[I. Call to Order]
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>> GOOD EVENING. IT'S SEPTEMBER 22, 2025, AT 6:06 PM.
I NOW CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> SEANIECE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
[IV. Approval of Agenda]
>> BOARD MEMBERS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA?
>> WE HAVE FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE AGENDA, SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE HAVE A GOOD NEWS REPORT FROM DR. CORTEVA.
[V.A. Irving Dual Language Elementary School]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD NEWS.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD SOMETHING TO OUR BOARD MEETINGS IN WHICH WE HIGHLIGHT INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS AS A JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO HIGHLIGHT IRVING ELEMENTARY, SIR.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WELCOME TO IRVING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL [INAUDIBLE].
WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO SERVE STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL PROGRAM.
IN THIS PROGRAM, OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME FULLY BI-LITERATE AND BILINGUAL IN ALL ACADEMIC AREAS.
THE VISA MAKER IS DUAL IN SCHOOL, SPECIAL ART COURSES ARE FULL SKILLERS OF EDUCATION.
NUMBER 1, BY GOING FOR WOMEN'S BI-LITERACY, WE STRIVE TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS CAN COMMUNICATE BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO READ AND WRITE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
SECOND HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.
THIRD, THE SOCIAL CULTURE OF COMPETENCE.
THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE ENSURES THAT WE HAVE EVERYONE'S NEEDS.
WE CAN WORK WITH EACH OTHER COLLABORATIVELY, RESPECTFULLY, AND EVALUATE EVERYBODY'S DIFFERENCES AND AGREEMENTS.
THE 4TH PILLAR IS CRITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS.
CRITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS IMPLIES THAT WE CAN ALL MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL MAKE OUR WORLD, OUR SCHOOL, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CITY A MUCH BETTER IS.
WE ALSO HAVE A SIMPLE 3RD CALLED THE [INAUDIBLE], MOST WE ADDED A CHEER SQUAD.
NOT TO MENTION, ALSO, WE HAVE THE HA HERO, WHICH IS A STUDENT-LED NEWSPAPER.
OUR PARENT MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS A SUCCESS.
OVER 70 PARENTS ATTEND EACH PARENT MEETING.
THE PARENT MEETINGS SERVE AS A WAY FOR THE SCHOOL TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PARENTS AND THE PARENTS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SCHOOL.
THEY TELL US WHAT THEY WANT TO LEARN ABOUT, AND THEN WE PROVIDE THAT PRO.
THE RENEWABLE LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLACE THAT RECOGNIZES, VALUES, AND RESPECTS EVERYONE WHO ENTERS OR BUILDING.
IT DOES NOT MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOMED WITH VALUE [INAUDIBLE]. [APPLAUSE]
>> SO EVERY BOARD, EVERY BOARD MEETING, WE WILL RECOGNIZE A DIFFERENT SCHOOL SO THAT Y'ALL GET A TASTE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE HAVE SOME PHENOMENAL SCHOOLS.
THIS IS AN AMAZING SCHOOL DISTRICT TO WORK IN.
THERE ARE A GREAT MANY THINGS GOING ON.
OUR COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT DOES A FANTASTIC JOB COMMUNICATING.
WE HAVE ENOUGH SCHOOLS THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE JUICE ON THAT HELPS IN TERMS OF Y'ALL JUST GETTING THE VISUAL OF WHAT WE DO.
I'VE VISITED SEVERAL SCHOOLS THIS PAST WEEK, THE LAST FEW WEEKS, AS I DO EVERY TIME BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS.
GET A CHANCE TO SEE 1ST HAND AND WALK INTO SOME CLASSROOMS. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WALKING THROUGH NORTH WITH ONE OF THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, WHO OBVIOUSLY HAS MORE STAMINA THAN I DO.
HE WALKED THROUGH SO MANY CLASSROOMS THAT AT THE END, I ACTUALLY HAD TO TAKE A BREAK, DOING REALLY SEE SOME GREAT TEACHING.
AS ALWAYS, WE HAVE MORE WE CAN DO FOR OUR STUDENTS.
OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS TO FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT AND THINGS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, AND OUR COMMUNITY.
I HOPE YOU FEEL THAT EVERY DAY.
I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS WHERE WE'RE FOCUSING ON, SO THAT IT CONCLUDES MY SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. PRETTY IMPRESSED THAT HE LANDED A HELICOPTER OVER THERE. DID YOU FLY IT IN?
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CITIZEN INPUT. AT THIS TIME,[VI. Citizen Input]
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INVITES INDIVIDUALS OR DELEGATIONS TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ISSUES RELATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS 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.
SEANIECE, DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN INPUT?
YOU KNOW YOU KNOW THE DRILL. NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> I HOPE IT IS STILL THE SAME, MONIQUE SCARLET, FULL ADDRESS, 3823 JONES STREET, SIOUX CITY, IOWA.
FIRST OF ALL, WANT TO I'M ELATED TO SEE THE GOOD NEWS BACK IN, SO THAT'S WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING YOUR ACTS OF KINDNESS AND CARE DURING MY RECOVERY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW MUCH YOU SHOWED THAT YOU CARED.
I'M HERE TONIGHT AS THE SIOUX CITY NAACP PRESIDENT, AND I AM HERE BECAUSE WE CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE MOVEMENT IN THIS COMMUNITY.
EDUCATION MATTERS, AND IT MATTERS FOR EVERY STUDENT, PARENT, AND EDUCATOR, AS YOU ALL KNOW.
MY CONCERN IS ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE LAST SPECIAL MEETING OR ATTEMPT FOR A SPECIAL MEETING TO TAKE PLACE CONCERNING AN EMPLOYEE.
CERTAIN INFORMATION SHOULDN'T BE DISCLOSED.
HOWEVER, THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN OUR CITY.
WE HOLD ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FIX WHATEVER IS BROKEN SO THAT WE CAN BUILD BACK TOGETHER.
I JUST CAME TO STRESS MY CONCERN AS THE PRESIDENT, ALSO AS A FORMER BOARD MEMBER.
I UNDERSTAND THE TASK AT HAND.
HOWEVER, WHATEVER IS GOING ON, I THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE MADE AWARE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE WHILE PRESERVING THE PRIVACY OF THE INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU.
>> MISS MONIQUE, YOU HAVE JUST A CLARIFYING QUESTION.
DON'T YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU COULD PROMOTE RIGHT NOW, COMING UP?
THE SIOUX CITY NAACP WILL BE HOSTING ITS ANNUAL FREEDOM FUND BANQUET ON OCTOBER 18TH OF 2025, AT 6:00 P.M.
A FORMAL LETTER WENT OUT ALONG WITH FLYERS.
WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL PURCHASE A TABLE, AS YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST, TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN WHO COME FROM THIS CITY TO ATTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> SEANIECE, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE?
[VII. Consent Action Item(s)]
>> CONSENT ACTION ITEMS ARE THE FOLLOWING: BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025, AND DR. JUAN CORTEVA.
B, BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025, DR. JUAN CORTEVA.
ITEM C, BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2025, DR. JUAN CORTEVA.
ITEM D, FINANCE REPORT, PADDY BLANKENSHIP; ITEM E, AUDIT ENGAGEMENT LETTER FOR JUNE 30TH, 2025, PADDY BLANKENSHIP.
BOARD MEMBERS, THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS.
WE HAVE A SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ANY DISCUSSION.
SEANIECE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE ACTION ITEM, SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY, ACTION ITEMS APPROVED OR CONSENT ITEMS APPROVED 70.
[VIII.A. East High Field Lease – Tim Paul]
ITEM 8 HEARINGS, EAST HIGH FIELD LEASE.TIM PAUL IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
NOTICE WAS PROVIDED THAT A HEARING WOULD BE HELD AT 6:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME AT THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER AT 6:27 FOURTH STREET, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, ON THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025, FOR THE EAST HIGH FIELD LEASE.
ANY INTERESTED PARTY MAY APPEAR AND FILE OBJECTIONS AND ANY INFORMATION FOR OR AGAINST.
THE SAME WILL BE HEARD ON THE EAST HIGH FIELD LEASE WITH THE FINAL DECISION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS A MATTER OF RECORD.
SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT FOR THIS HEARING?
>> TERRY. REMEMBER YOUR NAME, ADDRESS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. TERRY KILBERG, 1609 WEST 14TH STREET, SIOUX CITY, IOWA.
THANK YOU, DR. CORTEVA AND BOARD MEMBERS, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
I DID WANT TO SPEAK ON THE TOPIC OF THE PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT,
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THE 8-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MORNINGSIDE IN EAST HIGH.I FIRST WANT TO STATE, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR THE RECORD, NOTHING PERSONALLY AGAINST EAST HIGH OR MORNINGSIDE.
I MEAN, I WISH WE COULD ALL GET TURF ON ALL 3 HIGH SCHOOLS WITHIN TOWN, BUT AS WE STAND TODAY, THAT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE THE CASE.
I'M IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE VOTE NO ON THIS LEASE AGREEMENT.
THE REASON FOR THAT IS REALLY 2 MAIN REASONS.
AS A BOARD MEMBER, I BELIEVE WE ALL SHOULD BE LOOKING OUT FOR, YOU KNOW, BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISTRICT.
YOU KNOW, I'VE LISTENED TO SEVERAL BOARD MEETINGS IN THE PAST, AND I'VE HEARD DIFFERENT BOARD MEMBERS TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING GOOD FINANCIAL DECISIONS FOR THE DISTRICT BECAUSE FUNDING IS SHORT AND SCARCE AS IT IS, AND PROBABLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO GET EVEN TIGHTER.
ONE, FROM A FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY STANDPOINT, I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S A GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE DISTRICT.
TWO, I FEEL LIKE ALL KIDS IN THE CITY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT SIDE OF THE DISTRICT YOU LIVE ON, WHETHER IT'S THE NORTH SIDE, EAST SIDE, OR WEST SIDE.
THEY SHOULD ALL BE GIVEN THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY ON THE SAME TYPE OF ATHLETIC FIELDS.
AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, I'D LOVE TO SEE ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE TURF FIELDS, BUT I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE MENTIONED THAT YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE BOARD THAT I DON'T KNOW IF ALL OF YOU WERE BOARD MEMBERS AT THAT TIME, BUT THERE WAS A DECISION TO PUT LIGHTS ON THE 3 BASEBALL FIELDS IN SIOUX CITY.
FROM WHAT I RECALL DURING THAT PROCESS, THE BOARD'S STANCE WAS NOT GOING TO ALLOW LIGHTS TO GO ON ONE FIELD UNTIL ALL 3 FIELDS COULD GET LIGHTS.
I GUESS NOT THAT YOU HAVE TO ANSWER RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT, BUT MY QUESTION WOULD BE, WHY IS THIS TURF DIFFERENT? WE'RE A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AGAIN, I THINK ALL THE KIDS DESERVE TO HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT.
I WAS GOING TO COME IN AND TALK ABOUT THE COST OF RENTAL.
I KNOW THE LEASE AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW PROPOSES $495,000 TO PUT TURF ON THE FIELD. THAT WOULD BE FOR 8 YEARS.
MORNING SIDE WOULD COVER UP TO THE FIRST $5,000 OF REPAIRS, AND THEN ANYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT WOULD BE SPLIT 50- 50 BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE.
THERE WERE SOME ESTIMATES ABOUT TURF REPAIR OVER THE LIFE OF THE TURF, AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT IF YOU HAD ERRORS OR TORN TURF IN BETWEEN TIMES? I DON'T NEED TO GET INTO THOSE TOPICS, BUT I MEAN, I CAN TALK MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT.
I'D JUST SAY THAT WHAT WAS PRESENTED IN PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS, FROM THE DOCUMENTS I FOUND, THERE WAS AN ESTIMATE IN THE LAST MEETING SAYING THAT AT THE END OF THE LIFE OF THE TURF, REPLACING IT WOULD BE $250,000.
I THINK MR. SIKES OR BJ COOK HAD MENTIONED THAT.
HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE TURNED INTO THE BOARD MEETING FROM THE TURF MANUFACTURER.
THEIR ESTIMATE WAS 350000 TO $450,000 AT THE END OF THE LIFE OF THE TURF.
PRETTY BIG DIFFERENCE $250000, 350000, OR 450000.
I JUST THINK THERE'S BEEN AGAIN, MAYBE IF I'M THE OTHER PARTY TRYING TO PRESENT THIS TO THE BOARD, I WANT IT TO LOOK AS GREAT AS AKIN TO YOU, RIGHT? BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S THE BEST DEAL IN THE WORLD, AND PLEASE VOTE FOR IT.
BUT IN REALITY, I KNOW WE'VE MENTIONED A FEW TIMES THAT IT'S A GIFT.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH BOARD MEMBERS, BUT I KNOW FROM THE LAST MEETING, THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS LIKE, HOW CAN WE TURN THIS DOWN? IT'S A GIFT. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD DO THAT.
I WOULD CHALLENGE YOU TO NOT EVEN CHALLENGE YOU, BUT I WOULD ASK YOU IS IT REALLY A GIFT OR IS IT AN ADVANCED PAYMENT OF RENTAL FEES THAT MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE WOULD PAY THE DISTRICT? BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE A RENTAL POLICY IN PLACE RIGHT NOW THAT IS $250 AN HOUR, WITH A MINIMUM OF 2 HOURS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL FIELDS IN TOWN, WHETHER IT'S EAST, WEST, OR NORTH.
DOING SOME CALCULATIONS, I KNOW THERE WAS A DOCUMENT THAT CAME OUT THIS WEEK.
THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME OVER THE PHONE.
BUT I KNOW THERE WAS A DOCUMENT THAT WAS SENT OUT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS STATING SOMETHING ABOUT $50,000 IN RENTAL FEES POTENTIALLY.
I DID SOME QUICK MATH, WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT MORNINGSIDE USING THE EAST HIGH FIELD 12.5 HOURS A WEEK? I THINK WE ALL CAN STAND HERE AND AGREE THAT WE ARE BASEBALL GUYS, BETWEEN THEIR JV AND THEIR VARSITY, THEY'RE GOING TO USE THE FIELD MORE THAN 12.5 HOURS A WEEK, BASED ON THE CURRENT RENTAL AGREEMENT AND THE FEES.
AGAIN, IF THE DISTRICT HAD $495,000 IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NOW FOR ACTIVITIES, I WOULD ASK YOU, WOULD YOU TAKE THAT $495,000 OUT AND GO PAY TO PUT TURF ON EAST HIGH'S FIELD AND NOT NORTH AND WEST? BECAUSE THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, ALLOWS YOU TO RENT THE FIELD.
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AGAIN, INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING, I KNOW SOME PEOPLE I LOOK UP TO HAVE TOLD ME IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING, HAVE A POSSIBLE SOLUTION.SO I WOULD SAY, LET'S LET EXCUSE ME, MORNINGSIDE RENT THE EAST HIGH FIELD. RENT IT.
PLAY ON IT WITH GRASS AND TURF, JUST LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.
THEY RENTED THE EXPLORERS BALLPARK, AND THAT WAS GRASS AND TURF.
SO WHY CAN'T THEY PLAY ON THE EAST FIELD WITH GRASS AND TURF?
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> DAVID, YOU'RE UP. NAME AND THE ADDRESS.
>> HELLO, DAVID HALL, 65 SHADY LANES, CITY, IOWA.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND WELCOME.
>> JUST NOW, I WAS PART OF THE PROJECT FOR NORTH HIGH ON THE BUILDING PROJECT FOR THE BASEBALL FIELD.
GOING THROUGH THAT, I'VE NEVER BEEN THROUGH THIS SCENARIO BEFORE, BUT MY EYES WERE OPENED UP TO A LOT OF THINGS THAT INVOLVED GETTING THE BUILDING BUILT FOR NORTH, OPPOSED TO GETTING THE BUILDING BUILT FOR EAST.
