Oct 23, 2023 Board Meetings

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

[I. Call to Order]

SEANIECE HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

PLEASE, EVERYONE, WOULD YOU JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? SEANICE, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? BOARD MEMBERS YOU HAVE THE AGENDA IN FRONT OF YOU.

[IV. Approval of Agenda]

ANY DISCUSSIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? MOTION IS APPROVED.

AND AS WELL AS THE AGENDA.

SEANIECE, ITEM FIVE ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZEN INPUT.

DO WE HAVE ANY THIS EVENING? NO. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG WHILE WE'RE ON ITEM SIX, CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.

[VI. Consent Action Item(s)]

ITEM B, HUMAN RESOURCES REPORTS.

ITEM C, FINANCE REPORTS.

ITEM D, ADDITIONAL COPIER EQUIPMENT FOR NORTH HIGH SCHOOL.

ITEM E, CONTRACTS FOR BOARD APPROVAL.

ITEM F, FACILITY RENTAL CONTRACTS.

ITEM G, SADDLEBACK EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING.

AND THOSE ARE OUR CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. IS THERE A MOTION FOR SUCH? SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS.

SEANICE, ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY, BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES AND CONSENT ACTION ITEMS ARE APPROVED.

IT'S NOW TIME FOR OUR BOARD REPORTS, ITEM SEVEN ON OUR AGENDA.

[VII. Board Member Reports / Future Meetings]

WE HOPE IT'S GOING WELL AND HAVING A GOOD TURNOUT FOR THE CONFERENCES.

AND I END MY REPORT.

MR. MICHAELSON, I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.

MR. GOODVIN.

I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.

I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.

MS. SCARLETT, HI, I DO HAVE SOMETHING TO REPORT.

I WANT TO SAY THAT I ATTENDED THE FORUMS AND LISTENED TO ALL OF THE CANDIDATES AND VERY IMPRESSED WITH THIS UPCOMING ELECTION, AND I ALSO ATTENDED OUR BOARD POLICY MEETING AND EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH OUR POLICY THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OR A LITTLE BIT LATER.

BUT I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH OUR WAND DETECTORS COMING INTO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND FACULTY. AND WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY REPORT.

MS. SCOLARO. I'VE ALSO ATTENDED MY THREE COMMITTEES BOARD, POLICY COMMITTEE I AGREE WITH DIRECTOR SCARLETT ABOUT KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT THE POLICIES THAT THAT ARE BEING PUT IN PLACE.

I'VE ALSO ATTENDED THE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY COMMITTEE, AND WE CONTINUE TO DO GOOD WORK IN THAT REGARD.

AND THEN I ALSO INTEND IN THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHERE WE'RE AGAIN, STARTING OFF A NEW YEAR AND ELECTED SOME STUDENTS AS TO LEAD THAT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS KIND OF ALWAYS AWESOME.

I'VE ALSO BEEN SUBBING SOME AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL AND WILL BE THERE AGAIN TOMORROW.

AND WITH THAT, I CLOSE MY REPORT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GEORGE.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GREENWELL.

TODAY I ATTENDED VIRTUALLY THE UEN BOARD MEETING.

WE TALKED ABOUT LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES COMING UP.

MUCH OF IT WILL BE THE SAME AS WHAT WE'VE BEEN HOPING FOR FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.

WITH A COUPLE OF TWEAKS.

IT'S GOOD TO GET TO KNOW OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS AND BOARD MEMBERS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE SAME SIZE AS WE ARE, OR BIGGER.

IT'S REALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO NETWORK, FINDING OUT THE SCHOOLS HAVE THE SAME SUCCESSES AND ISSUES THAT WE HAVE.

PROBABLY THE KEY, OF COURSE, IS RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST IOWA AND IOWA IN GENERAL.

SAFETY, CYBERSECURITY.

IT'S TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT FUNDS ARE OUT THERE AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY PUSH FOR.

ALSO, IT'S A GREAT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WATCH THE FORUMS FROM THE CAB OF THE TRACTOR THAT I'VE BEEN IN, SOME GOOD ANSWERS, SOME GOOD PEOPLE OUT THERE.

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THE THING THAT ALSO IT IS HARVEST TIME.

SO IF YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT IN THE RURAL AREAS, BE CAREFUL DRIVING A GRAIN CART AND A TRACTOR.

CARS AND TRUCKS PASS YOU WITHOUT NOTICE.

I MEAN, IT'S SOMETIMES UNNERVING, BUT BEING DOING SOMETHING ELSE THAT WAS IN KIND OF MY BUCKET LIST, I'M LEARNING A WHOLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ABOUT A DIFFERENT WORKING ENVIRONMENT, AND GLAD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT MY NEPHEW HAS GIVEN ME TO DRIVE FOR HIM.

SO. AND I'LL BE BACK THERE FRIDAY, 1600 ACRES TO GO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

JUST ONE ITEM ON MY REPORT.

I ATTENDED THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK.

THERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS AND SOME NOT SO GOOD NEWS.

THE GOOD NEWS IS CLAIMS ARE DOWN ROUGHLY $961,000 FROM A YEAR AGO.

IF YOU RECALL, WE HAD A BLOWOUT IN CLAIMS, IN PARTICULAR CATASTROPHIC CLAIMS LAST YEAR, AND THAT MOVED OUR RATES UP DRAMATICALLY.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THE CATASTROPHIC CLAIMS ARE DOWN QUITE A BIT.

OVERALL, I SAID OVERALL CLAIMS DECREASE OF $961,000.

THAT'S POSITIVE.

