Mar 09, 2026 Board Meetings

[I. Call to Order]

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GOOD EVENING, IT'S MARCH 9TH, 2026 AT 6.02. I NOW CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING 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.

MR. EMKE? PRESENT. MR. GEORGE? HERE.

DR. HANSON? HERE. MS. LEE? PRESENT. MR. MYERS? HERE. MR. MICHELSON? HERE. MR. MILLER? PRESENT. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION

[IV. Approval of Agenda]

[V.A. Nodland & Sunnyside Elementary]

GRADE CLASS WILL THEN MOVE TO THIRD GRADE INTO THE FOLLOWING YEAR, FORCING THIRD GRADE TO CONSOLIDATE FOR THE NEXT.

THEN IT WOULD CONTINUE IN FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE. THE SAME, UM, WHAT CAN BE SET? BEGIN AS A SINGLE CUT BECOMES A PERMANENT SHIFT IN ONE SECTION PER GRADE UP FOR THE NEXT YEAR. THIS FUNDAMENTALLY ALTERS RIVERSIDE STRUCTURE, ELIMINATES FLEXIBILITY IN PLACE, CLASS CLASS PLACEMENT, SORRY, AND CREATES ONGOING INSTABILITY FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF.

THE GREATEST IMPACT, HOWEVER, IS ON OUR STUDENTS.

WITH ONLY ONE SECTION, ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF ACADEMIC NEEDS, BEHAVIOR CONSIDERATIONS, OR SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS, WOULD BE PLACED IN A SINGLE CLASSROOM, ALONG WITH ANY NEW STUDENTS THAT WOULD ARRIVE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

CURRENTLY, STUDENTS ARE INTENTIONALLY SPLIT INTO TWO CLASSES FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.

CLUSTER GROUPING FOR ENRICHMENT, ELL SUPPORT, IEP NEEDS, BEHAVIORAL CONSIDERATION, INCLUDING STUDENTS WHO SHOULD NOT BE PLACED TOGETHER, AND ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PUSH-IN.

UNDER THE PROPOSED CHANGE, THESE STUDENTS WOULD REMAIN TOGETHER YEAR AFTER YEAR UNTIL THEY LEAVE RIVERSIDE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS IS NOT ALIGNED TO THE DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO MEETING STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE OR SUPPORTING THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. WE RESPECTIVELY ASK THAT THE DISTRICT REVIEW THE BOUNDARY LINES TO DETERMINE WHETHER ENROLLMENT AT RIVERSIDE COULD BE INCREASED. ADJUSTING BOUNDARIES COULD RELIEVE PRESSURE ON THE WESTSIDE FEEDER SCHOOLS THAT EITHER ARE CURRENTLY AT OR NEAR CAPACITY, WHILE PERSEVERING THE TWO-SECTION STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS RIVERSIDE TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY. WE RECOGNIZE THE COMPLEXITY OF DISTRICT-WIDE DECISIONS, AND WE APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION THAT GOES INTO THEM. HOWEVER, WE DO STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT MAINTAINING TWO SECTIONS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL AT RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY IS THE BEST INTEREST FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF.

AS THE DISTRICT PROUDLY STATES, YOUR CHILD IS OUR PRIORITY. WE ASK THAT RIVERSIDE STUDENTS AND STAFF BE CONSIDERED A PRIORITY AS THE DECISIONS ARE FINALIZED FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. PLEASE COME BACK. GO AHEAD, TRAIL.

CAN YOU SHARE WITH ME AGAIN SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU HAD? YOU MENTIONED... EFFECTIVELY, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS, WE'VE HAD A BIG DISCUSSION WITH THE TEACHERS HERE AT RIVERSIDE, BUT THE COMMUNITY OF RIVERSIDE IS AN AGING COMMUNITY. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF NEW HOUSES BEING BUILT. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THAT COMMUNITY HAVE LIVED THERE FOR A LONG TIME. SO THE LIKELIHOOD

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BOUNDARIES BEING EXTENDED TO WOODBURY HEIGHTS. THAT IS WHERE I LIVE. MY OWN CHILDREN, BECAUSE I TAUGHT AT RIVERSIDE, WENT TO RIVERSIDE WITH ME. BUT THOSE KIDS COULD EASILY SHIFT TO RIVERSIDE.

THAT WOULD INCREASE OUR ENROLLMENT, BUT ALLEVIATE SOME ENROLLMENT ON LES HILLS ELEMENTARY. AND THEN MAYBE, I MEAN, IT WOULD BE A DOMINO EFFECT, OBVIOUSLY. JUST THE CONSIDERATION OF HAVING ONE SECTION OF SECOND GRADE. THE PLC MODEL, I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE A STANDALONE AND NOT ANYBODY TO COLLABORATE WITH. ONE OTHER QUESTION, AND YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT GOING ON IN RIVERSIDE BECAUSE HABITAT HUMANITY BOUGHT A BUNCH OF HOUSES IN THERE. WE'RE NOT SEEING A LOT OF KIDS COMING FROM THOSE DEVELOPMENTS. NOT YET. OKAY. NOT YET. I'M NOT SURE WHERE. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF HOUSES, BUT AS FAR AS LIKE... THERE'S LIKE A WHOLE BLOCK. OKAY. AND THEN ONE OF THE HOUSES WE BUILT FOR OUR DISTRICT MOVED UP THE STREET.

RIGHT. UP THERE SOMEWHERE. I DON'T KNOW THE STREETS, BUT I JUST WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF STUDENTS COMING FROM THOSE FAMILIES, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FAMILY SIZE... WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING AS OF YET, BUT FINGERS CROSSED. RIGHT. IT MAY HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR THAT. DR. MILLER, THANKS FOR SHARING, BECAUSE...

APPARENTLY I MISSED OUT THAT WE WERE DOING THIS.

CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY STUDENTS WILL BE IN SECOND GRADE FOR THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR, TENTATIVELY? TENTATIVELY, 24-25. AND HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY... SO THOSE WOULD BE OUR FIRST GRADERS THIS YEAR? YEAH. SO IF YOU COMBINE OUR FIRST GRADE THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR'S TOTAL WOULD BE 24-25.

AND SO WHERE ARE WE AT WITH KINDERGARTEN? YES. 28 IN KINDERGARTEN. AND OUR ANTICIPATED ENROLLMENT FOR KINDERGARTEN NEXT YEAR, WE PROBABLY DON'T KNOW THAT YET.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT YET. OUR OPEN HOUSE IS LIKE APRIL 8TH, I BELIEVE. IT SEEMS... FUNNY TO ME THAT WE'RE CUTTING OUT SECOND GRADE WHEN THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS AREN'T THAT DIFFERENT IN KINDERGARTEN THIS YEAR. I MEAN, WE'RE WITHIN FOUR STUDENTS, RIGHT? AND SO TO CUT OUT A SECTION IN SECOND GRADE, BUT NOT IN FIRST GRADE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MODEL.

AND FORGIVE ME, THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO THIS MORE THAN I DO, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE GOT A GAP THERE.

AND WHEN YOU HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S GOT OLDER HOUSES, OLDER PEOPLE IN THEM, THOSE ARE TYPICALLY WHERE YOU GET YOUR NEW, YOUNGER FAMILIES IN. SO THEY DO BECOME AN AREA OF GROWTH, TYPICALLY. IT JUST HAS TO. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A STUDY TO SAY, WHEN DOES THAT GROWTH REALLY HAPPEN FOR YOUNG FAMILIES? YEP, MR. VANLEY, DID YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT CONCERN? YEAH, IT'S A LEGITIMATE CONCERN. THE PLC MODEL IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR STAFF ACROSS ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS.

NO QUESTION, CLEARLY WE HAVE A BUDGET ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS MOVING FORWARD, BUT I CAN GET THE INFORMATION FROM MR. MOSIER. MAKE SURE OUR BOARD MEMBERS SEE THE PROJECTIONS ACROSS ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS SO YOU GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PROJECTIONS AND HOW THEY COMPARE TO RIVERSIDE AND OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT. I'M JUST GETTING BACK IN THE CITY MYSELF. DID I MISS AN EMAIL OR SOMETHING THAT TALKED ABOUT? YEAH, I DON'T.

THAT WAS BEFORE MY TIME IN THIS SEAT, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE COMMUNICATED THAT DIRECTLY BY SECTIONS WHEN WE DO REDUCE SECTIONS ACROSS ANY GRADE LEVEL. WE'RE DOING SOME OF THAT AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL NOW, REDUCING SOME SECTIONS AT CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOLS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. BUT MR. MOSER CAN ADDRESS THAT. YEAH. THAT WAS ONE OF THE FOUR POSITIONS. SO AT THE ELEMENTARY, WE REDUCED THROUGH ATTRITION, SO NOBODY LOST A JOB.

BUT IT'S ONE OF THE FOUR SPOTS, THE ELEMENTARY, WHERE WE DID REDUCE STAFF DUE TO NUMBERS. AND LIKE MR. VANDERLOO SAID, I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE THE DISTRICT NUMBERS WITH HIM, AND THEN I'LL LET HIM SHARE THOSE WITH YOU GUYS.

YOU'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF KIND OF ASSESSING THE STAFFING NEEDS, RIGHT? I MEAN, AT THIS POINT, THE BIGGEST WILD CARD IS KINDERGARTEN. YOU KNOW, I THINK THE QUESTION CAME UP, WHAT WILL KINDERGARTEN HAVE? TO GET THAT, WE TAKE THE AVERAGE OF THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND THEN WE GET OUR PROJECTIONS BASED OFF THAT. BUT I'VE BEEN HERE WHERE IT'S SPOT ON, AND THEN I'VE BEEN HERE WHERE IT'S 30 KIDS OFF. I'VE BEEN HERE WHERE IT'S 20 KIDS SHORT. SO, UM... IT IS. SO KINDERGARTEN, WE JUST NEVER QUITE KNOW HOW

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BUT I'LL SHARE THOSE WITH MR. VANDERLOO. COULD I ASK THAT WHEN YOU SHARE THE INFORMATION, YOU COULD ALSO REMIND US, PARTICULARLY ME, BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE STANDARDS ARE PER GRADE, I THINK. YEAH, THAT'S ON THERE. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, AT LEAST TO ME, TO SEE WHAT OUR STANDARDS ARE. I THINK THEY'RE DIFFERENT BY GRADE LEVEL, SOMEHOW. THEY ARE. SECOND GRADE WOULD BE 26.