WE WERE FACED WITH BUILDING PERMIT ISSUES, DETENTION PONDS, RESTROOMS, EXITS, OCCUPANCIES, ALL OF THESE THINGS.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ACCURATE OR NOT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE WE DO THIS THAT THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO COME BACK AND SAY, "HEY, YOU CAN'T HAVE OCCUPANCY IN THIS BUILDING FOR A BASEBALL FACILITY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT FOUR EXITS, THERE'S NOT RESTROOMS, THERE'S NOT POWER, THERE'S PLUMBING." THESE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES THAT MAY COME TO THE TAXPAYERS OR WHOEVER IT IS THAT'S GOING TO PAY FOR THIS.
THAT WAS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT I THINK THAT SOME OF OUR GROUP THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THAT PROJECT HAD.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S AN EIGHT-YEAR LEASE PROGRAM OR A 1-8 YEAR LEASE PROGRAM.
NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW THAT WORKS.
THE TURF COSTS. YEAH, I'M LOOKING AT IT FROM A NATIONAL SCOPE, AS FAR AS WHAT IT COSTS IS 400-500,000.
DON'T KNOW HOW THAT LINES UP WITH YOUR RFQS, DIDN'T KNOW IF THOSE RFQS WERE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC REVIEW TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THIS EXACTLY INVOLVED, AS FAR AS WHAT TURF? HOW THAT INSTALLATION IS? AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
YEAH. BASICALLY MEETING ALL OF THE CODES AND REQUIREMENTS FROM THE CITY BECAUSE WE DID RUN THROUGH A LOT OF STRUGGLES, AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR ALL OF THOSE OUT OF OUR DONATIONS.
I KNOW THAT EAST HIGH WAS GRANTED A COURT BUILDING PERMIT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT PERMIT IT WAS.
IT SOUNDED TO ME LIKE IT WAS JUST A OUTDOOR STORAGE BUILDING AND THEN USED FOR BASEBALL FACILITIES.
I CALLED TO CITY INSPECTION DEPARTMENT TODAY TO TRY TO GET THAT PERMIT, TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT WAS THAT PERMIT FOR? JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERED AND WE DO GO THROUGH WITH THIS.
HOW EXACTLY IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT FINANCIALLY IN THE FUTURE, IF THERE IS A HOLD UP STOP WAIT, CAN'T HAVE THIS OCCUPANCY HERE.
I'VE GOT THESE DOCUMENTS ALL TYPED OUT.
I LIKE TO LEAVE THEM HERE FOR YOU TO REVIEW.
JUST AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THAT NORTH PROJECT WENT IN COMPARISON TO HOW THE EAST PROJECT WENT, AND MAYBE SEE IF WE ARE BEING FISCALLY FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE TWO PROJECTS WHEN THEY GO THROUGH AND IF THEY DO GO THROUGH. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR MILLER.
>> CAN YOU CLARIFY THE DETENTION POND THAT THERE WAS, ONE THAT HAD TO BE PUT IN AT NORTH. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
>> WE ACTUALLY HAD ONE, I THINK.
THERE WAS DETENTION POND THERE.
THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT HOW IT HAD TO BE MOVED.
WE GOT THROUGH THOSE SCENARIOS.
THE ACTUAL BUILDING AND THE BUILDING PLANS. I WORKED FOR LIGHT FORMS. WE DID ALL CONCRETE LIGHT FORM BUILDING.
WE WERE ABLE TO DONATE A LOT OF MATERIALS TO TRY TO SAVE SOME MONEY. WE DID THAT.
BUT THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT, WE HANDED THEM AN ENGINEER STAMP SET OF DRAWINGS.
THEY DECLINED THOSE STAMP DRAWINGS WHEN WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD APPROVE THOSE IF WE GAVE THEM A STAMP SET OF DRAWINGS.
I WAS QUESTIONING THESE THINGS.
I WAS SAYING, SO YOU CAN GO TO MENARDS AND YOU CAN BUY A STICK FRAME BUILDING AND INSTALL IT WITHOUT A PERMIT, BUT WHEN WE WANT TO GO AND BUILD A CONCRETE BUILDING, AND WE HAD TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE HOOPS ANYWAY, IT WAS A BIG SCENARIO.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS FACILITY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE INDOOR FACILITY, I THINK IS IN THAT CONTRACT TO BE USED BY THE MORNING SIDE.
JUST IN LIGHT OF ALL OF THAT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS THAT FACILITY GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE USED WITH THE OCCUPANCY,
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WITH THE PEOPLE WITH THE PARKING SPACES THAT THEY REQUIRE, WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT THE CITY REQUIRES FOR THESE THINGS? ARE WE GOING TO BE FACED WITH SOME OTHER TYPE OF EXPENSES THAT WE HAVE TO DO THAT WE'RE NOT RECOGNIZING RIGHT NOW AT THIS POINT.YEAH. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> IT DOES. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP BECAUSE I THINK WE JUST PAID ABOUT 125,000 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR A DETENTION POND REDO AT THE EAST?
>> YES. THEN I THINK THERE WAS SOME ELECTRICAL THAT WASN'T RAN THAT WE HAD TO HIRE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES OR WHO DID IT BUT HAD TO CUT THE PARKING LOT, AND PUT IN CABLING.
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS ALL ACCURATE.
I'M JUST GOING OFF THE MEMORY RIGHT NOW JUST SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE SEE THAT WE DON'T REALLY RECOGNIZE HERE IN THIS MEETING, THAT MAY INCUR COSTS DOWN THE ROAD.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL COVERED ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. SEANIECE?
>> THERE ARE NO MORE. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AN EIGHT YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY FOR A LEASE OF THE EAST HIGH BASEBALL FIELD?
>> WE HAVE FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
>> ONE QUESTION I HAVE AND TIM, MAYBE YOU OR BJ OR MR. SIKES.
THEY'LL ALSO BE USING THE EAST HIGH INDOOR FACILITY TOO?
>> ONLY DURING THE PRACTICE TIME.
>> ONLY DURING THE PRACTICE TIME. OKAY.
>> I GUESS, EXCUSE ME, YOU'RE, GEORGE.
WE'VE SEEN ESTIMATES, I THINK 75,000-1.5 MILLION IN THE LAST TWO PRESENTATIONS THAT WE HAD.
WHAT GUARANTEE DO WE HAVE THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO EXCEED WHAT WE CAN AFFORD? AND AT THE MOMENT, I WOULD SAY THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD ANYTHING BECAUSE AS WE TALKED ABOUT APPROVING THAT INDOOR BASEBALL BATTING CAGE AT EAST, WE WEREN'T MADE AWARE THAT WE HAD TO REDO THE DETENTION POND AT THE TIME WE DID THAT, AND THAT COST US AS A SCHOOL BOARD, AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT MORE MONEY.
WE CAN'T AFFORD THOSE SURPRISES.
>> MR. PAUL, CAN YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION ON THE DETENTION POND? I THOUGHT I REMEMBERED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO REDO ANYWAY, IS THAT TRUE OR?
>> THERE ARE SOME PARKING LOTS THAT WERE INSTALLED AT EAST HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO DRIVE THAT WENT DOWN TO THE BASEBALL FIELDS.
AT THE TIME THAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WAS DONE, WHICH I BELIEVE WAS AROUND 2020 TIME FRAME, THERE WAS NO DETENTION POND ADDED FOR THAT.
WHEN THE PERMIT WAS SUBMITTED FOR THE EAST HIGH BATTING CAGE, AND IT WENT THROUGH CODE REVIEW, THAT WAS A STATEMENT THAT CAME BACK, WE COULDN'T EVEN INSTALL A SIDEWALK UNTIL WE HAD THAT DETENTION POND PUT IN.
WE HAD TO ADD A DETENTION POND, WHETHER WE ADDED IT FOR THE BATTING CAGE OR JUST TO COVER THE PAST PRACTICE OF THE PARKING LOT THAT WAS EXTENDED FOR THE EAST HIGH.
>> AS I RECALL FROM THE LAST BOARD MEETING, THE REPLACEMENT COSTS WASN'T ANYWHERE NEAR 1.5 MILLION AFTER MORNINGSIDE DID THERE PRESENTATION OF THE SECOND ONE.
THE FIRST ONE WAS THE NUMBERS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAD THEM COME BACK AGAIN.