BAD NEWS IS WE HAD TO RAISE PREMIUMS LAST YEAR.

SO PREMIUMS WERE UP A MILLION 245 LAST YEAR.

SO NET NET WE'RE STILL UNDERWATER.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE 15% TARGET GAP BETWEEN PREMIUMS AND CLAIMS. SO WE'RE ABOUT $337,000 UNDERWATER TO THAT TARGETED RATE, 1.7%.

SO THE BAD NEWS, THAT WASN'T SUCH BAD NEWS, BUT THE BAD NEWS IS WE ASKED THE GENERAL QUESTION ON MEDICAL INSURANCE, WHAT'S MEDICAL INSURANCE INFLATION? WHAT DO YOU EXPECT IT TO BE? AND THEY SAID, WELL, IT DEPENDS ON THE AREA YOU'RE IN.

RURAL AREA IS PROBABLY MORE METROPOLITAN OR UEN AREAS PROBABLY LESS.

BUT SHE SAID EXPECT BETWEEN 8 TO 10% MEDICAL INFLATION.

THAT'S WITHOUT ANY CLAIMS EXPERIENCE.

THAT'S JUST GENERAL INFLATION FOR MEDICAL CLAIMS. SO YOU KNOW, DESPITE BEING DOWN IN CLAIMS SIGNIFICANTLY, SHE SAID EXPECT, YOU KNOW, 8 TO 10% INFLATION.

AND THAT'S ON ROUGHLY $17.5 MILLION OF CLAIMS. SO 8 TO 10%.

YOU CAN DO THE MATH. THERE'S AN INCREASE IN PREMIUMS RIGHT THERE.

BUT WE'LL WAIT AND SEE.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE LOOKING AT PLAN DESIGN, ALL OF THAT KIND OF STUFF.

AND WE WON'T GET THAT DONE UNTIL SOMETIME IN PROBABLY IN JANUARY, I THINK IS WHAT THEY SAID.

SO I GUESS POSITIVE NEWS WE HAD, WE HAD MUCH, MUCH BETTER RESULTS ON CLAIM LOSS THAN WE DID THE YEAR BEFORE.

BAD NEWS AS USUAL ON MEDICAL INFLATION.

SO TO BE TO BE CONTINUED, THAT'S REALLY THAT'S REALLY A DISCUSSION FROM THAT.

WITH THAT I CLOSE MY REPORT.

OKAY. TALKING ABOUT FUTURE MEETINGS, FUTURE MEETINGS, WE HAVE A BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 1ST.

A BOARD FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 6TH.

EDUCATIONAL EQUITY COMMITTEE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 10TH.

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 13TH.

THE IASB CONVENTION DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 16TH AND 17TH, THAT'S IN DES MOINES.

AND WE'RE HEREBY GIVING NOTICE THAT A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY GATHER IN DES MOINES, IOWA, ON NOVEMBER 15TH, 16TH, AND 17TH TO ATTEND THE IOWA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD'S ANNUAL CONVENTION.

NO DELIBERATION OR ACTION BY THE BOARD IS ANTICIPATED ON ANY POLICY ITEMS, SO THAT'S JUST WANTED TO GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THAT.

THERE'S ALSO THE UEN ANNUAL MEETING DOWN IN DES MOINES ON NOVEMBER 15TH THAT'S USUALLY HELD WITH A DINNER IN THE EVENING.

A BOARD POLICY, FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 20TH, A BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 21ST, A BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 22ND, AND THE OUTGOING INCOMING NEW BOARD MEMBER RECEPTION AT ON NOVEMBER 27TH.

SO THAT'LL BE AFTER THANKSGIVING BREAK.

COMING BACK FOR THAT. AND THEN THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW BOARD ON THE SAME EVENING.

SO WE'LL HAVE A VERY SHORT BOARD MEETING ON THE 27TH FOR THE CURRENT BOARD THAT'S SITTING .

CLOSE OUT ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS, USUALLY THERE'S NONE, BUT THERE MAY BE CLOSE THAT OUT.

IT'LL BE A VERY SHORT MEETING.

AND THEN THE SWEARING IN OF THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS WILL OCCUR.

AND THEY WILL HAVE THEIR ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 27TH.

WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END OF THE FUTURE MEETINGS.

AND TURN IT OVER TO DR.

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

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

A FEW THINGS GOING ON.

I ATTENDED THE TRI STATE GOVERNORS CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 11TH.

IT'S NICE TO HEAR FROM THE OTHER GOVERNORS AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR NEIGHBORING STATES.

INSURANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

THAT'S THE NUMBERS THAT PRESIDENT GREENWELL TALKED ABOUT ARE ALWAYS CONCERNING.

WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT JUST A STRAIGHT INFLATION RATE OF 8 TO 10%.

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I WISH THE STATE WOULD JUST GO TO A STATEWIDE POOL ON INSURANCE, ALL STATE EMPLOYEES INCLUDED.

I THINK THAT WOULD BRING EVERYTHING DOWN, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE STATE OF IOWA AND THEIR WORKERS AND THEIR INSURANCE AND THEIR RATES, THEIR REASONABLE.

OURS ARE GETTING TO THE UNREASONABLE POINT, WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING TO TO ALL OF US.

I ATTENDED A UEN MEETING.

THE FOUNDING EIGHT, THOSE ARE THE EIGHT LARGEST URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE.

AND AS JAN TALKED ABOUT, IT'S GOOD JUST TO TALK TO THOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE DISTRICTS THERE.

THE COUNCIL BLUFFS, THE DAVENPORT, THE WATERLOO, DES MOINES.

