Aug 12, 2024 Board Meetings

AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE CITIZEN INPUT.

AGENDA IS APPROVED.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INVITES INDIVIDUALS OR DELEGATIONS TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ISSUES RELATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATION THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED ON TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA. CITIZEN INPUT ON ACTION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME OF DISCUSSION AT THE TIME OF DISCUSSION ON EACH AGENDA ITEM. SEANIECE IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT?

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NO. WE'RE UP TO SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

[VI. Special Presentation]

THE ANNUAL SIOUX CITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC FOUNDATION, KAREN HARRISON, JOHN STUSE, AND SKIP PERLEY.

I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO KAREN FOR YOUR SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO INTRODUCE JOHN STEWART.

JOHN IS OUR INCOMING PRESIDENT, AND I'LL LET HIM START OFF BY SPEAKING.

SKIP SENDS HIS WELL, REGARDS TO EVERYBODY.

HE'S UNABLE TO BE WITH US THIS EVENING, SO.

AND SKIP IS STILL ON THE BOARD BUT HE NOW MOVES TO PASS PRESIDENT.

SO. YEAH.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHOWING YOU THE GREAT THINGS THAT THE FOUNDATION IS UP TO.

I LOOK FORWARD TO ALSO MEETING ALL OF YOU AND GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF YOU AS WELL.

SO LOOK FORWARD TO THE PARTNERSHIP AS WELL.

SO KAREN'S GOT A FABULOUS PRESENTATION FOR YOU ALL AND DONE A LOT OF WORK ON IT, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SHOW IT TO YOU.

DO YOU WANT TO CLICK OR, OKAY.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO SUMMARIZE, YOU'LL HAVE THESE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR PACKETS.

SO, THE FIRST SLIDE IS GOING TO BE OUR BOARD MEMBERS.

AND AGAIN, THE BIGGEST CHANGE BEING THAT SKIP MOVES TO PAST PRESIDENT.

JOHN MOVES TO PRESIDENT AND DOCTOR MICHAEL MOLINA OVER AT WIT MOVES UP TO VICE PRESIDENT.

LET'S SEE. AND DJAMA FARAH DID MOVE INTO THE TREASURER POSITION SOONER THAN HIS SOONER THAN HIS ROLE BEGAN BACK IN JUNE.

WE HAD TO, WE HAD OUR FORMER TREASURER HAD TO STEP OUT OF THAT POSITION.

THE FIRST THING IS OUR MISSION.

OUR MISSION CONTINUES TO BE TO HELP THE DISTRICT.

THAT'S WHY WE EXIST.

SO, WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU ENGAGE AND ACHIEVEMENT THAT CAN'T BE DONE THROUGH THE LIMITED.

SO, WE'RE HERE TO FILL THAT GAP THAT EXISTS.

ONE OF THE CHANGES I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO AND THIS THIS COMES TO VOTE THIS WEDNESDAY AT OUR BOARD MEETING, IS ADDING THE TRADES AS A FOURTH PILLAR TO OUR CURRENT COLOR.

SO RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ARTS AND EDUCATION.

WE HAVE EQUITY. WE HAVE STEM.

BUT I WOULD I'M MAKING A MOTION TO THE BOARD THAT WE ADD THE TRADES AS WELL.

WE'VE DONE A LOT WITH THE TRADES BUILDING.

WE HAVE SUPPORTED THAT PROGRAM.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS YEAR EXPANDING THE PRE-ENGINEERING OR WELDING PROGRAM.

AND SO I THINK THE TRADES NEEDS TO STAND ON ITS OWN.

IT CAN FIT IN A LOT OF THE OTHER AREAS TOO.

BUT I REALLY THINK WE YOU KNOW, WE KNOW A LOT OF KIDS ARE GOING TO GO ON TO COLLEGE OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR MILITARY, BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING HARD ON OUR LABOR FORCE.

AND SIOUX CITY IS KNOWN FOR A STRONG LABOR FORCE.

SO I THINK THAT NEEDS TO JUST STAND ON ITS OWN.

AND WE CAN SHOW PEOPLE THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE EDUCATING KIDS BUT WE'RE GETTING KIDS SO READY FOR WORK.

SO THOSE KIDS THAT WANT TO GO TO WORK, WE'RE WORKING ON STILL HAVING THEM GOING OUT THERE WITH THEIR DIPLOMA AND THEIR PLAN, BUT ALSO SENDING THEM OUT THERE WITH SOME TRAINING FOR THAT TOO.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO CELEBRATE THAT AND HIGHLIGHT THAT.

MOVING UNDER THE EQUITY PILLAR, WE STILL ARE DOING ADOPT A GRAD.

WE HAD A RECORD YEAR THIS LAST YEAR FOR THAT PROGRAM.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

HOW IT BROKE DOWN IS 36 STUDENTS NORTH, IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THIS AREA, BUT WE WERE ABLE SO FAR TO GET NUMBERS WITH 18 GRADUATES THERE AND 46 AT WEST THAT NEEDED HELP WITH CAPS, GOWNS AND TASSELS.

THIS IS A PROGRAM, AND I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ON THIS.

THESE KIDS HAVE PUT IN THE WORK, THEY'VE DONE THE TIME THEY'VE DONE WHAT WE'VE ASKED THEM TO.

I ALWAYS ASK PEOPLE UNDER THIS PART OF EQUITY, REMEMBER, IT'S NOT THE CHILD'S FAULT, BUT THEY DESERVE TO CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE WITH THE REST OF THEIR PEERS.

SO WE WERE REALLY EXCITED THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR WE HAD OVER 100 GRADS, THAT WILL BE HELPING.

WE'RE STILL REIMBURSING A COUPLE OF THE SCHOOLS AS THEY SEND THOSE IN.

ALSO UNDER EQUITY THAT WE'VE NOT CONSIDERED BEFORE.

PLAYGROUNDS FALL UNDER EQUITY.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET ACCESS TO GIVE ACCESS TO THE PLAYGROUNDS TO ALL KIDS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT MAY HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS.

SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TAKEN ON AND AGREED TO AS A BOARD TO DO OUR BEST TO RAISE 75,000 TO HELP THE DISTRICT WITH THAT PROGRAM THIS YEAR AND THE PLAYGROUNDS THAT ARE NEEDED. SO YOU'LL SEE A LOT MORE ON THAT TO COME.

WE'VE GOT IN FACT, THE DAY WE WENT TO FILM THE VIDEO, THE SLIDE BROKE LITERALLY AS WE WERE STANDING THERE.

SO IT'S NEEDED THAT EQUIPMENT AT LEAST.

FOR EXAMPLE, THAT'S FIRST UP OVER 20 YEARS OLD, SO WE'LL BE LAUNCHING A CAMPAIGN ON THAT.

MOVING INTO STEM UNDER STEM THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE TEACHERS CONFERENCES COMING UP FOR BOTH NASA AND MATH, AND WE HAVE SOME SUPPORTERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING THAT.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO REPORT THAT WE'LL HAVE OVER $30,000 OF SUPPORT TO HELP THOSE TEACHERS GO TO THOSE CONFERENCES.

