Mar 23, 2026 Board Meetings

HAVING BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, WE. ANY DISCUSSION, JUST EXPLAIN WHY WE'RE MOVING THAT TONIGHT. IT'S MY SON'S FINAL PERFORMANCE OF HIS CAREER AND I'M NOT MISSING.

SO THANK YOU, YOU GUYS, FOR MOVING THAT.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSITION? NO. THE AGENDA HAS BEEN AMENDED. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, FIRST ON OUR AGENDA WILL BE THE ELECTION OF, I BELIEVE. OH, DID I PORT.

WE HAVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA SINCE IT WAS.

OH, WE DIDN'T. I'M SORRY.

YES. THANK YOU.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

THE AGENDA TO THE AMENDED AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THANK YOU. NO. OPPOSED. AND THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED AS AMENDED. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR HANSON. ALL RIGHT. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. I WILL NOW TURN IT

[XIII.A. Election of Board President / Oath of Office – Board Secretary Heilman]

OVER TO SHANICE, THE BOARD SECRETARY. FOR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

YES. OKAY, SO NOMINATIONS WILL BE TAKEN FIRST FOR THE OFFICE OF BOARD PRESIDENT.

NOMINATIONS DO NOT HAVE TO BE SECONDED. WHEN NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED, EACH NOMINEE WILL BE OFFERED THE CHANCE TO READ THEIR STATEMENT OF INTEREST, AFTER WHICH VOTING WILL COMMENCE. IF NO NOMINEE RECEIVES THE REQUIRED MAJORITY VOTE, WHICH IS A MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT AND VOTING, THE BOARD WILL THEN VOTE AGAIN.

NOMINEES MAY REMOVE THEIR NAME AT ANY TIME DURING THE PROCESS. AND THEN IF NEEDED, WE WILL FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF BOARD VICE PRESIDENT. SO AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT, I NOMINATE TRAILA LEE FOR PRESIDENT.

OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL RIGHT.

DIRECTOR MILLER HAS NOMINATED DIRECTOR TRAILA LEE FOR THE OFFICE OF BOARD PRESIDENT. I'M GOING TO DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED. SO AT THIS TIME, DIRECTOR LEE, DID YOU WANT TO READ YOUR. ANY STATEMENT OF INTEREST? OKAY, WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ALONG.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR MILLER.

OKAY, SO ACCORDING TO BOARD POLICY 201.1, IT INDICATES THAT A BALLOT VOTE WILL BE USED UNLESS THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT THEY WANT TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE OR A VOICE VOTE. SO AT THIS TIME, IS THERE A MOTION FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE.

IF NOT, WE WILL DO A PAPER BALLOT.

I MAKE THE MOTION FOR ROLL CALL.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE GOT A FIRST AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY, SO THAT WAS 6, 0. SO AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA CALL YOUR NAME. THIS IS FOR VOTING FOR DIRECTOR LEE FOR BOARD PRESIDENT. SO. ALL RIGHT. MR. M. KEY.

MR. MYERS. I. MR. MICHELSON.

MR. MILLER.

ALL RIGHT, THAT WAS 60. SO, MS. LEE, IF YOU COULD JOIN ME DOWN FRONT FOR THE OATH OF OFFICE. COULD YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IOWA AND THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY, TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF BOARD PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY COUNTIES OF WOODBURY IMPLEMENT STATE OF IOWA AS NOW OR HEREAFTER REQUIRED BY LAW.

[XIII.B. Election of Board Vice-President/ Oath of Office – Board President ]

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RIGHT. ELECTION FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT OFFICE.

NOMINATIONS WILL NOW BE TAKEN FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT. NOMINATIONS NEED NOT BE SECONDED. WHEN NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED, EACH NOMINEE WILL. WILL BE OFFERED A CHANCE TO READ THEIR STATEMENT OF INTEREST, AFTER WHICH VOTING WILL COMMENCE. IF NO NOMINEE RECEIVES THE REQUIRED MAJORITY VOTE, A MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT AND VOTING, THE BOARD WILL VOTE AGAIN.

NOMINEES WILL MAKE.

EXCUSE ME.

NOMINEES MAY REMOVE THEIR NAME AT ANY TIME DURING THIS PROCESS. ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT? I NOMINATE EARL MILLER.

I NOMINATE JOHN MEYER.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? DIRECTOR EARL MILLER AND DIRECTOR JOHN MEYER HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT. I DECLARE NOMINATIONS CLOSED. DIRECTOR MILLER, DO YOU HAVE A STATEMENT? I GUESS I DIDN'T PREPARE A STATEMENT, BUT I THINK I WOULD BE HONORED TO SERVE. SO THANK YOU FOR THE NOMINATION. CINDY. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH A LOT OF GREAT CHANGES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'VE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY. AND I THINK THAT I HAVE THE DESIRE, THE ENERGY AND THE WHEREWITHAL TO WORK WITH PRESIDENT LEE IN MOVING THE DISTRICT FORWARD.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR MEYER.

LIKE MR. MILLER, I DIDN'T PREPARE ANY LENGTHY STATEMENT.

YOU KNOW ME BY NOW. YOU KNOW HOW I LOOK AT THINGS, AND I DO MY BEST JOB POSSIBLE TO BE VICE PRESIDENT, TO WORK WITH PRESIDENT LEE IN MOVING TO DISTRICT FORWARD INTO AREAS THAT ARE GOING TO KEEP US VERY BUSY FOR QUITE A WHILE.

THANK YOU. BOARD POLICY 201.1 INDICATES THAT A VALID VOTE WILL BE USED UNLESS THE BOARD DETERMINES TO VOTE BY ROLL CALL AND OR VOICE VOTE IS THERE A MOTION FOR A ROLL CALL OR VOICE VOTE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NAY. OKAY, SO MOTION PASSES. SO WE'LL DO IT IN THE ORDER OF WHICH THE FIRST NOMINEE WAS NOMINATED, WHICH IS DIRECTOR MILLER. SO THIS IS FOR VOTING ON DIRECTOR MILLER TO BE THE VICE PRESIDENT. SO I'M GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE HERE.

ALL RIGHT, FIRST UP, MR. EMKE.

OKAY, AND THEN WAS THAT A 33? OKAY, SO THAT IS TWO. IS THAT A THREE? AND THREE. I'M SORRY, I WAS GOING THROUGH THE.

OKAY, SO WE NEED A MAJORITY VOTE. SO WE NEED FOUR IN ORDER TO. FOR IT TO PASS.

CAN I MOVE ON TO DIRECTOR MYERS? OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO DIRECTOR MYERS, JOHN MYERS, BECAUSE WE NEED AT LEAST FOUR. SO I'M GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE AGAIN.

MR. EMKE? YES.

DR. HANSEN? NO.

MS. LEE? MR. MYERS? YES.

MR. MICHAELSON? YES.

MR. MILLER? NO.

HOW DO WE HANDLE THAT? OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO DIRECTOR MILLER. WE'RE GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

AGAIN,

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MADAM PRESIDENT, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO DO A BALLOT VOTE, A SECRET BALLOT VOTE. AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THE PROCEDURES TO DO A SECRET BALLOT VOTE.

AND THEN IF THERE'S A MOTION, SO WE. THEN WE JUST RACE RIGHT PAST THAT. AND CLEARLY WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS. AND WE HAVE TWO GREAT CANDIDATES AND AN IMPASSE. I THINK HAVING A SECRET BALLOT VOTE WOULD SERVE OUR INTERESTS AT THIS POINT.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO HAVE BALLOT VOTE? SO MOVED.

SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR FOR A PAPER BALLOT VOTE, SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.

NAY.

OKAY, SO IT PASSES. SO I'M GOING TO. GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT. I'M GOING TO CROSS OUT ANY. ANY BOARD MEMBER THAT'S NOT. NOT A NOMINEE, AND THEN I'LL PASS IT OUT TO YOU.

WELL, IT'LL BE A PAPER BALLOT AND THEY'RE COLLECTED, AND THEN THEY COUNT THEM UP AND SAY WHAT THE RESULT IS. OH, EITHER WAY IS FINE.

THEN IT'S A.

IT'S A SCREWY WAY TO VOTE.

YEP. SO YOUR NAME'S RIGHT THERE. AND THEN.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, I WILL READ ALOUD THE VOTE OF EACH BOARD MEMBER. SO WE GOT DIRECTOR JOHN MYERS. HE VOTED FOR JOHN MYERS. WE HAVE DIRECTOR BOB MICHELSON. HE VOTED FOR DIRECTOR JOHN MYERS. WE HAVE DIRECTOR TRAILA LEE VOTED FOR JOHN MYERS. DIRECTOR EARL MILLER VOTED FOR EARL MILLER.

DIRECTOR CINDY. DR. CINDY HANSEN VOTED FOR EARL MILLER.

AND THEN WE HAVE DIRECTOR LANCE M. KEY VOTED FOR EARL MILLER. WHICH MEANS IT'S A THREE. THREE. SO WE WILL HAVE TO DO ANOTHER ROUND. A SECOND ROUND.

JUST GIVE ME ANOTHER MOMENT WHILE I CROSS OUT THE NAME.

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ALL RIGHT. DIRECTOR LANCE EMKE VOTED FOR EARL MILLER.

DIRECTOR JOHN MYERS VOTED FOR JOHN MYERS. DIRECTOR BOB MICHELSON VOTED FOR JOHN MYERS. DIRECTOR TRAILA LEE VOTED FOR JOHN MYERS.

DIRECTOR EARL MILLER VOTED FOR EARL MILLER. AND THEN DR.

CINDY HANSEN VOTED FOR EARL MILLER.

YEAH.

SO WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP GOING. WE HAVE. SO I KNOW I HAVE. I PREPARED FOR FIVE ROUNDS. SO THIS WILL BE ROUND THREE. OKAY. DIRECTOR JOHN MYERS VOTED FOR JOHN MYERS. DIRECTOR BOB MICHELSON VOTED FOR JOHN MYERS. DIRECTOR LANCE EMKE VOTED FOR EARL MILLER.

DIRECTOR TRAILA LEE VOTED FOR JOHN MYERS. DR. CINDY HANSEN VOTED FOR EARL MILLER.

EARL MILLER VOTED FOR EARL MILLER. THIS IS THE FOURTH. I COULD GO. YEAH, AFTER THIS ONE, WHY DON'T WE DO ONE MORE? WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT WE TABLE IT UNTIL APRIL 13TH.

WHEN WE'LL HAVE OUR SEVENTH BOARD MEMBER OF ALL OF THE INTEREST. FRIDAY, IF THERE'S BEEN ANY PETITIONS FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION OR THE OPEN SEAT. BUT WE MAY JUST WANT TO.

IF THEY ALL AGREE.

YOU ALL AGREE, WE CAN JUST TABLE IT TILL APRIL 13TH.

AFTER THIS ROUND.

AFTER THIS ROUND. I'LL TAKE ANOTHER ROUND. YES.

I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY ROUNDS IN THE PAST WE'VE DONE WITH THE BOARD. I THINK AT LEAST FIVE OR MAYBE SIX.

AND THE DIRECTORS. FINALLY, ONE OR TWO MIGHT HAVE CHANGED THEIR VOTE. WELL, DID CHANGE THEIR VOTE TO GET.

TO GET THE ELECTION DONE. BUT I'M JUST SUGGESTING THAT WE'LL GO FOR THE FIFTH ROUND. FOURTH ROUND. OH, SO YOU GOT TWO MORE? YEAH, I THINK WE SHOULD GO THROUGH TWO MORE. BUT AFTER THE FIFTH ROUND, THEN THE DIRECTORS, IF YOU WOULD AGREE TO TABLE THIS UNTIL APRIL 13,

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BECAUSE BY NO LATER THAN APRIL 08, WE NEED TO FILL THE VACANCY OF JAN GEORGE'S SEAT. SO YOU'LL HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS. IF WE ALL.

IF WE ALL SHOW UP FOR THE APRIL 13 MEETING, DOES THAT MAKE. DOES THAT SOUND OKAY? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES, TRAYLOR.

DIRECTOR LANCE EMKE VOTED FOR EARL MILLER. DIRECTOR TREYLA LEE VOTED FOR JOHN MYERS. JOHN MYERS VOTED FOR JOHN MYERS. DR.

CINDY HANSEN VOTED FOR EARL MILLER. EARL MILLER VOTED FOR EARL MILLER. AND DIRECTOR BOB MICHELSON VOTED FOR JOHN MYERS.

CAN WE MAKE A MOTION TO JUST TABLE THIS UNTIL THE 13TH? I WAS JUST GOING TO. TO ASK FOR A MOTION FOR THE 13TH TO TABLE THE ELECTION FOR THE VICE VICE PRESIDENT.

ELECTION OF VICE PRESIDENT.

ELECTION OF VICE PRESIDENT WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 13, 2026.

WE DON'T NEED A MOTION FOR THAT, RIGHT? WE DO. WE NEED A MOTION. YES.

SO I DO NEED A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RIGHT. HEARING? NONE. WE WILL TABLE THE VICE PRESIDENT ELECTION UNTIL APRIL 13, 2026. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO. NEXT ON OUR

[V. Board Member Recognition]

AGENDA IS BOARD MEMBER RECOGNITION AND BOARD MEMBERS, AS WE, WE ALL KNOW PAST PRESIDENT GEORGE, HIS LAST MEETING WAS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND HE DEPARTED FROM US WITH A LETTER OF RESIGNATION DUE TO HEALTH CONCERNS. WE DID NOT GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE TO SAY ANYTHING. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO CARVE OUT SOME TIME IN OUR AGENDA TO PERSONALLY THANK MR. GEORGE FOR HIS LEADERSHIP OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD AND EVEN PRECEDING THAT, BUT ALSO FOR THE WORK THAT HE HAS DONE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT AND WORKING WITH OUR INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT, AS WELL AS OUR BUILDING LEADERSHIP TEAM AND DIRECTORS. SO, MR. GEORGE, WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE RECOVERING AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE THANK YOU AND THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GRATITUDE THAT GOES FOR. FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO THE SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AT THIS TIME.

I'LL GIVE THE FLOOR. I'LL YIELD TO THE FLOOR. FOR ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THAT'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING.

I'VE WORKED WITH PRESIDENT GEORGE. I DIDN'T KNOW HIM AT ALL WHEN I VOTED FOR HIM FOR PRESIDENT. A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF BRUCE LEAR SUGGESTED THAT MR. GEORGE WOULD MAKE A GOOD PRESIDENT. SO I FOUND HIM GREAT TO WORK WITH.

I HAVE SOME REALLY HAPPY NEWS.

JAN TEXTED ME TODAY. HIS SURGERY WENT VERY, VERY WELL.

HE'S GOT MOST OF THE TUBES OUT AND HE IS HOPING POSSIBLY TO BE OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AS EARLY AS TOMORROW. SO IT WENT TERRIFIC AND ALL GOOD NEWS FOR HIS HEALTH.

I DIDN'T KNOW DIRECTOR GEORGE PRIOR TO SERVING WITH HIM, BUT HE DID A FINE JOB OF ONBOARDING ME,

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GIVING ME SOME BACKGROUND ON HOW THINGS FUNCTION, MAKING SURE THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE IOWA SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT IT, AND WAS ALWAYS VERY WILLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS WHEN I WOULD APPROACH HIM WITH THOSE. I THINK HE DID A FINE JOB RUNNING OUR MEETINGS AND ALWAYS MADE SURE THAT HE KNEW WHAT WAS COMING AND HOW TO HANDLE THOSE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SO I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR HIS SERVICE.

I THINK I WISHED HIM WELL IN HIS SURGERY AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT HE IS COMING OUT OF HIS SURGERY REALLY WELL. IT WILL BE A LONG ROAD OF RECOVERY. SO ANY OF YOU THAT WANT TO REACH OUT TO HIM AND SEND CARDS AND ENCOURAGEMENT, I'M SURE THAT HE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

BUT I'M GLAD THAT JAN IS DOING WELL AND I WOULD SHARE THAT SENTIMENT I DID GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH HIM AFTER THE LAST MEETING AND TOLD HIM THAT IT'S SCARY GOING INTO IT. MY FATHER IN LAW HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE AND IT COMES AS A SHOCK WHEN SUDDENLY YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT SURGERY AND IT'S SCARY GOING IN. BUT MY FATHER IN LAW HAD A EXCELLENT RESULT FROM THE SURGERY AND LIVED A LONG TIME AFTER THAT. AND SO I TOLD JAN, I SAID MY HOPE AND PRAYER FOR YOU IS THAT YOU HAVE THAT SAME KIND OF SUCCESS AND ENJOY ALL OF THE TIME YOU WANT TO HAVE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE THAT CAN COME, INCLUDING TRAVEL. SINCE HE HAD MENTIONED THAT AND I STILL WISH ALL OF THOSE THINGS FOR HIM AND IT WOULD JUST BE BLIND NOT TO POINT OUT THAT HE HAS DONE MANY, MANY GOOD THINGS FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE IN THIS SCHOOL AND WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCLUDING HIS LONG TENURE AS A TEACHER. AND SO THOSE THINGS THAT HE DID FOR THE DISTRICT AND FOR THIS COMMUNITY ARE CERTAINLY WORTHY OF PRAISE.

THANK YOU AND AGAIN, MR. GEORGE, WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE THANK YOU AND BOARD MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT. NEXT

[Items VI.A & VI.B]

ON THE AGENDA IS THE GOOD NEWS REPORT. WE WILL NOW SEE THE GOOD NEWS REPORT FOR LEEDS AND LIBERTY ELEMENTARY. THANK YOU CHAD.

RIGHT HERE IN THE HEART OF BEAUTIFUL LEEDS, IOWA.

I'M MORGAN NASH, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL HERE AT LEAST TOGETHER WE'RE PROUD TO SERVE AROUND 600 STUDENTS IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH FIFTH GRADE EVERY DAY AT LEEDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE'RE A TRUE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL WITH A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO HELPING EVERY CHILD FEEL SUPPORTED, CHALLENGED AND VALUED.