WE SHARE A LOT OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH MANY OF THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

SO IT'S NICE TO TALK TO THOSE LEADERS AND REALLY USE THEM FOR IDEAS, CONCEPTS THAT ARE WORKING IN THEIR DISTRICTS SO WE CAN MAKE THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT A LOT OF BUILDINGS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

BUILDING TRADES. IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GET TO THE BUILDING TRADES, IT'S AWESOME.

THEY'RE BUILDING THE HOUSES NOW, AND THEY'RE GOING UP RATHER QUICKLY AND JUST TALKING TO THE STUDENTS AND THE EXCITEMENT THAT THEY HAVE FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING EACH AND EVERY DAY IS AMAZING.

A SHOUT OUT TO THE NILES BROTHERS THAT ARE LEADING THAT PROGRAM AND TEACHING THAT PROGRAM THERE.

THEY'RE NOT ONLY TEACHING THE STUDENTS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION TRADE, THEY'RE ALSO TEACHING THE SOFT SKILLS.

SO WHEN YOU WALK IN THERE, THE STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO GREET YOU, INTRODUCE, SHAKE HANDS, JUST SO SOFT SKILLS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT IN IN ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES.

ALSO, WHEN YOU TALK TO THE STUDENTS THAT WERE IN THE WELDING PROGRAM THAT HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO UNITY BRYANT, WEST HIGH, WEST MIDDLE, LESS HILLS . TODAY, THIS AFTERNOON AFTER THE ROTARY FORUM, SO THE SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES THAT WERE ALL OF THEM THERE WERE THERE TODAY, ALL WERE THERE TODAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING PART IN ALL THOSE FORUMS. I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY TO SIT UP IN FRONT OF PEOPLE AND ASK ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

A LOT OF TOUGH QUESTIONS COMING YOUR WAY.

SO THOSE ARE NOT EASY EASY THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO DO.

SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU EVERYONE, THAT THAT IS IN FACT RUNNING FOR SCHOOL BOARD AND WILLING TO SERVE THE STUDENTS OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AFTER THAT, I WENT TO IRVING SPAULDING PARK IN MORNINGSIDE AND TODAY PARENT TEACHERS CONFERENCES.

AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY TALK TO TEACHERS.

THEY WERE WORKING IN BETWEEN CONFERENCES AND SOME SMALL GROUPS, SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD.

AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO GET OUT AND LISTEN TO THE TEACHERS AND TALK TO THEM NOT ONLY ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS, BUT WHAT THINGS ARE GOING WELL IN YOUR SCHOOLS.

SO THAT'S, ALWAYS A POSITIVE.

I TALKED TO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ABOUT A NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY GROUP THAT I HAD MET WITH.

THEY ASKED ME TO COME AND SPEAK WITH THEM AND ALSO AT THEIR RECOMMENDATION, WE DID SCHEDULE ANOTHER OPEN HOUSE, AN EVENING FROM 6 TO 7. AND SO PEOPLE THAT MISS THE OPEN HOUSE AT OUR NEWEST ELEMENTARY BUILDING HUNT, NOVEMBER 7TH, THAT'S ELECTION DAY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THAT BUILDING, AND I'LL BE THERE FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO COME.

ANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WANT TO SEE THAT NEW BUILDING, A LOT OF THEM SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY OR MISSED THE OPEN HOUSES FOR WHATEVER REASON.

SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP AGAIN FROM 6 TO 7 ON NOVEMBER SEVENTH.

A COUPLE RETIRED TEACHERS THERE, AND THEY REALLY WANTED TO GET INTO THE BUILDING.

SO I SAID I WOULD SET THAT UP AND MAKE IT A COMMUNITY EVENT FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTED TO ATTEND.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL END MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. AND JUST CONFIRMING, DR.

EARLEYWINE, THE SCHOOLS WERE NOT HAVING A SCHOOL ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH.

WE ARE NOT HAVING SCHOOL ON THAT DAY.

THAT'S THE BIG ELECTION DAY.

SO WE SCHEDULED AROUND THAT.

SO MANY OF THE SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO BE USED AS POLLING PLACES.

YES, MANY OF THEM WILL BE POLLING PLACES.

YES. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NINE.

IT'S OUR ITEMS OF PRESENTATION DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION.

A FEW ITEMS THIS EVENING, NOT TOO MANY, BUT THE FIRST ONE IS THE FISCAL 25 GUIDING OR BUDGET GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

[IX.A. FY25 Budget Guiding Principles - Dr. Rod Earleywine & Patty Blankenship]

IT IS THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE FISCAL 25 BUDGETARY GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

SO WITH THAT, DR.

EARLEYWINE AND MISS BLANKENSHIP, IT'S YOURS.

YES, I CAN SPEAK THE FIRST ONE PLANNED WITH A MULTI YEAR STRATEGY.

THE CASH POSITION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS REMAIN AT 10% OR GREATER AS A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.

THE SPENDING AUTHORITY POSITION OF THE DISTRICT SHOULD NOT DECREASE BELOW 10%.

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SO THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALWAYS JUST LIKE IN YOUR HOMES, YOU ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

SO IN EMERGENCIES, TIMES WHEN INCOME DROP, FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

AND THE DISTRICT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT THAT SAVINGS ACCOUNT AVAILABLE.

ANY PROPOSED NEW PROGRAM OR PROGRAM EXPANSION MUST BE VETTED BY DETERMINE HOW IT WILL BE SUSTAINED IN THIS ECONOMIC SITUATION.

SO NEW PROGRAMS MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THEM.

