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>> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 9TH,
[I. Call to Order]
THE 2023 REGULAR BOARD MEETING.I HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
PLEASE, WOULD YOU JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> [INAUDIBLE], BEFORE YOU CALL THE ROLL TONIGHT, JUST A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DIRECTOR GEORGE AND DIRECTOR MICHELSON WILL NOT BE HERE TONIGHT.
THEY HAD A SCHOOL COMMITMENT AND ANOTHER COMMITMENT, AND DIRECTOR SCARLETT WILL BE A FEW MOMENTS LATE FOR THE MEETING, BUT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
SO IF YOU'D CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE AN AGENDA IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING.
[IV. Approval of Agenda]
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA?>> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
[INAUDIBLE], ITEM 5 ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZEN INPUT.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS THIS EVENING?
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
BOARD MEMBERS, ITEM 6 ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.
[VI. Consent Action Item(s)]
IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE FOLLOWING CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. ITEM A, BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2023.ITEM B, HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT.
ITEM D, LEVEL 1 INVESTIGATORS.
ITEM E, BENCHMARKING EDUCATION.
ITEM F, ISCA COURSES AND LICENSURE RENEWAL.
ITEM G, NORTHWEST AEA COURSES AND LICENSE RENEWAL.
ITEM H, CONTRACT FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
ITEM I, FACILITY RENTAL CONTRACTS.
THOSE ARE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE RECOMMENDATION?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE SECOND ON THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. ANY DISCUSSION, BOARD MEMBERS?
>> I DO. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS, ACTUALLY, ONE FOR ACTUALLY DR. GOMEZ.
ON THE HR REPORT, I JUST NOTICED UNDER CLASSIFIED RESIGNATIONS, IT WAS JUST A PRETTY LENGTHY LIST, AND I WAS JUST WONDERING, IS THERE, WITH REGARDS TO SPECIAL ED INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE, AND I JUST DIDN'T KNOW, IS THERE ANY EXIT INTERVIEWS OR ANYTHING TO FIND OUT WHAT, I WAS JUST SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS QUITE A FEW THAT WERE ENDING OCTOBER, SEPTEMBER ON THE LIST AND LOOKED AT THE DATES.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE'RE FOLLOWING UP ON THAT.
>> WE DO SET EXIT INTERVIEWS AND IF WE DON'T [INAUDIBLE], THEN I DO HAVE A [INAUDIBLE] THAT IS REACHING OUT BY PHONE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] THOSE QUESTIONS.
>> IT JUST SEEMED MORE AND I JUST WAS CURIOUS ON THAT ONE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON FOR THEM. THAT'S ALL.
MY OTHER QUESTION IS WITH MRS. DENNY.
THE BENCHMARK EDUCATION ON ITEM E. AGAIN, FOR THIS YEAR, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS ASOR FUNDING, STARTING WITH IRVING AND LIBERTY, FOR LIKE $60,000.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHAT THE PLAN IS TO PAY IN THE FUTURE YEARS.
SCHOOLS ARE ADDING SCHOOLS DOWN THE ROAD.
>> A NUMBER OF THESE MATERIALS, IT'S A ONE-TIME THING.
THEY'RE INTERVENTION RESOURCES FOR ELL STUDENTS
>> SO THAT'S JUST IRVING AND LIBERTY.
>> STARTING WITH IRVING AND LIBERTY BECAUSE THEY WERE THE MOST IMPACTED, AND THOSE PRINCIPLES ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN NEEDING THAT WORK.
SO WE'RE TRIALING IT OUT AT THOSE TWO SCHOOLS TO FIND OUT HOW MANY STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY LEVELS WITHIN THOSE INTERVENTION RESOURCES FOR ELL STUDENTS.
WE AREN'T CERTAIN WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE YET.
>> DID WE SAY THESE WERE OUR PILOT SCHOOLS WE'RE DOING THIS FOR?
>> THIS IS TRULY A PILOT SCHOOL. WE'RE NOT COMMITTED TO THIS [INAUDIBLE].
>> IF WE DO THAT, WE'D HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO FUND IT DOWN THE ROAD IN THE FUTURE. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION. IT'S ACTUALLY DR. YOUNG'S ITEM, BUT I'M SUPPORTING HER WITH IT.
THIS WAS AN ITEM WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE ELL TASKFORCE LAST YEAR
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? THERE IS ONE ITEM, DR. [INAUDIBLE], ONE ON THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
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WE DID APPROVE THE INCREASE IN THE SUBSTITUTE RATES.HAVE WE COMMUNICATED THAT TO THE SUBS, BECAUSE A COUPLE OF THEM CALLED ME OVER THE WEEKEND AND SAID, HEY, I HEARD YOU RAISE THE RATES, BUT WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED NOTIFICATION.