OUR SCHOOL IS SUPPORTED BY A DEDICATED TEAM OF 95 STAFF MEMBERS AND OUR STAFF RETENTION RATE IS ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE, A REFLECTION OF THE POSITIVE CULTURE AND STRONG RELATIONSHIPS THAT DEFINE OUR SCHOOL. LEARNING AT LEEDS EXTENDS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.

IN OUR SCHOOL GARDEN, STUDENTS EXPERIENCE HANDS ON LEARNING CONNECTED TO RESPONSIBILITY, WELLNESS AND REAL WORLD SKILLS.

THIS YEAR OUR STUDENTS HELPED HARVEST 717LBS OF PRODUCE WHICH WE CELEBRATE EACH FALL WITH A HARVEST CELEBRATION MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO COME TOGETHER TO SERVE EVERY STUDENT. EVERY STUDENT AND EVERY ADULT AT LEEDS BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOUR HOUSES. OUR HOUSE SYSTEM BUILDS CHARACTER, COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL SPIRIT THROUGH POSITIVE COMPETITION AND SHARED EXPERIENCES.

OUR FIFTH GRADE HOUSE LEADERS WHO SERVE AS OUR STUDENT COUNCIL MEET MONTHLY FOR LEADERSHIP LESSONS, LEAD HOUSE ACTIVITIES AND PLAN AND IMPLEMENT STUDENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR GIVING STUDENTS AN AUTHENTIC VOICE AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEEDS COMMUNITY CLUB AND WE LOVE BEING ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TRADITIONS IS WALKING TOGETHER AS A STAFF IN THE LEEDS DAY PARADE EACH JUNE CELEBRATING THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE HONORED TO SERVE. LEEDS IS ALSO PROUD TO PARTNER WITH BRIARCLIFFE UNIVERSITY AS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL.

THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, WE HOST BRIARCLIFFE EDUCATION STUDENTS IN OUR CLASSROOMS, STRENGTHENING LEARNING FOR OUR STUDENTS WHILE HELPING PREPARE FUTURE EDUCATORS.

FROM UP HERE, YOU CAN SEE OUR BUILDINGS, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE IS THE MAGIC HAPPENING BELOW.

EACH DAY STUDENTS ARE LEARNING, GROWING, LEADING AND BELONGING.

AND IT'S MADE POSSIBLE BY THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE LEADS WHAT IT IS. THERE'S NO WAY TO PLAY LEAD.

ALL RIGHT, WE GOT ONE MORE.

WE GOT LIBERTY.

WE ARE A PROUD WEST HIGH FEEDER SCHOOL WHERE WE SERVE A DIVERSE AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY AND WHERE

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STUDENTS ARE AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO. WE HAVE ROUGHLY 650 STUDENTS IN GRADE 2 PAGE OR 5. STUDENTS AT LIBERTY SPEAK MANY FIRST LANGUAGES INCLUDING ENGLISH, SPANISH, SOMALI, TIGRINYA, TRAPEZE, BULGARIAN, HMONG AND VIETNAMESE, ADDING INCREDIBLE CULTURAL RICHNESS TO THE LIBERTY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

EACH OF OUR GRADE LEVEL TEAMS HAS FOUR TO FIVE CLASSROOM SECTIONS WHICH ARE SUPPORTED BY FIVE TITLE 1 TEACHERS, FIVE ENGLISH ONES, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS, FIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE TEACHERS, AND TWO SPECIAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION TEACHERS.

IN ADDITION, OUR NCSS SPECIALISTS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SCHOOL NURSE AND SPECIALISTS ENHANCE THE SUPPORT PROVIDED TO OUR STUDENTS.

LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS BUILT TO COLLABORATIVELY EDUCATE AND ENGAGE ALL STUDENTS IN A SAFE, POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT.

EVERYTHING WE DO ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, CULTURALLY IS GROUND IN THAT PURPOSE. AS A LIBERTY COMMUNITY, WE STRIVE TO ENSURE STUDENTS MEET CORE LEARNING STANDARDS WHILE DEVELOPING THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO GROW, LEARN AND SUCCEED AS LIFELONG LEARNERS IN PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITIES.

WE PROVIDE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WHILE ENGAGING STAFF IN MEANINGFUL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ANALYZING DATA, IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND COLLABORATING BEST PRACTICES FOR STUDENT LEARNING. JUST AS IMPORTANT AS SHOWING INSTRUCTION IN THE ENVIRONMENT WE CREATE.

OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE AND INTENTIONAL TO MAKE LIBERTY A PLACE THAT BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF WANT TO BE.

WE WORK HARD TO CREATE A CARING, POSITIVE SPACE AND ENGAGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS BELONGING, DEVELOPERS, DIVERSITY AND HONORS INDIVIDUALS, RIGHTS, NEEDS AND MARKET VALUE.

ONE WAY WE BRING THIS VISION TO LIFE IS THROUGH OUR HOUSE SYSTEM. WE LIBERTY IS CALLED 8 HOUSING.

INTENTIONALLY CREATED TO REFLECT THE CULTURE, IDENTITIES AND VALUES REPRESENTED IN OUR BUILDINGS.

OUR HOUSES ARE TIGHTLY CONNECTED TO OUR SHARED VALUES FOR RESPECT, OWNERSHIP, ATTITUDE AND RESPONSIBILITY.

BECAUSE OF OUR FOCUS ON RIGOROUS SCHOOL WIDE BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS, LIBERTY HAS SEEN A DECREASE IN BEHAVIOR REFERRALS OF OVER 60% SINCE THE RECEPTION OF OUR HOUSE IS SET.

WE ALSO ALSO KNOW STRONG SCHOOLS RESULT ON STRONG PARTNERSHIPS. WE COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE WITH FAMILIES TO FOSTER MEANINGFUL SCHOOL HOME RELATIONSHIPS.

AT LIBERTY, WE BELIEVE IN WORKING AS ONE TEAM.

STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FOCUS ON HIGH ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS WHILE ENCOURAGING GROWTH IN EVERYTHING WE DO.

OUR MOTTO SAYS THE BEST. LEARN TOGETHER, GROW TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS GREAT. I'M PART OF BOTH HOUSES, I HAVE

[VII. Citizen Input ]

TO ADMIT. NOW, THE NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZEN INPUT.

AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INVITES INDIVIDUALS OR DELEGATIONS TO COME FORTH AND SPEAK. SPEAK ON AN ISSUE RELATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATIONS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED ON TODAY'S MEETING AGENDA.

CITIZEN INPUT IS VITAL TO OUR BOARD, AND WE ARE HERE TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

BUT I DO NEED TO REMIND OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT AT THIS TIME, WE ARE NOT ASKING CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.

WE ARE JUST TO LISTEN TO THE CITIZEN INPUT THAT WOULD COME FORTH. DENISE? YEAH. TERESA REAGAN. TERESA, YOU'D LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK TO THE BOARD? YEAH, TERESA, YOU CAN STAND RIGHT THERE. AND PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME.

TERESA K. REAGAN.

RIGHT. OH, YOU HAVE A COUPLE.

TWO MINUTES.

I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE GETTING EVICTED, YOU KNOW, TOSSED TO THE CORNER, OUT OF THEIR HOMES, THAT THEY WORKED 50,000 YEARS TO GET, YOU KNOW, LIKE, SINGLE MOMS AND WHOEVER, AND THEY'RE KICKED TO THE CORNER. NO LEGAL AID WHATSOEVER FOR THEM NOW, BUT I BET YOU THEY GIVE THE LEGAL AID TO THE ILLEGALS. AMEN. AND I HAVE A LITTLE HOUSE I COULD HAVE HAD PAID FOR 10 YEARS AGO.

AND MEXICAN COMPANY COMES IN, ILLEGAL OR LEGAL, I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY ILLEGAL. THEY COME IN, THEY DO ALL THESE REPAIRS

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TO IT. WELL, IT'S REALLY NICE.

I DID BUY IT BACK AT WAY MORE THAN I ORIGINALLY PAID FOR, WOULD HAVE BEEN PAID FOR 10 YEARS AGO. NOW I'M GOING TO PAY ANOTHER 500 YEARS FOR IT, OR AT LEAST 50 AT DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE PAYMENT I HAD TO BEGIN WITH. AND THAT'S WHY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PAID FOR OVER 10 YEARS AGO. AND I'VE WORKED, BUSTED MY BUTT OFF WHILE SEEING ILLEGALS GET THE JOBS I BELIEVE IS TRUE, AND I GOT REASONS TO BELIEVE THAT. AND I BUSTED MY BUTT OFF TO GET KICKED OUT OF MY HOUSE WITH NO LEGAL HELP, MIND YOU.

AND I DID BUY THE HOUSE BACK.

BIGGER PAYMENT, MORE TIME TO PAY 10 YEARS AGO. AND IT'S REALLY NICE. TWO BEDROOMS UPSTAIRS ON THE MAIN FLOOR.

AND THAT'S AWESOME.

BUT WHAT ELSE HAPPENED? THEY MADE MY UPSTAIRS INTO AN ATTIC. THEY TOOK AWAY THE STEPS TO THE UPSTAIRS, SO I GOT TO CLIMB A LADDER TO GET TO THE ATTIC THAT USED TO BE, LIKE, A NICE LITTLE UPSTAIRS.

THERESA, THANK YOU. YOUR TIME'S UP. BUT WE'VE HEARD YOUR. YOUR CONCERN. THANK YOU.

NO WINDOWS IN THE BACK EITHER.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I MEAN, THEY MESSED IT UP BIG TIME.

I'M PAYING BIG TIME FOR BEING KICKED TO THE CURB.

AMEN.

THANK YOU, TERESA. THANK YOU.

THERE'S NO MORE AT THIS TIME.

HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE GONE THROUGH? WHAT? AND MY NEIGHBOR LADY NEXT DOOR, THAT LITTLE HOUSE, SHE GOT KICKED TO THE CURB HER. AND THEY'RE REDOING HER HOUSE, TOO.

THANK YOU, TERESA.

ISN'T THAT NICE? BIG PROFITS FOR CERTAIN.

THANK YOU. NEXT TIME. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. AND BIG TIME FOR OUR VULNERABILITY AND OUR CRAP THAT WE'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH.

AMEN.

THANK YOU, THERESA. THAT WE.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. YOU MAY AND YOU MAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. NEXT

[VIII. Consent Action Item(s) ]

ON THE AGENDA IS THE CONSENT.

CONSENT ACTION ITEMS. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS? SO MOVED.

SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

RIGHT. HEARING NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES. THE CONSENT ACTION ITEMS ARE APPROVED.

BOARD REPORTS, BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS, BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY.

THE FUTURE MEETINGS ARE ALL LISTED ON THE AGENDA. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. AND SO PLEASE JUST REFERENCE THE THE FUTURE MEETINGS THAT ARE HERE TO COME FOR THE LATER PART OF MARCH AND EARLY APRIL. NEXT ON THE AGENDA, DID YOU WANT TO HAVE COMMITTEE REPORTS? YES. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL ASK

[IX. Board Committee Reports]

FOR BOARD MEMBERS. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? DR. HANSON HAS ONE AND I HAVE ONE AS WELL. SO. DR. HANSON, DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? SURE.

MOST OF THE ITEMS, I THINK ALL THE ITEMS FROM THE FINANCE AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE, WHICH IS ONE I'M ON, ARE ON THE AGENDA AND WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER. NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THAT COMMITTEE THAT I SERVE ON, BUT I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR ART STUDENTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT WHO HAVE A DISPLAY IN THE ART GALLERY AT BRIARCLIFF. IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO BE ABLE TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ART THAT ARE AVAILABLE. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WATCH ONLINE AND DON'T COME IN PERSON, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME IN PERSON BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS HAVE AN ART DISPLAY HERE AS WELL. AND IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE THE TALENTED ARTISTS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

I ATTENDED A FRIDAY MORNING AT SEVEN O'. CLOCK. CHAMBER GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DIRECTOR EMKE WAS THERE WITH ME. DIRECTOR LEE REMOTELY.

AND THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT WAS THERE AS WELL. TWO LEGISLATORS, TWO STATE SENATORS AND A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE WERE ALSO THERE.

AND THE MATTER

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OF GREATEST SURPRISE TO ME WAS THAT THE HOUSE, AT LEAST A COMMITTEE, MAYBE THE WHOLE HOUSE, HAD ADOPTED A BILL WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE STATE TO SCOOP ABOUT 30% OF THE SALES TAX FUNDS CURRENTLY ALLOCATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AT THIS TIME. THE MOST THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY BORROW IF WE CHOOSE NEARLY ALL OF OUR SALES TAX FOR DEBT SERVICE IS ABOUT $200 MILLION.

WE HAVE THREE HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH WOULD PROBABLY TAKE AT LEAST THAT, IF NOT MORE.

AND THE 30% REDUCTION WOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT THAT WE COULD BORROW TO ABOUT 240 MILLION OR AT LEAST 60 MILLION. OR ONE HIGH SCHOOL SHORT, ROUGHLY.

THIS IS SHOCKING TO ME. BOTH AS THE FIRST CITY IN THE STATE OF IOWA TO HAVE APPROVED LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX, BOTH FOR CITY GOVERNMENT AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT WITH THE IDEA OF REDUCING RELIANCE ON PROPERTY TAXES. THE ACTION THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE WILL DO WILL BE TO TAKE THAT PORTION OF SALES TAX AND SHIFT IT FROM CAPITAL TO OPERATING. THE STATE IS REDUCING THE GENERAL FUND LEVY FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET FROM ABOUT $5 TO $2.50. AND THE ONE ASSUMES THAT THE SALES TAX MONEY WOULD MAKE THAT CHANGE WITH LITTLE OR NO COST TO THE, TO THE STATE TREASURY. THIS IS, YOU KNOW, BESIDES BEING JUST HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT ALSO POLITICALLY, I'M NOT MUCH OF A POLITICIAN, BUT THERE'S WELL OVER 300 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF IOWA, AND EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF IOWA RECEIVES SOME OF THAT SALES TAX MONEY. A FEW WEEKS AGO, NOT AT OUR LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE SUPERINTENDENT FROM LAWTON, BRONSON SPOKE. HIS SALES TAX MONEY IS USED FOR BUSES. IF THE SALES TAX MONEY ISN'T THERE FOR BUSES, HE WILL HAVE TO FIND SOME WAY OR ANOTHER TO LEVY PROPERTY TAXES TO REPLACE BUSES. SO THERE IS NO PROPERTY TAX SAVINGS AT ALL. IT'S SHIFTING. AND FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS LIKE SIOUX CITY THAT HAVE VERY LOW VALUATION PER CAPITA, OUR COST, IF THERE EVER WOULD BE A BOND ISSUE, WHICH I DON'T KNOW THAT WE COULD DO, BUT IF THERE WAS, OUR COST TO PAY OFF THAT DEBT WOULD BE FAR HIGHER THAN, SAY, A WAUKEE OR OTHER WEALTHIER DISTRICT. SO IT'S SHIFTING.

IN ADDITION TO MOVING THE SALES TAX AROUND TO BENEFIT THE STATE BUDGET, IT ALSO MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR POOR DISTRICTS SUCH AS OURSELVES. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE BOTH IDENTIFY WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEING PROPOSED. IN DES MOINES, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT, WELL, MAYBE IT'S GOING TO BE PHASED IN OVER SOME TIME. NOBODY QUITE KNEW HOW OR WHAT, BUT FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND WORKING AS STRONGLY AS POSSIBLE WITH IASB AND OTHER GROUPS TO HAVE THE 300 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF IOWA THAT BENEFIT FROM THIS SALES TAX. LET THE LEGISLATURE LEGISLATORS KNOW THAT THAT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR MEYER. ANY OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS? YES, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMMITTEE MET. AND I WON'T MAKE THIS LONG BECAUSE WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE DETAIL OF WHAT THE PLAN WAS, BUT IT HAD TO DO WITH PHYSICAL EDUCATION THAT WE OFFER FROM IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ALL THE WAY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, I WAS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED WITH THE PRESENTATION AND I WOULD URGE OUR SUPPORT FOR IT. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE FOCUSING ON ALL THE STUDENTS. WE ALREADY HAVE GOOD PROGRAMS FOR TEAM SPORTS AND THE LIKE, AND THOSE ARE VALUABLE AND

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NECESSARY BECAUSE TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO BE PART OF A TEAM IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS, THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO. BUT FOR ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS WHO, FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, DON'T END UP ON A TEAM OR ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THAT, OR AREN'T IN SHOW CHOIR, MR. MICKELSON'S SON IS GOING TO DO HIS FINAL SHOW CHOIR PERFORMANCE. AND OF COURSE, I WAS 100% WANTING TO MAKE THE AGENDA WORK FOR HIM. BUT IF YOU'RE NOT IN THOSE KIND OF ACTIVITIES, WE STILL WANT YOU TO LEARN ABOUT HOW YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF PHYSICALLY WITH REGULAR. A REGULAR PLAN FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, WHETHER IT'S AT A GYM OR OTHERWISE. AND THIS NEW PROGRAM THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN WILL TEACH STUDENTS WHAT THEY CAN DO AND HOW THEY CAN ADJUST THEIR PLAN SO IT ISN'T JUST, YOU KNOW, AN UGLY EXERCISE WORD THAT OVER THEIR EARLY LIFE THEY CAME TO DISLIKE FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A PLAN FOR HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE.