AND THEN MY LAST COMMENT IS, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING, AND ENCOURAGE YOUR PEERS TO COME AND SHARE THIS KIND OF INFORMATION AS WELL.

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT FLIES PAST US AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY CATCH THE DETAILS. AND I DO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY AND COMING AND SHARING WITH US TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

LYNN IS THERE? TERRY GARDNER.

NAME AND ADDRESS, SIR. TERRY GARDNER, 3311 JACKSON STREET.

WASTING TIME. I AM WASTING TIME. NO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WAS HERE ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO.

DIRECTOR LEE, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY IN MAY. YES. AND I SAID, HEY, MAY'S HORRIBLE.

IT'S HARD TO SEND AN EX, BUT I WENT ON TO THANK EVERYBODY. AND I REMEMBER THAT LIKE YESTERDAY. 29TH BRING MY GIFT. NO, I'M KIDDING.

BUT I ALSO, YEAH, SO I WANT TO STILL THANK EVERYBODY. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO ADDRESS. I INVITED YOU AT THAT TIME FOR ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS TO COME DOWN TO HARRY HOPKINS AND TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND I KIND OF MADE A LIGHT JOKE OF GO PAST THE CONSTRUCTION BUILDING. I KNOW IT'S AMAZING. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S EVERYTHING YOU COULD THINK OF, BUT THERE'S THREE MORE SECTIONS PAST THAT. SO. I'M ASKING THAT YOU COME SEE THE AUTOMOTIVE AND AUTO BODY AND WELDING PROGRAMS AS WELL.

MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN DOWN THERE.

I'M NOT THERE ALL THE TIME, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T, I'M JUST RE-INVITING YOU AGAIN TO COME SEE US. BECAUSE WE'RE DOING SOME AMAZING THINGS, AND I'VE GOT SOME AMAZING STUDENTS DOWN THERE. THE OTHER TOPIC I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, AND IT'S STARTING TO COME ABOUT IN THIS, THAT, AND THE NEXT, SO I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF FOUNDATION. I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, SO LET ME START WITH THAT. IT'S ABOUT THE HEAD GIRLS WRESTLING COACH. FOUR YEARS AGO, THE STATE OF IOWA SANCTIONED GIRLS WRESTLING.

PRESIDENT GEORGE MENTIONED, I BELIEVE ON FEBRUARY 9TH, THAT IT'S STILL THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT OUT THERE IN THE STATE OF IOWA. AND MAN, IF YOU GO TO THE STATE, YOU SEE IT'S JUST, IT'S CRAZY, IT'S AWESOME, AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I BELIEVE WE'RE THE ONLY DISTRICT... I KNOW IN OUR CONFERENCE, AND I BELIEVE IN NORTHWEST IOWA, MAYBE ALL OF IOWA, WE STILL SHARE A HEAD WRESTLING COACH. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO DO AS A HEAD WRESTLING COACH. I'M AN ASSISTANT WRESTLING COACH AT WEST HIGH.

SO I DON'T HAVE, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, BUT THERE'S THREE GUYS THAT COULD DEFINITELY SPEAK PROBABLY MORE TO ME ABOUT THIS.

BUT SOME THINGS I WANT TO ADDRESS IS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR SCHEDULE, SOMETIMES THERE'S FOUR DAYS IN A ROW WHERE THEY'RE GONE.

THEY'RE AT GIRLS, BOYS, GIRLS, BOYS, WHICH MEANS SOMEBODY ELSE IS RUNNING PRACTICE FOR THOSE OTHER ATHLETES. IT IS VERY SUSTAINABLE. ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN AVERAGING 20 TO 25 GIRLS EVERY SEASON AND SENDING AT LEAST TWO TO FOUR TO STATE EVERY YEAR. SO WE'RE DOING VERY WELL WITH THAT. AND I JUST CONTINUE TO SEE THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GROW FOR THAT SPORT. SPLIT DAYS. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO ONE TOURNAMENT AND GETTING HOME AT 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT AND THEN HAVING TO GET BACK ON A BUS AT 5 O'CLOCK THE NEXT MORNING.

IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO COACH ONE OR THE OTHER, GIRLS OR BOYS. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, FOR AN EXAMPLE, 12-4, DECEMBER 4TH, AND THEY WENT EVERY DAY COACHING, NOT AT THEIR PRACTICE, NOT BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS OR BUILDING THOSE SKILLS. LEVEL THROUGH 12-7, 1-8 THROUGH 1-10. SO JUST A LOT OF THINGS THAT I JUST REALLY WANT TO PUSH AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE HERE, IT'S SUSTAINABLE, AND THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GO TO A DUEL, SOMETIMES SOME SCHOOLS WILL MAKE YOU DUEL BOYS AND GIRLS AT THE SAME TIME.

THEN THE HEAD COACH HAS TO CHOOSE WHICH ONE HE'S GOING TO BE AT. SO, LIKE I SAID, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME GROUNDWORK.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ANY OF US, BUT THE THREE HEAD COACHES COULD PROBABLY SPEAK A LOT MORE TO THAT. I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING BODY COUNT, YOU'RE TALKING ATTENDANCE.

GRADES, EVERYTHING ELSE THAT THEY DO AS HEAD COACHES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR ATHLETES ARE PREPARED. AND I JUST THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE CAN LOOK FURTHER IN GETTING TWO HEAD COACHES FOR THAT POSITION. DIRECTOR MILLER. SO WHEN YOU SAY WE HAVE

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BUT AS WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET CUTS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING ON MORE COST, AND THAT WOULD BE THREE MORE HEAD COACHES, NOT JUST ONE, RIGHT, IN OUR CURRENT MODEL. AND SO I THINK THAT AS YOU AND YOUR TEAM THINK ABOUT HOW YOU WOULD WANT TO DO THIS, YOU GET CREATIVE.

ALSO, TO SAY, HOW CAN WE DO THIS DIFFERENTLY, WITH THE SAME MONEY THAT WE HAVE, OR A SMALLER INCREASE THAN THREE NEW HEAD COACHES? RIGHT, AND I DO HAVE A SUGGESTION, AND MR. VANDLER, I BELIEVE YOU CAN SPEAK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE MORE. I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD AN ASSISTANT COACH.

CORRECT. SO WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT IS DOING ONE HEAD COACH AND ONE ASSISTANT, INSTEAD OF ONE HEAD COACH AND THREE ASSISTANTS. SO THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE ABOUT $1,500 SOMEWHERE IN THERE, DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT, SO ABOUT $5,000 A YEAR TO ADD JUST THAT. HEAD COACH FOR ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS. SO THERE'S THAT SOLUTION, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT. SO THERE'S ONE.

LIKE I SAID, YOUR HEAD COACHES MAY HAVE MORE. YEAH, I JUST THINK WE NEED TO SEE WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH EVERYTHING IN THE DISTRICT. YEP, AND I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT. A YEAR AGO I SAID I WOULD ADDRESS THIS, SO I'M UP HERE ADDRESSING IT. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

MR. VANDERLOO? YEAH, TERRY, WE APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS, AND YOU'RE RIGHT. GIRLS WRESTLING IS ONE OF THE FEW PROGRAMS IN THE CITY THAT'S GROWING, AND THE GIRLS DO HAVE A SEPARATE SCHEDULE, AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT STATE MEETS, AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS AND REGIONAL COMPETITIONS. SO WE RESPECT THAT, THAT THOSE DAYS ARE OVERLAPPING EACH OTHER. GIVE ME AGAIN YOUR RECOMMENDATION.

YOU'RE RIGHT, THERE IS ONE HEAD COACH WITH THREE ASSISTANTS, AND YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS? CORRECT. AND SPEAKING WITH THE OTHER HEAD COACHES, WE SUGGEST TAKING ONE OF THOSE ASSISTANT POSITIONS AND MAKING THAT INTO A HEAD COACH. SO YOU'D GO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE EXACTLY, BUT I WANT TO SAY IT'S 1,500, SOMEWHERE IN THERE. I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS. AND THE TWO ASSISTANTS WOULD BE A COMBINATION, BOYS AND GIRLS ASSISTANTS, OR WOULD THEY BE TIED TO A SPECIFIC PROGRAM? CORRECT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK, WHEN THAT CONVERSATION COMES UP, WOULD YOU DO ONE, BOY, ONE... YOU KNOW, A HEAD AND AN ASSISTANT, AND A HEAD AND AN ASSISTANT.

OR A HEAD, A HEAD, AND THEN JUST TWO ASSISTANTS.

AND WHEREVER THE NUMBERS FALL, BECAUSE THE NUMBERS FLUCTUATE IN EVERY ACTIVITY WE HAVE.

CORRECT. SOME YEARS THEY'RE REALLY HIGH IN BOYS AND SOME ARE HIGH IN GIRLS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. THAT ADDS FLEXIBILITY FOR THE DISTRICT.

CORRECT. OKAY. YES. APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. AND I ALSO AGREE WITH YOU, HARRY HOPKINS IS AN AMAZING FACILITY, AND THE NUMBERS ARE GROWING AND WE CAN'T CONTAIN THEM. AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING THERE. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION. AND SO AS IT RELATES TO... COACH TO STUDENT RATIO, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT, TOO? LIKE, IF WE WOULD TAKE AN ASSISTANT AND MAKE THEM A HEAD COACH, AND THEY ARE A HEAD COACH OVER LIKE 30 GIRLS. I MEAN, IS THERE A RATIO THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT? AGAIN, I'M GOING TO POINT THAT OVER THERE.

