Oct 28, 2024 Board Meetings

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GOOD EVENING. IT'S OCTOBER 28TH, 2024 AT 6 P.M..

[I. Call to Order]

PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

SEANIECE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? BOARD MEMBERS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA?

[IV. Approval of Agenda]

WE HAVE FIRST. WE HAVE A SECOND.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

NAY. ONE, NAY.

SO IT'S FIVE AND ONE.

THE AGENDA IS APPROVED.

CITIZEN INPUT.

AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INVITES INDIVIDUALS OR DELEGATIONS TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ISSUES RELATED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S OPERATION THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED ON TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA.

CITIZEN INPUT ON ACTION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE TIME OF DISCUSSION OF EACH AGENDA ITEM.

IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO.

CONSENT ACTION ITEMS ARE THE FOLLOWING.

[VI. Consent Action Item(s)]

ROD EARLEYWINE. FINANCE REPORT, PATTY BLANKENSHIP.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ACTION ITEM? 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.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

THE CONSENT ACTION ITEM IS APPROVED SIX ZERO.

FUTURE MEETINGS.

[VII. Future Meetings]

THE BOARD HAS A SCHEDULED BOARD SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW, OCTOBER 29TH, 2024 AT 5 P.M.

IN THE ESC BOARD ROOM.

THE MEETING IS IS IN REGARDING IS REGARDING THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH.

NOTICE WAS GIVEN EARLIER TODAY OF THIS MEETING.

IT WAS NOT IT JUST WAS NOT INCLUDED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA UNDER FUTURE MEETINGS.

OTHER MEETINGS COMING UP.

BOARD FINANCE FACILITY COMMITTEE MEETING AT 3 P.M.

ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2024 HERE IN THE ESC BOARD ROOM.

BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING 12 P.M.

NOVEMBER 6TH, 2024 HERE IN THE ESC BOARD ROOM.

EDUCATIONAL EQUITY COMMITTEE MEETING 12 P.M.

NOVEMBER 8TH, 2024 ESC BOARD ROOM REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 6 P.M.

ON NOVEMBER 11TH, 2024 ESC BOARD ROOM, BOARD FINANCE AND FACILITY COMMITTEE MEETING, 3 P.M.

NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024 ESC BOARD ROOM BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING, 3:30 P.M.

NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024 ESC BOARD ROOM BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, 12 P.M.

NOVEMBER 20TH ESC BOARD ROOM IASB ANNUAL CONVENTION NOVEMBER 20TH TO THE 22ND, 2024 AT THE IOWA EVENTS CENTER, SEVEN 33RD STREET, DES MOINES, IOWA.

NOTICE IS, GIVEN THAT THE MAJORITY THAT A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY GATHER IN DES MOINES, IOWA ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 21ST, AND 22ND, 2024 TO ATTEND THE IOWA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD'S ANNUAL CONVENTION.

NO DELIBERATION OR ACTION BY THE BOARD IS ANTICIPATED ON ANY POLICY ISSUE.

UEN ANNUAL MEETING, 6 P.M.

NOVEMBER 2024.

HILTON DES MOINES DOWNTOWN, 435 PARK STREET.

DES MOINES, IOWA.

ANNUAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 6 P.M.

NOVEMBER 25TH, 2024 ESC BOARD ROOM.

WE ARE NOW UP TO ITEM EIGHT.

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

YES. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO A TEACHER AT IRVING ELEMENTARY.

SHE RECEIVED THE GOLDEN APPLE AWARD.

THAT IS SPONSORED BY POWELL BROADCASTING, AND THAT HER NAME IS CASSANDRA GONZALEZ.

HAD A CHECK PRESENTATION AT LEEDS PLAYGROUND LAST WEEK.

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MOST IMPORTANTLY, A LOT OF STUDENTS THERE, AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE PLAYGROUND THAT THEY NOW HAVE ACCESS TO.

LASTLY I MISSED THE LAST GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MEETING AT THE CHAMBER, BUT MR. EHMKE WAS THERE.

I ATTENDED THE ONE BEFORE THAT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE STATE LEGISLATOR.

THIS YEAR, LEGISLATORS THIS YEAR ARE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON PROPERTY TAXES AND PROPERTY TAX REFORM.

SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DIG INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT.

BECAUSE AS MOST PEOPLE KNOW, SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CONSIDERED A POOR SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEN IT COMES TO TOTAL VALUATION COMPARED TO STUDENT POPULATION, WHICH AFFECTS OUR TAX RATES.

IT AFFECTS HOW MUCH MONEY WE CAN GENERATE FROM THE PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LEVY, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THERE'S A BIG DISPARITY THERE BETWEEN DISTRICTS THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, HIGH VALUE, HIGH VALUATION COMPARED TO STUDENT POPULATIONS.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYE ON AND REALLY WORK TOGETHER AND COMMUNICATE WITH OUR LEGISLATORS AS OUR LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS ARE COMING UP. SO WITH THAT, I'LL END MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DR EARLEYWINE. ITEM NINE.

[IX.A. Superintendent Search Update - President George]

THE FIRST ONE UP IS SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH UPDATE.

I JUST WANT TO KEEP EVERYONE ABREAST OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH CONTINUES IN PROGRESS AS OUTLINED IN THE SEARCH THAT WE'VE AGREED WITH GR.

OCTOBER 24TH, 2024, WE HAD 687 ONLINE SURVEYS RECEIVED COMPARED TO THE LAST SUPERINTENDENT.

WE WERE DOWN A BIT, WHICH HAD 1121 PARTICIPANTS.

THE SURVEY RESULTS HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO US, AND THE BOARD NOW HAS THOSE JUST KIND OF BASICALLY GOING OVER DR.

CHRIS'S SUMMATION AS WELL.