>> DR. GOMEZ, HAVE WE COMMUNICATED THAT OUT TO SUBS?
>> I DON'T WANT TO SAY COMMUNICATED TO SUBS, BUT IT HAS BEEN UPDATED ON WEBSITE.
>> DO WE HAVE A MECHANISM FOR [OVERLAPPING]
>> I CAN SEND OUT A COMMUNICATION.
>> THESE SAME TEACHERS, TWO OF THEM REACHED OUT TO ME, A FORMER RETIRED TEACHERS AND THEIR OWN DISTRICT INSURANCE, AND THEY JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF WE CAN GET A MALE LISTING FOR DISTRICT INSURANCE UPDATE ITEMS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
THEN SAME THING FOR SUBS ON ANY OF THE NEW LAWS.
DO WE HAVE TRAINING FOR SUBS ON THE NEW LAWS AND HOW THEY SHOULD RESPOND OR NOT RESPOND? THEY WERE LOOKING FOR SOME SORT OF TRAINING AS WELL.
BUT THOSE ARE JUST ITEMS, NOT THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS HERE, JUST FOLLOW-UP ITEMS ON THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES.
BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. DIRECTOR SCARLETT, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENT ON THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS?
>> MOTION TO SECOND FOR CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. [INAUDIBLE], ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS?
>> WELL, MEMBERS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> AYE. ANY NEGATIVE? NO. MOTION CARRIES, AND CONSENT ACTION ITEMS ARE NOTED AND APPROVED.
ITEM 7 ON OUR AGENDA, BOARD MEMBER REPORTS.
MISS SCLERA, YOU HAVE PAPER IN HAND. ARE YOU READY TO GO?
>> I SUPPOSE. I REALLY DON'T HAVE A REPORT.
AS WE FINISH UP AND CLOSE OUT OUR NEXT TWO MONTHS, SOME OF US, I JUST, I GUESS, WANT THE DISTRICT TO KNOW THAT I'M STILL HERE, I'M STILL A VOICE, AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO REACH OUT, AND I'M CONTINUING TO CARE AND BE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS DISTRICT.
I'M NOT DONE YET. ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
>> I WASN'T GOING TO HAVE A REPORT, BUT NOW, SINCE YOU SAID THAT I WILL ECHO DIRECTOR SCARLETT'S COMMENTS.
I WASN'T EVEN GOING TO DO A REPORT.
SEE, I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE ONE. I WOULDN'T MESS IT UP.
WE'RE STILL HERE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FOREARMS, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DEBATES, SO WE'RE STILL HERE FOR ANOTHER MONTH, SO THANKS. THAT'S ALL FROM ME.
>> LAST WEEK, I HAVE A INTERESTING STORY, I VISITED SPALDING PARK ELEMENTARY AND THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A FRIENDLY RIVALRY BETWEEN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AS WHO HAS A MORE DIFFICULT JOB, AND I'VE ALWAYS SAID, OF COURSE, HIGH-SCHOOL TEACHERS, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH TEENAGERS AND THEY'RE SO SOPHISTICATED IN THEIR BEHAVIORS.
I'M DOWN AT SPALDING PARK AND WE'RE WALKING AND I SAW SOME REALLY GOOD ENGAGING TEACHING.
THE PRINCIPAL AND I WERE WALKING ACROSS THE PLAYGROUND, KIDS PLAYING AND I WALKED PAST A PIECE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND OUT OF NOWHERE, A KINDERGARTEN BOY JUMPED FROM THE TOP ONTO MY BACK, PUT THE VICE GRIP AROUND MY NECK AND WHEN THIS TEACHER GOT OVER AND FINALLY GOT HIM REMOVED, I FINALLY SHOOK HIS HAND AND MET HIM.
AND THE LAST THING THAT I SAID TO THE PRINCIPAL, WE HAD A GOOD LAUGH AND I SAID, I'M NOT SO SURE THAT KINDERGARTEN TEACHER SHOULDN'T GET MORE PAY AND NOW I'VE GOT TO RETHINK WHO HAS A MORE DIFFICULT JOB.
AND WITH THAT, I END MY REPORT.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY HAPPY INDIGENOUS DAY TODAY AND ALSO THAT I ATTENDED THE CHAMBER DINNER ALONG WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND OUR VICE PRESIDENT AND IT WAS A GREAT SPEAKER AND EVENT.
OTHER THAN THAT, I WOULD ECHO EVERYTHING THAT TAYLOR AND [INAUDIBLE] SAID, THAT WE ARE STILL HERE AND SO IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND THANK YOU FOR THINGS THAT EVERYONE IS DOING.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE A REPORT TONIGHT.