THERE'S CLEARLY A RATIO JUST FOR SUPERVISION, BUT USUALLY IN WRESTLING MEETS, THE MOST YOU'D HAVE WRESTLING AT ONE TIME WOULD PROBABLY BE TWO, SOMETIMES THREE, BECAUSE IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL, ONE AFTER ANOTHER ACTIVITY, SO THEY'RE NOT ALL.

PARTICIPATING AT THE SAME TIME, SO HAVING TWO ADULTS WITH A GROUP OF STUDENTS WOULD WOULD SUFFICE. OUR SUPERVISION, WHETHER IT'S TRANSPORTING TO AND FROM, OR AT THE EVENT THEMSELVES, AND THERE'S A SAFETY MEASURE THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT AS WELL.

YEAH, SO WE'LL TAKE, YOU KNOW, AT TIMES, ALL OF OUR WRESTLERS, SO 20, SOME GIRLS OR GUYS, UM, JUST PUT THOSE NUMBERS, AND YES, WE DO. WHEN WE GO TO TOURNAMENT, SOMETIMES WE'RE ON THREE DIFFERENT MATS, FOUR DIFFERENT MATS, SO YOU'RE GOING BETWEEN MAPS.

FOR THAT SAFETY ISSUE, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ARRESTED, A BIG PART OF THAT IS GETTING YOUR BODY READY. STATE TOURNAMENTS WHERE IT CAN BE VERY PROBLEMATIC IS YOU CAN HAVE ONE ATHLETE ON ONE END OF THE AUDITORIUM AND ANOTHER.

YEAH, OR IN LOGAN, WHERE IT'S TWO DIFFERENT SEPARATE BUILDINGS AND YOU'RE RUNNING.

IS THERE ANYTHING COMING UP THAT WE SHOULD BE PUTTING ON OUR CALENDAR? I MEAN, YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT, LET US KNOW, OR INVITE, YOU KNOW. WE HAVE SOME THINGS IN THE WORKS, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE SET DATES YET. OKAY.

SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

OKAY. IF GIVEN AN INVITE, I DO TRY TO ATTEND. 100% WILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AND I ALSO THANK YOU FOR COMING. GOOD DISCUSSION

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WE HAD ALL THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE HOODS THAT I HAPPENED TO WANDER OUT THERE, IT WASN'T ANY SPECIAL EVENT, BUT I WANTED TO SEE HOW THE WELDING HOODS AND ALL THAT WERE WORKING. AND I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE STUDENTS WERE, OF COURSE, WORKING. AND IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE THING TO SEE OUR CAREER ACADEMY STUDENTS DOING WHAT THEY DO OUT THERE. AND I WAS EQUALLY IMPRESSED THAT THE WELDING HOODS WERE DOING A GREAT JOB AS WELL WITH WHAT WE BOUGHT THEM FOR.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORT OUT THERE, AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE WRESTLING CONVERSATION, BUT ESPECIALLY THE CAREER ACADEMY AND THEIR HARRY HOPKINS EFFORT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BOARD MEMBERS? THANK YOU, MR. GARDNER. THANK YOU. AND ANY MORE? NO. BOARD SPECIAL MEETING

[VII. Consent Action Item(s) ]

FINANCE REPORT, PATTY BLANKENSHIP. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND.

LYNN, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED, SAY NAY. BOARD

[VIII. Board Committee Reports]

WELL, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MET, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME PROGRAMS THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT HERE A LITTLE LATER AT THIS MEETING. THAT WILL HELP US WITH MAKING SURE THAT WE DO AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH OUR CREDIT RECOVERY, WHERE CREDIT RECOVERY IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO HAVE STUDENTS GRADUATE.

CREDIT RECOVERY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT YOU TO JUST GRADUATE. WE WANT YOU TO GRADUATE WITH INFORMATION THAT'S HELPFUL AND KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL. THAT IS USEFUL IN THE COMMUNITY. AND SO THESE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE HAD UNDER DISCUSSION AT THE LAST MEETING, I THOUGHT, WERE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT AND GERMANE TO OUR SUCCESS IN MAINTAINING A HIGH GRADUATION RATE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND I'LL USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO SAY THAT I WAS ESPECIALLY PRIVILEGED TO BE INVITED AND ATTEND THE CEREMONY. TO SURPRISE KATE ALBRECHT WITH HER AWARD AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SHE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS TEACHER FOR YEARS. SHE'S WALKING THROUGH THE LINE, TALKING TO ME. AND SHE MENTIONS MY KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN GRADUATED FOR AT LEAST 12 TO 15 YEARS AMONG THEM. AND THAT'S THE KIND OF TEACHER SHE IS. SHE IS NOT ONLY VERY, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND VERY EFFECTIVE IN HER TEACHING SKILL, BUT SHE IS GENUINELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND IT SHOWS. THAT'S STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. DIRECTOR MYERS.

FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE TALKED ABOUT QUITE A FEW THINGS THERE ON THE AGENDA. NO SENSE TALKING ABOUT THOSE TWICE. AT THE END OF THE MEETING, I PRESENTED SOME WORK THAT I HAD DONE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH REVENUE WE WOULD LIKELY BE ABLE TO OBTAIN FROM SELLING SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS FOR THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE A FACILITY STUDY. AND THE ANSWER THAT I CAME UP WITH, AND IT'S BEEN VALIDATED SEVERAL TIMES, IS ABOUT $210 MILLION, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY, AND IT IS. AND IF WE COMPARE IT TO OUR LOWEST COST OPTION, WHERE WE HAVE LOW ESTIMATES ON EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN LISTED, THAT WOULD BE ABOUT $250 MILLION. SO WE'D BE ABOUT $40 MILLION SHORT, ROUGHLY. AND THE SHORT NUMBER GOES UP AS YOU GO FROM PHASED RENOVATION. WE GET FURTHER, AND THEN REPLACEMENT IS OUT OF THE BALLPARK. SO THE REASON I'M SAYING THIS IS AS WE DECIDE HOW TO SPEND OUR MONEY AND WHAT TO DO, AND... I DARE SAY PERHAPS WHAT NOT TO DO. WE'RE AWFULLY, AWFULLY, AWFULLY TIGHT. AND I SUGGEST WE FIND OUT WHAT IT IS THAT THAT WE WANT TO BUILD, PERHAPS. I THINK SO FAR, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT THE TWO, TWO HIGH SCHOOLS, WHETHER YOU COULD BUY THEM OR NOT. GET THE INFORMATION ON THAT AND MAKE A DECISION,

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THOSE MEDIACIES CAN BE COMBINED INTO A LARGER BID PACKAGE OR ARE JUST DEALT WITH. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS?

[IX. Future Meetings]

TENANTS, 430, MARCH 16, 2020, ESC BOARDROOM. BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING, 3.30 P.M.

MARCH 17, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM. BOARD, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE, 12 P.M.

MARCH 18, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 5.15 MARCH 19, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM.

BOARD SPECIAL MEETING, 5.30 P.M. MARCH 23, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM. REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 6 P.M., MARCH 23, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM.

EDUCATIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE FORUM, 8.30 A.M., MARCH 28, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM. BOARD FINANCE FACILITY COMMITTEE, 3 P.M., APRIL 7, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM. BOARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, 12 P.M., APRIL 8, 2026, ESC BOARDROOM. WE'RE IN THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 6 P.M. APRIL 13TH, 2026 ESC.

[X.A. Budget Discussion – President George]

MILLER. SO, A POINT OF CLARITY, WITH ALL THE E-MAILS AND TEXT MESSAGES AND PHONE CALLS I RECEIVED, I THINK THERE'S AN IMPRESSION THAT I'M NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THEM.

ANY TIME THAT WE CAN ADD STAFF THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS STUDENTS AND THEIR ACADEMIC ABILITIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.

WE STILL HAVE TO BE CONSCIOUS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE SPENDING IN ALL AREAS, BUT I DON'T THINK I OR ANYBODY ELSE IS AGAINST HAVING THOSE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS. AS FAR AS THE STIPENDS GO, I AM NOT SURE THAT I CAN SUPPORT STIPENDS FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE. THAT ARE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WHEN WE HAVE 2,000 EMPLOYEES GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND EVERY DAY. AND SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CARVE OUT A HANDFUL OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AND PRINCIPALS AND GIVE THEM MORE MONEY. BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY'RE DOING MORE THAN WHAT THEIR JOB DESCRIPTION ARTICULATES. I THINK THAT ALL OF THEM KNOW WHAT THE JOB IS.

WHEN THEY TAKE THE JOB, AND WE NEGOTIATE A SALARY WITH THEM, AND THEY ACCEPT THAT SALARY.

AND FOR THOSE REASONS, I WOULD LIKE US NOT TO DO THE STIPENDS. JOHN? DIRECTOR MEYERS. AS I THINK ABOUT THIS, I'M REMINDED, BECAUSE I'M AN OLD PERSON, I REMEMBER ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO.