RECEIVES THE WE HAVE RECEIVED A RESULTS SUMMARY FROM K12 INSIGHT INDICATED THAT THE RESULTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND THEY ARE NOW AVAILABLE, AND I BELIEVE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE RECEIVED THOSE, AND WE WILL ALSO GO OVER TOMORROW'S SURVEY ITEM TEN, WHICH THEY DID A SUMMARY OF ALL THE THEY CATEGORIZED THEM, WHICH IS I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THEM WHEN I WENT THROUGH THEM MYSELF.

I DID READ ALL 400 QUESTIONS OR RESPONSES.

IT WAS A LOT OF READING, AND LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE.

JUST THAT WE STARTED THIS PROCESS ON OCTOBER 7TH WITH A WORK SESSION WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROCESS AND THE TIMELINE.

OCTOBER 9TH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE ONLINE SURVEY WENT LIVE.

THE ONLINE SURVEY WENT LIVE THAT DAY THE DISTRICT TO GATHER INPUT.

I KNOW THAT THEY ENCOURAGED THE PARENTS AND ALL THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES TO GET INVOLVED.

THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE INVOLVED AS WELL.

THEY HAD TWO WHAT I CALL TOWN HALL SESSIONS AT ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS.

ON OCTOBER 24TH, THE SURVEY SITE WAS CLOSED SO THEY COULD GATHER THE INFORMATION SO THAT WE COULD GET EVERYTHING HERE.

NOW, I KNOW I'VE RECEIVED A FEW CALLS.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT MY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A NARRATIVE REGARDING THAT I WANT TO ADDRESS KIND OF REGARDING SOME LITIGATION THAT THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT MIGHT AFFECT OUR SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH.

FIRST, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE BOARD NOR THE DISTRICT INITIATED ANY OF THESE LITIGATIONS, AND AT THE TIME, AT THIS TIME, ONE CASE HAS BEEN DISMISSED AND ONE IS IN THE APPEAL PROCESS.

THE DISTRICT HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF AND MUST MAINTAIN STANDARDS AND ETHICS THAT ARE TO BE FOLLOWED.

I WOULD THINK AS A PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATE, ONE WOULD WANT THE DISTRICT TO DEFEND ITSELF, THE STAFF, THE BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT.

[SNEEZING] THEY WOULD WANT TO--BLESS YOU.

THEY WOULD WANT TO KNOW THE DISTRICT HAS THEIR BACK, AND THE DISTRICT HAS HIGH STANDARDS THAT MUST BE MET AND MAINTAINED.

I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT AS I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL STUDENTS AT THESE TOWN HALLS WHO STAYED POSITIVE AND PAINTED A PICTURE OF THEIR NEXT LEADER, WHO IS GOING TO BE SITTING IN THAT SEAT WHERE DR.

EARLEYWINE IS AT, AND AS A PERSPECTIVE, IF I WERE A PROSPECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT, TO SEE THE ENGAGEMENT OF THESE STUDENTS WOULD INSPIRE ME TO BE A PART OF SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO MY HAT'S OFF TO THOSE KIDS WHO GAVE OF THEIR TIME TO COME AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS AS WE ALL ARE PARTICIPATING

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SO I LOVE IT THAT THEY, THEY CAME AND GAVE THEIR INPUT ON ON WHO THEY WOULD LIKE, WHAT THE CHARACTERISTICS ARE OF THEIR NEXT LEADER IN THIS DISTRICT, AND SO I'M JUST VERY PROUD OF THE STUDENTS OF SIOUX CITY, AND WITH THAT IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. OKAY.

WITH THAT, I'LL END THAT.

WE'LL GO TO BE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT.

[IX.B. Human Resources Report(s) - Barb Caskey]

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT? I'LL MOVE SECOND BOARD MEMBERS.

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

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.

WE HAVE A TITLE ONE UPDATE.

[IX.C. Title I Update - Jarod Mozer]

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE JARED PRESENT AND THEN WE'LL.

THEN WE'LL GET TO THE BOARD PART OF THAT.

ARE WE HOOKED UP NOW ON OUR SCREENS YET? OKAY, DO WE STILL PRESS THE BUTTON? YEAH. EXCEPT FOR MR. GREENWELL IS NOT.

IT'S GOT A CABLE PROBLEM.

IMAGINE THAT.

YOU JUST LEAN TO THE RIGHT WITH YOUR HAND UP.

YOU KNOW, TVS.

ARE YOU GUYS OKAY IF I JUST JUMP IN AT THIS BEFORE IT GOES FULL SCREEN? WHATEVER. OKAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE.

THERE WE GO.

SO THIS IS THE TITLE 1A ANNUAL UPDATE ON THE 2000 OR THE BUDGET FOR FY 25, AND JUST A REMINDER THAT THE TITLE ONE ACT FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IS WHY THIS EXISTS, AND BASICALLY THE ACT WHICH IS ON THE SCREEN IS STATING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL GIVE MONEY TO LEAS AND SCHOOLS TO SERVE AT RISK OR STUDENTS THAT COME FROM A LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND, SO IT'S TO HELP BETTER PREPARE STUDENTS AND TO PROVIDE BETTER RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE THEM.

SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE FUNDING, AND ONE QUESTION THAT COMES UP A LOT, AND I JUST WANTED TO INCLUDE IT THIS YEAR, IS THE FEDERAL GUIDANCE, AND THE LAW ACTUALLY STATES THAT BUILDINGS THAT ARE OVER 75% OF FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH, IF A BUILDING HAS A 75% STUDENT POPULATION OVER THAT, WE LEGALLY HAVE TO SERVE THEM. ANY BUILDING THAT'S OVER 35% FREE AND REDUCED, IT'S UP TO THE DISTRICT AND WHETHER YOU SERVE THAT BUILDING OR NOT AND THEN AS A DISTRICT, MR. GREENWELL BROUGHT THIS UP AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING.

WE'RE RIGHT AT 72% FREE AND REDUCED, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT I THINK YOU SAID, AND LAST YEAR WE WERE AT ROUGHLY 68%.

SO WE DID SEE AN INCREASE, AND A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH OUR SECONDARY BUILDINGS.