THE ITEMS ARE COVERED IN OUR AGENDA.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG, FUTURE MEETINGS,
[VII. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings]
GOVERNOR REYNOLD'S VISIT TO THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES BUILDING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH AT 03:30.EDUCATIONAL EQUITY COMMITTEE ON OCTOBER 13TH, BOARD FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING ON OCTOBER 16TH, THE BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING ON OCTOBER 17TH.
BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING ON OCTOBER 18TH, REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON OCTOBER 23RD.
BOARD'S STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 1ST, BOARD FINANCED AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 6TH, EDUCATIONAL EQUITY COMMITTEE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 10TH, AND A REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON NOVEMBER 13TH.
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THOSE ARE FUTURE MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES AND THE BOARD.WITH THAT MOVING RIGHT ALONG, DR. EARLEYWINE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
[VIII.Superintendent’s Report - Dr. Rod Earleywine]
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
BEEN ABLE TO VISIT SEVERAL BUILDINGS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND BEEN INTO MANY CLASSROOMS WATCHING THE INSTRUCTION AND INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO END REFRESHING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
ATTENDED NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY MEETING.
A GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS INVITED ME TO THEIR MONTHLY MEETING AND IT WAS GOOD CONVERSATION.
THEY REALLY ASKED SOME GOOD QUESTIONS.
WE HAD AT LEAST ONE RETIRED TEACHER THERE AND IT WAS GOOD TO LISTEN TO HER AND THE WAY THAT SHE USED TO TEACH AND SHE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR READING PROGRAM AND WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND ABOUT CURSIVE WRITING, AND THEN THE NEW MATH AND ALL THOSE THINGS, SO THAT WAS REALLY A GOOD CONVERSATION AND I DO APPRECIATE THEM INVITING ME TO SPEND ABOUT 45 MINUTES WITH THEM.
I ATTENDED THE SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS CONFERENCE IN DES MOINES, SIOUXLAND CHAMBER ANNUAL DINNER AND TODAY WE AT ROTARY.
THE ROTARY STUDENT OF THE MONTH WAS KEEGAN CUMMINGS, A FINE YOUNG GENTLEMEN FROM WEST HIGH THAT WE ALL CAN BE VERY PROUD OF.
HE SPOKE IN FRONT OF THE GROUP AND WAS SO WELL SPOKEN AND REALLY SHARED HIS FEELINGS AND HOW MUCH HIS SINGLE MOTHER HELPED HIM ALONG THE WAY, SO THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HEAR THE STUDENTS STORIES.
WITH THAT, I'LL END MY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO BE ON A RECORD PACE HERE TONIGHT.
WE'RE ON ITEMS OF PRESENTATION,
[IX.A. Request for Allowable Growth & Supplemental Aid for the Negative Special Education Balance - Patty Blankenship & Kim Neal]
DISCUSSION, AND OR ACTIONS, AND ITEM A ON OUR AGENDA IS REQUEST FOR ALLOWABLE GROWTH AND SUPPLEMENTAL AID FOR THE NEGATIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION BALANCE.IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZED THE REQUESTS FOR ALLOWABLE GROWTH AND SUPPLEMENTAL AID FOR THE NEGATIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION BALANCE AND THE AMOUNT OF $1,648,025.79.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR ON THIS ITEM.
THE STATE ALLOWS US SO MUCH PER SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT, WE USUALLY SPEND OVER THE AMOUNT THAT THE STATE ASK.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR THE AMOUNT THAT WE OVERSPEND.
IT'S NOT CASH. THEY'RE NOT GIVING US MORE CASH.
THEY'RE JUST GIVING US SPENDING AUTHORITY BALANCES FOR THE AMOUNT THAT WE OVERSPENT.
THIS IS REALLY AN ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM WE DO EVERY YEAR.
THE AMOUNT IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER, I THINK THIS YEAR THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST, BUT WE'RE IMPROVING OUR SPECIAL ED PROGRAM, SO I WOULD EXPECT IT EVEN GO HIGHER NEXT YEAR.
BUT THAT IS WHAT WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH ON THIS RECOMMENDATION.
SO PADDY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY? I MEAN, IT'S IT'S PRETTY ROUTINE EVERY YEAR ON THIS ITEM.
>> I COULD ADD JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER LARGER SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, I DON'T HAVE FISCAL YEAR 23 NUMBERS, BUT I HAVE FISCAL YEAR 22, DUBUQUE, NEGATIVE 2.7, DES MOINES, SEVEN MILLION, IOWA CITY, 10 MILLION, JOHNSON, 3.2 MILLION, LANDMARK, 4.1 MILLION, MASON CITY 3.8 MILLION, SOUTHEAST POLK, 2.3, WATERLOO 1.6, WALKIE 8.6 MILLION, AND WESTERN WYOMING 2.7 MILLION.
