTRICT.

AND THAT WE DO BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE.

SERVING WITH YOU HAS BEEN AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, ALSO A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.

JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I KNEW YOU, THEN THERE WAS THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD CONFERENCE AND OUR TRIP TO FLORIDA.

SO THAT STORY STAYS IN FLORIDA.

BUT I GOT TO KNOW ANOTHER SIDE OF PERLA THAT I DID NOT KNOW, BUT I SURE APPRECIATE.

IF I WERE A STUDENT IN THIS DISTRICT, I'D REALLY FEEL FORTUNATE THAT YOU HAVE HAD ONE OF THE BEST ADVOCATES WHO RALLY BEHIND THE STUDENT'S DREAM.

IF I WAS AN EDUCATOR IN THIS DISTRICT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT YOU DID LISTEN.

YOU LEARNED AND YOU EXECUTED IT AND SPOKE UP FOR THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF.

SINCE I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SERVE BESIDE YOU WITH YOU, I DO THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNSELFISH STEWARDSHIP.

YOU NEVER SAID NO. YOU NEVER ASKED QUESTIONS.

YOU JUST GOT IN THERE AND DID IT ALWAYS? IT WASN'T A GOOD TIME, BUT YOU DID WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.

YOU HAD THE CONVICTION, THE COURAGE OF YOUR CONVICTION.

SO I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU BEST.

I APPLAUD YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL AND CHARISMA DURING THE BEST OF TIMES AND THE WORST OF TIMES.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I HOPE YOU CAN CONTINUE TO EAT.

FINISH THAT CAKE THAT'S IN THERE.

AND DON'T FORGET, ASK MAMA FOR MY SALSA GUACAMOLE.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SCARLETT.

DIRECTOR MICHAELSON.

WELL, TONIGHT IS.

TONIGHT IS PERLA'S NIGHT.

OH, MY GOSH. AS SHE'S, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WHO DOES THIS FOR A DECADE.

A PUB. COULD YOU SPEAK INTO YOUR MIC? YEAH. SOMEBODY WHO DOES THIS FOR A DECADE DESERVES A HUGE THANK YOU.

SHE'S GOING THROUGH THE TITANIC TASK NOW OF MOVING A FAMILY, MOVING OUT OF A HOUSE SHE'S LIVED IN FOR A LOT OF YEARS.

BUT SHE'S YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, EVERYBODY KNOWS SHE'S HEADED OFF TO ARKANSAS AND SHE HAS A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.

AND I WISH HER AND HER BEAUTIFUL FAMILY THE VERY BEST.

THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR ALARCON FLORY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I THINK MY TIME TO SAY MORE WILL COME LATER ON, BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU.

I FOUND A BOOK THAT HAS A HISTORY OF THE SIOUX CITY.

I'M SORRY. IT SAYS THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

AND THIS IS A BOOK THAT IS FROM THE BEGINNING IN 1857 TO THE YEAR 1954.

SO AS WE WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION EARLIER AROUND THESE BOOKS AND THIS BOOK I'M SORRY, AND SOME OF THE PICTURES IN THIS BOOK FOR THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND THE HISTORY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD AND HOW MUCH THEY SPEND IN FURNITURE FOR THE BOARD ROOM, $75 IN 1888.

AND ALL THIS INFORMATION, I WAS TOLD THAT MISS DANA IS COMPILING A STORY AND POWERPOINT AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THE SIOUX CITY SCHOOLS.

AND GIANNIS WAS MENTIONING THAT SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE SENT TO HER PICTURES AND MEMORABILIA AND ALSO HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR DISTRICT.

I CAN ONLY TELL YOU THAT I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF WHO WE ARE.

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AND SO WITH THIS WE THE DEBATE OF WHO KEEPS THESE BOOKS AND WHO KEEPS THIS HISTORY COMES TO LIFE.

AND MAYBE IT IS A PROJECT FOR FUTURE BOARDS AS OF WE CREATE AN ARCHIVE OR DO WE CREATE A LIBRARY IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR HISTORY? SO I WANT TO GIVE THIS BOOK TO DR.

EARLYWINE TOO, FOR SAFEKEEPING AS OUR HEAD OF OUR DISTRICT.