AND THEN WHEN THEY COME BACK, WE LOOK FORWARD TO ALWAYS THEIR REPORTS AND WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO APPLY THAT TO THE CLASSROOMS.

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ALSO UNDER THAT, WE HAD EIGHTH GRADE SCIENCE LABS CURRICULUM.

THE SCIENCE LABS WERE CHANGING UNDER THAT.

AND IT'S NOT GOING TO JUST BE WHAT WE USED TO CALL SIT AND GET LABS.

THESE KIDS HAVE A CHANCE TO ENGAGE.

AND IF WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON DOESN'T GO RIGHT, THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT AND TO TRY TO MAKE THE LABS WORK.

IT'S GOING TO IT AVERAGES OUT.

WE GAVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT $18,000 FOR THOSE ENGAGEMENT LABS.

AND THE WAY THAT TRANSLATES DOWN IS THAT'S TO THE NEXT 9 TO 10 YEARS, APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 8000 STUDENTS.

SO IF YOU BREAK THAT DOWN FOR AN INVESTMENT OF $2.25 PER STUDENT FOR THE NEXT 9 TO 10 YEARS.

WE CAN HELP THEM HAVE THOSE ENGAGEMENT LABS, AND WE ALL LEARN BEST WHEN WE GET TO DO THE HANDS ON APPLICATION, NOT JUST SITTING AND GETTING INFORMATION.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HELP WITH THAT.

AND THIS IS WHERE WE ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, TO REALLY BRANCH OUT WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

WE NEED OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO START SEEING US AS A DISTRICT.

WE NEED THEM TO SEE HOW IMPERATIVE THEIR ROLE IS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO START USING THE TAGLINE, EDUCATION IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS OR EDUCATION IS IN EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS.

IF YOU LOOK AT MY EMAIL, I ALWAYS PUT ON THERE SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS TODAY WHILE SECURING OUR SIOUXLAND FUTURE.

WE NEED OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO START CONNECTING THE DOTS THAT THESE KIDS ARE THEIR FUTURE EMPLOYEES.

AND SO THERE IS A REASON WHY THEY SHOULD KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND BE INVOLVED WITH US.

WE ALL HAVE THE SAME PURPOSE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THAT MESSAGING ACROSS THE BOARD AS WE GO ON THIS YEAR.

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I'M REALLY HOPING THAT WE'RE GOING TO START CONNECTING THE DOTS.

I'VE BEEN SEEING THAT THROUGH.

I HAD A SPONSOR THAT STEPPED UP FROM $1,000 TO A $5,000 PRESENTING SPONSOR, AND THAT HAPPENED AS WE LOOKED AT THE RELATIONSHIP.

THEY DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD VARIETIES WITH FIFTH GRADERS AT CAREER ACADEMY OR WHAT WAS GOING ON, WHAT WAS GOING ON, OR HOW THEY COULD COME IN AND BE A PART OF THAT.

SO THAT WAS VERY EXCITING FOR THEM.

WHENEVER WE DO WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS, WE DO DO BACKGROUND CHECKS AS WELL.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT COME TO FRUITION TOO.

UNDER THE ARTS AND CULTURE CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR, WE DONATED $2,000 TO HUNT OUR A PLUS ARTS SCHOOL THAT IS GOING TO BE FOR THEIR PUTTING PERMANENT BOARDS IN THE SCHOOL SO THEY CAN DISPLAY THE STUDENT'S ARTWORK.

AND THAT WILL BE A PERMANENT FIXTURE.

SO I DIDN'T YET HAVE A PICTURE OF THAT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING THAT AND HAVING MORE WITH THAT.

I ALSO WE HAVE SOME THINGS UNDER SOME POTENTIAL MUSIC GRANTS AS WELL THAT ARE INTENDED FOR THAT.

THE FOUNDATION CAN APPLY FOR THE DISTRICT AND THE INTENTION OF THAT GRANT.

IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT WAS KIND OF ASSUMED IN THE PAST.

IT WAS AUTOMATICALLY OURS.

BUT AFTER SOME CLARIFICATION, IT IS TO INCREASE MUSIC PARTICIPATION.

SO MAYBE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE STUDENTS TO THE SYMPHONY THAT OTHERWISE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO GO.

THE WHOLE POINT OF THAT WILL BE TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION AMONGST OUR KIDS ART AND MUSIC APPRECIATION.

UNDER THE ASSET MODEL, THERE'S 40 DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS.

AND THE POINT OF THE MODEL IS THE MORE ASSETS A CHILD HAS, THE LESS LIKELY THEY ARE TO PARTICIPATE IN AT RISK BEHAVIORS.

AND TYPICALLY ART AND MUSIC ARE THE TOP TWO MISSING FROM THAT.

SO WE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DOING MORE UNDER THAT COLOR AS WELL.

UNDER THE TRADES.

AS YOU KNOW, WE GAVE THE DISTRICT $100,000 FOR THE TRADES BUILDING AND WE'RE GETTING READY TO HAVE THE CELEBRATION OF THE LAUNCH THIS COMING WEDNESDAY. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I'M SURE YOU GUYS ARE TOO. I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS.

IT'S BEEN SO EXCITING TO WATCH THOSE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM AND TO GET TO TALK TO THEM.

AND HONESTLY, WE'VE HAD SO MANY BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE NOW STARTING TO FLOURISH, AND WE'RE GETTING THEM OUT ABOUT THE FOUNDATION AND THE DISTRICT.

IT'S ALWAYS SURPRISING TO ME.

PEOPLE STILL DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WE EXIST.

SO THIS IS ALL COMING BACK TO THAT COMMUNICATION AND GETTING PEOPLE TO, AGAIN, REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FOUNDATION AND HELPING THE DISTRICT WHERE OUR TAX DOLLARS FALL SHORT.

YOU ALL KNOW BECAUSE YOU ARE IN WITH THE BUDGET, BUT IT'S BRINGING PEOPLE INTO THAT AWARENESS PIECE OR THAT ADVOCACY PIECE, AND WE JUST HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB OF THAT.

ALSO GOING WITH THE TRADES BUILDING, WE HAD AN EXCITING VISIT THIS YEAR AS THE BUILDINGS WERE BEING BUILT.

ERIC CROUCH, WHO WAS A FORMER HEISMAN WINNER CAME AND LOOKED AT THE BUILDING AS WELL.

JOHNNY ROGERS AS WELL OVER IN OMAHA, IS A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE TRADES, AND HE'S PLANNING A TRIP TO COME SEE THAT AS WELL.

AND SINCE THEY'VE HELPED US WITH GOLF AND HELPED US RAISE THOSE DOLLARS, I THINK IT'S REALLY NEAT THAT THEY'RE TAKING TIME OUT OF THEIR EXTREMELY BUSY SCHEDULES TO DO THAT.

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SO IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE THEM COMING OVER AND SEEING THE FRUITS OF WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO.