WHEN NANCY MOUNTS TOOK ME UNDER HER WING, I FIRST GOT ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHE MENTIONED TO ME WAS THAT THE DISTRICT IS HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING PRINCIPALS. THAT IS TWO REASONS. ONE IS A FAIRLY SHALLOW POOL OF PRINCIPALS, AND THE OTHER WAS THE LACK OF THE... SIOUX CITY'S PAY RELATIVE TO OTHERS AND DEPENDING ON HOW MANY ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS THERE ARE FOR PRINCIPALS. AND ALL SORTS OF COMPLICATED THINGS THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND AS WELL. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS, WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING PRINCIPALS. AND AFTER COMING BACK, I REMEMBER SEEING AN EMAIL FROM DR. ROD. TALKING ABOUT ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS THAT THEY'RE HAVING A VERY HARD TIME FINDING PRINCIPALS, AND

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EVENTUALLY, THAT GOT SOLVED, BUT IT'S HARD TO FIND GOOD PRINCIPALS NOW, JUST LIKE IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO, AND I'M SUGGESTING THINGS WE CAN DO THAT ARE NOT HORRIBLY EXPENSIVE. MIGHT BE REASONABLE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. BOARD MEMBERS, ANY OTHER? DIRECTOR MICHELSON. YEAH, PLEASE. I'M WITH EARL ON THE FOUR PRINCIPLES. I THINK THAT'S AN ABSOLUTE LOCK. WITH THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE, WITH THE NUMBER OF, I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT A DAY IS LIKE FOR THOSE PRINCIPLES RIGHT NOW.

WITH IEPS ALONE, WOULD PROBABLY BURY THEM FOR THE DAY.

ON THE STIPEND THING, I'M...

NOT AS COMFORTABLE BEING WILDLY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT, BUT LIKE JOHN SAID, IF WE CAN FIND SOMETHING CREATIVE FOR THOSE GUYS. TEACHERS DO GET STIPENDS. I MEAN, EVERY ONE OF OUR COACHES GETS A STIPEND.

AND THEY GET THE STIPEND BECAUSE THEY ARE THERE FOR THE KIDS AFTER HOURS, EXTRA TIME. IF YOU ARE A, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER WHEN YOU SAY, YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE SIGNING UP FOR, RIGHT? WHEN YOU TOOK THE JOB AS PRINCIPAL. NOT NECESSARILY ALL THE WAY TRUE, ESPECIALLY WHERE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE CONCERNED. IF A MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HAS BEEN THERE FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS, THEY DID NOT INITIALLY SIGN UP FOR THAT. THAT'S BEEN CHANGED, WHAT, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, RIGHT? SO THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY SIGN UP FOR THAT, TO BEGIN WITH. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE DISCUSSION ON IT. I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME CREATIVE WAYS THAT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THOSE PEOPLE MOVING FORWARD. I THINK THE OTHER THING... AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS SAID BY ACCIDENT OR NOT, BUT ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS SAID THAT OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ARE ALL MAKING $200,000 APIECE IN THE LAST BOARD MEETING. I GOT A LOT OF CALLS AFTER THAT SAYING THEY WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE STIPEND. BUT I THINK THE ACTUAL NUMBERS AREN'T. I THINK THAT'S TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OFF. WELL, I THINK I SHOULD RESPOND TO THAT, SINCE I PROBABLY SAID, WE HAVE. ADMINISTRATORS THAT ARE MAKING CLOSE TO $200,000. I DID NOT SAY EVERY ONE.

CERTAINLY, OUR FIRST YEAR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS DON'T MAKE $200,000, BUT THEY ALSO DON'T HAVE THE EXPERIENCE THAT SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN IN THE DISTRICT FOR 30 YEARS HAS. AND THE SAME STIPEND FOR ONE PRINCIPAL SHOULD NOT BE THE SAME STIPEND FOR ANOTHER. IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OR ANYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE THEIR SALARIES ARE NOT THE SAME. SO COOKIE CUTTER MODELS DON'T WORK IN ANY BUSINESS. I'M NOT SURE WHY WE WOULD DO IT AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL.

AGAIN, GUYS, WE HAVE 2,000 EMPLOYEES THAT ARE WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD, AND EVERYBODY WANTS MORE MONEY AND EVERYBODY PROBABLY DESERVES MORE MONEY, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT A $10 MILLION SHORTAGE NEXT YEAR IN OUR BUDGET. SO IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE MORE MONEY.

LET'S PAY EVERYBODY A MILLION DOLLARS IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH THE MONEY SOMEWHERE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE IT. SO THE I'LL WAIT. WELL, I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE PRINCIPLE. PRINCIPALS OR SAMS, OR WHATEVER WE'RE GOING TO CALL THEM. BUT I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF THAT. WE'VE GOT TO DO A BETTER JOB AS A DISTRICT OF GROWING OUR OWN.

AND IF IT'S NOT AN ASSISTANT, THEY NEED TO BE PIPELINED INTO THAT MODEL OF BECOMING THAT. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE RETIRING. WE NEED TO DO THE SAME THING WITH OUR TEACHERS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO KEEP THEM ENRICHED AND GROWING WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO THE THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IS LIKE, SIGN ME UP FOR THAT RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE TO FULLY SUPPORT THAT. WE'VE GOT TO SUPPORT THE TEAM THAT WE'RE IN. WE WANT TO CREATE PIPELINES FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GROW. SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE PAY INCREASE, PAY INCREASES, AND WE CAN LOOK AT GIVING THEM, YOU KNOW, THOSE INCENTIVES OF OPPORTUNITIES. AS FAR AS THE STIPEND, I AM NOT IN FULL SUPPORT OF THAT. BUT. I WILL SAY THIS, IF THE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THOSE POSITIONS HAVE CHANGED, THEN WE NEED TO LOOK AT THOSE JOB DESCRIPTIONS, AND WE NEED TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THOSE JOB DESCRIPTIONS. SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THE EXPECTATION IS. AND IN MOST JOB DESCRIPTIONS, THERE IS THIS LITTLE CAVEAT THAT SAYS, AND OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED, JUST SAYING. SO I THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER. IF THE ROLE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS HAS CHANGED, THEN WE NEED TO TAKE THAT TO HR. H.R. NEEDS

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AND MAYBE WHEN WE LOOK AT HIRING OR LOOK AT THESE ASSISTANT POSITIONS THAT WE WANT TO PUT IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, WHICH WE SHOULD NOT HAVE. A ONE TO 600, ONE PRINCIPAL TO 600 LITTLE KIDS UNDER. 10 RATIO, MAYBE THAT'S A GREAT TIME TO REVISIT THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR ALL OF OUR ADMINISTRATION. SO THAT'S WHERE I SAY NOW, IF THERE'S AN EVALUATION PROCESS TIED TO PAY INCENTIVE, I'M HERE FOR IT BECAUSE YOU SHOULD BE PAID BASED OFF THE EVALUATIONS THAT YOU RECEIVE.

BUT TO JUST GIVE A STIPEND BECAUSE THERE'S MORE ADDED ON RESPONSIBILITIES. I DON'T KNOW.

I CAN'T SUPPORT THAT. BECAUSE WE'RE ASKING EVERYONE TO DO MORE WITH LESS, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PAY THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ASKED TO DO MORE WITH LESS. SO I JUST THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND MOVE VERY SENSITIVELY AS WE LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU. MUCH OF WHAT MY THOUGHTS ARE HAVE BEEN SHARED ALREADY. THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS DEFINITELY GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THOSE AND SUPPORT THAT.

STIPENDS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANCE PRINCIPALS IS HARD FOR ME TO GET ON BOARD WITH AS WELL, FOR MOST OF THE REASONS THAT WERE STATED THERE.

STIPENDS, IN MY MIND, ARE GIVEN FOR ADDITIONAL DUTIES AS SIGNED, NOT FOR DOING DUTIES THAT ARE ALREADY IN YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION. AND SO I AGREE WITH DIRECTOR LEE THAT IF THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AREN'T DETAILING THE NEED TO BE THERE FOR AFTER-HOURS EVENTS, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, THEN WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR JOB DESCRIPTIONS.

AND THAT THEN MAY INVOLVE BENCHMARKING, AGAIN, THE BASE SALARY FOR THOSE POSITIONS. IT'S CURIOUS TO ME THAT WE WOULD APPROACH A SALARY ADJUSTMENT AS A STIPEND. IF WE THINK THE SALARY IS WRONG, TO ME, A STIPEND, AGAIN, IS FOR ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY DUTIES OR ADDITIONAL DUTIES THAT ARE SIGNED ON ON A YEAR-BY-YEAR BASIS. AND I'VE NOT REALLY HEARD THAT EXPLANATION OR MENTION BE PROVIDED. SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET ON BOARD WITH THAT.

AND, AGAIN, THE EQUITY ISSUE IS A BIG PIECE OF IT FOR ME AS WELL. I THINK WE HAVE 02,000 HARDWORKING EMPLOYEES.

AND, YES, EVERYONE WANTS TO BE PAID MORE. SO DO I. I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S JUST HUMAN NATURE, RIGHT? WE'LL JUST DOUBLE OUR SCHOOL BOARD SALARY.

THERE YOU GO. OKAY. I DO HAVE A QUESTION, BECAUSE DIRECTOR HANSON BROUGHT UP A GREAT POINT. ARE WE SAYING STIPEND AS YOU, LIKE WE WOULD, LIKE OUR COACHES ARE PAID? YOU KNOW, LIKE WE, FOR EXAMPLE, AND I'M GOING TO JUST USE MR. GARDNER, THAT JUST CAME BEFORE US AND SAID, YOU KNOW, A COACH. WOULD GET $1,500. YOU KNOW, ARE WE LOOKING AT THAT KIND OF STIPEND? BECAUSE THOSE NUMBERS DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THAT WAS A STIPEND. I DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THOSE STIPENDS ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE. THEY'RE EQUIVALENT TO MAYBE LIKE A LITTLE LESS THAN LIKE A HEAD COACH WOULD BE PAID. SO $6,000 OR $2,000 FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. AND JUST FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THEY'RE NOT ATTACHED TO THE SALARY OF THE ADMINISTRATOR, WORKING THROUGH A LEGAL TEAM AND THROUGH HR. WHEN THEY'RE ATTACHED TO A SALARY. AND THEN THAT PRINCIPAL CHANGES BUILDING LEVELS. SO IF THEY GET A $6,000 STIPEND AT A HIGH SCHOOL, THEN TWO YEARS LATER THEY MOVE TO A MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEIR SALARY CANNOT BE REDUCED BASED ON OUR LEGAL TEAM'S ADVICE. SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS A STIPEND AND NOT PART OF THEIR SALARY, WAS THE ADVICE FROM LEGAL.