AND I TURN TO YOU BOARD MEMBERS, AS OF WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH THIS PRECIOUS HISTORY THAT SOMEHOW FELL ON MY HANDS AND THAT PEOPLE ARE SENDING TO US? WHAT WILL BE THE CRITERIA TO MAKE THIS A HISTORIC MOMENT? SO THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SHARE.

BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.

GIANNIS THANK YOU FOR THE CAKE AND FOR ORGANIZING THAT.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT WAS ABLE TO SHOW UP AND YOUR WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND GRATITUDE.

I DO NOT DESERVE THEM.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE STUDENTS AGAIN.

I THINK THE GRADUATION IS MY PAYDAY TO SEE THEIR FACES WHEN THEY GET THEIR DIPLOMAS AND THE SATISFACTION AND TO SEE THE ABSOLUTE PRIDE AND JOY IN THE FAMILIES EYES AND FACES IS SOMETHING IS MY PAYDAY.

AND SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THOSE STUDENTS, BUT ALSO THE TEACHERS AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING TO OUR YOUTH THAT ARE NOW GOING OUT IN THE WORLD. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING.

AND WITH THIS, I CLOSE MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF ITEMS. DIRECTOR MS. ALARCON-FLORY, WE WISH YOU THE BEST AND GOOD LUCK IN YOUR MOVE AND YOUR NEW HOME.

THANK YOU. I'M SURE YOU'LL GET INVOLVED IN THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SO CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES.

THANK YOU. THERE'S JUST ONE ITEM I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE WE DON'T YET KNOW HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT US.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS A NEW DIRECTOR NOW, WE JUST HAD A NEW DIRECTOR THREE AND A HALF MONTHS AGO, BUT SOMETHING DIDN'T WORK OUT.

SO NOW WE HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR THAT COMES FROM A VARIETY OF JOBS, MOST RECENTLY IN VIRGINIA.

I GUESS THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS BRINGING THIS ITEM UP GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT WE NEED TO RUN OUR OWN SCHOOLS, NOT RELY ON THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO RUN OUR SCHOOLS OR THAT SO LOCAL CONTROL IS A KEY ITEM.

CERTAINLY WE HAVE TO FOLLOW MANDATES THAT THEY PUT OUT.

BUT CLEARLY, YOU KNOW, DES MOINES IS IN DISARRAY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RIGHT NOW.

SO FOCUS ON OURSELVES, MAKING OUR SCHOOL RUN AS BEST IT CAN AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AT SOME POINT IN TIME. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT A BRAND NEW DIRECTOR I THINK STARTED LAST THURSDAY AND WE'LL SEE WHAT DIRECTION THAT'S GOING TO GO.

WE ALSO HEARD PRELIMINARY NUMBERS COME OUT ON THE ESSAY COUNT.

THE NUMBER IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THEY EXPECTED, 10% AND GROWING HIGHER THAN THEY EXPECTED.

EXPECTED ABOUT $107 MILLION.

IT'S ABOUT 10% HIGHER THAN THAT.

SO ALMOST $11 MILLION.

THAT WAS AS OF LAST WEEK.

THE CUTOFF IS JUNE 30TH.

SO WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT ENDS UP.

BUT THE STATE HAS TO COME UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY, PROBABLY IN THE TUNE OF.

LEVIED A $12 MILLION EXTRA.

SO WE'LL SEE WHAT THAT DOES TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ALONG THAT.

WITH THAT I CLOSE MY REPORT.

BOARD MEMBERS.

FUTURE MEETINGS.

WE HAVE A BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING ON JULY 5TH, A BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING ON JULY 11TH, A BOARD FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING ON JULY 17TH.

BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING ON JULY 19TH.

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING ON JULY 24TH.

ANOTHER SPECIAL BOARD MEETING ON JULY 24TH AND A REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON JULY 24TH.

SO NOT DISSIMILAR TO TONIGHT WHERE WE HAD FIVE MEETINGS, INCLUDING THIS ONE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE ON JULY 24TH, A BOARD FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING ON AUGUST 17TH AND A REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON AUGUST 14TH.