ARE YOU SMARTER THIS YEAR? WE HAD SOME CHANGES WITH THAT NOW THAT I'M LOCATED AT THE DISTRICT, IT USED TO BE THAT WE HAD THIS EVENT AT NORTH HIGH EVERY YEAR, AND IT MADE SENSE BECAUSE I WAS OVER AT CLARK.

SO IF WE NEEDED THINGS, WE COULD JUST RUN BACK AND FORTH.

BUT NOW THAT WE'RE DOWN HERE AT THE DISTRICT, WE NEED TO CELEBRATE ALL OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

AND BECAUSE I WENT TO EAST, I THOUGHT, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO WEST THIS YEAR.

AND SO WE HELD.

ARE YOU SMARTER AT WEST HIGH THIS YEAR AND GOT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BUILDING.

AND AGAIN WE HAD INCREASE IN WE HAD INCREASE IN AND WE'RE ABLE TO ADD VALUE TO THINGS WE'RE ALREADY DOING.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, I'M LOOKING AT HAVING SOME DIFFERENT PEOPLE DO A BOOK SPONSOR.

SO THIS YEAR WE GAVE WITH EVERY PAID TICKET FOR A STUDENT.

WE GAVE AWAY A BOOK, A FREE BOOK, AND I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE DOING THAT.

AND THAT'S A SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY AS WELL FOR A COMPANY TO BE ABLE TO SAY, WE SPONSORED THE BOOKS FOR THIS EVENT.

SO I'M LOOKING TO ADD VALUES TO OUR CURRENT EVENTS.

WE DON'T NEED MORE EVENTS.

WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING BETTER.

AND WHENEVER WE MAKE THEM BETTER, WE CAN ADD VALUE, WE CAN ADD SPONSORSHIP, AND THEN AGAIN WE CAN HELP MORE WITH THOSE GAPS.

SO THIS NEXT YEAR'S ARE YOU SMARTER WILL BE AT EAST HIGH.

IT'LL BE ON THURSDAY MAY 1ST AND AGAIN AT 6:00.

AND WE ALREADY HAVE SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE ONBOARDED FOR CONTESTANTS THIS YEAR'S GOLF EVENT.

WE JUST HAD THAT ON MONDAY, JULY 29TH, AGAIN AT THE COUNTRY CLUB.

WE HAD SOME WORD GOT OUT THAT WE HAD CELEBRITIES, AND THEN WE HAD MORE PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO COME AND JOIN US.

SO, WE HAD MANY OF YOU MAY REMEMBER MARCUS DUPREE.

HE WAS A REALLY BIG DEAL AT OKLAHOMA, AND HIS STORY IS WAS PRETTY REMARKABLE.

HE WAS SLATED TO OR, YOU KNOW, ANTICIPATED TO WIN THE HEISMAN HIMSELF.

THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION WITH SWITZER.

HE WENT AWAY FROM FOOTBALL AND CAME BACK AND PLAYED FOR THE RAMS FOR A YEAR.

SO, MARCUS CAME AND JOINED US THIS YEAR, AND SO DID CHUCK LONG FROM IOWA.

AND THOSE TWO ACTUALLY PLAYED FOR THE RAMS TOGETHER.

THEN WE HAD TONY DAVIS, WHO WAS KNOWN AS TOUGH TONY.

HE COLLEGE WISE PLAYED FOR NEBRASKA, WENT ON TO PLAY PRO THE THREE NEBRASKA HEISMAN CAME OVER AND ANDRE ALLEN, A FRIEND OF MINE, A FORMER COWORKER THAT PLAYED FOR UNI, ALSO CAME OVER WHEN HE HEARD ABOUT IT.

SO WE HAD SOME GREAT PARTICIPATION IN THE NIGHT BEFORE OUR EVENT.

ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS 9:30 AT NIGHT.

I RECEIVED A NICE SHORT TEXT VIDEO FROM COACH ANDY REID FROM THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, AND HE GAVE US A NICE SHOUT OUT.

AND WE PUT THAT ON FACEBOOK.

SO, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT PLEASE SEE THE FACEBOOK ON THAT.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY AWESOME BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, HONESTLY, PRO COLLEGE CAMPS ARE GOING ON.

AND FOR THIS COACH TO FIND OUT ABOUT SIOUX CITY, IOWA AND OUR KIDS AND TAKE TIME TO DO THAT REALLY MEANT A LOT.

HE ALSO SENT, IN ADDITION TO THAT, A FOOTBALL AND A COUPLE OF SHIRTS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO USE AS FUNDRAISERS.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ACTUALLY DOING A FUNDRAISER WITH HIM.

AND THE END RESULT WOULD BE THAT YOU GET A COACH WITH A QUICK CALL WITH COACH REID, AND WE HAVE TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS.

IS THAT A 15 MINUTE CALL? IS IT 12 QUESTIONS? WHAT IS THAT? BUT THOSE KINDS OF THINGS CAN HELP US WITH OUR CAMPAIGNS AND BRING IN THOSE DOLLARS THAT WE NEED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PLAYGROUNDS ALONE AND THEN TRYING TO EXPAND THE PRE-ENGINEERING BUILDING.

SO GOING FORWARD THIS NEXT YEAR, WE JUST CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD, DOING MORE AND MORE ADVOCACY, GETTING BETTER, GETTING THE WORD OUT AND LETTING EVERYBODY SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON IN SIOUX CITY.

I THINK I'M ALWAYS PROUD OF AND AMAZED IN THE TIME THAT I'VE RETURNED TO SIOUX CITY, HOW SCHOOLS HAVE CHANGED EVEN SINCE I WAS THERE 100 YEARS AGO.

AND JUST THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES KIDS HAVE, AGAIN, OF GOING OUT THERE AND STARTING THEIR CAREERS WITH A DIPLOMA AND A PLAN.

AND I THINK WE'RE REALLY HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I FIND ADMINISTRATION TO BE EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE, AND WE CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

SO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO HELP THE STUDENTS OF THIS DISTRICT, MAKING THIS DISTRICT GREAT.

AND I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO BE ON BOARD.

AND YOUR GUYS' PASSION COMES THROUGH WITH THIS POWERPOINT AND WITH YOU TALKING.

I MEAN, I CAN HEAR IT IN YOUR VOICE.

I MEAN, THESE KIDS ARE WE HAVE GREAT KIDS IN SIOUX CITY, AND YOU GUYS ARE JUST HELPING US.

WE DO. AND YOU KNOW, THE END GOAL, OUR END GOAL IS YOUR END GOAL.

BELIEVE, ACHIEVE, SUCCEED.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO END IT WITH THIS.

I THINK THE BEST THING WE CAN GIVE OUR STUDENTS AS EXPECTATIONS, HIGH EXPECTATIONS, NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR DREAMS. AND THERE'S NO WORSE THING WE COULD GIVE A CHILD THAN HAVING ZERO EXPECTATIONS OF THEM.

AND I REMEMBER BEFORE I GRADUATED FROM EAST, I GRADUATED EARLY.