AND SO I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT WE HAD COMING FORWARD FROM STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE MATERIALS AND PROGRAM THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING. WE'RE ESPECIALLY PLEASED THAT, JUST LIKE THE IN SIOUX COUNTY, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE REMEMBER, BUT THE DEN HERTER FAMILY HAD A LINEMAN WHO PLAYED FOR MIAMI BACK WHEN THEY WERE WINNING AN UNDEFEATED SEASON AND THE LIKE. WHEN HE RETIRED, HE CAME BACK AND HE SAID UP THERE SAYS, I'LL BUILD THE GYM AS LONG AS I CAN USE IT ANYTIME YOU WANT. AND SO THEY'VE HAD FABULOUS, VERY SAFE GYM FACILITIES. AND WE NOW HAVE HAD SUPPORT LIKE THAT COMING FORWARD. SO THIS IS NOT ONLY A GREAT THING FOR THE SAFETY AND THE EDUCATION OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, BUT IT'S ALSO SUPPORTED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HELP US IN THAT WAY. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE PRESENTATIONS AND WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS ABOUT GOOD PHYSICAL EDUCATION, EFFECTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR AMKE. ALL

[X. Future Meetings]

RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BOARD REPORTS. AND AS STATED, WE FUTURE MEETINGS ARE LISTED.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE

[XI. Superintendent's Report]

NEXT MEETING MEETING AGENDA ITEM. AND THAT IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. MR. VANDERLOO, WOULD YOU PLEASE TO GIVE US A REPORT? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M GOING TO GO OVER JUST A HANDFUL OF THE EVENTS THAT I HAD THE ABILITY TO ATTEND OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS SINCE WE LAST SPOKE. WE WERE ALL INVITED ADMINISTRATORS AND THE LIKE WERE INVITED TO MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY TO MEET ALL OF THEIR GRADUATING TEACHERS.

SO IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RECRUIT SOME SOME TEACHERS AND GET SOME NAMES AND FACES PUT TOGETHER AND HOPEFULLY A AND BRING THEM INTO OUR FOLD QUICKLY. I ATTENDED ALL THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAT YOU ALREADY MENTIONED, BUT IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WE'VE HAD OUR WE'VE RECEIVED AND DELIVERED OUR INITIAL PROPOSAL TO SCA, CISPA AND O& M. NEXT WEEK WE WILL START OFFICIAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH ALL THREE OF THOSE PARTIES. SO I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AS THOSE NEGOTIATIONS HAPPEN. WE DID MEET WITH MORNINGSTEAD UNIVERSITY TO TALK ABOUT OUR CAREER PATHWAY EXPANSION.

THERE'S SOME EXCITING NEWS COMING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A COUPLE OF OUR PATHWAYS. NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT A COUPLE OF THEM THAT MORNINGSIDE HAS APPROACHED US ABOUT. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THOSE POSSIBILITIES. I ATTENDED THE SALES TAX OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STAFF HANDBOOK. WE MET WITH WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE ABOUT SOME OF OUR PATHWAYS AS WELL SOME OF THOSE EXPANSIONS. I ATTENDED THREE TITLE PARENT ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS AT EAST, MIDDLE WEST MIDDLE AND WEST HIGH SCHOOL.

MET WITH THE ASSOCIATION ON HOW WE CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR IPERS RETIREES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THEIR PAYMENTS ON TIME AND AS WELL AS HOW WE CAN MAKE UP THOSE FOUR AND A HALF HOURS FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS. AND THAT ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE COMING OUT LATER THIS WEEK TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS. MET WITH THE AEA AND HOW WE CAN REALLOCATE SOME OF OUR PERKINS FUNDING WHICH IS OUR FEDERAL MONEY FOR OUR CTE PROGRAMS. SO THAT'S EXCITING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES YET THIS YEAR. MET WITH THE SIOUX CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION AS WE EXPLORE A NEW DIRECTOR FOR THEIR PROGRAM. MET WITH UEN SUPERINTENDENTS AND MARGARET BUCKTON ABOUT THE UPDATE ON THE ON THE SECOND FUNNEL OF THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE FUNNEL. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE DIRECTOR MILLER AND I WERE AT THAT MEETING LAST WEEK HAD PRINCIPAL MEETING AND THE LAST THING IS THIS WEEK WE HAVE CONFERENCES WITH ALL OF OUR PARENTS ON TUESDAY EVENING ALL DAY THURSDAY AND THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY. SO THAT WAS A BUSY COUPLE WEEKS.

BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THOSE THINGS. SO ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? YOU GOT TO GET CALL YOUR FIRST LATE START TOO, DIDN'T YOU? I DID RECEIVE QUITE A BIT OF HELP THROUGH TEXT MESSAGE FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT I THINK WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.

BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY QUESTION, ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OR THANK YOU ITEMS

[XII.A. Interim Superintendent of Schools Contract – Vice President Lee]

FOR PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND ACTION.

WITH THAT, WE HAVE THE INTERIM

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SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT. AND BOARD MEMBERS, EVERYONE SAW THE CONTRACT AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR REVISIONS TO MR. MOORE.

AND.

AND WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT'S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT? SO MOVED SECOND PRESIDENT LEE.

I'LL CALL DISCUSSION.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? YES.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT LEE.

THANK YOU. THE CONTRACT, THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT IS WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU WITH ONE EXCEPTION IN PARAGRAPH 6A, THE SALARY. I WORKED WITH PATTY BLANKENSHIP AND PATTY CORRECTED ME AND I APPRECIATED THAT THAT IT'S A PER DIEM AMOUNT THAT THEY DO THE CALCULATION ON. AND SO THAT'S MADE A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE IN 6A. SO THE CORRECT NUMBER IS A SALARY OF $94,134.41, WHICH IS $23,533.60 PER MONTH. AND THAT INCLUDES THE PRORATION OF THE THREE DAYS THAT THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF ANDERLEU HAD IN FEBRUARY. SO WE DID MAKE THAT CHANGE AND WE HAVE IT ON THE CONTRACT THAT'S BEING SIGNED TONIGHT. AND SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND PATTY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP ON THAT AND MAKING SURE WE'RE VERY ACCURATE DOWN TO THE PER DIEM AMOUNT.

ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO QUESTIONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO COMMENTS.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR TO RECEIVE THE TO APPROVE THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT, SAY II ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME.

THANK YOU, PATTY,

[XII.B. Superintendent Search – Vice President Lee]

FOR YOUR YOUR EFFORTS. NEXT IS THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH. WE AS A BOARD HAD A WORK SESSION LAST WEEK, AND IN THAT WORK SESSION WE DISCUSSED THE SEARCH FOR OUR SUPERINTENDENT.

IN THAT DISCUSSION, THERE WAS A REPORT GIVEN TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON GR RECRUITING, WHICH WAS THE AGENCY THAT WE HAD USED FOR OUR PREVIOUS SEARCH. AND WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN OR CANNOT DO TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. WE ALSO HAVE LOOKED AT OUR THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND THE BOARD HAS HAD A COPY OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND THE JOB POSTING. IN ADDITION TO LEANING INTO OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AND HR DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT SEARCH FIRMS ADVERTISING AND LOOKING AT SOME PRICING THAT IT WOULD COST US IF WE SHOULD DECIDE TO DO THIS INDEPENDENTLY. THE OUTCOME OF THE FURTHER DISCUSSION OF OUR WORK SESSION INDICATED THAT AT THIS POINT WE WOULD WANT TO MOVE INDEPENDENTLY. AND WE HAD. WE ASKED FOR A PROPOSED TIMELINE AND WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT WOULD BE THE OPTIONS FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAD TO LEAN INTO AN AGENCY? ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE AGENCIES THAT WERE PROPOSED.

THERE WERE THREE AGENCIES THAT WERE PROPOSED AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THOSE AGENCIES. TWO DIFFERENT TIMELINES WERE GIVEN AND THE TWO TIMELINES THAT THE AGENCIES PROVIDED WERE SHORT TERM WHICH WOULD BE THIS TIME PERIOD OF INTERIM, AND LONG TERM WHICH WOULD BE OVER A YEAR. AND SO SO THOSE WERE SOME OF THE OUTCOMES THAT WERE HAD.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THE COMMENTS? DIRECTOR EMKE? YES, AND IT REALLY BEYOND OUR WORK SESSION, WHICH I GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD WAS EMBRACING THE IDEA THAT WE MIGHT MAKE AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY AND SEE IF THERE WERE ALREADY CANDIDATES THAT WERE MAYBE WATCHING AND COULD APPLY RIGHT AWAY. DIRECTOR NICHOLSON'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW, BUT HE'S ADVISED US THAT THE TIMING OF DOING A SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH MAY NOT BE THE BEST NOW.

BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WE'RE LOOKING AT SEEING WHAT COMES IN. I'VE GIVEN THIS A LOT OF THOUGHT THOUGH AND FRANKLY IN MY PRACTICE OF LAW

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IN A LAW FIRM HERE FOR 40 YEARS AND, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO HIRE PEOPLE. I KNOW THAT IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY BEFORE YOU AND YOU LOOK AT THEIR RESUME AND THEY HAVE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, TYPICALLY OUR FIRM WOULD GO AHEAD AND HIRE THAT PERSON AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT RATHER THAN PURSUE OTHER CANDIDATES. AND I GOT TO BE BLUNT THAT I'VE RECEIVED A WHOLE LOT OF INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND INPUT THAT I ALSO EMBRACE, WHICH IS MR. VANDELDOO BRINGS A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

IN FACT, WHEN I GO DOWN THE LIST OF THINGS THAT I WOULD BE LOOKING FOR, SUPPORT FOR THE CAREER ACADEMY, SUPPORT FOR OUR DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM, SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND, AND THE LIKE. AND I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH HIM ABOUT HOW WE HAVE THE KIND OF BALANCE SO THAT WE'RE OFFERING ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO EXCEL THE BEST WAY THEY CAN AND EMBRACE THE IDEA THAT TEACHER GUIDED HARD WORK BY THE STUDENT GETS THEM AS FAR AS THEY CAN BE. AND I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED. SO I WOULD WONDER WHY WE WOULDN'T GO FORWARD NOW AND ADDRESS THAT FIRST. NOW I APPRECIATE I'M NOT AFRAID TO HAVE A CONVERSATION RIGHT HERE, BUT I ALSO KNOW FROM MY EXPERIENCE WITH TRIALS AND HAVING A JURY THAT THERE'S A GOOD REASON WHY THE JURY IS KIND OF LOCKED UP AND NEED TO MAKE A DECISION WITHOUT A FULL DISCUSSION.

BUT I WANT TO PUT ON THE TABLE THAT SHOULDN'T WE LOOK AT WHETHER WE JUST. MR. VANDERLOO, PRESIDENT LEE, CAN WE TALK ABOUT A POINT OF ORDER? MR. MILLER? I THINK THAT BY STATE LAW, WE HAVE TO POST OUR PERMANENT SUPERINTENDENT POSITION, AND WE CAN'T JUST APPOINT SOMEBODY TO IT. SO WHETHER YOU HAVE A FAVORITE CANDIDATE OR NOT, THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE DISCUSSING THAT FAVORITE CANDIDATE. THIS IS ABOUT THE APPROACH AND THE PROCESS THAT WE NEED TO GO THROUGH AS A DISTRICT SO WE STAY WITHIN THE LEGAL RULES OF OUR STATE. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE US BACK TO THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH.

ARE WE GOING TO DO ONE YES OR NO AND THEN ARE WE GOING TO DO IT OURSELVES OR ARE WE GOING TO HIRE A EXTERNAL FIRM? FROM THE WORK SESSION, WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD LOOK AT A PROPOSED TIME FRAME.

DIRECTOR EMKE, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. AND I THINK THAT WE, GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT, WE NEED TO HAVE AN APPLICATION PROCESS.

AND SO THAT IS WHERE WE'RE AT, IS PUTTING FORTH AN APPLICATION PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ACCORDINGLY FOR THE SEARCH. WE WOULD ENCOURAGE ANY CANDIDATE TO APPLY AND FOLLOW THE HIRING PRACTICES OF AN APPLICATION PROCESS.

BUT WE ALSO, FROM THE OUTCOME OF OUR WORK SESSION, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT LOOKING AT WHAT THAT TIMELINE COULD LOOK LIKE. AND I KNOW THAT DIRECTOR HANSON HAD A PROPOSED TIMELINE AND HAD SOME IDEAS AND HAD SOME THOUGHTS AROUND COMMENTS THAT BOTH YOU AND DIRECTOR MILLER HAVE STATED.

SO I'M GOING TO.

I APPRECIATE THIS. I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED EARL BEING ON THE BOARD. HE'S TOLD ME THE REASON WHY WE NEED.

I'M NOT THE ATTORNEY, LANCE, BUT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW.

I LET MY EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS TAKE OVER MY REASONING ABOUT WHEN I SEE WHAT I WANT, I HIRE IT.

APPRECIATE IT. DIRECTOR HAMILTON.

ALSO THE OTHER COMPONENT OF THAT, AND LANCE KNOWS THIS VERY WELL, BUT THE OTHER COMPONENT IS ANY EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE. AND THAT KIND OF THING GOES INTO A CLOSED SESSION AND YOU DON'T DO THAT INTO AN OPEN SESSION. AND, AND ON SOME OF THE CANDIDATES THAT YOU MAY HAVE AFTER THE POSTING IS DONE, SOME OF THE CANDIDATES WANT TO KEEP THAT CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THEIR SITUATION THAT THEY MAY BE COMING FROM.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, DIRECTOR HANSON.

I'M GOING TO START WITH A GENERAL COMMENT.

IN ADDITION TO IT BEING THE LAW THAT WE POST OPEN POSITIONS, I'M JUST GOING TO SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE THAT I THINK IT'S A GOOD PRACTICE, EVEN WHEN WE KNOW THERE ARE A STRONG INTERNAL CANDIDATE OR PERHAPS MORE THAN ONE INTERNAL CANDIDATE, THAT WE DO A SEARCH PROCESS.

AND THAT'S. AND I'VE SEEN IT PLAY OUT IN MANY SITUATIONS.

IT PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. IF WE DO END UP HIRING AN INTERNAL APPLICANT, IT PROVIDES LEGITIMACY TO THAT PERSON IN IN THAT THEY HAVE TRULY RISEN TO THE TOP AND ARE THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR THE POSITION.

AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE

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REASONS THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A SEARCH PROCESS IN ADDITION TO IT BEING THE LAW. AND I WOULD GUESS THAT THAT'S PROBABLY SOME OF THE BACKGROUND ON THAT. I DO THINK MR. VANDERLOO HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN THE TIME THAT YOU'VE BEEN THERE. I'M GLAD THAT WE'LL HAVE MORE TIME TO SEE YOU IN ACTION AS THIS PROCESS UNFOLDS. AND FOR THE RECORD, I'M WALKING INTO ALL OF THIS WITH AN OPEN MIND, JUST AS I DID WITH THE INTERIM SEARCH AND LOOKING AT THE CANDIDATES THAT THROW THEIR NAME IN THE HAT AND SEEING WHAT THEY HAVE TO BRING TO THE DISTRICT. WITH THAT IN MIND, I DID REVIEW THE MATERIALS THAT ARE IN THE BOARD PACKET AND THAT WE DISCUSSED AT THE WORK SESSION LAST WEEK.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT TIMELINE IS THERE IS A PROPOSED POSTING IN THE PACKET AND IF WE MOVE AHEAD DETERMINING I'M ASSUMING WE'LL DETERMINE THAT VIA VOTE. I WOULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT IF WE DO AN INTERNAL SEARCH THAT ON PAGE THREE IN THAT PARAGRAPH, I THINK IT'S THE FIRST FULL PARAGRAPH, WE STRIKE THE SECOND SENTENCE THAT TALKS ABOUT A CONSULTING FIRM. IT'S ON PAGE THREE. SORRY, I DON'T HAVE IT UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT JUST A MINOR TWEAK TO THAT THAT I'M GUESSING WAS JUST A CARRYOVER FOR THE OTHER. IF IT'S APPROPRIATE, I WILL MAKE A MOTION ON A TIMELINE. OKAY. I MOVE THAT WE CONDUCT AN A SEARCH FOR A SUPERINTENDENT WITH A PROPOSED TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE SIOUX CITY SCHOOL BOARD WITH THE PROPOSED TIMELINE OF POSTING THE JOB THIS WEEK.

REVIEWING THE BOARD REVIEWING APPLICANTS APRIL 7TH THROUGH 09, DETERMINING INTERVIEWEES BY APRIL 13TH, THE BOARD INTERVIEWING THOSE CANDIDATES BETWEEN APRIL 27TH AND APRIL 30TH WITH IN PERSON COMMUNITY BASED INTERVIEWS AND COMMUNITY FORUMS MAY 11TH AND 12TH, PROVIDING TIME FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS TO BE COMPLETED. PARDON ME, THAT WAS MADE 11TH AND 12TH.

PROVIDING TIME FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS TO BE COMPLETED MAY 13 TO 20 AND A DECISION NO LATER THAN MAY 26. ALL OF THIS CONTINGENT UPON THE THAT AT ANY POINT IN THIS PROCESS WE MAY DETERMINE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A CANDIDATE THAT MEETS OUR DESIRE TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS AND WE MAY WISH TO POSTPONE UNTIL A LATER TIME.

IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT SECOND MCCAWFORD DISCUSSION? MADAM PRESIDENT, I UNDERSTAND WE MAY HAVE A TIMELINE. AND MY CONCERN ABOUT THE TIMELINE WE HAVE IS THAT I BELIEVE THE LAST BOARD MEETING THAT WE HAVE BEFORE JUNE 1ST IS ON. I'LL KNOW IT HERE IN A SECOND. IT'S ON MAY 13TH OR NOT MAY 13TH, IT'S ON MAY 11TH. AND THEN WE DON'T HAVE A BOARD MEETING AGAIN UNTIL. IN FACT, I'M NOT SURE WE HAVE ONE IN JUNE. I THINK WE HAVE ONE IN JUNE. AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO CONDENSE THAT TIMELINE DOWN WITH PERHAPS AN EXPECTATION THAT WE CAN GET THE DECISION MADE BY OUR MEETING ON APRIL 25, WHICH IS THE LAST APRIL BOARD MEETING. SAID WRONG DATE AGAIN, APRIL 27TH. I FEEL LIKE IF OUR INDEPENDENT EFFORT IS GOING TO BEAR FRUIT, IT WILL BEAR FRUIT SOON. AND WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION THAT WILL HELP THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT IF WE CAN GET IT DONE EARLY.