DID A FANTASTIC JOB THIS YEAR ON COLLECTING THAT DATA.

MR. VANDERLOO AND I REALLY WORKED WITH THE SECONDARY BUILDINGS TO HELP AND COLLECT THAT DATA AND MAKE SURE WE HAD IT.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING SUCH A DRASTIC INCREASE IN ONE YEAR.

SO THE TITLE ONE SCHOOLS AT THE CURRENT TIME, THEY'RE ALL ELEMENTARY BUILDINGS, AND YES, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO THESE DIFFERENT POVERTY LEVELS AND THE CUTOFFS, BUT RIGHT NOW THEY'RE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.

THAT IS BRYANT, IRVING, HUNT, LIBERTY, LEEDS, LOESS HILLS, MORNINGSIDE, RIVERSIDE, SPAULDING PARK AND UNITY.

TITLE FUNDS THOUGH ALSO HAVE TO SUPPORT OR PROVIDE EQUITABLE SERVICES FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SO A PORTION OF THE TITLE MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE FLOWS THROUGH THE DISTRICT AND IT FLOWS TO BISHOP HEELAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, SAINT PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL, SIOUXLAND CHRISTIAN, YOU'LL NOTICE, IS NEW.

THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THEY ARE PARTICIPATING BECAUSE THEY ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE FEDERAL LUNCH PROGRAM.

THAT'S HOW THEY'RE ABLE TO COLLECT THOSE NUMBERS AND PARTICIPATE.

THE BOYS AND GIRLS HOME, AND ROSECRANS JACKSON RECOVERY CENTER, PART OF THE TITLE ONE FUNDS ALSO HAVE TO SERVE OUR AT RISK YOUTH WHO ARE DELINQUENT AND NEGLECTED IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THOSE ARE OUR TWO SITES LOCALLY THAT SERVE THAT POPULATION.

PROGRAM COMPONENTS.

SO WHAT DOES IT CURRENTLY INCLUDE?

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THEY'RE IDENTIFIED AS BEING BELOW PROFICIENCY, AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 48 TEACHERS IN THOSE ACROSS THOSE BUILDINGS THAT ARE SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY.

WE ALSO HAVE TEN MTSS SPECIALISTS.

IF YOU REMEMBER, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST YEAR.

I BELIEVE IT WAS ABOUT IT WAS ABOUT THIS TIME MAYBE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, AND THEY ARE AGAIN SERVING AT RISK STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE ACADEMIC AND SOME SOCIAL EMOTIONAL CONCERNS.

THEY'RE PROVIDING ONE ON ONE INSTRUCTION IN SOME CASES TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP SOME OF THOSE COPING SKILLS AND SOME OF THOSE SELF-REGULATION SKILLS IN CLASSROOMS. SO THEY'VE THEY'VE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR BUILDINGS.

THE MONEY ALSO GOES TOWARDS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND INFORMATIONAL EVENTS THAT PROMOTES PARENT INVOLVEMENT.

SO ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS ACTUALLY THEY ACTUALLY ALL HOLD TITLE PARENT MEETINGS.

THEY HAVE TITLE TITLE PLANS THAT DEMONSTRATE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO INVOLVE FAMILIES.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE SURVEY DATA FROM EACH OF THE BUILDINGS EVERY YEAR ANNUALLY THAT INFORMS OUR ENGAGEMENT PLAN.

SO THAT'S A COMPONENT INVOLVING PARENTS IN THE LEARNING THAT'S TAKING PLACE AT THE BUILDING, AND THEN ALSO IMPLEMENTING RESEARCH BASED INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS. ONE OF THE BIG PIECES OF TITLE ONE FUNDING IS IT CAN'T SUPPLANT YOUR GENERAL FUND, SO IT CAN ONLY HELP WITH SUPPLEMENTAL COSTS. SO BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT'S NOT FOR CORE INSTRUCTION.

ANYTHING THAT'S FOR JUST SERVING A PORTION OF THE STUDENTS IN ADDITION TO CORE INSTRUCTION.

THAT'S WHAT TITLE 1A CAN CAN PAY FOR, AND THEN ALSO IT SUPPORTS THE QUALIFYING STUDENTS THAT ATTEND NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THE TITLE ONE BUDGET. THEN FOR THE YEAR IT CAME OUT AT $5,479,354.91.

THIS IS DOWN FROM LAST YEAR'S AMOUNT, WHICH YOU CAN SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, AND HOW MUCH? QUITE A BIT, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHY ON THE NEXT SLIDE, BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY DOWN $861,594 FROM LAST YEAR.

THE GOOD NEWS IS TITLE ONE ALLOWS YOU TO CARRY OVER 15% OF YOUR ALLOCATION ANNUALLY, BUT ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS, YOU CAN APPLY FOR A WAIVER TO CARRY OVER THE 15%, AND IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR, THAT WAS THE HIGHEST ALLOCATION OF THE PAST DECADE, AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT IT WAS THE YEAR WE COULD CARRY OVER 15%, SO WE CARRIED OVER $1,766,162, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO HELP US.

I'LL SHOW YOU THAT HERE IN A SECOND.

SO INFORMATION TO KNOW, LIKE I SAID, LAST YEAR'S FUNDING, THE ALLOCATION WAS THE HIGHEST IN THE LAST DECADE.

THERE'S REALLY NO RHYME OR REASON TO THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING.

I THINK IT'S MR. GREENWELL THAT USUALLY SAYS IT'S JUST IT'S JUST VOLATILE.

IT'S UP AND DOWN AND ALL AROUND.

YOU'LL SEE THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE CARRYOVER.

ONE THING YOU ALSO NEED TO KNOW RELATED TO THE ALLOCATION ESPECIALLY I THINK AS YOU GO DOWN TO DES MOINES IS WE'RE DOWN ROUGHLY 100 FREE STUDENTS.