IF I WOULD HAVE HAD CAREER ACADEMY, I WOULD HAVE STAYED IN, BECAUSE ONCE I GOT OUT, I WAS LIKE, WELL, THAT WAS FUN.

NOW WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? AND I DON'T THINK IT WAS UNTIL YEARS LATER.

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I FIGURED OUT WHAT I WANTED TO DO, BUT AND SO I LOOK AT ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE.

BUT ABOVE ALL, IT MAKES ME THE MOST PROUD THAT WE ARE HELPING THEM AND THAT WE HAVE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND THAT'S THE BEST THING WE COULD EVER GIVE.

A CHILD IS HAVING HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THEM TO SUCCEED NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO.

SO I'M REALLY PROUD THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS A DISTRICT.

SO WE'RE PROUD TO SUPPORT YOU IN THAT.

I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE CANDIDATES FOR THAT SMARTER THAN A.

PERFECT. WELL, I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND VICE PRESIDENT LEE.

DIRECTOR MILLER.

YEAH, SHE'S HAS DONE THERE SHE HAS BEEN THERE THREE YEARS AGO, I THINK IT WAS 3 OR 4.

YEAH. WELL, IT'S OBVIOUSLY IT'S MR. MICHAELSON. THAT'LL BE A TREAT.

BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US.

WE FORMED SOME REALLY GREAT PARTNERSHIPS WITH THAT.

[INAUDIBLE] CONTINUES TO BE ON BOARD WITH THAT, FOR EXAMPLE.

AND THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE A CANDIDATE EVERY YEAR THEY CAN AND THEIR TEAM SHOWS UP AND THEY HAVE THE PICTURE OF THE PERSON IN THE FOURTH GRADE, AND THEY JUST DO REALLY FUN THINGS.

AND THEY'RE ALWAYS GREAT BECAUSE THEY LIKE THAT COMPETITIVE SPIRIT.

SO, WE'RE SEEING GREAT THINGS.

AND SINCE WE'VE TAKEN IT OUT OF A HOTEL SETTING AND PUT IT IN A SCHOOL, I THINK WE'RE ALSO AGAIN, GIVING OUR STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THERE.

THE PROBLEM I HAD WITH IT BACK TO WHEN I WAS ON THE BOARD VERSUS IN THE IN THE RULE, IS THAT I THINK WE JUST AGAIN, WE HAD A LOT OF TEACHERS GOING TO THAT BUT PAYING FOR TICKETS AND THAT'S WHO WE'RE TRYING TO HELP.

SO, I THINK WE NEED TO OPEN IT UP TO A LOT MORE PEOPLE AND MAKE IT AFFORDABLE.

SO, A LOT MORE PEOPLE CAN GO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA ARE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.

[VII. Consent Action Item(s)]

THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS ARE THE FOLLOWING A BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM JULY 15TH, 2024.

B BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM JULY 22ND, 2024.

WE TOOK HUMAN RESOURCE AND MOVED IT.

FIVE D, FINANCE REPORT, PATTY BLANKENSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROSENCRANCE JACKSON CENTER, INC.

AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

F, THE MOU BETWEEN SANFORD CENTER AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BOARD MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS? SO MOVED. SECOND.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEANIECE. IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. SAY AYE. AYE, AYE.

THE CONSENT ACTION ITEM IS APPROVED.

ITEM EIGHT IS HEARING.

[VIII.A. Mid-American Energy Trades Building Easement - Tim Paul]

AND THE MID-AMERICAN TRADES BUILDING EASEMENT NOTICE WAS PROVIDED THAT A HEARING WOULD BE HELD AT 6 P.M.

LOCAL TIME AT THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER, 627 FOURTH STREET, SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

ON THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, TO RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT ON THE MID-AMERICAN ENERGY TRADE BUILDING EASEMENT.

ANY INTERESTED PARTY MAY APPEAR AND FILE OBJECTIONS AT ANY INFORMATION FOR OR AGAINST.

THE SAME WILL BE HEARD ON THE MID-AMERICAN ENERGY TRADES BUILDING EASEMENT.

WITH THE FINAL DECISION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS A MATTER OF RECORD.

SEANIECE IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EASEMENT WITH MID AMERICAN ENERGY AT THE HARRY HOPKINS BUILDING, 3000 US 75 BUSINESS.

SO MOVED.

SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. DAN? YES, I LOST AUDIO.

HAD TO SIGN OUT AND SIGN BACK IN.

DID YOU DID YOU HEAR THE THERE WAS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EASEMENT WITH MID-AMERICAN.

YES I DID. ARE YOU IN FAVOR OR AGAINST? I VOTE YES. MOTION.

BOARD, FINANCE AND FACILITY COMMITTEE MEETING 3 P.M.

MOTION PASSES.

FUTURE MEETINGS.

[IX. Future Meetings]

ITEM NINE.

AUGUST 19TH, 2024.

HERE IN THE ESC BOARD ROOM.

BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING 3:30 AUGUST 20TH, 2024.

ESC BOARD ROOM.

BOARD. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING.

12 P.M. AUGUST 21ST, 2024.

ESC BOARD ROOM REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 6 P.M.

AUGUST 26TH, 2024.

SC BOARD ROOM BOARD FINANCE FACILITY COMMITTEE MEETING, 3 P.M.

SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024.

ESC BOARD ROOM BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING 12 P.M.

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SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2024.

ESC BOARD ROOM BOARD SPECIAL MEETING, 4 P.M.

SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2024.

ESC BOARD ROOM I, 4 P.M..

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I MENTIONED THAT AGAIN.

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 6 P.M., SEPTEMBER 9TH.

ESC BOARDROOM.

AT THIS TIME WE HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

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

DOCTOR EARLEYWINE, YOU ARE UP.

THANK YOU.

JUST A FEW THINGS. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS OF IOWA CONFERENCE WITH SEVERAL OTHER ADMINISTRATORS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S, A GREAT CONFERENCE.

AT THAT CONFERENCE ALSO HAD A URBAN EDUCATIONAL NETWORK MEETING WITH THE TOP, THE MOST POPULATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE. GOOD DISCUSSION THERE ON A VERY A LOT OF TOPICS.

WE TODAY WE HAD NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION.

NICE TO SEE HOW MANY WERE THERE? 60, 80, 80 NEW TEACHERS.

A LOT OF IT WAS A MIX BETWEEN BRAND NEW TEACHERS AND THEN TEACHERS, VETERAN TEACHERS THAT CHOSE TO COME TO SIOUX CITY.

SO A GOOD GROUP.

WENT OVER A LOT OF THINGS.

TRIED NOT TO OVERWHELM THEM, BUT THEN ALSO HAD LUNCH AND A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS DID SHOW UP.

SO, WE APPRECIATE THE ONES THAT WERE ABLE TO SHOW UP, LANCE AND TRAYLOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THERE.

TEACHER FLEX DAY THIS WEEK.