AND THAT IS THE CURRENT LISTING OF FUTURE MEETINGS BY BOARD AND COMMITTEE.

DR. EARLEYWINE, IT'S NOW TIME FOR YOUR SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.

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

THE GRADUATION CEREMONIES WERE, I THOUGHT, FANTASTIC.

NOT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A COUPLE OF BLIPS IN THE PROCESS, BUT WE WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT.

BUT IT WAS EXCITING TO HAVE ALL THOSE STUDENTS SEE THEIR FACES AND HAVE THEIR FAMILIES THERE.

THAT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR MYSELF AND I KNOW FOR THE STUDENTS AND IN THE FAMILIES.

SO WE DO APPRECIATE THAT.

MR. VAN DER LOO AND I DID HAVE A MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEANIECE JUST TALKING ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT

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THEY DO SPONSOR OUR HEALTH CARE THROUGH OUR CAREER ACADEMY.

THEY'RE A GREAT PARTNER THERE AND WE WANT TO OPEN THAT DOOR FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES.

THEY'RE VERY WILLING TO TALK ABOUT MORE SHADOWING, MORE INTERNSHIPS AND THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING AT TRYING TO GROW THEIR OWN IN THE SIOUXLAND COMMUNITY AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY NEED THE NURSES, THEY NEED THE DOCTORS, THEY NEED THE ACCOUNTANTS, THE BACK END PEOPLE.

SO WE HAD A VERY GOOD CONVERSATION ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE AND BUILD UPON THAT RELATIONSHIP THAT WE ALREADY HAVE WITH A HUGE EMPLOYER IN THE SIOUXLAND AREA. I HAD THE GOT AN EMAIL FROM COACH HOLMES AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL, ASKED ME IF I WOULD COME AND SPEAK TO THE FOOTBALL TEAM ON LEADERSHIP.

SO I SPENT ABOUT 45 MINUTES WITH THOSE YOUNG STUDENT ATHLETES JUST TALKING ABOUT LEADERSHIP, TALKING ABOUT MY EXPERIENCES WITH EDUCATION WITH GROWING UP IN RURAL IOWA AND HOW ATHLETICS AND EDUCATION OPENED THE DOORS FOR ME TO BE WHERE I AM TODAY. SO THAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO GET TO KNOW THOSE STUDENT ATHLETES.

SPENT TODAY WITH DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM ON SAFE AND SILVER LEADERSHIP TRAINING.

SO IT WAS A GOOD DAY.

WE STARTED AROUND 8:30.

WE FINISHED AROUND 3:30 TODAY.

IT'S A LONG DAY, BUT IT'S REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION FOR THE DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM TO SIT DOWN TOGETHER TO REALLY DISCUSS LEADERSHIP AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER TO MOVE THE DISTRICT FORWARD.

AND LASTLY, PERLA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BOBBY SAID IT WELL, IF YOU'RE A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER LONGER THAN ONE TERM AND YOU SIGN UP FOR THAT AND YOU VOLUNTEER FOR THAT TIME AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH IT, BECAUSE PEOPLE SIMPLY DON'T GET IT UNTIL THEY'RE IN THOSE SHOES.

IT'S A COMMITMENT.

IT'S BEING DEDICATED TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE STUDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU, PERLA, FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND I WISH YOU THE BEST. THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I WILL END MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, DR. LEWIN. BOARD MEMBERS ITEM NINE WE START OUR ITEMS OF PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION.

AND THE FIRST ONE IS ITEM A, THE 2023 2024 LEGISLATIVE ACTION PRIORITIES.

[IX.A. 2023-2024 Legislative Action Priorities - President Greenwell]

AND LAST YEAR AND OUR OWN PRIORITIES FOR THIS YEAR.

ONE THAT WAS CLEARLY ON THAT LISTING WAS THAT WAS BEFORE THE ESAS PASSED.

OBVIOUSLY THEY'VE PASSED THAT WAS ON OUR PRIORITIES LIST LAST YEAR.

IT THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR PASSED IT AND SIGNED IT.