THIS FUNDING IS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THOSE STUDENTS.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON THAT OUR ALLOCATION IS DOWN, AND I'M NOT SAYING THEY ALL WENT TO NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT NONPUBLIC ENROLLMENT HAS INCREASED BY ROUGHLY THAT SAME NUMBER OF FREE STUDENTS.

SO JUST SO YOU KNOW THE VOUCHER SYSTEM IS NOT ONLY IMPACTING OUR STATE FUNDING, IT'S ALSO IMPACTING OUR FEDERAL DOLLARS.

SO JUST TO BE AWARE OF THAT, THE NEXT SLIDE HERE, HERE IS THE ALLOCATIONS.

THEY'RE SPREAD OUT. THE BLUE IS THE ACTUAL ALLOCATION ITSELF, AND THEN THE ORANGE IS THE CARRYOVER.

SO AGAIN YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR AND THE GRAY IS OUR LAST YEAR'S REALLOCATION.

THAT WAS THE STATE DUMPING OFF SOME ESSER MONEY, THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS, BUT THE BLUE YOU CAN SEE IS ACTUALLY SMALLER THAN LAST YEAR, BUT BECAUSE OF THE ORANGE, OUR OVERALL OUR OVERALL ALLOCATION OR BUDGET THIS YEAR IS ACTUALLY MORE THAN LAST YEAR BUT AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE ON THIS SLIDE THAT'S GOING TO HELP US OUT HERE.

HERE'S OUR STAFF COST OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WE DIPPED A LITTLE IN FY 23 LAST YEAR.

WE WERE BACK UP. THIS YEAR WE'RE UP SLIGHTLY JUST DUE TO SALARIES AGING, THE SCHEDULE A GING A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE DIDN'T INCREASE THAT, AND WE DON'T LOOK TO INCREASE THAT AT THIS TIME, AND HERE'S WHY.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE SALARIES FOR FY 25, IT'S 5.1 MILLION.

IF YOU GO BACK THE ALLOCATIONS 5.4, AND THERE'S SOME REQUIRED SET ASIDES THAT ALSO HAVE TO COME OUT OF THAT ALLOCATION.

SO WE WANT TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL ABOUT ADDING STAFF WHEN OUR NUMBERS ARE BEING IMPACTED BY THE VOUCHER SYSTEM, AND THAT FUNDING

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SO THAT'S WHERE THE 1.7 IS GOING TO HELP US HERE OVER TIME AND ALLOW US TO EASE INTO WHATEVER DECISIONS WE NEED TO MAKE FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT.

THERE'S ALSO, LIKE I SAID, A REQUIRED SET ASIDES THAT GO ALONG WITH THE TITLE ONE BUDGET AND THESE ARE IT.

SO OUT OF THAT ALLOCATION, THE NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS GET $341,954.

LAST YEAR THEY GOT ROUGHLY--PATTY YOU KNOW NUMBERS BETTER THAN I DO, BUT I WANT TO SAY THEY GOT ROUGHLY 2.5%.

DOES THAT SOUND ABOUT RIGHT, AND THEN THIS YEAR THEY'RE UP TO ALMOST 3.5%.

SO THE WAY TITLE FUNDING WORKS IS THE PIE DOESN'T GET BIGGER.

THEY JUST DIVIDE IT DIFFERENTLY BASED ON STUDENT POPULATIONS.

SO THE NON PUBLICS BECAUSE THEIR NUMBER OF FREE STUDENTS INCREASE THEY GET A LARGER PORTION OF OUR PIE IF THAT MAKES SENSE. LOCAL NEGLECTED FUNDS.

THE HOMELESS SET ASIDE, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A SECOND.

THAT'S PRIMARILY FOR TRANSPORTATION WITH TITLE ONE AND THEN THE PARENT AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT.

THE BECAUSE OUR BUDGET IS OVER 500,000, OUR ALLOCATION, SORRY, THEY THE STATE AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATES THAT WE DON'T WE DON'T SET THAT AMOUNT.

WE DON'T SET THE LOCAL NEGLECTED.

WE CAN'T SET THE NON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THOSE ARE SET, AND THEN THE CARRYOVER THAT I'D BE PROPOSING FOR THIS YEAR INTO NEXT.

AGAIN, BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS THE 15% AND THE 15% IS THE 820,000.

AGAIN, I THINK THE BEST WAY TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IS TO NOT OVERSTRETCH OURSELVES RIGHT NOW, AND THEN THE HOMELESS SET ASIDE SO WE THE STATE DOESN'T HAVE A FORMULA FOR THE HOMELESS SET ASIDE, BUT WE DO GET TO SELECT THAT.

IF THEY FEEL IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE, THEY'LL LET US KNOW.

WE BUDGET AN EXTRA $355.25 PER STUDENT LAST YEAR.

THE STATE. THAT WAS ON PAR WITH WHAT WAS SEEN AROUND THE REST OF THE STATE.

SO WE DID THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR, HOWEVER.

I MET WITH DR.

YOUNG AND THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF ESSER MONEY LAST YEAR THAT WAS USED ON TRANSPORTATION FOR HOMELESS STUDENTS.

SO THERE IS THERE THERE IS SOME WIGGLE ROOM WITHIN THE BUDGET IF THE 35,000 IS IS NOT ENOUGH, THAT WE COULD STILL SUPPORT OUR HOMELESS POPULATION WITH TITLE ONE MONEY.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL GLADLY TAKE ANY ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE TITLE ONE UPDATE BOARD MEMBERS.

ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS? DIRECTOR GREENWELL, YOU INDICATE THAT THE CARRYOVER OUT OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET 25 IS 821? I GUESS WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA.

821,000. YEAH, ALMOST 822,000.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE ALLOCATION WOULD BE NEXT YEAR.

IT ALWAYS COMES LATE AFTER WAY AFTER THE BUDGET SEASON.

IT DOES UNFORTUNATELY, WHICH DOESN'T HELP US.