AND WHEN. I WILL ALSO SAY WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT PROGRAMS AND HOW CAN THEY BE MODIFIED? HOW CAN THEY BE CHANGED? WHAT SOMETIMES IN EDUCATION, WE CONTINUE TO DO THINGS BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT AND WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THAT.

WHAT THINGS ARE WE CURRENTLY DOING THAT WE MAYBE SHOULDN'T BE DOING, OR MAYBE SHOULD BE MODIFIED OR CHANGED TO BETTER SERVE THE STUDENTS? RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF STAFF SHALL BE A FOCUS OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP CONSISTENTLY THROUGH THE FORUMS. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY PROFESSIONAL GOALS WITH THIS SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND ONE OF THE FOCAL POINTS FOR THE BOARD IS THAT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

WE WANT TO KEEP GOOD STAFF, WE WANT TO KEEP GOOD TEACHERS.

WE WANT TO KEEP GOOD BUS DRIVERS, WE WANT TO KEEP GOOD COOKS, GOOD PARENTS, AND WE ALSO WANT TO RECRUIT THOSE THOSE PEOPLE TO COME TO OUR DISTRICT.

SO THAT HAS TO BE A TOP PRIORITY.

AND I HEARD THAT CONSISTENTLY THROUGH ALL THE FORUMS AND THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED TO BOARD MEMBERS, TO PROSPECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS, SEEK METHODS TO IMPROVE EMPLOYEE MORALE.

THAT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME TO WORK AND BE HAPPY ABOUT THE WORK THEY'RE DOING.

SO THAT'S CONSTANTLY ON MY MIND HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON MY MIND SINCE BECOMING A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR.

I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE GOOD MORALE, AND I REALLY BELIEVE A LOT OF IT STARTS WITH ME AS A SUPERINTENDENT AND HOW I APPROACH PEOPLE, HOW I TREAT PEOPLE.

IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

AND I THINK PART OF THAT, TOO, IS WHEN I TALK ABOUT GOING OUT AND VISITING BUILDINGS, I ALSO DO THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE.

I WANT PEOPLE TO GET TO KNOW ME AS A PERSON AND NOT JUST THE SUPERINTENDENT.

SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AS WELL.

MAINTAINING STUDENT TEACHER RATIOS SHALL BE THE PRIORITY IN THE BUDGETING PROCESS.

I WENT TO A CLASSROOM TODAY AND TALKED TO A SECOND GRADE TEACHER.

I SAID, HOW'S THE YEARS GOING? SHE SAID, IT'S REALLY GOOD.

I SAID, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR CLASS SIZE.

SHE SAID, 21.

I SAID, THAT'S AWESOME.

I SAID THAT'S KIND OF A SWEET SPOT.

AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SHE SAID, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I WAS AT 28.

SHE SAID THAT WAS A LITTLE TOUGH.

I SAID, YEAH, IF YOU KNOW THAT GRADE LEVEL, IF WE GET BEYOND 23, 24, THAT'S WHEN I GET A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT CLASS SIZES, YOU KNOW, KINDERGARTEN, YOU KNOW, WE LIKE THEM RIGHT AROUND THAT 20.

AND THEN AS WE GO UP A LITTLE BIT, 22-23 HIGH SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, IF YOU GET OVER 25, IT GETS WITH THOSE KIDS IT GETS A LITTLE BIT FUNKY. RIGHT.

AND THEN HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AROUND THAT 27-28.

IT'S KIND OF THE SWEET SPOT.

AND IF WE COULD KEEP THEM LOWER BETTER YET.

BUT OUR GOAL IS TO GET TEACHERS IN CLASSROOMS. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

THAT WILL BRING DOWN THE CLASS SIZES.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.

AND SOMETIMES IT'S HARD BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING PEOPLE OUT OF OTHER POSITIONS AND PUTTING THEM IN THE CLASSROOMS, BUT THAT'S WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. SO WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. THE ONLY ONE THAT I THINK THIS FIRST ONE, YOU SAID THE A SPENDING AUTHORITY IN CASH POSITION SHOULD BE AT ABOUT 10%.

IF IT GETS DOWN TO 10%, I'M IN A LITTLE BIT OF A PANIC BECAUSE THAT'S VERY LOW.

THAT IS VERY, VERY LOW.

WE'VE KEPT THAT GOAL FOR YEARS.

BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE SUBSTANTIVELY HIGHER THAN THAT AND HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SAVINGS BALANCE WHEN WHEN STATE FUNDING AND OR FEDERAL FUNDING DRIES UP, THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO REDUCE STAFF BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN HISTORICALLY THE MECHANISM, THE LEVER YOU PULLED WAS REDUCED STAFF IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A BUDGET CUT AND WE HAVE SAVINGS TO WEATHER THE STORM OR SMOOTH OUT THE BUMPS, SO TO SPEAK, TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW, I WOULD AGREE THAT 10% IS THE BOTTOM OF WHERE YOU EVER WANT TO BE.

THAT'S THAT'S THE BOTTOM.

YEAH. YEAH. OKAY.

BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THESE ARE JUST THE HIGH LEVEL GOALS AND PRINCIPLES.

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JUST JUST A GENERAL PRINCIPLE, CLASS SIZES, MORALE, RECRUITMENT AND RETAINMENT ANY NEW PROGRAMS HAVE TO BE JUSTIFIED.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THE SPENDING AUTHORITY AND THE CASH POSITION.