BUT THE SECOND TIME, AS I RECALL, EVEN IF WE BAG THE FIELD AFTER LET'S SAY IT FALLS APART AND WE WANT TO REPLACE IT, PUTTING IT BACK TO GRASS WAS GOING TO BE $36,000 BY TODAY'S COST.
IT WOULD BE 72 GRAND OR DOUBLE, WHATEVER THE INFLATION WOULD BE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LIFESPAN OF THAT FIELD.
THE 1.5 MILLION, I THINK WAS WILDLY EXAGGERATED.
>> I DIDN'T READ ANYTHING IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT THAT INDICATED IF THERE'S CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR UPDATES THAT WE HAVE TO DO THOSE FOR MORNINGSIDE, IS THAT CORRECT? I DIDN'T SEE THAT IN THE AGREEMENT THAT FOR SOME REASON, IF THE EAST BUILDING BATTING CAGES ARE DETERMINED TO BE OUT OF CODE STANDARD, ARE WE OBLIGED UNDER THIS LEASE AGREEMENT TO BRING THEM UP TO STANDARD OR MAKE WHATEVER THINGS ARE NECESSARY? AND I DIDN'T SEE THAT OBLIGATION IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT.
IS THAT MR. MOORE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WROTE THAT.
>> I DIDN'T SEE ANY REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING WITH A RESTROOM TO BRING IT UP TO CODE.
THAT'S NOT PART OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE OBLIGED TO PAY FOR MORNINGSIDE'S USE.
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>> OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, I'VE SPOKEN WITH ALL THREE OF THE ADS FROM ALL THREE OF THE SCHOOLS.
IN SPEAKING WITH THEM, WHAT THIS DOES, THIS MEETING RIGHT HERE, IN MY VIEW, IT SHINES A LIGHT ON A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IN SIOUX CITY.
OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST DECADE OR SO WE'VE BEEN BUILDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
AS WE'VE BEEN BUILDING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, OUR MOST VISITED VENUES TO A DEGREE, THEY'VE BEEN NEGLECTED.
THERE ARE OUR OLDEST BUILDINGS OUT THERE.
I SEE THIS AND I VIEW THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY.
WHEN I SEE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US, LET'S SAY TONIGHT WHEN WE'RE DONE, WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOUGH AT COLLECTIVELY IN TALKING TO THE GUYS, IT WOULD BE ABOUT $7 MILLION TO PUT IN A SOFTBALL FIELD, A BASEBALL FIELD FOR ALL THREE SCHOOLS.
BUT I SEE THIS AS A HEAD START, AS A POINT FOR US TO JUMP OFF MOVING FORWARD.
I SEE IT AS A TIME WHERE EAST, WEST, NORTH CAN ALL DO SOMETHING TOGETHER.
I KNOW THAT OUR IDS ARE READY TO DO THAT.
THIS IS A POINT IN TIME, I THINK, WHERE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHOW OUR COMMUNITY, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHOW OUR KIDS THAT WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF ALL OF THEM.
THE HEAD START THAT WE WOULD GET ON REPLACING OUR FACILITIES, MAKING OUR FACILITIES BETTER.
YOU CAN TALK TO ANY ONE OF OUR COACHES.
WE GO TO CEDAR RAPIDS, AND WE GO TO SIOUX CENTER, WE GO TO LE MARS.
WHAT WE SEE THERE ARE FACILITIES THAT ARE BETTER THAN OURS.
WE CAN BE BETTER THAN THAT COLLECTIVELY.
TO BACK AWAY FROM WHAT I WOULD CALL, I GUESS, A HEAD START IN THIS SITUATION IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DO.
WHEN WE BRAG ABOUT OUR TOWN TO PEOPLE, LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS INVOLVES EVERYBODY.
LET'S SAY THE CITY COUNCIL IS INVOLVED OR THE CHAMBER IS INVOLVED.
WHAT WE DO IS WE SELL OUR TOWN TO BUSINESSES COMING IN.
THIS IS A WAY TO LOOK WHAT WE GOT GOING ON HERE.
WE GOT ALL THESE BRAND NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
THEY LOOK TERRIFIC. THIS IS AWESOME.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DON'T BACK IT UP AND MOVE FORWARD.
IN MY VIEW, IT'S NOT JUST FOR SPORTS.
OUR FINE ARTS PEOPLE, CAN USE AND HELP TOO HERE AND THERE? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO.
YOU TALK ABOUT TRYING TO THINK OF A TERM TO PUT TO IT, BUT THIS WOULD BE COLLECTIVE EQUITY.
THIS WOULD BE ALL THREE SCHOOLS WORKING TOGETHER IN A PLACE WHERE IT'S CERTAINLY GOING TO BENEFIT ALL.
I HOPE THAT TO DO THE OPPOSITE IN MY VIEW IS NOT PRODUCTIVE.
WE SHOULDN'T BE PITTING OURSELVES AGAINST EACH OTHER.
IN MY VIEW. I THINK WE SHOULD BE HELPING EACH OTHER, ALL OF US MOVE FORWARD. THAT'S IT.
>> DIRECTOR MICHAELSON, YOU SAID THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SOMETHING FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND ARE YOU PROPOSING THAT WE SUPPORT TURFING THE OTHER TWO SCHOOLS AS WELL THEN? BECAUSE THIS IS NOT ALL OF OURSELVES.
>> I SIMPLY DON'T THINK IT'S OUT OF THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY.
I'VE SAT UP HERE FOR 3.5 YEARS AND I'VE WATCHED PEOPLE TELL US THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN'T GET DONE.
THEY TOLD US THAT WE COULDN'T GET READING PUT BACK IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
THAT HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS IN ON IT.
THEY SAID WE COULD NOT DO, WE WERE TOLD, THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE CAN PUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MODEL BACK TOGETHER.
WITH EVERYBODY ALL IN, EVERYBODY PULLING IN THE SAME DIRECTION, THAT HAPPENED.
THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WERE GOING THROUGH MY HEAD WHEN I'M TAKING A LOOK AT THIS.
YEAH, AT THE END OF THE DAY, DO I THINK WE COULD DO IT COLLECTIVELY AS A COMMUNITY? IT'S A POWERFUL CREW WHEN WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE.
WHEN WE'RE PULLING AGAINST EACH OTHER, WE END UP IN A CONTINUAL CONTEST OF, THIS PERSON GOT THAT AND THIS PERSON HAS GOT THAT, AND THIS PERSON'S GOT THAT.
IT'S NOT PRODUCTIVE IN MY VIEW.
I JUST SIMPLY THINK WE CAN DO BETTER AND WE CAN SHOW OUR KIDS.
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THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER.THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME DIRECTION.
INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR WHAT IS WRONG.
WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME LOOKING FOR WHAT'S WRONG.
IN THIS INSTANCE, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK FOR WHAT IS CORRECT, FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, FOR WHAT IS RIGHTEOUS FOR OUR CHILDREN AND FOR EVERYBODY IN EVERY PART OF TOWN.
>> MY QUESTION TO YOU IS YOU SAID READING.
WELL, WE SHOULD HAVE READING IN SCHOOL.
>> WE SHOULD HAVE. WE SHOULD HAVE FOR A LONG TIME.
EVERYBODY REMEMBERS. THAT WAS WEIRD.
>> THAT'S IDEA, BECAUSE THAT IMPACTED ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.
THEN THERE WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL INITIATIVE THAT YOU MENTIONED, WHICH SHOULD IMPACT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.
>> THIS TURF IS GOING TO IMPACT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS?
>> IF WE USE IT AS THE IMPETUS FOR SOMETHING MOVING FORWARD.
>> THEN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS WOULD PLAY ON THIS SAME.
WE WOULD COORDINATE A SCHEDULE THAT WOULD GIVE NORTH AND WEST BASEBALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY ON THIS FIELD WITH EAST AND MORNINGSIDE.
I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THE SCHOOLS VERSUS THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU USED.
>> IF WE USE IT AS A START, YOU CAN ONLY START IN ONE PLACE, AND THEN YOU GO TO THE SECOND PLACE, AND YOU GO TO THE THIRD PLACE.