SO I STARTED, IF YOU GUYS SPEND ANY TIME WITH ME, I BOTHER PEOPLE.

I'M REALLY PERSISTENT.

SO I START EMAILING THE STATE AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH, ASKING ABOUT ALLOCATIONS AND IF THEY HAVE POSSIBLE PROJECTIONS, AND LAST YEAR I EMAILED THEM RIGHT UP TO AUGUST, AND EVERY TIME THEY JUST TOLD ME NO.

SO THAT DOES MAKE IT CHALLENGING.

YES. KEEP THAT UP.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

WE HAD OUR TITLE ONE TEACHERS AND THE SUPPORTS MTSS WHERE WE WHAT I CALL PORPOISE THEIR HEADCOUNT.

IF WE DIDN'T GET TITLE ONE MONEY, WE REDUCED HEAD COUNT DRAMATICALLY.

THEN NEXT YEAR WE GOT MONEY, WE INCREASED HEADCOUNT.

PEOPLE WERE HESITANT TO TAKE THOSE JOBS.

SO IT'S MY VIEW THAT IF WE CAN KEEP IT STEADY AND KEEP THOSE PEOPLE IN JOBS WITHOUT PORPOISING HEADCOUNT, THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST APPROACH.

YEAH, AND THAT'S OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH LIKE I SAID, WE WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE WITH THE WITH THE MONEY, AND WE DON'T WANT TO END UP IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE TELLING PEOPLE, HEY, WE NEED YOU TO GO INTO A CLASSROOM.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT THROUGH ATTRITION THE BEST WE CAN, AND WHO KNOWS, MAYBE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO FUND AT A HIGH LEVEL.

MY GLASS IS HALF FULL TODAY.

SO WHAT ELSE? DIRECTOR MEYERS.

I'M ONE OF THE NEW GUYS, SO PLEASE TELL ME WHAT MTSS MEANS.

OH, SORRY. MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS.

SO EVERY STUDENT RECEIVES TIER ONE INSTRUCTION FOR ACADEMICS AND FOR BEHAVIOR, AND THEN FOR THE STUDENTS THAT AREN'T IDENTIFIED AS SUCCESSFUL.

SO THEY'RE BELOW PROFICIENCY STANDARDS.

THEY RECEIVE TIER TWO INSTRUCTION, AND THEN IF THEY'RE STILL NOT IF THEY'RE STILL NOT SUCCESSFUL ON TIER TWO INSTRUCTION, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT TITLE IS; TITLE IS A TIER TWO SUPPORT, THEN WE LOOK AT TIER THREE.

IT'S ROUGHLY 20% OF THE STUDENTS WILL NEED TIER TWO AND 5 TO 7% IN A IN A BUILDING WILL NEED TIER THREE.

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OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? BOARD MEMBERS. THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE TITLE 1A BUDGET UPDATE.

THANK YOU. ITEM D.

[IX.D. Board Authorization to Request Modified Supplemental Amount for EL Excess Cost - Patty Blankenship]

IS THERE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE A REQUEST TO THE SBRC FOR MODIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL AMOUNT OF $221,148 FOR EL EXCESS COSTS RELATED TO LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT PROGRAMS? SO MOVED. SECOND.

FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. SEANIECE IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.

ESSER SUMMARY.

[IX.E. ESSER Summary - Dr. Rod Earleywine, Angela Bemus, and Patty Blankenship]

WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THE PRESENTERS TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM IF THEY WISH.

OKAY. SO THIS IS TWO THINGS HERE.

THE FIRST ITEM THAT I WANT TO REVIEW IS THE ESSER THREE FINAL EXPENDITURES.

IT'S IN THE SAME FORMAT THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT FROM THE START OF ESSER TWO AND ESSER THREE, AND BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IS THAT WE HAD A TOTAL OF $38.9 MILLION IN ESSER THREE FUNDING, AND IN FY 24, WE SPENT 16.6 MILLION, AND SO THEN WE JUST HAD A LITTLE BIT LEFT IN FY 25.

WE HAD ABOUT 1.4 MILLION LEFT AND THAT WAS MOSTLY PROGRESS BILLINGS.

ON THE HEATING AND COOLING PROJECTS THAT WERE GOING ON AROUND THE DISTRICT.

SO THIS IS SINCE WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN PRESENTING THIS YOU KNOW, AND WE ALWAYS WE WERE ALWAYS MODIFYING AND IT WAS KIND OF A LIVING BUDGET.

WE WERE MAKING CHANGES AS WE NEEDED TO.

I THOUGHT THAT I JUST WANTED TO BRING THE FINAL SO THAT YOU COULD SEE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THE WRAP UP OF THE FINAL.

SO I JUST WANT YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU'VE REVIEWED THE FINAL ESSER THREE BUDGET AND THEN THE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE BUDGET COLUMN.

BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR GREENWELL, ON THE ON THE SHEET YOU HAVE IN HERE THAT TALKS ABOUT WHAT IS PERSONNEL COST IN FISCAL 2024? WHAT WERE THOSE COSTS, AND YOU KNOW, OUT OF OUT OF YOUR LISTING THOSE ARE PULLED OUT OF THERE.

IT WAS NEARLY $6.4 MILLION JUST OF ESSER FUNDS.

CERTAINLY WE HAD OTHER POSITIONS THAT WERE ADDED, BUT ONE OF THEM WAS THE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS TO REDUCE CLASS SIZE, THAT TOP THAT TOP NUMBER, $1.7 MILLION TO REDUCE CLASS SIZES, AND THEN WE HAD THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCEPT TEACHERS.

SO THE ADDITIONAL READING TEACHERS AND THE LIKE TWO POINT ALMOST $2.3 MILLION.

SO YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SOME FOLKS EARLIER THAT CAME UP AND SPOKE AND SAID, HEY, IF YOU'RE IN GOOD FINANCIAL SHAPE, WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU CUTTING $7 MILLION FOR? I THINK THIS IS EXHIBIT NUMBER ONE.