AND WE HAD ALREADY DISCUSSED IN THE CONTEXT OF OUR WORK SESSION THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE AN ANSWER BY JUNE 1ST. SO I WOULD SUGGEST WE CONDENSE PART OF THAT SO THAT WE CAN REACH THAT GOAL WITH AN EXPECTATION THAT NOT LATER THAN OUR BOARD MEETING ON MAY 11, WE ARE APPROVING A CONTRACT.

POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THE.

THE JUNE 1 DATE IS BECAUSE WE NEED TO GIVE OUR INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE FOR TRANSITION, WHETHER HE WOULD STAY ON BOARD OR NOT. SO THAT JUST GIVES US 30 DAY WINDOW IN ALL RESPECTS TO YOU IN YOUR CURRENT POSITION. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHY JUNE 1 IS THE DATE THAT WE. WE WANT TO TRY TO BEAT, IF YOU WILL.

IT IS A DATE THAT MATTERS AND IT DOES MATTER. YES.

MOVING ALONG WITH THIS IS BEST.

YES. AND THEN A POINT OF CLARIFICATION THAT YOU MENTIONED, DIRECTOR HANSON, AND THAT WAS THE CONSULTING PIECE OF THAT. CAN YOU REINSTATE RESTATE THAT, PLEASE? SURE.

ON THE POSTING THAT WAS

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INCLUDED IN THE BOARD PACKET.

LET ME PULL IT UP HERE, THE THIRD PAGE, THE FIRST FULL PARAGRAPH THERE. THE SECOND SENTENCE SAYS ALL APPLICATIONS HAVE. AFTER ALL APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND PRELIMINARY INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY THE CONSULTING FIRM, THE NAMES OF TOP CANDIDATES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS CONSIDERATION. IF WE'RE NOT USING A CONSULTING FIRM, WE WOULD WANT TO STRIKE THAT SENTENCE FROM OUR WORK SESSION. WE DISCUSSED POTENTIALLY PULLING IN A CONSULTING FIRM IN THE EVENT THAT WE WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL WITH THE CANDIDATE POOL. SO WOULD WE WANT TO RECONSIDER THAT, LEAVING THAT CONSULTANT PIECE IN AS A CAVEAT FOR US TO PIVOT THAT WAY IN THE EVENT THAT WE WOULD DEFER TO A CONSULTANT AGENCY? I THINK THERE'S SOME WISDOM OUT THERE TOO.

I DO THINK YOU CAN TRY IT ONE WAY AND THEN CHANGE IT. I'M SORRY? I THINK YOU COULD TRY IT ONE WAY AND THEN CHANGE IT IF THAT IS THE ONLY ULTIMATE CASE, IF YOU'RE NOT SUCCESSFUL, THEN WE CAN CHANGE IT.

THAT'S A REALLY EASY CHANGE.

THAT'LL BE AN EASY CHANGE.

OKAY, THANK YOU. UPDATED ALREADY. OKAY, THANK YOU.

OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO HAVE THAT. DIRECTOR MILLER, YOU HAD QUESTION.

I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT THE TIMELINE THAT DR. HANSEN HAS LAID OUT IS REALISTIC, BUT IT IS STILL AGGRESSIVE.

AND IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO STICK TO THOSE DATES.

WE CAN FINISH TASKS EARLY, EARLIER, DEPENDING ON THE VOLUME OF APPLICANTS AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TO DRIVE DOWN TO INTERVIEWS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. AND SO I THINK THE TIMELINE IS REALISTIC, AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO SHORT CIRCUIT THAT TIMELINE TO HIT AN ARBITRARY DATE, ALTHOUGH A VERY REAL DATE, LIKE, JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE MEETINGS DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T MEET. AND SO WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STEP UP AND HAVE MORE SPECIAL MEETINGS ALONG THIS PROCESS.

AND SO I'M IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THE TIMELINE AS IS AS PRESENTED FOR NOW.

DIRECTOR MEYER, ANY COMMENT? ANY.

NO, I'M JUST. IT'S FINE. THIS IS. I HAVE MY AREA OF EXPERTISE. DR. CINDY HAS HER AREA, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO GO WITH THE WISDOM OF THE BOARD ON, ON THIS.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AS IT RELATES TO THE MOTION ON THE TABLE? JUST SO I KNOW WHAT'S NOW GOING TO HAPPEN IS WHAT NOW THE VOTE FOR IT WOULD SAY THAT WE KEEP THE TIMELINE THAT WAS PUT INTO THE BOARD PACKET, WHICH ELIMINATES THE POSSIBILITY TO HAVE BE DONE WITH AND DECIDED ON HIRING A SUPERINTENDENT BY OUR LAST MEETING OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS MAY 11TH. WE WON'T. WE'RE SAYING WE'RE PROMISING OURSELVES WE CAN'T MEET THAT DEADLINE. IS THAT. IS THAT THE MOTION ON THE TABLE? I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE TIMELINE IS.

NOW.

IT IS STATED THAT THAT IS THE DECISION DATE. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION. I THINK IT'S A VALID QUESTION. THAT IS HOW IT'S CURRENTLY STATED.

ONE QUESTION. IF WE. IF WE DECIDE ON OR BEFORE MAY 11TH THAT THE. THE POOL IS NOT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE, CAN. CAN WE DECIDE THAT WE'RE DONE, THAT WE'RE DONE WHEN WE'RE DONE? I THINK THAT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT TIME PERIOD WOULD TELL US, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO. WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE INTERIM LOOK AT A CONSULTANT AGENCY AND FURTHER CAST THE NET OUT THERE A LITTLE FURTHER TO ENSURE THAT WE GET THE BEST CANDIDATE THAT WILL BE OUR PERMANENT SUPERINTENDENT ANYTIME THAT WE.

WE MAY DECIDE THAT OUR LIST OF CANDIDATES IS EITHER HAVE SOMEONE VERY SPARKLING AND IS ACCEPTABLE OR NOBODY'S QUITE THE UBERMAN THAT WE OR WOMAN THAT WE WOULD LIKE, WE CAN JUST PULL THE PLUG.

AND I WOULD SUGGEST, YOU KNOW, MY THOUGHT IS I THINK THAT SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE PROCESS.

EVEN IF WE WERE UTILIZING A SEARCH FIRM, IF WE GOT DOWN TO FINAL CANDIDATES AND WE REALIZED THAT IF IT'S TWO, NEITHER WAS A GOOD FIT, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD DEFER AND PICK THE BEST CANDIDATE INSTEAD OF A CANDIDATE.

I AGREE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT BECAUSE WE POSTED SOMETHING OR HAVE WE NAILED OURSELVES TO THAT OR NOT, AND YOU'RE SAYING NO,

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THAT'S GREAT.

PRESIDENT LEE YES. KEEP IN MIND, TOO, THE DATE OF MAY 15, THAT'S THE DEADLINE FOR EXTENDING, EXERCISING THE OPTION TO EXTEND THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT BY ONE YEAR. SO I THOUGHT DIRECTOR HANSON HAD SOME DATES THAT WENT TO MAY 26, BUT NOW YOU'RE TALKING MAY 11, AND I GUESS I DIDN'T FOLLOW THAT EITHER. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS DIRECTOR ENKE'S POINT OR NOT. BUT YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO BE DONE BY MAY 11TH WITH THE.

BECAUSE THE 15. SUPERINTENDENT YEAH, BECAUSE THE 15TH IS THE ABSOLUTE DATE IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE NEED IF, IF THE BOARD WANTS TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT.

IT'S THE BOARD'S OPTION TO DO THAT. BUT IT'S. THERE'S A MAY 15 DEADLINE.

RIGHT. PRESIDENT, GO AHEAD.

HOW ARE WE GOING FROM JUNE 1 TO MAY 15? LIKE, WHAT AM I MISSING? I THINK WE HAVE AN ANSWER COMING FROM THE AUDIENCE.

JIM'S CONTRACT THAT WAS JUST APPROVED HAS A MAY 15 EXTENSION DATE IN IT ALREADY. AND SO IF THE OPTION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT THAT YOU'VE JUST GIVEN TO MR. VANDERLOO, THAT HAS TO BE EXERCISED BY MAY15.

I GUESS I MISSED THAT DATE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUNE 1 THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED.

JUNE 1 WAS MENTIONED DURING OUR WORK SESSION AS AN IMPORTANT DATE. BUT YES, WHEN I REVIEWED THE CONTRACT, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS MAY 15TH AS WELL. THAT TIMELINE THAT I PROPOSED WOULD HAVE US ESSENTIALLY ENTER IF EVERYTHING IF WE CONTINUED TO HAVE A CANDIDATE THAT WENT TO THIS POINT, HAVING OUR FINAL INTERVIEWS WITH THEM AND COMMUNITY FORUM WITH THEM PRIOR TO THAT DATE.

AND THEN IT JUST BUILDS IN ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT DAYS FOR BACKGROUND CHECKING. AND I'M GOING TO ASK MS. KASK.

YEAH.

SO WHEN IT COMES TO WE DO BACKGROUND CHECKS, OBVIOUSLY.

SO SOMETIMES THOSE DO TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN OTHERS.

BUT WITH THAT, THAT WOULD BE DOING A JOB OFFER AND EVERYTHING IS CONTINGENT UPON PASSING ALL THOSE THINGS BEFORE HIRING. AND SO LEGAL TERMS WOULD HAVE TO COME INTO PLAY.

WITH THAT IF IT WERE TO TAKE THAT LONG FOR A BACKGROUND CHECK, IT DOES DEPEND ON STATES LIVED IN AND RESIDED IN THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO THE LESS, THE QUICKER IT COMES BACK.

SO IT'S.

I DON'T HAVE A 100% STAMP ON THAT AS TO HOW LONG THAT WOULD TAKE.

AND YES, AND I APOLOGIZE THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THE TIME TIMELINE BEFOREHAND, BUT IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT I'VE MADE, IF IT'S TOO AGGRESSIVE, NOT AGGRESSIVE ENOUGH, I, I WOULD CERTAINLY BE INTERESTED IN YOUR EXPERTISE IN THIS AS WELL.

I'D LOVE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU, DIRECTOR MILLER, THAT THAT TIME, THAT DATE IS IN ITEM 19 OF THE INTERIM CONTRACT. AND IT THE OPTION MUST BE EXERCISED, IF AT ALL, ON OR BEFORE MAY 15, 2026.

I JUST, I REALLY DO WANT TO BE CLEAR WHAT WE'RE DOING.

SURE.

I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING A TWO STEP PROCESS, THAT THE FIRST STEP WAS INDEPENDENT. WE WOULD NOT BE BRINGING IN AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT UNLESS THE STEP ONE DIDN'T WORK.

OKAY. SO WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON NOW IS A TIME WINDOW FOR STEP ONE OF THE PROCESS.

YES. YES.

I WOULD MOVE TO AMEND THE TIMELINE THAT WE COMPLETED ALL OF THE STEPS FOR THE FIRST, THIS INITIAL PROCESS OF INDEPENDENT SEARCH BY MAY 11TH.

THE MOTION HAS BEEN AMENDED.

CAN I GET A SECOND? OKAY.

OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, DIRECTOR MILLER? SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE WILL HAVE SELECTED A CANDIDATE BY MAY 11 OR DECIDED THAT WE.

OR DECIDED.

OR DECIDED YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ONE. AND BY SELECT, I'M UNDERSTANDING, MS. CASKEY TO TELL US THAT YOU CAN PICK ONE.

BUT THEN WE STILL HAVE TO DO THE BACKGROUND CHECKS.

AND IN VIEW OF WHAT HAPPENED AT DES MOINES, WE CERTAINLY WOULD WANT TO DO THAT. SO WE WOULD ACTUALLY FINISH THE HIRING. BUT THEN AS IT RELATES TO DECISIONS MR. VAN DER LU MAYOR MAY NOT HAVE TO MAKE, WE WOULD HAVE MET THE DEADLINE OF THIS OF MAY 15TH COMFORTABLY.

THIS IS ALL CONTINGENT ON THE APPLICATION POOL OF THE FIRST PROCESS. YES.

THIS ALSO IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD AND NOT PUT THAT EXPENSE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO INTERNALLY TO MOVE THE PROCESS AND SEE WHAT KIND OF CANDIDATE BOWL WE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO.

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OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION HAS BEEN AMENDED.

SECOND, THERE'S THE AMENDMENT'S ON THE TABLE, SO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.

RIGHT. THE MOTION HAS BEEN AMENDED AND SECONDED AND THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

CAN WE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? ANY.

ANY OPPOSITION? AYE. NAY.

THE MOTION PASSES.

AND DIRECTOR LEE, YOUR VOTE ON THAT? OH, YES.

YOU VOTED YES, 4 TO 1.

SO THAT'S JUST THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.

AND THAT'S JUST THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. FENNY, STE, ARE YOU CLEAR WITH THE TIME FRAME? SO WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. AND MS. CASKEY WILL BE SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE BOARD TO MOVE THIS ALONG. OKAY, THANK YOU.

NOW WE HAVE A MOTION.

NOW WE HAVE.

AND THEN I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION TO PROCEED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH.

AS AMENDED.

AS AMENDED. AND THAT.

THAT MOTION'S ALREADY ON THE TABLE.

AND SO WE MOVED. AND SECOND THAT. OH, I NEED TO CALL FOR THE. YEAH, YEAH.

JUST TO VOTE.

I KNOW IT'S MESSY WHEN THERE'S AMENDMENTS.

THERE'S AMENDMENTS. YES. AND SO THEN I WILL CALL FOR. FOR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? YAY.

ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

[XII.C. Board Member Vacancy/ Appointment Process – Vice President Lee]

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE BOARD MEMBER VACANCY PROCESS. AND I'M GOING TO DEFER TO MR. MOORE FOR THIS REPORT, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT LEE.

ON THIS ITEM, BOARD MEMBER VACANCY APPOINTMENT PROCESS.

WE HAVE PUBLISHED THE NOTICE.

ANY PARTIES INTERESTED IN MAKING AN APPLICATION FOR THE VACANCY, IT'S DUE BY THIS FRIDAY, THE 27TH. AND THEN THOSE INTERESTED WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NOT TO BE DISCUSSED. AN OPEN SESSION. IT'D BE A CLOSED SESSION WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT. AND THERE WILL BE.

SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING UNTIL APRIL 13TH AND OUR DEADLINE IS EARLY APRIL, WE'LL PROBABLY NEED TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING, HAVE A CLOSED SESSION, DISCUSS IT, AND THEN COME OUT OF THE CLOSED SESSION, GO INTO OPEN SESSION. AND IF SOMEONE WANTS TO MOVE ONE OF THE NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, THEIR INTEREST, THAT WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO IT. SO WE HAVE TO DO THAT BEFORE. I THINK IT WAS APRIL 7TH WAS OUR ABSOLUTE DEADLINE, BUT THE SOONER THE BETTER.

ACTUALLY, AFTER THE 27TH, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PETITIONS FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION AT THIS POINT.

I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY.

NOTHING.

YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY? I HAVE NOT, NO.

OKAY. WELL, WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE TIMELINE. WE ALL RECEIVE THAT. WE'VE DISCUSSED WHAT THAT TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE.

MR. MOORE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO HELPING US WALK THROUGH THAT PROCESS. AND THE DEADLINE FOR THAT APPLICATION PROCESS IS. IS THAT FRIDAY.

FRIDAY.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

SINCE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED A SPECIAL MEETING AFTER MARCH 30, DO WE WANT TO DISCUSS THAT NOW, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST REACH OUT TO BOARD MEMBERS LATER? FIGURING OUT. FIGURING OUT THE DATE, REALLY. I BELIEVE IT'S APRIL 1ST TO APRIL 7TH. WE'LL NEED TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL MEETING FOR YOU GUYS TO POINT.

DIRECTOR LEE, I JUST.

[XII.D. Human Resources Report(s) – Barb Caskey]

LET'S REACH OUT TO BOARD MEMBERS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE HUMAN RESOURCE REPORT. MS. CASKEY, THERE'S NOTHING FUNNY ON IT TODAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME ON THE HR REPORT? YES, PRESIDENT LEE, CAN I MS. CASKEY, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD WHAT OUR TYPICAL SEARCH PROCESS IS FOR SAY, CAFETERIA KITCHEN WORKER AND HOW LONG THAT TAKES TO BRING THEM ON BOARD? SURE.

WELL, COMMUNICATIONS. SO LESLIE AND I WORK HAVE WORKED TOGETHER WITH AMPLIFIED DIGITAL THIS YEAR AND WE PUT

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TOGETHER A CAROUSEL OF ADS THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH THROUGH CERTIFIED STAFF AND THEN CLASSIFIED STAFF. SO WE, WE REALLY DID A TARGETED APPROACH BASED ON WHAT TIME OF YEAR IT WAS. SO IF IT'S NEW GRAD SEASON, WE WILL PUSH THE CERTIFIED MORE THAN WE WOULD PUSH CLASSIFIED. AND SO WHEN IT COMES TO FOR FOOD SERVICE SPECIFICALLY, WE WOULD, WE ACTUALLY I CAN'T REMEMBER NAME AND I GET, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO WAS IN OUR AD, BUT WE DID HAVE ONE OF THOSE WAS PART OF OUR CAROUSEL ADS. AND SO WE DO, WE DO THAT THROUGH RADIO, THROUGH SOCIAL, A LOT THROUGH SOCIAL OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE THAT'S THE MAIN AREA THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR JOBS. NOW WE HAVE KEYWORD SEARCHES, ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF GOOD THINGS THAT OUR TEAM AT AMPLIFIED HAS HELPED US WITH. AND SO WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH THEM FOR THIS YEAR TO DO THAT. WHEN IT COMES TO ONBOARDING, IT DOES LOOK LIKE A JOB OFFER. AGAIN, ALL THINGS CONTINGENT UPON PASSING ALL THE DETAILS THAT NEED TO GO WITH THE HIRE AND THEN WE HAVE THEM COME TO AN ORIENTATION. SO I HAVE TRIED TO IMPLEMENT THAT THIS YEAR AS WE DO IT ON THE OTHER MONDAY, ON THE OFF MONDAY OF BOARD MEETINGS. AND SO INDIVIDUALS ARE PLACED ON THE BOARD REPORT AND THEN THEY HAVE A WEEK FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THEIR IT, ALL OF THEIR ANYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE FOR AN ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE IS READY TO GO FOR THEM ON THEIR FIRST DAY. SO THEY DO COME ON THEIR FIRST DAY AND THEY GET TO MEET ALL OF THE DIRECTORS AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION.