IF WE WANTED TO MAKE IT EVEN FOR EVERYBODY, IT'S $1.5 MILLION DEAL.
SOMEBODY IS JUST BUCKING UP FOR 0.5 MILLION.
I DON'T BELIEVE IN A MILLION YEARS THAT MORNINGSIDE PICKED EAST BECAUSE FOR ANY OTHER REASON THAN THE LOCATION THAT THERE IN.
IF MORNINGSIDE WAS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN OR THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, I BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE CHOSEN THE NORTH SIDE OR THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN.
DO I THINK THIS CAN HAPPEN? YES. DO I THINK WE GIVE IT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAPPEN? WOULD I BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE ROAD? I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYBODY WOULDN'T BE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 50-YEAR-OLD HIGH SCHOOLS, THEY'VE DECAYED.
YOU CAN TALK TO ANYBODY WHO'S RUNNING A BUILDING, YOU CAN TALK TO ANY OF THE COACHES.
YES, WE COULD USE SOME NICE STUFF IN THOSE AREAS AND MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR OUR KIDS TO MAKE IT BETTER.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION. I'M NOT SURE.
>> I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT EARLIER THIS WEEK OR LATE LAST WEEK.
I DID SEND AN EMAIL TO DOCTOR CORTEVA AND TO ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT ANGELA BEMS, AS TO COULD WE BUDGET SOMETHING FOR DOWN THE ROAD? JUST BY MEANS OF, WHAT COULD WE DO TO EVENTUALLY BRING UP THE OTHER TWO SCHOOLS? THAT WAS ONE QUESTION.
ACTUALLY, THAT CAME THROUGH A DISCUSSION WITH PROBABLY THE SMARTEST PERSON IN MY HOUSE, MY WIFE.
I THINK MR. MICHAELSON AND I OFTEN JOKE ABOUT THAT THE SMARTEST PEOPLE ARE OUR WIVES IN THE HOUSE.
IT'S LIKE, WHERE COULD WE FIND THAT COVER? WHERE COULD WE FIND THAT RUB? FOR ME, I UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES. I REALLY DO.
THE FACT REMAINS IS MR. MICHAELSON IS RIGHT, WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE, AND THIS IS ONE.
I DO BELIEVE THAT IF MORNINGSIDE WAS LOCATED SOMEWHERE ELSE EAST OR NORTH OR WEST, AND THEY CAME TO ONE OF THOSE SCHOOLS, WE'D STILL HAVE THE SAME GROUP HERE WITH THE SAME CONCERNS.
ON ONE SIDE, IT'D BE JUST SWITCHED; IT'D BE FLUID.
>> PRESIDENT GEORGE, I'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT.
I AM NOT SAYING THAT MY CONCERN IS THAT MORNINGSIDE IS IN MORNINGSIDE, CLOSE TO EAST.
MY CONCERN IS THAT WE HAVE TWO OTHER SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT THAT HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF ATHLETIC THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO PURSUE WITH PUTTING TURF ON THEIR BASEBALL FIELDS.
MY CONCERN IS, ARE WE GOING TO DO THAT FOR THE OTHER TWO SCHOOLS? I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT LOCATION.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT EAST GETTING IT, AND JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE MORNING SIDE, I'M TALKING ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE IT ACROSS THE BOARD.
>> COUPLE OF THOUGHTS. WE'RE GOING TO FACE THIS SAME ISSUE, A COUPLE AGENDA ITEMS DOWN THE POOLS.
SOMEBODY SHOWED UP WITH $470,000 TO KEEP NORTH POOL OPEN.
WE WERE GOING TO TAKE THREE POOLS DOWN TO ONE.
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WEST WAS GOING TO BE THE ONLY POOL.MR. HOKE AND HIS CREW SHOWED UP WITH $470,000 FOR A FIVE-YEAR LEASE TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE NORTH POOL PLUS PAY THE MAINTENANCE FOR THE FIVE YEARS.
WE'RE SHUTTING DOWN EAST POOL BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN NORTH POOL, SOMEBODY SHOWED UP WITH MONEY.
THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE WHEN WE LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE, THE LARGE DISTRICTS.
THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE IS MOST OF THESE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE DONE WITH WHAT THEY CALL PPEL, PPEL FUNDS.
THE ONLY DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF THE TOP 25 SIE SCHOOLS, WE'RE THE ONLY DISTRICT IN THE STATE WHO HAS NO PPEL VOTED IN.
THEY'RE GETTING ALL THEIR MONEY FOR THEIR FACILITY EXPANSIONS THROUGH THOSE PPEL FUNDS, AND THEY CAN BUILD THESE NICE FACILITIES.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT. WE TRIED IT SEVERAL YEARS AGO. IT DIDN'T WORK.
DOWN THE ROAD AT SERGEANT BLUFF, THEY'VE TRIED IT LIKE FOUR TIMES, AND IT FAILED EVERY SINGLE TIME.
THE WAY TO GET THE ADDITIONAL MONEY IS THROUGH THE PPEL TAX.
WE CANNOT USE GENERAL FUNDS TO PAY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS LIKE THIS FOR THESE BIG THINGS.
WE CANNOT USE OUR GENERAL FUND TO DO THAT. IT'S NOT ALLOWED BY LAW.
WE CAN'T DO IT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THESE FUNDS, QUITE FRANKLY, IS DONATIONS AND TAXES TO CITIZENS.
THE QUESTION IS, WHAT'S THE APPETITE FOR ADDITIONAL TAXES? IS EVERYBODY WILLING TO PAY ANOTHER DOLLAR ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX? IN $12.38 YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY $13.38 ON YOUR TAXES? VOTE A PPEL ONE. THAT'S HOW WE CAN GET THE FUNDS.
THAT'S HOW ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS DO IT.
THIS COMMUNITY HASN'T CHOSEN TO DO THAT.
OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY RECENTLY HASN'T CHOSEN TO DO THAT AT ALL.
WE CAN'T USE EXCESS SAVINGS, IF YOU CALL IT THAT, OR SPENDING AUTHORITY IN THE GENERAL FUND TO BUILD CAPITAL FACILITIES.
WITH RESPECT TO, YOU KNOW, LET'S DON'T DO THIS UNLESS EVERYBODY GETS IT.
ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE, NOBODY GETS IT.
EVERYBODY GETS IT OR NOBODY GETS IT.
SOMEBODY'S SHOWING UP WITH NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
SOMEBODY'S SHOWING UP WITH NEARLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE POOLS.
WE'RE MAKING CHOICES ON STUFF LIKE THAT.
I'M SUPPORTIVE OF BOTH OF THE PROJECTS.
SOMEBODY GIVING US MONEY TO BUILD, ENHANCE, KEEP OPEN THESE FACILITIES.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DENY ONE. FOR THE OTHER.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD CLOSE NORTH POOL, IF SOMEBODY'S WILLING TO COME, COME UP AND BUCK UP 470, AND SOMEBODY'S WILLING TO BUCK UP NEARLY A HALF MILLION FOR THE FIELD FOR TURFING.
I'M SUPPORTIVE OF BOTH, BUT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE REALITIES OF WHERE THE FINANCING COMES FROM TO KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO.
IT'S GREAT IF WE EMOTIONALLY SAY, WE SHOULD DO IT FOR ALL.
BUT THE REALITY IS, YOU GOT TO HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT, AND IT'S GOT TO COME THROUGH EITHER PEPPER OR DONATIONS, TAXES OR DONATIONS.
THAT'S THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE FACED WITH HERE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT GEORGE.
I WOULD AMPLIFY WHAT DIRECTOR GREENWELL AND DIRECTOR MICHAELSON HAVE SAID ABOUT TWO THINGS.
ONE IS THE OPPORTUNITY, AND THE OTHER IS THE REALITY OF THE FUNDING.
YOU HEAR US FROM TIME TO TIME TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TEACHERS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM AND ALL THAT WE DO WITH OUR GENERAL FUND.
WE PROGRAM IT OUT AND WE SAY THERE'S A PROJECTED $4 MILLION SHORTFALL, AND HOW WE WORK THAT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
THAT'S THE GENERAL FUND, AND DIRECTOR GREENWELL IS CORRECT, WE CANNOT USE THAT FOR BUILDING PLANT AND EQUIPMENT.