AND SO THAT'S STILL IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO CHANGE, YOU KNOW, IN THAT IN THIS CURRENT FORMAT THAT THEY ARE THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS ON THERE THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT CHANGING THEM, WE USUALLY WAIT FOR THE UN TO COME OUT WITH THEIRS AND THEN COMPARE AND CONTRAST OURS WITH THE U.N.

BUT BOTH ON THE UN AND OUR PRIORITIES FROM LAST YEAR, THE ESSAYS ARE ON ON BOTH OF THOSE.

SO IT MAY CHANGE FORM OR FORMAT.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY BOARD MEMBERS.

IF YOU HAD TIME TO FORMULATE ANY OTHER IDEAS THAT WE MIGHT, WE'LL GET SEVERAL BITES OF THIS, BUT IF YOU HAD ANY IDEAS THAT YOU WOULD THINK ABOUT PUTTING ON THIS LIST, I ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD NOW OR AFTER AFTER THIS MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THOSE SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT ON THE RADAR AND SEE IF WE CAN FORMULATE AN IDEA AND THEN FORWARD THAT TO THE UN AS WELL. AND ULTIMATELY WE COME UP WITH OUR OWN INDEPENDENT OF THE UN.

BUT THAT'S WHAT THIS TIME IS FOR, IS TO KICK OFF THAT PROCESS FOR NEXT YEAR.

IT'S COMING AROUND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

I MEAN, AS I SAW IT, MOST OF THE SAME ONES APPLY AND THEY'RE FAIRLY CONSISTENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

OBVIOUSLY THE ESR IS GOING TO CHANGE.

WE STILL HAVE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS PIECE IN THERE WHICH WE KNOW IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR DISTRICT.

WE HAVE A SUBSTANTIVE PORTION OF E-L OR ELA OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, THESE WHAT ACRONYM OR WHATEVER WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT.

BUT THE FACT THAT KIDS NEED HELP WITH THE LANGUAGE, AND THAT'S SOMEWHERE NORTH OF 20% OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION.

SO THAT'S ONE OUT OF EVERY FIVE KIDS.

THINK ABOUT IT. YOU SEE FIVE KIDS WALKING DOWN THE ROAD.

THEORETICALLY, ONE OUT OF EVERY FIVE KIDS IS LEARNING THE LANGUAGE.

AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WITH FOR A LONG TIME.

I DON'T SEE THAT CHANGING, YOU KNOW, SO WE NEED TO EMBRACE THEM AND BRING THEM IN AND PROVIDE THE SUPPORT AND SERVICES THAT WE NEED.

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SO SOMETHING THAT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT AND WILL REMAIN SO.

THE REST OF THEM ARE RELATIVELY SELF-EXPLANATORY.

I GUESS THE QUESTION IS IN MY MIND IS, YOU KNOW, AS I SAID BEFORE, THE DS CHANGING WHAT PRIORITIES WILL THEY HAVE? WILL IT BE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR? AND HOW THE HECK ARE YOU GOING TO FUND ADDITIONAL THE ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR SRS WELL ABOVE WELL ABOVE WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.

SO ANY, ANY THOUGHTS OR.

WE HAVE WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO FORMULATE THESE.

THIS IS JUST AN INTRODUCTION TONIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW OR IF WE SHOULD QUANTIFY THIS INTO A LANGUAGE HERE, BUT I THINK WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS POLITICS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION DON'T END UP DOING GOOD THINGS WHEN MIXED.

WHEN YOU KEEP IT LOCAL, YOU KEEP THE CONTROL LOCAL.

WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT AFFECT OUR KIDS, AFFECT OUR STAFF.

WHEN WE LET PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF HERE TALK ABOUT IT, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME FOCUSING ON THINGS THAT JUST DO NOT IMPACT OUR KIDS AND OUR STAFF.

SO THE LOCAL CONTROL IS A BIG ONE FOR ME AND UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T THINK ANYTHING'S GOING TO CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN WE FINALLY FINALIZE THIS.

SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.