CLEARLY, SUPPLY AND DEMAND CAUSES US SOME STRESS WITH SOME OF OUR SECONDARY, PRIMARILY HEAD HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL POSITIONS. THAT'S A CHALLENGE. I RESPECT EVERYBODY'S OPINION. YOU'RE RIGHT. WE HAVE 2,000 EMPLOYEES THAT ARE BUSTING THEIR TAIL EVERY SINGLE DAY. NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN APPROACH THE SECONDARY ADMINISTRATORS. NOT HAVING QUITE AS MANY NIGHTS OR WEEKENDS AT CONTESTS, AND WE'LL EXPLORE THOSE OPTIONS. SO I RESPECT YOUR OPINIONS, AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. GO AHEAD. YES. I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS MADE. MY CONCERN LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER WAS THAT THE PROGRAM TO ADD THE FOUR

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INCOMING, PARTICULARLY IN PRE-K AND IN KINDERGARTEN, ARE PRESENTING US WITH. AND WE STILL HAVE TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN AN ENVIRONMENT OF POSITIVE EDUCATION THAT ISN'T DISRUPTED. SO THOSE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THAT'S ABOUT, IT'S. WE'RE SETTING THE TONE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO MAKE THE BEST OF THE EXCEPTIONAL MATERIALS WE BOUGHT FOR EDUCATION. AND THE INCREDIBLE... INCREDIBLE GOOD WORK THAT OUR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS ARE DOING, THE WE DON'T NEED THE CLASSES INTERRUPTED. WE WANT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PARENTS TO KNOW THAT IF YOUR KID IS COMING TO OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A SOLID DAY AT SCHOOL. THAT'S ABOUT LEARNING THE WHOLE TIME AND NOT ABOUT A LOT OF DISRUPTIONS. BUT IT DOES REQUIRE STAFF WHO CAN ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. WHEN, WHEN THEY HAVE A STUDENT COMES IN, THAT, IN SOME CASES, IS NOT REALLY AS READY TO GO TO SCHOOL AS WE WOULD LIKE. SO I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN SUPPORT OF THAT SINCE WE FIRST STARTED DOING THAT PROGRAM, AND I REITERATE THAT TODAY.

ON THE STIPEND ARRANGEMENT, I UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGE. I INVITE US TO CONSIDER CREATIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN... A PRINCIPAL IS REQUIRED TO GO TO AN ACTIVITY THAT'S OUTSIDE THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY, AND THAT ADDS TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO, PARTICULARLY. WE LIVE IN A WORLD NOW WHERE WHEN YOUR STUDENTS GO TO ANOTHER AREA AND ALL THEIR PARENTS AND THE LIKE, GO WITH THEM.

WITH ALL THE ENTHUSIASM FOR EITHER THE SPEECH CONTEST OR THE BASKETBALL GAME, OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, THAT SOMETIMES IT GETS OVERLY ANIMATED. AND THE RECEIVING SCHOOL CAN CERTAINLY SAY, WE NEED SOMEBODY FROM YOUR SCHOOL TO BE HERE.

SO THAT IT'S CLEAR TO YOUR PARENTS AND FANS, AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING, THAT THERE ARE BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS THAT WE HAVE THE SAME AS WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO SCHOOL IN OUR BUILDING. SO THAT IS AN EXTRA CHORE. AND I HATE TO CALL IT A CHORE. BUT IT IS AN EXTRA THING THAT WE SEEM TO HAVE TO DO NOW THAT I DON'T REMEMBER.MEMBERS HAVING TO DO QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO, SO WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THOSE CHALLENGES. AND I DO INVITE US TO CONSIDER CREATIVE WAYS TO MAKING THAT PART OF THE JOB FAIR. FOR THOSE PRINCIPALS THAT ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE THAT VISIBLE PRESENCE OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION WHEN OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY IN THE BUILDING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

YEAH, SORRY, MR. VANDERLOO, WE'VE HEARD THE MESSAGE BEFORE THAT. IF A PRINCIPAL MOVES DOWN TO AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, OR IF THEY MOVE FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE CANNOT REDUCE THEIR SALARY.

AND JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THE STATE OF IOWA HAS TOLD US THAT THAT IS NOT WHAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW. AND SO WE DO NEED OUR LEGAL TEAM TO REVIEW THAT. AND SO WE'VE NEW LEGAL COUNSEL, OLD LEGAL COUNSEL, DOESN'T MATTER. BUT THERE'S A DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION THAT SAYS WHEN A ADMINISTRATOR MOVES FROM ONE BUILDING TO ANOTHER.

OR REDUCES THEIR ROLE, THAT IT IS A NEW CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY AND THOSE POSITIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE POSTED, ALLOWING EVERYBODY TO APPLY FOR THAT POSITION. AND YOU CAN STILL GIVE IT TO THE PERSON THAT YOU INTENDED IT TO GO TO, BUT IT IS A NEW CONTRACT AND WE DO NOT HAVE TO MAINTAIN THEIR EXISTING SALARY.

SO, I MEAN, SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP AND YOU GAVE US THAT BIT OF ADVICE, I WOULD LIKE US TO REALLY EVALUATE THAT WITH THE STATE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES AS THE STATE REQUIRES US TO. OKAY.

I'LL GIVE MY TWO CENTS NOW. I THINK ADDING THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AT THE FOUR ELEMENTARIES IS A GREAT INVESTMENT. WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE ALL THE SUPPORT THEY CAN, AND THERE'S FOUR ELEMENTARY BUILDINGS, I BELIEVE, THAT ARE ELEMENTARY POSITIONS THAT NEED TO BE SUPPORTED. THE PRESCHOOL ONE IS 600 KIDS, IS THAT CORRECT? IF YOU'VE EVER TAUGHT ELEMENTARY PE, THAT'S KIND OF HOW I FEEL.

VISION OF HER RUNNING ALL OVER TOWN, TRYING TO CORRAL ALL THESE KIDS. I SUPPORT THAT 100%. WHEN IT COMES TO STIPENDS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL FOR PRINCIPALS, THE COMMENT

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YES, THEY'RE BEING COMPENSATED MONETARILY THROUGH THEIR SALARIES, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY STILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, THEY STILL PUT IN NOT ONLY THEIR 60, WHATEVER, 70 HOURS THAT THEY PUT IN ON THEIR JOB AND HOURS.

BUT I THINK WHEN YOU HAVE TO DO THOSE EXTRA THINGS, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AND REALLY, I MEAN, IF WE WANTED TO LOOK AT IT AS AN INVESTMENT, OR HOW WE LOOK AT THE STIPENDS, I REMEMBER ONE TIME GOING TO WEST DES MOINES VALLEY'S FOOTBALL STADIUM. I'M STANDING THERE WITH A COACHING FRIEND OF MINE, AND WE'RE TALKING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AT THAT TIME OF THE WEST DES MOINES VALLEY SCHOOL, AND WE ASKED, HOW DID YOU GET THIS BUILT? BECAUSE, I MEAN, YOU TAKE AN ELEVATOR TO THE PRESS BOX. I MEAN, THAT, TO ME WAS COOL. HERE WE HAVE TO WALK UP A BUNCH OF STEPS.

THERE, THEY TAKE AN ELEVATOR.

HE LOOKED AROUND, AND THERE'S PROBABLY, I WOULD SAY, 7,000 KIDS. WEST DES MOINES KIDS PACKING THAT STADIUM, AND HE LOOKS AROUND AND HE SAYS, WE MAKE ONE OF THE BIGGEST EFFECTS ON A KID, OUR BIGGEST DEAL IS HERE. THIS IS OUR LARGEST CLASSROOM.

BECAUSE EVEN IF IT'S AN ACTIVITY, IT'S STILL A CLASSROOM. AND YOU'RE STILL TEACHING, YOU'RE STILL DOING THOSE THINGS. AND A LOT OF TIME, IF YOU GO TO A FOOTBALL GAME, YOU GO TO A BASKETBALL GAME, IF IT'S NOT IN YOUR BUILDING, DEPENDING UPON WHERE YOU GO, YOU SEE ONE ADMINISTRATOR WITH ABOUT, DO I THINK THEY NEED TO BE COMPENSATED IN SOME FORM? YES. I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF A STIPEND, OR I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF SOME TYPE OF CREATIVE WAY.

TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD THE TIME COMPENSATED IN SOME WAY.

AND THAT'S YOUR JOB, MR. VAN LEEUWEN, TO COME UP WITH THAT. RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN.

FIGURE IN THE ALTERNATIVE STUFF, I WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THE STIPENDS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S TOO AN INVESTMENT TO KEEP.

ADMINISTRATORS AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, WE WENT A WHOLE YEAR WITHOUT, ALMOST A WHOLE YEAR WITHOUT FINDING AN ADMINISTRATOR FOR NORTH HIGH.