IT'S PART OF THE LAYER CAKE THAT WE DEAL WITH ON FUNDING.
THAT THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHATEVER MONEY THE CITY TAXES, THEY CAN USE IT FOR ANY PURPOSE.
BUT WE HAVE THESE LAYERS, AND SO THERE IS THE LAYER THAT HAS TO DO WITH HOW MUCH TAX COMES IN FOR DOING A PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT.
THERE'S ALSO A PENNY SALES TAX THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THAT AS WELL, BUT OUR HISTORY IS THAT WE USED THE MONEY EARLY WITH BONDING IN ORDER TO DO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS ON THE FRONT END, AND THAT TURNED OUT TO BE WISE IN VIEW OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS NOW.
BUT IT DOES BOIL DOWN TO THE QUESTION OF, ARE WE READY AND WILLING TO SAY, LET'S MOVE DOWN THE PATH THAT MR. MICHAELSON HAS ALREADY ADDRESSED, WHICH IS WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN IMPROVE OUR FACILITIES FOR EVERYBODY.
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I WOULD SAY TODAY THAT ALONG THE WAY, YOU HATE TO SAY I'M GOING TO HAVE A BAKE SALE SO I CAN BUILD A SCHOOL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO RULE THAT OUT.YOU, IN THIS AUDIENCE, KNOW, AND I AS WELL KNOW HOW OFTEN WE ARE OUT THERE FUNDRAISING FOR OUR KIDS TO HAVE THE BEST PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN HAVE HERE IN SIOUX CITY.
I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT FUNDRAISING IN SIOUX CITY.
BUT YOU'RE SEEING THE PROJECT COSTS THAT MAYBE NEED TO HAVE US TAKE A FRESH LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO SO THAT WE DO END UP WITH THE SAME STYLE FACILITIES IN ALL THREE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THERE WITH ONE.
THAT OPPORTUNITY IS COMING FROM ANOTHER IMPORTANT ELEMENT, WE CAN'T FORGET.
A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS CLOSE TO A UNIVERSITY HAS A HUGE ADVANTAGE BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET DUAL CREDIT COURSES THAT KIDS CAN TAKE TO COLLEGE AND ALL OF THE OTHER ENHANCEMENT.
WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS BEEN IMPORTANT AND MORNINGSIDE HAS BEEN IMPORTANT.
WHEN MY DAUGHTER WENT TO SCHOOL HERE, THEY HAD PHYSICS TOO, AN EXTRA LAYER OR PHYSICS WAS AVAILABLE, BUT IT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE BECAUSE MORNINGSIDE WAS OFFERING THE CLASS TO STUDENTS WHO WERE QUALIFIED TO TAKE IT.
WE HAVE THAT ACADEMIC ADVANTAGE FROM BEING HAVING MORNING SIDE IN OUR PRESENCE.
WE'VE ALSO SEEN THAT WITH OUR HUNT FOR TEACHERS.
BECAUSE WE HAVE MORNINGSIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY HAVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY'RE TRAINING TEACHERS, IT GETS US THE FRONT ROW POSITION TO TALK WITH THOSE GRADUATING EDUCATION MAJORS ABOUT TEACHING IN OUR SCHOOL, AND THAT IS AN ADVANTAGE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO FINDING VARIOUS TEACHERS.
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MORNINGSIDE IS IMPORTANT, AND YES, IT HAS HAD AN ATHLETICS OVERVIEW.
THE REASON WHY WE HAVE ONE VERY NICE FOOTBALL FIELD FOR ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS TO PLAY ON IS BECAUSE OF THE COLLABORATION THAT WE'VE HAD WITH MORNINGSIDE.
IN MY MIND, THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY IS SO IMPORTANT ON SO MANY FRONTS, MORE THAN JUST ATHLETICS, THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WHEN THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER, WE SHOULD TRY TO DO IT. THANK YOU.
>> DIRECTOR MILLER. I GUESS A COUPLE OF POINTS.
ONE, I THINK IT'S SMOKE AND MIRRORS TO COMPARE THE BASEBALL DIAMOND TO THE POOLS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THREE SWIM TEAMS AT EAST, WEST AND NORTH.
A COUPLE OF SWIM TEAMS, BUT IT'S ALL SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN THOSE.
IT'S DIFFERENT. IT IS NOT THE SAME.
I THINK THAT WE JUST HEARD THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE IT IN THE CONTRACT OR NOT IN THE CONTRACT, IF WE HAVE TO DO LARGE CODE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE TO PAY OR IF MORNINGSIDE WILL PAY.
AGAIN, IT'S ANOTHER HALF-BAKED CONTRACT THAT'S BROUGHT TO US WITHOUT ANY CLEAR INDICATION ON WHO WILL BE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG, AND LIKE THE BATTING CAGE AT EAST, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS LEFT HOLDING THE BAG FOR THAT DETENTION POND AND WE SHOULD NOT BE DOING THAT AGAIN IN THIS SCENARIO.
>> I'M A FINANCE PERSON BY TRADE, AND I TEND TO LOOK AT THINGS FAIRLY SIMPLY, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
BASICALLY, THIS LEASE IS MORNING SIDE.
WE INSTALLED A HALF-MILLION-DOLLAR TURF IN-FIELD AT THE EAST ALL-PARK.
IT DOESN'T PROVIDE ANY BUILDINGS, WE'RE NOT BUILDING ANY MONUMENTS TO ANYBODY.
IT'S SIMPLY A TURF IN-FIELD, AND THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE IT FOR EIGHT YEARS.
THE FIELD WILL LAST ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 25 YEARS DEPENDING ON WHO YOU TALK TO.
BUT IT'LL BE USABLE FOR THE EAST KIDS IN THE MEANTIME.
WE CAN EITHER SAY THAT WE DO WHAT WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE ON OFFER AND WE MOVE FORWARD OR WE SAY, UNLESS EVERYBODY GETS SOMETHING, NOBODY GETS SOMETHING, AND FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S ILLOGICAL.
>> I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD AND LET MY GENTLEMAN COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE DO EITHER HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF A PEBBLE ACCOUNT OR FOR TAXES.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CRASH COURSE OF 101 REMINDING.
I AM NOT ILL-PREPARED TO UNDERSTANDING THAT PART OF IT.
I DO WANT TO GO ON RECORD TO KNOW THAT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT ASPECT,
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AND IT IS CLEARLY AN EQUITABLE ISSUE FOR ME.>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. MOORE.
>> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR GREENWELL, I DID FIND IN THE LEASE AT SECTION 9D ON PAGE 4, IT STATES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE UNIVERSITY WILL MAKE NO UNLAWFUL USE OF THE PROPERTY AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH ALL VALID REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, CITY ORDINANCES, OR APPLICABLE MUNICIPALITY.
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF IOWA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
BUT THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS CREATING ANY DUTY BY EITHER PARTY TO MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT SHALL BE PERFORMED AND PAID FOR BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE NEED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE ORDINANCES, AND ADA IS A RESPONSIBILITY THAT WOULD BE.
>> WE HAVE THAT OBLIGATION INDEPENDENTLY OF THIS DEAL OR NOT.
WE HAVE THAT OBLIGATION TODAY FOR THE ADA POINT OF VIEW.
>> BY THE WAY, MR. MOORE IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S LOCAL LEGAL COUNSEL.
I JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE? IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO ASK A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION?
>> NO FURTHER DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD.
LET'S DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS, SEANIECE.
[VIII.B. North and East High Track Repairs – Tim Paul]
RD IMB, NORTH AND EAST HIGH TRACK REPAIRS.TIM PAUL, NOTICE WAS THAT A HEARING WOULD BE HELD AT 6:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME AT THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER AT 6:27, 4 STREET, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, ON THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025 FOR THE NORTH AND EAST HIGH TRACK REPAIRS.
WE'LL JUST HOLD UP A LITTLE BIT WHILE PEOPLE EXIT.
I WANT EVERYONE TO HEAR MY ROBUST VOICE.