THEY SPEND THEIR ENTIRE DAY WITH US. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW TRAINING WISE, ETC, ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HITTING, HITTING THE TARGET ON THE HEAD WITH THAT. BUT ULTIMATELY FROM JOB JOB OFFER TO COMING IN THE DOOR CAN LOOK AS LITTLE AS TWO WEEKS, WEEKS, BUT IT CAN LOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER DEPENDENT UPON WHEN THE OFFER IS MADE AND WHEN WE HAVE OUR BOARD MEETINGS. I THINK THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.

OKAY, SO THIS IS THE FINAL REVIEW OF THE FY27 PROPOSED BUDGET BEFORE IT'S PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER. SO WE'VE HAD THE FIRST HEARING WHICH WAS TODAY. THAT'S HEARING NUMBER ONE. AND THEN THE NEXT HEARING STEP IS TO HAVE THE HAVE THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET BE PUBLISHED.

IS NOW. YEAH. THANK YOU.

[XII.E. Final Review of the FY27 Proposed Budget – Patty Blankenship]

AND THEN YOU WOULD ACTUALLY ADOPT THE BUDGET AT THE APRIL 13 MEETING, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE. WOULD BE THE NEXT MEETING. YEAH. SO AT THE WE'RE AT MARCH 23RD. SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IT ONE MORE TIME AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FROM APRIL 13TH. AT THE APRIL 13TH MEETING YOU'LL HAVE THE HEARING AND THEN WE WILL ALSO ADOPT THE BUDGET ON THAT DAY. SO WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE IS NOT THAT MANY CHANGES FROM WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT LAST TIME. THE FIRST THING YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS WHAT THE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND IT HAS A HEARING DATE OF 4:30, 13 AT 6PM AND DOWN AT THE BOTTOM YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX IS $12.22. THAT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE PROPERTY TAX THAT WAS IN THE PROPERTY TAX STATEMENT.

IT HAD A $12.58. THE DECREASE IS DUE TO A CHANGE IN HOW THE BUDGET GUARANTEE IS BEING FUNDED. FOR FY27 THE BUDGET GUARANTEE WILL BE FUNDED BY STATE AID AND NOT PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS. SO WE PUBLISHED WHAT WE PUBLISHED. THE HEARING THAT WE HAD TODAY. WE'RE STILL OKAY BECAUSE WE CAN DECREASE PROPERTY TAXES, WE JUST CAN'T INCREASE THEM.

SO THEN ONCE THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED, YOU CAN'T DECREASE THE RATE.

THE PROPERTY TAX LEVY, YOU CAN'T INCREASE IT, BUT YOU COULD DECREASE IT. AND THEN ALSO YOU CAN'T INCREASE THE EXPENDITURES ON THE IF YOU CAN SEE THE INSTRUCTION FUNCTION, TOTAL SUPPORT SERVICES, NON INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND TOTAL OTHER EXPENDITURES, THEY HAVE ASTERISKS BY THEM.

THAT'S THE LEGAL LEVEL OF CONTROL. SO ONCE THIS IS PUBLISHED, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO INCREASE THOSE EXPENDITURES IN THOSE FUNCTIONAL AREAS. AND THAT FIRST COLUMN IS ALL THE BUDGET, NOT JUST THE GENERAL FUND, IT'S THE MANAGEMENT FUND, IT'S CONSOLIDATION OF THE BUDGET. THIS PAGE HERE SHOWS THE DETAIL

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OF ALL THE FUNDS. NOW ALL OF THE FUNDS, WE'VE REVIEWED THEM AND THEY'RE IN THE SUBSEQUENT PAGES. WE'VE LOOKED AT THEM AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGH THIS BUDGET PROCESS.

BUT THIS PAGE WRAPS UP INTO THAT FIRST PAGE. THIS IS THE PROPOSED TAX LEVY RATE WHICH YOU CAN SEE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM THE $12.22 THAT'S DECREASED BY 36 CENTS BECAUSE SEE THAT FIRST YELLOW HIGHLIGHT THAT SAYS REGULAR PROGRAM BUDGET ADJUSTMENT THAT HAD 36 CENTS THERE AND THE DOLLARS ATTACHED TO IT WERE ABOUT 1.3 MILLION. SO THAT 1.3 MILLION IS REMOVED FROM THE LOCAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY AND IS SHIFTED OVER TO STATE AID. SO THAT'S THE ONLY DIFFERENCE VERSUS WHAT YOU LOOKED AT LAST TIME TO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING TODAY.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER ALL OF THESE PAGES BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN THEM ALL BEFORE. I'M JUST GOING TO POINT OUT DIFFERENCES. SO ON PAGE SIX, THIS IS THE ESTIMATED GENERAL FUND REVENUES. AND THE ONLY CHANGE IS THAT THE 1.3 MILLION HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM PROPERTY TAX REVENUE AND AND RECLASS DOWN INTO THE STATE FOUNDATION AID.

OTHERWISE EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME. THIS IS THE CALCULATION OF TARGETED EXPENDITURES.

THERE'S NO CHANGES THERE. PAGE EIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE FY27 BUDGET INCREASES AND ADDITIONS AND REDUCTIONS. THE ONLY CHANGE HERE IS THAT ON THE ESTIMATED ADDITIONS AT 90,000 OR SO FOR THE THE ACTIVITY STIPENDS HAS BEEN REMOVED. AND SO THAT LEAVES US, WE'RE STILL GROWING OUR BUDGET BY A NET OF 3.5 MILLION IS HOW MUCH THE BUDGET WILL GROW BY.

BUT THAT IS ABOUT $774,000 LESS THAN WHAT A 1.75% INCREASE WOULD BE. SO WE'RE NOT DECREASING THE OVERALL BUDGET, BUT WE DO, WE DIDN'T GROW IT BY AS MUCH AS, YOU KNOW, BY LESS THAN THE SSA. THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF THAT. THIS SHOWS THE FUNCTIONS, ALL OF THESE FUNCTIONS SHOULD TIE UP INTO THAT DETAILED WORKSHEET.

THESE CHANGE SLIGHTLY BECAUSE I'M TAKING TOOK THAT 90,000 OUT. BUT IT'S ALL THINGS THAT WE'VE GONE OVER IN DETAIL IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. I DID UPDATE THESE FOR THAT CHANGE BUT THEY'RE JUST, THEY'RE MINOR CHANGES. AND SO THEN AFTER THE GENERAL FUND, YOU KNOW, YOU GET INTO THE STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND.

THERE'S NO CHANGES THERE. THE MANAGEMENT FUND, NO CHANGE ON THE REVENUE SIDE. STILL THE 7.3 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAXES, THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES CHANGED JUST BY A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE IT WE KNOW I UPDATED THE NATURAL GAS CONTRACT AMOUNT. IT'S 555,000.

I THINK IT'S COMING UP LATER IN THE AGENDA BUT WE ACTUALLY KNOW THAT NUMBER. SO I PUT THE CONTRACT PRICE IN THERE. SALES TAX, NO CHANGES THERE. AND SAME WITH PEPPEL DEBT SERVICE SCHOOL NUTRITION FUND. WE KNOW WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE EXPENSES THERE AND ALSO THE REVENUE IS.

WE'LL DO THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT SETTING THE MEAL PRICES AND WHEN WE HAVE, WHEN WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO SET THE MEAL PRICES AT AND ALSO WHEN WE KNOW IF WE'LL HAVE ANY WHAT THE FREE SITES WILL BE FOR NEXT YEAR. SO WE KNOW WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE SCHOOL NUTRITION REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES.

BUT THIS IS OKAY. FOR WHAT? FOR SUBMITTING THE BUDGET TO THE DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT. THIS IS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WE WORKED WITH WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. HERE'S THE BUDGET CALENDAR. WE'RE ALL THE WAY DOWN AT MARCH 23RD. ALL THAT'S LEFT IS THEN THE APRIL 13TH MEETING. SO THEN THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACKNOWLEDGE THE FY27 PROPOSED BUDGET AND SET A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR APRIL 13, 2026.

BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE HEARD THE RECOMMENDATION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? DENISE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? OKAY.

THE BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES THE FY25 BUDGET INFORMATION PRESENTED WITH ALL FUNDS. IS THERE A MOTION TO ALLOW FOR PUBLICATION FOR OF THE DISTRICT'S FY27 BUDGET AND TO SET A HEARING DATE FOR APRIL 13, 2026 AT 6:00PM LOCAL TIME AT THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER HERE AT 627 FOURTH STREET, SIOUX CITY, IA 51104? IS THERE A MOTION SO MOVED? SECOND.

OKAY. HAVING A FIRST AND

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SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, PATTY. AND NEXT,

[XII.F. FY27 Budget Adjustment Resolution – Patty Blankenship]

PATTY, YOU WANT TO GO INTO THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT? SO THE NEXT ONE IS BUDGET ADJUSTMENT RESOLUTION. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT.

BUT THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT GUARANTEES THAT THE DISTRICT'S REGULAR PROGRAM REVENUE FOR FY27 WILL INCREASE BY 1% OVER FY26. THE REGULAR PROGRAM PROGRAM REVENUE DECREASES WHEN ENROLLMENT DECLINES AND WHEN SSA ISN'T ADEQUATE TO OFFSET THAT REVENUE LOSS FROM THE DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT. SO THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT IS ONLY FOR ONE YEAR. IT GIVES THE DISTRICT TIME TO REACT TO THE DECREASE IN REVENUE.

THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT WILL PROVIDE 1.3 MILLION IN REVENUE. IT IS NORMALLY FUNDED BY LOCAL PROPERTY TAX, BUT FOR FY27, THE STATE WILL BE FUNDING IT THROUGH STATE AID. BUT WE STILL DO THE STANDARD PROCESS. SO THE. THE. WE. WE STILL NEED TO HAVE THE. THE BOARD RESOLUTION. THAT IS THE. IS THE STANDARD PROCESS FOR FILING THE BUDGET GUARANTEE. AND THEN I UPLOAD THE BUDGET RESOLUTION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT. SO THE. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL LEVY PROPERTY TAX FOR 2627 FOR THE REGULAR PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT AS ALLOWED BY IOWA CODE BOARD MEMBERS. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION? SO MOVED.

SECOND BOARD MEMBERS. IT'S BEEN RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL LEVY PROPERTY TAX FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 202627 FOR THE REGULAR BUDGET PROGRAM BUDGET ADJUSTED AND ALLOW UNDER SECTION 25714 OF THE IOWA CODE. BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. SHANICE.

CITIZEN INPUT? THERE'S NONE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'LL DO A PLEASE, A ROLL CALL. YEAH.

MR. MICHAELSON, LEFT. AND MR. MILLER.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. AND THANK YOU, PATTY, FOR YOUR TIME. NEXT, AMY DENNY. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT UPDATES. GOOD EVENING.

[XII.G. Student Achievement Update – K-12 Physical Education & Health – Amy Denney]

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE OUR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT UPDATE FOR K12 PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH. WE HAVE SOME OF OUR TEACHERS AND AN ADMINISTRATOR HERE WITH US TONIGHT. SO WE HAVE COREY LOFSWALD, HE'S HERE FROM LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND COREY HAS SERVED ON OUR ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEAM FOR QUITE A WHILE. SO THANK YOU, COREY. AND THEN MITCH MOORE IS HERE FROM NORTH HIGH SCHOOL AND HE'S REPRESENTING OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND MULTIPLE HIGH SCHOOL COURSES.

AND THEN SEAN MILLER IS HERE FROM NORTH MICHAEL MIDDLE SCHOOL. HE'S REPRESENTING OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL MEMBERS. AND THEN BJ COOK, HE IS REPRESENTING OUR ADMINISTRATORS FOR THE THREE.

FOR THE SIX HIGH SCHOOL, THE THREE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS. SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGE OF PLANS TONIGHT.

BRIAN DRENT IS OUR HEAD PE TEACHER AND HIS DAUGHTER IS PLAYING IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR AT NAIA TONIGHT. SO HE WISHES SO MUCH THAT HE COULD BE HERE, BUT FAMILIES FIRST. SO HE REALLY DOES BECAUSE HE IS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. HE REALLY DOES. HE HAD A HARD TIME PICKING AND WE SAID, GO BE A DAD. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TONIGHT. WE WILL SKIP AHEAD.

SO OUR PE CLASSROOMS, THEY DO SEE THE MOST STUDENTS OUT OF ALL OF OUR CLASSROOMS. SO OUR STUDENTS ARE ALL PART OF PE CLASS AND IT'S A REQUIREMENT BY IOWA CODE AND IT'S AN ESSENTIAL CLASS FOR K THROUGH 12. AND SO THAT IS PART OF OUR LEARNING. THE BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION GO BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.

PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS LAST THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY. WE KNOW THAT WHEN OUR KIDS HAVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THAT THEY'RE MORE ENGAGED IN THE CLASSROOM. THEY HAVE BETTER LEARNING AND GREATER ATTENTION SPAN THE ACTIVITY OF OUR STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL DAY. FROM WHAT RESEARCH SAYS AND OUR OWN EXPERIENCE, THAT ACTIVITY IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW. IT BECOMES EVEN MORE IMPERATIVE THAT WE PROVIDE ENGAGING AND INTERACTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION DURING THE DAY. SO THIS CURRICULUM, WHICH WE'VE BEEN IN WORK FOR THREE YEARS NOW, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON OUR REVISIONS TO OUR PE AND HEALTH CURRICULUM. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT HAVE ALSO REQUIRED THAT WE ADDRESS CERTAIN ISSUES.

AND SO THIS REWRITE PROVIDES US WITH A UNIFIED APPROACH TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH

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EDUCATION FOR K12 STUDENTS.

WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT? THE NEXT STEP. OKAY, I WILL KEEP GOING THE CURRICULUM REVIEW, THEY MET REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEY WORKED ON IDENTIFYING AREAS OF NEED. SO THIS IS COMMON WITH ALL OF OUR CURRICULUM WORK.

BUT THEY IDENTIFIED LESSONS IN PACING THAT WERE MISSING.

THEY WANTED CONSISTENT LESSONS IN PACING ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE HIGH MOBILITY IN SIOUX CITY, AND OFTENTIMES OUR STUDENTS ARE SOMETIMES MOVING AROUND FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE LEARNING ALL OF OUR PE STANDARDS. WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CURRENT POPULATION OF STUDENTS, WE KNOW THEY'RE LESS ACTIVE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. AND SO WHAT IMPLICATIONS DOES THAT HAVE? WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILLS THAT WE CAN TEACH THEM IN OUR PE CLASSROOMS? WE DO HAVE SOME LARGE CLASS SIZES IN PE. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS ARE VERY CREATIVE.

OUR ELEMENTARY CLASS SIZES, THEY STAY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE ELEMENTARY CLASS SIZES ARE.

SO THAT'S HOW THE STUDENTS ARE SERVED AND THE ELEMENTARY. BUT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL, SOMETIMES THOSE CLASSES ARE COMBINED AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE TEACHERS TEACHING AT THE SAME TIME. AND THEN THEY'RE OFFERING STATION ROTATIONS AND OTHER WAYS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS. BUT SOMETIMES THOSE CLASS SIZES ARE VERY LARGE. AND THEN WE ALWAYS WANT TO FOCUS ON LIFELONG FITNESS AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS.

SOMETHING THAT THIS COMMITTEE AT ALL THREE LEVELS HAS DONE IS DEVELOP A PLAYBOOK. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE CALLING THEIR RESOURCES. SO NOT JUST A CURRICULUM GUIDE, BUT A PLAYBOOK WHICH IS APPROPRIATE FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION. AND THEN ANOTHER NEED OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THEY IDENTIFIED WAS THE EQUITY AND EQUIPMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS. SO AS WE'VE CONSTRUCTED NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AS OUR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN BUILT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE NEWER EQUIPMENT FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

AND SO WE, WITH THE PE SUPPLY MONEY AND BUILDING FUNDS, WE KEEP THAT EQUIPMENT UPDATED.

BUT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UPDATED ARE SOME OF THE AGING EQUIPMENT AND ROOMS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. THIS COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED VALUES AND VISION STATEMENT FOR THEIR WORK, AND THEY FOCUSED ON ENGAGEMENT, ENJOYMENT, PHYSICAL LITERACY, LIFELONG WELLNESS, EFFORT AND GROWTH.

AND THE MISSION STATEMENT THAT THEY FOCUS THEIR WORK ON EACH TIME THEY MET WAS TO DEVELOP PHYSICALLY LITERATE STUDENTS WHO POSSESS THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO LEAD HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIVES. SO THROUGH THIS WORK, THEY FOCUSED ON THE NATIONAL STANDARDS AS WELL AS THE SOCIETY OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATORS STANDARDS THROUGH SHAPE AMERICA. AND THAT INCLUDES THOSE FOUR STANDARDS THERE. MOTOR SKILLS, MOVEMENT AND FITNESS, SOCIAL SKILLS THROUGH MOVEMENT AND THEN PERSONAL SKILLS. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, THE STATE OF IOWA HAS FIVE STANDARDS, AND THOSE STANDARDS ARE ACROSS K12. AND THEY GROW DEVELOPMENTALLY AND WITH COMPLEXITY, BUT THEY FOCUS ON MOTOR SKILLS, MOVEMENT KNOWLEDGE, HEALTH AND FITNESS, PERSONAL AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, AS WELL AS VALUE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. AND THEN THIS STATE HAS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT NOTED ON HERE, BUT THE HEALTH COMPONENTS. SO THE HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED BY LEGISLATURE THAT HAS ALSO BEEN EMBEDDED INTO THIS WORK, AS WELL AS A CONSTANT NEED FOR INCREASING PHYSICAL MOVEMENT.