IN THAT IN THAT ARGUMENT THAT YOU HAVE ALMOST $7 MILLION, $6.4 MILLION THAT WERE PAID FOR VIA ESSER IN 24, THAT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE FUNDS IN 25 AND THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO DO THE WHAT WE CALL REORGANIZATION IN 25 AND ASSIGN PEOPLE TO THE CLASSROOM.

SO FOR FOLKS WHO WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ESSER FUNDING, I THINK THESE DOCUMENTS REALLY HELP, HELP POINT THAT OUT, THAT WE LOST A LOT OF REVENUE RELATED TO PERSONNEL FROM ESSER THAT WE HAD COUNTED ON FOR, QUITE FRANKLY, THE LAST 2 TO 3 YEARS.

SO, THEN THE SECOND PART OF THIS PRESENTATION IS JUST TO RELOOK AT ESSER ONE, TWO AND THREE IN TOTAL.

I THINK YOU HAVE A SUMMARY SHEET IN THE PACKET.

SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, GO.

I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT FROM 2021 ON, WE HAD $59 MILLION IN ESSER FUNDING, AND THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY, AND THE TOP CATEGORY WAS TEACHER SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

WHETHER THAT WAS RELATED TO VIRTUAL TEACHERS, THE READING TEACHERS OR ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM SIZE REDUCTION TEACHERS, THAT WAS $15.5 MILLION, AND THEN THE

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SO I JUST I JUST THINK IT'S GOOD TO LOOK AT THIS SUMMARY AND SEE WHERE THE DISTRICT SPENT THE MONEY AND, AND THIS WAS ALL, YOU KNOW, RESTRICTED FUNDS THAT WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A, WE DON'T HAVE A REPLACEMENT FUNDING SOURCE FOR ESSER, AND THE OTHER THING TO NOTE, YOU CAN SEE I HAVE AN ASTERISK BY THREE ITEMS, AND THOSE ITEMS HAVE MINIMUM OF $10 MILLION IN SPENDING AUTHORITY SAVINGS. SO YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT OUR SPENDING AUTHORITY BALANCE, AND IT'S HEALTHY.

IT'S HEALTHY.

THERE'S MINIMUM OF 10 MILLION OF IT IS IS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO HAVING THIS ESSER FUNDING, AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE WITH ESSER YOU UNLIKE TITLE ONE WE WERE ALLOWED TO SUPPLANT.

SO WE PAID TEACHER SALARIES THAT WE WERE NORMALLY THAT WERE NORMALLY PAID WITH GENERAL FUND, UNRESTRICTED SOURCE.

WE USED ESSER DOLLARS TO FUND THOSE POSITIONS, ESPECIALLY IN LIKE YEAR 22 AND 23.

SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY WE HAVE A HEALTHY SPENDING AUTHORITY BALANCE.

I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.

MOST OF THOSE FUNDS WERE THE VIBE ACADEMY.

A BIG PORTION OF THEM WERE THE VIBE ACADEMY THAT ARE NO LONGER AROUND.

SO JUST THAT THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE ESSER THREE EXPENDITURES.

SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY OTHER BEFORE WE GO, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BOARD MEMBERS ON THIS? ANY MORE QUESTIONS? SEANIECE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE ESSER THREE EXPENDITURE UPDATE.

THANK YOU. ITEM F FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET GUIDING PRINCIPLES, DR.

[IX.F. FY26 Budget Guiding Principles - Dr. Rod Earleywine]

JUST LOOK AT IT. THESE ARE JUST PUTS UP GUIDE RAILS FOR THE BOARD TO ADHERE TO.

IT'S NOT POLICY.

SO IF YOU CHOOSE DOWN THE ROAD TO GO BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, THAT'S IN FACT A BOARD DECISION BUT THIS IS JUST GOOD FISCAL POLICY TO FOLLOW.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR GREENWELL. YEAH, IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THERE WERE A COUPLE OF CHANGES THAT WE HAD MADE TO OUR HISTORIC GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AND I THINK WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE, THE ITEM ONE A, A MULTI-YEAR STRATEGY WITH CASH POSITION AND SPENDING AUTHORITY SHOULD BE SHOULD NOT DECREASE BELOW 20%.

HISTORICALLY, WHEN IT WAS DOWN TO, I THINK LESS THAN 15, WE SAID TEN, I'D SAY LESS.

CERTAINLY LESS THAN 15.

RIGHT, AND THAT WAS FAR TOO LOW.

I THINK THE IASB HAS COME OUT WITH A RECOMMENDATION NOW THAT IT SHOULD BE BETWEEN 17 OR 20% SHOULD BE YOUR MINIMUM, AND WE DISCUSSED IT IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND KIND OF SETTLED ON THE 20%, BUT I THINK THE ONE THAT WE ADDED IS THAT A SUSTAINABLE GENERAL FUND SHOULD BE SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK AT, AND WE SHOULD NOT GO NEGATIVE MORE THAN 3.5% OF THE SPENDING AUTHORITY AS A RESERVE. IN OTHER WORDS, DEFICIT SPENDING SET A SORT OF A MAX ON A DEFICIT SPENDING AMOUNT.

I MEAN, WE DEFICIT SPENT ROUGHLY WHEN WE WERE PREPARING OUR BUDGET, WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE AROUND $4 MILLION.

THIS THIS 3.5%.

IF YOU LOOK AT OUR IF YOU LOOK AT OUR GENERAL FUND, SAY, AROUND $200 MILLION, THAT 3.5% WOULD BE $7.5 MILLION.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE KIND OF SAYING, GUYS DON'T SPEND WAY MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE IN.

THE IDEA BEING THAT WHEN YOU'RE SPENDING MORE THAN YOU TAKE IN, SOONER OR LATER YOU COME TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, AND IF YOUR SLED IS GOING REALLY FAST, IT'S GOING TO HURT WHEN YOU STOP, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT GOING SO FAST, YOU CAN STOP EASIER AND BE UNDER GREATER CONTROL.