>> ANY INTERESTED PARTY MAY APPEAR? I'LL JUST START THE WHOLE THING OVER THERE.
NOTICE WAS PROVIDED THAT A HEARING WOULD BE HELD AT 6:00 PM, LOCAL TIME AT THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER 6274 STREET ROUGH CITY I-1, THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025, FOR THE NORTH AND EAST HIGH TRACK REPAIRS.
ANY INTERESTED PARTY MAY APPEAR AND FILE OBJECTIONS AND ANY INFORMATION FOR OR AGAINST THE SAME WILL BE HEARD ON THE NORTH AND EAST HIGH TRACK REPAIRS WITH THE FINAL DECISION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS A MATTER OF RECORD.
SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT FOR THIS HEARING? BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLANNED SPECIFICATION, ESTIMATED COSTS, INCLUDING DESIGN FEES PROVIDED BY BACON CREEK DESIGN FOR $392,972.70 FOR THE NORTH AND EAST HIGH TRACK REPAIRS.
>> WE HAVE A FIRST. WE HAVE A SECOND BOARD MEMBER.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR LEE.
>> SO, MR. PAUL, WITH THESE TWO UPDATES ON THESE TWO TRACKS, THEN ALL OF OUR TRACKS WILL BE UP TO PAR.
>> WE HAVE ONE MORE NEXT YEAR THAT IS ON THIS YEAR 26/27 BUDGET WHICH WOULD BE REPAIR.
>> YEAH. THEY'RE JUST IN THE ORDER OF MOST NEEDED.
WEST WOULD BE ON NEXT YEAR'S REPAIR.
>> I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW IT WAS SCHEDULED.
MR. PAUL, FOR THE PUBLIC, HOW ARE THOSE GOING TO BE PAID FOR AT $400,000, BUT WE CAN'T USE SCHOOL FUNDS TO PAY FOR TURF AT NORTH OR WEST.
>> ALL THOSE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED OUT OF SALES TAX.
>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY?
[VIII.C. North and West High Pool Upgrades – Tim Paul]
NORTH AND WEST HIGH POOL GRADES.TIM FALL, NOTICE WAS PROVIDED THAT A HEARING WOULD BE HELD AT 6:00 PM,
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LOCAL TIME AT THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER, 627 FOS STREET, SIOUX CITY IOWA ON THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025 FOR THE NORTH AND WEST HIGH POOL UPGRADES.ANY INTERESTED PARTY MAY APPEAR AND FILE OBJECTION AND ANY INFORMATION FOR OR AGAINST.
THE SAME WILL BE HEARD ON THE NORTH AND WEST HIGH POOL UPGRADES.
WITH THE FINAL DECISION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS A MATTER OF RECORD.
SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT ON THIS HEARING?
>> BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATION ESTIMATED COSTS, INCLUDING DESIGN FEES PROVIDED BY JEO CONSULTING GROUP FOR $586,490 FOR THE NORTH AND WEST HIGH POOL UPGRADES?
>> WE HAVE FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR GREENWELL.
>> JUST FOR A REFERENCE EARLIER, BUT FOR ABSOLUTE CLARITY, WE HAVE BEEN PAID CASHES IN THE BANK, $470,532 BY OUTSIDE THIRD PARTIES TO FUND A LEASE, $45,000 ANNUAL LEASE FOR FIVE YEARS.
WHICH IS 225,000 AND THEN TO SHARE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF 245,005 32.
AGAIN, AN OUTSIDE PARTY DONATING FUNDS TO KEEP NORTH HIGH POOL OPEN.
OTHERWISE, IT WOULD HAVE LIKELY BEEN SHUT ALONG WITH EAST, BUT IT IS OPEN BECAUSE OF THESE DONATIONS, AND WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD WITH THAT.
>> DIRECTOR JUAN, I THINK YOU MENTIONED IT EARLIER TOO, THE MAINTENANCE WOULD ALSO BE FOR NORTH HIGH ONLY, RIGHT?
THAT'S WHY WE HAD THE LEASE PAYMENT.
THAT'S EQUIVALENT OF THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COST TO RUN THAT POOL.
>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
>> THESE UPGRADES THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING, THEY'RE ON THE SCHEDULE. YOU HAVE A [OVERLAPPING].
>> YEAH, THEY'RE ON THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET OF OUR SALES TAX DOLLARS. YEAH.
>> JUST POINT OF CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, MY ONLY COMMENT WAS THAT WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE GENEROSITY OF SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP FUND THROUGH DONATIONS, THESE KINDS OF PROJECTS.
I BELIEVE OUR DISCUSSION TONIGHT ALSO VERY LEGITIMATELY AND APPROPRIATELY RAISES THE QUESTION THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT, WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE LIKE AND SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN A PLANNED WAY THAT MAKES GOOD SENSE?
>> I KNOW WE HAVE THE FACILITY AUDIT COMING UP, CORRECT? PROBABLY IN OCTOBER, I WOULD ASSUME RIGHT IN THERE.
LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT HERE.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND TIME WE BROUGHT THIS UP FOR A HEARING BECAUSE THE BIDS CAME IN WAY OVER OUR ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR THE REPAIRS ON THE POOLS.
THAT'S WHY IT'S COMING BACK UP FOR A SECOND TIME IS THAT THE ENVIRONMENT IS MORE SUITABLE TO GET A MORE COMPETITIVE BID, WHEREAS NO ONE LIKES TO WORK INSIDE WHEN IT'S SUMMERTIME.
NOW, THIS WILL BE THE DELAY, WE'LL PUT IT INTO THE WINTER IF IT GETS APPROVED, AND WE FIND A GOOD BID.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, BOARD MEMBERS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.
MOTION PASSES 7-0. FUTURE MEETINGS.
[IX. Future Meetings]
BOARD FINANCE FACILITY COMMITTEE MEETINGS, 03:00 PM, OCTOBER 6, 2025 ESC BOARDROOM.BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, 12:00 PM, OCTOBER 8TH, 2025, ESC BOARDROOM.
BOARD WORK SESSION REGARDING PRIORITIES 4:30 PM, OCTOBER 13, 2025 ESC BOARDROOM.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ON PRIORITIES.
I DON'T KNOW IF I SAID THAT OR NOT.
REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 6:00 PM, OCTOBER 13TH, 2025, ESC BOARDROOM.
BOARD FINANCE FACILITY COMMITTEE MEETING, 3:00 PM, OCTOBER 20TH 2025, ESC BOARDROOM, BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING 3:30 PM, OCTOBER 21ST, 2025, ESC BOARDROOM.
BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING 12:00 PM, OCTOBER 22ND, 2025, ESC BOARDROOM.
REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 6:00 PM, OCTOBER 27TH, 2025, ESC BOARDROOM.
[X. Superintendent’s Report - Dr. Juan Córdova]
WE'RE UP TO THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.>> THANK YOU, SIR. I WANT TO COMMEND THE BOARD WITH ALL THE ACTIONS THAT THEY'VE HAD WITH REGARDS TO SOME VERY SERIOUS CONVERSATION, WHICH I APPRECIATE AND SOME LOOKING
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FORWARD AS OPPOSED TO BACKWARDS IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO.THERE'S A LOT MORE DISCUSSION THIS COMING WITH REGARDS TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OUR STUDENTS GET AN EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR BOTH ALLOWING AND ENCOURAGING ME TO LEARN MORE AND MORE ABOUT THE IOWA SCHOOL SYSTEM, WHICH IS VERY, VERY DIFFERENT THAN OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS I'VE WORKED IN.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT I'M 100 UP TO SPEED, BUT COMPARED TO WHEN I ARRIVED AND TO WHERE I AM NOW.
I'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS.
ALSO I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD.
IT SEEMS TO BE A BOARD, THANK THAT, FOR ALLOWING ME TO BRING BACK THE GOOD NEWS, THE FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS AT EVERY BOARD MEETING.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO SEE THAT WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, ALL OF WHICH DO PHENOMENAL THINGS, AND IT'S NICE TO GET A LITTLE HIGHLIGHT.