SO THAT JUST GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THIS ISN'T JUST SIOUX CITY, THIS IS A CROSSED THE STATE AND REMEMBER THAT IN 1975 WHEN IDA WAS FIRST PASSED, THAT OUR GOVERNMENT WAS GOING TO PICK UP 40% OF THAT BILL.
YOU CAN IMAGINE WHY THIS GETS PUSHED BACK TO LOCAL TAXPAYERS.
>> OUR TOTAL SPECIAL ED SPENDING IS CLOSE TO $40 MILLION, PROBABLY HIGHER THAN THAT THIS CURRENT YEAR WHEN, BUT LAST YEAR IT WAS 39 AND CHANGE.
SO APPROXIMATELY 20% OF OUR BUDGET IS SPENT ON SPECIAL EDUCATION.
BOARD MEMBERS THERE IS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR IN FRONT OF YOU IS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION?
>> MOTION, SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS? YOU CAN USE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC.
>> WELL, MEMBERS, WE HAVE THE RECOMMENDATION IN FRONT OF IT WITH A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. ITEM B ON OUR AGENDA IS TITLE 1 UPDATE.
[IX.B. Title I Update - Jarod Mozer]
MR. MOSHER, IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACKNOWLEDGES THE TITLE 1 UPDATE, NOTHING TO APPROVE, BUT ACKNOWLEDGING IT.SO SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.
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[OVERLAPPING]>> DID IT GO RIGHT DID IT GO TO SLEEP? IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING.
I CAN GO AHEAD AND START HERE.
THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE ON THE TITLE I BUDGET FOR THE FALL.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE NUMBERS WILL LOOK SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THEY DID WHEN WE SHARED WHAT THE PROJECTIONS WHERE I'LL GO INTO WHY THAT IS AND EXPLAIN SOME OF THAT.
BUT DURING THE PRESENTATION, I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT BRIEFLY ABOUT THE HISTORY OF TITLE I AND WHY IT EXISTS.
I'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN OUR SCHOOLS AND SOME OF THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.
THEN REALLY THOUGH THROUGHOUT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET.
WHAT THAT CAME IN AT AND WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO WITH THAT MONEY.
WITH THAT, THE NEXT SLIDE OUTLINES THE TITLE I PART A OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT.
THIS IS REALLY THE ACT THAT PROVIDES THAT TITLE FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS.
IT BASICALLY STATES THAT LEAS OR SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR HIGH NUMBERS OR PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS THAT COME FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.
THE GUIDANCE SPECIFICALLY OUTLINES AND I'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
THESE ARE OUR CURRENT SCHOOLS THAT QUALIFY FOR TITLE I SERVICES AND YOU'LL NOTICE THEY ARE ALL ELEMENTARY AT THIS POINT.
SCHOOLS THAT QUALIFY, THE ACT ACTUALLY STIPULATES THAT SCHOOLS THAT HAVE OVER 75% OF STUDENTS THAT COME FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, STUDENTS IN THOSE BUILDINGS HAVE TO BE SERVED BY LAW.
THEN WE'RE ABLE TO SERVE STUDENTS IN BUILDINGS THAT HAVE OVER 35% OF STUDENTS THAT COME FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.
RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY BUILDINGS THAT QUALIFY BASED ON THAT 75% THERE AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL.
WE ARE MONITORING THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THE HIGH SCHOOLS VERY CLOSELY.
I WAS ACTUALLY JUST IN CONVERSATION TODAY WITH MR. VAN DER LEUTE AND MS. BMS ABOUT HOW WE CAN SPREAD SOME AWARENESS.
SOME LEVEL I DON T THINK THAT WE GET THE SAME RESPONSE ALL THE TIME FROM FAMILIES AT THE UPPER LEVELS OF FILLING OUT SOME OF THAT PAPERWORK THAT WE DO AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING AT.
TITLE I FUNDING THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY AT LOCAL NON-PUBLICS.
WE HAVE TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL AND NEGLECTED YOUTH THAT QUALIFY AND THEN DELINQUENT YOUTH AS WELL.
DUE TO THIS, THE FUNDING ALSO SUPPORTS STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY AT BISHOP HEELAN, ST. PAUL'S, THE BOYS AND GIRLS HOME AND ROSECRANCE JACKSON RECOVERY CENTER.
IN TITLE SERVICES AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW IN THE DISTRICT? A LARGE PORTION OF THE FUNDING DOES PICK UP THE SALARIES OF MATH AND READING INTERVENTIONISTS ACROSS THOSE 10 BUILDINGS THAT QUALIFY.
THOSE TEACHERS ARE SPENDING THEIR TIME WORKING WITH STUDENTS THAT ARE AT RISK OF NOT MEETING LOCAL STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS.