GRENDEMEYER, I THINK, WAS OUR RECRUITING FIRM, AND I THINK WE HAD TWO APPLICANTS, OUTSIDE APPLICANTS. SO I THINK WE WANT TO GROW OUR OWN, GROW OUR OWN WITH SOME ADDITIONAL HELP, WHETHER IT BE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXTRA STUFF. I WAS THE HEAD WRESTLING COACH AT WEST HIGH. I THINK I AVERAGED ABOUT FIVE CENTS AN HOUR. I'D BE IN SUPPORT OF THE STIPEND LIST. YOU CAN COME UP WITH A CREATIVE WAY OF FINDING AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO COMPENSATE. I'M JUST GOING TO ADD TO THAT BEFORE YOU SPEAK, IF YOU DON'T MIND. BECAUSE WE HAVE, WE HAVE MORE THAN JUST ADMINISTRATORS DOING EXTRA THINGS, SO WE NEED TO. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ALSO CONSIDERED IN THE FOLD OF A STIPEND OR AN INCENTIVE OR WHATEVER WE LOOK AT, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE. I'M GOING TO JUST USE THIS BECAUSE IT'S FRESH IN MY HEAD. THEY JUST WENT TO PRO STATE, OR WHAT IS IT, PRO PRO STAR. LIKE, YEAH, THEY WERE. BUT I JUST THINK ABOUT MS. MILLER, AS AN EXAMPLE, THAT NOT ONLY WENT TO, YOU KNOW, SHE'S DOING EXTRA THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. AND THAT'S JUST FRESH IN MY HEAD.

SO WE JUST NEED TO THINK ABOUT. IT'S NOT JUST THE ADMINISTRATORS, IT'S TEACHERS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF CLASSROOM AND DOING OTHER THINGS IN ADDITION TO.

SO. I THINK WE CAN BE CREATIVE, BUT I'LL DEFER TO YOUR COMMENT. YEAH, I RESPECT THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. 2,000 EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PUTTING IN WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY,

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EVERYBODY'S WORKING HARD. UP AND DOWN THE LINE, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR JOB IS IN THIS DISTRICT, WE RESPECT THEM ALL. WE WILL EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS ON HOW WE CAN PROVIDE SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT OF OUR ADMINISTRATORS. ISN'T ABOUT THE PAY, IT'S ABOUT THE NUMBER OF HOURS THEY'RE AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILY, IN THEIR HOMES, SO IT ISN'T ABOUT THAT. SO ARE THERE OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN HAVE OTHER ADULTS PROVIDE SOME OF THAT SUPERVISION? SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE TWO AND THREE AND FOUR PRINCIPALS AT A CONTEST? AND WE CAN HAVE ONE WITH SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND MAYBE PAYING THOSE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PEOPLE. NOT A STIPEND, BUT AN HOURLY RATE, LIKE WE DO WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER PEOPLE. SO WE WILL DEFINITELY EXPLORE OPTIONS AND WE'LL FIND A WAY. YOU FURTHER COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? YES. TERESA MARCH. NAME AND ADDRESS. I GO BY TERRY. OKAY. YEP, BUT IT'S TERESA. NO. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR SCHOOLS. BETWEEN NODLIN AND SUNNYSIDE, WE SERVE 532 STUDENTS ACROSS TWO BUILDINGS.

WITHIN THOSE TWO SCHOOLS ALONE, THERE ARE 61 STUDENTS ON IEPS, 36 AT NODLIN AND 25 AT SUNNYSIDE. AS OF THIS MORNING, THERE HAS BEEN 565 REFERRALS THIS YEAR. 410 AT NODLIN AND 155 AT SUNNYSIDE. THAT IS NOT A SMALL WORKLOAD. THAT IS NOT SUSTAINABLE FOR ONE ADMINISTRATOR MOVING BETWEEN TWO BUILDINGS. BLAIR SPENDS FULL DAYS IN IEP MEETINGS, ADDRESSING BEHAVIOR CONCERNS, CONTACTING PARENTS ABOUT ATTENDANCE, RESPONDING TO CRISES, AND MANAGING PARENT CONCERNS.

THESE ARE CRITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ONE PERSON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, ALL OF THOSE ACROSS TWO BUILDINGS.

SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE. WHEN ADMINISTRATION IS TIED UP IN MEETINGS OR MANAGING URGENT SITUATIONS, TEACHERS ARE LEFT HANDLING SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES ON THEIR OWN. SUPPORT STAFF, WHICH ARE SECRETARIES AND SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, ARE PULLED TO HELP STABILIZE SITUATIONS SO CLASSROOM TEACHERS CAN RETURN TO INSTRUCTION. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS, INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES ARE LOST.

OTHER STUDENTS LOSE LEARNING TIME, AND STAFF ABSORBS MORE STRESS. I'VE HEARD YOU SAY THAT TEACHER RETENTION IS A PRIORITY. BURNOUT IS REAL.

CONSTANTLY CARRY RESPONSIBILITIES THAT SHOULD BE ADMINISTRATIVE. IT ACCELERATES FATIGUE AND IMPACTS MORALE.

SUSTAINABILITY REQUIRES SUPPORT STRUCTURES. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO FULLY COVER THE NEEDS OF OUR SPED STUDENTS. IF A COMPLIANCE ISSUES WERE TO ARISE, ONE LAWSUIT WOULD COST FAR MORE THAN THE SALARY OF AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. YOU HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT MAKING OUR DISTRICT A DESTINATION DISTRICT, COMPETITIVE AND ATTRACTIVE TO OTHER EDUCATORS. WE CANNOT ACHIEVE THAT IF OUR SCHOOLS ARE UNDERSTAFFED AND STRETCHED BEYOND CAPACITY. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN THE BUDGET TO HIRE FOUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND IT WAS PASSED WITH A SIX TO ONE VOTE. I'M ASKING YOU TO HONOR THAT COMMITMENT, EVEN IF IT IS FOR ONE YEAR, AND THEN EVALUATE THE SUSTAINABILITY. IF FUNDING IS A CONCERN, LET'S EXAMINE WHERE ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE MADE. IF A FULL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IS NOT POSSIBLE, WE COULD CONSIDER A DEAN OF STUDENTS. WE NEED A STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS OUR PRINCIPAL TO LEAD, BE VISIBLE IN CLASSROOMS, AND TO CONDUCT OBSERVATIONS, TO BUILD CULTURE, TO HOLD STAFF ACCOUNTABLE, AND TO PROACTIVELY MEET STUDENTS' NEEDS, RATHER THAN CONSTANTLY OPERATING IN CRISIS MODE. HOW CAN A PRINCIPAL BE IN CLASSROOMS SUPPORTING INSTRUCTION IF THEY ARE IN MEETINGS AND MANAGING BEHAVIORS ALL DAY? HOW CAN WE PROTECT INSTRUCTIONAL TIME AND STUDENT SAFETY WITH ADEQUATE LEADERSHIP SUPPORT? WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE OUR PRINCIPAL, BLAIR. WE DO NOT WANT TO LOSE HIM. BUT THE CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE FOR ONE PERSON ACROSS TWO BUILDINGS.

AT OUR TWO SCHOOLS ALONE, OVER 500 STUDENTS ARE IMPACTED.

ACROSS ALL FOUR BUILDINGS, APPROXIMATELY 1,600 STUDENTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS ADDED LEADERSHIP SUPPORT. IF YOU WERE TO HIRE FOUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, WHICH I FEEL THAT YOU ARE ALL IN WANTING TO DO. WHAT COULD BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ENSURING THEY ARE SAFE, SUPPORTED, AND LEARNING EVERY DAY? THIS IS NOT ABOUT ADDING BUREAUCRACY.

THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING STUDENTS, RETAINING STAFF, SUPPORTING COMPLIANCE, AND ENSURING LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.

PLEASE CONSIDER DOING WHAT WAS ALREADY BUDGETED. PLEASE CONSIDER WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS. PLEASE CONSIDER THE MESSAGE IT SENDS

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.

THANKS, TERRY. DIRECTOR MILLER. TERRY, THANK YOU. I THINK YOU DID HEAR ALL SEVEN OF US SAY, OR CLOSE TO ALL SEVEN OF US, SAY, THAT. WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS.

CAN YOU GO BACK AND TELL ME, YOU MADE A COMMENT ABOUT SPECIAL ED. CAN YOU RESTATE THAT? ABOUT HOW MANY STUDENTS WE HAVE AT SEMI-PRIVATE? YEAH, AND SUPPORTING THEM AND WHAT WE ARE OR AREN'T DOING FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE. I THINK IT WAS ABOUT YOU'RE AT THE EDGE OF BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE IT OR NOT, BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING TO HAVE HER COMMENT ON. YEP. I JUST SAID THAT WE'RE DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO FULLY COVER THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. AND IF THERE WOULD BE A COMPLIANCE ISSUE, THAT A LAWSUIT WOULD COST MORE THAN... SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING THAT WE AREN'T MAYBE ABLE TO DO IF WE GET ONE MORE SPED STUDENT? LIKE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN YOUR EVERYDAY LANGUAGE FOR THOSE OF US WHO AREN'T EDUCATORS? IT'S TAKING AWAY FROM OTHER STUDENTS WHEN WE HAVE TO PULL, SOME OF OUR SPECIAL ED STUDENTS MIGHT NOT BE GETTING THE MINUTES THAT THEY NEED. SO THEN AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL WOULD BE THERE INSTEAD OF THE PRINCIPAL, AND THEN THE SPECIAL ED TEACHERS WOULD BE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM. IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? CORRECT. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR SPEAKING UP, TERRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OH, JOHN. SIMPLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THOSE POSITIONS, I CONSIDERED THAT ALREADY DONE.

I'M SUPPORTIVE AS WELL. I WASN'T CALLING YOU OUT, JOHN. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS HAVING A MISTAKE. OKAY. GOT GOOD PREFERENCE OF WHAT THE BOARD IS THINKING AND WANTING.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

JUST SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS IN THE BUDGET. YOU WILL SEE THAT AGAIN THE NEXT TIME ON AN HR REPORT TO ADD THOSE POSITIONS. THEN THEY'LL BE POSTED AND SO ON.