SO THAT ONE IS A NEW THAT ONE IS A NEW CONCEPT.

IT'S NEVER BEEN IN THERE BEFORE, AND MR. MEYERS RECOMMENDED THAT ONE AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS A REASONABLE GUARDRAIL, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT.

RIGHT, AND IF YOU JUST SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS, IF YOU DO GO NEGATIVE, YOU WILL BE IN FRONT OF THE SBRC AND YOU WILL THEY WILL DEMAND A

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SO AGAIN, JUST BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.

IF YOU START TAKING BIG BITES OUT OF THAT UNSPENT BALANCE RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS PEOPLE ARE SAYING, JEEZ, YOU HAVE 75 MILLION.

SPEND IT. BE VERY, VERY CAUTIOUS AND CAREFUL ON HOW YOU SPEND IT AND WHAT YOU'RE USING FOR REOCCURRING EXPENSES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

REOCCURRING OPERATING EXPENSES.

IF YOU THINK IT'S A ONE YEAR OR MAYBE EVEN A TWO YEAR DIP INTO IT, IT IS PROBABLY NOT UNREASONABLE.

IF YOU'RE PROJECTING LONG TERM OPERATING EXPENSES THAT YOU'RE USING FUND UNSPENT SPENDING AUTHORITY.

THAT'S THE WRONG FINANCIAL MOVE TO MAKE.

YOU'LL GO UPSIDE DOWN, AND AS JOHN SAID, YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF NOT A SOFT LANDING, BUT A VERY HARD LANDING AT SOME POINT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGETARY GUIDING PRINCIPLES? SO MOVED. SECOND.

WE HAVE A FIRST. WE HAVE A SECOND.

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

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.

ITEM G RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER APPROVING TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND SETTING HEARING ON PROPOSED RESOLUTION.

[IX.G. Resolution to Consider Approving Transfer of Funds to the Flexibility Account Within the General Fund and Setting Hearing on Proposed Resolution Approving Expenditure of Funds in the Flexibility Account – Patty Blankenship]

PATTY BLANKENSHIP.

SO SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE STATE CREATED THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT, WHICH BASICALLY GIVES LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SOME CONTROL OVER SOME UNSPENT CATEGORICAL DOLLARS.

SO IT'S A TWO STEP PROCESS.

THE FIRST THING THAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS YOU KNOW, APPROVE THAT WE APPROVE OF THESE TRANSFERS AND THEN SET A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN AT THE NEXT MEETING WELL TWO MEETINGS FROM NOW, WE THEN YOU PASS THE RESOLUTION.

SO ALL I'M ASKING YOU FOR TO DO TODAY IS OKAY.

CONSIDER THE TRANSFER.

CONSIDER MOVING THESE FUNDS TO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT AND CONSIDER SPENDING THEM ON MIDDLE SCHOOL READING TEACHERS SALARY AND BENEFITS AND IF NEEDED, ANY OTHER GENERAL FUND PURPOSE AND THEN IF YOU AGREE TO THAT, THEN WE WILL PUBLISH.

WE'LL GET THE PUBLIC HEARING SET UP AND WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER, AND THEN AT THE NOVEMBER 25TH MEETING, AT THE FIRST PART OF THE MEETING, WE'LL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN IN THE ACTION PART OF THE MEETING, YOU WOULD PASS THAT RESOLUTION, AND THE DOLLARS THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT ARE THE TEACHER LEADERSHIP SUPPLEMENT BALANCE AT JUNE 30TH, 2024, HAD AN ENDING BALANCE OF ABOUT ONE.

1 MILLION, 1.1 MILLION.

WE'RE WANTING TO TRANSFER THAT INTO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT, AND WE ALSO HAD SOME PREVIOUS MARKET FACTOR INCENTIVE DOLLARS AND ACTUALLY THE BOARD IN JUNE, ON JUNE 14TH OF 2021, THE BOARD DID APPROVE THAT WE MOVE THOSE DOLLARS, 128,000.

THAT'S AN EXPIRED PROGRAM.

THE BOARD APPROVED THAT WE COULD MOVE THAT MONEY INTO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT.

SO NOW I WANT I NEED TO DO THE SECOND PIECE OF THAT, HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY SPEND THOSE DOLLARS, AND WHEN WE DO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS, WE STILL HAVE TO TRACK THEM. THEY DON'T JUST GET INTO THE GENERAL FUND.

THEY KEEP THEIR IDENTITY AS THEY WERE THESE FLEXIBILITY DOLLARS, AND I HAVE TO SHOW TO THE STATE THAT, YEAH, WE SPENT THE FLEXIBILITY DOLLARS ON WHATEVER THIS RESOLUTION SAID.

SO WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF ABOUT $1.1 MILLION OF TEACHER LEADERSHIP SUPPLEMENT FUNDING TO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT, AND THEN TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR NOVEMBER 25TH ON THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION, WHICH IS IN YOUR PACKET SO THAT WE CAN EXPEND THOSE DOLLARS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO CONSIDER APPROVING TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, AND SETTING A HEARING ON PROPOSED RESOLUTION, APPROVING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS IN THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

WE HAVE FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND BOARD MEMBERS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. DIRECTOR MILLER.

PATTY, WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T APPROVE THESE DOLLARS TO BE MOVED? WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM? WELL, THEY WOULD STAY.

THEY WOULD STAY AS CATEGORICAL BALANCES, AND THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO GROW, POTENTIALLY, AND THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT IS YOU KNOW, WE'VE KIND OF BUILT OUR BUDGET THAT WE WERE

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WELL, SINCE THIS FLEXIBILITY CAME OUT, WE STOPPED DOING THAT LAST YEAR KNOWING THAT WE COULD DO THIS.