SO WHAT THIS COMMITTEE LEARNED IS THAT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS WERE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THEIR CURRICULUM. THEY HAVE A HIGH ENGAGEMENT LEVEL WITH THEIR STUDENTS, AND THAT'S SORT OF BY DESIGN.

THEY'VE DESIGNED IT THAT WAY.

AND I THINK IF BRIAN WERE HERE, HE WOULD TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT NORTH MIDDLE HAS IN PLACE WITH KIDS HAVING OPTIONS TO WALK, HAVING OPTIONS TO BE ENGAGED IN A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD ABOUT THAT, SHAWN? FOR INSTANCE, COME ON UP. COME ON UP.

I'M GOING TO PULL THESE GUYS INTO IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

FOR INSTANCE, LIKE I SAID AT NORTH MIDDLE, OUR CLOTHES, CLASS SIZE, LIKE I SAID THIS AFTERNOON, WE HAD 100 PLUS KIDS IN BETWEEN THREE TEACHERS. SO THE KIDS CAME IN AFTER TAKING ATTENDANCE. WE GAVE THEM THREE OPTIONS.

TODAY'S OPTIONS WERE BADMINTON, WHICH IS A GREAT LIFELONG SPORT, WHICH LEADS TO PICKLEBALL, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY INCREASED IN POPULARITY. OR THEY CAN PLAY SOCCER, THEY CAN GO ON A WALK WHEN IT'S A NICE DAY, USE THE WEIGHT ROOM FACILITY, SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO OUR KIDS GET THAT CHOICE AND THEY KIND OF SIT THERE AND GRAVITATE TOWARD WHAT'S COMFORTABLE FOR THEM. OR SOMETIMES THEY WANT TO GO TRY A NEW FRIEND, PICK SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND THEY GO THERE. SO A LOT OF FREEDOM. EVERYONE GETS THE MATERIAL, BUT NOT NECESSARILY AT THE SAME TIME. SO IT WORKS OUT REALLY WELL, ESPECIALLY JUST GROUPING KIDS TOGETHER IN THAT REGARD WITH THAT CHOICE EFFECT.

BUT WE TRY TO BE OUTSIDE ALSO, AS OUR KIDS DON'T GO OUTSIDE VERY MUCH ANYMORE. WE'RE PROBABLY OUTSIDE 130 OR 40 DAYS A YEAR, WHICH IS AWESOME. AND WE HAVE GREAT FACILITIES TO WALK RIGHT OUT THE DOOR AT NORTH MIDDLE AND RIGHT OUT. SO IF YOU EVER

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DRIVE DOWN OUTER DRIVE, YOU'LL SEE US TYPICALLY OUTSIDE. SO MY TWO CENTS.

THANK YOU, SEAN.

YEP.

SO WITH THAT, THEY DO HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF PACING AND ACTIVITIES WHICH LED TO THAT PLAYBOOK. THEY WANT TO TAKE THE BEST OF THE BEST AND PUT IT IN THE PLAYBOOK SO THAT AS WE ATTRACT NEW TEACHERS TO PE, THEY HAVE RESOURCES TO PULL FROM AND THEY AREN'T LEFT THINKING OF THOSE THINGS ON THEIR OWN. AND THEN THAT ALLOWS FOR CONSISTENCY BETWEEN OUR SCHOOLS. SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE LEARNED IS THAT THERE IS JUST DISPARITY IN EQUIPMENT AND CONDITION OF OUR WEIGHT ROOMS. WE'VE CONDUCTED DISTRICT WALKTHROUGHS. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS HAVE CONDUCTED WALKTHROUGHS OF OUR FACILITIES. AND WE ALSO NOTED THIS AND ASKED THE COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THIS. SO SOMETHING ELSE WE'VE NOTED IS THAT ELEMENTARY TEACHERS ARE SHORT ON TIME AND THEY MIGHT HAVE TOO MANY ASSESSMENTS. SO OUR ELEMENTARY COMMITTEE DETERMINED THAT, AND I THINK YOU'VE TAKEN.

THEY'VE TAKEN A LOT OF WORK TO LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF ASSESSMENTS, PARE THAT DOWN AND DETERMINE WHAT WAS A PRIORITY, AND THEN JUST NEEDING THAT UNIFIED CURRICULUM AND PACING GUIDE FOR ALL AREAS SO THAT THEY CAN ALL SHARE AND COLLABORATE. SO WHY PE IT IMPROVES BRAIN FUNCTION.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY STIMULATES THE RELEASE OF CHEMICALS THAT IMPROVE BRAIN HEALTH, INCLUDING FACTORS RELATED TO NEUROPLASTICITY. IT ENHANCES CONCENTRATION AND ATTENTION.

THE CDC RESEARCH SHOWS THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVE IN PE DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED ABILITIES ON TASK BEHAVIOR, CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION, AND ATTENTION SPAN. AND THEN IT REDUCES STRESS AND ANXIETY.

EXERCISE INCREASES THE RELEASE OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS LIKE DOPAMINE AND SEROTONIN, WHICH IMPROVE MOOD AND REGULATE EMOTION. SO THERE'S A LOT OF SCIENCE BEHIND WHY WE NEED PE SO WE KNOW THAT IT IMPROVES CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR. SHAPE AMERICA SHOWS THAT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS LINKED TO REDUCED DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR, INCREASED CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT, HIGHER PARTICIPATION IN LEARNING ACTIVITIES LEADING TO HIGHER TEST SCORES AND GRADES. WHEN WE'RE GIVING TESTS, WE OFTEN ENCOURAGE OUR TEACHERS TO TAKE WHAT WE CALL BRAIN BREAKS, WHICH YOU'RE ACTUALLY STIMULATING THE BRAIN. YOU'RE NOT GIVING THE BRAIN A BREAK.

BUT WE ASK FOR TEACHERS TO TAKE BREAKS AND GET KIDS OUT. AND WE HAVE OUR BIG STATE ASSESSMENT COMING UP IN JUST A FEW WEEKS. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DONE.

WE'VE ASKED THEM TO PARTNER WITH OUR PE TEACHERS. FIND WAYS TO ENGAGE YOUR STUDENTS, WHETHER IT BE IN A WALK OR IN MOVEMENT, BECAUSE WE KNOW EXERCISE MATTERS. SO WE GET INTO OUR WEIGHT ROOMS. AND THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE EAST HIGH WEIGHT ROOM. THE EAST HIGH WEIGHT ROOM, THROUGH A GENEROUS PARTNERSHIP AND DONATION FROM MESABA, WAS ABLE TO BE OUTFITTED WITH NEW WEIGHT EQUIPMENT, STATE OF THE ART WEIGHT EQUIPMENT, TO BE ABLE TO BETTER SERVE THEIR STUDENTS.

AND THIS SERVED AS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR US BECAUSE WE WANTED TO ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS SAFELY.

SO THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE EAST HIGH WEIGHT ROOM. THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE WEST HIGH WEIGHT ROOM. AND THERE AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE JUST THE ROOM IS SET UP DOWN DIFFERENTLY, BUT STILL WITH NICE WEIGHTS.

AND THEN THE NORTH HIGH WEIGHT ROOM, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR WEIGHT ROOMS ARE SET UP. AND AGAIN, IF YOU THINK ABOUT OUR WEIGHT ROOMS AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE GOING THROUGH THEM, WE NEED THEM TO PRIORITIZE SAFETY AND TO PRIORITIZE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.

AND SO WITH THAT, THIS COMMITTEE TOOK A LOOK AT NUMBERS. THEY TOOK A LOOK AT HOW MUCH USE ARE WEIGHT ROOMS GETTING BECAUSE WE HAVE CURRICULUM, WE HAVE COURSES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON ALL OF OUR STUDENTS GETTING INTO THE WEIGHT ROOMS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE VERY HIGH NUMBERS OF STUDENTS AT EAST, NORTH AND WEST. AND WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS MORE EQUITABLE. SO THAT BEING SAID, TOTAL WELL BEING IS THE SPECIFIC COURSE. AND MITCH, YOU ACTUALLY TEACH TOTAL WELL BEING. SO MITCH COULD ACTUALLY SPEAK ABOUT THIS. DO YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT? YEAH, COME ON UP.

A LOT OF OUR TOTAL BEING IS FOCUSED ON OUR ATHLETIC IMPROVEMENT FOR OUR SPORTS. IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE ATHLETES EITHER. I'D SAY I THINK NORTH HAD 499 KIDS.

NEXT YEAR, I'D SAY IT'S PROBABLY A 70, 30 MIX. I USE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHER COACHES RECRUIT ATHLETES IN THE BUILDING BECAUSE I STILL THINK OUR ATHLETE POOL IS SMALL. A LOT OF OUR KIDS DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT SPORTS. I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK AT ANY ROSTER IN THE, IN THE CITY, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE SAME NAMES FROM THE FOOTBALL TEAM TO BASKETBALL OR FROM VOLLEYBALL TO BASKETBALL. SO HAVING THE WEIGHT ROOM BE EFFICIENT AND IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE PICTURES AND YOU LOOK AT HOW EAST HIGH HAS, THEY'RE NICE. IT'S ALL AROUND THE OUTSIDE AND THE MIDDLE IS WIDE OPEN. WEST IS KIND OF RUNNING DOWN THE MIDDLE.

AT NORTH, WE JUST KIND OF GOT DOWN ONE SIDE. HAVING 35 TO 45 KIDS IN THERE, HAVING THE FLOW OF THE WEIGHT ROOM IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO SAFETY. AND WITH GOOD FLOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE GOOD, GOOD WORKOUTS WITH THE KIDS. AND WHEN THEY GET THE BLOOD FLOWING AND ALL

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THAT STUFF, THERE'S A LOT MORE CONFIDENCE THAT'S BUILT. AND LIKE I SAID, ALL THE KIDS I HAVE COME THROUGH THERE IS WHEN THEY FINISH TOTAL BANG, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY GRADUATE, THAT HAVE GIVEN THEM THE TOOLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU KNOW, AT THEIR PLANET FITNESS, YOU KNOW, HERE IN TOWN, FOUR SEASONS WHEN THEY GO TO COLLEGE THAT THEY CAN GO OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS TO THE SCHOOL FITNESS FACILITY AND YOU KNOW, BE CONFIDENT IN THEIR EXERCISES THEY'RE DOING AND BE SAFE. MOST IMPORTANTLY. YOU WANT ME TO GO ON THE VVT? YEAH, GO AHEAD.

SO THIS, THIS IS FAIRLY NEW TO ME. I STARTED PLAYING AROUND WITH IT LAST SUMMER.

EAST HAS BEEN USING IT FOR QUITE A WHILE. IT'S VBT VELOCITY BASED TRAINING. IT MEASURES OUR BAR SPEED. SO THE BIGGEST THING THAT HAS REALLY TAKEN OVER THE SPORTS WORLD, ESPECIALLY COLLEGIATELY, IS VELOCITY BASED. SO THE NORMAL ATHLETE THEY'RE MOVING AT, WE CALL IT POINT ONE OR EXCUSE ME, 1.0 SPEED ON THE FIELD OR ON THE COURT. SO USUALLY WHEN I'M TRAINING IN THE PAST WE WERE MOVING HEAVY WEIGHT KIND OF SLOWLY. RIGHT. SO OUR SQUAT, WE PUT AS MUCH WEIGHT ON NOT EVERY TIME, BUT WE WOULD PROGRESSIVELY OVERLOAD TO LIFTING HEAVY. BUT WE ARE MOVING THAT WEIGHT SLOW. WE MIGHT, MIGHT MOVE ONE REP AT £500.

BUT IS IT TRANSITIONING FROM THE WEIGHT ROOM TO OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR COMPETITION? SO WHAT WE GOT, ESCOTT, IS THIS DBT VELOCITY BASED TRAINING FROM OVR. SO IT MEASURES OUR BAR SPEED. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN SEE THE IPAD OVER THERE.

SO THERE'S AN IPAD IN FRONT OF YOU.

BOARD MEMBERS.

AND WHAT MITCH IS GOING TO DEMONSTRATE IS HOW THIS WOULD WORK. AND WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT ATHLETES, NO HEAT, THAT THAT'S WHAT HE CALLS ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. HE CALLS THEM ALL ATHLETES. SO. BUT THESE ARE FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AND STUDENTS. ALL ATHLETES.

YES, EVERYONE.

SO VBT HAS THIS ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND THE PVC IS A WEIGHT BAR.

A BAR, YEP.

OKAY, GO AHEAD, MITCH, AND DEMONSTRATE WHAT THIS DOES.

SO.

SO 1.32 WOULD BE MOVING VERY FAST.

SO PRETTY GOOD SPEED FOR US.

YEAH.

AND I WOULD JUST SAY FROM HAVING SEEN IT DONE AT EAST, THIS WAS A COMPLETE GAME CHANGER FOR OUR KIDS. I THINK THE BIGGEST THING AS AN ADMINISTRATOR WALKING IN IS IMPROVED SAFETY. INSTEAD OF PUTTING AS MUCH WEIGHT ON THE BAR AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN AND TRYING TO MOVE IT, THIS TELLS YOU EXACTLY. SO THE TEACHERS GET THE FEEDBACK RIGHT AWAY. YOU'RE MOVING THE BAR TOO QUICKLY THIS DAY. YOU NEED TO ADD SOME MORE WEIGHT ON IT TO PUSH YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT MORE OR YOU'RE MOVING THE BAR TOO SLOWLY. WE NEED TO TAKE SOME WEIGHT OFF.

BUT IT'S INSTANT FEEDBACK.

IT'S INCREDIBLE TO WATCH THE KIDS. IF YOU ALL GET A CHANCE TO EVER COME UP TO ONE OF THE WEIGHT ROOMS, OUR WEIGHT ROOM, TO SEE IT, YOU CAN WALK THROUGH THAT WEIGHT ROOM AT ANY TIME AND ASK A KID, WHAT'S YOUR POINT THREE SQUAT, WHAT'S YOUR POINT? EIGHT BENCH. EVERY KID IN THAT ROOM KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE THEIR NUMBERS ARE. AND HAVING BEEN IN OUR WEIGHT WEIGHT ROOM FOR A LONG TIME AND EXPERIENCED IT FOR A LONG TIME, THIS WAS ONE OF THE COMPLETE, COMPLETE GAME CHANGERS THAT WE EVER DID. ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS WE MADE, I THINK THE THIS IS OVR IS WHAT WE USED. THE REQUEST IS TO GO TO A DIFFERENT COMPANY, THE VVT, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WARRANTY AND DURABILITY OF THAT EQUIPMENT. BUT IT'S AN OUTSTANDING INVESTMENT ALONG WITH THE WEIGHT ROOM PURCHASE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WE REMODELED OUR WEIGHT ROOM. MITCH, I THINK WAS BEING NICE WITH 30 KIDS IN THE WEIGHT ROOM. IT SEEMS MOST OF THE TIME THERE'S 60, 70 KIDS IN THAT WEIGHT ROOM.

AND MOVING EVERYTHING TO THE OUTSIDE, THOSE HALF RACKS INSTEAD OF THE FULL RACK LIKE WEST HAS DOWN THE MIDDLE NOW IT'S KIND OF THE, THE GAME CHANGER FOR THAT TOO IS, IS IT MOVES IT OUT. YOU CAN GET MORE KIDS THROUGH THERE SAFELY. AND I THINK IT'S BEEN A, A GREAT DEAL FOR EAST HIGH. I'M EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR NORTH AND WEST TO HAVE THAT SAME OPPORTUNITY, THEIR KIDS AND THEIR PE STAFF BECAUSE I THINK IT'S MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR US IN THE LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU, BJ. SO ONE OF THE REQUESTS THAT WE'LL BE FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION ARE FOR THE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS.

LIKE YOU SAID, THIS WILL INCLUDE DEVICES SUCH AS SIMILAR TO THIS BUT THEY'RE MORE DURABLE. AND IT'S A SEVEN YEAR CONTRACT FOR 13 DEVICES FOR EACH SCHOOL, EAST, NORTH AND WEST. BUT THAT WILL HELP US MAKE PE MORE ENGAGING AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED. THEY ALSO FOR HIGH SCHOOL THEY DEVELOPED A COMMON LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE. SO EACH. SO AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS THEY ARE IN CLASS FOR 90 MINUTES. SO WE HAVE OUR BLOCK SCHEDULING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN THEY STRUCTURED UP THAT BLOCK SCHEDULE. EAST AND WEST HAVE BEEN PILOTING THIS SINCE LAST SPRING AND THEY HAVE SEEN INCREASED ENGAGEMENT LEVELS.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE THIS A DISTRICT WIDE EXPECTATION. AND THEN ON FRIDAYS WE'LL HAVE BIP FRIDAYS WITH CIRCUIT TRAINING MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE WANT TO KEEP OUR HIGH ENGAGEMENT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH THAT COMMON LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE AND YEARLY PAGE PACING. THEY WANT TO CONTINUE WITH CHOICE BASED P.E. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT

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MR. MILLER DESCRIBED. AND THEY WILL HAVE THEIR DISTRICT COMMON ASSESSMENTS ON FRIDAYS. THEY PLAN TO SEE IMPROVED DCA DATA AND BEST PRACTICE RESOURCE WITH THEIR PLAYBOOK. AND THEN AT THE ELEMENTARY. YES, COREY, PLEASE, PLEASE.

LIKE I SAID, I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL LIKE SHE, SHE TALKED ABOUT THE MOBILITY OF OUR KIDS. I WANT TO SAY IN ONE OF OUR CLASSES, WE WERE TALKING THE OTHER DAY OF WHAT ELEMENTARY. WE JUST PICKED THEM WHAT ELEMENTARY.

THEY SPLIT UP.