THEY DON'T JUST AUTOMATICALLY HAPPEN. THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU AGAIN AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANK YOU. ANY

[X.B. Human Resources Report(s) – Barb Caskey ]

SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION

[X.C. Contract Renewal Between the Sioux City Community School District and the City of Sioux City – Jim Vanderloo ]

SECOND. I'M TRYING TO GET AS MANY SECONDS. WE GOT THE SECOND ON THAT. WAS THAT JOHN? JOHN. OKAY, JOHN GOT THE SECOND. DIRECTOR MYERS. JUST VERY QUICKLY, AT FINANCE, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS MATTER AT SOME LENGTH, AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH HOW OUR STAFF AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE WORKING WELL TOGETHER. AND KUDOS TO ALL INVOLVED. DIRECTOR HANSON. IF I COULD, I THINK.

PART OF THAT DISCUSSION WAS ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR ADMINISTRATORS FOR THOSE AFTER-EVERS EVENTS, WHICH IS PART OF THIS CONTRACT REVIEW. SO I THINK THAT WAS A REALLY SMART THING TO DO AS PART OF THAT AS WELL. IF I CAN JUST CLARIFY THAT. SO THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, SO LATE SOCCER, BASEBALL, SOFTBALL SEASONS, WE'LL HAVE SOME FLEX TIME THAT WE CAN PUT IT, NSRO IT. AS THE SECOND PERSON IN CHARGE OF THOSE CONTESTS, THEY'RE ALREADY ATTENDING OUR SCHOOL YEAR EVENTS AND SO ON, BUT YOU'RE CORRECT. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. ANY CITIZEN INPUT ON THIS ONE? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY,

[X.D. Subject.com – Amy Denney ]

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SO I WOULD URGE OUR BOARD TO SUPPORT THIS. JUST TO ADD ON TO THAT, THIS IS SUBJECT.COM IS KIND OF MORE LIKE. KIND OF LIKE THE ONE IS AGING OUT OR 50 LICENSES. LYNN, IS THERE ANY SYSTEM INPUT? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. AYE.

[X.E. Cengage Learning Lift Curriculum – Dr. Mandi Bradford]

DR. BRICKLEM, DR. MANDY BRADFORD IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE SECONDARY ELL 1,333? SO MOVED. NO. I SECOND. SO DO WE HAVE A SECOND? OKAY, SO FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE RECOMMENDED? DR.

BRADFORD, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE ROI IS ON THIS, HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE IT, HOW WE'RE GOING TO KNOW WHETHER IT'S SUCCESSFUL OR NOT SUCCESSFUL? THIS IS A CURRICULUM THAT WE PILOTED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR AND STARTED THIS YEAR FULL FORCE WITH ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS. PRIOR TO THIS, THEY DID NOT HAVE A REAL SOLID CURRICULUM THAT THEY WERE USING ACROSS THE BOARD. WE'RE ABLE TO START THIS CURRICULUM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND IT GOES UP PER GRADE LEVEL, PER LEVEL. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S ALIGNING. SO THAT WHEN THEY LEAVE THIS CURRICULUM AND THE SHELTER PROGRAM, THEY'RE ABLE TO GO INTO.

LIKE, THE ENGLISH 1 CLASSROOM, ENGLISH 2 CLASSROOM, AND HAVE MORE OF THOSE SKILLS. THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO IT'S $91,000 FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR. SO IS IT GOING TO BE $100,000 EVERY YEAR? CURRENTLY, CURRENTLY, YEP. IT'S FOR THE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION AND THE WORKBOOKS. SO HOW COME WE'RE ONLY APPROVING ONE YEAR'S WORTH? LIKE, IS THE DISCOUNT TO DO MULTIPLE YEARS WITH THIS COMPANY? I'VE LOOKED INTO THAT. AND SO, TITLE III, I ONLY HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDING PER YEAR, SO THAT'S WHY I'M DOING THAT.

SO THIS WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD EVERY YEAR FOR APPROVAL? IF IT'S CONTINUED TO BE PAID WITH TITLE III FUNDING, YES, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO MULTIPLE YEARS, AND THERE WASN'T REALLY A GOOD DISCOUNT WITH IT ANYWAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, BOARD? LYNN, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION

[X.F. Unity Elementary School Playground Equipment – Tim Paul ]

YEAH, FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. MILLER. MR. PAUL, I BELIEVE WE REPLACED THE LEEDS PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT A YEAR OR SO AGO. HOW DOES THIS BID COMPARE TO THAT? AND I BELIEVE THAT WE HAD SOME FUNDING THAT CAME FROM ANOTHER SOURCE FOR THAT LEEDS PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, AND THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMING ALL OUT OF OUR BUDGET.

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AND DID WE GO BACK TO THE FOUNDATION TO HELP PAY FOR THIS? THEY ARE. OTHER DISCUSSION BOARD? ANY CITIZEN INPUT, LYNN? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. AYE. ALL

[X.G. Hudl FY26 – Chad Fengel ]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADDITIONAL HUDDLE SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR SIOUX CITY EAST, SIOUX CITY WEST, AND SIOUX CITY NORTH FOR $3,493.16? EACH FOR THE TOTAL PURCHASE. I'M SORRY, MY FAULT. THE TOTAL OF THE REQUESTED PURCHASE IS $10,479.48. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR LEE.

SURE. SO THIS IS TO ADD CAMERAS TO THE FIELD SO THAT THEY CAN RECORD SOCCER, SOFTBALL, AND BASEBALL? IT CAN BE STREAMED OUT SO OTHER COACHES CAN SEE IT FOR SCOUTING. ALSO, OUR COACHES USE IT TO BREAK DOWN THE GAMES AND GIVE INFORMATION BACK TO THE ATHLETES ON WHAT THEY COULD DO DIFFERENTLY. SO THIS JUST EXPANDS OUR SERVICES FROM THE FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL AND WRESTLING OUT TO THOSE OTHER SPORTS. GONE IS THE DAY WHERE YOU MET THE NIGHT IN SOME CLOSED GAS STATION.

THE H.S. TAPES. ANY OTHER BOARD, LYNN, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. ITEM H,

[X.H. Device Life Cycle Purchases FY26 – Chad Fenge]

MOTION. I MOVE. SECOND. ANY NO.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.

[X.I. FY26 Device Life Cycle Purchases – Chad Fengel ]

CHAD FENGEL. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE PURCHASE OF 1500 ASUS BR1104C STUDENT LAPTOP, $378,000 FROM RIVERSIDE TECHNOLOGY, INC. SO MOVED.

SECOND. FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? LYNN, ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. 7-0.

[X.J. FY27 Device Life Cycle Purchases – Chad Fengel]

CHAD FINKEL, IS THERE A MOTION TO PURCHASE, TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF 1500 ASUS BR1104C STUDENT LAPTOPS AT $372 EACH? IS THIS THE SAME ONE? IT'S FISCAL YEAR 27. SCHOOL YEAR. 27. WOW.

OKAY. YEP. WE TALKED ABOUT IT. $372 FOR STUDENTS AT $558,000 FROM RIVERSIDE, INC. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. AT FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SO, OH, I'M SORRY. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE YOUR HANDS UP. OH, GO AHEAD. DR. HANSON. I WILL SHARE THAT FROM THE FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. THE PRICE THAT MR. FENGEL WAS ABLE TO GET WAS $1,000. VERY, VERY NICE. LESS THAN IT WAS THE LAST TIME WE PURCHASED. AND SO,

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BUT BY GETTING THE PO, WE CAN LOCK IN THE PRICE. AND THEY'LL PLACE THE ORDER AND HOLD IT IN-HOUSE. JULY 1 OF 2020. THIS YEAR. WE ARE GOING TO BUY THEM FOR 2027. THEY'LL BE JULY 1 OF 2026. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ITEM J, WHICH IS FISCAL YEAR 27.

CORRECT. SO 26-27. SO THERE'S 03,000 DEVICES IN ITEMS I AND J. CORRECT. SO WE ALREADY BOUGHT 1,500 OF THEM, OR WE'RE BUYING 3,000 OF THEM? WE'RE BUYING 3,000.

WE HAVEN'T BOUGHT ANY STUDENT ONES FOR THIS YEAR, SO THIS IS OUR FIRST PURCHASE FOR THIS YEAR. SO ON JULY 1ST, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A PURCHASE OF $3,000. SO IMMEDIATELY, WE'D MAKE A PURCHASE FOR $1,500 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26, AND THEN ON JULY 1ST, WE'LL MAKE A PURCHASE OF $1,500 FOR FISCAL YEAR 27.

ISN'T IT JUST SEMANTICS, WHEN WE'RE BUYING SOMETHING IN APRIL AND WE'RE BUYING SOMETHING IN JULY, THAT WE'RE REALLY SPENDING MONEY ON 3,000 DEVICES? CORRECT. AND ARE WE BUYING FOR 26, 27? THE MOST CURRENT ITEM, $372, IS A REASONABLE PRICE FOR THE BRAND OF LAPTOP THAT WE'RE GETTING.

DO WE NEED $3,000? WE DO. HOW MANY DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN ROTATION TODAY? WELL, IF YOU FIGURE 1,000 STUDENTS PER GRADE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, IT WOULD BE $4,000, PLUS WE DO A 10% OVER FOR LOST BREAKAGE, SO THAT'S ANOTHER $400. DIDN'T WE BUY SOME LAST YEAR? WE DO LIFE CYCLES, SO WE BUY SOME EVERY YEAR. SO WE CONTINUOUSLY... STUDENT LAPTOPS ARE ON A FOUR-YEAR LIFE CYCLE. SO WE WON'T BUY MORE LAPTOPS UNTIL 2029? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? FISCAL 29. AND FOUR-YEAR LIFE CYCLE, WE BOUGHT LIKE 1,500 LAST YEAR.