THOSE ARE THE FIVE LEADING ITEMS. PRINCIPALS. ANY QUESTIONS BOARD MEMBERS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I GUESS AS A BOARD MEMBER THAT'S GOING OUT, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO CONTINUE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE DO SURVEYS BEFORE WE DO ANY MODIFICATIONS OR ADJUSTMENTS. AND I KNOW THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW, TAKING THOSE SURVEYS, HAVING TASK FORCE IN PLACE, JUST A LITTLE CONCERN BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE OBVIOUSLY IN THESE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE TAKE SURVEYS BEFORE MAKING THOSE MODIFICATIONS.

YEAH, I WOULD AGREE.

AND YOU KNOW, THE REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THAT IS INCLUDING THE STAFF ON THAT PROCESS AND HELPING US MAKE THOSE IMPORTANT DECISIONS.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TEACHERS INVOLVED IN THOSE THOSE CRITICAL AREAS WE'RE TACKLING RIGHT NOW THAT THE ESL AND THE SPECIAL EDUCATION, WE HAVE TEACHERS AND BUILDING LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS SERVING ON THOSE TASK FORCE, BECAUSE THOSE WERE THE BEST ANSWERS WE'RE GOING TO COME FROM.

I CAN COME UP WITH LOTS OF PLANS AND PUT IT OUT THERE, BUT UNTIL WE GET THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS AND MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

SO I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.

I APPRECIATE IT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT UEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE SPECIAL ED AND ELL PROGRAMS AND SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR THOSE AND GETTING THE WEIGHTING BACK UP THERE.

SO WE'RE IN LINE.

OKAY BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DR.

EARLEYWINE OR MS..

BLANKENSHIP? SEANIECE, ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGETARY GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

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

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY. ITEM B ON OUR AGENDA IS THE FISCAL 24 PROPERTY PURCHASE OF 2900 SOUTH SAINT AUBINS STREET.

[IX.B. FY24 Property Purchase of 2900 South St. Aubin - Tim Paul]

AND THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING APPROVES THE PURCHASE OF 2900 SOUTH SAINT AUBIN, 2832 SOUTH PATTERSON STREET AND 4243 LINCOLN WAY, SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

51106 WITH LESH LLC OF NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, IN THE AMOUNT OF $457,000.

WHAT THIS IS THE OLD GOLF COURSE DOWN IN MORNINGSIDE.

AND THE IDEA IS THIS WOULD BE A PROPERTY SITE FOR A BUILDING OF A COMBINED SUNNYSIDE NODLAND FACILITY.

ITS CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE SEVERAL YEARS AWAY.

THIS OPPORTUNITY CAME UP 42 ACRES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY FOR $457,000.

SO PRETTY INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE PURPOSE AND THE INTENTION FOR THAT.

SO, MR. PAUL, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

SO I KNOW TONIGHT'S PURPOSE IS JUST TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I'M HERE TO JUST KIND OF DESCRIBE ANY OF THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND DISCUSS ANY FUTURE PLANS.

IT'S ACTUALLY THREE PARCELS OF PROPERTY.

I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE TOUGH TO SEE, BUT THE FIRST PROPERTY IS THE 4243 LINCOLN WAY, WHICH IS JUST A SMALL PARCEL OF LAND THAT IS INCLUDED WITH THIS RIGHT OFF OF SOUTH CLEVELAND.

IT KIND OF DEAD ENDS INTO THAT.

THAT ONE IS NOT EVEN A QUARTER ACRE AT THE MOST.

THE NEXT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS THE ONE OF SIZE, WHICH IS THE SOUTH SAINT OR SOUTH SAINT AUBIN PIECE, AND THIS ONE IS 42. AND SOME CHANGE.

THIS IS THE OLD NINE HOLE GOLF COURSE THAT PRESIDENT GREENWELL TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT AGO.

WE'RE JUST LOOKING INTO THIS RIGHT NOW WITH KIND OF GETTING ON THE PROPERTY TO SEE LAYOUTS AND ARRANGEMENTS.

WE'VE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY SOIL SAMPLES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, BUT IT'S STILL TOO EARLY TO EVEN GIVE A LOCATION ON THAT PROPERTY WHERE WE WOULD EVEN THINK OF BUILDING. BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR A BUILDING AND THEN SOME ON THAT ROOM OR THAT LOCATION.

AND THEN THE LAST PIECE OF PROPERTY IS ON SOUTH PATTERSON, WHICH IS ALSO A DEAD END STREET, WHICH WOULD POTENTIALLY BE USED AS AN ENTRANCE INTO THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY.

AND THAT IS APPROXIMATELY TWO ACRES WORTH OF PROPERTY THAT COMES WITH THAT AS WELL.

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LIKE I SAID, WE'RE JUST ASKING TONIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF LAND AVAILABLE.

WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY LOOKING IN THE MORNINGSIDE AREA.

I FEEL THAT THE SUNNYSIDE SITE, IF WE WENT ON THAT PARCEL, WOULD PROBABLY BE A LITTLE TIGHT TO GET A FULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND PLAYGROUND ROOM.

SO WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE THIS.

AND THIS JUST CAME UP IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, AND WITH DR.

ERLEWINE'S LEADERSHIP, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THIS, TO BE ABLE TO BRING TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THERE IS CONTINGENCIES ON THIS THAT WE WOULD DO A ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY OF THE PROPERTY.

WE'RE MEETING WITH PLANNING AND ZONING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THIS ZONED FOR SCHOOL USE.

AND THEN THE THIRD ONE IS THE MAIN ONE, WHICH WOULD BE YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE PROPERTY.

SO ANY ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS OR THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING COME BACK INTO A NEGATIVE REPORT WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THROUGH CORRECT.