SO WE ALLOW THE TEACHERS A FLEX DAY.

THEY CAN COME IN EITHER A HALF DAY TWO HALF DAYS OR ONE FULL DAY THIS WEEK AND JUST PREP THE ROOM, GET THINGS READY.

WE ALL KNOW TEACHERS PUT IN A LOT OF EXTRA TIME.

THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO SAY THANK YOU, COME IN ON A CONTRACT DAY, YOU CHOOSE THE DAY, COME IN AND GET THE WORK DONE.

AUGUST 20TH.

ALL TEACHERS ARE BACK ON THAT DAY.

ALSO, AUGUST 20TH IS BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT, PRE-K BUILDINGS.

IT'S 5 TO 7 AND NINE, 12 BUILDINGS.

IT'S 6 TO 8:00.

SO LOOK FORWARD TO PARENTS COMING IN AND STUDENTS ON THAT NIGHT TO CHECK OUT THE ROOMS AND VISIT WITH OUR EDUCATORS.

AUGUST 23RD IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL THIS YEAR.

REMEMBER, PER IOWA CODE, WE CANNOT START BEFORE AUGUST 23RD.

THIS YEAR. IT HAPPENS TO BE ON A FRIDAY, SO WE WILL START SCHOOL ON A FRIDAY THIS YEAR.

AND REMEMBER TO EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THE PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS OUT THERE EVERY FRIDAY.

WE WILL HAVE A TWO HOUR EARLY OUT EVERY FRIDAY, AND THAT WILL BE SPLIT AS EVENLY AS WE CAN BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS OR FOR OUR TEACHERS, AND JUST TIME FOR THEM TO CATCH UP ON WORK AND PREPARE LESSONS FOR THE NEXT WEEK. SO MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE DOING THAT, AND WE THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD WORK THAT INTO OUR SCHEDULES AND SEE IF IT DOES HELP OUR TEACHERS AND TRYING TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BREATHING ROOM.

AS WE KNOW THAT IT GETS VERY HECTIC.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL END MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DOCTOR EARLEYWINE.

NEXT UP, IT WILL BE THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT.

[VII.C. Human Resources Report(s) - Dr. Rod Earleywine]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT? SO MOVED. SO MOVED.

SECOND. WE HAVE A FIRST.

WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I THINK THAT WE GOT AN AMENDED REPORT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THOSE CHANGES ARE SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO STUDY IT.

ABSOLUTELY. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND WE DO HAVE MS. [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU WOULD PLEASE KIND OF REVIEW THAT.

PASS THE MIC DOWN TO HER, PLEASE.

JUST ONE QUESTION. DO WE HAVE TO PHRASE IT TO HAVE AN AMENDED HR REPORT? I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ADDRESSING.

SO YES. OKAY.

SO, THE MOTION WOULD BE THEN TO APPROVE THE AMENDED HR REPORT.

CORRECT. THANK YOU.

MOTION TO SECOND. OKAY WITH THAT.

SO DO I NEED TO RESTATE THAT THEN.

BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDED HR REPORT? SO MOVED. SECOND.

FIRST. SECOND. NOW, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES DIRECTOR MILLER, YOU'RE BACKUP.

THE SAME QUESTION APPLIES WITH THE AMENDED REPORT THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US, WHAT ARE THE CHANGES FROM WHAT WAS SENT OUT EARLIER? SURE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST PORTION OF IT WHERE WE HAVE NEW POSITIONS, THERE IS FOR LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE HAVE TWO INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT POSITIONS FOR AT RISK THAT WERE ADDED.

WE ALSO HAVE WE ALSO HAVE IN THE NEW HIRE FOR CERTIFIED.

WE HAVE NORA GERARD, UNITY FIRST GRADE TEACHER WAS ADDED.

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AND THEN IN THE NEXT ONE FOR THE NEW HIRE COACHING, WE HAVE TWO.

WE HAVE JASON GOMEZ, NINTH GRADE FOOTBALL COACH, EAST HIGH SCHOOL, AND KYLIE ECKHOLDT, VOLLEYBALL ASSISTANT COACH FOR WEST HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THEN IN THE NEW HIRE CLASSIFIED, WE HAVE AMBER DUNN, IRVING SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT.

ALISA SANCHEZ CLARK, SPECIAL ED INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT.

SHANTE VERGA, WEST HILLS INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT.

WE DID ALSO HAVE TWO REMOVALS OUT OF THAT SAME NEW HIRES CLASSIFIED BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY RESIGNED.

AND THAT WOULD BE CARRIE CAMERON AT EAST HIGH SCHOOL, INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT AND LESLIE VERA, LES HILLS SPECIAL ED INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT. MISS [INAUDIBLE] WAS ANTHONY HENDRICKS, WAS HE ON THE ORIGINAL HR REPORT? I BELIEVE SO, YES.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOT A QUESTION, BUT A POINT OF COMMENT.

PRESIDENT GEORGE, I THINK I AND OTHERS HAVE ASKED THAT WE SPLIT THIS REPORT OUT INTO MULTIPLE PAGES SO WE CAN ADDRESS A PAGE OR A TOPIC AT A TIME, AND NOT AN ENTIRE REPORT AS AN ALL ENCOMPASSING REPORT.

SO AS AN EXAMPLE, NEW HIRES WOULD GO ON ONE PAGE, NEW HIRES COACHING WOULD GO ON A SEPARATE PAGE, AND WE COULD CALL THOSE OUT.

THEY CAN ALL STILL BE UNDER CONSENT AGENDA.

BUT IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC TOPIC THAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO PULL THAT OUT IN THE FUTURE.

OKAY. I THOUGHT MAYBE WE WERE THINKING ABOUT NEED TO BE BIGGER PRINT.

THEY'LL MAKE A BIGGER PRINT.

THAT WOULD HELP. THAT'S WHY I HAVE THESE.

DIRECTOR MILLER JUST CALLED SOME OF US OLD, BUT THAT'S.

I'LL BE OKAY WITH THAT.

OKAY. ANY.

GOOD. GOOD POINT ON THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DIRECTOR GREENWELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I ASSUME.

HE MIGHT BE SOMEWHERE.

OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO.

I CAN'T HEAR YOU, SO PLEASE PROCEED.

OKAY. NOW I CAN HEAR YOU.

BASICALLY. DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE HR REPORT? NO, WE HAD A FIRST.

WE HAVE A SECOND. WE'VE HAD A DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AMENDED AIR REPORT ITEM REPORT, SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE SAY NAY.

ALL THOSE SAY NAY.

THE HR REPORT IS APPROVED.

OUR NEXT UP IS NUMBER IS UNDER ITEM FOR PRESENTATION DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION IS IOWA TESTING PROGRAM.

[XI.A. Iowa Testing Program - Angela Bemus]

AND MISS BEMIS IS HERE IN CASE MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS.

YES. SO THAT IS A STATE MANDATED TEST.

WE GET BILLED TWICE. HOLD ON FOR THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE.