ANOTHER PORTION OF THAT FUNDING IS USED ON EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATIONAL EVENTS TO INCREASE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.
SCHOOLS WILL HOLD DIFFERENT EVENTS TO INCREASE THAT AWARENESS AND TO BRING PARENTS INTO THE LEARNING THAT'S TAKING PLACE.
THE FUNDING IS ALSO USED TO PURCHASE AND IMPLEMENT RESEARCH-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS.
THEN AGAIN, THAT LARGE PORTION OR SOME OF THAT MONEY IS USED ON STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY NONPUBLIC, NEGLECTED OR DELINQUENT PLACE OR LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
THE TITLE I BUDGET THEN THE ACTUAL ALLOCATION CAME IN AT $6,235,525.09.
THIS IS DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM WHAT THE STATE HAD PROJECTED LAST MARCH AND I HAVE THAT NUMBER THERE.
IT'S STILL A 2.1 MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE FROM FY2013.
THEN THAT LAST BOX THERE, WE DO HAVE $171,852 IN CARRYOVER.
WE HAVE $428,489 IN THE FORM OF REALLOCATION FUNDING, WHICH I'LL EXPLAIN MORE ON THE NEXT SLIDE BECAUSE THAT WAS REALLY UNIQUE TO THIS YEAR.
THAT ACTUALLY PUTS OUR TOTAL ALLOCATION CLOSER TO $6,835,866 SO WE'RE ACTUALLY WELL OVER THAT ORIGINAL PROJECTED AMOUNT.
THAT REALLOCATION FUNDING, BASICALLY WHAT THAT IS DUE TO SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE HAVING A LOT OF ASTRAY MONEY LAST YEAR, THEY DIDN'T SPEND ALL OF THEIR TITLE FUNDING.
THEN THE STATE, RATHER THAN GIVE THAT MONEY BACK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THEY ISSUED A ONETIME MONEY IN THE FORM OF REALLOCATION.
THAT REALLOCATION GOT ADDED TO THE CARRYOVER BUDGET AND NEEDS TO BE SPENT BEFORE THE CARRYOVER BUDGET.
AGAIN, THAT AMOUNT THAT WE RECEIVED IN SIOUX CITY WAS $428,489.
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THE MONEY WAS ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, AND THE STATE'S REQUIREMENT WAS THAT IT WAS SPENT BY SEPTEMBER 30TH.>> NOT A LOT OF TIME THERE TO GET CREATIVE.
WHAT WE DID WITH THAT FUNDING WAS WE PUT IT TOWARDS OUR FIRST INCURRED EXPENDITURES SO THE SALARY AND THE BENEFITS OF SEPTEMBER FOR THOSE TITLE-FUNDED POSITIONS.
THERE WAS ALSO SOME LOCAL NEGLECTED INVOICES THAT THAT WENT TOWARDS BASICALLY SAYING, OKAY, WE'LL SPEND THAT PORTION RIGHT NOW, BUT WE STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT MONEY LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD.
WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS AS A DISTRICT LEADERSHIP TEAM AND WE'LL HAVE THOSE WITH PRINCIPALS AND BUILDINGS AS WELL ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT EXTRA MONEY THAT NOBODY WAS ANTICIPATING.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE FOUR-YEAR ALLOCATION AND I'M SORRY, THAT IS REALLY HARD TO SEE UP THERE.
THE BLUE IS THE ACTUAL ALLOCATION FROM THE STATE.
YOU'LL NOTICE FY21, IT WENT DOWN TO FY 22.
IT DECREASED AGAIN IN FY23 AND NOW IN FY24 IT'S AS HIGH AS IT'S EVER BEEN.
I THINK THE WORD THAT I'VE HEARD OTHERS USE TO DESCRIBE IT AS VOLATILE AND THAT'S A TOTALLY ACCURATE DESCRIPTION.
IT'S JUST WILDLY UNPREDICTABLE FOR WHAT THAT ALLOCATION WILL BE.
THE ORANGE THEN IS THE ACTUAL CARRYOVER.
THIS YEAR WE'VE CARRIED OVER $171,852 COMING INTO FY24.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'LL GET TO ON THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT YOU CAN CARRY OVER IS 15%.
BUT ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS THE STATE ALLOWS YOU TO BASICALLY PETITIONED TO CARRY OVER MORE OF THAT FUNDING, BASICALLY SAYING YOU MIGHT NOT GET THAT SAME ALLOCATION THAT WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
THEN I PUT THE REALLOCATION ON THE END.
THAT'S THE GRAY, THAT'S THE $428,489.06.
AGAIN, THE TOTAL OF THOSE THREE DIFFERENT PIECES COMBINED AS A 6.8 MILLION.
THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE TEACHER COSTS FOR FY24 AS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEARS.
AGAIN, WE'VE ADDED SOME POSITIONS THERE.
SOME OF THE SALARIES DIDN'T QUITE AGE LIKE WE HAD ANTICIPATED SO THAT'S WHY IT DOESN'T QUITE MATCH FY22.
BUT THE CUT THAT TEACHER SALARY COSTS DID GO UP BECAUSE WE ADDED THOSE POSITIONS.
SOME ADDITIONAL EXPENSES THEN THAT COME OUT OF THAT TOTAL ALLOCATION.
LIKE I SAID, THERE'S MONEY TOWARDS NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY, SO THEY GET $227,172.32.
AGAIN, THAT IS SET BY THE STATE, THAT'S NOT A CHOICE.
THE LOCAL NEGLECTED $42,620.23 OF THE HOMELESS SATISFIED.
I'M MOVING THAT, WE INCREASE THAT FROM 20,000-40,853.67 SO A $20,000 INCREASE.
I'LL TALK ABOUT THE WHY ON THE NEXT SLIDE TO GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
READY FOR KINDERGARTEN, $30,000.
THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT WE USE TO CONNECT WITH FAMILIES OF OUR INCOMING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS.
IT ACTUALLY PROVIDES THEM WITH RESEARCH-BASED MATERIALS THAT THEY GET TO TAKE HOME AND KEEP AND ALSO TRAINING SO THEY HAVE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL WHEN THEY ENTER KINDERGARTEN.
IT'S ACTUALLY FOUR TRAINING SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WE PROVIDE TO FAMILIES.
THEN THE PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT MONEY.
AGAIN, THAT'S MONEY DIRECTLY TO INVOLVE PARENTS IN THE LEARNING TAKING PLACE IN OUR TITLE BUILDINGS.
THEN THE CARRYOVER RIGHT NOW, THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR FY25 IS $768,000.
THAT WAS BEFORE THE REALLOCATION CAME.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK AT AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM.
THE REASON THAT THAT CARRYOVER IS SO MUCH HIGHER IF WE GO BACK TO THIS SLIDE IS TO BE HONEST, WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT TOTAL ALLOCATIONS GOING TO DO.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE ARE MOVING TEACHERS OUT OF THOSE ROLES BECAUSE WE WEREN'T SMART ENOUGH WITH THE FUNDING SO TO SPEAK.
TRYING TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE THERE.
LIKE I SAID, I WANTED TO GET INTO THAT HOMELESS SET-ASIDE ADJUSTMENT.
EVERY YEAR AS A PART OF THE STATE REPORTING, THE STATE DIGS A LITTLE BIT DEEPER IN EACH SCHOOL WITH A SPECIFIC AREA.
THIS YEAR, THEY WANTED QUITE A BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOMELESS SET-ASIDE AND HOW THAT'S CALCULATED SO THAT GOT ME DIGGING INTO THE HOMELESS SET-ASIDE.
THE BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR FY24 REALLY NEEDS TO MATCH OUR BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR FY23, SORRY OUR PER PUPIL EXPENDITURE FROM FY23.
OUR PER PUPIL EXPENDITURE FOR FY23 WAS $285.69 PER HOMELESS STUDENTS IN THOSE TITLE SCHOOLS.
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THE TOTAL EXPENSES WERE $32,854.91.THE PROJECTED NUMBER OF HOMELESS STUDENTS IN THOSE SAME TITLE SCHOOLS FOR FY24 IS 143 STUDENTS.
AS A RESULT, THAT AMOUNT WOULD INCREASE TO THE $40,853.67 SO THAT WAY WE'RE AGAIN, BEING COMPARABLE TO FY23.
>> I'M SORRY. I HAVE A QUESTION.
ARE THESE HOMELESS STUDENTS BASED ON THAT WE KNOW THEY'RE HOMELESS?
>> BASED ON THEIR ADDRESSES OR THEY NOTIFY US.
BUT THEN THERE'S SOME THAT MAY NOT NOTIFY US THAT, [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE EQUITY DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY WORKS TO CONFIRM THOSE.
THAT WOULD BE DR. YOUNG AND HER DEPARTMENT.
THEY ACTUALLY WORK TO CONFIRM THOSE.
THAT'S WHERE THOSE NUMBERS CAME FROM.
>> IF THEY DON'T REPORT HOMELESS.
THEY HAVE TO REPORT THAT THEY'RE HOMELESS FOR US TO CONSIDER THEM HOMELESS.
I CAN ALREADY I CAN SAY THIS YEAR THAT I'VE PROACTIVELY AND I KNOW OTHERS HAVE WORKED WITH FAMILIES.