I MEAN, ALONG THOSE LINES, OUR JOB IS TO TEACH KIDS TO READ, TO WRITE, TO LEARN MATH, TO LEARN SCIENCE, TO LEARN SOCIAL STUDIES AND IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN WE FOCUS ON THOSE, INSTEAD OF ALL THESE SIDE ISSUES THAT ARE THAT WE GET DISTRACTED IF WE FOCUS ON THE CLASSROOM, BETTER THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN, THEN GET DISTRACTED WITH ALL THE NOISE THAT'S GOING ON AROUND US.

SO, MR. MICHAELSON, YOU'VE BEEN IN THE EDUCATION BUSINESS.

ANY THOUGHTS FROM, YOU KNOW, JUST WHAT YOU JUST SAID? YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YEAR IT WAS.

I'M TRYING TO THERE'S A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE TRIED TO GO BACK TO WHEN THINGS STARTED GOING SIDEWAYS, AND IT DIRECTLY CORRELATES WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

SO I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO ABOUT THAT.

BUT YEAH, SO THE LOCAL CONTROL THING THAT YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT, I'M JUST REPEATING YOUR THOUGHTS.

SO NO, I'M GOOD.

VICTOR GEORGE AND SCOLERO, ANY THOUGHTS FROM YOU GUYS? WELL, IT'S KIND OF FUNNY HOW GOVERNMENT WANTS EVERYONE TO HAVE LOCAL CONTROL UNTIL THEY WANT TO TAKE THE CONTROL.

AND SO I THINK EDUCATION IS BEST SERVED IF WE MAINTAIN THE CONTROL HERE TO CITY.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE I STAND.

I TEND TO AGREE WITH WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING.

AND I THINK WE JUST KEEP FIGHTING THE FIGHT TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THE BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS IN OUR DISTRICT AND FOR OUR STAFF.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, BOARD MEMBERS, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT AGENDA ITEM.

IT'S JUST TO OPEN THE DISCUSSIONS AND GET OUR THOUGHTS FLOWING A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT WE MIGHT SEE.

BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE UN AND CERTAINLY DIRECTOR SCALERO, YOU WORKED WITH THE UN ON OUR ISSUE WITH LGBTQ PLUS.

AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK WITH THE UN ON THESE PRIORITIES AS WELL.

SO AND WE WILL NEED WITH PERLA LEAVING, SHE SERVED ON THE ADVISORY, THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE STEERING COMMITTEE ADVISORY STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE UN. SO WE WILL NEED THAT'LL BE WE'LL NEED THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE JULY MEETING TO APPOINT SOMEONE NEW FOR THAT.

IT WAS ACTUALLY A MEETING ON MAY 12TH WHERE THEY WERE REDEFINING THE MISSION AND THE PURPOSE OF THE UN BECAUSE NEEDS HAVE CHANGED.

THEY WERE GOING TO COMMUNICATE TO DISTRICTS THEY MIGHT OFFER THIS INFORMATION TO YOU.

THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. YES.

THANK YOU. I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT FOR THE RECORD.

MR. GREENWELL, THE AVALON WAS CALLED DR.

GREENWELL AGAIN, THAT AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE JUST DISCUSSING AROUND THE LOCAL CONTROL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKING SURE WE KEEP OUR OUR DISTRICT DEFINED.

I THINK WE HAVE CATEGORIZED IT AS A DESTINATION DISTRICT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ALLOW REGULATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OUT THERE.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, AS THEY SAY, CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.

WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF HOME FIRST, MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE EXCELLING, MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, SIOUX CITY IS TAKEN CARE OF AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL ARE COMING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THAT, BECAUSE THE DISTRICT WE CAN SAY SOMETHING UP HERE, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY PARENTS AND THE BUY IN, IT CAN BE AN UPHILL BATTLE.

BUT I THINK THIS BOARD AND THE TONE THAT WE'RE SETTING, WE'RE DEFINITELY AGREEING TO MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTAIN THAT LOCAL CONTROL

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I MEAN, WE KNOW THE AGENDAS ARE COMING THROUGH.

THINGS ARE HAPPENING OVERNIGHT WHILE WE'RE SLEEPING.

SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BEING PROACTIVE, CONTINUE TO BE PROACTIVE AND PREPARED FOR THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

THANK YOU. WELL SAID.

ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON ITEM B IN OUR AGENDA.