OUR IOWA ASSESSMENT, WE GET THAT BILL IN TWO DIFFERENT BILLING CYCLES.

AND I HAVE IN THERE THE LAST THREE YEARS OF THE BILL THAT WE'VE HAD, IT WILL BE AROUND $85,000.

WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE EXACT BILL AS OF YET, BUT IT IS IT COMES THIS TIME.

AND WITH THE WAY OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE LANDING, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ON THERE.

BUT THAT IS A MANDATE, A STATE MANDATE THAT WE HAVE TO PAY THAT.

AND IT'S A STATE MANDATED TEST THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE.

YEAH. THAT'S WHAT. BOARD MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE 2024-2025 ISAP IOWA STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT FOR STUDENT PROGRESS FOR GRADES 3 TO 11, AND THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 85,000. THE ISAP COST FOR THE 2020 FOR THE 2021 AND 2022 SCHOOL YEAR WAS 74,000, $119,000.75.

ISAP COST FOR THE YEAR 2022 AND 2023 SCHOOL YEAR WAS $80,399.75.

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THE ISAP COST FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR OF 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR WAS 83,436, WITH THE APPROXIMATE COST THIS YEAR, 24-25 BEING 85,000.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? WAS THE MOTION TO APPROVE UP TO $85,000 OR IS THE MOTION TO PAY FOR WHATEVER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS GOING TO BE? IT PROBABLY SHOULD, JUST MY OPINION.

IT SHOULD BE WHATEVER IT IS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY.

BUT THAT'S A GOOD POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

IF IT'S 85,482, I MEAN, WHATEVER IT IS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY IT.

SO I'M JUST APPROVING IT AT WHATEVER THE FINAL NUMBER IS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO THIS AGAIN.

PLEASE. WHAT'S THE SOURCE OF FUNDS? IT'S JUST THE GENERAL FUND.

THIS IS GENERAL FUND.

I THINK IN THE AGENDA REPORT, IT WAS REPORTED AS A DIFFERENT FUND.

NO, THE LPA IS A DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE.

IMAGINE LEARNING, MY OTHER ITEM IS A DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE THIS IS A, IT SAYS ON THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IT SAYS FUNDING SOURCE ASSESSMENT GENERAL.

GENERAL FUND, THE CATEGORIES ASSESSMENT.

BUT IT'S A GENERAL FUND EXPENSE.

IS THIS THE ONCE-A-YEAR TEST THE STUDENTS TAKE FOR THEIR WHERE THEY ARE FOR PROFICIENCIES? IN GRADES THREE THROUGH 11, THEY TAKE THIS THEY IT IS REPORTED TO THE STATE.

IT IS THE PRIMARY ASSESSMENT FOR OUR IOWA SCHOOL PERFORMANCE PROFILE.

CATEGORIZATION AND WHAT AND OUR HOW IT'S BASICALLY HOW THEY GRADE US.

IT'S PART OF OUR REPORT CARD.

WELL, SO IT LONG AGO, IT USED TO BE CALLED IOWA BASIC SKILLS.

IS THIS THEN IOWA ASSESSMENTS.

NOW IT'S.

YEP. THEY'LL CHANGE IT HERE IN A YEAR OR TWO.

DON'T WORRY. SO, WHO DO WE GET BILLED BY? WHO DO WE GET BILLED BY? WHO DO WE PAY? THE IOWA ASSESSMENT, IOWA STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS IS WHO WE PAY.

YES, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, I WOULD GUESS.

SO, I BELIEVE WE NEED A MOTION TO AMEND THIS MOTION TO INCLUDE KIND OF A, AN OPEN TO MAKE THAT MOTION OR I CAN KIND OF READ ONE THAT I THREW TOGETHER HERE.

BASICALLY, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE 2024-2025 ISAP IOWA STATE ASSESSMENT FOR STUDENT PROGRESS FOR GRADES 3 TO 11 AT THE ASSESSED COST BY ISAP.

IT NOW. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES.

IMAGINE LEARNING, MISS BEMIS, YOU ARE AGAIN ON DECK.

[XI.B. Imagine Learning - Angela Bemus]

YES. BOARD MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN IMAGE LEARNING AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR $70,750? THIS IS THE FOURTH INSTALLMENT OF A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT.

73,000 WAS INVOLVED IN VOICE FOR YEAR 21 AND 22.

$70,750 WAS INVOICED FOR 2223, $70,750 WAS INVOICED FOR 23-24 FOR AND THE, AND $70,750 WILL BE INVOICED FOR 2425.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THIS FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS IS WHAT AT RISK.

AT RISK WHICH IS NOT THE SAME AS A GENERAL FUND.

CORRECT? NO IT'S NOT. THESE ARE WEIGHTED DOLLARS.

IT GOES BY OUR POPULATION.

THANK YOU. YEP.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? BOARD? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

NEXT UP, ITEM C CAMBRIAN ASSESSMENT INVOICE FOR ALPHA 21.

MOTION PASSES.

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[XI.C. Cambium Assessment Invoice for ELPA21 - Dr. Mandi Bradford]

DOCTOR MANNY BRADFORD, YOU'RE ON DECK.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT TO CAMBRIAN ASSESSMENT FOR $120,192.50.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. DIRECTOR EHMCKE.

WHAT FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS IS THE GENERAL FUND AGAIN? IS THAT CORRECT? GENERAL FUND? YES.

IT'S AN ASSESSMENT FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.

WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

WHAT I MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT WE ARE WE GET A LOT OF THESE REQUESTS FOR MONEY. AND WHERE THE FUNDING SOURCE IS MATTERS, BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE HAVE AN EXPENDITURE OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, THAT ALSO IS GOING TO AFFECT OUR ABILITY, ABILITY TO HIRE AND PAY TEACHERS AND TO STAFF, WHICH IS OUR MOST FUNDAMENTAL NEED AND MY EYE.

IN FACT, I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE MATERIALS THAT I GOT THROUGH MY MAILBOX OVER THE COURSE OF LAST YEAR, AND I REMEMBER GETTING THIS ONE A NICE WRITTEN NOTE FROM A STUDENT UP AT NORTH WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW MANY TESTS THEY'RE TAKING AND WHETHER THEY'RE USEFUL OR NOT, AND HOW MUCH TIME THAT TAKES, AND WAS ESSENTIALLY PROTESTING THE NUMBER OF TESTS.

AND I THOUGHT, WELL, WE DO HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF TESTS, AND I UNDERSTAND THE IOWA BASIC SKILLS AND THAT IS USEFUL FOR US.

WE HAVE REORGANIZED OUR ELL DEPARTMENT WITH A NEW DEPARTMENT HEAD, AND I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE THEM TIME TO HAVE AN IMPACT BEFORE IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HAVE ANY TESTING OR EVALUATION REPORT.

SO, AS IT RELATES TO VALUE TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, I SEE NONE IN THIS PARTICULAR TEST.

NOW, I KNOW THE ARGUMENT WELL.

THE STATE REQUIRES IT.

WELL THAT WOULD BE FINE.