WHEN THEY CALL THEM, THEY EXPLAIN THEIR SITUATION EVEN IF THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY'RE CALLING ABOUT, WE DO LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE'S AN AVENUE FOR RESOURCES AND SUPPORT, AND WE PAIR THEM WITH OUR EQUITY DEPARTMENT AND DR. YOUNG DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THAT.
>> WITH THAT, IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE REPORT FOR THE FALL OF 2023 AND I MIGHT DEFINITELY OPENED IT UP TO QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE.
>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, PROBABLY SHOULD CHECK THIS OUT OF TIME, BUT UNDER THE TITLE AND EXPENSES, YOU DESCRIBE ALL OF THEM BUT LOCAL NEGLECTED FUNDS. WHAT IS THAT?
>> THAT'S LIKE WE PARTNERED WITH ROSECRANCE JACKSON, SO THAT'S WHERE THOSE FUNDS WOULD GO.
>> WAS THIS THE TITLE TITLE ONE, WE'RE SANFORD CENTER RECEIVED AT ONE POINT IN TIME.
HOW WAS THAT RECONSIDERED FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS? RECONSIDERED OR CONSIDERED.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS REGARDING THAT OR DO YOU?
>> AGAIN, THREE MONTHS, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING WOULD BE THAT JUST BE SOMETHING THAT WE MAKE THE DECISION ON AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM, POSSIBLY BRING BACK TO THE BOARD AND AND GO FROM THERE.
>> WERE THERE RFQS, RFPS THEY DID LAST YEAR, ARE THEY ONE-YEAR ONES? DO THEY HAVE TO RENEW THEM EACH YEAR BECAUSE DIDN'T WE HAVE A LARGE INFLUX OF THEM LAST YEAR?
>> DO THEY NEED TO SUBMIT NEW ONES EACH YEAR?
>> THEY WERE OVERDUE IN AUGUST.
>> JUST A QUESTION. WE ORIGINALLY HAD SOME EXTRA MONEY ALLOCATED TO THE TITLE 1, SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO FLUCTUATE THE TEACHERS UP AND DOWN.
THAT WAS ABOUT 1,000,001 OR SOMETHING, CLOSE TO THAT.
>> NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND. THEN WE GOT THIS EXTRA ALLOCATION, MANNA FROM WASHINGTON, I GUESS IT WAS FROM THE STATE.
THEY PUMPED UP OUR BALANCE AND NOW WE'RE TAKING THAT MILLION OR THAT 900,000 AND MOVING THAT BACK INTO ESRA OR FOR OTHER THINGS. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THE 900,000 THAT WE WORKED WITH [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT'S NO LONGER AN ESRA. THAT'S CORRECT.
>> IS NO LONGER AN ESRA? I THOUGHT WE [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE ARE NOT TAKING 900,000 FROM ESRA.
>> WELL, THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. IT'S BACK INTO ESRA.
FROM TITLE 1, WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED 900,000 TO GO INTO THIS TO KEEP STAFFING WHERE IT WAS [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> YOUR CARRYOVER IS THAT NEXT YEAR FOR THE SHORTEST WE DON'T HAVE TO LAY OFF TITLE ONE TEACHERS?
>> CORRECT. LIKE I SAID WITH THAT RE-ALLOCATION THAT WE WEREN'T EXPECTING, ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM IS GETTING IT RIGHT UP THERE AT THE 15% POSSIBLY GOING OVER BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT.
THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD YEAR, SO WE'RE ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PETITION TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR AND GO OVER 15%.
>> BECAUSE TITLE 1 TEACHERS WERE MOST VOLATILE GROUP THERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS?
>> RIGHT, YOU JUST THEY NEVER QUITE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> I AS A SINGLE BOARD MEMBER, WOULD FEEL BETTER IF WE GOT CLOSER TO THAT 15 JUST QUICK MATH.
FIFTEEN IS 920, 930, AND SO WE HAVE ANOTHER 200,000 ROUGHLY THAT WE COULD DO.
LOOKING AT IT, THERE'S NO SENSE, THERE'S NO REAL OPTIMISM TO THINK THAT THE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO START GOING BACK UP.
THERE WAS A THREE-YEAR DECLINE UNTIL.
>> THE QUESTION IS, CAN WE HIRE ENOUGH TITLE TEACHERS? THAT'S THE REAL ISSUE IS STAFFING, NOT FUNDING ISSUE.
>> THEN THAT LEADS ME INTO MY LAST QUESTION IS PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, THAT'S A PRETTY SPECIFIC NUMBERS, SO I'M ASSUMING WE HAVE A PRETTY SPECIFIC PLAN.
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>> THAT'S ACTUALLY IF YOU'RE OVER 500,000, WHICH OUR DISTRICT IS THE STATE ACTUALLY SENT THAT TO.