[IX.B. FY23 Protective & Safety Equipment Resolution - Patty Blankenship]

IT'S THE FISCAL YEAR 23 PROTECTIVE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT RESOLUTION AND BOARD MEMBERS.

THIS IS ONE THAT COMES EVERY YEAR.

IT'S THE SAME THING.

WE ASKED TO TRANSFER $15,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE STUDENT ACTIVITY.

AND IT'S TYPICALLY FOR SAFETY GEAR FOR FOOTBALL AND OTHER TYPE THINGS.

SO IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE FY 23 PROTECTIVE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT FUNDING RESOLUTION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT APPROVES THE TRANSFER OF $15,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND FOR EXPENDITURES THAT OCCUR BETWEEN JULY 1ST, 2022 AND JUNE 30TH, 2023 FOR PURCHASES OR RECONDITIONING OF PROTECTIVE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

I THINK WE'VE HAD THIS ONE FOR A DOZEN OR SO YEARS.

SO THIS IS A PRETTY ROUTINE.

SO IS THERE A MOTION FOR SUCH SO MOVED SECOND, THERE'S MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? BOARD MEMBERS.

SHE NEEDS ANYTHING FROM PUBLIC? NO. OKAY.

BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND FOR THE RECOMMENDATION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

DID YOU GET THEM ALL? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM C ON OUR AGENDA, BOARD MEMBERS IS THE FISCAL 24 REPLACEMENT ROOFING ROOFING AT NORTH AND WEST MIDDLE.

[IX.C. FY24 Replacement Roofing at North and West Middle - Tim Paul ]

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

WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? BOARD MEMBERS.

MR. PAUL, YOU WANT TO GIVE US JUST A BRIEF EXPLANATION? SURE. YOU HAD SEVERAL BIDS, AND THIS ONE CAME IN THE BEST OF THE BIDS, I BELIEVE.

YEP. THIS DID COME IN BEST.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COMBINE FISCAL YEAR 23 AND $24.

THAT REALLY HELPED US GET SOME SQUARE FOOTAGE AND GET THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE BIDS.

WE HAD FOUR BIDDERS BID ON THIS PROJECT AND WE WERE PLEASED TO SEE THAT A LOCAL COMPANY WAS LOW BID ON IT AT THE 535 355 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ALTERNATE, WE PUT AN ALTERNATE IN THERE JUST IN CASE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE NUMBERS WERE REALLY GOING TO COME IN.

I'M SORRY. MR. PAUL TELL ME WHAT YOU SAID, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE NUMBER THAT'S ON MY PIECE OF PAPER.

I WAS JUST GOING OFF THE BASE BID.

MR.. THE 535 WE HAVE 594 468 CORRECT.

THAT'S THE ONE I MENTIONED IS MINUS THE ALTERNATE.

I WAS GOING TO EXPLAIN THE ALTERNATE.

SO THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAVE THE ALTERNATE THAT WOULD ADD IN AT 59 113, WHICH WOULD COME UP WITH THE 594 THAT YOU MENTIONED, PRESIDENT GREENWELL, IF ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ALTERNATE, IT'S JUST WE HAD A SECTION OF SQUARE FOOTAGE.

IF WE WERE OVER OUR AMOUNT THAT WE WERE BUDGETED, WE COULD PULL THAT SECTION OUT.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU TAKE BASE BID PLUS ALTERNATE AND HAVE THE TOTAL BID OF 594, 468.

SO DO THE FULL JOB.

DO THE FULL JOB. OKAY.

COMPLETION DATE IS AUGUST 16TH.

OKAY. SEANIECE BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. PAUL? I'M CERTAINLY NOT COMPLAINING, BUT ANY IDEA WHY BASE WAS 26% BELOW? I MEAN, ABOVE AS AN ESTIMATE.

AND WITH THE ALTERNATE, IT WAS 19%.

NOT REALLY. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF SOME VENDORS I ASK THAT QUESTION AS WELL.

SOME VENDORS HAD PRE BOUGHT A WHOLE LOT OF SUPPLIES AND KIND OF GOT A BULK PRICE ON IT.

TWO OF THE VENDORS ARE FROM OUT OF TOWN.