BUT THEY DIDN'T GIVE US 3%.

THEY ONLY GAVE US 2.5%.

AND FRANKLY, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH GENERAL FUND MONEY TO DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE GENERAL FUND, INCLUDING HIRING TEACHERS AND FILLING THE POSITIONS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO DELIVERING EDUCATION.

SO IF OUR JOB IS TO DECIDE HOW TO SPEND THE GENERAL FUND, I WOULD START HERE WITH LET'S SAVE 120,000 PLUS DOLLARS SO THAT WE HAVE IT AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.

AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WOULD COME BACK AND SAY, TOO BAD WE'RE JUST ASSESSING THAT TO YOU, I'M SAYING WE'LL ALLOW YOU TIME TO DO YOUR TEST IF YOU ARE PAYING FOR IT, BUT YOU'RE CHARGING US TO PAY FOR A TEST THAT I DO NOT SEE ANY VALUE THIS YEAR IN DOING AT OUR SCHOOL.

AND I DO SEE A LOT OF VALUE IN RETAINING AN EXTRA $120,000 IN OUR GENERAL FUND FOR HIRING TEACHERS IN THE POSITIONS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE TEACHERS HIRED. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL ON THE BOARD TO VOTE AGAINST THIS REQUEST.

I IF I COULD JUST GO RIGHT AHEAD.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE THIS IS FOR SURFACES THAT ARE ALSO ALREADY RENDERED, RIGHT.

THIS IS FOR 23-24 ASSESSMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN NOT FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ISAP YES. THAT'S ACCURATE.

AND WHAT WE REFER TO THIS AS AN UNFUNDED STATE MANDATE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE COULD TELL THE STATE WE'RE NOT GIVING THIS ASSESSMENT.

WELL, THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION.

WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T FUND IT? WELL, FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, YEAH, I THINK WE WANT TO AVOID THOSE, DON'T WE? OLIVER DIRECTOR MILLER.

I WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE HAD COVERED THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC A FEW MONTHS AGO, THAT THIS IS FOR THIS PAST YEAR'S ASSESSMENTS, AND THERE'S 3223 STUDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN TESTED UNDER THIS.

AND SO IT IS A BILL THAT WE HAVE TO PAY, AND IT'S NOT THE STATE THAT WE'RE PAYING ON THIS ONE.

THIS IS A COMPANY BASED OUT OF DALLAS OR CONNECTICUT OR SOMEPLACE.

AND SO I THINK THAT WE DO HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PAST WORK.

I THINK THAT WHAT WE DO MOVING FORWARD, THOUGH, DIRECTOR EHMCKE, SHOULD BE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE MINIMUM ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT AND IS IT AN ASSESSMENT WE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY FOR NOT $120,000 FOR THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR? AND THAT'S WHERE WE SHOULD GET OUR ADMINISTRATORS TO PUT SOME ENERGY.

I MEAN, I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO APPROVE THIS BECAUSE IT'S A DONE DEAL, BUT WE DIDN'T SELECT THIS VENDOR.

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THIS VENDOR IS SELECTED BY THE STATE.

THE STATE DOES PAY A PORTION OF IT, BUT THEN THEY PASS ON THE DISTRICT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ALL THE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE.

THIS IS THE WE'RE BILLED BY THAT VENDOR, BUT WE DON'T SELECT THE VENDOR.

THE STATE SELECTS THE VENDOR.

SO JUST A COMMENT.

I'M NOT SURE WE CAN, AS A DISTRICT OR YOU AS A BOARD OR CAN FIGHT UNFUNDED MANDATES.

I MEAN, WE CAN SHARE OUR CONCERNS AND MAYBE THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, MAKE SOME CHANGES.

BUT WHEN THE STATE TELLS US AS A DISTRICT AND AS EDUCATORS, YOU HAVE TO GIVE AN ASSESSMENT, AND THIS IS THE ASSESSMENT YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE TO THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS, THAT'S WHAT WE DO, WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR DON'T LIKE IT.

THAT'S THAT'S DEBATABLE.

THIS COULD BE ONE OF OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.

THAT'S WHAT WE THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

SO THIS ONE, THIS BILL IS FOR SERVICES ALREADY RENDERED AND WE CAN GATHER INFORMATION.

IF THE BOARD DIRECTS ME TO GATHER INFORMATION ON THIS ASSESSMENT AND WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS, THEN I WILL DO SO.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, IF YOU ALLOW ME A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THE ASSESSMENT, AS MRS. BLANKENSHIP STATED, THE WHOLE NATION HAS TO HAVE ASSESSMENTS.

SOME STATES CHOOSE SOMETHING CALLED WIDA.

SOME STATES LIKE IOWA CHOOSE, SOUTH DAKOTA IS ONE OF THEM, WIDA.

IOWA DOES ELPA.

THIS IS THE ASSESSMENT WE GIVE OUR STUDENTS TO PLACE THEM FOR INSTRUCTION.

SO AS THEY COME FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, WE HAVE TO ASSESS WHAT THEIR LEVEL OF LINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENT IS.

THAT'S THE ASSESSMENT THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR.

THAT ASSESSMENT THEN TELLS US THIS STUDENT IS AT THIS LEVEL.

THEN WE ARE ABLE THEN TO PLACE THOSE STUDENTS IN DIFFERENT GRADES.

I'M GOING TO CALL IT OF INSTRUCTION, DIFFERENT LEVELS.

IF WE DON'T HAVE THIS ASSESSMENT, WE CAN'T PLACE THEM.

WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE LINGUISTICALLY.

AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE ASSESSMENT IS WHAT COUNTS TOWARDS THE LINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES INTO THE GRADING OF THE ISSP CARDS.

SO IN OUR IOWA SCHOOL PERFORMANCE PROFILE CARDS, WE DO HAVE A PERCENTAGE THAT EVERY BUILDING IS GIVEN BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT LINGUISTIC SKILL, WHICH IS ONLY ASSESSED BY THE ELPA ASSESSMENT.

SO IT IS AT THE CORE OF THE WORK WE DO AS WE'RE DIRECTED BY THE STATE, TO GIVE STUDENTS ASSESSMENTS TO DETERMINE WHAT THEIR GROWTH AND PROFICIENCY IS IN THEIR LINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO IT'S SIMILAR TO THE ISS.

WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE ON DO WE.

DO WE WANT TO GIVE IT OR NOT? WE HAVE TO GIVE IT TO THE STUDENTS, AND WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE ON WHICH ONE IT IS.

THEY TELL US WHICH ONE IT IS.

WE JUST CHOOSE IT, WE JUST GRAB IT AND GIVE IT TO OUR STUDENTS.

THE BENEFIT IS WE ARE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THAT WHAT THE GROWTH IS FOR STUDENTS.

WE'RE ABLE TO SEE WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE IN ALL THE DOMAINS OF LINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENT, TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM THE APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION THEY NEED TO REACH PROFICIENCY.