WE'RE BUYING 3,000 NOW. SO THIS PURCHASE IS FOR 26 AND 27, SO THE NEXT ONE WILL BE FOR FISCAL YEAR 28. SO, IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, WE'RE NOT REPLACING ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL ONES AT ONE TIME. WE REPLACE A QUARTER OF THEM EVERY YEAR, WHICH IS WHY WE SEE A PO COME THROUGH A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO PURCHASE EVERY YEAR. WE'RE REPLACING A QUARTER OF THEM EACH YEAR. CORRECT. TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO PREP. AND THEN WE TRY TO WORK IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IT'S JUST OUT OF SYNC RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE USED ESSER DOLLARS TO PURCHASE ALL OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS THREE YEARS AGO. SO, YES, WE'RE TRYING TO SET OURSELVES UP SO THAT WE CAN GET THE MIDDLE SCHOOL INTO THE ROTATION AS WELL.

FROM A LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVE, I GET WHAT YOU'RE DOING FROM A BUDGET PERSPECTIVE, BUT FROM A LIFE CYCLE PERSPECTIVE, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME WHEN YOU'RE A COUPLE MONTHS OFF. AND SO IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A FOUR-YEAR ROTATION, AND WE BOUGHT $1,500 LAST YEAR, WE'RE BUYING $3,000 NOW, THAT'S $4,500, AND THAT IS WITHIN 12 MONTHS, WE BOUGHT 04,500 LAPTOPS. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK IN THE SAME POSITION. EITHER, WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE SOME LAPTOPS AT TWO YEARS IF WE BUY MORE NEXT YEAR.

A FOUR-YEAR ROTATION SHOULD BE FOUR YEARS, NOT 24 MONTHS, IS MY PERSPECTIVE. I MEAN, AGAIN, 4,000 STUDENTS, WE BOUGHT 4,500 IF WE APPROVE BOTH OF THESE. THAT'S NOT A FOUR-YEAR LIFE CYCLE. 3,000 IN THESE TWO, BUT WE JUST BOUGHT 1,500 LAST YEAR. GO AHEAD, DR. HAYNES. IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, YOU'RE BASICALLY PAYING FOR $1,500 THAT WE'LL GET NEXT YEAR. THE FISCAL YEAR 26 PURCHASE, THEY WILL SHIP AS SOON AS THEY GET THEM. WE CAN BRING THEM IN, PREP THEM, AND HAVE THEM READY. THAT ONE WILL SHIP IN JULY OF 26. WE'LL HOLD THOSE IN RESERVE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING YEAR? WE WILL HAND THOSE OUT WHEN SCHOOL STARTS IN AUGUST, YES. ANY OTHER BOARD? LYNN, IS THERE ANY? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

[X.K. Contracts for Board Approval – Jim Vanderloo/ Jarod Mozer]

CONTRACTS FOR BOARD APPROVAL, JIM VANDERLOOM AND JARED MOSIER. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE CONTRACTS

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SECOND. WE HAVE A FIRST AND WE HAVE A SECOND. BOBBY, YOU WERE THE SECOND ON THAT, CORRECT? I AM THE SECOND.

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

ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY.

[X.L. Facility Rental Agreements – Jim Vanderloo/ Jarod Mozer ]

JIM MANILU AND JARED MOSER. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? SO MOVED. WE HAVE FIRST, WE HAVE A SECOND.

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

[X.M. Second & Final Reading of Board Policie]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LISTED BOARD POLICIES FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING? SO MOVED. WE HAVE FIRST, WE HAVE SECOND. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. MOTION PASSES. MR. PRESIDENT, BEFORE WE GO TO ADJOURN, I WOULD JUST LIKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, IF I MAY. I THINK THAT BEFORE WE ADJOURN TONIGHT, WE WANT TO DO A SHOUT-OUT TO ALL THOSE PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY GENERALLY THAT SUPPORTED THE SING ALL ABOUT IT SHOW CHOIR COMPETITION AT EAST HIGH. I FORGOT THE NUMBER THAT WERE THERE, BUT IT WAS JUST A FABULOUS TURNOUT OF COMPETITORS FROM THE OTHER SCHOOLS AROUND. I HAD A GREAT DAY. I THINK IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER FOR THE SHOW CHOIR PROGRAMS AT EAST. AND WE THANK ALL THE PARENTS. AND THE TEACHERS THAT WERE INVOLVED AND THE EXTRA TIME AND EFFORT THAT WENT INTO A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM THAT HAS A GREAT REPUTATION AROUND THE REGION.

BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I NEED TO READ A STATEMENT HERE.

AFTER A GREAT DEAL OF THOUGHT, PRAYER, AND DISCUSSION, MY WIFE AND FAMILY HAVE MADE A DECISION TO STEP DOWN FROM THE SIOUX CITY SCHOOL COMMUNITY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD. THIS RESIGNATION WILL BE EFFECTIVE MARCH 10, 2026. I WANT TO SAY WITH WHAT A TREMENDOUS HONOR IT HAS BEEN TO SERVE THIS DISTRICT. HOW AM I DOING? TWO DIFFERENT CAPACITIES, FIRST AS A TEACHER AND COACH, AND THEN AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.

DURING THAT TIME, MY CIRCLE OF FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES HAS GROWN LARGER. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING ALONG SOME MANY INCREDIBLE PEOPLE. THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS DISTRICT IS TRULY REMARKABLE. THE INDIVIDUALS TIRELESSLY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB GUIDING THIS DISTRICT FORWARD. THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OVER THE PAST FOUR AND A QUARTER YEARS ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR DEDICATION, VISION, AND LEADERSHIP. THE TEACHERS ARE REMARKABLE. THEY ARE NONE BETTER STATE AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE SUCCESS OF THIS DISTRICT. I'D BE OVERSTATED. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS EVERY DAY. REALLY BACKBONE OF THIS DISTRICT AND DESERVE RECOGNITION. SOME OF THE VERY BEST, NOT ONLY IN THE STATE. WE'RE RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHY I MADE THIS DECISION AT THIS PARTICULAR JUNCTURE.

OVER THE PAST YEAR, BEING IN EXPERIENCE OF PAIN IN MY CHEST, MANY PEOPLE I CHOSE TO IGNORE THE WARNING SIGNS.

TOO BUSY TO DEAL WITH HIM.

EVENTUALLY, I MADE IT, MENTIONED IT TO MY WIFE.

BEFORE LONG, IF YOU'RE MARRIED, YOU KNOW THIS, BEFORE LONG, I FOUND MYSELF SEEING ONE

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DOCTORS DISCOVERED THAT I HAD SIGNIFICANT LOGGAGES. REMAIN ARTERIES. AS YOU'LL LEARN, THEY UNDERGO A TRIPLE BYPASS IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS. BECAUSE OF THAT, SOMETHING HAD TO GIVE. RECOVERY WILL BE LENGTHY, AND RIGHT NOW MY FOCUS NEEDS TO BE ON HEALTHY AGAIN. I WANT TO BE AROUND FOR DECADES.

WATCH MY DAUGHTERS GROW OLDER, TO SEE MY GRANDCHILDREN GROW UP AND FIND THEIR PLACE IN THE WORLD. IMPORTANTLY, TO GROW OLD WITH MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE. WE HAVE MANY PLANS, INCLUDING LAWN MOTORCYCLE TRIPS. SEE MORE OF THE WONDERS THIS WORLD HAS TO OFFER MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD. FOR YOU TO SEEK SOMEONE WITH VALUE, BALANCE, INTEGRITY, AND THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP WHEN FILLING THIS SEAT. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO WORK, TO SEEK COMMON GROUND, SHARED PRINCIPLES, STUDENTS AND STAFF OF THIS DISTRICT AT THE CENTER OF EVERY DECISION. REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE EXPERTS IN YOUR RESPECTIVE FIELDS, JUST AS OUR EDUCATORS ARE EXPERTS IN THEIRS. WHEN THOSE STRENGTHS COME TOGETHER, GREAT THINGS CAN HAPPEN FOR OUR SCHOOLS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY. I WISH OF YOU AND THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THE YEARS TO COME. I ASK SHANICE HEILMAN, ALONG WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, DAN MOORE, TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF FILLING MY SEAT ON THE BOARD. I, DAN, WILL ADDRESS THE NEXT STEPS IN THE PROCESS. PRESIDENT GEORGE, THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT NEWS TO HEAR. I WISH THE BEST FOR YOU, FOR AN OUTCOME, FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. IT WILL BE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.

YOU'VE BEEN A WONDERFUL BOARD PRESIDENT TO WORK WITH. I AM STEEPLY SORRY, MY HEART. YOUR RESIGNATION IS EFFECTIVE TOMORROW, MARCH 10TH, SO I NEED TO VISIT WITH VICE PRESIDENT LEE, INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT VANDERLOO, AND OUR BOARD SECRETARY, SHANICE HEILMAN.

WE, THERE'S SOME IMPORTANT DEADLINES, SOME IMPORTANT DATES THAT WE NEED TO MEET. A COUPLE THAT COME TO MIND IS WE HAVE 30 DAYS TO FULFILL THE VACANCY, DAN GEORGE'S SEAT. AND WE CAN DO THAT, WE CAN DO THAT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A FEW MEETINGS. AND, RESPECTFULLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET IN A SPECIAL MEETING TO KEEP WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME. SO I'LL TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, BUT THE 30 DAYS WILL START. AND WHEN I MEET WITH DIRECTOR LEE, SUPERINTENDENT VANDERLOO, AND SHANICE, WE'LL GET A PLAN THAT WE CAN PRESENT TO ALL OF YOU.

IT WILL BE A DEFINITE TIME FRAME. JAN, I WANTED TO COME TO THE PODIUM BECAUSE OF MY RESPECT AND LOVE FOR YOU. DEEPLY SORRY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING? MR. GEORGE, IF I COULD HAVE JUST ONE MINUTE. ON BEHALF OF ADMINISTRATION, STUDENTS, STAFF, AND THIS COMMUNITY, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AS A TEACHER, AS A COACH, AS A BOARD MEMBER, AS A BOARD PRESIDENT. YOUR WORK DID NOT GO UNNOTICED AND IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS DISTRICT AND OUR

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