I THINK WE HAD KIDS FROM 14 ELEMENTARIES IN ONE NORTH MIDDLE CLASS. SO WE PLAYED BADMINTON TODAY. WE HAD KIDS THAT HAD NEVER SEEN A RACKET BEFORE. AND THEN WE SAT THERE AND WE DID SOCCER AND THEN IT'S LIKE, OH, I KNOW WHAT I'M GOING ON. SO EVERY CLASS TAKES ON ITS OWN PERSONALITY, EVEN WITHIN THE GRADE. SO AS WE GET KIDS AND WE EXPOSE THEM TO MORE THINGS LIKE WE PUT THE CROSS IN THE FALL, WE HAD KIDS THAT HAVE NEVER SEEN THE CROSS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE KIDS LIKE HEY THAT'S A PROFESSIONAL SPORT THAT'S ON TV AND THEY'RE COMING AND TELLING ME WE USED TO DANCE WHICH SOME OF OUR KIDS DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND SOME OF OUR KIDS HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RHYTHM. SO IT'S KIND OF A UNIQUE TO SEE EVERYONE KIND OF EXCEL IN DIFFERENT WAYS. SO AS COREY'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE ELEMENTARY LAND, THEY'RE SHORT OF TIME SO THEY DON'T GET SOME MORE SUPERFICIAL FOR SOME OF THE THINGS WE TRY TO GO MORE IN DEPTH AS DEPENDING ON THE UNIT AND GROW FROM 6, 07, 8 AND THEN ULTIMATELY INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL. SO YEAH, I'LL TURN OVER TO COREY HERE.

ONE THING THAT WE NOTICED WITH WITH OUR STUDENTS, WE NORMALLY SEE STUDENTS TWO TIMES A WEEK FOR 30 MINUTES IF THERE IS A FULL WEEK OF SCHOOL. THOSE STUDENTS IF THERE'S NO FIELD TRIPS OR OTHER THINGS HAPPENING DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. BUT TYPICALLY WE SEE STUDENTS TWICE A WEEK FOR 30 MINUTES. SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, IN THE COURSE OF A FULL YEAR THE MOST THAT OUR KIDS ARE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE WITH US IN PE CLASS IS ANYWHERE FROM 32 TO AT MOST 36 HOURS WHEN WE KNOW THAT AN HOUR A DAY IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR KIDS TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE. SO WE'RE THAT WAS A BIG THING FOR US IS RIGHT AWAY JUST THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE HAVE WITH OUR KIDS IS LIMITED. SO WE HAVE HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY COGNIZANT OF WHAT WE ARE DOING AND VERY COGNIZANT OF HOW WE BUILD IN OUR TIME WITHIN THAT 30 MINUTES. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WE'VE DEVELOPED AND TRIED TO COME UP WITH AGAIN A COMMON LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE. OUR CREW, MYSELF AND TWO OTHERS WERE KIND OF THE MAIN ELEMENTARY CONTACTS WHILE WE WERE LOOKING THROUGH THIS. WE'VE COME UP WITH A COMMON PACING GUIDE THAT ALL OF US WILL FOLLOW USUALLY IN ABOUT A TWO WEEK TIME PERIOD.

SO AS STUDENTS POTENTIALLY MOVE, THEY WON'T BE DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. ALL OF US WILL HAVE KIND OF AN IDEA OF DURING THESE TWO WEEKS OR A THREE WEEK PERIOD.

HERE ARE YOUR OPTIONS. YOU'VE HEARD THE PLAYBOOK NUMEROUS TIMES. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE IN THAT FOR ANY NEW EDUCATOR OR ANYBODY THAT WOULD BE MOVING INTO ANY OF THE THREE LEVELS WOULD HAVE THAT AS AN OPTION. OPTION WE'VE CREATED QUARTERLY FOCUSES ON OUR WARM UP WHERE WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND HAVE THE FIRST FIVE OR TEN MINUTES OF OUR TIME WITH THEM BEING AND HELPING BUILD THEIR PHYSICAL LITERACY WHERE EACH QUARTER THERE'LL BE A FOCUS FOR US AND HAVE AUTONOMY AS TEACHERS.

TO DO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE UNDER THAT. SO AS AN EXAMPLE, NEXT YEAR THE FIRST QUARTER POTENTIALLY WOULD BE ON CARDIOVASCULAR IMPROVED AND JUST BASIC MOVEMENT, THEN STRENGTH IN THE SECOND QUARTER, PUSH UPS, SIT UPS, LUNGES, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. GO THROUGH THE YEAR DOING THAT AND HAVE A FOCUS. SO WE'RE ALL DOING SIMILAR THINGS. WE'VE TRIED TO CONTINUE AND ALWAYS LOOKING AT NEW AND IMPROVED LESSON PLANNING. WE'VE CREATED AND TRIED TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE SOME DISTRICT COMMON ASSESSMENTS. ALL OF US, ACROSS THE BOARD, SOME OF US THAT WERE ON THE CURRICULUM TEAM MADE A DECISION THAT WE NEEDED TO LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING WITH OUR JUMP ROPE TEST.

CURRENTLY THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ASSESS K THROUGH 5.

AND EACH GRADE LEVEL HAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT STANDARD THAT WE GRADE OFF OF. 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH GRADE WAS ASKED TO DO TRICKS. SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT JUMPING A JUMP ROPE, THAT'S HARD ENOUGH, BUT THEN ASKING KIDS TO INCORPORATE TRICKS WHILE THEY'RE JUMPING THE JUMP ROPE.

SO WE DECIDED TO TRY A NEW ASSESSMENT WITH OUR KIDS. THE THREE OF US ALL SAW A INCREASE IN STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE JUMP ROPE FROM THIS YEAR TO YEARS PAST WHEN WE HAD TO INCORPORATE THE TRICKS. SO WE'RE REALLY SEEING A POSITIVE TREND THAT WAY WITH THE NEW ASSESSMENT ON THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE POSSIBLY DISTRICT WIDE.

HOPEFULLY HAVE KIDS BE A LITTLE MORE INTERESTED IN ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THEY COULD DO FOR THEMSELVES, WHICH IS JUMPING A JUMP ROPE.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY GOING BACK TO THAT PLAYBOOK, TRYING TO DEVELOP EVERYTHING ACROSS THE DISTRICT TO GIVE AS MUCH FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT WE CAN FOR THEM TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THANKS, COREY.

OKAY, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO KEEP UP THAT WORK. WE'RE REVIEWING OUR CURRICULUM TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MEETING THE

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STATE REQUIREMENTS. WE'VE RECENTLY SENT ALL OF THAT INTO THE STATE TO REVIEW BE REVIEWED. WE'LL HAVE OUR COMMON LESSONS AND OUR HEALTH CLASSES IN PLACE. SO WE WILL CONTINUE THIS COMMITTEE WORK, PILOTING THE RESOURCE THIS YEAR IN OUR CLASSROOMS, PLANNING FOR PD, CREATING ASSESSMENTS, PACING GUIDE, AND THEN NEXT YEAR WILL BE FULL IMPLEMENTATION. SO OUR REQUEST WILL BE FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE FOR TOTAL WELL BEING TO SUPPORT OUR CLASSROOM RESEARCH.

SOURCES OF RACKS, BENCHES AND WEIGHTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE FROM MESABA. THEY WILL ALSO BE DONATING A PORTION OF THOSE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT.

THE DUMBBELLS, BARBELLS PURCHASED FROM THE ETE EQUIPMENT AND THEN THE VBT DEVICES PURCHASED, WHICH ARE THESE LITTLE BOXES PURCHASED FROM VITROV. SO ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT WILL BE PURCHASED WITH EXISTING PE BUDGETS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR COMMITTEE? NO.

THIS WAS A LOT.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT UPDATE FOR K12 PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH.

THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL.

YES, THANK YOU.

GREAT INFORMATION. I APPRECIATE HEARING ALL YOUR PERSPECTIVES.

I DO WANT TO KNOW IF CIRCUIT TRAINING IS A AVAILABLE TO US.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME TO LIBERTY ANYTIME YOU WOULD LIKE.

DO CIRCUIT TRAINING OUR TRICKS.

SURE.

I THINK YOU WANT TO GO TO EAST HIGH, THOUGH. THEY'VE GOT THE BETTER EQUIPMENT.

I'D JUST LIKE TO COMMENT THAT WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.

ABSOLUTELY.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AND THE EXAMPLE THAT I WAS USING WHEN WE WERE IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, I SAYS I'M INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW MANY HAVE THE.

OF THE GIRLS, FOR EXAMPLE, WHO AREN'T THINKING ABOUT DOING ANYTHING OF AN ATHLETIC ENDEAVOR OR PARTICULARLY HAVE IN THEIR MIND THAT, OH, THE BOYS GO THERE. SO I'M, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT FOR ME. PART OF THIS IS SO THAT EVERYBODY, WHETHER YOU'RE A BOY, WHETHER YOU'RE A GIRL, ARE GOING IN AND LEARNING WHAT YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU'RE A GRADUATE ALREADY TO KEEP YOURSELF IN GENERALLY GOOD SHAPE. SO THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS REALLY REACHING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. I THANK YOU

[XII.H. ETE Fitness Equipment – Amy Denney]

FOR THE EFFORT TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AMY, YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? YES.

SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS FOR ETE FITNESS EQUIPMENT, AND IT IS TO REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION RESOURCES FROM ETE FITNESS EQUIPMENT FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR FOR 9186 BOARD MEMBERS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SO, BO.

THE ONLY DISCUSSION I HAVE IS I WISH THAT I HAD THAT EQUIPMENT BACK IN THE 60S WHEN I WAS A FOOTBALLER.

ALL RIGHT. SHANICE, IS THERE ANY CITIZEN INPUT? OKAY, NOW I'LL CALL FOR THE MOTION. THE

[XII.I. Masaba – Amy Denney]

VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

HEY, NO OPPOSITION. THE MOTION PASSES.

AMY, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS FOR MASABA AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE PURCHASE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION RESOURCES FROM MESABA FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR FOR $155,400 MEMBERS.

CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND.

A SEC MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT. ALL

[XII.J. Vitruve – Amy Denney ]

THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

THE MOTION PASSES WITH NO OPPOSITION.

AMY, THE FINAL ITEM RELATED TO OUR PE CURRICULUM REVIEW IS REQUEST FOR OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION RESOURCES FROM VITROOF FOR THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR THROUGH THE 203233 SCHOOL YEAR FOR 50, FOR A TOTAL OF $50,308 AND 5 CENTS.

MAGNET AT FIRST.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? OKAY.

OH, SORRY. THIS IS FOR A SEVEN YEAR CONTRACT THOUGH, RIGHT? SO EVERY DEVICE WILL BE REPLACED IF WE DROP IT, WE BREAK IT, WE STOMP ON IT.

AND THEN AT THE END OF SEVEN YEARS, WE EITHER HAVE TO REPLACE THE DEVICES IN TOTAL OR SUPPLEMENT WITH SOME OTHER DEVICE.

CORRECT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ANOTHER DISCUSSION. THE MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THE MOTION PASSES WITH NO OPPOSITION. THANK YOU, MS. DENNY. I SHOULD SAY NOT.

[XII.K. FY27 Natural Gas Contract – Tim Paul ]

YES. TIM. PAUL, NATURAL GRASS CONTRACT.

SO THIS IS A RENEWAL FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR 27 NATURAL GAS CONTRACT WITH THE IOWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT RISK POOL 2080 AGREEMENT FOR

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$554,940.52, A 3.7% DECREASE FROM LAST YEAR. SO JUST LOOKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL ON.

ON THIS SO WE CAN MOVE INTO FISCAL YEAR 27.

SO MOVE.

ALL RIGHT. I LOVE IT. AND ANY DISCUSSION.

I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR MARKET TIMING. I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT SAME PRICING WOULD BE AVAILABLE TODAY, SO THANK YOU.

IT HAS UPPED A LITTLE BIT, BUT ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

[XII.L. North and East High Track Repairs – Tim Paul]

ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE. THE MOTION PASSES WITH NO OPPOSITION. TIM.

SO CARRYING ON WITH THE NORTH AND EAST TRACK REPAIR, LOOKING TO ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE A CHANGE ORDER.

WHEN THE TRACK SURFACE WAS REMOVED, THERE WAS DAMAGE UNDERNEATH.

NORTH HIGH HAD CONSIDERABLE CRACKING WHICH WILL NEED TO BE SEALED. AND EAST HIGH HAD QUITE A BIT OF SURFACE AREA THAT WAS NOT LEVEL. THAT'LL NEED TO BE LEVELED OUT AND EVENED OUT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE SUCCESS OF THIS FUTURE TRACK GOING IN AND THE LONGEVITY OF IT. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE 47,361 FOR THOSE SUBSURFACE REPAIRS.

WE WERE UNABLE TO SEE THOSE UNTIL WE GOT THE TRACK UP. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING BACK NOW TO ASK ABOUT THOSE.

OUR MOTION TO ACCEPT SO MOVED.

THERE'S A FIRST AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

SURE.

DO WE HAVE A REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PROCESS? BECAUSE IT APPEARS AS THOUGH WE'RE ALWAYS COMING BACK WITH THESE LARGE PURCHASES OR UNIDENTIFIED PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED.

AND THEN IT'S A BIG MAINTENANCE DEAL LIKE.

YEAH, I MEAN, EVERYTHING FOR LIKE A TRACK OR A, YOU KNOW, POOL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THEY WE HAVE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE THAT WE WILL PUT IN PLACE ON ALL THE NEW EQUIPMENT THAT ONCE IT'S IN, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MAINTENANCE TO DO ON A TRACK.

BUT WE'LL JUST HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT AND MONITOR IT FOR ITS, YOU KNOW, AS IT WEARS AND AS WE SEE THESE SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY PATCH THAT BEFORE IT GETS TO A CRITICAL PART.

BUT THESE TRACKS HAVE JUST BEEN AT THE END OF LIFE AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED NOW.

JUST WOULD CAUTION US TO BE MORE COGNIZANT OF A REGULAR CHECK IN OR WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO TO MAINTENANCE ITEMS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT. IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE THOSE THAT. AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT THAT IS IN PLACE.

WE TRACK A LOT OF THAT THROUGH.

WE HAVE A WORK ORDER SYSTEM WHERE WE PUT IN AND WE START TRACKING THE AMOUNT OF REPAIRS. SO IF IT GETS TO A POINT WHERE IT'S EXCEEDING ITS LIFE EXPECTANCY OR WE'VE BEEN PUTTING A LOT OF REPAIRS IN IT, THAT'S WHY WE'RE BRINGING THIS ONE TO BOARD FOR THOSE REPAIRS TO BE MADE.

AND WE WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A NEED. IT'S NOT A CONTINUE. IT'S NOT A PROCESS WHERE WE'RE CHECKING IN REGULARLY ON LIKE A TRACK.

WE WOULD INSPECT ANNUALLY AND IF WE CAN PATCH IT EACH YEAR THEY JUST DEGRADE WITH TIME OVER THE WEATHER ELEMENTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, THEY'VE. THEY'VE BEEN DEGRADING QUITE RAPIDLY AND THEY WERE JUST AT A POINT WHERE WE NEEDED TO GET THEM REPLACED. THEY'D BEEN AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE.

MR. VANDERLU, I'D LIKE US TO PUT IN A SCHEDULE SO WE CAN BE ON TRACK OF ALL MAINTENANCE ACROSS THE BOARD. I DO KNOW THAT THINGS WEAR AND TEAR, BUT IT JUST APPEARS AS THOUGH WE WAIT AND THEN THERE'S A HIGH DOLLAR ITEM THAT NEEDS TO BE PAID FOR. SO LET'S JUST BE COGNIZANT OF THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, THE MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL

[XII.M. West Middle School Roof Renovation Project – Tim Paul]

IN FAVOR? II OPPOSE. MOTION PASSES WITH NO OPPOSITION.

NEXT.

THANK YOU, MR. PAUL WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL ROOF REPLACEMENT.

WE'VE BUDGETED ABOUT $700,000 ON OUR ANNUAL SALES TAX TO HAVE THIS ROOF REPLACED. IF YOU REMEMBER, A COUPLE YEARS BACK, NOT LAST YEAR, WE DIDN'T DO ANY PROJECTS, BUT THE YEAR BEFORE WE DID WORK ON THE WEST MIDDLE ROOF. WE'RE JUST LOOKING BACK TO GO BACK AND THIS WILL COVER A LARGE MAJORITY OF THAT ROOF. THIS ROOF IS AT ITS END OF LIFE.

IT'S THE ORIGINAL ROOF FROM WHEN THE SCHOOL WAS BUILT IN, I BELIEVE, 2002. SO THIS IS JUST WHAT YOU'RE APPROVING TONIGHT IS A CONTRACT WITH CMBA TO DO THE DESIGN WORK SO THAT WE CAN PUT THIS OUT TO BE BID.

THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT? MOVED.

OKAY, MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR FOR THE MINUTES. RIGHT. THE BOARD JUST MADE A FIRST AND A SECOND FOR THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE 29,000. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. OKAY. YES.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES WITH NO OPPOSITION. THANK YOU, MR. PAUL. HI, CHUCK.

[XII.N. FY 26-27 Microsoft License Renewal – Chad Fengel]

[02:05:02]

SO THIS IS OUR ANNUAL MICROSOFT RENEWAL. THREE YEARS AGO, WE WENT OUT FOR BID FOR PRICING ON MICROSOFT AND LOCKED IN THE PRICE FOR THREE YEARS SO WE CAN RENEW AT THAT SAME PRICE. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD YEAR. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AT THIS POINT IN TIME TO REDUCE LICENSES IF WE NEED TO. WE CAN ADD LICENSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IF NEEDED WITHOUT CHANGING THE ANYTHING TO IT. SO THIS IS JUST OUR ANNUAL RENEWAL OF THE LICENSES FOR ALL OF OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE. THE APPROVAL? SO MOVED.

SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED IN.

SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO HEARING? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? HEY. THE

[XII.O. Lamar Advertising – Leslie Heying]

MOTION PASSES WITH NO OPPOSITION. THANK YOU, LESLEY. THANK YOU. HELLO. WE WOULD LIKE TO ENHANCE OUR RECOGNITION OF OUR DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT THIS YEAR. DO A LITTLE EXTRA THAN WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. SO THIS CONTRACT IS WITH LAMAR ADVERTISING FOR A BILLBOARD PROMINENTLY PLACED ON I29. SO WE'RE ASKING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE BILLBOARD ADVERTISING CONTRACT WITH LAMAR ADVERTISING FOR $3,000.