IT'S AN EASIER, CLEANER PROCESS TO JUST TRANSFER THE MONEY TO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT AND USE IT FOR THOSE TEACHER SALARIES, VERSUS TRYING TO TRACK A BACKFILLED POSITION OF A TEACHING COACH OR TEACHER, LEADER OR FACILITATOR.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR GREENWELL. WELL, PART OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS I WAS LOOKING TO GIVE IT TO A GENERAL FUND UNALLOCATED HOME.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE COULD DO ANYTHING WITH IT AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD GIVE US THE MOST FLEXIBILITY, BUT PATTY CORRECTLY POINTED OUT THAT WE HAVE TO TRACK THAT BY THE STATE.

SO WE HAVE TO SAY THESE WERE FLEXIBILITY FUNDS THAT YOU MOVED OUT OF THE FLEXIBILITY FUND.

HERE IS HOW YOU SPENT THOSE, AND IF WE IF WE ALLOCATE IT TO A SPECIFIC THING, THE TRACKING BECOMES MUCH EASIER VERSUS HEY, I'M JUST GOING TO ALLOCATE IT ACROSS ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT EXPENSES AND NEEDS, AND TRYING TO KEEP TRACK OF THAT IS, YOU KNOW, PLAYING WHACK A MOLE.

SO SHE THOUGHT THE BEST WAY AND I THINK WE AGREED WITH HER.

THE BEST WAY TO DO IT WAS TO ASSIGN IT TO ONE CATEGORY.

SO IT'S EASY TO TRACE, IT'S EASY TO ACCOUNTING, IT'S EASY TO ACCOUNT FOR, AND YOU'RE NOT PLAYING, YOU KNOW, WHACK A MOLE.

WHERE DID IT GO? IT'S JUST PURELY FOR PURELY FOR EASE OF EASE OF USE OR EASE OF MANAGEMENT IS WHAT THAT WAS.

SO I INTEND ON THIS BEING SOMETHING THAT WE DO ANNUALLY, ALMOST ROUTINELY, AT ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR, THAT WE MOVE THOSE ENDING BALANCES IN THE TLC ACCOUNT TO THE FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT TO BE USED IN MOST LIKELY TEACHER SALARIES IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER.

IT'S JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CATEGORICAL FUND.

IF YOU DON'T USE IT, IT HANGS IN LIMBO.

SO THESE FUNDS WOULD HAVE BEEN HELD IN LIMBO FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THEM.

YOU KNOW, THE STATE DOES TRACK THIS.

THEY DO TRACK WHAT'S THE TOTAL THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF ALL THE CATEGORICAL DOLLARS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND THEY DON'T LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THESE BALANCES GROWING AND OR AND NOT BEING USED.

SO IT'S TO OUR BENEFIT.

YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO SPEND THE DOLLARS.

BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THE MOTION PASSES.

I DECLARE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.

SIX ZERO. ITEM H, EV BUS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.

[IX.H. EV Bus Infrastructure Project - Tim Paul]

WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT WE SET THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, NOVEMBER 11TH, FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE PLANS AND SPECS OF THE EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FUTURE 15 BUSSES THAT WILL BE COMING.

THIS IS PLANNED TO BE LOCATED ON THE WAREHOUSE AT O&M.

THERE'S A SLOT ALL THE BUSSES PARK IN THAT VICINITY.

THERE'S A SPOT RIGHT ALONG THE BUILDING WHERE WE CAN PUT IN 15 EV CHARGERS.

THERE'LL BE 30 KILOWATT CHARGERS FOR 14 BUSSES, AND THEN THERE'LL BE A PROVISION FOR A 60 KILOWATT FAST CHARGE IN CASE WE NEED TO GET ONE IN THAT EITHER FAILED TO GET CHARGED OR WHATEVER THE REASON MIGHT BE THAT WE CAN QUICK CHARGE THAT ONE.

THIS ALSO BRINGS A NEW SERVICE TO THAT BUILDING AND A NEW TRANSFORMER TO SUPPLY THAT POWER.

WE'VE WORKED WITH MID-AMERICA TO LAY THIS PROCESS OUT ALONG WITH EDA.

IT ALSO HAS A PROVISION FOR A FUTURE TIE IN OF SOLAR.

IF WE EVER WANTED TO GO DOWN THAT ROUTE TO HAVE SOLAR INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPLYING TO THE GRID.

SO TONIGHT WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE SETTING, THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN SEE IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND GET THE PLANS AND SPECS SO WE CAN GET THESE OUT TO BID, AND WE SHOULD HAVE THEM BACK SOMETIME IN DECEMBER THAT WE WOULD ASK FOR APPROVAL FOR THE 1ST JANUARY BOARD MEETING OF THE CONTRACTS WHEN THEY COME BACK.

THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES. DIRECTOR MILLER.

TIM, SO WHAT WE'RE APPROVING TONIGHT IS THE $25,000 TO DO THE DESIGN, SO YOU CAN SEND THAT OUT PLUS THE PUBLIC HEARING? I JUST INCLUDED THE $25,000 IN THERE, DIRECTOR MILLER, FOR FYI SAKE.

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SO THEY'VE DONE THE DESIGN WORK.

NOW YOU'RE JUST APPROVING THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE THAT WILL GO OUT FOR BID.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IS THERE A MOTION TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING AT 6 P.M.

LOCAL TIME AT THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER AT 627 4TH STREET, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, ON THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2024.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE REVIEWED AT THE PURCHASING MANAGER'S OFFICE AT THE SAME ADDRESS.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

WE HAVE A FIRST, AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

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

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.

CONTRACTS, ITEM I.

[IX.I. Contracts for Board Approval - Jim Vanderloo and Jarod Mozer]

MR. VANDERLOO, MR. MOZER, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACT TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING AND ACTIVITIES.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

WE HAVE A FIRST, AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

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

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.

FACILITY RENTAL CONTRACT AGAIN, MR.

[IX.J. Facility Rental Contract - Jim Vanderloo and Jarod Mozer]

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

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

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO.

WE'RE AT THAT TIME. ITEM TEN, ADJOURN.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.