AND WE GET OUR EARNEST MONEY BACK.

MONEY BACK. OKAY. CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT. SO TO US THIS LOOKS LIKE A ANY TIME YOU CAN FIND 42 ACRES IN THE MIDDLE OF A, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY, JUST UNDER $11,000 AN ACRE, RIGHT? RIGHT. YOU CAN'T BUY FARM LAND FOR THAT.

NO. SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY, BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN THE EARLY STAGES.

AS TIM SAID, WE HAVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY.

SO WE HAVE TWO CONTINGENCIES THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY AND PLANNING AND ZONING TO GET APPROVED FOR THAT.

SO. BUT TO HAVE AN OPTION TO PICK UP THIS KIND OF PROPERTY FOR NEW SCHOOLS DOESN'T COME ALONG VERY, VERY OFTEN.

AND THE LAST CONTINGENCY IS BOARD APPROVAL, OF COURSE.

NATURALLY. RIGHT. NATURALLY.

SO WE'LL SET A HEARING.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.

TRY TO SET A HEARING FOR THIS ON NOVEMBER 13TH AND THEN TAKE IT FROM THERE.

SO THE NEW BOARD WOULD HAVE TO MAKE FINAL APPROVAL FOR THIS.

SO IT'S UP TO THE NEW BOARD MAKING THE FINAL APPROVAL RIGHT.

I BELIEVE. NO, IT WOULD BE THE CURRENT BOARD BECAUSE THE HEARING WOULD HAPPEN IN THE SAME NIGHT.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE AFTER THIS MEETING, WE HAVE ONE MORE FULL BOARD MEETING WITH THIS BOARD.

AND THEN WE HAVE THAT'LL BE THE 27TH.

THE LAST MEETING. THE LAST MEETING OF YOU GOT IT.

BOARD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FAIR ENOUGH, FAIR ENOUGH.

OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK DR.

EARLEYWINE FOR BEING ON TOP OF THIS AND BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD AND BEING VERY TRANSPARENT.

AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT THAT WE'RE BEING VERY PROACTIVE.

THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, AND I JUST I LOOKED AT IT, I THOUGHT I, I JUST FELT I WAS OBLIGATED TO GET THE WHEELS ROLLING.

REMEMBER, I CAN SIGN AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, BUT I CAN'T FINALIZE ANYTHING.

I HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO BUY LAND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THAT'S A BOARD DECISION.

THAT'S WHY THE CONTINGENCIES WERE PUT IN PLACE.

BUT I JUST FELT LIKE THIS WAS SOMETHING WE COULDN'T PASS UP.

SO. AND WE'LL USE THE $0.01 SALES TAX FUND TO FOR FUNDING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO.

YEAH. IF WE WERE GOING TO EXPAND THE SUNNYSIDE SITE, FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK WE'D HAVE TO BUY SOME HOMES.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT BUYING 8 TO 10 HOMES IN THAT AREA AT A COST OF, I'LL JUST THROW A NUMBER OUT THERE, $300,000, 250, $300,000.

I MEAN, YOU DO THE MATH ON THAT.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE COSTS WOULD START TO RISE QUITE A BIT.

SO I JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD OPTION.

SO I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION, TIM.

THAT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS, AND I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE SAID IT, BUT ACCESS TO THAT PROPERTY, WHAT WOULD LIKE AND I KNOW IT'S A LONG WAYS AWAY, BUT WHERE WOULD YOU GUESS THE ENTRANCE MIGHT BE TO THAT PROPERTY? THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.

I MEAN, I THINK WE HAVE THREE VIABLE OPTIONS.

THE SMALLER PARCEL OF LAND IS A DEAD END ON SOUTH CLEVELAND.

SO THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE OPENED UP FOR A ENTRANCE.

YOU ALSO HAVE THE SOUTH SAINT AUBIN STREET THAT DEAD ENDS INTO THAT PROPERTY.

AND THEN THERE IS THE SOUTH PATERSON PIECE OF PROPERTY.

I PLAN TO WHEN WE COME BACK NEXT WEEK OR SORRY, AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, HAVE GONE OVER THAT PROPERTY WITH A CIVIL ENGINEER AND JUST KIND OF GET SOME MORE SUGGESTIONS. NOTHING WILL BE DEFINITIVE, BUT JUST TO BE ABLE TO BETTER ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS ON HOW WE CAN GET IN.

I THINK WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS, BUT A LOT OF IT WILL DETERMINE ON WHERE WE PLACE THE BUILDING AND HOW WE CAN GET IN THERE.

THANKS. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION TOO.

ALTHOUGH I WAS I WAS GOING TO SAY ON THE PAR THREE IS WHERE THE ENTRANCE WILL BE, BUT.

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WHAT HAPPENS THEN WITH THE NODLAND AND SUNNYSIDE CURRENT AREA IN THOSE BUILDINGS.

I HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT..

I WOULD, THIS IS JUST SPECULATION ON MY PART.

THERE'S NOTHING DEFINITIVE.

MY GUESS IS NODLAND IS A PRETTY DECENT BUILDING.

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, I'M SURE IT COULD CONTINUE TO BE USED AS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER PRESCHOOL, THE SUNNYSIDE I MY GUESS IS THAT THAT BUILDING WOULD BE RAZED AND THEN MAYBE THAT PROPERTY COULD POSSIBLY SOLD FOR DEVELOPMENT. IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OTHER HOMES.

SO THAT'S JUST SPECULATION ON MY PART.

NO, I THINK THE LAST TIME I LOOKED AT OUR BONDING CAPACITY OR WE'RE FAIRLY LIMITED UNTIL 2029 OR SO OR 28 OR 29.