EHMCKE. I APPRECIATE THE EXTRA EXPLANATION, AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT A TESTING OR A METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING WHAT WE'RE DOING ISN'T USEFUL.

WE'RE DOING THIS EVERY SINGLE YEAR, AND SO IS IT JUST NEW STUDENTS THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD EVALUATED BEFORE? IT'S EVERY SINGLE STUDENT.

ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE BECOMING GET ASSESSED AND AS THEY ARE IN OUR SYSTEM, GET ASSESSED AS WELL EVERY YEAR AS LONG AS THEY ARE OURS.

WHEN THEY COME BACK TO US, IF THEY GO TO ANOTHER DISTRICT, COME BACK, THEY GET ASSESSMENT.

SO, THIS SERVES TWO PURPOSES.

CORRECT. ASSESSING WHEN NEW STUDENTS COME IN SO WE KNOW WHERE TO PLACE THEM AND WHERE THEIR SKILLS ARE.

AND IT ALSO MEASURES GROWTH.

YES. AND PROFICIENCY.

AND PROFICIENCY. YES.

THOSE WOULD BE THE REASON.

SO WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING WHEN THEY COME IN.

WHERE DO WE PLACE THEM? UNLESS WE HAVE SOME DATA.

RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS, IS WE CAN'T GO ROGUE AND BRING OUR OWN AND GO WITH OUR OWN TEST.

WE HAVE TO GO WITH WHAT IOWA SAYS WE HAVE TO GO TO.

OKAY. DIRECTOR EHMCKE.

THE ISSUE IS THAT WE ARE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.

AND HOW DO YOU EVER GET ATTENTION IF YOU LEAVE THESE BILLS AND ALLOW THIS RAIDING OF OUR GENERAL FUND, WHICH HAS A DIRECT INPUT ON THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS WE CAN HIRE AND PAY, AND SOMEHOW WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE MESSAGE.

AND MAYBE HAVING THIS VENDOR WAIT LONGER AND HAVE SOMEBODY INQUIRE, THEY CAN FIND OUT THAT WE'RE NOT HAPPY WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PAYING THE BILL,

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JUST RUNNING UP AN EXTRA $120,000 BILL ON US.

I'M NOT SAYING THE WORK ISN'T IMPORTANT.

I AM SAYING THAT WE HAVE A NEW ORGANIZATION FOR OUR ELL HANDLING AND THAT WE HAVE GREAT TEACHERS INVOLVED IN THAT, AND I'M PERFECTLY HAPPY BELIEVING THEM. AND I'M NOT SURE THAT I NEED TO PAY OR THAT THIS BOARD NEEDS TO PAY.

THIS BOARD NEEDS TO PAY FOR BILLS THAT WE ARE ALREADY STUCK WITH.

BUT SOMEHOW WE HAVE TO GET THE MESSAGE THAT YOU CAN'T DECIDE TO GIVE US LESS THE 2.5%, AND THEN JUST TAKE THE MONEY AWAY FROM US TO FAVOR YOUR VENDORS THAT YOU FAVOR.

DOWN IN DES MOINES OR ELSEWHERE, CONNECTICUT OR WHEREVER IT MAY BE FROM.

I STILL ENCOURAGE A NO VOTE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

COULD I ASK FOR A ROLL CALL? YES YOU MAY. SEANIECE, WILL YOU DO A ROLL CALL? VOTE.

MOTION PASSES SIX ONE.

CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BETWEEN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF SIOUX CITY.

[XI.D. Contract for Transportation Services between the Sioux City Community School District and the City of Sioux City - Tim Paul]

TIM POWELL, YOU ARE ON DECK.

BOARD MEMBERS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF SIOUX CITY? FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR, IN THE AMOUNT OF $324,545.92.

FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEANIECE IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE, AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

FISCAL YEAR CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BETWEEN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND D AND Z TRANSPORTATION, LLC.

[XI.E. FY25 Contract for Transportation Services between the Sioux City Community School District and D&Z Transportation LLC - Tim Paul]

TIM PAUL, YOU'RE ON DECK. BOARD MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BETWEEN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND D & Z TRANSPORTATION, LLC FOR SERVICE FOR REGULARLY ENROLLED DISTRICT STUDENTS FOR THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR.

WE HAVE FIRST WE HAVE TO SAY, IS THERE BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEANIECE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

FISCAL YEAR 20, FISCAL YEAR 25.

[XI.F. FY25 East High School Parking Lot Overlay - Tim Paul]

EAST HIGH PARKING OR EAST HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT OVERLAY.

TIM PAUL, YOU'RE STILL ON DECK.

BOARD MEMBER IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LOW BID FROM BARKLEY ASPHALT OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA, FOR THE COST OF $168,700 FOR THE OVERLAY OF THE NORTHEAST PARKING LOT AT EAST HIGH SCHOOL.

WE HAVE A FIRST. WE HAVE A SECOND.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEANIECE IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

CONTRACT FOR BOARD APPROVAL.

[XI.G. Contracts for Board Approval - Jim Vanderloo/ Jarod Mozer]

JIM VANDERLOO AND JARED MOSHER, YOU'RE ON DECK.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACT TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING AND ACTIVITIES? FROM FIRST.

SO MOVED. WE HAVE A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS? I SHOULD PROBABLY ABSTAIN FROM THIS ONE.

MR. MICHAELSON WILL BE ABSTAINING.

ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER INPUT.

SEANIECE. IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

MOTION PASSES 601, WITH ONE ABSTENTION.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

GET IN A LITTLE BASEBALL THERE, I GUESS.

FACILITY RENTAL CONTRACT.

[XI.H. Facility Rental Contract - Jim Vanderloo/ Jarod Mozer]

JIM VANDERLOO, JARED MOSES, YOU'RE STILL ON DECK.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE FACILITY RENTAL CONTRACTS? SO MOVED. SECOND.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICY.

[XI.I. First Reading of Board Policies - Dr. Rod Earleywine]

DOCTOR RON EARLEYWINE.

103, DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT ON THE BASIS OF RACE, CREED, COLOR OR SEX? AR103 A, PROCEDURES RELATED TO COMPLAINTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT UNDER TITLE NINE.

AR103 B, COMPLAINTS OF DISCRIMINATION.

HARASSMENT NOT COVERED BY TITLE NINE SEXUAL HARASSMENT PROCEDURES.

AR103 D NONDISCRIMINATION IN PREGNANCY AND RELATED CONDITIONS.

THIS IS NEW.

405.12, DRUG FREE WORKPLACE.

415, HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT.

439.09. DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM 501.10.

TRUANCY, UNEXCUSED ABSENCES AND CHRONIC ABSENCES.

505.18 STUDENT RECORDS.

602.4 STUDENT SPECIAL HEALTH SERVICES, 602.5 SPECIAL EDUCATION.

610 EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN, 808.1 CARE MAINTENANCE AND DISPOSAL OF DISTRICT RECORDS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE POLICIES FOR FIRST READING? SO MOVED.

OKAY. WE HAVE FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS? SEANIECE IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.