I WAS A PRINCIPAL FOR A LONG TIME.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOW WHAT MY SCHOOL WAS DOING AND SHOW OUT ON WHAT MY SCHOOL WAS DOING.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AND I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF THIS, BUT I HAVE A BI-MONTHLY PODCAST WITH A PROGRAM HERE IN OUR SYSTEM.
I GET INTERVIEWED BY STUDENTS.
I'VE BEEN INTERVIEWED BY A GREAT DEAL OF MEDIA OVER TIME, BUT THE STUDENTS ARE MUCH HARDER AND MUCH MORE INTERESTING IN TERMS OF HOW THEY APPROACH QUESTIONS.
THEY'VE ASKED A VARIETY OF QUESTIONS THAT I'VE ACTUALLY GONE OUT AND SEARCHED FOR.
BUT THAT IS SOMETHING I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO, NOT TO HEAR ME.
REALLY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME. I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL HAVE.
BUT TO HEAR WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN AND WHAT THEY'RE PURSUING.
WE HAVE AMAZING STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT THAT DO AMAZING THINGS THAT SOMETIMES FALL UNDER THE RADAR OTHER THAN FOR THEIR PARENTS AND FAMILIES.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CATCH THAT.
I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT INFORMATION GETS OUT SO THAT YOU ALL KNOW WHEN THE PODCAST IS.
I, AGAIN, ENCOURAGE YOU, DON'T WORRY ABOUT MY ANSWERS.
MAKE SURE I'M DOING ALL RIGHT, BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT MY ANSWERS, BUT DEFINITELY FOCUS ON THE TYPE OF QUESTIONS THE STUDENTS ARE ASKING AND THINK TO YOURSELF, WOW, WE'RE HAPPY THAT SIOUX CITY IS DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB TO DEVELOP THEM SO THAT THEIR FUTURES ARE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
THAT IS THE END OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
YOU CALLED ME ON THURSDAY TO TELL ME ABOUT THE SCORES.
>> I DID CALL YOU ON THURSDAY TO TELL YOU ALL THROUGHOUT THE SCORE.
WE'LL GIVE A VERY GENERIC RESPONSE TO THAT.
NOT READY TO GO INTO A GREAT DEAL OF SPECIFICITY TODAY, BUT WE DID GREAT.
IT WAS, WHEN I SAY WE, IT WASN'T ME, I JUST GOT TO OPEN THEM.
THE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU ALL HAVE SELECTED OR HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS AND WORK WITH OUR SYSTEMS, DO AN AMAZING JOB.
WE MOVED A LOT OF SCHOOLS UP AND OUT OF WHAT WE WOULD CALL DANGER ZONE TYPE OF LOCATIONS, AND WE DID VERY, VERY WELL.
MS BEMIS AND HER TEAM WILL BE PUTTING ALL THAT TOGETHER IN A PHENOMENAL WAY MORE THAN LIKELY AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING SO THAT WE CAN PRESENT THAT PUBLICLY.
[XI.A. Human Resources Report(s) – Barb Caskey]
>> ITEM 10, ITEMS OF PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION OR ACTION.
WE GOT THE ITEM A, HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT, BARB CASKEY IS PRESENT.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS, THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT.
>> WE HAVE A FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, DIRECTOR GREENWELL?
>> WE STILL SEEM TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OPENINGS WITH OUR PARAPROFESSIONALS FOR THE CLASSROOMS, PARTICULARLY SPECIAL ED.
I THINK THAT'S AN AREA WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING ON TO SEE IF OUR COMPENSATION STRUCTURE IS ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THOSE FOLKS.
>> WE'LL HAVE SIGNIFICANT OPENINGS IN THAT AREA.
WE HAVE GOOD COVERAGE IN OUR TEACHING AREA.
>> WE COULD USE A FEW MORE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, THAT'S FOR SURE. SUPERINTENDENT CÓRDOVA.
>> YEAH, I WOULD ACTUALLY JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE PAST COUPLE OF BOARD REPORTS, WE'RE ACTUALLY DECREASING THAT NUMBER TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
ONE OF MY FUTURE PROJECTS IS PUTTING TOGETHER THE ROI ON THE ADVERTISING AND RECRUITING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
THE NUMBER WAS IN THE 40S, AND IT'S BEEN, AGAIN, DECREASING.
IT'S STILL HIGH. IT IS, BUT IT HAS BEEN DECREASING.
>> THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RETAINING.
>> THE TURNOVER IS EXTREMELY HIGH IN THOSE POSITIONS. I THINK [OVERLAPPING].
>> THEY'RE NEEDING A JOB, THEY GRAB IT.
THEN THEY EXIT STAGE RIGHT WHEN THEY CAN FIND SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
>> SEANIECE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT?
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY, NAY.
[XI.B. MOU Between Family Access Center and the SCCSD – Dr. Dora Jung]
ITEM B, MOU BETWEEN FAMILY ACCESS CENTER AND THE SIOUX COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.[01:00:01]
DR. DORA YOUNG IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SIOUX COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FAMILY ACCESS CENTER FOR LICENSED CLINICIANS TO PROVIDE THERAPY, CONSULTATION, AND CRISIS SUPPORT FOR 2025, 2026 SCHOOL YEAR.
WE HAVE FIRST. WE HAVE A SECOND.
BOARD MEMBERS, ANY DISCUSSION? SEANIECE, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY. MOTION PASSES 7-0.
[XI.C. Teacher Quality Committee – Amy Denney]
AMY DENNY IS HERE.IF SHE WISHES TO SPEAK, SHE CAN.
BOARD MEMBERS, THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY LIST; THE TEACHER QUALITY COMMITTEE FOR THE 2025 SCHOOL YEAR.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MISS DENNY, WHY DON'T YOU JUST EXPLAIN WHAT THE TQ COMMITTEE IS.
>> OUR TEACHER QUALITY COMMITTEE IS A REQUIREMENT BY IOWA CODE, AND IT IS MADE UP OF HALF OF THE MEMBERS ARE MEMBERS OF OUR TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND THE OTHER HALF ARE NOMINATED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT AS OUR ADMINISTRATORS.
THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE ALLOCATION OF DOLLARS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE STATE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.
THEN THAT COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE PERCENT ALLOCATIONS THAT THE FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
BY INDIVIDUAL FUNDS, BUILDING FUNDS, AND DISTRICT FUNDS.
ANOTHER FEATURE OF THAT COMMITTEE IS THAT THEY REVIEW THE EVALUATION SYSTEMS OF THE TEACHERS AND OTHER CERTIFIED STAFF IN THE DISTRICT, AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER COMPONENT OF WORK THAT WE'LL BE TAKING ON THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS 2025/2026 TEACHER QUALITY COMMITTEE.
[XI.D. FY26 Operations and Maintenance Vehicle Purchase – Tim Paul]
ITEM D, FISCAL YEAR 26 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE VEHICLE PURCHASE, AND PAUL IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY.BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT TO AWARD THE BID FROM KNOEPFLER CHEVROLET OF SIOUX CITY IOWA IN THE AMOUNT OF $41,375 FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE 2025 CHEVY TRAVERSE ALL WHEEL DRIVE.
>> WE HAVE FIRST. WE HAVE A SECOND.
BOARD MEMBERS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?
>> ANY OTHER? I GUESS THAT WAS A COMMENT.
ANY OTHER WORDS OF WISDOM REAL QUICK.
SEANIECE, ANY CITIZENS INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.
[XI.E. First Reading of Board Policies – Dr. Juan Córdova]
FIRST READING AND BOARD POLICIES, DOCTOR WEN CÓRDOVA, WE HAVE 505.18, STUDENT EDUCATION RECORDS, 505.19, STUDENT DIRECTORY INFORMATION, 506.4, STUDENT LIBRARY CIRCULATION RECORDS, 709.3, STUDENT TRANSPORTATION FOR EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND 800.1 EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND LIST THE POLICY FOR FIRST READING?
>> WE HAVE A FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND.
BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEANIECE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.
MOTION PASSES. IS THAT TIME OF NIGHT? ITEM 12, ADJOURNMENT.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT?
>> WE HAVE A FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY.
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.