SO THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD DO SOMETHING HERE IN THE SHORT TERM IS PROBABLY AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AWAY.

BUT ACQUIRING PROPERTY LIKE THIS, IT'S A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY ALMOST.

AND AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING.

BUT IN ANY CONSTRUCTION OR ANY TALK OF THAT IS SEVERAL YEARS AWAY.

BUT IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DISTRICT TO PICK UP A GOOD PIECE OF PROPERTY.

WELL, I JUST THANK YOU FOR COMING ACROSS BECAUSE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID, YOU KNOW, AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY THIS FOR THE FUTURE, FOR THE FUTURE BOARDS TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT GOES THERE AND WHAT GETS BUILT, HOW IT GETS BUILT.

THAT YOU'VE GOT TO LOOK DOWN THE ROAD.

YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE.

SO ON THAT I AND I KNOW I'VE HEARD A LOT OF TALK ABOUT POTENTIALLY A WHISPERING CREEK SCHOOL IF DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE.

THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE HERE THAT IF WE WERE TO BUILD A NEW BUILDING, IT WOULD INCLUDE ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN WHISPERING CREEK.

I MEAN, WE AREN'T LOOKING AT THIS BEING NOT ON THE SUNNY SIDE, PLUS A NEW.

THAT'S AGAIN, THAT'S THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS, TAYLOR.

BUT I YOU KNOW, THOSE ANSWERS RIGHT NOW ARE WE DON'T HAVE YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE.

JUST REMEMBER IF YOU GET ANY FURTHER EAST OF WHISPERING CREEK NOW YOU'RE IN SERGEANT BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

SO. I MEAN, MOST OF OUR NEW SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE ANYWHERE FROM, YOU KNOW, 550 TO 650.

AND THAT WOULD MORE THAN MAKE UP FOR SEVERAL YEARS OF GROWTH.

BUT AS DR. EARLYWINE SAID, THAT'S FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO DECIDE, NOT US.

SO. OKAY. SEANIECE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM? NO. ALL RIGHT. BOARD MEMBERS, IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS A PUBLIC HEARING ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2023 AT 6 P.M.

AND THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING APPROVES THE PURCHASE OF 2900 SOUTH SAINT AUBIN STREET, 2832 SOUTH PATTERSON STREET AND 4243 LINCOLN WAY, SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

51106 WITH LESH LLC OF NORTH SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, IN THE AMOUNT OF 457.

DID WE ALREADY HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM C IN OUR AGENDA IS A NORTHWEST AEA DIRECTOR, DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR BOARD ELECTION.

[IX.C. NWAEA Director District #4 Board Election - President Greenwell]

AND MR. MURPHY WAS THE ONLY CANDIDATE.

SO THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND, DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS. I DON'T KNOW, MR. MURPHY, DOES ANYONE? I WAS GOING TO SAY, YEAH, MY, YEAH, WE'RE RECOMMENDING HIM.

HE'S THE ONLY ONE. I HAVE NO IDEA.

HE WAS A LONGTIME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND BOARD PRESIDENT IN LE MARS FOR MANY YEARS ALSO IS A I BELIEVE HE'S STILL AN ACTIVE ATTORNEY IN LE MARS AS WELL.

AS I SAID, HE WAS THE ONLY CANDIDATE FOR OUR DISTRICT DIRECTOR NUMBER FOUR.

SO BOARD MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? I BELIEVE WE DO. OKAY.

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

NOT KNOWING MR. MURPHY, BUT, DR.

EARLEYWINE, YOU SEEM TO KNOW HIM AND HE IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE FOR IT.

SO WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A DIRECTOR.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED AND MOTION CARRIES.

THE OTHER ONE IS THE NORTHWEST AEA DISTRICT DIRECTOR NUMBER SIX.

[IX.D. NWAEA Director District #6 Board Election - President Greenwell]

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WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

I DO KNOW MS..

DEGROOT. SO THAT IS A PERSON I DO KNOW.

ANYBODY ELSE KNOW MS. DEGROOT? I KNOW MS. DEGROOT. OKAY, ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY. SHE'S A LEGEND AT WEST HIGH.

YES. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

SO OKAY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BY BOARD MEMBERS? SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE ALSO.

YES. I MUST SAY, SHE WAS THE ONLY PERSON STANDING FOR ELECTION.

THE ONLY CANDIDATE. SO SEANIECE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS? NO. OKAY.

OKAY BOARD MEMBERS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE RECOMMENDATION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY. WE'RE ON THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE FIRST READING OF THE BOARD POLICIES.

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

POLICY 502.10, THREATS OR INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE, THIS IS A NEW ONE REQUIRED BY LAW.

TITLE 503.5, TITLE ONE PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.

POLICY 504.12, STUDENT MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION, POLICY 521.20, SEARCH AND SEIZURE.

POLICY 602.11, PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

POLICY 603.1, ACADEMIC INTEGRITY, THIS IS A NEW ONE.

POLICY 605.4, GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.

POLICY SIX. 91.1, SCHOOL CALENDAR, 709.3 WHICH IS STUDENT TRANSPORTATION FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

709.9, TRANSPORTATION OF NONRESIDENT AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND POLICY, 709.10 SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM.

TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.

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

IS THERE A MOTION FOR SUCH? THIS SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS.

JUST LIKE TO SAY ON THE 5 TO 1.20, WE HAD A DEEP DISCUSSION AROUND THAT.

AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EVERY STUDENT THAT COMES IN THE DOOR THAT WILL BE WANDED.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE REASON TO HAVE THAT DONE.

STRONG REASON, AND SO I DO APPLAUD OUR ADMINISTRATION, OUR LEADERSHIP AND GETTING THAT DONE.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS CONCERNED ME FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

AND I BROUGHT IT UP SEVERAL TIMES AND THESE FOUR YEAR TERMS OF THAT.

SO I WAS VERY ELATED TO SEE THAT THIS IS GOING INTO PLACE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING IS TOO EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THE LIFE IS PRICELESS.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT.

AND I APPLAUD AGAIN EVERYONE FOR GETTING TOGETHER AND MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE MENTION OF THE 603.1 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY, WHICH ALSO DEALT WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

AND NOWADAYS, SO MUCH AS PEOPLE CAN PICK UP, YOU KNOW, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SPEECHES AND THINGS JUST BY BY PUTTING THINGS INTO A COMPUTER.

SO I IT'S A CHALLENGE.

BUT I APPRECIATE AGAIN THE DISTRICT BEING FORWARD THINKING.

AND I AGAIN, I ALSO APPLAUD THEM FOR THIS POLICY AND TRYING TO STAY ON TOP OF THINGS BECAUSE IT'S A CHALLENGE.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE BOARD MEMBERS? LAST ONE I'D LIKE TO SAY ON 200.7, CODE OF ETHICS OF THE BOARD.

I DID RECOMMEND IN OUR POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING THAT THE BOARD WOULD DO ONGOING WORKSHOPS THAT WOULD KEEP THAT AS A FOREFRONT, BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE SIGN EVERY YEAR.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S FRESH EVERY YEAR AND ONGOING.

SO THAT WAS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AS A BOARD WORK SESSION.

OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE BOARD MEMBERS.

SEANIECE ANYTHING FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY, BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE ABOVE POLICIES FOR FIRST AND FINAL READING.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY. AND MOTION CARRIES.

CAN WE SINGLE THAT ONE OUT? THE LANGUAGE. IT KIND OF.

IT'S KIND OF SPOOKY TO ME THOUGH.

WHICH ONE IS THAT ONE? THE WANDING ONE, I MEAN, INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM RELIABLE SOURCES AND SOMEONE CAN JUST COME AND WAND A KID.

OKAY. OKAY.

WE'RE TRAINING WITH THE POLICE.

OKAY. TRAINING.

AND THEY. IN THE POLICY, IT DESCRIBES THAT THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT HAVE TAKEN THE TRAINING AND IN THAT TRAINING ARE THE GUIDELINES FOR WHICH OUR CAUSE TO WANT TO DO THAT.

SO EVERYTHING HAS BEEN WENT THROUGH LEGAL COUNSEL TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT DISCRIMINATORY OR WE ARE NOT.

THERE'S NO TARGETING.

IT IS VERY CLEAR IN THE TRAINING AND IN THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS PROBABLE CAUSE.

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I'VE KIND OF GONE. IT WOULD LIKE ANOTHER STUDENT SAW SOMEBODY WITH A KNIFE IN THEIR BACKPACK.

THEY GO TO THE PRINCIPAL AND SAY, I SAW THE KNIFE.

THAT'S A RELIABLE SOURCE, THAT THAT THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON, OR THEY SAW SOMEBODY SELLING SOMETHING OUT OF THEIR BACKPACK IN THE BATHROOM.

AND THEN..

WE ASKED EXTENSIVE QUESTIONS.

THAT WOULD BE THE PROBLEM. JUST NOT CAREFUL.

YEAH. SO ARE THESE WANDS LIKE FOR METAL, FOR DRUGS I MEAN COMBINATION.

SO THEY'RE METAL DETECTOR ONES THAT DETECT THINGS SO THEY CAN DETECT THEY ARE.

THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, DEBATES.

WE HAVE AS YOU KNOW WE HAD 368 HEARINGS LAST YEAR OVER THC VAPES.

SO THAT WHEN WE SEE STUDENTS VAPING, IT'S OFTEN IN A GROUP AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHO HAS THE VAPE BECAUSE THEY PUT IT IN, THEY HIDE IT.

AND SO WE CAN'T SEARCH THEM.

RIGHT. LIKE FULLY SEARCHED.

SO THE SUGGESTION, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO USE THESE ONES ALSO FOR WEAPONS.

RIGHT. SO IF WE HAVE A REPORT THAT A STUDENT IS SOMEBODY SAW SOMETHING IN SOMEBODY'S BACKPACK OR IN THEIR POCKET, ALWAYS IT WOULD START WITH THERE'S A PROCESS, RIGHT, THAT YOU WOULD HAVE DIALOG, YOU WOULD NOTIFY PARENTS.

BUT WE WILL.

BUT THEN THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW WE WOULD USE IT.

IT CAN'T BE RANDOM, THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW.

THERE ARE A LOT OF LEGAL GUIDELINES THAT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO USE THEM, BUT IT REALLY IS PRETTY CLEAR CUT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS.

WE DID ALREADY APPROVE THAT.

YES. SO THE SUGGESTION IS, IF WE HAVE THINGS LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE, ASK THEM WHILE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROCESS BEFORE WE'VE APPROVED THEM.

SO WITH THAT BOARD MEMBERS, THAT'S THE END OF OUR AGENDA TONIGHT.

IT'S BEFORE SEVEN.

AN EARLY MEETING AND ITEM TEN ON OUR AGENDA IS ADJOURNMENT.

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

MOTION, A SECOND FOR ADJOURNMENT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.