THEY'D HAVE MOBILIZATION AND ALL THAT IN SIOUX CITY.

SO I THINK WE JUST GOT A REALLY GOOD BID AND THAT LOCAL BID WAS QUITE A BIT UNDER CORRECT? IT WAS A LOT UNDER QUITE A BIT.

SO CERTAINLY SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES.

ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY.

BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE ROOFING REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDATION.

WITH THAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL.

AND MOTION CARRIES.

AND THE GO ROUGH.

GO ROUGH. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, WE'RE ON ITEM D ON OUR REPORT.

[IX.D. First Reading of Board Policies - Dr. Rod Earleywine]

THE FIRST ONE IS 503.2 NON-CURRICULUM STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS NOT SPONSORED BY THE SCHOOL.

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551. MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.

803.2. PURCHASING AND CREDIT CARD USE.

902.11 AS BESTOS MANAGEMENT PLAN.

971 APPROVAL PROCESS FOR CHANGE ORDER REQUESTS AND 1001.2 NEWS MEDIA RELATIONS. THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF OUR BOARD POLICIES.

IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE ABOVE BOARD POLICIES FOR FIRST READING.

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

WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND FOR THE RECOMMENDATION.

ANY DISCUSSION? BOARD MEMBERS.

UM, IT'S PROBABLY TRIVIAL.

IT'S MORE OF A CURIOSITY THING THAN THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

ON ON 1,001.2.

WHY DID WE ADD THAT SENTENCE ABOUT UNDUE BURDEN OR WHAT? WHAT WAS THE LANGUAGE? WHOSE CALL WAS THAT BEFORE? WAS IT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS OR WAS IT A SUPERINTENDENT? I'M JUST CURIOUS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

I'M TRYING TO FIND THAT ON HERE.

IT IS THE ADDED SENTENCE RIGHT ABOVE THE SECTION.

MEDIA INTERVIEWS AND OR VIDEOTAPING BEGINS WITH THE ADDITION IT IS IN.

IT IS WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE REQUEST IS UNDULY BURDENSOME AND WHETHER THE BROADCAST OR RECORDING WILL INTERFERE OR DISRUPT THE EVENT.

SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT MIGHT READ THAT, AS CAN THE SUPERINTENDENT TELL THESE GUYS THAT THEY CAN'T BE HERE IF IT BECOMES BURDENSOME.

AND THAT WOULD BE COMPLETELY THE SUPERINTENDENTS CALL OR HIS DESIGNEE OR THE DESIGNEE.

IS THAT PURELY FROM A BROADCASTING POINT OF VIEW? BECAUSE A RECORDS REQUEST ITEM WE CAN'T IGNORE? SURE. NO, THAT'S FROM A PURE MEDIA STANDPOINT.

AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR LEGAL TEAM, QUITE HONESTLY.

SO WE CAN'T HAVE A REPORTER UP HERE SPEAKING DURING THE MEETING IS WOULD BE UNDULY BURDENSOME.

ABSOLUTELY. IT REALLY SPEAKS TO MEDIA REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS IN ADVANCE OF THE EVENT.

AND THEN THE NEXT.

SO IT IS MORE SO JUST SPEAKING ON THAT LAST SENTENCE.

YEAH, I BELIEVE SO.

THAT'S IN THEORY. IF YOU IF A NEWS CREW SHOWED UP TO YOUR WOULD YOU SAY YOUR LEADERSHIP MEETING TODAY AND WANTED TO FILM ALL YOUR LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING, YOU COULD SAY NO.

YES, WE COULD SAY NO. YES.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS, ON THESE FIRST READING OF THESE BOARD POLICIES? SEANIECE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY.

BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE THE RECOMMENDATION AND THE MOTION.

AND SECOND, TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF THESE BOARD POLICIES.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AND MOTION CARRIES.

LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS FOR DIRECTOR MS.

[IX.E. Submission of Letter of Resignation - Director Alarcon-Flory]

THANK YOU. SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

JUNE 26TH, 2023.

MRS SEANIECE HEILMAN, BOARD SECRETARY, DIRECTORS.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

DR. RODNEY EARLEYWINE SUPERINTENDENT, THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

DEAR MISS HEILMAN, BOARD MEMBERS AND DR.