EXCUSE ME.

THAT'S GOOD.

I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONTRACT.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HOW LONG WILL THE BILLBOARD BE UP? EIGHT WEEKS.

EIGHT WEEKS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? NO.

ALL RIGHT, BOARD MEMBERS, ALL

[XII.P. Contracts for Board Approval – Jim Vanderloo/ Jarod Mozer]

IN FAVOR? THE MOTION PASSES WITH NO OPPOSITION. CONTRACTS FOR BOARD APPROVAL. MR. VAN DER LEYMON. MOSHER.

YEAH. SO WE JUST HAVE A STUDENT TEACHER AGREEMENT WITH MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY AND THEN WE'RE ADDING LEWIS CENTRAL TO THE CONFERENCE.

SO THOSE ARE NO COST CONTRACTS.

AND THEN VARSITY TUTORS IS A THIRD PARTY VENDOR FOR ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN.

SO THAT'S ACTUALLY FLOW THROUGH MONEY.

IT'S ALSO OF NO COST TO US.

SO.

QUESTIONS? BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE. THE CONTRACTS SUPPORTED FOR STUDENT SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES? SO MOVED.

SECOND. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I HAD TO LOOK UP WHERE LEWIS CENTRAL WAS, BUT YES.

YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

PRESIDENT LEE, JUST A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE THE NAME ON ONE OF THE CONTRACTS. AND WHO'S GOING TO BE SIGNING IT? OH, YEP. I BET WE DO.

YEP. WELL, SHENICE, CAN YOU AND I WORK TOGETHER ON THAT TOMORROW? THANK YOU.

SO APPROVE THE CONTRACTS WITH THE AMENDMENT TO HAVE YOU SIGNING THE.

THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT.

HE'S ON TOP OF EVERYTHING.

AGAIN, NOT THE ATTORNEY, BUT ALL RIGHT. YOU RECEIVED A UNANIMOUS MOTION PASS, IS THAT CORRECT? DID I CALL FOR THE MOTION? APPROVAL.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST FOR GOOD

[XII.Q. School Calendar for 2026-2027 – Barb Caskey]

OF THE ORDER, ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT, MOTION PASSES WITH NO OPPOSITION. MS. CASKEY. THANK YOU.

SO THE 2627 SCHOOL CALENDAR HAD ALREADY BEEN APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR NEXT YEAR.

HOWEVER, WITH THE CHANGE WITH OUR RETIREES WANTING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DONE WITH THEM IN MAY, WE WENT BACK TO THE CALENDAR AND TOOK A DAY OFF OF WINTER BREAK AND MOVED UP THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR BY ONE DAY TO ALLOW FOR TWO DAYS POTENTIAL WIGGLE ROOM SHOULD WE NEED IT. THE ONLY OTHER CHANGE THAT WE MADE WAS A SLIGHT CHANGE IN OUR FEBRUARY PD DAY FROM A MONDAY TO A WEDNESDAY BASED OFF OF ATTENDANCE ISSUES. SO WE JUST WANTED TO PUT THOSE TWO THINGS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT OUR RETIREES MAINLY TAKEN CARE OF.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR SO MOVED OR SECOND? SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? WAS THE SEA.

YES. SORRY. YES.

SO THAT IT WENT THROUGH SEVERAL POLICY. IT WENT THROUGH POLICY, BUT IT ALSO WENT THROUGH SCEA AS WELL.

THEIR.

THEIR I CALL THEIR EXECUTIVE TEAM APPROVED IT TOO.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PRESIDENT LEE? YES.

SO I GET THAT WE DO THIS FOR THE TEACHERS AND THERE'S A COST SAVINGS TO THE SCHOOL, BUT HAVE WE LIKE SURVEYED OUR PARENTS TO FIGURE OUT IF THE SCHOOL SCHEDULE IS REALLY WORKING FOR THEM? I KNOW WHEN I HAD STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT THAT WERE WHEN WE LOST OUR WEEK LONG SPRING BREAK, IT WAS DETRIMENTAL TO MY HOUSEHOLD FROM ENERGY AND BOTH MY KIDS NEED MORE EXERCISE AND JUST GETTING THEM OUT AND GETTING MORE LIKE GETTING THEM OUT OF THAT ROUTINE. AND SO TAKING OFF ANOTHER DAY OF A BREAK.

WHILE SOME KIDS DON'T DO ANYTHING DURING BREAK MAYBE OTHER THAN SCREEN TIME, THERE ARE OTHER KIDS THAT ARE VERY ACTIVE AND GET OUT AND HAVE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL GROWTH.

AND SO I THINK THAT I'LL VOTE

[02:10:01]

TO APPROVE THIS. I'M SURE.

BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INCLUDING IN OUR COMMUNITY IN THOSE DECISIONS AS WELL.

NOTED.

YEP.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR?

[XII.R. Benefit Plan Update – Barb Caskey/ Kim Smith]

MOTION PASSES WITH NO OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.

AND THEN NEXT WE HAVE BENEFIT PLAN WITH MS. CASKEY AND MS. SMITH.

SO WHAT WE'VE GOT IN FRONT OF IT TODAY IS THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR OUR, OUR, OUR BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR UPCOMING. AND MAINLY THE ONLY THINGS TO POINT OUT AGAIN FROM THE EXEC SUM IS THAT OUR MEDICAL PLAN DID COME BACK WITH A 5% INCREASE. AND SO THROUGH THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE WHICH HAS REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OF OUR GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE SCHOOLS WE DID RECOMMEND TO, WE LEFT ONE OF OUR PLANS THE SAME. IT'LL HAVE THAT 5% INCREASE. BUT OUR TWO OTHER PLANS THAT ARE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLANS, WE DID TRANSITION THE. THE PREMIUM TO BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER TO HELP OFFSET, SET THE 5% INCREASE. SO THAT WAY IT CAN STAY VERY CLOSE TO WHAT THE CURRENT INDIVIDUALS WILL BE PAYING FOR THAT PLAN ALREADY. OTHER THAN THAT, MOST OF THE BENEFITS ARE ALL STAYING EXACTLY THE SAME WAY THEY WERE. IT WAS JUST OUR MEDICAL PLAN THAT CAME BACK WITH A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DISTRICT INSURANCE COMMITTEE, EFFECTIVE 526? WHO MOVED? SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. MILLER, JUST A POINT OF CLARITY. I DON'T THINK THAT OUR PLAN CAME BACK AT 5% INCREASE.

I THINK THAT WE WERE TOLD IF WE DIDN'T GO OUT FOR BID THAT THERE WOULD BE UP TO A 5% INCREASE, WHICH WE KNEW THAT THAT WAS GOING INTO IT.

AND SO MY ADVICE TO LEADERSHIP, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, WHEN I WAS ASKED TO REVIEW WHERE OUR PLAN WAS AT AND OUR VENDOR, I SUGGESTED THAT WE GO OUT FOR BID. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE DIDN'T DO THAT. AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT WE TRULY TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT OUR BENEFITS COST US.

THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELF INSURE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT DOING THE EASY THING MOVING FORWARD. RIGHT, NOTED. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS, OF THE MOTION, LET'S SAY I.

[XII.S. First Reading of Employee Handbook – Barb Caskey]

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES WITH NO OPPOSITION. AND MS. CASKEY, THE FIRST READING OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.

AND SO I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THE CHANGES BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE IN YOUR BOARD PACKET, BUT THE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS BEEN MENTIONED EARLIER TODAY, AGAIN, REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OF OUR GROUPS OF EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK THROUGH WHAT WOULD BE RECOMMENDED CHANGES FOR OUR HANDBOOK. SO THOSE ARE THE CHANGES THAT YOU DO SEE IN FRONT OF YOU WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK FOR THE COMING YEAR.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK FOR THE DISTRICT OF 2017? SO MOVED.

THANK YOU FOR THE INTERRUPTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON THE CELL PHONE STIPEND. SO THAT'S NEW. THERE'S NOT BEEN A STIPEND BEFORE. OR IT'S JUST NEW DOCUMENTATION, NEW LANGUAGE. IT'S BEEN A PRACTICE.

IT JUST HASN'T BEEN A PART OF THE LANGUAGE YET. AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GET IT IN THERE.

THANK YOU. BOARD MEMBERS, DID I ASK FOR THE VOTE? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTING THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, DID WE VOTE NO? WE DIDN'T. SORRY. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT. THE

[XII.T. First Reading of Board Policies – Jim Vanderloo]

MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL HAVE THE FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICIES.

MR. VANDERLOO, I AND I KNOW THERE WERE A NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT DURING THESE CONVERSATIONS. SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD. AND I KNOW THE THE FIRST ONE 204.15 COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES.

THERE WAS A CONVERSATION IN OUR LEGAL TEAM HAD THEIR OPINION AS WELL THERE. AND DIRECTOR LEE IS ADDRESS THE ISSUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS BOARD MEETING THAT OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED NOT TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC COMMENT TO RECEIVE THE COMMENT AND THEN WE CAN ACT ON IT ACCORDINGLY WHETHER ADMINISTRATION OR BOARD MEMBERS ACT ON IT. BUT TO ENGAGE IN A CONVERSATION AT THAT POINT WAS OUR LEGAL TEAM'S ADVICE WOULD NOT BE ADVISED AND IT MIGHT BE VIOLATION OF OPEN RECORDS AS WELL.

I'LL JUST ADD TO THAT AS LONG AS WE CAN.

JUST POINT OF CLARIFICATION AS CITIZEN INPUT. WHEN IT'S GENERAL CITIZEN INPUT, WE JUST LISTEN. IF IT'S CITIZEN INPUT AS IT RELATES TO AN AGENDA ITEM, WE CAN ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT IS AN AGENDA ITEM. SO I JUST NEED TO BE CLEAR WITH THAT.

BUT MR. VANDER WAS CORRECT.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE FIRST READING. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR THOUGHTS,

[02:15:01]

PLEASE SHARE THOSE WITH US AND WE WILL CONSIDER THOSE WHEN WE GO BACK TO BEFORE THE SECOND READING.

THE SECOND IS 207 BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEGAL COUNSEL.

THERE WAS A CHANGE MADE TO THE POLICY SO THAT IF BOARD MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT THE LEGAL TEAM, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TO RECEIVE PERMISSION. AND IF THE PRESIDENT'S NOT AVAILABLE, THEN THE VICE PRESIDENT. WE COULD DEFER TO THE VICE PRESIDENT JUST SO TO BE TRANSPARENT. VASCULAR CABINET TO DO THE SAME THING THEY MUST GET PERMISSION FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE.

AND IF I'M NOT AVAILABLE THEN THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE TO CONTACT LEGAL AT ANY TIME.

AND JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. ANY BOARD MEMBER THAT OPERATES OUTSIDE OF THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE LEGAL COSTS. SO JUST A POINT OF.

AND WE'RE GOING TO RETRO BILL FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.

I THINK THE LETTERS IN THE MAIL TO YOU.

I'M GOOD WITH IT.

THANK YOU. YES.

NEXT. 432 EARLY RETIREMENT BENEFITS. NOTHING IS. NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN THAT BOARD POLICY. IT IS JUST UP FOR REVIEW. NEXT.

501.3 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS ASSIGNMENTS. NOTHING HAS CHANGED THERE. WE DO KNOW THAT COMING FORTH WITH THE FACILITIES REVIEW THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. BUT AT THIS POINT THAT ATTENDANCE CENTER BOUNDARY AREAS WILL STAY THE SAME. NEXT, DUAL ENROLLMENT.

IT JUST SIMPLY STATES THAT A PARENT HAS THE RIGHT TO DUAL ENROLL THEIR STUDENT INTO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AS LONG AS THEY RESIDE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND EVEN IF IT'S FOR A SMALL PORTION OF THE DAY, THOSE STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ALL ACTIVITIES WITHIN THAT SCHOOL TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE EITHER ATHLETICS OR FINE ARTS OR WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. THE NEXT 1 IS 709.9.

TRANSPORTATION OF NON RESIDENT AND NON PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS JUST REQUIRE THAT IF THEY'RE RESIDING IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT THEN WE HAVE THE WE HAVE TO TRANSPORT THEM EITHER BY BUS OR REIMBURSE THEM FOR ACTUAL COST FOR THEM TO TRANSPORT. NOTHING CHANGED THERE. AND THE LAST 170 9.10 SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN THAT.

JUST THAT WE CAN WE CAN AND WILL TRANSPORT DURING THE SUMMER SCHOOL IF OFFERED.

BOARD MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE POLICIES FOR THE FIRST READING. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LISTED BOARD POLICIES FOR FIRST READING? I THINK WE DID THAT.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANY CITIZEN INPUT? YES, I'M GOING TO GOING TO CUT IT IN HALF AND LET BRENDA TALK WITH ME. I THINK SHE PUT IN TWO SO AND SO I'M GOING TO JUST STATE YOUR NAME. JUST NAME ONLY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO STATE YOUR ADDRESS. AND THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES.

LISA BANKS. THANK YOU.

BRENDA'S HONOR. THANK YOU. WE WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE POLICY TO CHANGE. CITIZEN INPUT.

I'LL GO FIRST.

AS AN EMPLOYEE OF ISEA, I REPRESENT ABOUT 1500 OF YOUR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE COVERED BY CONTRACTS THAT THEY FOLLOW THOSE CONTRACTS.

AND I COME TO SPEAK TO YOU NOT A LOT, THREE TIMES A YEAR MAYBE.

I DO REACH OUT TO ALL OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY. YOU'RE VERY RECEPTIVE, WHICH I APPRECIATE. BUT THERE ARE SOME TIMES WHEN I PREFER TO ADDRESS YOU IN PUBLIC AND I BELIEVE THAT YOUR NEW POLICY AS IT'S WRITTEN WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DO SO AS I AM NOT A RESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT OR AN EMPLOYEE OR HAVE ANY STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

AND I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE IN MY POSITION AS WELL.

THE FIRST ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IS THE O AND M. THE NEW O AND M UNION REP I BELIEVE DOES NOT MEET ANY OF THAT CRITERIA EITHER.

THERE ARE OTHERS, NOT JUST, NOT JUST UNION REPRESENTATIVES WHO WOULD HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN COMMUNICATING WITH YOU IN A PUBLIC FORUM.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT WHEN YOU MAKE THE CHANGES. AND I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY TO THINK ABOUT LIKE I DON'T LIVE IN THE DISTRICT RIGHT NOW. I TEACH IN THE DISTRICT BUT MAYBE NEXT YEAR I WANT TO COME BACK AND JUST BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE STANDING UP HERE. MAYBE I'D LIKE TO COME BACK AND SAY SOMETHING, YOU KNOW AND CITIZEN THIS COMMENT. AND I WOULD HATE TO FEEL LIKE AS A SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T LIVE IN THE DISTRICT THAT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT. ANY OTHER CITIZEN IN BOARD MEMBERS. OKAY. THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LISTED. WE HAVE DONE THAT. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST READING OF OUR POLICY? AYE.

THERE A SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

DID YOU HAVE MORE DISCUSSION? I FEEL LIKE WE JUST MADE THE MOTION AND SECONDED AND NOW WE'RE MAKING THE MOTION AGAIN.

SO WHAT DID I MISS TRACK OF WHAT I.

WHAT HAPPENED. SO THAT'S. I LOST TRACK OF THE MOTION BEING FIRST AND SECONDED. THAT'S WHY

[02:20:01]

I WENT BACK TO MAKE SURE THAT I DID. SO.

SO NOW DO YOU HAVE DISCUSSION? SO WITH THE COMMENTS OF BRENDA AND LISA, WHAT IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND THE POLICY AS WRITTEN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T EXCLUDE PEOPLE THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US TO HEAR FROM.

SO WE'LL NEED TO TAKE THE POLICY BACK TO COMMITTEE.

YOU CAN AMEND IT? YES, BECAUSE WE HAVE TIME.

IT'S THREE. IT'S A THREE READING. YEAH.

SO IF WE APPROVE TODAY IT CAN COME BACK DIFFERENT FOR THE SECOND READING.

FOR THE SECOND READY READING.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE SAME QUESTION.

BUT WE WOULD PULL IT OFF THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE I THINK I'M OFF ON MY DATE. THE BOARD POLICY MEETING WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

WOULD HAVE TO PULL IT OFF AND THEN. YES.

SO WE'LL PULL IT OFF.

ARE WE SENDING IT BACK TO BOARD POLICY? YES, WE'LL NEED TO SEND IT BACK TO BOARD POLICY.

AND LOOK AT IT.

JUST THAT FIRST ONE. AND TO SPECIFICALLY LOOK AT THE RESIDENT PIECE.

JUST THAT FIRST ONE.

OKAY. SO WE'LL JUST DO AN AMENDMENT TO THE MAIN MOTION BECAUSE THAT 204.15 IS IN THERE. SO IF WE COULD HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION.

MOTION TO EXCLUDE 204.15 IS BASICALLY APPROVING THE REST OF THEM.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A AMENDMENT TO REMOVE 204.15 FROM THE FIRST READING OF BOARD POLICIES FOR APPROVAL THIS EVENING.

SO THERE HAS BEEN AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO MOVE THE POLICY 20 4.15 FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. AND SO THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION. IT'S BEEN MOTIONED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ONLY TO BE CLEAR. I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE NOW DOING IS THE FIRST ITEM IS NOT BEFORE US.

IF THIS IS VOTED FOR, WE WILL NOT HAVE THE FIRST ONE FOR FIRST.

THIS WON'T BE THE FIRST READING.

ALL THE OTHERS WILL GO.

YES. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. ALL OPPOSED? THERE'S NO OPPOSITION, SO WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE REMOVE THAT 204.5 FOR. AND THEN WE'LL VOTE ON THE OTHER. SAY THAT AGAIN.

YES. YES. THE MAIN MOTION WITH THE.

WITHOUT.

204. RIGHT.