THEN THAT IS DIVIDED AMONGST THE BUILDINGS THAT QUALIFY PER PUPIL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY FOR FREE LUNCH.
>> THE ONLY STUDENTS BUILDINGS THAT DON'T QUALIFY, SUNNYSIDE, MODELING AND PERRY CREEK.
>> THEY DO NOT RECEIVE TITLE FUNDING.
>> HOW CLOSE ARE WE ON SOME OF THE MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL?
>> WE'RE WORKING ON THAT REPORT RIGHT NOW AND TRYING TO GET THAT FINALIZED.
THE LAST CHECK I DID WAS THE FRIDAY BEFORE CERTIFIED COUNT.
WEST MIDDLE WAS RIGHT AROUND 70 PERCENT AND WEST HIGH WAS THE SAME, SO THEY'RE CLOSE TO THAT 75, THEY'RE GETTING THERE.
>> IF THEY CROSS THE THRESHOLD OR WE WANT TO DO IT.
>> YES. ABSOLUTELY. WE WE WOULD HAVE TO. WE WOULDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.
>> LET'S SAY THAT THERE ARE 69, 1/2. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
>> IF THEY'RE AT 69.5? WE COULDN'T SERVE EITHER THIS YEAR.
YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT THE SCHOOLS THAT YOU'RE SERVING IN THE SPRING SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SERVE EITHER ONE THIS YEAR.
>> THIS CERTIFICATION IS FOR NEXT YEAR, EFFECTIVELY?
>> WE WOULD HOW MANY TITLED TEACHERS ARE WE SHORT?
>> RIGHT NOW? I'M JUST GOT TO ABOUT SIX.
>> IT'S ALWAYS A PROBLEM FINDING NEW TEACHERS FOR TITLE.
>> IT'S AN ATTRACTIVE POSITION AND I THINK IT'S LIKE ANY OTHER POSITION THOUGH RIGHT NOW TOO. IT'S JUST CHALLENGING.
>> BOARD MEMBERS. ANY OTHER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. MOSHER?
>> I'M LIKELY MISSING SOMETHING AND I'M LIKELY OVER SIMPLIFYING IT.
BUT LOOKING AT THOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LISTS, HOW'S IT MATHEMATICALLY POSSIBLE THAT WEST, FOR EXAMPLE, IS NOT OVER THE 75% AT THE SECONDARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL WHEN THEY ALL ARE.
>> IT COMES DOWN TO ACTUALLY FILLING OUT THE FREE AND REDUCED FORMS AND GIVING [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S WHY I SAID I THINK THAT THERE'S WORK THAT WE CAN DO ON SPREADING THAT INFORMATION, SO FAMILIES ARE MORE AWARE OF THAT AND THE SERVICES THAT CAN GET FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
THIS IS JUST PERSONALLY MY HISTORY, BUT FAMILIES ARE MORE PRONE TO FILL OUT SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES AND THAT PAPERWORK AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND THE STUDENTS ARE LEVEL, AND THEN WHEN THEY GET OLDER, THEY AREN'T QUITE AS INTERESTED.
THEN DO I PROMISE THAT YOU ARE DRIVING AND WE NEED TO DO OUR JOB OF HELPING THEM BECOME INTERESTED IN THAT.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO.
>> THEN THE PROCESS ON OUR END IS IDENTICAL BETWEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
>> OKAY. THIS WOULD STATISTICALLY MEAN WEST WOOD PEOPLE PERCENTAGE.
>> THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO WORK ON?
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. MOSHER.
SHE HAS ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC?
>> MR. MOSHER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD UPDATE AND LETS HOPE THE ALLOCATION IS SIMILAR NEXT YEAR, BUT 50/50 SHOT AT THAT.
BOARD AND NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING TO VOTE ON THAT ITEM, JUST ACKNOWLEDGING HIS UPDATE.
THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF BOARD POLICIES.
[IX.C. Second & Final Reading of Board Policies - Dr. Rod Earleywine]
WE HAVE BOARD POLICY IS 604.5, A STUDENT SURVEYS ANALYSIS OR EVALUATIONS, BOARD POLICY, 1,003.5 COMMUNITY RESOURCE PERSONS AND VOLUNTEERS.IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE ABOVE BOARD POLICIES PER SECOND AND FINAL READING.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS? SHE NEEDS ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC?
>> BOARD MEMBER SO THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION WITH THE MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE SECOND AND FINAL READING OF THE BOARD POLICIES SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE,.
>> BOARD POLICIES OR SECOND FINAL READING APPROVED.
BOARD MEMBERS, THERE COMES AT TIME WE'RE NOT QUITE HALF AN HOUR, BUT ITEM TEN ON OUR AGENDA IS A ADJOURNMENT.
>> SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ADJOURNMENT.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.