EARLEYWINE. I HEREBY SUBMIT MY RESIGNATION AS DIRECTOR OF THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION, EFFECTIVE TODAY, JUNE 26TH, 2023. UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE REGULAR MEETING.

SIOUX CITY HAS BEEN OUR HOME FOR THE PAST 22 YEARS.

IT IS A PLACE I HAVE LOVED FIERCELY AND WHERE I HAVE GROWN PERSONALLY AS AN INDIVIDUAL, AS A WIFE AND A MOTHER, AS PROFESSIONALLY I'M SORRY, AND PROFESSIONALLY AS A BUSINESS OWNER.

AS A PUBLIC SERVANT.

AS STATED IN MY JUNE 1ST, 20, 23 PRESS RELEASE, IT IS WITH BITTERSWEET EMOTIONS THAT I RESIGN MY POSITION DUE TO MY FAMILY RELOCATING TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS IN JULY 2023.

HENRY ADAMS, A JOURNALIST, HISTORIAN AND NOVELIST, SAID A TEACHER AFFECTS ETERNITY.

HE OR SHE CAN NEVER TELL WHERE HIS OR HER INFLUENCE STOPS.

I WILL SAY AN EDUCATOR, A CUSTODIAN, A LUNCH WORKER, A BUS DRIVER, A NURSE, A COUNSELOR, A COACH, A PRINCIPAL.

AN ADMINISTRATOR, A SUPERINTENDENT, A BOARD MEMBER THAT TOUCHES THE MIND, HEART OR SOUL OF A CHILD AFFECTS ETERNITY.

ONCE AGAIN, I EXPRESS MY MOST SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE BOARD MEMBERS.

I HAD THE PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH THOSE THAT HAVE ACTED ON THE SACRED RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT, EDUCATE AND NURTURE EACH ONE OF OUR CHILDREN IN

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MY DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FAMILY, AND I'M REFERRING TO TEAM MEMBERS THAT HAVE DEVOTED THEIR TIME, TALENTS, SKILLS, PASSION AND LOVE TO OUR STUDENTS AND THAT HAVE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH.

I AM GOING TO MISS OUR KIDS 15,000 PER YEAR.

OUR INTELLIGENT, RESILIENT, ADAPTABLE, BRAVE STUDENTS THAT WILL RISE TO EXPECTATIONS WITH THE PROPER SUPPORTS.

I WILL MISS STATE CONVERSATIONS, THE INTERACTIONS WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH, FAMILIES AND PERSONNEL.

I WILL MISS THESE WONDERFUL COMMUNITY THAT CARES THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS AND COLLECTIVE POWER TO MAKE SIOUX CITY A BETTER PLACE.

IT HAS BEEN MY HONOR TO SERVE SIOUXLAND FOR THE LAST 22 YEARS, TEN OF THEM ON THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND TO WORK ALONGSIDE SO MANY EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE, MENTORS, FRIENDS WHO HAVE POSITIVELY IMPACTED OUR FUTURE.

PAST CURRENT AND UPCOMING STUDENTS IN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SIOUXLAND THIS DISTRICT.

YOU ALL WILL FOREVER HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART.

BLESSINGS TO ALL.

THANK YOU. OKAY, BOARD MEMBERS.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR ALLEN FLORY.

AND AGAIN, BEST OF LUCK.

THANK YOU. IN YOUR MOVE AND WITH YOUR FAMILY BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACKNOWLEDGES AND ACCEPT DIRECTOR ALARCON FLORES RESIGNATION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING.

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

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? SEANIECE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE? [INAUDIBLE] THINK AFTER TEN YEARS, LET'S GIVE HER A STANDING.

TEN YEARS DESERVES TO HAVE.

BOARD MEMBERS IT COMES TO THAT TIME.

A TIME TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED IS.

I'M SORRY. IT WAS QUICK.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

BOARD MEMBERS, LET'S TAKE FIVE MINUTES AND REJOIN HERE FOR OUR SPECIAL MEETING.

AND LET'S PLAN ON 7:05, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.

SO WE'LL RECONVENE AT 7:05 FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.